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NEW YORK — Municipalities and local governments across the state are permitted to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to other groups of prioritized essential workers, officials said Tuesday, after President Joe Biden announced the federal government would increase weekly vaccine allocation to states. The increase brings New York’s weekly shipment to initial totals promised under President Donald Trump. Local governments will be able to expand COVID vaccine eligibility to taxi drivers, restaurant workers and staff

in developmentally disabled facilities in the coming weeks after Biden’s administration announced Tuesday states would receive a 20% increased weekly vaccine supply for the next three weeks — up from the 16% bump federal officials promised to states one week ago. “Local governments across the state are getting more in a slightly different population and in different positions,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during a briefing in Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon. “Suffolk County is a little different than Erie County. Rochester is a little different than Binghamton.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo discusses the varying vaccination rate of health care workers throughout state hospitals during a COVID-19 briefing in Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon.

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Firefighters put out flames on a parked car in the Walmart parking lot in Catskill. PAGE A3

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The Twin Counties were blanketed in up to two feet of snow in some areas Tuesday morning, with another coastal storm forecasted for Sunday. Snow accumulations from the latest storm varied from 23 inches in East Jewett to 7.5 inches in Canaan, Brian Frugis, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Albany, said Tuesday. Two other towns on the mountain top — Haines Falls and Prattsville — each received over 20 inches. Haines Falls saw 22 inches of snow and Prattsville had 20, Frugis said. Livingston had the largest accumulation in Columbia

County, with 14 inches. Clermont was right behind them at 13.6. Germantown came in at an even 1 foot, Frugis said. Other towns in Greene County that topped out over a foot were Greenville and Lexington at 15.5 inches and Catskill at 14.3, Frugis said. The National Weather Service is looking at the possibility of more snow Sunday, however it is too early to predict accumulations, as the storm has not even developed yet, Frugis said.

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The 600 block on Warren Street sidewalk Tuesday afternoon.

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Crews plow and clear Fairview Plaza after the big storm Monday afternoon into Tuesday.

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Twin Counties buck sales tax trend By Natasha Vaughn Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — Sales tax revenue may be down statewide, but it is on an upswing in the Twin Counties. The latest report from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released Tuesday indicates statewide sales tax collection is down by about 10% over the past year. “This report shows how deeply the COVID-19 pandemic cut into municipal finances,” DiNapoli said in a statement Tuesday. “Local governments depend heavily on sales taxes as a major source of revenue, but as New Yorkers stayed home and bought less in their communities during the pandemic it created significant shortfalls. New York’s localities need federal aid to help get through this crisis.” The Twin Counties are bucking the trend. Columbia and Greene

“This report shows how deeply the COVID-19 pandemic cut into municipal finances.Local governments depend heavily on sales taxes as a major source of revenue, but as New Yorkers stayed home and bought less in their communities during the pandemic it created significant shortfalls. New York’s localities need federal aid to help get through this crisis.” — Thomas DiNapoli state Comptroller

counties both saw an increase in their sales tax collections over the past year. Columbia’s sales tax revenue increased by about 3.1% from $44.7 million collected in 2019 to $46.1 million in 2020. Greene County’s increased by about 6.2% from $34.6 million generated in 2019 to $36.8 million in 2020. The Twin Counties had among the highest sales tax revenue increases in the Capital District. Neighboring Albany County saw a decline of 6.8% and Rensselaer County had a 0.4% increase, according to the report. “It’s probably a

combination of things,” said Greene County Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger, RNew Baltimore. “More residents have been here in the last year, from the city and second homes, so they’re spending money here in the county. I think it’s probably got a little bit to do with our economic development team being in contact with our businesses, getting them able to open. I think it pretty significantly has to do with the new internet sales tax.” Prior to 2020 there was no statewide sales tax on online purchases, Linger said. The

tax was adopted by the Legislature in 2019 and went into effect in 2020. When the pandemic hit, people changed how they shopped, moving from brickand-mortar stores to purchasing online, and sales tax from those purchases goes to where the items are shipped, Linger said. The news is not as good across New York state. Statewide sales tax collections declined by about $1.8 billion, or 10%, in 2020 over 2019, according to the report. “By comparison, collections only dropped 6% in the

2009 recession compared with 2008,” according to DiNapoli’s report. The early months of the 2020 pandemic saw a steep decline in sales tax revenue locally due to the statewide shutdown, Columbia Economic Development Corporation President F. Michael Tucker said Tuesday. “In April, May and June, when we were in the ultimate shutdown, we saw a 13.2% drop. We had significant recovery in the third quarter and it was off the wall in the fourth quarter,” Tucker said. “Obviously the increased activity — retail, gasoline, food, hospitality — surged in the third and fourth quarters based on not only the economy reopening, but the increase in second homeowners and visitors who saw the county as a refuge from larger cities.” In the third and fourth See TAX TREND A8

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Donald Trump’s lawyers will mount a double-barreled defense of the former president in his impeachment trial next week, arguing that the process was rushed and partisan, and that his rhetoric to supporters who later stormed the U.S. Capitol was constitutionally protected. A person familiar with Trump’s stillevolving legal strategy said the defense would address head-on the allegation that Trump incited the Jan.6 violence at the Capitol that left five people dead. Part of that strategy might involve reports and other evidence that some people in the mob had planned the attack ahead of time. Trump’s unprecedented second Senate trial is set to begin next week, and Tuesday is the deadline for his newly reconstituted defense team to file his first response to the House of Representatives’ single article of impeachment accusing him of incitement of insurrection. If Trump or his lawyers fail to appear, Senate rules allow the body to proceed as if he had pleaded not guilty and try him without a defense. The House impeachment managers, who will prosecute the case, are to file their legal briefs on Tuesday as well, providing the first look at their strategy for the trial. Trump’s legal briefs are supposed to be delivered next week, and the trial is set to begin Feb. 9. With two-thirds of the Senate required to convict, at least 17 Republicans would have to vote with all 50 Democrats to find Trump guilty and potentially disqualify him from holding office again. In what amounted to a test vote, only five Republican senators voted with Democrats last week to block an effort to declare Trump’s impeachment trial unconstitutional. Trump adviser Jason Miller said the defense team would meet Tuesday’s noon deadline, even though they have only taken up the case in recent days after Trump’s first set of lawyers resigned late last week. That legal team, led by South Carolina lawyer Butch Bowers parted ways with Trump over disagreements about whether to argue Trump’s debunked contention that the 2020 election was “stolen.” Rehashing the election results would be a “breathtakingly bad decision” because while it appears there aren’t enough votes from Republican senators to convict right now, that could change, Jonathan Turley, a George Washington University law professor, said in an interview. “This is where President Trump can

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snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory,” added Turley, who testified in Trump’s previous impeachment. “We’ve seen him go against legal advice and even logic on such occasions.” The new team, headed by David Schoen of Atlanta and Bruce Castor of Philadelphia, will likely steer clear of those arguments. “This is the political weaponization of the impeachment process. There was a rush to judgment,” Schoen said in an interview Monday night on Fox News. The legal team will argue, according to a person familiar with the strategy, that Trump was constitutionally allowed to make his baseless claims about the election at his rally on the Ellipse south of the White House last month -- even if he used some incendiary rhetoric -- before the mob marched on the Capitol as Congress was officially certifying electoral college votes, which Joe Biden won 306 to 232. They’ll cite the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Brandenburg v. Ohio, which involved a Ku Klux Klan leader’s prosecution under a state law for making a speech that advocated violence against Blacks and Jews, according to the person familiar with the strategy. In that 1969 decision, the high court ruled speech advocating even illegal conduct is protected under the First Amendment unless that speech is likely to produce “imminent lawless action.” Schoen told Fox News that impeaching Trump for his remarks to the crowd “is a

very, very dangerous road to take with respect to the First Amendment.” Schoen also said he expected House managers to show video of the riot — which he doesn’t think the country needed to see — and he questioned whether senators who have already called for Trump’s conviction can be impartial jurors. In a separate interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, he suggested that Trump shouldn’t be blamed for the actions of the mob because, “There’s now evidence a lot of what happened was preplanned.” The defense will also argue that the House’s rushed its case, which included no formal fact-finding or committee hearings, and delayed presenting the article of impeachment to the Senate until Jan. 25, after Democrats took control of the chamber. Another argument expected to be part of Trump’s defense is that trying a president who is now out of office is unconstitutional. It’s one that many GOP senators also have made, even though a sparse but consistent line of nonpresidential impeachments in the past suggests the Senate does have legal authority to put Trump on trial even after his term has ended. Turley, who spoke on a Republican caucus call last week right before most senators voted that trying a president no longer in office is unconstitutional, has argued that Trump’s best defense is not to put up one - to simply argue that the trial is unconstitutional and not legitimize it.

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The city of Rochester, N.Y., has suspended the police officers involved in handcuffing and pepper-spraying a 9-yearold girl last week, officials said Monday, addressing an incident that has brought renewed scrutiny to an already-embattled department. The city has not named the officers or said how many have been suspended, but the disciplinary measures will last at least until the completion of an internal investigation, Rochester spokesman Justin Roj said. The suspensions come one day after police released bodycamera footage of the Friday encounter, which shows officers using force against a young girl in distress while they responded to a “family trouble” call. “What happened Friday was simply horrible, and has rightly outraged all of our community,” Mayor Lovely Warren, a Democrat, said in a statement announcing the suspensions. Criticism spread quickly in Rochester, a city of more than 200,000 in Upstate New York, where residents were unhappy with police for their treatment of Daniel Prude, who died last year after officers put a hood over his head.

On Monday evening, protesters marched through frigid weather, demanding accountability. Outside police headquarters, they rattled a fence and chanted: “Look what you did, you just Maced a little kid.” The death of Prude, a Black man who was mentally ill, highlighted two issues that advocates across the country have long pushed departments to address: police treatment of Black Americans and their response to mental health crises. In response, Warren fired the police chief and the city launched a new team of counselors and social workers to answer emergency calls for people “experiencing emotional or behavioral turmoil.” The newly released videos, activists say, show that not enough has changed. The Friday incident began about 3:20 p.m. Police who responded were told that the 9-year-old girl, who has not been identified, was suicidal. The footage shows the officers chasing and restraining the girl. In one video, she’s sobbing and struggling against the cuffs as officers try to force her into a patrol car. The officers chide her, and one tells her that she’s “acting like a child.” She responds: “I am a child” and pleads with them to stop forcing her into the car.

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Minutes later, video shows an officer pepper-spraying the girl, leaving her crying in the back seat. “Unbelievable,” says the officer who sprayed her. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, called the episode “heartbreaking.” “This isn’t how the police should treat anyone, let alone a 9-year-old girl,” he said in a statement. Cuomo said Rochester must “reckon with a real police accountability problem, and this alarming incident demands a full investigation that sends a message this behavior won’t be tolerated.” It is another example of police treating people in the midst of mental health crises as criminals, said activists who have questioned why officers responded to the scene and not the city’s new “person in crisis” team (PIC). Roj, the city spokesman, said the call originally came in as a “domestic” crime report. The girl’s mother reported that the girl’s father stole her car, Roj said. When police arrived, the mother told officers that her daughter was distraught and had threatened to harm herself and her mother, he added. “The PIC team wouldn’t have been called there,” said Roj, using the acronym for the new mental health crisis response

team. “It did not come in as a mental health call.” The program is in its nascent stages, Roj said, and there’s no system in place to send the team’s mental health counselors to a police call. Instead, a person in crisis can call 911 and request mental health services for themselves, while a caller seeking help for someone else must call 211, the area’s crisis hotline number.

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Wednesday, Feb. 3 n Catskill Central School District

Board of Education budget workshop 6:30 p.m. CHS Library n Greene County Legislature health services; county resources and public safety 6 p.m. via Zoom. Audio/Video instruction available on county website

Thursday, Feb. 4 n Ashland Town Planning Board 6

p.m. Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Coxsackie-Athens Central School District Board of Education Mid-Year Workshop 6 p.m. High School Library, 24 Sunset Blvd., Coxsackie n Coxsackie Village workshop 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718

Monday, Feb. 8 n Ashland Town Board 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718 n Greene County Legislature county services and public works 6 p.m. via Zoom. Audio/Video instruction available on county website n Greenville CSD BOE Business Meeting; Senior Citizen & Disabled Tax Exemption Public Hearing; Cold War and Eligible Funds Veterans Exemption Public Hearing 6 p.m. MS/HS Library, 4976 Route 81, Greenville See www. greenvillecsd.org /Board of Education for links to participate

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Local pharmacies begin vaccinating residents By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

Local pharmacies have started vaccinating residents about one month after the Twin Counties received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The pharmacies are authorized to administer the vaccine to residents over 65. All vaccinations require appointments. Kelly’s Pharmacy in Greenville has administered 110 vaccines and is expecting another shipment this week, owner Quinn Kelly said Tuesday. The vaccines were administered from 7-8:30 a.m. on Fridays, before the store opened, Kelly said. “We had a triage table for intake, two nurses in here giving vaccines and I had 15 chairs spaced 5 or 6 feet apart for people to sit in after they got the vaccine for 15 minutes. We gave them bottles of water and sent them on their way,” Kelly said. Once the pharmacy receives more vaccines, different hours, such as Sunday evenings after the pharmacy closes at 3 p.m., will be considered, Kelly said. Kelly is hopeful the pharmacy’s Coxsackie location will also receive vaccines. Wellness Rx Pharmacy in Tannersville has administered 120 vaccines and has a waiting list of more than 700 people, Development Manager Greg Madden said. “We are awaiting our next allotment of 100 [vaccines], which we had hoped to receive yesterday or today,” Madden said. The pharmacy has been fielding hundreds of phone calls per day and is prioritizing residents over the age of 75, Madden said. Wellness RX is located inside an old Victorian house, Madden said. “We have a relaxing living room and comfortable chairs, which we use as a waiting area afterwards in case anyone has symptoms after [receiving the vaccine],” he said. Water and hand sanitizer is available in the waiting area, Madden said. The pharmacy also established a private area to administer vaccines, which will likely be repurposed as a consultation area in the future, Madden said. “Our staff did a really nice job at converting one of the areas,” he said. “It’s private and walled off. It’s temporary, but it has served very well.” To register for a vaccine, visit https://kellyspharmacyinc.com/covid -19-vaccine?fbclid=IwAR 3hy46B-NYk73ksVQIjXNivVh_nKrXBL4HBXp-j_mynjL1aFYprYrxV2c Hannaford in Cairo is one of four stores to receive the

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vaccine. Other store locations include Central Avenue in Albany, Delaware Plaza in Delmar and Gansevoort Road in South Glens Falls. To schedule an appointment visit https://www.hannaford.com/pharmacy/covid-19-vaccine Price Chopper is offering vaccines at three locations on Eastern Parkway in Schenectady, Park Avenue in Clifton Park and New Loudon Road in Latham. For more information visit https://www.pricechopper. com/covidvaccine/ Walmart has not started offering vaccinations in New York yet. No appointments were available at any CVS locations in New York on Tuesday. Walgreens listed eligibility requirements on its website but not store locations. Greene County Public Health has vaccinated about 1,900 residents and will start administering second doses Thursday. Columbia County will receive 100 doses of the vaccine this week for grocery store workers, Department of Health Director Jack Mabb said. “We’re going to do a closed POD (point of distribution) rather than open up the link and have this crazy haphazard thing happen,” Mabb said. “We’re going to target grocery store clerks. They have a lot of exposure, an awful lot of exposure. Some of them are not young. So we’re contacting Hannaford, ShopRite, Walmart, Aldi, here in the county to get a line list of people. We want to target the clerks that are up front that have the most exposure and we’re looking at Thursday night from 4-6 p.m. at the college. “ Columbia County is also receiving another 100 doses to use at homes for the developmentally disabled, Mabb said.

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CATSKILL — A car was damaged by fire Sunday evening in Catskill, Sgt. Stephen Dietz of Catskill Police said Monday. At about 6:06 p.m., Greene County 911 sent Catskill Fire Company to 30 Catskill Commons after receiving reports of a car fire in the Walmart parking lot. When firefighters arrived on the scene they found a car was burning and went to work putting the fire out. The

green 1973 Dodge received damage to the engine compartment. The car’s owner, an unidentified male, 29, from Catskill, had parked the car and left the engine running while he went into Walmart to shop. The car caught fire while he was inside the store, Dietz said. The vehicle was towed from the scene. There were no reported injuries. Catskill Police investigated. All firefighters were back in service at 6:34 p.m.

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A car that caught fire in the Walmart parking lot in Catskill is towed from the scene.

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The vehicle’s engine compartment was damaged.

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“We’re pretty much done with Coarc,” he said. “Coarc was one of our firsts. Staff and residents of developmentally disabled homes are 1As so we have to get special permission from the state to do it. They gave us 100 to do it. We have already done the Mental Health Association and Coarc. There’s a couple more agencies here in the county that we’ve had contact with that we’re probably going to go right to their facility and do the vaccination with these 100 there.” Mabb also said the county has not been given an allotment of vaccines dedicated for people 65 and older this week. “My assumption is since we got an allotment of 400 doses for seniors the week before and 100 last week, but we didn’t get any this week, is that the pharmacies are up and running, but I haven’t gotten any confirmation on that,” Mabb said. “I know ShopRite was handing out the vaccine, that’s the only one that I’ve actually heard had vaccine last week. We haven’t got any kind of information on what’s out there.” ShopRite’s website has instructions for residents 65 and older to fill out an eligibility form, but no New York locations were listed as participants on Tuesday. Residents who are eligible for the vaccine can also make an appointment at the state vaccination site at SUNY Albany. To see if you are eligible for the vaccine, visit https://ami-eligible.covid19vaccine. health.ny.gov To register for an appointment, visit https://forms. ny.gov/s3/vaccine or call the state’s vaccination hotline at 1-833-697-4829.

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Black History Month should hold promise of hope February is Black History Month. It’s the month when we bear witness to the culture of Black America in a blighted past and look ahead to a brighter future without senseless violence and systemic racism. In the aftermath of a turbulent year that saw the death of George Floyd, a Black man and a father of two from Minnesota, at the hands of a white police officer, the Black Lives Matter movement erupted. Fear lingers in the Black community that little has changed in the intervening months and that the violence will continue unabated.

An example of this happened Tuesday when a 9-year old Black girl was pepper sprayed by a white police officer when she resisted attempts to calm her down. This incident offers support for those fears that change is still far off. And there is the mounting evidence that the Black community suffers the painful consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic more than other communities, not because of race, but because of social conditions of poverty and the lack of access to adequate health care services. But there is also reason for hope — the past year

has also seen the election of Kamala Harris, the first woman and the first African-American, elected vice president of the United States. Black History Month in 2021 ought to be a time for thoughtful minds to prevail. It is not a time for partisans to stick their heads in the sand and pretend what is there is not there. Historically, the immediate consequence of a pandemic is that it changes the way we think. This month can be the inspiration we need to reflect on the transgressions of the past and the hope for change the future can bring.

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An early test for Biden The Washington Post

The Biden administration’s pledge to defend democracy around the world faces an early test following the military coup Monday in Myanmar, which wiped out the civilian government and partial democracy that the United States helped to establish. President Joe Biden quickly called for a reversal of the crackdown, but that will require robust U.S. action against the coup leaders and the coordination of joint actions by other major democracies especially U.S. allies in Asia. The arrest of leader Aung San Suu Kyi and top officials of her ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) came just before the first meeting of parliament following elections in November. As in the 2015 vote that ended direct military rule, the NLD won a crushing landslide, limiting the military’s front party to 33 out of 476 seats. In an echo of the U.S. election, the generals responded with evidencefree claims of fraud; their allegations that defective voter registrations could have enabled ballot stuffing eerily resembled those of former president Donald Trump. In fact, as we wrote at the time, the election was flawed - but not in the way

the military claimed. Parties representing ethnic minorities suffered discrimination, and many districts were prevented from voting because of ongoing military campaigns. The prime mover of the coup was probably armed forces commander Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who was named the country’s ruler for a year-long period of martial law. The general, who was due to retire in July, harbored political ambitions that appeared unlikely to be met within the political system the military established a decade ago, which grants the armed forces exceptional power but provides for civilian governments chosen by elections. Aung San Suu Kyi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for her previous resistance to military rule, destroyed her reputation in the West by defending the military’s genocidal campaign against the Rohingya minority in 2017. But animosity between her and military leaders remained high, in part because of her efforts to change the constitution to eliminate the generals’ privileged status. Aung San Suu Kyi’s failings do not mean that Myanmar’s limited democracy is not worth saving; on the contrary, success by the

armed forces in reestablishing a full dictatorship would be a disaster for the cause of freedom in Southeast Asia and a boon for China. The United States, which helped to induce the armed forces to restore civilian rule by lifting what had been comprehensive economic sanctions, has some leverage. While Min Aung Hlaing and eight other officers were already sanctioned by the Trump administration for their role in the atrocities against the Rohingya and other minorities, there is much more that could be done including sanctions against the two large conglomerates controlled by the military, as well as Min Aung Hlaing’s family businesses. More importantly, the United States should be coordinating joint action by the European Union and other allies - including Japan and India, two nations that in the past have been reluctant to take a stand against dictatorship in Myanmar, which is also known as Burma. Biden and his national security team have pledged to reestablish U.S. leadership on vital multilateral issues. This is an opportunity to show they can deliver.

