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BY CALEB HAMPTON Enterprise staff writer Wayne Thiebaud, a renowned painter of scenes from everyday life and professor emeritus at UC Davis, died Saturday at his home in Sacramento. He was 101. “His brilliance, talent, warmth and generosity leave a legacy that will live on and enrich our campus and the world for generations to come,” UC Davis said Sunday in a statement. Thiebaud was born in Mesa, Arizona and grew up in Southern California. As a teenager, he apprenticed at Walt Disney Studios where he drew characters like Goofy, Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket for $14 per week. After high school, Thiebaud worked for a decade as a cartoonist and designer in New York and California and served as an artist in the First Motion Picture Unit of the U.S.
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Wayne Thiebaud, a UCD art professor and renowned painter of scenes from everyday life, died Saturday at his home in Sacramento at 101. Army Air Forces during World War II. In 1949, Thiebaud enrolled at San Jose State College (now San Jose State University) and later transferred to Sacramento State College (now Sacramento State University), where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees. After graduating, Thiebaud remained in the Sacramento area and taught
classes at Sacramento City College. In 1960, Thiebaud became an assistant professor at UC Davis. He taught for more than three decades before retiring in 1991 and held a professor emeritus title until his death on Saturday. Even after retirement, Thiebaud continued to be involved in the campus, teaching classes voluntarily. In 2016,
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BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY When Heidy Kellison was struggling with postpartum depression after the birth of her son in 1998, she found solace in an unlikely place — at a haberdashery a stroll away from home in Sacramento. Steve Benson, owner of S Benson & Co., was a parent himself and provided a lifeline of sorts to Kellison and her infant. “I’d be crying and I could stay there and talk to him in the middle of the afternoon and he’d just talk me through it,” Kellison recalls. “It was a small business that reached out to me in my time of need and I really credit him for just being available to me.” To this day, Kellison recommends that kind of retail therapy.
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COVID-19 cases in Yolo County are rising and nowhere more so than in the city of Davis. Of the 297 new cases reported by the county since Thursday, 118 involved Davis residents. The city of West Sacramento reported 71 new cases and Woodland reported 61. Hospitalizations have jumped as well — a total of 13 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Yolo County’s two hospitals on Tuesday, up from just two at the end of last week. All but one are unvaccinated. The county’s test positivity rate of 1.1 percent is the highest it has been in seven weeks. UC Davis also reported an increase in new cases and test positivity during the week of Dec. 19-25. The 22 positive cases detected on Dec. 22 are the second-most for a single day since testing began. The only day with more positive tests was Jan. 6, when 25 cases were detected. The UC Davis campus test positivity rate has also jumped to
1.34 percent, according to the campus dashboard. That’s the highest it has been during the pandemic. Dec. 22 also marked an all-time high for Healthy Davis Together testing, with 80 positive samples collected that day, as well as an all-time high for tests performed, with 4,304. All told, HDT reported 247 positive cases during the week leading up to Christmas and a positivity rate of 1.84 percent. What’s happening locally is likely what is happening elsewhere in the state and around the country -- the Omicron variant is driving a surge in new cases. And while breakthrough cases are occurring among the vaccinated and even among those who have received booster shots, it is the unvaccinated who are taking the biggest hit. Yolo County’s overall case rate, for example, is 5.2 per 100,000 residents among the vaccinated but 40.6 among the unvaccinated. According to the latest
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Briefly Two hurt in alleged DUI A Woodland man faces felony drunkendriving charges following a South Davis collision that injured two people Wednesday, Davis police said. Joseph Christopher Rodriguez, 38, was at the wheel of a vehicle that rear-ended another on southbound Richards Boulevard at Research Park Drive, triggering a chainreaction that involved four cars, according to Lt. Ilya Bezuglov. Bezuglov said Rodriguez, his license suspended from a prior DUI conviction, failed a field sobriety test at the scene and was taken into custody.
Pedestrian injured by car A pedestrian was injured Wednesday night after being struck by a vehicle at Fifth and L streets, Davis police said. According to Lt. Ilya Bezuglov, the driver was traveling through the area and “as he entered the intersection, he felt that he hit something.” He discovered the injured man after stopping and exiting his vehicle. The pedestrian asked for a ride to the hospital, where he was determined to have injuries to his head, neck and knee. He told medical staff he recalled walking toward home but had no recollection of the collision.
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K, so the president of the United States said he’s going to send out untold numbers of home COVID test kits to every American who wants one. And, as a patriotic American, Californian and Davisite, I plan to do my part. True, it’s going to be some time before the home test hits our humble mailbox and we still don’t know how we’re supposed to let the president know we want one. Or maybe a couple-dozen. Actually, with a big a household and the suggestion that we test as often as possible, we’re probably going to need hundreds of these things every month, but I don’t know how many kits Santa Biden has left in his gift bag a few days after Christmas. He says half a billion, which sounds like a lot, but that’s not even two tests for every man, woman and child in this country. The good thing about home kits is they’re quick. Results in 15 minutes. The bad thing is you’re never quite sure if you did it right.
Plus, since so many places are demanding proof of a negative test, I don’t know how you can self-certify that your home test was negative. So, while we wait for the president to deliver on his promise, I figure practice makes perfect, so off to our favorite pharmacy to bring home the best home test that money can buy. What we ended up with was the Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Test from ACON Laboratories in San Diego. If you have questions as to how to perform this test and what the results mean, the kind folks at ACON have included a customer support number for the clueless.
The instructions do contain a disclaimer that says “This test is intended to be used as an aid in the clinical diagnosis of a current COVID-19 infection. Do not use this test as the only guide to manage your illness” I figured that was the case, but those words once again create doubt as to whether you can trust the results with this do-it-yourself setup. “What if you test negative?” asks one section of the six-page illustrated instruction manual. “A negative test result indicates no antigens for COVID-19 were detected,” the answer begins emphatically.
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CHP highlights new traffic laws Oral antiviral treatments Special to The Enterprise As we head into the new year, the California Highway Patrol is educating the public on traffic safety laws that were passed during this year’s legislative season and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The laws take effect Jan. 1 unless otherwise noted. Sideshow Definition and Penalties (Assembly Bill 3, Fong): This new law strengthens penalties for those convicted of exhibition of speed if the violation occurred as part of a sideshow. Beginning July 1, 2025, a court will be permitted to suspend a person’s driver’s license between 90 days and six months if the person is convicted of exhibition of speed and if the violation occurred as part of a “sideshow.” Section 23109(c) of the California Vehicle Code (CVC) (exhibition of speed) will define sideshow as an event in which two or more persons block or impede traffic on a highway for the purpose of performing motor vehicle stunts, motor vehicle speed contests, motor vehicle exhibitions of speed or reckless driving for spectators. The courts will be required to consider a defendant’s medical, personal or family hardship that requires a person to have a driver’s license before determining
whether to suspend a person’s driver’s license. Equestrian Safety Gear (AB 974, L. Rivas): Requires a person under the age of 18 to wear a properly fitted and fastened helmet when riding an equestrian animal, such as a horse, mule or donkey, on a paved highway. This bill also requires all riders or their equines to wear reflective gear or a lamp when riding after sundown. A person riding an equestrian animal in a parade or festival, or crossing a paved highway from an unpaved highway, is exempt from all helmet, lighting or reflective gear requirements. Tribal Emergency Vehicles (AB 798, Ramos): This bill provides that any vehicle owned or operated by a federally recognized Indian tribe is considered an authorized emergency vehicle as defined by Section 165 CVC when responding to an emergency, fire, ambulance or lifesaving calls. Class C Drivers Allowed to Tow Trailer (Senate Bill 287, Grove): Effective Jan. 1, 2027, drivers with a class C driver’s license may operate a vehicle towing a trailer between 10,001 pounds and 15,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, or gross vehicle weight with a fifth-wheel and kingpin or bed-mounted gooseneck connection, provided that
the trailer is used exclusively for recreational purposes for the transportation of property, living space or both. The driver will be required to pass a specialized written examination demonstrating the knowledge of the CVC and other safety aspects relating to the towing of recreational vehicles on the highway and possess an endorsement on their class C driver’s license. Currently, this exemption is in place for drivers towing a fifth-wheel travel trailer provided the driver passes a specialized written exam and obtains a recreational trailer endorsement. As a reminder, the following law took effect on July 1, 2021: License Points for Distracted Driving (AB 47, Daly; 2019): Using a handheld cell phone while driving is currently punishable by a fine. As of July 1, 2021, violating the hands-free law for a second time within 36 months of a prior conviction for the same offense will result in a point being added to a driver’s record. This applies to the violations of talking or texting while driving (except for hands-free use) and to any use of these devices while driving by a person under 18 years of age.
Police: Vehicle thief didn’t learn his lesson BY LAUREN KEENE Enterprise staff writer Davis police say a convicted vehicle thief found himself arrested for the same crime Thursday following a South Davis vehicle stop. Officers summoned by a 1 a.m. burglary alarm at a Chiles Road car dealership arrived to see a Chevy Tahoe leaving the scene, Lt. Ilya Bezuglov said. They stopped the car and learned the driver, 49-year-old
Rusty Ray Johnson of Woodland, was on probation for the theft conviction. A license-plate check revealed the Tahoe had been reported stolen out of Woodland, and a search of the vehicle revealed baggies of suspected methamphetamine and burglary tools, Bezuglov said. Officers arrested Johnson and booked him into the Yolo County Jail. Bezuglov said it was unclear whether Johnson had any connection to the burglary alarm sounding.
