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Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms Brown Dawg shares a moment with a 6-month-old white labrador named Raegan on Tuesday during the Salukis' 4-2 win against Southeast Missouri at Itchy Jones Stadium. Raegan is owned by Haley Robertson, a junior from Wilmington studying health care management.

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Coloring the campus

Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill A Color Fun Run/Walk 5K participant runs through a cloud of yellow powder Saturday on the route around the university campus. The run was organized by the southern Illinois chapter of the Autism Society of America as a way to raise donations for autism research and awareness.

Netflix series host visits Carbondale TYRA WOOTEN | @twootenDE

New York Times bestselling author and host of the new Netflix series “The Kindness Diaries” shared his nomadic story of trotting the globe with local residents at Longbranch Café & Bakery on Wednesday.

Leon Logothetis came to Carbondale as a part of his tour across the U.S. He has shared his story of traveling the world at dozens of cities and on “Good Morning America” in hopes of inspiring others, and his YouTube series has generated millions of views.

Logothetis said he was a broker in London before he left his desk job to travel across the U.S., Europe, India, Cambodia and Vietnam on his vintage, yellow motorcycle.

“I had everything on the outside but felt emotionally and spiritually bankrupt on the inside,” Logothetis said. ”I quit my job and started to

travel the world on kindness.”

Logothetis said his Netflix show outlines his journey of asking strangers for shelter, food and gas on a daily basis.

“I was won over by the generosity of humanity,” Logothetis said. “From the homeless man who shared his blanket on a stormy night, to the poor farmer who helped me with my broken-down bike, and the HIV-positive mother who took me in and fed me.”

When people helped Logothetis on his journey, he would surprise them by paying for their housing expenses or college tuition before moving on to the next city.

“Success is not just about how many zeros your bank balance has,” he said. “It’s also how much you can impact the world through the way you treat people.”

Elaine Ramseyer, general manager at Longbranch Café & Bakery, said Logothetis’ message inspired her to travel the world “in hopes of making a

difference through kindness.”

“He’s trying to articulate a message of unity and love which is sorely needed in this world,” she said.

Ramseyer has traveled to four different countries this year to gather paintings in an effort to raise money for 550 Bangladeshi orphans at the For Kids’ Sake Art Auction on April 28. The proceeds will provide 6,600 hygiene kits, 14 new toilets, 1,100 new sets of clothes, six arsenic-free deep water wells, 550 sets of new bedding and various expenses for doctor visits.

“Its very easy to get lost in the material world,” Ramseyer said.”[Logothetis] has had a profound and direct experience that he is trying to share, just like I am.”

Staff writer Tyra Wooten can be reached at twooten@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter @twootenDE.

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Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill James Cox, owner of The Game Table, poses for a portrait with the game Blood Bowl, a fantasy football board game Monday inside his store. Cox opened the store at 606 S. Illinois Ave. in April after working at Castle Perilous Games and Books in Carbondale for two years. The store sells a variety of board games and hosts weekly competitions with games like Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer and Pokémon.

The Game Table has a seat for everyone JUSTIN GUNZEL | @Gunzeljustin

James Cox has had a love for games since he started playing Dungeons & Dragons when he was eight years old.

The new owner of The Game Table on the Strip has lived in Carbondale for over 13 years. The business opened its doors on April 1 and has store hours of noon to 10 p.m. every day. Regularly scheduled tournaments and events can be viewed on the store's Facebook page or on the large calendar inside.

Cox, a native of Evansville, Indiana, spent his early years as

a very involved gamer at Castle Perilous, which led him to begin working there as a full time employee. After working for two years at the store on West Main Street, he saw an opportunity to follow his dream of opening his own game shop.

The Game Table, located at 606 S. Illinois Ave., has game tables along its windows facing the Strip, advertising the games mid-play to passersby. The store setup is designed to be very open and spacious because the layout is supposed to prevent any kind of separation between playing and shopping, Cox said

“With the game tables on one side and the shopping on the other, there is no physical barrier and we try to remove any psychological barriers,” said Cox Cox said his goal when creating the store was to create a friendly and inviting environment that encourages newcomers and veterans alike to come in and play. He said he hopes there will always be a feeling of support, as his staff is knowledgeable about the products they offer.

“We will always have a seat for you at The Game Table,” Cox said.

Staff writer Justin Gunzel can be reached at jgunzel@dailyegytian.com.

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Tips for going

green

in college

Switch to a smart power strip or unplug appliances and electronics when they’re not being used.