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Confederate names are coming down, but San Francisco is now taking on … Abe Lincoln? Charles Lane The Washington Post

Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, cities and towns are belatedly but necessarily purging public spaces of the names and images of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and the soldiers who served his treasonous, proslavery cause. Meanwhile, San Francisco’s school board has voted to start replacing the names of the Union’s president, Abraham Lincoln, and Union officers such as James Garfield and William McKinley (also former presidents) from public schools, ostensibly for the same cause of historical truth, equity and justice. There has been a lot going on - a pandemic, right-wing violence - much of it no doubt more immediately concerning than the latest burst of Left Coast ideological excess. Still, it’s worth focusing for a moment on this particular absurdity, which implies moral equivalence between those who led the Confederacy and those who crushed it, and why it is so culturally pernicious. The sheer extremism cannot be overstated. On Jan. 27, the board voted 6-1 to rename 44 schools that currently honor those “engaged in the subjugation and enslavement of human beings; or who oppressed women, inhibiting societal progress; or whose actions led to genocide; or who otherwise significantly diminished the opportunities of those amongst us to the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Not only is Lincoln to be

scoured from an 80-year-old high school because, in 1862, he presided over the hangings of 38 rebellious Native Americans in Minnesota. Also the third president, Thomas Jefferson - who articulated the right to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” in the first place - failed to pass muster, because of his slaveholding. Who could pass the board’s test? Barack Obama’s evolution on same-sex marriage resembles Lincoln’s own twosteps forward, one-step back progress on slavery and race. Obama asserted religious reservations at one point and as late as 2012 gently rebuked his vice president, Joe Biden, for committing their ticket to the idea earlier than Obama deemed politically wise. Did that “significantly diminish opportunities”? In 2019, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., hailed “the bold and visionary leadership of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt,” and promised to model a Sanders presidency on FDR’s. According to the panel advising the school board, though, Sanders’s hero is unworthy of a school naming, in part because of his wartime internment of U.S. citizens and noncitizens of Japanese descent. “Change is a good thing,” board member Matt Alexander breezily observed, apropos his vote for the board’s plan - and, indeed, there’s a case for some updating of San Francisco’s school names to account for new norms and new heroes. As the board proposed, James Lick Middle School could go, especially since the private Lick-Wilmerding High School

still honors this 19th-century business tycoon and philanthropist. Nor should students be taught to honor Jefferson and FDR without also comprehending the dark sides of their legacies. But Lincoln? Far from pursuing Native Americans in the Minnesota uprising, he took huge political risks to prevent federal troops from hanging many more of them. Yes, he wrote the Emancipation Proclamation as a war-winning measure as much as a liberationist one; he harbored antiBlack sentiments, which is why Frederick Douglass regarded him with mixed feelings. Even Douglass, however, ultimately reached a positive verdict on Lincoln’s public acts and private attitudes, calling him “one of the very few Americans, who could entertain a negro and converse with him without in anywise reminding him of the unpopularity of his color.” The mayor of San Francisco, London Breed, has criticized the purge as a waste of effort and money, at a time when the city’s schools are still closed due to the pandemic. Yet neither Breed nor any of California’s other top Democratic officials has challenged the board’s vilification of Lincoln on the merits, much less the broader implications of the board’s moralizing about this country’s complex history. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who represents San Francisco, could be a particularly important voice on this issue, but has so far declined to weigh in.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

A threat to our privacy To the editor: A great threat to our privacy will be presented as House Bill 350. The bill poses many problems to the left as right. The updates are aimed at the right, they can easily be used against any activists, even one like MLK. H.R.350 is a bipartisan bill that the ACLU states “The definition of domestic terrorism is broad enough to encompass the activities of several prominent activist campaigns and organizations.” This bill weaponizes the Government to legalize

spying on any group that questions the party in power of government. This bill targets the BLM and Antifa movements as well if they go outside of what the party in power deems acceptable. The mere mention of relations between Trumpism (often referred to as White Supremist) was tied to those actions taken by Wall Street Bets recently by Chris Cilliza of CNN with his addition of “(It’s worth noting that Reddit was also a gathering spot for some of the most ardent Trump supporters in 2016.)” This is very concerning

- This bill will weaponize the Federal Government to legalize spying on the Right Wing and anyone who threatened those in power’s rule. I believe that writing the White House through their Contact Us works. I believe contacting local Representatives by email, calls, letters, responses to Twitter and Facebook work. This is not a good addition to this bill for either party. Our fight for privacy and freedom might be the thing that finally unites a divided country. ALITHEA ROSE HUDSON

A massive wall should be built To the editor: The acting U.S. Capitol Police chief is recommending the construction of permanent fencing around the building to protect Congress, as lawmakers and law enforcement officials grapple with fallout from the Jan. 6 insurrection by violent pro-Trump loyalists. I have

a better idea. Instead of a fence, a massive wall should be constructed around the Capitol building to turn it into a veritable fortress. This is only fitting, for Donald Trump called for the construction a “big, beautiful wall” on numerous occasions. While Trump wanted his wall to be

built along the border of Mexico, a wall in Washington would be a more appropriate legacy to the damage Donald Trump inflicted on truth, civility, and the press in America. A wall around the Capitol would be the perfect monument to the power of lies. JOHN HUNKA HUDSON

A public apology would be welcome To the editor: In Natasha Vaughn’s informative article on COVID-19 in Columbia County, she quotes Health Director Jack Mabb on the Department’s website link to vaccine appointments. He states that the link clearly excluded seniors in the Group 1B vaccine appointments, when it did not. Blaming the victim, in this case, feels extremely unfair. For many years I wrote and directed website content for a non-profit, and I do not think that the fault lies with the seniors’ reading abilities.

The text itself was confusing, which is evident by the fact that so many people clicked on the link. On the one hand, the text stated that appointments were available for Group 1B Essential Workers, but in the preceding paragraph it defined 1B to include seniors. To avoid confusion, the website would have better stated “Group 1B: Essential Workers EXCLUDING Seniors.” I hope that when the seniors were called for appointment cancellations, the Health Department apologized for their

error instead of reproaching the seniors! I certainly don’t fault the Health Department for hasty writing. They are under an enormous amount of pressure, and, I think, do a spectacular job of caring for public health in our county. I am most appreciative of their efforts, and the web page has since been updated. But a simple public apology for their error in this case would have been welcome. MERCER WARRINER VALATIE

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Jeannine Helen Harris Jeannine Helen Harris went to her daughters. She was a longbe with her Lord and Savior, Je- time member of the Reformed sus Christ, on January 18, 2021 Dutch Church of Schodack at in San Antonio, TX after a brief Muitzeskill where she served in illness. She was born on Febru- many capacities including singary 16, 1929 to the late Henry A. ing in the choir, serving on the and Laura M. (Cramer) Wyant of Consistory and The Women’s Valatie, NY. She is predeceased Guild, teaching Vacation Bible by her husband, Charles School, helping with the T. “Chubby” Harris. She Cooperative Christian is survived by 5 children; Ministry of Schodack Charlene Heintz (Doug) (CCMS/The Anchor) of San Antonio, TX; Carand in many other aroline “Cuppy” Mendoza eas when needed. She (Rick) of San Antonio, loved and was loved TX; Charles “Duke” Harby everyone she met, ris (Joan) of Schodack always welcoming evLanding, NY; Cathleen eryone into her modest Malmberg (Eric) of Lohome for a wonderful Harris ganville, GA; and LeRoy home-cooked meal and Harris (Mikki) of Spartanburg, SC. a lively round of Jeopardy! A She is also survived by 15 grand- graveside service will be held at children and 26 great-grandchil- a later date TBA. In lieu of flowers, dren and many nieces, nephews contributions can be made in her and friends. She met Chubby, memory to The Reformed Dutch the love of her life, while he was Church of Schodack at Muitzworking for her father, and they eskill, VITAS Hospice San Antowere married on July 8, 1948. nio, TX, and Guiding Eyes for the She lived in the house Chubby Blind. Arrangements are under built for her until 2019 when she the direction of the Raymond E. moved to San Antonio to be near Bond Funeral Home, Valatie.

Steven Himmel Steven Himmel, of Hudson, years. NY, passed away peacefully, on Always the life of the party, his Friday, January 22nd, in Albany, warmth, honesty and wry sense NY. He was 83 years of humor will be missed. young. Steven frequently specSteven is survived by ulated that when he his “beautiful bride of arrived in Heaven, St. 63 years,” Joan, as well Peter would exclaim, “I as his sisters, Bernice recognize you! You’re Pugliese, and Elizabeth that handsome brute, Pazera , his brother, Ray Steven Himmel” and Himmel and three dewelcome him into Paravoted children: Steven, dise. Himmel Scott and Tanya, as well A celebration of his as seven adoring grandlife will be held at his beloved children, Teddy, Gunnar, Olana, Scotty, Tess, Zamara and Sasha. Kinderhook Lake home this sumA devoted Catholic his entire mer. Online condolences may be life, Steven worked as a NY State offered at Mooneyfuneralhome. correctional officer for over 25 com

Everett ‘Skip’ Noirot FREEHOLD - Everett “Skip” Kathleen Mickle of Lakeland, FL. Noirot, 81, passed away on MonEverett is survived by his lovday February 1, 2021 at Colum- ing wife of more than 62 years, bia Memorial Hospital. He was Sandra Becker Noirot. He is also born on December 18, 1939 in survived by his children, Walter Gayhead to the late Everett and (Maryjean) of Freehold, Pamela Louise Myer Noirot. Known by (Gary) Chase of Preston Holeveryone as “Skip”, he was a low, and Gerald (Brandy) of Melongtime employee of Simpson chanicville; his grandchildren, Paving. He had a milk Elizabeth (Bobby) and truck in the 1960’s, Parker; a new greatpicking up milk at local grandchild, Allie, who he farms. He had his own had known was on the trucking business, and way; his brother, Richretired from Callanan ard (Nancy) of Lakeland, Industries. Skip was a FL; and several nieces Civil War enthusiast, and his nephew. loved anything Ford, There will be a Celeand enjoyed restoring bration of his Life at a latNoirot vintage tractors. He was er date. In lieu of flowers, a lifetime member of the donations can be made Freehold Volunteer Fire Com- to the Freehold Volunteer Fire pany. His children and grandchil- Company, PO Box 128, Freedren were his pride and joy. He hold, NY 12431. Arrangements could carry a conversation with by A.J. Cunningham Funeral anyone and seemed to know ev- Home, Greenville. Condolences eryone. Skip was predeceased can be posted at ajcunninghamby his parents, and by his sister, fh.com.

Weldon Allison Tuttle EAST CHATHAM- Weldon business named Collins & Tuttle. Allison Tuttle, 91, passed away Afterwards Weldon started his peacefully January 28th at Ghent career working for the New York Rehabilitation and Nursing Cen- State Thruway of which he retired ter. His daughter, Deborah and from. partner, Mike were present to In his retirement, Weldon enhold his hand and play his favor- joyed traveling to see his brothite music during his passing. er Wayne, spending time with Weldon, better known as “Tut” his grandchildren and growing was a long-time resident of East Chatham NY who many people abundant and beautiful gardens. would wave to as he sat out on He enjoyed being a home-body and tinkering around his his front porch on hot house. Tut was known summer days. by family and friends as He was born Februthe “third amigo” that is ary 18, 1929 in Clinton reunited with his lifelong Maine and was the sevbuddies, Chet Blass and enth of 13 children. He was predeceased by Ed Wadsworth. His famhis parents, Carlton and ily wishes that they are Freda Anderson as well all back together, havas his son Steve Tuttle. ing a drink and telling Tuttle His survivors include jokes. Later in his life, he his children, Ken Tuttle enjoyed riding country roads and of Laguna Niguel, CA; Ron Ernst spotting deer on his travels. Many of Boonville, NY and Deborah of these rides were provided by Tuttle of East Chatham, N.Y. his “buddy” Mike Daley. His genHe is also survived by his three grandchildren, Kaila Seiger, Jes- tle spirit, laughter and singing will sica Tuttle, Desirae Sullivan, 7 be missed by many. Calling hours will be held May great-grandchildren, Makenzie, Sassjon, Grayson, Brylin, Savan- 15th at Wenk Funeral Home in Chatham NY at 11:00am. Folnah, Kinslee, Maverick. After graduating Clinton High lowing will be a brief graveside School, Weldon worked with his ceremony. Family and friends are brother, Sonny Tuttle and friend invited to his daughter’s home to John Collins in their Tree Service celebrate his life afterwards.

Billboard campaign calls on U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik to resign By Michael Goot mgoot@poststar.com

Two billboards calling on U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, RSchuylerville, to resign because of her efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election are scheduled to go up Wednesday. The Republican Accountability Project is putting up the billboards in Queensbury and Fort Ann that say: “You Lied About the Election. The Capitol Was Attacked. Stefanik: Resign.” The Queensbury billboard is located on Route 9 about 1,000 feet north of the intersection with Quaker Road and faces north. The Fort Ann one is on Route 149 facing east and is located 6.5 miles east of Route 9. The project is funded by Republicans and is targeting lawmakers who raised objections during the certification on Jan. 6 of the Electoral College results in battleground states won by Democratic President Joe Biden over Republican former President Donald Trump. That certification process was halted when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, fighting with officers and damaging property. Five people died in the attack. Trump is facing a second impeachment trial on a charge of insurrection for inciting the riot. The billboards were supposed to go up in both locations Monday, but there was a delay in printing them and installing them because of the weather, according to Meaghan Leister, spokeswoman for the Defending Democracy Together organization, of which the Republican Accountability Project is one component. “Among too many other

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Seen here is a mock-up of billboards that are scheduled to go up Wednesday in Queensbury and Fort Ann asking U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, to resign because of her efforts to challenge the presidential election. The group behind the billboard campaign, the Republican Accountability Project, said the actions of lawmakers to cast doubt on the election incited the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Republican members of Congress, Representative Stefanik helped incite the attack on the Capitol by spreading lies about the election, which proves she is unfit to hold office t and should be nowhere near power,” Leister said in an email. The Republican Accountability Project said on its website that the attacks were “directly incited by Trump and the overwhelming majority of Republicans in Congress who had been falsely claiming, for months — and in the immediate moments before the attack — that the election had been stolen from Trump.” “This was the lie that motivated the attack on the Capitol. We cannot allow it to persist. It erodes Americans’ faith in the integrity of our electoral system. It creates more opportunity for violence from radical actors who have been told by elected officials that the election was stolen from them. And it threatens the very democracy we all cherish,” the mission statement continued.

The goal of the project is to support Republicans in Congress for standing up to party leaders’ claims of fraud in the election; work to defeat those representatives who tried to overturn the election; and push back against conspiracy theories about rigged elections. Among its directors are conservative columnist Bill Kristol and Christine Todd Whitman, former Republican governor of New Jersey. The campaign is also targeting senators including U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas; U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.; House Minority Leader and U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.; Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio; and Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif. Stefanik senior adviser Alex DeGrasse called the billboard “pathetic.” “Congresswoman Stefanik is focused on delivering COVID relief to North Country families, small businesses and schools. The Never-Trump movement is doing all they can to distract the press from their massive

sexual abuse and harassment scandal, but putting a pathetic billboard in a town we won by 35% two months ago is certainly next level desperation,” he said in an email. DeGrasse was referring to The Lincoln Project, which is a group of anti-Trump Republicans. One of the group’s co-founders, John Weaver, has been accused of sexually harassing young men looking to get into politics. “No one cares about these billboards except for the media,” he said. DeGrasse’s figures are off. Stefanik won the town of Queensbury with 54% of the vote compared with 46% for Cobb. In Fort Ann, Stefanik won 69% to 31%. DeGrasse went on to say that leftist organizations, Never Trumpers and other political action committees spent nearly $7 million to try to defeat Stefanik. She was reelected to a fourth term with what he claimed was the highest number of votes of any

Lawmakers request more information after AG report By Kate Lisa Johnson Newspaper Corp.

ALBANY — Calls are mounting from state lawmakers requesting more information from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and top officials about the state’s handling and reporting of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes after the Health Department updated the total death count with nearly 3,000 presumed fatalities in response to a state attorney general’s report this week. Senate Republicans wrote a letter to New York’s congressional delegation Friday requesting an update on a federal inquiry into the state’s decisions and COVID-19 policies in nursing homes. “The fact that we are more than 10 months out from the start of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s declared State of Emergency for the pandemic and we do not have a definitive answer to the question of how many residents perished from COVID-19 in these facilities is wholly unacceptable, and DOH (Department of Health) has made it abundantly clear that it has no intention of sharing this information willingly,” according to the letter. “...We respectfully ask that you work with the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice to ensure New Yorkers are provided with an immediate update on their investigation, and if information sharing is still being denied by DOH, we ask that you use all the authority available to you as members of the United States Congress to elicit this critical information.” The U.S. Justice Department requested details Aug. 26 about decisions Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Govs. Phil Murphy, D-N.J.; Tom Wolf, DPa.; and Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., made during the COVID-19 crisis and their impact on the states’ virus fatalities in nursing homes. Federal officials said they would use the information to determine

launching an official investigation into nursing home deaths under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, which protects the civil rights of individuals in staterun nursing homes. Federal and state officials have not provided an update on the inquiry since that time. Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt, R-North Tonawanda, and the other 19 Republican senators in the chamber’s minority conference signed Friday’s letter. The state Health Department published about half the total number of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes to date, according to a report from state Attorney General Letitia James’s office Thursday. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, DYonkers, said Friday Democrats in the majority conference are reviewing James’ report. “The tragic situation in our nursing homes remains a heartbreaking reminder of the toll this pandemic took on our state,” Stewart-Cousins said. “Nothing will bring back the loved ones that we lost, but it is crucial that information guides our responses so this will not happen again.” Investigations and Government Operations Committee Chair Sen. James Skoufis, DNewburgh, said the attorney general’s report is an independent, evidence-based analysis of the pandemic’s impact on nursing homes. “The findings, while disturbing, are unsurprising — they validate what many of us already suspected and validate what my investigative team and I have been piecing together since our legislative hearings in 2020,” Skoufis said in a statement Thursday. “The attorney general’s report further underscores the need for transparency and accountability within the Department of Health. As I commented earlier this week, the DOH commissioner’s

unresponsiveness to the Legislature’s many questions and concerns is insulting and unacceptable. While his next appearance before the Legislature was delayed until late February, it is my full expectation that he provides answers by the time of his testimony, otherwise he can anticipate an unpleasant and uncomfortable hearing. Without answers by then, I will support a move to compel the information from DOH.” Sen. Rachel May, D-Syracuse, who chairs the Aging Committee, thanked the attorney general for her investigation and report. “The top line conclusions confirm the disturbing details of what we learned anecdotally in our hearings last summer,” May said in a statement. “The sad statistics in this report should make us all redouble our efforts to protect older New Yorkers, push for DOH transparency, and to make sure the vaccine reaches every nursing home resident and staff member as soon as possible.” Several legislators have renewed their call for an independent investigation with subpoena power to examine the handling of COVID-19 in state adult-care facilities and nursing homes since the attorney general’s 76-page report was published. Cuomo did not answer a question about the requested investigation Friday. Sen. Jim Tedisco, R-Glenville, and Assemblyman Ron Kim, D-Queens, sponsor legislation S8756/A10857 to establish an independent, nonpartisan investigation with subpoena power. Lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle have supported an independent investigation, but the measure is largely backed by Republicans. Republican Sens. Phil Boyle, Alexis Weik, Mario Mattera and Anthony Palumbo, who represent all or parts of Suffolk County downstate, demanded a federal

investigation into the state’s COVID-19 deaths in adultcare facilities Friday.

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The Four Chaplains HUDSON — On Feb. 3, at 12:55 a.m., a periscope broke the chilly Atlantic waters. Through the cross hairs, an officer aboard the German submarine U-223 spotted the Dorchester. The U-223 approached the convoy on the surface, and after identifying and targeting the ship, he gave orders to fire the torpedoes, a fan of three were fired. The one that hit was decisive–and deadly–striking the starboard side, amid ship, far below the water line. Captain Danielsen, alerted that the Dorchester was taking water rapidly and sinking, gave the order to abandon ship. In less than 20 minutes, the Dorchester would slip beneath the Atlantic’s icy waters. Through the pandemonium, according to those present, four Army chaplains brought hope in despair and light in darkness. Those chaplains were Lt. George L. Fox, Methodist; Lt. Alexander D. Goode,

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Jewish; Lt. John P. Washington, Roman Catholic; and Lt. Clark V. Poling, Dutch Reformed. When there were no more lifejackets in the storage room, the chaplains removed theirs and gave them to four frightened young men. Men in nearby rafts saw the chaplains, arms linked and braced against the slanting deck, praying aloud. That night, they became an enduring example of extraordinary faith,

courage and selflessness. “Valor is a gift,” Carl Sandburg once said. “Those having it never know for sure whether they have it until the test comes.” That night Reverend Fox, Rabbi Goode, Reverend Poling, and Father Washington passed life’s ultimate test. In doing so, they became an enduring example of extraordinary faith, courage, and selflessness.

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FEB. 5 GREENPORT — Sacred Heart/Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Shrine, 442 Fairview Ave., Greenport, will host pizza take out 3:30-6:30 p.m. Feb. 5. Pizzas are $10 and each addition topping is $1. Call noon-6 p.m. day of, 518-828-8775. Take out from the Shrine.

