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Please stop publishing the halftruths and outright lies from Gary Kohls. His weekly articles border on medical malpractice, if not quackery. I will address only the first item he discussed in his July 30 essay: the May, 2016 article in the BMJ (British Medical Journal). 1. There is nothing to indicate that any U.S. journal declined to publish the article. In fact, the article draws similar conclusions about the frequency of deaths from medical errors in Great Britain and Canada; 2. The article is an opinion piece, and not a “study” or research article; 3. The article makes no mention whatsoever about drug- or vaccinecaused deaths. It’s focus is primarily on surgical accidents, a topic about which the author is well-known internationally. I have met Gary personally on a few occasions and he scares me with his childish demeanor and ignorance. I hope that Reader readers are not being influenced by his nonsense. Jim Brinegar Duluth, Minnesota
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Kudos to Phil Anderson for “Your Voice Counts” in the July 16 edition, which provides information on the range of organizations actively engaged in getting out the vote for the November election. I would like to add a few others that take action against voter suppression, a practice that chiefly targets citizens of color. It is a key strategy of the Republicans to use voter purges, misinformation and roadblocks to voting-by-mail to enhance their chances of retaining power. So now, at three months before the November election, it is even more important for citizens to get involved
in this crucial event. As the late civil rights hero John Lewis wrote in his last message, to be read upon his death, “The vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent you have in a democratic society. You must use it because it is not guaranteed.” • Americans of Conscience: americansofconscience.com and on Facebook. This citizens group’s purpose is to “amplify the advocacy and actions of over one hundred civil rights and social justice groups” through its weekly checklist of Action Items. Members report the actions they’ve taken a given week, and that is aggregated to the tally. Weekly “Sunday SPARK” national online meetings feature personal stories of effective activism and inspiration. • WinWisconsin: winwisconsin.org/ webinars. Help our neighbors on the other side of the bridge! A voter purge put potentially 130,000 Wisconsinites at risk of losing their vote. Most affected had zip codes near university campuses or in predominantly black urban areas of the state. Win Wisconsin has been on the ground since 2017, helping to register or re-register voters. Almost 40% of the group’s field workers are people of color. Watch their 7-minute video that explains why Wisconsin is so pivotal to the election’s Electoral College outcome. • Movement voter Project: movement.voter, and on Facebook. MVP connects donors to grassroots groups around the country that both mobilize voters and build long-term power for the progressive movement. The organization includes Black, Native American, and Latinx Voter Funds. ...and don’t forget our own League of Women Voters-Duluth, lwvduluth. org, celebrating 100 years of women’s suffrage in 2020. The organization helps citizens register to vote, provides
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The recklessness of Minnesota’s Republican party leaders was on display at their retreat in East Gull Lake on July 25. “None of you have any of your masks on, you lawbreakers,” House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt joked, according to the News-Tribune reporter, who went on to note there were widespread cheers in response, in a month when deaths from the coronavirus increased by 20%. It gets worse. Daudt went on: “I assure you these masks aren’t designed to keep you safe. These are designed to make sure that you don’t want your kids to be back in school full-time in the fall, and they’re designed to make sure they want to vote Democrat in the election.” “Full time” schools, no less, reinforcing Trump’s obsession with putting his re-election ahead of the health and safety of students and teachers. Voters should take a close look at the ideologues controlling Wisconsin’s gerrymandered Republican legislature, now working overtime to eliminate Gov. Evers’s mask mandate. If Daudt and his party regain control of the Minnesota House and the state Senate remains in Republican hands, they will be looking at Wisconsin as a template, voter suppression included. Robert Ellis Duluth, Minnesota
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Saving the regal Monarch butterfly The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has developed a website dedicated to Monarch butterflies, simply because that most recognizable of species is in trouble due to pesticides, habitat loss and climate change. Milkweeds and nectar sources are declining due to development and the widespread use of herbicides in croplands, pastures and roadsides. Because 90% of all milkweed/monarch habitats occur within the agricultural landscape, farm practices have the potential to strongly influence monarch populations. Development (of subdivisions, factories, shopping centers, etc.) in the U.S. is consuming habitats for monarchs and other wildlife at a rate of 6,000 acres (9.4 square miles) a day – that’s 2.2 million acres each year, according to Monarch Watch, a nonprofit education, conservation and research program based at the University of Kansas that focuses on the Monarch butterfly, its habitat and its spectacular fall migration, flying more than 3,000 miles – at about 50 miles per day – to Mexico with the sun as their guide. Widespread adoption of herbicideresistant corn and soybeans has resulted in the loss of more than 100 million acres of monarch habitat in recent years. The planting of these crops genetically modified to resist the non-selective systemic herbicide glyphosate (Roundup) allows growers to spray fields with this herbicide instead of tilling to control weeds. Milkweeds survive tilling but not the repeated use of glyphosate. However, this is not one of those wring-your-hands-and-fret problems. Everyone can help. “No matter who you are or where you live, you can get involved today,” the Fish & Wildlife website states. “Start by planting milkweed and nectar plants that are native to your area. Garden organically to minimize your impacts on monarchs, their food plants and other pollinators. Become a citizen scientist and monitor monarchs in your area. Educate others about
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At left, a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service photo of a Monarch on an aster. Above and right, submitted photos of two of the secret Monarch garden tour.
pollinators, conservation and how they can help.” You can learn how others are doing it in Duluth this Saturday, Aug. 8, from 10 am to 2 pm with the “Secret Garden Tour of Duluth Monarch Butterflies Waystation Gardens.” According to the brief press release announcing the “secret garden” tour: “This event is a self-driving tour of several Duluth Certified Monarch Waystation Gardens that feature a mix of milkweed, nectar and pollinator plants needed for the natural propagation and growth of Monarch butterflies.” Also according to the release, six to seven of the 64 or so Monarch Watch
sites will be on the tour, from some simple layouts to elaborate pollinator gardens, all of which have been certified by Monarch Watch. Saturday’s tour is sponsored by Duluth Monarch Buddies, a nonprofit of Duluthians collaborating to restore Monarch habitat and to educate residents about the ecology of Monarchs and other pollinators. Here’s how to take the tour: • On Aug. 8 between 9 and 10 a.m., go to the east parking lot at First United Methodist Church, 230 E. Skyline Parkway. • Handouts with directions and garden information will be provided. • A $10 donation per vehicle is
requested to support the Duluth Monarch Buddies’ planting projects. • Social distancing applies; masks highly encouraged. For more information on Duluth Monarch Buddies, contact duluthmonarchbuddies@gmail.com. For more details on planning on a Monarch garden, visit fws.gov/ midwest/news/PollinatorGarden.html To show your support of monarch conservation, have your monarch habitat certified as an official Monarch Waystation by Monarch Watch. Visit monarchwatch.org for details.
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Structural change? Our new superintendent, John Magas, introduced his “Entry Plan” for our school district on July 21. Most citizens look for an “Exiting Plan” when a bureaucrat starts laying out a wonky strategy, so I’ll keep my overview brief. Phase One of this plan consists of “relationship building, listening, learning.” Phase Two is more of the same, but will also include taking “strategic actions to support academic excel-lence.” These “strategic actions” continue on in Phase Three, which will also embark on a “collective review of data from the first two phases.” This collected data will then be used to develop “a five-year strategic plan” for District 709. Our district certainly needs a longrange strategic plan. DFL-union leaders, who have ruled the boardroom since Keith Dixon came to town, blew everything on a big vanity investment. When the plan’s financing scheme started fraying, they ran around like mice in a maze while our school district circled the drain. Actually, they did come up with one brilliant idea: sending big buses rumbling into various towns all over the countryside, in a dotty scheme to pick up little urchins wandering along the roadside. In the preamble to his plan, our school district’s new leader pointed out that “good intentions are no more than wishful thinking without careful planning and strategic action.” Everyone in Duluth should have learned by now that a harebrained plan, fueled by good intentions alone, can turn wishful thinking into a road to hell. Save us from our saviors! Keeping true to his plan (Phase One, listening,) our new Super was gracious enough to invite me to meet with him in his office recently. We met at seven in the evening. I sat on the stoop of Old Central’s Lake Ave-nue entrance for a few minutes, after I arrived, reading and occasionally looking out toward the street. I thought I would spot Mr. Magas drive
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up. Instead, at 7:03, he popped his head out of the door, talking on a cell phone. The man apparently had not gone home yet. Two weeks in and our new superintendent is treading water as hard as he can. Leading ISD 709 is a pretty tough gig, even without a worldwide pandemic and a society fracturing along income and racial lines. As luck would have it, Minnesota is the epicenter of a huge social upheaval. The death of a handcuffed black man in Minneapolis police custody sparked violent riots that reverberated across the country – a spontaneous eruption of anger reminiscent of the 1960s. One issue stemming from the turmoil is a debate about scaling back the presence of police in certain environments. Again, Minnesota, for better or worse, is at the vanguard of this movement, with the Minneapolis City Council unanimously voting to dismantle the city’s police force. At the beginning of my meeting with Mr. Magas, I told him one thing I’d learned from my experiences around ISD 709 is that virtually every angst from society as a whole rains down on our public school districts. It rains again Inspired by all the recent protests, some ISD 709 students circulated a pe-tition calling for the removal of School Resource Officers from our public schools. The petition read: “We demand that Duluth Public Schools cut all ties with the Duluth Police Department and other punitive law enforcement bodies.” Our new superintendent addressed the School Resource Officer resolution on the agenda of this meeting. He spoke at considerable length, and I’m going to quote some of what he said so everyone can get a sense of his leadership style: “I just want to express that I realize that this is not at all an easy topic to make a decision on. And, as I addressed in my Entry Plan, equity has been a driving force in my career as an educa-tor. It’s at the heart of what I’m trying to do. And it does concern me very deeply that a decision without us really, really carefully considering and thinking and planning about what this would look like could further widen cultural divides and drive away the very voices from diverse perspectives that have less access quite often – (the voices) that I’ve just taken to inviting
to the table during my Entry Plan. “So, I’ve reached out and I’ve said I’m going to be about equity, and I’m saying that this is my work, and I’m also saying that by bringing this forward, I think that there’s risk involved. I know that it has to do with people feeling heard, and knowing that they’re heard. But my first priority at this time is to make sure that we create a district plan to meaningfully engage all learners, while keeping students and staff healthy and safe during the time we’re going through. And we’re charged with doing so in a period of weeks with countless variables that are still very unclear, and a first-time COVID world pandemic. “You’ve seen tonight that we have many opinions that have been shared by our parents, our teachers, our administration, as well as student services staff and others. Some are proposing that we replace the SROs, and some are proposing that we continue with the SROs.” Superintendent Magas (who will hopefully yet prove himself to be a Superman for our school district) shared a sampling of this opinion, by reading from an email sent to the board from 10 school counselors: “The systemic inequality and fear many of our students face cannot be alleviated overnight or with a simple solution. These topics deserve care and thoughtfulness and input from our school communities, to create an environment where all students can feel safe and have the ability to thrive.” Even the people who appeared to be leaning toward keeping a police presence in our schools, as this email seemed to indicate, were all walking on eggshells with our new Super. Some data The Duluth school district has been using four School Resource Officers, one in each of its two middle and high schools. The cost of the 2019-20 contract was $251,906.76. Because of the COVID-19 shutdown, the district did not need the services of these police officers for a few months last year. It subsequently has an $84,000 credit carry-over from that contract. One of the most interesting parts of this meeting’s presentation was a student survey conducted on the issue. I expected student support for eliminating police presence in the schools to tilt heavily west, especially at Denfeld High. In fact, support for
the police was stronger at Denfeld, except for one cohort of students. In response to the statement: “I think it’s a good idea to have an SRO or police officer at our school,” three of the four cohorts surveyed at Denfeld agreed or strongly agreed by 97%-to-99% margins. The student cohort that varied significantly from the rest of the field was Denfeld 11th grade girls. This cohort scored the only double-digit mark against supporting police in the schools: 16% disagreeing or strongly disagreeing that it is a “good idea” to have a police officer in their school. This meeting lasted 4-1/2 hours. In the end, our weary school board unanimously passed a resolution, the immediate impact of which was phrased this way: “Now, therefore, be it resolved that the School Board directs District administration to engage with the City of Duluth Police Department to create a School Resource Officer contract for the 2020-21 school year only, and that the contract language be considered by the School Board for deeper alignment with district philosophies and practices.” This is what they’ll own I’m heartened to hear our new school district leader using phrases like “careful planning and strategic action” and “collective review of data.” Because of poor previous planning, our public school district has been repeatedly forced into making tough choices about which priority can be properly funded, sort of like a father fretting over buying shoes or food for his kids, after frittering away all the family’s income on horse racing. ISD 709’s fiscal trouble is to no small degree traceable to poor planning and poor accountability structures. During the March school board Committee of the Whole meeting, member Kelly Eder put her finger on the problem of proper accountability in our school district. For those of you who don’t remember, Eder (through a 10-minute interview) took over an at-large school board seat vacated by Josh Gorham, who apparently wilted from the heat in the kitchen. As Mr. Gorham put it to the Duluth News Tribune, he’d quickly “reached the point of having no confidence in Duluth’s schools superintendent (Bill Gronseth,) and… the board chair (Rosie Loeffler-Kemp.)” The biggest item discussed during the March meeting was board approval of
the district’s Achievement/Integration Plan. The plan has to be approved every three years. “I’m new to the school board this year,” Eder said, “so this is my first year going through this plan. I went back to educate myself, to try to become familiar with exactly what an Achievement/Integration Plan is. So I went and looked at the plan from July 1st, 2017 through June 30th, 2020...” Eder pointed out that she couldn’t find any assessment of data. “Where can I see assessments that have been done?” She asked, pointing out that the district is using “similar strategies” in its new 3-year plan. She said she was looking for this information, so she could “make an educated decision on strategies that we’re using, as we move forth in the district.” Studying the plan set to expire, Eder said she’d noticed “of the first four goals, we were on track for one goal. And then there was a separate set of goals, and we met one goal, there. Now we’re moving on to the next Achievement/Integration Plan. We have not done a proper assessment on the previous Achievement/Integration Plan, so we have data that can allow us to drive decisions, along with community input, for the next
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Achievement/Integration Plan.” She talked about her “level of frustration,” adding: “How am I supposed to figure out and vote on an Achievement/Integration Plan coming up, when I don’t see any metrics or any assessment or any data that I can make an informed decision (on)? Can somebody help me figure out – I guess ANYTHING – right now? I’m really frustrated…You know – this is $1.7 million a year, and how am I supposed to make an educated decision if that money’s being used in a way that is going to actually show an increase in achievement and accomplish the goals that we‘re saying it’s going to?” William Howes, coordinator of district 709’s education equity efforts, responded that he “(stood) by what’s in the plan.” “I’m glad that you stand by the plan, and I expect you to stand by the plan because you wrote the plan,” Eder replied, still not happy. “Is there some sort of structural impediment that’s coming through the district that you’re - are there things we could be doing in terms of assessment and data collection and data crunching that would allow you, as we move forward – to find more strategies, to do things that are going to help us more with
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achievement gaps, close achievement gaps, or get the MCA scores for our students at Myers-Wilkins improved? Is there something structurally that we, as a school board, can do? Because I own this, right? We, on the school board, own every piece of this…I just don’t feel like I have the information pieces that I need.” Mr. Howes responded that his new plan is “what we’re required to do.” He went on at length about another program that might be used as a model for accountability and various other descriptions and explications that, in specificity and substance, amounted to a bowl of steam and a bit of mustard on a mud sandwich – certainly not the hearty meal of real data being requested. Still unhappy, Eder said: “If we look at the 2017 plan and we look at the 2020 plan, one says you want to raise MCA reading scores by 15%, and then the new plan says 6% – or 2% a year. How did we come to these percentages, if we HAVE NO DATA?…If we don’t have data to start basing some of these decisions on, because we, as a district, haven’t taken time to collect the data or analyze the data…then (it naturally follows) we can’t use the data to make data-informed decisions…How many
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(A/I) Plans like this have there been – two?” “We’ve been doing A/I Plans for 40 years,” Howes informed her. “Forty years? Ok, so maybe we’ve been collecting data and it’s somewhere (maybe hidden away in a dusty, cobwebby Data Vault in Old Central’s basement,) but we (sure as heck) haven’t been using this data to inform our decisions…How are we going to move the achievement gap in any direction, if we are not using data to inform our decisions? I mean – I don’t know what to say, my level of frustration is great…How are we going to amend any strategy if it doesn’t work, if we’re not collecting (data) and assessing what we’re doing?” Using data to inform decisions? What a radical and novel idea. How in the world can an organization have no collected data measuring the effectiveness of millions of dollars of expenditures in 40 years, especially in regard to such a corrosive, persistentlyfailing problem? The people who have run our school district are going to own a lot yet, in the history of our town.
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COVID-19 has arrived in Greater Minnesota By Greta Kaul | MinnPost Staff Writer The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Minnesota was announced on March 6 – three months after China told the world that patients in Wuhan were sick with pneumonia of unknown cause. That first case was an older Ramsey County resident who had disembarked from the COVID-stricken Grand Princess cruise ship before it was quarantined. By the next week, a Carver County resident who had been in Europe was confirmed to have the virus. So was an Anoka County resident who had been traveling for work. All three cases were in the Twin
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Cities metro area, which was the first place to be hit hard by the virus. Soon, medium-sized cities started to see coronavirus activity, as well as some rural parts of the state, particularly those with food processing outbreaks. But even months after the virus was first detected in the state, some rural parts of the state still saw low numbers of officially confirmed cases of the virus. That’s started to change in recent weeks. Now some Greater Minnesota counties that had previously seen little confirmed coronavirus activity have started to see upticks in cases. And as of last weekend, with a confirmed case in Lake of the Woods County, every county in Minnesota has at least one case of COVID-19. The novel coronavirus first appeared in the United States’ big cities, with a major outbreak in New York City back in April. In Minnesota, Hennepin and Ramsey counties were early centers of the outbreak. Carrie Henning-Smith, an assistant
professor in the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health said this may have given parts of rural America a false sense of security about the virus. “We know that COVID started in the U.S. as a distinctly urban phenomenon. We were first hearing about it in Seattle and New York and New Orleans,”she said. “[Since] this took a long time to spread into some rural communities, I think that false sense of security may have become heightened. I think people looked around and said I’m not sick, none of my neighbors have gotten sick … let’s move on and move back to life as normal,” Henning-Smith said. That may be changing in some areas now. Mahnomen County, in northern Minnesota, saw new cases per capita double between the second and third weeks of July, from 5.4 cases per 10,000 residents to 10.9 – the same number of cases per capita as Hennepin County. In Koochiching County, on the Canadian border, new cases went from 10.3 per 10,000 people the week of the Fourth of July to 15 per 10,000 people the following week. A cluster of cases among young people and higher levels of community transmission in general has raised the level of concern among community members in Beltrami County, home of Bemidji, said Cynthia Borgen, the county public health director. The county had seen some coronavirus activity prior to July, but really saw an increase – from 3.3 new cases per 10,000 residents to 11.1 per 10,000 residents – after the Fourth of July, according to Minnesota Department of Health data. In the most recent week of data, the number
of new confirmed cases had slowed slightly, to 9.5 per 10,000 residents. “Our initial surge was a group of early 20-year-olds,” Borgen said. “Once the restrictions were released and folks were out at the bars, sporting events, recreation leagues, that kind of was the start of it for us.” Despite that cases had been present prior, hospitalizations had been few until recently, Borgen said. As of this week, four people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Beltrami County. “Up until now, I think people felt a little more like ‘If I get sick, I’m not going to get very sick,’” Borgen said. “Some of the hospitalizations we’ve had were of people who were fairly young and healthy and it’s a small enough community that people learn pretty quickly who’s in the hospital, even if we do our best to prevent any of that from coming through formal channels,” she said. While some in the community may not have seen COVID-19 as a big problem locally before, “people are realizing this maybe is something that could impact me and my loved ones,” Borgen said. Before South Central Minnesota’s Watonwan County saw an outbreak of COVID-19 last month, Community Health Services Manager Julia Whitcomb noted some belief in the community that the virus wasn’t a concern in the area. “We did see some of those beliefs … thinking it’s not here, so why do I need a mask or why do I need to follow social distancing,” she said. Concern heightened when cases climbed, but Whitcomb says some resumed lax mask-wearing behavior before the statewide mask order took
effect on Saturday. Minnesota plays host to tourists from While geography is one factor that all over the state and country. Some separates some Greater Minnesota residents worry about what that means residents’ feelings about the virus from when it comes to the accuracy of case others in the state, it’s not the only counts in their areas. factor. The pandemic – and the state’s Jen Sumption lives in Longville, handling of it – has also become highly Minnesota, home to the Woman politicized, with people on the right Chain of Lakes, a big summer tourist side of the political spectrum tending to destination in Cass County, where downplay the seriousness of the virus there have been 54 confirmed cases of and the utility of interventions like face COVID-19, according to MDH data, up masks, while those on the left assume the from 12 a month ago. opposite position. Last week, she submitted a question Ahead of a public discussion of a local to local radio station KAXE during a mask mandate in Alexandria that was discussion with Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan scheduled before Gov. Tim Walz’s mask to express concern about how case mandate and took place this week, city numbers are reported. officials said 286 people contacted the “In rural Minnesota we’ve experienced council in favor of a citywide mask an increase in cases as we saw an increase mandate, while 463 people told the in out of town visitors, also the fishing council they opposed such requirements. opener and the Fourth of July weekend,” Many who opposed the local mask she wrote. mandate cited low case counts as If she were a Twin Cities or out-of-state rationale. resident who had been traveling up to “It’s not necessary as we have very few lake country for generations, she said cases in our city. I think it will just cause she’d look at the state’s case map and tension between people,” wrote one who might be likely to think “Oh wow, Cass opposed a potential local mandate. County, pretty consistently low, low-risk. But politics also came into play. Let’s do it,” she told MinnPost. One employee of a senior living center But she says that map isn’t an accurate in town wrote in using their work email reflection of everyone who’s been in addresses opposing the mask mandate Cass County: if people travel north and on political grounds: “This pandemic has get sick, whether they’re tested in Cass become more political than anything County or back home, their result is because it is forcing Americans to submit associated with their home county. to rules/regulations that do not support Sumption told MinnPost that in a the constitution that this great country trip to town this week, she watched cars was built on.” go by on Highway 84, the main drag But as cases climb again nationally through the town of 150. and public health officials — initially “I would say there were at least 20 to often opposed to masks on the grounds 25 cars that passed by where I could see of limited supplies of medical-grade ones their tags, and half were out-of-state,” — come to a general consensus that they she said. are effective in slowing the virus’ spread, She’s concerned these travelers might that may be changing, too. see the low numbers in Cass County In a Harvard/Harris poll released and let their guard down when they this week, 79 percent of respondents visit, believing the virus isn’t in the said they supported a national mask community. mandate. A Fox poll of Minnesota “I think it’s a very false sense of residents released this month found the security because the numbers don’t majority of respondents, 85 percent, felt actually represent the number of people strongly or somewhat favorable towards who are really infected here,” she said. Minnesotans who wore face masks. Particularly in summer, Greater Walker Orenstein contributed to this report.
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People with disabilities want same peaceful dying option as anyone else
Even Democrats and Independents have a stake in restoring sanity to the Party of Lincoln
By: Harry Welty President Donald Trump could perform one great service for our nation by leaving office without tweeting that it was stolen from him. Because Congressman Pete Stauber likely would disagree with this, he should be retired, too. Trump is the kind of leader our Founders always feared. They understood that democracy is fragile. America should have known this when Trump asked, “What do you have to lose?” I helped keep the Party of Lincoln alive after Watergate by holding fast to my family’s beliefs. There seemed to be room for our ideals in President Ronald Reagan’s “Big Tent,” but Reagan’s successors broke his 11th commandment: “Republicans shall speak no ill of other Republicans.” Before Reagan was in the grave, Republicans began purging liberals and moderates. For me there was still the Duluth School Board. Duluth has a charter school because I was there when its opponents sought to kill it. Several life-giving referenda, raising additional tax levies, passed because I helped the public accept them. And when a ruinous plan to trade teachers to pay for a grandiose rebuilding of schools was started without a public vote, I warned of financial disaster. My insight and prophecy were not enough. As a child, I saw the integration of my elementary school in Topeka, Kansas. I learned of my grandfather’s command of African American soldiers in the trenches of France. My family integrated lily-white Mankato, Minnesota’s public schools. Today I see President Trump betraying the Party of Lincoln with historical malpractice and racist lies. Trump’s Republican party may deserve death but not the Party of Lincoln. President Abraham Lincoln’s party redeemed the ideals of our Declaration of Independence, which called for the equality of mankind. But 244 years of skin-color prejudice had sunk in so deeply that a century and a half after the Civil War, Trump dug up its stinking corpse to divide us once again. As our eyes were glued to the president’s assault on democracy, the earth was burned, deforested, polluted, and coated in plastic from the depths of the ocean to our highest mountain peaks – with a mismanaged coronavirus cherry on top. Twenty-eight years ago I sought Minnesota’s Eighth Congressional District Republican endorsement for Congress. The convention erupted in thunderous booing when my speech concluded with these words: “Let me leave you with this bitter observation. The Republican party has become a party which revels in its criticism of welfare queens and become a party which tolerates, even worships, the Donald Trumps, Michael Milkins, Charles Keatings, and Ivan Boeskies of the world. “We are a political party which abhors the redistribution of wealth, and yet, in the last 12 years, America’s rich have gotten richer while America’s poor have gotten poorer. There has been such disintegration of society that one American child in five lives in poverty. There are more abortions in this nation than you realize, because for many children life is an abortion. These children are homeless; neglected; ill-educated; and prone to prostitution, AIDS, crack cocaine, guns, violent deaths, joblessness, and hopelessness. These children live lives that are a prolonged bath of scalding salt. “How can the Party of Lincoln ever hope to end abortion, or win the public’s sympathy, when it turns its back on the very children it is determined to see born?” The answer to this question in 2020 is the same as it was in 1992: Elect Harry Welty. Minnesota law allows voters to cast their votes for any party they choose during the primary. There is no contest in the Democrat’s 8th District congressional race. Abe Lincoln’s better angels will sleep more peacefully if you cast a vote for Harry Welty in 2020.
