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July 9, 2020

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RPSB Chamber/VFW Celebrate Local Vets on Fourth of July BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Well over 100 people crowded into the empty lot in front of the Rocky Point VFW Post 6249 building and behind Broadway Market July 4 to celebrate Fourth of July and honor passed veteran family members from the community. Last month, the Rocky Point Sound Beach Chamber of Commerce announced an initiative to honor passed veterans with banners hung all along Broadway and King Road. For the Fourth of July, the local groups hung 33 pictures of veterans from the Rocky Point area. The chamber raised $3,300 from the community in order to raise the banners. Those on the banners included people who had fought in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and the most recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Among the many families in attendance was the McCarrick family, who had three passed members of the clan up on those banners. This included the

elder McCarrick brothers Hugh and Kevin’s father William, mother Phyllis and uncleThomas Francis, all of whom participated in the Navy during World WAR II. Family and friends of Staff Sgt. Louis Bonacasa, of the U.S. Air Force who was a bronze star and purple heart recipient, were also there to remember his life. As families sat in the small lot with groups of chairs socially distant from each other, chamber and VFW leaders led the crowd in thanking vets for their sacriďŹ ces. Included in the event was the usual singing of the national anthem and the reading of the Declaration of Independence by multiple local residents. “As you celebrate with your family and close friends, I ask you to honor all American patriots,â€? VFW Commander Joe Cognitore said to the assembled crowd. “They are the ones who allowed us the freedom to celebrate today.â€? When Cognitore said he joined the VFW in the ’70s, nearly everyone there was a veteran of World War II. Now, he said, they are down to just

two living members who participated in that long-ago war. Chamber President Gary Pollakusky said though the area has been hit hard because of the coronavirus, “We are strong, we are ďŹ ghters, and we will all get through this.â€? He referenced people he called “keyboard warriors,â€? who “stoke ďŹ res rather than build bridges.â€?He compared the “doersâ€? to the veterans and people who helped put on the ceremony. The names of all those hung on the banners were read out and a bell tolled in their honor, with those men’s and women’s families standing when each name was called in turn. The banners will be kept up throughout July. The chamber is looking for people to submit names for next year’s ceremony, which could include deceased veterans, living vets and active duty servicemembers or any other military heroes the community wishes to recognize. They are also asking for additional donations for next year. For more information visit www.rpsbchamber.org.

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SBU’s Donelan Discusses School Openings, Virus Challenges

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Dr. Susan Donelan, medical director of Healthcare Epidemiology at Stony Brook University Hospital, spoke by phone with TBR News Media about reopening schools, the importance of face coverings and host of other issues related to COVID-19. Here are her thoughts on the pandemic and the virus. TBR: At what point would the spread of the virus be contained? Donelan: Let’s look at it this way: If you accept the concept that even if the virus doesn’t change or change so significantly that any exposure before will be useless going forward, if it remains static and doesn’t morph or mutate, you need 70 percent of persons to be infected in such a way that the vast majority don’t get repeatedly infected. That’s a whole different story. It takes time for the world population to reach that 70 percent. TBR: How do you get to that level? Donelan: You can get to that 70 percent, being a relatively typical cutoff [for herd immunity], by one of two ways: by natural infection, or you can get it from a successful vaccine. TBR: How does the process of distributing the vaccine work? Donelan: Having enough is not the same as having it equitably distributed throughout the world. Ideally, [it would be] given to all of those who have reliably never been exposed. [There are a] lot of logistics: Having enough and having it distributed well and having it distributed equitably are different parameters. While this all gets figured out, the virus will hop along and continue to spread to the extent we give it the opportunity to spread. TBR: Are people who get the virus getting reinfected? Are some antibodies not providing resistance? Donelan: That is not clear. There are different kinds of antibodies. With a neutralizing antibody, you get infected or you get vaccinated, the antibody you develop neutralizes the virus when it comes calling again, or when it comes calling for the first time. There are antibodies that are just kind of bumper stickers in your immune system. They show that you’ve been exposed. This is early in the pandemic, It’s really not clear at this point what types of antibodies most people are going to develop and how helpful they will be when the virus comes knocking at their door. TBR: Anecdotally, we’ve heard that some people may be less susceptible to the worst of the viral symptoms, if they have a certain blood type, for example. Do you know if any