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Antigen Home Test is a lateral flow chromatographic immunoassay intended for the qualitative detection of nucleocapsid protein antigen from SARS-CoV-2 in anterior nasal swab specimens directly from individuals within 7 days of symptom onset or without symptoms or other epidemiological reasons to suspect COVID-19 infection.” Those of us living in East Davis are not expected to understand any part of the above paragraph, but we do recognize a run-on sentence when we see one. There are 23 illustrations to show you exactly how to do a nasal swab and, more importantly, how to read the results. After 15 minutes, you should check the “Sample Well” to see if the “C” line or the “T” line are filled in. If only the “C” line shows, you’re negative. If both lines show, you’re positive. If a third line shows, you’re both positive and pregnant. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.
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Two oral antiviral treatments for patients at high risk for severe COVID-19 will soon be available in Yolo County but in very limited supply. Merck’s molnupiravir for use in adults and Pfizer’s Paxlovid for use in adults and pediatric patients ages 12 and up were authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week. Both will be available by prescription only at two Yolo County pharmacies and should be initiated as soon as possible after a diagnosis of COVID-19, within five days of symptom onset, and while symptoms are still mild or moderate. “Initial availability will be extremely limited,” the county announced on Tuesday, and only at two pharmacies: the Rite Aid at 295 W. Main St. in Woodland will have both molnupiravir and Paxlovid, while Winters Healthcare will receive molnupiravir. The two pharmacies will receive 140 courses of molnupiravir and 20 courses of Paxlovid. In the coming weeks, shipments are expected to be larger and sent to additional pharmacies, the county said. “With the Omicron variant causing a rapid spread of COVID-19 cases in Yolo County, these new antiviral pills come at a critical time,” said Yolo
County Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson. “However, the limited quantities available initially mean they won’t be available to everyone who gets infected. These first doses will be prioritized for those at highest risk of severe disease. "Please continue to take steps to avoid infection in the first place and don’t count on an antiviral pill being available if you get infected in the next few weeks,” she said. Sisson continues to urge residents to take preventive measures that provide the best protection against COVID-19, including getting vaccinated and boosted; wearing a well-fitted mask over your nose and mouth without gaps between the edges of the mask and your face; testing for COVID-19 when you have symptoms, before and after travel or gatherings, and regularly if unvaccinated. Anyone who is sick should stay home. To find vaccine locations, visit www.myturn. ca.gov for clinics, www. vaccines.gov for local pharmacies, or contact your healthcare provider. For testing, contact your local healthcare provider or find Yolo County locations at HealthyDavis Together.org/testing/. — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.
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Briefly Farmers Market moves to Friday The Davis Farmers Market will be open for a special market on Friday, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Central Park, 301 C St. The market will be closed on Wednesday, Dec. 29, and Saturday, Jan. 1. The Friday, Dec. 31 market will feature traditional Saturday vendors like produce, meats, fish, eggs, honey, jams, nuts, plants, flowers, baked goods, cheeses, wine, hot foods and crafts. The rest of the year, the Davis Farmers Market is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. Wednesday hours are 3 to 6 p.m. November through March, and 3 to 7 p.m. April through October. For more information, visit https//davis farmersmarket.org or visit it on Facebook or Instagram.
Theater, Davis, ‘Carol,’ on KDRT Richard Hellesen’s adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” has become a staple of Sacramento theater. On the latest edition of the KDRT program “Davisville,” he talks about the story — including why it’s more than a seasonal ornament, and the “pure luck” that landed him the offer to write the play — as well as Davis’ prospects to grow as a center for live theater. “Davisville,” hosted by Bill Buchanan, is broadcast on KDRTLP, 95.7 FM Mondays at 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays at 5 p.m., Fridays at 12:30 p.m., and Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. The current program will be broadcast through Jan. 8, 2022, and is available anytime at https:// kdrt.org/davisville or on Apple podcasts.
‘Timeout Radio’ looks at running At 7 a.m. on Dec. 5, 9,000 athletes started their run on the scenic course of the 38th annual California International Marathon from Folsom Dam to the state Capitol in Sacramento. The latest episode of “Timeout Radio” is about marathons. Hear how the marathon got its name and why it is 26.2 miles long. Explore marathons that start with a sip of wine, compete against horses, traverse the top of the world, run on water and at sub-zero temperatures, cross the Great Wall of China, and happened in outer space. Host Rohan Baxi talks to Davis native Brendan Gregg, winner of the 2021 California International Marathon, who discusses his running career, training regimen, and advice for aspiring competitive runners. “Timeout Radio,” hosted by 15-year-old Rohan Baxi, is a radio show and podcast based in Davis for youths. It airs on KDRT 95.7 FM from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and 8 to 8:30 a.m. Saturdays. All episodes are archived at https://kdrt.org/ program/timeout-radio. You can follow Timeout Radio on Instagram @ timeout.radio and Facebook @TimeoutRadio.
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STEAC’s Holiday Program sets new record Special to The Enterprise STEAC, the Short Term Emergency Aid Committee, brought the spirit of the season to 476 households through its 54th Annual Holiday Program. On a bright and sunny Saturday, December 11th, 2021, pre-qualified recipients lined up in their cars at the First Baptist Church of Davis for a drive-through distribution of handselected food and gifts donated by Davis families, groups, and individuals who “adopted” them for the holidays. “It took us four days to fill the church with donations, and four hours to empty it,” said Kelly Coleman, Chair of the STEAC Holiday Program. “We began receiving donations on Tuesday, and held a oneday Distribution Event on Saturday.” While COVID has had an impact on everyone’s lives and livelihoods, for some, this pandemic has deepened hardships they were already facing, while others are struggling with new challenges or experiencing poverty for the first time. STEAC is thankful to the generous adopters who donated food, gifts, and money to make the
holidays special for each low-income family who applied and were accepted into the program. There are so many organizations and individuals to thank for their contributions for what is really a huge community effort. STEAC is grateful to the staff and congregation of the First Baptist Church of Davis, who donated their facilities and grounds for an entire week to host STEAC Holiday Program volunteers as they collected and then distributed food and gifts. As well, the Lutheran Church of Davis kindly donated their classrooms for client qualification interviews in November. Adopted families in the STEAC Holiday Program also benefitted from the generous donations of gift cards from St. James Church parishioners and from the Salvation Army of Davis. One of the extra special donations this year was the over 400 hand-made blankets donated by the Blanketeers of the Project Linus of Yolo County Chapter, led by Diane McGee. Davis community members Mel Russell and Steve Shaffer contributed to the
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STEAC Holiday Program chair Kelly Coleman shows off a stuffed First Baptist Fellowship Hall, filled with donated gifts from the Davis community. festive atmosphere with decorations and music, while Santa Claus (Erik Gaumer) handed children special “Santa Cat” gift bags that were assembled with loving care and donated by Jeanette Lamar. Elmo Bermudo, Store Manager at The Home Depot in Woodland, donated two Christmas trees with lights which provided décor during the whole week, and then were delivered to two lucky raffle winners at the end of the Distribution Day. A big thank you also goes out to the Davis Enterprise
for being so responsive, publishing articles and supporting STEAC throughout the year. One of the important ways that the STEAC Holiday Program is able to serve Davis residents in need is through its partnerships with local agencies. STEAC is thankful to have worked with JiaJia Zhao at Empower Yolo, Harmony Scopazzi, Becky Morigo, Synda Whitmer, and Kelly McGurran at Davis Community Meals and Housing, Jeni Price at NAMI, Rachel Nervo at the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Tiffany Cruz at
Summer House, Shelley Arizaga at Heart of Davis, and Yvonne Page at Davis Respite Center. Many individuals, families, groups and organizations banded together to support STEAC or adopt one of the 476 low-income individuals and families. In addition to the adopters, the 125-plus volunteers invested their time and energy into distributing flyers, interviewing clients, setting up and cleaning up the church, collecting food and gift donations, preparing for distribution day, and then working to distribute all food and gifts. None of this is possible without the support of the Davis community and their generous commitment year after year to bringing holiday joy to those facing hardships. After the flurry of the holidays settles down, the STEAC office reaches out to hundreds of Yolo County residents, providing help with rental and bill-pay assistance, work and interview outfits, books for low-income community college students, job training, food pantry, food packs for kids, and more. For more information about STEAC and its programs, go to www.steac.org.
