11/07/2019 ISSUE 45

School Board says search firm
is $50K flop. P7

Deputy not liable in
Susan Teel shooting. P11
Mental health testimony seen
key in sentencing of Michael Jones. P9

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BY RAY MCNULTY for deseg order

It gets harder to believe BY FEDERICO MARTINEZ
Susy Tomassi still alive Staff Writer

All of us want to believe that Piper unveils plane that can land at push of a button The Indian River County
Susy Tomassi is still alive and School Board says it will be-
out there somewhere. BY RAY MCNULTY facturer announced last week. range, glide path, weather con- gin developing a plan this
Staff Writer Once engaged – either au- ditions and terrain in finding month – possibility including
We want to believe it’s her the most suitable place to land. busing students to different
dementia preventing her from A new generation of Piper’s tomatically or by a passen- schools than the ones they
remembering where she be- top-of-the-line M600 airplane ger – the HALO Safety System It then will assume control now attend – to comply with
longs, and returning home. will be equipped with a safety will calculate wind, time, fuel a 52-year-old federal deseg-
system that will make it the CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 regation order.
We want to believe she wasn’t first single-engine general avi-
kidnapped and killed, her body ation plane able to land with- The board made that prom-
dumped in a location known to out any assistance from a pilot, ise to the NAACP during a
only her killer. the Vero Beach aircraft manu- special meeting on Oct. 30.

But believing that got harder “We know there’s work to be
last week when the Sheriff’s Of- done,” Board Chairman Laura
fice released surveillance video Zorc told NAACP members.
that shows a person getting into “We’re ready to roll up our
a white pickup truck at the exit sleeves and get to work.”
of South Vero Square, about an
hour after Tomassi wandered The dramatic change of
away from the Quilted Giraffe
restaurant at about 5 p.m. on CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
March 16, 2018.
Sand replenishment
Tomassi’s husband, Pat- starts at Tracking
rick, says the person the vid- Station Beach Park
eo depicts getting into that
truck was his wife, who he BY NICK SAMUEL
said often would walk from Staff Writer
the restaurant to the Oslo
Riverfront Conservation Area A massive project to re-
plenish sand on Vero's criti-
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 cally-eroded beaches began
Monday at Tracking Station
Sebastian River Medical Center a chronic Beach Park.
‘late pay,’ according to its local vendors
Dump trucks and exca-
BY MICHELLE GENZ their second-lowest point in a Tracking Station Beach Park closed for sand replenishment. PHOTO BY ROSS ROWLINSON vators could be seen at the
Staff Writer decade. beach park – which closed

Sebastian River Medical Cen- That turnaround, should it CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
ter’s out-going president, Kyle prove true, would be good news
Sanders, claims patients are for the hospital, one of 36 in a
finally coming back to the hos- for-profit national chain. But
pital, after state records show will it mean the hospital will
admissions last year were at start paying its bills any faster?

CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

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My Vero pearance was voluntary – or even ac- she ran into the stopped truck,” Far- whatever reason, he turned around
cidental – starts to seem like wishful less explained. “You can’t really see it, and got out of there.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 thinking at this point. but I believe he said something to her
as she walked behind the truck. “She was still in that truck.”
behind the Publix-anchored plaza to While it’s theoretically possible the That fits, given the failure of a mas-
smoke cigarettes. truck driver merely offered to give her “I say ‘he,’ because I believe a man sive search of the area to turn up any
a ride and innocently dropped her off was driving the truck,” he contin- clues as to Tomassi’s whereabouts,
Deputies say the video shows the somewhere, it seems highly unlikely ued. “Anyway, it appears they had a despite the Sheriff’s Office having dis-
truck, after Tomassi got in, heading – especially since police never heard brief conversation before she walked patched a helicopter, K-9 and marine
east on Oslo Road – toward the boat from the driver during the intensive around to the passenger side and got units, agricultural units on all-terrain
ramp – before turning around and search for the missing woman. in. The driver then goes east on Oslo vehicles, a SWAT team, detectives and
speeding west toward U.S. 1 only a few Road, but, just a few minutes later, we patrol deputies within an hour after
minutes later? “I believe whoever was driving that see him traveling west at a noticeably she was reported missing.
truck did something bad to her,” Sher- higher rate of speed. Farless said the westbound truck
“This enhances our speculation of iff’s Detective Greg Farless told me. reappeared on the video only 3 ½ to 4
foul play,” Sheriff Deryl Loar said last “Maybe he was going to do some- minutes after first departing eastbound
week. “We know she walked the plaza, thing to her there, but there were too with Tomassi. That’s only slightly lon-
turned left at the Pizza Hut and was many people around,” he added. “For ger than the 3 minutes and 15 seconds
But to still believe Tomassi’s disap- almost to the conservation area when it took the detective to make a test-run
round trip on Oslo Road between the
driveway behind South Vero Square
and the Oslo Boat Ramp.
That means there was no time for the
driver to have done something to To-
massi before heading back toward U.S. 1
“She’s not down there,” Farless said.
“We’d have found her.”
We can only wonder if Tomassi will
ever be found, now that the Sheriff’s
Office has publicly released this video,
which was recorded by a surveillance
camera at the rear of the Publix Super-
market.
While Loar and his detectives are
hoping the video will prompt calls
from witnesses who might’ve seen the
white truck in the plaza on that day,
the grainy video could not be enlarged
enough to identify the vehicle’s make,
model or license-plate number.
In fact, when deputies initially re-
viewed the poor-quality footage from
that camera many months ago, they
saw only a generator in the foreground
and what appeared to be a vehicle in
the background.
It wasn’t until an outside agency
enhanced the video at the Sheriff’s
Office’s request that detectives discov-
ered a white truck driving out of the
plaza and stopping at the Oslo Road
exit. They also noticed a pedestrian
getting into the vehicle.
Detectives then showed the video
to Tomassi’s husband, who confirmed
the person getting into the truck was
his wife, based partly on what she was
wearing that day.
That was several months ago, Far-
less said, adding that detectives work-
ing the case didn’t go public with the
video at that time because they were
checking out at least one possible sus-
pect.
“We were looking at somebody
else,” Farless said, “and we didn’t want
to release the video and give the guy a
chance to get rid of the truck.”
Would releasing the video several
months ago have made a difference?
Probably not.
It might not make a difference now:
By going public with the video last

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week, detectives are telling us they’ve School desegregation At a nearly four-hour-long meeting The School Board did not dispute
got nothing. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 last week, the two sides reviewed and any of the findings in the Equity Com-
discussed a report released by the dis- mittee’s report. Instead board mem-
No suspects. No leads. No clues. heart comes after years in which the trict’s Equity Committee that gave the bers used the meeting to seek ad-
That’s not likely to change, unless school district fought the NAACP in district failing marks for its efforts to ditional input from the NAACP and
someone comes forward with new in- court to try and get out from under recruit, hire and retain more African- Equity Committee.
formation – which is where the video the federal order, claiming that it had American teachers and adequately ad-
can help. complied or was complying with key dress the needs of African-American Among other things, the board
But they’ll need to get lucky. elements of the plan. students, who consistently perform agreed to an Equity Committee rec-
At the moment, they don’t know what far below their white classmates. ommendation that the district set an
kind of truck it was. They don’t know if
the driver was a local resident, or some- CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
one passing through. If he was a resi-
dent, does he still live here. They don’t
know if Tomassi is still alive, though
they can’t help but suspect she is dead.
“I pray that I’m wrong,” Farless said.
All of us do.
But Tomassi was 73 and suffering
from dementia, which her husband
said made her very trusting of others,
so much so that it left her vulnerable
to those with bad intentions.
She had no access to money, other
than the watch and jewelry she was
wearing, so robbery was an unlikely
motive.
And now, more than 19 months after
she disappeared, we see this video that
shows her getting into a stranger’s truck.
“There’s a wild chance someone is
holding her captive,” Farless said, “but
those cases usually involve younger
victims.”
As grim as things seem – with every-
thing about this case pointing to trag-
edy – all of us want to believe Tomassi
will be found alive and returned to her
husband and family.

But it got harder last week. 

Beach replenishment
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Friday – dumping tons of sand for the
3.1-mile project.

