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ark Shields is on vacation. This column is by Veronique De Rugy.

Intellectuals are supposed to speak truth to power. Unfortunately, some seem to be more interested in saying what everyone expects them to say, which only reinforces the status quo.

Thankfully, a few scholars are resisting this trend, fighting for what is true rather than what is popular.

Case in point: a recent Hoover Institution paper on “A Pro-Growth Fiscal Consolidation Plan for the United States” by economists John Cogan, Daniel Heil and John Taylor, which makes the case for a reduction in spending now in order to positively impact the economy.

It’s refreshing to see their research, considering that we live in a world where pundits and even economists bend over backward to make the case that more debt is not a problem and that more fiscal stimulus is desirable. Never mind that the arguments that intellectuals offer to defend these claims aren’t supported by the academic literature.

Consider the mistaken notion that more spending will stimulate the economy and somehow reduce the debt burden of the policy in the first place. Research overwhelmingly confirms that, for a variety of reasons, the return of government spending on economic growth is much less than the money spent.

Then there’s the argument that interest rates are low and hence, it’s a good time to take on more debt -- despite the chance that variable interest won’t always be that low. But more debt, even at low rates, still means more interest payments. Before COVID-19, the United States paid close to $400 billion in interest payments annually, or 8% of our budget. It’s only going to get worse now. Japan, for instance, has a massive amount of debt, despite its 0% longterm interest rates. Its debt repayments are its second-largest budget item.

I wish reporters and economists would stop asserting, like The Wall

Mark Shields Street Journal recently did, “The example of Japan has shown that debts can rise for a long time, well above 200% of GDP, without sparking a fiscal crisis.” Really? I would have thought that Japan’s two decades of no growth and wage stagnation could be considered a crisis.

Moreover, Japan is quite different than the United States and can get away with more overall debt than we could.

That’s because most Japanese securities are held in the Social Security trust fund that’s owned by the government.

This means that net public sector debt is actually significantly lower in Japan than in the United States.

Enter the new paper by Cogan, Heil and Taylor, which finds that, when faced with an inevitable debt explosion in our future, the only viable and desirable option is for Uncle Sam to limit expenditures as a share of GDP, around the 20% ratio that prevailed before the pandemic. The authors find that this approach avoids the “potentially large increase in future federal taxes.” Better yet, they actually find that the policy would boost both short- and long-term GDP. This research will be added to decades of empirical evidence that spending-based consolidations are expancontinued on page 5 100% MailedNewspaper Flanders, NJ 07836

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ne of the common tropes we see in everyday news coverage is the claim that something said by President Donald Trump or his supporters is “without evidence.” This is a stark factual claim. Sometimes, it’s starkly wrong.

The hashtag #DefundNPR started trending on Sept. 1 after NPR tweeted this to 8.3 million followers: “President Trump declined to condemn the actions of the suspected 17-year-old shooter of 3 protesters against police brutality in Kenosha -- claiming, without evidence, that it appeared the gunman was acting in self-defense.”

Video evidence clearly shows a man holding a handgun approach the 17-year-old, Kyle Rittenhouse, while he is on his back, and Rittenhouse shoot him in the arm. You don’t have to justify everything Rittenhouse did to know there’s obvious evidence of acting in self-defense.

The actual article NPR linked in the tweet made no such boast of Trump acting “without evidence.” Reporter Alana Wise cautiously claimed: “Graphic video from the chaotic scene only tells a partial story. The shooter’s alleged actions have split onlookers on party lines.” But she failed to explain what the video showed.

The words “without evidence” are routinely applied to Trump’s statements about mail-in voting. On the “Today” show on Aug. 16, NBC’s Hallie Jackson said, “On Saturday, the president, without evidence, claimed mailin voting to be, quote, ‘catastrophic.’”

On the same show two days later, NBC’s Peter Alexander lectured saying, “The president, without evidence, keeps escalating his attacks on universal mail-in voting and defending recent policy changes at the Postal Service that critics warn could delay the delivery of ballots.”

Tim Graham But NBC is blatantly avoiding evidence from its own base in New York City. The city took six weeks to count a record 400,000 absentee ballots cast in the June 23 primary and didn’t certify liberal Rep. Carolyn Maloney as the winner until Aug. 6.

When Maloney’s opponent, Suraj Patel, conceded last week, he complained that 11,000 ballots in the district remained uncounted. Thousands of voters also reported receiving their ballots late or never getting one.

If you’re a Patel backer, that would feel “catastrophic.” It would certainly feel “catastrophic” to Trump-hating reporters if Trump were to win a state with mail-in ballots by a narrow margin. They would complain if it took weeks to count the ballots and if some ballots were never counted. No one believes they wouldn’t eagerly promote challenges to the integrity of the election. See 2016.

Meanwhile, it’s sadly routine for liberal media outlets to make outlandish claims about Trump. The Washington Post editorial board recently published a hyperpartisan editorial claiming Trump “has done as much as any global actor to advance the cause of continued on page 7

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continued from page 4 sionary in the long term and, sometimes, can boost growth in the short term, too.

However, my excitement with the paper is actually rooted in their scholarship and methodology, not just their conclusions.

Here’s why: The traditional objection against spending cuts is that they hurt demand (consumption), but this study shows that a reduction in spending actually increases consumption in the short run and into the long run. That’s because, in the same way people tend to increase their savings during a recession due to fear of the future, consumers also consider the long-term tax implications of today’s spending measures. They’ll increase their spending and investment habits in anticipation of future tax cuts -- or, at the very least, no future tax hikes. The result is that the growth in output resulting from the spending restraint is driven primarily by

consumption, which should be politically salient. The authors, however, also highlight that, as expected, investment reacts positively in the long run.