FEB, 10 NEW BALTIMORE — The Food and Fellowship Luncheon Program at the New Baltimore Reformed Church, located on the corner of Route 144 and Church Street, New Baltimore, will be holding their monthly luncheon noon-1 p.m. Feb. 10. The menu is chicken parmesan, tossed salad with dressing, Italian rolls and butter, and Valentine cookies. Due to the current COVID risk, the luncheons will be provided as takeout only. Reservations are required for you to obtain your takeout luncheon. To make reservations, call the church at 518-756-8764, or email

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nbrchurch@aol.com, or send your request as an instant message from the church’s Facebook site. Include your name, contact number, and the number of reservations you are making for this meal. Reservations must be received by Feb. 6. Free will offerings are graciously accepted to offset food costs.

FEB. 13 CAIRO — The Round Top Volunteer Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary will be hosting a take out only mac and cheese ham dinner 2-5 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Round Top Firehouse, 1507 Hearts Content Road, Cairo. Menu includes ham, macaroni and cheese, corn, roll and dessert. The cost is $12. Snow date will be Feb. 20.

FEB. 16 GREENPORT — Sacred Heart/Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Shrine, 442 Fairview Ave., Greenport, will serve a pasta fagioli with sausage meat for pickup lunch and dinner 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 16. Call in orders 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. day of, 518-828-8775. One quart with bread and butter, $8. Take out from the Shrine.

FEB. 20 TANNERSVILLE — Mountain Top Arboretum presents Winter Tree ID, a webinar scheduled for 10 a.m. Feb. 20. Admission is free. Sign up at www.mtarboretum.org. Trees take on a different life in winter. With the leaves gone from the deciduous trees, their forms contrast crisply against the winter landscape. Evergreens now shine in the winter sun. Without leaves we must look closely at distinguishing factors such as buds and bark. Join Executive Director Marc Wolf and Horticulturist Ryan Moore for an indepth look at Winter Tree Identification. For information, call 518-5893903.

MARCH 13 CAIRO — Round Top Volunteer Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary second annual corned beef and cabbage dinner, take out only, 3-6 p.m. March 13 at the Round Top Firehouse, 1507 Hearts Content Road, Cairo. Menu includes corned beef, cabbage, red potatoes, carrots, rye bread, soda bread and dessert. Cost is $15. Snow date is March 20.

In lieu of lengthy essays on other topics, this week I’m featuring an image which is a stark contrast to the cold weather that settled across the county over the weekend. This interesting snapshot shows smoke rising from the deadly forest fire of August 10, 1900 that ravaged the upper part of Kaaterskill Clove and would have progressed farther were it not for the intercession of volunteer firefighters. Frank Layman, Photo from the Collections of the Vedder Research Library one of those who went out to fight the blaze, perished on a Smoke rises from a forest fire in Kaaterskill Clove on August 10, rocky slope above the Clove 1900. when smoke and flames overtook him. A memorial House. The book “100 Years during that cold snap reachaccessible today only by a On Resort Ridge” by John ing a rock-bottom -38°F. His hiking trail marks the spot Ham notes that the Haines father’s car had an old vinyl where he fell and commem- Falls House would also fall seat cover which became so victim to fire only eleven stiff that when he sat down orates his sacrifice. The large building in the years after this photo was on it to try starting the vehicle the seat cover exploded. foreground of the shot is the taken. This year of course also Needless to say it was a little Haines Falls House with its unmistakable Mansard Roof marks the 50th anniversary too chilly to get the engine and Cupola. The photo was of the remarkable cold snap to turn over. You won’t hear marked as having been tak- of 1971. On one of the many me complaining about this en from “The Kenmore” but local history Facebook pages weather anytime soon. the person who captioned I follow one of the members the original image prob- shared a rather hilarious rec- Questions and comments can ably meant the “Kenwood,” ollection. A lifelong resident be directed to Jonathan Palmer which was the neighboring of Jewett noted the tempera- by email at archivist@gchistory. resort to the Haines Falls ture up in the East Kill Valley org.

Snowshoe stream walk along Little Beaver Kill on Feb. 13 SHOKAN – Register now for a Winter Snowshoe Stream Walk with the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program along a tributary to the Little Beaver Kill on the grounds of Kenneth Wilson State Campground located at 859 Wittenberg Road in Mount Tremper, from 10 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Feb. 13. If there is not enough snow for snowshoeing, a “No-Snow” date is scheduled for Feb. 20. If there is still no snow on this date, a regular stream walk will be held without snowshoes. Snowshoes and walking poles will be provided, though, participants are encouraged

to bring their own gear. Those with limited or no experience snowshoeing are encouraged to attend. Instruction on how to snowshoe properly and safely will be given before venturing out on the trail. The walk will be approximately 2 hours in length on NYS Department of Environmental Conservation land. Walk is designed for beginners but the group at times may go off trail. During the walk, educators from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County will share information about local streams and protecting water resources, and we will investigate signs of local

wildlife. Be sure to bring your own snack and beverage. Meet at the Kenneth Wilson State Campground parking area at 859 Wittenberg Road by 10:00 am. Participants must fill out and return a Liability and Media Release Form and a Stream Safety Pledge in order to participate. The event is free of charge, but space is limited. Register early to hold your spot. Register online at https://tinyurl.com/ snowshoestreamwalk2021 or contact Brent Gotsch at the AWSMP office at bwg37@cornell.edu or 845-688-3047 ext. 103.

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4-H supports school gardens with individual student activity kits

SELKIRK — Bethlehem Grange 137 is accepting bottles & cans for return. The proceeds are very much needed to assist us with the cost of the maintenance of the Historic Grange Hall. Bethlehem Grange 137 is on the National Historic Registry. Bottles and cans can be dropped off 24/7 in the back of the Grange Hall, by the back door, in plastic bags. The grange is located at 24 Bridge St., Selkirk. Save yourself the trouble of loading up all of those miscellaneous bottles and cans to be returned, and then standing in lines to deposit them for your nickle deposit. Just bag them up, and drop them off in the back of the Grange Hall. There’s a wooden box to contain the bags. Arrangements can be made to pick up returns. Call 518-421-1384 to arrange pickup of bottles and cans. The Grange is also accepting pull tabs from soda and beer cans, pet food, canned soups, canned fish. These can also be dropped off 24/7, by the back door, in plastic bags. The Pull Tabs will go to the Ronald McDonald House in Albany, to support their many

HUDSON — Cornell Cooperative Extension’s “School Partners in Gardening Program” aims to support school gardens and the educators that manage them throughout Columbia and Greene Counties. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, most of those gardens have been off limits since last spring. In an effort to continue garden education through this time the 4-H Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties has teamed up with Friends of Clermont Historic Site to create monthly themed kits for all interested classrooms. In October the kits focused on turnip carving. Each student received their own bag

programs. The Bethlehem Grange 137 is Continuing to host a Food Drive. If you or your group would like to donate any items, it would be greatly appreciated. We are continuing our Food Collection due to the continuing need that still exists. The donated food and items will go to people who need it most, all of whom have been referred by a professional such as a social worker, health visitor or schools liaison officer or church. If you can deposit the items or boxes at the Bethlehem Grange 137, that would be fantastic. Call Jackie Schrom at 518-8106031 to arrange to drop off any items. There isn’t a covered area that would be safe from the elements. Some suggestions are: boxes of cereal, peanut butter, stuffing mix or biscuit mix, boxed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, canned fruit, canned tomatoes, canned meat –i.e. salmon, tuna, ham, stew, chicken, dessert mix i.e. cake, brownies, pudding, Jell-O, etc., jar of applesauce, canned potatoes, sweet or white, cranberry sauce, canned beans of any kind,

box of crackers, box of rice, or rice mix, package of oatmeal, package of pasta, spaghetti sauce, soup of any kind, box of hot chocolate mix, jar of jelly, canned vegetables, spaghettio’s, ravioli etc., Helper meals i.e. Hamburger helper, chicken or tuna In speaking to the food pantry if your group would rather do a supply box, those items are needed as well; Items such as deodorant, hand soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, cleaning supplies, toilet paper, paper towels, tissues, diapers. These items tend to be more costly though. The food pantry also puts in each box, a gift card to a supermarket i.e. Price Chopper, Shop Rite and Hannaford, so if one gift card is more doable that is great as well. Of course if you are able to make a box of items, one per group, or one from all groups together – ANYTHING will be of help and appreciated. If you have any questions, contact Jackie Schrom as coordinator of this Community Service project for The Bethlehem Grange 137 at schrom. jackie@yahoo.com or 518810-6031.

containing carving tools, two turnips, a small tea light, and a copy of the Irish folktale about Jack-O-Lantern (who carried a carved turnip!). The most recent kit was focused on common winter visitors to the garden, birds. The ‘Eat Like a Bird’ kit offered students the opportunity to create their own bird feeder ornament. They had several types of seed to choose from and information about what birds are partial to each variety. Included in the kit was a snack of a clementine and sunflower seeds so students could indeed eat like a bird! More than 100 Kits have been distributed each month. They are available to all classrooms in Columbia and

Greene Counties and are most appropriate for grade levels 3-6. These kits have been made available due to the generous support of the Hudson River Bank & Trust Company Foundation. For information or to join our School Partners in Gardening consortium please reach out to Anna HarrodMcGrew, 4-H Natural Resource Educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties. The consortium meets monthly during the school year to share resources, curriculum, grant opportunities and more. Anna can be reached via email at Ash252@ cornell.edu.

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Delayed claiming: Am I now Tips to help families getting the right amount? facing Alzheimer’s plan for financial impact

By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, he non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens

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Dear Rusty: I am having problems getting answers from the national Social Security office or the local agent who I first spoke with to apply for my benefits. I am 70 in January 2021 and applied for benefits at the end of August 2020. I asked to have benefits start in October 2020 with my first payment received in November. I was told that the benefit for applying at age 69 & 9 months would not be received until January of 2021. Until then I would receive the 69 years and 0 months payment, which I received in November and December of 2020. In January 2021 however, I received the same 2020 payment plus the COLA increase. I’ve asked what’s up at the local office and have been waiting for a return phone call. My first question: is the amount I received in November and December last year correct, i.e., it is only the age 69 amount, not the 69 and 9 months benefit for the age I was at the time? And second, if that’s true, when in 2021 should I get my full amount? Signed: Confused Dear Confused: I’ll try to clear this up for

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you. Delayed Retirement Credits (DRCs) of 0.667% are earned monthly for each full month you delay claiming after your full retirement age (which for you is 66). But although you earn delayed retirement credits monthly, Social Security only applies them in January of each year. You don’t lose them; they just don’t do the benefit adjustment until January of each year. That’s why you got only the age 69 benefit when you started your benefits in October and why your payment in November and December didn’t include those DRCs. The SS payment you received in January was actually for your December benefits, and included the 2021 COLA increase (which is computed using your December benefit). And just as an FYI, they do apply DRCs immediately for anyone who claims at age 70, regardless of the month they

claim. What happened to you was because you claimed before you were 70. The additional 6% DRCs you earned between January and September last year should be applied in January of this year and should be included in your next benefit check, which you will receive in February (SS pays benefits in the monthly following they are earned). When they do that computation, they’ll automatically adjust your COLA using your new benefit amount. So, what you were told by the Social Security agent is essentially correct – your benefit payment won’t reflect those additional DRCs for 2020 until your January 2021 payment, which you will receive in February. This article is intended for information purposes only and does not represent legal or financial guidance. It presents the opinions and interpretations of the AMAC Foundation’s staff, trained and accredited by the National Social Security Association (NSSA). NSSA and the AMAC Foundation and its staff are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Social Security Administration or any other governmental entity. To submit a question, visit our website (amacfoundation.org/programs/socialsecurity-advisory) or email us at ssadvisor@amacfoundation.org.

Senior Menu CATSKILL — The following is the weekly nutrition menu offered by the Greene County Department of Human Services’ Senior Nutrition Program. Served daily with each meal are bread or alternative with Promise Spread; low fat milk, coffee or tea. All persons 60 and older and their spouses are invited. The suggested donation for each meal is $4. The menu will be the meal that is delivered to all Greene County home bound meal clients. Those wishing to receive lunch at a center are asked to call the respective location at least a day in advance. Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens; 518945-2700. Acra Community Center, Old Route 23B, Cairo; 518622-9898. Jewett Municipal Building, Route 23C, Jewett; 518-2634392. Washington Irving Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill; 518-943-1343. Town of Coxsackie Senior Center, Mansion Street, Coxsackie; 518-731-8901. For the foreseeable future, there will be no congregate meals at any of the Greene County Nutrition Centers, including Jewett. Home

delivered meals will still be delivered, and if you want a meal, you can order the day ahead and pick it up at the center to take out.

FEB. 3 THROUGH FEB. 10 WEDNESDAY: Chicken Parmesan with whole wheat pasta, cauliflower, peaches. THURSDAY: Linguini with white clam sauce, fresh salad with cannellini beans, spinach, oatmeal raisin cookies. FRIDAY: Chicken and biscuits, mashed potatoes, brussels sprouts, freshf ruit. MONDAY: Barbecue chicken thighs, green beans, parsley potatoes, peaches. TUESDAY: Stuffed shells with sausage, Italian mixed vegetables, ambrosia salad. WEDNESDAY: Roast pork with gravy, braised cabbage, sweet potatoes, tiramisu.

FEB. 10 THROUGH FEB. 17 WEDNESDAY: Roast pork with gravy, braised cabbage, sweet potatoes, tiramisu. THURSDAY: Battered fish, scalloped potatoes, spinach, fresh fruit. FRIDAY: Roast turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, carrots, stuffing, chocolate mousse with berries. MONDAY: Closed. TUESDAY: Chicken dijon, mashed potatoes, broccoli, rice pudding with raisins. WEDNESDAY: Shrimp

scampi with linguini, spinach, tropical fruit.

FEB. 17 THROUGH FEB. 24 WEDNESDAY: Shrimp scampi with linguini, spinach, tropical fruit. THURSDAY: Swedish meatballs, buttered whole wheat noodles, red cabbage, fresh fruit. FRIDAY: Vegetable lasagna with white sauce, fresh green salad with carrots, Italian mixed vegetables, yogurt parfait. MONDAY: Baked fish with lemon sauce, brown rice, peas and carrots, mandarin oranges. TUESDAY: Baked chicken with gravy, mashed potatoes, glazed carrots, fruit cocktail. WEDNESDAY: Roast pork with gravy, Parisian mixed vegetables, sweet potatoes, applesauce spice cake with raisins.

FEB. 24 THROUGH FEB. 26 WEDNESDAY: Roast pork with gravy, Parisian mixed vegetables, sweet potatoes, applesauce spice cake with raisins. THURSDAY: Lasagna with meat sauce, Italian green beans, cauliflower, butterscotch pudding with granola topping. FRIDAY: Macaroni and cheese, 3 bean salad, stewed tomatoes, fresh fruit.

By Marisa Korytko For Columbia-Greene Media

The beginning of the year is always a good time to look at you finances and adopt smarter financial health habits. To that end, the Alzheimer’s Association is encouraging people to proactively plan for the financial impact of Alzheimer’s — the most expensive disease in the country. While the costs associated with the disease can be staggering and put a huge economical strain on families, the Association offers tips to help reduce the financial stress and ways to proactively plan for the financial impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia. Some include: n Look at retirement planning as a time to think about how to prepare for the need for long-term medical care. After an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, your options may be more limited. n Conduct an inventory

of your financial resources (savings, insurance, retirement benefits, government assistance, VA benefits, etc.). A financial planner or elder care attorney can help. n Enhance your understanding of the role and limitations of Medicare, Medicaid and other insurance options. An Alzheimer’s Association report found that nearly two out of three people incorrectly believe that Medicare helps pay for nursing home care, or were unsure whether it did. Disease-related costs can jeopardize a family’s financial security causing many families and caregivers to make enormous personal and financial sacrifices. The 2020 Alzheimer’s Association Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report found some staggering results: n In 2019, the lifetime cost of care for a person living with dementia was $357,297. n Average out-of-pocket

costs for health care and longterm care services not covered by Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance exceed $10,000 annually. n Nearly half (48 percent) of care contributors must cut back on their own expenses – including basic necessities like food, transportation and medical care — to afford dementiarelated care, while others must draw from their own savings or retirement funds. n Nearly two out of three people incorrectly believe that Medicare helps pay for nursing home care, or were unsure whether it does. For more information on financial planning, visit alz.org or call 518-867-4999 to speak to a local dementia specialist. Marisa Korytko is the Public Relations Director for the Alzheimer’s Association Northeastern New York chapter. She can be reached at mekorytko@alz.org.

Alzheimer’s Association announces virtual programs for February ALBANY — The Alzheimer’s Association of Northeastern New York announces virtual programs in February. Registration is required. Participants will receive a video conference link to access and can sign in as a guest to enter the virtual program. RSVP at alz.org/CRF, via the 24/7 helpline at 800-272-3900 or by calling Sierra Snoddy at

518-675-7214. Programs are supported in part by a grant from the state Department of Health. Hard Conversations: presented with Helios Care 2 p.m. Feb. 4. 1:1 Conversation: Coffee with a Consultant 3 p.m. Feb. 4. Effective Communication Strategies noon Feb. 5.

Legal and Financial Planning: presented with Burke & Casserly, PC 4:30 p.m. Feb. 9. Managing Difficult Behaviors noon Feb. 12. Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease 5:30 p.m. Feb. 16. Meaningful Engagement, Activities at Home 10 a.m. Feb. 23.

Senator Hinchey launches first Valentines for Seniors Card Drive SAUGERTIES - State Senator Michelle Hinchey (SD-46) announced the first Valentines for Seniors card drive, encouraging New Yorkers across her 5-county Senate District, which includes communities in the Hudson Valley, Mohawk Valley and Capital Region, to craft Valentine’s Day cards for residents of area nursing homes. “This past year has been a tough one on our entire senior community,” said Senator

Hinchey. “We want to give residents of our local nursing homes a reminder that we’re thinking of them, we support them, and we love them. We encourage students, families, and all community members to participate in our card drive to help us spread some love to our older neighbors.” Senator Hinchey’s Valentines for Seniors initiative provides schools, families, and other area residents with the opportunity to send

Valentine’s Day greetings to nursing home residents. The Senator and her team will safely distribute all valentines to nursing homes across the 46th Senate District. Constituents can mail or drop off a Valentine at Senator Hinchey’s Kingston office, 721 Broadway, Suite 150, Kingston, NY 12401, by 5 p.m. Feb. 10. For questions, contact the Senator’s office at 845-331-3810.

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They are in different situations and we want to give them more flexibility.” About 7.1 million New Yorkers are eligible to schedule an appointment to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, including health care workers, police, firefighters and other first responders, teachers and people over age 65. New York received about 250,000 doses of the COVID vaccine each week for most of January, or about 50,000 fewer doses than the 300,000 initially anticipated in each federal shipment. The state received its expected 300,000 weekly doses, distributed by the federal government based on population, in late December. A 20% increase of roughly 250,000 is 50,000, returning New York’s weekly vaccine shipments to expected December totals. “Knowing what we get three

Snow From A1

the storm did not pose major issues, local officials said. Snow plowing went smoothly and no county roads had closures, Columbia County Director of Highways Anthony DeMarco said Tuesday. Certain areas had snow showers Tuesday afternoon, he said. Crews started plowing at 4 a.m. Monday morning and worked all day through Monday night into Tuesday morning, DeMarco said. There were no major issues. “Once we get these roads all cleaned up and our intersections all cleaned up, we’ll prepare for the next one,” DeMarco said. Once it stops snowing, crews return with their plows to widen the road, make sure snow banks don’t block drivers’ views at intersections and remove excess slush, he said. Typically the crews push the snow further back, unless there are two major back-to-back storms, then snow removal may take place. “It was pretty much just an average storm for us,” DeMarco said. Road conditions caused an influx of accidents in the county, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Lt. John Rivero said Tuesday. “To my knowledge there were no accidents that were serious in nature,” Rivero said. Accidents were mostly vehicles that went off the road, he noted. The streets in Hudson were cleared by Tuesday morning and the public works crew will shift their focus to municipal parking lots, crosswalks, parks and sidewalks in front of city buildings, Superintendent of Public Works Robert Perry said. There are about 35 city properties to clean, he added. Once that work is completed, the crew will move on to snow removal, expecting to begin Wednesday night and continue for at least two nights. When orange signs are

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quarters of 2020, home sales increased in the county by over 30%, and 35% of home sales were generated by people from outside of the area, Tucker said. Columbia County Treasurer P.J. Keeler said there is no definitive answer as to why some counties saw an increase in sales tax revenue last year from the previous year, but agreed online sales could play a major role. “My suspicion is the third quarter is up basically from internet sales,” Keeler said. “Because now we can collect our sales tax from internet sales and I suspect that’s the reason why.”

weeks in advance is very helpful,” Cuomo said. “Knowing that we’re going to get an increase is very helpful.” Delivery of the eighth week’s allocation from the federal government begins mid-week. Increased vaccine shipments are expected to begin next week, officials said. The 20% increase over three weeks is expected to increase the state’s vaccine supply by 5%, Cuomo said. Supply continues to be the state’s main issue distributing vaccines quickly and efficiently. It will take more than six months to immunize 7 million New Yorkers at 300,000 doses of approved drugmakers’ Pfizer or Moderna’s vaccine each week. Private pharmacies prioritizing vaccinating New Yorkers ages 65 and older will now receive an additional 10%, or about 30,000 doses, directly from the federal government to supplement the state’s dosages. “Private pharmacies going forward will have more,”

posted for snow removal, cars can get towed for parking on the wrong side of the street. “So far so good,” he said. “The streets are all clear and open so that is our No. 1 goal for poststorm.” Crews from the Department of Public Works did a 17-hour shift Monday, finishing up around 9 p.m., then returned at 3 a.m. and will likely work about 12 more hours Tuesday before coming in at 4 a.m. Wednesday to continue cleanup, Perry said. The crew doesn’t know what will be in store for early next week. “It all depends on what nature gives us,” Perry said, adding he hopes snow removal will not be needed again next week. Parking, trash and recycling rules remain the same. One car in Hudson was towed on the 200 block of Warren Street for parking in a noparking zone, but otherwise, the snowstorm was uneventful, Hudson Police Department Chief L. Edward Moore said. There were no car accidents, he said. There were some alternate-side parking tickets issued, but not many. “All in all, for a major storm, everybody is getting better at what they’re doing, I guess,” Moore said. Ideally everyone follows the parking rules and the snow plows have one side of the street open with no parked cars at one time to allow for cleanup, Moore said. Parking tickets have normal fines because a snow emergency has not been declared, Moore said. Sometimes alternate-side parking rules are suspended in the Columbia Street municipal lot if the Department of Public Works needs to get cars off the street and the lots are cleared, but nothing has been decided for the lot at this time, Moore said. There will be an announcement on the city website if there are changes. National Grid mainly faces service issues when storms have heavy snow, wind and ice, or many trees falling down, spokesman Patrick Stella said. With storms like this one with While sales tax collections were up in 2020, there are other areas of the budget that have been negatively impacted during COVID, Keeler said. “Our real problem still is, we did get a nice increase from the sales tax that was unanticipated, however our accounts receivable from the state, the money the state still owes us for providing services, are much more than what we expected,” Keeler said. “That’s basically our financial problem still going into 2021.” Columbia and Greene counties were among four counties in the Capital District that saw an increase in sales tax collections in 2020, according to DiNapoli’s report. The area with the greatest loss in sales tax statewide was New York

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New York state is expected to receive about 300,000 weekly dosages of the COVID-19 vaccine after weeks of receiving reduced shipments from the federal government, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.

