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Trucks depart Pfizer facility with vaccines Tribune Content Agency PORTAGE, Mich. — Three semi-trucks loaded with the nation’s first doses of a Covid-19 vaccine rolled out of the parking lot of the Pfizer manufacturing plant early Sunday morning, met with cheering crowds of local residents who said they were proud of their hometown’s contribution to science, and helping to bring the end to the coronavirus pandemic. The caravan of FedEx, UPS and Boyle Transportation trucks – led and tailed by unmarked police cars – pulled out of the parking lot about 8:25 a.m., headed to airports and distribution centers on a historic journey. Millions of doses of the company’s coronavirus vaccine were inside those trucks, and could be injected into the arms of the American people as early as Monday morning. “It’s history, and it’s hope,” said Joyce Hutcheson, 76, of Portage. She teared up as the trucks pulled out of the loading dock because the pandemic has been long and hard, and she misses seeing her great grandchildren. “When the hospitals started filling up, my granddaughter and my grandson said, ‘We don’t want anything to happen to you. We want you to dance at Lizzie’s wedding.’ “ That meant she could no longer see her Lizzie or Lizzie’s brother. But a hint of a smile spread across Hutcheson’s face when she added, “Lizzie is 6. She better get married at 12 because I’m old.” Susan Deur, 62, of Plainwell stood outside the plant for hours in 35-degree See Trucks, Page A8
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SUISUN CITY — Robert Lucky rides an electric scooter, plays guitar and even waded into the political waters, seeking a seat on the Fairfield-Suisun School District’s governing board. These are just a few of his accomplishments. Lucky, 25, became legally blind due to a rare genetic condition when he was 14. The doctor told Lucky and his mother, Lucia Gillis, on the day of Lucky’s diagnosis that the teen would not be able to drive a car and most likely not have employment. Gillis said she felt sadness as the doctor broke the news to Lucky but also knew her son, whom she had while she in the eighth grade, would make the best of it. “He had a right to know,” Gillis said.
Despite being legally blind, Robert Lucky continues to play music and ride his scooter. Lucky loves to listen to podcasts. His vision doesn’t work for television. It was there he learned about the electric scooter. “I didn’t tell anyone,” he said. When it arrived, a few days before Thanksgiving, he hopped on it to ride from his apartment to his mother’s house. Lucky rode skateboards, bikes and scooters prior to his vision loss.
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C a lifor nia’s sma r tphone-based Covid-19 exposure alert system had racked up 4 million sign-ups by Friday afternoon, according to the state Department of Public Health, but needs more residents to opt in to be effective. The system, dubbed CA Notify, officially launched Thursday and builds off of traditional contact tracing methods by sending smartphone alerts to people who’ve spent prolonged time with someone who later tests positive for the novel coronavirus. Public health officials hope the tool will help slow the spread of the virus by providing people with timely information so they can self-isolate and get tested for the disease. However, the system still needs a lot more of California’s 39.5 million residents to opt in, officials said. It launched as coronavirus cases are surging throughout the state. On Saturday, San Diego County public health officials reported 2,490 new positive cases and 14 additional deaths.
WASHINGTON — President Trump this weekend again promoted debunked claims in an apparent attempt to undermine an Electoral College vote Monday that will officially cement his defeat. Speaking to Fox News, Trump asserted the election dispute was “not over.” The interview was aired Sunday but taped on Saturday at the ArmyNavy football game. “And we’re going to continue to go forward,” Trump said. Court after court – and even the Supreme Court as recently as Friday – has rejected attempts by Trump and his supporters to throw out an election he lost. President-elect Joe Biden won the Electoral College 306 to 232, the identical margin by which Trump secured the White House in 2016 and had hailed as a “landslide.” Biden won the popular vote by more than 7 million votes.
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There was some trepidation at first. “I wasn’t sure how fast I should go,” he said. He keeps it at the lowest speed and has devised a way to know if there’s a pothole or pole ahead. The scooter offers him a chance to blow off steam and get out of his apartment, he said. Lucky draws inspiration from the late Fairfield City Councilman Matt Garcia, who at 21 was the youngest person elected to the council. The young councilman was shot and killed during the first year of his four-year term. Garcia spoke to Lucky’s elementary class when he was running for council. Lucky said he was impressed with Garcia’s “can-do” attitude at such a young age. Lucky is a member of the band
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Kim Philby, the notorious Soviet mole who burrowed into the upper echelons of Britain’s Cold War-era intelligence services, was a subject of fear-driven fascination for novelist John le Carré. The two men, le Carré felt, had far too much in common as upper-class-hating sons of dissolute fathers “so oversized that your only resort as a child was to subterfuge and deceit.” For le Carré, Philby’s traitorous life could have See Le Carré, Page A8
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Who wins these fictional fight club bouts? I n the 1999 film “Fight Dead” zombie. He’d Club,” Tyler Durden probably still win as and his alter-ego The he has the height and Narrator (oops – spoiler reach advantage. alert) at one point start Just an aside: I’d asking each other who also like to see Jonthey would like to fight: athan E. fight Sonny historical figures, people Corleone (both played from their own lives, etc. by James Caan). Now, before I con2. The Incredible Mr. Tony Wade tinue, I must stress that Limpet vs. Aquaman The last laugh I am not a member of (“Super Friends”) a fight club. Although if I was, Winner: Mr. Limpet the first and second rule of fight Aquaman was always the club is that you do not write weakest link of the Super humor columns about fight club, Friends and I think Mr. Limpet so I could be lying. would first stun him with his Anyway, here are some powerful reverberating roar fictional character fight and then finish him off with a club matches: few tail thumps to the jaw. 1. Tootie (“The Facts 3. Rose Nylund (“The of Life”) vs. Zombie JonaGolden Girls”) vs. than E. (“Rollerball,” “The Walker Texas Ranger Walking Dead”) Winner: Rose Nylund Winner: Zombie Jonathan E. You’re probably screamWhen “The Facts of Life” ing, “No way!” Yes. Way. debuted in 1979, Kim Fields’ She would win whether it be character Tootie Ramsey the characters or the actors. was always on roller skates. I Despite all the “Chuck Norris tried to think of another ficis so awesome blah blah blah,” tional character she could fight Betty White was born in 1922, who was on skates and came a full six years before a bakery up with Jonathan E. from the in Missouri began selling the 1975 sci-fi thriller “Rollerball.” world’s first pre-cut loaves of Now he was a grown man, so to bread. Thus Betty White is not make the fight fairer and slow the greatest thing since sliced him down, he’d be a “Walking bread, she is the greatest thing
before sliced bread. Also, Rose Nylund could just tell Chuck a story about St. Olaf, which would have the same effect as the sleeper hold. 4. Tribbles (“Star Trek”) vs. Thing (“The Addams Family”) Winner: Tribbles While the manual dexterity of Thing being a disembodied hand can’t be underestimated (opposable thumbs are so handy), Tribbles would just continually tag out when they got tired and tag in fresh replacements until Thing was exhausted. 5. R2D2 (“Star Wars”) vs. Robot (“Lost in Space”) Winner: Draw Instead of fighting, they would discover they had more in common than they thought and fall for each other. Love is love. 6. Rocky Balboa (“Rocky III”) vs. Clubber Lang (“Rocky III”) Winner: Clubber Lang The only way Rocky actually ever wins this matchup is if Sylvester Stallone writes, directs and stars in the movie. 7. Freddie “Rerun” Stubbs (“What’s Happening!!”) vs. Mr. French (“Family Affair”) Winner: Mr. French
Wildlife rehabilitators swoop in when migrating birds run into some trouble The Washington Post When you’re sick, you go to the doctor. When your pets have a problem, you take them to a veterinarian. When wild birds are hurt, if they’re lucky, a good Samaritan takes them to an animal rehabilitator. New York City’s rehabilitation facility is called the Wild Bird Fund, or WBF. It also treats opossum, squirrels and rabbits. Each year its staff cares for more than 7,000 animals. Some of them are pigeons or hawks hit by cars or poisoned by lead in the environment. But because New York is part of the Atlantic Flyway, many of them are birds that pass through during migration season. Many of them crash into buildings. On a rainy fall afternoon, a shaken-up woodcock gets a checkup from Tristan Higginbotham. She’s one of WBF’s 10 animal care managers. When birds hit glass, as this woodcock did, “we check to see if they have a broken mandible,” she says (that’s a jaw bone). She places the bird on a towel on an examination table. She gently pulls open a long, slender, delicate beak and looks for signs of injury. Next she turns the bird in her hands. She coaxes the wings apart, feeling with her fingers for swelling. Then she blows on the
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Tristan Higgenbotham of the Wild Bird Fund in New York, examines an injured American woodcock. The woodcock collided with a window, so Higgenbotham makes sure it hasn’t damaged its shoulders or coracoids, or wing bones. bird’s feathers to see if they’re sticky with blood. Higginbotham plans to drop fluorescent yellow liquid into the woodcock’s eyes, which will highlight any scratches. She may give the woodcock “bird ibuprofen” for pain and fluid under its skin to get it hydrated. But right now, the bird “looks pretty good,” Higginbotham says. In WBF’s cramped, chaotic foyer, four Pekin ducks, whose owners didn’t want them anymore, have just had a swim in the exercise pool and are mumbling energetically. Another rehabber bundles a swan with mysteriously drooping and clicking wings into a carrier. It will have an X-ray at a nearby vet’s office. Downstairs, volunteers clean pigeon cages while
the birds get free time. Some pigeons are treated to physical therapy: stretches called “cabinet door” (opening and closing a wing), “wing to beak” and the “scapula slide.” (A scapula is a shoulder bone.) In a narrow room called the “flyway,” recovering titmice, warblers and sparrows practice their moves. One nuthatch fell into tar and lost its tail feathers when it was cleaned. The feathers grow back in a few weeks. A sapsucker has a fractured coracoid (wing bone). “You can see his wing is sticking up, and that can take a long time to heal,” Higginbotham says. The birds squeak and squabble. When the rain stops, Higginbotham will take most of them to a park. At long last, they’ll be released back into the wild.
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Preferably this would be a sumo match, but whether it was boxing, karate or mixed martial arts, Mr. French would come out on top because underneath his understated prim and proper British propriety is a lion waiting to get out. After his decisive victory, he’d smooth over relations with Rerun by serving tea and crumpets. 8. Captain James T. Kirk (“Star Trek”) vs. Captain JeanLuc Picard (“Star Trek: The Next Generation”) Winner: Duh, Captain Kirk Kirk once fought a freakin’ Gorn so he’d mop Scotty’s engine room floor (all the best fights happen there – it’s nicknamed “Thunderdome”) with Picard before Sulu even had a chance to say, “Oh my!” I mean, the most conflict Picard has ever been in are those Uber Eats commercials with Mark Hamill where they are playing air hockey or Connect Four. In short, Kirk would slap the hot Earl Grey outta Picard. 9. Mrs. Livingston (“The Courtship of Eddie’s Father”) vs. Florence (“The Jeffersons”) Winner: Neither They would meet, hit it off, refuse to fight each other, then team up with Hazel, Mrs.
Doubtfire and Alice from “The Brady Bunch” to form Got It Maid – a crime-fighting (and cleaning) team. 10. KITT (“Knight Rider”) vs. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Winner: KITT KITT’s advanced weapons systems would be the difference, but to her credit, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang would play toe-tapping tunes on the radio like “Toot Sweets” and her theme song even as she went down to defeat. 11. ALF vs. Garfield Winner: Neither This match would be called off and ALF would be admonished not to play with his food. 12. Felix Unger (“The Odd Couple”) vs. Dr. Zachary Smith (“Lost in Space”) Winner: Draw This “fight” would consist of two grown men turning their heads away and frantically slapping their hands at each other and at first blush could be mistaken for the gold medal match of the International Pattycake Championships. Reach Fairfield writer Tony Wade at toeknee weighed@gmail.com.
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More than 50 Vacaville businesses will be competing to earn honors in the 13th annual Holiday Window Decorating Contest.
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VACAVILLE — A guided walking tour of Vacaville downtown storefronts continues this week as part of the 13th annual Holiday Window Decorating Contest. More than 50 businesses will be competing to earn honors. The final hour-long tours will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are available via Eventbrite with links to purchase at DowntownVacaville.com. Proceeds from ticket sales support the Downtown Vacaville Business Improvement District. Children younger than 12 walk free. The tours are limited to 15 participants to comply with Covid-19 safety regulations. The People’s Choice award returns this year with more categories. For more information, go to www.downtownvacaville.com or call Brooke Fox at 451-2100.
Project seeks Solano king tides photos The California King Tides Project is asking the public to safely photograph the highest high tides of the year, which are scheduled to arrive through Tuesday.
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Photographing the impact of these tides on beaches, wetlands, roads, harbors and homes helps California plan for future sea level rise. Anyone with a smartphone can participate. Find out what time your nearest king tides arrive and how to contribute your photos to this community science project at california.kingtides.net.