At a time when flawed arguments for more government spending and more debt are reemerging, this paper goes against the big government status quo and offers a blueprint for us to not only regain control of our spiraling debt but also do so in a way that will boost short- and long-term economic growth by boosting demand and then investment.

Veronique de Rugy is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. To find out more about Veronique de Rugy and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.

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Colby Is Home... continued from front page warming for Colby and his family. “Each person did different things to make the day amazing,” Douglas said. “And Colby loves policemen and firemen. Anybody in uniform, he loves them. Security? It doesn’t matter. If you have a uniform on, he just loves you.”

Newark-Pompton Turnpike was lined with well-wishers for Colby, and balloons adorned the family home when he arrived.

“It was amazing,” says Douglas. “I cried the whole way in. My husband (George) in the back was crying, Colby was waving. Colby was thrilled; I could see him in the back waving, smiling. I don’t think he realized – he does not realize – what an inspiration he is. He doesn’t, but he is and has been.”

Colby, the youngest of the five Douglas children, then got another hero’s welcome at the Great Divide Campground in Newton, where the family often camps.

“My ‘Prayer Warriors,’ says Douglas about those who on Facebook followed

her posts and prayed when she asked for prayers, “they helped me get through.

You know, there was a lot of hard times.

And truthfully, the last few days here have been hard. Just me and my husband trying to get through and help him move on. The reality, though, is he wants to walk and he’s trying really hard, and it’s still a part of the road.”

Douglas, her husband, and Colby were interviewed virtually by Savanah Guthrie on The Today Show on August 17. “That was awesome,” says Douglas. “They came to the house and they were all so nice. The interview was about 25 minutes and they did an awesome job.” And when Colby was asked what was the best part of the parade, what did he respond? “His fans,” says Douglas, chuckling. “His fans.”

“It’s not over,” Douglas says. “This is the last chapter in his healing journey that we’re on right now. It’s not harder, because he’s here, he’s Colby. And I just love seeing that.”

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When Reporters Babble... continued from page 4 authoritarianism and undermine the free world. Mr. Trump’s most conspicuous aid to tyranny has been his relentless support for Russian President Vladimir Putin.”

There is overwhelming evidence that Trump’s policy toward Putin has been tougher than the Obama-Biden “reset button” approach. In 2012, then-President Obama drew media cheers for mocking Mitt Romney’s suggestion that Russia was a threat. Trump upset reporters last fall by mocking Obama at a press conference in France for letting Putin take over Crimea in 2014, saying Obama was “outsmarted.”

(How dare he!) PBS reporter Yamiche Alcindor emotionally objected and said, “Why keep repeating what some people would see as a clear lie?”

Even the liberal-leaning Brookings

Institution published a 2018 analysis concluding, “We should not slip into collective amnesia over the Obama administration’s weak and underwhelming response to Russian aggression.” Trump provided lethal aid to Ukraine; Obama didn’t.

But no one should expect the Biden-loving press to ever report that “Biden stated without evidence Trump weakened American policy toward Russia.”

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Maybe not as much as you might think.

At different times, the financial markets have performed well and poorly under different administrations and when different parties have controlled Congress. And after all the votes are counted, outcomes in the investment markets can be unpredictable.

Consequently, you’ll be helping yourself greatly by not making big moves in your portfolio in anticipation of new legislation or political moves down the line.

Of course, that’s not to say that nothing emerging from Washington could ever have an impact on your investment decisions. For example, if a future president and Congress decide to change the capital gains tax rate, it could affect some of your choices, such as which stocks and stockbased mutual funds you should buy, and how long you should hold them.

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ets provide companionship for thousands of people around the world, so it is understandable that pet owners want to be around their companion animals as much as possible - with many even welcoming them into their beds.

According to PetMd, an online animal healthcare resource, around 80 percent of pet owners allow pets to share beds with human family members. Data from the American Pet Products Association has found at least half of all pet parents allow pets to sleep with them every night. Whether this is safe, healthy, or wise is a matter of debate.

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Pro: Get into a relaxed state. Companion animals can help relieve stress, which may translate into better sleep for their owners.

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illions of parents dropped their children off on college campuses for the start of a new school year in August. While that might not stand out in a normal year, 2020 has proven to be anything but normal.

Many colleges and universities grappled with how to approach the 2020-21 academic year as the world continued to battle the COVID-19 outbreak. Some schools chose to offer only remote learning and keep kids off campus entirely, while others offered in person classes and welcomed students back to campus. Still others created hybrid learning plans that combined remote learning with in person sessions.

Regardless of which option schools ultimately chose, it’s fair to say that many recognized the potential that the pandemic could once again upset the academic apple cart after the semester began, forcing students and educators to adjust to fully remote learning in much the same way they did

back in March. In addition to that potential outcome, students who returned to campus must be prepared to enter quarantine if they or a friend, classmate or roommate tests positive for COVID-19. In anticipation of that, it pays for students to prepare quarantine bags in case they need to isolate themselves at any point during the semester.

Clothing Few college students have exclusive access to washers and dryers in their dorm rooms or apartments. Shared laundry rooms will likely be off limits while students are under quarantine, so make sure to pack enough clothing to get through two weeks of isolation. Take inventory of your supply of pajamas, underwear and socks and purchase more if necessary.