UCD student has people bugging out on Instagram BY KATHY KEATLEY GARVEY Special to The Enterprise If you follow “Gwentomologist” on Instagram, you’ll see fascinating images, videos and data on scores of insects, including bees, butterflies and beetles, and such curious critters as wasp-mimicking beetles (genus Clytus) and “burying beetles” or Nicrophorus beetles (genus Nicrophorus). And you’ll see arthropods such as jumping spiders (family Salticidae) and scorpions (superfamily Scorpionoidea). Who is Gwentomologist? She’s 21-year-old Gwendolyn Erdosh, a UC Davis entomology major and undergraduate researcher with 21,900 followers on Instagram, where she shares her fascination, passion and growing knowledge of entomology with the intensity of a moth heading for light. Erdosh, president of the UC Davis Entomology Club, is a scholar in the campuswide Research Scholars Program in Insect Biology, the recipient of a Provost’s Undergraduate Fellowship research award, and a volunteer at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, brims with enthusiasm. In a recent post, she related how she “raised this gorgeous female Hemileuca eglanterina (sheep moth) from a tiny caterpillar!! First time successfully rearing these species. I got a male and female, and I was hoping they’d mate but it never happened. Guess they didn’t like each other. I have some eggs overwintering, and I
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hope they make it ’til the spring!” “I’m in awe with this species of silkmoth,” Gwen continued. “They are one of the few northern California native silkmoths (Saturniidae) and feed on Ceanothus and choke cherry leaves. The adults are day-flying and can fly incredible fast in a zig-zag motion, making catching them extremely hard. The males can be seen flying high in the Sierra mountains in July. Females are much harder to spot, as they are slower and hide out in the foliage, emitting pheromones to attract the males towards them. “The best way to see the adult is to rear caterpillars,” Gwen noted. “In the past, I attempted to rear the caterpillars and ran out of host plant. With no method of transportation to the high sierras, I had to give them rose leaves, which worked … until it didn’t. They all got a disease and died. This time, I had tons of host plant, and was able to return to the mountains in my car to get more (they eat way more than you’d expect). I’m really happy that I was able to raise this species successfully, and
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hope to do it again next spring! The insect season is coming to a close, but certain species only come out around this time, so I’ll be on the lookout.” Gwen launched her Instagram account in 2013 to share her passion for moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera). “Back then, it was one of only a few accounts that focused on such a niche interest,” she said. “It quickly grew in popularity and a community of insectobsessed teenager formed, all with similar goals. Through social media, we were able to make amazing
connections, which I still have today. Eventually, my passion expanded from just Lepidoptera to a fascination with every type of arthropod on the planet!” “On my page, I mainly post my own macro-photographs with detailed captions about the featured insect,” Gwen explained. “My goal is to not only teach others, but also learn a lot myself. I also post fun and engaging videos to encourage others to pursue entomology. Many times, people have told me that my page helped them decide that they wanted to pursue entomology as a career! I love being able to spread the love of insects to others, and will continue to be active on my page.” Additionally, she maintains a YouTube account as “gwentomologist.” A 2018 graduate of Los Gatos High School, Santa Clara County, and a UCD student since 2019, she anticipates receiving her bachelor’s degree in 2023. In
February 2020, she applied for — and was accepted — into the highly competitive RSPIB program, which aims to provide undergraduates with closely mentored research experiences in biology. She studies with community ecologist and professor Louie Yang, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, one of the three RSPIB founders. “I actually first met Gwen when she was still in high school,” said Professor Yang. “She was doing a research project with monarch butterflies and emailed me with a few questions. Even then, I was impressed with her knowledge, focus and determination, and was glad to hear when she came to UC Davis. She applied to the Research Scholars Program in Insect Biology early on, and was a stand-out student in my ENT 105 Insect Ecology class in 2020. It has been great to have Gwen in our lab, and to see her continuing to develop as a scientist.”
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KELLISON: ‘True champion’ for kids From Page A1 “If someone is having a bad day and they don’t know what to do and don’t have a friend available, I always recommend they go to a small business, because they don’t necessarily care if you’re there to buy anything,” she said. “They’re just happy you come in.” “It always lifts me up.” Over the ensuing 20-plus years, particularly after moving to Davis in 2001, promoting small, local businesses has been a passion for Kellison and one that profoundly impacted business owners in Davis during the pandemic, as Kellison tirelessly promoted them on social media and in her blog. In one case, when Cindy’s Restaurant in South Davis was on the verge of closing, Kellison went out to interview the owner. “That video got over 10,000 views and… it was just extraordinary how people responded and kept them afloat,” said Kellison. She did multiple interviews like that every week. “We could never thank Heidy enough for her efforts to keep us relevant during the pandemic,” said Kelli Fuller, owner of Spa Central. “Her interviews let all businesses have a platform to discuss their concerns and needs. She’s nothing short of amazing.” Kellison’s volunteer efforts on behalf of the small businesses that serve as an economic lifeline for the city of Davis are just one of the reasons she is this year’s recipient of the city’s Brinley Award for outstanding service to the Davis community. Many would say her impact on the lives of children and families has been even greater.
Helping kids Beginning with her arrival in Davis in 2001, when she became founding president of the Friends of the Yolo Crisis Nursery — and was instrumental in keeping the nursery’s doors open during a funding crisis in 2014 — to her work today as a First 5 Yolo commissioner, Kellison’s dedication to young children remains steadfast. “She’s a true champion for our youngest children and families,” said fellow First 5 Yolo commissioner Nichole Arnold. “Heidy’s empathy and care for her community is exactly what we need in this world.” She was nominated for the Brinley Award by Gina
Daleiden, a former Davis school board trustee and current executive director of First 5 Yolo. Kellison, said Daleiden, “has initiated and led multiple successful efforts to improve the quality of life in our community, in particular for those who lack the voice to advocate for themselves. “Heidy has repeatedly demonstrated that she is a resource to the community in the whole; that rare individual who, when unexpected and urgent situations arise, rallies the community in creative and effective ways.” There’s no better example than the crisis nursery, which provides emergency overnight care for children ages 0-5 whose parents are in crisis. In 2014, when EMQ FamiliesFirst, which had served as the nursery’s host agency, announced it would no longer do so, leaving the future of the nursery in question, Kellison stepped in. “Heidy catalyzed and led the effort to save YCN from closure when the host agency submitted one month’s notice they would close the nursery,” Daleiden’s nomination letter noted. “She negotiated a delay in closure to allow an intensive community effort to rescue the nursery. She galvanized state and local officials, rallied the community, and raised nearly $400,000 in three months to keep the nursery’s doors open.” Then, to ensure ongoing stability, “she recruited four other founding board members to create a new stand-alone nonprofit, the Yolo Crisis Nursery, which still successfully serves children and families today.” Said Joellen Welsch, president of the Yolo Crisis Nursery: “Heidy’s fierce determination and advocacy was instrumental in ensuring the nursery remain open, and she continues to this day as a driving force to help us fulfill our vision that every child grow up in a safe, loving and stable home.” That vision is what drives her. “Every day I wake up and think about kids and ask, ‘How are we supporting their families?’ Kellison said. One of her favorite quotes, she added, is from Maya Angelou: “Children’s talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.” “And that stops me in my tracks,” said Kellison, “because… while children
may seem to endure, they become very dysfunctional adults and we cannot KELLISON ignore Brinley Award how winner expensive that is — the cost of families and everything they pass down, as well as what society copes with. There’s got to be a better way and the better way in my mind is so clearly, obviously, definitely children. “I really do imagine a world where every child can grow up safe and loved. And with opportunity.” As a First 5 Yolo commissioner (and current vice chair), Kellison has been instrumental in organizing support for Welcome Baby, a pandemic-response program that provides home visits to new mothers within one week of delivery. Both the city of Davis and Yolo County have signaled support for the program, which targets the most atrisk families of newborns in the county. It’s the sort of program that is so meaningful to Kellison, in part given her experience with postpartum depression. “I had a very personal experience around wanting to be there for kids, understanding that means being there for their parents,” she noted. And she sees that work as very much much connected with her advocacy on behalf of small businesses where so many of the owners are parents as well.
Pandemic pain During the pandemic, Kellison noted, “a lot of the businesses I would be covering were from communities of color and disproportionately impacted. “Small business is a really serious way that communities of color can actually get ahead, or have an advantage, because they aren’t advantaged in typical job application processes,” Kellison noted. “Heidy has been supportive of our black-owned small business at a time when we are struggling to survive,” said Dzokerayi Mu, owner of Zim Cuisine. “She deserves recognition for the way she skillfully engages the community in supporting small businesses.” But Kellison’s advocacy in Davis and the larger community is not limited
to children, families and small businesses. She is a board member for Unleashing the Possibilities, a private group working to match private and public dollars to develop a new animal shelter for Yolo County as well as a new approach to animal services. She also serves on the Davis Cemetery District Board, where efforts are now underway to create a community COVID-19 memorial. And behind the scenes of all of this public service, Kellison had had to deal with ongoing medical issues, including a diagnosis several years ago of muscular dystrophy. That diagnosis followed a 25-year odyssey of trying to determine what was ailing her. She subsequently suffered a bout with Tarlov cyst disease, a rare condition that left Kellison bedridden. “So I know what it’s like to have your world kind of crash. And that was really hard,” Kellison said. “But it builds your compassion and, in me, instills a greater responsibility because I have an awareness of suffering that others might not and I also have an appreciation for how fragile life is.” “It’s a hard thing to deal with, but I also know I have good days and on good days, I want to help somebody who’s having a bad one.” As for being named the recipient of the Brinley award, Kellison said, “I was absolutely floored. “You hope that you make a dent in life. And you don’t have the same feedback you get when you get a promotion and have a paycheck even. So I can’t describe how meaningful it is for other people to think my life has mattered and I’m deserving of that award.” “It’s really hard to take in,” she said, and “unspeakably lovely.” Said Daleiden: “Heidy is an effective community leader with heart and compassion, fighting for the underserved, the invisible, and all those who need her. “Her word is her bond, and she devotes herself entirely and selflessly. To those who know her work, and to the thousands whose lives she has touched, she is pivotal. We can think of no one more deserving of a Davis community award.” — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.
