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arbershops and hair salons may now reopen in Riverside County following statewide guidance to allow for haircuts, styling and coloring.

The new guidelines, part of an ongoing acceleration that further opens the state economy, were announced Tuesday, one day after Gov. Newsom relaxed guidelines that allowed for houses of worship to conduct in-house services with some limitations.

“We cannot lose sight of our

history and the family members and friends we have lost to coronavirus, or that we may not be out of the first wave of this pandemic,” said Board Chair V. Manuel Perez, Fourth District Supervisor. “There is also a great need to help more people safely return to work, including barbers and hairdressers, who have been among the most impacted financially. Moving forward, we will need to ensure that as a county we do everything possible to take care and protect our families from this pandemic while ensur-

ing that people can also work to take care of their families.”

The state guideline for hair salons and barbershops prescribe that services for these operations must be limited to services that can be provided with both the worker and customer wearing face coverings for the entirety of the service.

For example, haircuts, weaves and extensions, braiding, lock maintenance, wig maintenance, hair relaxing treatments, and color services can be provided.

But those services that require touching of the customer’s face,

such as facials, eyelash adjustments, eyebrow waxing and threading, are not allowed.

“Hair salons and barber shops are largely small businesses, many of which are owned by Riverside County residents,” said Vice Chair Karen Spiegel, Second District Supervisor. “More local businesses will now reopen and more people will be able to get back to work. At the same time, we must continue to take safeguards and precautions to

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COVID-19

CVS Health Opens 14 New Drive-Thru Test Sites in California as Part of Nationwide COVID-19 Response CVS HEALTH | CONTRIBUTED

with a test kit and given instructions, and a CVS Pharmacy team member will observe the self swab process to ensure it is done properly. Tests will be sent to an independent, third-party lab for processing and the results will be available in approximately three days.

Testing will not take place inside any retail locations, and CVS Pharmacy, HealthHUB and MinuteClinic will continue to serve customers and patients.

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uilding on the company's comprehensive efforts to help slow the spread of the virus, on Friday, May 22 CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) will open 14 new COVID-19 test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across California. The opening of additional test sites across the state and country will be announced by the end of the month.

These new sites will utilize self-swab tests and mark the next phase of the company's nationwide COVID-19 testing strategy, announced April 27. CVS Health expects to have up to 1,000 locations across the country offering this service by the end of May, with the goal of processing up to 1.5 million tests per month, subject to availability of supplies and lab capacity. The 14 test sites in California are part of nearly 350 locations across 14 states including Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas.

"While the large-scale test sites we've been operating since early April have proven successful, this new approach allows us to utilize our presence in communities across the country and bring testing closer to home," said Larry J. Merlo, President and CEO, CVS Health. "Our frontline employees will continue to play a critical role in the testing process, with members of their communities directly benefiting from their dedication and selflessness."

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nland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) awarded $33,000 to 22 local organizations through their Connect IE Technology Grant. This grant helps Connect IE partners expand their technological capabilities through online services during COVID-19.

Family Assistance Program in the Inland Empire is one of the 22 community organizations who received a Connect IE Technology Grant.

Family Assistance Program in the Inland Empire is one of the 22 community organizations who received a Connect IE Technology Grant.

"COVID-19 is one more stressor added on top of our clients existing challenges," said Aaron Scullin, executive director of Rim Family Services, Inc. "It has made the delivery of our services even more vital.

Through the generous grant, [we are] now able to purchase needed telehealth equipment and software which will help us meet the growing need."

Receiving $1,500 each, grant recipients also support 211 San Bernardino County, 211 Riverside County and Coachella Valley Health Information Place. These organizations include: •AIDS Assistance Program •NPHS, Inc. •Axis Foundation •Operation New Hope •Boys & Girls Club Redlands •Option House •Community Health Systems, Inc. •PARKTREE Community Clinics •Desert AIDS Project •Planned Parenthood •Desert Cancer Foundation •Project Access •Family Assistance Program •Rim Family Services, Inc. • Feeding America Riverside & San Bernardino (FARB) • Rolling Start Inc. • Heartbeat at 22 (DBA Mama's

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The new testing sites in California include:

DRIVE-THRU: A CVS Pharmacy technician observes a patient administer a self-swab COVID-19 test at one of the company's drive-thru testing locations throughout the country. | Photo Courtesy CVS Health

Once fully operational, more than half of the company's 1,000 test sites will serve communities with the greatest need for support, as measured by the CDC's Social Vulnerability Index. The index tracks a variety of census variables including poverty, lack of access to transportation, and crowded housing that may weaken a community's ability to prepare for and recover from hazardous events like natural di-

On May 28, 1902

Owen Wister's "The Virginian" is published.

It was the first "serious" Western. The book became a sensation almost overnight, selling more than 1.5 million copies by 1938 and inspiring four movies and a Broadway play.

On May 29, 1953

Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal, become the first explorers to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

News of their achievement broke on June 2, the day of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation.

On May 30, 1899

Amateur bandit Pearl Hart and her boyfriend

sasters and disease outbreaks.

Self-swab tests will be available to individuals meeting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria, in addition to age guidelines. Patients must register in advance at CVS.com beginning Friday, May 22 to schedule an appointment. Patients will be required to stay in their cars and directed to the pharmacy drive-thru window where they will be provided

Joe Boot hold up an Arizona stagecoach. After taking $421 in cash from three passengers, Hart took pity on them and handed each back $1 so they could buy something to eat when they arrived in town.

On May 31, 1962

In Israel, Nazi SS officer Adolf Eichmann is executed for his crimes against humanity during World War II. Following the war, Eichmann had fled to Argentina, where he was found by Mossad agents.

On June 1, 1926 Norma Jeane Mortenson -- who would become known as the actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe -- is born in Los Angeles. During World War II, a photographer "discovered" the photogenic Norma

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Jeane working in a California munitions factory.

On June 2, 1935

Baseball great Babe Ruth ends his Major League career after 22 seasons, 10 World Series and 714 home runs. The following year, Ruth was one of the first five players inducted into the sport's hall of fame.

On June 3, 1800 President John Adams becomes the first acting president to take up residence in Washington, D.C. Unfortunately the White House was not yet finished, so Adams moved into temporary digs at Tunnicliffe's City Hotel near the also half-finished Capitol building.

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LOCAL NEWS

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GUIDELINES: The new guidelines, part of an ongoing acceleration that further opens the state economy, were announced Tuesday, one day after Gov. Newsom relaxed guidelines that allowed for houses of worship to conduct in-house services with some limitations. | Courtesy Image.

