The 2024 Wyndham Championship will be a star-studded event. Perhaps more than in many years, the 85th championship will feature some of the biggest names in professional golf gathering this week at Sedgefield Country Club.
Two of the biggest names, Robert MacIntyre and Shane Lowery, fought it out at the recent Scottish Open with MacIntyre winning in his home country.
Additionally, Billy Horshel was the third-round leader of the (British) Open Championship the week
after the Scottish Open before faltering in the final round. He tied Justin Rose, who is also scheduled to play, for second at the Open Championship.
Jordan Spieth, who lost a thrilling two-hole playoff against Patrick Reed in his rookie season in 2013, announced he would play for the fourth time. Spieth, like several others in the field, played AJGA golf tournaments at Sedgefield.
The field includes: 14 of the top 40 and 70 of the top 100 in FedExCup points along with 21 of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Rankings.
As usual, the Wyndham’s posi-
tion at the end of the regular PGA season has players vying to make the FedExCup playoffs. Only those players with 70 points or above will continue playing this year so it has become a mustplay event for anyone ranked 50th to 100th in points. Players with higher rakings usually bypass the Wyndham. This year, however, many decided to attend. Those
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GTCC to add to aviation training
By carol BrooKs FReeLAnCe WRITeR
cab1hp@gmail.com
Guilford Technical Community College has a history of training students to work in the aviation industry. Less than five miles from Piedmont Triad International Airport, the Cameron Campus, just off Hwy. 68 in Colfax is in a prime location. The arrival of Boom Supersonic and Marshall Aerospace at the airport means more job opportunities for students. Existing companies such as Honda Aircraft and HAECO Americas also need workers as they grow. With that in mind, GTCC recently announced a new $55.8 million, 100,000-square foot aviation training center will be constructed at the Cameron Campus. Groundbreaking is expected to be in the second half of 2025. GTCC President Anthony Clark expects opening Phase 1 in January 2027 in a building that will increase instructional capacity for GTCC’s aviation programs by 40 percent to just over 600 students. The school has three other aviation buildings at PTI. The new two-story cen-
shown is a rendering for guilford technical community
tion center planned for its
ter will be divided into two conjoined buildings, at 70,000 square feet and 30,000 square feet, and will be constructed in two phases, with the larger building constructed first. The first phase will cost $36.4 million and is being funded by both the State of North Carolina and Guilford County. Clarke estimates that phase two will cost around $21.2 million. GTCC is currently working with the county to help fund that portion. Designs for the second building are contingent on the county funding. The center will house laboratory and training
space, including an area with aircraft for hands-on experiences. It will become home for GTCC’s aviation manufacturing programs, including the quick careers program, which trains students for entry-level positions on production lines.
GTCC began offering aviation programs in 1970. It is currently the largest aviation training program in North Carolina, training more than 400 students each year.
The school offers associate degrees in aviation manufacturing technology and also offers a quick careers program and other aviation programs like avi-
onics (aviation electronics). GTCC has an aviation systems technology program, certified by the Federal Aviation Administration, for students who are interested in repairing aircraft. Additionally, it has an aviation management program for future pilots or airfield managers, but does not offer flight training.
Plans originally called for continued use of the school’s T.H. Davis Aviation Center at PTI for aviation programs. The new center could replace the school’s current Aviation II and Aviation III buildings, located off Stagecoach Road near PTI.
JBA members tour library
By norma B. dennis
FReeLAnCe WRITeR
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In lieu of a business meeting for the month of August, members of the Jamestown Business Association toured the Jamestown Public Library archives on Aug. 1. Gary Haynes and Linda Kenner shared information about the building’s historical significance.
Although JBA president Jamie Hall-Erath has used the library on occasion, she had never taken an opportunity to view the archives on the second floor. “It was awesome,” she acknowledged.
Terri Moore, JBA secretary, also enjoyed what she saw of the library. It was the first time she had been in the building.
“One thing that impressed me most was framed letters from President Ronald Reagan and President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush congratulating the community on preserving the building,” she said.
Moore took several pictures of the library including one of the base and capital from one of the original columns of the building showing the use of horsehair in its construction. She also captured a picture of the
personal desk of E. J. Coltrane, one of the school’s early principals. The desk had been donated by the Coltrane family and refinished in honor of the late Richard Garber, a long-time supporter of the restoration project of the old Jamestown Public School. Antique items are displayed on the desk.
Photos submitted by Terri Moore (at left) several items relating to the restoration of the old Jamestown Public school are on display at the rear of the auditorium on the second floor.
(Below) also seen on the second floor is the original desk used by Principal e.J. coltrane, which has been refinished and placed on display.
Angela Morrow, JBA zone leader director, expressed interest in obtaining a grant to get professional help to preserve the building and its contents moving forward.
