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2 face felony drug, weapons charges

By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

ATHENS — Two Greene County residents were arrested Thursday afternoon on felony drug and weapons possession charges, according to state police.

Courtney Cochrane, 32, of Catskill, was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class C felony, firstdegree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A felony, two counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class A misdemeanor, and two counts

of criminal possession of a firearm, a class E felony, police said.

Diamonique Cochrane, 27, of Athens, was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class C felony, firstdegree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A felony, two counts of thirddegree criminal possession of a weapon, a class D felony, and two counts of criminal possession of a firearm, a class E felony, police said.

The two were arrested at about 3:35 p.m. at a location in Athens, police said.

Police did not disclose the type of weapons or drugs that were seized in the arrests.

After the two were arraigned, they were held by authorities, police said.

State police hope to provide further information next week, as the investigation has not been completed, said Beau Duffy, director of information for state police Friday.

According to New York Penal Law, first-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance is defined as possessing eight ounces or more

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A Catskill woman and Athens man were charged with drug and weapons possession on Thursday.

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Windham’s new vision: Housing, recreation, economic growth

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The Town of Windham is finalizing its first new comprehensive plan since 2002.

By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

WINDHAM — Town officials laid out a detailed plan for improving and sustaining the municipality as they

finalize its first comprehensive plan since 2002.

The Windham Town Board held a puablic hearing for the proposed plan at its meeting on Thursday and the

document will next be in front of the Greene County Planning Board on Feb. 16 for review.

“The (Greene County) Planning Board will have a chance

to comment on it,” Windham Town Supervisor Thomas Hoyt said Friday. “We had sent them an unofficial plan earlier to get their comments earlier in the year and we received

comments back from them.

We incorporated them into our final draft and once we finished our final draft, we sent it down for the 239 official review. Once we get their

information, we’ll move forward with adopting the comprehensive plan.”

In the 224-page plan, the See WINDHAM A2

Greene County schools brace for mask reveal

By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

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Greene County school districts are preparing for a possible lifting of the school mask mandate from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.

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CATSKILL — When New York Gov. Kathy Hochul lifted the mask mandate for businesses in the state on Wednesday, she announced that a decision on masks for school children would be revealed during the first week of March.

In anticipation of Hochul’s decision, Greene County school districts are preparing to adopt their own individual mask policies if the state drops its mandate.

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Education President Michael Donahue said the board and Coxsackie-Athens Superintendent Randall Squier would be having conversations in the coming weeks with the community to decide a path forward for the district.

“I think that when the governor decides that it’s not a state mandate, then we would have to decide whether to make it optional at that point,” Donahue said. “I’d think at that point we’d look to our own county department of health to see what the

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vaccination rates are. The kind of things everybody is looking at. That’s mixed in with kids wearing masks for two years and how that’s affected them.

There are a lot of parents in the community of kids who attend school who are on both sides.

There are concerns if this continues with the mental health of kids and not being able to see their teachers and their friends’ facial expressions.

There’s also the difficulty of wearing something all day and See MASK A2

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State Police have charged a Catskill woman and Athens man with drug and weapons possession.

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prison and a possible fine of $100,000.

The sentence for fourthdegree criminal possession of a controlled substance is up

to 15 years in prison.

Third-degree criminal possession of a weapon carries a penalty, if convicted, of up to 7 years in prison.

The maximum sentence for criminal possession of a firearm is up to four years in prison, according to New York Penal Law.

our town park with kayaks, so maybe we can find additional opportunities for outdoor family recreation.”

An 11-person panel began the process of formulating the plan in April 2020, and the group also collected public input from online surveys to help craft the plan.

“We also had an open house one summer and had our public comment,” Hoyt said. “So we had a lot of engagement from the public. The committee that was put together by the town board was very much into it and they took it seriously. We didn’t rush through it and I believe we did a real solid job for the community.”

In a promotional video the town released to explain the plan to the community, Hoyt contends that the key to any comprehensive plan is infrastructure, including highways, water, sewer and culverts.

Hoyt said the town learned from sustaining damage from Hurricane Irene in the August of 2011 how important infrastructure is to the municipality.

Hoyt said the town worked diligently over the last two decades to complete the tasks laid out in its last comprehensive plan.

“Some boxes were never checked and some boxes were checked,” he said. “The biggest box that was checked in the original plan was infrastructure. The community has spent a lot of money on upgrading transportation systems for highways and some walkable areas. Also water and sewer have very much been upgraded in the last 20 years.”

Among the other goals listed in the town’s new plan include protecting open spaces and natural resources, promoting economic development,

improving community facilities and infrastructure, improving and connecting transportation networks and preserving local history and the town’s historic character.

The comprehensive plan includes an action plan that identifies immediate, shortterm and long-term steps the town will take to implement the plan. For the town’s goal of improving its facilities, the town has an immediate plan to complete the construction of a new ambulance building with a flexible community space for senior and youth programming.

“We’ll get the low-hanging fruit as soon as possible,” Hoyt said. “The bigger objectives in the plan, we’ll start working on them immediately. It may take quite a while to implement those ideas and strategies to accomplish that feat.”

statistics are that we need to know so we can make plans.

But we’re excited for the day when we get the masks off of our kids.”

Catskill Central School District Superintendent Ronel Cook said Thursday that the district would be seeking public input before changing its mask policy.

“The district plans to send a survey to staff, families and students regarding the mask mandate,” Cook said in a statement. “The feedback will help us to check the pulse of the school community regarding the mandate and what measures, if any, can be improved for the remainder of the school year, if the mandate remains in effect. Secondly, the feedback will also provide insight into our school communities thoughts and perspectives on the direction moving forward if the Governor ultimately decides to lift the mandate. The survey will be made available on the district’s website by or before Feb. 18.”

Questar III BOCES Superintendent Gladys I. Cruz on Monday sent a letter to state Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett for clarity on masking and

testing regulations in schools.

The letter was also signed

by Cook, Squier and CairoDurham Central School District Superintendent Michael Wetherbee, among three dozen school district and state officials.

In the letter, the group asked the commissioner to “work with and communicate with superintendents prior to the release of any new guidance changes to the public.”

The letter said that this step would allow districts to review upcoming changes in partnership with local health departments.

The officials also asked the state to create and monitor benchmarks based on vaccination rates and COVID-19 transmission rates in devising mask regulations.

Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said the governor should have dropped the school mask mandate at the same time the business regulation was lifted.

“I’m disappointed that she’s not including schools,” he said. “The kids should be maskless in school.”

Groden added that each district in the county will have its own decision to make

regarding masking if the mandate is dropped in March.

“They always have the ability to make health and safety decisions,” he said of the districts. “But in this case it’s being decided by somebody else.

I think the school districts’ decision would be that they want the kids to be maskless. I was on a conference call today and they were talking about band practice. How does a kid go to band practice wearing a mask? How do you hold a play if there’s singing and oration?

It’s overdue. We have to get back to living.”

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of a narcotic drug or 5,760 milligrams of methadone.

New York Penal Law defines fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance as knowingly and unlawfully possessing one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances containing a narcotic drug.

Third-degree criminal possession of a weapon is defined by New York Penal Law as committing the crime of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree after the individual was convicted of a previous crime.

New York Penal Law also states a person is guilty of criminal possession of a firearm when he or she possesses any firearm illegally.

If convicted, the penalties for these four charges vary greatly, with first-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance carrying the longest sentence, up to life in

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town lays out a series of eight goals, beginning with promoting growth that is within the town’s character. The second goal listed is for providing a range of housing opportunities in the town, with expanding recreational opportunities in the town also listed as a priority.

“Housing is a big issue in our community,” Hoyt said.

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what that does to one’s self.”

Hunter-Tannersville Central School Superintendent Nathan Jones said discussions have yet to begin in the district on whether the school would drop masks immediately if the mandate is lifted.

“Myself and the board of education haven’t had a chance to discuss it internally, but as of right now I believe we would just have an optional mask mandate,” he said. “We’d respect people who choose to wear them or not wear them.”

Jones noted that the Hunter-Tannersville district is awaiting guidance from the state regarding masking in schools going forward.

“I think everyone’s been very patient,” he said. “I think right now everyone’s just waiting for the governor to give us some sort of idea of what’s going to happen and when it’s going to happen. I think for the most part everybody would just like to have an idea of what the off-ramp looks like. We want to find out what all the

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Monday, Feb. 14 n Ashland Town Board 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m.

Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718 n Greene County Legislature county services; public works; economic development and tourism; gov. ops.; finance; Rep. and Dem caucus 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Tuesday, Feb. 15 n Athens Village Planning Board

6:30 p.m. Village Hall, Meeting Room, 2 First St., Athens 518-945-1551 n Durham Town Board 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham n Hunter Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville

Wednesday, Feb. 16 n Catskill Central School Board

of Education District Public HearingSmart School Bond Act 6:30 p.m. followed by the board meeting High School Library, 341 Main St., Catskill 518-943-2300 n Catskill Library Board 6:45 p.m. at either the Catskill Library, 1 Franklin St., Catskill or Palenville Library, 3303 Route 23A, Palenville n Catskill Town Board Committee 6:30 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill 518-943-2141 n Greene County Legislature meeting No. 2 6:30 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Thursday, Feb. 17 n Coxsackie Village Planning Board 6 p.m. February 17 Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-7312718

Monday, Feb. 21 n Athens Town Board 7 p.m. Ath-

ens Volunteer Firehouse, 39 Third St., Athens 518-945-1052 Changes will be on the Town of Athens web page n Catskill Town Offices closed in observance of President’s Day n Catskill Village Hall will be closed in observance of President’s Day n Coxsackie Villages Offices closed in observance of President’s Day n Greene County Office Building closed in observance of President’s Day

Tuesday, Feb. 22 n Catskill Town Planning Board

6:30 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518943-2141

Wednesday, Feb. 23 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m.

Athens Fire Department, 39 Third St., Athens Consult the village website for updates the day of the meeting n Catskill Town Zoning Board of Appeals 6 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill 518-943-2141 n Catskill Village Board of Trustees 6:30 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill

Monday, Feb. 28 n Catskill Village Planning Board

7 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill

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Hudson Jazz Fest prelude brings city together

By Noah Eckstein Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — The Hudson Jazz Festival commenced this week with the opening of a new art exhibition at Hudson Hall.

Members of the community attended the celebratory event masked and ready to congregate in person after Columbia County reported the lowest active COVID case numbers in three months.

Mike Mosby, a Hudson resident and multidisciplinary artist, curated the 36 pieces of art in a collection titled “Look Again.”

“A person should learn how they feel about art, that feeling can’t be planted. I want people to walk away understanding the power of freedom of expression. It’s limitless. It’s organic,” said Mosby, who is originally from the Bronx. He walked around the gallery introducing different viewers to the artists, most of whom are his personal friends.

“The artists are from different social and religious groups,” he said, before being briefly interrupted for a passing hug by the Hudsonbased artist Louise Smith.

She has six pieces in the exhibition ranging in price from $3,500 to $7,500.

Her piece titled “Lane of Scales” is chaotic but warm, reminiscent of a more tame Jackson Pollock or Janet Sobel. The piece evoked deep reflection from viewers as they paced around it, inspecting its topography closely.

But unlike Sobel and other more classic abstract expressionists, Smith used window screens as her canvas. She decided to push spackling paste through the screen mesh as a way to create a more solid surface on which to paint.

Smith’s chosen medium for this exhibition was different than another Hudsonbased artist Catalina Viejo Lopez de Roda.

She featured four paper collages in the form of letters on college-ruled paper.

Instead of handwriting, the piece “Letter to an Embrace” is an accumulation of hundreds of different tiny pieces of paper that Lopez de Roda collected over many years.

“The paper conveys more than words and it took a lot of layering,” she said gesturing to her long nails as proof of being able to handle such small material. “This was my

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Catalina Viejo Lopez de Roda’s piece titled Letter to an Embrace is a paper collage made from hundreds of pieces of paper the artist found or recycled.

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Louise Smith’s piece titled Lane of Scales. The artist clumped dry water colors to achieve the rigid texture.

response to feelings we’ve been missing in the pandemic like personal touch,” said the artist who is originally from Malaga, Spain, and has lived in Hudson for the past seven years.

Both Lopez de Roda and Smith’s artwork were displayed in Hudson Hall’s Common Council Room. The building was constructed in 1855 and served as Hudson’s City Hall until 1962. It was also the home of a police station, bank and opera house. During the Civil War many abolitionists used the space as a speaking venue, according to Hudson Hall Executive Director Tambra Dillon. In 2015 it underwent a complete restoration to become a versatile space that hosts community events, art exhibitions, speakers, film screenings and more.

In the old Mosler safe, still

kept from when the building was a bank, a video installation titled “Armstrong Now” depicted Black artists celebrating legendary American blues trumpeter Louis Armstrong. The artists danced, sang and played as a creative response to the news that the Armstrong archives, one of the most substantial archival collections of all jazz artists, have been digitized.

Outside the event, Mosby became DJ Fulathela as people danced around contained wood fires to funk and soul music from the 1970s and 1980s. Wine and conversation flowed; laughter and celebration filled the air.

Buttercup, a local restaurant, provided free hotdogs and popcorn.

Strangers and neighbors alike gathered in what many noted was their first in-person gathering in months.

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Hudson hall blocked off a side street City Hall Place for attendees to gather and socialize.

And their dancing was proof of prolonged isolation. Millennials and Boomers flailed to the beats.

The kickoff is the first event of many over the next two weekends at Hudson Hall.

Live jazz and film screenings are scheduled over Valentine’s and Presidents’ weekend. For more information visit Hudson Hall’s website (hudsonhall.org).

WMHT’s new documentary on Collar City Bridge and The Uniting Line to premiere Feb. 17 TROY — WMHT Public Media (PBS-Public Broadcasting Service) will premiere a new documentary film titled BRIDGING THE DIVIDE about the legacy of Troy’s Collar City Bridge and the Uniting Line public art project on-air and online 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17. Ahead of the broadcast premiere, WMHT is thrilled to present an online screening and panel discussion of the 26-minute documentary.

On the same night as the on-air

premiere, a virtual screening and panel will be held at 6 p.m. This online event is free and open to the public. People can RSVP at: http://bit.ly/ BTDPremiere.

This sneak preview screening’s panel will include participants from The Uniting Line public art project, Uniting Line selected artist Jade Warrick and Hillside neighborhood resident James Mayben. The panel, with participants from The Arts Center of the Capital Region, TAP Inc., the city

of Troy, and the Collar Works, will be moderated by WMHT producer Catherine Rafferty.

BRIDGING THE DIVIDE documents the work of more than a dozen artists as they beautified the pillars of the bridge with colorful murals at the base of Hoosick Street in Troy. Beyond The Uniting Line, the film outlines the history of the neighborhood and business district that once stood where the bridge is today, while talking with residents who remember

that neighborhood prior to the Collar City Bridge opening in 1980. The documentary piece, Rafferty’s debut full-length film as a producer with WMHT, also examines the future of this location in Troy as a public gathering space to unify the communities to the north and south of the bridge.

Along with the premiere on February 17th at 7:30PM, the film will also air at 11 a.m. Feb. 20 and at 9 p.m.

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Sexual harassment out of the shadows With congressional passage of a bill written by Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand and likely to be signed by President Joe Biden, the distasteful practice of forcing people who accuse others of sexual harassment or sexual abuse into arbitration will be outlawed.

And the measure will meaningfully address sexual harassment in the workplace by restoring the right to a trial of the accused to millions of Americans.

Forced arbitration is a practice in which agreements prevent someone from filing a lawsuit in open court in cases of alleged sexual assault or harassment. Accused predators will no longer be able to hide behind non-disclosure agreements and companies unwilling to hold them accountable. Arbitration clauses and non-disclosure agreements will be rendered powerless.

For the first time, instead

of pushing victims of sexual abuse and sexual harassment into a secret and biased process that is at once futile and laughable, Congress has acted to empower victims and survivors to speak openly by invalidating forced arbitration clauses and agreements. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which administers and enforces workplace civil rights laws, received more than 21,000 charges of sex-based discrimination in 2020, with 55% of those centering on charges of sexual harassment.

One of the legislation’s best features is that new contracts drawn up by employers would be prohibited from including arbitration or non-disclosure clauses.

Republicans sided with Democrats to get the bill through Congress. In the House, 18 Democrats and eight Republicans directly

co-sponsored the bill and all but 97 members — all Republicans — voted to pass the bill Monday.

Reps. Antonio Delgado, D-Rhinebeck; Elise M. Stefanik, R-Schuylerville; and Chris L. Jacobs, R-Orchard Park; voted in favor with the entirety of New York’s congressional delegation.

This is how the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act should have been approved. American workers should be put first. The bill was passed because petty politics were not involved. Congress devised a bipartisan method and it worked. There are a lot of sexual harassment victims and sexual abuse survivors out there. The bill draws a line in the sand, in a manner of speaking. Nondisclosure agreements and arbitration clauses to keep sexual misconduct in the shadows will never again cross it.

ANOTHER VIEW

Lawmakers have no business trading stocks Bloomberg

After a contentious year, Congress appears to be on the verge of passing bipartisan, commonsense legislation. Even better, the effort in question is popular, prudent and right on the merits.

This week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offered tepid support for legislation that would bar lawmakers from trading individual stocks. Pelosi has long resisted the reform, saying in December that members should be allowed to participate in the “free-market economy” and that current regulation was enough. With a trading ban getting strong backing from the public, she has evidently seen the light.

There’s little doubt legislation of this kind is needed.

Following several stock-related scandals, Congress passed the Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act in 2012. It was supposed to establish clear disclosure guidelines, curtail perceived conflicts of interest, and prevent lawmakers from trading on nonpublic

information acquired during their official duties.

It hasn’t worked out as planned.

No lawmaker has ever been successfully prosecuted under the act. Over the past year alone, at least 55 House and Senate members (and nearly 200 staffers) have failed to fully comply with its reporting requirements, according to media reports. Meanwhile, distinctive stockrelated scandals - such as the time Rep. Chris Collins called his son from the White House grounds to divulge confidential information he had learned about a drug trial, and urged him to sell the relevant stock - have seemed all too common in recent years. (The elder Collins was sentenced to prison in 2020; then-president Donald Trump pardoned him later that year.)