of that is true? Donelan: I’ve seen tidbits here and there — you can be willy-nilly and not careful. I would caution anyone who picks up these reports to not assess their own individual risk in such a way that would make them less likely to follow the basics of trying to avoid getting sick or ‘While this all gets transmitting it. figured out, the virus TBR: Would a second will hop along and wave be milder than the first because more peocontinue to spread ple would have some reto the extent we give sistance? Donelan: I’m hesiit the opportunity to tant to declare if we had a spread.’ milder second wave it’s the virus as opposed to other fac—Dr. Susan Donelan tors. In the 1918 [Spanish flu] versus the 1919 wave, the 1919 wave was bigger. TBR: How did the protests affect inMedical Director of Healthcare Epidemiology at Stony fections? Brook University Susan Donelan. Photo from SBUH Donelan: The protests are one of many, many instances of people with lacking social distancDonelan: I’m working with the state and ing, perhaps not wearing masks or wearing masks the campus and my own local school district on incorrectly. It’s maybe the most public one, not what school will look like. I have two kids that the only one. Every time I go out, I see people are heading to college, another one heading for being noncompliant. As I understand from recent a Ph.D. program. I have a particular interest in data, New York has an R0 [the average number what’s going on. I think the schools have been of people who will get a disease from a single working hard to optimize social distancing, with infected person] of under 1. We know that there’s mouth and face coverings to the extent that each going to be a slow creep in the infection. We’re student at different levels is able to. I told them right up against 1. That’s clearly less than the a couple of months ago, at the state and local R0 of 2 or more that was early in the pandemic. level, I don’t see how schools cannot plan on By the time we see a bump in hospitalizations, having a hybrid learning platform [one that ina bump in positive cases, the protests are going cludes a mix of in-person and remote classes]. to be muddled in with the graduations, the beach TBR: What advice would you give parties, the bars and the restaurants. schools? TBR: What don’t people know about the Donelan: The most important thing is to disease? make sure however school looks like for the Donelan: The biggest misconception about next two or three semesters, [that there is] a hyutilization of face coverings, is that the face brid learning platform, with the ability to pivot covering is for me. I think it must be really be quickly to a full-distance learning plan. emphasized. I wear my face covering to protect TBR: How do you think this will play out you. You wear it to protect me. for colleges? TBR: What do you think of the risks in Donelan: [Many schools will] start in Auyouth sports, which are starting up again? gust. Come Thanksgiving, kids will go home Donelan: There’s no uniform understanding and don’t come back [until the next year as inof what’s right or wrong. There are other coun- fluenza-like illness starts to circulate.] Thankstries that have been ahead of us in terms of the giving is the first great cross-pollinator event in pandemic and then are now easing themselves the winter season, with people traveling, coming back into a more normal society. I think that back, picking up whatever is going on wherever those of us who are interested in what happens they traveled to. I wouldn’t want students comin sports, might keep a clear eye on what’s going ing back to school after Thanksgiving recess, on in those countries. Any time you interact, it’s then cross-pollinating more. If there’s anything not a zero-risk concept. that people should be encouraged to do, it’s get a flu shot — and get it early. TBR: What do you think about schools?

