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Opinion columnist Drew Hill questions if ESG is good for our economy.

Two Panthers prepare for the NFL draft.

CAB to host singer and songwriter Jesse McCartney for their final concert.

Dementia simulation helps raise awareness With the help of UNI professors and students, the first dementia simulation house is founded in the state of Iowa MALLORY SCHMITZ Staff Writer

The city of Cedar Falls is no stranger to historic homes.

However, one unassuming house at 8712 University Avenue is currently making history by changing the ways both the community and the world understand dementia.

Since February, the home has been functioning as a dementia simulation, the first and only of its kind in Iowa.

Eran Hanke is an assistant professor of counseling at UNI who has worked closely with the house. “The dementia simulation house is set up like COURTESY/Inside UNI a home environment, a place The dementia simulation is open to anyone interested in the experience. UNI where your loved ones would students and faculty were involved in the development of the simulation. live and spend a lot of time,” The simulation is open lation is followed by a debriefshe describes. “What we do is to anyone interested in the ing session where participants have equipment that basically experience.

Visitors sign up are invited to discuss their has an impact on folks’ senonline for a time in advance observations, experiences and sory experiences, their vision, in groups of four.

Upon arriv- how they can apply their findsense of touch and auditory ing, they enter the simulation, ings to their own interactions sense, so that they can get a which takes place throughout with people suffering from sense of what it would be like, the house and lasts roughly dementia. even for a small amount of five to ten minutes.

The simuThe idea for the simulatime, to live with dementia.”

Student help needed at Blue Man Group performance

tion sprouted from UNI’s own gerontology program, which studies the processes and effects of aging.

UNI is the only university in Iowa to offer a four-year gerontology program.

PRESS RELEASE Hanke explained that the house has been a passion project of UNI professor of gerontology Elaine Eshbaugh for a number of years. Eshbaugh worked closely with UNI alum Megan Zimmerman, now an employee of the Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging, to bring the vision to life. The house also would not have been possible without generous donations from the comCOURTESY/GBPAC GBPAC is looking for student emmunity.

Early in the project, ployees to help with the Blue Man Group concert.

Eshbaugh originally pictured The GBPAC is running short having a dorm room to set up on stagehands for the Blue Man as the dementia simulation.

Group set up on Monday.

When the opportunity to utiThey are looking for at least 25 lize a house arose, she took people to work Monday starting at advantage of it, a decision 6 a.m. for 8-10 solid hours.

Hanke believes really sets the They would report for COVID simulation apart from similar testing (GBPAC provides) at 6 ones across the country. a.m. with work starting at 7 a.m.

“I think one of the chalGBPAC would provide masks as lenges we face is that there are well. many people who are working Pay is $22-24 per hour. very hard within their families If interested please reach out to age in place, to be able to to: Chris Tuzicka, stay in their homes.”

Technical Services Director Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing

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Wellness Program at Hartman Reserve Endorsed by International Trail Organization PRESS RELEASE

A free, outdoor-wellness program at Hartman Reserve will be launched in mid-May and already has the endorsement of AllTrails, a fitness and travel mobile app used world-wide in outdoor recreational activities.

The new program is Trail Rx, a prescription for self-care in the outdoors at Hartman Reserve.

It is a collaborative effort between Black Hawk County Conservation staff and Dr. Suzanne Bartlett Hackenmiller, a local integrative medicine physician. An informative introduction to the program will be held May 15 at 2:00 PM in the Community Room at Hartman

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Hartman Reserve recently received an endorsement from AllTrails, which is a fitness and travel app used world-wide.

Reserve. No registration is necessary to attend this event.

Many physical and mental

health benefits of being outdoors have been confirmed through scientific research. The Trail Rx

program centers around time spent outdoors, whether exercising, birdwatching, or expe-

riencing quiet, mindful time.

Trail Rx offers a framework to accomplish a user’s wellness goals alongside guidance from their healthcare providers.

Five trails at Hartman Reserve have been designated as Trail Rx Trails. The trails have been measured and assessed for physical activity goals, and the accumulated data will be available at HartmanReserve. org. Additional information, audio files, and links will also be available on the website with suggested mental health activities designed to help users connect to their senses, slow down, relax, and quiet their mind.