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prevent future outbreaks.�

Preventative measures outlined in the state’s guidance include: • Implement measures to ensure physical distancing of at least six feet

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Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154 • CVS Pharmacy, 18080 Imperial Highway, Yorba Linda, CA 92886 A complete list of CVS Pharmacy Drive-thru test sites can be found at the below url: https://cvshealth.com/ covid-19/testing-locations More information on steps CVS Health has taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic,

between and among workers and customers, except when providing haircutting and other close contact services. • Provide temperature and/or symptom screenings for all workers at the beginning of their shift and any vendors, contracincluding support for health care providers and clinicians facing financial and administrative strain, is available at the company's frequently updated COVID-19 resource center.

For downloadable COVID-19 testing media assets, including photos, video and interviews with CVS Health executives, please visit the Media Resource Center (https://cvshealth. com/newsroom/media-gallery-and-corporate-logos/expanded-cvs-pharmacy-testing-media-assets).

tors, or other workers entering the establishment. • Encourage workers and customers who are sick or exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 to stay home. • Screen customers upon arrival and be prepared to cancel or reschedule cus-

tomers who indicate they have any signs of illness. • Require workers and customers to use face coverings during the entire haircutting and other close contact hair services.

While the new guidelines are welcomed by

many small business owners, health officials are emphasizing that the coronavirus continues to be an issue within the community. They remind residents of the strong recommendations to wear face coverings and maintain social distancing

when possible.

Other modifications and measures intended to keep employees, volunteers and members of the community safe are available in the statewide guidance posted on the county’s website at www.rivcoccsd.org/covidbizhelp.

TEST: A patient administers a self-swab COVID-19 test at a CVS Pharmacy

SERVICE: A patient completes a self-swab COVID-19 test at a CVS Pharmacy

drive-thru testing site, one of a thousand locations the company plans to operate around the country by the end of May. | Photo Courtesy CVS Health

drive-thru testing site, one of a thousand locations the company plans to operate around the country by the end of May. | Photo Courtesy CVS Health

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House) • Samaritan Counseling Center • Jewish Family Services of the Desert • The LGBTQ Center of Palm Springs • Martha's Village and Kitchen • Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy "This grant helps provide mental & behavioral health services via telehealth," said Doug McKown, executive director of Samaritan Counseling Center. "Now more than ever, our clients need the psychological & educational services our caring staff provide. We are grateful to Connect IE for helping us facilitate healing and hope to those in need."

PROGRAM: Family Assistance Program in the Inland Empire is one of the 22 community organizations who received a Connect IE Technology Grant. | Photo source: Inland Empire Health Plan To be eligible for the sponsorship, organizations were required to be located in either Riverside or San Bernardino counties, provide multidisciplinary health and human services, and be active users on the community resource search platform, Connect IE. "During this crisis, com-

munity needs for support and resources grew exponentially," said Dr. Gabriel Uribe, IEHP community health director. "We had to step in and offer support so that organizations could transition and operate in new ways to continue to bridge gaps related to social determinants of health."

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HEALTH

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Watch where the money goes before the second COVID-19 wave hits WILLIAM HEISEL| CONTRIBUTED

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ow is the time.

The federal funding spigot has been turned on full force to combat COVID-19. States also are putting money into the effort. Money is flowing to local, state, and federal agencies. Money is flowing to private contractors. Typical protocols and safeguards have — by necessity — been left behind in the rush to protect the country from a pandemic unprecedented in modern times.

So now is the time to watch closely where that money flows.

Chances are good that your local government will be receiving some share of the funding. Ask your local officials where they are spending that funding and then follow

WILLIAM HEISEL | Courtesy Photo. up. Was it received? How much? Where did it go?

And, most importantly, how is the spending going to make a meaningful difference in helping prevent the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic from being just as bad as the first?

We already know that there was ample warning of a viral outbreak like this. For decades there

has been discussion about how to respond to this kind of scenario. Billions of dollars have been spent on various efforts to prevent, detect, and track outbreaks. Countries like South Korea and Singapore put some of those systems into operation shortly after the novel coronavirus outbreak was announced in Wuhan, China. The United States and other countries, as we now see, were caught flat-footed. So, what will happen now that the world has changed? How will all of this government funding be spent?

There are many lessons here from past disasters. I call out three questions to consider below.

Is this spending going to have meaningful impact, or was it a way to please a local constituency?

We all know that Congress spreads the money around. It does not necessarily go to the places that will have the highest impact on public health or public safety. It often is doled out during the bill drafting process in the proportion necessary to win votes. Idaho gets some money so the senator from Idaho will back the bill.

New York gets some money to win the sizeable New York congressional delegation’s support. In the Atlantic, Steven Brill wrote an excellent piece about efforts to protect the United States from terrorism after the September 11 attacks. It describes a scene in which Richard Clarke, the former White House anti-terror chief, burned a bagel in his toaster at his house in Rappahannock County, Virginia, a town of about 7,400 people.

Brill wrote: “This monster fire truck with four volunteer firemen — two teenagers and two guys my age — arrived,” Clarke recalls.

“They could barely drive the thing. It had a logo on it calling it ‘Attack 2.’ ” Clarke was stunned to find out that the truck had been paid for in part by a $160,000 federal homeland-security grant.

As you track how money is being spent in your area, you’ll want to ask: Was the contractor hired for this job was the best equipped to meet the task or were they chosen because they lobbied the hardest?

When you find out that a piece of funding has been allocated, ask about who will actually do the work.

Ask whether the project will go out for bid. If it is substantial, it likely will, even if the bid process is

swift. Those proposals can be requested and reviewed. And you can size up for yourself whether the contract who won the bid was ready for the job.

The most infamous recent example of a mismatch between the scope of a job and the size of a company came after a tiny company in rural Montana won a $300 million contract to restore power in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. Alan Gomez at USA Today wrote about a month after the hurricane: Whitefish — based in Whitefish, Mont., the hometown of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke — was formed two years ago and had two employees when it was awarded a contract with PREPA six days after the massive hurricane struck on Sept. 20. Since

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Shortages in meat inspire more to try Plant-Based Protein DAN CURTIN| PRESIDENT GREENLEAF FOODS

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n periods of change, we often find comfort in simple pleasures.

A great burger is one of them.

Yet, some of those simple pleasures have been compromised by the dramatic changes caused by COVID-19, including the disruption of the animal meat industry. Meat plants are closing, causing meat to be harder to find and its prices to rise. Some grocers are limiting the amount of meat shoppers can buy to curb pantry

loading.

I know these issues will be resolved as the pandemic subsides. The animal meat industry will recover, and supply chains will be restored. But right now, you may be asking: What do I do without meat?

Now is the time to try plant-based protein. Made from simple ingredients you know, Lightlife plantbased meat is as nutritious as it is delicious. And you can find the products in your grocer's meat case.

To be clear, I'm not against the animal meat industry. I believe we're all

trying to solve the same complex challenge: how to feed Americans during this pandemic. But I do believe no diet should be entirely dependent on animal meat. That's why Lightlife is committed to delivering plant-based protein throughout the country to ensure as many people as possible have access to the food they need.

At Lightlife, we're not asking you to give up animal meat. If you want to eat meat, eat meat. But we believe you should also eat plants: whole plants and plant-based protein.

