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Poultry producers brace for bird flu

Catskill liquor store says nyet to Russian products

By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

Local officials and poultry producers are on alert and taking precautions for the bird flu to potentially arrive in the Twin Counties after a pair of bird flu cases were recently identified in the Hudson Valley.

A case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was confirmed in a backyard flock in Ulster County on Friday, with an additional case identified in a pheasant flock in Dutchess County.

A case was tied to a backyard flock in Suffolk County six days earlier.

The current bird flu is spreading among the wild bird population, Cornell Cooperative Extension Livestock Specialist Amy Barkley said Tuesday.

“The disease does travel with the migratory bird population, so it is anticipated that we’ll see an increasing number of cases as wild birds move through their migration period,” Barkley said. “That will be in the next couple of months here.”

Local farmers can take a number of steps to mitigate spread in their flocks, she said, including keeping their flocks away from flocks of wild birds.

“They could keep their birds contained within a barn or a run that’s covered that won’t have access to wild birds,” Barkley explained. “Or, if they have poultry that frequent ponds or streams that waterfowl frequent, limit the access of your birds to those regions.”

Columbia County Department of Public Health Director Jack Mabb said that the county is keeping tabs on the potential spread of bird flu in the state.

“We certainly are following it,” he said. “We haven’t received any reported cases at this point, so other than following it, we’re not really doing anything at the moment.”

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Bottles of Russian vodka are seen at a Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority store in Arlington, Virginia, on Feb. 28, 2022. Russian vodka will no longer be sold at some liquor stores in Greene and Columbia counties

By Noah Eckstein Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — A village liquor dealer will not restock any Russian products including vodka in protest of President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Wine Cellar on Route 9W does not plan on banning Russian vodka and liquors that are already on the shelves, according to manager Shannan Yander.

“We’ll sell what we have but we don’t plan to reorder anything from Russia,” she said.

Similarly, across the river in Claverack, The Package Store, a purveyor of beer, wine and

liquor, plans to halt all purchases of Russian products, a business decision to protest the country’s unprovoked fullscale invasion.

“I stand in solidarity with Ukraine and I believe in freedom,” said the store’s manager, Craig Demski, who believes the store does not currently sell alcohol exported from Russia and is committed to stop buying Russian products in the future.

Their decision to stop buying Russian alcohol comes as the governors of both Utah and New Hampshire ordered Russian-made and Russian-branded alcohol to be removed from liquor store shelves across their respective states.

In a tweet issued last week, Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio said, “I directed Ohio Commerce to cease both the purchase & sale of all vodka made

by Russian Standard, the only overseas, Russian-owned distillery with vodka sold in Ohio.”

It is unclear at the moment if Gov. Kathy Hochul will follow suit and issue a statewide ban on Russian-produced alcohol. On Sunday the governor signed an executive order banning New York from engaging in any business with Russia.

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In this Jan. 2, 2019, file photo, Tina Annese, owner of The Wine Cellar in Catskill, points to some popular bourbons in her shop.

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Legislature hails end of school mask mandate

By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

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Greene County officials cheered the news of the state’s school mask mandate, which will end on Wednesday.

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CATSKILL — On the eve of its demise, Greene County officials hailed the end of the statewide school mask mandate in effect for more than the last two academic years.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, announced over the weekend the statewide mask requirement for all students, faculty and staff or visitors to public school buildings across New York would expire Wednesday with each individual school district tasked with adopting its own masking policy.

All Greene County school districts have announced plans to make face coverings optional for students and staff starting today, March 2.

“I heard from several of my colleagues in the Legislature and we’re all very pleased with the governor’s decision,” Greene County Legislature Vice

Chair Matt Luvera, R-Catskill, said Tuesday. “In our letter to the governor, we stated that it should be a local decision and a decision of a parent for their child. I’m happy that the people have been heard.”

The Greene County Legislature sent a letter to Hochul on Feb. 16 pleading with the governor to terminate the mandate by the time students returned from mid-winter recess this week — a mark that was ultimately missed by two days.

In their letter to the governor, legislators detailed the harm they believe prolonged mask-wearing in schools was afflicting local students.

“The mask mandate, which began during your predecessor’s reign, has gone on for far too long and has interfered and severely affected the lives of

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Authorities said a fourth person, an adult who was supervising the visit, was shot and killed, but Jones said it was unclear whether the victim was a church employee or a social worker.

“The shooter came in and — what appears to be — killed the person who was supervising the visit, killed his own three children and then turned the gun on himself,” Jones said.

The shooting happened just after 5 p.m. at The Church in Sacramento on the 2000 block of Wyda Way. A church employee, who was working upstairs, heard gunshots and called 911.

“They said they heard a shot and then additional shots -- (the employee) left the building,” Grassmann said.

Grassmann said the shooting was over in a matter of minutes before deputies arrived.

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A man shot and killed four people before turning the gun on himself at a Sacramento County church Monday.

neighborhood around the Arden Arcade church. The church on Wyda Way is about a hundred yards east of the Sacramento city limits at Ethan Way, two blocks north of Arden Fair mall.

Grassmann said he expected investigators to be at the scene for the rest of the night.

‘THIS GUY KILLED HIS KIDS. THIS HURTS SO BAD’ Sandi Davis lives in a small apartment complex down the street from The Church.

She was walking out of her apartment with her dog when she heard five to six gunshots.

She ducked and laid on the ground while screaming for her neighbor, telling him shots had been fired.

Davis said she was saddened and alarmed after learning Monday’s shooting involved a father shooting his three children.

“This isn’t the answer,” Davis said.

“This guy killed his kids. This hurts so bad.

Children are innocent, they didn’t have a chance at life.”

She said The Church offers help to people in the neighborhood, including people who are not members of the church.

Davis lost her husband two years ago when he was killed in a hit-and-run collision. The church pastor made sure congregation members brought her food as she struggled with grief, and she said the pastor leaves out food atop a mailbox for anyone who might be hungry.

“My sister was killed due to domestic violence,” Davis said. “This is senseless, domestic violence has got to stop. They were

supposed to meet over there in a safe haven.”

‘ANOTHER TRAGEDY THAT’S ARD TO UNDERSTAND’ California Gov. Gavin Newsom weighed in just after the shooting on Twitter, saying, “Another senseless act of gun violence in America — this time in our backyard. In a church with kids inside. Absolutely devastating.”

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg called it “an unspeakable tragedy.”

“It happens too often, and tonight it happened in our backyard,” he said on the social media platform.

Interim Sacramento Kings coach Alvin Gentry opened his postgame news conference with somber remarks about the shooting following a road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night.

“We just got the news here of what happened in Sacramento with the church shooting and ... some young people there,” Gentry said. “Our hearts and our prayers go out to the family and everybody involved in that. It’s just another tragedy that’s hard to understand. It’s almost impossible to comprehend.

“We just want the families and everyone to know that we’ll be praying for them for the rest of the night and the rest of the year, and we’ll keep them in our prayers. It’s just such a tragic thing, especially when kids are losing their lives in a situation like that.”

The Bee’s Sam Stanton, Jason Anderson and Paul Kitagaki Jr. contributed to this story.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Five people are dead, including three children, after a man opened fire inside a Sacramento-area church Monday night before turning the gun on himself.

The 39-year-old gunman, who was the father of the children, then shot and killed himself inside the church, where a supervised visit was to take place.

The three girls killed were 9, 10 and 13, said Sgt. Rodney Grassmann, a spokesman for the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.

“This was not a random shooting,” he said, adding that the shooter and victims “all knew each other.”

Sheriff Scott Jones told reporters at the scene that the mother was not involved in the incident and was talking with authorities. Jones said the mother had a restraining order against the father. That temporary restraining order should have prevented him from having a firearm, according to a domestic violence expert.

A law enforcement source, who was not authorized to speak on the matter, told The Sacramento Bee that the shooter did not have a criminal history in Sacramento.

Authorities did not identify the shooter by name or the victims Monday night.

United Airlines Holdings Inc. is continuing to fly through Russian airspace even after other major U.S. airlines have diverted flights away from Russia amid growing tension over its invasion of Ukraine.

United’s flyovers involve routes connecting the U.S. and India, a spokeswoman for the carrier said Monday in an email. That includes flights linking Newark, New Jersey, with New Delhi and Mumbai and also between San Francisco and Mumbai.

“We are in frequent

communication with the federal government on the issue,” said United spokeswoman Leslie Scott.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration barred U.S. airlines from flying over Belarus, Ukraine and part of western Russia on Feb. 24, but has not issued any further restrictions.

Delta and American both last flew over Russia on Feb. 23, according to the airlines and flight maps from FlightAware.com, an online aircraft tracking and data company.

The U.S., Russia and other countries often assess overflight fees on foreign airlines to allow use of their airspace. The

International Air Transport Association did not respond to a request for comment Monday on which of its members still fly over Russia and how much they paid in 2021.

Most of Europe closed its airspace to carriers from Russia on Sunday, and Russia reciprocated with its own bans.

American Airlines Group Inc. and Delta Air Lines Inc. said in separate emails they stopped flying over Russia last week, shifting routes linking U.S. cities to destinations such as Tokyo and Incheon, South Korea.

American and Delta rerouted Asia flights to avoid paths over the Kamchatka Peninsula on

Russia’s Pacific coast. Both declined further comment.

Delta flew over Russia at least eight times from Feb. 14 to Feb. 23 on routes from Detroit and Seattle to Incheon and Detroit to Tokyo, according to FlightAware. American was operating Dallas-Fort Worth to Tokyo and Dallas-Fort Worth to Incheon.

The Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier on Monday indefinitely suspended interline agreements with Russian carriers Aeroflot and S7 Airlines that allow a single ticket to cover flights on multiple airlines, and its frequent-flier program with S7.

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Vaccine mandate for Navy SEALs to remain blocked, Court of Appeals rules David Silva Ramirez Fort Worth Star-Telegram

FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal appeals court denied the Biden administration’s attempt to reinstate the U.S. Navy’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement Monday, more than a month after a federal judge in Fort Worth initially halted the mandate.

The mandate, which required all active-duty Navy service members to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 28, is being challenged by a group of U.S. Navy SEALs and other Naval special warfare personnel. The group says the mandate violates their religious freedom and that

they have unjustly been denied religious exemptions from receiving the vaccine.

Their lawsuit is against President Joe Biden, the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy.

In early January, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor of the Northern District of Texas signed a preliminary injunction blocking the mandate while the case reaches a final judgment.

On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied the Department of Defense’s emergency stay request, which would have allowed the mandate to go into effect as the

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“Evidence3/8 suggests that the Navy has effectively stacked the deck against even those exemptions supported by Plaintiffs’ immediate commanding officers and military chaplains,” the three-judge panel said.

First Liberty Institute, a nonprofit interest law firm based in Plano, is representing the SEALs and other personnel in the suit.

“Our military should be welcoming service members, not forcing them out because of their religious beliefs,” said Mike Berry, director of military affairs for First Liberty Institute.

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Wednesday, March 2 n Catskill Central School District Board of Education budget workshop 6:30 p.m. CHS Library, CHS Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill 518-943-2300 n Greene County Legislature health services; county resources and public safety 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Thursday, March 3 n Ashland Town Planning Board 6 p.m. Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland

Monday, March 7 n Athens Town Board 7 p.m.

Athens Volunteer Firehouse, 39 Third St., Athens 518-945-1052 Changes will be on the Town of Athens web page n Cairo Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo n Greene County Board of Electrical Examiners 1 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., 4th Floor, Room 469, Catskill n Greene County Legislature public works executive session 5 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Tuesday, March 8 n Catskill Town Planning Board

6:30 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-943-214 n Coxsackie Village Historic Preservation Committee 6 p.m.

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

Wednesday, March 9 n Athens Town Zoning Board of

Appeals 7 p.m. Athens Fire Department, 39 Third St., Athens n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m. Athens Fire Department, 39 Third St., Athens Consult the village website for updates the day of the meeting n Catskill Village Board of Trustees 6:30 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-943-3830 n Jewett Town Board 7 p.m.

Jewett Municipal Building, 3547 County Route 23C, Jewett

Thursday, March 10 n Coxsackie Village Workshop 6

p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718 n Greene County Legislature 4 p.m. finance audit

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

Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-943-3830 n Greene County Legislature county services; public works; economic development and tourism; gov. ops.; finance; and rep and dem caucus 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Palenville man charged after domestic incident

By Bill Williams

Columbia-Greene Media

PALENVILLE — A Greene County man was arrested on felony charges Monday night following a domestic dispute in the town of Catskill, according to state police.

Robert Lang, 60, of Palenville, was charged with fifthdegree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony, fourth-degree criminal mischief, a class A misdemeanor, and driving while intoxicated, a class U misdemeanor, Steven Nevel, public information officer for state police Troop F said Tuesday.

State police were sent to a residence Monday at about 10:48 p.m., after receiving reports of a domestic dispute between Lang and his wife at that address, Nevel said.

Lang left the home before police arrived. Police found him a short time later in his vehicle. Lang was in possession of cocaine and was found to be intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of .08, Nevel said.

Lang was taken into custody. After he was processed, he was arraigned in Catskill Town Court before Justice Richard Paolino.

Lang was released on his own recognizance. Paolino

issued a refrain from order of protection against Lang’s wife.

A refrain from Order of Protection orders the offender not to commit any family offense such as assault, stalking, harassment, menacing, reckless endangerment, strangulation, disorderly conduct, criminal mischief, sexual abuse, intimidation, etc.

The order will allow contact and communication between the offender and the protected party, according to the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York.

Lang is scheduled to reappear in court April 14.

Governor Hochul announces two free snowmobile weekends for March ALBANY — Governor Kathy Hochul designated March 5-6 and March 12-13 for free snowmobiling by all out-of-state and Canadian snowmobilers. During these promotional weekends, the requirement to register in New York is waived for properly registered and insured out-of-state snowmobiling enthusiasts wishing to explore New York’s 10,500 miles of snowmobile trails. The Governor also announced up to $4.2 million for snowmobile trail maintenance and grooming will be distributed to local partners across New York State.

“New York is unrivaled in its natural beauty in all four seasons and offers a vast recreational trail system for snowmobilers to enjoy our stunning winter landscape,” Governor Hochul said. “New York State partners with local governments and snowmobile clubs who work hard to create an exceptional snowmobile network. By offering free snowmobile weekends, we are helping to highlight our trails to out-of-state visitors and boost our upstate tourism economy, while giving New Yorkers greater opportunity to explore their state.”

Outside of this promotion, out-of-state and Canadian snowmobilers are required to register their snowmobiles with New York State before hitting the state’s trails, stretching from the Hudson Valley to the North Country to Western New York. Participants in the free snowmobiling event must operate a snowmobile that is validly

registered in their home state/ Canadian Province and must carry any applicable insurance as required by their home state/ province.

This year’s Free Snowmobiling Weekends reinforce the importance of tourism to state and local economies, and New York’s commitment to rebuilding the industry in the wake of the pandemic. The invitation to out-of-state snowmobilers complements the governor’s multi-faceted “Bring Back Tourism, Bring Back Jobs” initiative.

Earlier this month, I LOVE NY launched a new global marketing effort that included paid tourism advertising in overseas markets for the first time. Additionally, guidelines and eligibility screening tools for two tourism industry relief programs totaling $125 million in support are available online.

New York State is distributing up to $4.2 million for snowmobile trail maintenance to local communities in New York this winter. The local grants program is funded by snowmobile registration fees collected by the State Department of Motor Vehicles and deposited into the Snowmobile Trail Development and Maintenance Fund.

County and municipal governments distribute the grants to about 230 snowmobile clubs across the state, which in turn groom and maintain the trails.

The trail grants support 10,500 miles of designated trails across the state for snowmobilers to safely enjoy.

Trail conditions vary

depending on snowfall amounts and other factors.

Check the websites of area snowmobile clubs for information on trail conditions, including the status of grooming. The New York State Snowmobile Association website has information about snowmobiling and snowmobile clubs. Maps of the state snowmobile trail network are available on New York State Parks’ website at https://parks. ny.gov/recreation/snowmobiles/maps.aspx.

A guide from I LOVE NY to snowmobile trips available in the state can be found https:// www.iloveny.com/things-todo/winter/snowmobiling/.

The DMV reminds New York riders that snowmobile registrations must be renewed annually. DMV allows snowmobilers to renew registrations online on the DMV website, by mail or in person at a DMV office. Snowmobile registration costs $100, but is decreased to $45 if the snowmobiler is a member of a local snowmobile club.

Non-New Yorkers who wish to use a snowmobile in New York State before or after this promotional weekends can use the NYS Registration for Out-ofState Snowmobile service to get a 15-day registration and operate their snowmobile here immediately. DMV will send a permanent registration in the mail.

For information on snowmobiling, visit parks.ny.gov. Visit the DEC website here for more information on snowmobiling on state lands.

Tuesday, March 15

Wednesday, March 16 n Catskill Central School District

Board of Education regular business 6:30 p.m. CHS Library, CHS Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill 518943-2300 n Catskill Library Board 6:45 p.m. at either the Catskill Library, 1 Franklin St., Catskill or Palenville Library, 3303 Route 23A, Palenville n Catskill Town Board committee meeting/public meeting 6:30 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill 518-943-2141 n Greene County Legislature meeting No. 3 6:30 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Thursday, March 17 n Coxsackie Planning Board 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718

Brushing scams target mail recipients

By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

n Athens Village Planning Board

6:30 p.m. Village Hall, Meeting Room, 2 First St., Athens 518-9451551 n Coxsackie Village Election Day 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-7312718 n Durham Town Board 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham n Hunter Town Board 7 p.m.

Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville

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A new scam, called a brushing scam, begins with a package delivered to your home, that you did not order.

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State and federal officials are warning the general public of a recent scam called brushing.

The New York State Division of Consumer Protection says the scam is occurring all over the country and locally.

Part of the scam has consumers receiving a package that they didn’t order in the mail.

After the package is delivered, the scammers begin writing fake positive online reviews of that merchandise in the recipient’s name. The fake reviews fraudulently boost or inflate the products’ ratings and sales numbers, which scammers hope results in an increase of actual sales.

The victim’s personal information is often compromised with this illicit practice.

While the package may be addressed to the recipient, there is no return address, or the return address could be that of a retailer.

The sender of the item is usually an international, third-party seller who has found the recipient’s address online.

Successful delivery of the item then turns the recipient into a verified buyer on online marketplaces. The scammer uses the verified buyer’s information to then post a false positive review of a product online and boost the 5-star ratings of the product, convincing legitimate shoppers that the product advertised has received more positive ratings than it has. Since the merchandise actually received is another product that is cheaper to ship, the scammers perceive this as a profitable payoff.

“Online shopping and frequent deliveries offer scammers the opportunity to use your personal information for unscrupulous purposes,” said acting Secretary of State Robert J. Rodriguez. “Receiving packages you did not order at your front steps does not mean it is your lucky day, but most likely, it is coming from someone using your personal information for their financial gain. Don’t fall for the brushing scams that are using you as a bait to boost their online ratings with fake information.”

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Educators stand united as mask mandate ends What’s encouraging about the end of the school mask mandate in Columbia and Greene counties today is the equanimity with which district administrators continue to exhibit in their handling of the situation.

It’s a logical progression on the mandate timetable.

School leaders in both counties will make masks optional for students and give parents the option of choosing whether their children will wear masks.

District superintendents have also made clear that bullying, taunting or any other type of intimidation directed at students or staff based on their choices will not be tolerated.

In a letter to district parents, Catskill Central School District Superin-

tendent Ronel Cook said the district would make face coverings optional. It is the unanimous decision among all 12 school district administrators.

“Starting Wednesday, masks will be a personal choice in our schools under most circumstances,” Cook said. “With the Governor making this announcement over the weekend comes many questions we are currently working to get answered. We will share additional information on the new guidance and how it will impact our schools as soon as it is available. We ask parents and guardians to speak with their children about personal choice and respect for each other’s personal decisions.”

All school districts in both counties are wait-

ing for New York State to clarify mask requirements for extracurricular activities including sports, which became a flashpoint during the mandate.

“We need guidance on social distancing when it comes to physical education, music or whether it’s a school play or concerts,” Cook said. “So we’ll also need guidance on interscholastic activities and athletics.”

This isn’t a triumph of the will by parents and foes of the mandate or a rebuke to personal freedom. It isn’t a nose-thumbing to the mandate’s local critics. It’s a dozen educators moving slowly, patiently — and, we might add, intelligently down the middle of the road — to do what’s best for students.

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‘Stand your ground’ doesn’t save lives. It leads to needless killing.

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The disagreements start over the most mundane of matters. An argument over someone texting in a movie theater; a customer at the check out in a grocery store being jostled; a driver getting cut off by another car. But then someone pulls a gun and what could have - should have - been resolved with a little calm, and some plain common sense, ends in needless tragedy.

Fueling the spiraling escalation of violence that has made the United States a global outlier in gun violence are laws that give license to people to shoot first.

“Stand your ground” laws, which allow individuals to use deadly force in public as a first resort rather than a last, came into vogue in the United States in the early 2000s and, according to a new study, are linked to a rise in gun homicides. Florida was a pioneer, enacting in 2005 a measure that essentially eliminated a citizen’s duty to retreat before using deadly force if they “reasonably believe” their lives are threatened.

Stand-your-ground was

a factor in George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the 2012 fatal shooting of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. It was the reason the original prosecutor in the Ahmaud Arbery case initially decided not to bring charges against the three men ultimately convicted of fatally shooting Arbery. And it loomed over the trial of a Florida man recently acquitted for shooting to death a moviegoer with whom he had quarreled about cellphone use.

Proponents of standyour-ground laws, put in place in some 20 states that followed Florida’s lead, say the laws enhance public safety by reducing barriers that prevent people from exercising their right to self-defense.

They also claim that such laws deter crime. But a study published last week in JAMA Network Open, a peer-reviewed medical journal, found standyour-ground laws are associated with an 11% increase in monthly homicide rates. That monthly increase alone, the authors wrote, is greater than total rates of homicides in most Northern

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The authors of the study analyzed 23 states that enacted stand-your-ground laws between 2000 and 2016, and 18 states that did not have the laws during the full study period, from 1999 to 2017. Their analysis found that standyour-ground laws could be linked to 700 additional homicides each year.

Most striking was the rise in southern states Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana - that were early adopters of the laws.

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No doubt other factors have contributed to an increase in gun violence, but laws that encourage people to grab a gun and shoot when they think they are being threatened - rather than counting to 10, walking away, calling 911 - are not an effective means of self-protection.

They should be recognized as what they are: a prelude to tragedy.

The other night, a friend of mine sent a message he’d received from a Ukrainian friend who has family living in Ukraine. Why, she asked, was the West not living up to its promises, citing the Budapest Memorandum. Before answering her, he asked my opinion.

What follows is an edited version of my response.

I am sure that no one in Ukraine wants to hear hairsplitting over the definition of words, but that is one of the things required in thinking about the Budapest Memorandum, an agreement signed in 1994 when Boris Yeltsin was Russia’s president. Regardless of what it said regarding the USSR’s nuclear weapons based in Ukraine after the collapse of the Communist state, it never guaranteed that the US and NATO would treat a Russian attack on Ukraine as an attack on NATO and therefore come to the armed defense of Ukraine. Instead, the Memorandum contained assurances of NATO and American support if Ukraine was attacked. There is a significant difference between “guarantee” and “assurance.”

This is unlike NATO’s Article 5, which states that an attack on one member state is considered an attack on all and guarantees a military response by all members.

In the Budapest Memorandum, the nature of support in an attack is not defined. And there is certainly no guarantee of military support. So it’s not that armed support is prohibited, just that it is not guaranteed.

Agreements between states exist until they don’t. For example, during the Trump administration, the US unilaterally abandoned several accords, including formal treaties. Off the top of my head, several come to mind: The Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Iran nuclear agreement, the Open Skies agreement, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, and the Paris climate agreement, among others.

In 2014, when attacking Crimea, Russia abandoned the Memorandum. Putin said that the West had breached the agreement even though it, like much that Putin says, was nonsense. Nonetheless, the NATO countries have poured billions of dollars of aid, including military assistance, into the country. They have tried to help root out corruption, a significant factor in Ukraine and one that holds back its democracy as it evolves. And, before the current Russian attack, arms have poured into Ukraine to help it fight an insurgency against Russian occupation or a puppet government. New sanctions imposed by the US and its NATO partners will do significant harm to the Russian economy and the willingness of the

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SALTZ people of Russia to support Putin’s war. It is expected that further sanctions will be imposed by the West. The Western allies are fulfilling their assurances to support resistance to Russian aggression. That support has a negative economic impact on the West, so it is not as though the West is not willing to bear some pain to help Ukrainians, although that pain is not lethal.

Will that be enough to stop the Russians? Will Ukraine turn into another Afghanistan for Russia as it was for the US? Only time will tell.

One must also remember that the Ukrainians have not been of one consistent voice since 1991, when it split from the USSR. It first sought to align itself with NATO and the West and then backed out of that agreement and aligned itself more closely with Russia. And then came the “Revolution of Dignity,” resulting in a return to its Western tilt.

Of course, Ukraine was a factor in the Trump administration. Paul Manafort and others in the Trump camp were heavily involved in Ukraine and aligned with the pro-Russian oligarchs. And Trump himself was far more interested in aligning his interests with Russia than with Ukraine or the Western democracies. Ukraine was at the heart of Trump’s first impeachment, as I’m sure you remember. And Trump made a concerted effort to throw NATO into disarray, stopping short of withdrawing from the pact.

We should not forget that there is a long and complicated history of the relationship between Russia and Ukraine.

Consider just the 20th century.

In the early 1930s, the USSR deliberately created a famine in Ukraine that killed millions of people. So it’s no surprise that many Ukrainians supported Hitler’s attack on Russia.

But, on the other hand, there is nothing that is forgivable in the participation by the Ukrainian militia members during the war in the wide-scale murdering of Jewish men, women, and children by roving SS killing squads. Both sides had much to atone for.

So why did Putin attack Ukraine now?

It is my personal belief that the timing of Putin’s attack on Ukraine was determined before Biden won the election.

Putin thought Trump would win reelection and would be in firm control of the US government and military by now. At best, NATO would be without strong US leadership and in disarray because no Western country trusted Trump. So Putin thought he would have a free hand in Ukraine. Today, Trump and followers like Tucker Carlson support Putin’s territorial ambitions. As it is, Biden won the election, and Putin decided to go ahead with his plans anyway because there was no guarantee that waiting longer would be helpful to him. And Putin’s obsession about restoring Russia to the same territorial control and status it held as the USSR has not abated.

Nor has his hostility toward the West. Destabilizing Western democracies was at the heart of Soviet foreign policy, and it is no different under Putin. The ideology may be different, but the goals are similar.

Finally, we must consider the possibility of nuclear war. The direct engagement of American and/or NATO forces with the Russian army is not as simple as saying that we should come to the military aid of Ukraine.

Once the shooting starts, war’s evolution is unpredictable.

When there are four nuclear powers involved — the US, Britain, France, and Russia — there is no telling what one or the other might do if they think themselves losing the war. At what point does Nixon’s Mutually Assured Destruction — MAD — become madness? No one really knows. And that is one reason why the word “assurance” was in the Budapest Memorandum and not “guarantee.”

Of course, no one knows what Putin will do next. If successful in Ukraine (however he defines success), will he start in on the Baltic countries, which, you may recall, have significant ethnic Russian populations, a significant bone of contention when they left the USSR? All I know is that Lithuanian friends who were part of the government after Lithuania gained independence are afraid of exactly that.