Slew of government meetings on calendar Va r ious gover nment meetings this week will include: n Suisun-Solano Water Authority Executive Committee, 9 a.m. Monday, Suisun City Hall, council chamber, 701 Civic Center Blvd., Suisun City. Info: http://ca-sid.civicplus.com/ AgendaCenter. n Solano County Board of Supervisors, 9 a.m. Tuesday, County Government Center, 675 Texas St., Fairfield. Info: www. co.solano.ca.us. n Fairfield City
Council, 6 p.m. Tuesday. Virtual meeting. Info: www.fairfield.ca.gov/gov/ city_council. n Rio Vista City Council, 6 p.m. Tuesday, City Council chamber, City Hall, 1 Main St. Info: www.riovistacity.com/ city council. n Suisun City Council, 7 p.m. Tuesday, City Council chamber, 701 Civic Center Blvd. Info: www. suisun.com/government/ city-council. n Travis School District Governing Board, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Travis Education Center, 2775 De Ronde Drive, Fairfield. Info: travisusd.org. n Solano Irrigation District, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Lake Berryessa Room, 810 Vaca Valley Parkway, Vacaville. Info: ca-sid.civicplus.com. n Vacaville Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Vacaville City Hall, council chamber, 650 Merchant St. Info: www.ci.vacaville.ca.us. n Solano County Board of Education, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Solano County Office of Education, 5100 Business Center Drive, Fairfield. Info: www.solanocoe.net. n Fairfield-Suisun School District, 5 p.m. Thursday, first-floor board room at Central Office, 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield. Info: www.fsusd.org.
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The big innovation in holiday decorating this year is the drivethru Christmas lighting display. Which is excellent news. If you’re like me and don’t want to get out of the car at all, congratulations: You have one more reason now to sit in the car and cry for 15 minutes. Tears of joy! Tears of joy! ’Tis the season! Thanks to the pandemic, which has become a virtual renaissance of vehicular sloth, we can now shop, eat, work, go to the movies, attend concerts and get tested for disease without ever releasing our seat belts. Still, you’re wondering, a drive-thru Christmas display, is it for someone like me? My answer is: Are you familiar with walking and looking? Well, this is easier! Here’s what you do at these new and improved drive-thru holiday displays: You get in your car. You make sure to have enough gas (you will wait in traffic). You find a drive-thru display. You drive in and a teenager with a flashlight tells you to buy tickets online and they can’t accommodate you and your screaming child right now. You pull over and try to buy tickets online, but it’s sold
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Vehicles move through the “Let It Shine” drive-thru light show at the Northbrook Court shopping mall parking lot in Northbrook, Ill., Dec. 3. out tonight, and tomorrow night. Also, the next three nights. So you return home and sit in your car alone for an hour. One week later, when they fit you in, you drive five
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ov. Gavin Newsom already faces the complicated chore of filling several high-profile political positions. He’ll have a U.S. Senate seat to fill after Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice president. He’ll also name a new state attorney general if Xavier Becerra wins Senate confirmation as President-elect Joe Biden’s health and human services secretary. Then, if he elevates California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to the Senate as Harris’ successor, as widely expected, he’ll appoint someone to fill out Padilla’s term. Newsom has publicly commiserated with himself about dealing with all of the ambitious politicians seeking promotions into high office. And then, last week, New Yorker magazine published a lengthy article describing Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s “cognitive decline” and waning political clout, which raises the possibility that she will not finish out the Dan Walters remaining four years of her current term and give Newsom another big office to fill. Feinstein, first elected to the Senate in 1992, clearly was averse to running for a fifth full term in 2018. However, she was urged to do so by Democratic Party leaders, worried that were Feinstein to retire, it would touch off a fierce and expensive scramble among Democrats that would divert resources they wanted for Senate races in other states. Feinstein reluctantly ran, which angered Democratic Party activists who had long criticized her centrist, collegial approach. Kevin de León, a former president pro tem of the state Senate, challenged her and won the state Democratic Party’s official endorsement, but lost to Feinstein in a runoff. Anger from the left boiled up again when Feinstein failed, in her critics’ eyes, to vigorously oppose Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court during Judiciary Committee hearings. Most galling to those on the left is that she hugged and publicly praised the Republican Judiciary chairman, Lindsey Graham, afterward. The outcry was so severe that Feinstein gave up her seat on Judiciary, one of the Senate’s most powerful positions. The New Yorker article advanced the narrative of Feinstein’s fading political potency. It cited one public indication of “cognitive decline” in the 87-year-old senator: a hearing in November when she asked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey a question and then moments later asked exactly the same question. Other examples in the article were what journalists call “blind quotes” from those who didn’t want to reveal their identities. The New Yorker quoted those saying Feinstein was still sharper than other aged senators. “But many others familiar with Feinstein’s situation,” it said, “describe her as seriously struggling, and say it has been evident for several years. Speaking on background, and with respect for her accomplished career, they say her short-term memory has grown so poor that she often forgets she has been briefed on a topic, accusing her staff of failing to do so just after they have. They describe Feinstein as forgetting what she has said and getting upset when she can’t keep up.” New Yorker reported that Chuck Schumer, the Democratic minority leader, assigned someone to keep an eye on Feinstein during the Barrett hearings. Afterward, he publicly but softly criticized her, and had several private meetings, culminating in her exit from the Judiciary Committee. If, indeed, Feinstein is failing as much as the New Yorker article portrays, it’s difficult to see her hanging on until her term is up in 2024. The potential of a resignation plays into Newsom’s management of the game of musical offices. Someone passed over this year might be considered for Feinstein’s seat and Newsom might even place himself on that contingency list. CALmatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more columns by Dan Walters, go to calmatters.org/commentary.
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company responsible for oting is arguably our most precious right. providing voting machines Voting gives we the and tabulations of votes. people the ultimate Capriles protested the vote check and balance in our and demanded a recount and republic. It allows us to hold full audit of the votes by accountable those in power. matching valid voter signaThus, reaffirming the citizens’ tures and fingerprints, which authority over governance. are required to prove citizenFrom the first recorded for voting. However, he Jim McCully ship democratic elections in was denied as the government ancient Greece, people have interin power (Maduro) said: “it would fered in elections to suit their take years,” “not available,” “cannot interests. This is arguably human be provided.” Sound familiar? nature. “In questions of power then, Interesting, right? let no more be heard of confidence in The company hired for that man, but bind him down from election morphed into what we now mischief by the chains of the Constiknow as Dominion. Dominion can tution.” That’s Thomas Jefferson. and does bid on contracts to provide Citizenship has obligations and election machines, tabulations and privileges. Citizenship was highly other services worldwide. In Ameriprized and jealously guarded because ca’s 2020 election, approximately with citizenship comes the vote; 28 states representing approximately voting is real power. Have we 40% of votes have Dominion as their forgotten this? service provider. This group includes Western civilization was taught all of the swing states. There are American children in school. Democ- three primary companies involved in racy represented hard-won freedoms. this business, with Hart Intercivic The right to vote required proof of Inc. and Election Systems & Software citizenship. This was always true. LLC being the others. Wherever the system eroded, the According to a recent article in nation soon followed. The Washington Post, cybersecurity Subversion of voting results in people expressed concerns over tyranny. Once voting is compromised, security of our elections but say, at it eventually becomes a hollow that point, they had no definitive mockery, the consistent result is evidence corroborating claims of internal and external strife. We’ve fraud. However, since then, evidence seen the results throughout the 20th may be forthcoming. If one looks at and into the 21st centuries with data across the so-called swing states Venezuela being the most famous, from a statistics and probability and recent, glaring example. standpoint, there are numerous An interesting aspect of the inconsistencies emerging. Frankly, a election in Venezuela in 2013, when number of outcomes appear highly the Socialist Juan Maduro beat improbable and problematic. On Henrique Capriles by 1.5%, is, the Dec. 7, lists from these states of
allegedly dead, disenfranchised (felons), non-residents, underage, P.O. Box voters, etc. were published, raising further concerns. Why not simple examine the ballots themselves, thereby reassuring us all? Solano County’s Registrar of Voters Office is run on a day-to-day basis by Assistant Registrar John Gardner. An email from him explains that a request for proposal was published in June 2020 seeking bids for new voting machines. Two firms, Dominion and Hart Intercivic, responded and were tested. The test was witnessed by Solano County citizens. The email states: “The Hart machine had distinct advantages: n It integrated with the existing county electronic pollbook system for ease of printing correct ballots at polling places; n It produced ‘full face’ marked ballots versus a ‘results only’ ballot from Dominion; n It handled the new same-day registration requirements better than Dominion; n The accessible voting device for polling places would serve as a backup paper ballot system for emergency use/need.” A detailed report of testing is available. We have a transparent, verifiable process. It would be best for America if others did, too. Jim McCully is a member of the Solano County Republican Central Committee, Vacaville resident and former Northwest Regional vice chairman of the California State Republican Party.
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had lunch with friends democracy, the results of a on two different days normal, fair election. They’ve last week. It was a hisabrogated their oath to toric week in politics, “uphold and support the but the conversation didn’t Constitution.” They belong in venture into that topic. a banana republic. No one was particularly Naturally, you will say, aware of what was happen“Jack, 106 members is a ing. Shocked, I realized that minority.” True. But only a perhaps few were following Jack Batson few of the other 249 Republithe news. May I summarize cans objected. To date only in case you’re starved of outrage? 32 Republican members of Congress History books may well call have admitted that Joe Biden won the December 2020 a turning point in election. Silence means assent. American history. It will be recogAll these officials know the truth. nized that December was the month It’s their business to know the truth. when the Republican Party, long They just would rather have a drifting from its commitment to right-wing dictator. That’s no democracy, became an authorexaggeration. itarian party. Now the two Republican senators Let’s review. All 50 states have from Georgia have endorsed the validated the election, but our Texas lawsuit against the results of president continues to lead the their state’s own election! “Fraud!” opposition citing imaginary “massive they claim. Georgia had a hand voter fraud” which his acolytes have recount of its results after their presented some 50 times to judges heckling, then a statistical recount – without a shred of evidence. And lost. two recounts. Biden won Georgia, but On the day I write this, 106 Rethe lie goes on, “The election was publican members of Congress voted rigged.” This is simply preposterous. for an authoritarian coup d’état, Rank-and-file Republicans have American-style. They supported the swallowed the pill. Depending on the Texas attorney general’s lawsuit that poll, some two-thirds to three-fourths asked the Supreme Court to disenof Republican voters believe the franchise the legal mail-in ballots of election was rigged, and many are the four battleground states that angry. Very angry. swung to Biden. And this delusional One high election official in thinking attracted 16 other states’ Georgia begged the GOP to stop the AG’s to join in the suit as well as the fraud, saying, “Mr. President, you 106 Republican lawmakers. have not condemned these actions or Without evidence, I don’t think it this language. Senators, you have not has a ghost of a chance, but that condemned this language. . . . Stop action by elected officials is inspiring people to commit potential breathtaking. acts of violence. Someone’s going to For the first time in 240 years, we get hurt. . . . Someone’s going have elected officials who reject to get killed.”
The president of the Pennsylvania state Senate said that if she refused efforts to challenge the election, “I’d get my house bombed tonight.” The Pennsylvania speaker of the House – in the face of threats – signed a letter asking their members of Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s certified electors. When one disaffected Arizona Republican tweeted, “I would be willing to give my life to this fight,” the official Arizona Republican Party retweeted it, adding, “He is. Are you?” John McCain’s daughter responded, “Die for Trump is the official AZ GOP twitter message? Really guys? Really?” Then Trump tweeted, “We will soon be learning about the word ‘courage’ and ‘saving the country.’ ” This is dangerous and unprecedented. As I drove away from lunch, I heard Lincoln Project strategist Steven Schmidt say on the radio – this is reconstructed later – “If you can’t lose an election and recognize the popular will of the people then what you have on American soil is an autocratic political party. We’re one election away from losing our democracy because one party doesn’t believe in it. The GOP is an amalgam of extremist groups now: conspiracy theorists, militia groups, white nationalists, proto-fascists and now dozens of senators and representatives refusing to acknowledge the results of an election. It’s become America’s first autocratic party.” Schmidt said it all. Jack Batson is a former member of the Fairfield City Council. Reach him by email at jsbatson@prodigy.net.
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Reader offers suggestion to continue generous acts past holiday season Dear Annie: Your sophomore year at the responders are showing university. I soon began the wonderful ways to notice that whenever they are illustrating I called the apartment, generosity and care he was never there. His this season, even at friends would tell him the expense of their to call home, which he own enjoyment of would. I soon caught on the holidays. A sugthat he was no longer gestion for making Annie Lane living at the apartment those benefits availI was paying for. He had Dear Annie able past Jan. 1 would moved in with his girlfriend, dropped classes so he be to adopt a school or family could work to pay rent and run or shelter, and to continue up every credit card he applied that commitment. Hunger for. We finally had a family dishas no season. — Compassion cussion about all this, and it has no limits. was decided he would move Dear Compassion: I love home, get a full-time job and your letter. The more we can give to others, the better we feel start paying off his debts. His girlfriend did the same. about ourselves. It is a beautiful circle of joy. Thank you. The problem was, once he Dear Annie: I read the returned home, he didn’t find article about grown children a job. He worked part time living at home and disrespectonce in a while and kept hours ing their parents. I, too, had to well beyond our curfew. He apply the “tough love” stratwas given an ultimatum: three egy to one of my children. In a strikes and you’re out. After nutshell, my oldest son left for the third time he came home college at 18, finished his fresh- at 3 a.m. after partying, I knew man year, found a girlfriend what I had to do. I packed up and, at 19, decided to switch all of his belongings, put them colleges. He moved into an out on the driveway and told apartment with a couple of high him he could no longer live school friends and began his under our roof. I also told him
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ARIES (March 21-April 19). To you, seeing someone you love mess up or experience loss or pain is far worse than experiencing those things yourself. And yet, when you think about it, you wouldn’t trade the lessons you’ve learned for anything. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Good-fortune move: Drum up gratitude for the unchanging pillars of your current day to day. Like statues you can visit any time, under varying weather and light, they remain, faces fixed on the same horizon. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It is not selfish to focus on your own satisfaction. It is also not easily accomplished, as real satisfaction is highly personal and takes introspection and work to accomplish – all well worth the effort. CANCER (June 22-July 22). They were doing the best they could when they made those mistakes that harshly affected you. Turn a soft heart and a kind eye their way, and then welcome the divine fuel injection that will power your next act of grace. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Feelings of grandeur (which all are sometimes prone to) can inspire fantasy, provide momentary escape and point the way to your next move. Even so, they are best indulged briefly, kept private and then brought down to Earth. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You fear that, were you to
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I loved him so very much and that was the hardest decision I ever had to make. I cried all night the first night and hardly slept for a week. He bounced around from friend to friend for about a month. Then, he got a job; he got an apartment; and he started turning his life around. Two years later, he told me that he never blamed me for kicking him out and said that it was probably the best thing I had ever done for him. We have a great relationship. He is nearly 40 now, married with kids, and he has a solid career. I should note that our other children took notice and did not follow in his footsteps. — Tough-Love Mom Dear Tough-Love Mom: Congratulations on doing one of the hardest and kindest things you could do for your son. You are correct that if you enable bad behavior, there really is little incentive to change. What you did for your son changed the trajectory of his life forever. Your tough love paid off. Kudos. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.
