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ENQUIRER EDITORIAL

CIVIL UNREST 20 YEARS LATER In Cincinnati, we still talk about work to be done

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t’s routine for The Enquirer to acknowledge anniversaries. Some are more relevant than others. Some are celebratory. Some are poignant. Some are historic. h This one, however, is complex. h This week marks 20 years since 19year-old Timothy Thomas was killed by Cincinnati Police Offi cer Stephen Roach, an incident that sparked civil unrest in downtown Cincinnati and created urgency around local police reform.

Summarizing that day in one sentence does not accurately portray the impact of April 7, 2001.

Here we sit, in the midst of police offi cer Derek Chauvin’s trial in Minneapolis on charges he killed George Floyd in May 2020. Here we sit, less than a year removed from protests around the country and in our own community in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

We in Cincinnati patted ourselves on the back for the Collaborative Agreement that was put in place after the civil unrest here and for the improvement in police-community See CIVIL UNREST, Page 10A

Divided U.S. Supreme Court halts restrictions on worship at home. 1B

Cincinnati Police confront New Prospect Baptist Church on Elm Street and 18th Street in April 2001, following the shooting death of Timothy Thomas.

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INSIDE Timeline of 2001 civil unrest. 11A

Jerome Manigan lights a candle in 2001 at a makeshift memorial to Thomas near the site where he was killed. ENQUIRER FILE

In Forum: Readers reflect. 1D

Mocking the Bengals

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The Enquirer’s projected draft picks lean heavily toward offense. 1C

High 62° ❚ Low 47° Scattered rain.

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Your ideas guided today’s expanded Enquirer A few months back, we added the comic strip “Pickles” to our lineup on the funnies page. (Does anyone still call it the funnies page, by the way, or am I showing my age?)

For the uninitiated, the comic strip revolves around a retired couple, Earl and Opal Pickles. The strip’s creator, Brian Crane, based the characters on his in-laws, and it’s always good for a chuckle. Like the best comic strips, “Pickles” has a knack for making us laugh a little at ourselves.

The idea to add Pickles came from a See LOVE, Page 13A

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YOUR FORECAST Keep the umbrella nearby. Sunday morning starts out damp and overcast with a few scattered showers across the Tri-State area. The rain should begin to taper off by midday. Unlike Saturday, this rain will be sporadic, occasional and light. Today will feel a bit cooler with highs in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees. Winds will be gusty both Sunday and Monday. Rain should move on by late afternoon and many locations will see a few breaks in the cloud cover before sunset. After Mondays highs in the mid 60s the remainder of the week features colder-than-normal temperatures.

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THE NATION

U.S. FORECAST Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation.

Temperature bands are highs for the day

w- weather: s- sunny, pc- partly cloudy, sh- showers, t- thunderstorms, r- rain, sf- snow flurries, sn- snow, i- ice.

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Akron Albany, N.Y. Albuquerque Amarillo Anchorage Asheville Atlanta Atlantic City Austin Baltimore Baton Rouge Birmingham Bismarck Boise Boston Buffalo Burlington, Vt. Charleston, S.C. Charleston, W.Va. Charlotte, N.C. Cheyenne Chicago Cleveland Columbia, S.C. Columbus Concord, N.H. Dallas-Ft. Worth Daytona Beach Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Evansville Fairbanks Fort Lauderdale Fort Myers Fort Wayne Grand Rapids Great Falls Hartford Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jackson, Miss.

Jacksonville Kansas City Key West Knoxville Las Vegas

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Lexington Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Madison Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis Mobile Naples Nashville New Orleans New York City Norfolk, Va. Oklahoma City Omaha Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, Maine Portland, Ore. Providence Raleigh Reno Richmond Sacramento St. Louis Salt Lake City San Antonio San Diego San Francisco San Jose Santa Fe St. Ste. Marie Seattle Sioux Falls South Bend Springfield, Ill. Syracuse Tampa Toledo Traverse City Tucson Tulsa Washington, D.C. Wichita Wilmington, N.C.

63 77 75 68 55 75 86 51 56 79 81 73 80 61 80 80 68 78 74 92 67 48 61 59 77 68 81 82 70 53 89 68 63 71 75 56 54 63 56 60 69 77 58 60 90 80 79 76 81

70 80 72 73 53 80 88 60 48 80 84 81 83 56 74 63 58 85 61 91 68 51 67 52 81 69 77 81 66 60 90 66 63 72 67 53 59 51 61 62 58 84 65 57 89 64 71 63 82

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46 c 39 r 48 pc 38 pc 29 c 48 s 57 s 41 sh 63 c 51 s 64 pc 55 pc 20 sn 36 s 41 sh 48 sh 43 c 58 s 46 pc 57 s 23 pc 40 pc 47 sh 58 s 47 pc 36 sh 58 c 56 pc 29 pc 36 pc 44 c 57 c 43 t 23 pc 70 t 64 t 40 pc 40 c 20 sf 38 r 68 sh 70 c 41 t 56 pc 55 s 38 c 75 t 55 s 61 pc

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IN THE SKY

NEW Apr. 11

FIRST Apr. 20

(Drawings: April 10) Pick 3 (early): 494 Pick 4 (early): 0237 Pick 5 (early): 8 6 0 5 7 (Drawings: April 9) Pick 3 (late): 024 Pick 4 (late): 5243 Pick 5 (late): 5 3 2 3 0 Rolling Cash 5: 5 9 16 18 30 Classic Lotto: Saturday’s jackpot was an estimated $6.7 million.

FULL Apr. 26

LAST May 3

Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset

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8:11 p.m.

7:14 a.m.

7:55 p.m.

7:05 a.m.

8:12 p.m.

7:37 a.m.

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KENTUCKY (Drawings: April 10) Pick 3 (early): 7 6 4 Pick 4 (early): 7 6 3 9 (Drawings: April 9) Pick 3 (late): 8 4 0 Pick 4 (late): 9 8 3 0 Cash Ball: 9 10 19 32, 7

INDIANA Cold

Warm Stationary Showers T-storms

RIVER LEVELS RIVER

Summer is near, which means it’s time to make your calendar for the Peach Truck tour.

The Nashville-based fruit delivery service is going back on tour, delivering farm-fresh Georgia peaches to people across the country.

The Peach Truck plans to make Cincinnati-area stops on various dates in June and July, and customers can preorder peaches for pickup at a nearby location.

The following items are available for preorder: h 25-pound box of peaches, $45 h 10-ounce bag of pecans, $11 h The Special, which is two boxes of peaches and two bags of pecans for $100 Preorders can be placed through April for more than a dozen diff erent pickup spots in Greater Cincinnati.

When and where the Peach Truck will be in Greater Cincinnati:

Snow

Previous level

Flood Stage

25.4 12.0 33.5 12.0 12.0

28.00 19.10 34.00 18.00 19.50

52.0 51.0 50.0 51.0 55.0

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5.20 5.60 6.50 3.20

28 17 18 20

6.70 7.30 8.50 4.80

Licking (Falmouth) Little Miami (Milford) Great Miami (Hamilton) Whitewater (Brookville)

12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0

ALMANAC

Rising

From Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport through 3 p.m. Sat.

HUMIDITY High ..................................... 89% Low ...................................... 53% PRECIPITATION Last 24 hours ....................... 0.27” Month to date ..................... 0.30” Normal month to date ......... 1.27” Year to date ....................... 10.67” Normal year to date .......... 11.04”

Falling

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Pollution...........................47/Good Main pollutant............. Particulates Mold................................. 397/Low Pollen..............................677/High Main pollen....................oak, other

(Drawings: April 10) Daily 3 (early): 8 3 8 (SB: 9) Daily 4 (early): 3 8 8 4 (SB: 9) (Drawings: April 9) Daily 3 (late): 2 6 5 (SB: 0) Daily 4 (late): 4 8 8 0 (SB: 0) Hoosier Lottery: Saturday’s jackpot was an estimated $8.6 million.

MEGA MILLIONS (Drawings: April 9) 22 26 27 58 66 Megaball: 12 Megaplier: 2x Tuesday’s jackpot is an estimated $220 million.

POWERBALL Saturday’s jackpot was an estimated $55 million.

Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services

EXTREMES Saturday for the 48 contiguous states.

Highest .................... Thermal, CA 92 Lowest ......... Yellowstone N.P., WY 7 Forecasts and graphics provided

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is April 11. On this date: 1814: Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated as Emperor of the French and was banished to the island of Elba. (Napoleon later escaped and returned to power in March 1815, until his downfall in the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815.)

1865: President Abraham Lincoln spoke to a crowd outside the White House, saying, “We meet this evening, not in sorrow, but in gladness of heart.” (It was the last public address Lincoln would deliver.)

1899: The treaty ending the SpanishAmerican War was declared in effect.

Doses received: 8,210,715 Doses administered: 6,308,301 Who is eligible now? Ages 16 and up.

1921: Iowa became the first state to impose a cigarette tax, at 2 cents a package.

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1945: During World War II, American soldiers liberated the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald in Germany.

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1968: President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which included the Fair Housing Act, a week after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Doses received: 3,074,595 Doses administered: 2,471,143 How do I get registered? Go online to vaccine.ky.gov, or call 855-598-2246 (hearing impaired call 855-3264654).

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June 17 and July 15 h Menards, Florence h Washington Park, Over-the-Rhine h Eastgate Mall June 18 and July 16 h Performance Lexus River Center, Covington h Karrikin Spirits, Fairfax h Corinthian Baptist Church of Avondale, Tennessee Avenue h Northgate Mall h Appliance Factory, Tri-County Commons h Woodcraft furniture, Mason June 19 and July 17 h Bargains and Buyouts, Western Hills h Eastside Christian Church, Milford June 20 and July 18 h Menards, Loveland h Cincinnati Premium Outlets h Menards, Hamilton h Rural King, Hamilton h Performing Arts Academy, Middletown Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer

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1970: Apollo 13, with astronauts James A. Lovell, Fred W. Haise and Jack Swigert, blasted off on its illfated mission to the moon. (The mission was aborted when an oxygen tank exploded April 13. The crew splashed down safely four days after the explosion.)

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We’ll ask (and answer) questions together About Us Kathrine Nero Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

My screen time was down 8% last week, according to my phone. But that’s like getting the “most improved” award in third-grade math. It’s better, but that doesn’t mean it’s good.

And I know I’m not alone. We’re all spending more time on devices, and though having such access within an arm’s reach may make us a bit detached from real life, it does help us answer life’s questions, both big and small.

With all those hours online, we’ve gotten used to fi nding the “About us” pages on websites to learn who – or what – is behind the sites we’re clicking through.

There, we can read the history of the company. Or learn the founder’s origin story. We can learn the “why” behind our favorite places, products and peo-

ple. It satisfi es our curiosity at a time when our access to knowledge is at an all-time high.

But what if what we want to know isn’t as easily found? Or worse, we think we know the answer and then we fi nd out we’re dead wrong?

That’s the idea behind this “About Us.” We’re off in search of the answers to questions you didn’t even know you wanted to ask. Such as: h How does the Cincinnati Ballet create costumes for The Nutcracker? h How exactly do you paint a bridge? h What’s it like at the top of Great American Tower? h How – and when – does the zoo plant ALL those bulbs for Zoo Blooms? h How does anyone not giggle when they visit Big Bone Lick?

I’ve been asking questions my whole life. What was once fairly annoying as a child (OK, super annoying) is now working to my advantage.

This area is one where having three generations of a family within walking distance is par for the course. That

means you grow up just knowing things.

You don’t have to ask, they just are.

You’ve always eaten chili over spaghetti, you don’t like crossing the river, and you know the correct answer to “Please?”

As a transplant to Cincinnati as a young adult, I found myself starting from scratch to fi nd that information.

Being a journalist helped; asking questions was quite literally my job. But as it turned out, not everyone knew the answers.

Like when I wanted to know what the seven hills of Cincinnati are. Turns out, no one can agree.

In 1958, The Enquirer listed these: Mount Adams, Mount Auburn, Walnut Hills, Fairmount, Fairview Heights, Clifton Heights and Price Hill.

The University of Cincinnati took the “hills” part of seven hills quite literally, and sticks squarely to Mounts for its list: Mount Adams, Mount Airy, Mount Echo, Mount Healthy, Mount Lookout, Mount Storm and Mount Washington.

Anecdotally, people will tell you Mount Lookout, Mount Hope, and some

veteran Cincinnatians might even add Vine Street Hill.

The seven hills are supposed to form a crescent from the east bank of the Ohio River to the west, which would mean any and every one of these hills could be on the list.

Maybe we should put this up for a vote in May’s special election.

And what about the rumor that there’s chocolate in Cincinnati chili?

That’s my next quest, friends.

I’m sure you have plenty of questions, too. If you do, drop me an email at knero@enquirer.com and I’ll do my best to fi nd the answers. Check back here to fi nd them.

So, welcome to a place where we can learn about Cincinnati, about the people and places that make this place tick, about our “why” – about us.

You can catch Nero on Coff ee Break with Kathrine on Facebook Live weekday mornings at 10 a.m. on The Enquirer's Facebook page. You can also sign up to receive her weekly e-newsletter at cincinnati.com/newsletters.

Female pilot bested Earhart in Crosley’s plane Our History Jeff Suess Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Ruth Nichols wasn’t afraid.

Not since her fi rst ride in a biplane in 1919, when the pilot did loop-de-loops to terrify her. She conquered her fear and began a career as an aviatrix with the singular purpose of being the best.

In the years following Charles Lindbergh’s historic transatlantic fl ight in 1927, courageous female pilots were in a drive to out-fl y one another in the race to be the fi rst woman to repeat Lindbergh’s feat.

Aviation was still in its infancy. Pilots were daredevils, fl ying by the seat of their pants, to go faster, further, higher than ever before using shockingly unsophisticated machinery.

An airplane cockpit isn’t where you’d expect to fi nd someone like Nichols.

Groomed to be a New York socialite, she graduated from Wellesley College, then in 1924 became the fi rst woman in New York to receive a pilot’s license. The press called her “The Flying Debutante.”

She eventually fl ew every type of aircraft developed during her lifetime, from dirigible and glider to biplane, seaplane and supersonic jet.

Nichols co-founded the NinetyNines, an organization of women pilots.

In 1929, she competed in the Women’s Flying Derby against Amelia Earhart, Louise Thaden and other aviatrix pioneers.

Her real goal was to be the fi rst woman to fl y solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

But she needed a fast plane and a sponsor – a diffi cult ask during the Great Depression.

Powel Crosley Jr. had a plane. The Cincinnati radio magnate, founder of the Crosley Radio Corporation and WLW, had just purchased a fl ashy red Lockheed Vega he dubbed the New Cincinnati.

Nichols met Crosley at Lunken Airport in October 1930 and asked about using his plane. “I sugCrosley Jr. gested that it might be a good idea if I used the plane to try for new transcontinental altitude and speed records as publicity for the Crosley company,” Nichols wrote.

She got off to a bad start. On Nov. 19, she fl ew Crosley’s new plane from Cincinnati and ran into a wall of fog near the Pennsylvania border in the Allegheny Mountains. She was forced to land in a rocky fi eld, driving the propeller into the ground, though she was uninjured.

Two weeks later, Nichols set the women’s transcontinental speed record in Crosley’s plane, fl ying from New York to Los Angeles in 16 hours, 59 minutes, 30 seconds.

In 1931, she became the fi rst woman pilot to hold three international records, in altitude, speed and long distance.

On March 6, dressed like a well-padded Eskimo, Nichols fl ew the New Cincinnati through minus-40-degree temperatures 28,743 feet high – nearly 5.5 miles up. She sent a telegram: “WISH TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST APPRECIATION TO MR POWEL CROSLEY WHO MADE

Pilot Ruth Nichols poses with Powel Crosley Jr.’s Lockheed Vega airplane, the New Cincinnati. Crosley Radio Plane is painted on the nose along with a list of the flight records Nichols held. FILE

“Fate of other women ocean fliers failed to daunt Ruth Nichols”: A newspaper clipping shows pilot Ruth Nichols along with other female fliers, including Nichols’ friend and competitor, Amelia Earhart. ENQUIRER FILE

IT POSSIBLE.” On April 13, she fl ew at a sustained 210.704 miles per hour, besting Earhart’s speed by nearly 30 mph.

“In the span of just fi ve months, she had proven herself to be arguably the fastest, bravest, and strongest female fl ier in America, with the best plane,” Keith O’Brien wrote in his book, “Fly

Girls.”

It was time for Nichols to talk to Crosley about a transatlantic fl ight. He said no, saying he didn’t want to be responsible if anything happened to her. That was a legitimate fear. Several of her fellow fl iers had perished in daring fl ight attempts.

“I argued desperately. I pleaded. I

pointed out the injustice of making different rules for women than for men. I recounted all the diffi culties and desperate eff orts entailed in establishing the three world records I now held, for his plane,” Nichols wrote.

She won him over. Crosley told her, “Go fl y the ocean if you must, with my blessing!”

Nichols had the plane refi tted, upgraded and repainted, white with gold wings, to go along with a new name: Akita, a Dakota word meaning “to explore.”

The plan was to fl y from Newfoundland to Ireland or Paris. Book deals, fi lm contracts and endorsements were lined up. She packed maps, star and ocean charts, three thermoses of coff ee and soup, chocolate bars, gum, cans of food, fi shing lines, a Bible, a magazine, a pistol, plus four hats, four dresses, three pairs of shoes and perfume for when she reached Paris.

Friends tried to dissuade her. There is nowhere to land on the Atlantic Ocean.

You either make it across or you don’t.

On June 22, 1931, Nichols took Akita on a short hop from Brooklyn to New Brunswick, where she would spend the night to begin her historic fl ight. But when she arrived at the New Brunswick airport near sunset, she found only a runway in a small bowl in the middle of the Canadian woods.

Despite months of planning, no one had scouted the fi rst stop on her journey.

She came in fast, 80 miles per hour, with the sun in her eyes and missed the start of the runway, touching down in the middle. There wasn’t enough room to stop, so she hit the throttle to lift off again but didn’t clear the rocks at the end of the strip.

The jagged rocks ripped through the wooden fuselage. The engine broke apart and the plane stopped dead, jerking her body violently forward. Expecting an explosion, she crawled out of the cockpit. There was no fi re, just a battered pilot who told reporters, “Wire for another plane.”

But in the crash she had cracked fi ve vertebrae and spent months in a plaster cast. While she recovered, the wreckage was reassembled using insurance money for another attempt. By the time she was well enough to fl y, the weather was no good for crossing the ocean. She would have to wait.

So she decided to break the women’s non-stop distance record of 1,810 miles.

Wearing a corset to support her injured back, she left Oakland, California, on Oct. 24 and landed in Louisville, 1,977.6 miles away, for a new record.

The next morning, as the plane taxied on the runway, a faulty valve dumped fuel from the tank, splashing gasoline everywhere. An engine spark ignited the pool and the Akita was engulfed in fl ames. With the engine still running, Nichols climbed out of the cockpit, onto the wing, then to safety. Crosley’s plane burned.

Nichols’ dream wasn’t to be.

On May 21, 1932, Amelia Earhart, Nichols’s friend and competitor, landed in Ireland, the fi rst woman to fl y solo across the Atlantic Ocean and the most famous female pilot in the world.

Sources: “Fly Girls” by Keith O’Brien, “Crosley” by Rusty McClure, David Stern and Michael A. Banks, “Wings for Life”

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Silence, arrogance, inept PR: It’s the UC way Politics Extra Jason Williams Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Presidents, top administrators and board members come and go at the University of Cincinnati, and still the culture of secrecy and public-relations incompetence remains at Ohio’s second largest university.

It’s the UC way.

University leaders have lived up to “the way” once again with the John Brannen fi asco. UC fi red the men’s basketball coach in a Friday afternoon news-dump press release. It off ered no real explanation for the decision, and UC didn’t hold a press conference to answer reporters’ questions.

The announcement came in the wake of a two-week investigation into the program. UC still hasn’t provided a reason for the probe.

And a week into the investigation, UC dropped a press release announcing that Brannen had been suspended. It came last weekend, on Saturday afternoon, when school offi cials undoubtedly were hoping no one would notice.

That announcement also came without even a general explanation.

Athletic Director John Cunningham isn’t talking. Sorry, John, meaningless, press release platitudes don’t count.

President Neville Pinto isn’t talking, either. He tweeted a canned statement commending Cunningham’s “sound leadership.” Sorry, President Pinto, a tweet doesn’t suffi ce – especially one that says nothing.

I emailed the university spokeswoman twice this week seeking an interview with Pinto on the matter. I didn’t even get the courtesy of a response.

That’s often been the standard operating procedure up on the hill.

Pinto and many of his predecessors have treated their perch on Pill Hill as if it’s a throne. They arrogantly look down on Greater Cincinnati and feel like they don’t owe the public a darn thing. UC is often the same way when it comes public records. The university is notorious

ABOVE: Cincinnati head coach John Brannen shows his frustration at Fifth Third Arena on Feb. 28. KAREEM ELGAZZAR/THE ENQUIRER

LEFT: University of Cincinnati president Neville Pinto speaks at a press conference on March 6, 2020.

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for fi ghting to withhold them.

The Board of Trustees does nothing to change the hush-hush culture. The board is part of the problem. For years, it has operated UC like it’s a private company.

It’s not uncommon for public universities to operate like they’re in a Tefl on bubble. Fueled by billions of dollars coming from all kinds of public and private sources, academia tends to think it’s not part of the real world.

But that doesn’t give UC a pass to act like this. It’s supposed to be part of the community – not isolated from it. UC is powered by $1.4 billion in public money each year. It has more than 7,000 employees, 46,000 students and 315,000 living alumni.

I’m an alumnus and very proud of it. I want better for UC. It impacts too many lives – and livelihoods – for the university to repeatedly slap people in the face by shirking its basic duty to be open,

honest and transparent.

The Brannen saga is just the latest game of run-and-hide that UC has played in recent years.

In 2015, the university slow-rolled releasing public records related to thencampus police offi cer Ray Tensing shooting and killing unarmed Samuel DuBose during a traffi c stop. Specifi cally, UC withheld Tensing’s body camera footage.

University offi cials then used Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters’ demands for the body cam video not to released as an excuse to withhold the record. I was one of The Enquirer’s lead reporters on the story, working alongside reporter Amber Hunt in pushing for public records.

Later that year, UC refused to release emails and other public records related to its eff orts to be invited to the Big 12 Conference. I was The Enquirer’s lead reporter on that story and pushed for the records to be released. UC released the records three months later, but only after The Enquirer threatened a lawsuit.

Last year, the Ohio Court of Claims ordered UC to release the police and university records of a former student who had been convicted of a sexual offense and was a registered sex off ender.

That ended a monthslong legal battle between UC and The Enquirer over the release of public records.

I could keep going, but I only have so much space to write. UC wants the public to accept that it’s none of our business what goes on there behind the curtain.

Unfortunately, nothing is going to change until the public, big-money donors and the region’s infl uencers band together and start demanding more transparency from Pinto and the Board of Trustees. Don’t hold your breath.

Powerful people in this town don’t like to ruffl e the feathers of its sacred and powerful institutions.

Meantime, the university’s motto will remain unchanged: Just trust us.

Shut up. Go Bearcats!

Contact Enquirer political columnist Jason Williams by email at jwilliams@enquirer.com and on Twitter @jwilliamscincy.

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Former Speaker Boehner’s memoir: 5 revelations Scott Wartman Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

John Boehner left Washington, D.C. over fi ve years ago when he retired as Speaker of the House but he took his grudges with him.

The West Chester Republican’s memoir due to be released on Tuesday, “On the House,” slams Republicans, Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, among others. He also recounts the many times he tangled with other politcians and gives the public a peek behind the curtain at the cut-throat Boehner world of congressional politics.

It’s once again made Boehner the talk of the political world, at least for this week.

Here are fi ve takeaways from his memoir:

Republican Party taken over by ‘kooks’ and ‘crazies’ Boehner uses the terms “crazy,” “nutty,” “Looneyville,” and “Crazytown,” when describing Congress during his time as speaker from 2011 to 2015.

He particularly questions the sanity of the current Republican Party.

Boehner describes the Republican Party’s metamorphosis during the rise of Fox News and just before the election of Donald Trump as president.

“I don’t think Ronald Reagan would recognize the Republican Party today,” Boehner wrote.

He has particular disdain for Republicans elected during the 2010 midterms, whom he describes as kooks and crazies.

“You could be a total moron and get elected just by having an R next to your name – and that year, by the way, we did pick up a fair number in that category,” Boehner wrote.

Glad to be out of elected office While in offi ce, Boehner found himself at odds with the new breed of Re-

publicans, who frequently tried to oust him as speaker. Boehner wrote he’s glad he’s no longer in Congress.

“I don’t even think I could get elected in today’s Republican Party anyway,” Boehner wrote. “Just like I don’t think Ronald Reagan could either.”

Regrets Clinton impeachment Boehner in 1998 supported impeaching President Bill Clinton on perjury charges. It’s a vote he wishes he could have back.

“In my view, Republicans impeached him for one reason and one reason only — because it was strenuously recommended to us by one Tom DeLay,” Boehner wrote. “Tom believed that impeaching Clinton would win us all these House seats, would be a big win politically, and he convinced enough of the membership and the GOP base that this was true.”

‘That bloody insurrection’ He put the responsibility for the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol on the shoulders of Trump, saying he’s responsible for “that bloody insurrection.”

“Trump incited that bloody insurrection for nothing more than selfi sh reasons, perpetuated by the (expletive) he’d been shoveling since he lost a fair election the previous November,” Boehner wrote.

Trump’s “refusal to accept the result of the election not only cost Republicans the Senate but led to mob violence.”

He really, really hates Ted Cruz Boehner directs much venom at Republican “bomb throwers” who he sees as more interested in appearing on Fox News than getting something accomplished.

He singles out Texas Sen. Ted Cruz for some of his harshest criticism.

“There is nothing more dangerous than a reckless a**hole who thinks he is smarter than everyone else. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Senator Ted Cruz,” Boehner wrote.

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‘Reign of terror’: Police off er insights into killing spree Cameron Knight Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Social media and cell phone records helped police connect four separate killings that occurred over three weeks earlier this year, offi cials said Thursday.

Cincinnati Police Investigations Bureau Commander Lt. Col. Lisa Davis and Homicide Unit Commander Lt. David Johnston spoke to the press to discuss what they called a “reign of terror” that left four dead and three wounded.

On Wednesday, Carl Godfrey, Jason Gray, Mario Gordon, Conn Inabnitt and an unnamed 14-year-old were indicted, with prosecutors saying Godfrey was hired to kill targets in two of the shootings.

Due to the ongoing investigation, they declined to off er many details, but they did off er some insights into the case.

Davis said she would not necessarily characterize the situation as a murder-for-hire plot adding that there were other elements that made it more complicated than that. She and Johnston also said this was not gang activity in the traditional sense.

“These are people who are loosely related, knew each other, acquaintances,” Johnston said. “Money I think is a motivator, drugs as well.”

Prosecutors said an unindicted person hired Godfrey to kill people. On Thursday, Johnston said it’s not clear if that person will ever be charged declining to explain more, but he did say there could be more arrests.

Davis said investigators are still trying to understand the full toll of the crime spree.

“This is a spree that involved catastrophic outcomes for families and victims,” Davis said.

As of Thursday, there had been 15 homicides in Cincinnati, of those 13 were fatal shootings. Davis said she absolutely believes the suspects would have continued to kill if they were not arrested.

“I don’t think there would be any in-

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dication they would stop,” David said.

“Taking them off the streets is a win.”

The victims h Jeremiah Campell killed Jan. 31 in Avondale: Prosecutors say Godfrey was hired to murder Campbell. Godfrey took Gray to the place where Campbell was staying and fatally shot him, offi cials said. h Terrance North killed, another wounded Feb. 1 in Fairmount: Prosecutors say the unnamed teen fi red multiple shots into a vehicle after setting up a meeting with them over Facebook. North was killed and another person was wounded. In this case, investigators said Godfrey was hired to murder a specifi c target, but do not specify who. h Deontray Otis killed, two wounded Feb. 16 in Westwood: Prosecutors say Godfrey sent Gray, Gordon and the unnamed teen to kill a target. The trio fi red at a vehicle killing Otis, who was not the intended target, and badly injured two others, according to investigators. h Donnell Steele killed Feb. 18 in Millvale: Prosecutors say Godfrey and the unnamed teen went to Millvale “in retaliation for another incident,” and once there encountered Steele. Steele was shot and killed, but investigators said they do not believe Steele was specifi cally targeted.

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Ohio bill to protect against vaccine discrimination Jessie Balmert Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

COLUMBUS – If you don’t want a COVID-19 shot, several Republican lawmakers want to make sure you don’t face any penalties because of that decision.

House Bill 248, introduced Wednesday, would allow Ohioans to decline a COVID-19 shot – or any other vaccine – because of religious reasons, medical reasons or natural immunity.

The proposal would prevent anyone who chooses not to be vaccinated from facing discrimination, being denied services or forced to follow a requirement that they wear masks or other penalties fi nancial or social from businesses, schools or government.

“This is a matter of freedom,” state Rep. Jennifer Gross, R-West Chester, said of her bill. “The purpose of this legislation is to allow people to choose to do what they feel is best for their own body and protect individuals from any consequences or hardships for choosing one way or the other.”

Gross’ bill is backed by Ohio Advocates for Medical Freedom, an anti-vac-

cination group that advocates for the right to choose or refuse any medical treatment or procedure. The bill also is supported by 15 RepubliGross can lawmakers, several of whom told reporters they would forgo the shot or wait to get one.

Gross, a nurse practitioner who said she’s pro-vaccine, told the Dayton Daily News that she would wait to get the COVID-19 shot, adding “I just want to watch it for a couple of years.”

The concept isn’t uniquely Republican, though. A Democratic lawmaker in Rhode Island introduced a similar proposal to prevent vaccine discrimination, the Associated Press reported.

A push against vaccine mandate Gross’ bill, called the “Vaccine Choice & Anti-Discrimination Act,” is the latest eff ort from Ohio lawmakers to push back against requiring vaccines.

Rep. Al Cutrona, R-Canfi eld, recently proposed a ban on “vaccine passports,” a record that proves individuals re-

ceived the COVID-19 vaccine to enter an establishment or travel.

State law already allows students to forgo vaccines for religious or medical reasons, but previous attempts to expand those exemptions to adults have failed.

In 2019, lawmakers introduced a proposal that would have prevented employers from fi ring, refusing to hire or otherwise discriminating against employees who weren’t vaccinated. House Bill 268, backed by lawyer Robert Kennedy Jr., never received a hearing.

Throughout the pandemic and vaccine rollout, Gov. Mike DeWine has encouraged Ohioans to receive COVID-19 shots, even getting his vaccine on camera, but has made clear the vaccine isn’t mandatory.

DeWine reiterated Monday: “We have no plans to develop a vaccine passport.”

The federal government isn’t setting one up either, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Tuesday.

But it is assisting businesses and nonprofi ts who want to create their own to protect Americans’ privacy and avoid discrimination.

“The government is not now, nor will we be supporting a system that requires Americans to carry a credential,” she said. “There will be no federal vaccinations database and no federal mandate requiring everyone to obtain a single vaccination credential.”

Can states legally force residents to get vaccines? A 1905 U.S. Supreme Court case upheld Massachusetts city Cambridge’s ability to enforce a smallpox vaccine mandate.

It’s not clear whether the three COVID-19 vaccines, all approved via the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization, could be required in that same way.

As of Tuesday, more than 3.7 million Ohioans have received their fi rst COVID-19 dose, representing about 32.3% of the state’s population. Of those, 2.2 million Ohioans or 19% of the state have been fully vaccinated.

Many more Ohioans would need to obtain COVID-19 shots to achieve herd immunity via vaccination, scientists say, though the exact percentage isn’t clear. Dr. Anthony Fauci told the New York Times that the range was somewhere between 70% and 90%.

City settles Plush lawsuit for $6M, promises more 911 fi xes

Hey, drivers: Children are back at school so slow down, police say

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On the eve of the three-year anniversary of Kyle Plush’s death, the city of Cincinnati has agreed to pay $6 million to the teenager’s family to settle a wrongful death lawsuit, the secondlargest settlement in city history.

The suit was fi led after police and 911 center workers failed to rescue the teen, who died after he became trapped under the seat of the minivan he drove to school.

Plush voice-called 911 on April 10, 2018, from the parking lot of Seven Hills School where he was trapped inside a Honda Kyle Plush Odyssey. Help never arrived. The death prompted months of city hearings and allegations that the 911 center wasn’t property staff ed or trained, and in August 2019 the Plush family sued the city.

The city sought to have the lawsuit dismissed, but Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Robert Ruehlman said no.

In the settlement, announced by the city at 4 p.m. Friday, the city is also pledging to make more improvements to the city’s 911 center, which begins with $250,000 to hire three outside experts to look at the city’s 911 operations.

“The employees of the Emergency Communications Center and Police Department are dedicated public servants who are committed to helping when people need them the most,” Cincinnati City Manager Paula Boggs Muething said in a statement. “We will work every day to ensure that our city never again experiences a tragedy like the one suffered by the Plush family. The City is dedicated to providing the most professional emergency response to all Cincinnatians.”

Plush family attorney Al Gerhardstein said: “The family enters this agreement in honor of their son Kyle. To honor his memory, it was important that we secure a civic commitment to continuous improvement. With this agreement the City Manager commits to continue reforms in an enforceable, transparent way that will make the City safer for everyone.”

It’s the second-largest settlement in city history. The city of Cincinnati paid $6.5 million dollars in 2006 to the family and attorneys of Roger Owensby, who died in police custody in 2000.

The Plush lawsuit had named the city, former City Manager Harry Black,

For the fi rst time in over a year, thousands of Cincinnati Public Schools students have started showing up to inperson learning fi ve days per week, and police are cautioning drivers to slow down and pay attention.

“Put the cell phone down,” said Bill Cole, a crossing guard of seven years.

“That’s probably the biggest thing that I see, are people that go by me all the time, every day, probably more than 50% of the drivers that I see have their phone stuck up in their face. They’re not paying attention.”

His wife Regina Cole has been working as a crossing guard for about 20 years. She said there have been numerous “close calls” when drivers go through red lights.

The Coles raised four daughters together, they said. They understand the importance of their jobs to get children to and from school safely. And they’ve been able to develop relationships with the students they see each day.

“The responsibility weighs heavy on us,” Bill Cole said. “It would be devastating to me if something happened to one of them. Especially when I’m responsible for them.”

Two 7-year-old girls were hit by a car

The Plush family speaks about pursuing legal action against the city.

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two 911 call takers and two police offi cers.

In the wake of Plush’s death, the city spent more than $100,000 on three prior investigations that exonerated the call takers and offi cers of all wrongdoing. It has since improved training, hired additional staff and upgraded the 911 system so people can enter information about themselves.

Kyle was pinned by the minivan’s third-row seat, but still managed to twice call 911 by voice activating his phone that was in his pocket.

After Kyle’s death the Plush family started Kyle Plush Answer the Call Foundation, which advocates for best practices at 911 centers across the county.

Boggs Muething outlined improvements already made to the 911 center: h A changing in leadership. h Embracing data-based approaches. h Insuring higher retention rates of ECC employees. h Call response times that exceed national standards. h Upgrading mapping software in police vehicles with 911 caller locations. h Amending procedures to emergency calls classifi ed as “unknown trouble,” which allow offi cers to have a better sense of the urgency of the call.

As part of the settlement, the city has agreed to appoint an expert team to assess and advise on recommendations for current ECC operations, work that will be shared with public.

Bill Vedra, who took over as director of Cincinnati’s Emergency Communication Center after Plush’s death, sent a video message to communication center employees Friday afternoon saying the city would making improving the center a “top priority.”

“The settlement also acknowledges how far we’ve come as a center, making improvements these last three years,” he said. “We just going to continue on that path of improvement by always looking for ways to get better.”

on Vine Street in Avondale last week.

One of the girls, Shareese “Ree Ree” Lattimore, died. Cincinnati police said the incident did not occur while the children were walking to or from school.

CPS students returned to fi ve-day inperson learning after spring break on March 31. Walnut Hills High School students also returned, in phases. All students in the district who opted for inperson learning this spring have returned by Wednesday.

CPS, with the help of Cincinnati police, posted a note on its website this week with reminders for drivers now that students are back in school: h Always stop your vehicle before a crosswalk. h Reduce your speed when traveling through school zones. h Always stop for a crossing guard holding up a stop sign. h Do not block a crosswalk when stopped at a red light or waiting to make a turn.

“As students return to in-person learning fi ve days a week, there will be a lot more traffi c near our schools, including pedestrians and cyclists,” the post reads. “We urge motorists to drive safely around school zones.”

Cincinnati police say there are about 115 crossing guards currently employed, and 20 crossing guard positions to be fi lled for the rest of this school year.

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In editorials written by The Enquirer over the years that look back on the events of 2001, we have talked about the signifi cant progress that has been made and conclude that “much work lies ahead.”

Elaine Coffy-Vinson keeps a neighbor child from gesturing to the police line at Central Parkway and Race Street on April 11, 2001. She was trying to explain to the eight-year-old boy the importance of peace and the potential of danger in getting too close to the large horses. ENQUIRER FILE PHOTOS

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relations over the past 20 years. We have been held up as a model for other cities to follow. We agreed that the dynamic in our community was better.

Last summer, though, it felt like we were questioning ourselves all over again. Even though the protests were in response to Floyd’s death in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor’s in death Louisville, emotions escalated here, especially after police used tear gas and pepper balls against protesters. There was damage to downtown businesses and graffi ti on public property. There were arrests.

There were accusations of mistreatment from those in custody. The mistrust and adverse relationships were back.

It was worse in other cities. But still, it took us down a memory lane fi lled with tension.

So we asked ourselves, what should The Enquirer do to mark the 20 years since the 2001 riots? How do we ensure we never forget, but also make sure the lessons learned continue to move us forward?

Here is where we landed. In addition to talking with Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac, we went with a two-pronged approach: 1 We built a history lesson of sorts, a timeline with key events, dates and players, so those who do not know or recall what happened in 2001 can be educated.

2 We sought the voices of community members with strong memories of 2001 and even stronger feelings about what it all means now.

You are going to hear from: h Littisha Bates, associate dean for inclusive excellence and community partnerships, University of Cincinnati. h Pat Bready, owner, Quest Management Consulting. h Peter Bronson, former Enquirer columnist and author of a book on the riots. h Elsie Carpenter, whose son, Michael, was killed during a police traffi c stop in 1999. h Mark Curnutte, former Enquirer reporter and visiting instructor of social justice studies and journalism at Miami University. h Keith Fangman, former head of the Cincinnati police union. h Al Gerhardstein and Iris Roley, who worked together on the Collaborative Agreement. h Stephanie Jones, daughter of the late judge Nathaniel Jones. h Aprina Johnson, community activist. h Damon Lynch III, pastor, New Prospect Baptist Church.

Respectfully, we reached out to the Thomas family, as well as to Roach. An-

Members of the New Prospect Baptist Church on Elm Street and 18th Street link arms as they walk down Elder Avenue in Findlay Market on April 10, 2001. Protesters rioted after the April 7 shooting death of 19-year-old Timothy Thomas.

A store front burns on Elder in Findlay Market on April 10, 2001. Protesters rioted throughout the day after the shooting death of Timothy Thomas by Cincinnati Police officer Stephen Roach.

gela Leisure spoke with reporter Dan Horn. Her story is on page 12A. Roach declined our invitation to participate.

What you will read are thoughtful words fi lled with emotion and sometimes frustration. Some of that is about what happened 20 years ago. Some of that is about what’s happening today.

In editorials written by The Enquirer over the years that look back on the events of 2001, we have talked about the signifi cant progress that has been made and conclude that “much work lies ahead.”

Unsurprisingly, perhaps, that’s where we are 20 years later.

A Cincinnati police officer uses a knee to take down a rioter in Over the Rhine on April 10, 2001.

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Chief Isaac: ‘We’ve learned a lot of lessons’ He admits relationships needed to improve in 2001 Cameron Knight Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The night Timothy Thomas was killed in 2001, Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac – then Sgt. Isaac – responded to the scene.

Isaac said he knew pressure had been building in the streets of Cincinnati after a series of Black men had been killed at the hands of police, but he didn’t know this would be the one that would change everything until days later.

Isaac In the days to come, “15” would become a rallying cry for protesters.

That was the number of Black men killed in police confrontations in the six years leading up to civil unrest. Today, that number would be seven looking back to 2015.

Twenty years after Thomas’ death, Isaac talked with The Enquirer about what progress he believes has been made over the years.

He remembered that there were immediately questions as to what happened that night in April 2001. Offi cer

Stephen Roach told internal investigators following the shooting he thought Thomas had a gun but then said he was startled and pulled the trigger by accident.

“Timothy Thomas was unarmed and the offi cer had given confl icting stories,” Isaac said. “It started to build over the following days. I knew that this was a boiling over point.

“It was something we knew would mark the city. We had not seen any civil unrest since the late ‘60s.”

However, Isaac said he believes the resulting Collaborative Agreement fundamentally changed Cincinnati policing for the better.

He said that during the 1990s policing tactics across the county were damaging Black neighborhoods. The idea of “zero tolerance policing,” now widely abandoned, resulted in Cincinnati’s “vortex unit.”

It conducted sweeps through “problem” neighborhoods and pushed hundreds of people into the criminal justice system over even the most minor infractions.

The idea was to cast a wide net and hope murderers and rapists would be caught up in it.

Isaac said police did not realize the extent of the damage that was being done.

“We did not have the relationships we needed to have and they weren’t

growing,” he said.

The Collaborative Agreement, the contract between the community and police that was borne out of federal oversight, changed that and started Cincinnati on the road to reform.

“People don’t realize what a gem that was and how the parties came together in the establishment of that,” Isaac said. “We’re not perfect, but we’ve done a lot and we’ve learned a lot of lessons over the past two decades. It’s not been easy.”

Now more than any other time over the past two decades, Isaac said he thinks the Collaborative Agreement should be remembered and embraced.

He said its story has not been told properly.

“Much of the work that people are calling for nationally, we have already done or are currently involved in doing,” Isaac said. “During the conversations I was able to have with some of the young people that were out during the demonstrations this past summer, they were very aware about these issues around the country, but they were not so aware about what was taking place in our own city.”

In his view, the protests of 2001 and 2020 were not very diff erent.

“In 2001, those folks that were out protesting ... were very specifi cally angry at the Cincinnati Police Department,” he said. “(In 2020,) we saw peo-

ple who were angry about something that happened 600 miles from here and this resulted in worldwide civil unrest.”

Cincinnati got attention last summer when it was discovered Ohio requires 737 hours of training for a person to become a police offi cer, fewer hours than what is needed to become a barber, while Cincinnati requires 1,120 – about 50% more.

The extra hours are spent on the same topics as the minimum state curriculum, but Cincinnati offi cers get more than twice the weapons training, 66% more training in crisis intervention and 50% more on community diversity and procedural justice as well as additional hours spend in other areas.

Isaac said training is crucial. De-escalation techniques run throughout the syllabus in order to avoid force whenever possible, he said.

More work does remain, Isaac said.

He supports Ohio licensing police offi cers, a plan which could stop bad offi cers from moving to diff erent departments but also provide citizens with more predictability when it comes to police encounters.

“They should be confi dent that an offi cer has been trained the same and expect the same interaction,” Isaac said.

“That is where, as a profession, that we have to get to: consistency in the work that we do ... and the way that we’re held accountable for that work.”

History lesson from shooting, unrest in 2001 Key players

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It was 20 years ago this week that civil unrest occurred in downtown Cincinnati, sparked by the killing of a Black teenager by a white Cincinnati police offi cer.

For many, it’s ancient history. Some have no idea what transpired. For others, it’s still fresh, especially after the protests less than a year ago.

A quick history lesson:

What happened On April 7, 2001, according to testimony in Hamilton County Municipal Court: Two off -duty Cincinnati Police offi cers working late-night security at the Warehouse bar, 1313 Vine St., spotted 19year-old Timothy Thomas on the street.

They knew he was wanted on 14 outstanding warrants, most were traffi c offenses. Thomas recognized one of the offi cers and ran.

“I’m chasing a Black man, about 6 feet tall, wearing a red bandana and an Indy 500 jacket,” Offi cer David Damico radioed a dispatcher.

A dozen offi cers joined the chase down streets and alleys. Offi cer Stephen Roach, driving south on Republic Street, saw Thomas jumping a fence. He ran from his squad car and confronted Thomas in an alley behind 1224 Republic. Roach fi red once from his 9mm Smith & Wesson. Thomas fell.

What followed h April 9: A group of citizens took over city council’s Law and Public Safety Committee meeting, demanding to know why Thomas was shot. Chaos erupted. That night, dozens of protesters broke City Hall windows and gathered outside police headquarters on Ezzard Charles Drive. h April 10: Civil unrest turned more violent. Protesters overturned planters and hot dog stands, broke windows and pulled several white motorists from their cars and assaulted them. By day’s end, police had arrested 66 people, including fi ve juveniles, and the Cincinnati Fire Division made 53 runs. Eleven fi res, most minor, were set in Over-the-Rhine. h April 11: Random violence – arson, assault, looting, property destruction and shooting – occurred in communities from Over-the-Rhine to Norwood. A U.S. Justice Department team arrived in the city to determine if it should begin a civil-rights investigation into the “patterns and practices” of Cincinnati’s Police Division. h April 12: Mayor Charlie Luken declared a state of emergency and a citywide curfew beginning at 8 p.m. More than 100 Ohio State Highway Patrol offi cers in riot gear arrived. The curfew ended after four nights with calm restored.

The mayor would later say he wished he had imposed the curfew sooner.

Protesters march south on Race State as rioters took to the streets on April 10, 2001, to protest the killing of 19-year-old Black man Timothy Thomas by Cincinnati Police officer Stephen Roach on April 7, 2001.

h April 14: Timothy Thomas was buried. Attending the service: Kweisi Mfume, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, Martin Luther King III, Luken and almost all of city council. After the funeral, six Cincinnati SWAT offi cers were accused by witnesses of shooting beanbags into a peaceful crowd at Liberty and Elm streets in Over-the-Rhine. A federal investigation was launched. h April 16: Luken called for the formation of Cincinnati Community Action Now, a task force on race relations. Its mission: improve racial disparities in such areas as education, economic advancement and police relations. On May 1, Luken appointed three chairmen: Rev. Damon Lynch III, Federated Department Stores executive vice president Tom Cody and Ross Love, founder, chief executive offi cer and president of Blue Chip Broadcasting.

Officer Roach Roach, then 27, had joined the city’s police division in July 1997. His record included many commendations, including one from the chief for a traffi c stop that resulted in arrests of six armed felons.

On May 3, 2001, a Hamilton County grand jury began hearing evidence in the case of Thomas’ shooting.

On May 7, the grand jury returned charges of negligent homicide and obstructing offi cial business, both misdemeanors, against Roach for his role in Thomas’ death. Although some denounced the charges as too lenient, protests were peaceful. On the same day, the U.S. Justice Department announced a formal investigation into Cincinnati police’s alleged pattern of excessive force in violation of the civil rights of res-

idents.

Roach was acquitted of negligent homicide charges in September 2001.

The U.S. Department of Justice spent fi ve years investigating the case, but concluded in 2006 that Roach should not face civil rights charges. Roach left the Cincinnati police force and went to work at the Evendale Police Department in January 2002.