Cuomo said. “The federal government is starting its own program where they’re going to supply private pharmacies also, which will expand the private pharmacy network. ...There’s a belief that the private pharmacies can be a significant distribution model.” Biden’s administration announced the increase Tuesday

morning on a conference call with the National Governors Association, which Cuomo chairs. The state administered more than 91% of its COVID-19 vaccine dosages received from the federal government as of noon Tuesday, or 1,414,241 first-dose vaccinations and 76% of first and second doses at 725,050

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A vehicle veered off the road Tuesday morning on Fish and Game Road in Claverack.

injections. Vaccination of doctors, nurses and health workers varies in each of the state’s nearly 200 hospitals, with some hospitals reporting 100% vaccination rates of frontline medical staff and others distributing about 40% of their allocation to date. “We still have a differential, and it’s a dramatic differential,” Cuomo said. “It’s all but inexplicable. Hospitals within the same region go from 100% to 40%. How can you have a situation in New York City hospitals — sometimes in the same system — where some hospitals that are at 100 and some are at 40?” The governor renewed his call for local health departments and executives to oversee vaccine distribution and management within area hospitals as health worker vaccination rates vary widely by facility in each of the state’s 10 regions. “The local health departments need to focus on this,” Cuomo said. “Work on those low-performing hospitals to get the vaccinations up and that’ll

make a dramatic difference because these will be the hospitals that will get into trouble if we have a significant outbreak in COVID again. So, please, local health departments, please focus on that.” For the state’s latest vaccine distribution progress and totals in each region, visit ny.gov/vaccinetracker New York’s COVID positivity rate was 5.5% Tuesday. The state’s seven-day average COVID-19 infection rate remained about flat at 4.96% Tuesday, slightly up from 4.8% Monday. Statewide hospitalizations increased 64 patients to 8,067 New Yorkers, after a decrease of several hundred patients over the weekend. Hospitalizations are expected to continue to decline in the coming days to reflect the declining positivity rate. The state reported 146 New Yorkers died from COVID-19 complications Tuesday — flat from 141 fatalities Monday, but a decrease of more than 170 daily virus fatalities through most of January.

Additional crews were ready for potential outages, he said. “As with any storm, we had additional crews ready to respond to any potential outages we may have seen in this snowstorm,” Stella said. “Fortunately, our system has held up well and we have only experienced small, isolated outages and have had no widespread issues on the electric system.” National Grid posts real-time electric outages online, accessible at https://outagemap. ny.nationalgridus.com, Stella said. Board of Supervisors Chairman Matt Murell could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

Snow emergency parking remains in effect in the villages of Catskill and Athens.

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Snow blowing on Knickerbocker Avenue in Greenport.

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Christmas lights attached to a tree drape over a meter in front of 558 Warren St. on Tuesday.

lighter snow, vehicular accidents are the main cause for issues, which are easier to fix. “In snowstorms, when the snow is lighter and the temperatures are lower, impacts are generally low on the electric City, where there was a 35% decline during the second quarter of 2020 — the period of time when the economy was essentially shut down due to COVID-19. Greene County Treasurer Peter Markou said an increase in sales tax collections can help a municipality with its budget, but businesses have suffered during the pandemic and the future remains unclear. But the news is good for now, at least locally, he said. “I think that it’s been very rewarding for Greene County. We’ve been keeping an eye on it,” Markou said. “I think that we’ve been able to stay ahead of the state. There’s a handful of counties that are doing that well, but there’s some that are doing very badly.”

system,” Stella said. “One of the main issues we see during a storm like this is an increased number of vehicle accidents that damage our system, but these issues are quickly addressed by crews on duty.”

Catskill residents have been compliant with alternate-side parking, Police Chief David Darling said. “The streets are getting cleared, DPW is out, we’re in good shape,” Darling said. Roads may be slippery, Darling added. “People should be careful,” he said. “If they go out, they should be careful.” No vehicles have been towed, Darling said. “We’re trying to hold off on tickets,” he said. “We’re trying to get people to move. It’s a work in progress.” The Greene County Sheriff’s Office has not responded to any major accidents during the storm, Sheriff Peter Kusminsky said Tuesday. “I would encourage everyone to limit unnecessary travel until the roads are cleared,” he said. Area police agencies and tow companies were kept busy with dozens of accidents across Greene and Columbia counties during the storm. Most of the accidents handled by the Greene County Sheriff’s Office were minor fender-bender accidents or cars that slid off the road, Lt. Andrew Overbaugh said Tuesday. State Police Troops F and K reported about 12 accidents across the two counties, none of them involving injuries. Catskill Village Hall and Cairo Town Hall were closed Tuesday. All six school districts were closed.

GOVERNOR’S RESPONSE Monday and Tuesday’s nor’easter dumped near-historic snowfall totals in New York City and the downstate metropolitan area, nearing 2 feet. Between 6 and 8 inches were expected to accumulate in Syracuse and the Finger Lakes, with up to 3 inches in parts of the Catskills and higher elevations, officials said. Officials are preparing for two systems that could bring more snow to the state through the end of the week, with potential precipitation Friday and again on Super Bowl Sunday. “Another storm, what a surprise - who would have guessed?” Gov. Andrew Cuomo joked Tuesday afternoon during a briefing in his Manhattan office. “It was well-handled across the board. A situation like yesterday, people can die. It can be very dangerous, very quickly. I want to thank everyone who worked very long and hard.” About 45% of flights were canceled statewide Tuesday because of cleanup or potential snow showers through the evening. “Check with your airline carrier if you’re planning to travel,” said Rick Cotton, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. New York State Police responded to more than 300 accidents statewide between Monday afternoon and late Tuesday morning, including one fatality after a snowmobile crash in Orange County, state Director of Emergency Management Mike Kopy said. One state trooper assisted a disabled motorist in Seneca County. “These can be deadly events if they’re not handled correctly,” Cuomo said. “If you don’t get the roads cleaned properly, people have accidents, people get stranded, people can die. They did a great job, and we thank them. More storms are coming, but that is the period of life we are in.”

House impeachment managers accuse Trump of aiming ‘loaded cannon’ at Capitol By Sarah D. Wire Los Angeles Times

WASHINGTON — House impeachment managers said in a brief filed Tuesday that former President Trump “summoned a mob to Washington, exhorted them into a frenzy and aimed them like a loaded cannon down Pennsylvania Avenue,” putting everyone on Capitol Hill in grave danger. Trump is slated to file his first response later in the day to his second impeachment, this time for inciting an insurrection. During next week’s trial, Trump and his lawyers are expected to argue that the Senate does not have jurisdiction to convict him because he is no longer in office. In their brief, House

prosecutors argued that “the gravity of President Trump’s offense is magnified by the fact that it arose from a course of conduct aimed at subverting and obstructing the election results.” “President Trump is personally responsible for inciting an armed attack on our seat of government that imperiled the lives of the vice president, members of Congress and our families, and those who staff and serve the legislative branch,” they wrote. The brief also sought to rebut claims that Trump’s words on social media and television, and at a rally the day of the Jan. 6 riot, were protected by the 1st Amendment, or that an

impeachment trial is unconstitutional now that Trump has left office. They said Trump’s behavior was so egregious that it requires permanent disqualification from office, something allowed under the Constitution if he is convicted. “This is not a case where elections alone are a sufficient safeguard against future abuse; it is the electoral process itself that President Trump attacked and that must be protected from him and anyone else who would seek to mimic his behavior,” they state in the brief. (C)2021 Los Angeles Times. Visit at latimes.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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When asked if he was concerned about team morale in lieu of the drama surrounding waived defenseman Tony DeAngelo, John Davidson responded in no uncertain terms. “Not a chance,” the New York Rangers team president said prior to Monday’s

game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden. For the first two periods, it appeared as if Davidson might be off the mark. The Rangers couldn’t get much going offensively and were at risk of losing for the sixth time in the last seven games. But following a tying goal from Kevin Rooney at the end of the second period, the

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In the COVID era, even the Super Bowl is muted Mark Bradley The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

This is the week of the lowkey Super Bowl, a sentence that couldn’t have been written four decades or even 11 months ago. Once the Super Bowl began to get big, its only goal was to grow bigger and then biggest and then bigger than biggest. The halftime show in January 1971 was the Southeast Missouri State marching band. By 1993, the headliner was Michael Jackson, whose performance began with him standing still for 90 seconds. Before Super Bowl III, Joe Namath held a media session in swim trunks by the hotel pool. Soon everything would be scripted, scripted, scripted: There’d be a bloated media Kim Klement/USA TODAY

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Former Mets manager Mickey Callaway bombarded women who covered him with unsolicited and unwanted sexual messages, according to a report in the Athletic on Monday night. Callaway’s behavior was consistent across his coaching career, according to the report. Five women described behavior that included “inappropriate” pictures of him and requests for nude photos. Callaway “thrust his crotch near the face of a reporter as she interviewed him,” among other behavior, according to the report from Brittany Ghiroli and Katie Strang. Several women say Callaway made them uncomfortable with unwanted comments about their

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Baseball’s simmering labor battle, which informed the sport’s halting response to the coronavirus pandemic and led to an acutely shortened 2020 schedule, has complicated plans to launch the 2021 season, with one critical difference: With talks between MLB and the players’ union stalled, the default outcome this time would be an on-time start to spring training and a full, 162-game season, as risky as that might be. With roughly two weeks until spring training camps are scheduled to open, the MLB Players Association on Monday rejected a proposal MLB submitted over the weekend, calling for a one-month delay to spring training, a 154-game regular season (with players paid for 162), a designated hitter in both leagues and an expanded postseason wrapping up in the first week of November. In response, MLB issued a statement saying “we are moving forward and instructing our Clubs to report for an on-time start to Spring Training and the Championship Season, subject to reaching an agreement on health and safety protocols.” MLB’s proposal was based largely on the recommendations of health officials and a belief that a delay - amid current, nationwide infection rates that dwarf those of last summer and fall - is the sport’s best hope for a successful season that includes in-person fans in greater numbers. The union rejected MLB’s proposal without offering a counterproposal, saying in a statement that the players “will instead continue preparations for an ontime start to the 2021 season, and will accept MLB’s commitment to again direct its Clubs to prepare for an on-time start. Logic might suggest a one-month delay to the season is warranted, with the lost weeks made up on the back end, allowing time for infection rates to decline and for the emerging vaccines to be distributed more widely, as well as the possibility of fans returning to stadiums in larger numbers deeper into the year. However, as always, the animating force at work in baseball is not logic, but economics. For starters, MLB’s television network partners don’t want the postseason to extend past the first week of November, a reality that boxes the sport into a limited calendar. A compacted schedule, featuring fewer days off and more doubleheaders, increases the chances of widespread disruption if outbreaks occur. For the players, the economic concerns in 2021 are both shortterm - making sure they are paid full salaries,

after earning just 37% of full pay for the 60-game 2020 season (and having to fight the owners just to get that) - and long-term, reflecting the players’ growing belief that the sport’s current economic model fosters anti-competitive behavior on the part of teams. Although MLB’s proposal this weekend called for players to receive their full 2021 salaries, despite a schedule shortened by eight games, union officials were quick to point out the proposal did not guarantee those salaries. Instead, it gave Commissioner Rob Manfred wide powers to postpone and cancel games, or even halt the season amid outbreaks - powers the union views with unease. The MLB proposal, the union said in its statement, “offers no salary or service time protections in the event of further delays, interruptions, or cancellation of the season.” MLB, though, sees those powers as necessary to deal with the many unknowns and contingencies inherent in attempting to play through an ongoing pandemic - at a time when the vaccine rollout has been slower than hoped and different variants of the virus are emerging but the mission would be to play as many games as possible. The proposal also outlines specific circumstances under which Manfred could cancel games, including government restrictions on gatherings and travel, and issues of competitive integrity. In 2020, after the sides were unable to reach agreement, Manfred implemented a 60-game season, with players receiving prorated shares of their full salaries. Although the season nearly came apart in late July amid outbreaks on the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals, ultimately just two games were lost all season, with 28 of baseball’s 30 teams completing 60 games, and the other two, the Cardinals and Detroit Tigers, playing 58. “Players know firsthand the efforts that were required to complete the abbreviated 2020 season,” the union’s statement said, “and we appreciate that significant challenges lie ahead.” MLB officials have claimed the sport lost billions of dollars in revenue from the shortened, fan-free 2020 season - underscoring the importance of playing as many games as possible with as many fans as possible in the stands in 2021 - although union officials are skeptical of those claims. MLB’s proposal for an expanded, 14-team postseason in 2021 down from the 16-team field of 2020 but up from 10 teams under the usual format - presents another point of contention. MLB, seeing the potential revenue gains from See MLB B5

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Pro basketball NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct GB Philadelphia 15 6 .714 — Brooklyn 13 9 .591 2.5 Boston 10 8 .556 3.5 New York 9 13 .409 6.5 Toronto 8 12 .400 6.5 Central W L Pct GB Milwaukee 12 8 .600 — Indiana 11 9 .550 1.0 Cleveland 10 11 .476 2.5 Chicago 8 11 .421 3.5 Detroit 5 15 .250 7.0 Southeast W L Pct GB Atlanta 10 10 .500 — Charlotte 10 11 .476 .5 Orlando 8 13 .381 2.5 Miami 7 13 .350 3.0 Washington 4 12 .250 4.0 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct GB Utah 15 5 .750 — Denver 12 8 .600 3.0 Portland 10 9 .526 4.5 Oklahoma City 8 11 .421 6.5 Minnesota 5 15 .250 10.0 Pacific W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 16 5 .762 — L.A. Lakers 16 6 .727 .5 Phoenix 11 8 .579 4.0 Golden State 11 9 .550 4.5 Sacramento 9 11 .450 6.5 Southwest W L Pct GB Memphis 9 6 .600 — Houston 10 9 .526 1.0 San Antonio 11 10 .524 1.0 Dallas 8 13 .381 4.0 New Orleans 7 12 .368 4.0 Sunday’s games L.A. Clippers 129, New York 115 Denver 128, Utah 117 Philadelphia 119, Indiana 110 Toronto 115, Orlando 102 Washington 149, Brooklyn 146 Minnesota 109, Cleveland 104 Monday’s games L.A. Lakers 107, Atlanta 99 Charlotte 129, Miami 121, OT Cleveland 100, Minnesota 98 Chicago 110, New York 102 Milwaukee 134, Portland 106 Sacramento 118, New Orleans 109 Houston 136, Oklahoma City 106 Memphis 133, San Antonio 102 Phoenix 109, Dallas 109 Detroit at Denver, PPD Tuesday’s games Toronto at Orlando, 7 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Memphis at Indiana, 8 p.m. Portland at Washington, 8 p.m. Detroit at Utah, 10 p.m. Boston at Golden State, 10 p.m. (Monday’s games)

Bulls 110, Knicks 102 NEW YORK (102) Randle 7-16 8-9 23, Barrett 7-17 0-0 14, Bullock 1-7 2-2 4, M.Robinson 4-6 1-2 9, Payton 2-5 1-1 5, Quickley 5-13 4-4 16, Burks 6-12 3-4 18, Noel 4-6 0-0 8, Rivers 0-4 1-2 1, Toppin 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 37-87 22-26 102. CHICAGO (110) C.White 5-12 2-2 13, Markkanen 11-18 2-2 30, LaVine 8-16 2-2 21, P.Williams 3-8 4-6 10, Gafford 6-8 0-1 12, Th.Young 6-10 0-1 13, Temple 2-8 2-2 6, O.Porter Jr 0-5 3-4 3, Satoransky 0-1 0-0 0, Valentine 1-2 0-0 2, Hutchison 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-88 15-20 110.

New York Chicago

27 28 26 21 —102 32 27 25 26 —110

3-Point Goals—New York 6-29 (Burks 3-6, Quickley 2-7, Randle 1-4, Noel 0-1, Payton 0-1, Barrett 0-3, Rivers 0-3, Bullock 0-4), Chicago 11-34 (Markkanen 6-12, LaVine 3-6, Th.Young 1-1, C.White 1-4, O.Porter Jr 0-1, Satoransky 0-1, Valentine 0-1, P.Williams 0-3, Temple 0-5). Rebounds—New York 53 (Randle 11), Chicago 52 (Gafford 9). Assists—New York 21 (Randle, Quickley 7), Chicago 30 (Th.Young 8). Total Fouls—New York 19 (Barrett 5), Chicago 19 (Th.Young 5). A—NA.

Lakers 107, Hawks 99 L.A. LAKERS (107) L.James 5-12 9-11 21, A.Davis 10-14 5-6 25, Schroder 6-10 3-3 16, Caldwell-Pope 4-13 0-0 11, Gasol 1-5 0-0 2, Harrell 8-9 3-4 19, Caruso 4-7 0-0 8, Kuzma 2-5 0-0 5, Horton-Tucker 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 40-77 20-24 107. ATLANTA (99) Huerter 3-8 1-2 10, Tr.Young 7-15 10-11 25, J.Collins 10-17 0-0 22, Capela 8-11 0-0 16, Reddish 3-8 0-0 6, S.Hill 2-6 0-0 6, Gallinari 2-10 0-0 6, Rondo 2-2 0-0 5, Fernando 0-1 3-4 3. Totals 37-78 14-17 99.

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Rockets 136, Thunder 106 HOUSTON (136) P.Tucker 2-4 0-0 6, Wood 8-13 0-1 18, Oladipo 6-16 0-0 15, Tate 5-6 0-0 11, Wall 7-12 0-0 18, House Jr 4-8 1-1 13, E.Gordon 8-12 4-4 25, Cousins 5-14 2-2 17, S.Brown 0-4 0-0 0, McLemore 2-8 3-3 8, M.Jones 2-3 0-0 5, Kurucs 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 49-102 10-11 136. OKLAHOMA CITY (106) Bazley 6-13 2-4 15, Gilgeous-Alexander 8-15 1-2 19, Maledon 3-7 4-4 11, Horford 5-13 0-0 12, Dort 2-8 2-2 7, K.Williams 3-7 0-0 7, Pokusevski 1-4 0-0 2, Diallo 6-7 2-3 15, Muscala 2-5 0-0 6, Roby 0-3 2-2 2, Ju.Jackson 3-6 2-2 10, Hall 0-0 0-0 0, M.Brown 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-89 15-19 106.

48 25 29 34 —136 24 30 22 30 —106

3-Point Goals—Houston 28-52 (Cousins 5-9, E.Gordon 5-9, Wall 4-5, House Jr 4-6, Oladipo 3-5, Wood 2-3, P.Tucker 2-4, M.Jones 1-1, Tate 1-2, McLemore 1-5, Kurucs 0-1, S.Brown 0-2), Oklahoma City 13-34 (Muscala 2-2, Horford 2-3, Gilgeous-Alexander 2-5, Ju.Jackson 2-5, Diallo 1-2, K.Williams 1-3, Bazley 1-4, Dort 1-4, Maledon 1-4, Pokusevski 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 55 (Wood 11), Oklahoma City 53 (Horford 7). Assists—Houston 30 (Oladipo 7), Oklahoma City 21 (Gilgeous-Alexander 5). Total Fouls—Houston 20 (McLemore, Cousins 4), Oklahoma City 13 (Diallo 3). A—NA.