OBITUARY Larry Edward Moore Feb. 2, 1954 — Nov. 21, 2021
Larry Edward Moore, also known as Little Larry and Cowboy Larry, was born Feb. 2, 1954, and passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 21, 2021, at his home near Dixon. Larry was born in Dayton, Ohio, and at age 4 the family moved to Davis. Larry wore many hats, including working for Medlock dusters, Johnny’s Chevron as a tow truck driver, The Davis Enter-
prise as a pressman and miscellaneous carpentry. Larry worked for the city of Davis from 1981 till his retirement in 2006 as a Park Maintenance Worker and Tree Trimmer. Larry’s passions included hunting, fishing, archery, motorcycle riding, horseback riding, team penning, cooking, wood carving, drawing, calligraphy, playing baseball and pitching horseshoes. But most of all
he enjoyed drinking beer and spending time with friends and family. Larry truly MOORE enjoyed life and was protective of family and friends. Larry is survived by his wife, Laura Moore; sister Linda (Mark) Zoulas; daughters from his first marriage, Gina Moore and Angela (Paul) Biasi; grandchildren Aaron, Andrew,
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Anthony, Jasmine, Taylor and Alexis; great-grandchildren Gaige, Ryder and Nolan. He is also survived by his close friend Kathy Bulkley. Larry is preceded in death by his father, Charles (Larry) Moore, Mother Cassie (Bea) Brazeal and grandson Casey Larry Moore. The family invites those who knew and loved Larry to a celebration of life on Saturday, Jan 8, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Dixon Moose Lodge, 180 W. B St. in Dixon.
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THIEBAUD: Exhibited around the world From Page A1 leader,” said UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May. “He was a brilliant artist, and his work will forever encourage us to see our world in a more textural light, where common objects can ascend to profound and iconic heights.” Thiebaud, influenced by the Pop Art movement of the 1950s, was famed for his colorful depictions of commonplace scenes or objects, including deli counters, hot dogs, swimsuit models, landscapes and cityscapes and, especially, all manner of desserts. Eschewing labels, Thiebaud described himself as “just an oldfashioned painter.” His style was characterized by vivid colors and slanting shadows. “Truth be told, Mr. Thiebaud was not really a Pop painter,” The New York Times wrote Sunday in a lengthy obituary. “Detractors sometimes tried to pigeonhole him as one or as an illustrator. In fact, like many of the historical artists he admired, he was a virtuoso of the everyday and its deep, subtle symbolism.” A proponent of hard work, precision and craftsmanship, Thiebaud looked up to European painters like Jean-Siméon Chardin and Giorgio Morandi, whose still-life compositions relied on strict geometrical renderings. “That said, Mr. Thiebaud’s pictures were the opposite of mechanicallooking, their slathered surfaces as rich and thick as the icing on his painted layer cakes,” The Times wrote. “This tactile luxuriousness was one of the things that separated him from classic Pop painting.” Thiebaud was married twice. He is survived by two daughters, Twinka and Mallary Ann Thiebaud, who he had with his first wife, Patricia Patterson, and his son, Matt Bult, who he adopted after marrying his second wife, Betty Jean, as well as six grandchildren. In 2010, Thiebaud’s son, Paul, died of cancer.
Betty Jean died in 2015. Those who knew Thiebaud described him as modest and self-assured, with a dry sense of humor. “When I interviewed him at the Manetti Shrem dedication, he was very soft-spoken and unassuming, even though he was (after donors Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem) the most honored person at the event,” said Enterprise arts writer Jeff Hudson. Allan Stone, who was Thiebaud’s friend and art dealer for more than four decades, described him as “a complex and talented man, a terrific teacher and cook, the best raconteur in the West with a spin serve, and a great painter whose magical touch is exceeded only by his genuine modesty and humility.” Thiebaud’s work was prized by collectors and exhibited around the world. His paintings are in permanent collections at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Crocker Art Museum and other museums and galleries. In 1994, President Bill Clinton presented Thiebaud with the National Medal of Arts. In 2010, he was inducted into the California Hall of Fame. In addition to his success as an internationally renowned artist, Thiebaud deeply valued his role as an educator. “Wayne Thiebaud believed teaching and learning were life’s most important pursuits. He loved to read, discuss, and look together with his students,” Rachel Teagle, the founding director of the Manetti Shrem Museum, said this week. Though his participation was no longer required, Thiebaud continued to quietly attend art department faculty meetings at UC Davis long after his retirement. He was actively painting new works until at least age 100. “It has never ceased to thrill and amaze me,” he said, “the magic of what happens when you put one bit of paint next to another.”
COVID: Officials push for more vaccinations From Page A1 data from the state Department of Public Health, unvaccinated individuals were 7.6 times more likely to get COVID19 during the week of Dec. 2-8 and 11.7 times more likely to be hospitalized. They were also 14.8 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than vaccinated individuals. “Real-world evidence continues to show that the vaccine is preventing severe illness, hospitalization, and death,” the department noted in a press release Monday. “With the combination of colder weather keeping people indoors, the waning of vaccine and natural immunity, and more mingling
among non-household members, public health officials urge Californians to get vaccinated and boosted as soon as possible to help prevent a possible winter surge in COVID-19 cases.” Vaccination appointments can be made by visiting myturn.ca.gov or calling 1-833-422-4255. The county is not holding vaccination clinics during the holidays though vaccines are available at pharmacies and through health systems. The county will host clinics after the new year.
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The state Employment Development Department began issuing notifications of the proof-of-work requirement last month to one-third of California’s 2.9 million Pandemic Unemployment Assistance recipients.
EDD: State trying to recover from fraud From Page A1 who don’t usually qualify for unemployment benefits because they are freelancers or small-business owners. The state is asking them to prove, retroactively, that they were working, or planning to work, prior to filing their unemployment claim. If they can’t provide documentation, they would be ineligible and asked to give the benefits back. A full repayment could be over $32,000 if a recipient received full benefits throughout the program. In addition, if a claimant offered false information, the state could impose a 30% penalty. Some experts are now suggesting giving recipients a pass even if they can’t prove their eligibility. Those who filed on or after Jan. 31, have only 21 days to send documentation. Those who filed before that date, and received a payment after Dec. 27, 2020, have 90 days to comply. “We probably need to implement this with compassion,” said Jesse Rothstein, a professor of public policy and economics at UC Berkeley. “We won’t be able to collect in every case.” “We should be saying, ‘Look, if you got unemployment insurance benefits during that time, you’re fine,’” said Chris Hoene, executive director of the left-leaning California Budget & Policy Center based in Sacramento. “If the concern is fraudulent claims,” he added, “then do the work to fix the administration of the system” instead of requiring recipients to prove they qualified for the benefits. It’s not clear where lawmakers stand. Assemblyman Tom Daly, D-Anaheim, chair of the Assembly Insurance Committee, which has oversight of the EDD, did not return a request for comment. Assemblyman Chad Mayes, I-Yucca Valley, serving as vice-chair of the committee, also didn’t respond. The chair and vice-chair of the Senate Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement Committee — Democrat Dave Cortese of San Jose and Republican Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh of Yucaipa — did not respond to requests for comment. The EDD noted that the repayment policy is a federal requirement, passed by
Congress in the Continued Assistance for Unemployment Workers Act in 2020. EDD acknowledges it can waive repayment if the overpayment was not the recipient’s fault, not fraudulent and if repayment would cause extraordinary hardship. The new policy is an attempt to claw back an estimated $20 billion lost to fraudulent claims in California. But McGregor Scott, a former U.S. attorney who has been leading a state investigation into unemployment fraud, doesn’t believe EDD’s repayment policy will recover much. The state’s immense loss came after EDD, inundated with unemployment claims early in the pandemic, began expediting the process by waiving a proofof-work requirement. Investigators have said the rollback allowed organized crime and prison inmates to siphon money from the state through fraudulent claims. Recipients who receive EDD notices must use pay stubs, tax returns, business licenses, or job offer letters to prove they were employed or planned to be employed in the lead up to filing their claim. Even before the pandemic, nearly one in three Californian households struggled to pay for basic necessities, according to the United Ways of California. During the pandemic, a report from the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity found that 4.8 million Californians were seeking, but unable to find, fulltime work that paid a living wage. A recent report by Tipping Point Community, a nonprofit focused on alleviating poverty in the Bay Area, estimated that 200,000 of the region’s residents were kept out of poverty because of expanded support from government and charitable organizations. “Without further bold action, we risk a ‘return to normal’ in terms of durable poverty and inequality,” said Tipping Point’s chief executive, Sam Cobbs.“We cannot afford to take that step backwards.” — This article is part of the California Divide, a collaboration among newsrooms examining income inequality and economic survival in California.
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When times look bleak, look for the helpers
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t’s that time again. Time for media outlets to put together their top 10 events of the year. The Enterprise will have its own on Friday. Reading through the list of local news and sporting events — and perusing online sources — the effects of COVID seem at the top of most lists. And even non-virus events are still couched in a negative light. It’s as if there were no positive events at all in 2021. For a lot of people, the year was full of loss and heartache. For others, it was a year of struggle and just trying to hold on. There were numerous days that I wondered, “How long, Lord? How long?” I started to worry my brain and heart would explode if I heard one more story about a parent going rogue at a sporting event or someone losing it on an airplane. I looked at social media less and that helped. To keep my mind distracted, I played Gardenscapes. I’ve
reached level 7,711 and have an amazing online garden. But what really helped me turn the corner was following the advice of Mr. Rogers’ mother, I started looking for the helpers. It’s not as easy to find good news as you’d think in this modern age. But it’s out there. Kids putting together fundraisers to help a neighbor. Adults buying a stranger a meal. It was helping break through the brain fog. However, there was always a bit that nagged at my brain when I’d read these posts. They were being written by the person doing it. Nothing wrong with it, but sometimes it felt more like, “Hey, look at me being so charitable.” Which seemed to negate the act a bit. I’m a journalist, cynical by nature.
