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NEWS BRIEFING

18,860 COVID-19 patients presumed to be recovered Raleigh The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said that nearly 15,000 COVID-19 patients are presumed to have recovered from the virus as of June 1.

NCDHHS estimates a median time to recovery of 14 days for non-fatal COVID-19 cases who were not hospitalized and 28 days for hospitalized cases. Estimates are used since patient-specific data on the actual time to resolution of symptoms are not available for all COVID-19 cases.

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NC House Speaker urged Gov. Cooper to call National Guard while filming in downtown Raleigh

President Trump visits historic church damaged by vandalism President Donald Trump holds a Bible as he visits outside St. John’s Church across Lafayette Park from the White House Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Part of the church was set on fire during protests on Sunday night.

Raleigh N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) urged Gov. Roy Cooper to deploy the National Guard Saturday night while filming rioters and protesters setting fires, breaking windows, and firing weapons. He posted the eyewitness video to social media.

“I am witnessing utter lawlessness firsthand in downtown Raleigh,” Speaker Moore said in one of several videos taken from his residence in Raleigh Saturday night.

“The senseless destruction of businesses and property must be stopped at once. I am calling on Gov. Cooper to immediately send in the National Guard.

As I am posting this I literally am hearing semiautomatic gunfire, hearing glass windows being smashed and shouts from rioters. Unbelievable this has not been stopped.”

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U.S. Secretary of Labor visits state Mooresville U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia traveled to Mooresville where he joined business leaders for a roundtable discussion on reopening the economy safely.

Secretary Scalia also toured a local Lowe’s store, met with frontline employees and discussed the reopening process with Lowe’s leadership team.

“It was great to visit North Carolina today to hear from those who have been working through this pandemic as well as those who are excited to get back to work,” said Scalia.

“I’m encouraged by the careful steps being taken by so many businesses to protect workers and customers as the economy begins to reopen.”

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Cooper: Scaled down RNC convention ‘a necessity’ as deadline looms Raleigh In a new letter sent to RNC officials, Gov. Roy Cooper said he will not provide a guarantee that a full in-person convention will be allowed in Charlotte in August. Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said on Twitter, “we hope to still conduct the business of our convention in Charlotte, but we have an obligation to our delegates and nominee to begin visiting the multiple cities and states who have reached out about hosting an historic event to show that America is open for business.”

An RNC Convention spokeswoman told NSJ, “We intend to conduct the business of the Republican Party here in Charlotte and will continue to make health and safety a top priority.”

In a letter last week, RNC officials said they needed to know whether a full-capacity convention would be allowed by June 3.

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JOURNaL ELEVATE THE CONVERSATION

Fitness facility owners meet with Lt. Gov. Forest; say they can’t make it much longer

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal CLAYTON —At the Fit4Life Gym in Clayton, almost two dozen owners of fitness clubs, dance studios and gyms from across the state held a meeting attended by Lt. Gov. Dan Forest. For over an hour, participants aired their frustrations and asked repeatedly why their industry is being kept shuttered

by Gov. Roy Cooper’s Phase Two order.

Fit4Life is owned and operated by Edward Smith and his wife, Robin. The pair are just two of many who formed the Reopen NC Health Clubs group on Facebook.

The in-person attendees of the meeting held at Fit4Life sat socially distanced from one another but connected by the impact the governor’s orders are having on their lives and businesses.

Frustration came from many attendees over the “contradictions of who can open, how and why.”

Craig Cadogan and Danny Richani are a married couple

who live in the Wilmington area with their 11-year-old daughter. The pair are franchise owners of a HotWorx Infrared Fitness Studio which they opened on Feb. 14, just before closures across the country began due to the coronavirus outbreak.

“We put all our life’s savings into it, because we believe in it,” Richani said. The couple has had to sell property and a family heirloom in order to stay afloat. Cadogan says it has been a “punch to the gut.”

Richani and Cadogan both said they were proponents of flattening the curve and had even shut their gym down a few days before Cooper’s mandate was announced. Richani said they “wanted to make sure everyone was healthy and safe.”

Cadogan and Richani said that they did receive $19,000 in federal PPP loans, but that money went to paying employees who depend on them and the gym’s rent. That left the couple with hard choices to make.

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Fit4Life owner Edward Smith describes the preparations he made in anticipation of opening under Gov. Roy Cooper’s Phase Two order to Lt. Gov. Dan Forest.

Raleigh responds after weekend of protests turn violent Mayor declares state of emergency and curfew, while activists call for police chief to resign

By David Larson North State Journal RALEIGH — The widespread civil unrest spreading across the nation did not skip over the Tarheel state, with every major city in North Carolina seeing peaceful protests and some seeing violence in response to the death of George Floyd, a black Minneapolis man, at the hands of a white police officer. The state’s capital city may have been hardest hit.

While the gatherings in downtown Raleigh during the day on

Saturday and Sunday (May 30 and 31) were peaceful, and many families with young children were present, the crowds at night clashed with police. The storefronts along Fayetteville Street and the surrounding city center area were looted and vandalized both nights.

Many Raleigh residents were glued to the television all Saturday night as they watched areas they frequented being set on fire or with looters clearing out the merchandise. The destruction drew an impromptu cleanup crew of locals the next morning.

“All Saturday night I just watched it on TV, and it was just devastating to see what they were See RALEIGH page A2

US cities erupt in more violence as Trump urges governors to stop riots

By Zeke Miller The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump on Tuesday turned up the pressure on governors to quell the violence set off by the death of George Floyd.

As cities around the U.S. witnessed a seventh straight night of both peaceful demonstrations and bursts of theft, vandalism and attacks on police, the president amplified his hardline calls of a day earlier, in which he threatened to send in the military to restore order if governors didn’t do it.

“NYC, CALL UP THE NATIONAL GUARD,” he tweeted.

“The lowlifes and losers are ripping you apart. Act fast! Don’t make the same horrible and deadly mistake you made with the Nursing Homes!!!”

In New York on Monday night, people smashed shop windows near Rockefeller Center and breached the doors of Macy’s flagship store on 34th Street despite the first curfew in the city in decades. Police said nearly 700 people were arrested and several officers injured in the overnight violence.

More than 20,000 National Guard members have been called up in 29 states to deal with the violence. New York is not among them. De Blasio has said he does not want the Guard, and Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said he will not send it into the city against the mayor’s wishes.

Some protesters framed the burgeoning movement as a necessity after a string of killings by police.

“I fear for my safety every time

I get in the car to go for a drive. I fear of getting pulled over. I fear for all 10 of my brothers’ and sisters’ lives, for my parents’ lives!”

19-year-old Amari Burroughs of Parkland, Florida, said Tuesday as she prepared for another proSee TRUMP, page A2

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This new order begins GYMS from page A1 at 5 p.m.

April 13 and runs for 30 days.

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THE WORD: DOUBTING THOMAS THE GOLDEN RULE

The Second Sunday of Easter approaches, and Christians are reminded of the first Sunday following Christ’s resurrection. Jesus had met with most of His disciples after Mary Magdalene alerted them of His presence.

Thomas was not with them when they met Jesus, and he said he would not believe in the resurrection until he had seen the wounds of the crucifixion for himself.

Eight days after the resurrection, Thomas had his doubts removed when he saw Jesus and examined His wounds. While Jesus blessed those who believed in His resurrection based on faith, He nonetheless was willing to prove Himself to Thomas.

Thomas had proven a devoted and loyal disciple and Jesus did not condemn him for his skepticism.

The notion of treating others asJohn you20:27-29 want (KJV) to be treated has been a hallmark of civilized 27 Bible, Then saith he to societies since ancient times. In the Thomas, Reach hither the faithful were told to “love thythy neighbour finger, and behold my as thyself” in Leviticus. Jesus referenced hands; and the reach hither thyMount hand, and thrust it Golden Rule in the Sermon on the into my a side: and be not in Matthew chapter 7 and he provides faithless, but believing. living example in the parable of the Good 28 And Thomas Samaritan in Luke. In Luke 10, Jesus makes answered and said unto him, MyinLord and my clear that “your neighbour” is anyone need God. 29 Jesus and that commandment extends even to saith unto him, Thomas, because those who might be hostile. thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

Matthew 7:12 “The Incredulity of Saint Thomas” by Caravaggio (c. 1601–1602, currently housed PUBLIC DOMAIN in Sanssouci Picture Gallery, Potsdam, Germany).

12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men “The Good Samaritan” painting by Rembrandt, The Wallace should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the Collection, London (c. 1633). law and the prophets.

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transportation sales tax revenue, shutting down certain businesses. But some states have not. which also is down.

Washington, site of the first “We were hoping to bid it out for construction very soon, but coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., then COVID-19 and all that, so suspended work on 92 of its 100 that timeline is kind of in the air,” active highway projects as a resaid West Plains administrator sult of a stay-at-home order for Tom Stehn, a former state high- most workers. The halted projway engineer. “It was a high pri- ects include major ones in Seattle and Spokane, as well as improveority for us.”

Though ambulances are run- ments to an Interstate 90 pass ning as usual and detours are through an avalanche-prone area well-marked for visitors, “ob- of the Cascade Mountains.

Vermont’s entire $200 million viously that direct interchange would be nice,” said Daniel Mar- road construction plan for 2020 shall, chief clinical officer for the is on hold, save for a $6 million South Howell County Ambulance emergency repair where a storm washed out part of the foundation District.

The city of Bend, Oregon, the on Interstate 89.

The longer the delay, the greatnation’s seventh-fastest growing metropolitan area over the er the likelihood that some projpast decade, pulled a $190 mil- ects might not get finished this lion transportation bond off the year.

“Every project is sort of at risk May ballot. Supporters had concerns about pushing a property of running out of quality weather tax hike for roads, sidewalks and days to complete the work,” said PATRICK SEMANSKY | AP PHOTO bike lanes while local business- Jeremy Reed, construction engithe state’s transportation es are suffering financially andfirstneer President Donald Trump and ladyfor Melania Trump visit agency. many areIIwithout work.

Saintresidents John Paul National Shrine, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Pennsylvania originally halted “They’re going to show up on Washington, D.C. voters’ day and just glance and all road construction work. But think, `I’m not raising my taxes it has since allowed work to proonscene 61 critical projects.

About right no way!’” said Mike Ri- ceed at the should be charged with now, murder.

Minnesota Attorroad andhave bridge ley, of the Go Bend too. All four beenprojects, fired. at ney co-chairman General Keith Ellison said 800 billion, remain on hold.into the 2020 Coalition that supportthe military Tuesday that prosecutors were $7 Sending By contrast, some astates have ed the measure. going to states would mark stunning working as fast as“We’re they can to deof a rarely lull in trafcome back to voters, but now just taken federaladvantage intervention seen termine if the three other officers fic to speed up transportation felt like the wrong time.”

Most states have classified road projects. Construction crews have construction as essential work been able to shut down highway that can continue despite orders lanes during prime hours without

causing major traffic backups.

Florida announced that it is accelerating work schedules by several weeks American on about $2 billion in modern history.

It worth of bridge andto road projects. drew comparisons 1968, when In Maryland, westbound Richard Nixon rana as the lawlane of the Chesapeake and-order candidate in the Bay afBridge Annapolis termathnear of riots following recentthe asly re-openedoftothe vehicles followsassination Rev. Martin ing repairs.

Luther KingThe Jr. $27 million projectFederal was completed wellpresidents ahead of law allows schedule, partly of light to dispatch thebecause military into traffic the coronavirus panstates amid to suppress an insurrecdemic. tion or if a state is defying federdeclining traffic al The law, legal experts said.volumes have been especially large inPresisome Tuesday morning, of the nation’s famously condent Trump most toured a Catholic gested metropolitan shrine in his second areas, straightsuch reas the San Francisco Bay area.The ligious-themed appearance.

Business leaders the region White House said inTrump and had to put a 1 cent sales tax firsthoped lady Melania Trump were on the November ballotof that could observing a “moment rememraise $100 billion over 40 brance,” laying a wreath in ayears quifor public transit transporet visit to the Saintand John Paul II tation projects National Shrine.in a nine-county region. coronavirus outThe But visitthe came a day after break work ontostate Trumpinterrupted declared himself be legislation needed to and place the the “president of law order” measure the ballot. and thenonwalked to St. John’s It now could be 2022, even Episcopal Church acrossor from 2024, before House supporters canLafaymake the White after another a public vote on ette Parkpush wasfor cleared of protestthe measure, John ers. He held upsaid a Bible for Grubb, photos chief operating officer of the Bay in front of the church, known as Area a business-backed “The Council, Church of the Presidents,” policy which advocacy had beengroup. damaged by fire “If we’re in aprotests. poor economy, during weekend which it looks like we’re going to be in, that would have been an awful lot of stimulus and an awful lot of job creation,” he said.

failed to produce results.

TRUMP page A1some road In the from meantime, and bridge projects already have been hold. test. put “Myon goal is to use my voice The Carolina Departand myNorth leadership to make this ment of Transportation world safer so that one day I has can slashed its expected bring children hereconstruction and won’t projects fromfor 131 down to 38 for have to fear their safety.” theMore upcoming year, a na$2 than budget 5,600 people billion reduction. tionwide have been arrested over Ohio delayed projects until the pasthas week for such offenses as next year blocking on interstate highways stealing, highways and in Columbus and Cincinnati be-a breaking curfew, according to cause decline count of by the Theexpected Associated Press.in fuelAtax revenue. senior White House offiFaced a budget cial saidwith Tuesday thatshortfall, despite Missouri postponed $46 milTrump’s has threats, the goal was lion for 18 road and bridge projto pressure governors to deploy ects had been priorities for morethat National Guard members. local governments. many as The president is notAsrushing to 299 additional projects valued use the Insurrection Act to send at million according could be attorisk in $785 the military, the without federal help, official, who spoke on McKenna condition said. of anonymity.

Among the in immediate deThe unrest Minneapolis, ferments: a appeared new highway intermeanwhile, to stabilize change provide direct access on the to same day Floyd’s brothto expanded Ozarks Medical er the made an impassioned plea for Center in the West Plains. cenpeace at spot whereThe a white ter’s hospital, and spepolice officer,physician Derek Chauvin, cialty clinics the area’s put his kneeare onamong the handcuffed largest employers, serving black man’s neck for severalabout min40,000 patients eight rural utes, even after heinstopped movcounties of southern ing and pleading for air.Missouri andChauvin northern has Arkansas. been charged The state had allotted more than $1.2 million to cover half the road construction costs. The other half was to come from local said. “Everyone was just scattered around, going to storefronts, figuring out where they could help.

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The video dra“Just Deck-Brown should resign. shows clear evidence.

It is alawlie. It Marquis Bell gives protesters a civics lesson on South Elm Street in Greensboro, N.C. on Saturday, “The actions of the violent, wrong.that Thedamaged police department, lessiscrowd our city May 30, 2020. the mayor’s andCharlotte attackedObserver, officers and assault-office — they’re all wrong.” ed officers last night was disgustSen. Ted Cruz said (R-Texas), ing and unacceptable,” Deck- a set fire to the street and destroyed Baldwin, after mounting pres- allow our community to pause, friend an of Benham’s, out in businesses – again. Business- sure, then announced a curfew collect ourselves, begin to repair Brown, African tweeted American, support of him later the same day, es were shown on live TV with for Monday night to prevent fur- the damage, and turn our focus during a press conference.

“These callingtarnish the arrest to the important work of finding actions theunconstitutional message of armed private guards – merce- ther damage.

ROBERT CLARK | NORTH STATE JOURNAL and saying, “Because elected Dems naries – protecting life and prop“As Mayor, the safety and secu- connection and commonality.” those who peacefully demonare pro-abortion, they are abusing erty Attendees Northwood Church in Fayeteville’s 2020 are Easter drive-in in on in Mondayservice night,listen protests of the people of Raleigh because of their elected Temple lead- rity strated.” their power—in a one-sided way— erstheir radios from insidesaid their Pastor John Hedgepeth delivers his sermon. downtown Raleigh were peacemyastop priorities,” Baldwin said failed them,” Berger incars Leader of the N.C. Senate, Phil to silence pregnancy counselors.”

Berger (R-Eden), blasted state a press statement. “The destruc- in a statement. “After two nights ful, but crowds did not disperse alsoleaders put a petition on his site tion represents a failure of exec- of violence and destruction, I with the 8 p.m. curfew. ProtestandCruz local for allowing nion sets, with sealed and ‘drive-in’ services.” crimination against religious in- have to oc“Tell utive told reporters thatwafers they were issued a State of Emergency ers leadership at every level. thewhich secondasks nightsignatories of unrest to cups of juice, but had tothe callcurfew, off the nexta day, Wilmingstitutions and religious believers,” Governor Roy Cooper ignoring will very impose citywide cur- intentionally a fool would think that per- and The curDemocratic without effective measures to Only planthen to distribute them tonthat police posted thattonight drive-inatsersaid Barr in a statement. that if cleared out on after theirword own will begin 8 but lawlessness on night“Thus, one few prevent it. abortion is ‘essential’ then mitting from the vices “will not be through considered a vi- around government not impose spe- p.m. pregnancy are capital essential, would 9 city. p.m. without incident. and continue 5 a.m. result inmay different behavior “Last night,services Raleigh’s “They said don’t communion, olation,” morning. so no legalBy action would restrictions on religious activi- Tuesday Stop discriminating against oncial The curfew wasdo later extended setting a night two.” citytoo. sustained widespread damand I’mday a good be taken thethat churches, but another ty that do not also apply to similar curfew, faith!” of rioters who untilman.

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“Where a state has not acted houses of worship to continue with said. “We’re law-abiding. I want to liam Barr has received a flood of complaints from religious people evenhandedly, it must have a com- virtual services, including for Eas- do things the way they said and let them know we’re cooperating with around the country who, like Ben- pelling reason to impose restric- ter.” them.” and dance business ownFayetteville, drive-in ser- fitness their rights are being tions on places of worship and stateIn officials should be paying atsaysham, thatbelieve as a government repreBenham, though, the saidopportuhe will vices were and must ensure that those restrictions tention violated“you’re by local going and state not allowed to theallowed, petitions sheNorthand ers were sentative, to governtake not be with Charwood have Temple Pentecostal Holi- nities are are narrowly tailoredWe to advance ments. thatcooperating other businesses were. started which have some barbs.” Forest said it is very “We not selfish. care others lotte’s for attendees his group all to ness Church an Easter of service its compelling interest,” said Barr. garnered A tweet from Barr’s commuanddemands the other tens had of thousands sig- She important to hear these stories so others.

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Will kids be forced to wear face coverings to school?

Answer remains unclear due to varying guidance

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — Compounding the questions of how North Carolina’s public schools will open this August is the concept of mandating the use of masks or face coverings. Parents concerned about whether their child will be forced to wear a mask won’t find any answers soon.

In both March and April, the World Health Organization said that face masks were unnecessary for healthy people. In May, a video on the WHO website titled “when and how to use masks” repeated that “there is no evidence that they protect people who are not sick.”

Videos and graphics on the WHO website advise that wearing a mask “cannot stop the new coronavirus when used alone,” and that they should be accompanied by before and after-use handwashing.

This advice applies to schools, daycares and caretaker and education-related settings.

Likewise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance for schools and childcare says that “cloth face coverings are meant to protect other people in case the wearer is unknowingly infected but does not have symptoms.” This CDC statement was echoed by N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen.

During an April 2 briefing, Cohen said, “Face masks are really protecting the world from the person wearing the mask, not the other way around.” She also said people should just wash their hands and stay home.

Cohen has since reversed course, stating in several briefings that the public should be wearing masks.

The NCDHHS website says now that “Covering your face is about helping others” and showing that “you are being a good neighbor and community member.”

The CDC’s most recent guidance for schools says that states’ health and school officials should “teach and reinforce use of cloth face coverings” that can be worn as feasible in “all-day settings” by students and staff. Face coverings are “most essential” when social distancing is difficult or impossible.

The guidance from the CDC also says that cloth face coverings should not be worn by children 2 years old and under or by persons with trouble breathing, or who are unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the cloth face covering without assistance.

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In this May 27, 2020 photo, Aaron Rainboth, a teacher at the Frederickson KinderCare daycare center in Tacoma, Wash., wears a mask as he takes the temperature of Benjamin Simpson, 4.

If top level guidance wasn’t confusing enough, advice on masks at the state level in North Carolina is of little help to parents at this point.

In an April 30 press release, State Superintendent Mark Johnson announced that a Schools Reopening Task Force had been formed with specific goals, one of which tackles social distancing in schools.

“The need for greater social distancing is likely unavoidable until there is a vaccine,” the N.C. Department of Public Instruction said in the release. “The SRTF will help develop guidelines in partnership with NC DHHS with the goals of getting as many teachers and students back in schools as safely as possible and determining best paths forward for extracurricular activities.”

On May 14, NCDHHS Chief Deputy Secretary Susan Perry told members of the House Select Committee on COVID-19’s education working group that NCDHHS has “very high sense of urgency” about providing clarity on when schools will reopen.

When asked about a specific timeline, Perry told lawmakers, “That’s the million-dollar question.”

And it’s still the million-dollar question as the agency has yet to deliver any guidance and the SRTF has yet to meet.

When asked if Supt. Mark Johnson’s School Reopening Taskforce

had met yet, Graham Wilson, director of Communication and Information Services for DPI replied in an email that, “No task force meetings have been scheduled. The group is still waiting on NCDHHS to release school health guidance.”

Guidance on the NCDHHS website is not much help to parents either, as it only echoes the CDC cloth face coverings guidance. Additionally, NCDHHS refers to Gov. Cooper’s Executive Order 138, which recommends that people wear a cloth face covering when they leave their house and might come closer than six feet to someone else.

Near the end of May, the governor added to the confusion by tweeting “A face covering signifies strength and compassion for others. Wearing one shows that you actually care about other people’s health.”

Droplets and the six feet rule Whether to wear a mask or not is tied to the kind of mask and how effective it may be against transmission of COVID-19.

The Mayo Clinic’s website says cloth face coverings do not protect a person from becoming infected with COVID-19. The porous, breathable nature of cloth coverings inherently will not block a person from breathing in particles and air that could contain the virus. These types of masks are effective for slowing the spread of COVID-19,

but only when used in conjunction with hand washing and social distancing.

The Mayo Clinic’s information lines up with both the CDC and NCDHHS, which says that cloth coverings “can play a part in controlling the spread if they are used properly” and are worn accompanied by preventive measures like washing hands and wiping down surfaces.

The point of masks and face coverings goes back to the idea purported by both the WHO and CDC that the main spread of COVID-19 from person to person is by “respiratory droplets” from an infected person coughing, sneezing, or talking.

These “respiratory droplets” may land in the mouth or nose of those in close proximity.

The CDC claims that “studies and evidence” on infection control claim that these droplets “usually travel around six feet.” This is where the social distancing “six feet away” rule comes in.

This is drawn from a single report on isolation guidelines that is 13 years old, dating back to 2007.

The 2007 study is in turn based on an experiment from 2003. The study clearly says that the distance of transmission is “unresolved” and that experimental studies “with smallpox and investigations during the global SARS outbreaks of 2003 suggest that droplets from patients

with these two infections could reach persons located 6 feet or more from their source.”

Additionally, the study says the six feet away rule is also based on the likelihood of a host of other criteria such as velocity, mechanism by which respiratory droplets are propelled from the source, the density of respiratory secretions, environmental factors such as temperature and humidity, and the ability of the pathogen to maintain infectivity over that distance.

A 2015 study of the penetration rates of various masks showed that the penetration rate of particles through cloth masks was almost 97% and medical masks had only 44%. That study also found that, “Moisture retention, reuse of cloth masks and poor filtration may result in increased risk of infection.”

A 2020 study looking at N95 masks, medical masks and “homemade” masks, currently being cited as showing cloth masks can block 95% of virus in aerosols, is only true if the homemade masks are created out of “ one‐layer polyester cloth plus four‐layer kitchen paper.” It’s also worth noting that study was published with no peer review by individuals at the “Qingdao Agricultural University” in China.

The right mask is not for the public The WHO says that “the wide use of masks by healthy people in the community setting is not supported by current evidence and carries uncertainties and critical risks.” The WHO goes a step farther and says that only “surgical masks and respirator masks” offer the right protection.

Medical masks, also known as surgical masks, are made from a minimum of three layers of synthetic nonwoven materials configured with filtration layers in between.

Respirators come in different performance levels (FFP2, FFP3, N95, N99). Respirators are specifically designed for healthcare workers who provide care to those with infectious diseases, like COVID-19 patients.

The CDC has also said it does not want the public using surgical masks or respirators: “The cloth face coverings recommended are not surgical masks or N-95 respirators. Those are critical supplies that must continue to be reserved for healthcare workers and other medical first responders, as recommended by current CDC guidance.” In North Carolina, the DHHS’ website repeats this CDC guidance.

ReOpen NC moving to their own Stage Two: helping local business fight Cooper’s orders

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — ReOpen NC has decided they will forgo protests in downtown Raleigh for the foreseeable future and will instead concentrate on assisting businesses to fight Gov. Roy Cooper’s Phase Two order.

ReOpen NC co-founder Ashley Smith said on Saturday that beginning June 1 their group is moving to “Stage 2.” The group will support and hold events at other businesses who have reopened and are fighting Cooper’s order and enforcement threats from local officials.

“Our goal has always been: Reopen now. Reopen completely,”

said Smith. “Fifty percent open is 50% closed. That is not good enough for us.”

“We have protested six weeks in a row,” said Smith. “The last protest on Memorial Day was huge — we had five cities and a total, I think, of 600-700 people that came out that day.”

The announcement came at a “sit-in” rally in support of Mike Pastelak of Patriot Axe Throwing located in Hickory, North Carolina. Pastelak is keeping his business open, in defiance of Cooper’s order and has filed suit against the governor over the stay-at-home orders. In an interview with FOX News, Pastelak, an army veteran, said he was trusted to serve his country, but not to run his own

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business. He also said that House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate Pro Tem Phil Berger are also named in his “bipartisan” lawsuit against Cooper’s orders.

Smith said they don’t need to go to Raleigh and yell at the governor’s mansion anymore. Smith said, “He is hearing our voice from the sea to the mountains,” and “I bet than man is having dreams about us.”

“Stage 1” did what it was supposed to according to Smith. She said their protest efforts were successful in raising public awareness about the governor’s restrictions on business during the stay-at-home order and inconsistencies in the governor’s phase plan.

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Statewide protests In cities and towns across North Carolina, large gatherings of people flouted social distancing rules to make their voices heard on police violence towards African Americans. The nationwide protests began in reaction to a video of George Floyd, a black man, being asphyxiated by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Floyd was a native of Hoke County.

Local and state officials struggled to find ways of letting protestors gather while protecting people and property.

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Asheville WLOS reported May 31 that protesters shut down both directions of Insterstate 240 in Asheville.

Protesters cheered as Asheville police took a knee in a show of solidarity in front of the police station after midnight. The city said in a tweet “Asheville protesters reach an agreement w/ AVL Police”

Salisbury Two people were arrested on May 31 after they reportedly shot near protestors gathered at Church and Innes Streets according to Salisbury Police. No injuries were reported.

According to a press release by the Salisbury Police Dept., Jeffrey Allan Long, 49, a white male, and Brandon M. Walker, 34, a black male, were taken into custody. Three handguns were recovered and the charges for both individuals are pending. The investigation is still open.

Asheboro About 125 protestors gathered in downtown Asheboro May 31. The event was peaceful and was accompanied by a significant police presence and approximately 30 people who were not protesting but said they were there to “defend the town.” Some local shop owners were in their shops, most were armed.