So I hope that answers your question. I don’t imagine that it will be of any comfort to your friend. She and her country are in a terrible time no matter how things evolve. But the simple fact is that the Western countries are, in fact, doing what they said they would do. It’s not what Ukrainians would hope for, but they will have to fight for what they want without direct Western military help. And as we all know, war is not calm, rational, and reasoned. It is madness itself.

Michael Saltz is an award-winning, long-time, now retired, senior producer for what is now called “PBS Newshour.” He resides in Hillsdale.

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GREENE COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS CLUBS CATSKILL — Some clubs may not have resumed meetings due to COVID-19.

Athens Senior Citizens meet at 1:15 p.m. the second and fourth Monday at Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens, Cairo Golden Agers meet at 1:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday at Acra Community Center, Old Route 23, Cairo.

Catskill Silver Linings meet at 1 p.m. the second Thursday of the Month at the Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill.

Coxsackie Area Seniors meet at 1 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday at Van Heest Hall, Bethany Village, Coxsackie.

Senior Citizens of Coxsackie meet at 2 p.m. the first and third Monday at the Town of Coxsackie Senior Center, 127 Mansion St., Coxsackie.

Greenville Golden Agers meet at 1 p.m. the first Wednesday at the American Legion Hall, 54 Maple Ave., Greenville.

Mountain Top Golden Agers meet at 1;30 p.m. the fourth Thursday at Tannersville Fire Hall, Main Avenue, Tannersville.

WAJPL Golden Age Club meet at 1 p.m. the first and third Monday at Windham Town Building, 371 Route 296, Hensonville.

WAJPL GOLDEN AGE CLUB WINDHAM — The WAJPL Golden Age Club has resumed meetings. Next meeting will be at 1 p.m. March 7 in the meeting room in the lower level at the Windham Town Hall.

The theme will be St Patrick’s

Day, and you can be sure there will be at least one Irish Soda Bread for the offering. We have a new benefactor who has given us a plethora of silk flowers and greenery, so a day is being planned to make wreaths, swags and centerpieces. We also have wax, so a candle making day is being planned.

If you’re interested in any of these activities, contact Lula at 518-734-5360 or lmgeand@yahoo.com. A date will be set according to interest in the activities. With spring right around the corner, we will be starting meetings twice a month soon.

We are also looking into trips with more venues opening.

We will be sure to keep you posted.

COFFEE KLATCH HUNTER — The Hunter Public Library, 7965 Main St., Hunter, holds a coffee klatch 10 a.m.-noon March 8 with light refreshments, coffee and tea. The Coffee Klatch is held the second Tuesday of each month.

WORLD OF FLAVORS CATSKILL — Celebrate a World of Flavors, National Nutrition Month 2022, with Dept. of Human Services by attending a presentation by Nicole Gehman, MS, RD, CDN. She will be presenting at the following Greene County Senior Centers: Rivertown Senior Center, Athens, 11:45 a.m.

March 4, 518-945-2700. Acra Senior Nutrition Site, noon March 10, 518-622-9898. Jewett Senior Nutrition Site, noon March 25, 518-263-4392. If you would like to stay for lunch that day, call the center at least a day in advance to reserve.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY ATHENS — A St. Patrick’s Day Party will be held March 17 at Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens. Lunch will be served at noon. The menu includes corned beef, cabbage, boiled potatoes, carrots, Irish soda bread, chocolate cupcake with a mint and Irish punch. Raffle drawings will be held to benefit the Rivertown Senior Center Planning Committee. Reservations

are required by March 16 by calling 518-945-2700.

ALZHEIMER’S EDUCATION WEBINARS ALBANY — The Alzheimer’s Association offers community and family education and outreach webinars from the safety of your home. These virtual programs provide high-quality disease and dementia education for those directly affected by the disease. They are free of charge and include topics such as signs of Alzheimer’s disease, diagnosis, communication, living with Alzheimer’s and caregiving techniques.

Each webinar is held live with time for Q&A. Note that all webinars are listed in Eastern Standard Time (EST). RSVP via our our 24/7 Helpline at 800.272.3900 or by contacting Sierra Snoddy at 518-6757214.

10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s 10 a.m. March 3.

Program will help you recognize common signs of the disease in yourself and others and next steps to take.

Meaningful Engagement, Activities at Home 2 p.m.

March 15. Discuss the social needs of people with dementia and how to meet those needs.

Understanding and Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors 3 p.m. March 23.

Caregiver tips and strategies to respond to some common behaviors.

Effective Communication Strategies noon March 29.

How Alzheimer’s and other dementias affect an individual’s ability to communicate.

REMINDER: Early Alzheimer’s Support & Education (EASE) - Virtual Program meets 10 a.m.-noon Thursdays beginning March 24 through May 12. EASE is an 8-week interactive learning program for people with early stage memory loss and their care partners. Registration and a pre-screening is required.

RSVP via the 24/7 Helpline at 800-272-3900 or by contacting Sierra Snoddy at 518-6757214.

About survivor benefits for minor children

By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation

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Dear Rusty: My nephew died suddenly at 50 years of age and left 2 children, ages 17 and 14. He was divorced, but they were married for more than 10 years, and his ex-wife works as a nurse. My nephew worked for more than 10 years during his lifetime. I want to know if the children are eligible for survivor benefits and the amount of benefits they will receive, and if their mother’s income will affect their eligibility.

Also, will my nephew’s exwife be eligible for survivor’s benefit as she is taking care of a child younger than 16 years old? She did not remarry. Will her income affect her survivor’s benefit?

Signed: Helpful Relative Dear Helpful Relative: Our condolences on your nephew’s sudden and untimely passing. From what you’ve shared in your email, your nephew’s minor children are eligible for Social Security benefits based on his earnings record (assuming he worked in a job where he paid SS FICA taxes on his earnings). However, because they are divorced, his ex-wife is not eligible for early “child-in-care” spousal benefits. Child-in-care spousal benefits are not available to divorced spouses under age 62.

Your nephew’s minor children are eligible for

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GLOOR benefits and their mother’s income won’t affect their survivor benefit from their father. Both minor children currently qualify for a survivor benefit from their father, and the benefit for each could be as much as 75% of the benefit their father had earned up to the month he died. They will remain eligible for this benefit until they reach 18 years of age (or 19 if still in high school). It’s possible that Social Security’s “Family Maximum” may slightly reduce each child’s survivor benefit to a bit less than 75%, but any such reduction for the 14 year old will disappear when the 17 year old turns 18 and becomes ineligible for child survivor benefits).

The children’s mother should contact Social Security as soon as possible (at her local SS office or at the national service center number – 1.800.772.1213) to apply for survivor benefits for her children. She may need to provide their father’s death certificate (although SS may have already received that from the funeral

director) as well as the children’s birth certificates.

If your nephew’s ex-wife doesn’t remarry before age 60, at that time she will become eligible to collect a survivor benefit from her deceased ex-husband. But claimed at age 60 that survivor benefit will be reduced by 28.5% from what it would be if she waits until her full retirement age (FRA) to claim it (a survivor benefit reaches maximum at the survivor’s FRA but is reduced if claimed earlier). If she claims her survivor benefit prior to reaching her FRA and she is working, Social Security will impose an earnings limit which, if exceeded, could result in the loss of some of her survivor benefits. Earnings limits for future years aren’t yet known, but the 2022 earnings limit is $19,560. The earnings limit will no longer affect her Social Security benefits after she reaches her full retirement age.

This article is intended for information purposes only and does not represent legal or financial guidance. It presents the opinions and interpretations of the AMAC Foundation’s staff, trained and accredited by the National Social Security Association (NSSA). NSSA and the AMAC Foundation and its staff are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Social Security Administration or any other governmental entity. To submit a question, visit our website (amacfoundation.org/programs/ social-security-advisory) or email us at ssadvisor@amacfoundation.org.

Tax season tips for one of our nation’s costliest diseases — Alzheimer’s

By Marisa Korytko For Columbia-Greene Media

As Tax Day nears, families and individuals across the country are taking a closer look at their finances. During this time, the Alzheimer’s Association encourages people to proactively plan for the financial impact of Alzheimer’s – one of the most expensive diseases in the country.

Today, more than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s and more than 11 million family members are serving as unpaid caregivers.

While the costs associated with Alzheimer’s can be staggering for families, the Alzheimer’s Association offers tips for planning for the financial impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia. Some include: Look at retirement planning as a time to think about how to prepare for the need for long-term medical care.

Putting financial and legal plans in place now provides an opportunity to express your wishes for future care and decisions. It also allows time to work through the complex issues involved in long-term care. After an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, your options may be more limited.

Conduct an inventory of your financial resources (savings, insurance, retirement benefits, government assistance, VA benefits, etc.). A financial planner or elder care attorney can help with this.

Once you understand what you have for financial resources and what you can afford, make a plan with your family or a close friend for how to access care.

Enhance your understanding of the role and limitations of Medicare, Medicaid and other insurance options. A 2016 Alzheimer’s Association report found that nearly 2 out of three people incorrectly believe that Medicare helps pay for nursing home care, or were unsure whether it did.

Investigate long-term care services (for example, home care, assisted living residences and nursing homes) in your area. Ask what types of insurance they accept and if they accept Medicaid. Few individuals with Alzheimer’s and other dementias have sufficient long-term care insurance or can afford to pay out-of-pocket for long-term care services for as long as they are needed.

Call the local Agency on Aging to determine what community services and support programs are available (for example, respite care, homemaker services and Meals on Wheels can help alleviate financial burdens).

If you are caring for someone living with Alzheimer’s, learn about income tax breaks for which you may qualify. Caregivers likely pay for some care costs out-ofpocket. Because of this, you

may qualify for tax benefits from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Tax rules are complex and can change. Be sure to get advice from your tax adviser or accountant before filing your returns.

Disease-related costs can jeopardize a family’s financial security and many families and caregivers make enormous personal and financial sacrifices. The 2021 Alzheimer’s Association Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report found some staggering results: In 2020, the lifetime cost of care for a person living with dementia was $373,527.

Average out-of-pocket costs for health care and long-term care services not covered by Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance exceed $10,000 annually.

Nearly half (48 percent) of care contributors must cut back on their own expenses – including basic necessities like food, transportation and medical care – to afford dementia-related care, while others must draw from their own savings or retirement funds.

For more information on financial planning, visit alz. org.

Marisa Korytko is the Public Relations Director for the Alzheimer’s Association Northeastern New York chapter. She can be reached at mekorytko@alz.org.

Senior Menu CATSKILL — The following is the weekly nutrition menu offered by Greene County Department of Human Services’ Senior Nutrition Program. Served daily with each meal are: Bread or alternative (roll, bun, etc.) with Promise Spread and low-fat milk.

Tartar sauce is served with fish meals. Menu is subject to change based on product availability and circumstance.

The menu will be the meal that is delivered to all Greene County homebound meal clients.

All persons 60 and older can receive a meal. The suggested donation for each meal is $4. Those wishing to receive a meal are required to call the respective location at least a day in advance.

Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens, 9452700.

Senior Service Centers: Acra: Acra Community Center, Old Route 23B, Cairo 622-9898.

Jewett: Jewett Municipal Building, Route 23C, Jewett, 263-4392.

If you wish to pick-up a lunch at the Robert Antonelli Senior Center in Catskill call at least a day in advance, the Rivertown Senior Center to reserve.

MARCH 2 THROUGH MARCH 9 WEDNESDAY: Salmon with dill sauce, scalloped potatoes, cauliflower, peanut butter cookie.

THURSDAY: Macaroni and cheese, stewed tomatoes, 3 bean salad, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Seafood salad, linguini, spinach, tomatoes and zucchini, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Chicken divan, carrots, brown rice, fruit cocktail.

TUESDAY: Stuffed shells marinara with meatball, broccoli, cauliflower, tropical fruit.

WEDNESDAY: Barbecue pulled pork, cole slaw, baked

beans, collard greens, chocolate mousse.

MARCH 9 THROUGH MARCH 16 WEDNESDAY: Barbecue pulled pork, cole slaw, baked beans, collard greens, chocolate mousse.

THURSDAY: Hungarian goulash, Monaco mixed vegetables, egg noodles, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Fish Florentine, sauteed mixed vegetables, green beans, rice pilaf, rice pudding with raisins.

MONDAY: Beef chili, mixed vegetables, brown rice, pears.

TUESDAY: Sweet and sour chicken, pineapple, oriental vegetables, white rice, mandarin oranges.

WEDNESDAY: Roasted chicken quarters with gravy, corn, mashed potatoes, chocolate chip cookies.

MARCH 16 THROUGH MARCH 23 WEDNESDAY: Roasted chicken quarters with gravy, corn, mashed potatoes, chocolate chip cookies.

THURSDAY: Corned beef and cabbage, carrots, broiled potatoes, Irish soda bread, chocolate cake with Andes mints.

FRIDAY: Beer battered fish, coleslaw, broccoli, scalloped potatoes, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Sloppy joes, cauliflower, corn, tropical fruit.

TUESDAY: Chicken Dijon, Italian mixed vegetables, mashed potatoes, pineapple.

WEDNESDAY: Hot turkey dinner with gravy, cranberry sauce, green beans, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie.

MARCH 23 THROUGH MARCH 30 WEDNESDAY: Hot turkey dinner with gravy, cranberry sauce, green beans, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie.

THURSDAY: Pork chop with gravy and applesauce, sweet potatoes, peas and carrots, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Eggplant Parmesan, Italian mixed vegetables, tossed salad, linguini, fresh

fruit.

MONDAY: Chicken and biscuits, California vegetable mix, mashed potatoes, lemon pudding with graham cracker crumbs.

TUESDAY: Taco bake, corn/tomatoes and lima bean medley, Spanish rice, butterscotch pudding.

WEDNESDAY: Turkey burger with peppers and onions, carrots, scalloped potatoes, fruited gelatin.

MARCH 30 THROUGH APRIL 6 WEDNESDAY: Turkey burger with peppers and onions, carrots, scalloped potatoes, fruited gelatin.

THURSDAY: Chicken Parmesan, tossed salad, Italian mixed vegetables, rotini, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Fish Florentine, green beans, rice pilaf, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Turkey burger with peppers and onions, scalloped potatoes, peaches.

TUESDAY: Macaroni and cheese, 3 bean salad, stewed tomatoes, plums.

WEDNESDAY: Roasted chicken quarters with gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, chocolate chip cookies.

APRIL 6 THROUGH APRIL 13 WEDNESDAY: Roasted chicken quarters with gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, chocolate chip cookies.

THURSDAY: Pork chop with gravy, applesauce, mashed sweet potatoes, broccoli, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Salmon with dill sauce, green beans, rice pilaf, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Chicken Divan, white rice, carrots, stewed tomatoes, tropical fruit.

TUESDAY: Stuffed shells, sausage, Italian mixed vegetables, spinach, chocolate pudding with whipped topping.

WEDNESDAY: Baked ham with raisin sauce, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, blueberry pie. Low sodium diet: chicken cutlets with gravy.

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Nadene J. Seymour-Barrett March 6, 1934 - February 28, 2022 Nadene J. Seymour-Barrett, age 87 years, of Coxsackie, N.Y. passed away on February 28, 2022, at home, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on March 6, 1934, in South Portland, Maine, and is the daughter of the late Samuel and Myrtle (Miller) Savage who were from Milo, Maine.

Besides her parents, she is predeceased by her first husband Arlen Dickson Seymour, grandson Aaron Davies, sister Addie Williams and her nephew Dion Seymour, Jr. Survivors include her loving husband G. Harvey Barrett, five daughters Sharon Seymour of Pleasant Valley, Terry Seymour and husband William Fleming of Pleasant Valley, Yvonne Davies of Coxsackie, Adrienne Seymour-Greene and husband Bill, Jr., of Coeymans Hollow and Jennifer Donlan and husband Brian of Greenville, 23 grandchildren, 41 great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild due this month.

Calling hours will be held at The W.C. Brady’s Sons, Inc. Funeral Home, 97 Mansion Street, Coxsackie, N.Y., 12051, on Friday ,March 4, 2022, from 5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Visitation will be held at The Medway Congregational Christian Church, 1324 County Route 26, Climax, N.Y. 12042, on Saturday, March 5, 2022 from 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M., with funeral services at 11:00 A.M. at the church.

Interment will follow in the family plot of The Chestnut Lawn Cemetery, Route 9W, New Baltimore, N.Y. 12124.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Medway Congregational Christian Church, 1324 County Route 26, Climax, N.Y. 12042, or to Senior Projects of Ravena, 9 Bruno Blvd., Ravena, N.Y., 12143. Condolences may be made at www.wcbradyssonsinc.net.

Janice E. Myers November 17, 1932 – February 27, 2022 Janice E. Myers passed peacefully through God’s grace on February 27, 2022, with her two daughters by her side. Janice was a lifelong Hudson resident and secretary for the Columbia County Youth Bureau for nearly 30 years. As a young woman, she worked as a secretary for McCall’s and Foster’s Refrigeration after graduation from Hudson High School in 1952.

Avidly dedicated to her family, friends, and faith, Janice was a lifelong member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and later Emmanuel St. John’s Lutheran Church. In her youth, she was actively involved in a local women’s bowling league, Jr. Service League, and contributed many hours to church functions and fundraisers. She enjoyed coffee and conversation with cherished friends, Sunday dinners with family, and impeccably caring for her home.

She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Robert L. Myers of Hudson; daughter Joan A. (Myers) Spencer (John), Jeff Taylor (Joan’s former spouse); and daughter Beth A. (Myers) Harring (Robert Jr.); grandchildren, Carrie L. Harring, Brian A. Harring, Jessica A. Spencer, and Jayme L. Spencer; great-grandson, Greyson J. Spencer; brother Donald A. Stickles (Sandra); and several nieces and nephews.

She is pre-deceased by her beloved grandson, Jeffrey R. Taylor; her parents, Richard G. and Esther L. Stickles; her siblings, Richard G. Stickles, Jr., and Terrence J. Stickles; and lifelong friends and loved ones.

Calling hours are 4-7pm at Bates & Anderson in Hudson, NY on Thursday, March 3rd, 2022. All are also invited to the funeral service at 11 am on March 4th, 2022, at Bates & Anderson. Interment will follow at the Mellenville Union Cemetery in Philmont, NY. All who knew Janice are welcome to a celebration of life at Kozel’s Restaurant in Ghent, NY following interment.

Janice was a devoted and quiet contributor to many charitable organizations, and in lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to your favorite charity in her honor.

Veronica ‘Clare’ Schaefer February 26, 2022 Veronica “Clare” Schaefer, 79, of Catskill passed away on February 26, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in Brooklyn, a daughter of the late Joseph and Veronica Edler.

In 1968 she married Bruce Schaefer in Brooklyn. They moved permanently to Greene County in 1981.

Veronica worked as a CNA at Kaaterskill Care for many years and was a lifelong caretaker of her family and friends.

She loved bowling, crocheting, word searches, shopping, playing scrabble, and watching hallmark movies. Above all, spending time with her grandkids was her greatest joy.

Loving wife of the late Bruce Schaefer, mother of Sandra Abel, Matthew Schaefer (Karen) and Christopher Schaefer (Cassandra) all of Catskill. Grandmother to Dylan, Cassandra and Kailey Abel and Chase and Caden Schaefer. Sister of Joseph Edler (Margaret) of Riverhead, Long Island, Frank Edler (Margaret) of Parlin, New Jersey, and sister-in-law to Suzanne Edler of Gulf Breeze, FL and Lloyd Schaefer of Lakeland, FL. Veronica is predeceased by her brothers Michael Edler, Kevin Edler, sisterin-laws Maria Edler and Alice Wade and brother-in-law George “Donald” Schaefer. Loving aunt to many nieces and nephews.

Honoring Veronica’s wishes, a private burial will take place in the spring time. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Millspaugh Camerato Funeral Home, 139 Jefferson Hgts., Catskill. Messages of condolence may be made to MillspaughCamerato.com.

James Gerald Nielsen April 1st, 1938 - February 28, 2022 With his life journey on this Earth complete, James Gerald Nielsen of Claverack, NY departed this world on February 28, 2022, after suffering a long, heartbreaking decline from Alzheimer’s disease.

James, affectionately known as Jim, was born April 1st, 1938 in Yonkers, NY to the late Theodore Julius Nielsen and Lillian (Brunges) Nielsen. He is predeceased by his older brother Theodore (Skip) Nielsen.

Jim attended elementary school at Hartsdale Public school #7 and later Pocantico Hills central school. He was a graduate of the class of 1956 at Washington Irving high school in Tarrytown, NY. From his classroom window he said he observed the construction of the Tappan Zee bridge.

Soon after high school, Jim enlisted in the New York Air National Guard located then at the Westchester county airport. He served from 1957 - 1962 as a jet engine mechanic with the rank of A1C and received an honorable discharge.

James married his high school sweetheart and love of his life, Karen Louise Hartson on March 16th, 1960. He would affectionately refer to her as his “Sweet Swede”. The happy couple raised their four children in their hometown of Elmsford, NY until moving to Claverack in 1981.

Jim began his career as a professional truck driver, starting with tractor trailer driving and then driving heavy construction vehicles including cement trucks, dump trucks, and boom trucks.

He was a proud member of the Teamsters Union at local 456 in Elmsford, NY driving for a variety of construction companies throughout Westchester and later in Columbia county. He retired from truck driving in 1996.

Never one to keep idle, Jim was an active volunteer fireman with the Churchtown Fire Department for over 20 years. He also had many hobbies and interests including his lifelong love of model trains and cars. As a young man he enjoyed restoring antique cars, at-

tending antique car meets, and even belonged to the Antique Car Club. Jim was also an accomplished gardener who found joy in sharing his produce with everyone. His specialty was growing a variety of garlic. He liked deer hunting in the fall and making woodworking gifts for friends and family. Jim enjoyed relaxing evenings with Karen, having their favorite drink, playing card games, and doing puzzles.

Jim was always an outgoing and personable man with a good sense of humor. His friendly smile and hearty laugh were an integral part of his good natured personality.

James is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Karen L. Nielsen, their four children Robert T. Nielsen and his sweetheart Susan Arditi, Donna L. Nielsen Brooks, Gail L. (Richard) Puff, Eric J. (Maria) Nielsen, eight grandchildren; Judith Mae Nielsen, AJ & Kevin Brooks, Richard Jr (Alyssa), Christopher (Kasey), Brandon (Samantha), Justin Puff, Isabella Nielsen, and seven great grandchildren. Jim is also survived by his sisters Patricia (Randy) Hultberg of Newport News, VA and Wendy (Mike) Regan of Springfield, MA in addition to many nieces, nephews, and dear friends John & Kathy Hoefer, Sal & Marie D’Amico among others.

Viewing and funeral hours will be held on Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 from 3-7pm and Thursday, March 2nd, 2022 beginning 11am at Bates & Anderson - Redmond & Keeler Funeral Home on 110 Green St. Hudson, NY 12534. Immediately following funeral services the family invites all who attend to a luncheon at Kozel’s Restaurant. Donations to be made to the Churchtown Fire Department.

Frederick R. Weisinger, Sr. September 21, 1940 - February 25, 2022 Frederick R. Weisinger, Sr., 81, of Athens, N.Y passed away on February 25, 2022, at Albany Medical Center.

He was born on September 21, 1940.

Frederick was an auto mechanic by trade, but will be forever known by all who knew him as the man who could fix anything. As a caring Dad, he was always making sure that his children were safe with their vehicles, showing them how to care for them in case of emergencies. He was a volunteer firefighter in Long Island, NY and then for West Athens-Limestreet Fire Department, until his retirement as fire police. He was proud of his family and loved spending time with them and made so many beautiful memories with each of them. He especially loved game night and barbecues and gatherings with those he loved and will be missed by all.

He is predeceased by his beloved wife Genevieve (Jane), daughter Linda Lubera and his son Frederick Jr. Survivors include his daughters and in-laws : Paul Lubera, Sr.,

Carol Weisinger ; Jeanette and Gerry Buckley and Frances and David Law Sr., His Grandchildren and their partners include: Paul Jr. (PJ) and Kathy; Heather and Kris; Randy; Jessica (Jess) and Will; Victoria and Arliss; David Jr. (DJ); Genevieve, Phoebe and Olivia. His great grandchildren include Evelyn and Sofia; Natalie; Addisyn and Jonathan; Ava and Kalera, and many beloved nieces and nephews.

As per his wishes, a memorial service will be planned in the spring of 2022.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to The West Athens-Limestreet Fire Department, 933 Leeds Athens Road, Athens, N.Y. 12015, or to The High Hill Food Pantry, 1467 Schoharie Turnpike, Athens, N.Y. 12015, or to The Athens Community Food Pantry, 102 N. Washington Street, Athens, N.Y. 12015.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Richards Funeral Home, 29 Bross Street, Cairo, N.Y. 12413. Condolences may be made at www.richardsfuneralhomeinc.net.

Senators advance sexual harassment protections

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ALBANY — State senators started stoking the flames Tuesday to improve protections and legal rights for victims of sexual harassment and continue changing a toxic workplace culture pervasive across the public and private sectors.

The Senate moved seven bills Tuesday to extend the statute of limitations for discrimination complaints, close loopholes and clarify sexual harassment policies and expand resources for all New York employees.

“We’ve never taken our eye off of the ball in working to make the workplace safer for everyone,” said Senate Majority Leader Andrea StewartCousins, D-Yonkers.

The package includes measures to extend the statute of limitations for employment discrimination including sexual harassment from three years to six years, to establish a free confidential Workplace Sexual Harassment hotline, extend the statute of limitations for discriminatory complaints to the Division of Human Rights and make legal anti-discrimination clarifications about employees of public employers, among others, sponsored

by Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, D-Bronx; Sen. Andrew Gounardes, D-Brooklyn; and Sen. Brad Hoylman, D-Manhattan.

Biaggi’s Let Survivors Speak Act would bar settlements of harassment and discrimination claims to include terms or conditions for a plaintiff to pay liquidated damages for violating a Non-Disclosure Agreement to discuss their experiences, and protect them from retaliation.

“The bill is a really crucial step to make sure any survivor who chooses to enter into a settlement agreement can have no financial punishment for deciding to speak their truth,” said Biaggi, who chairs the Senate’s Ethics and Internal Governance Committee.

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Top left, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers; virtually speaks with reporters Tuesday after senators voted to advance a seven-bill package of additional sexual harassment protections.

Senators announced the legislative package Tuesday — the first day of Women’s History Month — in the wake of former governor Andrew Cuomo resigning in disgrace last August after the Assembly’s impeachment investigation and state Attorney General office report that concluded he sexually harassed at least 11 women. The former governor started an advertising campaign this week to cast doubt into the report and clear his name.

Democrats in the Senate Majority conference said they will build on the current momentum to lead the legislative push to strengthen protections for victims of sexual harassment and assault this session — starting the conversation with their Assembly colleagues months before regular session ends in June.

Representatives with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, did not immediately return a request for comment Tuesday about their conference’s support of the sexual harassment legislation.

Nearly 75% of workplace sexual harassment goes unreported because of a series of reasons, including shame, fear, cultural or religious norms and lack of resources or education to report incidents.

Gounardes introduced legislation to prohibit employers

from releasing the personnel files of employees in retaliation against a worker complaining or assisting with the process to report unlawful discriminatory practices after executive aides under Cuomo released the personnel records of Lindsey Boylan — the first woman to publicly accuse him of sexual harassment and misconduct in December 2020.

“Last year, what we witnessed is a paradigm shift in our state’s culture and New Yorkers made it very clear that workplaces that silence and stifle and abuse survivors of sexual harassment will not be tolerated,” Biaggi said.

The No-Rehire ban would ban clauses in settlements for employees or independent contractors who filed a claim against their employer from preventing them to work at the company in the future.