“It is important that all the work
that has already been put into preserving the building, as well as the collection of items on display, be continued,” Kenner said.
Jamestown Business Association will host a community networking meeting Aug. 19 in the Simple Thai lounge on E. Main Street at 6 p.m.
No sportsbook this year at sedgefield
By carol BrooKs FReeLAnCe WRITeR cab1hp@gmail.com
If you want to bet on who will win the Wyndham Championship this year, you’ll have to wait.
There is not an on-site sportsbook kiosk this week at the Wyndham Championship even though Sedgefield Country Club’s owner, McConnell Golf, announced a partnership in January with Underdog Fantasy, a national sports gambling company. Triad Business Journal recently reported, “Sedgefield had previously said it had appointed Underdog ‘to host, manage, operate and support’ branded online gambling services in the state. Underdog’s announcement in January did not say when the partnership would begin, and did not specify how sports betting would
work at Sedgefield or during the Wyndham Championship.”
There is no word as to when — or if — there will be a future sportsbook at Sedgefield for the tournament.
Gov. Roy Cooper signed House Bill 347 June 14, 2023, allowing online sports betting in North Carolina. Anyone can now bet on sports from their phones any time.
TBJ also reported that sports betting officially went live in North Carolina in March and was an instant success, with proceeds totaling $659.3 million between March 11 (the first day it was legal) and March 31 alone, according to figures released by the N.C. State Lottery Commission. Since sports betting became legal, $2.2 billion in total has been wagered in the state.
A hole in the birth theory
In a Notes from Norma column last week I shared the idea that more people might have been born on odd days than even. I had no major survey to back me up, just going on the births in my family.
Someone certainly blew a hole in that theory this week when they told me the majority of their family was born on even days.
NORMA B. DENNIS ndworddesign@gmail.com
Three of four in the family she grew up in are even. Two of four in her married family are even and her daughterin-law is even. Three of five in her mother’s family were even. This means nine of 14 were/are even. Interesting! Someone asked me if being born on an odd day made a person odd? That would be a whole other subject.
Some day when I don’t have anything else to do, I might try to take a bigger survey on the even/ odd theory. What would it prove? Well nothing, really. That being said, as you can imagine, conducting such a survey is not high on my priority list. But if I decide to do it, I will let you know. Meanwhile, if you want to weigh in with even/odd statistics from you or your family just email me.
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SPeCIAL TowN CoUNCIL MeeTING
The Jamestown Town Council will hold a special meeting Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. in the Civic Center. Once the meeting is called to order the Council will go into closed session, per General Statute 143-318, to discuss a personnel matter. The public is not allowed to view the closed session.
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lucas glover is all smiles after winning the sam snead trophy as victor in the 2023 Wyndham championship.
Photo courtesy of GTCC
college’s new avia-
cameron campus, just northwest of greensboro.
From the Front
FORE! Good: Tournament benefits local charities
By carol BrooKs FReeLAnCe WRITeR cab1hp@gmail.com
The Wyndham Championship is not only about the golf. Many charities benefit from having the professional tournament in Greensboro.
“Creating a positive impact in the community is a central focus of the Wyndham Championship, and Wyndham Championship FORE!
Good highlights all of the ways the tournament generates charitable impact throughout central North Carolina,” according to the website.
“By inspiring the next generation through education, supporting community development and inclusivity and helping preserve our natural resources, the Wyndham Championship’s local impact is ‘Fore! Good.’
“Since it was founded in 1938, the Wyndham Championship has been creating significant charitable impact throughout central North Carolina. The Wyndham Championship is presented by the Piedmont Triad Charitable Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization.”
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Backpacks
As one of the highest states for child food insecurity, the Birdies Fore Backpacks program provides backpacks full of nutritious food for children in need when school is not in session. The program partners with local organizations such as United Way of Greater High Point, Backpack Beginnings, Forsyth Backpack Program and Out of the Garden Project and has provided over 910,000 nutritious meals for Piedmont Triad families since 2014.
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character, draws out leadership and builds confidence.
The first Tee - Central Carolina
The Wyndham Championship is a major supporter of First Tee - Central Carolina, the local chapter of the international initiative founded by the PGA Tour that enables kids to build the strength of character that empowers them through a lifetime of new challenges. Using golf and life skills as its tools, First Tee provides kids with opportunities they may never have otherwise, such as opportunities for mentoring, enhancing their education and career choices and learning a game that strengthens
First Tee - Central Carolina hosts a free youth golf clinic during Wyndham Championship tournament week. The clinic is open to junior golfers ages 5-18, and PGA Tour professionals help provide instruction. The First Tee chapter impacts more than 1,000 participants annually through afterschool programs and partners with some 140 local elementary schools, teaching golf and character values in physical education classes.
