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WASHINGTON — In his continued effort to expand rural broadband, U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-19, co-led a bipartisan letter this week to Senate and House leaders, urging them to increase federal funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ReConnect Program. The letter, which was signed by 48 House members, called on leaders of the Senate and House appropriations subcommittees on rural issues to designate $605 million to ReConnect. The program itself offers loans and grants to businesses and local officials to expand broadband in underserved, rural areas.

The House of Representatives’ appropriations bill for fiscal year 2020 included the $605 million of funding for ReConnect, but the current Senate appropriations bill has not designated any funding for the program. “Affordable broadband access is critical for rural families, farms and businesses across the country,” the letter stated. “It allows small businesses to thrive, farmers to use precision agriculture technology, students to complete their homework at home, and patients to access modern health care solutions.” In addition to providing $550 million to ReConnect in the last fiscal

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In his continued effort to expand rural broadband, U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-19, co-led a bipartisan letter this week to Senate and House leaders, urging them to increase federal funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’Äôs ReConnect Program.

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HUDSON — There are two contested races for the Hudson Common Council in November — for supervisor in the 2nd Ward and alderman in the 4th Ward. 2nd WARD — SUPERVISOR Name: Willette “Shell” Jones Age: 49 Occcupation: Community schools coordinator Education: Hudson High School Willette “Shell” Jones is seeking the position of 2nd Ward supervisor in the November election. Jones is a Democrat and says housing is one of her top concerns. “The housing issue is an

essential reason why I am running for office,” Jones said. “It needs to be handled with a sense of compassion, under- Willette “Shell” Jones standing and persistence. I know that I could be a factor in helping conduct the right proposals and collaborating with the Abdus Miah necessary bodies of work to help Hudson work for everybody going forward. We are being run out of

DePietro, Bujan square off to lead council By Amanda Purcell Columbia-Greene Media

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our beloved city due to mostly the systematic issues at hand and I want to be a part of the team that’s p a s s i o n a t e John Rosenthal about real positive results.” She said she wants to bring progress to Hudson. “I am representing the persevering, hard-working, community families in Hudson,” Jones said. “I am the vice president of the school board and have been working nonstop helping to bring unity to schools while making sure families are productive. I am looking forward to continuing this process from a different

HUDSON — This year’s race for the leader of the city’s legislative branch pits two Democrats against each other. First Ward AlderRob Bujan man Rob Bujan is challenging incumbent Thomas DePietro for a two-year term as Hudson Common Council president. Although losing to DePietro in the Democratic primary earlier this year, Bujan remains on the ballot and in the race with endorsements from the Republican, Conservative and Independence parties. Meanwhile, DePietro secured endorsements from the Democrats and Working Families Party.

ROB BUJAN Bujan, a former tank turret repairman in the U.S. Army, has made Hudson his home with his husband, Jeffrey Perry, after moving upstate from New York City nine years ago. He is now a partner in a private insurance firm in Hudson. He has served the last two years as

position but with the same goal including Hudson as a whole. Without the youth our city can’t be effective so we have Mahachi Walker to preserve their future and supply them with the necessary tools to become self-reliant with adequate life skills.” Name: Abdus Miah Age: 59 Occupation: Columbia County Supervisor for the 2nd Ward; sales associate Education: High school in Bangladesh Abdus Miah is an incumbent who received the Democrats’ endorsement after

winning the primary in September. If re-elected, he wants to work on m a k i n g housing more affordRich “Trixie” able. Volo “Any efforts to create affordable housing, I support it,” Miah said. “This is a big problem for the people in my ward. A lot of people cannot afford the housing they live in. Young people are moving out of Hudson because of a lack of job opportunities. I don’t want to see older people leave Hudson.” He also wants to work on moving city offices into the See HUDSON A8

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alderman of the 1st Ward. He also chairs the Finance Committee of the Common Council. “The lack of leadership really caused us to take a lot of steps backward,” Bujan, Thomas 49, said of his time on DePietro the Common Council and his decision to run for president. “I thought I could bring to the table a sense of tempered, thoughtful and consensus leadership. I just felt that we were too fractured as a council to be able to get through this year and get through another two years under the current leadership.” During his first term as alderman, Bujan instituted what’s known as informally on the Council as the Rob Rule, which means any resolution or law that is not an interdepartmental transfer or receiving a donation is sent to the appropriate committee for vetting before it goes to the Common Council for a vote. See COUNCIL A8

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Longtime political rivals, incumbent and Republican District Attorney Paul Czajka and his challenger, Democrat Eugene Keeler, have different views as to Eugene Keeler the direction the Columbia County District Attorney’s Office should go as the new next decade approaches. The two will be running against each other Nov. 5. This is not the first time Czajka and Keeler have faced off in an election. Keeler lost to Czajka in the 2011 DA race by about 1,800 votes in a head-tohead race. This time around, there are about 5,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans countywide. Keeler was unsuccessful in his three other bids for DA in 2007, 2011, and 2015. His opponent, Czajka, 65, of Livingston, is running for his fifth, nonconsecutive term. He successfully ran for DA in 1987, 1991, 2011 and 2015. Czajka served as county judge from

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1995 to 2011, resigning to run for district attorney. EUGENE KEELER Keeler, 69, of Greenport, is running for his second, nonconsecutive term. He was first elected to serve from

1984 to 1987. Keeler, in the wake of criminal justice reforms taking place around the country, has taken a more progressive platform than in years past. He plans to introduce teams of community and expert advisors and Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion programs. Keeler has gone as far as declaring himself, “the candidate for the 21st century.” Keeler spoke Thursday about his commitment to bringing criminal justice reform to the Columbia County DA’s office, saying, “the racial, social, economic and political discrimination is horrendous here.” If elected, Keeler wants to institute See DA RACE A8

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BALTIMORE — Two former presidents, congressional colleagues and thousands of residents of his beloved Baltimore said goodbye to U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings at his longtime church Friday in a poignant service that was also a resounding celebration of his life and the city. Cummings’ widow, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, thanked the mourners, especially Barack Obama, the first African American president, who sat in the front row at New Psalmist Baptist Church. “President Obama, he was so proud,” Rockeymoore Cummings said, and Obama bowed his head and closed his eyes. She said her husband was one of Obama’s chief defenders, but “you didn’t have any challenges like what we have going on now.” She said that in the last months of his life, Cummings, the chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, one of the key committees pursuing an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, had to “fight for the soul of our democracy the very real corruption.” His widow also referred to Trump’s weeklong series of attacks on Cummings and Baltimore this summer, calling the city rat-infested and corrupt. “He sustained personal attacks — and attacks on our beloved city,” she said. She said he carried himself “with grace and dignity in all public forums. But it hurt him.” As the funeral began, Rockeymoore Cummings, was flanked in the front row by Obama and former President Bill Clinton. Near the end of the funeral, Obama told the congregation of Cummings: “His life validates the things we tell people about what’s possible in this country — not guaranteed, but possible.” The mood was one of sadness, mixed with buoyancy, as people prepared to celebrate Cummings, who died Oct. 17. Hillary Clinton also spoke, and U.S. Sen.

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Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts read the 23rd psalm. Also attending were former Vice President Joe Biden, U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California and U.S. Reps. John Lewis of Georgia and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. Warren, Biden and Harris are seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. Clinton kicked off the celebration of praise and remembrance, getting a full round of applause as she was introduced and approached the podium. “It is no coincidence, is it, that Elijah Cummings shared a name with an Old Testament prophet?” Hillary Clinton said. “Like the prophet, our Elijah could call down fire from heaven. But he also prayed and worked for healing.” Without mentioning any elected leaders by name, Hillary Clinton said: “The American people want to live their lives without fear of their leaders.” She called Cummings “a great man, a moral leader and a friend.” Several speakers said they bonded with Cummings

over chats about the Baltimore Ravens and Orioles, and one of his daughters, Jennifer, talked about Christmas presents for him of shirts from Baltimorebased Under Armour. Jennifer Cummings also recalled eating ice cream with her dad, watching murder mysteries with him, receiving his bear hugs and applauding him on his successful television appearances. “He insisted on buying me brown dolls that looked like me,” she added. “Thank you for teaching me the true power of my beauty and brilliance.” There were references throughout the day to Cummings’ propensity for making the most of his time. There was something like a quietly celebratory mood as, one by one, Cummings’ supporters, friends, constituents and distant admirers — all in dark mourning attire — came together out of the gloom beginning more than three hours before officials would let them inside. It was chilly and still dark when members of the

general public began arriving to line up in front of the church. Many who showed up so early described deeply their deeply personal connections with Cummings, whether through knowing him or being familiar with his work in the community. Janet Bailey of Baltimore was the first to arrive — at 4:30 a.m. — and described how the congressman had not only helped with community projects but had repeatedly reached out to help her family He was instrumental in securing a congressional scholarship for her son to attend the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, she said, and assisted her in getting child support payments after her divorce. “You talk about a civil servant. He cared. And he was no wimp. He spoke his mind about what mattered to him. He will be missed.” (c)2019 The Baltimore Sun Visit The Baltimore Sun at www.baltimoresun.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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Maya Rockeymoore Cummings is greeted by former President Barack Obama during funeral services for her late husband U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at the New Psalmist Baptist Church Oct. 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Md. Rep. Cummings passed away on Oct. 17, 2019 at the age of 68 from “complications concerning longstanding health challenges.”

WASHINGTON — The Trump family, after nearly three years of controversy and legal fights, is considering selling its Washington hotel that is a few blocks from the White House. The hotel has become a frequent target of criticism for Trump and his family because it frequently hosts foreign diplomats as well as corporate executives seeking approvals from the Trump administration and political groups that are pushing the White House for policy actions, creating questions about conflicts of interest. “Since we opened our doors, we have received tremendous interest in this hotel and as real estate developers, we are always willing to explore our options,” Eric Trump

said Friday in a statement to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the proposal. “People are objecting to us making so much money on the hotel, and therefore we may be willing to sell.” The hotel opened in late 2016, just before Trump was elected president, and quickly became one of the single biggest sources of revenue for the Trump family, according to financial disclosures. It also is one of the few parts of the company that has seen major revenue growth since Trump took office. The hotel operates out of a federal building known as the Old Post Office, and the space is leased by the Trump Organization for 60 years. Any transfer of that lease would have to be approved by the federal General Services Administration, which awarded the deal

to the Trump Organization after a competition among various bidders. The hotel is a key part of lawsuits pending against the Trump Organization by at least three groups that argue Trump is violating the Constitution by accepting payments from foreign governments. The Trump family has attempted to address this by sending an annual payment to the Treasury of what it says are any profits from these payments by foreign governments, which it said totaled

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CALENDAR Saturday, Oct. 26 n Copake Conservation Advisory Committee 9 a.m. Town Hall, 230 Mountain View Road, Copake 518-329-1234 n Germantown History Department 9 a.m.-noon 1767 Parsonage, 52 Maple Ave., Germantown 518-537-6687

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p.m. Upstairs Town Hall, 1647 Route 5, Canaan 518-781-3144 n Claverack Town Board Workshop 7 p.m. Town Office Building, 91 Church St., Mellenville 518-672-7911 n Columbia County Environmental Committee 6:30 p.m. 1st Floor Committee Room, 401 State St., Hudson n Copake Planning Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 230 Mountain View Road, Copake 518-329-1234 n Gallatin Planning Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 667 County Route 7, Gallatin n Ghent Commercial Zoning Review Committee 6:30 p.m. Town Hall, 2306 Route 66, Ghent 518-392-4644 n Hudson City School District Board of Education 7 p.m. Hudson High School, 215 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson n Hudson IDA 1 p.m. City Hall, 520 Warren St., Hudson n Kinderhook Village Zoning Board of Appeals 7 p.m. Village Hall, 6 Chatham St., Kinderhook 518-758-9882 n Philmont Village Board Workshop 7 p.m. Village Hall, 124 Main St., Philmont 518-672-7032 n Rhinebeck Town Board 6:45 p.m. Town Hall, 80 East Market St., Rhinebeck n Stuyvesant Planning Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 5 Sunset Drive, Stuyvesant 518-758-6248 n Tivoli Zoning Board of Appeals 7 p.m. Historic Watts dePeyster Hall, 1 Tivoli Commons, Tivoli 845-757-2021

Columbia County Sheriff’s Department donates Stop the Bleed kit to Germantown GERMANTOWN — All staff at Germantown CSD have been fully trained in the event of an emergency. Questar III Health and Safety, in partnership with Deputy Tony Brahm of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Department, provided Stop the Bleed training to staff during a recent Superintendent Safety Conference Day. During the course, more than 90 staff members were trained to manage bleeding in an emergency situation until first responders arrive. Training included lecture as well as hands-on activities. In addition to providing the training, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Department purchased kits, using drug seizure monies, and are donating them to area school districts. “There are a wide variety of emergency situations that may arise in a school district requiring our staff to manage bleeding prior to first responders arriving on the

scene,” Germantown CSD Superintendent Susan Brown said. “We have a great partnership with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Department, which provided us with this new Stop the Bleed kit. While we hope that an emergency event that requires us to use the kit never occurs, we strongly believe that preparing for the worst is the best procedure to have.” Training provides staff with the basic skills to save a life in the event of an uncontrolled bleed. A person can die from blood loss in 2 to 5 minutes, making immediate care all the more important as first responders may not arrive on scene in that timeframe. A Stop the Bleed kit being placed in the district ensures that Germantown CSD has on-hand, easy access to equipment needed to deal with a variety of emergencies for both school staff and first responders.

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years, I don’t have a problem with it (criticisms about Czajka on Yeh’s Facebook page). In a sense ,that it is entertainment. Do I have a problem about what he (Yeh) says or does, libel and all that? Yes, there are issues there.” Keeler said he was warned by his campaign managers to stay away from Yeh. “I can talk to anybody I want to talk to,” Keeler said. “I told my campaign managers, look, they’re going to stick me with him anyway.” Czajka declined to comment on Keeler’s communications with Yeh or Yeh’s criminal case because it is pending in the courts. He spoke generally about the responsibility of district attorneys and candidates. “A DA or judge or DA or judge candidate is not permitted to sanitize his or her improper relationship with a defendant developed after charges are filed by simply saying after he is exposed, ‘Oh, I’ll disqualify,” Czajka said. But even if Keeler says he will recuse himself, the conduct itself remains improper, Cohen said. “That is not a satisfactory answer for a lot of reasons,” Cohen said. “One, is that he shouldn’t have had communications (with Yeh) to begin with.” “There are a lot of things

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p.m. Upstairs Town Hall, 1647 Route 5, Canaan 518-781-3144 n Columbia Economic Development Corporation. Full board 8:30 a.m. 4303 Route 9, Hudson

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a.m. to noon 1767 Parsonage, 52 Maple Ave., Germantown 518-537-6687 n Stuyvesant Recreation Commission 9 a.m. Town Hall, 5 Sunset Drive, Stuyvesant 518-758-6248

Monday, Nov. 4 n Claverack Planning Board 7 p.m.

Town Court Building, Route 217, Mellenville 518-672-7911 n Clermont Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1795 Route 9, Clermont 518-5376868 n Germantown Fire District 7 p.m. Board of Fire Commissioners. Fire House, 181 Main St., Germantown n Hudson Common Council informal meeting at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren St., Hudson, 518-828-1030 n Kinderhook Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 3211 Church St., Valatie n Red Hook Planning Board 7:30 p.m. Town Hall, 7340 South Broadway, Red Hook 845-758-4606 n Red Hook Village Board 7:30 p.m. Village Hall, 7467 South Broadway, Red Hook 845-758-1081 n Rhinebeck Town Board 6:45 p.m. Town Hall, 80 East Market St., Rhinebeck n Webutuck School District Board of Education 7:30 p.m. 845-373-4100

encountered in more than 40 years as a practicing New York City defense attorney. Yeh is not working on Keeler’s political campaign and the candidate has not discussed Yeh’s case with Yeh, Keeler said. In response to any attempt by Yeh to discuss the case, Keeler said he would tell Yeh he could not discuss it. Keeler intends to recuse himself from the case on his first day in office, if elected, and ask the judge to appoint a special prosecutor from outside the county. “Now, do I enjoy his [Yeh’s] stuff (Facebook page)?” Keeler said. “I watch it everyday. I look forward to watching it every day. Now, some people are mad at me (for communicating with Yeh). Well, look, it’s (Yeh’s postings about Czajka) Czajka’s problem. It’s (the Czajka posts on Yeh’s Facebook page) the Republican’s problem. It’s the first time in years they (Republicans) are having fits over this. I’m enjoying watching this (criticisms about Czajka on Yeh’s Facebook page) after 25 years of being ignored or people being ignored. Maybe that shows that I am a small person. You know, after all the (political) abuse over the

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that prosecutors have to do that don’t appear in the rule book,” Cohen added. “We count on them to exercise good judgment. This conduct shows a level of carelessness that, if I were a constituent, I would be uncomfortable with.” PAUL CZAJKA Czajka said he is running for another term because he has not finished his job, he said. How does he see his job? “To keep people safe,” Czajka said. “To do everything in my power and consistent with our constitutions to keep people safe...There is still a lot of work to be done that I started. For example, complying with the new laws as relates to discovery and bail.” Czajka, who is running on the Republican, Conservative, and Independence party lines, is backed by retired Columbia County Sheriffs James Bertram, Walter Shook, David “Bubba” Harrison and current Sheriff David Bartlett. Also lending support is New York State Police Sgt. Gregory Moselyand, retired state police Lt. Colonel Robin Benziger, who also served as the state police Troop K commander. Czajka received cross-party endorsements from former Hudson Mayor Tiffany Martin, Ancram Town Supervisor

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Art Bassin and Clermont Town Supervisor Ray Staats, all Democrats. “In 15 years of investigating and prosecuting crime in Columbia County, my staff and I have handled too many murders, rapes, drug sales, burglaries and crimes involving public corruption to list them without risk of skipping any of particular importance,” Czajka said. “In all, I am proud to know that I’ve held true to the lessons of FDR’s Attorney General Robert H. Jackson: ‘The qualities of a good prosecutor are as elusive and as impossible to define as those which mark a gentleman. And those who need to be told would not understand it anyway. A sensitiveness to fair play and sportsmanship is perhaps the best protection against the abuse of power, and the citizen’s safety lies in the prosecutor who tempers zeal with human kindness, who seeks truth and not victims, who serves the law and not factional purposes, and who approaches his task with humility.’” Czajka said he and his assistant district attorneys work closely together and consult with victims rights’ units, domestic violence advocates, drug counselors, parole officers, representatives from the Mental Health Association of Columbia and

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It’s time to learn about the 1st Amendment By Judy Patrick Executive VP for Editorial Development New York Press Association

The First Amendment isn’t getting the appreciation and respect it deserves. Increasingly battered and misunderstood, it needs all the support it can get as divisive politics and advancing technologies drag us in new directions. Many Americans don’t even know the basics. Of the five freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment, 71 percent of Americans can name at least one, according to the 2019 State of The First Amendment poll by the non-profit Freedom Forum Institute. That’s certainly an improvement over 2018, when a pitiful 60 percent of those polled could name at least one of the five freedoms. But consider this: Of the 1,007 Americans polled for the 2019 survey, just six people correctly named all five freedoms. In case the pollsters call you next year: The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, the press, religion and the right to petition and the right to assembly. Better yet: We all need to work harder at being citizens who understand our rights, our responsibilities, how government works and what we value. These powerful First Amendment freedoms, for example, give us all the courage to be independent thinkers and to live our lives how we want to. They allow us to challenge authority in ways unheard of in so many other parts of the world. It enables the press to act independently, hold government accountable and tilt at the occasional windmill. Gene Policinski, president of the Freedom Forum Institute, said these freedoms help define who we are as Americans. For him, the First Amendment is the “blue collar amendment” – because it’s such a workhorse, going to work every day in a real down-to-earth way. Yet confusion is increasing. More people in this year’s survey incorrectly thought the First Amendment includes the right to vote (up to 14 percent from 2 percent in 2018) and the right to bear arms (up to 16 percent from 9 percent in 2018). There is some good news. The poll did not find substantial erosion in trust in journalism with 72 percent of those polled agreeing that it’s important for our democracy that the news media act as a government watchdog, down from 73 percent in 2018. Policinski, however, worries that result may be skewed, reflecting people’s loyalty to their individual “information bubbles.” The emergence of powerful social media platforms has also muddied the waters; 65 percent of those polled agreed that social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter violate users’ First Amendment rights when

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they ban people. They don’t. The First Amendment’s protections apply to the government, not private companies. But the First Amendment presents us with all sorts of emotional and intellectual challenges. It’s easy to support free speech when we agree with what’s being said. It’s far more challenging when we disagree or abhor what is being said, printed, painted, built or sung. Indeed, the First Amendment has challenged us as a society as we have debated topics such as school prayer, flag burning, printing classified information, curfews, the teaching of evolution, protests at military funerals, blue laws, Christmas displays in public parks and mandatory measles vaccinations. The rhetoric around such issues can be alienating. An increasing number of us, for example, think the First Amendment goes too far in the rights it guarantees (29 percent in 2019, up from 23 percent in 2018 and 2017). Maybe we just need another Norman Rockwell for an idealistic re-boot. In the 1940s, as the U.S. headed into what would become World War II, Rockwell’s series of freedom paintings helped Americans understand the freedoms at stake. His four iconic works captured parts of the First Amendment (freedom of speech and religion) and added the freedoms to be free of want and fear. Despite President Franklin Roosevelt’s oratory, the “four freedoms” he outlined in 1941 speech failed to resonate with the public in a meaningful way. For help, the White House reached out to the nation’s artists and

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musicians. “[Rockwell] wanted to interpret them in a way the average American could understand,” said Stephanie Plunkett, chief curator of the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass. But it was a challenge. “The Four Freedoms are so darned high blown. Somehow I just couldn’t get my mind around it,” Rockwell is quoted as saying. But by using scenarios from real life in small-town America, did just that. Rockwell’s “Freedom of Speech,” featuring a man standing up and speaking up in a crowded meeting room, was based on an actual town meeting in Arlington, Vt. The man was a farmer unhappy with a school project that would increase his taxes. “He gave his opinion, nodded his head and sat down,” Plunkett said. Rockwell’s idealistic “Four Freedoms” have remained popular, both providing a sense of what led America to World War II and as underscoring ideals that remain important throughout in the world, Plunkett said. A special touring exhibit, “Rockwell, Roosevelt & The Four Freedoms: Enduring Ideals,” has been on display in Normandy, France, since May as part of the 75th commemoration of the DDay invasion. The exhibit returns to the U.S. from France this fall, making stops in Houston and Denver before returning home next fall. Here are the details: Le Memorial de Caen, Caen, France, through Oct. 27; Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas Dec. 15, 2019 through March 22, 2020; Denver Art Museum, Denver, May 3, 2020 through Aug. 23, 2020; Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass., Sept. 12, 2020 through Jan. 17, 2021.