No arrests were made during the protest.

Joy Culpepper, a teacher from Asheboro, said she was protesting and her concern is that sensitivity training is not mandatory for all law enforcement.

“It shouldn’t be optional,” said Culpepper. “We’re all different. We have to understand differences.”

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Mayor Mitch Colvin issued of emergency following a larg May 30 in which demonstrato fire to Market House in downt Fayetteville. The curfew applie city limits of Fayetteville start p.m. and lasting until 6 a.m.

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Protestors walk down a road in Asheville.

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Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort reopens for patrons Cherokee County Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort reopened May 28. The casino will operate at 30% capacity. Most restaurants are open with limited seating as well as carryout options. Other amenities will also open in phases as determined by the state and local guidelines. The casino will conduct more frequent cleaning and sanitizing. Employee health checks are conducted daily, and casino employees are required to wear masks. Guests will undergo temperature checks before entering the casinos and must wear masks as well.

Smoking will be temporarily prohibited in gaming areas.

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Man arrested for disrupting outdoor church service McDowell County Joshua Adam Taylor, 38, of Marion, was arrested after he brandished a weapon and disrupted outdoor services at Cross Mill Church of God. Taylor had a metal knife sharpener and soldering torch. Deputies responded and arrested Taylor. He was charged with disrupting a religious service, resisting, obstructing and delaying an officer.

Polk County The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has restricted access to the waterfall and overlook portion of the Big Bradley Falls Trail. Unlike most closings around the nation this year, the decision is not related to COVID-19 risk. The Falls Trail was actually recently reopened after being closed due to the pandemic. The falls area is off limits because eight people have died in there over the years.

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Great Smokies firefly light show to be presented virtually

Caswell County Mass COVID-19 testing began on Friday on all 420 inmates at the medium-security Caswell Correctional Center. Those testing positive will likely be placed in medical isolation and broad disinfecting will take place within the prison.

Nineteen prisoners and 19 staff members there have now tested positive since mid-April. Cases aren’t isolated to one section of the prison, but rather in 12 of its 14 dormitories.

A nurse at Caswell who died earlier this month had tested positive weeks before. Her death has received attention from the state Labor Department and Senate Leader Phil Berger.

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Buncombe County The annual public viewing of the world-famous fireflies in Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic and having no way to safely keep visitors socially distanced. The nonprofit Discover Life in America will offer a virtual viewing of the phenomenon via its YouTube channel at 8 p.m. June 1.

The show had become so popular that the National Park Service instituted a lottery system, only accepting 1,800 people during the week in late May or early June. Last year, 29,000 people applied for a ticket.

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1 dead, 5 injured after block party shooting in Gastonia Gaston County One person has died and five others were injured after a shooting at a block party in North Carolina. Gastonia Police said they were called to the scene on Earl Lane around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. Police say all six victims were taken to CaroMont Regional Medical Center for treatment.

Johnathan Danyell Tate Jr., 21, of Shelby, died at the hospital. The other victims suffered injuries that are not considered life-threatening. Police said their investigation is ongoing.

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NCDOT chief questioned by Senate Transportation Committee about audit

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — Legislators on the Senate Transportation Committee held a second hearing regarding the results of a state auditor’s report of the North Carolina Department of Transportation which revealed $742 million in overspending.

Testifying before the committee were Michael S. Fox, chairman of the North Carolina Board of Transportation and Eric Boyette, secretary of the NCDOT. State Auditor Beth Wood had testified before the committee the week prior.

The overspending combined with slashed revenues due to COVID-19 have led to 30-hour furloughs for NCDOT executive and senior leadership and 20-hour furloughs for regular employees.

“When I look at the number — $742 million — I’m in shock,” said Sen. Warren Daniel (R-Burke). Burke went on to say that “Seven million dollars is a scandal. This is a federal government type of number.”

Much of the audit report centered on lack of oversight, including failure to budget using actual cost estimates for projects. The audit also noted a failure by the chief financial officer and the chief engineer to monitor and enforce its spending plan for the 14 highway divisions

overseen by the NCDOT. The current NCDOT CFO is Evan Rodewald and the chief engineer is Tim Little. Both men were moved into their positions by former NCDOT Secretary James Trogdon. Rodewald was made CFO in 2018 and Little as chief engineer in 2017.

At one point during the discussion on oversight, Boyette admitted to the committee that NCDOT has no performance auditors and that only 14 of 21 internal auditor positions in the department are currently filled.

According to Wood’s audit, the CFO was “hesitant to plan for more disaster spending,” because they didn’t know when or if there would be one, and when disasters did occur, the NCDOT failed to adjust its other expenses and “continued to overspend.”

Chairman of the NCDOT board Michael S. Fox told lawmakers on the committee that the department had “tried to slow down spending in 2018 and continued to do so in 2019.” Fox said that even before the audit was published, “we had taken steps” to improve and that the department is “committed to taking additional steps to meet concerns.”

The committee met again to hear from State Treasurer Dale Folwell and state budget director Charles Perusse.

Much of the discussion centered on NCDOT officials who were aware of the overspending and failed to stop

it. Additional conversations were had about potentially bailing out the DOT using $300 million in federal funds, but that money would only be available if changes are made in federal regulations governing spending of such funds.

“The subject before you is worth getting mad about,” said State Treasurer Dale Folwell during the meeting.

He said that he wants to see OSBM take over NCDOT’s financial management.

OSBM director Perusse said he’s already moved staff to help NCDOT. “We’ve put a concerted issue into understanding this and helping with a solution.”

Moving financial management away from NCDOT would be like “putting a Band-Aid on the problem,” according to Perusse.

Recommendations made by Perusse to control NCDOT’s overspending includes giving OSBM the power to allot funds to NCDOT based on certified operating expenditures. He also recommended removal of the mention of “allotments” in state statutes on highway appropriations (G.S. 143C-6-11(h)).

Perusse said he wants to go in the opposite direction from Folwell’s recommendation with gradual and systemic changes. He said that kind of path “quite frankly has a better chance for success going forward.”

“Gradual and systemic changes are how the DOT got into debt in the first place,” Folwell told North State Journal when asked about Perusse’s comment.

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Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin issued a curfew around 10 p.m. on May 31 for June 1 to start at 8 p.m. and run through 5 a.m. June 2. The following morning, Baldwin issued a formal statement about the curfew along with a declaration of emergency.According to Baldwin’s statement, “Violators will be charged with a misdemeanor and heavy fine.”

The National Guard was deployed in Raleigh around 12:24 a.m., and rioters were not cleared from downtown Raleigh until close to 4:30 a.m. June 1. At least seven arrests were made by the Raleigh Police Department.

Four of those arrested were in connection with incidents of vandalism and property damage at Triangle Town Center. Three arrests happened near North Hills.

Wilson Cars full of jeering young people honking horns and shouting slogans joined with pedestrian protesters in front of the Wilson County Courthouse, according to the Wilson Times.

Peaceful protesting turned violent as bottles, bricks and exploding fireworks were thrown at Wilson police officers and Wilson County sheriff’s deputies dressed in riot gear.

Police threw tear gas canisters, which temporarily dispersed the groups.

Wilson County Sheriff Calvin Woodard said law enforcement officers were incensed at how George Floyd died in Minneapolis.

“We’re upset that the officers made us look bad in the community,” Woodard said.

Appreciating peaceful protests, Woodard added, “Let’s do this thing peacefully and hope that those officers are held accountable. What they did was heinous and was wrong, and I am ready for the justice system to take care of it.

But we can’t just sit here and destroy our own community over it.”

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A woman holds a baby outside the vandalized Wake County Courthouse on Sunday morning.

Greenville Greenville Police closed the downtown area to all foot traffic after damage to a police cruiser and a Confederate monument in front of the Pitt County courthouse.

“Destructive crowd now moving on 10th street near area of College Hill. Please avoid area,” said a tweet from the police department.

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Wilmington City officials put a curfew into effect May 31 in Wilmington after law enforcement leaders say a crowd of protesters refused to listen to orders to clear streets and intersections, WECT reported.

A crowd of protesters started gathering in downtown around 6 p.m. May 31, with demonstrators later chanting “George Floyd,” “no justice, no peace,” and “can’t breathe.”

New Hanover County sheriff’s deputies used inert gas to try to move the crowd along after 8 p.m. Police said multiple objects were thrown at the New Hanover County courthouse.

Eight people were charged with failure to disperse on command. Three of those people also were charged with a curfew violation, while two were charged with inciting to riot.

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Reward grows for information in 2018 slaying Guilford County Anonymous donations have boosted the reward being offered for information in the 2018 slaying of a Greensboro couple. Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers said another $1,825 has raised the reward to $3,825 for information in the deaths of Shaquanna Hudson and Jermaine Wilson.

A friend found Hudson bleeding from the head on May 2, 2018. Wilson was found dead in a back bedroom. An autopsy report showed he died from a gunshot wound to the face.

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Bladen County Environmental regulators did not inspect the Chemours facility in Bladen County for eight years even though it was under a federal agreement to prevent the release of a potentially toxic substance known as PFAS. The revelation was made in a report released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general. The plant was operating under a 2009 federal consent decree. It required the company to capture 99% of a chemical that it manufactures from any discharges it made into the river or the air. An onsite inspection didn’t take place until 2017.

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Orange County An inmate accused of escaping from a North Carolina prison was captured while trying to steal a car. Chapel Hill police took Gerrhon D. Mills, 32, into custody around noon, about 24 hours after he was reported missing from the Wake Correctional Center. Authorities arrested Mills as he was trying to take a car near a Chapel Hill shopping center.

Mills began serving a nearly 18-year sentence in 2011 after a conviction for being a habitual felon, according to the statement. His release was scheduled for 2025. He was set to be charged with escape.

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Park rangers discover human remains on island

Report: Chemical plant releases went unchecked for years

Escaped inmate captured while trying to steal car

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Town installs sanitizer stations on sidewalks Brunswick County The town of Southport has installed hand sanitizer stations on sidewalks in its downtown. Southport announced the move on Saturday as crowds traveled to the North Carolina coast for Memorial Day weekend. “One of the interventions we can do as a city is to supply masks and we’re also placing hand sanitizer stations around the city,” Southport Mayor Joseph Hatem said in a YouTube video. Health experts have long recommended that people sanitize their hands to avoid contracting the coronavirus.

Carteret County Authorities in North Carolina are trying to identify human remains that were discovered on a barrier island Sunday afternoon, according to officials. Cape Lookout National Seashore rangers found the remains around 3:30 p.m. on Shackleford Banks, news outlets quoted the seashore’s superintendent as saying. The remains were turned over to the medical examiner’s office, the National Park Service said in a statement Sunday.

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Man sentenced in ‘gun pipeline’ scheme Johnston County William John Shaw Jr., 37, accused of running a “gun pipeline” that furnished firearms to dozens of buyers in other states was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. Shaw was sentenced on eight counts of making false statements while purchasing firearms. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives began investigating after police recovered guns in Washington, D.C., and Maryland, some of which had been used in crimes. Shaw knowingly made false statements about who would own the weapons when he bought them at stores and pawn shops around Wake County and Johnston County.

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Salisbury are orders thanks to local or state governments, a majority of Americans to take precautions, but I’m uneasy with how people who simply ask switching their operation I know that during this challenging time of social distancing, Inback Fayetteville, a minister began a pr are having to adjust to what is being called the “new normal.” questions about the data, and when things can start getting to working from home or losing a job, it may be difficult to “rejoice and seniors throughout Cumberland Count Some of these orders extend at least through the end of this month. normal are treated in some circles with contempt. be glad” as the Bible tells us to do.

However, as a Christian, husband These stories from throughout our re Virginia’s stay-at-home orders go into June.

They’re treated as though we as a society simply must accept without and dad, the Easter holiday has reminded me of just how much we hope, inspiration and supplies to peopl Here in North Carolina, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper stated during question what the government tells us about when it’s safe to begin the have to be thankful and hopeful for, even in the midst of this global workers on the front lines of the corona a recent coronavirus press briefing that “we just don’t know yet” if the process of returning back to normalcy.

Lenten and pandemic.

While people throughout our commu No. The government works for us, and we have the right to ask those when did state’s stay-at-home orders will extend into May. For me, my faith is an important part of my daily life and decision I am glad initiatives we have passed in Easter seasons If he does decide to extend it, questions should be asked as to the questions. And the longer stay-at-home orders are in place all over the ioning making.

As I celebrated Easter with my family, I reflected on 2 Protection Program, are supporting sel justification for it. And the answers should notabe vague ones like “we country, and the stricter some of them get in states, such as Michigan, provide nment Corinthians 1:4, which reminds us our Lord “comforts us in all our helping small businesses keep people o must do this out of an abundance of caution.” the more people, sitting at home feeling isolated and/or anxious about message of affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any relief will soon reach families and work evels It will need to be explained in detailhope to the people of this state who when they can get back to providing for their families, will demand that we will affliction, with the comfort which we ourselves are comforted by continue working on common sense an are being told to remain jobless and at home for an undetermined answers. me a once again enjoy God.” we can defeat the coronavirus and keep amount of time why models predicting hundreds of thousands of cases Leaders at the local and state levels should be as forthcoming as they hing? sporting events, If you are celebrating the Easter season, I urge you to also whole. are reliable. can be with those answers — and again, not vague answers, but answer s what EDITORIAL LETTER TO THE EDITOR reflect and be comforted, that we may live out Until then, the Lenten and Easter se | gone FRANK concerts, family To date, I’ve alongHILL with what the state has asked and thenon this message with details that give theirso statements believability.

DAVID PHILLIPS God’s example and comfort all those in need around us during hope that we will once again enjoy spor itizens mandated that we do, but along the way I’ve also had questions about We should all continue to do what we can to keep our families, gatherings, this difficult time.

Through faith and by helping one another, I am gatherings, church services and many m the data. State Republican leaders have, too. services ourselves, and our communities safe. But we should also still continue church in a free confident we will emerge out of this pandemic stronger than ever. own temporary sacrifices for the greate Unfortunately, when certain types ofand questions get asked, there is to ask questions about the data, because while reasonable stay-at-home many more ty were In this same spirit, I continue to be inspired by stories of humanity are over. sometimes a disturbing tendency among some people to treat those measures are understandable, they should also have an expiration date. after our own osed helping neighbors.

I wish everyone celebrating Easter, a simply questioning the data and asking when we can start neighbors getting back This is all new to Americans, and it is not normal. Not in any way, temporary In Concord, a high school senior named Tanner used his own celebration last I to normal as though they are conspiracy theorists or are people who shape, or form. So while we should remain vigilant and stay safe, at and pray we can all continu money to buy a 3-D printer andwe plastic to make face shields with for this so-called necessary safety guidelines and remain sacrifices are sick. otherwise don’t care if they get themselves or others the same time shouldn’t get comfortable “new ed. health care workers out of his own home. through this I WAS BEAMING with pridetogether. after Since when did questioning government normal.” over. at all levels become a bad watching Kyle Busch win the Xfinity thing? That is what free citizens living in a free society were supposed Not one little bit.

MILTON FRIEDMAN taxes in recessions, to be sure, but they will never raise Series race with an App State paint to do, last I checked.and John Maynard Keynes scheme last Monday. The Mars/M&Ms must beMy having some very interesting conversations in taxes in an expansion.

Democrats will increase spending first concern as we go along in all this, of course, is my family. I’m Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym Sister Toldjah team did the paint scheme as a gift to the afterlife about economic policy in America, wherever in a recession, to follow part of Keynesian doctrine, but worried about them catching the virus, and I’m worried I will. After and is a regular contributor to RedState and Legal Insurrection. honor App State’s 2020 graduates. they may be. from the H1N1 virus (swine flu) during the 2009 they will never cut federal spending in a robust economy. suffering pandemic, The excitement faded quickly when Nothing catastrophically bad happened in America Both sides Doug Gillin announced the demise of I’ve been trying to take extra precautions, because all of this bringswill up spend trillions in a heartbeat, as we since way 1982,too such as hyperinflation to Friedman’s havenot justtoseen with COVID-19 relief efforts, but will three of our sports programs — men’s many memories of acontrary painful experience I’d prefer repeat. monetary theories.

Left-wing liberals who love Keynes not propose higher taxes, reduced spending or reform tennis, men’s soccer and indoor track & But what also makes me lose sleep is how easily most everyone has have forgotten he was a highly successful investor and of entitlements to ever bring the U.S. budget back into field.

We aren’t the first university to lose proponent of capitalism who recognized the limits of balance in our lifetime. sports programs and we won’t be the last. government spending and the virtues of fiscal sanity and In short, they are doing nothing when it comes to the It’s unfortunate and not something fans balance. hard work of governing under constraints. and alumni want to see. At the end of the Keynes was an English economist who wrote “The We are soon going to see if $3 trillion of fiscal stimulus day, it’s our fault.

General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money” and $7 trillion of Federal Reserve monetary balance We have almost 130,000 living alumni, in 1936 and revolutionized the way many looked at the sheet expansion is going to work to save our economy. If yet the Yosef Club only has around 3,000 dismal science of economics. He focused on fiscal means it does, and if there are any 100% true-blue Keynesian members. That’s 1.5% of living alumni plus student members. I’ve seen lots of to increase demand in an economy, especially during believers left, perhaps a liberal Democrat will introduce criticism of App State for cancelling these downturns, and argued for government intervention to a budget package of $4 in spending cuts relative to programs. bring economies back into equilibrium instead of relying baseline projections for every $1 in tax hikes when we Before anyone criticizes the university, on pure free-market forces. are back in solid economic times to see if America can especially alumni and fans, we should Keynes covered a wide range of economic theory from restore any sense of rationality back towards a balanced consider our own support for the school’s the multiplier effect to liquidity to efficient marginal budget. athletics. Buying tickets and going to deployment of capital, but if his entire theory for To my conservative brethren who loathe tax increases games is one thing, but if you’re not giving to the Yosef Club, you’re not really government intervention can be boiled down to what of any sort, I agree with you 100%. However, since 1997, supporting athletics as a whole. It’s like modern politicians think it is; this is it: you have not accomplished one single dollar of spending voting. If you don’t vote, you don’t get to To get out of economic recessions/depressions, or deficit-reduction by legislation in Washington. That complain. government must cut taxes and increase federal spending was 23 years ago.

If a third of our alumni gave just ten to increase demand, which will in turn lead to more If by some small infinitesimal chance someone on the dollars per month, the $5 million we just employment, producing more supply to satisfy that left proposes $1 trillion in spending reductions and/or cut from our athletic budget could be increased demand. entitlement spending reform for every $250 billion in tax salvaged. Our athletics program is not wasteful and are good stewards of state However, since most political people who espouse hikes, what are you going to do? At the very minimum, and private funds.

Keynesian economics have never read his book in its you will finally achieve at least some spending discipline It’s going to take every Mountaineer to entirety, here’s the flip side of his economic stimulus when you have failed miserably to do so for the past two continue the climb to athletic excellence argument: decades. At the worst, you will have to swallow some tax that has played a large part in taking During economic expansions, taxes must be raised increases you can work to repeal in the next Congress.

App State from a small school in the and spending cut to bring the federal budgets back into Otherwise, let’s just end the charade that one side mountains to a school that is recognized balance. is worse than the other on deficits and national debt nationally and has nearly doubled its enrollment since my time there in the Raise your hand if you can recall the last time a liberal accumulation. Based on empirical evidence since 1997, early 2000s.

Democrat proposed a slash in federal spending in any and especially in the last 3 months, there is no difference area other than defense. No Democrat has proposed a when it comes to controlling spending, increasing deficits David Phillips lives in Winston-Salem reduction in overall federal spending without a coalition and fueling skyrocketing national debt. and is a 2004 graduate of Appalachian of Republicans leading the charge in my recollection ever.

Deficit insanity has won. Milton Friedman and John State University. App State recently Nowadays, both Republicans and Democrats are semi- Maynard Keynes have both failed. launched a giving program to support Keynesians, as in “half believers.” Republicans will cut R.I.P. athletics at mountaineerimpact.com.

John Maynard Keynes must be rolling in his grave right now

App State sports cuts are our fault

EDITORIAL | STACEY MATTHEWS

George Floyd’s death was senseless, tragic — and so was what followed THE MAY 25 video circulated by news outlets of Minneapolis-resident George Floyd lying face down next to a police cruiser with a police officer’s knee pressed down on his neck was chilling as it was shocking.

Officer Derek Chauvin, the man seen in the video with his knee on Floyd’s neck, stayed in that position for nearly 9 minutes, according to the criminal complaint filed against Chauvin.

During nearly three of those minutes, Floyd became unresponsive.

Before that, Floyd said “I can’t breathe” several times, according to the complaint, even before he fell to the ground after allegedly suffering from a claustrophobia episode.

According to the autopsy that was performed, Floyd had underlying conditions. The combination of those conditions along with having a knee on his neck for nearly nine minutes “likely contributed to his death,” according to the criminal complaint.

Unlike in similar police-involved deaths where people typically fall along partisan lines, this one was

different. People on the left, the right, and in between agreed George Floyd’s death was senseless, tragic, did not have to happen. That the officer, and the other officers at the scene, used excessive, deadly force was not in dispute among most people.

There was near-universal agreement that Chauvin should be arrested for Floyd’s death. President Trump called for a federal probe into it. Attorney General Bill Barr issued a statement in which he said, “Accountability for his death must be addressed and is being addressed, through the regular process of our criminal justice system, both at the state and at the federal level.”

In spite of the country uniting together to call for justice in the death of George Floyd, soon after, the protests started.

Along with the protests came the rioting. And the looting. The arson and explosions. The scenes from Minneapolis in particular have looked like an apocalyptic war zone, not an American city.

It’s not much better in cities like New York, Washington D.C., and Los Angeles, where chaos

and anarchy have become acceptable substitutes for peaceful protests by the Democratic leaders in those cities.

The family of George Floyd has said that he would be horrified to see any of this happening in his name.

Videos of Floyd from years prior show he was a man committed to ending gun violence among youth.

His family, and his memory, deserve justice.

Destroying entire communities and taking away people’s homes and livelihoods will not solve any of this.

In fact, riots tend to have the opposite effect that those rioting intend them to. When people see rioters and looting and buildings being set on fire, they want more police presence, not less.

Though George Floyd’s death united a country, what has happened after has torn it apart.

Again.

Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym Sister Toldjah and is a regular contributor to RedState and Legal Insurrection.

TORIAL | FRANK HILL

EDITORIAL | STACEY MATTHEWS

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GUEST OPINION SLOAN RACHMUTH ONE THING IS |CERTAIN; after this COVID-19 virus dissipates The cavalier manner in which China lied about the origin of the COLUMN | JENNA around the globeROBINSON and in the United States, China will pay for this virus, covered up its spread and tried to tell the world there were only catastrophe one way or another.

3,341 related deaths has led to worldwide panic, economic collapse and either shelter-in-place or stay-at-home fallen into place. I understand t In order to put the crisis caused by China in perspective,WITH zero MOST STATES millionsunder of Americans needlessly being thrown out of work. orders thanks or state a majority of at Americans to take precautions, but I’m une worldwide pandemics can trace their source to the United States over to localThe crisisgovernments, has cost the U.S. taxpayer least $2.4 trillion in added are having to what is being called the “new normal.” questions our 231-year history. At least four in the 20th century alone can be to adjustdebt plus trillions more in Federal Reserve backup liquidity to the about the data, and w Some these orders extend least through the of this month. are treated in some circ directly traced to China: 1957 “Asian flu,” 1968 “Hong Kong flu,” of 1977 markets andatfinancial outlets.

If end the U.S. dollar were notnormal the reserve Virginia’s stay-at-home orders go into June.

They’re treated as though we “Russian flu” and the 2002 SARS outbreak. There is evidence that the currency, we would not be able to fund any of these emergency ps WALTER E. WILLIAMS Here in North Carolina, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper stated during question what massive 1918 “Spanish flu” pandemic also had its origins in China. measures without immediate fear of rampant inflation and currency the government D-19 a recent coronavirus press briefing that “we just don’t know yet” if the process of returning back to no There is 100% agreement, outside of China, that COVID-19 depreciation. na’s state’s stay-at-home orders into May. No. The government works fo originated in Wuhan probably from completely Chinawill has extend to pay for their aberrant ways and decisions through ask the governor: LASTProvince WEEK Danny Richani soldthe a did treasured Since when obyl.

If he does decide to extend it, questions should asked as to the questions.

And the longer stay“People having that confidence is going to be be heirloom to get money to keep his family afloat.it came unregulated and unsanitary wet markets.

Some believe out of a economic and financial means.

Diplomacy has obviously not worked I explained in two past articles that student debt is graduates but is only able to find low-paying work. questioning so important.

Even if the stateinto dropped every Nearly three months ago, Richani’s health clubjustification for it.

And the answers should not be vague ones like “we country, and the stricter some o biowarfare lab run by the communist Chinese army. to bring China the civilized world of 21st century health, hygiene Under an ISA agreement, he would owe an agreeda real problem and that universities have encouraged restriction in place, you still have a lot of people was among the first businesses in North Carolina government must do this out of an abundance of caution.” the more people, sitting at hom Until China adopts rigorous verifiable policing and regulation of and fair trade.

Totalitarian communist regimes never take the blame percentage of be hisconcerned income —for thetheir actual dollar it through their own irresponsible behavior.

With The upon that are going to safety,” forced to shutter amid the COVID pandemic. at all levels It will need to be explained in detail to the people of this state who when they can get back to prov amount would be very low.

With a traditional loan, new college graduates facing an uncertain financial their food safety and health American business has no othersaid inoraexpress sincere with regret and remorse, because that is not what Cooper recent interview ABC11. gym owner has protocols, yet to receive any unemployment he would owe the same amount regardless of his future, so it’s particularly important to find solutions are being told to remain jobless and at home for an undetermined answers. choice than to assistance build redundant totalitarian governments do. They take advantage of every weakness So, the people of North Carolina are to blame promisedmanufacturing by the state government. become a plants elsewhere purely income.

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God condemns you towith To date, I’ve gone along with what the state has asked and then with details that give their state The most direct way to make China “pay” for this disaster is to offer That is, unless an exogenous event happens such as the Chernobyl Purdue University is already experimenting with to bankruptcy protection, would certainly work. corruption.

The financial squeeze resulting will operate responsibly to protect them.

Gov. no one answered — now I’ve basically given up on a life of poverty but will permit you to Income Share maintaining free citizens mandated that we do, but along the way I’ve also had questions about We should all continue to do U.S. taxthe credits to companies who will source at least half of their meltdown in 1986.

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Let’s first examine what inkeep a free unemployment, thinks he can make that decision no help in sight, living the bills mounting. spend your life. Which country would Unfortunately, when certain types It’s of questions get asked, there isbe theI would to of ask questions about the data part the university’s endowment. a small old customers. the fear of students filing for might root academic corruption, forofthem.

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States of America. sometimes a disturbing tendency among some people to treat those measures are understandable, t China.

Chinese direct investment in the U.S. is about $65 billion by Perhaps COVID-19 is China’s Chernobyl. healthinofin Northprudent. agreements supposed yet he is unfazed by people like Danny Richani and North Carolina ranks dead last in the nation A recent study by Just Facts, an Purdue’s website explains a few of the benefits of “Academic Grievance Studies and the simply questioning the data and asking when we can start getting back This is all new to Americans, comparison.