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Today’s birthday You’ll uplift those you love. Ironically, it’s the thankless jobs that produce the treasures of your life. Acting from the core of your character, you’re repaid in a currency beyond worldly significance. You grow in power and wisdom, but you’re not above enjoying the many frivolous delights that spice up your days. Gemini and Capricorn adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 16, 39, 4, 31 and 12.
give in to an attraction, you’d be off track with your agenda. These two parts of you, the attracted and the task master, needn’t be at war. Brainstorm. There’s a way to integrate them. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There is a difference between retreating to hide out and retreating to regroup. You are not afraid of what’s going on, but you need time to process it and come up with a plan. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll deal with a complicated situation. You haven’t struck the answer yet, but you will. Keep trying to put yourself in the shoes of different people involved. This one will unravel with patience and empathy. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). Surround yourself with the sacred and the day
takes on a hallowed tone. It’s worth dipping into, but don’t be surprised if you have a low tolerance for the gravity. When it’s time, let the pendulum swing, guilt-free into stupidity. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). Though you are a single individual, you play a role in the trajectory of human evolution. Advances will occur, as they always have – sporadically at first, with individuals at the forefront. Why not you? AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). Reaffirm that you are your own authority. It will clarify and quiet your inner conversation – no more wondering whom to follow – and will eliminate the outside competition for your attention and allegiance. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Sunshine and exercise, more water, less worry: It’s easy to say, harder to remember to do. Consider this your reminder. You are important. People need you to be the best you can be. CELEBRITY PROFILES: The poet and mystic Nostradamus was born over half a millennium ago in the south of France. Some say he predicted the French Revolution and events of World War II. Others claim his coded quatrains are too dependent on interpretation to have genuine predictive power. Then there are those who say Nostradamus was merely retelling ancient history, which always repeats.
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(declarer-play or defense). He says that these books “won’t make you an expert. But (they) will start you on the path to being a good player and good partner.” In this deal from the book, cover the East and South hands. Against three no-trump, West leads his fourth-highest spade four: 10, three, eight. Declarer then plays a heart to his queen. How should West defend? A good rule for authors is to keep the auction simple if it is a card-play deal – unless the bidding supplies a key piece of information for declarer or a defender. West should start by checking the high-card points. He has 10, dummy holds 12, and declarer indicated 15-17. That leaves 1-3 for East. He probably has one club honor: the jack, queen or king. Next, usually third hand plays high, but when he cannot do that, he gives count. Here, East’s lowest spade, the three, showed an odd number of A WORLD CHAMPION spades: one or three. If he started with singleton, the contract is surely HAS FIRESIDE CHATS acast-iron. But if he began with three Mike Lawrence, who is a three-time spades, declarer is down to a singleton Bermuda Bowl world team champion, ace. West should win the second trick has written several excellent books. The with his heart king and lead the spade title of his latest, “Insights on Bridge: two. When South’s ace does come Bidding, Play and Defense, Book 2” fluttering down, West waits to get in (Baron Barclay Bridge Supply) is with his club ace to cash three spade self-explanatory. In each of 96 short winners. chapters, Lawrence discusses one hand (a bidding problem) or two hands COPYRIGHT: 2020, UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE
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New program helps doctors, nurses cut loan burdens Tribune Content Agency PHILADELPHIA — So many employees were stressed out about student loans that Temple University Health System this fall offered a new benefit – a concierge service to help them qualify for a muchtouted federal program that can massively cut their debt. Trouble is, help from the program, known as the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) venture, has been notoriously difficult to get. Meant to assist new doctors, nurses, teachers, soldiers, firefighters and others in public-service jobs, the program has so far been largely a flop. Critics, including several attorneys general who have launched lawsuits on behalf of student debtors, says mismanagement by federal education bureaucrats and misinformation from big loan servers has kept
admission to the program to a trickle. Under the plan, borrowers who make all payments on their loans for a decade have their remaining debt wiped out. But since the program granting reductions in 2017, fewer than 2% of an already small
Under the plan, borrowers who make all payments on their loans for a decade have their remaining debt wiped out. pool of applicants have been approved for a cut in their debt. So private software developers have stepped into the breach. In September, Temple’s hospital system hired Savi, a data-driven nonprofit founded in 2017 in Washington, D.C., to give the system’s loan-laden staff a helping hand by making sure they make loan payments on time or assisting
them in refinancing for lower interest rates. Savi’s help is available free to Temple employees, including physicians, nurses and administrators, and their family members. Karen Cunningham, the system’s manager of HR Communications, Wellbeing and Engagement, said the program has proven useful not only for former students carrying loans, but also for their parents who work at Temple Health. Many took on debt themselves to get their children through schooling. “They should be planning for retirement,” Cunningham said. “It’s a great benefit for employees who have college kids and carrying debt. I’m one of them.” By her estimate, the data concierge helped her drive down her yearly costs by $1,800 as she pays down two college loans for
her children. So far only about 200 employees have signed up since Savi launched at the 10,000-employee system, according to Frederick Berger, Temple Health’s director of benefits and pensions. Still, he sees it as a draw for future hires and a magnet to keep existing staff. “Our recruiters were very excited to discuss it with potential docs and nurses,” Berger said. It will likely be a strong retention tool as well.” The bungled rollout of the federal loan forgiveness program to help nonprofit workers is another element driving an ongoing debate about the crushing burden of college debt in a nation where 45 million borrower owe $1.7 trillion in loans. Payments of such loans were suspended this spring due to the pandemic, but are to resume next month. President-elect Joe
Biden has promised to overhaul the loan-forgiveness program. Under his revision, he would newly provide borrowers in the program with $10,000 in debt relief annually for up to five years of public-service employment. Even more broadly, he would strike $10,000 from the debt of every federal loan borrower. For borrowers earning less than $125,000, he would wipe out all federal undergraduate debt for from public colleges and private ones with mostly minority students. The loan-forgiveness program was established in 2007 under President George W. Bush, but it really kicked into gear in 2017 when those doing public service work who made 10 years of on-time payments first became eligible for debt reduction. But only a small share of those received any forgiveness.
Qualifying workers have been improperly denied help for reasons that ranged from the fact they had been given incorrect information from loan servicers to issues with how they had consolidated loans. Some borrowers made payments dutifully for years while working in a job that the U.S. Department of Education had promised was an eligible form of public service – only to be told that the payments did not qualify. And some debtors lost eligibility because of paperwork omissions when they switched jobs. “What (Savi) does is help make sure people stay in compliance with the program,” said Elizabeth Anderson with TIAA, the large retirement plan for academics and nonprofits, which has a stake in Savi. “Savi helps people work toward 120 qualifying monthly payments.”
Obituaries Elizabeth Brownridge Oct. 31, 1927 — Dec. 1, 2020
Elizabeth Veronica Brownridge, 93, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, surrounded by her family at home in Fairfield, California. Elizabeth was born Oct. 31, 1927, in Waycross, Georgia, to Nobel Westin and Emma Davis. She married Ulysses Lee Brownridge Sr. on Sept. 5, 1951. Elizabeth was a school teacher and taught 4th and 5th grade at Travis Elementary school for 24 years before retiring from the Travis Unified School District. She is a member of The Order of the Eastern Star Prince Hall Rite of Adoption State of California and a founding member of Golden Star Chapter #90 in Suisun City, California. Elizabeth also joined Mount Calvary Baptist Church in December 1970. Elizabeth was actively involved with several social clubs of the Masonic family and did a lot of traveling with her husband of 47 years. Elizabeth is survived by her two daughters,
Avis Blackwell and Daphne Brownridge, both of Fairfield, California; eight grandchildren, Jason Brownridge, Lena Muhammad, both of Tucson, Arizona, Vincente Colon, Terence Brownridge and Derek Brownridge, all of Vacaville, California, Kiah Jones of Atlanta, Georgia, Briana Gonzales and Deloyd Brownridge-Piearson, both of Fairfield, California; 10 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren. Preceding Elizabeth’s death was her husband, Ulysses Lee Brownridge Sr. of Fairfield, California; two sons, Hiram Brownridge of Reno, Nevada, and Ulysses Brownridge Jr. of Vacaville, California; and Janet Brownridge of Fairfield, California. A private interment will take place at Rockville Cemetery, 4219 Suisun Valley Road, Fairfield, California. Arrangements are under the care of BryanBraker Funeral Home, 707-425-4697. You may sign the guestbook at www.bryanbraker.com.
Clyde D. Trammell
June 13, 1932 — Dec. 5, 2020
Clyde was born in Colcord, Oklahoma, and then moved out West to California in the 1940s to Modesto, California. He met his wife, Virgie Ford, in 1953 and they married in 1956. He worked for Western Well Drilling for a number of years until he started his career with Caltrans for 34 years and retired in 1993. He was a very loving, caring and giving person. Clyde was a born again Christian. He received Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at First Baptist Church in Fairfield in 1965, where he was a care minister and ordained as a Deacon. He enjoyed traveling, RV clubs, bocce club, bowling, weightlifting and jogging (he was featured as jogger of the week). He enjoyed coaching Little League (They won many championships!). Clyde had five children, Dennis, Jerry (deceased), Gary, Patty and Sandy; he also had 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He went home to be with the Lord peacefully at home with his loving wife of 64 years at his side. He will be truly missed by all but forever with us. Arrangements under the care of Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, 707-425-4697.
Karen L. McWhorter May 6, 1953 — Dec. 6, 2020
Karen Lee McWhorter, of Fairfield, passed away peacefully on Dec. 6, 2020, while surrounded by her family. She worked for 22 years as a groundskeeper for the Fairfield-Suisun School District. Karen is survived by her brothers, John and Mike McWhorter; three nieces; and one nephew. Service will be held at a later date. Friends may send their condolences to the family at www.fairfieldfuneral-home.com/obituaries. Donations can be made in Karen’s name to the Solano Feral Cat Group at www.solanoferals.org.
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Vehicles move through the “Let It Shine” drive-thru light show in Northbrook, Ill., Dec. 3.