Context In the fi rst months of 2001, leading up to the killing of Thomas, this is what occurred in Greater Cincinnati that contributed to the tension in the community: h Two Cincinnati police offi cers – Robert Blaine Jorg and Patrick Caton – were indicted in the November 2000 asphyxiation death of Roger Owensby Jr. while he was in police custody. (The two offi cers had individual trials. Caton was found not guilty. Jorg’s ended in a mistrial. Caton still works for the Cincinnati Police Department. Jorg resigned from CPD in March 2002.) h The Cincinnati Black United Front, a grass-roots organization, hosted meetings for African-Americans to register their stories of racial profi ling by police in an eff ort to build a class-action lawsuit. h The American Civil Liberties Union and local Black activists fi led a federal racial profi ling lawsuit against the city alleging decades of discrimination against Blacks. h Cincinnati City Council passed a racial profi ling law, which required offi cers to record details of every traffi c stop they made. h When Timothy Thomas was killed, he was the 15th African American to die in confrontations with Cincinnati police between 1995 and 2001.

h Mike Allen: Was Hamilton County prosecutor. h John Cranley: Was head of city council’s Law and Public Safety Committee. h Keith Fangman: Was head of Cincinnati’s police union. He was a lightning rod for pro- and anti-police forces in town. h Angela Leisure: Thomas’ mother who was 34 years old at the time. h Charlie Luken: As mayor, declared a state of emergency and citywide curfew. h Damon Lynch III: Helped lead the boycott of Downtown that saw AfricanAmerican conventions and entertainers cancel. h Stephen Roach: See above. Offi cer who shot Timothy Thomas. Now works in Evendale. h Timothy Thomas: See above. Shot and killed by police offi cer Stephen Roach. h Tom Streicher: Was Cincinnati police chief. h Ralph Winkler: Municipal judge who presided over Roach trial.

Legacies h Citizen Complaint Authority: An autonomous board created after the civil unrest to conduct independent investigations regarding complaints against police offi cers. h Collaborative Agreement: This was already in the works prior to Thomas’ death. It was the result of a federal class action suit brought by Cincinnati Black United Front and the ACLU alleging decades of racial profi ling by Cincinnati’s police department.

Worth noting h Comedian Bill Cosby, in February 2002, canceled two shows in Cincinnati to comply with a boycott. h Peter Bronson was an Enquirer columnist at the time who has since written a book called “Behind the Lines, The Untold Stories about the Cincinnati Riots.” h Andrew Nogueira: Police offi cer was shot by an unknown person during the riots and saved by his belt buckle when the bullet hit his gun and ricocheted into his body armor. He remained on the force until his retirement in January 2020 with the rank of police specialist. h Tywon Thomas is Timothy Thomas’ son, who was 3 years old when his father was killed. The Enquirer talked to him in 2016.

Material for this timeline was gathered from previous Enquirer reporting in 2001, 2011 and 2016 and includes work from reporter Dan Horn and former Enquirer reporters Kristina Goetz and Jane Prendergast.

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Angela Leisure sometimes catches herself talking to her grandson the way grandmothers do when making a point.

She raises her voice and points her fi nger. She speaks in a tone and cadence that turns what had been a conversation into a lecture, as if every word should be remembered, as if someone’s life might one day depend on it.

Often, those conversations with her grandson, Tywon, are about what happens if he ever encounters police offi cers while driving.

Make sure your taillights work, Leisure will tell him. Make sure your seatbelt is on. Make sure your music isn’t too loud. If they pull you over, turn on your phone’s video camera. Record everything.

“We want you to come home,” Leisure will say. “Your last name is Thomas. Remember that.”

She never has to explain why that name matters. At 20, Tywon now is a year older than his father was when a Cincinnati police offi cer shot him to death in an Over-the-Rhine alley on April 7, 2001. Thomas, who was unarmed, was wanted for a series of minor traffi c violations when he ran from police that night.

The shooting ignited days of civil unrest, prompted a federal civil rights investigation and led to reforms that changed the way the city’s police do business.

But for Leisure, there was only grief and fear and anger. While the rest of Cincinnati turned her son into a symbol or a rallying cry, a martyr or a criminal, Leisure and her family struggled with the real, day-to-day consequences of his death.

She had lost a son. Her children had lost a brother. Tywon, three months old at the time, had lost a father.

And for the next two decades, all of them would cope with that loss while carrying the weight of Timothy Thomas’s name.

“Sometimes, I look at his son and I see him,” Leisure told The Enquirer in a recent interview. “It’s like looking at a young Tim.”

Everyone thinks they know her son Her son’s name and face were everywhere for months after his death. A photo of him, smiling and wearing a tuxedo, a red carnation pinned to his lapel, showed up on posters, T-shirts and the evening news.

Once a private memory, something for the family scrapbook, the photo now belonged to everyone. Sometimes, it seemed to Leisure, so did her son.

A few months after he died, Leisure started taking a computer science class at Cincinnati State that she and Timothy had signed up for together. One day, she said, the conversation in class turned to current events.

There she sat, in the back of the room, listening to strangers talk about her son and the police, about what happened that night, about what should happen next. It was surreal.

Leisure, still angry and grieving, didn’t say a word. She was afraid how that might go.

“This was so raw for me,” she said.

The instructor, though, talked a bit about the need for police and the people they serve to see each other as human beings, not as enemies or as criminals. He said everyone needed to be accountable for their actions, including the police.

Weeks later, before the fi nal class, the instructor pulled Leisure aside. He told her he was a police offi cer.

She was shocked, since he’d never told anyone in class, but she thanked him for steering the earlier conversation to a quick and constructive conclusion.

“I thanked him for being one of the good ones,” she said.

‘I was so tired of hurting’ A year or two later, Leisure said, she was driving on I-75 through Evendale at night when a police cruiser pulled up

Tywon Thomas, shown in 2016 at age 16, is the son of Timothy Thomas. Tywon was 3 months old when Timothy Thomas was shot and killed by a Cincinnati police officer in an Over-the-Rhine alley in April 2001. ENQUIRER FILE

Timothy Thomas’ mother, Angela Leisure comforts her sister-in-law Tunja Leisure, left, and her husband Eric Leisure in the Hamilton County Courthouse Sept. 26, 2001, after not-guilty verdicts against officer Stephen Roach. ENQUIRER FILE

behind her, lights blazing.

She was speeding, she said, no doubt about that. But the fear that rushed over her had nothing to do with a potential ticket.

Leisure knew Stephen Roach, the police offi cer who had shot her son, was now working in Evendale. He’d been acquitted of negligent homicide charges in late 2001 and had left Cincinnati Police for a new job there.

She needed to get out of Cincinnati.

“I was so tired of being afraid,” she said. “I was so tired of hurting.”

Another death in another city Leisure moved to Chicago in 2003.

She had family there, but mostly she needed to be in a place where no one other than relatives knew her or Timothy’s name.

A family photograph of Timothy Thomas. He was 19 when he was shot and killed by Cincinnati Police Officer Stephen Roach PROVIDED

became a symbol, a rallying cry. His face, like Timothy’s, appeared on signs and shirts and memorials.

Unlike Timothy’s death, though, Floyd’s was captured on video and circulated on social media. Leisure immediately thought about his family. She knew what it was like for her family in 2001, but what about now? What’s it like when the entire world knows your dead son’s name?

“I can only imagine how that family felt,” Leisure said. “It hurts your soul.”

“Sometimes, I look at his son and I see him. It’s like looking at a young Tim.”

Remembering and reclaiming a lost son

Angela Leisure

At the end of every July, the weekend after Timothy’s birthday, Leisure and her extended family gather in Chicago for a party.

They call it “Tim’s Day,” a celebration of his life.

Relatives come from all over the country. It’s a family reunion, really, but the star of the show is Timothy. Leisure’s other children are there, and so is Tywon, her grandson.

She tries to avoid lectures about policing, or warnings about driving. Instead, she and her family tell stories about her son. They talk about his lightup-a-room smile, about his sense of humor, about what he might be doing today if he was still with them.

“So bright was his future,” Leisure said. “I think about that a lot.”

It’s a great day, she said, because everyone her son loved most is there, laughing, sharing stories. When they say his name, he’s not symbol. He’s a son, a brother, a father. He’s just Timothy Thomas.

And for the day, at least, he belongs only to them.

on her grandson, Tywon Thomas

It wasn’t a big police department.

What if, she thought, the offi cer sitting in the car behind her was Roach?

She gripped the steering wheel and looked in the rearview mirror, trying to get a better look. She started to shake, then to cry. She looked again in the mirror but could only see a fi gure behind the windshield.

She said the offi cer appeared to be checking the monitor in the cruiser, probably running her license, and then looking up again and again at her car.

Leisure kept her hands on the steering wheel, tears running down her face.

The offi cer never got out of the car.

The cruiser just pulled away, merging back onto the highway, leaving her there on the side of the road, trembling.

She never learned if the offi cer was Roach, or just another offi cer who recognized her name and didn’t want to deal with a traffi c stop involving Timothy Thomas’s mother.

But she did learn she’d had enough.

From afar, she watched Cincinnati move forward with police reforms. She kept in touch with family here and with her lawyer. And she felt, fi nally, that both she and the city she’d left were making progress.

Then, last summer, she watched the video of a police offi cer in Minneapolis press his knee on the neck of George Floyd until he died.

By 2020, Leisure said, her views of police had shifted, at least a little. She no longer viewed them all the same, as nameless, faceless brutes who abused their power.

She’d met and spoke to offi cers and had come to believe many were doing the job for the right reasons.

But that video, it brought it all back.

“I felt a lot of anger,” she said. “I still do.”

She wasn’t surprised when Cincinnati, like cities across the country, erupted in protests and unrest. As in her son’s case, George Floyd, quickly

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of the disruptors called a member of the United Asian Advocates a “cow” and told her to “go back to India.”

“I want to commend (United Asian Advocates) for speaking out on the rising levels of violence, discrimination and xe-

nophobia directed at Asians and Asian Americans across the nation,” Pinto, who was born in Mumbai, India, said. “I stand with them in denouncing the bigoted comments made by unwelcomed visitors to their virtual meeting earlier this semester. Such disturbing examples of hate and racism cannot be tolerated.”

Of the nearly 36,000 undergraduate students enrolled at UC in the 2020-2021 school year, 4.7% identify as Asian and 6.4% identify as international, according to the university’s website.

Pinto met with the student organization on Thursday. In a message to The Enquirer Friday morning, Raval said she thought it was “productive.”

In his Thursday statement, Pinto said he looks forward to partnering with United Asian Advocates and other supporters across campus moving forward.

“As an academic community, we must strive every single day to create a truly diverse, inclusive, equitable, safe and supportive environment,” Pinto said.

The United Asian Advocates’ demands are detailed on their website and summarized below: 1 A no-tolerance video or written statement from Pinto addressing xeno-

phobic and racist incidents against Asian identifying people on campus and beyond.

2 Implementation of a universitywide bias reporting tool moderated by the offi ce of equity and inclusion, based on the current system through the College of Arts and Sciences. The tool must be highlighted in the syllabus and at student orientations.

3 Recruit, hire and retain a staff member with experience supporting Asian-identifying students and organizations for the Offi ce of Ethnic Programs and Services.

4 Recruit, hire and retain at least one qualifi ed individual with experience working with Asian mental health care and racial trauma at the UC Counseling and Psychological Services.

5 Develop mandatory anti-racism training, similar to the alcohol awareness and sexual harassment training currently required by the university, for incoming university fi rst-year students.

6 Include a Multicultural Center in the Next Lives Here expansion plans to highlight, support and empower all marginalized racial, ethnic and cultural identities at UC.

phones have put everything we need to know in the palm of our hand, there’s still something to be said about the serendipitous experience of reading a newspaper. It feels, well, real. Familiar.

Unplugged, in the best sense of the word.

Sure, it’s no longer the most effi cient technology for breaking news, selling your couch or checking to see how your stocks are doing. The modern newspaper has undergone changes as a result.

Which leads us to another common theme in the emails (and yes, the occasional handwritten letter) I get from readers: a longing for what a newspaper used to be. “I just want my old paper back,” wrote one nostalgic subscriber.

While I can’t turn back the hands of time, I hear you loud and clear, and we’re taking some signifi cant steps to preserve the rich experience of paging through the newspaper.

Beginning today, we are adding eight

pages to what you typically see in your Sunday Enquirer. Highlights include: h More local news, and more space for our in-depth, award-winning enterprise reporting and photography. h A new column by The Enquirer’s Kathrine Nero called “About Us,” which, as the name suggests, will explore the people, places and things that are uniquely Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. h Local history articles from Jeff Suess, which we publish occasionally, will now be a regular part of our Sunday lineup. h Expanded coverage from around the region, provided by The Enquirer’s Columbus bureau and our sister publications in the USA TODAY Network. h An expanded Arts & Entertainment section, with more coverage of the local arts scene as groups work to welcome back patrons after pausing during the pandemic.

h The return of the Sunday Forum section, with more space for your letters to the editor and guest columns.

When we made the decision to expand the Sunday paper, it was easy to determine what features to add. Your suggestions, voiced through calls and letters, guided the way.

In that spirit, please let me know what you think about today’s paper. What are we missing that would make it better?

I can’t promise to deliver on every suggestion – early press times prevent us from late baseball box scores, for example – but you never know. The reader who suggested that we add “Pickles” said he was pleasantly surprised when the comic strip appeared in The Enquirer.

Our goal is to make your Sunday paper full of pleasant surprises.

Beryl Love is editor and vice president of news at The Enquirer. Email him at blove@enquirer.com

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University of Cincinnati president Neville Pinto is standing with the United Asian Advocates student group against anti-Asian racism, he said in a statement released late Thursday evening.

The students submitted six demands to the university in late March after they were “Zoombombed” during a virtual Pinto Asian leadership panel event on Feb. 23. Aashka Raval, co-president of United Asian Advocates, told The Enquirer the group had been in discussions about the demands before that, when an adjunct instructor referred to COVID-19 as “the Chinese virus” in an email to a student. UC did not renew its contract with John Ucker for the spring semester after investigating the incident.

At least two people unmuted themselves during the February Zoom panel and started “spewing hate” more than 40 minutes into the event, Raval said. One

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reader, who emailed me with the suggestion after seeing it in another newspaper.

And since I have a soft spot in my heart for “Pickles” – I used to work in Reno, Nevada, and Crane lives in the next town over, Sparks, where he is a local celebrity – I decided, why not?

Several readers emailed to thank us for adding “Pickles,” and I noticed a common theme in their letters: an appreciation for what a newspaper brings to our lives.

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Ohio unevenly purges felons from voter lists No statewide standard for county election boards

con Journal have not received an explanation from the Secretary of State on what a blank entry means. One of the blank entries is beside the name of a 41year-old Black woman from Akron who recently updated her voter registration after moving to the county.

Doug Livingston Akron Beacon Journal USA TODAY NETWORK

AKRON – As local offi cials ran voter registration drives in the Summit County Jail, the board of elections was using felony convictions to improperly, sometime unlawfully, purge voters.

A Beacon Journal investigation found that the Summit County Board of Elections, for the past few years, has been cancelling an average of one voter registration every three days without confi rming the voter was actually behind bars.

Ohio law prohibits incarcerated felons from voting. But unlike owning a fi rearm or serving on a jury, the right to vote is restored the day an individual’s sentence is completed, unless they are convicted of a specifi c election-related crime.

The state’s decentralized approach to maintaining voter registries requires county election boards to purge convicted felons who are incarcerated. But state law only requires that county and federal courts provide monthly lists of all convicted felons; there’s nothing requiring prosecutors or jails to check the lists for felons who are free, or were never jailed.

Each year thousands of Ohioans are sentenced on felony charges brought by the United States Department of Justice or county prosecutors. The Ohio secretary of state and clerks for each of Ohio’s 88 county common pleas courts compile names on monthly felony reports. The lists guide the purging process and are sometimes produced months after the inmates have been set free.

Not everyone on these lists is a registered voter. Local data suggest two in fi ve are.

When it gets the federal felony convictions, the Secretary of State’s offi ce fi lters the list by county but doesn’t check that the criminal is behind bars – or if he or she ever was. County clerks of courts do the same, leaving the names of convicted felons on the reports even if they were given credit for time served or sentenced to drug treatment instead of jail.

There’s no statewide standard that county election boards can follow to verify that convicted felons are incarcerated before canceling their voter registration.

To do so with timely precision would require ongoing access to state and county rosters of jail inmates.

Differences between counties Some county courts have sophisticated case management systems that fl ag felons who violate their parole. Others, including Summit, do not.

Election workers in Portage County check the clerk of courts website “to see if they actually served time because sometimes people are convicted of felonies but they aren’t actually incarcerated,” said Theresa Neilsen, deputy director of the Portage County Board of Elec-

Who’s to blame?

Hundreds of citizens wrap around the Early Voting Center at the Summit County Board of Elections on Oct. 31, 2020, in Akron. JEFF LANGE/AKRON BEACON JOURNAL

tions.

“It gets a little confusing,” Neilsen said, adding that the court dockets aren’t “necessarily clear” all the time.

“The sentencing entry is the most important, as it tells if the person is incarcerated or not,” said Aaron Sellers, a spokesperson for the Franklin County Board of Elections. “If there is a probation revocation hearing, the board reads the entry that has the result of that hearing to see if the person was incarcerated as part of the revocation.”

Other counties, including some of the largest with the bulk of Ohio’s felony cases, process the felony reports under the assumption that the felony reports include only incarcerated convicts – which the Beacon Journal has found is not always the case.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has advocated for a more centralized and standard process for maintaining voter fi les which, by law, include names added and removed by county election boards.

Reading the reports To understand how the bulk of felony convictions are handled, the Beacon Journal surveyed election boards in the state’s most populous counties. Along with the Secretary of State, they were asked to provide recent felony reports and an explanation on how they’re used to cancel voters.

By the end of last week, no responses were received from election offi cials in Cuyahoga and Stark counties. Portage and Franklin counties detailed how they rely on checking court records. Summit County — which was put under state administrative oversight, in part, for leaving deceased voters on its registry and improperly purging convicted felons – is now checking with the prosecutor’s offi ce until a better solution comes along.

Hamilton County, which includes Cincinnati, provided its most recent felony reports. It took the Beacon Journal a phone call and an online case search to fi nd a convicted felon on the report who was set free instead of jailed the very day

a judge handed down his 77-day sentence.

The clerk for the Hamilton Court of Common Pleas provided the January felony report to the Hamilton Board of Elections on March 5. Listed defendants were sentenced to a state corrections facility or the Hamilton County Justice Center.

The Beacon Journal called the county jail and asked a sheriff ’s deputy about the fi rst four names of inmates with sentences of three months or less. One was turned over Feb. 22 for a parole violation in Kentucky. Federal immigration offi cials picked up another on Jan. 26. A third served his time and was released March 10. All of these men should have been unregistered, if they ever were registered to vote.

But a fourth hadn’t been in the jail since Dec. 7, the sheriff ’s deputy said. He was given time served and cut loose the day of his sentencing, according to court records. He’d been free for three months when the board of elections got his name on a felony report. It’s unclear if the man was ever registered to vote. He isn’t today.

Blank entries In the 286 days leading up to July 6, 2020, the Summit County Clerk of Courts offi ce provided the local board of elections with 230 names, of which 43% (or 100) were registered voters.

The county election board removed all 100 from the voter registry, including names of felons not in jail at the time.

In the second half of 2020, the Secretary of State forwarded three reports of federal convictions to the Summit County Board of Elections. Along with a name, address of residence, birth date, last four digits of their Social Security numbers (which was redacted) and date of sentencing, the reports list “months in custody” for each convicted felon. In fi ve cases, including some sentenced three months earlier, the “months in custody” column is blank.

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In a Summit County Republican Party lawsuit compelling the reappointment of its chairman, Bryan Williams, to the county elections board, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and the county clerk of courts are blamed for naming un-jailed felons.

The Ohio Supreme Court is hearing the case.

Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor last week granted the county GOP’s request to depose LaRose, Williams who is also a Republican, for two hours and his director of elections, Amanda Grandjean, for an hour.

That recorded testimony and plus time for cross examination by attorneys was ordered to take place

by Saturday in LaRose’s LaRose offi ce.

On March 3, LaRose denied Williams’ reappointment to the election board, in part, because of the county’s process for purging felons without confi rming their incarceration.

The Ohio Elections Manual issued by LaRose requires clerks of courts to provide county election boards with felony reports with “only those names of persons who both have been convicted and incarcerated.” But, “the Clerk of Courts doesn’t track individuals who are incarcerated,” Scott Feeney, chief of staff for Summit County Clerk of Courts Sandra Kurt, told the Beacon Journal.

Courts track cases from indictment to sentencing. And Summit County uses “a one of a kind” case management system that doesn’t allow data processing to distinguish between jail time, suspended sentences or defendants who get drug treatment instead of time. And if a convicted felon violates probation and must serve out a suspended sentence, the case management system doesn’t catch that case update in the monthly felony report.

“The clerk of courts is not, and probably never will be, set up to track people who are incarcerated,” Feeney said.

The state election manual doesn’t detail a standard process for determining incarceration status. It does say how the felony lists from federal prosecutors should be handled. “The Secretary of State’s Offi ce forwards the information to the appropriate board of elections for cancellation,” the manual says.

Feeney says the workable solution is to give local election boards access to current inmate rosters in state penitentiaries run by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. Cross checking the felony lists with that database and county jail rosters would give real-time verifi cation of incarceration.

Vets: Now’s time to get ahead of fl ea-and-tick season Sam Raudins Columbus Dispatch USA TODAY NETWORK

There’s nothing dogs love to do more than frolic outside when the weather warms up – but that’s exactly what fl eas and ticks love about spring, too.

Veterinarians say fl eas and ticks become more of an issue for pets beginning this time of year and through the fall, but owners can be proactive in treatment to keep everyone at home itch-free.

Dr. Laura Advent, a veterinarian at the Columbus Humane Society, said pets contracting fl eas and ticks can happen fast.

“Pets can get it from as easy as just going outside to go to the bathroom, so a lot of people think that their pet is not at risk because they’re mostly indoors or they’re not taking them out into the woods and things like that, but really, you can get it just from walking outside,” Advent said.

Dr. Missy Matusicky, assistant professor at Ohio State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, said that because it is the time of year pets are more likely to contract pests, owners should look for warning signs and symptoms.

Symptoms in dogs and cats depend on

Ask your veterinarian about which type of flea and tick protection is best for your pet. COLUMBUS HUMANE PHOTOGRAPHY

the severity of the infestation, the weather and whether the pet has a fl ea allergy, she said.

Fleas can be found just about anywhere, Advent said, while ticks are more common in tall grasses, bushes and at the edge of the woods.

Dogs will often chew and itch areas hairless near the back legs and rump with a fl ea infestation, which can lead to a secondary skin infection, but more subtle symptoms include general irritation, increased biting, scratching and licking, scabbing and the appearance of “fl ea dirt” on the skin when the fur is

parted or combed, Matusicky said.

Because fl eas are so small, they can be diffi cult to see, but it is especially hard to identify them in dark-coated or longhaired pets, Advent said. Cats have similar symptoms to dogs with the addition of over-grooming, the repeated licking of irritated areas, Matusicky said.

Ideally, ticks can be caught before they latch onto a pet or soon after, Matusicky said. Advent said ticks can be harder to fi nd on pets, and owners should look for a tan-colored bump – like a pimple – in unusual places, like near ears and armpits.

Pets should be systematically evaluated in a well-lit area, diligently parting the fur all over the animal’s body about 24 hours after potential exposure.

Fleas and ticks can cause life-threatening issues, including fl ea anemia in cases of severe infestation on smaller or young animals, and Bartonella, transmitted by cat fl eas, can cause a number of diseases in humans, Matusicky said.

Fleas can “wreak havoc” in the home by laying eggs in carpet and furniture, Advent said.

“They’re really good at setting up shop in your carpets and in your furniture, and they can be really challenging to get rid of,” Advent said. “You can almost go into

this never-ending cycle, and so oftentimes, if your animal brings fl eas into your home, you also have to treat your home environment.”

Ticks also present serious health risks. According to VCA Animal Hospitals, Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and ehrlichiosis symptoms in dogs include fever, loss of appetite, stiff ness and discomfort, reduced energy, and vomiting and diarrhea. Symptoms are similar, so history of potential exposure is important.

Humans can contract Lyme disease from ticks, too, making it especially important for owners to check pets. Advent said the concern isn’t about ticks moving from pets to humans, but if your pet has been in an area that could have ticks, chances are owners have been exposed, too.

Advent said she recommends yearlong fl ea-and-tick control, but owners should speak with their vet about the various types as well as administration of the medication – such as oral, topical or a collar – and price can vary.

“Prevention is the key to defense,” Advent said, “so they should talk with a veterinarian about getting them on consistent fl ea and tick prevention yearround.”

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Ohio State Fair will not open to the public in 2021

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COLUMBUS – The Ohio Expositions Commission has announced that the 2021 Ohio State Fair will not be open to the public. Instead, the annual event will focus on agricultural and educational competitions for exhibitors, their families and guests.

In an online release, members of the commission expressed concerns for the public health of residents and guests, as well as the potential fi nancial impact of hosting a fair under current COVID-19 safety protocols.

“Although vaccination rates are improving signifi cantly each day, Ohio continues to fi ght the battle against COVID-19,” General Manager Virgil Strickler said in the release. “Where we are today in this battle makes it challenging to plan a large-scale entertainment event, not knowing where we will be, or what Ohio will look like, in late July.

“In addition, the important safety protocols that have been put in place to protect Ohioans, like indoor seating capacities, may lead to attendance that is considerably lower than previous years.

The fi nancial ramifi cations of hosting a typical Ohio State Fair with the same overhead costs, but far less revenue, could be devastating to our organization.

In a typical year, the Ohio State Fair’s budget is designed to break even, with a nominal profi t, if any. Hosting a full fair this year would likely lead to signifi cant fi nancial loss.”

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The Sky Glider floats over the Meijer Kiddieland at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus on July 27, 2019. Thousands of visitors flocked to the fair that day.

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This year’s fair, which is scheduled for July 28 to Aug. 8, will be limited to exhibitors and family members for youth and senior livestock competitions, along with educational project judging for nonlivestock competitions, such as 4-H. Off erings associated with the Ohio State Fair – such as rides, concerts, entertainers, live music, food vendors and other features – are expected to return in 2022, according to the release.

With the announcement, longtime attendee Chris Loos said he’s disappointed he and others won’t be able to attend the event.

“There’s no food, no rides; it’s not even the fair at this point,” said Loos, 23, of Galloway.

Detailed plans for the livestock and educational competitions are forthcoming. At this time, staff members expect livestock shows to begin July 19 and conclude Aug. 8.

Judge temporarily blocks Ohio telemedicine abortion ban Julie Carr Smyth ASSOCIATED PRESS

COLUMBUS – A judge has temporarily blocked an Ohio ban on the use of telemedicine for medication abortions as a suit challenging the law’s constitutionality proceeds.

The two-week restraining order was granted by a Hamilton County judge in a case brought last week by Planned Parenthood against the Ohio Department of Health, the state Medical Board and prosecutors in the state’s three largest counties.

It was the second Ohio abortion law Common Pleas Judge Alison Hatheway has blocked this week. She delayed enforcement Monday of another law that would require fetal remains from surgical abortions to be cremated or buried, agreeing with a group of clinics that had sued that a lack of rules made complying unworkable.

The judge’s latest decision means the telemedicine abortion ban will not take eff ect as scheduled on Monday. The court will consider the law’s longer-term fate at a hearing April 19.

It marks the fi fth Ohio abortion restriction passed by the state’s Republican-led Legislature to now be blocked by the courts. The others are bans on dilation and evacuation, or D&E abortions; on abortions in cases where a fetal Down syndrome diagnosis is a factor; and on all abortions after detection of the fi rst fetal heartbeat, which can occur as early as

six weeks into pregnancy before many women know they are pregnant.

Ohio Right to Life President Mike Gonidakis said the court’s decision “puts women and babies at risk.”

“No woman deserves to be subjected to the gruesome process of a chemical abortion potentially hours away from the physician who proscribed her the drugs,” he said in a statement. He said women have died undergoing the regimen, although the Ohio Department of Health has recorded no deaths from any type of abortion in many years.

Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, rejected the anti-abortion group’s arguments.

“Bans on the use of telemedicine abortion have nothing to do with safeguarding patients’ health – they only make it harder for patients to access care that’s safe and eff ective,” she said in a statement. “Across the country statelevel politicians are trying to limit access to medication abortion, in clear defi ance of science.”

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed the telemedicine abortion ban in January. It would prohibit administration of mifepristone to medically induce an abortion via a telehealth appointment.

Doctors who violated the law would face a fourth-degree felony charge on the fi rst off ense and a third-degree felony charge for subsequent violations.

The use of telemedicine rose steeply when the coronavirus pandemic hit.

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Race and policing struggle h Forum: What has, hasn’t changed since Timothy Thomas’ 2001 death. 1D

Home equity rose faster than stocks last year

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Cincinnati area real estate gains driven by high buyer demand and low inventory Randy Tucker Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The stock market is hot, but the local housing market is even hotter.

Most Cincinnati area homeowners with mortgages saw the biggest rise in home equity in years in 2020, according to the latest Homeowner Equity Report from housing data tracker, CoreLogic.

Home equity is the diff erence between what you owe on your mortgage and what your home is worth.

For example, if you owe $80,000 on a $100,000 mortgage, but your house is worth $120,000, you have $40,000 in equity you could borrow against for

home improvements, college costs, debt consolidation or whatever you want.

In Cincinnati, the average home equity for mortgage borrowers surged 24% last year for a net gain of $21,514 per homeowner – more than double the gain from the previous year, according to the CoreLogic report.

By comparison, The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 stock market indices, which both ended last year at record highs, were up 7.3% and 16.3%, respectively.

Home equity gains were driven by red-hot demand combined with a dwindling supply of homes for sale, which continues to push up home prices.

In February, the last month for which

fi gures are available, the median price for a home in Southwest Ohio was up over 13% from February 2020 to $199,900, according to the Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors.

February was the 22nd consecutive month of median price gains compared to the same month in the previous year, and the trend can be traced back even further than that.

Collectively, Cincinnati-area homeowners with mortgages have seen the equity in their homes climb 87% over the past fi ve years to an all-time average high of $112,399, according to numbers compiled for The Enquirer by CoreLogic.

The amount of equity for each property was determined by comparing the estimated value of the property in the fourth quarter last year against the outstanding mortgage debt the borrower

“This equity growth has enabled many families to finance home remodeling, such as adding an office.”

Dr. Frank Nothaft chief economist for CoreLogic

See HOME EQUITY, Page 17A

Relief bill tosses smaller ‘Weird but cool’: Macy’s restaurants $28B lifeline store converted to school Patrick Cooley Columbus Dispatch USA TODAY NETWORK

Tucked into the $1.9 trillion coronavirus pandemic relief bill signed into law March 11 is more than $28 billion for independent restaurants.

Ohio restaurateurs cheered the carve-out, hoping the American Rescue Plan will correct some of the problems with previous rounds of aid – and keep them open until COVID-19 becomes only a memory.

This pot of money is aimed at small restaurants and restaurant companies.

Publicly traded companies and chains with more than 20 locations aren’t eligible. Roughly $5 billion is earmarked for restaurants with less than $500,000 in annual revenue, and minority-owned businesses are prioritized for initial grants.

Restaurants, food stands, food trucks, caterers and bars can apply. Applicants can use the money on a variety of expenses, including payroll, rent or mortgage payments, personal protective equipment, utilities, debt pay-

ments, even expanded outdoor seating.

Dozens of Ohio restaurants permanently shuttered during the pandemic, and industry offi cials say more undoubtedly would have closed without help like the Paycheck Protection Program, which provided emergency loans as part of a 2020 COVID relief bill.

This new round of aid comes in the form of Small Business Administration grants, rather than loans.

PPP loans were converted to grants if recipients spent most of the money keeping people employed. Restaurant operators found that stipulation too restrictive.

The Ohio Restaurant Association, along with the National Restaurant Association, lobbied for restaurant-focused aid, arguing the economic downturn hit the service industry especially hard thanks to lockdowns and customers unwilling to risk infection.

The Ohio organization praised the carve-out in the latest relief bill.

Nationwide, restaurants lost roughly $255 billion in revenue since March See RELIEF BILL, Page 19A

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BURLINGTON, Vt. — Students who once shopped at a downtown mall in Burlington, Vermont, are now attending high school in the former Macy’s department store, with gleaming white tile fl oors and escalators whisking them to and from classes.

The Downtown Burlington High School opened March 4, about six months after school administrators closed the existing school, just under 2 miles away, because toxic industrial chemicals known as PCBs were found in the building and soil during renovations. That left students stuck at home learning remotely for much of the school year during the coronavirus pandemic.

As school offi cials looked for space where students could attend school inperson, they eventually eyed the empty department store, which closed in 2018.

They talked with architects and learned it was a possibility, said Superintendent Tom Flanagan.

“It’s weird but cool at the same time,” said freshman Moses Doe, 15, who said

Students commute on escalators between classes at Downtown Burlington High School on March 22.

Students who once shopped at a downtown mall are now attending high school in the former Macy’s department store. CHARLES KRUPA/AP

he and his family shopped plenty at Macy’s before it became his school. He’s getting used to the new space every day, he said, and the escalators and elevators are nice features.

The building underwent a $3.5 million retrofi t supported by the state that See MACY’S, Page 18A

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No privacy for nanny accused of assaulting children Strictly Legal Jack Greiner Guest columnist

A Pennsylvania appellate court recently reversed a trial court’s order suppressing evidence of a nanny’s alleged assault of children under her care. The evidence consisted of audio and visual recordings of the nanny recorded by a hidden camera the children’s father placed in the kids’ bedroom. The ruling means the evidence is admissible – likely bad news for the nanny.

The facts are troubling, but relatively simple. In April of 2017, Eric Valle hired Beth Ann Mason as a nanny for his children. He told Mason she was not permitted to use corporal punishment on the children. But about one month after Mason started working, Valle’s three-yearold son reported Mason “thumbing” him in the face and hitting his twin two-yearold sisters.

At about the same time, Valle noticed that one of the twins had a “busted lip” and that his son occasionally had marks on his face. Valle asked Mason about his daughter’s injured lip, and Mason initially off ered no explanation.

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owed.

Nationally, the average homeowner gained more than $26,000 in home equity during 2020, driving the total equity gain for all U.S. homeowners with mortgages up more than $1.5 trillion, according to CoreLogic.

“This equity growth has enabled many families to fi nance home remodeling, such as adding an offi ce or study,

The following day, Mason suggested that the child may have injured herself climbing out of her playpen. Valle was skeptical given that his daughter suffered no other injuries that would indicate that she fell from her playpen. Mason also told Valle that she didn’t know why his son would claim that she was “thumbing” his face or that she was striking the twins.

In addition to the physical evidence, Valle also noticed a shift in his children’s behavior. According to Valle, if he raised his voice, his daughter would cover her face. It appeared to Valle that his children were afraid of Mason.

All of this led Valle to place a camera in his children’s bedroom. The camera captured sound and video of its surroundings. Valle purposely did not inform Mason of the presence of the camera. At some point, the camera recorded Mason yelling at one child before forcefully placing her into a crib located inside of the bedroom where the camera was recording. Audio portions of the recording also suggested that Mason may have struck the child several times. Valle gave the recording to the police.

Mason was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, and endangering the welfare of children. Mason fi led a motion to suppress the audio and video

recordings. Mason argued that the recording violated a Pennsylvania law that prohibited intercepting another person’s oral communications. This type of statute is often referred to as a “wiretap” act.

In response to the motion, the state argued that the recordings were exempt from the law under an exception that allowed a person to “intercept the contents of any wire, electronic or oral communication, if that person is under a reasonable suspicion that the intercepted party is committing, about to commit or has committed a crime of violence and there is reason to believe that evidence of the crime of violence may be obtained from the interception.”

In granting the motion, the trial court concluded that the state did not establish that Valle had a reasonable suspicion that Mason was about to infl ict “serious bodily harm” on the children. The trial court also was unpersuaded by the state’s alternate argument – that “hitting sounds” weren’t “oral communications.”

The trial court agreed with that theory, but concluded the hitting sounds couldn’t be separated from the covered communications.

In its analysis, the appellate court noted for Mason’s “motion to exclude to succeed, she carried the burden of presenting evidence to establish that, under

the circumstances of this case, she possessed a justifi able expectation that the oral communications, which were captured by the nanny cam in the Valle children’s bedroom, would not be intercepted. [Mason] failed to meet this burden.”

In the court’s view, “we believe it is objectively reasonable to conclude that persons in [Mason’s] position do not have a justifi able expectation that their oral communications will not be subject to interception while they are in a child’s bedroom. Notably, the use of recording devices in homes as a means for parents to monitor people hired to care for their children have become so commonplace that these devices are often referred to as ‘nanny cams.’ That is to say that the expectation that a childcare worker is going to be recorded in their employer’s home is so ubiquitous in our society that we have a name for it.”

Given this lack of an expectation of privacy, the appellate court concluded Mason failed to establish a violation of the state’s wiretap act. So the evidence will be admitted. Hard to argue with the court’s logic, or to feel sorry for Mason.

Jack Greiner is managing partner of Graydon law fi rm in Cincinnati. He represents Enquirer Media in First Amendment and media issues. He can be reached at jgreiner@graydon.law.

further contributing to last year’s record level in home improvement spending,” noted Dr. Frank Nothaft, chief economist for CoreLogic.

Experts do urge restraint and caution when considering borrowing against the equity in their homes for a line of credit or a cash-out refi nance, which replaces your existing mortgage with a new home loan for more than you currently owe.

With more than 10 million Americans still unemployed and an economy still trying to regain its footing in the wake of the global pandemic, your ability to pay back those loans in the future may not be

guaranteed, said Dannel Shepard, a Realtor with Re/Max Time near Mason.

“It’s not free money,” Shepard warns.

“Even though you earned the equity in your house, if you take a loan out against it, you still have to pay it back.”

Lavish spending by homeowners leveraging the equity in their homes to buy cars, boats and second and third homes contributed to the housing bubble that formed in 2006 and 2007 before the Great Recession.

When the bubble popped, homeowners who’d taken money out of their homes through cash-out refi nances and

home equity lines of credit suddenly found themselves owing more on their homes than they were worth.

Instead of making their monthly payments, many defaulted on their mortgages, contributing to the housing collapsed and foreclosure crisis.

“I’m not saying we’re going back there,” Shepard said. “But there’s an up and down for everything, and you should be cautious and strategic with any decision you make so you don’t end up taking a loss on a large purchase or investment.

“You have to ask yourself if that yacht is really in the budget,” he said jokingly.

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Working forever? You still need a retirement plan Allworth Advice Amy Wagner & Steve Sprovach Guest columnists

Question: S.N. in Delhi Township: I’m 63 but plan to keep working and not ever retire. Does this mean I don’t have to save as much as most people?

A: We defi nitely hear this train of thought from time to time. And, on the surface, it can make perfect sense: If you work through retirement, you’ll be earning an income which means there’s less need to rely on investments and savings to fund your living expenses as you get older.

However, we like to say on our Simply Money radio show that there’s a difference between the perfection of theory and the mess of reality. In other words, you may have the grandest of intentions to work until the day you die and thus not need to tap any sort of retirement fund – but life sometimes gets in the way. Just ask the more than three out of 10 retirees in a 2019 Center for Retirement Research study who had to re-

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added partial walls for classrooms while keeping some Macy’s remnants, like the sparkly white tile fl oors, bright red carpeting, and Calvin Klein and Michael Kors signs and a large-scale Levi’s jeans photo on a classroom wall. The library is housed in the former Macy’s china department, with books displayed on under-lit shelves, while the gym is in a former store’s warehouse and is still unfi n-

tire earlier than they planned (and that’s before the pandemic hit).

At the end of the day, retirement essentially comes down to four kinds of ‘sickness:’ You get sick and need to stop working; someone you love gets sick and you need to quit to take care of them; your employer gets sick of you and lets you go; or you get sick of your job and decide it’s fi nally time to retire.

As you’ll notice, you only have control over the last option.

This is not to say that you shouldn’t keep working for as long as you want (or can); if you have a job you love, that’s fantastic! But you need to fi nancially plan as if you’ll eventually retire – whether by choice or by force – someday. We would hate to see you neglect your retirement accounts, then, in just a few years, fi nd yourself relying on a retirement income that isn’t suffi cient enough to cover your needs. And before you say, “What about Social Security?” it’s important to remember that your benefi t will only replace about 40% of your pre-retirement income.

Here’s The Allworth Advice: If your dream is to keep working forever, then we wish you all the best. But, just in case that doesn’t pan out, it’s also critical to have a ‘plan b’ ready to put into action.

Q: Kelly from Wyoming: My father just recently passed away. How does my mom get her Social Security widow’s benefi t?

A: The process for your mother to receive her ‘survivors’ benefi t depends on whether or not she was already receiving a benefi t off your father’s record (like a spousal benefi t). If she was, that benefi t will automatically convert to a survivors benefi t once the Social Security Administration is alerted of his passing (the funeral home usually does this). If she wasn’t, she’ll have to call Social Security (1-800-772-1213) and either apply over the phone or schedule an inperson appointment since this specifi c benefi t cannot be applied for online.

Additionally, the survivors benefi t begins at the time someone applies (it is not retroactive at the time of death) meaning your mother should consider applying as soon as possible.

We also want to point out that your mother should keep an eye on the mail or the checking account. Because any Social Security payment that’s received for the month of death (or any later months) must be returned. For example, assuming your father died in March, any April payment received on his behalf must be refunded to Social Security.

The Allworth Advice is that we suggest visiting the Social Security website at ssa.gov – it has more detailed information for survivors that can help your mother navigate her benefi ts during this diffi cult time.

Every week, Allworth Financial’s Amy Wagner and Steve Sprovach answer your questions. If you, a friend or someone in your family has a money issue or problem, feel free to send those questions to yourmoney@enquirer.com .

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ished.

Senior Lila Iyengar Lehman said she didn’t know what to expect of the storeturned-school.

“I have to say even though everyone complains that it’s loud and crowded, I just am so much happier being around people. It’s way better than being stuck at home on your computer all day long,” the 18-year-old said. “And although the situation’s weird, I think, you know, everyone’s doing the best with the circumstances so I think it’s pretty great overall.”

Despite some challenges with noise

because the classroom walls don’t rise to the ceiling, the school is working, offi cials said. Iyengar Lehman said a lack of windows and students’ being prohibited from leaving the downtown building for unexcused reasons is also a challenge.

Normally seniors would be allowed to leave during blocks when they don’t have class but due to coronavirus protocols, offi cials said that’s not possible this year.

Unlike the other school, classrooms are closer together, so students get to see their classmates and teachers, creating a sense of community, Flanagan said. Just half of nearly 1,000 students attend at a

time.

For now, the district has leased the building for 3 1/2 years while it learns more about the PCBs at the old school and what needs to be done.

After being remote for much of the year, several students said it’s been benefi cial to reconnect and be part of the community.

“It’s really, really nice to see all my friends,” Iyengar Lehman said. “Like I forgot how much I miss all those little interactions with people like passing in the hallways and saying ‘hi’ to teachers and just chatting with your friends.”

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2020 when much of the economy was shuttered, and around 20% of restaurants closed, according to fi gures from the National Restaurant Association.

Though the association doesn’t break down the fi gures by state, Ohio’s numbers are likely similar, an Ohio Restaurant Association spokesperson said.

“This package will help operators turn the corner towards recovery,” Ohio Restaurant Association President and CEO John Barker said.

“If we don’t take care of folks (large companies) that are just a bit bigger, we won’t get jobs back that help the economy.”

John Barker

Ohio Restaurant Association President and CEO

Every adult in Ohio will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine on March 29, and infection rates and deaths connected to the disease are falling.

Michael Goldberg, a professor in Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management, sees the end of the pandemic on the horizon.

“I haven’t been inside restaurants for a long time,” he said, but after receiving his COVID-19 vaccine, “I’m much more

enthusiastic about eating in a restaurant than I was for the last year.”

But vaccinating everyone could take months, and the service industry still needs help getting over the hump, Goldberg said.

“It’s not back to normal yet; we need this bridge to get us there,” he said.

It’s not entirely clear whether the $28.6 billion is enough or too much, said Michael DeDad, a professor of macro economics at the University of Akron.

After a massive revenue drop a year ago, the service industry recovered some of the ground it lost from widespread lockdowns, but sales remain down 17% compared with pre-pandemic levels, and service industry employment is down 16%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Those fi gures are relatively unchanged since October, and DeDad isn’t convinced the industry will ever fully recover.

“It’s kind of unclear just how many people should be employed in the restaurant industry going forward,” he said.

Food lovers who cooked at home throughout the pandemic might continue to do so, and patrons who switched from in-person dining to thirdparty delivery apps, which charge high fees, could keep ordering through those services, DeDad said.

But he still thinks the restaurant-focused aid is necessary.

“I think this is a good thing to stop the bleeding for now, to make sure those restaurants who are able to be productive on the other side (of the pan-

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Drew Cooper, left, and friends Geoff Davis, Max Rosenthal and Austin Seiple enjoy the Gemut Biegarden patio in Columbus on Sept. 21, 2020. Nationwide, restaurants lost roughly $255 billion in revenue since March 2020 when much of the economy was shuttered. ERIC ALBRECHT/COLUMBUS DISPATCH

demic) are able to keep workers employed,” DeDad said.

The Ohio Restaurant Association, however, is predicting a resurgence in dining out once enough of Ohio’s population is vaccinated, Barker said. Dining habits might change, but he said it’s too early to know exactly how.

“It will take another year to know where we really land,” he said.

But even as small operators are the focus of these grants, some economists worry that money will still go to big companies.

Large corporations managed to secure PPP funds intended for small businesses thanks to savvy accountants and close relationships with banks distributing the loans, and economists such as DeDad say letting restau-

rant groups with 20 locations apply leaves the door open for big companies to claim some of the money.

Although he added, “I think it is constructed in a better way than previous rounds of help.”

Barker, however, stressed that bigger companies also are struggling as a result of the pandemic, and failing to help them means more job losses at a time when the state has yet to recover all of the jobs lost from the downturn.

“If we don’t take care of folks that are just a bit bigger, we won’t get jobs back that help the economy,” he said.

The restaurant association is continuing to work with legislators to fi nd ways to help everyone in the service industry, he said.

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July 3, 1960: Coney Island has a special display of fi reworks for the holiday weekend.

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ld Coney Island closed down 50 years ago at the end of the 1971 season. h “America’s Favorite Amusement Park” had operated for 85 seasons, weathered frequent fl ooding and survived the devastating loss of its famous steamboat, the Island Queen, not once but twice. h The new owners at that time, Cincinnati-based Taft Broadcasting Co., chose to close Coney down and build a brand-new park 30 miles north near Mason – to be named Kings Island in reference to Coney Island. See CONEY ISLAND, Page 5AA

Let’s talk about the things I miss most about dining out Keith Pandolfi Food and dining writer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

I get my second Pfi zer shot on Monday. And while, according to the latest research, I won’t reach that 95% protected status for at least two weeks afterward, one of the fi rst things I’m looking forward to is eating inside actual restaurants, instead of in my pizza-

sauce-stained Subaru.

Yes, there are a lot of new and old restaurants that, for the purposes of this job, I want or need to try. But the fi rst thing I’ll likely do is reacquaint myself with the ones that were part of my life before this whole mess happened.

Will it feel normal? I don’t think things will ever feel normal again, at least when it comes to dining out. We lost too many people to this virus, restaurant workers included. Many of those who made it through have left the business for steadier, often safer ca-

reers. Seems along with exposing weaknesses in our government and health care system, COVID-19 also exposed the sometimes awful way our restaurant workers are treated.

I also need to remember that, just because I'm vaccinated, the pandemic ain't over. I'll still wear my mask (I might even invest in a fancy one or two). I'll still follow whichever protocols are required of me.

