The Times of Middle Country - February 15, 2018

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February 15, 2018

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EDUCATION MIDDLE COUNTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Josefine Nielsen, Syreneti DeLaCruz, Matthew Stein and Megan Spina were named students of the month for January.

Middle Country honors students of the month

BY DESIRÉE KEEGAN DESIREE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Centereach High School senior Josefine Nielsen, Newfield High School senior Syreneti DeLaCruz, Dawnwood Middle School eighthgrader Matthew Stein and Selden Middle School eighth-grader Megan Spina were announced at a recent board of education meeting as January students of the month. The four were all recognized for their continued academic successes, ongoing participation in extracurricular activities and the positive attitudes they spread through the halls of their respective schools.

“On behalf of the board of education, faculty, staff members and the entire Middle Country community, I want to congratulate these remarkable students for their achievements and for being true testaments of the immense

educational opportunities offered here at the district,” Superintendent Roberta Gerold said.

“I look forward to witnessing the continued success of Matthew and Megan, and the contributions that Josefine and Syreneti will make as they venture out in the world.”

Nielsen has challenged herself academically throughout her time in high school — taking college level and Advanced Placement courses while maintaining an A average. Outside the classroom, she is a consistent participant of extracurricular activities.

A member of National Honor Society, TriM Music Honor Society, Thespian Honor Society, a participant of the Women’s Choir and managing editor of the school newspaper, Nielsen also earned the lead role in three of the four Centereach drama productions, and was a member of two of the high school’s musicals. She will be pursuing a college degree

next fall. As of now, she is deciding between a number of acceptance letters, but plans to study theater and public relations.

DeLaCruz earned a weighted average of 96.85. She is set to graduate in June and has the potential to start her collegiate career having accumulated 48 college credits due to her enrollment in 15 college level and AP courses. Her academic accolades were highlighted by her leading role in the Newfield Roverines’ first-place finish at last year’s New York State VEX Robotics competition.

A member of multiple clubs, DeLaCruz has taken leadership positions in several, serving as vice president of the National Technical Honor Society and secretary of the video club.

Outside of school, she is a youth leader at St. Frances Cabrini church and has led youth group activities like fundraisers for the church and senior citizens. She has not decided on a

college for next fall, but plans to major in computer science or engineering.

Matthew Stein was selected as the school’s student of the month for maintaining a 98.85 average, earning high honor roll every quarter of his middle school career. He is also a participant in the school band and jazz band.

Matthew is often described as every teacher’s dream; he is insightful, determined and considerate of others.

Megan Spina was selected student of the month after earning high honor roll all three years of middle school. She is on the school’s soccer, volleyball, basketball and lacrosse teams, and is a member of the National Junior Honor Society. Her favorite subject is math, but she shows enthusiasm and is an active participant in all of her classes.

Megan’s teachers commend her for setting an example of how all students should behave.

COUNTY Suffolk gives free shots as flu season rages on locally and nationally

BY ALEX PETROSKI ALEX@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Flu season is hitting harder than usual across the United States this year, and New York has been no exception.

The New York State Department of Health Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report for the week ending Feb. 3, the most recent available, said it was the ninth consecutive week that “widespread” influenza activity was reported, indicating a significant number of cases were reported in greater than 31 of the 62 counties.

Nearly 16,000 lab-confirmed cases were reported for that week in New York, compared to about 5,300 for the same week in 2017.

More than 1,100 new cases were reported for the same week in Suffolk County, bringing the season-to-date total to 3,301. The total new cases for the week ending Feb. 3 nearly equals the combined numbers for the preceding two weeks. Three influenza-associated pediatric deaths have been reported in New York so far this season, and 63 nationwide.

A Feb. 9 update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicated influenza-like illness reached 7.7 percent, the highest rate since the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, or

Swine Flu, which peaked at 7.7 percent. The overall hospitalization rate was higher for the past week than the rate reported for the same week in 2015, a high severity season, according to the CDC. Of the last six flu seasons, the 2017-18 hospitalization rate — 60 hospitalizations per 100,000 people — is the highest at this point in the season. Hospitalization rates have only exceeded 60 per 100,000 people since 2011-12 for nine weeks cumulatively: six weeks in 2014-15 and three weeks in 201617. Influenza-like illness has been at or above the national baseline for 11 weeks. During the previous five flu seasons, influenza-like illness remained at or above baseline for 16 weeks on average, meaning the current flu season should be expected to continue for at least the next several weeks.