That's why we strive to

GREENLEAF FOODS: The Food Industry Association and IRI. (2020) Understanding the plant-based food consumer. | Courtesy Photo. bring more high-protein options to your table. Fortunately, the trend toward eating more plant-based

protein began well before COVID-19, driven by a desire for more balance and variety in our diets, as

evidenced by the fact that 44 percent of Americans now describe themselves as flexitarian.

In fact, Lightlife sales were up significantly in the first quarter of 2020.

And longer term, the plant-based meat category is expected to grow exponentially, with the Good Food Institute predicting a threefold increase in the number of American households regularly purchasing plant-based protein1.

The reality is it takes a little more work these days

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OBITUARIES

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Karen Ruth Farnsworth June 14, 1950 - May 18, 2020

CASINO: Soboba Casino Resort Environmental Services crew member Clyde Brotherton wipes down one of the casino’s 2,000 slot machines on May 22, in preparation for reopening. | Photo courtesy of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians.

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As many businesses throughout Riverside County slowly start to reopen, there are a lot of residents that are relieved they can start enjoying past fun activities. Golf courses reopened at the end of April and Soboba Springs Golf Course has had sold-out tee times since then. While there is still concern about the coronavirus, measures have been implemented to provide heightened safety for all.

When the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians made the decision to reopen its casino on May 27, it was not done lightly. Tribal Council members have been meeting continuously to gauge all the pros and cons to taking this next step. Revenue from the Soboba Casino Resort funds all the tribe’s programs and services, from its public safety and public works departments to the reservation’s schools. At first, the Federal government’s CARES Act seemed like it would provide enough funding to keep all the tribe’s essential departments afloat. However, the allocations were based on Native American tribe populations, which hurt California’s Native Americans as tribe sizes are much smaller in this state.

“This is the current situation, and no one knows exactly how or when things will return to what they once were,” said Soboba Tribal Chairman Isaiah Vivanco.

“Most likely, there will be a long period of adjustment as the public gets back to work, school and recreation as it used to be.”

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to support local tribes during its meeting on May 19 to discuss reopening more businesses while trying to balance the community’s physical health and financial wellbeing.

Small Business Association (SBA) loans were of-

SPEECH: Kelley Carpenter Conign, training and guest services manager at the Soboba Casino Resort, facilitated mandatory COVID-19 Property-wide Protocol Information Sessions held throughout the day for all employees who then met with their department supervisors for more specific and specialized training and information. | Photo courtesy of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians. fered to companies at first who had to shut down their operations during the pandemic but Soboba didn’t qualify based on its amount of employees, which exceeded 500. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has offered to help tribes with a 25% contribution effort from the tribes.

Soboba Casino Resort employees are working diligently to provide a clean, safe and exciting gaming experience for all guests.

They are making the casino as safe as possible while not sacrificing the outstanding customer service SCR has been known for. Protocols include cleaning the casino floor with a hospital grade disinfectant and increasing the frequency of cleaning all casino areas.

“We are taking cleanliness to a new level by implementing an aggressive new health and sanitation program to complement the already rigorous cleaning standards currently in place at Soboba Casino Resort,” Assistant General Manager Jason Cozart said. “Upon reopening, all guests and team members will be required

to wear a mask; gloves will be optional for guests. Our gaming floor will be smoke free, but we will have designated smoking areas.

We take pride in being the preferred casino and entertainment destination and are committed to providing exceptional service and experience for our guests and team members alike.”

Soboba’s health and sanitation program has been reviewed and approved by the Soboba Tribal Gaming Commission (STGC), the agency charged by law as the primary regulator for the tribe’s gaming operation and ensuring the health and safety of patrons and employees.

Security officials will welcome every guest to the resort. Guests will receive non-invasive temperature checks, utilize touchless hand sanitizer dispensers and must wear a mask or appropriate face covering.

Informational signage will be on display, illustrating the proper use of masks and social distancing practices being used throughout the resort.

To ensure proper social distancing, SCR is utilizing sensors to monitor the number of guests entering and exiting the property in real time. The Tree Bar will be open, with limited seating to ensure proper social distancing. In addition, the Cabaret Bar will be open for drink service. However, the Cabaret dance floor will be closed, and no live entertainment is scheduled for this venue at this time. Three of its food outlets will be open with limited seating and togo service, including Koffee Kiisha, Fairway Café and the Noodle Bar. Reopening of SCR’s hotel and event center will be at a later date.

The Soboba Casino Resort is at 22777 Soboba Road in San Jacinto. For more information and updates, please visit soboba. com or call 866-4-SOBOBA.

Karen was born Wednesday, June 14, 1950 in Loma Linda, CA to the late Donald Neal and Naomi Rea Dykstra.

Karen proudly served her country in The United States Air Force and raised a family while supporting her husband, William John Farnsworth, Jr. in his career with the United States Air Force. She worked as a Customer Service Executive Assistant for over ten years until she retired with William to Hemet, CA. Karen enjoyed golfing, sewing, sailing, ceramics, spending time with her friends, camping, watching the Dodgers, and reading.

Surviving are her beloved daughters Kerry Bullington and Kristen Tepper, son William John Farnsworth III; grandchildren Natasha Farnsworth, Andrew Hubble, Savannah Johnson, Matthew and Michael Hurt, and Evan and Jordan Tepper; and great-grandchildren, Brenden, Braxton, and Bryleigh Hubble.

A small chapel service with members of her immediate family was held to honor Karen on May 27, 2020 at the Miller-Jones Mortuary. Unfortunately due to government restrictions related to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the family is unable to receive friends at this time. Karen will be laid to rest beside her husband at the Riverside National Cemetery.

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Barbara May (Luck) Gott May 4, 1932 - May 14, 2020 Barbara May (Luck) Gott was born on a farm near New Hartford, Iowa on May 4, 1932 to Earnest and Evelyn Luck. She was the fifth of eight children. As a child, she worked on the farm, doing a variety of farm chores. She also loved doing acrobatics, and her father built her a trapeze to do her stunts. The family moved into town when she was an adolescent. In high school she was on the cheerleading squad. Barbara loved people and was very social.

She met Wendell Robert Gott on a double date in her senior year of high school. She graduated, turned 18, and married all in the month of May, 1950.

The young couple built a house in Waterloo, Iowa. Just before the house was completed, their first child, JoAnn, was born in January of 1952. In October of 1954, their son, David Lee was born. As Wendell was working two jobs, they felt the grass was greener in California; so, the young family followed Wendell’s brother and parents to California. Soon after, in 1955, Kevin Ray was born. They lived in Torrance for a while and then moved to Long Beach. As a young mother, Barbara did babysitting and various other jobs to supplement the family income.

God and family were paramount to her. Holidays, summers and weekends included gatherings and picnics with cousins, brothers, sisters, and grandparents. There were often relatives sharing their little home for vacation or relief. Their door was always open.