So no, it probably won’t feel normal.

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How an art museum soothed my quarantine-fatigued soul Leyla Shokoohe Special to Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

After I stepped out of an exhibit at the Cincinnati Art Museum, I felt a little disoriented. It didn’t hit me until I was driving home why: I hadn’t had that much non-digital visual stimulation in a long time.

I don’t know about you, but it’s been a hot minute since I’ve been so compelled by things that are still. I am so tired of doomscrolling on small and medium screens. Blue light haunts my every waking moment, and to spend a luxurious hour of stillness with interesting works of art and their attendant stories felt almost foreign, but oh so needed.

Venturing out Museum operators around the world likely took a collective breath when a German study released in late February found museums to be safer than any other indoor activities, when it comes to the transmission of COVID-19.

The study, reported by hyperallergic.com, made this intrepid reporter feel braver than I have in a long time, so I took myself and my favorite mask to spend a few hours at our beloved art museum.

My goal was to see Future Retrieval: Close Parallel, an exhibition of various artistic mediums drawing upon the past to inform the future. Very meta. What I didn’t expect was stumbling upon the Frank Duveneck: American Master exhibition – on display through May 9 – that turned me into an instant fangirl.

So, here’s how that happened.

I made a reservation online for a Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Everything is so carefully plotted out these days – every grocery store run and every potential encounter must be extensively calculated in advance. Bring the good mask.

Bring the good hand sanitizer. Don’t touch your face. My brain is weary. I thought I might be able to fi nd a hint of spontaneity within pandemic parameters by allowing myself to wander the museum freely.

I started on the second fl oor, navigating the highlighted ingress and egress of CAM’s familiar marble steps. Here’s where I confess something: I didn’t realize the Duveneck exhibition, which is on this fl oor, was ticketed separately. I just wandered in, and no one stopped me. I would have gladly paid the $10 had I realized, because what a treat it was!

I learned about Duveneck’s prodigious talent; that English was his second language; of his reverence for Dutch masters and his incredible skill. He captured light like I’ve never seen. I spent an entire hour gazing at his masterful oil works, lamenting the loss of his wife and artistic counterpart, and appreciating the growth he exhibited throughout his career.

Two paintings from diff erent eras of Duveneck’s career stood out to me. I was utterly captivated by a still life of fruit on a table – when you go, which I implore you to do, you’ll see what I mean. The seeds on the ripe slices of watermelon practically shine with juice from the fresh-cut fruit. His incredible perspective skill makes a knife dangling on the edge of the table in this portrait seem like you could grab it and take a slice for yourself.

I also loved a series of three urchin boys. You’ve defi nitely seen the “Cobbler Boy” before; he’s immortalized as an ArtWorks mural on East Freedom Way at the Banks, albeit with a bat in his hand. At the art museum, you’ll see him with his original accompaniment: a lit cigarette. These boys are churlish and brusque, with chapped rosy cheeks Duveneck has masterfully captured. Their pursed lips – indeed, one of the trio is named “Whistling Boy” – imply playfulness, a hint of their youth. I think they’re rakish and charming and was moved learning about the hard lives their likenesses are meant to portray.

Parallel living By this time, it was 6:37 p.m. I made my way downstairs to a couple of large gallery rooms across from the cafe to see Future Retrieval’s installation entitled Close Parallel. (Future Retrieval is the studio collaboration of former University of Cincinnati faculty members Katie Parker and Guy Michael Davis.)

Close Parallel is immersive and in-

Part of Cincinnati Art Museum's Frank Duveneck: American Master exhibit. JOE SIMON FOR THE ENQUIRER

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"Mushrooms" from "Consolarium" is one of the pieces on display at the Future Retrieval exhibit at Cincinnati Art Museum. PROVIDED

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Returning to Cincinnati Art Museum was a surreal experience for new Enquirer entertainment writer Leyla Shokoohe. LEYLA SHOKOOHE FOR THE ENQUIRER

Museums on my to-visit list Walk This Way, Taft Museum of Art. Oh my God, shoes.

Contemplation Room & Library of Love, Contemporary Arts Center. I’ve been to the CAC several times since this exhibition opened and I still don’t think I’ve caught it. It’s water-centric, multi-genre and collaborative, from Brazilian artist Sandra Cinto.

Dress Up, Speak Up: Resistance and Regalia, 21c Museum & Hotel. An examination of identity throughout the centuries.

Everything at the Weston Art Gallery in the Aronoff Center. This midsize exhibition venue never fails to delight.

tentional, juxtaposing historical art pieces from CAM’s collection with contemporary responses made in contemporary mediums. The nuances are not always immediately recognizable, but the descriptive wall labels help a lot.

My absolute favorite is “Us,” featuring a neon-haloed sculpture of a rhesus monkey, made in 2020, staring into an Egyptian-inspired mirror made in 1927.

It felt transportive and transient – the neon halo had major “beam me up, Scotty” vibes – and I loved it.

It is amusing to me as I refl ect on my experience how I thought my time at CAM would be focused on Close Parallel (which I did very much enjoy). Instead, I came away a newly minted Duveneck

fangirl. I thought I wanted art of now, when I was most taken with art from days gone by. I think that’s what makes all art so powerful and important. It transcends time and fi nds you where and when you need it most.

I also want to off er this, for those wary of visiting art museums because it seems out of their wheelhouse, who have read this far: I did not grow up going to art museums. I went on a few requisite school fi eld trips, but I am not a devotee of oils and pastels. I think some modern art is pretentious as heck and some classical art boring as all get out. I believe CAM has a very talented staff and they hit the jackpot, for me, this time.

There are, obviously, a million more fascinating and beautiful and strange things to see at the Cincinnati Art Museum. (Also on display is an ‘80s art exhibition titled American Painting: The Eighties Revisited, if you’re interested in that colorful decade.)

Give your brain a nice vacation one of these days and take yourself to a local museum, it could be exactly what you need right now.

Leftovers A man came up to me in one section of the Duveneck exhibition and said he’d found a photograph of Duveneck with his school of students/devotees, called the Duveneck Boys, in some attic of some random house. He was, uh, very proud of this. I humored him and secretly enjoyed that odd encounters with strangers can still happen, even in a pandemic.

There’s a fascinating series of Duveneck’s exploration of the Near and Far East. Duveneck was a product of his time; several of these pieces have exoticized, Orientalist and colonialist tones.

I appreciated that CAM’s excellent curator of this exhibition, Dr. Julie Aronson, did not gloss over this period of his career and instead acknowledges these facts.

There is also a (free, no breaking-in required) bonus Duveneck showing on the fi rst fl oor entitled More Duveneck!

Paintings from the Vault.

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What’s up with Cincinnati arts this week David Lyman Special to Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

R&B on the hill It’s been more than a year since the Playhouse in the Park’s Marx Theatre has hosted a live show.

That all changes April 30, with the opening of “Higher and Higher: A Rock ‘n Soul Party with Chester Gregory.”

It’s just a three-performance engagement. And instead of seating 626 people, the Playhouse is limited to 30 percent of capacity, meaning that just 187 (or so) tickets will be sold.

But there will be live performers; Broadway star Chester Gregory, along with a four-piece band and a pair of backup singers. And there will be oodles of songs made famous by R&B giants like Sam Cooke, James Brown and Otis Redding, among others.

No, it’s not a full-bodied return to “normal.” But it is a rousing fi rst step on the way to a hoped-for 2021-2022 season.

Later in the month – on May 26-27 – the Marx will host “The Skivvies: Live and Literally In-Person!” The Skivvies are a pair of singer/instrumentalists – Lauren Molina and Fairfi eld native Nick Cearley – who were both featured in the 2019 production of “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown.” As their name suggests, they perform in their undies.

The Playhouse has a slew of other shows in the pipeline. Some will be performed outdoors. Some are for kids.

Some will be streamed. There will even be a pair of new entries in the theater’s intriguing “Pod Plays Project.”

For information and tickets, check the Playhouse’s web site, cincyplay.com.

A Spring Serenade Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra is moving outside, too. So far, though, it’s just for one tantalizing day. “Spring Serenade,” they call it, with three groups of CCO musicians spread throughout Pyr-

A string trio made of members of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, seen during a 2020 performance at Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park. The CCO is offering a free musical experience at the park on May 2. PROVIDED

No details yet on CCO’s main event, Summermusik. But according to a CCO statement, “Summermusik will return this August on stages all around Cincinnati.”

To register for the Pyramid Hill event, go to pyramidhill.org/spring-serenade.

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amid Hill Sculpture Park.

The price is right – FREE. But ticketing is necessary for the May 2 event.

There are two time slots, with 100 attendees each for the 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. gatherings. If you go, wear comfy shoes.

In order to hear all the music, you have to follow a one-mile route through the park’s rolling hills.

More than a quarter-million people have climbed the Cincinnati Art Museum’s 164-step Art Climb since its debut in May, 2020. It covers nine stories, stretching from the corner of Eden Park Drive and Gilbert Avenue up to the farthest reaches of the museum’s main parking lot.

Missing in all these numbers, though, are the many, many dogs who have made the climb with their owners.

So the CAM decided it was fi nally time to give the canines their due.

“Top Dog of Art Climb” is a digital beauty contest for those ignored pooches. Take a photo of your dog on the Art Climb, upload it to the museum web

site. Deadline for submissions is midnight April 18. Voting runs April 19-29 with the winner announced on April 30.

The winning submitter gets a oneyear family membership to the museum. The winning pooch wins a $50 gift certifi cate to a local pet supply store and an option for a virtual training session with dog trainer Lisa Desatnik.

For information, go to cincinnatiartmuseum.org/topdog.

Theater on the Farm Cincinnati Landmark Productions – the folks who run the Covedale Theatre, Madcap Puppets and the Incline Theatre – are launching a new collaboration with iconic West Side restaurant, the Farm. It’s the classic dinner theater formula. A $40 ticket gets you dinner and a one-hour musical revue featuring performers from various CLP shows.

“Blast from the Past,” as they’re calling the show, runs April 11-May 30. For tickets, call the CLP box offi ce at 513241-6550.

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But that's a good thing, since the old normal wasn’t good enough, anyway.

We all deserve better.

That said, here are some random things that will help me start feeling, if not normal again, perhaps a little more human. A bit more connected, and a lot more optimistic about what the new normal will be.

Booths During a time when intimate dining experiences were all but impossible, welcoming restaurant booths into my life might be what I’m looking forward to most. Booths provide the best of both worlds – a private and intimate and, yes, comfy, space where you can hunker down and feel the energy that surrounds you.

These days, I especially miss sitting at booths with my daughter at Dewey’s Pizza in Oakley. Because she loves Dewey’s Pizza. Because when she gets squirmy and restless as 5-year-olds tend to do, she can run about the dining room and over to the kitchen window and laugh as the playful pizzaiolos toss dough in her face. I miss sitting back with a cold beer at Dewey’s, too. Because Dewey’s always serves good, cold beer.

I look forward to ordering a semihealthy salad followed by a not-sohealthy pizza. I look forward to sitting back and watching my daughter eat across from me. Even more, I look forward to those times when she decides she wants to sit right next to me instead of across from me. Because I know those days are limited. Because I want to pack into as many booths as I can.

Diners All hail the short-order cook, the salty waitress, the old man sitting at the counter remembering all the lost old friends that used to join him there. I miss our diners. Especially our oldschool diners.

I miss sitting at the counter at the Echo, in Hyde Park, reading the newspaper while the regulars look at me suspiciously because I’m not as much of a regular as they are. I always order one of two things: either the Glier’s German Greats breakfast, with eggs, goetta, potato cakes, baked apples and toasted rye bread, or the roasted turkey sandwich, which, in a world of pretty good turkey sandwiches, is my favorite in Cincinnati.

I miss hanging out at Tucker’s on Vine, too. I know that its owners, Joe and Carla, have been struggling fi nancially, especially during the last six months. Yes, I've been ordering carryout, but I can’t wait to walk back inside and hear Joe talking Bengals football with customers from all over the city, and for Carla to take a break from prepping her home-fries deluxe, look up at me as I enter the front door and give that comforting smile of hers.

Of course, I also miss Hathaway’s, which, yes, still remains open and hidden inside the Carew Tower, a welcome and almost sacred reminder of a Cincinnati that no longer exists.

Steakhouses One thing I think we’ve all been missing in our lives this past year is a little decadence. And, in my mind, steak-

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The principals of Dear Restaurant and Butchery are, from left, Austin Heidt, Ashley Robertson, Brian Young, Corinne Oberholzer and Brent Oberholzer. PROVIDED

houses are the most decadent restaurants of all. They’re also comforting, pampering and, in some cases, even theatrical. Of course, I’ll go back to the familiar, clubby environs of the Precinct for a wedge salad served with seared pork belly and buttermilk blue cheese.

And I'll splurge on the Steak Burrow, a blackened strip steak topped with Creole crawfi sh sauce, a nod to the Bengals quarterback's years in Baton Rouge.

During the pandemic, one of the best dinners I had was at Losanti, in Overthe-Rhine. My wife, Amy, and I sat outside just as the weather started to cool, enjoying the restaurant’s location across the street from Washington Park, which, along with the streetcar dingdinging by, made me almost feel like we were in New Orleans. I ordered a dozen cold oysters, which I sucked down so fast that I only left poor Amy with two. I followed them up with a second appetizer of French onion soup, because I just don’t see enough French onion soup on menus these days. The main course was a tender, well-marbled New York Strip, served medium rare. A perfect steak on a perfect night.

I also want to try the Lonely Pine Steakhouse in Pleasant Ridge, because Polly Campbell once described it as “a restaurant in a casino in Reno, about 1965,” so how could I not?

And while it's far more than just a steakhouse, there’s nothing else in this city like Maury's Tiny Cove on the West Side. The place is downright magical.

And I can't wait to grab a booth in the downstairs dining room, order an oldfashioned and some hanky-panks, wolf down some lasagna with ground beef, Italian sausage and four kinds of cheese, and climbing the stairs to Maury's piano room for a singalong. Maury's is about as old school as it gets. But during times like these, there’s no shame in looking toward the past for inspiration and hope.

One night, before the pandemic, I wandered into the Greenwich Tavern in Walnut Hills. There were fi ve or six customers gathered around the bar, but otherwise it was quiet. I asked the owner if anyone was playing that night and he told me a jazz band from Atlanta was gearing up to practice for an upcoming concert in the next room over.

I wandered into the tavern's live music space, with a cold bottle of Budweiser and sat down at a round table with a white tablecloth. The band started playing and it was as if a spell had been cast.

They were every bit as good as any band I’d seen in New York or even New Orleans. And as I listened, I gave myself a rare nod of approval for my sense of spontaneity; for somehow getting myself to the Greenwich at the exact right time; on the exact right night.

It's not just jazz I'm looking forward to seeing. I can't wait to see rock shows at the Comet in Northside, MOTR in OTR and the Northside Tavern. I can't wait to see bluegrass shows wherever bluegrass shows might be. I want to see the worst "dad band" in the land, somewhere, inside or out, with a beer in my hand and a taco or a burger on my table.

I just want that brilliant combination of music, good drinks and good food back in my life.

Hotel restaurants The thing about hotel restaurants is that, in normal times, the customers aren't always from around here, and, these days, just being around people from other cities and other places almost feels as good and adventurous as traveling itself.

During the pandemic, I sampled the menu executive chef Vanessa Miller was just starting to develop at Metropole, inside the 21C Hotel. It was very promising stuff , and I can’t wait to try more. The same goes for Hotel Covington, where chef Aaron Allen recently celebrated his fi rst anniversary without me ever having tasted his takes on diver sea scallops or fried Louisiana oysters.

I’m not sure what’s in store for Orchids at Palm Court now that chef George Zappas has left to take over culinary operations at the West End Stadium, but I’m eager to fi nd out. If nothing else, I’m looking forward to having an after-work cocktail at the Bar at Palm Court. I’d also like to spend more time on the rooftop at the Lytle Park Hotel admiring the beautiful views of the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, which, as

much as I love the Roebling, has always been my sentimental favorite.

Then, of course, there’s Khora, inside the Kinley hotel, Downtown, which blew my socks off the one time I ate there.

After a year like this one, it might make sense to take a staycation at any one of these hotels. Who knows, you might meet a traveler or two. Even better, you might just discover your favorite new restaurant.

New restaurants Yes, new restaurants! It sounds so weird, I know, but I’m shocked by the number of restaurants that managed to open, instead of close, during the past year. And I can’t wait to give them a try.

There’s Jot Indian Restaurant in Newport and Shanghai on Elm, which used to be Shanghai Mama’s on E. Sixth Street.

I’m also looking forward to trying Dear in Hyde Park, which is run by Brian Young, who impressed the heck out of Thomas Colicchio and Padma Lakshmi on season 16 of Bravo's "Top Chef," and was a fan favorite of mine. I'm excited to try his gnocchi with lamb sugo and pecorino, as well as his truffl ed chicken cushion with cassoulet. I have no idea what a truffl ed chicken cushion is, but I aim to fi nd out.

Also on my radar is Pata Roja Taqueria, which has taken up permanent residence inside Bar Saeso, on Sycamore Street in Pendleton; the Governor in Milford, Kanji Shush and Korean, in OTR, the Esoteric brewery in Walnut Hills, and North High Brewing in Hyde Park.

A drink at CVG I’m a middle-aged man, but having a drink at an airport bar always made me feel like a real adult. Maybe it's because it made me think of my father, who spent most of his life fl ying across the world for work. Not only did that drink loosen me up before the chaos of travel, but it was also a chance to collect myself after rushing to the airport and making it through security. A chance to prepare myself before being wedged into a commuter plane where I'd be lucky if I didn't end up in the middle seat with a lukewarm soda and a side of sadness.

Come to think of it, I don’t care if I’m fl ying or not, I just want to sit at an airport bar at CVG again. Just for a while, preferably with a small stack of magazines and my cellphone on airplane mode. Whether it’s a cold beer from the Christian Moerlein Taproom at Gate A15, a bourbon from Hop and Cask at Gate B17, or a gin and tonic at Outback Steakhouse on Concourse B, I’m ready to fl y again.

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Many of the midway-style rides were transported up I-71 to the new park in the fi ttingly named Coney Island section (now Coney Mall).

“Coney’s been a grand old lady and a real institution,” Coney Island president Ralph Wachs said at the time. “She will continue to live, at least in part, at the new Kings Island Park.”

Before Coney’s gates were closed on Sept. 6, 1971, visitors had one last season to say goodbye. One more ride on the Shooting Star, one more dance at Moonlite Gardens, one more fi reworks show.

Enquirer theater critic Tom McElfresh wrote a poetic epitaph: “Coney Island. What wonders the name invokes. For a child. What garish, gaudy, boundless, nameless pleasures.

The delights that coursed through Kubla Khan on contemplation of that stately pleasure dome in Xanadu pale in the light of one kid’s smile at mention of the magic name: Coney.”

The gates wouldn’t stay closed long.

Sunlite Pool stayed open, and three years later, old Coney found new life as a park. But it wasn’t the same. In 1991, Coney was reborn as a quaint family amusement park but without the thrill rides of its cousin. The charm of old Coney Island was a thing of the past.

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Parker’s Grove to Ohio Grove The park began as an apple orchard.

In 1867, James Bell Parker purchased a 20-acre spread along the Ohio River, 10 miles east of Cincinnati. Neighbors asked permission to have Sunday picnics to watch the steamboats, and Parker’s Grove became known as one of the best picnic spots around. Parker soon added a shelter, dance hall, bowling alleys and a mule-driven merry-goround.

Then, two enterprising steamboat captains, William F. McIntyre and Jacob D. Hegler, bought the grove to create a destination resort for their passengers.

Ohio Grove opened June 21, 1886, advertised as “the New Coney Island of the West” in reference to the famed amusement park in Brooklyn. Right away, though, everyone just called it Coney Island.

Each new owner brought grander ideas. The artifi cial Lake Como, named for the famous lake in Italy, featured gondolas. Shoot the Chutes launched a boat down a ramp that skipped across the water. The park’s fi rst roller coaster, the Hegler Coaster, invented by Coney’s co-owner, required men to push the car to the top of a hill, then let gravity take over.

This was a time when visitors dressed in Victorian clothes. Women wore white dresses, men wore suits and ties and hats, even on the rides. And they all arrived in style.

In 1896, Coney owner Lee Brooks commissioned a custom steamboat, the Island Queen, a “fl oating palace” that ferried guests from Cincinnati’s Public Landing to the shores at Coney. Passengers embarked on an hour-long voyage upstream, a trip possibly more memorable than the day spent at Coney, then returned by starlight.

The Island Queen caught fi re at the Public Landing on Nov. 4, 1922, but insurance was insuffi cient to rebuild and Brooks had to sell the park.

Sunlite Pool, Moonlite Gardens New owners Rudolph Hynicka, who had been one of Boss George B. Cox’s political lieutenants, and George F. Schott poured in a lot of money to amp up the park, adding most of what is remembered today about old Coney.

They had a new Island Queen constructed, even grander than the original.

They opened the Moonlite Gardens dance hall, known to generations of courting couples, and converted the midway into a grassy mall with new rides: the Wildcat, Twister and Clipper roller coasters, the Cascades (later the Lost River) and Bluebeard’s Castle.

Then there was Sunlite Pool, the largest circulating swimming pool in the world, 401 feet long by 200 feet wide, holding 3.5 million gallons of water. It opened May 22, 1925, and remains Coney Island’s signature attraction today.

The 1920s through ’50s was Coney’s heyday. Louis Armstrong and Frank Sinatra played Moonlite Gardens. The Land of Oz kiddieland gave youngsters their own playground. The Clipper was reworked as the Shooting Star, the popular antecedent to Kings Island’s Beast.

Coney survived the 1937 fl ood and the polio pandemic in the 1950s that nearly shut down Sunlite Pool. But the real tragedy was when the Island Queen burned at a Pittsburgh wharf Sept. 9, 1947. A welder’s torch caught the oil afl ame and the explosion killed 19 and wounded 18.

June 12, 1962: Coney Island. THE ENQUIRER/RAN COCHRAN

The Ferris wheel and rocket ride behind a concession stand at Coney Island, Cincinnati. PROVIDED/ ED BABST PHOTOGRAPHY

June 13, 1962: Kids by the carload queue up at Coney for a popcorn break at Coney Island. THE ENQUIRER/RAN COCHRAN

The Island Queen (fi rst version) passes under the Roebling Suspension Bridge, carrying Coney Island passengers. DETROIT PUBLISHING COMPANY/THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

The Island Queen burns on the Cincinnati riverfront. This photo is from Nov. 4, 1922. LAWRENCE J. NEUMANN

“If there ever was a day that marked the end of an era in Cincinnati ... it was the day the Island Queen died,” The Enquirer’s Owen Findsen wrote 50 years later. “… The boat was what made Cincinnati summers special.”

The end of summer Walt Disney visited Coney Island in

1953 to get ideas for Disneyland. He was impressed by the park’s cleanliness and landscaping, as well as the model of the late Island Queen.

But not all was bright at Coney.

Flooding meant more money spent on cleaning and restoring the property every year.

The real stain on Coney Island was excluding Black patrons. It wasn’t the

only place in Cincinnati that was slow to integrate, but the fi ght to desegregate Coney was the most public.

In 1952, civil rights activities Marian Spencer, Virginia Coff ey and others boycotted Coney Island and laid down in front the gates to pressure owners to change its policy. When Coney’s license was up for renewal, City Councilman Theodore Berry objected to the city safety director, and Coney president Edward Schott fi nally relented. African Americans were allowed into Coney Island for the fi rst time in 1955, but it took another six years to integrate Sunlite Pool.

In the late 1960s, Taft Broadcasting was looking for an amusement park to promote their Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters, and Coney was looking to move from their fl ood-prone location.

Taft purchased Coney for $6.5 million in stock and announced it would close the park and build the $20 million Kings Island.

Grand Carousel, Skyride, Log Flume and other rides were moved to the new park, but Kings Island offi cials elected to build the new dual-track Racer, so the Shooting Star was torn down.

Three years after closing, Taft reopened old Coney as a park with tennis courts and paddle boats. Moonlite Gardens and Sunlite Pool also remained. Riverbend Music Center opened there in 1984. Ronald F. Walker bought the park in 1991 and returned the carnival rides.

Then, in 2019, operators sold off all the rides to focus on Sunlite Pool and a water park.

Another stage in Coney Island’s history ended as another begins.

Sources: Enquirer archives, “Cincinnati’s Coney Island” by Charles J. Jacques Jr.

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It’s time for local spring beer recommendations Matt Koesters Special to Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

It’s Cincinnati, and we just recently had a Reds Opening (snow) Day. Just four days later, I’m sitting on my back porch writing this while I enjoy a clear day with a high in the low 70s.

I’m sure you’ve heard most of the jokes about spring in the ‘Nati. If you don’t like the weather, just wait a minute. It’ll change. We recycle these stupid sayings about weather dart boards and such when fall is approaching.

But if I didn’t have a calendar, the bare trees wouldn’t be enough to fool me into thinking it’s fall. All I would need to do is walk into a bottle shop to see what’s in stock – those leftover bock beers tell me it’s spring.

What makes for a good spring beer?

They’re typically easy-drinking, relatively low in alcohol and often are lighter in color than beers that enjoy popularity during the year’s waning months. A spring beer should be just as enjoyable during an 80-degree day or around a campfi re with temperatures below 50 degrees.

As we are headed for a much more socially active (and yet responsible!) time of year, here are some recommendations for what to keep your cooler stocked with.

Baseball beers I sometimes joke that every season is stout season, but I’ve been edging away from them in favor of beers that taste like … beer? That makes sense, right?

There are three local craft beers I think about right away when I think of baseball: Rhinegeist Hustle IPA, MadTree Rounding Third Red IPA and Sonder

MadTree’s Legendary Lager.

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Katie Rigney from Rhinegeist pours a glass of Hustle. JOE SIMON FOR THE ENQUIRER

Rally Cap Lager. I like all three, although I’m partial to Rounding Third if forced to choose just one.

But if you fi nd yourself down at Great American Ball Park this year, be sure to try off erings from some of Cincinnati’s smaller breweries. Karrikin Spirits Pils is a newcomer to the stadium, and it’s worth giving a shot. Karrikin may specialize in the hard stuff , but they know how to brew good beer.

Porch sippers I haven’t given them much love lately, but I’ve got two more from MadTree

worth keeping stocked. The fi rst, Shade, is arguably the most crushable beer mentioned. The blackberry tart ale with sea salt is sessionable at 4.6% ABV, and while simple, it’s delicious.

MadTree’s new Legendary Lager, which I discussed in a previous column, is worth another mention here. While sipping on one last night, I started mentally comparing it to other big-named lagers like the ones made in St. Louis and Milwaukee. I think it’s better than all of the big brands. And at 4.2%, Legendary Lager isn’t likely to give you a legendary hangover unless you decide to drink like the legendary Eighth Won-

der of the World, Andre the Giant.

These days, if it’s got fruit in it, it’s probably a sour. Not so with Fretboard Reba, the Blue Ash brewery’s strawberry blonde ale. Again, it’s a nice combination of simple and tasty.

Lawnmower beers After a hard day’s work under the sun, there’s nothing like a crispy one to quench your thirst. And it doesn’t hurt to throw in a little bit of citrusy lime goodness. Electrolytes for the win!

Sticking with Fretboard, Peso in my Hand Mexican Lager with Lime is an upgrade over the stuff in the clear glass bottles, and the hard work of stuffi ng the lime in there is already done for you.

The same is true with Cerveza 1862 from Bircus, the circus-themed Ludlow, Kentucky, brewery. Side note: I am dying to check that place out.

Events: Things to do this week in Cincinnati Monday, April 12 FILM: Great Bear Rainforest: Land of the Spirit Bear, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, Cincinnati Museum Center's Omnimax Theater, 1301 Western Ave., Queensgate. See the largest temperate coastal rainforest in the world and its stunning diversity of wildlife, including the fabled all-white bear. Family-friendly, 40-minute fi lm. $9, $8 seniors, $7 ages 3-12. cincymuseum.org.

MUSIC: Jazz at the Memo: Shades of Blue, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. Featuring The Duo Tachoir. $8.

513-977-8838; memorialhallotr.com.

Tuesday, April 13 COMEDY: Jeff Allen, 7:30 p.m., Funny Bone Comedy Club, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township. Ages 21-up. $72 2-person table, $144 4-person table. liberty.funnybone.com.

MUSEUMS REOPENING: Skirball Museum Reopens, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning April 13, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 3101 Clifton Ave., Clifton. Masks and social distancing required. Reservations: 513487-3231; awheeler@huc.edu.

VIRTUAL: Poetry in the Garden, 7 p.m. via Zoom. Local poets read their work. Featuring Joanne Greenway, Michael Olson and Roberta Schultz. Registration required. cincinnatilibrary.org.

Wednesday, April 14 ART OPENING/VIRTUAL: Duncanson Artist-in-Residence Welcome & Artist Talk, 6:30-7:30 p.m. via Taft Museum of Art. Meet fashion designer Asha Ama Bias-Daniels during this virtual opening event and artist talk.

EDUCATION/VIRTUAL: Black Maternity Matters: Kitchen Table Talk, 6 p.m. streaming via Cincinnati Public Library. Series of interactive events especially for Black mothers who are expecting or have a baby.

Contact: Alli Jacobs 513-369-6053 or register for Zoom link on cincinnatilibrary.bibliocommons.com.

MUSIC: Wine Wednesday, 6-8 p.m., Fountain Square, 520 Vine St., Downtown.

Live music with Kyla Mainous. Free. myfountainsquare.com.

St. Ursula Academy graduate and ‘Project Runway’ alum Asha Ama Bias-Daniels is the Taft Museum of Art’s 2021 Duncanson artist-in-residence. TAFT MUSEUM OF ART FACEBOOK PAGE

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Thursday, April 15 FILM: Cult Movie Classics, 6-8 p.m., Fountain Square, 420 Vine St., Downtown.

This week: Labyrinth. Free. myfountainsquare.com.

Friday, April 16 ART OPENING: Drawn 2021, 6-9 p.m., Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, 2727 Woodburn Ave., Walnut Hills. Featuring four different exhibitions: Drawn, Metal, Cardboard and Neil Callander. Runs April 16-May 14. 513-8613638; manifestgallery.org.

BARS: Wizard Fest, 8-11 p.m., Thompson House, 24 3rd St., Newport. Wizard-

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themed trivia and dance party. Live sorting hat, cosplay costume contests, quidditch

games, live DJ and more. $18-$52. eventbrite.com.

COMEDY: Taylor Tomlinson, 7 and 9:15 p.m. Friday, 6 and 8:15 p.m. Saturday, 6 p.m.

Sunday, Funny Bone Comedy Club, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township. Stand-up comedian has appeared on The Tonight Show, Conan and Comedy Central. Ages 21-up. $64 2-person table, $128 4-person table. liberty.funnybone.com.

FAMILY: Family Sunset Safari: Goodnight Zoo, 6-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., Avondale. As day ends, some zoo animals are getting ready for bed and others

are just waking up. Visit to say "goodnight" to the daytime animals and greet those waking up. $40, $35 zoo members. Reservations: cincinnatizoo.org.

FILM: The Oscar-Nominated Shorts, 7 p.m. Friday, 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Garfi eld Theatre, 719 Race St., Downtown.

See the Shorts in 3 separate programs: Documentary, Live Action and Animation.

Runs 4 weekends in April. $36 combo ticket for all 3 programs, $15 single program. 859957-3456; http://bit.ly/CWC_OscarShorts2021 MUSIC: Manor House of Blues, 6-11:30 p.m., Manor House, 7440 S. Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason. Featuring 5 blues acts: Sister Lucille, Jay Jesse Johnson Band, Erin Coburn, Johnny Fink and Willie Phoenix & the Soul Underground. $25, $20 advance. cincyticket.com.

MUSIC: Multimagic, 8-11 p.m., Fretboard Brewing, 5800 Creek Road, Blue Ash. Free. Ages 21-up. fretboardbrewing.com.

MUSIC: Spring Concert Series, 4:45-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Fountain Square, 520 Vine St. Downtown. Weekly concert series

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Events Continued from Page 6AA through May 30. This week: Reds pre-game happy hour with DJ Diamond on Friday; TBA on Saturday. Free. myfountainsquare.com.

Saturday, April 17 CHARITY/HEALTH: Yoga on the Lawn, 1 p.m., Northminster Church, 703 Compton Road, Springfi eld Township. 60-minute, faith-based yoga class fundraiser for Northminster Preschool. $11. eventbrite.com.

DAY TRIP: Open Aircraft Days, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Patterson AFB, Fairborn, Ohio. For one 4-hour window each month, visitors have the opportunity for an upclose look inside different military aircraft.

Free.

937-255-3286; nationalmuseum.af.mil/upcoming/events.

EARTH DAY: Earth Day OTR, noon-5

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p.m., Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Overthe-Rhine.

FASHION SHOW: AfroSwag Spring Show, 3-5 p.m., Sweet Sistah Splash, 1218 Sycamore St., Over-the-Rhine. The Ghana Edition features the hottest fashions from the Motherland. $10. eventbrite.com.

FESTIVALS: Cincy Seltzer Fest, Fowling Warehouse, 2940 Highland Ave., Oakley.

Local and national seltzers with over 50 different flavors to sample. Choose from 3 different sessions. citybeat.com.

SHOPPING: Spring Market, noon-5 p.m., Big Ash Brewing, 5230 Beechmont Ave., Anderson Township. Shop handcrafted goods from local artisans, plus plants, gluten-free baked goods and more.

THEATRE: The Wonderful Music of Oz, 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, BehringerCrawford Museum. Devou Park, 1600 Montague Road, Covington. Outdoor performance series. $25, $15 students and children. thecarnegie.com.

Promotion runs from March 3 – May 4, 2021.

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Editor’s Note: This is a two-part column from Gloria chronicling and celebrating the adoption of Jesse, age 3, and Hosanna, 4.

Have you ever felt too full for words?

That’s just how I feel, yet I want to invite you to join us on that most memorable and precious day when we adopted our beloved foster children. The driver arrived at 8:15 a.m. and Austin helped tote the fi ve car seats to the van. After the children were strapped in, we were on our way, and forty-fi ve minutes later we were in front of the large courthouse in Olney, Illinois. I looked at Daniel, then at the huge building. “Is this for real?” I wondered. As we parked, I spied one of my brothers, who had just arrived. Tears dimmed my eyes. Yes, this was real.

Family and several close friends were gathering, just to show their love and support. We stepped inside and met more family. There were more hugs.

More tears. I was especially touched as my younger sister gave me a giant hug.

She was the one who, years before, helped ignite the spark in my heart of reaching out to troubled children.

Soon the double doors to the courtroom opened. We were ushered inside, where we took seats, once more surrounded by dear ones.

The judge briefl y reviewed what the court hearing was about, then asked Daniel to step up. I smiled behind my mask as I watched him take a seat up front, facing the rest of us. The attorney asked a series of questions. In Dutch, I whispered to Hosanna what they were doing and saying. “Daddy is saying that he loves you as much as the other children and that he will always take good care of you and wants you for his daugh-

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ter.” After several minutes it was my turn. Though speaking in front of a group of people is not the norm for me, I was honored to step up and testify my love for our children and desire to care for them no matter what. Soon I was back in my seat. Once more, the judge spoke, “...it is the best interest of the children, to be adopted to the Yoders.”

Everyone clapped. “They are clapping because you are adopted now!” I explained to the children. It seemed too good to be true. Legally, we are a forever family!

We made our way outside, stepping into the beautiful spring air. Soon we were on our way home, accompanied by Daniel’s sister Mary from Ohio, who shared those fi rst moments with us as forever family. To the children, there is no one like Aunt Mary. Hosanna and Jesse sat on either side of her in the van, beaming the biggest smiles, clutching their congratulations balloons.

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tucked the children in bed for naps, before the eventful evening ahead.

That afternoon, before the party guests began arriving, I spent time with Hosanna. As we jumped on the trampoline (a favorite of hers), I explained more about what adoption means and that she is my forever girl. She beamed with delight, soaking all the love that her little heart could hold. On the other hand, Jesse doesn’t grasp so much of it, though he is wholly impressed to be adopted. Sweet little Elijah tries to keep up with Jesse, no matter what. “I’m going to be adopted, too,” he had declared several days before. Taking him aside, I explained how they had other parents who weren’t able to care for them and that now he’ll always be their brother. It seemed to make sense to him; now since the adoption, he’s been claiming that

he’s also adopted. At any rate, we want each of our children to feel how special they are to us, no matter where they were born.

That evening we had more family and friends gathering to rejoice with us.

They all helped make our day special in their unique ways. One token of love that will never be forgotten was the adoption cake that was given to us. The Lehman family, who has also experienced the beauty of adoption, gave us a big homemade cake, stunningly decorated in puzzle theme, matching the party’s theme. On it were the words, “Our puzzle pieces have come together.”

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woody plant. Here, they shed their exoskeleton. Then the wings will fi ll with fl uid and the bodies will harden. Now they are ready to fl y and sing. Their sole purpose on earth is to fi nd a mate and reproduce to begin the next 17-year cycle.

This is where our plants come into play. At the end of the mating process, the female cicadas will lay eggs into tree limbs. This happens at the end of the branches where the wood is soft and thin.

During this process, these thin branches are frequently broken. The branches may also die back to the tip and the leaves will turn brown. This is referred to as fl agging.

The potential for this damage is what is concerning to people who value their trees and landscapes. In reality, this damage is actually benefi cial to the trees.

Branches that are damaged or die were the weak ones, so the fl agging serves as a light pruning of the tree. The wind cleans the brown leaves and broken branches off the trees, which is the equivalent of a light pruning. Pruning stimulates growth, so where the fl agging takes place, the foliage of the trees will become thicker.

The highest concentrations of cicadas will be where the older, established trees are located. Nobody needs to worry about large trees; they have been through this cycle many times. Concerns about smaller, newly planted trees, however, are war-

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The emergence will last 6 to 8 weeks. If you choose to cover your trees, you should do so during the last week of April or the fi rst week of May. The trees should stay covered until mid-June.

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Summerfair Cincinnati, one of the oldest continuous art fairs in the country, will be back at Coney Island for its 54th year June 4-6.

Tickets are $10 (cash only at the gate), with children 12 and under admitted free. Advance one-day or multiday tickets are $15 and available online at summerfair.org.

Hours: Noon-7 p.m. Friday, June 4; 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Saturday, June 5; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, June 6.

About Amy Panfalone, artist of the 2021 Summerfair Cincinnati poster Amy Panfalone is a middle school art teacher for the Lakota Local School District. She has been teaching for nearly 20 years and also has experience in advertising design. Panfalone enjoys many art mediums including color pencil illustration, painting, photography and digital art. Some of her favorite commissioned art pieces are pet portraits.

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Sunday, April 11 “The Nevers” debut 9 p.m., HBO. Two opposite genres collide here, when elegant Victorian society meets fi erce fantasy horror. A cosmic event has left many people (women, mostly) as “the touched.” An orphanage patron (Olivia Williams) shelters them, a brothel owner (James Norton) pursues them and a cop (Ben Chaplin) is unsure. That 9 p.m. hour is a changeover time for cable: Showtime’s “Shameless” has its fi nale, after 11 seasons; AMC’s “Fear the Walking Dead” returns, with Morgan taking bold steps to free people.

Monday, April 12 “All American” return 8 p.m., CW. After resting for a month, the show returns with the coach (Taye Diggs) facing problems: His daughter, Olivia, and his star player, Spencer, are mad at each other; also, he needs a kicker, holds try-outs … and is surprised by the result. Meanwhile, there are tough choices for Asher (about football) and Coop (about school). That’s followed at 9 by “Black Lightning,” which was also gone for a month.

After a nasty stretch as a cybernetic assassin, Khalil is trying to do good … even if people distrust him.

Tuesday, April 13 “Prodigal Son” return 9 p.m., Fox. An abundance of British Isles talent fi lls this hour. Oscar-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones and Emmy-nominee Michael Sheen are from Wales; she plays the new doctor in the prison where Martin (Sheen), a doctor and a serial killer, is held. Now Alan Cumming (an Emmy-nominee from Scotland) arrives, suspecting (correctly) that Martin’s family was involved with a murder. The clever hour is dominated by Cumming’s over-the-top style, but there’s a great Sheen/Zeta-Jones scene at the end.

Wednesday, April 14 “United States of Al” 9 and 9:30 p.m., CBS. If you haven’t seen this amiable show, this is the perfect way to start. Before the third episode arrives (8:30 p.m. Thursday), the fi rst two rerun. Riley is an ex-Marine, back home in Ohio; he spent three years getting Awalmir (dubbed Al), his friend and translator in Afghanistan, to the U.S. Now he arrives, with much to learn – or to change – about Americans. In the second episode, he tries to reunite Riley and his ex-wife. The episodes tend to be warm, likable and moderately funny.

the Native American sites throughout Ohio, including Fort Ancient Earthworks, Serpent Mound and Mound City in Chillicothe. The poster design is infl uenced by the vibrant colors, motifs and patterns of Native American artistry. Tucked into the design, you will fi nd many arts implements as well as a last-minute addition – a little critter that will be undoubtedly perusing the wonderful booths alongside the patrons this year at Summerfair.”

About Summerfair 2021 Established in 1968, Summerfair is a combination of more than 300 fi ne artists and craftspeople from across the country exhibiting and selling works ranging from ceramics and sculptures to painting and photography.

More than 20,000 visitors annually enjoy the arts along with four stages of local and regional entertainers and a variety of gourmet food.

The juried art exhibits are showcased in 12 categories, including photography, painting, drawing/printmaking, wood, medal, sculpture, glass, ceramics, fi bers, leather, jewelry and 2D/3D mixed media.

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“The Moodys” 9:30, Fox. Here’s the opposite of the gentle “Al” humor. A family grumbles and groans, sometimes in very funny ways.

Sean (Denis Leary) is already tired of having all three grown children home; now he faces the cruelest blow – demotion on a hockey team that his brother coaches. One ongoing storyline (Sean Jr. in a business scheme) is lame, but others involving his siblings are great. That includes the aftermath of a kiss (Dan and his mom’s life coach) and of a near-kiss (Bridget and her cousin Marco).

Saturday, April 17 “Andre the Giant” documentary (2018) 9 p.m. and 1:03 a.m., A&E. Andre Roussimoff was a farm hand and factory worker in rural France. Then he went to Paris, where a promoter noted his size – allegedly 7-foot-4, 520 pounds. He wrestled around the world and the WWF dubbed him Andre the Giant. In 1987, he lost to Hulk Hogan before 93,173 fans … plus millions via theaters and pay-perview. He died at 46 in 1993, but keeps being recalled fondly – in the “Young Rock” TV series and in a book about his “Princess Bride” movie.

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Fishing is one of many outdoor activities Eagle Creek Park visitors can enjoy. VISIT INDY

Lace up your best walking shoes or hiking boots, oil up that bike that has been sitting in the garage, pump up the tires and take in spring outdoors in Indianapolis.h This state capital is well known for the popular Indy 500 motor race. However, the central Indiana city is also known for its large number of green spaces and waterways, off ering visitors charm and beauty. h Bring your bike or rent one and take in the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. It takes riders through picturesque downtown Indy. With plenty to do along the multiple trails that make up this route, take your time and explore the areas that pique your interests. Walk or bike all or part of the eight-mile trail. There are 29 stations throughout the city for bike sharing.

If you’re looking for a peaceful adventure, take a paddle boat ride on the three-mile loop of the Central Canal. Pedal throughout the city, past the zoo, the Indiana State Museum and White River State Park. If you do not want to rent a boat, take a kayak, rent a bike or just walk along the canal paths.

There are many reasons to visit Fort Harrison State Park – birding, walking, jogging, picnicking and more.

Spring is the perfect season to be out and about. A walk takes visitors through the woodland fi lled with wildfl owers. In summer, enjoy a canoe trip on Fall Creek. In autumn, the trees burst into their brightest of colors.

The park has beautiful landscapes, an interesting history and was once named Fort Benjamin Harrison.

It has a former Citizens’ Military Training camp, Civilian Conservation Corps camp and a World War II prisoner of war camp. Take time to visit the park’s museum.

Fort Ben, as it is often referred to, off ers visitors 1,700 acres of the great outdoors. Take Fido to the dog park, visit the nature center, hike (including on a paved multi-use trail), bike, fi sh or ride horseback. Enjoy a meal, spend the night or take in a round of golf at the Fort Harrison State Park Inn.

Eagle Creek Park Indianapolis has one of the largest city parks in the U.S., Eagle Creek. With 3,900 acres of forest and 1,400 acres of water, the park has a host of activities for visitors, including boating, hiking and fi shing.

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Native Americans hunted and fi shed along the creek before the land was settled. A dam and reservoir were constructed, and the valley fi lled with water.

Eagle Creek Park’s nature centers off er hands-on experiences for all ages. The Earth Discovery Center has the answers to your nature and wildlife questions.

It is a place to greet reptiles, amphibians and more.

The Ornithology Center has maps and information on birds recently sighted in the area. The center overlooks the bird sanctuary where visitors will fi nd geese, cormorants, gulls, herons and more. Bring your binocu-

lars and spend some time at the viewing platform.

The area is home to a variety of species throughout the seasons. The best time to bird from late April through mid-May is at sunrise. For more details on birding in the area visit indianabirdingtrail.com.

Eagle Creek also off ers a dog park, an area for swimming, a Go Ape Zipline & Adventure Park and the Indy Rowing Center. For more information on events, programs and more visit indyparks.org.

For places to stay and eat while in this capital city go to visitindy.com.

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WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has shot down a California regulation limiting religious worship at home, the latest in a series of rulings in which the justices have found that coronavirus pandemic regulations violate the First Amendment’s protections of religion.

The 5-4 unsigned opinion, published just before midnight on Friday, highlighted the deep divisions over the issue, with Chief Justice John Roberts siding with three liberals who dissented. The court noted that it had overturned the California-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in similar cases four previous times.

California had announced signifi cant changes loosening restrictions on gatherings that go into eff ect Thursday. The changes came after infection rates have gone down in the state. But the court stressed in its opinion that such changes while a dispute is on appeal do not necessarily make the case moot.

In an eff ort to stop the spread of COVID-19, California prohibited at-home gatherings in counties hit hard by the pandemic and limited those gatherings elsewhere to no more than three households. The restrictions were challenged by two Christian pastors who wanted to hold Bible studies, prayer meetings and other services in their home.

The court said California allows people from more than three households to gather in hair salons, retail stores, movie theaters and restaurants. Given that, the justices said, the state would need to show that it is more dangerous

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for people to gather in homes for religious services than in those other places.

“Where the government permits other activities to proceed with precautions, it must show that the religious exercise at issue is more dangerous than those activities even when the same precautions are applied,” the court wrote. “Otherwise, precautions that suffi ce for other activities suffi ce for religious exercise too.”

In a dissent, Justice Elena Kagan asserted that the majority was hurting state offi cials’ ability to address a public health emergency. Justices Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor joined in her dissent.

“California limits religious gatherings in homes to three households. If the state also limits all secular gatherings in homes to three households, it has complied with the First Amendment,” she wrote.

The court has dealt with a string of cases in which religious groups have challenged coronavirus restrictions aff ecting worship services. Early in the pandemic, the court sided with state offi cials over the objection of religious groups, but that changed following the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in September and her replacement by conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

The court, where conservatives now have a 6-3 majority, began fi nding for churches and other religious entities in the cases after initially siding with states. In this case, the majority was composed of Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Barrett.

Roberts would have denied the pastors’ appeals, but he did not explain his reasoning and did not join Kagan’s dissent.