So when I saw a certain post by UC Davis head football coach Dan Hawkins, it caught my attention. The photo showed Aggie defensive back Devon King helping push an equipment cart. The junior AllAmerican wasn’t pushing for likes or followers, he wasn’t even aware Coach Hawkins was behind him taking a picture. Hawkins wrote in his tweet: @gifted_dayday Devon King has battled adversity. First game back w/@UCDfootball @ucdavis makes the game winning interception. His post game celebration? Help the trainers push their equipment cart up the ramp to the training room
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UC Davis head football coach Dan Hawkins attached the above photo of Devon King helping push an equipment cart up the ramp after a football game. Let’s hope in the following year, more people are willing to help others and good news abounds. #morethanfootball #humilitybeforehonor @BigSkyConf
As a journalist, rooting in the press box is not allowed. However, I’m
reminded of a story that Dodgers Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax told about all-time great announcer Vin Scully. Koufax remarked that Scully didn’t pray for a win but that each man had a chance to be a hero. And I’ve adopted that philosophy, that each person — on and off the field — has a moment to be a hero. For most, that moment will not be seen on social media or known to more than a handful of people. But like Devon King, if people just help others because it’s the right thing to do, there will be more positive events to report on in the future. Who knows, the 2022 top 10 stories may be nothing but good news. Here’s hoping. — Kim Orendor is an associate editor for The Enterprise. Reach her at kim.orendor@mcnaugh ton.media. Follow her on Twitter at @KOrendor. Follow Devon King at @gifted_dayday.
COVID concerns cause cancellations BY MIKE BUSH
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Enterprise sports editor As cases of COVID begin to rise across the country, the number of sporting events being canceled is following a similar curve. The Davis High boys and UC Davis men’s and women’s basketball teams were slated to end the year on the hardcourt, but their schedules were suddenly empty as their opponents dealt with COVID concerns. Schedules are likely to be in flux throughout the season. For now, here is where the local teams stand.
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DHS boys On Tuesday, the Davis High boys basketball team was scheduled to open action at its third tournament of the season. Now, the Blue Devils will shift their focus toward the start of Delta League action next week. Davis head coach Dan Gonzalez learned Monday that the Fairfield Holiday Classic Tournament, which Fairfield High was the
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Aggies Caleb Fuller (11) and Francesco Borra (55) box out Pacific players in a Dec. 1 contest. There were 595 fans at the nonleague contest. When play resumes at the University Credit Union Center on the UC Davis campus in the first week of January, fans will not be allowed. The university has stated when fans are allowed proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test will be required to enter. host, canceled its own tournament due to positive COVID-19 test results within the Fairfield High squad.
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Davis High’s Alia Cordone drives to the basket in this year’s Speck Tournament. The Blue Devil girls got an unplanned bye week as games were canceled this week. DHS is scheduled to open Delta League play at St. Francis on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
The Blue Devils were going to open the tournament against Liberty Ranch of Galt, which plays in the Sierra Valley Conference, on Tuesday. Gonzalez said that his team will practice this week, entering next week. Davis (4-5) will shift its focus to league, as it will host Jesuit (6-4) on Wednesday, Jan. 5. The Marauders are playing in the Damien Classic in Southern California this week. On Friday, Jan. 7, Davis will play at Cosumnes Oaks (3-6). This game and the Jesuit contest begin at 7 p.m. The Blue Devils played in two tournaments earlier this month. On Dec. 18, Del Oro defeated Davis 64-56 for third place in the Blue Devils’ annual Les Curry Invitational. Davis fell to Rodriguez the day before in the winner’s bracket and beat Valley of Sacramento on Dec. 16. A week earlier, at the Titan Holiday Classic, Davis won the consolation crown with a 68-64 win over Oakmont of Roseville.
DHS girls The Blue Devil girls will be sidelined until next week when they begin
Delta League play. Davis had two games canceled this week — Tuesday’s game vs. Vacaville and Friday’s contest against Woodland — which according to head coach Heather Highshoe will be rescheduled for sometime in January. The Blue Devils are scheduled to open league play Tuesday, Jan. 4, at St. Francis in Sacramento at 7 p.m. DHS will host Cosumnes Oaks on Friday, Jan. 7, in its league home opener also at 7 p.m.
game, plus the Saturday, Jan. 8, game against UC San Diego, which is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. UC Davis’ two home games are scheduled to air on Sports 1140 KHTK. The next home game for the Aggies is Thursday, Jan. 27, against Cal State
It’s the same situation for the UCD women’s basketball program. The Aggies (6-4) had Tuesday’s Big West opener against UC Riverside canceled over COVID-19 concerns in the Highlanders’ program. Further schedule changes were announced Tuesday afternoon as the women’s home opener, slated for New Year’s Day against Hawaii was also canceled. The game will be noted as “no contest” and will not be rescheduled. UC Davis is still scheduled to take a Southern California road trip to face UC Irvine on Thursday, Jan. 6, at 7 p.m. and UC San Diego on Saturday, Jan. 8, at 4 p.m. The Aggies’ first home game would be Thursday, Jan. 13, when CSU Bakersfield pays a visit for a 6 p.m. contest. Women’s basketball games are broadcast on KDVS (90.3). Enterprise staff writer Bob Dunning contributed to this story. — Contact Mike Bush at mike@davisenterprise.net. Follow on Twitter: @MBDavisSports.
UCD men The UC Davis men’s basketball team (6-4) was scheduled to host UC Riverside in the Big West Conference opener at the University Credit Union Center on Tuesday. On Thursday, the Aggies were going to continue Big West play at Hawaii. Those games are no longer happening. Both games were canceled due to COVID-19 concerns in the UC Riverside and Hawaii programs. The Aggies’ next game will be Thursday, Jan. 6, when they host UC Irvine at 6 p.m. Because of UC Davis COVID-19 safety protocols, fans will not be allowed to attend this
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Blue Devil Younes Chantit puts up a shot earlier this season. The Davis High boys basketball team was supposed to be tuning up for Delta League play at this week’s Fairfield Holiday Classic Tournament. However, the tournament was canceled. The Devils are scheduled to play host to Jesuit on Wednesday, Jan. 5.
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Cannabis I farmers feel the squeeze BY TIFFANY DEVITT AND JIM ARABY Special to CalMatters
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t stinks to be in the cannabis industry in California right now. We aren’t just speaking metaphorically either. Four years after cannabis advocates and workers celebrated the opening of the largest legal recreational marijuana market in the world, misguided licensing and taxation policies have created an emporium of dysfunction. Today, hundreds of California cannabis farmers are choosing to let crops rot in the fields rather than risk a money-losing harvest or returning to the illicit market. Astonishingly, amid this crisis, California’s Department of Tax and Fee Administration recently announced yet another tax increase. On Jan. 1, the state’s cannabis cultivation tax will increase by almost 5%, raising it to a whopping $161 per pound. Let’s compare how much higher the cultivation tax is for cannabis than, say, wine grapes, almonds or raisins. Actually, no such comparison is possible because no other agricultural product has a cultivation tax. On the contrary, other agricultural industries are supported by federal crop subsidies to protect family farms from market fluctuations that could put their homes and livelihoods at risk. The state cultivation tax is but one of many cannabis taxes imposed by state and local governments. The industry is also subject to local cultivation, manufacturing, processing, distribution and retail taxes, as well as local “road” taxes that are imposed merely for driving through a jurisdiction. Next a state excise tax is applied that’s approximately 27% of the wholesale price, and, lastly, a state sales and use tax. While the aggregation of these taxes contributes to the overall dysfunction, the cultivation tax is, by far, the most problematic. For starters, it is levied at the very beginning of the supply chain. So, every one of those later taxes also applies to the cultivation tax. In other words, our taxes are taxed again and again and again, compounding each time.