This will also save you cash and cut down on your electric bill.

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Start taking notes on your laptop and renting textbooks online. Not only will it reduce the amount of paper you use, but it’s also cheaper to rent books online.

Start biking or walking to class. Not only will you save on gas, but you’ll also get some exercise. Start a carpool with friends system if you have a longer commute.

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Invest in reusable water bottles and dish ware to cut down on how much plastic you send to the landfill.

Be aware of how long your showers are and try the Five-minute shower challenge. Just like with electricity, this will cut down on your water bill and save you money.

Reagan Gavin | @RGavin_DE

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University to celebrate Earth Month through sustainability projects TYRA WOOTEN | @twootenDE

The university is celebrating Earth Month throughout April in an effort to promote conservation on campus.

Campus and community volunteers will clear and improve trails at Touch of Nature Environmental Center from 1 to 4 p.m. each Saturday in April during Trail Stewardship days. On April 21, students and faculty will celebrate Arbor Day by planting trees at selected locations around campus.

On April 22, SIU, along with other organizations and the city of Carbondale, is organizing a spring cleanup and recycling day at 9 a.m. at

Turley Park and an Earth Day Parade at the Life Community Center at 10:30 a.m.

Katherine McGrath, coordinator of volunteers, said SIU has been recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation as an official “Tree Campus USA” since 2015.

To fulfill the requirements for the designation, the school must have a committee which oversees and maintains a campus-wide tree care plan, and host at least one service event per semester.

Past events have included several tree plantings, as well as a “tree day” event where local grade school children visited campus to learn about

tree identification, sustainability, and even see lumberjack sports.

“It’s not every day you get to pick up a shovel and plant a tree that will stay here for 50 years, but we give people that opportunity,” McGrath said.

Geory Kurtzhals, SIU’s sustainability coordinator, said the month will showcase different ways of working toward sustainability.

“We provide opportunities for people to both learn and act in regards to assisting sustainability,” Kurtzhals said.

Staff writer Tyra Wooten can be reached at twooten@dailyegyptian.com.

Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto Sarah Barth, a senior from Jasper, Indiana, studying interior design, and Morgan Meinhart, a senior from Newton studying interior design, plant a Cypress tree April 1 along the edge of Campus Lake. Bruce DeRuntz, director of the SIU Leadership Development Program, said 80 volunteers planted 40 trees while they volunteered during The Big Event on Saturday.

Hundreds of SIU students took part in the day of service at various locations in Carbondale and the surrounding area.

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Local activists get ready for climate march FRANCOIS GATIMU | @frankDE28

Carbondale residents on Friday came out for a sign-making party at the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship Church in preparation for the People’s Climate March.

The march will commence with a rally from 12:30 to 1 p.m. on April 29 and a post-march festival at 2 p.m will feature music by local group Meridian 90 and others. There will be a finger-food potluck lunch and various speakers, among them the Illinois politician and civil rights attorney Rich Whitney.

The march is sponsored by the Gaia House, Shawnee Group of Sierra Club, Illinois Initiative, Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship and SIU SENSE. It is part of a global event corresponding with 350 other sister marches.

Organizers say the demonstration is meant to address the issue of climate change by creating awareness on a local level.

“Global warming is changing our environment in negative ways,”

said Astrid Norman, one of its organizers. “It’s a major problem that we have, yet our current politics is undercutting the EPA.” Alexander Greg, 4, accompanied his grandmother Mary Fox, took part in the fun by making a board with a bright yellow sun and a lone standing tree.

“It’s so scary right now; it seems like we might not have a future to leave for the generations to come,” Fox said, pointing to her grandson who was intently working on his poster. “The environment can’t handle this. If it doesn’t stop, we will face the future consequences.”

Some remarked that the lack of visible effects of climate change has led many to be complacent.

Norman encouraged people to “think globally” by being concerned with how these adverse effects of climate change are “affecting the entire eco-system.”

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Southern Illinois hiking trails you probably didn’t know about 2

Devil’s Standtable Trail

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Pomona Natural Bridge Trail

Natural Bridge Rd, Shawnee National Forest

This looped trail is a scenic route that is acessible for all skill levels. It features land bridges and a waterfall. length: .3 miles

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Giant City Road Shawnee National Forest

Nature Trail

Giant City Road Shawnee National Forest

This Giant City trail is moderately difficult and features a striking “mushroom rock” landmark and bluffs.