Bucks 134, Trail Blazers 106 PORTLAND (106) Little 11-18 3-3 30, Trent Jr 3-13 0-0 8, Covington 2-9 0-0 5, Lillard 6-13 3-3 17, Kanter 5-12 0-0 10, Simons 5-15 2-2 15, Ca.Anthony 1-7 4-4 6, Giles III 2-6 1-1 5, Hood 2-5 0-0 5, Elleby 2-5 0-0 5, Blevins 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-104 13-13 106. MILWAUKEE (134) Jr.Holiday 10-14 0-0 22, G.Antetokounmpo 8-11 2-3 18, Middleton 5-6 3-4 17, DiVincenzo 2-10 1-2 6, B.Lopez 3-5 0-0 7, Portis 9-13 0-1 21, Forbes 5-9 0-0 13, Augustin 4-7 1-2 13, Connaughton 3-7 0-0 7, Craig 0-2 0-0 0, Merrill 0-2 0-0 0, Nwora 1-5 0-0 3, Wilson 2-4 0-0 5, T.Antetokounmpo 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 53-96 7-12 134.

Portland Milwaukee

36 20 21 29 —106 46 33 34 21 —134

3-Point Goals—Portland 15-42 (Little 5-7, Simons 3-8, Lillard 2-7, Trent Jr 2-8, Hood 1-2, Elleby 1-3, Covington 1-5, Ca.Anthony 0-1, Giles III 0-1), Milwaukee 21-42 (Middleton 4-4, Augustin 4-6, Forbes 3-5, Portis 3-5, Jr.Holiday 2-3, Nwora 1-2, Wilson 1-2, DiVincenzo 1-3, B.Lopez 1-3, Connaughton 1-5, Craig 0-2, Merrill 0-2). Rebounds—Portland 54 (Kanter 11), Milwaukee 59 (Portis 8). Assists—Portland 19 (Lillard 7), Milwaukee 38 (Middleton 9). Total Fouls—Portland 10 (Little, Simons, Covington 2), Milwaukee 13 (G.Antetokounmpo 3). A—NA.

Grizzlies 133, Spurs 102 MEMPHIS (133) Anderson 7-11 1-3 17, Tillman 4-6 2-3 10, Brooks 4-12 5-6 13, Clarke 7-10 4-4 18, Morant 5-9 2-2 13, Ty.Jones 5-9 0-0 11, Melton 6-14 0-0 17, Bane 4-9 0-0 10, Dieng 8-10 0-0 19, Konchar 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 52-93 14-18 133. SAN ANTONIO (102) K.Johnson 7-16 8-8 25, DeRozan 6-12 2-4 14, D.Murray 2-9 0-0 6, Aldridge 5-8 0-0 12, Walker IV 2-6 0-0 4, Mills 4-9 0-0 11, D.White 2-10 0-0 5, Poeltl 2-2 2-5 6, Gay 2-7 1-2 6, Vassell 1-4 0-0 3, Eubanks 2-3 0-1 4, Lyles 2-2 0-0 4, Weatherspoon 0-0 0-0 0, Bates-Diop 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 37-89 1522 102.

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Suns 109, Mavericks 108 PHOENIX (109) Mk.Bridges 4-12 2-2 10, Paul 14-20 2-2 34, C.Johnson 3-8 2-2 10, Ayton 5-12 0-1 10, Booker 9-19 2-2 24, Galloway 2-2 0-0 6, Crowder 1-9 0-0 2, Kaminsky 4-7 2-3 11, Moore 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 43-92 10-12 109. DALLAS (108) Doncic 7-19 10-11 25, Finney-Smith 2-7 0-0 5, Richardson 9-16 4-4 24, Porzingis 6-15 4-4 19, Kleber 1-5 0-0 2, Hardaway Jr 6-12 3-3 18, Brunson 4-9 3-3 11, Cauley-Stein 2-2 0-0 4, J.Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Burke 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-86 24-25 108.

Phoenix Dallas

22 25 30 32 —109 22 31 29 26 —108

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 13-35 (Paul 4-7, Booker 4-8, Galloway 2-2, C.Johnson 2-6, Kaminsky 1-2, Ayton 0-1, Moore 0-1, Mk.Bridges 0-4, Crowder 0-4), Dallas 10-32 (Hardaway Jr 3-7, Porzingis 3-7, Richardson 2-6, Doncic 1-4, Finney-Smith 1-4, Kleber 0-1, Brunson 0-3). Rebounds—Phoenix 45 (Ayton 17), Dallas 42 (Porzingis 10). Assists—Phoenix 19 (Paul 9), Dallas 16 (Doncic 8). Total Fouls—Phoenix 24 (Ayton 5), Dallas 17 (Finney-Smith, Hardaway Jr, Kleber, Richardson 3). A—NA.

Hornets 129, Heat 121 (OT) CHARLOTTE (129) Hayward 8-14 1-2 19, Graham 7-13 4-5 24, Zeller 8-15 3-4 19, La.Ball 3-11 6-6 14, Washington 3-12 0-0 6, Monk 11-18 5-5 36, Ml.Bridges 2-8 2-2 7, Ca.Martin 1-4 1-2 4. Totals 43-95 22-26 129. MIAMI (121) Adebayo 10-15 3-4 23, Butler 9-17 7-10 25, Herro 3-10 2-2 11, D.Robinson 5-8 2-3 16, Olynyk 4-7 0-0 11, Iguodala 3-7 0-2 9, Dragic 1-9 0-0 3, A.Bradley 0-4 0-0 0, Strus 7-11 0-0 19, Achiuwa 1-3 2-4 4. Totals 43-91 16-25 121.

Charlotte Miami

33 36 27 37 —133 31 22 30 19 —102

3-Point Goals—Memphis 15-30 (Melton 5-9, Dieng 3-3, Anderson 2-4, Bane 2-5, Morant 1-1, Konchar 1-2, Ty.Jones 1-3, Clarke 0-1, Brooks 0-2), San Antonio 13-37 (Mills 3-5, K.Johnson 3-8, Aldridge 2-4, D.Murray 2-6, Vassell 1-2, Gay 1-3, D.White 1-5, Bates-Diop 0-1, Walker IV 0-1, DeRozan 0-2) Rebounds—Memphis 57 (Dieng,

28 26 34 25 16 —129 29 28 25 31 8 —121

3-Point Goals—Charlotte 21-41 (Monk 9-13, Graham 6-11, La.Ball 2-4, Hayward 2-4, Ml.Bridges 1-3, Ca.Martin 1-3, Zeller 0-1, Washington 0-2), Miami 19-46 (Strus 5-9, D.Robinson 4-7, Olynyk 3-5, Herro 3-7, Iguodala 3-7, Dragic 1-4, Butler 0-3, A.Bradley 0-4). Fouled Out—Adebayo. Rebounds—Charlotte 53 (Zeller 12), Miami 60 (Adebayo, Butler 9). Assists—Charlotte 31 (La. Ball 7), Miami 28 (Herro, Dragic 8). Total Fouls— Charlotte 22 (La.Ball 5), Miami 26 (Adebayo 6). A—NA.

Cavaliers 100, Timberwolves 98 MINNESOTA (98) Beasley 5-14 0-0 10, A.Edwards 5-12 1-1 13, Russell 7-19 1-2 18, Okogie 1-6 0-0 3, E.Davis 3-5 2-2 8, Jd.McDaniels 5-10 0-0 11, Rubio 1-4 0-0 2, Vanderbilt 1-4 2-4 4, Nowell 5-13 1-2 12, Layman 2-4 0-0 5, Reid 5-11 0-0 12. Totals 40-102 7-11 98. CLEVELAND (100) Sexton 7-17 10-11 26, Garland 9-18 0-0 19, J.Allen 7-9 9-14 23, Okoro 2-4 0-0 4, Prince 2-10 3-4 8, Osman 4-12 0-0 10, Stevens 2-5 1-2 5, McGee 0-3 0-0 0, Da.Dotson 2-5 0-0 5, Windler 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-84 23-31 100.

Minnesota Cleveland

29 15 23 31 — 98 29 23 24 24 —100

3-Point Goals—Minnesota 11-38 (Russell 3-9, Reid 2-3, A.Edwards 2-5, Layman 1-3, Nowell 1-3, Jd.McDaniels 1-4, Okogie 1-4, Rubio 0-1, Beasley 0-6), Cleveland 7-22 (Osman 2-4, Sexton 2-4, Da.Dotson 1-1, Garland 1-4, Prince 1-7, Stevens 0-1, Windler 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Minnesota 56 (Vanderbilt 9), Cleveland 67 (J.Allen 18). Assists—Minnesota 20 (Russell, Vanderbilt, Rubio 4), Cleveland 26 (Garland 11). Total Fouls—Minnesota 21 (Reid 5), Cleveland 12 (McGee, Prince 3). A—NA.

Kings 118, Pelicans 109 SACRAMENTO (118) Barnes 8-14 3-3 24, Fox 14-24 7-7 38, Hield 4-16 4-6 16, Holmes 6-7 5-7 17, Bagley III 5-12 0-2 10, Haliburton 2-7 0-0 5, Whiteside 2-5 1-1 5, Joseph 1-2 0-0 3, Guy 0-1 0-0 0, Metu 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 4288 20-26 118. NEW ORLEANS (109) Bledsoe 5-11 2-4 14, Ingram 6-20 7-8 20, Lo.Ball 5-13 2-2 14, Williamson 6-13 4-4 17, J.Hayes 3-6 1-1 7, Hart 6-13 2-2 15, W.Hernangomez 6-11 1-2 13, Alexander-Walker 2-8 1-1 7, Lewis Jr 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 40-101 20-24 109.

Sacramento New Orleans

30 30 27 31 —118 33 29 32 15 —109

3-Point Goals—Sacramento 14-43 (Barnes 5-9, Hield 4-15, Fox 3-10, Joseph 1-2, Haliburton 1-4, Guy 0-1, Bagley III 0-2), New Orleans 9-30 (Alexander-Walker 2-3, Lo.Ball 2-5, Bledsoe 2-7, Williamson 1-2, Hart 1-5, Ingram 1-7, W.Hernangomez 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Sacramento 62 (Haliburton 11), New Orleans 55 (Hart 13). Assists—Sacramento 31 (Fox 12), New Orleans 22 (Lo.Ball 5). Total Fouls— Sacramento 18 (Holmes, Whiteside 4), New Orleans 22 (Hart, J.Hayes 4). A—1,440.

28 22 25 32 —107 25 21 30 23 — 99

3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 7-23 (Caldwell-Pope 3-6, L.James 2-6, Schroder 1-1, Kuzma 1-3, Caruso 0-2, A.Davis 0-2, Gasol 0-3), Atlanta 11-29 (Huerter 3-5, J.Collins 2-5, Gallinari 2-5, S.Hill 2-5, Rondo 1-1, Tr.Young 1-4, Reddish 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 40 (L.James 7), Atlanta 45 (Capela 13). Assists—L.A. Lakers 24 (L.James 9), Atlanta 27 (Tr.Young 16). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 20 (Caruso, Schroder 5), Atlanta 21 (J.Collins 4). A—1,341.

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Tillman 9), San Antonio 47 (K.Johnson 10). Assists—Memphis 37 (Ty.Jones 14), San Antonio 28 (DeRozan 6). Total Fouls—Memphis 16 (Dieng 5), San Antonio 13 (D.White 3). A—NA.

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Clippers 129, Knicks 115 L.A. CLIPPERS (129) K.Leonard 8-15 11-11 28, George 7-16 2-2 17, R.Jackson 6-12 3-4 18, Ibaka 5-6 2-3 15, Patterson 5-5 0-0 13, Morris Sr 4-8 0-0 11, Zubac 3-5 2-2 8, L.Williams 3-9 2-2 9, Mann 1-3 2-2 4, Kennard 2-2 0-0 6, Coffey 0-0 0-2 0, Kabengele 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-81 24-28 129. NEW YORK (115) Randle 9-18 5-6 27, Barrett 9-14 5-6 23, M.Robinson 4-6 1-2 9, Bullock 3-6 0-0 8, Payton 3-7 3-4 10, Quickley 9-16 5-6 25, Burks 3-8 0-0 7, Gibson 0-4 0-0 0, Rivers 1-4 2-2 4, Toppin 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 41-85 23-28 115.

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3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 17-38 (Patterson 3-3, Ibaka 3-4, R.Jackson 3-6, Morris Sr 3-6, Kennard 2-2, K.Leonard 1-3, L.Williams 1-5, George 1-8, Mann 0-1), New York 10-27 (Randle 4-5, Bullock 2-3, Quickley 2-8, Payton 1-2, Burks 1-4, Barrett 0-1, Gibson 0-1, Rivers 0-1, Toppin 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 49 (George 8), New York 41 (Randle 12). Assists— L.A. Clippers 26 (George, L.Williams 5), New York 21 (Randle 5). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 14 (L.Williams, Morris Sr, Ibaka, Patterson, R.Jackson 2), New York 20 (Randle 4). A—NA.

Wizards 149, Nets 146 BROOKLYN (146) Irving 10-20 5-5 26, Durant 11-19 13-13 37, B.Brown 1-2 1-2 3, Jo.Harris 11-17 0-0 30, Jordan 4-5 0-2 8, Je.Green 7-10 5-6 23, Shamet 3-7 3-4 11, Luwawu-Cabarrot 3-6 0-1 8, Perry 0-1 0-0 0, T.Johnson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 50-88 27-33 146. WASHINGTON (149) Beal 13-23 9-9 37, Westbrook 16-28 5-7 41, Hachimura 2-9 4-6 9, R.Lopez 4-5 2-2 10, Avdija 1-4 0-0 2, Bertans 4-13 0-1 11, Mathews 2-6 2-2 7, I.Smith 6-9 0-0 13, Wagner 7-8 3-5 17, Len 1-3 0-0 2, Bonga 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 56-108 25-32 149.

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3-Point Goals—Brooklyn 19-36 (Jo.Harris 8-13, Je.Green 4-5, Durant 2-4, Luwawu-Cabarrot 2-4, Shamet 2-6, Irving 1-2, T.Johnson 0-1, Perry 0-1), Washington 12-39 (Westbrook 4-7, Bertans 3-12, Beal 2-5, I.Smith 1-2, Hachimura 1-4, Mathews 1-5, Len 0-1, R.Lopez 0-1, Avdija 0-2). Fouled Out—B.Brown, Bertans. Rebounds—Brooklyn 55 (B.Brown 9), Washington 48 (Westbrook 10). Assists—Brooklyn 33 (Irving 8), Washington 24 (Westbrook 8). Total Fouls—Brooklyn 24 (B.Brown, Je.Green 5), Washington 22 (Bertans 6). A—NA.

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8 3 3 2 0 8 25 10 3 5 2 0 8 16 8 3 4 0 1 7 20 8 3 5 0 0 6 22 Saturday’s games Buffalo 4, New Jersey 3, SO Edmonton 4, Toronto 3, OT Pittsburgh 5, NY Rangers 4, OT Philadelphia 3, NY Islanders 2, OT Washington 4, Boston 3, OT Carolina 4, Dallas 1 Tampa Bay 4, Nashville 3 Florida 3, Detroit 2, OT Calgary 2, Montreal 0 Colorado 5, Minnesota 1 St. Louis 6, Anaheim 1 Vancouver 4, Winnipeg 1 Sunday’s games New Jersey 5, Buffalo 3 Carolina 4, Dallas 3, SO Florida 3, Detroit 2 Chicago 3, Columbus 1 Philadelphia 4, NY Islanders 3, OT Minnesota 4, Colorado 3, OT St. Louis 4, Anaheim 1 Edmonton 8, Ottawa 5 Monday’s games NY Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 1 Boston 5, Washington 3 Tampa Bay 5, Nashville 2 Montreal 6, Vancouver 2 Calgary 4, Winnipeg 3, SO Vegas vs San Jose, at Glendale, Ariz., PPD Tuesday’s games Buffalo at NY Islanders, 6 p.m. Dallas at Columbus, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Montreal, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Pittsburgh, PPD Carolina at Chicago, 8 p.m. Arizona at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Calgary at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Colorado, 8:30 p.m. Ottawa at Edmonton, 10 p.m. Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. (Monday’s games)

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First Period—1, Montreal, Suzuki 3 (Anderson, Drouin) 1:00. 2, Montreal, Lehkonen 2 (unassisted) 6:10 (sh). 3, Vancouver, Gaudette 2 (unassisted) 8:36. 4, Montreal, Petry 3 (Byron, Lehkonen) 16:58. Second Period—5, Montreal, Gallagher 4 (Suzuki) 7:15. 6, Montreal, Petry 4 (Perry, Kotkaniemi) 8:40. 7, Montreal, Toffoli 7 (Weber, Petry) 17:11 (pp). Third Period—8, Vancouver, Beagle 1 (Motte, Edler) 11:49. Shots on Goal—Vancouver 11-8-10—29. Montreal 10-15-15—40. Power-play opportunities—Vancouver 0 of 3. Montreal 1 of 3. Goalies—Vancouver Holtby 3-3-0 (40 shots-34 saves). Montreal Price 4-0-2 (29-27). T—2:21.

Bruins 5, Capitals 3 Boston Washington

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First Period—1, Washington, Chara 2 (Hathaway, Dowd) 13:26. 2, Washington, Sprong 2 (Vrana, Jensen) 13:37. Second Period—3, Washington, Carlson 4 (Vrana) 8:35 (pp). 4, Boston, Pastrnak 1 (Marchand, Carlo) 12:37. Third Period—5, Boston, Pastrnak 2 (Zboril, McAvoy) 6:08. 6, Boston, Smith 3 (Lauzon, Ritchie) 13:07. 7, Boston, Carlo 2 (Kuraly, Wagner) 17:23. 8, Boston, Marchand 6 (Krejci) 18:34 (en). Shots on Goal—Boston 8-9-16—33. Washington 15-5-6—26. Power-play opportunities—Boston 0 of 4. Washington 1 of 4. Goalies—Boston Halak 3-0-1 (26 shots-23 saves). Washington Vanecek 5-1-2 (32-28). T—2:28.

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First Period—1, Winnipeg, Connor 5 (Scheifele, Wheeler) 4:31 (pp). 2, Winnipeg, Connor 6 (Morrissey, Wheeler) 13:46 (pp). Second Period—3, Calgary, Tanev 1 (Lindholm) 0:07. Third Period—4, Calgary, Gaudreau 6 (Valimaki, Lindholm) 6:54. 5, Calgary, Mangiapane 1 (Hanifin, Tkachuk) 13:45. 6, Winnipeg, Scheifele 4 (Pionk, Wheeler) 18:10. Overtime—No scoring. Shootout—Calgary 2 (Monahan G, Tkachuk NG, Leivo NG, Gaudreau G), Winnipeg 1 (Scheifele NG, Connor G, Wheeler NG, Perreault NG). Shots on Goal—Calgary 5-8-12—28. Winnipeg 8-6-12—28. Power-play opportunities—Calgary 0 of 2. Winnipeg 2 of 4. Goalies—Calgary Markstrom 4-2-1 (28 shots-25 saves). Winnipeg Hellebuyck 4-2-1 (28-25). T—2:18.

Eric Gordon scored 25 points and led the Rockets’ record 3-point barrage as Houston rolled to a 136-106 win over the host Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday. Gordon hit five of the Rockets’ franchise-best 28 treys. Houston earned its sixth win in a row and moved above .500 for the first time this season. DeMarcus Cousins also hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points. The Rockets’ previous record for 3-pointers in a game was 27 last season, which set an NBA record at the time. The Milwaukee Bucks broke that record earlier this season with 29. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 19 points while Darius Bazley and Hamidou Diallo added 15 each. Bulls 110, Knicks 102 Lauri Markkanen scored 30 points and Zach LaVine netted 21 to help host Chicago close out a win over New York. Thaddeus Young finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Bulls, who finished the game on a 10-2 run. Coby White finished with 13 points, six assists and four rebounds for the Bulls, who shot 47.7 percent overall from the field and 32.4 percent (11-for-34) from 3-point range. The Knicks shot 42.5 percent overall but struggled from long distance, making just 20.7 percent (6 of 29) on 3-point tries. Julius Randle once again led New York with 23 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, and RJ Barrett had 14 points and seven rebounds. Suns 109, Mavericks 108 Devin Booker nailed a 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds remaining to cap a wild finish that gave visiting Phoenix a victory over Dallas. In the rematch of a game the Suns won 111-105 on Saturday night in Dallas, the Mavericks had a shot at breaking a five-game losing streak, but Luka Doncic couldn’t connect from 28 feet at the final horn. Booker, who missed the Suns’ previous four games with a hamstring injury, went for 24 points in 31 minutes. Chris Paul had 34 points, nine rebounds and nine assists for Phoenix while Deandre Ayton put up 10 points and 17 rebounds. Luka Doncic totaled 25 points and eight assists while Kristaps Porzingis registered 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Mavericks. Lakers 107, Hawks 99 LeBron James scored 21 points, including the final nine points of the game for the Lakers, and made a crucial defensive play to help visiting Los Angeles hold off Atlanta. Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 25 points and Dennis Schroder scored 16 against his former team. The Lakers were 5-2 on the road trip and have won two straight. The Hawks got 25 points and a season-high 16 assists from Trae Young, 22 points from John Collins and 16 points and 13 rebounds from Capela. Grizzlies 133, Spurs 102 Nine Memphis players scored in double figures as the Grizzlies romped past host San Antonio for their seventh consecutive win.