Tesori family foundation
Children with special needs have the opportunity to meet PGA Tour players at the Tessori Family Foundation’s All-Star Clinic. The event is in conjunction with The First Tee - Central Carolina. This free event includes PGA Tour instruction and demonstrations, along with interac-
tive golf experiences during tournament week.
AJGA Liberty National Ace Grant Talented junior golfers who lack the financial resources to play a national junior golf schedule are eligible to receive an Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) grant through the American Junior Golf Association. This grant helps fulfill the AJGA’s mission of developing youngsters who seek college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf.
To date, some 2,800 juniors received Liberty National Ace Grant funds, and those same players earned more than $15 million in college scholarships.
As part of this commitment, the Wyndham Championship annually hosts the AJGA Wyndham Invitational presented by Odyssey, a major on the AJGA schedule played at Sedgefield Country Club. Wyndham Rewards also sponsors the annual AJGA Wyndham Cup, a “Ryder Cup-Style” competition between teams of AJGA all-stars representing the eastern and western halves of the United States.
Black Law Attorney Emily J. Beeson Named “phenom” by North Carolina and South Carolina Lawyers Weekly
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Ward Black Law proudly announces that Emily J. Beeson has been named a “Phenom” by North Carolina and South Carolina Lawyers Weekly as part of their prestigious Icons & Phenoms Class of 2024. This recognition honors rising stars who have demonstrated exceptional promise and accomplishments within their first 10 years of practice.
Emily J. Beeson is passionate about achieving justice for injured people. Her work has centered on pursuing claims against major medical device manufacturers on behalf of individuals injured by dangerous products. Both in multidistrict litigation (MDL) and individual settings, Emily has a successful track record of defeating defense motions and effectively resolving her clients’ claims. As the lead attorney for workers’ compensation at Ward Black Law, Emily also advocates for individuals who have been injured in the workplace.
Emily is a native of High Point and graduated from Guilford College before earning her Juris Doctor from Elon University School of Law. At Elon Law, she was awarded a Presidential Scholarship reserved for students demonstrating extraordinary academic achievement, exceptional character, commitment to
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service, and leadership. Emily is licensed by the State Bar of North Carolina and is admitted to practice before all North Carolina Federal Courts.
In addition to her legal practice, Emily is actively involved in several professional associations, including the North Carolina Bar Association, Greensboro Bar Association, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Ameri-
scheduled to attend while sitting on the bubble include defending champion Lucas Glover who is in 75th position.
If Glover wins, it will be the first time since Sam Snead successfully defended in 1956. The winner’s trophy is named after Snead.
Glover is just one of 10 former Wyndham Championship victors in the field, including Tom Kim (2022), Kevin Kisner (2021), Jim Herman (2020), J.T. Poston 2019, Brandt Snedeker
(2007, 2018), Si Woo Kim (2017), Camilo Villegas (2014), Webb Simpson (2011) and Ryan Moore (2009).
Other names scheduled to play include Sungjae Im, Akshay Bhatia, Russell Henley, Byeong Hun (Ben) An, Brian Harman (2023 Open Champion), Wake Forest University graduates Will Zalatoris and Cam Young (second in the 2022 Open Championship), Davis Thompson, Nicolai Hojgaard, 2025 Ryder Cup
can Association for Justice, Women En Mass (WEM), and the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys (NCAWA), where she serves as Secretary in 2024. Her dedication to the legal profession and her clients has also earned her numerous accolades, including being named to the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 (2020-2024), National Trial Lawyers Top 25 Mass Tort Trial Lawyers (2023-2024), and National Trial Lawyers Top 25 Workers’ Compensation Trial Lawyers (2023-2024).
The Icons & Phenoms Class of 2024 were honored at a special ceremony on June 13, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. This event brought together esteemed members of the legal profession to celebrate the achievements and future potential of this year’s honorees.
For more information about the Icons & Phenoms awards and to see the full list of honorees, please visit https://nclawyersweekly. com/event/icons-and-phenoms/.
Ward Black Law is a leading law firm focusing on personal injury, workers’ compensation, and mass tort litigation. With a commitment to excellence and clientcentered service, we strive to deliver outstanding legal representation and results. For more information, please visit www.wardblacklaw.com.
captain Keegan Bradley, Jhonattan Vegas and Thomas Detry.
The list of players who have committed to play includes 22 golfers who just competed in the Paris Olympics: Lowery (Ireland), Tom Kim and Ben An (South Korea), Min Woo Lee (Australia), Detry and Adrien Dumont du Chassart) (Belgium), Villegas and Nico Echevarria (Columbia), Stephan Jaegar and Matthias Schmid (Germany), Christian Bezuiden-
Town Clerk / Assistant Town Manager Katie Weiner kweiner@jamestown-nc.gov (336) 454-1138
Town
hout and Erik Van Rooyen (South Africa), Victor Perez (France), Hojgaard and Thorbjorn Olesen (Denmark), C.T. Pan and Kevin Yu (Chinese Taipei), Yechun (Carl) Yuan (China), Ryan Fox (New Zealand), Rafa Campos (Puerto Rico), Nick Taylor (Canada) and Alejandro Tosti (Argentina).