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By the way, Areo is short the confidence Since when did questioning government at all levels become a bad normal.” investment to the U.S. would cost the U.S. Treasury $18 billion in breath waiting for a Chinese “Jubilee” to happen but ask your elected Cooper is unfazed that North Carolina has seen reported that there have been 922,821 filings for benefits, such as subsidized health education competitive with most Federal Plus and private loan disproportionately affect low-income students. It for Areopagitica, a speech delivered by the second-highest loss ofliving any state. benefits since the years. shutdown of terms. care, housing, food stamps other thing?

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After andworld’s is a regular contributor to past. the world like any other modern nation. the stateare have come from nursing homes, not from faster,” said Gov. Roy Cooper during a “skin press in worried for all people inespecially the most certain payments required even if they have paid less The first solution has been referred to as in academia, within down the GOP. suffering from the H1N1 virus (swine flu) during the 2009 pandemic, China the hasgame.” been cheating, stealing, pirating and American Targets or Walmarts that have been teeming with briefing this week.

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And the longer stay-at-home orders are in place all over the Carolina. economy continuously being moved? Again, let’s own two or more vehicles. ioning and should be replaced justification for it. And the answers should not be vague ones like “we country, and the stricter some of them get exclusionary inMost states, such as Michigan, surveys on U.S. poverty are with “fat bodybuilding, as a fat-inclusive nment deeply flawed because poor households must do this out of an abundance of caution.” the more people, sitting at home feeling isolated and/or anxious about politicized performance.”

Oneincome reviewer greatly underreport both their levels It will need to be explained in detail to the people of this state who when they can get back to providing for their families, will demandreading this in place. Elderly persons with underlying conditions said,noncash “I thoroughly AS A FORMER state senator, I have been asked and benefitsenjoyed such as health are beingmany told to remain at home the for stay-atan undetermined answers. me a would be monitored by health teams for some time, article and believe it has an important times what jobless I wouldand do regarding care benefits provided

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Look at the course offerings at Letters addressed to the editor may be sent to letters@nsjonline.com or 3101 Industrial Dr. Suite 105.

As I pointed out in a recent column, a time when college graduates knew how Letters addressed to the editor may be sent to letters@nsjonline.com or 3101 intelligent decision-making requires Raleigh, N.C. 27609. Letters must be signed; include the writer’s phone number, city and state; and be no to read, write and compute, and make Industrial Dr. Suite 105.

Raleigh, N.C. Letters signed; includeIdeas the for op-eds one to not only pay attention to the longer than 300 words.

Letters may be edited for27609. style, length ormust claritybe when necessary. them today’s curricula. Another helpful benefits of an action but to its costs as writer’s phone number, city and state; and be no longer than 300 words. Letters should be sent to opinion@nsjonline.com. tool would be to give careful consideration well. may be edited for style, length or clarity when necessary. Ideas for op-eds should to eliminating all classes/majors/minors containing the word “studies,” be sent to opinion@nsjonline.com.

Walter E. Williams is a professorsuch of as women, Asian, black or queer studies. economics at George Mason University.

I’d bet that by restoring the traditional academic mission to colleges, they would put a serious dent into the COVID-19 budget shortfall.

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Trump strikes China over virus, Hong Kong and student visas

By Ben Fox The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump has announced that he would withdraw funding from the World Health Organization, end Hong Kong’s special trade status and suspend visas of Chinese graduate students suspected of conducting research on behalf of their government, escalating tensions with China that have surged during the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump has been expressing anger at the World Health Organization for weeks over what he has portrayed as an inadequate response to the initial outbreak of the coronavirus in China’s Wuhan province late last year.

The president said in a White House announcement that Chinese officials “ignored” their reporting obligations to the WHO and pressured the organization to mislead the public about an outbreak that has now killed more than 100,000 Americans.

“We have detailed the reforms that it must make and engaged with them directly, but they have refused to act,” the president said.

“Because they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms, we will be today terminating the relationship.”

The U.S. is the largest source of financial support for the WHO,

and its exit is expected to significantly weaken the organization.

Trump said the U.S. would be “redirecting” the money to “other worldwide and deserving urgent global public health needs,” without providing specifics.

He noted that the U.S. contributes about $450 million to the world body while China provides about $40 million.

Congressional Democrats said in April, when the president first proposed withholding money from the WHO, that it would be illegal without approval from Congress and that they would challenge it.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday called the move “an act of extraordinary senselessness.”

Other critics of the administration’s decision to cut funding called it misguided, saying it would undermine an important institution that is leading vaccine development efforts and drug trials to address the COVID-19 outbreak.

“Severing ties with the World Health Organization serves no logical purpose and makes finding a way out of this public health crisis dramatically more challenging,” said Dr. Patrice Harris, president of the American Medical Association.

The WHO declined to comment on the announcement. Officials of the U.N. agency have not directly addressed a letter that Trump sent

“China has replaced its promised formula of one country, two systems, with one country, one system” President Donald Trump to the general director on May 18 warning that he would make permanent a temporary freeze on U.S. funding and reconsider U.S. membership unless it committed to “major substantive improvements within the next 30 days.”

The United Nations reiterated Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ statement on April 8 after Trump’s initial announcement calling WHO “absolutely critical to the world’s efforts to win the war against COVID-19.” The U.N. chief said then that it was not the time to examine how COVID-19 emerged, spread so quickly, and how all those involved reacted.

Guterres said “once we have finally turned the page on this epidemic” these issues must be examined.

Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, chairman of the Senate health committee, warned that the president’s decision could interfere with vaccine trials and international cooperation during future outbreaks.

“Certainly there needs to be a good, hard look at mistakes the World Health Organization might have made in connection with coronavirus, but the time to do that is after the crisis has been dealt with, not in the middle of it,” said Alexander, echoing a point made by others, including the head of the United Nations.

Tensions over Hong Kong have increased over the past year as China has cracked down on protesters and sought to exert more control over the former British territory.

Trump said the administration would begin eliminating the “full range” of agreements that had given Hong Kong a relationship with the U.S. that mainland China lacked, including exemptions from controls on certain exports. He said the State Department would begin warning U.S. citizens of the threat of surveillance and arrest when visiting the city.

“China has replaced its promised formula of one country, two systems, with one country, one system,” he said.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo notified Congress on Wednesday that Hong Kong is no longer deserving of the preferential trade and commercial status it has enjoyed from the U.S. since it reverted to Chinese rule in 1997.

It’s not yet clear what impact the decision will have on U.S. companies that operate in Hong Kong or on the city’s position as Asia’s major financial hub, or how China will react to the decision.

“The downward spiral in the bilateral relationship has now reached lows not seen since the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen massacre, and there is little reason to ex-

pect things to get better soon,” said Dexter Tiff Roberts, an Asia expert at the Atlantic Council, which publishes nonpartisan policy analysis.

The president also said the U.S. would be suspending entry of Chinese graduate students who are suspected of taking part in an extensive government campaign to acquire trade knowledge and academic research for the country’s military and industrial development.

Allowing their continued entry to the country would be “detrimental to the interests of the United States,” Trump said in an order released after the White House announcement.

Revocation of the visas has faced opposition from U.S. universities and scientific organizations that depend on tuition fees paid

by Chinese students to offset other costs and fear possible reciprocal action from Beijing that could limit their access to China.

The president’s order includes an exemptions for students whose work was not expected to benefit the Chinese military.

China seemed to signal in recent days that it was hoping to ease tensions. Premier Li Keqiang told reporters on Thursday that both countries stood to gain from cooperation and to lose from confrontation because their economies have become so interconnected.

“We must use our wisdom to expand common interests and manage differences and disagreements,” Li said.

Still, the country has insisted that its control of Hong Kong is an internal matter, and it has disputed that it mishandled the response to the virus.

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In this May 14, 2020, file photo security officers walk in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

Supreme Court upholds Puerto Rico financial oversight board

By Mark Sherman The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the oversight board established

by Congress to help Puerto Rico out of a devastating financial crisis that has been exacerbated by the coronavirus outbreak, recent earthquakes and damage from Hurricane Maria in 2017. The justices reversed a lower court ruling that threatened to throw the island’s recovery efforts into chaos.

In a unanimous holding, the court will allow the oversight board’s work to pull the island out of the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history to proceed. At one point, Puerto Rico faced more than $100 billion in debt and unfunded pension obligations.

The case stemmed from a constitutional challenge to the oversight board’s composition led by hedge funds that invested in Puerto Rican bonds. A lower court

ruled last year that board members were appointed in violation of the Constitution because they were not confirmed by the Senate.

The president selects the board’s seven voting members. They and one other non-voting member chosen by Puerto Rico’s governor approve budgets and fiscal plans drawn up by the island’s government. The board also handles bankruptcy-like cases that allow the island to restructure its debts.

In his opinion for the court, Justice Stephen Breyer wrote that the board’s makeup is not controlled by the Constitution’s provision on appointments, but by a different provision giving Congress significant control over U.S. territories, including Puerto Rico.

“The Board’s statutory responsibilities consist of primarily local duties, namely, representing Puerto Rico in bankruptcy proceedings and supervising aspects of Puerto Rico’s fiscal and budgetary policies. We therefore find that

the Board members are not “Officers of the United States.” For that reason, the Appointments Clause does not dictate how the Board’s members must be selected,” Breyer wrote.

Justices Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor, whose parents moved to New York from Puerto Rico, wrote separate opinions agreeing with Monday’s outcome, though Sotomayor said she did so reluctantly.

“The Board’s decisions have affected the island’s entire population, particularly many of its most vulnerable citizens. The Board has ordered pensions to be reduced by as much as 8.5 percent, a measure that threatens the sole source of income for thousands of Puerto Rico’s poor and elderly. Other proposed cuts take aim at already depleted healthcare and educational services. It is under the yoke of such austerity measures that the island’s 3.2 million citizens now chafe,” she wrote.

Congress passed the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act in 2016, creating the board and allowing the president to appoint members without Senate confirmation. The hedge funds sued and won a ruling in the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which includes Puerto Rico. The board was allowed to keep functioning in the meantime.

Almost a year ago, the justices agreed to review the appeals court decision on a relatively quick basis, scheduling arguments for October. But it took the court nearly eight months to issue its own decision.

Many who oppose the board and resent the austerity measures it has imposed on the U.S. territory lamented Monday’s ruling.

Jennifer González, Puerto Rico’s representative in Congress, also seized it as an opportunity to push for statehood.

“This decision proves once

“This decision proves once again that if Puerto Rico wants to have control over local affairs, it must become a state.”

Jennifer González, Puerto Rico’s representative in Congress again that if Puerto Rico wants to have control over local affairs, it must become a state,” she said.

But the oversight board itself said it would continue its work “to help Puerto Rico recover from an unsustainable debt burden and decades of fiscal mismanagement.” In a statement issued following the decision, the board said, “It is paramount that we turn the corner from this crisis as soon as we can.”

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020

SPORTS

App State cuts 3 men’s sports, B4

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Duke pitcher Bryce Jarvis is 12-4 with a 2.81 ERA during his three years with the Blue Devils, striking out 201 batters in 150⅓ innings.

the Wednesday SIDELINE REPORT

Local MLB hopefuls await draft altered by pandemic

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Major League Baseball cut its draft from 40 rounds to just five in a cost-cutting move

Former ECU coach Pat Dye dead at 80 Auburn, Ala. Former football coach Pat Dye, who followed success at East Carolina and Wyoming into revitalizing Auburn’s downtrodden football program and turned it into an SEC power, died Monday. He was 80. The Lee County coroner said Dye died at a hospice care facility in Auburn from complications of kidney and liver failure. Dye was 48-18-1 in six seasons at ECU, coming to Greenville in 1974 and leading the Pirates to a Southern Conference title in 1976. He was inducted into the ECU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

NC State women land another 5-star recruit Raleigh Shooting guard Aziah James became the second five-star 2021 recruit in a week to commit to coach Wes Moore and NC State, joining Charlotte guard Jessica Timmons in pledging to the Wolfpack. The 5-foot-9 James, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, averaged 18.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists last season and is ranked 21st in the class of 2021 by HoopGurlz.com.

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal

ter starring for Trinity Christian in Fayetteville, Smith spent a year at NC State before getting selected ninth overall in the 2017 NBA Draft.

Former Duke forward Jack White, who graduated after finishing his four-year career with the Blue Devils this year, was also spotted at a peaceful demonstration in Raleigh on Monday night.

THE DAY MOST COLLEGE baseball players dream about is almost here.

It just doesn’t look or, in many cases, feel the way they dreamed it would.

Instead of the usual 40 rounds with a large pool of bonus money available to sign the newest crop of major league hopefuls, this year’s draft has been shortened to just five rounds because of the coronavirus pandemic that has delayed the start of the 2020 season.

In a further cost-cutting move, a $20,000 cap has been placed on undrafted free agent signings, forcing many players that had planned to begin their professional careers this summer into an unexpected decision.

“No one knows what’s going to happen,” NC coach Elliott Avent said of the abbreviated draft scheduled to take place next Wednesday and Thursday.

“We know the draft is going to take place on the 10th and 11th. We know there’s going to be five rounds and there will be money after the draft on a limited basis that they may offer to people, whether they be seniors or underclassmen. But I try not to ask our players too many questions that I know they don’t have answers to.”

Players from every school in the state will be affected by the unusual circumstances.

Some will opt to sign anyway, taking less money than they might otherwise have gotten to start the journey they hope will take them to the major leagues. The alternative is using the leverage of the extra year of eligibility spring sports players were granted by the NCAA, returning to school and taking their chances in next year’s draft.

Only adding to the stress — especially for those players on the borderline of sneaking into the fifth round — is the uncertainty of how teams will approach the draft and the limited picks they have at their disposal.

“It’s kind of up to the teams whether they want to take a gamble on some high schoolers they haven’t really got to see play their senior year or maybe take a chance on a college guy they were thinking about taking after the five rounds,” said East Carolina’s two-way star Alec Burleson, who is rated as the No. 137 prospect by MLB.com — a status that would land him late in the fourth

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See MLB, page B4

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North Carolina Central basketball coach LeVelle Moton challenged coaches at top schools to speak out and support the black community.

Area athletes, coaches react to Floyd protests North Carolina sports figures had emotional reactions to the death

ETSU transfer Williamson follows Forbes to Wake

By Shawn Krest North State Journal

Winston-Salem Guard Daivien Williamson is returning to his hometown, announcing he is transferring from East Tennessee State to join former coach Steve Forbes at Wake Forest in Winston‑Salem. The 6-foot-2 guard averaged 10.4 points and 2.6 assists for the Buccaneers during his sophomore season and has two years of eligibility remaining. He is required by NCAA rules to sit out a year, but it’s likely he will apply for a transfer waiver in an effort to play for the Demon Deacons in 2020-21.

THE PROTESTS in cities across the nation following George Floyd’s death at the hands of police impacted North Carolina, with demonstrations in most of the state’s major cities.

Many of the biggest names in sports from around the state chose not to “stick to sports” and got involved, either through statements on issues related to the protests or by participating directly in the demonstrations.

Dennis Smith Jr. joined protesters in the streets of his hometown Fayetteville, standing with friend and rapper J. Cole during the demonstrations on Friday. Af-

“Open your eyes. It’s right vs. wrong. It’s inclusion.

We’re one race … humans.”

Bubba Wallace, NASCAR Cup Series driver for Richard Petty Motorsports

“I don’t think it will be any less magical.

It’s been a dream of mine since I was a kid playing T-ball.”

Patrick Bailey, NC State catcher

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6.3.20

TRENDING

Lenny Dykstra: The former major leaguer’s lawsuit against Mets teammate Ron Darling was dismissed by a New York judge on Friday.

Dykstra claimed he was defamed when Darling alleged in his 2019 book Dykstra had made racist remarks toward Boston pitcher Oil Can Boyd during the 1986 World Series. Justice Robert D. Kalish in New York Supreme Court said in his decision that “Dykstra’s reputation for unsportsmanlike conduct and bigotry is already so tarnished that it cannot be further injured by the reference.”

beyond the box score POTENT QUOTABLES

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

The College Football Hall of Fame is assessing damage after unrest in downtown Atlanta. The facility’s most valuable trophies and artifacts were moved to a secure facility to protect them in case of additional violence breaks out amid nationwide protests over the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd. The interior of the hall was not breached by protesters.

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“I had to force an apology, which, to me, is just childish.”

Joey Logano after Chase Elliott crashed into him while racing for the lead with three laps remaining, giving Brad Keselowski the win Sunday at Bristol.

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Justyn Ross: The Clemson receiver, considered a first‑round NFL Draft pick next spring, will miss the upcoming college season due to a spinal condition uncovered after he was hurt at practice in March.

Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said Ross will have surgery on Friday because of a congenital fusion of vertebrae he has had since birth.

Ross, a sophomore from Alabama, led the Tigers with 66 catches last year.

Floyd Mayweather: The former boxing champion has been in touch with the family of George Floyd and offered to pay for his funeral and memorial services, and the family has accepted the offer. Mayweather will handle costs for the funeral on June 9 in Floyd’s hometown of Houston, as well as other expenses.

Floyd’s death — which occurred May 25 when a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck while he was handcuffed — has sparked protests and violence throughout the country.

MLB

COLLEGE HOCKEY

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“To the lightheavyweight title — veni, vidi, vici.”

UFC fighter Jon Jones in a tweet announcing he was giving up his title in a pay dispute with the MMA promotion.

PRIME NUMBER

$74.4M Total earnings for Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry in the last year, the sixth-most of any athlete in the world according to Forbes in its annual rankings. Forbes says Curry, a Charlotte native who played at Davidson, made $30.4 in on-court earnings and another $44 million in endorsements. Tennis superstar Roger Federer topped the list with $106.3 million, the first time the 38-year-old has been No. 1.

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Alabama-Huntsville athletic director Cade Smith said Friday that “numerous individual donors” had combined to raise more than $500,000 this week to help save the school’s Division I hockey program from the chopping block. Two other gifts of $125,000 each will allow the Chargers to continue to compete in the 2020-21 season.

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Dodgers pitcher David Price will give $1,000 each to the organization’s 220 minor leaguers, a team spokesman said Saturday. Players will receive $400 a week from the team at least through June. Price, acquired in a February trade with Boston, is on a $217 million, seven-year contract that runs through 2021.

NFL

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The Panthers added depth to their secondary Friday, agreeing to terms with free agent cornerback Eli Apple. Apple started 15 games for the Saints last season and had 58 tackles and one forced fumble. He spent his first 2 ½ seasons with the Giants, who drafted him 10th overall pick in 2016.

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MCDOWELL COUNTY

WEEK 12

From Macon to Mecklenburg North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series, led by Brett Friedlander, will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some will be obvious choices, others controversial, but all of our choices are worthy of being recognized for their accomplishments — from basketball courts and pool halls to boxing rings and in front of the Olympics rings. This week’s five profiles come from Macon, Madison, Martin, McDowell and Mecklenburg counties.

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Franklin’s Shawn Bryson won a national title at Tennessee and played seven NFL seasons with the Bills and Lions.

Macon County

SHAWN BRYSON SHAWN BRYSON’S VALUE TO THE teams on which he played during his college and pro football career wasn’t the kind that can be measured by the numbers on a stat sheet. Rather, it’s the fact that his teammates at Tennessee thought highly enough of him to elect him as a team captain as a senior.

Bryson was a selfless role player for the Volunteers, a lead blocker and short-yardage back who spent most of his time opening holes for others to run through and get their names in the headlines. But without him, Tennessee likely would not have won the national championship in 1998.

He gained only 200 rushing yards that season, and more than a quarter of them were on one pivotal carry against Florida. It came on a 57-yard touchdown burst up the middle against the Gators that gave the Vols the momentum needed to pull out a 20-17 overtime victory.

“I think Shawn Bryson probably epitomizes that team as much as anybody,” coach Phil Fulmer said at the time. “He was a tailback and moved to fullback willingly.”

His sacrifice was rewarded not only with a national championship ring but also with selection in the third round of the NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.

Bryson finally got a chance to run the ball as a rookie, leading the team in rushing with 591 yards — 86 more than he had in his entire four-year college career. He also caught 32 passes out of the backfield.

After three seasons in Buffalo, the Franklin native moved on to the Detroit Lions, and he enjoyed his best season with 606 rushing yards and 340 yards receiving on 54 catches.

Following a seven-year NFL career, Bryson went into coaching, serving tenures as an assistant at Lenoir-Rhyne, Temple, Florida A&M and Chattanooga before taking over a program of his own at the high school level. He is currently the head coach at The Asheville School.

ranked fourth in her class, graduating with a 4.65 GPA. The numbers she put up on the playing fields were just as impressive.

Jennings was a four-time all-conference selection in volleyball, recording 118 kills with only 44 errors along with 51 blocks and 282 digs during her senior year. As a 5-foot7 forward in basketball, she averaged 12.7 points and 5.3 rebounds while twice earning all-conference recognition before being picked to participate in the Western N.C. Blue vs.

White All-Star Game.

Her best work, however, came on the softball diamond, where in addition to winning allconference honors in each of her final three seasons, she also won Conference Player of the Year and Hannah District Player of the Year Jennings awards after both her junior and senior years.

As a pitcher, she compiled a 43-3 record with a 1.18 ERA and 429 strikeouts in 273⅓ innings, adding 21 shutouts and a perfect game. As a senior, she went 11-0, allowing only seven earned runs in 15 appearances while leading the Patriots to a 21-1 record and a spot in the NCHSAA West Region semifinals.

At the plate, Jennings batted better than .500 in each of her final three seasons.

She slapped out 184 hits and 92 RBI while scoring 129 runs in 94 games and leading the team in virtually every offensive category. She is currently a member of the softball team at Lenoir-Rhyne, where she started 15 games and hit .265 in a part-time role as a sophomore last season.

Martin County

GAYLORD PERRY SOME PITCHERS MAKE IT TO THE Hall of Fame because of a blazing fastball.

Others get there with command and finesse.

And then there’s Gaylord Perry.

His reputation for doctoring baseballs with foreign substances was so prevalent that former manager Gene Mauch once joked that “he should be in the Hall of Fame with a tube of K-Y Jelly attached to his plaque.”

Whether Perry actually circumvented the rules by throwing illegal pitches or just used the presumption as a diversion to distract opposing hitters is anybody’s guess.

Although he publicly embraced the practice — to the point that his autobiography was titled “Me and the Spitter” — he was only ejected for throwing a “spitball” once in his career. And that didn’t come until the 21st of his 22 major league seasons.

Lost in the conversation over how Perry went about his business on the mound is the fact that he was one of the best pitchers in baseball throughout the 1960s and ’70s.

The right-hander from Williamston won

Madison County

HANNAH JENNINGS TALK ALL YOU LIKE ABOUT Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders or Charlie Ward. They were only stars in two sports.

Hannah Jennings did them all one better by dominating the competition in three sports during her career at Madison High School.

She was so good at volleyball, basketball and softball during her senior seasons of 2017-18 that she was named as N.C. High School Athletic Association’s Female Athlete of the Year, beating out a group of finalists that included current NC State basketball All-American Elissa Cunane.

In addition, she was also one of two statewide winners of the NCHSAA’s Pat Gainey Student Award, which provides scholarship support for student-athletes with a focus on need-based applicants. She

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Williamston’s Gaylord Perry pitched for eight teams in 22 MLB seasons, winning the Cy Young Award in both leagues and earning induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

314 games for eight different teams while becoming only the third pitcher in major league history to strike out more than 3,500 batters. He pitched a no-hitter and was the first to win Cy Young Awards in both the American and National Leagues — the latter coming as a 39-year-old in 1978.

He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.

Along with his older brother Jim, Perry was part of the second-winningest brother combination in baseball history. But their combined success began long before they ever made it to “The Show.” They first began playing baseball during lunch breaks on the family farm and honed their skills at Williamston High, where they pitched their team to the Class A state championship in 1955 by throwing back-to-back shutouts in the championship series.

The Perry brothers also led the school to the state finals in basketball, and on the football field, Gaylord earned all-state honors as a two-way end as a sophomore and junior before giving up the sport.

Like Jim, he attended Campbell University until signing his first pro contract with the San Francisco Giants. While the baseball stadium at the Buies Creek school is named after Jim, Campbell’s Camel mascot is nicknamed Gaylord in honor of the Hall of Fame pitcher.

McDowell County

GREG HOLLAND WE OFTEN DON’T RECOGNIZE opportunity until it hits us in the face. In Greg Holland’s case, it actually did hit him in the face.

It happened during his senior season at McDowell High School when he was struck by an errant pickoff throw while running at first base. The aspiring infielder suffered a broken jaw that had to be wired shut. Unable to eat solid food for weeks, his already slender 5-foot-10 frame Greg Holland shrunk to just 150 pounds, scaring off both the professional scouts and college recruiters.

With no offers from either, he ended up walking on as a pitcher at Western Carolina.

“After I graduated, I played summer ball and gained weight back and got stronger,” he told MLB.com. “I walked on at Western Carolina. The guys never heard of me but … they gave me a shot to practice with them.”

He eventually earned a role in the Catamounts’ bullpen as his fastball continued to gain velocity. Although his record in three college seasons was a pedestrian 10-12 with a 4.34 ERA from 2005-07, his ability to throw hard caught the eye of the Kansas City Royals, who selected him in the 10th round of the MLB Draft.

Holland made his major league debut as a midseason call-up three years later.

By 2013, he was the Royals regular closer, setting a single-season franchise record by converting 47 of 50 save opportunities.

He went on to earn two All-Star selections while tying a postseason record with seven saves in helping pitch his team to the World Series in 2014.

Kansas City lost to the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 that year. Even though it came back to win the following year by beating the New York Mets, Holland couldn’t fully appreciate the accomplishment thanks to an injury that ended his season in late September.

After spending the 2016 season rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, he signed as a free agent with the Colorado Rockies — posting a National Leagueleading 41 saves and earning Comeback Player of the Year honors.

Nicknamed “Dirty South” because of his small-town North Carolina roots and a fastball that often reached 100 mph, Holland was back with the Royals trying to earn a roster spot when spring training was shut down because of the coronavirus crisis.

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Charlotte’s Stephen Curry nearly led Davidson to the Final Four and has since won two MVP awards and three NBA titles with the Golden State Warriors.

Mecklenburg County

STEPHEN CURRY The son of NBA sharpshooter Dell Curry, Stephen wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps by playing for Virginia Tech after a standout high school career in which he earned all-state honors while leading Charlotte Christian to three conference titles. But because of his fraillooking 6-foot-3 frame, Hokies coach Seth Greenberg only offered him a walk-on opportunity.

He ended up accepting a scholarship to Davidson and scored 32 points against Michigan in his second college game. He finished college as the all-time leading scorer at both his school and the Southern Conference, twice earning league Player of the Year honors.

Curry set an NCAA single-season record for 3-pointers as a sophomore, a season in which he burst into the national consciousness by leading the Wildcats to within two points of a trip to the Final Four. He scored 30 or more points in each of his first four tournament games and added 25 against Kansas in the Elite Eight.

Even though the Jayhawks won 59‑57, his performance earned him an ESPY nomination as the 2008 Breakthrough Player of the Year.

He stayed at Davidson one more season, leading the nation in scoring at 28.6 points per game, before the Golden State Warriors made him the seventh overall pick in the NBA Draft. Over the first 10 seasons of his professional career, the charismatic 32-year-old has become one of the best, most popular players in the league.

Considered by some to be the greatest pure shooter in NBA history, his proficiency behind the 3-point arc helped change the offensive philosophy of many of the league’s teams.