Tunnel From Page A3 low-watt radio station. “But can I hear the butt song?” That’s my 4-year-old daughter. She asked this as we approached Let It Shine, the drive-thru display in the parking lot of Northbrook Court (through Jan. 9, 2021; shinelightshow.com). Tickets were $30 because it was a weekday; weekends are $40, but for those too busy celebrating Jesus’ birth to be considerate, a $55 fast-pass will whisk you past the poor but humble. Oh, the butt song – that’s “Baby Got Back,” which is a holiday standard in our car. We promised to play it again, just as soon as daddy drove five miles per hour for 20 minutes behind 75 Teslas, listening to hip hop “holiday classics” and selections from “Frozen” on a low-watt signal. “Daddy, it’s full of stars!” That’s also my 4-year-old. She was agog at the dazzlingly intricate patterns of light unfurled in thick ribbons, the pulsing snowflakes, the LED reindeers that pranced over the car as we passed through a tunnel of light. But what I actually heard was, “My God, it’s full of stars,” that cryptic line from “2001: A Space Odyssey,” which is a decent reference point for Let It Shine. You move slowly through waves of colors that nuzzle you into a stupor for 15 minutes, then you leave feeling empty and confused. That North Shore teenagers aren’t getting stoned and driving their 2019 Jeeps through this right now – I think – speaks to the welladjusted youth of today. Either that or they’re waiting for Burning
Man, at which Let It Shine would not look out of place. On the other hand, it’s such an oddly antiseptic way to celebrate warmth, I was also reminded of that scene in “A Charlie Brown Christmas” when Linus and Charlie Brown visit a Christmas tree lot and the trees are cold, angular and metal. As if underlining this point, a PF Chang’s hovers just beyond the nativity. Of course, a drivethru holiday experience is no newer than a commercialized Christmas. There’s one on a Northern Ohio farm that’s been going for more than 60 years; there’s one in Virginia pushing 30. Not to mention, there have always been neighborhoods where the Christmas spirit is so elaborate and large that driving though, slowly and steadily, in a kind of happy traffic, as the kids hang out of the windows like golden retrievers, can be just as immersive as any organized drivethru display. For decades, in the Chicago area, from about 1943 to 1973, the gold standard of amateur drive-thru displays was Candy Cane Lane in the Dunning neighborhood – specifically along Nottingham Avenue, off Harlem, which was lined with towering candy canes for blocks, each home a massive lighting bill waiting to happen. (Indeed, it’s said ComEd, concerned with the amount of energy being expended during the energy crisis of the 1970s, provoked the decline of Candy Cane Lane.) Then again, Candy Cane Lanes are sort of like Homes of Rock ‘n’ Roll – everywhere has one. These days, if you prefer to spend $40 on presents for the kids, not on Christmas displays, Hillside Avenue in Elm-
hurst is pretty cute – one home has an Olaf doing figure-eights all night on the front lawn. The Sauganash/Edgebrook neighborhood on the Far Northwest Side is another charmer. So many homes here have bejeweled reindeer, garlands of golds and reds and sentinel nutcrackers, the few darkened homes stand out like broken teeth. Tunnels of lights – the big WOW! in most drivethru displays – form naturally in neighborhoods like these. Peer down the right street and it’s a mirage of Hollywood design, as if set decorators snuck in the night before to scrub familiar streets down to a soft glow. And all it takes is a house or two, preferably neighbors, to generate that effect. It’s hard to know if you’re being reminded of a warm childhood Christmas lodged in your brain or a warm Christmas in Vancouver via the Hallmark Channel. Either way, it’s ready for Instagram. Though you don’t think of abstraction being especially popular in working-class Chicago neighborhoods (where many of the smartest displays have always been found), that’s often what you’re looking at – shapes, colors and forms without definition, only feeling. The wonder comes out of stumbling on something so cheerful and unexpected. All the pandemic did was formalize this. So, in Los Angeles this uneasy holiday, Dodger Stadium has a drivethru light display. The Minnesota State Fairgrounds has one, too. In Bethel, N.Y., on the site of the 1969 Woodstock music festival, there’s “Peace, Love & Lights” for cars only. The Dallas Zoo has drive-thru lights. As do racing speedways in the South and parks in New England.
There are three large ones in the Chicago area. Northbrook, the most awkwardly contrived, has the charm of, well, a shopping mall – though, to be fair, a shopping mall is not without its charm at the holidays. The drive-thru at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle – titled “Illumination,” winding through two miles of campus – is classier, the music traditional, the lighting effects just shy of a Beyonce concert impressive. But if the music wasn’t there for context, I’m not sure fields of pulsing pod people (I think), chandeliers dangling in trees and disco-ball-ish reflections shout Christmas. It does look cool, though. Like the scene in a Disney movie where the heroine communes with her dead elders and the magic forest unleashes fancy confetti. Still, as with Northbrook, $49 to $39 a car (for non-members) is Scoogey (currently sold out through Jan. 3, with tickets added on Mondays; www.mortonarb.org). Which brings me to Aurora’s Festival of Lights in Phillips Park, in its 14th year and free, free, free. This isn’t a case of getting what you pay for. It’s a sweet old-fashioned throwback, a mile of lights arranged into Old Man Winter (blowing his wind), elves darting behind rocks, toy workshops, igloos, teddy bear snowball fights, and, yes, pulsing tunnels of light. You pass beneath a welcoming arch, then have a leisurely drive past vignettes, not effects, the bluest blues, the greenest greens, all glowing foggy on a December night. For maximum effect, lower your windows, wrap your hands around hot chocolate and let a little chill inside. That’s how you find the warmth.
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Robert Lucky stands next to his mother, Lucia Gillis, at their home in Suisun City, Dec. 4.
Lucky From Page One 5 O’clock Somewhere. His love of music dates back to his youth, growing up listening to 1950s music and doo wap. Two school talent shows and he was hooked, teaching himself how to play the guitar and other instruments. A trip to a pawn shop netted him a guitar. He wanted to be like Ritchie Valens after watching the movie “La Bamba.” “Initially she was hesitant,” Lucky said of his mother. He would often sit up playing until the wee hours of the morning. A trip to the Winter Dance Carnival resulted in meeting members of the Valens family and well as family members of The
Trump From Page One The host in the Fox interview attempted to ask Trump if he would attend Biden’s inauguration, but the president interrupted. “I don’t want to talk about that,” he said. Trump’s continued claims, with no evidence, that the election was stolen have gone beyond Twitter rhetoric and legal shenanigans. Pro-Trump supporters descended late Saturday on the nation’s capital and clashed with counter-protesters. Among the most vocal Trump supporters were members of Proud Boys, which is considered a hate group by human rights activists. More than a dozen people were arrested and four taken to the hospital with what authorities described as serious knife wounds. Republican lawmakers continued Sunday to shy away from urging Trump to accept reality.
Alert From Page One The surge continues to stretch ICU capacity thin. On Saturday, the California Department of Public Health said the available ICU capacity in the entire Southern California region was just 5.3%, and in the San Joaquin Valley region, officials reported there is no ICU capacity left. San Diego County health officials reported Saturday that 84% of ICU beds were full, a day after warning that the remaining open beds did not have enough staff available to maintain state-mandated
Big Bopper, Jiles Perry “J.P.” Richardson Jr. Lucky also competed in pageants, winning two titles: Mr. Hawaiian Tropics and Mr. Solano County. Growing up at Carole Warren’s Danc-Sing Stars Studio taught him to be comfortable while on stage. Lucky spent time at Armijo High School and the California School for the Blind after his diagnosis. It was there he observed how his peers dealt with limited sight. Lucky opted to live life to its fullest, finding employment and living independently. “I’ve had dark moments,” he said. “I just pull myself out of it. I’ve got to get up to live as much as I can.” He and his mother remain close. They are more like a brother and sister, they say. While insisting Trump had the right to pursue legal claims, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), who is retiring and has been a rare GOP voice of occasional criticism of the president, said it was time to bring the post-election period to a close. “I don’t think his lawyers have a right to go to court with specious lawsuits with no evidence,” Alexander said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “And I think the processes say it’s over on Monday if the electors vote for Joe Biden, which I expect that they will.” He urged Trump to congratulate Biden and said the president’s “behavior,” especially his shoddy handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, led to his loss. Others wouldn’t go that far. “There will be a president sworn in on Jan. 20, but let this process play out,” said Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the No. 2 House Republican, speaking Sunday to Fox News. nurse-patient ratios. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department reported a new outbreak in a county jail Friday night, with 54 inmates at the South Bay Detention Facility testing positive for the novel coronavirus, according to a news release. That’s in addition to the 370 confirmed cases among inmates in the county’s jails since the pandemic began. The Sheriff’s Department said it’s taking additional steps to increase social distancing following the outbreak, prohibiting the use of common areas, expanding the use of N-95 masks and restricting the movement in seven county jails.
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been his own. “I knew, if you like, that Philby had taken a road that was dangerously open to myself, though I had resisted it,” le Carré wrote in the introduction to a 1991 edition of his “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” novel of deceit, double agents, and moral ambiguity. “I knew that he represented one of the – thank God, unrealized – possibilities of my nature.” Still, le Carré was not above subterfuge. As part of the British Foreign Service from 1959 to 1964, le Carré worked for British intelligence, a role from which he drew fodder for his novels and that necessitated he adopt a pen name to hide his true identity of David Cornwell. Fittingly, after Cornwell was outed and had to leave the service, his real name faded into the shadows as le Carré became the multimillion-selling novelist whose spy novels transcended the pulp genre to, in the eyes of some critics, literary art. “He’s a brilliant writer for whom spies are merely subject matter,” Robert Gottlieb, who edited some of le Carré’s books for Alfred A. Knopf in the 1970s and ’80s, told the New York Times Magazine in 2013. “Calling him a spy writer is like calling Joseph Conrad a sea writer, or Jane Austen a domestic-comedy writer.” Le Carré died Saturday evening at his home in Cornwall after a short illness, according to a statement from Jonny Geller, CEO of literary agency the Curtis Brown Group. He was 89. In a career that began in 1961, le Carré wrote 25 novels ranging from post-World War II espionage in Europe to the post-9/11 struggle against terrorism, with side trips to Panama, Nigeria and Gibraltar, among other places. Although best known for his spy stories, he also wrote about Russian money launderers (“Our Kind of Traitor,” 2010), Africans caught up in
Trucks From Page One temperatures Sunday morning to watch the trucks leave. She said she’ll get the vaccine when it’s her turn. “It is pretty exciting,” she said. “I’m pretty proud of our Pfizer here in Kalamazoo.” Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, which is about 95% effective, is the first to leap all federal regulatory hurdles except one, the blessing of Robert Redfield, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If he signs off, Pfizer has said it will deliver 6.4 million doses around the country in this initial shipment. Michigan’s share of that first delivery is 84,825 doses. The shipment early Sunday morning from its plant in Portage involved 1.95 million doses of the vaccine. Each vial of the vaccine includes five doses, the company said. And 975 vials fit in each of its insulated boxes. A total of 400 boxes were loaded onto those trucks. Health care workers and emergency medical personnel will be the first in Michigan to receive the vaccine, as the biggest mass vaccination effort in the nation’s history takes an important step toward trying to stop the spread of a virus that so far has infected 16 million Americans and killed 300,000. Denny LaPoint, 74, of Vicksburg stood outside with a camera, eager
the turmoil of the Congo (“The Mission Song,” 2006), and a British actress drawn into an Israeli plot to assassinate a Palestinian terrorist (“The Little Drummer Girl,” 1983). With fellow Briton Graham Greene, le Carré helped redefine the spy novel, and showed that, when done well, such works could be read as high art. Le Carré won few literary awards – primarily because he refused to enter the contests and routinely declined nominations. At least seven of his works were adapted to film, beginning with “The Spy Who Came In From the Cold” in 1965 and including the Oscar-nominated “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” in 2011 and “The Constant Gardener” in 2005, for which Rachel Weisz won a best supporting actress Oscar. Although most spygenre novels focus on action, le Carré’s work stood out for his obsession with the gray areas of morality, human weakness and failure, and the machinations of governments – which can become meat grinders for the truth. “As the systems for propagating information and speeding it around the globe are becoming ever more sophisticated, so do the opportunities to manipulate information,” le Carré told The Washington Post in 1996. “The manipulation of truth seems to go hand-in-hand with the availability of information.” David Cornwell was born Oct. 19, 1931, in Poole, England, one of two sons of Ronald and Olive Cornwell. His father was a mercurial conman who spent time in prison for insurance fraud but who also connived his way into London’s upper society. It made for a fractious father-son relationship, which found its way into several of le Carré’s novels and a memoir published in the New Yorker in 2002. Le Carré’s mother ran off with another man when le Carré was 5, and he spent most of his childhood in boarding schools, an experience that fueled his dislike for the British class system. Having a knack for languages, le Carré worked
with British army intelligence, interviewing German-speaking defectors from the Eastern bloc, then in 1951 entered Oxford, where he studied modern languages – and worked for MI5, England’s domestic intelligence agency, trying to ferret out Soviet agents. By 1960, le Carré was working for MI6, the foreign intelligence service, in Hamburg and Bonn. And he was writing. His first novel, “Call for the Dead,” came out in 1961. His superiors forbade him to publish under his real name, and for reasons that in ensuing years he lied about, obscured or seemed to have forgotten, he came up with the le Carré pen name. That first novel also introduced George Smiley, the rotund and unkempt spymaster who would become the main or side character in at least eight of le Carré’s novels. Unlike the most famous literary spy of the era, Ian Fleming’s James Bond, the debonair womanizing man of international action, Smiley was a plodding, bureaucratic everyman with a razorsharp mind, a dogged nature, and an ability to be immediately forgotten. “He sat leaning back with his short legs bent, head forward, and plump hands linked across his generous stomach,” le Carré wrote in “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.” “His hooded eyes had closed behind the thick lenses. His only fidget was to polish his glasses on the silk lining of his tie, and when he did this his eyes had a soaked, naked look that was embarrassing for those who caught him at it.” The first two novels received little attention, but le Carré’s third, 1963’s “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold” – a cynical exposition on the moral failing of both the East and the West – was an international best-seller. Le Carré made so much money from the book he stashed away his realworld cloak and dagger and devoted himself to writing to full time. The fame was overwhelming, and le Carré initially didn’t handle it well. “I made an awful
mess of my first marriage,” he said in the New York Times Magazine interview. “It was hard to live with me being me.” He and his wife, Alison, with whom he had three sons – Simon and Stephen, who are involved in film adaptations of le Carré’s novels, and Timothy – divorced in 1971. The next year, he married Valerie Jane Eustace, a former book editor. They had one son together, the British novelist Nick Harkaway. In his novels, le Carré sought to mix real terminology from the spy world with invented terms and uses, such as “honey pot” for the use of a pretty woman to seduce a target, “scalphunter” for an assassin, and “lamplighter” for someone who gathers information from surveillance and couriers. Le Carré was surprised to learn that over time many of his invented phrases found their way into the spy world’s lexicon; some even credit him with coining the word “mole” for a highly placed spy, though he said he believed he took the term from the KGB. But le Carré was foremost a writer of tales that explored human frailty and notions of patriotism, as well as the dehumanizing aspects of strict adherence to political doctrine at a time when extremism threatened to plummet the world into nuclear war. “As a storyteller, he’s simply one of the best we have,” Nan Graham, publisher of Scribner, told the Associated Press in 2008. And le Carré saw literature – his literature – as a way to perhaps goad a lethargic body politic to action. “Every writer wants his book to change people in some way,” he told the Weekly Australian in 2003 after publication of his novel, “Absolute Friends,” about American military globalization and the fragility of truth. “I want to break through the apathy. I think this book is really saying something that isn’t being said, that we have gone clean off the rails. I hope it entertains. But I also hope it stirs.” Le Carre is survived by his second wife, Valerie, and his four sons.
