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With more than 285,000 votes cast on Election Day, the winner of the race to become Suffolk County’s next sheriff will come down to absentee ballots. Republican Larry Zacarese trails Democrat Errol Toulon Jr. by just 1,354 votes with the counting of absentee ballots expected to begin later this week, according to the Suffolk County Board of Elections. A representative from the department said there is no timetable yet for the completion of the process and announcement of a winner. The absentee ballots will be counted by a bipartisan team of department employees in addition to representatives from both campaigns at the Board of Elections office in Yaphank over several days. Nick LaLota, the department’s commissioner, said on election night at about 8:30 p.m. on Twitter they had received more than 13,500 absentee ballots to that point, though more were expected to come in. Toulon’s campaign manager Keith Davies said in a phone interview they are con-

fident Toulon will be elected sheriff at the end of the process. “I am hopeful we can quickly move to count every valid ballot and I am confident that once all the ballots are counted I’ll be officially elected sheriff,” Toulon said in a statement. Despite trailing at the end of Election Day, Zacarese’s campaign also projected an air of confidence. “We remain confident and energized, the campaign is fully operational,” campaign spokeswoman Vanessa Herman said in an email. “Morale, same as it was on election night, is high. Campaign staff and volunteers, who have been the core of our grassroots campaign from the beginning, are eager to get involved in the process and officially elect Larry as our next Suffolk County sheriff.” Vincent DeMarco, the current sheriff who did not seek re-election in 2017, weighed in on the up-in-the air race. “It’s close but I think Errol Toulon is going to win, I think the gap will narrow a little but I think he’s going to hold on and win,” he said during a gala Nov. 9.

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Town

Photos above and on right by Kyle Barr; photo below from Danielle McCarthy

Volunteers collect shoeboxes filled with gifts and stuff a Selden Fire Department ambulance for Operation Christmas Child, which donates the boxes to children in poor countries, like in Uganda.

Selden Fire Dept. supports children in need By Kyle Barr

Department helped contribute to the stack, with some companies acting as a group and It wasn’t quite Santa’s sleigh, but it was other members of the fire department conlarge, red and carried presents, so an ambu- tributing independently. Volunteer firefighter and Operation Christlance was good enough for the Selden Fire Department, which took over Santa’s duties mas Child Long Island coordinator, Danielle last week and stuffed 100 shoeboxes with gifts McCarthy, headed the fire department’s collection drive. She said she got the idea of filling for poor young children all over the world. “Most of these boxes are going to go to kids an ambulance full of shoeboxes from watching the Los Angeles Police Dewho never even get a gift,” partment and how a funeral Selden Fire Department home had pulled in with a Treasurer Vincent Ammirati hearse full of shoeboxes. said. “This is something that McCarthy has been inwill put a smile on a face, volved with Operation Christand this is the fire departmas Child for more than a ment — everything we do decade, first packing boxes here is for other people. All before becoming a local packwe do is try to put a smile on ing leader, and then area copeople’s faces.” ordinator. In 2012 McCarthy The shoeboxes were coltraveled to Uganda to help lected as part of Operation hand out shoeboxes. Christmas Child, a function “As we put shoeboxes into of the evangelical Christian their hands and they opened humanitarian aid organizaup those boxes I saw their tion Samaritan’s Purse. The — Vincent Ammirati delight,” she said. “To look at organization takes the shoethem having physical needs boxes from drop-off points met, to be able to see the joy in local churches before sending them to distribution centers that will that came to them from these simple things like ship them to poor countries in Africa, South school supplies and toys and that sort of thing, America, Asia and others. The shoeboxes are that impacted me. But what really impacted labeled by age and gender and usually con- me even more, and what keeps me packing tain toys like inflatable soccer balls or stuffed shoeboxes, were all the kids standing outside animals, but mostly they contain hygiene the place who didn’t get shoeboxes because products like soap and toothbrushes along there wasn’t enough to give to everybody.” Every box also comes with a picture book with school supplies like books and pencils. All seven companies within the Selden Fire called “The Greatest Gift,” put inside after

‘This is something that will put a smile on a face, and this is the fire department — everything we do here is for other people.’