Unlike most issues before Congress, this one isn’t very complicated: No lawmaker should be able to trade individual stocks while in office. The opportunities for abuse are too plentiful, and disclosure requirements alone will

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Even by today’s standard of campus cowardice and conformity, this repulsive episode is noteworthy WASHINGTON — A sludge of ignorance and cowardice oozes so constantly through today’s campuses that institutions acquire immunity through recidivism: Progressivism’s totalitarian temptation is too commonplace to be newsworthy. Academia’s vindictive intolerance has become humdrum.

The University of Illinois at Chicago, however, is so repulsive that attention must be paid to Jason Kilborn’s ordeal. He is enduring, as the price of continuing as a tenured law professor, progressivism’s version of an ancient torment: the pillory. He has been sentenced to multiple debasements devised by UIC, which is wielding progressivism’s array of tools for mindscrubbing and conformityenforcing.

Kilborn’s troubles began in December 2020, when he used, in an exam concerning civil procedure, a hypothetical case about a Black female manager suing a former employer, charging that she had been fired because of her race and gender. She alleged that other managers had called her — this is how the slurs appeared in Kilborn’s hypothetical — a “n_____” and a “b_____.”

In his lawsuit seeking damages for violations of his constitutional rights, Kilborn says he had used this identical hypothetical for 10 years without occasioning comment, let alone campus convulsions.

But it takes just a few pebbles to start an avalanche, and just a few flamboyantly brittle students to start an infection of indignation. So, Kilborn was summoned to an electronic meeting with the law school’s dean, who had been told he had “used a racial slur” on the exam. He sent a note to his class expressing regret if his hypothetical had distressed anyone.

Nevertheless, three weeks later Kilborn was summarily placed on “indefinite administrative leave,” his classes were canceled for the entire semester, and he was banned from campus. All this, because the head of UIC’s Office for Access and Equity had a conversation with a student,

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On Jan. 6, the Black Law Students Association invited people to report if they had ever been “affected by” Kilborn.

The next day, about an hour into a four-hour remote electronic conversation with a member of the association, Kilborn was asked why the law dean had not shown him a student petition complaining about the expurgated racial and gendered slurs in the exam question. Kilborn said perhaps the dean thought the abusive things said about Kilborn in the petition might make him “become homicidal.” Within four days, the student was reporting that Kilborn had exclaimed that he “was feeling homicidal.”

So, the dean triggered UIC’s Violence Prevention Plan, which triggered a Behavioral Threat Assessment Team that, without communicating with Kilborn, authorized the dean — who teaches law, mind you — to impose severe punishments without a shred of due process. Soon the Office for Access and Equity notified Kilborn that it was investigating allegations that he had “created a racially hostile environment,” particularly in his civil procedure course.

To the surprise of no one conversant with the operations of academia’s “equity” bureaucracies, the Office for Access and Equity notified Kilborn that he was guilty of “harassing conduct” because his exam question, and his response to criticisms of it, “interfered” with Black students’ “participation” in UIC. This was just another example of kangaroo court proceedings not uncommon at institutions of higher education that are administered by progressive apparatchiks too uneducated

to understand the adjective “Kafkaesque.”

What makes UIC worth noticing, however, are the punishments it imposed. At first, it said that Kilborn’s sensitivity training would be mandated only if four semesters of his recorded classes indicated a harassing classroom environment. Despite exemplary performance reviews, he was declared “ineligible” for an announced, across-theboard 2% pay raise. Then UIC said he would have to undergo sensitivity training after all.

An eight-week diversity instruction regimen would involve 20 hours of course work, five “self-reflection” papers, weekly 90-minute sessions with a diversity “trainer” and supplemental molding by the trainer.

Could those who concocted this sentence ever recognize their kinship with the moral purifiers of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge? Or of Mao’s Cultural Revolution? Or the Stalinist interrogator Gletkin in Arthur Koestler’s 1940 novel “Darkness at Noon”? If so, would UIC’s unconscious emulators be discomfited by the resemblance? Unlikely.

Today, bureaucrats parasitic off academia’s scholarly mission outnumber actual scholars. These threat-discerners, diversityplanners, bias-detectors, sensitivity-promoters, sustainability-guarantors and other beneficiaries of today’s multibillion-dollar social justice industry are doing well during the nation’s supposed apocalypse.

So meticulous is UIC about Kilborn’s reeducation, it assigned him “supplemental” readings that explain the problems White people might face when they realize that White racism is everywhere.

One assigned reading included this: “White people who support their colleagues of color may be called ‘n______ lover.’” UIC’s prissy bullies, like fanatics generally, have no sense of irony.

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Continuing from the last column, I’d like to point out the warning signs of a dog/ puppy rescue that is “Bad and/or Very Ugly”: Warning #1: The puppy or dog has never been examined by a NYS veterinarian, with exam papers to accompany them.

Warning #2: They have not been spayed or neutered before adoption. Almost all rescues require this basic expectation.

Warning #3: They do not have vaccination/test records.

Predicating on the animal’s age, they should be vaccinated, tested minimally for Lyme Disease and heartworm, and tested and treated for digestive parasites.

Warning #4: The puppies look to be sick, lethargic, thin, have diarrhea, or have discharge from their noses, eyes, or anywhere else. If you notice any of these symptoms, call the CGHS/SPCA cruelty line 24/7 at 518-828-6044 ext. 109 or your local animal cruelty unit immediately. DO NOT purchase these animals, as they could be contagious to you and/or your pets.

Warning #5: The Common Sense Warning — if they’re handing out puppies from the back of a van in a parking lot asking for a $350 donation, use extreme caution.

I’d also like to point out what a reputable or “Good” rescue will have and offer: Checkmark #1: Paperwork from the originating shelter where the dog or puppy came from, so you can call to ask questions; Checkmark #2: An application process to adopt, which generally will require you to list your personal information (name, address, etc.), your veterinarian, your landlord’s name and number if you rent, and personal references; Checkmark #3: An adoption contract you will sign, promising that if you no longer want the animal, it will be returned

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Willow is a 7-year-old Husky mix who was recently surrendered to us due to a change in lifestyle of her previous owners. She is pictured with CGHS/SPCA Adoption Counselor Sam Link. Willow loves to be outside and would be the perfect fit for an active household. Due to her age, we feel that she would do best with older children over the age of 10. She absolutely loves human attention and is patiently waiting for her furrever home. If you’re interested in adopting Willow, fill out the adoption application at www.cghs.org or give us a call at 518-828-6044 ext. 100.

to the rescue; Checkmark #4: A 501(c)3 IRS form, stating that they are in fact a recognized non-profit in good standing; Checkmark #5: Their financial report (should always be available for public viewing); Checkmark #6: A spay or neuter for the dog/puppy before you adopt it, included with any adoption fee; Checkmark #7: ALWAYS expect or demand any rescue to furnish a complete medical record, including all vaccinations and tests the dog/puppy has had, from a licensed NYS veterinarian.

If you ever have questions about any rescue, please call CGHS/SPCA at 518-828-6044

and we’ll be happy to assist.

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would be more interesting. It was a more creative sport when we used a tuna fish can for a puck and real sticks that came off the maple tree in the front yard. Those pick up Hockey matches put a lot of dentist’s kids through college.

Even Tennis players today are separated from the real game as played on the local courts. Go watch at one of the nearby parks. You almost never see someone in a cute little outfit; sweats or cut offs are what you see and there are no ball boys crouching near the nets to run and get your ball for you, you smack it out of bounds, you have to go get it yourself, it makes for a more cautious type of play. Even Soccer used to be more interesting when it was played on a plowed field by kids wearing barn boots, some of which had steel toes.

I guess the reason I’m not much of a sports nut is that professional sports don’t have that kind of gritty taste in the mouth that playing them yourself had. The NASCAR race I may watch on Sunday just doesn’t stir my blood the same way that remembering the tractor races we had in my youth does. Thinking about it, I may not be a real sports nut, but now I remember why I walk weird on cold, damp days.

Thought for the week — if four out of five people suffer from diarrhea — does that mean that one out of five enjoys it?

Until next week, may you and yours be happy and well.

This week we celebrate Valentine’s Day, one of the oldest and most popular holidays observed all over this planet. From China to Finland, almost every country on earth celebrates this holiday. More than one billion Valentine’s Day cards will be sent worldwide, but how many of the senders or recipients actually know how this holiday came about?

The history of Valentine’s Day, legend says, originated during the third century in Rome. During this time, Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers, so he outlawed marriage for young men. A young priest named Valentine was furious with this injustice and defied Claudius by continuing to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. Claudius eventually discovered Valentine’s actions and sentenced him to death. During his time in jail, Valentine fell in love with his jailer’s daughter, who visited him in prison. Before he was put to death, Valentine sent a letter to the girl and signed it, “From Your Valentine” — an expression we still use today. Valentine was executed on Feb. 14, 270 AD. Later, around 496 AD, Pope Gelasius declared Feb. 14 a day to honor Valentine, who by that time had become a saint.

The history of giving your loved one Valentine’s Day flowers comes from the oldfashioned custom of sending floral bouquets to pass on non-verbal messages. Introduced in the 18th century by Charles II of Sweden, each flower had a specific meaning attached to it, making it possible to have an entire conversation using only flowers. Make sure you gift the right rose to the right person. This probably comes as news to no one, but red roses are some of the most romantic flowers out there. These

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BEYFUSS are the perfect bloom for Valentine’s Day, representing love and desire. Unlike red roses, coral roses represent friendship, modesty and sympathy. Yellow roses have a hidden symbolism of jealousy and infidelity. However, gifting them to a friend can mean warmth and affection.

Do you know someone looking to make changes in their life? White roses represent a new beginning. They also symbolize purity and innocence.

Roses have always been associated with love and this year more than 200 million roses will be harvested, specifically for this holiday.

That’s a lot of love! Of course when demand is highest, prices rise accordingly. This year, supply shortages of both flowers and candy will cause prices to be higher yet!

It is not hard to spend $100 or more for a dozen long stemmed roses this week and up to $200 if they are delivered.

Of course most of the roses that will be sold are grown in the southern hemisphere, particularly Columbia, Ecuador, Africa and Israel. More than 70% of the roses sold in European supermarkets will be grown in Kenya. Most will be grown in greenhouses that have supplemental carbon dioxide provided by burning some sort of fossil fuel inside the greenhouse. Roses, like many other plants, grow better with enhanced levels of this gas that we are struggling to reduce worldwide. Plants,

on a global basis, don’t really care much about the long term effects of human caused climate changes.

I hope that you provided some winter protection for your garden roses this winter. Grafted roses are usually only hardy to single digit temperatures and this cold winter will surely take its toll on those not protected.

A blanket of snow does offer some insulation, but mounding 6 to 8 inches of soil around the base, of the shrubs in December, is far more effective. Roses that are not grafted, as are many of the shrub roses, are much hardier in general. Grafted roses are easily recognized by the swollen “knob” that is at the junction of the roots and stems. Roses that are growing on their own roots do not have this feature.

If you would like to purchase a hardy rose, that is locally sold, consider visiting a garden center and buying a potted up, mini rose.

These pretty little plants can be transplanted outdoors in May and could last for years with proper care. I will leave you with poem by Robert Burns that touches on the subject matter this week.

O my Luve is like a red, red rose That’s newly sprung in June; O my Luve is like the melody That’s sweetly played in tune.

So fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in luve am I; And I will luve thee still, my dear, Till a’ the seas gang dry.

Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear, And the rocks melt wi’ the sun; I will love thee still, my dear, While the sands o’ life shall run.

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Hunter-Tannersville Middle/High School Pro sports would be more exciting second quarter honor roll if played ‘unprofessionally’

By Dick Brooks For Columbia-Greene Media

I feel a little sorry at this time of the year for my sports fanatic friends. This is sort of the waste land time for professional sports. Football season is almost over, Basketball and Hockey are winding down, Racing season for both animals and machines is just getting ready to start up. Yes, I know there’s Golf and Figure Skating, but these aren’t the kind of sports that appeal to the average adult beverage guzzling, team name on the jacket, office pool betting hardcore fan.

I’ve never been much of a sports nut, I’ve played about every sport that’s featured on ESPN, ESPN 1, ESPN 2, ESPN 3, ESPN 4-2200 or whatever it goes up to. I was a real baseball fan in my youth but the Brooklyn Dodgers moved away and broke my young heart and I lost interest in the sport. I do watch the World Series but that’s about it for the National pastime. I loved playing Football and look forward to the Super Bowl as an excuse to purchase my yearly bag of potato chips (now unsalted). I will admit to watching anything with a motor in it race across my television screen but I don’t have any favorites that come to mind.

I think I’d be more into the whole sports scene if the sports on TV were more like the sports played in real life.

The idea that I’m watching a bunch of pharmaceutically pumped up millionaires chasing a ball around kind of leaves a bad taste in my mouth. If Baseball games were even occasionally played in a former

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BROOKS corn field where the tractor was first base and the home plate was one of the guys’ T-shirts, I’d probably be more interested. It’d be interesting to see what would happen if you gave the teams one ball to play the whole game with so that if they hit a homer, the game had to stop until the ball was found or else you all had to go home and do your chores because you couldn’t find the ball.

Of course, the way those guys hit the ball would probably split a seam and have to be taped with a roll of black electrical tape snitched from Dad’s tool box. By the end of our season, we could have used some steroids just to carry the ball because we had so much tape on it.

Football games played in the street in your play clothes with no equipment would probably garner a following of old guys like me. Being Quarterback was really a challenge since you had to keep one eye out for oncoming traffic while you tried to figure out who of the bunch of guys running and yelling down field were really on your team.

Hockey, played on a pond in the hay field without pads,

Reach Dick at Whittle12124@yahoo.com.

HUNTER — Hunter-Tannersville Middle/High School announces the second quarter honor roll for the 20212022 school year.

GRADE 12 Superintendent’s Honor Roll: Gwendolyn Glennon, Wyatt Leach, Jason Li, Alexandra Osipenko, Emily Pascucci, Mackenzie Radcliffe, Chenoa Rojas.

Principal’s Honor Roll: Luis Vicente Agustin Jr., Kimberly Yudell.

Honor Roll: Kristian Aizstrauts, Jaiden Foster, Brooke Tuomey.

GRADE 11 Superintendent’s Honor Roll: Hedda Flynn, Garrett Legg, Stephanie Molina Rodriguez.

Principal’s Honor Roll: Lillian Gracia, Marissa Legg, Benjamin Randolph.

Honor Roll: Jacob Arquiett, Isabella Cline, Jessenia Torres, Nicolas Uhrik.

GRADE 10

Superintendent’s Honor Roll: Ava Canezin, Marina Garcia, Ashlynn Mantey, Jade Suarez, Julia VanDean, Kailey Zimmer.

Principal’s Honor Roll: Grady Glennon.

Honor Roll: Chloe Cameron, Isabella Cianciolo, Bridget Czermerys, Thomas Houlihan, Livia Gros, Eden Murphy, Lyden Smith, Brianna Zeko.

Alexis Legg, Winnie Li, Kadyn Maul, Grace Ormerod, Lilia Vishnyakov.

Principal’s Honor Roll: Carisa Benjamin, Shane Agosto, Kevin Claudio, Chayse Dugo, Madeline Fromer, Christopher Galatti, Anthony Ligas, Jason Partridge, Abigail Vierstra.

Honor Roll: William Delehant, Kaylei Gomez.

GRADE 9

Superintendent’s Honor Roll: Linsey Bellinger, Blake Cameron, Lily Constable, Rupert Conybeare, Ian Gilmore, Jaiden Neal, Jude Sabugueiro, William Schneider, Grace VanDean.

Principal’s Honor Roll: Melinda Bates, Chase Fletcher, Elijah Firmalino, Angelus Gorman, Harrison Stuart, Sarah Rynard.

Honor Roll: Araya Carey, Adriana Carpino, Madison Cline, Taylor Dugo, Roderick Dumont, Faith Emel, Katie Paradis, Halanna Vazquez, Aluna Velez.

Superintendent’s Honor Roll: Ava Byrne, Emma Constable, Konrad Gilbert, Allyson Kappel, Saleema Poladian, Lizet Molina Rodriguez, Margarita Sabugueiro.

Principal’s Honor Roll: Mason Bellinger, Jay Prince, Kelsee Kroyer, Kimberly Hernandez.

Honor Roll: Jacob Fletcher, John LaVeglia.

GRADE 8 Superintendent’s Honor Roll: Lillian Andrus, Brooke Becker, Abigail Dwon, Donovan Garcia, Oliva Gilbert,

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Enid (Raedder) Gustavson Enid (Raedder) Gustavson passed away on January 31, 2022 after a long illness. She was born in 1933 to Gertrude (Sarnowski) and Charles Raedder. She graduated in 1950 from Cairo Central School, and soon after married Carl (Gus) Gustavson. They owned and operated the Sunside Inn in Cairo, NY until 1973 when they moved to Lake Worth, Florida, where Enid worked for the City of Lake Worth until her retirement.

She is survived by her children, William Gustavson (Claire), Gary Gustavson, and Elissa LaPerna (David). Grandchildren, Will Gustavson (Jennifer), Amanda Snedeker (Michael), Daniel LaPerna (Kelly), Gary Gustavson (Jaelyn), Corrie Gustavson, and Carly Neal (Edwin). Also 10 great grandchildren, and two nieces, Joanne Toohey and Terri Cloutier.

Besides her parents and husband of 55 years, she was pre-deceased by her sisters, Gertrude Timmerman and Thea Worthingstun, and her grandson, James Gustavson.

Enid was proud of her German Heritage and was well known for her excellent cooking skills.

Services will be held at Dorsey E. Earl Smith on Kirk Road in Lake Worth, Fl. On February 19, 2022 at 2 p.m.

Interment will be in East Durham, NY this summer.

Lorraine Hordes Herbet February 8, 2022 Lorraine Hordes Herbet, a loving mother, grandmother and “GGma” (great-grandmother) of Palenville, passed away Feb. 8, 2022, at the age of 90.

Formerly of the Bronx, Lorraine was a wonderful, loving woman whose wisdom and kindness touched everyone she knew. She delighted in hearing about the lives of everyone she encountered, and always thought of others first. Lorraine spent much of her childhood in orphanages and dealing with physical difficulties. But at key points in her life she was shown miraculous kindness, and she always reflected that kindness onto those around her. When faced with hardship, she would often say, “Don’t worry, be happy,” and in that spirit we take joy from the blessing of her memory.

Lorraine is predeceased by her husband, Herman Herbet, her sister Carolyn Bloch, and her grandson, Josh (Joshua) Herbet.