to get a view of of the action. He arrived outside the plant at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, but when he saw nothing was happening, went back home and returned about 4 a.m. “I thought this was a chance to see history in the making,” said LaPoint, who is taking a photography independent study class at Western Michigan University. For Nancy Galloway, 63, of Plainwell, watching those trucks was worth the wait. “Friday night, when the FDA said it was approved, this is going to sound a little weird, but I got a tear in my eye. It gave me chills. We live this close. I mean, I had to come down here and see history. I am putting together a little scrapbook of everything that’s happened since March, you know with the protests, the election, this. There’s just a lot of history happening in 2020, and I’m going to pass that book on to my nieces and nephews.” The pandemic, she said, has made her humble. “I don’t take things for granted,” Galloway said. “I appreciate things more, your home, your family, your friends. I have three close friends who had Covid. They came out of it OK, but they said it was horrible.” A FedEx and a UPS trucks back into the loading dock at Pfizer Global Supply in Portage, Mich., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. Because Pfizer’s vaccine must be frozen at the ultra-cold temperature of minus-94 degrees
Fahrenheit or lower for storage, shipping doses to hospitals and public health agencies is a challenge. The vaccines can be kept safely at 36-46 degrees Fahrenheit for up to 24 hours or at room temperature for no more than two hours after it thaws, the company says. That means hospitals and public health agencies around the state have been buying ultra-cold deep freezers to store the Pfizer vaccine, and the company had to come up with creative ways to ship it. Pfizer created temperature-controlled thermal shippers that use dry ice to maintain ultra-cold temperatures for up to 10 days unopened. Some of the boxes will be sent by air to hubs around the U.S., the company says, and then delivered to the sites where they’ll be administered. Others will be delivered by ground transport. The company said it is taking precautions to ensure that the vaccines stay cold enough during shipping. “We will utilize GPSenabled thermal sensors with a control tower that will track the location and temperature of each vaccine shipment across their pre-set routes, 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” the company said in a fact sheet about vaccine distribution. Once the ultracold boxes of vaccines arrive, they can remain in the thermal shippers for as long as 30 days as long as the dry ice is replaced every five
days, the company says. And the vials can be stored for up to five days at temperatures of 17-28 degrees Fahrenheit. The state’s roughly 600,000 health care workers are the highest priority for this vaccination effort, and will get the first doses in Michigan. After that, people who live and work in longterm care facilities will get vaccines, followed by other essential workers and people who are at high risk for severe illness or death from Covid-19. Following the initial delivery of the first 6.4 million doses of Pfizer’s vaccine are distributed nationally, the company is expected to send out weekly shipments of its vaccine, totaling 33.6 million additional doses before the end of the year, said U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar during a Dec. 2 news briefing. Because Pfizer’s vaccine requires two doses, spaced 21 days apart, Azar noted that Pfizer is on track to deliver enough coronavirus vaccine for 20 million Americans in December alone. “Vaccines will only bring this pandemic to an end if enough Americans choose to take these vaccines,” Azar said. “Having substantial quantities of a safe and effective vaccine that’s been authorized by FDA before the end of the year is a remarkable achievement and it will start saving lives very soon.”
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on Gruden’s Raiders offense is the franchise’s best in nearly 20 years. Quarterback Derek Carr is having a career renaissance. Running back Josh Jacobs – even in his banged-up state – is a game-changer. Tight end Darren Waller is putting up absolutely crazy numbers, and Nelson Agaholor
ANALYSIS and Henry Ruggs might be the most underrated wide receiver combination in the NFL. All this behind an offensive line that – at times – has been elite. You would think, in an NFL where offense is king, all that would be enough. But it’s not. It’s not even close. Even if the Raiders make the playoffs this
season – and after Sunday’s blowout loss to the Colts, that’s still somehow possible – this team’s return to the postseason will be short-lived. One and done. This Raiders’ defense is just that bad. There have been countless examples of Raiders’ defensive futility this season – Sunday’s game against the Colts was hardly an expose – but the Week 14 loss alone provided more than
enough evidence in the case to fade the Silver and Black come the new year, should they still be playing. “We the worst defense in the NFL,” Oakland native and lifelong Raiders fan Damian Lillard tweeted Sunday. Dame would know about bad defense, he’s a Portland Trail Blazer. Jokes aside, if Lillard is not 100 percent accurate, he’s certainly not far
off. It’s hard to think of an NFL defense more futile than the Raiders’. And while the old adage that offense sells tickets but defense wins championships might not apply to 2020 for several reasons, you still need some semblance of defense to compete for a championship. The Raiders can’t even muster that. The Raiders’ defensive play leaves no room for error on offense, and as
strong as that this Raiders’ offense can be, it is hardly infallible. Beyond that, the Raiders are a possession team that will, on occasion, take a deep shot. Ultimately, they want to hold onto the ball, run it with Jacobs, and limit possessions. But that model doesn’t work when your defense is giving up big gain after big gain, both through the air and on the ground. See Raiders, Page B8
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Mullens was making a 23-7 lead on the final his fifth straight start play of the third period. The 49ers tried for Jimmy Garoppolo and to su m mon a n was leading an offense that was also without Samuel improbable rally. They trimmed the and its best player, All-Pro deficit to 23-15 with about tight end George Kittle. The 49ers also finished 10 minutes left on Mullens’ 6-yard toss to full- without their best remainback Kyle Juszczyk that ing defensive player, inside was followed by Mullens’ linebacker Fred Warner, t wo -point- conversion who exited with a stinger pass to wide receiver in the third quarter. Kendrick Bourne. And they were They had possession reminded of what they at their 48-yard line with had in their best defensive 2:40 left but couldn’t pick player, pass rusher Nick Bosa, who suffered a torn up a first down. On 3rd-and-2, Mullens’ an ACL in Week 2. A year after Bosa was 22-yard completion to Bourne was negated by a named the NFL’s Defenholding penalty on right sive Rookie of the Year, tackle Mike McGlinchey. Washington’s Chase On 4th-and-12, Mullens Young, another pass-rushcompleted a 10-yard ing No. 2 pick from Ohio pass to Bourne that sealed the loss. See 49ers, Page B8
49ers’ loss to Washington begins fittingly, likely ends playoffs The loss that all but extinguished the 49ers’ playoff hopes began fittingly Sunday – with an injury. Of course it did. The 49ers’ 23-15 defeat to Washington got off to an ominous start when wide receiver Deebo Samuel pulled up on the game’s first play from scrimmage with a hamstring injury that sidelined him for the rest of the afternoon. Samuel tossed his helmet in frustration as he went to the sideline. And the sight of one of the team’s best players being forced out of action was an appropriate way to begin a game that surely ended the meaningful portion of
their injury-filled season. The 49ers, who were doomed by two disastrous plays from quarterback Nick Mullens, one of their backups being forced into action, fell to 5-8 and are two games behind Arizona (7-6) for the NFC’s final postseason spot with three games remaining. The Cardinals, whom the 49ers meet Dec. 26, currently have the tiebreaker edge on the 49ers. Mullens, who has 11 turnovers in his seven starts this season, was a reason Washington (6-7) won despite not scoring an offensive touchdown: Mullens lost a fumble that was returned for a touchdown in the second quarter and threw a picksix that gave Washington
Stanford football: Cardinal will face UCLA next Saturday, skip postseason Tribune Content Agency Fresh off two weeks in the Pacific Northwest, Stanford’s football team is ticketed for Southern California for its final game of 2020. The Cardinal (3-2) will play at UCLA (3-3) on Saturday, the Pac-12 announced as it unveiled its Week 7 slate, which had not yet been determined as the conference waited to see what its championship game matchup would be. Kickoff at the Rose Bowl is set for 5 p.m. and the game will air on ESPN 2. It will be Stanford’s last game of the season, as the school announced Sunday it will decline any bowl game invite after spending the last two weeks practicing and
playing on the road. Stanford ran its win streak to three Saturday night with a 27-24 victory over Oregon State in Corvallis, where it had been practicing since beating Washington in Seattle the prior week. A forced fumble inside its own 20-yard line in the game’s final minute sealed the victory for Stanford. The Cardinal hit the road after Santa Clara County announced a ban on contact sports, including practices, in response to spiking coronavirus cases. The team practiced in Seattle ahead of its date with the Huskies. UCLA lost Saturday night to USC in a thrilling cross-town rivalry game, falling to the Trojans
43-38 in a game that featured two last-minute lead changes. Both teams have had rollercoaster seasons, missing their star quarterbacks (Stanford’s Davis Mills and UCLA’s Dorian Thompson-Robinson) for at least a game throughout the Pac-12 season due to coronavirus or contact tracing. Mills was ruled out for Stanford’s opener against Oregon after what was later determined to be a false positive test, while Thompson-Robinson missed two games in late November. Mills noted after Saturday night’s win that the Cardinal had planned to head to the Los Angeles area in anticipation that it would face the Bruins next week.
andom pertinent and impertinent observations from a real basketball game! A practice game, but still. Not a great viewing experience, though, when Joe Lacob gets twice as much screen time as Stephen Curry. And makes one fewer shot than Curry makes in the first half. Biggest takeaway? Stephen Curry is still with us! He didn’t quit ball to join the celeb golf circuit, become Under Armour CEO, or team up full time with Dr. Anthony Fauci. Hey, Steph, what’s with all the turnovers and missed shots? Run this theory past your boy Fauci: Your new headband is cutting off the circulation to your brain. I don’t do critiques of broadcasting teams, but if you watched the game on NBC Sports Bay Area, you got an entire first half with zero play-by-play. First Bob Fitzgerald and Kelenna Azubuike held a chat-fest, ignoring the game, even though most of us are still trying to learn who the new Warriors are.
ANALYSIS Then they drifted into the Twilight Zone. Team owner Lacob dropped in on the telecast, to be interviewed during the game, on camera. That interview might still be going on. Fitzgerald did most of the relentless grilling of Lacob, demanding to know how his boss could be so generous, competitive and gol-durn funny. If Lacob is so generous, why doesn’t he buy Steve Kerr a mask that stays on his nose when he talks? “We’ll let you go at the next break,” Fitzgerald told his boss, and millions of viewers screamed at their TV screens for Kerr to call a timeout. Several breaks later, the love-fest continued. Putting aside snark for a moment, the A’s have an owner who doesn’t care if his team wins and has a mousetrap in his wallet, the Giants have an owner who helps finance the coup of democracy, the Raiders have an owner who abducted his team. Among that crowd, Lacob is light centuries ahead. The smooching See Warriors, Page B8
Cleveland Indians to change team name, according to report Tribune Content Agency The Indians will change the name of their franchise, the New York Times reported Sunday night. The Indians had announced in July that a “thorough review” would take place regarding the franchise name. They did not commit to a name change at that time, though it was always very likely getting rid of the Indians moniker would be the end result. The Times report indicated a more formal announcement could come within the next week, and that the team plans to stick with the Indians name and uniforms in 2021 before potentially shifting away from them in 2022. One option could be to
proceed without a team name, as the Washington Football Team has done, until a new name can be selected and implemented, the Times reported. The next team name is not yet known, but some of the more popular options include “Spiders,” “Guardians,” “Blues” and several others pertaining to music or aquatic themes. The Indians dropped the Chief Wahoo logo from their uniforms and from view of the playing field before the 2019 season, though they retained the trademark and rights to the logo in part to disallow others to use it on a larger scale. Cleveland’s baseball team has gone by the Indians nickname since 1915.