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Thirty years ago last month (July 1990), President George H.W. Bush signed a rare bipartisan law that still impacts the lives of all Americans: the American Disabilities Act (ADA). For example, the ADA required curb cuts so wheelchair users could cross streets independently also benefit bicyclists and parents pushing strollers. I am a public health physician living with both colon cancer and multiple sclerosis, so I greatly appreciate the benefits of the ADA. Unfortunately, as a result of my colon cancer, I can too easily imagine that my final days may bring great suffering. If that suffering becomes unbearable, I hope that I will be able to choose from a full range of care options, and I hope that such a choice will be available to all people in that situation. That’s why I support legislation in 20 states nationwide that would authorize mentally capable, terminally ill adults to have the option to get prescription medication to peacefully end their suffering if it becomes intolerable. The states that have considered medical aid-in-dying bills during their 2019-2020 legislation sessions include: Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, Utah, and Virginia. Both national and state polls show voters across our country support medical aid in dying. A Gallup Poll Social Survey conducted in May showed that 74 percent of U.S. residents agree that: “When a person has a disease that cannot be cured…doctors should be allowed by law to end the patient’s life by some painless means if the patient and his or her family request it?” Majority support included every demographic group measured in the survey: gender, ethnicity, age, education, and political party affiliation (if any), ranging from conservatives to liberals. While there are no national polls of
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people with disabilities on this issue, Purple Insights conducted surveys in 2013 and 2014 showing that voters with disabilities in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Jersey supported medical aid in dying by 63 to 74 percent, very similar to the support level of voters overall in those states of 62 to 71 percent. Finally, a 2018 Medscape survey showed that 58 percent of doctors nationwide said that “‘physicianassisted dying’ should be made legal for terminally ill patients.” Medical aid in dying has been authorized in Washington, D.C., and nine states, starting more than two decades ago with Oregon in 1997, without one documented case of misuse. In fact, Disability Rights Oregon’s (DRO) Executive Director confirmed in a letter last year that: “DRO has never to my knowledge received a complaint that a person with disabilities was coerced or being coerced to make use of the [Oregon Death with Dignity] Act.” In addition, according to a 2007 Journal of Medical Ethics report about this Oregon law: “Rates of assisted dying in Oregon... showed no evidence of heightened risk for the elderly, women, the uninsured...people with low educational status, the poor, the physically disabled or chronically ill, minors, people with psychiatric illnesses including depression, or racial or ethnic minorities, compared with background populations.” The purpose of the American Disabilities Act: “is to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else,” according to the American Disabilities Act National Network. Medical aid-indying legislation honors this historic law’s mission, by providing people with disabilities the same autonomy and freedom as everyone else to make our own health care decisions at life’s inevitable end. While medical science can seemingly work miracles, we need to remember that the thing most people want at the end of life is NOT one more try at immortality, but rather a peaceful death surrounded by loved ones. Mary Applegate, MD, MPH is a clinical professor at the University of Albany School of Public Health.
Ending nuclear madness “The way to win an atomic war is to make certain it never starts. And the way to make sure it never starts is to abolish the dangerous, costly nuclear stockpiles which imprison mankind.” General Omar Bradley in 1948 August will be the 75th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We need to do more than just remember these tragic and unnecessary events. We must work to abolish nuclear weapons. We are the nation that created nuclear weapons. We are the ONLY COUNTRY to use them. We used them primarily against a civilian population which is a war crime under international law. During the Cold War we created an arms race with the former Soviet Union that resulted in some 15,000 nuclear warheads being produced. This was enough destructive power to literally destroy the world. We seem to have no remorse for having unleashed this evil on the world. We still think we need nuclear weapons for our defense. Despite all the evidence, and the testimony of many experts, we think nuclear weapons keep us safe and are a deterrence to war. General George Lee Butler, head of US Strategic Nuclear Forces from 1991-1994, disagrees. He has said, “It is my profound conviction that nuclear weapons did not, and will not, of themselves prevent major war. To the contrary, I am persuaded that the presence of these hideous devices unnecessarily prolonged and intensified the Cold War. In today’s security environment, threats of their employment have been fully exposed as neither credible nor of any military utility.” Although so far the world has avoided a nuclear holocaust, these weapons have not prevented conventional war. Korea, Vietnam and many deadly “proxy” wars by the superpowers in Asia, Africa and Latin America occurred during the Cold War. Some politicians and military leaders actually advocated USING nuclear
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weapons to “win” some of these conflicts. Then there is the threat of a nuclear exchange between Pakistan and India. A regional nuclear conflict would have severe consequences for the rest of the world regardless of its length or intensity. Israel having nuclear weapons is a similar threat. A small country surrounded by more populous “enemies” might feel compelled to use nuclear weapons. The existence of Israeli nuclear weapons also drives Iran’s desire to become a nuclear power. The very existence of nuclear weapons is a threat to the safety and well being of everyone. Given the power of nuclear weapons, the environmental damage caused by their production, and the record of accidents involving them, this is not just hypothetical rhetoric. In his book Command and Control, Eric Schlosser discusses the history of nuclear weapons and efforts to control them. The book details some of the 1,200 accidents between 1950 and 1968 involving nuclear weapons or the nuclear strike force. There were bombs dropped by mistake, bombers catching on fire or crashing, missiles exploding, computers miscalculating, and people jumping to wrong conclusions and almost launching attacks. The Cuban
missile crisis was not the only time we almost had a nuclear war. The bottom line is we would be more secure by eliminating all nuclear weapons. General John Sheehan, the former commander of NATO, agrees and has said, “These weapons have increased global uncertainty and it is time for the global community to work toward a regime that eliminates their existence and possible use.” Nuclear weapons are not necessary for defending our country or for preventing war. In fact nuclear weapons are the ONLY weapons that are deliverable and powerful enough to actually destroy our country. No foreign power has the capacity to actually invade the United States with conventional forces. But even a few nuclear bombs would wreak havoc regardless of who “won.” But rather than abolishing these weapons of mass destruction, we are making them easier to use. The Obama administration started this “modernization” program. The plan included redesigned nuclear warheads, new nuclear bombers, submarines, land-based missiles, weapons labs and nuclear production plants. The current administration’s fiscal 2021 budget calls for a $46 billion increase in this spending. In the next three decades, buying and maintaining the new arsenal could cost an aston-
ishing $1.5 to $2 trillion. This budget proposal is a 20% increase on nuclear weapons while cutting funds for the Centers for Disease Control and other public health agencies. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper recently called modernization of U.S. nuclear forces a “top priority ... to protect the American people and our allies.” Given that more than 150,000 American are now dead from COVID-19, this is a bizarre priority. Retired Lt. Gen. Robert Gard, Jr. who now works for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation says, “Perhaps the most egregiously wasteful defense expenditure is the excessive budget for the entire nuclear weapons complex...This includes expenditures for unnecessary infrastructure, nuclear warhead modernization, and new and expensive delivery systems at a time that we are reducing the role of nuclear weapons in our defense strategy.” Eliminating nuclear weapons is not a Utopian fantasy. It is possible. The United Nations has a treaty to ban them and people around the world are working to get this treaty ratified by all nations. Again, General George Lee Butler has said, “It is a measure of arrogance to assert that a nuclear weapons-free world is impossible when 95% of the nations of the world are already nuclear-free. There is no security in nuclear weapons. IT IS A FOOL’S GAME.”(emphasis added.) For decades we have had a bipartisan aggressive, militarized foreign policy. It makes no difference which party is in control. Currently we are reigniting an arms race with Russia over nuclear weapons modernization. The current administration is creating conflict with China on trade and on control of the South China Sea. We don’t need more conflict in the world. We need a new foreign policy that “projects” cooperation and peaceful problem solving rather than military power. We can’t wait for the politicians to end nuclear weapons. Nothing will happen unless people demand action.
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Walter J. Brannan 2/16/1929 – 7/29/2020 Walter J. Brannan, 91, of South Range, died at St. Luke’s Hospital, Duluth. He was born in Pierre, SD, son of Joseph and Bessie (Peterson) Brannan. Walter sailed on the Great Lakes as an oiler from 1944-1949. In 1949 he was hired by the Great Northern Railroad as a fireman and retired in 1990 as an engineer for the Burlington Northern Railroad. On Sept. 29, 1951 at Concordia Lutheran Church, Superior, Walter J. Brannan and Delores S. Moen were united in marriage. From 1950 to 1952 he served with the U.S. Army 712th Transportation Railway Operating Battalion in Korea. He enjoyed living in the country with his family working in his garden, and caring for his cattle, horses, pigs and chickens on his hobby farm. Walter also loved fishing, hunting, camping, traveling and going to play Keno at the casino. He was a loving and caring person and will be greatly missed. Survivors include his daughters, Janice (Arlyn) Brackemyer and Susan (Bill Mohr) Brannan; son, David Brannan; grandchildren, Jamie Goodiel, Richard Eischen, Andrew (Sarah) Brackemyer and Tony Mohr; 8 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from noon until the 1 p.m. service Saturday, Aug. 8, at Downs Funeral Home, Superior. Military honors will be accorded.
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Janet Kreutter 11/21/1957 – 7/23/2020 Janet Kreutter, 62, died peacefully at home in Two Harbors, Minn. Janet was born in Milaca, Minn. She graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 1976. She worked as an accountant for Anoka County for more than 30 years, retiring in March 2018. She loved going up the North Shore, collecting Coca Cola memorabilia and going to the State Fair. Janet fought a courageous battle against cancer since 2013 with the motto, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” She is preceded in death by her parents Chester and Lorraine (Berg) Samuelson. Janet is survived by her husband Mark, daughters Laura (Dennis) Kleven of Rosemount, Minn., and Angela (Stacy) Thaxton of Sauk Rapids, Minn., grandsons Brandon and Tanner, grand dogs Diesel and Zoey, siblings Judy, Jay and Joy, and many other friends and family members. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. In lieu of flowers or plants, donations towards a memorial bench placed near Lake Superior are preferred. A celebration of Janet’s life is planned for Saturday, Aug. 15. from 2-5 pm at their home, 1240 Shoreview Road, Two Harbors. Please bring a chair if you are able. For those who want to stay longer, we will have a potluck – one of Janet’s favorites – and a bonfire starting at 5 pm.
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James Peter Brown 5/7/1956 – 7/17/2020 James Peter Brown, 64, of Duluth, died peacefully at his home with his loving wife by his side. James was born in Superior to Harold and Annette (Hinders) Arnold. James was a very active member of AA for more than 35years. He was a former member of the Elks Lodge #133 and he was recently active in the Fraternal organization of the Moose and was a member of the Proctor Moose Lodge #1302 and the Moose Legion Arrowhead #72. A graveside service was held July 31 at the Minnesota Veterans Cemetery, 4773 Hwy 53 Saginaw, Minn. Carol J. Evered 7/12/1942 – 7/26/2020 Carol J. Evered, 78, Superior, died at Encompass Healthcare in Superior. Carol was born in Superior, the daughter of Selma (Lammi) and Clyde Foote. She graduated from Superior East High School with the class of 1960. She had worked for SWL& P, Shell Tire Service and Garon Knitting Mills before working for and retiring from Lake Superior Laundry. Carol enjoyed ice skating, bowling, knitting, and walking at the mall. She loved kids and enjoyed spending time with her family. She also loved her cats. Services were held Aug. 3 at Downs Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers and gifts, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Eva Ferreira 11/4/1950 – 7/12/2020 Eva Ferreira, of Duluth, died peacefully at the age of 69. Eva was born in Paterson, NJ, to Raymond and Eva Ferreira. She was a loving mom who devoted much of her life to raising both of her sons. Despite so many challenges and hardships she faced after her initial stroke years ago, it was amazing to see how positive she became about everything. She was
always so appreciative and grateful for actions done by those who cared about her. She will be deeply missed for her smile, sense of humor, laughter and gratitude. She had a love for music and dogs. Red Lobster was one of her favorite places to visit. Keith Aaron Haglin 11/10/1937 – 7/25/2020 Keith Aaron Haglin, 82, Duluth, died at the cabin he built in Alborn, Minn., from complications of amyloidosis of the heart. He was born in Duluth to Elmer W. and Ida M. Haglin, the seventh of 12 children. Keith graduated from Denfeld High School, Class of 1955, and from the University of MinnesotaDuluth with a bachelor of science in industrial arts education. He was a City of Duluth firefighter for 37 years. He married Peggy Jean Ralph on June 1, 1963. A private family service will be held. Renora Henricksen 9/9/1938 – 7/6/2020 Renora Julienne Sundquist Henricksen, 82, died at Edgewood Memory Care Unit in Hermantown, Minn, where she had resided since 2016 and recently was under hospice care. She was born in Chisholm, Minn., to Ray and Ora (Hill) Sundquist. Renora graduated from Chisholm High School and worked in health care offices for many years, including St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth in the Home Care department. She said this was her favorite job. She married Kent Henricksen on Nov. 4, 1966. She was a devoted wife and mother, raising a daughter and a son. She was an amazing holiday hostess for her large extended family for many years. Madeline J. Johnson 11/15/1941 – 7/22/2020 Madeline J. Johnson (VanDell), 78, died at Golden Oaks in Proctor, Minn. Maddie, as her friends called her, worked at Chung King, Jeno’s and Park Point Manor amongst other jobs. Family
will have a celebration of life in the future to be announced by her children. Special thanks to Golden Oaks in Proctor and St. Croix Hospice. Judith A. Kyromaki 2/29/1944 – 7/28/2020 Judith A. Kyromaki, 76, lifelong resident of Superior, died at Superior Rehab Center. Judy was born in Superior, the daughter of Helen (Sommerfeld) and Neal Van Horn. She married Arto A. Kyromaki on June 5, 1965 and they re-cently celebrated 55 years of marriage. Judy began her working career as a hairdresser prior to driving bus for the Superior School District for 25 years. Judy’s lifelong love of horses led to the establishment of horse boarding business which Judy, Art and her family maintained for decades. Judy also owned and operated Horse Haven Tack for several years. Judy expressed her love of young people as a 4H leader for many years. Visitation will be held Friday, Aug. 7, from 5-7 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at Downs Funeral Home, Superior. Matilda Kucharyski 1/1/1925 – 1/28/2020 Matilda “Tillie” Kucharyski, 95, lifetime Superior resident, died St. Luke’s Hospital with her family at her bedside. Tillie was born in Superior to Anthony and Anna (Polacik) Topak. She was united in marriage for 55 years to Robert Kucharyski before his passing in 2008. She was also preceded in death by her parents, three sisters and one brother. A private family service and gathering was held at Cathedral of Christ the King in Superior on July 23, 2020.
International cat day coming
Dear Readers: Aug. 8 is International Cat Day, a celebration since 2002. Its purpose is to raise public awareness and understanding of the domestic house cat and learn ways to help protect them. This year’s theme is “Each Cat Matters.” Drop us a picture and description of your adorable cat to Heloise@ Heloise.com. Your photo just might wind up in the Pet Pal section of my website! – Heloise PET PAL Dear Readers: If you’re ever feeling down and in need of some encouragement, turn to Tubbs. Jay’s happy puppy, Tubbs, is a Shih Tzu, age 3. Jay says Tubbs will fling his own toys and fetch them if no one can stop and play. And he knows each of his eight toys by
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name! To see Tubbs and our other Pet Pals, visit Heloise.com and click on “Pet of the Week.” – Heloise TO TRAP A TICK Dear Heloise: To dispose of a tick, I get an inch or two of ordinary transparent tape and hold one end of the tape while touching the sticky side to the tick. I fold the tape over, encasing the tick in the tape. Now it can go into the trash, with no chance of escaping. If I need to take a closer look to ID it or take it to someone else to ID, the tick is still intact and visible with no danger to anyone.–- A Kansas reader (The Manhattan Mercury), via email NEAT NECKLACES Dear Heloise: When traveling or moving, I string my necklaces and chains between the teeth in a comb and place another comb on top of the first. This helps prevent tangling. – Mary in Ohio
Tubbs, is a Shih Tzu, age 3, who knows all eight of his toys by name. OLD ODOR Dear Heloise: I read your column in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Years ago, an elderly neighbor died. Her family passed on to me a pretty wooden jewelry case with a hinged top and two pullout drawers. The interior is lined with a velvet-type fabric. I very much like it, but the smell has not subsided. The only way I can think to describe it is “old lady perfume”
odor. I have had the drawers out and the top standing open for over a week now, and it has not helped. Any suggestions you can give me would be greatly appreciated. – A Reader, Fort Wayne, Ind. Giving you the jewelry case is a lovely gesture, although getting rid of the odor might take a little effort. Place the jewelry box with the lid and drawers open in a large plastic bag with an open box of baking soda. Seal the bag and leave it undisturbed for a couple of weeks. If the odor persists, you may have to generously sprinkle baking soda in the drawers and in the empty box. You’ll need to vacuum out the baking soda, but the odor should be gone. – Heloise Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001, or you can fax it to 1-210-HELOISE or email it to Heloise@ Heloise.com. I can’t answer your letter personally but will use the best hints received in my column. (c)2020 by King Features Syndicate Inc.
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The greed pandemic Why we need a wealth tax In one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in one of the wealthiest cities on Planet Earth, a homeless woman named Rosa lives her life a nickel at a time. The New York City 5-cent deposit system provides her some income because she sorts through bags of trash for cans and bottles from the elite apartments surrounding Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s residence. When she counts out 200 bottles and cans, she puts them in blue bags given her by a sanitation company. The company picks them up by truck and she is slipped a $10 bill for each bag she has collected. Rosa has been doing this for years, sometimes sleeping in shelters or in nearby parks. Sometimes she even dares to sleep in Central Park. Rosa
is hoping the city expands the type of cans and bottles allowed so she can earn more nickels. An entire “homeless” economy has developed around bottles and cans. The surrounding apartments rent for $13,500 a month. In May of 2020 there were 59,308 homeless in New York City, including 13,523 families with 20,044 children making up two-thirds of the homeless population. “Nice” Minnesota currently has more than 10,000 homeless. The Minneapolis Park Board recently approved 20 designated city parks that each could have a maximum of 20 tents housing the homeless. The Salzberger estate of 260 acres on the border of New York and Connecticut is for sale for $49.5 million. Built at the end of the 19th century
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Regency Seven Seas Cruises is launching a new cruise ship The Seven Seas Splendor this month with a 4,443 sq. ft. Regency Suite for the very wealthy. Gilded Age, the main house has 17,000 sq. ft. of living space with eight bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, a library, a conservatory, separate living, dining, and breakfast rooms, and an Olympicsized swimming pool. On the grounds are four guest houses, two horse barns, a swimming pool, a private lake, and a hedge maze puzzle for adults and children. The present owner wants to sell because she has other homes in Florida and New York. The one in New York is valued at $65 million. Many school buildings in the poorer precincts of New York City have roofs that leak only when it rains. Wealthy parents are already making plans to educate their children at home or in pods if regular schools are unable to open this fall. Some are planning to hire tutors to take over home schooling at a cost of $500 to $1,300 a month for each child. Other parents are considering offers from pandemic “learning pods” to rent space to teach small groups of children. Groups of six children will cost about $720 a week in Philadelphia. Other wealthy parents are considering hiring out-of-work public school teachers as live-ins for about $100,000 a year to teach their children. If wealthy parents follow through with such plans, the inequities in education will greatly multiply. In one of the richest ZIP codes in the country, Fairfax County by Washington, unemployed teachers have been deluged with offers. When wealthy college kids couldn’t use the airlines to fly home when their universities closed, their parents had a simple answer. Hire a private jet service to pick up the kid at $5,000 an hour. About 28 million K-12 U.S.
students come from poor families who cannot afford computers, wi-fi or other equipment – and certainly can’t afford to pay tutors or teachers in leaning pods. People who want to live in an ordered society pay their fair share of taxes to keep the society believing that “all men are created equal.” People who don’t give a crap about other people or the country they live in always demonstrate they don’t want to contribute to the welfare of all members of the human family. Republicans have dramatically demonstrated that “greed is good” since the white supremacists and the Tea Party branch have become the spokesmen for the party. The Republicans sponsored a decadelong campaign to strip the Internal Revenue Service of enforcement powers and employees who could lawfully collect taxes. They have cut the IRS budget by a fifth since 2010. A Congressional Budget Office(CBO) report on the years 2011 to 2013 indicated the IRS failed to collect $381 billion from rich tax delinquents in each of those years. The CBO report-ed adding $40 billion to the IRS bud-get would bring in $103 billion in additional revenue. For every 33 cents in the budget the IRS collects $100. The IRS has asked for an additional $900 million in the 2021 budget. If approved, the revenue could pay the tuition of all college students. The richest 1% is responsible for 70% of all unpaid taxes. If the IRS had been fully funded we could pay off the entire student debt in about four years. A sufficient tax on wealth could accomplish the task in two years. Because of the decreased funding by Republicans 40% fewer returns are
being audited and people with incomes over $1 million are now audited 63% less than a decade ago. And, of course, tax havens around the world and in this country are filled with U.S. customers. The IRS is still using computer software developed when JFK was president! Two University of California economists in their book The Triumph of Injustice describe how the effective tax rate of federal, state, and local taxes paid by top earners has steadily declined over the last 70 years from a period where rates were quite progressive. The best evidence: In 2018 the top 400 earners paid a lower effective tax rate than their secretaries and finance managers. In the meantime a minority has gained an ever-increasing share of economic growth. As an example, the top 0.1% incomes have increased 500% from 1970 to 2018 from $1 million to $5 million, and the top 0.01% incomes have gone up 700%, from $3.5 million to $25 million. During the same time the bottom 50% of earners grew from $8,000 to $27,000 in 2018, slightly above the poverty line for a family of four. When will we learn that taxes are not a penalty but a collective budget for everybody’s benefit? The minimum wage of $7.25 has not been raised for more than a decade. Full-time workers who make a minimum wage cannot afford a twobedroom apartment in any state in the U.S. without spending 30% of their income. Income per hour required by some states for two-bedroom apartments: North Dakota-$16.18, Minnesota-$20.53, Wisconsin-$17.27, California-$36.96, Arkansas-$14.29, Texas-$20.90, and Hawaii-$38.76. What motivates a wealthy person to buy at auction a Hermes handbag made of Nile River crocodile hide with 18-karat gold buckles and diamond encrusted strap for $376,000?
What motivates another to buy his wife a $30,000 Hermes purse to celebrate her 30th birthday? What motivates another to pay $50,000 for a broken tennis racket Serena Williams smashed when she lost a match in the 2018 U.S. Open? What motivates another to pay $46,000 at auction for a land crab weighing 2.7 pounds? What motivates casino magnate Steve Wynn, with a fortune of $3.1 billion according to Forbes, to pay $105 million for a pair of Picasso paintings? He is an art collector who displays hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of paintings in his collection at a number of resort-casinos he has developed. At the same time he’s facing dozens of sexual misconduct charges from women workers. Is it it total lack of empathy? He seems to face the question: when do you have enough money and sex? Meanwhile, in Jackson, Mississippi, where in the first half of the 19th century had more millionaires than New York City because of cotton and slaves, the public schools are now suffering from of lack of funds. The Jackson public schools are 95% black, with some of them having 95% of their students on free or reduced lunch. (About half of the 51 million K-12 students in the U.S. qualify for free or reduced lunch.) Mississippi has the highest black children’s poverty rate in the country at 43%, with the white rate at 14%. A third of Jackson’s students do not have a computer or Internet. In several high schools 25% of the students are chronically absent. The 22,500 Jackson students score only 24% in proficiency standards and 27% in language arts. According to the Wall Street Journal, Regency Seven Seas Cruises is launching a new cruise ship The Seven Seas Splendor this month with a 4,443 sq. ft. Regency Suite for the very wealthy. The master bedroom
features a $200,000 bed. The suite has a guest bedroom, private dining room so the renters don’t have to eat with the peasants, and a price of $11,000 a night. The suite has been fully booked for the first year. The new ship caters to the wealthy with 375 “elegantly” designed suites with private balconies, 500 crystal chandeliers, more than an acre of imported Italian marble, five highend restaurants, and four theater productions. Regency has not revealed price lists for the new ship except for the Regent Suite. I imagine that one of the passengers will be the person who paid $250,000 at an estate auction for a kitchen knife used by Anthony Bourdain of TV chef fame. The Cruise Lines International Association says 32 million will take cruises in 2021. By the way, another passenger may be the person who paid $120,000 to eat a banana that was on display as an art object in Miami. It was getting ripe. While the wealthy cruisers welcome the moon from their private balconies aboard ship, more than 22,500 students in Fairfax County, Virginia, will be receiving their education in poorly constructed plywood trailers. Although Fairfax County is the third richest county in America, the school district owns 820 plywood trailers, many of them with visible green and black mold that can spread disease. There are thousands of these trailers in use in Virginia that present health and safety risks. Students sometimes break through the rotten floors. Virginia teachers make $9,000 less than the national average salary. More than 60% of all of the U.S. wealth is now inherited. We are creating a large aristocracy who will never have to work a day in their lives. Meanwhile the IRS does not have the money to investigate 879,415 high-income people who didn’t file returns in 2014 through 2016. They allegedly
have not paid $45.7 billion in taxes. There are 1,891 who each owe more than $1 million. Each U.S. average household is paying a $3,000 surtax to cover those who are not paying what they owe. The wealthiest 5% of American families now hold 57% of all household wealth. Daniel Markovitz of Yale University reminds us what the COVID-19 virus is doing to the bottom 95%: “The inequities among children are especially awful and will reach deep into our future. Rich private schools (Harvard has a $41 billion endowment, Princeton $14 billion) move online with great success, while public schools, especially in poorer districts, find remote learning much more challenging. Long summer holidays already segregate the rich, whose achievement test scores continue to rise, from the poor, whose reading and math skills fade each summer. Just imagine the unequal effects of a lost semester, or, God forbid, two.” So far the richest 50 families have dedicated less than one-tenth of one percent of their wealth to alleviate the health and economic crisis. If that’s what the selfish think of America, they should get the hell out of the country and move to their tax havens. At least then it would be against the law for them to buy our politicians.