“I think something that the public tends to forget from year to year is that influenza is a significant health issue,” said Dr. Michael Grosso, the chief medical officer at Huntington Hospital. “Were this any other kind of infection, we would be rather alarmed as a country. We’re sort of accustomed to the flu.”

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) and Department of Health Services Commissioner Dr. James Tomarken announced

last week the county is offering free influenza immunization to residents following Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) declaration of a statewide public health emergency.

“The health and wellness of our residents is of utmost importance,” Bellone said in a statement, also thanking Cuomo for the emergency declaration, which resulted in the release of funding to allow for the free flu shots.

Tomarken and Grosso each stressed it is not too late in the season to obtain a flu shot.

“I think it’s important that leaders not ever send mixed signals about this,” Grosso said.

Cuomo also directed the Suffolk DHS to provide educational information to schools, colleges and other service providers about obtaining flu shots and other preventative measures, according to a letter from Tomarken dated Feb. 9 on the DHS website.

Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn (DSetauket) is sponsoring legislation that would, for the first time, collect data on all deaths resulting from influenza virus, not just deaths of those 18 years and younger. If approved, the statistics would be reported monthly during flu season and would become the basis of an annual report on that year’s flu season due to the Legislature each May.

“Our understanding of annual influenza outbreaks is limited by the limited data being collected,” Hahn said in a statement. “When the statistics used to monitor this epidemic excludes nearly 79 percent of Suffolk County’s population it is difficult to get a clear picture of its impact on public health.”

County Legislator William “Doc” Spencer (D-Centerport) is also supporting the bill.

Northwell Health, a health system that oversees several area hospitals, has instituted a new biosurveillance system to track and respond to the volume of influenza cases it’s handling this season.

Grosso said the implementation of the statistics yielded from the new system is still coming along, and he said he anticipates it will be a useful tool during subsequent flu seasons.

Free flu shots are available for Suffolk residents age 2 and older at local pharmacies and for those at least 6 months old at pediatrician and health care provider offices. Additionally, the county is offering free immunizations for residents 6 months old and up today, Thursday, Feb. 15, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge. Residents are asked to call 631-787-2200 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to schedule an appointment.

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SPORTS

MIDDLE COUNTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Centereach cheerleading team made history for Middle Country school district by becoming the first team to place at UCA nationals.

Centereach places second in the nation

BY DESIRÉE KEEGAN DESIREE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM All the girls wanted was to hear Centereach’s name called. When they heard they were going straight through to the Universal Cheerleaders Association national championship finals, they couldn’t have predicted the chain of events that would occur.

The Cougars had never reached the national finals. As the high of hearing they were in wore off, and they had to hit the stage the next day, the nerves started to kick back in.

“Nobody really talked,” junior Lynda D’Alessandro said. “We weren’t hyping each other up like we were the day before, we weren’t hitting — we weren’t confident in what we were doing.

It was just a different vibe. But as soon as we were getting ready to compete, everyone was saying, ‘C’mon, we’ve got this.

Everyone’s been working so hard. It’s only 150 seconds, we can do it.’ At that point, I said to myself: ‘We’ve got it.”’

Centereach nailed its routine, and knowing they were up against previous national champions in Division II Large Varsity, like Rocky Point, the girls weren’t sure where the chips would fall.

“We were shaking,” sophomore Corinne Michalski said as her team waited for the results to come in. “If you were sitting by that semicircle our team was probably the loudest because we were hysterically crying.”

The girls sat uneasy, fingers squeezed between one another as they heard team after team get called before them. Once the judges reached the Top 5, the Cougars couldn’t contain their excitement.