This trail features a moderately difficult passage through balanced rocks, sandstone shelves and wooden walkways.

length: .75 miles

length: 1 mile

Staff writer Francois Gatimu can be reached at fgatimu@dailyegyptian.com.

“... it seems like we might not have a future to leave for the generations to come.The environment can’t handle this.

If it doesn’t stop, we will face the future consequences.”

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Little Grand Canyon Trail

Hickory Ridge Road Shawnee National Forest

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Cove Hollow Trail

Cove Hollow Road Shawnee National Forest

This trail is a bit more difficult, but features a beautiful waterfall, the namesake canyon and sandstone overhangs.

This longer trail is of moderate difficulty and features rugged bluffs. It is well known for being popular for its rich fall colors.

length: 3 miles

length: 5.4 miles

- Mary Fox sign-making participant Madelynn Shiveley | Daily Egyptian

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City council approves resolution to welcome immigrants in city limits ABBEY LA TOUR AND ATHENA CHRYSANTHOU | @latourabbey and @Chrysant1Athena

The Carbondale City Council passed a resolution Tuesday to establish a safe and welcoming community for immigrants.

The resolution states city employees or departments will not ask the immigration status of residents unless required to do so by state or federal law, or by a court order. The policy devotes city law enforcement resources to ensuring the safety of the public rather than enforcement of federal immigration law.

Mayor John “Mike” Henry said the ordinance does not classify Carbondale as a so-called sanctuary city.

All the council members voted to pass the measure except Councilman Navreet Kang, who raised concerns regarding the definition of “immigrant” in the resolution and whether it protected illegal or legal immigrants.

“We will take a presumption that the person before us is here legally, and the enforcement of immigration is a strictly federal position,” said city attorney Leonard Snyder.

Snyder said the resolution was drafted to assure immigrants in the city that they can report crimes to the police department without being turned over to immigration services.

Martha Osornio, whose family came to the U.S. in 1992 as illegal immigrants, attended the meeting with five other students from the Hispanic Student Council to support racial inclusivity in the city.

Osornio said her friends in

Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena Martha Osornio, a senior from Chicago studying cinema and photography, holds a “Hate has no home here.” sign Tuesday during a city council meeting at the Carbondale Civic Center. Osornio, whose family immigrated illegally to the United States in 1992, attended the meeting with five other students from the Hispanic Student Council to support the resolution establishing Carbondale as a safe and welcoming community. Osornio said she has friends in Chicago who fear they might be deported for insignificant issues if they enrolled at SIU. "It makes them feel like they are welcomed, anyone that is undocumented," Osornio said.

Chicago are not enrolling at SIU out of fear they might be deported for “insignificant issues.”

“It makes them feel like anyone that is undocumented is welcomed,” Osornio, a senior from Chicago studying cinema and photography, said after the meeting.

Councilwoman Carolin Harvey said she was “insulted by some of the comments” at the meeting, and “the ones who were here before the pilgrims” are the only nonimmigrants in the U.S. “People are people,” Harvey said.

“We’ve gotta get past that.”

In other city council news: Police radios The council passed an ordinance upgrading police radios to “increase reliability and interoperability between public safety agencies.”

City manager Gary Williams said this has been a long-term project, and a recent goal of the safety plan for the upcoming 2017 Solar Eclipse event as the current radios do not provide the opportunity to communicate with adjoining jurisdictions, such as the SIU Police

Department.

The police department’s current budget includes a sufficient increase in funds for this purchase.

Lyft Councilman Adam Loos said he was “annoyed” at Lyft’s reason for ceasing operations in the city, which was announced March 31.

The ride-share service discontinued its services in Carbondale because current city ordinances would “unnecessarily add complications for both drivers and passengers, creating barriers

to the use of Lyft’s services,” said Prashanthi Raman, Lyft’s senior public policy manager.

“We shouldn’t let these people strong arm us,” Loos said.

Fair Days The council approved an ordinance to allow the sale and consumption of alcohol at the Fourth Friday Fairs this summer.

The series of events, co-hosted with Carbondale Community Arts and the Carbondale Park District, will include live entertainment, food vendors, kids’ activities, and local artists at the Town Square Pavilion.

The events will take place June 22, July 6 and July 20 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.

City Master plan The council approved three ordinances that advance the revitalization of the city in preparation for the 2017 Solar Eclipse.

The ordinances approved decorative lights and poles to be placed downtown and the construction of a bike path spanning from Giant City Road to east Carbondale.