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Brookhaven environmental staff member Andrew Hochstrasser with a barrel sorter used for separating shellfish by size. Photo from TOB

Brookhaven Completes $400,000 Upgrades to Mount Sinai Mariculture Facility Last week, the Town of Brookhaven completed significant upgrades to the Mount Sinai Harbor Shellfish Facility in Cedar Beach with funding provided by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) Shellfish Expansion Program. Directed by Craig Strong, bay management specialist, the improvements included upgraded electrical supply, expanded seawater pumping, a new wave break and a new floating shellfish grow-out system that will supplement the existing land-based system. The town received the $400,000 grant for the projects back in 2018. All components are funished except for the floating upweller system, or FLUPSY, system, which is still being fabricated. Officials said the improvements will allow the town to grow and seed its bays and harbors with millions of oysters and clams for years to come. The program is managed by the town’s Division of Environmental Protection while volunteers with the nonprofit Coastal Steward uses the facility for educational monitoring programs. Officials said the shellfish seeding program is vital to the improvement of water quality by replenishing shellfish populations in surrounding waterways and sanctuaries on both the North and South shores. Bivalve shellfish such as oysters and clams are filter feeders that help to clean water and improve the coastal environment. This year 275,000 oysters that were over-wintered have been distributed to town partners including the Coastal Steward, Friends of Bellport Bay, Moriches Bay Project and the Stony Brook Yacht Club for grow out, and 350,000 clams will be given directly to New York State’s expansion program. This month 1.5 million seed clams started the growing process in the onshore up-weller system, with 1.5 million oyster seed on the way.

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NYSDOH Report Says Nursing Homes Infected by Staff, Not New Patients

BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM When the initial COVID-19 surge occurred in New York State, nursing homes were the site of rampant infections and deaths. According to a New York State Department of Health report released earlier this week, the infection was spread by community transmission and asymptomatic staff members. The agency aimed to study the impact of the state’s March directive that nursing homes could not refuse admission or readmission to patients because of a confirmed or suspected coronavirus infection. The directive was meant to free up space in overcrowded hospitals as the pandemic intensified. The number of nursing home staff reporting COVID-19 symptoms peaked March 16, 23 days prior to the peak of nursing home fatalities, which occurred April 8. “It is likely that thousands of employees who were infected in mid-March transmitted the virus unknowingly — through no fault of their own — while working, which then led to resident infection,” the report states. Critics of the directive argue that it allowed infected patients to return or come into these facilities and in turn spread the virus to other individuals. The findings of the study show 37,500 workers — one in four of 158,000 nursing home workers — were infected with COVID-19 between March and early June. A number of elected officials took issue with the guidance given to nursing homes by the state. U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY1) disputed claims that the state was simply following the federal government’s guidance. He said the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the federal regulator for nursing homes, had previously issued guidance stating that not only should nursing homes only accept patients for which they can care for, but that nursing homes should focus on “prompt detection, triage and isolation of potentially infectious residents.”

Zeldin also called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and CMS to launch an investigation into New York State’s adherence to appropriate health and safety guidelines within nursing homes and long-term care facilities. In a statement following the release of the NYSDOH report, Zeldin reiterated his stance. “An internal review by the State of New York is OK for them to initiate, but this is not a situation where the state is going to be able to objectively investigate itself,” he said. “These facilities should not have been required to accept patients who were diagnosed at the time with coronavirus, especially if they did not have the ability to protect the rest of their vulnerable population. It was also a fatal policy to prevent nursing homes from administering coronavirus tests to patients returning from hospitalization. Our seniors and their families deserve answers, and an independent investigation is clearly necessary.” A statewide nursing home survey conducted by NYSDOH shows that between March 25 and May 8, a total of 6,326 COVID-19 hospital patients were admitted into 310 nursing homes. Of those facilities 252 already had either confirmed or suspected positive patients, confirmed or presumed fatalities or infected workers, prior to admission of someone with the coronavirus. w Stephen Hanse, president and CEO of the New York State Health Facilities Association said at the onset of the pandemic, nursing homes and assisted living facilities were not the top priority. Bolstering hospital resources and ramping up hospital bed capacity were. “Policymakers now know that the men and women residing in nursing homes and assisted living facilities are the most at risk of infection from the COVID-19 virus,” Hanse said in a statement. “Consequently, it is essential that nursing homes and assisted living providers receive the full support and assistance from elected officials and policymakers to ensure they have the necessary resources to defeat this virus and safeguard their residents and staff.”