Bryan Kim was born in 1960, and soon after, Barbara drove a school bus for Brethren Christian Schools. Barbara was very active in her church, Berea Baptist in Long Beach; teaching Sunday School and singing in the choir.

Eventually Barbara got a permanent position with the State of California Unemployment Office; she made many friends there. She became a grandma to Seth, Silas, Shem, Jeff, Jessica, Kara, Heidi, Jonathan, Broc, Bryce, and Bret.

They were her pride and joy along with her 29+ great-grandchildren.

Barbara and Wendell retired to a custom home in Nuevo, and then moved to San Jacinto just prior to Wendell’s passing. Barbara lived alone after his death and was involved in her church. She spent her last years at Brookdale/ Sunwest in Hemet. She was active in all the programs they provided and was much loved by the residents and staff alike.

Barbara passed on May 14, 2020 at the age of 88 and is now happily reunited with her husband, who went to be with the Lord in 2006.

Barbara is also survived by two sisters: Emma De Vries and Laura Catherwood of Iowa as well as 3 sister-in laws, 2 brother-in-laws, and many nieces and nephews. Due to COVID 19 restrictions, a private graveside service will be held for family only.

In lieu of flowers, Barbara requested donations to Victory Ranch (camp fund), 18080 Gilman Springs Road, Moreno Valley, CA 92555.

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FAITH

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Essential Hope SUSAN BECKETT| COLUMNIST

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love cowboy!

Anything cowboy. Growing up, I was a member in good standing of the local “Orange Acres Backbreakers” 4-H Club. I had the horse & saddle, hat, boots…all the cool cowboy stuff.

And now, being grownup, I still love a cowboy.

Our home is decorated with a Western bend and we love it. We’ve got steer horns, cowhides, boots — even a set of spurs on our coffee table.

One day a gal at church told me she and her family were going to “Cowboy Camp.” Cowboy camp?!!

I was so excited for her. “I didn’t know there was such a thing as Cowboy Camp,” I told her. “So what do they do there? Do they teach you to ride and rope, take down a calf? How to groom your horse…?”

“No,” she laughed. “Not Cowboy cowboy.

Dallas Cowboy. As in Dallas Cowboy Football Camp!”

Football cowboys? I could hardly compute this in my cowgirl brain. What a letdown! I couldn’t believe it! Football cowboys. It

seemed that things were sure not what they had first appeared to be!

But actually, when you think about it, that’s probably a good thing. What if everything we encountered at first glance was really the way it was and the way it stayed — for good? What if there was no hope for something better to come, hope for a better future, hope for change?

I once heard of a gentleman who had prayed for a lady to receive healing; he asked her if she felt she was healed. She replied, “I hope so!” He promptly told her, “Then you’re not!” And with that he walked off.

Hearing of this encounter, I did a mini-Bible study to find out if ‘hope’ was really all that bad — what I found out was truly amazing. First off, I found that God is called “The God of Hope.” In Hebrews, this God-hope is referred to as an “anchor of the soul” and Psalms sums up those two great verses by telling us that the man who hopes in the Lord will be happy (joyful and blessed). Can’t beat that!

It’s said that the famous Smith Wigglesworth, before his meetings, would

pace back and forth repeating over and over, “Faith is action! Faith is action!” (It’s documented that Smith raised 14 people from the dead. Some sources say more). Faith is definitely an action word, but I believe hope is too.

Hope motivates us to act and enables us to keep going even in the bleakest of circumstances.

Let’s pretend for a minute that you are driving through the desert and decide to turn off on a deserted road, thinking it’s a shortcut. It’s 120 degrees in the shade and you run out of gas — you are out in the middle of nowhere, miles away from the main road. No food and no water. You try desperately to call 911 on your cell phone - no connection. “Can you hear me now?” is just not happening. Things are desperate!

What is the one thing that keeps you from just curling up in a little ball and calling it a day? After all, the possibility of anyone driving by is pretty much zero. Are you thinking of your job, your last vacation, or those new shoes you’re dying to wear? No - you are hoping

SUSAN BECKETT | File Photo. against hope that something happens to change your dire circumstances.

It’s hope that sustains people through loss of a job, or a challenging health issue, and it’s hope that supports us all through these tough circumstances created by the Coronavirus. Hope gives us all a glimpse into a future that could be better.

Someone once said that “Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark.”

Doesn’t that sound like something the God of Hope would offer?! That would be a yes!!

PS: And by the way, only to ease your mind, a crazy motorcycle rider came blazing down the desert road and found you just in the nick of time!

Hope lives!!

Bob and Susan Beckett pastor The Dwelling Place City Church at 27100 Girard Street in Hemet. For more information, you can visit them at DPCitychurch.com.

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2. From Numbers 4, what color was the cloth draped over the Ark of the Covenant? White, Black, Gold, Blue 3. "The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days" is from what Book's 15:20? Ezra, Nehemiah, Job, Psalms

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4. From Daniel 5, who was so scared that his knees knocked together? Moses, Belshazzar, Solomon, Lot

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andemic-related lockdowns have contributed to a “horrifying global surge in domestic violence,” according to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. In response to this, Jehovah’s Witnesses have posted resources on their official website, jw.org, offering victims timely emotional support and reliable guidance. These resources are available in 54 languages, with more to come.

The Witnesses have been assisting victims of domestic violence for decades. But earlier this month, they posted updated material on jw.org—the world’s most multilingual website. Within days of releasing this material, the Witnesses saw a three-fold spike in daily page views.

According to a statement released by the U.N. Secretary-General in April 2020, stay-at-home orders are “essential to suppress-

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then, Whitefish has struggled to get power crews to Puerto Rico to repair the ravaged electrical grid.

As of Sunday, 70% of the U.S. territory remained without power. Democrats and Republicans in Congress have called for investigations. … The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) also raised doubts. FEMA issued a statement on Friday that it was not involved in awarding the contract and said it had not yet approved any re-

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JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES: The official website of Jehovah’s Witnesses, jw.org, addresses the recent global surge in domestic violence by offering victims empathetic Christian advice in over 50 languages. | Courtesy Photo. ing COVID-19,” but “they can trap women with abusive partners.”

A U.N. agency that advocates for women’s health predicts that “for every 3 months the lockdown continues, an additional 15 million extra cases of gender-based violence are expected.”

These numbers represent millions of vulnerable women suffering untold emotional and physical pain in what should be their safe haven—their

home. Jehovah’s Witnesses are thus offering women around the globe Bible-based guidance and solace in an ever-increasing number of languages.

Experts fear that the global surge in domestic violence may continue even post lockdown. As recently reported by The New York Times: “Studies show that abusers are more likely to murder their partners and others in the wake of person-

al crises, including lost jobs or major financial setbacks.” This chilling reality makes it critical that victims of domestic violence can get help now.