Weak political parties smooth the way for demagogues WASHINGTON — There are political moments, and this might be one, in which worse is better. Moments, that is, when a society’s per capita quantity of conspicuous stupidity is so high and public manners are so low that a critical mass of people are jolted into saying “enough, already.” Looking on the bright side, as he wisely is disinclined to do, Jonathan Rauch thinks such a moment might be arriving. Writing in National Affairs (“Rethinking Polarization”), Rauch, a Brookings Institution senior fellow, postulates a vast emptiness at the core of the politics that has engulfed us: “What if, to some significant extent, the increase in partisanship is not really about anything?” What if rival tribalisms are largely untethered from ideologies? This is plausible. The angriest conservatives, or at least people brandishing this label, show no interest in what was, until recently, conservatism’s substance — limited government, balanced budgets, free trade, curbs in executive power, entitlement reform, collective security. Conservatives’ anger is eerily unrelated to the comprehensive apostasy from what was, three years ago, conservatism’s catechism. Of course, this catechism had long been (in Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s formulation) avowed but not constraining: The conservative party did not allow professed beliefs to influence its behavior. So, on the right, a politics of passions unrelated to policy flooded into the vacuum of convictions unrelated to behavior. Rauch’s thesis is that increased polarization has little to do with ideas and much to do with hostile feelings — “negative partisanship” — about others. “It’s not so much that we like our own party,” Rauch surmises, “as that we detest the other.” The left, like the right, has no plausible, meaning implementable, plan for solving pressing problems, from immigration to $1 trillion deficits at full employment.

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WILL So, despising President Trump, who makes this easy, is a substitute for a politics of substance. Group solidarity based on shared detestations is fun, and because fun can trigger dopamine bursts in the brain, it can be addictive. Rauch: “One of the most important characteristics of this ‘new’ form of polarization is that there is nothing new about it. Tribalism has been the prevalent mode of social organization for all but approximately the most recent 2% of years that humans have lived on the planet.” The decline of civic organizations has people searching for connectedness. “The declining hold of organized religion ... [has] displaced apocalyptic and redemptive impulses into politics, where they don’t belong.” Economic stagnation among the less educated provides opportunities for demagogues on the left (despising a neverpopular minority: the wealthy) as well as the right. Rauch says “humans were designed for life in small, homogeneous groups where change was slow and choices were few.” If he is correct, both left and right, like scorpions in a bottle, are in diametrically opposed but symbiotic reactions against modernity — against an open society “founded on compromise, toleration, and impersonal rules and institutions.” Hence, “in education, elite universities frequently encourage students to burrow into their tribal identities rather than transcend them. In media, new technologies enable and monetize outrage and extremism.”

All this began before Trump slouched onto the political stage, and because of his electoral success he already has emulators among his despisers. Consider Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s grotesque — and classically demagogic — ascription of blame to unpopular others for everyone else’s personal complaints — which she says government can remedy: “You’ve got things that are broken in your life? I’ll tell you exactly why. It’s because giant corporations, billionaires have seized our government.” All demagogues begin by rejecting Samuel Johnson’s wisdom: “How small, of all that human hearts endure, that part which laws or kings can cause or cure.” Warren is a millimeter away from Trump’s “I alone can fix it,” where the antecedent of the pronoun “it” is: everything. Rauch believes that although political parties are instruments of partisan mobilization, it is their weakness that feeds today’s polarization by smoothing the way for demagogues. Time was, the parties vetted candidates, “screening out incompetents, sociopaths, and those with no interest in governing.” Now, “the more parties weaken as institutions whose members are united by loyalty to their organization, the more they strengthen as tribes whose members are united by hostility to their enemy.” As loyalty to parties’ organizations and doctrines is supplanted by parties as hostility-based tribes, polarization supplies solidarity in an era of empty politics. Rauch hopes that America’s current public awfulness might “end up strengthening liberal norms and institutions by scaring us, at last, into defending them.” Isn’t it pretty to think so? George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. (c) 2019, Washington Post Writers Group

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Innovative Technology Hudson Valley a catalyst To the editor: The article in the RegisterStar (16 Oct 2019), Population, school enrollment declining indicates a poor recovery in the Hudson Valley since the “Great Recession that began in December 2007.” There has been slowed growth in manufacturing jobs that pay $70,000 while having an increase of jobs in the food and hospitality sector with average salaries in the $21,000$30,000 range. Population is reported as stagnant, with an aging population and fewer births. There is reported insufficient social and economic preparation for an aging population in the

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Hudson Valley. Preparations are required to attract and maintain a younger population in the Hudson Valley. Failure to plan may alter the future adversely. The Rebuild Rural America Act proposed by U.S. Sen Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Antonio Delgado D-19 can be a helpful platform. The proposal expects to “encourage communities to come together.” Perhaps this proposal is the catalyst for sowing seeds and harvest an Innovative Technology Hudson Valley. Because of Climate Change political and business is being provided an opportunity to develop a foundation for an

Innovative Technology Hudson Valley. Vision and planning may have an opportunity to grow the population, social and economic elements of the Hudson Valley. Placing a fee on Carbon, as has been a goal of the Citizens Climate Lobby can be a catalyst. Adding other innovative technology can provide additional solutions. There are jobs on the horizon, requiring development, some not yet invented. Why not develop them in the Hudson Valley and make this The Innovative Technology Hudson Valley? DR. CLARENCE B. HENRY CLAVERACK

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Joseph Francis McCagg Joseph Francis McCagg, his lifetime. He served on the 73, of Stockport, passed away Stockport Planning Board, the Monday, October 21, 2019 in Board of Assessment Review, Albany, NY. and was a Councilman on the Born in Hudson, NY, Joseph Town Board. Joseph is survived was the third son born to Mary by his wife Linda McCagg, his and Alfred McCagg Sr., on only child Kelly Camacho, three August 10, 1946. Jograndchildren Alyssa seph graduated from Rebecca, Rodrigo JoIchabod Crane Central seph, and Alaynah GaSchool in June of 1964. briella, and two great Joseph became a selfgrandchildren, Arybella taught contractor and Rose and Jameson Joa self-employed busiseph. Several nieces nessman. Joseph was and nephews also surthe husband to Linda vive. In addition to his McCagg (Moore). They parents, Joseph was McCagg shared in marriage of predeceased by two 52 years. Joseph and brothers Robert Louis Linda’s life-long residence was McCagg and Alfred Lee Mcin Stockport, NY. They have Cagg. owned Widow’s Creek MoJoseph will be cremated and bile Home Park for the past 38 buried in the family plot in West years. Ghent Cemetery. There are no Joseph had several ac- visitation hours or funeral sercomplishments throughout vice.

Donna M. Poulin Donna M. Poulin, 57, of Tannersville, N.Y., passed away on October 23rd at St. Peter’s Hospice in Albany, N.Y. She was born October 26, 1962 the daughter of late Amos and Rita Cavanaugh Poulin in Methuen, Massachusetts. She was a web designer and also worked with KathodeRay Marketing Agency in Greenville, N.Y. She was also a board member with the Greene County Historical Society as well as the chair of Annual Tour of Homes for different towns in Greene County. She was involved with managing the monthly newsletter in Lexington, N.Y., worked with the Catskill Tri-County Historical Views magazine, as well as the restaurant coordinator for the Hunter Civic Association. Survivors include her mother, Rita, of Methuen, Massachusetts, one brother

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Doris R. Morrarty, WWII Vet, School Teacher, Bookkeeper Doris Morrarty, a resident of Germantown, NY for over 50 years, passed away at Livingston Hills Nursing Home on Sept 12, 2019. She was born in Worcester, MA in 1922 and raised in Danielson, CT. During high school, she played alto horn and violin and sang in the chorus. After graduation she worked several jobs and attended Gordon College of Theology and Missions in Boston, MA. Doris served with the WOMEN ACCEPTED for VOLUNTARY EMERGENCY SERVICE (Navy) from Dec 1943 to Jan 1, 1946. She served at Quonset Pt, RI, Pensacola, FL and Kaneohe Bay, HI. Her rating was Aviation Machinist’s Mate Instrument (AMMI) where she tested and calibrated aircraft instruments such as altimeter and rate of

climb. After the service, Doris attended Syracuse University where she obtained a Bachelor and Master Degree in Education with a minor in science. Following graduation, she taught high school math and science at various public schools and then Germantown Central from 1957 to 1958. She married Stanley Morrarty of CT on July 4, 1958. While raising four children close in age she worked at various jobs including substitute teaching, office work, tutoring and bookkeeping. She later worked at the Training School for Girls in Hudson as librarian and math teacher. She also was a substitute teacher and bookkeeper in addition to several other state jobs. More recently she worked as a home health aide and with the Office

for the Aging as an accountant and delivered meals. She also volunteered with RSVP, providing rides and as a literacy volunteer. Doris was an active member of the Germantown United Methodist Church and the American Legion Post 346 in Germantown for many years. Her favorite hobbies were music, singing in local choirs, crafts and sports (avid tennis fan) Doris is predeceased by her ex-husband Stanley; a sister Marion Vuilleumier of Cape Cod, MA; brother David Rawson of FT Lauderdale, FL; a granddaughter, Serena Pitt of Craryville and a grandson, Christapher Van Alphen of Philmont. She is survived by a younger sister, Priscilla Tindall of FT Lauderdale, FL and her four children, Terry (George) Tunstill of German-

Joe Biden unveils labor plan in appeal to middle class voters By Jennifer Epstein Bloomberg

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden is proposing a wide array of ideas aimed at helping workers unionize and protecting their rights as he seeks to show voters that he will fight for them in ways that he says President Donald Trump has not. The Democratic presidential candidate on Friday released a series of pledges aimed at countering what his campaign calls “the abuse of corporate power over labor,” while also encouraging workers to organize. Some of the measures build on existing legislation or efforts by the Obama administration. Biden is presenting his labor plan days after he returned to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, for a speech touting his middleclass roots and values, and assailing all the ways he sees Trump failing to deliver for working Americans. But it also arrives just a day after his campaign said it would not stand in the way of allies who are working to launch a super political action committee in support of his candidacy, potentially giving wealthy donors more of a say in the Democratic presidential contest that’s largely turned against major corporations and the rich. Rivals to his left, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, have presented themselves as champions of the working class, and Warren has moved ahead of Biden in some polls. Biden, who was Barack Obama’s vice president and a longtime senator from Delaware, wants to establish that his allegiances still lie with the American middle class. “Hard-working, middle-class people built America,” he said on Tuesday in Scranton. “Unions built the middle

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class. And the middle class built this country.” His plan — which calls for abolishing state rightto-work laws, no-poaching pacts among companies and almost all non-compete agreements — does not break much new ground in the Democratic race, and aligns him on many points with his more progressive rivals. Biden has also joined his chief opponents in embracing a standard inspired by the law enacted last month in California that made it much more difficult for companies like Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. to claim their workers are independent contractors rather than employees. The plan would also introduce new measures to hold company executives personally liable when they interfere with organizing efforts — with the risk of criminal charges for intentional interference. He said that he supports the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, introduced by Representative Bobby Scott, a Virginia Democrat, and others earlier this year. That measure would impose financial penalties on companies that interfere with unionization

efforts. Biden said he would “aggressively” pursue employers who violate labor laws, participate in wage theft or intentionally misclassify employees as independent contractors. He added that he intends to push for legislation to make misclassification of workers a “substantive violation” of federal labor, employment and tax laws. He would also fund an increase in the number of investigators in various agencies, whose ranks have been cut by the Trump administration. Biden also plans to work to make it easier for workers to organize and collectively bargain whether they are employed in the public or private sector. He promises to create a cabinet-level working group with representatives from organized labor that would be responsible for coming up with a plan by the end of his first 100 days in office to foster union membership and address economic inequality. To ease organization, he would push for legislation like versions of the Employee Free Choice Act that have been proposed over the past dozen years that would give workers the choice to

Feds seen cutting rates next week and then hitting pause button By Christopher Condon, Chris Middleton Bloomberg

Federal Reserve officials will signal they’re likely to take a break from cutting interest rates after lowering them again next week, according to a majority of economists surveyed by Bloomberg. In an Oct. 21-24 poll of 40 economists, 85% said they anticipate the Federal Open Market Committee will reduce rates by a quarter percentage point when it wraps up a twoday meeting in Washington on Wednesday. That would lower the target range for the Fed’s benchmark rate to 1.5%1.75%. In addition, 56% of respondents said in the event of such a cut, policy makers would telegraph, either in their policy statement or through Chairman Jerome Powell’s postmeeting press conference, that they are likely to pause for some time before making an-

“It might well be a hawkish cut as Powell will likely signal some resistance to cut rates more,” said Thomas Costerg, senior U.S. economist at Pictet Wealth Management in Geneva. The Fed has already lowered rates twice this year — in July and September — not because officials forecast a steep downturn but because the risks of such a slump have mounted. Powell last month compared that to taking out “insurance.” Though U.S. unemployment is low, hiring strong and consumer spending solid, he cited slowing global growth, uncertainty around trade tensions and below-target inflation as reasons to nudge rates lower. Coming out of this meeting, the big questions will center on whether Powell and other key policy makers believe three, quarter-point cuts represent enough insurance. Even if that is the case, there’s no guaran-

town; Susan (Mike) Andren of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA; Sharon Morrarty of Arkville, NY; Richard (Cathleen) Morrarty of Craryville, NY. She is also survived by a stepson Steve Hamilton of Tennessee and a stepdaughter Kathleen Johnson of Florida. She has four surviving grandchildren, Steven (Hannah) Van Alphen of Poughkeepsie; David Tunstill of Germantown; Melissa Morrarty of Craryville and Jason Andren of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA along with many nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at Clermont Bible Church, 1530 Blue Hill Rd Germantown, Nov 2 at 3pm. A reception will follow at the church. Please RSVP to Dorismorrarty@gmail. com.

September press conference, Powell shied away from providing any signal on future rates despite repeated questioning. “The Fed is refraining from providing forward guidance, saying rate decisions are on a meeting-by-meeting basis,” said Kathleen Bostjancic, an economist at Oxford Economics in New York. “However, if the Fed intends to pause its rate cuts at the December meeting, look for Chair Powell to provide some signal in his press conference.” Not all the economists agreed. Brian Wesbury, chief economist at First Trust Portfolios, said he expected no such signal because the uncertainties the Fed has used to justify rate cuts haven’t abated. “China and the U.S. haven’t come to an agreement, Europe is still slow and weak, and Brexit isn’t done,” he said. “They can’t put a floor under this, because that would argue

to fix the uncertainty, or that the uncertainty is gone, and it’s not gone.” According to their median projections, respondents expect the Fed will lower rates once more in 2020. That’s roughly in line with investors. Pricing in fed funds futures implies an expectation for another roughly 40 basis points in easing by the end of 2020. A separate question showed economists nonetheless seeing significant risks to the U.S. economy. As a group they assigned a 30% median probability that the Fed will cut rates all the way to zero before the end of next year. Most respondents said they expect the Fed will find sufficient supply in outstanding Treasury bills to execute a new plan aimed at smothering volatility in overnight funding markets. The Fed announced Oct. 11 that it would initially buy $60 billion a month in bills

reserves. Just under a quarter, however, said the Fed will be forced to add some purchases of coupon-bearing shortdated Treasuries to reach their target. Asked about the Fed’s ongoing policy framework review, just 11% said they expect the Fed will formally adopt an inflation-targeting strategy known as average-inflation targeting. A much larger group of 43% said officials will instead alter the language in their annual policy strategy statement to include a reference to hitting their inflation target on average. Another 22% said officials will drop the fixed-point inflation target for a range. The Fed has failed for most of the last eight years to bring inflation up to its 2% objective. Officials have contemplated a new policy that would require overshooting the target for some time to make up for peri-

unionize via “card check.” He also backs related measures in Scott’s bill and would push to codify the Obama administration’s National Labor Relations Board rules for shorter timelines in union election campaigns, as well as the Obama-era “persuader rule” requiring employers to report information communicated to employees and activities of third-party consultants who run employers’ anti-union campaigns. Biden would also push to establish federal labor rights for all public sector employees. He has decades of relationships with many major unions, including the International Association of Fire Fighters, which endorsed him just as he began his campaign in April. Union endorsements can bolster a candidate by encouraging members’ support, but also because labor organizations can deploy field organizers and volunteers. Bloomberg’s Josh Eidelson contributed.

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Surviving breast cancer — what comes next? By Sandra Sanderson, MSPT, CLTLANA, Physical Therapist, St. Peter’s Physical Rehabilitation For Columbia-Greene Media

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In some ways, the month is a celebration of the many advances made toward diagnosing and treating breast cancer at its very earliest stages. With these earlier identifications come the expectations for more favorable treatment and survival outcomes. That said, when a cancer diagnosis is delivered, the individual receiving it often hears nothing but “I have cancer.” Words like these can be overwhelming. It begins a search to gather and develop the most competent team to lead you through this journey. There are many options when considering breast cancer surgery. Those are for you and your surgical team to examine. Perhaps you have chosen to pursue a lumpectomy or a mastectomy. These procedures might include lymph nodes being removed in the axilla (the armpit), to discover if a cancer has spread elsewhere. But what happens after a tumor has been removed? Surgical intervention can deliver a whole new set of concerns including: n Tissue adhesions that can lead to postural changes n Impaired shoulder function n Pain and subsequent

movement compensations n Seromas n Hematomas n Serratus anterior weakness n Axillary web syndrome/ cording (scarring or connective tissue under the arm that can limit range of motion) Lymphedema is also a common side effect following breast cancer surgery. It occurs after the lymph nodes have been removed or damaged, impairing normal lymphatic flow in the arm, which causes the arm to swell. Your plan of care might also include radiation or chemotherapy. If radiation is part of your treatment, there can be temporary tissue adhesions; reduced shoulder and trunk range of motion; inflammatory edema (swelling caused by excess fluid); and pain. You may also experience permanent changes called radiation fibrosis, which is scar tissue that can occur in the breast and chest wall. If your oncology team decides chemotherapy is warranted, challenges from the treatment can include pain; fatigue; poor tolerance to activity; neuropathy; weakness; and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Regardless of your breast cancer treatment approach, every survivor’s plan for recovery should include treatment for whatever physical changes you may experience. It is imperative to see a physical

therapist and certified lymphedema therapist early on to ensure the best results. A therapist trained in breast cancer rehabilitation can work with you to: n Address shoulder, complex movement, and soft tissue disorders n Improve your comfort and function during and following breast reconstruction n Address effects of radiation n Reduce fatigue and weakness n Develop an individualized home exercise program St. Peter’s Health Partners Patient Therapies has a variety of outpatient physical therapists at locations throughout the Capital District, accepting all insurances and providing quality one-on-one treatment. Our staff works closely with your oncology and/or primary care team to help decrease pain, improve flexibility, and reduce effects of scar tissue adhesions/radiation fibrosis. If you are seeking treatment for lymphedema, our therapists have received specialized training in manual lymph drainage and compression bandaging. We have the longest operating lymphedema management program in the Capital District. For information, call 518268-5749 or visit us at www. sphp.com/patient-therapies.