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Tesla Science Center Executive Director Marc Alessi. File photo

ing an online and drive-in version of the movie “Tesla” several weeks before it comes out. Tickets for the drive-in screening are $150 per car, with the money going to support the center’s online education initiatives. The science center came to be in 2012, when along with the website The Oatmeal, a small North Shore nonprofit, purchased the land with $1.4 million raised to help purchase the land. Alessi, who was brought on as executive director in 2016, said restoring the site and creating a museum is a $20 million project, of which they have raised $10 million in the past few years. “We always felt this was a world historic site, and the fact that the world saved it really multiplies that feeling,” Alessi said. As reconstruction continues on the laboratory building, famous for its historical nature also having been designed by renowned early 20th-century architect Stanford White, it unveils new mysteries. Workers rebuilding the chimney on the lab itself uncovered an arched brick opening in the base of the eastern chimney wall June 5, and the science center is still trying to understand why that was built into the original structure. Otherwise, the site plans for the larger context of the Tesla Center are still under review with the Town of Brookhaven. But the future of the site still depends largely on what happens in the next year or so. Just like many places billing themselves as galleries or museums, many who want crowds to be able to come through and visit are depending on a vaccine for COVID-19 to more effectively ensure visitors’ safety. “We’re lucky we’ve always stayed very lean as far as operations, and we’ve been able to create these air-tight budgets for this year,” Alessi said. “If this crisis lasts another year into next year, it could impact our programming.”

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SERV ICES Cespool Services MR SEWERMAN CESSPOOL SERVICE All types of cesspool servicing, all work guaranteed, family owned and operated since 1985, 631-924-7502. Licensed and Insured.

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Decks DECKS ONLY BUILDERS & DESIGNERS Of Outdoor Living By Northern Construction of LI. Decks, Patios/Hardscapes, Pergolas, Outdoor Kitchens and Lighting. Since 1995. Lic/Ins. 3rd Party Financing Available. 105 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-651-8478. www.DecksOnly.com

Electricians ANTHEM ELECTRIC MASTER ELECTRICIAN Quality Light & Power since 2004. Commercial, Industrial, Residential. Port Jefferson. Please call 631-291-8754 Andrew@Anthem-Electric.net SOUNDVIEW ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING Prompt* Reliable* Professional. Residential/Commercial, Free Estimates. Ins/Lic#57478-ME. Owner Operator, 631-828-4675 See our Display Ad in the Home Services Directory

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Legal Services BOY SCOUT COMPENSATION FUND - Anyone that was inappropriately touched by a Scout leader deserves justice and financial compensation! Victims may be eligible for a significant cash settlement. Time to file is limited. Call Now! 844-587-2494 Recently Diagnosed w/Lung Cancer or Mesothelioma? Exposed to Asbestos Pre-1980 at Work or Navy? You May Be Entitled to a Significant Cash Award! Smoking History Okay! 888-912-3150

Masonry CARL BONGIORNO LANDSCAPE/MASON CONTRACTOR All phases Masonry Work:Stone Walls, Patios, Poolscapes. All phases of Landscaping Design. Theme Gardens. Residential & Commercial. Lic/Ins. 631-928-2110

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LEONARDO’S MASONRY RESTORATION Why buy new when you can restore it? We do stoops, walkways, belgian blocks, polymetric sand etc. 631-875-7947. See Display Ad for more info.

ALL PRO PAINTING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Power Washing, Staining, Wallpaper Removal. Free estimates. Lic/Ins #19604HI 631-696-8150. Nick BOB’S PAINTING SERVICE 25 Years Experience. Interior/Exterior Painting, Spackling, Staining, Wallpaper Removal, Staining and Deck Restoration Power Washing. Free Estimates. Lic/Ins. #17981. 631-744-8859 COUNTY-WIDE PAINTING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Painting/Staining. Quality workmanship. Living and Serving Three Village Area for over 30 years. Lic#37153-H. 631-751-8280 LaROTONDA PAINTING & DESIGN Interior/exterior, sheetrock repairs, taping/spackling, wallpaper removal, Faux, decorative finishings. Free estimates. Lic.#53278-H/Ins. Ross LaRotonda 631-689-5998 WORTH PAINTING “PAINTING WITH PRIDE” Interiors/exteriors. Staining & deck restoration, power-washing, wallpaper removal, sheetrocktape/spackling, carpentry/trimwork. Lead paint certified. References. Free estimates. Lic./Ins. SINCE 1989 Ryan Southworth. See Display Ad. 631-331-5556

