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Nursing home flare-up results in COVID spike

By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

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Greene County has 76 active positive COVID-19 cases after a nursing home outbreak caused a spike in virus cases.

CATSKILL — A COVID-19 outbreak at the Greene Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Catskill resulted in a spike in virus cases in Greene County this week, according to Greene County Public Health.

The agency announced Thursday that there are 76 active positive coronavirus cases in the county, up from 26 on Monday.

The fluctuation in this week’s numbers was the result of a reporting lag from a nursing home outbreak last week and the shortened five-day

isolation period, according to Greene County Public Health.

“I don’t know if it was driven by staff or driven by clients,” Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said of the outbreak.

Greene Meadows Director of Nursing Eric Vedder did not immediately return calls for

comment.

Groden said the county has aided Greene County nursing homes over the course of the pandemic.

“I don’t believe that we have authority with them,” he said.

“They’re monitored by the See VIRUS A2

Migration from NYC lifts Greene population

By Natasha Vaughn-Holdridge Columbia-Greene Media

Columbia and Greene ranked among the top 10 counties for population growth during the pandemic, according to the Center for Economic Growth.

The Capital Region was one of two economic development regions in the state to see total population gains between July, 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021.

Of the eight counties in the Capital Region, four grew their populations over the year, Columbia and Greene among them.

“It is certainly positive news that there has been a positive

inflow of population in the county,” Columbia Economic Development Corporation President and CEO F. Michael Tucker said Friday. “And it is impressive that Columbia County is in the top 10 New York counties. At the same time we must continue our efforts to attract new permanent residents as employers continue looking for workers to sustain their businesses.”

Columbia County’s increase of 228 people was a rise of about 0.4% year-over-year, according to the center’s report. Looking at previous U.S. Census Bureau data comparing the county in 2010 and 2020, the county’s population had decreased by 1,526 or 2.4%. While the county lost See MIGRATION A2

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Tague challenger announces campaign for state Assembly

By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

MEREDITH — A Delaware County teacher has thrown his hat in the ring for the New York State Assembly as he hopes for a November showdown with incumbent Assemblyman Chris Tague, R-Schoharie.

Nicholas Chase of Meredith announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Tague’s 102nd District seat, which the Schoharie Republican has held since he was elected for the first of two terms in 2018.

Chase works as a long-term

substitute teacher for the Franklin Central School District in Delaware County and has made education his top priority in the 2022 election.

“Education is No. 1,” Chase said. “We spend a lot of money on education, but I think we should spend more money on education. What we’re doing isn’t enough. We need to make sure we’re spending it in the right places. Cutting any sort of funding that isn’t required, because a lot of the money seems to be mismanaged and mismanagement of money is a problem. We have a huge budget and we have to make sure it’s

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all going to the things that matter most to New Yorkers. I want to help oversee that.”

Chase, 21, said he has gained valuable insight into the education system during his time as a substitute teacher.

“A lot of my colleagues were actually very supportive of this run,” Chase said Thursday.

“They feel underrepresented in Albany and a lot of them work more than just the teaching job.

I never imagined that teaching would be so stressful. This is more than a full-time job. So ensuring our teachers are treated See TAGUE A2

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Delaware County teacher Nicholas Chase is seeking the Democratic nomination for the 102nd District New York Assembly seat held by incumbent Chris Tague.

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The unemployment rate fell last month in more than half of U.S. states, including in 12 where jobless rates dropped to record lows.

Nebraska and Utah, with unemployment at 2.1%, tied for the lowest in the country, according to Labor Department data out Friday. Arkansas, Georgia,

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Unemployment rates were highest in New Mexico, California, and Alaska. Though, from a year earlier, the rate in California has fallen by 3.2 percentage points -- one of the most rapid improvements in the country

2.4% of its population between 2010 to 2020, it was able to increase by 0.4% in the one-year-period from July 2020 to July 2021.

“It doesn’t come as a surprise to us that there has been a net in migration,” Deputy Greene County Administrator Warren Hart said Friday. “Probably the biggest contributing factor of that gain was the outflow of people from the New York Metro Area.

Greene County has a large tourism economy and approximately 30% of our housing is seasonal housing, is second home owners.”

A large portion of the population increase in Greene County during the pandemic can be attributed to second home owners who moved out of New York City during the pandemic and have now become full time residents of the county Hart explained.

The Center for Economic Growth reported the eight-county region had New York’s greatest number of annual net domestic movers during that period, according to a Center for Economic Growth analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau estimates.

Greene ranked second in the state for fastest growing county and Columbia was tied for eighth. According to the center, the population in Greene County increased 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2021 and Columbia County increased by 0.4% during that time period.

“We are a million-strong region and getting bigger,” Center President and CEO Mark Eagan said in a statement. “The Center for Economic Growth launched our CapNY talent attraction campaign in April 2021.

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reflect the current level of virus spread in the county, according to Greene County Public Health.

The county reached a winter high of 1,018 active positive cases on Jan. 20, with the county hitting a yearly low of 26 for the second time on Monday before cases began to trend upward.

-- to 5.4%.

Meanwhile, percentage increases in payrolls from a year ago were more pronounced in Nevada, Hawaii, California and Texas. While millions of Americans remain out of work or on the sidelines, the report emphasizes just how far employment has climbed back since the start of the pandemic.

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a virus-related death since March 7.

As of March 22, the rate of COVID tests in Greene County that recorded positive results stood at 10.4%, with a sevenday rolling average of 4.3%.

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state, but we’ve certainly been assisting during this whole thing. But that’s my understanding, that we don’t have a regulatory compliance requirement for nursing homes.”

The county identified 35 new COVID cases in Greene on Thursday, with five county residents hospitalized due to COVID-related illnesses.

There have been 10,174 confirmed virus cases in the county since the pandemic began in March 2020, with 122 deaths due to COVID-19.

The county has not recorded

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right is one of my top priorities.

I was teaching kids with textbooks from the 1990s. The funding simply isn’t there to update and innovate in our classrooms.

Especially at a time when technology has proven itself to be extremely essential, we need to make sure our school districts, regardless of economics and whether it’s a rich or poor area, we need to make sure they have access to the tools that will let them be successful.”

Chase said no other Democratic candidates have so far announced their candidacy for the nomination, and Chase has been endorsed by the Schoharie County Democratic Committee and has a meeting scheduled with the Delaware County Democratic party as well and he expects their endorsement as well. Chase said he doesn’t expect a primary election for the nomination.

Chase said he disagrees with Tague on most policy issues.

“He ran on an anti-corruption platform even though he had a bit of shady history working for the state with the noshow job back when Hurricane Irene hit,” Chase said. “He also made some votes against extending aid to small businesses

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Top NY Counties for Annual Population Growth.

the Capital Region, then more people would want to come here to work and live. We were on to something and these Census Bureau population estimates show that.”

The center’s analysis of the Census Bureau estimate reports between July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021, the eight-county Capital Region’s population grew by 1,212, or 0.1%, to 1,106,274.

The other Regional Economic Development Council region to see population growth was the Hudson Valley, which gained 3,032 people, or .01%. The New York City region sustained the largest population loss of 305,465, or 3.5%. The statewide

during COVID-19. That was a bipartisan bill and I’m not really sure why he thought that was a good choice. Typically I really don’t think the constituents of this district would agree with that.”

During Hurricane Irene in 2011, Tague worked on a parttime basis for Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin. During Tague’s first campaign for the state Assembly in 2018 against Democrat Aidan O’Connor of Durham in Greene County, questions arose about time sheets filed during Tague’s tenure as a staff member for McLaughlin. Tague’s office did not immediately respond to calls for comment on Chase’s remarks.

Chase said he wants to utilize his youth as an asset on the campaign and potentially in office.

“I think I have all of the qualifications required of somebody running,” he said. “You have to be at least 18 years old and have lived in the district for at least a year. I grew up here on a small farm and I graduated from a public school. I had firearms growing up. I was raised on a farm and I helped my father run the business aspect of that farm.

So I have a unique perspective and I wanted to try to bring a younger voice to Albany. A lot of younger people are moving out and population decline is an issue. I feel like if we give young

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population declined by 1.6%. In the Capital Region, Saratoga County increased 1,670 people, Greene increased 609 people and Columbia and Schenectady increased by 228 people.

Rensselaer County saw the biggest population loss with 691 people and Albany County’s population shrunk by 625. Washington County lost 187 and Warren’s population decreased by 20.

Statewide, Saratoga County had the third largest total population gain (1,670). Greene County had the eight largest gain (609) and Schenectady and Columbia counties tied as the 10th biggest gainers (228).

people a voice, they’re going to be more apt to stay in our area upstate.”

The 102nd Assembly District includes all of Greene and Schoharie counties, and portions of Albany, Ulster, Delaware and Otsego counties.

Chase said he is getting up to speed on the intricacies of Greene County, and he plans to campaign extensively in the region in the coming months.

“I’m just learning it now,” he said. “I haven’t really talked to many Greene County voters, but it being one of the counties that this district is made of, I plan to target it vigorously throughout the campaign season.”

Chase said he can reach out to voters on both sides of the political spectrum.

“I teach in a very conservative school district and most of my students tend to be Republican,” he said. “I hear viewpoints from them and viewpoints from their parents, and truly they aren’t happy with what’s going on. Our Republican representative isn’t doing anything to meet their concerns either. So I wanted to take my unique perspective and try and use that to get solutions for constituents on both sides of the aisle.”

Tague won re-election to a second two-year term in November 2020 by winning 63% of the vote to defeat Democratic

challenger Mary Kraat.

Chase said replacing Tague with a Democratic seat holder would be politically beneficial for the district.

“Not being in the Democratic majority is a downfall that he has, being a Republican assemblyman in Albany,” Chase said of Tague. “I would agree that not everything that Albany Democrats are passing is beneficial to people living in upstate New York, but having a Democrat in the majority will amplify our voice as a constituency.”

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Monday, March 28 n Catskill Village Planning Board

7 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518943-3830

Thursday, March 31 n Coxsackie Village Board Budget Work Session 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-7312718

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Wednesday, April 6 n Catskill Central School District

2022 budget workshop 7 p.m. High School Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill n Greene Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation sole member and board of directors annual meetings 2 p.m. 411 Main St., Room 469, Catskill

Thursday, April 7 n Ashland Town Planning Board 6 p.m. Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Coxsackie Village Board Budget Work Session 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-7312718

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Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m.

Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718

Tuesday, April 12 n Catskill Central School District

Board of Education special meeting 6:30 p.m. High School Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Historic Preservation Committee 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718

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No Samoas: Supply chain woes delay Girl Scout cookies

By Natasha Vaughn-Holdridge Columbia-Greene Media

Supply chain issues have caused a delay in this year’s Girl Scout cookie production, delaying the products by as much as a month.

Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York, which encompasses 15 counties, including Columbia and Greene counties, expects the girls will have cookies in late April.

“Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York has been informed by its cookie bakery (a national company) of a delay in cookie production and delivery due to a problem getting an ingredient as a result of the current supply chain issues,” Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York CEO Brenda Episcopo said in a statement.

“We are confident that all cookies will be in our girls’ hands beginning April 23 and delivered shortly thereafter to our neighbors, families and friends. Booth sales are scheduled to begin April 30.”

Booth sales were slated to begin in late March, according to the online Cookie Finder App. “We know that Girl Scout cookies are something that our communities treasure and, while this delay is unfortunate and unavoidable, it is providing a further opportunity for Girl Scouts to demonstrate their communication skills and resiliency,” Episcopo said. “We look forward to getting the cookies delivered beginning April 23. We thank our customers and communities for their patience and support of our local troops and girls.”

The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-led business in the world, according to a 2017 Girl Scouts of the USA fact sheet. Girl Scouts sell about 200 million boxes of cookies valued at about $800 million each cookie season as of 2017.

Nicolle O’Donnell has been a Girl Scout troop leader for three years. She leads Valatiebased Troops 5502 and 5548.

This year she also became the

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cookie manager for her service unit as well.

Her troops may benefit from the delay in cookies this year, she said.

“Normally, sales start off with a bang,” O’Donnell said.

“We get our initial orders in.

We have National Cookie Week. That’s when we can pick up some boxes and have a cookie booth. So we were able to hold our cookie booth on National Cookie Weekend, and that was exciting, and then that’s when we started hearing that we might have some setbacks with initial orders.”

Both cookie booths O’Donnell’s troops held on National Cookie Weekend, Feb. 18-20, sold out, she said.

They were limited to 15 cases for each booth. One case contains 12 boxes of cookies.

“Our goal is to sell 200 boxes, that’s like our average, but we have girls that sell 600, 700, 800 boxes of cookies,” O’Donnell said. “The numbers can definitely get up there.”

The upside of a delay in receiving cookies is that it pushes the cookie season back a few weeks, O”Donnell said.

“So we actually have more time to sell cookies this year,” O’Donnell said. “We anticipate we’re actually going to benefit from this.”

The cookie booth season will now run from April 30 to May 30, O’Donnell said.

Cookie sales help troops raise money for activities, materials and supplies, and allows girls to attend summer camps.

Robin Wickham-Drobner

St. Patrick’s Cemetery Clean Up These rules and regulations are put in place for the safety of our visitors and staff, and to keep our cemetery beautiful for all. Thank you for your understanding.

Decoration clean-up for our cemetery will begin on March 28, 2022.

Lot owners are requested to remove any Fall or Winter decorations they wish to save before March 28, 2022.

Fresh cut flowers in a floral cone or basket are always permitted, provided they are in good condition. Artificial flower saddles secured on top of the monuments are permitted. All other decorations will be removed during the cleanup. During the cleanup cemetery staff removes and disposes of all items not permitted from graves.

Groundskeepers are instructed to leave any permitted new seasonal decorations that appear to be newly placed and are in accordance with the current cemetery Rules and Regulations.

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leads two Coxsackie-Athens troops, 1237 and 1503.

“We have some understanding community members,” Wickham-Drobner said. “They don’t mind waiting for the cookies because it’s for the girls and they are still going to get them and enjoy them.”

She said that while it could take up to a month to get cookies, it does not mean the cookies will not come in sooner.

Cookies could arrive before the council’s anticipated date.

“On the bright side, at least it will be warmer outside for our cookie booths and the girls wont freeze,” Wickham-Drobner said.

March weather can be cold for girls standing outside selling cookies at booth sales and will likely be warmer during April for this year’s delayed booth sales.

“I’m a very, very active cookie sales person,” Wickham-Drobner said. “My troops in total sell about 3,500.

One year we sold over 5,000 before COVID. We do a lot of cookie booths, usually about

40. We hope to sell at least 5,000 this year.”

Wickham-Drobner’s troops typically sell about half their cookies through pre-orders the girls take and about half are sold in person at booth sales.

Wickham-Drobner remembers the last delay in cookies was in 2020 because of the pandemic.

The sale of cookies to finance activities for troops started as early as 1917, according to the Girl Scouts website, five years after Juliette Gordon Low founded Girl Scouts in the United States.

Early cookie sales involved the girls themselves making the cookies to sell. In 1922 American Girl magazine,

published by the Girl Scouts, featured an article by Florence E. Neil, a local director in Chicago, Illinois.

The article contained a cookie recipe given to the council’s 2,000 Girl Scouts.

Neil estimated the approximate cost of ingredients for six to seven dozen cookies to be 26 to 36 cents. The cookies, she suggested, could be sold by troops for 25 or 30 cents per dozen.

Today, cookies are produced by two commercial bakers licensed by the Girl Scouts — ABC Bakers and Little Brownie Bakers, the company that produces the cookies sold throughout most of New York.

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History offers a valuable takeaway To understand a nation, you have to understand its past. That’s what students from Columbia-Greene Community College learned about the history and culture of Ukraine during a panel discussion Thursday featuring local Ukrainian community leaders.

Pastor Ivan Kaszczak of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Jewett and Halyna Shepko, an educator and herbalist from Shawangunk Ridge Farm in New Paltz, added something else to the forum. To understand the war in Ukraine, you must understand Russia’s past and the historic relationship between the two countries.

Clearly, the metaphors used to describe that relationship were direct and intense. Kaszczak compared Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine to the actions of a jilted lover desperate to reconcile with an expartner. “The way I look at the present war is like a psychotic date gone bad,” Kaszczak said.

One of the questions from the student audience delved into an overview of Ukrainian history that Americans might not be aware of but should be.

“It was always a struggle between domination and the right to self-determination,” Kaszczak said of Ukraine’s history.

Kaszczak said Russia

was relying on its past imperialism to buttress its present adventure into expansionism. “This idea that history is simplistic is rife through the rationale given by the Russian federation for conquering almost anyone,” he told the students.

The class was hosted by Nicole Childrose, an associate professor of history, who offered a metaphor of her own. Childrose said history is often the prologue for current events.

That seems to be the case regarding Russia’s brutal, horrific invasion of Ukraine. History teaches this valuable lesson: We should have seen it coming.

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Another weekend, another body count from gun violence The Washington Post

An outburst of gunfire shattered an auto show last weekend in Arkansas.

One person was killed and 27 other people, including five children, were injured. It wasn’t the only mass shooting in the United States last weekend. Two were killed and three wounded when shooting erupted outside a popular restaurant in downtown Norfolk, Va.; four teenagers were shot - one fatally - outside a birthday party in Houston; three people were killed and three others wounded in an incident at a Fayetteville, N.C., hotel. And that is not even a complete list.

That the shootings got fleeting attention is more sad commentary on how the country has become inured to gun violence.

But there can be no moving past the toll, collectively or individually.

That children, ranging in age from 19 months to 11 years, went to what was supposed to have been a family-friendly car show and were caught in crossfire. That two 25-yearolds, Devon Harris and Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press reporter Sierra Jenkins, were killed by stray bullets outside a restaurant after an argument es-

calated into gunfire. That a Texas mother was left in devastating grief after her 17-year-old son went to a party and never made it home.

Tragedies often begin with an argument - as happened in Norfolk, where authorities say a spilled drink set off last weekend’s shooting.

Instead of ending with harsh words or a thrown punch, a gun is pulled.

“I will examine details to see if there are any steps that could have been taken to prevent this type of tragedy,” Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said in a statement issued after Saturday’s car show shooting in Dumas. If Hutchinson, a Republican, is serious, he should start by taking a critical look at his state’s gun laws. Arkansas, which has the eighth-highest rate of gun deaths in the United States, is ranked as having the country’s weakest gun laws in the Giffords Law Center Annual Gun Law Scorecard. The state’s standing was reinforced last year with enactment of a law preventing cities from creating gun-free zones and repeal of a law that required a permit to carry a concealed firearm in public.

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To avoid nuclear calamity, Biden makes a delicate calibration about Putin WASHINGTON — A momentous milestone will soon be reached. Probably. The second use of atomic weapons occurred Aug. 9, 1945, three days after the first. On April 7, 28,000 days will have passed without a third. Maybe.

This enormous achievement of postwar statecraft is difficult to celebrate because it is an absence of something. Besides, suddenly the most sophisticated of weapons might be used by a moral primitive because of Russia’s 10-thumbed mishandling of its conventional forces in Ukraine. The calamity of crossing the nuclear threshold might occur because, for example, a Russian convoy ran out of gas. Because of the Russian military’s incompetence regarding logistics and other military fundamentals.

Writing for the Atlantic, Eliot Cohen, former State Department counselor, says the “abundant” evidence that “Ukraine is winning” includes: “Most modern militaries rely on a strong cadre of noncommissioned officers. Sergeants make sure that vehicles are maintained and exercise leadership in squad tactics. The Russian NCO corps is today, as it has always been, both weak and corrupt.”

And: “Vehicles bunched up on roads, no infantry covering the flanks, no closely coordinated artillery fire, no overhead support from helicopters, and panicky reactions to ambushes. The 1-to-1 ratio of vehicles destroyed to those captured or abandoned bespeaks an army that is unwilling to fight.”

Furthermore, assume characteristic Russian military crudity — the use of artillery to compensate for myriad failures: “If the Russians level a town and slaughter its civilians, they are unlikely to have killed off its defenders, who will do extraordinary and effective things from the rubble to avenge themselves on the invaders.” Witness “the annihilation of a Russian battalion tactical group in Voznesensk.”

Putin has thrown 75% of Russia’s combat-ready

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WILL ground forces onto Ukraine in an attempt to reestablish Russia’s great power status.

He did not reckon on (notes former deputy undersecretary of the Navy Seth Cropsey) Ukraine’s “900,000-man pool of veterans from eight years of war” fighting Russian-backed insurgents in Ukraine’s Donbas region.

The Ukrainians’ effective resistance is forcing President Joe Biden to make a delicate calibration that he is fortunate to be in a position to make: How much embarrassment can Putin suffer without taking a catastrophic step — use of a tactical nuclear weapon? Biden’s calculation occurs in this context of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s saying U.S. objectives are the restoration of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. This might maximally imply the reversal of Putin’s 2014 annexation of Crimea.