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FAIRFIELD — Continue to stream movies this holiday season. Travel down memory lane with the documentary, “The Last Blockbuster,” about the lone one that remains in business in Bend, Oregon. It’s not rated. “Breaking Surface” is a thriller involving half-sisters who set out on a winter drive in a remote part of the Norwegian coast. A rockslide traps one under water. As the other surfaces to call for help, she finds the rockslide struck above water as well as burying their equipment, phone and car keys. As the frantic race for survival unfolds, a fractured sisterhood is exposed. When all seems lost, the stakes rise beyond simple survival. It’s not rated. “Fatale” stars Hilary Swank and Michael Ealy, who have a one-night stand. She ends up involving him in her latest police investigation. As he tries desperately to put the pieces together, he falls deeper into her trap, risking his family, his career and even his life. It’s rated R. “Greenland” is about a family fighting for survival as a planet-killing comet races to Earth. A man, his estranged wife and their son embark on a perilous journey in hopes of finding sanctuary. Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin star. It’s rated PG-13. “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” features the late Chadwick Boseman in the story of the mother of the blues and her band at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. It’s adapted from an August Wilson play and is rated R. “Sister of the Groom” stars Alicia Silverstone and Tom Everett Scott as a husband and wife in a destination wedding weekend that has gone off the rails. With every intention of breaking up the ready-to-wed couple, Silverstone and Scott’s characters turn the weekend into a tailspin of
embarrassing mishaps. It’s rated R. “The Comeback Trail” features Morgan Freeman and Tommy Lee Jones in the story of a man in debt to a mob boss who attempts insurance fraud by planning a western film starring a washed-up, suicidal cowboy. It’s rated R. “The Father” features Anthony Hopkins as an 80-year-old man whose grip on reality is unraveling. His daughter, played by Olivia Colman, has to learn to grieve the loss of her father while he still lives and breathes for her. It’s rated PG-13. “Breach” stars Bruce Willis in an action thriller. Fleeing a devastating plague on Earth, an interstellar ark comes under attack from a new threat: a shape-shifting alien force intent on slaughtering what is left of humanity. It’s rated R. “Hunter Hunter” is a horror film about a family living in the remote wilderness earning a living as fur trappers. Struggling to make ends meet, they think their traps are being hunted by the return of the rogue wolf. It’s not rated. “Skylines” is the story of a virus threatening to turn Earth-dwelling, friendly alien hybrids against humans. Capt. Rose Corley must lead a team of elite soldiers on a mission to the alien’s world in order to save what’s left of humanity. It’s rated R. “The Rescue” centers on an offshore drilling platform that may sink at any time. All members of the Transportation Emergency Response Team head to the location the moment they hear the alarm. With the time counting down, one man leads the helicopters flying into the explosion and fiercely burning fire, targeting the platform. It’s not rated. Check with streaming services to see what movies are available.
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Swift’s surprise LP ‘Evermore’ more – and less – ‘Folklore’
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all it “Use Your Seclusion II.” Less than five months after Taylor Swift dropped “Folklore” – the blockbuster made-in-quarantine album that reintroduced this country-turned-pop star as an introspective indie balladeer – she’s returned with “Evermore,” which she calls the earlier set’s “sister record” and which came out with equally little warning on Thursday night. Like “Folklore,” the new set of 15 songs (17 if you splurge for the deluxe physical edition) was created during the Covid-19 pandemic with a crew of musicians led by Aaron Dessner of The National; like “Folklore,” “Evermore” mines an atmospheric, slightly twee chamber-rock sound defined by breathy vocals and hand-played instruments of both the acoustic and electronic variety. “To put it plainly, we just couldn’t stop writing songs,” Swift wrote Thursday morning in an Instagram post announcing the existence of the new album and of a music video for the lead track, “Willow.” Joining the tea party this time are the sisters of Haim, several of Dessner’s National bandmates and Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons, along with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, who appeared on “Folklore” but plays a larger role this time as duet vocalist and sideman. Given its scale and especially its secrecy – at this point, Swift’s NDA game is approaching Beyonce’s level – it’s fair to think of the sprawling “Folklore”/”Evermore” project as a superstar flex along the lines of Guns N’ Roses’ 1991 “Use Your Illusion” two-fer or Shakira’s “Fijacion Oral” and “Oral Fixation” from 2005. (That “Evermore”’s release closely follows “Folklore”’s numerous Grammy nominations, including for album of the year, only deepens the impression that Swift is here to win.) Yet the singer’s companion LPs also showcase her prodigious songwriting talent at a moment when Covid has kept musicians off the stages that normally define their lives. Has any A-list act utilized her involuntary time at home more fruitfully than Swift has? What distinguishes “Folklore” from “Evermore,” of course, was the element of surprise – not in how the albums appeared (which shocked fans and industry insiders alike in both cases), but in the stylistic shift “Folklore” embodied. By downsizing her music, Swift’s
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Taylor Swift performs onstage during the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Nov. 24, 2019. first 2020 record obliged listeners to reconsider the skills of a master spectacle-maker; “Folklore,” with its many tunes about characters both real and imagined, also asked us to detach Swift’s songs from the particulars of her highly scrutinized personal life. “Evermore,” in a first for Swift, simply repeats its predecessor’s trick, which means the new album’s tunes must stand on their own. And not all of them are up to the standard she set on “Folklore.” There are some incredible songs here, none more impressive than “Tolerate It,” a devastating account of a loving wife who no longer interests her husband; “Gold Rush,” about the torments of being in a relationship with a famous person; and “Champagne Problems,” which play-by-plays a rebuffed engagement offer with so much empathy that neither character ends up as the bad guy. (Interestingly, Swift wrote “Champagne Problems” with her boyfriend, Joe Alwyn, working in his alter ego as William Bowery.) “No Body, No Crime,” which features vocals from Danielle and Este Haim, evokes the Chicks and Shania Twain as it unspools a daffy-vengeful whodunit yarn about a woman with a dead husband. “Dorothea” and “‘Tis the Damn Season” star the same central figure: a Hollywood hopeful who leaves behind her sleepy hometown only to return at Christmastime, when she temporarily rekindles an old romance. “You could call me ‘babe’ for the weekend,” she tells the guy, which could just about break your heart.
Then there’s “Closure,” a wild industrial-folk number with Nine Inch Nails-style drums in which the narrator lays into an ex who can’t stand the idea that she’s still mad at him: Don’t treat me like Some situation that needs to be handled I’m fine with my spite and my tears And my beers and my candles “My beers and my candles”! A top 10 bar for 2020, easy. Yet too many of the remaining songs on “Evermore” feel like leftovers from “Folklore,” with recycled vocal cadences and melodic phrases or lyrical scenarios that seem unfinished, as in “Willow” and the pretty but aimless “Ivy.” The National’s guttural-voiced Matt Berninger joins Swift for a ghastly duet called “Coney Island” that makes you wonder if Dessner lost a bet to his pal. And although you have to love the concept for “Cowboy Like Me,” about a pair of grifters who fall for each other on the job, the ersatz Lana Del Rey folk-rock arrangement (with Mumford on backing vocals) never gets up and goes anywhere. “Evermore” closes with a callback to one of “Folklore’s” high points – the juicily emotional Bon Iver duet “Exile” – with another slowmotion piano ballad featuring Vernon’s pained man-in-thewoods falsetto. But this time he and Swift fail to connect as they did in “Exile,” which gives the song a glum brandintegration vibe. For most pop stars, that might be enough. Not for Swift.
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TEXTBOOK DEALS DO OCCUR AT THE TABLE John Hope Franklin, who was a historian, said, “We must get beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths . . . and tell the world the glories of our journey.” Some bridge players believe that textbook deals never arise at the table, so why bother reading the game’s literature?
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by Phillip Alder We know that that attitude is ill-advised. In today’s deal, how should South plan the play in five clubs after West leads a spade? West’s two-club overcall was a Michaels Cue-Bid, promising at least 5-5 in the majors. North doubled to show values, East passed because he had equal length in the majors, and eventually South pushed into five clubs. East was tempted to sacrifice in five spades because of the double fit, but the vulnerability was unfavorable. (Five spades doubled costs only 200, though, if West guesses the heart suit correctly.) When the dummy appeared, South thought they had missed a slam. He could see one spade, five diamonds and six clubs. But given West’s overcall, there was a risk of a bad diamond break. Declarer won with dummy’s spade ace, cashed the club king and played a club to his jack. Now he carefully played the diamond ace and king. If everyone had followed, South would have drawn East’s last trump and claimed an overtrick. But when West discarded on the second round, declarer played a diamond to the queen, ruffed a diamond, crossed to dummy with a trump and discarded his second spade on the diamond nine. He lost only two hearts. COPYRIGHT: 2020, UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE
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During the global coronavirus pandemic Ana Ramos, right, is being tested for Covid-19 in Tom Bradley international at LAX, Nov. 17, in Los Angeles.
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Trying to make flying feel safe during the pandemic Los Angeles Times After an anxious flight to Texas for a business trip, Orange County artist Patrice Miller vowed to stay clear of airports and airlines for the foreseeable future. It made her nervous to see passengers on her flight from John Wayne Airport to McAllen International Airport seated with no physical distancing, many refusing to wear masks. But she said she was most unnerved about her hourlong stopover at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, where travelers mingled together around eateries and crowded into retail stores, about half of them not wearing masks. “I’m going to another conference next week, but I’m driving,” Miller said. Airport operators across the country say such dread by airline passengers has helped push air travel demand down by nearly 65% compared with last year. In response, they have launched an effort to overhaul the way Americans fly in hopes of reducing the risk of spreading the coronavirus and encouraging travelers to take to the skies in pre-pandemic numbers again. Airport executives have already come up with a handful of ideas for overhauling the flying experience, including performing airport health screenings, encouraging passengers to reserve times to go through security screening to reduce crowding, and using technology to dramatically reduce the need for travelers to have face-to-face contact with airline gate agents. “It all comes back to making the traveling public feel safe and implementing tested solutions that make a meaningful difference to the health of the traveling public,” said Carter Morris, executive vice president of the American Assn. of Airport Executives, which represents nearly 875 airports in the U.S. The trade group has teamed up with 12 of the nation’s largest airports and several technology and engineering companies to form the Airport Consortium on Consumer Trust Program, which
seeks “to restore passenger confidence in commercial air travel” through deployment of new technologies and procedures. Rather than wait for the federal government to recommend changes to the nation’s airports, members of the consortium said they decided to take the initiative. The kickoff meeting for the group took place Oct. 30. Although some members of the consortium say they are optimistic that a few ideas can be adopted within weeks or months, huge hurdles remain, such as getting cooperation from the various state, federal and local government bodies involved in operating, regulating and funding the nation’s largest airports. “It’s primarily a coordination issue,” said Regine Weston, an airport planner with Arup, an engineering company and member of the consortium. Airport executives, contending with a steep decline in revenues, are hoping that many of their ideas for upgrading airport terminals can be funded through federal grants. “We all realize that we have to invest in solutions in order to bring passengers back and get them to travel,” said Justin Erbacci, chief executive of Los Angeles International Airport, who has taken a lead role in the consortium. The group has already come up with several ideas to reduce the risk of spreading the virus at airports, some of which are being tested at LAX, Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and other sites. Below, a glimpse of what airports may look like between now and the end of the pandemic – and perhaps beyond. Air bridgesOne idea involves creating a so-called air bridge between international destinations that agree to require passengers flying between them to get tested or undergo other health screenings for Covid-19 symptoms. Consortium members hope preflight tests and checks can cut the risk of spreading the virus across borders and revive international travel demand. But health officials have noted
that preflight testing has limi- people can spread the virus while tations, as some travelers can showing few or no symptoms. Virtual queuingTo avoid test negative shortly after being infected and before the virus has crowds and long lines, which can had a chance of multiply. increase the risk of exposure to United Airlines began in the virus, consortium members November to want to persuade offer passengers travelers to use a Airport executives have f ly i ng fr om smartphone app already come up with a Newark-Liberty to book an arrival International time at the airport, handful of ideas for Airport to Lonalong with a time overhauling the flying don’sHeat h r ow to get in line at the A irpor t free security screenexperience, including Covid-19 tests in ing checkpoints performing airport the airport terand a time to minal. The pilot arrive at the gate. health screenings, program The scheduling was encouraging passengers system, which has designed to demyet to be adopted, onstrate that to reserve times to go is intended to travelers are through security improve the flow willing to take of passengers such tests before screening to reduce through Transa flight. United crowding, and using portation Security Airlines officials technology to Administration say they hope the effort convinces lines and other dramatically reduce the Britain to adopt choke points. need for travelers to an air bridge Passengers between the two would also be able have face-to-face contact cities, exemptto reserve seats at with airline gate agents. their gates. Traving passengers with elers who make negative such reservations test results from Britain’s 14-day quaran- will get to wait for their flights in tine requirement. seats that will be set aside from In November, LAX launched other passengers or separated by interim testing sites at three ter- a barrier, Weston said. “This relies on technology minals as a precursor to installing a coronavirus testing facility at and smart design,” she said. Upgraded ventilation systhe airport in December. The on-site lab, to be operated out temsConsortium members also of converted cargo containers, say airports can reduce the will be able to produce results risk of viral spread by increasin about two hours. Passengers ing airflow in terminals and who get negative test results can by upgrading existing heating, then get clearance to fly to places ventilation and air conditionthat already require a test before ing (HVAC) systems so that air entering, such as Hawaii. passes under ultraviolet light to “I believe it will be a matter kill airborne viruses. of time that international air Paula J. Olsiewski, an expert bridges are in place and get on indoor environment and a bioadopted by governments to allow chemist at the nonprofit Alfred people to travel,” Erbacci said. P. Sloan Foundation, agrees that LAX has also tested thermal such changes, coupled with strict cameras at Tom Bradley Inter- enforcement of mask-wearing, national Terminal to try to spot can make a difference. passengers with high body temShe noted that the Centers for peratures, a common symptom of Disease Control and Prevention Covid-19. Consortium members and the World Health Organisaid such cameras should be zation recommend increasing installed at all major airports to ventilation in buildings. help spot infected travelers. “Most HVAC systems can be Temperature checks are not a adjusted to increase the amount silver bullet: Health experts say of outdoor air flowing into the
facility, and reduce or eliminate the amount of recirculated air,” Olsiewski said. Facial recognition technology that has already been tested to confirm the identity of international travelers should also be used on domestic travelers, reducing the need for travelers to come in close contact with security officers or airline employees to confirm their identity or boarding status, said Gary McDonald, president of Materna Americas, a technology and software company and member of the consortium. If the airlines and government agencies share data on who is flying, airports could create a facial recognition system that would allow travelers to zip through the airport without stopping, he said. “They can have the cameras look at you, verify it’s you, a gate opens and you go to your plane,” he said. “We’re not talking about technology that is 20 years away. It’s here.” Also, kiosks that dispense boarding passes and spit out luggage tags could be connected to a passenger’s smartphone via wireless internet, allowing travelers to operate them from their smartphone screens. That would eliminate the need to touch the kiosks, McDonald said. At LAX’s Tom Bradley International Terminal, a dozen touchless check-in kiosks were tested during a 30-day trial period in September. At O’Hare, Spirit Airlines installed a system that lets air travelers drop off their luggage without coming in contact with an airline employee. Members of the consortium said the success of the group’s effort depends on the cooperation of many private and public players. “We see that many of the airports are all looking at the same things to get through this Covid crisis,” said Erbacci, who oversees one of the nation’s busiest airports. “Rather than go different ways, it made sense to work together toward identifying innovations that can help us get through this.”