Although he’s not close to being done, his resume is already Hall of Fame-worthy. He’s a two-time NBA MVP, winning the award unanimously in 2016. He’s a six-time AllStar, three-time first-team All-NBA pick and the 2015 Associated Press Athlete of the Year after leading the league in both scoring and steals while guiding the Warriors to the first of their three NBA championships in the last decade.

In addition to his success on the court, Curry has become a noted entrepreneur who is active with numerous charities. An avid golfer, he used his fame and fortune to help promote minority participation in the sport in 2019 by endowing full scholarships for the newly formed Howard University men’s and women’s golf teams for the next six years.

“He’s just a decent human being, such a nice player,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said of Curry in 2018. “He’s obviously a superstar player, but he acts like he’s the 12th man.”

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North State Journal for Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Appalachian State latest school to cut sports to save money Three men’s programs — tennis, track & field and soccer — were eliminated in an effort to solve a “$5 million problem”

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal APPALACHIAN STATE’S athletic department became the latest to experience collateral damage from the coronavirus pandemic on Friday.

Following the lead of a growing number of Group of Five college programs, including in-state cousin East Carolina, the Mountaineers eliminated three sports as a cost-cutting move amid growing financial deficits.

Athletic director Doug Gillin, as was his ECU counterpart Jon Gilbert a week earlier, fought back emotion as he announced the elimination of his school’s men’s soccer, men’s tennis and men’s indoor track & field programs.

The moves will help offset an estimated $5 million athletic budget shortfall, a situation that has been exaggerated by the cancellation of winter sports championships and the entire spring season in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

“For us, with the pandemic, it became apparent that the decision had to be made to improve our financial sustainability and we’ve moved on some of those already,” Gillin said on a video conference.

“The last thing we wanted to impact was opportunities for our student-athletes.

“It was only after a 45-day assessment when we realized what we were really looking at, a $5 million problem. This doesn’t solve that problem. But it’s a piece of the puzzle.”

Gillin estimated that the elimination of the three sports will save App State approximately $1 million over the next two to three years — a figure that represents a 20% reduction in the deficit.

The moves leave the Mountaineers with 17 Division I varsity athletic programs (seven men’s and 10 women’s), one above the NCAA minimum for FBS membership. It should be noted that the school will continue to field a men’s outdoor track & field program.

Those athletes in the other two affected sports, 36 of them in all, along with incoming freshmen will have their scholarships honored by App State if they choose to remain enrolled.

“There’s different ways that you could’ve looked at a sports mix that might have saved more money,” Gil-

“It doesn’t mean that these three sports and these three sports’ student-athletes mean any less to us than the others. That’s part of the pain and the hurt.”

Doug Gillin, Appalachian State athletic director

lin said. “But when you look at facilities, scholarships, operating budgets, the gender equity within our university — the gender gap continues to grow, as well — I think all those facets come into decision making when you look at those sports.”

At least 10 other Division I schools have made similar cuts involving 27 sports programs during the past few weeks. None of the moves have been more dramatic than the ones made by Brown, which did away with 11 sports last Thursday.

ECU’s cuts involved its men’s and women’s swimming, and the men’s and women’s tennis programs.

While Gillin said that he doesn’t anticipate the elimination of any more sports programs, at least for now, numerous other money-saving measures will be put into place.

Among them are a freeze on filling current athletic staff openings and a move to more of a regional scheduling philosophy.

To that end, the Sun Belt Conference — of which App State is a member — has begun exploring partnerships with both Conference USA and the American Athletic Conference to hold down travel expenses.

“I’ve long been a proponent of geographic competition, even before COVID, in terms of competition that’s close, competition that fans can drive and go see,” Gillin said. “It’s no secret in the Group of Five that Appalachian travels as good as anybody. I’m hopeful that innovation and creativity comes out of something like this, from a way to manage our resources.”

Regardless of how successful App State is at cutting costs and reducing its deficit, Gillin said that it still doesn’t ease the sting of eliminating sports programs.

“There’s no right answer,” he said. “It doesn’t mean that these three sports and these three sports’ student-athletes mean any less to us than the others. That’s part of the pain and the hurt.”

FLOYD from page B1 White’s former coach Mike Krzyzewski was one of several major college coaches from the state to issue statements. Coach K was particularly emotional in his statement, saying he was struggling to find eloquent words to use before giving up. “I cannot be eloquent about this,” he wrote. “I am too emotional. I am angry! I am frustrated. I am disgusted, and frankly, I am scared.”

As he did in a statement following the COVID-19 shutdown, Krzyzewski reached out to the people most impacted and offered help, asking simply, “What can I do?”

Coach K’s colleague at Duke, football coach David Cutcliffe, also released a statement, saying, “We must see real change.” However, his defensive coordinator, Matt Guerrieri, had a more powerful response, posting a photo of him posing with 41 Blue Devils players, 36 of whom were African American.

“I have not walked in the young men’s shoes in this photo,” he wrote, “but I am proud to be standing with them.”

UNC’s Hall of Fame head coaches were among the first of area coaches to release statements. Roy Williams said on Friday that the people “who are peacefully protesting injustice have my complete support” and called Floyd’s death “something that we can no longer tolerate as a country.”

Football coach Mack Brown tweeted a day earlier, calling police killings “unacceptable.”

“The violence has to stop,” Brown tweeted. “We talk about communication, trust and respect. There’s not much of that right now and it continues to tear us apart.”

NC State coach Kevin Keatts posted an emotional statement,

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Bubba Wallace, driver of the Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43 and the only black driver in the NASCAR Cup Series, spoke out on Twitter about George Floyd’s death. saying, “I’ve tried to explain to my boys how all of this is still possible in 2020,” and concluded with, “This must stop!!!!”

State’s football coach, Dave Doeren, also tweeted a statement, saying he was disgusted by Floyd’s death and offered the advice, “We only get one chance to live our lives.

Don’t waste it.”

While he may not have the national recognition of his ACC counterparts, NC Central head coach LeVelle Moton had the most powerful response of area coaches, telling the story of being stopped by police while driving with Raymond Felton in 2005.

“See that cop didn’t see a coach,” he tweeted. “That cop didn’t see Ray as a National Champion from UNC, he saw what he perceived as

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NASCAR Xfinity Series teams prepare for Monday’s race at an empty Bristol Motor Speedway.

NASCAR takes breath, prepares for next steps While the races have been entertaining and competitive, the sport’s fan-friendly identity is impossible to maintain at empty tracks

By Jenna Fryer The Associated Press CHARLOTTE— There is finally a break in this weird, new world of NASCAR after nine races over 16 days in three different states.

Brad Keselowski lucked into a pair of wins, new favorite son Chase Elliott lost three races (but won one) and Kyle Busch ticked off his haters simply by being himself.

Some rain interruptions aside, the racing has been good. The series is starting to find a rhythm and the storylines are strong. Even seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has come close to winning his first race in more than three years.

But all is not entirely well.

A sport that prides itself on the access to its drivers is racing at empty tracks, most evident Sunday at cavernous Bristol Motor Speedway. The Tennessee bullring known as “The Last Great Colosseum” can hold about 140,000 fans and once boasted a 55-race sellout streak spanning 28 years.

It was jarringly empty on a spectacular day for racing Sunday. When Elliott and Joey Logano tangled on the track with just over a lap remaining — and when Logano gave Elliott a long stare on pit road — it was eerily silent.

In the old days, before the pandemic, the crowd would have been

‘Two Dope Boys’ and that’s what was scary.”

Moton then challenged Power Five coaches to support Floyd and his family.

A few days later, Moton appeared on ESPN radio and called out coaches for not doing so.

“Their grandkids’ kids are gonna be able to live a prosperous life because (of) athletes who were the complexion of George Floyd,” he said. “But whenever people (who are) the complexion of George Floyd are killed, assassinated, murdered in the street in broad daylight, they’re silent.”

The area’s professional sports athletes also reacted. Hornets owner and NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, often criticized for not getting involved in political issues, released a statement calling out the “ingrained racism and violence toward people of color in our country” He also said, “I am deeply saddened, truly pained and just plain angry …

We have had enough!”

The Carolina Hurricanes released a statement in support of Floyd and the protesters, but it was one of their players, Jaccob Slavin, whose response reflected the most emotion. Slavin and his wife adopted an African American child, and he said, “I hate that it took having a black daughter to open our eyes to the racism and injustices that go on in our world and our country. We especially hate that it went on in our own hearts, but it did.”

Bubba Wallace, one of the only black drivers in NASCAR Cup Series history, had a raw response on Twitter, saying, “(Stuff)’s getting old … hell it’s been old. WTF is gonna change?” He also responded to people saying it was a “black vs. white” issue, saying, “Open your eyes. It’s right vs. wrong. It’s inclusion. We’re one race … humans.”

hysterical. In the new normal, the two drivers put on their mandatory face masks and had a peaceful discussion in front of dreary, gray grandstands.

“It’s kind of like, well, I guess we’ll go home,” runner-up Clint Bowyer said of the anticlimactic post-race dramatics. “I’m ready to have fans back. I think it’s time.”

Local tracks around the country have allowed spectators for at least the last two weekends. NASCAR, when it announced its second stretch of races through June 21 in Alabama, said the events would be without fans.

The pressure will grow to get fans back in the stands, particularly as more and more local tracks open the gates with their governors’ OK. If fans can attend South Alabama Speedway in Ozark, why can’t they go to the big show at Talladega Superspeedway in three weeks?

NASCAR has touted a health plan it was confident could get the teams back to the track and so far it has worked. No driver has failed the temperature checks required to enter the facilities so far. But it has been barely two weeks since Darlington Raceway hosted the first race back so it’s far too early to know if the plan is perfect.

Masks are still required and teams have been good sports about following the rules. But it’s going to get hotter, the days are long and the masks are going to become a nuisance. Social distancing is for the most part followed, but awareness is fading and teams were in clusters along pit road waiting for the Bristol race to start.

NASCAR already made a huge

MLB from page B1 round or early in the fifth.

Burleson is being scouted mostly as a hitter playing in the outfield than as a pitcher. But he said that at least a few teams have shown an interest in him as a pitcher or as a player capable of doing both at the next level — similar to former Louisville and Durham Bulls star Brendan McKay. It’s a versatility he hopes will increase his value.

“I’d like to think that I’m in the top five rounds, but you never know,” he said. “I’m not banking on anything. I’m just kind of waiting for that day and seeing what happens.”

At least one player that isn’t sweating things out is Wolfpack junior Patrick Bailey.

Rated as the top catcher in the draft, the talented switch hitter is expected to come off the board within the first 15 picks. It’s an event he said won’t lose any of its luster despite all the chaos going on in the world outside of sports.

“I don’t think it will be any less magical,” Bailey said. “It’s been a dream of mine since I was a kid playing T-ball. It’s kind of the starting flag to my dream of playing in the major leagues.

I think it will be a pretty special moment still.”

In addition to Bailey, Duke’s Bryce Jarvis, State’s Nick Swiney and North Carolina’s Aaron Sabato are considered potential first-round picks.

Jarvis and Swiney, in particular, saw their draft stock soar despite having their college seasons cut short after just a month of games.

A hard-throwing righthander for the Blue Devils, Jarvis burst into the national con-

decision to get back to business after postponing eight Cup Series races. Now it will face another in deciding if the comeback is complete and fans can return.

The push for spectators is understandable because access is a cornerstone of racing’s popularity. The common fan can sit in the stands and eavesdrop on drivers via radio. They can camp in the infield with friends and sometimes run into their favorite driver out on a golf cart checking out the party scene. The lucky score a pit pass and get a front-row seat to every turn of a wrench or tire change.

The atmosphere is a corporate sponsor’s dream as executives, guests and clients get VIP treatment at the traveling circus. Right now, there is no essential need for a team owner to be at the track, so most don’t bother.

It’s not an ideal model and NASCAR executive Steve O’Donnell felt it Sunday. He said on Twitter that the action-packed ending was missing crowd reactions: “Nothing better than seeing the most passionate fans in sports at the track.

When we get back in the Fall I hope it is a sellout!”

NASCAR has a few days off between Monday night’s Xfinity Series race and the Truck Series race Friday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The teams need the time to regroup, though the drivers are fine and seem to love the current one-day shows.

NASCAR officials, though, won’t get a break. They are facing hard decisions on how quickly to get back to the old days. One hopes those decisions won’t be made on false confidence.

sciousness — and the scouts’ radar — by throwing a perfect game against Cornell on Feb. 21.

Not only did he retire all 27 batters he faced, but he also struck out 15 in his historic outing.

Rated as the 25th-best available prospect, Jarvis allowed only two earned runs while striking out 40 in 27 innings before being shut down.

Swiney had an even more meteoric rise up the draft rankings.

Unheralded after spending his first two seasons in the bullpen, the junior left-hander made the most of his limited opportunity in the starting rotation this year with a breakout performance that included a 1-hit shutout against Purdue in which he struck out 15 and retired the final 22 men he faced.

“Professional teams wanted to see me as a starter and just how I could excel there,” said Swiney, who went 4-0 with 1.29 ERA and 42 strikeouts in his four starts. “That was something that was not on my resume yet.

“Everybody had seen me out of the bullpen. I hadn’t had a true seven-, eight-inning start.

So for me going into this year … I knew I needed to be out there and compete for my team for seven or eight innings on a weekly basis.”

Wake Forest left-hander Jared Shuster and ECU righthander Gavin Williams are also rated among the top 100 prospects by MLB.com and are likely to be drafted. The highest-rated high school players from North Carolina are Garner’s Nolan McLean, a third baseman/pitcher rated No. 66, while Liam Norris of Cary’s Green Hope High School checks in at No. 123.

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CERTAIN; after this COVID-19 virus dissipates The cavalier manner in which China lied about the origin of the ONE OBINSON WITH MOST STATES nd in the United States, China will pay for this virus, covered up its spread and tried to tell the world there were only under either shelter-in-place or stay-at-home around China lied about the origin of the ONE IS CERTAIN; after thisthanks COVID-19 virus cavalierofmanner in which orders to local ordissipates state governments,The a majority Americans ay or another.

3,341 related deaths hasTHING led to worldwide panic, economic collapse and catast THIS WEEK, virus, according to members ofTHE theand fed ried to tell the world there were only “THIS IS D around the globe and in the United States, China will pay for this covered up its spread are having to adjust whatIisunderstand being calledthe theseriousness “new normal.”

WITH MOST STATES under either shelter-in-place or stay-at-home fallen intoto place. of the virus an he crisis caused by China in perspective, zero millions of Americans needlessly being thrown out of work.

In o and state and local governments, Americans hav orldwide panic, economic collapse and in it” (Psalm 118:24) catastrophe one way or another.

3,341 related deaths has led to w Some of these orders extend at least through the end of this month. orders thanks to local or state governments, a majority of Americans to take precautions, but I’m uneasy with how people who sim mics can trace their source to the United States over The crisis has cost the U.S. taxpayer at least $2.4 trillion in added worldw ace or stay-at-home fallen into place.

I understand the seriousness of the virus and the need the curve in the novel coronavirus outbreak.

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by Chinaquestions in perspective, zero millions of Americans needlessly stay-at-home orders intoand June. arebut having to adjust tohow what is being called the go data, things can start getting ry. least four intrillion theto 20th century alone canI’m beuneasy debt plus trillions more inask Federalnormal.”

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China: 1957 “Asian flu,” 1968 “Hong flu,”and 1977 markets outlets.

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If state’s stay-at-home orders will extend into May. Since when did WALTER E. WILLIAMS in North Democratic Gov.flu” Roy Cooper stated during question whatthey’ve thethat government tells us about when it’s safe to They’re treated as though we as aCarolina, society simply must accept without nish also had its origins inHere China. measures without immediate fear of rampant inflation and currency donned masks. fundflu” anypandemic of these emergency have to be thankful massiv “Russian and the 2002 SARS outbreak.

There is evidence the currency, we would not be able t Perhaps If he does decide to extend it, questions should be askedOFas to the COVID-19 We need PHOTO COURTESY GRIFOLS WALTER E. WILLIAMS a recent coronavirus press briefing that “we just don’t know yet” if the process of returning back to normalcy. questioning oper stated during question what the government tells us about when it’s safe to begin the The result: a reduction inwithout expected hospitaliza Lenten and outside of and China, that COVID-19 depreciation. massive 1918 “Spanish flu” pandemic rgreement, of rampant inflation currency pandemic.

The also had its origins in China. measures immediate fea justification for it. And the answers should not be vague ones like “we COVID-19 is China’s t know yet” ifprobably the Since process ofdid returning back to plasma normalcy. state’s stay-at-home orders extend into No. government for us, andof weWashington have the to Accordingworks to theseasons University Instit For me, myright faith an Province from completely Chinawill has to the pay for their aberrant ways outside andfacility decisions through government when A technician works inthe Grifols’ Clayton, N.C. processing plant, largest plasma manufacturing inthis the world.

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And the longer stay-at-home orders are in place all over the Trump administration, the expected need for hos iplomacy has obviously not worked Corinthians 1:4, whD justification for it.

And the answers should not be vague ones like “we country, and the stricter some of them get in states, such as M Chernobyl. by the Chinese army. to bring China into the civilized world of 21st century health, hygiene unregulated and unsanitary wet markets.

Some believe it came out of a economic and financial means. from our Under an ISA agreement, he would owe an agreedlem and that universities have encouraged are being told to remain jobless and at home message offor an undetermined biowar become a government gue ones like “we country, and the stricter some of them get in states, such as Michigan, peak outbreak was revised down by over 120,000 world of 21st century health, hygiene affliction, so that we must do this out of an abundance of caution.” the more people, sitting at home feeling isolated and/or anxi biowarfare lab run by the communist Chinese army. to bring China into the civilized pts rigorous verifiable policing and regulation of and fair trade.

Totalitarian communist regimes never take the blame upon percentage of his income — the actual dollar their own irresponsible behavior. With scientific amount of timeexperts why models predicting hundreds of casesUnt hope that we willof thousands bad thing? thelevels more people, sitting at home feeling isolated and/or anxious about byproviding nearly and the number of odc munist regimes never the blame affliction, withwill the attake all It amount will need to be in detail to the people of this stateverifiable who when theyregulation canventilators get back their families, would be very low. With a traditional loan, Until China adopts rigorous policing and of to and 13,000 fairfor trade.

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April construction spending falls 2.9% as virus upends work Washington, D.C. U.S. construction spending fell 2.9% in April, the largest drop in 18 months, with broad declines across all building activity as shutdowns hobbled projects and workers were told to stay home. The Commerce Department said that the April decline was the biggest monthly drop since a 3.% fall in October 2018. It followed a basically flat reading in March.

Spending on residential construction dropped 4.5% in April with single-family construction down 6.6% and the smaller apartment segment down 9.1%. Construction of nonresidential projects fell 1.3% with office buildings, hotels and the sector that includes shopping centers all down. Spending on construction by the federal government and state and local governments was down 2.5% in April. There is hope that with government stayat-home orders being lifted, construction activity may rebound. However, many economists are worried that the recovery from the sharp recession which has seen millions of workers lose their jobs may take a good deal of time. Nancy Vanden Houten, an economist with Oxford Economics, said that she expected a steep drop in construction spending in the second quarter followed by a slow recovery that will be held back by budgetary pressures.”Public construction, dominated by state and local governments, will likely be depressed as budgets are devastated by the pandemic,” she said.

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Supreme Court declines to take Bernard Madoff trustee case Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court is leaving in place a ruling that allows the trustee recovering money for investors in the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme to pursue more than $4 billion that went to overseas investors. The high court on Monday declined to get involved in the case. As is usual, the justices did not comment in turning away the case. An appeals court said the trustee, Irving Picard, could go after money that went through foreign investment funds back to foreign investors. A lower court had said those transactions were beyond the reach of U.S. law. Madoff pleaded guilty in 2009 to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history. He admitted swindling thousands of clients out of billions of dollars in investments over decades. He was sentenced to 150 years in prison. The court-appointed trustee has recovered approximately $14 billion of about $18 billion that investors put into Madoff’s business.

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By Barbara Ortutay The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Facebook employees are using Twitter and Facebook’s internal communications tools to register their frustration over CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to leave up posts by President Donald Trump that suggested protesters in Minneapolis could be shot.

Twitter flagged and demoted Trump’s tweet about the protests when he used the phrase “when the looting starts the shooting starts.”

Facebook has let it stand, and Zuckerberg explained his reasoning in a Facebook post Friday.

“I know many people are upset that we’ve left the President’s posts up, but our position is that we should enable as much expression as possible unless it will cause imminent risk of specific harms or dangers spelled out in clear policies,” Zuckerberg wrote.

Angry demonstrations have spread across the U.S. over the past week, creating some of the most widespread racial unrest since the 1960s. The protests, which have been met by violent police action in many cities, were spurred by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after he was pinned to the pavement by an officer who put his knee on the handcuffed man’s neck until he stopped breathing.

Trump’s comment evoked the civil-rights era by borrowing a phrase used in 1967 by Miami’s po-

“I don’t know what to do, but I know doing nothing is not acceptable.”

Jason Stirman, Facebook design manager lice chief to warn of an aggressive police response to unrest in black neighborhoods.

On Monday, dozens of Facebook employees staged a virtual “walkout” to protest the company’s decision not to touch the Trump posts according to a report in the New York Times, which cited anonymous senior employees at Facebook. The Times report says dozens of Facebook workers “took the day off by logging into Facebook’s systems and requesting time off to support protesters across the country.”

Workers also expressed frustration in other ways, including posting on Twitter, speaking to managers and writing on Facebook’s internal communication network.

Though virtual, this was the first time that Facebook workers have staged a walkout in the company’s history. Employees at the social media giant have been less outspoken than their counterparts at other tech companies such as Google and Twitter.

“I work at Facebook and I am

not proud of how we’re showing up.

The majority of coworkers I’ve spoken to feel the same way. We are making our voice heard,” tweeted Jason Toff, a director of product management at Facebook who’s been at the company for a year.

Toff, who has a verified Twitter account, had 131,400 “likes” and thousands of retweets of his comment. He did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment on Monday.

“I don’t know what to do, but I know doing nothing is not acceptable. I’m a FB employee that completely disagrees with Mark’s decision to do nothing about Trump’s recent posts, which clearly incite violence. I’m not alone inside of FB. There isn’t a neutral position on racism,” Facebook design manager Jason Stirman tweeted.

Stirman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday.

Sara Zhang, a product designer at the company, tweeted that Facebook’s “decision to not act on posts that incite violence ignores other options to keep our community safe. The policy pigeon holes us into addressing harmful user-facing content in two ways: keep content up or take it down.”

“I believe that this is a self-imposed constraint and implore leadership to revisit the solution,” she continued. Zhang declined to comment to The Associated Press.

“We recognize the pain many of our people are feeling right now,

especially our Black community.

We encourage employees to speak openly when they disagree with leadership. As we face additional difficult decisions around content ahead, we’ll continue seeking their honest feedback,” Facebook spokeswoman Liz Bourgeois said in a statement Monday.

Facebook moved a weekly employee question and answer session with executives to Tuesday from this coming Thursday to respond to workers’ concerns.

Late Sunday, Zuckerberg again posted on Facebook, pledging a $10 million donation to racial justice groups. But he made no mention of Trump’s posts. Instead, he highlighted Facebook’s role in the spreading of the video of Floyd’s death.

“We need to know George Floyd’s name. But it’s clear Facebook also has more work to do to keep people safe and ensure our systems don’t amplify bias,” Zuckerberg wrote.

Twitter has historically taken stronger stances than its larger rival, including a complete ban on political advertisements that Twitter announced last November.

That’s partly because Facebook, a much larger company with a broader audience,targeted by regulators over its size and power, has more to lose. And partly because the companies’ CEOs don’t always see eye to eye on their role in society.

Over the weekend, Twitter changed the background and logo of its main Twitter account to black from its usual blue in support of the Black Lives Matter protesters and added a #blacklivesmatter hashtag. Facebook did the same with its own logo on its site, though without the hashtag.

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President Donald Trump walks past police in Lafayette Park after he visited outside St. John’s Church across from the White House Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington, D.C.

DRUG from page B5 prove better than standard care alone.

There were no deaths among patients on five days of the drug, two among those on 10 days, and four among patients getting standard care alone. Nausea and headache were a little more common among those on the drug.

The study has some limitations,

TESTING from page B5 Another lab with N.C. ties made headlines back in early March, when Burlington-based drug company LabCorp was among the first life sciences companies in the country to wade into the fight against the virus. Since then the company has increasingly advanced its testing capabilities, first making its IgG antibodies test available to physicians and other U.S. healthcare providers and now offering it to the public through its website. The antibody test is free through a physician, and there is a non-reimbursable fee of $10 if obtained through the website. Initially back in April, the at-home collection kits were made available only to frontline medical workers and first responders through its ‘Pixel’ online platform.

This latest move is in line with CDC guidelines.

In addition to developing consumer friendly testing, some of the state’s top medical research labs are working towards developing actual treatment options.

Grifols, the global biotherapeutics company with major operations in North Carolina, announced in early May that it had begun identifying, screening and selecting volunteers who had recovered from

but “there was a control group which does help verify that remdesivir has some benefits,” said Dr. Radha Rajasingham, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis who had no role in the work.

Since there are limited supplies of the experimental drug, finding benefit from five versus 10 days means more people can be treat-

ed, she added.

In a note to investors, Evercore ISI analyst Umer Raffat noted that the study’s main goal was changed partway through, from the percentage of patients discharged within two weeks to the scale of improvement after 11 days.

“A fair amount of critical data,” such as hospital discharge information, has not been disclosed, he wrote.

There were no deaths among patients on five days of the drug, two among those on 10 days, and four among patients getting standard care alone.

COVID-19 to donate their plasma in more than 100 cities nationwide, including Raleigh and the surrounding area.

Grifols transforms plasma into essential medicines to treat chronic, rare, and life-threatening conditions. In the case of the coronavirus, plasma from recovering patients will be used to produce a hyperimmune globulin that, if proven effective, could potentially treat the disease in others. Medical experts see tremendous promise in such treatment options, assuming enough donors step up to the plate.

Grifols, which oversees a network of over 250 FDA-approved centers dedicated to collecting plasma, became well-known by many across the state back in December 2018 when it announced production of a plasma-derived treatment to battle the Ebola virus for Liberia from its flagship Clayton, N.C. manufacturing site.

Emphasizing the potential for this latest coronavirus treatment, Grifols’ Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Quality, Regulatory Compliance & Laboratories Dr. Marilyn Rosa-Bray said the hyperimmune globulin would offer doctors a predictable and consistent dosing of the antibody against the virus that causes

COVID-19. “For individuals who have recovered from COVID-19, donating plasma at one of Grifols’ donor centers to produce a potential treatment for the disease is a way they can help make a difference during this exceptional time.”

Quest also announced last week that had launched a new suite of ‘Return to Work’ services in an effort to help Americans swiftly return to work and jump start the economy. Their model is built around large-scale workforce coronavirus testing. The services are tailored to customers’ unique workplace parameters and are designed to help businesses access and act on lab results in order to adopt safer surroundings.

“Every workforce has different testing needs depending on the local environment, the type of work, the work environment and interactions with customers for the job category,” Dr. Wohlgemuth said.

“Our Return to Work solution can be tailored to each organization’s unique requirements.

Return to Work includes: ·On-site temperature checks and respiratory and blood specimen collection by trained Quest staff. (Diagnostic testing is performed on respiratory specimens and antibody testing is performed on blood specimens.)