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Sharing a Bed with Pets... continued from page 10 Dogs in particular may mistake sleeping in their owners’ beds as a sign of dominance. Some veterinarians suggest puppies that are more prone to issues with aggression may fully develop these behaviors if allowed to sleep with humans. At the very least, it is advisable to wait until dogs are trained and exhibiting good behavior for extended periods of time before allowing them to sleep in their owners’ beds.

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Bloomingdale Woman Walks for the First Time to Raise Money to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease

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By Steve Sears loomingdale’s Chloe Bogert, honoring the loving memory of her Grandma, Patricia Sondermeyer, will for the first time be soon walking to defeat Alzheimer’s disease.

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“I actually joined the committee in October (2019),” she says, “because I started working a year and a half ago at The Bristal in Wayne, New Jersey, which is an Assisted Living Center. I’m part of the Recreation Department there, and my boss’s daughter, Kayla Klinzing, is the Chair Committee member for the Alzheimer’s Association (Greater New Jersey Chapter), so that’s how I got into it. I was going to these meetings, and it was so fun, and I had a motivation to do it because of my Grandma, who was still living at the time.”

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By Jillian Risberg e’ve all been there and have the nightmarish car dealership stories to prove it. But if you ever crossed paths with Mark’s Auto Service over the years, your life was irrevocably changed.

“This man is a credit to his profession and to all of the honest mechanics out there,” wrote Joe in Lake Hiawatha on Yelp.

At 63 and having endured emergency heart bypass surgery in March, the time felt right after 40 years to move forward.

“The building we were in got sold,” says owner, Mark Mastrangelo. “I knew it was up for sale so I figured this summer I would just finish up, found a place nearby and gave Bill (his right-hand man of 32 years) the name, phone number and half the equipment.”

“I had enough, I didn’t want to work anymore,” Mastrangelo says.

There were many great memories in that shop.

And the mechanic says for him the best part was not having a corporation hanging over his head.

“Being fired, office politics, backstabbing,” Mastrangelo says. “The first 14 years I did seven-day a week gas station, the next 23 years I did six-day a week repair shop. It was a lot of hard work and a lot of hours — but I made good money and I made a lot of friends and had a lot of fun.”

But whatever the mechanic did all those years really resonated with folks.

“As he is telling his customers that he is retiring, they all are bringing him gifts and cards of thanks, and inviting him

to their homes,” says his sister, Monica Montagni. “This is such a nice tribute to him.”

The mechanic says it’s about putting yourself in other people’s shoes.

“Just keep ‘em happy, give ‘em what they want and they’ll keep coming back,” says Mastrangelo, who’s been in town so long he has served generations of families. “A lot of customers I’ve had 25 plus years.”

What’s his formula? The mechanic says it’s two-fold.

“I worked for a guy for two years before I started my own business,” Mastrangelo says. “He started when he was 18, just retired at 74; was in the same location for 50 something years — everybody loved him.”

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One trend gaining traction among home chefs is “meatless Mondays” in which classic dishes are made using substitutions for meat like veggies or grains. It’s a simple way to maintain nutritional value at the dinner table while putting a tasty twist on worn-out meals.

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Retiring Mechanic... continued from page 14 he says.

According to Mastrangelo, quite often people would come in to talk with him even if they didn’t need something done on their car. “(And) I gave very freely of my time,” he says, adding that he lives by The Golden Rule: “treat others how you want to be treated.”

Montagni says her brother has always paid it forward in a very quiet way.

“You will never hear him talk about all the things he does,” the math teacher says.

“It’s just the way he goes about his life.”

She recalls a Pennsylvania man on his way home from New Jersey broke down in Butler late in the day.

“He called Mark’s Auto and after Mark looked at the problem, he told the man the car couldn’t be fixed right then. Mark lent the man his (own) car so he could drive home to PA that night,” Montagni says.

“The man came back two days later to pick up his repaired car.”

That was hardly an isolated incident when it came to Mark.

Yelp and Angie’s List reviewers have also commented on his altruistic nature.

“They always talk about his honesty, fairness, not charging for repairs, etc,” Montagni says. “I don’t know any of these people so they are not friends and family — they are all regular customers.”

Mastrangelo echoed his sister’s sentiment, saying that a lot of times if a customer couldn’t afford to pay, he’d let them pay it out over time.

“I was like, ‘no problem, I’m not worried about you; I’ll see you when I see you,” the mechanic says. “I had very few people stiff me (I don’t even think one per year).”

He also never advertised, instead building his business solely on word of mouth.

“Everybody would bring other people, sometimes 10 or 15 years later,” Mastrangelo says. “Once they came, that would be it — they never leave.”

His customer’s loyalty ran deep and vice versa.

When a longtime 90-year-old client called Mark to tell him that her car wouldn’t start on a wintry day and she was worried because she needed to go food shopping — the mechanic stepped up as he always did, towing the car down to the shop and more.

“I’ll drive you down to the IGA, get your

Fight Alzheimer’s Disease... continued from page 13 so much relationship there,” Bogert says.

“My family, we all live within five minutes of one another. My uncles are like my second fathers, my aunts are my second mothers, my cousins are my siblings. We grew up just having so much fun together, going on so many family vacations, and there was like thirty of us in one little house, and we made the best of it.” Sondermeyer was always making baked goods, showing home videos, always took pictures, wrote down little quotes that her grandchildren would say, was a scrapbook creator, and tracked down everything in many memory books.

“And she completed so much of her genealogy – about 40 years of genealogy – that was like her whole life.”

“That’s Pat Sondermeyer in a nutshell.”

Per the Alzheimer’s Association website, www.alz.org, 50 million people worldwide are living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. The website explains that “Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative brain disease and the most common form of dementia. Dementia is not a specific disease.