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HARTMAN

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The Trail Rx webpage will also be accessible by scanning QR codes present on signage along the trails and on a printed map of the trails.

The main entrance to Hartman Reserve Nature Center is at 657 Reserve Drive in Cedar Falls. For more information on this or any Conservation program, please call 319-277-2187 or visit BlackHawkCountyParks. com under the Events menu.

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To be able to simulate an experience of living with dementia in an actual home gives us a way to think about those experiences and how we can help improve people’s lives and help them, maybe even just for a little bit longer, stay within their own homes.”

“The house has been up and running for about 10 weeks, and I’m guessing we’ve probably put over 250 people through the simulation at this point, which has been pretty amazing,” Hanke continued. “Each time we open up spots, they fill up.

We really appreciate the curiosity and the interest in understanding what’s happening for people living with dementia and their loved ones.”

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The house where the simulation is occuring is pictured above and has been running for 10 weeks.

The house provides UNI students with unique opportunities as well. UNI student Carly Spies is a double major in gerontology and communication sciences and disor-

ders with a minor in family services. She serves as a student assistant at the house.

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ness and a great opportunity to be able to build empathy and learn some more about people that are living with something that’s different from you, and I think that goes for students of any major. I think that that’s really cool, that it’s not just for gerontology, it’s not just for family services.”

The house also provides other services to better serve those impacted by dementia. As Spies described, the house works alongside an organization called Dementia Friends. “[Dementia Friends] offers information sessions to community members to increase awareness of what dementia really is and to share that it’s more than just memory loss. They give some ways that you can help these people that are still living in the community, because obviously, the goal The Northern Iowan is published semi-weekly on Monday and Thursday during the academic year, except for holidays and examination periods, by the University of Northern Iowa, L011 Maucker Union, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0166 under the auspices of the Board of Student Publications.

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is to have people living in the community as long as possible. We’ve been able to use the house as a place for students to come in, and we’ve offered these sessions paired with the dementia simulation. It’s about a two hour program, and I think last was about 35 students have gone through so far.”

Spies encourages students and community members to take advantage of the unique opportunities offered at the house. “This is the only dementia simulation house definitely in the state, and we haven’t really heard of any others anywhere that we’re aware of. Knowing that and having that resource right here has been a really awesome thing.”

More information on booking times and supporting the house can be found at csbs.uni.edu/dementia-simulation-house.

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Is ESG good for our economy?

DREW HILL

Opinion Columnist

ESG has been popping up recently in headlines and business reports. Some states have introduced legislation to incorporate ESG scores into publicly managed funds, while other states have stopped investing in ESG funds.

Some have even gone so far as to ban large companies and banks from using ESG scores to discriminate against smaller companies that do not use ESG or have low ESG scores, according to Justin Haskins and the Heartland Institute.

ESG stands for environmental, social and governance. ESG scores are a way to measure these factors that impact a company’s success and are not related to simple profits.

According to George Kell of Forbes, ESG was first coined in 2005 in a study by a large initiative between large corporations and the UN Global Compact. It is a newer way to measure an old concept of investing called socially responsible or ethical investing.

Socially responsible investing is the idea of choosing to put your money in companies that support causes you support and avoiding companies that support causes you do not agree with. ESG metrics look at

PEXELS

ESG is used as a tool to identify the growth opportunities for businesses. Not all businesses use this, but this maps the area of growth and improvement.

things like working conditions, carbon emissions, corporate board diversity and other related factors.

Private socially responsible investing is not a bad thing. It makes sense that you do not want to put money in companies that support things you are against. However, the rise of ESG scores has also taken place in large corporations and government legislation. This is where the situation can become problematic.

ESG is being used as a way to decide in which

companies to invest or loan money to by large corporations and banks. Companies which have low ESG scores and would be considered unethical or unsustainable would be shut out until they comply with ESG standards.

One issue is that something viewed as unethical by one person or business is not always viewed by another as unethical. Some investors focus on carbon emissions and reducing those, while others may want to avoid companies that support abortions, and

According to a study by Xerox, 54% of American business are environmentally friendly.