The rhetoric of imagined but rarely attained precision is common in modern governance. Policymakers speak of “fine tuning” an economy that is powered by hundreds of millions of people making hundreds of billions of daily decisions and subject to “exogenous” events unanticipated by policymakers.

Military planners contemplate “surgical strikes” as “signaling devices” as conflicts ascend the “escalation ladder.” In 1965, war theorist Herman Kahn postulated 44 rungs on that ladder. The 22nd: “Declaration of Limited Nuclear War.” The 44th: “Spasm or Insensate War.” Rung 21 was “Local Nuclear War — Exemplary.” As Biden calibrates, we might be rising from Rung 20: “’Peaceful’ World-Wide Embargo or Blockade.”

After 1945, it was understood that nuclear weapons might, by deterring military interventions to counter aggressions, enable wars of considerable conventional violence. Biden, however, has orchestrated a symphony of sanctions and weapons deliveries that has — so far — nullified Putin’s attempt to use nuclear threats to deter effective conventional responses to his aggression.

Presidents are pressured by friends as well as foes. In 1976, as Republicans convened in Kansas City, Ronald Reagan was almost tied in the delegate count, having potently attacked President Gerald Ford’s policy of U.S.Soviet detente, including Ford’s refusal to meet with Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn. In Kansas City, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, detente’s architect, asked Tom Korologos, a Ford aide who enjoyed tormenting Kissinger, who would be Ford’s running mate. Korologos answered: “Solzhenitsyn.” Volodymyr Zelensky is to Biden what Solzhenitsyn was to Ford, someone whose prestige encourages firmness.

Ukraine’s president illustrates Churchill’s axiom that courage is the most important virtue because it enables the others. Zelensky has stiffened the West’s spine, made something like victory seem possible, and made it impossible to blur the conflict’s moral clarity.

So, a collateral casualty of the conflict is a 19th century German philosopher.

Before sinking into insanity, Friedrich Nietzsche propounded a theory that still reverberates in the intelligentsia: There are no “facts,” “only interpretations.” That today’s war has been caused by one man’s wickedness is a fact. War is a harrowing means of embarrassing the faux sophisticates’ moral relativism, but by doing so this ill wind has blown some good.

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Especially now, when New York is awash with onetime funding from the federal government, we must make the most of funding allocated for infrastructure projects. Governor Hochul and the state legislature must stand up to the influence of the trial bar and fix and update the Scaffold Law. Doing so will save critical funding for improvements in water infrastructure while contributing to a healthier and more just liability environment for New York.

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ASHLAND — The Windham Rotary, through their foundation, The Windham Rotary Foundation, is hosting the Cancer Patient Aid Car Show Aug. 14 at the Ashland Town Park, 12187 Route 23, Ashland. Pre-registration is $10 now through April 15. Day of show registration is $15. The show is will be held rain or shine. For information, call 518-734-7303 ext. 2 or 518-291-0883 or https:// www.facebook.com/events/676104473772374.

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ATHENS — TGM American Legion Post 187 Post Commander Gordon Mosher invites all local female veterans to dinner at 4 p.m. March 27 at the Athens American Legion Post, 94 Second St., Athens. As this is a plated dinner, and the menu will be decided based on demand, the Post is asking that attendees RSVP by March 18. Female Veterans eat for free and all others are $10 per person. For information or to RSVP, contact Gordon Mosher at 518-567-5529.

MARCH 26 COEYMANS HOLLOW — Trinity United Methodist Church, 1313 Route 143, Coeymans Hollow, will serve a baked ham dinner, take out only, 4-6 p.m. March 26. The menu will include baked ham, potatoes, vegetable, applesauce, rolls, and pie. Adults, $13; children, $6. Reservations suggested by March 23 by calling 518-7562629. You may check the day of the dinner to see if there are extra dinners available at 518-7562091.

OAK HILL — The Oak Hill-Durham Volunteer Fire Company, 103 County Route 22, Oak Hill, will serve a spaghetti and meatball dinner 4-7 p.m. March 26 to benefit Charles ‘Charlie’ Fremgen, eat in or take out. The cost is $12. For information and to schedule take out, call 518239-4837.

KINGSTON — The Cornell Master Gardeners will host a Seed Swap 1-3 p.m. March 26 at Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County, 232 Plaza Road, Kingston. Gardeners can share seeds they’ve harvested from their own plants, seeds from crops they no longer care to grow, or leftover seeds they don’t have time to use. The seed swap is a great opportunity to exchange your extra viable seeds and seek new varieties of vegetables and ornamentals. Many of our perennials and native plants are best sown in late winter and early spring.

Bring your extra seeds in envelopes labeled with the type, variety, if it was purchased or saved yourself and any helpful growing instructions.

We will have extra envelopes at the swap. Some seed varieties may be limited but as we have found out from our plant swap, we never know in advance what is coming in. Don’t have any seeds to swap? No problem, we are just asking for a fifty cent donation for each pack that you take (cash only).

The Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions. The event is free but registration is required since space is limited. You can review the Seed Swap Guidelines and register on our website. COVID-19 is still a risk, all attendees must wear a mask.

ALBANY — The Capital District Genealogical Society will meet at 1 p.m. March 26 via Zoom.

CDGS meetings are presently held on Zoom.

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APRIL 2 SELKIRK — Bethlehem Grange 137, 24 Bridge St., Selkirk, serving a chicken and biscuit dinner 3-6 p.m. April 2, take out only. Menu includes chicken and biscuits, tossed salad, vegetable and dessert. Tickets are $14. Reserve dinners in advance by calling Carol Carpenter at 518-421-1384

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ATHENS — HVVFA Haz-Mat, Homeland Security and Training Committee with the Fire and Accidental Prevention Committee present the annual Bill Eck and John J. Mulligan Haz-Mat, Homeland Security and Fire Training Seminar 8 a.m.-2 p.m. April 2 at the Athens Volunteer Fire Department, 39 Third St., Athens. If a date change is needed due to gathering restrictions, it will be announced by March 26. Pre-registration is requested by email to Fred Pettingell at fpettingell@aol.com. Note April 2, 2022 registration on the subject line. Registration begins at 7 a.m. on the morning of the seminar. Registration fee of $10 will cover all seminar needs. Certificates will be issued following the seminar. Pre-register as seating may be limited.

Spring is slowly arriving as some spring flowering bulbs are beginning to make their appearance in the Hudson Valley. Unfortunately, some of these bulbs are already being mowed to the ground by hungry deer. Daffodils and Frittalaria are really the only spring flowering bulbs that deer never eat. Frittalaria, also called “Crown Imperial” is a very interesting bulbous plant with unusual flowers, but if you decide to plant some this fall, I suggest you locate them somewhere you don’t have to smell them! I suppose it is their skunk like fragrance that keeps the deer away. Forget about tulips! I know of one person who lost close to $1,000 worth of tulips after one season, thanks to the local whitetails! Flowering Alliums are usually avoided as well, since they smell like onions.

Many people are also experiencing deer damage to ornamental plantings in the home landscape. Deer will continue to eat woody plants and shrubs until there is enough herbaceous vegetation for their diet to change.

They must develop a different internal flora of bacteria to digest herbs after living on woody browse all winter.

Most homeowners have only three options to deal with the problem, i.e. avoiding planting deer preferred species, spraying repellents and fencing. Reducing the deer herd is not really a viable option for most suburban, or village home landscapes but reducing the deer herd may be an option for people who own larger tracts of private property.

Allowing hunting during the legal season can surely reduce pressure and landowners who value their forest land should seriously consider this. Too many deer in your forest can reduce or even eliminate regeneration

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BEYFUSS of desired tree species such as sugar maple, red oak, black cherry etc. Deer can also wipe out rare and beautiful native herbaceous plants such as trilliums, maidenhair fern, ginseng, doll’s eyes, lady slipper orchids and many more. On numerous occasions I have had to tell forest landowners that they really should not even consider trying to grow ginseng or certain other Agroforestry crops because they simply have too many deer present.

For smaller properties, option number one is to plant stuff that deer do not particularly like to eat. Of course, if the deer are practically starving they will eat almost anything and once they have become accustomed to feeding in any particular location they may eat plants they would otherwise avoid, even if other food is available.

If you live in an area that is prone to deer damage, perhaps the only, truly, deer resistant evergreen is blue spruce, but most other species of spruce are also somewhat resistant. White, Norway, Birds-nest and Dwarf Alberta spruce are rarely damaged and often only the tender new growth is browsed in May or June.

Mugo pine, pitch (yellow) pine and red pine are usually avoided, as are most junipers, but arborvitae is highly prized deer food. Scots pine and white pine are sometimes browsed when planted in home landscapes, but seem to survive pretty well in the forest anyway. The same

is true for hemlock. Larch also seems somewhat resistant.

All species of Taxus (yews) are also favorite foods. Our native Mountain laurel and pinkster azaleas are rarely eaten in the wild but their cultivated cousins, Rhododendrons, often get decimated. Even thorny shrubs such as flowering quince and garden roses are often eaten. All species of apples, crabapples, cherries and plums are at risk as are Clematis and English ivy. Virginia creeper seems resistant as do grape vines, trumpet vine and Wisteria.

Of course many “invasive” plants, such as Asiatic barberry, honeysuckle, Autumn olive, burning bush, Asiatic bittersweet and multiflora rose have few problems, which is why they are so “invasive” to begin with! Don’t plant any of these!

Some other popular woody ornamentals that also exhibit resistance include dogwood, especially Kousa dogwood and some of the shrubby dogwoods, red twig and silky dogwood. Redbud is also resistant.

It is still a bit early to be planting trees and shrubs, but soon the garden centers and nurseries as well as the big box stores will be rolling out the inventory. Before you purchase that lovely tree or shrub, which will cost much more than it did last year, like everything else, consider your deer situation. Most garden centers don’t offer replacements for plants that are destroyed by deer.

Here in Florida, the garden centers are already selling tomato and other vegetable transplants, as well as trees and shrubs. Some of the street trees in my neighborhood are in spectacular, full bloom, right now. Deer don’t seem to be much of an issue in the sunshine state, at least not in these touristy, coastal areas. I have not seen a single one in the past four months!

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HUDSON — Columbia-Greene Community College is opening its campus to prospective students and their families 9 a.m.-1 p.m. April 2. Ten faculty members will be giving overviews of their programs that include Art, Automotive Technology, Business, Construction Technology/ Preservation Carpentry, Criminal Justice, Education, History, Psychology/Sociology, Math/ Science, and Nursing. Register now at sunycgcc. edu/2022-open-house, or call 518-697-6500.

HOOSICK FALLS — Historian Daniel Bullen, author of Daniel Shays’s Honorable Rebellion, will speak at 1 p.m. April 2 at Bennington Battlefield in the Caretaker’s House, 30 Caretakers Road, Hoosick Falls. With Honorable Rebellion, Bullen seeks to tell the story of this tumultuous post-revolutionary period from the perspective those who stood to lose their farms and rose in opposition to the imperious policies of Governor Bowdoin of Massachusetts. Books will be available for purchase after a lecture and Q&A. There is a suggested $3 donation.

APRIL 5 CATSKILL — Greene County Women’s League Cancer Patient Aid (GCWL) will meet for their first Membership Meeting for 2022. The meeting will be held April 5 at the Creekside Restaurant, 160 West Main St., Catskill with lunch beginning at noon and the meeting called to order at 1 p.m.

Yearly membership to GCWL is $25/year. New members are welcome.

For information, call 518-819-1249 or e-mail greenecountywomensleague@gmail.com.

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Charles Dean Holtz June 2, 1942 - March 24, 2022 Charles Dean Holtz, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away on March 24, 2022 following a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 2, 1942 in Hammond, Indiana, the son of the late Charles H. and Huldah K. (Halle) Holtz.

He enlisted in the US Navy in 1960.

After finishing Electronics School on the Great Lakes, he was assigned to the USS MacDonough DLG-8, traveling to Boston, MA, Providence, RI, New York City, Norfolk, VA, Charleston, SC, Jacksonville, NC, and all over the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. He was discharged in June 1964 with a rank of ETR2. In November 1964 he started working for IBM, which he retired from in September 2000.

He married Kathleen I. Price in November 1964 and soon after they settled in Catskill, NY. They briefly lived in Havant, England and Böblingen, Germany, where they were able to travel throughout Europe.

Charles was a life member of the VFW and a member of the American Legion. He enjoyed fishing, model trains, woodworking, traveling and genealogy. Chuck and Kathy visited 49 of the 50 states, along with a number of Canadian provinces.

In addition to his wife Kathleen, Charles is survived by his daughter Karlene K. Holtz, his daughter Patricia I. and son-inlaw Darrell Whitbeck, his son Charles A. Holtz and daughterin-law Jenn, his sister Diann R. and brother-in-law John Hess, his grandchildren Michael Schnur, Rebecca Warbrick and her husband Chris, and Saydree Holtz.

Relatives and friends may call 4-8 PM Wednesday at Traver & McCurry Funeral Home, 234 Jefferson Heights, Catskill. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Thursday at the funeral home.

Reverend Mina Yoo will be officiating. Interment with full military honors will be at the Town of Catskill Cemetery.

Duane Whittaker September 20, 1951 - March 22, 2022 Rhinebeck - Duane Whittaker,70, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2022, his family by his side. Born September 20, 1951 in Rhinebeck to Irene (Milroy) and Ralph Whittaker, Duane was a lifelong resident of the Hudson Valley. After graduating from Rhinebeck Central School in 1969, he received a bachelor’s degree from Jacksonville University in 1973 where he was recruited to play Division I soccer.

After college, Duane worked in sales and marketing for several firms in New Jersey and New York, including WEOK radio station. He transitioned to a career as an electrician in the 1980’s, working on projects ranging from large corporate and commercial installations to countless residences.

On September 8, 1991, Duane married Patricia Decker, and they raised their son, Ian. Duane enriched his community through his volunteer work as a member of several organizations, including his lifelong membership in the Sons of the American Legion, Legion Post #429, and membership in the Rhinebeck Lions Club. He also enthusiastically coached many children’s basketball and baseball teams.

Affectionately known as Whit, he pursued many interests. His music abilities began as a drummer with the Rhinebeck Fife and Drum Corps. Into his teen years, he picked up guitar, and together with high school friends, he formed The Eighth Wonder, a popular, local band in the 1960’s.

Duane mastered and embraced many sports. He played a key role on the undefeated 1969 Jacksonville University soccer team.

As a freshman, he started every game, and became known as “The Rock,” for anchoring the team’s record setting defense. In later years, he was a standout player on the Championship B-Division and Conference Winner Kingston Men’s League basketball team sponsored by Johnny O’s Landscaping. Tales of these champions are still retold by teammates and admiring athletes. He was an avid golfer and member of the Dinsmore Golf League for more than 30 years, participating in both the Ticonderoga Annual Classic and the Tarry Brae Open tournaments each season. He was a member of many Rhinebeck and Red Hook town baseball teams, relished the challenge of downhill skiing with his family, and thoroughly enjoyed the serenity of fly fishing. Duane looked forward to annual golf junkets with his buddies, fly fishing vacations, stockcar races, and an occasional Daytona 500! He was a connoisseur of spare ribs, fruit pies, and cold beers, all best enjoyed while reminiscing with old friends about good times and growing up in Rhinebeck.

Whit was old school – his handshake as good as his word. Talented and trustworthy, he would appear at the door, no matter the day or time, when customers or friends called with a problem.

Generous and well-respected for his expertise, even in his waning months, he was a model of perseverance and determination as he continued to finish projects for his clients.

Duane treasured lifelong friendships and was a shining light that drew others in, warming every conversation with his insights, sharp wit, and humorous anecdotes. He will forever be remembered for his charm, compassionate spirit, and loyalty. For those who knew and loved Whit, the very mention of his name brings a broad smile.

Duane was predeceased by his parents, Irene and Ralph.

He is survived by his wife, Patty, and son, Ian, sister, Lynn (Michael) Edwards, of Williamsburg, VA, and brothers, David (Holly), of Scottsdale, AZ, and Keith, of Williamsburg, mother-in-law, Barbara Decker, of Red Hook, many brothers-in-laws, sisters-in-laws, nephews and nieces and numerous friends and colleagues whose lives he touched.

Calling hours will be held at Dapson-Chestney Funeral Home, 51 W. Market Street, Rhinebeck, NY on Sunday, April 3rd from 2pm to 5 pm. To sign the online register please visit dapsonchestney.com Family would greatly appreciate memorial donations in honor of Duane to the American Legion Post #429, P.O. Box 429, Rhinebeck, NY, 12572

Tammy Barror

Johann Gulde

March 20, 2022

August 27, 1934 - March 21, 2022

Hernando, Fl: Tammy passed away on March 20, 2022 with her family by her bedside.

A devoted Daughter, Mother, Grandmother and Wife. Born in Catskill NY Tammy was a compassionate Nurse for 30+ years helping thousand of people on her journey.

A lover of animals especially her little Peekingnese Boomer. She will be sorely missed by many friends and patients.

Tammy is survived by her Father and mother Robert F. and Judith A. Litchko, her two sons Kevin Stockford (Nina) grandson KevinIII and Michael Stockford, her loving husband Joel Barror, two brothers Robert Litchko (Debbie) and Brian Litchko (Corey), two stepchildren Ashley Barror and Kyle Barror (Victoria). Tammy requested no services.

Johann Gulde, age 87, of Hudson, NY went to heaven on March 21, 2022.

He was married to Donna Gulde (Rowen) of Hudson, NY. He was survived by his children Polly Ortiz and Paul Gulde, as well as his son, Perry Gulde and daughters, Rose Marie Gulde (deceased) and Renee Walter from a previous marriage. He had five grandchildren, Joseph Fitzpatrick, Kevin Fitzpatrick, McKenzie Griffith, Emilia Ortiz and Andrew Gulde, as well as 4 great grandchildren. He was born in Liggeringen, Germany on August 27, 1934 and emigrated to the US in 1954 where he became a citizen. He was a farmer in Craryville, NY before becoming a tractor trailer driver. He started his own company, D&L Gulde Trucking from which he retired from at the age of 78. He was loved greatly. In keeping with Johann’s wishes, arrangements will be private. In leu of flowers, donations can be made in Johann’s name to Community Hospice.

Marie Mistretta April 16, 1934 - March 24, 2022 Marie Mistretta, age 87 of Athens, N.Y. sadly passed away at Columbia Memorial Hospital, Hudson, N.Y. on March 24, 2022.

Marie was born on April 16, 1934 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Marie leaves behind her two daughters Marguerite (Rita) Piccolo and Francine Urbanowicz.

She was a loving and proud grandmother to her grandchildren Salvatore Piccolo, Joseph Piccolo, Katelyn Urbanowicz and Taylor Piccolo.

She was an avid reader and loved to do her crossword puzzles.

Marie also enjoyed watching her games shows and was very good with answering questions on Jeopardy. She had a great sense of humor and loved to make people laugh. She was just shy of her 88th birthday. We are certain she will be celebrating up in heaven with Dad. She is now our angel that will be watching over us. She will be missed by us and all who knew her dearly.

Visitation and calling hours will be held on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 between 5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. at The W.C. Brady’s Sons, Inc. Funeral Home, 97 Mansion Street, Coxsackie, N.Y., 12051.

Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 9:00 A.M. at The St. Mary’s R.C. Church, Mansion Street, Coxsackie, N.Y. Interment will follow in the family plot of The St. Mary’s Parish Cemetery, Coxsackie, N.Y. Condolences may be made at www.wcbradyssonsinc.net.

Man caught with dozens of lizards in his clothes is charged with smuggling 1,700 reptiles Christian Martinez

to smuggle them into the U.S. Once stateside, the animals were transported to Perez’s home, first in Missouri, then in Ventura County, prosecutors said.

Perez faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for each count of smuggling and five years in prison for each count of conspiracy and wildlife trafficking.

His sister faces a maximum of five years in prison for her conspiracy charge.

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LOS ANGELES — A 30-yearold Oxnard, California, man was indicted Thursday on federal charges and accused of smuggling more than 1,700 reptiles into the U.S., hiding some animals in his clothing while crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, prosecutors said.

Jose Manuel Perez was charged with two counts of wildlife trafficking, nine counts of smuggling goods into the U.S. and one count of conspiracy after allegedly transporting the animals for a black-market business.

His sister Stephany Perez, 25, was also charged with conspiracy.

Prosecutors allege that between January 2016 and February 2022, Perez, his sister and others used social media to buy, sell and arrange delivery of wildlife in the United States.

Perez was arrested Feb. 25 at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, authorities said, after attempting to cross the border while hiding 60 reptiles — including dozens of lizards and four snakes — in his jacket and pants pockets as well as his groin area and pant legs. According to the indictment, he told customs officials he had nothing to declare, then backtracked and said that “the animals were his pets.”