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Women report more vaccine troubles Adrianna Rodriguez USA TODAY

Reports of COVID-19 vaccine side effects support what many have anecdotally observed: women shoulder the bigger burden.

Of nearly 7,000 reports processed through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System from Dec. 14 to Jan. 13, more than 79% came from women. The most frequently reported side eff ects were headache, fatigue and dizziness.

Women also are more likely than men to experience some of the vaccine’s more unusual side eff ects, such as an itchy red rash that appears at the injection site commonly known as COVID arm or Moderna arm, as about 95% of the reactions occur with the Moderna vaccine. Overall, women account for 77% of the Moderna vaccine’s reported side eff ects.

These side eff ects – even if unusual – are a good sign the vaccine is working to arm the body’s immune system against the coronavirus. But why are women more likely to experience them than men?

Health experts said it might be from biological diff erences, inconsistent reporting by men and gender bias in clinical trials.

Women exhibit a greater immune re-

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sponse to vaccines than men, experts said, which might partially explain why more of them have reported side eff ects to the COVID-19 vaccine.

“From a biological perspective, women and girls produce sometimes twice as many infection fi ghting antibodies from vaccines,” said Rosemary Morgan, a research scientist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Although there’s no data comparing men and women’s immune response to the COVID-19 vaccine, researchers from a 2019 study found women developed greater cytokine and antibody responses compared to men after getting the fl u vaccine.

This could be from women having a higher frequency of CD4+ T cells, also called “T helper cells,” which activate other cells from the immune system that make antibodies to fi ght the virus, said Dr. Daniel Saban, an immunologist scientist at Duke University School of Medicine.

Hormones also could dictate the diff erent immune responses between men and women, Saban said, as some immune cells have estrogen receptors on them.

Women produce more estrogen than men, which might impact how the immune cells work.

Also, men might be reporting side eff ects less frequently, health experts said.

Clinical research has historically neglected sex diff erences, Morgan said, which has aff ected how women respond to approved vaccines and medications.

Women were mostly excluded from clinical trials until the 1993 National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act was passed to ensure the inclusion of minorities in clinical research.

Health and patient safety coverage at USA TODAY is made possible in part by a grant from the Masimo Foundation for Ethics, Innovation and Competition in Healthcare. The Masimo Foundation does not provide editorial input.

JERUSALEM – A video circulating online showed Israeli police punching a member of parliament and wrestling him to the ground at a protest against planned evictions in east Jerusalem on Friday.

The video showed a scuffl e between Israeli police and Ofer Cassif, the only Jewish member of the Joint List, an alliance of Arab parties in Israel’s Knesset. The police can be seen punching him and trying to put him in a headlock before dragging him to the ground.

One of the offi cers can be seen briefl y kneeling on his chest.

Cassif was left with a swollen eye, his shirt torn. Ahmad Tibi, a fellow lawmaker from the Joint List, was among those sharing the video of the scuffl e on Twitter, calling it a “brutal assault” and a violation of parliamentary immunity.

Israeli police said in a statement that Cassif attacked the policemen, who used “reasonable force” in response and released him as soon as they identifi ed him as a member of parliament. It said Jerusalem’s police chief, Doron Turgeman, has ordered an investigation into the incident.

Cassif was taking part in a weekly protest in the mostly Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, where rights groups said dozens of people are at risk of being evicted after a long court fi ght with Jewish settler groups.

Jewish and Palestinian activists have been holding small weekly protests against the threatened evictions.

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PANAMA CITY, Fla. – A cluster of severe storms swept across several Southern states early Saturday, leaving at least one dead in Louisiana, bringing down trees and power lines in Mississippi, dropping large hail on a coastal Alabama city and wrecking buildings in the Florida Panhandle.

St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard confi rmed a fatality related to an early morning tornado in Palmetto, Louisiana. Bellard told KLFY-TV that Jose Antonio Higareda, 27, was killed when the tornado struck his home. In addition, he said, seven people were hospitalized.

In Mississippi, a possible tornado ripped down power lines and trees in Rankin County, but no injuries were reported.

In Panama City Beach, Florida, a home and convenience store were leveled by a possible tornado, city offi cials said on Facebook. A resident’s photo posted by The Panama City News Herald showed the store’s roof and walls ripped away, but its counters and shelves seem untouched.

Bellard said search and rescue crews were out in Louisiana in the wake of the storm.

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ADL: Fox should fi re Carlson for white-supremacist rhetoric

Mayor pardoned by Trump wins another term in Illinois town

Iran says nuke program testing newest advanced centrifuge

Indonesia quake kills 8 in Java, jolts Bali; no tsunami risk

The Anti-Defamation League has called for Fox News to fi re prime-time opinion host Tucker Carlson because he defended a white-supremacist theory that says whites are being “replaced” by people of color. In a letter to Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott on Friday, the head of the ADL, Jonathan Greenblatt, said Carlson’s “rhetoric was not just a dog whistle to racists – it was a bullhorn.”

The group listed Carlson’s uses of antiimmigrant language. Greenblatt said “given his long record of race-baiting, we believe it is time for Carlson to go.”

METTAWA, Ill. – Voters in a small Illinois town reelected a mayor who ran a write-in campaign after President Donald Trump pardoned him in a gambling investigation. Casey Urlacher, the brother of former Chicago Bears star Brian Urlacher, defeated Jess Ray in Tuesday’s election in Mettawa, 151-105, according to the Lake County clerk’s offi ce. Casey Urlacher was accused of recruiting bettors in exchange for a cut of their losses. He had pleaded not guilty and was pardoned by Trump before the president left offi ce.

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran said Saturday it has begun mechanical tests on its newest advanced nuclear centrifuge, even as the fi ve world powers still in a foundering 2015 nuclear deal with Iran attempt to bring the U.S. back into the agreement. Iran’s IR-9 centrifuge, when operational, would have the ability to separate uranium isotopes more quickly than centrifuges now being used, thereby enriching uranium at a faster pace. The announcement carried on state TV came on Iran’s 15th annual “Nuclear Day.”

MALANG, Indonesia – A strong earthquake killed at least eight people, injured 23 others and damaged more than 300 buildings on Indonesia’s main island of Java and was also felt on the tourist hot spot of Bali, offi cials said Saturday. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.0 quake struck at 2 p.m. local time and centered 28 miles south of Sumberpucung town of Malang District in East Java province, at a depth of 51 miles. Rahmat Triyono of Indonesia’s earthquake and tsunami center said it could not cause a tsunami.

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LONDON – Britain’s Prince Charles off ered a heartfelt tribute to his “dear Papa,” on Saturday as Buckingham Palace off ered the broad outlines of a royal funeral that will be attended by the family and broadcast to the world.

As Queen Elizabeth II and other relatives mourned, Charles off ered a deeply personal video message saying the royal family was “deeply grateful’’ for the outpouring of support they’ve received following the death Friday of his 99-year-old father, Prince Philip.

“My dear Papa was a very special person who I think, above all else, would have been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him,” Charles said, speaking from his southwestern England home of Highgrove. “And from that point of view we are, my family, deeply grateful for all that. It will sustain us in this particular loss and at this particularly sad time.’’

Philip’s royal ceremonial funeral will take place April 17 at Windsor Castle – a slimmed-down service that will be closed to the public amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The palace insisted the royals would strictly adhere to national virus guidelines, measures that in theory would entail mask wearing in an enclosed space and social distancing. The palace declined to comment on specifi cs.

Philip, the queen’s husband of 73 years who was also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, took part in planning his own funeral and its focus on family was in accordance with his wishes.

The duke also took part in designing the modifi ed Land Rover that will carry his coffi n.

Poorest countries suff er from vaccine shortages Deliveries by global eff ort all but blocked Lori Hinnant and Maria Cheng ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON – As many as 60 countries, including some of the world’s poorest, might be stalled at the fi rst shots of their coronavirus vaccinations because nearly all deliveries through the global program intended to help them are blocked until as late as June.

COVAX, the global initiative to provide vaccines to countries lacking the clout to negotiate for scarce supplies on their own, has in the past week shipped more than 25,000 doses to low-income countries only twice on any given day. Deliveries have all but halted since Monday.

During the past two weeks, according to data compiled daily by UNICEF, fewer than 2 million COVAX doses in total were cleared for shipment to 92 countries in the developing world – the same amount injected in Britain alone.

On Friday, the head of the World Health Organization slammed the “shocking imbalance” in global COVID-19 vaccination. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus said that although 1 in 4 people in prosperous countries had received a vaccine, only 1 in 500 in poorer countries had received a dose.

The shortage stems mostly from India’s decision to stop exporting vaccines from its Serum Institute factory, which produces the overwhelming majority of the AstraZeneca doses that COVAX counted on to supply around a third of the global population at a time COVID-19 is spiking worldwide.

The fi rst arrival of COVID-19 vaccines to Kenya is offloaded from a Qatar Airways flight at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, in March. AP FILE

COVAX will ship only vaccines cleared by WHO, and countries are increasingly impatient. Supplies are dwindling in some of the fi rst countries to receive COVAX shipments, and the expected delivery of second doses within the 12-week window recommended is now in doubt. In a statement, the vaccine alliance known as GAVI told The Associated Press that 60 countries are aff ected by the delays.

In vaccination tents set up at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, many of those who arrived for their fi rst jabs were uneasy about when the second would arrive.

“My fear if I don’t get the second dose, my immune system is going to be weak, hence I might die,” said Oscar Odinga, a civil servant.

Internal WHO documents obtained by the AP showed the uncertainty about

deliveries “is causing some countries to lose faith in the COVAX (eff ort).” That is prompting WHO to consider speeding up its endorsement of vaccines from China and Russia, which have not been authorized by any regulators in Europe or North America.

The WHO documents showed the U.N. agency is facing questions from COVAX participants about allotments in addition to “uncertainty about whether all those who were vaccinated in round 1 are guaranteed a second dose.”

The WHO declined to respond specifically to the issues raised in the internal materials but has said countries are “very keen” to get vaccines as soon as possible and insisted it hasn’t heard any complaints about the process.

The WHO said last month it might be possible to greenlight the Chinese vaccines by the end of April.

Spate of gray whale deaths Women fi ghting fi res say colleagues’ support crucial is alarming scientists Olga R. Rodriguez

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SAN FRANCISCO – Four dead gray whales have washed ashore San Francisco Bay Area beaches in the last nine days, with experts saying Friday one was struck by a ship. They were trying to determine how the other three died.

“It’s alarming to respond to four dead gray whales in just over a week because it really puts into perspective the current challenges faced by this species,” said Dr. Pádraig Duignan, Director of Pathology at The Marine Mammal Center.

The carcass of a 41-foot adult female gray whale landed at San Francisco’s Crissy Field on March 31. A second adult female was found April 3 in Moss Beach in San Mateo County. A third was found Wednesday fl oating near the Berkeley Marina, and the following day, one washed up in Marin County’s Muir Beach.

The whales migrate 10,000 miles to winter off Mexico’s waters, where they mate and birth calves near the coast of Baja California. They head back north and stay off the coast of California in spring and summer to feed on anchovies, sardines and krill before continuing on their northerly migration to cool, food-rich Arctic waters.

In 2019, at least 13 dead whales washed ashore in the Bay Area and scientists said they feared it was because the animals were starving and couldn’t complete their annual migration from Mexico to Alaska. Biologists have observed gray whales in poor body condition during their annual migration since 2019, when an “unusual mortality event” was declared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Malnutrition, entanglement in fi shing gear and trauma from ship strikes have been the most common causes of death found by the center’s research team in recent years.

A necropsy of the whale found at Muir Beach revealed signifi cant bruising and hemorrhaging to muscle around the whale’s jaw and neck vertebrae consistent with blunt force trau-

Krystyna Krakowski became a fi refi ghter in Florida at a time when there were few women to work beside or guide her in the service. Twenty years later, she is not only thriving but also recruiting more females into the profession.

Krakowski is one of fi ve women at Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue who made department history last year by working an entire shift with no male colleagues – a feat that went viral on social media. She and her team members said they have been able to succeed because of support from the men they work with and by pushing through every challenge that comes their way.

The women noted they are held to the same standards as the men, physically and otherwise, and that the public should be aware that men and women of the department work together to help people.

“I’ve worked super hard to be strong from Day One,” said fi refi ghter Julie Dudley. “I still remember being in an academy and the instructor looking at me going, ‘If you want to do girly pushups you can,’ and I was like, ‘Excuse me.

No, I’m good. I got this.’ ” The fi refi ghters’ success is notable in a profession so heavily male-dominated, one that has seen numerous lawsuits from women alleging discrimination and sexual harassment in fi re departments across the country.

The day they worked the all-woman shift, they were encouraged and cheered on by the men of the Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue.

“Even our battalion chiefs sent us a message: ‘Good luck, ladies, all eyes are on you today. Show ’em what you got,’ ” Krakowski said. “It was exciting to say that every position was fi lled by a female. ... We played every role. We’re capable. We’ve made it.”

It wasn’t always easy. In the fi re department where she previously worked, Krakowski said, she was the target of hazing. She said fellow fi refi ghters awoke her with an airhorn, held her down and zip-tied her hands and

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ma from a ship strike. But experts noted the whale was in good body condition based on the blubber layer and internal fat levels, the center said.

Experts haven’t determined how the other three whales died or if starvation was behind their deaths.

Nearly 1 in 4 gray whales migrating along the U.S. West Coast has died since the last recorded population assessment in 2015 and 2016, according to NOAA. “This many dead whales in a week is shocking, especially because these animals are the tip of the iceberg,” said Kristen Monsell, legal director of the Center for Biological Diversity’s Oceans program.

Experts estimated the washed-up whales represent just 10% of the total number of the dead, with the rest sinking into the sea unnoticed by humans.

Monsell said California lawmakers need to require fi shing gear that doesn’t use rope, and federal regulators should set mandatory speed limits for ships.

“Ship strikes and fi shing gear entanglements kill many whales that we never see,” she said.

Her organization is suing the federal government to get speed limits in shipping lanes off California, Monsell added.

From left, Julie Dudley, Sandi Ladewski, Monica Marzullo, Krystyna Krakowski and Kelsey Krzywada of Palm Beach Gardens Fire and Rescue pose at their station in Florida.

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legs. When the incident came up on a radio show, Krakowski said she felt compelled to call in because comments from the public were so awful.

“It was heart-wrenching to hear another woman say, ‘She doesn’t belong in a fi rehouse. It must be a girl who needs attention,’ ” Krakowski said. “I’m a hardworking single mom. I’ve been that way almost my entire life; nothing has ever been given.”

Kelsey Krzywada said that at her fi rst fi re school, instructors were unwilling to help when she struggled with the training because of her small size.

At the second school she tried, however, “They were encouraging, regardless of your size, your gender,” Krzywada said. “They loved their career, and they wanted all of us to love it too.”

Kryzwada said her choice of professions also negatively aff ected a relationship. “His girl works with chain saws and fi re, and he feels a little less of a man,” she said of a former partner.

When their all-woman shift went viral, most of the feedback on social media was positive, but there were some detractors.

“We’d have people going, ‘How are you going to carry my 300-pound husband out of a building over your shoulder when it’s on fi re?’ ” Julie Dudley said. “Well, we’re not. And I can tell you that no man in our department is going to do it either.”

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Upcoming wedding plans wearing on bride Dear Carolyn: My signifi cant other and I are recently engaged (woohoo!) and starting our wedding plans. Eloping is an option, but we would love an excuse to bring together everyone we love and haven’t seen for so long once this is all over – spring or summer 2022, fi ngers crossed.

But, I’m a recovering people-pleaser, and all the opinions and requests about our wedding from people who are not us is already wearing on me. My future inlaws in particular have a history of seemingly expecting everyone to fall into what they want, and not really understanding how others might have different, valid, values and desires.

My fi ancé is comfortable standing up

for himself and us and doesn’t really care what his parents want, though he’d be happier if they were happy. But he and I are pretty go-with-the-fl ow so we don’t have a lot of experience drawing those boundaries, and just hearing all their opinions that I take as judgment makes me unhappy and anxious.

Is this just a me problem?

– Wedding Stakeholders Wedding Stakeholders: Decidedly not. Others are responsible for “all of the opinions and requests about our wedding,” which sure look excessive from here.

But as the sole – to borrow your word – “stakeholder” in your own feelings, it’s up to you to fi nd a sustainable way to

deal internally with external pressure.

You can certainly advocate for yourself to infl uence their part, and say you’re overwhelmed with well-meaning suggestions. Honesty is a gift.

But they can also ignore you and keep piling on. That’s why the kindest thing you can do for yourself is work on your ability to retain your own shape under pressure.

The fi rst part is the hard part: accepting that you’re still lovable and worthy even when you do X with full awareness his parents want you to do Y. That you’re still lovable and worthy even when you disappoint people. That you’re still lovable and worthy even when you’re the only one who believes in what you’re

doing. That you’re still lovable and worthy even when it turns out everyone was right all along, and you messed up.

Give yourself grace where before you gave yourself rules to follow, expectations to meet, approval to seek.

That brings us to the second part: preparing answers to pushy people so you don’t lose your nerve in the wording.

“We’re all set, but thank you.” Done.

“Thanks, I’ll keep that in mind,” or, “Interesting,” when a hard “no” just gets them started. “Look at the time! We’ll be in touch.”

Then watch your world not crumble when you stand up for yourself.

Email Carolyn at tellme@ washpost.com.

TV coverage of the death of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.”

The publicly funded BBC often fi nds itself under fi re from all sides for its treatment of major national events.

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Singer Lisa Stansfield is 55. Actor Johnny Messner (“The O.C.”) is 52. Bassist Dylan Keefe Helfer of Marcy Playground is 51. Actor Vicellous Shannon (“The Hurricane”) is 50. Rapper David Banner is 47. Actor Tricia Helfer (“Lucifer”) is 47. Drummer Chris Gaylor of All-American Rejects is 42.

Actor Kelli Garner (“Taking Woodstock”) is 37. Singer Joss Stone is 34.

Actor Kaitlyn Jenkins (“Bunheads”) is 29.

Estate releasing Prince’s politically charged 2010 album

the Forum in Los Angeles. Ledisi made a guest appearance at that show.

After a series of deluxe reissues of three of Prince’s biggest albums of the 1980s, his estate is exciting fans with the long-awaited emergence of the previously unreleased “Welcome 2 America” album from 2010. The 12-tune, politPrince ically charged album, which includes “One Day We’ll All B Free” and a cover of Soul Asylum’s anthem “Stand Up and B Strong,” will be released July 30 via Legacy Recordings.

CBS’s “60 Minutes” will off er a report Sunday on Prince, shortly before the fi fth anniversary of his death.

The deluxe version of “Welcome 2 America” will include a Blu-ray fi lm of a Prince concert from April 28, 2011, which was part of his “21 Nite Stand” at

BBC scolded for excessive Prince Philip coverage The U.K.’s national broadcaster switched instantly into mourning mode when Prince Philip’s death was announced Friday.

The BBC canceled its regular programming and aired special coverage hosted by black-clad news anchors throughout the day. Popular prime-time shows such as the cooking contest “MasterChef ” were supplanted, and the network’s music radio stations played instrumentals and somber tunes.

Some Britons saw the BBC’s actions as a fi tting mark of respect.

But the broadcaster received so many complaints alleging its reporting was excessive that it set up a special website page for viewers to register objections if they felt there was “too much

Model Klum shares video of her cover girl daughter Leni Klum, 16, has followed in her supermodel mother’s fashionable footsteps by landing her fi rst solo magazine cover on Glamour Germany, 20 years after Heidi Klum graced the publication’s inaugural issue in 2001.

“Thank you to everyone who made my fi rst solo cover so special,” Leni wrote on Instagram. “It’s an honor to share this with my mama @heidiklum.”

The cover features Leni striking a pose in a fl oral-print dress complete with whimsical sleeves. Heidi Klum, 47, shared a behind-the-scenes video of herself and Leni playfully interacting during the photoshoot.

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‘Clear the Capitol,’ Pence pleaded Timeline of Jan. 6 riot shows sluggish reaction Lisa Mascaro, Ben Fox and Lolita C. Baldor ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON – From a secure room in the Capitol on Jan. 6, as rioters overran police and vandalized the building, Vice President Mike Pence tried to assert control. In an urgent phone call to the acting defense secretary, he issued a startling demand.

“Clear the Capitol,” Pence said.

Elsewhere in the building, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were making a similarly dire appeal to military leaders.

“We need help,” Schumer, D-N.Y., said in desperation, more than an hour after the Senate chamber had been breached.

At the Pentagon, offi cials were discussing media reports that the mayhem was not confi ned to Washington and that other state capitals were facing similar violence in what had the makings of a national insurrection.

“We must establish order,” Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , said in a call with Pentagon leaders.

But order would not be restored for hours.

These new details from the deadly riot of Jan. 6 during the congressional certifi cation of Joe Biden’s election victory are contained in a previously undisclosed document prepared by the Pentagon for internal use. It was obtained by the Associated Press and vetted by current and former government offi cials.

The timeline adds another layer of understanding about the state of fear and panic while the insurrection played out, and lays bare the inaction by former President Donald Trump and how that void contributed to a slowed response by the military and law enforcement. It showed that the intelligence missteps, tactical errors and bureaucratic delays were eclipsed by government’s failure to comprehend the scale and intensity of a

Smoke fi lls the walkway outside the Senate Chamber on Jan. 6 as supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by Capitol Police. MANUEL BALCE CENETA/AP

violent uprising by its citizens.

With Trump not engaged, it fell to Pentagon offi cials, a handful of senior White House aides, the leaders of Congress and the vice president, holed up in a secure bunker, to manage the chaos.

At 4:08 p.m. on Jan. 6, as the rioters roamed the Capitol, the vice president was in a protected location, calling Christopher Miller, the acting defense secretary, and demanding answers.

The call lasted a minute. Pence said the Capitol was not secure, and he asked military leaders for a deadline for securing the building, according to the document.

Government leaders had talked about the use of the National Guard just three days earlier. On the afternoon of Jan. 3, Miller and Milley gathered with other Cabinet members to talk about Jan. 6. They also met with Trump. In that meeting, Trump approved the activation of the D.C. National Guard and told the acting defense secretary to take whatever action needed as events unfolded, according to the information obtained by the AP. The Guard’s role was limited to traffi c intersections and checkpoints across the city, based in part on strict restrictions mandated by D.C. offi cials. Miller

Associate’s plea deal may deepen trouble for Gaetz Kristine Phillips USA TODAY

WASHINGTON – The House Ethics Committee announcement on Friday that it was investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz capped a scandal-plagued week for the Florida Republican. The day before, an attorney representing an associate of Gaetz in a fraud and sex traffi cking case hinted that the congressman could face serious legal troubles.

“I’m sure Matt Gaetz is not feeling very comfortable today,” Fritz Scheller said outside a federal courthouse in Orlando, Florida, after Gaetz he and federal prosecutors disclosed that they had agreed to negotiate a plea deal.

Gaetz, a Republican fi rebrand and staunch defender of former President Donald Trump, has been the subject of controversy since The New York Times reported that the Justice Department was investigating whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel across state lines – a violation of federal sex traffi cking laws.

A potential plea deal with Scheller’s client, former Florida tax collector Joel Greenberg, could open Gaetz to greater legal jeopardy if Greenberg were to fully cooperate by telling prosecutors everything he knows about illegal activities the two men may have been involved in, legal experts say.

The Justice Department’s investigation of Gaetz is part of a broader probe of Greenberg. Investigators are examining whether the two men were involved in recruiting women online for sex, the Times reported.

A person familiar with the matter told USA TODAY that former Attorney General William Barr was briefed on the investigation into Gaetz last year.

The source, who is not authorized to comment on a pending investigation, said federal authorities had opened a full investigation at the time.

Greenberg, who is accused of traf-

fi cking minors, faces a potentially lengthy prison sentence, which could be reduced if he were to cooperate with prosecutors.

“You’re either on the bus or you’re off the bus. You can’t cooperate a little bit,” said former federal prosecutor Patrick Cotter, adding that Scheller’s comment to reporters was telling.

“What you can say with confi dence is that if Greenberg reaches an agreement to cooperate, it will almost certainly be very bad for Mr. Gaetz’s legal position,” Cotter said.

Gaetz, who has not been charged with a crime, has denied the allegations. A Justice Department spokeswoman declined to comment. Scheller did not return a call seeking comment.

A majority of federal criminal cases are resolved through plea deals, and defendants facing yearslong punishments have a strong incentive to cooperate with prosecutors.

In Greenburg’s case, it would not be unusual for him to provide prosecutors with evidence implicating Gaetz in exchange for a reduced sentence, said Bruce Udolf, a criminal defense lawyer and former federal and state prosecutor.

Court records show that the parties have until May 15 to reach a plea deal. If the parties are not able to agree on the terms, Greenberg will go to trial in July.

Greenberg, who was indicted last summer, is also charged with stalking a political opponent who is an employee at a Florida school. Court records say he repeatedly harassed the employee by sending anonymous letters to the school claiming the employee had sexual relations with a student. Greenberg also set up a fake Twitter account in the employee’s name portraying the employee as a segregationist and white supremacist, court records say.

“Congressman Gaetz has always been a principled and morally grounded leader. At no time has any one of us experienced or witnessed anything less than the utmost professionalism and respect. No hint of impropriety. No ounce of untruthfulness,” the statement said from Gaetz’s offi ce said.

also authorized Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy to deploy, if needed, the D.C. Guard’s emergency reaction force stationed at Joint Base Andrews.

The Trump administration and the Pentagon were wary of a heavy military presence, in part because of criticism offi cials faced for the seemingly heavyhanded National Guard and law enforcement eff orts to counter civil unrest after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

By the morning of Jan. 6, crowds started gathering at the Ellipse near the White House before Trump’s speech.

According to the Pentagon’s plans, the acting defense secretary would only be notifi ed if the crowd swelled beyond 20,000. Before long it was clear the crowd was far more in control of events than the troops and law enforcement there to maintain order.

Trump, just before noon, told his supporters to march to the Capitol to “peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.”. The crowd size at the rally was at least 10,000. By 1:15 p.m., the procession was on the move.

As the protesters reached the Capitol grounds, some immediately became violent, busting through weak police barriers in front of the building and beating

up Capitol Police offi cers who stood in their way.

At 1:49 p.m., then-Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund called Maj. Gen. William Walker, commanding general of the D.C. National Guard, to request assistance.

Twenty minutes later, about 2:10 p.m., the fi rst rioters were beginning to break through the doors and windows of the Senate.

Sund called Walker again and asked for at least 200 guardsmen, “and to send more if they are available.”

On the Pentagon’s third-fl oor E Ring, senior Army leaders were huddled around the phone for what they described as a “panicked” call from the D.C. Guard. As the gravity of the situation became clear, McCarthy bolted from the meeting, sprinting down the hall to Miller’s offi ce and breaking into a meeting.

Shortly after 3 p.m., the Army secretary provided “verbal approval” of the activation of 1,100 National Guard troops to support the D.C. police, and the development of a plan for the troops’ deployment duties, locations and unit sizes. But they struggled over the next 90 minutes to execute the plan as the Army and Guard called all troops in from their checkpoints, issued them new gear, laid out a new plan for their mission and briefed them on their duties.

At 3:19 p.m., Pelosi and Schumer were calling the Pentagon for help and were told the National Guard had been approved.

At 3:48 p.m., frustrated that the D.C. Guard hadn’t fully developed a plan to link up with police, McCarthy dashed from the Pentagon to D.C. police headquarters to help coordinate with law enforcement.

Trump broke his silence at 4:17 p.m., tweeting to his followers to “go home and go in peace.”

By about 4:30 p.m., the military’s response plan was completed and Walker had approval to send the Guard to the Capitol.

Dressed in full riot gear, the Guard began arriving at the Capitol at 5:20 p.m.

At 8 p.m. the Capitol was declared secure.

NRA trial sheds light on group’s secretive leader Jake Bleiberg

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DALLAS – Wayne LaPierre fl ies exclusively on private jets, he sailed around the Bahamas for “security” and he never sends emails or texts in running the nation’s most politically infl uential gun-rights group.

LaPierre’s testimony last week during the National Rifl e Association’s high-stakes bankruptcy trial off ered a rare window into the work and habits of the notoriously secretive titan of the American fi rearms movement.

Seldom seen in public outside choreographed speeches and TV appearances, LaPierre, 71, was blunt and occasionally combative under lawyers’ questioning. He took the virtual witness stand in a federal case over whether the NRA should be allowed to incorporate in Texas instead of New York, where the state is suing in a separate eff ort to disband the group over alleged fi nancial abuses.

LaPierre’s testimony revealed him to be an embattled executive defending his leadership and punching back against what he characterized as a political attack by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

But he also tried to acknowledge enough mistakes and course corrections to avoid having the NRA’s reins handed to a court-appointed overseer – a move he said would be a death blow to the 150-year-old group that claims 5 million members.

The NRA declared bankruptcy in January, fi ve months after James’ offi ce sued seeking its dissolution over allegations that executives illegally diverted tens of millions of dollars for lavish personal trips, no-show contracts and other questionable expenditures.

The NRA contends that its Chapter 11 fi ling is a legitimate maneuver to facilitate a move to a more gun-friendly state, Texas, and was made necessary by a Democratic politician who has “weaponized” her state’s government.

Lawyers for James’ offi ce say it’s an attempt by NRA leadership to escape accountability for using the group’s cof-

fers as their piggybank.

LaPierre appeared on camera before a court in Dallas on Wednesday and Thursday and was grilled by lawyers for New York and Ackerman McQueen, an Oklahoma City-based advertising agency that says the NRA owes it more than $1 million.

The questioning has focused on LaPierre’s management of the NRA and the legitimacy of his fi ling for bankruptcy without fi rst informing most of the group’s top executives and its board.

On Wednesday, a lawLaPierre yer for New York asked why the state’s investigation had turned up no emails or text messages from LaPierre.

“I’m old fashioned,” he said. “I haven’t sent any emails or texts.”

The allegations of fi nancial abuses and mismanagement have roiled the NRA and threatened LaPierre’s grip on power. Political infi ghting spilled out in public during the NRA’s 2019 annual meeting, where its then-president Oliver North was denied a second term.

Tensions also eventually led to the departure of a man who’d been seen as LaPierre’s likely successor, Chris Cox, who headed the group’s lobbying arm.

It’s not unusual for chief executives of organizations the size of the NRA to travel by private plane or live lifestyles beyond the means of most people. But LaPierre’s alleged misspending of NRA membership dues came even as the group was urging supporters to donate so that it would have enough cash to battle gun control eff orts.

Board members and former NRA leaders who support LaPierre didn’t respond to requests for comment or referred questions to the NRA. Others who are skeptical of LaPierre’s leadership said the trial has only reaffi rmed their concerns.

“I’m looking for the next Wayne,” said Phillip Journey, a board member and Kansas judge who is set to testify during the trial. “This can’t go on forever.”

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NY reforming nursing home care Facility operators must spend more on care after high virus death toll Marina Villeneuve ASSOCIATED PRESS

ALBANY, N.Y. – After a deadly year in New York’s nursing homes, state lawmakers have passed legislation intended to hold facility operators more accountable for neglect and potentially force them to spend more on patient care.

Rules passed in recent days as part of a state budget deal would require forprofi t homes to spend at least 70% of their revenue on direct patient care, including 40% on staff ers who work directly with residents.

Under the deal, set to be signed by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, home operators will also face limits on their profi t margins.

Any profi ts in excess of 5% would have to be sent to the state.

The goal is not only to protect people in nursing homes “but to dissuade bad actors from coming into this business,” Sen. Gustavo Rivera, Senate health committee chair, said. New York’s budget would also send $64 million to nursing home and acute care facilities to increase nurse staffi ng levels.

The nursing home industry has blasted the new revenue requirements, saying operators need fl exibility for things like construction costs.

Stephen Hanse, president and CEO of the New York State Health Facilities Association, which represents nursing homes, said the big problem in the industry isn’t owner greed, but poor reimbursement rates for care. He said it costs $266 on average to provide skilled nursing care per resident each day, but New York pays an average of $211.

The state’s new spending mandate, he said, “harms the highest quality, fully staff ed 4- and 5- star nursing homes by requiring that funds be redirected from other patient care investments and building improvements and be used only for certain staff .”

More long-term care residents have

Theresa Sari, left, and her daughter Leila Ali look at a section of a memorial wall.

Sari's mother, Maria Sachse, was a nursing home resident who died from COVID-19. SETH WENIG/AP

died of COVID-19 in New York than any other state. Nursing homes alone have reported 13,800 deaths.

The Cuomo administration’s decision to withhold information about those deaths from the public, for months, is being investigated by federal prosecutors and is one subject of a legislative impeachment inquiry.

Cuomo and lawmakers are also facing outcry from family members devastated by the state’s high death toll and worries that residents, despite an ongoing vaccination campaign, are still at risk in some understaff ed facilities.

“I had absolutely no idea this was how this nursing home industry was run until I had to deal with it,” said Cecelia Potter, 63, of Cobleskill, whose 74-yearold husband is in a central New York nursing home.

Potter said her husband, a Navy vet-

eran, hasn’t had a shower in weeks, receives little attention from overstretched aides and has declined “dramatically” over the past year.

She said she has seen the owner of her husband’s nursing home driving fancy cars, and wants to know how much money he makes from residents whose care is largely funded by Medicaid.

“We need massive nursing home reform, statewide we do, and it’s probably countrywide,” she said. “Just simply because these people that own these places are allowed to get away with a lot.

They shouldn’t be. This is our most vulnerable population.”

One new law, signed by Cuomo last week, repeals a legal shield that protected nursing homes from some lawsuits during the pandemic.

New York’s law was among the na-

tion’s most protective, and state Attorney General Letitia James called for lawmakers to repeal it in January.

“What immunity provision did is give a green light to facilities to engage in practices and staffi ng patterns known to create unreasonable risk to residents,” Syracuse University School of Law professor Nina Kohn said.

The immunity repeal doesn’t explicitly allow family members to sue for substandard care during the months of the pandemic when the shield was in place – a right advocates for the elderly had pushed for. But lawmakers hope their eff orts could help families who try to sue anyway.

New York’s new rules requiring that 70% of revenue be used for patient care will be lower than in some states. New Jersey requires that at least 90% of revenue be spent on patient care.

But “signifi cant numbers” of nursing homes are spending 50% and 60% of their revenue on care and services for the residents, according to Assembly member Richard Gottfried, a New York City Democrat and Assembly health committee chair.

“Until now there were almost no rules,” Gottfried said. “So if they were siphoning off money, even when you prove that, it didn’t have any consequences. The new system will require enforcement. It will require the health department, or if necessary the state attorney general or comptroller, to audit the data and make sure that money is really being spent where the owner claims it is being spent.”

Meanwhile, some family members and attorneys worry that for-profi t nursing home operators will fi nd ways around the revenue restrictions. About two-thirds of New York’s nursing homes are for-profi t.

John Dalli, a lawyer who focuses on elder abuse and nursing home negligence, said the revenue cap doesn’t, for example, prevent nursing home operators from doing business with related companies who might own the building they rent.

“I am skeptical about whether this ‘cap’ will have any real eff ect on the ultimate profi ts that fl ow through to these operators and their families,” Dalli said.

Positive atmosphere, little progress in nuclear talks David Rising

ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, as viewed by the Perseverance rover’s rear camera, sits on the Mars surface April 4. NASA/JPL-CALTECH

Helicopter set to take maiden fl ight on Mars Rachael Joy

Florida Today USA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA

After a nearly 300-million mile journey to Mars aboard the Perseverance rover, the Ingenuity helicopter is ready to make its historic maiden fl ight.

“Our goal, plain and simple, is to prove that we can fl y on Mars. Once we do that we hope that this is going to blow the doors open for future of Martian exploration,” Ingenuity deputy operations lead Teddy Tzanetos said from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

The rover carrying Ingenuity landed on Mars on Feb. 18 after an eight-month voyage from Kennedy Space Center.

Percy, as the rover is known, has been busy conducting science experiments while Ingenuity has been preparing for its debut.

The 4-pound helicopter recently completed some milestone missions: It successfully deployed from underneath the rover, charged its batteries and survived the frigid Martian night, which can drop to as low as minus-130 degrees Fahrenheit.

The fi rst attempt of a powered controlled fl ight on another planet is set for

Sunday.

Tzanetos said the fi rst fl ight will consist of a simple takeoff , hover around 15 feet off the ground and land.

The team is targeting the following fl ights to last around 90 seconds.

“Unlocking that aerial dimension we think is going to be very exciting for humanity and for scientists within NASA and the larger exploration community.

We really think that this is going to be that breakthrough moment for us to try out new ways to explore Mars,” Tzanetos said.

The team plans to demonstrate the helicopter’s fl ying abilities with several fl ights for up to 31 days. Percy will provide support during fl ight operations, taking images, collecting environmental data and hosting the base station that enables the helicopter to communicate with mission controllers on Earth.

Tzanetos compared Ingenuity to Sojourner, the fi rst rover to land on Mars, which proved the technology was viable and that lead to the rovers that followed.

“We hope Ingenuity will do the same for the future of Martian aerial exploration,” he said.

BERLIN – Nascent talks aimed at bringing the United States back into the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran broke Friday without any immediate signs of progress on the thorny issues dividing Washington and Tehran, but with delegates talking of a constructive atmosphere and resolving to continue the discussions.

Two working groups that have been meeting in Vienna since Tuesday to brainstorm ways to secure the lifting of American sanctions and Iran’s return to compliance with the deal reported their initial progress to a joint commission of diplomats from the world powers that remain in the deal – France, Germany, Britain, China and Russia.

Russian delegate Mikhail Ulyanov tweeted that participants had “noted with satisfaction the initial progress made.”

“The commission will reconvene next week in order to maintain the positive momentum,” he said.

The talks took place without the U.S., which unilaterally left the nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, in 2018, under thenPresident Donald Trump. He embarked on a campaign of “maximum pressure” by restoring previous sanctions and adding new ones on Iran.

But an American delegation headed by the Biden administration’s special envoy for Iran, Rob Malley, also were in the Austrian capital. Representatives from the other world powers have been shuttling between the U.S. and the Iranians to facilitate indirect talks.

A senior State Department offi cial said the overall atmosphere was “businesslike” and encouraging, but cautioned that the U.S. is waiting for Iran to show it is serious about responding to the sanctions relief the Biden administration might off er. The offi cial was not authorized to discuss the negotiations by name and spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity.

The offi cial said that in exchange for Iran’s return to full compliance, the U.S.

“The commission will reconvene next week in order to maintain the positive momentum.”

Mikhail Ulyanov, Russian delegate

is prepared to lift all of the Trump-era sanctions that are “inconsistent” with the deal as well as sanctions that are “inconsistent with the benefi ts” that Iran expected to get from it.

The offi cial said that some non-nuclear sanctions, such as those related to terrorism, human rights and ballistic missiles, would remain in place. If Iran holds to a position that every single sanction imposed on it since the U.S. withdrew from the deal must be lifted, the offi cial said “we’re heading to an impasse.”

However, the offi cial also left open the possibility that some non-nuclear sanctions could be lifted or eased because of the manner in which the Trump administration imposed them, including by using alternate authorities not covered by the deal.

The offi cial said the previous administration had pursued the withdrawal from the deal with the “purposeful and self-avowed intent to make it diffi cult for any future administration” to return to it.

After the U.S. withdrawal, Iran has been openly violating the deal’s restrictions, steadily increasing its stockpile of enriched uranium, increasing the purity it is enriching, and installing and operating new, more effi cient centrifuges, among other things. President Joe Biden has said he wants to bring the U.S. back into the deal but that Iran must reverse its violations.

Iran argues that Washington’s departure from the deal was the fi rst violation and that the U.S. must make the fi rst move and remove sanctions before Iran returns to compliance.

Enrique Mora, the European Union offi cial who chaired the talks, said he would continue to shuttle between the U.S. and Iranian delegations next week.

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Elizabeth “Liz” Stauffer Aumann Elizabeth Stauffer Aumann of Amberley Village, formerly of Mason, Ohio, passed away on March 24, 2021 after a brief illness. Liz was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her beloved husband of 36 years, Robert J. Aumann and her sons Matthew (Carrie Almasi) and Joshua. She is also survived by her siblings, Mary Jane (Frank) Hill, Martha (Dennis) Murray, Ann (David) Binzer, and John (Ann) Stauffer, along with nieces, nephews, and other relatives. A visitation will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2021 from 2-4 p.m. at Heritage Presbyterian Church, 6546 Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason, Ohio. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, masks and social distancing will be required, and efforts will be made to hold as much of the gathering outside as weather permits. A private family service will be held. Shorten and Ryan Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be shared online at www.shortenandryan.com. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to contribute to Liz’s memory may do so to by donating to Heritage Presbyterian Church, Girls on the Run-Greater Cincinnati, 4760 Red Bank Rd., Suite 218, Cincinnati, OH 45227, or a cause of their choice.

Marjorie A. (Mallicoat) Dunn ASHEVILLE, NC - Marjorie A. (Mallicoat) Dunn passed away March 29, 2021. She graduated from Franklin High School, was Homecoming Queen, Salutatorian, in the high school band and chorus.

Marjorie began her professional career in the accounting department at a Springboro insurance agency. The family moved to the Lakota area where Marjorie moved to the accounting department of Thomas E. Wood Ins., Cincinnati’s largest agency. Marjorie earned an M.B.A. from Xavier University in 1990 and eventually became C.F.O and Treasurer of the Cincinnati-based firm. Marjorie was selected to be on the National Insurance Agency Computer Users Group, assisting in the development of the first nationwide computer software for the industry.

The Dunn’s retired to Cashers, N.C. where they lived for 25 years. Ms. Dunn worked tirelessly with many charities including Summit Charter School Board of Trustees, the Foundation Board, the Joy Garden Tour, the Designer Showhouse and the Historical Society.

Marjorie A. Dunn is preceded in death by her husband, Samuel C. Dunn. She will be greatly missed by her three children, Amy, Joni and Brian Dunn, by her seven grand-children and four great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to: Deerfield Employee Appreciation Fund, 1617 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803, CareGivers Hospice https://www.wncbridge.org/give/ make-a-gift/ or Summit Charter School https:// bit.ly/2PjTjNb Services: Sat, April 17, Cornerstone Community Church, 450 S Main, Franklin, OH 45044, Noon and Celebration of Life, Montgomery Inn, 9440 Montgomery Rd. 45242, 4:00 PM

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wife of the late Walter Seton Bunker, died peacefully in the arms of her family on April 9, 2021 at the Seasons in Kenwood. Martha was best known for being the loving mother of ten children. Full of life and laughter, she was a devout Catholic who was inspired by prayer, holy devotion, charity, and love for her family and friends. She was a long time member of St. Gertrude’s, St. Vincent’s, and Christ the King parishes. She will be long remembered for her sharp Irish wit, her ability to endure many tragedies and illnesses through life, and her dedication to the love of her husband Walt and family. She was noted to say it was the lows in life that allow us to experience the highs that our faith and family bring us. She was always ready and happy to join her family in prayer, knowing that we can always trust in God’s care. She married Walt Bunker on November 29, 1947 in Cincinnati when her husband returned from World War II, sharing a double wedding with her sister Pat. Born in 1926, she spent most of her life loving family, friends, and those she could help.

She attended the University of Cincinnati just before starting a family. As an adult she taught illiterate men to read at St. Marks parish, was a Blue Bird leader, volunteered at Mariemont and Good Sam Hospitals, participated in several community performances in Christ the King’s Hits and Misses, taught under privileged children CCD Christian education, drove meals to needy families in Clifton with Meals on Wheels, and became a Eucharistic Minister along with her husband at St. Gertrude’s Church. She was also a terrific bridge player winning many a match and tournament right up to her passing at the Seasons. She did all of this while raising ten children and caring for their daily needs. Martha had a large circle of friends who supported her through life. She loved to laugh and used her Irish wit to keep her family entertained and ‘on their toes’ through life. Family, faith, and friends are what were most important to her. She will be long loved and remembered by her deceased husband Walt, her sons Greg (deceased), David, Seton, Chris, Tim, Jay, and daughters Julie Strahl, Ann Bunker, Mary Ragland, and Marci Matvey. She was a loving sister to Walt and Jack Heekin, Free Fitzgerald, Nancy Bachmeyer, Pat Ryan, and Mio Torbeck. She was a great mother-in-law to Jim Strahl, Stephanie Pearson, Kathie Nutting Bunker, Grace Martinez Bunker, Jennifer Helwig Bunker, and Robin Mally Bunker.

She also is survived by twenty grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Gertrude’s Church in Madeira on Wednesday, April 14 at 1PM followed by a burial service at Calvary Cemetery. A special word of thanks to our Hospice family caregivers and the staff at the Seasons for making her final days peaceful. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society, Right to Life, or Hospice of Cincinnati. Special online condolences may be expressed to www.rohdefuneral.com.

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Virginia E. Eckstein (nee Korte) CINCINNATI - beloved wife for 68 years of the late Melvin. Loving mother of Michele Schaft (late Brian) & Lynn Bourgraf (Jay), 3 Grandchildren Brian Blackburn, Rhonda Loosle & Tina Ahr, 5 Great-Grandchildren Sam, Tanner, Hunter, Maria & Lucas & 2 Great-Great Grandchildren Nolan & Genevieve. Sister of the late Bernard Korte, Anna Mae Rethman and Rosemary Klepak.

Virginia passed away on Thursday April 8, 2021 at age 90. Visitation on Tuesday April 13 at Hodapp Funeral Home 6041 Hamilton Ave., College Hill, 45224 from 9 AM – 10 AM. Followed by Mass of Christian Burial St Margaret Mary Church 1830 W Galbraith Rd. NCH at 10:30. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to Wounded Warriors.

Condolences at hodappfuneralhome.com

Doppler, age 94, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 4th, 2021, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born in Chicago, Illinois to the late Wilbur and Evelyn Kent. Gwen attended UCLA and then the University of Illinois where she graduated in 1949 with a degree in Art. Gwen taught art to elementary students in both Chicago and Cincinnati after graduation from college.

After her first marriage, she was remarried in 1969 to William Doppler of Cincinnati, Ohio. Bill was the love of her life and they spent 43 wonderful years together before Bill’s passing in 2012.

Gwen was passionate about art and was an avid painter all of her life. The Doppler home was filled with Gwen’s vibrant paintings as well as the work of other artists. Gwen also loved gardening and creating colorful silk flower arrangements.

Gwen is survived by sons Kirk (Sue), Drew (Gwen), Blake, stepson Greg (Julie), stepdaughters, Dori (Chip), and Traci (Gahlen). Gwen was grandmother to 12 and great grandmother to 4. Gwen was preceded in death by her husband William, daughter Darcy, and brother Wilbur.

Gwen’s zest for life, quick wit, and her cheerful outlook endeared her to many. She will be greatly missed.

Due to COVID-19, a private family only gathering will be held. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations be made to the Disabled American Veterans at https://www.dav.org/ or the World Wildlife Fund at https://www.worldwildlife.org/.

Clinton Estes

Hilda Froehlich

LEBANON - Clint Estes, age 57. Beloved husband of 35 years to Carolyn Estes. Loving father of Courtney (Nick) Miller. Proud grandfather of Harper. Son of Ruby and the late Hugh Estes.

Dear brother of Pam Bobak. Passed away April 8, 2021. Family and friends will be received Wednesday, April 14 from 5-8 PM in the Tufts Schildmeyer Funeral Home, 129 N. Riverside Ave., Loveland. Donations may be made to Hospice of Butler and Warren Counties. tuftsschildmeyer.com

WEST WO OD Hildagarde Froehlich, beloved sister of the late Alfred Froehlich, the late Helene Holtman Huber and the late Eleanor Froehlich, survived by nieces and nephews, great and great-great nieces and nephews.