each is packed. The book depicts a number of biblical stories told in that country’s native language. There was a $9 fee for every package, which pays for both the book and shipping costs. The fire department pulled together $900 to go toward this cost. “Every one of these shoeboxes to us is not just a gift that we’re giving to a child, but around Christmas time Jesus is a gift we try to give, too,” said Victor Rossomano, an Operation Christmas Child Suffolk County area coordinator. “It’s in their language and their culture. We try to keep it within their culture; we try not to send America to them, we want them to be who they are.” Ammirati helped McCarthy drive the shoeboxes to the drop-off point at the Grace

Gospel Church in Patchogue. He said he plans on using his officer status with the Suffolk County Volunteer Fireman’s Association to try and spread the idea out to all the different fire departments in the county. “It’s a great way to show our community presence with the fire department and also for Operation Christmas Child,” McCarthy said. “It’s taken a few years to get this rolling, but when we challenged the fire department to fill the ambulance, as you can see, the guys stepped up.” The 100 boxes kicked off national collection week, which ran from Nov. 13 to 20. In 2009, Suffolk County gathered 7,100 boxes, but the number has grown. The group is hoping to have 20,000 boxes packed this year

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Mount Sinai’s Warrior Ranch helps veterans heal By Kevin Redding kevin@tbrnewspapers.com

reduce the stress levels and PTSD symptoms of more than a dozen veterans still recuperating from a wide range of conflicts When Marine Corps veteran StaceyAnn — from the Korean War to Vietnam War Castro first stepped into the round pen to the war in Afghanistan — by teaching with a horse at Warrior Ranch Foundation, them how to groom, feed and train trouher guard was up. bled horses. And much like the veterans, Castro, who served in Operation the nine residential horses, mostly retired Enduring Freedom from 2002 to 2004, and race and show animals that have been admittedly struggles with post-traumatic trained their whole lives to compete and stress disorder, was face to face with perform in high-stakes settings, are learna 1,400-pound Friesian horse named ing to adapt to a new, more relaxed world. BlackJack during a July demonstration “There’s a strong parallel between them by the Mount Sinai and Islipand it’s amazing to see their based nonprofit, which pairs ‘I just saw all the emotional breakthroughs,” military and first-responder stress he was holding said Eileen Shanahan, the veterans with rescue horses nonprofit’s founder and in need of rehabilitation inside bubble right president. “While the race up through his chest horses are trained to run, and training. The tough-as-nails veter- and then he just run, run, and as a result an was attempting to engage have emotional issues, the BlackJack in basic ground couldn’t keep himself veterans are trained to go exercises, but the horse was composed. He broke out there and do the best not budging. Its guard was down and turned they can to protect and deup too. fend us. When they come “I soon realized it was be- around and hugged back, they have to shut that cause I was terrified of him,” that horse like it was off and that’s not so easy. Castro later said. “When his battle buddy.’ We provide a safe haven for you’re with these horses these humans and animals.” — Tony Simonetti they feel everything you’re Shanahan’s organization feeling, even the emotions is the result of her lifelong you think you’re hiding from everybody love of country and horses. The Queens else. You can’t hide them from a horse.” native, who shoots and produces television Castro relaxed, and as she calmed programs and commercials for a living, down, so did BlackJack. The horse began comes from a large military family with a to lick and chew — a reflex associated with father who served in the Marines, an uncle the animal’s release of stress. and brother in the Navy, nephews in the “By the end of the session, I wound up Army, as well as several first responders. with a friend,” she said of BlackJack. “With Although she mostly rode buses and the horses, you have someone you’re actu- subways growing up, Shanahan always ally bonding with in your own private, si- admired horses from afar, seeing them as lent language. It’s beautiful.” beautiful creatures. Officially incorporated in June 2016, When she got married and moved to East the Warrior Ranch Foundation has helped Quogue in the 1980s, she took up horseback