·Access to a variety of specimen collection options, ranging from respiratory specimen collection for diagnostic testing to use of the company›s 2,200 Patient Service Centers for blood draws for COVID-19 antibody testing. ·IT solutions that include online questionnaires to help direct participants to the appropriate testing method based on factors such as symptoms and exposure to other sick people. ·Access to telemedicine services.

Quest will prioritize the service for employers with workers that are critical to the pandemic response. “Some jobs are higher risk than others, and we plan to prioritize testing access for organizations that employ healthcare workers, first responders and others whose health and safety are critical to our nation’s response to COVID-19,” said Dr. Wohlgemuth.

“All of us are eager to get back to work as safely as possible and testing is essential to making this happen,” said Rusckowski. He said that through their Return to Work services Quest will empower organizations of all sizes to use concrete lab results to help them foster safer and healthier work environments as the country shifts towards reopening.

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In this Oct. 24, 2008, file photo, fans line up for the grand opening of the Citizens Business Bank Arena before the Los Angeles Lakers play the Oklahoma City Thunder in an NBA preseason basketball game in Ontario, Calif.

Future of stadiums, arenas promises high tech, low capacity

By Dave Skretta The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The coronavirus pandemic that brought sports to a standstill for months has everyone wondering what games will be like when spectators are finally allowed back in. It will almost surely be different in ways big and small.

Fans could have their every move scrutinized by cameras and lasers.

There might be nobody in the next seat to high-five after a touchdown.

The idea of passing cash to a beer vendor between innings will be a memory. Temperature screenings and medical checks could be mandatory. Virtual tickets will be the norm.

It all begs the question: Will fans even be able to enjoy the experience again?

“There’s a wealth of unanticipat-

ed casualties, I guess, that are going to be part of this, things we all took for granted as part of the live gameday experience,” explained Nate Appleman, director of the sports, recreation and entertainment practice for Kansas City-based architectural firm HOK. “Some things we have yet to fathom but will become painfully clear once we are allowed back into venues and get back to truly human nature, which is to gather and celebrate community.”

Some leagues are returning with few or no fans, including soccer in Germany, stock car racing in the U.S. and baseball in Japan. But as sports ramp up, The Associated Press found during interviews with more than two dozen experts in stadium design and infrastructure that the only thing that might look the same is what happens on the field of play.

The biggest short-term change

will be social distancing, which already has permeated everyday life.

Ticket sales will be capped. Entire rows and sections blocked off. Seats on the aisle left open to keep a buffer from fans walking up the stairs.

Fans will be given an entrance time to prevent crowding at the gates.

Lines at restrooms and concessions will be limited. Congregating in the corridors will no longer be allowed.

“There’s the old saying, ‘Necessity is the mother of invention.’ I would say we’re in a heightened situation of necessity right now,” Appleman said. “There are a lot of really smart people coming up with really cool initiatives that could just be a new way of doing things, and new isn’t always bad. Sometimes change is good. Sometimes we have to adapt.”

Those plans bring both hope and fear: hope that some fans will be able to see their favorite teams in action, and fear that places that rely

heavily on ticket sales will be able to make ends meet.

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the home of the Falcons and Atlanta United, already has cashless systems in place for merchandise and concessions. Several professional teams are in talks with motion analytics company iinside, whose SafeDistance system uses lasers to map spaces and measure crowd density. At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, a company called WaitTime utilizes an app to tell Sabres fans how long lines are at restrooms and concessions.

It all sounds a bit Orwellian — like Big Brother is watching you.

The systems dance a fine line between informative and intrusive.

But they also could mitigate the threat of spreading a virus, and that could make it all worthwhile.

“We’re extrapolating off these trends that have already existed, and I think we’re going to kickstart into 2025 even though it’s only 2020,” said Jason Jennings, director of strategy and digital integration for the sports and entertainment group at Mortenson, which is wrapping up construction on the Raiders’ new $2.4 billion stadium in Las Vegas. “The technology is go-

ing to be deployed much faster because of the value it has for the fan experience and public health.”

Even the way facilities are cleaned will change. No longer will hosing down seats and sweeping up trash left by fans be enough. Venue giant ASM Global recently announced a new hygiene protocol for its 325 facilities worldwide, noting the importance of hewing to international health recommendations from the likes of WHO and the CDC. Few professional teams have been willing to divulge their full reopening strategies, whether that be potential seating layouts or infrastructure upgrades designed to keep fans safe. That’s because the rapidly changing social and political environment coupled with the unpredictable nature of the virus have made planning difficult.

“In large masses, there is no system that can effectively prevent another person from giving germs to a second individual,” said Philip Tierno, a clinical professor of pathology at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine. “If they sneeze or cough or talk directly, or even breathe directly on a person, there is no system that can prevent that.”

New this week: Apollo benefit, docs on Bruce Lee, spelling The Associated Press HERE’S A collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.

Movies —For the first time since World War II, the Scripps National Spelling Bee was canceled this year due to the pandemic. The showdown of spellers had been planned for late May in Maryland, but a handful of films will try to fill in the blanks. On Saturday, the Criterion Channel will stream “Spellbound,” the oddly thrilling and altogether delightful Oscar-nominated 2002 documentary. “Spellbound” is tough to beat; it remains one of the great competition documentary and a good doc starter for kids. But a new Netflix documentary has also stepped up to the microphone. “ Spelling the Dream,” debuting Wednesday, explores the fascination the bee — an intrinsically American institution — holds for Indian Americans.

—Marx Madness: On Friday night, Turner Classic Movies will host four Marx Brothers classics: “Monkey Business,” “Horse Feathers,” “Animal Crackers” and “Duck Soup.” More people are out of work right now than anytime

since those movies first played in the ‘30s, and they can provide just as much uplift today as they did then. The manic, life-affirming anarchy of Groucho, Harpo and Zeppo is an unstoppable rebellion.

In “Monkey Business,” Groucho complains to a ship captain that no one visited his chambers the night before: “Nobody, and that’s my complaint. I’m young. I want gaiety, laughter, ha-cha-cha.”

Don’t we all.

—”Be Water”: Bruce Lee didn’t get the most favorable of portrayal in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood.”

(Brad Pitt threw him against a car.) But no such criticism will be leveled at Bao Nguyen’s “ Be Water,” an affectionate bio-documentary about the kung-fu legend. The film, which details the movie star’s tragically short career, captures the cool power of Lee, an early Asian American big-screen hero.

It airs Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT on ESPN as part of the network’s “30 for 30” documentary series.

—AP Film Writer Jake Coyle Music Graduation Day: Yes, there will be epic speeches from Barack and Michelle Obama, and even Beyoncé, but there will also be musical performances. YouTube’s virtual commencement ceremony called

BRUCE LEE FAMILY ARCHIVE/ESPN FILMS VIA AP

This image released by ESPN Films shows Bruce Lee, the subject of the the documentary “Be Water.”

“Dear Class of 2020” will take place Saturday at 3 p.m. EDT and will include performances from BTS, Lizzo, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Chloe x Halle, Maluma, CNCO and Camila Cabello. It will also include appearances from Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Bill and Melinda Gates, Jennifer Lopez, Billy Porter, Malala Yousafzai, Zendaya, Alicia Keys, Joseph Gor-

don-Levitt and Demi Lovato.

“Let’s Stay (In) Together”: The American guitar company Gibson is holding a benefit concert to support the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem featuring Kool & the Gang, Gary Clark Jr, Michael McDonald and Keb Mo. Dionne Warwick and Doug E. Fresh will make special appearances. The live virtual event to kick off Black Music Month called “Let’s Stay (In) Together: A Benefit To Support The Apollo “ was originally supposed to take place Tuesday, but now is happening Thursday because of Black Out Tuesday, a day reserved to reflect and implement change in response to the death of George Floyd and the killings of other black people recently organized by several record labels and music companies. The performances for the Apollo benefit will stream on the venue’s website and are dedicated to the memory of those who have lost their lives due to COVID-19.

— AP Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu Television Amanda Peet and Christian Slater star in “ Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story,” the truecrime anthology’s second installment debuting 9 p.m. EDT Tuesday on USA. Dan and Bet-

ty Broderick’s marriage hit the rocks amid allegations of infidelity, spawning a 1980s San Diego divorce case so bitter that it drew national attention. Then anger exploded into violence, as recounted from Betty Broderick’s perspective in the eight-part series written, directed and produced by women.

The documentary “We Are Freestyle Love Supreme” could be subtitled “Lin-Manuel Miranda, the early years.” The future “Hamilton” sensation was part of an improv comedy and hip-hop group whose work caught filmmaker Andrew Fried’s eye in the mid-2000s.

Fried was on hand again when Miranda and other members of Freestyle Love Supreme reunited 14 years later for a Broadway run, with past and present combining in the film out Friday on Hulu. “ I May Destroy You “ is a true auteur project, with British-born Michaela Coel (“Black Earth Rising”) the star, writer, co-director and producer of HBO’s drama that dives into the murky waters of sexual consent and assault, informed

by Coel’s own publicly recounted experience. The half-hour, 12-episode series follows a writer’s (Coel) effort to unravel and face what happened after a night out ended in the haze of a doctored drink.

“I May Destroy You” debuts 10:30 p.m. EDT Sunday.

— Television Writer Lynn Elber

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TAKE NOTICE

CUMBERLAND FILE NO. 19 CVS 5268 NORTH CAROLINA CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, Plaintiff, vs.

THOMAS F. WATKINS, JR.; KRISTINA M. WATKINS; RAYMOND M. NAYLOR; CAROLYN T. NAYLOR; AOP, INC. ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS; KORNERSTONE DESIGN, INC. D/B/A CORE 3 FITNESS; SOMALLY JAMES D/B/A SELAH THERAPEUTIC; BRIGHT LIGHT BREWING COMPANY, INC.; and ELITE FACILITIES, LLC; Defendants.

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: AOP, LLC Orthotics and Prosthetics 450 W. Russell Street, Ste. 102 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301

Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action. The

RANDOLPH 19 SP 290 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, RANDOLPH COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Mark Burks and Sherry Burks a/k/a Sherry J. Burks to CB Services Corp., Trustee(s), which was dated July 16, 2010 and recorded on July 29, 2010 in Book 2192 at Page 978, Randolph County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the

19 SP 294 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, RANDOLPH COUNTY

property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 16, 2020 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Randolph County, North Carolina, to wit: THE FOLLOWING REAL PROPERTY SITUATE IN GRANT TOWNSHIP, COUNTY OF RANDOLPH AND STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT AN IRON PIPE IN THE WEST RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF CLEON SWEET (SAID BEGINNING POINT BEING SOUTH 06 DEGREES 16 MINUTES WEST 992.95 FEET ALONG THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF CLEON STREET FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF STATE ROAD NO. 2607); THENCE FROM SAID BEGINNING POINT NORTH 83 DEGREES 41 MINUTES WEST 237.50 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; THENCE SOUTH 06 DEGREES 16 MINUTES WEST 100 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; THENCE SOUTH 83 DEGREES 41 MINUTES EAST 237.50 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE IN THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF CLEON STREET; THENCE NORTH 06 DEGREES 16 MINUTES EAST 100 FEET ALONG THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID STREET TO THE BEGINNING. BEING LOTS 64,65,66, AND 67 OF

property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 16, 2020 at 2:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Randolph County, North Carolina, to wit:

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Douglas Wrightson and Robin Wrightson to Amy Mandart, Trustee(s), which was dated February 5, 2004 and recorded on February 12, 2004 in Book 1855 at Page 1775 and rerecorded/modified/ corrected on March 10, 2020 in Book 2692, Page 408, Randolph County Registry, North Carolina.

BEING ALL OF LOT NO. 5 OF EARLFIELD ACRES AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 64, PAGE 29, IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the

Said property is commonly known as 4464 Jerry St, Trinity, NC 27370.

WAKE

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 11:00AM on June 8, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Wake County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Stanquonize Pittman and Tametka Blount, dated May 26, 2004 to secure the original principal amount of $138,000.00, and recorded in Book 10843 at Page 477 of the Wake County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION WAKE COUNTY 19sp1300 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY STANQUONIZE PITTMAN AND TAMETKA BLOUNT DATED MAY 26, 2004 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 10843 AT PAGE 477 AND MODIFIED

BY AGREEMENT RECORDED AUGUST 1, 2017 IN BOOK 16863, PAGE 2575 IN THE WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset

nature of the relief being sought is as follows:

The Plaintiff in the above entitled action has filed with the Clerk of Superior Court’s office of Cumberland County, North Carolina, a civil action concerning real property identified as Cumberland County Parcels Id Nos. 043744-3242 and 0437-44-2254. You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than July 6, 2020 (40 days from date of first publication) and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.

This the 27th day of May, 2020.

HUTCHENS LAW FIRM LLP J. Scott Flowers

GOLDMINE ACRES SUBDIVISION (SAID SUBDIVISION PLAT BEING UNRECORDED) ACCORDING TO A SURVEY AND PLAT BY CLOTUS CRAVEN, REGISTERED SURVEYOR, DATED OCTOBER 1965.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 1806 Cleon Street, Asheboro, NC 27205.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the proper-

bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Douglas Wrightson and wife, Robin Wrightson.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of

Address of property: 908 Penncross Dr, Raleigh, NC 27610 Tax Parcel ID: 0201768 Present Record Owners: Stanquonize Pittman and The Heirs of Tametka Blount And Being more commonly known as: 908 Penncross Dr, Raleigh, NC 27610 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Stanquonize Pittman and The Heirs of Tametka Blount.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition ex-

N.C. State Bar No.: 31525

Natasha M. Barone

N.C. State Bar No.: 41873

Post Office Box 2505

Fayetteville, NC 28302

Telephone: (910) 864-6888

Facsimile: (910) 864-6848 Attorneys for Plaintiff

COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

Dates of Publication: 6/3/20, 6/10/20, 6/17/20 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO

ty being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Mark Burks and wife, Sherry Burks.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole

pressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-10926-FC01

discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-08657-FC01

or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is May 6, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 06-79833

TO SUBSCRIBE: 704-269-8461

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Protests at the capitol A protester holds a tattered American flag as police stand guard over the old state capitol in in Raleigh, N.C., on Sunday, May 31, 2020. It was the second day of protests in the North Carolina capital following the death of Minnesotan George Floyd while in police custody.

WHAT’S HAPPENING School board votes for in-person graduation amid virus

By Jesse Deal Stanly County Journal

Union County The Union County Public Schools Board decided in a 5-4 vote to hold an in-person graduation ceremony for all its high schools, which would be a violation of the state’s coronavirus safety orders.

The ceremonies will be held in an outdoor stadium where students would maintain social distancing, news outlets reported. But the ceremonies would still violate Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order limiting mass gatherings to 25 people in outdoor spaces.

The board’s vote comes after students and parents held a protest outside Union County Public Schools Superintendent Andrew Houlihan’s home demanding an in-person ceremony.

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Police: Charlotte bus driver fatally struck man, fled scene Mecklenburg County A public bus driver in Charlotte has been accused of hitting and killing a man standing at a bus stop and then fleeing the scene without administering any aid. The driver, Luis Garcia, was charged with a felony hitand-run following the death of Michael Skelton Jr. Officers found Skelton lying on the street in front of the bus stop when they got to the scene.

Skelton, 58, attempted to get Garcia to stop the bus before he was struck. Garcia was fired following his arrest. Police said speed and impairment were not factors in the crash.

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Peaceful protest held in Albemarle over the weekend ALBEMARLE — On Saturday, a small crowd of around a dozen people assembled in downtown Albemarle to peacefully protest police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death, an incident that has resulted in protests across the country.

The protestors met up at the Stanly County Courthouse around noon and made their way to the intersection of East Main and Second Street, the march taking a total of six hours.

On May 25, Floyd, a 46-yearold black man born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, died under the knee of white Minneapolis, Minnesota, police officer Derek Chauvin, who kneeled on Floyd’s neck for over eight minutes.

An independent autopsy released Monday determined that Floyd’s death was a homicide: “asphyxiation from sustained pres-

sure.” An autopsy released by the state confirmed the findings, while listing other “significant” conditions, like hypertensive heart disease and recent use of fentanyl and methamphetamine.

Chauvin, along with three other Minneapolis police officers involved in the incident, has been fired from his department. On Friday, he was officially charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter of Floyd.

The Albemarle Police Department addressed Floyd’s death on its Facebook page Monday: “The actions of the officers involved with Mr. Floyd’s death erode the community’s trust in police officers and amplifies the historical divide between the law enforcement profession and marginalized communities,” the post read.

Albemarle police, along with members of the Albemarle Fire Department, provided food and drinks for the protestors Satur-

“The Albemarle Police Department supports our community in demonstrating against the injustice that occurred to George Floyd.”

Albemarle Police Department day.

“It is the Albemarle Police Department’s responsibility to work with the community to eliminate this divide through proper policing and community engagement,” the APD’s statement continued.

“The Albemarle Police Department supports our community in demonstrating against the injustice that occurred to George Floyd. Members of the Albemarle Police are committed to enforcing

the laws impartially throughout the city, striving for excellence.”

Stanfield Police Chief Corie Faggert joined the APD in condemning the actions of the Minneapolis officers.

“What happened to Mr. Floyd is a terrible tragedy,” Faggert wrote in a statement Saturday. “This incident has angered everyone all over the country and rightfully so.

There is no doubt that the majority of police officers in this country are angered and disturbed over this incident as well.”

While the Albemarle protest was successful in holding a nonviolent event, many cities statewide, including Charlotte, Raleigh and Salisbury, saw unrest, looting and violence.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper confirmed at a press conference Sunday that 450 members of the National Guard have been activated to assist Charlotte, Raleigh and other cities.

“Unfortunately, today the headlines are not about those protestors and their calls for serious, meaningful change,” Cooper posted on Twitter Sunday afternoon. “They are more about riots, and tear gas, and broken windows, and stolen property. I See PROTEST, page 2

Morrow Mountain State Park accepts 1,000-acre donation

By David Larson Stanly County Journal BADIN — As part of the ALCOA Corporation’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission relicensing agreement, finalized in 2013, the company donated an additional 1,064 acres of land to the Morrow Mountain State Park. The park officially accepted the donation on May 14 and announced it in a May 26 press release.

Morrow Mountain State Park’s total area is now 5,881 acres just south of Badin and east of Albemarle along the Yadkin River, which changes its name to the Pee Dee River in the park.

“This is a substantial addition to this treasured state park,” said North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Secretary Susi H. Hamilton. “Morrow Mountain has been a beloved destination for families from Stanly and nearby counties for generations. The opportunity to have this amount of Piedmont land for conservation, recreation, and educa-

“Overall we have seen almost twice the amount of visitors on individual weekend days when we have nice weather and some parking lots have been at capacity.”

Jeff Davidson, superintendent Morrow Mountain State Park

tion is extraordinary.”

All the potential uses of the land for those visiting the park have not been determined, but Jeff Davidson, superintendent of the park, told SJC, “We will soon start on a management plan for this new property. This will involve park staff and many staff in NC State Parks administration. Through this process, a plan will be estab-

lished for what type of recreation will be allowed on this property. It is likely that stages will be defined for development and the development will occur when funding is secured.”

Davidson said the land transfer is effective immediately and puts park property on three reservoirs, Lake Tillery, Falls Reservoir and Badin Lake.

Despite this land now being officially part of the park, Davidson said, “There is no parking developed yet for this property to allow access. The land is also not yet marked with boundary markers to show where park property lines are. This is a priority and there are plans to have boundary lines marked soon.”

Since the parks have been reopened a flood of people have returned to Morrow Mountain. Davidson said the park has had 42,198 visitors since the park reopened on May 9 and 13,440 just over Memorial Day, both numbers being current to Friday, May 29.

“Overall we have seen almost

twice the amount of visitors on individual weekend days when we have nice weather and some parking lots have been at capacity,” Davidson said, adding that recent rain has caused lower numbers on other days.

The newly donated land is on the north-northwest of the park.

The press release said the land has nesting bald eagles, timber rattlesnakes and “the rare Yadkin River Goldenrod,” along with scenic vistas and large boulder fields.

Amateur archaeologists and historians will also be interested to hear that the historic Hardaway site is part of the donation. The site, which has been studied for decades by experts, has evidence of over 10,000 years of human occupation.

“We are so grateful to have this addition to Morrow Mountain State Park,” said superintendent Jeff Davidson. “This major addition will conserve important ecosystems and make a little more room for recreation to serve nearby communities as well as the growing Piedmont population.”

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commitment without decency is a virtue. Which is why if you spend too much time on Twitter, you probably ought to be committed.

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Corinthians 1:4, which reminds us our Lord “comforts in all our helping small businesses keep people payroll, ame out of at a home economic and financial means.

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Silencing the American people’s voice and centralizing the First, what is the true coronavirus fatality rate?

This question is are we willing to submit ourselves to one?

God’s example and comfort all those in need around us during hope that we will once again enjoy sporting events, concerts, family adversaries back. gatherings, rtain types of questions get push asked, there is to askduring questions about data, whileand reasonable stay-at-home the House floor small businesses in ouras region.

Ihave will continue to work with all of after our power in the speaker’s office ato crisis ishelping notthe what ourbecause Founders mportant because it determines whether certain areas ought One thing is certain: Things cannot continue they been. this difficult time.

Through faith and by one another, I am gatherings, church services and many more celebrations rndency is to offer That is, unless anmind. exogenous happens asby theproxy Chernobyl among people to treat thoseThat is event measures are understandable, they should also have anleaders, expiration date. office and the president to make sure church some services our themonths governor’s had in why I will not besuch voting and will open orvoting. closed,meltdown whether we ought to we pursue Sweden style — a not Americans are notever. going tolocal stay home for on end, confident will — emerge outis of this pandemic stronger than own temporary sacrifices for and the greater good of the country and ofetatheir in 1986.

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Not in any way, our community gets the resources we need. instead continue to work every day to solve problems and be your and many more that presumes more liberalized society wide spread, or whether we they certainly will not do so on the basis of ever-evolving models, In this same spirit, I continue to be inspired by stories of humanity are over. ly $120 programor of are Reagan, led directly toshape, the dissolution ofwhile the Soviet Unionremain vigilant America’s ingenuity, voice in Congress. are conspiracy theorists people who or form. So we should and stay safe, atresolve and goodwill have given us all hope afterdown our own ught to lock further. neighbors especially as statistics roll that look like the lower-end model neighbors.

I wish everyone celebrating Easter, asevery well day as Passover, a joyous equipment thatin brighter days are ahead.

I’ll continue to work on ways Congress operates to adapt, work has with y get themselvesinor1989. others sick.While thehelping the same timecontinue we shouldn’t getmy comfortable this so-called “new We’ve seen case fatality rates — the number of deaths divided by estimates in terms of death and the upper-end estimates in terms temporary In Concord, a high school senior named Tanner used his own celebration and pray we can all continue to keep faith, practice your behalf to protect our public health and get our great country not stopped.

5 billion by Perhaps COVID-19 China’s Chernobyl. ning government at all levels become aisbad normal.” atenumber Journal Wednesday, April 15, 2020 he offor identified COVID-19 cases —aare both the and numerator of economic damage. need transparency and honesty from our reopened safely. Ifsafety you or someone you know needsconfident assistancethat withwe will get On Thursday, Ibut wrote a letter andplastic had nearly one hundred of to buy 3-D printer to face shields for We necessary guidelines and remain sacrifices are society Senators inmoney Washington already about themake possibility itizens living in a free were supposed Nottalking one little bit. a federal agency, please contact my offices in Concord, Fayetteville, my colleagues join me to urge the Federal Reserve and Trump nd the denominator are likely wrong.

We don’t know how many scientific experts — we need to know what they know, what they health care workers out of his own home. through this together. nt in China $1.2 trillion in debt we owe them as one way to get over. of China forgiving Pinehurst or what Washington D.C. As always, I am here to help and be a Administration to ensure taxpayer COVID-19 relief funds will bethey hope eople have actually died coronavirus.

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SPORTS SIDELINE REPORT FOOTBALL

Hall of Fame running back Little fighting cancer Syracuse Pro Football Hall of Famer Floyd Little has been diagnosed with cancer, according to a former Syracuse Orange teammate who has set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for treatment costs. Pat Killorin, a center for Syracuse in the mid-1960s, created the fundraiser last Sunday.

The 77-year-old Little, a three-time All-American at Syracuse from 1964-66, was selected sixth overall in the 1967 combined AFLNFL draft by the Denver Broncos and spent his entire nine-year career with the franchise, rushing for 6,323 yards and 43 touchdowns.

HOCKEY

USA Hockey president facing investigations Colorado Spring, Colo.

USA Hockey president Jim Smith is the subject of two investigations surrounding his tenure as the president of Amateur Hockey Association Illinois. USA Hockey spokesman Dave Fischer confirmed Friday that the organization has hired an independent investigator to look into Smith’s business dealings with AHAI. Fischer also said the US Center for SafeSport is investigating allegations that Smith was aware of reported sexual misconduct by a coach and didn’t take action against him during Smith’s tenure with AHAI. Thomas Adrahtas, a youth hockey coach, is accused of abusing multiple players.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Tulane football player arrested, dismissed after punching girl Zachary, La. ZACHARY, La. — A fight at a Waffle House in Louisiana landed a Tulane University football player in jail and a teenage girl in a hospital, police said. Zachary Police Chief David McDavid told The Advocate the early Monday morning fight that led to the arrest of Tyler Judson, a defensive back on the university’s football team, originated from an argument about a conversation on Instagram.

The victim’s mother told the news outlet her daughter has many facial fractures and will likely need surgery around her eye and for a broken nose. Judson has been dismissed from the Tulane football team.

MLB

Nationals change course, pay minor leaguers full stipend Washington, D.C. The Washington Nationals told their minor leaguers on Monday they will receive their full weekly stipends of $400 at least through June after Washington reliever Sean Doolittle tweeted that the team’s major league players would cover a planned cut in those payments. The Athletic reported Sunday the club would be releasing more than two dozen minor league players and reducing stipends for players in the minors from $400 to $300 per week. At least 16 teams have now promised to extend those allowances through the end of this month.

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Major League Baseball players ignored claims by clubs that they need to take additional pay cuts, instead proposing they receive a far higher percentage of salaries and a commit to a longer schedule as part of a counteroffer to start the coronavirus-delayed season.

MLB players counter with 114game season, no more salary cuts Owners, union are $1.2 billion apart on salary for the 2020 season

By Ronald Blum The Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball players ignored claims by clubs that they need to take additional pay cuts, instead proposing they receive a far higher percentage of salaries and commit to a longer schedule as part of a counteroffer to start the coronavirus-delayed season.

Players proposed a 114-game regular season Sunday, up from 82 in management’s offer, a person familiar with the plan told The Associated Press. Done that way, the World Series could extend past Thanksgiving.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because no details were announced.

Opening day would be June 30 and the regular season would end Oct. 31, nearly five weeks after the Sept. 27 conclusion that MLB’s proposal stuck to from the season’s original schedule. The union offered scheduling flexibility to include more doubleheaders as baseball crams the games into 123 days, leaving little room for days off.

MLB’s proposal Tuesday would lower 2020 salaries from about $4 billion to approximately $1.2 billion. The union’s offer would have salaries total about $2.8 billion.

The plan was given to MLB during an 80-minute digital meeting among Commissioner Rob Manfred, deputy commissioner Dan Halem, union head Tony Clark and union chief negotiator Bruce

Meyer. The meeting was contentious, a person familiar with it said.