Such help is available on jw.org—in the scores of languages victims are crying out for it.

imbursement money for Whitefish.

Who is overseeing this spending to make sure a fraudster doesn’t make off with the money?

When things are moving fast and dollars are flowing freely, people with a tendency toward mendacity find a way to take advantage. This goes way beyond price gouging.

There have been numerous stories about people taking advantage of donations and government spending in the wake of disasters. Pay attention to agency investigations and audits. Often someone in-

side an agency gets wind of something going awry.

There is a whistleblower complaint or an audit requested. You can ask for a copy. This can happen early or years later.

In 2008, seven years after the September 11 terror attacks, Natarajan Venkataram, who had been the director of management information systems at the New York Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to 15 years in prison for the theft of more than $9 million dollars.

Much of the money was

taken from federal funds meant for the creation of a computer system to track and identify forensic evidence and identify victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center. … [I]nvestigators successfully traced financial transactions to India, which so far has resulted in the City’s recovering $6.12 million that was embezzled in the scheme.

So, pay attention to what is happening right now. It could make the difference between whether we are ready for the next wave of COVID-19 or whether we are once again caught unprepared.

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This article refers to the victim as female, but much of the advice discussed on jw.org also applies to male victims.

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THE LOWRY COLUMN We need to make more of our own drugs

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Ten Years in and Hell and then All Hell Broke our Hearts

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Most Medicare enrollees could get insulin for $35 a month

History in the making as House is poised for proxy voting

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I SEEMA VERMA: Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma speaks at an event on protecting seniors with diabetes in the Rose Garden White House, Tuesday, May 26, 2020, in Washington. | AP Photo/Evan Vucci.

meeting he still wants to pass a bill this year to lower drug costs, saying “I think you have to do it,” according to a summary from an attendee.

Bipartisan legislation to limit price increases and reduce costs for older people with high drug bills is pending in the Senate.

But the fate of any drug pricing bill seems to rest with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has a much more ambitious plan for Medicare to negotiate prices for the costliest drugs, not just insulin. Pelosi would use expected savings to provide vision, dental and hearing coverage for older adults. Most Republicans oppose that approach as an expansion of government price-setting.

Although the White House and Pelosi’s office were in conversations last year about action on drug prices, the relationship between the two leaders has been tense and angry for months.

White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway told AP the administration can’t wait for the Democratic-controlled House on drug prices.

“Waiting for them to act is very perilous,” Conway said.

Verma, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said 1,750 insurance plans that offer

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virus response. Democrats have pushed a $3 trillion-plus measure through the House, but negotiations with the GOP-controlled Senate and White House have yet to begin.

“We can’t keep propping up the economy forever,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday in Lexington, Kentucky. It was one of his first public appearances in his home state since mid-March because of the pandemic.

“The ultimate solution is to begin to get back to normal,” he said.

Senate Republicans are divided on the next steps and are wary of another round of negotiations where Democrats and the White House call the shots. They are also split on how much aid to provide state and local governments and other parts of the response after earlier measures totaled almost $3 trillion.

Even as they hit “pause” on a larger bill, Republicans are enthusiastic about improving the Paycheck Protection Program, which was established in March under the $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill and was replenished last month. All told, Congress has provided about $660 billion for the program.

The bipartisan legislation that would give small employers more time to take advantage of federal subsidies for payroll and other costs.

It was expected to pass the House this week.

The new proxy vote system was pushed so the House could work from home, as many other Americans are doing. Approved by House Democrats earlier this month, it allows a lawmaker to formally ask a colleague to vote on his or her behalf. A single lawmaker can carry 10 votes.

So far more than 70 Democrats — many from California and other Western states — submitted formal proxy requests to the House Clerk for this week’s votes.

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encourages businesses to reopen.

In filing the suit Tuesday, the GOP lawmakers said the new system threatens the legitimacy of Housepassed bills, calling into question whether they will stand the constitutional test.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said the suit was a “sad stunt” as the nation’s virus-related death toll approaches 100,000.

Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the law school at the University of California, Berkeley, expects the suit to be dismissed. He said the Constitution allows the House to make its own rules, and federal courts generally don’t get involved with the internal governance of another branch of government.

“Most of all,” he wrote by email, the suit “ignores the extraordinary circumstances and the reasons why this is needed to allow the House to do its business and still be safe for members and staff.”

It appears the House, with four times as many members as the 100-person Senate, could be out of session for much of June as well.

The small business bill would provide a 24-week window to spend PPP funds and would eliminate a requirement that 75% of the forgivable loans be used for payroll costs. The goal is to give businesses more flexibility to pay rent and other overhead costs such as installing protective equipment.

The Senate tried last week to extend the program but ran into resistance. Under the original program, businesses are required to spend their loan money within the eightweek window to have their loans forgiven. Without forgiveness, they would face a debt burden that, for many, would be hard to bear in a struggling economy.

Associated Press writers Joyce Rosenberg in New York and Bruce Schreiner in Lexington, Kentucky, contributed to this report.

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t’s a day that’s shaping up as one for the history books: For the first time, House lawmakers intend to vote by proxy, a move to avoid the risk of travel to Washington during the pandemic.

To mark Wednesday’s history-making moment, House Republicans sued to stop the majority party from going ahead.

The House, with 432 current members and three vacancies, is trying to strike a balance between working from home during the coronavirus outbreak and honoring the Constitution’s requirement to be “present” and voting.

The House rules change is fast becoming a political test on party lines. Dozens of Democrats signed up to have colleagues cast their vote by proxy. Twenty Republicans joined in the leaders’ lawsuit against that move, which House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy of California says is unconstitutional.

“It’s a dereliction of duty,” McCarthy said.

The House returned to Washington for an abbreviated two-day session as the city remains under stay home orders through month’s end.

Republicans in the Senate, which is on recess after spending much of May in the capital, have knocked the decision by top Democrats to largely stay out of session during the pandemic.

Deadlocked over the next big coronavirus relief bill, Congress is shifting its attention to a more modest overhaul of small-business aid in hopes of helping employers reopen shops and survive the pandemic.

But the agenda is in flux, with the main item, extending federal surveillance tools, in doubt after the Justice Department urged President Donald Trump to veto it. Republicans, wary of crossing the president, asked to delay the vote.

There were no formal talks between congressional leaders on the next phase of the federal corona-

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any Medicare recipients could pay less for insulin next year under a deal President Donald Trump announced Tuesday in a pivot to pocketbook issues important in November’s election.

“I hope the seniors are going to remember it,” Trump said at a Rose Garden ceremony, joined by executives from insurance and drug companies, along with seniors and advocates for people with diabetes.

The deal comes as Trump tries to woo older voters critical to his reelection prospects.

Medicare recipients who pick a drug plan offering the new insulin benefit would pay a maximum of $35 a month starting next year, a savings estimated at $446 annually.

Fluctuating cost-sharing amounts that are common now would be replaced by a manageable sum.