Retired from the R. L. Polk Company. Died, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 age 89. Visitation at Rebold, Rosenacker & Sexton Funeral Home, 3700 Glenmore Ave, Cheviot, Tuesday, April 13, 10:00 AM until the prayer service at 11:00 AM. Burial to follow in St Joseph Old Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the charity of your choice. Condolences may be shared online at www.rebold.com

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Richard Hansman Sr. UNION TOWNSHIP

- Richard Harold Hansman Sr., 88, passed April 7, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Mary Louise Hansman (nee Rickard); Loving father of Richard Hansman Jr., Marianne (Wayne) Buckley and Mark (the late Dee) Hansman; Grandfather of Anne (Brian) Bader, Kyle (Brittanee) Buckley, John (Shane) Buckley, Joseph Hansman and Trisha Hansman. Great Grandfather of 6 grandsons. Also survived by in-laws Richard (Charlotte) Rickard and Mary Rickard, many cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. Preceded in death by his wife Mary Louise, daughter-in-law Dee and in-laws Joseph, James (Jean), Edward (Dorothy) Rickard. Mass of Christian Burial, St. Veronica Church, Monday April 12, 11 AM, visitation at the church 10 – 11 AM. Memorials to St. Veronica Church Capital Campaign, 4473 Mt. Carmel – Tobasco Rd., Cinc., OH 45244. Evans Funeral Home serving the family.

William Warren Jolly, Jr. KNOXVILLE - William

(Bill) W. Jolly, age 85, of Knoxville, Tennessee, passed away on April 8, 2021. The Queen City became a second home to Bill when he wed his late wife, Mary Lue (Meyer) of Cincinnati. They were married for 40 years.

Norris Lake was home for much of their time together, where they made countless memories with family. Bill is survived by seven brothers and sisters, in-laws, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Several fell for his clever head scratchscheme. He paid a penny per minute! They fondly remember his bold sense of adventure, playful personality and love for Skyline Chili and Oreo cookies. Memorial gifts may be made to the St. Joseph Columbarium Fund (P.O. Box 387 Norris, Tennessee 37828), The Betty Anne Jolly Norris Community Library (P.O. Box 1110 Norris, Tennessee 37828) or the Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee (318 N. Gay Street, #100 Knoxville, Tennessee 37917). A Mass and Celebration of Life will be held July 15, 2021, 10:00 a.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Norris, Tennessee. Inurnment in the church columbarium will follow the Mass. Arrangements by Cremation Options, Inc. (865)6WE-CARE (693-2273) www.cremationoptionsinc.com.

David J. Einhaus CHEVIOT - Passed away suddenly on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 43 years of age. Visitation at MEYER FUNERAL HOME, 5864 Bridgetown Rd., on MONDAY from 11:00 AM until time of Blessing Service at 2:00 PM. www.bjmeyer.com for full obit.

Ann (Winter) Fox

Mark S. Hogel

VENICE, FL - Ann (Winter) Fox, age 90, resident of Venice, Florida, and Cincinnati Ohio, passed away on March 31, 2021. Beloved daughter of the late Earl and Honora Winter. Loving wife of the late John A. “Jack” Fox. Cherished children, Brigid(Tom) Shields, Kevin, Martha (the late Stu Mitchell), Brian (Donna) Fox, Nonie (Jeff) Morris, John C., and the late Jim Fox. Loving grandmother to Martha, John (Ashley), Patrick(Kate) Morris, Dr. Colleen (Rankin) Clinton, Ryan Shields, Callie, and Will Fox. She was preceded in death by her dear sisters and their spouses, Patty (Joe) Long, Martha Corkery, Ellen (John) Rolfes, and beloved aunt Del Riley. Survived by siblings Beth (the late Hugh) Corkery and Joe (Alison) Winter, as well as numerous beloved nieces and nephews.Ann graduated from Ursuline Academy and EdgecliffCollege in Cincinnati. She was a dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother who will be greatly missed. She will be remembered for her beautiful style, extraordinary talent for all things creative, as well as her flare for entertaining.

She utilized these skills for organizing numerous charity events over the years.

Mass of Christian Burial at All Saints Church, April 17th at 10:30 AM. Memorials may be made to The Ursulines of Brown County 20860 S.R. 251 Fayetteville, OH 45118 www.Ursulinesofbc. org/donate

Beloved husband of 40 years to Kimberely Hogel (nee Yost), loving father of Nathaniel (Amanda) Hogel, Steven Hogel and Shane Hogel, dear grandfather of Falyn, Megan, Connor, Landon and Brady, brother of Robert (Linda) Hogel, Denise (Larry) Massengill and the late Linda Leuthold and Michael Vitagliano, brother-in-law of John Leuthold, beloved son of the late Ruth Annette Hogel, uncle of several nieces and nephews. Passed away suddenly, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Age 60. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 14th at the Vitt, Stermer & Anderson Funeral Home 4619 Delhi Pike from 10:30AM until time of funeral blessing at 1:10PM. The family requests that everyone who is attending please dress casual as that is the way he would want it. Mark was a proud veteran and would appreciate all memorials be directed to K9sforwarriors.org (condolences may be made to the family at www. vittstermeranderson.com)

Linda M. Klopp Amos Junior Hollandsworth COLERAIN TWP. - Hol-

landsworth, Amos Junior, beloved husband of the late Carol (nee Hutson) Hollandsworth. Devoted father of Gregory (Judy) Hollandsworth, Kimberly (Barry) Dransman and the late Shawn Hollandsworth. Loving grandfather of Joshua (Shel) Hollandsworth, Samantha Hollandsworth, David (Whitney) Dransman, Lauren (Nick) Mauntel and Ryan (Heather) Dransman. Great grandfather of Maclyn and Maverick. Dear brother of Arvil (Donna) Hollandsworth, Emily (Bob) Emmons-Powell, late Jeanette Martin, late Dorothy Fitzgerald and late Arnold Hollandsworth. Father-in-law of Karen Hollandsworth and also survived by many nieces and nephews. Passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 8, 2021, age 80. Visitation at Frederick Funeral Home (only allowing 50 people in the building at any given time), 2553 Banning Rd., on Tuesday (April 13) from 9:00 a.m. until time of service at 11:00 a.m. Face masks are required, and social distancing will be practiced. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203. Special condolences may be expressed at www.frederickfh.com

LIBERTY TWP. - Linda passed peacefully in her home surrounded by her family, after a three year battle with ALS. She was the beloved wife of James Klopp for 34 years.

Loving mother of Lori Ann Sullivan, Frank Anthony Valenti. Dear grandmother of Joshua Moore, Emma Moody and Lacey Valenti. Sister of Gloria Kuhlman, Barbara Ballenger and John Jennings. Also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, and relatives and wonderful friends. Predeceased by parents Lucille and John Jennings. We plan to have a Celebration of Linda’s Life in June, one in Cincinnati, and another in St. Louis. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The ALS Association Central and Southwestern Ohio Chapter, or Hospice of Cincinnati.

Mrs. Viola Leach CINCINNATI - Beloved wife of the late David Leach; loving mother of Darnetia (Lawrence) Taylor and Ralph Leach; sister of Alfronia (LaDonia) and Gladys (William) Patmon; grandmother of Brandi (Steven) Williams, Lawrence Taylor II, Charles (Janae) Morgan; great-grandmother of Nikuale and Nasir Williams and Charlie and Cori Morgan. Departed April 4, 2021. Visitation 1 p.m., Thursday, April 15, followed by 2 p.m. funeral, Cedars of Lebanon, Spring Grove. Renfro Funeral Services in charge

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Muriel K. Osher

Lawrence Dale Mullaney (“Dale”) passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 2, 2021, in Cincinnati, Ohio, with Mary Pat, his wife of 65 years, at his side. Known as Dale, Dad, or Granddad, his was a full life, well-lived. A father of six, he both taught and modeled well-roundedness. He was a successful advertising executive at the cutting edge of new computer technologies, pulling himself up from modest economic circumstances in south Saint Louis through innate smarts and determination. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Harris Teachers College in St. Louis, Missouri, where he studied with Mary Pat, his wife-to-be; taught high school; spent several years in the United States Army Central Intelligence Corps; and then completed an MBA at St. Louis University. His life-long career at Procter and Gamble was a source of great pride. He supplemented his career with volunteer work for the United Way and for disadvantaged children at the local high school. He was the first in his immediate family to complete high school.

In addition to his career success, he was also a gifted sculptor, painter, and sketch artist, as well as a singer and lover of music, from classical to folk to (especially) jazz and show tunes. Not only was he a raconteur extraordinaire in the great Irish tradition, with a generous and brilliant sense of humor, he enjoyed listening to the stories of others as much as telling his own. His hearty and frequent laughter, as well as his beautiful Irish tenor singing voice – heard for decades in the St. Mary church choir in Hyde Park – still echo in the ears of those who knew him. He approached life with an intellectual rigor and a keen sense of right and wrong, and the courage to act on it.

Dale was indeed the father of six, but when his brother-in-law died days after the birth of his fourth child, he, his wife Mary Pat, and her sister Kathleen, joined forces for numerous joint vacations and visits over many years, frequently bringing the two families of ten children together as a family unit. He was the consummate family man.

More than merely possessing and sharing all of these gifts and qualities, Dale passed them on to his children, nieces, nephews, and grandchildren through both instruction and example, ensuring that the values he lived continue into the future generations. All who knew him will miss him.

Dale Mullaney is survived by Mary Pat Mullaney, his wife of 65 years, and five of his children: Dan, Kevin, Sean, Kathleen and Matthew. His youngest son, Brendan, passed away in February of this year. He is also survived by three daughters-in-law, Jessica Landman, Beth Mullaney, and Dianna Schweitzer, 11 grandchildren, as well as many nieces and nephews and their children.

CINCINNATI - Muriel Kathleen Osher (Mookie) née Segal, 100, passed away April 8, 2021, daughter of the late Benjamin and Bertha Segal, wife of the late Dr. Daniel Osher, mother of Tom C. Osher of Ecuador, John D. Osher and partner Elizabeth Yeh of Florida, Peter J. Osher and Sylvia Dvoredsky-Osher of Cincinnati and Spain, and the late James B. Osher and Paula Wiggins of Cincinnati. Grandmother of Daniel, Oriana, Zachary, Jordan, Jesse, Paul, David, Julia and Nicholas, also survived by 14 great grandchildren. Her immediate family also included her caregivers, headed by Bonnie Currens, who took great care of her for the past twelve years. Muriel was a prolific writer of short stories, plays and musicals that revealed her unique sense of humor.

As much as her skills and talent in writing were exceptional, she chose to keep them as an avocation and devote her attention to her neurosurgeon husband Dan and her four boys, and make them all the subjects of many of her whimsical stories. Dan and Muriel were great adventurers. They were known for taking their family in a Ford station wagon and Nimrod camper on month-long camping trips through the entire USA, for traveling extensively in a motorhome after retirement, for traveling through Europe before it was fashionable, and for owning a small house in a sleepy fishing town in Spain and another one by the Ohio river to enjoy boating, farming, and entertaining friends. Muriel was a lifetime member of the Unquotes, a playwright and songwriter for NANA productions, and volunteered at Longview, Jewish Hospital, and at OLLI as a teacher of creative writing, where she was one of the original members. She enjoyed playing bridge, and was a great gardener. Muriel loved life and was an inspiration to us all. She even survived 10 days in the hospital with COVID 19 at 100 years of age.

She will be missed. Private graveside services for family and her care-givers only, Sunday, April 11, 12:00 at the United Jewish Cemetery in Clifton, 730 Old Ludlow Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45220. Condolences can be made to Peter J. Osher, 2324 Madison Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45208. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to Congregation Beth Adam, Loveland, OH or a charity of your choice. www.weilkahnfuneralhome.com

Robert R. “Bob” Moore CINCINNATI - When 81-year-old Robert R.“Bob” Moore died from esophageal cancer on March 18th, Cincinnati lost one of its most persistent, effective, and fun-loving social activists and one of its most principled and compassionate political tools, namely Bob’s long memory.

Over-the-Rhine’s Bonnie Neumeier calls him “a history book, always sharing stories about a wide range of struggles for justice.” The U.S. Education Department’s Gregg Corr says Moore “fought against oppression, injustice, and inequality. He supported people’s struggles, didn’t take the easy path, always strived to do the right thing.” And Mary McCoy, with whom Moore co-established PeaceWorks, says, “When I think of him, it is not foremost as a comrade and crusader. I think of him as my friend. I suspect that is true for others, as he had a way about him that made us love him no matter what else was going on. I suspect his warm heart, gentle push, and easy smile changed many lives besides mine.”

Perhaps inspired by his father – the Robert R. Moore who captained the ship delivering Admiral Byrd to Antarctica – Bob hoped to fly C130 rescue planes in Vietnam, didn’t get into flight school, and served as Executive Officer on a Coast Guard cutter instead. Then, while putting his BA from William and Mary to use in the University of Cincinnati’s School of Education (M.Ed and ABD/Ed.D), he proudly joined Vietnam Veterans Against the War. As he became aware dollars spent on the war were making life miserable for the poor at home and that veterans often became homeless, Bob’s activism expanded to embrace those issues.

To earn an ethical living, Moore taught at UC and then at Union Institute, later working for the Urban Appalachian Council, St. Raphael Social Service, and Interfaith Hospitality Network. He served on the boards of the Appalachian Community Development Association, the Association for Community Based Education, the Urban Appalachian Council, the Butler County Human Services Council, and the Society for the Preservation of Aurora. He cofounded the Butler County Self-Sufficiency Coalition, founded the Butler County Homeless Coalition, co-chaired the Cincinnati Central American Task Force, chaired UAC’s Research and Education Committee, and cofounded the political theatre StreetTalk. As for honors, after his death his wife found boxes labeled “Bob’s Awards” in the garage.

Bob is survived by his brother Richard of Amsterdam, The Netherlands; his wife Patty Cody of Hazard, Kentucky; his daughter Leslie Brown and grandchildren Brandon and Hilary Rutter and Faith and Grace Brown, all of whom live on the outskirts of Hocking Hills, Ohio.

No memorial gathering is currently planned. Contributions in his name should be sent to the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition.

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Sarah McIntosh DEER PARK - Age 98, died Tuesday, April 6th 2021, Widow of Joseph McIntosh.

Loving mother of Reid (Judy) McIntosh, Shirley (Ron) Wolpert. Grandmother of Brian, Valerie, Tracy and the late David.

Great grandmother of Aric, Jocelynn, Payton, Chase and Camren and the late Madison.

Sister of Louie Post, Wanda (Robert) Purtee, Wymema (Robert) Hess and the late Reid Post. Sarah retired from retail and was a long time member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church.

Visitation - Wednesday 12 noon, funeral at 1:00 pm at Strawser Funeral Home in Blue Ash. www.strawserfuneralhome.com

Michael Patrick Michael Patrick, passed away April 6, 2021, at the age of 31.

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Sheila Marie (nee Ghai) Revis KENWOOD - Age 63 of Kenwood, Ohio, passed away on Friday, April 2nd, 2021.Devoted Wife of Ronald E Revis Mother of Dr. Brian Lee Revis (Dr. Sarah ), and Michelle Marie Lemmon (Peter).

Grandmother of Jackson A Revis, Victoria G Revis, Josie M Lemmon, Emily A Lemmon. Daughter of the late Madan L Ghai PhD and Dolores M Yackle Ghai. Sister Dr. Pamela A Combs ( Dr. John Gray). Brothers Rikesh L Ghai (Christine), Mark K Ghai (Rachel), Krishan K Ghai (Valerie). Visitation,Tuesday, April 13th 6:00 pm until the service at 7:30 pm at Strawser Funeral Home - Blue Ash, Ohio. Online condolences at www.strawserfuneralhome.com

James E. Wiesmann

Dr. Stacy Lynn Pfaller

CINCINNATI - James E. Wiesmann, 82, born on June 1, 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Edward and Gladys Wiesmann.

Wiesmann was a legend in the soft drink industry in Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky, working for Pepsi for his entire life.

Wiesmann was lovingly known by all as “The Pepsi Man” and was revered by many. He was a loving devoted husband to Pati (nee Carrelli) Wiesmann and is remembered by his children: Joelle Adams, Nicole Wiesmann and Sean Green, along with his grandson Ulysses Samuel Adams.

Wiesmann peacefully passed away in his Cincinnati home on the morning of April 6, 2021. A memorial visitation will be held Tuesday, April 13, 2021 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM at Geo. H. Rohde & Son Funeral Home, 3183 Linwood Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45208. Complimentary valet will be provided. A Celebration of Life will be held this summer.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to The Wounded Warrior Project at 855-4483997 or https://www.woundedwarriorproject. org/donate or Tunnel to Towers Foundation at 718-987-1931 or https://tunnel2towers.org/. To read full obituary and express online condolences please visit rohdefuneral.com.

PARK HILLS - Stacy Lynn (Painter) Pfaller passed away peaceful at home on April 7, 2021 following a 3 year fight with brain cancer, she was 59 years old. Stacy was much loved by her family, friends, and all she met. Her smile, infectious laugh, and passionate spirit will be missed by all that knew her. Stacy was born in 1961, in Dayton, Ohio. There she graduated from Fairmont East High School and in 1986 from the University of Cincinnati with a BS in biology. During her UC journey she met Jim. Stacy and Jim married in 1988. They worked in Boston and travelled for 5 years; then moved back to Cincinnati in 1991 settling in Park Hills KY for these past 30 years.

Stacy returned to UC when she was 35 earning a PHD in Microbiology in 2002. As a Research Microbiologist with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Stacy studied drinking water until her cancer forced her retirement. In the 20 years, Stacy authored more than 30 published reports through the US EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory and her influence persists.

She also actively reviewed candidate reports for scientific publications. She had a passion for science and microbiology. She was a mentor and a leader in her field. While getting her PhD, Stacy had 2 sons - Jake and Cody. Stacy loved the arts, science, music and the outdoors. She volunteered at Ft. Wright Elementary supporting their Reflections art and science programs. The family continued to travel, visiting 43 national parks. Stacy loved family, friends, the earth and all things. She had a green thumb and the prettiest garden. She is survived by her husband, Jim; their sons - Jake and Cody, her mother Jan Rex-Painter-Scortia; sisters - Karen Painter-Hill, Kelli Painter-Pasquiou; uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father Duane Painter. A celebration of Stacy’s Life will be held at a future date. In lieu of flowers, Memorials/ Donations may be made in Stacy’s name to The Nature Conservancy at Nature.org. Online condolences may be expressed on Facebook or at SerenityFuneralCare.com

Paulette Sicurella Wilkins GREEN TWP. - Paulette (nee Howard) Sicurella

Nancy Lou Young ADDYSTON - (nee

Kirschner) Loving wife of Morris Young. Dear mom of Dave (Karen) & Michael (Tracey) Young; grandma of Jonathan (Ashley) & Megan Young; bonus grandma of James “Kent” Hager & Kora Grace (Derek) Cumpston; great grandchildren: Logan & Olivia Young. Services will be at a later date. Memorials to Shiloh UMC. Full obituary www. braterfh.com

Wilkins, 76, of Cincinnati, Ohio passed away at her home on April 5, 2021. Born on May 14, 1944, in Oneida, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Walter and Edna Mae (nee Cope) Howard. Paulette was a longtime member of the True Light Church. Prior to retirement, Paulette was a Catering Manager at Embassy Suites, having spent over 40 years in the food and beverage industry. She spent her retirement years with her family, participating in Hike for Hospice, making Angel Dresses for Sewing Hearts, and member of the William Kerr Chapter of the DAR. She is survived by her son, Michael (Christie) Wise, and daughters, Theresa (Anthony) Minelli, Nicole (Larry) Hufford, nine grandchildren, Austin Radel, Erin Waddle, Tyler Waddle, Faith (Travis) Overton, Caleb Wise, Lauren (Jacob) Lewis, Grace Wise, Josie Hufford, Jenna Hufford, eight great grandchildren, Xavier Radel, Harmony Neihaus, Solomon Radel, Madeline O’Donnell, Grace Overton, Kylie Baker, James Overton, Flynn Lewis. She is also survived by her bonus children, Stephen Wilkins, Michael Wilkins, Deborah Wilkins, David (Beth) Wilkins, Diane (Mark) Berry, Kenneth Wilkins, eight bonus grandchildren, Kyle Wilkins, Christina (Tyler) Cobb, Jeffrey Murray, Catherine Goderwis, Zachary Wilkins, Samantha Wilkins, Matthew Bischoff, Nichola Bischoff and one bonus great grandchildren, Elsie Cobb. Paulette was preceded in death by her husbands, Philip Sicurella and M. Kenneth Wilkins Jr., her parents, Walter and Edna Mae Howard, and her sister, Linda Davis.

Visitation Tuesday, April 13, 2021 from 9:00 A.M. until time of funeral service at 11:00 A.M. at the Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home, 3155 Harrison Ave., Westwood. Burial to follow at St. Joseph New Cemetery. Donations may be made to St. Jude Research Hospital, SPCA or the Free store food Bank. neidhardminges.com

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J. Poland, 89, of Cincinnati, passed away April 7, 2021. He was born February 18, 1932 in Cleveland, Ohio to James and Helen (Burns) Poland. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brothers, Jim and Tom. For over 50 years he attended and was fully involved with Immaculate Heart of Mary Church.

Dick enjoyed the outdoors. He especially liked walking nature trails at state parks during family reunions and strolling along the beaches of Florida looking for shells while on family vacations.

Additionally, he was an avid reader. Upon graduating from St. Xavier High School, he went on to attend Xavier University graduating with a degree in accounting and later obtained his M.B.A. After college Dick joined the Navy and was stationed in the Philippines. He was honorably discharged and began his career as a Certified Public Accountant. He spent the majority of his career with Baldwin Piano & Organ company and retired in the early 1990s. He will be deeply missed by his wife, Martha, of 58 years, daughter, Martha Ann, sons, Mike and Rick, sisters, Helen (Bob) Potter, Mary Ann Poland, brother, Jack (Roz) Poland and numerous nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 15, 2021 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 7820 Beechmont Ave. The mass will be live streamed via www.IHOM.org. Interment will immediately follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice, www.heartlandhospice.com or to the Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org. To share memories or condolences with the family, please go to www.tpwhite.com. T P WHITE & SONS Funeral Home serving the family.

Joseph E Reuteman PRICE HILL - Joseph Edward Reuteman, beloved father of Joseph Howard, Omar Howard and Cody Howard, devoted brother of Charlene (Dave) McCann, Denise Reuteman, Richard (Tammy) Reuteman and Mary Duncan. Joseph Died, March 30, 2021, age 58. Relatives and friends are invited to the Graveside Service, Thursday, April 15, 11:30 AM at Arlington Memorial Gardens, Mt. Healthy. Please meet at the Family Gathering area by 11:15 AM. Rebold, Rosenacker & Sexton Funeral Home is honored to serve the family. Condolences may be shared online at www.rebold.com

CINCINNATI - Riestenberg, Raymond devoted husband of the late Joan (nee Rolfes) Riestenberg, loving father of Karen Brinkman, Joseph (Anne) Riestenberg and Amy Riestenberg. Cherished grandfather of Craig, Rachel, Alex and Nikki.

Dear brother of Helen Mueller, the late Albert, Skeets, Stan Riestenberg, Joan Janszen, and Dee Kabbes. Passed away April 3, 2021 at the age of 94. No Visitation. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday April 17, 2021 11 AM at Our Lady of Victory Church, 810 Neeb Road, 45233. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Elder High School, 3900 Vincent Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45205 or Hospice of Cincinnati, P.O.Box 633597, Cincinnati, OH 45263-3597. www. meyergeiser.com.

George R. McMahon, Jr. CINCINNATI - beloved husband of Carolyn (nee Kreienbaum), loving father of James (Dawn) McMahon and Julie (Jim Strassburger) McMahon, dear grandfather of Megan (Ted) Henschen, Matthew McMahon and Jenna Strassburger, brother of Terry (Pat), the late Mike (Janet) and Patrick (Janet) McMahon. George graduated from Roger Bacon and Xavier University was an avid gardener and a 20 year volunteer at Cincinnati Museum Center. He died on Friday April 9, 2021 at age 86. Visitation at Hodapp Funeral Home, 6041 Hamilton Ave., College Hill 45224 on Wednesday, April 14 from 9:30-10:30 AM, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at St. Clare Church 1443 Cedar Ave., College Hill 45224 at 11 AM (which can be livestreamed at saintclareparish.org). Donations may be made to Roger Bacon High School Class of 1952 Scholarship Fund. Condolences at hodappfuneralhome.com.

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Erin Lynn Bishop Thompson Erin Lynn Bishop Thompson, 48, passed away on March 3, 2021 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati with her son at her side. She suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm in August, 2018, from which she never recovered. Erin was born August 21, 1972, in Batavia, NY. She was the wife of James Mcalister Thompson, Cincinnati, and the daughter of Linda DelPlato Bishop of Raleigh, NC and Charles H. Bishop (Cynthia) of Pavilion, NY. Erin and her mother relocated to Raleigh where she graduated from Needham Broughton High School in 1990. Erin attended North Carolina State University in Raleigh, Xavier University in Cincinnati, and she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Interior Design from the Art Institute of Ohio, Cincinnati, in 2012.

In addition to her husband and parents, Erin is survived by her son, John Michael Griga III of Cincinnati, step-children Jackson and Charlotte Thompson also of Cincinnati ; two half-sisters, Allison Foley (Edward) and their daughters Aubrey and Ella of Alexander, NY and Kelly Moretti (Louis) of East Pembroke, NY; and a half-brother, Ryan Bishop, of Pavilion, NY. She leaves numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and two fur-baby cats, Hank and Sunny. She was especially close to her long-time Atlanta friends Joanne, Christine, Ken, Holly and Tisha. She was pre-deceased by both sets of grandparents, Lewis T. and Helen DelPlato, and Henry T. and Eleanor Bishop, all formerly of Batavia, and her alpha fur-baby Leo the cat. Erin was a beautiful, strong and fun-loving lady with an outgoing personality and a warm heart. She lit up every room she entered. She will be missed.

A memorial service and celebration of Erin’s life will be held at a future, post-COVID date. Contributions honoring Erin Lynn Bishop’s memory may be sent to Linda Bishop, 218 Bracken Court, Raleigh, NC 27615 for son John Griga’s continuing education.

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FC Cincinnati Head coach Japp Stam feels good about his club as the regular season is about to begin, 5C

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So who will be the next coach?

Potential candidates include former Bearcats Keith Jenkins Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

LSU’s Ja’Marr Chase had an FBS-leading 1,780 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns during LSU’s championship run in 2019 as quarterback Joe Burrow’s favorite target. He opted out of the 2020 season. USA TODAY SPORTS

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After two seasons, John Brannen is out as men’s basketball coach at the University of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Director of Athletics John Cunningham announced Friday that Brannen has been “relieved of his duties eff ective immediately.”

With Brannen no longer on the bench and the UC program in a holding pattern with four scholarship players on its roster, who does Cincinnati, which failed to advance to the NCAA tournament for the fi rst time since 2010, turn to next to jolt the program back in the right direction?

“Tim Morris will serve as Interim Head Coach while we conduct a comprehensive nationwide search for a new leader of our men’s basketball program,” Cunningham wrote in a letter to Bearcats fans.

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Enquirer’s mock draft leans heavily to the off ense Tyler Dragon Cincinnati Enquirer | USA TODAY NETWORK

The big haul of free agency is over. Now it’s time to focus on the 2021 NFL Draft to be hosted in Cleveland. h Duke Tobin, Zac Taylor and the Cincinnati Bengals enter the highly anticipated draft with eight picks in seven rounds. Cincinnati’s biggest needs are along the off ensive line, defensive line, plus at tight end and wide receiver. With that being said, the Bengals have won six games in the past two years. The team has plenty of holes. h Who will the Bengals select in the 86th NFL Draft on April 29-May 1? The Enquirer projects all eight of the Bengals’ picks in our mock draft 3.0.

Cincinnati Bengals’ 2021 NFL Mock Draft: Round 1 (pick No. 5): WR Ja’Marr Chase, LSu Height: 6’0; Weight: 201 The Enquirer believes the off ensive line is the biggest need for the Bengals. However, based on the events of free agency and signals coming out of the Bengals organization, it seems like the club is targeting Chase at No. 5.

Chase, Oregon tackle Penei See BENGALS XTRA, Page 8C

Nick Van Exel has spent the better part of the past decade as an assistant for the Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks and Memphis Grizzlies. ENQUIRER FILE

Hitting coach Zinter’s views on historic off ensive start Bobby Nightengale Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

PHOENIX – It was just a little more than a week ago when the Reds’ off ense was viewed as a question mark entering the season.

Now, they’re rewriting record books.

The Reds have scored 63 runs

through their fi rst seven games of the season, a franchise record and the third-most by any team since 1900. The two teams that scored more were the 1962 St. Louis Cardinals and the 1950 New York Yankees (both scored 70).

So, what’s going on?

Reds hitting coach Alan Zinter chatted with reporters Friday about a variety of topics after the team’s hot start. The

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interview was edited for length and clarity.

Q: What has it been like watching this off ense click over the fi rst week of the season? Zinter: Watching it from the top step has been fun. It’s fantastic.

Obviously, it’s the best start you can ask for. It’s just been fun to see these guys get after it and see what they’re capable of doing so early in the season. It’s giv-

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ing us a lot of confi dence going forward.

What’s it been like watching Tyler Naquin’s start? David Bell mentioned an adjustment this spring that’s been working. He joined us early in the spring, and he was so quick up in the box trying to be quick to the ball. We slowed him down a little bit and got him See REDS XTRA , Page 2C

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Chicken noodle soup was elixir for Winker Charlie Goldsmith Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

When Cincinnati Reds outfi elder Jesse Winker missed four games last week with a “rough” case of the fl u, he said he was a believer in the power of homemade chicken noodle soup.

The chicken noodle soup worked – Winker returned to the lineup on Friday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks, and it only took him one swing for him to keep the team’s success rolling. Winker opened the game with a double and added an RBI single as the Reds beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Friday night.

“I believe sunlight and chicken noodle soup can solve a lot of problems, so I was lucky for that, thankful for that,” Winker said before the game. “I ate a lot of that.”

Just fi ve days ago, Winker said he struggled getting off the couch.

After he left Saturday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Winker spent three days laying down, waiting to rejoin his teammates. His mother left behind a pot of homemade soup, which helped Winker progress.

“I was really pumping fl uids and trying to get as much food as I could in me early on,” Winker said. “I didn’t really have a lot of energy, so I was really just laying there, and that’s pretty much it.”

Winker said he was feeling better by Tuesday. He returned to Great American Ball Park on Tuesday, but he ramped up to performing baseball activities on Wednesday. On Cincinnati’s off day on Thursday, Winker said he woke up feeling great, and he was back in his usual leadoff spot against the Diamondbacks on Friday.

While he was away from the team, Winker missed participating in one of the Reds best hitting stretches to begin a season in club history. Four of the Reds fi ve consecutive wins came without Winker, who was the team’s best statistical hitter in 2020.

“Selfi shly you want to play in every game, but watching from home, watching everybody do their thing and win ball games and hit homers and drive in runs, it was incredible to watch everyone do it,” Winker said.

Now, Winker adds to a Reds lineup that had already taken a signifi cant step forward in 2021.

On Opening Day, Winker created Cincinnati’s fi rst run of the season by doubling in the fi rst inning and scoring on a wild pitch. During spring training, Winker showed signs of his improvement as a power hitter, especially against left-handed pitching.

Batting leadoff on Friday night, Winker showed why manager David Bell called Winker one of the Reds best hitters.

In the fi rst at-bat of the game, Winker hit a line drive to right-center fi eld that appeared to hit a chair propped up behind the outfi eld wall. The hit was ruled a double on the fi eld, and that call stood after replay review.

“Once it goes to replay, it’s out of the hands on the umpire on the fi eld,” Bell said. “I know you’re not allowed to argue that, and I’m guessing they had a diff erent view than what we saw.”

Winker laughed when the umpire declared the ball a double, but he drove in a run in his next at-bat with an RBI single to left fi eld in the third inning.

Bell said Winker can hit anywhere in the order but bats leadoff because he can consistently get on base in a lineup with multiple power hitters. Even though outfi elder Tyler Naquin hit .313 out of the leadoff spot in Winker’s absence, Naquin moved to fi fth in the lineup as soon as Winker returned.

Winker fi nished the game 3-for-3 at the plate before he left in the sixth inning with calf cramps, but Bell said Winker was doing fi ne after the game.

“Just the heat and being his fi rst game back, we wanted to play it cautiously there,” Bell said. “But a great game in his fi rst game back.”

Gray expected to return to rotation next week Bobby Nightengale Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

PHOENIX – When the Cincinnati Reds play their next game at Great American Ball Park on April 16, Sonny Gray might be on the mound to make his season debut.

Gray has one hurdle left before he’s cleared to rejoin the Reds’ rotation: He was to pitch in a simulated game Saturday.

“Hopefully, everything goes smooth and then be ready to go next time around, potentially, fi ve days from (Saturday),” Reds manager David Bell said.

“There may be a chance we’d be able to use him on this road trip, but we’ll see.

We’ll have to see how it goes (Saturday).

All signs are pointing that he’s healthy and ready to go.”

Five days after Saturday’s simulated game would line Gray up for the Reds’ series opener against Cleveland on April 16. If the Reds opt for a shorter simulated game to help him return more quickly, he could pitch in Wednesday’s series fi nale in San Francisco.

Gray, who is on the 10-day injured list with a mid-back muscle strain, threw 60 pitches in 42⁄ 3 innings in a scrimmage Monday at the team’s alternate site against the Kansas City Royals’ alternate site squad. He allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out six, and he proudly drew a fi ve-pitch walk at the plate.

That was Gray’s fi rst time pitching against an opposing team since his lone spring training outing on March 4. He threw a lengthy bullpen at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday.

He’s steadily ramped up his pitch count without issue over the last two weeks. He threw 29 pitches over two “innings” in a simulated game on March 26.

Then it was three “innings” and 43 pitches on March 31, the team’s fi nal workout before Opening Day. “I think it was the alternate site Opening Day, so there you go: Opening Day starter here,” Gray said Monday.

“But it was a normal game. It was a Triple-A, alternate site, however-you-

want-to-do-it game. Umpires, fans, the only thing that was diff erent about it was the stadium and the personnel from what has been in Cincinnati, so it was as game as a game gets.”

The Reds have no plans to use a sixman rotation this season, so Gray would likely bump José De León from the rotation.

INJURY UPDATES: Michael Lorenzen played catch at Great American Ball Park before Wednesday’s game, but he’s still at least a couple of weeks from returning to the big-league roster.

Lorenzen opened the year on the 10-day IL with a right shoulder strain.

He had a setback at the end of spring training, which has kept him from progressing to more work on a mound.

“Still moving a little slower than he would like,” Bell said, “but he’s getting there.”

Shogo Akiyama, on the 10-day IL with a strained left hamstring, is rehabbing at the alternate site in Louisville. He’s not expected to join the Reds until about mid-May. Bell said the hope is that Akiyama will begin playing in scrimmages at the alternate site by the end of April.

“Everything is on track,” Bell said of Akiyama “This is my hope, kind of reading between the lines, is that we’ll have him back sometime in early to mid-May here. He would need a bit of a spring training before that happens, so, hopefully, by the end of the month, he’ll be playing games.”

EXTRA OUTFIELDER: Jesse Winker returned to the lineup after a fourgame absence because of the fl u on Friday.

It’s created a bit of a playing time juggling act for Bell as he must keep one of the team’s four outfi elders out of the lineup: Winker, Nick Castellanos, Nick Senzel or Tyler Naquin.

Senzel was out of the lineup for Friday’s series opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks with Naquin starting in center fi eld.

“The big thing is just trying to keep everybody going,” Bell said.

Jesse Winker gives the thumbs down after the umpires ruled his hit was a double instead of a home run in the fi rst inning Friday. ASSOCIATED PRESS

REDS STATISTICS (Not including Saturday’s game) BATTERS

Winker Barnhart Castellanos Stephenson India Moustakas Blandino Naquin Senzel Aquino Votto Suárez Farmer Team Totals PITCHERS

Miley Fulmer Antone Doolittle Hoffman Mahle Pérez De León Romano Sims Castillo Garrett Bedrosian Team Totals

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to dance with the pitcher in a more controlled fashion. Now, he’s dancing with the pitcher and putting himself in a position to see the ball better and slow the game down. Utilize his quick hands when he wants to rather than trying to just make it happen all at once. It’s been really nice to see him take that and run with it.

What does dance with the pitcher mean? Dance with the pitcher is just the timing and rhythm of he starts to make his moves once the pitcher starts his delivery. Just kind of matching his moves down the mound with his load, his turnaround of energy and getting himself into a position to see the ball, strike the baseball. A lot of hitters, they are not really paying attention to their dance. They just go up there and react and get into the fl ow of things. We can talk about timing and dancing with the pitcher for hours, but basically, it’s just controlling his moves with the pitcher’s delivery.

What have you seen from Joey Votto? Opening Day, he had the two infi eld pop-ups, which for him is extremely rare, but other days he’s hit line drives. He’s coming along. He’s not right where he wants to be yet, but it’s coming. You can see it’s getting more comfortable and just getting more ABs under his belt. I’m proud of him for sticking to his guns and not going back to just trying to see the ball as long as possible and go the other way.

He’s taking a risk. He’s getting after it.

He’s preparing hard. He’s staying true to his guns. We like where he’s at right now.

What do you like about Jonathan India and the way he’s hitting the ball? Everything. How’s that? That kid is a really good player. Young, electric.

He’s got so much poise. He’s taking what they’re giving him, taking advantage of men on. Runner on third, less than two (outs), I think he’s perfect in that category right now. It’s just been a pleasure to see his development over the year. To see him have a great spring training, take it into a Major League season and be productive and impact the lineup the way he does on both sides of the ball, it’s refreshing to see.

It’s really, really special.

R

H

4 5 9 4 4 8 1 7 9 2 3 5 1 63

6 8 12 5 10 7 2 7 5 3 5 3 1 76

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SV

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6.0 4.1 3.0 3.0 5.0 9.0 3.1 5.0 6.2 3.1 10.1 3.0 2.0 64.0

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BB

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1 0 1 0 0 7 0 4 5 1 1 6 1 29

0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 3 2 8 5 4 28

SO

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HR

0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 2 1 11

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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SO

6 4 4 5 6 15 4 9 2 5 5 3 2 70

The team took a lot of hits last year for the way it hit, so do you feel good about the way things have gone this year? Obviously, the guys were not happy. We were not happy as an organization of what we did last year off ensively, even though we made it into the playoff s. We know that this team is capable of much more. Everybody took it personal the way they studied, the way they reviewed and evaluated themselves over the off season. We did a lot of stuff to really get ready, prepare for maximum production this year. These guys, they’re on a mission. They have a chip on their shoulder. It’s really nice to see early success in all the work and all the thoughts that went into that.

There was so much talk last year about the batting average in the balls in play. So much of that is sometimes attributed to luck, but there is more than that. Why are we seeing the fl ip side of it this season? I think guys got into trying to do too much. They got away from the ability to have multiple swings or just letting the ball travel a little bit more and just hitting the ball correct. I think we just tried to create results. That gets us off the ball a little bit too soon and out front a little bit. We did hit some home runs last year, but we didn’t give ourselves the chance. We had to be perfect last year. This year, there is a little bit more understanding in not so much trying to create results rather than let’s hit the ball correct where it’s pitched and let their natural talent take over.

Is the number of Nick Senzel walks an encouraging sign? Even though he didn’t have a hit the fi rst few games, the plate discipline was there? Yeah, for sure. We talked about it. He said that he’s feeling really good. He was on the steps and he hadn’t got a hit yet and he just said he’s going to continue to stay there. He really felt like he hasn’t got a really good pitch to hit yet, but he doesn’t want to come out of his approach. I encourage that obviously. I said, ‘This just hasn’t been your time.

It’s coming.’

How have you seen Tyler Stephenson take a step forward? Just continuously showing us that he’s poised in the box and the ability to be off a few games, step right in and jump on some pitches and have a good approach. That’s not easy for a young kid. A lot of young kids have to play every day to develop, but this kid is further along in the off ensive category than most young hitters.

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Barnhart clutch – against a lefty, no less UP NEXT

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PHOENIX – Tucker Barnhart doesn’t receive many opportunities to hit against left-handed pitching because he’s struggled against them throughout his career.

He gave up switch-hitting because he didn’t feel like standing in the righthanded batter’s box was giving him much of an advantage. As a lefty, he entered Friday with one hit and 10 strikeouts in 24 at-bats against left-handed pitchers.

The Reds didn’t have a choice in the 10th inning with their bench empty.

Barnhart, who saw the bullpen implode with a fi ve-run lead, had to hit with runners on the corners and two outs against Arizona Diamondbacks lefty Alex Young.

Barnhart had his pitchers’ backs. He lined an RBI single into the left-center gap and started shouting toward his teammates as he ran up the fi rst-base line. Amir Garrett pitched a scoreless 10th inning and the Reds escaped with a 6-5 victory to steal the show in the DBacks’ home opener in front of a soldout crowd of 19,385.

“I was pumped,” Barnhart said. “I kind of blacked out a little bit.”

Barnhart spent all off season working on his swing. He wanted to prepare himself for these moments. He focused on an opposite-fi eld approach, knowing teams use a defensive shift to his pull side.

He worked with a hitting coach in Indianapolis, Benny Craig, and they spoke daily about Ted Williams’ three rules to hit by: No. 1, get a good ball to hit; No. 2, proper thinking; No. 3, be quick with the bat.

Young fi red a 91-mph fastball on the outside edge and Barnhart went with the pitch.

“The entire shortstop position was wide open,” Barnhart said. “I knew I was going to get something to hit out over the plate that way from that specifi c pitcher because that’s where he lives.”

The Reds have won six consecutive games, matching their longest winning

Game 3 of a 3-game series When: 4:10 p.m. Sunday Where: Chase Field TV/Radio: Bally Sports Ohio/WLW-AM (700) The Skinny: José De León will make his second start of the season. He matched a career-high with nine strikeouts in his season debut, yielding three hits and two runs across fi ve innings. He’s never faced any current Diamondbacks hitters, last facing them in 2016.

D-Backs righty Luke Weaver is 3-0 with a 5.06 ERA in six career appearances (fi ve starts) against the Reds.

Tyler Mahle pitched four no-hit innings Friday, but that's as far as he would go because he needed 92 pitches. He walked four and struck out six. ARIZONA REPUBLIC

Pitching matchups Reds: José De León Throws: Right Record: 0-0 ERA: 3.60

streak from last year. They opened the season with a 6-1 record for the fi rst time since 1994.

They’ve scored at least six runs in every game this season and remain on a historic off ensive pace. They hold the franchise record for most runs through the fi rst seven games of the season (63), one run ahead of the 1976 Big Red Machine team.

“The intensity has been there all year,” Barnhart said. “It’s felt diff erent to me. Just the way the dugout feels, the way the clubhouse feels in a very positive way. We’re all just kind of piggybacking off one another, picking guys when they need to be picked up.”

It was the bullpen’s turn for a pickme-up. The Reds had a 5-0 lead with nine outs left when things fell apart.

Cam Bedrosian gave up a run and still had two runners on base when he exited with two outs in the seventh inning. Lefty Sean Doolittle surrendered a two-run double to Kole Calhoun and avoided further damage when pinch-hitter Wyatt Mathisen lined out to end the inning.

Lucas Sims entered with a two-run lead in the eighth inning. He walked his fi rst batter, then surrendered a two-run homer to Eduardo Escobar, who dodged

an up-and-in pitch to begin his at-bat.

The crowd went berserk. Escobar pumped his right arm as he rounded fi rst base in celebration.

Barnhart walked to the mound and put his arm around Sims’ shoulders.

“We talk about being relentless; David (Bell) preaches it,” Barnhart said.

“That was my message to Lucas when I went out to the mound, I was like, ‘hey, man, it sucks where we are right now, but these are the three biggest outs of the game. We have to have these..’ ” The bullpen didn’t give up another hit. Sims retired his next four batters.

Cionel Pérez fi nished the ninth inning.

In the bottom of the 10th, with a runner automatically sent to second base, Garrett stepped up. He induced a popup from Asdrubal Cabrera to begin the inning, a huge out because it kept the runner at second base.

After a pair of two-out walks (one intentional) to load the bases, Garrett won a left-on-left battle with D-Backs outfi elder Pavin Smith to earn his second save of the season.

It was one of those nights where nothing was easy. Starting pitcher Tyler Mahle had overpowering stuff , but he had trouble taming it. Mahle pitched

D-Backs: Luke Weaver Throws: Right Record: 0-0 ERA: 4.76

four no-hit innings, but he needed 92 pitches to record those 12 outs. He walked four and struck out six.

“That was, I would say, the most stressful four innings of no-hit baseball that I’ve ever called in my career,” Barnhart said, laughing.

Reds starting pitchers have tossed 21 consecutive scoreless innings. The offense continued to receive contributions from all parts of the lineup. Tyler Naquin hit his MLB-leading fi fth homer in the fourth inning. Jesse Winker had three hits.

Barnhart, the eighth hitter, had two doubles before his go-ahead RBI single.

One of those doubles was against another left-handed pitcher, Caleb Smith.

After a roller coaster of emotions, the Reds ended Friday with the best record in MLB. Garrett, at the end of his postgame press conference, stared into the camera and shouted.

“The Reds are hot, baby, They are hot!”

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THE ENQUIRER

MLB GAME DETAILS

TODAY’S PROBABLE PITCHERS

HOME team in caps

All times Eastern

Marlins 3, METS 0: Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a stunning homer off an otherwise dominant Jacob deGrom, Trevor Rogers beat the two-time Cy Young Award winner for the second time and the Marlins blanked the Mets. DeGrom matched a career best with 14 strikeouts over eight innings.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RAYS 4, Yankees 0: Austin Meadows and Randy Arozarena homered off Domingo Germán, helping the Rays extend their mastery over the Yankees.

N.Y. Yankees (Montgomery 1-0) at Tampa Bay (Wacha 0-1), 1:10 p.m.

Mariners at TWINS (late): Twins starting pitchers are a combined 5-0 with a MLB-best 1.70 ERA this season.

Seattle (Flexen 1-0) at Minnesota (Shoemaker 1-0), 2:10 p.m.

Boston (Pivetta 1-0) at Baltimore (López 0-1), 1:05 p.m.

no-hitter in Padres history in 3-0 win over Rangers on Friday.

0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15 BI BB SO

.240 .333 .320 .150 .250 .160 .200 .269 .231 .000 --.136 -----

Nimmo cf Lindor ss Conforto rf Alonso 1b Smith lf McCann c McNeil 2b Villar 3b deGrom p b-Pillar ph Diaz p Familia p Totals

3 3 4 4 3 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 28

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

.412 .176 .143 .211 .267 .176 .077 .214 .600 .143 -----

1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2

1 1 3 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 13

Avg.

a-doubled for Floro in the 8th. b-lined out for deGrom in the 8th.

E: Wallach (2). LOB: Miami 5, New York 4. 2B: Wallach (1), Duvall (1), Marte (2), Nimmo (3). HR: Chisholm Jr. (1), off deGrom. RBI: Chisholm Jr. (2), Aguilar (4), Rojas (3). SB: Marte (2). CS: Lindor (1). S: Lindor.

Runners left in scoring position: Miami 3 (Anderson, Dickerson, Wallach); New York 3 (Alonso 2, Villar). RISP: Miami 2 for 6; New York 0 for 6.

Runners moved up: Lindor. GIDP: McCann.