Like MLB, the union would increase postseason teams from 10 to 14. But unlike MLB, the players’ proposal would extend the postseason about a month past its usual end. MLB has said it is worried about a second wave of coronavirus outbreaks in the autumn.

While management proposed an expanded postseason for 2020 only, the union offered it for this year and next.

Players proposed new events that could increase revenue, such as a postseason or offseason AllStar Game and/or Home Run Derby, to wear broadcast microphones on the field and to participate in television programming away from ballparks.

They also asked for $100 million more in salary to be advanced

Nonrevenue sports fret over college athlete compensation UNC’s Bubba Cunningham is among the athletic directors seeking clarity

The Associated Press COLLEGE COACHES in nonrevenue sports are worried about the impact legislation allowing compensation for athletes could have on their programs.

More than a dozen national associations in various sports — hockey, soccer, tennis, golf, swimming and gymnastics, among them — have signed a memo outlining “significant concerns” about effects of allowing athletes to profit for use of their names, images and likenesses (NIL). The concerns include reduced resources for lower-profile programs, the risk of “crowdfunded recruiting” for boosters to “buy talent” for a competitive advantage, increased influence by agents and whether schools can effectively monitor for compliance.

The memo, prepared by North Carolina athletics director Bubba Cunningham and associate ath-

letics director Paul Pogge, was sent last week to a law committee examining whether to craft a standardized athlete-compensation law for states to adopt. The memo focuses on nonrevenue sports, many of which are included in Olympic competition.

“Legislation like this, if it goes wrong, could be incredibly catastrophic to Olympic sports,” said Mike Moyer, executive director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association that supports the memo. “Our position is: let’s pump the brakes and just be really, really careful what is agreed to and what’s not agreed to.”

The committee, part of the Uniform Law Commission, was set to hold a virtual meeting Tuesday. That comes after the NCAA moved ahead with a plan for athletes to profit through NIL deals with third parties, though regulations — dubbed “guardrails” by the NCAA — are being developed.

“We’re listening to everybody’s views,” said Dale G. Higer, an Idaho attorney and chairman of the study committee. “We’ll make a decision. But my own view is it looks like the horse is out of the

GERRY BROOME | AP PHOTO

More than a dozen national associations in various sports – hockey, soccer, tennis, golf, swimming and gymnastics, among them – have signed a memo prepared by UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham outlining “significant concerns” about effects of allowing athletes to profit for use of their names, images and likenesses. barn and you can’t get it back in.

A lot of people think the sky is falling, and in many ways it is in terms of the way things used to be.

But we’re trying to come up with something that’s addressing what is.”

The NCAA and Power Five conference commissioners also want Congress to create a federal NIL law ahead of varied state versions being proposed so schools operate under the same rules. That’s where the law commission could assist; it includes lawyers, judges, legisla-

during the resumption of spring training.

A player would receive about 70% of his salary, or 114/162nds, under the union plan.

The union and MLB agreed March 26 that players would receive prorated shares of salaries, part of the deal in which if the season is scrapped each player was guaranteed service time for 2020 matching what he earned in 2019.

The union also was guaranteed $170 million in salary advances.

While the union says salaries were dealt with then, that agreement covered only games in regular-season ballparks and with fans.

The deal called for “good faith” negotiations for games without fans or at neutral sites.

MLB told the union that players would get 89% of revenue in an 82game schedule with prorated salaries and clubs would combine to lose $640,000 for each additional game. The union has questioned the accounting.

MLB’s offer called for spring training to resume in mid-June and for the season to start around the Fourth of July.

tive staff and law professors who research and draft standardized legislation for states to consider instead of enacting widely varying laws.

Many associations that support UNC’s memo are part of the coalition that fought an unsuccessful proposal to temporarily lower the NCAA’s 16-sport minimum in Division I amid the coronavirus pandemic, which created financial challenges for schools and led some to cut sports. Some are associations for more than solely college coaches.

Similarly, lost participation opportunities is a key issue in this case for those non-revenue sports.

Yet the memo states change could come more gradually as corporate sponsors re-evaluate broader financial support to schools compared to pursuing deals with select athletes in high-profile sports like football and men’s basketball.

“It doesn’t take a Rhodes Scholar to say those businesses might be able to make a deal with one of those recognizable faces for a lot less money than they can make a deal with the athletics department,” said Kathy DeBoer, executive director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association that supports the memo.

Higer’s committee will submit a final report to the law commission by June 15. If the commission moves forward, it would form a drafting committee to craft athlete-compensation legislation.

That committee would likely first meet this fall in a process lasting one to two years, Higer said.

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Dance’ for NWSL‘The setsLast schedule director in talks project tournament Utah on Jordan’s Bulls

The two-time defending Mark Parsons, referring to the champion North Carolina team’s opening game.

“There’s so many storylines Courage will open play The 10-part documentary for Thorns playing a lot of teams against the Portland will air over five Sundays in this league, so it’s a high probThorns

ability it’s gonna be a fun storyline. Playing the champions

By Tim Reynolds is always going to be fun. It’s The Associated Press a team we’ve got great history

By Anne M. Peterson with, and to come off the bat and The Associated Press JASON HEHIR was a kid in at thethem, stands in it’s be able to go I think Boston Garden on April 20, 1986, the day that THE NATIONAL Women’s a huge positive,” Parsons said.

Michael playoff-record Thea players will be 63 sequesSoccer League has set theJordan sched- scored points. ule for the opening round of its tered in facilities used by the It was a Christmas gift from his Royals father, who Utah and Matournament starting later this NWSL’s stuck a note promising “Two tickets toclub the Real Air Salt month in Utah, with the Port- jor League Soccer Jordan Show” in his stocking that holiday sealand Thorns playing the defend- Lake, including a stadium and It’s a gift Hehir will never several fortraining fields. ing champion son.

North get, though his current seat for league’s 230 playThe Carolina Courage on another Jordan show of sorts ersisand support staff the opening day. considerably better. wouldn’t will be“Ihoused either The NWSL is “It’s a team thecomplex dormitoscheduled to be Hehir the is the director of in call it a Netflixgot production great “The ries or at a hotel. first U.S. proESPN teamandwe’ve challenge.

Last Dance,” a 10-part All matches will Ibe league returning to history with,documentary series that debuts April 19 and played would at Zions Bank play amid the coronacall it andoftoJordan’s come final ChitellsThe the story Stadium, except virus pandemic. a privilege.”for cagobe Bullsoff season in 1997-98 the bat and that the semifinals and fitournament will a sixth NBA title. nal, which will be held in the Saltculminated Lake beinable to go hours JOHN RAOUX | AP PHOTO Hehir’s task: Take 10,000 of Jason played on theHehir, Royals’ City area starting archived footage, add interviews at them, I think home field at Rio TinJune 27 with no fans Wes Unseld, right, the workmanlike Hall of Fame center who led Washington to its only NBA director of “The with more than 100 people, to and Stadium. in attendance. championship and was chosen one of the 50 greatest players in league history, Tuesday after aCOMMUNICATIONS KEVIN L. died DORSEY | NC A&T ATHLETIC PHOTO it’s a huge it into about 8½ hours of teleDance”and The Last players The Thornsturn and series of health issues, most recently pneumonia. He was 74. vision.

North Carolina A&T receiver Elijah Bell, pictured in 2017 against North Carolina Central, is among the HBCU draft positive.” staff will be subject to Courage played for “I wouldn’t call it a challenge,” hopefuls who was affected by the canceled events due to the coronavirus pandemic. a rigorous testing and the league champion“I would call it a privilege.” safety protocol. ship in 2017 andHehir 2018,said.Portland Thorns The series was moved up two months to pro- playThe NWSL splitting the results. coach Markfans with something content-starved new seers’ association The Chicago vide Red to watch during the coronavirus pandemic.

Parsons on cured salary and inStars and the Orlando originally planning to release the surance guarantees Pride will alsoESPN meet wasplaying against documentary in June, coinciding with what The 1969 NBA Rookie of instantly made the team then on opening day. One the North Carolina for all league players Finals. for the season during Year and MVP in 1969 spent known as the Baltimore Bullets of those games would will behave been this season’s NBA It will run over five Sundaysthe ending May 17, over Courage negotiations into a winner after he was tak“I never played pretty. broadcast nationally his entire career with the with two one-hour broadcasts each week. the tournament. U.S. en with the No. 2 overall pick — I wasn’t flashy. My on CBS, the league’s Bullets organization “I’m happy if we can bring a little bit of lightthe to U.S. Soccer and behind future teammate Elvin new television partpeople in a dark timewomen’s here,” Hehir said.team “Sports contributions were in the national players’ Hayes — in the 1968 draft. ner this season.

The coronavirus pandemic Central defensive linemanThe Dariare such an indelible part of our cultural fabric compete.” association were also involved A decade later,can’t Unseld was the things most people league’s nine teams will

By Howard Fendrich don’t the Mid-Eastern has made it even harder and lackinground that ... there’s a significant hole in But Finals that opportunity never us Royster, in discussions.

MVP of the 1978 NBA as play Athfour preliminary The Associated Press “Just letic Conference offensive and enjoyment that people feel, the escape thatbeen peo- given came. notice.” for under-the-radar players All players have the Bullets beat the Seattle Sugames, with eight teams addefensive players of the year, reple can feel from everyday life that sports brings South Carolina State’s pro because we to make an impression on vancing to the quarterfinals. the opportunity to opt out of the WASHINGTON — Wes Un- perSonics in a seven-game series us.”on July 26 is tournament without losing pay day and the HBCU combine be- spectively. coach The final match seld, the workmanlike teamsHall of best known for Washington Wes Unseld are from “Does extra exposure help?

The accelerated only added about to a the came part of a growing list of if theyhas have concerns also set to be broadcast on CBS. launch Fame center who led Washington Dick Motta’s proclamation: “The Yes, it does.

But once it’s taken hectic time for Hehir and his team. events canceled because of the smaller “You knew it was going to coronavirus. Rosters are not due to its only NBA championship and opera ain’t over until the fat lady to get said Thorns There hascoach been much about the coronavirus pandemic. While away it limits certain guys Kyle untilanticipation June 21. happen,” was chosen one ofBy the 50 Hightower great- sings.” schools their film out there,” said Mordocumentary, which in Hehir’s mind came tosmall school and borderline draft The Associated Press Listed at 6-foot-7 and 245 est players in league history, died doesn’t gan State coach Tyrone Wheatgether much faster than such a project usually prospects from across the counHis aching knees forced Unseld pounds, Unseld overcame tallTuesday after a series of health isley, a first-round pick by the New does. try will be hurt by a lack of simDE’MONTREZ Burroughs meanmost recently pneumonia. er players and bad knees with a to stop playing in 1981, but he resues, York Giants inthat 1995. “It limits the “Normally, to do an hourlong archival docevents, HBCUmained players with may the looked at it as his best shot to acfranchise strong work ethic ilar and lots of grunt He 74. wewas can’t scouts from umentary from start to finish, it takes about hardest without them and pro hishis NFL work dream. would eventually retire his No. 41 actually seeing in the paint.be Hehitwas a tenaUnseld’s family complish announced a year from the inception of the idea to the rethe strong Regional The released South Carolina se- and compete.” jersey. Invita- these guys one-on-one, to look cious State rebounder pass-Combine death via a statement at them and physically place eyes search to doing all the shooting to getting it all tional that HBCU players in renior receiver had the dates cir“We all admired Wes as the pilby the Washington Wizards, the er.

To long,” get some of the questogether, storyboarding it out, mapping it out, cent years had previously used to on them. cled on his calendar.

First, was the inducted lar of this franchise for so Unseld into the franchise he was with throughDe’Montrez tions answered up close and perediting, getting notes back, it takes about a boost their draft stock.

Bulldogs’ annual pro day on out his entire 13-season playing Hall of Fame in 1988, his first year Wizards owner Ted Leonsis said, sonal.” year,” Hehir said. “We’re doing 10 of those. And “When you’re coming out of an March 19, followed a week latBurroughs, “but it was his work off the court of eligibility. career and also worked for as a Aside from getting a chance to we had a little bit over two years to do it so we’re HBCU, you know that the teams er by the first-ever NFL combine Southand Carolina “I never played pretty,” Unseld that will truly leave an impactcoach general manager. run the 40-yard dash and comalready working at five times our normal rate.” are going to be looking at Divievent held for draft prospects “Those of us who were fortu- said on the day he was elected. “I ful legacy and live on through the State receiver other strength and agility The pandemic further complicates matters. sion I talent first,”many said Kansas from time Historically Black Colleges people he plete touched and inflashy. My contributions nate enough to spend with wasn’t drills in front of scouts from the Hehir and his team are finishing things up while City Chiefs defensive back Alex and Universities who didn’t reWes knew him as a generous and were in the things most people fluenced throughout his life of NFL’s 32 franchises, players were separated, connecting through Zoom meetings Brown, a SC State alum.

“With ceive invitations to the national thoughtful man whose strong don’t notice. They weren’t in high basketball and beyond.” going worked to get theinchance to interbut largely in isolation at their own laptops to this HBCU combine,Unseld that’s difcombine inpasIndianapolis. initially scoring or dunking or behind-thewill was matched only by his view with executives on the get the last pieces of the story ready to air. that when front He left othfor spring the ferent. I wish we had Washington’s office,team then backbreak passes.” sion and drive for uplifting first day of the HBCU combine The documentary goes deeper than just 1997I was coming out.

It was gonna week before his pro day with evwas head coach for nearly seven Unseld was born March 14, ers,” current Wizards GM Tomevent.

98, though that season is the overriding theme. be a chance to have all the teams erything ready to go.

He had film my Sheppard said. “His physical 1946, in Louisville, Kentucky, seasons from 1987-94, compiling Teams are still conducting inIt also serves as a retrospective of Jordan’s baslooking at those guys.” packages to distribute to scouts. prowess, undeniable talent and where he won two state champi- a 202-345 record with one playterviews by phone ketball life, from his college days at North CaroOnly four and HBCUoff players were He He was thinking about what High appearance. also had a sev- and video cononship at Seneca School on-court demeanor mayalso have but those are capped lina through his rise atop the NBA. in theat-2019en-year draft with he would say in interviews with stinta asferencing, general managthen stayed homeselected for college, struck fear in opponents throughat three per week, said agent AuHehir knows there is an ongoing buildup and full predraft process, though 32 representatives from NFL teams out the NBA, but he will be re- tending the University of Louis- er from 1996-03, when the team Wiggins, anticipation surrounding the documentary, and what leadto ask ville. idols like Pro made Week 1 rosters. made one other gustine trip to the play- whose clients membered best as and a mentor, still feels nervousness. He met with Jordan sevThe 51 players Football Hall of Famer Deion 20.6 offs. to the include Burroughs.

He averaged points and invited er and friend.”

“It’s harder to garner intereral times over the course of the project, includHBCU combine were trying to Sanders, who would be there.

Unseld is survived by his wife, 18.9 rebounds over his four years A five-time All-Star and, along RICKare BOWMER AP PHOTO est and understand where the ining three sit-down interviews that part| of position themselves to do the “It was a chance to be able to Connie, daughter Kim, son Wes with Wilt Chamberlain, one of with the Cardinals. terest is for clients than in years the documentary. same.

The list also included Florshowcase our talent,” Burroughs In the NBA, Unseld averaged Unseld Jr., and two grandchilonly two players to win NBA In this Sept. 12, 2014 file photo, members of the U.S. Women’s past,” Wiggins said. “It’s National a slightly team warm “I hope people will like as Tinto much as we idarebounds A&M University quarterback “Just honbecause10.8 we points are from Wes Jr. is an assistant coach and 14 for dren.

Rookie of the Year said. and MVP upthat during practice at it Rio Stadium different pivot.” did,” Hehir said.

Ryan Stanley and North Carolina smaller schools doesn’t mean we with the Denver Nuggets. ors in the same season, Unseld his career. in Sandy, Utah.

NBA star Wes Unseld dies at 74 HBCU NFL hopefuls adjust after

canceled pro days, combine

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Online divisions: Twitter, hospital Backup coronavirus Facebook diverge on in Memphis Trump’s words worries residents The Associated Press

By Adrian Sainz The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — President Donald Trump posted MEMPHIS, Tenn.

— identiFaced cal messages on Twitter and Facewith the threat of overburdened book this week.

But while the two hospitals, states across the country social platformsconvention have very centers, similar are converting policies on voterand misinformation sports facilities performance and glorifying violence, they dealt spaces into backup treatment sites with Trump’s posts very differently, for coronavirus patients. proof that Silicon is far from What some Valley Memphis, Tenanesse, united front when it comes to poresidents don’t get is why in litical decisions their city, a shopping center in the Twitter a warning lamiddle of aplaced predominantly black, bel on two residential Trump tweets that low-income neighborcalled mail-in ballots “frauduhood has been chosen. lent” and predicted problems City and state officials are with conthe November demotcerned that anelections. influx ofItpatients ed andMemphis, placed a as stronger from well aswarning nearby on a third tweet about MinneapoMississippi, Arkansas and rural lis protests that read, in part, that west Tennessee, will strain hospi“when the looting starts the shoottals. Their fears are echoed across ing the starts.” country: Governors, mayors Facebook the posts alone. and health left experts in numerous “Facebook doesn’t want to alienstates are also researching and ate certain communities,” Diconstructing makeshift said medical payan Ghosh, co-director of the facilities. digital platforms and democraIn New York City, they’re turncy at Harvard’s Kennedy ingproject to the Javits Center convention School. doesn’t the want to tick off site; in “It Chicago, McCormick aPlace wholeConvention swatch of people who realCenter; and in ly believe the the president and appreSandy, Utah, Mountain Amerciate his tweets.” ica Expo Center.

Twitter, the other hand has a The U.S.onArmy Corps of Engihistory of taking strongerlocations stances, neers has been scouting he including completehere ban in added, Tennessee, anda officials on advertisements that havepolitical compiled a list of 35 possithe companysites. announced last Noble backup They haven’t released the whole list, but Gov. Bill

nity volunteer Homer Osborne said he understands the need to help coronavirus patients, but he questions why officials chose Gateway.

“There are a lot of poor people in this neighborhood that come here and shop,” said Osborne, who was buying food at the center for a home delivery service he’s provember. viding during the virus outbreak.

That’s partly because Face“People won’t want to come over book, a much larger company with here. It’s just going to kill this a broader audience, caught in the area.” crosshairs of regulators over its He also cited a widespread fear size and power, has more to lose. of being unnecessarily exposed to And partly because the companies’ the virus.

CEOs don’t always see eye to eye on “All around, people are scared,” FRANCOIS MORI | AP PHOTO their role in society. he said.

“Our position is that we should In this June 7, 2019, file photo, Twitter Their CEO Jack after fearsDorsey are notleaves unfounded. enable as much expression as pos- his talk with French President Emmanuel at the Elysee In thisMacron majority-black city along sible unless it will cause imminent Palace in Paris. the Mississippi River, lawmakers risk of specific harms or dangers and community leaders have been spelled out in clear policies,” Facesounding the alarm over what they Republicans.’’ book CEO Mark Zuckerberg said ers. And it is setting up an oversight by seealienating as a disturbing trend of the viand fellow conservain a post on his social network Fri- board to decide whether to remove rusTrump killing African Americans at a tives have controversial posts. day. higher rate.been claiming for years Silicon Valley tech companies Meanwhile, Twitter CEO Jack that Referring to the president’s Nutbush resident Patricia Harbiased against The troucomments about the Minneapolis Dorsey tweeted that Twitter will are ris wondered aloudthem. if city officials began in 2016, two years after protests, Zuckerberg said that he “continue to point out incorrect or ble were “trying to contaminate” the launched a section called had “a visceral negative reaction to disputed information about elec- Facebook neighborhood. to this kind of divisive and inflamma- tions globally.” But he added: “This “trending,” Activist using Earle human Fisher,editors an AfriADRIAN SAINZ | AP PHOTO popular news stories.pastor, Facetory rhetoric.’’ But Facebook decid- does not make us an ‘arbiter of curate can American Memphis book was accused bias against truth.’”Gateway Shopping Center ed, heFriday, said, toApril keep 3, the2020 president’s understands the of anxiety.

“This This photo, shows based on the words This is not the first time that a conservatives comments on Tenn. the site because “we is an honest and reasonable conin Memphis, an and anonymous former contracread it as a warning about state ac- social media company clashed with of cern skepticism,” Fisher said. who said thefor company downtion, and we think people need to the president. And with six months tor “I think it’s par the course for conservative in that before the election, and it won’t be played know if the government is planning black people to beissues righteously a go Chinese restaurant other Lee has disclosed a few: the Mu- to feature andofpromoted liberal intercauslast. to force.’’ in Nashville, the the skeptical governmental businesses. sicdeploy City Center “It sure looks like, incenter the face More broadly, Zuckerberg has vention that did not consult with Locating a treatment for es.

Chattanooga Convention Center, Zuckerberg met with prominent pressure to follow there the White often said Facebook not—seek on the ground first.” coronavirus patients pos- people the Knoxville Expo does Center all of leaders at time in policies, to be away “the arbiter of truth.’’ neigh- House’s Doug McGowen, thethe city’s chief es two preferred problems,speech residents say: right-wing sites from residential attemptofficer, at damage In chose appeasement and an Still, Facebook has long used Facebook operating said control. the GateIt could potentially expose them borhoods. it shut down considered the “trending” fight,” said Daphne factThe checks on itsShopping site, doneCenby Twitter way site was being beto the chose virus to amid concerns that 2018, Gateway by potentially then the narrative fellow at Stanford Univer- section third-party news neighborhood organizations Keller, cause itbut could accomblacks aare contracting COVID-19 ter in the Nutbush conservative biasofhad spread far Center for Internet and Socisuch as The Associated and sity’s modate hundreds beds.

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with thetransported leaders of Google, Twitquickly to a hospital ter andtheir Facebook defending their should conditions worsen. companies explaining it Memphisand officials said thethat Gatewould not beput in on their to way site was theinterest list in realienate half of theirfrom U.S. the users. sponse to a request state’s While critics have accusedlarge, both coronavirus team to identify Zuckerberg and Dorsey cozyavailable buildings where of an altering with onefacility side ofcould the politinateup treatment be local alley or the other, Zuckerberg cated. appears intent on remaining “The more task of finding space to in the middle — even when that’s shelter hundreds of potential paproving difficult. tients isincreasingly not one of choice but ne“Facebook doesn’t said wantintoa aliencessity,” the officials stateate anybody,’’ said Ethan Zuckerment. man, of theresidents, Massachusetts Fordirector Nutbush their Institute of Technology’s Center fear of contracting the virus is for Civic with Media.

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Sheclaims noted that COVID-19 and therefore poses a grocery store recently closed near potential to public health. her housethreat and she already has to “It’s farther really a to no-win travel get toscenario’’’ Gateway.for social mediawecompanies, saidwe’ve Pat“When do things, rick Hedger, research fellow in at the got to consider the people Competitive Enterprise Institute. neighborhood,” she said. “We don’t Conservatives if they need to makewill thecomplain neighborhood block correct Trumpis.” statements. worseor than it already Liberals will cry foul if theyadon’t.

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, MemHedger also noted unphis Democrat, said that the “the decision moderated world does exist,’’ pointdoesn’t make sense. ing“I’m to Gab.com, which has become sure there are other places athat haven for work, extremist “The would and views. they should unmoderated internet is not a prethave used those rather than go ty place,’’ he said. neighborhood,” into a residential Cohen said.

Civil unrest could agree influence Biden’s search for running mate OPEC, oil nations to nearly 10M barrel cut

By Alexandra Jaffe The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joe Biden’s search for a running mate could be reshaped The Associated Pressby the police killing of George Floyd and the unrest it hasUnited ignitedArab across the DUBAI, Emircountry, raising Russia questions ates — OPEC, and about other contenders oil-producing with nationslaw-and-oron Sunday der backgrounds and intensifyfinalized an unprecedented proing pressure on nearly the presumptive duction cut of 10 million Democratic to select a barrels, or a nominee 10th of global supply, black woman. in hopes of boosting crashing pricwho has alreadypandemic pledged es Biden, amid the coronavirus to pick a woman, has cast a wide and a price war, officials said. net“This in his search.

Some of the could be the largest rewomen list havefrom drawn naductionon in his production OPEC tional praisea decade, amid the protests for perhaps maybe lonover death, including Atger,” Floyd’s said U.S. Energy Secretary lanta Keishawho Lance BotDan Mayor Brouillette, credited toms, who Donald delivered an impasPresident Trump’s persioned appeal for calm in herduelcity sonal involvement in getting on ing Friday parties night. to the But tablethe andoutcry helpover police against miing to end brutality a price war between norities has complicated Saudi Arabia and Russia.the prospects Minnesota Sen. AmyasKloOilofprices have collapsed the buchar, who and had athe controversial coronavirus COVID-19 record police violence illness addressing it causes have largely haltas prosecutor city where ed aglobal travel in andthe slowed down Floyd other died. energy-chugging sectors Biden’s choice of a running such as manufacturing.

It has mate will be among most condevastated the oilthe industry in sequential decisions makes in the U.S., which now he pumps more the campaign, particularly crude than any other country. given But thatsome the 77-year-old is already producers have been talking about himself as The a “tranreluctant to ease supply. carsition” to a new genertel andcandidate other nations on Sunday ation leaders.

His agreedoftoDemocratic allow Mexico to cut only pick will also be viewed as aasignal 100,000 barrels a month, stickboth of his for values whoinitially he being point an and accord lieves should have representation reached Friday after a marathon at the conference highest levelbetween of the Amerivideo 23 nacan government. tions.

The nations together agreed before the barrels outcry a over to Even cut 9.7 million day Floyd’s death, some Biden allies throughout May and June. were urging the himdeal to just put Thealready group reached ahours blackbefore womanAsian on themarkets ticket givreen the critical roleand African Ameropened Monday as internaicans in his Brent path tocrude the tional played benchmark Democratic nomination. traded at just over $31 a Those barrel calls gotten shale louder producers in recent and have American days. struggle.

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ple now,” he said. “I’ve got a granddaughter who is graduating from law school and she wants to be a public defender. She doesn’t want to be a prosecutor. And I think a lot of younger people feel the bin Salman, a son of King Salman, same.” assented to the deal.

Klobuchar, who also sought “I go with the consent, so I the Democratic nomination, has agree,” the prince said, chuckling, faced questions about her eight drawing a round of applause from years as prosecutor for Minnesothose on the video call. ta’s largest county during the priBut it had not been smiles and mary. Most of the more than two laughs for weeks after the sodozen people who died during pocalled OPEC+ group of OPEC lice encounters in her tenure were members and other nations failed people of color, according to data in March to reach an agreement compiled by Communities United on production cuts, sending pricAgainst Police Brutality and rees tumbling. Saudi Arabia sharply viewed by the AP. criticized Russia days earlier over An officer involved in one of what it described as comments those past fatal incidents was Dercritical of the kingdom, which ek Chauvin, who was arrested and finds itself trying to appease charged Friday with Floyd’s murTrump, a longtime OPEC critic. der.

Even U.S. senators had warned Since ending her campaign, Saudi Arabia to find a way to Klobuchar has emerged as a key boost prices as American shale Biden surrogate and some Demfirms face far-higher production ocrats see her as a running mate costs. American troops had been MINISTRY who could helpSAUDI himENERGY appeal to deployed to the kingdom for the some of the white, working-class first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, In this photo released by Saudi Energy Ministry, MATT Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud, Minister of ROURKE | AP PHOTO voters turnedministers against theatparattacks over concerns of Irani- Energy of Saudi Arabia, third right, chairs a virtual summit of the Group ofwho 20 energy ty a inresponse the 2016to election.