Triple-negative breast cancer, difficult to treat ALBANY — Local patient Cathy Jordan, of Albany and an engineer supporting the U.S. Navy, has a particularly difficult to treat type called triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Research shows only 14 percent of women have heard of it — leaving patients like Jordan craving information, seeking answers and looking for treatment options. Busy juggling family life and her career, Jordan was 52 years old when she was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer in 2013. It was very hard for Jordan to hear, absorb, and process such serious news about her life and make fairly quick decisions about her care. She was so fortunate to have her husband by her side who was able to listen more objectively and act as her best advocate with her team of doctors to make the best decisions for her care. In 2015, through research and discussions, she worked with a team of doctors to decide to enroll in a clinical trial testing Tecentriq (atezolizumab), under the care of Dr. Karen Tedesco. She decided to participate because she realized she would be able help the community of metastatic cancer patients

looking for effective alternatives to treat their cancer. Today, she is enrolled in new clinical trial led by Dr. Beth Overmoyer at Dana Farber Cancer Center in Boston. She had her sixth ‘anniversary’ in September 2019. Here are some tips to help “decode” a diagnosis of TNBC, including actionable tips: n Know your subtype: Breast cancer can be classified into certain subtypes based on proteins on or in the cancer cells. Subtype is one factor of a diagnosis that helps explain what may be causing the cancer to grow. n Know what makes TNBC unique: TNBC is defined by what it lacks. People with TNBC do not have 1) estrogen

receptors 2) progesterone receptors or 3) excess HER2 protein, which results in a triple-negative diagnosis. TNBC accounts for about 15 percent of breast cancers. n Know if you’re at risk: Compared to other types of breast cancer, TNBC is more common in younger women and twice as likely to occur in AfricanAmerican women compared to Caucasian women. n Know your options: Over the past 20 years, few advances have been made in treating TNBC beyond chemotherapy. However, a new FDA-approved immunotherapy — the first of its kind for breast cancer — is helping certain patients live longer without the disease worsening.

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Breast cancer survivors encouraged to find their fitness By Nancy J. Sterantino, PT, MHA, Supervisor, St. Peter’s Physical Therapy & Fitness For Columbia-Greene Media

From family members to close friends, everyone knows someone whose life has been touched by breast cancer. Likewise, many people know a breast cancer survivor who has faced some type of impairment in their quest to return to their previous work, home, recreation and social activity levels. For some survivors, impairments may include pain; fatigue; generalized muscle weakness; poor posture; scar adhesions reducing range of motion; gait, balance and mobility issues; and lymphedema. The key for many to overcoming those hurdles is something every one of us can benefit from: Regular exercise. Countless studies have shown regular physical activity can help to improve your balance, strength and posture, decrease pain, and improve your overall mood. And research presented at the 2018 Cancer Survivorship Symposium found that exercise had both short- and long-term benefits for cancer patients dealing with fatigue, helping to minimize

the physical, psychological and cognitive impairments caused by treatment. For breast cancer survivors who may have not been particularly active before their diagnosis and surgery, the thought of regular exercise can be daunting. Where do I begin? How much is too much? The first step is to talk to your physician, who can help you determine when the time is right to start or resume an exercise program following your treatment. Establishing an exercise routine can help restore function, reduce symptoms, and help you achieve or maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle after treatment. For individuals new to exercise, or those experiencing limitations in their return to the gym, a supervised exercise program to establish good habits and proper form can often be useful. Talk to your physician about a prescription to see a trained physical therapist, who can provide the proper guidance to get you started. Your visit to a physical therapist would ideally include an initial discussion regarding your goals and health history, as well as any

medications you may be taking. The physical therapist would work with you to develop a medically-safe routine that you could do at home or a local gym, depending on your needs and access. Survivors can also rely on their physical therapist to provide a variety of techniques to help improve tissue mobility and reduce scar adhesions, teach management techniques to reduce and control lymphedema, improve posture and muscle imbalances, provide education about correct posture and body mechanics, and teach balance and coordination activities to help improve ambulation and decrease risk of falls. St. Peter’s Physical Therapy & Fitness offers a full range of outpatient physical and occupational therapy services, at 1240 New Scotland Road in Slingerlands. St. Peter’s Health Partners Patient Therapies has a variety of outpatient occupational therapists at locations throughout the Capital District, accepting all insurances and providing quality one-on-one treatment. For information, call 518-475-1818.

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Church Briefs 100TH ANNIVERSARY STUYVESANT FALLS — Emanuel Lutheran Church in Stuyvesant Falls will be celebrating its 100th Anniversary on Oct. 26. An invitation to all parishioners, former members and friends are invited to help share in this joyous milestone. The celebration will start at 3 p.m. with a special service at Emanuel, followed by a buffet style dinner at 5 p.m. at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Valatie. Reservations are required for dinner. For reservations, call Karen Albertson at 518-758-7883; email her at kocoaalbertson@ gmail.com or call Dick Frick at 518-799-3384.

CHICKEN BARBECUE GREENPORT — Brooks Chicken Barbecue, take out only, 4-6 p.m. Oct. 29 at Sacred Heart-Mt. Carmel Shrine, 442 Fairview Ave., Greenport. Dinners are $12 and include a half chicken, baked potato, cole slaw, dinner roll, cookie and bottled water. Half chicken only, $8. Pre-order by calling 518-851-2439 or call day of noon-5:30 p.m. 518-828-8775.

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ELIZAVILLE — The Elizaville Methodist Church will be hosting a community event for All Saint’s Day on Nov. 1. The plan is to gather at the church’s cemetery at 5:30 p.m. where people can choose a grave site they wish to honor or represent. All will be given a tea light candle which will be lit. There will be a time for sharing or asking about their chosen site and the sharing of music. The candles will be left in the cemetery to burn as a tribute to those past. The time in the cemetery will be followed by a covered dish supper for those who are able to stay in fellowship. For information and to attend, call 845-756-2338 to guarantee enough supplies.

COMMUNITY MEAL KINDERHOOK — First Friday Free Community Meal will be served Nov. 1 at Kinderhook Reformed Church, 21 Broad St., Kinderhook. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. Join us for a delicious meal and fellowship. All are welcome. For information, call 518-758-6401 or kinderhookreformedchurch.com.

TRASH AND TREASURE SALE CATSKILL — Temple Israel of Catskill to Hold Trash and Treasure Sale 8:30 a.m.3 p.m. Nov. 3 at Temple Israel of Catskill, 220 Spring St., Catskill. This will be the last tag sale of the season. Household goods, furniture, books, and odds and ends from antique to crafty will be on display, all in excellent condition. There is something for everyone, including a delicious bake sale, a 50/50 raffle and, in addition, we will be raffling off a fabulous gift basket. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the temple and the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund.

EVENTS AT GHENT REFORMED GHENT — Ghent Reformed Church, 1039 County Route 22, West Ghent, will hold the following events. For information, call 518-828-5946. Election Day Cafe, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Nov. 7. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Free community dinner at 6 p.m. Nov. 8. Last dinner for the year. The holiday gift fair will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 16 in the church hall. Crafters and vendor spaces still available in the

Turkey hunting is taking precedence over chores October is quickly winding down and so is my remaining time here in the beautiful Catskill mountain region this year. In a little over two weeks I will be returning to sunny Florida for the next five months. I am looking forward to seeing my kids and grandkids once again, but I am not anxious to leave here, just yet. I have been in the woods turkey hunting most days since the season opened last Saturday. Although I have yet to even see a turkey in the woods this fall, I am still optimistic that I will get lucky if I put the time in. Last fall, I miraculously shot a gobbler on the final day of the fall season, at 5 p.m. I hope I get a chance before then, because the fact is that I am obsessed with stalking these wary birds and I will not finish any chores at home as long as I can spend my time hunting. My garden still needs to be cleaned up and I have not harvested my potatoes or Brussels sprouts yet. I also need to transplant some Wasabi plants that have been growing in pots all summer long under my picnic table, as well as some Maidenhair fern that a friend dug up for me. Maidenhair fern is my favorite fern and it is also the most common companion plant to wild ginseng. I really don’t have a wet, shady spot that these plants prefer to grow in, but I may try them in my new front garden if I can plant something taller near them to supply some shade. The emerald ash borer has killed most of the ash trees near my house, which has provided a great source of nearby firewood for me. Since I have

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BEYFUSS become a snowbird, I only need about two face cords of firewood to get me through the fall and the chilly spring when I return. I used to burn close to four full cords each winter and I still froze my toes off when it got really cold in January, February and March. My tiny shack on a north facing hill was never designed to be occupied during the winter and I don’t miss the snow, ice and sleet at all. For those of you buying firewood, a face cord is defined as a stack of wood that is four foot high, by eight feet long but only as wide as the average length of the wood in it. A full cord of firewood is four foot high, by eight feet long by four feet wide, for a total of 128 cubic feet. I don’t think suburban residents should be relying on wood as their main winter fuel these days. Wood smoke is a serious air pollutant and a proven health risk for those who breathe it on a regular basis. School kids waiting for the bus should not have to be exposed to a cloud of wood smoke caused by a neighborhood of homes burning wood in a stove. When atmospheric conditions are right, this is precisely what occurs. There

was a time, back in the late 1970s, when the cost of fuel oil and gas suddenly tripled, or quadrupled due to political issues. Many people, including myself, made the decision to switch to burning wood because it was an economic necessity back then. I still rely on wood for much of my home heating, but my nearest neighbor is one half mile away and there are no kids waiting for school buses on my dirt road. I never thought I would say this, but I now think that wood burning stoves or furnaces should not be allowed at all in heavily populated suburban areas. An open fireplace is a different story and I think that people should be allowed to enjoy the glow and radiant heat of fireplace on occasion, but not as a main source for home heating. The price of oil or other fossil fuels is now pretty much comparable to the price of firewood, so there is really no economic justification for this practice today. It is also important to avoid moving any firewood from one location to another, such as from upstate New York to downstate or New Jersey. The threat of introducing serious tree killing pests such as the Emerald Ash borer is real and not something to take lightly. Weekend or summer residents should never procure firewood up here and take it back to their downstate residences. Not only is this a bad idea, but it is also illegal and can subject violators to some serious fines if they get caught.

Church Hall; Church made soups, sandwiches & pies; church bake sale and raffle. Call to reserve a table.

TURKEY DINNER VALATIE — The First Presbyterian Church, 3212 Church St., Valatie, will serve a turkey dinner 4:30-7 p.m. Nov. 9. Take outs begin at 4 p.m. The dinner will be served family style with roast turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, honeyed carrots, green beans almondine, waldorf salad, cranberry sauce, rolls, beverage and a dessert. Adults, $15; children 5-11, $8. For information, call 518-929-5744.

NICKEL SOCIAL HUDSON — The First Reformed Church, 52 Green St., Hudson, will hold a Nickel Social beginning at 11 a.m. Nov. 9. Drawings begin at 1 p.m. Included will be merchandise, assorted raffles, 50/50, lunch food and bake sale.

PARENTS NIGHT OUT KINDERHOOK — Parents Night Out will be held 5-8 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Kinderhook Reformed Church, 21 Broad St., Kinderhook. Free child care for kids 3 and older with

dinner provided. Fun evening of age appropriate crafts, story-time and movie in a safe and nurturing environment. Preregistration required. For information and to register, call 518-758-6401.

SCREENING HUDSON — Temple Israel of Catskill, The Jewish Federation of North Eastern New York and Columbia-Greene Community College present a free screening of the acclaimed film, The Last Goldfish, at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Arts Center Theater, ColumbiaGreene Community College, 4400 Route 23, Hudson. Told through a personal archive of photos and home movies, The Last Goldfish, is the story of a daughter’s search for her family’s lost European roots beginning in Nazi Germany and Kristallnacht to their journey to Trinidad, and eventually settling in Australia. The movie is a revelation of how they got there and why. Writer and director, Su Goldfish, is related to Temple Israel congregant, Joyce Federman. Su will hold a question and answer session via Skype from Australia after the viewing. A

Havdallah service ending the Sabbath will be conducted by Rabbi Zoe B. Zak, spiritual leader of Temple Israel of Catskill. Light refreshments will be served.

CHRISTMAS TAG SALE STUYVESANT — St. John’s Lutheran Church, 159 Route 26A, Stuyvesant, Annual Christmas Tag Sale will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 9. There will be a food sale with homemade goodies and lunch will be homemade soups, sandwiches and pies.

HANDMADE ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR OLD CHATHAM — Old Chatham Quaker Meeting Second Annual Handmade Arts and Crafts Fair will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 23 and 12:30-2 p.m. Nov. 24 at the Meetinghouse, 539 County Route 13, Old Chatham. Sweaters, wooden pens, tote bags, pillow cases and quilted items are just a few of the carefully handcrafted goods for sale. 100 percent of the purchase price will be donated to support the Quaker meeting and its programs.

Is ‘Squirrel Syndrome’ a real thing? My biological clock has recently clicked onto Fall. I have my annual dose of what I refer to as “Squirrel Syndrome.” I get this anxious feeling deep down in the parts of me where the ancient animal lives and I start to scurry around the property trying to get all the jobs I wanted to get accomplished during the warm months done. I have so far resisted the primal urge to stuff my cheeks with peanuts while doing this for fear that the neighbors will worry but its been hard. Everywhere I look there are signs of the big sleep approaching. The gardens are wilted and what flowers remain are fading fast in spite of the occasional warm weather. Brown dried leaves are starting to collect under some of the plants and trees. I noticed one of the deer browsing on some of our periennals was carrying a legal pad, probably making out a winter menu or map of where the tastier plants can be found in our gardens. I burned our copy of “Bambi” recently. I took a break and sat at the picnic table and watched one of my fellow squirrels hopping from garden to garden trying to find seeds or nuts. I didn’t have the heart to tell him that the deer had already eaten all of them. As often happens on

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BROOKS such occasions I had a little ponder. We had an impromptu gathering last night at a local restaurant. We had around a dozen old friends, the combined age of the group would have totaled over 600 or so years. The good old days and current medical conditions were the main topics of conversations. It was really enjoyable. I looked around the group and couldn’t help thinking about my gardens. As a group, we looked a little wilted and bowed before the weather. The time of our big sleep is getting closer than most of us would like to admit. However, just as when a garden is at rest during the winter, life can be found with a little digging and warming, it was comforting to find the signs of life in our little group, the eyes still sparkled, the smiles and laughter came easily and often. A shared

memory would shed the white hair and wrinkles and 30 or 40 years would slip away and we were young again, excited by our journey down life’s dusty road. Just as I have faith that my gardens will bloom again in the spring, it’s pretty easy at times like this to have the faith that my friends will bloom again in a garden further down the path. The hopping little gray squirrel drew me out of ponder mode when he hopped close to the picnic table, having seen no movement to frighten him. I wished him well which scared the she-bangs out of him and he flew up the nearby maple tree and proceeded to tell me in an angry voice what he thought of my intrusion into his search for lunch. The idea of lunch reminded me that snack time was rapidly approaching. I reluctantly left the sun warmed picnic table and the irate squirrel and retreated to the peace and quiet of the refrigerator. One must keep their strength up. Thought for the week — Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it. — Olivier Until next week, may you and yours be happy and well. Reach Dick Brooks at Whittle12124@yahoo.com.

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year, Congress also passed the 2018 Farm Bill, which provided $350 million annually for a broadband loan and grant program. The disparity in broadband access between rural and urban areas is significant. According to the FCC Broadband Deployment Report of 2019, over 25

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former John L. Edwards school building on State Street. “We have to compromise,” Miah said. “If the city and county move their offices to John L. Edwards, we can put a lot of city properties back on the tax rolls and create affordable housing in some of those buildings. I would like to see that.” During his time in office, he has been proud of the work he has done on housing homeless people. “I strongly supported housing for the homeless people in the Galvan Civic Motel to solve the homelessness problem in a very humane, productive and cost-effective way,” he said. “I initiated the satellite services for county departments of Social

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As Common Council president, Bujan said he would ensure that plans voted on the council are not only approved, but also carried out. “What I would do as council president is say, Congratulations to the council, we passed this great plan and initiative. Now let’s break it apart, strategize it and make sure it does not sit on the shelf like the CAC [Conservation Advisory Council] plan, the Comprehensive Plan, the LWRP [Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan] and, most recently, the Strategic Housing Action Plan.’ We don’t meet once a month and stamp things. You need to really be involved. The leadership needs to be saying here’s what we are going to do next.” If elected, Bujan said he will make a point to vote on every issue he does not have a conflict with that comes before the council.

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a collaborative justice roundtable to review individual criminal cases with members to include a police officer, who would discuss the merits of the case; a defense attorney (although not a defendant’s attorney); a social worker, who would also represent the defendant; and other representatives from social services programs. The panel would discuss the case and come up with solutions that would best suit the interests of justice and eliminate discrimination of defendants, Keeler said. It’s something Keeler started when he served as DA for one term beginning in 1984. Keeler is endorsed by politicians, including Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-19, and Hudson Mayor-elect Kamal Johnson. Keeler was also endorsed by Chatham Village Police Chief Peter Volkmann, who Keeler hopes will bring the Chatham Cares 4U, a program which provides alternatives to incarceration to addicts who walk into the police department, to Hudson, if elected, Keeler said Thursday. Czajka’s campaign and county Republicans have largely been silent in years past, but this year they are ramping up their online ads and mailings to constituents. In one advertisement, county Republicans have criticized Keeler for not practicing law over the past 10 years. Keeler said it is he hasn’t practiced in

percent of rural residents don’t have access to sufficient internet speeds, compared to less than 2 percent of urban residents. “We believe that support for programs such as ReConnect and the 2018 Farm Bill broadband loan and grant program is critical to address the ‘digital divide’ and ensure that our rural communities have equal access to opportunity,” the letter continued. At the beginning of the

month, Delgado held a congressional field hearing to address rural broadband access at Columbia-Greene Community College, attended by FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks. He heard from educators, medical professionals, small business owners and broadband providers in his district about the ways in which broadband access to provide economic, educational and health prosperity, and the challenges in providing it. One week after the hearing,

Delgado announced a package of legislation that would address these issues. “The takeaways were clear: we need to fix flawed broadband mapping protocol and future proof our broadband infrastructure to keep pace with the technology of tomorrow,” Delgado said in a press release. According to the New York State Broadband Program Office, 98% of New Yorkers have access to broadband. But the number is known to be an

extreme overestimate because of mapping flaws. If one home within a census block has access to broadband services, the entire block is marked as served, according to the office. Delgado proposed two bills that would improve issues with broadband mapping procedures: the Broadband Speed Act, to enforce factual advertising of speed rates for rural areas, and the Community Broadband Mapping Act, to adjust the current one-served, all-served

measurement flaw. “Our rural communities need broadband internet that is accessible, reliable, and matches their internet needs and these measures are important steps to closing the digital divide,” Delgado said. Massarah Mikati covers the New York State Legislature and immigration for Johnson Newspaper Corp. Email her at mmikati@columbiagreenemedia. com, or find her on Twitter @ massarahmikati.

Services, Human Services and Office for the Aging at Bliss Towers.” As an alderman, Miah said he fought for Hudson Terrace to remain affordable housing and helped secure $120,000 to build a new ramp for people with mobility disabilities at Promenade Hill Park off Front Street. 4TH WARD — ALDERMAN Name: John Rosenthal Age: 45 Occupation: Writer/editor Education: Bard College John Rosenthal is an incumbent Democrat seeking his second term on the board. “The top issue facing Hudson is a combination of poor planning, declining population and economic inequality,” Rosenthal said. “I believe we need to draft a new comprehensive plan, revamp our planning and zoning laws to bring them into the 21st century, and invest in

our infrastructure in a smart way to attract new residents who want to live here full-time, [and] encourage growth in more diverse small businesses, especially amongst our most underserved communities. We have a limited toolbox, but we can take the right small steps to help.” During his time in office, Rosenthal said he is proud of traffic improvements in the city. “I am grateful that I helped to get Stewart’s to commit to over $200,000 to help fund traffic and planning improvements for Hudson.” Name: Rich “Trixie” Volo Age: 50 Occupation: CEO of a small business in Hudson Education: New York University Rich “Trixie” Volo is a Democrat incumbent alderman seeking re-election. His top issue is reducing

taxes. “High taxes in the city are making Hudson less affordable for all — renters and property owners,” Volo said. “We have to find ways to decrease city spending and lower taxes. Every year the budget increases by approximately $200,000 to $300,000. It is our job, on the city council, to find solutions to these financial problems and not assume that the taxpayer is going to foot the bill.” As an incumbent, Volo said the council has been looking at ways to reduce costs such as implementing a project for streetlights and poles, and replacing bulbs with LED lighting. The city has also signed a contract with a local solar farm that could save on the city’s electricity costs, he said. He has also worked to secure funding for various projects. “In my first year and a half in

office, I’ve secured over $80,000 in grants for the city of Hudson,” Volo said. Name: Malachi Walker Age: 45 Occupation: Community service provider and mentor Education: Started at Columbia-Greene Community College before going into the workforce full-time Malachi Walker is a Democrat seeking his first term on the Hudson Common Council. He said housing issues top his list of concerns. “I believe the top issue facing our beloved diverse community is sustainable housing. That includes over-taxed property, assessments and some landlords taking advantage, ignoring rents halting at fair market value rates,” Walker said. “Another problem is short-term rentals owned by individuals not even living in our city, using

the weekend rentals for a quick money endeavor, which in fact is decreasing our housing units. It’s simply becoming unaffordable to live here.” Walker said he is new to politics but understands the challenges people face. I’ve been dealing with real people situations personally on a daily basis that’s going through the turmoils and struggles,” Walker said. “I happen to be one of those people myself, so I can relate all too well.” He said he wants to find real solutions to Hudson’s challenges. “Not just talking about a solution, but those in a position to be able to pursue and act accordingly for our hard-working long-time and new residents,” Walker said. For more information on all candidates, please visit hudsonvalley360.com.