The city-wide project details a long-term vision and policy agenda for important issues such as land use and development, beautification, parking, pedestrian mobility and circulation.

The first steps of the plan are expected to be implemented by August.

Staff writer Abbey La Tour can be reached at alatour@dailyegyptian.com.

Staff writer Athena Chrysanthou can be reached at achrysanthou@dailyegyptian.com.

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If this congresswoman gets her way, the days of federal education regulations are over ANNA DOUGLAS McClatchy Washington Bureau

U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx wants the federal Department of Education to disappear. She wants Washington to stop passing down rules and regulations schools have to follow.

As the new chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee, the seven-term North Carolina congresswoman has a powerful forum to talk about all that.

Trouble is, she probably doesn't have the votes to do much of what she wants. It takes 60 to get most legislation through the Senate, where Republicans control only 52 seats, and she's up against a powerful education lobby that resists sweeping change in federal policy.

She's trying. Foxx, who helped lead the writing of the 2016 Republican Party platform and served in House leadership, figures she'll have to dilute Education Department power bit by bit. Already, she's championing the use of a rare legislative tactic in Congress to eliminate some Obama administration regulations.

And Foxx is putting pressure on her colleagues in Congress to write the sort of legislation she wants, contending that some past laws were written sloppily and left too much leeway for federal departments to fill in gaps with rules and regulations.

Any federal educational policies, she told McClatchy in an interview, should come from lawmakers — not bureaucrats.

"We've got some good laws in place — let Congress do its oversight," she said. "Sometimes doing nothing from the federal level is good."

Foxx and her Republican congressional allies have a new favored tool for walking back regulations: the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to overturn specific federal rules and

regulations and prevent them from coming back up.

This year was the first time a Congressional Review Act was used to override an education regulation, and Congress has already overturned two of them.

One imposed a template on states under a requirement to submit detailed school-accountability plans to the federal Education Department.

The other required states to build a rating system for local teacher education programs, including judging teacher preparation based on student performance.

Sure enough, Foxx stood beside President Donald Trump in March as he signed those Congressional Review Acts into law, repealing both regulations.

Democrats dislike tearing up Obama-era education regulations.

"The federal government needs to require certain things. ... If you don't have some (regulations), the law won't get implemented," said Rep. Alma Adams, D-N.C., who sits on the House education committee.

Specifically, Adams says the Congressional Review Act rolling back regulations associated with the 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act inhibits the Education Department's ability to make sure states help low-performing schools _ something the state accountability plans would address.

Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia, the top Democrat on the House education committee, has also criticized the swift repeal of the accountability rule, saying it creates confusion for local education officials, who had been working on their state plans since last year.

But Foxx, who served on Watauga County's school board for 12 years before joining Congress in 2005, wants decision-making left to states and local school districts.

"The closer you are to what's happening, the more likely there is to be self-correction," she said. "I want to devolve as much as possible to the localities and to the states."

The National Governors Association — which has 33 Republican governors on its membership roll this year — supported Republicans in Congress using Congressional Review Acts to roll back education rules, saying the federal regulations attempt to usurp local power.

legislative intent.

"We're gonna stop this foolishness of letters and then people saying, 'I've got to do this.' Where is the authority for that? There's no authority, but the school systems are scared," she said.

With DeVos, it's unlikely the Education Department needs Foxx's urging to lay off the rules and regulations. Before DeVos was confirmed, Trump invoked a government-wide regulatory freeze and DeVos herself has said she plans to run a limited-government department.

“We've got some good laws in place — let Congress do its oversight.

Sometimes doing nothing from the federal level is good.”

- Virginia Foxx U.S. Representative

Others, like U.S. Rep. David Price, D-N.C., worry that Congressional Review Acts move too quickly through Congress without much debate.

"It's a scattershot process that so far, anyway, has not been accompanied by very much in the way of hearings or getting input from stakeholders," he said.

Democrats in Congress will have limited power as Foxx and other conservatives look for a reset at the Education Department. Foxx said she'd found an ally in Secretary Betsy DeVos. As things unfold, Foxx's simple advice to DeVos has been: "You can start with: Don't do anything."

Rules, regulations and "dear colleague" letters from the department in the past incensed Foxx. Too often, she said, federal departments use regulations or executive power to distort

Still, Foxx promises she'll scrutinize executive actions and department-level authority in Trump's administration.

"I want to show our Democrat colleagues we're just as concerned about that in a Republican administration as in a Democrat administration," she said.