It’s an overall term that describes a group of symptoms.”

Bogert, of course, has seen and felt the effects of Alzheimer’s up close. “Working in The Bristal, what came to be such a vivid point , also with my Grandma as well,

it’s heart-wrenching to see, and I think it’s more painful for the family and loved ones around the person with the Alzheimer’s or the dementia, going through the whole journey with your loved one who is suffering through it. You know how they were, know what they did, and for them to not be able to do those things anymore, or to see them and see their memory being driven away from them, it’s gut-wrenching.”

Sondermeyer made her granddaughter realize her passion in taking care of geriatric members of society. She encouraged Bogert to attend school and study social working and become a recreational therapist. She feels well at home at The Bristal in Wayne. “She made me realize what my true intentions were,” Bogert says, “and she helped me figure out my future.”

Bogert thinks her Grandma from above is supporting her 100%. “I know she’s probably beaming down from heaven right now,” she says. “and probably has tears in her eyes as do I right now, but I think she’s really loving everything that we’re doing.”

Bogert’s ultimate goal for her life is service. “One of my goals is to honor my Grandma in this way, and to spread awareness and fight this disease.”

You can either register by becoming a walker, or donate to Bogert’s team, “The Bristal at Wayne,” via www.act.alz.org.

stuff, I’ll get coffee and I’ll pick you up and drive you home,” Mastrangelo told her, later fixing her car.

The mechanic is always making connections — a factor that has made him successful in business and in life.

“I’m just a little guy in a little town, it’s not like I did anything major,” Mastrangelo says. “I can’t say I started a blood drive, I just did a lot of small things on a daily basis to make it good for everybody.”

And so he did…Raul Araujo called Mastrangelo the best mechanic in the sector.

“The owner is very friendly but above all he is very honest and that makes me fully trust him,” Araujo wrote on Google. Not one to sit idly by, the next chapter looks to

be equally dynamic for the mechanic.

He has some classic cars, old Pontiacs and Oldsmobiles and recently bought a house with a six-car garage — to have a place to store and work on them.

“I love doing the car shows and many times during the summer they’re in the Midwest,” says Mastrangelo. “Now I can go every year.”

And he’s ready for the open road.

“I just picked up a ’67 Pontiac Grand Prix convertible and I want to go on big road trips around the country,” Mastrangelo says. “I know people in Washington State, California, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Rhode Island. Probably next summer, I’ll get in that Pontiac and be gone!”

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Warrior Heart: A Mantra and Possible Book

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By Dawn M. Chiossi estiny is what you make it. This is the inspiring message of Warrior Heart, a book from Pompton Plains resident, and would-be-author, Tim Liveilli. More than just a title, it’s a mantra for his whole life.

Warm and gregarious with a story to tell, Liveilli is like most writers out there; people know him, people like him. Born three months premature, doctors originally had no hope for this young man. But even then, Livelli defied the odds--he had literally passed away three times, fighting all the way back each time. Due to a bleed in the brain, he has virtually no cerebellum. This is the part of the brain that controls movement and motor function. The doctors had diagnosed that he essentially would be a vegetable.

Their negativity was just unacceptable to his mother. With a deep faith in God and a bachelor’s degree in speech therapy, she had other ideas for her and her son. “I thought Tim himself would teach me what he could and could not do.” Margie Livelli asserts.

She was right. Now at 42 years old, Tim Livelli is far from being a vegetable.

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Although Margie Livelli says that he has some neurological impairment, he does not let it affect him at all. Through discipline, therapies, and sheer determination, Tim has come through so much. “He’s worked hard,” she praises. “The motor function of his brain has been rerouted.”

To date, Tim has had five open-heart surgeries (the first when he was only five), walks independently, has worked with and rides horses, and has a brown belt in karate. He’s kind, caring, with a sense of humor.

He’s a real people person, someone who loves dogs, and is independent. His mother relates that he’s had extensive life skills training and that he has worked at Rocking Horse Rehab in West Orange and is currently a dog-walker in the area. “He’s very sure of himself,” she tells.

In fact, Liveilli has a warrior’s heart. In his own words, Tim is very much like everyone else. “I am a young man who enjoys horses, dolphins, martial arts. I enjoy watching TV, especially medical, nature, and vet shows.

I’m a trekkie,” he tells.

Most importantly he wants to inspire others. For 10 years, he has been working on his book. Warrior Heart is a candid perspective that makes clear that destiny is

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what you make it. “I wanted to make sure parents of special needs children know that doctors can’t predict everything,” Tim asserts. “They need to go on with their children and work with them. Parents need to encourage and be there for them. “ In writing his book he realized that the first five years of his life were a “real struggle, filled with lots of challenges.” In fact, Tim shares that it was his most favorite part of the book. In particular, he writes about a time when his mom was trying to get him to crawl on the beach. “It (the scene) shows that people need to be advocates for their children, they have to be a voice for them and fight for them.”

With an uplifting message that has the power to reach so many, Tim had the idea to create a GoFundMe page to help realize his dream of getting his story published.

Starting the fundraising campaign last year, it has raised $1,085 so far of the $7,000 goal (an estimate from a publishing house.)

“I felt it was my only way to get financial help to publish the book as well as getting people to read it,” Tim says.

“Tim’s story is very moving. It shows glimpses of what he has gone through.”

Margie Livelli relates. “Tim has been so involved and steadfast in wanting to get this book done. He feels there is a need for it in the world. The kids all need a chance to

prove themselves. That is what he wants the parents to remember.”