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Wisconsin reverses on disability aid Workers laid off due to pandemic now eligible for federal unemployment aid Potentially hundreds of laid-off Wisconsin workers with disabilities are now eligible for federal aid that other unemployed workers have received during the pandemic. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) on Monday said it would begin offering Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) – a program under Congress’ disaster stimulus bill – to people who lost their jobs due to the pandemic who are also receiving federal disability benefits. Those who qualify will receive payments of $163 to $370 each week – plus the additional $600 the federal government has been adding to weekly unemployment checks during the pandemic. Although the extra $600 payments ended July 25, recipients will be able to retroactively receive the assistance back to early February for unemployment caused by the pandemic. The news should resolve four months of limbo for out-of-work Wisconsinites with disabilities because of a 2013 Wisconsin law that resulted in denial of assistance to laid-off workers who also rely on federal Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). Following a WPR/Wisconsin Watch report about the denials, DWD in June asked the U.S. Department of Labor for permission to reverse course. The federal agency granted its blessing in a letter dated July 27. “If you lose work through no fault
Jessica Barrera and her son Niko. Barrera, who receives Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), lost her parttime job due to the pandemic. She filed multiple unemployment claims but was denied. The state reversed its decision this week for her and thousands of others. Photo courtesy of Jessica Barrera. of your own, you should be eligible for Unemployment Insurance or its
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Caleb Frostman, Wisconsin secretary of Workforce Development, is seen at the Wisconsin State Capitol on Jan. 7, 2019. Frostman has announced that laid-off Wisconsin workers who rely on federal Social Security Disability Insurance may also now qualify for federal pandemic-related unemployment payments. Photo by Emily Hamer/Wisconsin Watch. equivalent,” DWD Secretary Caleb Frostman said Monday in a press release urging qualifying workers to apply. “With today’s news, our state’s residents who receive SSDI and are out of work due to COVID-19 now have an opportunity to receive partial wage replacement through PUA if they are otherwise eligible.” About 175,000 working-age Wisconsinites rely on disability benefits to supplement their income, a vast majority of whom work. SSDI guidelines allow — and even encourage — part-time work so long as an employee does not earn more than $1,260 per month. The federal program serves people who have worked and paid Social Security taxes but can no longer perform “substantially gainful activity.” Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Legislature in 2013 passed a law barring that group from receiving regular state unemployment insurance in addition to SSDI after losing work. Labor experts say North Carolina is the only state with a similar ban.
DWD staff cited that law in blocking SSDI recipients from receiving benefits under PUA — separate funds Congress earmarked for people who lost their jobs because of the pandemic but “would not qualify for regular unemployment compensation.” Labor advocates argued SSDI recipients fit that definition, but the DWD initially said the 2013 state law, coupled with Congress’ lack of specificity on how to handle SSDI applicants, left the agency with no choice but to issue denials. The department sought to reverse course in a June 9 letter sent to U.S. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia. SSDI recipients remain ineligible for traditional unemployment help. DWD spokesman Ben Jedd said about 1,450 SSDI recipients had applied for PUA. Monday’s press release said the agency had denied PUA benefits to five people under the previous rules interpretation, while the rest of the applications were still pending. “DWD will reprocess their (denied) claims and determine their eligibility based on the updated guidance,” the
release said. Victor Forberger, supervising attorney for the University of Wisconsin’s Unemployment Compensation Appeals Clinic, said he knew of many more denials. “Maybe they’re just counting my clients,” he joked. Forberger previously told WPR and Wisconsin Watch that he represented about 20 SSDI recipients who sought unemployment aid. Jedd said the five denials do not count people who were denied regular benefits due to receiving SSDI but were not yet denied PUA. DWD requires PUA applicants to have first been denied regular benefits. In a July 21 post on his personal blog, Forberger detailed the disparate — and confusing — outcomes for SSDI recipients applying for pandemic relief as the agency waded through a backlog of all types of claims that has left Wisconsinites waiting weeks and even months for aid. DWD approved one claimant, sent that person hundreds of dollars, and later denied the claim based upon the original interpretation of the rules, Forberger wrote. “I had one person contact me yesterday. She got an approval letter for her PUA benefits and a denial letter all in the same envelope,” Forberger said in an interview Tuesday. The mixed messaging also included a June 9 email from a DWD attorney who pushed Forberger to drop a different appeal of an SSDI client’s denied claim. Regardless, Forberger called DWD’s reversal “good news.” “People will start getting payments,” he said. Jessica Barrera, a 40-year-old single mother in Eau Claire, is among those who stand to benefit. Barrera, profiled by WPR and Wisconsin Watch in June, has a rare blood disorder, depression and anxiety that qualify her for SSDI. But her $1,000 to $1,200 monthly
in July to implant a pacemaker. The surgeries fell on Wednesdays, and she returned to work for her weekend shift both times. Barrera also had to increase the frequency of appointments to treat her blood conditions to every two weeks rather than monthly. Barrera will pay down the credit card debt she accumulated while laid off — about $3,000 with interest — if DWD approves her application for two and a half months of aid. “And also, you know, I still want to buy a house,” Barrera added. That was the goal she was working toward when the pandemic hit.
Victor Forberger, supervising attorney for the University of Wisconsin’s Unemployment Compensation Appeals Clinic, works from his home in Madison, Wis., on May 26. Forberger applauded the change in policy that allows unemployed Wisconsin residents who receive Social Security Disability Insurance to also receive federal pandemic unemployment aid. Photo by Coburn Dukehart/Wisconsin Watch. checks from the program cover little more than rent for herself and her son, meaning she must also work part time. After COVID-19 hit, she was laid off from her job at an airport transportation service but denied pandemic unemployment payments. Barrera found a new job in June, working in marketing services at Menards on weekends. “I woke up to several emails from different government officials (informing her of the policy reversal),” Barrera said Tuesday. Those included an email from Frostman.
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“While I am pleased to share this news, I apologize for any confusion or hardship caused by the delay in receipt of the necessary (Department of Labor) opinion,” Frostman’s email said. Barrera said she felt “cautiously optimistic” about the news. But she would not count on the extra funding until it lands in her bank account. Returning to work has proved difficult, she said. She had two surgeries
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Cliches come to life Gabriel and Tracy Brawn moved into Gabriel’s childhood home in DoverFoxcroft, Maine, in 2012 and enjoyed a warm relationship with next-door neighbor Steve Ritter, whose garage had been partially built on the Brawns’ property decades ago. But after Ritter passed away in 2016, his wife and grown children took over the property, sometimes renting it out, and “this place turned to craziness and chaos,” Tracy Brawn told the Bangor Daily News on July 16, leading finally to Gabriel Brawn grabbing his Sawzall on May 26 and cutting the Ritters’ garage in half, right down the property line. “We’re putting up a fence,” Tracy Brawn said. “Fences make good neighbors.” DoverFoxcroft police Chief Ryan Reardon said, “We were aware of the situation and believe it’s been resolved at this point.” [Bangor Daily News, 7/18/2020] Latest alarming headlines A roving gang of baboons in Knowsley Safari Park in Merseyside, England, is known to vandalize cars and otherwise alarm visitors, but lately, The Sunday Times reported, they’ve been seen carrying knives, screwdrivers and a chain saw, which workers believe they’ve acquired from visitors. “We’re not sure if they are being given weapons by some of the guests ... or if they’re fishing them out of pickup trucks and vans,” an employee said. Park officials have pooh-poohed the reports, saying, “We believe that many of these stories have grown in exaggeration as they’ve been retold.” [Sunday Times viz NY Post, 7/27/2020]
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Predictable A $64,000 glass replica of a Disney castle on display at the Shanghai Museum of Glass in China was shattered in July after two kids “hit the exhibit counter when they were chasing each other,” a museum spokesperson posted on Weibo. The Today Show reported Spanish glassblower Miguel Arribas spent 500 hours creating The Fantasy Castle in 2016, but “luckily it’s not destroyed,” said Arribas Brothers company spokesman Rudy Arribas. When COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, Miguel will go to Shanghai to repair the castle. [Today, 7/27/2020] Lost and found • Chris Marckres of Hyde Park, Vermont, went skydiving on July 25, but, he told NECN, “I think my adrenaline was so high and I was just so excited, I didn’t realize I had lost it.” “It” was one of Marckres’ two prosthetic legs. The double amputee was harnessed to an instructor and landed safely, but he didn’t know where the leg ended up. His plea for help on Facebook was answered the next day by farmer Joe Marszalkowski, who found the prosthetic in his soybean field. Marckres said the leg suffered a few scratches but was otherwise unharmed. “We kind of take for granted sometimes how many truly good people there still are in the world,” he mused. [NECN, 7/27/2020] • Mike Evans of Woodson Terrace, Missouri, went for a 5-mile float trip with friends on the Meramec River on July 25 and decided to get out of the raft and walk behind it in the water for
a bit. As the water got deeper, he had to swim to catch the raft, and as he climbed back in, Evans discovered his prosthetic leg was gone, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. He searched with no luck, but a Missouri state trooper responding to a call nearby heard about the loss and coordinated a dive team to help. It took divers a couple of hours the next day to find the leg, saving Evans about $27,000 to replace it. “It was a happy ending to a stressful few days,” Evans said. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 7/28/2020] • After Christian Meyer of Berlin, Germany, lost his running shoes to a thief, he posted a notice on a community sharing platform and learned other residents had also lost shoes that were left outside. Meyer soon discovered the culprit, telling local media on July 26 that he caught a fox “red-handed” with a pair of blue flip-flops in its mouth and eventually found its stash of more than 100 shoes. [Fox News, 7/28/2020] The street where you live Concerned friends of Hartford, Connecticut, retiree Victor King contacted police on July 26 when they couldn’t reach King, who had recently reported being threatened with a samurai sword by a man he rented a room to, according to an arrest warrant. The Hartford Courant reported that first responders arriving at the house on Asylum Avenue found King’s body, badly slashed and decapitated. Police began a search for the renter, Jerry David Thompson, who was soon found and arrested, but refused to cooperate with detectives, referring them instead to paperwork in his car indicating he believes himself to be a sovereign citizen and therefore not subject to the law. He was arraigned on July 28 and held on $2 million bail. [Hartford Courant, 7/28/2020] Awesome! A Gwinnett County (Georgia) Sheriff’s deputy is recovering at home thanks to three inmates who came to his rescue. The unnamed inmates noticed the deputy didn’t seem well as he conducted security checks, the sheriff’s office said in a July 28 statement, and then saw him lose consciousness and fall to the floor, “splitting his head open.” The inmates began shouting and banging on their doors, which roused the deputy enough that he “thought an inmate needed help and somehow managed to rise to his feet and press the control panel to open cell doors.” The inmates rushed out and called for assistance as the deputy lost consciousness again,
the Gwinnett Daily Post reported. “These inmates had no obligation whatsoever to render aid to a bleeding, vulnerable deputy, but they didn’t hesitate,” the sheriff’s office said. “We’re proud of them.” [Gwinnett Daily Post, 7/28/2020] Inexplicable Out for an early morning stroll on July 27, Mariel Kinney, 32, and Kevin Pinto, 30, drew the attention of residents in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, who called police to report a naked couple walking their dog down the street, authorities said. “It was kind of wild,” Police Chief Joseph Bennett told the Milford Daily News. “They were buck naked.” Officers asked the couple why they weren’t wearing clothes, but they declined to answer or were incoherent, Bennett said, and “(t) here was a short foot pursuit.” After a struggle, they were captured and charged with indecent exposure and assault and battery on a police officer, along with other crimes. [Milford Daily News, 7/27/2020]
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I’m inspired this week by a beautiful red Burgundy called Rue de Perle. It is an elegant wine from one of the world’s most prestigious (and expensive) appellations, and it’s only $13 (see review below). In Burgundy’s system of classifications, this is a Bourgogne, the lowest level, and hence, the cheapest. Grand Cru, Premier Cru and Villages wines from Burgundy are far more expensive. Some of the Grand Cru reds easily top $1,000 a bottle. The Rue de Perle Bourgogne Rouge is a reminder that excellent wines do exist at the lower rungs of the classification ladder in France and elsewhere in Europe, where a wine classification typically dictates the price. Bourgogne is just one example. In the Rhone Valley, where wines from Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Hermitage, Cote Rotie, Gigondas and other prestigious wine villages run $50 and up in price, lesser villages in the southern Rhone, such as Rasteau and Vacqueyras, produce exceptional wines that generally retail for $20 or less. Rasteau specializes in grenache
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and is the poor man’s Gigondas. Vacqueyras is a mix of red grapes from the southern Rhone and has been called the poor man’s Chateauneuf-duPape. I have long held that delicious wines at modest prices are necessary to maintain a vibrant wine culture. A bottle of wine with the evening meal is an admirable goal, but who can afford to do that for 365 days at $50 (or more) a pop? When you have an urge to drink old world, want good wine and don’t want to spend a fortune, AOC Bourgogne and the Rhone Valley are a good place to start. Spain’s Rioja region also inspires, with excellent, inexpensive crianzas. You can also find some beautiful wines from Italy’s Chianti Classico region for well below $20 a bottle. The point is that even with a limited budget, there is absolutely no reason to drink bad wine, if you only know where to look. Best Value Wines are rated on a 100-point scale. Wines are chosen for review because they represent outstanding quality or value, and the scores are simply a measure of this reviewer’s enthusiasm for the recommended wine. Rue de Perle 2017 Bourgogne Rouge, Bourgogne AOC, France ($12.99) – On first impression, this pinot noir appears light in color and delicate on the palate. With a bit of aeration, it begins to open and reveal serious depth and
bright aromas of cherry and raspberry. Showing firm acidity at this stage, it will likely deliver even more evidence of depth of fruit as the acid softens. At the price, it’s a steal and certainly a red Burgundy that you could cellar for a few years with good results. Rating: 93. Tasting Notes Flora Springs 2019 Soliloquy, Napa Valley ($50) – The evolution of Soliloquy is now complete. What was for many years one of the Napa Valley’s finest sauvignon blancs is now one of the valley’s finest white wine blends. Oh, it still says sauvignon blanc (delicious white peach) on the palate, but the now-eclectic blend also includes chardonnay and the aromatic Italian white grape malvasia. The result is a white with layered complexity, apple and floral notes, and a judicious splash of wood spice. And the balance is brilliant. Rating: 96. Lyndenhurst 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley ($85) – Suffice it to say Spottswoode’s second label would make the first team at most other wineries. The 2017 is a powerhouse that begs for additional time in the cellar, offering a dynamic reward down the road upon reaching full maturity.
Not that you couldn’t enjoy this wine tonight, but decanting would be highly recommended in the event you just can’t wait. You can count on the usual suspects: rich dark fruits, hints of baking spice and impressive structure that assures a bright future. Rating: 95. Schramsberg 2016 Blanc de Noirs, North Coast ($43) – Once upon a time, Schramsberg was the shining beacon for any U.S. winery considering sparkling wine production. It still is, though others have stepped up as examples as well. If done right, sparkling wine production is timeconsuming and expensive. It seems Schramsberg spares no expense. The 2016 Blanc de Noirs exhibits the nuance of age often absent from New World sparklers, with subtle notes of maturity and the richness that only develops in bubbly over time. This vintage of Schramsberg’s Blanc de Noirs shows hints of red fruits, baked apple and stone fruits; impressive palate length; and a fine, persistent mousse. Rating: 93. Follow Robert on Twitter at @wineguru. To find out more about Robert Whitley and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at creators.com.
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There’s a new diet plan that may help you remember things. It’s appropriately nicknamed the MIND diet. It stands for Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay. A study at Rush University found people who followed the diet closely had a 53% lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Those who followed
it moderately had a 35% lower risk. Those who followed the DASH diet lowered risk by 39%. The findings were published in the March 2017 Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. So, how does the MIND diet work? The diet puts together the best from the Mediterranean diet – more fish, healthy fats, vegetables and whole grains – and
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help reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s. Researchers found the MIND diet is easier to follow than the Mediterranean, which requires daily fish consumption and multiple servings of fruits and vegetables. A typical day’s intake on the MIND diet might include three servings of whole grains (brown rice, quinoa, wheat
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Q and A Q: What role does zinc play in the body? A: Zinc is an essential nutrient, which means you can’t make it; you have to include it in your diet. Zinc is present in every single cell and necessary for the activity of more than 300 enzymes that are used in metabolism, digestion, nerve functioning and immune system support. It’s also important for skin health, protein production and the synthesis of DNA. So, how do you get enough? Choose meats, poultry, oysters, beans, nuts, fortified breakfast cereals and dairy products. RECIPE In central Illinois, it’s the season for fresh blueberries and peaches – two of my favorite fruits. This recipe combines them both. The recipe is from Cooking Light magazine, made healthier because it’s lower in sugar. That’s not to say this is something you’d want to eat daily, but there are times in our life when a bit of sweet is a good thing. I’m a believer that everything fits into a meal plan – in the right portion.
So, enjoy a bit of summer with this Peach-Blueberry Crisp.
PEACH-BLUEBERRY CRISP 2 pounds fresh peaches, peeled cut into 3/4-inch chunks (about 6 cups) 2 cups fresh blueberries 2 tablespoons cornstarch 2 teaspoons lemon zest plus 2 tablespoons fresh juice (from 1 lemon) 1/2 cup granulated sugar, divided 3/4 cup whole-wheat pastry flour 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/3 cup cold, unsalted butter, diced 1/2 cup old-fashioned regular rolled oats
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Gently stir together peaches, blueberries, cornstarch, lemon zest, lemon juice and 1/4 cup of the sugar in a large bowl. Spoon mixture into an 11-by-7inch baking dish. Whisk together flour, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon and remaining 1/4 cup sugar until mixture is completely smooth (no clumps). Add butter, and toss to coat. With a fork or hands, mix butter into flour until pebble consistency. Stir in oats. Crumble topping evenly over peach mixture. Bake in preheated oven until top is golden and fruit is bubbling, about 45 minutes. Serve warm. Serves 8 (serving size: 2/3 cup). Per serving: 299 calories; 4 grams protein; 54 grams carbohydrates; 9 grams fat; 5 grams fiber; 124 milligrams sodium. Charlyn Fargo is a registered dietitian with SIU Med School in Springfield, Ill. For comments or questions, contact her at charfarg@aol.com or follow her on Twitter @NutritionRD. To find out more about Charlyn Fargo, visit the Creators Syndicate website at creators.com
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The reincarnation of Jade Fountain
Former West Duluth Chinese restaurant reopens as craft cocktail/tiki lounge On Friday the grand old Jade Fountain reopens its doors to the public, but as a craft cocktail bar, not a Chinese restaurant. Duluth native Kai Soderberg returned recently after working elsewhere in the hospitality industry with the idea of finally opening his own place and contributing to the culture of his hometown. He realizes it’s problematic to open a new bar during a pandemic, but, he said, “I have to do this. Maybe it’s illadvised. It probably is. But I was at the point in my life where I wanted to do something on my own.” That idea really took fruition when Soderberg and his wife, Mariah, were planning to move to the East Coast to
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further their careers in the hospitality industry, but first they stopped in Duluth to visit, and they saw a house they liked in their price range, and suddenly the idea of starting a business here instead of working for someone else somewhere else sounded more appealing. “So we decided to invest here instead of rent in Washington, D.C., where rent is crazy,” he said. Their new home is right in the West Duluth neighborhood where the Jade Fountain sits at 305 Central Ave. “From the first time driving by Jade Fountain, I thought it would make a nice bar,” Soderberg said. The building has been around since 1897, operating first as a hotel and café. The Jade Fountain restaurant opened in 1968 and operated under that name with two different owners until 2015, when the restaurant was sold to Bill Kalligher, owner of the next door Italian restaurant Ganucci’s. Kalligher attempted to run both eateries, but within six months of
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Kai Soderberg is looking forward to his reboot of the Jade Fountain as a craft cocktail/tiki lounge. Photo by Jim Lundstrom. buying the Jade Fountain, decided to close its doors, and at first had plans to expand Ganucci’s into the closed Jade Fountain. So when Soderberg met Kalligher to tell him he wanted to open a craft cocktail bar in the Jade Fountain, he gratefully agreed to lease the building to Soderberg. “The wallpaper is what kind of got me. I’m all in now,” Soderberg said, referring to the elaborate red and gold look that seemed to be expected of Chinese restaurants at one time. Soderberg said Kalligher is working on a small plate menu of what he describes as “Midwestern Chinese” dishes, including wings, crab Rangoon, egg rolls tha twill eventually be available for purchase with your drinks. “Although we’ve been closed for a long time, we’ll probably get some people who come for takeout,” Soderberg said, adding that he expects some families to show up as if it were still a Chinese restaurant. “It’s not an environment for kids.” The pandemic has slowed plans down some, but it also gave Soderberg
the opportunity to create a memorable space. He had help from a former customer at one of his past Duluth gigs was as bar manager and lead bartender at the speakeasy-inspired The Rathskeller. “I had a regular at The Rathskeller, Paul Durham, who used to own Strange Boutiques in uptown Minneapolis,” Soderberg said. “I told him about this place. He checked it out. He helped me with the build out. He was going to do just a simple thing, and then COVID began and the shutdown became evident. We got more into it.” Now Durham’s influence can be seen throughout the bar and lounge areas, with details both Oriental and Occidental to catch your eye and keep the conversation going. “We want you to come in here and forget what time it is, what day it is, what year it is, and what city you’re in. Travel across the space-time continuum with us for a miniature, affordable vacation for your senses,” Soderberg said in a press release on the opening. “So in that sense, there is no better time than now to open.”
Soderberg said it was while working in fine dining in Portland, Ore., that got him interested in the deep worlds of wine and craft cocktails. “You can never achieve perfection,” he said. “There are so many areas you can delve into. Wine is an unbelievably, deep, deep world you can never really master.” Asked if he has any drink specialties on the menu, he said, “I’m going with the place. I don’t personally have a favorite drink. For me, there’s a drink for every occasion. This is a ’70s Chinese restaurant, so some ice cream drinks like grasshoppers, brandy Alexander’s and my own ice cream drink with Vietnamese coffee, vodka, Kahlua and ice cream. No cutting corners. I’m using actual cognac for the brandy Alexander, and a lot of it. It’s substantial. “We’ll have tiki drinks, too – pina colada, mai tai, a Dark and Stormy with my own ginger beer. I’ll have a couple of classics, some low-alcohol spritzers and cherry cobbler, and a good non-alcoholic menu, too. Sobriety is an important thing for a lot of people. This menu is pretty streamlined because I don’t have
much of a staff at the moment. I’ll be running a skeleton crew at the moment, until I see what kind of following there is here.” Soderberg realizes that to some his dream might seem crazy, specially in this troubled time, but he remains upbeat about the vision he has for the Jade Fountain and its place in Duluth. The plan is to keep guests safe the best they can by keeping capacity limited (don’t worry, it is a very spacious building with a liquor license that extends to the courtyard.) and batching cocktails in a sterile environment before they open. This also makes for a faster, delicious cocktail. As things get a little safer, they will start to have more live music and other events. “I’m hoping (for opening day) for everybody to have a great time, including myself,” he said. “That’s the dream of the whole thing. I’m not doing it for money, obviously. I want to know, first of all, that I can survive, and then I want to have a good time. Really, having a good time should take precedence. The hospitality industry in this town was growing quite a bit. Duluth
is seeming more and more attractive, and I think it’s going to grow. If there’s one place to be during the pandemic, I think it’s here.” The grand opening is Friday, aug. 7, at 7 pm, and after the Jade Fountain will be open from 5 pm to 2 am Tuesday through Saturday. They are
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Apriums give floral tartness to sangria
Everyone should have a go-to sangria recipe in his or her cocktail repertoire. Sangria, when done right, can be a highly refreshing punch that is at home any time of the year. Sangria can be enjoyed on its own and sipped on a lazy, sunny afternoon, or paired with a delicious meal. Sangria recipes also can be changed according to the mixologist’s desired flavor profile. The goal is to avoid making sangria too sweet, which is why recipes often benefit from a variety of tart fruits and fresh herbs. This recipe for “Aprium Sangria” from Edible Seattle: The Cookbook (Sterling Epicure) by Jill Lightner features sour cherries and Apriums, which are an apricot-plum hybrid. Apriums come in various colors and flavors. This sangria offers floral notes and sweetness, but also a touch of tartness from the cherries. When selecting a Sauvignon Blanc to mix in, opt for one that is not too sweet or acidic. Aprium Sangria 3⁄4 cup pitted sour cherries 3⁄4 cup sugar 2 cups vodka 8 apriums or plumcots peeled, DuluthReader.com
pitted and diced 1 (750 ml) bottle Sauvignon Blanc 3 12-ounce bottles dry cucumber soda 1. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the cherries and sugar, stirring and pressing the fruit to extract the juice and dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat as soon as all the sugar is dissolved and let cool. Combine the cherries and vodka in a small pitcher and refrigerate overnight. 2. The next day, strain out the cherries, pressing the fruit firmly to extract plenty of juice. In a large pitcher, gently blend the cherry-flavored vodka with the apriums, then slowly pour in the bottle of Sauvignon Blanc, stirring gently. Chill for at least 3 hours. 3. To serve, add a few ice cubes to a highball glass and fill the glass two-thirds of the way with sangria, using a spoon if necessary to make sure each glass has a generous serving of fruit. Top up with dry cucumber soda and gently stir to combine.
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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
Duluth Herald August 6, 1888 TOOK OPIUM. AN OVERDOSE OF OPIUM NEARLY KILLS A DULUTH SPORTING CHARACTER. At 11 0’clock yesterday morning two physicians were summoned to Nellie Richardson’s house of ill fame on St. Croix avenue to attend Nellie Langdon, a woman who has been an inmate of the house for several years, and who was at the point of death from an overdose of opium. They found her in a comatose state and entertained but little hope of eventually bringing her out of her deathlike stupor. From 11 o’clock Sunday forenoon until 5 this morning, twenty hours, they worked unremittingly over her, and finally saved her life. She lay for ten hours in a state of complete unconsciousness. The opium was administered by a nurse to allay neuralgic pains and was given in quantities sufficient to have killed a person of the strongest constitution, not less than an ounce of strong tincture of opium having been administered at frequent intervals. Duluth Herald
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The families reside on North Sixty-first avenue west.
Ad appearing in the Aug 1,1900 edition of the Duluth Evening Herald. August 7, 1890 THEY’RE SLY ONES, SURE. Fifth District Dems are Awake In Congressional Matters. A Number of Names of Possible Opposers of Mr. Comstock. MINNEAPOLIS (Special to The Herald) – In the fifth Minnesota district, of which Duluth is chief, the democrats are said to be wide awake in congressional affairs. The democrats want a brief campaign. They don’t want Mr. Comstock to know who his competitor is
As near as could be gleaned from the testimony as it was slowly filtered through the brain of an expert Polish linguist, the hog was not touched, but simply chased, and running a short distance, it became deceased. Within a few minutes afterward a dog, having nothing to do with the hog incident, crossed the pathway of a bullet, and then all the neighbors mixed freely. The case was still on at a late hour and the killing of the dog will result in another case as soon as the hog case is through.