“The defendants allegedly advertised for sale on social media the animals smuggled from Mexico into the United

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Federal prosecutors say these are among the 1,700 reptiles that Jose Manuel Perez, 30, of Oxnard tried to smuggle into the U.S.

States, posting photos and video that depicted the animals being collected from the wild,” the U.S. attorney’s office for the Central District of California said in a news release.

The animals included Yucatan and Mexican box turtles, baby crocodiles and Mexican beaded lizards that prosecutors said were imported from Mexico and Hong Kong without the required permits.

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Some animals were picked up by unnamed co-conspirators at Ciudad Juarez International Airport in Mexico and shipped by car to El Paso, for which Perez paid the transporters a “crossing fee,” prosecutors said.

Other times, according to the indictment, Perez and another person traveled to Mexico to buy more animals that had been taken from the wild

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BAKED HAM DINNER COEYMANS HOLLOW — Trinity United Methodist Church, 1313 Route 143, Coeymans Hollow, will serve a baked ham dinner, take out only, 4-6 p.m. March 26. The menu will include baked ham, potatoes, vegetable, applesauce, rolls, and pie. Adults, $13; children, $6. Reservations suggested by March 23 by calling 518-756-2629. You may check the day of the dinner to see if there are extra dinners available at 518-7562091.

EASTER EGG HUNT KINDERHOOK — The Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held 3-4:30 p.m. April 3 at the Kinderhook Reformed Church, 21 Broad St., Kinderhook. Crafts, snacks, cookie decorating, story telling and Easter egg hunt in a family friendly setting. Discover the true meaning of Easter. Free and open to ages through grade 5. For information, call 518-758-6401 or kinderhookreformedchurch.com.

BLOOD DRIVE CATSKILL — The Catskill United Methodist Church, 40 Woodland Ave., Catskill, will be holding an American Red Cross blood drive 8 a.m.-1 p.m. April 9.

TREASURE & TRIFLE SALE CHATHAM — St. James Parish, 129 Hudson Ave., Chatham, Treasure & Trifle sale will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 30 and May 7 and 10:30 a.m.1 p.m. May 1 in the basement.

This sale is to benefit a community in Haiti.

GARAGE SALE FUNDRAISER EAST BERNE — Helderberg Christian School, 96 Main St., East Berne, will be hosting a garage sale fundraiser 8 a.m.-3 p.m. May 7. Vendors are being sought for the run your own table sale. Bring it in and take what’s left when you leave. If you donate all your proceeds to the school there is no table fee. The table fee is $10. Sign up by April 14 to secure a table. For information, email hcslibraryfund@yahoo.com.

CRAFT FESTIVAL SEEKING APPLICANTS RICHMOND SPRINGS — Applications are being accepted until May 1 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.

The event will also feature a Brooks’ chicken barbecue as well as a bake sale, both adding to the popularity of the day from those near as well as far.

For information and an application go to www.rschurchofchristuniting.com and click on the “Women’s Guild” tab; email friendshipcraftfestival@yahoo.com or call Carla at 315-858-1451.

service starting at 6 p.m. every Wednesday during Lent through April 13 in person or via Zoom with the following link: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/2529435520.

Visit the TCLParish.org website for location, directions, worship schedules and Zoom live streaming worship service link. Contact the administrative office at 518758-6526 for pastoral services inquiries or any further information.

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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; www. firstreformecoxsackie.com.

VALATIE — The Tri-County Lutheran announces the Holy Week schedule.

Maundy Thursday, April 14, noon at Christ Our Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 19 Park Row, Chatham; 7 p.m. at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 1010 Kinderhook St., Valatie.

Good Friday, April 15, noon at Emanuel/St. John’s Lutheran Church, 20 South Sixth St., Hudson; 7 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, 751 County Route 7, East Schodack.

We begin the worship around the bonfire and process into the church carrying the light of Christ with us. The anticipation builds throughout this service to the pronouncement of Christ’s resurrection from the dead.

Easter Vigil, April 16, 6 p.m. at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 1010 Kinderhook St., Valatie.

Gather on the north side of the church around the fire.

Easter Sunday, April 17, 8:30 a.m. Emanuel Lutheran, 1723 Route 9, Stuyvesant Falls; 9 a.m. Trinity Lutheran, 68 Green Ave., Castleton; 9 a.m. Zion Lutheran, 102 North Washington St., Athens; 9:30 a.m. Christ Our Emmanuel Lutheran, 19 Park Row, Chatham; 10:30 a.m. St. Luke’s Lutheran, 1010 Kinderhook St., Valatie; 11 a.m. Emanuel/ St. John’s Lutheran, 20 South Sixth St., Hudson; 11 a.m. St. Paul’s Lutheran, 96 Oak Hill Road, Oak Hill; 11 a.m. St. Stephen’s Lutheran, 751 County Route 7, East Schodack.

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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.

STUYVESANT FALLS — Emanuel Lutheran Church is located at the junction of US Route 9 and County Route 46 in Stuyvesant Falls. Church services are at 8:30 a.m. Sunday and all are welcome and invited.

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.

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LENTEN SERVICES

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HUDSON — The Tri-County Lutheran Parish announces the Lenten worship schedule.

St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 1010 Kinderhook St., Valatie, will be hosting a worship

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 online.

Masks are not required. Live broadcast on Facebook.com/ ChristChurchEpiscopalHudson, or christchurchepiscopalhudson.org.

Midweek Eucharist Wednesdays 12:15 p.m. in the church; join us for a quiet and uplifting service with anointing and prayers.

Good Friday service at noon April 15. Easter Vigil Saturday 8 p.m. April 16; Easter Sunday 9 a.m. April 17.

For information call 518828-1329 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 1:30-4:30 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 include Sunday 8:45 a.m. prayer group 1; 9:30 a.m. worship and youth Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. coffee hour; and 11 a.m. prayer group 2. Weekly Bible studies available. Live broadcast on http://www.youtube. com/channel/UCCTUNikeMHshkf-mqhM-NxCw or www.facebook.com/KinderhookReformedChurch. For information, call 518-7586401 or kinderhookreformedchurch.com.

Rotary collecting donations to send to Ukraine WINDHAM — The Windham Rotary Foundation is asking for donations to send to Ukraine.

Items needed are as follows: dried food, sleeping supplies, personal hygiene products, clothing (must be unworn), baby supplies, medical supplies, first aid kits, tools (duct tape, flashlights, backpacks, etc.). Drop

off locations are NBT Bank in Windham, GNH Lumber in Windham, Windham Town Hall, 371 Route 296 in Hensonville and John T. Moss, CPA at 21 Vets Road in Windham.

Items will be collected on April 1 and April 15 and delivered to the local Ukrainian Church on the mountaintop.

Sugaring off: 18th century style KINGSTON — Stop by Senate House 11 a.m.-4 p.m. April 2 and participate in the annual Sugaring Off event. There will be having demonstrations of boiling maple sap down to syrup, hewing a log into a trough and hearthside cooking.

Local militia units will also be on site demonstrating 18th century camp life. Nick Martin from Minnewaska State Park will be making maple candy for visitors to enjoy. Plus, Mark Rust will be providing musical entertainment including a variety of musical instruments such as the banjo, violin, guitar and spoons. This a free family-friendly event. Senate

House is located on 296 Fair St., Kingston.

Senate House State Historic Site is part of a system of parks, recreation areas, and historic sites operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and is one of the 28 facilities administered by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission in New York and New Jersey. For further information about this and other upcoming events, please call the site at (845) 338-2786 or visit the State Parks website and www.nysparks.com or find us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/senatehousestatehistoricsite.

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

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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

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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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The dawn of a new career for me

By Dick Brooks

WHITTLING AWAY

For Columbia-Greene Media

The Queen of our small castle recently returned home with some foreign malady and betook herself to the couch where she remained for several days as her temperature raged between 99 and 100 degrees. Being a dutiful spouse and concerned about her well being, I tried to make her as comfortable as possible.

I brought her the foods she thought she could consume and made special trips to the market for magic medicinal liquid (ginger ale). Then, because I care greatly for her, I made the ultimate sacrifice and watched “The Home and Garden Network” with her until she had fully recovered.

I fear “The Home and Garden Network.” They actually tout the “joys” of remodeling and redecorating, both of which rank right up there with getting locked in a PortaJohn on a hot summer day.

The shows frequently center around a smiling lady enthusiastically making lamp shades out of old litter boxes or an

DICK

BROOKS overly well dressed gentleman making litter boxes out of old lamp shades. They’re either knocking down something or adding something on, nobody seems to be ever satisfied with the status quo.

During this very long week, probably my favorite shows came to be the country decorating shows. I can’t recall their names but they were things like: “Decorating with Painted Ducks and Cows,” “Fifteen Things to do with Old Milk Cans,” “Building an Outhouse in Your Suburban Garden,” “How to Get Rid Of Your New Stuff and Replace it with Old Rusty, Beat-up Junk” and so on.

It finally dawned on me, these people were making a fortune, they had their own TV shows and everything. Maybe there was something to this after all. I know country, I grew up in the country, I have a large collection of old junk — I should be a decorator!

This is going to be easy.

People want country decorating, I could give them the real stuff, not this “faux” stuff.

Given the typical tract ranch home, I would start by adding a few tastefully placed pick-up trucks in the yard. A flock of “organic free range chickens”

scratching in the front yard for that quaint down home feeling. Muddy barn boots in neat row near the kitchen door for that “welcome home” feeling.

The garage would be a good place for a couple of hogs to recycle household waste and help produce compost for the half acre of corn planted near the swimming pool. Inside, an old cultivator makes a great coffee table, while a couple of duck decoys bobbing in the bathtub adds that element of surprise that guests are delighted by. Old tractor parts hung on the walls add

to the country atmosphere and become rustic art pieces.

Tearing out the outdated hard wood flooring and replacing it with “Old Linoleum” pattern number 5 from “Home Depot” would complete our makeover. The last thing would be to present the delighted homeowners with a huge bill so they could tell all their neighbors about how reasonably they accomplished this change.

These guys need to get a life or go visit a real country home.

Most country folks I know would run them out of town

on a rail! Thank the heavens the Queen has recovered, life is back to normal and “Life Below Zero” is coming on, which just points out the fact that without your health, TV is nothing.

Thought for the week — We’ve put more effort into helping folks reach old age than into helping them enjoy it. — Frank A. Clark.

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

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In this photo from June 22, 2021, Clint Frazier (77) of the New York Yankees reacts after striking out in the ninth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium.

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While he’s no longer part of the organization, Clint Frazier is still finding ways to make Yankee news.

The 27-year-old Cub, who was designated for assignment and eventually released by the Yankees in November, told reporters in Chicago that

he did not tell the Yankees that he suffered a concussion in 2020 after crashing into the outfield wall. That was Frazier’s second concussion, and by his account, the one that had the greatest negative effect on both his baseball abilities and everyday life.

“It was basically like a hangover every day,” Frazier said

in an NBC Sports Chicago interview. “Except I felt slowed down, one step behind. He went on to say that he kept things private because, “I knew what would happen if I didn’t play.”

The second concussion happened in a September 2020 game against the Blue Jays, and in the Yankees’ Wild

Card series against Cleveland that fall, Frazier only made one plate appearance. In the subsequent Division Series with the Rays, Frazier again found himself behind the eight ball, losing playing time to Brett Gardner. Though he hit a home run in one of his See YANKEES B4

In the end, Jets couldn’t offer Tyreek Hill what he wanted most ... Miami DJ Bien-Aime II New York Daily News

NEW YORK — The Big Apple or South Beach? In the end, it was no contest for Tyreek Hill.

During Hill’s introductory press conference with the Dolphins on Thursday, the three-time All-Pro wide receiver made it clear that his decision on his new NFL home wasn’t a tough one.

“How close was I? Who? The Jets?” Hill said. “Naw, man, look I don’t even want to get into all that. I knew I was going to pick Miami no matter what because I’m basically from here, I’m here all the time.

This is home for me, for us.”

Even though Hill ultimately picked the Dolphins, the Jets were extremely close to acquiring the veteran playmaker.

According to Hill’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, the Chiefs and Jets had a deal in place on Monday to send Hill to New York.

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Wide receiver Tyreek Hill speaks with the media after being introduced by the Miami Dolphins at Baptist Health Training Complex on Thursday in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Another grand jury in Texas declined to charge Deshaun Watson with a crime stemming from the allegations of sexual misconduct made against him.

Grand jurors in Brazoria County made the decision Thursday after considering a case involving a client of Tony Buzbee, the attorney representing 22 women who have filed civil lawsuits against Watson.

“After a careful and thorough review of the facts and evidence documented in the reports prepared by the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office and the Houston Police Department, as well as hearing testimony from witnesses, the Grand Jury for Brazoria County has declined to charge Deshaun Watson with any crimes,” Tom Selleck, the criminal district attorney for Brazoria County, said in a written statement.

“Accordingly, this matter is closed.”

A grand jury in Harris County, Tex., previously decided not to charge Watson with a crime in any of the nine cases that it considered.

That led to several NFL teams pursuing Watson in a trade, culminating with the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback being sent from the Houston Texans to the Cleveland Browns last week.

“We are thrilled that the Brazoria County grand jury cleared Deshaun Watson of the one

remaining criminal allegation,” Watson’s attorney, Rusty Hardin, said in a statement Thursday.

“We’ve known all along what people who learn the facts also know - Deshaun committed no crimes. In fact, two separate grand juries have now found that there wasn’t even probable cause to believe he committed a crime.”

Hardin said that he’d been made aware of the latest grand jury proceedings, adding that both Watson’s side and the complainant “were offered the opportunity to provide any information we wanted to the grand jury.” The Browns also “knew this grand jury presentation was pending,” Hardin said.

“It is time to let the civil litigation proceed at a normal pace and for Deshaun Watson to take his place as the quarterback of the future for the Browns,” Hardin said. “I am fully confident that the Cleveland community will discover that Deshaun Watson is not just a great quarterback but also an incredibly decent person they will be proud to have represent their city.”

The Browns traded a package of draft choices, including three first-round picks, to the Texans for Watson and signed him to a guaranteed five-year, $230 million contract. The Browns said Sunday that they performed “extensive investigative, legal See WATSON B4

Mets players applaud mayor’s decision to lift NYC vaccine mandate for athletes Deesha Thosar New York Daily News

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Mayor Eric Adams gained some critics with his controversial decision regarding New York City’s vaccine mandate. But he won’t find any of that backlash in the Mets clubhouse.

“It’s a good day for our fans and the city of New York,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said.

At least a couple of Mets players applauded Adams after he announced on Thursday at Citi Field that unvaccinated athletes and performers are exempt from the city’s vaccine mandate. Adams’ decision immediately impacts the Nets, as Kyrie Irving, who

is unvaccinated, will be able to help Brooklyn at home in a playoff push. For the Mets, unvaccinated players will be able to play at home beginning April 15.

“When it comes to Eric Adams, he shows a lot of leadership,” said Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor, who is vaccinated. “He listened to the people, and that’s what it’s all about. When you reign, you gotta listen to the people and then make the decision yourself. Doing that shows a lot of character.”

Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo echoed Lindor in his approval of Adams’ decision.

“I’m excited for all the fans of all New York teams -- the Mets, the Yankees, the Nets,”

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New York mayor Eric Adams speaks during the New York Democratic Party 2022 state Nominating Convention, in New York on Feb. 17.

Nimmo said. “Obviously, good for Kyrie to be able to play again for his team at

home, and for all the performers as well to be able to come in. So I think ultimately we’re

very thankful for the Mayor for his leadership, for being able to bring something I think is really good and positive back to New York City.”

When asked whether Adams’ decision poses as a double-standard for city workers who are unvaccinated and out of jobs, Lindor indicated Adams was placed in a difficult position.

“It’s really hard to please everybody,” Lindor said. “Especially how tough COVID-193/8 was on New Yorkers.

There was a lot of death and I’m sure there is still a lot of PTSD. So it’s tough for Adams to please everybody. I’m not in his shoes, but I appreciate that we are focusing on playing baseball. And I hope this is

best for the city, the state, everything. This puts us in a better spot.”

The mandate, which was put into place in December by the Bill de Blasio administration, stated that all private employers require their employees to be vaccinated if they’re going to work in-person. It does not require unvaccinated athletes or performers from out-of-town to get the shot, a point which Mets reliever Adam Ottavino said was a double standard.

Nimmo believes the city’s vaccine mandate being lifted for athletes has created a more balanced system.

“I just know from the See METS B4

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College basketball NCAA MEN’S TOURNAMENT EAST REGIONAL At Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia Regional Semifinals Today Purdue vs. St. Peter’s, 7:09 p.m.

UCLA vs. North Carolina, 9:39 p.m.

Regional Championship Sunday UCLA-N. Carolina winner vs. Purdue-St. Peter’s winner, TBA SOUTH REGIONAL At AT&T Center San Antonio Regional Semifinals Thursday Villanova 63,. Michigan 55 Arizona vs. Houston, 9:59 p.m.

Regional Championship Saturday Arizona-Houston winner vs. Villanova, TBA MIDWEST REGIONAL At United Center Chicago Regional Semifinals Today Kansas vs. Providence, 7:29 p.m.

Miami vs. Iowa St., 9:59 p.m.

Regional Championship Sunday Kansas-Providence winner vs. Miami-Iowa St. winner, TBA WEST REGIONAL At Chase Center San Francisco Regional Semifinals Thursday Arkansas 74, Gonzaga 69 Duke vs. Texas Tech, 9:39 p.m.

Regional Championship Saturday Arkansas vs. Duke, TBA

MEN’S NIT Quarterfinals Tuesday St. Bonaventure 52, Virginia 51 Xavier 75, Vanderbilt 73 Wednesday Texas A&M 67, Wake Forest 52 Washington State 77, BYU 58 Semifinals at Madison Square Garden Tuesday, March 29 (2) Xavier vs. St. Bonaventure, TBD (1) Texas A&M vs. (4) Washington State, TBD Championship at Madison Square Garden Tuesday, March 31 Semifinal winners

NCAA WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT GREENSBORO REGIONAL At Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C. Regional Semifinals Today South Carolina vs. North Carolina, 7 p.m.

Iowa St. vs. Creighton, 9:30 p.m.

Regional Championship Sunday South Carolina-North Carolina winner vs. Iowa St.-Creighton winner, TBA WICHITA REGIONAL At Intrust Bank Arena Wichita, Kan. Regional Semifinals Saturday Louisville vs. Tennessee, 4 p.m.

Michigan vs. South Dakota, 6:30 p.m.

Regional Championship Monday Louisville-Tennessee winner vs. MichiganSouth Dakota winner, TBA SPOKANE REGIONAL At Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Wash.

Regional Semifinals Today Texas vs. Ohio St., 7 p.m.

Stanford vs. Maryland, 9:30 p.m.

Regional Championship Sunday Stanford-Maryland winner vs. Texas-Ohio St. winner, TBA BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL At Total Mortgage Arena Bridgeport, Conn.

Regional Semifinals Saturday NC State vs. Notre Dame, 11:30 a.m.

UConn vs. Indiana, 2 p.m.

Regional Championship Monday, March 28 NC State-Notre Dame winner vs. UConn-Indiana winner, TBA

Pro basketball NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Philadelphia 45 27 Boston 46 28 Toronto 41 32 Brooklyn 38 35 New York 31 42 Central W L Milwaukee 46 27 Chicago 42 32 Cleveland 41 32 Indiana 25 49 Detroit 20 53 Southeast W L Miami 47 26

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Charlotte Atlanta Washington Orlando

37 36 .507 36 37 .493 30 42 .417 20 54 .270 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Utah 45 28 .616 Denver 43 31 .581 Minnesota 42 32 .568 Portland 27 45 .375 Oklahoma City 21 52 .288 Pacific W L Pct Phoenix 60 14 .811 Golden State 48 25 .658 L.A. Clippers 36 38 .486 L.A. Lakers 31 42 .425 Sacramento 26 48 .351 Southwest W L Pct Memphis 51 23 .689 Dallas 45 28 .616 New Orleans 32 42 .432 San Antonio 29 44 .397 Houston 18 55 .247 Wednesday’s games New York 121, Charlotte 106 Detroit 122, Atlanta 101 Sacramento 110, Indiana 109 Boston 125, Utah 97 Golden State 118, Miami 104 Memphis 132, Brooklyn 120 Phoenix 125, Minnesota 116 Oklahoma City 118, Orlando 102 Dallas 110, Houston 91 Philadelphia 126, L.A. Lakers 121 San Antonio 133, Portland 96 Thursday’s games Toronto 117, Cleveland 104 Memphis 133, Indiana 103 Milwaukee 114, Washington 102 New Orleans 126, Chicago 109 Phoenix 140, Denver 130 Today’s games Utah at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Washington at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Golden State at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

New York at Miami, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Houston at Portland, 10 p.m.