“If you work at a multinational corporation or business with locations all across the state or the country ... and you’re told you can never apply to that company anywhere else ... it ends up unfairly targeting those individuals who choose to come out and speak about what has happened to them,” sponsor Sen. Gounardes said.

“That is no longer acceptable.”

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Donation of ‘Teatoring on the Catskill High School announces second quarter honor roll for Edge’ photography archives 2021-2022 school year

By Jonathan Palmer, Greene County Historian

CATSKILL — Catskill High School announces the second quarter honor roll for the 2021-2022 school year.

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Before consumer drones took away some of the novelty and uniqueness of a wellcomposed aerial photograph folks in Greene County had to rely on a Piper Cub sputtering overhead to capture that signature birds-eye view. At the controls of that Piper Cub was Clem Hoovler, proprietor of the Freehold Airport, and behind a camera leaning out the passenger door was his daughter Debra Teator — “Teatoring on the edge” (as her business was called) in order to capture a quality scene for her clients.

Clem and Deb’s collective efforts are now available for the public to examine at the Greene County Historical Society’s Vedder Research Library thanks to Deb’s recent donation of her archives.

Deb began working with her father to take residential aerials starting in 1976 — serving real estate clients, property owners who wanted a unique decoration and businesses desiring a special view of their campus. The planning process to provide a client with the ideal shot was an arduous one.

It involved not only watching the weather, but figuring out based on the location where the sun needed to be in the sky to get the best lighting.

Depending on the location a Piper Cub or Cessna 172 would be the aircraft of choice, and when all conditions were accounted for Deb still had to lean out the window with a 35mm camera hoping that the slipstream and motions of the plane wouldn’t hinder taking a sharp and well-focused exposure. Proof of success appeared in the dark room after the plane was tucked away in its hangar, and 40 years later these efforts have culminated in a fascinating and extensive photographic archive.

This collection is unique among the photographic materials available at the Greene County Historical Society for a number of reasons. First and foremost is that it is rare for us to accept an image archive directly from the photographer,

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This image of the newly constructed Map of Ireland at the Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural and Sports Center in East Durham from 2001 is one of countless interesting images taken by Deb Teator during her 40-year career as an aerial photographer flying with her father Clem Hoolver from the Freehold Airport.

meaning that the collection is as near-complete as possible and painstakingly organized by the person who created it all. Secondly, there were never that many aerial photographers based in Greene County during the relatively short period when such work wasn’t being done with drones.

Equipment overheads (you need a plane after all) meant many aerials were undertaken by specialty vendors covering a large region. That it just so happened there was a pilot who owned an airport in Freehold with a daughter who was a professional photographer is almost too good to be true.

Deb never set out to be the creator of a historic photographic archive, but you can’t really help it in her line of work. She and her father flew over Woodstock ’94, took pictures of the newly constructed map of Ireland at East Durham in 2001, and even snapped some pics of a small gathering of motorcycles on a field at Blackthorne which would become the annual Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle Rally. It took Deb roughly 60 hours of locating, sorting and identifying to compile and inventory the roughly 10 binders worth of material, but the end result is a useful and well-organized collection of her work — we’ve already had one image request from the

collection for an upcoming article on the Irish Alps.

Not to be outdone, Deb’s husband Don Teator (our friendly neighborhood Greenville Town Historian) has put together a fantastic 1,800-word article concerning this photographic collection.

It is chock-full of fascinating tidbits about Clem Hoovler and the Freehold Airport as well as about Deb and the extent and nature of her photographic pursuits. Because of the article’s length I couldn’t send it all out for the papers in one shot, so you all will have to settle temporarily for the abridged version I parroted to you all here. Don’s full article will be making an appearance on the Vedder Research Library blog in the near future festooned with interesting images to match his quality commentary.

In the meantime sincere thanks must be extended to Deb Teator for her efforts to prepare these materials for use by researchers and the public.

Those interested in viewing her collection should feel free to book an appointment at the Vedder Library by visiting our website vedderresearchlibrary.org/book-a-visit.

Questions can be directed to Jon by email at archivist@gchistory.org.

Local partners work together to promote Central Catskills ARKVILLE — The Catskill Center, Central Catskills Chamber of Commerce and Catskill Mountains Scenic Byway have collaborated on a poster campaign to promote the Central Catskills. The posters have been installed at Belleayre Mountain Ski Center with the aim of attracting skiers to nearby businesses and communities.

There are three posters at Belleayre, all with QR codes — one promoting the Catskills Visitor Center; one for the Scenic Byway (which runs mainly along Route 28 in parts of Ulster and Delaware Counties); and a third for the Central Catskills Chamber of Commerce.

“The new marketing strategy developed through collaboration among Belleayre Mountain, the Catskill Center/Catskills Visitor Center, the Central Catskills Chamber of Commerce, and the Catskill Mountains Scenic

Byway is a valuable example of how to work together to support our local economy and to welcome visitors to our region,” said Carol O’Beirne, Executive Director of the Central Catskills Chamber of Commerce. “The goal is simple messaging and ease of access to information.”

“The Catskills Visitor Center is an integral part of the Central Catskills and the Catskill Mountains Scenic Byway experiences, and we’re proud to team up with the Chamber of Commerce and the Scenic Byway to promote opportunities for visitors to explore, enjoy, and support our local communities,” said Jeff Senterman, Executive Director of the Catskill Center.

“Partnerships like this benefit us all and help extend the reach of the Catskills Visitor Center to more visitors, which in turn helps those visitors learn about the Catskill Park, responsible recreation, and

our many communities. We look forward to even more collaboration in the Central Catskills and beyond.”

In addition to Belleayre, the poster images are in the March issue of the Catskill Mountain Region Guide.

“Belleayre Mountain is very happy to partner up with the Chamber, Catskills Visitor Center, and the Scenic Byway,” said Joe McCracken, Marketing Manager for Belleayre Mountain Ski Center.

“Our goal is to get guests who are visiting us at the mountain to explore the rest of the region, and these posters are an easy way of putting information in front of our guests.”

The Central Catskills Chamber of Commerce serves as the administrator for the Catskill Mountains Scenic Byway. The Catskill Center manages and operates the Catskills Visitor Center.

High Honor Roll: Serena Adsit, Tristan Arp, Kaelyn Bulich, Adam Carlson, Andrew Daisernia, Patrick Darling, Alyssa Deck, Jacob Devlin, Elizabeth Finnegan, Stephen Forbes, Nicholas Fusco, Isis Gonzalez, Michael Jubie, Hannah Konsul, Lucas Konsul, Aiden Leipman, Samantha Malkowski, Cassius McCoy, Willow Morehead, Auna Marie Muscarella-Bland, Brandon Phillips, Keaton Quinn, Bridgette Reilly, Nathan Riordon, Jalani Robles, Nathalie Rodriguez, William Rogers, Alexandra Rose, Kiana Salierno, Daniel Smith, Brianna Stevens, Emma Weber, David Whittaker.

Honor Roll: Scott Baker, Joshua Buffa, Johnny Colon, Marco Dodig, Richard Edwards, Wisqueili Estevez Ramirez, Marissa Gardella, AnnaLishia Hall, Garrett Haskin, Josiah Hill, Deresa Johnson, Michael Keck, Caden Legg, Andre McCann, Ryan Prasenski, Leonard Signoretti, Justin Uvino, Jessi Watts.

Merit Roll: Kailey Abel, Mairin Apjohn, Kaleyah Blanks, Michael Boan, Ayanna Curless, Devon Gaillard, Kellen Gibbs, Isaiah Hayden, Sean Haye, Andrew Jones, Jayden Lewis, Colin Ramos, Jerome Van Alstyne, Imani Young.

GRADE 11 High Honor Roll: Emma Brown, Aryanna Burbas, Xiao Chen, Karsen Chiminelli, Ian Ciancanelli, Maya Dixit, Micah Doig, Charlotte DuBois, Harleigh Frascello, Cullen Fulling, Jenna Graham, Devin Guerrieri, Madison Hallam,

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GRADE 10 High Honor Roll: Jack Alexander, Emily Allen, Stevenson Arp, Lucian Benjamin, Charles Bertelle, Madison Breunig-Smith, Leamore Brown, Rogan Byrne, Ryan Carter, Jillian Devlin, Breonna Dragon, Elizabeth DuBois, Xavier Engelin, Lucas Fisher, Devin Fitzmaurice, Ian Fitzmaurice, Lily Gallagher, Henry Goodell, Mia Gottesman, Grace Guenthner, Nixon Hawksby, Andrew Holliday, Adrianna Jenes, Shawn Johnston, Madison Jones, Dominic Lanuto, Angelika Lopez, Zachary Maccaline, Catherine Malkowski, Dasean Mcgriff, Kyle McNevin, Robert Moore, Molly Osswald, Avery Riordon, Maya Segura, Lincoln Simmons, Isabella Woods.

Honor Roll: Kaithe

Andrews, Brooklyn Benjamin, Jakob Edwards, Savannah Ferretti, Kevin Hatker, Jasmine Keck, Carlos Lemus, Janiaha Pomales, Maeli Robinson, Gabriel Sanchez, Adrianna Simmons, Emily Starr, Zoe Synan, Cheyenne Teater, Cyprus Thibeault, Kayleigh Timberger, Xavier Tubon Quispe, Karen Valentin.

Merit Roll: Chase Allen, Abigail Beesimer, Cody Coleman, Olivia Dreger, Jasmine Hicks, Gavin Hurler, Brandon Pullman, Joselynn ReidGuzman, Kye Rivera, Gregory Thomas, Jaydon Turczyn.

GRADE 9 High Honor Roll: Leif Abrahamsen, Kaylee Boan, John Breusch, Henry Bruno, Travis Bulich, Asia Bystrak, Morgan Chan, Ryan Chee, Chase DeGroff, Ava Edmond, Payton Frascello, Alexandra Hallam, Victoria Heim, Leon Hong, Noah Kubicek, Dylan Lipski, Raven Lynch, Liam Mariani, Ingris Martinez, Demetrio Morales, Ryan Romaine, Dine’a Rose, Alessia Salierno, Christian Slauson, Alora Stiles, Jaycee Tomaszewski, Maria Tubon Quispe, Caleb VanDyke, Dylan Wamsley, Olivia White.

Honor Roll: Aryanna Bush, Chelsey Carlson, Hunter Frascello, Elena Greene, Tazyiah Green, Makhai Henry, Morgan Hurler, Gianna Jeune, Erik Kirch, Layyla Lavoie, Justen Lindsay, William McMullen, Arianna Moon, Ananda Rhymaun, Leonard Sperl, Riley Street, Paige Thorpe, Noah Workman.

Merit Roll: Sophia Baran, Will Cummings, Julia Davies, Lillie Guilzon, Sebastian Jones, Collin Minkalis, Madison Mudge, Geoffrey Osborn, Alyciana Salter, John Signoretti, Shaylyn Timot, Leanna White, Paige Yungandreas.

Second quarter honor roll for the 2021-2022 school year announced at Catskill Middle School CATSKILL — Catskill Middle School announces the second quarter honor roll.

GRADE 8 High Honor Roll: Gabriella Amato, Sophia Blauberg, Kenya Bryer, Marcello Buono, Mariah Campbell, Jack Carr, Jiselle Caswell, Jaiee Centeno, Carter Colon, Jameson Dedrick, Natalia DiCaprio, Trevor Duong, Isabelle Edwards, Haley Frieary, Connor Grasse, Gavin Hendricks, Sophia Hong, Austin June, Aubree Kelly, James LaBarre Jr., Jacob Leigh, Sasha Lemus, Nicholas Maccaline, Benjamin Mahoney, Luis Marcial, Brandon Martin, Giavanna Martinez, Mark Mentessi, Teagan Morehead, Benjamin Munoz, Cameron Newkirk, Mariska Newman, Kylie O’Connell, Owen O’Rourke, Lucas Paquette, Rylin Quinn, Korben Raffo, Callie Rose, Alexander Sanchez, Caleb Saulpaugh, Samantha Sherman, Collin Shook, Elizabeth Signoretti, Lacy Soura, James Story, Forever Welch, Julianna Wright.

Honor Roll: Adriana Aguilar, Arrianna Barcomb, Scott Buchinger, Emma Cassidy, Aiden Cousens, Gabriella Engelin, Leslie Lemus Argueta, Kobe Neilsen, Isaias Romero, Cassen Sickler, Isabelle Wamsley, Lauren Wesley.

Merit Roll: Christian Nergelovic, Zachary Sumpter.

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“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.”

Mya Hernandez, Anastasia Hummel, Adam Konsul, Christopher Konsul, Joseph Konsul, Nicholas Konsul, Lauren Liberti, Emonnie McGriff, Olivia Mentessi, Kaden Minkalis, Kaylee Nearey, Katelynne Reilly, Liliana Seeley, Angelina Shanley, Aaliyah Shook, Cristina Signoretti, Ella Souza, Grace Sullivan, Carter VanEtten, Aiden Varade, Maya Weaver.

Honor Roll: Janay Brantley, Ayden Cappello, Abigail Cornelison, Daniel Forbes, Ella Gille, Cristian Guerra, Charlotte LaRocque, JeDavia McGriff, Jason Miller, Edward Rogers, Samantha Scalera, Isabella Shanley, Melody Stupplebeen, Nathaniel Timot, Serena White.

Merit Roll: Austin Baker, Marisabella Caraballo, Hananiah Clause, Meeghan Darling, Gavin Dixit, Hailey Gersbeck, Justin Hill, Jamiaha Linder, Raffaele Mancini, Mackenzie Phillips, Nicholas Place, Brandon Ramirez.

High Honor Roll: Chase Abrahamsen, Emmorsen Abrahamsen, Livie Beck, Lyriq Blue, Lila Cartwright, William Clanton, Preston

Cruz, Caitie Cummings, Justus Davies, Luisa De Leon Green, Jenya Deyo, Julianna Di Giovanni, Sean Duarte, Kiara Dugan, Charlie Goodell, Leo Gottesman, Elizabeth Gutman, Emily Heim, Aiden Houston, Lorenzo Ivery II, Isabel Johnston, Kamai Keyes, Samuel Kubicek, Waylon Lynch, Logan Maccaline, Xiomyra Marquart, Janessa Miller, Ella Near, Kennedy Ormerod, Alyssa Pagan, Jude Palmer, Adriana Passero, Jason Perry, Victoria Reese, Jadyn Rose, Macey Sanchez, Kaylee Sperl, Deanna Story, Mia Story, Tatiana Villanueva, Kloe’ Witka.

Honor Roll: Jonah Beck, Juliana Catanzaro, Emily Chung, Parker Craig, Matigan Cramer, Thomas Doig, Kaeleigh Greene, Imani Green, Christopher Keck, April Lindsay, Julianna Malkowski, Civana Morales, Audrey Peters, Amanda Ramos Rivera, Jonah Souza, Matthew Story V, Joshua Taylor Jr., Duncan Tietjen, Annabelle White.

Merit Roll: Nolan Byrne, Vincent Curry IV, Layla Duff, Caleb Humphrey, Grace Mosher, Kolby Mosher, Vanity Nicola, Adrianna Ondrusek, Joshua Phelan, Asia Quinones, Jaylin Silva, Analeigh Timot, Mariah Vazquez.

GRADE 6 High Honor Roll: Lily Baxter-Mackey, Jordan Bonelli, Chloe Buck, Mya Chan, LeGrand Cooper, Aaron Cousens, Alanna Cramer, Lucas Cramer, Jackson Davies, Seth Dees, Kourtney Dragon, Addison Dugan, Hayden Guilzon, Elizabeth

Hill, Saydree Holtz, Alexandrya Hummel, Liam Jackson, Joslyn Jones, Bella Kenny, Sofia Lanuto, Raymond Mally Jr., Alyssa Matson, Ryleigh Moore, Gavin Neal, Catalina Nicholos, Annika Passaretti, Angeline Pernetti, Kaitlyn Praetorius, Catch Pruden, Ellie Pullman, Roslyn Read, Jose Reid Jr., Edwin Reyes, Abrianna Rodriquez, Brianna Rossano, Owen Russo, Naichaliz Sanchez, Madison Saulpaugh, Jocelyn Schaefer, Scott Schoonmaker, Brooke Schumacher, Elizabeth Shultis, Axel Soltys, Allison Sperl, Aiden Szepessy, Jason Tanaka, Jackson Tedford, Austin TrischettiMaldonado, Rogan Verdon, Eliana Wamsley, Alexander White, Jude Williams, Ryan Winters, Devin Woods, Ava Workman, Silvia Youmans, Jonathan Yucute Mucur.

Honor Roll: Sophia Alford, Patrick Blauberg, Abriel Bosquez, Sawyer Bulich, Christine Cleary, Riley Coleman, Alexander DeGraw, Grayson Ferretti, Janiah Getaw, Jaydyn Greene, Jai’Mel Green, Rosaleanna Ivery, Armani Jackson, Ezekiel Lemus-Lopez, Christopher Madrid, Christian Manigault, Jaxx MarquezHaberstroh, Joseph McGriff, Jayden Nguyen, Michael O’Brien, Raymond Oshana, Lexie Osinskie, Nate’lia Paul, Corell Preuss, Jonathan Robins, Anna Signoretti, Maniah Spears, Bailey VanDyke, Ashlee Young, Hanhan Zhang.

Merit Roll: Luke Boan, Deandre Campbell, Aliviaunna Ceron, Landon Gabrielle, Myles Gabrielle, Jesse Lawton, Amari Quinones, Mary Valentin.

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Garden volunteers needed HYDE PARK — Join the gardeners at the Roosevelt Vanderbilt National Historic Site for an informational meeting to learn about volunteer opportunities in our historic gardens. The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. March 8 and 10 a.m. March 18 at The Greenhouses at the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 4097 Albany Post Road (Route 9),

Hyde Park. For information, contact Anna de Cordova, NPS Horticulturist, at anna_ decordova@nps.gov. Volunteer at the Roosevelt Home Vegetable Garden 9 a.m.noon Tuesdays; Volunteer at Val Kill, The Home of Eleanor Roosevelt, 9 a.m.-noon Wednesdays; Volunteer at the Roosevelt Home Rose Garden and Presidential Gravesite 9

a.m.-noon Fridays.

National Park Service garden volunteers contribute to our community while enjoying flexible schedules, learning, sharing and engaging in the history and legacy of the Roosevelts.

No prior gardening experience is required. We will provide the tools and training you need.

Hudson High School and St. Mary’s class of 1965 to hold reunion Aug. 20 HUDSON — Hudson High School and St. Mary’s Class of 1965 will hold their class reunion Aug. 20 at Kozels in West Ghent. More information will be forthcoming. The committee is in search of the following people: Charles Call, Steve

Cunningham, Tim Hartlieb, Carol Jenning Fisher, Mona Honig, Robert Kulikowski, Pam Lombardy, Hugh Monthie, Pam Mesick, Virginia Melius, Frank Morrison, Pam Nack, Michael Ostoyich, Bonnie Proper Van Duesen, Samuel Scott,

Beverly Sheldon and Roland Smith. Classmates are asked to update their contact information. Anyone interested joining committee can contact John Pollack 518-828-7527 or Bart Delaney at 518-965-1093.

Volunteers sought at the Volunteers sought for Albany Pine Bush Preserve Putnam Hospital programs ALBANY — The Albany Pine Bush Preserve is seeking new Volunteer Docents & Volunteer Program Assistants. Volunteer Docents are friendly greeters that welcome visitors to the Discovery Center, an interpretive center located at 195 New Karner Road in Albany.

They are informal educators assisting visitors by answering questions and providing visitor orientation. Volunteer Program Assistants provide support to educational programs by assisting leaders on the trail and in the classroom, preparing program materials in advance of a program and interacting with visitors.

Experience as an educator or with public speaking is helpful but not required. All necessary training for both positions will be provided.

To view the full volunteer job descriptions, visit https:// albanypinebush.org/volunteer-jobs. To learn more or to schedule an interview, contact volunteer@albanypinebush.org.

The 3,350+ - acre Albany

Pine Bush Preserve (APBP), located in New York’s Capital District, protects one of the best remaining inland pitch pine-scrub oak barrens in the world. This extraordinary fire-dependent ecosystem provides habitat for many plants and animals, including more than 20 percent of New York State’s wildlife Species of Greatest Conservation Need, such as the endangered Karner blue butterfly. The APBP is a National Natural Landmark, Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Site, a New York State Unique Area and Bird Conservation Area, and a National Audubon Society Important Bird Area. Characterized by rolling sand dunes and over 20 miles of trails, the APBP offers visitors many recreational opportunities including hiking, bird watching, cross-country skiing, horseback riding, mountain biking, hunting, fishing and canoeing. The Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission is a public-private partnership created by the NYS Legislature in 1988 to

protect and manage the APBP and provide the public with educational and recreational opportunities. The Management Plan for the APBP guides all aspects of expanding and managing the preserve. The Commission’s goal is a preserve of 5,380 acres.

As the gateway to the Pine Bush, the Discovery Center at 195 New Karner Road, Albany, is a “green” certified interpretive center where visitors come to understand why the Pine Bush is rare and special.

A visit to this unique destination is an exciting exploration where learning comes naturally through interactive exhibits, an outdoor Discovery Trail, and numerous programs on the ecology, natural history, cultural history and management of the Pine Bush. Admission to the Discovery Center is free (there is a fee for some programs). The Center is open daily weekdays 9am-4pm, weekends and most holidays 10am-4pm.

For more information, visit www.AlbanyPineBush.org or call 518-456-0655.

DEC announces release of draft amendment to campground and dayuse area unit management plan to help combat aquatic invasive species ALBANY — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced that DEC is seeking public comment on an amendment to the Campground and Day-Use Area Generic Unit Management Plan (UMP) that would support DEC’s ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of harmful aquatic invasive species (AIS). The proposed amendment would help advance the construction and permanent placement of storage facilities for decontamination equipment used to remove AIS from watercraft at DEC sites.

“Recreational watercraft are a common pathway for harmful aquatic invasive plant and animal species to enter and spread in New York waters,” Commissioner Seggos said.

“The proposed amendment released today would advance the construction of decontamination facilities at DEC campgrounds and day-use areas to help reduce the risk of infestation. New York is a water-rich state with an abundance of lakes, ponds, rivers, and marine waters, and it’s critical that we protect these waters from organisms that have the potential to wreak havoc on these valuable ecosystems.”

AIS are non-native aquatic plants and animals that can cause environmental and

economic harm and threaten human health. AIS have been found in many of New York State’s lakes, ponds, and rivers, and these harmful species can be transported from waterbody to waterbody on watercraft and equipment.

Research shows that recreational watercraft are the greatest vector for transport and introduction of AIS throughout the U.S. DEC manages 52 campgrounds in the Adirondack and Catskill forest preserves with more than one million overnight visitors each season. The campgrounds and five special day-use areas at Lake George Beach, Prospect Mountain Highway, Hinckley Reservoir Picnic Area, Fourth Lake Picnic Area, and Lake George Battlefield Picnic Area also receive nearly 400,000 day-use visitors annually.

Many of these visitors bring recreational watercraft to the campgrounds, arriving at DEC facilities from across the state, U.S., and Canada.

Watercraft inspection stewards provide education and outreach to many boaters at DEC campgrounds.

The stewards offer voluntary inspections and boat washes using special decontamination units that have high pressure and hot water to dislodge and remove AIS from the watercraft and trailers. Currently, decontamination units are housed in sheds that are

placed seasonally. Moving the temporary sheds at the end of each season is challenging and can damage the equipment.

The proposed amendment would advance DEC efforts to construct storage facilities at campgrounds and day-use areas in the Adirondack and Catskill parks to store decontamination equipment.

The draft amendment is posted on the DEC website at https://www.dec.ny.gov/ outdoor/camping.html. Copies of the draft amendment are available by calling 518-4572500. Public comments on the draft amendment are being accepted through April 2, and can be submitted by mail or email to: Josh Houghton, NYS DEC Bureau of Recreation, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 122335253, Email: campinfo@dec. ny.gov.

DEC reminds water recreationists to do their part in protecting New York’s waters from AIS by remembering to clean, drain, and dry watercraft and equipment. Taking proactive steps such as cleaning off fishing tackle, removing aquatic vegetation from rudders, disinfecting boat hulls and water compartments, and properly disposing of bait, significantly reduces that risk.

For more information, go to https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/48221.html.

CARMEL — Putnam Hospital is looking to recruit adult volunteers for several open positions at the facility.

Volunteers 18 and older are needed to manage the hospital gift shop as cashiers and to welcome and escort patients and visitors to their destinations within the hospital.

Volunteers will bring patients and visitors to medical and surgical appointments as well as patient floors. They will also provide wheelchair assistance when needed. Volunteers are also needed for the peer-to-peer patient support

program. This new program connects volunteers with patients who may have had similar experiences, allowing them to lend an ear and to support them emotionally through their healthcare journey.

“These volunteer positions are a great way to communicate with patients and to help them feel comfortable and safe when they may feel anxious and alone,” Volunteer Resources Manager John Mahoney said.

Potential candidates will undergo an interview and

screening process to determine if these positions are a good match for them. Walking and standing for extended periods of time as well as a friendly, caring manner are prerequisites to the volunteer post.

To apply, contact John Mahoney at john.mahoney@ nuvancehealth.org or 845230-4752. For volunteer information at Putnam Hospital, visit https://www.nuvancehealth.org/locations/ putnam-hospital.

New grant provides opportunity to improve the health of New York state NEW YORK — The American Heart Association has new tools to help improve blood pressure rates in New York state, thanks to a grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation.

The two-year grant of $1 million will allow the American Heart Association to expand its focus on improving high blood pressure rates in under-resourced communities. Through the “Lower the Pressure” initiative, the association will enhance its existing work in 50 Federally Qualified Health Centers and primary care centers and expand to 20 more clinics and practices. The American Heart Association will work directly with community partners and patients themselves to help educate and empower them to be a partner in their care.

High blood pressure is a leading risk factor for heart disease and stroke. It is known as “the silent killer” because people often don’t feel any symptoms, but it can have deadly consequences.

“As we celebrate American Heart Month this February, the American Heart Association is encouraging everyone to Reclaim Your Rhythm and take back control of their physical and emotional well-being,”

said Nicole Aiello Sapio, Executive Vice President of the American Heart Association’s Eastern States Region. “This includes taking steps to control blood pressure. We’re grateful for the generosity of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation and are honored to be selected as a grantee. We look forward to making an impact on the health of our communities as we address hypertension.”

The “Lower the Pressure” initiative is expected to impact more than 1.9-million people in low-income communities across both rural and urban settings. It will provide up to 7,000 personal blood pressure monitors for participating clinics to share with patients over the grant period.

A blood pressure monitor “loaner program” will place monitors in community locations like libraries, churches, and food banks to increase access to cuffs and help people manage their blood pressure.

The skills taught in this program, both to providers and to patients, are tools that will be useful far beyond the two-year grant period.

To further create a sustainable program, the grant will allow the American Heart Association to hire a clinical practice facilitator to support

healthcare organizations with assessing needs and implementing changes as this exciting program gets under way.

“As we look back at the compounding crises of the last few years, the health-related needs of vulnerable communities have only grown. Our grantees have demonstrated tremendous resilience, creativity, and dedication to serving those in need, especially as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have such detrimental impact,” said Alfred F. Kelly, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Visa and Chair of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Board.

The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of New Yorkers, bolster the health outcomes of vulnerable communities, eliminate barriers to care, and bridge gaps in health services.

Named after a tireless advocate for immigrants, children, and the poor, the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation funds programs and initiatives across New York State that either provide direct healthcare services or address the social determinants of health.