The area designated for sand re-
plenishment extends from north of
the Seawatch Condos in Indian River
Shores south through Central Beach
to the Riomar Golf Course.

The $6 million replenishment will
infuse more than 200,000 cubic yards
of sand along the stretch of beach
known as Sector 5.

The project will occur in three
phases with Tracking Station Park,
Jaycee Park and Humiston Park used
as access points for trucks carrying
sand onto the beaches as work moves
south.

County officials previously said
Tracking Station Park would be
closed until the end of the year, but
the county’s new public information
officer, Brian Sullivan, said the park
now is expected to reopen right after
Thanksgiving.

Closure dates for beaches at Jay-
cee Park and Humiston have not yet

been announced. 

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School desegregation may not be in a position to transport dents can’t afford the tumbling train- Piper self-landing plane
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 them to different schools. ing, Brown said. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

initial goal of making sure there are at “We still need to study the cost,” A similar problem exists in lacrosse of all the systems necessary to land
least five teachers of African-Ameri- Moxley said. “It’s not an easy problem – students can’t afford the equipment the aircraft on the best-suited runway,
can descent at each school building. to fix.” required to participate in the sport, communicating with passengers and
Brown said. air traffic control facilities to deter-
The School Board also revived a Green noted that in 1967, districts mine new flight-plan routes and esti-
committee recommendation that the throughout the country started to bus Moxley said she would direct her mated time until touchdown.
district consider rezoning portions of students to different schools to try and staff to look into the concerns.
the district to ensure that schools have desegregate certain schools. Once the aircraft lands, the brak-
a more racially diverse population. The School Board, NAACP and Eq- ing system will activate and bring the
“We need to go back to doing it to en- uity Committee will spend the next two plane to a full stop.
Merchon Green, the Equity Com- sure there is diversity in our schools,” weeks finalizing an initial progress report
mittee’s chairwoman, shared the said Green, who acknowledged imple- that must be submitted to a federal judge The HALO technology is expected
district’s own data that shows stu- menting the plan would be a major chal- by the end of December. An annual prog- to save lives in the event pilots be-
dent populations at several schools lenge for the district. “It’s not the com- ress report is one of several requirements come incapacitated.
have become increasingly segregat- mittee’s role to figure out how to do it. the district must comply with as part of a
ed – most notably Dodgertown and It’s the district’s responsibility to become court settlement with the NAACP. Deliveries of the self-landing aircraft,
Gifford Middle School, which have compliant [with the federal order].” which Piper has been developing and
predominately African-American en- The NAACP four years ago filed a
rollment. The Equity Committee gave the lawsuit to force the district to comply
school district passing grades in the ar- with the federal desegregation order
Board Vice-Chairman Tiffany Justice eas of transportation and extra-curricu- that dates from the 1960s. Former Su-
expressed concern that busing more lar activities, but noted some concerns perintendent Mark Rendell and his
students would be costly and create that the board agreed to look into. board spent more than $750,000 of tax-
discomfort among some parents. But payer money fighting the NAACP and
her views weren’t shared by others at For example, the NAACP has col- trying to get the court to release the
the meeting. lected numerous complaints that very district from the federal order.
few African-American students make
“Yes, it would be costly,” board mem- the Varsity Cheerleading Squad at Vero Moxley and the current board have
ber Teri Barenborg responded. “But I Beach High School, NAACP President adopted a new attitude and shown a
think it’s a very fair thing to do.” Tony Brown said. willingness to correct problems identi-
fied by the desegregation order.
Interim Superintendent Susan Mox- The problem is most African-Amer-
ley said she has already directed her ican students are not aware of an un- “This feels like a new day,” a cau-
staff to look at the possibility of provid- written rule at the school that requires tiously-optimistic Brown said. “The
ing busing for students whose parents students to enroll in expensive tum- board and NAACP need to have a con-
bling classes prior to cheerleading tinuing dialogue to see what is and isn’t
tryouts. Many African-American stu-
working.” 

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testing for the past three years, are ex- The six-seat luxury aircraft can fly ucts based on market input,” Piper the most significant advancements
pected to begin later this year through up to 30,000 feet at a maximum speed President and CEO Simon Caldecott in general aviation history,” he add-
the company’s global dealer network. of 260 knots or 299 mph. said in a prepared statement. ed.
The selling price will be $3 million.
“The M600 and its HALO Safety Sys- “The HALO system greatly en- “The team at Piper is proud that they
Piper’s M600 is a single-engine, pres- tem with Autoland is the result of an hances situational awareness and will be the first to market with Garmin
surized, business-class plane with a unwavering commitment to safety, as operational safety through the use of Autoland, which will ultimately help
range of 1,441 nautical miles. well as the desire to evolve our prod- advanced technology and is one of
pave the way for others.” 

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Sebastian River Medical Center ress and assure them of our commit- Community Health Systems, or CHS, By mid-September, he was so infuri-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ment to them.” paid the taxes like clockwork. ated by the wait for payment – three to
four months at its worst, he says – he
According to multiple businesses But it will take considerable reas- CHS has a gripe of its own with contacted the ad agency the hospital
and government entities, Sebastian surance for vendors who, according Steward not paying on time. The uses.
River Medical Center has developed to state records, in 2018 saw their bills health system, which in May 2017 sold
a reputation for maddening delays stay on the hospital’s books for an av- Steward eight hospitals including Se- “I can’t wait for my money anymore,”
in paying invoices, delays that have erage of 102 days. That’s a month lon- bastian River, has sued Steward for $10 he told the agency. If he didn’t get
agencies issuing fines and vendors re- ger than under Sebastian River’s prior million in costs incurred during the paid within 30 days of publication, he
fusing them services. owner, and more than a month longer ownership transition. The CHS law- “couldn’t guarantee” their next ad would
than competing hospitals. suit is ongoing in Williamson County, run. “I said the 30-day countdown clock
Some vendors say they have con- Tenn., a spokesperson said. starts immediately,” he said. “She paid
sidered legal action but are fearful of During this period, monthly water me two back invoices that afternoon.”
scaring off new customers. Others say and sewer bills also have gotten the Not all the bills are so impersonal.
they grudgingly take on new projects brush-off. Since Steward bought the For small business owners, proud That was Oct. 24. “So this just start-
for the hospital without having been hospital in May 2017, Sebastian River of their work and reputations in the ed,” Lochmandy said. “We’ll see.”
paid for prior work, including some has been late paying the bills more tight-knit community of Sebastian,
who say they are owed for work from often than they’ve paid on time. Last the hospital’s delays are a slap in the Most small business owners who
six months to a year ago or even longer. month, they were late again. Accord- face, and having to constantly hound spoke to Vero Beach 32963 asked to
ing to county records, 16 months of the hospital for payment is a thorn in remain anonymous for fear of appear-
After being informed about this late fees the hospital has rung up total their bookkeepers’ sides. ing demanding to current or future
story, a spokesman for Sebastian River almost $2,000. customers. Others found the subject
late Monday acknowledged the slow- “They are the slowest and the worst,” too painful to discuss, the debt – which
pay problem, and attributed it to new Even the hospital’s 2018 property said J.R. Lochmandy of Barefoot Bay, for some ran into the tens of thou-
owner Steward Health Care’s rapid taxes got put on the back burner. They a retirement community nine miles sands of dollars, according to sources
growth and systems integration issues. were due last November but didn’t get north of Sebastian River and a prime – affecting not only the business and
paid until April 9 – eight days after source of patients for the hospital. its owner but families and employees.
“We expect to have these issues re- they became delinquent and triggered
solved and our local vendor partners a $12,000 late fee. Sebastian River regularly runs ads in “It’s been an absolute nightmare,”
paid by the end of the year – a process the Barefoot Tattler, a mom-and-pop said a local entrepreneur who doesn’t
which has already begun,” the spokes- “Hey, but that’s OK,” joked Debbie paper Lochmandy’s parents bought even look for payment from Sebas-
man said. “We are also in the process Gee of the tax collector’s office. “That 18 years ago. “They want their end of tian River before four to six months.
of reaching out directly to impacted penalty means extra money for the it taken care of with extreme urgency, One sizeable bill languished unpaid
vendors to update them on our prog- county.” and yet my mother has to sit here and for more than a year, though a portion
hound them for money,” Lochmandy was paid “via insane phone calls.”
Online records going back to 2002 said in August.
show Sebastian River’s prior owner, “I stress over that,” the owner said.