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Jason Efird

Tony Smith

ASON EUGENE “GENE” EFIRD, 94, went home to be with his Lord Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at his home in Stanfield.

DITH “CAROL” ANDERSON Gene was born October 9, 1925, in SPAULDING, 93, of Conklin, NY Cabarrus County to the late Simeon passed away Monday, May 25, 2020 Jason Efird and the late Sarah Ella at Spring Arbor of Albemarle, NC. Burris Efird. In addition to his Carol was born January 21, 1927 in parents, he was preceded in death by Suffolk County, NY to the late George his wife, Jewell Little Efird; sisters, Andrew Anderson and Edith Terry Mary Lambert, Fannie Almond, Anderson.

Minnie Furr, Wilma Burleson and She was also preceded in death Aileen Huskey; and brothers, Homer by her husband of 57 years, Nelson Efird, Getus Efird and Wayne Efird, Warren Spaulding, who passed away Sr. in 2012; sons, Mark Allen Spaulding, A private funeral service will be and Robert James Chester, Jr. held on Saturday, April 11, 2020 There will be a service at a later at Love’s Grove United Methodist date at Vestal Hills Memorial Park in Church Cemetery in Stanfield Vestal, NY. officiated by Rev. Jim White. Burial She is survived by her sons, Frank will follow at the Love’s Grove United (Ruth) Micari, David (Rachel) Methodist Church Cemetery, 4360 Spaulding; daughter, Nancy Lynne Polk Ford Road, Stanfield.

Spaulding; sister, Katherine Lewis; Survivors include son Gerald granddaughter, Kristine (Jimmy) Wayne (Gail) Efird of Albemarle; Gaskins; grandsons, Jordan M.D. daughter Lisa Efird (Mark) Hartsell Slocum, Joel N.D. Slocum, Nolan of Stanfield; granddaughters, Spaulding; and granddaughter, Kelly Efird Barbee and Lauren Miranda Spaulding, greatHartsell (Justin) Crump; and greatgranddaughters, Katelyn and grandsons, Ian Patrick Simmons and Karissa Donohue; and daughter-inElliot Jacob Simmons. law, Sandy Chester.

Memorials may be made to Love’s Carol valued traditions, which Grove United Methodist Church, PO she instilled in her family. She was Box 276, Stanfield, NC 28163-0276. also passionate about cooking and baking, and enjoyed hosting family and friends. She enjoyed downhill skiing, horseback riding, and was an incredible bowler. She retired as the assistant manager from Marine Midland Bank. Carol was a very independent, strong-willed woman, who will be missed by all who knew her.

ONY MONROE SMITH, 72, of Rockwell, NC, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at EGGIE MICHAEL BARBEE, his home surrounded by family.

A 68, of New London, passed private family service will be held. away May 16,be2020 OnlineSaturday, condolences can madeatat his home. stanlyfuneralhome.com Reggie was born May11, 30, Tony was born August 1947 1951 in Stanly County to late in Stanly County to the latethe Pearlie Geneva Magdelene Jordan.

Asbury Smith and Emmer LeeHe was also in in death byPat his Smith.

Hepreceded was the son law of step-father, Bural Jordan. and Mick Cagle where he worked at will for be amany small gathering theThere fish house years until of family and friends in honor he opened Anchor House his Seafood at a later date. in Rockwell.

He and his wife Becky He isand survived byAnchor his sister, owned operated House Tonia (Jim) Jefferis; brother, Bural for 25 years before retiring in 2009.

(Cathy) Jordan, Jr.; aunt, Carolyn Mr. Smith was a charter member Barbee Eudy; manyDoor wonderful and deacon at Open Baptist cousins, andHe nephews; Church innieces, Richfield. loved theand his beloved Armit, Ramana, Lord and hiscats, family abundantly.

Tony Rachel, and many other that was a wonderful husband,cats father, and have come and grandfather andgone. could fix anything received he Reggie put his hands on. his bachelor’s degree from Furman Mr. Smith is survivedUniversity. by his wife Becky Cagle Smith of the home, sons Walter Smith and Robbie Smith; daughter Kayla Henderson (Brandon); grandchildren Danielle, Dustin, and Steele Smith, Keaton and Ella Henderson; brother David Smith; sisters Kay Kriechbaum, Karen Stevenson, Ruby Eudy, and Dorothy Smith (Nick).

He is preceded in death by brothers Joe Smith, Wayne Smith, Claude Smith, Wade Smith, Robert Smith, and sister Mary Morris.

Memorial contributions can be made to Open Door Baptist Church at 44563 Hwy 52, Richfield, NC 28137 or to Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County at 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081.

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Pauline Tucker

AULINE ELIZABETH ALMOND TUCKER, 98, passed away peacefully at Trinity Place, Albemarle, NC on April 11, 2020.

Pauline was born on March 22, 1922 in Cabarrus County, NC to the late John Richard Almond and Alice Ada Ann Lambert Almond.

She is survived by her three daughters, Gay Michel (Jack), Oak Island, NC; Pamela Rushing (Foreman), Oakboro, NC; Kathy ENDALL CURTIS NC; her Hunt (Marc), Albemarle, 72,Lear), of son,HUNEYCUTT, Chris Tucker (Chris Oakboro, passed away Friday, May Washington, DC. She will be greatly 29, 2020 his home with his wife missed byat her five grandchildren, at his side.

Heather Rushing Chaney (Shannon), Mr. Huneycutt was bornMichel Michael Rushing, Elizabeth February 16, 1948 in Michel, Union County Hartzog (Craig), Jack Jr. to the late Huneycutt (Jenn), andCurtis WoodyAlbert Hunt as well as and the late Luvine GreeneShe also seven great-grandchildren.

Huneycutt. leaves behind cherished nieces and Mr. Huneycutt will lie in nephews. state from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, The family expresses its sincere Monday, 2020 Hartsell gratitude June to the1,staff andatcaregivers Funeral of Midland.

A at TrinityHome Place for the care they graveside service will be held on provided Pauline.

Tuesday, June 2, 2020service at 1:00 PM A private graveside will be at theonPhiladelphia Baptist Church held Monday, April 13, 2020.

A Cemetery Philadelphia celebrationatof12568 Pauline’ s life and legacy Church Rd.,this Stanfield officiated by will be held summer.

Rev. InCarey lieu ofSnellings. flowers, the family Survivors include requests donations bewife, madeDonna to the Huneycutt Oakboro; and BrightFocusofFoundation at www. son, Alex Huneycutt and wife, brightfocus.org.

Marianne, of Reston, VA. Special thanks to Hospice of Stanly and Uwharrie, and to Nhan Coley, Priscilla Jimenez, and Sonya Smith.

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ERLE LORRAINE AUSTIN HELMS, 72, of Marshville, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at McWhorter Hospice House AOMI MILLER, 95, of in Monroe.

Richfield, passed away Lorraine was born April 28, 1947 Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Phoenix in Monroe to the late Homer David Assisted Care in Cary, NC. Austin and Jewell Delphia-Jane Naomi was born March 13, 1925 Austin. She was also preceded in in Rowan County to the late Clyde death by brothers, A.D. and Teddy Brown and the late Mattie Josey Austin; and sister, Joy Austin.

Brown. She was also preceded in The family will receive friends death by her husband, P.E. Miller, Jr.; from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Friday, two brothers; and one sister.

April 10, 2020 at Hartsell Funeral Naomi was a hospice volunteer Home of Albemarle. The funeral and enjoyed serving others. She service will be at 11:00 am on was an active member of Richfield Saturday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Baptist Church and made sure there Church in Marshville, officiated were flowers in the sanctuary every

by Rev. John Miller and Rev. Leon Sunday. Naomi loved working in her Whitley. She will lie in state for 30 garden. minutes prior to the service. She will A graveside service will be on be laid to rest in the church cemetery.

Sunday, May 31, 2020 at 2:00 PM She is survived by her beloved at Richfield Cemetery at 221 S. husband of 47 years, Paul Helms Cemetery Street in Richfield, NC of the home; son, Alex (Deanna) officiated by Rev. Randy Jetton.

Helms of Pageland; daughter, Paula Survivors include sons, Don Miller (Cristin Brandt) Helms of Mint Hill; and wife, Lynnette of Pittsboro grandchildren, Mason, Grant, and and Max Miller and wife Diane Raegan Helms; brothers, Boyce, of Kannapolis; grandchildren, Royce, Tim Austin; and sisters, Nikki Hudson, Brandon Miller, Patricia Mullis, and Angel Tarleton.

Kevin Miller, Erin Miller; greatMemorials may be made to the grandchildren, William and Addison Alzheimer’s Association, 4600 Park Hudson; sisters, Betty Buckwell and Rd., Suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28209.

Ann Miller; and brother, Andrew Brown.

Danny Luther

D Chad Dennis

ANNY PAUL LUTHER, 65, of Norwood, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, April 9, 2020 at Atrium Health Stanly in HAD WILSON DENNIS, Albemarle.

48,Luther of Albemarle passed away Mr. was born March 27, Sunday, May 24, 2020 in Atrium 1955 to the late Robert Fulton and Health Cabarrus, Concord. A private Helen Tucker Luther. graveside service will beby held Danny was survived hisatwife, Salem United Methodist Church Denise Burleson Luther of Norwood; with David Talbert officiating. sons,Rev. Jeremy (Karen) Luther and Born January 16, 1972 in Jody Luther; step-sons, Bryan Albemarle, was the son of Linda Whitley andheGregg (Anita) Whitley; Eudy Johnson and husband Rick Grandchildren, Daniel Luther andof Albemarle andasthe late Dennis.

Hunter Zado, well asTerry his brother, He a graduate of Albemarle Bobwas Luther Jr (Lorena), uncle Jack High School whereother he was active in Luther and several loved nieces, sports and was quite the athlete.

He nephews and cousins. enjoyed fishing with his Pa, watching Danny recently retired from Carolina basketball games, tinkering Charlotte Pipe and Foundry after with his tractor and hanging out with a dedicated 37 years and worked his Granny.

He was a member there with his sons and severalof other Paul’ s Crossing Baptist Church and friends and family members. wasDanny a Maintenance Supervisor with loved spending time at the NC Dept. of Transportation. his lake house with his family and In addition mother and step friends as well to ashis vacationing with his father and Rick Johnson, he family.Linda Danny and Denise enjoyed is also survived by music a brother listening to beach andTrent loved to Dennis of Albemarle, Aunt and shag dance every chance they could Uncle Sherrill Smithloving get. HeDenise was anand amazing father, of Albemarle,and step-siblings Kristi grandfather great friend to Treptow, Johnson, and Andy many. HeBlair will never be forgotten.

Johnson and bestoffriend Marc A celebration life will be Lefler.

Due to Chad’ s selfless act announced once the currentof organ donation, potentialare people COVID-19eight restrictions lifted. willHartsell be givenFuneral a chance of hope Home of and a better life. is serving the Luther Albemarle family.

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Jerry Fincher

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ERRY FINCHER passed from this life on April 3, 2020 at 8:05 pm. He was surrounded by his family and holding theALICE hand of the love of ARION LAGASSE, his life.67, Jerry is preceded inaway death of Locust, passed by three siblings, two brothers, Billy Saturday, May 30, 2020 at Tucker Gilbert Fincher, and Larry Richard Hospice House.

Fincher, and onewas sister, Barbra Mrs. Lagasse born JuneJoyce Moore.

2, 1952 in Mecklenburg County. is survived wife, SheHe was precededby inhis death byEleanor son, Kate of the home, BrianFincher Dale Lagasse; sister,daughter, Mary Cindy Fincher Jacobs of Wingate Elizabeth Irvin; and brothers, Bobby NC., son andJimmy daughter in law, Tommy Amberson, Amberson, Gene (Tiffany) Fincher of New London Amberson and Jerry Amberson NC., Step Children, Jimmy (Lisa) Aice was a very kind hearted Lanier Locust (Bob) person of and wouldNC, do Wanda anything to Krimminger of Locust NC., Eric help others.

(Sharon) Lanier ofreceive Charlotte NC., The family will friends Grandchildren-Trey from 6:00 PM - 7:00(Gera) PM, Whitson of Midland, Step-grandchildren, Wedndesday, June 3, 2020, at Zach (Brittney) Aaron Hartsell FuneralWashington, Home of Midland.

(Kinsey) Washington, Caleb (Nayeli) A memorial service will follow in the Washington, (Robbie) Setzer, funeral homeBeth chapel officiated by Matthew ) Wallace, Step Rev. Jason( April Goodnight. great-grandchildren, Britlyn-Eve Survivors include husband, Washington, Robert Setzer, Norman Lagasse of Locust; George son, Tony (Sara) Setzer, Tracy (Rob)ofSetzer Lagasse and wife Crissy Concord; Bumgardener, Katie Underwood, daughter, Karen Lagasse Goulding Andrew Underwood, Step great and husband Greg of Massachusetts; great grandchild, WaylonSarah, George grandchildren, Nicholas, Setzer and brother Donald Amber, Dean, Andrew andLewis Gregory; Fincher of Albemarle, NC.and Ellen and sisters, Joyce Walker Jerry Fincher will be laid to rest on Deese.

Wednesday April 8,2020 at 11:00 am at Canton Baptist Church. Anyone interested in attending, please RSVP at 704-796-2412. Dr. Phil McCray and Pastor Tommy Fincher will officiate.

James Chavis

AMES HOWARD CHAVIS, 77, of Albemarle, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at his home.

A Funeral service for Mr. Chavis will be held at 2PM on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at Dunns Grove Baptist Church with Pastor Jeremy Holt. Visitation will be held from 1-2PM prior to the service at the church. Burial to follow at New London Cemetery.

Howard was born December 25, 1942 in Richmond County to the late James Chavis and Flora Ellen Smith Chavis. He retired from both E.J. Snyder & Co. and Gentry Mills as aHIRLEY supervisor.

Mr. Chavis73, enjoyed MAE HAIRE, gardening and spending time of Albemarle passed away onwith his family.

Heat was also aHealth member April 11, 2020 Atrium at Dunns Grove Baptist Church.

Stanly. The family will hold a private He is survived byMrs. his wife graveside service for Haire.

Cathy Culp Chavis; childrenTony Shirley was born December 12, Chavis of Albemarle 1946 in (Marla) Washington, DC to theand Joseph Chavis of Albemarle; late Charles Richard Bateman and grandchildren Johnny Shaver Elizabeth Mae Mulligan Bateman.

(Holly), Jared Chavisby(Brittany), Shirley is survived her husband Kelly Hathcock (Becky), of 30 years Vaughn Smith Joey of Chavis (Anna), Hannah Lear Albemarle; sister Sandra Painter (Brian), Brandon of Gainesville, VA; Chavis half-brother (Shannon), Brittany Chavis, Amber Robert Bateman of Stevensville, Chavis, Sierra Chavis, and Smith Sydnee MD; step-children Heather Chavis; 11 great-grandchildren; of Jacksonville, FL and David Mr.of Chavis was preceded Smith New London, NC; 4 in death by sons Mark Chavis and step-grandchildren; nieces Cyndi Christopher Chavis; sisters Lucy Hentschel of Leesburg, VA and Hulon, Barbara Goer, Orene Quick, Cheryl Hardy of Aylett, VA; 16 grandMary Knight, and Becky Jackson. nieces and nephews; and Gus the dog. Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle is serving the Haire family.

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Linda Hatley

INDA TUCKER HATLEY, 69, of Albemarle, passed away Monday, April 13, 2020.

Linda was born September 18, 1950 in Concord to the late Jacob and OGER WAYNE Claris Tucker.

She wasLAYTON, also preceded 64, of away in death byAlbemarle, her brother,passed Terry Lee Saturday, May his Tucker, and her 30, twin2020 sister,atBrenda home.

Tucker Strickland. We know Brenda Roger October 16, and Lindawas areborn in Heaven watching 1955 inand Stanly County to the late over us laughing.

J.D.Linda Layton Jennie Smithsister, wasand a loving mother, Layton. and “Nana.” She was a very giving He was also preceded in death and loving person.

Linda would by brothers; J.R. Laton and Don always do anything she could for Layton. others, especially her family. She Rogerworking will lie at inFastShop state from enjoyed #5, 12:00 - 5:00 Tuesday, Locust.PM Linda willPM, be forever loved June 2, 2020 at Hartsell Funeral and greatly missed.

Homes of Albemarle. graveside Survivors include herAson, service will be onwife, Wednesday, Alan Hatley and Angela, ofJune 3, 2020 at 1:00 PMRonnie at Fairview Albemarle; brother, Tucker Memorial Park, of 1425 East W Main and wife, Linda, Midland; St, Albemarle, officiated

by Pastor granddaughter, Leslie Hatley; 1 Steve niece;Barbee. and 2 nephews.

Roger was will an outdoorsman The family receive friendswho had hobbies and frommany 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm,interests.

Thursday, He enjoyed gardening, fishing and April 16, 2020 at Hartsell Funeral beach with the Linda family.will He Home trips in Albemarle. spent learning Word of be laidtime to rest during the a private God and also loved time committal service atspending Bethel United with his grandchildren.

Methodist Church, Midland.

Survivors includeplease wife, consider Teresa a In lieu of flowers, Layton; daughters, Jennifer memorial donation to Bethel UMC, Layton (Kirt Brace) and Amanda 12700 Idlebrook Rd, Midland, NC Hardy 28107. (Matt); grandsons; Rhys Brace, Tilden and Asa Hardy.

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ILLIAM JOSEPH MORGAN, 81, of Albemarle, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2020 at Atrium Health Stanly in Albemarle.

Joe was born September 15, 1938 in Stanly County to the late Nathan M. Morgan and Birte Holhiser Morgan. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Sylvia Morgan; and siblings, Daniel Dink Morgan, Margaret Anderson, and Pauline Whitten.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle.

He is survived by his son, W. Charles (Dianne) Morgan; grandson, Dalton Morgan; and stepdaughters, Linda (Joe) Ledbetter, Tamara Elrod; and four step-grandchildren When he was younger, Joe loved to play basketball and was AllCounty first team for all four years at Richfield High School. Joe retired from ALCOA, where he worked in the pot room. He loved hunting and fishing.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to Melissa Morgan and the staff at Atrium Health Stanly.

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STATE & NATION

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In this May 27, 2020, photo, teachers Jana Blair, right, and Aaron Rainboth, upper-center, wear masks as they work with kids at the Frederickson KinderCare daycare center, in Tacoma, Wash.

Parents hoping to get back to work face a child care crisis

By Alexandra Olson The Associated Press NEW YORK — A single father in New Jersey is taking unpaid leave from his job as a baker because he has no one to look after his son. A university employee in New York realizes she may never return to the office after her autistic daughter’s child care center closed for good. A new mother in Utah uses vacation time to take two hours off from work each day.

The coronavirus pandemic has created a staggering child care crisis that threatens to undermine the reopening of the U.S. economy.

More than one-third of families report that someone has stayed home from work to mind their children because of the outbreak, according to a nationwide survey by the Urban Institute, an economic policy research group.

Public schools in most states are closed for the remainder of the academic year. Many camps will not open this summer. Thousands of day cares are also closed, many of them following the lead of school districts, while some remain open only for children of essential workers. And the informal network of

relatives and friends that many parents rely on has disintegrated in a world of social distancing.

Dan Cappilla saw other no choice but to take unpaid leave from his job as an overnight baker at a ShopRite in Manahawkin, New Jersey.

Before the pandemic his parents took turns spending the night looking after his 7-year-old son, Gavin. But he fears exposing them to the virus, especially since they live with his 90-year-old grandmother.

His manager offered him daytime hours, but with schools closed that didn’t help. Cappilla needs to be home during the day to guide his son through remote lessons.

Unable to pay next month’s rent, Cappilla is holding out for summer, when schooling won’t be an issue and he hopes the virus will have ebbed enough for his parents to come back.

“My hands are tied,” Cappilla said. “I have no solid plan.”

The uncertainty will endure for months. School officials from New York to Chicago have said remote learning may continue into at least part of the next academic year.

The National Association for

the Education of Young Children, an organization of early learning professionals, estimates that half the country’s child care providers are closed. A study by NAEYC and the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank, projected that 4.5 million child care slots risk disappearing without significant aid.

KinderCare, the largest private child care provider in the country with nearly 1,600 locations, said it lost 90% of its business when lockdown and social distancing rules took hold.

The Portland, Oregon-based company initially closed all but 450 of its centers, which were left open to serve essential workers’ kids. It hopes to reopen most by June.

“We’ll be in this heightened, sensitive world at least until we get a vaccine,” CEO Tom Wyatt said.

“We have to get used to that.”

Congress allocated $3.5 billion for the child care industry under a pandemic relief bill passed in March, but the aid has been slow to reach providers. Many also have struggled to qualify for loans under a separate payroll protection program.

Two Republican senators, Joni Ernst of Iowa and Kelly Loeffler of

Georgia, have called for the next pandemic relief package to include $25 billion for the child care industry.

Laurie Fletcher, who runs a day care out of her Michigan home, has seen her income plummet since the state ordered day cares closed except for essential workers’ children.

But she was unable receive payroll protection because she lacked a business account and ended up laying off her full-time assistant.

“We are basically paying to stay open for the essential workers,” Fletcher said.

More than 330,000 child care workers have lost their jobs since March, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

“People are going to find that if there is no child care system to return to, they aren’t going to be able to go back to work,” said Catherine White, director of child care and early learning at the National Women’s Law Center, which supported a coalition of more than 500 child care providers and advocates in calling for the $50 billion relief bill.

“Women especially are going to pay the price,” White added, noting that even before the pandemic, mothers were more likely than fathers to leave the workforce over child care difficulties. “Women are over half the workforce. What does that mean for our economy if women can’t go back to work?”

Samantha Shlimbaum, a program manager at Pace University in New York, is counting on

her employer’s flexibility. She was heartbroken to learn that her 3-year-old daughter’s after-school center closed down. It was one of of the few that would accept Nina, who is autistic and attends a special-needs preschool.

With the preschool also closed, Shlimbaum is now working from home while caring for her daughter, who requires speech therapy.

Her husband helps, but he eventually will return to work as a real estate agent.

“I can’t sit in front of a spreadsheet and ensure it is 100% accurate. I get distracted with my kid in the background,” Shlimbaum said.

“We might go and stay with family for a while, but beyond that, it will be the way it is.”

A rare and serious inflammatory condition in children that’s linked to the coronavirus is also exacerbating child care problems.

The syndrome influenced New York City Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision not to reopen summer school classrooms and has parents agonizing over whether to it’s safe to send children to day care.

Sara Adelman, a marketing manager working from home in Salt Lake City, is burning through paid vacation time to take the last two hours off each workday to look after her 7-month-old daughter.

Even so, she couldn’t bring herself to put her back in day care, which reopens Monday.

“There’s a lot of different expectations,” Adelman said. “It’s hard to know what the correct answer is.”

Virus hurts North Carolina counties’ hurricane readiness

By Jonathan Drew The Associated Press AS HURRICANE season starts Monday, most of North Carolina’s coastal counties are grappling with shortfalls or concerns about equipment and resources as they balance the dual threat of tropical weather and the COVID-19 pandemic.

All 20 counties in the state’s coastal management zone told The Associated Press that COVID-19 is factoring into hurricane preparations. Five of those — Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Hyde and Washington — said overall plans hadn’t changed, but they’re ready to adjust to the virus if needed.

Fifteen counties acknowledged shortfalls or concerns about supplies, with protective gear being the most common worry during a national shortage. However, three others — Dare, New Hanover and Pender— say they have sufficient resources for hurricane season.

The pandemic increases the stakes for a state hit hard in recent years by hurricanes Florence and Matthew. And forecasters predict a busy hurricane season beginning Monday, with two named storms already affecting North Carolina before the start date.

Pamlico County Emergency Management Director Chris Murray said in an email that “adding the COVID-19 Pandemic into play

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In a Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 photo, homes along the New River are flooded as a result of high tides and rain from hurricane Florence which moved through the area in Jacksonville, N.C. has been a game changer.”

North Carolina Emergency Management Director Mike Sprayberry said hotels, classrooms and dorms are being considered as shelters to increase social distancing, but that negotiating multiple disasters at once isn’t new.

“North Carolina has dealt with simultaneous incidents in the past and will do so in the future which is why we use an all-hazards approach in our preparedness and response operations,” Sprayberry said in an email.

However, no counties confirmed that hotels are part of their sheltering mix, with 10 noting they have limited or no hotels.

“We have no hotels in the county. We only have schools,” Tyrell County Manager David Clegg said.

Carson Smith, emergency management director for Pender County, said sanitizer and masks will be available at shelters, but the county will have a similar sheltering footprint to previous years.

Ten counties have changed shelter plans or are likely to do

so. Seven counties said sheltering plans aren’t changing; several rely on inland shelters during any hurricane season.

In terms of resources, 11 counties expressed concerns about protective gear. Six expressed concern about staffing and six about funds.

Brunswick County Emergency Services Director Ed Conrow noted a loss of tourism could deplete tax revenue, though the full impact isn’t clear.

“One of the biggest concerns right now with the economic downturn — with businesses being closed up, being a tourist town, and people not coming here— is it’s going to have an impact on the county budget. We’re still trying to see what that impact is,” he said by phone.

Plans for nursing homes, assisted living facilities and hospitals vary. Six counties acknowledged altering those plans because of the coronavirus. Nine noted facilities in their territories are privately owned, but counties would assist as necessary. Some officials said the facilities would be encouraged to shelter in place when possible.

“These populations would shelter in place unless there is an absolute need to evacuate,” said Stanley Kite, the Craven County emergency services director.

The state government said it

will help transport sick patients from such facilities and noted it set up a 50-bed medical shelter at a shuttered inland hospital.

Craven County, home to 100,000 and hit hard by Florence, estimated its readiness at 50 of 100, compared to 90 percent normally, Kite said. He said the biggest change would be screening for symptomatic coronavirus patients and directing them to secondary shelters with more space.

Beaufort County, meanwhile, rated its current readiness level at 75, compared to 95 in a normal year. Hertford County rated itself 85 currently, compared to 95 before the pandemic. And Bertie County Emergency Services Director Mitch Cooper gave his county a perfect 100, saying: “If there is one thing this county is good at, (it) is surviving a hurricane.”

Other counties wouldn’t quantify their preparedness level, but six said the pandemic hadn’t changed it.

As far as evacuation routes, the state government is launching a previously planned tiered evacuation system based on local zones.

“People should never ride out the storm if an evacuation order is given for their location. They are endangering their own lives as well as those of first responders who may need to rescue them,” Sprayberry said.

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Protests at the capitol A white man and a black man clasp hands as police in the background guard the old state capitol in Raleigh, N.C., on Monday, June 1, 2020. It was the second day of protests in the North Carolina capital following the death of Minnesotan George Floyd while in police custody.

WHAT’S HAPPENING Schools offer Virtual Academy option for next year Forsyth County Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools have created a new option for parents not comfortable with sending their children back to school in the fall. The Virtual Academy will provide online learning options for area students from kindergarten through high school. Students will still have a physical school location where they’ll report for testing and extracurricular activities.

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Police arrest man after explosives found in home Guilford County James Timothy Steedman, 55, is in jail after explosive devices were found inside his apartment.

Movers working at a High Point apartment called police about finding homemade explosives, and investigators are trying to determine why the man had the devices. Residents at the complex were briefly evacuated while law enforcement responded to the scene. No one was hurt, and no devices detonated. Police found Steedman at a Greensboro motel and arrested him. He’s charged with seven counts of possession of a weapon of mass destruction.