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Online gambling and gaming The Thomas Cole National Historic Site announces a new exhibition

By Shannon Richardson, BS, prevention specialist with Twin County Recovery Services Inc. For Columbia-Greene Media

March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month, and each year, more and more youth participate in gambling. Both adults and children are at a higher risk of problem gambling each year due to more opportunities for online gambling and gaming. According to NYCPG, over the past 12 months, 39.5 percent of youth ages 12-17 have gambled (2022). While online gambling and gaming may be a fun and risk-free hobby for many adults, these activities can become problematic for youth who cannot control their money spending or time spent gaming. As with other forms of addiction, online gambling and gaming can quickly turn from an occasional activity to an issue that interferes with daily life, finances, and relationships.

Excessive or irresponsible gaming puts youth at risk for trouble with their health from low activity, anger issues, low motivation for school and activities, and puts a strain on relationships. Many games can also lead to financial issues for their families. For example, some in-game items may be exchanged for significant real-world money such as loot boxes, skins, and other random-chance features are considered to have similarities to gambling. Loot boxes range from simple customization options for a player’s avatar or character, to game-changing

equipment such as weapons and armor. The journal Frontiers in Psychiatry explains that loot boxes are found in games deemed suitable for youth as young as 8-years-old, and among the top 100 grossing videogames, loot boxes were prevalent, especially on mobile platforms (2021).

While people may not consider most games to involve gambling, game developers can disguise gambling as elements of the game experience.

“Pay to win” games and games offering skins, loot boxes, or paid exclusives increase the risk for problem gambling issues. These purchases can begin to add-up and can place people in debt.

When left unmonitored, children have made unauthorized purchases. The financial impact of problem gambling and irresponsible gaming can take years to resolve. Knowing this, states are raising awareness and are attempting to regulate online gambling and gaming features such as skins, loot boxes, and pay to win mechanics, especially for youth.

However, the most effective method for controlling problem gambling is through education and early support.

The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports has opened the 24/7 confidential Hopeline to help people get connected to local services. Anyone can call 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) for free support and information.

People with gambling problems and loved ones living

locally can also contact the Northeast Problem Gambling Resource Center at 518-8011491 for confidential support and referral to services. People can also call the free and confidential National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800522-4700. Information about problem gambling and support services can be found online on the Problem Gambling page of the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports’ website, oasas. ny.gov/problem-gambling.

Parents can learn more at Talk2Kids.org. Providers may provide links to online counseling, peer-support chats, educational materials, and virtual communities that may serve as protection against problem gambling.

For additional information about this article or to further discuss community awareness and prevention, contact Twin County Recovery Services, Inc.’s Prevention Department.

Please contact Prevention Director Tara VanRoy at tarav@ twincountyrecoveryservices. org or 518-943-2036 ext. 3311 with any questions or concerns regarding prevention.

Shannon Richardson, BS is Prevention Specialist at Twin County Recovery Services, Inc. which is a private, not for profit organization incorporated in 1974 and a NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services agency.

Twin County Recovery Services Inc. helps alleviate the devastating effects of substance use disorder in the communities of Columbia and Greene Counties.

Stockade Works announces its 2022 spring programs KINGSTON — Stockade Works announces applications are now open for an upcoming Hair and Makeup for Film and Television workshop and its next Crew Boot Camp, with full and partial scholarships available for both training programs.

Under the leadership of its new Executive Director, Susie Sofranko, who joined in January, the Hudson Valley non-profit is planning for ramped up programming in 2022 to meet the increasing demand for crew in the region and to help provide access to local residents for career opportunities in the production industry.

Stockade Works will offer its Hair and Makeup for Film and Television workshop in-person this year, after having to transition most programming online in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. Taking place March 25-27 and May 22, the 3.5 day workshop led by local stylist and Le Shag owner Jennifer Donovan is fit for those who have cosmetology training or professional hair and makeup experience and are interested in working in the film and television industry.

It will teach participants the skills and techniques needed for advancing in the industry, on-set etiquette, shoot day workflows, chain of command, and working with other departments on a production.

Stockade Works invites anyone interested to learn more about a career in hair and makeup for film and television at a virtual Career Panel taking place over Zoom on 6:30 p.m.

Feb. 24.

A staple program since Stockade Works’ founding in 2016, the signature Crew Boot Camp will next take place May

19-22. The 3.5 day immersive training guides participants through the fundamentals of working in the industry and on a set, including script breakdowns, script continuity, who’s who on a call sheet, preparing for a day’s work, chain of command, and other key production assistant roles. Once the fundamental foundation is set, the training moves on to a mock shoot where participants will have hands-on experience in several key film departments and train directly with industry professionals.

Stockade Works offers full and partial scholarships for all training programs, and serves all people looking for employment and careers in the Hudson Valley, with a focus on those members of the community who have been locked out of employment and training opportunities, particularly women, people of color, veterans and those who are underemployed. More information about Stockade Works’ Spring programs and how to apply can be found at www.stockadeworks.org.

The 2022 programming announcement comes on the heels of Stockade Works bringing on a new Executive Director, Susie Sofranko. Having grown up in West Shokan, Sofranko lived and worked in New York City for a decade and returns to the Hudson Valley with valued experience in fundraising and non-profit management. She joins the Stockade Works team with enthusiasm to be working at an organization that benefits her hometown and the greater Hudson Valley community.

“Susie is joining us at an exciting moment of organizational growth for Stockade

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Works as we look to expand our programs to provide increased training and job opportunities for Hudson Valley residents with a focus on members of the community who have faced barriers to employment and training opportunities — women, BIPOC, veterans, and those who are underemployed,” said Stockade Works co-founder Mary Stuart Masterson.

Sofranko joins Stockade Works from the International Center of Photography (ICP), where she most recently led the fundraising team as the Senior Director of Development. A passion for arts and culture–and commitment to diversity, equity, access, and inclusion within those sectors–has guided Susie’s career through positions at the Frick Collection, the Public Theater, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and Gracie Mansion Conservancy.

She holds a B.A. from the Macaulay Honors College and an M.A. in Art History from CUNY Hunter. Sofranko plans to deepen and broaden the reach of Stockade Works during a time of great need for sustainable and equitable jobs for local residents. She said, “Newcomers coming to the Hudson Valley is not a new trend by any means. But with COVID-19 and other recent developments there is an influx of money quickly surfacing throughout the region–in tourism, with new residents, and through TV and film productions. It is essential the region handles this valuable capital responsibly by investing in areas that benefit the existing local economy, and especially in local people who are at risk of being pushed out.”

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Thomas Cole’s new studio.

CATSKILL — Thomas Cole was already the most famous landscape painter in America when he died unexpectedly at the age of 47 in February 1848. His legacy continues to influence American art to this day, and a new exhibition “Thomas Cole’s Studio: Memory and Inspiration” explores the creative directions of the painter’s last years, the rich and diverse group of works left in his studio at his death, and how his example so powerfully affected the evolution of art in America. The exhibition’s curator is Franklin Kelly, Senior Curator and Christiane Ellis Valone Curator of American Paintings at the National Gallery of Art. The exhibition, organized by the Thomas Cole National Historic Site, will be presented at the Thomas Cole Site in Catskill from April 30 through Oct. 30. It will then travel to the Albuquerque Museum in Albuquerque, NM, and be on view there from Nov. 19 through Feb. 12, 2023.

Thomas Cole’s death shook the American art world. Poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant wrote that Cole’s death left “a vacuity which amazes and alarms….” It was as if one of the “grandest summits” of the Catskill Mountains had suddenly disappeared.

In December 1846 Cole set up his studio in a new building of his own design and filled it with works from all phases of his career, including finished paintings, sketches, and drawings. In this “New Studio” Cole began working on landscape paintings that were often large in scale, and among the most powerful and complex he had ever created. At his death, after little more than a year using the studio, most of those works — including the five-canvas The Cross and the World, a successor to his famous series paintings, The Course of Empire and The Voyage of Life – and Cole’s own grand ambitions for the rest of his career remained unrealized.

Cole’s family maintained the New Studio after his death as a shrine to his memory, allowing visitors to experience it just as it had been and draw inspiration from all that it conveyed about him and his art. On entering, they were immersed in Cole’s world – the room where he painted, with a vista of the Catskill mountains that inspired him. When the renowned American artist Jasper Cropsey was there in 1850, he wrote in a letter,

“it seemed as if Mr. Cole would…be in in a few minutes, for everything remains as when he last left painting…. Though the man has departed, yet he has left a spell behind him that is not broken.”

That act of preserving the New Studio proved crucial to maintaining and expanding Cole’s legacy and ensuring his profound influence on art in America. For many years it provided the largest and most comprehensive collection of work by this renowned artist available anywhere. For the painters who would bring landscape to national prominence in mid-nineteenth century America, including Asher B. Durand, Frederic Edwin Church, John F. Kensett, and Susie Barstow, Cole’s unbroken “spell” would indeed prove of key generative influence in fulfilling his legacy.

The New Studio was unusual: a freestanding purpose-built building designed by the artist himself.

While Thomas Cole is bestknown today as the founder of the nation’s first major art movement, now known as the Hudson River School of landscape painting, he was also an architect. He designed several buildings that were constructed, most notably the Ohio State Capitol in Columbus and St. Luke’s Church in Catskill.

Other buildings that he designed were his temporary studio in the storehouse on the property, which he used for seven years until he built the now-reconstructed New Studio, which serves as the host venue for this exhibition.

The exhibition presents a selection of artwork and artifacts to serve as the first reimagining of what visitors would have seen upon entering the New Studio. It contains 26 oil paintings by Thomas Cole from the collections of the Thomas Cole National Historic Site and such other renowned institutions as the National Gallery of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Albany Institute of History & Art, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Wadsworth Atheneum, and other public and private collections. Also included in the exhibition is a recreation of his working environment in the studio including graphite drawings and sketches in oil and pen, as well as Cole’s easels, brushes, palettes, and other painting materials and such reference materials as plaster casts, geological specimens, and musical

instruments.

The exhibition is informed by the 1850 letter

by Jasper Cropsey detailing many of the things that were present in the studio, as well as photographs taken by the Cole family of the preserved space later in the 19th century, and new research in letters, inventories, and documents conducted at the Thomas Cole Site by Franklin Kelly and others.

In creating this exhibition, Kelly has been joined by Consulting Curator Annette Blaugrund, the independent scholar and author of Thomas Cole: The Artist as Architect, and Kate Menconeri, Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs, Contemporary Art, and Fellowship at the Thomas Cole Site, both of whom coordinated the exhibition and edited the accompanying catalogue.

“I have imagined organizing an exhibition on this topic since I was a graduate student,” said Franklin Kelly. “Many years ago, when I first visited what is now the spectacular Thomas Cole Site, I only saw then an abandoned home in great need of repair. The New Studio was no longer standing, but I found its foundation and wondered about Cole’s brief time working there and what was left after his death that had been of such inspiration to so many other artists. It is thrilling to reassemble a selection of the art and artifacts known to have been in the New Studio and show it to new generations.”

“When we reconstructed Thomas Cole’s New Studio as an exhibition space several years ago, we hoped that we could one day bring back the art and artifacts that used to be inside it,” said Elizabeth B. Jacks, Executive Director of the Thomas Cole National Historic Site. “It would not have happened without the extraordinary scholarship, passion, and determination of Franklin Kelly. Thanks to everyone involved in this exhibition, it now opens the door to a thoroughly new appreciation of Thomas Cole’s final paintings and the impact of this magical place on American art “ A fully illustrated catalogue published by Hirmer Publishers in Munich, Germany, will accompany the exhibition with a principal essay by Franklin Kelly.

Other essays are written by Annette Blaugrund; William L. Coleman, Director of Collections at The Olana Partnership, and Lance Mayer and Gay Myers, acclaimed painting conservators.

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BERKSHIRE BOTANICAL GARDEN BULB SHOW

Growing tomatoes in the new age of climate change

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Considering climate change, it may be necessary to grow special varieties of tomatoes to get a satisfactory harvest.

By Thomas Christopher For Columbia-Greene Media

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Berkshire Botanical Garden, 5 West Stockbridge Road, Stockbridge, Mass., pesents The Bulb Show in the Fitzpatrick Greenhouse 9 a.m.-4 p.m. March 3 through March 16. Admission is free.

An evolving collection of traditional New England favorites such as narcissus, tulips and grape hyacinths together with hardy varieties new to the show: a striking, dark purple tulip with fringed petals named “Vincent Van Gogh”; a diminutive, pink-orange tulip called “Salmon Gem”; a trio of new daffodils; and two exquisite dwarf irises, “Harmony” and “Pauline,” with flowers of brilliant blue and deep purple, respectively. But the star of the show might just be the enchanting Fritillaria meleagris or Guinea Hen Flower in a mix of colors. Its nodding, bell-shaped flowers vary from reddish purple checkered to black, to faintly checkered green, to pure white. For information, go to ttp://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events; call 413-298-3926; or email info@berkshirebotanical. org.

‘Visions of Home Lands’ art exhibition to benefit Hearts & Homes for Refugees WHITE PLAINS — A collection of original paintings, entitled “Visions of Home Lands”, by local artist and Hearts & Homes for Refugees Board member Lori Kapner Hosp will be on exhibition April 3 through May 27 at the White Plains Library Museum Gallery, 100 Martine Ave., White Plains.

Proceeds from the sale of paintings will go to Westchester-based Hearts & Homes for Refugees (www.HeartsandHomesforRefugees.org), an organization that welcomes, assists and advocates for refugee families in the region.

“My paintings are an homage to the bravery, kindness and exuberance of our new neighbors who bring so much to our communities. Each piece in the ‘Visions of Home Lands’ collection offers a

Lori Kapner Hosp

narrative about the people, traditions or culture of the country it represents, and

celebrates the beauty and richness of the worlds from which many of us come”, Hosp explains. (More information about Hosp and her artwork is available at www.

LoriKapnerHosp.com.)

Hosp began painting for personal enjoyment but in recent years undertook new works with a specific purpose: to assist refugees and asylees in our communities to become self-sufficient in their new home land. Both the refugee families and the dedicated volunteers whom she has met, through her work as a volunteer and Board member of Hearts & Homes for Refugees, inspired and informed this work.

An opening reception will be held 1-4 p.m. April 3. The reception and exhibit are free and open to the public.

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I’m not a great fan of the USDA’s Plant Hardiness Zone map. For the most recent edition, published in 2012, those who drew up the map more than doubled the length of the weather records used in creating it. That is, the previous map, which was published in 1996, was based on 13 years’ worth of data, while the current map is based on a thirty year stretch of records. The USDA asserts that this change reflected a desire for greater accuracy. But by including older records, it also suppressed the evidence of recent changes to our national climate: the recent hotter years were averaged together with older, cooler years. And of course, our North American climate has warmed steadily since 2012, making the USDA map even more inaccurate. When I consult the map, I take its information with a grain of salt.

A similar criticism can be leveled at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) map of the average local dates of the last spring frost. This, too, is based on 30 years of records (19912010) and so is surely not entirely accurate in its prediction of what you will experience in your garden. I know from personal experience that spring is arriving earlier in the North Country than it did a generation ago.

Taking a somewhat longer perspective, ecologists have noted that the wildflowers around Walden Pond are blooming about three weeks earlier than they did when Henry David

Thoreau recorded their bloom dates in his journal in 1854.

Why does this matter? If you are a vegetable gardener like me, you know that the recommendations on when to plant various crops are typically tied to the average date of the last spring frost in your region. The recommendation for tomatoes, for example, is to set them out in the garden two weeks after the average date of the last spring frost. That, in turn, determines when I sow the tomato seeds indoors — I plant tomatoes eight weeks before I want to plant them out. According to the NOAA map, the average date of the last spring frost on my chilly hilltop in western Massachusetts is May 10. Add two weeks to that, and I should be planting out my tomato seedlings on May 24. If I subtract 8 weeks from May 24, I know that I should plant the seeds in the last week of March.

I know, however, that the last frost date map does not accurately reflect anymore what happens in my garden in the average year. It’s too conservative, and probably delays my planting by as much as a week. Given that my garden has a short and cool growing season, delaying my tomato harvest by a week means fewer fruits will ripen before fall’s cool weather kills the vines. As it is, I have to grow special varieties of tomatoes to get a satisfactory harvest. Over the years, I’ve tried a number of different varieties recommended for cool climates, have found I get the best results with a Czech heirloom tomato, ‘Stupice.’ This bears relatively small two-inch fruits, but their flavor is good

and ‘Stupice’ bears abundantly in my garden. I’ve also had adequate results with some of the tomatoes developed for cool climates by Dr. James Baggett at Oregon State University such as ‘Siletz’, which bears bigger fruits, though of lesser quality than ‘Stupice.’ This year, I’ll also be trying another Oregon State tomato, ‘Legend,’ which is supposed to be resistant to late blight, a fungal disease that is particularly troublesome in my cool, usually moist, plot.

Where does the inaccuracy of the frost date map leave me?

I am torn between being bold and planting earlier than it recommends, and playing it safe and getting a delayed, lesser harvest. Typically, I’ll admit, I play it safe. For along with an earlier arrival of spring, climate change has brought erratic, unpredictable weather. An average is just that, an average, and what happens in any particular year is likely to be different. I don’t want to nurture my tomato seedlings indoors for eight weeks and then have them killed by a late frost.

To obtain seeds of tomatoes adapted to cool climates, I recommend Tomato Growers Supply Company of Fort Myers, Florida (https://tomatogrowers.com/). Starting from seed is, of course, more trouble than picking up whatever seedlings are on sale at the local garden center, but I’ll discuss the advantages of growing your own from scratch in my next column.

Thomas Christopher is a volunteer at Berkshire Botanical Garden

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industrial chicken farms are equally as susceptible to spread of the bird flu, Barkley said of the current outbreak.

Common symptoms among infected flocks include sudden death without clinical signs and decreased egg production.

“Right now, the spread of the disease is more likely from wild birds to domestic birds than domestic birds to domestic birds,” Barkley said.

“That could change, but right now we just want to keep our flocks away.

“Another thing that poultry producers and small flock owners can do is they can make sure they don’t

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Ukraine, to say, ‘We stand with you,’” Hochul said.

The moves by the governors of Utah, New Hampshire and Ohio echo an international trend of boycotting Russia’s exports, as a way to

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our youngest and most innocent residents, our children,” the county lawmakers wrote.

“We firmly believe that maskwearing for this length of time can cause serious physical, psychological and developmental harm which outweigh any remaining benefits to mask wearing.”

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visit anyone else with poultry,” she continued. “If they do, they should wear clean clothes and shoes. Then upon returning home, wash those clothes and shoes to make sure they don’t come into contact with their birds.”

In 2015, the bird flu strain H5N1 caused more than 200 cases of the avian flu nationwide.

The spread forced the Greene County Youth Fair to change its bird and live fowl presentations that year, Youth Fair President Alex Johnk said. The annual youth event annually held at Angelo Canna Town Park in Cairo is preparing similar protocols for this summer’s fair.

“A few years ago, there was another avian flu that came through and we weren’t allowed to bring the birds to

the fair,” Johnk recalled. “So we are preparing other ideas in advance in preparation of that being the case again this year. We still want to give the kids an outlet to exhibit their projects.”

The youth fair will take place this year from July 2831.

The state Department of Agriculture and Markets dictated to fair organizers and event holders the guidelines for live poultry at the height of the 2015 outbreak.

“If this bird flu becomes an issue like it has in the past, then we’re going to have to follow Ag and Markets’ rules and regulations,” Johnk said.

“So just in case, we’ve already been through it once so we’re putting some of the same practices in place just in case it happens again this year.”

Severe avian flu outbreaks remain more scarce than the annual influenza season in humans that peaks from October through early April.

“Avian flu circulates within the wild bird population more or less all of the time now,” she explained. “It’s usually a low-pathogenic virus that isn’t going to do any real harm to anybody.

It could get into a poultry flock and cause some problems, but it’s not as deadly as highly-pathogenic avian influenza.

“Sometimes, these lowpathogenic strains in the wild bird populations will turn into a highly pathogenic strain and cause outbreaks like we’re seeing now,” she added. “It’s not likely something that will happen every year.”

The state Health Department had notified Greene County officials of one positive case on Long Island as of Tuesday, Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said.

“We haven’t received a DOH notification of any event in Dutchess or Ulster,” he sasid. “The notification had to do with domesticated wildlife. That’s a pretty broad description. Many people have their own chickens and ducks.”

The state DOH and Agriculture and Markets Department officials would address the case before a local county health department.

“If it’s a farm then someone would have to have their birds tested, but we would not get involved in that,” Groden said. “That would be

something that Agriculture and Markets would get a hold of.”

This bird flu strain could wane as warmer weather arrives in the region, Barkley said.

“Containment and euthanasia of domestic flocks that are infected is helpful,” she said. “The disease itself will peter out as we get to the warmer weather and the snow melts. This is really a disease of the fall, winter and early spring. It can last up to 120 days in that environment.

In the warmer weather, the disease is more easily killed off. So as long as we are monitoring the wild bird population and being careful with our birds, we can decrease the effect this disease will have on our domestic bird population.”

further sanction the country.

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario, one of the world’s largest purveyors of alcohol, decided it would remove all Russian-exported products, as did West Auckland Trusts, one of New Zealand’s largest alcohol chains.

Whether this is a truly effective means for deterring Russia from continuing its crusade across Ukraine is

unknown, but it is largely unlikely to slow down Putin’s aggression. It is being reported by numerous news outlets that Russia is ramping up attacks on civilian areas.

The banning of Russian alcohol, though mostly emblematic, is a representation that the United States is united against Russia on all fronts, liquid or solid.

The desire to be united

against war is causing some bar owners to throw away alcohol they believe to be from Russia but is actually from elsewhere.

A server at the Clock Tower Pub & Grill in Copake said some bars in the area are prematurely getting rid of Stoli products under the assumption that the company operates in Russia.

Stoli products are

manufactured and bottled in Latvia. The company has issued a statement on its website declaring it stands in solidarity with Ukraine and condemns the Russian invasion.

A bar owner in Londonderry, Vermont, posted a video of a person pouring Stoli vodka down the drain. Only the vodka’s name is Russian, meaning “capital city.” The

corporation operates out of headquarters in Luxembourg.

According to Paul Isely, an economics professor at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan, Russian vodka sales in the United States account for about $41 million each year. He said the boycotts will likely not cause any significant penalty to Russia’s economy.

Administrator Shaun Groden is heartened by the decision to halt the school mask mandate.

“That’s exactly what we wanted to happen,” he said.

“Why the governor chose Wednesday when she made the announcement on Sunday escapes me. I don’t think the school districts needed two days to plan on telling kids that they didn’t have to wear their masks. Be that as it may, the decision has been made and the kids can go back to school and be maskless. That’s

great.”

Superintendents urged legislators to craft the letter to the governor, Groden said.

Groden plans to speak with area superintendents about their updated masking policies Wednesday during their weekly meeting.

“I can’t imagine anybody opting to maintain masks after the meeting we had two weeks ago with them,” he said.

“Unanimously, they wanted us to write this letter and that’s why we did it. So I don’t

see anybody maintaining the mask mandate.”

Groden noted the oddity of local students wearing masks while engaging in extracurricular activities, recalling seeing high schoolers playing basketball with masks around their ears, but below their chins, leaving their faces uncovered.

“There was an absurdity to it,” he added. “...They were huffing and puffing up and down the court and it was ridiculous. Then, of course, the cheerleaders took the

floor during their times and they had their masks on and you couldn’t even understand the cheer. It was so sad.

They worked so hard and you couldn’t understand a word they were saying. But it’s over and I don’t anticipate it returning anytime soon.”

The end of the mandate arrives as the county department of health identified 84 active COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday.

The agency confirmed 35 new cases over the weekend,

bringing the county’s total to 9,917 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020.

Twelve Greene residents remain hospitalized due to COVID-related complications.

The county confirmed its 119th death due to COVID on Monday — an unidentified woman in her 70s who had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccination. The woman suffered from comorbid underlying issues at the time of her death.

Biden denies executive privilege claims for Navarro and Flynn in Jan. 6 committee probe Tom Hamburger The Washington Post

The White House Counsel’s Office informed former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn and trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday that President Joe Biden would not back claims of executive privilege to shield them from testifying before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.

“President Biden has determined that an assertion of executive privilege is not in the national interest and therefore is not justified, with respect to particular subjects within the purview of the Select Committee,” said a letter to Flynn’s attorney from Deputy White House Counsel Jonathan Su. A similar letter was sent to

Navarro. The letters were first reported by Axios.

Navarro responded with an email saying: “Mr. Biden is not the president I worked for.

Donald Trump is. It is fanciful and dangerous to assert that a sitting president can revoke the Executive Privilege of his predecessor.” Navarro added in the email to the Biden White House: “See you at the Supreme Court.”

Flynn’s attorney, David Warrington, could not be reached for comment. But Axios reported that Warrington responded to the White House counsel saying that his client had not asserted executive privilege, nor had he refused to appear for a deposition by the Jan. 6 committee.

The decision by Biden is just the latest in a running series of

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The Jan. 6 House select committee is seeking an interview with former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, seen here.

disagreements with his predecessor over claiming executive privilege.

Last year, Biden rejected a similar claim by Trump

regarding other White House documents sought by the Jan. 6 committee. Trump unsuccessfully sought to block the release of those records in

court. In February, Biden ordered the release of visitor logs from the White House during Trump’s tenure to be turned over to the committee, over Trump’s objections.

Navarro, who was subpoenaed in early February, joined a long list of Trump advisers who cited the former president’s claim of executive privilege as a reason not to participate in the committee’s inquiry. Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sought to withhold some testimony, citing executive privilege. The panel voted to cite Meadows for contempt of Congress for failing to cooperate.

Stephen Bannon has also claimed the privilege, raising the question - which also applies to Flynn - of whether

executive privilege could extend to a former adviser now outside the government. The Justice Department has indicted Bannon on a charge of contempt of Congress for his refusal to cooperate with the panel.

In his response Monday to the White House Counsel’s Office, Navarro took a swipe at the Jan. 6 inquiry and the Biden White House.

“You and the Biden regime along with partisan judges and the witch hunt otherwise known as the Jan 6 committee are doing great violence to the Constitution and the country,” he wrote.

The Washington Post’s Josh Dawsey and Jacqueline Alemany contributed to this report.

IEA will deploy emergency oil stocks to ease soaring prices Annmarie Hordern, Jennifer Jacobs and Grant Smith Bloomberg

The U.S. and other major economies have agreed on a coordinated release of oil stockpiles after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed crude above $100 a barrel.

The International Energy Agency, which represents key industrialized consumers, will deploy 60 million barrels from stockpiles around the world.

Half of that amount will come from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, with the rest from IEA members in Europe and Asia, said a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because the information isn’t public.

That will be the second release from American crude reserves within a few months as soaring fuel costs become a growing political problem for President Joe Biden. News of the stockpile release did nothing to

cool the price rally on Tuesday, with Brent crude up 4.2% to $105.25 a barrel as of 4:13 p.m. in London.

“The situation in energy markets is very serious and demands our full attention,” IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said in a statement on the agency’s website. “Global energy security is under threat, putting the world economy at risk during a fragile stage of the recovery.”

The IEA said it will continue to monitor energy markets and could recommend additional stockpile releases if need.

Crude prices have climbed above $105 a barrel in London for the first time since 2014 on fears that oil and gas supplies from energy giant Russia could be disrupted, either by the conflict in Ukraine or retaliatory western sanctions. The rally is exacerbating an inflationary surge for energy-consuming nations, threatening the economic recovery and worsening a

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The Torrance Refining Co. in Torrance, Calif., on Feb. 28, 2022.

cost-of-living crisis for millions.