Philadelphia at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games San Antonio at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Sacramento at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Miami, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Denver, 9 p.m.

Houston at Portland, 10 p.m.

10.0 11.0 16.5 27.5 GB — 2.5 3.5 17.5 24.0 GB — 11.5 24.0 28.5 34.0 GB — 5.5 19.0 21.5 32.5

Pro hockey NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Florida 63 43 14 2 4 92 Toronto 63 40 18 4 1 85 Boston 64 40 19 3 2 85 Tampa Bay 63 39 18 2 4 84 Detroit 64 26 31 5 2 59 Buffalo 64 23 33 7 1 54 Ottawa 64 23 36 4 1 51 Montreal 64 17 37 9 1 44 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Carolina 64 42 15 5 2 91 Pittsburgh 65 39 16 4 6 88 NY Rangers 64 40 19 3 2 85 Washington 65 35 20 8 2 80 Columbus 64 32 29 1 2 67 NY Islanders 62 28 25 3 6 65 Philadelphia 64 21 32 7 4 53 New Jersey 64 23 36 1 4 51 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts Colorado 64 45 14 4 1 95 Minnesota 62 38 20 0 4 80 St. Louis 63 35 19 6 3 79 Nashville 64 37 23 2 2 78 Dallas 63 36 24 1 2 75 Winnipeg 65 30 25 6 4 70 Chicago 64 23 32 7 2 55 Arizona 63 20 39 0 4 44 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Calgary 63 38 17 8 0 84 Los Angeles 65 35 22 6 2 78 Edmonton 64 35 24 5 0 75 Vegas 66 34 28 3 1 72 Vancouver 66 31 26 6 3 71 Anaheim 66 27 28 6 5 65 San Jose 63 28 27 6 2 64 Seattle 64 20 38 5 1 46 Wednesday’s games Toronto 3, New Jersey 2 Buffalo 4, Pittsburgh 3, SO Vancouver 3, Colorado 1 Chicago 4, Anaheim 2 Thursday’s games Boston 3, Tampa Bay 2 Florida 4, Montreal 3 Dallas 4, Carolina 3, SO NY Islanders 5, Detroit 2 Philadelphia 5, St. Louis 2 Minnesota 3, Vancouver 2, OT Ottawa 5, Winnipeg 2 San Jose at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Nashville at Vegas, 10 p.m.

Chicago at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

Today’s games Washington at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Arizona at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s games NY Islanders at Boston, 12:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 12:30 p.m.

Chicago at Vegas, 3 p.m.

Vancouver at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Florida at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m.

Carolina at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Columbus at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 10 p.m.

Seattle at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Anaheim at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

GF GA 258 183 232 191 194 171 209 180 186 240 171 223 167 209 163 242 GF GA 209 154 213 172 193 167 216 185 211 239 170 168 164 222 197 233 GF GA 245 178 231 198 224 180 211 184 188 188 203 203 171 221 164 228 GF GA 218 153 188 182 217 204 205 201 188 190 188 214 167 198 168 228

Duke keeps composure to beat Texas Tech, advance to Elite Eight Chuck Culpepper The Washington Post

SAN FRANCISCO — Over yet another set of rocks went Mike Krzyzewski’s final season Thursday night, and over yet another set of rocks it persisted. Game 1,569 comes Saturday in the old coach’s 17th Elite Eight. That’s because Krzyzewski’s 42nd and last Duke team withstood a feast of a game with 11 ties, 13 lead changes and an unafraid Texas Tech that won the respect of Chase Center and beyond.

“What a tremendous game,” Krzyzewski said after Duke won, 78-73, before a sold-out 17,514 by the San Francisco Bay, because its stars glittered until it finally nudged its way ahead inside three minutes and barged toward a West Region final opposite No. 4 seed Arkansas. No. 2 Duke (31-6) did that on three main shots: Paolo Banchero’s big-gutted three-pointer from the top of the key for a 69-68 lead with 2:55 left, a masterful turnaround in the lane by surging guard Jeremy Roach with 2:16 left for a 71-68 lead and another big-timer by Roach from near the foul line with 1:30 left.

By that point, Duke’s youngsters had made eight straight crucial shots. By the end, they had made a preposterous 71 percent in the second half - 17 for 24, holy mercy - against a tough, tough No. 3 seed that had allowed 38.2 percent across a season. Through the gasping fray of it, they had unearthed still more of that precious quality they showed in a scary second round against Michigan State: a knack for summoning their best when the game demands.

“It’s like where great players just go,” Krzyzewski said of Banchero, the 6-foot-10 wonder from Seattle who had 22 points, four rebounds, four assists, three steals and so very much command.

“They just go, and the moment and the need take them to a place that a great player would love to be in, and that’s where he was. I feel - I’m just so happy that I was there for that moment with him because it’s his. It’s his, but it benefited all of us.”

“I don’t know about these guys,” Banchero said, “but I’ve never played in a basketball game like that, so . . .”

“You were terrific,” Krzyzewski said along the dais.

“When you are out there,” Banchero continued, “you don’t even - it’s not like you’re even thinking. You’re just playing to win, and you’re playing extremely hard. So when you are doing that and you are not afraid of the moment as a team, you’re going to do stuff like that.”

They needed all of it, from Banchero’s 7-for-12 (and 3-for-4 from three-point range), to Roach’s 7-for-11 , 15 points and five assists, to 7-foot-1 Mark Williams’s 6-for-9 for 16 points with eight rebounds and three blocks. They needed to switch to a zone, which Krzyzewski believed bought some time, and then back to man-to-man at his players’ behest, which came “like a Catholic boys’ choir,” Krzyzewski said. “It was a chorus. They all said it.” He said, “Whenever they own something, they’re going to do it better than if we just run it. I felt they’re going to own it. They’ll make it work, and that’s probably more important than strategy

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Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski hugs his wife Mickie Krzyzewski after his win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the second half in the semifinals of the West regional of the men’s college basketball NCAA Tournament at Chase Center.

during that time.”

They needed all of it to surmount a team so cohesive that its postgame news conference became a glowing reflection on its 65-year-old, first-year coach. Mark Adams, who had coached at Clarendon College (Clarendon, Tex.), Wayland Baptist (Plainview, Tex.), West Texas A&M (Canyon, Tex.), Texas-Pan American (Edinburg, Tex.), Howard College (Big Spring, Tex.), and Little Rock (which is in Arkansas), had cobbled together quite a team after his boss Chris Beard had left for Texas last offseason. In turn, that team raved about him from the dais Thursday night, with Adonis Arms saying, “In my opinion we got the best coach in college basketball to my right,” and Bryson Williams saying, “He is the greatest coach in the country.”

They had played like they meant it, shooting 47 percent, playing an offense more beautiful than perhaps accustomed. They got 21 points from Williams, 17 from Kevin McCullar and 13 from Arms. If they wound up lacking the fivepoint lead Michigan State had on Duke with five minutes left, they did have a 4640 lead with 15 minutes left, and the erosion of that jarred them none. “So blessed to have the opportunity to coach them,” Adams said, “and I wish I could coach them another game.”

Duke’s hardship began early.

Less than five minutes in, Krzyzewski had to put a stanch to things. He signaled time out with his young team trailing 10-2 and getting overrun in a rampage of breakaways. Arms stole one along the Duke perimeter and romped down for a dunk. McCullar stole one along the Duke perimeter and hurried down for a layup.

AJ Griffin missed a three-point shot short, and away went Terrence Shannon Jr., all the way down for a dunk.

Yet in a half that saw Duke tie things at 12, Duke go up 24-22 and Texas Tech go up 33-26, the overriding issue was how the nation’s eighth-ranked scoring defense (60.2 per game) disrupted the nation’s eighth-ranked scoring offense (80.2 per game). The Blue Devils shot 11

for 30 and often shot unwisely, and their 36.7 percent even included a heavy dunk and three-point play by Banchero 12 seconds before halftime.

That left Texas Tech ahead 33-29 at halftime and made things enticing.

Then, perhaps unbefitting a Texas Tech team that scraped through Notre Dame, 59-53, a flurry of traded baskets came next. Duke kept throwing lobs to the 7-foot-1 Mark Williams, including a gorgeous touch-lob from Banchero.

Texas Tech kept venturing inside boldly and also got Bryson Williams’s threepoint shot with a hand in the face. By the 15-minute mark, they had each scored 13 post-halftime, and the Red Raiders’ lead stood at 46-42.

Duke chased and chased and finally, when Griffin made a soft, beautiful threepoint shot from deep right, then Banchero made a soft, beautiful eight-footer from the baseline, the Blue Devils had a lead at 49-47 and Texas Tech had a timeout with 11:35 left.

Yet the Red Raiders went out from there and forged a possession full of picturesque passes that wound up with Williams making a little left hook from the lane. McCullar cut to the lane, and Williams fed him perfectly for a layup. McCullar drove to the lane, made a spin move that drew some gasps and made another layup. Texas Tech led 53-52, and Krzyzewski took a timeout at 9:45.

So the whole thing, and Krzyzewski’s retirement tour, teetered in a manner you might call madness. On and on it went, with its ties and lead changes. Roach made a bold drive through the left for a layup with 3:35 left. (That made it 66-65, Duke.) McCullar made a three-point shot from the left of the top of the key that kind of crammed its way in with 3:15 left. (That made it 68-66, Tech.) Banchero, with his big guts, swished a three-point shot from the top with 2:55 left. (That made it 69-68, Duke).

Finally, the Blue Devils pushed further ahead, so the closing season went further ahead.

JD Notae scores 21 as No. 4 Arkansas stuns No. 1 Gonzaga Field Level Media

Arkansas heard over and over that it had no chance to beat top-seeded Gonzaga, the favorite to win the NCAA Tournament.

But on Thursday night, the best team on the floor was the Razorbacks, who demolished March Madness brackets throughout the country by delivering a 74-68 upset of the Bulldogs in the West Region Sweet 16 in San Francisco.

“We believed. Nobody else did,” Arkansas coach Eric Musselman told CBS. “We read everything; I’m telling you, we put it up on our screen. Thank you to everybody who said we had no chance.”

Third-team All-American JD Notae played a big role by recording 21 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals as the fourth-seeded Razorbacks beat a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tourney for the first time in 11 attempts.

Jaylin Williams added 15 points and 12 rebounds and Trey Wade had 15 points and seven rebounds as the Razorbacks (28-8) advanced to the Elite Eight for the second straight season.

Arkansas will face either second-seeded Duke or third-seeded Texas Tech in Saturday’s regional final.

Drew Timme registered 25 points and seven rebounds and Julian Strawther had 12 points for the Bulldogs (28-4), who played in the Sweet 16 for the seventh straight NCAA Tournament.

Chet Holmgren contributed 11 points and 14 rebounds before fouling out with 3:29 left. All of Holmgren’s points came during the second half.

The outcome was a huge disappointment for the Zags, who were hoping to reach the national championship game for the third time in the past five NCAA Tournaments.

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Arkansas Razorbacks forward Jaylin Williams (10) reacts after a play against the Gonzaga Bulldogs with forward Trey Wade (3) during the second half in the semifinals of the West regional of the men’s college basketball NCAA Tournament at Chase Center.

“We’re not used to losing in this round,” Gonzaga coach Mark Few told CBS. “I think we’re a little bit in shock.”

The Bulldogs trailed by nine in the second half but pulled within 66-62 on Andrew Nembhard’s two free throws with 1:27 remaining.

Gonzaga didn’t score again until Nembhard made a 3-pointer to cut Arkansas’ lead to 6865 with 16.5 seconds left. But Chris Lykes made

two free throws with 15.8 seconds to play and Davonte Davis added two with 8.1 seconds left as the Razorbacks took a seven-point edge en route to closing it out.

Arkansas’ Au’Diese Toney blocked two shots in the final 23 seconds to help preserve the lead.

Gonzaga shot just 37.5 percent, including 5 of 21 from 3-point range. The Bulldogs committed 15 turnovers to the Razorbacks’ eight.

“Arkansas deserves a lot of credit,” Few said.

“That defense is real, and we just could never really generate any good consistent rhythm against it.”

The Razorbacks connected on 40.3 percent of their shots and were 7 of 25 from behind the arc. But their energy and motivation overcame their long-range misfirings.

“It’s crazy. We kept believing in ourselves,” Williams said. “We came into this game, we saw what everybody else said and we believed from the jump. And we just kept fighting and kept fighting and we did our thing.”

Notae knocked down a 3-pointer to give the Razorbacks a 43-38 advantage with 14:33 left in the game.

Holmgren scored back-to-back baskets to pull Gonzaga within one before Arkansas scored six of the next seven points to take a 4943 lead with 10:15 left.

Holmgren picked up his fourth foul with 8:36 left; Toney converted a three-point play to again give the Razorbacks a six-point lead. Williams followed with a hoop 43 seconds later to boost the Arkansas lead to 54-46.

Holmgren returned to the game with 6:46 left and the Bulldogs down six. Eight seconds later, Notae drained a 3-pointer to give the Razorbacks a 59-50 lead.

Holmgren fouled out three-plus minutes later while contesting Notae, who split the two free throws to give Arkansas a 63-56 lead.

A short time later, Wade drilled a corner 3-pointer to give the Razorbacks a 66-58 advantage with 2:08 to play. That hill proved too much for Gonzaga to climb.

Notae scored 10 first-half points as the Razorbacks led 32-29 at the break.

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Naomi Osaka trounces Angelique Kerber at Miami Open Field Level Media

Japan’s Naomi Osaka was in top form on Thursday, converting 88.9 percent of her first-serve points while rolling to a 6-2, 6-3 victory over 13th-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany in the second round of the Miami Open.

Later Thursday, two of the tournament’s top three seeds dropped their second-round matches. Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu upset top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-4, 6-4, and the United States’ Ann Li knocked out third-seeded Anett Kontaveit of Estonia 6-0, 3-6, 6-4.

Osaka served six aces without a double fault while finishing off Kerber in 60 minutes.

“She’s like the first high-seeded player I’ve beaten this year,” Osaka said on-court after the win. “I feel like I came into the match wanting to dictate. My power on the shots was working really well.”

It marked just the second time in six career meetings that Osaka defeated Kerber.

Kerber won just 59.5 percent of her firstserve points.

Osaka will next face Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic, who registered a 6-4, 7-6 (3) victory over 18th-seeded Leylah Fernandez of Canada on Thursday.

The upset win came during Muchova’s first tournament since last summer’s U.S. Open. She has been out with an abdominal injury.

Muchova won 71.2 percent of her firstserve points against Fernandez, a U.S. Open finalist last year.

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Naomi Osaka hits a backhand against Angelique Kerber in a second round women’s singles match in the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on Thursday. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Muchova said after the match that she was physically spent. “(After an injury) you can do whatever fitness, but the match is something else,”

Muchova said. “For me it was a win just to play and compete again.”

Last year’s U.S. Open champion, 11thseeded Emma Raducanu, was also upset in

the second round. Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic sent the Brit packing with a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 win.

Siniakova saved 12 of 17 break points while Raducanu saved just 3 of 9 opportunities.

Meanwhile, ninth-seeded Floridian Danielle Collins returned from an illness to post a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 win over Hungary’s Anna Bondar. It was Collins’ first victory since reaching the final of the Australian Open.

Collins was sidelined the last five-plus weeks due to what she termed a viral illness.

She retired during a match in Dubai on Feb. 15 due to dizziness and withdrew from Indian Wells earlier this month.

Russian Anna Kalinskaya upset No. 6 seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-3. Pliskova served up 10 aces but also committed nine double faults. No. 8 seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia advanced with a 7-6 (1), 6-2 win over Poland’s Magda Linette, while Great Britain’s Heather Watson beat 15thseeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

In other matches involving seeded players, Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus posted a 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory over 25th-seeded Russian Daria Kasatkina; American Alison Riske defeated 31st-seeded Alize Cornet of France 6-2, 6-2, and Kaia Kanepi of Estonia notched a 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 win over 32nd-seeded Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain.

No. 22 Belinda Bencic of Switzerland topped Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk 6-3, 6-1, while Russia’s Vera Zvonareva upset 19thseeded Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia 6-3, 6-2.

Spring training roundup: Carlos Rodon, Giants beat White Sox Field Level Media

Carlos Rodon made his San Francisco Giants debut against his former team, striking out four batters in a 9-6 spring training victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday in Phoenix.

Rodon worked 2 2/3 innings and allowed two hits, the lone earned run coming on Eloy Jimenez’s home run.

He joined San Francisco on a two-year, $44 million deal on March 14.

The teams combined for eight homers, five by San Francisco and three by Chicago.

The Giants shot ahead with a four-run fourth inning powered by dingers from Thairo Estrada and Alex Blandino. The White Sox drew within three runs with Jake Burger’s two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth, but that was the closest they could get.

Mets 9, Marlins 3 Eduardo Escobar went 3-for-3 to help New York beat Miami in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The Mets’ Francisco Lindor added a solo homer and an RBI double.

Tigers 5, Yankees 3 (7 inn.)

Detroit scored all five of its runs in the sixth inning to beat New York in a rainshortened game in Lakeland, Fla. Jaimer Candelario homered to left-center for the Tigers to kick off the scoring run. Eric Haase drove in two runs with a deep double before scoring on a passed ball, and Jack Lopez added a solo homer.

Dodgers 6, Rockies 6 D.J. Peterson and Ezequiel Tovar hit back-to-back home runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to allow Colorado to tie Los Angeles in Scottsdale, Ariz. The Dodgers led 6-1 through six innings after new acquisition Freddie Freeman drove in the first run of the game and A.J. Pollock, Edwin Rios and Eddy Alvarez added homers.

Royals 5, Reds 4 Vinnie Pasquantino hit a pinch-hit, walk-off RBI single to deliver Kansas City past Cincinnati in Surprise, Ariz.

Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored to power the Royals, who remained unbeaten (50-1) in the Cactus League.

Angels 5, Cubs 4 Taylor Ward hit the goahead solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning,

Ward’s second homer of the spring, as Los Angeles defeated Chicago in Tempe, Ariz.

Chicago’s James Triantos tied the game in the top half of the inning with his second hit of the day, an RBI single, before Ward responded.

Rangers 5, Athletics 3 Texas rallied from a 3-1 deficit with three runs in the sixth inning to defeat Oakland in Mesa, Ariz. Pinch runner Bubba Thompson scored on a fielding error for the Rangers before Nick Solak belted the go-ahead, tworun home run.

Mariners 3, Guardians 2 Billy Hamilton’s two-run double to deep left in the eighth inning made the difference as Seattle topped Cleveland. Mariners starter Logan Gilbert had six strikeouts, one hit and one earned run across three innings of work.

Phillies 3, Pirates 3 (5 inn.)

Mickey Moniak’s game-tying solo home run for Philadelphia proved to be the final run scored in a tie with Pittsburgh in Bradenton, Fla. The game was called early due to rain.

Twins 7, Rays 1 Tim Beckham, a journeyman former No. 1 overall draft pick on a minor league contract, blasted a solo shot for Minnesota in a rout of Tampa Bay in Fort Myers, Fla. Twins starter Bailey Ober allowed one hit and no runs in three innings, fanning four.

D-backs 10, Brewers 3 Arizona racked up 14 hits and poured on four insurance runs in the top of the ninth inning in a blowout win over Milwaukee. Brewers starter Brandon Woodruff was shelled for six hits and four earned runs over three innings.

Orioles 8, Red Sox 5 Ryan McKenna had a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth inning as Baltimore beat Boston in Sarasota, Fla. Ryan Mountcastle and Ramon Urias also went deep for the Orioles, while Enrique Hernandez, Ryan Fitzgerald and Nicholas Northcut went deep for the Red Sox. Astros 10, Nationals 8 Yuli Gurriel hit a grand slam and Luis Santana smacked a two-run homer to guide Houston past Washington in West Palm Beach, Fla. The Nationals’ Gerardo Parra hit a two-run double.

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U.S. earns draw at Mexico, edges closer to World Cup bid Steven Goff The Washington Post

MEXICO CITY — An opportunity perhaps like no other at Estadio Azteca presented itself to the U.S. men’s national soccer team Thursday. Scoring chances as pure as could be came and went, dashing hopes of accomplishing what has been unattainable over decades of visits to this pulsating capital: a victory in a World Cup qualifier.

The Americans earned the next best thing, a 0-0 draw against Mexico that bolstered their hopes of qualifying for the tournament in Qatar this November.