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At top, United States Army Staff Sgt. Allen Pennington and Warrior Ranch Foundation vice President Tony Simonetti spend time with Pennington’s horse Red. Above, Marine Corps veteran SaceyAnn Castro bonds with her horse BlackJack riding and, 15 years ago, began adopting works,” Shanahan said, explaining that rescue horses and studying natural horse- interactions like Castro’s is very common manship — a variety of rapport-based horse at the ranch. “A lot of times when they come here, the veterans training techniques. have their arms crossed, For nearly a decade, ‘It touched me much but by the end of the day, she dreamt of providing deeper than I imagined have ear-to-ear grins. this outlet for local veterit would. I appreciated they A lot of them break down ans and finally launched it with the help of long- working with the horses and cry and it’s so powerful time friends and equestri- and that I had to make a to watch.” Simonetti, Warans specialists. While the connection with them.’ riorTony Ranch’s vice president group currently works out — Cathie Doherty and top horse trainer, has of two private barns, the made a career of rehafuture plan is to turn Warbilitating emotionally distraught horses rior Ranch into a national organization. “We want to eventually help hundreds and re-interacting them with their human of veterans and horses because it really WARRIOR RANCH continued on page A5

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‘Because you love the horse and you don’t want the horse to feel that way, you’re going to try and make yourself feel better. It’s awe-inspiring.’ — StaceyAnn Castro Photos from Warrior Ranch Foundation

Clockwise from above, StaceyAnn Castro has horse Blackjack gallop around the corral; U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, fifth from left, meets with members of the Warrior Ranch Foundation; Cathie Doherty spends time with horse Cody; and the pair hug it out following one of their sessions.

WArrIor rAnCh Continued from page A4 counterparts, resolving more than 500 extremely difficult horse cases for people across the country. When asked his most memorable veteran-horse interaction within the organization, he talked about Army Staff Sergeant Allen Pennington, Warrior Ranch’s first soldier to go through the program, and Red, a 4-year-old, retired race thoroughbred. “[Allen’s] this big, rough and tough guy, and when the horse connected with him, I just saw all the stress he was holding inside bubble right up through his chest and then he just couldn’t keep himself composed,” Simonetti said. “He broke down and turned around and hugged that horse like it was his battle buddy. And I told him, ‘don’t feel bad about that. That’s what you’re here for.’” During a testimonial on the Warrior Ranch website, Navy veteran Cathie Doherty, who was diagnosed with PTSD and put on medication for a number of years, said she was grateful to have attended a women veteran’s retreat at the nonprofit. “It was really an amazing experience,” Doherty said. “I think it touched me much deeper than I imagined it would. I appreciated working with the horses and that I had to make a connection with them. I feel I was present in the moment. I didn’t care about my phone, I didn’t care what was going on around me. It was a beautiful experience for me.” Castro said companionship with a horse might be more beneficial than a human’s. “When you’re a veteran and you’re having a bad day, you don’t want to tell anybody, you don’t want to talk about it — you want to forget about it,” she said. “But I also don’t want to be alone and, so, when you’re there with the horse, and that horse knows what you’re going through and feeling, he feels it too. And because you love

the horse and you don’t want the horse to feel that way, you’re going to try and make yourself feel better. It’s awe-inspiring.” U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley), who served four years in the Army, visited the ranch in Mount Sinai with his family Oct. 7

and saw firsthand the value of the nonprofit. “It doesn’t take more than a few minutes to see the positive effects that you’re having on these horses, and from these horses the veterans are getting love that they possibly have never experienced

before,” Zeldin said. “In a way, you’re directly coping with the symptoms of PTSD while also productively escaping the worst of it. It’s a great concept and I’d love to see Warrior Ranch grow into something a whole lot bigger than it already is.”

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Police Blotter

Incidents and arrests Nov. 14–18

Driving on drugs

A 24-year-old man from Middle Island was driving a 2014 Toyota on Main Street in Port Jefferson Station near the intersection of Oakland Avenue at about 5:30 p.m. Nov. 16 when he was involved in a crash, according to police. After the accident police discovered he was driving under the influence of a drug, police said. He was arrested and charged with first-degree operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs.

Trying to fight it

At about 10 p.m. Nov. 16, a 47-year-old woman from Miller Place was driving a 2016 Chevrolet on Parkside Avenue in Miller Place when she was involved in a crash with a parked car, according to police. Officers on the scene following the crash determined she was driving while intoxicated, police said. She was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, and during her arrest she refused to adhere to verbal commands and physically resisted officers from putting her hands behind her back and in handcuffs, police said. She was also charged with resisting arrest.