Contested annually on the Donald Ross-designed golf course at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, the Wyndham Championship was founded in 1938 and is the seventh-oldest event on the PGA Tour, excluding the major tournaments. As the last tournament of the regular season, it sets the 70-player field for the FedExCup Playoffs. Visit WyndhamChampionship.com and the tournament’s social media channels (@WyndhamChamp) for more information, including tickets and parking. All tickets must be purchased in advance. The tournament runs Aug. 8-11. (The list of players in the field are as of Aug. 3.)
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Honor Roll
The following students in the Guilford County Schools have achieved academic distinction for the fourth quarter and are included on the school system’s ‘’A Team.’’ Students in Grades 6-8 who received all A’s and/or P’s during the fourth nineweek grading period qualify for the ‘’A Team.’’
Persons with questions about the honor roll listings can contact their school for further clarification.
JAMESTOWN MIDDLE
GRADE 6: Chase Allen, Nicholas Apel, Fatuma Banks, Natalie Barnes, Serenity Beatty, Jackson Beck, Avery Bradford, Lillian Brown, Raelynn Buendia, Caio Buttone, Cheyenne Chavis, Andrew Chhetri, Grady Clukey, Zoey Cruthis, Nepolion Dhakal, Emma Dockery, Jaaziel Elorza-Reyes, Kalona Fewell, Elijah Galbreath, Amiriah Handsome, Paige Hartmann, Rehan Hassan, Jared Hernandez, Dylan Hill, Xinuo Jiang, Ava Jordan, London Lawrence, Isabella Lin, Maleah Ly, Jesus Mares-Escamilla, Rory Mathews, Trathen McGill, Elijah McKay, Ansley Mears, Eden Moody, Annie Moses, Sydney Nadeau, Brayden Nevels, Jimmy Nie, Dina Nie Hlong, Grace Norris, Ava Ortiz, Henry Parrott, Guru Patel, Bella Pennell, Colby Robinson, Lila Rogers, Adam Rosenn, Angie Sanchez-Hernandez, D’Erica Scott, Dominik Slovak, Maliyah Southerland, Zoe St Clair, Griffin Swahnville, Emma Tarara, Bella Truong, Zoey Webster, Erin Woods, Mason Yolan, Khloe’ Young GRADE 7: Matthew Bernardi, Natalia Bonilla-Melendez, Holden Brewer, Phoenix Broadnax, Amelia Burnett, Riley Cabel, Lennon Castellon, Justin Luis Castro, Landon Choate, Hyder Cobb, Mara Cothran, Hayden Cruthis, Ellie Cuthrell, Joseph Dang, Janiece Davis, Lillian Deyoung, Saydh Diaz Uribe, Anja Elliott, Claudia Fernandez, Ta’Kerra Frye, Sahnyia Godfrey, Levi Golinski, Claire Graznak, Gabrielle Guijoza, Alexandra Gumaer, Nevaeh Guzman, Aaliyah Haamid, Declan Haun, Allison Hay, Alisson Hernandez, Isabella Hernandez, Madilyn Hix, Ava Huntley, Bailee Johnson, Taraji Jordan, Tiara Lawrence, Jennifer Lazo Rivas, Emily Le, Michelle Le, Diego Lopez-Coronado, Logan Martinez Querecuto, Ana Maslenjak, Amari McCleary, Maheen Mehmood, Rahmah Mohamed, Jahaira Moreno, Kyle Murphy, Hanna Nguyen, Henry Nguyen, Kayden Ogah, Eva Olverson, Carson Parker, Deziyah Perry, Saw Poe, Stephan Price, Sarisha Ramirez, Colin Reeve, Paula Rivera Salmeron, Zaynell Roberts, Isabella Rochez, Megan Rodriguez, Cristofher Rojas-Sarabia, Hudson Rushforth, Aisha Sacko, Azaan Shawaiz, Kassidy Sinouanthavysouk, Anjal Tamang, Jared Tanner, Emmelyn Tyler, Paayas Vaidya, Tiffany Vay, Sumalee Vongdara, Isabella Walton, Aleah Watson, Zyon Webster, Anna Wellmon, Maddax Williamson, Justess Worthington, Cooper Zawistowski GRADE 8: Alyan Adil, Anas Anas, Kristen Anderson, Richard Angel, William Apel, Olivia Bates-Stephen, Carolina Bumgarner, Hake Cyrus, Anthony DiMeo, Callie Dixon, Evan
Dumas, Naomi Faines, Kyler Garrison, Max Goins, Layla Goodwin, Maria Hernandez Gutierrez, Conleigh Hilemn, Ayden Jones, Hoa Le, Aleeyah Louis, Caleb Lowery, Sonita Ly, Riley Mangan, Inayah Manzoor, Mackenzie Mayer, Jovana Milikic, Micah Moody, Elaina Nguyen, James Ortiz, Bentley Parker, Sangam Pradhan, Lakari Price, Aleina Randleman, Robert Rearden, Hector Rodriguez-Martinez, Genesis Romero Martinez, Tierney Smith, Samuel Lee Solomon, Mya Stoner, Micha Swahnville, Colin Thai, Charlene Torres, Navy Tra, Joseline Villasenor-Herrera, Anum Waheed, Aniyah Wilkins, Emma Williams
The following students in the Guilford County Schools have achieved academic distinction for the fourth quarter and are included on the school system’s ‘’A Team.’’ Students in Grades 9-12 who received a 4.0 or better grade point average during the fourth nine-week grading period qualify for the ‘’A Team.’’