“If you ask me or anyone else, we would say ‘I don’t know how it looks; I don’t know if we’re going to do well,’” D’Alessandro

said of her team’s mentality heading down to Florida to compete. “Hearing two national champion team’s names get called before us, I thought, ‘How does Centereach, a team that’s never made it past the preliminary round, go straight through and place ahead of them?”’

With two teams left, Centereach was finally called, and for the first time in school history Feb. 11, the cheer team placed at nationals.

Naturally, yelling and screaming ensued.

“It was a feeling like no other,” Michalski said. “None of us went down there expecting to do what we did. Every single week at local competitions we never even placed.

We [faced] teams we never in our wildest dreams thought we could beat. It still feels like a dream; it doesn’t feel like I’m awake.”

Centereach had several members drop out at the beginning of the season, and pulled up an eighth-grader to fill the

squad. Over the course of competition, the team was never at full strength, with a cheerleader or two usually sitting out due to injury or illness. Watching her team compete on the national stage in the preliminary round, head coach Stephani Catalano said she couldn’t believe her eyes. Her team was one of two from the field of 14 to hit a perfect routine.

“The first 26 seconds of our routine are the hardest part of our routine,” she said.

“We say the second the arabesques hit, we know the rest of our routine we can hit without even thinking about it. It was amazing to see them use all their energy and finish a flawless routine. It truly left me speechless.”

She said her girls were determined moving into the finals. She said they never rested on their laurels.

“We wanted to earn that trophy,”

CENTEREACH CHEER continued on page A7

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COUNTY Legislators unanimously pass sexual harassment laws — Monica Martinez Suffolk County Legislator Monica Martinez sponsored two bills regarding sexual misconduct and harassment in the workplace for county employees.

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All those in favor say #MeToo and #TimesUp. In a unanimous 18-0 vote, county lawmakers passed legislation last week that will set better standards and practices regarding sexual harassment and misconduct in the workplace for county employees.

During its Feb. 6 meeting, members of the Suffolk County Legislature pushed forward two bills sponsored by Legislator Monica Martinez (D-Brentwood).

“My hope with these laws is that we become a safer county, that it gives something to build a foundation on and that people can feel comfortable in the workforce here,” Martinez said. “To me, it was mind-boggling that we didn’t really have anything set in the county, especially being one of the biggest counties and employers, so I’m proud of it and I really thank my colleagues for supporting me.”

The first bill mandates the director of the Office of Labor Relations provide county legislators statistics on “the number, type and disposition of employee disciplinary proceedings” involving sexual harassment or discrimination for 2015, 2016 and 2017 within 90 days; and submits this information by Feb. 28 of each year, starting in 2019. The bill also states that the county attorney must issue a report that contains a list of all sexual harassment and discrimination claims filed against Suffolk County in court, plus the settlement of any litigation claims, for 2015, 2016 and 2017 within 90 days; and, again, submit this annually starting in 2019.

“The way the resolution in the policy is designed is that it would be broken down between county departments and, within each department, the division within that department will have a more concise gathering of data,” Martinez said, adding that names will be redacted from the data to protect the privacy of those involved. “This will really help us hone in on what’s going on and who we need to focus on in each department.”

She added she hopes the bill can help prevent sexual harassment lawsuits and reduce costs for taxpayers in the future.

According to Martinez and the elected officials who cosponsored and supported the bill — including Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory (D-Amityville), Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) and Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai) — the legislative body as a whole has never been made aware of these kinds of settlements or given insight into how many active complaints there are or the nature of those complaints, until now.

“In the past, if you didn’t ask, you didn’t get it,” Anker said.

“But basically, here, we’re not asking, we’re telling them.”

Gregory said this will help make things more transparent.

“If we see there are things going on and there’s a pattern, then we have to be sure that the proper training is being provided to the various departments, or [an] individual department,” Gregory said. “This will give us information so that we can fully exercise our oversight function as a policy-making branch of government.”

Hahn agreed, saying that all the women in the legislature are eager to crack down on this issue.

“We want to be sure that our voices are heard,” she said.

“When we say ‘me too,’ we are protecting all the women that work for the county and work within the county, and we’re all looking for ways to do more.”

