Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Littell dismissed after decade, what’s possible in a new era
Noah Weber OSU coach Jim Littell will not be returning to OSU next season, leaving OSU will an opportunity to hire a female coach to fill the vacancy.
Nineteen days ago, while Jim Littell reclined on the cushioned courtside chairs in Gallagher-Iba Arena after practice the question was asked. Will he be back? Littell was in the midst of his worst season as Oklahoma State’s women’s basketball coach; one that concluded with a regular season record of 8-19. He smiled and slowly nodded his head, not taking his eyes from the players shooting extra free throws or managers folding towels. “Oh yeah, I’m going to be here,” Littell said. “I’m going to be here.” Or not. Monday afternoon, OSU Athletic Director Chad Weiberg announced Littell’s firing. Littell has coached OSU since 2005 and owns a career record of 203-195, the second-most wins by a coach in program history, but his final game will be the one that concludes this season. He has coached OSU to eight winning seasons. Last season, the Cowgirls were picked eighth in the conference preseason poll and made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Littell was named 2021 Big 12 Coach of the Year. But this season has been an exponential free-fall from the 2020 glory that feels so long ago. The Cowgirls slogged through Big 12 play, winning three games and were swept by Oklaho-
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ma. It is not only this season that made many ready for a leadership change. The program is struggling in critical areas paramount for long term health. OSU doesn’t have a recruit signed in the 2022 class. Recruiting has not been a strong suit of the women’s basketball program during Littell’s tenure. In the last 10 recruiting classes, OSU landed only seven top-100 players. The highest ranked player in that span was Brittney Martin, the 19th ranked player in 2012. The next highest was Roshunda Johnson, the 49th ranked player in 2013. The Cowgirls have, at times, struggled to develop the high school talent they do acquire, instead relying on the transfer portal. Aside from guard Lauren Fields this year who joined the team as a freshman, the most recent “homegrown” player to lead OSU in points is Kaylee Jensen in 2016-17. Senior center Kassidy De Lapp was the 98th overall high school recruit and OSU’s highest ranked recruit in the 2018 class. She is averaging 4.2 points 5.1 rebounds in under 20 minutes per game this season. Rodrea Echols was the 80th ranked high school recruit and OSU’s highest in 2016. She played 32 games as a freshman but averaged only 2.9 points. The Cowgirls have struggled to retain their top on-court producers. In recent memory, guard Vivian Gray left OSU for Texas Tech after the 2019-20 season. Gray was a back-toback unanimous All-Big 12 selection. Point guard Ja’Mee Asberry led OSU in minutes, assists and 3-pointers last season. Like Gray, she transferred to a conference rival, Baylor. The two previously mentioned recruits both finished their careers away
from Stillwater. Johnson was named to ated 90 minutes south of Stillwater, in the 2013-14 Big 12 All-Freshman Team Norman. Longtime Oklahoma coach and transferred to Mississippi State for Sherri Coale retired last spring and the her sophomore season. Sooners brought in Echols transferred in Jennie Baranczyk 2017-18 to Trinity Valfrom Drake Uniley Community Colversity. Baranczyk lege after one year in helped inject new Stillwater in and later to energy into the New Mexico State. program and took In a press release OU from 12-12 in announcing Littell would Coale’s final season not return, Weiberg to 23-7 and a No. said the two “mutually 21 ranking. agreed it was time for a Weiberg was new direction. asked if what the OSU now has an Sooners did is a opportunity. It can add model for quickly an element to its staff turning around a Chad Weiberg of head coaches that is program. Athletic Director lacking. A woman in a “I don’t head coaching position. even know that Weiberg was asked I’ve paid that if that is something factoring into his much attention to that,” Weiberg said. “ hiring decision. I don’t have a timeline for a turnaround “I’m not in the business of tryor what a turnaround would look like. I ing to limit our pool,” Weiberg said. “I mean, obviously we want to be successwant to go out and find the best posful as soon as we can be successful. If sible person to be around our players that’s in one season or two seasons I’m and our student athletes. It’s such an not going to put a timeline on that.” important position in that regard so I For OSU women’s basketball, just want to find the best person that we there is no timeline, no guarantees of can bring in here to Stillwater.” whom will be hired and soon, no LitThere are examples in the Big tell. 12 of dynamic female coaches being But there is a mission. hired and instantly bringing energy to “I think the main thing is we a program. want to build the program the right Baylor hired Nicki Collen, forway,” Weiberg said. “We want the mally coach of the WNBA’s Atlanta program to be sustainably good and be Dream, to replace Kim Mulkey. In her competitive year in and year out and first year at Baylor this season, Collen kind of have those expectations to comcoached the Lady Bears to a 25-5 repete for championships like so many cord and won the Big 12 regular season of our programs do on the men’s and championship Sunday. women’s side.” Perhaps a situation more similar to the one Weiberg faces is one situsports.ed@ocolly.com
I want to go out and find the best possible person to be around our players and our student athletes.