LUCY RAGSDALE HIGH
GRADE 9: Edward Adams, Eli Arnold, Skyler Barr, Arzo Basam, Caleb Brooks, Jada Brown, Curtis Brownlee, Aabhash Dahal, Uriel Davalos, Henry Davis, Matthew Dyce, Blake Gardner, Magdalene Gatica, Bailey Glasgow, Kennedy Goff, Jagger Greenia, Hayden Haithcock, Brayden Harlan, Landon Hartmann, Billal Hassan, Eva Hernandez Lopez, Aiyana Hicks, Stephen Hix, Aaden Honrado, Lourdes Inoa, Nigel Isaac, Owen Justice, Kobi
The Desi diaspora and American presidential politics
If you want to understand what has been happening in this year’s presidential contest, it will help if you know the term “Desi.”
Desi is a term used to describe or identify immigrants and other people connected to the Indian subcontinent.
Desi is not a word you would have ever needed to explain American presidential politics until the 2020 presidential election when Kamala Harris was briefly a candidate for the Democratic nomination, and then became the Democrats’ vice-presidential nominee.
By d.g. martin
During her short 2020 primary campaign, voters learned that Harris’s mother was an immigrant from India and her father was a Black immigrant from Jamaica.
Harris did not make much of it, but she quietly claimed her many Desi connections.
Last Wednesday at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago, former President Trump said that Harris was newly claiming a Black identity.
He said, “I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black, and now she wants to be known as Black.”
“So I don’t know. Is she Indian? Or is she Black?”
The BBC, reporting on the convention explained, “Ms. Harris has described growing up engaged with her Indian heritage and often visited the country. Her mother also immersed her two daughters in the Black culture of Oakland, California — where she was raised, she said.”
For five years, beginning in 1976 Harris and her sister shuttled between Montreal, Canada, where their mother was doing breast cancer research, and California, where her father was an economist at Stanford.
She has a wide range of cultural and religious connections. Growing up, she attended Black Baptist churches and visited Hindu temples. She joined San Francisco’s Third Baptist Church. She is married to a Jew.
Harris’s Indian connections make her a Desi.
Still, it was Nikki Randhawa Haley, former South Carolina governor, former U.N. Ambassador, and candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, who first got my attention to the growing participation of Desis in American political life. She was brave enough to challenge Donald Trump in this year’s Republican primaries.