She is survived by family and friends who will greatly miss her wit, her caring and her love: daughter Joyce Federman, son-inlaw Larry Federman (Palenville, NY), son David Herbet (Overland Park, Kansas), former daughter-in-law Dawn Owens (Overland Park, Kansas), grandsons Justin Aclin (and wife Brooke) (Goshen, NY), Jesse Aclin (and partner Seammala Sun) (Los Angeles, California) and Asher Herbet (Springfield, Missouri), granddaughter Teal Gasbarro (and husband Matt) (Palenville, NY), great-granddaughters Rox Aclin, Naomi Aclin and Lottie Aclin, and great-grandson Bellemy Gasbarro, as well as her many loving nieces and nephews and their families, whose lives were all touched by Lorraine and will keep her forever in their hearts.

Her family wishes to acknowledge the wonderful care she was shown by the teams at Columbia Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be conducted at Temple Israel, 220 Spring St., Catskill on Sunday, February 20th at 11:00 am.

Rabbi Zoe B. Zak will officiate. For those unable to attend the funeral services, remote Zoom access can be found at: https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/87221579816 Inurnment will follow in Temple Israel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Lorraine’s name to Temple Israel of Catskill. Funeral arrangements Millspaugh Camerato Funeral Home, Catskill. Messages of condolence may be made to www.MillspaughCamerato.com.

George Frederick Holz July, 22, 1932 - February 2, 2022 George Frederick Holz, of Freehold,NY, born July, 22, 1932 entered God’s kingdom on February 2, 2022, surrounded by the dedicated care of his family.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, he grew up with his beloved brother Robert and met Nancy Gronlie, the love of his life. He served honorably in the Naval Reserve was a lover of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Ebbets Field, and the NY Mets. Dad worked 3 jobs to move his family to Floral Park, NY, where he and Nancy raised 3 children. He led the Boy Scouts, built annual backyard ice rinks, and barbecued rotisserie chickens for Sunday gatherings. His home was always open to friends and family. A printer by trade, a man of great detail and organization, dad was always helping others.

“Pop” brought life to the Catskill Mountains when he moved to Freehold, his home referred to as “Nanny’s Woods and Grandpa’s Mountains” by his 6 grandchildren. He fostered the love of birds, golf, and nature, being loving, kind and a respected role model for all. Dad devotedly cared for his beloved Nancy until she parted after 56 years of marriage, and is now happily with her again.

George is survived by his older brother Robert; 3 children: Barbara, Debbie and George; 6 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.

Interment is at the family plot at Pinelawn Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Guiding Eyes for the Blind (guidingeyes.org).

Raya Marie Strout April 4, 1992 - February 2, 2022 and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends who loved her dearly Raya was passionate about The Lord Jesus Christ and fiercely loved and cared for her family and friends.

She had a smile and presence that lit up any room she entered. She had a love for all animals, in particular horses and her Pit Bull dog Nala and Rottweiler Faith who has since passed. Raya waited patiently in life for her biggest dream to come true, a family of her own. Raya’s love will encompass her daughter Patience Marie for eternity.

Funeral services will be held 12:00 Noon Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Buono Funeral Service, Inc., Saugerties, NY. Interment will follow immediately in Blue Mountain Cemetery, Saugerties. Friends may call Saturday from 10:00 AM until Noon at Buono Funeral Service, Inc. In lieu of Flowers the family request donations be made in Raya’s memory to Ulster County Canines, 3539 Route 32, Saugerties, NY. Please offer your condolences for Raya and her family online at www.BuonoFuneralService.com.

Raya Marie Strout of Catskill, NY was born April 4, 1992 at Kingston Hospital in Kingston, NY. She resided in Staten Island, NY when she suddenly passed away on 2/1/2022.

Raya was a 2010 graduate of Catskill High School, Catskill NY and simultaneously graduated from Questar III in Hudson, NY as a Licensed Practical Nurse. She attended SUNY Ulster Community College and the College of St. Rose from 2012-2014 in pursuit of her bachelor’s degree in Nursing.

Raya served in the US Army National Guard from 2012-2018 as a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Specialist and had a career as a Licensed Practical Nurse, working for various nursing homes and nursing agencies in the Hudson Valley. Most recently she was a private duty home care nurse with Hope Home Care in Staten Island.

Raya is survived by her significant other, Paul Mangano of Staten Island and their newborn daughter Patience Marie Mangano; her mother Veronica Ramos-Strout and stepfather Timothy Talmadge of Catskill, NY; her father Robert Strout and stepmother Melissa Strout of Catskill, NY; her brother Warren Strout; her sister in-law Laura McCardle Augustine; and her nephew Nikolai Strout of Palenville, NY; her brother Aaron Strout, Catskill, NY; her maternal grandmother Susan McCutcheon of Port Ewen, NY; her paternal grandparents Donna and Warren Strout of Canton, PA;

Bail talks to persist, fight misinformation

By Kate Lisa Johnson Newspaper Corp.

ALBANY — New campaigns to fight misinformation about the state’s criminal justice reforms grew louder in an attempt to steer a politically saturated debate over the need to edit the state’s bail and discovery laws.

Legislative leaders in Albany are expected to continue discussions next week about the need to revisit the state’s 2019 changes to its cash bail system as top state leaders remain at odds over the need to amend reforms rolled back in 2020.

Policy experts with project Justice Not Fear, launched by media and education initiative called Zealous, highlighted the most common faulty claims, outlier anecdotes and interpretations of the statute Thursday.

“Ninety-eight percent of people released pretrial have not been rearrested for any felony that’s classified as violent that includes charges like simple possession of a weapon, even though there is no harm to a person alleged it’s still a violent felony offense,” said M.K. Kaishian, a civil rights attorney and legal policy and justice advocacy fellow for Zealous.

About 2% of the rough total 183,000 New Yorkers released before their trial without bail were rearrested for a violent crime, according to state Office of Court Administration data.

“Some of those cases are later dismissed, some of those charges are later reduced by prosecutors,” Kaishian said.

“So this is really just people who are having those arrests happen.”

Justice Not Fear works to refute misleading reports and statements on the state’s bail laws as officials — especially members of law enforcement and campaigning Republicans — tie the 2019 changes to a double-digit increase in homicides and violent crimes across the state seen since 2020.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, urged lawmakers Wednesday to make targeted amendments to the state’s bail laws to allow judges greater discretion in determining a defendants’ level of dangerousness — especially individuals accused of violent crimes with a firearm.

“I think we can tweak it and

make it right and get what we’re desiring,” Adams said at a virtual budget hearing Wednesday.

Both parties remain strongly at odds about the safety of the system changes.

Accused criminal offenders who post bail are rearrested at higher rates, but some officials maintain the state’s 29% increase in homicides in 2020 is tied to bail reform.

Adams, a former state senator and New York Police Department captain, told several lawmakers the bail and discovery laws should be reviewed to watch for a pattern of judges abusing the discretion, but could not name his specific, desired revisions for the statute or another state to model.

The law is expected to be an important topic of discussion as Adams prepares to meet with legislative leaders in Albany as Gov. Kathy Hochul prepares to release 30-day amendments to her proposed $216 billion executive budget.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D-Bronx; and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers; have

maintained revisiting the bail laws are not part of their legislative priorities for the 2022 session or as budget negotiations heat up for the 2022-23 Fiscal Year.

“I’m certainly more than happy to discuss anything with the mayor,” Stewart-Cousins said on the topic Tuesday. “...

There is certainly a broader conversation we can have about criminal justice reform — all kinds of reforms. Certainly, I want it to be very, very clear we are concerned, as everyone is, about the spike in crime.”

The leaders of the Senate and Assembly argue the changes to New York’s bail and discovery laws have been successful in limiting the number of people languishing in jail without funds to post bail.

“We do not want to criminalize poverty,” the Senate leader said.

Hochul again this week declined to publicly reveal her stance on changing the state’s bail system this session, reiterating her refusal to negotiate important policy through the press.

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For information, call 315-6612940.

Greene County: Zion Lutheran Church, 102 North Washington St., Athens, worships at 9 a.m. Sunday. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, State Route 81, Oak Hill, worships at 11 a.m. Sunday.

CRAFT FESTIVAL SEEKING APPLICANTS

CATSKILL — The Camp Grace Inc. Soup Kitchen, located at the First Reformed Church of Catskill, 310 Main St., Catskill, is open noon-1 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

For information, call Director Lamont Taylor at 518-2497009.

RICHMOND SPRINGS — Applications are currently being accepted for the 41st Annual Friendship Craft Festival sponsored by the Church Of Christ Uniting in Richfield Springs. It will take place 9 a.m.-3 p.m. June 11 in Spring Park on Scenic US Route 20.

For information and an application, go to www.rschurchofchristuniting.com, email friendshipcraftfestival@yahoo.com or call Carla at 315-858-1451.

FIRST REFORMED CHURCH OF COXSACKIE COXSACKIE — The First Reformed Church of Coxsackie, 285 Mansion St., Coxsackie, worships at 9:30 a.m.

Sunday. All are welcome.

Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of each month.

Sunday School is available during the worship service time. Free Food Fridays provide a meal for anyone at 6 p.m. on the third Friday of each month.

FIRST REFORMED CHURCH OF ATHENS ATHENS —The First Reformed Church of Athens, 16 North Church St., Athens, worships at 10:30 a.m.

Sunday. All are welcome to join us. Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of each month. Senior Choir rehearsal is at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesdays. We ask that singers are vaccinated.

Hudson River Bells rehearsal is at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Masks are worn during rehearsal.

For information, call the church at 518-945-1801.

LIVING FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH MAPLECREST — Living Faith Community Church, 54 Route 56, Maplecrest, welcomes locals and visitors to worship together at 10:30 a.m.

Sunday. Adult Bible Study meets before service at 9:30 a.m. Fellowship meal follows service on the second Sunday of each month. For information, call 518-734-4275.

TRI COUNTY LUTHERAN PARISH VALATIE — The following is the worship schedule for the Tri County Lutheran Parish. Visit TCLParish.org website for weekly Zoom worship schedule and link.

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ST. MARK’S SECOND EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH HUDSON — St. Mark’s Second Evangelical Lutheran Church, 8 Storm Ave., Hudson, worships 9:30 a.m.

Sunday. Communion is celebrated on the first Sunday of every month with Pastor Stan Webster. Child care is offered during the service and Sunday school after the service ends. For information, call the Church office at 518-8289514.

ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH STUYVESANT — St. John’s Lutheran Church, 159 Route 26A, Stuyvesant, has in-person and live online worship services at 10:15 a.m. Sunday.

Sunday School is at 9 a.m. for children 3 and older. Face masks and social distancing is required at this time. The live broadcasts are on www. facebook.com/St-Johns-Lutheran.

CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL HUDSON — Christ Church Episcopal, 431 Union St., Hudson, worships at 9 a.m.

Sundays in person and live online. Social distancing and face masks required.

Live broadcast at 9 a.m. on facebook.com/ChristChurchEpiscopalHudson or at christchurchepiscopalhudson.org. Midweek Eucharist is held at 12:15 p.m. Wednesdays in the church. For information, call 518-828-1329 or email christchurch1802@ gmail.com.

SAINT PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH KINDERHOOK — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 8 Sylvester St., Kinderhook, Holy Communion in person at 8 and 10 a.m. Sundays. Face masks and distancing required regardless of vaccination status. For information and news, www.saintpaulskinderhook.org/ or follow us on Facebook. Subscribe to our newsletter: http://eepurl. com/cG4YSv; 518-758-6271 or saintpaulskinderhook@ gmail.com. Office open 1:304:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday

and by appointment.

KINDERHOOK REFORMED CHURCH KINDERHOOK — The Kinderhook Reformed Church, 21 Broad St., Kinderhook, will have in person and live online Sunday worship at 9:30 a.m.

Face masks and social distancing required. Live broadcasts at 9:30 a.m. on https:// www.facebook.com/KinderhookReformed Church or https://www.youtube.com/ channel/UCCTUNikeMHshkf_mqhMNxCw. For information, call 518-758-6401 or kinderhookreformedchuch. com.

CLAVERACK REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH CLAVERACK — The Reformed Dutch Church, 88 Route 9H, Claverack, worships at 9:30 a.m. Sundays in the sanctuary. For information, call 518-851-3811.

SUNY MORRISVILLE SAUGERTIES — Alexnder Epstein of Saugerties was named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester at SUNY Morrisville in Morrisville.

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY EARLTON — Jay Ethan Larson of Earlton was named to the fall semester 2021 Dean’s List at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

GEORGIA TECH SELKIRK — Allen Zhou of Selkirk has earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with Highest Honors from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

GREENVILLE — Olivia Gorneau of Greenville earned the distinction of Faculty Honors for Fall 2021 at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

CASTLETON UNIVERSITY EARLTON — Mason Osborn of Earlton graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Practice in Physical Education from Castleton University in Castleton, Vt., following the successful completion of the fall semester in December 2021.

Graduates will be recognized during the 235th Commencement.

GHENT REFORMED CHURCH

LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY

WEST GHENT — The Ghent Reformed Church, 1039 County Route 22, West Ghent, worships at 9 a.m.

Sundays. Sunday School begins at 10:15 a.m. Sunday for pre-school to middle school aged children. In accordance with the New York state mandate, masks will be required.

Cleaning is as diligent as always. At present, we feel safe enough to have reinstituted coffee time after service.

GREENVILLE — Madison Marcello of Greenville was named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester of 2021 at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tenn.

GRACE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH RHINEBECK — Grace Bible Fellowship Church, 6959 Route 9, Rhinebeck, worships at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. Sunday School for all ages meets at 9:30 a.m. Women’s bible study and Grace Bible Institute meets at 7 p.m.

Mondays. Mid-week prayer meeting is at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. For information, call 845-876-6923 or cdfcirone@ aol.com.

LUTHERAN PARISH OF SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY GERMANTOWN — Lutheran Parish of Southern Columbia County is planning, for now, to continue in person worship. If the COVID situation changes, plans will be posted on Facebook, the blog, by phone message and the communication tree within each church. In Person Worship at St. Thomas’s Church will be suspended due to high COVID case numbers in the county. We hope to resume on Ash Wednesday, March 2 and continue 11 a.m. services on March 6, with Communion. Christ Church folks will join folks at St. John’s Church in Manorton (Elizaville) at 9 a.m. this month.

Jonathan Jordan of Athens, Austin Schlenker of Athens, Lucas Bruce of Coxsackie, Nadia Boyea of Greenville, Alice Brennan of Greenville, Kelley Hair of West Coxsackie, Alyssa Jackson of Cairo, Audra Bogardus-Street of Catskill, Victoria M. Marin of Fleischmanns, Peyton Legg of Haines Falls, Cali Ely of Round Top, Madison Legg of Tannersville, Alexa Belrose of West Kill.

ONEONTA — More than 300 students graduated from SUNY Oneonta. Students who completed the requirements for bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees and certificates of advanced study.

Nadia Boyea of Greenville, Bachelor of Science in Digital & Studio Art IDS - Women & Gender Studies Digital & Studio Art, Magna Cum Laude; Lacie Hotaling of Earlton, Bachelor of Science in Psychology Africana and Latino Studies.

UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA CATSKILL — Luchiano Frascello of Catskill earned dean’s list honors for the Fall 2021 semester at The University of Tampa in Tampla, Florida.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DURHAM, NH — The following students have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire for the fall 2021 semester.

Allison Verstandig of Selkirk, Highest Honors; Emma Wilkins of Selkirk, Highest Honors.

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WOODSTOCK — Lucca Lofaro of Woodstock excelled during the Fall 2021 semester, achieving a GPA of at least 3.5 to earn a spot on the Dean’s List at Hofstra University in Hempstead.

PAUL SMITHS — Paul Smith’s College is pleased to announce the students who have been named to the Adirondack Scholar’s list for the Fall 2021 semester. Local students include Evan George of Round Top and Annalise Goyette of Greenville.

UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND KINGSTON, Rhode Island — The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce the Fall 2021 Dean’s List.

Erin Mogul of Coxsackie and Cameron Radcliffe of Elka Park.

FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY NEW BALTIMORE — Kyle Kerrigan of New Baltimore received Dean’s List Honors for the Fall 2021 semester at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn.

ITHACA COLLEGE COXSACKIE — Melia Piazza of Coxsackie graduated from Ithaca College with a BFA in Film, Photo & Visual Arts.

ITHACA — Ithaca College congratulates students named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester.

Ori Jordaan-Grady of Woodstock, Tenjing Sherpa of Windham, Connor Wood of West Coxsackie.

SUNY ONEONTA ONEONTA — A total of 316 SUNY Oneonta students earned Provost’s List honors for the fall 2021 semester.

Donald Blowers of Coxsackie, Erin Dudzic of Saugerties, Ava Gockel of Prattsville, Gianna Pascuzzi of Coxsackie, Lauryn Williams of Earlton, Spencer Yarwood of Selkirk.

ONEONTA — A total of 1,411 SUNY Oneonta students earned Dean’s List honors for the fall 2021 semester.

PAUL SMITHS — Paul Smith’s College is pleased to announce the students who have been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester. Local students include Evan George of Round Top, Walter Szandyba of Earlton and Annalise Goyette of Greenville.

ENDICOTT COLLEGE GREENVILLE — Karianne Benninger of Greenville has been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester at Endicott College in Beverly, Mass.

CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE COXSACKIE — Jasmine Van Dyke of Coxsackie has been named to the President’s List for the Fall 2021 semester at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont.

ATHENS — Leandra King of Athens has been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont.

WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE LEEDS — Amber Powell of Leeds was named to the Dean’s List for academic excellence for the fall 2021 semester at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass.

WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY COXSACKIE — Colin Riley of Coxsackie has been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall Semester 2021 at Western New England University in Springfield, Mass.

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Church of Saint Patrick 21 Main Street, Ravena, NY 12143 • (518) 756-3145 https://churchofsaintpatrick.wixsite.com/church-ravena

24 North Washington Street, Athens 12015 · 943-3150 66 William Street, Catskill 12414 · 943-3150

518 756 8764 • Rt. 144 and Church St. NBRChurch@aol.com • www.nbrchurch.org

Rev. Rick L. Behan, Pastor

Fr. Joseph O’Brien, Parochial Vicar

Sunday Worship - 9:30 AM Communion First Sunday every month Fellowship before and after worship Thursday - Choir Rehearsal 4:45 PM Tuesday - Bible Study 10:00 AM 2nd Sunday - Helping Hands 10:30 AM

Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil 4:30 p.m. Sunday 9:30 a.m. (also St. Patrick’s YouTube channel or Mid-Hudson 901) Weekday Mass: Tuesday 8:30 a.m.