Russia’s aggression has spooked a market already tightened by a vigorous recovery in demand as the pandemic eases, and constraints on supply owing to underinvestment and disruptions around the world.

Trading giants Vitol Group and Trafigura expect triple-digit

prices to continue for a prolonged period.

The IEA’s intervention comes after the OPEC+ coalition, which is led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, disregarded encouragement from Biden last year to increase supplies more quickly. The group meets again on Wednesday to discuss its

production plans for April.

Riyadh has signaled that it doesn’t consider markets to be tight enough to speed up the restoration of production that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners halted during the pandemic. Many other nations in the 23-member alliance couldn’t increase supplies any faster even if they chose to, owing to lack of investment and instability.

Surging gasoline prices are a particular risk for Biden, who faces midterm elections with slipping approval ratings. He already failed to tame fuel costs with release of crude from emergency stocks announced last year. Traders said that initiative was undermined by its limited scope, with most of the barrels being offered on condition of later return.

It’s the first time the IEA has made a synchronised release of oil stocks since the Libyan civil

war in 2011. There are echoes of that crisis in today’s events: It was Riyadh’s reluctance to open the taps a decade ago to offset the disruption caused by the uprising against dictator Moammar Qaddafi that prompted the agency into action.

Previous deployments came during the 1991 Gulf War, and the onslaught of hurricanes Rita and Katrina in 2005, making this just the fourth such intervention in the IEA’s five-decade history.

The IEA’s 30 members, drawn from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, include the U.S., Japan, Germany and France.

The volume of oil released by each of the participating countries will be determined in the coming days, Hidechika Koizumi, director of international affairs division at the Japanese trade ministry, said in a press briefing.

Bloomberg’s Ari Natter and Shoko Oda contributed to this report.

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The ‘Peanuts’ team is creating scholarships to support diversity in the arts

By Michael Cavna The Washington Post

Robb Armstrong remembers the thrill of first seeing a character who looked like him within the mostly-White world of “Peanuts.”

Armstrong was 6 years old when Charles “Sparky” Schulz introduced a Black playmate named Franklin in the summer of 1968. That change, rolled out despite concerns from the syndication service, represented something profound to a West Philadelphia child who had a precocious gift with a pen. Says Armstrong, who would grow up to create the popular syndicated strip “JumpStart”: “It was a prominent beam of possibility.”

Armstrong didn’t know then that a schoolteacher’s recent letters to Schulz advocating for more diversity had led to the creation of Franklin.

And he couldn’t have guessed that about a quarter-century later, Schulz would ask for his permission to give the character the full name of Franklin Armstrong - as an artistic salute to his colleague who was a creator for the same syndicate.

Today, Armstrong simply knows he wants to pay such inspiration forward.

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Franklin, the first named Black character to appear in “Peanuts,” was introduced to Charles Schulz’s comic strip in July 1968.

Peanuts Worldwide will announce Monday the launch of the Armstrong Project, which will provide $200,000 in endowments to two HBCUs: Howard University in Washington and Hampton University in Virginia.

The project will offer a scholarship to a student at each school who is studying the arts, animation, entertainment or communication, as well as provide mentorships and internships.

“I’m hopeful that the awareness and action we are creating through the Armstrong Project will grow into extraordinary expressions of creativity and accomplishment, as these students launch lifelong careers in the arts,” says Jean Schulz, widow of the cartoonist and president of the board of directors at the Charles M. Schulz Museum. “I’m personally so excited to see what they will achieve.”

Leaders at each university

expressed their gratitude in statements to announce the project.

The endowments also come at a time when Black creators are underrepresented in comics syndication. In 2020, Steenz (“Heart of the City”) and Bianca Xunise (“Six Chix”) became two of the few African American women ever to appear on mainstream comics pages.

Armstrong, though, doesn’t focus on such “dismal statistics.” Instead, he places his hope in students’ aspirations.

“I don’t want things to change - I want kids to change in favor of the things they want to do,” says Armstrong, noting: “Things are best when young people don’t feel deterred.”

The cartoonist, speaking by phone from Burbank, Calif., says it was an internship that altered the course of his life.

As an adolescent, Armstrong was transferred to the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr,

Pa., by his arts-supportive mother. The school had recently gone coed, and Armstrong recounts being not only one of its few Black students then, but also one of its relatively few boys.

Yet when Armstrong was 17, the connections in that setting led to a three-week internship with local artist Signe Wilkinson, who would later become the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. From that experience, he learned firsthand how to be a “working pragmatic” cartoonist, hitting the bricks to make your art sales and refusing to take rejections to heart. Soon after, the teen cartoonist was drawing editorial artwork for the Philadelphia Tribune.

Armstrong’s art garnered further support in the ‘80s while he attended Syracuse University, as his campus newspaper comic grew in popularity. Several years later,

he signed with United Feature Syndicate - which also distributed “Peanuts” — and launched “JumpStart,” which centers on a Black family with four children. At the time, few Black families appeared on the comics page.

Armstrong was in his mid20s when he met Schulz, whose advice and acceptance had a major impact on the younger cartoonist. Now, a veteran cartoonist himself - he turns 60 this week - he wants his connection to the Franklin Armstrong character, as well as his position on the Schulz Museum board, to make a difference. “Once you know the story about Schulz and I, it’s more than interesting — it’s deeply meaningful,” he says.

“But I have to do something with it.”

“I want kids to feel that they have a road map provided to them,” notes Armstrong, who says he’s eager to visit both campuses and say in person to the students: “I’m looking for an intern - I need to see your work. I want to see what you’ve got!”

The Armstrong Project brings the educational origin of the Franklin character full circle. Harriet Glickman was a retired schoolteacher in Burbank in 1968 when, in

response to the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., she wrote to cartoonists to propose introducing Black characters. She had seen firsthand the power of comics among young readers, and she viewed the comics page as a positive forum amid the era’s sociopolitical turbulence. After some correspondence, Schulz decided to introduce Franklin.

Before he did, though, his syndicate said: “ ‘Are you sure you want to do this?’ “ Glickman, who died two years ago, told The Post in 2017. “If you know Sparky, you know what his response was. He said: ‘Either you run it the way I drew it, or I quit.’”

Glickman also recounted: “Schulz received some messages from the South from [editors], saying: ‘Please don’t send us any more strips with Black children in the classroom with White children.

We’re going through forced integration in our schools and don’t want to see any more of these strips.’”

Franklin continued to appear in the classroom in the ‘60s, paving the way for Franklin Armstrong to help endow classrooms in 2022 and beyond.

The new Golden Girls: Baby boomers are moving in together to save money

By Soo Youn The Washington Post

Jodi Raffa has been searching for a roommate for over a year. Her husband passed away five years ago, and compounding her loss was a 75% reduction in her household income.

The 76-year-old lives in a sunny three-bedroom, two-bathroom home overlooking a lake in a 55 and over community in Groveland, Fla. The sunsets from her back porch are “stunning.” However, the homeowners association fees just went up again and inflation has left her “flabbergasted.”

“I live on a very strict budget and am not able to indulge in any extras at all,” said Raffa, who worked in administrative jobs before she and her late husband retired in 2010. Raffa now views that move as a “hasty decision” in light of her financial circumstances. “I am a worrier and a planner so logic suggested getting a roommate.”

When she takes out ads specifying women over 55, she gets responses mostly from men in their 60s or adults in their 20s, 30s, or 40s. Raffa hopes for an easier way to find and vet potential sharers of her home. “I’m very frustrated,” she said.

Like so many boomers, Raffa wants to continue to live in her house and find a job working remotely, either in data entry or editing. Faced with escalating home prices and rents in tight housing markets, as well as careers or earnings curtailed by age or the pandemic, some boomers are looking to share their homes. Enter the boommates.

“With the boomers aging, you see higher and higher numbers in shared housing,” said Rodney Harrell, vice president of family, home and community at AARP, pointing out that boomers are more open than previous generations to trying alternative solutions to the traditional aging trajectory.

In an 1987 interview with NPR, the late Betty White noted that the four women who lived together in “The Golden Girls” did so for social reasons rather than financial necessity. “All that I think we have accomplished is to show that there is an alternative lifestyle,” White told “Fresh Air” about the success of the show. “If you notice, ‘The Golden Girls’ are not together for economic reasons. They’re together for sociological reasons. It combats the loneliness.”

Four decades later, the idea of housemates late into adulthood is experiencing a revival, but with financial factors front and center.

As boomers live longer and retire without the financial safety net of employer-sponsored pensions, covering the rising costs of food, housing and insurance become major considerations. Linda Hoffman, founder of the New York Foundation for Senior Citizens, which runs a home sharing program, noted an increasing amount of applications as finances become more of a stressor.

“When we started the home sharing program in 1981, relieving feelings of isolation and loneliness was the primary need,” Hoffman said. “Now, an affordable place to live is the number one need. Hosts need help in meeting their housing expenses.” Even for housemates who entered into the arrangement for social reasons, the extra money has become more important as their financial picture changed with the pandemic.

Debbi Campbell, 70, a retired copywriter,

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Jodi Raffa poses for a portrait at her home in Groveland, Fla., this month. She has been searching for a roommate for more than a year to help offset the drastic reduction in her household income after her husband died.

met Loretta Halter, a retired manager from the Kroger grocery chain, in 2018 at a Czech cultural event in New York City. Campbell was grieving the loss of her live-in boyfriend of almost 20 years to cancer. Halter had moved to New York City from Appling, Ga., several years earlier. She had used the NYFSC home sharing program earlier to find affordable apartment but was unhappy in her situation, which is when she decided to become housemates with Campbell.

The two went through the NYFSC program to handle the background checks, vetting and administrative details before Halter moved into Campbell’s rent-stabilized one-bedroom apartment in Greenwich Village. Before the pandemic, the two lived somewhat separate lives. Campbell lived mostly in the bedroom and Halter lived mostly in the living room.

But when the city shut down they developed a strong friendship.

“First, we started with the crossword and the jigsaw puzzles, and the TV, and it turned out well,” Campbell said. The ease of the later-inlife roommate-as-friend experience surprised her. “I mean, I’m one of those people who’s spent a good time of my life in therapy, mostly complaining about people I knew.”

After initially being furloughed from her job as a long-term temp at the Department of Education in March 2020, Campbell retired in October 2020, at 68, more than a year earlier than she expected. She also opted to take Social Security benefits at that time, instead of waiting until 70 as she had planned.

“I had not been desperate over money, but having a pandemic come, suddenly you have company where you wouldn’t have. And suddenly there is extra money for you from home sharing, which I wouldn’t have had. It was just a bonanza. I feel like the luckiest person of the pandemic,” she said.

While the dozen home sharers interviewed for this story insisted their parents would have found the idea outlandish, having housemates

later in life seems to be finding more acceptance. In 2021, 70% of adults over 50 reported being open to sharing their home with a family member who was not a spouse, 51% said they would be willing to share with a friend, and 6% would share a home with a stranger, according to a survey from AARP. Of those who reported they would not share their home at all, 23% said they would change their mind if they needed extra income.

“The majority of people considering home sharing with a friend or family member tells me that there’s an opportunity there for more people to take advantage of that excess housing stock that we already have within our own homes, and that perhaps meet your needs, and those of a friend or neighbor,” Harrell said. “Or maybe companionship that may help with costs, such as caregiving. There’s just so much advantage there. And we’re just not necessarily taking advantage of it. It’s nowhere near its potential.”

The growing interest in home sharing, especially for those boomers who are house-rich and cash-poor in expensive housing markets, is being cultivated by nonprofit and commercial programs as well as municipalities. Since 2015, New York, Seattle, Denver, Tucson, northern California and the metro Washington area all have or are launching programs.

“From what we’ve seen, attitudes are loosening toward home sharing,” Riley Gibson, president of Denver-based home sharing service Silvernest, which pairs older adults with housemates. The service is particularly active in tighter housing markets such as San Francisco, Phoenix, Tampa, Miami and Los Angeles. Silvernest recently partnered with Montgomery County in Maryland to start a pilot program and plans to launch in a few more cities later this year.

Renters and homeowners can fill out profiles on the site, which supports services including lease templates, insurance and background checks. A similar service, Boston-based

Nesterly, matches older adults with younger ones to promote intergenerational home shares. Senior Homeshares, another service, has enrolled nearly 70,000 members across the country since its inception in 2015.

Even before the pandemic, demographics were shifting toward nonfamily households.

In 1960, 85% of households were composed of families, according to the Population Reference Bureau. By 2017, that figure had fallen to 65% of households.

As Americans continue to age, Harrell and others expect growing demand for more housing options. “As a society, we’ve been building and thinking about younger families and building housing and communities for younger people,” he said.

“But that need has been shifting as community leaders, builders and designers” are “starting to think more and more about what happens to us as we age. And covid has given momentum to those conversations,” Harrell said.

For Kim Bolding, 61, home sharing enabled her to stay in the five-bedroom Colorado Springs home where she had raised her biological, adopted and foster children after being diagnosed with a form of muscular dystrophy in 2012.

Bolding, a former social worker, was able to keep working from home until 2017. But after she was forced to go on Social Security disability, the payments weren’t enough to keep up with her housing costs. “I did not want to have to go into just affiliate-type living. I wanted to keep my home,” she said.

First, a longtime neighbor moved in downstairs, where he could have his own bathroom.

With the help of Denver-based nonprofit Sunshine Home Share Colorado, Bolding found two more housemates. Since then, she has mostly lived with three other housemates at a time: two men on one floor sharing a bathroom and a woman on her floor. “It’s allowing me to be able to maintain my own individuality. I can say what I want when I set my own needs and rules,” she said.

All of the housemates are on disability, but collectively able to live independently. Bolding is able to host her adult children when they visit, but they don’t feel obligated to move in with her to manage her illness. Instead, she is building a new community with her housemates, holding regular dinners together.

“We run it like a family and we have space for others,” Bolding said. Having housemates is “a great alternative to being stuck in some place where you don’t have a lot of choices: who your neighbors are, who you interact with, or you lose a lot of autonomy and that’s part of the problem with aging,” she added.

Bolding has already had several housemates who have moved out because of a change in their fortunes. Two have received government-subsidized housing, one has gotten married and another inherited a house and cars from an uncle who recently passed away. She thinks of her house as a harbinger of good luck and said she has received many calls asking for information or guidance on doing something similar.

“It’s becoming more and more popular, especially for my age group for people in similar situations. We need each other. We get blessed and they get blessed,” Bolding said.

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Catskill’s Daniel Forbes won the Section II Division2 championship at 160 pounds and was named the Patroon Conference Most Outstanding Wrestler in the heavyweight (152285 pounds) category.

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Watervliet’s Kendryek Flynn finished eighth in the state in the 152-pound weight division.

Coxsackie-Athens’ Ryker Cox earned a berth in the New York State Championships as a 12-year-old seventh-grader.

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Catskill’s Daniel Forbes and Greenville’s Kieran Cullen were named the Patroon Conference’s Most Outstanding Wrestlers at the league’s end of the year coaches meeting.

Forbes earned the honor in the heavyweight (152-285 pounds) category, while Cullen was recognzed in the lightweight (102145 pounds) category.

Ryan Palmer was named Patroon Conference Coach of the Year for guiding the Riverhawks to the conference championship. He also earned Section II Class C Coach of the Year honors.

The following were named Patroon Conference All-Stars in their weight class: FIRST TEAM 102: Neil Murpy (Coxsackie-Athens, 110: Ryker Cox (Coxsackie-Athens), 118: Daytwan Cleman (Watervliet/Cohoes), 126: Anthony Ortiz (Maple Hill), 132: Javier Ayarza (Maple Hill), 138: Kieran Cullen (Greenville), 145: Bernard Davis (Greenville), 152: Kendryek Flynn (Watervliet/Cohoes), 160: Daniel Forbes (Catskill), 172: Matthew Kluck Berlin/New Lebanon), 189: Stephen Forbes (Catskill), 215: Brandon Fitzgerald (Watervliet/Cohoes), 285: Jesse Cameron (Berlin/ New Lebanon).

SECOND TEAM 102: George Krause (Rensselaer), 110:

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Greenville’s Kieran Cullen stands atop the podium after winning the Section II Division 2 championship in the 138-pound division. Cullen was named the Patroon Conference’s Most Outstanding Wrestler in the lightweight (102-145 pounds) category.

Gunnar Gibbons (Maple Hill), 118: Gage Decker(Coxsackie-Athens), 126: Vincent

Colvin (Maple Hill), 132: Jeremy Mayville (Watervliet/Cohoes), 138: James Colvin

(Maple Hill), 145: Schyler Caringi (CoxsackieAthens), 152: Ethan Maier (Maple Hill), 160: Joseph Martinez (Coxsackie-Athens), 172: Anthony Iamunno (Coxsackie-Athens), 189: Robert Burns Jr. (Taconic Hills), 215: Jerome Van Alstyne (Catskill), 285: Hunter Donovan (Coxsackie-Athens).

Patroon wrestlers excelled in the postseason, with four — Kendryek Flynn of Watervliet, Ryker Cox of Coxsackie-Athens, Daniel Forbes of Catskill and Kieran Cullen of Greenville — earning berths in the New York State Championships. Flynn finished eighth in the state in the 152-pound division.

Coxsackie-Athens was crowned Section II Class C team champions.

Patroon wrestlers also fared well in Division 2 at the Section II Championships, earning top five finishes in 9 of the 13 weight classes: 102: Neil Murphy (Coxsackie-Athens), fourth; 110: Ryker Cox (Coxsackie-Athens), second; 126: Anthony Oritz (Male Hill), third; 138: Kieran Cullen (Greenville), first; 152: Kendryek Flynn (Watervliet/Cohoes), first; 160: Daniel Forbes (Catskill), first, and Joseph Martinez (Coxsackie-Athens), fourth; 172: Matthew Kluck (Berlin/New Lebanon), fourth, and Anthony Iamunno (Coxsackie-Athens, fifth; 189: Ryan Ulscht (Coxsackie-Athens, third, See WRESTLERS B5

Derek Jeter out as Marlins CEO, citing different ‘vision for the future of the franchise’ Jordan McPherson Mimi Herald

JUPITER, Fla. — Miami Marlins chairman and principal owner Bruce Sherman said in a statement Monday that the organization and CEO Derek Jeter have “agreed to officially end their relationship” after four MLB seasons.

Jeter was entering the final year of a five-year contract that would have expired after the 2022

season.

In a statement, Jeter said he is also giving up his four-percent stake as a shareholder in the franchise and that the reason for his departure was because “the future of the franchise is different than the one I signed up to lead.”

“We had a vision five years ago to turn the Marlins franchise around, and

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MLB, players meet well into the night to avoid canceling regular-season games Scott Lauber The Philadelphia Inquirer

A few weeks ago, when Rob Manfred memorably said that missing regularseason games because of the owners’ lockout would be

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Pro basketball NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Philadelphia 37 23 .617 Boston 36 27 .571 Toronto 33 27 .550 Brooklyn 32 30 .516 New York 25 36 .410 Central W L Pct Chicago 39 23 .629 Milwaukee 37 25 .597 Cleveland 36 25 .590 Indiana 21 42 .333 Detroit 15 46 .246 Southeast W L Pct Miami 41 21 .661 Atlanta 29 31 .483 Charlotte 30 33 .476 Washington 27 33 .450 Orlando 15 47 .242 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Utah 38 22 .633 Denver 36 25 .590 Minnesota 33 29 .532 Portland 25 36 .410 Oklahoma City 19 42 .311 Pacific W L Pct Phoenix 49 12 .803 Golden State 43 18 .705 L.A. Clippers 32 31 .508 L.A. Lakers 27 33 .450 Sacramento 23 40 .365 Southwest W L Pct Memphis 43 20 .683 Dallas 36 25 .590 New Orleans 25 36 .410 San Antonio 24 38 .387 Houston 15 45 .250 Sunday’s games Philadelphia 125, New York 109 Utah 118, Phoenix 114 Indiana 128, Boston 107 Detroit 127, Charlotte 126, OT L.A. Clippers 99, Houston 98 Dallas 107, Golden State 101 Denver 124, Portland 92 New Orleans 123, L.A. Lakers 95 Monday’s games Minnesota 127, Cleveland 122 Orlando 119, Indiana 103 Toronto 133, Brooklyn 97 Miami 112, Chicago 99 Memphis 118, San Antonio 105 Milwaukee 130, Charlotte 106 Sacramento 131, Oklahoma City 110 Tuesday’s games Detroit at Washington, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Houston, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Charlotte at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Orlando, 7 p.m.

New York at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Houston, 8 p.m.

Miami at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Denver, 9 p.m.

Portland at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

GB — 2.5 4.0 6.0 12.5 GB — 2.0 2.5 18.5 23.5 GB — 11.0 11.5 13.0 26.0 GB — 2.5 6.0 13.5 19.5 GB — 6.0 18.0 21.5 27.0 GB — 6.0 17.0 18.5 26.5

Pro hockey NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Florida 53 35 13 2 3 75 Tampa Bay 51 34 11 2 4 74 Toronto 53 35 14 3 1 74 Boston 52 31 17 2 2 66 Detroit 53 23 24 5 1 52 Ottawa 51 19 27 4 1 43 Buffalo 54 16 30 7 1 40 Montreal 53 13 33 7 0 33 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Carolina 52 37 11 4 0 78 Pittsburgh 55 33 14 3 5 74 NY Rangers 53 33 15 3 2 71 Washington 55 28 18 7 2 65 Columbus 53 27 25 0 1 55 NY Islanders 49 20 21 3 5 48 New Jersey 53 19 29 1 4 43 Philadelphia 52 16 26 6 4 42 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts Colorado 53 39 10 3 1 82 St. Louis 52 32 14 4 2 70 Minnesota 50 31 16 0 3 65 Nashville 53 30 19 2 2 64 Dallas 52 29 20 1 2 61 Winnipeg 53 23 21 5 4 55 Chicago 54 19 27 6 2 46 Arizona 53 14 35 0 4 32 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Calgary 51 31 14 6 0 68 Los Angeles 53 29 17 5 2 65 Vegas 53 29 20 3 1 62 Edmonton 53 29 21 3 0 61 Anaheim 55 25 21 5 4 59 Vancouver 55 26 23 3 3 58 San Jose 53 24 23 4 2 54 Seattle 55 16 34 4 1 37 Sunday’s games Carolina 2, Edmonton 1 Dallas 4, Buffalo 2 St. Louis 4, Chicago 0 Winnipeg 5, Arizona 3 Pittsburgh 3, Columbus 2 Vancouver 5, NY Rangers 2 NY Islanders 4, Anaheim 0 San Jose 3, Seattle 1 Monday’s games New Jersey 7, Vancouver 2 Toronto 5, Washington 3 Boston at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s games Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Calgary at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Montreal at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

NY Islanders at Colorado, 9 p.m.

San Jose at Vegas, 10 p.m.

Boston at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Buffalo at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

St. Louis at NY Rangers, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Nashville at Seattle, 10 p.m.

GF GA 218 161 177 144 197 152 151 142 156 191 135 161 143 195 123 198 GF GA 182 122 178 148 157 134 176 156 175 193 125 137 164 193 131 181 GF GA 213 150 188 141 190 157 163 151 151 151 155 162 134 185 122 195 GF GA 177 124 159 146 172 156 176 171 161 169 154 158 142 165 140 196

NHL SCORING LEADERS THROUGH SUNDAY GP G J. Huberdeau, Fla 53 18 Connor McDavid, Edm 52 28 Leon Draisaitl, Edm 53 36 Auston Matthews, Tor 49 37 Nazem Kadri, Col 50 22 Johnny Gaudreau, Cal 51 20 Mikko Rantanen, Col 50 26 Kirill Kaprizov, Min 49 24 Alex Ovechkin, Was 52 32 J.T. Miller, Van 52 20 Steven Stamkos, TB 50 25 Matthew Tkachuk, Cal 51 26 Kyle Connor, Win 53 32 Cale Makar, Col 49 18 Artemi Panarin, NYR 48 14

A 57 47 38 31 44 45 39 39 31 39 34 33 26 38 42

PTS 75 75 74 68 66 65 65 63 63 59 59 59 58 56 56

College basketball MEN USA TODAY COACHES POLL Record Pts Prv 1. Gonzaga (20) 24-3 771 1 2. Duke (9) 25-4 726 6 3. Arizona (0) 25-3 707 2 4. Baylor (1) 24-5 649 11 5. Auburn (1) 25-4 643 4 6. Kentucky (1) 23-6 638 3 7. Kansas (0) 23-5 615 5 8. Providence (0) 24-3 596 10 9. Purdue (0) 24-5 545 7 10. Wisconsin (0) 23-5 522 12 11. Villanova (0) 21-7 458 8 12. Texas Tech (0) 22-7 415 9 13. Tennessee (0) 21-7 401 17 14. Houston (0) 24-4 376 15 15. Arkansas (0) 23-6 356 18 16. USC (0) 25-4 319 16 17. Illinois (0) 20-8 271 14 18. UCLA (0) 21-6 252 13 19. Connecticut (0) 21-7 244 20 20. Saint Mary’s (0) 24-6 220 23 21. Texas (0) 21-8 195 22 22. Murray St. (0) 28-2 166 21 23. Ohio St (0) 18-8 104 19 24. Alabama (0) 19-10 44 25 25. Iowa (0) 20-8 42 NR 25. Michigan St (0) 19-9 42 24 Others receiving votes: Colorado St. 14, Boise St. 13, Notre Dame 10, Marquette 9, Wake Forest 8, Wyoming 6, Seton Hall 6, North Texas 4, San Francisco 3, North Carolina 3, Iowa State 2, Creighton 2, Miami 1, San Diego St. 1, South Dakota State 1.

Barclays continues to be house of horrors for Kyrie Irving-less Nets Kristian Winfield New York Daily News

NEW YORK — More happened off the Barclays Center floor than on it on Monday.

Nets head coach Steve Nash entered the health and safety protocols, Kyrie Irving remained ineligible due to his status as an unvaccinated player, and Kevin Durant (MCL sprain) watched helplessly from the sidelines as the Toronto Raptors pummeled his Nets, 133-97.

With assistant coach Jacque Vaughn filling in for Nash, who entered the protocols during the national anthem, and with most of their stars watching from the sidelines, the Nets got roasted by the team directly ahead of them in the Eastern Conference standings.

Which doesn’t bode well for their odds at climbing out of play-in tournament territory, especially considering the Nets travel to Toronto on Tuesday to play the Raptors again in the second game of a

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Brooklyn Nets guard Goran Dragic (9) drives to the basket against Toronto Raptors guard Malachi Flynn (22) during the fourth quarter at Barclays Center on Monday.

back-to-back. The Nets have fallen 3.5 games behind the sixth-seeded Boston Celtics,

NBA roundup: Ja Morant sets Grizzlies’ scoring record — again Field Level Media

Ja Morant notched franchise records with 52 points and 22 field goals to lift the host Memphis Grizzlies to a 118-105 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday.

The impressive display came two days after Morant scored a franchise regularseason-record 46 points in a victory over the Chicago Bulls. His previous career high for any contest was 47 in a playoff loss to the Utah Jazz last season.

Morant provided a number of signature moments on Monday, including an emphatic dunk over Jakob Poeltl late in the second quarter and a buzzer-beating jumper to give the Grizzlies a 68-58 lead at halftime.

De’Anthony Melton scored 15 points for Memphis, which recorded its 11th win in 14 outings overall and prevented San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich from tying Hall of Famer Don Nelson’s NBA record for regularseason coaching victories (1,335). Lonnie Walker IV led the Spurs with 22 points.

Bucks 130, Hornets 106 Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded his fifth consecutive double-double as Milwaukee defeated visiting Charlotte to snap a twogame losing streak.