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o make matters even worse, the cultivation tax is a flat tax, meaning it’s not proportional to the sales price. Given the recent precipitous drop in the price per pound for cannabis, this matters. Last year, the cultivation tax was 10% to 20% of bulk material costs. Today it’s as high as 80%. Furthermore, it is applied essentially at the time of harvest regardless of whether materials are sold. This is devastating for farmers, but they’re not the only ones who are hurting. Cannabis workers across the industry are impacted. Hundreds of jobs have been lost due to excessively high taxes and even more will disappear in the coming year as companies are forced to further cut costs, reduce operations or go out of business altogether. Labor unions have fought for better wages, reasonable hours and safer working conditions for cannabis workers. Despite strong organizational success, there will be little unions can do to improve protections in this relatively young industry so long as it faces state-imposed financial hardships. And gradually ceding the industry to lavishly capitalized, out-of-state companies will mean that workers may never benefit from California’s strong labor policies. Working conditions in these illegal endeavors often resemble indentured servitude with dangerous conditions, low pay and no health benefits. By perpetuating tragically wrong-headed tax policies, the state’s inaction is costing jobs, strengthening an already dominant illicit market and all but ensuring that one of California’s great heritage industries will be noncompetitive when federal legalization occurs. Fixing the problem is simple: Reform or repeal the state cannabis framework, beginning with the elimination of the cultivation tax. With the state projecting a whopping $31 billion surplus in 2022, it can well afford to forgo the cultivation tax to facilitate what should be a vibrant, global-leader industry. Until then, Sacramento’s misguided tax policy will continue to compound, hurting cannabis cultivators, consumers and workers alike. — Tiffany Devitt is chief of Government Affairs at CannaCraft, a California cannabis company. Jim Araby is director of Strategic Campaigns for UFCW Local 5, a 30,000-member union in the Bay Area.
n a July column, I condemned the U.S. Forest Service’s decision to “monitor” rather than actively attack the Tamarack Fire when it started on July 4. That blaze got out of control on July 16 and ultimately cost millions of dollars to fight. It burned 68,637 acres and destroyed 23 structures, and for more than two months air quality from smoke and ash was toxic over a wide area. Instead of a passive approach, I advocated fighting wildfires as soon as possible and getting rid of the fuel in our federal forests with controlled burns and removing dead and dying trees. As you certainly know, wildfires are a growing peril in our state. The eight largest conflagrations in California’s recorded history have occurred since 2017. Our 15 biggest wildfires have all happened since 2003. Of those 15, eight were in 2020 or 2021. Earlier this month, a group of research scientists from UC Berkeley and the U.S. Forest Service published a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences calling for an additional solution. In short, they think the government needs to incentivize lumber companies to thin our forests by chopping down and removing small trees where the woodlands are overly dense. Normally, timber companies don’t have a great interest in younger and smaller trees. They like to harvest mature trees and mill the logs into dimensional lumber like twoby-fours, two-by-sixes and so on. Felling small trees and leaving behind old growth pines, firs and redwoods is not
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carbon dioxide to produce than steel and acts as a source for carbon sequestration.” The authors of the PNAS paper state that creating a market for “products with durable carbon storage confer the greatest benefits. … Our results suggest that innovative wood use can support widespread fire hazard mitigation and reduce net CO2 emissions in California.” The researchers believe “revenue from carbon payment programs (can) enable the financial viability of innovative wood use.” They note that, “the state has recently adopted other performance-based climate policies, such as Buy Clean California, that could drive use of wood building products. “Investment mechanisms, like the new Climate Catalyst Fund, can also play an important role in defraying upfront costs. … Those facilities may also require long-term supply contracts to ensure that capital costs will be recovered. Finally, workforce development initiatives could support the rapid scaling of forest treatments.” We could also tax milled lumber purchased in California. Money from that levy could then subsidize strand lumber made from California forest residue. For companies that harvest small trees and other fire fuels — where foresters say it is necessary — we could make their sales and income tax free. The beauty of a market solution is that at low or no cost, we can lessen our wildfires and reduce the net output of greenhouse gasses. — Rich Rifkin is a Davis resident; his column is published every other week. Reach him at Lxartist@yahoo.com.
More ‘At the Pond,’ please As a new resident to Davis, Jean Jackman’s excellent column, “At The Pond,” has become our go-to guide for exploring the natural world. Ms. Jackman’s skillful writing, coupled with her knowledge and enthusiasm for nature’s bounty, has us out exploring places we would not otherwise know about. “At The Pond” personifies why accomplished, local writers, writing about local places, are essential to our community. Nobody else has the passion for the place we call home, save for those like Ms. Jackman, who also call this place home. This is what The Davis Enterprise does best, featuring the voices of local writers. Much more of Jean Jackman, please. Marsha Coupé Davis
DUI and road safety It frustrates me that we have the technology to improve road safety but we do not take advantage of it. We need: 1. Breathalyzer in every car. Eliminate 99% of DUI 2. Speed monitoring. Insert a valid license into the slot. If you exceed the speed limit, after several warning, a citation will be issued to the driver by mail. The car will be wirelessly in contact with authorities and will use GPS technology to monitor the speed limit. This will eliminate 99% of speeding. Big brother? Maybe ... But tens of thousands of lives will be saved every year. 3. Wrong-way spikes on all freeway exit ramps. Include warning signs and lots of yellow paint. Leave adequate space for emergency vehicles to go past the strips. It would just stop blind drunk wrong way drivers. 4. Headlamps should be on at all times. It’s never wrong to have them on but it
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usually economical. Yet it is those giant trees — due to their heavier bark — that, if left in place, can survive wildfires and store carbon dioxide; and it is the branches, small (and dead) trees and piles of organic debris left behind by timber companies that are fueling our out-of-control conflagrations. Bodie Cabiyo, a Ph.D. candidate in UC Berkeley’s Energy and Resources Group, and his colleagues favor a market for forest “residue” in California, and that in turn will help meet our goal of managing our forests, vastly reduce wildfires and lower the net CO2 in our atmosphere. They think we can turn that residue into low-carbon biofuel and engineered structural wood products. They write, “Biopower with carbon capture and storage has a comparatively high carbon benefit, because a large portion of the emitted CO2 is captured and stored. “Hydrogen with CCS, gluelaminated timber and OSB have the highest carbon benefits of any of the studied products because of both high substitution benefits and carbon storage in wood products.” The laminated wood products they would like to see manufactured in our state are now produced abroad and in the southeastern U.S. If your house was built in the last 30 years, it likely contains oriented strand board — commonly called OSB.
That is made from rectangular-shaped wood strands that are arranged in cross-oriented layers which are glued together in sheets. Because it is less costly and has greater shear strength, four-by-eightfeet OSB sheets are used in place of plywood. OSB is also made into engineered I-joists to cover long spans under floors and roofs. In residential construction, engineered joists have largely replaced heavier and more expensive dimensional lumber, which has added problems of twisting and splitting. A newer product is mass timber, also known as laminated strand lumber — essentially the same as two-by-fours or other beams of sawmill timber, but made from strands of wood glued together.
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Get the word out Well-deserved kudos to Yolo County’s Public Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson for her recent health order requiring individuals working in skilled nursing facilities as well as visitors to test for COVID-19 regardless of vaccination status. In addition to requiring these and other preventative measures, it would be helpful if Dr. Sisson and the Board of Supervisors would ensure that the public is educated about the many treatment modalities now available to those among the older population who may become infected with the virus and that elsewhere have reduced hospitalizations by up to 80%. This would be heartening and welcome news to such patients and their families, and would provide information about existing and forthcoming treatments, including injectable monoclonals, fluvoxamine, remdesivir, use of vaccines to ameliorate effects of long COVID, pre-exposure
Speak out President The Hon. Joe Biden, The White House, Washington, D.C., 20500; 202-456-1111 (comments), 202-456-1414 (switchboard); email: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact
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prophylaxis for patients with compromised immunity, etc. The state should direct some of its budget surplus to widely promote and broadly provide these remedies both to protect its older citizenry and protect its hospitals from COVID-related overflow. The roles of the Public Health Officer, Yolo County Board of Supervisors and the state are best not limited to warnings, mandates and prophylaxis; they should include public education about life-saving treatments through broadcast media, social media, county facilities and websites as well as volunteer organizations such as the Yolo Healthy Aging Alliance in Davis. Everyone knows about COVID vaccinations, testing and quarantines; few know about all the medical progress made that may save the lives of our most vulnerable older population infected by the virus. Beyond their duty to warn, we trust and utterly rely upon the medical and elected officials to exercise their responsibility to fully educate the public about all aspects of a health emergency, especially one that has disproportionately cut short the lives of so many of the elderly in our communities. Jon Sugarman Davis
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hipping up family favorites all winter long is a perfect activity to keep loved ones warm in the kitchen while avoiding the bitter chill outdoors. Delicious, heartwarming snacks offer a simple and savory way to bring everyone in from the cold while enjoying comforting flavors together. Lean on beloved ingredients when it’s time to come together for quick bites. Hearty flavors can take away the chill of winter in recipes like Snowman Pizza Bombs, Polenta Bites and Baked Tomato Goat Cheese Dip. Easy to make and fun to create together, these simple snacks are perfect for a cold afternoon spent together in the kitchen or watching a family-movie marathon. Originally started by an Italian mother more than 80 years ago, Ragú sauce, known for its distinctive yellow cap, is the perfect have-on-hand pantry staple to help you create easy and delicious home cooking. Find more recipes perfect for warming up this winter at Ragu. com. — Family Features
Baked Tomato Goat Cheese Dip Recipe courtesy of Marzia Aziz of “Little Spice Jar” Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Servings: 4 to 6 Ingredients: Nonstick cooking spray 2 cups Ragú Simply Traditional Sauce 3 cloves garlic, divided
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¼ cup fresh basil, chopped, divided 1/8 to ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 log (10 to 10½ ounces) goat cheese, softened at room temperature 2 teaspoons olive oil, plus additional for brushing, divided ¼ teaspoon fresh thyme kosher salt, divided pepper 1 large baguette, sliced on bias blistered tomatoes, for serving (optional) Putting it together: Position one rack in upper third of oven and one in lower third. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray small, round baking dish with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. Add sauce to small bowl. Grate in two garlic cloves then add 1/8 cup basil and red pepper flakes. Stir to combine then pour sauce into baking dish. Smash goat cheese log into ball. Place ball between two sheets plastic wrap. Using hands, flatten cheese into thick, round disc about 1 inch smaller in diameter than baking dish. Remove goat cheese from plastic wrap and place in center of sauce. Drizzle cheese with 2 teaspoons olive oil. Sprinkle with fresh thyme, kosher salt and pepper. Bake on lower rack, uncovered, 20 to 25 minutes, or until sauce is bubbly and cheese is warmed through. Place baguette slices on baking sheet. Drizzle or brush with olive oil and sprinkle with kosher salt. Bake crostini on upper rack 10 to 12 minutes, flipping halfway through. When bread is done, remove from oven, cut last garlic clove in half and rub cut side on bread. Top dip with remaining basil and blistered tomatoes, if desired, and serve with crostini. Note: To make blistered tomatoes: Heat skillet over mediumhigh heat until almost smoking. Add 1 pint cherry tomatoes to dry skillet and let sit 1 minute. Lower heat to low, toss tomatoes with 2 teaspoons olive oil and cook 2 to 3 minutes, or until tomatoes are about to burst. Remove from heat; sprinkle with pinch of salt and pepper.