She said there’s no question there have been incidents at the county level.

“There’s clear understanding that there’s a pervasive problem in our society, and a clear recognition that those statistics are important for us to understand,” Hahn said. “The better question now is, do we know how many? Do we know how pervasive this is? Do we know if we need more training or better training?”

The other bill passed will create a county policy in which all employees hired will be given a “Know Your Rights” pamphlet, maintained by the Department of Civil Services and Human Resources and issued by the director of the Office of Labor Relations. All new employees will be required to sign a document acknowledging they have received the pamphlet.

This will inform new employees who to contact if an issue arises and provide accountability.

‘My hope with these laws is that we become a safer county, that it gives something to build a foundation on and that people can feel comfortable in the workforce here.’

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A 19-year-old man from Centereach was driving a 2013 Honda north on South Washington Avenue in Centereach at about 10 a.m. Feb. 9 when he was pulled over for a traffic stop, according to police. Police said he was allegedly knowingly driving with a suspended license, after having it suspended previously on at least three other occasions.

He also allegedly possessed heroin, MDMA and cocaine, according to police. He was arrested and charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and three counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

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At Steven’s Ford on Route 112 in Patchogue, a 27-year-old man from Medford allegedly stole five sets of tires and rims off of five different vehicles at about 11 p.m. Jan. 15, according to police. In an unrelated incident, he also allegedly punched another man in the face while at a home in Medford Feb. 7 at about 5:30 a.m., police said. He was arrested Feb. 10 in Selden and charged with third-degree grand larceny and third-degree assault.

Purse taken from hotel

On Feb. 4, a 21-year-old man from Medford allegedly took a purse containing cash and identification from Comfort Inn on Route 112 in Medford, according to police. He was arrested Feb. 9 in Selden and charged with petit larceny.

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Assorted merchandise was stolen from Target on Pond Path in Setauket Feb. 8 at about 9 a.m., according to police.

Graffiti on college campus

A 28-year-old man from Medford allegedly used a permanent marker to draw on a telephone pole and stairwell on the campus of Suffolk County Community College in Selden Dec. 18 at about 4 p.m. He was arrested Feb. 7 in Selden and charged with making graffiti.

Bar fight

At Popei’s Clam Bar on Middle Country Road in Coram Jan. 13 at about 10:30 p.m., a 47-year-old man from Yaphank allegedly punched another man in the face and stomped on his face with his foot, according to police. He was arrested Feb. 6 in Selden and charged with third-degree assault. The victim required medical treatment, police said.

Medication with no prescription

A 25-year-old man from Central Islip allegedly possessed white pills without a prescription during a traffic stop on North Ocean Avenue in Farmingville Feb. 5 at about 8 p.m., according to police. He was arrested in Selden on Feb. 6 and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Wallet stolen

Someone stole a Michael Kors wallet containing cash, a license and credit cards from Lulu’s Nail Salon on Route 25A in Mount Sinai Feb. 11 at about 5 p.m., according to police.

Shoplifting

Nine HP toner cartridges were stolen from Staples on Nesconset Highway in Terryville Feb. 10 at about 12:30 p.m., according to police.

Home break-in

The front door of a home on Dorothy Street in Port Jefferson Station was broken at about 7 p.m. Feb. 8, and jewelry, cash, three iPads and several credit cards were stolen from the home, according to police.

Package missing

A FedEx package containing computer parts was stolen from in front of a home on Harbor Beach Road in Miller Place Feb. 7 at about 5 p.m., according to police.

Money stolen from home

Between Oct. 17 and Nov. 17, a 51-year-old man from Port Jefferson allegedly stole money totaling more than $1,000 from a man living on East Woodside Avenue in East Patchogue, according to police. He was arrested Feb. 7 and charged with fourthdegree grand larceny.

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MIDDLE COUNTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT

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The Centereach cheerleading team performed two routines during UCA nationals.

CENTEREACH CHEER Continued from page A4 Catalano said. “We didn’t want to rely on making it straight through past semifinals.

We had a lot to prove. We didn’t get there by luck — we’re in a hard division, and we proved we deserve to be there. I know now their fire is going to burn brighter and bigger than it ever has.”