Duluth Herald August 8, 1900 HOG AND A DOG. They Cause all Kinds of Trouble Which Drifts Into Court. In the police court this afternoon the atmosphere is twice as humid and sultry as anywhere else about town. John Leeronduski, Frank Pashkewich, Balcer Levandowski and Vincent Sopczick are pronouncing their own names and telling how Leon Prudzinski, Marion Podzurski and Felix Bevdurinski killed a hog and how the hog’s death resulted in the killing of a dog that was nothing more than an innocent bystander. Four of the accused admit drinking a keg of beer last Sunday afternoon before they went out to chase the pig.
Duluth Herald August 9, 1910 ARRESTED FOR SLAPPING HER NEIGHBOR’S CHILD. Because Mary Polasky slapped her neighbor’s 11-year-old son, the mother of the boy had her arrested last evening, charged with assault in the third degree. Mrs. Mike McCallum was the complainant and yesterday appeared before Judge J.B. Flack in search of a warrant. She claims that the Polasky woman slapped her boy and otherwise abused him. The trial was to have been held last evening in the West Duluth justice court and, but one of the star witnesses failed to appear and the case was postponed until this evening.
Duluth Herald August 10, 1920 DR. HOKE GETS SECOND TERM City School Head Chosen With Only One Dissenting Vote. Treasurer Colman Declares Expenditures Must Be Cut to Bone. Dr. K. J. Hoke was re-elected superintendent of the city schools for three years by the board of education last night. His new term will begin Aug. 1, 1920. Director C. G. Firoved cast the only dissenting vote against the re-election. Dr. Hoke has been receiving a salary of $5,000 a year [Editor’s note: according to the IRS, the average American salary in 1920 was $3,269]. Under his new contract his salary will be $5,500 for the first year and $6,000 for the two succeeding years. Director Colman, treasurer of the
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married is entitled to the $10 a month bonus which is given to those who remain for the full year period.
The action is said to have come as the result of orders received from the railroad company to construct wooden shacks for incoming strikebreakers. Duluth Herald There are about 400 maintenance-ofAugust 11, 1922 way men at the Great Northern. 20 MAINTENANCE This number includes bridge repairers OUT ON STRIKE and section men. The men taking part Day Crew Refuses to Build in the walkout belonged to the first shift Shacks for New Workers. of the day crew. Twenty maintenance-of-way A petition sympathizing with striking employees of the Great Northern railroaders signed by 159 business men railroad walked out late yesterday, it was was received at Union Labor hall today. reported to strike headquarters today.
Ad appearing in the July 26,1910 edition of the Duluth Herald. board, reported on the school finances. “We have got to cut to the bone,” he said. “Repairs that are not absolutely necessary to keep the schools open must not be considered. Supplies in excess of what are actually needed must not be purchased. To continue overdrawing our funds will pout us in a bad fix.”
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Other school directors agreed and also decided, at the suggestion of Supt. Hoke, to call a meeting of school principals and supervisors on Jan. 21 to discuss measures of economy in school administration. The board discussed at some length the question of whether or not a school teacher who resigns to be
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WARM: An art space for women In 1976, the doors opened to a new art gallery – the first in Minnesota dedicated exclusively to women artists. During its 15 years of operation, WARM: A Women’s Collective Art Space (often referred to as the WARM Gallery) was at the center of women’s visual arts programming in the Twin Cities. Informed by second-wave feminism and in step with the national Women’s Art Movement, the WARM Gallery built a new arts community focused on promoting equality. It gave women artists the professional experiences necessary to compete in the art world and provided public access to women’s art, history and theory. The Women’s Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) began in 1973 as a group dedicated to increasing public access to art made by women and creating opportunities for women artists. Membership was fee-based and open to any woman artist in the state. In its earliest years, WARM achieved its goals in two ways. First, the group arranged art exhibits
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Members of the Women’s Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) gather on the fifth anniversary of the opening of WARM Gallery. Photograph by Judy Stone Nunnelly, 1981. at galleries, colleges, and public spaces. Second, it formed a slide registry. This registry functioned like a library of images of the members’ artworks and was made available to curators, collectors, educators and the public. Users could browse through the slides
in person, request copies by mail or see projections at monthly curated viewings. Because of these activities, word spread quickly about the group, and WARM’s membership and supportive community grew. Opening a gallery space was a
natural extension of the group’s goals. By January 1976, a lease for a streetlevel space in the Wyman Building in Minneapolis (414 First Ave. N.) was signed, and renovations began. Thirty-seven WARM members became WARM Gallery collective members. They put in hundreds of
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hours of work to convert the space from a dark, dingy garment workshop to a pristine, white-walled exhibition space. WARM: A Women’s Collective Art Space opened to the public on April 10, 1976, with an exhibition of the members’ artwork and a celebration that drew more than 1,500 visitors. Renowned feminist artist Miriam Shapiro attended. When interviewed for a Minneapolis Star Tribune article, Shapiro praised the gallery, saying “that it is the most elegant of the five such collective art galleries in the United States and that it is very professional.” The gallery functioned as a base of operations for WARM’s activities. They included meetings, slide registration, performances, lectures, parties, classes and collaborations with outside artists, museums, galleries, theaters and arts organizations. During the gallery’s first 10 years, members launched a slide- and taperental program featuring the scholarly and historical work of members and collaborators. They curated an invitational gallery featuring works by Joan Snyder, Harmony Hammond, and many others, and organized an outside exhibition program that promoted the work of members throughout Minnesota and beyond. Other achievements included a feminist art journal with more than 5,000 subscribers; an acclaimed mentor program; a feminist art lecture series with speakers such as Grace Hartigan, Bettye Saar and Alice Neel; and a national conference, The Contemporary Woman in Visual Arts, with more than 400 scholars and artists. These ambitious activities were coordinated exclusively by WARM members and gallery members and
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were partially or fully funded by grants and outside donors. Often, grants came with stipulations that funds could not be used for day-to-day operating costs. The WARM Gallery’s operation costs were therefore funded primarily by its collective membership. Because members rejected the commercial gallery model, sales of artworks went directly to the artists. Other income came from journal subscriptions, multiple levels of memberships, and outside donors. Around 1987, gallery membership changed as many of its founders left to pursue other opportunities and the next generation of artists joined. This shift, coupled with a growing operational debt and funding shortfalls, led to the closing of the gallery space in 1991. WARM continued, however, as a membersonly group. It changed its name to The Women’s Art Resources of Minnesota and focused on the mentor program and outside exhibitions.
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Here’s How: Fix that damaged tile floor Also, mop the foyer, at least the area near the door, every several days. During winter, if your area uses salt to melt snow and ice, mop the ceramic tile daily. The primary concern when removing a ceramic tile is to not damage the Dear Timothy: The adjacent tiles. Ceramic tile most common damage to is very strong when evenly ceramic tiles is a scratched supported from beneath, surface near an entrance but it is brittle on its own. door. Ceramic tile is JAMES Heavy impacts or uneven an extremely hard and support can easily cause a durable material, which DULLEY tile to crack. you will find out when Once a tile is cracked, you work to remove a tile. it is difficult to repair the crack Make sure you can buy matching permanently. The crack will keep replacement tile before you start reappearing. removing the old ones. The first step is to separate the Once you replace the damaged tiles, damaged tile from the adjacent tiles. place a doormat outside the door and By isolating this tile, there is less of a a small rug indoors, near the door, for chance others will get damaged while people to wipe off their shoes. Dear James: Several ceramic tiles by my front door are damaged but still down tight. How can I remove the old ones and replace them without damaging the adjacent tiles? – Timothy G.
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you are working to remove it. Using a sharp utility knife (wear work gloves), score the grout around the edge of the tile. You will be surprised how easily the knife blade separates the tile. Vacuum up any grit this step created. Next, lay several right-angle metal brackets around the tile, and tape them in place with wide duct tape. You might even put an extra strip around the outside of the metal. Duct tape is thick and will absorb impact if you drop a tool. This is extra
insurance to reduce the possibility of damaging an adjacent tile. Rent an angle grinder at a tool rental shop. It should have a 4-inch diamond blade, which will easily cut through most ceramic tile. Saw diagonal lines across the tile to create four triangular pieces. It is easiest to start the cut in the center of the tile and work your way to the corners. In order to cut all the way through the corners, use a small hand grinder, such as a Dremel tool. Have someone hold a vacuum cleaner hose near the
saw to catch as much of the grit as possible. Once you have cut completely through the tile, use a hammer and chisel to remove the four pieces of tile. Start chiseling from the outside edge to reduce the chance of damaging other tiles. The slot from the saw cut will allow room for the first piece to release and move. The next three pieces are easy to remove. With the tile removed, chisel out all of the old thinset, and vacuum out any grit and dust. Remove the old grout around the adjacent tile edges. Spread some thinset on the floor, and seat the new tile in it. Use a long straightedge to make sure it is level with the other tiles. When the thinset is dry, apply new grout around the new tile, and you are done.
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DEET’s benefits outweigh risks Dear EarthTalk: Is DEET natural and is it safe to use topically as a mosquito repellent? And which formulations and concentrations are advised? – M. Frey, Milwaukee, Wis. DEET (short for “diethyltoluamide”) is a synthetic compound invented by the U.S. Army in 1946 Experts think the benefits of using DEET-based bug repellent to scare off mosquitoes that can be applied topically to repel mosquitos, ticks, fleas, chiggers, leeches and other biting insects outweigh the risks. Credit: Laurie Wilson, FlickrCC. and other biting insects. DEET has been available to the only mosquito bites but also mosquitoUnlike other repellents which public since the Army “released” it borne illnesses such as Eastern Equine actually deter bugs with smells they in 1957, and today it remains most Encephalitis, West Nile Virus, the Zika don’t like – or even kill them on people’s repellent of choice, with 90 virus and malaria, not to mention tickcontact – DEET just makes it harder for percent market penetration in the U.S. borne illnesses like Lyme disease and pests to smell us so they are more likely An estimated one-third of Americans Rocky Mountain spotted fever. to leave us alone. use DEET to protect them from not DEET is not only effective, it’s also convenient; it is sold in a variety of formulations (liquid, lotion, spray, towelette) ranging in strength from 5-99 percent. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers DEET safe to use topically, and has approved 30 companies to sell some 120 different DEET-based repellents online and in store shelves across the U.S. And with 90 percent market penetration for insect repellents, DEET seems to be here to stay. That said, many of us are still concerned about the safety of DEET for our health and the environment. According to the non-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG), ex-
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posure to high concentrations of DEET can irritate the eyes and in very rare cases impair the nervous system, with symptoms including seizures, tremors and slurred speech. But despite these risks, EWG acknowledges that DEET is still probably the safest option for preventing insect-borne diseases. If you want to use DEET, keep in mind that pediatricians generally recommend not using it on babies up to two months old, but otherwise sticking to concentrations of 10-30 percent for infants and children. The stronger the concentration of the DEET you apply, the longer lasting protection you’ll get from mosquitoes. Consumer Reports found that 99 percent of DEET formulations gave up to 12 hours of protection while lower concentrations (20-34 percent) lasted 3-6 hours. If you want to avoid DEET altogether, there are several effective alternatives available, including Picaridin and PMD (AKA Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus). Meanwhile, several botanical oils (castor, cedar, citronella, clove, geraniol, lemongrass, peppermint, rosemary, soybean) are known for repelling insects, but EWG warns most of these are not very effective and could trigger allergic reactions. To decide what’s best for you and your family given where you live and the risks for insect-borne diseases there, check out the EPA’s “Find the Repellent that is Right for You” search tool which bases its recommendations on your inputs regarding what you are trying to battle, how long you will be outside and potentially exposed, active ingredient preference, and even preferred brand name. Send questions to: question@earthtalk.org.
Coffee behind high cholesterol spike? Q: My husband’s cholesterol was going in the wrong direction. It was in the 180s to 190s for years, with his doctor making noises about statins. My husband and I both have family members who experienced a detrimental drop in brain function clearly linked to statins, so we wanted to avoid them. Once his cholesterol hit 202, his doctor became insistent. Unfortunately, what we were trying wasn’t working. Then it hit 234. His doctor was not happy, to say the least. Then I finally read something online that sent me down a different research path. French press coffee can be a culprit. We decided to continue with our usual French press method, but we added a second step with paper filters and a pourover cone. After six months of this, his cholesterol is now 179. We are amazed and grateful that such an easy modification worked. And the coffee tastes even better with the addition of the filter. This simple change could help a lot of folks. It doesn’t remove the importance of exercise, but most folks could easily make this change, especially if they brew unfiltered at home. A: Thanks for the fascinating report. Researchers reported decades ago that unfiltered coffee raises cholesterol, while filtered coffee does not (Metabolism, November 1987). Recently, scientists found that over 20 years, people drinking filtered coffee lived longer (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, April 22, 2020). The people who drank nine cups of unfiltered coffee a day were more likely to die during that time. Unfiltered coffee contains cholesterol-raising compounds called cafestol and kahweol. Any coffeemaking technique that uses a filter removes them. Great detective work! Q: My dear friend was experiencing cognitive and balance problems and had been taking metformin
for many years. Her doctor could not determine a cause for her abnormal gait and memory loss. He even had her tested by a neuropsychiatrist who subjected her to a barrage of tests to evaluate her memory and motor skills but did not reach a diagnosis. Two months later, my friend fell on a concrete pavement, suffered a severe brain bleed and died. I later learned that metformin can sometimes cause depletion of vitamin B12 levels. I wonder if my friend would be alive today if her doctor had ruled out this vitamin deficiency. A: The symptoms you describe are classic for vitamin B12 deficiency, so it is possible that was affecting your friend. A number of drugs can contribute to this serious problem. In addition to metformin, strong acid-suppressing drugs such as esomeprazole, lansoprazole or omeprazole can deplete vitamin B12 (Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, June 18, 2020). You can learn more about how drugs deplete the body of essential nutrients in the book Fortify Your Life: Your Guide to Vitamins, Minerals and More by Dr. Tieraona Low Dog. Look for it at your local library or find the paperback edition in the books section of PeoplesPharmacy. com. Doctors may not realize how many of the popular drugs they prescribe can lead to both vitamin and mineral insufficiency. Testing is advisable for people taking diabetes drugs or blood pressure medicines such as diuretics or ACE inhibitors like lisinopril.
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Arrest made in Chisholm cold case DNA match leads to arrest of local man in 34-year-old murder The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and the Chisholm Police Department have made an arrest in the 1986 murder of Nancy Daugherty of Chisholm. Michael Allan Carbo Jr., 52, of Chisholm, was taken into READER custody earlier STAFF today and booked into the St. Louis County Jail in Virginia on probable cause 2nd Degree Murder. BCA agents and Chisholm police investigators arrested Carbo after receiving confirmation from the BCA laboratory that Carbo’s DNA matched DNA from the crime scene. Nancy Daugherty was last seen alive just after midnight on July 16, 1986. That afternoon, Chisholm police officers conducting a welfare check located Nancy Daugherty deceased inside her home. She had been beaten, sexually assaulted and strangled. Evidence at the scene indicated that a struggle had occurred both outside and inside the home. Witnesses later reported hearing a woman screaming in the early morning hours. BCA scientists obtained a full DNA suspect profile from bodily fluids found on the victim and at the scene. But the DNA did not match anyone in the criminal DNA database. Over the years investigators interviewed and collected DNA from more than 100 people. Periodic case reviews also happened over the years, but none led to a solid lead in the case, and periodic comparisons of evidence DNA to the DNA database did not result in a match. In early 2020, the Chisholm Police Department approached the BCA wanting to provide a sample of the DNA evidence to Parabon. The company analyzes public genealogy databases that have law enforcement programs to generate leads in cases. The BCA laboratory coordinated with the company to provide a DNA sample from the decades-old evidence. Based on their analysis and search, Parabon
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Nancy Daughtery was sexually assaulted and murdered in July 1986. Last week police arrested 52-year-old Michael Carbo Jr. (below) after a DNA match was confirmed. in July identified Carbo as a potential suspect in the case. BCA agents and Chisholm investigators began surveillance of Carbo last week and surreptitiously obtained DNA evidence that was sent to the BCA laboratory for analysis. The laboratory reported a DNA match to the bodily fluids found on the victim and at the scene. “We are gratified to be able to provide some answers to this family and this community after all of these years,” Chisholm Police Chief Vern Manner said. “We are grateful as well to the BCA and so many assisting law enforcement agencies that continued to work this case for more than three decades.” “Our condolences go out to Nancy Daugherty’s family.” St Louis County Attorney Mark Rubin said. “This is a phenomenal example of perseverance and cooperation between law enforcement and our office. The case will be charged and prosecuted by Karl Sundquist and Christopher Florey,” added Rubin, who actually worked on the case 34 years ago with since-retired and now deceased BCA Investigator Floyd Bowman. Carbo will be charged by the St. Louis County Attorney’s Office. This remains an ongoing and active investigation.
Entrepreneur Fund seeks new board members
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to recruit three new board members. The organization is looking to recruit individuals who will help carry forward the mission of enhancing the vibrant, entrepreneur-minded communities of northeast Minnesota, central Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. “Our board members are passionate, driven individuals who play an integral role in guiding and supporting initiatives to grow regional economic opportunities,” said Shawn Wellnitz, Entrepreneur Fund CEO. “This is an exciting opportunity, and we strongly encourage those who see themselves as champions and mentors of entrepreneurial endeavors to apply, or to nominate someone they know who has these attributes.” The new board members will partner
with the president/CEO, board chair and current board members to craft a new strategic plan that will guide the development of the organization’s theory of change. The Entrepreneur Fund is seeking recruits who enjoy thoughtful, lively discussion focused on regional actions and trends, as well as individuals who enjoy learning about new economic opportunities in the region. If you’re interested in this opportunity, or if you know someone who would be a strong candidate, please apply or nominate before the application deadline, Monday, Aug. 10. Everyone nominated will receive a follow-up email notifying them of the nomination and requesting that they fill out a full application if they are interested in the position.
Plasma donations needed from COVID-19 victims
When COVID-19 was at its peak earlier this year, thousands of New Yorkers donated convalescent plasma and many of the units were transfused here in Minnesota. Now, the time has come for Minnesotans to pay it forward and help patients around the country. As COVID-19 spreads at historic rates, Memorial Blood Centers is shipping convalescent plasma to the hardest hit states, including Florida, Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, and California. Memorial Blood Centers’ efforts are part of a federal initiative with the Department of Health and Human Services to increase the amount of convalescent plasma available to treat patients nationwide. Convalescent plasma treatment uses plasma from an eligible blood donor who has recovered and is symptomfree for at least 2 weeks. The plasma contains antibodies to help clear the virus more rapidly, and is intended to decrease the likelihood of need for an ICU bed or ventilator. Controlled studies are beginning to show benefit if the plasma is administered early in the course of infection, typically in the first week to 10 days, before the patient has had a chance to produce their own antibodies. Memorial Blood Centers will confirm donor eligibility and collect by plasmapheresis, an instrument that returns all of the red cells back to the donor, and allows donors to give multiple donations. In addition, each donation collects enough to treat
several patients. Memorial Blood Centers has collected more than 500 of these special units to date. In order to keep up with the local and national demand for this lifesaving resource, Memorial Blood Centers will have to collect many more units of convalescent plasma units per month. The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services office responsible for the procurement and development of medical countermeasures. Memorial Blood Centers is participating in BARDA’s COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) program which is focused on providing 200,000 products over the next several months to fulfill current demand, as well as build an inventory to be used if there is a surge in the fall. Interested donors can sign up at MBC.org/cpdonor. The need for blood and platelet donations continues during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are healthy and well, please make an appointment to donate with Memorial Blood Centers by visiting MBC.ORG/ donate-blood.
Two smallest correctional facilities to close
The Minnesota Department of Corrections notified staff and legislative leaders of plans to close the state’s correctional facilities in Togo and Willow River to address a substantial budget crisis. The closure of the state’s two smallest prisons comes after the legislature adjourned from the recent special session without action on the agency’s supplemental budget request. The Department of Corrections faces a budget deficiency of approximately $14 million in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. While these two sites operate the Challenge Incarceration Program (CIP), the program will continue to operate in full at other existing facilities. In addition to these facility closures, the DOC will implement additional reductions in commissioner’s office personnel and central administrative services, and renegotiate purchase of service contracts to achieve a balanced FY21 budget and help stabilize the agency for the next biennium. Corrections officials are projecting that the agency’s budget deficiency will be approximately $25 million in the next biennium. The total DOC budget in the current fiscal year is approximately $611 million. While the state’s next biennial budget will not be set until next year, the
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agency is readying for the economic challenges caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic. MCF-Togo has approximately 48 full-time employees and MCF-Willow River has approximately 51. While most of those positions will be eliminated, some will need to be retained to support continued operation at other existing minimum custody prison sites. The combined annual budget for Togo and Willow River is approximately $11 million.
Printing/signmaking firm celebrates sesquicentennial
As the City of Duluth celebrates its 150th year anniversary in 2020, one local Twin Ports company is also commemorating its 150th year in business: Stewart-Taylor Company, a Duluth-based, family owned company with full commercial printing and signmaking capabilities. Founded in 1870, Stewart-Taylor has grown alongside Duluth since the city’s inception, providing printed materials for many of the city’s core businesses and residents alike. In 1994, the company moved from its home of 68 years in a Michigan Street warehouse to a renovated storefront at 114 W. Superior St., where it currently operates. In 2011, Stewart-Taylor opened Duluth Sign, a large format vinyl printing sector of the business which has expanded to large commercial sign project management. From personal vinyl, to company branding and logo development, to large electrical and monument signs, Duluth Sign expands Stewart-Taylor’s vision to bring quality visual communication to customers of all sizes. In 2020, the company celebrates its 150th year with a full rebrand of both Stewart-Taylor and Duluth Sign entities, and continues to grow the company vision to meet ever-changing customer and community needs. On July 24, the company launched its new website at stcprint.com, equipped with brand new features such as online ordering, providing convenience and safety for clients.
Health center to open Carlton Dental Center
Lake Superior Community Health Center (LSCHC) recently acquired a dental building in Carlton that opened Aug. 4. The new practice highlights continued efforts on the part of the organization to improve access to the high-quality, affordable dentistry they provide for the region. The facility, located at 210 3rd St. in downtown Carlton, has been a dental practice for
years but under the direction of LSCHC access will be expanded for those with Medicaid and those without insurance in surrounding communities. “In the Carlton and Cloquet area, nearly 45% of residents have not accessed dental care in the last year. Expanding access to quality, affordable dentistry has been a priority of ours since we were founded in Duluth nearly 50 years ago,” said Dayle Patterson, Chief Executive Officer for LSCHC. “We hope this is the first of many expansions for this critical service in our area. Dentistry is an important part of the whole-patient care we provide.” “Studies show that there is a significant shortage of options for accessible oral health care in our region and the reality is dentistry is incredibly important for overall health,” said Dr. Wendy Peterson, Dental Director for LSCHC. “Dentists can often be the first provider to identify a chronic disease or illness, and at LSCHC the integrated care we provide allows our medical, dental and behavioral health provider teams to work together on site to provide some of the highest quality care in the region.” The Carlton site is the third dental practice opened and operated by LSCHC in the Twin Ports, and will serve as LSCHC’s fifth overall clinic location. The organization operates fully integrated practices offering medical, dental, chiropractic, behavioral health, substance abuse, health care navigation services and more at clinics in Duluth and Superior. Initially, the practice will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 am5:30 pm, but it will expand to MondayFriday by the end of the year. Patients wishing to learn more, establish care or make an appointment are encouraged to call 218-336-3524. For more information on the comprehensive services that LSCHC provides in the Twin Ports, visit LSCHC.org.
Suicide prevention awareness night at the races
Paul Davis Restoration of the Northland, Vendela Racing and Gondik Law Speedway will host the 2nd Annual Suicide Prevention Awareness Night at the Races event on Friday, Aug. 14, at Gondik Law Speedway, 4700 Tower Ave., Superior. Beginning at 6:30 pm, family friendly activities will include Hall of Fame Night racing in all stock car and vintage classes, with additional money added to the Pure Stock Purse, face-painting, a bouncy house, bicycle raffles, 50/50 raffles, and more. The cost per person includes a request for monetary donations, along
with available sponsorships, and inkind contributions will be accepted. For more information, contact Sarah Peterson, Paul Davis’ Relationship Development Director at 218-391-7978 or email Sarah.Peterson@pauldavis. com. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, in the U.S., suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in adults, and the second leading cause of death for individuals aged 15 to 34 years. Estimates include 9.3 million people experience thoughts of suicide every year. Despite the devastating statistics, suicide is preventable. With appropriate resources, individuals can find help and learn how to provide support to others, that could potentially save lives. “The fundraiser will also feature local mental health resources and a variety of information booths, plus dedication trophies for individuals who have lost their lives to suicide to be presented by friends and family, among others,” said Peterson. “Last year, we raised over $2,000 and hope to exceed that amount this year. A portion of the money raised from this event will go to Warriors Next Adventure, a nonprofit founded in 2019 to help veterans battle Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (P.T.S.D.) and a myriad of local agencies to prevent and bring awareness to suicide. We also receive support and donations from the community and local companies.”
St. Scholastica offers discount for qualifying new students The College of St. Scholastica has created a new financial award to help qualifying new students whose employment was affected by COVID-19. The COVID-19 Saints Succeed Award will provide a one-year 15% tuition discount to any student whose employment was affected by the pandemic, except traditional undergraduate students. This includes main campus transfer students, online students and non-traditional undergraduate and graduate students who are starting in the fall of 2020. “We’re pleased to be able to offer this award as part of our ongoing efforts to be responsive during this challenging time,” said Lindsay Schall, executive director of Enrollment Management. “Accessibility to higher education has always been one of St. Scholastica’s key priorities, and today it’s more important than ever.” For more information, go to css.edu/ apply.