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“These people have not been good at The hospital was late filing its 2017 also in March. Steward was fined $500 Steward has since accrued more than
paying.” audited financial statements with by AHCA for not adding its new CEO, $300,000 in fines, contending the state
AHCA, due May 30, 2018. After three Sanders, to its roster of employees had no statutory authority to demand
Another contractor who quit doing certified letters, the state finally got required to be listed in a state back- the information and had “no apparent
work for Sebastian River – he says he the documents in September 2018. ground screening clearinghouse. will” to keep the documents private.
“fired” the hospital – said he has never AHCA fined Sebastian the minimum
seen an organization of that size delay amount, $2,040. That won’t be an issue going forward. Last month, the Massachusetts
payment as long. Two weeks ago, Sanders announced agency equivalent to Florida’s AHCA
In March of this year, Steward was his resignation and is leaving the hos- got hold of the financials anyway.
“When you have to feud and fight late again filing information with AHCA; pital later this month. The owner of most of the real estate
with them for over 90 days to get this time it was Sebastian River’s ambu- at Steward’s 36 hospitals nationwide,
paid, it’s not worth working with them latory outpatient data. Despite what For anyone following Steward Medical Properties Trust, is a publicly
when we’re so busy,” he said. “You’ve the agency said were three courtesy re- Health’s history, those AHCA fines were traded company, and is required to file
done the work for them, you deserve minders sent and “numerous” phone a red flag. financial information with the Securi-
to get paid.” calls, Steward was 11 days late. The fine ties and Exchange Commission. Those
was $100 a day, for a total of $1,100. In November 2017, Steward Health documents included Steward Health’s
That contractor is also critical of sued the state of Massachusetts, its orig-
Steward’s decision to bring in a na- And there was one more incident, inal home base, over the filing of four financial statement. 
tional company, Boston-based Suf- years’ worth of financial statements.
folk Construction, to build its $65 mil-
lion addition, when local commercial School Board says search firm it hired is a $50K flop
builders could have done the job.
BY FEDERICO MARTINEZ the final stages of the superintendent “Mr. [Bill] Adams, who has been
“I’m a true believer that this is our Staff Writer selection process, the board has de- leading our search, has been very
community,” he said. “Don’t hire cided to do its own vetting of the 36 condescending at times. When a
somebody from out of state. If you’re After hiring a Chicago-based search applicants for the position. board member says something that
going to be in this community and be firm in August for $50,000 to help find he doesn’t agree with, he rolls his eyes
a community hospital, don’t go out of a new school district superintendent, Hazard, Young, Attea and Asso- and tries to dismiss their point.”
town to hire your workers. I spend my the Indian River County School Board ciates’ “presentations to the board
money in this community, and I want has decided that the firm is a flop and have been sloppy and disorganized,” The Board voted 4-1 to hire HYA in
everybody to do the same.” not up to the task. Board Chairman Laura Zorc said. “We August because of the firm’s experi-
haven’t seen the professionalism that ence in leading national job searches.
If businesses are upset at being blown Rather than allow the firm to lead we had hoped for.
off by the hospital, Sebastian River has CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
also missed deadlines filing paperwork
with AHCA, the state regulatory agency
overseeing healthcare entities.

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School Board’s search firm by HYA, including numerous prob-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 lems during the past three years.

Board member Jacquelyn Rosario vot- Despite Moxley’s warning and Ro-
ed against hiring the firm because she sario’s vigorous opposition, School
was concerned about documented Board Chairman Laura Zorc, Vice-
cases in which it badly botched other Chairman Tiffany Justice, and board
districts’ superintendent searches. members Teri Barenborg and Mara
Schiff downplayed the controversies
Newspapers around the country and voted to hire HYA.
have published stories noting that
HYA recommended candidates to Since it was hired, the firm’s relation-
other school districts who had been ship with the School Board has been
accused of sexual harassment, bid fix- tense much of the time, with the board
ing, lavish spending and lying about publicly questioning or overruling sev-
their qualifications. eral of HYA’s recommendations.

“There are numerous incidents The board balked first at Adams’ rec-
where HYA did not properly investi- ommendation to advertise an $185,000
gate candidates,” School Board mem- annual salary for the superintendent
ber Jacqueline Rosario said in August. position, saying the number was too
“I think the board should take its time high. The board eventually agreed to
and investigate some of these allega- advertise a salary of “up to $178,000.”
tions before voting to hire HYA.
Board members also vetoed Adam’s’
“These problems include incidents suggestion that the School Board use
of nepotism, the firing of one admin- a private Internet portal to communi-
istrator after nude photos were found cate with him – an apparent attempt
on a laptop, and a company president to skirt Florida’s Sunshine Laws, which
who was fired from his previous posi- require that the search be conducted
tion for sexual misconduct.” in public. Instead, the board insisted
that the portal be open to the public.
Interim Superintendent Susan Mox-
ley informed the board of more than More recently, the board rejected
10 newspaper articles citing problems Adams’ suggestion that HYA pick 5
other districts have had with candi- to 10 semifinalists for the board to
dates and employees recommended consider for the superintendent job.
Instead, the board demanded all 36
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to select its own list of semifinalists. and resume, and make the decision recently notified Hazard, Young, Attea offer kudos to the board member who
The board was scheduled to meet about semifinalists itself, but the & Associates that the board was dissat- did her due diligence,” Adams wrote in
board will consider HYA’s recommen- isfied with its performance. an email to the School Board. “As in-
for eight hours Wednesday, Nov. 6, to dations when making that decision, dicated during our presentation, HYA
discuss semifinalist picks. Interviews Schiff and other board members said. When the firm’s past problems came conducted over 1,400 successful edu-
for the finalists are tentatively sched- to light in August, Adams, HYA’s vice- cational leadership searches over the
uled to begin Nov. 14, with the board “This is going to be the most sig- president, issued a written statement last 35 years. A few of these searches
hoping to have a new superintendent nificant decision we make during our claiming the company had improved have resulted in controversy.”
onboard by Jan. 1. time on the board,” Schiff said of pick- its vetting efforts.
ing a new superintendent. Adams did not respond to phone
Board member Mara Schiff em- “With regard to the negative articles and email inquiries seeking comment
phasized it’s important for the board Interim Superintendent Moxley and reflecting a significantly small number
to view each candidate’s application School Attorney Suzanne D’Agresta of searches over the last 35 years, we for this story. 

Mental health testimony seen key in sentencing of Jones

BY LISA ZAHNER Medical Center nurse Diana Duve was Only three friends have visited Jones or a sense of abandonment or betrayal,
Staff Writer killed in June 2014. in jail over the past five and a half might have set off some violent or un-
years, and he’s had no visitors other predictable behavior – especially if he
When jurors return to court next A hearing about medical experts last than his attorneys and expert medical has brain damage affecting his impulse
Wednesday to decide whether con- week – with the jury not present – sug- witnesses since December 2017. control.
victed killer Michael David Jones will gested Jones’ lawyers may claim he
be sentenced to death or to life in suffered some sort of blackout. A doc- Jones spends his days with dozens of But Jones seems to have handled his
prison, the defense team is expected tor is set to testify that Jones has brain men accused of violent crimes. When circumstances without outward diffi-
to focus on Jones’ shaky mental health damage which affects his behavior it’s lights out in Jones’ cell, he’s been culty.
– but jail records show Jones has been and impulse control. forced to bunk at various times with
a model prisoner. five men accused of murder, plus oth- According to information obtained
Two days after Duve’s death, Jones ers facing charges of attempted mur- in response to a public records request
At least two medical experts have went from working in his Ocean Drive der, dealing drugs, domestic violence, filed by Vero Beach 32963, inmate
examined Jones and will testify about PNC Wealth Management office and armed burglary and child abuse. Jones has fit in and gotten along with
mitigating factors that might help enjoying business lunches and cock- “no disciplinary infractions” while in
explain what was going on in Jones’ tail hours to living in a jail cell, eating A reasonable person might conclude the Indian River County Jail.
head around the time that 26-year-old meals served on mess hall trays and that if Jones suffers from mental illness,
Moorings resident and Sebastian River being told which days he can shave this complete lack of control over his The details of Jones’ medical re-
and shower. life, possibly coupled with loneliness cords and psychological evaluations