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One-bowl sheet-pan cookie so easy a child taught me how to make it
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f you have been cooking for any number of years, you probably have a few recipes that are like old friends you count on when you’re tired and frazzled. They never leave you hanging. This simple cookie is one I turn to when I need a guaranteed win. I make them if I have to dash off a big batch of cookies after work for book club or if I need a pick-me-up treat after a long workweek. How easy are they to make? A child taught this recipe to me. When I was in school, Katy Brickson Juneau moved to my hometown and we became fast friends. She introduced me to the cookies because she and her siblings would make them after school. They called the recipe Cookie Brittle. The dough comes together in one bowl. You add the butter, sugar, vanilla extract and salt and whisk until its fluffy. Then, you dump the flour in and use a fork or your fingers, mixing until you get crumbly dough that comes together when you press it with your fingers. That crumbled dough is dumped onto a large, rimmed sheet pan and then pressed it into a thin layer – edge to edge. Katy and her crew would sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over the dough, press them in and run the whole thing in the oven, and we’d have cookies in about half an hour – start to finish. To me, they are like a poor man’s shortbread cookie with a wonderfully buttery finish. I love them because there is no rolling, no chilling, no cookie cutters. You can be fancy and measure and score the slab to slice out 24 perfect cookies or stretch that and go for 48 bitesize sweets. Or you can cut the slab into bigger pieces and then break them up into irregular chunks. I have made slight tweaks to the recipe over the years. The buttery dough is so simple that it is almost a blank canvas for flavor play. I’ve subbed in almond and coconut extract. Sometimes, I press in the dough and then section it off, making various kinds of cookies in one pan, drawing on whatever is in my pantry: chocolate
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Easy Sheet Pan Cookies are like a poor man’s shortbread cookie with a buttery finish. chips in one part, butterscotch in another and pecan pieces or pistachios in a third. Around Christmastime, I like to add peppermint extract to the dough and then press a mixture of crushed peppermint candies and chocolate chips in before baking. Another favorite winterflavor combo is to make the cookies with butterscotch chips in place of the chocolate and replace the extract with a shot of rum – could not do that as a kid. (Find both variations at the end of the recipe.) Easy Sheet Pan Cookies Active time: 15 minutes Total time: 35 minutes 24-48 servings; makes 24, or 48 mini 1-by-1 1⁄2 -inch cookies This one-bowl dough is pressed into a sheet pan and then topped with chocolate chips. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days, or wrap tightly in a layer of plastic wrap followed by foil, and freeze for up to 3 months. (Find butterscotch-rum and peppermint variations at
the end of the recipe.) Neutral oil or cooking spray, for greasing 16 tablespoons (226 grams/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 ⁄4 teaspoon kosher salt 2 1⁄4 cups (280 grams) allpurpose flour, plus more as needed 2 cups (240 grams/12 ounces) chocolate chips Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a large, rimmed baking sheet with oil. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, or in a large bowl if using a handheld mixer, combine the butter, sugar, vanilla extract and salt. Beat on low speed to combine, then increase to medium-high. Beat until fluffy and pale, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the flour and, using your hands or a fork, mix just until butter mixture is combined with the flour. The dough should be crumbly and form clumps if pressed between fingers.
Scatter the dough evenly across the greased baking sheet. Using your hands, press the dough into an even layer, covering the baking sheet edge to edge. It may seem as if you will not have enough dough, but keep working it. If the dough starts to stick to your fingers, generously flour them or lightly dust the surface of the dough with the flour. Sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over the dough, and then press them into the surface of the dough, avoiding big clumps of chocolate. Bake for 18 minutes, or until the edges just start to turn golden brown. If you underbake, the cookies will be softer; overbake and the cookies will be brittle and crumble. Transfer the baking sheet to a wire rack and let cool for about 5 minutes. Then, with the tip of a thin, sharp paring knife, score the slab to form 24 squares. (Try scoring 3 rows of 4 squares and then cutting those in half and then half again.) Let the cookies cool completely before removing the cookies from the sheet pan. VARIATIONS Butterscotch-Rum: Substitute
2 teaspoons dark rum for vanilla extract and use 2 cups (240 grams/ 12 ounces) butterscotch chips in place of the chocolate. Peppermint: Add 1⁄2 teaspoon peppermint extract alongside the vanilla extract. Crush about 16 hard peppermint candies, such as Starlight mints, to create about 1⁄2 cup crushed candy. Once the dough is pressed into the baking sheet, sprinkle about 2 cups (240 grams/ 12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips evenly across the dough, followed by 1⁄4 cup finely crushed candies; press both into the surface of the dough. Bake as directed above. Immediately after removing the baked cookies from the oven, while piping hot, sprinkle remaining 1 ⁄4 cup candy evenly across the top; do not press in. Let cool on a wire rack for 8 to 10 minutes before scoring. Nutrition (Based on one 1- by 1 1⁄2 -inch cookie) | Calories: 96; Total Fat: 5 g; Saturated Fat: 3 g; Cholesterol: 10 mg; Sodium: 6 mg; Carbohydrates: 12 g; Dietary Fiber: 1 g; Sugar: 7 g; Protein: 1 g. Recipe from Katy Brickson Juneau and recipes editor Ann Maloney.
Ann Maloney is recipes editor for The Washington Post.
How to turn annual cookie swap into virtual party Ann Maloney
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e might have to do without some of our favorite traditions in this 2020 holiday season, but there was one that I was determined to experience: a holiday cookie swap with friends. With social distancing, the swap couldn’t involve inviting a big group of pals to the house to lay their trays of cookies out on the dining room table. Instead, a small group of us selected a batch of sturdy sweets and agreed to ship them on a certain date. Then, we gathered for a virtual cookie swap on Zoom. We did our swap in late October as a test run so that we could share our tips with you as the height of holiday cookie season approaches. Our group was scattered across the United States, so we got a good sense of how long cookies take to arrive. We wanted to keep this loose and fun, so each person picked a cookie with the only criteria that it could survive bouncing its way across the country and that we would end up with varied flavors and ingredients. We shipped the cookies on Oct. 19 and set the Zoom call for seven days later, just to be sure the cookies would arrive on time. All went well. The only thing that dampened our experience: Postage cost. Each of us
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Ship cookies in an airtight, reusable container. spent a total of $50 to $60 shipping four packages of a dozen cookies each to four friends. “I was surprised how expensive it was to ship,” said Adriana Garcia of New Orleans, a sentiment echoed by everyone. Note: If you live close enough to your cookie swap pals, you can make arrangements to do a contactless drop-off of packages on doorsteps. If that extra expense isn’t a dealbreaker for you and you want to host your own swap, here’s what we learned: Pick a ring leader. You need a swap coordinator, who can help the group pick a rea-
sonable deadline for choosing each cookie, collect addresses and select a shipping date with enough lag time – at least five to seven days – before the mutually agreed-upon virtual swap-party date. Also, this person should check in with folks periodically with reminders to make sure everything is progressing smoothly. Keep it simple. It’s hard to leave anyone out, but we wanted to keep the group to just five people to keep it manageable. This is the time for a sweet exchange, so no competition for a best cookie prize and no requirements to send along recipes.
Safety first: Coronavirus transmission by food is unlikely, experts say, but always remember to thoroughly wash your hands before, during and after cooking. You may wish to wear a mask or food-safe gloves as an extra layer of protection. If, however, you are sick, do not make food for others. Think sturdy cookies. This is not the time for cream-filled confections or treats with delicate, soft frosting. Think dense bar cookies, biscotti or drop-style cookies, such as chocolate chip or oatmeal. Also, pick cookies that you know or think will taste good even when they’re several days old. And be sure the selected cookies are different enough from one another to provide variety. Imagine them together on a platter. Decide how many cookies: We each shipped a dozen cookies to each participant, so that meant everyone had to make at least four dozen. That also meant each of us ended up with four dozen (in addition any extras we made for ourselves to keep): Good for those of us with bigger households; kind of a lot for couples. If your households are smaller, consider having folks ship just a half-dozen cookies each. Or, if you end up with a lot of cookies, remember most unfrosted cookies will freeze well for about six months. (And, just FYI: Most
raw dough can be frozen for six months as well.) Ship in reusable containers. Pack cookies in airtight, durable, uncrushable containers of the proper size, such as common food storage containers or decorative tins. Make sure the cookies fit snugly, using parchment or wax paper to cushion them so that they don’t jostle and get crushed in shipping. If your container isn’t airtight, consider placing the cookies inside zip-top bags first. Secure your container with colorful ribbons or tape, if necessary. Place the containers inside a larger shipping box lined with crumpled paper or other filler insulation. Wait for the cookies to arrive. For most of us, the waiting was the easiest part, but Hope Boos of South St. Paul, Minn., said it was tough for her kids to see cookie after cookie arrive in the mail and not dig in. So your group should decide if it is OK to open the cookies as they arrive or ask everyone to open all at once for the big reveal. Garcia opened hers as they arrived and shared her daughter’s cookie “reviews” via Facebook messenger. In either case, when the time is right, gather your cookies, pour a glass of milk (or a cocktail) and join your friends on a Zoom or FaceTime – or whatever service you use – to nibble, ooh and aah and catch up.