With two matches left, the

United States (6-2-4, 22 points) remained second in an eightnation Concacaf competition that offers three automatic berths. A victory Sunday in Orlando against Panama could secure passage and, in the process, help ease the pain of missing the 2018 World Cup. “We’re getting close,” Coach Gregg Berhalter said. “A valuable point on the road. We’re looking forward to getting back home and having a good performance.”

Panama (5-4-3, 18 points) squandered a golden chance to make up ground in the tight race, settling for a 1-1 home draw against winless Honduras.

Costa Rica (5-4-3, 19) passed the Panamanians into fourth place with a 1-0 home victory over front-running Canada (7-1-4, 25).

Mexico has the same record as the United States but trails in goal differential, the first tiebreaker. Although they again failed to win here, the Americans have gotten four draws in their past seven visits.

Any questions about Berhalter’s tactical approach were put to rest when the lineup was posted: He was not going to hold back several top players or play defensively.

On Wednesday, Berhalter had acknowledged weighing

the option of fielding a secondary lineup and saving players for Sunday’s game, which is more consequential because a U.S. victory over Panama would end the Panamanians’ chances of overtaking the Americans.

“This team has high aspirations for its performance,” Berhalter said. “We wanted to put a team, a group, on the field that we felt could win a game at Azteca.”

Christian Pulisic and Tim Weah flanked striker Ricardo Pepi, and Tyler Adams, Kellyn Acosta and Yunus Musah filled the midfield.

There was risk, though, because, with a yellow card,

Adams and Weah would miss the Panama match. Two other starters, defender DeAndre Yedlin and goalkeeper Zack Steffen, were in the same situation. By halftime, Yedlin and Weah had been carded.

The scene at the famous stadium, which staged the 1970 and 1986 World Cup finals, was nothing like past U.S. visits. Only about 40,000 fans were allowed inside the 87,000-seat venue as the Mexican federation tested crowd control measures.

Periodically, the public address announcer tried to hype up the crowd or prompt a harmless chant (“Ehhh, Mexico!”) during Steffen’s goal kicks.

That’s the moment during which, for years, Mexican fans have used homophobic language.

FIFA cracked down on the behavior, forcing Mexico to play in front of few fans at two recent home matches. Violators now face five-year bans.

In attendance Thursday were several hundred U.S. supporters, who, amid the subdued atmosphere, were decidedly audible.

The tranquil vibe ushered the probable end of these qualifying rumbles. With the World Cup coming to North America in 2026, neither team will need to qualify.

NHL roundup: David Pastrnak’s hat trick propels Bruins past Lightning Field Level Media

David Pastrnak recorded all of the Boston Bruins’ offense in the form of his 14th career NHL hat trick – his 12th in the regular season – lifting the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.

Pastrnak scored twice in the third period, netting the game-winner off an assist from Taylor Hall at the net front with 4:10 to play. Erik Haula chipped in on all of Pastrnak’s goals to finish the first three-assist game of his career. It was his second straight multi-assist effort in as many games and third in March.

Boston’s Jeremy Swayman made nine of his 22 saves in the third period, moving to 10-1-1 in his last 12 starts.

Boston moved ahead of Tampa Bay and into a tie for second place in the Atlantic Division standings with its 13th win in 16 games (13-2-1).

Recent acquisition Brandon Hagel and captain Steven Stamkos scored goals and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 36 saves for the Lightning, who have lost three straight games and six of their last eight.

Oilers 5, Sharks 2 Leon Draisaitl scored twice, moving into second place in the NHL with 44 goals, as Edmonton defeated visiting San Jose.

Kailer Yamamoto, Evander Kane and newcomer Derick Brassard also

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seven at-bats vs. Tampa Bay, Frazier was still dealing with the impact of his secretive condition.

“I obviously kept certain things to myself in 2020,” he said. “They weren’t really made aware until I pulled

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The Jets worked on a contract extension for Hill. The Jets were willing to give him a

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athletic standpoint, someone being able to come in and play on the same field, but be unvaccinated, and then just being penalized for being in New York, I think that was something that the Mayor wanted to even the playing field on,” Nimmo said. “So I know from that standpoint, he did end up leveling the playing field on

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and reference work” before deciding to make Friday’s trade for Watson. Buzbee said Sunday that he was not contacted by the Browns.

“The Browns organization did not reach out to me,” Buzbee said then in an email. “I didn’t expect them to do so,

tallied as the Oilers improved to 6-1-1 in their past eight games. Goaltender Mike Smith made 28 saves.

Erik Karlsson and Tomas Hertl scored for San Jose, which had a twogame winning streak snapped. Goalie Kaapo Kahkonen, making his Sharks debut after being acquired from Minnesota at the NHL’s trade deadline Monday, stopped 36 of the 40 shots.

Golden Knights 6, Predators 1 Chandler Stephenson and Evgenii Dadonov each had a goal and two assists and Logan Thompson made 35 saves as Vegas cruised to a victory over Nashville in Las Vegas in Peter DeBoer’s 1,000th game as an NHL head coach.

Jack Eichel, Alex Pietrangelo and Nicolas Roy each had a goal and an assist, Jonathan Marchessault had three assists and Mattias Janmark also scored a goal for Vegas, which snapped a two-game losing streak and won for only the third time in its last 10 games.

Filip Forsberg scored for Nashville and Roman Josi had an assist to extend his point streak to 12 games. Juuse Saros finished with 44 saves.

Wild 3, Canucks 2 (OT) Joel Eriksson Ek scored 31 seconds into overtime, sending Minnesota to a fourth consecutive victory, edging Vancouver in Saint Paul.

Kirill Kaprizov scored his 33rd goal of the season, Kevin Fiala added his

21st and Cam Talbot made 26 saves to match a career high by winning his seventh consecutive start.

Bo Horvat scored in a third consecutive game for the Canucks, and J.T. Miller tied it 2-2 at 7:56 of the third period.

Panthers 4, Canadiens 3 Three recent trade acquisitions – Claude Giroux, Ben Chiarot and Robert Hagg – combined for four assists in their Florida debut in Montreal.

Aleksander Barkov, Mason Marchment, Anthony Duclair and Sam Reinhart scored for the Panthers, who lead the Atlantic Division and are 8-1-1 in their past 10 games. Jonathan Huberdeau, who leads the NHL in assists, added two more, giving him 67. Giroux also had two assists, and Chiarot and Hagg had one each.

Nick Suzuki, Jake Evans and Paul Byron scored for the Canadiens, who are last in the Atlantic. Jake Allen made 38 saves.

Stars 4, Hurricanes 3 (SO) Scott Wedgewood made 44 saves and stopped all three shootout attempts to pick up a victory in his debut with Dallas in a win over host Carolina in Raleigh, N.C. Tyler Seguin scored the only goal in the shootout, and Roope Hintz scored twice for the Stars in regulation after Jamie Benn opened the scoring. Jason Robertson provided two assists for

Dallas, which has won three games in a row.

Nino Niederreiter scored two goals for the Hurricanes and Vincent Trocheck had the other. Brady Skjei provided two assists.

Islanders 5, Red Wings 2 Anthony Beauvillier scored just nine seconds into the first period for host New York in a win over Detroit in Elmont, N.Y. Brock Nelson scored twice while Oliver Wahlstrom and Josh Bailey also had goals for the Islanders, who have won seven of nine. Goalie Ilya Sorokin carried a shutout deep into the third and finished with 37 saves.

Pius Suter and Sam Gagner scored in the third for the Red Wings, who have lost eight of 10. Goalie Thomas Greiss, who played with the Islanders from 2015 through 2020, recorded 13 saves in the first two periods before being pulled for Alex Nedeljkovic, who stopped eight of 10 shots.

Senators 5, Jets 2 Tyler Ennis, Colin White and Connor Brown scored in a 3:15 span in the third period to lift visiting Ottawa past Winnipeg.

Brady Tkachuk scored two goals, Tim Stutzle and Michael Del Zotto had two assists each, and Anton Forsberg made 22 saves for Ottawa, which had lost five of its previous six games.

Josh Morrissey and Kyle Connor

scored for the Jets, who had won four of five. Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves.

Flyers 5, Blues 2 Travis Konecny scored two goals to help Philadelphia snap a 13-game road losing streak by beating St. Louis.

Hayden Hodgson had a goal and an assist in his first NHL game, and Patrick Brown and Joel Farabee also scored.

Cam York and Kevin Hayes contributed two assists apiece, and Martin Jones made 26 saves.

Vladimir Tarasenko scored a goal in his first game back after missing two games with an illness. Alexei Toropchenko also scored for the Blues, and Jordan Binnington stopped 22 shots.

Blackhawks 4, Kings 3 (SO) Collin Delia made 43 saves in his second start of the season and Alex DeBrincat scored the only goal in the three-round shootout as Chicago edged host Los Angeles.

Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat each had a goal and an assist while Sam Lafferty also scored for the Blackhawks, who earned a 4-2 road victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday.

Phillip Danault scored two goals, Trevor Moore had the other and Sean Durzi registered three assists for the Kings, who have alternated losses and wins over their past seven games. Jonathan Quick stopped 28 shots.

myself from that game in 2021.”

That game in question came on June 30. That was the last time Frazier played in the big leagues, as he went on the injured list with what the Yankees initially called vertigo.

The whole saga continued to play out in bizarre fashion, first with team doctors ruling out vertigo in favor of general blurred vision and dizziness,

then sending Frazier to see multiple specialists that didn’t seem to help. He’d play three August rehab games in the minor leagues before officially being shut down for the rest of the season.

“I don’t think people really understand what it’s like until you experience it yourself,” Frazier said of his head injuries. “People would say, ‘Oh, he’s just having a headache.’

It’s not a headache. Your quality of life is certainly hindered whenever you go through a brain injury.”

As of Thursday morning, Frazier is 3-for-8 in his first spring training action with the Cubs. He’s walked three times and made a charging, sliding catch along the foul line, both signs that his depth perception and ability to read pitches are in somewhat good shape

again.

When the Yankees’ 2021 season ended, Frazier tweeted that he’d “have the opportunity to talk about this situation publicly and probably plan to do so soon.” That opportunity came this week with the revelation that he concussed himself and did not tell anyone.

Frazier is competing for playing time in a crowded Chicago outfield, which now includes

Japanese free agent Seiya Suzuki.

With Suzuki cemented in one of the three spots, and Ian Happ likely getting another, Frazier’s greatest competition seems to be veteran Gold Glover Jason Heyward and 30-year-old Rafael Ortega, who has played 1,121 games in the minors over 13 seasons compared to just 246 games in the bigs.

deal comparable to the fouryear, $120 million deal the Dolphins gave him, according to a source.

The Dolphins caught wind of the deal and stepped in and made an offer to the Chiefs for Hill, which left the ball in his court.

And Hill chose Miami.

In exchange for Hill, the Dolphins are sending a bunch of draft picks back to Kansas City (including first- and second-round picks this year).

Hill’s remarks should fuel the Jets-Dolphins rivalry. But the rivalry is just another way

Gang Green has come up short in the last decade as the Dolphins have won 10 out of their last 12 games.

Overall, the Jets have made their team attractive to midlevel free agents, but to eventually snag the big-time talent, the Jets must start winning.

According to a source, the Jets were heavily interested in veteran defensive end Chandler Jones, who is a four-time Pro Bowler and two-time AllPro pass rusher with 107 career sacks. But Jones chose to go to the Las Vegas Raiders where winning looked more

imminent.

that.”

Ottavino -- who was born and raised in New York and still kept his home there even when he pitched for the Red Sox last season -- said since he’s vaccinated, the mandate was never a concern for him.

“Obviously the landscape changed a little bit in the last several months where now, you got fans that are unvaccinated at the games, you got visiting players that are coming in that aren’t vaccinated,” Ottavino said. “So it seemed a little out of balance, in that

regard. So it’s a kind of a double standard there. I’m glad we don’t have to worry about that as much. It’s trickier individually to kind of deal with those issues than it is to not have to worry about it if you’re vaccinated.”

Ottavino previously thought the mandate would continue to apply to athletes because making an exception would create more backlash for Adams.

“Once all the city workers got let go, I definitely see how that’s also a double standard

and an issue that maybe the Mayor is going to have to figure out how to rectify that, and what to do with that,” Ottavino said. “I mean, it just sucks.

I don’t know any other way to put it. I’m glad I don’t have to make those decisions. I feel bad for anybody that’s affected by something that maybe didn’t need to be.”

The Mets last season were one of the few MLB teams that did not reach the 85% vaccination threshold among Tier 1 employees (players and staff) that would’ve relaxed

COVID-19 protocols. It is unclear how many Mets players are still unvaccinated, as there has been a significant amount of turnover to the active roster this past offseason.

Though the Yankees must continue dealing with potential playing-time restrictions, due to Toronto’s vaccine mandate and the Blue Jays playing in the AL East, the Mets do not face the Blue Jays in the regular season. The earliest the Mets could potentially play in Toronto is during the World Series, which will take place at

the end of October. While the Mets stacked their roster with win-now expectations, players are not exactly looking that far ahead.

“I don’t know what would happen in that situation,” Nimmo said. “But let’s hope that we’re in the World Series and if it happens to be Toronto, then we’ll deal with that situation when we get there.

Let’s hope that we get there first.”

and can understand why they didn’t. But, knowing what I know, they probably should have.”

Buzbee said in an email earlier Thursday that the case in Brazoria County “does involve one of my clients.”

Watson and Hardin have denied the allegations. Watson has begun to give depositions in the civil cases.

The Browns did not immediately respond Thursday to a

request for comment.

In a written statement released Sunday, Browns General Manager Andrew Berry said: “We have done extensive investigative, legal and reference work over the past several months to provide us with the appropriate information needed to make an informed decision about pursuing him and moving forward with him as our quarterback. Deshaun has been among the very best

at the position and he understands the work needed to reestablish himself on and off the field in Cleveland. We are confident that he will make positive contributions to our team and community as we support his return to football.”

Watson faces potential discipline by the NFL under its personal conduct policy. The league is investigating the case.

“We continue to closely

monitor all developments in the matter which remains under review of the personal conduct policy,” the NFL said in a written statement issued Thursday through a spokesman.

Watson did not play last season. The NFL left him eligible to play, but the Texans placed him on their game-day inactive list on a weekly basis.

The Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints and Carolina

Panthers also pursued a potential deal for the quarterback before Watson decided to waive the no-trade clause in his contract to facilitate the deal with the Browns. All four teams had meetings with Watson during the deliberations.

The Browns signed veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett to back up Watson. They have not yet traded their incumbent quarterback, Baker Mayfield.

So, while the Jets are heading in the right direction the next step is to put a winning product on the field. That will attract elite-level talent.

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Andy Murray wins opening match at Miami Open Field Level Media

Great Britain’s Andy Murray formerly held the No. 1 ranking in the world. Now, he will go up against the most recent player to vacate the top spot.

The 34-year-old Murray, now ranked 85th, posted a 7-6 (4), 6-1 win over Federico Delbonis of Argentina on Thursday in first-round action at the Miami Open. Murray needed one hour, 33 minutes to seal the victory and advance to the round of 64.

Next, Murray will take on the tournament’s top seed, Daniil Medvedev of Russia. Medvedev fell to No. 2 in the world after losing in the third round at Indian Wells last week. Murray and Medvedev have faced each other once before, in 2019 in Brisbane, where Medvedev won in straight sets.

“Obviously a tough match,” Murray said when asked about his upcoming opponent. “He’s played extremely well on the hard courts the last few seasons.

He deserves to be right up there at the top of the game.

“It’ll be a big challenge for me.

It’ll be a great test. I’ve got a big training block after this tournament, and it’ll be a really good test for where my game’s at and things I need to work on as well against him. So I’m looking forward to that.”

Against Delbonis, Murray weathered a difficult first set and found his groove in the second.

“Both of us served very well in the first set,” Murray said. “I just managed to catch a really good return there at 5-4 in the tie-break, a really deep return and managed to get that point.

He double faulted on the set point and that was the key to the match right there.”

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Bride wonders if she’s being a selfish Bridezilla Dear Abby, I am being married to the love of my life.

Aside from my soon-to-be husband, the most important participant in our wedding will be my 70-year-old father, whom I adore. Dad has been dating a woman, “Mary,” on and off DEAR ABBY since my parents’ divorce 25 years ago. Mary has always had health issues (lupus, kidney disease, alcoholism, etc.), so she rarely attends family functions. Dad is in excellent health, enjoys the outdoors and is very involved in his children’s and grandchildren’s lives.

Recently, Dad has been spending the majority of his time taking care of sickly Mary, including spending six weeks in a distant city while she underwent surgery and recovery.

My siblings and I feel Dad deserves someone who can enjoy life and participate in similar activities, but we acknowledge this is the person he has chosen to be with.

Mary will be attending my wedding as my father’s guest. If she’s feeling ill, tired, or too weak to withstand the festivities, I am terrified Dad will make an early exit to take her back to the hotel. I would be devastated if he missed out on celebrating the most important day of my life. I also do not want her in the wedding photos, which is a whole other issue. Am I being a selfish Bridezilla, or should I voice my concerns to my father prior to the big day?

Apprehensive Daddy’s Girl

JEANNE PHILLIPS

Have you not learned by now that you cannot control what another person does? I’m sure your father would love to spend every moment of your special day with you, but there are other priorities to consider. Mary, whose health is poor, is making every effort to be there to honor you. If it becomes too much for her, what would you have your father do — call 911 and let the paramedics haul her

off? In the interest of family harmony, PLEASE grow up and stop obsessing because, to say the least, it is unbecoming. As to the wedding photos, if you don’t want her in the pictures, pose her on the END, so you can crop her out of them if you wish.

Dear Abby, I was adopted at birth.

About 30 years ago, I found my birth mother, but our relationship is intermittent and distant. She only recently gave me a name of my biological father. Through DNA testing I have discovered that the name she gave me was incorrect and who he actually was. The confirmation is rock solid with half-sisters and several first cousins located.

My birth mother is 90 now. Should I tell her what I have found out or let it go? All of the direct players in this, except her, have passed on.

Truth-Teller In Texas How mentally “with it” is your 90-year-old mother? If she’s in the early stages of dementia, what have you to gain by telling her? If she’s sharp as a tack, one has to wonder why she would try to obscure your bio-father’s identity.

Was she attempting to protect herself, him or you? Or was she unsure of his identity because she had been raped or was seeing more than one man? These are questions I can’t answer for you.

It shouldn’t create a bombshell if you approach the subject by telling her you have uncovered some information about your biological relatives. If she is interested, tell her everything. If not, let it be.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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By Stella Wilder Born today, you have a great deal of charisma and could, if you so choose, take all sorts of advantage of all sorts of people simply by flashing your irresistible smile and saying and doing what they think they want you to say and do — but that’s not your way. You are far more genuine than that, and far more interested in dealing with other people in ways that are suitable to the situations in which you find yourself.

Your confidence at work does not always translate to confidence on the home front, and there are times when you may simply retreat from a problem at home and hope that it simply goes away. This is a dangerous strategy, for it often leads you to overreact to very small things and blow minor issues very much out of proportion.

Also born on this date are: Eric Allan Kramer, actor; Steven Tyler, singer; Kenny Chesney, singer; Diana Ross, singer; Keira Knightley, actress; Leonard Nimoy, actor; Jennifer Grey, actress; Leslie Mann, actress; Tennessee Williams, playwright.

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

SUNDAY, MARCH 27 ARIES (March 21-April 19) — A little gentleness can get you much further today than any use of force. You can perhaps get someone to agree to your terms before you ask.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — A minor victory turns into a major one today, and you’ll have something to celebrate when you realize you’ve charted a new path forward.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — It may be next to impossible today for you to choose sides, though

the fact that you understand both points of view can serve you quite well.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — A Taurus or Gemini native appears as if from nowhere today and influences you in a manner that you may be talking about for quite some time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You’ve managed to balance some very disparate elements, but today your work may be threatened by someone who doesn’t know what it’s all about.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — A family member needs precisely what you can give today, but this means you’re going to have to alter what was a “perfect” schedule.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You have what someone wants, and vice versa — so there is likely an arrangement to be made here that can satisfy both of you quite well.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You may have to do something you swore you’d never do — but very few people will notice, so your reputation should not be at risk.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Others are relying on your clear vision and honesty at this time. You can provide what is needed without asking too much in return.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You may wish things would return to “normal,” but the fact is that what you are experiencing may well be the “new normal,” and that’s that!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You can get a good deal of work done early in the day, leaving plenty of time for you to engage in an activity that is personal in nature.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You can’t get something for nothing today — try as you might.

The experience gives you a new appreciation for what someone has done.

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A time traveler’s 12-year-old self saves the world ‘The Adam Project,’ starring Ryan Reynolds, now playing on Netflix

By MICHAEL PHILLIPS Chicago Tribune

I like Ryan Reynolds. He’s fun. He has uniquely quick-witted comic timing, an extremely useful secret weapon for a movie star built for action heroism with a side order of wiseacre. Also, he can well up during sincere bull’s-eye moments in ways that rival anything in anime.