Polenta Bites Ingredients: 1 tube (18 ounces) polenta 1½ teaspoons olive oil 1 jar (24 ounces) Ragú Chunky Tomato, Garlic and Onion Sauce 1 package (8 ounces) shredded mozzarella 2 sprigs, rosemary,
Left, Snowman Pizza Bombs are a fun family treat. Below, dig into a Baked Tomato Goat Cheese Dip. FAMILY FEATURES PHOTOS
destemmed and chopped 3 basil leaves, chopped 1 block (8 ounces) hard Parmesan cheese Putting it together: Cut polenta into slices. In skillet, heat olive oil over mediumhigh heat; fry polenta slices 10 to 12 minutes on each side until crispy and golden brown. In saucepan over medium heat, warm sauce. Place polenta slices on tray and sprinkle with mozzarella. Place ½ teaspoon warm sauce on each slice then sprinkle with chopped rosemary and basil. Grate hard Parmesan onto each slice for topping.
Snowman Pizza Bombs Ingredients: 1 tube (11.8 ounces) pizza dough 1 jar (24 ounces) Ragú Old World Style Traditional Sauce 1 package (6 ounces) pepperoni slices 1 package (6 ounces) Canadian bacon slices 1 package (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese 4 tablespoons melted butter 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1½ teaspoons Italian seasoning 1 package (8 ounces) mozzarella cheese slices Decorative vegetables (optional): multicolored sweet peppers olives spinach mushrooms cherry tomatoes
Putting it together: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut pizza dough into 12 squares. On each square, place ½ teaspoon sauce and evenly top with pepperoni, Canadian bacon and cheddar cheese. Pinch corners of dough together to round into balls then place in muffin tins. In small bowl, mix melted butter, garlic powder and Italian seasoning; brush generously over dough balls.
Bake 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Remove from muffin tin and carefully shape dough balls into circles; place on baking sheet. Cover with mozzarella slices and bake until melted. Create snowman faces by decorating each with peppers, olives, spinach, mushrooms and cherry tomatoes, if desired. Use remaining sauce for dipping.
Festive wines for ringing in the New Year F or its sheer secular exuberance, and carpe diem aesthetic, I love the old carol “Deck the Halls.” I’m especially fond of the last, seldom-sung, verse: Fast away the old year passes ( fa la la,etc) Hail the new, ye lads and lasses ( fa la la, etc.) Eating, drinking all together ( fa la la) Heedless of the wind and weather ( fa la la la la la la). Alas, the promised delights of “eating, drinking all together” are as elusive as we begin 2022 as when we began 2021. We must compensate. Asked what wine they would most like to receive as a holiday gift, a group of sommeliers responded with enthusiasm — some wanted high-end bottles but a recurring wish was for “something I haven’t tasted before.” Something new. Perhaps we are more attuned to the value of variety as the “all together” fades before us. So I offer you something(s) new (I hope) for the New Year. First, vidiano. Certainly a new grape to me. One that’s native to central Crete. The Lyrarakis
family has devoted itself to indigenous grape varieties and has, I read, “single-handedly” saved three from extinction — dafni, plyto and melissaki. Vidiano, another one of their native specialties, is, I guess, a bit less endangered. Winemaker Myriam Ambuzer has used the grape as a standalone in this 2020 Lyrarakis Vidiano. The result is a dry but fruity and lively white that really stands out for its wonderful minerality, conjuring up both sea (beaches surround the vineyards’ Heraklion area) and the stoney hillside on which the grapes were grown. Macerated on the skins for eight hours, the grapes were fermented cool in steel tanks, resulting in textured, velvety, herby refreshment. It’s quite a sophisticated and elegant wine for under $20 — a bargain from The Pip.
I served the bottle with seafood (gulf shrimp, oysters, bay scallops and Icelandic cod) risotto, and I can testify that wine and dish loved one another. I’m looking forward to another bottle — and another seafood feast to accompany it. I’m on a bit of an oyster kick, so maybe baked oysters with lots of fresh oregano to add an appropriately Greek touch. My second new wine recommendation — this one a red for cold weather drinking — is Ravines Cerise. The grapes in the blend — pinot noir and blaufränkisch — are much more familiar than vidiano, but the source — the Finger Lakes district in New York State — not so much. I’ve long admired (and written about) the Ravines Dry Riesling, but their Cerise was a surprise discovery, though Ravines has been making it since 2006. It’s a deliciously tart and foodfriendly wine whose flavor embodies its name (“cerise” means cherry) but also has hints of tart cranberry, blackberry, spice and savory herbs. The blaufränkisch adds a touch of
wildness and funk to the pinot making it fun and unusual. Like the vidiano, it’s around $20 at both The Pip and the Co-op. I served it with a red-wine-infused mushroom sauce over pasta, but I can easily imagine it with a New Year’s Eve dinner of, say, a pork roast, a ham, or herb-baked fowl (The Pip can also supply you with a 4-pack of locally grown quail — perfect.) Finally, in this last week of 2021, I offer you a toasting wine for the New Year. It’s a lovely sparkler called “Vivacé.” I know I, at least, can use a good dose of the brisk joyful spirit promised by that name. The wine comes from the highly regarded, biodynamic Montinore Estate in Willamette Valley and is a blend of estate-grown gewürztraminer, müller-thurgau, pinot gris and riesling.
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t smells of orange blossom and honey and has a lively citrus-and-melon palate. It seems to me more carefully structured than many sparklers in this price range (under $20, Nugget) and more interesting thanks to its unusual and strategic blend of cool-climate grapes — what Willamette Valley does best. Each grape
variety is fermented separately in stainless steel with mostly indigenous yeasts. Wonderfully versatile, this bottle will work well on its own, with appetizers, and with a relatively light main course. We drank our first bottle with oyster-potato-spinach stew and a side of cornbread, and it elevated the simple meal to a celebratory feast. This also seems to me a perfect bottle to open for the cook(s) in the kitchen while they chop and stir and baste and bake — or to sip while you pour over a New Year’s Eve take-out menu. Sushi and a lively sparkler? A great way to start 2022. So, Hail the new, ye lads and lasses — and everyone in between. Maybe, just for a night, wh5ther we’re home alone or toasting on a patio with friends, a glass or two of good wine can help us set aside our disagreements and resentments and fear and anger and dare to hope for a (slightly) better world in 2022. Happy New Year, dear readers! — Susana Leonardi is a Davis resident; reach her at vinosus ana@gmail.com. Comment on this column at www.davisenter prise.com.
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Dear Annie: My boyfriend and I have been dating for two years. He’s a hard worker, which appealed to me, as I’ve always been the breadwinner in previous relationships. But lately, I feel like he’s not putting any effort into the relationship. For one, we always hang out at my house. I’ve only been to his house three times in the two years we’ve been dating. For another, he does not allow me on his social media. He refuses to accept my friend requests, and he never posts any photos of me. We used to see each other once a week, but lately he’s been working so much that we only see each other once a month. I get that he’s busy, but it’s starting to seem like he really doesn’t care whether he sees me or not. I confronted him about this, and he got upset and accused me of trying to stir up drama. I’m not trying to stir up drama; I just don’t want to go through this anymore. When I told him as much, he hung up on me. Apparently, it’s annoying to him when I share my feelings. As his girlfriend, I expect to see him more than once a month. We only live 20 minutes apart! I’m just not satisfied with the level of attention I’m getting in this relationship at this point. He does frequently tell me that he loves me, and he calls me every day. But I sometimes feel like I’m an afterthought. What is your opinion on this? — Back-Burnered Dear Back-Burnered: It sounds like he’s got another pot on the stove. And if he’s not cheating on you, he might as well be. Only seeing you once a month, never having you over to his place, excluding you from his social media — of course you’re not satisfied. He’s feeding you scraps. You deserve to be with someone who makes you a proud part of his life. The sooner you end things with him, the sooner you open yourself up to bigger and better things. ——— Dear Annie: This is for the woman whose husband cheated on her with his bookkeeper. I heard this many years ago: “Trust is lost in buckets and won in drops.” — Trust Again Dear Trust Again: Very true words.