What’s next for Warrior Heart? “We will send the book off to the publishers and they will look at it and decide if it is worthy of publication and what else needs to be done,” states Margie Livelli. She is adamant. “Tim’s story deserves to be heard. It is not that the parents should not listen to the doctors, but rather to give their children a chance to show what they can and can’t do with lots of intervention. Look at Tim..... first they said I should abort; then they said he would not make it; then they said he was going to make it, so be prepared to place him in a home of some kind. What a waste of a wonderful young man’s mind if I had listened to them. In fact, people never look at me as Margie anymore, I’m always just ‘Tim’s Mom’”, she says half-jokingly.

When asked what he would like to see in regards to his book, the answer is both simple and reflective for the would-be author with a warrior’s heart. “​For parents to speak up for their kids,” Tim​insists.​“I hope that people will learn to fight for their special needs children like my Mom fought for me. If I did not go through the struggles and difficulties in my first five years as well as until now, I would not be the person I am today.” ​

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“America’s Top Dog” Awarded to Morris County Sheriff Officer and His Loyal Partner

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By Steve Sears orris County Sheriff’s Office Detective Corporal Michael McMahon and his K-9 partner Kai were recently named the proud winners of $25,000 as A&E Network’s “America’s Top Dog.” The win for Kai, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois, and McMahon, a dog trainer who has been with the Sherriff’s office since 2011, aired on Wednesday, March 18.

McMahon, a Roxbury resident, learned of “America’s Top Dog” in the spring of 2019, when he happened to be at a civilian sport competition with Kai. He was approached by another competitor and asked if he had heard of the new show, was informed that there was a casting call, and encouraged to enter. “I went home,” recalls McMahon, “and my wife and I kind of laughed about it and said that it would be a neat experience if Kai and I were on there (the show). My wife put in a submission for me for the show, and then within a couple of days I got called for interviews, and then within a day or two I got the call that they wanted to cast me for the show.”

A week later, after approval and official paperwork were submitted, McMahon, his wife and two children, along with Kai flew to Santa Clarita, California for the competition. The series, which initially featured 50 K-9 teams, first aired on January 8, 2020. McMahon and Kai first appeared on an episode on February 26. The courses included jumping and climbing over obstacles, tracking down objects via their scent, finding and apprehending a suspect, and swimming across a 46-foot length pool of water. As far as preparation for the show, Kai and McMahon didn’t have or need much.

Everything seen on “America’s Top Dog” was practiced by the duo while Kai was being trained for his police duties. “Just the physical fitness portion of it – we actually run together all the time daily, go out and exercise together, make sure we both have endurance,” affirms McMahon. With regard to the latter event, he mentions that some participants had trouble with it. He and his partner didn’t, and with good reason. “Kai and I go swimming all the time. I take him out in the boat, have him follow me while I’m out in the canoe, all that kind of stuff. So, he’s been more than prepared for all that.”

“There were definitely some very good teams out there against whom we were competing,” attests McMahon.

“There were different canines from different programs across the country. On both the episodes I was on, I got to meet a good variety of people. There were definitely some good teams, especially in the final.”

The finale featured three rounds and seven opponents, and in round three, McMahon and Kai outpaced Alpharetta, Georgia Police Sergeant Mark Tappan and his partner, K-9 Mattis, by nearly 9 seconds in “The Doghouse,” which consisted of passing through a tangled spider web, crossing a narrow plank, running through duct work, and then down a set of stairs. Kai then completed the course by “apprehending a suspect,” and released the suspect to McMahon when commanded.

The duo completed the last set in under two minutes, securing the title.

Winning the competition goes beyond victory. It’s also a true visual of friendship and reliance. For McMahon – and yes, Kai – it’s all about relationship and respect. “I got Kai when he was eight weeks old,” says McMahon, explaining the duo’s background. “He was bred out of my male who

was my retired patrol dog and competition dog, named Ronan. Ronan was my first patrol dog, my first dual-purpose dog at Morris County, and he was unique because he was my competition dog before I got employed by the Morris County Sherriff’s office.”

Prior to his joining the Sherriff’s office, McMahon and his wife Michelle ran their own business, training and selling dogs, many to police departments. “We sold dogs across the country, to many agencies who needed trained Malinois and German Shepherds,” explains McMahon. While running his own business, he had sold a number of dogs to northern New Jersey agencies, one being the Morris County Sherriff’s Office. Therefore, he was familiar to and had a rapport with them. He was then hired for the canine unit as an investigator. Afterwards, McMahon volunteered to donate Ronan and enter the agency as his partner - a first for the Sherriff’s office. Ronan stayed for a few years before a neck injury forced his early retirement. He was bred with a female Malinois named Boyca, and Kai was born amongst the litter. “Kai came into our unit at eight weeks old, and along with Kai we took two other puppies from the breeding, and they went into a new program I started at the office basically as a working dog development program, as opposed to the traditional method of buying a dog and trying to bond with it and dealing with training issues developed by somebody else.” The dogs were raised in-house so that McMahon and the other K-9 handlers knew all the way up to certification exactly what was done with the dogs, what they had been exposed to, and increased the bond between they and their handlers. “It really strengthens the relationship and changes the dynamic, which in law enforcement is unique because law enforcement agencies don’t raise puppies; they just buy an older dog that’s pre-trained, or they may go through a 4 to 6 month academy class as they’re training.”

Kai went through about two years of training prior to his active duty out on the road, so he was well schooled. McMahon is quick to mention the importance of bonding and socialization with people and different environments during the period, when he and Kai were side-by-side during many ventures from home or office. “By the time they’re two years old, we want them to be a more confident working dog.”