“It sends the wrong message when the Common Council president doesn’t take a stand on voting,” Bujan said. “He can vote and should vote.” Bujan said he would support extending term limits for the mayor and Common Council, as well as staggering elections so that institutional knowledge remains on the council. Bujan said he wants to see a five-to-10-year financial plan or wish list for the city so that it can be better prepared when sudden costs arise. When it comes to voting on revaluation earlier this year, Bujan thinks council members felt forced to take sides. Bujan voted in favor of moving the revaluation forward, but he wishes the council had taken a step back, reached a consensus and developed a clear message on how to move forward. “I wish we had come together as a single body and really communicated what people should be doing,” Bujan said. “We muddied the waters a little bit by allowing emotions get charged in the situation. We also could

have gone back and discussed how we make this never happen again.” DePietro, 63, a writer and editor, lives in Hudson with his wife, Dorothy Heyl, a lawyer. He is father to Dr. Regina DePietro and a grandfather to her son, Henry Casterline. If re-elected, he would serve his second term as Common Council president. DePietro said he is most proud of bringing a level of transparency to city meetings, including making city budget meetings open to the public and ensuring its meeting times posted on the city’s website. He is also arranging to have radio station WGXC livestream Common Council meetings. DePietro also stopped overuse of executive sessions, he said. “Executive sessions have been overused and misused concept,” DePietro said. “It’s a very simple direction of the office of open government and applies to very few things.” DePietro, along with city Planning Board Chairman Walter Chatham and Alderman

John Rosenthal, spearheaded a successful effort to eliminate off-street parking requirements for new businesses and nonprofits. DePietro called it “probably the most pro-business thing done in this city in any number of years.” “I am told there are two or three investors who can now develop properties that they couldn’t have developed before,” DePietro said. “It’s major.” In his first bid for Common Council president, DePietro announced he would abstain from voting, except when there is a tie. But there are times when DePietro has voted when there is not a tie. As he explained: “I have also voted on occasion to bring the vote to eight for the simple reason that if we have eight votes that makes it vetoproof.” In response to Bujan’s criticism of DePietro’s management style at public meetings, DePietro said, “Managing meetings is not as easy as it seems. The only few times I have cut off people was when they repeated

something. You have to keep the meeting going. You can’t let people be repetitive.” Politics, he said, is not a dinner party. DePietro’s possible nadir might have come in April when, in an argument with a former 3rd Ward Alderman John Friedman over the revaluation, DePietro allegedly pushed Friedman near the top of the stairs of the second floor of the Hudson Area Library. He was ticketed for second-degree harassment, a violation. DePietro has since apologized, and agreed to undergo anger management. DePietro said one of the biggest moments for the council in the past two years is the vote on the revaluation by GAR Associates. DePietro led a discussion on postponing the preliminary assessments as a stopgap measure, but the mayor ultimately vetoed the motion. You don’t have to go far in this city to see how upset people are about their assessments, DePietro said. “We didn’t need this tax revaluation,” DePietro said. “It didn’t have to happen. There is

no requirement from the state to have a tax revaluation. And the question that is worth asking is who does it benefit? It certainly doesn’t benefit the majority of the city.” To those in the city who say revaluation is about just about equalizing the tax base, DePietro said: “Well that may be partly true, but ask them at the same time did they see their school tax go up? Everyone’s school tax went up significantly.”

four-and-a-half. He worked as the part-time director of Advocacy and Legal Services at COARC from 1979 to 2015, he said. Keeler retains his membership in the state Bar Association, according to public records. Keeler shot back Thursday, accusing Czajka of corruption. “Mr. Czajka, if you look at his DWI record, he’s been taking care of DWI records for years — reductions and disappearing cases,” Keeler said. “I am going to tell you something, the best skill Mr. Czajka has is he’s an

expert at doing favors.” When asked repeatedly to produce names, Keeler did not and generalized by saying, “They’re police officers, former police officers. They’re everybody.” Czajka called Keeler’s accusation of dismissing DWI charges of police officers a lie, saying he has never been shy about pursuing criminal cases about political corruption or against police officers. A criminal arrest can be sealed when the defendant is a youthful offender or

the case resulted in an acquittal, Czajka said. “Eugene Keeler, in his attempt to slander me, not only does he insult judges, now he is insulting police officers,” Czajka said. Keeler said Thursday he has been in communication with Jeffrey Yeh, who was indicted by a Columbia County grand jury in June on several felony charges related to alleged credit card theft. Yeh’s trial is scheduled to begin in January, after the winning candidate in the Nov. 5

election takes office. Keeler said he shared with Yeh information about an election poll conducted by Czajka’s campaign, and Yeh then posted the information to his own Facebook page and his self-run Columbia County Citizens Action Network page on Facebook. As part of the Czajka poll post, Yeh asked his followers to let him know if they were contacted by the pollsters. “It’s a breach of staggering proportions,” said James Cohen, a 20-year professor of legal

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VALATIE — Top seed Ichabod Crane scored seven first half goals en route to an 8-0 victory over No. 16 Hoosick Falls in the opening round of the Section II Class B boys soccer playoffs on Thursday. Ichabod Crane would start the match with a good tempo and see seven goals from five different players in the first half. The Riders would add an eighth and final goal in the second half. The Panthers would fight hard the entire match and running to every ball. Panther goalkeeper Zach Cahill was solid in goal with many good saves including a fine stop on a Rider penalty kick. Logan Groat and Edgar Gomez each had two goals for the Riders. Brett Richards, Joe Desmonie, Baden Seabury and Alan Bravo each had one. Desmonie contributed two

assists. Cody Cavagnaro, Zach Zeyak and Bravo all had one assist. The Riders had 21 shots on goal to the Panthers’ two. Ichabod Crane would notch its 11th shutout in 17 matches this season to advance to the next round of sectionals. Quinn Murphy stopped two shots in goal. Hoosick Falls’ keeper Z. Cahill had 13 saves. The Riders will host Greenwich on Saturday at 3 p.m. Greenville 5, Coxsackie-Athens 1 GREENVILLE — Patroon Conference runner-up Greenville posted a 5-1 victory Coxsackie-Athens on Thursday in the opening round of the section II Class B boys soccer playoffs. The Spartans host Schuylerville today at 1 p.m. in the quarterfinals. Additional information was not reported.

CLASS C Maple Hill 2, Fort Plain 0 CASTLETON — Maple Hill advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Section II Class C boys soccer playoffs with a 2-0 victory over Fort Plain on Thursday. Fort Plain showed good speed attacking the goal, but had few good looks at the goal. Eli Charlebois broke through the Hilltoppers’ defense just before half and drove a hard driven ball past goalkeeper Robert Jordan. The Wildcats kept the pressure on into the second half and brother Luc assisted Eli Charlebois for the second and last goal of the game. Maple Hill hosts No. 6 seed Stillwater today at 1 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER CLASS B Greenville 2, See ROUNDUP B6

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Pro football NFL American Football Conference East W L T Pct PF PA New England 7 0 01.000 223 48 Buffalo 5 1 0 .833 121 91 N.Y. Jets 1 5 0 .167 63 156 Miami 0 6 0 .000 63 211 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 4 2 0 .667 143 138 Houston 4 3 0 .571 185 164 Tennessee 3 4 0 .429 121 112 Jacksonville 3 4 0 .429 144 148 North W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore 5 2 0 .714 214 156 Pittsburgh 2 4 0 .333 123 131 Cleveland 2 4 0 .333 120 154 Cincinnati 0 7 0 .000 114 186 West W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City 5 2 0 .714 202 150 Oakland 3 3 0 .500 127 165 Denver 2 5 0 .286 112 136 L.A. Chargers 2 5 0 .286 140 141 National Football Conference East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 4 3 0 .571 190 124 Philadelphia 3 4 0 .429 171 186 N.Y. Giants 2 5 0 .286 132 187 Washington 1 7 0 .125 99 195 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 6 1 0 .857 164 147 Carolina 4 2 0 .667 166 133 Tampa Bay 2 4 0 .333 173 185 Atlanta 1 6 0 .143 145 223 North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 6 1 0 .857 184 139 Minnesota 6 2 0 .750 211 132 Chicago 3 3 0 .500 112 105 Detroit 2 3 1 .417 149 160 West W L T Pct PF PA San Francisco 6 0 01.000 156 64 Seattle 5 2 0 .714 181 176 L.A. Rams 4 3 0 .571 190 164 Arizona 3 3 1 .500 161 192 Week 8 Thursday’s game Minnesota 19, Washington 9 Sunday’s games Seattle at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Arizona at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Cincinnati vs L.A. Rams, at London, England, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at Buffalo, 1 p.m. L.A. Chargers at Chicago, 1 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Detroit, 1 p.m. Denver at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Carolina at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Oakland at Houston, 4:25 p.m. Cleveland at New England, 4:25 p.m. Green Bay at Kansas City, 8:20 p.m. Monday’s game Miami at Pittsburgh, 8:15 p.m.

Vikings 19, Redskins 9 Washington Minnesota

0 6 3 0 — 9 3 10 3 3 — 19 First Quarter MIN—D.Bailey 50 yard field goal, 5:20. Second Quarter WAS—Du.Hopkins 21 yard field goal, 14:00. MIN—D.Bailey 29 yard field goal, 7:26. WAS—Du.Hopkins 30 yard field goal, 1:57. MIN—D.Cook 4 yard rush (D.Bailey kick), 0:07. Third Quarter MIN—D.Bailey 27 yard field goal, 8:33. WAS—Du.Hopkins 43 yard field goal, 5:11. Fourth Quarter MIN—D.Bailey 40 yard field goal, 10:36. A—66,776.

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WAS 14 216 16-85 131 4-32 15-21-1 2-53.5 0-0 2-54 0-0 4-46 2-1 23:24

MIN 22 434 38-161 273 3-12 23-26-0 0-0.0 0-0 0-0 1-5 7-74 1-1 36:36

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-WAS, A.Peterson 14-76, Smallwood 2-9. MIN, D.Cook 23-98, Mattison 13-61, Cousins 2-2. PASSING-WAS, Keenum 12-16-0-130, Haskins 3-5-1-33. MIN, Cousins 23-26-0-285. RECEIVING-WAS, T.McLaurin 4-39, P.Richardson Jr. 3-34, A.Peterson 2-27, Sprinkle 2-12, T.Quinn 1-15, Hentges 1-13, K.Harmon 1-12, Smallwood 1-11. MIN, S.Diggs 7-143, D.Cook 5-73, Smith Jr. 3-21, K.Rudolph 3-17, B.Johnson 2-27, Mattison 2-3, Treadwell 1-1. MISSED FIELD GOALS-WAS, None. MIN, None

Pro basketball NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Philadelphia 1 0 1.000 Toronto 1 0 1.000 Brooklyn 0 1 .000 New York 0 1 .000 Boston 0 1 .000 Central W L Pct Milwaukee 1 0 1.000 Detroit 1 1 .500 Chicago 0 1 .000 Cleveland 0 1 .000 Indiana 0 1 .000 Southeast W L Pct Atlanta 1 0 1.000 Orlando 1 0 1.000 Charlotte 1 0 1.000 Miami 1 0 1.000 Washington 0 1 .000 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Denver 1 0 1.000 Utah 1 0 1.000 Minnesota 1 0 1.000 Oklahoma City 0 1 .000 Portland 0 1 .000 Pacific W L Pct Phoenix 1 0 1.000 L.A. Clippers 1 0 1.000 Golden State 0 0 .000 L.A. Lakers 0 1 .000 Sacramento 0 1 .000

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Southwest W L Pct San Antonio 1 0 1.000 Dallas 1 0 1.000 Houston 0 1 .000 New Orleans 0 1 .000 Memphis 0 1 .000 Thursday’s games Atlanta 117, Detroit 100 Milwaukee 117, Houston 111 L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Friday’s games Toronto at Boston, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Charlotte, 7 p.m. New York at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Memphis, 8 p.m. Dallas at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Washington at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Denver, 9 p.m. Portland at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Utah at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts GF GA Buffalo 11 8 2 1 0 17 40 30 Boston 9 6 1 1 1 14 26 20 Toronto 11 5 4 1 1 12 40 39 Tampa Bay 9 5 3 1 0 11 32 29 Florida 9 4 2 1 2 11 30 33 Montreal 10 4 4 1 1 10 36 34 Detroit 10 3 7 0 0 6 23 38 Ottawa 9 2 6 0 1 5 22 31 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts GF GA Washington 11 7 2 2 0 16 41 34 Carolina 10 6 3 1 0 13 33 29 NY Islanders 9 6 3 0 0 12 25 22 Columbus 10 5 3 2 0 12 26 32 Pittsburgh 11 6 5 0 0 12 36 30 Philadelphia 8 4 3 0 1 9 25 22 NY Rangers 8 3 4 1 0 7 25 27 New Jersey 8 2 4 0 2 6 19 31 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts GF GA Colorado 9 7 1 1 0 15 36 24 Nashville 10 6 3 0 1 13 42 32 St. Louis 10 5 2 2 1 13 32 32 Winnipeg 11 5 6 0 0 10 30 36 Dallas 11 3 7 0 1 7 23 32 Chicago 8 2 3 1 1 6 20 26 Minnesota 10 3 7 0 0 6 21 36 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts GF GA Edmonton 10 7 2 0 1 15 31 24 Vegas 11 7 4 0 0 14 36 28 Vancouver 9 6 3 0 0 12 30 19 Anaheim 10 6 4 0 0 12 24 22 Arizona 9 5 3 1 0 11 26 19 Calgary 11 5 5 1 0 11 29 32 San Jose 10 4 5 1 0 9 28 34 Los Angeles 10 4 6 0 0 8 29 39 Wednesday’s games Ottawa 5, Detroit 2 Tampa Bay 3, Pittsburgh 2 Thursday’s games San Jose 4, Montreal 2 NY Islanders 4, Arizona 2 NY Rangers 6, Buffalo 2 Columbus 4, Carolina 3, OT St. Louis 5, Los Angeles 2 Nashville 4, Minnesota 0 Philadelphia 4, Chicago 1 Dallas 2, Anaheim 1 Florida at Calgary, 9 p.m. Washington at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Friday’s games Colorado at Vegas, 6 p.m. San Jose at Toronto, 7 p.m. Arizona at New Jersey, 7 p.m. NY Islanders at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Buffalo at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Saturday’s games Chicago at Carolina, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Boston, 7 p.m. Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m. Nashville at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Columbus at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Dallas, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Anaheim at Colorado, 9 p.m. Calgary vs Winnipeg, at Regina, Canada, 10 p.m..

Transactions BASEBALL American League Detroit Tigers - Activated LHP Blaine Hardy from the 60-day IL. Outrighted 1B John Hicks to Toledo (IL). Outrighted RHP Victor Alcantara and LHP Daniel Stumpf to Toledo (IL). Houston Astros - Fired assistant general manager Brandon Taubman, inappropriate comments made to female reporters during the ALCS. National League Chicago Cubs - Named David Ross manager and signed him to a three-year contract. Cincinnati Reds - Named Alan Zinter hitting coach. Philadelphia Phillies - Named Joe Girardi manager and signed him to a three-year contract.

FOOTBALL National Football League Arizona Cardinals - Cut DB Trevor Williams. Baltimore Ravens - Signed DB Jordan Richards. Cincinnati Bengals - Cut WR Damion Willis. Cleveland Browns - Placed T Drew Forbes on IR/ Designated for Return list. Indianapolis Colts - Added DT Lyndon Johnson to the practice squad. Removed RB Bruce Anderson III from the practice squad. Miami Dolphins - Added DE Frank Herron to the practice squad. Minnesota Vikings - Activated WR Davion Davis from the practice squad. New York Giants - Added LB Tuzar Skipper to the practice squad. Seattle Seahawks - Cut G Jordan Roos.

BASKETBALL NCAA Basketball NC State - Announced G Blake Harris has left the program due to personal reasons. Niagara - Announced head coach Pat Beilein has resigned. Niagara - Named Greg Paulus head coach.

Brian Cashman: Yankees’ 2019 not a ‘failed season,’ but changes could be coming

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NEW YORK — On a gorgeous autumn afternoon, the Yankee Stadium grounds crew was grooming the field for a college football game. For a 10th straight October, the World Series is being played elsewhere while the Yankees prepare for next year, though “this is a championship-caliber” club according to its chief architect. “I’m not afraid to admit this was a great team, not afraid to acknowledge that we went up against a great team in Houston,” said general manager Brian Cashman on Thursday, five days after being bounced by the Astros in a six-game AL Championship Series. “I think it’s very important not to get emotional (and) to be certainly reflective on areas that you can get better at,” said the GM, who’ll be conducting organizational meetings next week to set the strategy for 2020. By overcoming a raft of key injuries to win 103 games and the AL East title, “I wouldn’t dismiss all the tremendous things that occurred during the journey,” Cashman said of his pride in the club’s accomplishments in 2019. “We failed in our final goal,” Cashman said. “But we didn’t have a failed season in my opinion.” Here’s a look at the items Cashman hit upon during his year-ending address. ——— Adding starting pitching: Gerrit Cole is set to be the winter’s prime free-agent prize, but the Yankees haven’t shown much inclination to spend wildly on rotation pieces. Plus, Cole is said to favor the West Coast and his price tag could be in the $250 million range. Zack Wheeler, Madison Bumgarner and Dallas Keuchel are among those due to hit the free agent market and it’ll ultimately be managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner’s final call – based on the recommendations of Cashman and his lieutenants – about how they choose to upgrade. “We’re always aggressive and trying to attack areas that need improvement and it just comes down to what’s available in the marketplace,” Cashman said generally of trades and free agency. Regarding the payroll to add major free agents, “I don’t see this winter being any different,”

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New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman talks on his phone during batting practice before game four of the 2019 ALCS against the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium.

Cashman said. “We entertained some big-ticket items last winter and hosted them. “In the end we chose not to play on it because we had other alternatives and other strategies that we decided to exploit.” ——— Potential free agents: Aaron Hicks will undergo Tommy John surgery next week, with a recovery time that puts him in play to return in the second half of 2020. Brett Gardner, 36, handled center field most of the year in Hicks’ absence (first due to a lower back strain) and “I don’t think there’s any question, based on the performance,” about Gardner being a regular center fielder in 2020. But Gardner is eligible for free agency, along with 2019 Yankees such as Dellin Betances, Didi Gregorius and Austin Romine, and “I can’t predict how we approach the winter yet,” Cashman said. That process begins next week. “But in terms of Brett Gardner, I don’t think there’s any

question about what his capabilities are,” Cashman said. Aroldis Chapman is eligible to opt out of the remainder of his contract (two years, $30 million) and is likely to seek an extension. “We’ll see what happens between now and (the opt-out date, after the World Series),” said Cashman, who wouldn’t “speculate on alternative options” regarding his All-Star closer. ——— Medical/conditioning staff: After putting a record 30 players on the injured list in 2019, there will be a further review of the club’s conditioning and medical areas. Cashman wouldn’t address whether he anticipated any personnel changes. That said, “clearly it’s an area that we are looking into,” Cashman said in acknowledging “areas of concern” specifically regarding whether some physical issues might have been preventable. Luis Severino and Betances

were each placed on the IL with shoulder issues in spring training and were further delayed when they developed lat strains during rehab. “I can assure you that has been a laser focus and as I described it as the ‘CSI the Bronx’ that has occurred has been occurring,” Cashman said of the club’s internal examination. “And if there are any changes you will eventually be made aware of them.” ——— Coaching staff: According to Cashman, he’ll soon discuss that topic with manager Aaron Boone to see “if we want to make any changes, if we don’t want to make any changes.” That requires a review of each staff member and then “mapping out a move forward that’s the best fit for us.” But right now, “I’m not in a position to say yes or no on that because we haven’t gone through that process.”