The insulin benefit will be voluntary, so during open enrollment this fall Medicare enrollees who are interested must make sure to pick an insurance plan that provides it.

Most people with Medicare will have access to them.

Administration officials are hoping the announcement will provide a respite from the grim drumbeat of coronavirus pandemic news.

Stable copays for insulin are the result of an agreement shepherded by the administration between insulin manufacturers and major insurers, Medicare chief Seema Verma told The Associated Press.

The three major suppliers, Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi, were all involved.

“It was a delicate negotiation,” Verma said. Drugmakers and insurers have been at odds in recent years, blaming one another for high prices. “I do think this is a big step.”

The cost of insulin is one the biggest worries for consumers generally concerned about high prices for brand name drugs. Millions of people with diabetes use insulin to keep their blood sugars within normal ranges and stave off complications that can include heart disease, blindness, kidney failure and amputations. People with diabetes also suffer worse outcomes from COVID-19.

An AP-NORC poll this month found warning signs for Trump with older voters. Fifty-four percent of adults 60 and older said they disapproved of how Trump is handling his job as president, while 45% approved.

On Tuesday, Trump tried to suggest former President Barack Obama was responsible for high drug prices. And he took a dig at former Vice President Joe Biden, who’s running to deny him a second term. “Sleepy Joe can’t do this,” Trump said.

The president last week told Republican senators at a Capitol Hill

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THE POLITICAL NOTEBOOK From the Democrats of Hemet-San Jacinto

GIVE IT A TRY The following is (allegedly) the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the ‘Peanuts’ comic strip.

1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.

3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.

4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.

5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.

6. Name the last decade’s worth of World Series winners.

7. Name the 2nd and 3rd man to step foot on the moon.

How did you do?

The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are no second rate achievers.

They are the best in their fields.

Here’s another quiz. See how you do on this one: 1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.

2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.

3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.

4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special!

5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.

Easier?

The lesson: The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials… the most money… or the most awards. They are simply the ones that care the most. In today’s world, the ones that care the most are those who put themselves at risk for the benefit of you and others, nurses, doctors, first responders, those who willingly wear masks to protect not themselves but you. What kind of person are you? What kind of difference are you making in the lives of others? At some time in the future will anyone name you as having made a positive impact in their life? John F Kennedy said “One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.

Dick Gale, President of Democrats of Hemet-San Jacinto

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Does the State Control the Church?

DALE DIELEMAN | COLUMNIST

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n Monday, May 25, 2020, the headline read, “California announces churches, houses of worship can reopen under certain guidelines amid coronavirus outbreak.” The first paragraph of the article states, “California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday released guidelines for reopening houses of worship amid the coronavirus pandemic, after President Trump deemed them “essential” last week.”

Governor Newsom is acting as though churches are businesses that he can control but it is vitally important to remember that churches are special under our United States’

Constitution.

Our Founding Fathers were well aware of the centuries old conflict between the church and state and recognized that it was not good for the church to control the state but that it was equally wrong for the state to control the church. So, as they wrote our United States Constitution, they added the First Amendment. “ Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

But what about during a health scare such as the

current Coronavirus? Can the government prohibit the free exercise of religion?

The simple answer is, No. Why? Because, the First Amendment guarantees the free exercise of religion.

Having said that, it is important to add that churches are extremely concerned about public safety and will respect rational laws regarding health and safety as they did when they were asked by Governor Newsom in mid-March to close for two weeks to “slow the spread” of the Coronavirus and which was predicted to kill a large percentage of the population. Churches were glad to comply but now, over ten weeks later, and seeing that, thankfully, the dire predictions of mass deaths have not hap-

pened, churches are deciding to reopen. However, it seems from the headlines that, Governor Newsom is attempting to control churches saying that they can only reopen when he says and as he says.

Our Founding Fathers knew best. All of us need to vigorously guard the special protection provided in the First Amendment of our United States’ Constitution remembering as we do, that the First Amendment not only protects the free exercise of religion but also freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, and the right of every individual to participate in government.

As Americans, which of these rights are we willing to give up even temporarily?

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We need to make more of our own drugs RICH LOWRY | COLUMNIST

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country learns about itself in a crisis, and one revelation in the coronavirus emergency is that we can’t make our own penicillin.

The first patient successfully treated with the antibiotic was a woman suffering from sepsis in a Connecticut hospital in 1942. Her treatment took up half the country’s supply. Yet in short order we figured out how to mass produce the medicine, saving the lives of countless soldiers in World War II. Once, factories throughout the country made the stuff.

But that was a long time ago. The last U.S. plant to make penicillin, a Bristol-Myers Squibb operation in Syracuse, New York, shuttered in 2004.

What happened? According to Rosemary Gibson of The Hastings Center and author of the book “China Rx,” “Industry data reveal that Chinese companies formed a cartel, colluded to sell product on the global market at below

RICH LOWRY | Wikipedia. market price, and drove all U.S., European and Indian producers out of business.”

Just like that -- it’s not so easy to simply start up a penicillin fermenter -- we were out of the penicillin-production business.

The story of penicillin is the tale of U.S. dependence on China-sourced pharmaceuticals and active drug ingredients writ large.

From 2010 to 2018, U.S. imports of pharmaceuticals from China increased 75%. China is the second largest exporter of drugs and biologics to the United States behind Canada, and our dependence is even greater, given that China is the source of the

active ingredients of many drugs produced elsewhere.

China is a dominant force when it comes to generic drugs in particular, which account for the vast majority of medicines that Americans take. We rely on China for 90% of our antibiotics, and for drugs for everything from HIV/ AIDS to cancer to antidepressants.

China is fully aware of its leverage. It notoriously threatened via its state-run media to cut off our supply of drugs (except fentanyl, of course) and plunge the U.S. into “the mighty sea of coronavirus.”

Even if China weren’t a malign global competitor (it is), a remorseless dictatorship (it is) or a dishonest kleptocracy (it is), there would be risk inherent in having so many of our medications and their components coming from one country.

We become vulnerable to any disruption of Chinese production, whether from disease, political unrest or war.

Beijing is a particularly nasty actor, but the coro-

navirus has demonstrated that even friendly nations will keep medical supplies from one other if it is in their self-interest to do so.

It is only prudent, then, that the U.S. begin a national effort to produce more of its own medicines.

Unspooling entrenched supply chains won’t be simple. The U.S. should create every incentive for drug companies to at least move out of China into other foreign countries, and ideally come back here (economic incentives clearly matter -- when drug companies lost tax preferences to manufacture in Puerto Rico, many of them left for China). Eventually, federally funded health systems, including Medicare, Medicaid and Veterans Affairs, should buy only American-sourced pharmaceuticals.

Prescient commentators have been warning of our growing dependence on China for medicines for years. After this, there’s no excuse for not fixing it.

Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.