College Basketball Record Pts Prv 1. Gonzaga (28) 17-0 796 1 2. Baylor (4) 16-0 772 2 3. Villanova (0) 11-1 735 3 4. Michigan (0) 13-1 690 4 5. Houston (0) 15-1 660 6 6. Texas (0) 11-3 610 5 7. Alabama (0) 14-4 495 8 8. Iowa (0) 12-4 490 7 9. Ohio St (0) 14-4 478 15 10. Tennessee (0) 12-3 446 17 11. Texas Tech (0) 12-5 422 10 12. Creighton (0) 13-4 396 14 13. Illinois (0) 11-5 382 22 14. Oklahoma (0) 11-4 379 NR 15. Virginia (0) 11-3 368 8 16. Virginia Tech (0) 13-3 357 19 17. Missouri (0) 11-3 343 12 18. West Virginia (0) 11-5 277 11 19. Florida State (0) 10-3 237 16 20. Wisconsin (0) 13-5 212 13 21. UCLA (0) 13-3 165 21 22. Kansas (0) 11-6 112 18 23. Florida (0) 10-4 90 NR 24. Oklahoma State (0) 11-4 88 NR 25. Drake (0) 16-0 67 NR Others receiving votes: Minnesota 66, Purdue 59, Southern California 44, Loyola-Chicago 43, Oregon 39, Louisville 26, Xavier 9, Colorado 8, St. Bonaventure 8, Boise St. 7, LSU 6, San Diego St. 5, Toledo 3, Belmont 3, Rutgers 2, North Carolina 2, Saint Louis 1, Georgia Tech 1, Winthrop 1.

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Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon (10) goes to the basket between Oklahoma City Thunder forward Isaiah Roby (22), and forward Aleksej Pokusevski (17) as guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) looks on during the second half at Chesapeake Energy Arena on Monday.

Gorgui Dieng led Memphis with 19 points off the bench. Brandon Clarke scored 18, and Kyle Anderson and De’Anthony Melton hit for 17 points apiece. San Antonio’s Keldon Johnson paced all scorers with 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge added 14 and 12 points, respectively, and Patty Mills scored 11 for the Spurs, who have lost two straight. Hornets 129, Heat 121 (OT) Reserve Malik Monk scored a career-high 36 points, helping Charlotte rally to an overtime win at Miami. Monk, who entered the game averaging 6.3 points, made 11 of 18 shots, including 9 of 13 from 3-point range. He also sank a 3-pointer with 17 seconds left in the fourth quarter to force overtime. Hornets rookie point guard LaMelo Ball, making his first NBA start, had 14 points, seven assists and five rebounds. Miami was led by Jimmy Butler, who had 25 points and nine rebounds. Bam Adebayo, who fouled out in overtime, had 23 points and nine rebounds. The Heat’s Max Strus, an undrafted player competing in just his 13th NBA game, had 17 of his careerhigh 19 points in the first half. Bucks 134, Trail Blazers 106 Jrue Holiday recorded 22 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals to help Milwaukee roll to a decisive victory over visiting Portland. Bobby Portis matched his season best of 21 points and also collected eight rebounds as Milwaukee snapped a two-game slide. Giannis Antetokounmpo added 18 points and six assists and Khris Middleton contributed 17 points

and matched his season high of nine assists for the Bucks. Nassir Little established career bests of 30 points and five 3-pointers for the Trail Blazers, who have lost four straight meetings with the Bucks and three of their past four games overall. Kings 118, Pelicans 109 De’Aaron Fox produced 38 points and 12 assists, and visiting Sacramento rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat New Orleans. Harrison Barnes added 24 points, and Richaun Holmes had 17 points, 10 rebounds and six blocked shots for Sacramento. Buddy Hield scored 16 points and Marvin Bagley III scored 10 points before being ejected early in the third quarter after receiving his second technical foul. Brandon Ingram scored 20 points to lead the Pelicans. Josh Hart added 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Zion Williamson scored 17. Cavaliers 100, Timberwolves 98 Collin Sexton scored 26 points and Jarrett Allen collected 23 points and 18 rebounds to lift host Cleveland to a victory over Minnesota. Allen also had five blocks while playing in place of Andre Drummond, who sat out the contest due to lower back soreness. Drummond recorded 25 points and 22 rebounds in Cleveland’s 109-104 loss at Minnesota on Sunday. Darius Garland had 19 points and 11 assists for the Cavaliers, who are 7-4 at home. D’Angelo Russell scored 18 points and rookie Anthony Edwards added 13 for the Timberwolves, who have lost 15 of their last 18 games overall and eight of nine overall on the road.

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Brandon Carlo scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period as the visiting Boston Bruins bounced back from an early threegoal deficit and defeated the Washington Capitals 5-3 Monday night. David Pastrnak started Boston’s comeback from a 3-0 deficit with a second-period goal. The Bruins scored four unanswered goals in the third period as Pastrnak scored his second of the night and Craig Smith, Carlo and Brad Marchand added goals. Calo and Marchand each added an assist, and Boston goalie Jaroslav Halak made 23 saves. Longtime Bruin Zdeno Chara, Daniel Sprong and John Carlson scored for the Capitals, who got a 28-save effort from Vitek Vanecek. Flames 4, Jets 3 (SO) Johnny Gaudreau scored in regulation and then added the shootout winner as Calgary won at Winnipeg.

Jacob Markstrom made 25 saves for the Flames through regulation and overtime, then stopped three of four Jets in the shootout. Christopher Mangiapane and Andrew Tanev also scored for the Flames, and Elias Lindholm had two assists. The Jets’ Kyle Connor staked the Jets to a 2-0 lead with a pair of firstperiod power-play goals, and Mark Scheifele forced overtime with a tally late in the third period. Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck stopped 25 shots. Lightning 5, Predators 2 Yanni Gourde scored two goals and Steven Stamkos set a franchise record for power-play points as Tampa Bay beat visiting Nashville. Tampa Bay won its fourth straight home game while keeping Nashville winless on the road in four tries. Stamkos, in scoring on the man advantage, moved past former teammate Marty St. Louis with 301 power-play points to set

the team record. Ondrej Palat and Brayden Point also found the net for the Lightning, who received 26 saves from Andrei Vasilevskiy. Eeli Tolvanen and Mikael Grandlund scored for the Predators, who fell behind 4-0. Juuse Saros stopped 21 shots. Canadiens 6, Canucks 2 Jeff Petry had two goals and an assist to lead host Montreal’s third win over the Canucks in four meetings this season. The Canadiens have scored at least five goals in each of those games. Nick Suzuki and Artturi Lehkonen each had a goal and an assist for Montreal. Brendan Gallagher and Tyler Toffoli scored the Canadiens’ other two goals. Montreal’s Carey Price stopped 27 of 29 shots to improve to 4-0-2 on the season. Adam Gaudette and Jay Beagle scored for the Canucks, who had their four-game winning streak snapped. Braden Holtby stopped 34 of 40 shots.

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Home is where the Super Bowl is for Tom Brady Rick Stroud Tampa Bay Times

TAMPA, Fla. One week before playing in his 10th Super Bowl, Tom Brady drove down Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa, his dog in the passenger seat, watching flecks of sun dance off Hillsborough Bay. “How great is that?” Brady told Bucs quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen on Sunday. “I don’t have to move to a hotel. I don’t have to move my family for the game. I’m rolling around just looking at the water.” Brady, 43, spent 20 years with the Patriots and experienced Super Bowls in New Orleans, Houston (twice), Jacksonville, Arizona (twice), Indianapolis and Atlanta. But he feels completely at home as the quarterback of the first team to play a Super Bowl in its home stadium. On Monday, Brady awoke in the empty mansion on Davis Islands he’s renting from Yankees Hall of Fame shortstop Derek Jeter, traveled 7.1 miles to the AdventHealth Training Center, walked into an abandoned meeting room and sat in front of a camera for Super Bowl media day. Typically, Brady would be strolling onto a stage, music blaring, lights flashing, in an arena packed with fans and conduct live interviews with scores of reporters pushing their way toward his podium. But Super Bowl 55, with news conferences arranged with the virtual separation required during a pandemic, took a seat in front of a camera and fielded questions on Zoom from reporters he couldn’t see. Dressed in a white Bucs hoodie, Brady raised his cell phone and took a picture of his surroundings. “My family won’t get back in town until Saturday,” Brady said. “I really had an empty house for what will be 12 days leading up to the game. That’s the most time I’ve had to really focus on what I need to do from a football standpoint. “I have time to get my body right. There’s been no travel for our team. It’s a home game. That’s very different. We’re staying at our own home. That’s very different. You don’t have to eat hotel food for a week, that’s very different. The stadium will be, I don’t know, 25,000 people. That will be different. “It’s all very unique,” Brady continued. “I’m

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Tom Brady (12) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrates a first down against the New Orleans Saints late in the fourth quarter in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Mercedes Benz Superdome on Jan. 17 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

kind of going through it just like everyone else is. We all were obviously hoping we could get to this point. It’s taken a lot of great wins at the right time to get to this position. I don’t have any perspective on this one, because it’s the first time we’ve had a chance to do the things we’re that we’re doing.” Although this experience is new, Super Bowls never get old for Brady. He’s attempting to win his seventh Lombardi Trophy, which would eclipse the six NBA titles won by Michael Jordan. “Michael is one of my sports idols,’” Brady said. “For me, it’s about being a part of a lot of great teams. To have the opportunity for me to play in this game, it means a lot to me. It’s a lot of commitment and sacrifice by a lot of guys. Obviously, we’re one game away from the ultimate goal in this sport, and I’ve been a part of that ultimate goal six other times. “... They’ve all been very unique in their own way. It would just be cool to accomplish it this time. I don’t compare them to the other times.

Four big questions for Super Bowl 55 John Clayton The Washington Post The Tom Brady-Patrick Mahomes quarterback matchup in Super Bowl LV might be one of the best in the 55-year history of the game. You have arguably the greatest quarterback of all time going against Mahomes, who has shown enough promise in the first few years of his career to be considered next in line. This will be the 10th Super Bowl for Brady (and his first as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and the second in a row for Mahomes. With Andy Reid as his coach and while playing for an organization that is run as well as any in the league in the Kansas City Chiefs, who knows how many Super Bowls Mahomes will play in? His mega-contract extension was structured so General Manager Brett Veach can keep as much talent as possible around Mahomes - not unlike the Patriots’ setup of years past in which Brady took less money than the highestpaid QBs in the league. But while it will be great to watch the Brady-Mahomes showdown, there are lots of other compelling things to keep an eye on. Let’s take a look at four big questions: • Can the Bucs slow the Chiefs’ track-star speed? Throughout the playoffs and particularly in the AFC championship game, the Chiefs showed how speed can kill in the NFL. Wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Mecole Hardman outran the Buffalo Bills’ secondary, with Hill catching nine passes for 172 yards (a 19.1-yard average) and Hardman ripping off a 50-yard run. Bucs defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, one of the best in the NFL, likes to play man-to-man coverage so he can blitz often. Given the Chiefs’ speed

and Mahomes’s throwing ability, he might have to do some things differently. Carlton Davis, his best cornerback, isn’t fast enough to keep up with Hill, and Jamel Dean and Sean Murphy-Bunting have allowed completion rates of 60.9 and 70.3. • Can the Chiefs overcome the loss of Eric Fisher at left tackle? In their NFC championship game victory, the Buccaneers took full advantage of the Green Bay Packers’ loss of starting left tackle David Bakhtiari, who had suffered a season-ending ACL injury a few weeks before. • Will Brady find success throwing deep? It took Brady more than half the season to adjust to Coach Bruce Arians’s “No risk it, no biscuit” deeppassing offense, but by the end of the year he had really caught on. He finished the season third in pass attempts of 20 or more yards, and in the win over the Packers, he connected on three long passes - including a pivotal touchdown to Scotty Miller that gave Tampa Bay a big advantage just before halftime. • Will the running backs play a big role? The running games weren’t particularly effective in the conference championship matchups; Bills quarterback Josh Allen led all rushers with 88 yards. Tampa Bay only had 22 rushing attempts, and the Chiefs had even fewer - 19. Both teams might be tempted to run more in the Super Bowl. The Bucs have a strong 1-2 combination in the powerful Leonard Fournette and the versatile Ronald Jones II, and running the ball effectively could create the dual benefit of helping Tampa Bay win the time-of-possession battle (and limit Mahomes’s time on the field) while setting up plays in the deep passing game.

Those are all magical moments in my life, and no one can ever take those away from me and hopefully we can finish this season strong and win a Super Bowl. That’s why we’re here, that’s why we’re playing. It’d make for a really magical season for us.” For Brady, being home for Super Bowl 55 has provided more time for him to focus on the Kansas City Chiefs. Not only does he have more time to prepare mentally, but without the necessary travel, he will receive more treatment on his body from trainer Alex Guerrero. The Chiefs also are keeping to their routine. They aren’t expected to arrive in Tampa Bay until Saturday, the way they did for their 27-24 win over the Bucs at Raymond James Stadium in November. “A lot of the non-football stuff I’d say is entirely different,” Brady said. “The football has been I would say helpful for me. I love the preparation of it. I think for me, the more I study, the more I watch, the more I understand, the more

information I can process, the better it is for me. “In that aspect, I love having the two weeks that we have, and with six days left it will go really quickly. But I’m going to use it the best I can and try to be as physically prepared, spend as much time with my body coach, Alex Guerrero, as possible. As much time studying film as possible and not waste any energy and be prepared for a long day on Sunday, because it’s a long day of football but we’ve got to give our best.” Bucs coach Bruce Arians was on the Steelers coaching staff for two Super Bowls, including the last one played at Raymond James when they beat the Arizona Cardinals. “I think last week was normal. This week, we would’ve gotten on the plane,” Arians said. “I’m thinking back to Super Bowl 43, we were at the hotel, busing up to USF and doing all that stuff. The mass of media and the mass of fans every single day. That’s not going to happen this week. So it’s unlike any other. “So, in that regard, I think it’s been great for our guys to be able to come to our facility every single day. Look across the street, knowing they’re going to play. It’s going to look different. The locker room will look different and everything, but it’s our locker room. So I think it’s been great for our guys, and it will be great for our guys. I just wish (the stadium) was packed.” Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich, who was a backup quarterback on that Super Bowl 43 team, says he wishes his team could have a normal experience leading up to the game. “This is the time to enjoy it,” Leftwich said. “This is the time to let the world know who you are as a player and all the questions that come with it. They’re all fun. I wish they could experience it the way that I experienced it in the past, but I think this will do for the guys.” Brady admits it’s been a difficult season, unlike any in his career. A new team, new city, new teammates and played during a pandemic. But it has ended in a familiar place under unfamiliar circumstances: the Super Bowl. “It’s been a great year,” Brady said. “I learned a lot about myself. I learned a lot about my teammates. But we’ve got a chance now to go accomplish the ultimate goal, and we’re four quarters away. It’s going to take a great effort, and we’re playing a great team.”

Chiefs’ Mahomes and a most unusual Super Bowl Opening Night Sam McDowell The Kansas City Star

About five minutes of shy of 3 p.m. Monday, Patrick Mahomes walked into a back room inside the Chiefs practice facility. He sat in front of a camera. A light shined on his face. He looked up toward the lens. “Can I see what I look like?” he said. “Wait, why am I so close?” He was unaware his feed was already live. So, it could’ve been worse. Much worse. Mahomes waited patiently for the next few minutes until the questions began, the strangest of Super Bowl Opening Nights. “They must’ve shipped this camera in,” Mahomes said, “because I’ve never seen it before.” The first Super Bowl to played in the midst of a pandemic wiped out the traditional bright lights and glamour of an Opening Night. A year ago, the spectacle prompted Chiefs players to pull out their iPhones to capture the scene inside Marlins Park in Miami. By the time Mahomes walked across a stage in the outfield, hundreds of reporters awaited. On Monday, the 45-minute interview session took on a much different personality — from inside the Chiefs practice facility. For the initial 10 minutes, the oddball questions remained in left field. To be sure, the sit-down wasn’t completely absent of them. (What’s your spirit animal, Patrick?) But think to this moment one year earlier. Do you believe in ghosts? Will you sign me shoe? At one point, Mahomes requested a towel to wipe the sweat from his forehead, adding, “My feet are asleep.” On Monday, the talk remained mostly about football. Or mostly about Tom Brady. Yes, as a kid, he looked up to Brady. “If you don’t look up to a guy like Tom Brady, you’re crazy,” Yes, he would love to follow in Brady’s footsteps and play into his 40s. “I want to play as long as they let me.” Yes, the two have some similarities, as

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Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs reacts after defeating the Buffalo Bills 38-24 in the AFC Championship game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 24 in Kansas City, Missouri.

contrasting as their styles might be. “I think the biggest thing is his competitive drive. He’s the same way I am.” After the 45 minutes had concluded, Mahomes stood up from the chair and walked back to a room he’s occupied most days for the past five months. Which is actually one benefit of all of this. The routine. In a typical season, teams would fly to the Super Bowl site one week early, practicing and putting in their final game preparations away from their homes. This year, the Chiefs don’t plan to depart for Tampa Bay until a day before Sunday’s game. “I think it does,” make it easier, Mahomes said. “You kind of get in a routine as a football player. You come to the building;

you go watch film in this room; you go to practice; you go back and watch film with these groups of people in certain areas. Having that routine stay the same is definitely something I think will help us go out and play better, even than we did last year.” The Buccaneers, of course, are already in Tampa, adding one more oddity to the equation. But their Zoom calls on Monday morning looked relatively similar as the Chiefs’. At the conclusion of his, Brady, appearing in his 10th Super Bowl, whipped out his cell phone and captured a picture of the players’ setting -- staring into a computer monitor. “This year’s a little different than the others...,” he captioned the photo.

Ex-Seahawks lineman Chad Wheeler pleads not guilty to first-degree assault domestic violence Bob Condotta The Seattle Times

Former Seahawks backup offensive lineman Chad Wheeler pleaded not guilty to first-degree assault domestic violence during an arraignment Monday morning at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. In addition to the first-degree assault charge, which is a Class A felony, Wheeler also

was charged last Wednesday with unlawful imprisonment domestic violence and resisting arrest, according to charging documents. He pleaded not guilty to each of those Monday, as well. Wheeler’s next court date is a case-setting hearing scheduled for 1 p.m. Feb. 11 in the GA courtroom of the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent,

according to a court spokesman. A trial date is set for April 6 at 9 a.m., also in the GA courtroom of the Maleng Regional Justice Center. The court was also notified that Wheeler had been fitted on Thursday with a GPS electronic home monitoring device administered by 2 Watch Monitoring. The judge also ordered Wheeler to remain in the King

County area (King, Pierce and Snohomish counties) while on electronic home detention. Wheeler was accused of beating his girlfriend and strangling her into unconsciousness at the couple’s Kent apartment on Jan. 22. Wheeler, after being arrested in Kent early on Jan. 23, posted $400,000 bail and was released from jail.

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FERRY STREET 1805 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/14/21. Office: Greene County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o Paul Murphy, 135 Pacific Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. NOTICE OF

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Sealed bids will be received as set forth in Instructions to Bidders ( h t t p s : / / w w w. d o t . n y. g o v / b i d s - a n d - l e t tings/construction-contractors/important-info) until 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at the NYSDOT, Office of Contract Management, 50 Wolf Rd, 1st Floor, Suite 1CM, Albany, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Maps, Plans and Specifications may be seen at Electronic documents and Amendments which are posted to www.dot.ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/const-notices. The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title IV Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award. BIDDERS SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT AWARD OF THESE CONTRACTS MAY BE CONTINGENT UPON THE PASSAGE OF A BUDGET APPROPRIATION BILL BY THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Please call (518)457-2124 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting. Region 02: New York State Department of Transportation

NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Onondaga, Cortland and Madison Counties, as Administrative Participant under the Municipal Cooperation Agreement For Energy Purchasing Services, which organizes a municipal cooperative pursuant to Article 5-G of the New York General Municipal Law among municipal corporations (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Participantsâ&#x20AC;?) on behalf of itself and the participating members, collectively as the New York School and Municipal Energy Consortium (â&#x20AC;&#x153;NYSMECâ&#x20AC;?), issues these Request for Bids (each a â&#x20AC;&#x153;RFBâ&#x20AC;?) for retail electricity and natural gas supply and other energy services, in accordance with Section 103 of the General Municipal Law, for supply commencing May 1, 2021 through the negotiated contract period. Name of Bids: NYSMEC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Electricity, RFB-221-53; and NYSMEC - Natural Gas RFB-221-54 Bid Opening: March 1, 2021, 1:30 P.M., at 110 Elwood Davis Road, Liverpool, NY 13088 Anticipated Date of Award: March 15, 2021 Contact for more information and to obtain bid documents: Steven Levine, Encap Development LLC, 1337 Massachusetts Ave., #133, Arlington, MA 02476, Phone: 978-844-4623, Fax: 978-875-6104, Email: slevine@encapdevelopment.com LEGAL NOTICE ELEVEN KINDERHOOK, LLC Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company Arts. of Org. of Eleven Kinderhook, LLC (â&#x20AC;&#x153;LLCâ&#x20AC;?) filed with Dept. of State of NY on December 11, 2020. Office location: Columbia County. New York Registered Agent, LLC is the designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: New York Registered Agent, LLC, 90 State Street, Suite 700, Office 40, Albany, New York 12207. LLC does not have a specific date of dissolution. Purpose: All legal purposes. Filer: Lavelle & Finn, LLP, 29 British American Bl., Latham, NY 12110.