ALLY’S HOME ORGANIZING SERVICE. Help with clutter, cleaning, bills. Former Librarian, 6+ years experience. Weekly-BiweeklyMonthly. References. $30/hr 631-740-6997.

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Editorial Letters to the Editor Keep Local Journalism Alive A Great Loss for the North Shore When The New York Times recently published an editorial titled “Don’t Cancel That Newspaper Subscription,” it caught our attention. Not just because of the subject matter — anything about the general decline of local newspapers is, of course, something we’re very concerned about — but because of the struggles each reporter and editor faces while trying to do their jobs. The beginning of the editorial tells the story of John Seigenthaler, initially a young reporter with The Tennessean who saved the life of a man he was interviewing back in the 1950s. Seigenthaler went on to become editor and then publisher for the local paper and was at the forefront of civil rights coverage in the heart of the segregated South. However, the piece is not a love letter to the local papers of the 20th century; it’s a cry for help for the publications of today. The editorial touches on how newspapers and their newsrooms have become smaller over time, even before the coronavirus pandemic diminished the amount of advertising, the main source of revenue papers rely on. Over the years, local publications have been suffering as more and more readers take to the internet to get their daily or weekly dose of news. It also doesn’t help that the false moniker of “fake news” is thrown around by too many without a care for the consequences such an impetuous statement can create. According to the editorial, newsrooms across the country lost half their journalists between 2008-19. Citing a recent Business Insider article, the writer Margaret Renkl, said “a staggering” 7,800 journalists lost their jobs in 2019. The writer goes on to tell the story of how The Tennessean recently ran an ad that many found appalling and racist, but she urged people not to cancel their subscriptions. She not only cited how the publisher quickly tried to rectify the situation by pulling it from future editions and firing the sales manager that approved it, but she pointed out many other things, too. Despite the extreme lack of judgment in placing the ad, even with a shortage of journalists due to cutbacks over the years, the paper still covers and publishes a variety of topics that show it is still doing everything in its power to maintain a balanced and reputable publication. We get this. There have been times when some may not have been pleased with an article, letter or editorial in our newspapers. That is perfectly fine, and we invite reasoned criticism from all in our letters to the editor. But as Renkl wrote in her editorial, “As the ‘first rough draft of history’ journalism will always be prone to mistakes.” We, perhaps beyond any other industry, not only invite justified review of our papers, but we also actively try to improve, working many, many hours to try to get the story of local happenings. We cannot be everywhere and cover everything, but we do our best. Canceling your subscription to a newspaper only hastens the death of journalism. We’ve written it before on this page, and we’ll put it out there again: If newspapers and journalists didn’t exist, who would tell you what leaders are up to? Who would be there to challenge their responses when something doesn’t sound quite right? And this is even more important with our local leaders, especially as more news networks focus on the national side of our society. Without local papers, where would readers go to find out what fun activities are going on right in their own town? Who would celebrate the academic and athletic achievements of our local students? Unfortunately, the days of local newsrooms brimming over with editors and reporters, who could run out and cover every incident in town, may be over, but pulling out a newspaper from the mailbox or picking one up on the newsstand doesn’t need to end. Let’s work together to keep local journalism alive. With each subscription, just like with each ad, we are empowered to continue and enabled to cover more of our communities’ activities for the benefit of all.