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Part X - Ten Years in and Hell and then All Hell Broke our Hearts RUSTY STRAIT | SENIOR WRITER

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oward the end of 2007 we ran into a boomerang with the onset of a “Great Recession.”

From which we continued to recover when Donald J. Trump became president. It became fashionable to throw out the words, “Make America Great Again.” Words I distinctly remember from the late 1930’s in Germany. But we were America at its strongest now. Nothing like that could ever happen here. No way.

It seemed like a businessman in the White House was just the right thing. I also have not so fond memories of Herbert Hoover with “Prosperity is just around the corner.” What was just around the corner was the greatest Depression this country ever had.

We are now in the 21st century with the stock market reaching the clouds, but wait, let’s fill in the blank spaces.

We were retroing back to FDR and his “Happy Days Are Here Again,” or were they?

SOCIALIZING AND POPULAR FADS It seems we just can’t escape the British influence when it comes to togs, music and almost anything else having to do with British Royalty, Prince Harry (sort of the renegade Prince of the 21st century, married an American Actress setting of canons of explosive tabloid frenzies. It soon became obvious that this young couple didn’t show any interest in stodgy old English customs. Harry and his lovely Meghan Markle accepted their role as Duke and Duchess of Sussex. But it was only a formality. You knew immediately he was different when he said, “Just call me Harry.”

They lived a life more like American rich kids, not seeming to find the kind of work set out for them to their liking.

Young American teens, especially took to Meghan’s casual style of dress (some parents were already wondering whatever on earth would they take off or put on next).

Harry and Meghan conducted themselves like American High School brats with more money than they might know what to do with. Not just teenagers but adults with more common sense (we would hope), became somewhat hysterical with joy that the couple would choose to move to North America. The excitement isn’t over and you can bet we’re in for a resurgence of British styles and fashions for some time to come.

THE BIGGER WE ARE, THE HARDER WILL FALL And fall we have. At the turn of the century, we were so busy worrying about clothes, music and do-dads that most of us failed to notice that the Stock Market started to wobble between 2000 and 2002. During that time, one of the prime market sections, the S&P 500 suffered a 49% wipeout and three years later dipped another 56%. Overall that diminished American wealth some 20-trillion dollars, which ain’t five and dime money.

GET A BUCKET, BAIL THE BOAT - WE’RE SINKING Break the law, got to Jail. “Hey dad, come bail me out of this stinking joint.”

In the early 21st century, when the automobile makers, banks, housing industry and mortgage companies crashed, they asked for another relative. “Call my Uncle Sam and tell him to come down here and bail us out.” Uncle Sam, i.e., the American taxpayers. It may not have happened in your community, but it did happen, and you paid part of the bill to bail them out. That’s just the way it is done and most poor suckers have no idea what happened to them, only that the government took another healthy slice of their hard-earned wages. Before it was all over, Uncle Sap (us) bore the brunt of close to $100 trillion dollars. Talk about grandchildren paying, how about triple grandchildren, after while stuff like that becomes real money.

WHY ARE WE SO AFRAID Whether we like or admit it, we have grown into a country afraid of our own shadows. Fearful of the dark like the rat is scared of daylight. Afraid of Russia, Afraid of Chinas afraid of nature, afraid of the monsters we drive every day on super concrete highways. Afraid to let our children walk to school. Beware the guy behind the bushes. Just plain old unadulterated fear itself. Are those things what we are really afraid of, or are we simply afraid of ourselves? That’s become a working model for most of us in the 21st century.

Maybe FDR was right when he made his famous speech of being afraid of fear in his first inaugural address in 1933.

Abraham Lincoln made us aware in a long-forgotten speech of 1838 when he sagely advised, that no foreign country across any ocean would destroy us. He said, in part, that the greatest danger “must spring up amongst us.

It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be the author and finisher. As a free people, “We must live through all time, or die by suicide.” Fear of one thing or another is the cause of most suicides. So will we stop fearing everything and face the future undaunted by such childishness and emerge again as the greatest nation on earth. We do not stand alone today. Our changing lifestyles has failed to recognize just how many competitors we have today, always willing to steal away our dignity and strength, lest we first give it up without standing up.

WHY ARE OUR PARENTS COPYING OUR STYLES Back to a less somber lifestyle. Have you noticed how much you try to look more like your teenager than yourself? Remember when you told the kids to “act your age.”

Isn’t it getting time to look in the mirror and ask yourself, “Why am I trying to look like a teenager?” Never noticed, huh? When a teenager applies acne medication to his or her face, you notice how well it is working. “Well,” you say, “I’ll bet it will help me get rid of that zit next to my nose.”

Or, “Bet that stuff they advertise for bags under the eyes and that flab under the chin would make me look years younger. It has become fashionable to look younger and younger even when you’re approaching seventy and eighty and god know how much older. It puts us in the dream world when we ogle at a lovely lady or handsome young athlete. Oh, how we dream, and now we will climb mounts of creams, etc., etc., to go back to those days when we were one of those young people even though it ends up being

nothing more than kemtone and putty. We are not only afraid but we all too often fall into some kind of dreamland. No doubt those applications will help some, but you are still who you are so get used to it. It sounds like a bitter pill, but we’ve tried every pill in the drugstore, so why not an unwanted bitter one telling the truth about us.

As I heard one dowager say, “But it is so trendy.”

TEENAGERS HAVE SUCH BAD HABITS Whoa there. A recent article in Best Life delineated 20 teenage bad habits that many adults have picked up or never let go of.

1. Munching on food all day and at dinner, you will say, “I simply don’t eat so much these days.

2. Biting your nails. We all do it so some degree, especially when we are nervous, but we alibi our way out when confronted. “Oh, I snagged them somewhere.”

3. Not flossing. Remember how you practically screamed at your kids for not flossing? Now, they’re doing just fine because you were on them about it. You don’t floss anymore. Too busy looking for uppers and lowers that don’t give you blisters.

4. Procrastinating. Remember when you were all over the kids to do their homework? Now many of your put off until next week that contract you need to sign or that appointment you should have kept. Excuse: “I simply had to much to do “or “I don’t like to be pressured.” Yeah.

5. Washing Dry-Clean Only clothes. “Son, I’ve told you

a million times not to put that cashmere sweater in the dirty wash. It must be RUSTY STRAIT | File Photo. washed by hand,” so you say, “Oh, I’m sure this will wash,” as you stuff something into the washer that “feels washable,” but isn’t. Another one of your teenaged habits you still up to at 40.

6. Packing a lunch. You told your kid, “I don’t care if you rather eat fast food at lunch. My lunches are more nutritious.” Mother knows best? Maybe, but why do you feel embarrassed to take a nutritious lunch in a paper bag to the office every day? Oh, you’d instead grab a burger at the diner. So, instead of carrying a nutritious lunch in a bag, you’d rather carry it around the waist you try to hide with a double-breasted suit of caftan. Yeah.