The two-time MVP amassed 26 points, 16 rebounds, six assists and four blocks plus a 14-of-14 performance from the free-throw line. Jrue Holiday contributed 21 points and Bobby Portis finished with 20 to go along with 10 rebounds.

LaMelo Ball paced the Hornets with 24 points on 9-of-18 shooting.

Heat 112, Bulls 99 Tyler Herro and Gabe Vincent scored 20 points each as host Miami beat Chicago in a matchup between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.

Bulls star DeMar DeRozan, who scored 18 points, had his streak of consecutive 30-point games snapped at 10. DeRozan finished one game short of Michael Jordan’s franchise record for consecutive 30-point contests. Chicago’s Ayo

Dosunmu also had 18 points.

Timberwolves 127, Cavaliers 122 D’Angelo Russell fired in a team-high 25 points as Minnesota ended Cleveland’s eight-game home winning streak.

Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns had 17 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 12.4 seconds left that snapped a 122-122 tie. Towns won the league’s 3-point contest during AllStar Weekend in Cleveland.

Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels each added 17 points and Patrick Beverley had 11 for the Timberwolves, who shot a sizzing 54.7 percent from the field.

Magic 119, Pacers 103 Wendell Carter Jr. scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for his fifth consecutive double-double, and Markelle Fultz made a successful season debut, leading host Orlando past Indiana.

Fultz, the No. 1 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, finished with 10 points on 5-for-7 shooting, six assists and two rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench. He had not played in almost 14 months due to a left ACL injury.

Kings 131, Thunder 110 De’Aaron Fox scored 29 points and added 10 assists to lead Sacramento to a victory at Oklahoma City. The Kings snapped a four-game losing streak, while the Thunder lost for the eighth time in 10 games and the fifth consecutive time at home.

Sacramento interim coach Alvin Gentry inserted Trey Lyles into the starting five for the first time since Lyles was acquired Feb. 10 from Detroit. Lyles had 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting after he put up just 12 total points in his first four games with the Kings.

Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a game-high 37 points, making 12 of 16 from the floor and adding 10 assists. He has scored 30 or more points in each of his three games back since missing the final 10 games before the All-Star break with a sprained ankle.

meaning Brooklyn needs to win four more games than Boston to supplant them in

the East standings.

With just 20 more games on the schedule — 19 after their

likely loss in Toronto on Tuesday — the Nets are running out of time to make something happen.

Irving is not eligible to play in Tuesday’s matchup in Toronto because Canada requires proof of vaccination to cross the border into the country. And based on Mayor Adams’ recent comments, it doesn’t look like the Nets star will be eligible to play at Barclays Center any time soon, either.

Ben Simmons is also far from making his Nets debut as he battles through conditioning and back soreness. The Nets are in dangerous territory; at least Durant is expected to return either for Thursday’s matchup against the Miami Heat or Sunday’s showdown in Boston against the Celtics.

The Nets are confident they’ll be a championshipcontending team when their MVP returns. But without him, and without Irving, you get bludgeonings like the one we saw at The Clays on Monday.

‘I’m just out there winging it’: Inside James Harden’s first weekend with the Sixers Gina Mizell The Philadelphia Inquirer

NEW YORK — Less than two hours before the 76ers’ Friday night tipoff against the Timberwolves in Minneapolis, assistant coach Dan Burke dipped a cup into a basket of popcorn sitting on a table outside the Target Center visitor’s locker room.

The snack choice was fitting, both for this particular hallway and this particular team. This past weekend served as a celebration, a stretch-run reset, and a source of intrigue for the Sixers, when perennial All-Star James Harden made his muchanticipated debut following the blockbuster trade with the Brooklyn Nets.

Harden’s early results lived up to the hubbub.

He first totaled 27 points, 12 assists, and eight rebounds in a 133-102 rout of Minnesota, unleashing the step-back threepointer, foul-drawing ability, and passing vision that have made him one of this generation’s most brilliant offensive players. Less than 48 hours later, he stuffed the box score with 29 points, 16 assists, 10 rebounds, and five steals in a 125-109 road victory over the Knicks.

Harden’s star turn Friday was the highest-rated Sixers regular-season game televised by NBC Sports Philadelphia since 2001. Sunday’s win at Madison Square Garden was broadcast to the entire country. And Harden’s acquisition makes the Sixers one of the NBA’s most interesting teams to track during the regular season’s final weeks.

Here are some behind-thescenes snapshots of how Harden’s first weekend as a Sixer unfolded: At 5:58 p.m. Friday, Harden caught a lob pass and flipped the ball backwards over his shoulder and into the basket to signal the start of his pregame on-court work.

As Harden’s shot attempts moved from the baseline to the left elbow, a man sitting in the second row marveled, “He hasn’t even hit the rim yet.” An arena playlist that transitioned from Blackstreet and Dr. Dre’s “No Diggity” to Nelly’s “Ride Wit Me” was surely drowned out by whatever tunes played in Harden’s earbuds.

After a series of off-thedribble pull-ups while being loosely guarded by assistant Sam Cassell, a trip around the three-point line and a stop at the free-throw stripe, Harden threw down a two-handed dunk and hollered, “One more!” He caught the ball, drilled a three from the left corner and jogged

back to the locker room.

“Just a normal game day,” Harden said of how the lead-up to his Sixers debut felt. “Just getting my mind right to try to be the best player on the court.”

Less than an hour later, Harden re-emerged with his teammates. In the layup line, he threw the ball off the glass to himself for a slam and sprinted to the opposite side. As the national anthem concluded, he pointed straight up and then went down the line for high fives.

The Timberwolves’ publicaddress announcer purposely sped through the Sixers’ starting lineup in numerical order, introducing Harden second and giving the visitors’ fans in the house barely any time to acknowledge the magnitude of the moment.

The home crowd cheered when Harden was switched early onto Timberwolves dazzling second-year wing Anthony Edwards. Yet it was Harden who crossed over Edwards minutes later, resulting in an and-one finish at the rim to ignite his near-triple-double.

Harden made his imprint on the game without forcing it. Second-year guard Tyrese Maxey repeated the word “communication” -- particularly in regard to the defensive end of the floor -- when describing Harden’s impact. Coach Doc Rivers also praised the ripple effect of Harden’s voice during timeouts.

“Then Joel Embiid3/8 speaks up. Then everybody speaks up,” Rivers said. “That kind of stuff we’re going to need. We’re going to go through times where it’s not that easy and it’s going to be hard. We’re going to have to be able to talk to each other.”

When Harden dished to Maxey for a wide-open three-pointer with five minutes to play, he threw both arms into the air.

The reaction appeared to be part “Are you not entertained?!” and part personal exhale, symbolizing the end of his own saga in Brooklyn, his healed hamstring, and his ability to focus on playing with his new team.

“Extremely happy,” Harden said when asked how happy he was to officially move on. “Extremely happy.”

A wide-eyed Harden stared in disbelief and then chuckled as Embiid guzzled a bottle of water so quickly that the crackling plastic loudly filled the tiny Target Center auxiliary room.

“That’s good,” a suddenly hydrated Embiid said.

The moment at the start of Friday’s postgame news conference illustrated the

off-the-court rapport that the Sixers’ new superstar duo is rapidly establishing.

Harden said his first priority is to “make sure Embiid3/8 continues” his MVP-caliber tear. Embiid flashed a smile and glanced to his right at Harden while describing the newfound space he had to operate with the ball, while Harden lowered his head and shook it as if he did not want to take the compliment.

Harden then playfully demonstrated fumbling hands when Embiid noted he did not expect some of Harden’s passes.

“We’re just trying to figure each other out, get to know each other,” Harden said. “This is a relationship, and I’m here to help.”

As Embiid started to leave the room, a Sixers staffer joked, “That was the easiest press conference you’ve ever had.”

“Finally, I don’t have to be asked all the questions,” Embiid said with a grin.

“Harden! I love you!” yelled a teenager wearing a gold Arizona State jersey that he had flipped backwards, so the No. 13 and Harden’s name were on his chest instead of his back. Another young fan a few seats down in the front row of section 106 at Madison Square Garden held up a blue Harden Sixers jersey, waving it like a flag.

A Sunday afternoon road game within easy travel distance meant gaggles of Sixers fans congregated in pockets near the baskets and tunnels, hoping to catch Harden’s eye or ear.

No such luck for the gold jersey wearer or blue jersey waver.

But as Harden headed back to the tunnel on the opposite side of the court, he slapped hands with a couple of fans sitting in the front row. One in a blue Maxey jersey raised his arms and literally jumped for joy.

Harden then drew the most fervent reaction of any player from either team introduced as a starter, with a mix of cheers and boos. But other than when Knicks fans grew loud as their team mounted a third-quarter rally, the Sixers fans were the more boisterous group Sunday.

An “E-A-G-L-E-S, EAGLES!” chant began in the first quarter.

“Let’s go, Sixers!” rang from the suites late in the fourth.

And cheers erupted when Harden pulled down his 10th rebound in the game’s final minute to complete a triple-double.

Harden sat on top of the scorer’s table during a second-quarter timeout, immersed in a heatof-the-moment discussion with Cassell while the coach held one sheet of paper.

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Warriors losing the benefit of the doubt in title push Dieter Kurtenbach Mercury News

After the worst fourth-quarter collapse in the NBA this season and the first 20-plus point lead blown by the Warriors in a regular-season game since 2007, Golden State is heading on the road for a brutal stretch of games to start off what appears to be a ruthless March.

And while one loss — as terrible and indefensible as it was — should not carry too much weight amid an 82-game schedule, it’s impossible to not view this upcoming stretch of four road games in a new light.

The loss to the Mavericks was so big, so memorable for all the wrong reasons, that I can’t help but think it’ll serve as a pivot point for the Warriors this season.

Had the Warriors simply held onto their 19-point lead with less than 10 minutes to play last night, we would be talking about a Dubs team that was 5 games back of the Suns in the Western Conference standings — a team that looked good coming out of the All-Star break; a team that has Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala, and James Wiseman coming back into the fold.

This column would have a different tone. One of positivity. One that claimed if the Warriors could keep pushing — if they could put some more pressure on Phoenix — they could take that No. 1 seed in due time. The Suns, as expected, are not the same without Chris Paul.

But the Warriors didn’t hold that lead, and they lost a rare chance to make up a game on the Suns in the process.

The Warriors needed to start this post-All-Star stretch in near-perfect fashion to contend for that top seed. Does one terrible fourth quarter eliminate that possibility?

No, but it does make the Warriors’ path to the top much harder.

The Warriors are developing a nasty habit over the last month-plus — they’re making things more difficult for themselves.

And, worse yet, when it comes to championship aspirations, the Dubs are losing the benefit of the doubt with their recent play.

With or without Green, with or without Iguodala, the Warriors need to re-establish themselves as a bonafide title contender in the days to come. Understanding that Green is crucial to their championship aspirations, the Warriors are

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) goes down on a play against the Dallas Mavericks during the fourth quarter at Chase Center on Sunday.

showing flaws that even he cannot singlehandedly fix. The floor must be raised before Green can return and push up the roof.

If nothing else, the championship pride this team carries — or at least we presume they still carry — demands that the Warriors bounce back from Sunday’s loss, at the very least.

But the Warriors will put in 5,500-plus air miles over the next week, going from San Francisco to Minnesota for a Tuesday game. From there it’s on to Dallas (Thursday), Los Angeles (Lakers on Saturday), and Denver (Monday, that pesky makeup game from the suspect COVID postponement).

And when the Warriors arrive home from that, they’ll play the Clippers on Tuesday as part of a two-city, two-time-zone back-to-back.

That’s the kind of scheduling stretch you would prefer to enter with a cushion in the standings and some built-up goodwill with the fanbase.

The NBA has installed some losses for this team on the calendar.

But the Warriors lost that cushion — if they ever had it -- when it came to the No. 1 seed.

And Sunday’s loss certainly eliminated the goodwill, something I like to crudely gauge by how many folks are advocating for Steve Kerr’s firing in my Twitter mentions and email inbox.

The Fire Steve Quotient was off the charts after Sunday’s game. It was as if the coach made the team go eight-plus minutes without making a shot. Why didn’t he run the “automatic basket” play against one of the NBA’s top defenses?

Regardless of internet irrationality, there is reason to be concerned. Golden State’s five losses in seven games stretch have seen them lose some serious ground over the Memphis Grizzlies, who entered their Monday game with the Spurs with a chance to move one game back of Golden State for the No. 2 seed.

Of course, the Warriors have downplayed seeing at every possible juncture. There’s a valid reason behind that, as Green explained over the weekend.

“The goal is to go win one on the road anyway,” the Warriors forward said. “After going through it so many times, you understand... I’ve won Game 7s on the road and lost Game 7s at home,

so it doesn’t really matter. If you can get it, great, but I don’t feel like and I don’t feel like anyone in this organization feels like it’s worth it to exhaust yourself trying to chase after it.”

But even in a league where the regular season is treated like a months-long nuisance before the real games start, the standings do, indeed, matter.

Yes, the Warriors will be a different team whenever Green and Iguodala return. Yes, their championship pedigree is such that you don’t care much about where big games are played.

But the path to another NBA Finals should be of concern for the Dubs.

The No. 1 seed is exceptionally valuable. In a conference where three teams can call themselves true title contenders, the top seed will only have to face one of those squads in the playoffs.

They’ll take on the victor of the 2-3 matchup (presuming chalk to that point in the bracket) after what would likely be a tough series. That’s sitting pretty.

The No. 2 seed has serious value, too, even if we ignore home-court advantage. Would you rather play a team from the play-in tournament — as the No. 2 seed would — or a true playoff squad like Denver or Dallas?

The Nuggets could get scorers Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. back before the postseason. They have the NBA’s reigning MVP who could easily win it again this season.

The Warriors saw what the Mavericks can do on Sunday.

I’d rather play the Lakers, or whatever notready-for-primetime squad eliminates them from the play-in tournament.

The harder the Warriors make life for themselves, the greater the chance they are tripped up once the postseason comes around. The higher the likelihood that this resurgent season ends up short of the only acceptable goal. These are not the juggernaut Warriors of the Kevin Durant era.

Tougher opponents likely mean more games.

More games mean more wear-and-tear on veteran players, and if the Warriors’ veterans slip, at all, the team will find itself in a bad spot.

The waters ahead of choppy — the March schedule doesn’t relent after this crazy road trip — but Golden State has to steady the ship if they’re going to be voyaging into May and June.

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Syracuse Orange forward Cole Swider (21) reacts after picking up his fifth foul, fouling North Carolina Tar Heels guard Caleb Love (2) in overtime at Dean E. Smith Center on Monday.

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Brady Manek scored 22 points and North Carolina posted the first eight points of overtime to beat Syracuse 88-79 on Monday night in Chapel Hill, N.C., keeping alive its hopes to finish atop the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In order to gain a share of the ACC title, North Carolina (22-8, 14-5 ACC) needs Duke to lose in Tuesday night’s game at Pittsburgh and then the Tar Heels must win Saturday at Duke. Also, Notre Dame must fall in one of its two remaining games.

Caleb Love notched 21 points, Armando Bacot provided 17 points and 18 rebounds and R.J. Davis had 17 points for the Tar Heels, who were 14-for-36 on 3s.

Syracuse’s Cole Swider scored 36 points, shooting 7-for-11 on 3-point attempts and accounting for most of the team’s 10 successful 3-pointers.

Buddy Boeheim added 14 points as the Orange (15-15, 9-10) attempted to rebound from a lopsided home loss to first-place Duke just two nights earlier. Instead, it marked its third straight setback.

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Love’s 3 put the Tar Heels on top with 7.3 seconds to play. Syracuse’s Joe Girard III hit a tying basket with a baseline jumper at the 1.4-second mark.

North Carolina shot 26.5 percent in the second half.

Earlier, Syracuse scored the game’s first nine points, but the Tar Heels were up

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It was the second overtime game for the Orange in an eight-night stretch after topping Georgia Tech a week earlier in an extra session. Syracuse was hurt by the absence of guard Symir Torrence, who was injured Saturday against Duke and didn’t make the trip.

North Carolina had guard Leaky Black back in action after he missed the second half of Saturday’s rout at North Carolina State because of a hyperextended knee.

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So much for paying the fine.

The Daily News obtained a memo sent to NBA teams ahead of the start of the season. The spirit of that memo?

NBA teams do not have the option to pay to break the law.

“Pursuant to the local orders set forth above, if a player is on an impacted team, unvaccinated, and does not have an approved bona fide medical or religious exemption (the determination of which will be made by the league office), he will not be allowed to enter their home arenas or practice facilities in these jurisdictions or participate in any games, practices, or other team activities conducted there,” the memo read.

Kyrie Irving is allowed to practice at the Nets’ Training Facility in Industry City because New York City deemed the building a private office space, subject to vaccine requirements set by ownership, not The City.

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NFL Draft class has surprising hole at the glamour position Tom Krasovic The San Diego Union-Tribune

Supply-chain kinks can affect NFL Draft classes, too.

Two months ahead of the big event, the flow of “franchise quarterback” prospects has dwindled to ... nothing?

As perceived by prominent draftniks with media outlets, not one quarterback gets a top-10 ranking in the 2022 NFL Draft Class.

Several lists are bereft of a QB in the top 15.

NFL teams, of course, may hold a higher -- and certainly more informed -- opinion of the same quarterbacks. The coming pre-draft workouts and interviews may bolster a team’s belief in a quarterback, causing some draftniks to revisit their own grades.

But when Draft Night unfolds on April 28 -- before an audience likely to exceed more than 40 million viewers across various outlets -- it would be shocking to see three QBs go in the top 10 and therefore match the recent five-year average.

“None of the quarterbacks just completely blows you away to say, ‘OK, slam dunk, take him,’ “ NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah, the former El Cajon Christian High QB who scouted for the Browns, Eagles and Ravens, said Friday in a two-hour draft chat with reporters.

Many draft analysts rate Pitt alum Kenny Pickett as the top quarterback.

Pickett is 18th and 19th on Jeremiah’s and ESPN’s lists, respectively.

Downturns happen, but the football industry is heavily invested in maintaining a supply of quarterback prospects who earn “frontline starter” grades from NFL teams.

Rule changes throughout the sport have greatly reduced QBs’ physical hazards in the past two decades, while the proliferation of passing academies, passing leagues, virtual tools and increasingly QB-adaptive offenses have accelerated

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In this file photo from September 11, 2021, Kenny Pickett (8) of the Pittsburg Panthers passes the ball against the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee.

learning rates.

The randomness of humans possessing “star QB” material may be the only explainer for this year’s perceived falloff.

An outlier factor worth considering is one Jeremiah brought up in reply Friday.

“I think the pandemic’s part of it, I really do,” he said. “You think about the (football) time that was lost during that time (in 2020 and 2021). Some of these (college) teams, the season was cut short.

Arizona State played four games (in 2020). You had spring ball that teams lost out on.”

Pickett showed how precious football opportunities can be.

As a fifth-year senior who was limited the previous year by an ankle injury, he last season amassed 42 touchdown passes and threw for 4,319 yards in

13 games.

His best season by far, it likely earned him considerable NFL money.

“This is somebody that got it figured out with the benefit of having reps and health,” said Jeremiah. “You saw the guy’s ability really start to come out and shine.”

Jeremiah said Pickett, who’ll turn 24 in June, is the most “NFL ready” quarterback in the class.

He added: “In terms of the upside,” at the position, “I don’t know how you’d see anybody other than Malik Willis just in terms of what he can do once he gets it all figured out.”

Willis, playing for Liberty, amassed 40 touchdowns last year in 13 games. Powerfully built and strong-armed, he’s 35th in Jeremiah’s rankings, one spot behind the analyst’s second-ranked QB,

Ole Miss alum Matt Corral. At 36 is former North Carolina QB Sam Howell.

Jeremiah loosely paired Willis with the Pittsburgh Steelers at No. 20.

A relative dearth of highly graded prospects but ample depth in the top 100 are other notable traits to the 2022 class.

Based on his grades last year to the Class of 2021, Jeremiah said eight of those players would be his No. 1 prospect this year. An NFL scouting executive reported a similar evaluation.

“The difference between the 15th player and the 60th players in this draft is very small,” Jeremiah added.

The fallibility of draft analysis drives much of the event’s appeal.

NFL teams whiff on about half of the quarterbacks taken in the first round.

Jeremiah acknowledged he and many analysts may be selling the Class of 2022’s QBs short while trying not to get too far ahead of themselves in praising next year’s QB class, generally perceived as more promising.

He pointed out that in grading the Class of 2017’s QBs, he and many other draftniks shortchanged the likes of Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson while at the same time over-reacting to QBs further away in the pipeline such as Josh Rosen and Sam Darnold.

So it’s not only his Padres fandom that has humbled Jeremiah, 44.

“We had two of the best QBs we’ve seen in forever right under our nose,” Jeremiah said of Mahomes and Watson, who went 10th and 12th. “So, it’s not easy to evaluate these guys. The majority of us feel like this isn’t the best year of quarterbacks.

But, we’ve been proven wrong before so we’ll see what happens.”

Some facts can’t be repeated too often.

In the 2000 Draft, the 199th selection was Tom Brady.

Giants GM Joe Schoen must look hard at QBs in NFL Draft Pat Leonard New York Daily News

INDIANAPOLIS — Joe Schoen was scouting the quarterbacks in this year’s NFL Draft class when Josh Allen was his quarterback in Buffalo last fall.

So Schoen must study the QBs further now that he’s with the Giants, despite Schoen and John Mara already committing publicly to Daniel Jones for the 2022 season.

Not that Schoen, who will address the media Tuesday afternoon at the NFL Combine, is going to renege on his promise to stick by Jones, 24, in year four.

That’s probably what the GM will do.

It’s just that putting blinders on to this quarterback class while holding two top-7 picks would be bad business, and based on Schoen’s words and actions in the past, it also doesn’t seem like his style.

Schoen was asked in late January if he had scouted this year’s quarterback draft class.

It wouldn’t have been a surprise if he had said he hadn’t seen much of them.

As the Bills’ assistant GM, he’d helped GM Brandon Beane trade up to draft Allen No. 7 overall in 2018. They gave up a first-rounder and two twos to Tampa Bay to get him. And Allen’s rapid rise to superstardom landed Schoen and Brian Daboll their Giants jobs this January.

But Schoen was scouting this year’s quarterback class anyway.

“Yeah, I did,” Schoen said on Jan. 26. “You never know when these opportunities are gonna come. So I did see most of the quarterbacks that are in this draft. I did see them live at some point this year. From a film evaluation, I’d have to circle back. But I do have working knowledge of most of those guys.”

The Giants aren’t in an identical situation at quarterback to the 2018 Bills. Buffalo didn’t

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Owner John Mara of the New York Giants looks on before the game against the Washington Football Team at MetLife Stadium on January 9 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

have its own first-round pick from a few years prior still on the roster and on a rookie contract.

The Giants do. They have one more year of cost control remaining on Jones, the No. 6 overall pick in 2019, who has shown enough promise to make a case he still could be the guy.

The consensus is down on this year’s quarterback class, too.

Still, when a league source told me the other day that he considers Liberty’s Malik Willis a sure top-10 pick, it reinforced for me that the Giants would be ignorant not to do their due diligence.

It’s not like the Giants hadn’t been scouting QBs themselves in the fall.

In November, then-Giants assistant GM Kevin Abrams and college scouting coordinator Chad Klunder attended the showdown between Pitt QB Kenny Pickett and North Carolina QB Sam Howell.

But of course, Klunder is gone to Duke, and Abrams has been reassigned as senior VP of football operations and strategy. And since, Mara has flat-out said he’d be “very surprised” if Jones isn’t his Week 1 starter this fall.

Again, if that’s how the Giants feel about Jones after scouting all of these quarterbacks thoroughly, that’s fine. It just shouldn’t be predetermined.

And it is clear that when Mara and the Giants were interviewing prospective GMs and coaches in January, they were looking for candidates to say that they believed in Jones.

That also meant trying to win sooner with Jones and not build patiently for the long term.

This shouldn’t have been a pre-condition for anyone getting this job, though. And if we are giving the organization the benefit of the doubt that it was not, Schoen has the authority to make a change if he wishes.

So he should go through a full vetting process on this year’s top guys before making a decision.

Don’t forget, either: while Schoen has been promised freedom to fix this Giant mess, for self-preservation’s sake, it would be safer for him to draft a QB restart the clock of expectations. The alternative could be enduring a bad 2022 season with Jones that disappoints restless and fickle owners Mara and Steve Tisch.

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injury he sustained in the Sugar Bowl. But Willis, Pickett, Corral, Cincinnati’s Desmond Ridder and even Nevada’s Carson Strong are players worth studying through the first two rounds.

Members of Giants brass have seen Ridder and the talent-loaded Bearcats in person.

Willis, 22, is the most intriguing prospect of them all. The 6-foot, 220-pound redshirt senior and Auburn transfer is a dual threat passer and runner who looks the part.

He opened more eyes at the Senior Bowl. And while ideally he could sit for a year as a rookie, he is too talented to look off entirely with the Giants holding picks Nos. 5 and 7.

Sources believe the floor for Willis likely is Washington at pick No. 11, which is one reason he won’t fall there. If Carolina (No. 6), Atlanta (No. 8) or Denver (No. 9) don’t take him, maybe a team like the Steelers (No. 20) would get aggressive in a trade up.

Willis is from Atlanta, so going to his hometown Falcons and learning behind Matt Ryan before taking over would be a great story. But the Giants need the best story of this year’s top 10 to be theirs.

And while no one is comparing Willis to Justin Herbert, wasn’t it sickening to watch the Chargers quarterback launch bombs over the Giants’ safeties heads in December, knowing the Giants passed on him in the 2020 NFL Draft because they already had a first-round QB on their team?

Not to mention the line of scouts and evaluators who doubted Herbert’s greatness looks like the outside of a mall entrance on Black Friday.

The point is simple: Schoen might end up sticking with Jones for the 2022 season, but he owes it to himself, the team and the organization to be sure there isn’t a better QB on the board before he does.

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In this photo from January 2, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (88) congratulates Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper (19) after scoring a touchdown during the second half of play at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

As deadline nears, Cowboys noncommittal about Amari Cooper’s future in Dallas Michael Gehlken The Dallas Morning News

INDIANAPOLIS — Two years of decision-making from the Cowboys front office have exposed a hesitancy to commit to wide receiver Amari Cooper’s place on the 2022 team.

A potential separation in the next couple weeks is not smoke. It is fire.

Another log was tossed Monday.

Following a Competition Committee meeting at the NFL combine, Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones declined to commit to Cooper’s place on the club next season. Cooper is scheduled to collect a $20 million salary that will become fully guaranteed if he is still on the roster March 20.

Wide receiver Michael Gallup, tight end Dalton Schultz and wide receiver Cedrick Wilson are among the Cowboys’ offensive position players who are scheduled to become unrestricted free agents on March 16.

Gallup underwent Feb. 10 surgery for a torn ACL. Unable to retain everyone, Dallas can clear at least $16 million in 2022 cap space by releasing or trading Cooper before the deadline.

Jones was directly asked Monday if he expects Cooper on the roster in 2022.

“It’s too early for me to address that yet,” Jones said. “We’re continuing to have conversations. A lot of

things affect that in terms of, obviously, we’ve been so fortunate those three great receivers (Cooper, CeeDee Lamb and Gallup). Obviously, that is hard to keep doing under a salary cap.

“Certainly, Ced did a really nice job for us, and he’s up. There are some moving parts to that, that we’ll have to continue to massage as we move forward.”

In March 2020, the Cowboys were very mindful when structuring a contract extension for Cooper.