DP: Miami 1 (Anderson, Chisholm Jr., Aguilar).

Pitching ip h r er bb so era

Miami

Rogers, W, 1-1 Floro, H, 2 Bleier, H, 2 Garcia, S, 1-1

6 1 1 1

deGrom, L, 0-1 Diaz Familia

2

New York

3 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

8 5 1 1 ⁄ 3 3 2 2 ⁄ 3 0 0 0

1

2 0 0 0

10 1 1 1

1.80 0.00 3.60 1.80

0 14 0.64 1 0 10.80 0 1 6.75

Inherited runners-scored: Familia 2-0.

Umpires: HP: Brian O'Nora; 1B: D.J. Reyburn; 2B: Ryan Blakney; 3B: Ron Kulpa.

T: 2:36. A: 8,419 (41,922).

Rays 4, Yankees 0 NYY..............000 000 000 — 0 TB...................121 000 00x — 4 New York

AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

LeMahieu 2b Judge rf Hicks cf Stanton dh Torres ss Gardner lf Sanchez c Urshela 3b Bruce 1b Totals Tampa Bay

3 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 31 AB

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R

1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 H

Tsutsugo dh Meadows lf Arozarena rf Lowe 2b Diaz 1b Wendle 3b Adames ss Phillips cf Mejia c Totals

5 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 35

0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4

1 1 3 0 0 2 1 1 1 10

0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 9 BI BB SO

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4

0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3

4 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 12

.313 .346 .148 .207 .219 .357 .292 .231 .111

Avg. .192 .267 .333 .208 .200 .348 .269 .143 .308

E: Sanchez (3), Urshela (1). LOB: New York 6, Tampa Bay 11. 2B: LeMahieu (2), Gardner (2), Phillips (1). HR: Meadows (3), off German; Arozarena (1), off German. RBI: Meadows (3), Mejia 2 (3), Arozarena (3).

Runners left in scoring position: New York 2 (Stanton, Urshela); Tampa Bay 5 (Arozarena, Phillips, Lowe, Mejia). RISP: New York 0 for 4; Tampa Bay 1 for 7.

Runners moved up: Judge, Phillips. GIDP: Hicks.

DP: Tampa Bay 1 (Lowe, Diaz).

Pitching ip h r er bb so era

New York

German, L, 0-2 Wilson Loaisiga Cessa

Tampa Bay

4 1 2 1

Archer 2 ⁄ 3 Kittredge, W, 2-0 1 2⁄ 3 Springs 2 Thompson 1 Reed 1 Mazza 1 1

8 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 0

4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

5 2 3 2 4 1 3 0 1 0

9.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.23 2.45 0.00 5.40 0.00 11.57

Inherited runners-scored: Kittredge 1-0. HBP: Wilson (Wendle).

Umpires: HP: Sam Holbrook; 1B: Marty Foster; 2B: Jim Wolf; 3B: Mike Muchlinski.

T: 3:04. A: 6,270 (25,000).

Reds 6, D-backs 5 (10) CIN..............001 121 000 1 — 6 ARI ...........000 000 320 0 — 5 AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Winker lf 3 1 c-Senzel ph-cf 2 0 Castellanos rf 5 0 Votto 1b 5 0 Suarez ss 4 1 Moustakas 3b 4 0 Naquin cf-lf 3 2 g-Aquino ph-lf 0 0 India 2b 4 0 Doolittle p 0 0 Sims p 0 0 Perez p 0 0 h-Stephenson ph 1 0 Garrett p 0 0 Barnhart c 5 1 Mahle p 0 0 a-Blandino ph 1 1 Antone p 0 0 Bedrosian p 0 0 Farmer 2b 2 0 Totals 39 6 Arizona AB R

3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 11 H

1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 8 BI BB SO

.545 .313 .429 .167 .136 .333 .318 .300 .400 ----.000 .417 --.444 .000 .333 ----.100

Locastro cf Calhoun rf Walker 1b Peralta lf e-Mathisen ph Swarzak p Crichton p f-Bumgarner ph Young p Cabrera 3b Escobar 2b Rojas ss C.Kelly c Widener p b-VanMeter ph C.Smith p d-P.Smith ph-lf Totals

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 6

0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5

.167 .200 .129 .172 .167 ----.200 --.217 .143 .074 .467 .000 .182 .000 .250

5 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 5 4 2 1 1 0 3 35

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5

0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 9

3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 11

Avg.

a-singled for Mahle in the 5th. b-grounded out for Widener in the 5th. c-popped out for Winker in the 6th. d-singled for C.Smith in the 7th. e-lined out for Peralta in the 7th. f-popped out for Crichton in the 9th. g-intentionally walked for Naquin in the 10th. h-struck out for Perez in the 10th.

E: Escobar (2). LOB: Cincinnati 10, Arizona 11. 2B: Winker (2), Barnhart 2 (3), Suarez (1), Escobar (1), Calhoun (1). HR: Naquin (5), off Widener; Escobar (2), off Sims. RBI: Winker (1), Naquin (14), Votto (3), Suarez (3), Barnhart 2 (7), C.Kelly (1), Calhoun 2 (2), Escobar 2 (4). SB: Naquin (1).

SF—Suarez, C.Kelly. S—Mahle.

Runners left in scoring position: Cincinnati 5 (Suarez, Moustakas, Castellanos, India, Farmer); Arizona 5 (Cabrera, Calhoun, Mathisen, P.Smith). RISP: Cincinnati 4 for 17; Arizona 1 for 9.

Runners moved up: Votto, India, Naquin, Moustakas, VanMeter, Rojas. GIDP: Suarez.

DP: Arizona 1 (Cabrera, Escobar, Walker).

Pitching ip h r er bb so era

Cincinnati

Mahle Antone Bedrosian Doolittle, H, 1 Sims, BS, 0-1 Perez, W, 1-0 Garrett, S, 2-2

Arizona

Widener C.Smith Swarzak Crichton Young, L, 0-2

4 2 Z z 1 1 ⁄ 3 Z 1

0 1 3 1 1 0 0

0 0 3 0 2 0 0

MATT MOORE VS. DREW SMYLY Pitcher M. Moore D. Smyly

0 0 3 0 2 0 0

4 0 0 1 1 1 2

6 2.00 3 0.00 0 18.00 0 0.00 2 5.40 0 2.70 0 15.00

5 7 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0

0 2 0 0 1

3 2 2 0 1

2.45 5.14 13.50 2.25 5.40

Inherited runners-scored: Doolittle 2-2. IBB: off Young (Aquino), off Garrett (C.Kelly). HBP: C.Smith (Moustakas). PB_Barnhart (1).

Umpires: HP: Edwin Moscoso; 1B: Larry Vanover; 2B: Marvin Hudson; 3B: Rob Drake.

T: 3:47. A: 19,385 (48,686).

Athletics 6, Astros 2 OAK ...............000 100 032 — 6 HOU ...............000 100 001 — 2 Oakland

AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Canha lf Laureano cf Lowrie 2b Olson 1b Chapman 3b Piscotty rf Brown dh Andrus ss A.Garcia c Totals Houston

4 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 3 33 AB

2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 R

2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 H

2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 4 9 BI BB SO

.265 .217 .276 .240 .133 .211 .125 .094 .067

Altuve 2b Brantley lf Bregman 3b Alvarez dh Gurriel 1b Correa ss Tucker rf Straw cf Maldonado c Totals

4 5 4 4 2 4 3 4 4 34

0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2

2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 8

1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2

.333 .389 .310 .294 .357 .344 .182 .259 .083

0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3

0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 6

Avg.

E: Correa (2). LOB: Oakland 6, Houston 9. 2B: Gurriel (2). HR: Lowrie (1), off McCullers Jr.;

W-L 0-0 0-0

ERA 5.40 3.00

WHIP 2.40 0.83

IP 3.1 6.0

H 4 4

K 4 8

BB 4 1

HR 0 1

TEAM STATS TEAM PHI ATL

BATTING AVG R .251 27 25 .194

H 57 42

HR 5 10

OBP .333 .262

PITCHING ERA WHIP 3.14 1.17 1.34 3.02

SLG .374 .373

BB 25 24

K 69 71

LAST FIVE GAMES PHILLIES DATE 4/9/21 4/7/21 4/6/21 4/5/21 4/4/21

Royals at WHITE SOX (ppd): Saturday’s game was postponed because of rain. It will be made up as part of a split doubleheader May 14.

LATE FRIDAY

Cincinnati

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT ATLANTA BRAVES

Nationals at DODGERS (late): The Dodgers received their World Series rings on Friday.

Padres at RANGERS (late): San Diego native Joe Musgrove threw the first

0 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 H

San Diego (Morejon 0-0) at Texas (Foltynewicz 0-1), 2:35 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAME TO WATCH

Reds at DIAMONDBACKS (late): Tucker Barnhart hit a run-scoring single in the 10th as the Reds beat the Diamondbacks on Friday.

Red Sox at ORIOLES (late): The Red Sox own the AL’s longest active winning streak (4 games).

0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 R

INTERLEAGUE

Chicago Cubs (Williams 1-0) at Pittsburgh (Brubaker 0-0), 1:05 p.m.

Phillies at BRAVES (late): Ronald Acuña Jr. had four hits to lead the Braves over the Phillies on Friday.

Cubs at PIRATES (late): Kris Bryant, Javier Baez and Anthony Rizzo all homered in the Cubs’ victory on Thursday in Pittsburgh.

4 4 4 4 0 4 3 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 34 AB

Philadelphia (Moore 0-0) at Atlanta (Smyly 0-0), 7:08 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Angels at BLUE JAYS (late): The Blue Jays placed Teoscar Hernández on the IL after he was exposed to someone with a positive coronavirus case outside of the team.

Tigers at CLEVELAND (late): Tigers starter Julio Teheran was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained right shoulder.

Dickerson lf Marte cf Aguilar 1b Cooper rf Sierra rf Anderson 3b Chisholm Jr. 2b Rojas ss Wallach c Rogers p Floro p a-Duvall ph Bleier p Garcia p Totals New York

Washington (Scherzer 0-0) at LA Dodgers (Kershaw 1-1), 4:10 p.m.

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Rockies at GIANTS (late): Johnny Cueto got within an out of a complete game as the Giants won their home opener on Friday.

AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Cincinnati (De León 0-0) at Arizona (Weaver 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Singer 0-1) at Chi. White Sox (Rodón 1-0), 2:10 p.m.

Athletics at ASTROS (late): Matt Olson’s tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth lifted the Athletics to a win over Astros on Friday.

Miami

Colorado (Márquez 0-0) at San Fran (DeSclafani 0-0), 4:05 p.m.

Detroit (Ureña 0-1) at Cleveland (Allen 0-1), 1:10 p.m.

Marlins second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2) is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a home run against the Mets on Saturday.

MIA ...............010 000 002 — 3 NYM .............000 000 000 — 0

Milwaukee (Anderson 0-1) at St. Louis (Ponce de Leon 1-0), 2:15 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Cobb 0-0) at Toronto (Roark 0-1), 1:07 p.m.

Brewers at CARDINALS (late): Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes became the first in MLB history to have consecutive starts of six or more innings with one hit or less and no walks with his performance Thursday.

Marlins 3, Mets 0

Miami (TBD) at N.Y. Mets (Stroman 1-0), 1:10 p.m.

OPP @ ATL vs NYM vs NYM vs NYM vs ATL

BRAVES DATE 4/9/21 4/7/21 4/7/21 4/6/21 4/4/21

SCORE L 8-1 W 8-2 L 8-4 W 5-3 W 2-1

OPP vs PHI @ WSH @ WSH @ WSH @ PHI

SCORE W 8-1 W 2-0 (7) W 7-6 (7) L 6-5 L 2-1

Olson (1), off Taylor; Canha (2), off Smith. RBI: Lowrie (3), Olson 3 (4), Canha 2 (3), Tucker (10), Altuve (4). CS: Laureano (1). SF—Altuve.

S—A.Garcia.

Runners left in scoring position: Oakland 2 (A.Garcia); Houston 4 (Tucker, Bregman, Straw, Brantley). RISP: Oakland 2 for 4; Houston 0 for 9.

Runners moved up: Tucker, Maldonado 2.

DP: Houston 1 (Maldonado, Correa, Maldonado).

Pitching ip h r er bb so era

Sheffield in the 9th.

LOB: Colorado 3, San Francisco 8. 2B: Crawford (1). 3B: Owings (3). RBI: Hampson (6), Crawford 2 (3), Dickerson (2). SF: Hampson.

Runners left in scoring position: Colorado 0; San Francisco 2 (Yastrzemski). RISP: Colorado 0 for 1; San Francisco 3 for 6.

GIDP: Fuentes, Crawford.

DP: Colorado 1 (McMahon, Story, Cron); San Francisco 1 (Flores, Solano, Ruf).

Pitching ip h r er bb so era

Oakland

Gomber, L, 0-2 Kinley Bowden Stephenson Sheffield

6z z z z Z

Cueto, W, 1-0 McGee, S, 3-3

8 Z 4 1 1 1 7 2.51 z 0 0 0 0 1 0.00

Manaea Petit, W, 2-0 Trivino, H, 1 Diekman

6 1 1 1

6 1 0 1

1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1

1 4 0 0 1 2 1 0

McCullers Jr. Abreu, L, 1-1 Taylor Smith

5 2z Z 1

2 1 2 2

1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2

3 6 1.80 0 1 1.35 1 1 7.36 0 1 13.50

Houston

Colorado

5.06 1.69 1.35 10.13

San Francisco

WSH .............000 000 000 — 0 LAD................000 001 00x — 1

SD..................021 000 000 — 3 TEX...............000 000 000 — 0 Grisham cf Profar 1b Machado 3b Hosmer dh Myers rf Cronenworth 2b Pham lf Kim ss Caratini c Totals Texas

4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 33 AB

1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 R

2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 8 H

0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 9 BI BB SO

.500 .286 .241 .346 .346 .310 .148 .167 .313

Kiner-Falefa ss Tejeda 3b Gallo rf Lowe dh Solak 2b Guzman 1b Trevino c White lf a-Dahl ph Taveras cf Totals

4 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 3 27

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

.241 .000 .273 .286 .208 .083 .350 .214 .269 .091

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 10

Avg.

a-lined out for White in the 9th.

E: Taveras (2). LOB: San Diego 5, Texas 1. 2B: Myers (3), Grisham (1), Machado (1). RBI: Myers (6), Machado (3). CS: Kim (1).

Runners left in scoring position: San Diego 2 (Hosmer, Profar); Texas 0. RISP: San Diego 1 for 8; Texas 0 for 0.

Runners moved up: Profar. GIDP: Kim. DP: Texas 1 (Tejeda, Solak, Guzman).

Pitching ip h r er bb so era

San Diego

Musgrove, W, 2-0

9 0 0 0

0 10 0.00

Arihara, L, 0-1 Cody King Sborz Hearn

4 1 2 1 1

1 1 5.00 0 2 8.31 0 4 2.25 0 1 8.10 1 1 6.75

Texas

5 1 2 0 0

3 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0

HBP: Musgrove (Gallo).

Umpires: HP: Vic Carapazza; 1B: Jansen Visconti; 2B: Brennan Miller; 3B: Jerry Meals.

T: 2:46. A: 27,575 (40,300).

Braves 8, Phillies 1 PHI ................001 000 000 — 1 ATL................000 033 02x — 8 Philadelphia

AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

McCutchen lf Hoskins 1b Harper rf Realmuto c Bohm 3b Gregorius ss Segura 2b Haseley cf Wheeler p Quinn cf Totals Atlanta

4 4 2 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 32 AB

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 R

1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 H

1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 10 BI BB SO

.190 .357 .238 .360 .192 .296 .222 .235 .400 .100

Acuna Jr. rf Albies 2b Freeman 1b Ozuna lf d’Arnaud c Swanson ss Riley 3b Pache cf Morton p a-Adrianza ph b-Inciarte ph-lf Totals

5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 2 1 1 35

1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 8

4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 11

2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 8

.393 .111 .136 .125 .217 .125 .227 .100 .333 .500 .167

0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5

0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 7

Avg.

a-homered for Morton in the 6th. b-grounded out for Jones in the 8th.

E: Bohm 2 (2). LOB: Philadelphia 6, Atlanta 8.

2B: Acuna Jr. 2 (4), Albies (1). HR: Acuna Jr. (3), off Wheeler; Adrianza (1), off Kintzler; Freeman (2), off Hale. RBI: McCutchen (1), Acuna Jr. 2 (6), d’Arnaud (4), Adrianza 3 (3), Freeman 2 (3).

Runners left in scoring position: Philadelphia 2 (Bohm, Realmuto); Atlanta 3 (Freeman, Pache, Ozuna). RISP: Philadelphia 1 for 3; Atlanta 2 for 10.

Runners moved up: Wheeler, Albies. GIDP:

2 4 5 2.89 0 2 0 5.40 0 0 1 13.50 1 1 1 6.00 0 0 0 0.00

Dodgers 1, Nationals 0

Padres 3, Rangers 0 AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

2 0 0 1 0

Inherited runners-scored: Kinley 2-2, Bowden 3-0, Sheffield 3-0, McGee 1-0.

Umpires: HP: Ben May; 1B: John Libka; 2B: Chris Conroy; 3B: Pat Hoberg.

T: 2:54. A: 7,390 (41,915).

Inherited runners-scored: Taylor 1-1. HBP: McCullers Jr. (Laureano).

Umpires: HP: Jose Navas; 1B: Ted Barrett; 2B: Angel Hernandez; 3B: Stu Scheuwater.

T: 3:14. A: 21,768 (41,168).

San Diego

1 1 0 3 0

Padres starting pitcher Joe Musgrove (second from right) celebrates his no-hitter against the Rangers with teammates on Friday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. JIM COWSERT/USA TODAY SPORTS

Segura, d’Arnaud.

DP: Philadelphia 1 (Gregorius, Hoskins); Atlanta 1 (Swanson, Albies, Freeman).

Pitching ip h r er bb so era

Philadelphia Wheeler, L, 1-1 Kintzler Hale

Atlanta

4Z 7 3 3 1z 2 3 1 2 2 2 2

Morton, W, 1-1 Matzek Jones L.Jackson

6 1 1 1

4 0 1 1

1 0 0 0

1 0 0 0

4 4 2.31 0 2 2.45 1 1 9.00 1 7 3.27 0 0 0.00 1 2 0.00 0 1 0.00

Inherited runners-scored: Kintzler 1-0.

Umpires: HP: Carlos Torres; 1B: Alfonso Marquez; 2B: Lance Barrett; 3B: Tim Timmons.

T: 3:03. A: 14,342 (41,084).

Angels 7, Blue Jays 1 LAA...............040 030 000 — 7 TOR................000 000 010 — 1 Los Angeles

AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Fletcher 2b Ohtani dh Trout cf Rendon 3b Walsh 1b Upton lf J.Iglesias ss Stassi c Fowler rf 1-Rojas pr-rf Totals Toronto

5 5 4 4 3 5 4 3 0 3 36 AB

1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 7 R

0 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 H

0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 5 7 BI BB SO

.194 .300 .429 .259 .375 .194 .226 .357 .250 .000

Semien 2b Grichuk dh Bichette ss Guerrero Jr. 1b Gurriel Jr. lf Panik 3b Biggio 3b-rf Davis cf Kirk c Palacios rf-lf Totals

5 4 4 2 1 3 2 4 4 3 32

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

.229 .321 .242 .360 .192 .250 .143 .000 .000 .000

0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4

1 1 3 0 1 0 1 3 0 2 12

Avg.

1-ran for Fowler in the 2nd.

E: Bichette (3), Panik (1). LOB: Los Angeles 8, Toronto 9. 2B: Ohtani (1), Trout (3), Grichuk (2).

HR: Ohtani (3), off Zeuch; Walsh (3), off Zeuch.

RBI: Ohtani 4 (8), Walsh 2 (9).

Runners left in scoring position: Los Angeles 4

(Trout, Upton 2); Toronto 5 (Gurriel Jr., Palacios, Panik 2, Semien). RISP: Los Angeles 2 for 10; Toronto 0 for 6.

Runners moved up: Walsh. LI DP: J.Iglesias.

GIDP: J.Iglesias.

DP: Toronto 2 (Bichette, Semien, Bichette; Bichette, Semien, Guerrero Jr.).

Pitching ip h r er bb so era

Los Angeles

Ramos (3), off Shaw; F.Reyes (2), off Holland; F.Reyes (3), off Fulmer. RBI: Ramos (3), E.Rosario (5), F.Reyes 3 (5).

Runners left in scoring position: Detroit 0; Cleveland 1 (Hernandez). RISP: Detroit 0 for 0; Cleveland 0 for 2.

GIDP: Jones.

DP: Cleveland 1 (Hernandez, Gimenez, Bauers).

Pitching ip h r er bb so era

Heaney, W, 1-1 Claudio Rodriguez

6 3 0 0 1z 2 1 1 1Z 0 0 0

2 9 7.00 0 1 7.71 2 2 1.42

Detroit

Phelps Zeuch, L, 0-1 Payamps Tice

1 3z 2Z 2

1 3 0 1

Cleveland

Toronto

0 6 2 1

0 7 0 0

0 3 0 0

2 2 3 0

0.00 3.68 0.00 0.00

Inherited runners-scored: Rodriguez 2-1. HBP: Tice (Walsh), Rodriguez (Palacios). WP: Heaney, Rodriguez.

Umpires: HP: Quinn Wolcott; 1B: Jerry Layne; 2B: Hunter Wendelstedt; 3B: Erich Bacchus.

T: 3:06. A: 1,523 (8,500).

Cleveland 4, Tigers 1 DET................000 000 010 — 1 CLE ................300 001 00x — 4 Detroit

AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

W.Castro ss Candelario 3b Cabrera dh Mazara rf Schoop 1b Ramos c Baddoo lf Goodrum 2b Jones cf Totals Cleveland

4 4 4 4 3 3 2 3 3 30 AB

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 R

2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 H

0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 10 BI BB SO

A.Rosario cf Gamel cf Hernandez 2b Ramirez 3b E.Rosario lf F.Reyes dh Naylor rf Bauers 1b R.Perez c Gimenez ss Totals

4 0 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 32

1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4

1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 7

0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 10

.276 .222 .143 .227 .130 .263 .385 .333 .188

Avg. .333 .000 .091 .375 .200 .304 .227 .100 .214 .143

E: W.Castro (1). LOB: Detroit 3, Cleveland 4. HR:

Holland, L, 0-1 Farmer Fulmer Plesac, W, 1-1 Shaw Clase, S, 1-1

2Z 4 3 3 1z 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 7 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

0 3 12.60 0 2 11.25 0 5 2.57 0 6 1 2 0 2

1.38 4.50 0.00

Umpires: HP: Chad Fairchild; 1B: Kerwin Danley; 2B: Ryan Wills; 3B: CB Bucknor.

T: 2:40. A: 7,775 (34,788).

Giants 3, Rockies 1 COL................000 000 001 — 1 SF ..................000 000 21x — 3 Colorado

AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Hampson cf McMahon 2b Story ss Blackmon rf Hilliard rf Cron 1b Tapia lf Fuentes 3b Nunez c Gomber p b-Owings ph Totals San Francisco

3 4 4 3 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 29 AB

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 R

0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 H

1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 8 BI BB SO

Slater lf-cf 3 Yastrzemski rf 3 Solano 2b 4 Ruf 1b 2 Belt 1b 1 Flores 3b 2 Posey c 3 Dubon cf 2 a-Dickerson ph-lf 1 Crawford ss 4 Cueto p 3 Totals 28

0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3

0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 5

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3

1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 7

1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 7

.259 .310 .229 .154 .188 .174 .214 .192 .235 .333 .533

Avg. .154 .120 .346 .273 .143 .158 .333 .143 .154 .136 .000

a-walked for Dubon in the 7th. b-tripled for

Washington

AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Robles cf T.Turner ss Soto rf Zimmerman 1b Castro 3b Stevenson lf Garcia 2b a-Perez ph-2b Lucroy c Ross p c-Hernandez ph Totals Los Angeles

4 4 3 4 4 4 2 2 3 2 1 33 AB

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R

1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 8 H

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 10 BI BB SO

.273 .200 .364 .385 .267 .143 .200 .100 .400 .000 .333

Taylor cf Seager ss J.Turner 3b Muncy 1b Smith c Lux 2b Pollock lf McKinstry rf Buehler p Raley rf Totals

3 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 27

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

.294 .367 .414 .333 .278 .296 .222 .273 .000 .000

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2

2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6

Avg.

a-struck out for Garcia in the 7th. b- for Suero in the 8th. c-doubled for Gomes in the 8th.

LOB: Washington 7, Los Angeles 4. 2B: Hernandez (1), Pollock (1). HR: J.Turner (2), off Avilan. RBI: J.Turner (8). SB: Soto (1). CS—Soto (1), Robles (1).

Runners left in scoring position: Washington 3 (Ross, Castro, Zimmerman); Los Angeles 1 (McKinstry). RISP: Washington 1 for 5; Los Angeles 0 for 1.

GIDP: Smith.

DP: Washington 1 (T.Turner, Garcia, Zimmerman).

Pitching ip h r er bb so era

Washington Ross Avilan, L, 0-1 Suero Clay

5 1 1 1

2 1 1 0

0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

2 4 0.00 0 2 4.50 0 0 3.86 0 0 0.00

Buehler, W, 1-0 Gonzalez, H, 3 Treinen, H, 2 Knebel, S, 2-2

6 1 1 1

6 0 2 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0

Los Angeles

0 0 0 0

4 1.50 2 3.38 1 6.00 3 0.00

IBB: off Treinen (Soto).

Umpires: HP: Sean Barber; 1B: Brian Gorman; 2B: Adrian Johnson; 3B: Dan Bellino.

T: 2:31. A: 15,036 (56,000).

This date in baseball

April 11 1907 – New York catcher Roger Bresnahan appeared wearing shin guards for the first time in a major league game.

1912 – Rube Marquard of the New York Giants began a 19-game winning streak with an 18-3 triumph over the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1961 – The Los Angeles Angels won their first major league game with a 7-2 victory over the Orioles at Baltimore. Ted Kluszewski had a pair of homers for the Angels.

1962 – The New York Mets played their first game and lost 11-4 to the Cardinals in St. Louis.

1969 – The Seattle Pilots played their first game, with Gary Bell shutting out the White Sox 7-0 at Sicks Stadium.

1996 – Greg Maddux’s major league record of road victories ended at 18 in a row with a 2-1 loss to the San Diego Padres. He had been 18-0 with an 0.99 ERA in 20 regular-season road starts since losing at Montreal on June 27, 1994.

2001 – Atlanta’s Greg Maddux was almost flawless for seven innings, combining with a pair of relievers to pitch a one-hitter in a 2-0 win over the New York Mets. The Mets wound up with only one runner against Maddux, Mike Remlinger and John Rocker.

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How do you react to All-Star Game move?

Mike Bass Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Baseball moved the All-Star Game from Atlanta over Georgia’s new voting laws, and maybe that off ends you. … The Texas Rangers allowed a capacity crowd for their home opener, and maybe that off ends you. …

Maybe as a fan, you want to follow sports without hearing about race, gender, politics and other societal issues. … Or maybe as a fan you want to follow sports in a bigger context. …

Maybe you want sports and athletes to stick to sports, or, as one commentator said, “Shut up and dribble.” … Or maybe you want sports and athletes to stand up for their ideals and use their infl uence to make a diff erence. …

Maybe you want sports to be your escape from the rest of society. … Or maybe you want sports to better

refl ect the rest of society. …

Maybe you want the sports world to see through your eyes, for a change. … Or maybe you want to see the world through the eyes of a player of a diff erent color or gender, for a change.

And so it goes.

The intersection of sports and society always seems to tear at us. Today, a fan base divided refl ects a nation divided. Many of us joined the political shade-throwing over the timetable for sports to return amid COVID-19.

Now it is all about the All-Star Game.

Is MLB playing politics? … Or showing social responsibility?

What is right for Baseball might not be right for you, but this is right for Baseball as Baseball sees it.

And this will not be the end of it.

Sports is changing because society is changing and because athletes are changing. Players of color across sports are advocating for social justice, and

teammates of all colors are joining. The leagues are listening and starting to act on behalf of the large percentage of people of color who play on their teams.

You can choose to accept it, fi ght it, celebrate it, argue it, help it, wait it out, or stop following sports.

You can look at the history of how this compares to the 1960s and 1970s. Or not. You can listen to and learn from each other. Or not. Say Kumbaya. Or not.

Agree to disagree. Or not.

Your call. Always your call.

Here are some What Ifs to consider if you are having trouble understanding what Baseball, sports and the players are trying to accomplish: What if you were a player of color?

What if you had a forum to speak out about the injustice you see and experience? What if white people were starting to listen?

What if you were a white player?

What if you wanted to support your

FC CINCINNATI NOTEBOOK

Stam feels good about club, ready for season Pat Brennan Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Not everything at FC Cincinnati revolves around Frankie Amaya, who’s headed for the New York Red Bulls via trade.

The deal to send Amaya to Red Bull Arena dominated the Friday news cycle outside the club but FC Cincinnati, continued on with its preseason work amid the reports of Amaya’s departure.

FC Cincinnati head coach Jaap Stam met with media members via videoconference call Friday. He touched on Amaya’s situation at the club briefl y.

“He’s been playing a lot of games for us last season,” Stam said. “I had the belief in him. It’s why he made progress, of course, as a player as well. You help him out as a player and that’s what helps him out as well to become a better player. The only thing is, of course, you never know what happens and who is talking into him to bring him into certain situations. For us, it’s been very important to handle the situation and, you know, I think the club has been doing very well toward him.”

Beyond that, it was seemingly business as usual for FCC as it prepared for its fi nal preseason scrimmage.

Cincinnati on Saturday was to play Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC in what Stam had signaled would likely be treated a dress rehearsal for the regular season.

FCC opens regular season play April 17 against Nashville SC at Nissan Stadium.

“I’m ready for the regular season,” Stam said. “There’s still always a couple of choices that I want to make but they take time as well, but I’m ready.

“But like I said, preseason’s been going quite well in the work rate that we’ve been doing, in the intensity that we’ve been showing.

“Also, in the way in how we played our games. It’s been good. Yeah, you can

teammates and the social injustice they face? What if watched what happened to George Floyd and you are starting to understand the Black Lives Matter Movement even if you never will fully understand what it is like to be Black.

What if you were a fan from a diff erent part of the country or world? What if you identifi ed as a diff erent race or gender? What if you were from a diff erent generation?

We can do versions of this for all sides of the argument, of course. In fact, it can be a healthy exercise.

Either way, the All-Star Game is moving.

And so is society.

Email Bass at mbass@mikebasscoaching.com or reach out to him @SportsFanCoach1 on Twitter if you want to be included next week. His website is MikeBassCoaching.com.

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Johnson’s title defense was short but not sweet Tim Reynolds

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AUGUSTA, Ga. – Dustin Johnson is scheduled to be in Butler Cabin on Sunday evening, draping the green jacket over the shoulders of the Masters champion.

That’ll be his only offi cial appearance at Augusta National this weekend.

Johnson – the world No. 1 player and reigning Masters champion – bogeyed three of his fi nal four holes Friday and missed the cut by two shots. He’s the 11th defending champion to miss the 36hole cut; it has happened 12 previous times, with Seve Ballesteros doing it twice.

“Obviously, I wanted to be around for the weekend,” Johnson said. “I like this golf course. I feel like I play it very well. I just didn’t putt very good. It’s pretty simple.

Johnson was the biggest – though hardly the only big name – to drop out.

Lee Westwood’s streak of 12 consecutive cuts at the Masters appearances is over; he was 5 over. So is Rory McIlroy’s run of 10 consecutive times playing the weekend at Augusta National; he was 6 over and his quest to complete the career Grand Slam will wait until 2022 at least. And Brooks Koepka is going home early for the fi rst time in six Masters appearances.

The top 50 players and ties make the cut at the Masters; this year, that was 3 over, or 10 shots back of leader Justin Rose.

Koepka came to Augusta National less than a month removed from surgery on his right knee, to repair a dislocated kneecap and some ligament issues. If it wasn’t the Masters, he wouldn’t have played this week – or for several more weeks.

This being Augusta, he took a shot.

He shot 75 on Friday, missing the cut by two strokes at 5 over.

“How disappointed do you think I am?” Koepka said. “I worked my (butt) off just to get here, and then to play like this is pretty disappointing.”

Johnson’s absence is clearly the big-

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He shot a 74 on Thursday and left himself no margin for error down the stretch Friday – then needed a miracle that never arrived. Johnson’s tee shot on the par-4 18th landed in a fairway bunker, his approach didn’t even make the green and his chip that he needed to hole out to play the weekend didn’t come close.

That was the end, though not the totality of the undoing.

Johnson reached the green at the par-5 15th in two – albeit temporarily, with the ball spinning back down the slope, into the water and leading to a bogey that put him right on the cut line of 3 over.

A tee shot into the pine straw on the 17th led to another bogey. Before long, it was offi cial. After setting the Masters scoring record last November, fi nishing 20 under, his title defense came to an abrupt end.

“I just didn’t putt very well,” Johnson said.

Sergio Garcia, in 2018, was the most recent Masters champion to return the next year and miss the cut; that was the year he made a 13 on the par-5 15th hole, matching the highest score on any hole in Masters history.

Garcia missed the cut again this year, by just one shot, after making bogey on two of his fi nal four holes.

“Obviously, it’s disappointing because I love the Masters,” Garcia said.

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Sewell and Florida tight end Kyle Pitts are at the top of Cincinnati’s draft board.

But the opportunity to select arguably the best wide receiver in the draft and Joe Burrow’s former LSU teammate might be too good to pass up for Taylor’s 11-personnel heavy off ense.

Tyler Boyd, Tee Higgins and Chase would give the Bengals an explosive receiving corps.

The LSU product already has established chemistry with Burrow. The two made sweet music together on the way to a national title in 2019.

Chase had an FBS-leading 1,780 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns during LSU’s championship run. He won the Fred Biletnikoff Award as the best receiver in college football and he was unanimously recognized as an AllAmerican. He was Burrow’s favorite target at LSU. The 6-foot wideout opted out of the 2020 college football season. He took part in LSU’s 2021 pro day and had a dazzling performance. He ran a 4.38 40yard dash and had a vertical leap of 41 inches.

Cincinnati let A.J. Green walk in free agency, creating an opening at wide receiver. Chase appears to be the likely candidate to fi ll the team’s vacancy.

As for the Bengals’ off ensive line needs, the team believes this year’s offensive linemen draft class is deep.

They think they can get a starting-caliber lineman in round two or three.

Round 2 (pick No. 38) OT Alex Leatherwood, Alabama Height: 6’5; Weight: 312 After getting who they believe is the best player available at No. 5, the Bengals address their off ensive line early in the second round.

Leatherwood might slide into the second round. If he does, Cincinnati would be a good landed spot for the offensive lineman.

The 6-foot-5 lineman was arguably the best tackle in college football in 2020. He won the Joe Moore Award, Outland Trophy and was a unanimous fi rst team All-American.

Leatherwood allowed only two sacks in 832 snaps on Alabama’s 2020 national title-winning team. He has solid athleticism, good instincts, length and pro-

Alabama's offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood won the Joe Moore Award and Outland Trophy and was a unanimous fi rst team All-American. USA TODAY SPORTS

vides position versatility. He was Alabama’s starting right guard as a sophomore in 2018.

The Bengals like off ensive lineman that can play multiple positions. Leatherwood’s shown the ability to play tackle or guard. The Bengals could ask him to start his NFL career at guard before moving him to the outside in 2022.

Leatherwood and Cincinnati’s current starting left tackle Jonah Williams are former teammates at Alabama.

Round 3 (pick No. 69) TE Brevin Jordan, Miami Height: 6’3; Weight: 245 The Miami product has an intriguing blend of size, athleticism and ball skills.

He can line up at the line of scrimmage with his hand on the ground or split out wide.

Jordan developed nicely in each of his three years with the Hurricanes. His 38 receptions and 576 receiving yards ranked second on the team in 2020. His seven touchdowns were tied for the team lead. He was a Mackey Award semifi nalist and named to the All-ACC second-team in 2020.

He was widely regarded as the top prep tight end in the country coming out of Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas.

Cincinnati could defi nitely use more production out of the tight end position.

The Bengals had 53 catches for 489 yards and two touchdowns from the position in 2020. Those stats ranked near the bottom of the NFL. Round 4 (pick No. 112) OL Kendrick Green, Illinois Height: 6’2; Weight: 305 Green has some position versatility.

He can play guard and center. The 6foot-2, 305-pound lineman is strong, keeps his feet moving and gets off the ball well. However, he’s better at run blocking than he is at pass blocking at this point in his career, which will probably make him a Day 3 pick.

Green fi nished his career at Illinois with 33-straight starts. He moved to center for three games last season after the Fighting Illini lost their starting center. He was named to the All-Big Ten fi rst team in 2020.

The Bengals like versatile off ensive linemen. Green would be a good value pick if he’s available in Round 4.

Round 5 (No. 150) DE Cameron Sample, Tulane Height: 6’3; Weight: 274 Sample helped his draft stock tremendously at the Senior Bowl. He had a solid all-around week and stood out

during one-on-one drills. In the game, Sample won Defensive MVP, logging a game-high seven total tackles.

Sample’s draft stock could continue to trend up. It would not be a surprise if he went in the fourth round. He uses his hands well and has a quick fi rst step.

Scouts like his upside.

The 6-foot-3, 280-pound defensive end tallied 162 tackles and 10.5 sacks in his college career.

Round 6 (No. 191) OG Jack Anderson, Texas Tech Height: 6’4; Weight: 309 Anderson suff ered a season-ending shoulder injury in 2019 but came back strong in 2020. He started in all 10 games as a redshirt junior. He was part of a Red Raiders off ensive line that gave up 1.6 sacks a game, which ranked in the top 30 nationally.

Anderson started 38 games at right guard during his Texas Tech career. He was an All-Big 12 fi rst team performer in 2020.

The 6-foot-4 guard has a high motor, he’s a solid run blocker and plays with good leverage. His pass blocking needs some refi nement, but he can grow in that area with good coaching.

Cincinnati has a need at guard. The Enquirer anticipates the Bengals to draft multiple O-linemen in this year’s draft.

Round 6 (No. 203) DL Xavier Kelly, Arkansas Height: 6’5; Weight: 311 Kelly started his college career at Clemson before transferring to Arkansas.

The 6-foot-5 defender has type of size and length that teams covet. He is developmental 3-technique defensive tackle. He’s a little raw as a pass rusher and a run defender, but scouts are intrigued by his potential.

Kelly projects to be a late Day 3 pick and the Bengals need more depth along their d-line.

Round 7 (No. 236) LB Paddy Fisher, Northwestern Height: 6’4; Weight: 240 Fisher is a downhill run-stuffi ng linebacker. He struggles a little in coverage, but he’s smart and instinctive.

The linebacker fi nished his senior year second on the team in tackles. He’s the sixth player in Northwestern history to have at least 400 career tackles.

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The announcement came after Cunningham conducted a review of unspecifi ed allegations related to Brannen and the men’s basketball program after six of Brannen’s players entered the transfer portal in a three-day span following UC’s season-ending loss to Houston on March 14 in the American Athletic Conference tournament championship game.

“We will work quickly but judiciously in fi nding a new head coach,” Cunningham said. “With a passionate fan base, strong tradition and history, elite facilities, and a collective commitment to success, we are confi dent that we will have a deep pool of candidates. We will continue to engage with and support our student-athletes during this transition.”

Here is our list of top candidates: Nick Van Exel: A name on a lot of Bearcats fans’ wish lists two years ago, the former UC point guard is no doubt the fan-favorite this time around.

Van Exel helped lead the Bearcats to the Final Four in 1992 and was the undeniable star of the Cincinnati team that reached the Elite Eight the following year.

After just two seasons with the Bearcats, Van Exel left campus as Cincinnati’s then-all-time leader in 3-pointers made (147), 3-pointers attempted (411) and 3-point percentage (.358).

Following a 13-year NBA career, Van Exel has spent the better part of the past decade as an assistant for the Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks and Memphis Grizzlies. After getting a close look at what Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway is doing at his alma mater, American Athletic Conference rival Memphis, Cunningham could look to Van Exel to have a similar impact at Cincinnati.

Hardaway returned to Memphis in May 2003, 10 years after leaving school early and declaring for the NBA draft, to complete his degree in professional studies. Van Exel is still pursuing his degree.

Darren Savino: Another familiar name to UC basketball fans, Savino is the associate head coach at UCLA and longtime assistant to former Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin.

Savino spent nine seasons on the bench with Cronin at UC before the two moved to Los Angeles in April 2019.

A New Jersey native, Savino helped lead the Bearcats to two AAC regularseason titles in 2014 and 2018 and backto-back AAC tournament championships in 2018 and 2019. They were the fi rst back-to-back conference tournament titles for the Bearcats since winning the Great Midwest Conference and the Conference USA tournaments in 1995 and 1996 under then-coach Bob Huggins.

Fresh off of helping Cronin lead the Bruins to the Final Four, Savino could be the right coach to right the ship in Clifton. Like Van Exel, Savino has never

been a head coach at the college level.

Erik Martin: Another longtime assistant looking for his fi rst opportunity as a collegiate head coach is Martin, Van Exel’s former teammate on the 1992 and 1993 UC teams.

Martin has spent the past 15 seasons next to Huggins, fi rst at Kansas State and then at West Virginia. Martin is responsible for post-player development for Huggins and the Mountaineers as well as assisting with game scouting and recruiting.

Martin was Cincinnati’s leading rebounder and second-leading scorer (trailing only Van Exel) during the 1992-93 season. The 6-foot-7 forward was one of the fi rst players Huggins brought in at UC to provide the toughness that has become the longtime brand of the Bearcats program.

Archie Miller: Miller was fi red last month after four underwhelming seasons at Indiana University. The 42year-old coach may have only gone 6758 (33-44 in Big Ten play) at the helm of the Hoosiers program, but Miller had things rolling up the road at the University of Dayton before that.

From 2011-17, Miller averaged more than 23 wins per season and led the Flyers to the NCAA tournament in each of his last four years with the program, including an appearance in the Elite Eight in 2014.

Dayton’s 78 wins from 2013-16 matched the winningest three-year span in the program’s history.

Sean Miller: If Archie doesn’t fi t at Cincinnati, maybe older brother, Sean, will.

Like Archie, Sean was also fi red. Arizona parted ways with the 52-yearold coach on Wednesday after 12 seasons.

Miller led the Wildcats to seven NCAA tournaments and three Elite Eight appearances. Arizona won at least a share of fi ve Pac-12 regular-season championships during Miller’s tenure.

Miller’s tenure also included several NCAA issues and entanglements, but if Cincinnati (and its fans) can stomach hiring a coach that was a thorn in its side while at crosstown rival Xavier (2004-09), it would be getting one of the better coaches on the market.

Miller led the Musketeers to four NCAA tournaments in fi ve seasons, including an Elite Eight run in 2008.

Tim Morris: Morris, a longtime assistant of Brannen, has been dealt the task of steering the rocking ship until Cunningham wraps up his search for a new coach. But can the winding red and black road lead to Morris?

Morris followed Brannen across the river in 2019, joining the Bearcats after a three-year stint as an assistant at Northern Kentucky University.

Morris, an Atlanta native, played college ball at Stanford and the University of Washington before playing professionally overseas. Morris was named to Silver Waves Media’s 50 Impactful High Major Assistant Coaches list in 2020.

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COACHING SEARCH

Ex-UC players throw support to Martin Keith Jenkins Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Several former University of Cincinnati men’s basketball players have spoken, and the consensus is they want longtime West Virginia assistant and fellow former UC player Erik Martin to be the program’s next head coach.

After only two seasons at Cincinnati, men’s basketball coach John Brannen on Friday was relieved of his duties eff ective immediately, UC Director of Athletics John Cunningham announced, following the university’s review into unspecifi ed allegations related to Brannen and the men’s basketball program after six of Brannen’s players entered the transfer portal.

Brannen’s termination sparked reactions from all over, as fans began clamoring for former Bearcats point guard and longtime NBA player and assistant coach Nick Van Exel to take the reins.

Former UC players have another plan in mind.

“Nick is working on his degree, so as Bearcats hoops alumni, we are promoting Erik Martin,” Bearcats basketball radio color analyst and former UC player Terry Nelson told The Enquirer.

“Erik will bring Nick on staff so he can fi nish his degree by the summer and help with recruiting and all the other day-to-day operations.”

Nelson, who along with Martin and Van Exel, helped lead the Bearcats to the Final Four in 1992 and the Elite Eight in 1993 under then-UC coach Bob Huggins, formerly served as the director of the C-Club, the University of Cincinnati alumni group comprised of former student-athletes. Nelson also was the head of the basketball alumni.

James White, who played for the Bearcats from 2003-06 before becoming a second-round pick in the 2006 NBA Draft, also backed Martin as Cincinnati’s next men’s basketball coach.

“I like Erik,” said White, who now coaches and trains high school and Division I men’s basketball players. “He was around a lot when I was there. He has the passion to make the Bearcats what we were. He’s going to care about the players and the school. I want someone who is a part of Bearcat history to get the job. I know they’re going to care more than anyone else.”

Martin, who has spent the past 15 seasons as an assistant under Huggins, the all-time winningest men’s basketball coach in UC history, said it would be a “dream” to come back and coach at his alma mater.

“To be given the opportunity to coach at Cincinnati, what can I say?

Erik Martin has spent the past 15 seasons as an assistant under Bob Huggins, now the West Virginia head coach. THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR

You can’t put it into words,” the 49-yearold Martin said. “I haven’t been a head coach before, but I’ve been learning from a Hall of Famer and I’ve spent enough time with him, and he’s spoken about some of the things that are a challenge at Cincinnati. I’m looking forward to having the opportunity to be that guy that leads the university.”

Huggins, one of six coaches in Division I men’s basketball history with 900 career wins, spent 16 seasons at Cincinnati before being forced to resign in August 2005 following an arrest and conviction of drunken driving in 2004 and a rift with then-UC President Nancy Zimpher.

Martin was Cincinnati’s leading rebounder and second-leading scorer (trailing only Van Exel) during the 199293 season. The 6-foot-7 forward was one of the fi rst players Huggins brought in at UC to provide the toughness that has become the longtime brand of the Bearcats program.

After stints as an assistant at Jacobs Center and Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Martin joined Huggins at Kansas State in 2006. Martin then followed Huggins to West Virginia the following season where Martin has been responsible for post-player development as well as assisting with game scouting, recruiting, fundraising and community outreach.

While in Morgantown, West Virginia, Martin continues to recruit the Cincinnati area. Martin helped the Mountaineers land former Moeller High School standout Miles McBride. The 6-foot-2 sophomore guard recently declared for the 2021 NBA Draft after averaging 15.8 points, 4.9 assists and 1.9 steals and earning second-team All-Big 12 honors.

“I’m still very much connected to Cincinnati,” Martin said. “Great city, great university. What they’ve done with the campus since I’ve left is unbelievable. I barely recognize it when I do come back.

It would be an honor to call that place home again.”

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Spring sports performers are making their marks Melanie Laughman Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

In a vote that ended April 9, Cincinnati.com readers selected winners for the Cincinnati Enquirer Athlete of the Week, presented by Mercy Health, for the March 29-April 4 voting period.

Winners will receive a certifi cate sent through the school’s athletic department. They are sent one month at a time.

More: Here’s how to nominate Greater Cincinnati high school sports athletes of the week You do not have to be a subscriber to vote, a period that lasts Monday evenings to 5 p.m. each Friday during the season. Please submit any nominees by Sunday evening for the previous week’s performances to mlaughman@enquirer.com.