7. “My goodness, will those girls ever stop gossiping on the phone all day?” What” How do you square that when you spend most of your afternoon about the girl who got pregnant and isn’t married. Probably doesn’t even know who the father is?” That little dinging you call a cell phone stays busy and very little of it is business as you leisure about in an air-conditioned home gabbing with Maisie down the street. Some change in styles or is it?

8. “You’ve got to learn how to save money or you will never grow up to amount to much.” So you dictate, but are you aware that the average American cannot come up

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drug coverage to Medicare recipients have agreed to provide insulin for a maximum copay of $35 a month next year. It will be available through “enhanced” plans that may cost more per month but offer additional benefits such as reduced cost-sharing on certain drugs. The cap on copays is expected to lead to a small increase in premiums.

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with $400 cash in an emergency?

There have been several recent studies on that. So don’t be surprised when your admonishes to your “spendthrift” teenagers fall on deaf ears.

9. TV binging. “Don’t you kids do anything but watch TV. It must get so boring.” So you can’t wait to get home from work to binge on Netflix and Prime. You think the kids are addicted to the Tube. While you sit, munch and binge, you are wasting a lot of time. Also, you may wonder, “Why am I getting so much flab?” It doesn’t take a Mensa to figure that one out.

10. Dirty dishes in the sink.

“Oh, those lazy kids. I’ve told them a thousand times to clean up their dirty dishes. Was it the kids who brought cockroaches into the sink? Or was it the dinner dishes that, “I’ll wash them in the morning. I’m tired tonight.” You are not alone. You have a lot of company that aren’t anywhere near being the teenager you criticize.

The list goes on and on, but you get the gist. These things are part of our changing lifestyles, but we simply don’t catch on until we are so far down the road, and into some other gimmicky lifestyle.

new benefit would cover a range of insulin products, including pen and vial forms for rapid-acting, short-acting, intermediate-acting and long-acting versions.

One out of three people with Medicare have diabetes, and more than 3 million use insulin. At list prices, the drug can cost more than $5,000 a year. Although insured patients don’t pay that, they do notice rising copays that are based on the full cost. People who can’t afford their insulin may try to cope by reducing their doses,

a dangerous calculation that can put their lives in jeopardy.

Medicare’s prescription drug benefit is offered by private insurers, either as a stand-alone “Part D” drug plan added to traditional Medicare, or as part of a managed care plan under Medicare Advantage. The taxpayer-subsidized private plans are closely regulated by the government, but by law Medicare is barred from negotiating drug prices — something Democrats including Biden want to change.

Insurers and drugmakers welcomed the announcement. The industry group America’s Health Insurance Plans called it an “excellent example of public-private partnerships where everyone wins.”

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America said it’s pleased to see the administration focused on lowering out-of-pocket costs for patients.

Medicare estimates that about 6 in 10 beneficiaries are already in prescription drug plans that will offer the new insulin bene-

fit. Those whose plans don’t offer the new option can switch during open enrollment season, which starts Oct. 15. Medicare’s online plan finder will help beneficiaries find plans that cap insulin copays.

The insulin benefit will be available in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Participation is voluntary for insurers and Medicare recipients alike.

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE GRAND OLE OPRY? Oh, it didn’t go away. As a matter of music ratings, it has once again become the rage, brought into the limelight by The American Music Awards. Grammy’s are as popular with 21st Century folks as the Oscars were in the 40’s and 50’s. Believe it or not, but it is so true. People who can’t remember a movie star’s name or what pictures they starred in can tell you all the details from the song-writer to the producer and performer in country music. It is very big in our current lifestyles because so many of us like to reminisce about the good old days down on the farm listening to WSM. Trust me folks, I grew up in a hollow and the days were not that “good ole.’ Outside wells, outhouses, wood stoves, oil lamps, Sears Roebuck Catalogs.

No. But country music is back and it sounds almost like rock most of the time. Lifestyles are so retro these days.

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED You’ve been waiting for it and now you’re gonna get it. The politicians have taken to hating each other for no good reason. Compromise is something you do with your kids when they tell you what their rights are. That is a never-ending negotiation and it seems that

for the most part, the kids win because we are afraid of accusations (however untrue) from them that might stigmatize us for life. I had an elderly attorney tell me recently, “Rusty, I won’t even be in a room with my granddaughter unless another adult is present. Sad. School teachers are fearful of putting an arm around the shoulder of a distraught kindergartner. You think I’m joking? Fear. We are fearful of what someone might say and once it is said, right or wrong, there are those who will say, “Well, if there’s smoke there must be some kind of fire.” Changing lifestyles.

There are re-new laws that go into effect on January 1st of every year. Telling us what to do, when to do it and how to do it and they delineate the punishments in fines and incarcerations if we don’t comply. Pot is legal, but our prisons and jails are filled to the gills with addicts while the dealers and cartels go along their merry way sucking in more young and old into the dens and drugs inequity. They have expensive lawyers and they fight the system, doing whatever it takes to sustain their business, more or less telling the authorities to mind their own business. Every day you read about an elected official being charged with taking a bribe.

Our modern lifestyle hawks equality, but minorities and the

poor know they are at the bottom of the barrel when it comes to any equality. Modern lifestyles. Some things are as modern at high buttoned shoes and carriages. We put on a show and everyone loves a show, so we ignore the inequities.

a few and will go away like magic.” Like magic, it traveled like Ali Baba on a cushion. Some say the jet stream carried it. Seems logical since it first appeared from East to West. After a short period, a few grew into a hundred and then a thousand and hundreds of thousands and we were simply caught with our masks and guards down. Remember the old butter slogan ‘” Don’t fool with mother nature?” We did, and our new lifestyle takes place not only in the hospitals, funeral homes and cemeteries but in every nook and cranny of our world. There is no escaping. Everybody is looking for a treatment or vaccine. Gotta save lives. And the powers that be continue on their way without even thinking that the real culprit is nature. That kind but wicked when it has to be, nature who has finally said enough. Face masks are in style of all colors, sizes and designs as are limited assembly and six-foot spaces between us.

Maybe this is a lifestyle that will change us for the better. In that venue, I’m from Missouri. Show me. Wishing everybody the freedom that has been whisked away from us and hoping we really do change our way of living this time.

Just sayin’

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND While we bicker over minuscule changes, we fail to see what is actually happening in the world, including the United States of America. Mother nature has a way of leveling the field when she feels she’s been mistreated too much. When she strikes back, and she always does, it is with the vengeance and anger of a riled King Cobra. Dust storms, cyclones, tornados, earthquakes and erupting volcanos. If it didn’t happen to us, so what? However, the time comes when we say, “Why us?”

The scientists know why.

Case in point. In 1917-18 the Spanish flu (a product of nature) took us down a stroke and with it, some 25 to 50 million people died.

Sometime late last year and little virus crept out of somewhere (blame who you want but nobody guided it; it laid out its own road map and what a map it was). Remember back in January and February of this year? “Oh, it is just

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