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still others may want to support companies with more diversity on the executive board. ESG is an ethical standard chosen by large corporations, and so judges all companies involved on a basis made by a select few. One fear is that this will enable that select few to bully other companies into complying with their standards by denying them loans and investment. Some have even considered ESG to be the business version of social credit scores in China.

Another problem with ESG is that it places noneconomic factors above financial ones. A company that makes more money than another may be shunned because the other has plans to reduce net carbon emissions. This may not sound so bad, but it is actually destructive to capitalism.

Capitalism is based on the principle that consumers will buy the best product at the lowest price.

This pushes competition as companies compete to produce higher quality at lower prices. This benefits all consumers, who have multiple options. A company that cannot meet the consumer’s expectations will go out of business, and the best companies win, as well as consumers.

Capitalism en hances personal freedom, as people have choices in what to buy. Businesses embrace innovation, as they strive to produce a better product and invent new prod-

ucts. Capitalism is one of the biggest reasons why the United States has become one of the freest, most prosperous nations in history.

However, when ESG scores are used to judge a company instead of their financial side, companies that provide the best product at the best price are no longer rewarded unless they meet ESG standards.

A company that sells low quality, high-priced products but has a good ESG score instead will benefit.

While ESG is a means to control people, capitalism enhances personal freedom. This not only hurts consumers with lower-quality products, but can cause inf lation, according to Paul R. La Monica for CNN Business. When companies increase their spending on causes, inf lation will result because of their increased costs being passed on to consumers.

By choosing to invest in causes over profitable companies, large investment corporations are hurting consumers, investors and small businesses while imposing their standard of ethics on the American economy. When legislators and federal agencies begin trying to impose ESG scores on businesses and banks, we have a limit on the very system that has produced the United States economy as we know it, as well as increased control by the select elites.

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Traditions Keeper Ceremony KARLA DE BRUIN Managing Editor

As another semester ends and students leave campus, some graduating students will be initiated as Tradition Keepers of UNI. Each semester students can complete the traditions challenge, which includes going to events on campus, like men’s basketball games, campaniling and attending Grad Fests.

Put together by Connecting Alumni to Students (CATS), participating in the challenge is a great way to have the best Panther experience.

For CATS advisor Sarah Craw, “UNI’s traditions are the aspects of campus life that continue over generations of Panthers and make the UNI experience what it is. The Traditions Challenge helps connect past, present, and future Panthers through shared experiences that have been passed down through decades of students.”

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On the evening of April 26, students who completed the challenge attended the Traditions Keeper Ceremony.

The students who complete 25 of these traditions will get a pin, and the ones who complete 45 will receive a medal-

lion. Craw says there are currently six pins and 67 medallions being given to the graduating spring class of 2022.

But it’s not too late to submit your traditions, you can submit until commencement.

To Craw, “The Traditions

last concert April 28 at 8 p.m.

This semester, CAB is bringing back Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, artist and actor Jesse McCartney to the

stage. Last time Mccartney was in Panther Town was in the fall of 2017. Back in 2017, the concert was in the Maucker Union Ballrooms and was

There’s still time to submit your traditions! Email CATS at unicats@uni.edu.

Challenge exists to help students have an unforgettable Panther experience. We hope students will enjoy documenting their time on campus to complete the traditions, but the most important thing is to make memories. Try new

things, support your fellow Panthers, explore the Cedar Valley and have fun!” If you want to submit your traditions there’s still time. You can email CATS at unicats@ uni.edu.

CAB brings Jesse McCartney back to UNI stage CATHERINE CROW

Campus Life Editor

As the school year comes to a close, the Campus Activities Board (CAB) will host one

a sold out show. This year, McCartney is set to perform in the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center and will be having a meet-and

-greet as well. There is still time to check out CAB’s website to reserve a ticket for the concert at https://unitix.uni. edu.

Panther portrait: TAIG bowling night

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TAIG hosted a bowling night on Friday, April 22, at Maple Lanes for members to get together for their Spring off campus event.