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John Robert Lewis, Rest In Power On Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965, 600 African Americans and their allies left Selma, Alabama, marching to Montgomery, demanding voting rights. While crossing Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge, they were attacked by the Alabama State Police using nightsticks, electric cattle prods, dogs and tear gas. Images of the violence spread globally. John Lewis, the 25-yearold chairman of SNCC, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, leading the march, was hospitalized with a concussion. His commitment to the principles of justice, equality and the power of nonviolent protest should serve as a North Star as we navigate these difficult days. John Lewis, civil-rights icon and 17-term congressman, died July 17 of pancreatic cancer, aged 80. Eight days after Bloody Sunday, the bravery of the marchers forced President Lyndon Johnson to address a joint session of Congress, imploring passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. “What happened in Selma is part of a far larger movement which
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reaches into every section and state of America,” he said. “It is all of us who must overcome the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice ... and we shall overcome.” Martin Luther King Jr. joined Lewis in Selma after Bloody Sunday, helping organize two more marches. 25,000 people joined the marchers arriving in Montgomery on March 25. On Aug. 6, Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. It eliminated barriers to voter registration for people of color, especially in Southern states. For close to a century, white Southerners enacted Jim Crow laws, forcing African Americans into an impoverished, segregated state of quasislavery. Among the Jim Crow laws were many that made registering to vote nearly impossible for African Americans. Literacy tests, given only to Blacks, had questions like, “How many bubbles are in a bar of soap?” In Lowndes County, Alabama, in 1964, African Americans comprised 80% of the population, yet not a single one of them was registered to vote. In Mississippi, African American voter registration was less than 7% in 1964; in 1988 it was 75%. Close to half a century later, in 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court, voting 5-4 in the Shelby, Alabama v. Holder decision, gutted the Voting Rights Act. Since then, more than 25 Republican-controlled 946
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states have passed an array of voter disenfranchisement laws. Ranging from requirements for voter identification, to massive purges of the voter rolls based on flawed data, to shuttering thousands of polling places and limiting early voting and absentee voting, these laws deter millions of people of color from casting their ballots. To these, add two new threats to the 2020 election: the coronavirus pandemic and President Donald Trump himself. In-person voting has become a dangerous act, with COVID-19 deaths surging almost everywhere in the U.S., disproportionately affecting communities of color. Voting by mail is the simple solution. Trump has attacked the practice, lying repeatedly that it enables voter fraud. It’s no surprise that Trump refused to pay respect to the revered voting rights activist John Lewis, the first African American lawmaker to lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda. Trump accelerates his march toward authoritarianism, deploying federal paramilitary agents to cities across the U.S. Despite the violence and arbitrary arrests Trump is unleashing, the Black Lives Matter movement continues, empowering a new, diverse generation of activists. In his last public appearance, John Lewis, wearing a mask, visited Black Lives Matter Plaza close to the White House. After his death, the House of Representatives renamed H.R. 4 the “John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2020.” It would undo the damage to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 wrought by the Supreme Court in 2013. Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, while
praising John Lewis before his casket in the Rotunda, refuses to allow the Senate to debate the bill. John Lewis was the last living speaker from the 1963 March on Washington. Advisers at the time said his draft speech was too radical and would alienate Democrats. John Lewis originally wrote: “We cannot depend on any political party, for both the Democrats and the Republicans have betrayed the basic principles of the Declaration of Independence ... We will march through the South, through the heart of Dixie, the way Sherman did. We shall pursue our own scorched earth policy and burn Jim Crow to the ground – nonviolently.” On the day of his funeral, The New York Times published an essay John Lewis wrote shortly before his death. “Democracy is not a state. It is an act ... Ordinary people with extraordinary vision can redeem the soul of America by getting in what I call good trouble, necessary trouble.” Thank you for a lifetime of good trouble, necessary trouble. John Robert Lewis, Rest In Power. Amy Goodman is the host of Democracy Now!, a daily international TV/radio news hour airing on more than 1,400 stations (it airs locally on KUMD, 103.3 weekdays at 9 am). She is the co-author, with Denis Moynihan and David Goodman, of the New York Times best-seller Democracy Now!: 20 Years Covering the Movements Changing America. (c) 2020 Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Distributed by King Features Syndicate
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What’s worse? Maybe you played it as a child. I was introduced (and never forgot it) to “What’s worse” shortly after my family moved to Minnesota. A grinning Minnesotan asked in Illinois import “What’s worse a hurricane or a tit twister?” Some of you will recall the answer. Yowling, I jumped god knows how many feet. (Those things were sensitive!) My intro to What’s Worse was painfully complete. I lose track of how many versions there were, but What’s Worse popped up often for a few years around the same time heated argument as the virtues of our chosen heroes was noisily debated. (My view of the Lone Ranger having the best theme but Audie Murphy being the better hero got me nowhere.) Sadly, I think because age denies sense to some who continue playing What’s Worse, examples of bad, pointless, and painful choices are routinely dished out by people who by rights should have outgrown the elementary school thrills of freakish assault. But, oh, no, they go at the game with the same tongue-protruding glee of a brat looking for a reaction from a pinch or towel snap. When posed in the What’s Worse model there’s stupid pain in either direction because there’s no legitimacy to the proposition. “What’s worse, corrupt evil police or no police?” I don’t know – would you rather be shot to death or run over? And yet, people in major media outlets receive great pay for being no more useful or clever than pubescent brats trying out the game of What’s Worse? Somewhere along the line the message “time to grow up” failed to be driven home. We are left with grinning dolts who think it the height of media or political professionalism to deliver a string of (within their skill level, at least) tit twisters. Watch how they glow doing it, quietly relishing every moment of inflicting their juicy little pinch. Let me ask a possibly more worthy What’s Worse by asking the difference between a reporter and a commentator? The two roles can cross over or blend, but it used to be that reporters were in the main and that they reported events without giving to
themselves leading roles as reporters. A reporter tried to stand back, but as neutrality (let alone fairness) in coverage is too bland to attract audiences eager for a tit twisting, neutrality has faded away in favor of ratings and glitter. As journalism crept from reporting to advocating, the role of the commentator grew in stature and appeal. The shift becomes easier to understand if we follow the payoffs. A plain reporter’s obit pays little compared to a commentator’s sensationalized account of a deceased failings that intend to leave the impression the bastard (or bastardess/bastdress) deserved to die and probably didn’t suffer as much as they should have. See the difference? A commentator needs be kind and sympathetic only to friends and fellow (or fellowess) travelers. Others or strangers and outsiders material to be commented on at will and need. I’d put it this way: a reporter tried to keep our common human interests in mind whereas a commentator thrives on dissection and division. They carve the corpse as they kill it while straightfacedly assuring you of the virtues of the fine and noble thing they do. Commentators love a chance to chew on murder of one who deserved it or the murderer who can justify their brutality with unctuous sincerity. Reporters try not to toll in the offal the commentators adore. The habits of contemporary commentary are essentially insulting because it seeks to think for others by putting its opinions and slants as worthy content rather than as a personal aside. The divisive (and I might add corrosive) nature of commentary perhaps has its largest impact by emphasizing the negative. Bad and scandalous news gets attention. It sells. When successful as currently seen it damages social fabric by taking sides in tilted presentations that behave as if the opposing side has little or no reason to be heard. An attention-loving media boob, however, does not care about other views because they detract from the miracle of pure unadulterated boob truth. If, and I’d hope we would, want open dialog I don’t think we’ll get it or gain much hope for the future by
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lambasting positions and propositions we don’t like. Unless one side knows it all (which some certainly seem to believe) we need other points of view. They are essential to a richer and fuller social order. You don’t have to search long or hard to find news commentary shit-canning this notion or group in favor of their better notion or group. How nice of them to make the calls for us. If asked I will place considerable blame at the foot of education having taken an easy go-along get-along view of not requiring (for fairness they’ll say) as much of suffering students who they feel don’t need all that “stuff” (not to mention pampered students stay in systems longer and are wonderful cash cows for educators in maternal role as Cybele). Things are educationally questionable when social justice becomes social science instead of sociopolitical theory. Things are to be questioned when young attorneys
leave law schools not knowing about punctuation and grammar, because those things are supposedly old fashioned and class bound. That’s how we get lumpkins bringing suits for religious discrimination in the Twin Cities with the claim Isis and ISIS are the same. They are not, but some law school made things easier by not bothering its babes with worries about the logic and order in the language they are using. “I was told grammar didn’t matter,” said the new attorney. But it does matter, despite being told otherwise by instruction too lazy to instruct and too timid to defend basics. Red white and blue is not the same as red, white and blue. Careless use, especially in legal contracts, is sloppy, misleading, and malfeasant. So What’s Worse, an over-prepared agent who is careful and precise or one who goes with a convenient flow? We find What’s Worse paying the cost of easy-going incompetence.
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Superior refinery lawsuit moves forward Contract workers who were injured in a 2018 explosion at Husky Energy’s Superior refinery can make the case that the company may have been negligent when it ordered them back into the facility after alarms had sounded, a judge ruled. The workers’ civil lawsuit in state circuit court in Douglas County will move forward after the judge’s Monday afternoon ruling against the company’s motions to dismiss it. The workers are seeking damages in excess of $10,000 for medical costs and lost wages as well as pain and suffering in the case. Judge Daniel Tolan ruled that the company could be liable for punitive damages in the case as well. The workers say the company ordered them to go back into the refinery even after there were loud knocking sounds and alarms sounding that had caused the plant to be evacuated. The judge found that those accusations, if proven at trial, would constitute serious negligence by the company. “If (the company) did not affirmatively order them to re-enter, (the workers) would not have been in such close proximity to the explosion and more than likely would not have suffered such large injuries,” Tolan said. Those injuries included injuries to the workers’ necks and backs, shrapnel injuries, concussions, loss of hearing and post-traumatic stress disorder following the explosion.
city residents due to the presence of hydrogen fluoride, a highly toxic chemical that can be hazardous to human health if released. Debris from the explosion came within 150 feet of the refinery’s hydrogen fluoride tank. Litigation is still pending in a separate class action lawsuit filed against Husky by Superior residents. Investigations into the April 2018 incident are ongoing. Husky Energy has been working on its $750 million rebuild of the Superior refinery. Construction was shut down for several months due to the coronavirus pandemic. The company now expects to wrap up the project in 2022 after originally hoping to resume operations next year. The refinery typically employs around 200 people year-round.
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Seven men from Texas and Louisiana filed the civil suit in August 2018. They were working for contractors Evergreen North America and Jamar Contractors as part of a five-week “turnaround” to conduct maintenance at the refinery. Husky, which does business in Wisconsin as Superior Refining Company, had asked for the case to be dismissed, arguing that the contracted turnaround work at the refinery was inherently dangerous and that the company hadn’t been negligent. In the complaint, the men reported hearing a strange noise that caused them to run out of the facility, fearing it was unsafe. But they were instructed to return to work. The workers claim the explosion took place about 45 minutes later, throwing the men to the ground and showering them with debris. The men alleged Husky was negligent and failed to warn
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Thoughts on an Aquarius full moon Once upon a time, we created logical machines, first to mirror and assist what the human mind is capable of, then to exponentially build on those capabilities. Those machines are now the most logical processors of the planet. Humans remain unreasonable creatures who often use logical faculties to justify the decisions we have already made as a result of following the dictates of hormones and emotion.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19). In this competitive arena, there are advantages you can pay for. If you have to trade dollars, it will be worth the money. But chances are the currency is something other than money, which is more difficult to account for. Many make the mistake of undervaluing emotional labor; don’t let that be you. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You envy those with milder temperaments because you sometimes don’t know what to do with the big emotions that come over you. But these waves of feeling you experience are a gift. They open you to a wider range of life. The more you feel, the more you learn to manage, direct and utilize the power in this. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It is said that the truth has a resonant ring to it that is undeniable. Even so, there are those who are so excellent at manufacturing trust that you’d like to believe every seduction they present. But what is true rarely is also slick and shiny. This week, truth comes from the mouths of grimy babes and old grumps. CANCER (June 22-July 22). After the turmoil subsides, a state of peace is the ideal time for rest and rejuvenation. Even so, don’t let that moment linger. Peace is also the ideal time for building your resources for the next fight. No state is permanent. Cherish the harmony while it lasts, all the while knowing that it won’t. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Take the good with the bad, they say. Be aware of the human bias toward giving “the bad” more significance. There’s a trick to
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overcoming that. When you focus on the good – anticipate and reflect on those things that are going right and are interesting to you – you’ll notice the ridiculously lavish amount of good here. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It’s the hard things that make us better and more effective. An endeavor that gives you something worthwhile will take something, too. You’ll be uncomfortable at times. Ultimately, this is what makes it satisfying and worthwhile. You have never been one to shy away from work and won’t start now. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You will swing like a pendulum between extremes. There will be moments when what you want is very far away indeed. Then, suddenly, you’ll get on a winning streak and it’s all within reach. You only have to order it up. At that point, knowing your priorities will make all the difference between success and gluttony.
most good. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The question is: Should you take on more or less? More is the answer. Life is strength training and you are stronger than you know. The instinct will be to turn away from stressors to seek rest and refuge. You are better off turning toward the problem instead. It will no longer be an issue once you overcome it. THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS: This year is marked by a playful mood that overtakes you and touches everyone with whom you interact. No matter what else is going on in the world, you
and your loved ones need to smile and enjoy yourselves. You will facilitate this levity with your choice of focus and a keen intellectual sense for uncovering the humor in a situation. There’s an upgrade that makes your work easier, followed by a leadership and teaching opportunity. Family closeness allows for new ways to rely on and challenge one another. Write Holiday Mathis at HolidayMathis. com.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ve played this game before, but it’s so nuanced and complex that you may never tire of it. You keep finding ways to improve your score. Whether or not you have a natural acuity here is beside the point. With the kind of effort you’ll put into this, there’s no way to avoid becoming really great at it. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). From crossing continents and oceans to spanning space, if they want to get somewhere, humans find a way. You will own your humanity through path navigation. Whether it’s the path you choose, the path you make, or the path that just happens to be there, you’ll move swiftly along to your destination. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll be adding a valuable skill to the mix. Though you want to do this as quickly as possible, don’t skip the breaks. Ultimately the fastest way to learn is with sprints followed by stretches of recovery time. Hours spent doing absolutely nothing will allow the information to assimilate properly. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Opportunities to build your character arise, and you have all of the necessary qualities. The old way of looking at virtue is that it involves self-denial and going against natural impulses. Do you dare see what will happen when you lean into nature’s sway? Try and direct that natural flow to where it will do the August 6, 2020 41
Patterns on the water
Paddling among the graceful green streamers of floating bur-reed has enchanted me for many years. Photos by Emily Stone. Blue sky arched high. Trees shimmered in the heat. Glassy water reflected it all. Mesmerized, I lowered the paddle and just let the kayak glide. Graceful green streamers undulated all around while I rode out a pontoon’s wake in this little patch of weeds. There were shades of life, shadows of depth, and the polished wooden hull of my boat in the center of it all. I’ve loved paddling through CONNECTIONS patches of floating burreed ever since I spent my first summer in the Boundary Waters vol-unteering as a wilderness ranger. On meandering rivers who snaked through expanses of beaver meadow and bog, the ribbons of leaves revealed the direction of otherwise imperceptible current. On marshy lakes, it was the wind who either combed the strands out straight or tousled them into a gusty mess. After canoeing over monotonous miles of dark waves on deep lakes, entering a patch of bur-reed felt like leaving a busy city street and entering the esthetic sanctuary of an art museum. But for some reason, the plant’s name would not stick in my head. I had to ask my fellow rangers to repeat its name several times each trip. Luckily, my most frequent paddling partner was a patient botanist, and she answered my steady stream of plant
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questions without complaint. Later, when I did wetland surveys during graduate school, I came to know the green streamers as Sparganium flucutans. My boss and I spent a glorious day on the Mercer Bog less than an hour north of our offices in Augusta, Maine. Floating in my trusty Old Town canoe, we pulled bur-reed leaves up from the inky water and – trying not to drip on the tissuethin paper – we keyed them out in our botany manuals. The leaves of S. flucutans flow with the water, but other bur-reeds have leaves that emerge rigidly, their creased backbones helping them to stand ramrod straight. The text in our book read, “emergent and submerged leaves with numerous cross veins between the parallel veins, forming squarish cells.” Translated into life, that meant the translucent leaves glowed like stained glass when I held them up to the sky; that “squarish” grid of veins creating one more pattern in this plant. While bur-reed leaves present an image that’s all lines and order, the flowers look like something Dr. Seuss might have drawn to populate a fanciful new world. Round, white pom-poms zig zag up a sturdy stem that emerges only inches above the water. Those are the female flowers. At the tip of the stem are the male flowers – dense, yellow-green balls that wait their turn before also exploding into comical spheres of wiggling anthers tipped with yellow pollen. I felt lucky to see them, gliding silently in my kayak. Most summers I’m too busy to get on the water in July, and I only race by on my bicycle.
The comical flowers of floating bur-reed are a delightful summer discovery.
Bur-reeds get their name from the spikey seed heads that develop later in the summer. At that speed, just the yellow globes and frilly, white blossoms of water lilies are identifiable. They’re pretty. But their symmetrical beauty seems common, and overdone, next to the unique and less-conspicuous flowers of bur-reed. As the soft pom-poms of bur-reed flowers mature, they transform into spikey green “burrs.” They remind me of the medieval weapon innocuously called the “morning star,” which is a spiked ball mounted on a shaft. But, if you’d prefer not to think of bloody historical warfare, those burs also look kind of like large marbles covered in tiny, green Hershey’s kisses. Unwrap those Kisses later in the summer, and you’ll find small, hard seeds that are food for ducks. I floated for many minutes among those bur-reed leaves. The longer I sat, the more I saw. Small flies crawled over the blossoms. Shimmering dragonflies landed and took off from lily pads. Black beetles crawled on the water lily buds. An eagle flew by. Cars rumbled over the bridge. At the speed of driving, nature is
simply wallpaper. The many patterns of bur-reed blur quickly in a landscape view. Sky. Trees. Water. Those elements dominate. During that first summer in the Boundary Waters, when I fell in love with bur-reed, I packed along a small set of watercolor paints to amuse myself on the long evenings in wilderness campsites. Sky. Trees. Water. I painted those layers, thrilled at how easy it felt to capture the scene with broad bands of color accented with just a few tree trunks or the V of a soaring bird. At the speed of a drifting kayak, it’s obvious how little of the scene I used to capture. In between those broad layers of sky, trees, and water, nature is messy, buggy, imperfect, and often ridiculous-looking. It is also far more interesting. With repeated encounters, certain plants have changed from wallpaper to acquaintances, to friends. And, finally, I remember floating burreed’s name without help. Emily Stone is the Naturalist/Education Director at the Cable Natural History Museum. Her second book, Natural Connections: Dreaming of an Elfin Skimmer, is now available to purchase at cablemuseum.org/books. Or order it from our friends at redberybooks.com to receive free shipping! For more than 50 years, the Cable Natural History Museum has served to connect you to the Northwoods. The Museum is currently closed due to COVID-19, but we’re still building our new exhibit and bringing you educational content. Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and cablemuseum. org to see what we are up to.
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2020 Sonata – great look, incredible mpg
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In a parking lot, the Sonata is low and slinky when surrounded by gigantic pickups and SUVs. Photos by John Gilbert After spending a week thoroughly enjoying a 2020 Hyundai Sonata Limited sedan in both city and highway driving, I asked my wife and co-driver Joan where she thought the Sonata ranked among all the cars we’ve driven in the past year. She said she would rank it among the best, just because it looked so sleek and stylish, and because it was extremely comfortable on a trip from Duluth to Brainerd International Raceway to watch a Trans-Am road race and back to Duluth on a warm summer Sunday. “How about the performance?” I asked. And she said, “Oh yeah, that too.” Among the little tricks I’ve developed to analyze fairly all the cars I’ve
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road-tested for reviews, one is to zero the trip-odometer before taking a substantial highway trip, just to give the vehicle a chance to get optimal fuel economy. Usually that brings the mpg up significantly. But in 50 years of testdriving every imaginable car, truck and SUV on the market, I have never before done what I did with the Sonata. I zeroed the odometer because I thought the computer had given me an erratically high fuel economy reading. Combined with three days of scaling the cliffs of Duluth and then driving to Brainerd in central Minnesota, the instruments showed we had gotten 36 miles per gallon. The Sonata Limited we were driving
was powered by the modest little 1.6-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder, and while I love that engine, the Sonata is a large sedan – the size of such midsize stalwarts as the Accord, Camry, Altima, Passat and Mazda6 – and there was no way that little engine could move us so quickly and deliver that sort of nearhybrid fuel economy. On the way home, Joan took the wheel and I settled into the comfortable passenger seat and watched as the computer’s fuel rating climbed, and climbed and climbed. As we came down the big hill into West Duluth on the Interstate, it hit a high of 47.1 miles per gallon. When I reminded Joan that the restyled Sonata has an advanced look and excellent driving manners, that 47.1 mpg was
incredible. “Oh yeah,” she said. “That too.” After carrying the South Kor-ea manufacturers hopes as a breakthrough contemporary sedan for the 2011 model year, Sonata’s success in engineering and technology boosted Hyundai to an elite level that it quickly spread to all its other models. This newest generation may prove Hyundai’s corporate theory that once the world’s vehicle buyers satisfy their astounding urge to buy SUVs of every size and description, there will be a return to purchasing sedans, either as an alternative to the SUV already in the driveway or as an everyday conveyance that is both enjoyable and a style statement. The 2020 Sonata gets straight-A August 6, 2020 45
in that regard. In the world of huge, tall pickups and SUVs, the Sonata sits well lower and about a million times sleeker. In fact, when Mercedes first displayed its “four-door-coupe” styling by giving a full-size sedan the graceful arch of its best coupes, every company sought to duplicate the concept. You’ll have to choose for yourself, but the first time I ever saw a new Sonata, I approached it from the rear corner, and. attracted by the sharp character lines and sweeping contours, I was sure when I got to the front of it, I would be able to figure out which model Mercedes I was gazing at. Surprise! It was the new Sonata. Vastly upgraded materials, fit and finish line the interior, with a mastercontrol array of switches on the console, including a long horizontal navigation screen cut into a quiteelegant and simple padded upper
dashboard. You can adjust the driving mode and, after our trip, we realized we were in “Sport” mode rather than economy, too, but the car was smooth and comfortable all the way. Hyundai surprised competitors when it built its own 6-speed automatic that was far superior to the mainstream aftermarket units most competitors were installing in 2011, and now they’ve evolved up to an 8-speed that is smooth as silk shifting. Hyundai also has given in to those who enjoy driving by installing steering wheel paddles to allow manual up and down shifting on that dualclutch automatic. All of the recently developed features and safety elements also were included on the Limited, including a surprising switch from the previous Harmon Kardon audio system to Bose. The audio system in the car was always a
The Sonata contours resemble the best Mercedes “4-door Coupe” design, but hit 47 miles per gallon returning from the BIR Trans-Am. strong point, and I would have to say the Sonata has gone from excellent to still-excellent, maybe with better separation. Hyundai was at the leading edge when blind-spot and lane departure alerts came into vogue, and I considered Hyundai ahead of the pack because its lane-centering control could actually keep your car or SUV not only in its proper lane, but in the center of that lane. The Sonata has that, plus a back-up camera that can be splitscreened with a top-down view of the entire car, showing anything that might be in your path while backing out of the driveway. The test car was just an eyelash below $30,000, which is a considerable bargain for all that’s offered. It starts at a base price around $25,000. That balance and coordination of all its assets is nothing short of outstanding, especially in a car that looks so sporty and slick. The base engine in the Sonata is a newly enlarged 2.5-liter 4 with 191 horsepower and 181 foot-pounds of torque. The upgrade is the smaller 1.6 Turbo, with 180 horsepower and 195 footpounds of torque. In the process of focusing on moremainstream consumer cars and letting affiliate Kia go after the performanceminded, Hyundai is not ignoring the hot-rodders. It has come out with an entire line of higher-performance vehicles, designated by a simple “N.” And the Sonata is taking the nonturbo 2.5 and adding turbocharging plus all sorts of aero touches to create a Sonata N-Line, which will have 290 horses and 310 foot-pounds.
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Me? I would stick with the 1.6 Turbo and while the N-Line buyers can dragrace folks, I’ll take an extra second to reach 60, but I can keep checking to see if I can top 47 miles per gallon.
A view of instruments shows “46.7” mpg between gauges.
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Wild set series tone with Game One win ST. PAUL – In a furious tilt that just concluded, the Minnesota Wild have beat the Vancouver Canucks in Game One of their qualifying round series in the 2020 Stanley Cup tournament. Head Coach Dean Evason gets his first playoff win as an NHL Head Coach and in electing to go with Big Al Stalock in goal, made a good choice and got Stalock a shutout win in the series opener. This game had an edge to it from the get-go when after a minor bit of bumping in the corner after a whistle, the Wild’s Marcus Foligno and the Canucks’ Michael Ferland dropped the gloves for an early dustup to get the juices flowing for their respective teams. Even though Foligno suffered a minor cut to the bridge of his nose, I believe I’d have to award him a split decision in this one. I was somewhat surprised to see Ferland get into this as he missed a great deal of the past regular season due to concussion symptoms. But make no mistake, he is a tough, hardnosed player that you have to respect. You’d like him if he was on your team. He made a name for himself while playing for the Calgary and Carolina clubs. Tonight’s actions didn’t play out for the Canucks though as the fight seemed to disrupt any chance for them to get some early rhythm and Ferland never seemed to be that effective afterwards either. Then as soon as Foligno and Ferland went into the penalty boxes the Canucks took a tripping call and the Wild scored 3 seconds into the PP to take an early 1-0 lead. This isn’t a path the Canucks wish to be on in a short five-game series. With a strong veteran presence on the Wild with a load of playoff experience besides, the Wild already had established game control. But the Canucks do have a lot of skill and talent and they showed it in spurts at times this eve, but every time they did Stalock was there to gobble up shots and rebounds. In fact, Big Al played such a controlled game I don’t remember an instance where he had to do any significant scrambling to shut down a Vancouver opportunity. Give credit to the Wild D-corps for that.