I wish I liked “The Adam Project” the same way I like Ryan Reynolds.

It’s fun-ish. It’s an efficiently packed time-waster that doesn’t take up much of your life (about 90 minutes without the end credits). This will not hurt its Netflix numbers any.

It has heart, wisecracks, grieving and plentiful PG-13 violence with cool weapons from the year 2050 that make people crystallize and go away.

It name-checks and/or pilfers from “Back to the Future,” “The Terminator” and “Star Wars,” the last one courtesy of a lightsaber knockoff inspired by the George Lucas toy emporium. The movie has a good shot

Walker Scobell, left, and Ryan Reynolds in “The Adam Project.” Doane Gregory/ Netflix/TNS

at a huge streaming audience. But does it have the creative instincts of a good movie? An OK one, yes. It’s too bad “The Adam Project” is only that, since the cast isn’t dogging the assignment for a second.

The mission here is to save the world from its hideous near-future and to prevent time travel from being invented and exploited, for personal

gain, by the all-powerful tech zillionaire played by Catherine Keener. Fighter pilot Adam (Reynolds) hijacks a “time jet” from 2050 and crash-lands in 2022, four years off his target. There, shot up and bleeding, he meets his 12-year-old self (Walker Scobell) not long after Young Adam has endured another humiliating round of physical and verbal bullying

at school.

Jennifer Garner plays Adam’s mother, coping uneasily with the loss of her physicist husband (Mark Ruffalo). Pursued through space and time by adversarial forces equipped with hoverboards, Future Adam soon meets up with his presumed-dead wife (Zoe Saldana), who joins the Adams in their fight to vanquish the future’s hellion-capitalists. Most of this is in the trailer. Director Shawn Levy works from a script credited to Jonathan Tropper, T.S. Nowlin, Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin; the Nowlin version came first, and was planned as a Tom Cruise vehicle nearly a decade ago.

The scenes I like best in “The Adam Project” are simplicity incarnate. At one point, Future Adam consoles his mother (she doesn’t know it’s her son from the future) about the trouble she’s having with smart, quippy but sad and angry 12-year-old Adam.

That’s the movie’s aha! moment, in and among the usual digital blasts of firepower. Later, seeing Reynolds and Ruffalo trade fours doing Aaron Sorkin-style walk-and-talks full of expository blah-blah is satisfying in a different way.

‘THE ADAM PROJECT’ 2 stars (out of 4) MPAA rating: PG-13 (violence/action, language and suggestive references) Running time: 1:46 Where to watch: On Netflix now

The wish-fulfillment bits, such as Future Adam threatening Young Adam’s bullying tormentor with grievous bodily harm, arrive regularly and on schedule. The pathos, tied to the loss of a parent or a loved one, gives the material some semblance of feeling. Just FYI, Future Adam tells his younger self regarding his glib, cold dismissal of his mother, “You still get sick to your stomach every time you remember how you treated her now.”

Millions will probably put up with that stuff in order to get to the next digital elimination-round battle sequence. For me, it’s the other way around. “We watched too many movies!” says Future Adam to Young Adam not long after their awkward self-meet-self introduction. Yes, they have, and this movie squeaks by thanks primarily to the actor delivering that line.

Are ice-cold showers actually good for you?

This writer tried it for two months to find out

By MATT FUCHS Washington Post

South Padre Island beach in Texas. Valentin Armianu/Dreamstime/TNS

Surprising South Padre Island This Texas destination is a nature lover’s perfect paradise

By NOREEN KOMPANIK TravelPulse

Texas has a tropical island. Surprising? Well, it certainly was for me.

South Padre Island is a 113-milelong barrier island that runs along the Texas coast from Corpus Christi to Port Isabel. With 34 miles of wide and wonderful pearly white-sand beaches and crystal-clear aquamarine waters, the picturesque island on the southernmost tip of Texas borders the Gulf of Mexico on the east and Laguna Madre Bay on the west.

Considered one of the world’s most beautiful barrier islands, South Padre sports more than 300 days of sunshine and offers a myriad of things to do for outdoor adventure enthusiasts and nature lovers.

It’s no wonder so many Texans and U.S. visitors from the northern states flock to this fun and fascinating island during the winter months. After all, the average winter temperature runs about 65-degrees Fahrenheit. But it’s not just escaping the sleet and snow that attracts travelers here as South Padre Island is an ideal year-round destination for a weekend escape or a longer play and stay getaway.

HEAD TO THE BEACHES AND SAND DUNES There’s no doubt that one of the top draws of the island is its magnificent beaches located on both sides of South Padre. These stunning stretches of sand are perfect for relaxing, swimming, building sandcastles, long beach walks or taking advantage of the numerous wind and water sports available to locals and visitors.

What makes its southern-most stretches of sand unique is the numerous grassy dunes that provide a picturesque backdrop to the beaches. But more important than their natural beauty is their role in protecting the Gulf coastline from waves, tides, currents and high winds. Forming a natural dike, these dunes prevent storm tides from inundating and destroying the island’s precious grasslands.

And this quiet, secluded and the breathtakingly gorgeous strip of land on the far end of South Padre is one of the least visited spots on the island. When we were here, we counted only a handful of people on the entire stretch of beach.

EXPLORE THE BIRDING AND NATURE CENTER This impressive non-profit nature center is a great place for

birdwatching, observing wildlife in its natural habitat and experiencing up-close nature encounters in coastal South Texas. But be sure to bring your binoculars as there’s quite a lot to see. And take advantage of the knowledgeable guided tours for a really in-depth experience.

Located on 50 picturesque acres on the shallow Laguna Madre Bay wetlands, the center features an impressive 3,300 feet of boardwalk surrounding dune meadows, salt marshes and intertidal flats. The center’s main mission is to educate the public about the birds of South Padre Island and its environs with an emphasis on conservation and environmental awareness.

Even on a chilly windy morning, we were surprised at the number of birds we were able to see — brown pelicans, egrets, grey and tricolored herons, curlews, warblers, and my favorite, the fascinating roseate spoonbill. The center boasts five bird blinds and a five-story observation tower providing stunning views of the nature center grounds.

Remember those kids at summer camp who seemed to enjoy nothing more than jumping into a freezing pool with reckless abandon?

That wasn’t me. I dipped my toe while praying for a thunderstorm to force us all back inside. As an adult, I continued to find the idea of subjecting myself to icy water about as appealing as walking in front of a moving car.

Yet I kept hearing wellness pundits rave about “cold immersion.” They made it sound fairly simple. You pop into a really cold lake, ice bath or shower; stay there for some extended period of time; reemerge, shivering and bluish; and magically reap a wide range of supposed health benefits, such as more energy, better metabolic health and happier moods. Cold showers seemed slightly better than submerging myself in ice, and the concept was intriguing, if not exactly tempting.

But I became more interested in trying it this past winter. I’d begun to feel vaguely depressed, with the sunless skies, the pandemic

marching on like an evil Energizer Bunny, and my occasional overwhelm from adjusting to a new career path — all while trying to cut back on my coffee addiction.

I needed a boost.

Before I tried to conquer my fear of chilly water, I spoke with experts to see if it was worth it. One of them was David Sinclair, a Harvard biologist and leading researcher of longevity whose “metabolic winter” hypothesis would explain why cold immersion supports longterm health. His hypothesis, he said, is based on the fact that, for tens of thousands of years “our status quo was being cold.” That was because our ancestors lived outdoors in seasonally cold temperatures, endured the ice age and migrated to colder climates. Human metabolism, therefore, was designed to adapt to uncomfortable weather (hot temperatures may have had the same effect). But these days we live almost entirely in climatecontrolled luxury. The new status quo derails our health because it eliminates the biological challenges our See COLD C2

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Saving American elms This Maine town keeps them thriving

with a gust off the Bagaduce.

I pass Fort Madison, built in the early 1800s to protect the town against foreign invasion from the sea. It fell briefly to the British during the War of 1812.

Down the road from the fort is the campus of the Wilson Museum, which offers historical exhibitions, tours of the John Perkins House built around 1763, and a living-history village of traditional trades, like blacksmithing and shipbuilding.

There are several magnificent elms along Perkins, their massive trunks in some cases right up against a house. The elms of Castine defy capture by an amateur like me. I try. My phone camera can’t manage to get them in frame unless I step so far back that they seem less regal. Elms can top 100 feet.

On close inspection I can see metal tags embedded in their furrowed bark. The elms are inventoried, each numbered and carefully monitored by the town’s Tree Committee.

There’s a book of trees kept in Emerson Hall, the Colonial Revival building that houses village business. Many of the trees are town property, even some of those on private land. In a state known for its fierce individual spirit, here the elms are under common care.

——— The story of the Castine elms and their survival dates back to the origin of America itself.

The elm’s tall, elegant trunk crowned by greenery made it a wonderful shade tree, beloved by early European colonizers.

According to Thomas J. Campanella, who wrote a cultural history of the tree, “Republic of Shade: New England and the American Elm,” Europeans saw the wild elm as a providential sign. They “understood that elms, among the largest trees in the landscape, signaled deep, rich alluvial soil,” Campanella wrote, and new settlements “favored the elm,” which was a “tenacious and adaptable tree [that] flourished in the wake of clearing and agricultural development.”

The elm later became a symbol of American freedom. There were stories of revolutionaries meeting under an elm in Massachusetts to plot the colonies’ release from England’s grip, earning the tree the moniker of the Liberty Elm. As towns began to prosper, the elm was central to landscaping. Dooryard elms were planted in front of newly

built houses for good luck. Two trees on either side of a door were called bridal elms, signifying a marriage. Elms were planted in commons across New England, and along with the steeple of a church, they marked the shared center of civic and religious life. Charles Dickens, upon seeing New England in 1842, described the elm-lined villages as “a kind of compromise between town and country; as if each had met the other half-way, and shaken hands upon it.”

No tree, Campanella contends, “has loomed larger in American history than the American elm.”

By the 1930s, elms were being planted on thousands of namesake streets across America, and notably along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan near the new Rockefeller Center.

Around the same time that New Yorkers were waking up to discover these elms, an arborist in Ohio discovered Dutch elm disease in a tree there. The elm bark beetle had arrived from the sea, carried in the hull of a ship.

Elm wood burls bound for the ports of America and meant to be used as veneer in decorative furniture carried the castaway, Scolytus multistriatus. The tiny beetle likes to feed on the sapwood of the elm, and it carries on its body a fungus, the spores of which infect a healthy elm by needling their way into the tree’s vascular system. Soon the tree is no longer able to carry nutrients or water to its outer branches. The elm is effectively strangled.

By the 1960s, the blight had spread across the country. Most of America’s elms were dead by the 1980s. “It was an ecological calamity that changed the face of the American nation,” Campanella wrote. But not in Castine.

“There was action taken back in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s by several townspeople to save the trees,” Don Tenney tells me.

Tenney holds what is quite possibly the greatest public office ever invented, that of the Castine tree warden. It’s Tenney’s job, along with the elected Tree Committee, to care for the town elms, about 75 of which are actively being treated to stave off Dutch elm disease.

Back in the 1970s, no real treatment existed. Richard Campana of the University of Maine was one of the early researchers to try to create a

serum to inoculate against the disease. Castine’s elms were injected with his experimental fungicide; Tenney, who is 75, remembers those early interventions: “One summer there were these orange tanks strapped to the trees all over town, and they were pressurized to deliver the fungicide. It was a total experiment.”

Some believe it was this treatment that helped save many of the elms. Others posture that it is Castine’s unique topography, on a wind-swept peninsula, that made it hard for the beetles to take purchase here. Still, the disease found its way to Maine and on neck to Castine, and now, arborists fear, it’s on the rise.

You can tell a tree has been infected when the leaves at its crown turn yellow and crisp to brown in summer, evidence of the vascular choking. The disease moves quickly, killing a century-old tree in a matter of months.

——— In 2019, the Castine Tree Committee began replacing fallen elms with saplings. This time, with a cultivar that has been specifically bred to resist the fungus. Looking out of his living room window, Tenney tells me that he can see the fruits of Castine’s early plantings, a tall elm on Court Street that he estimates to be at least 175 years old.

Despite the summer tourists and real estate boon from outsiders looking to buy in bucolic Maine, Castine is still a waterfront town of diminished industry. Like all small towns, it must make hard choices over budgets. It’s notable, then, that Castine continues to siphon a portion of its limited funds each year to maintenance of the elms. I ask Tenney, who has sat through his share of budget debates, why it is that the residents continue to appropriate thousands of precious dollars for the trees.

“It’s a matter of what you love. People who live here love the waterfront, they love the Penobscot Bay and the character of the town, and along with all that, they love their elm trees,” he tells me. “And you support and care for what you love.”

On the town common, a young elm tree no taller than my shoulder is held firm to the earth and stabilized with posts.

Elms grow quickly as trees go; even still, those who planted these saplings may never see them reach the height of the old growth. Planting a tree is a gift to the future. Two centuries on, Castine continues to tend to its elms, and I think about the dichotomy of thoughts required for this commitment. There is the hope placed in the science to stave off the disease, and the knowledge that it may not work.

There are the hard choices of a place known for brutal winter weather and varying fortunes, and a place also graced by days as beautiful as they are fleeting.

Castine is a town that understands the interdependency of neighbor and nature, of private life and civic duty.

Island’s sea turtles are heartfelt.

Thanks to the “Turtle Lady” of South Padre and the efforts of her eco-friendly team, thousands of the area’s sick and injured sea turtles have been rescued, rehabilitated and released back to the wild since 1977.

It was that same year the late Ila Fox Loestscher, a female pilot from Iowa, launched the non-profit foundation Sea Turtles, Inc. to aid in the protection and recovery of the endangered Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle.

These beautiful marine creatures injured by hook ingestion, entanglement, boat strikes, predator attacks or other medical conditions are brought here and treated by the veterinarian team. If they can be rehabbed, they are restored to health and released back into the Laguna Madre Bay. If they can’t be released, they are provided their own individual water enclosures and given lots of tender loving

care and their favorite foods.

Though I’d visited other turtle rescue centers throughout the U.S. and Mexico, this was the first time I’d ever witnessed a survival tale like the one of Allison, who survived a predator attack in 2005 with only one remaining flipper.

Because she could only swim in circles, an intern designed an all-encompassing prosthetic device that now enables her to swim normally. It’s a story that’s been featured by National Geographic and several national television shows.

The turtle experience here is a definite not-to-be-missed venue for visitors to the island.

Outdoor activities in nature For those who love the outdoors, South Padre Island offers so many fun things to do year-round.

Who doesn’t love flying a kite? It brings out the kid in all of us. But on South Padre Island, winter brings the annual KiteFest attracting some of the world’s best flyers and

featuring mesmerizing individual and group performances. The shows are spectacular and artistic as these kites dance to music and pirouette like ballet dancers in the winds along the beach. You’ll hear oohs and aahs from the crowd along with the bewildered utterings of “How do they do that?” It’s quite a special event.

Speaking of the wind, adventure enthusiasts here thrill with the elation of kite-boarding. It’s the chance to see the stunning area literally from a bird’s eye view.

To get up close and personal with some beautiful sea mammals, guests can book a dolphin tour and meet bottlenose and spinner dolphins in the wild. And if you have more time, an eco-tour can be added to your dolphin experience.

But it doesn’t stop here. The beauty of South Padre Island can also be experienced by kayak or canoe on both the salt waters of the Laguna Madre and the open sea. The Laguna

By ELIZABETH EVITTS DICKINSON Washington Post

It’s a sunny September day in Castine, Maine, and I’m standing in a stranger’s yard debating how best to hug a tree. Not just any tree, but an American elm, a fully mature Ulmus americana.

I want to hug this elm for practical reasons. At least that’s my justification. I remember hearing somewhere that your arm span roughly equals your height — 5-foot-7 in my case — and I wonder if I can better decipher the size of this elm by encircling it. I’m sure my hands won’t come close to touching.

The trunk is massive, channeled by thick gray ridges of bark and reaching high overhead to an elegant vase-shaped canopy. The light has changed under its shade; the sun filtered through so many leaves creates a chlorophyll coolness.

This tree, which is tall enough that a schooner coming into Castine Harbor could navigate by it on a clear day, has been here awhile. I know from the literature on the Castine elms that many were planted in the 1850s. It has survived its own pandemic, Dutch elm disease, which leveled the elms of Europe before hitting America in the 1930s and felling over 70 million of its species.

Castine is one of the few places in America where you can still see hundreds of mature Ulmus americana. Roughly 300 survive in the historic village and surrounding area by a recent inventory, which is an exceptional number. Exploring Castine is a trip back in time to a landscape no longer visible anywhere else. A town shaded by mature elms, some nearing two centuries old. The town motto: Under the Elms and By the Sea. I first came to Castine four years ago because dear friends live here. I’ve returned because I’ve been dreaming of this seaside place and its community of elms.

Castine is one of North America’s oldest settlements. In the 1600s, Europeans coveted the land for its auspicious trade location on the Eastern Seaboard and its deep-water harbor, never mind that the Abenaki, Penobscot and Mi’kmaq tribes already lived here. Castine, bounded by Penobscot Bay and the Bagaduce River, has the feel of an island, but it’s really a peninsula that’s shaped like an ax head lying on its side. The neck of this geographic ax connects to the mainland, offering up the designation of those who live “on neck” in historic Castine and those who live “off neck.”

Like many coastal New England towns, Castine lives by the ebb and flow of seasonal tourism, and I’m here at the end of summer, when those “from away,” as the 800 or so yearrounders call them, migrate back south for winter. September is exquisite, a last hurrah from Mother Nature before the long-huddling winter returns

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getting to visit the nature center’s impressive alligator sanctuary. These gators, rescued from pools, ponds, piers and other awkward situations, are housed at the sanctuary as they can’t be returned to their natural habitat. Our expert docent explained that once they have been exposed to other food sources (intentionally or unintentionally) they will always return to the source of that food.

We had the chance to hold and pet a baby alligator and learn about the habits of these fascinating reptiles. It really was an amazing experience.

And don’t forget to take home a tree ornament, informative book or other souvenirs as the gift shop here is quite lovely.

SAVING THE SEA TURTLES The stories of South Padre

Castine, one of North America’s oldest settlements, has the feel of an island. Tristan Spinski/Washington Post

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bodies had adapted to.

Sinclair’s hypothesis draws from a principle, well accepted by biologists, called hormesis: Some amount of pain is good for us. In addition to cold-water immersion, other examples of hormesis include exercise and dietary fasts.

Another expert I spoke to, Anna Lembke, a Stanford professor and psychiatrist, prescribes various forms of hormesis including coldwater immersion instead of pills to some of her patients suffering from addictions.

“It helps them tolerate withdrawal,” she told me. “The body responds to cold water by up-regulating feel-good molecules like dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine, as a way to compensate.”

These theories sounded plausible. Missing my usual caffeine bump and feeling especially lethargic one cloudy afternoon, I turned my shower handle to its coldest setting, took a deep breath, and stepped in.

I gasped. Then I screamed and quickly stepped out.

“Are you OK?” my 6-yearold asked from the hallway.

“I don’t know,” I said, before reassuring him — and myself — that it was just cold water.

Take two: I turned the handle to a saner, more inviting temperature, and got back in the shower. For about six minutes, I brought the pain gradually, turning the handle in increments, allowing my body to adjust. That is, until the handle would turn no longer, and the showerhead unleashed its deepest chill. I screamed again and reached out for the handle like a drowning man grabbing a rope, shutting off the water.

Never again, went the refrain in my head. But as I got dressed, cranked up the heat in my house and stood next to my space heater, a profound sense of relief spread through me, a rebound effect that lasted several hours.

Even so, I remained skeptical. I’d just finished reading “Suggestible You,” Erik Vance’s book about the placebo effect. Beyond theoretical explanations and my own subjective take, what did scientific experiments actually reveal about the benefits of cold water?

I talked with Heather Massey, a physiologist in the Extreme Environments Research Group at the University of Portsmouth in Hampshire, England. Research on cold immersion is “an emerging field,” she said. “There’s a desperate need for more studies” and funding to do them.

A handful of studies do show a link between cold exposure and upticks in various brain chemicals associated with well-being. For example, one study found that immersion in cold water — 57 degrees, to be exact — raised people’s blood levels of the neurotransmitters noradrenaline (by 530%) and dopamine (by 250%).

Some research suggests that noradrenaline helps counter anxiety and depression, and dopamine plays a key role in feelings of motivation and reward. Other research indicates that higher levels of noradrenaline could reduce inflammation.

Sinclair mentioned to me that enduring cold temperatures may also increase socalled “brown fat,” which is associated with lower body fat percentage. Notably, this research involved cold air, not water. Other studies suggest that cold water immersion can buffer the immune system.