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Northern Iowan receives award

The NI Staff

The Northern Iowan was honored to win the Fearless Free Speech Award from the United Faculty. We’ve enjoyed giviing you important articles over this year. In the back, Nixson Benitez, Caroline Christensen, Karla De Bruin, Colin Horning. Front Row Catherine Crow, Sophie Hoffmeier, Mayra Villanueva.

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Two Panthers prepare for NFL Draft

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Former Panthers Isaiah Weston (80) and Trevor Penning (70) are expected to be selected in this year’s NFL Draft. Penning is projected to be the highest Panther ever taken in the draft, while Weston is expected to go somewhere in the later rounds. The NFL Draft will begin on Thursday night with the first round, followed by rounds two and three on Friday and round four through seven on Saturday. It can be viewed on ESPN, NFL Network and simulcast on ABC and ESPN Radio.

DAVID WARRINGTON

Associate Sports Editor

While the UNI Panther football team just completed their spring practices with the 2022 Spring Game, two former Panthers are preparing to see where their professional futures lie with the upcoming NFL Draft. Two players are expected to be picked from the UNI program, including a player who is projected to be selected in the first round, which would be a first for the UNI football program.

Trevor Penning, an offensive lineman who primarily played at left tackle for the Panthers, is projected to be selected in the first round. A native of Clear Lake, Iowa, who played his prep football at Newman Catholic, there is a lot to like about the future

NFL player.

After a standout final season in Cedar Falls, Penning was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, awarded annually to the top offensive player in the FCS. Penning was also invited to the Senior Bowl, where he impressed scouts and media members alike with dominant plays against some of the top defensive players entering the draft.

After being undersized entering the program, Penning now weighs in at 325 pounds to go along with his 6’7” frame. This can be attributed to his unmatched work ethic. Penning has also been praised by scouts for his aggressive play on the field, with NFL.com referring to it as a “gritty, throwback field demeanor.” Penning also impressed at the NFL

Scouting Combine, running the 40-yard dash in 4.89 seconds, the second-fastest among all offensive linemen.

The most likely destination for Penning in various mock drafts has been the Baltimore Ravens, who have the 14th pick and are in need of help along the offensive line. Other popular destinations from predictors include the New Orleans Saints, who pick 16th, and the Los Angeles Chargers, who will pick 17th. Should Penning wind up being selected on Thursday, he will become the first ever player from Northern Iowa taken in the first round of the NFL Draft.

The other former Panther preparing for the upcoming draft is wide receiver Isaiah Weston. A native of Albertville, Minn. who prepped at St. Michael-

Albertville High School, Weston caught 109 passes for 2,468 yards and 21 touchdowns over the course of his career in Cedar Falls.

This past season, he was recognized on the All-MVFC Second Team, and received invitations to two senior bowl games, the Hula Bowl as well as the NFLPA Bowl.

During his time as a Panther, Weston earned a reputation for being UNI’s main deepball threat. His size and athleticism allows him to beat defenders in a footrace and gives him the advantage in a one-on-one situation on a long pass thrown to him down field.

Weston opened a lot of eyes at the NFL Scouting Combine, running a 4.42 in the 40-yard dash. He also achieved a leap of 40 inches in the vertical jump and com-

pleted 20 reps in the bench press. After this strong combine performance, he moved up in a lot of mock drafts.

Currently, Weston is expected to be selected in the sixth round. If he were to fall out of the seventh round and go undrafted, experts expect him to be a high-priority free agent for NFL teams.

The 2022 NFL Draft will take place from Caesars Forum in Paradise, Nev., with the first round taking place this Thursday, April 28 at 7 p.m. The second and third rounds will be held on Friday, while rounds four through seven will be on Saturday. Two former Panthers will be watching draft night intently, as will plenty of Panther fans hoping to see the players they cheered for in the UNIDome move on to the pros.

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Panther softball wins 14th in a row DREW HILL

Sports Writer

The UNI softball team faced Drake on Tuesday, April 26, with a chance to extend their current win streak to fourteen games. They had a 26-11 record coming into the game, including a 17-1 conference record to lead the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

Drake came in 17-23 and 11-8 in conference play, good for third place in the MVC. With just seven games left before the MVC tournament after this game for both teams, this was a chance to maintain momentum and set themselves in a good spot for the tournament.