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Smith talks Big 12 performance, upcoming NCAA Championship
Molly Jolliff OSU coach John Smith said he was impressed with 133-pounder Daton Fix’s performance in the Big 12 Tournament.
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“When you look at Fix’s performance, it’s what you want to see leading into the NCAA Championship. Daton was a guy that had four matches On Monday, OSU wrestling too, which you want to see.” coach John Smith discussed the Big On Carter Young 12 Championships and the upcoming “He comes back for the seventh NCAA Tournament. and eighth-place match, there’s seven Here’s what he had to say. qualifiers that go. You’ve got to win it Opening statements Carter. You’ve got the same guy that “I look at about five of those beat you in the first round, and he went guys, six of those guys, and I really out and did that. He’s had a couple think that they performed better than matches where he’s almost getting they performed all year long, and that’s a major and then he gets scored on. what we shoot for. We embrace the end Carter, those are points. But I do like of the season, we embrace the chalthe fact that he came back and beat the lenge that’s going to be there, and we guy that beat him in the first round.” have, hopefully, an expectation that On Kaden Gfeller’s finals bout we’re going to perform better than we “Obviously, Gfeller was the agperformed all year long.” gressor, especially in the center of the On Trevor Mastrogiovanni mat, and that’s what made the differ“Trevor’s really good. I think ence. His aggression on the mat. We the more he trusts himself, the more need him to have a great nationals. he recognizes that injuries probably That’s a tough weight, maybe one of make him even stronger just as a man the deepest weights.” in general.” On Travis Wittlake On Daton Fix “I thought at the end of that
match that he lost in the consolations, I think he realized that, ‘Maybe I could have won that,’ right? A couple shots, got in on the legs, finishing takedowns. I’m not gonna beat him up because, you know, he is injured. But I think he maybe realizes now ‘Maybe I had a little bit more in me.’” On Dustin Plott “You move on to 74 real quick and you wanted a little bit more. Dustin Plott gave us a little bit more. I think he’s still learning how to win. He’s still learning how to wrestle. I think it’s one of the first tournaments that he’s had some success in and won a big event. And the way he won it was being offensive, aggressive.” On Dakota Geer’s fifth-place match “’Let’s just take that match and run with it.’ That’s what I told him the last couple days since that match, today especially. ‘That’s a match you want to take and run with. You threw up 13 points and there wasn’t no falling on your knees and trying to grab an ankle.