A 41-year-old undomiciled man entered Speedway gas station on Nesconset Highway in Stony Brook Nov. 18 at about 9 a.m., displayed a handgun and forcibly stole money, according to police. He was arrested and charged with first-degree robbery.

Empty gesture

At Ruvo East restaurant on Wynn Lane in Port Jefferson, someone entered and stole two empty beer kegs at about 11 p.m. Nov. 17, according to police.

Green thumb

Someone stole money from the cash register atPowers’ Country Gardens on Route 25A in Miller Place Nov. 17, according to police.

Truck trashed

At about 6 p.m. Nov. 17, the windshield and three windows of a 2005 Peterbilt utility truck were broken while it was parked on Highland Avenue in Mount Sinai, according to police.

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Crime on Clymer

At BP gas station on Route 25A in Rocky Point Nov. 14 at about 11:30 a.m., a 20-yearold woman from Patchogue filled a 2002 Saturn with gas and fled the station without paying, according to police. She was arrested and charged with petit larceny.

A 29-year-old man from Centereach working as a delivery man for Boccone Pizzeria & Ristorante on Middle Country Road in Selden took cash belonging to the business at the end of his shift Oct. 17, according to police. He was arrested Nov. 15 in Centereach and charged with petit larceny. Upon his arrest, police also discovered he possessed heroin, police said. He was also charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Foul pole

During a pickup basketball game on the grounds of Ward Melville High School at about 4 p.m. Nov. 18, a verbal altercation resulted in a fist fight between two men, with one being transported to the hospital for treatment of injuries, according to police.

The rear driver’s side door was damaged and windows were broken on a 2000 Lexus parked on Clymer Street in Terryville Oct. 22 at about 7 p.m., according to police. A report was filed Nov. 18.

Dodge drives off

A 2013 Dodge parked on Granada Circle in Mount Sinai was stolen Nov. 3 at about 10:30 p.m., according to police. It was reported stolen Nov. 18.

On Nov. 18 at about 1 p.m., a 28-year-old man from Centereach driving a 2016 Kia on Mooney Pond Road in Selden crashed into a utility pole, according to police. Police determined he was driving while under the influence of a drug, police said. He was arrested and charged with first-degree operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs.

Late night break-in

Move over

A 41-year-old undomiciled man took medicine, beer and eyeglasses from CVS on Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station Nov. 16 at about 11 a.m., according to police. He was arrested and charged with petit larceny.

At about 1 a.m. Nov. 17, a 22-year-old man from Stony Brook driving a 2006 BMW south on Nicolls Road in Stony Brook failed to move over for two stopped emergency vehicles with their lights and sirens engaged, according to police. The driver was pulled over and police determined he was driving while under the influence of a drug, police said. He was arrested and charged with firstdegree operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs.

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Burglary bagged

Someone broke the glass front door at Bottle Blowout Wine & Liquor on Nesconset Highway in Setauket Nov. 17 at about midnight, entered the store and stole several bottles of liquor, according to police.

Pharmacy pilfering

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Golf clubs were stolen from a home on Bayview Avenue in Setauket Nov. 14 at about 9 p.m., according to police. — Compiled by Alex petroski

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County

Albany group, residents take the county to court over fees By Kevin Redding kevin@tbrnewspapers.com

“The mismanagement of Suffolk County is heading us down the path of bankruptcy,” Trotta said. “They’re going to lose the lawsuits and they’re going to have to refund the fees and stop spending money. There’s going to be a huge hole in the budget no matter what.” Jason Elan, a spokesman for County Executive Steve Bellone (D), addressed the lawsuit in an emailed statement. “This is a politically motivated lawsuit filed by Albany insiders who lack any understanding on how government costs are apportioned, yet have no problem saddling taxpayers with the cost of fighting this completely frivolous complaint,” Elan’s statement read.

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During a vote last December to adopt the 2017 county budget, Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory (D-Amityville) defended the fee increases. “I don’t think anyone is going to move to Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, Arizona or anywhere else because of $300,” Gregory said regarding the verification fee. “I think it’s going to cost more to relocate than the increase in this fee.” Among the few voices of opposition to the fees on the Legislature is Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga), who, during the meeting to adopt the 2017 county budget, called it “death by a thousand knives.” He later warned, in an interview, of an inevitable deficit in the county’s budget in the aftermath of the lawsuits.