UNI had already won the last two against Drake a week earlier, and could complete the sweep with this win.

After both teams held each other scoreless in the first inning, UNI struck first in the second. Drake forced two quick outs, but Taylor Hogan got a single, Brooke Snider got a single and Daryn Lamprecht got both of them home on an RBI double. UNI took the 2-0 lead into the bottom of the inning, and held Drake scoreless, giving up only one hit while catching

two pop flies and striking out the last batter.

After another scoreless inning for both teams in the third, UNI increased the lead in the fourth inning. Emmy Wells got to first after a catcher error on a third strike to get things rolling. Maggie Erpelding stepped in to pinch run. Hogan then hit her second single of the day to get Erpelding to second. Snider again followed up with her own single and then advanced to second to get Erpelding home for the Panther’s third run of the day. Two batters later, Mya Dodge hit a sacrifice fly to get Hogan home for the Purple and Gold’s fourth run of the day. Drake struck out UNI’s final batter to get to the bottom of the fourth. The Panthers again shut Drake out to hold on to the 4-0 lead.

Drake held UNI without a hit the next two innings, but did not manage to score in the fifth inning. They did finally get their first run of the day in the bottom of the sixth after Addie Lightner got to first and Paige Bedsworth got her home with a triple. UNI forced the final out to strand Bedsworth at third and cling to a 4-1 lead. The final inning saw both teams hold the other

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The UNI softball team kept their winning ways going with a 4-1 victory over their in-state rivals Drake on Tuesday.

The Panthers have won their last 14 games and remain in first place in the Missouri Valley Conference.

without a hit, and the game ended in a 4-1 UNI win.

Hogan led the Panthers in runs with two and tied with Snider to lead in hits with two.

Lamprecht led in RBIs with two. Kailyn Packard pitched the

entire game for the Purple and Gold, striking out eight batters.

UNI’s next games will be on Saturday, April 30, in a doubleheader against Indiana State.

This is followed by a game Sunday. UNI then will face

in-state rival Iowa on May 4, before closing the regular season in a three-game series with Bradley on May 7 and 8. UNI needs just three wins to clinch at least a share of the MVC regular season championship.

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MLB needs to figure out their broadcast problems COLIN HORNING

Sports Editor

America’s pastime has never been more accessible to its fans. Those of us who follow the Major League season have a bevy of viewing options ranging from the traditional cable/satellite TV broadcasts, to MLB.TV and now more recently, streaming TV services. But while Major League Baseball has been trying to keep up with the modern developments of how consumers watch their sports, they are also risking alienating their loyal fans in order to stay relevant. At the

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Apple TV Plus is broadcasting “Friday Night Baseball this season.

start of this season, the league announced that they would be partnering with Apple to broadcast two Friday night games per week on Apple TV Plus, the nascent streaming service offered by the tech giant. These games, known as “Friday Night Baseball,” are available for free for the first few months of the MLB season, but will require a subscription to Apple TV Plus in order to watch the games after that. But it’s not just Apple that will have exclusive games - MLB is also partnering with NBC to broadcast a weekly game on their streaming service Peacock. The games will be on Sunday mornings and the show will be known as “MLB Sunday Leadoff.” They will be exclusively available to paying subscribers of the Peacock streaming service, except for the first game on May 8 which will be simulcast on NBC and Peacock.

While MLB is trying to stay up to date on the ever-growing streaming TV trends, they are also risking alienation of dedicated fans through making their games exclusive to streaming services.

Most dedicated baseball fans want nothing more than to watch their favorite teams play. Currently, the best way to be able to catch most of your team’s games is through paying for a cable or satellite TV service that includes the team’s regional sports network, or RSN. These RNSs, such as Bally Sports Midwest for the St. Louis Cardinals and Marquee Sports Network for the Chicago Cubs, will carry the majority of a team’s regular season games along with a pre-game and post-game show. For many loyal fans this is the best way to follow along with their favorite team throughout the course of the season. Now enter MLB’s new strategy: streaming TV. By making certain baseball games exclusive to paying customers of a streaming service, it prevents dedicated fans from being able to watch their team unless they want to pay for yet another streaming service, adding yet another monthly subscription to their bills, especially with the cost of cable and satellite TV high enough as it is. Now, MLB is asking its loyal fans to cough up a

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NBC’s Peacock is one of the new streaming platforms that Major League Baseball has partnered with to broadcast exclusive games.

couple more bucks to watch an exclusively-broadcasted game on Apple TV or Peacock, or just not watch it altogether.