“I took that approach with Kai, and we experienced a lot together.” In fact, McMahon spends more time with Kai than he does with his own family in most cases. The team is on the job 40 hours per week, go out together on almost every canine call, but when they both head home at the end of the day, Kai is part of the McMahon family. “When I punch out of work, he punches out of work,” says the Officer.

McMahon takes a humble stance when discussing the “America’s Top Dog” victory, preferring to laud the Sherriff’s office canines. “On a personal level,” he says, “it really didn’t change much for me – other than the fact that it brought positive light to law enforcement canines. I think it brought positive light to law enforcement communities as a whole, but then it also showcased the abilities that these dogs have, and how much they can contribute not just to law enforcement communities, but to the civilians that we’re serving.”

He cites this as an asset as far as providing services and protecting the public – whether it’s for narcotics or explosives detection or just basic patrol work. “They’re an excellent tool for us.” McMahon then speaks to the handlers and

the canine unit itself. “For the Sherriff’s office, I’d say we’re prouder not for myself but to provide a spotlight for our canine unit. I think we’re one of the premiere units in the country. I think we have an awesome training program and a very dedicated group of guys that go above and beyond the call of duty, especially as to what the canines requires. They’re constantly out working, putting in training on their own time, spending money out of their own pockets to provide for their dogs, getting education and everything else. Because, as a unit, we’re very passionate about what we do.”

McMahon is also extremely cognizant and grateful for all the support received as he and Kai faced stiff competition. “I’d like to thank my wife and family for all of their love and support; Sheriff (James) Gannon, Undersheriff (Mark) Spitzer, Chief (Kelley) Zienowicz, Chief (Richard) Rose, and all of the members of the Morris County Sheriff’s Office for all of their support and for allowing Kai and I to partake in this endeavor; the members of the Morris County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Section, and all of the canine handlers that have assisted Kai and I on our journey from puppy to becoming America’s Top Dog.” “I’m just happy to showcase what Kai and I are capable of, and obviously happy with the end result.”

Sheriff Gannon said he was pleased with the team’s win and was proud of how they represented the department, as well as exhibiting on television what the county has come to expect from the Sheriff’s office. “I’m so proud of Detective Corporal McMahon and K-9 Kai for being designated America’s Top Dog and Handler,” Gannon said. “This is the level of service expected and delivered on a daily basis to the people of Morris County.”

McMahon hopes that he and Kai will remain partners until the latter is retired, which would be when the dog is about 10 years old. “God willing, he is able to keep doing it, and the two of us will be there together.”

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Millburn Resident Selflessly Spearheads Town-wide Initiative to Make Masks

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By Jillian Risberg hen COVID-19 hit, Carisa Reilly knew she didn’t want to sit idly doing nothing. So the real estate broker and mom of three transformed into the powerhouse ‘Mask Lady.’

It all started with an email chat on Millburn/Short Hills WorkMom group, where several healthcare professionals mentioned they were desperate for masks.

“And somebody said, ‘Can’t we just make these’ and Reilly said, ‘Oh my Gosh, yes.’”

So they started researching CDC-approved patterns and materials.

“There was a suggestion to put an extra filter in the mask,” says the real estate broker. “Like when you make the mask for nurses and hospital staff it needs to be more than just fabric and they really like to use those Swiffer (dry dust cloths) ‘cause they are electrostatic, so that’s what we did.”

“I literally bought the town out of Swiffer,” she says. “People donated hundreds of Swiffers, fabric and elastic and I found nose guards that I could put in.”

David Merdinger, who owns a wholesale fabric supply (NJ Textiles) generously supplied them with hundreds of yards of fabric and elastic for masks and scrub caps, according to Reilly.

“We could not have done this without him,” she says. “He truly made all the difference.”

It was Merdinger’s wife who forwarded him Carisa’s email detailing what she was doing and he jumped right in.

“I saw it as an opportunity to help her, our community and our local hospitals,” he says. “I’m glad I was able to do my share.

We have to thank Carisa for coordinating all the facets of this remarkable project.”

Several people in town had sewing machines but didn’t know how to use them.

“So we tried to organize, if you don’t know how to sew — donate fabric, cut fabric and elastic, assemble the pieces,” Reilly says. “It became very quickly a cottage industry, it was like managing a small factory remotely.”

That meant the real estate broker constructed the masks anywhere she could — in her basement, garage, bedroom, living room.

And she had help from her twin daughters, Madeline and Abigail and many devoted volunteers. The group collectively called themselves The Mask Makers for NJ Workers, who would drop off their finished products at Reilly’s house.

“Because at that point really what we were focused on was protecting our essential workers and our vulnerable people and our social services,” says The Mask

Lady. “And we made hundreds for our civil servants in town and Department of Public Works and all of our municipal workers.”

Reilly says the community was amazingly supportive.

“There were maybe 10 of us sewing these at home and we were being told publicly it’s actually probably a really good idea (to wear a mask),” she says. “So I was an early adopter of wearing a mask.”

For most of us, it’s the first time faced with a global threat like the Coronavirus.

When Governor Murphy abruptly stopped school for thousands of Garden State kids, Madeline spent the bulk of her spring break in the garage helping her mom make masks.

She says she doesn’t really feel safe.

“It’s still kind of dangerous to go out and stuff,” the 16-year-old says, with The Mask Lady adding that they’ve tried to be pretty careful.

“It’s been hard for everybody but especially for kids it’s really changed their lives,” Reilly says.