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Jones sentencing the jail’s medical wing twice – once for a turned into a battle of medical experts damage the defense says Jones has, and
routine intake psychological exam and with conflicting testimony about Jones’ a second, Dr. Michael Brannon, who has
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 once in July 2014 for “a medical reason.” mental state. Since the sentencing already examined Jones, would testify
phase of his trial also will likely hinge on to whatever mental illness Jones might
are protected by privacy laws and to He has not been on suicide watch, medical testimony, prosecutors were claim to have had at the time of the crime.
an extent by attorney-client privilege, except briefly as part of jail protocol hoping to match the defense’s two ex-
so it’s unknown what if any medica- on June 26, 2017 “when retuned from pert witnesses – a forensic psychologist Unfortunately for the prosecution,
tions he’s been taking, but his past Broward County Jail – psychiatric as- and a neuropsychologist – with its own Judge Dan Vaughn ruled that state law
transports within the jail and in and sessment needed at our facility before duo of experts in the same fields. as written only provides for one mental
out of jail are public record. placed in general population due to se- health evaluation by the state – a point
riousness of charge.” One expert, Dr. Michael Gamache, successfully argued by Assistant Public
Jones has only been transported to would address both the alleged brain
The conclusion of Jones’ murder trial Defender Stanley Glenn last week. 

Tradewinds restaurant project seen dead in the water

BY NICOLE RODRIGUEZ getting shabbier with each passing The Dockside Grille closed in 2015 and perform major renovations inside
Staff Writer month. with promises by its then owner that the existing restaurant, according to
it would open again in the fall, but city documents.
Three years after unveiling ambi- The current building permit for the the restaurant remained permanently
tious plans to transform the former project, taken out in 2018, has been shuttered. Before becoming Dockside The expansion plans generated
Dockside Grille into a 1950s-style extended five times and is due to ex- in 2008, the eatery for many years neighborhood opposition from peo-
steak and seafood restaurant dubbed pire in two weeks. According to the housed the restaurant Ellie’s and be- ple fearful of late-night noise, but the
Tradewinds, owner Tim Girard’s proj- county building department, if Girard fore that a fine-dining restaurant Planning and Zoning Board approved
ect at 41 Royal Palm Pointe appears applies for another extension, it will known by its street number, 41. the project in late 2016.
dead in the water. be up to the plans examiner assigned
to the job to determine if a sixth exten- Girard purchased the .57-acre prop- In an August 2016 interview with
The vacant building, where no sion can be granted. erty and 4,350-square-foot restaurant Vero Beach 32963, an enthusiastic
work appears to have been done building for $1.84 million in April 2016. Girard said his retro concept would
in some time, has become an eye- Vero Beach city officials say Girard In September of that year, he submit- be integrated with 21st century nutri-
sore, languishing behind a chain- will be back at square one if the build- ted plans to Vero Beach to construct tional concerns.
link fence propped up by sandbags, ing permit expires, required to reapply a 2,575-square-foot covered tiki deck
for site plan approval. “It’s a fresh market table,” Girard

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Sheriff and deputy found not liable in death of Susan Teel

BY LISA ZAHNER 106-pound, 62-year-old woman was on. Rubin also argued that Lozada had they encounter in their duties.” That
hit four times, once in the chest, twice on his person non-lethal means to count was dismissed.
Staff Writer in the abdomen and once in the right subdue Teel – pepper spray and a Tas-
hand according to her autopsy. er – but did not use them. With regard to the third count of
A federal judge in West Palm Beach wrongful death, Judge Middlebrooks
has dismissed a $10 million wrongful Attorney Guy Bennett Rubin sued, Middlebrooks said in his ruling, “I concluded, “Defendant Lozada is not
death lawsuit brought by Vero Beach claiming that Lozada used “excessive find that Defendant Lozada’s use of liable; therefore, Defendant Loar is
physician Dr. Dudley Teel after his wife force” against Teel. He argued that, force was not excessive.” not liable.”
was shot and killed by police respond- though Lozada was pointing a gun at
ing to a 911 call to the Teel home. Susan Teel, he did not tell her to drop Rubin also argued that Loar had vio- Rubin did not immediately respond
the knife, or warn her that he would lated Susan Teel’s constitutional rights to an email request for comment be-
United States District Judge Donald use lethal force, before firing his weap- by failing to adequately train Lozada fore press time as to whether or not he
M. Middlebrooks ruled on Oct. 17 that with regard to “the rights of citizens
neither Sheriff Deryl Loar nor Deputy intends to appeal the ruling. 
Jonathan Lozada were liable for Susan
Teel’s death.

Deputies were called to the home by
Teel’s daughter, saying that her mother
had attempted suicide. When Lozada
arrived, court records show “he spoke
briefly with Mrs. Teel’s husband, Dr.
Dudley Teel, while standing in the door-
way of their home. Dr. Teel explained
that Mrs. Teel was upstairs and was try-
ing to kill herself with a knife” and he
observed blood on Dr. Teel’s clothing.

Records show Lozada walked up-
stairs to find Susan Teel holding a knife
“pointed down over her own head” but
then, according to Lozada, she walked
toward the deputy holding the knife
and taunting him to kill her.

By his account, Lozada took steps
backward but Susan Teel kept walk-
ing toward him and so he shot her. The

Local ISIS supporter
who threatened attacks
in Vero unfit for trial

BY NICOLE RODRIQUEZ
Staff Writer

A local ISIS supporter who threat-
ened attacks in Vero Beach to gain
notoriety as the world’s first deaf ter-
rorist to inflict casualties in America
has been deemed unfit to stand trial.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Shaniek
Maynard declared Charlton La
Chase, 29, incompetent to partici-
pate in court proceedings after re-
viewing a psychological evaluation
performed earlier this year on the
Fort Pierce resident.

La Chase, who was arrested in late
May hours after his release from a
federal prison in Georgia where he
served time for prior threats of mass
murder, has several mental disor-
ders, a court-appointed psychologist
concluded.

“The defendant is presently suffer-

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ISIS supporter unfit for trial I Disorder with psychotic symptoms ing to carry out an attack along I-95 was also ordered to stay away from his
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 and possibly other mental disorders, in Vero Beach. He was charged with sister, a Port St. Lucie resident.
according to federal court documents. transmitting an interstate or foreign
ing from a mental disease or defect Williams also concluded La Chase commerce communication contain- Before his 2018 arrest, La Chase,
rendering him mentally incompetent experiences “persistent delusional ing a threat to injure another person – who is deaf and also suffers from de-
to the extent that he is unable to un- thinking and paranoid processes” that a crime punishable by up to five years generative blindness, threatened to
derstand the nature and consequenc- leave him unable to assist his counsel in prison. “behead” his sister and her two small
es of the proceedings against him or in his defense. children while also proclaiming his
to assist properly in his own defense,” La Chase was initially arrested by the hope to “be the first deaf person to
Maynard wrote after reviewing La Bipolar I Disorder is marked by FBI last year and charged with several create American casualties in the
Chase’s mental health evaluation. weeks-long, full-blown manic or de- counts of transmitting threats through name of ISIS,” according to federal
pressive episodes so severe the condi- interstate or foreign commerce. He court documents.
Shana Williams, a forensic psychol- tion requires immediate hospital care, pled guilty in July 2018 to two counts
ogist fluent in American Sign Lan- according to the National Institute of and was sentenced to 18 months in The court has ordered La Chase to
guage, in July evaluated La Chase and Mental Health. prison and three years of supervised be hospitalized in a federal medical
determined he suffers from Bipolar release in which he was required to center in North Carolina to undergo
The May arrest came after La Chase undergo mental health treatment. He treatment for four months to deter-
emailed his sister a threat promis- mine if there is a probability he will
regain his ability to stand trial.