In pandemic, using drones to drop medical supplies from sky

By Martha Mendoza The Associated Press WITH A LOUD whir and a whoosh, a fixed-wing drone slingshots out of a medical warehouse, zips through hazy skies at 80 mph, pops open a belly hatch and drops a box of medical supplies. Slowed by a little parachute, the box drifts downward and lands with a plop, less than 8 minutes after launch.

For North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Basil Yap, it is a eureka moment.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the deadly consequences of fractured medical supply chains. Drones, said Yap, may be part of the solution. Proponents say they eliminate the need for delivery trucks and avoid human contact.

For more than a year, North Carolina — where modern aviation was born, at Kitty Hawk — has been the site of tests of drone deliveries, in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration.

The FAA usually requires that drones operate within sight of their operators, which limits the distance they can fly; for these flights, an exception has been made.

One of the first personal protective equipment drone drops in the U.S. took place this week.

The drone was launched by No-

“The COVID-19 pandemic has tasked us with being even more nimble and innovative in how we solve complex challenges.”

Angela Yochem, Novant’s chief digital and technology officer

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In this undated image provided by Novant Health, a preflight check is done on drone before a delivery from Novant Health Logistics Center in Kannapolis, N.C., to Novant Health Medical Center in Huntersville, N.C. vant Health, Inc., which operates 15 hospitals and close to 700 different facilities in the southeastern U.S. The health care system said it hopes to use regular flights to deliver masks, gowns, gloves and other protective gear.

In the future, the company hopes to use them for testing, drug trials and vaccine distribution.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has

tasked us with being even more nimble and innovative in how we solve complex challenges,” said Angela Yochem, Novant’s chief digital and technology officer. She said discussions about drone deliveries began more than a year ago, pre-pandemic.

She was there for last Friday’s test drop.

“It was exhilarating,” she said.

The drones launch from Novant’s logistics center in Kannapolis, North Carolina, carry up to 4 pounds, and have a round-trip range of 100 miles. Yochem foresees a day when two tons of medical supplies can be delivered every week. Novant hopes to get FAA approvals to send them to hundreds of additional facilities, and eventually, possibly, drop prescriptions at patient’s homes.

The drones are operated by Zipline, a Half Moon Bay, California-based company which has made more than 40,000 deliveries abroad, including major medical supply programs in Rwanda and Ghana. This is their first U.S. partnership.

Zipline CEO Keller Rinaudo sees long-term benefits to using drones to provide medical care.

“This is something that can have a big impact on equality of access to health care, and treating the most vulnerable members of our population,” he said. “So although COVID-19 makes the need even more dire, we really view this as something that can help over the long run.”

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County sees dramatic increase in animal bites Forsyth County The shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic may be contributing to the increase in animal bites over last year. The number of bites in the first half of May were up over 50% over the same period last year. The county’s Animal Services Van reported treating four bites a day in May. Many of the bites were from household pets, and officials speculated that the animals weren’t getting enough free time alone with their humans in the house all the time.

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City records fourth homicide in a week The Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A woman found shot to death in Winston-Salem marks the city’s fourth homicide in six days, authorities said, although they’re not sure of the reasons for the sudden increase in fatal crime.

Police have identified the woman as Jericka Nasgah McGee, 21.

Officers found McGee’s body lying in the street on Thursday, adding that she has been shot several times.

Last Sunday, Ella Lorine Crawley, 50, died after being severely beaten the day before, police said.

A man and woman walking near a park found Crawley Saturday morning with severe head injuries. Her body was near a walking path in Gateway Commons Park.

Police said Crawley had visible head injuries, and police said she was in grave need of assistance.

She died on Sunday.

The N.C. Medical Examiner’s Office says Crawley died from blunt force trauma and strangu-

lation. Detectives believe Crawley was walking in the area before she was killed.

Police are investigating her death as a homicide, which would be the city’s eighth in 2020. There were eight homicides at the same time last year.

Also, police said Kevin Raphael Johnson, 49, died Monday after someone cut him several times during an argument.

A 911 call on Wednesday led officers to the body of Kelvin Juan Bonner, 27. Police say he was shot

near an apartment complex near BB&T Ballpark in downtown Winston-Salem.. Police first got a 911 call about a body lying in the road, and soon after received calls about people hearing a single gunshot. When officers and emergency personnel arrived, the Bonner’s body was found lying in the road in front of his home.

There have been no arrests in any of the cases. Winston-Salem police spokesman Lt. Gregory Dorn says investigators have leads in all four cases, but couldn’t account for the recent spate of slayings.

TCH staff contributed to this report.

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The world of social media has not made us any more responsible, any kinder or any more decent.

LIFE IS FILLED with nuance, with complexity. Take, for example, the case of Amy Cooper.

Cooper is a 41-year-old white woman who worked at Franklin Templeton, an asset management firm. She was walking her dog without a leash in the Ramble section of Central Park when she was confronted by a black man named Christian Cooper (no relation). He told her to leash her dog; she refused. According to Christian, he then stated, “Look, if you’re going to do what you want, I’m going to do what I want, but you’re not going to like it.” She asked what he meant. He then summoned her dog, planning to give the dog treats. “I pull out the dog treats I carry for just such intransigence,” he explained.

At that point, he began filming the exchange. She told him to stop taping; he refused. While grabbing her dog by its collar, she informed him she would call the cops. “I’m going to tell them there’s an African American man threatening my life,” she said. He responded, “Please tell them whatever you like.”

She did, in fact, call the police, and said: “I’m in the Ramble, and there’s a man, African American. He has a bicycle helmet, and he is recording me and threatening me and my dog.”

In real life, we’d examine the issue as objectively as possible.

It appears that Christian Cooper did indeed say something vaguely threatening: “I’m going to do what I want, but you’re not going to like it” and then attempted to get her dog to approach him. It also appears that Amy Cooper threatened him in racist fashion, implicitly suggesting that by telling the police that a black man was threatening her life, she could place him in mortal danger.

Suffice it to say that the proper solution here would have been for Amy Cooper to apologize and recognize the implicit racism in her own statements, for Christian Cooper to forgive her and for everyone to move on.

Instead, Christian Cooper posted the video. Twitter went

wild. The outcome: Amy was labeled a racist and fired from her job and had to surrender her dog. Her life was effectively ruined.

The world of social media has not made us any more responsible, any kinder or any more decent. It has made us far worse. That’s because Twitter isn’t about signaling virtue. It’s about signaling commitment.

It’s insufficient to merely analyze events and give an honest take. You must be for or against something. And you demonstrate full commitment to that position. Your entire online identity rests on others retweeting or liking your purity of heart. There is no risk, only reward, in dunking on Amy Cooper, tweeting at her employer, encouraging her destruction. You will be rewarded for your anti-racism, amply demonstrated with just a few clicks. If you suggest any motivational complexity that perhaps Amy Cooper said something racist and over-the-top but wasn’t lying when she said she felt threatened, then you will be tarred as insufficiently committed to the anti-racist cause.

This logic holds across the board. If President Donald Trump sends out a series of bizarre and morally reprehensible tweets accusing Joe Scarborough of murdering a congressional intern, and if you point out that this is both bizarre and morally reprehensible, then you will be labeled insufficiently loyal to the cause. It’s not about truth; it’s not about decency; it’s about signaling your commitment.

In the real world, commitment without decency is a sin.

Online, commitment without decency is a virtue. Which is why if you spend too much time on Twitter, you probably ought to be committed.

Ben Shapiro, 36, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire.com.

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♦ Fuentesnava, Miguel Angel (M/26) Arrest on chrg of Vand-personal Prop, M (M), at 5186 High Point Rd, Kernersville, NC, on 5/27/2020 17:20

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COMMUNICATE THREATS at 5006 PRESSMAN DR on 5/31/2020

charge of ASSLT ON OFF/ST EMP at 725 DANCEITH RD on 5/31/2020

♦ JONES, MASHANDA TONYEKA was arrested on a charge of COMMUNICATE THREATS at 5006 PRESSMAN DR on 5/31/2020

♦ ROBINSON, SYLVESTER ADRIAN was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 900 N GRAHAM AV on 5/31/2020

♦ JONES, MASHANDA TONYEKA was arrested on a charge of DRUGS-POSS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCEMETHAMPHETAMINE>LESS THAN 1 at 5006 PRESSMAN DR on 5/31/2020 ♦ Lane, Amanda Raeleen (F/48) Arrest on chrg of Assault-simple (M), at 2981 Mizpah Church Rd, Rural Hall, NC, on 6/1/2020 03:34. ♦ LITTLE, DESMOND ROMARD was arrested on a charge of VAND-REAL PROP at 1400 W FOURTH ST on 6/1/2020 ♦ Martin, Anthony Stephen (M/56) Arrest on chrg of Assault On Female (M), at 2249 Pisgah Church Rd, Kernersville, NC, on 5/30/2020 14:30. ♦ Massey, Keith Wayne (M/66) Arrest on chrg of Fail To Register - Sex Offender Registration (F), at 201 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 5/28/2020 12:12. ♦ PATTERSON, DEVON WAYNETTE was arrested on a charge of IMPAIRED DRIVING DWI at 3525 NEW WALKERTOWN RD on 5/30/2020 ♦ Perkins, Logan Ryley (M/25) Arrest on chrg of Ccw, M (M), at 598 Sedge Garden Rd/kernersville Rd, Kernersville, NC, on 5/28/2020 21:04. ♦ Phillips, Tristan Lane (F/24) Arrest on chrg of Assault-simple (M), at 5186 High Point Rd, Kernersville, NC, on 5/27/2020 16:30. ♦ PIRKO, LISA TRENAE was arrested on a charge of RESISTING ARREST at 1810 LAKE DR on 5/30/2020 ♦ ROBINSON, GREGORY KENNARD was arrested on a

♦ Rothrock, Sandra Noah (F/59) Arrest on chrg of Affray, M (M), at 5163 New St, Walkertown, NC, on 5/27/2020 10:33. ♦ Sides, Brianna Lynn (F/25) Arrest on chrg of Affray, M (M), at 4774 Hastings Valley Rd, Walkertown, NC, on 6/1/2020 02:44. ♦ Smith, Crystal Powers (F/48) Arrest on chrg of 1) Fail To Appear/compl (M), 2) Fail To Appear/compl (M), 3) Fail To Appear/compl (M), 4) Fail To Appear/compl (M), 5) Fail To Appear/compl (M), 6) Fail To Appear/compl (M), and 7) Probation Violation (F), at 7150 Reynolda Rd, Pfafftown, NC, on 5/28/2020 12:59. ♦ THOMAS, RHANDA LEIGH was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT-SIMPLE at 3809 N PATTERSON AV/KAPP ST on 5/31/2020 ♦ TOWNSEND, BILLY KEYONE was arrested on a charge of CCW at 1199 WAUGHTOWN ST/PEACHTREE ST on 5/30/2020 ♦ WHITE, ERIC ROBERT was arrested on a charge of AFFRAY at 4700 RANDALL ST on 5/30/2020 ♦ Wolf, Elisabeth Ann (F/25) Arrest on chrg of 1) Impaired Driving Dwi (M) and 2) Ndl Suspended / Revoked (M), at 699 S Peace Haven Rd @ Wynnbrook Dr, Winstonsalem, NC, on 5/31/2020 01:16.

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Hall of Fame running back Little fighting cancer Syracuse Pro Football Hall of Famer Floyd Little has been diagnosed with cancer, according to a former Syracuse Orange teammate who has set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for treatment costs. Pat Killorin, a center for Syracuse in the mid-1960s, created the fundraiser last Sunday.

The 77-year-old Little, a three-time All-American at Syracuse from 1964-66, was selected sixth overall in the 1967 combined AFLNFL draft by the Denver Broncos and spent his entire nine-year career with the franchise, rushing for 6,323 yards and 43 touchdowns.

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USA Hockey president facing investigations Colorado Spring, Colo.

USA Hockey president Jim Smith is the subject of two investigations surrounding his tenure as the president of Amateur Hockey Association Illinois. USA Hockey spokesman Dave Fischer confirmed Friday that the organization has hired an independent investigator to look into Smith’s business dealings with AHAI. Fischer also said the US Center for SafeSport is investigating allegations that Smith was aware of reported sexual misconduct by a coach and didn’t take action against him during Smith’s tenure with AHAI. Thomas Adrahtas, a youth hockey coach, is accused of abusing multiple players.

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Tulane football player arrested, dismissed after punching girl Zachary, La. ZACHARY, La. — A fight at a Waffle House in Louisiana landed a Tulane University football player in jail and a teenage girl in a hospital, police said. Zachary Police Chief David McDavid told The Advocate the early Monday morning fight that led to the arrest of Tyler Judson, a defensive back on the university’s football team, originated from an argument about a conversation on Instagram.

The victim’s mother told the news outlet her daughter has many facial fractures and will likely need surgery around her eye and for a broken nose. Judson has been dismissed from the Tulane football team.

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Nationals change course, pay minor leaguers full stipend Washington, D.C. The Washington Nationals told their minor leaguers on Monday they will receive their full weekly stipends of $400 at least through June after Washington reliever Sean Doolittle tweeted that the team’s major league players would cover a planned cut in those payments. The Athletic reported Sunday the club would be releasing more than two dozen minor league players and reducing stipends for players in the minors from $400 to $300 per week. At least 16 teams have now promised to extend those allowances through the end of this month.

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Major League Baseball players ignored claims by clubs that they need to take additional pay cuts, instead proposing they receive a far higher percentage of salaries and a commit to a longer schedule as part of a counteroffer to start the coronavirus-delayed season.

MLB players counter with 114game season, no more salary cuts Owners, union are $1.2 billion apart on salary for the 2020 season

By Ronald Blum The Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball players ignored claims by clubs that they need to take additional pay cuts, instead proposing they receive a far higher percentage of salaries and commit to a longer schedule as part of a counteroffer to start the coronavirus-delayed season.

Players proposed a 114-game regular season Sunday, up from 82 in management’s offer, a person familiar with the plan told The Associated Press. Done that way, the World Series could extend past Thanksgiving.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because no details were announced.

Opening day would be June 30 and the regular season would end Oct. 31, nearly five weeks after the Sept. 27 conclusion that MLB’s proposal stuck to from the season’s original schedule. The union offered scheduling flexibility to include more doubleheaders as baseball crams the games into 123 days, leaving little room for days off.

MLB’s proposal Tuesday would lower 2020 salaries from about $4 billion to approximately $1.2 billion. The union’s offer would have salaries total about $2.8 billion.

The plan was given to MLB during an 80-minute digital meeting among Commissioner Rob Manfred, deputy commissioner Dan Halem, union head Tony Clark and union chief negotiator Bruce

Meyer. The meeting was contentious, a person familiar with it said.

Like MLB, the union would increase postseason teams from 10 to 14. But unlike MLB, the players’ proposal would extend the postseason about a month past its usual end. MLB has said it is worried about a second wave of coronavirus outbreaks in the autumn.

While management proposed an expanded postseason for 2020 only, the union offered it for this year and next.

Players proposed new events that could increase revenue, such as a postseason or offseason AllStar Game and/or Home Run Derby, to wear broadcast microphones on the field and to participate in television programming away from ballparks.

They also asked for $100 million more in salary to be advanced

Nonrevenue sports fret over college athlete compensation UNC’s Bubba Cunningham is among the athletic directors seeking clarity

The Associated Press COLLEGE COACHES in nonrevenue sports are worried about the impact legislation allowing compensation for athletes could have on their programs.

More than a dozen national associations in various sports — hockey, soccer, tennis, golf, swimming and gymnastics, among them — have signed a memo outlining “significant concerns” about effects of allowing athletes to profit for use of their names, images and likenesses (NIL). The concerns include reduced resources for lower-profile programs, the risk of “crowdfunded recruiting” for boosters to “buy talent” for a competitive advantage, increased influence by agents and whether schools can effectively monitor for compliance.

The memo, prepared by North Carolina athletics director Bubba Cunningham and associate ath-

letics director Paul Pogge, was sent last week to a law committee examining whether to craft a standardized athlete-compensation law for states to adopt. The memo focuses on nonrevenue sports, many of which are included in Olympic competition.

“Legislation like this, if it goes wrong, could be incredibly catastrophic to Olympic sports,” said Mike Moyer, executive director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association that supports the memo. “Our position is: let’s pump the brakes and just be really, really careful what is agreed to and what’s not agreed to.”

The committee, part of the Uniform Law Commission, was set to hold a virtual meeting Tuesday. That comes after the NCAA moved ahead with a plan for athletes to profit through NIL deals with third parties, though regulations — dubbed “guardrails” by the NCAA — are being developed.

“We’re listening to everybody’s views,” said Dale G. Higer, an Idaho attorney and chairman of the study committee. “We’ll make a decision. But my own view is it looks like the horse is out of the

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More than a dozen national associations in various sports – hockey, soccer, tennis, golf, swimming and gymnastics, among them – have signed a memo prepared by UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham outlining “significant concerns” about effects of allowing athletes to profit for use of their names, images and likenesses. barn and you can’t get it back in.

A lot of people think the sky is falling, and in many ways it is in terms of the way things used to be.

But we’re trying to come up with something that’s addressing what is.”

The NCAA and Power Five conference commissioners also want Congress to create a federal NIL law ahead of varied state versions being proposed so schools operate under the same rules. That’s where the law commission could assist; it includes lawyers, judges, legisla-

during the resumption of spring training.

A player would receive about 70% of his salary, or 114/162nds, under the union plan.

The union and MLB agreed March 26 that players would receive prorated shares of salaries, part of the deal in which if the season is scrapped each player was guaranteed service time for 2020 matching what he earned in 2019.

The union also was guaranteed $170 million in salary advances.

While the union says salaries were dealt with then, that agreement covered only games in regular-season ballparks and with fans.

The deal called for “good faith” negotiations for games without fans or at neutral sites.

MLB told the union that players would get 89% of revenue in an 82game schedule with prorated salaries and clubs would combine to lose $640,000 for each additional game. The union has questioned the accounting.

MLB’s offer called for spring training to resume in mid-June and for the season to start around the Fourth of July.

tive staff and law professors who research and draft standardized legislation for states to consider instead of enacting widely varying laws.

Many associations that support UNC’s memo are part of the coalition that fought an unsuccessful proposal to temporarily lower the NCAA’s 16-sport minimum in Division I amid the coronavirus pandemic, which created financial challenges for schools and led some to cut sports. Some are associations for more than solely college coaches.

Similarly, lost participation opportunities is a key issue in this case for those non-revenue sports.

Yet the memo states change could come more gradually as corporate sponsors re-evaluate broader financial support to schools compared to pursuing deals with select athletes in high-profile sports like football and men’s basketball.

“It doesn’t take a Rhodes Scholar to say those businesses might be able to make a deal with one of those recognizable faces for a lot less money than they can make a deal with the athletics department,” said Kathy DeBoer, executive director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association that supports the memo.

Higer’s committee will submit a final report to the law commission by June 15. If the commission moves forward, it would form a drafting committee to craft athlete-compensation legislation.

That committee would likely first meet this fall in a process lasting one to two years, Higer said.

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Parents hoping to get back to work face a child care crisis

By Alexandra Olson The Associated Press NEW YORK — A single father in New Jersey is taking unpaid leave from his job as a baker because he has no one to look after his son. A university employee in New York realizes she may never return to the office after her autistic daughter’s child care center closed for good.

A new mother in Utah uses vacation time to take two hours off from work each day.

The coronavirus pandemic has created a staggering child care crisis that threatens to undermine the reopening of the U.S. economy. More than one-third of families report that someone has stayed home from work to mind their children because of the outbreak, according to a nationwide survey by the Urban Institute, an economic policy research group.

Public schools in most states are closed for the remainder of the academic year. Many camps will not open this summer. Thousands of day cares are also closed, many of them following the lead of school districts, while some remain open only for children of essential workers. And the informal network of relatives and friends that many parents rely on has disintegrated in a world of social distancing.

Dan Cappilla saw other no choice but to take unpaid leave from his job as an overnight baker at a ShopRite in Manahawkin, New Jersey.

Before the pandemic his parents took turns spending the night looking after his 7-year-old son, Gavin.

But he fears exposing them to the

virus, especially since they live with his 90-year-old grandmother.

His manager offered him daytime hours, but with schools closed that didn’t help. Cappilla needs to be home during the day to guide his son through remote lessons. Unable to pay next month’s rent, Cappilla is holding out for summer, when schooling won’t be an issue and he hopes the virus will have ebbed enough for his parents to come back.

“My hands are tied,” Cappilla said. “I have no solid plan.”

The uncertainty will endure for months. School officials from New York to Chicago have said remote learning may continue into at least part of the next academic year.

The National Association for the Education of Young Children, an organization of early learning professionals, estimates that half the country’s child care providers are closed. A study by NAEYC and the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank, projected that 4.5 million child care slots risk disappearing without significant aid.

KinderCare, the largest private child care provider in the country with nearly 1,600 locations, said it lost 90% of its business when lockdown and social distancing rules took hold.

The Portland, Oregon-based company initially closed all but 450 of its centers, which were left open to serve essential workers’ kids. It hopes to reopen most by June.

“We’ll be in this heightened, sensitive world at least until we get a vaccine,” CEO Tom Wyatt said. “We have to get used to that.”

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In this May 27, 2020, photo, teachers Jana Blair, right, and Aaron Rainboth, upper-center, wear masks as they work with kids at the Frederickson KinderCare daycare center, in Tacoma, Wash.

Congress allocated $3.5 billion for the child care industry under a pandemic relief bill passed in March, but the aid has been slow to reach providers. Many also have struggled to qualify for loans under a separate payroll protection program.

Two Republican senators, Joni Ernst of Iowa and Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, have called for the next pandemic relief package to include $25 billion for the child care industry.

Laurie Fletcher, who runs a day care out of her Michigan home, has seen her income plummet since the state ordered day cares closed except for essential workers’ children.

But she was unable receive payroll protection because she lacked a business account and ended up laying off her full-time assistant.

“We are basically paying to stay open for the essential workers,” Fletcher said.

More than 330,000 child care workers have lost their jobs since March, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

“People are going to find that if there is no child care system to return to, they aren’t going to be able to go back to work,” said Catherine White, director of child care and early learning at the National Women’s Law Center, which supported a coalition of more than 500 child care providers and advocates in calling for the $50 billion relief bill.

“Women especially are going to pay the price,” White added, noting that even before the pandemic, mothers were more likely than fathers to leave the workforce over child care difficulties. “Women are

over half the workforce. What does that mean for our economy if women can’t go back to work?”

Samantha Shlimbaum, a program manager at Pace University in New York, is counting on her employer’s flexibility. She was heartbroken to learn that her 3-yearold daughter’s after-school center closed down. It was one of of the few that would accept Nina, who is autistic and attends a special-needs preschool.

With the preschool also closed, Shlimbaum is now working from home while caring for her daughter, who requires speech therapy.

Her husband helps, but he eventually will return to work as a real estate agent.

“I can’t sit in front of a spreadsheet and ensure it is 100% accurate. I get distracted with my kid in the background,” Shlimbaum said.

“We might go and stay with family for a while, but beyond that, it will be the way it is.”

A rare and serious inflammatory condition in children that’s linked to the coronavirus is also exacerbating child care problems.

The syndrome influenced New York City Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision not to reopen summer school classrooms and has parents agonizing over whether to it’s safe to send children to day care.

Sara Adelman, a marketing manager working from home in Salt Lake City, is burning through paid vacation time to take the last two hours off each workday to look after her 7-month-old daughter. Even so, she couldn’t bring herself to put her back in day care, which reopens Monday.

“There’s a lot of different expectations,” Adelman said. “It’s hard to know what the correct answer is.”

Virus hurts North Carolina counties’ hurricane readiness

By Jonathan Drew The Associated Press AS HURRICANE season starts Monday, most of North Carolina’s coastal counties are grappling with shortfalls or concerns about equipment and resources as they balance the dual threat of tropical weather and the COVID-19 pandemic.

All 20 counties in the state’s coastal management zone told The Associated Press that COVID-19 is factoring into hurricane preparations. Five of those — Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Hyde and Washington — said overall plans hadn’t changed, but they’re ready to adjust to the virus if needed.

Fifteen counties acknowledged shortfalls or concerns about supplies, with protective gear being the most common worry during a national shortage. However, three others — Dare, New Hanover and Pender— say they have sufficient resources for hurricane season.

The pandemic increases the stakes for a state hit hard in recent years by hurricanes Florence and Matthew. And forecasters predict a busy hurricane season beginning Monday, with two named storms already affecting North Carolina before the start date.

Pamlico County Emergency Management Director Chris Murray said in an email that “adding

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In a Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 photo, homes along the New River are flooded as a result of high tides and rain from hurricane Florence which moved through the area in Jacksonville, N.C. the COVID-19 Pandemic into play has been a game changer.”

North Carolina Emergency Management Director Mike Sprayberry said hotels, classrooms and dorms are being considered as shelters to increase social distancing, but that negotiating multiple disasters at once isn’t new.

“North Carolina has dealt with simultaneous incidents in the past and will do so in the future which is why we use an all-hazards approach in our preparedness and response operations,” Sprayberry

said in an email.

However, no counties confirmed that hotels are part of their sheltering mix, with 10 noting they have limited or no hotels.

“We have no hotels in the county. We only have schools,” Tyrell County Manager David Clegg said.

Carson Smith, emergency management director for Pender County, said sanitizer and masks will be available at shelters, but the county will have a similar sheltering footprint to previous years.

Ten counties have changed shel-

ter plans or are likely to do so. Seven counties said sheltering plans aren’t changing; several rely on inland shelters during any hurricane season.

In terms of resources, 11 counties expressed concerns about protective gear. Six expressed concern about staffing and six about funds.

Brunswick County Emergency Services Director Ed Conrow noted a loss of tourism could deplete tax revenue, though the full impact isn’t clear.

“One of the biggest concerns right now with the economic downturn — with businesses being closed up, being a tourist town, and people not coming here— is it’s going to have an impact on the county budget. We’re still trying to see what that impact is,” he said by phone.

Plans for nursing homes, assisted living facilities and hospitals vary. Six counties acknowledged altering those plans because of the coronavirus. Nine noted facilities in their territories are privately owned, but counties would assist as necessary. Some officials said the facilities would be encouraged to shelter in place when possible.

“These populations would shelter in place unless there is an absolute need to evacuate,” said Stanley Kite, the Craven County emergency services director.

The state government said it

will help transport sick patients from such facilities and noted it set up a 50-bed medical shelter at a shuttered inland hospital.

Craven County, home to 100,000 and hit hard by Florence, estimated its readiness at 50 of 100, compared to 90 percent normally, Kite said. He said the biggest change would be screening for symptomatic coronavirus patients and directing them to secondary shelters with more space.

Beaufort County, meanwhile, rated its current readiness level at 75, compared to 95 in a normal year. Hertford County rated itself 85 currently, compared to 95 before the pandemic. And Bertie County Emergency Services Director Mitch Cooper gave his county a perfect 100, saying: “If there is one thing this county is good at, (it) is surviving a hurricane.”

Other counties wouldn’t quantify their preparedness level, but six said the pandemic hadn’t changed it.

As far as evacuation routes, the state government is launching a previously planned tiered evacuation system based on local zones.

“People should never ride out the storm if an evacuation order is given for their location. They are endangering their own lives as well as those of first responders who may need to rescue them,” Sprayberry said.