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Girardi’s first two coaching hires vital to his success as Phillies manager Bob Brookover The Philadelphia Inquirer

PHILADELPHIA — It is a different kind of puzzle the Phillies are putting together. Typically, when a team fires its manager following a season, the bulk of the coaching staff leaves with him. In the Phillies’ case, they parted ways with Gabe Kapler and pitching coach Chris Young and left the rest of the staff intact. It works out nicely for new manager Joe Girardi that Rob Thomson, one of his most trusted lieutenants with the New York Yankees, already has spent two seasons in the Phillies dugout as Kapler’s bench coach. Thomson will be able to provide Girardi with a thorough scouting report about not only the players but also the culture in the clubhouse.

Still, the new manager, whose hiring should be made official by the weekend, has two key hires to make and it’s possible he could add even more new coaches if he so desires. The first order of business for Girardi is the most important one. Phillies team president Andy MacPhail has often said he believes the relationship between the manager and general manager is the most important in baseball, and if that’s the case, it will be fascinating to watch Girardi’s interactions with Matt Klentak in the days ahead. It is sure to be different from the KaplerKlentak relationship. I’d argue that the relationship between the manager and the pitching coach is just as important. I’m not sure the Phillies ever win the World

Series if Charlie Manuel does not have Rich Dubee as his right-hand man in charge of the pitching staff. The trust and respect between the two men was and remains unbreakable. With a lifetime of big-league ties, Girardi should have an impressive list of candidates to choose from as his pitching coach, and as a former catcher the new Phillies manager will also have a deep insight into the strategic part of the pitching game. Whenever a new manager takes over, it’s always natural to look at some of the people who have worked with him in the past. Perhaps conveniently for Girardi, his pitching coach when the Yankees beat the See GIRARDI B6

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2019-2020 Biennial Temporary Assistance and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment Plan The biennial Plan outlines local policy governing employment programs operated to provide employment services for Family Assistance (FA), Safety Net Assistance (SN), and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients as well as optional services for individuals eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) services with incomes up to 200% of the federal poverty level. The Plan includes the Agency’s policy and/or procedure for the approval of training programs, disability determinations and work accommodation procedures, available support services and conciliation procedures. To review the plan, individuals may contact the Principal Social Welfare Examiner, Lindsay Arp, at (518)828-9411 ext. 2126 All comments regarding the plan must be received in writing by close of business on November 30, 2019. Comments may be mailed or dropped off at: Columbia County Department of Social Services 25 Railroad Avenue PO Box 458 Hudson, New York 12534 Attn: Director of Income Maintenance

Owners of real property located in that portion of the Cairo-Durham Central School District, County of Greene, New York, take notice that taxes will be received from September 3, 2019 through November 1, 2019. Taxes may be paid in person at the Bank of Greene County, 230 M Simons Road during lobby banking hours. Taxes may be paid by mail to Tax Collector, P. O. Box 10, Cairo, N. Y. 12413. Taxes may be paid online at www.infotaxonline.com. TAX BILL MUST ACCOMPANY ALL MAILED and INPERSON PAYMENTS. From September 3, 2019 through October 2, 2019 NO PENALTY will be charged. A two percent (2%) penalty will be added from October 3, 2019 through November 1, 2019. November 1, 2019 will be the last day for payment of taxes. Thereafter, uncollected tax rolls are turned over to the Greene County Treasurer. Sharon Rarick Tax Collector Cairo-Durham Central School District PO Box 10 Cairo, New York 12413 The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Hillsdale will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hillsdale Town Hall to consider the following: An application by Steven Bluestone (Hillsdale Mercantile LLC) for an Area Variance (setbacks & lot size) on 32 Anthony Street, Hillsdale, NY. All interested parties are urged to attend.

ATTENTION HAMLET OF NEW BALTIMORE RESIDENTS As in past years, the Highway Department will pick up LEAVES this fall. PLEASE NOTE: Leaves must be BAGGED in biodegradable bags and LEFT AT CURBSIDE. Bags will be picked up MONDAYS, October 21- November 25. Do not rake or deposit leaves into drainage ditches or culverts. We appreciate your cooperation regarding this matter. Alan VanWormer, Highway Superintendent, Town of New Baltimore KEYOLOGY GROUP, LLC Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 9/16/19. Office Columbia County. SSNY designated as registered agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 3513 New St. Valatie, NY 12185. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice is hereby given that special meetings of the Durham Town Board will be held October 28th and October 30th, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Durham Town Hall, for the purpose of developing the 2020 town budget and any other issues that arise. By Order of the Durham Town Board

Publication Notice: Burdock Hill Farm, LLC a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on September 25, 2019. Office location: Columbia County, NY. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to P.O. Box 147, Columbiaville, NY 12050. Purpose: Real Estate Rental; General business purposes.

Legal Notice School Tax Collector's Notice Catskill Central School Towns of Catskill, Athens, Cairo Owners of real property located in that portion of the Catskill Central School District, County of Greene, New York, take notice that taxes will be received from September 3, 2019 through November 4, 2019. Taxes may be paid in person at the Bank of Greene County, 425 Main Street or 100 Catskill Commons during lobby banking hours. Taxes may be paid by mail to Tax Collector, P. O. Box 390, Catskill, and N. Y. 12414. Taxes may be paid online at

Legal Notice School Tax Collector’s Notice Cairo-Durham Central School Towns of Athens, Cairo, Catskill, Coxsackie, Durham, Greenville, Conesville and Rensselaerville.

www.catskillcsd.org . TAX BILL MUST ACCOMPANY ALL PAYMENTS. From September 3, 2019 through October 4, 2019 NO PENALTY will be charged. A two percent (2%) penalty will be added from October 5, 2019 through November 4, 2019. November 4, 2019 will be the last day for payment of taxes. There after, uncollected tax rolls are turned over to the Greene County Treasurer. Nyrelle Colon Tax Collector Catskill Central School 347 West Main Street Catskill, New York 12414 ncolon@catskillcsd.org Pub. , Aug 24, Sept 14, Oct 4, Oct 26

Variance for relief from side-yard setback requirements as stipulated in the Density Control Schedule and Article V, Section 250-19(J), Supplementary Regulations, of the Code of the Town of Kinderhook for the construction of a barn. Said hearing(s) to be held on the 7th day of November, 2019 at the Kinderhook Town Hall, 3211 Church Street, Valatie, NY at which time all interested parties will be given the opportunity to be heard. Additional information regarding the application can be obtained by contacting the Zoning Board Secretary or the Town Building Department. By Order of the Board. Respectfully submitNOTICE OF PUBLIC ted, Nataly D. Jones, HEARING Secretary. Town of Greenville, New York NOTICE IS HEREBY PUBLIC NOTICE OF PRELIMIGIVEN that a public ANNUAL hearing will be held NARY BUDGET before the Town Board Notice is hereby given for the Town of Green- that the annual prelimiville at the Greenville nary budget of the Town Hall on the 6th Town of Greenville for day of November the year 2020 has 2019, at 6:45 p.m., re- been completed and garding the adoption filed in the office of the of a Local Law to Clerk of the Town of Override the Tax Levy Greenville; that the Limit established in Town Board of said General Municipal Law Town will at a meeting §3-c. This law is be- to be held at the Pioing proposed to com- neer Hall of the Town ply with subdivision 5 of Greenville, Greene of the General Munici- Co. NY on Wednespal Law §3-c which day, the 6th day of Noexpressly authorizes vember 2019, at 7:00 the Town Board to pm, hold a hearing override the tax levy thereupon and review limit by the adoption of said budget, and any a local law approved person may be heard by vote of at least sixty in favor of or against percent (60%) of the the budget, as comTown Board. At such piled, for or against time and place all per- any item or items sons interested in the therein contained. subject matter thereof The proposed salaries will be heard concern- of each member of the Town Board, the Suing the same. Copies of the pro- pervisor, Town Clerkposed law shall be Collector and Superinavailable at the time of tendent of Highways, the hearing and shall therein set forth, are as be available at times follows: Councilman prior to and after the Town hearing at the Town $5,871 per annum Supervisor Clerk’s Office during Town normal business hours $14,420 per annum for the purpose of in- Town Clerk-Collector spection or procure- $37,938 per annum of ment by interested Superintendent H i g h w a y s persons. The proposed Local $56,368 per annum Law to Override the As well, any and all Tax Levy Limit Estab- matters brought before lished in General Mu- the Board may be disnicipal Law §3-c es- cussed. tablishes the Greenville By order of the Town Town Board’s intent to Board Park, Town override the limit on Jackie the amount of real Clerk-Collector property taxes that Town of Greenville may be levied by the Town of Greenville. By order of the Town Request for Proposal Transportation of PuBoard Jackie Park, Town pils Clerk-Collector Town of Greenville PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Kinderhook Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing pursuant to Section 250-53 of the Code of the Town of Kinderhook on the following application(s) 1. 7:00pm –Colin Crozier, 26 Blossom Lane, Valatie, NY; Tax Parcel ID: 22.-2-35 - Area

The Board of Education of the CoxsackieAthens Central School District, Greene County, New York, invites sealed proposals for providing transportation for regular day transportation and other purpose transportation for the CoxsackieAthens Central School District. Pursuant to Section 156.12, the Board of Education intends to award the request for proposal based upon an evaluation of proposals in accordance with the established criteria: 1) Previous Quality of Experience of the Proposer in School Transportation – 8%, 2) Owner of previous transportation companies – 2%, 3) Safety Program – 12%, 4) Accident History – 8%, 5) Record of Drivers – 8%, 6) Fleet Inspection Record and Vehicle Replacement Schedule – 8%, 7) Maintenance Schedule of Vehicles – 3%, 8) Financial Analysis – 8%, 9) Insurance Requirements – 3%, 10) Costpoints to be prorated on percentage over lowest cost – 40% total of 100% Proposals will be received at the District Office, 24 Sunset Boulevard, Coxsackie NY 12051 until December 2, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at which time they will be opened. The Request for Proposal may be obtained from the Business Office at the above mentioned address. The Board reserves the right to reject all proposals and also the right to waive any informalities in proposals. There will be a meeting with potential contractors on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. to address any questions or concerns relative to the proposed contract, at the Coxsackie-Athens Central School District Office, 24 Sunset Blvd., Coxsackie NY 12051

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UNDER SEC. 182 NYS LIEN LAW, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS CONTENTS OF STORAGE UNIT, WILL BE SOLD AT AUCTION ON NOV. 4TH 2019 AT 12:00 NOON AT 90 HEALY BLVD. HUDSON, NY 12534. THIS AUCTION COULD BE CANCELED AT ANYTIME. CALL 518-828-5213. THE SALE OF SUCH PROPERTY IS TO SATISFY THE LIEN OF AFFORDABLE SELF STORAGE ON PROPERTY STORED FOR THE ACCOUNT OF: UNIT NUMBER NAME ADDRESS 1298 RICHARD LENTZ HUDSON,NY 604 GENEVIEVE FANNING HUDSON,NY 277 TANNELL MEINER YONKERS, NY 321 SHOUNTELL WALKER HUDSON,NY 1301 URSULA LABAN HUDSON, NY 1308 URSULS LABAN HUDSON,NY 291 EDWARD STALLMAN GHENT,NY 411 MARION MARKOWITZ HUDSON,NY 1181 DOREEN JOHNSON HUDSON,NY 645 AUDREY SNOW PHILMONT,NY 549 KATRINA KHAN PHILMONT,NY 74 TERI HARE NY,NY 2196 JACOB LUECK HUDSON,NY

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The town of Jewett Highway Department will be accepting applications for a highway maintenance worker/ mechanic. Qualifications are as follows: CDL class A or B, highway or construction experience preferred but not necessary. Must be able to obtain required certifications through the first several months. Must be able to pass physical/ medical examination/ drug test. Must be able to endure exposure to summer/ winter conditions. Must be able to respond to emergency call out within one hour. Employment expected to begin in early December of 2019. Applications may be physically obtained from the town clerk’s office Monday thru Thursday from 10am-2pm or mailed/ e-mailed by request. Competed applications should be dropped off to the Town Clerks Office located at 3547 Route 23C Jewett promptly.

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Has Denny Hamlin’s time finally come to win the NASCAR Cup championship? David Scott The Charlotte Observer

The third round of the NASCAR Cup playoffs get cranked up this weekend at Martinsville Speedway after what can only be described as a scintillating end of the second round at Kansas. There are plenty of story lines to follow heading into the third round, which also includes races at Texas and Phoenix. Here are five of them: ——— HAMLIN’S HOT Kansas winner Denny Hamlin, who’s the third seed, has won five times this season. He was incredibly consistently in the second round, also finishing fifth at Dover and third at Talladega. He probably wears the mantle of “best driver to never have won the championship.” He was close in 2010, when he finished second behind Jimmie Johnson. He’s poised to take that next step now. ELLIOTT SQUEEZES IN Sixth-seed Chase Elliott, who finished second at Kansas, is the only driver of Hendrick Motorsports’ four-driver stable

to qualify for the eight-driver third round (William Byron and Alex Bowman didn’t make the cut; Johnson didn’t qualify for the playoffs). And Elliott almost didn’t make it to the next round. He racked up 50 points with a runner-up finish at Kansas, enough to “point” his way into the next round. But he also needed Brad Keselowski to lose places (and drop points) late in the race, which Keselowski obliged Elliott by doing. TIME FOR BUSCH TO STEP UP? Kyle Busch is the top seed in the third round. But Busch, the 2015 champion and a four-time winner this season, hasn’t won in the playoffs. His last trip to victory lane was at Pocono in early June. Busch has stayed comfortably near, or at, the top of the standings throughout the playoffs. He’s going to need to win again though to show he’s a contender for the title. CAN THEY DO IT AGAIN? Seventh-seed Kyle Larson and No. 8 Ryan Blaney are in the third round thanks to second-round victories (Larson at Dover; Blaney at Talladega).

They both start the round with a points deficit, but that didn’t stop them in the second round, when their victories also cost perennial contender Keselowski a spot. USUAL SUSPECTS The remainder of the third round’s field contains former champs Martin Truex Jr., Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick. Second-seed Truex is the season’s victory leader (six), and he dominated the first round with two wins. No. 4 Logano is the defending champ. And fifth-seed Harvick, always in the mix, will never be out of the conversation (especially because of his career history at Phoenix, where he has won nine times). ——— THIS WEEK’S NASCAR RACE AT MARTINSVILLE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. Race: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series First Data 500. Distance: 500 laps, or 263 miles. Where: Martinsville Speedway, a .526-mile asphalt (concrete in turns) paper-clip shaped oval in Martinsville, Va. When: 3 p.m., Sunday.

TV: NBCSN. Last year’s winner: Joey Logano. Also this week: NASCAR Hall of Fame 200, Truck Series, Martinsville Speedway, Saturday, 1:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1. Worth mentioning: The Cup Series playoffs’ third round begins. ... The Xfinity Series is off this week. ... Brett Moffitt has a 23-point lead over Stewart Friesen in the Truck standings. ——— WHO’S HOT/WHO’S NOT HOT Denny Hamlin: Kansas victory gives him plenty of momentum heading into the third round. Chase Elliott: Needed everything to go right at Kansas, and it did. NOT Brad Keselowski: Needed everything to go right at Kansas, and it didn’t. Ryan Newman: Was in the mix earlier in the playoffs, didn’t last 72 laps at Kansas before a wreck took him out of the race and a last-place finish.

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NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin waves to fans as he is introduced at the Daytona 500, at Daytona International Speedway on February 17.

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Zakhariah Chowdury. Catskill’s lone goal, came on an equalizer shortly thereafter by Eddie Rogers. Unfortunately for the Cats, this was the only opportunity they were able to actually put the ball in the Bluehawks’ net. Hudson took the lead on another corner kick minutes

later, where Catskill keeper Cody Young attempted to punch the ball out. He whiffed and almost knocked out his own defender, as Rahim Wali of Hudson picked up the scraps and scored his first goal of the night. Hudson went into halftime up 4-1 and it wasn’t looking good for the Cats. Things took a turn for the worse, when the Bluehawks scored three straight goals in a matter of minutes to widen the lead to

7-1. And it could have been even worse for Catskill, if not for at least two or three wide open chances for Hudson that either sailed too high, or curved wide of the net. A bright spot for Catskill in the 2nd half, was an incredible save by Cody Young after the one of Hudson’s strikers dribbled around and through three or four defenders effortlessly. But it was already 7-1 by that point so a morale boost

was not going to do anything to keep the Cats in the playoffs. Maraz Hossain, Bashar Hotbani, Connor Tomaso, Abid Ali and Rukon Hussain also had goals for Hudson, which outshot Catskill, 16-3. This victory brought the Bluehawks’ record to 11-3-1 as they go on to play at No.2 Mechanicville in the quarterfinals on Saturday. The Cats finish up with a 9-8 overall record.

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Hudson’s Abid Ali (13) brings the ball up the pitch during Thursday’s Section II Class B opening round game against Catskill at the Bluehawks Sports Complex.

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Phillies in the 2009 World Series is available. Dave Eiland, who was with the Yanks from 2008 through 2010, was fired by the New York Mets in the middle of the 2019 season. Eiland, 53, was also the pitching coach in Kansas City when the Royals went to consecutive World Series in 2014 and 2015, winning it the second time against the Mets. Eiland’s 2013 staff with the Royals had the lowest ERA in the American League and that started a string of three straight seasons in which Kansas City posted an ERA under 4.00, which is always an impressive accomplishment in the league with a designated hitter. The Mets, however, struggled with Eiland as their pitching coach last season despite having one of the better rotations in baseball. The team’s 4.70 ERA when Eiland was fired June 20 ranked 13th among the National League’s 15 teams. After Eiland was replaced by 82-year-old Phil Regan, the Mets had a 3.88 ERA over their final 88 games, which was third in the league. Still, the fact Eiland has a track record at all is good news because the Phillies’

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Hoosick Falls 1 GREENVILLE — Kaitlyn Silk and Isabella Trostle each had a goal to lift Greenville to a 2-1 victory over Hoosick falls in Thursday’s opening round game in the Section II Class B girls soccer playoffs.

Hudson’s Rahim Wali (5) steps into the ball during Thursday’s Section II Class B boys soccer opening round game against Catskill.

decision to go with the inexperienced Chris Young as pitching coach in 2019 was an obvious mistake. Two other men who worked with Girardi and remain on the Yankees’ coaching staff could also be in the running for the job as pitching coach. Eiland was replaced in New York by veteran pitching coach Larry Rothschild and he has remained with the Yankees for the last nine seasons. The Yanks reached the postseason in six of those nine seasons and also had a team ERA below 4.00 in six of those nine years. With Rothschild as pitching coach, the Yankees have had a consistently solid but never dominant starting rotation. Their bullpen, on the other hand, has been among baseball’s best each of the last three seasons. Rothschild, 65, was the first manager in Tampa Bay and the Marlins’ pitching coach under Jim Leyland when Florida won the World Series in 1997. He was also the Cubs’ pitching coach from 2002 through 2010, working under Dusty Baker and Lou Piniella. He obviously has a ton of experience, but the Yankees would have to let him go in order for the Phillies to hire him. Mike Harkey, the Yankees’ bullpen coach, is also a potential candidate. The former big league pitcher

was part of Girardi’s first coaching staff after being hired in 2008 and he returned to the team in 2016 following a two-year stint in Arizona. Should the Phillies want Harkey as their pitching coach, it seems unlikely that the Yankees would prevent him from that kind of promotion. The Phillies, of course, also need a hitting instructor, which is obviously an important job after the team underachieved in almost every offensive category in 2019. Kevin Long was Girardi’s hitting instructor when the Yankees beat the Phillies in the 2009 World Series, but he is unlikely to be available after serving in that role this season with the Washington Nationals. Jim Presley was Girardi’s hitting instructor with the Marlins and Alan Cockrell worked for the Phillies’ new manager in New York. There is some sentiment within the organization to bring back Matt Stairs, who was the Phillies’ hitting instructor in 2017 before leaving for the same job in San Diego. Stairs was out of baseball in 2019. Girardi’s hiring will surely change the culture of the Phillies and the manager’s first two coaching hires will also have a significant impact on the franchise’s immediate future.

Morgan Whitbeck had an assist for Greenville Spartans goaltender Josie O’Hare stopped seven shots. Greenville plays at Holy Names today. VOLLEYBALL PATROON CRARYVILLE — Taconic Hills posted a 3-0 victory over Albany Leadership in Thursday’s Patroon Conference girls volleyball match.

For the Titans, Morgan Monty had 10 aces and 8 assists, Morgan Smith 3 kills and Hethar Scutt 3 kills and 2 aces. On Wednesday, the Titans defeated Hudson, 3-1. Monty had 7 aces, 15 assists, 4 kills and 6 digs, Hailey Ward 6 kills and 5 digs, Sara Leipman 4 kills and 18 digs and Amya Bridgham 19 digs.