By the end of March, early April she realized they’ve got to employ seamstresses because trying to produce 50/masks a day on their own wasn’t going to cut it and there were healthcare workers who urgently needed them.

She reached out to Millburn Mayor Jackie Lieberberg, who offered her invaluable support. Next step was to raise $2,400.

“I put in $600 of my own money,” the real estate broker says. “In a week we had about $5000 or $6,000. That enabled us to crank them out. The goal was 1,200 (masks) in seven days. We did 1,200 in like 14 days and just had to keep doing them.”

According to Lieberberg, at the very beginning of the pandemic she had the opportunity to highlight folks who were doing exceptional work in town. That included Reilly, whose community-wide effort to make masks spanned the healthcare workers, first responders and those exposed through their dedicated work with the public.

“It took a village but Carisa hired the sewers, sourced the material, employed people,” the mayor says. “I mean it was incredible what she did — really singlehandedly, running around delivering fabric, people donating fabric, and she perfected her craft. With each batch it got better and better. They’re (the masks) unique; I give her a tremendous amount of credit and she has another day job.”

And it wasn’t just Millburn, says Lieberberg. The real estate broker’s face coverings also went to an underserved pop-

ulation that otherwise wouldn’t have had access to face masks.

“It’s very gratifying that her generosity had no boundaries,” the mayor says.

By Executive Order towards the end of April all essential workers and frontline workers had to wear masks and if you were in a store you were required to wear a mask.

“Now we have a whole new group of people who need masks and it was still really hard to find them,” Reilly says. “So we had to develop a different kind of mask because what we were doing for healthcare workers was very protective but also quite hot to have three full layers on your face.”

She and the Mask Makers felt they needed to regroup.

“So we came up with a completely different design that was two layers of fabric, lightweight, much easier to make,” says

The Mask Lady. “And it was really important to me and still is to source as much as we could locally.”

They have produced more than 3,000 masks and scrub caps thus far. And she is involved in a Millburn/Short Hills volunteer gardening project, one more way The Mask Lady is giving back and making a difference.

Looking ahead, the real estate broker is also planning to take part in an initiative on Alignable.com called #mymoneystayslocal, which involves being a leader in the community to encourage people to support local businesses and services whenever possible.

She has a dedicated GoFundMe page and for further information, contact themasklady2020@gmail.com.

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Humor Columnist Laverne Bardy Releases New Collection

n a time where we could all use a few laughs comes “Driving Backwards on a One-Way Street: A Savvy Senior’s Map to Finding Humor in Everything,” from the irreverent mind of New Jersey humor columnist Laverne H. Bardy.

Featuring 71 of the humorist’s favorite columns, “Driving Backwards on a One-Way Street” explores aging in America with a delightfully wicked humor and wit that appeals to any age. Divided into themes like “Oops!”, Bardy, who lives in Green Township by Newton, explores topics both timely and timeless.

Her recipe for success is simple: “For a story to be worth re-telling, it has to have impact on the reader … whether it’s humorous or heart-rending, it has to appeal to the reader’s intellect or funny-bone to be worth re-telling.”

These stories will appeal to both.

Readers of a certain age will relate to the struggles of getting older while finding solace that they aren’t alone in finding themselves in embarrassing situations: Take, for example, flirting with a young, handsome waiter only to have him retrieve your walker a few moments later.

Meanwhile, readers of a younger age will learn just what they’re in for, like realizing that retired life might not be so glamorous as one thought: “What he loves most is going out for breakfast. Every morning. It was a treat the first 253 times…”

Bardy captures life’s little quips in a way that might

even make some readers blush. After a DNA test, she phoned her friend: “Elsa,” I said. “You’ll be surprised to learn I have a little Scandinavian in me.” “Size doesn’t matter,” she said.

“What’s important is that he’s kind to you.”

With content like this streaming from her fingers, it’s surprising to know that Bardy hadn’t always dreamed of being a humor columnist.

“I never consciously thought about writing a column, I just knew I enjoyed writing,” she said of the origins of her column, which for many years now has been nationally syndicated. “All my life I’ve been told that I am funny. It was early on, while the children were all in school, and I was sitting with a group of friends around my kitchen table, that I realized each of the stories we were relating were similar. And, they were funny.”

At the time, she was in charge of a PTA newsletter at her children’s school, so she began cataloguing everyday, relatable events and putting her unique touch to them.

Eventually she submitted a few columns to a local newspaper. They were accepted and her “career” as a columnist officially began. Decades later, she’s still at it.

“I can’t imagine ever starting a day without paying a visit to my office, sitting in front of my computer, and writing something. Anything,” she said of her passion.

“Writing is one of few occupations that a person can continue doing clear into senility.”

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Meeting Mary, Once Again at Moe’s Sweet Shop

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By Richard Mabey Jr. Mary then asked me if I had finished painting Thorpe Hall, ur story so far: It is now Wednesday, late morning, on for my Eagle Scout project. I told her that I still had a long the twenty-fifth of June of 1969. I had just given my arways to go. Then, what Mary said to me, nearly caused me ticle, about what scouting meant to me, to Mr. Marino, to faint. Mary asked me if she wanted me to help her with the Editor-in-Chief of the Lincoln Park Journal. I was so very the painting. For one full second, I couldn’t believe my ears. I happy that Mr. Marino liked my article and told me that he tried not to stutter, when I told Mary that I would love to have planned on publishing in his next edition. her help me. Then Mary smiled, pulled out a napkin from the Now, as I walked up Boonton Turnpike, to Lincoln Park’s napkin holder on the table. She took a pen out of her pocket Main Street, I stood at a cross road of sorts. I had a quarter in book and wrote down her phone number. my pocket. I was deciding whether to save it or to walk over to “Here, call me, let me know when you want me to help Moe’s Sweet Shop and buy a comic book. My best friend, Stu, you paint,” was all Mary said as she handed me the napkin had called me last night and told me that the new 80 Page Githat she had written her phone number on. ant Batman comic book was now on the news stand at Moe’s “I’ll do that. Thank you, Mary,” I nervously replied.