Your shots were sharp and you did what you needed to do.” On Luke Surber losing the early lead in finals bout “Just, ‘Uh oh, what did I just do?’ rather than, ‘I expect this out of myself.’ And I think Luke is still learning that, you know, hey, this is what you can do. Let’s make sure we maintain our focus.” On NCAA tournament “I think for us it’s just about individual performance and making sure we pull something out of that tournament that’s going to move forward and move the program forward for the next year. I think a little bit of a challenging year that’s created some not great opportunities for us to finish. At one time we were ranked third in the country, and we really thought we could challenge, you know. And all of a sudden, the wheels got flat, but we aired them back up, and we’re gonna go forward.” sports.ed@ocolly.com
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Next coach in line
Potential list of candidates to replace Littell Chris Becker and Adam Engel
Conley. Erika Lambert (Abilene Christian associate head coach, recruiting coordinator) Sometimes the best candidates aren’t the obvious ones. Abilene Christian has been on the rise, Erika Lambert is a big part why. Lindy La Rocque (UNLV head coach) As one of the youngest DI coaches she led one of the youngest squads to a second place finish in the Mountain West in her first year in 2020-21. She also won conference coach of the year. Vernette Skeete (Texas A&M co-associate head coach) Her career skyrocketed at Marquette, and she’s had a year to learn from legendary Gary Blair. Billy Fennely (Iowa State assistant coach) He assists his dad in Ames but could beat him as a Cowgirl coach. Brooke Wycoff (Florida State associate head coach) When Sue Semrau took a year off, Wycoff stepped in and led Florida State to the NCAA Tournament. Dionnah Jackson-Durrett (Texas Associate head coach) She’s a former Sooner but a dynamic recruiter. Shannon LeBeauf (UCLA associate head coach) Shannon LeBeauf has recruited more top 100 players in 11 years with the Bruins than OSU has in its history. Kate Popovec (Northwestern associate head coach) Kate Popovec could be the second defensive coordinator Oklahoma State has hired this year. Doug Gottileb (Fox Sports) He’s wanted an OSU basketball coaching gig before, here’s an opening.
Jim Littell is out as OSU women’s basketball coach. With the new opening and an immediate search underway, The O’Colly compiled a list of potential names to watch in the process. Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (Missouri State head coach) She’s widely tabbed as one of the best young up-and-coming coaches in the country. In her two full seasons in Springfield, she led the Lady Bears to two conference titles and a sweet sixteen appearance. Angie Nelp (Tulsa head coach) An Okie who has elevated TU’s program. Tari Cummings (Baylor Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator) A former All-Big 12 Cowgirl is an upcoming coaching star, a homecoming could be in the cards. Mark Kellogg (Stephen F. Austin head coach) Mark Kellogg has never had a losing record. OSU has hired a coach from Stephen F. Austin before; it didn’t last long. Katrina Merriweather (Memphis head coach) A bright coach Katrina Merriweather led Wright State to two NCAA Tournament appearances in her tenure and is now at the reins of Memphis. She won the Horizon league three times in five years. Amy Mallon (Drexel head coach) It won’t be easy to pry Amy Mallon from Drexel made the NCAA Tournament in her first head coaching year and is 24-4 this season. Erin Dickerson Davis (Wake Forest associate head coach) She landed the highest ranked recruit in Wake Forest history since sports.ed@ocolly.com 2014, 2021 No. 60-ranked Raegyn
File Photo Numerous high-profile names could fill the vacant head coaching spot OSU coach Jim Littell leaves.
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OSU students create financial literacy curriculum Christopher Sneed O’Colly Contributor
little more excited about the future.” The use of college students might have an added benefit. Some children might see a college student as a peer College students are creating or relate to them because of the narwealthy seventh graders and expecting row age gap. Additionally, it reinforces returns on the investmaterial the teachers ment. cover in math class. Emma KinThe program sey is one of three started Jan. 24 with accounting students studentsgetting I did it one time, college leading her fellow to know the seventh and then I got fired. graders’ goals and master’s in accounting classmates into interests. Then, the The second time I Stillwater Middle college students gave a School, armed with presentation about topmade it to Las Vea financial literacy such as credit cards gas, but I didn’t have ics curriculum. A first of versus debit cards, its kind for Oklahoma investing, savings and enough money. I State University and goals. was a just a couple settingThe the middle school, accountthe program gives ing students used of thousand short. graduate students the material from The Reagan Bell opportunity to share Association of guidance and educaInternational Certitional games to about fied Professional 400 seventh graders. Accountants Financial “Some kids grow up and never Literacy Program, combined with their hear about financial literacy in their research and accounting theory courses, homes,” Kinsey said. “We thought if to create the curriculum.Students will we expose them younger. . . they would use Kahoot, an online learning tool be able to move forward and grow that where people can create games to share knowledge.” in the workforce or classrooms. StillwaKinsey, along with fellow project ter Middle School supplied the seventh leaders Emme Cain and Hallie Sutter, graders with Chromebooksto access the designed the curriculum and materials. online content. Once their accounting peers saw It was important to reach every the plan and materials, they took the seventh grader, regardless of his or her idea to Stillwater High School’s counlevel of knowledge and financial status, selor, Josh Zimmerman. Kinsey said. Zimmerman took the proposal Kinsey’s parents were private to the middle school’s math teachers. about their finances, which is common They were eager to participate for a few in some households. She said she thinks reasons. parents should open with kids, not with “We always look for good comspecifics but enough to start them on munity projects,” Zimmerman said. their financial journey. In her case, it “This is something where the students might have helped hercontrol the money get something other than their teacher she earnedwalking dogs or babysitting standing up and telling them what to more responsibly. do. “Beyond the simple math of, ‘I “They’re starting to mature. pay $20 and get $10 back,”” Kinsey They’re starting to have more responsaid. “That’s just math and I don’t think sibilities at home. They have their eyes I fully understood budgeting and saving set higher at this age level. They’re a until. . . my senior year of high school.”