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MASKED FAN MARC ELLIOT
I had several spirited online exchanges with Canuck fans who weren’t enjoying my analysis of the Wild veterans, with their experience and abilities to defend strongly as fiveman units likely winning this series due to the youth and inexperience of the Canucks upper level stars. I just don’t like the chances of young skilled players in this tournament without being game tested in the pursuit of a Cup. It IS that hard of a tournament to win. Just look at the Maple Leafs in consideration of this. They have some of the top young players in the game today. They also have lost in the first round of their last three playoff appearances. Just consider how many seasons it took the Detroit Red Wing core to mature enough to consistently win playoff series. Same for the Penguins. It takes more than talent and skill to win in the playoffs in the NHL and some Canuck fans I encountered just didn’t want to hear that. I understand. Years back, before I had accumulated many years of wisdom from watching this league, I was the same way. I’m still lousy at prognosticating and this series has a ways to go, but I’m hanging with the Wild here. From the box score, the Wild outshot VAN 31-28. They were 2 for 4 on the PP while Van went 0 for 1. VAN won the faceoff battle 36-25 and outhit the Wild 40-28. The Wild had more blocked shots 15-14. The two clubs will meet again on Tuesday eve for Game 2, with Game 3 slotted for Thursday, gametime TBD. At this point I’m not certain what adjustments the Canucks could make before G2. Their checking game was somewhat strong, albeit not at its strongest when they needed it the most. They got shots, but the shot chart for the game shows that the Wild mostly negated any prime high percentage opportunities. They dominated the faceoff circle for the most part, and Jacob Markstrom played fairly well in net for them. It would be merely cliche-like to state that the young Canuck skill players need to “step up” but that’s what needs to happen and with the Wild vets in the way that just might not happen. We’re right back to that experience thing and the guys that VAN needs to come through the most do not have that. It’s the playoff hockey ‘X’ factor. In a short best of 5 series, G1 couldn’t be more important and the
It takes more than talent and skill to win in the playoffs in the NHL and some Canuck fans I encountered just didn’t want to hear that. I understand.
Wild just put it in their column. The youthful Canucks just might be about to learn a most painful lesson. IN OTHER NHL ACTION, the Hurricanes beat the NYR on Saturday in their G1 by a 3-2 score. I had the Rangers here as they were one of the best clubs going at the time of the shutdown. They didn’t show that in G1. The Blackhawks surprised the Oilers in a 6-4 win and chased EDM goalie Mike Smith in the 2nd after only making 18 saves on 23 shots. CHI outshot the Oilers 42-29. The Isles beat Florida by a 2-1F. The victory here was courtesy of the Isle’s stifling defensive play. The Canadiens surprised Pittsburgh with a 3-2 OT win to take a 1-0 lead in that series. I am quite anxious to see how the Pens respond to this. Also on Day one of the tourney Calgary beat the Jets 4-1 in a game where the Jets lost star player Mark Schiefele early and Patrick Laine late in the game to injuries. Their G2 status is unknown at this time. Schiefele’s loss appeared to be a freak injury in a way, but since Flames player Matthew Tkachuk was very close to him, perhaps it wasn’t that freakish at all. Jet Coach Paul Maurice stated as much in his postgame presser. Either way, the Flames had the upper hand for most of this tilt. Also today, the Arizona Coyotes held on to beat Nashville 4-3 in their opening game and the Preds started Juusi Saros in goal, breaking an 89 game streak of playoff appearances by long time netminder Pekka Rinne. As I had thought, the Columbus Bluejackets beat Toronto by a 2-0 final with Joonas Korpisalo getting the shutout for the CBJ. This is another matchup where the veteran experience favors the Jackets. It’s just the way I see it. TOR actually played a respectable defensive game and still came up empty.
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In Round Robin play Philadelphia outclassed Boston in a 4-1 win and the Avalanche beat the STL Blues 2-1 on a PP score with 1/10th of a second remaining on the clock and the tally held up under review. It was a bit on the crazy side, just like SC play in August! PEACE
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Dumba makes huge impression When you line up all the Minnesota Wild players and pick your favorite, it could be anybody – Eric Staal, Zach Parise, Alex Stalock, Kevin Fiala, you name him. But from now on, make sure Matt Dumba is high on your list of candidates. Dumba is a promising young defenseman who rushes the puck with abandon, moves in forcefully from the point, and shoots as though he’s trying to get the puck through the netting and the boards and maybe the outer wall of the arena. But as of the start of the season, up in Edmonton where our pan-
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demic-restricted NHL West teams are huddled, Dumba showed a maturity and a social presence far beyond his 26 years. When the competition started with games on Saturday, while the Wild didn’t open until Sunday, Dumba was given permission to go out on the ice at Rogers Place before Edmonton took on the Chicago Blackhawks Saturday afternoon to open competition there. Both teams lined up around the center ice circle, and around Dumba, who is half Filipino and half Canadian, and he launched into a speech that was smooth and articulate, and incredibly emotional. He talked about how all the players of color in the NHL, as well as all the white players, had to band together and with unity see to it that any hints of racism in the National Hockey League be
A screenshot from Sportsnet.com of Minnesota Wild Matt Dumba defenseman kneeling during the playing of the U.S. “National Anthem,” after his speech about hockey leading the way to fight racism. eliminated. He spoke for almost three minutes, and if you saw it, you were hanging on every word. This wasn’t some slick politician, reading from a teleprompter. It was a 26-year-old emerging star from the Minnesota Wild, spilling his heart out in Edmonton. When he was done, Dumba dropped to one knee, and two players who flanked him, Chicago goaltender Malcolm Subban and Edmonton’s Darnell Nurse, put a hand on each of Dumba’s shoulders as though offering stabilizing support. Both are among the few black players in the NHL. Between periods, they played a video Dumba had made, showing him driving along a South Minneapolis street, where walled up buildings and the residue of destruction from the protests and animosity that had followed the police killing of George Floyd, which triggered enormous rallies throughout the U.S., and a reaction that seems possible to lead to real change in our racial attitudes. Well, in the video, Dumba performed an Academy Award performance, speaking in low tones about his reaction to seeing all the damage and destruction in “my
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town,” he said. Dumba is from Regina, Saskatchewan, one province this way from Alberta, where Edmonton is located. But every player on both the Oilers and Blackhawks, as well as all the Wild players, and every other NHL player, had to be overwhelmed with the dignity and poise Dumba showed in both his pre-tournament speech and the moving video that lasted several minutes. He remained on one knee during the U.S. “National Anthem” and stood up, with a clenched fist held high, during “O Canada.” The Wild then went out Sunday night and played close to a perfect game, with Kevin Fiala glancing in a power-play shot from the right point in the first period, Jared Spurgeon scoring in the second, and then Spurgeon hitting an empty net with a 175-foot shot at the end of a 3-0 victory over Vancouver, as exUMD star Alex Stalock got the 28save shutout to open the best-of-5 series. Whatever happens as that series goes on, if you saw Matt Dumba’s amazing performances before the games, you’d share my feeling that he’s one of the Three Stars every night.
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over the Pirates. In that one, Pittsburgh jumped ahead early and stretched the lead to 4-0 before the Twins got untracked for a 4-run rally to tie it. Then, after Cruz came through, the Twins had a 5-4 victory in which they never led until his walk-off single. The Twins are loaded, and came out of the gate flying. They appear to have cohesiveness, they share the hitting honors, everybody seems to be able to pitch, and we’ll see if they can keep it going on the road trip. Jose Berrios pitched six strong innings in the 7-3 win over Pittsburgh Tuesday. Good thing. It seemed like we were tempting fate to declare guys named Maeda, Dobnak, Bailey and Hill as the starting rotation. But now, it looks like they all have something to add in the depth department when things Nelson Cruz achieved an age-based get rolling. batting record last week. FOOTBALL IN SPRING? The Minnesota State High School SPEAKING OF STRONG STARTS League has voted to move football It couldn’t have started any better and volleyball from the fall season to spring because of the pandemic. in the return to our two major Maybe that’s a good move, because sports in one week. we don’t really know how bad it can Before the Wild resumed play get, and if it might simply negate the in their dramatic playoff chase, whole fall season anyway. the Minnesota Twins opened their I am going to have a problem season with the anticipated heavy thinking about football in the spring, hitting, and got amazing pitching however, because Minnesota is from a group of guys many of us famous for its late springs, and with had never heard of. football starting up just as hockey After opening on the road, they and basketball wind up with their came home to a deserted Target tournaments, there is going to be a Field and kept it up, hammering large battle for attention right about the Cleveland Indians and Pittsburgh Pirates to complete a 7-1 then. Some college leagues have also homestead and go back on the road moved football to spring, but high with an outstanding 9-2 record. school is different, because the best Not a bad way to start this 60athletes usually play more than one game Major League Baseball sprint. sport, and a football player might Nelson Cruz keeps making us have trouble getting ready while forget he’s 40 years old and acting concentrating on a winter sports state like a kid again. He got three hits tournament. on Tuesday as the Twins finished a Also, do they realize that the Twins two-game sweep against Pittsburgh, will be starting up their next season and Cruz left town with 17 hits in in April, and it is going to make a the first 11 games – the most ever logjam of events. by any Major Leaguer who had This spring we had nothing, next reached age 40. spring we’ll have too much! While he pounded home runs in the opening road trip, he settled for HAMILTON, MERCEDES TOUGH a flurry of doubles and singles in Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes the homestead, mostly, including – in black to stand up for Black Lives a last-of-the-ninth RBI single to Matter – won again at Silverstone in right center in the last of the ninth the British Grand Prix last Sunday, Monday night for a 5-4 victory
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and will be favored to win yet again in the United Kingdom’s 70th Anniversary Grand Prix this coming Sunday. But rarely if ever will you see the closing drama where there had been none as at Silverstone. Hamilton and his Mercedes teammate, Valtterri Bottas, were 1-2 from the start until the last four of 52 laps, while Max Verstappen was hustling to get a distant third. But Bottas suffered a deflating tire and had to limp back to the pits to get a change, and that dropped him all the way to 11th. Verstappen was trailing Hamilton by 28 seconds, which is like going from Two Harbors to Duluth, and since tires were a problem, and his were fading, he and his crew made a decisive move and pitted on the next-to-last lap. Unbeknown to the Red Bull-Honda team, Hamilton’s left front tire was shredding, and as he started the final lap, there was a question if he could make it. Verstappen, on new tires, figured out what was going on and made a valiant charge on the next-to-last lap and then on the final lap. “I got the countdown as the gap came down, from 19 seconds to 10, 9, 8, 7…” said Hamilton in the post-
race interviews. “It was a heart-inmouth feeling, because I could see the tire coming off its rim.” Hamilton coaxed the McLaren around the final turn and got to the finish line, 7 seconds ahead of Verstappen, while Charles Leclerc in a Ferrari was third and Danny Ricciardo fourth. Sebastian Vettel was 10th, just ahead of Bottas, but, of course, the question of the day was virtually self-answering: What would have happened if Verstappen had chosen to keep charging, and not pitted for tires? The answer, of course, is that he would have flown past the struggling Hamilton in the last mile of the final lap. The season championship is all but conceded to Hamilton, but the racing among the top 10 has been as wildly exciting as Formula 1 can produce.
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Magnificent 7 3 Jen West plays the 4th annual Lifehouse Fundraiser at Earth Rider Brewery Saturday, Aug. 8, 5-8 pm.
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Lifehouse Fundraiser Saturday, Aug. 8, 5-8 pm Earth Rider Brewery
Fourth annual fundraiser to raise money for homeless youth. Music by Jen West and Ingeborg von Agassiz (acoustic).
Gaelynn Lea’s Livestreamed Show Sundays through Sept. 27, 2 pm violinscratches.com
No touring due to the ‘rona, so Lea holds virtual concerts until she can get back on the road. These shows feature improvisational live-looped violin, original tunes and remote guests.
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Outdoor dinner show featuring the Twin Ports troubadour and the jazz rock band. Rain date Aug. 9.
Bikes for Brews Saturday, Aug. 8, noon-11 pm Ursa Minor Brewery
No Bike Duluth Festival this year, but as long as there’s beer … Bike down to the taproom and get a free beer token.
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The Trash Cats Tuesdays, 6 p.m. facebook.com/thetrashcats Duo of Sean Mahoney and Matt Sjelin play ‘90s covers and ‘90s inspired originals online on Tuesdays.
Gartman Plays Dead Wednesday, Aug. 12, 6 p.m. Ripple Bar
Marc Gartman performs his extensive
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repertoire of the Grateful Dead Wednesdays through August on the back patio.
Sharon Rowbottom & Dan Boyer Thursday, Aug. 13, 4-8 p.m. Minnesota Discovery Center
Bands, Brews and BBQ every Thursday in August. Tonight’s featured entree is smoked Cornish game hen, featured cocktail Under the Stars, featured music R & B, a married duo that has been part of the local music community in the last five decades.
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Day & night Thursday, 8-6 Virginia Square Market, 2:30-6pm S. 9th Ave. W. & Chestnut St., Virginia Lincoln Park Farmers Market, 3-6pm Harrison Community Center, 3002 W 3rd St., Duluth 218-726-1665 Jayne the Jukebox, 4pm Minnesota Discovery Center, 1005 Discovery Dr., Chisholm 218-254-7959 Gavin St. Clair, 5-8pm Cedar Lounge, 1715 N. 3rd St., Superior 715-3947391
Music on the Beach, 7-9pm Lutsen Resort, 5700 W. Hwy. 61, Lutsen 800-258-8736 Gordon Thorne, 7pm North Shore Winery, 202 Ski Hill Rd., Lutsen 218387-2788 Bill Berguson Band, 7pm West Theater, 319 N. Central Ave., Duluth 218-606-1211
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Friday Night Races, 6:30pm Head of the Lakes Fairgrounds, 4700 Tower Ave., Superior 715-394-7223 Russ Darwin & Friends, 7pm Bridge's Bar, 6891 S. Lake Ave., Lake Nebagamon 715-374-3111
Ron Occhino, 7pm Powerhouse Bar, 423 Third Ave., Proctor 218-6240626
Turns & Tunes, 6-9pm Mont Du Lac Recreation, 3125 Mont Du Lac Dr., Superior 218-626-3797
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American Ego, 7:30pm Jack's Place, 1923 Tower Ave., Superior 715-3921994
The Most Wanted, 8pm Boondocks Saloon & Grill, 7047 Rice Lake Rd., Duluth 218.721.3003
Buckwild, 8:30pm Third Base Bar, 225 Chestnut Ave., Carlton
Black Dog Howlin, 9pm Powerhouse Bar, 423 Third Ave., Proctor 218-6240626
Fisherman's Picnic Fireworks, 10pm Downtown Harbor Park, Wisconsin St., Grand Marais 218-387-1712Saturday 8.8 Paavo Nurmi Marathon, raceroster. com, Hurley Duluth Farmers Market, 8am-noon Duluth Farmer's Market, 14th Ave. E. & 3rd St., Duluth 218-241-1847
Ashland Area Farmers Market, 8amnoon 200 Block of Chapple Ave., Between Main St. & 3rd St. W., Ashland Bayfield Farmers Market, 8:30amnoon First Street & Rittenhouse Avenue, Bayfield 715-257-0064 Cloquet Farmers Market, 9am-noon Premier Theatres, 904 Hwy. 33 S., Cloquet Barker's Island Farmers Market, 9amnoon Barker's Island, Hwy2/53 and Marina Dr., Superior 715-372-8441 Hibbing Farmers Market, 9am-1pm 1309 E. 40th St., Hibbing Two Harbors Farmers Market, 10am1pm 320 7th Ave., Two Harbors 218-310-7174 Bikes for Brews, noon-11pm Ursa Minor Brewing, 2415 West Superior St. Suite B, Duluth 218-481-7886 SonofMel, 2pm Out of the Woods Winery, 10588 Main St., Hayward 715-699-1709
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Lincoln Park Farmers Market, 3-6pm Harrison Community Center, 3002 W 3rd St., Duluth 218-726-1665 Bands, Brews & BBQ: Sharon Rowbottom & Dan Boyer, 4-8pm Minnesota Discovery Center, 1005 Discovery Dr., Chisholm 218-254-7959 Misisipi Mike Wolf & Friends, 5-8pm Cedar Lounge, 1715 N. 3rd St., Superior 715-394-7391 Turns & Tunes, 6-9pm Mont Du Lac Recreation, 3125 Mont Du Lac Dr., Superior 218-626-3797 Music on the Beach, 7-9pm Lutsen Resort, 5700 W. Hwy. 61, Lutsen 800258-8736 Gordon Thorne, 7pm North Shore
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Saturday, 8-15 Sawyer County Fair, Sawyer County Fair Grounds, 14655 County Hwy B, Hayward 715-296-9000 Duluth Farmers Market, 8am-noon Duluth Farmer's Market, 14th Ave. E. & 3rd St., Duluth 218-241-1847
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Movie Night at Olcott Park, 9:30pm Olcott Park, 901 9th S. N., Virginia
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Busy Woodblind has new release By Richard Thomas Woodblind is among the busier musical acts in the Twin Ports, popping up at one local venue or another since forever. It’s unusual because lead singer/ guitarist/songwriter Jason Wussow owns Wussow’s Concert Cafe. He doesn’t mind showing up in competing venues, nor has he made his group the house band for his own place. He’s an unconditional patron saint of, and participant in, the local music scene. The band is the duo of Wussow on guitar and Veikko Lepisto, a seasoned professional Los Angeles uprightbass player. It’s a versatile setup that allows them to invite numerous other musicians to join in, both live and on their albums. Ska comes from Jamaica in the 1950s and ‘60s, before reggae. It exploded into popularity as a variation on punk in the ‘80s and ‘90s with bands such as The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Fishbone and Sublime. Woodblind is able to do something unique with the genre, a north woods version that’s infectious but closer to original ska than punk, a little goofy and great fun. At first I was surprised by the way the album sounds. Recorded at Rich Mattson’s Sparta Studio, it’s murky, like it was channeled through a cardboard tube. To make sure I checked back with
their first album, 2016’s Big Voice, which has a clean, crisp sound. With Bluebird they apparently wanted a fuller, fatter sound, closer in spirit to a ‘60s vinyl album. I was able to tailor the sound to my tastes by minimizing the bass and maxing out the treble. If you want to listen to it as intended, don’t touch Woodblind: Jason Wussow and Veikko Lepisto. that dial. The heightened reverb and echo Happy Joy Joy” song with less irony. Because of the echoey sound I wasn’t works great for the violin by Eli The title track is about the bluebird sure of the lyrics: “Cold winds blow, Bissonet and the electric lead guitar of happiness, as you might expect. snowflakes fly … ” Then does it go, by Jim Cooper, two of the many guest “Magnificent” and “You’re the One for “There she goes away from me a little musicians, giving their work a layered, Me” are snappy love songs. while” or “that shit goes away from me trippy vibe. “Happy Fun Song” opens with the a little while?” It also works for the minor key songs, shouted line, “Super duper explodo I prefer the latter, in which case it making them a little spookier. Ditto for positivo!” and the chorus states the would be a winter song, something to Wussow’s whistling, a frequent device. title, “Happy happy happy happy fun put yourself in a summer state of mind. Much of the music is blindingly fast song.” So there’s a lot of happy on this Strangely enough, it’s the dark songs and relentlessly cheerful, almost speed album, but it’s to counter depression. that shine the best. versions of Ren and Stimpy’s “Happy The chorus to “Smile” goes, “Cuz I “Downtown” is an asskicker in minor know you’ve been down.” That’s what key that highlights lightning-fast licks we need in this coronavirus summer. by Lepisto, Bissonet and Cooper. Track 2, “Another One,” is a “Queen of the Iron Range” is an variation on a line in Country Joe & immediate Northern Minnesota The Fish’s ‘60s classic “Don’t Bogart essential. (Up there with “Big Voice,” That Joint,” in which Joe sang “Roll anyway.) “Say It’s Just a Dream” is another one, just like the other one.” ska acid rock. “Old John” is almost a Woodblind sings, “Pour another one spaghetti-western theme, with juicy like the other one,” then alternates lyrics starting off with, “Old John was a “pour” with “roll” and “play.” While son of a bitch.” Joe’s song was a stoned, languid send“Dust” uses a Biblical theme for an up of country music, Woodblind’s existential message, reminding us that song is brisk and upbeat. It’s a perfectly we come from dust and will return good party song, but they overstate there. the case with irritating sound effects, The guest list reads like a who’s beer pouring into a glass and vocal who of the music scene: Tyler Dubla, imitations of pop tops opening. The Jen West, Bryan “Lefty” Johnson, song is lively enough without the salad Cory Coffman, Tim Stratioti, Matt dressing. Wasmund, Dave Adams, George A few other songs could have used Ellsworth, Germaine Gemberling and restraint as well. Jake Larson. “Summer Song” is sung in an So as much as we gripe about the imitation-Harry Belafonte accent, creative decisions, it’s a pedigree accompanied by a marimba. It’s meant project. Relax, kick back, pour another to be tribute rather than cultural one and let that north woods breeze appropriation, but in either case the wash over you, mon. cliché is a little thick.
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Bobbie Gentry gets her due in re-release of unsung masterpiece Mention the name Bobbie Gentry, and if the name rings a bell at all, the response is invariably, ”Didn’t she do ‘Ode to Billie Jo’?” Yes, Bobbie Gentry wrote, sang and played the insistent acoustic guitar on her summer of 1967 Southern gothic hit, a song so potent it knocked The Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love” from the top of the charts. The hastily assembled album that followed the hit single further cemented Gentry’s musical power when it knocked The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band from the top of the charts. Bobbie Gentry was a rarity of ” her time – a female singersongwriter. She deserves to be better known than simply as a one-hit wonder – even though that hit is an amazing record. Perhaps the July 31 remastered release of The Delta Sweete, her 1968 sophomore album, will help people discover her, again. The band Mercury Rev certainly tried to put her back on the musical map last year with the release of Bobbie Gentry’s The Delta Sweete Revisited, a haunting reimagining of her album that featured 13 guest vocalists, including Norah Jones, Hope Sandoval, Margo Price and Lucinda Williams capping the record with her eccentric version of “Ode to Billie Joe.” Why so much attention to the record Bobbie Gentry produced just six months after the release of her hit debut record? The Delta Sweete is considered her personal masterpiece, a dreamy concept album reflecting on her life as a woman of the South, and it is also considered a lost – or perhaps unsung is a better word – masterpiece by a forgotten force in music who is deserving of reconsideration. Mercury Rev frontman Jonathan Donahue described Gentry’s original LP as “a gem of an album. It feels like an island that someone left off a map. It was always flourishing and is still vibrantly alive… It’s just that people
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didn’t know to sail over there to see it.” This reinvention seems to be happening independent of the now78-year-old Gentry, who mysteriously disappeared from public view. She has not recorded or made an appearance or given an interview since her last public appearance at the Academy of Country Music Awards in 1982, when she was 40 years old. The ongoing revival of Bobbie Gentry began in 2018 with the Grammy-nominated The Girl from Chickasaw County: The Complete Capitol Masters box set of her entire Capitol Records output of seven studio albums and 75 previously unreleased tracks that include demos, alternate takes and live recording’s from The Bobbie Gentry Show, which aired on the BBC in 1968. The set includes an 84-page book with an essay by Andrew Batt, who compiled the box set and produced the remastered The Delta Sweete on CD and vinyl. The expanded CD edition of The Delta Sweete features a new stereo mix of the album (sourced directly from the original four-track and eight-track tapes), alongside the original mono mix making its debut on CD. There are 10 bonus tracks, including the previously unreleased original demo, “The Way I Do,” and an instrumental version of “Okolona River Bottom Band” featuring the great West Coast cool jazz trumpeter/arranger Shorty Rogers on bass trumpet. The deluxe vinyl marks the first official repress of the album since 1972
and features the new stereo mix on the first record and the 10 bonus tracks on the second one. While I do own the original The Delta Sweete album, I requested a review copy of the remaster and am so glad I did. The sound is incredible. Bobbie Gentry’s voice is front and center, but the entire record is big, open, bright and rich. Gentry’s voice easily goes from raspy – evoking the hard truths of the song “Tobacco Road,” one of four covers on here that she makes her own – to heartachingly soft vocals in front of the sophisticated sounds being made by the studio pros recruited for this session. The aforementioned Shorty Rogers orchestrated and led the tight horn section, which includes trumpeter and likable actor Jack Sheldon (anyone remember the sit-com Run, Buddy, Run?). Jimmy Haskell returns from his successful, Grammy-winning string section overdubs to Gentry’s first album (which were essentially demos she made in the hope that other artists would record her songs) with stately string moments judiciously added to The Delta Sweete. Among the many musical luminaries playing on this record are Elvis/TCB Band guitarist James Burton and late Wrecking Crew drummer Hal Blaine. The record kicks off sounding like a release from the jazz label CTI circa the early 1970s, with a funky sway and a beefy Don Sebesky-esque horn section weighing in before Gentry’s dusky voice cuts in singing about “The Okalona River Bottom Band.” This song also leads off the second record, but in a swinging horn-drenched instrumental version. The song cycle is meant to tell a story, and what we get is a range from the idyllic (“Morning Glory” and “Penduli Pendulum”) to the oppressive (Mose Allison’s “Parchman’s Farm” and John D. Loudermilk’s “Tobacco Road“). I especially like the writing in her song “Sermon,” which has many great moments, but ends like this: Some people go to church just to signify They try to make a date with their neighbor’s wife But let me tell you, brother, just as sure as your born
Better leave that woman, better leave her alone One of these days just mark my words You think that your brother’s gone off to work You’ll walk up and knock on the do That’s all, brother, there ain’t no more You may run on for a long time Run on for a long time May run on for a long time But let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down Go ‘n’ tell that midnight rider Go ‘n’ tell that long-term liar Tell the rambler, gambler, backbiter Tell him God Almighty gonna cut him down Amen Producer Andrew Batt points out in his liner notes that he thinks one song is out of place on the original release, and that is Gentry’s cover of Doug Kershaw’s bouncy “Louisiana Man.” “…it feels the most out of place, both geographically given the album’s title and thematically, when Bobby’s jaunty, childlike rendition while charming, breaks the introspective mood created on the LP’s second side,” Batt writes. Batt suggests the demo of Gentry’s cover of the Leslie Bricusse/Anthony Newley song “Feelin’ Good” (from The Roar of the Greasepaint) would have been a better fit, with just her voice and her languid acoustic guitar. Perhaps. But I have to believe she had a very good reason for including “Louisiana Man,” and it’s a great version of the song. But he is correct that the mood of “Feelin’ Good” is more in line with the overall feel of The Delta Sweete. Her version of the oft-recorded (Elvis, Jimmy Reed, B.B. King, The Grateful Dead, etc.) “Big Boss Man” is a treat with a new twist from a woman’s perspective. Also great to hear is a tough, gravelvoiced outtake version of “Mississippi Delta,” a song that kicked off Gentry’s first record and almost became her first release instead of “Ode to Billie Joe.” One can only wonder how different her career might have been had the Capitol executives released “Mississippi Delta” first. Would people have been as devastated by that as they were by “Ode to Billie Jo”? One can only wonder.