Also Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 8:30-9 a.m. Wed, Thurs Food Pantry Hours: Tues & Fri 10–11 a.m. and Wed 6–7 p.m.

Thrift Shop Hours: Thurs 1 – 3 p.m. Sat from 9 a.m. – Noon

Come to the Church in the Hamlet! Working together since 1833

You Are Welcome Here!

Janine O’Leary, Parish Life Coordinator Fr. Michael Melanson, Parochial Vicar Saturday* 4:00 p.m. *1st / 3rd Athens and 2nd / 4th Catskill Sunday 8:45 a.m. Catskill / 10:45 a.m. Athens

All Are Welcome!

St. Mary’s Church 80 Mansion Street, Coxsackie, NY 12051 (518) 731-8800 • stmaryscoxsackie.com

Fr. Joseph O’Brien, Parochial Vicar Weekend Masses: Sunday 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

11:30 a.m. Mass is livestreamed at St. Mary’s YouTube Channel Weekday Mass: Wednesday 8 a.m.

Also Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 8-8:30 a.m. Mon & Tues

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Sloop Brewing Co. begins second year of their ‘Open Waters’ paid internship EAST FISHKILL — Sloop Brewing Co. is now accepting applications year-round for the 2022 Open Waters internship, a program designed to promote diversity and inclusion in the craft beverage industry, now immersed in its second year.

“We’re looking forward to the coming year of interns and the potential of even larger growth within the internship,” said Alyssa McAuley, Sloop’s director of operations and a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee. “It is incredibly humbling to see all four of our former interns find work within the industry, and with breweries that we admire greatly.”

“The internship offers hands-on training in all aspects of brewery production including packaging, cellaring, and wort production,” said Melissa Larrick, the third graduate of the Open Waters program. “Not only does it give the intern a foundation of skills needed to land a job in the brewhouse, but it also offers training on proper brewing terminology, hop, malt, and yeast education, and just an overall understanding of the nature of the beast! I had the honor and privilege of being chosen as their quarter three intern, and to say it changed my life is an understatement.”

Sloop is fully committed to equipping its paid Open Waters interns with the technical knowledge, valuable connections, and expertise to empower interns as future industry professionals. Sloop hopes to dismantle barriers to entry and pave the way for positive change in the craft beverage industry by introducing people with different backgrounds and perspectives to the world of brewing and craft beer. Interns work side by side with Sloop employees for an immersive and comprehensive training plan that brings them through each phase of the commercial production process.

So far, Sloop has advanced four interns toward job placement across the Hudson Valley and New York State. All interns have customized their experience one step further at Sloop to include elements of ownership, compliance, marketing, and sales to tailor the program to their individual goals.

“The Open Waters Internship provided a foot in the door and a launch point for my career trajectory I couldn’t have imagined otherwise,” said Shanna Bowman, Sloop’s second quarter intern for 2021. “Between the flexible scheduling and being paid, it made the option to learn viable in ways typical

INTERACT CLUB RECEIVES DONATION FOR WEEKEND BACKPACK PROGRAM

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The Interact Club at Cairo-Durham High School received a $1,000 donation from the Greene County Rural Health Network to support the district’s weekend backpack program. The backpack program provides some Cairo-Durham Elementary School students with healthy snacks and food items to have over the weekend when school meals are not available. This donation will help the CDHS Interact Club purchase easy to open and prepare food items for elementary students such as oatmeal, cereal, granola bars, ramen soup bowls, juice boxes and more. Pictured from the left are RLC Coordinator Joyce Notarnicola, Lauren Zecca, Natalie Maguire, Jenna Maggio, Heather Maassmann, Wyatt Handel.

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hands on experience cannot be afforded when also holding down a ‘safe and stable job for income’ these days.

For the diversity aspect, Sloop made it clear from the jump that people like me are welcome and encouraged to be there, against an otherwise male dominated industry; it removed the burden of suspicion and the walls-up approach that can accompany a position among the unknown.”

The Open Waters internship is open to anyone over

21; no prior experience or brewing knowledge is required. Interns must commit to a minimum of 20 hours a week. Applications for the upcoming 2022 second quarter are being accepted now through April 1. Applications received after that date will be considered for subsequent quarters.

Applications can be filled out online at sloopbrewing. com/internship or a physical application can be acquired by calling 518-751-9134.

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Youthful U.S. men’s hockey team breezes past China to win Olympic opener. B2

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BOYS VOLLEYBALL:

Catskill wins Patroon championship

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CATSKILL — Catskill avenged its lone regular-season loss when it mattered most, defeating Ichabod Crane, 3-1, to win the 2021-22 Patroon Conference boys volleyball championship.

The Cats had dropped a 3-1 decision to Ichabod crane in the final game of the regular season, but bunced back to beat Voorheesville, 3-1, in the conference semifinals, before taking down Ichabdo Crane in the championship match.

The Cats took the first sets against the Riders, 25-17 and 25-18, dropped the third, 25-10, then won the fourth 25-18, to lock up the title.

“The boys came out very focused and ready to avenge our only loss to Ichabod,” Catskill coach Rocco Cornacchia said.

“We played great team volleyball, with everyone giving everything they had to contribute to the win.

“This team set out as seventh graders on the modified

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Catskill won the 2021-22 Patroon Conference boys volleyball championship with a 3-1 victory over Ichabod Crane.

team with a goal to win a league championship and by the time they were juniors this year,

they accomplished that goal.

In the over 20 years coaching volleyball I have never coached

a more disciplined, respectful and dedicated group. I am very proud of them all.”

For Catskill: Joseph Konsul 7 service points, 2 aces, 12 kills, 3 digs; Nicholas Konsul 5 service

points, 1 ace, 12 kills, 3 digs, 18 assists, 2 blocks; Owen Valentino 9 service points, 2 aces, 11 kills, 11 digs, 3 blocks; Christopher Konsul 8 service points, 4 aces, 5 kills, 16 digs; Adam Konsul 10 service points, 3 aces, 1 kill, 2 digs, 13 assists; Devin Guerrieri 5 service points, 1 ace, 8 kills, 2 assists, 4 blocks.

In the semifinal game against Voorheesville, the Cats took the first two sets, 25-14 and 25-9, before dropping the third, 2523. They came back to win the fourth, 31-29, to close out the match.

For Catskill: Christopher Konsul 5 service points, 2 aces, 7 kills, 6 digs; Joseph Konsul 3 service points, 1 ace, 12 kills, 4 digs; Devin Guerrieri 7 service points, 4 aces, 9 kills, 4 digs, 2 assists; Owen Valentino 2 service points, 1 ace, 6 kills, 5 blocks; Nicholas Konsul 7 service points, 3 aces, 5 kills, 5 blocks 13 assists; Adam Konsul 10 service points, 4 aces, 2 kills, 18 assists.

LOCAL ROUNDUP: MH girls rally to defeat

Chatham in Patroon Tournament Tim Martin Columbia-Greene Media

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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) in action against the San Francisco 49ers during a NFC Divisional playoff football game at Lambeau Field on Jan. 22.

Packers’ Aaron Rodgers wins second consecutive NFL MVP Field Level Media

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was selected the AP NFL Most Valuable Player on Thursday during the NFL Honors celebration at Inglewood, Calif., earning the designation for the second year in a row and becoming a fourtime winner.

Rodgers, who guided the Packers to the NFC’s No. 1 seed in this season’s

playoffs, also was named MVP in 2011, 2014 and 2020.

The only other player to win the honor at least four times was Peyton Manning, who was a five-time MVP. Manning presented the award to Rodgers on Thursday.

In 16 games this season, Rodgers passed for 4,115 See PACKERS B6

CASTLETON — Chatham was hoping the third time would be the charm against Maple Hill on Thursday, but it wasn’t meant to be as the Wildcats erased a seven-point fourth quarter deficit and went on to defeat the Panthers, 4235, in the Patroon Conference Girls Basketball Tournament semifinals.

Maple Hill will play Catskill for the conference championship on Monday at 7 p.m. at Hudson High School. Chatham will take on Greenville in the third place game on Monday at 5:30 p.m. in Hudson.

Chatham lost its two regular season games to Maple Hill, 70-43 and 49-41, but took the lead early in Thursday’s game and held it until 4:40 remained in the fourth quarter when Sydney Rogers’ three-pointer put the Wildcats up 34-33 and they never looked back.

“When we got to halftime I told the girls we were in this position the last time we played them, we were down,” Maple Hill coach Michael Oliver said. “I have to give the girls 100% credit. There was See PATROON B6

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Chatham’s Abby Taylor looks to pass after pulling down a rebound during Thursday’s Patroon Conference Girls Basketball Tournament semifinal against Maple Hill.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Cats win big in Patroon semifinals over Spartans Matt Fortunato Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — The Catskill Cats defeated the Greenville Spartans 67-28 in the Patroon Tournament semifinals on Thursday night.

Catskill will play for the league title against Maple Hill in Hudson on Monday night on at 7 p.m.

Janay Brantley scored a triple double with 21 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds, nearly matching Greenville’s total all by herself. Brantley’s output was complimented by 11 points each from Ava Edmond and Hannah Konsul, as well as Aaliyah Shook and Jayden Lewis each scoring nine. Konsul grabbed 14 rebounds and Edmond had 11.

Catskill’s defense dominated Greenville the entire game as the Cats’ offense took its time to score at will. The Cats opened the contest with an 8-0 run to force an early timeout by the Spartans at just the 6:38 mark.

Brantley had one of many steals on the night, and spun through the painted area to clear the defender out of the

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Catskill’s Janay Brantley (30) wins the opening tip of Thursday’s game against Greenville in the Patroon Conference Girls Basketball Tournament.

way for an easy layup. On another possession Brantley found Shook in the corner and Shook knocked down the shot from beyond the three point line.

After another Brantley

steal and lay-in, the Cats led 17-1 with relative ease. Josie O’Hare made a bucket for the Spartans late in the first period, but the relentless Cats led 26-6 after one.

Multiple turnovers

committed by each team plagued the first few minutes of the second quarter, and the score was still 26-6 with 5:41 left before halftime.

See CATS B3

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Catskill’s Jayden Lewis shoots a free throw during Thursday’s game against Greenville.

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Pro basketball NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Philadelphia 32 22 .593 Toronto 31 23 .574 Boston 31 25 .554 Brooklyn 29 26 .527 New York 24 31 .436 Central W L Pct Milwaukee 35 21 .625 Chicago 34 21 .618 Cleveland 34 21 .618 Indiana 19 37 .339 Detroit 12 43 .218 Southeast W L Pct Miami 36 20 .643 Charlotte 28 28 .500 Atlanta 26 28 .481 Washington 25 29 .463 Orlando 13 43 .232 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Utah 34 21 .618 Denver 30 24 .556 Minnesota 29 26 .527 Portland 22 34 .393 Oklahoma City 17 37 .315 Pacific W L Pct Phoenix 44 10 .815 Golden State 41 14 .745 L.A. Clippers 27 30 .474 L.A. Lakers 26 30 .464 Sacramento 21 36 .368 Southwest W L Pct Memphis 39 18 .684 Dallas 33 23 .589 New Orleans 22 33 .400 San Antonio 20 35 .364 Houston 15 40 .273 Wednesday’s games Cleveland 105, San Antonio 92 Chicago 121, Charlotte 109 Toronto 117, Oklahoma City 98 Utah 111, Golden State 85 Portland 107, L.A. Lakers 105 Sacramento 132, Minnesota 119 Thursday’s games Memphis 132, Detroit 107 Washington 113, Brooklyn 112 Miami 112, New Orleans 97 Toronto 139, Houston 120 Dallas 112, L.A. Clippers 105 Milwaukee at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

New York at Golden State, 10 p.m.

Friday’s games Charlotte at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Denver at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Orlando at Utah, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s games New York at Portland, 5 p.m.

Memphis at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Washington, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Denver at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Miami, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Chicago, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

Orlando at Phoenix, 9 p.m

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Youthful U.S. men’s hockey team breezes past China to win Olympic opener David Wharton Los Angeles Times

BEIJING — There were a lot of unknowns surrounding a young, largely untested U.S. men’s hockey team heading into its first game at the Beijing Olympics.

At least a few of those questions got answered on Thursday night.

It took a while for the Americans to get started, but they found their rhythm and earned some valuable experience in an 8-0 victory against an overmatched China in group play at the National Indoor Stadium.

“We proved to ourselves that we can be a really good team,” said Sean Farrell, who scored a hat trick in his Games debut at 20 years old. “We’ve got some things to work on — but we know ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/GETTY IMAGES we’re going to be a high-pow- USA’s Sean Farrell (right) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against China during ered team.” the men’s preliminary round group A match of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games ice hockey With an average age in the ear- competition, at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China on Thurdsay. ly 20s, the U.S. struggled at first against a Chinese team that was Knights — grabbed a loose puck took care of the puck early.” room. making its first appearance in in front of the net and scored a But the Americans settled The result was three unanthe Olympics but played tough. power-play goal to give the U.S. down in the second period, swered goals. Noah Cates started Midway through a sluggish first a 1-0 lead. That was where things maintaining possession in their with a no-look pass from Farrell offensive zone, getting to most for a goal. Brian O’Neill poked a period, Brendan Brisson — a stood for a while.

“We were physical,” China of the loose pucks and never giv- shot past China’s goaltender, JieManhattan Beach, Calif., native drafted by the Vegas Golden forward Ye Jinguang said. “We ing the Chinese much breathing ruimi Shimisi, and Farrell got his

Shaun White’s legacy is the next generation that just flew past him

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NY Islanders at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Arizona, 9:30 p.m.

Seattle at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Saturday’s games Philadelphia at Detroit, Noon Columbus at Montreal, 12:30 p.m.

Boston at Ottawa, 12:30 p.m.

Toronto at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Carolina at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

NY Islanders at Calgary, 10 p.m.

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BASKETBALL NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Boston Celtics - Acquired PF Daniel Theis from the Houston Rockets for PG Dennis Schroder, C Enes Freedom and PF Bruno Fernando.

Brooklyn Nets - Acquired SG Ben Simmons, SG Seth Curry, C Andre Drummond, an unprotected 2022 first-round draft pick and a 2027 firstround draft pick from the Brooklyn Nets for SG James Harden and PF Paul Millsap. Waived SF DeAndre’ Bembry.

Dallas Mavericks - Acquired PG Spencer Dinwiddie and PF Davis Bertans from the Washington Wizards for PF Kristaps Porzingis. (Reported) Recalled C Moses Brown from Texas (NBAGL).

Detroit Pistons - Acquired PF Marvin Bagley III in a four-team trade with the Sacramento Kings, Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Clippers.

Recalled PG Saben Lee from Motor City Cruise (NBAGL) . Recalled C Luka Garza from Motor City Cruise (NBAGL).

Indiana Pacers - Acquired PF Jalen Smith and a 2022 second-round draft pick from the Phoenix Suns for F Torrey Craig cash considerations.

Los Angeles Clippers - Acquired SG Rodney Hood, PF Semi Ojeleye and the draft rights to Vanja Marinkovic in a four-team trade with the Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks and the Sacramento Kings.

Milwaukee Bucks - Acquired C Serge Ibaka, a future second-round pick and cash considerations in a four-team trade with the Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Clippers.

Orlando Magic - Acquired SG PJ Dozier Bol Bol, a future second-round draft pick and cash considerations from the Boston Celtics for a future second-round draft pick. Waived PG Michael Carter-Williams and SG E’Twaun Moore.

Phoenix Suns - Acquired PG Aaron Holiday from the Washington Wizards for cash considerations.

Sacramento Kings - Acquired SG Donte DiVincenzo, PF Trey Lyles and SG Josh Jackson in a four-team trade with the Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Clippers.

San Antonio Spurs - Acquired SG Josh Richardson, SG Romeo Langford, a 2022 future first-round draft pick and a 2028 first-round draft pick from the Boston Celtics for PG Derrick White.

first of three to make the score 4-0.

China, its roster constructed largely of North American players with Chinese heritage — and reconfigured Chinese names — had a few scoring chances but was never able to climb back.

Though a decent-sized crowd — by COVID-19 standards — continued to cheer for the home team, waving Chinese flags, Ferrell finished off his big night in a third period that tilted further and further toward the Americans’ favor.

With 15 players on the roster still in college, the U.S. is banking on youthful legs and some luck to get through a tournament whose talent level changed dramatically when the NHL pulled its players, citing the need to make up for COVID-19-related postponements in its league schedule.

The Americans’ next game is against Canada on Friday.

“It’s only going to get tougher against Canada, a big rivalry game,” O’Neill said. “I’m sure they’re going to be really physical so it’s good for us to get our feet wet in the physicality early in the tournament.”

The Washington Post

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Shaun White is gone now, a retired old snowboarder at 35, an ambitious young man otherwise.

At his fifth Olympics, on the final run of his final competition, he took a dignified glide out of prominence. He rode down the halfpipe after a fall, helmet raised to the sky, messy red hair seemingly waving to a small crowd at Genting Snow Park.

White, the only triple gold medalist in Olympic snowboarding history, knew then he wouldn’t make the podium.

Fourth was the best he could do, and for once, he could handle that.

“I’m proud of this life I’ve led,” White said, wiping at his eyes.

It’s often considered the depressing part of a star athlete’s journey, this sort of tranquil ending. But if you take away the fixation on heroism - one of the biggest problems with sports - then you’re free to abandon the legacy guardianship and see a competitor content to know he exhausted his athletic gifts. He gave all anyone can give: everything. There’s no shame in finality.

In the men’s halfpipe, now there is better than White’s best. Whoa, there is better. White has spent half his life pushing the sport forward, with his signature Double McTwist 1260 and double cork 1440s and a bunch of cool appetizer tricks creating a show that’s probably best described using curse words. Now everyone sees a future that once seemed like only White could visualize, and the flying standardbearer is on the ground and looking at younger snowboarders doing things he can’t ask of his body.

Such progress is the epitome of legacy.

Legacy is not success stashed in a vault to make someone unforgettable and untouchable. It’s the greatness passed down that gives a star a ticket to eternity. On Friday, White watched Japan’s Ayumu Hirano raise the standard after being pushed

by Australian rival Scotty James. Those

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Shaun White (USA) during the snowboard-mens halfpipe final of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at Genting Snow Park.

were the same men who, four years ago, challenged White at the PyeongChang Games and turned that halfpipe final into a competitive spectacle.