Kichi, Malachi King, Grant Kirkman, Kanyen Leuangpaseuth, Ethan Ly, Joshua McKay, Jackson Moumouni, Aimar Murillo Alvarez, Alexander Newton-White, Vy Nguyen, Yen Nguyen, Dianne Nie Hlong, Kaitlyn Parker, Georgia Parrott, Mary Pietrantozzi, Dawson Ransom, Kyleigh Regula, Hayden Rogers, Brodie Scheland, Mailin Soyke, Antron Sturdivant, Sarah Tennis, David Thames, Sam Tran, Morgan Tyler, Victoria ViverosRios, Minh Vu, Khin Way, James Wells, Kailani Wilson, Yasmine Yakout GRADE 10: Maryam Abdu, Gabriel Alaniz-Terry, Jonathan Ayres, Xada Baker, Markos Banovic, Genesis Barrientos-Patricio, Emanie Blizzard, Claudia Brewer, Landon Brewer, Martin Briones, Brycetin Buniva, Hope Caesar, Aiden Chafin, Nickolas Chhum, Alaina Cole, David Deans, Broedi Ditty, Aaron Do, Joshua Dominguez, Zane Douthit, Malachi Faines, Sarah Garavito, Katherin Gonzalez Sanchez, Sarah Graham, Alexis Gray, Sara Gray, Mila Halloway, Emma Hansen, Karisma Hardy-Ebron, Samantha Hawkins, Hannah Hitchcock, Cadence Holding, Vyani Johnson, Andrea Juarez-Toledo, Jonathan Jurado Sadamura, Brooklyn Keller, Chloe Kim, Deanna Kinley, Jerry Le, Damar Lewis, Natalie Logan, Lilyana Lopez, Sarah Lopez-Coronado, Braylon Louis, Myki Luong, Kyle Maness, Luka Maros, Natalia Medakovich, Benjamin Medlin, Ryan Merida Mendez, McCade Moody, Barcie Nguyen, Ethan Nguyen, Samyia Nixon, Madelyn O’Brien, Noah Ogunyomi, Jazmin Orona, Allison Panchit, Deep Patel, Leah Pratt, Gerardo Ramirez-Elorza,
Crystal Ramos, Corey Robinson, Dayan Shabbir, Joshua Shamburger, Khrysteena Sims, Jimmy Somrasamy, Joevon Sowell-Johnson, Josiana Stencel, Koncome Subkanha, Samantha Williams, Ivy Wireko, Aiden Young, Skylar Zawistowski GRADE 11: Emmanuel Agoh, Joseph Ambrosio, Benjamin Arnold, Dezerea Arnold, Maya Ballard, Josiah Beatty, Samantha Blackwelder, Nuriya Bobbo, Pierce Broadnax, Tynasia Bryant, Kimberly Chavis, Austin Clinard, Jeanae Cole, Tucker Cope, Kennadii Countee, Clarissa Cumber, Emily Dagout, Brianna Day, Nhat Dinh, Ava Dockery, Dorcas Dogbe, Julianne Dupree, Dashawn Ervin, Diego Jose’ Espinoza-Hernandez, Jeremiah Farley, Yasmine Francois, Zamya Fuller, Mario Gatica, Lucas Golinski, Grace Goode, Chelsea Grant, Emina Hachani, Jackson Harlan, Nyzia Heath, Anna Henry, William Honeycutt, Lennon Hunt, Rayona James, Brady Joerger, Camryn Jones, James Jones, Nikolina Jorgic, Roman Kemp, Nathen Keomalaythong, Amaya Kuilan, Jenna Le, Kyle Leuangpaseuth, Ayoub Malek, Aruba Manzoor, Holden Mayberry, Ky Nguyen, Ngan Nguyen, Sophia Nguyen, Angela Novak, Bryson Parker, Elizabeth Pham, Addison Rakes, Ethan Reeve, Kharmanni Robertson, Owen Robinson, Ariana Rodriguez De Los Santos, Madison Salthouse, Kendylle Smithback, Isaiah Snead, Lilian Soyke, Aidyn Suarez, Daniel Suttles, Anjila Tamang, Kayden Taylor, Jillian Tysinger, Chloe Tywater, Zachary Tywater, Caroline Van Thillo, Caroline Walker, Darian Walker, Marissa White, Asher Wilson, Molly Yang GRADE 12: Azmi Abdelwahab, Mahdiya Ahsan, Manar Al-Azzawi, Marissa Andrade, Jameson Apple, Alexander Baker, Deepika Baniya, Valentina Banovic, Julius Bayliff, Haley Beavers, Melea Brooks, Riley Brundage, Marie Bui, Abigail Burrell, Madison Campbell, Nicholas Chafin, Andy Channita, Jacob Copeland, Skyler Corey, Ivah Daye, Bryan Dominguez, Hannah Duncan, Mark Dyce, John Eakes, H Tara Eban, Destiny Faison, Anderson Froysell, Davis Froysell, Riley Froysell, Adam Graves, Tijah Grier, Sadie Hansen, Cyrus Hartley, Samuel Henry, Christopher Heuangprasoet, John Howard, Julia Jaimes, Arthur Johnson, Harmony Johnson, Sarah Khandia, Hudson Kreuser, Carson Kuethe, Kattie Le, Nhu Le, Van Le, Riley Logan, Jareya Ly, Nancy Ly, Kourie Mack, Emma Malic, Mohamed Fadel Mamane, Andrew Mangvilay, Lindan Marley-Dillard, Alexander Matthews, Joshua Medlin, Hasnaat Mehmood, Keila Merino Lopez, Cole Moebius, Kya Myers, Zachary Newman, Chanh Nguyen, Thanh Nguyen, Thanh Truc Nguyen, Trinh Nguyen, Zion Pack, Ana Rasuo, Sofia Rengifo Ramirez, Kreh Rmah, Harrison Roberts, Maren Ross, Allison Rymill, Nataly Santiago, Lydia Saykeo, Julianna Scheland, Katia Scott, Manuella Sekkor, Jordan Smith, Dworngjit Subkanha, Tuong Tang, Khamiya Terry, Delanie Thoden, Jackson Thomas, Aliciana Torrella, Evelyn Tran, Ubaid Ullah, Cameron Webb, Luke Whittington, Aniya Williams, Zaira Williams, Camara Wise, Bradley Yokum
She was also did not hide her origins as the child of immigrants from India. Although both Haley’s parents remained Hindu, she converted to her husband’s protestant religion.