Chances are, though, Foxx won't reach her most cherished goal: to abolish the Education Department.

The conservative drumbeat to get rid of the department or strip its power has been around for decades, starting with President Ronald Reagan, who campaigned on eliminating the department just a year after it was created.

This spring, Congress will consider Trump's pitch to cut the Education Department's funding by $3 billion, or 13.5 percent. The decision on spending, though, is not up to Foxx's committee, but to the House and

Senate Appropriations panels.

"It seems unlikely there will be cuts at the magnitude he proposed," said Ed Lorenzen, a senior adviser at the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget who's a former Capitol Hill staffer for two House Democrats.

Any shift of money away from traditional public schools will be met with resistance from powerful groups like the American Federation of Teachers, a labor union for educators and school employees that supports Democratic campaigns and candidates.

Federation President Randi Weingarten said Trump's 2018 budget proposal "eviscerates public education." Trump looks to cut money for after-school programs, professional development for teachers and college-prep programs for low-income students.

"This is taking a meat cleaver to the investments that are done to level the playing field for Americans who are not rich. This is not about giving locals more control," Weingarten said.

Conservatives in North Carolina say there's an appetite for reducing the federal role in the classroom.

"The primacy of federal influence and authority seems out of proportion, especially when you consider only 11 percent of all public school funds in North Carolina are provided by the federal government," said Bob Luebke, a senior policy analyst with Civitas, a N.C.-based conservative think tank.

Foxx's big idea? Which is highly unlikely to happen: Stop collecting federal taxes for education.

"I'd get rid of the Department of Education if I could," she said.

"But we cannot just devolve things without allowing (states) to have the money. ... If we're still hauling that money in up here, we haven't solved the problem."

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Celebrating the resurrection at sunrise

Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms Spectators flock to the hillside Sunday before the 81st annual Easter sunrise service at Bald Knob Cross of Peace in Alto Pass.

UCOL 101 may include sexual harassment awareness education DIAMOND JONES | @_dimewrites

Sexual harassment awareness education could be added to required class curriculum for SIU students.

Undergraduate Student Government senator Trebor Mann announced the possible reformation of UCOL 101, a course set up to help students adapt and become accustomed to college life, during

the governing body’s April 4 meeting. Mann said since the start of the “It’s On Us” committee, he realized sexual harassment was a problem on campus.

“Honestly, it’s one class that is given to every student at SIUC,” Mann said.

“Education and awareness is a giant part of putting awareness to sexual assault and harassment on campus.”

Mann said he will meet with the

UCOL Course Coordinator, Nick Weshinskey, for an update on the possible new addition to UCOL 101. Currently in the required class, students learn about consistent study and eating habits, taking care of their well-being and being settled at their best comfortability.

Mann said the additions to the class would educate students on sexual assault prevention, consent

and regular sex health education.

Students will also receive bystander training through the revamped class.

“I think having a face-to-face experience with instructors is going to help it sink in with students, rather than what SIUC tries to do online,” Mann said.

Mann said the courses should go beyond UCOL. He said students, administrators,

faculty and staff should create presentations about sexual harassment and assault, take advantage of the support from the SIU Health Center and work together to offer various solutions and outlets that accommodate everyone.

“The largest change we’re going to see is making sure everyone becomes educated — and finding out how to do so,” Mann said.

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Today's Birthday (04/18/17). Unexpected opportunities unveil this year. Stay flexible. June partnership thrives anew. A team challenge this August comes before a flowering phase for love, beauty and creative passion. October launches a profitable year for shared finances. A twoyear community action phase dawns in December.

Stand for love.

To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- A professional opportunity is within reach. Longterm financial benefit is possible, but may not be easy. All doesn't go as expected. Messes can lead to improvements.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 9 -Extend your reach and broaden your horizons.

Travel and studies f lourish. Anticipate big changes. Discipline is required, and there's plenty for all. Create an attractive package.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is an 8 -Collaborate with your partner on financial priorities. It's smart to stay within budget.

Don't react blindly to revelations.

Disagree respectfully, and focus on shared goals.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Act on a passionate impulse. Take your partner somewhere new. Get swept away by romance and spontaneity.

Keep it simple. Postpone chores and go.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- You're building strength and infrastructure now for long-term benefit, despite distractions. Keep improving your health and vitality. Put your heart into your work.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) -- Today is an 8 -- You're sculpting something of longterm beauty. Take a creative tack to minimize expenses and risk. Flex your artistic muscles, and come up with an elegant solution.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Make domestic improvements.