La Chase, who was previously incar-
cerated in the St. Lucie County Jail, is
currently in a Miami federal detention
center awaiting his transfer to North
Carolina, his mother, Santa La Chase,
said.

“I don’t wish this on any mother in
the world to be in my shoes,” said La
Chase, who is relieved her son will be
receiving psychiatric care. “It’s very,

very, very hard.” 

Tradewinds restaurant project
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10

said of his concept at the time. “I de-
construct the meal. You walk in, you
order your drink and you go to the
fresh market table. By the time you get
back to your table, your drink is there
and you order your protein.”

Today, Girard – who operates Vero
Beach-based Girard Equipment,
which manufactures tank trailer
equipment – isn’t speaking.

Business owners and patrons of
neighboring shops, however, are talk-
ing about the stalled project.

“A restaurant would be good,” said
Rhonda Anderson, owner of neigh-
boring Rhonda’s Seafood. “I think it
would bring more people to the area.”

Speculation about when and if
Tradewinds will ever open also swirls
at nearby Riverside Cigar Bar, one pa-
tron said.

“It’s the big mystery,” Michael Turn-
er, a Vero Beach resident.

According to city documents, Gi-
rard hired Vero Beach-based Donadio
and Associates and MBV Engineer-
ing for architectural and engineering
work for the project.

“We had a meeting a couple of
weeks ago to talk about general prog-
ress and what Girard wants to do
from this point on,” said Haydn Cur-
tis, a partner at Donadio and Associ-
ates. “I think you’re better off talking
to him about why it hasn’t started.”

Girard told Vero Beach 32963 that
he didn’t want to comment for this

story. 

Brian Shambo with
daughter, Savannah.

ALL ‘FORE’ ONE AT HABITAT’S
BIGSHOTS GOLF FUNDRAISER P. 18

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‘Choc’ full of support for Big Brothers Big Sisters

Heather Jordan, Pam Richardson and Chris Sexton. Bonnie Wilson with Bob and Jane Olson. PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE PHOTOS CONTINUED ON PAGE 16
Stacey Watson-Mesley with Dale and Matilde Sorensen.

Armund and Marie Ek. Chef Roteshia Joseph and Cynthia Joseph. BY MARY SCHENKEL IRC advisory board, introduced
Hope Woodhouse and Pat Thompson. Alice and Rene Donars. honorees Dale and Matilde So-
Staff Writer rensen, owners of Dale Sorensen
Elke and George Fetterolf. Ginger and Gio Ortiz Marchese. Real Estate, noting that they are as
At the Big Brothers Big Sisters well known in the community for
Chocolate, Champagne & Chefs their business acumen as for their
event last Monday evening, Vero’s philanthropy.
philanthropic season kicked into
high gear with a delicious dinner, “Even their company cultivates
decadent desserts and deserving a culture of giving; donating hun-
honorees, Dale and Matilde So- dreds of volunteer hours and hun-
rensen. dreds of thousands of dollars,” said
Schreiber. “They’ve been very gen-
“Well, we’re still here after 11 erous to Big Brothers Big Sisters
years of overdosing on chocolate,” over the years and we’re extremely
said event creator Joanna Meyers, grateful for that.”
welcoming the large crowd. “Over
the years, your generous support “Matilde and I are very humbled
has helped Big Brothers Big Sisters by this honor and we are very privi-
to defend the potential of over 5,000 leged to be able to support a won-
children in Indian River County. derful organization such as this,”
That is a lot of children that now said Sorensen in thanks.
have a much better chance to live a
life of success and happiness.” After a superb dinner by Quail
Valley Executive Chef Joe Faria, at-
Stacey Watson-Mesley, Big Broth- torney John Moore introduced the
ers Big Sisters CEO, explained that talented chefs who had donated the
they like to think of mentors as de- sinfully delicious, chocolaty des-
fenders of children’s potential. serts as well as raffle items. This
year’s treats were prepared by Chefs
She asked the roomful of success- Tim Blouin, Grand Harbor Club;
ful individuals to consider where Adrienne Drew, Catering by Adri-
they would be had they not had a enne Drew; Roteshia Joseph, Sugar
mentor – such a parent, teacher, Lumpz; Gerard Torre, Quail Valley
friend or colleague – who at some River Club; Lori Young, Sweet Cre-
point hadn’t said to them, ‘I’ll show ations by LS Young; and Scott Var-
you the way.’ “And then, I ask you ricchio, Citrus.
to think about this. When we imag-
ine that person who protected our Moore sweetened the deal by pre-
own potential, can you be that for siding over a live auction, which
someone else.” concluded with an impassioned
plea by board chairman Brad
Watson-Mesley said that at Big Lorimer for contributions toward
Brothers Big Sisters they work to shiny new bicycles and helmets.
“ignite, inspire and defend the pow-
er and promise of youth.” She said “These kids come from poverty
this past year, almost 600 children and what we try to do is bring some
were served in Indian River County joy to their lives,” said Lorimer.
alone; 1,700 overall in the tri-coun-
ty area that includes St. Lucie and “You can help change a kid’s life
Okeechobee counties. just with the confidence that comes
with having their own bicycle,” add-
Georgann Schreiber, chair of the ed Moore. 



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PHOTOS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 Chefs Scott Varricchio, Adrienne Drew and Joe Faria. Chefs Tim Blouin, Lori Young and Gerard Torre.
Taylor and Kylee Hodges with Ken Penrose.

Michelle and Walt Borisenok with Joanna Meyers. Jan and Mike Harrell with Silvia Cancio and Helen Robertson. Carol and Paul Kanarek with Mary Weisbaum.

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Storytime memories made at Head Start’s Read Event

Jonathan Luke. PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE

BY STEPHANIE LaBAFF 5 are healthy and kindergarten ready.
“Head Start is extremely impor-
Staff Writer
tant. These are at-risk children living
The Economic Opportunities at or below the poverty level. Getting
Council is working to build a com- them the head start they need to be
munity of young readers one Head prepared for kindergarten can make
Start classroom at a time. all the difference in their lives,” said
McCurry.
They were recently assisted in
that effort when a lineup of local To volunteer or for more informa-
community leaders took part in the tion, visit eocofirc.net. 
Head Start Community Read Event,
visiting early learning classrooms
throughout the county and spending
time with children during a special
storytime.

The fun began in the Early Bird
Classroom at Dodgertown Elementa-
ry School, where Jonathan Luke, EOC
human resources manager, shared
“The Cow That Went Oink” by Ber-
nard Most.

“I remember when I was this age.
Storytime was one of my favorite
things,” said Luke. “I did this last year
and I had so much fun doing it. The
kids really enjoyed it too.”

“When guest readers visit a class-
room, it shows the kids that someone
outside of their family has an interest
in them,” explained Nancy McCurry,
EOC development director. “We re-
ally need to get men to visit the class-
rooms. A lot of the kids don’t have
positive male role models in their
lives.”

The EOC has assisted at-risk fami-
lies and individuals to transition
from poverty to self-sufficiency since
1965. They currently serve about
275 children through Indian River
County Head Start – a free program
designed to ensure children ages 3 to

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All ‘Fore’ one at Habitat’s BigShots Golf fundraiser

BY STEPHANIE LaBAFF
Staff Writer

A sold-out crowd teed up for an Eve Kyomya and Doug Feek. PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE Ralph and Connie Poppell.
inaugural We Golf Fore Habitat fun-
draiser at BigShots Golf recently to delicious buffet spread, purchased educational dreams become a real- responsible homeowners.
benefit Indian River Habitat for Hu- raffle tickets and bid on silent auc- ity.” Vittitoe also shared that an anon-
manity. With each swing of the club tion items.
and smack of the ball, attendees She added that Habitat scholar- ymous donor has committed to a
were loud and clear with their mes- “We’re here to raise money and ships provide homebuyers and their $50,000 challenge match in support
sage of support for Habitat’s mission awareness for our scholars,” said dependents with a fundamental el- of the scholarship program.
of bringing people together to build Sheryl Vittitoe, Habitat CEO. “We ement toward breaking the cycle of
homes, communities and hope. know for a fact that those families generational poverty. She noted that Future events include an Island-
who can live in a stable, safe and de- educational dreams are made pos- Themed Spring Party on March 14
“This past year we served 138 fam- cent, affordable home – that if you sible once people are no longer liv- and the Realtor’s Hop for Habitat 5K
ilies through our repairs program, stabilize the home environment, the ing in survival mode; but rather as Run/Walk. For more information,
the new construction program and visit irchabitat.org. 
also the scholarships that we give to
Habitat homeowners and their chil-
dren,” said Eve Kyomya, Habitat di-
rector of community development,
adding that event proceeds would go
toward the Habitat Scholarship pro-
gram.