The closing of Our Lady of Wisdom School, formerly Infant Jesus School, is a great loss to our community. For over 80 years, this has been an excellent institution of Christian and academic learning. The school was not just a place to learn, but a place where students were respectful and kind to others, a concept that was fostered through the example of their teachers, staff and parish. The Daughters of Wisdom were the religious order who founded and staffed the school for many years. Sr. Joan Levy served as principal of the school for numerous years and always found a way to make each family feel special and accepted. Our Lady of Wisdom also consisted of many devoted, nurturing, lay teachers who treated the students like family. Mrs. Livingstone devoted countless hours preparing students for the sacraments of Reconciliation and

First Holy Communion. The songs that Mrs. Livingstone taught had a way of reminding her students, no matter how old they were, the basic foundations of their faith and education. Mrs. Carney taught fourth grade for many years and was loved for her sense of humor and fairness. It was a tradition of Mrs. Carney to attend the Little League games of her students, which was always followed with a trip to get ice cream. In addition to the warm friendly environment at Our Lady of Wisdom School, the

academic achievements of the students were superb. Although the building may not have been modern, the quality of the education and the values instilled in the students made up for it. Port Jefferson and the surrounding communities have lost a great educational institution and a place where children felt secure, loved and valued. My children and hundreds more former students and parents mourn this loss. Claire Hartill-Lee Port Jefferson

COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on our families, our economy and our elections, but Congress has the power to intervene right now. In response to safety concerns and pressure from constituents like me, Congress has already passed limited funds to expand absentee voting, online registration and in-person early voting, but it’s simply not enough. Without $4 billion in total funding for election assistance, voters may not be able to make their voices heard during one of the most important elections of

our lifetime. We need our leaders to prevent a situation where any voter is forced to choose between protecting their health and casting their ballot. While these policies are critical as we recover from this national crisis, voting reforms like expanding no-excuse absentee voting and online voter registration are common-sense changes that will help voters participate in the political process. Multiple states have already adopted vote-by-mail election rules, and their models could be implemented across the country.

I expect Congress to provide more economic relief, but the next bill also needs to include expanded funding for mail-in voting, more early voting at safe polling places and other options to make voting as safe as possible this November. If voting by mail is good enough for President Donald Trump (R), it should be good enough for all of us. Congress needs to make it possible for every eligible American to vote by mail if they choose to do so. Barbara Bergstrand Centereach

I don’t like Donald Trump. I will probably die not liking Donald Trump. Does that mean I have the right to destroy the country our ancestors have spent so many years creating? Destroy the country so many of our ancestors, of all creeds and colors, have fought and died to preserve? For me that is an emphatic no. Why then do so many in politics and the media think it is OK? What do they have personally to gain? I have wondered about things like this ever since, as a young student, I learned about the Spanish American War and

William Randolph Hearst’s reported part in using his huge, powerful, newspaper holdings to perpetrate a false picture of the sinking of the United States battleship Maine. In those reports Hearst got his war with Spain. What did the American people get? Why does an American newspaper, in which a wealthy foreign national has huge holdings, continue to paint a dubious picture of the goings on in our government? These articles are, once again, referring to “unnamed sources.” Many of this newspaper’s previous “unnamed sources” have

not held up in the light of day. Once again, as a young student, I learned investigative reporters were supposed to investigate. The news was not supposed to smear or insinuate or express a personal or editor’s or publisher’s political point of view. It appears to me the editors and publishers of the New York Times may not have taken that class. But, as always, that’s just one man’s point of view. What do you think? Francis G. Gibbons Sr. Terryville

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As a quick refresher, I’d like to offer a reminder of the things that should give us pause if we’re about to share them with others who may be a bit sensitive. The following should serve as verbal red flags: Not that I’m looking, but ... if whatever comes next is something you shouldn’t be staring at, such as anatomical areas, private letters or emails, you shouldn’t finish the sentence. Don’t take this the wrong way ... well, if a part of you recognizes that what you’re about to say could be problematic or painful for the listener, consider saying it in a different way or not saying it at all. Obviously ... this can go in one of two directions. A truly obvious statement doesn’t need sharing. A statement you think is obvious but isn’t so clear to the listener becomes a way to offend that person, who may have a reflexive defensive response. I’m no expert, but ... we all often talk about subjects in which we have no expertise. We