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Clear clutter. Keep what you love and give the rest away. You have more than you knew. Beautify your surroundings.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Dig and uncover surprises.

The more you learn, the less you know. Don't share your hand. You're building a beautiful case. Follow the money trail.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Keep to your budget for satisfying results.

Resist impulsive spending.

Unexpected costs require adaptation.

Streamline and simplify. Track your time and send invoices.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Enjoy power and confidence. Treat others with compassion and respect. Moderate expenses and waste. Do what you love, and step to the next level.

Aquarius (Jan. 20Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- Transformation can spark unexpectedly, in a moment.

Remember what's really important. Don't worry about money, but don't spend much either. Success comes through diversity.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Listen to another's view, especially if you don't agree. Avoid risky business. Teamwork advances your cause.

Admit impracticalities.

Get expert advice. Make your decision public.

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Police departments say they don't enforce immigration laws. But their manuals say something different JAMES QUEALLY | Los Angeles Times

Like many law enforcement agencies across California, police in Culver City say officers don't enforce federal immigration law.

The City Council declared the town a so-called sanctuary city last month, promising to protect the public safety of all city residents, regardless of immigration status.

But the city's police department manual seems to suggest something different, offering officers guidance on how to stop people suspected of illegally entering the U.S., a misdemeanor under federal law.

Culver City's policy says that "a lack of English proficiency may be considered" as a possible criterion for police to suspect that someone entered the country illegally, though it goes on to say that "it should not be the sole factor in establishing reasonable suspicion."

The department is one of at least 11 in California that uses blanket police manuals from Lexipol, an Irvine company that drafts policies for law enforcement agencies.

Civil rights activists are now raising concerns about the manuals, saying they encourage immigration enforcement at a time when many local police agencies are trying to build trust with immigrant communities fearful over President Trump's calls for more deportations.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California sent a fivepage letter to Lexipol on Wednesday morning, calling on the company to modify the policy.

"By suggesting that officers may systematically consider characteristics widely shared by Californians to

arrive at reasonable suspicion of a crime, the policy encourages profiling and illegal detentions, and runs afoul of the Fourth Amendment," the letter reads.

Adrienna Wong, an ACLU staff attorney, said her office began researching the issue after receiving reports that some police agencies in the Inland Empire were turning over suspects to immigration enforcement agents without receiving warrants or detainer requests from federal authorities. ACLU officials said they identified nearly a dozen agencies using the Lexipol policy by submitting public records requests to various departments for their policies.

In addition to Culver City, police in Azusa, Blythe, Brisbane, Fontana, Fremont, Irwindale, Laguna Beach, Murrieta, Rialto and Walnut Creek in California all purchased the policy, according to the ACLU. Police officials in Blythe, Brisbane, Culver City, Fremont, Rialto and Walnut Creek told the Los Angeles Times that they do not actively engage in immigration enforcement. Rialto's police chief said last week that he would consider revising the policy.

Police in Azusa, Fontana, Irwindale, Laguna Beach and Murrieta did not respond to requests for comment.

Ken Wallentine, a senior legal advisor with Lexipol, said the group's policies are guidelines for local police chiefs, who should consider their local demographics and circumstances before turning those policies into practice.

He said the addition of a "lack of English proficiency" as a criterion for a stop might carry more weight in, say, Minnesota

than Southern California. Lexipol's policy, he noted, urges police not to use difficulty speaking English as the sole reason to validate a stop.

Officers should combine that factor with another, like the possession of fraudulent immigration documents, in deciding whether there is enough evidence to make an arrest, he said.

"It just depends on the individual circumstances. That's why we say lack of English proficiency is only one factor. The very fact that we emphasize that in policy is a pretty loud pronouncement of caution," said Wallentine, who is also a special agent for the Utah attorney general's office.

A Lexipol spokeswoman would not say how many law enforcement departments in California use the company's policies. Nationwide, roughly 3,000 police agencies have purchased some form of policy from Lexipol, according to Wallentine.

The ACLU's report comes at a time when law enforcement officials in California and around the country are growing concerned that increased immigration enforcement will deter some people in the country illegally from cooperating with local police, reporting crimes or stepping forward to serve as witnesses at trial.

Prosecutors in several states have said that ICE's practice of making arrests in courthouses will have a "chilling effect" on crime reporting.

Last month, Los Angeles police said the number of sexual assaults and domestic violence incidents reported

by Latinos had plummeted in the city since the beginning of the year.