D’Alessandro said it’s Catalano who was the catalyst behind Middle Country school district making history. The four-year varsity coach graduated from Centereach. A former cheerleader for the Cougars, Catalano never made it to nationals, and was finally able to take her team the last two seasons.

In 2017, the girls didn’t make it past the first round.

“Before her, we never placed at competitions; it was never possible,” the three-year

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“Stephani’s attitude and her heart and her passion for the sport made a complete difference. She has a lot of faith in us doing well, and that we’ll make her proud. She’s helped me not only become a better cheerleader, but a better person with the lessons that she’s taught me and my team.”

With the core of the Cougars returning next season, the girls are confident, despite the added pressure associated with finishing second. Catalano said the girls are already asking to start practicing.

“We can start off with more confidence instead of working up to it,” Michalski said.

Her teammate took it a step further.

“There’s no reason we can’t be national champions,” D’Alessandro said. “People keep coming up to me and congratulating me and all I can say it, ‘Thank you.’ Maybe in a week or two it will hit me — we’re second in the nation. I never expected us to make history for Middle Country, and we did it.”

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OPINION Editorial

Letters to the editor

Trump making America his footstool METRO

Capital bond propositions asking taxpayers to reach deep into pockets.

It’s not what you’re asking for, but how you’re asking Asking for money is uncomfortable. In our daily lives, needing to borrow some cash here or there isn’t a request that rolls off the tongue easily for most.

Since New York State implemented a 2 percent property tax levy cap in June 2011, school districts have been asking taxpayers to consider a referendum for additional spending cash more and more frequently.

Boards of education have been required to get creative in trying to get done essential facility improvements to keep buildings and programs vibrant, and to engender high level academics, athletics and artistic performances for as many students as possible.

It’s admittedly not an easy job keeping a school district flourishing while being required to raise tax revenue by no more than 2 percent from year to year, especially in cases where contractual raises or benefit cost increases blow past the cap to begin with. If asking to borrow a couple of dollars here and there from friends or family is an awkward task requiring tact and humility, school districts should be approaching it the same way.

A common thread for bonds voted down by taxpayers in our coverage area in recent years has been a cry for more transparency and community involvement in every step of the process, from compiling lists of projects to be addressed to trimming that list down to the actual appearance of a bond on a ballot.

We found it refreshing to sit in Feb. 12 on the public bond presentation of Comsewogue School District, based in Port Jefferson Station. Although it hadn’t been decided if a proposition will ultimately end up on the ballot in May, making it impossible to know if its strategy will be effective in getting a bond referendum passed at this time, what we do know is that a lack of community involvement or input will never be a charge hurled at Comsewogue.

Since early January, the district’s facilities committee, a group made up of professionals from a wide cross section of the community, has been meeting and deliberating about what projects it would ultimately recommend the board of education considers, including in a bond proposal. If the board goes forward with holding a referendum, members of the board have asked the committee, which includes engineers, architects and civic association leaders, remain involved in every step of the process going forward. John Swenning, board president, said it wouldn’t make sense for the board to ignore the expertise, passion and smarts that could be offered by each of the committee members throughout the process. This is how asking for money should be handled.

It seems like in many cases capital bond propositions are assembled and presented to the community in that order, and public hearings and discussions that follow are just a formality — being held only to meet state-mandated requirements.

District’s seeking permission from communities to borrow large sums of money over long periods of time should approach the ask by doing just that, informing residents on ways their moneys need to be expended, and asking them how in other ways they’d like to see their dollars spent.

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President Donald Trump continues to behave in a way that endangers our democracy.

Much of what he says, does or threatens to do — as often suggested by his odd advisers and lawyers — is undemocratic and highly objectionable. He far too often speaks and acts in a way that is wholly unacceptable to our nation’s ideas, laws and people.

One example of his objectionable behavior is his ceaseless attacks on our free press.

Oppressive talk of that sort is wholly opposed to America’s constitutionally protected idea of the freedom of expression.