To win gold, Hirano had to land the first frontside triple cork 1440s - four complete rotations and three off-axis flips and who knows what else because it happens so fast - in Olympic history. He had to receive a 96.0 score on the final run of the event.

Hirano, who is 12 years younger than White, had won two Olympic halfpipe silver medals as a teenager. Now, as the sole proprietor of the triple cork 1440, he has a trick that no one else has mastered. James, who won bronze four years ago, climbed a spot this time. Swiss snowboarder Jan Scherrer took bronze, with a score slightly higher than White’s 85.0.

None of the medalists is older than 27.

Hirano, who is 23, was born nine months after halfpipe debuted at the 1998 Nagano Games. They grew up aspiring to be on

White’s level. White leaves appreciating how good they have become. The sport has changed so quickly that his stunning gold medal performance in 2018 wouldn’t have been strong enough to compete for gold or silver Friday. At best, he would have been hoping for bronze.

It doesn’t make him a has-been who should have called it quits after PyeongChang. He’s the man who created the pulley, and the next generation is using his creation to build a more efficient way to go higher. Sometimes, that’s the best way to say goodbye, when it’s clear your work is done.

“People keep asking me what my legacy in this sport is like,” White said, looking back at the halfpipe venue. “I think you saw it today.”

White fought with his worn body, ignored a throbbing leg and tried to win with savvy. He made it through a conservative first run without incident. He went

bigger with his second run, and when he finished, he he pumped a fist, screamed and yanked the snowboard off his feet in celebration. He was pumped as he moved temporarily into second place.

It was as high as he would get. He knew before his final run that he needed to leap over at least one higher score to keep his medal hopes alive. He summoned the past and attempted the double cork 1440 combination that impressed the judges in PyeongChang. But during the second 1440, he crashed, leaving him to take a long and emotional journey down the halfpipe.

He had time for his mind to travel back to Torino in 2006, to Vancouver in 2010, to Sochi in 2014, to PyeongChang in 2018.

And finally, as he ran out of room, he was here. The end.

“I knew this day would come,” White said later, crying. “To finally be here is pretty wild.”

Look at him, stubble on his face and bags under his eyes, ready to move on.

When he won his first gold medal 16 years ago, he celebrated with his family, clothes extra baggy on his 19-year-old frame, an American flag draped over his shoulders.

He had so much red hair it could’ve replaced some of the stripes on that flag.

Today, he keeps his hair cut low and styles it like a television anchor, all adultlike and corporate.

“I got what I got today, and fourth’s amazing,” White said. “I’m proud.”

In 2014, White was so upset about a fourth-place showing in Sochi that it haunted him until he could redeem himself. He knew the deal after this one. It took some magic just for him to qualify for the Beijing Games. He found joy in the chase.

White is just the latest celebrated champion to embrace fourth. A day earlier, it was Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, a two-time gold medalist who maxed out and spoke afterward as a humbled legend.

In an Olympics to forget, Mikaela Shiffrin gives us a lesson to remember Barry Svrluga The Washington Post

YINQANG, China — Let’s be clear about this much: When Mikaela Shiffrin stood with the glare bouncing off the snow beneath her Friday afternoon, she had no obligation - zero - to share her most honest evaluation of a stay here that has been, thus far, nothing short of distressing. Yet here is what she offered, unsolicited: Before she strapped in for yet another race she had no idea whether she would - or could - finish, she had a dream that kept stirring her awake, lulling her back to sleep, then repeating again.

“I skied out on the fifth gate,” Shiffrin said. “Surprise!”

She laughed. There’s honesty in the nightmare. There’s a mask in the chuckle.

“It really felt pretty awful

to have that dream again and again,” Shiffrin said.

Heartbreak can be horrible to watch, but there’s a reason traffic slows in both directions near a car wreck. There is curiosity about failure that is some mixture of morbid and mesmerizing and human. It’s why Shiffrin’s third Olympics - which, now three races old, have produced zero medals and only one upright trip across the finish line - have carried news cycles. It’s because she expected to medal in Monday’s giant slalom and made it just five gates. It’s because she expected to medal in Wednesday’s slalom and again made it just five gates.

And it’s because, in assessing her performances, she not only opens the book about how she feels as this all plays out, but then offers to turn the page and

read aloud to you as the drama gets more intense. Most people would shudder and slam the book shut. Shiffrin dives in.

At 26, she is some combination of unable and unwilling to distance herself from the reactions to her performances, both the headlines about crashing out and the keep-your-chin-up reaction on social media. She does not wall herself off from any of it, nor does she build walls around herself so you wonder what’s going on. If you want to know how she feels about it all, you don’t have to guess. Just ask.

“I wouldn’t have expected so much support and understanding in a situation where I failed twice to do the job that I am supposed to do,” she said. “I can say that. That’s the honest truth, because I’ve spent the last, I don’t know, 12 years doing that job.”

She knows her standard. She is not meeting her standard. She is not hiding from her standard.

This is an extraordinary performance. Not athletically, because Shiffrin is of course capable of far better - and not just in the two races she didn’t come close to finishing, but in the super-G as well, though it’s far from a specialty. Friday, she was more than three-quarters of a second behind the pace of gold medal winner Lara GutBehrami of Switzerland, just more than a half-second out of a spot for a medal. In the impossibly precise sport of Alpine ski racing, over a course that was nearly 1¼ miles long, that was good for ninth.

No, what should be appreciated in Shiffrin’s work here is the introspection with which she has assessed her hardest

moments. After each race, she has essentially hopped up onto an operating table, cut herself open, and handed out scalpels to give observers the chance to dissect every aspect of what’s going on. In some areas, there aren’t identifiable explanations, and there may never be. But brutal self-assessment in real-time, when there’s still more racing to come, is rare for an elite athlete.

It would be easiest to avoid publicly talking about failure - that searing, jarring word. It would be easier to slip into “it is what it is” cliches, because sports fans have learned to expect those from athletes. Shiffrin instead is opening the door to her psychologist’s office and inviting the world onto the couch.

Grab a pillow. Get comfortable.

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Super Bowl strategy: Bengals must find ways to double-team Rams’ Cooper Kupp Jeff Miller Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — By now everyone is more than familiar with Cooper Kupp, the Los Angeles Rams’ triplecrown-winning wide receiver with the seemingly innate ability to go uncovered.

Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor, however, knew Kupp before most everyone else did, back in the receiver’s Eastern Washington days.

Taylor, who spent two seasons on the Rams’ coaching staff, threw passes to Kupp during a private workout before the 2017 draft. There was only one incompletion that day, Taylor noted, because of an overthrow.

Recalling their time together in Los Angeles, Taylor praised Kupp’s celebrated intellect.

“You’d wake up to a midnight text from Cooper Kupp with thoughts on things that could help the offense,” Taylor said. “He’s certainly rare that way.”

Now Taylor must find an answer for Kupp in order to prevent him from turning the game Sunday into the Super Cooper show.

Good luck, Coach.

Including the playoffs, Kupp has topped 100 yards receiving 13 times and been held under 92 yards just twice in 20 games. When he has scored a touchdown this season, the Rams are

13-1.

The obvious move when trying to neutralize a potential game-destroying receiver is to employ a double team. But the Rams, fully aware of that fact, position Kupp all over the field to often take that option away.

“It’s hard to just say, ‘I’m going to play Cover 1 and double Cooper Kupp,’ “ said former NFL coach Steve Mariucci. “They move him around in the formation to make that difficult. But you have to give help somehow. I wouldn’t single him often, I know that.”

Now an analyst for the NFL Network, Mariucci said the Bengals will have to tailor their scheme to try to funnel Kupp toward the middle of the

field, where there typically are more bodies.

Of course, defenses have been attempting to do that all season and Kupp still has amassed 170 receptions for 2,333 yards and 20 touchdowns.

“I don’t know if you ever stop a guy like this Cooper Kupp,” Cincinnati defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo said. “They have to try to contain him.

These guys are hard to stop. But hopefully you can minimize the damage he can do.”

The Bengals’ secondary has been playing well, allowing only one wide receiver to reach 100 yards over the last eight games.

In each of Cincinnati’s three

postseason victories, the defense’s final play has been an interception.

In the wild-card round, the Bengals limited Las Vegas’ Hunter Renfrow to 58 yards receiving. Kansas City’s Tyreek Hill finished with 78 yards in the AFC championship game.

But, in between, Tennessee’s A.J. Brown caught five passes for 142 yards.

Cincinnati still surrendered only one touchdown in a 19-16 win.

“If it’s me, I’m putting my hands on Kupp all day, every day,” said former NFL cornerback DeAngelo Hall, a three-time Pro Bowler. “I’m getting him at the line of scrimmage. I’m a little different, though. I ran 4.2, so I’m not worried about him running past me.”

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Brantley pulled up from the side of the basket for a mid range shot that went in nicely. Kiana and Alessia Slierno each hit three pointers in the quarter. Brantley faked a shot and passed it inside to Ava Edmond for two points.

Mikaela Crawley hit a shot for Greenville’s first points of the quarter with less than two minutes to go. Edmond deflected a shot on defense in the painted area as Catskill’s lead grew larger.

Neither team could get a final shot off before the horn, and the Cats took a 42-10 lead at the break after just a four point quarter for the Spartans.

Jayden Lewis grabbed an offensive rebound and converted a layup in the early stages of the third quarter as Catskill put it in cruise control. The Cats got comfortable being more selective with their shot attempts in the period, content to find the girl that was open instead of settling for a tougher make.

Brantley made a nice catchand-shoot layup inside thanks

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yards and 37 touchdowns against just four interceptions in leading the Packers to a 13-3 record. Green Bay was eliminated in the divisional round of the playoffs by the San Francisco 49ers.

Rodgers thanked his teammates and gave credit to Packers coach Matt LaFleur for putting him in a position to have success.

“You’re a huge part of this and I love you and I appreciate you,” Rodgers said. “Thanks for trusting me, supporting me, empowering me and

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Catskill coach Chris Quinn speaks with his team during a timeout in Thursday’s game against Greenville in the Patroon Conference Girls Basketball Tournament.

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Greenville’s Aislinn O’Hare takes aim at the basket during Thursday’s game against Catskill in the Patroon Conference Girls Basketball Tournament.

to an inbound pass from Shook. After knocking down another two shots, Brantley swatted away a shot attempt

by Greenville and the Cats closed out the third with a 5516 lead.

In the fourth quarter, the Cats drew up some plays to get Ava Edmond some real good looks for points. Edmond capitalized and had eight points

in the fourth quarter alone as time slipped away from the Spartans.

Greenville matched Catskill’s point total in the final period with 12, but it was too little too late for the Spartans. The Catskill Cats ran out the clock on the final possession of the game and won handily 67-28 to get to the Patroon Finals on Monday night

against the Maple Hill Wildcats.

“We played a solid game tonight and came out with energy and put up a 26-6 first quarter,” Catskill coach Chris Quinn said. “We had three in double figures and two with nine points.

“We’re reworking our offense and it started to click a little better tonight. Give

Greenville credit because they never give up. Gipp and Kevin have them playing hard and they’re going to be fun to watch for the next few years.”

GREENVILLE (28): Smith 1-1-3, Fitzmaurice 2-0-4, Silk 1-0-2, J. O’Hare 1-0-2, Crawley 3-0-6, A. O’Hare 4-3-11. Totals

12-4-28.

CATSKILL (67): Shook 4-09, K. Salierno 1-0-3, Lewis 4-1-9, Konsul 5-1-11, Brantley 10-0-21, Edmond 5-1-11, A. Salierno 1-0-3. Totals 30-3-67.

3-pointers: Shook, K. Salierno, Brantley, A. Salierno.

making things easy for me. I appreciate you, buddy.”

Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt was chosen the NFL Defensive Player of the Year, while Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp was named NFL Offensive Player of the Year.

Watt’s 22.5 sacks in the 2021 season tied the NFL record set by the New York Giants’ Michael Strahan in 2001.

The award was presented to Watt by his brother J.J. Watt of the Arizona Cardinals, a threetime defensive player of the year (2012, 2014, 2015).

“My teammates, coaches back home in Pittsburgh, this truly is not possible without you guys,” said T.J. Watt, a

first-round pick by the Steelers in 2017 who has 72 career sacks. “There are so many guys that put in so much work that goes unnoticed – and that goes for the guys in the cafeteria to the guys who are taping ankles. This one is for all of you guys.”

Kupp claimed the Offensive honor after claiming the wide receiver triple crown, leading the league in receptions (145), yards (1,947) and touchdowns (16). The last wide receiver to lead the league in all three categories was Steve Smith in 2005.

Kupp’s exploits helped the Rams to a spot in Sunday’s Super Bowl against the Cincinnati Bengals. In Los Angeles’

20-17 NFC Championship Game victory against the San Francisco Giants, Kupp had 11 catches for 142 yards and two touchdowns.

“I have my teammates and coaches who have made it an absolute joy to come in and do the work every single day,” Kupp said. “I have enjoyed it.”

Kupp’s teammate, offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth, received the NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year award for his charitable contributions off the field. Whitworth has a unique perspective on Sunday’s Super Bowl as somebody who played for both teams.

His first 11 seasons came with the Bengals before he played the past five seasons with the

Rams.

Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker was honored with NFL Moment of the Year for his record-breaking, 66-yard field goal at Detroit on Sept. 26 as time expired in a 19-17 victory.

Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. Chase, the No. 5 overall selection in last year’s draft, had 81 receptions for 1,455 yards and 13 touchdowns for the AFC champions.

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons was named unanimous NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year after recording 13 sacks and 84 tackles. The No. 12 selection in last

year’s draft out of Penn State had three forced fumbles in 16 games.

Quarterback Joe Burrow was named NFL Comeback Player of the Year after guiding the Bengals to Sunday’s Super Bowl. Burrow’s rookie season in 2020 was cut short after 10 games because of a devastating knee injury sustained against the Washington Football Team. He tore the ACL and MCL in his left knee while also damaging his PCL and meniscus.

The Tennessee Titans’ Mike Vrabel was named NFL Coach of the Year after guiding his team to a 12-5 record and a No. 1 seed in the AFC for this season’s playoffs.

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Maple Hill’s Alyssa Martin (3) and Rachel Frazier and Chatham’s Abby Taylor and Erin Madsen go after a loose ball during Thursday’s Patroon Conference Girls Basketball Tournament semifinal.

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no fear, they were ready to go, they were ready to play, they fought back and they deserve this one.

“This describes Maple Hill.

A bunch of fighters, the girls are awesome, they never quit, they believe in what the coaches are preaching and, again, all the credit goes to them. They were awesome tonight.”

Maple Hill took a 9-8 lead after one quarter of play, but Chatham surged ahead 19-15 by halftime and and was up 30-24 after three. The Panthers’ top scorer, Abby Taylor, drew her fourth foul late in the third and had to sit out the start of the fourth and Maple Hill was able to captitalize.

The Wildcats went on to outscore the Panthers, 18-5, over the final eight minutes of play to pull out the victory.

“No. 4 (Erin Madsen) and No. 23 (Abby Taylor) are great players and we just wanted to make sure we wanted to stay on their key players and we wanted to make the people around them work and we earned it,” Oliver said.

Rogers and Sophia Chevrier led Maple Hill with 11 points apiece. Bella Seeberger added eight.

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CHATHAM (35): Madsen 2-1-7, Mountain 3-0-7, Morse 1-0-3, Engel 1-3-5, Taylor 5-313. Totals 12-7-35.

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MAPLE HILL (42): Martin 2-0-5, Loszynski 0-1-1, Frazier 1-0-3, Rogers 4-1-11, Seeberger 2-4-8, Chevrier 3-3-11, Hall 1-1-3. Totals 13-10-42.

3-pointers: Rogers 2, Chevrier 2, Martin, Frazier.

Hudson 51, Cairo-Durham 32 HUDSON — Malia Jackson scored 24 points, grabbed 20 rebounds and had five steals to spark Hudson to a 51-32 victory over Cairo-Durham in Thursday’s Patroon Conference Girls Basketball Tournament game.

Ashley Harp had 12 points, on four 3-pointers, six rebounds and four steals for the Bluehawks. Choudmya Box added six points, two rebounds and five steals, Lily Kritzman had three points,

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Chatham’s Erin Madsen (4) drives against Maple Hill’s Alyssa Martin during Thursday’s Patroon Conference Girls Basketball Tournament semifinal.

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Chatham’s Erin Madsen (4) and Maple Hill’s Sydney Rogers (14) reach for a loose ball during Thursday’s Patroon Conference Girls Basketball Tournament semifinal.

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Chatham’s Ally Engel (22) looks to throw an outlet pass after pulling down a rebound during Thursday’s Patroon Conference Girls Basketball Tournament semifinal against Maple Hill.

Kara Sullivan and Gabby Logue conributed two points apiece and Izzy Jepsen and Darri Johnson both had one point.

Before the game, Hudson honored its three seniors: Darri Johnson, Choudmya Box and Ashley Harp.

Hudson plays at Watervliet on Monday at 6 p.m. and Cairo-Durham hosts Taconic Hills on Monday at 5 p.m.

BOYS BASKETBALL COLONIAL La Salle 74, Ichabod Crane 64 VALATIE — La Salle knocked down 12 three-pointers en route to a 74-64 victory over Ichabod Crane in Thursday’s Colonial Council boys basketball game.

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The Hudson girls basketball team honored its seniors before Thursday’s game against Cairo-Durham. Pictured are (from left): Choudmya Box, Ashley Harp and Darriell Johnson.

Ichabod Crane led 21-16 after one quarter but La Salle went on a 19-10 run in the second quarter to pull ahead 35-31 at the half. The Cadets stretched their lead to 54-44 after three quarters.

Jason Bradwell and Adam Myers each had 15 points for La Salle. JJ Thompson added 11.

Brett Richards had his 14th double-double of the season and 11th straight for the Riders with 32 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocked shots. Daniel Warner added 14 and Alex

schmidt had 12.

LA SALLE (74): Thompson 4-2-11, Myers 6-0-15, Sousa 2-2-8, Carey 3-0-8, Chung 2-16, Bradwell 5-2-15, KarkariMensah 0-1-1, Butler 3-2-8, Brown 1-0-2. Totals 26-10-74.

3-pointers: Myers 3, Bradwell 3, Sousa 2, Carey 2, Chung, Thompson.