This week’s winners are: Ohio boys team: Deer Park baseball – Against Miami Valley Christian on March 30, Deer Park won 14-4 in six innings.

Ohio girls team: Seton softball – They got off to a strong 4-0 start, outscoring their opponents 75-9. In 23 innings, the Seton pitchers combined for 40 strikeouts. The team had 49 hits including three home runs with one being a grand slam.

Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys team: Bluegrass Bulldogs lacrosse – The team, made up of players from a variety of Northern Kentucky schools, won big over Dixie Heights March 31 to

clinch its fi rst CLL North Region District I regular-season championship in program history. The Bulldogs are 4-0 with wins over Covington Catholic, Scott County and Dixie Heights (twice).

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls team: Dixie Heights girls archery – They made history as they were the fi rst-ever Dixie Heights High School team to qualify for the KHSAA state archery championship tournament. They fi nished as the 2021 KHSAA Region 6 runners-up in the girls division. The Dixie Archery girls team will be just one of 22 archery teams to compete for the Kentucky State Archery Championship.

They fi nished just 24 points out of fi rst place. The girls team was led by junior Phoebe Roberts (283), junior Teddy Dorio (282), senior Lydia Dailey, (281), sophomore Hallie Kriege (281), junior Carly McGee (280), and senior Anna Foster (275).

Ohio baseball, big school: Jake Hertzman, Sycamore – The senior threw a seven-inning complete game shutting out Walnut Hills 2-0 while allowing just one hit. He also had one of

Sycamore’s three hits on the day.

Ohio baseball, small school: Mark Snowden, Taylor – On March 31 against Landmark Christian, the junior was 3for-4 with fi ve RBI, three runs scored and two homers. On April 3 he pitched against Summit Country going four innings and allowing one hit, one run and striking out six. He also drove in a run against Summit.

Northern Kentucky/Indiana baseball: Jake Napier, Campbell County – He pitched four innings, striking out eight, as the Camels’ no-hit Calvary Christian in fi ve innings March 30.

Ohio softball: Anna Trimble, Little Miami- She was 4-for-5 with two homers, seven RBI and three stolen bases to lead Little Miami past Anderson, 13-3 Northern Kentucky/Indiana softball: Anna Greenwell, Highlands – She had 11 hits in 18 at-bats, with two home runs and 11 RBI, with fi ve steals, to lead Highlands to a 5-1 start.

Basketball player: Luke Muller, Highlands – The senior had 3-pointers in four Sweet 16 games, two short of Chris Lofton’s state record and tying the Northern Kentucky mark set by Scott’s Jake Ohmer in 2017. His eff orts, as well as MVP Sam Vinson (last week’s athlete of the week winner), helped lead Highlands to a state championship.

Boys lacrosse: Colten Simkins, Lakota East – Through six games, the junior has won 73% of face-off s with 81 wins to go with 61 ground balls Girls lacrosse: Allison Bishop, Lebanon - The senior had two goals in Lebanon’s shutout win over Fairfi eld

Tennis: Carson Kute, St. Henry – Kute beat his counterpart at fi rst singles to help St. Henry beat Scott 5-0 on April 1.

Northern Kentucky boys track: Nathan Howard, Beechwood – The junior competed in four events and took fi rst in all four in the April 3 Stan Steidel Invitational at Holmes. In addition to a win with the 4x400 relay team, he won the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16:16, 300-meter hurdles with a time of 42.39 and triple jump length of 38.11.50.

Northern Kentucky girls track: Simone Bessong, Cooper – She won the 200 and 400 at a tri-meet in her fi rstever varsity meet.

Ohio boys track: CJ Szaz, St. Xavier – At the Skyline Open, Szaz won the shot put while fi nishing as runner-up in the discus throw.

Ohio girls track: Kaydence Morris, Talawanda – She picked up wins in the long jump and triple jump against Northwest and Eaton while placing second in the 100-meter hurdles.

Water polo: Liam Skinner, Sycamore- He had two goals, two assists and fi ve steals against Milford Boys volleyball: Andrew Sakemiller, Sycamore – The setter had 44 assists in a league win against Oak Hills on April 1.

Boys archery: Alex Kanarek, Cooper – The sophomore won the KHSAA Region 6 title with a 292.

Girls archery: Phoebe Roberts, Dixie Heights – The junior fi nished third in the KHSAA Region 6 championship with a 283.

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LOCAL SCOREBOARD MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Cincinnati

SATURDAY REDS 6, Arizona 5

Winker lf c-Senzel ph-cf Castellanos rf Votto 1b Suárez ss Moustakas 3b Naquin cf-lf g-Aquino ph-lf India 2b Doolittle p Sims p Pérez p h-Stephenson ph Garrett p Barnhart c Mahle p a-Blandino ph Antone p Bedrosian p Farmer 2b

AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

3 2 5 5 4 4 3 0 4 0 0 0 1

1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 .545 1 .313 2 .429 0 .167 1 .136 0 .333 0 .318 0 .300 1 .400 0 --0 --0 .000 1 .417

0 5 0 1 0 0 2

0 1 0 1 0 0 0

0 3 0 1 0 0 0

0 2 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 0 0

0 --2 .444 0 .000 0 .333 0 --0 --0 .100

5 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 5 4 2 1 1 0 3

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1

0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0

0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0

3 .167 1 .200 2 .129 0 .172 0 .167 0 --0 --0 .200 0 --0 .217 2 .143 1 .074 1 .467 1 .000 0 .182 0 .000 0 .250

Totals Arizona

39 6 11 6 3 8 AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Totals

35 5 6 5 9 11

Locastro cf Calhoun rf Walker 1b Peralta lf e-Mathisen ph Swarzak p Crichton p f-Bumgarner ph Young p Cabrera 3b Escobar 2b Rojas ss C.Kelly c Widener p b-VanMeter ph C.Smith p d-P.Smith ph-lf

Cincinnati 001 121 000 1—6 11 0 Arizona 000 000 320 0—5 6 1 a-singled for Mahle in the 5th. b-grounded out for Widener in the 5th. c-popped out for Winker in the 6th. d-singled for C.Smith in the 7th. e-lined out for Peralta in the 7th. f-popped out for Crichton in the 9th. g-intentionally walked for Naquin in the 10th. h-struck out for Pérez in the 10th.

E—Escobar (2). LOB—Cincinnati 10, Arizona 11. 2B—Winker (2), Barnhart 2 (3), Suárez (1), Escobar (1), Calhoun (1). HR—Naquin (5), off Widener; Escobar (2), off Sims.

RBIs—Winker (1), Naquin (14), Votto (3), Suárez (3), Barnhart 2 (7), C.Kelly (1), Calhoun 2 (2), Escobar 2 (4). SB—Naquin (1). SF—Suárez, C.Kelly. S—Mahle.

Runners left in scoring position—Cincinnati 5 (Suárez, Moustakas, Castellanos, India, Farmer); Arizona 5 (Cabrera, Calhoun, Mathisen, P.Smith). RISP—Cincinnati 4 for 17; Arizona 1 for 9.

Runners moved up—Votto, India, Naquin, Moustakas, VanMeter, Rojas.

GIDP—Suárez.

DP—Arizona 1 (Cabrera, Escobar, Walker).

Cincinnati

IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Mahle 4 0 Antone 2 1 2 Bedrosian ⁄ 3 3 1 Doolittle, H, ⁄ 3 1 1 Sims, BS, 0-1 1 1⁄ 3 1 Pérez, W, 1-0 2⁄ 3 0 Garrett, S, 1 0 2-2 Arizona

0 0 3 0

0 0 3 0

4 0 0 1

6 3 0 0

92 2.00 32 0.00 13 18.0 12 0.00

2 2 1 2 23 5.40 0 0 1 0 10 2.70 0 0 2 0 16 15.0

IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Widener 5 7 4 3 0 3 83 2.45 C.Smith 2 2 1 1 2 2 40 5.14 Swarzak 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 13.5 Crichton 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 2.25 Young, L, 0-2 1 1 1 0 1 1 15 5.40 Inherited runners-scored—Doolittle 2-2.

IBB—off Young (Aquino), off Garrett (C.Kelly). HBP—C.Smith (Moustakas).

PB—Barnhart (1).

Umpires—Home, Edwin Moscoso; First, Larry Vanover; Second, Marvin Hudson; Third, Rob Drake.

Reds-Arizona Runs Reds third. Tucker Barnhart doubles to deep left center field. Tyler Mahle out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Taylor Widener to Eduardo Escobar. Tucker Barnhart to third. Jesse Winker singles to left field. Tucker Barnhart scores. Nick Castellanos strikes out swinging. Joey Votto lines out to left field to David Peralta.

1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on.

Reds 1, Diamondbacks 0.

Reds fourth. Eugenio Suarez flies out to deep left field to David Peralta. Mike Moustakas lines out to right field to Kole Calhoun. Tyler Naquin homers to right field. Jonathan India flies out to deep right field to Kole Calhoun.

1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on.

Reds 2, Diamondbacks 0.

Reds fifth. Tucker Barnhart called out on strikes. Alex Blandino pinch-hitting for Tyler Mahle. Alex Blandino singles to left field. Jesse Winker singles to deep right field. Alex Blandino to second. Nick Castellanos singles to shallow center field. Jesse Winker to second. Alex Blandino to third. Joey Votto reaches on a fielder’s choice to second base. Nick Castellanos to second. Jesse Winker to third. Alex Blandino scores. Fielding error

by Eduardo Escobar. Eugenio Suarez out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Tim Locastro. Jesse Winker scores. Mike Moustakas pops out to shallow left field to Josh Rojas.

2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on.

Reds 4, Diamondbacks 0.

Reds sixth. Tyler Naquin walks. Jonathan India grounds out to shallow infield, Eduardo Escobar to Christian Walker.

Tyler Naquin to third. Tucker Barnhart doubles. Tyler Naquin scores. Tejay Antone walks. Nick Senzel pinch-hitting for Jesse Winker. Nick Senzel pops out to shallow infield to Eduardo Escobar. Nick Castellanos strikes out swinging.

1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on.

Reds 5, Diamondbacks 0.

Diamondbacks seventh. Eduardo Escobar doubles to deep right field. Josh Rojas grounds out to shallow infield, Jonathan India to Joey Votto. Eduardo Escobar to third. Carson Kelly out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Nick Senzel. Eduardo Escobar scores. Pavin Smith pinch-hitting for Caleb Smith. Pavin Smith singles to right center field. Tim Locastro singles to center field. Pavin Smith to second. Kole Calhoun doubles to deep right field. Tim Locastro scores. Pavin Smith scores.

Christian Walker walks. Wyatt Mathisen pinch-hitting for David Peralta. Wyatt Mathisen lines out to third base to Mike Moustakas.

3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on.

Reds 5, Diamondbacks 3.

Diamondbacks eighth. Asdrubal Cabrera walks. Eduardo Escobar homers to right field. Asdrubal Cabrera scores. Josh Rojas flies out to deep center field to Nick Senzel. Carson Kelly strikes out swinging.

Pavin Smith pops out to shallow center field to Kyle Farmer.

2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on.

Reds 5, Diamondbacks 5.

Reds tenth. Mike Moustakas grounds out to shallow right field, Christian Walker to Alex Young. Eugenio Suarez to third.

Aristides Aquino pinch-hitting for Tyler Naquin. Aristides Aquino is intentionally walked. Tyler Stephenson pinch-hitting for Cionel Perez. Tyler Stephenson called out on strikes. Tucker Barnhart singles to center field. Aristides Aquino to third.

Eugenio Suarez scores. Kyle Farmer reaches on a fielder’s choice to shallow infield. Tucker Barnhart out at second.

1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on.

Reds 6, Diamondbacks 5.

Cincinnati Reds Schedule April 11 at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.

April 12 at San Francisco, 9:45 p.m.

April 13 at San Francisco, 9:45 p.m.

April 14 at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m.

April 16 vs. Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.

April 17 vs. Cleveland, 4:10 p.m.

April 18 vs. Cleveland, 1:10 p.m.

April 20 vs. Arizona, 6:40 p.m.

April 21 vs. Arizona, 6:40 p.m.

April 22 vs. Arizona, 12:35 p.m.

April 23 at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

April 24 at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.

April 25 at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.

April 26 at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

April 27 at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

April 28 at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m.

April 30 vs. Chicago Cubs, 7:10 p.m.

May 1 vs. Chicago Cubs, 4:10 p.m.

May 2 vs. Chicago Cubs, 4:10 p.m.

May 4 vs. Chicago White Sox, 6:40 p.m.

May 5 vs. Chicago White Sox, 12:35 p.m.

May 7 at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.

May 8 at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.

May 9 at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m.

May 10 at Pittsburgh, 6:35 p.m.

May 11 at Pittsburgh, 6:35 p.m.

May 12 at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.

May 13 at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

May 14 at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

May 15 at Colorado, 8:10 p.m.

May 16 at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.

May 17 vs. San Francisco, 6:40 p.m.

May 18 vs. San Francisco, 6:40 p.m.

May 19 vs. San Francisco, 6:40 p.m.

May 20 vs. San Francisco, 12:35 p.m.

May 21 vs. Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

May 22 vs. Milwaukee, 4:10 p.m.

May 23 vs. Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.

May 25 at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

May 26 at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

May 27 at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

May 28 at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

May 29 at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

May 30 at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

May 31 vs. Philadelphia, 2:10 p.m.

June 1 vs. Philadelphia, 7:10 p.m.

June 2 vs. Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m.

June 3 at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

June 4 at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

June 5 at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.

June 6 at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.

June 8 vs. Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

June 9 vs. Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

June 10 vs. Milwaukee, 12:35 p.m.

June 11 vs. Colorado, 7:10 p.m.

June 12 vs. Colorado, 4:10 p.m.

June 13 vs. Colorado, 1:10 p.m.

LEADERS PRIOR TO SATURDAY’S GAMES NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING—K.Marte, Arizona, .462; Castellanos, Cincinnati, .429; Nimmo, New York, .429; J.Turner, Los Angeles, .414; India, Cincinnati, .400; Acuña Jr., Atlanta, .393; Zimmerman, Washington, .385; Seager, Los Angeles, .367; Soto, Washington, .364; Realmuto, Philadelphia, .360.

RUNS—Castellanos, Cincinnati, 9; Senzel, Cincinnati, 9; Hampson, Colorado, 8; Moustakas, Cincinnati, 8; Naquin, Cincinnati, 7; Betts, Los Angeles, 6; DeJong, St. Louis, 6; Goldschmidt, St. Louis, 6; Hoskins, Philadelphia, 6; McMahon, Colorado, 6; Myers, San Diego, 6; Owings, Colorado, 6; J.Turner, Los Angeles, 6.

RBI—Naquin, Cincinnati, 14; India, Cincinnati, 10; Carlson, St. Louis, 9; J.Turner, Los Angeles, 8; Caratini, San Diego, 7; Barnhart, Cincinnati, 7; Molina, St. Louis, 7; Hosmer, San Diego, 7; Castellanos, Cincinnati, 7; McMahon, Colorado, 7; Seager, Los Angeles, 7.

HITS—Castellanos, Cincinnati, 12; K.Marte, Arizona, 12; J.Turner, Los Angeles, 12; Acuña Jr., Atlanta, 11; Seager, Los Angeles, 11; Arenado, St. Louis, 10; Hoskins, Philadelphia, 10; India, Cincinnati, 10; 7 tied at 9.

DOUBLES—Hoskins, Philadelphia, 6; Acuña Jr., Atlanta, 4; K.Marte, Arizona, 4; Barnhart, Cincinnati, 3; Bryant, Chicago, 3; C.Dickerson, Miami, 3; McKinstry, Los Angeles, 3; Myers, San Diego, 3; Owings, Colorado, 3; Seager, Los Angeles, 3; J.Turner, Los Angeles, 3.

TRIPLES—Owings, Colorado, 3; Lux, Los Angeles, 2; D.Peralta, Arizona, 2; 16 tied at 1.

HOME RUNS—Naquin, Cincinnati, 5; Castellanos, Cincinnati, 4; McMahon, Colorado, 4; Nuñez, Colorado, 3; Carlson, St. Louis, 3; Longoria, San Francisco, 3; Acuña Jr., Atlanta, 3; 18 tied at 2.

STOLEN BASES—Hampson, Colorado, 4; Báez, Chicago, 3; Acuña Jr., Atlanta, 2; Betts, Los Angeles, 2; Bohm, Philadelphia, 2; Chisholm Jr., Miami, 2; Edman, St. Louis, 2; Owings, Colorado, 2; Quinn, Philadelphia, 2; M.Rojas, Miami, 2.

PITCHING—Brogdon, Philadelphia, 3-0; Musgrove, San Diego, 2-0; Arrieta, Chicago, 2-0; Gallegos, St. Louis, 2-0; Pagán, San Diego, 2-0; Hader, Milwaukee, 2-0; 15 tied at 1-0.

ERA—Miley, Cincinnati, 0.00; Musgrove, San Diego, 0.00; F.Peralta, Milwaukee, 0.00; Ross, Washington, 0.00; Strasburg, Washington, 0.00; Ynoa, Atlanta, 0.00; deGrom, New York, 0.00; Burnes, Milwaukee, 0.73; Eflin, Philadelphia, 1.29; J.Urías, Los Angeles, 1.29.

STRIKEOUTS—Bauer, Los Angeles, 20; Burnes, Milwaukee, 20; Musgrove, San Diego, 18; Alcantara, Miami, 17; Snell, San Diego, 16; Mahle, Cincinnati, 15; Cueto, San Francisco, 14; F.Peralta, Milwaukee, 14; Wheeler, Philadelphia, 14; Darvish, San Diego, 13; Woodruff, Milwaukee, 13.

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS SCHEDULE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Sweet Sixteen Wednesday, April 7 (1st Round) Sacred Heart 64, Knott County Central 32 Bowling Green 50, Bishop Brossart 48, 2OT Franklin County 55, South Laurel 50 Anderson County 78, Southwestern 67 Thursday, April 8 (1st Round) Marshall County 56, Pikeville 52 Bethlehem 70, Bullitt East 65 Henderson County 55, Apollo 31 Russell 58, Dixie Heights 44 Friday, April 9 (Quarterfinals) Sacred Heart 66, Bowling Green 54 Anderson County 53, Franklin County 35 Marshall County 58, Bethlehem 51 Henderson County 64, Russell 53 Saturday, April 10 (Semifinals/Championship) Sacred Heart 63, Anderson County 53 Marshall Co. 50, Henderson Co. 33 Championship, Sacred Heart vs. Marshall County, late RESULTS FRIDAY, APRIL 9 SOFTBALL Badin 6, Roger Bacon 0 WP- Kent (5-1); LP- Gullette (0-4).

Leaders: B- McKinney 3-4 HR; Beeber 2-4; Vess 2B; Kent 3-4 HR, 2 2B, 2 RBI. Records: B 6-1, 3-0 GCL Co-Ed; RB 0-4, 0-3 GCL Co-Ed. Oak Hills 10, Fairfield 0 (six innings) WP- Gottlieb (6-2, 7 Ks); LP- Peters (4-2).

Leaders: OH- N. Bode 3-4 3 RBI; A. Bode 2-4 4 RBI; Lockwood 2-3; Erskine 2-3.

Records: OH 6-2, 5-1 GMC; F 5-2, 4-2 GMC. Seton 10, Carroll 0 WP- Hartfiel. Leaders: S- Martin HR; Bier 2-3; Vaughn 2-4. Record: S 5-2.

Western Brown 15, Batavia 1 WP- Sutton (7-0); LP- Rash (2-4). Leaders: B- Rash 2B. WB- Schlosser 2-5, Flores 2-4, Young 2-4 2 HR, 5 RBI; Easterling 4-5 3 2B, 3 RBI; Pucke 2B; Fisher 2B. Records: WB 8-0; B 2-6.

BASEBALL Bethel-Tate 14, Blanchester 3 (six innings) Leaders: B- Ficke HR.

CHCA 17, New Richmond 3 (five innings) WP- Gage (2-0); LP- Holbrook (0-2).

Leaders: NR- Suttle 2-2; Shockley 2B. CHCA- Ames 2B; Bauer 2B; Brock 2-4 2 2B; Crawford 3-4 2 HR, 5 RBI; Moffitt 2-2 2B; Murphy 2-3 2B, 3 RBI; Russell 2B; Vogele 2-4 2B; Yelton 3-4 2B, 3 RBI. OTHER SCORES: McNicholas 16, Purcell Marian 8 BOYS’ TENNIS Harrison 4, La Salle 1 Blessing (L) d. Keppler 6-2, 6-1; Ferry d.

Essen 6-7, 6-4, 10-7; Parnell d. Thornton 6-0, 6-0; Wesseler-Weber d.

Breslin-Leahy 6-0, 6-1; Little-Ruehl d.

Petry-Towns 5-7, 6-2, 6-3.

Monroe 3, Blanchester 2 Miller d. Garde 6-0, 6-2; Wilson d. Bradley 6-0, 6-2; Volk (M) d. Heitzman 7-5, 6-4; D. Taylor-J. Taylor (M) d. Stevans-Mills 6-0, 6-0; Fey-Montgomery (M) d.

Haines-Bandaru 6-2, 7-5. Record: M 2-5.

Seven Hills 5, Anderson 0 Mahajan d. Scott 6-3, 3-6, 10-6; Blatt d. S. Zhou 6-3, 6-1; Corbett d. B. Zhou 6-1, 6-2; Parameswaran-Yeager d. Hensley-Stanck 7-5, 7-6; Goldfeder-Ringle d.

Caldwell-Hanley 6-0, 6-0.

Sycamore 5, Tippecanoe 0 Meyers d. Hackenberger 6-1, 6-2; Choo d.

Blake 6-0, 6-1; Dong d. Nichols 7-5, 6-2; Rajagopal-Wittenbaum d. Davis-Davis 6-2, 6-2; Sung-Friedrich d.

Gagnon-Nichols 6-2,Boys volleyball 6-1.

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL Edgewood (2-3) d. Wayne (0-3) 25-11, 25-15, 25-20 BOYS’ LACROSSE Mariemont 14, CHCA 4 Goals: M- Mileham 3, Greene 3, Lemay 3, Tepe 2, Fiorenza, Rhodes, Morgan.

HORSE RACING Keeneland Entries Post time: Sunday, 1:05 p.m.

1st—$60,000, 2YO F, 41/2f.

My Girl Steve 119 Paolina 119 a-PrtyNxtDr 119 Tranquil Times 109 a-Brash 119 Jamcn Traffic 119 Diva Dixie 119 Baytwn Vllygrl 119 Chi Town Lady 119 a-Coupled.

2nd—$33,000, 4YO up F&M, 61/2f.

On Deck 120 Shasta Star 118 Its Cold in Dhre 118 Black Kettle 118 CntrfldAngl 118 Holly Go Lghtly 118 3rd—$21,000, 3YO up F&M, 1 1/16mi.

Coupon 127 Queen Louise 127 Indian Nichols 118 Talk Radio 118 Simply Bgld 127 Bertrada 118 How Lucky 118 Share My Mn 127 Hot Dame 118 4th—$79,000, 3YO F, 1 1/16mi.

Tayet 120 NkdOntheBch 120 Eida's Storm 110 Tracy Flick 120 Fairchild 120 Semble Juste 120 Magic Ride 120 Rosalita 120 Dearest Kitten 120 5th—$83,000, 4YO up, 7f.

Dean Martini 118 Get the Prize 120 Banks Island 118 Noren 118 Bybee 118 6th—$23,000, 3YO up, 6f.

All the Dmonds 118 Breezy Mny 125 Mr. Thndrstrk 118 Screenplay 118 Bourre' Trick 118 Sponsored 118 John Edward 125 Convection 118 Mrvlsmndnce 118 Orb of the Bro 118 Spght and Mlce 118 Southern Will 118 7th—$81,000, 4YO up (NW1 X), 11/8mi.

Buy Me Candy 118 Cibolian 118 Juulstone 118 Starting Over 118 El Ahijado 118 Ready Soul 118 Beachwalker 118 Carmel Bay 118 Blnkt of Roses 118 Motagally 118 Glynn County 118 Mo Reserve 118 8th—$85,000, 4YO up F&M, 6f.

Call On Mschf 118 Club Car 118 Palace Avengr 118 Anna's Fast 118 Frond 118 Ain't No Elmrs 118 9th—$79,000, 3YO F, 1 1/16mi.

My Sweet Story 120 TheGngrQn 120 Mischevis Mel 120 Black Sand 120 Bitten by Kttn 120 Dalida 120 Dncfrtheempre 120 Robin's Fntsy 120 Picasso Cllctn 120 Jawhara 120

Keeneland Results Saturday 1st—$31,000, 3YO up, 61/2f.

3 Best of Greeley (Saez) 14.40 5.20 3.20 4 AtmsCtylmts(Pedroza) 3.80 2.80 6 GrvDddy(HernandezJr) 3.60 Off 1:07. Time 1:17.16. Sloppy. Also Ran—Smart Time, Get Hammered, City Drifter. $1 Exacta (3-4) paid $21.90. $0.1 Superfecta (3-4-6-2) paid $21.27. $0.5 Trifecta (3-4-6) paid $49.30.

2nd—$29,000, 4YO up, 1 1/16mi.

1 Zanesville (Bejarano) 7.60 3.60 2.40 7 Baby I'm Perfect (Saez) 3.60 2.40 5 Walkoff (Gaffalione) 2.10 Off 1:42. Time 1:45.19. Sloppy.

Scratched—Revenio, Tez. Also Ran—Saintly Samurai, Money for Mischief, Americain Joey. $1 Daily Double (3-1) paid $28.50. $1 Exacta (1-7) paid $11.10. $0.1 Superfecta (1-7-5-2) paid $4.78. $0.5 Trifecta (1-7-5) paid $10.25.

3rd—$79,000, 3YO up, 1mi.

6 Trnagn Tide (OrtizJr) 3.20 2.40 2.20 4 Extrme (HernandezJr) 3.20 2.60 7 Atoka (Van Dyke) 3.00 Off 2:15. Time 1:38.26. Sloppy.

Scratched—Stonecastle. Also Ran—Rare Stripe, Call It Love, Assembly Point, Winning Prospect. $0.5 Pick 3 (3-1-6) 3 Correct Paid $31.80. $1 Daily Double (1-6) paid $12.00. $1 Exacta (6-4) paid $5.00. $0.1 Superfecta (6-4-7-3) paid $3.64. $0.5 Trifecta (6-4-7) paid $9.10.

4th—$81,000, 3YO, 1 1/16mi.

1 Fulsome (Gaffalione) 6.20 3.00 2.20 2 EthclJdmt(Castellano) 2.60 2.10 4 Aviano (OrtizJr) 2.20 Off 2:49. Time 1:44.14. Sloppy.

Scratched—Private Island, Floriform. Also Ran—Notary, Hard Strike, British Royalty. $0.5 Pick 3 (1-6-1) 3 Correct Paid $13.00. $1 Daily Double (6-1) paid $5.90. $1 Exacta (1-2) paid $6.30. $0.1 Superfecta (1-2-4-3) paid $3.46. $0.5 Trifecta (1-2-4) paid $7.15.

5th—$21,000, 3YO up, 11/8mi.

2 Dntshwwkns(Bejarano) 53.4 12.8 4.60 3 RgueElmnt (Gutierrez) 5.60 3.00 1 Bold Victory (OrtizJr) 2.20 Off 3:21. Time 1:53.24. Sloppy.

Scratched—Adara, Count Your Pennies.

Also Ran—Launch Pad, Lemon and Diem, The Flasche, Perfect Painting, He Who Dares Wins, Beau Book, King Zion, Midlaner. $0.5 Pick 5 (3-1-2/6-ALL-2) 5 Correct Paid $527.40, 4 Correct Paid $5.15. $0.5 Pick 4 (1-2/6-1-2) 4 Correct Paid $289.05. $0.5 Pick 3 (6-1-2) 3 Correct Paid $88.85. $0.5 Trifecta (2-3-1) paid $98.85. $0.1 Superfecta (2-3-1-10) paid $200.76. $1 Daily Double (1-2) paid $75.00. $1 Exacta (2-3) paid $118.80.

6th—$83,000, 4YO up, 1 1/16mi.

2 WstWlPwr (Castellano) 3.40 2.80 2.10 1 Lord Gnnss (Landeros) 8.00 4.20 5 Payne (Lanerie) 2.80 Off 3:53. Time 1:43.83. Sloppy.

Scratched—Blue Jays, Noren, Army Scout.

Also Ran—In Love, Almashriq, Uncle Kick. $0.5 Pick 3 (1-2-2) 3 Correct Paid $70.65. $1 Daily Double (2-2) paid $73.70. $1 Exacta (2-1) paid $12.70. $0.1 Superfecta (2-1-5-8) paid $6.23. $0.5 Trifecta (2-1-5) paid $16.70.

7th—$150,000, 4YO up, 11/8mi.

Ben Ali S. 5 Silver Dust (Beschizza) 11.2 4.40 2.40 3 Night Ops (Castellano) 2.80 2.10 1 Beau Luminarie (Saez) 2.40 Off 4:25. Time 1:50.21. Sloppy. Also Ran—Sprawl, Treasure Trove. $0.5 Pick 3 (2-2-5) 3 Correct Paid $204.80. $1 Daily Double (2-5) paid $11.70. $1 Exacta (5-3) paid $13.30. $0.5 Trifecta (5-3-1) paid $13.45.

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THE BACKSTOP NATIONAL SCOREBOARD SCOREBOARD All times EDT

MLB East Division

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4 3 4 3 4 4 3 5 3 5 Central Division W L

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5 2 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 West Division

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6 2 .750 — 6 2 .750 — 3 4 .429 2½ 3 4 .429 2½ 2 7 .222 4½ Friday's Games Tampa Bay 10, N.Y. Yankees 5 Cleveland 4, Detroit 1 L.A. Angels 7, Toronto 1 San Diego 3, Texas 0 Oakland 6, Houston 2 Saturday's Games Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Yankees 0 Seattle at Minnesota, late Oakland at Houston, late Detroit at Cleveland, late Boston at Baltimore, late San Diego at Texas, late L.A. Angels at Toronto, late Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, ppd.

Sunday's Games Boston (Pivetta 1-0) at Baltimore (López 0-1), 1:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Cobb 0-0) at Toronto (Roark 0-1), 1:07 p.m.

Detroit (Ureña 0-1) at Cleveland (Allen 0-1), 1:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Montgomery 1-0) at Tampa Bay (Wacha 0-1), 1:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Singer 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Rodón 1-0), 2:10 p.m.

Seattle (Flexen 1-0) at Minnesota (Shoemaker 1-0), 2:10 p.m.

San Diego (Morejon 0-0) at Texas (Foltynewicz 0-1), 2:35 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division Philadelphia Atlanta New York Washington Miami

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6 1 5 2 4 3 3 4 1 6 West Division

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.857 .714 .571 .429 .143

Washington at L.A. Dodgers, late Sunday's Games Chicago Cubs (Williams 1-0) at Pittsburgh (Brubaker 0-0), 1:05 p.m.

Miami (TBD) at N.Y. Mets (Stroman 1-0), 1:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Anderson 0-1) at St. Louis (Ponce de Leon 1-0), 2:15 p.m.

San Diego (Morejon 0-0) at Texas (Foltynewicz 0-1), 2:35 p.m.

Colorado (Márquez 0-0) at San Francisco (DeSclafani 0-0), 4:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (De León 0-0) at Arizona (Weaver 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

Washington (Scherzer 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 1-1), 4:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Moore 0-0) at Atlanta (Smyly 0-0), 7:08 p.m.

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Los Angeles 6 2 .750 — San Diego 5 3 .625 1 San Francisco 4 3 .571 1½ Colorado 3 5 .375 3 Arizona 2 6 .250 4 Friday's Games L.A. Dodgers 1, Washington 0 San Francisco 3, Colorado 1 Atlanta 8, Philadelphia 1 San Diego 3, Texas 0 Cincinnati 6, Arizona 5, 10 innings Saturday's Games Miami 3, N.Y. Mets 0 Milwaukee at St. Louis, late Colorado at San Francisco, late Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, late San Diego at Texas, late Philadelphia at Atlanta, late Cincinnati at Arizona, late

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Brooklyn 36 16 .692 Philadelphia 35 17 .673 Boston 27 26 .509 New York 26 27 .491 Toronto 20 32 .385 Southeast Division W L Pct Charlotte 27 24 .529 Atlanta 28 25 .528 Miami 27 25 .519 Washington 19 32 .373 Orlando 17 35 .327 Central Division W L Pct Milwaukee 32 20 .615 Indiana 24 27 .471 Chicago 22 29 .431 Cleveland 19 32 .373 Detroit 16 36 .308 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Dallas 29 22 .569 Memphis 26 24 .520 San Antonio 24 26 .480 New Orleans 23 29 .442 Houston 14 38 .269 Northwest Division W L Pct Utah 39 13 .750 Denver 34 18 .654 Portland 30 21 .588 Oklahoma City 20 32 .385 Minnesota 13 40 .245 Pacific Division W L Pct Phoenix 36 15 .706 L.A. Clippers 36 18 .667 L.A. Lakers 32 20 .615 Golden State 24 28 .462 Sacramento 22 30 .423 Friday's Games Indiana 111, Orlando 106 Atlanta 120, Chicago 108 Boston 145, Minnesota 136, OT New York 133, Memphis 129, OT New Orleans 101, Philadelphia 94 Charlotte 127, Milwaukee 119 Denver 121, San Antonio 119 L.A. Clippers 126, Houston 109 Washington 110, Golden State 107 Saturday's Games Toronto at Cleveland, late L.A. Lakers at Brooklyn, late Philadelphia at Oklahoma City, late Sacramento at Utah, late Detroit at Portland, late Houston at Golden State, late Washington at Phoenix, late Sunday's Games Atlanta at Charlotte, 1 p.m.

Boston at Denver, 3 p.m.

Milwaukee at Orlando, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Memphis, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Toronto at New York, 8 p.m.

GB — 1 9½ 10½ 16 GB — — ½ 8 10½ GB — 7½ 9½ 12½ 16 GB — 2½ 4½ 6½ 15½ GB — 5 8½ 19 26½ GB — 1½ 4½ 12½ 14½

Detroit at L.A. Clippers, 10 p.m.

Miami at Portland, 10 p.m.

Monday's Games L.A. Lakers at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Orlando, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Memphis, 9 p.m.

Sacramento at New Orleans, 9 p.m.

Washington at Utah, 9 p.m.

Denver at Golden State, 10 p.m.

Houston at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

NHL East Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 41 26 11 4 56 138 125 41 26 11 4 56 122 96 41 26 13 2 54 141 116 38 21 11 6 48 108 96 40 19 15 6 44 119 143 40 19 16 5 43 131 109 39 14 19 6 34 101 127 40 9 25 6 24 93 141 Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Carolina 39 27 9 3 57 128 94 Tampa Bay 40 27 11 2 56 138 101 Florida 42 26 12 4 56 133 115 Nashville 41 22 18 1 45 109 116 Chicago 41 18 18 5 41 114 129 Dallas 39 15 14 10 40 109 101 Columbus 42 15 19 8 38 106 137 Detroit 42 13 23 6 32 91 135 West Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Colorado 40 27 9 4 58 142 95 Vegas 39 26 11 2 54 127 92 Minnesota 39 24 13 2 50 117 106 Arizona 41 19 17 5 43 114 129 St. Louis 40 18 16 6 42 116 126 San Jose 39 18 17 4 40 111 129 Los 39 15 18 6 36 106 115 Angeles Anaheim 41 12 22 7 31 92 133 North Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Toronto 40 27 10 3 57 133 100 Edmonton 41 25 14 2 52 134 115 Winnipeg 40 24 13 3 51 129 109 Montreal 37 17 11 9 43 118 103 Vancouver 37 16 18 3 35 100 120 Calgary 40 16 21 3 35 103 124 Ottawa 41 13 24 4 30 107 153 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. The top four teams in each division will qualify for playoffs under this season's temporary realignment.

Friday's Games Pittsburgh 6, New Jersey 4 Washington 4, Buffalo 3 St. Louis 9, Minnesota 1 Colorado 2, Anaheim 0 Vegas 7, Arizona 4 San Jose 5, Los Angeles 2 N.Y. Rangers 4, N.Y. Islanders 1 Saturday's Games Dallas 4, Florida 1 Philadelphia 3, Boston 2 Chicago at Columbus, late Detroit at Carolina, late Ottawa at Toronto, late Winnipeg at Montreal, late Minnesota at St. Louis, late Tampa Bay at Nashville, late Edmonton at Calgary, late Vancouver at Calgary, ppd Los Angeles at San Jose, late Sunday's Games Buffalo at Philadelphia, 2 p.m.

Arizona at Vegas, 4 p.m.

Colorado at Anaheim, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Washington at Boston, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Monday's Games Chicago at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Washington NY Islanders Pittsburgh Boston Philadelphia NY Rangers New Jersey Buffalo

UPCOMING Sun. at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.

Mon. at San Francisco, 9:45 p.m.

Tues. at San Francisco, 9:45 p.m.

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Rutgers at Johns Hopkins

GOLF The Masters Par Scores Friday At Augusta (Ga.) National Golf Club Purse: $11.5 million Yardage: 7,475; Par: 72 Second Round Justin Rose 65-72- 137 -7 Will Zalatoris 70-68- 138 -6 Brian Harman 69-69- 138 -6 Marc Leishman 72-67- 139 -6 Jordan Spieth 71-68- 139 -6 Bernd Wiesberger 74-66- 140 -4 Tony Finau 74-66- 140 -4 Justin Thomas 73-67- 140 -4 Si Woo Kim 71-69- 140 -4 Cameron Champ 72-68- 140 -4 Hideki Matsuyama 69-71- 140 -4 Xander Schauffele 72-69- 141 -3 Ryan Palmer 74-68- 142 -2 Cameron Smith 74-68- 142 -2 Collin Morikawa 73-69- 142 -2 Corey Conners 73-69- 142 -2 Bryson DeChambeau 76-67- 143 -1 Matt Jones 74-69- 143 -1 Stewart Cink 74-69- 143 -1 Viktor Hovland 73-70- 143 -1 Mackenzie Hughes 72-72- 144 E Robert MacIntyre 74-70- 144 E Shane Lowry 71-73- 144 E Tommy Fleetwood 74-70- 144 E Matt Fitzpatrick 74-70- 144 E Michael Thompson 72-72- 144 E Henrik Stenson 73-71- 144 E Brendon Todd 73-71- 144 E Abraham Ancer 75-69- 144 E Bubba Watson 74-70- 144 E Jon Rahm 72-72- 144 E Martin Laird 74-71- 145 +1 Kevin Na 75-70- 145 +1 Gary Woodland 73-72- 145 +1 Tyrrell Hatton 71-74- 145 +1 Scottie Scheffler 73-72- 145 +1 Charl Schwartzel 74-71- 145 +1 Harris English 74-71- 145 +1 Patrick Reed 70-75- 145 +1 Jose Maria Olazabal 75-71- 146+2 Matt Wallace 74-72- 146+2 Louis Oosthuizen 76-70- 146+2 Jim Herman 76-70- 146+2 Joaquin Niemann 75-71- 146+2 Webb Simpson 70-76- 146+2 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 70-76- 146+2 Jason Kokrak 71-76- 147+3 Francesco Molinari 74-73- 147+3 Billy Horschel 76-71- 147+3 Phil Mickelson 75-72- 147+3 Adam Scott 74-73- 147+3 Sebastian Munoz 74-73- 147+3 Ian Poulter 74-73- 147+3 Paul Casey 73-74- 147+3 The following players missed the cut Jimmy Walker 75-73 - 148 Matt Kuchar 78-70 - 148 Max Homa 74-74 - 148 Sergio Garcia 76-72 - 148 Daniel Berger 75-73 - 148 Mike Weir 78-71 - 149 Lanto Griffin 76-73 - 149 Danny Willett 76-73 - 149 Kevin Kisner 72-77 - 149 Brooks Koepka 74-75 - 149 Dustin Johnson 74-75 - 149 Lee Westwood 78-71 - 149 C.T. Pan 79-71 - 150 Dylan Frittelli 76-74 - 150 Robert Streb 75-75 - 150 Rory McIlroy 76-74 - 150 Victor Perez 78-73 - 151 Zach Johnson 77-74 - 151 Bernhard Langer 74-77 - 151 Brian Gay 78-74 - 152 Charles Osborne 76-76 - 152 Patrick Cantlay 79-73 - 152

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Minnesota at Northwestern LSU at Missouri Duke at Florida St. Pittsburgh at NC State Georgia at Kentucky FISHING

Bassmaster Elite Series: The Bassmaster Elite at Sabine River GOLF

PGA Tour: The Masters HORSE RACING

NYRA: America's Day at the Races NYRA: America's Day at the Races MLB BASEBALL

NY Yankees at Tampa Bay Washington at LA Dodgers Reds at Arizona Philadelphia at Atlanta NBA BASKETBALL

Boston at Denver Miami at Portland NHL HOCKEY

Buffalo at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at New Jersey RODEO

PBR: The First Premier Bank/Premier Bankcard Invitational (taped) RUGBY

MLR: United New York at Rugby ATL European Champions Cup: Racing 92 at Bordeaux-Begles (taped) SOCCER (MEN)

Serie A: Atalanta at Fiorentina Liga MX: Mazatlán at Tijuana TENNIS

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Washington at ARIZONA Philadelphia

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Atlanta at DENVER at ORLANDO New Orleans at NEW YORK Chicago at DALLAS at MEMPHIS Miami at LA CLIPPERS

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at BALTIMORE LA Angels Detroit New York Seattle Kansas City

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AUGUSTA, Ga.- Phil Mickelson has broken 70 yet again at Augusta National.

The three-time Masters champion shot a 3-under 69 on Saturday, getting him back to even for the tournament.

It was his second consecutive day of shaving three shots off the prior round’s score: He opened with a 75, made the cut on the 3 over number by shooting 72 on Friday, then had a four-birdie, onebogey day Saturday.

It was Mickelson’s 33rd round in the 60s at Augusta National, six shy of matching Jack Nicklaus’ Masters record.

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NASCAR Cup Series Points Leaders Through April 4 1. Denny Hamlin, 327.

2. Joey Logano, 269.

3. Martin Truex Jr, 247.

4. Kyle Larson, 242.

5. Brad Keselowski, 232.

6. William Byron, 228.

7. Ryan Blaney, 226.

8. Kevin Harvick, 225.

9. Chase Elliott, 211.

10. Christopher Bell, 186.

11. Austin Dillon, 186.

12. Michael McDowell, 183.

13. Kyle Busch, 183.

14. Ricky Stenhouse Jr, 180.

15. Kurt Busch, 173.

16. Alex Bowman, 172.

17. Chris Buescher, 168.

18. Ryan Preece, 154.

19. Ryan Newman, 149.

20. Daniel Suarez, 144.

21. Bubba Wallace, 136.

22. Erik Jones, 122.

23. Cole Custer, 118.

24. Matt DiBenedetto, 117.

25. Tyler Reddick, 112.

Mickelson makes a move with his 33rd Masters round in the 60s

April 17 at Nashville, 8:30 p.m.

April 24 at NY City FC, 1 p.m.

May 1 at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.

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Saturday’s Scores SOUTH Charleston Southern 27, Robert Morris 14 Morehead St. 28, Valparaiso 24 Presbyterian 29, Davidson 24 MIDWEST Drake 33, Butler 7

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TRANSACTIONS Saturday's Transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League DETROIT TIGERS — Placed RHP Julio Teheran on the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP Alex Lange from the alternate training site.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Assigned RHP Jake Odorizzi to the alternate training site.

Placed RHPs Pedro Baez on the 10-day IL and Austin Pruitt on the 60-day IL. NEW YORK YANKEES — Recalled INFs Gio Urshela and Rougned Odor from the COVID IL. Optioned INF Tyler Wade and 1B Mike Ford to the alternate training site.

National League COLORADO ROCKIES — Placed INF/OF Chris Owings on the 10-day IL. Selected the contract of INF Alan Trejo from the alternate training site. Designated LHP Phillip Diehl for assignment.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Placed 2B Kolten Wong on the 10-day IL and RHP Bobby Wahl on the 60-day IL. Selected the contract of INF/OF Jace Peterson from the alternate training site.

NEW YORK METS — Placed INF J.D. Davis on the 10-day IL. Selected the contract of INF Jose Peraza to the major league roster. Designated RHP Franklyn Kilome for assignment.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BOSTON BRUINS — Recalled LW Anton Blidh from the minor league taxi squad.

BUFFALO SABRES — Loaned RW Steven Fogarty to Rochester (AHL). Recalled C Jean-Sebastien Dea from the minor league taxi squad.

CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled RW Spencer Smallman from Chicago (AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Recalled D Scott Harrington, RW Kole Sherwood and C Zac Dalpe from the minor league taxi squad. Assigned Ds Gavin Bayreuther and Andrew Peeke to the minor league taxi squad.

DALLAS STARS — Recalled D Justin Dowling from the minor league taxi squad.

FLORIDA PANTHERS — Recalled D Kevin Connauton from the minor league taxi squad.

MONTREAL CANADIENS — Recalled C Lukas Vejdemo from the minor league taxi squad.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Recalled RW Marian Studenic from Binghamton (AHL).

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Recalled D Shayne Gostisbehere from the minor league taxi squad.

SAN JOSE SHARKS — Recalled G Alexei Melnichuk from the minor league taxi squad. Assigned D Greg Pateryn to San Jose (AHL).

SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW YORK CITY FC — Acquired F Thiago Andrade from Brazilian side EC Bahia on a contract through 2024 with an option for 2025.

ON THIS DATE April 11 1936 – The Detroit Red Wings win the NHL Stanley Cup with a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

1965 – Jack Nicklaus shoots a record 271 and wins the Masters golf tournament by nine strokes over Arnold Palmer and Gary Player.

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US women draw with Sweden, ending 16-game winning streak STOCKHOLM – The United States’ 16-match winning streak was snapped in a 1-1 draw with Sweden on Saturday in Carli Lloyd’s 300th national team appearance.

Lina Hurtig put Sweden ahead off a set piece in the 38th minute before Megan Rapinoe’s penalty kick pulled the United States even in the 87th.

The draw extended the U.S. team’s unbeaten streak to 38 games. Rapinoe’s goal was her sixth this year to lead the team.

Rapinoe said the scare from the Swedes will help the United States as it prepares for the Olympics this summer.

“Even throughout the whole game, I was kind of thinking, ‘This is exactly what we need.’ ” she said.

The Americans have not lost a match since January 2019, when they fell to France. Their 16-game winning streak was the third longest in team history.

The United States now travels to Le Havre for a match against No. 3 France on Tuesday.

Cubs fi rst base coach Driver out after testing positive with COVID PITTSBURGH - Chicago Cubs fi rst base coach Craig Driver has tested posi-

tive for COVID-19.

Driver wasn’t feeling well so he stayed in Chicago when the team traveled to Pittsburgh for the start of a sixgame trip.

The club said Saturday that contact tracing determined no one in the traveling party was a close contact. It also said testing came back negative on the traveling party on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Rain was winner at Martinsville; Xfi nity race will fi nish today MARTINSVILLE, Va. – The NASCAR Xfi nity Series race at Martinsville Speedway lasted 91 laps Friday night before rain that delayed the start returned midway through the second stage.

Brandon Jones was leading when the caution fl ag fl ew and, after two laps, it became a red fl ag as the cars were brought onto pit road and covered. NASCAR deployed a fl eet of track drying machines, but the rain continued to fall and lightning was visible at times.

The rain came on and off , along with eff orts to dry the track, but when the sky opened again just after midnight Saturday morning, eventually accompanied by thunder claps and fl ashes of lightning, NASCAR postponed the conclusion until 12:25 p.m. Sunday.