Another Desi who gained attention in the 2024 Republican presidential primaries is Vivek Ramaswamy, young wealthy businessperson whose parents were born in India.
Ramaswamy’s Yale Law School classmate, Republican vice-presidential nominee, JD Vance, is married to another Yale classmate, Usha Chilukuri Vance, a practicing Hindu and definitely a Desi.
While Desis are connecting to other important leaders in both political parties, former President Donald Trump is not connecting to the Desis. But he acknowledges that he has changed his religious connection. In 2010 he said that “Though I was confirmed at a Presbyterian church as a child” he “no longer identifies as a Presbyterian” and now sees himself as a nondenominational Christian.
Are the Desis taking over American politics?
Desis such as Harris, Haley, Vance’s wife Usha, and Ramaswamy do seem to be dominant in today’s political news.
Desis are not yet in charge of the entire country. But in our state, they have a good start
North Carolina has at least one important political Desi, State Senator Jay Chaudhuri (D-Wake). His parents were Bengal immigrants. Although he was born in Tennessee, his parents moved to Fayetteville when he was three. He attended Terry Sanford High School in Fayetteville, and later Davidson College, Columbia University, and finally N.C. Central University School of Law.
One other thing is clear. The Desis are still coming more and more to places like North Carolina, where high paying jobs for well-educated people are plentiful. As the Desis compete for the best jobs, they will leave some of us traditionalists behind.
And they will want a fair share of political opportunities. Both Democrats and Republicans and their families will have to adapt, too.
It may be painful and challenging for some, but exciting for those who welcome the changes that newcomers bring to our country.
D.G. Martin, a retired lawyer, served as UNC-System’s vice president for public affairs and hosted PBS-NC’s North Carolina Bookwatch.
Coffee Break
Salome’s Stars
week of AUG. 12, 2024
ARIeS (March 21 to April 19) Avoid adding to the tension around you. Even a well-meant reaction against something you perceive as unfair could be misunderstood. Let things calm down, then talk about it.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It’s a good time for romance for unattached Bovines — and for reinforcing the bonds between existing partners. Children’s needs are important during the latter part of the week.
GeMINI (May 21 to June 20)
A compliment from a surprising source sends you wafting way up into the clouds, where — sorry to say — your view of what’s going on is obscured. Come on down and face reality.
CANCeR (June 21 to July 22) Even a family-loving person like you can sometimes feel you’re at the end of the line with contentious kinfolk. But things can work out. Remember that it’s better to talk than walk.
Leo (July 23 to August 22)
A job-related move might hold more positive surprises than you’d expected. Go into it with confidence and look for all the advantages it offers. Then decide what you’ll do with what you find.
VIRGo (August 23 to September 22) Driving yourself too hard to get something done on a deadline that you set up can backfire. Ease into a more realistic finish date and add more breaks to your work schedule.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Your sense of humor can brighten any dark period, and your laughter can dispel those gray clouds swirling around you. The weekend presents a surprising but welcome change.
SCoRPIo (October 23 to November 21) Be careful about the words you use, especially in touchy situations. The old saying that “speech is silver, but silence is golden” could apply well here.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Some facts could emerge that shed light on
unresolved past problems. What you learn might also help explain why a once-warm relationship suddenly cooled down.
CAPRICoRN (December 22 to January 19) Don’t let your pride get in the way of checking into what could be a great new opportunity. Get the facts first, then worry about procedure and protocol later.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A health problem in the family might have other relatives assuming that, as before, you’ll take over the health care duties. Surprise them and insist they share in the caretaking.
PISCeS (February 19 to March 20) A series of changes can be unsettling, but in the long run, it can pay off with new perspectives on what you plan to do. Keep your mind open to the possibilities that might lie ahead.
BoRN THIS week: You might be under a “royal” sign, but you have a wonderful way of embracing everyone as an equal.
• Medicine cabinets are one of the worst places to store medicine because of the high temperatures and humidity in bathrooms.
• A Hershey’s Kiss contains 26 calories that take about four minutes of kissing to burn.
• You say money doesn’t grow on trees? Try telling that to a certain dog in Colombia. After seeing students pass money to a food stall attendant, the pooch began a regular practice of “paying” for dog biscuits with tree leaves!
• The main exporter of Brazil nuts is not Brazil, but Bolivia.