To change things up a bit this year,
Habitat traded in bowling balls for
golf balls, replacing the former Bowl
to Build Scholars with this event. In
addition to golfing, guests enjoyed a

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Cheryl Sangbush, Marsha Shambo and Sheryl Vittitoe. Kylee Durrell and Maria Searcy.

Kiran Arain, Catherine Caldwell and Katie Croom. Colin, Jeff, Olivia, Grant and Stephanie Pickering. Jean Cravens and Sally Harrison.

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Celebrity chefs strut their (food) stuff for worthy cause

BY STEPHANIE LaBAFF
Staff Writer

A brigade of local celebrity chefs Robson Diniz, Kerryane Monahan, Maria Caldarone and Andrew Harper. PHOTOS: KAILA JONES Rosie Harper and Michele Downey.
served up some sizzling fare during
the second annual Berkshire Hatha- mesmerizing show of skill akin to din- get involved.” able to have a fun, enjoyable evening
way Celebrity Chef Sunshine Kids fun- ner theater. Proceeds from the evening will help that benefits a great cause is a total
draiser last Monday evening at the Fu- win-win,” said Prezioso.
jiyama Japanese Steakhouse. “Berkshire Hathaway national sup- fund the mission of Sunshine Kids,
ports the Sunshine Kids; we found out which since 1982 has provided emo- Berkshire Hathaway has raised
The event had sold out quickly, fill- about the organization through their tional support and access to activities, more than $3.5 million since 2001
ing the tables to capacity, as the celebs involvement,” said Carol K Prezioso, programs, trips and events to children through fundraising efforts all across
cooked their way – under the watch- managing broker for Berkshire Hatha- receiving cancer treatments, all at no Florida to support the nonprofit’s
ful eye of professional chefs – into the way HomeServices. “Finding out how cost. goal of helping children get back to
hearts and stomachs of guests during critical it is and that there is no support what they are meant to do – have fun
an evening of gastronomic delight. on a local level really prompted us to “Everybody brought their enthu- and celebrate life. 
siasm and had so much fun. So being
Agents and friends flawlessly filled
their toque blanche roles as guest
chefs, serving up shrimp, chicken, beef
and salmon amid good-natured taunts
from the crowds gathered around the
teppanyaki tables. Folks cheered on
their favorite chefs as flames burst
from grill tops, food was tossed and,
for the more adventurous, shots of sake
were squirted across the table.

Ooohs and aahs, yums and sighs of
delight were heard around the room,
as the chefs dazzled their audience in a

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Anthony and Carol Prezioso with Jim and Peggy Hewett. Chandra Garbarino, Janet Yon, Dore Baratta and Katrina Yarick Stawara.

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Impressive guests command attention at Navy League

BY MARY SCHENKEL
Staff Writer

United States Navy Cmdr. Monica PHOTOS CONTINUED ON PAGE 24 Petty Officer Chet Evans and Brandy Evans.
Frey, commander of the Defense Lo- Mary Shiel, Cmdr. Monica Frey, USN, MaryJo Thompson and Lt. Cmdr. Adam Gunter, USN.
gistics Agency Aviation in Jacksonville, ter 9/11 knew that he wanted to serve
and Lt. Cmdr. Adam Gunter, Branch sity, and served three back-to-back de- which is really important on behalf of and signed up.
Chief of U.S. Naval Supply Systems ployments in Afghanistan where she us and our families, and through youth
Command, Weapons System Support, had some unique experiences, in part programs and scholarships as well,” “Aside from marrying my wife, that’s
were special guest speakers at the first thanks to her soccer, teaching and mu- said Frey. singlehandedly one of the best deci-
of the Navy League Treasure Coast sic backgrounds. sions I’ve made,” said Gunter. “The Na-
Council’s 2019-20 Speaker Series, held Gunter graduated from the Universi- vy’s given me so much more than I’ve
at the Quail Valley River Club. “Thank you so much for all that ty of Florida, earned his OCS commis- given it. It’s been an incredible bless-
you do every day supporting efforts sion in 2005, and in 2017 an MBA from ing.”
“It’s a delightful day for the Navy through the Navy League, both ad- Harvard Business School. He initially
League, to celebrate the Navy’s 244th vocating through legislative affairs, knew very little about the Navy, but af- Frey said supply chain specialists
birthday,” said council president
MaryJo Thompson, adding the speak-
ers had both served with her husband,
retired Vice Adm. Al Thompson, direc-
tor of Defense Logistics Agency.

Before speaking about ‘Supporting
the Navy and Marine Corps Aviation
from the Factory to the Flight Line,’ the
two shared what had led to their fasci-
nating careers.

Frey earned her commission in 2004
from Officers Candidate School and
an MBA in 2015 from Duke Univer-

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provide support to keep naval aircraft When Mattis called for tactical air- awarded a 2018 Outstanding Council sea power for economic prosperity
flying, adding that former Secretary of craft to be 80 percent ready to fly, they evaluation, based on performance and national security; and to build
Defense James Mattis issued the first worked solidly to do so. “The good and achievement of their mission: America’s future through youth pro-
of several memos in 2017 directing the news is we did achieve it,” said Frey. to support the Navy, Marine Corps, grams.
DOD to “improve our readiness and “We proved that it can be done.” Coast Guard and American Flag Mer-
decrease any gaps in capacity with the chant Marines and their families; to For information on upcoming Navy
ability to serve.” MaryJo Thompson announced that educate about the importance of League events, visit treasurecoastna-
the Treasure Coast Council had been vyleague.org. 

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For Jake’s sake, Buffett headlines big-bucks benefit

BY KERRY FIRTH famed musician friends – including
Correspondent special guest Jimmy Buffett – to share
the spotlight and raise money for his
A little bit country … a little bit charities, including St. Jude’s Chil-
beachy … a whole lot of love. Nearly dren’s Hospital and local organiza-
1,000 Jake Owen fans enjoyed the tions in his hometown of Vero Beach.
close camaraderie of musicians and
friends at the ninth annual Jake Last Saturday night’s concert was
Owen Foundation Benefit Concert, a departure from Owen’s high-tech
held this year at the Corporate Air concerts for the masses. The intimate
Hangar. gathering was a welcomed experience
for those lucky enough to snag a ticket.
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bles adorned with white linen ta-
blecloths topped with tropical cen- PHOTOS CONTINUED ON PAGE 28
terpieces created and donated by
Monti’s Flower World.

The staging was simple – three
stools, three microphones and eight
talented musicians taking turns
singing and sharing anecdotes with
the appreciative crowd.

Performers Chase Rice, Matt Stell
and Larry Fleet opened the show,
also relating stories about Owen,
their careers and the excitement of
meeting Jimmy Buffett backstage.

The crowd erupted with cheers
and applause as the legendary Buf-
fett took the stage with his band-
mate Mac McAnally.

“I am honored to be here in Vero
Beach, helping raise money for
Jake’s charity and to share the stage
with these amazing songwriters
and musicians,” said Buffett. “And
seeing a young country superstar
give back to his hometown is grati-
f y i ng.”

Buffett and McAnally delivered a
memorable acoustic performance,
delighting the crowd with some of
his favorite hits, including “Son of a
Son of a Sailor,” “It’s My Job,” “Vol-
cano” and “A Sailor Looks at 40.”

Owen channeled the crowd’s en-
thusiasm after Buffett’s stirring
performance into raising some se-
rious cash for charity with a heated
live auction. Nearly $300,000 was
raised through the auction, includ-
ing a whopping $70,000 bid to enjoy
a golf outing with Owen and pro-
fessional golfer Brooks Koepka. A
weekend in Nashville, with Owen as
a personal tour guide, brought an
astonishing $65,000.