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File Photo A group of OSU students created a financial literacy curriculum.
The OSU students’ mission includes making seventh graders aware financial literacy matters regardless of the path taken in life. John Allen, a graduate student assigned to teach Monday’sclasses, enrolled in the accounting program because he wants to be a musician, for example. When he graduated from high school, his parents helped him recognize an understanding of finances could help him avoid mistakes in his career. “A bad manager or a record deal they should have read, and they just signed it,” Allen said. “I’m hoping to avoid those bad outcomes by this accounting degree.” His parents have always taken an active role in developing his financial literacy. As a child, Allen wanted a Call of Duty video game. He accepted his parents’ offer to clean his family’s house for enough cash to buy it. It took him about a month. This type of saving and planning are part of the financial literacy curriculum Allen is helping teach the children. Some seventh graders practice saving but are unsure what happens next. Reagan Bell, 13,learned about percentages in her general math class, but the financial literacy program helped her understand where to use
it.The second week of the program used a simulation, helping the seventh graders see and practice managing money through percentages. Reagan had a challenging start with the simulation, playing a character named “Enzo.” Saving $50,000 for “Enzo” to perform magic in Las Vegas was her goal. “I did it one time, and then I got fired,” Reagan said. “The second time I made it to Las Vegas, but I didn’t have enough money. I was a just a couple of thousand short.” In reality, Reagan’s grasp of financial literacy made it possible for her to plan on a school trip to Germany. Her mom, Tracy Bell, opened an account for Reagan when Reagan was 6 weeks old. The account holds 13 years of financial gifts for special occasions such as birthdays, which Tracy has tried to teach Reagan to be responsible with. “Even to this day when we go shopping, she says to me,‘Is that a want or a need?’” Tracy said. Tracy Bell, a sixthgrade math teacher at Stillwater Middle School, said when she heard the financial literacy project was happening, she was thrilled. She said students in middle school should know value of money and responsibility of not always wanting. See Students on Page 5
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Continued from Page 4 The middle schoolers took the opportunity during the project to ask the college students about bankruptcy, credit scores and mortgages. Some banks in Oklahoma offer special accounts for youths. Students might open an account before learning how make the best of it or understanding what dangers exist. Krisen Cloud, Exchange Bank’s retail manager, had to tell a college student he would have to wait to open his first bank account when he presented her with a fraudulent check. The student was doing remote work for someone in Houston. He received the bogus check in the mail for work he did. Cloud noticed the business had an address in Ohio, but the check’s banking address was in Florida. “You’re telling someone who just did legitimate work and has been talking to someone over the phone for the past week or two that what you just did isn’t legit,” Cloud said. Cloud offered to call the bank named on the check to convince the student it was fake, though she said she was certain it was. She oversees setting up accounts for people younger than 18 and is familiar with many red flags. She said it is common for her younger clients to share online banking information, leading to a bank statement full of illegal charges. Hard lessons, such as these, can be avoided through education. Allen and his peers knew translating college financial teachings would be necessary for the seventh graders to understand.But preparing to teach a middle school class turned out to be a lesson for Allen and his peers as well. “I wouldn’t necessarily say we were dumbing it down, but we were just making the information relatable to their own experiences,” Allen said. Education goes both ways in the project. In addition to adjusting the vocabulary, the college students tried to design the programwith diverse financial statuses in mind. One child might be accustomed to his or her family making choices about large amounts of money, and another child might belong to a household living paycheck to paycheck. For Cain, the project expanded her knowledge of different values within a personal budget and financial situations. “One in five Americans don’t have any savings for retirement,” Cain said. “It’s sad kind of sad to think that people don’t see that long term affect until it hits them.” Although children about 12 are unlikely to understand this entirely, Cain said her group wanted to make a point the journey to financial freedom begins now. The need for financial literacy is obvious to the accounting students, but Rachel Domnick, OSU’s instructor of professional practice, wanted to fulfill a need for the accounting students. “This interest became more prevalent for me in the fall when our students were experiencing mental health, the feeling of burn out or imposter syndrome,”
Oklahoma State University accounting students designed a financial literacy curriculum to help Stillwater High School students.