Jennie Pasquarella, the director of the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights project in Southern California, said continued use of Lexipol's policy

would only deepen the divide between police and the immigrant community.

"It worries me that all these agencies have these policies on the books," she said. "If they're not enforcing it, that's good, but they shouldn't have this policy on the books to begin with."

stopping someone would not be for immigration enforcement. The only time immigration would come into play is if they came to our jail and they were booked," he said.

"Specifically stopping someone and asking about immigration status is not our practice."

“Specifically stopping someone and asking about immigration status is not our practice.�

- Troy Dunlap Culver City Police Lieutenant

The Lexipol policy adopted

by Culver City police and other departments tells officers that "all individuals, regardless of their immigration status, must feel secure that contacting or being addressed by members of law enforcement will not automatically lead to immigration inquiry and/or deportation." It then explains that officers "may detain an individual when there are facts supporting a reasonable suspicion that the individual entered in the United States in violation of a federal criminal law."

Culver City Police Lt. Troy Dunlap, who heads the department's community relations bureau, said the immigration policy was part of a comprehensive package of policies developed by Lexipol that his agency adopted. The department has steadfastly refused to take part in immigration enforcement, he said.

"I would say the purpose of us

The city's mayor, Jim Clarke, said the department has not engaged in immigration enforcement in decades, but said he would consider the removal of the immigration enforcement policy from the department's manual.

Rialto Police Chief Randy De Anda said he was concerned about the possibility that crime victims might decide against contacting police, even though his agency does not engage in immigration enforcement.

"I think it's a concern across the state for a lot of police chiefs and sheriffs," he said. "Hopefully, moving forward, we're able to put those communities at ease because obviously we cannot do our jobs to the fullest if we don't have the cooperation of witnesses or victims."

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Analysis: Trump's tax plan depends on trade-offs NOAH BIERMAN TRIBUNE WASHINGTON BUREAU

One of the biggest stumbling blocks to President Donald Trump's failed efforts at passing a health care bill turned out to be his own words — promises of insurance for everyone, lower costs and better care — which can't all be achieved at the same time.

For a president who likes to make gold-plated policy sales pitches, Trump's next attempt at a major legislative achievement poses an even stiffer challenge. Overhauling the tax system, perhaps more so than the health care system, cannot be done without creating winners and losers.

And Trump, even more than typical politicians, dismisses the notion that he needs to sell the public on making tradeoffs, often promising that changing laws will be "beautiful" and "so easy," and that compromises made in the past were the result of "stupid politicians" who forged bad deals.

Yet rewriting the tax laws depends on a strict diet of tough choices. Want to lower tax rates for everyone without killing popular deductions or driving up the deficit? Good luck. Want to raise money with a consumption tax without hiking prices at Wal-Mart? Nice try.

"Trade-offs are the essence of tax reform," said Douglas Holtz-Eakin, repeating an axiom of the trade. HoltzEakin served as chief economist in the George W. Bush administration, led the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office and advised John McCain's presidential campaign on domestic and economic policy.

Changing almost any element of the tax code requires some to pay more and others to pay less or else it requires passing the pain to future generations in the form of deficits. The inevitability of tradeoffs is one of the main reasons the issue bedevils lawmakers from both parties and why the code has not been rewritten for more than three decades.

"The winners are always skeptical that they actually won, so they're sort of modestly supportive. The losers are sure

they've lost, so they're very loud," said Steve Rosenthal, a senior fellow at the Tax Policy Center, a Washington think tank.

Trump's campaign rhetoric almost exclusively emphasized lowering rates, offering little to no detail on how to pay for those cuts or streamline the Talmudiclike set of regulations that govern what Americans must turn over to the Internal Revenue Service. As president, he has yet to outline his goals much beyond saying at a recent rally, "I want to cut the hell out of taxes."

Trump has left almost everything else up in the air. He even has waffled on when he will tackle the issue, saying right after the failure of his health care bill last month that he would proceed to taxes immediately, then suggesting in an interview last week with Fox Business that he would prefer to give health care another try first.

Congressional Republicans have floated a number of ideas that would lower tax rates for corporations and individuals, eliminate most deductions and require companies to pay taxes on imports. Analysts have cautioned that many of the plans would worsen the budget deficit and that they all would favor higher earners, which could fracture Trump's political coalition.