TOWN OF CATSKILL PLANNING BOARD Town of Catskill Town Hall 439 Main Street Catskill, New York 12414 (518) 943-2141 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, the Town of Catskill Planning Board will hold a public hearing in accordance with Town Law Â§ 276 and the Town of Catskill Subdivision Regulations on February 9, 2021 at 6:35 PM at Robert C Antonelli Senior Center 15 Academy St. in the Village of Catskill, to consider a 2 lot minor subdivision of land located on 5422 Cauterskill Rd., Catskill, proposed by Alfie Beers. The above application is open for inspection at the Planning Board Office located at 439 Main Street, Catskill NY 12414 between the hours of 10:00 A.M and 2:00 P.M (Due to the COVID19 Pandemic Please call and make appointment for inspection of application) The Public is welcomed to attend the Public Hearing in person or through the digital Zoom.com platform. Detailed information for the Zoom platform will be posted with the Planning Boards Meeting Agenda on the Towns website. Written and oral comments will be accepted until the close of the public hearing. By order of Teresa Golden Chairwomen of the Town of Catskill Planning Board,

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COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA The Catskill Central School District requests sealed bids for a 2020-2021 Albany transportation contract. Sealed bids should be submitted to the Transportation Coordinator, William Muirhead, Catskill Notice of Formation of RAPPFORD FOODS, LLC Central School District, 347 West Main Street, Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on New York 01/05/21. Office location: Greene County. SSNY desig- Catskill, nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it 12414 until 10:00 a.m. may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 174 on Monday, February Hicks St., Brooklyn, NY 11201. Purpose: Any lawful ac- 8, 2021 at which time tivity. and place they will be publicly opened and Notice of Formation of NOTICE of Formation read. Catskillers NYC LLC. Art. of of Limited Liability Org. filed Sec’y of State Company (LLC): (J2 (SSNY) 9/10/20. Office lo- Resorts LLC.) Articles Specifications will be available on Friday, cation: Greene Co. SSNY of Organization were January 29, 2021 and designated as agent of LLC filed with the Secretary upon whom process may be obtained from against it may be served. of State of New York the Business Office by SSNY shall mail process to: (SSNY) on (10/7/2020). calling 943-2300 ext. c/o Catskillers NYC LLC, 34 Office location: Greene 1472 or 1413. The Boy Scout Road, East Je- County. SSNY has Board reserves the wett, NY 12424. Purpose: been designated as right to reject any and any lawful activities. agent of the LLC upon all proposals. whom process against Notice of Formation of it may be served. By order of the Board Messing Casa LLC. SSNY shall mail a copy of Education Arts of Org. filed with of process to: (J2 ReNew York Secy of sorts LLC & 777 Mer- Catskill Central State (SSNY) on win St., Jewett, NY School District 11/5/20. Office loca- 12444). Purpose: Any William Muirhead, tion: Columbia County. lawful acts or ac- Transportation Director SSNY is designated as tivities. Latest date Holly Sanford, agent of LLC upon upon which LLC is to District Treasurer whom process against dissolve: No specific it may be served. date. SSNY shall mail process to: 571 State Rte LEGAL NOTICE 23B, Claverack, NY Legal Notice Notice of 12513. Purpose: any 2020-2021 Albany Public Hearing lawful activity. NOTICE of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: O’Connell Realty, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/16/2020. NY office location: Columbia County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is 269 Lincoln Blvd, Hudson, NY 12534.

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Columbia County Civil Service Commission, on Tuesday, February 9th, 2021 at 9:50 A.M. to amend the Columbia County Civil Service Commission Rules and Appendices as provided in Civil Service Law, Section 20, Subdivision(2). Due to public health and safety concerns related to Covid19, the Commission will be holding a virtual meeting. Members of the public can contact the Civil Service office at 518-828-6622, prior to the day of the meeting, and directions on how to join the hearing virtually will be provided. A detailed copy of the requested amendments are available for inspection at the Columbia County Civil Service Office, 401 State St., Hudson, N.Y. 12534. Open 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Civil Service Commission of Columbia County

Columbia County Civil Service 401 State Street Hudson, NY 12534 Notice of Formation of Cabin Family, LLC. Art/Org filed 12/1/2020. Ofc loc Greene County. SSNY desig agent for svc/proc & shall mail to 265 Hinrichsen Heights, Coxsackie, NY 12051. Purpose: any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of: Free Range Seamstress LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/14/2021. Office: ColumbIa County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 7 Summit Street, #1, Philmont, NY 12565. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Section of Law - 206 Gab-Con LLC. Filed 1/25/19. Office: Greene Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: David A Nuite, 495 County Rt 403, Greenville, NY 12083. Purpose: General. Section of Law - 206 Leeds Log Yard LLC. Filed 9/10/20. Office: Greene Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: 1339 Cr 23b Po Box 181, Leeds, NY 12451. Purpose: General.

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The real story and meaning behind John Chaney’s most unforgettable moment Mike Sielski The Philadelphia Inquirer

John Chaney and John Calipari were in each other’s face and at each other’s throat, and four years before the unforgettable press conference that remains the flashpoint in their relationship and rivalry, it was on George Watts to keep the two men from tearing each other to pieces. This wasn’t February 1994. This wasn’t Chaney storming into a room at the Mullins Center and screaming, “I’ll kill you,” furious that Calipari had continued working the referees

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to keep their season from slipping into a desperate place. Chris Kreider made the crucial play, deflecting in an Adam Fox wrist shot on a power play with 9:50 to go for the decisive goal in a much-needed

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an expanded postseason, has offered to give the players the universal DH in exchange. However, the union sees expanded playoffs as problematic on a fundamental, economic level - disincentivizing spending on the part of owners, and thus damaging

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day on Tuesday, sessions with teams at their respective hotels on Wednesday and Thursday, the commissioner’s address on Friday. A fleet of buses carted us media types from venue to venue, and the strain began to tell. Raiders quarterback Jim Plunkett was asked of his family tree: “Was it dead mother, blind father or blind mother, dead father?” Investigative journalists such as MTV’s “Downtown” Julie Brown became credentialed media. (She asked Emmitt Smith, “What are you going to wear in the game?”) Not content with merely ruling the airwaves, the NFL began to take over the host city. “The Super Bowl Experience” filled cavernous convention

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aware of these general allegations.” The Mets told the publication that they “learned of an incident” deep into Callaway’s

after a one-point Massachusetts win over Temple, maybe a little fearful that the Minutemen would soon end the Owls’ dominance in the Atlantic 10. No, this was February 1990 at Curry Hicks Cage in Amherst. This was a triple-overtime will-tester, an 83-82 Temple victory in which a couple of shot-clock-related controversies went against the Owls. With each one, Chaney raised hell at the timekeeper. And Calipari charged over to defend his people. And Watts, a Willow Grove native and one of three

officials charged with keeping the peace that Sunday afternoon, had to separate the coaches twice, as if he were a boxing referee, not a basketball one. “I’m telling you, it was absolute bedlam,” Watts said in a phone interview Monday. “I told both of them, ‘Get back to your benches. You’re making the league look bad. Cut this out. Your teams need you.’ “John was gonna kill him for sure. He didn’t like Calipari at that time. John was old-school, of course, and Calipari was this new, slick,

up-and-coming coach.” Anyone writing an obituary of or tribute to Chaney since his death Friday would be delinquent in omitting that ‘94 incident. It has become famous for its glimpse into his raw and naked fury over what he regarded as even the slightest injustice, and its context and genesis can be traced to that earlier game. “Absolutely,” Watts said. “They can say whatever they want, but coaches have long memories, especially when they’re in the field of battle, so to speak.”

There’s no easy-to-access video of that 1990 game that can be shared on social media or weaved into a retrospective. But Watts can remember clearly those anxious moments when he thought the gym’s nickname - The Cage - was getting a little too literal for comfort. At the end of the second overtime, Chaney argued that one of his players had been fouled in the act of shooting before the game clock expired. The officials said no, and Calipari said something that set off Chaney. It wouldn’t have taken much.

3-1 win. The Rangers (3-4-2) entered as a team that was reeling -both in terms of on-ice performance and off-ice perception. The previous 48 hours had been marred by a postgame altercation between DeAngelo and goalie Alexandar Georgiev, and prior to Monday’s game, general manager Jeff Gorton confirmed, “Yes, (DeAngelo) has played his last

game for the Rangers.” “It’s not an easy day,” coach David Quinn said. “I can’t reiterate that enough.” On top of that, the Rangers are dealing with the absences of forwards Filip Chytil (upper body), Colin Blackwell (upper body) and Kaapo Kakko, who was placed on the NHL’s COVID-19 list prior to the game. With the voids piling up — and many of their key

remaining players off to slow starts — the Rangers have struggled to produce offense. They went into a 1-0 hole on a Jason Zucker goal in the first period and were held without a goal until there was just 2:18 remaining in the second period. Rooney finally scored on a scrappy play near the Pittsburgh (5-4-1) net to tie it at 1-1 and propel the Rangers to play

a spirited third period. Their power play looked effective throughout the game, but failed to come up with a goal on their first three attempts. The fourth time was the charm, with Kreider earning his fourth goal of the year with a timely tip. Artemi Panarin assisted on that goal, and then scored an empty-netter as time expired. Meanwhile, the Rangers’

penalty kill was excellent and kept them in the game throughout the night. They killed off all six penalties, keeping the Penguins’ power play off the board for a total of 12 minutes. Igor Shesterkin earned his second win of the season, finishing with 25 saves.

free agency, because a team would need fewer wins to reach the postseason - and thus too large a bargaining chip to give away for a rule change, the universal DH, that both sides want. The lack of clarity on the DH for 2021 has hampered the roster-building efforts of some National League teams and damaged the free agent markets for sluggers such as Nelson Cruz and Marcell Ozuna, whose marketability

would be enhanced significantly if all 30 teams needed a DH. The flurry of discussions comes at the end of a winter of sputtering, intermittent talks between the sides, and at a time when equipment trucks are arriving at spring training camps in Arizona and Florida and when players, especially pitchers, have paid for spring training rentals and ramped up their throwing programs in

anticipation of an on-time start. MLB’s proposal for a delay would require those players to dial back their preparation, then start up again for what would be a March 22 opening of camps, with the regular season scheduled to begin April 28. Arizona has the nation’s highest rate of new coronavirus infections, although officials there have said they expect case numbers to drop

significantly over the next month or so - projections that suggest a delay makes sense. Players, however, point to the fact the NFL has navigated its season, and the NBA and NHL are well into theirs with all three leagues permitting fans at varying levels. In the absence of an agreement, the sport would default to its previously agreed upon schedule, with spring training camps opening in

mid-February, exhibition games starting Feb. 27 and Opening Day on April 1. But that doesn’t mean the vitriol will dissipate. If anything, without an agreement to dictate the handling of specific issues, Manfred’s actions will be under even more scrutiny, while the possibility increases of a doomsday scenario in which the season has to be shut down, leading to a massive fight over players’ salaries.

centers, and after 9/11 security became so tight that miles of fencing and concrete were installed. Armed guards patrolled every checkpoint. Before the Patriots met the Rams here in February 2019, downtown Atlanta became Fortress Football. It will be different in Tampa, host city in our pandemic year. As fate and Tom Brady would have it, one competing teams already lives in the area. The other participant has been instructed not to arrive in Florida until Friday or Saturday. In non-COVID years, both teams hit the ground eight days early, so as to clear the deck for Monday’s “Opening Night at the Super Bowl,” which is what those Tuesday Media Days had become -except that “Opening Night” was akin to asking questions in the world’s loudest and most crowded nightclub. (Yes, the NFL sold tickets for the, ahem,

event.) This, however, is the Super Bowl stripped to its bare bones. All interviews will be conducted not by media gaggle but by Zoom. Attendance at the game will be limited to 22,000. Much of the audience will consist of health-care workers who’ve received some version of the vaccine. “The Super Bowl Experience” will be staged outdoors. Reservations will be required. So will masks. Will there be a Radio Row? Sort of. Sports Business Daily reports that 35 outlets will attend, one-third the usual number. NBC’s Pro Football Talk, usually one of the hottest stops, asks the key question. Writes Mike Florio: “The interviews will happen via phone and video link. So why go? We’re not.” As for in-home Super Bowl parties: Should we even be planning those? Chips and dip

during a global health crisis? The NBA and NHL playoffs were held in bubbles — the NBA’s at Disney World, the NHL’s in Canada. The bulk of the MLB playoffs were set in bubble-ish cities. A few fans were allowed at the NLCS and World Series in Arlington, Texas. The College Football Playoff saw its Rose Bowl semifinal uprooted from Pasadena, Calif., and replanted in Arlington. These are strange times for all of us, and they’re especially weird for sports, which live via the rule that there can be no success without excess. It will be fascinating to see, in a post-COVID world, whether sports return to media policies once considered normal. Will baseball clubhouses open to the media four hours before a game? Will there again be — room as an interview subject if technology can do it much cheaper for all concerned?

I don’t know the answers. I doubt anybody does. This time a year ago, nobody would have broached such questions. But our world has been forced to change. When change occurs, often there’s no going back. As someone who has covered the Super Bowl — full disclosure: owning to the media hordes and the logistics, the Super Bowl is among my least favorite things to cover — I wouldn’t mind a future predicated on Zoom. On the night before another major event — the 1996 Braves-Yankees World Series — was to begin in New York, I was sitting in a Broadway theater waiting for the curtain to go up on “Sunset Boulevard.” A lady from England sat on my right. I told her I was a sportswriter. She asked if could name the soccer player who was sold for the most money. I guessed Gazza, meaning Paul Gascoigne. She guffawed.

“Gazza’s a pig!” The answer was Alan Shearer. I felt rather diminished. Then she said: “Why are you here?” Because, I said, I work for an Atlanta newspaper and the Atlanta Braves are playing for the championship. She cocked an eyebrow: “Couldn’t you just do the commentary from home?” I said no, that’s not how it’s done. We need to be there. Twenty-five years later, I’m not as sure. The major sports — wherein all teams have their own websites — have lately sought to limit media access. Pandemic restrictions will surely lead to a deeper rethink. Does one outlet need 12 Super Bowl credentials? Must every player be made available before/after every game? Does such availability have to happen in-person? I don’t know those answers, either. All I know is that those questions are coming.

first season with the team, but did not say anything beyond that. The Angels said that they “take this very seriously and will conduct a full investigation with MLB.” Current team president Sandy Alderson hired Callaway to be the 21st manager in franchise history in 2017. Callaway, 45, joined the Mets

after five years as the Indians pitching coach. “All of us came out of it excited for the possibility that Mickey would be our manager,” Alderson said of Callaway’s ultimately successful interview to be the Mets manager in 2017. “That’s a visceral reaction, not one that you can put down on a checklist, but to

me that said everything. I think it was consistent throughout.” Alderson recently admitted that he didn’t speak to any women in the hiring of disgraced former GM Jared Porter, who was fired after ESPN reported he sexually harassed a reporter while a Cubs employee. “That’s one of the

unfortunate circumstances that exist in the game today,” Alderson said of Porter last month. “There aren’t women in those positions with whom one can have a conversation and develop information or check references.” One of the women called Callaway’s behavior “the worst-kept secret in sports.”

Callaway is married and has two young daughters. Callaway retired from his Major League Baseball playing career in 2004 after he pitched in 40 major league games over five seasons for Tampa Bay, Anaheim and the Texas Rangers.

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A wild NFL offseason of quarterback musical chairs has begun Brad Biggs Chicago Tribune

The NFL calendar is designed for the league to dominate headlines all 12 months. While the COVID-19 pandemic has erased one of the biggest landmarks of the offseason — the scouting combine in Indianapolis — it will be replaced by the greatest game of quarterback musical chairs the NFL ever has seen. A subjective overview shows 11 teams are set at quarterback in 2021 after the Los Angeles Rams struck first Saturday night, agreeing to terms on a trade with the Detroit Lions to acquire Matthew Stafford. At least seven teams, including the Chicago Bears, are in the hunt for a starting quarterback, and as many as 14 teams could be considering an upgrade, a draft pick or a change. Super Bowl LV on Sunday in Tampa, Fla., pits the greatest quarterback of all time, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Tom Brady, against the league’s top young passer, the Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes. After the confetti falls at Raymond James Stadium, there will be storylines galore as teams jockey for quarterbacks. The Lions moved quickly to maximize value for Stafford. They will get first-round picks from the Rams in 2022 and 2023, a third-round pick and quarterback Jared Goff — and the $43 million in guarantees remaining in his contract. The trade cannot be official until the first day of the new league year March 17. That’s not even the biggest quarterback news: Deshaun Watson has asked for a trade out of Houston, and the haul the Texans could get for him would dwarf what the Lions are getting for Stafford. If the Texans reach the point of no return with Watson, they will receive outrageous offers for him, and two theories exist on which direction the bidding will go. The Texans publicly stated Friday that they have “zero interest” in trading Watson. If their reconciliation bid fails, some believe they would seek two first-round picks and at least one franchise-caliber player. Others believe bidding would begin with three firstround picks and go from there. NFL rules prohibit teams from trading picks more than three years out. Other quarterbacks could be on the trading block. The Philadelphia Eagles are rumored to be looking to move Carson Wentz. There are salary-cap complications, but the same issues didn’t stop the Rams from offloading Goff. Teams can always find a way to move the numbers around and fit under the cap. It will be a giant smoke show as teams consider moves and vie for players at the game’s most important position. With all of the uncertainty, we placed each of the 32 teams in one of three categories: • In the hunt for a quarterback • Potentially in the hunt for a QB or possibly moving on from their starter • Set at QB, so just enjoying the show What’s wild, and frankly unprecedented, is you can put 21 teams — nearly two-thirds of the league — in one of the first two categories. Also included is a list of quarterbacks who will be free agents. In the hunt for a quarterback (Ordered by where they pick in the first round) • Jacksonville Jaguars First-round picks: 1st and 25th QBs under contract: Gardner Minshew and Jake Luton Comment: There isn’t a team that can put together a more attractive trade package for Deshaun Watson than the Jaguars. But new coach Urban Meyer can begin his tenure by selecting Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence with the top pick and build around a quarterback on a rookie contract. • Dallas Cowboys First-round pick: 10th QBs under contract: Ben DiNucci, Garrett Gilbert and Cooper Rush Comment: The Cowboys need to find a way to bring back

Dak Prescott or he will be an attractive free agent, even coming off ankle surgery in October. The franchise tag could be in play for a second time. • New England Patriots First-round pick: 15th QBs under contract: Jarrett Stidham and Jake Dolegala Comment: The Cam Newton experience didn’t work out so well in the first year without Tom Brady, and while Bill Belichick can be difficult to predict, chances are he will be aggressive rebooting at quarterback to get the Patriots back in the playoff mix. No one has a better relationship with new Texans general manager Nick Caserio than Belichick. Could that put the Patriots in play for Deshaun Watson? • Washington Football Team First-round pick: 19th QBs under contract: Alex Smith and Steven Montez Comment: Smith has hinted that he would like to return after a remarkable comeback from a gruesome leg injury that required 17 surgeries. He turns 37 in May and has two years remaining on his contract. Washington is a good bet to bring back restricted free agent Taylor Heinicke, who battled in a wild-card round loss to the Buccaneers, but mark down Ron Rivera’s team as squarely in the mix for a new starter. Whether it can acquire one remains to be seen. • Chicago Bears First-round pick: 20th QBs under contract: Nick Foles Comment: The Bears not only have a pressing need after Foles struggled in the starting role, but GM Ryan Pace and coach Matt Nagy are under pressure to show progress coming off consecutive 8-8 seasons. Limited salary-cap space and the need to retain free-agent wide receiver Allen Robinson are complicating factors for Pace, who has a track record of bold and aggressive moves. Some are speculating whether the Bears could be in play for Carson Wentz, but you wonder what kind of scouting report former Eagles coach Doug Pederson would provide his friend Nagy. • Indianapolis Colts First-round pick: 21st QBs under contract: Jacob Eason Comment: The Colts were rumored to be in on Matthew Stafford, and coach Frank Reich’s tie-in with Carson Wentz is an interesting dynamic to consider as well. Indianapolis is arguably the best landing spot for a talented quarterback as the Colts have a top offensive line and good defense and are coming off a 10-6 season. GM Chris Ballard is also flush with tons of cap space. Potentially in the hunt for a QB or possibly moving on from their starter (Ordered by where they pick in the first round) • New York Jets First-round picks: 2nd and 23rd QBs under contract: Sam Darnold, James Morgan and Mike White Comment: The Jets loom as a top contender for Deshaun Watson if the Texans reach the point of considering offers. They’re also in position to have the second pick of quarterbacks in the draft (Ohio State’s Justin Fields or BYU’s Zach Wilson), or GM Joe Douglas could opt to roll with Darnold and use the second pick to rebuild or trade out of the spot for a haul of picks. While it’s probably not a popular idea with Jets fans, some league insiders believe Darnold would be a good fit in offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur’s system. Whatever the Jets decide, they will have a huge impact on quarterback movement. If they deal for Watson or draft a quarterback, Douglas would be shopping Darnold. The Jets are uniquely positioned to make a move for Watson and still have draft capital remaining to build around him as they own 18 picks the next two years, including two first-round picks in 2021 and 2022 and an extra third-round pick this year. • Miami Dolphins First-round picks: 3rd and 18th