might be anywhere from slightly informed to ill informed. We should be able to share what we think we might know, but we may not want to challenge someone who designs buildings on the best way to put together a LEGO house. This is such a minor point that I hesitate to bring it up ... maybe instead of hesitating, you should just not. Correcting the day of the week on a story about an event that occurred over 10 years ago seems unnecessary and distracting. I don’t want to take the wind out of your sails ... you’re probably about to do what you say you’re not doing, so own it and say you disagree completely or let me continue to sail off into my happy sunset. What do I know, but … This expression suggests that you are about to do one of two things. You’re likely preparing to deliver serious criticism, but want to couch it by suggesting that it might not be based on anything other than a disdain for you, your wardrobe choices, your career path, or anything in between. Alternatively,

you’re about to say something that seems supportive — “what do I know, but your idea for submersible homes seems compelling to me” — but that really suggests that you’re hiding behind false humility. If someone follows your advice, the “what do I know” expression is your way of dodging any responsibility for their mistakes. I don’t mean to offend you, but ... this is one of my favorites. It suggests that you know you are about to be offensive and that you don’t mean it, but you just can’t help it. You’re about to share something that may dress up as helpful, like a Trojan horse, perhaps, but that will likely cause damage. Holding our tongues can be incredibly difficult, especially when we’d like to tell the person in front of us how we want to make a minor, but likely obvious point that we hope doesn’t take the wind out of their sails or offend them. We also don’t know what we’re talking about because we’re not experts. Still, it was sort of good to see them.

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would keep the workers employed. At least that was how it was supposed to work, and it did, except when the weekly unemployment insurance payments were greater than the weekly salaries and proved too much of a temptation to the employee. In those cases, the employer was in competition with the government and, depending on the worker’s loyalty and long term concern about holding onto a job, the employer would often lose. But the program was essentially a good one. The funds, paid to the businesses and-in turn to their employees, kept the work force together and saved the workers from the frustrations of trying to collect unemployment. The original thinking was that the pandemic would probably lessen after two months and businesses could resume as normal. Well, we now know how that turned out. The pandemic is still with us, although New York is in a much better condition at the moment than most of the rest of the country, but economic activity has not returned to anything like normal, and with social distancing, looks unlikely to return soon. For many of those businesses, the PPP

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honeymoon is almost over. How do we prevent a return to the layoffs, loss of company health insurance and nail biting of the pre-PPP days? The good thing about a pandemic is that the whole world is in the same situation, and we can look around and see how other countries are coping or trying to cope. The U.S. has relied on an expanded program of unemployment insurance to tide over workers until the economy resurrects itself. Many European countries have prevented joblessness by essentially nationalizing payrolls and enabling workers to continue to be paid and businesses to resume whenever that happy day comes, without having to rehire and possibly retrain. Workers are often furloughed if there is no work at the shuttered shops and factories, meaning that their jobs will be held for them and they continue to receive their salary, although generally at a reduced amount. In short, Europeans have been pursuing an extended PPP. Workers have not overwhelmed the unemployment insurance system, caused websites to crash, phones to go unanswered, lost health coverage, nor have they stood the requisite six feet apart in the hot sun on long

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lines in parking lots, waiting to get into benefit offices. There is also the intangible but priceless advantage of workers not feeling jobless, with the fear and loss of identity that often brings. And today, many feel just that. The U.S. number in June for jobless was 11.1 percent. That’s an increase of some eight percent since February. In the aforementioned European countries, the jobless rate has increased by less than 1 percent. In human terms, that means some 20 million Americans are unemployed. While that’s better than 23 million in April, probably almost all of those people have families who also will feel the effects as tenants begin to be evicted and queues form for food banks. We don’t know what is going to happen in the next few weeks, as government programs for business and unemployment benefits run out if not extended. The $600 federal unemployment boost is supposed to end July 31. Congress is debating whether to extend the time or modify the payout, even as some worry that paying workers more than their salary is a disincentive to work. Just remember, we are in this together. Hang on and stay safe.

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