Domnick said. The students could instead focus on things such as professional development, training skills and contributing to the community. Domnick created a list of possible projects, but the accounting studentsresearched and decided on financial literacy. Kinsey,Cain and Sutter received full autonomy to design the curriculum, andDomnick and Angela Spencer, accounting professor, played adviser roles. The remaining accounting students were worried and nervous at first.A teaching role was new to some of them. “Middle school kids, they’re intimidating,” Allen said. “I don’t know why.” Stillwater seventh graders study percentages, discounts, fees and taxes, but there is no financial literacy course. Oklahoma requires it for high school students. The financial literacy project forms a connection between topics math teachers currently cover and actual application. The success of this project might give students something to build on before high school and after graduation, Zimmerman said. Although Jan. 24 went as planned, the Jan. 26 and Jan. 28 presentations were canceled because of severe winter weather. Stillwater Middle School closed for the day, along with many other businesses
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and institutions. “It was a little bit of a panic, but we did nail down a plan before anything was canceled,” Kinsey said. A virtual presentation was created for students attending class online. That presentation was offered to students who missed because of the snow days. During the second week, the college students provided a recap to those seventh graders before moving on to the simulation game. The simulation is a significant part of the project, satisfying the need to keep the seventh graders engaged. In addition, the students received candy and printouts to take home. Cain created the printouts to potentially generate conversation and awareness at home. If successful in making an impact, both schools are open to revisiting the financial literacy project again in the future. Responses to the launch Jan. 24 suggests the project made the impact accounting students hopedfor. As Allen was packing to leave, he listened to children discussing the experience. “I overheard one of them say, ‘I know. I actually learned something,’” Allen said. “I was over the moon.” news.ed@ocolly.com
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Ukrainian students at Chicago school try to process Russian invasion: ‘Very sad and distressed’ Tracy Swartz Chicago Tribune Seventh grader Sofiia Bilinska struggled with English when she moved from Ukraine to Chicago two years ago — then she joined the Ukrainian bilingual program at Columbus Elementary School. “I love that every student in the program, someone helps you. When I came to the school, I didn’t know English at all. For two years, I learned how to speak and understand” the language, she said. Sofiia is once again leaning on her classmates as Russia continues its devastating attack on Ukraine. At Columbus Elementary in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood, more than a quarter of the school’s 234 students receive specialized instruction in both Ukrainian and English, a unique Chicago Public Schools program that began some two decades ago as more Ukrainian families settled in the area, Principal Wendy Garr-Oleksy said. Students say the school has been a source of emotional support during the Ukraine conflict. Before her classmates gathered Thursday to rally for her wartorn country, eighth grader Iryna Lopushanska’s eyes welled with tears as she tried to process the chaos. “This week and last week was very hard for me because I’m really worried about my family and friends that are in Ukraine because I understand that they are unsafe,” Iryna said. “I’m trying to contact them every single day. It’s really hard for me to hear the news from them, like, they sit in the basement, and they hear sirens almost all day long.” Iryna said her English improved through Columbus’ bilingual program when she moved here five years ago from Buchach in western Ukraine. Chicago is said to have the second-largest Ukrainian population in the U.S., behind New York City. Garr-Oleksy said when she began as principal at Columbus a decade ago, there were about 140 students in the program, which was once led by two teachers and a parent who worked part time for the school. Bilingual teacher Tetiana Fernandez and teacher’s assistant Romana Labazevych now present the curriculum, which the school devised on its own for kindergarten through eighth grade. On Thursday in Room 203, a group of five students wrote on individual, erasable white boards as Fernandez asked them to name verbs that describe volcanic action. Erupt. Explode. Later, they crafted sentences about bacteria, taking care to note that bacteria is the plural of bacterium. Some Columbus students say they have had trouble concentrating on schoolwork since Russia launched a full-scale assault on Ukraine on Feb. 24. “The first day that the invasion occurred, I called the crisis management department of CPS saying, ‘Hey, we’ve never really gone through a country