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OpiniOn Editorial

The TBR staff is thankful for more than Thanksgiving dinner.

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TBR editorial staff gives thanks Happy Thanksgiving, stay safe this holiday As Thanksgiving approaches, our editorial staff reflects on all the things they have to be grateful for besides our readers.

Desirée Keegan, managing editor, sports editor, editor of The Village Beacon Record, The Times of Middle Country

This holiday season I’m thankful for the water I drink, the air I breathe and the love in my heart. I’m grateful for the nine wonderful years I got to spend with my beautiful brown-eyed corgi Lucy, which warms me more than any fireplace ever could; my best friend and partner-in-crime Joey who has helped me learn and grow; and for my strong, independent mother who is my model, my teacher and guiding light.

Rita J. Egan, editor of The Village Times Herald

This Thanksgiving I’m grateful for the basic necessities of life such as a roof over my head, clothes on my back, food and clean water to nourish me and, most important of all, the good health enjoyed by me and my loved ones. I know it sounds like a cliché but after surviving the recession after my former company moved to New Jersey, and the passing of two uncles and two aunts over the last few years, I realize more and more how important just being here and the basics in life are. All the rest is just gravy.

Alex Petroski, editor of The Port Times Record

I’m thankful for the huge meal that awaits me Thursday, which will be put on the table as a result of a days-long group effort by my culinary talented mom and her sisters, as well as the carefully selected wine pairings that will go with it, thanks to my dad and a couple of my uncles. Their presence on holidays is never taken for granted either.

Sara-Megan Walsh, editor of The Times of Huntington, The Times of Smithtown

I appreciate the loving support my family, including both relatives and close friends, who have been there for me through the many changes 2017 has brought. My gratitude goes out to Times Beacon Record newsroom and its readers for the warm welcome I’ve received in joining the paper this August. This Thanksgiving my goal is to be thankful for the little things — like love and friendship — which add meaning to our daily lives.

Kevin Redding, reporter

As another year comes to a close, I’m thankful for my loving and supportive family, a girlfriend of four years and a reliable band of friends who are always there for me when I need them. I’m also thankful to be able to write and report stories that have a positive impact on people in the community for a living. Movies, good music and seasonal Oreos are pretty great, too.

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My office would like to send our best wishes to everyone in our community as we come together to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. It is my hope that we can all take some time to relax, spend some quality time with loved ones and appreciate all the good things in our lives. With this weekend serving as the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season, we would also like to invite everyone to visit our 2017 Helpful Holiday Safety and Shopping Tips page on our website to help prepare for the upcoming holiday season.

This updated section has links to helpful advice and useful websites that are designed to help protect you and your family during the holidays. The information on the site will hopefully help everyone safeguard their homes, protect their families and ward off identity thieves who may use the holidays to target shoppers. In addition, the site includes information about charities in our area to enable all of us to reach out and help our fellow Long Islanders in need. This information includes organizations that help provide food to those who need

assistance as well as charities that are accepting toys for children to make sure that everyone in our community is able to enjoy a happy and healthy holiday. Residents can visit my website at flanagan.nysenate.gov to access this helpful site and get the information they need to protect their families and their homes. Have a Happy Thanksgiving and a safe holiday season.

John Flanagan NYS Senate 2nd District

Latinos have a long history in the states Efforts of the Trump administration to deport many hardworking, fine Latinos are highly offensive. It is important to note that certain ethnic groups, such as the people we call Latinos, came to this hemisphere long before other Europeans, except for some brave Scandinavian explorers who explored the Northeast coast. Just look at the names of towns and villages and states, etc., especially in the West. So many names are Spanish: California, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, San Antonio, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Sacramento, San Diego and on and on. The huge Spanish or Latino influence in this country came into existence many decades before other Europeans began to arrive. The Spanish were the first Europeans to inhabit the Western Hemisphere— led by an Italian, Columbus. America was named after another Italian, Amerigo Vespucci, I proudly say, since I am of Italian descent. With a few exceptions, people from Spain