Sweet Shop. After inwardly debating for a while, I decided to Then there was this big gap of silence. The other girls were walk over to Moe’s and buy the newest, big Batman comic holding back laughter. One of the girls actually began to gigbook. gle.

Moe’s Sweet Shop as it looked in 1969.

I opened the door to Moe’s Sweet Shop and there she was, I told Mary that I had come in to buy a comic book. Mary sitting at a table with a few of her friends, adorable Mary Tafano. They were either sipping and I said our goodbyes and I put the napkin in my shirt pocket. coffee or hot tea, I don’t know which it was. But, one thing that I do know, Mary looked inFrom the news stand, in the back of Moe’s Sweet Shop, I heard the girls giggling. Then credibly cute. My heart was beating like a big bass drum as I walked by her table and headed Joan, one of Mary’s close friends said, “boys are so stupid. Mary, doesn’t he get it that you to the back of the sweet shop, where the comic books were on display. like him?” I could see Mary looking over to me as I took the Giant Batman comic book from As I walked by her table, Mary looked at me, smiled and said hello to me. I sheepishly said the rack. hello back to her. Inwardly, I was shaking like a leaf. I made Barney Fife look cool, calm and “Oh, he gets it. He’s just very shy,” Mary said to her friend. When I overheard those words, collected. I had such a painful crush on Mary, but I thought for sure that she was dating the I think my heart actually stopped beating for a moment. I couldn’t believe it. Cute, sweet, cool cat, Tony Savorti. adorable Mary Tafano told her friends that she liked me.

“Richie, how’re you doing?” Mary asked me as I approached her table.

To be continued.

I walked over to the table where Mary and her friends were all sitting together. I asked Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He can be reached at richardmabeyjr@hotmail.

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By Richard Mabey Jr. here are moments in our lives where a single, solitary, seemingly mundane event, transpires to become a most monumental and sacred accomplishment in time. Such was the evening, back in the Summer of 1943, when my dad wrote a letter to his grandmother, Dora Dolson Mabey.

Dad wrote his letter to his grandmother from his bed inside the barracks at Hickam Air Field during World War II. Back then, the men of the United States Army Air Corps wrote letters on very, very thin paper to save on the cost of mailing.

I was only six years old when my great grandmother went Home to be with the Lord. But I still remember her talking about the letters that Dad wrote to her, when Dad was serving in the Seventh Army Air Corps during World War II. And one letter in particular had a profound effect upon my great grandmother.

I guess I was about four or five years old, when we used to visit Great Grandma Mabey at the old Mabey Homestead, in her stately living room. We lived in Clifton at the time. And, as a young child, I found the Mabey Homestead to be a most fascinating

Dad’s Letters to His Grandmother and enchanting place to visit. I had no idea, no clue, no indication that at the age of six, a most incredible and sacred turn of events would lead to the Mabey Homestead becoming my home for a long, long time.

Great Grandma Mabey had a rocking chair in her living room. She became a widow in 1936, at the age of 65, when my great grandfather, William Mabey, suffered a stroke and went Home to be with the Lord.

There was a loneliness that loomed deep in the eyes of Great Grandma Mabey.

In Dad’s legendary letter, that he wrote to his grandmother from Hickam Air Field, he shared with his grandmother, his heartfelt memories of his grandfather. Specifically, picking strawberries from Earl’s Meadow with his Grandpa. Of Dad walking down to the old Morris Canal with his grandfather.

And, very specifically, the time that Great Grandpa Mabey, Grandpa Mabey and Dad built the shed along Mabey Lane on Earl’s Meadow. It was a letter that my great grandmother dearly cherished.

I remember when I was seven years old and we were now living in the old Mabey Homestead. Dad let me climb the ladder to go into the attic with him. It was quite a big

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A rare photograph of how the inside of the barracks of Hickam Air Field looked during World War II.

deal for a kid to climb up the attic ladder with his dad. I remember Dad asked me to help him look for the letters that he had written to his grandmother, while he was in the Army Air Corps. Sadly, we never did find the letters.

What became of Dad’s letters to his grandmother is a great mystery, that at

times still haunts me. My great grandmother was a very organized person. She had a very sensitive and caring heart. It’s just odd that the letters were lost.

There was a part of my father that was a rugged, tough as nails, strong man. Dad was the long-distance truck driver, the continued on page 28

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gotten lost. I would have loved to have read my father’s recollections of his childhood, written when he was a young man at Hickam Air Field.

Life isn’t always fair. I cherish my early childhood memories of Great Grandma Mabey sitting in her rocking chair, talking about Dad’s letters. It had a great affect upon me. I think it was a factor in my decision to become a writer. I remember how Dad’s letters had so deeply touched his grandmother. I realized then, at a very, very age, the uplifting power of words.

In dreams, I often go back to the memory of visiting Great Grandma Mabey. Of her talking about the letters that Dad had written her. And, specifically one very special letter where Dad shared with his grandmother, the fond memories that he held in his heart for his grandfather. O’ to turn back the pages of the calendar, for even just a few hours.

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Great Grandma Mabey holding Dad in the living room of the old Mabey Homestead.

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