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chances are all nuts, bolts, d-rings and straps are in fine shape. That may not be the case when refreshing a tree stand that’s been in the woods for years. Check the condition of fabric straps that have been subjected to the damaging effects of weather; sunlight, dry rot, rain, snow, and ice. I checked an old stand recently, and while the chain and turnbuckle were in fine shape, the ratchet of the strap was inoperable. When my knife barely touched the weather-beaten strap, it all too readily gave way. Consider that old straps that may still be tight and seem fine, might not necessarily be a good thing. One likely reason for the increased tension is the tree you hung your stand on years ago is growing, slowly stretching that strap and ratchet to their structural limits. There have been documented cases where old, worn straps let go under the weight of a climbing or sitting hunter. There are simple ways to avoid this. Always use steel chains or cables to secure the stand to a live tree so if straps break or come undone, the stand will remain attached. Even though a stand remains attached to the tree, falls while climbing or moving on the

Hudson’s Rukon Hussain (9) chases down a loose ball during Thursday’s Section II Class B boys soccer opening round game against Catskill.

stand can lead to serious injury. The obvious way to prevent this is to use a full-body safety harness to tether you to the tree once in the stand. Use a climbing tether to keep you constantly connected to the stand while ascending and descending. Lack of wearing a safety harness or climbing tether is a key cause of injuries to hunters using tree stands. DEC regularly puts out some excellent advice on how to avoid tree stand injuries. Here’s a few tips from a recent “DEC Hunting and Trapping Newsletter:” Tree Stand Incidents and Safety Tree stand incidents are becoming a major cause of hunting-related injuries and fatalities in New York. The proper use of tree stands and full-body harnesses will help prevent injuries and fatalities. Follow these safety guidelines to ensure a safe, enjoyable hunt: Check your stands (including straps and chains) every season and before every use and replace any worn or missing pieces. Use a full-body harness with a lifeline, and stay connected from the time you leave the ground until the time you get back down. Never carry your gun, bow, crossbow, or gear as you climb to your stand. Secure all your hunting equipment to a haul line, such as a strong rope. Do not tie the haul line around the

trigger or trigger guard on a firearm, and raise a firearm with the muzzle pointing toward the ground. Once you are safely in your stand, and your tether is attached to the tree, raise your equipment into your stand. Use the same haul line to lower your equipment to the ground before climbing down. Let a reliable person know where you will be hunting and when you will return. A map showing your stand location makes it easier for others to find you if you do not return on time. Carry emergency equipment, such as a knife, cell phone, flashlight and whistle in your pockets at all times (not in your pack). Hunting from tree stands is a great way to enjoy hunting while giving you an advantage. It’s easy to avoid serious tree stand related injuries. Proper care and use of tree stands and full body harnesses will help prevent injuries. Using common sense and following DEC tree stand safety guidelines will lead to a safer, more enjoyable hunt. Happy Hunting, Fishing, & Trapping until next time. Remember to report poaching violations by calling 1-844-DEC-ECOS. You can share any comments with our sports desk at sports@ registerstar.com *If you have a fishing or hunting report, photo, or event you would like to be considered for publication, you can send it to: huntfishreport@gmail.com

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Woman feels widening gap in long-distance relationship Dear Abby, I’m in a relationship with a man who lives eight hours away. We met last year through a dating site while he was in my area on a business trip but lost contact shortly after he returned home. We recently reconnected and have been talking and/or texting daily DEAR ABBY since. I’m looking for a job in his area, and he is in favor of that. Ever since the last time I visited him (a week ago), his texts have become less romantic and there are fewer of them. We also haven’t talked on the phone as often. He works 60-plus hours a week and sees his children on weekends, so I understand his time is limited. (However, he made time for me until a week ago.) Today I asked him if he was still interested in me. I pointed out that I haven’t heard from him as often as I did before my last visit, and I’m getting the feeling he’s lost interest. He said he hasn’t lost interest; he has just been busy. He went on to say he doesn’t have time to be on the phone with me 24/7, and my pessimism bothers him. I responded that I don’t think it’s unreasonable to want to hear from him at least once a day if we are in a committed relationship, especially since we don’t have the luxury of being able to spend time together often. Is it too much to ask to hear from him on a daily basis? After all, I am willing to relocate for him. Serious In The South

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It’s entirely possible, with his work schedule

and family commitments, that he has been busy in the week since your visit. It is also possible that he’s feeling pressured because of your impending move to his city, and you have picked up on the fact that he is distancing himself. I suggest you slow down that move. Don’t push or smother him. Give him a chance to pursue YOU for a while. His reaction to that will tell you everything you need to know. Dear Abby, When my mom passed away, friends and family were very responsive immediately following her death. During that time, I was numb and in a fog. Weeks later, when I really needed emotional support and help packing things up, no one was around. The same thing happened when my father passed away, and now with the passing of my beloved dog. I realize that everyone is busy with their own lives. A few days of caring and then “crickets”! Is this the new normal? Busy In California I am sorry you have experienced all the deaths you have because the sadness can be cumulative. I do not think people mean to be insensitive at times like this. Unless someone has experienced the kind of losses that you have, they often fail to understand that the grieving person may need more than an “I’m sorry for your loss.” This is why it is important for those who are grieving to express to their friends what they need from them. Sometimes people are just waiting for guidance.

Calcium fortified foods may be better than calcium supplements I just completed a bone density scan that showed that I have osteopenia. My doctor has suggested that I take both vitamin D and calcium. I read your recent column that said this can increase stroke risk, which my doctor did not tell me. I am confused that she TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH would suggest I take vitamin D and calcium if it would increase risk of stroke.

DR. KEITH ROACH

Taken together, calcium and vitamin D reduce the risk of fracture in women with osteoporosis. Naturally, your doctor is concerned about your bones and wants to prevent a fracture, which can be devastating. However, there is a substantial and growing body of literature suggesting that calcium supplements, but not dietary calcium, increase the risk of heart disease, and a new study showed an increased risk of stroke among those taking calcium supplements and vitamin D. However, there are other studies that have NOT shown an association between calcium supplements and heart attack or stroke. Experts are divided. There is then a question of competing risks: The benefit of a decreased fracture risk you get in taking the calcium and vitamin D versus the possible harm in stroke and heart disease. Your doctor may have balanced the risk and felt the calcium was more benefit than harm. She may also be in the school that feels calcium supplements have little or no risk. I am risk-averse for my patients and feel that, when possible, taking calcium through

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food, not supplements, gives the best of both worlds: reduced fracture risk without increasing the risk of heart disease and stroke. This may require a broader change in diet, which may be inconvenient to some. Calcium-fortified foods are another option. My son was diagnosed with breast cancer. He just turned 51. I was wondering how many men have breast cancer. He is a wonderful person and well-liked. Why did it happen to him? One percent or less of breast cancer is in men, and the vast majority of men have no identifiable risk. I am sorry your son has this diagnosis, and wish him well with treatment. Men often seek medical attention for a breast mass later than women, due to lack of knowledge about this condition as well as lack of screening. Men typically get breast cancer at older ages than women, but treatment is similar, with surgery, sometimes radiation and/or chemotherapy, guided by the results and hormone status of the breast tumor pathology. Men with breast cancer are at high risk for certain genetic conditions, including the BRCA gene mutations. He should consider genetic testing and the impact that might have on his children, if any. It would also affect screening for other conditions.

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Horoscope By Stella Wilder Born today, you are usually a cheerful, affable and friendly individual who seems, time and again, to enjoy almost any sort of interaction with other people. Indeed, you are often the person whom other people seek out in social situations, for they know that any interaction with you will be positive and enjoyable. While all of this is true, however, it overlooks the fact that beneath the surface you harbor doubts and insecurities that can, at times, prove quite self-destructive. You don’t like to share your troubles with others; you much prefer to face them alone, working on them as best you can without pulling others into any sort of conflict that you feel is your responsibility. This can, of course, prolong periods of hardship, strain your relationships and cause you to risk both personal and professional gains. Also born on this date are: Lauren Tewes, actress; Mahalia Jackson, singer; Jaclyn Smith, actress and model; Cary Elwes, actor; Pat Sajak, TV game show host; Bob Hoskins, actor; Jackie Coogan, actor. 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. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You may not want to attract attention today, but the choice isn’t necessarily yours. Things happen that rob you of your invisibility! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You can have more fun than usual today simply by do-

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ing what comes naturally — and by involving a friend for whom this may be a new adventure. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You may be the unwitting victim of someone else’s attempts at misdirection today. Soon, however, you’ll be on track and advancing quickly. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You’re not willing to accept responsibility for that which was not your doing — but you can surely help solve the problem when asked. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — An attraction turns into something else today. Danger lies in being unable to identify what is really going on. Seek a friend’s advice. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — That which is most significant may also be most obscured, at least for a while. You may want to sit back and wait for clear signs. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — After a short but intense period of increased effort, you should have an easier time of it today. Others are eager to learn something from you. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Your learning curve may be rather steep today, but you can make progress in a way that is unique to you — and that wins you immediate rewards. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Keep your eyes and ears open for indications that not all is as it should be. The unusual will require your attention at all times today. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — The difference between clear and cloudy is evident today, though you may have trouble when things are supposed to be “routine.”

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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek Get the free JUST JUMBLE app • Follow us on Twitter @PlayJumble

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

Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.

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

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Answers (Answers Tuesday Monday) Jumbles: CAGEY SLANT HELMET DRIVEL Answer: Lodging is important to the economy of the “Pine Tree State” and is considered a — “MAINE-STAY”

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Whose signature song is it? Initials are provided. (e.g., “White Christmas” (B.C.) Answer: Bing Crosby.) Freshman level 1. “Folsom Prison Blues” (J.C.) 2. “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” (T.B.) 3. “Que Sera, Sera” (D.D.) 4. “Take Me Home, Country Roads” (J.D.) 5. “My Heart Will Go On” (C.D.) Graduate level 6. “Mack the Knife” (B.D.) 7. “Stormy Weather” (L.H.) 8. “Billie Jean” (M.J.) 9. “Downtown” (P.C.) 10. “Crazy” (P.C.) PH.D. level 11. “Margaritaville” (J.B.) 12. “Respect” (A.F.) 13. “Take the ‘A’ Train” (D.E.) 14. “Thanks for the Memory” (B.H.) 15. “At Last” (E.J.)

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Johnny Cash. 2. Tony Bennett. 3. Doris Day. 4. John Denver. 5. Celine Dion. 6. Bobby Darin. 7. Lena Horne. 8. Michael Jackson. 9. Petula Clark. 10. Patsy Cline. 11. Jimmy Buffett. 12. Aretha Franklin. 13. Duke Ellington. 14. Bob Hope. 15. Etta James. 24 to 30 points — congratulations, doctor; 18 to 23 points — honors graduate; 13 to 17 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 5 to 12 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 4 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?

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Crossword Puzzle Mother Goose & Grimm ACROSS 1 Wife to Todd, Fisher & Burton 4 Deep pink 9 __ of; somewhat 13 Paper fastener 15 Actor __ Ballard 16 Half a sextet 17 Rational 18 Letters from Greece 19 Landlord’s collection 20 Derelict in duty 22 __ Benedict; fancy breakfast 23 Reagan & others 24 __ Angeles 26 Sandal features 29 Game bird 34 Arrogance 35 Duel with lances on horseback 36 Actress Jamie __ Curtis 37 TV’s “What’s My __?” 38 Cries hard 39 Polaris or Antares 40 “__ my party and I’ll cry if I want to…” 41 Señor Castro 42 Fruit salad ingredients 43 High schooler 45 Like very rough sandpaper 46 Stop __ dime 47 First king of Israel 48 Usually dry riverbed 51 One seeking damages 56 High cards 57 Weight unit 58 No longer valid 60 Escape 61 Shoptalk 62 Delight 63 Chewable antacids 64 Word of welcome 65 Fail to keep up DOWN 1 Dieter’s concern: abbr. 2 Neighbor of Iraq

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Angela Kinsey, left, and Jenna Fischer, two actresses from “The Office,” ‘created a podcast about the show. Fischer, who played Pam Beesly, and Kinsey, who played Angela Martin, wanted to find a way to continue working together creatively, they came up with an idea: a rewatch podcast full of their behind-the-scenes insights and best friend banter. Nathaniel Wood/New York Times

The ‘Office Ladies’ return to Dunder Mifflin PODCAST: Audio show to feature episode-by-episode commentary of ‘The Office’ series By PHOEBE LETT New York Times

For a show that was never a ratings smash during its nine-year run, “The Office” has experienced an astronomical afterlife. In fact, it had a second season thanks only to an NBC executive staking his reputation on its potential. But “The Office” — a drabby workplace sitcom that debuted in 2005 and was adapted from Ricky Gervais’s crueler British mockumentary series — has become Netflix’s mostwatched show. It clocked 45.8 billion viewing minutes last year, according to Nielsen. That’s 14 billion more minutes than “Friends” garnered during that time and 18.2 billion more than Netflix’s own hit “Stranger Things.” So when Jenna Fischer, who played Pam Beesly (the front desk receptionist at the fictional paper company Dunder Mifflin, based in Scranton, Pennsylvania), and Angela Kinsey, who played Angela Martin (its no-nonsense head of accounting and the future Mrs. Dwight Schrute), wanted to continue working together, they came up with an idea: a

podcast full of their behind-the-scenes insights and best friend banter. Stitcher’s podcast network Earwolf — a go-to producer for unscripted comedy podcasts thanks to Scott Aukerman’s “Comedy Bang! Bang!” and the more recent “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” — jumped at the pitch. Kinsey and Fischer then recorded a 19-second teaser for “Office Ladies”; released early Sept. 17, it became the No. 1 podcast on the Apple charts by that evening. The first episode of the podcast debuts Wednesday (it has more than 6,000 five-star reviews already). Right after recording their fifth episode (“Basketball”), Fischer and Kinsey hopped on an Earwolf studios speakerphone to talk about the podcast experience, an “Office” reboot and “resting Angela Martin face.” These are edited excerpts from that conversation. Q: Did the reaction to your trailer surprise you?

JENNA FISCHER: This is a whole new world for us, so honestly we were taken aback. ANGELA KINSEY: I was on a walk in my neighborhood and this young couple were across the street, and they were like, “We love your podcast!” And I was like, “Wait, it’s not out!” And they said, “Well, we like your trailer!” I was like, “Thank you!” Q: So where did the idea for the podcast come from? KINSEY: I was going through my garage, and I have all of these Rubbermaid bins full of photos and memorabilia. Jenna jokes that I’m a hoarder because I save everything. I would save a little note that Oscar passed me, a drawing that Jenna drew or a prop. I have Michael Scott’s business card. FISCHER: You have Dwight and Angela’s wedding invitation. KINSEY: So I was going through it all, and Jenna came over and was looking through it with me, and it made us really nostalgic. We started reminiscing, See ‘OFFICE’ C2

‘Zombieland: Double Tap’ uses what ‘Neo Cab’ is video game worked in the first film to good effect noir at its best By MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN Washington Post

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There’s a repetitive — but not necessarily redundant — quality to “Zombieland: Double Tap,” a violent, funny and satisfying sequel to the 2009 cult hit zombie comedy about a quartet of human survivors trying to build a sense of family as they travel across an America overrun by the undead. It’s in the very subtitle, which in addition to signifying “No. 2” (a double entendre that the makers of this gleefully vulgar exercise in potty-mouthedness would almost certainly appreciate), refers back to a concept introduced in the original movie. “Double Tap” is just one of dozens of survival “rules” advanced by

2 ½ stars out of 4 CAST: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin DIRECTOR: Ruben Fleischer RUNNING TIME: 1 hour, 39 minutes INDUSTRY RATING: R, for bloody violence, strong language throughout, some drug use and sexuality

the series’ obsessive-compulsive narrator (Jesse Eisenberg), and it alludes to a firearm technique that advocates shooting someone — in this case, a zombie — not just once, but twice for good measure, to make sure the target is well and truly neutralized. It applies equally well to the new

film, which reprises most of what was already so effective about “Zombieland” in the first place: a sense of cartoonishly over-thetop violence that the film wears lightly — like a consequencefree, first-person-shooter video game — tempered by a surprising sweetness that’s hidden beneath a veneer of near-constant, catchphrase-worthy wisecracking. “You guys are all very sarcastic,” says a new character, Madison (Zoey Deutch), with enormous understatement, when she meets the four trash-talking protagonists, who, like her, have all adopted nicknames that point to their hometowns: Columbus See MOVIE C2

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“Neo Cab” Developed by: Chance Agency Published by: Fellow Traveler Available on: iOS, Mac, PC, Nintendo Switch Mercurial characters? Check. Moral compromises? Check. Emotionally nuanced endings? Check. By any reasonable measure, “Neo Cab” is the most captivating video game noir that’s drifted into my life in the Trump era. This visual novel, set in the futuristic city of Los Ojos, delivers a smart, socially-conscious tale about a woman trying to scratch out a living as a taxi driver in a gig economy that’s tilted against her. “Neo Cab’s” vision of a future in which technology has become even more

physically invasive is imaginatively persuasive and packs the punch of a classic science-fiction warning — heads up, big data is coming to get you. Lina is a driver for Neo Cab, an appbased taxi company. Almost broke and hankering to start a new chapter in her life, she moves to Los Ojos at the invitation of her friend Savy. In L.O., she chafes at the domination of Capra, a tech company whose driverless cars dominate the streets. Lina once worked for Capra until she and everyone like herself were downsized when the company updated its cars so they would run on a driverless network. Soon after Lina gets to town she gives Savy a lift. She doesn’t get much time to catch up with her friend, who is eager See ‘NEO’ C2

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and the 15-year anniversary is coming up so we thought this is a great opportunity for us to rewatch it and talk about our memories, our behind-thescenes moments and share it with the fans. Q: Why a podcast? FISCHER: Rainn Wilson (who played Dwight Schrute) used to say we should have our own talk show. We have dreamed for many years of one day taking over the fourth hour of “The Today Show.” (Both laugh) I’m going to keep putting it out there until it’s a reality. That was what morphed into the idea of a podcast — we wanted to be storytellers and tell our stories out loud. KINSEY: And we love to chitty-chat, so. Q: What about “The Office” lends itself really well to the podcast format? KINSEY: The show’s documentary format makes it very easy to revisit one episode at a time. We’re going in order,

but even if we hadn’t, you can watch almost any episode and basically know where everyone’s at. But also, “The Office” is just so beloved. The people listening to this podcast will have probably seen it way more times than even Jenna and I have. They have a real handle on each episode. They have very strong memories of the episodes. FISCHER: Yes! I didn’t realize that for the episode of “The Alliance” (during which downsizing rumors take hold), how many people wanted to hear about Rainn Wilson being inside of a box. So, I was like, well, we have to talk about that. I’m going to get to the bottom of that. Q: Should we expect 201 episodes? FISCHER: We’ll keep going as long as people are listening. KINSEY: We’re going to hit up all of the cast and crew to make pop-in phone calls, stop by. FISCHER: Yeah. Rainn Wilson called in on our third episode, the “Health Care” episode. Our props master, Phil Shea, called in for “The Alliance.”

Angela Kinsey, left, and Jenna Fischer at Earwolf Studios in Los Angeles, Sept. 27, 2019. Nathaniel Wood/The New York Times

Angela Kinsey, left, and Jenna Fischer at Earwolf Studios in Los Angeles, Sept. 27, 2019, where they record their rewatch podcast full of their behind-the-scenes insights and best friend banter. Nathaniel Wood/The New York Times

KINSEY: And we have a few of our directors and writers already in line ready to go.

two different personalities coming at you with information.

Q: What’s your process for making each episode? FISCHER: I prep the episode. I rewatch the episode, and I take notes, and I write down any stories or memories I can think of. If I need to confirm things, I start texting and emailing people. But then I’ll do an even deeper dive. I’ll go onto the internet, I’ll look up deleted scenes, “Office” commentary, anything to jog my memory. My role on the podcast, I feel like is to — KINSEY: Outline it. Jenna loves a synopsis. I joke that I’m color commentary because my process is totally different. I do a little bit of a deep dive as well and reach out to people. Then I bring in 25 different-colored notecards, and I spread them all over the studio table, and Jenna’s like, “What is that?” FISCHER: Angela has also become our background expert. She’s been spotting obscure, weird things in the background of scenes. KINSEY: So you have those

Q: What do you think is giving “The Office” such staying power? KINSEY: It’s very, very, very well-written and smart. I also think that at the core of the show are the relationships. It’s this sort of misfit family. And the relationships themselves feel familiar. What I’m seeing even with my daughter in fifth grade or someone in their 50s with a corporate job is that whether it’s in your homeroom classroom or in your office conference room, there’s probably a Dwight. There’s probably an Angela. Right? FISCHER: There’s a person who’s the stickler for rules. There’s the weird deskmate that you’ve had for 10 years.