ICHABOD CRANE (64): Richards 15-1-32, Schmidt 4-2-12, Warner 5-4-14, Clickman 1-0-2, McCrudden 2-0-4.

Totals 27-7-64.

3-pointers: Schmidt 2, Richards.

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Maple Hill’s Alyssa Martin (3) tracks down a loose ball in the corner as Chatham’s Erin Madsen (4) moves in during Thursday’s Patroon Conference Girls Basketball Tournament semifinal

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Maple Hill’s Rachel Frazier (12) and Chatham’s Abby Taylor battle for a loose ball during Thursday’s Patroon Conference Girls Basketball Tournament semifinal.

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Chatham’s Addi Perry (left) and Maple Hill’s Alyssa Martin go after a loose ball during Thursday’s Patroon Conference Girls Basketball Tournament semifinal.

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New mom doesn’t take kindly to MIL’s opinions Dear Abby, I’m married to a wonderful husband and I am a new mom to an 11-week-old beautiful baby boy. I am fortunate to have 12 weeks of maternity leave, after which my baby will be starting day care. This decision was very DEAR ABBY difficult, but necessary. I enjoy my career, and my husband has a good career as well. My parents still work full time, and his parents are too old (in my opinion) to safely watch their grandbaby while also keeping him engaged.

My mother-in-law, “Ella,” is sometimes very rude, and we have never seen eye to eye.

Four days ago, my in-laws and other family came to visit the baby. When the topic of day care came up, Ella said, “Babies in day care cry and no one picks them up.” She also said, “He’s going to be sick and miserable all the time.”

Abby, I am furious about her comments.

As if I don’t already have enough anxiety over sending my baby to day care. I ignored her because I didn’t want to cause a scene in front of the other family members. I know she said it because she’s mad she’s not going to be watching him. She has made nasty comments in the past about other stuff, which I always let go.

I told my husband he needs to stick up for me and tell her she needs to cut it out, but he wants me to ignore her comments as he has his entire life. I told him either he or we need to tell her we will no longer tolerate her nasty remarks or she’s no longer seeing her grandson.

My husband hates confrontation in general, but especially with his mother. Ever

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since Ella said what she did, I have been on edge with him. I think he should stand up for me, but he doesn’t want to rock the boat. Am I being too extreme by not allowing Ella to see her grandson?

Day Care Mom In Pennsylvania You have a wonderful husband, but part of the package is his mother, who has a big mouth and poor judgment about what comes out of it.

While I sympathize with your predicament, it occurs to me that your dislike of her is coloring your thinking in this instance. Rather than take it out on your husband, develop a thicker skin where Ella is concerned. Of course she should be allowed to visit her grandchild. Remember above all, YOU are the mother and YOU get to make the decisions about your son’s care.

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Dear Abby, I need help! I don’t know how to tell my wife of 21 years that her breath smells awful.

I really miss our passionate kissing. I just can’t get past the smell of her breath. How can I tell her without hurting her feelings?

At Arm’s Length In Louisiana For the sake of your marriage, speak up. Telling someone their breath is “strong” should not cause embarrassment. (I would certainly want to know!) There can be more than one reason for halitosis. Could it be her diet? Is she drinking enough water? Does she need to make an appointment with her dentist for a checkup? If none of those things helps, she should consult her physician to make sure her bad breath isn’t a symptom of something serious.

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By Stella Wilder Born today, you are not about to allow yourself to be restricted in any way by outdated notions of what is “acceptable,” and, in fact, you are so bold and daring that you will serve as an example to many people who want to free themselves of the things in their lives that hold them back. You are forward-thinking, creative, visionary and aggressive — though never inconsiderate or hurtful toward others.

You do not believe in “gender roles” or others’ constructs that serve only to limit one’s options in life. Just as you insist on being free to do whatever you want in life, personally or professionally, you will fight tooth and nail in support of anyone’s right to do the same. Your views evolve with the times, however, and you have been known to change your mind about some things.

Also born on this date are: Taylor Lautner, actor; Jennifer Aniston, actress; Brandy, singer; Thomas Alva Edison, inventor; Sheryl Crow, singer and songwriter; Burt Reynolds, actor; Sidney Sheldon, author and TV writer.

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.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12 AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You can combine style and substance today with unusual success — and what happens as a result will be original and memorable to almost everyone.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You’ve been pushing someone a little too far, and today the relationship, already strained, may reach the breaking point.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Things are not what they appear to be, especially when they

seem to come upon you unexpectedly. Take the time to study all developments.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20 — Things may seem to be going haywire to you, but you’ve begun a phase marked by subtle changes that make you wonder what’s really going on.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Technical assistance may not be available to you today, so you must be willing to dive in and do what you can to repair that which is broken.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — What you’ve been looking for is actually right around the corner, but no one has been able to help you see that clearly. Extend your reach.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You’re not hungry for recognition, but you may receive it today as a result of what you do to assist someone close to you in need.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You must say what’s on your mind and in your heart today.

If you conceal your feelings, you’ll regret it very soon — if not today. Be genuine!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You’re in no mood to attract attention to your shifting emotional currents today. It might be wise to stick to your own company.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — A quiet, reserved approach leads others to believe that you may not be truly committed or attached to a certain project — but this is not true!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Your emotions come to the surface today at various times and in varying degrees. You’ll want to time certain activities very carefully.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — That which is most important to you likely sets you apart today, and this serves you quite well as you make a unique sort of plan.

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ACROSS 1 Dallas hoopster, for short 4 Insurance seller 9 Big party 13 “Get lost!”

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A star famous for her privacy lives up to her reputation

By INKOO KANG Washington Post

Janet Jackson’s famous sense of control gets in the way of revelation in her new docuseries. Lifetime

Jackson doc draws a crowd 15.7 million tune in to ‘Janet Jackson’ documentary series

By PETER SBLENDORIO New York Daily News

Janet Jackson’s buzzy new documentary series was a hit, garnering more than 15 million viewers overall, Lifetime and A&E Network said.

The four-episode series, which is titled “Janet Jackson,” averaged 3.1 million viewers between Lifetime and A&E during its premieres on the networks, according to the announcement last week.

The networks say 15.7 million people tuned in for the series overall between TV viewership and digital streaming.

Episodes of “Janet Jackson” covered the pop star’s childhood, career, the abuse allegations against her late brother Michael Jackson, and the 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show controversy known as “Nipplegate.”

In the series’ fourth episode, the “Scream” singer urged fans to move on from the Super Bowl incident, which saw fellow performer Justin Timberlake tear away a piece of Jackson’s costume, exposing her breast.

“This whole thing was blown way out of proportion, and of course it was an accident that

should not have happened, but everyone is looking for someone to blame, and that’s got to stop,” Jackson, 55, said.

“Justin and I are very good friends, and we will always be very good friends,” she said.

“We spoke just a few days ago, and he and I have moved on, and it’s time for everyone else to do the same.”

A&E says “Janet Jackson” was the top-rated cable program among viewers between 25-54 years old — and among women in that age group — on both Friday and Saturday.

It had the highest viewership of any non-fiction program on Lifetime since “Surviving R. Kelly,” which aired in January 2019.

“As a testament to Janet Jackson’s legacy, her album ‘Control’ rose to 1 on the iTunes US pop chart following the premiere of the doc,” the networks said in their announcement. “Currently, three of her albums — ‘Control,’ ‘Design of a Decade’ and ‘Rhythm Nation’ — have entered the Top 10 on the iTunes US Chart.”

At the start of the new year, few documentaries were as widely anticipated as “Janet Jackson,” the two-night, fourhour docuseries about the famously private pop star. In recent years, a cultural zeal to correct the record on the scandals of yore and redistribute blame accordingly has refocused the spotlight on the 55-year-old singer and her storied family. Last year, FX and Hulu revisited the 2004 Super Bowl debacle that derailed her career in the New York Times Presents documentary “Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson,” which offered little new insight. And in 2019, HBO offered a platform to two of her brother Michael’s alleged molestation victims with “Leaving Neverland,” which led to a lawsuit from the King of Pop’s estate.

Janet Jackson, who spent her late adolescence fighting for autonomy

over her life and career — a struggle chronicled in her 1986 album “Control,” which launched her into the musical stratosphere — is understandably vexed that her public image has been shaped, once again, by others. Lifetime and A&E, the sister networks that will air “Janet,” have sold the docuseries as a reclamation of authorship by Jackson; in the trailer, she declares, “This is my story, told by me.”

The selling point, then, is one that’s theoretically easy to root for: that a long underestimated and misunderstood Black female artist, whose voice was garbled if not silenced by White male gatekeepers and intermediaries, is finally speaking her truth. In the third and fourth hours of the docuseries, which were not shared with critics, Jackson will reportedly discuss her relationship with Michael, whose success eclipsed hers (along with pretty much everyone else’s), as well as that

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REWIND TO THE ’90s When the sex tape of newlywed celebrities became an early viral video phenomenon

By NINA METZ Chicago Tribune

The first episode of “Pam & Tommy,” Hulu’s wild ride of a biopic TV series about the early years of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee’s marriage and their stolen sex tape, is titled “Drilling and Pounding.” There’s all kinds of home renovation going on in their mansion, see, and if you somehow didn’t get the smirky-winky double entendre, the episode features Seth Rogen in a splendiferous mullet as Rand Gauthier, a carpenter working in the couple’s Malibu home (who would eventually steal their sex tape and distribute it), ‘PAM & TOMMY’ going to town 2 stars (out of 4) with a nail gun Where to watch: Premiered downstairs Feb. 3 on Hulu while the newlyweds are upstairs audibly taking the episode’s title to heart.

That Gauthier was an electrician in real life rather than a carpenter is probably too inconvenient to mention and ruins the nail gun joke that, as a scene-setters go, is laying it on pretty thick. The thing about “Pam & Tommy” is that

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The thing about “Pam & Tommy” is that it wants to have fun right up until it wants to be serious. The tonal clash is intentional.

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Singer Janet Jackson performs during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVIII between the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers at Reliant Stadium on Feb. 1, 2004, in Houston. Frank Micelotta/Getty Images/TNS

disastrous Super Bowl half-time performance with Justin Timberlake. (If unnamed sources in the New York Post are to be believed, Timberlake, who shares a publicist with Jackson, will appear in the latter half.)

But in practice, Jackson’s iron grip on “Janet Jackson” has produced an initial two chapters that are feather-light on revelations. That first half is an authorized autobiography in the worst way: empty, glossy, bloated and wholly indifferent to what other people might find interesting about its subject. In one of her talking-head outfits, Jackson sports long curls, a beret, a thick scarf and a sweater — all in dark colors against a dark backdrop. The ensemble is a visual metonym for the project’s opacity: She reveals so little that it’s the lack of disclosure that becomes most conspicuous.

Lily James, left, and Sebastian Stan in “Pam & Tommy.” Hulu/TNS

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‘Late Night’ hosts bond over stress of hosting show David Letterman sits down as guest of late-night on 40th anniversary

By EMILY YAHR Washington Post

David Letterman and Seth Meyers sat down for a conversation on NBC’s “Late Night” on Tuesday that very few people in show business could have — about what it’s like to experience the stress and occasional “paralytic fear” of hosting a late-night talk show.

Letterman, of course, was the original host when the show launched on Feb. 1, 1982. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the franchise (also hosted by Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Fallon before Meyers), he stopped by to reminisce and also plug his new YouTube channel that has tons of past “Late Night” clips.

The interview was a mutual lovefest, as Letterman gushed over how Meyers has transformed the show (he’s a fan of the “Jokes Seth Can’t Tell” segment with Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel), and Meyers was delighted every time Letterman launched into an anecdote about the old “Late Night” days (such as the time animal expert Jack Hanna was

David Letterman during an interview with “Late Night” host Seth Meyers on Tuesday. Lloyd Bishop/ NBC

bitten by a beaver and had to go to a hospital). But when the two started talking about the unique pressure of being on television every night in front of millions of viewers, it felt like both stars forgot an audience was watching as they opened up about the more vulnerable parts of being a TV host.

Letterman recalled that before “Late Night,” he starred in a spectacular failure of an NBC morning show in 1980.

Though NBC executives apparently had big dreams for “The David Letterman Show” — especially given that Letterman was a Johnny Carson favorite on “The Tonight Show” — the series lasted only a few months.

“It replaced two or three game shows, and it turned out America didn’t want them replaced,” Letterman said dryly.

“They certainly didn’t want them replaced by me.”

After the morning show was

canceled, a little more than a year later, he got another shot at “Late Night.” But he was more nervous than ever.

“It seemed like an eternity because in show business, if you screw something up like blowing up a network’s daytime schedule, it could be a while before they call your number again,” Letterman explained.

Even though he got a second chance, he was “consumed by paralytic fear”: “I was still living with this trepidation that, ‘Well,

this can’t possibly go any better than the other one went.’”

He tried to conquer that fear by making his show as strange as he possibly could (dropping things off the roof, holding elevator races), and it worked.

NBC executives renewed the show for six weeks at a time and, eventually, realized they had a hit on their hands.

“Did you have a moment then where you started feeling relaxed with the show, that you’d be around for a long time?” Meyers asked.

Letterman took a long pause as the audience started laughing. “I’m trying to think if I had one waiting to come out here,” he said, before concluding, “No. Show business is awful and ugly.” Then he turned the tables on Meyers: “How about you? Now you, Mr. Established, Ready to Go, Here I Am ... you’re in good shape.”

Meyers acknowledged that while he had a different journey — and name recognition because of his career at “Saturday Night Live” — it still took him a while to feel comfortable as a host when he started in early 2014. “About 18 months,” he guessed. That tracks with the amount of time before Meyers started the show by sitting down at his desk instead of standing for a monologue; in the past, he has said that’s when

he started to find his groove.

But Meyers said even after eight years, he still has things to learn. Recording shows remotely during the coronavirus pandemic, he said, was both exhilarating and terrifying.

Ultimately, it led to a stronger bond with his audience than he ever felt before.

“It was the first time that I understood a thing that I should have understood from watching your show, which is that people that watch your show tend to watch it every night,” Meyers said. “On Thursday, you can call back to Monday with the sense that they probably were there with you. And that became a nice, intimate connection.”

As the interview continued and Letterman chatted more about past “Late Night” ridiculousness (world’s largest vase, anyone?), he looked a bit wistful, particularly when the band briefly played after a commercial break. “My goodness, the band. That’s so nice to hear live music,” he said.

“It’s so great to be this close to live music every night.”

“I probably take it for granted,” Meyers admitted.

“It’s something that I truly missed when I first left the old show,” Letterman said. “This is lovely. Congratulations.”

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to decide things for herself when it came to her music, costumes and choreography.

But there’s shockingly little description, let alone analysis, of what she wanted to look or sound like, what she was inspired by or reacting to.

The longer “Janet Jackson” goes on, then, the harder it is not to wonder what’s the point of sitting down for a tellnothing confessional. Reputational clean-up is one possible motivation for this extensive performance of authenticity.

She denies the long-swirling rumors that she had a “secret baby” with DeBarge that she then gave up. She also defends her father, whom her brothers have previously accused of physical and emotional abuse, as “a good-hearted guy.”

Perhaps Jackson will surprise fans with the second half of her special, which will ostensibly deal with far more difficult topics. But the omissions and walled-off-ness that define the docuseries’ first half doesn’t inspire faith that the reclusive star will be much more forthcoming.

Jackson is, of course, entitled to the self-protective seclusion with which she’s dealt with the spotlight’s harsh glare. But the minimal divulgences here can’t help underscoring “Janet’s” faux intimacy. And if that second night’s offerings are as meager as the first’s, we might have to make peace with the fact that the story we’ve wanted from Jackson for so long is one she’s not interested in telling.

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Lily James, left, and Sebastian Stan star in “Pam & Tommy.” Hulu/TNS

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it wants to have fun right up until it wants to be serious. The tonal clash is intentional, between the whirlwind mid-’90s romance of the “Baywatch” star and Motley Crue drummer — fueled by sex, drugs and a raucous courtship in Cancun — to something distinctly stomach curdling when their private homemade tape becomes a very public obsession. I get the idea behind the show’s structure, I’m just not sure it actually works.

That’s because so much of it focuses on Gauthier, presented here as a shambling sad sack whose motives are given a lot of consideration. (For the sake of clarity, I’ll refer to the real-world people by their last names and their characters by their first names.) When Lee fired Gauthier, refused to pay his outstanding bill and also apparently pointed a shotgun at the guy, a revenge fantasy was plotted into a reality and this is worthy context — to a point. But Pam and Tommy — you know, the two victims of the crime — are sometimes disconcertingly sidelined in this retelling.

Which is a shame because as the central couple, Lily James and Sebastian Stan dive into their roles with an enthusiasm I found hard to resist. With these particular characters, once you get the shorthand visuals right — Anderson’s

tousled platinum hair and Lee’s tattoos — you’re most of the way there before they even say a line of dialogue.

The transformation works a little better with James, who physically disappears into the role in a way that Stan doesn’t.

But they both have the mannerisms down cold and it’s a terrific balancing act they pull off, contrasting the pair’s hard-partying impulsiveness with their surprisingly cozy domestic life at home.

(I love the production design detail that has their bedroom awash in serene, cream-colored everything, down to the wall-to-wall carpet, which is entirely at odds with Lee’s image.) They live a cosseted life and have bought into the ridiculousness of the celebrity bubble they inhabit, even as they each experience professional frustrations — Pam on the set of “Baywatch,” where it’s made clear she exists to be ogled, and Tommy as he sees the ascendance of grunge rock forcefully pushing him and his bandmates aside.

Individually and together, they are never less than human, no matter the chaos around them, and they are wonderfully besotted with one another. It’s hard to know if their marriage would have lasted regardless of the tape — in 1998, when Lee was sentenced to six months in jail for spousal battery against Anderson, the judge noted his long standing pattern of resolving problems with violence — but the release of that tape

without their consent was most assuredly a violation that brought considerable stress and conflict into their home just a year into their relationship. This was the Age of Alta Vista, when the internet was a relatively new phenomenon.

Welcome to going viral.

Anderson bore the brunt of the jokes and the indignities.

According to a recent profile in Variety, the creatives involved in the show both in front of the camera and behind it (including co-showrunners D.V. DeVincentis and Robert D. Siegel, as well as “I, Tonya” director Craig Gillespie) felt “they were on a mission to correct that record — and in particular, perhaps find a little recompense for Anderson.”

Here’s why that vindication angle rings hollow: Anderson has no involvement with the show and reportedly isn’t thrilled about its existence. So the very act of vindicating her requires ... re-violating her.