QBs under contract: Tua Tagovailoa Comment: The Dolphins went 6-3 in Tagovailoa’s nine starts, but they were not winning because of him and they need to make an honest evaluation because they’re unlikely to be in this position again with a top-five draft pick in the near future. Is Tagovailoa talented enough to become a true franchise quarterback, or should the team be aggressive and take another swing at the position by considering a trade for Deshaun Watson or drafting a quarterback with the third pick, which they acquired from the Texans in the deal for left tackle Laremy Tunsil? It’s a fascinating position for the Dolphins, and their decision will clearly define their future coming off a 10-6 season with a young and talented roster. • Atlanta Falcons First-round pick: 4th QBs under contract: Matt Ryan and Kurt Benkert Comment: Ryan’s declining play the last few seasons and the massive salary-cap hit the Falcons would take from trading him make it unlikely (not impossible) that he will be dealt. But Ryan, who turns 36 in May, is the perfect type of veteran to serve as a mentor to a young quarterback if new GM Terry Fontenot drafts one with the fourth pick. There’s speculation that Drew Brees will retire in New Orleans, and Tom Brady will be 44 next season. The Falcons could emerge as the only NFC South team with a potential star at the position. • Philadelphia Eagles First-round pick: 6th QBs under contract: Carson Wentz and Jalen Hurts Comment: The Eagles probably won’t be in the mix for adding a quarterback, but there’s ample speculation they could look to trade Wentz and turn the position over to Hurts, who flashed late in the season. New coach Nick Sirianni was as noncommittal as possible regarding Wentz’s future at a clumsy introductory news conference Friday, but if Doug Pederson was ousted in part because he didn’t want to move forward with Wentz, maybe Sirianni has marching orders to give it a go with the former first-round pick. • Detroit Lions First-round pick: 7th QBs under contract: Jared Goff (after trade with Rams is official), Chase Daniel and David Blough Comment: New GM Brad Holmes got additional compensation from the Rams for Matthew Stafford by agreeing to be saddled with Goff’s contract. He’s 42-27 as a regularseason starter with one Super Bowl appearance, and the Lions can work with him while determining if he’s a long-term fit or a bridge. While it seems unlikely, you can’t rule out the possibility the Lions will draft a quarterback. They will be armed with extra picks if they think moving up in the draft is a good idea. • Carolina Panthers First-round pick: 8th QBs under contract: Teddy Bridgewater, Will Grier, Tommy Stevens and P.J. Walker Comment: The Panthers will be an intriguing team to keep an eye on if the Deshaun Watson situation turns into a sweepstakes. Some believe owner David Tepper would push his front office to land Watson after a disappointing season by Bridgewater. Don’t rule out the Panthers from considering a quarterback in Round 1, but at No. 8, they would be a long shot to land one of the top three. • Denver Broncos First-round pick: 9th QBs under contract: Drew Lock, Brett Rypien and Jeff Driskel Comment: Lock has been more down than up through 18 starts over the last two seasons. New GM George Paton has the luxury of a six-year contract, so he doesn’t have to rush into solving the team’s quarterback issues that have persisted since the retirement of John Elway with the exception of Peyton Manning’s four-season stint in Denver. But coach Vic Fangio is likely interested in an upgrade,

and the Broncos were thought to have been in on Matthew Stafford. • New York Giants First-round pick: 11th QBs under contract: Daniel Jones, Clayton Thorson and Alex Tanney Comment: The team has steadfastly professed faith in Jones, the sixth pick in 2019, but it would be malpractice for the Giants to not at least consider the possibility of Deshaun Watson if he winds up on the trading block. • San Francisco 49ers First-round pick: 12th QBs under contract: Jimmy Garoppolo Comment: The 49ers were smart with the way they structured the deal when they signed Garoppolo to a big contract after the 2018 season. Their cap hit is only $2.8 million if he’s traded. But they won’t move on from the former Eastern Illinois star unless they have a clear upgrade. Garoppolo would not bring nearly the kind of return the Lions got for Matthew Stafford, so he would be an affordable addition for a team such as the Bears or Patriots. His track record for durability is a concern. • Minnesota Vikings First-round pick: 14th QBs under contract: Kirk Cousins, Jake Browning and Nate Stanley Comment: Cousins has operated between super-efficient and middle of the pack, depending on how the cast around him has performed, and the Vikings are changing offensive coordinators again after the retirement of Gary Kubiak. GM Rick Spielman has always been aggressive in the quarterback market — he once flipped a first-round pick for Sam Bradford — so the Vikings cannot be excluded from the list of teams that would at least place a phone call to inquire about Deshaun Watson. • Las Vegas Raiders First-round pick: 17th QBs under contract: Derek Carr, Marcus Mariota and Kyle Sloter Comment: Questions about Jon Gruden’s affinity for Carr have persisted since the coach arrived in 2018, and that was reinforced when the team signed Mariota to a two-year contract last March. The Raiders belong on a list of teams that might consider a trade, and if they do, that would put Carr in play. • Pittsburgh Steelers First-round pick: 24th QBs under contract: Ben Roethlisberger, Mason Rudolph and Dwayne Haskins Comment: Roethlisberger has a $41.25 million salary-cap hit for 2021, the largest of any player in the league, so the team will need to find a way to massage his contract. Otherwise, the Steelers are in an absolute jam. The good news is Roethlisberger told The Athletic, “I don’t care about my pay at all this year!” Roethlisberger, who turns 39 in March, is a decent bet to return for an 18th season, in part because the Steelers don’t really have any other options, but they need to hatch a long-term plan. • New Orleans Saints First-round pick: 28th QBs under contract: Drew Brees and Taysom Hill Comment: There’s speculation that Brees, the NFL’s career passing leader with 80,358 yards, will announce his retirement. The Saints are waiting to see what their franchise star does after an injury-plagued season. They likely will try to resign Jameis Winston, but would the Saints kick around the idea of Deshaun Watson? • Green Bay Packers First-round pick: 29th QBs under contract: Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love Comment: Rodgers publicly wondered about his future in Green Bay, and that could have been a push to have future money in his contract guaranteed while also getting a commitment from the team to make a clear push toward winning championships now rather than plotting long range, as it did by trading up to draft Love last April. The chances Rodgers forces his way out of Green Bay seem very low, but until this

situation is resolved, everyone will wonder about the quarterback who is likely to win his third MVP award Saturday. • Houston Texans First-round pick: None QBs under contract: Deshaun Watson Comment: What’s the best way to express the cliche “Houston, we have a problem” in greater terms? Watson wants out and he’s so entrenched that his inner circle released news that he previously asked for a trade in advance of the introductory news conference for coach David Culley. Now Culley and new GM Nick Caserio have the NFL’s largest dilemma on their hands, and this situation won’t be tidied up soon. Smoothing things over with Watson would require a master stroke by the franchise’s new leadership, and the Texans could request a host of picks and/or players in return for the 25-year-old superstar. Set at QB, so just enjoying the show Ordered by where they pick in the first round • Cincinnati Bengals First-round pick: 5th QBs under contract: Joe Burrow, Ryan Finley and Kyle Shurmur Comment: Burrow is recovering from surgery to repair the ACL and MCL in his left knee, but the first pick from last year was impressive in his injuryshortened rookie season. The Bengals need to fortify the offensive line and add talent around Burrow. • Los Angeles Chargers First-round pick: 13th QBs under contract: Justin Herbert and Easton Stick Comment: The emergence of Herbert, the prohibitive favorite to be named offensive rookie of the year, made the Chargers opening filled by former Bears outside linebackers coach Brandon Staley one of the most attractive in the hiring cycle for head coaches this year. • Arizona Cardinals First-round pick: 16th QBs under contract: Kyler Murray and Chris Streveler Comment: Murray has been dazzling at times but needs to play with more consistency as third-year coach Kliff Kingsbury evolves on the job. The Cardinals set the precedent for moving on from a highly drafted quarterback after one year when they ditched Josh Rosen and selected Murray No. 1 in 2019. Will the Dolphins follow suit? • Tennessee Titans First-round pick: 22nd QBs under contract: Ryan Tannehill, DeShone Kizer and Logan Woodside Comment: The passing game isn’t great in Tennessee and revolves around the success of running back Derrick Henry, but the Titans have to believe they can improve with more help at wide receiver (the draft is loaded at the position again) and some needed upgrades on defense. • Cleveland Browns First-round pick: 26th QBs under contract: Baker Mayfield, Case Keenum and Kyle Lauletta Comment: First-year coach Kevin Stefanski was able to harness Mayfield, and while he might never approach elite status, he’s the guy the Browns will go with for now. • Baltimore Ravens First-round pick: 27th QBs under contract: Lamar Jackson, Trace McSorley and Tyler Huntley Comment: Jackson is expected to be one of the next young quarterbacks to receive a monster contract, and he was better late in the season after a disappointing follow-up to his 2019 MVP season. The Ravens will be in the market for wide receivers who can aid Jackson. • Buffalo Bills First-round pick: 30th QBs under contract: Josh Allen and Jake Fromm Comment: Things have turned out wonderfully for the Bills after two bumpy seasons to begin Allen’s career. He is one of the best young talents in the league, and if he continues to improve, the Bills will be a force in the AFC East for seasons to come. Allen could get

paid this offseason. • Kansas City Chiefs First-round pick: 31st or 32nd QBs under contract: Patrick Mahomes and Chad Henne Comment: As absurd as it sounds, the 10-year, $503 million extension Mahomes signed could be viewed as a relative bargain in a few years. • Tampa Bay Buccaneers First-round pick: 31st or 32nd QBs under contract: Tom Brady Comment: As long as Brady doesn’t win a seventh Super Bowl and decide to ride off with Gisele Bundchen into the sunset, the Buccaneers will roll with him. If Brady reverses course, the Bucs would instantly move into the category of teams in the hunt for a quarterback. • Los Angeles Rams First-round pick: None QBs under contract: Matthew Stafford (after trade with Lions is official) and John Wolford Comment: The Rams showed extreme buyer’s remorse in Jared Goff and then did something about it, moving quickly to replace the No. 1 pick in 2016 with Stafford. It’s wild considering the Rams invested in Goff just before the 2019 season. Barring a trade to move back into Round 1 in the next three years, the Rams will go without a first-round pick from 2017 through 2023, a span of seven drafts. There isn’t a more aggressive operator than Rams GM Les Snead. • Seattle Seahawks First-round pick: None QBs under contract: Russell Wilson, Danny Etling and Alex McGough Comment: A first-round playoff exit was disappointing for the Seahawks, but they’re looking for pass rushers and help elsewhere on offense. The quarterback isn’t the problem in Seattle. Unrestricted free agents in order of most 2020 regular-season starts: Cam Newton (15) Andy Dalton (9) Mitch Trubisky (9) Ryan Fitzpatrick (7) Brandon Allen (5) Mike Glennon (5) Dak Prescott (5) Joe Flacco (4) C.J. Beathard (2) Colt McCoy (2) Robert Griffin III (1) Brian Hoyer (1) Tyrod Taylor (1) Matt Barkley Blake Bortles Jacoby Brissett Josh Dobbs Blaine Gabbert Ryan Griffin Brett Hundley Sean Mannion A.J. McCarron Nathan Peterman Geno Smith Nate Sudfeld Jameis Winston Restricted free agents in order of most 2020 regular-season starts: Nick Mullens (8) Tim Boyle Taylor Heinicke Jake Rudock Exclusive rights free agents: Kyle Allen Josh Rosen As is usually the case, quarterbacks in free agency are, at best, bridge options. The only thing that could change that is if the Cowboys don’t retain Dak Prescott, but there are questions about when he will be medically cleared to return. It’s remarkable how many teams are in the market for a starting quarterback or potentially looking, and with the Deshaun Watson situation on full boil in Houston and Matthew Stafford already moved, there will be fireworks before late February, when the combine normally would be held. Add some intriguing draft prospects — some consider Trevor Lawrence the most polished college quarterback since the Colts selected Andrew Luck No. 1 in 2012 — and it gets even more interesting. It’s possible three quarterbacks will come off the board in the top four or five picks. Buckle up because the list of teams sitting back and watching is limited. Several teams will be making franchise-altering moves.

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New mom not in the mood for husband’s entreaties Dear Abby, I am a first-time mommy of a beautiful 2 ½-month-old little boy. I should also mention that I’m 40 years old. My husband is constantly asking for sex. I mean, every day. I honestly do not feel like having it. I’m DEAR ABBY so worn out by the day-to-day chores of being a wife and motherhood that when the baby goes to sleep, I go to sleep immediately. My husband refuses to understand how exhausted I am, and his constantly asking for sex makes me want it even less. I try to reassure him that it’s not him, because he thinks he has done something wrong or that I’m not attracted to him anymore. But he also doesn’t help me out much around here. So, basically, I’m asking what can I do? Touchy Subject In West Virginia

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You and your husband are overdue for a frank talk. Sit him down and explain EXACTLY what you need from him. Tell him you need his help so the entire burden of taking care of his home and his baby isn’t entirely on your shoulders. After you have finished doing that, point out that if he contributes to the household tasks and baby duties, it will take the pressure off you and make it more likely that you can relax and get in the mood for something more pleasant. Dear Abby, My son is in an abusive marriage. He is verbally, mentally and emotionally abused by his wife constantly. She does everything she can to force him to leave. She tells him it is her house and she wants him to go. They bought the house together, and they both work and pay the bills. He won’t leave because he doesn’t want to leave his kids. Is

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there any kind of support for abused men? Concerned Dad In N. Carolina There certainly is, and I hope you will tell your son to reach out for it. No one should be harassed the way your son is being, because the effects can be not only devastating, but also long-lasting. The National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org; 1-800-799-7233) and Stop Abuse for Everyone (stopabuseforeveryone.org) serve male victims of abuse as well as female. Urge him to contact one or both of them. Dear Abby, I have married into a family that celebrates birthdays of members who have died. They are not observing the passing, but doing full-fledged birthday events. This is a practice I have never before experienced, and most of these people I have never met. I don’t want to be disrespectful, but it seems really odd, especially since many of those people died years ago. It’s becoming difficult to do more than express my sympathy for their loss. Is this done by other families? Bewildered In Florida If there is anything I have learned in the course of writing this column, as well as my own journey through life, it is that individuals, families and cultures do not have identical ways of grieving or honoring their deceased loved ones. While it may seem unusual to you, this is the way they remember their loved ones. Because this is your spouse’s family, talk with him about how to navigate this issue without causing hurt feelings. If you are uncomfortable participating in these celebrations, continue to be respectful, but attend fewer of them.

Horoscope

Pearls Before Swine

Classic Peanuts

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By Stella Wilder Born today, you are perfectly happy going about your business on your own or in concert with others — so long as you can call the shots! You do not respond well to being told what to do or being in any way restricted — whether mentally, physically or emotionally. You want to have free rein to think, feel and behave as you will in any situation — even if it means coming up against opposition as a result. You don’t like standing in line for anything, and this impatience can certainly lead to frustration as you are forced — as all are at some time or another — to wait your turn. You are not always as organized as you might be, and this can result in some wild times as you scurry to do what has been left undone and catch up with duties that have inadvertently slipped by. Also born on this date are: Norman Rockwell, illustrator and painter; Nathan Lane, actor; Morgan Fairchild, actress; Blythe Danner, actress; Fran Tarkenton, football player; Gertrude Stein, writer and poet. To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You’ll have more to offer the casual observer today than anyone who may give you rapt attention. This unusual situation can pay off handsomely. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — The reaction you get from someone on the periphery of your current endeavors will surprise you. He or she is ready to commit, perhaps. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You’ll have to work hard today to keep things straight in your

head, as all information is likely to come at you at lightning speed. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You’ll have a better chance of success today if you come at a certain problem from a different angle. Your current approach will yield little. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Contact with an old friend puts you in a nostalgic mood today. Lucky you, as it’s a good day for making plans that take you back in time. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You’ll find yourself doing a lot of troubleshooting today, as nothing unfolds quite the way you had planned. Still, success can be yours by evening. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You’ll want to avoid revealing any real problems today unless you have possible solutions to offer at the same time. You must not be a downer! VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — A battle between what you want and what you can arrange to have is going to heat up today. You’re the only one with the answers, of course. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You surprise your critics by doing something very much out of character today. What they don’t know is that this is a new strategy you’ve devised. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You needn’t give anything away today; you merely have to stand your ground. You’ll know when you’ve reached your breaking point, surely. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You’re not likely to get what you feel you deserve today, but you can wind up with more than you expected. You have a new ally. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You’ll want to go about your business with a minimum of fuss today, in the hope that you will attract little attention from your critics.

Dark Side of the Horse

Daily Maze

WHERE’S THE QUEEN? Both vulnerable, South deals NORTH ♠K62 ♥ KQ98 ♦ 10 9 5 ♣A63 WEST ♠Q85 ♥ 10 7 4 3 ♦ QJ3 ♣542

EAST ♠743 ♥ J652 ♦ K8642 ♣J SOUTH ♠ A J 10 9 ♥A ♦ A7 ♣ K Q 10 9 8 7 EAST Pass Pass Pass Pass

Opening lead: Queen of ♦ Expert thinking has always been that it is best

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The bidding:

SOUTH WEST NORTH 1♣ Pass 1♥ 1♠ Pass 2♦* 3♣ Pass 4♣ 4NT Pass 5♦ 7♣ All pass *Artificial game force

to make a passive lead against a grand slam. A declarer in a grand slam, faced with a guess for a missing queen of trumps, will often play the opening leader for that card, reasoning that the opening leader would have led a passive trump unless he held the queen. 20-year-old Jacob Freeman, a rising star in North American bridge, faced a similar problem in today’s deal. He won the opening diamond lead with his ace as East signaled encouragement. Freeman ran all his trumps before facing the key decision – who had the queen of spades? It came down to West’s opening lead decision. There was a good reason why West did not lead a heart - that was dummy’s known suit. Freeman had no idea why West did not lead a passive trump, so it was left to decide why West chose a potentially dangerous lead from the queen-jack of diamonds over a spade lead. Freeman decided that West would never have led a spade from the queen, as that might be a trick sitting over South’s spade suit, but he might well have chosen a spade lead if he had no honor in the suit. Freeman therefore decided to play West for the queen of spades. Was this reasoning foolproof? No, it was not, but it “brought home the bacon” on this deal.

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Free Range THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

Level 1

Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

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Yesterday’s

Heart of the City

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For Better or For Worse

Wizard of Id

Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS 1 “How come?” 4 Scarecrow’s stuffing 9 Lively folk dance 13 Word attached to lace or box 14 One of the Marx Brothers 15 “__ There”; patriotic WWI song 16 Owl’s comment 17 Indignation 19 “Please Don’t __ the Daisies” 20 Finds a spot in a lot 21 Goes ballistic 22 Wed secretly 24 Catherine Bell TV series 25 Miniature mounts 27 Inborn skill 30 Change to make fit 31 Shriver or Bello 33 Escort’s offering 35 Stealing & coveting 36 Hairstylist Sassoon 37 Lady of the haus 38 Snow melter 39 Baseball’s Koufax 40 Unspoken but understood 41 __ Beach, SC 43 Early release 44 Special order shoe 45 Mean 46 Actor Ballard 49 Leave suddenly 51 Inventor Whitney 54 Parlor 56 Quarrel 57 TV’s “How __ Your Mother” 58 Make amends 59 Spot 60 “__ of the d’Urbervilles” 61 Less vivid in color 62 Cobb & Burrell DOWN 1 Equestrian’s command 2 Folk singers’ gathering

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3 “Not __”; reply to the impatient 4 Leftovers 5 “__ Will Be Blood”; 2007 film 6 At __; in jeopardy 7 Large spades 8 Achieved victory 9 Pay __ to; honor 10 Kiln 11 Monthly expense 12 __ and crafts 13 That girl 18 Refrain syllables 20 Bard 23 Hot __ Houlihan; “M*A*S*H” role 24 Slammer 25 Mountain trail 26 Hatred 27 Breakfast-in-bed need 28 Excessive sleepiness 29 Fail to keep up 31 Dig for ore 32 Didn’t __ up; made no sense 34 Silent 36 Lowland between hills

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Non Sequitur

37 Cost to ride 39 Beer mug 40 Not slack 42 Sends in payment 43 Early reading book 45 Duplicate 46 Landed 47 Citrus fruit

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48 Singer Burl __ 49 Peruvian miss: abbr. 50 Swimming spot 52 Trips around the track 53 Suffix for moral or vital 55 Empty space 56 “Ready, __, go!”

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Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: WHISK KNOCK BUCKET COLDER Answer: The groundhog’s wife asked him to take out the garbage, and he said he — “WOODCHUCK” IT