• Screenwriter Bob Gale confirmed that Marty McFly’s nemesis in the Back to the Future trilogy, Biff Tannen, was modeled on Donald Trump. A scientific method called toxineering turns venoms into painkillers.
• As novels became more prominent during the 1700s, society and the media became increasingly concerned that young people spent too much time reading books. They even went so far as to call it “reading rage,” “reading fever,”
“reading mania” and “reading lust.”
• A regular BIC ballpoint pen can draw a line that’s about 2 kilometers long — more than six times the height of the Eiffel Tower.
• Nazis planned to kill Sir Winston Churchill with a bar of chocolate. A bomb made of thin steel was covered by real chocolate that would explode once a chunk was broken. Luckily, British Allies discovered the plan.
• At his presidential inauguration, Theodore Roosevelt wore a lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair.
• Before Usain Bolt won the 100 meter sprint in the Olympic finals, he ate only McDonald’s chicken nuggets, as he didn’t want to risk getting an upset stomach from local cuisine.
• Yamaha produces some of the world’s most popular motorcycles, but the company started off as a piano manufacturer.
Confession time: I’m not a happy camper. I really don’t enjoy camping. Roughing it, sleeping in a sleeping bag in a tent in the wild. No thanks. It’s a little too quiet for me. If my hotel room faces the trees, I would consider that to be camping. But it seems like everyone’s going camping, and that got me thinking about the one camp tradition I can get behind: S’mores!
This warm, ooey, gooey treat always leaves us wanting some more. Which is where the name is believed to originate. As in “I want s’more!” It’s uncertain who invented the s’more, but Loretta Scott Crew, who made them for Girl Scouts by the campfire, is given credit for the recipe when it was first published in a 1927 publication called “Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts.” But it wasn’t until 1974 when Merriam-Webster added it to the dictionary, making it official.
Of course, much of the fun of s’mores is cooking them with friends and family over a campfire, but if you don’t have access to a fire, don’t despair! These can be made on a BBQ, the stovetop or, my personal favorite, with a kitchen torch.
Just in time for National S’mores Day on Aug. 10, here’s how to make classic s’mores and a few creative variations to enjoy.
Classic S’mores
Yield: 1 serving
Total Time: 3 minutes
2 graham crackers
1 large marshmallow
1 piece of milk chocolate (about 1 oz.)
If you’re using a campfire, roast the marshmallow on a skewer over the flames until it’s golden brown and gooey (about 1-2 minutes). If you’re indoors, you can toast it over a gas stove or in the oven under broiler for a few seconds. Place one graham cracker on a plate. Top it with a piece of chocolate. Once your marshmallow is toasted, carefully place it on top of the chocolate. Add the second graham cracker on top and press down gently. Let it sit for a few seconds to allow the chocolate to melt a bit, then dig in!
There’s Always S’more to Love
There is nothing lacking in the traditional s’more. The ingredients are inexpensive and easy to find. But let’s take the humble s’more and give it a Diva makeover, because it’s what I do. We can switch out crackers and candy bars, and add some unexpected ingredients. This way you have a ridiculously delicious finale for every BBQ, cookout or campout for the rest of the summer.
Top 10 Variations for S’mores
Reese’s S’more: Graham Cracker + Peanut Butter Cup + Marshmallow
Chocolate Mint S’mores: Chocolate Graham Cracker + Peppermint Patty + Marshmallow
• When patching up cracks in plaster walls, if the crack is large or it’s a small hole, stuff it with wadded-up newspaper or steel wool in order to fill the crack. Apply the plaster over the top.
3. Cookie S’mores: Chocolate Chip or Oreo Cookies + Chocolate + Marshmallow
• Recipe substitution: For each cup of brown sugar needed, use 1 cup of white sugar and 2 tablespoons of molasses.
4. Salted Caramel and Chocolate S’mores: Graham Cracker + Chocolate + Caramel Topping + Sprinkle of Coarse Sea Salt + Marsh-
5. Lemon Meringue Pie S’more: Graham Cracker + Lemon Curd + Marshmallow
• If your washer oversuds because you accidentally added too much detergent, just add a half-cup of white vinegar to the wash water. It will dampen the extra bubbles. Then make sure to put the load through an additional rinse, to eliminate any soap residue in your clothes.
• Ever had to deal with early arrivals at your garage sale? If so, you know it can be annoying and disruptive. When advertising your sale, use the block number instead of your house number. Still easy to find, but you’re less likely to get staked out.
• “It’s hard to find a good contractor or company to provide a service sometimes. The best resource I’ve had is friends. Whenever someone I know has work done at their home or purchases an item I might be interested in, I always find out the details of who worked on it or where it was purchased and whether my friends were satisfied with the outcome. Friends and even acquaintances usually are quite amenable to giving details, especially when they are either very pleased or very displeased with a job.” — R.E. in New York