Re-exploiting her. And the series understands this on a very basic level: “When something bad happens,” Pam says to a reporter she’s invited into her home, “all I want to do is move on, move past it, put it behind me.” If you understand her philosophy enough to write that line of dialogue, then presumably you’d also understand this period of her life isn’t something she probably wants to see dredged up all over again. And yet here we are.

The series can’t quite square that circle.

Many people not named

Anderson and Lee made a lot of money from that tape; it has generated $77 million, according to a note on screen before the final end credits. Now an entirely different group of people not named Anderson and Lee are profiting from this saga almost 30 years later Let’s circle back to Gauthier, who set all of this in motion.

We’re clearly meant to sympathize with him and his skuzzymopey incompetence, even as we’re disgusted with his choices, and “Pam & Tommy” is unequivocal that he ultimately saw the error of his ways.

But this appears to be wishful thinking on the part of Rogen and producing partner Evan Goldberg (who jointly developed the show). The 2014 Rolling Stone article on which the series is based — an in-depth narrative about how and why the tape was stolen and what happened in the aftermath — suggests no remorse whatsoever on Gauthier’s part.

In fact, it’s quite the opposite: “Every once in a while, he’ll tell someone he was the guy who stole the Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee sex tape,” the article notes in closing. “Almost no one believes him. But he likes the fact that he contributed this small token to the world, and he’s always enjoyed watching the tape itself.”

Why “Pam & Tommy” chooses to frame Gauthier in a sympathetic light becomes a singularly if unintentionally interesting question underscoring the entire series.

Born the youngest of nine children, Jackson, who grew up watching her brothers become pop acts, started performing herself at the age of 7, doing two shows a night in Las Vegas. “I don’t ever remember being asked,” she says about her entrance into show business, just “put into it.”

Her childhood and teen years are full of incident: moving from Gary, Ind., to Los Angeles, when the Jackson 5 hit it big; being cast on two hit shows; watching her brothers break away from their fathercum-manager Joe; and eloping at the age of 18 with singer James DeBarge (of the family band DeBarge). She discovered her new husband’s struggles with drug addiction on their wedding night.

But viewers expecting details, emotional reactions, motivations or coming-of-age contexts surrounding these events will be disappointed. Jackson presents her younger self as a sheltered naif, which is convincing enough, but she never really lets us in on how she feels about these formative incidents or how they shaped her into the woman she is today.

What we get aren’t answers but gaps. The creative independence she wrestled from her father as a teenager, for instance, combined with her lifelong immersion in the entertainment industry, led her

Janet Jackson speaks during the Pre-Grammy Gala on Jan. 25, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images

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This easy buttermilk waffle recipe is fast, flexible and fun

By BECKY KRYSTAL Washington Post

Buttermilk waffles. Rey Lopez/Washington Post

Sweetly will the sun to shine This lemon-orange pound cake is a bright spot during a cold winter

By GRETCHEN MCKAY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

I’m already tired of winter.

If there’s one bright spot this time of year, it’s that winter is the peak of the citrus season and oranges, grapefruit and lemons are in ample supply.

With their bright, cheerful colors and sweet-tart flavors, winter citrus offers a taste of sunshine that jazzes up just about any recipe while adding a daily dose of vitamin C. This moist and buttery pound cake is perfumed with lemon and orange and has an easy orange glaze for a sugary finish. It’s perfect with a cup of afternoon tea or topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a decadent dessert.

The original recipe divided the batter between two loaf pans, but I used a single 9-by-5-inch pan.

Also, because I didn’t have buttermilk on hand, I used this hack: Add 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice to 1 cup of milk to curdle it.

My family gobbled this tasty pound cake up in no time flat, but it also can be kept at room temperature tightly wrapped in plastic for up to three days, and it will store beautifully in the freezer for up to three months.

GLAZED LEMONORANGE POUND CAKE For cake 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature 2 cups granulated sugar 4 extra-large eggs at room temperature Zest from 3 lemons

drained, works splendidly in conjunction with cornmeal. n For extra lightness and crispness, check out the variation at the bottom of the recipe that uses whipped egg whites.

Buttermilk is worth keeping on hand for this recipe alone, and as I’ve said here before, I don’t think substitutes cut it. Leftover buttermilk can be frozen, but it will also keep for months in the refrigerator.

For several reasons, I have two waffle irons — one that produces a pair of square waffles and another that creates Belgian-style rounds.

This recipe worked well in both models. How many waffles you end up with may vary depending on your individual appliance.

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The best breakfast tacos are the

ones made at home

Zest from 3 oranges 3 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice 3/4 cup buttermilk at room temperature 1 teaspoon lemon extract For glaze 1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar Juice and zest of 1 orange Zest from 1 lemon Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-by-5inch loaf pan with butter or cooking spray.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter and 2 cups of granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 4-5 minutes. Beat in eggs and orange and lemon zest.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine orange juice, buttermilk and lemon extract. Add flour and buttermilk mixtures alternately to the batter. Pour batter into the loaf pan, and lightly rap on the counter a few times to make sure it’s settled and smooth on top.

Bake for 45 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean.

Take cake out of the oven and make the glaze. In small bowl, whisk together confectioners’ sugar and orange juice until it reaches the desired consistency to spread and drip slightly.

(Add more juice if it’s too thick or more sugar if it’s too thin.)

When cake is almost cool, drizzle glaze on top and down sides, then sprinkle with orange and lemon zest.

Makes 1 pound cake.

Buttermilk pound cake with hints of lemon and orange is the perfect way to celebrate citrus season. Gretchen McKay/ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS

There’s a lot to be said for no-fuss, back-pocket recipes you can whip up any time. They can be especially helpful come morning when we’re still rubbing the sleep out of our eyes.

These Buttermilk Waffles are exactly that kind of dish. The recipe is one I’ve been making for well over a decade, adapted from one of the first cookbooks I ever owned, “The Williams-Sonoma Bride & Groom Cookbook,” by Gayle Pirie and John Clark (a wedding present, of course).

The waffles are pantry-friendly and require only a few ingredients.

The recipe is simple enough that after a few batches, you, like me, will have it memorized. In no time, you’ll be churning out beautiful waffles before your caffeine has even kicked

in. They’re the ideal breakfast to bust out for special occasions or lazy weekends at home.

As written, this recipe creates crisp, versatile waffles that are a blank canvas for your choice of toppings, though maple syrup and a little pat of softened butter are at the top of my list. It’s flexible as well. n Try swapping in whole-grain flours, such as whole-wheat, spelt or buckwheat, for up to half of the allpurpose. Cornmeal is lovely, too. n Use your favorite extract, and experiment with citrus zests. n Take the waffles in a savory direction with spices, diced chipotle peppers or sliced scallions. n Top with a fried or sunny-side up egg and some hot sauce? Don’t mind if I do. n Frozen corn, thawed and

By G. DANIELA GALARZA Washington Post

W

hen I mentioned to my editor, Joe Yonan, that I was going to write about breakfast tacos, his eyes started to twinkle and his lips turned up into a grand smile. He’s a Texan, after all, and Texans know breakfast tacos. “OK, but have you had a migas breakfast taco?” he asked. We spent the next half-hour talking about migas and chilaquiles, whether a breakfast taco needs eggs to be considered a breakfast taco — more on that in a minute! — and some of his favorite spots to get breakfast tacos in Texas. The conversation ended with us debating the merits of corn vs. flour tortillas as a breakfast taco conduit.

José R. Ralat, author of “American Tacos” and the taco editor at Texas Monthly, regularly writes about breakfast tacos. He has tried to untangle the debate between bacon strips and bits, opined on the brilliance of weenies and eggs, and considered the beauty of a wellmade flour tortilla.

“A great breakfast taco is about choice, and Texans have a bounty of choice in regionally distinct options,” Ralat told me, noting that a breakfast taco doesn’t need to contain eggs to be a taco you eat for breakfast. “Traditionally, it begins with a flour tortilla, though corn’s OK, too. They vary in size and thickness, from the nearly translucent, platter-size flour tortillas of Brownsville to the smaller, thick and dusty cushions of San Antonio.”

If you walk into a diner in San

Breakfast tacos. Rey Lopez/ Washington Post

Antonio or South Texas — the geographic home of breakfast tacos — the filling options are myriad.

Think: the chunky beef stew that is carne guisada or barbacoa or a bone-in pork chop. Saucy chilaquiles or refried beans and brisket.

Mostly, Ralat wants non-Texans to know that breakfast tacos aren’t an Austin thing. “There is no such thing as Austin-style breakfast tacos,” he says. “They come from South Texas towns like Laredo, Brownsville and Corpus Christi, and thrive in all their creative glory in San Antonio. The farther north one travels in the state, the more limited the breakfast taco options.”

Above all, Ralat says a great breakfast taco should be salty, soft

and comforting. “The greatest breakfast taco is the one made at home,” he says.

BREAKFAST TACOS 15 minutes 2 servings (Makes 4 small tacos) For these breakfast tacos, you’ll scramble some eggs seasoned with salt, cooked to your preferred doneness. Then, add sliced scallions, crumbled or shredded cheese, a few sprigs of cilantro and your favorite salsa. Note that this recipe uses 3 large eggs for 4 small tacos. This is a good proportion of scrambled eggs to 5-inch tortillas — don’t overstuff your tacos! If you have bigger See TACOS C6

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Books & authors

Searching for Anne Frank’s betrayer, finding a moral dilemma

By JANE EISNER Washington Post

The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation

By Rosemary Sullivan Harper. 383 pp. $29.99 The Netherlands may have a reputation today as a tolerant, liberal country, but it was a particularly terrifying place to be a Jew under the Nazi occupation during World War II. By the end of the war, the Netherlands had the worst record of Jewish deaths in Western Europe — 73% of its Jews were murdered, a far higher share than in France, Belgium, Denmark or even fascist Italy.

Tens of thousands went into hiding, and about one-third of those were betrayed, then deported, imprisoned and subject to near-certain death.

Anne Frank is the most famous of those hidden Dutch Jews, and the question of who betrayed her and the seven others who vanished from an annex behind a bookcase in her father’s Amsterdam warehouse has remained an unfinished chapter in her ubiquitous diary. Now a new theory has emerged, vexing and disturbing, and with it the most wrenching of moral dilemmas: What happens when evil comes from within?

“The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation,” by Rosemary Sullivan, was just released with a sophisticated marketing campaign that included a lengthy segment on “60 Minutes.”

The book follows the work of a years-long “cold case” investigation that employed law enforcement techniques and artificial intelligence to try to finger the culprit. Its conclusion, couched in expected

qualifiers, was, as the sleuths put it, “shocking.”

The investigators’ best guess is that Arnold van den Bergh, a respected Jewish notary and businessman, betrayed his fellow Jews.

A Jew contributed to the Nazi genocide. A victim had become a criminal.

Perhaps unintentionally, perhaps not, the revelations in Sullivan’s book have muddied the roiling waters of Holocaust remembrance, pulling Anne Frank’s iconic story into what the Israeli scholar Rivka Brot calls “the gray zone,” where good and evil are scrambled by extreme circumstances and true responsibility for horrific crimes is thus harder to assign.

How are we to judge van den Bergh? According to Sullivan’s narrative, told largely through the perspective of Vince Pankoke, a retired FBI agent who led the investigative team, van den Bergh had a list of Jewish hiding places and surreptitiously leaked the information to the Nazi authorities, hoping to ensure that his own family was spared. (It worked.

They were.) He did this, they assert, after other attempts to secure safety — including officially changing his identity to that of a non-Jew — failed.

Van den Bergh might not even have known that the Franks were secretly living at Prinsengracht 263 along the canal.

It may only have been an address to him, a random ticket to salvation.

Still, he must have known that exposing the hidden Jews would put their lives in mortal danger — and indeed, Otto Frank, Anne’s father, was the only one to survive. If van den Bergh did deliver Jews to the Nazis, he disobeyed classic

Jewish law when strictly applied. One is permitted to violate commandments to preserve one own’s life or the life of another, says the Talmud, the repository of rabbinical law and teaching — except for three violations that are not allowed under any circumstances: idol worship, forbidden sexual relations and bloodshed.

Van den Bergh facilitated bloodshed.

“There clearly is a gray zone,” Michael Berenbaum, a Holocaust scholar and ordained rabbi, said in an interview. “This, however, is a red line. This is one of the three things you cannot do.”

And yet Berenbaum’s own scholarship shows that the Holocaust was replete with varying, heartbreaking interpretations of these moral values. The Jewish Councils created by the Nazis to control the Jewish population and implement Nazi decrees were often asked to draw up lists for deportation, placing the heads of councils in the agonizing position of literally deciding who would live and who would die.

As Berenbaum details in his book “The World Must Know,” rabbis across Nazi-occupied lands who advised the councils’ leaders relied on the same texts and the same inherited wisdom, but they often issued opposing directives.

In the Kovno ghetto in central Lithuania, the rabbi reluctantly told the leaders to draw up a list and save as many lives as possible, even though many others would be sacrificed. In Lithuania’s Vilna ghetto, the rabbi came to the opposite conclusion. (The council leaders ignored him.) In the ghetto at Bereza Kartuska in thenoccupied Poland, the entire

Jewish Council took their own lives rather than participate in deportation. These were, to use a term coined by the scholar Lawrence Langer, “choiceless choices.”

Journalist and historian Anne Applebaum has written eloquently on the decisions of collaborators and dissenters within authoritarian societies.

Her observations could well apply to Jews forced to make choiceless choices during the Holocaust. “The personal, the political, the intellectual, and the historical combine differently within every human brain, and the outcomes can be unpredictable,” she observed in the Atlantic in 2020.

If van den Bergh did decide to surrender other Jewish lives in the expectation — or desperate hope — that he would preserve his own, his choice can be seen not on one side of a bright red line but inside that excruciating gray zone that Brot explicates.

“The reality of the mass atrocities and the prolonged rule of terror blurred the boundary between victim and perpetrator,” Brot told Haaretz in 2019, “and thereby created a distinctive type of victim. These were ‘complex victims,’ which means individuals who were victims of a system of oppression and violence but at the same time harmed other victims.”

What does it mean, then, to name van den Bergh — who died of cancer in 1950 — as the likely betrayer of the most well-known Jewish face of the Holocaust? In the closing pages of her book, Sullivan acknowledges that the cold-case team members were worried about sharing their revelations with the world, knowing

how powerful and upsetting they would be. She hastens to say that van den Bergh was “not ultimately responsible” for the deaths of the residents of Prinsengracht 263.

“He did not turn over information out of wickedness or for self-enrichment, as so many others had. Like Otto Frank’s, his goal was simple: to save his family. That he succeeded while Otto failed is a terrible fact of history,” she writes.

But the team members’ responsibility is deeper than they acknowledge. In the days following their shocking revelation, scholars have questioned the evidence backing up their findings — in particular the key assertion that van den Bergh, as a onetime member of the Jewish Council in Amsterdam — would have been privy to a list of hidden Jews.

“No one had lists of hidden Jews, except for some organizations that hid children,” Berenbaum explained. “It was dangerous enough that Jewish organizations had membership lists which could be confiscated. All hiding would have

been coded, if it existed at all — too dangerous to have it any other way.”

With so fundamental a question hanging over this investigation, was it fair not only to van den Bergh and his family, but to other living Jews, to trumpet Jewish complicity in the Holocaust? According to the book, Otto Frank himself was said to have known of van den Bergh’s name and kept it a secret for fear of stoking more antisemitism. After the book’s revelations were made public, the Daily Mail in Britain ran a headline that began: “Anne Frank was betrayed by a JEWISH notary.”

“We have to ask: Why has this become so sensationalized?” Erica Brown, vice provost at Yeshiva University, said in an interview. “We are saturated with information about the Holocaust. This is getting attention because it feeds into an impulse to exonerate the criminals and put blame on the victims.”

She added: “I am deeply disturbed by the rush to judgment and the almost decontextualization of the circumstances. Hold up a mirror.

Who would I have been in this situation? Could I soften my judgment — not remove it, but soften it?”

Brown’s mother and grandparents survived the Holocaust, and to do so they may have had to make excruciating ethical and moral decisions. If it were her, she said, “I want to believe that I would not turn in another family. But in my heart of hearts, can I say that I would not do anything to save my life and the life of my family? I could not.”

Neither, perhaps, could Arnold van den Bergh.

How the courts quietly made it harder to sue the government

By ANYA BIDWELL Washington Post

By Aziz Z. Huq Oxford. 192 pp. $27.95 In January 2014, two Tennessee police officers set a dog on an unhoused man — he was suspected of stealing electronics — as he sat on the ground, his hands raised in surrender.

In January 2017, North Dakota police officers fired beanbag rounds at a peaceful Native American protester who was shielding women and elders in the crowd, hitting him in the face and causing permanent damage to his senses of sight, hearing and smell. And in February 2016, Veterans Affairs security guards choked a 70-yearold veteran and slammed him to the ground because he had placed his identification card in a plastic bin with his other personal belongings, rather than handing it directly to the officers.

Every one of these officers was sued for civil rights violations, and every one of them got off, all because the Supreme Court has severely restricted the right to seek redress in federal courts when government officials violate the Constitution.

As a new book by University of Chicago law professor Aziz Z. Huq explains, this crackdown on constitutional remedies didn’t happen overnight — the court implemented it gradually and with little notice, erecting one legal barrier at a time. And since denying people access

to federal courts doesn’t garner the same attention as when the court explicitly narrows the constitutional right at issue in a case, the crackdown has gone largely unnoticed.

“The Collapse of Constitutional Remedies” is Huq’s valiant attempt to shine a spotlight on the high court’s practice of limiting individual rights through these procedural barriers.

Huq’s contribution is to locate these barriers in relation to one another and show that together they make hollow the ancient legal maxim that where there is a right, there must also be a remedy for an infringement of that right.

Consider the case of José Oliva, the 70-year-old veteran almost choked to death by VA security guards on his way to a dentist appointment. When he sued for violations of his Fourth Amendment rights, Oliva had to overcome the “qualified immunity” principle invoked by the officers to dismiss the lawsuit. When he did, persuading the trial court to let his case proceed, the officers threw a different legal barrier at him, arguing in the appellate court that they couldn’t be sued in the first place because their employer was the federal government, rather than the state or local government. The court agreed, dismissing Oliva’s case.

Huq explains the creation

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of this regime, under which no remedy for wrongdoing exists, by examining the federal judiciary’s dependency on the political branches.