The anecdotal evidence, however, has been enough for some scientists to take the plunge themselves. Massey swims outdoors in coldweather months. Before the pandemic, Sinclair dunked himself regularly in 39-degree water for five minutes at his gym. Kenneth Kishida, a Wake Forest neuroscientist and dopamine researcher, told me that he likes to take rugged camping trips in state parks, subjecting himself to frigid showers and other hormetic stressors. He returns from these trips in higher spirits.

Wendy Suzuki, an NYU neuroscientist, takes cold showers every morning. “I can tell the difference when I forget to do it,” she told me.

“It’s just generally activating.

I feel so alive.”

I’ve gotten into a rhythm of taking cold showers two or three times per week, usually after lunch. At first, I couldn’t stand the shock of the coldest temperature — 48 degrees, according to my thermometer — for more than a few seconds. With more of these showers, though, my endurance has improved; I can now persist through the worst pain for several minutes.

“That tracks with the research,” Massey told me.

“Cold shock” is the body’s natural response to sudden cooling of the skin, involving faster breathing and heartbeat, she said. But as you expose yourself more, these defense mechanisms start to relax, research suggests. “You can extend your time in the water because you have far less discomfort,” said Massey.

Recently, my thoughts have even drifted to random subjects, as they do during warm showers, rather than obsessing over the pain. But I last longest when focusing on the boost I’ll get afterward — a strategy backed by research.

Plus, longer cold exposure seems to intensify the benefits.

I asked my wife if she’s noticed any changes in my mood lately. “Possibly,” she replied, very diplomatically.

Hoping for a more definitive answer, I asked my 6-yearold the same question. “Not really,” he said. But then he added, “I have noticed, when I look over at you, sometimes you’re just smiling at me.”

I shouldn’t need cold showers to make that happen. But if they do the trick, the pain is worth it.

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Madre boasts shallow protected waters that are perfect for both beginner paddlers and seasoned explorers.

As the sun set on our last night on South Padre Island, a large flock of birds as if on cue flew over the dockside

pier where we were dining.

It brought to mind a favorite quote: “Never forget to stop to appreciate life’s unexpected and awesome moments.”

I smiled for South Padre Island was filled with those unexpected moments.

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Food Cornbread with an open mind Debate over whether to add sugar or not brings sharp divides

By BEN MIMS Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — One afternoon, as I was preparing a Southern meal for friends coming over for dinner, I realized I had forgotten to make the cornbread. But since I keep all the ingredients on hand at all times, I knew I wouldn’t have a problem quickly baking a round.

However, as I searched through my pantry, I saw that I had no cornmeal left, but in its place on the shelf, a lone bag of masa harina.

“Corn for corn,” I thought and decided to use it to make my cornbread.

The recipe — my grandmother’s, which I have made countless times in my life — made with masa harina produced a cornbread that was distinctly different from what I was used to but was equally delicious. It had a much more pronounced corn flavor and was softer.

It was one of those small experiments that turned out to be a much bigger deal in hindsight — the happenstance of its creation opened my mind to what cornbread could be.

Masa harina in cornbread isn’t new, but it’s still not as common as I think it should be. But to understand the ingredient’s brilliance in this application, we first must define what it is and isn’t.

Typically, the cornmeal you and I buy in grocery stores is made with dried corn that is ground to varying degrees of coarseness. It is usually made with dent corn, a variety of “field corn” that is covered in a hard starch exterior covering a soft starch center.

(Polenta, a coarse ground cornmeal, is made with flint corn, which is mostly hard starch throughout.)

Masa harina, however, is made by first soaking the corn kernels in an alkaline solution like slaked lime or lye, which dissolves the hard

Until early in the 20th century, Southern cornmeal was made with sweeter white corn and it was waterground. When industrial milling came along, that changed.”

KATHLEEN PURVIS Writer

outer shell and leaves behind the soft starch center.

This center is then ground fine and dried to produce the masa harina. The soaking step makes the corn more easily digestible but it also has the added benefit of making the corn taste more, well, corny.

Masa harina’s softer and finer texture is precisely why it’s suited for making doughs for tortillas and tamales.

But it also serves to make an even more tender Southernstyle cornbread when used in place of coarse cornmeal.

That I was using locally produced heirloom masa harina — from Masienda, located in West Los Angeles — surely didn’t hurt; it produced such a fantastic, mind-changing flavor.

At the same time as this revelation, my partner and I were battling — as is our perennial predilection — over whether to add sugar to cornbread. I grew up in a household that didn’t use it, and our cornbread was flatter and had a crunchy bottom. My partner, however, grew up with Jiffy cornbread mix and, thus, prefers a sweeter, cakier texture.

If you’re from the South, you may know that the sweet-versus-unsweet cornbread debate is drawn almost exclusively along racial lines. In her award-winning 2017 Charlotte Observer article “Why does sugar in See CORNBREAD C8

Masa harina and sugar give classic cornbread a more vivid corn flavor. Ben Mims/Los Angeles Times/TNS

ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT

Smothered Chicken. Scott Suchman/Washington Post

Smothered chicken is a recipe for comfort

By AARON HUTCHERSON Washington Post

T

he word “smothering” doesn’t always have the best connotation. (See: relationships or preventing someone from breathing).

But when it comes to cooking, it’s something I crave when in need of solace. Basically a stovetop braise, smothering is a technique most often associated with chicken or pork — but can be used with other types of animal proteins as well as vegetables — where the braising liquid is thickened to form a luscious gravy. And that gravy is the true star of the dish.

“The gravy could be a meal on its own if you do it right,” chef and cookbook author Adrienne Cheatham says.

Smothering’s exact origins are unknown. The earliest reference I found in print is a recipe “To Smother Young Chickens” in Lettice Bryan’s “The Kentucky Housewife,” originally published in 1839.

Some attribute it to Louisiana’s Cajun and Creole cuisines, where “étouffée” translates to “smothered.” In South Carolina’s Lowcountry, “stew chicken” is nearly identical to what others know as “smothered chicken.” I consider it a quintessential soul food dish and a staple of Southern cuisine at large, and regardless of what you call it or where it’s from, this much is certain: The dish is full of comfort.

I tend to think of the dish more as a technique than an exact recipe, as each individual has their own preferences for the cut of chicken to use, whether it is dredged in flour before browning, which vegetables to include, and more.

Follow my recipe below for what I consider to be a classic version of the dish, or use the steps that follow as a jumping

Smothered Chicken. Scott Suchman/Washington Post

off point to create your own smothered chicken.

4 STEPS TO GREAT CHICKEN STEP 1: Season and brown the chicken. Growing up, I remember my mother frequently buying packages of whole, cut-up chickens to cook with, but I would caution against that today. While, technically speaking, you can use whatever cut of chicken you have on hand, “You really want to use bone-in dark meat, preferably thighs or thigh and leg quarters,” Cheatham says.

With chicken breasts — “Blasphemy!” Cheatham exclaims — you’ll need to reduce the cooking time compared to dark meat, and as a result, you won’t get the same depth of flavor.

To season the chicken, I opt for garlic powder and smoked paprika (in addition to salt and pepper) in the recipe below.

Cheatham is a fan of celery seed powder. You can use your

favorite store-bought spice blend or create your own.

Another point of contention is whether to dredge the chicken pieces in flour before searing. The smothered chicken I remember eating in my youth was basically fried chicken with gravy. While the flour coating gives the gravy something to really hold onto, I wanted to limit the amount of oil that would otherwise be required. Eliminating this step streamlines the recipe without much change in the result. Not dredging also means you can render the fat from the chicken as it browns, thus reducing the need for additional oil even further.

STEP 2: Saute the vegetables. Once the chicken is browned and set to the side, vegetables are added to the pan to form the base of the gravy. I like the simplicity of onion and garlic. The two sides of Cheatham’s family used either the “trinity” (onions, celery and green bell

pepper) or onions, celery and mushrooms. She prefers the trinity, but is not beholden to it, and will use various vegetables she has on hand.

STEP 3: Build a roux. After the vegetables have cooked down some, sprinkle them with flour before adding liquid to form the gravy. I like my gravy full bodied, so I call for more flour than some recipes, but you can reduce it if you prefer a thinner consistency.

And while all-purpose flour certainly gets the job done, Cheatham recommends Wondra, a type of instant flour that dissolves easily, eliminating any worry about lumps.

STEP 4: Add liquid and braise the chicken. “I’ll usually deglaze with wine or beer,” Cheatham says. “Honestly, I’ll use whatever I have in the fridge or that’s open already.” I like the crisp acidity of a white wine such as pinot grigio for scraping up the brown bits on See SMOTHERED C8

The year’s biggest cookbook has finally arrived J. Kenji Lopez-Alt shares his favorite recipes in 658-page book, ‘The Wok’

By TAN VINH The Seattle Times

SEATTLE — As every J. Kenji Lopez-Alt super fan knows, March 8 was the release date of “The Wok: Recipes and Techniques,” arguably the most anticipated cookbook of the year.

In his 658-page cookbook, author Lopez-Alt makes a compelling case that the wok is a versatile vessel that deserves prime real estate on your stove top.

Like his groundbreaking 2015 opus “The Food Lab,” “The Wok” includes geeky experiments, like the sorcery of using baking soda to make gristly cuts of beef tender, and hacks like blowtorching your food to mimic that smoky

“wok hei” flavor that your Chinese takeout possesses.

The Seattle Times recently caught up with the food scientist in front of Volunteer Park Cafe & Pantry to discuss recipes and kitchen equipment from his new book.

Seattle has never had a food celebrity on the scale of Lopez-Alt, who moved to Capitol Hill in 2020 from California.

During the hourlong interview, fans interrupted to greet him or snap pictures with him.

Others stood on the sidewalk to gawk or eavesdrop on what he had to say.

The following interview was edited for brevity and clarification.

Q: When we met last year at

Grillbird in West Seattle (one of his favorite teriyaki spots), you declared that the wok is the most versatile piece of equipment. Most westerners think it’s just good for a stir fry. What else do you cook with it?

A: I use it for steaming frozen dumplings, for boiling noodles. I use it to make stock.

If I break down a chicken, which I do once a week, I have a carcass. I stir fry all the bones and chop up some carrots, onions and celery in a wok. I find it’s much faster and easier to do than in a stockpot. I use it for mapo tofu and other braised dishes. And it is a lot easier to deep fry in a wok then to deep fry in any other vessel. A lot less messy. A wok has

Rubinstein Bagels is one of J. Kenji Lopez-Alt’s favorite local bagel places in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. He gets ready to nosh on his personal favorite sandwich here, an untoasted everything bagel with in-house-made fried onion, chive cream cheese and salmon lox. Ken Lambert/Seattle Times/TNS

these wide sides, so you are cooking in the bottom half of it so the oil just splatters around

and hits the side of the wok and rolls back down.

Q: I think the three most important pages in your book are the ones with your explanation of how you can make chicken and pork juicy by marinating the white meat in cornstarch and how gristly beef can be made tender by massaging and alkalizing the beef with baking soda. Most American cooking videos, and even Food Network, don’t mention this important tip in Asian stir fries.

A: Yeah, they don’t stress the way you treat the meat before you actually cook. Growing up, you could get beef chow fun as a $6.95 lunch special from a hole in the wall, and the meat was super tender and juicy and flavorful. I never knew how they got that See COOKBOOK C8

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Puzzles

Last week’s puzzle answers

Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born Sunday, you have what appears to be boundless energy, and yet there are times when you must retreat from the world at large in order to recharge your batteries and protect yourself from the kinds of harm that can happen to you when you are too vulnerable and your enthusiasm and overall resistance are at a low ebb. You are creative and clever, quick to respond to stimuli of all kinds and always ready to interact with those who share your attitudes, talents and ambitions.

You are likely to attract all kinds of people into your orbit, but you are not really a fan of just anyone — and indeed, you can react quite negatively to those who rub you the wrong way. Fortunately, working with someone toward a common goal usually prevents this from happening! You have quite high standards, and can be very critical — but very supportive, too, of those who work hard.

Also born on this date are: Mariah Carey, singer; Fergie, singer; Quentin Tarantino, director; Nathan Fillion, actor; Pauley Perrette, actress; Holliday Grainger, actress; Stephen Dillane, actor; Chris Stewart,

musician and author.

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, MARCH 28 ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You may be on edge during the first part of the day as you wait for that final piece of information you need to wrap up an important project.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You receive feedback today that may surprise you. A look back at the work you’ve done reveals something important that you’ve overlooked before.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You will want to promote your agenda in the most effective way possible today, so take care you don’t say too much too soon to anyone.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You must be ready to step in and ease tensions between two parties whose conflict never should have gotten this far in the first place.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — The beginning of the day and the end of the day may not seem to be related, but there is a through line that you will surely need to recognize.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You’ll realize

today that something you did a while back is beginning to pay off. Very soon you’ll be patting yourself on the back!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You must determine for yourself what is more important: taking part or winning. The former doesn’t necessarily guarantee the latter today.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Your ability to express yourself clearly and effectively serves you quite well today — and others, too, who have allied themselves to you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Your concerns are not likely to be alleviated by those closest to you today, for they are thinking as you are. Work together and prevail.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You may be lucky enough to walk away from a tricky situation today with more than you had expected — including an important lesson learned.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Harmony is the key to a successful day, and you may have to work closely with others to ensure that nothing untoward breaks the calm.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You have more power than you think you do today, but that doesn’t mean you should run roughshod over anyone. Take it slow; be sensitive.

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Books & authors

New to Jack Reacher?

Publisher’s Weekly best-sellers Thomas Nelson

Tribune News Service

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, March 5, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan.

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. The Paris Apartment. Lucy Foley. Morrow 2. One Italian Summer. Rebecca Serle. Atria 3. The Atlas Six. Olivie Blake. Tor 4. House of Sky and Breath. Sarah J. Maas.

Bloomsbury 5. The Club. Ellery Lloyd. Harper 6. Abandoned in Death. J.D. Robb. St. Martin’s 7. Phantom Game. Christine Feehan. Berkley 8. The Maid. Nita Prose. Ballantine 9. The Lincoln Highway. Amor Towles. Viking 10. The Judge’s List. John Grisham. Doubleday

HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. The Whole Body Reset. Stephen Perrine.

Simon & Schuster 2. Undistracted. Bob Goff. Thomas Nelson 3. The Way Forward. O’Neill/Meyer. Dey Street 4. Red-Handed. Peter Schweizer. Harper 5. Atlas of the Heart. Brene Brown. Random House 6. Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama. Bob Odenkirk. Random House 7. Life Force. Tony Robbins et al. Simon & Schuster 8. Food IQ. Holzman/Rodbard. Harper Wave 9. Black Ops. Ric Prado. St. Martin’s 10. I’ll Start Again Monday. Lysa TerKeurst.

MASS MARKET 1. Sooley. John Grisham. Anchor 2. Finding Ashley. Danielle Steel. Dell 3. Fast Ice. Cussler/Brown. Putnam 4. Afraid. Jackson/Ivy/Childs. Zebra 5. The Violent Storm. Johnstone/Johnstone.

Pinnacle 6. Dead River. Johnstone/Johnstone. Pinnacle 7. Dangerous Mountain Rescue. Christy Barritt. Love Inspired Suspense 8. Before Buckhorn. B.J. Daniels. HQN 9. A Wish upon a Dress. Debbie Macomber.

Mira 10. Daylight. David Baldacci. Grand Central

TRADE PAPERBACK 1. My Hero Academia, Vol. 30. Kohei Horikoshi. Viz 2. Verity. Colleen Hoover. Grand Central 3. Hook, Line, and Sinker. Tessa Bailey. Avon 4. Reminders of Him. Colleen Hoover.

Montlake 5. The Love Hypothesis. Ali Hazelwood.

Berkley 6. Where the Crawdads Sing. Delia Owens.

Putnam 7. People We Meet on Vacation. Emily Henry.

Berkley 8. Steal. Patterson/Roughan. Grand Central 9. The Silent Patient. Alex Michaelides.

Celadon 10. The Lost Apothecary. Sarah Penner. Park Row

Books for when the ‘feed’ goes dark

By TRISHA COLLOPY Star Tribune

Maybe dystopian novels aren’t the answer for teens living in a dystopia. One of the hardest books to track down over the holidays this year was M.T. Anderson’s “Feed.”

Anderson’s cyberpunk dystopia sketches a near-future world where climate change has degraded Earth’s surface, forcing humans to live in climate-controlled cities. Most also have an implant that feeds them a steady stream of data, chat threads, videos and highly targeted ads.

I wanted to give a copy to my 12-year-old nephew, a once-avid reader who was now slipping away into a world of online gaming and pre-adolescent drama.

A decade ago, when I was teaching mass communication at a local community college, my students introduced me to “Feed.”

With its tone of gleeful cynicism about Big Tech, “Feed” spoke to both their rueful addiction to their smartphones and knowledge that large corporations were mining every communication — and their “can’t live with it, can’t live without it” attitude toward that brave new world.

Two decades after its 2002 publication, “Feed” still hits a nerve.

In December, I brought my nephew with me on a reconnaissance mission to Magers and Quinn. I hoped that the tall, narrow aisles — with whole sections devoted to graphic novels and science fiction, a corner full of young-adult and middle-grade books — would spark his curiosity.

That he would lift the cover of “Dune” or “Wonder,” or even a new installment of Goosebumps, and fall into the world of the story the way my siblings and I had

fallen into stories over and over in the downtime of our adolescence.

As I watched him wandering the stacks at the bookstore, randomly pulling down titles, I felt an urgent need to put Anderson’s doomsday prophecy into his hands.

This, I wanted him to know, this is what happens when you stop reading print books. When a smartphone pings every few minutes, interrupting your attention before you can finish a paragraph, or a page. It’s a slippery slope from that to climate collapse and a chip in your head — and M.T. Anderson is clever and funny enough to say that in a way you might hear it.

Luckily for both of us, the book was sold out.

Because I’m not sure a novel about the dangers of Big Tech (though prescient and realized), is the best way to hook a preteen about to fall off the cliff of hormones and peer group dynamics. Or that dystopias feel urgent when you’re figuring out how to be the hero of your own tale.

In a forward to the original edition of “Feed,” Anderson said that he is now less worried about the impact of the Internet on our attention span and more worried about how our media diet insulates us from understanding the world around us.

But two years into a pandemic that has narrowed our circles and made social interaction more fraught, our screens and online communities may be one of the few things keeping us connected.

We’re still writing our own stories, feeling our way forward, whether on social media, family group chats, in interactive online games or by simply picking up the phone.

Books will be there for us when the feed goes dark.

These are the best books to get you started

By ELLEN AKINS Washington Post

Jack Reacher has been astride the American literary landscape, stumbling upon nefarious plots and dispatching evildoers, through 26 books and 25 years — and still he has his skeptics. A 6-foot-5, 250-pound exArmy major, he travels the country carrying nothing but a toothbrush, passport and ATM card — plus an encyclopedic knowledge of weapons and hand-to-hand combat, a Sherlock Holmesian command of arcane but invaluable details and an uncanny knack for telling time without a watch. So sure, Reacher might strain credulity, especially when Hollywood could find no more likely actor to play him than the tiny if feisty Tom Cruise.

But now, with Amazon’s new series, based on the novel “Killing Floor,” those doubts can be put to rest, because: Alan Ritchson. The actor is 37, which is far too young, or would be if “Killing Floor” were happening now, because Reacher was born in 1960, which makes him way too old to be hitchhiking around the country, knocking out terrorist cells with his bare hands. But “Killing Floor” was Lee Child’s first Reacher book, published in 1997, when the big guy was, that’s right, 37. At 6-foot-3, Ritchson is a little short, but the few inches he’s missing in height he probably makes up for in muscle, as anyone can see when the man takes a shower ... wowza. The point is, we now have proof that there can be a man of Reacher’s stature with Reacher’s moves. (Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post.)

Then again, the outlandishness of the Reacher books is what makes them so fun, grounded as they are in the character’s outrageously detailed knowledge of every element that factors into each plot. Despite his signature statement, “I said nothing” (or, in the third-person novels, “Reacher said nothing”), he invariably elaborates to such a ludicrous extent that you’re subdued into believing anything. After that, it’s so much easier to root for the human superhero who rights wrongs wherever he finds them (and he finds them wherever he goes), no matter how many bodies he leaves in his wake and no matter how unlikely the maneuvers by which good — battered and beaten but unbroken — conquers evil.