Also, recent statements made by his defense lawyers, urging him not to appear before a subcommittee, are wholly unacceptable and threaten our democracy. No American, including Mr. Trump, should be allowed to ignore a summons to appear before a government committee, jury, etc. Such refusals disobey a fundamental law of our nation and can (and should) lead to intervention by the judicial branch of the government.

This president often sounds like a dictator. For example, his frequent criticism of our free press is highly objectionable and quite repulsive. Only dictators speak unendingly in a critical way about their nation’s news sources. Granted, not all aspects of the media are constantly truthful; some report news that is fabricated, exaggerated or

inaccurate — but most do not.

Politicians have no right whatsoever to try to limit or destroy the free expression that is characteristic of newspapers, radio or TV programs. The president can object to the content of the media’s news releases, but he cannot limit their freedom to say what they wish.

If the president refuses to testify before legitimately established government committees, etc., he will be acting like an all-powerful ruler. When he says or does certain things that most Americans find highly undemocratic, he reveals objectionable ideas and attitudes that increase the fear that he is anxious to make America his footstool.

If he refuses to testify, he will merely increase the justifiable insistence on the part of so many Americans that he be

constitutionally removed from office. His behavior is unlike that of most leaders of our past.

The fundamental laws of our nation should not be trampled upon by this man. The Supreme Court can judge the legality and appropriateness of any given law.

No single individual, including the president, can be permitted to disobey the law, unless the Supreme Court rules that a specific law is illegitimate.

Donald Trump is acting more and more like a potential dictator, and therefore he arouses the fear that he may one day crush the democratic foundation of our country. Thus, he must either immediately alter his highly objectionable ways of speaking an acting or be legally removed from the White House.

Elio Zappulla Stony Brook

Early entrants for Women’s Recognition Women’s Recognition Month isn’t until March, but it is well past time to recognize the exemplary work of two individuals in our community with whom I serve: Susan Casali, assistant superintendent for business at Comsewogue School District, and Jennifer Dzvonar, president of the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Chamber

of Commerce.

Susan, always masterful with statistical data and diplomacy, can now add to these qualities leadership of the facilities committee, evaluating bond referendum considerations for our school district.

Her exhaustive, impeccable work leaves no stone unturned.

Over many years, and especially

of late, Jennifer’s finesse at building coalitions and creating and executing transformative opportunities in our hamlets is undeniable.

She is “can-do” personified.

These humble pillars in our community deserve recognition.

Joan Nickeson Terryville

On colleges with left-wing agendas It’s time for parents to send their pablum-sucking adult babies home from their left-wing, college-supported professors.

Today many parents are struggling financially in developing their

siblings into becoming productive citizens for family and nation while the college administrators cause dissension with their education.

Make change and come back, “Little Sheba,” and you may find

your college may change with you.

God bless America.

Leonard J. Henderson Port Jefferson

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OPINION

Parade proposals for the president

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i, Mr. President. Sir? If I could have a word with you? Please don’t walk away. I don’t plan on insulting you and I promise not to talk about your hair. Full disclosure: I disagree with some of the things you’ve said and done, but I like to believe that you’re trying to help the country the best way you know how.

I’m here to talk to you about this parade idea. I know you want the military branches to march in front of you, with their shiny weapons, impressive tanks and their beautiBy Daniel Dunaief ful uniforms.

They have an extremely difficult job. They protect freedom and democracy, risk their lives, go where they are told, and live by a set of rules that are more challenging than the ones most of the rest of us follow.

D. None of the above

They deserve an enormous parade.

But, wait, why stop at a single parade? Once we’ve celebrated the military, couldn’t we have a new parade every day the way that incredibly successful American company, Disney, does? Or if that’s too much, a parade of the month?

How about a parade for valedictorians and salutatorians? You could invite the top high school students to Washington to celebrate the top achievers in high school. Let’s give a few of them a chance to make speeches, to share their stories of success and to encourage others to work hard.

Let’s also celebrate scientists.

Mr. President, I write about scientists every week for this newspaper and, I have to tell you, these people are inspirational. They are not just men and women from all over the world in white lab coats.