Melbourne resident Erin Bir was
exuberant as the high bidder of the
guided weekend in Nashville.

“I came down for a girls weekend
with my friend and now we’ll be
planning a trip to Nashville,” said
Bir.

When asked what had compelled
her to spend such an exorbitant
amount on the auction item, Bir
said, “I met Jake today at the pool
at Vero Beach Hotel and Spa and he
was very nice. I think he’ll be a good
tour guide. Besides, my husband
just bought a plane last week, so I
figured I could do something for
me. But it’s really all about charity.”

Owen closed out the show shar-
ing the stage with fellow Treasure
Coast resident Scotty Emerick and
songwriter Craig Wiseman. He end-
ed the show with his hit song, “A
Barefoot Blue Jean Night.”

Owen’s fundraising weekend also
included a golf tournament at Quail
Valley Golf Club, and kickball and
fishing tournaments. 

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PHOTOS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 26 Scotty Emerick, Jake Owen and Craig Wiseman.
Jimmy Buffett.

Steven and Jarrod Owen.

Franny Cappelen, Ryan Parsons and Mitzi Owen. Rachelle Tolliver and Ellen Patterson.

Rachel and Eric Flowers with Tiffany Spallone, Greg McLean and Sal Spallone. Doug Leman and Denise Gates. PHOTOS: KAILA JONES

BUZZ THRILL: SOUNDS OF THE
’60s SCINTILLATE IN ‘BEEHIVE’

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Buzz thrill: Sounds of the ’60s scintillate in ‘Beehive’

PHOTOS BY ANGEL UDELHOVEN

BY PAM HARBAUGH opment such as you would find in the And the costumes! Oh my. Kurt Al- iconic voices of the late 1960s.
Correspondent book of a proper musical – “Beehive” ger goes over the top with a wonderful The second act also shows the de-
does have an emotional component. array of pedal pushers, chiffon, go-go
Riverside Theatre is serving up a boots, mini-skirts and more. The wigs cade’s arc, beginning with the death
sweet little bonbon to a designated And that component is fun. are also spot-on. of American innocence – or, perhaps
demographic with its season opener, Just go and get used to the fact that more correctly, American naiveté.
“Beehive – The 60s Musical.” people all around you will be singing Just don’t leave at intermission, be-
along to such songs as “It’s My Party” cause it is the second act when the It begins with the tear-jerking “Abra-
The show, created by Larry Gallagh- and “The Name Game.” Even before bubble gum pops and the performers ham, Martin and John,” the 1968 song
er, is a musical revue of songs from the the first note is sung, the audience gets dive headlong into some great rock ’n’ written by Dick Hollar that laments
1960s made popular by girl groups such into the act with an early ’60s heart- roll, all met by thunderous applause. the assassinations of those national
as the Supremes and the Shirelles, and beat – the two-one clapping that leads leaders seeking to do good and asks
iconic female voices like Tina Turner, into the song “My Boyfriend’s Back,” While the first act leaves you want- the question “Anybody here, seen my
Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin. sung by Kathryn Brunner, who was ing more of Tavia Riveé, who delivers old friend …?” It signals the decade’s
Elle in last season’s “Legally Blonde.” an impeccable Diana Ross in “Where watershed moment, which unleashed
While the title of the show is a mis- Actually, you’ll see the six talented Did Our Love Go” and “Come See resounding change onto American
nomer – it is not a musical, but really singers venture into the audience for About Me,” it’s not until the second society. The song is effective enough,
a musical revue, meaning only songs a little participation a couple of times. act that the singers really strut their though, without the schmaltzy projec-
and no real story or character devel- talented stuff with terrific tributes to tions of Abraham Lincoln, Martin Lu-

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Caitlyn Caughell.

Bailey Purvis. feeling, though, that he wants to let
loose even more.
Kathryn Brunner.
Director/choreographer Richard
Stafford keeps the fun quotient high,
while at the same time honoring the
important changes for women during
the 1960s. It’s a cute show with some
very good standout moments, giving
you plenty of reason to sing along or at
least tap that foot.

ther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy. After the energy Harris unleashes by music director and keyboardist “Beehive – The 60s Musical” runs
Quickly following are songs high- as Tina Turner, Aveena Sawyer comes Ann Shuttlesworth, form a solid back through Nov. 17 at Riverside Theatre,
on stage with some more sedate and drop to the singers. Manny Moreira 3250 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach.
lighting substantial societal chang- beautifully sung Aretha Franklin on lead guitar is terrific. You get the Tickets start at $35. Call 772-231-6990 or
es for women, such as: “The Pill,’” songs, “Chain of Fools,” “Never Loved visit RiversideTheatre.com. 
approved in 1960 for birth control; a Man” and “Natural Woman.”
“Women’s Lib” stirring into the
American lexicon; and in 1965, when Finally, it is Bailey Purvis who brings
Helen Gurly Brown took over editor- out the gusto as Janis Joplin. Although
ship of Cosmopolitan, turning the her portrayal shows Janis to be sur-
previously male-led magazine into prisingly sober and energetic rather
one extolling female sexuality and than the singer’s more vulnerable,
political empowerment. frayed singing style, she also brings
down the house with her big numbers
Also changing with society was the “Somebody to Love,” “Cry Baby” and
collective female musical voice, one “Me and Bobby McGee.”
filled with individuality.
Other standout performances in-
Karissa Harris steals the show with clude Caitlyn Caughell, who takes on
her great big, full-bodied tribute to the role of Connie Francis in an excel-
Tina Turner. She’s got the voice, the lent “Where the Boys Are.” She is stun-
powerful attitude and the physical ning in a divine early ’60s-inspired teal
projection of the great singer. You’ll off-the-shoulder satin dress.
go crazy for her sexy “River Deep”
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COMING UP! Timeless, enchanting ‘Camelot’ at the Guild

BY SAMANTHA ROHLFING BAITA U.S. Pop Albums. If, by chance, you is free, just pay regular park admis-
Staff Writer have not visited the Guild Theatre, sion. This al fresco evening takes
you’ll find it is, indeed, a congenial place “under the moon and stars” at
1 A brand-new adaptation of a be- spot. “Camelot” runs on select dates the pavilions on Coconut Point, 9700
loved musical: “Camelot,” Lern- through Sunday, Dec. 1. Curtain: South A1A Melbourne Beach. Bring
7:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday mat- chairs or blankets. Time: 7 p.m. to 9
er and Loewe’s unforgettable musi- inees, 2 p.m. Tickets: $15 to $30. Box p.m. Park admission: $8 per vehicle,
office open Monday through Friday, multiple occupants up to eight (2
cal, opens on the Vero Beach Theatre 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 772-562-8300 or ver- bucks each after that); $4, single oc-
obeachtheatreguild.com. cupant; $2, pedestrians and bicycles.
Guild stage this coming Wednesday, 772-388-2750 or 321-984-4852.

Nov. 13. All those lush, irresistibly

hummable, unforgettable tunes will

fill the theater, as director Alex Mar-

tinez and his cast re-tell the story of 2 The full (or almost full) moon. A
sky filled with stars. The Atlantic
idealistic new king Arthur, who, re- 3 Or head for Vero’s cool, charm-
ing and happening beachside
lates the show promo, strives to cre- shore. And music. That is what awaits 1 “Camelot” at Vero Beach Theatre
Guild, Wednesday, Nov. 13.
ate a different kind of kingdom – one you when you attend the Florida De- village for the monthly music fest
Sunset Saturdays also include a pleth-
“built on honor and dignity.” Multi partment of Environmental Protec- known as Sunset Saturday Night, a ora of right-on-site food and beverage
opportunities, so you don’t have to
Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning tion’s Night Sounds concert series at popular, free, family-friendly concert schlepp in your own. (And you really
shouldn’t.) When East Harbor’s final
director David Lee has created this Sebastian Inlet State Park this Sat- series on Ocean Drive at Humiston notes are played, around 9, extend
your evening, suggests OBA organiz-
adaptation, which remains true to urday, Nov. 9. This month’s music Park, which features a different mu- ers, with a stroll down iconic Ocean
Drive, and maybe “cruise on over to
score and storyline (which is post- will be by Vintage, a rock band that sic genre and spotlights a different an after-party at one of our fabulous
hotels, restaurants and bars.” Time:
Merlin): Arthur’s ideals are tested has been busy with gigs all over Cen- non-profit organization at each con- 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission: free. 772-
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with the young, strong, honorable particular takes on music of the last get to hear East Harbor Band, which