The uninitiated (and there must be at least two dozen left in North America) may wonder which Reacher book to read first. The best? The first one published? The first chronologically (because occasionally the series circles back to fill in Reacher’s

backstory)? Every reader seems to have an answer, and after a scientific survey of global opinion and the application of the rules of ranked choice voting, here are the results: 1. ‘Killing Floor’ First in the series, fourth in chronological order In the book that launched the series, Reacher arrives

by Greyhound in Margrave, a fictional Georgia town where his brother once told him an actual blues musician, Blind Blake, might’ve died. (Though Child is a Brit, he knows his American blues.) Reacher is immediately charged with a recently discovered murder, because only a stranger would commit murder in Margrave, and Reacher is the only stranger in Margrave. What’s even more shocking, in every sense: The murdered man turns out to be Reacher’s brother! Who, though also a stranger, can’t be the murderer ... because he’s dead.

And that’s only the beginning.

2. ‘Persuader’ Seventh in the series, 10th in chronological order This is a book with a bonus, as the plot — which involves Reacher working unofficially with the DEA to infiltrate a drug-smuggling operation masquerading as an Oriental carpet business, only to discover that the kingpin’s housekeeper is also an undercover federal agent trying to infiltrate an arms-smuggling operation — oh, right, the plot ... brings back a villain who, 10 years earlier, was shot point-blank three times by Reacher, fell 120 feet onto rock, bounced into the ocean and disappeared. A Persuader, by the way, is a gun, and “nothing on earth would mask a Persuader firing a Brenneke Magnum,” which is ammunition. So, Continuing Ed. In this book, we also encounter Reacher the Wag: “I caught him with a wild left in the throat. It was a solid punch, and a lucky one. But not for him. It crushed his larynx. He went down on the floor again and suffocated. It was reasonably quick. About a minute and a half. There was nothing I could do for him. I’m not a doctor.”

3. ‘Running Blind’ Fourth in the series, seventh in chronological order In the U.K., this book was called “The Visitor,” which was deemed too alien-adjacent for American readers. In a plot so complicated that it will leave you longing for the simplicity of opera, what’s most noteworthy is the method of the serial murderer, who leaves her (oops, spoiler) victims in bathtubs filled with army-issue camouflage paint. Through her

hypnotizing prowess, she has made her victims suffocate by swallowing their own tongues, which, no matter what the Internet might tell you, my husband informs me cannot be done, however hard he tries.

4. ‘Bad Luck and Trouble’ Eleventh in the series, 13th chronologically As with “The Blues Brothers” this book gets the band back together, i.e., the elite ex-Army investigators Reacher once led, who are being picked off one by one.

Sounding the alarm is Frances Neagley, introduced in the sixth Reacher novel, “Without Fail,” a woman with the curious condition, haphephobia, an intense, irrational fear of being touched, which means, whatever the chemistry, no sex. That’s a welcome revelation; though Reacher has any number of lightsoff sexual encounters, his more detailed love scenes are cringey. As Child puts it, “Writing sex scenes is by far, the hardest and most ridiculous thing a writer can ever do. It’s virtually impossible to get it done with any plausibility.”

5. ‘One Shot’ Ninth in the series, 11th in chronological order A former Army infantry sniper is arrested for shooting five victims with six shots.

But, as we learn, the military sniper’s creed is: “One shot, one kill.” (Of course military snipers have a creed.) So, what sort of sniper misses a target? Reacher wonders, so we do, too — and darned if our curiosity doesn’t lead us to a Russian gang masquerading as legitimate business executives, with an 80-yearold capo who wanted one of those five victims dead.

Come to think of it, didn’t the villain in “Running Blind” kill many to muddy the murder of one intended victim?

Extra points.

6. ‘Worth Dying For’ Fifteenth in the series, 17th chronologically A small army of ex-Cornhusker linemen are bodyguards of the evil owner of a trucking empire in rural Nebraska, but out of respect for the American football tradition, Child spares them early death. Even so, he doles out a whole football season’s worth of crippling injuries.

Human trafficking, Italian American mobsters, Iranian and Arab gang bosses — no one would suspect such nefariousness in the innocent Plains state. However, the fact that duct tape is integral to the plot — and not for the last time! — does make a certain geographical sense.

7. ‘Gone Tomorrow’ Thirteenth in the series, 15th chronologically

Reacher is on a New York City subway train when he spots a woman who shows all the hallmarks of an incipient suicide bomber. When he approaches her, she shoots herself. So, a suicide but not a bomber. This is just the first of many miscalculations that lead Reacher to the dilemma of having three people to kill but just one bullet — but once again duct tape, good for strapping a knife to a bare back, does the trick.

8. ‘Without Fail’ Sixth in the series, ninth chronologically Here we have a reprise of the blues (Reacher hitches a ride with musicians to Atlantic City), his brother Joe (killed off in “Killing Floor,” whose Secret Service agent girlfriend hires Reacher to conduct a “security audit”) and Neagley, the untouchable former colleague (who’s only a reprise if you read the books in this order, because she’s actually introduced here). This novel is notable for taking place in more states than any other book: New Jersey, North Dakota, Minnesota, Colorado and Wyoming, with allusions to Oregon and Idaho.

9. ‘The Affair’ Sixteenth in the series, third chronologically Despite the ominous title, which suggests we might be subjected to more cringey sex, the affair in this prequel turns out to be one between a senator and an intern, launching a coverup that devolves into multiple murders involving the senator’s son, and compelling Reacher to compromise his career, which ends as the novel does, with Reacher — a bloodied, battered giant, duct tape playing its perennial supporting role on his broken nose — implausibly hitchhiking toward “Killing Floor.”

10. ‘61 Hours’ Fourteenth in the series, 16th chronologically Where to begin? On a bus with a bunch of senior citizens, spinning out of control on an icy road in South Dakota. At once the most enjoyable and most improbable plot of all, this one involves a corrupt police force, an abandoned military compound, tunnels full of methamphetamines, a Latin American drug lord named Plato, Russian gangsters and one of the largest prisons in the United States.

As some of Plato’s henchmen pump jet fuel into the tunnels, where Reacher is wrestling with Plato, his other henchmen drop a flare down the shaft, igniting an explosion of near-nuclear proportions. How could our hero possibly survive such a blast, we’re left to wonder — but not for long, because Lee Child publishes one book per year. And that may be the most improbable thing of all.

An observant biography about Hemingway’s 4th wife

By WAYNE CATAN Star Tribune

“Hemingway’s Widow: The Life and Legacy of Mary Welsh Hemingway” by Timothy Christian; Pegasus Books (464 pages, $29.95) After reading Ernest Hemingway’s Paris memoir, “A Moveable Feast” while in Paris, Timothy Christian followed it with several biographies of Hemingway and his wives. Most biographers, he noticed, dismissed fourth wife Mary Welsh Hemingway as “being the lowest born of the four wives ... or for being a mere ‘caretaker wife.’”

But Christian did not

believe this was the case, so he scoured through archives, attended Hemingway conferences and interviewed Hemingway scholars, eventually writing “Hemingway’s Widow,” a vivid portrayal of Mary Welsh Hemingway.

Mary was born in Walker, Minn., in 1908 and grew up in Bemidji, where she spent summers on her father’s paddleboat on Leech Lake. She then moved south to Chicago to attend Northwestern University and later secured a position with the

Chicago Daily News.

Mary desired more action, though, so she pressed newspaper magnate Lord Beaverbrook for a job at the London Daily Express. That is where she met her second husband, Noel Monks.

In London, she wrote about Hitler, Mussolini and the Blitz and befriended Gen. Dwight Eisenhower and Pamela Churchill, the daughter-in-law of the British prime minister. In 1940, she started working at Time’s London office. In May 1944, she met Hemingway at the White

Tower restaurant. He was in London covering the war for Collier’s: “He had broad shoulders, a barrel chest, and slim hips.”

At the time, Mary was married to Monks and Hemingway was married to journalist Martha Gellhorn. Initially, Mary was not impressed with Hemingway, but he wrote to her incessantly. His epistles worked, and in March of 1946 they were married in Cuba.

Mary gave up her career to manage Hemingway’s affairs: “He looked upon Mary as his equal, listened to her ideas, and treated them with respect.” In fact, Mary recommended that Santiago should

live in Hemingway’s short novel “The Old Man and the Sea,” and Christian agrees: “The (Pulitzer) was a testament to their successful partnership.”

Christian masterfully transports readers to Picasso’s studio in Paris and to the Ritz Bar where the couple drank with Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. Readers then experience a bullfight in Spain and an African safari. Christian also writes about an incident in Wyoming where Mary ruptured a fallopian tube, which she called “‘the greatest loss of (her) life, except the death of Ernest.”

Later in his life, Hemingway struggled emotionally. He was

abusive, he believed his room and phone were tapped and he tried to walk into a plane’s propellers. On July 2, 1961, he shot himself in his Ketchum, Idaho, home. By this time, Mary’s nerves were frazzled and she was a habitual gin drinker.

Christian regales readers with stories from around the world, revealing the life of one of the most iconic literary couples. He also chronicles Mary’s illustrious journalism career and her meetings with world leaders such as Fidel Castro and John F. Kennedy, setting the record straight that Martha Gellhorn was not the only respected reporter whom Hemingway married.

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Warhol docuseries aims to ‘unerase his biography’

By JOSHUA AXELROD Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Q: What’s your next book project?

A: I want to write another children’s book and a cookbook for parents who want to teach their kids how to cook.

PITTSBURGH — Andy Warhol captured Andrew Rossi’s imagination from the time he was a kid checking out the Pittsburgh native’s artwork at New York City galleries and watching his many television appearances.

“His whole world seemed fun and punk but in an ‘80s glamour kind of way,” Rossi told the Post-Gazette. “As someone figuring out their sexuality like me as a bisexual man, the courage he had to be queer and have a sort of empire at The Factory felt very exciting, and I wanted to know more.”

Warhol died in 1987, but Rossi’s thirst to learn more about him was fulfilled in 1989 with the release of “The Andy Warhol Diaires,” a memoir Warhol dictated over the course of 11 years to his close friend, Pat Hackett.

While Warhol spent most of his life guarding his true thoughts and feelings, the book was a relatively unfiltered account of his inner monologue from 1976 through the days leading up to his death.

Rossi immediately purchased a copy in 1989 but didn’t fully examine its contents until more than two decades later.

By then, he was an established documentary filmmaker who realized Warhol’s musings were rich with melodrama and “lent themselves to an episodic story structure.” That sent Rossi down a path that culminated in him writing and directing the six-part docuseries adaptation of “The Andy Warhol Diaries” that premiered on Netflix.

“It felt like (the diary entries) presented a story arc that would be ripe for adaptation,” he said.

“Once I started reading them, it was the love story I felt so connected to and was so revelatory.”

What Rossi is referring to is the artist’s romantic entanglements with Jed Johnson and Jon Gould, as well as his ambiguously defined personal and professional relationship with fellow

shimmering. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix 1 teaspoon of salt, the pepper, garlic powder and paprika until combined.

Sprinkle the seasoning mixture all over the chicken.

Working in batches, if needed, so as to not overcrowd the pan, place the chicken in the skillet, skin side down, and sear until nicely browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Flip the chicken and cook on the other side until browned, about 5 minutes.

Transfer the chicken to a platter or rimmed baking sheet.

Repeat with the remaining chicken, if needed.

Add the onions and the remaining ¼ teaspoon of salt to the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until they start to brown, about 8 minutes.

Add the garlic and cook, stirring regularly, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Sprinkle the

flour over the onions and cook, stirring regularly, until lightly browned, about 2 minutes.

Add the wine, scraping up any stuck-on bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the stock and thyme, stir to combine and bring to a simmer. Return the chicken and any accumulated juices to the skillet, partially cover, and cook, adjusting the heat as necessary to maintain a gentle simmer, until the chicken is fully cooked (an instant-read thermometer should register at least 165 degrees when inserted into the thickest part of the chicken without touching the bone) and tender, about 30 minutes. Taste, and season with salt and/or pepper, as desired. Discard thyme sprigs and serve (see NOTES).

NOTES: If avoiding alcohol, use an equal amount of additional chicken stock and a splash of vinegar in place of the wine.

If using leg quarters, you can cut each quarter into thighs and drumsticks for more servings.

then a second spoonful the next time, and on and on until I landed at the perfect amount for my recipe.

The sweetness made the cornbread taste corn-ier, just like the masa harina. And so what began as a happy accident produced a cross-cultural bread that offered me a chance to learn from it the more I worked on it. In my often-jaded mind when it comes to cooking, it was refreshing to have my previously held notions of my most nostalgic food get broken apart and built back up even better than before.

more tender texture and cornforward flavor. Regular granulated sugar is used to sweeten the cornbread, but feel free to use honey, maple syrup or even light brown sugar instead.

The amount called for is not so large that the alternative sweeteners will affect it dramatically beyond a slightly darker color once baked.

9-inch round or 8-inch square cake pan with butter and flour.

2. Meanwhile, whisk together the flour, masa harina, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk together the melted butter, milk and eggs until smooth. Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients, and stir until just combined (do not try to remove all the lumps from the batter).

3. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Place the pan in the oven and bake until golden brown at the edges and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.

4. Remove the pan from the oven and let the cornbread cool for 10 minutes. Invert the cornbread and remove it from the pan or cut into wedges and serve from the pan. Serve with more butter melted over the top of each wedge.

Author, food-influencer and Seattleite, J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, with a few tools of his trade. Ken Lambert/Seattle Times/TNS

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texture. It was only later that I learned — the treating of alkaline and washing it and really handling the meat roughly. All these little steps you do before you actually start cooking.

Q: In your book, there are two recipes that offer a peek into the daily life of many Asian American families. One is tomato and eggs, which you and the writer Francis Lam noted is a ubiquitous dish in Asian households that never appears on restaurant menus or in cookbooks.

A: There is not really a recipe, no right or wrong way to do it. I found out later that my wife who is from Colombia also grew up eating scrambled eggs with tomatoes and scallions, which is essentially the same dish as in China and the same dish that my grandmother made in Japan.

Q: Not just those

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the bottom of the pan. Then stock or water compose the remainder of the braising liquid. For a creamier gravy, add some form of dairy or stir in a can of cream of mushroom or chicken soup. A couple sprigs of thyme help flavor the braising liquid in the recipe below.

Sage and bay leaves are also common, but soy sauce, Dijon mustard or Worcestershire sauce can add extra pizazz.

Lastly, let it simmer on the stovetop until the chicken is tender and the gravy is full of flavor. (Though you could also braise it in the oven, if you wish.)

There are as many iterations of smothered chicken as

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cornbread divide races in the South?” author Kathleen Purvis writes: “Until early in the 20th century, Southern cornmeal was made with sweeter white corn and it was water-ground.

When industrial milling came

countries. You wrote that many have their own version. In Colombia, it’s called huevos pericos, in Italy, uova all’Amatriciana and Neapolitan ova ‘mpriatorio, in France, oeufs a la Provencale, in several Arab countries, shakshuka, in Turkey, menemen, the Parsee tomato per eedu, in Mexico, huevos rancheros. In the U.S., ketchup on eggs fall into the same family. Why is this combo popular?

A: Eggs are quick and cheap, and they store forever. So you always have the ingredients there and combining them with something fresh and acidic and a little sweet seems to work.

Q: The other recipe that will resonate with many from Southeast Asia is called, “the mix,” an all-purpose mixture of seasoned ground pork and shrimp that you can use in many dishes. It’s the equivalent of leftover fillings from egg rolls or dumplings that kids squirrel away in sandwich bags and take out of the there are cooks, and you can’t go wrong once you have the basic steps and fundamentals down. However, one thing just about everyone will agree on is that it’s always a good idea to serve it with rice to sop up the gravy.

SMOTHERED CHICKEN Active time: 45 minutes | Total time: 1 hour 15 minutes 4 to 6 servings Smothered chicken is a traditional Southern dish where chicken parts are braised with aromatics and liquid to form a luscious gravy. There are as many ways to prepare it as there are cooks, so feel free to use this recipe as a template for your own creation. The finished dish is commonly served with rice to sop up the gravy.

Storage Notes: Refrigerate along, that changed. The steelroller mills used yellow corn that was harvested before it was ripe, so it had less sugar.

They eliminated the germ so (the corn) kept longer, but it had less corn flavor. And they ground it finer. You had to add a little flour to help it rise and sugar to add flavor.”

Purvis goes on to posit that because this new yellow cornmeal was cheaper than that

fridge for after-school tacos or to hack a frozen pizza.

What do you do with your “mix” at home?

A: I put a seasoned ground pork mixture in a Cryovac bag, and I freeze it flat. I use it for fried rice, for filling dumplings. I stir fry with some vegetables, put it on some noodles. I cook the ground pork and shrimp mixture, add some frozen peas, some broth and drizzle, like, a bunch of eggs into it.

Q: Korean fried chicken is trendy now in Seattle. You wrote, “when it comes to frying chicken, nobody — and I mean, nobody — does it better than Korea. My apologies to all you Southerners.”

A: Korean fried chicken tends to be much lighter and crispier than American style.

Q: You declared that the mortar and pestle is the most underrated kitchen tool.

Many cooks think a food processor is just a modern day version of it. Discuss.

A: Mortar and pestle crushes, and a food processor leftovers for up to 3 days.

2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 1/4 teaspoons fine salt, divided, plus more to taste 1 teaspoon ground black pepper, plus more to taste 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika 3 pounds chicken leg quarters, patted dry (can substitute thighs and/or drumsticks) (see NOTES) 2 medium yellow onions (about 14 ounces), halved and thinly sliced 3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced or finely grated 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/2 cup dry white wine, such as pinot grigio (see NOTES) 1 cup unsalted or low-sodium chicken stock 2 to 3 sprigs fresh thyme In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the oil until made with white corn, “Black cooks who had little money may have changed their cornbread to match the cornmeal they could afford.”

On the opposite end of the spectrum, when using masa harina instead of cornmeal in my cornbread, I noticed a distinct corn-sweetness that I had never tasted in regular American cornmeal before — and I wanted more of it. So, I indulged my partner’s wishes and added a spoonful of sugar to my next batch of cornbread,

artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

There isn’t much information available about Warhol’s love life beyond the diary entries, which Rossi believes was a calculated effort to avoid being persecuted due to his sexuality.

Rossi especially wanted to spotlight Warhol’s relationship with Gould. The diary entries regarding his pursuit of Gould read “like a young lover obsessed,” Rossi said, and reveal a more vulnerable side of the notoriously private artist.

Gould died in 1986 from complications stemming from HIV/AIDS. A segment of the docuseries takes place at a 2017 estate sale auctioning off Gould’s personal effects that includes poetry dedicated to Warhol.

“I think that knowing the depth of their love and Andy’s sacrifice to help Jon while he was sick ... changes our perception of Andy as a cold, detached figure incapable of love,” Rossi said. “It also informs our reading on some of his paintings.”

A lot of context on Warhol’s life and work is provided by museum director Patrick Moore and curator Jessica Beck. In addition to being a valuable resource for his docuseries, Rossi appreciated how The Andy Warhol Museum supports creatives operating outside the mainstream and its “forward look at young artists who are going to continue the legacy of Andy Warhol.”

We know so little about Warhol’s personal life due to that era’s rampant homophobia and his deliberate attempts to avoid as much of that ugliness as possible, Rossi said. “The Andy Warhol Diaries” is designed to fill in some of those blanks.

“Peeling back the curtain to reveal his relationships that in many cases were full of pain but also beauty and joy is part of the effort to go back in time and break down the prejudices that have kept things hidden and erased,” Rossi said. “My goal was to unerase his biography.”

chops. When you crush plant cells, you release more internal, volatile aromatics. So, you get more flavors.

Q: One secret to why Asian street food tastes so good is because the sauces drowning that grilled meat were emulsified with a mortar and pestle. In the streets of Saigon and Bangkok, cooks are squatting over to crush those chile and curry pastes. You can smell the aromas from the sidewalk. You wouldn’t be able to smell that if they used a food processor. In fact, you conducted a pesto taste test, one using a food processor and the other with mortar and pestle. Your conclusion?

A: With mortar and pestle, you get a creamy, emulsified sauce as opposed to chopped up stuff suspended in oil.

MASA HARINA CORNBREAD Time: 45 minutes Yields: Serves 8 This cornbread recipe is pretty classic, save for the use of masa harina instead of cornmeal, which gives the bread a

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted, plus more for greasing and serving 106 grams (3/4 cup) all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting 155 grams (1 1/4 cups) masa harina 52 grams (1/4 cup) granulated sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon fine sea salt 2 cups whole milk 2 large eggs 1. Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Grease and flour a

Nutrition information per serving (1 thigh or 2 drumsticks and 1/3 cup onion gravy), based on 6 | Calories: 482; Total Fat: 32 g; Saturated Fat: 8 g; Cholesterol: 151 mg; Sodium: 655 mg; Carbohydrates: 11 g; Dietary Fiber: 2 g; Sugar: 3 g; Protein: 33 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.

Recipe from staff writer Aaron Hutcherson.