Courtesy of Tribune News Service Damian Kudim, 7, right, and other students at Columbus Elementary School participate in a school rally in support of Ukraine on March 3, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois.
being invaded before, so can you please help us?’” Garr-Oleksy said. “We followed their strategies, which was, we have a social worker here — and she was there that day — and my school counselor. And just to ask the teachers, if you see or hear any student in distress, please send them to the counselor or to the social worker. There have been a few students who consistently are needing that emotional support.” Eighth grader Oleh Kurylo said he feels “very sad and distressed” about the conflict because he has family members fighting on the front lines. He said he’s grateful for encouragement from his classmates. It’s hard to miss the outpouring of love at Columbus, from the homemade paper sunflowers (Ukraine’s national flower) around the kindergarten classroom, to the blue and yellow ribbons tied to the fence surrounding the school, representing Ukraine’s flag. Garr-Oleksy said leaders from other CPS schools have offered to send letters of encouragement from their students. She said she has also discussed support strategies with Everett McKinley Dirksen Elementary, a CPS school near O’Hare International Airport that also has a number of students of Ukranian descent.
Refugees are top of mind for Garr-Oleksy. She said Columbus could accept some students, and emphasized that she wants “people who might be coming to Chicago (to) know that we are here and available to them.” She said if the conflict stretches into the summer, her school will create a plan of support, as many of her students spend summers in Ukraine with their extended family members. Sixth grader Volodymyr Yatskanych, who traveled to Ukraine last summer to visit relatives, said he’s been “really worried and upset because it’s really unnecessary to start a war over some land that belongs to someone else.” He hopes Chicagoans will join pro-Ukraine rallies “in case the president of Russia comes by and sees it live (on TV), he can change his mind.” Sixth grader Christina Gumenyak said she’s been having difficulty sleeping, but she has drawn strength from Columbus staff and students. “A lot of my friends and classmates, they have been asking me: How is my family? How am I doing? They hope for the best. So do I. I have faith that this will all come to a good end,” she said. entertainment.ed@ocolly.com
WHEN IS LITTLE MUCH?
There is a short chorus that has encouraged me many times. “Little is much if God is in it. Labor not for wealth or fame. There’s a crown and you can win it. If you go in Jesus’ name.” The woman, who poured the precious ointment on Jesus just before he was crucified, was criticized for “wasting” this expensive item. Yet, Jesus said everywhere the gospel is preached this woman’s action would be told. (Mk 14:3-9) Little things mean a lot as we are willing to serve the Lord. Paul mentions many in Romans 16 who helped him. The Good Samaritan stopped to help the man beaten and robbed. (Lu.10:30-37) Paul writes as you have opportunity, do good to all men, especially to other believers.(Gal.6:10) When the poor widow dropped the two pennies, all that she had, into the temple offering. Jesus said she gave more the large offerings given. Her “large giving” was in relation to what she had. (Mk.12:41-44)
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Many people may plan to give when they receive a great amount of money, but that large amount of money may never come. We may plan to give time or talent to a project when we have more time, but that perfect time arrangement may never happen. Again, the apostle Paul encourages us “as you have opportunity, do good to all men.” We never know when a little gesture of kindness, with money, or helping in an area of service, spending a little time with a person, a word of encouragement, will be just the action that will be a great help to someone. These can be practical ways of living out the Lord’s challenge to love one another. This is the fulfilling of the many commandments in the Bible: loving people by word and action.