They are passionate about pushing the frontier of knowledge. They are committed to curing diseases, to improving technology and to answering questions that previous generations could only address

through philosophy.

Have you been to the National Synchrotron Light Source II at Brookhaven National Laboratory?

That facility, which cost close to a billion dollars, is awesome. It can see inside batteries as they operate, it can help understand catalysts as they are functioning, and it can help understand ways to pull dangerous particles out of the air.

Why should Sweden get all the fun when it comes to top science awards, like the Nobel Prize? How about if the United States develops its own set of science awards? You could name them the Trump Triumph as a way to celebrate science.

What about teachers? Surely a nation as incredible as ours should have a parade for its finest teachers, right? These people ignite the passion for discovery, encourage focus and discipline, and serve as valuable role models.

You could find some of the best teachers in each state, fly them to Washington, have them march in a parade and then get together to exchange ideas. Imagine how much

better the best teachers would be if they met other accomplished educators from around the country in D.C.? They could create e ducational exchanges for their students, giving them a chance to connect with other students from out of their state.

How about corporate America?

Let’s celebrate the companies that not only make the most money — which helps their stockholders and communities — but also that hire the most people. Let’s thank the CEOs who put Americans to work each year.

What about all the talented young musicians, singers and performers in the country? At the end of the parade, they could sing a song or hold a performance that would raise money for enrichment programs.

After the military, let’s work our way through Main Street, celebrating American effort and achievement.

Mr. President, you are definitely on to something great with the idea for a parade. Let’s celebrate America and encourage future effort and achievement with a plethora of parades.

Trivia you may not know about Abraham Lincoln

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o mark Presidents Day, here are some bits of information about our favorite president, Abe Lincoln, as culled from the internet, with thanks to Jeff Crilley at The Rundown daily email newsletter: • First, our 16th president hated to be called Abe. He preferred being called by his last name.

• Lincoln practiced law without a degree.

By Leah S. Dunaief • He had only 18 months of formal schooling.

• He wanted women to have the vote in 1836.

• Lincoln read the Bible every day but never belonged to an organized church.

Between you and me

• He was an enthusiastic wrestler and took part in bouts.

• He defended the son of his most famous wrestling opponent against murder charge.

• Lincoln was known to battle depression most of his life.

• He was the first president: — born outside the original 13 states, on Feb. 12, 1809; — to use the telegraph and communicated with his generals as if it were the internet; — to have a beard; — to be assassinated.

• Lincoln was the only president to have a patent. It was for a device that freed steamboats run aground.

• He had no middle name.

• He loved eating oysters.

• He didn’t drink, smoke or chew tobacco.

• Lincoln was a big animal lover.

He wouldn’t hunt or fish.

• His favorite food was fruit. He was also fond of chicken casserole.

• His cat, named Tabby, supposedly ate with him at the White House dinner table.

• His dog was named Fido.

• Lincoln didn’t play any musical instrument.

• He almost fought a duel that was canceled at the last second.

• Lincoln was a circuit court judge in Illinois.

• He served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He ran for the U.S. Senate and lost both times, although once he won the popular vote but lost the election to Sen. Stephen Douglas.

• Lincoln lost his bid for vice president at the GOP convention in 1856.

• He argued a case before the Supreme Court in 1849 and lost.

• His first business failed.

• His shoe size was 12-14.

• His coffin was opened five times, although grave robbers failed in 1876.

• Lincoln’s life was saved twice when he was young.

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• Lincoln has no direct living descendants.

• Lincoln was estranged from his father and didn’t attend his father’s funeral.

• His animals died in a White House stable fire.

• Lincoln was shot on Good Friday, April 14, 1865.

• Lincoln was photographed with his assassin John Wilkes Booth at his second inauguration.

• Booth’s brother saved the life of Lincoln’s son on a New Jersey train platform.

• Lincoln was shot at in 1864, and the bullet put a hole in his stovepipe hat.

• Lincoln kept his important papers inside his hat.

• Lincoln’s guest at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., was Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, who canceled at the last moment.

• Fido was killed by a drunken assailant a year after Lincoln died.

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