inhabited almost all the countries south of us, from Mexico to Chile. Spanish is the leading language there. The Spanish even founded the first permanent city in North America: St. Augustine, in Florida (and “Florida” is a Spanish word) and inhabited areas of our far west and southwest long before other Europeans arrived and decades before the United States was established. Thus, the Spanish are in no sense strangers or newcomers to this land. It is outrageous for the Trump administration to mistreat Spanish immigrants so shabbily — by tightening or introducing unfriendly and quasi-prejudicial rules or by building hateful walls. The Spanish have made a huge mark on our country and an even greater one on the countries south of us. Of course, let’s not forget that our Native Americans, whom we should greatly respect but who have been terribly treated, had already been in North and South America for millennia before Europeans. That

is another story. The Trump administration’s attitude towards Latinos is a sickening, moral crime. I suggest that Mr. Trump go revisit the Statue of Liberty, an immense and outstandingly thoughtful gift from France, and read Emma Lazarus’ words: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” That is America’s primary reason for existence. Let people come here to establish better lives for themselves. Every American is either from another country or is the descendant of people from another country. Let’s remember what our Declaration of Independence correctly says — that we are all equals. No ethnic or racial or religious group is superior to any other. Study America’s history, Mr. Trump, and stop your disgraceful, embarrassing, thoughtless, antiAmerican actions.

Elio Zappulla Stony Brook

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From Our Family to Yours...

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ere we are, Thanksgiving Day, and I’d like to share some things I’m not thankful for. I recognize, of course, all that I do have to be thankful for, but in this moment and in this year it seems fitting to make a not-so-thankful list. Nicknames: They’ve become ubiquitous. I never liked the nicknames Joe Girardi had for all the Yankees, usually adding a “y” at the end of their last names. Why? Is Gardner too hard to say? I’m also not a huge fan of the By Daniel Dunaief nicknames the president of the only country not in the Paris climate accord has given to all his adversaries and nemeses. I ask, in all sincerity, does the man

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occupying the White House who gets to fly on Air Force One have a positive nickname for anyone? Does he, for example, call anyone “Superstar” or “Force of Nature,” or simply “Champ”? Does he think anyone is a “dynamo,” “real winner” or “miracle”? No, I suspect he doesn’t because that might mean that their superpowers would be comparable or, gasp, stronger than his. Pundits: Everyone on TV, in the comment section of news articles and on the internet seem to know better than everyone else. Some of these pundits seem to be playing a game of mad libs where they change the names, dates and details about their punditry, but their perspectives and their “shame, shame, shame, he’s a bad Democrat/ Republican” outrage get old incredibly quickly. If you have no new thoughts, then don’t pretend to offer something new. I’d enjoy it if a newscaster said, “And now we’re going to turn to someone that hates Republicans who, no

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doubt, will offer an oversized portion of outrage.” Fake news: It’s a convenient label for those who don’t like what they hear. It’s a way to undermine the messenger. I know there are news organizations who play fast and loose with the facts. There are also members of the media who have made a point of blending editorial and news, decrying the lack of moral — or even logical — leadership in Washington. Still, many reporters are eager to find facts and to give people a chance to make decisions for themselves. Ultimately, many journalists are serving society by shining lights in dark corners and by sharing information that informs the public. Without the news, people would need to rely on official sources to tell them their version of the truth. That doesn’t sound very democratic. Deliciously evil desserts: Around this time of year, cooks in places like The Good Steer make incredible pumpkin pie. Why does it have to

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taste so good and why can’t I stop at just one or six pieces? Can’t they add string beans or cauliflower to the pie to make it slightly less palatable? Misspellings and myselfisms: I know that seems incredibly elitist and English-language snobby of me, but I bristle at emails urging me to do something before it’s too late. I would like to reply that it’s “to” late to correct their emails. As for the “myself” problem, I have heard someone say several times in the last few weeks, “If you have a problem, you should talk to Ted or myself.” Really? My problem is that if you took Ted out of that sentence, you’d be suggesting people talk to myself. Teenage odors: Yes, I know the teenagers are growing, their hormones are surging and they are some of the most active people on Earth. Still, get a group of them in a room, in a car or in any confined space and you might long for the innocent days of diapers and spit-up.

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