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Maybe Mid 60s, active, liberal, looking for same! N.S., light drinking, non-motor sports. (58539:02/21) Searching Mate on the Range SWF; 5’ 5”; NS/ND Outddors, walks, movies, cuddling, traveling etc. (ask) ISO compassionate, lovable guy w/humor. please be NS; interested in LTR; honest, will answer. (58463:01/28) A special friend for coffee, etc. WWWF, 65, 5’6”, chubby. Likes: Crafts, bowling, fishing & so much more. Limited due to knee braces, but willing to try new things. (58535:01/16) Looking for my one SWF, 51, heavyset, looking for someone to spend the rest of my life with. Hope you are the one for me. (58525:10/24) Grand Rapids area ISO my life partner that rides a Harley or India 0 n. I’m a DWF, 67, 5’6”, average weight, NS/ND, long black/chrome hair, brown eyes. Three things are important to me, God, family, riding motorcycles. Live on hobby farm. Like being outdoors. Let’s have coffee. I’ll buy! Exchange photos. (58519:10/10) Seeking Partner Looking for a life partner. I’m a WF, 64, divorced a long time. I’m ready to retire and go down a new road with a kind, adventurous soulmate. I love God, cuddling, fun, the outdoors, travel, sharing and caring. (58512:7/25) Looking for a nice guy Hey! Let’s have some fun things together-outdoors, or just watch TV/movies. Mid 60s height/weight average. OK if later LTR. (58508:7/16) Where are you now? Two Dobermans. The Ore House. Orange Crush. Pie and coffee. Rocky Raccoon. West Duluth apt. couch. (58494:5/2) Looking for a best friend
DWF, 49, brown hair, hazel eyes, ISO quality honest, loyal, financially stable WDSM for fun, summer events, concerts, fishing, camping, snuggling in the winter, watching movies, love motorcycle rides, great sense of humor, tattooed & pierces, may lead to LTR. (58490:4/11) Biker who enjoys life DWF, 52, ISO WM, someone who knows how to treat a lady. Love the outdoors. Honesty & loyalty a must. (58486:4/11) Looking for you WWF, 76, walking converstation, fishing, dancing, facebbok account. 5’6” brown hair & eyes. (58471:08/17) Warm & Spiritual Individualist, NS/ND 58 country soul, artist, fisher, nature hiker, gardner, baker, active, trim, in good health, seeking skilled male counterpart for companionship, eventual marriage. (58469:08/16) SMART & SASSY SFP, 31, 5’5”, 140 lbs, brunette. Loves nature, sunshine, coffee, gardening, cooking & target shooting. Seeks potential LTR between ages 32-40. Must have integrity (58433:06/11) Spoil me and I will spoil you! Attractive blonde SWF - 71, 5’8” wanting travel. laughter, love & more. I love to fish both deep sea & lake. Looking for intelligent, kind loving man. (58432:05/31) Companionship LTR Uses walker 68 yrs young. Chubby & busty. Enjoys christian activities NS ND Books, travel, movies, cards & games, dining out, RV camping. Kind & honest w/sense of humor (58430:05/31) Country Girl Looking 5’7” medium build 66 yr young country gal NS ND loves to travel & be appreciated (58429:05/31) Home on the Range SWF, 5’4”. Looking good! Seeks tall handsome SWM in 60s, educated, kind, honest with sense of humor. Likes animals, Lakeside, sauna, camp fires. Must be loving. (58426: 11/9)
Personals Seeks Christian Man DWF, NS/ND, 59. Enjoys bicycling, walks, music, dining out dancing, snowshoeing, camping. ISO christian man w/similar interests. (58419: 11/9) Hot with Cabin Fever Seeking happy, healthy, 60ish gentleman in Central Lakes/ Cotton area for some lake time. Northern, WI ok too! I’m fun, fit, easy on the eyes. Let’s toast the sunset. (58412:8/31) Try a Senior Moment Active, adverturous, affable, nice, nurtuting, nimble. Petite, positive, playful. Smart, shapely, spunky. ISO fit young (67-77) codger for smiles and converstion, serendipity, exploring. (58403:6/8) Compantionship WWF, 70, looking for companion to enjoy life with. Love football, picnics, and dining out. Must be honest. (58398:5/4) Looking for Soul Mate SWF ISO friend who likes camping, coffee, outdoors, travel, estate sales, and hanging out. Send photo. (58394:3/30) Looking for my Sweetheart DWF, 58, 5’5”, 160lbs, NS/ND, likes to cuddle, hold hands, camping, traveling, cooking, walks. ISO Christian guy 55-70 for friendship and possible LTR. (58374:12/15) Searching for Comanionship DWF, NS, retired veteran female. 63, honest, considerate, loves to laugh, visit and talk. (58373:12/15) Let’s Seek God’s Will Together
NS, 51, tall, exotic, attractive, Christian F. Fun, nature lover, educated, epicurean with diverse interests, healthy living. ISO Christain male 45-58 years young with similar interests. (58370:10/13) Searching for Mate 72yr old F ISO LTR with a passoinate, sincere, kind gentleman in near age group. NS/ ND. (58354:6/23)
Tall slim bearded sculptor in Superior Desires LTR with affectionate diversified tall busty lady with some extra poundage and at least shoulder length soft cuddy hair. I’m a mellow NS, 60?, open to age and race. (58553:7/23)
Female Activist Seeks Companionship Seeking like minded Liberal gentleman for friendship and fun. (58340:4/14)
Looking 4 Romance SWF looking for a Jewish man. Brown hair/eyes, 5’8”, 170 lbs. Want a pal-lover-romance. (58304:10/8)
Looking for Older Gentleman 77yr, DWF, blond, 5’5”, 140lbs. ISO older gentleman. I love reading, animals, movies, quiet times, fun. Let’s talk. (58342:4/14)
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Seeking kindness and love SWM, 6’1”, 220, brown hair, brown eyes,, NS, just retired, handsome, kind and honest, seeking a lady that enjoys life. Lake homeowner, boats, Harleys. Must love God. How about dinner? Exchange photos. (58556:8/13)
Vermilion Lake area DWM, 60, 6’1, 200, NS, seeks SF for travel, quiet nights around fire, must enjoy fresh fish dinners off grill. Let’s communicate. (58551:7/16) Time for a companion DWM, 70, 5’8”, 170 lbs., brown hair, blue eyes, looking for a lady to settle down with. I am loving, caring, helpful. Let’s talk and learn more. (58548:5/21) Exploring SWM, 5’10”, brown, blue, enjoy RV camping, boating, ATVing, travel, staying home. Seeking LTR with any race. Piercings, tattoos a plus. (58547:5/14) Living romance novel! Let me lead the way into our very own love story! SWM, tall, attractive, passionate, mysterious, James Bondish! Respond, I want to meet. (58545:4/23)
Active widower SWM 6’1”, 195, 82 years, good health, likes to travel, summer home in MN lake, winter home in south Texas. Looking for lady 60s-70s. (58555:8/6)
Looking for love WM, 58, seeking mature BBW for dating. I have many interests. Camping, travel, concerts. (58544: 4/23)
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Won’t be sorry Am looking for partner 63 on disability, heart surgery. Ok now 5’10” 185lbs DWM ISO L&R Hope to find home to gether, Avarage looks (58538:02/24) Seeking a mature woman SWM, tall, dark, handsome, romantic, in search of a mature woman who enjoys living life with a fun down-to-earth man with many interests! (58537:01/23) Romantic looking for lady SWM, NS, 71 5’9” 160, trim, fit, seeks fun-loving girl 50’s or 60’s Duluth, NW WIsc. casual hiking, dinners, old movies, good music. Possible LTR, photos! (58536:01/10) Young 70 Looking for Female 55 & up Retired, divorced Iron Ranger in Bemidji would like lady who enjoys life and wants to enjoy with partner who treats lady as lady should be, respectfully. You may be her! (58531:12/12) Desiring an honest, intelligent significant other I’m likable, are you? I’m slim, attractive, humorous, middleaged, ISO possible LTR. I enjoy walking, movies, cooking, cuddling and music. I’m financially secure. Let’s bask in utopia. (55829:11/21) Mesabi Bike Trail DWM, 60s, 5’8”, 165 lbs., seeks Christian healthy in-shape gal 50s-60s. Love for outdoor music, biking, camping, lakes, sunsets. Humor a must. I’m honest, secure, please be the same. (58528:10/31) Looking for fun & partner
DWM 69, 5’10”, 215 lbs., NS, light drinker, muscular, well built, looking for fun honest woman. Like to cuddle amd love. Like camping, swimming, traveling, movies, TV, staying home or pen pal and romantic. (58526:10/24) Best friend and partner DWM, 60, 190 lbs., 5’10”, looking for LTR with woman that loves camping, hiking, canoeing, fishing, road trips and just quiet nights home. (58524:10/24) Hopeless romantic in Two Harbors 61, on pension, fairly attractive, spiritual, love gardening, cooking, watching movies and cuddling. If this appeals to you please respond. (58523:10/24) Not the age, it’s the mileage WM, 61, 6’, 250 lbs., NS, light drinker. Not handsome but handy, easy going, honest, homebody. Very affectionate, likes to cuddle, slow dance. Enjoys shore fishing, light gardening, easy walks. movies, music, cooking and more. ISO cuddly, warmhearted woman 55-65 for LTR. (58518:9/5) Respect joy & fun for you Tell me your story. I’m attractive, healthy, athletic, Amtrak retiree, 6’, slim, financially stable, liberal, NS. Enjoy hiking, swimming, cooking, movies, writing personal letters, conversation. ISO F LTR, any race or age. I like reciprocally gentle foreplay. Seesaw with me as friends. (58516:8/8) Tired of being alone WW, WM, 61, blonde, blue eyes, 5’11”, honest, caring,
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Partnership Have a nice country home, some pets, camping, fishing and learning. ISO a lady to share and communicate with. Will exchange photos. (58505:7/4)
Want to love again WM, 62, 5/3, 140, ND/NS, faithful, honest, passionate, seek LTR. Love camping, fishing, hiking, cuddling, holding hands, bonfires. Seeking younger to same age. Want to share love, life and hardships. So much to give. (58504:6/20) New to Grand Rapids DWM age 78, NS, looking for NS woman 60-80 who likes road trips outdoors, fishing, dining out & financially stable. (58502:6/13) Oral herpes for oral herpes 40s male looking for lady who has oral herpes. I do, too. 46-59. Slim or average build. Picture, please. I’m tall, ave. build. (58501:6/13) Loving, honest, passionate DWM, 74, 180, 5-8, looking for honest woman. Like gar-
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Pantie Play Looking for another 60 year old that enjoys wearing panties and stockings. Interested? 58546:4/23) The smaller the better MWM 60-plus looking for a male friend. casual get-togethers. (58529:12/5) Fishing friend with benefits MWM, 64, looking for a guy with similar intent. Love to fish, a little play time when the bite is slow. (58521:10/10)
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Relating to guys Retired mid-70s professional gentleman to provide ful body attention Turkish style. (58550:6/25)
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I am a reminiscent sentimental romantic Professional writer, community education teacher, 6’1”, thin, NS, middle-aged, enjoys hiking, classical music, reading, humor, loves holding hands, cuddling, open-minded, conversationalist, adaptable to your desires. (58506:7/4)
Tall Horse Lover DWM 65 6’2” 180lbs ISO country woman. Where are you? Let’s meet so we can horse around. Honest, sincere & marriage minded. (58481: 4/6)
ISO Top SWM WITI. 67. seeking christian SGWM for possible LTR, photo, phone please. (58453:5/31)
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Senior fun time 70, 67”, NS, Bi, fun time, tall, up close-personal, enjoyment. (58436: 8/7)
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Attractive Discriminating Ninety Intellectual Stimulating NS 5”9” 170lb seeks slim-trim female biologically 65ish independent fox to persue happiness. Wine/ dine, dance, karaoke. Upper North Shore -Let’s explore!. (58507:7/4)
41 seeking 50-60 Seeking lady age 50-60 for dating that leads to LTR. I’m in Superior. 6’2”, 225 lbs., Caucasian, dark brown hair, brown eyes. (58485:4/11)
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Seeking Honesty SWM 57 looking for SWF, fit, educated,love to travel. Camping, adventures. Picture a plus but not required. Must be romantic. (58508:7/16)
Togetherness DWM, NS, 74, 180 lbs., 5’8”, likes cooking, gardening, woodwork, dancing, Hallmark Channel. Looking for LTR, life partner. Learn from each other. (58488:4/11)
tant. Someone simpatico with those values. Carpe diem. Send phone or email (58439: 11/8)
Wake me up, stud Northern Wis. Looking for playmates, top or bottom, for right stud, nice package. (58503:6/13)
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Lonesome old guy There has to be some lonesome lady in the Virginia area that would like to go for coffee & conversation, maybe play some cribbage. (58510:7/16)
dening, dancing, outdoors. Active, LTR, looking to adventure, try fishing and other sports, anything new. (58493:4/25)
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hard-working. Retiring in November. Will answer all/ (58513:8/1)
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Art in Bayfront Park canceled for 2020
AICHO Galleries hosts artist Robert DesJarlait Red Lake Nation artist Robert DesJarlait is the third artist featured in the Dr. Robert Powless Cultural Center at AICHO for the 2020 art gallery season. His beautiful collection includes new recent and retrospective of Robert’s work. A body of work that truly captures and stirs our hearts, minds and souls with cultural and spiritual realities, memories, identities, connections, and a genuine love for family. The exhibit is virtual for now and to see his work go to artsteps.com/ view/5f165ed5c976c150992d46e9. “As an artist, I paint what gives meaning to me as an individual,” DesJarlait said. “I look at my art from a tribal perspective. Through my art,
I visualize a particular facet of Ojibwe experience. My paintings are personal visions of a tribal past. The imagery composes a micro/macroscopic Ojibwe universe. Interwoven in this universe are creation stories, history, customs and traditions, and my central theme – Ojibwe Manidoowiwin, the tribal spirit of the Ojibwe people.” Robert DesJarlait (Endaso-Giizhik) is from Miskwaagamiiwizaaga’igan (Red Lake). He belongs to Makwa Doodem (Bear Clan). He is an artist, writer, and traditional dancer. He began his career as a fine artist in 1983. He is also an illustrator and muralist. He currently lives in Onamia, Minn., with his wife and daughter.
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Art in Bayfront Park, scheduled for August 22-23, has been canceled for 2020. The festival will return the weekend of August 21-22, 2021. Festival Director, Sara Collins announced, “Unfortunately, we will not be able to proceed with the 2020 Art in Bayfront Park art festival this summer. With the current COVID-19 restrictions and concerns, we believe this decision will safeguard the health and safety of our artists, vendors, guests, and volunteers. When we are able to come back together next summer, we will celebrate art, community and our beautiful host city Duluth with even greater appreciation.” Art in Bayfront Park has become a summer tradition for locals and tourists. The two-day event hosts more than 100 high-quality Minnesota and regional artists. Work includes jewelry, painting, photography, ceramics, metalwork, glass and as well as culinary arts and vintage & vinyl markets. For more on Art in Bayfront Park, visit artinbayfrontpark.com.
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One Less Guest releases Monochrome in living color And The Reader debuts a new CD review format from two writers working independently and without knowledge the other was doing the same thing, proving once again that communicators are terrible at communicating
We are witness to the rebirth of light rock By Richard Thomas The album cover features a ghostly woman, suggesting the music is grim, spooky or gothy. Worry not. It’s uplifting, funky jazz-rock. But how much jazz rock features a violin? The band originally was, in 2018, the duo of lead vocalist/violinist Ren Cooper and guitarist Nick Muska. Later that year they expanded into a quartet with Nick Glass on bass and Cody Thoreson on drums and they’ve been a fixture on the live local music circuit since. This is their first album, which was supposed to get its official release show last April (4/20, of course) but it was derailed, like everything else, by the ‘rona. It was rescheduled for July 22 but postponed again. The opening track, “Come On Over” set the tone of the album, a lighthearted, romantic tune in which the narrator entices a love interest to her place by offering sweets, “booze from somewhere overseas, 60 proof” and herself. Aren’t guys supposed to do the enticing? Times have changed, in this case for the better. The band is probably going to get tired of hearing their music described as “breezy,” but they brought it on themselves, one because it’s an accurate description and two, the second track is titled “Breeze.” Again, the subject is romance, this time with a sailing metaphor: “Wind it took my map / Waves they took my oar / Darling won’t you pull me closer to the shore.” The music isn’t so dire, more like a sunny, leisurely sail. The dour album cover does accurately reflect the title track’s lyrics. It’s about an artist who used to paint with bright colors but is narrowing down her palette, first to pink, then to grey. Sounds depressing, though the song
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says, “She’s pensive in her solidarity as she looks around her home / Is it boldness or just vanity that keeps her painting here alone?” So is she really sad, or is she experimenting with minimalism By Jim Lundstrom and preferring to be alone so she can focus? If it is depressing, you couldn’t Along with the debut CD Monoctell from the music. It’s in a minor key, hrome by the local band One Less but it’s a spirited, catchy tune. The music gets more intense with the Guest arriving at the office, there was longest track, “Deja Vu.” It starts slowly a letter that looked as if it might have been typed on an actual typewriter with a violin solo by Cooper, followed with a few brief details about the band, by a slow and mournful R & B number. such as the members met through During the bridge, Muska launches the jazz program at the University of into a bluesy guitar solo that gets hairWisconsin-Superior (go Killer Bees! – raising, especially when Cooper rejoins always happy to promote fellow Soup with her voice and hits the high notes. Town alums, can you hear me Arnold “Suitcase for Two” shifts the tone Schwarzenegger?). back to casual yet spirited. The video The letter’s author, Nick features Muska chasing a Muska, the band’s guitarist singing suitcase down the and co-vocalist, also street, ending up at Coomentioned that since the per’s place. April release of the album, “Tie Me Down” is as the band has “amicably” close to rock and roll as parted ways with the band gets, not surprising given the title, though RICHARD THOMAS drummer Sten Duginski, and only mentions that it’s only metaphorically & the remaining members about bondage. The fastJIM LUNDSTROM are now working with a paced song gives Glass and new drummer “and are Thoreson the opportunity continuing to write and to show off their chops on grow as a group.” bass and drums, respectively. I had heard Muska and vocalist/ “Where You Are” is a ballad and the violinist Ren Cooper in a virtual live slowest song. Muska sings for the first session on KUMD a while back, but I time on this one, though he’s dueting had forgotten how the band sounded with Cooper. He sings, “I could play when I sat down to listen to the CD, Jack Kerouac, you could be my Cheryl and I purposely did not pull out the Strayed,” and I had to look up the booklet to read the credits until I heard latter. (She’s the author of “Wild,” the the full recording once. book that got turned into the Reese In fact, I had forgotten there was a Witherspoon movie.) violinist in this band, but, two minutes He sings lead on the album closer, into the lead song, and Cooper’s violin “Vera,” with the rest of the band comes sweetly soaring in above the providing backup. The song feels chunky funk groove already established lightweight, like it could be the theme by the bass, drums and guitar. to a ‘70s sitcom titled “Vera.” But as The interplay of the violin throughstated before, times have changed, and out the record is really sweet (aurally, in some ways they haven’t. Things we used to think were cheesy are now cool I mean, like candy for the ears) and adds depth and texture to the aural again. We are witnessing the rebirth of light rock, but no complaints as long as structures the band creates. Cooper’s other instrument, her voice, it’s done this well.
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is also in fine form. When she growls on the album opener “Come on over baby,” you get the feeling whoever that message is meant for better take heed. Also standout throughout is Nick Glass’ bass playing. He often takes a lead role rather than serving purely in the traditional rhythmic role. He’s got a lush, fluid style, heard to great effect on the title tune “Monochrome.” As well as playing guitars and harmonica, Muska is the other lead singer in the band. He takes the lead on the second song, “Breeze.” His voice immediately reminded me of a guy by the name of Andy Fairweather Low who had some hits on the radio when I lived in England in the 1970s – I went to see him in Luton one Thursday night that was celebrated as Thanksgiving here but was just another Thursday there; AFL went on to play guitar with Pink Floyd at some point. Muska has the same innocent yet world-weary sound to his voice as Andy Fairweather Low. But since I have yet to meet anyone who knows Andy Fairweather Low, not much use making that comment, but, too late now. Anyway, you can look him up. On top of a great crawling bass line from Glass, Muska plays a searing and dramatic guitar solo on the fourth track, “Déjà vu.” He builds to a crescendo that Cooper rides in on for a final high-note assault. The record ends with “Vera,” an upbeat song about the end of a relationship. One Less Guest’s debut recording exhibits some well-crafted songs along with the sort of talented musicianship I would expect from the UWS Jazz Dept. (the woman who became my second ex-wife played trombone at UWS; she was in a Dixieland band and I was doing a story on the band when we met). Catch One Less Guest in living color in a parking lot concert with Teague Alexy at 7 pm Friday, Aug. 7, at Wussow’s Concert Cafe in beautiful downtown West Duluth.
Wisconsin’s progressive governor Patrick J. Lucey: A Lasting Legacy Dennis L. Dresang Wisconsin Historical Society Press As Wisconsin governor from 1971 to 1977, Patrick J. Lucey pursued an ambitious progressive agenda, tempered by the concerns of a fiscal conservative and a pragmatic realist. He was known for bridging partisan divides, building coalitions, and keeping politics civil. His legacy, which included merging Wisconsin’s universities into one system and equalizing the funding formula for public schools, continues to impact Wisconsin residents and communities. Preceding his service as governor, Lucey played a key role in rebuilding the Democratic Party in Wisconsin, returning a state that had been dominated by Republicans to a more moderate two-party system. As party chairman, he built coalitions between World War II veterans, remnants of the defunct Progressive Party, urban socialists, and activists in rural communities throughout the state. Through exclusive interviews and unprecedented access to archival materials, Professor Dennis L. Dresang shares the story of this pivotal figure in Wisconsin history, from his smalltown rural roots to his wide-ranging influence. Impressively informed and informative, Patrick J. Lucey: A Lasting Legacy is an outstanding work of meticulous and detailed scholarship that showcases the political contributions of Lucey (March 21, 1918 - May 10, 2014) to the Democratic Party in general, and Wisconsin politics in particular. Dresang is Professor Emeritus of Public Affairs and Political Science and the Founding Director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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The Becoming of the Driftless Rivers National Park Bryan J. Stanley Independently published The Driftless Area is a region in southwestern Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa and the extreme northwestern corner
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of Illinois. The region escaped the flattening effects of glaciation during the last ice age and is consequently characterized by steep, forested ridges, deeply carved river valleys, and karst geology characterized by spring-fed waterfalls and cold-water trout streams. Ecologically, the Driftless Area’s flora and fauna are more closely related to those of the Great Lakes region and New England than those of the broader Midwest and central Plains regions. Colloquially, the term includes the incised Paleozoic Plateau of southeastern Minnesota and northeastern Iowa. The region includes elevations ranging from 603 to 1,719 feet at Blue Mound State Park and covers 24,000 square miles. The rugged terrain is due both to the lack of glacial deposits, or drift, and to the incision of the upper Mississippi River and its tributaries into bedrock. The Becoming of The Driftless Rivers National Park describes in vivid detail all of the park’s attributes in its 280 pages is enhanced for the reader with the inclusion of 15 original art plates by landscape and wildlife artist Frank Mittelstadt, as well as more 100 photos. Of special note is the inclusion of exquisite aerials of the area in the major seasons by Robert J. Hurt. The Driftless Rivers National Park Foundation seeks creation of a new national park in the ruggedly beautiful blufflands of the Upper Mississippi the heart of America. 25 Great Sentences and How They Got That Way Geraldine Woods W. W. Norton & Company We all know the basic structure of a sentence: a subject/verb pair expressing a complete thought and ending with proper punctuation. But that classroom definition doesn’t begin to describe the ways in which these elements can combine to resonate with us as we read, to make us stop and think, laugh or cry. In 25 Great Sentences and How They Got That Way, master teacher Geraldine Woods unpacks powerful examples of what she instead prefers to define as “the smallest element differentiating one writer’s style from another’s, a literary universe in a grain of sand.” And that universe is very large: the hundreds of memorable sentences gathered here come from sources as wide-ranging as Edith Wharton and Yogi Berra, Toni Morrison and Yoda, T.
S. Eliot and Groucho Marx. Culled from fiction, nonfiction, drama, poetry, song lyrics, speeches, and even ads, these exemplary sentences are celebrated for the distinctive features (whether of structure, diction, connection/comparison, sound, or extremes) that underlie their beauty, resonance, and creativity. With dry humor and an infectious enjoyment that makes her own sentences a pleasure to read, Woods shows us the craft that goes into the construction of a memorable sentence. Each chapter finishes with an enticing array of exercises for those who want to test their skill at a particular one of the featured 25 techniques, such as onomatopoeia (in the Sound section) or parallelism (in the Structure section).
25 Great Sentences and How They Got That Way will be treasured by word nerds and language enthusiasts, writers who want to hone their craft, literature lovers, and readers of everything from song lyrics and speeches to novels and poetry. Geraldine Woods has taught English at every level from fifth grade through Advanced Placement.
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Inundated by The Brady Bunch New release has 75 hours of live and animated features
Gather ‘round, kiddos, for this review of The Brady-est Brady Bunch TV & Movie Collection will, as never before, attempt to make sense of this unkillable piece of pop culture iconography. Your humble reviewer was in the thick of things when The Brady Bunch, the 1969-74 family sitcom, staked its claim onto the American consciousness, and can offer a bit perspective those generations, just before and since, can’t quite reconcile. But before we do that, let’s first point
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out that this compact if unruly boxed DVD set, with a total running time of around 75 hours (!) of material includes
with one notable exception just about everything Brady-related one might possibly ever want: the original series; The Brady Kids animated spin-off; The Brady Girls Get Married TV movie and its short-lived sitcom follow-up, The Brady Brides; A Very Brady Christmas, a later TV reunion film and its series follow-up, The Bradys; the two Brady Bunch theatrical features satirizing the original show, as well as The Brady Bunch in the White House, a third satire so bad that it went straight to TV; and Growing Up Brady, a sentimental TV movie adaptation of co-star Barry Williams’s making-of/autobiography. What’s missing, of course, is The Brady Bunch Hour, the awesomely bad musical variety series guaranteed to turn one’s brain into cottage cheese, a series so mind-bogglingly weird it must be seen to be believed. That short-lived series, however, was produced by Sid & Marty Krofft Productions, not by Paramount Television. Theoretically it could have licensed it from the former, but that’s OK.