Dear Annie: My mother passed away earlier this year. I’m sad to say that I did not like her. She was never nice to me. I was having a hard time in my life and for a while didn’t talk to anyone. My mother would say mean things to me like, “Your father wants to take you out of the will,” along with her favorite line: “I hate you!” She said that to me so many times over the years; it killed my selfesteem. Since she died, I’ve been curious about reconnecting with my dad. But I have no idea what he thinks of me. Maybe he hates me, too. I’m afraid to ask. What should I do? — Confused About Family Dear Confused: I absolutely think that you should try reconnecting with your dad. But first, I’d encourage you to seek some professional counseling. A therapist can provide guidance and emotional support as you take this step. They can also help you process the years of emotional abuse that your mother inflicted on you. Visit https://www. psychologytoday.com and select “Find a Therapist” for a database of mental health care providers who are in your area or available for tele-appointments. Talkspace and BetterHelp offer online therapy appointments. For more affordable options, visit https://www.openpathcollective.org, which offers a database of therapists willing to offer sliding-scale rates for those who need it. I am so sorry that your mother treated you so abhorrently. She must have not been well mentally to say such things to anyone, let alone her own child. That’s not to excuse her behavior, just to remind you that it had nothing to do with you and everything to do with her. Please reach out for help to begin the healing you so need and deserve. ——— Dear Readers: A prompt for your consideration: In one sentence, what is the best piece of advice that you’ve ever received? I’ll start by sharing a few
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How do I tell my kids our dog died? Dear Annie: One of our two sweet dogs died recently. Do you have any suggestions for how to explain it to our two children, who are 3 and 7 years old? She had heart disease that progressed quickly — within a month and mainly over the last five days of her sweet life. Thank you very much. — Explaining to Our Children Dear Explaining: Losing
a pet is always difficult, whether you are a child or an adult. They were a member of your family that was with you for too short a time. I am very sorry for your loss. When explaining to your children, avoid saying that they just went to sleep; rather, tell them that they will not be physically coming back. Try to find children’s books that address this issue. “Dog Heaven” by Cynthia Rylant is a great one. I also always find comfort in reading the classic “Rainbow Bridge” poem: “Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. “When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. “All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. “They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster. “You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart. “Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together ... “ — Author Unknown ——— Dear Annie: Your advice to the gentleman who wrote about his fiancee’s
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discomfort at family gatherings with his ex around was spot-on. I would also have mentioned that, in addition to having been married to his first wife for more than 20 years, he has grown children with her, which may also mean shared grandchildren someday. His fiancee could very well find herself with his ex at a Little League game or dance recital. It would behoove her to understand that such a scenario is natural when married to someone who was formerly married, and all is OK. Just more adults to love those grandbabies! — Being Positive Helps Dear Being Positive: What a wonderful perspective you have! Thank you for sharing.
Relationship red flag Dear Annie: My daughter is a 57-year-old divorced mom of four. All of her children live with her except for one, who is a college student. She has been divorced for 10 years. Her husband was having an affair and denied it, but my daughter has proof he did have an affair. Since her divorce, and even prior to the divorce, I have helped her financially. I am a widow. Now it seems that she is having very little to do with me. She calls occasionally, but I have only seen her for about an hour in 2020 and so far this year. I am deeply hurt. I recently had major surgery, and she did not come for my surgery. She was moving the day of my surgery. She called and sent a gift, but that’s it. Do I have the right to be hurt? She lives two hours away. I do not think I have offended her in any way. I should add that she does have a new boyfriend who she sees on weekends. — Hurt Grandmother Dear Grandmother: Of course you have a right to be hurt. Feelings are never wrong so long as you acknowledge them and move forward. Perhaps your hunch that she is spending time with a new boyfriend might be a contributing factor to her distance. She is managing four children and a new relationship, so for the time being, try to cut her some slack.
Visit her more often, if you can make the trip. Once she sees that you are making an effort, she will be more willing to make an effort to see you. But by all means, tell her this. Don’t start from a place of guilting her, but rather from a place of love. Tell her that you genuinely miss her company. ——— Dear Annie: I got back with my ex after two years of separation. We have a beautiful baby girl together, and I really love this lady. When I suggested marriage, she was happy and looking forward to it; however, out of the blue, she changed her mind and even asked for space. She told me that I should start calling her before I go to visit her and our girl. This really confused me, and I even started suspecting she was seeing someone else. This has really affected me greatly, and I don’t know if I should even go ahead with the marriage anymore. Kindly advise; am I being unrealistic and selfish? — Confused Dear Confused: No, I don’t think you are being unrealistic or selfish at all. I think you are confused and hurt. And for good reason. A complete change in attitude in any relationship is a red flag that something is not right. The best way to figure out what is going on is to tell her how you feel and ask her why her behavior toward you has shifted so dramatically.
Husband on the go Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for nearly three decades. Up until seven years ago, my husband, who is very sensitive, had a difficult time making friends. Oh, he’s super funny, charismatic and adventurous, but he struggled outside the home. Then he started finding groups of guys who were as adventurous and fun as he was. However, my husband has always been self-centered and took off on loads of trips. For the past seven years, it has been trip after trip of four to seven days. He asks me to celebrate his kids’ birthdays, and sometimes he doesn’t even consider
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ANNIE: Single parent in a two-parent family From Page B5 that his kids are on winter or spring vacation — because he always seems to make other plans. My kids are resentful, and I’m tired of making excuses. I’m not unhappy or looking for a divorce. Should I just continue to let this go? He’s not open to change, even if it could affect his family relationships. I’m going with immature and selfish because his behavior makes no sense. — Single Parent in a Two-Parent Family Dear Single Parent in a Two-Parent Family: I believe that you’re correct that he is immature and selfish, though communication is the key to understanding why he is acting this way. Some people try to push the limits about what is acceptable until they are corrected, and if this is what he is doing, he will not recognize it until you speak with him. You need to sit down with him and talk with him about how his constant travel and neglect makes you and your family feel. Ask him for more attention to your needs. You will want to form a compromise that allows him to still spend time on trips with friends but carves out time for you and the children. If that doesn’t work, then add insensitive to immature and selfish, and get into couples counseling. ——— Dear Annie: My husband
and I have been together for 28 years. He’s a very sweet and loving man, but his watching other women really bothers me. It happens whenever we’re out together, even in church! I know there will always be women who are betterlooking or better built; but it’s really demeaning and leaves me with such an empty feeling. I’ve talked to him about this, and he doesn’t seem to take my concerns seriously. A simple glance, not a problem, but to continue watching is just too much. What do I do? Do I keep smiling and pretend not to notice? What can I do? At this point, I don’t like going out. — Feeling Insignificant in Florida Dear Feeling Insignificant in Florida: On a positive note, wandering eyes are better than wandering hands. I am glad that you aren’t concerned that something more serious is happening, which implies that the foundation of your marriage is strong. Given that, you should be able to have a direct conversation with your husband. Let him know that this makes you feel insignificant to him and that it hurts. Understand that he will likely continue to notice attractive people but that he shouldn’t look more than a simple glance. Offer to come up with a cue that will recall his attention if he lapses, such as a tug at his hand. It will likely take a bit
of training because he probably isn’t aware that he’s even staring.
Disappointing dinner warrants sympathy Dear Annie: In a recent column, a reader stated his wife has a serious addiction to pain pills after years of being prescribed them, hasn’t worked in those years, spends most of her time in bed, breaks into pill safes and begs for more pills. You told him that his wife has a severe opioid addiction. This is entirely possible. However, it is not clear from the letter that his wife’s doctor has been consulted to diagnose addiction. There are a number of other issues that might have her asking for more pain medicine. It is possible, for example, that she is desperate because her pain is inadequately controlled. This can result in behavior that resembles addiction and is often called “pseudoaddiction.” If it is pseudoaddiction, this does not mean the reader should give his wife extra pills. It does mean that a doctor with experience in pain control needs to be consulted. It is possible, for example, that a different medicine may be more useful than more of her current one. However, that is not my call to make, or her family’s, or yours. It is a pain specialist’s job to make those decisions. Some more information that may be useful to know
about opioid medication and addiction: With longterm use of opioids, the body gets used to them, which is called tolerance. With tolerance, opioids get less effective at pain relief, so over time, more pain medicine is often needed, even if the pain is not growing. The resources you mentioned may be important for “Tired” and others in his position, whether or not a doctor has diagnosed opioid addiction. They give information about addiction and drug abuse, ways to reduce the risks of opioid use and abuse, and support for caregivers. — A Pharmacy Student Dear Pharmacy Student: Thank you for your wellthought-out letter. I always love hearing from people who specialize in certain fields. Any type of drug addiction is serious and will always be taken seriously by a doctor, and a treatment plan should be put in place. ——— Dear Annie: I read your column and usually appreciate your words of advice. However, I thought you were a little short to the customer who complained about his takeout. I, too, consider myself mildly disabled. I have my limits as to how far I can comfortably walk in a day. Did you not notice that “Lost Customer in Wilmington” said he is mildly disabled? Did you not think his walk to and from the restaurant might have
met his limit for the day? And how did he not give the server a chance to earn a tip? I hope he has learned from this to always check his order before leaving an establishment — but still, he had a right to expect that his meal would be adequate at least. I also think that if he had left the meal in the bag and taken it back the next day, he probably would have been offered tonight’s meal at no charge or his money refunded, as well as the chance to vent gently. Anyway, I feel he deserved a bit of sympathy for a disappointing dinner. — Been There Dear Been There: Thank you for sharing your perspective. I am always for giving people the benefit of the doubt, even if it is over a disappointing dinner. Your point about being sympathetic to his disability is a good one, and I sincerely appreciate it.
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