KINSEY: We all — the cast — have people come up to us and say, “My son and I can’t really agree on much these days. He’s going through those teen years, but the one thing we do is watch ‘The Office’ together. It’s the thing our family does together. It gives us something to bond over, to connect with, to have in common.” FISCHER: People have been pestering me about a reboot. And I would say, “Oh, I think it’s just perfect as it is.” But now that I’m rewatching it and reliving all the memories of what it was like to work together, I’m the one pestering everybody for a reboot. KINSEY: We know we might not be able to get everyone for a traditional reboot, but we will take a reunion movie.

Q: People on the internet often refer to binge-watching “The Office” as therapy. FISCHER: A lot of young women talk to me about Pam’s journey, the way that Pam finds her voice and finds herself throughout the life of the series.

Q: Do fans try to interact with Pam and Angela when they meet you? KINSEY: Well, the minute anyone meets me, it’s almost off-putting how chatty I am. (Fischer laughs) I have outtalked people. FISCHER: Angela has

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to get to an engagement. Savy makes Lina drop her off a few blocks from where she is going because she doesn’t want the people she is meeting to think of her as “pro-car.” As Lina later comes to find out, Savy is involved with a grassroots political faction in Los Ojos that contends that all cars, whether human operated or driverless, are “death machines.” To their way of thinking, cars are unnecessarily dangerous vehicles that would be better replaced by public transportation or biking. Before Savy — the story’s the femme fatale — disappears on Lina, she gives her a Feelgrid bracelet. Feelgrids are a line of wearable tech that reflect your

emotional state to the world by reading your blood flow. So, when Lina is feeling depressed, her Feelfgrid lights up blue. When she is angry it turns red, when elated, yellow, when content, green. Conversational options are tied to Lina’s emotional state. If she isn’t already in the red, for example, she won’t be able to say something that registers as angry even if there might be ample reason for her to say something cutting. If you select a response that doesn’t jibe with her emotional state a rationalization will appear on the screen to explain away her aversion. By pushing Lina into certain emotional states assorted conversation branches become available. Lina is affected by a number of variables such as who she picks up, the conversations she has with her passengers, where she decides to crash for the

night and how well she sleeps. Capra, the company that Lina loathes, offers the cheapest rooms for one-night stays, but I never had Lina stay in any because the savings didn’t seem worth risking her mental well-being. Instead, I generally had Lina stay at a cheap motel where the quality of her rest varied. Once, I let one of Lina’s passengers con another guy out of some money by steering her away from interceding. The guy was a well-heeled jerk and guiding Lina to tears of joy at the prospect of spending the night in a cozy room was totally worth it. In video games, I’m happy to wage a little class warfare when I can. “Neo Cab’s” narrative neatly wraps itself around the ethics of biofeedback monitoring by considering how an unethical corporation might leverage such data for its benefit.

The game also cleverly weaves in a subplot involving one of Lina’s passengers, a “quantum statistician,” who dedicates herself to exploring divergent timelines spread across parallel universes. I found myself so taken in with the statistician’s story that at a certain point I felt a metaphysical chill creep over me as I dithered between choosing different options. The statistician’s words made me idly entertain the possibility that in another dimension I might be choosing my responses differently. Considering that the game is interested in the concept of suggestibility, I commend the developers for pulling off one good narrative beat after another. I loved “Neo Cab’s” story, characters, and simple though thoughtful game mechanics. Emphatically, this is a ride worth catching.

(Eisenberg), Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin). Their sardonic banter, which masks genuine affection for each other, is readily apparent, even to someone like Madison, an airhead so dumb that Tallahassee jokes that she’s immune to attacks by brain-eaters, considering she doesn’t have one. As the film opens, our heroes have taken up residence in a deserted White House, affording a few silly jokes that Washingtonians might chuckle at more than others. But when Little Rock runs off with a hippie hitchhiker (Avan Jogia), her cohorts set out on a road trip — as they did in the first film — to retrieve her, stopping along the way at a shrine-like Elvis Presley museum, where the proprietor is played by Rosario Dawson, and the nebbishy Columbus and the tough-talking cowboy Tallahassee meet mirror images of

never met a stranger. KINSEY: I had a lady come up to me at Target, and she just wanted to say, “Hey, I love ‘The Office.’” And then I was like, “Oh my gosh, what did you get in the seasonal aisle? Where are those place mats?” And I started chatting her up so much, she was like, “Actually I have to go.” So pretty quickly, people realize that I am not Angela Martin. For a while, it seemed like people would be a little hesitant to come up to me because they thought maybe I was going to be, well, a bitch. I now naturally have a “resting Angela Martin face”; I think it’s from nine years of frowning. My resting face is just a scowl. But as soon as you get me talking, that’s gone. FISCHER: When I was a little girl growing up in St. Louis, I wanted more than anything to be on a comedy television show. I used to watch “Cheers” with my family and thought, “One day I want to be Shelley Long. I want to play a character on a TV comedy that everyone remembers.” So I don’t care if people call me Pam for the rest of my life.zz themselves, played by Thomas Middleditch and Luke Wilson. “Double Tap” is sprinkled with such references to duality, along with a barrage of pop cultural shout-outs low and high: to Homer Simpson, Stephen Hawking, the Terminator movies, Donkey Kong, singer David Gray and Olympian Usain Bolt. Mostly, it’s just mindless fun, in the exact same way the first film was, even recycling Bill Murray, whose fatal cameo — as himself — 10 years ago was a highlight of the 2009 film. Make sure you stay through the closing credits, or you’ll miss it. It’s a brilliant, and wholly rewarding, encore. Is “Zombieland: Double Tap,” strictly speaking, necessary? Does it advance the story in any manner, or eviscerate the horror genre in a way the first film didn’t? No, no and no. It’s basically like shooting a member of the walking dead in the face a second time, when the first bullet arguably did the trick: superfluous, maybe, but it does hit a certain sweet spot.

From left: Zoey Deutch, Emma Stone, Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson in “Zombieland: Double Tap.” Jessica Miglio/Columbia Pictures

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By ADDIE BROYLES Austin American-Statesman

Dutch ovens. Tom McCorkle/ Washington Post

How to pick, care for and cook in your

Dutch oven

By BECKY KRYSTAL Washington Post

We have fielded a lot of questions about cookware over the years. One of the most recurring themes is something along the lines of “What can I do with my Dutch oven?” I have a few theories about this. One: Dutch ovens of a certain cachet, namely Le Creuset, are typical gifts or big-splurge investments, and no one wants to mess up a beautiful, pricey piece. Two: Home cooks are faced with indecision once they realize a more apt question might be “What can’t I do in my Dutch oven?” “I love them,” says cookbook author Molly Stevens, who knows a thing or two about Dutch ovens as the owner of seven. (Her new book publishing next month, “All About Dinner,” calls for one in a few recipes.) “They are just so bulletproof and so reliable.” Whether you’ve already acquired a Dutch oven, or are considering acquiring one (or, um, six more), here’s what you need to know about choosing and using them. What it is. French manufacturer Le Creuset has done a lot of research into the origins of the Dutch oven, but it’s difficult to pinpoint one specific time or person, says Nate Collier, the company’s director of marketing communications and culinary. Its current form — a large, heavy pot with a tight fitting lid — probably arose from the need to cook outdoors over coals or in an indoor hearth. As to the name? Collier says one theory involves an English manufacturer who went to the Netherlands, saw the process in which the pot was cast and so named it Dutch. Today, most recipes work under the assumption that a Dutch

Cooking falafels using a Dutch oven. Tom McCorkle/Washington Post

oven is made of cast iron, enameled or uncoated, although you can find stainless steel and ceramic models, as well. Why you should consider buying one. There are a variety of reasons to add a Dutch oven to your kitchen arsenal. I love that it can be used on the stove top and in the oven. Its tight fitting lid sets up a constant, convective flow of moisture and air in a sealed environment, which would be impossible to replicate with an uncovered dish in a standard oven. It

has all the advantages of cast iron, Collier says, namely an ability to retain a steady heat at high and low temperatures, ideal for, respectively, searing as well as slow, gentle cooking. If you go with an enameled Dutch oven, you also get the benefit of food that is easier to release and a surface that’s simpler to maintain. As great as they are as cookers, Dutch ovens are also lookers, meaning they can double as See DUTCH C6

Sauteed pork medallions full of contrasting flavors By LINDA GASSENHEIMER Tribune News Service

Sweet maple syrup, spicy mustard and tart balsamic vinegar make an unusual sweet and sour glaze for sauteed pork medallions. The medallions are made by cutting pork tenderloin into slices and then flattening them to about ½ inch thick. This shortens the cooking time for the pork. The yellow potatoes and broccoli take only minutes to make in a microwave. This whole meal can be made in about 15 minutes.

HELPFUL HINTS: Red potatoes can be used instead of yellow or gold ones. Cut the broccoli florets the same size as the potatoes. After the potatoes are microwaved, let them rest, covered while you make the pork.

GLAZED PORK MEDALLIONS 3/4 pound pork tenderloin 2 tablespoons maple syrup 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard. 1 tablespoon olive oil

Remove visible fat from pork and cut into 1-inch slices. Place pork slices between 2 pieces of plastic wrap and flatten to ½ inch with the palm of your hand or a meat bat. Whisk the maple syrup, balsamic vinegar and mustard together. Heat the olive oil in a nonstick skillet over high heat. Brown the pork medallions for 2 minutes. Turn and brown the second side 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low, pour maple syrup mixture over pork, cover with a lid and cook 2 minutes. A meat thermometer should read 145 degrees. Serve with the sauce spooned over top. Yield 2 servings. Per serving: 306 calories (31% from fat), 10.6 g fat (2.2 g saturated, 4.7 g monounsaturated), 108 mg cholesterol, 35.9 g protein, 14.6 g carbohydrates, 0.2 g fiber, 149 mg sodium.

YELLOW POTOATOES AND BROCCOLI 3/4 pound yellow or gold potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 1-inch cubes (2 cups) ½ pound broccoli florets, cut about same size as potatoes (3 cups) 2 tablespoon water 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper

If you’re going to eat pumpkin pancakes, this is your window to do it. Of course, you could eat these flapjacks spiced with cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg anytime, but there’s no better time than these few weeks before Halloween when we start to gear up our palates for a whole season of festive eating. Malika Ameen, whose new book “Sweet Sugar, Sultry Spice: Exotic Flavors to Wake Up Your Baking” (Roost Books, $30) comes out later this month, offers dozens of dishes that will entertain your tongue year-round. Her holiday offerings, like these pancakes, are particularly good. As always, don’t overmix the pancake batter. Leave those small lumps — they’ll cook out of the pancakes on the hot griddle. Vietnamese cinnamon has a particular warmth that Ameen likes for these pancakes, but any cinnamon will do.

PERFECT PUMPKIN PANCAKES 1 cup all-purpose flour ¼ cup whole wheat flour 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground Vietnamese cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger ¼ teaspoon ground cloves ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg ¼ teaspoon kosher salt 1 ¼ cups buttermilk, at room temperature, divided 2 large eggs, at room temperature, lightly beaten 4 tablespoons (2 ounces) unsalted butter, melted 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3/4 cup pure canned pumpkin Heat oven to 250 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg and salt. In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 cup of the buttermilk and the eggs, butter and vanilla. Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture and whisk until barely combined. In another medium bowl, whisk together the pumpkin and the remaining ¼ cup of buttermilk. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold the pumpkin mixture into the batter. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Lightly grease the skillet and cook the pancakes in batches. Spoon about ¼ cup of the batter onto the pan per pancake. Cook until golden brown on the bottom and slightly dry looking and bubbly on the top, 2 to 3 minutes. Use a spatula to flip each pancake and cook on the second side until cooked through, about 1 minute. Transfer the pancakes from the skillet to a baking tray, cover with aluminum foil, and keep warm in the oven while you cook more. Serves 4. From “Sweet Sugar, Sultry Spice: Exotic Flavors to Wake Up Your Baking? by Malika Ameen (Roost Books, $30)

Glazed pork medallions with yellow potatoes and broccoli sweet maple syrup, spicy mustard and tart balsamic vinegar. Linda Gassenheimer/Tribune News Service

Place potatoes and broccoli in a microwave-safe bowl and add 2 tablespoons water. Cover with a plate or plastic wrap. Microwave on high 5 minutes. Remove from microwave and toss with olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Yield 2 servings.

Per serving: 257 calories (38% from fat), 10.7 g fat (1.6 g saturated, 4.9 g monounsaturated), no cholesterol, 8 g protein, 44.8 g carbohydrates, 2.8 g fiber, 41 mg sodium. Linda Gassenheimer is an author of over 30 cookbooks. Her newest is “The 12-Week Diabetes Cookbook.”

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Outsiders and outcasts who’ve made music great By MICHAEL DIRDA Washington Post

Music: A Subversive History By Ted Gioia Basic Books. 514 pp. $35 Ted Gioia describes himself as “a critic, scholar, performer and educator,” which indicates something of the breadth of knowledge he brings to his many books about jazz, among them “The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire.” He’s also been honored four times with the Deems Taylor Award for excellence in music criticism, notably for each of the three volumes in what one might call his song cycle: “Healing Songs,” “Work Songs” and “Love Songs.” As with his previous books, Gioia’s latest, “Music: A Subversive History,” is intended for the general reader: You can tell this immediately because it doesn’t contain a single bar of musical notation. Rather than devote space to yet another analysis of the sonata form, Gioia’s focus is primarily sociocultural: He wants to explain the dynamics of music history, to track how styles and forms evolve, run their course and are eventually replaced or re-energized. Naturally, he has a thesis. Just as societies need carnivalesque holidays such as Mardi Gras to remain healthy, so too does music require regular infusions of Dionysian eroticism and violence. Conservative practices and arthritic genres must be periodically disrupted and undermined. In particular, Gioia argues that “musical innovation happens from the bottom up and the outside in.” After all, fresh ideas are seldom found in the conservatory, cathedral or concert hall. One needs instead to search out “the neglected spheres of music that survive outside the realms of power brokers, religious institutions and social elites.”

For Gioia the music that truly matters is the kind that upsets Mom and Dad — and it almost always emerges from the dispossessed. Slaves, outlaws, criminals, poor country folk, foreign emigrants and innercity kids aren’t hampered by genteel aesthetic strictures. Besides, while heard melodies are sweet, those never heard before can be even sweeter, albeit sometimes a bit loud or strangely syncopated. Ultimately, Gioia points out, most of the important developments in American music spring from African American roots. Spirituals, gospel choruses, ragtime, the blues, jazz, rock, hip-hop — these define our nation’s everchanging soundscape. “Music: A Subversive History” covers the entire 4,000 years that humankind has been making rhythmic and harmonious noise. Did you know that there are more than 1,000 references to music in the Bible? Or that the United States “supports 130 military bands, spending three times as much on military music as on the National Endowment for the Arts”? Or that the oldest songwriter known by name is Enheduanna, a high priestess of Ur in Sumeria? From the beginning, music has always been linked with magic, medicine and mysticism. For Gioia, the pre-Socratic philosopher Pythagoras may be the most important and dire figure in his entire book. This is because Pythagoras conceptualized music as “a rational science of sounds that could be described in mathematical terms.” As a result, “the ratios and proportions that initially helped us to grasp songs turned into the rules and constraints that defined them.” Before Pythagoras, women played a central role in musicmaking; for a long time afterward, not so much. The ecstasy, communal rites and personal sexual anguish we associate with Sappho were displaced by Plato’s

For Gioia the music that truly matters is the kind that upsets Mom and Dad — and it almost always emerges from the dispossessed. warnings about music’s emotionalism, then overshadowed by imperial Rome’s martial airs and marching anthems. And so it goes throughout history: “On the one hand we encounter the music of order and discipline, aspiring to the perfection of mathematics and aligned with institutional prerogatives. On the other, we find music of intense feelings, frequently associated with magic or trance states, and resistant to control from above.” And yet

the former cannot exist without the latter. “The intense songs of outsiders and various marginalized groups possess power, and that power can’t be ignored.” So the rebel sounds are eventually absorbed, the rebels themselves co-opted into becoming the new establishment. What initially shocks in the South Bronx ends up being performed at Carnegie Hall. While Goia doesn’t say so, this pattern governs nearly all art forms. The best emerging

writers metaphorically reject their domineering parents and gravitate to their raffish uncles and outcast aunts. Over the past half century, for example, mainstream realistic novels have lost their once privileged centrality to crossbred works that draw inspiration from fantasy and science fiction, crime novels, pornography and the western. The next generation of writers will again look to the margins — perhaps to Twitter or computer games — to shake up the “dominant paradigm” and “make it new.” I can’t speak highly enough about “Music: A Subversive History.” Though Gioia can be subtly boastful at times, it’s never egregious, and he is always fun to read. Women, he notes, were traditionally associated chiefly with “the three L’s: the lament, the lullaby, and the love song”and these are, he ruefully adds, “the three genres that rarely got preserved for posterity.” Nearly 300 pages later we learn that the modern music industry, for which Gioia’s disdain goes undisguised, can also be described with three L’s: “litigation, legislation, and lobbying.” Throughout, the book gravitates to music’s bad boys: the celebrated madrigalist Gesualdo got away with murdering his wife and her lover; Bach, the father of 20 known children, liked his beer as much as any Supreme Court justice; and the Sex Pistols’ Sid Vicious embraced self-destruction with a lover’s ecstatic ardor. I suspect that academic scholars will pooh-pooh aspects of “Music: A Subversive History.” That’s as it should be. Despite his awards, Ted Gioia remains something of an outsider critic, convinced that the passion for destruction can be a creative passion. As he writes, in his book’s final chapter — a list of 40 aphoristic takeaways — “Institutions and businesses do not create musical innovations; they just recognize them after the fact.”

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Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life By Ali Wong Random House. 240 pp. $27 If Ali Wong’s preschool-age daughters ever actually read the comedic memoir meant for them, “Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life,” they will collect some mighty off-color visuals of dear ol’ mom — and, uh, best of luck trying to unsee them. Wong’s swaggery comedy is already a trove of now-iconic imagery, like the not-so-maternity mini dresses she wore while hugely pregnant in her starmaking Netflix specials, “Baby Cobra” (2016) and “Hard Knock Wife” (2018) (she is donating one to the Smithsonian, and both have become popular feminist Halloween costumes); and the extra-stark realities she shares onstage about life after giving birth, from “bull’s-eye” nipples to exploding milk to, well, actual afterbirth. But in

her first book, she paints even more indelicate pictures, in every shade of blue. There is the scene where she pees on her husband, Justin, while he is trimming her pubic hair; the ayahuasca hallucination where she gives herself oral sex; the recurring shtick of splashing water on her netherregions before a romp; and even the relatively clean, yet still blech-inducing, Biore pore strip she yanks off the nose of her blackhead-infested mother. “The white piece of paper looked like a hairbrush afterward,” Wong writes. “It was so deeply satisfying.” Post-”Baby Cobra,” Wong seemingly exploded into Alist status — you know, the old “overnight” success story of someone who pounded the pavement outside freewayadjacent motels for years. So for come-lately fans wondering, Where did this tiny filthy phenom come from?!, “Dear Girls” fills in the gaps. Wong’s study abroad program to her mom’s native Vietnam, for example, proved culturally and ideologically formative,

leaving her with a taste both for exploring the outer limits of her comfort zone — so crucial to her brand of comedy — and for eating fertilized duck embryos. “It was practically still alive,” she writes of first ingesting the delicacy, “but after that moment I became really intolerant of anybody who got grossed out by something other people in the world ate for breakfast every day. Just shut the [expletive] up and eat a duck baby.” Wong’s skyrocketing success of late — from selling out mega venues on her Milk & Money tour, to starring in, cowriting and producing the hit Netflix rom-com “Always Be My Maybe” — gets lassoed down to earth with humbling, earlyyears anecdotes about fearing for her life on seedy tours, trying out material in clubs that doubled as laundromats and bombing in front of Eddie Murphy. “I knew Eddie Murphy specifically wasn’t laughing,” Wong writes, “because everyone knows when Eddie Murphy is or isn’t laughing. You could recognize his signature

‘HANH-HANH-HANH’ goose honk anywhere. And that night, there were no geese.” “Dear Girls” can be crude and flippant, LOL-dense and breezy — so breezy, in fact, you will be desensitized to the grossest of Wong’s gross-outs by chapter one, at which point you have already learned how to hold in a fart during yoga. But as with her stage comedy, she is also sneakily thoughtful about the public roles she occupies — Asian American, working mom, woman on comedy stages — and the come-from-behind grind they necessarily demand. “Convincing an audience that a person who looks like me could be funny,” she writes, “and proving to them that I belonged onstage, was a steep uphill battle.” She even offers surprisingly tender takes on her immigrant-minded parents, her sensitive husband (who contributes his own chapter as an afterword) and motherhood, the match that lit her career on fire. Wong’s daughters should consider themselves lucky

to have a self-made, cultural touchstone for a mother, let alone one doling out personalized advice about dating rappers, the importance of travel and surefire signifiers of a worthy Chinese restaurant: “The pork and shrimp will arrive right away, but it takes an hour to get a glass of water.” But if they indeed tuck into this memoir, they will learn more than they ever cared to — in vibrant technicolor, yikes — about mom’s sex life. “Dear Girls,” and all readers it may concern: In print, Wong is every inch the crass-master she plays on TV, so gird your gag reflex. Rosenblit is a freelance writer and editor in New York.