The fi eld will remain frozen and the cars impounded until the race resumes.

Jokic’s big night helps the Nuggets win eighth straight DENVER – DENVER – Nikola Jokic had 26 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets held off the San Antonio Spurs for a 121-119 win Friday night when DeMar DeRozan’s tip attempt at the buzzer spun out.

Jokic posted his 54th career tripledouble to help the Nuggets to their eighth straight victory.

As a team, the Nuggets fi nished with 32 assists. It was their 18th straight game with 25 or more assists, the longest streak in franchise history.

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The ongoing struggle To mark the 20th anniversary of Timothy Thomas’ death and the unrest that followed, The Enquirer asked people to refl ect on what’s changed, what hasn’t and why Cincinnati and other communities continue to struggle with race and policing.

Others can learn from Cincinnati’s improved relations Your Turn Keith Fangman Guest columnist

Angela Leisure holds a photograph of her three sons. From left in the photo are Timothy, 19, Terry, 16, and Martaz Thomas, 10. Timothy Thomas was shot in an Over-the-Rhine alley by Cincinnati Police Officer Stephen Roach 20 years ago. ENQUIRER FILE

We refuse to act and history repeats itself Your Turn Stephanie J. Jones Guest columnist

I read the report of the 1919 riot in Chicago, and it is as if I were reading the report of the investigating committee on the Harlem riot of ’35, the report of the investigating committee on the Harlem riot of ’43, the report of the McCone Commission on the Watts riot. It is a kind of Alice in Wonderland – the same moving

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picture reshown over and over again, the same analysis, the same recommendations and the same inaction.

Noted sociologist Kenneth Clark expressed this lament 54 years ago during his testimony before the Kerner Commission, the panel charged by President Lyndon Johnson in 1967 to analyze the causes of civil disorders sweeping the nation’s cities and to recommend solutions for preventing them.

And yet, here we are, in 2021, being asked the same question that so frustratSee JONES, Page 4D

Cincinnati Police Officer Stephen Roach, shown in a 1997 fi le photo, was charged May 7, 2001, with negligent homicide and obstruction of official business in the shooting death of Timothy Thomas, shown in an undated family photo at right. FILE

“Offi cer Fangman, this is Cincinnati Police Communications calling ... Per procedure, we are notifying you as the FOP president that we’ve had a police intervention shooting incident, which resulted in a death. This occurred in District 1 off Republic Street in Over-theRhine ...”

In that singular moment, now frozen in time from 20 years ago, a chain of events would follow that would forever change the lives of the family of Timothy Thomas, former Cincinnati Police Offi cer Stephen Roach, the relationship between the Black community and CPD, as well as the entire city.

The shooting of Thomas in a dark alley all those years ago lit a powder keg of pent-up anger from within the community, which resulted in large-scale protests, along with violent rioting, looting, numerous businesses being burned to the ground and violent assaults on police offi cers and innocent citizens. It spread from OTR into Avondale, Walnut Hills and many other parts of the city, and lasted for fi ve long, terrible days.

With the passage of 20 years, I can look back on those dark days with the enhanced perception of time, age and gained wisdom. Back then, I prided myself on being a strong, vocal advocate for our CPD offi cers during my tenure as Fraternal Order of Police president, especially when offi cers were thrust into See FANGMAN, Page 4D

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Vice president silent on Cuomo’s misconduct At least seven women stepped forward claiming they were sexually abused by the Governor of New York.

Surprisingly, the White House has been dead silent on the subject.

Where is Kamala Harris, the fi rst female vice president of the United States, when you need her? She did not come to the defense of the seven women who claimed they were sexually harassed and bullied by Gov. Andrew Cuomo? Cuomo is a shrewd politician and so powerful that no one in the Democratic Party would dare challenge him for fear they would be at risk of losing their political career.

Harris wasted no time attacking both Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and former Democratic Senator Al Franken when they faced similar allegations in the past. Now the vice president has totally ignored Cuomo’s sex scandal and even walked away when a reporter asked for her views on the allegations against Cuomo. I fi nd it pathetic that Vice President Harris is MIA on Cuomo’s sexual misconduct when among his accusers is Anna Rush, who worked for the Harris campaign.

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Remember: ‘You’re Black. Watch what you do’ Your Turn Elsie Carpenter Guest columnist

Elsie Carpenter is the mother of Michael Carpenter, who was shot multiple times and killed in March 1999 during a traffi c stop involving two Cincinnati Police offi cers. The offi cers said they believed Carpenter threatened their safety.

Carpenter was unarmed.

It was in the morning. My youngest son had just come home from work. A couple minutes later, two detectives knocked on the door. They said Michael was involved in a shootout. The detective left his card for me to get in touch with them.

My husband and my kids got together and we went to the hospital. Eventually, the doctor came out. He said, “I hate to tell you Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter, but your son is brain dead.” I almost lost it.

You don’t ever get over the death of your child.

What followed were all the stories about how he was shot. We still don’t have the answer. We don’t have closure.

Some days, it hits you like a ton of bricks.

People think when you fi le a lawsuit, it’s for money. But you fi le a lawsuit for information. I was trying to fi nd out why

Ron-Autica Sutton, 4, looks upward during a prayer service at Taft High School prior to activists taking to the streets to plead for peace as Cincinnati endured a second day of civil unrest on April 11, 2001. ENQUIRER FILE

they killed him. Why they shot him.

What was the purpose? We just wanted to know why.

We loved him. He cared for his sisters and brothers. Yeah, he had his faults. He had his issues with drugs. But that doesn’t mean you should kill him. It was

a traffi c stop. Nobody apologized. Nobody acted like they were concerned.

Mike had a good heart. He had a great sense of humor. You couldn’t be in the room with him without laughing. If you were feeling down, you wouldn’t be with Mike in the room.

You daydream sometimes. You imagine what he’d look like. His birthday is April 20. He would’ve been 53 years old.

If he were here, I think he’d be a barber.

He’d have his own shop. He could really cut hair. It may sound stupid, but you think about that.

My daughter is watching the George Floyd trial. She broke down and cried. I don’t watch it. I can’t watch it. That was very diffi cult, to see the policeman put his knee on his neck, to see that happen to that man. The system allows them to do this. They think there’s nothing wrong. That’s what I don’t get.

I tell my young grandsons: “You’re Black. You’ve got to be careful. Watch what you do.” I worry about my sons and my grandsons. Just in an instant, they could be gone. And it makes no sense.

This stuff , it’s got to stop.

Editor’s note: Police said they stopped Carpenter, who did not have a driver’s license, because he was driving a friend’s car with expired tags. Accounts of what happened during the traffi c stop varied and experts who examined the physical evidence reached diff erent conclusions.

Those accounts are described in a federal court ruling in 2003. Carpenter’s family, along with several other families, later settled their lawsuit against the city and the police. This column is based on an interview, which was edited for length and clarity.

Don’t believe the ‘big lie’ that police offi cers are racist Your Turn Peter Bronson Guest columnist

Warning: If you are a cancel-culture snowfl ake who relies on NPR, the New York Times and the alphabet networks for news, the following may put a pin in your bubble.

“Hands up don’t shoot” was a lie. Michael Brown robbed a store and attacked a cop.

There is certainly a “reasonable doubt” that George Floyd might be alive today if not for an overdose of fentanyl that was three times the fatal amount.

An expert handpicked by the family’s lawyers said asphyxiation. But the chief medical examiner’s report found no evidence of life-threatening injuries from the neck restraint used on him – which was taught by the Minneapolis Police training manual as a “Non-Deadly Force Option.”

There were not “15 unarmed Black men killed by police” in Cincinnati, as reported nationwide in 2001. As I documented in my book, “Behind the Lines: The Untold Stories of the Cincinnati Riots,” nearly all were armed and resisting arrest – not in custody, as some reports said. They shot, wounded or pointed guns at police, dragged them with vehicles and violently resisted arrest with guns, a knife, a brick and a nail-studded board. Only three deaths were questionable. There was no evidence of racism.

Mounted Police push protesters back from Central Parkway and Race Street on April 11, 2001. The group started from the sight of the shooting of Timothy Thomas on Republic and 13th Street. ENQUIRER FILE

And then there’s Rodney King, who started it all in 1991. A witness recorded 80 seconds of video as cops tried to handcuff King. The press sensationalized only the most infl ammatory 30 seconds. A jury that saw the rest, as King fought the cops after being shot twice with a stun gun, acquitted the police.

But King’s arrest wrote the media script with indelible ink: a violent confl ict between police and a Black suspect; sensational news that’s false or mislead-

ing; protests, riots – and another city is torched.

Police and protesters are prosecuted.

But a third co-conspirator that incites violence with incendiary, misleading headlines – the press – is never held accountable. Instead, we get handwringing about “root causes” and “mostly peaceful protests” – words that justify riots and fertilize the poison mythology of “systemic racism.”

The truth is, no nation has done more

to promise that “all men are created equal.” More than 600,000 Americans died in the Civil War to end slavery. Black leadership is welcomed and encouraged throughout society. Minority wealth and employment are at record levels. Cities such as Cincinnati, Detroit and Atlanta have Black police chiefs and leaders. Police are better trained, better educated, more integrated and more professional than ever before.

Yet the big lie that America and its police are racist is propagated by our press.

Consider: Blacks are 14% of the population but account for 51% of homicides; yet nearly twice as many whites are killed by police.

I devoted a 30-year career to newspapers – a calling to inform readers with the honest, balanced truth. How sad to see the media betray that calling and divide us to prop up a warped, dishonest ideology.

I commend The Enquirer for printing this. Challenging the media “narrative” (a word from fi ction) is verboten by skinny-jeans Jacobins who obsess about the gender of plastic potatoes and ask, “Why is this being published?” when they should ask, “Why has it not been published before?”

Peter Bronson is a former editorial page editor and columnist at The Enquirer (1992-2009). He is publisher and owner of Chilidog Press and author of several books, including “Behind the Lines: The Untold Stories of the Cincinnati Riots,” and a history of the mob in Northern Kentucky, “Forbidden Fruit: Sin City’s Underworld and the Supper Club Inferno.”

Moving forward means facing legacy of racist policies Your Turn Littisha A. Bates Guest columnist

With every anniversary of a major event that marks some pivotal point in our social time, we refl ect on how far we have come and where there is to go. Given everything that transpired this past summer, the approaching anniversary of the death of Timothy Thomas simply reminds us that we are in a perpetual cycle of violence against Black bodies, followed by protest ending in civil unrest with no real change. So how do we keep ending up in the same place?

The reality is that our country has a deeply troubled past, and we have failed to collectively acknowledge and confront the legacy of racist policies in our institutions that perpetuate this cycle.

This refusal to acknowledge, call out and dismantle white supremacy and oppressive structures is born out of fear and lack of understanding. The fear is

Lawyer Kenny Lawson talks to council members about the shooting death of Timothy Thomas at the City Council’s Law and Public Safety committee meeting at City Hall on April 10, 2001.

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rooted in the potential of losing power and privilege, while having to confront that America has always been great for some but not for all. This fear is internalized and seen as a personal attack on individuals rather than an indictment of structural racism.

The lack of understanding is rooted in the way we have abandoned our own

history instead of using it as a teaching tool. If you open a history textbook, what you learn about our country’s past will vary based on the state and textbook company. The details of our country’s history have been distorted, massaged and retold in a way that enables us to ignore and deny the very present impacts of our past.

The lack of sociohistorical context allows us to view the disparities marginalized communities face as individual or group failures that are the result of individual choices rather than as failures tied to structural forces. So, we see poor communities and think, culture of poverty rather than segregation, redlining and systematic lack of economic opportunities.

When we teach that enslaved Africans were immigrants or that enslaved Black women were mistresses, we change the context of the atrocious making them more palatable and easier to explain away. When we fail to recognize that asking someone what high school they attended is a way to racialize and identify one’s class, as if schooling

was some standalone phenomena not informed by decades of racist housing and school funding policies, we ignore the impact of attending poorly funded schools and growing up in poor communities on our life trajectories.

Until we can honestly confront the very real and present impact of our past on our present, we won’t move forward.

This fundamental lack of historical grounding in our past permits us to minimize instances of violence and trauma and to relegate these incidences to individual “bad apples” rather than to structural violence. Without structural change in this country, specifi cally change that acknowledges that so much of what we see in present day is rooted in policies, processes and procedures of days gone by, we might as well brace ourselves for the next iteration of this vicious cycle.

Littisha A. Bates is an associate professor of sociology and the associate dean for Inclusive Excellence and Community Partnership in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Cincinnati.

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If we want justice, we must work together Your Turn Rev. Damon Lynch III Guest columnist

The pattern is all too familiar: A deadly encounter with police leads to a protest movement followed by civil unrest. In 2001, Cincinnati went through this deadly cycle after the offi cer-involved shooting of 19-year-old Timothy Thomas, a young man who had outstanding traffi c violations and ran on foot from the police. Sadly, Mr. Thomas would become the 15th Black male to die at the hands of police in the city of Cincinnati in a six-year period from 1995-2001.

I’ve been asked to ponder two questions. First, “why does this keep happening?” And secondly, “how can we change it?”

Why does this keep happening? The answer to this question is simple but must be thorough.

There are law enforcement offi cers and elements of the criminal justice system that see Black people as inherently criminal and allow skin color alone to be “evidence” of the proclivity to commit crime.

There are law enforcement offi cers who disrespect the humanity of African Americans.

Case in point, Eric Garner in New York City, a grown man accused of sell-

Protesters gather at the scene of the fatal police shooting of Timothy Thomas in the alleyway by Republic Street in Over-the-Rhine on April 10, 2011. Thomas was shot and killed by Cincinnati Police officer Steve Roach. ENQUIRER FILE

ing loose cigarettes in Staten Island who asked offi cers to “leave him alone!”

He becomes the fi rst for us to hear, “I can’t breath.”

There are citizens who don’t comply and not complying can put you in grave danger, especially if you are dealing with the types of offi cers I just mentioned.

There are offi cers who are not fi t psy-

chologically or socially to be in law enforcement. America is a country of many cultures, and it is to our detriment that our segregated lifestyles don’t allow us to understand or appreciate each other’s culture.

How can we change it?

In 2001, we set out to change it. We did not want the narrative to be, deadly interactions, protest and unrest; we

wanted it to be substantive change.

The Collaborative Agreement forged in the heat of social and civil unrest was a big step forward in restructuring community-police relations in this city. I applaud all who had a hand in making that happen, but there is obviously more that needs to be done to insure that all citizens are protected, served and can live without fear in their community.

Safety must be the community’s responsibility. All communities must have a Community Safety Plan with the understanding that law enforcement is only there as a back up when needed.

While we call them “fi rst responders,” they should not always be the fi rst responders.

The African American community needs to focus its resources on educating and providing opportunities and resources for our young people to thrive in society.

We must continue to fi ght to hold bad offi cers accountable for the crimes they commit.

When we see injustice, we should be one voice! When we see police brutality, Asian hate, racism, anti-Semitism or transphobia, we should be one voice demanding justice and accountability.

If you are ready for a new narrative, now is the time to begin writing the story.

Rev. Damon Lynch III is pastor of New Prospect Baptist Church in Roselawn.

Policing here better than in 2001, but more work to do Your Turn Al Gerhardstein and Iris Roley Guest columnists

“No Justice, No Peace! No Justice, No Peace!”

We chanted this together in 2001, again in 2020 and will do so again with millions of others in the future. Why? Because no one should be comfortable with a police force that uses excessive force, arrests and jails people for being poor, and arrests Black people while giving whites a pass for the same crimes.

Does that describe the Cincinnati police? It certainly did in 2001. Not as much anymore.

When we have fewer arrests, we have fewer instances of excessive force, and we dramatically reduce mass incarceration. These results have positioned our Collaborative Agreement as a national

Cincinnati Police march north on Main Street past an overturned vending cart as rioters took to the streets on April 10, 2001, to protest the killing of Timothy Thomas by Cincinnati Police Officer Stephen Roach. ENQUIRER FILE

model. Are we satisfi ed? No. But we have open communication between the Cincinnati Black United Front and the city administration so we can tackle tough issues respectfully. For example: h Employee tracking. A few years back the city abandoned the employee tracking system, which fl ags police who may be at risk of using excessive force.

The CBUF spoke up and approved the adoption of a new system that helps supervisors track offi cers to make sure no one is engaging in dangerous conduct. h Citizen’s Complaint Authority.

Several years ago, budget cuts reduced critical staff at the CCA. Recommendations for policy and training were ignored and a backlog was building. CBUF and leading citizen groups complained, and Cincinnati City Council restored the funding.

Recently, young people, the Leaders of the Free World, who became engaged during the George Floyd and Breonna Taylor protests, have joined with CBUF to increase calls for various reforms.

Take the police union, for example.

When the Fraternal Order of Police contract was up for renewal last year, several LOTFW and CBUF demands were accommodated. Arbitration rules were changed, the period during which discipline remains in police fi les was expanded and peer review was removed from the police grievance system.

Much more needs to be done. Racial disparity in arrests persists, especially

among juveniles. The CCA must eliminate the backlog and decide its cases on time before offi cer discipline is decided, police response to protests should be less violent, problem solving should be expanded, the number of social workers assisting with mental health runs should be expanded, armed offi cers should be removed from schools and other CBUF projects adopted.

The public safety debate in Cincinnati has been grounded in the Collaborative Agreement principles for these past 20 years. The Collaborative Agreement has kept us all at the table. Problem solving has helped reduce arrests and engage multiple agencies and stakeholders in public safety. We hope more citizens join us to use the tools developed under the Collaborative Agreement.

Working together, we do see some justice and some peace. Now let’s get rid of income inequality!

Iris Roley is the project director of the Cincinnati Black United Front. Al Gerhardstein is a civil rights attorney and lawyer for the Cincinnati Black United Front.

We are living in two nations, separate and unequal Your Turn Mark Curnutte Guest columnist

I spent most of my 25 years as an Enquirer reporter interviewing and writing about African Americans and people living in poverty.

Regardless where I found myself – Avondale, West End, with Central American immigrants in Carthage, Mauritanian refugees in Forest Park, poor white people in East End or South Fairmount – I couldn’t escape one fact: We live in two nations, unequal, racially separate, and often in confl ict.

When I started teaching social justice and sociology courses in 2017 at Miami University, my reporting gained formality. I read in books what I’d seen on the street. The intersection of racism and poverty is no accident.

One explanation came from the parable “Mr. Rich White and Mr. Poor White strike a bargain,” adapted from a chapter in Lillian Smith’s 1949 book, “Killers of the Dream.”

“Two jobs need to be done,” Mr. Rich White said. “I will tend to making the money. Your job is to keep the Black man – and the Latino, Asian, Indigenous man, and women, too – in their place. Show them who’s boss. If you do that, I will make sure you’ll always be a

Police block the crowd gathered at 13th Street and Republic near the sight of the shooting of Timothy Thomas on April 11, 2001. Eventually the police backed off their vehicles and let the march commence. ENQUIRER FILE

little bit better off than him.”

The arrangement, the parable continues, not only covers business and industry but all social institutions: lending and banking, real estate and housing, employment, education, voting, heath care, everything, including criminal justice and law enforcement. “But,” Mr. Rich White said, “you won’t see me anywhere. I’ll stay behind the scenes.”

So why does American society continue to see tense and often deadly interactions between African Americans and police? In the vernacular of Black Lives Matter: “The system isn’t broken.

It was designed like that.”

Law enforcement isn’t apart from the system. It’s a part of it. Cincinnati’s

distribution of 37% of its annual municipal budget to policing refl ects our civic priority and makes it among the highest of major US cities in both percentage and per capita spending.

Yet, as the insurrection of Jan. 6 again shows, on a national scale, police, like the military, face the ongoing challenge of white supremacists in their ranks. Slave patrols are a root of contemporary American law enforcement. Cincinnati’s Sentinel Police Association, an advocacy and watchdog group made up almost exclusively of Black offi cers, would not have existed since 1968 if African American and other people of color did not experience racism within the department.

Police are not alone. Like all other major social structures, they are sources of institutional racism – defi ned as the collective social, economic, educational, and political forces or policies that operate to foster discriminatory outcomes or give preferences to members of one group over others. These institutions, created and maintained largely by white men, ensure that the human rights and human needs of one group are maintained, often at the expense of others.

Whether police killings and other misconduct take place today in Minneapolis, Louisville, Atlanta or rural Georgia, the brutality feels local because of social media and cell phone video. Cincinnati, like much of the rest of the

world, reacted in prolonged, largescale protest after the police killing of George Floyd in 2020. The racial reckoning, pandemic, and economic collapse of the past 13 months served as an X-ray, revealing fractures and the overall fragile skeleton of the society we’ve built.

US society isn’t broken. It is operating as structured by the richest and most powerful. Yet that fact is the good news. Institutional racism and poverty are social constructs, meaning they were built and are maintained by human beings. They can be reconstructed. The process is arduous, however, and meets with backlash and widespread resistance from many whites and the wealthy.

As Martin Luther King Jr. wrote in his fi nal book, “Where Do We Go From Here?” in 1968, the greatest adversary of the African American was not the Ku Klux Klan or John Birch Society. The white liberal is “the leading voice in the chorus for social transition.” Yet, King continued, “The white liberal … is more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice, [preferring] tranquility to equality.”

Mark Curnutte, a former Enquirer reporter, is author of two books, including “Across the Color Line: Reporting 25 Years in Black Cincinnati,” (2019). He is a visiting instructor of social justice and journalism at Miami University, Oxford. His views do not necessarily refl ect those of his employer.

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Policing problems show there’s no easy fi x Your Turn Patricia Bready Guest columnist

The United States has had a long and violent history of racial confl ict between Black communities and police departments. Black citizens have been forced to live with the burdens of a history of police oppression that has often been denied, mischaracterized and rarely prosecuted.

The racist systems of policing are just the tip of the spear, but are often the fl ashpoint for the inequalities that are woven into every aspect of the lives of Black and brown citizens in this country. The issues of inequality are deeply rooted in systemic racist policies and procedures that are designed to do exactly what they have done for decades – to dehumanize, demoralize and ultimately withhold all aspects of due process and constitutionally guaranteed rights.

Addressing the issues of historic inequalities between police and Black communities is a complex issue that has to start with complete reforms of policing laws and policies at the local, state, and federal levels, increased transparency, and accountability in law enforce-

A protester stands in the middle of Race St. and throws a can at a police line as rioters took to the streets to protest the 2001 killing of Tim Thomas. MICHAEL E. KEATING/CINCINNATI ENQUIRER FILE

ment, up to and including prosecution.

How do we change the system? A real beginning would be a guilty verdict in the very public trial of Derek Chauvin.

The world is watching how America deals with sanctioned murder. For all of America’s lofty and never achieved ide-

als that all men are created equal, a guilty verdict of this televised murder of yet another Black man would go a tremendous way towards building hope in Black citizens that the time is now for police to fi nally be held accountable for decades of oppression and violence vis-

ited upon Black communities.

It’s important to point out that most offi cers are not Derek Chauvin and that they go about their diffi cult work with a sense of duty, accountability and a desire to treat all people with dignity and respect. The Chauvins of the world make it more diffi cult for good police offi cers to do their work and for communities of color to trust the work of police. It is vital that police and communities start to move down that long and diffi cult road of developing trust.

In 2002, Cincinnati started that process by working together to develop the Collaborative Agreement to reform policing and improve relations with the community. The agreement provided Cincinnati an opportunity to move forward. We could not have realized those gains without both the community and the police working together.

The work of righting historic wrongs is not easily done or quickly accomplished. Cincinnati made real reforms after the tragedies that led up to the unrest of 2001, but we can’t take our eye off the ball. It’s a continual eff ort that we all have to commit to continue. While diffi cult work, it is absolutely worth our collective eff orts.

Bready, a former program manager at the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio, is President of Quest Management Consulting in Cincinnati.

Nothing will change until hearts and minds change Your Turn Aprina Johnson Guest columnist

Why does this keep happening? It keeps happening because this country was built on blood.

Murder is a sport here and we breed people to continue these types of unfortunate activities in law enforcement.

Until we as a city and a nation decide to treat business not only as a money maker, but as a way to become neighbors, we will live in this nightmare for-

ever.

Business has blinded us from the real goal of this existence: love and connectivity. It has allowed us to desensitize ourselves in order to receive such shallow rewards. We see deep injustices in law enforcement, housing, education and more, due to the lack of empathy and sympathy for the people they serve.

Leadership has to change drastically.

The defi nition of a leader cannot solely be determined by a college degree, experience, the test you can pass and how many people you know. Most of the time that equates to someone who can manage the vision already in place but

has the least amount of fl exibility to bring the creativity, inclusivity and ingenuity needed when systems and processes need to be improved quickly.

I can’t see any of this changing until our hearts and minds are changed. We must rise in love in order for these organizations to really work for us and not against us. We have risen in power for too long, and it has done nothing but kill and separate us. There has to be a balance.

Johnson is a singer, songwriter and activist in Cincinnati. Last June, she was an organizer of the Cincinnati March for Racial Justice following the death of George Floyd.

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terrifying life-and-death encounters and had to make split-second decisions to use force – sometimes deadly force in defense of their lives, or the life of an innocent citizen.

I won’t apologize for defending my fellow offi cers. I was elected by them to be their advocate during some very diffi cult years for CPD. However, I now have the necessary humility and wisdom to realize that, at times, I may have been far too strident, and that my rhetoric was sometimes too harsh. I take responsibility for that.

Many people might be surprised to know that in the middle of those riots 20 years ago and immediately thereafter, I met privately numerous times with Rev. Damon Lynch III, president of the Cincinnati Black United Front, and Dr. Milton Hinton, the local NAACP president at the time. Although we had strong differences of opinion, we also had a strong, mutual respect for each other.

We all knew we could not continue with the angry rhetoric from both sides.

Something had to be done.

That meant we had to stop the vitriol, distrust and fi nger-pointing. This mindset among us and other parties that would join the table eventually laid the groundwork for the historic Collaborative Agreement between the city, FOP, Black United Front, ACLU and the U.S. Department of Justice. Initially, there was anger and distrust on all sides, but the agreement has prevailed, in large part, because every FOP president and police chief since 2001 has supported the continuation of the collaborative.

The Collaborative Agreement included major changes in police policy, such as the expedited release of information to the news media and community when a police intervention death occurs, the use of Tasers, the fi lling out of “contact cards” for all traffi c stops, the use of in-car cameras and body-worn cameras for offi cers and supervisors, and restrictions on the ability to engage

ed Dr. Clark: “Why is this happening?

And what do we do to change it?”

The problem is not that the question hasn’t been asked and answered. It has been. Repeatedly. The problem is that the answer has been consistently ignored, and the solutions are too often dismissed. But I’ll try again.

This week, the nation is watching the trial of the Minnesota police offi cer who killed George Floyd, an unarmed, handcuff ed Black man, by kneeling on his neck for more than nine long minutes as horrifi ed bystanders begged him to stop and Mr. Floyd pleaded for his life. Look at that offi cer’s face, his hands in his pockets, nonchalantly choking the life out of a man who posed no threat to him, apparently certain he’d suff er no consequences. And listen to the voices of African Americans who fear he was right. That’s why this is happening.

And as that trial began in Minnesota, we also watched a group of gloating white male Georgia legislators witness the governor sign a bill intended to choke off the vote of Black, brown, and low-income citizens. Look at their faces and arrogant demeanor. They are proud to be fi rst in the long line of state legislators hellbent on ramming through hundreds of Jim Crow anti-voting laws.

That’s why this is happening.

It’s happening because, as my father, the late Judge Nathaniel Jones, who served on the Kerner Commission, explained: “The record made by the commission’s investigation in order to answer the second charge received from President Johnson with respect to the disorder, ‘Why did it happen,’ led the commission to the inescapable, yet to many people shocking, conclusion …White racism is essentially responsible for the explosive mixture which has been accumulating in our cities since the end of World War II. Among the ingredients of this mixture (is) ‘a pervasive discrimination and segregation in employment, education and housing.’”

The Rev. Damon Lynch marches arm in arm with other protesters around District 1 Cincinnati Police Station in protest of the grand jury decision in the shooting death of Timothy Thomas on May 7, 2001. ENQUIRER FILE

in some vehicle and foot pursuits. As a result, no one can deny the fact that the number of police intervention deaths have decreased dramatically over the past 20 years in Cincinnati.

But just as important is the fact that unlike many other parts of the country, our local civil rights leaders, such as Rev. Lynch and others, have publicly stated over the years that indeed there are times when police use of deadly force is unfortunately necessary when confronting extremely violent, armed individuals. These “changes” in mindset, actions and policies from all the parties didn’t happen overnight. It took many years of coming to grips with the fact that all of us had to set aside the egos, show some humility, and genuinely listen to each others concerns.

Cincinnati is rightfully a “model” in 2021 for how to improve police-community relations. Are we perfect? Of course not. There is always room for improvement. But we do have a success story to tell. Hopefully someday, the rest of the country will stop fi ghting long enough to listen to us.

Keith Fangman is a former president of the Fraternal Order of Police Local 69, serving from 1997-2002. He retired from the Cincinnati Police Department in 2019 after serving 25 years as a uniform patrol offi cer in Over-the-Rhine and Avondale. Fangman now lives in Maderia Beach, Florida, on the Gulf Coast.

Maxine Willliamston, far right, holds up a Bible on May 7, 2001 before hearing the Grand Jury fi ndings of officer Stephen Roach’s shooting of Timothy Thomas. BRANDI STAFFORD/ CINCINNATI ENQUIRER FILE

The commission also cited “police practices … disrespectful white attitudes ... and discriminatory administration of justice” as root causes.

This was true in 1968 when the Kerner Commission issued its report, and it continues to be true today. But the Kerner Commission didn’t just identify the causes of the unrest – it proposed solutions, including: h Eliminating racial barriers to employment, education and housing; h Removing the frustration of powerlessness among the disadvantaged and increasing the capacity of our public and private institutions to respond to these problems; h Increasing communication across racial lines to destroy stereotypes, to halt polarization, end distrust and hostility and create common ground for efforts toward public order and social justice.

Unfortunately, these recommendations have not been fully realized.

But there are signs of hope that we may fi nally heed this call – or at least move closer toward the goal. President Joe Biden has taken meaningful steps to address systemic racism, making racial justice an integral element of his presidency across all areas of government.

And a majority of Congress is working to enact the For the People Act, which will help restore the voting rights protections that state legislatures are trying to snatch away, and the George Floyd Policing Act, which will help curtail racial discrimination and excessive use of force in law enforcement. Both bills have passed the House and are awaiting Senate approval.

Our senators should be asked if they support these measures, and if they don’t, pressed on why they refuse to protect lives and voting rights of their constituents. Those are far more relevant questions than “why is this happening?” which the Kerner Commission answered more than a half century ago.

Stephanie J. Jones is president of The Call to Justice Foundation, based in Cincinnati, and is legal counsel for the NAACP’s National Voter Protection and Empowerment Program.

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SUNDAY+ IN-DEPTH LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dora at The Banks has an obvious flaw The creation of the "Dora District" at The Banks appears to be a win-win for all parties, both proprietors and partiers. After a year of mainly virtual connection, everyone is craving for human contact. After a year of forced closures and restricted hours of operation, business owners deserve the chance to recoup fi nancially. At this point, the devil and angel is perched on both my shoulders. The customer buys their alcoholic beverage in a Dora cup at any participating business. The customer with the Dora cup is enabled access outside in the Dora District with beverage in hand. What prohibits said Dora cup reveler from refi lling their Dora cup with the beverage they have concealed somewhere on their person? Who or what prohibits this obvious fl aw in the process?

Barbara Beischel, Cleves

Better ways to spend relief funds than on mural So the mayor wants to spend $250,000 to redo a mural of Black Lives Matter in front of City Hall. A better idea is to have Black Lives Matter's corporate headquarters fund the project.

The city has far better things to spend our money on than funding what should have been a temporary work of art. Do we make room for yellow lives matter, brown lives matter and white lives matter on the same street? It's time to stop pandering to every movement that comes along and spend this windfall on meaningful projects.

Joe Wegman, East Price Hill

Most Americans agree with voter ID requirement The list of times we're required to present IDs every day is endless – to get on an airplane, take out a loan, buy beer, etc. But Democrats think that to have to do that to vote is "racist." Unfortunately for them, a recent Rasmussen poll found that 75% of all voters disagree, including 69% of Black Americans. Most Americans want to insure fraud-free elections. It's only Democratic politicians who don't.

Stanley Laurel , Edgewood

Present day immigration not how it was meant to be There was a touch of irony in a section of the March 27 Enquirer. On one page was a big story of present day immigration, while on the adjacent page was an obit of how it used to be. The big story was on a Texas town that has become a migrant epicenter of illegal entry into the U.S. across the southern border today, with one of the illegals being a 7-year-old arriving alone. The other example of entry in the U.S. was in a short obit of a woman orphaned in Germany who came to the U.S. and Cincinnati after obtaining sponsors and legally applying for citizenship. Her life story shows how richly she rewarded this nation for taking her in. Two stories, one of the way immigration was meant to be when government can control its borders, and one of the tragedy that becomes a government that can no longer do so.

Richard Weis, Anderson Township

Disrobing at public meeting never a good idea In response to "Timing right to bare his scars," (March 27) and West Chester Trustee Lee Wong: In my opinion, at 69 or 72, it is never a good time to bare one's self in a public meeting, especially if you are a public offi cial. No one wants to see your stuff . Mr. Wong should lead by example and discuss the matter without disrobing. I believe the "Naked Cowboy" was recently arrested in Florida for singing songs in his underwear, a guitar and a cowboy hat.When Mr. Wong lifted his shirt to display his scars, there is no information as to the history of those scars. I have six scars on my 72-year-old person as a result of six operations while on Planet Earth. I am going to go out on a limb here and say I likely would have been escorted out of the meeting and taken to local authorities for questioning if I bared my scars at a public meeting. Mr.

People look at the new Dora sign as they walk around The Banks on March 27 in Cincinnati. Dora stands for Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area and just started in The Banks on Thursday. JOE TIMMERMAN/THE ENQUIRER

Wong states that "he has been approached by people who say he doesn’t look patriotic enough." At 72, I am old enough to know who I am and whether or not I am patriotic. I also was called many names as a child, teenager and even as an adult. At 69, I would think you know who you are and what you stand for. Mr. Wong states that "in a grocery store, a father, a kid and little boy passed him, and the little boy pulled is eyelids back and to me he was making fun of my features." I will assume Mr. Wong has not had much contact with children. This was a missed opportunity for Mr. Wong to have fun and make a face back, such as the ever popular thumbs in ears while rotating hands forward and back while saying “nya, nya, nya, nya nyaa, nyaa." Any adults in the room? I hope Mr. Wong is able to forgive. There is no room in one’s heart for hatred. Only love should reside in one’s heart. I only get the love that I allow.

Tim Maltry Colerain Township

Don't overlook local Olympic gold medalist The Tokyo 2020 Olympic summer games, postponed last year due to COVID-19, are scheduled for July 23 through Aug. 8. Once again media will tantalize us with a list of local residents who earned the gold. In the past, you often missed one swimmer in particular, and although he did not grow up in Cincinnati, he lives here and earned this recognition. Yoshi Oyakawa grew up in Hawaii, attended Ohio State, and coached the Oak Hills High School swimmers. He was in the Olympics in 1952 and 1956. He earned Olympic gold and is in the swimming hall of fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Carol Detjen, Sharonville

I hate what Trump has done to America Recently, a guy down the street replaced his Trump fl ag with a "F*** Biden" fl ag. Not only is this vulgar and has no place in a civilized society, it also says something about the state of this country. I hate what Donald Trump has done to America. Through his leadership he has brought to the surface the worst of us. He has shown that it is OK to be crude. It is OK to belittle people. It is OK to be belligerent and bully. It is OK to lie. It is OK to overturn the democratic process if it meets your objective. I am so happy that we now have a real human being in the White House, and I hope that it signals a return to common decency.

William Phillips, Green Township

Today's journalism is not objective Biased reporting is what you don't report as much as what you do report.

In a USA TODAY article that ran in The Enquirer titled "From $15 million to $0: As racial tensions simmered, Trump

administration sought to defund DOJ 'peacemaker' unit.'" One, the other side's case – that of the Trump Department of Justice – was never represented, only the journalist's opinion. Two, no actual data or information about the eff ectiveness of this unit was ever presented. But, I guess that stuff isn't necessary anymore. Just connect Trump's name to it, and it has to be bad. That is today's objective journalism.

Frank Lawrence, Norwood

Let's cooperate by not infecting others with COVID-19 Do not infect others as you would not have others infect you. The golden rule appeared about 2,500 years ago when philosophers and religious leaders began to tentatively consider cooperation over force in human relations.

Historians call it the transformation age or axial age. It can be found in the writings or teachings of Confucius (Analects 15), Buddha (Udanavarga 5:18), and in Leviticus 19:18 (broad form) and is a part of the basic teaching of most religions. It appeared fi rst in the passive (do not) form, the form easier to live by than the active (do for) version.

The active version often involves sacrifi ce. Think of medical staff going to work knowing that there may not be adequate protective equipment or even stronger, individuals giving a kidney to a stranger. Surely we ordinary folk can easily follow the passive form by washing our hands, social distancing, and wearing a mask properly (cover both your mouth and your nose). Let’s all cooperate by not infecting others as we would not want others to infect us.

David O. McCoy, Colerain Township

Employee Stock Ownership Plans worthy of discussion Tim Steigerwald’s March 29 op-ed supporting employee ownership at Messer deserves further discussion. As Americans struggle with our massive disparity of incomes – a root cause of so many of the economic challenges we now face – the Employee Stock Ownership Plan or ESOP provides a commonsense alternative to corporate imbalances. The current eff ort to unionize Amazon, so workers can earn a living salary and benefi ts, represents one effort to right a top-sided ship. Procter & Gamble, on the other hand, generated many Cincinnati millionaires in the past, as compensation for workers at all levels included a piece of the corporate pie. As a psychologist working with family businesses, I have become aware that it is the rare family-owned business that can sustain innovative, competitive leadership over multiplegenerations. Closely held companies that want to focus on long-term advantages, with competent, well-motivated employees, could benefi t from the winwin track record that Messer now shares. Notably, as Mr. Steigerwald reports, the S ESOP model has also been supported by the Ohio delegation to

Congress – one issue where even Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman agree.

Ellen Frankenberg, Finneytown

Spend city's stimulus money on roads, bridges I recently read a letter in the Enquirer about what the city of Cincinnati should spend its $291 million stimulus windfall on. My dream would be to invest in the crumbling pathways we use everyday called the streets. I had to sell my Volvo I used to commute everyday because the potholes were so bad. The motor mounts and suspension broke, which in turn broke loose the exhaust and drive train, causing $3,000 in damage. I sold the car. The roads are in horrible condition in every part of the city.

Repave the whole thing. That is where the city should spend any extra cash.

Sculpture park? What a waste, when we need roads. That is almost a "let them eat cake" statement. It is insulting. The bridges are crumbling. Litter is rampant and unaddressed. But spending $291 million isn't as easy as you'd think. In fact, the city doesn’t even have all the rules from the federal government on how exactly the money is allowed to be spent.

Bart Laube, Fairfax

Elect US president by popular vote I would like to do away with the Electoral College. The popular vote should elect the president. Look what happened this past Jan. 6. Also, I would like my vote to count. If I vote for a Democrat, my vote does not count in Kentucky. I would like to see everyone's vote count.

Francis David, Crescent Springs

US cannot support large number of immigrants crossing border Steve McAdams' article, "Do something about immigration problem," (March 31) is correct when he states the problem has been on the front burner since the 1990s, but fails to credit former president Donald Trump for being on the correct path to solving the problem. The facts speak volumes! When Joe Biden was running for offi ce, he gave illegal immigrants a free pass to enter this country, and as soon as he took over, he abandoned all of Trump's policies. Now look at the huge crisis facing this nation. Adams attempts to lead the readers down a path that the Republicans are wrongfully blaming Biden for the current problem. Wake up, dude! It's clearly obvious that Biden and his fellow Democrats are to blame for the current situation. We already have a heart for the least fortunate, but we can't be foolish here, we must be prudent. It's not safe, and it's not economically feasible that the United States can support these large numbers.

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‘60 Minutes’ hit job on DeSantis just poor journalism Marc A. Thiessen Columnist

Want to understand why a January poll found that 56% of Americans believe that “journalists and reporters are purposely trying to mislead people by saying things they know are false or gross exaggerations”? Just look at the hit job “60 Minutes” did on Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

According to “60 Minutes,” critics alleged that DeSantis engaged in “pay-toplay” with his vaccine rollout, favoring the grocery chain Publix by giving it the vaccine distribution contract in Palm Beach County after the company gave $100,000 to his reelection campaign.

When correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi asked him about it at a news conference, DeSantis systematically took apart her accusations – but “60 Minutes” selectively edited his answer to remove the exculpatory information.

Fortunately, video of DeSantis’s full news conference is available online, so we can compare what he actually said with the edited version “60 Minutes” shared. According to DeSantis, it was Democratic offi cials in Palm Beach who wanted to use Publix because it was closest to most of their seniors. The governor explained that at the time, other pharmacies such as CVS and Walgreens were busy vaccinating people at long-term care facilities, so they were not available for retail distribution. He turned to Publix because “they were the fi rst one to raise their hand, say they were ready to

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is disputing a '60 Minutes' report on vaccinations in the county. LANNIS WATERS/THE PALM BEACH POST

go. And . . . we did it on a trial basis.” The feedback from seniors, he said, “was 100% positive, so we expanded it.”

Local Democratic offi cials “calculated that 90% of their seniors live within a mile and a half of a Publix,” DeSantis said, “and they said, ‘We think that would be the easiest thing for our residents.’ . . . We’ve [vaccinated] almost 75% of the seniors in Palm Beach. And the reason is because you had the strong retail footprint, so our way has been multifaceted, it has worked, and we’re also now very much expanding CVS and Walgreens now that they’ve completed the long-term care mission.”

None of that aired in the “60 Minutes” report. But “60 Minutes” didn’t have to take DeSantis’s word for it. Why not ask

Palm Beach’s Democratic mayor? After the broadcast aired, Mayor Dave Kerner declared that the program’s reporting “was not just based on bad information – it was intentionally false.” He said, “I know this because I off ered to provide my insight into Palm Beach County’s vaccination eff orts and 60 Minutes declined. They know that the governor came to Palm Beach County and met with me and the county administrator and we asked to expand the state’s partnership with Publix to Palm Beach County. . . . They had that information, and they left it out because it kneecaps their narrative.”

“60 Minutes” disputed this in a statement, declaring that “we . . . spoke on the record with Palm Beach County Mayor

David Kerner.” But if so, that would be even worse, since Kerner’s interview never made it into their broadcast, while an interview with neighboring West Palm Beach Mayor Keith James criticizing the governor did.

DeSantis was also backed by the Democratic head of Florida Division of Emergency Management, Jared Moskowitz, who said that he and not the governor chose Publix for vaccine distribution.

“We reached out to all pharmacies and they were the only one who at the time could execute on the mission,” he tweeted, adding, “No one from the Governors offi ce suggested Publix. It’s just absolute malarkey.”

It’s no surprise that these Florida Democrats are backing the state’s Republican governor. DeSantis is doing what President Joe Biden promised but failed to do: bringing Democrats and Republicans together to address an issue that should be above partisanship. The fact is under DeSantis’s leadership, Florida has been a COVID-19 success story.

Unlike California, which instituted a draconian lockdown this winter, DeSantis kept Florida open for business, saving countless jobs. And the AP reports that “despite their diff ering approaches, California and Florida have experienced almost identical outcomes in COVID-19 case rates.”

Now, Florida’s vaccination eff ort has been an overwhelming success because DeSantis rejected the complex, tiered approach that slowed vaccine rollouts in other states. As a result, by the end of January, Florida led the nation in vaccinations of seniors. This is why, despite this biased report, DeSantis’s reputation has been enhanced.

An long-awaited ode to hugs, friendship and freedom Kathleen Parker Columnist

It was fi tting that on Good Friday, prelude to the miracle of the Christian resurrection, that my life was renewed by a reunion of friends – all twice-vaccinated – celebrated with the heretofore not-fully appreciated hug.

So sublime was the moment that I feel I should be recording it with quill pen and inkwell on papyrus paper. Alas, given the profane demands of deadlines and editors, a keyboard will have to do.

Jack Cahill and Craig Wilson, with whom I shared countless meals and bottles of wine while living next door on Georgetown’s Olive Street for more than a decade, fi nally left their famous stoop and trekked southward for Easter with family. En route, they took a short detour to spend a night with us in our pandemic haven, otherwise known for steeplechase racing and assorted Revolutionary War battles.

An epidemiologist and a journalist, respectively, Jack and Craig are retired.

Like many people fi nally shed of calendars and alarms, they had plans. Theirs were to continue their habit of traveling the world before the pandemic mucked things up. This time of year, you’d more likely fi nd them cruising down the Amazon or observing giant tortoises in the Galapagos than dodging traffi c along I-95.

But, having barely left their smallish townhouse for a solid year – and reasonably confi dent that it was safe to step out – they fi nally packed their car and hit the road. Suffi ce to say, their arrival was like an explosion of azaleas – colorful, beautiful and long-awaited.

Jack got to me fi rst. “I think since we’ve both been vaccinated, we can hug,” he said.

We hugged. And hugged. Not to be hysterical but wrapping my arms around these two dear friends bordered on the sacramental. We’ve been so consumed with covering our faces, avoiding physical contact, washing and sanitizing, that these fi rst hugs of a new season felt like slipping into a warm bath. To embrace another human being without fear was both to surrender to joy and to escape from a tediously long sentence of isolation and withdrawal.

Jack and Craig, neither of whom tend toward the sentimental, might be surprised to learn of my eff usive interpretation of a simple hug. Jack has a penchant for data and is practiced at emotional distancing. Craig, though more eff usive, is similarly trained with a skeptic’s eye and a lethal sense of humor. But hugs between friends are special – and our friendship was most special of all, at least in my view.

Not everyone loves hugging. People whose parents weren’t huggers are more likely to be hug-averse. However, I was reared on Daddy Bear hugs and have been a committed hugger all my life. This doesn’t mean I’m indiscriminate. Hugging is for close friends and family. But it’s a certainty that the hug-averse won’t likely share my stoop.

There are legitimate, scientifi c reasons for this. Hugging releases oxytocin, the “cuddle hormone” that helps people form bonds with other people. Research has shown that babies who aren’t cuddled suff er an underdeveloped oxytocin system that makes it more diffi cult for them to read social cues or become sociable in later life. In researching a book a few years ago, I learned that women enjoy a surge of oxytocin with a 20-second

hug, while the release of oxytocin in men seems to be activated by more advanced forms of, shall we say, situational awareness.

The coronavirus that rendered hugging unacceptable changed us by segregating us from loved ones, essentially un-cuddling us. Now the miracle of vaccines has changed us again. I wonder if those who refuse to be vaccinated are willing to go hug-free for life? Or do they hug people, anyway, in the belief that they’re immune to this terrible disease?

As some get vaccinated and others don’t, we’ll inevitably become a bifurcated society in which the vaccinated steer clear of the unvaccinated. The question is, how will we know who’s who?

Vaccine passports were a doomed idea from the start, but I’ve hit upon an idea that shows promise: The peace sign.

The two-fi ngered V signifi es to others that you’ve had both shots. I’m (probably) not about to run up and hug a stranger, but I like the idea of sharing the peace in this way. “I’m vaccinated,” it says. I’m safe. You’re safe. As safe as is possible. We can hug, which, for the vaccinated, is another word for freedom.

Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com.

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