Some personal background: Like most kids growing up in the early 1970s, I didn’t watch The Brady Bunch during its primetime network run. Not many did. It ranked near the bottom of the ratings during its first and final seasons, and even at its peak never broke into the Top 30, let alone the Top 10. I think I caught all or parts of an episode twice. However, after its five-season run ended, The Brady Bunch immediately went into syndication. Boy, howdy, did it go into syndication. In the Detroit TV market where I lived, The Brady Bunch at its peak aired at least 15 times per week, twice back-to-back in the afternoons, and then again at 7 pm. (I think it also aired once or twice over the weekend.) Like it or not, an entire generation of American children were pretty much stuck watching The Brady Bunch. And because they were run and rerun into the ground, their very unavoidability seared our collective consciousnesses with “Oh! My nose!”
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Bobby’s infatuation with Jesse James, Cousin Oliver, “pork chops and applesauce,” “Marcia! Marcia! Marcia’s” big date with Davey Jones, Greg wiping out on his surfboard in Hawaii, etc., etc. These weren’t great moments of television comedy-drama. Rather, an entire generation of kids memorized them alongside their New Math and the Pledge of Allegiance. But was The Brady Bunch any good? Writers of the earlier Leave It to Beaver had a much better grasp of the concerns of ordinary kids, their relationships to one another, their parents, and the outside world. Brady Bunch, the creation of producer Sherwood Schwartz, was more slapstick- and wisecrack-oriented. The Brady Bunch might not have been as surreally unreal as Gilligan’s Island, Schwartz’s other contribution to American pop culture, but The Brady Bunch sure had its moments. (In fairness, The Brady Bunch was, clearly, “inspired” by the spring 1968 movie Yours, Mine, and Ours, a similarly innocuous comedy starring Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball as widowed single parents raising 10 and eight children, respectively, who decide
to get married. That film asked us to believe the nearly 60-year-old Lucy would give birth to yet another baby, so the lack of credibility had, at least, some precedent.) Like that movie, The Brady Bunch started out in its first season overdosing on sickly-sweet sentimentality in the worst sense but, as the kids got a bit older (if not exactly hipper), the series took on a life of its own, and became harmlessly amusing, if rarely genuinely good. And, yet, for my generation the show is almost like a fictitious, American pop culture counterpart to Michael Apted’s nearly concurrent Up documentary series, seven-year-interval films following British children of the late1950s. Apted began interviewing them in 1964 (for Seven Up), with the most recent installment, 64 Up, airing just last month. Similarly, the Bunch has never really gone away. Though their last in-character appearance was nearly 30 years ago, the six former Brady Kids reunited yet again for the HGTV series A Very Brady Renovation, scheduled to premiere this fall. In this sense, all that is Brady is, at least for this reviewer, rather like
attending a high school reunion. I may not hold particularly fond memories of that part of my life, but it would be kind of neat to visit the old school again, reunite with a few of surviving teachers and alarmingly dwindling number of former classmates, if only for a few hours. Familiarity breeds affection, and even if at its most banal the sets, the hairstyles, and the hijinks of those crazy kids and their goofy maid are nothing if not warmly familiar. I hadn’t seen an episode of the original show since, probably, the late-1970s, but the memories surely came flooding back, and it’s interesting to see all the various permutations the original concept took in the years since. The Brady Kids (1972-73), a Filmation animated series for Saturday mornings featuring all the original kids (and their accompanying voices) but no adults; and the ill-fated variety show notwithstanding, combined with the syndication success of the original series airing nonstop throughout the decade kept the Brady brand alive. After Schwartz’s reunion film Rescue from Gilligan’s Island (1978) shocked the industry with a 52% Nielsen Rating (the highest rated TV-movie of all-time,
in fact), a Brady Bunch reunion of their own, in spite of the disastrous variety series, became inevitable. The Brady Girls Get Married (1981) is perhaps unique in the history of television. The 90-minute reunion film featured the entire original cast (for the only time after the original series ended). It was shot on film and goes through the usual paces. However, after Marcia (Maureen McCormick) and Jan (Eve Plumb) actually get married and the show seems to be reaching its obvious conclusion, everything shifts in the last half-hour to the siblings’ anticlimactic antics as newly marrieds, on a set that, suspiciously, looks like a standard three-camera sitcom family room. (The first hour of the show is a one-camera, 35mm job, like the original series.) My guess is that the show was originally conceived as a one-hour special, but then Schwartz talked the network into letting him add another 25 minutes that would serve as a backdoor pilot. Sure enough, the series that followed, The Brady Brides, was exactly that, a typical sitcom filmed before a studio audience. It lasted only seven episodes.
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LOOK Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of ska in the 1990s
For a few years in the mid to late ‘90s, ska music was everywhere, powered by breakout acts like No Doubt, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Sublime and Reel Big Fish. The infectious sound, powered by fast tempos and trademark horn instruments, grew out of an underground scene clustered in areas like Orange County, California, to become a massive trend in music, but as quickly as it took its leading place in popular music, it became an afterthought, and worse yet a joke, burning brightly before flaming out. That’s the story told in Pick It Up, a
history of ska music, specifically the third-wave era of the ‘90s. After establishing ska’s present-day general anonymity, the film, narrated by Tim Armstrong, lead singer of famed ska-punk band Rancid, offers up an excellent history of the genre, from its roots in Jamaica,through its migration to England, and eventually its influence in America, where the thirdwave bands developed. Though not a hardcore fan, I’ve pogo’d at a Pietasters show, and yet there was plenty I learned about from this documentary, particularly about the original development of the genre
Buck-O-Nine is one of the bands featured in Pick It Up – Ska in the ‘90s.
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in Jamaican dance halls, and the regional growth of the bands. And after charting the climb to popularity, the matter-of-fact way the film lays out what led to the crash is clear-eyed and enlightening. Looking back, it’s obvious what was happening, but the virtual vanishing of a genre still feels unusual. Admittedly, the power of nostalgia is strong with this movie, as it’s great to hear from the people behind bands like The Aquabats, Save Ferris and Less than Jake, and listen to their memories of the music that was so much a part of younger days. There’s a very clear perspective here, and no one will accuse Pick It Up of being anything other than pro-ska. Taking small detours into associated topics like the roles of race and gender in ska, a burgeoning international scene and the problems of having large bands help round out the story of a primarily white, suburban art form, which, unfortunately, laid the
groundwork for the nu-metal that followed it. But in the end, this is a celebration of feel-good party music, not a takedown of the genre. Directed by Taylor Morden (who coincidentally made a documentary about one of my favorite bands of the ‘90s, The Refreshments), Pick It Up oozes style, from the attractively-shot talking heads to the delightfully styleappropriate animation, which helps make what’s an interesting story all the more compelling. It’s the rare documentary that can get away with a joke cameo as the punchline to an anecdote, but Morden sticks the landing impressively, in keeping the irreverent tone of the movie. It’s obvious the film has a lot of love for the music and the people who make it, and that ensures it represents exactly what ska was and is. For someone who has listened to ska since the third wave’s peak, Pick It Up is definitely speaking to the choir (or the horn section), but if you’re unaccustomed to the upbeat sound of the genre, you couldn’t ask for a better introduction. A history lesson told with style and the backing of some great music, this film adroitly chronicles the growth of ska to its mainstream breakout, and all the factors that led to it returning to its underground roots almost as quickly as it sprung to prominence. You don’t need to be a ska fan to enjoy this peek at a musical moment in time, as the personalities and storylines are engaging, but if you owned a Pietasters CD, its going to be that much better.
A cannibal movie with taste Jungle Holocaust (special edition) Aka Cannibal World/The Last Survivor Code Red, $19.99 Ruggero Deodato towers over the short-lived cannibal genre like a malignant god. I’m sure he’s a decent person overall, and this early entry into the canon is a fine film as such things go. Artistic, brisk, and at times truly thrilling, Jungle Holocaust is somewhat light on people getting killed and eaten on camera, a staple of the cannibal movie diet, but it makes up for that in both degradation and animal killing. Robert (Massimo Foschi) Harper’s small plane crash-lands in the godforsaken jungle with his peppy, drunken pilot, buddy Rolf (Ivan Rassimov), and the pilot’s girlfriend. It’s interesting to note the focus on the cursed, hated status of the jungle, as that filmic attitude extends toward its inhabitants. So feared are they, that when the girlfriend leaves the plane at night to pee, and immediately starts to scream, the helpful men all restrain each other from going out to help. As often happens when stranded in a jungle, things go to shit, resulting in Harper’s capture by a tribe of cannibals who want only to humiliate him in as many ways as possible while torturing and killing live animals. Deodato and cinematographer Marcello Masciocchi construct a well-oiled machine, conveying the scale and menace of the jungle with carefully crafted, beautifully framed shots. Those aspects are doubled-down on when poor Harper meets the tribe. As he’s carried down a verdant canyon, the tribespeople loom above him, jeering from ledges like a crazed jury. If those shots don’t have enough visual flair, those from inside the tribe’s giant cave hideout will have you convinced. It’s a perfect blend of natural and human-inspired awe and terror. So it goes for the rest of the film; shots are beautiful and terrible, effectively agitating, while the pacing and editing are top-notch. The plot is a little thin, however. Harper is mocked, stripped, fondled
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and pissed-upon. His fate is hinted at when the tribesmen drag out a living crocodile, stab it in the head, then proceed to cut it stem-to-stern, disemboweling it while it’s still alive. But that’s about it. Will Harper escape the same fate, with the helping hand of a tribeswoman (Me Me Lai) with breast implants? You may never want to know. It’s always hard to watch animals suffer for our pleasure, even if Deodato just assumed we’d want it. (This genuine carnage does certainly add an air of reality to the other gory bits, including a climactic feast that should satisfy most gore-hounds.) But for all that, Jungle Holocaust is a fine cannibal movie. It’s brisk, beautiful, and barbaric. Deodato’s themes may be simplistic, and at best ethnocentric as hell, but that’s what you’d expect. This new, unrated Blu-ray release is recommended on the basis of its position as a competently directed movie in a genre where that’s a rarity. As a new release of a movie released on Blu-ray one year ago, by the same company, with fewer extras this time around, I’m at a loss. The earlier special edition is still available, it’s just more expensive. I guess it comes down to whether you want to pay 10 dollars more for a commentary track and slip-cover. If not, this is the release for you! The holocaust arrives, swinging its machete to chop down jungle fronds, in an HD scan from 2017, culled from several vault elements, and put together with extensive color correction. If this sounds familiar, it’s
because it doesn’t appear there has been any upgrade since the 2019 Bluray edition. The unrated cut comes in a 2.35:1 ratio, which takes full advantage of great, ominous cinematography. The image clarity ranges due to shooting conditions and print elements. Grain appears at times, especially in darker scenes, but well-lit scenes deliver pretty sparkly clarity and detail. A little bit of scratching and speckling occurs upon occasion, for you sharp-eyed viewers, but it’s not distracting. Colors appear quite natural, and boy is there a lot of nature on display. Naked natives, with natural skin tones and dried mud that looks quite real. Blood, both real and fake, is brilliant red. Jungle greens are rich, and black levels hold detail well. 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio is on the whole just fine. The use of multiple vault elements (of necessity) reveals some skips and jumps in audio early on. The issues are minor and resolve themselves quite early on, but it is noticeable in the early going. For the rest, there is a little bit of hiss here and there, but dialog is overall clear, and music is mixed well. Two Interviews are ported over from the 2019 release; 20 minutes with Massimo Foschi, and 6 minutes with Ivan Rasimov. Rasimov presents an imposing figure, in counterpoint to the clunky interviewer. Foschi takes the full 20 minutes to deliver 13-minutes worth of remembrances, as he struggles to find the right words in English.
It becomes painful to slog through quickly, they ought to have let him speak in Italian and added subtitles. The Original Theatrical Trailer is presented, as is the R-Rated Version of the movie. I’m not sure what-all differences there are between the two cuts. The R-rated version is not animalcruelty-free, that’s for sure, as the poor crocodile is thoroughly dispatched in both cuts. Final Thoughts: Jungle Holocaust reps Ruggero Deodato’s early entry in the cannibal sub-genre. It’s callous, cruel and quite competent, featuring gorgeous photography and a compelling pace, despite having a slight plot. While there is plenty of gross degradation, and an ethnocentric (at best) attitude, the gut munching doesn’t reach the heights of later cannibal movies. However, the animal cruelty is all there, so if you don’t want to see living animals tortured and slaughtered, move on. Also, this release is identical to Code Red’s 2019 Blu-ray of the movie, minus an extra or two, such as a commentary track, but it’s 10 bucks cheaper, so there’s that. If you shelled out in 2019, skip this. If you are on a budget, (this version currently retails for $19.99) this is more-or-less Recommended for cannibal completists.
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Seeking private woodlands to sustainably harvest balsam boughs in Sept & Oct. Cash paid. Senior couple. 218-428-5220 Super 8 Viewer. 715-919-1028 Plastic model cars and car kits, parts & pieces. 1/24 & 25th scale. 218-393-1375 Your old resonator or Dobro guitars/parts. Desired by man of limited resources for a project. 715817-1813 Wanted to buy. Forging tools. 218-590-6507 Computer/Elec Ham Radios-Best Offer. Text only for info & pics. 218-750-7981 Old “Air Master” radio. Text only for info & pics. 218-750-7981 Dell Inspiron desktop $100..218341-2607 White Baby Monitors $10. or BO 218-310-1781 or 218-276-4985 Bluetooth Music Light up bulb. $25. or BO Mini electric cigarette roller. Blue&Black comes with pushstick & brush $30. or BO218310-1781 PS2 Console w/3 controllers. Slim PS2 $40. or BO Will trade for other electronics. 218-310-1781 or 218276-4985 RCA digital converter box wth remote, gently used-still in box. $35 or BO-will trade for other electronics. 218-310-1781 or 218-2764985 Appliances Free 1956 Singer sewing machine in wooden cabinet. 920-727-3550. ATTENTION LANDLORDS: Frigidare washer, Maytag dryer, XLarge Kenmore Refridgerator w/ ice maker, Maytag Dishwasher. Downsizing. Excellent running cond. Some scratches from moving. $1,000. for all. 218-241-1842 Cube-style dorm fridge in good cond. $40. 218-638-2399 Jen-aire Glass Top Stove. Works great. Best offer 218-724-5358 Wood space heater $50. 218-7214481 Stove for home, cabin or garage. Burns wood or coal. $95. 715-3998569 White Kenmore microwave. $10. 218-206-1278 Two 250 gal fuel oil tanks. Paint red for gasoline. $50/ea. 218-8482007
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Iconic Northwoods Restaurant for Lease The Chocolate Moose is available for lease to a qualified operator for the 2020 season and beyond. Ely’s most popular restaurant since 1985 needs new energy and creativity. Sixmonth lease with very liberal terms to get started. Operationally ready to move in. Profitable for more than 30 years. Call Piragis Northwood Co., 218-365-6745 or steve@piragis.com
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Employment Have lots of nest stuff 4 sale. Have Amazon acct. Need someone w/internet sales ability. For info 218-348-2903 “Ever wonder what the world looks like at 5 am? Always dreamed of having afternoons off? Amazing Grace is looking for a full time breakfast line cook. The right candidate will be: Reliable and skilled in the arts of time management; Ready to become an indispensable piece of our ever-growing team; Able to work fast-paced professional kitchen; Excited about working in a fromscratch kitchen in a family owned restaurant; Stop by & pickup an application, we look forward to meeting you.” ARE YOUR KIDS IN SCHOOL? V.I.P. is in need of a few good kitchen workers. Day hours available. If you are interested call your nearest V.I.P. or stop in. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY DRIVERS WANTED Looking for self-motivated people that would like part time work transporting people to appointments in your area. Great benefits. Please leave message 612/978-2115 Paperboy looking for help with marketing on internet. 218-348-
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Looking for an amazing career and a great place to work? Aerostich is hiring! View our video and all available positions at www.SewAero.com. Arrowhead House Foster Care has part time employment opportunities working with adults with mental illness. Day/evening & awake overnight positions available. Competitive wages, paid training, paid time off and employee bonuses! Call 218-727-8040, or apply online at ahprograms. com Work Wanted Sharpening Service 29 years exp. Circle saws, planer knives, Zamboni knives, tec. John 218879-6143 Experienced pet sitter would love to watch them in your home & house sit. References. Call 218380-3340 Trudy. $0. one dog, $5 each additional
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Employment Educated hair stylist willing to come to your home and do your hair. Very fair rates. Wendy 715-919-0979 Senior will do phone fundraising/surveys. PT, afternoons, downtown Duluth. 218-940-9005 Reliable man to care for elderly in home. Run errands, work in your home. Very diversified, ex-contractor. Call for details 218-409-4725 Feet on the Go! Yes! I will come into your home to give you a pedicure. 218-208-7950 Handyman. $13/hr - Call Ryan @ 218-428-1626 Musicians.. Anyone looking for a drumset or Bass player? I play both. 612-396-8307 GUITAR LESSONS from Austin, Tx professional new to the Twin Ports! (Also Bass & Vocal) go to new levels! Call 512565-5000 Guitar lessons available. 16 years experience. All styles, reasonable rates. Contact Aaron at 218-760-1599. Professional violin/fiddle lessons. Credentials: Performance degree U of M Twin Cities, toured nationally as American/ Celtic/Nordic/Rock fiddler. Duluth. References. 218-2353235 Eli Bissonett Free Piano Lessons for Beginners in your home. If you have the desire to learn the basics this is a good start. I will not give lessons to under 18 without others present. Jay 218213-4687
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Friday, 8-7
Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation History 7 a.m.
Learn more about America’s history with UFOs in four back-toback episodes of this docudrama. Eyewitnesses from the American Military testify to the
military having encounters with UFOs that date back at least as far as the Vietnam War.
Bering Sea Gold Discovery 7 p.m.
Eccentric crews hunt for elusive gold, buried deep at the bottom of the frigid Bering Sea in a new episode of this reality series. Diver and dredger members of the crews must risk their lives to dig up the precious metal before winter sets in.
Movie: Jexi Showtime 8 p.m.
Overly obsessed with his cell phone, Phil (Adam DeVine) accidentally gives his new device’s virtual assistant, Jexi (voiced by Rose Byrne), permission to take over his life in this new comedy. Now, Jexi is taking aggressive action to change his life.
Adam DeVine in Jexi, airing Friday on Showtime at 8 pm.
(Times listed are based on Central time zones.) Real Time With Bill Maher HBO 8 p.m.
Comedian and political pundit Bill Maher offers his take on current events in this talk show. He also leads discussions and debates on the hottest political issues of the week, welcoming guest experts, celebrities and political representatives.
The New York Times Presents FX 9 p.m.
In the second episode of this new documentary series, the remarkable story of the brilliant young musician, Dominic Fike, is told as he prepares for his first tour and album. The Florida native went from jail to a multi-million dollar record deal.
Saturday, 8-8
prepare. The show also shines a light on all the people who brave these disasters to save those who are in trouble.
We Need to Talk CBS 2 p.m.
An all-female panel discusses hot topics and the latest news from the world of sports in this unique series. Lead reporters, analysts and radio show hosts share their knowledge and opinions as they welcome other prominent female sports figures.
Movie: Richard Jewell HBO 7 p.m.
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Georgia, Richard Jewell (Paul Walter Hauser) discovers a bomb and reports it, only to be accused of placing it himself in this critically acclaimed film. Sam Rockwell, Jon Hamm and Kathy Bates also star.
Hearts of Heroes ABC 9:30 a.m.
Ginger Zee explores the causes of extreme weather and natural disasters in this family series, discussing how every member can help to
Salena and Bobby from Extreme Unboxing, Tuesdays at 9 pm on A&E.
Movie: Countdown Showtime 8 p.m.
Celebrity Family Feud ABC 7 p.m.
Get ready for jump scares and being afraid of your phone thanks to this new horror film starring Elizabeth Lail and Jordan Colloway. After downloading an app that counts down how long you have left to live, a woman attempt to escape her three day fate.
Two-time Super Bowl MVP and Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw and his team take on Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon in this rebroadcast. Later, actress Skai Jackson competes against young actor Hudson Yang and his team to win cash for charity.
Diesel Brothers Discovery 8 p.m.
Monday, 8-10
The Diesel Brothers and Chris Jacobs host Monster Jam drivers as they attempt to break world records in this new episode. The truck Megalodon attempts an outrageously long distance jump, and that is only the beginning of this unbelievable event.
Sunday, 8-9 The First 48 A&E 1 p.m.
Catch a marathon of this shocking series starting with this episode, in which a drive-by shooting leaves an innocent young woman dead in Overtown. Then, while alone in his bedroom, a grandfather is robbed and killed for his 26-inch television.
Movie: 1408 AMC 10 a.m.
John Cusack stars as a skeptical paranormal investigator who checks into a suspicious hotel room known to have a deadly history in this psychological thriller. Once inside the room, the lines of reality begin to blur. Samuel L. Jackson also stars.
9-1-1 Fox 7 p.m.
Eddie’s (Ryan Guzman) past comes back to haunt him and causes complications when he goes on a mission to save a young boy from a well in this rebroadcast of the popular procedural drama. Angela Bassett and Peter Krause also star.
American Ninja Warrior NBC 8 p.m.
Walton Goggins stars The Unicorn, airing Thursdays at 7:30 pm on CBS.
Athletes from across the country tackle one of the world’s most intense obstacle courses in the hopes of winning the $1-million grand prize in this reality series. Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila co-host with help from sideline reporter, Zuri Hall.
series. Hidden cameras record how average citizens react when actors play out dangerous or dubious situations.
Doubling Down With the Derricos TLC 9 p.m.
Meet Karen and Deon Derrico, a couple with a talent for conceiving multiples, in this series premiere. With 11 children already, the family gets ready to greet their newest siblings: a set of triplets who come far sooner than expected.
Wednesday, 8-12 Extreme Cheapskates TLC 6 a.m.
This rebroadcast features a woman whose net worth is more than $5 million, but she still refuses to spend more than $1000 each month. Plus, the O’Brien family finds ingenious ways to fix just about everything, rather than buying anything new.
MasterChef Fox 7 p.m.
Catch back-to-back fan favorite episodes as amateur chefs compete for the chance to become true culinary masters in this hit series. They get help from some of the world’s most talented chefs and restauranteurs, including chef Gordon Ramsay.
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ABC 9 p.m.
The agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. work to keep the people of Earth safe in the final season of this drama inspired by characters featured in Marvel comics. Clark Gregg reprises his role as Phil Coulson, which he originated in the big-screen Marvel movies.
Thursday, 8-13 Baby Bodybuilders TLC 10 a.m.
Tune in for this rebroadcast special that dives into the shocking and sometimes controversial world of competitive pre-teen bodybuilding. Three families share their daily lives with young children who eat, sleep and breathe weightlifting and work outs.
Big Brother CBS 7 p.m.
A group of Houseguests moves into a house outfitted with 94 HD cameras and more than 113 microphones that record their every move in this reality series. Each week, the participants compete in challenges before voting someone out of the house.
The Real Housewives of New York City Bravo 8 p.m.
Season 12 of this hit reality series nears its conclusion and viewers have gotten to know new cast members.
Tuesday, 8-11
Today With Hoda and Jenna NBC 9 a.m.
Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager present the entertainment news of the day in the “Today” show’s fourth hour. The best in fashion, literature and pop culture, along with the latest worldwide news are discussed between the hosts and their guests.
What Would You Do? ABC 9 p.m.
John Quinones embarks on another round of social experiments as he observes how people react to moral and ethical dilemmas in this unique DuluthReader.com
Sam Rockwell portray’s attorney Watson Bryant in the critically acclaimed movie Richard Jewell, airiing on HBO Saturday at 7 pm. August 6,April 2020 23, 77 2020 77
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2 PM: TNT NBA Basketball Live 3 PM: NBCSN ARCA Auto Racing Menards Series West 4:30 PM: TNT NBA Basketball Live 5 PM: KQDS MLB Baseball St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago White Sox Site: Field of Dreams - Dyersville, IA Live ESPN MLB Baseball Live NBCSN NHL Hockey Stanley Cup Playoffs Live 7 PM: TNT NBA Basketball Live 7:30 PM: NBCSN NHL Hockey Stanley Cup Playoffs Live 10:30 PM: TNT NBA Basketball 12 PM: NBCSN UCI Cycling Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 2 Vienne - Col de Porte
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A X Y D L B A A X is LONGFELLOW One letter stands for another. In this sample, A is used for
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the three L’s, X for the two O’s, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, the length and formation of the words are all hints. Each day the code letters are different.
SCOM SI JOHH EOQHGTI QZ YBM MCI EOHHQYV NBSY AGM MCI ZMOLQYV NBSY. — POTL UQJDEBTN
ACROSS 1 – Sweeping story 5 – Return to base 10 – Annoying fellow 12 – Make amends 13 – Assessed 14 – River crossings 15 – Exodus hero 16 – Major landing site 18 – Hotel suite feature 20 – Salon stuff 21 – Epps of House 23 – Take advantage of 24 – Church leader 26 – Western natives 28 – Commotion 29 – Song for one 31 – USN rank 32 – Take-home 36 – Kibbles, e.g. 39 – Bar rocks 40 – To any extent 41 – Bush’s successor 43 – Was furious 44 – Frisco footballer 45 – Grove makeup 46 – Head honcho DuluthReader.com
DOWN 1 – Scarecrow fill 2 – In the know 3 – “Understand?” 4 – Verb for you 5 – Roosevelt’s successor 6 – Resting on 7 – Deviate from team strategy 8 – Strip 9 – Mortar’s mate 11 – A Mind to Murder author 17 – Pitching stat 19 – Jazz style 22 – Decided, as a case 24 – Roofing gunk 25 – Facing the audience 27 – Youngster 28 – Leave 30 – Singer Yoko 33 – Grand, for one 34 – High points 35 – Decade parts 37 – Hightail it
38 – Early carmaker 42 – Shirt protector
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Quote of the week On the 75th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima (Aug. 6, 1945), we present a quote from “the father of the atom bomb,” theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who served as the wartime head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, where the bomb was developed.
“If atomic bombs are to be added as new weapons to the arsenals of a warring world, or to the arsenals of nations preparing for war, then the time will come when mankind will curse the names of Los Alamos and of Hiroshima.” 86 April 23, 86 August 6,2020 2020 DuluthReader.com
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