The idea behind moving a select number of games to the streaming services is for two reasons: to expose Major League Baseball and its games to people who already subscribe to one of these services, and to entice those who don’t already subscribe to sign up for the new platform in hopes that they enjoy the offerings of the streaming service and keep subscribing. But I believe that very few people who don’t already watch Apple TV Plus and Peacock will now start subscribing to them just because they offer a handful of base-

ball games. It’s really meant to be more of a bonus to those already subscribed, but MLB failed to realize that they are preventing their dedicated fans from watching their favorite teams throughout the season.

Expect the trend to continue to grow as the “cord-cutting” philosophy of cutting cable in favor of streaming services becomes more popular. If Major League Baseball wants to continue to grow in popularity, then they need to figure out ways to attract new viewers without spurning their loyal ones.

Time will tell what becomes of this, but right now it looks like the exclusively-broadcasted streaming games will continue to grow.

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Today’s Birthday (04/28/22).

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

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 9 — Revise professional plans over the next five months, with Pluto retrograde.

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Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Prepare reports. Research and study the past over five months, with Pluto retrograde. Plan educational adventures, conferences, vacations or classes, for later this year.

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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 4 Writer Janowitz 5 Sunny day phenomenon 6 Angora fabric 7 Republic since 1979 8 Search high and low 9 Legendary Australian outlaw 10 Fairness 11 "Treasure Island" castaway Ben 12 Step up?

13 Prefix with bar 21 George's lyrical brother 22 __ alcohol: fusel oil component 27 Bed-in for Peace participant 28 "Blowin' in the Wind" songwriter 29 Early spaceflight proponent Willy __ 30 Like petroglyphs 31 Nikita's no 32 Sudden blow 33 Word processing command 34 Blockage 38 Bolivian border lake 39 Shade of green 41 Botanical beard 44 Smuggler's unit 47 Wan

48 Caesar salad dressing ingredient 49 Acting guru Hagen 50 "Good for you" 54 OK components 55 Throw out 56 Load in a basket 57 River of Spain 58 Con man's target 59 Falco of "Nurse Jackie" 60 Silk Road desert 61 2015 A.L. East champ 38 "bye 4 now" 39 Praise 40 Big letters in home security 41 Islamic decree 42 "Of __ curls on calmed brows": E.B. Browning 43 City where Perry's flagship Niagara is exhibited 44 "Which is to say ... " 45 Viewed 46 1988 Oscar winner for Best Picture 48 Bread for Reubens 49 Roasting aid 51 Shutter piece 53 Smooches 57 Justice Kagan 60 Snack with a Thins variety 61 *Home business?

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Early numbers show a 75% increase in syphilis cases in Iowa from 2020 to 2021.

It’s more common and easier to get than you might think.

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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Listen to imagination. Articulate, edit and illustrate. Prepare a creative project for launch in five months. Capricorn Pluto stationing retrograde favors nostalgia, reflection and review.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Review finances to conserve resources, with Pluto retrograde.

Refine routines for efficiency. Reassess assets to develop what you’ve acquired. Learn

Syphilis is on the rise in Iowa.

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Today is a 7 — Domestic plans could change. Revise home improvement plans, with Pluto retrograde. Adapt and prepare over the next five months. Research possibilities for long-term benefits.

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from past successes.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — Enjoy a personal growth and development phase. The next five months, with Pluto retrograde, are good for healing old wounds.

Let go of worn-out baggage.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Reflect on the past. Retreat into peaceful privacy for a restorative five-month phase, with Pluto retrograde. Reconnect with nature. Invent new future possibilities.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 9 — Deepen team bonds and reliable routines, with Pluto retrograde for five months. Secure what you’ve achieved. Honor those who came before. Share histories.

64 Layer on a wall 65 Not again?

66 Mall map symbol

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