Holtz-Eakin knows the political consequences of tough choices. He said he still suffered post-traumatic stress from the 2008 campaign in which McCain proposed eliminating the deduction on employer-sponsored health insurance, one of the most popular pieces of the tax code. Barack Obama ran a relentless and effective advertisement showing an unraveling ball of yarn with the warning that McCain's plan could "leave you hanging by a thread" with higher taxes and no insurance.

Yet Obama's electoral victory did not translate into success at rewriting tax rules, even as he agreed with Republicans that corporate rates were too high.

Ronald Reagan, the last president to overhaul the tax system, had nearly everything going for him politically when he tackled the task in the mid1980s. He won 49 of 50 states in his

re-election, which prominently featured tax reform.

Although Democrats controlled the House of Representatives, the powerful leader of the tax-writing committee, then-Rep. Dan Rostenkowski of Illinois, wanted to cut a deal and became one of its chief salesmen.

The economy was growing strongly as it recovered from the recession of the early 1980s, and Reagan's approval ratings were headed toward their peak of 60 percent.

"There was a certain amount of trust people had for him ... . You kind of gave him the benefit of the doubt," said James C. Miller III, who served as Reagan's budget director.

support for a specific set of principles is essential, in my view, to powering the effort."

Absent Trump's leadership, congressional Republicans are divided over basic issues such as whether to create new taxes on consumption or emphasize simplicity and the ability to file on a postcard.

Many tax analysts and advocates say cuts alone — without changes to pay for them — do not amount to true tax reform, though they ultimately may be marketed that way. Even Rep. Mark Meadows, a North Carolina Republican who leads a group in Congress that says it cares deeply about deficits, has said he may support a plan that does not pay for itself.

“The winners are always skeptical that they actually won, so they're sort of modestly supportive. The losers are sure they've lost, so they're very loud,” - Steve Rosenthal senior fellow at Tax Policy Center

"There were a lot of trade-offs in that bill," Miller noted. Although Reagan presented himself as the avatar of smaller government, "the bill actually made the number of pages in the federal register larger, not smaller."

Yet passing the 1986 tax reform law still took more than two years, and it required Reagan to sell the public on his notion of fairness, which included lowering the top rates, raising the bottom rates and eliminating many tax shelters.

"What's missing when compared to the experience of 30 years ago is a presidential or a White House or a Treasury Department proposal," said Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, who co-wrote a book on that tax overhaul called "Showdown at Gucci Gulch." He is now a public relations consultant whose clients include a group seeking lower rates.

"We don't know what the president favors or doesn't," Birnbaum said. "His

"We're not there yet," White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said recently, when asked whether Trump would insist that his tax plan pay for itself. "As the plan develops and there's a cost put on it, that's going to be a decision that gets looked at, as well as what are the economic growth and job-creation aspects to it."

Spicer outlined three broad goals: tax simplification, lower rates and job growth.

Veterans of the process say Trump does not need to emphasize the detailed trade-offs to prevail. He does need to make the case that the overall benefits will outweigh the pain, and that Americans will benefit broadly from whichever approach he chooses.

But the changes favored by Republicans could be a complicated sell, given Trump's unusual coalition, which couples working-class Americans

who have voted with Democrats in the past with more traditional businessfriendly GOP voters.

A survey released Friday by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center revealed that a large majority — 62 percent of Americans — say they are bothered a lot that corporations do not pay their fair share of taxes, and 60 percent are bothered a lot that wealthy people do not pay a fair share. Fewer people — 27 percent — are bothered a lot by the amount they themselves pay in taxes. Only 20 percent were bothered a lot by the idea that poor people do not pay enough.

Republicans in the survey were far more sympathetic than the rest of the public to the tax burdens of corporations and the wealthy and also are more likely to be concerned with the system's complexity, an issue that many GOP elected officials have highlighted.

Rep. Richard E. Neal of Massachusetts, the lead Democrat on the tax-writing committee, who favors lowering corporate tax rates from their current 35 percent, said it would be impossible to push them down to 25 percent, as many Republicans advocate, without eliminating popular deductions such as the home mortgage break.

But Neal said he did not yet understand whose influence was holding sway with Trump.

The president's top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, recently visited Neal's office, he said. They had a cordial conversation. But Neal offered a dose of bipartisan realism.

"I said to Cohn, 'I've had at least five secretaries of the Treasury sit on the same couch you're sitting on during the last 25 years to tell me they were going big on tax reform,' " Neal said.

Once the details emerge, the critics follow.

"There's a constituency," he said, "for just about every item in the code."

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