They knew Gallup was due to hit free agency this offseason and figured, with quarterback Dak Prescott commanding top dollar by this point on his second contract, it would be challenging to carry both Cooper and Gallup in 2022.

The team wanted to set up a decision.

To achieve that, Dallas gave Cooper just a $10 million signing bonus on his five-year, $100 million contract and assigned a roster condition on all guarantee money owed to Cooper in 2022. These components of his contract structure allow the Cowboys to part from Cooper before March 20 and absorb just a $6 million penalty, at most, against their 2022 salary cap.

The penalty drops to $2 million if Cooper is designated a post-June 1 release; the other $4 million would be pushed into the 2023 cap.

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NHL roundup: Jake DeBrusk posts natural hat trick in Bruins’ win Field Level Media

Jake DeBrusk finished off a natural hat trick less than a minute into the second period and the visiting Boston Bruins extended their winning streak to five games with a 7-0 rout over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday.

Erik Haula scored two goals, Patrice Bergeron had a goal with two assists, Taylor Hall added a goal and DeBrusk also notched an assist for Boston, which improved to 3-0-0 to start a sixgame road swing. Jeremy Swayman made 34 saves in his third shutout of

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deal-maker at the bargaining table.

“In the history of baseball, the only person who has made a labor agreement without a dispute — and I did four of them — was me,” Manfred said in a Feb. 10 news conference. “Somehow, during those four negotiations, players and union representatives figured out a way to trust me enough to make a deal.”

That streak was being tested Monday night.

With MLB and the owners setting a Feb. 28 deadline — the players viewed it more as a threat — to finalize a collective bargaining agreement or begin canceling regularseason games and withholding full-season pay, the sides remained “very far apart” on more core economic issues, according to a source familiar with the talks.

But the owners and players, baseball’s Hatfields and McCoys, met together and caucused individually late into the night at a spring-training ballpark in Jupiter, Fla., with the luxury tax, minimum salaries, pre-arbitration bonus pool, and expanded playoffs

the season.

DeBrusk’s first career hat trick, in his 10th career multi-goal game, came in his first 5:25 of ice time. It gave the Bruins forward seven goals in his past five games and two multi-goal games in his past three contests.

The Kings’ Jonathan Quick made 14 saves on 19 shots before he was pulled in the second period. Los Angeles saw its five-game winning streak end while losing by seven goals for the first time since Nov. 13, 2009, when it also fell 7-0 to the Atlanta Thrashers.

on the table in the 11th-hour back-and-forth. It marked the eighth consecutive day of bargaining talks and the longest yet, beginning at 10 a.m. and stretching past 10 p.m.

And while it seemed all but impossible to bridge such yawning gaps in one marathon negotiating session, there was at least a hope of making substantial enough progress to compel MLB to blow its artificial deadline and continue the talks Tuesday.

But the players also were bracing for the possibility that MLB and the owners would follow through on their promise to begin snipping the 162-game schedule. A source confirmed that the Players Association has taken steps to organize alternate training sites in Florida and Arizona that could be accessed by locked-out players.

There would be additional fallout if MLB stuck to its deadline and talks broke off. A new set of issues would be introduced to the negotiations, including how many games to lop off the schedule and how to compensate the players.

Also, the players were vowing to veto expanding the playoffs, the owners’ greatest desire in a new agreement.

Never mind the owners’ preferred 14-team postseason

Maple Leafs 5, Capitals 3 Rasmus Sandin scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period as Toronto won at Washington for the Leafs’ third straight win.

Sandin and Justin Holl each had a goal and an assist for Toronto. Michael Bunting, William Nylander and Pierre Engvall also scored for the Maple Leafs, while Mitchell Marner and John Tavares each added two assists for Toronto.

Tom Wilson scored two goals and Conor Sheary added one for the

Capitals, who have lost three straight.

John Carlson added three assists.

Devils 7, Canucks 2 Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt were among six players with a goal and an assist, as New Jersey snapped a fivegame home losing streak by cooling off Vancouver in Newark, N.J. Ryan Graves, Dawson Mercer, Yegor Sharangovich and Jesper Boqvist also had a goal with an assist, Dougie Hamilton scored and Nico Daws made 36 saves for the Devils, who matched their

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In this photo from February 10, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred answers questions during an MLB owner’s meeting at the Waldorf Astoria in Orlando, Florida.

field, which would bring in at least $100 million from ESPN. The players were prepared to take back even their proposed 12-team compromise.

Since the owners locked the doors on Dec. 2, many players have expressed frustration with what they perceive to be an unwillingness to negotiate in good faith and raised doubts over whether some owners want to play a full season.

The owners have refused to budge on changes to the sixyear reserve clause, making more two-plus-year players eligible for salary arbitration, and adjustments to revenue sharing. Entering Monday,

the sides are $135,000 apart for this year ($215,000 by 2026) on the minimum salary and $95 million apart on the concept of a bonus pool to reward pre-arbitration (entry-level) players based on high performance.

But the biggest sticking point is the luxury tax. Talks nearly broke off entirely Saturday, after the players made an imperfect but wide-ranging proposal on multiple issues and saw the owners respond by moving $1 million on the luxury-tax threshold in one of the five years of the agreement while only slightly lowering tax rates that were still higher than the ones that sunset with

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and Robert Burns Jr. (Taconic Hills), fifth; 285: Hunter Donovan (Coxsackie-Athens), fifth.

Final Patroon Conference standings, with overall

isn’t committed to winning and spending.”

Other players chose to bring levity to social media. On Instagram, Bryce Harper superimposed a Yomiuri Giants uniform on a photo of himself and wrote, “Aye yomiuri.giants you up? Got some time to kill. I know you got borascorp number. Let’s talk.” Yankees slugger Joey Gallo tweeted a photo of his newly created LinkedIn page which included the following skills: striking out, hitting into the shift, and getting dressed weird.

As MLB officials, including Manfred, went into and out of meetings with the players’ delegation, MLB.TV announced it would suspend billing for its Feb. 28 renewal date for 2022 subscriptions until a collective bargaining agreement is finalized.

Monday marked the 89th day since the owners locked out the players minutes after the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement, a move that Manfred described at the time as “defensive” and necessary to spur negotiations. But MLB waited 43 days before reengaging the players in talks on core economics. The sides met on back-to-back days only once prior to the last eight days in Florida. statement said the Marlins “have a deep bench of talent that will oversee both business and baseball decisions while we work to identify a new CEO to lead our franchise.” General manager Kim Ng will oversee the baseball operations as she heads into her second season with the organization. Chief operating officer Caroline O’Connor will oversee business operations.

“The ownership group is committed to keep investing in the future of the franchise — and we are determined to build a team that will return to the postseason and excite Marlins fans and the local community,” Sherman said.

In a statement, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred thanked Jeter for “his service to the Marlins, the communities of Miami and the game.

“Derek is a winner on and off the field,” Manfred said.

“In addition to his valuable contributions as a front office executive, Derek was a highly respected voice on our Diversity and Competition Committees. He helped build a talented front office with the Marlins, including moving the game forward by hiring women in top roles in the Club’s baseball operations and executive leadership, and a foundation that has positioned the Marlins for long-term success.

Derek is a pillar of our game and we look forward to his future contributions to Baseball.”

Leak 1-2-4, Mulhern 3-2-9, Thompason 4-4-12. Totals 14-8-39.

3-pointers: Burkhardt 2, Mulhern.

MAPLE HILL (54): Harrington 7-2-19, Calautti 2-04, Cole 4-3-11, Gamello 1-02, Marra 4-6-14, Hoffman 2-0-4. Totals 20-11-54.

3-pointers: Harrington 3.

advancing to the National League Division Series when the playoffs featured 16 teams instead of the usual twelve.

The Marlins’ record the other three seasons: 63-98 in 2018, 57-105 in 2019 and 67-95 in 2021.

The Marlins have spent this time building the organization’s depth from the bottom-up to build a team that Jeter hoped would have sustainable long-term success. They traded away bigname players (Giancarlo Stanton, Christian Yelich, Marcell Ozuna, J.T. Realmuto and Dee

Strange-Gordon) over the first two years in order to add prospects to a talent-barren farm system.

Only eight players on the Marlins’ 40-man roster — shortstop Miguel Rojas, third baseman Brian Anderson, pitchers Pablo Lopez, Trevor Rogers, Edward Cabrera, Jordan Holloway and Braxton Garrett, and outfielder prospect Jerar Encarnacion — remain from before the Jeter/ Sherman ownership group took over.

Signs of progress were seen, though. Jeter said in October

he expected the Marlins, “for the first time really since we’ve been here as an ownership, to be pretty active” in the offseason.

And, relatively speaking, they were.

Sandy Alcantara, acquired in the Ozuna trade, has evolved into the staff’s ace and was given a five-year, $56 million contract extension this offseason. The club also signed outfielder Avisail Garcia and traded for infielder Joey Wendle and catcher Jacob Stallings to improve an offense that was near the bottom

records in parentheses: Coxsackie-Athens 8-0 (20-2), Maple Hill 7-1 (13-9), Watervliet/Cohoes 5-2 (7-5), Greenville 5-3 (12-9), Catskill 3-3 (7-8), Rensselaer 3-4 (34), Berlin/New Lebanon 2-6 (3-10), Taconic Hills (1-7 (318), Cairo-Durham 0-8 (0-9).

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Maple Hill 54, Duanesburg 39 GLENS FALLS — Maple Hill jumped out to a 10-point lead after one quarter and never looked back in earning a 54-39 victroy over Duanesburg in Monday’s Section II Class C boys basketball semifinal at Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls.

The top-seeded Wildcats will play Fort Plain on Friday at 5 p.m. in Glens Falls for the Class C title.

Maple Hill grabbed a 14-4 lead through one quarter of play and widened the gap to 26-11 at halftime. Duanesburg got to within nine early in the fourth quarter, but the Wildcats pulled away to

advance to Friday’s championship game.

Ethan Harrington led Maple Hill with 19 points. Ben Marra had 14 and Brady Cole 11.

Bryce Burkhardt and Ethan Thompson both had 12 points for Duanesburg.

DUANESBURG (39): Burkhardt 5-0-12, Fall 1-0-2,

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the expired CBA. “Owners actions have made it clear all along that they have a set of games where they still make profits/get TV money,” New York Yankees pitcher Jameson Taillon, who attended some of the bargaining sessions last week, wrote on Twitter. “They don’t want to play.

It’s sad that these are the guys who drive the direction and ‘future’ of our amazing sport.”

Monday’s talks began at 10 a.m., three hours earlier than most of the previous seven days and one hour before Derek Jeter’s surprising announcement that he will step down, effective immediately, as CEO of the Miami Marlins.

In a statement, the Hall of Fame Yankees shortstop said “the vision for the future of the Marlins3/8 franchise is different than the one I signed up to lead.”

The curious timing of Jeter’s resignation was not lost on many players, who weighed in on social media. As Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner tweeted, “My sources, common sense and reading in between the lines, tell me that one of our game sic3/8 greatest champions, Derek Jeter, is stepping away from a team with one of the best young pitching staffs in the game because ownership of the league in most key categories last season. Shortstop Miguel Rojas also received a two-year extension.

The team also had its share of up-and-coming players to build around. On the position player side, middle infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr., first baseman Lewin Diaz and outfielder Jesus Sanchez all made strides at the MLB level, while outfielders JJ Bleday and Peyton Burdick are closing in on their MLB debuts. Rogers finished in second in NL Rookie of the Year voting and has turned into a quality No. 2 pitcher in the rotation behind Alcantara. Edward Cabrera made his MLB debut and showed potential at spots. Max Meyer, the club’s first-round pick in 2020, finished last season in Triple A. “The organization is stronger today than it was five years ago,” Jeter said.

But the Marlins’ payroll is still near the bottom of the league — Miami was 27th among the 30 teams in payroll last year at $61 million — and there was no certainty the Marlins have the desire to spend considerably more than they had already done in the offseason.

On Dec. 1, when Sherman was asked if the Marlins would use additional revenue generated by an upgraded television deal and the stadium naming rights with loanDepot on bigleague payroll, all Sherman said was the Marlins would do “whatever we can to win.”

Sherman in his Monday

Jeter as CEO, I have been proud to put my name and reputation on the line to make our plan a reality,” Jeter said. “Through hard work, trust and accountability, we transformed every aspect of the franchise, reshaping the workforce, and developing a long-term strategic plan for success.

“That said, the vision for the future of the franchise is different than the one I signed up to lead. Now is the right time for me to step aside as a new season begins.”

How exactly the vision changed wasn’t made clear.

One thing that has been abundantly clear, though: The success Jeter strove for was rarely seen on the MLB level during his front-office tenure.

Remember, Jeter was a Hall of Fame shortstop during his 20-year career, all with the New York Yankees. He was a 14-time All-Star, five-time World Series champion, fivetime Gold Glove award winner and five-time Silver Slugger.

The Marlins, meanwhile, went 218-327 since 2018, the club’s first season after the Jeter/Sherman ownership group bought the team from previous owner Jeffrey Loria in September 2017. They made the playoffs once after going 31-29 in the pandemicshortened 2020 season and

highest-scoring game of the season and have totaled 18 goals while winning two of the last three.

Hughes, playing against brother Quinn for the third time in their NHL careers, opened the scoring with his fifth goal in six contests to extend his point streak to seven games (five goals, eight assists). Vasily Podkolzin and Tanner Pearson scored for Vancouver, which had won three straight and five of six.

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Michigan basketball faces uncertain postseason fate as March arrives James Hawkins The Detroit News

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As the calendar flips to March, Michigan finds itself in a precarious position -- teetering on the edge of the NCAA Tournament bubble.

After Sunday’s loss to No. 15 Illinois, which side the Wolverines ultimately fall on will hinge on how they fare during the first week of college basketball’s craziest month.

The Wolverines need wins in a hurry to improve their tournament odds, but they won’t come easy during a crammed closing slate: Michigan State on Tuesday, Iowa on Thursday and at Ohio State on Sunday.

“I see opportunity for us to shock the world,” grad transfer guard DeVante’ Jones said of the final three-game stretch. “I know a lot of people are going to feel like it’s a tough stretch for us and they don’t see us winning. Being one of the leaders of this team, I’m just telling my teammates, ‘Do whatever you’ve got to do to focus.

Get your recovery. Watch film. Try not to be on social media as much because we’ve got to lock in.’ These next games are very important for us.”

The Wolverines sit at 15-12 overall with an 9-8 record in Big Ten play. As of Monday, they are No. 37 in NET ranking with a 6-11 record in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games. Depending on which bracketologist you follow, Michigan is either sitting on the right or wrong side of the bubble.

ESPN’s Joe Lunardi listed the Wolverines among one of the last four teams to receive a bye. CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm had them as the first team out of the 68-team field and noted in one of his recent projections that Michigan’s current record -- three games above .500 -- historically hasn’t been good enough to make the Big Dance.

While it’s not a committee standard, being four games above .500 has been a reliable indicator for selection when it comes to at-large bids. In the 26 tournaments that took place before the COVID-19 pandemic, the only team to get in that didn’t meet that mark was Georgia in 2001, which went 16-14 but played a ridiculously tough schedule.

Assuming Michigan wins at least one game

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Michigan Wolverines assistant coach Phil Martelli reacts in the first half against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Crisler Center on Sunday.

in next week’s Big Ten tournament, that means it will need to win two of its final three regularseason games. But acting head coach Phil Martelli isn’t letting any of that weigh on his players’ minds.

“There are people that are going to sit in a room and judge your resume,” Martelli said.

“Our responsibility is to build that resume. It ends up being a waste of time, particularly for young people to say, ‘Well, if we go 2-1, this is going to be good. And if we get to the semifinals of the Big Ten (tournament)’ — you have no control. It’s always been control the controllable here and what we can control is our effort for this day.

“Any effort, any time that’s spent worrying is time away from the game. We have to improve our game and we will get our just rewards.”

For Michigan, that starts with shoring up its defense. Against Illinois, the Wolverines struggled to contain the dribble and didn’t offer much resistance at the rim. Martelli said the Fighting Illini had 11 blow byes — “which

means they got to the front of the rim,” he explained — against Michigan’s ball-screen defense and Illinois took advantage when players were either “being uncertain” or weren’t in the right spot.

Michigan’s ball-screen coverage was also problematic in the first meeting against Michigan State, when point guard A.J. Hoggard picked the Wolverines apart and dished out 10 assists. Another challenge with the Spartans is slowing them down and limiting their fastbreak opportunities, something the Wolverines failed to do in the January loss when their transition defense was severely lacking.

“We better get our backsides back and build a wall so that we can get settled in,” Martelli said. “If they’re able to attack and our feet are moving, then they’re going to get downhill. But if we’re back and you can envision a wall being built, then we’re going to be fine.”

As Michigan enters the last week of the regular season, Martelli is taking a similar approach as his suspended boss, Juwan Howard, who will

miss the rest of the regular season. Tuesday’s game against Michigan State is the most important game simply because it’s the next one on the schedule.

Jones echoed Martelli, noting the team is focusing on each day and isn’t looking ahead. He also acknowledged the sink-or-swim situation Michigan is in, though he wouldn’t describe the team as “desperate.”

“There’s definitely a sense of urgency,” Jones said. “I feel like in East Lansing we didn’t play how we’re supposed to play, especially myself.

Coming into Tuesday night, I’m going to be aggressive and look for my teammates, especially looking for Hunt (Hunter Dickinson), looking for Eli (Brooks). This is a revenge game for us.

“Knowing that we need this win, it’s a big game for us. I know that the environment, the energy is going to be very high. So that’s going to boost us, for sure. This is a game that we’ve been ready for.”

Jones added this season has been a “whirlwind” up to this point. From the lofty preseason expectations to Howard’s suspension, Michigan has disappointed. And missing the NCAA Tournament altogether would only add to that.

Still, the Wolverines control their own postseason destiny and they could get some redemption by tipping the tournament scales in their favor with a strong finish.

“I feel like all three games we’re playing, we can win all those games,” freshman forward Caleb Houstan said. “We’re more than capable of doing that. We’re excited for this little stretch and just ready to play.” Michigan State at Michigan — Tip-off: 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Crisler Center, Ann Arbor — Records: Michigan State 19-9, 10-7 Big Ten; Michigan 15-12, 9-8 — Outlook: Michigan has lost six of the past eight meetings in the series but have won the last two matchups in Ann Arbor. The Spartans won the first matchup this season, 83-67, on Jan. 29 in East Lansing. ...The game will be a “Maize Out” and the Wolverines will wear 1989 throwback jerseys. ...The game is a makeup from the Jan. 8 contest that was postponed due to Michigan’s COVID-19 outbreak.

Coach K is the greatest college basketball coach of all time Paul Zeise Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Baylor Bears guard James Akinjo (11) drives to the basket while defended by Texas Longhorns guard Marcus Carr (2) during the second half at Frank C. Erwin Jr. Center on Monday.

Top 25 roundup: No. 3 Baylor pulls away from No. 21 Texas Field Level Media

Adam Flagler and James Akinjo scored 19 points each as No. 3 Baylor turned up the heat in the final five minutes to beat No. 21 Texas 68-61 on Monday in a key Big 12 Conference game at Austin, Texas.

The Bears trailed by three at halftime but rallied to take the lead 4 1/2 minutes into the second half, eventually building a five-point edge. Texas fought back to tie the game at 54 with 6:21 left, but that’s when Baylor took charge, holding the Longhorns scoreless for nearly five minutes and completing a sweep of the season series.

Baylor (25-5, 13-4 Big 12), which won its fourth straight game, remains in the running for the conference regularseason championship with a game at home against Iowa State still on the schedule.

Kendall Brown added 13 points and Flo Thamba had 12 for the Bears, who are percentage points behind Kansas (23-5, 12-3) in the Big 12 standings. Christian Bishop collected 13 points and 11 rebounds for fourth-place Texas (21-9, 10-7), and Marcus Carr also scored 13 points.

No. 12 Texas Tech 73, Kansas State 68 Davion Warren scored 23 points as the Red Raiders beat the Wildcats in Lubbock, Texas, to finish the season 18-0 at home.

Texas Tech (23-7, 12-5 Big 12) finished the game on an 8-3 run to bounce back from

a Saturday loss at TCU. The Red Raiders got 19 points from Bryson Williams plus 10 points and six assists from Adonis Arms.

Kansas State (14-15, 6-11) played without second-leading scorer Markquis Nowell, who sustained a hamstring injury late in the team’s Saturday loss against Iowa State.

The Wildcats, who lost their fourth straight, were led by Mike McGuirl with a seasonhigh 18 points.

No. 17 UCLA 77, Washington 66 Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a career-high 30 points on 11of-17 shooting from the floor and the Bruins rode a 26-8 run over the first 10:02 of the second half to a win over the Huskies in Seattle.

UCLA (22-6, 14-5 Pac-12) shot just 10 of 29 from the floor in the first half and went into halftime down by four points. The Bruins responded with renewed defensive intensity, holding Washington scoreless for the first 4:18 of the second half.

The Bruins prevailed even though season-long leading scorer Johnny Juzang (ankle) sat out a second consecutive game. Terrell Brown Jr. finished with 20 points for Washington (14-14, 9-9), which lost for the fifth time in six games.

No. 24 Iowa 82, Northwestern 61 Keegan Murray scored 26 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as the Hawkeyes led almost wire to wire in a rout of the Wildcats in Iowa City.

Discussions about the greatest coach in any sport are often subjective and based on some arbitrary metric suited to fit an argument someone is making on behalf of a given coach. It is a fun game to play, but there generally isn’t a right answer as there are multiple coaches who have a resume worthy of being deemed the greatest.

John Wooden has long been considered the standard for college basketball coaches and often called the greatest of all time. That argument is largely based on the fact that he won 10 national titles in 12 years as the head coach at UCLA. He also oversaw the longest — 88 games — winning streak in college basketball history and got to 12 Final Fours.

That’s an impressive resume, no doubt, but Wooden is no longer the right answer when it comes to college basketball’s greatest coach.

The right answer is Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, aka Coach K, who is currently doing his farewell tour as he is set to retire at the end of this season. Tuesday night he will coach his final road game, and it just so happens it will be at the Petersen Events Center against Pitt.

Hopefully Pitt fans give him a proper ovation and send off and understand what an incredible career he has had. He is and has been college basketball for at least the past two decades, and his career will never be duplicated.

His successor, Jon Scheyer, seems like a really intelligent man. He is one of Coach K’s former players and assistant coaches, so his pedigree is impeccable. He isn’t Coach K, though, but if he is able to have a fraction of his predecessor’s success he will have an incredible career himself.

People who argue for Wooden would say, “10 national titles to Coach K’s

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Head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils reacts during the second half against the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome on Saturday in Syracuse.

5, end of discussion.” But that is shortsighted and also shows a certain ignorance of the history of college basketball and how much the sport has changed since Wooden coached.

Wooden didn’t have to navigate through 64- and now 68-team NCAA Tournament fields, so let’s start there. He also didn’t have to navigate, mostly, through balanced fields that were seeded based on the power of the teams and not geography. He didn’t have to deal with an era where the best guys didn’t go to school or the one-and-done era, and he didn’t have to deal with the epidemic of transferring that led us to the transfer

portal.

College basketball — because of the expanded tournaments — also has become far deeper in teams with players talented enough to beat the best teams. Plus, players have figured out they can get to the NBA from anywhere, so they don’t need to go to a powerhouse and wait their turn.

How many titles would John Wooden have if Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or Bill Walton skipped college and went straight to the NBA? Or if those two or any of his other future NBA players stayed a year then left, and he had to continually change his roster, recruit new stars and develop them every year only to

have them leave?

And then there is that little thing about Wooden and UCLA’s dynasty being at least partially built by cheating and that he didn’t start to have his otherworldly success until Sam Gilbert gave him some help.

This is in no way meant to disparage what Wooden accomplished — it is utterly amazing. He is incredible and should be held as one of the greatest of all time as what he did is amazing. But in context and based on the era they coached in, what Coach K has accomplished is more impressive, tougher and greater than Wooden.

Coach K has as many Final Fours as Wooden and might pass him on that list this year.

He has about 500 more wins than Wooden, and he has won 15 ACC Tournament and 12 ACC regular season titles. He has done it through at least three different eras of college basketball and has evolved and adapted to stay on top.

The fact that he has gotten to 12 Final Fours in this modern era of college basketball is ridiculous. It is so hard to do given all the road blocks there are to building a roster to stay on top for more than a year or two. You add all of the stuff he has done with USA Basketball and the fact he essentially fixed the US Olympic program and to me there is no question he is the greatest the sport has ever seen.

He turned Duke basketball into a brand and a brand that is second to none, and his career has been marked by greatness at every turn.

It isn’t often you get to say goodbye to a true legend that is somewhat larger than life, but Pitt fans will get that chance Tuesday night. Coach K is a once in a lifetime national treasure — one every basketball fan should respect and understand just how much he has contributed to the game.

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Gonzaga remains No. 1 after loss to Saint Mary’s Field Level Media

Gonzaga is still No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 following a wild week in which the Bulldogs and seven other top-10 teams suffered losses.

Gonzaga (24-3) received 46 of the 61 firstplace votes after seeing its 17-game winning streak end Saturday with a 67-57 loss at Saint Mary’s (24-6), which climbed from No. 23 to No. 19 in the poll released Monday.

Arizona (25-3) held on to the No. 2 spot despite Saturday’s 79-63 loss at Colorado.

No. 3 Baylor (24-5) and No. 4 Duke (25-4) were the only top-10 teams from last week’s poll that didn’t take a loss. The Bears jumped seven spots and earned four first-place

votes, while the Blue Devils rose three spots and got 11 votes.

No. 5 Auburn (25-4) leads the rest of the newlook top 10, followed by Kansas (23-5), Kentucky (23-6), Purdue (24-5), Providence (24-3) and Wisconsin (23-5).

No. 11 Villanova (21-7) and No. 12 Texas Tech (227) each fell three spots and out of the top 10.

No. 17 UCLA (21-6) and No. 20 Illinois (20-8) each tumbled five slots for the week’s biggest slides.

No. 22 Murray State (282) fell three places despite extending its winning streak to 18 games, tied with unranked South Dakota State for the nation’s longest active streak.

No new teams joined the poll and none dropped out.

Bryce Harper, Joey Gallo, other MLB players pitch themselves to non-MLB teams Sarah Valenzuela New York Daily News

MLB’s lockout already delayed the start of Spring Training. And judging by the sorry state of negotiations on the day MLB said was the last to ensure a March 31 Opening Day and a 162-game season, players on 40man rosters won’t see live competitive baseball action for quite some time.

MLB is willing to miss a month of games, according to multiple reports from the negotiations between the Players Association and owners in Jupiter, Fla. on Monday. Not long after that report, players started to chime in on social media, pitching themselves as good candidates for baseball jobs, well, elsewhere, in the meantime.

The Phillies’ Bryce Harper, tagged Nippon Professional Baseball team, the Yomiuri Giants with a photoshopped photo of himself in one of their “Tokyo” uniforms, in an Instagram story post.

“Aye, yomiuiri.giants you up?

Got some time to kill,” Harper wrote. It was approximately 4 a.m. in Japan. “I know you got Scott Boras’3/8 number. Let’s talk.”

Luke Jackson, a recently crowned World Series

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Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Bryce Harper (3) looks on after striking out in the eighth inning against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot Park on Oct. 2.

champion with the Braves, followed suit, instead tweeting at the Mexican Baseball League team, Toros de Tijuana.

The Yankees’ Joey Gallo, did something similar by setting up his own LinkedIn account, the social networking site where many professionals look to find

employment in all industries.

In the “skills” section of his bio, he wrote: striking out, hitting into the shift and getting dressed weird.