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Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $414,296.93 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call Hudson & Marshall at 800.441.9401 for information regarding the Trustee's Sale or visit the Internet Web site address www.hudsonandmarshall.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA08000129-20-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Notice to Tenant NOTICE TO TENANT FOR FORECLOSURES AFTER JANUARY 1, 2021 You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 702-659-7766, or visit this internet website www.insourcelogic.com, using the file number assigned to this case CA08000129-20-1 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: 12/1/2020 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA08000129-20-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone:949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Tina Godoy, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.hudsonandmarshall.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Hudson & Marshall at 800.441.9401 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose.Order Number 73306, Pub Dates: 12/07/2020, 12/14/2020, 12/21/2020, DAILY REPUBLIC DR# 00043647 Published: December 7, 14, 21, 2020
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MIKIKO GRANTHAM Case Number: P050515 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Mikiko Grantham A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Thomas A. Grantham in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Thomas A. Grantham be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: JAN. 14, 2021 TIME: 9:00 a.m.; DEPT.: 22 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Old Solano Courthouse 580 Texas Street Fairfield, CA 94533 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1)four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: Trevor J. Rose, Esq., (SBN: 280988) Rose Law Firm of Napa Valley, Inc. 1775 Lincoln Ave. Suite 101 Napa, CA 94558 (707) 681-5851 DR# 00043750 Published: December 11, 14, 18, 2020
NOTICE INVITING BIDS RECEIPT OF BIDS: Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District, OWNER of the WORK, located at 1010 Chadbourne Road, Fairfield, CA, until 2:00 PM on Monday, January 18, 2021. Bids submitted by mail shall be addressed to: Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District, Attn: Ryan Yamamoto, 1010 Chadbourne Road, Fairfield, CA 94534. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The 2020 Primary Clarifier Rehabilitation Project includes, but is not limited to, a complete mechanical equipment replacement for Primary Clarifier Tank #3, and a partial mechanical equipment replacement for Primary Clarifier Tank #1 located at the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District. SITE OF WORK: The site of the WORK is located at the Fairfield-Suisun Wastewater Treatment Plant: 1010 Chadbourne Road, Fairfield, CA. COMPLETION OF WORK: The WORK must be completed within two hundred (200) calendar days after the commencement date stated in the Notice to Proceed. NOTICE TO PROCEED: The Notice to Proceed will be issued in accordance with the provisions of the Contract Documents. OPENING OF BIDS: The Bids will be publicly opened and read at 2:00 PM on Monday, January 18, 2021 at the above-mentioned office of the OWNER. OBTAINING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: The Contract Documents are entitled “2020 Primary Clarifier Rehabilitation Project.” Electronic copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained from the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District. Please email Theresa Parmigiani at tparmigiani@fssd.com to obtain a link to download the Contract Documents. Include your business name, address, telephone number, fax number, and email address to receive notifications of project updates and addenda. A hard copy of the Contract Documents is on file at the above-mentioned office of the OWNER and may be reviewed at such office. CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE CLASSIFICATION: In accordance with the provisions of California Public Contract Code Section 3300, the OWNER has determined that the CONTRACTOR shall possess a valid Class “A” General Engineering Contractor License at the time that the Bid is submitted. Failure to possess the specified license shall render the Bid as non-responsive and shall act as a bar to award of the Contract to any Bidder not possessing said license at the time of Bid submittal. CALIFORNIA WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS: California Labor Code Section 1771 provides “Except for public works projects of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or less, not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for work of a similar character in the locality in which the public work is performed, and not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for holiday and overtime work fixed as provided in this chapter, shall be paid to all workers employed on public works.” In accordance with California Labor Code Section 1773.2, OWNER advises that copies of the prevailing rate of per diem wages are on file at OWNER’s principal office, which shall be made available to any interested party on request. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS REQUIREMENTS: Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5, all CONTRACTORS and SUBCONTRACTORS bidding and working on public works contracts must be registered with California’s Department of Industrial Relations. This project is subject to compliance and monitoring enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. PRE-BID VISIT TO WORK SITE: Prospective bidders are invited to attend a pre-bid walk-through of the proposed work site, which will be conducted by the ENGINEER at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. The object of the walk through is to acquaint bidders with the site conditions and to discuss the WORK. Bidders shall meet at OWNER office at 1010 Chadbourne Road, Fairfield, CA 94534. In accordance with the California Public Contract Code Section 22039, the FairfieldSuisun Sewer District has adopted the plans, specifications, and working details for the project, as described in these Contract Documents. OWNER’S RIGHTS RESERVED: The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in a bid, and to make awards to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder as it may best serve the interest of the OWNER. Date: December 10, 2020 OWNER: Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District Talyon Sortor General Manager DR# 00043765 Published: December 14, 18, 2020
Sports
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Scoreboard FOOTBALL NFL American Conference East W L T Pct. PF PA 10 3 0 .769 359 321 8 5 0 .615 330 245 6 7 0 .462 277 279 0 13 0 .000 183 393 North W L T Pct. PF PA x-Pittsburgh 11 2 0 .846 349 237 Cleveland 9 3 0 .750 306 321 Baltimore 7 5 0 .583 316 231 Cincinnati 2 10 1 .192 244 338 South W L T Pct. PF PA Tennessee 9 4 0 .692 390 336 Indianapolis 9 4 0 .692 372 300 Houston 4 9 0 .308 295 359 Jacksonville 1 12 0 .077 261 383 West W L T Pct. PF PA xz-Kansas City 12 1 0 .923 403 281 Las Vegas 7 6 0 .538 350 391 Buffalo Miami New England N.Y. Jets
Denver 5 8 0 .257 257 347 L.A. Chargers 4 9 0 .308 297 362 National Conference East W L T Pct. PF PA Washington 6 7 0 .462 287 275 N.Y. Giants 5 8 0 .385 238 291 Philadelphia 4 8 1 .346 277 328 Dallas 4 9 0 .308 298 400 North W L T Pct. PF PA xz-Green Bay 10 3 0 .769 410 323 Minnesota 6 7 0 .462 333 355 Chicago 6 7 0 .462 282 291 Detroit 5 8 0 .385 310 389 South W L T Pct. PF PA x-New Orleans 10 3 0 .769 368 265 Tampa Bay 8 5 0 .615 370 294 Atlanta 4 9 0 .308 328 322 Carolina 4 9 0 .308 307 332 West W L T Pct. PF PA L.A. Rams 9 4 0 .692 325 246 Seattle 9 4 0 .692 393 324 Arizona 7 6 0 .538 358 303 SAN FRAN 5 8 0 .385 300 311 x-clinched playoff berth z-clinched division title Thursday’s Game L.A. Rams 24, New England 3 Sunday’s Games Washington 23, SAN FRANCISCO 15
Tampa Bay 26, Minnesota 14 Arizona 26, N.Y. Giants 7 Kansas 33, Miami 27 Tennessee 31, Jacksonville 10 Dallas 30, Cincinnati 7 Chicago 36, Houston 7 Denver 32, Carolina 27 Seattle 40, N.Y. Jets 3 Indianapolis 44, Las Vegas 27 Philadelphia 24, New Orleans 21 L.A. Chargers 20, Atlanta 17 Green Bay 31, Detroit 24 Buffalo 26, Pittsburgh 15 Monday’s Game Baltimore at Cleveland, 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17 L.A. Chargers at Las Vegas, 5:20 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19 Buffalo at Denver, 1:30 p.m. Carolina at Green Bay, 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20 SAN FRANCISCO at Dallas, 10 p.m. Seattle at Washington, 10 a.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 10 a.m. New England at Miami, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Baltimore, 10 a.m. Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Detroit at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Houston at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Philadelphia at Arizona, 1:05 p.m. Kansas City at New Orleans, 1:25 p.m. Cleveland at N.Y. Giants, 5:20 p.m. N.Y. Jets at L.A. Rams, TBA Monday, Dec. 21 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 5:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 25 Minnesota at New Orleans, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 26 SAN FRANCISCO at Arizona, 1:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit, 10 a.m. Miami at Las Vegas, 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27 Carolina at Washington, 10 a.m. Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. Atlanta at Kansas City, 10 a.m. Chicago at Jacksonville, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Houston, 10 a.m. N.Y. Giants at Baltimore, 10 a.m. Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. L.A. Rams at Seattle, 1:05 p.m. Denver at L.A. Chargers, 1:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 1:25 p.m. Tennessee at Green Bay, 5:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28 Buffalo at New England, 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3 Seattle at SAN FRANCISCO, 1:25 p.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Tennessee at Houston, 10 a.m. Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m. N.Y. Jets at New England, 10 a.m. L.A. Chargers at Kansas City, 10 a.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 10 a.m. Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. Green Bay at Chicago, 10 a.m. New Orleans at Carolina, 10 a.m. Miami at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Arizona at L.A. Rams, 1:25 p.m. Las Vegas at Denver, 1:25 p.m. END REGULAR SEASON
CALENDAR Monday’s TV sports Note: Some events may be canceled or moved to different times and/or stations because of Covid-19 considerations
Basketball College men •Rutgers at Maryland, BIG TEN, 3 p.m. •South Carolina at George Washington, CBSSN, 4 p.m. •Central Arkansas at Ole Miss, SEC, 5 p.m. •Marquette at Creighton, FS1, 6 p.m. •Northern Colorado at Colorado, PAC12, 6 p.m. College women •Utah at Colorado, PAC12, 11 a.m. •Louisiana at LSU, SEC, 3 p.m. •Minnesota at Northwestern, BIG TEN, 6 p.m. •Texas Tech at Baylor, ESPNU, 4 p.m. NBA Preseason •New Orleans at Miami, NBATV, 4 p.m. •Phoenix at Utah, NBATV, 6 p.m.
Raiders: First-round picks not an asset From Page B1 The Raiders allowed 214 rushing yards on the ground Sunday – the second straight game that they have allowed more than 200 yards on the ground. They allowed Indianapolis to convert 8-of-11 third downs. The Raiders offense almost kept up, gaining only 32 fewer yards and converting 8-of-12 third downs. Those are downright great numbers. But two turnovers meant that they had next to no chance of winning for almost the entire fourth quarter. That’s because everyone, even the Jets – the Jets! – put up great numbers against this Raiders’ defense. Of course, the Raiders
having a garbage defense is hardly new, but what makes this unit’s performance oh so frustrating for fans of the team and people who enjoy the sport of football is that Gruden and general manager Mike Mayock put a lot of capital – both in the draft and in free agency – into this defense as of late. The Raiders signed linebacker Cory Littleton to a three-year, $35 million contract. He’s among the league leaders in missed tackles this season – a sieve on the weak-side. They also signed pass rusher Carl Nassib to a three-year, $25 million deal. He’s been a healthy scratch the last two games. The pass rusher who
Football NFL •Baltimore at Cleveland, ESPN, 5:15 p.m.
antiquated the team’s defensive scheme might be. The Raiders have a legitimate chance to a formidable team moving forward. The talent on the offensive side of the ball can get them into the playoffs. But after all that rebuilding, they still so much work to do. This team isn’t going to go anywhere of significant worth unless they fix their defense. And the defense’s problems won’t go away with a simple coordinator change. That said, such a move would be a good first move of what should be many this upcoming to this offseason, whether that starts after Week 17 or a week after that.
replaced him – former All-Pro Vic Beasley – was signed to an above-market rate deal last month to provide a spark off the edge. That spark is yet to come. Maliek Collins, who was signed this past offseason to shore up the interior of the defensive line, was a bust before heading to injured reserve. And not one of the team’s three defensive first-round picks from the last two seasons – defensive end Clelin Ferrell, safety Johnathan Abram, or cornerback Damon Arnette – could yet be considered an asset. In fact, all signs are pointing the other way with the first two. Let’s not even get into how predictable and
Warriors: Kerr ‘really excited’ by D play From Page B1 continued after Lacob ducked out of the telecast. Azubuike on Lacob and his crew: “They’re just so forward-thinking!” Third quarter, here’s Bob Myers dropping into the TV gabfest. Speaking for those of us who tuned in to watch a Warriors game, CAN YOU PLEASE TELECAST THE DAMN GAME? At least Lacob realized the need for some play-by-play. “Smiley with the block!”
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Fun fact: One of the many Warriors with a 7-foot wingspan: Joe Lacob. Hey, it’s preseason for us watchers, too. I will have to re-learn how to watch a game. What did we learn about the Warriors’ offense? It will be kind of quick, and everyone jacks the 3-ball. Curry literally shoots from the balcony. Actually his pregame “tunnel” shot is from the arena level 8 feet above the floor. Good! It’s the shots from the hardwood
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Statistics for Travis Air Force Base for yesterday through 5 p.m. Temperature High/Low.............................55°/51° Average high .......................... 55.4° Average low............................ 38.8° A year ago............................ NA/NA Barometric pressure............30.11 Humidity...................................97%
Air Quality Index 42 Precipitation 0-50 51-100 101-150 151-200 201-300 Last 24 hours.......................... 1.22″ Good Moderate Unhealthy Unhealthy Very sensitive unhealthy Month-to-date....................... 1.66″ Normal Dec. rainfall ............. 4.30″ Source: Bay Area Air Quality Management District Season-to-date...................... 3.37″ Normal seasonal rainfall....24.81″ UV Index This date last year........................0″ 1 Source: NWS and NOAA <2 3-5 6-7 8-10 11+ Good Moderate
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where he struggled. Kerr said he likes the way his guys played defense, and he’s hard to please. “I think we have a chance to be an excellent defensive team,” Kerr said. “Really excited.” Defense is all about energy, effort and wingspan. And, as Meat Loaf said, two out of three ain’t bad. James Wiseman, watching Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, must have reflected that four competitive games ago, he (Wiseman) was
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Sunrise..............................7:17 a.m. Sunset...............................4:49 p.m. Moonrise..........................7:22 a.m. Moonset...........................5:01 p.m. San New First Qtr. Full Last Qtr. Pablo Today Tuesday Dec. 14 Dec. 21 Dec. 30 Jan. 6 Source: U.S. Naval Observatory
playing high school ball. Wiseman, sidelined by a positive Covid test, is learning the NBA and the Warriors’ system by watching practices from a balcony. If you could learn basketball that way, I woulda been an NBA star. I love the Warriors’ finesse game, says Jokic. Myers just phoned Andrew Bogut to see if Boges is tired of being retired. You’re in trouble if Alen Smailagic is your enforcer.
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Basketball College men •Clemson at Virginia Tech, ACC, 3:30 p.m. •Minnesota at Illinois, ESPN2, 4 p.m. •Appalachian State at Tennessee, SEC, 4 p.m. •Wichita State at Tulsa, ESPNU, 4 p.m. •Utah Valley at Utah, PAC12, 4 p.m. •Seton Hall at Xavier, FS1, 5 p.m. •Georgia Tech at Florida State, ACC, 5:30 p.m. •Kansas State at Iowa State, ESPNU, 6 p.m. •Long Beach State at UCLA, PAC12, 6 p.m. •Furman at Alabama, SEC, 6 p.m. College women •Stanford at Pacific, ESPN2, 6 p.m. NBA Preseason •Boston at Philadelphia, TNT, 4:30 p.m. •Golden State at Sacramento, NBCSBA, NBCSCA, TNT, 7 p.m. Football The Spring League •Championship game, Aviators vs. Generals, FS1, 7 p.m. Soccer •La Liga, Real Madrid vs. Athletic Bilbao, BEIN, 12:50 p.m. •Copa Libertadores, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras vs. Club Libertad, BEIN, 4:20 p.m. •CONCACAF Champions League, quarterfinal, second leg, CD Olimpia vs. Montreal Impact, FS2, 5 p.m. •Copa Sudamericana, Club Universidad Católica vs. Vélez, BEIN, 6:30 p.m. (taped) •CONCACAF Champions League, quarterfinal, second leg, Tigres UANL vs. New York City FC, 7:30 p.m.
49ers: Lose again From Page B1 State, bolstered his case at their expense. With the 49ers leading 7-3 in the second quarter, Washington began putting up points, thanks to Young. First, Young drilled running back Jeff Wilson from behind in the backfield, forcing a fumble that was recovered by tackle Da’Ron Payne at the 49ers’ 26. The takeaway led to a 31-yard field goal by Dustin Hopkins that trimmed
the 49ers’ lead to 7-6. Two series later, Young and Payne teamed up again. This time, Payne sacked Mullens from behind, forcing a fumble that Young recovered. He ran 47 yards down the left sideline for a touchdown that gave Washington a 13-7 lead. With the 49ers trailing 16-7, Mullens threw an interception that was returned 76 yards for a touchdown by safety Kamren Curl, putting Washington up by 16.
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