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Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Oct. 12, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan.

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. The 19th Christmas. Patterson/Paetro. Little, Brown 2. The Institute. Stephen King. Scribner 3. Ninth House. Leigh Bardugo. Flatiron 4. What Happens in Paradise. Elin Hilderbrand. Little, Brown 5. The Dutch House. Ann Patchett. Harper 6. The Water Dancer. Ta-Nehisi Coates.

One World 7. The Testaments. Margaret Atwood. Doubleday/Talese 8. Child’s Play. Danielle Steel. Delacorte 9. The Giver of Stars. Jojo Moyes. Viking/ Dorman 10. Bloody Genius. John Sandford. Putnam

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

4. Tough Love. Susan Rice. Simon & Schuster 5. Witch Hunt. Gregg Jarrett. Broadside 6. The United States of Trump. Bill O’Reilly. Holt 7. Debt-Free Degree. Anthony ONeal. Ramsey 8. The Book of Gutsy Women. Clinton/ Clinton. Simon & Schuster 9. Year of the Monkey. Patti Smith. Knopf 10. Inside Out. Demi Moore. Harper

1. Blowout. Rachel Maddow. Crown 2. Movies (And Other Things). Shea Serrano. Twelve 3. Talking to Strangers. Malcolm Gladwell. Little, Brown

MASS MARKET

Vision 4. Dark Sacred Night. Michael Connelly. Vision 5. Doctor Sleep (movie tie-in). Stephen King. Pocket 6. Kisses in the Snow. Debbie Macomber. Mira 7. Year One. Nora Roberts. St. Martin’s 8. Look Alive Twenty-Five. Janet Evanovich. Putnam 9. Play Dirty. Sandra Brown. Pocket 10. Alaskan Holiday. Debbie Macomber. Ballantine

1. Beauchamp Hall. Danielle Steel. Dell 2. Holy Ghost. John Sandford. Putnam 3. Target: Alex Cross. James Patterson.

1. The Great Alone. Kristin Hannah. Griffin

TRADE PAPERBACK

Summaries from The New York Times Book Review:

BOWLAWAY By Elizabeth McCracken. (Ecco, $16.99.) In McCracken’s sixth novel, a woman of mysterious origins, found unconscious in a cemetery at the turn of the 20th century, becomes a local legend, wedding the doctor who revived her and opening a bowling alley that becomes a town landmark. “McCracken’s ironic perspective, her humor and her deeply humane imagination never desert her,” Cathleen Schine wrote in The Times.

THE COST OF LIVING: A WORKING AUTOBIOGRAPHY By Deborah Levy. (Bloomsbury, $16.) Reeling from a midlife divorce and the concurrent financial downsizing, Levy builds a new life, renting a writing shed and investigating the possibilities of true independence for a female writer. Times reviewer Yiyun Lee praised the book, calling Levy “an astute observer of both the mundane and the inexplicable.”

CODEX 1962 By Sjon. Translated by Victoria Cribb. (Picador, $20.) Three short novels by the Icelandic author Sjon are united here: “a love story,” “a crime story” and “a science fiction story.” With settings ranging from Nazi Germany to an Icelandic biotech startup, “this book is psychedelic, it’s potent and it wants to consume the whole world,” Garth Risk Hallberg wrote in The Times.

HEART: A HISTORY By Sandeep Jauhar. (Picador, $18.) Weaving stories of his own and his relatives’ battles with cardiac ailments into this exploration of our most crucial organ, Jauhar, an author and the director of a heart failure program, charts the history of heroic medical breakthroughs that have deepened our understanding of how to heal and repair hearts. Times reviewer Randi Hutter Epstein called the book “gripping.”

Ali Wong’s hilarious oversharing continues — this time in book form By RACHEL ROSENBLIT

NOTEWORTHY PAPERBACKS

2. The 18th Abduction. Patterson/Paetro. Grand Central 3. Redemption. David Baldacci. Grand Central 4. The Walking Dead Compendium, Vol. 4. Robert Kirkman. Image 5. Nine Perfect Strangers. Liane Moriarty. Flatiron 6. Before We Were Yours. Lisa Wingate. Ballantine 7. A Well-Behaved Woman. Therese Anne Fowler. Griffin 8. A Spark of Light. Jodi Picoult. Ballantine 9. Little Fires Everywhere. Celeste Ng. Penguin 10. Who Knew? Physics. James Lees. Portable

CRASHED: HOW A DECADE OF FINANCIAL CRISES CHANGED THE WORLD By Adam Tooze. (Penguin, $20.) Tooze, a Columbia history professor, shows how the 2008 upheaval created a new economic order along with political chaos and a crisis of liberalism, paving the way for Brexit, Donald Trump, Russia’s annexation of Crimea and China’s financial ascent. The Times’ Jennifer Szalai called it a “bravura work of economic history.”

SLAVE OLD MAN By Patrick Chamoiseau. Translated by Linda Coverdale. (New Press, $14.99.) An elderly plantation fugitive in Martinique disappears into a lush forest, where he’s pursued by a vicious dog. But the protagonist of Chamoiseau’s novel finds an exhilarating freedom and rebirth in his encounter with untamable nature. Times reviewer Julian Lucas called it a “bonfire of a book.”

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ANOTHER UNUSUAL PLAY Both vulnerable, South deals NORTH ♠ K 10 5 4 ♥ QJ42 ♦ J9 ♣J98 WEST EAST ♠AQ2 ♠J973 ♥ 10 9 8 ♥3 ♦ KQ8754 ♦ 62 ♣K ♣AQ7654 SOUTH ♠86 ♥ AK765 ♦ A 10 3 ♣ 10 3 2 The bidding: SOUTH W E NORTH EAST 1♥ 2♦ 3♥* *Pre-emptive

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Opening lead: King of ♦ West should probably have led a trump against this contract. It was safer than a diamond lead. He chose the king of diamonds, however, as many would. South won this with the ace, drew trumps in three

rounds, and exited with a diamond to West’s queen. What now? East had high-lowed on the two rounds of diamonds, showing two, and discarded a high club followed by a low club on the trumps. Accordingly, West led the king of clubs and was not surprised when that held the trick. Should South hold the jack of spades, there was nothing to be done to defeat the contract. The favorable position of West’s spades could not be overcome by the defense. West could cash the ace of spades and lead the queen of spades. This would work provided declarer had three spades without the jack. East would then have an entry for his ace of clubs. But if South had two spades and three clubs, he would win with the king of spades, ruff a spade to his hand, and discard a club on the 10 of diamonds. West found an elegant solution when he shifted to the queen of spades! South couldn’t get back to his hand without using up dummy’s last trump and would end up with three club losers whatever he did. Nice play! (Bob Jones welcomes readers’ responses sent in care of this paper. Please send your e-mail responses to tcaeditors@tribpub.com)

By Stella Wilder Born today, you are usually a cheerful, affable and friendly individual who seems, time and again, to enjoy almost any sort of interaction with other people. Indeed, you are often the person whom other people seek out in social situations, for they know that any interaction with you will be positive and enjoyable. While all of this is true, however, it overlooks the fact that beneath the surface you harbor doubts and insecurities that can, at times, prove quite self-destructive. You don’t like to share your troubles with others; you much prefer to face them alone, working on them as best you can without pulling others into any sort of conflict that you feel is your responsibility. This can, of course, prolong periods of hardship, strain your relationships and cause you to risk both personal and professional gains. Also born on this date are: Lauren Tewes, actress; Mahalia Jackson, singer; Jaclyn Smith, actress and model; Cary Elwes, actor; Pat Sajak, TV game show host; Bob Hoskins, actor; Jackie Coogan, actor. 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. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You may not want to attract attention today, but the choice isn’t necessarily yours. Things happen that rob you of your invisibility! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You can have more fun than usual today simply by doing what comes naturally — and by involving a friend for whom this may be a new adventure. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You may be the unwitting victim of someone else’s attempts at misdirection today. Soon, however, you’ll be on track and advancing

quickly. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You’re not willing to accept responsibility for that which was not your doing — but you can surely help solve the problem when asked. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — An attraction turns into something else today. Danger lies in being unable to identify what is really going on. Seek a friend’s advice. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — That which is most significant may also be most obscured, at least for a while. You may want to sit back and wait for clear signs. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — After a short but intense period of increased effort, you should have an easier time of it today. Others are eager to learn something from you. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Your learning curve may be rather steep today, but you can make progress in a way that is unique to you — and that wins you immediate rewards. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Keep your eyes and ears open for indications that not all is as it should be. The unusual will require your attention at all times today. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — The difference between clear and cloudy is evident today, though you may have trouble when things are supposed to be “routine.” VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You may be called upon to advocate for someone who is not in a position to speak effectively for himself or herself. Stick to the issues at hand. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You’ll welcome the opportunity to join forces with someone who has taken on an important new responsibility. Show what you’re made of. COPYRIGHT 2019 UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE, INC.

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Make your own pumpkin spice lattes at home FLAVORED CREAMER: Recipe takes only a few ingredients By ADDIE BROYLES Austin American-Statesman

If you’re a pumpkin spice person, you’ve probably already had at least one pumpkin spice latte, and if you’re really into PSL, perhaps your cupboard is overflowing with pumpkin spice chips, salsa, cookies and granola bars. Fall has become synonymous with pumpkin spice everything, and although I’m not one to line up for PSL at Starbucks, I do love the taste of pumpkin spice right about now. When I was in Missouri last week visiting my parents, my sister was also visiting from Idaho. She mentioned, in passing, that one of her friends was really into making her own pumpkin spice latte creamer, which sounded yummy enough to try myself.

HOMEMADE PUMPKIN SPICE CREAMER 16 ounces heavy whipping cream, divided

1/4 cup maple syrup 3 tablespoons pumpkin puree 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk Whisk ½ cup of cream, syrup, pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat the mixture for about 30 seconds in the microwave and then whisk. Heat again for another 30 seconds and whisk. Add the vanilla extract, sweetened condensed milk and remaining whipping cream. Whisk until well combined. (You can also do this by shaking the mixture in a large container with a lid.) Strain with a fine colander at least once and then store in the refrigerator until you’re ready to use it. Pumpkin spice latte is a seasonal favorite. Dreamstime Adapted from a recipe on AllRecipes.com.

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1. HOW TO PICK ONE One of a Dutch oven’s signature traits is its heft. That should be a key consideration, says Stevens, especially if you struggle to lift heavy objects or will have to bend or lift a lot to get the pot in and out of the oven. In America’s Test Kitchen’s equipment test of large Dutch ovens, the heaviest model clocked in at more than 18 pounds with the lid. Bread made using a Dutch oven. Stacy Zarin Goldberg/ Washington Post If you can, check out models in the store so you can gauge pounce on promotions on Stevens says she prefers to the weight, as well as how easy discontinued or overstocked use wooden utensils to protect it is to grip and maneuver the colors during the holidays. the enamel. If you’re scraping lid and handles, particularly That being said, ATK named a up fond (flavorful browning when you’re wearing oven Cuisinart model, which retails on the bottom of the pot), defifor closer to $100 give or take nitely stick with wood, nylon mitts. The rigorous ATK equip- depending on the retailer, as or silicone. You can, however, ment testers suggest that its best buy. Other established safely use metal utensils, esthicker pots are better, as brands, including cast-iron pecially for serving, Collier thinner ones can run hot and mainstay Lodge and Crock- says. You may see marks left scorch food. Lighter-colored Pot, churn out more afford- behind on the enamel, but it’s surfaces, such as enamel, a able Dutch ovens, as well. In cosmetic. Cleaners such as type of glass, let you monitor recent years, newer brands, Barkeepers Friend can help rebrowning better. You want such as Great Jones, have store the surface. Do not bang plenty of surface area for sought to disrupt the market metal utensils on the side of browning in as few batches as with stylish, lower-price op- the Dutch oven, or you risk chipping the enamel. Still, an possible, so consider a wider, tions, too. inadvertent chip or two is not shorter pot rather than a taller, 2. CARE AND TIPS the end of the world and will narrower one. Taller pots can Enameled cast iron can hold not render the pot unusable. be tricky to fit into the oven Soap and water can handle or your refrigerator, and even up to a lot, but you do need to keep a few things in mind. most of your routine cleaning. if you succeed, you may need (If you have “raw” cast iron, An abrasive such as Barkeepto rearrange your racks or treat it as you would a skillet, ers Friend can help remove shelves. which you can read about in caked-on food and some ATK says oval Dutch ovens this primer.) Like glass such stains. If you’re really disconare just as effective as round as Pyrex, enamel can be sub- certed by discoloring, ATK ones, as long as you give them ject to thermal shock when has found success with an sufficient time to preheat. exposed to dramatic tempera- overnight soak with a 3-to-1 Keep in mind that ovals might ture changes. That’s why you limit what else you can fit on should never heat an empty solution of water and bleach, your stove top on adjacent enameled Dutch oven on the which it says was approved by burners. As far as size, Stevens stove top, although Collier Le Creuset. says a 5½-quart model is a confirms it’s perfectly safe to 3. OBVIOUS WAYS TO great starter, and close to a de- preheat it in the oven with a USE IT cade into owning one of those, gradual increase in temperaStevens has written the deI have seldom found myself ture, as you do for something finitive tome on braising, so, limited by the smaller size. like bread. Generally, you also naturally, that’s one of her faATK favors models that hold at want to stay away from using vorite ways to cook in a Dutch least 7 quarts. high heat, except for boiling. oven. The constant exchange Price is, of course, another Even then, you’ll likely want to of moisture and flavors means consideration. At typically turn down the heat eventually, you can get amazingly tender well over $300, a Le Creuset as the cast iron’s efficiency and tasty meat, whether it’s of one of the above sizes is not could lead to a boil-over. pot roast, short ribs or chickcheap (Staub is another popuIf you’re using your Dutch en. That’s the kind of situation lar high-end brand), as ATK oven in the regular oven, be that also lends itself to somehas pointed out in routinely sure your lid and knob are thing like overnight baked naming the brand its top pick oven-safe. If the knob is not, beans. for Dutch ovens. But, given such as the black ones on Of course, soups, chilis and that these pieces can last for some older Le Creusets, or stews are a given. You might generations, the investment you’re not sure, remove the as well make a bread to go might be easier to swallow. knob temporarily or buy one with them, right? I can’t recCollier says those looking to that is. (Yes, I heard from a few ommend Dutch oven bread save should visit one of the readers about popping knobs enough, either, as you get a subrand’s outlet locations, stay when I published one of baker perb crust, thanks to the heat abreast of its pop-up factory- and cookbook author Jim La- of the cast iron and the steam to-table stores or be ready to hey’s bread recipes.) trapped inside of it. Also don’t be afraid to use your Dutch oven as what it is: a pot. Mine is my go-to for boiling pasta and making broth.

Stevens uses a little one for making rice. They’re not too precious to use on an everyday basis. Promise.

4. LESS OBVIOUS WAYS TO USE IT Dutch ovens are great for frying, shallow or deep. High sides reduce concerns about splattering, and that heat retention I’ve been hammering home means it’s easier to manage the temperature of the oil. Plus, it reduces the time you need to wait in between batches. So you go ahead and make that fried chicken! Or falafel! ATK offers a number of clever ideas, including roasting a side of vegetables on the overturned lid of a Dutch oven while your main course braises below. Collier says Le Creuset partnered with ATK on an especially smart recipe for a pot pie in which the filling is cooked in the Dutch oven while the crust bakes on the inverted lid, allowing it to remain crisp. Then the crust is slid onto the filling. Keep in mind that a Dutch oven’s ability to maintain a steady temperature is just as applicable when that temperature is cold. If you’re serving a chilled or composed salad, Collier recommends using a Dutch oven as a serving vessel. Pop it in the fridge or freezer, or fill it with ice water first.

NO-KNEAD WHOLE WHEAT BREAD One of my favorite Julia Child anecdotes involves her epic quest to achieve a perfectly baked French baguette in a home oven for the second volume of the seminal cookbook “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.” It took a year (yes, a year!) to accomplish, but in her trademark doggedness, she, with assists from her husband and others, did it. An important part of achieving an authentic bread: The crust. And key to that was figuring out how to replicate the heat and steam of a professional oven. The answer, as recalled in Bob Spitz’s 2012 biography of the trailblazing cookbook author and television host, lay in lining the oven with quarry tiles and dropping a hot brick in a pan

Thankfully, we don’t have to go to the lengths (and use the 284 pounds of flour) Julia did to get a good crusty bread — and not only because the bricks she and her husband, Paul, were using contained asbestos. Instead, the answer lies in a common piece of kitchen equipment you may already have: A pot, ideally a Dutch oven. Yes, if your prestige piece of enameled cast-iron (which might start with Le and end in Creuset), isn’t getting as much use as you think it should, now is the time to pull it out. Get ready for some of the crustiest bread you’ve ever had. For a crusty loaf to be made in a Dutch oven, I turned to Jim Lahey, the baker and cookbook author who helped turn no-knead bread into a mainstream concept. My first loaf: Superb. My second, third, fourth and fifth loaves: Just as wonderful. One of the star attractions was the crusty crust. The oven within the oven makes all the difference. You preheat the Dutch oven for about half an hour before baking, so it’s screaming hot by the time you gently dump the dough in. It’s so hot you can actually hear the dough start cooking when it hits the surface of the pot. You’re also going to start generating steam almost immediately, which you seal in by putting the lid on. That environment is what gets you the kind of crust you would only expect from an artisan bakery. Wonderfully crackling, if a bit messy when slicing, this crust encases a delightfully chewy interior made especially airy by the high proportion of water in the dough. (Refresher: No-knead doughs work because the wetter dough means the gluten, or protein, strands can slip around to find each other and form that trademark structure.) The contrast between the two textures was satisfying, and the inclusion of whole-wheat flour mixed with bread flour provided appealing color and nutty flavor, amplified by a long rise at room temperature. Lahey calls for a ratio of 3 parts bread flour to 1 part whole-wheat flour. Feel free to experiment with the proportion of whole wheat, but keep in mind that too much might lead to a texture that is too gritty or dense (the sharp edges of the other parts of the wheat included in wholewheat flour can shred that coveted gluten structure). Each loaf I made was a little different in shape and color, but they all tasted great. So, please, don’t sweat about getting the perfect round. We’re all about flavor and character here — and, in this case, crust. That, you’ll get every single time. Note: The dough needs to rest and rise twice; first for 12 to 18 hours, and after it’s shaped, for 1 to 2 hours (all at room temperature).

2 1/4 cups bread flour, plus more for the work surface 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour 1 1/4 teaspoons salt (table) 1/2 teaspoon dried instant yeast 1 1/3 cups cool water (55 to 65 degrees) Wheat bran or cornmeal, for dusting (may use additional flour) Step 1: Stir together the flours, salt and yeast in a medium bowl. Add the water; use a wooden spoon or your hands to mix until you have a wet, sticky dough, about 30 seconds. Cover the bowl and let the mixture sit at room temperature until its surface is dotted with bubbles and the dough has more than doubled in size, 12 to 18 hours. Step 2: Generously dust a work surface with flour. Use a rubber spatula or lightly floured hands to scrape the dough onto the surface in one piece. Use your lightly floured hands to lift the edges of the dough up and in toward the center. Gently pinch the pulled-up dough together, cupping the edges in your hands as needed to nudge it into a round (don’t worry about making it a perfect circle). Step 3: Place a clean dish towel on your work surface; generously dust the towel with wheat bran, cornmeal or flour. Gently place the dough on the towel, seam side down. If the dough feels sticky, dust the top lightly with more wheat bran, cornmeal or flour. Fold the ends of the towel loosely over the dough to cover it. Place the dough in a warm, draft-free spot to rise for 1 to 2 hours. The dough is ready when it has almost doubled in size. When you gently poke the dough with your finger, it should hold the impression. If it springs back, let it rise for an additional 15 minutes. Step 4: About half an hour before you think the second rise is complete, position a rack in the lower third of the oven and place a 4½- to 5 ½-quart heavy Dutch oven or pot with a lid in the center of the rack. Preheat to 475 degrees. Step 5: Use pot holders to carefully remove the preheated pot from the oven, then lift off the lid. Uncover the dough. Quickly but gently invert it off the towel and into the pot, seam side up. (Use caution — the pot and lid will be very hot.) Cover with the lid; bake (lower rack) for 30 minutes. Step 6: Remove the lid; continue baking until the loaf is a deep chestnut color but not burned, 15 to 30 minutes more. (If you like a more precise measure, the bread is done when an instantread thermometer inserted into the center of the bread registers 200 to 210 degrees.) Use a heatproof spatula or pot holders to carefully lift the bread out of the pot and place it on a rack to cool thoroughly before serving or storing.