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Today’s Birthday (03/09/22). Envision perfection this year. Realize dreams with consistent planning, coordination and organization. Harmonize with your creative muses this spring. Patiently manage complications with summer investigations. Autumn exploration reveals valuable discoveries. Review, revise and edit carefully before publishing next winter. Private contemplation yields rich rewards. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Review plans, with Mercury in Pisces for three weeks. Gain insights from dreams, which could seem prophetic. Connect with nature. Imagine and envision possibilities. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Friends share valuable information, solutions and advice. Your social life flowers over the next few weeks, with Mercury in Pisces. Teamwork provides fun and ease. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — Market, promote and connect. Watch for career opportunities over three weeks, with Mercury in Pisces. There may be a test. Prepare for excellence. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — Investigation, exploration and discovery beckon. With Mercury in Pisces, your interests turn to mysteries, riddles and unanswerable questions. Study and research. Hunt for solutions. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Sort wins and losses. It’s easier to track and grow investments and shared accounts, with Mercury in Pisces for three weeks. Discuss the possibilities. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Communication deepens partnership, with Mercury in Pisces. Creative collaboration flowers over the next three weeks. Discuss the possibilities. Romance arises in conversation. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 9 — Balance work, play and health with communication over three weeks, with Mercury in Pisces. For higher performance, collaborate with coaches, doctors and experts. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Things are getting more fun, with Mercury in Pisces for three weeks. It’s easier to put your heart into words. Write, record and film. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Talk with family about desired home improvements. Discuss domestic solutions over three weeks, with Mercury in Pisces. Settle into your nest together. Plan and coordinate. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — Your curiosity and intellect spark over the next three weeks. Mercury in Pisces inspires communications, networking and learning. Write and edit. Share your discoveries. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Profitable ideas arise in conversation. Begin a lucrative phase, with Mercury in Pisces for three weeks. Find resources and solutions in your circles and networks. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 9 — You’re especially brilliant, with Mercury in your sign. Write, record and share. Network and share resources. Express your unique views over the next three weeks.
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Solution to Tuesday’s puzzle
Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit sudoku.org.uk
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New Pokémon starter trio revealed Baylor Bryant Staff Reporter The next Pokémon starter trio is revealed. Nintendo revealed the next main series Pokémon games. On Feb. 27, the official Pokémon YouTube channel released their announcement trailer for the next main series Pokémon games, “Pokémon Scarlet” and “Pokémon Violet.” The two games will feature a new region of the Pokémon world, not yet named. The trailer showed the locations of the new region, and, from speculation, the Pokémon community has theorized that the new region will be based in a region similar to Spain. The trailer did not show any gameplay, but the graphics of the game look very similar to the recently released Pokémon game, “Legends Arceus,” with Pokémon roaming around in the open world. However, nothing about the gameplay has been officially confirmed. At the end of the trailer, the region’s new starter Pokémon were revealed. The grass type starter is Sprigatito, the Grass Cat Pokémon. The fire type starter is Fuecoco, the Fire Croc Pokémon. Finally, the water type starter is Quaxly, the Duckling Pokémon. The names of the starters have Spanish influence, further adding to the theory of a Spain inspired Pokémon region. “Gato” in Sprigatito is Spanish for “cat,” while Fuecoco is similar to “fuego” which is Spanish for “fire”. Quaxly’s name origin is less certain, but could be a reference to Don Quixote, a Spanish literary character. The pair of games do not have an official release date, but are set to release later this year on the Nintendo Switch. Courtesy of Tribune News Service
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If you want to get your hands on all three of the new starter Pokemon, then this guide has all the information you’re going to need.