He argues that the collapse of constitutional remedies is a direct result of judicial appointments by presidents with law-and-order policy commitments. Though it started with Republican President Richard Nixon, Huq writes, by 1973 “crime had crowded out civil rights in the national Democratic Party’s agenda as well as the Republican one,” making judicial appointments an instrument of policy change. Meanwhile, the judiciary’s supposed independence from the political branches has been an illusory safeguard. If anything, Huq suggests, the Constitution’s design for the judiciary — with its dependence on Congress for the kinds of cases it can hear and the kinds of judges who can be appointed — “serves to sharpen, not blunt, the penetration of the federal bench by partisan conflict.”

Beyond these partisan pressures, Huq argues that the judiciary’s own institutional incentives have made it reluctant to entertain constitutional challenges to law enforcement misconduct. Concerned about the caseload of the federal judiciary, justices across the ideological spectrum have worked to stave off anticipated floods

of litigation by erecting barriers to civil rights suits. At the same time, Huq writes, the court has left its doors wide open to constitutional challenges of “redistributive regulatory initiatives,” such as a successful challenge to the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. This has resulted in an “uneven supply of legality” that favors challenges to government regulations over challenges to government violence.

Yet, Huq argues, this decades-long slide away from accountability for government officials was not inevitable. Indeed, these same dynamics between partisan pressures and institutional incentives also explain why, before the tables turned in the 1980s, courts honored and even expanded constitutional remedies in the decades following the Great Depression and World War II. According to Huq, during that period “the political forces shaping the courts favored a measure of racial remediation,” and the judiciary itself was involved in “a broad effort to establish its legitimacy as a major actor on the national stage.”

Huq’s proposed solution is to revive this earlier tradition by forming “a new political coalition” that would “channel judicial power back toward the goal of checking illegal state coercion.” This would require “not just new jurisdictional and substantive statutes,” he writes, but also new judges similar to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “liberal bench willing to

Consider the case of José Oliva, the 70-year-old veteran almost choked to death by VA security guards on his way to a dentist appointment.

When he sued for violations of his Fourth Amendment rights, Oliva had to overcome the “qualified immunity” principle invoked by the officers to dismiss the lawsuit. take on Jim Crow institutions.”

Only then, Huq writes, will “the rule of law as a real constraint on state officials” be possible.

Setting aside Roosevelt’s nomination of Felix Frankfurter, who, as a Supreme Court justice, became one of the greatest advocates for the erection of these barriers, Huq’s solution — to the extent it requires massive changes in the composition of the judiciary — is unrealistic. Nor is it necessary to entirely write off the conservative members of the federal judiciary, who have shown themselves more amenable to persuasion than Huq’s arguments suggest.

Take, for example, the work of legal scholars and fellow

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Chicagoans William Baude and James Pfander, who have separately produced scholarship that engages with conservative judges on their terms. Baude’s argument that qualified immunity is unmoored from common law has convinced even Justice Clarence Thomas to call for its reconsideration.

Similarly, Pfander’s incredible research on the availability of remedies against federal officials recently helped persuade a Trump appointee, sitting on the most conservative appellate bench in the country, to speak out against the unavailability of damages suits against federal officials. And prominent conservative commentators such as George Will have embraced the cause, alerting the public to the Supreme Court’s crackdown on constitutional remedies.

This book, too, is a valuable contribution on that front. As Huq rightly points out, the recent constitutional collapse “does not get as much attention as it deserves.” His insight on the cumulative effect of the barriers to constitutional remediation is an important step toward fixing this and moving us closer to a judicial system in which a veteran choked by security guards and a peaceful protester maimed by beanbag rounds are not turned away at the courthouse door.

Anya Bidwell is a lawyer with the Institute for Justice and its Elfie Gallun fellow in freedom and the Constitution.

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Last week’s puzzle answers

Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born Sunday, you are one of the most daring individuals born under your sign — or any sign, for that matter. You are quick to assess the dangers inherent in any situation you face and just as quick to determine what course you must take to minimize or control those dangers so the odds are stacked, even slightly, in your favor.

You are a genuine, honest and down-toearth individual who eschews the whole idea of “image” in favor of what comes naturally — in appearance, behavior and personal style. There are those who may consider you cold or dangerous, but you are quite sensitive and can, at times, wear your heart on your sleeve. When one earns your friendship, it is likely for life.

Also born on this date are: Jerry Springer, politician and talk show host; Peter Gabriel, singer, songwriter and composer; Chuck Yeager, test pilot; Stockard Channing, actress; Peter Tork, guitarist and singer; Kim Novak, actress.

To see what is in store for you Monday, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14 AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You can use information that comes to you from an unfamiliar and possibly unorthodox source — once you confirm it is accurate.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — Don’t let yourself drift aimlessly today; go where you want to, and be sure you do so under your own power. You mustn’t be lazy!

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You’ll want to examine the day closely, even as you experience it. Bit by bit you’ll realize everything is connected — as you suspected.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Images in your mind have you questioning the reality you have built for yourself. You should understand why as the day winds down.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You’ll be able to see through all sorts of deceptions today — but someone close to you may fool you with something you’d never suspect.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You don’t want to be left out today — especially if those in your inner circle are making swift progress or having fun. Don’t hang back!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Others may

think you’re responsible for what is happening to them today, but the truth is that your influence is more indirect than that.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You spend much of the day thinking that others are talking about you — but this is not the case.

You must clear your mind of such suspicions.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — The closer you study your options today, the more you’ll come to realize that your final decision will be far easier than you once suspected.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Others are likely to come running to you today when you make it clear that what you’ve been working on will be universally beneficial.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You want to be considered a rival’s equal, but today you may have to come from behind in order to do so. This race is far from over.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Someone may stir up your emotions today for reasons that are not exactly clear. Think twice before committing to any peripheral activity.

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How to make 7-layer dip, the customizable classic

By AARON HUTCHERSON Washington Post

Baking is fun but it is more than that. The results can be spectacular, like these hazelnut crunch bars. Hillary Levin/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS

Baking just for the fun of it

By DANIEL NEMAN St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It was such an ordinary phrase, and tossed off so casually, that I almost did not notice it. And even then, it took a second to register.

This was a few months ago, and I was watching one of the last episodes of the most recent season of “The Great British Baking Show.” Perhaps the most ebullient of the remaining four contestants, Crystelle Pereira, says she wants to concentrate on the baking and “just enjoy it.”

Just enjoy it.

First of all, have you ever heard any competitor on any American cooking show ever talk about enjoying it?

American contestants aren’t there to enjoy it, they are there to win. The thought of enjoyment never crosses their minds. They are far too concerned with the correct temperature to roast their Brussels sprouts or wondering whether anchovies taste good with fire-roasted tomatoes.

I’m sure Pereira wanted to win, too, or at least do as well as she possibly could. But in an unguarded moment, she revealed her true motivation.

She just wanted to have fun.

For Pereira, and for many of us, baking is fun.

As I write this, I have a loaf of bread in the oven. I don’t have to have a loaf of bread in the oven. I could buy an excellent loaf at any neighborhood grocery store, and I could get an even better than excellent loaf at a nearby bakery.

It isn’t the money, though that bakery bread gets awfully pricey. I bake bread for the fun.

I bake cakes for the fun. I bake pies, or at least pie crusts,

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Feel free to double the recipe to feed a large family or ensure you have extras for subsequent days. Perhaps even better than your first waffle warm out of the iron is being able to pop another in the toaster to enjoy that same feeling again and again.

BUTTERMILK WAFFLES 40 minutes 5 servings (makes five 7-inch round waffles) Buttermilk waffles are a morning treat, and these can be

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tortillas, feel free to scramble more eggs.

Then, customize it to your

for the fun. I bake cookies because I like cookies.

This is new to me. I have always thought of myself as a cook, not a baker. Baking relies on precise measurement, and I am a master of imprecision. That is why I am a cook; I can throw a handful of one ingredient into a pan of another ingredient and wind up with something delicious.

It’s enjoyable. But maybe it isn’t straight-up, sheer, unadulterated fun, like baking.

Is it the butter? Is it the sugar? Is it the flour?

Maybe it is the fact that I can use my hands to play with my food. There is something deeply satisfying, on a primal level, in the texture of a smooth, soft, pliant dough.

There is something magical about seeing a yeast dough rise.

Perhaps it is the way a small handful of basic ingredients can be combined to yield such different results. The same building blocks are used to make bagels and doughnuts, biscuits and brownies, muffins and sweet rolls and scones.

Immediate gratification plays a part, too. Once you’ve mixed together the ingredients, which rarely takes long, you can pop them in the oven to bake. As soon as they are cooled, you can eat them.

The same is true of cooking, of course. But what comes out of the oven is different.

With cooking, you may end up with fried chicken, or stirfried pork, or a vegetable terrine.

But with baking, you get bread or dessert. And everyone knows those are the best parts of any meal.

Just enjoy it. whipped up at a moment’s notice on a special or ordinary day.

Your waffle yield may vary depending on your appliance.

We tested the recipe in both round and square waffle irons.

Storage Notes: The finished waffles can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 2 days or frozen for up to 1 month and reheated in a toaster or toaster oven.

2 1/4 cups (280 grams) allpurpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon fine salt 2 large eggs 2 cups (480 milliliters) buttermilk (whole or low-fat) 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick/57 liking: Add some chorizo to stain the eggs rojo. Pile on diced and browned potatoes, or crispy hash browns; bacon strips or weenies; a swipe of refried beans or puddle of saucy black beans; braised meat or leftover stew; tortilla

America’s relationship with seven-layer dip spans decades. There’s beauty in the simplicity of just layering ingredients that, when scooped up in a single bite, result in something that’s greater than the sum of their parts.

Whether it’s on the table at a gathering to watch sports, to celebrate a birthday or just a casual hang with friends, seven-layer dip is sure to please.

It reportedly first appeared in print as Tex-Mex Dip in Family Circle magazine on Feb. 3, 1981, although the dish was around before then.

That recipe featured bean dip topped with avocados mashed with lemon juice, a sour cream-mayonnaise-taco seasoning mixture, chopped onions, tomatoes, olives and shredded cheese. At some point the name was changed to reference the number of layers (albeit the use of “layers” might be a stretch when it comes to some of the ingredients), but the dish is more or less the same today.

The mere list of components is all you really need to make this recipe, but here are a few tips and ideas for how to maximize enjoyment and make it your own, layer by layer.

Beans are the base of this recipe and should be present in a greater quantity than any other component — which is why some people simply refer to seven-layer dip as “bean dip.” Refried pinto beans are the current standard, which you can make from scratch or scoop out of a can, or you can play around with other types of beans. If using canned beans, the flavor can vary among brands, so give them a taste to make sure they’re seasoned to your liking. You can warm the beans, but I don’t think it’s necessary.

For the avocado layer, replace the lemons with limes and you’ve got a simple guacamole. You could add diced jalapeño if you want some spice, or cilantro or red onion for more flavor. (Or you could save yourself even more time by picking up a tub of premade guac from the store.) When assembling the dip, make sure that the guacamole layer is completely covered so that it doesn’t oxidize and turn brown. grams) unsalted butter, melted and cooled (may substitute some or all neutral oil), plus more for optional topping 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional) Neutral oil, for brushing the waffle iron Maple syrup, for serving (optional) Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Have a large, rimmed baking sheet ready.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt until combined. In a separate medium bowl, whisk the eggs until lightly beaten.

Whisk in the buttermilk, butter and vanilla, if using, chips for migas; your favorite fresh or cooked salsa; chile oil; a flurry of herbs.

3 large eggs 1/4 teaspoon fine salt 2 tablespoons vegetable or olive oil, divided Four (5-inch) tortillas, corn or flour 2 scallions, white and light green parts sliced 1/4 cup (2 ounces) crumbled or

Seven-Layer Dip. Rey Lopez/Washington Post

I omitted the mayonnaise in this recipe to get the full tang of the sour cream, although I’m sure combining the two has its merits. Others recommend mixing softened cream cheese with sour cream for richness and body, but I wanted to limit the number of ingredients. To flavor this layer, I opted for chili powder, because I don’t tend to have taco seasoning in my pantry.

Diced tomatoes would be great when in season, but salsa is delicious year-round and adds more flavor. Use whatever kind you like best, but I suggest something on the thicker side so that it doesn’t water down the dip and turn it gloopy. You can even strain the salsa if texture is a major concern.

A sharp cheddar is typical for the cheese layer, but pepper jack would be great for more spice, and I imagine a layer of queso dip would be absolutely divine. I swapped chopped white onions for sliced scallions for a less harsh allium flavor, but you could use pickled red onions instead to add acidity. Lastly, the sliced black olives stand out to me against this Tex-Mex backdrop, and the brininess they bring makes them a must in any layer dip I make.

These seven components are the standard formula, but you can add or remove layers as you see fit. Optional layers to consider: shredded iceberg lettuce, pickled jalapeños, corn kernels, ground meat or

chili. Choose your own adventure! When it’s time to assemble and serve, select a shallow casserole dish for easy scooping — a large platter would also work — and you’ll want thick, sturdy tortilla chips that can stand up to the heft of this dip.

until combined. Stir the egg mixture into the flour mixture until it forms a smooth, thick batter.

Brush a waffle iron with oil or spray with nonstick spray, and preheat it according to the manufacturer’s directions. Ladle enough of the batter to cover three-fourths of the surface of the waffle iron — this will vary by model, but expect ½ to ¾ cup (120 to 180 milliliters) of batter per waffle — close it, and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the iron alerts you the waffle is done. If your iron does not have an alert, look for the waffle to be crisp and golden brown.

Repeat with the remaining batter, placing finished waffles on the baking sheet in the oven to keep warm, if desired.

Serve with maple syrup, pats of butter or other toppings passed at the table.

VARIATION: To add extra lift and crispness to your waffles, separate the eggs and use only the yolks when you whisk in the buttermilk and butter.

In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites with an electric mixer on low, then mediumhigh speed to form soft peaks.

After the flour and egg yolk mixtures have been combined, fold half of the beaten egg whites into the batter until barely blended, then fold in

shredded cheese (optional; may substitute vegan cheese) A few sprigs fresh cilantro Chile oil or hot sauce, to taste Lime wedges, for serving

the tortillas from the skillet.

Or you may steam them in a barely damp towel in the microwave.

To reheat flour tortillas: Warm over a low open flame until speckled spots appear, or steam them in a barely damp towel in the microwave.

Increase the heat to high and add the remaining oil to the skillet. When it shimmers, turn off the heat. Carefully add the whisked eggs and, using a rubber spatula, stir eggs so they form large, fluffy curds — or cook the eggs until they are as done as you like.

Divide the scrambled eggs among the tortillas. Top with the scallions, cheese, if using, cilantro and chile oil or hot sauce, and serve, with lime wedges for squeezing.

In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs with the salt until homogeneous and foamy, about 30 seconds.

To reheat corn tortillas: In a large skillet over medium heat, add about 1 teaspoon of oil. Slide one of the tortillas around to grease the skillet with the oil, then add the remaining tortillas in a single layer. It’s OK if they overlap a bit. Heat the tortillas until they begin to puff or brown, about 3 minutes, then flip and heat until they develop a few light brown spots, another 3 minutes. Using tongs, remove

SEVEN-LAYER DIP 15 minutes 8 to 12 servings (makes about 6 ½ cups) Seven-layer dip has been popular for decades for good reason: It’s delicious. And you can assemble it in minutes by using canned refried beans and store-bought salsa. Feel free to use this as a blueprint and customize the layers according to your preferences.

Total time: 15 mins Make Ahead: The dip minus the scallions can be assembled and refrigerated up to 1 day in advance.

Storage Notes: Leftovers can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.

One (16-ounce) can refried beans 1 teaspoon ground cumin Fine salt, to taste Ground black pepper, to taste 1 pound (2 to 3) ripe Hass avocados, halved and pitted 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (from 1 lime) 1 small jalapeño pepper, finely diced (optional) 1 cup sour cream 1 teaspoon chili powder 3/4 cup homemade or store-

bought salsa 1 cup (4 ounces) freshly grated sharp cheddar cheese One (2.25-ounce) can sliced black olives (1/2 cup) 1 scallion, thinly sliced Tortilla chips, for serving In an 8-inch-square casserole or similarly sized container, mix the refried beans with the cumin and season to taste with salt and pepper; spread it into an even layer.

In a medium bowl, mash the avocados with a fork, mix with the lime juice and jalapeño, if using, until thoroughly combined, and season to taste with salt. Top the beans with the guacamole and spread into an even layer.

In a small bowl (or directly in the container), mix the sour cream and chili powder until evenly combined. Spoon on top of the guacamole and spread into an even layer, making sure to cover the guacamole completely, so it doesn’t turn brown.

Spread the salsa on top of the sour cream, sprinkle with the shredded cheese, and then top with the olives and scallions. Serve with tortilla chips for dipping.

Nutrition information per serving (generous 1/2 cup), based on 12 | Calories: 181; Total Fat: 14 g; Saturated Fat: 5 g; Cholesterol: 20 mg; Sodium: 366 mg; Carbohydrates: 11 g; Dietary Fiber: 4 g; Sugar: 2 g; Protein: 6 g the remaining egg whites; use a gentle hand to keep the batter light.

Nutrition information per waffle, using low-fat buttermilk | Calories: 357; Total Fat: 12 g; Saturated Fat: 7 g; Cholesterol: 102 mg; Sodium: 720 mg; Carbohydrates: 48 g; Dietary Fiber: 2 g; Sugar: 5 g; Protein: 12 g This analysis is an estimate based on available ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s or nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from “The Williams-Sonoma Bride & Groom Cookbook,” by Gayle Pirie and John Clark (Free Press, 2006).

Nutrition information per serving (2 small tacos) With corn tortillas and cotija cheese: Calories: 443; Total Fat: 31 g; Saturated Fat: 9 g; Cholesterol: 307 mg; Sodium: 717 mg; Carbohydrates: 24 g; Dietary Fiber: 3 g; Sugar: 1 g; Protein: 18 g With flour tortillas and cheddar cheese: Calories: 510; Total Fat: 35 g; Saturated Fat: 11 g; Cholesterol: 309 mg; Sodium: 960 mg; Carbohydrates: 28 g; Dietary Fiber: 0 g; Sugar: 3 g; Protein: 21 g This analysis is an estimate based on available ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s or nutritionist’s advice.

From staff writer G. Daniela Galarza.