Players could technically suit up for another team on another league during the lockout, according to a work stoppage

guide distributed to agents before the lockout, obtained by The Athletic.

“The Players Association3/8 would challenge any attempts

by MLB to interfere with Players who choose to participate in a foreign league during a lockout,” the guide said.

Rob Manfred and MLB owners are willing to ruin baseball to get their way Matthew Roberson New York Daily News

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Hall of Famer Inductee Derek Jeter during the 2021 National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Clark Sports Center on Sept. 8, 2021.

Why CEO Derek Jeter and the Miami Marlins’ marriage grew apart and ended in divorce Greg Cote Miami Herald

The announcement was abrupt and unexpected in a way that partings of this type seldom are in sports. There was mystery to it as well -Derek Jeter suddenly quitting Monday as CEO of the Miami Marlins.

He had a lot to say on his way out, much of it trying to spin his four seasons with the baseball club as a success. But only one sentence, 18 words, cut to the truth and came close to revealing the why.

“The vision for the future of the franchise is different than the one I signed up to lead.”

Boom. Subtle as a 100 mph fastball under the chin, that verified there is little harmonious about this parting, which a Marlins source of ours described as mutually agreed upon. Jeter’s five-year contract as baseball’s only Black CEO was to expire later this year. He also is relinquishing his 4 percent ownership stake.

Jeter’s statement was released via the PR Newswire, not through the Marlins, another indication of a less-thanamicable parting.

The news hit baseball on the same day MLB and its players union were meeting to try to reach a new collective bargaining agreement in time to play a full 162-game season.

MLB has stated Monday is the deadline for a new deal or else

regular-season games will be incrementally canceled and not made up.

As the sport tries to find labor accord and play ball, the beleaguered Marlins suddenly must move on without Jeter, the former New York Yankees great and Hall of Famer who has been the charismatic face of the franchise since principal owner Bruce Sherman and Jeter bought the club from Jeffrey Loria for $1.2 billion in 2017.

“We had a vision five years ago to turn the Marlins franchise around and, as CEO, I have been proud to put my name and reputation on the line to make our plan a reality,” said Jeter, 47. “Through hard work, trust and accountability, we transformed every aspect of the franchise, reshaping the workforce, and developing a long-term strategic plan for success.”

But then came, “That said,” followed by those telling 18 words about the vision for the future being different than the one he’d signed up to lead.

The statement from the majority owner Sherman was bare bones and rather cold: “The Miami Marlins and Derek Jeter announced today that they have agreed to officially end their relationship. The Marlins thank Derek for his many contributions and wish him luck in his future endeavors.”

Every baseball fan remembers the moments that made them fall in love with the game.

The story often follows a similar arc. Walking into a stadium for the first time and seeing the lush greenery of all the money that team ownership saved by not paying their players what they’re worth. Children’s lives are altered forever when they go to spring training and meet the front-page prospects, Club Control and Financial Flexibility. Who could forget the annual winter tradition of looking at the schedule and making plans for Opening Day, then coming back in a few months to see when the season will actually start?

This is the reality that Rob Manfred -- who is on a fast track for worst commissioner in modern sports history -- and Major League Baseball’s owners have created.

With Monday’s deadline passing without a new CBA, creating a third straight unusual season, the league has made the disgusting decision to prioritize their own interests over those of the baseball-craved public.

Don’t worry, the season might not start until Memorial Day, but at least 30 of the richest families in America will be a little heavier in the pockets while the future of their franchises live below the poverty line.

Fans everywhere can rest easy knowing that their favorite sport will be delayed indefinitely because of an amount of money that the owners could relinquish without even noticing.

Some of those owners, namely Rockies’ CEO Dick Monfort and Yankee fail-son Hal Steinbrenner, have been in Florida physically representing the exact problems that led us to this point. Monfort’s team, among others, has perfected the strategy of drafting good players, paying them nothing, and watching them leave for greener pastures.

Steinbrenner is part of the new class of owners whose brains have been analytics-pilled to the point that they forget spending money on big-name talent is still a very strong

path to the World Series.

On these core economic issues (the main roadblock between negotiations and actually playing baseball again), the owners have refused to budge, despite the dollar amounts being discussed basically boiling down to chump change for them. The problem is the same one that has plagued America at-large for centuries: the rich and birdbrained who were born on third base and thought they hit a triple don’t want to share their money. Even worse, they do not have one single shred of care for people who rightfully deserve that money.

Consider Tom Ricketts, chairman of the Chicago Cubs. He gained his entry in the MLB owners club through his rich dad, who bought a controlling interest of the team in 2009 and left the operation side of things to Tom. In terms of work, Tom did absolutely nothing to earn that job. While Cubs players, like the rest of MLB players, worked their way up from childhood through amateur and minor league ball to reach the big leagues, all Tom had to do was work his way out of the womb. This is the story of most owners, who were born into their cushy position and are now using it to make sure nothing happens at all.

The league finds itself on the doorstep of a second abbreviated season in three years.

With the 2021 season starting in stadiums nowhere near full capacity, it’ll be three straight years of strangeness. The first two were somewhat out of Manfred and the league’s control, but the commissioner’s efforts to have a season in 2020 were laughable. The irony of it all is that the league’s fat cats have clung to their precious money for so long that it will wipe out games, one of the best and easiest ways for them to rake in said money. Had they met the players’ somewhere in the middle during negotiations, sure they would have taken a financial hit, but 162 games of in-person and TV revenue, plus playoffs for the few teams that are actually trying, would have eased that blow significantly.

Now they have no games, no fans shilling

out money for tickets, parking and concessions, and certainly nothing to broadcast on television that anybody has interest in watching or paying for. It’s a situation that has gone beyond frustrating and is now firmly in incompetence territory. Of course, this was always the league’s design. Showing any sort of competence or urgency would have benefited the players, something that this group has less than zero interest in.

The players have attempted to negotiate in good faith all winter. The league waited more than six weeks to make its first proposal to the players and then called the feds on them.

The players came to Florida with the goal of getting a deal done before the Feb. 28 deadline. The league let that pass over an amount of money that each of its owners could make in their sleep.

The players are also the ones who, stick with me here, play the games. The owners sit and watch while getting rich beyond our wildest comprehension.

Manfred, the one who represents the owners, is beyond help. Whenever baseball does come back, it is much worse having Manfred in the commissioner chair. He is entering his eighth year at the helm with legitimately nothing that most fans would consider a net positive.

A lockout-tainted season would sit nicely on Manfred’s shelf of ineptitude next to the Astros’ cheating scandal, the constant tampering with the baseballs, and the runner on second in extra innings. When he does introduce new things, they’re usually something no one asked for. When it’s time for him to get to work in order to, you know, make sure the sport exists in 2022 and beyond, he sits on his hands and does nothing.

Manfred is an active detriment to the sport. He’s a huge reason why baseball has lost much of its cultural cache, and why lots of your friends have no idea what Mike Trout or Mookie Betts look like. Now, he’s a chief reason for MLB facing another illegitimate season.

He needs to go.

Unused ticket to Michael Jordan’s debut basketball game sells for $468,000 Shanzeh Chicago Tribune

The only unused ticket known to exist from Michael Jordan’s NBA debut in 1984 was expected to fetch an eyepopping price after a stub from the same game sold for $264,000 in December.

Mike Cole was told not to be surprised if his ticket went for twice that amount.

It didn’t quite reach that figure, but the experts weren’t far off and during an auction Saturday, Cole’s ticket to the Oct. 26, 1984, Chicago Bulls game sold for $468,000, according to Heritage Auctions.

The price for the Jordan ticket was believed to be a record for such a collectible, but

was quickly eclipsed in the same auction when a ticket stub from Jackie Robinson’s debut game on April 15, 1947, when he broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier, sold for $480,000.

“We were a record holder for a brief period, but I couldn’t be happier because to me Jackie Robinson was not only an incredibly accomplished athlete, as was Michael Jordan, but also an incredible pioneer,” Cole said. “I think it’s fitting that Jackie Robinson, whose contribution goes way beyond sports, has the highest valued ticket.”

Cole, who hosted a viewing party Saturday night to watch the auction live online

with some friends, said he was “excited by the outcome” and now is “somewhat relieved that it’s over.”

While many people have told Cole how unbelievable it is that he got so much money, he finds himself reminding folks that “the U.S. government is very interested in this amount as well.”

“We’re not ungrateful,” Cole said. “We’re very fortunate, but you also have to remind people it’s not all coming to us.”

He said he still hopes to use the money he gets to “enrich” the lives of his family and friends, helping to support his two college-aged children and doing some traveling.

Cole, who is not a collector and does not see the mementos he’s kept from sporting events over the decades as collectibles, said watching the auction was “a combination of excitement as we watched the number go up as well as absurdity as to why this tiny piece of paper is worth so much money.”

“I’ve never held on to these items thinking one day they’re going to be worth a lot of money,” he said. “I hold on to them because they are memories of good experiences and times spent with family and friends, and as we get older, as is in my case, it’s often enjoyable to think of those times from the past.”

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Kyler Murray’s agent: ‘Contractual promises fleeting in this business’ Field Level Media

Kyler Murray’s agent said a proposal for a long-term contract with the Arizona Cardinals was sent to the team and asked for actions from the franchise rather than “hypothetical contractual promises.”

Agent Erik Burkhardt on Monday issued an ALL CAPS statement of more than 1,000 words addressing the status of Murray’s contract.

The salvo from Burkhardt is the latest spin in what has been a testy offseason between the two sides, starting with Murray scrubbing all references to the team from his social media accounts before the Pro Bowl.

In the statement, Burkhardt said the 24-yearold Murray “wants to be direct with loyal fans and the great community of the Valley in stating his two very important goals and objectives.

1. He absolutely wants to be your long term QB 2. He desperately wants to win the Super Bowl.

“Achieving both goals will take incredible commitment from himself and the entire organization.”

Murray is under contract for 2022 and the Cardinals hold a fifth-year option on his contract for 2023. Burkhardt’s argument is that Murray has outperformed the rookie contract, a four-year deal worth $35,658,014 with an option year at $11,186,842.

By comparison, the Bears paid Nick Foles $8 million in 2021 to be the team’s third

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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (1) moves out to pass against the Los Angeles Rams during the first half in the NFC Wild Card playoff football game at SoFi Stadium on Jan. 17.

quarterback.

But rookie pay scale is a factor, even for No. 1 overall picks. Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow made $9,047,534 in 2021, when Baker Mayfield was at $8,170,745 and Murray at $8,914,504 Owner Michael Bidwill said last week that he

wants Murray to be the franchise quarterback in Arizona, but cautioned contract talks take time and compromise.

With the salary cap expected to jump to $209 million, quarterback salaries are projected to continue to increase to well over $40 million

for top-tier passers. Given Murray’s combination of age and improved production and the team’s climbing win totals, he’s expected to look for a deal that approaches $45 million to $50 million annually.

Burkhardt said the contract proposal sent to general manager Steve Keim was in the interest of “long-term stability for both the organization and (Murray). To overtly communicate Kyler’s desire to be the Cardinals’ long-term QB, we sent a proposal reflecting all of the following: “Provides financial protection, is in line with the current QB market that compares his results alongside relevant comps, lowers his 2022-23 salary cap number to allow the Cardinals to re-sign other deserving teammates and add additional free agents and, most importantly, represents a real commitment from the organization to see if their ultimate goals align with his 2 above.”

Burkhardt continued, saying “actions speak much louder than words in this volatile business.

“It is now simply up to the Cardinals to decide if they prioritize their rapidly improving 24-year-old, already 2X Pro Bowl QB, who led the organization from three wins before his arrival to 11 wins and their first playoff appearance in five years or rather if they choose to financially prioritize committing to other areas and continuing to merely talk about addressing Kyler’s long-term QB.”

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (right) welcomes FIFA President Gianni Infantino upon his arrival to the far-eastern Russian port of Vladivostok on Sept. 4, 2019, ahead of the start of the Eastern Economic Forum hosted by Russia.

FIFA bans Russian soccer teams from competitions; U.S. joins growing boycott of Russia Jonathan Tannenwald The Philadelphia Inquirer

Global soccer’s governing body FIFA brought down its biggest hammer of all on Monday, banning Russia from its competitions “until further notice” over the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

The ban is expected to knock Russia’s men’s national team out of next month’s World Cup qualifying playoffs, and thus out of the World Cup in Qatar that starts in November -- though the statement did not officially say so.

FIFA was joined in its order by UEFA, the continental governing body of European soccer. The decision will likely expel Russia’s women’s team from this summer’s European Championship, and expel the one Russian club left in European club competitions this season, Spartak Moscow.

“FIFA and UEFA have today decided together that all Russian teams, whether national representative teams or club teams, shall be suspended from participation in both FIFA and UEFA competitions until further notice,” a joint statement from FIFA and UEFA said.

It remains to be seen if FIFA and UEFA will say anything more specific.

Just over an hour before the ban was announced, the U.S. Soccer Federation joined the growing chorus of national teams refusing to play Russia.

“The U.S. Soccer Federation stands united with the people of Ukraine and is unequivocal in our denunciation of the heinous and inhumane invasion by Russia,”

America’s soccer governing body said in a statement issued on Twitter. “We will neither tarnish our global game, nor dishonor Ukraine, by taking the same field as Russia, no matter the level of competition or circumstance, until freedom and peace have been restored.”

U.S. Soccer is one of the first major soccer governing bodies outside Europe to take that stance. No American team was set to play Russia any time soon, with men’s World Cup qualifying done on a regional basis and the U.S. women’s team only playing friendlies until the World Cup qualifying tournament in July. The next women’s World Cup is next year.

But it’s still a big headline, as the United States allies itself with many countries across Europe that could have faced Russia soon. Chief among them are Poland, which is scheduled to play Russia in a World Cup qualifying playoff on March 24; and Sweden and the Czech Republic, which meet on the same day and whose winner is set to play the Russia-Poland winner on March 24 for a World Cup berth.

Poland, Sweden, and the Czech Republic had all said they would boycott any game against Russia and forfeit a World Cup berth.

Canada, England (the host of the upcoming women’s Euros), Scotland, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, and Switzerland also joined the boycott in recent days; and French soccer president Noel Le Graet told France’s Le Parisien newspaper on Sunday that he wanted Russia barred from the World Cup.

Art Briles resigned his new position as the offensive coordinator at Grambling State, just four days after the school confirmed it had hired the disgraced excoach.

Briles had been out of college football since he was fired as the head coach at Baylor before the 2016 season after an independent investigation into a widespread sexual assault scandal in the Bears’ football program.

“I feel that my continued presence will be a distraction to you and your team, which is the last thing I want,” Briles wrote to Grambling head coach Hue Jackson in a statement obtained by multiple outlets. “I have the utmost respect (for Grambling State) and your players.”

Jackson was named the coach at Grambling in December. He had previous stops as head coach of the Oakland Raiders (2011) and Cleveland Browns (2016-18), with experience at offensive coordinator at four NFL teams (Washington, Atlanta, Oakland, Cincinnati).

Due to the immediate blowback Briles’ hiring received, Jackson released a statement via his foundation Friday defending the choice and calling it “a testament to the importance of” forgiveness and redemption.

“As we move forward together with Coach Briles, we ask that people keep in mind that no matter your views on this topic, please remember that people can and often do become re-traumatized and re-victimized by statements which may or may not be accurate,” Jackson’s statement said in part. “We will

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In this photo from December 29, 2015, then head coach Art Briles of the Baylor Bears looks at the championship trophy after the Russell Athletic Bowl game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Orlando Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida.

continue to support Coach Briles and all victims of assault, violence, social and racial injustices and we will continue to provide equal opportunity for healing for everyone.”

Briles’ teams finished in the top 20 four times in his eight seasons at Baylor, where he went 65-37 with six bowl appearances.

But he was ousted, and former university president Ken Starr stepped down, after a law firm investigating whether Baylor properly handled sexual assault

allegations found “significant concerns about the tone and culture within Baylor’s football program as it relates to accountability for all forms of athlete misconduct.” Briles was blamed, as well, for not properly vetting transfers who had been dismissed from their previous teams.

Overall, Briles compiled a 99-65 record in 13 seasons as a head coach at Houston (2003-07) and Baylor (200815), leading the Bears to Big 12 championships in 2013 and 2014.

NFL must ‘look at everything’ to address minority hiring issues, top executive says Mark Maske The Washington Post

INDIANAPOLIS — The NFL must “look at everything” as it attempts to address its minority hiring problem while facing a racial discrimination lawsuit, a top league executive said Monday.

“We have to look at everything - all tools, all policies,” Troy Vincent, the league’s executive vice president of football operations, said at the NFL combine. “We’ve got to take every rock, look up under it and be willing to make those necessary changes.”

Vincent’s latest comments echoed remarks made during Super Bowl week

by Commissioner Roger Goodell, who said the league won’t “take anything off the table” as it seeks to address its diversity efforts.

“We talk to outside people,” Vincent said Monday.

“We talk to some of the candidates that have been hired, those that have not been hired. You get their feedback. We’ve done a lot internally around policy, procedure. ... We’ve got to take a closer look at the why. And

that’s the question that I get talking to my peers, talking to the coaches: ‘Why aren’t Black head coaches getting that same opportunity?’ And many people are asking that question. We hope that we can get to that answer collectively. We’ve got some work to do because the results are nowhere near where any of us expected them to be or want to be.”

League officials will participate in diversity-related meetings this week, Vincent said, then will conduct meetings next week with committees of team owners.

“I think we’re looking at everything,” he said. “You have to - whether it’s policy, tools, practices. You just can’t have, when you look at the last three cycles, one Black head coach [hired per cycle]. And, again, I’m not discounting any minority.

We’re talking about specific to Black head coaches. There was one hired in this cycle.

There was one hired last cycle, in Coach [David] Culley. ... That’s not where the game is.

“It’s the most visible position, outside of a quarterback, in our game. Black

coaches can lead. They’re creative. They’re strategic.

We just have to find that question of why, and why they’re not getting that opportunity to have a second chance or to get a new opportunity like many of their counterparts.”

One of the league’s nine head coaching vacancies this offseason was filled by a Black coach: The Houston Texans hired Lovie Smith. He and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin are the NFL’s only Black head coaches. Also this offseason, the Miami Dolphins hired Mike McDaniel, who is multiracial.

There were three Black head coaches in the NFL last season. Two of them were fired after it ended - Culley by the Texans and Brian Flores by the Miami Dolphins. Flores filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York accusing the league and teams of discriminatory hiring practices.

The NFL and the teams named in the lawsuit - the Dolphins, New York Giants and Denver Broncos - have denied the allegations. But Goodell said during Super

Bowl week that the league must separate defending itself in the legal process from dealing in a straightforward manner with its diversity issues and the experiences of Flores and other Black coaches.

Flores was hired by the Steelers as an assistant, working for Tomlin. His attorneys said the lawsuit would proceed.

Vincent said Monday that all team representatives connected to the process of hiring head coaches, including owners, must be involved in the attempt to find solutions.

“Whoever is inside that room, that’s the question that they have to answer,” Vincent said. “And, again, we have to be there to be collaborative, to be supportive and [to determine] if there’s anything else that we should be doing from a league office standpoint. ... But [the] preparation is there. We’re not talking about lack of interview or interview skills.

That’s a nonstarter. These men are fluent. They’re sharp. They’re strategic.

They’re great coaches, both on and off the field.”

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Wife shocked by husband’s extracurricular activity Dear Abby, I have been married 31 years. I recently found out my husband belongs to a singles group. The group meets once a week, and my husband never misses a meeting. I went with him to their most recent one and realized it was made up of mostly DEAR ABBY WOMEN. My husband knew all of them, particularly one named “Lauren,” who he said he found interesting. I suspect that he is too interested in her.

Our marriage isn’t great. Sex is infrequent because he has ED and does nothing about it. He’s obsessed with his weight and works out four times a week. He’s not a good communicator and has become secretive. I’m worried that he may have something going on with Lauren and I’m very anxious about it. I don’t know what to do. Please advise. We have gone to marriage counseling but it didn’t help.

Surprised, But Not Surprised

JEANNE PHILLIPS

That a married man would join a singles group is galling. The purpose of singles groups is for ELIGIBLE individuals to meet each other. That this was hidden from you until recently isn’t a good sign, but consider yourself lucky you were able to attend that meeting.

Contact your physician and ask to be screened for STDs in case your husband has “discovered” Viagra since joining the singles group. Because he isn’t using an erection enhancer with you doesn’t mean he may not have been using it with someone else — Lauren, for instance.

Protect yourself and your financial interests. Consult an attorney and a CPA to establish what and where the marital assets are, and what you are entitled to in case of

a divorce. The CPA can help with that if it becomes necessary. Then ask your husband what he expects from socializing with single women and whether he wants to stay married. You have my sympathy.

Dear Abby, I’ve been dating “Karl” a little over a year. Our relationship has been on and off because I haven’t been happy with him. Every time we break up, Karl seems to have a way of pulling me right back in.

I’m divorced; he’s legally separated. He works about 18 hours a day at two jobs, and I get to see him only one day a week. Karl’s kids want nothing to do with me, or with him, for that matter. Now for the fourth time, and against my better judgment, I’ve given him another chance. Guess what? I am right back where we were before.

What’s wrong with me? Karl is not a bad guy. He would bend over backward for me.

The problem is I am not IN love with him.

I feel like I’m stuck in a dead-end relationship. How do I break up with him? It’s hard to talk to him about anything because he’s always at work.

Same Old, Same Old End the relationship by telling Karl you are not in love with him, you plan to date others and you don’t want to see him again. It shouldn’t come as a shock, in light of the fact that you have broken things off several times before. If he wants to see you after that, refuse and stick to it. Because his feelings for you are not reciprocated, it is kinder than stringing him along.

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By Stella Wilder Born today, you seem to many to have been born in another time and transplanted to the here and now — but the big question, of course, is which other time? There is much about you that seems old-fashioned, and you do indeed look back at the way things were and the things people did for inspiration, and you learn a great deal from the past. On the other hand, you are always forward-thinking and eager to embrace the future — so there is much that you will try to do in your life that has never been tried before.

You are an adventurer.

You have a knack for attracting attention, especially when you are on the job and doing what comes naturally to you in your pursuit of excellence.

Also born on this date are: Daniel Craig, actor; Jon Bon Jovi, singer and actor; Dr. Seuss, children’s author; Desi Arnaz, actor, producer, bandleader; Karen Carpenter, singer; Lou Reed, singer; Jennifer Jones, actress; Mel Ott, baseball player.

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

THURSDAY, MARCH 3 PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — A surprise comes your way in a strange guise, but what matters most is what lies beneath the surface. It may take time to get to the truth.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You’ll want to follow a clear arc today as you attempt to make of disparate elements an integrated whole. By all means, be organized!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You must be willing to recognize another’s efforts today, es-

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pecially since they will do so much to further your own. Why not collaborate?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You mustn’t insist on doing things your own way today; there is much you can learn from the way someone else does them, especially under pressure.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — The dangers you face today are relatively minor, but you suspect that one or two will give way to some that are more serious — and perhaps soon.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Now is not the time to make changes to your game plan; you must be willing to do what you’ve said you’ll do, come what may. Don’t vacillate!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Your ability to remain steady and consistent when under pressure can win the day — provided you don’t think the contest is over before it is!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You will have a good deal of fun today leading others somewhat astray and wondering what you will do next.

Don’t play this game for too long.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — A natural progression allows you to get to your destination, but if you try to do things out of order or force things, you’ll be disappointed.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You are not so much “in charge” at this time as “under orders,” and you must get used to it if you’re going to come out on top today.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — A rival challenges you to an unusual contest today, but you’re ready to do whatever you have to do to put any negative rumors to rest.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — A mistake made yesterday causes a slowdown today, but you can get back on track quickly by recognizing just what exactly is out of place.

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FLAIR! East-West vulnerable, South deals NORTH ♠876432 ♥ 84 ♦ KQ9 ♣72 WEST EAST ♠ Void ♠K5 ♥ A K J 10 9 6 5 2 ♥ Q7 ♦ J652 ♦ A 10 8 7 3 ♣3 ♣K865 SOUTH ♠ A Q J 10 9 ♥3 ♦4 ♣ A Q J 10 9 4 The bidding:

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universally known as Zia, in a deal where his apparent flair was just the result of a good bridge decision. Zia was West in today’s deal, which is a better example of his famous “flair”.

Zia’s quiet two-heart bid gave him a chance to listen to the bidding and decide later how many hearts to bid. North made an imaginative (perhaps foolish?) four-diamond bid, giving East a chance to show his heart “support”. We have no idea why Zia bid five clubs, and no clue as to why he led his singleton. East, expecting Zia to have some length and strength in clubs, innocently played his king at trick one. South grabbed his ace and now had a chance to make his contract.

Queen of clubs, club ruff, spade finesse, draw trumps and shed dummy’s hearts on the clubs.

South, however, knew that Zia had a singleton club. Zia would never have bid five clubs with four small clubs. If South tried to cash the queen of clubs, surely Zia would ruff it. Reasoning that Zia must have a trump or he would not have led his singleton, South cashed his ace of spades.

Rats! The best declarer could do at this point was to discard dummy’s hearts on the clubs and settle for down one.

Zia joked: “I know it is unusual to lead a singleton with no trumps. I was going to ruff with a heart and hope nobody noticed.”

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B.C.

For Better or For Worse

Wizard of Id

Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS 1 Public transport 4 __ at ’em; no longer abed 9 Estes & Lowe 13 Advice to Nanette 14 Nut variety 15 Distort 16 Corpse 17 One of Columbus’ ships 19 “__ we there yet?”

20 Goodyear products 21 Beginning 22 Sudden attacks 24 Over-the-hill 25 Physical strength 27 TV’s “The __ Family” (1964-66) 30 “The Cat __ Hat” 31 Mustangs & Broncos 33 __ like; pretend to be 35 “__ late and a dollar short” 36 Tiny weights 37 Wedding cake layer 38 Heat source 39 Devoutness 40 Prima __; diva 41 Actor __ James Olmos 43 Messy quarters 44 Ailing 45 Most terrible 46 Uber user’s need 49 Virginia, for one 51 TV brand 54 Creamy sausage 56 Long-standing quarrel 57 Not __; at no time 58 Overdo the role 59 Piece of bamboo 60 Refuse to admit 61 Famous 62 “__ a Heartache”; Bonnie Tyler hit

Andy Capp

Bound & Gagged

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

7 Singer Cole’s namesakes 8 Modern crime evidence 9 African nation 10 Rower’s needs 11 Actress Larson 12 Argument 13 Org. for Kings & Warriors 18 Gives shape to 20 Flooring square 23 In need of a soothing massage 24 Likelihood 25 Some war casualties, for short 26 Excessive 27 Fighting force 28 Downtown thoroughfare DOWN 29 Fragrance 1 Obnoxious slob 31 Savage or Dryer 2 Get it 32 Word attached to 3 __ sauce; Chinese cake or meal condiment 34 Food server’s 4 __ down; item 36 Lass topsy-turvy 37 Clothing 5 Fruit salad 39 More sicklyingredients looking 6 Undesirable spots

3/2/22

Tuesday’s Puzzle Solved

Non Sequitur

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40 Drastic; critical 42 Napa Valley factory 43 Like indoor plants 45 Squander 46 __ the Fifth; refused to answer 47 Bee’s home 48 __ mitts; hand protectors

3/2/22

49 Japan’s national sport 50 Run 52 Stage signals 53 Didn’t __ up; made no sense 55 Actress Ming-Na __ 56 Final weekday: abbr.

Rubes

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By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

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

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(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: AGILE SWEPT BUNDLE JUNIOR Answer: The construction of the hydroelectric power plant — GENERATED JOBS