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“and the fate of the kingdom hangs diences of all ages, according to the coming alternative-pop band from

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‘Curtains’ rising at Surfside Playhouse ... and fun will ensue

BY PAM HARBAUGH on Broadway in 2007. (It was choreo- the book and lyrics are very funny. The that no one is especially sad that Jessica
Correspondent graphed by Rob Ashford, whose par- show also offers terrific opportunities for Cranshaw gets bumped off shortly after
ents live in Melbourne Village.) performers to dig into over-the-top, deli- the show begins. Cranshaw is portrayed
Although it’s 12 years old, the comedy ciously droll roles. by Kim Dickman, a well-known per-
“Curtains” will likely be new for many “Curtains” has great fun with its play- former in Brevard community theater.
audiences when it opens Friday at Surf- within-a-play conceit. It is set both on- “There’s some great music and great Dickman also serves as the production’s
side Playhouse. stage and backstage in 1959 Boston at an bits,” said Surfside director Bryan music director. She recently was music
out-of-town Broadway tryout for “Rob- Bergeron. “The production numbers are director for Stephen Sondheim’s “Put-
Written by John Kander and Fred Ebb, bin’ Hood of the Old West.” When the fun. And our cast of 35 has great vocal- ting It Together,” which ran in August at
the team that brought you “Chicago” show’s star, Jessica Cranshaw, is mur- ists. Our full sound will knock your socks Melbourne Civic Theatre.
and “Cabaret,” “Curtains” brims full with dered after the curtain call, Boston po- off in the big numbers.”
theater jokes and double-take humor lice detective Frank Cioffi comes in. An CONTINUED ON PAGE 34
that begs for deadpan delivery and im- avid fan of stage musicals, Cioffi sets out One of the funniest bits, he says, is
peccable timing designed to delight. to not only solve Cranshaw’s murder, but
also solve the mystery of what is mur-
Its libretto was by Peter Stone. But dering the lousy production of “Robbin’
when Stone died in 2003, he left the li- Hood of the Old West.”
bretto unfinished. So producers turned
to Rupert Holmes (“The Mystery of Ed- The show was nominated for eight To-
win Drood”) to finish the libretto and nys and 10 Drama Desk Awards. David
write more lyrics with Kander. Ironical- Hyde Pierce received a Tony for his witty
ly, “Curtains” would also mark the final turn as Cioffi. And, it won two Drama
collaboration for Kander and Ebb, who Desk Awards – outstanding book of a
died in 2004. musical and outstanding featured ac-
tress in a musical, Debra Monk.
After so many final bows of those
connected with the production (the However, reviews were mixed, mak-
show’s orchestrator, Michael Gib- ing it not a first choice of community
son, died in 2005), it finally opened theaters. And that’s too bad, because

Jennifer Jesseman, Rob Kenna, Karen
Monks and Maria Evangeline Alvey.

PHOTO BY TIMOTHY WIRTH

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 33 lence to match the audience’s response Although he has a decided Australian has created 120 costumes. Barbara Ry-
to Jessica’s first number?” accent, he’s worked hard to recreate a backi has constructed a huge assort-
Because Dickman’s so sought-after Boston accent, considered one of the ment of wigs.
and beloved in area theater, it becomes And the song goes on, loaded with in- hardest American accents to recreate.
a gag that her character meets an un- side theater jokes. “There are some lovely songs and
timely demise. To help him get the right sound, Ken- show-biz pizzazz,” Bergeron said. “And
“The funniest part is the director, na turned to another area actor, Steve audiences will get invested in the rela-
“Nobody is sad she’s gone because Belling, played by Anthony Mowad,” Budkiewicz, who was born and raised tionship between Georgia Hendricks
she’s really bad,” Bergeron said. Bergeron said. “He’s got one zinger af- in Boston. Kenna would call Budkiewicz and Aaron Fox, a separated couple who
ter another.” and ask him to recite some lines into the are songwriting partners. They have
Indeed, as the song “The Woman’s phone to be recorded. written the show and they both still love
Dead” begins: Cioffi, who is infatuated with musi- each other.”
cal theater, ends up taking over the role “Every show I do is an accent of
“Jessica Cranshaw will never be better of director and gets involved with both some type because I’m Australian,” Hendricks, played by Jennifer Jesse-
than she was this evening.” onstage and offstage drama, which so Kenna said, laughing. “When you say man, takes on the role of the leading
frequently happens in theater settings. Cranshaw you say ‘Cransharwww. And lady, causing her jealous ex, played by
“But she was horrible.” there’s this one little line I say … ‘You got Chris Tsocanos, to worry about her.
“I know. But she’ll never be better. She’s Cioffi is being played by Rob Kenna, Aaron to show ya his cahds. And Car-
dead … In terms of future performances, an Australian transplant who keeps very men is Cahmann.” Their song, “Thinking of Him,” is one
Jessica Cranshaw now has a conflict.” busy in the area theater scene. of the highlights. Other music standouts
“... Shall we observe a minute of si- “Oh, he’s great,” Bergeron said. “You include “What Kind of Man,” a witty
wouldn’t know he’s not from Boston.” song in which the cast derides critics
who trash their show, then heaps praises
“He’s a pro,” Budkiewicz said. upon the one who loves it.
But there’s more than the accent in
“Curtains” that delights Kenna. It’s the “It’s a funny, funny song,” Bergeron
shenanigans, he said. said. “And the show within the show is
“This is silliness and laughter,” he a cheesy, campy production. Audiences
said. “It’s a classic old time murder mys- definitely will have fun at ‘Curtains.’”
tery musical, like an ode to that time. It’s
good, rollicking fun. Silly, light-hearted. “Curtains” opens Friday (Nov. 8) and
It’s a romp, that’s what it is.” run through Nov. 24 at Surfside Players,
And there are 10 big production 301 Ramp Road, (5th Street South), Co-
numbers with all those costumes and coa Beach. Tickets are $25 general, $22
wigs galore. seniors, students and military and $10
The scenery, designed by Bergeron children 12 years and younger. A $1.75
and his team, comprises six set chang- ticketing fee will be assessed for each
es. Costume designer Suzanne Childers ticket. Call 321-783-3127 or visit Surf-
sidePlayers.com. 



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On November 9, 1989, as the Berlin savings into hard currency at the pre- Binder bounced around in odd jobs says that when she tried to explain
Wall tumbled, Hans-Joachim Binder posterously generous exchange rate of for a while, eventually winding up on to her constituents why the state was
was on night shift at the potash mine one Deutschmark to one Ostmark. Hartz IV, the stingiest of Germany’s un- helping refugees from Syria, Afghani-
in Bischofferode, a village in the com- employment benefits, where he lan- stan and Somalia, some replied: “Inte-
munist-ruled German Democratic Re- More than 1 million Ossies took ad- guishes today. Like many East German grate us first!”
public. vantage of their new freedom by mov- women, his wife retrained and left for a
ing to the West, where most thrived. job in the west. Asked how he feels about Many easterners resented the re-
Binder, a maintenance worker who Official statistics no longer counted the reunification of his country, he sources being devoted to help new-
had toiled in the mine for 17 years, this group – who were disproportion- shrugs. “My safe job was gone. For me, comers when they felt left behind.
had no idea of the momentous events ally young, clever, female and ambi- (East Germany) could have carried on.” They also disliked the labelling of their
unfolding 150 miles to the east. The tious – as East Germans. complaints as racist.
first sign something was up was when There was no manual to guide the
most of his colleagues disappeared to For those who stayed behind, how- absorption of east into west. The poli- But the refugee crisis merely trig-
investigate what was happening at the ever, the 30 years since the fall of the cies that failed people like Binder were gered a deeper shift, says Christian
border with West Germany, just ten Wall have been a mix of impressive always going to be subject to fierce Hirte, the government’s special com-
minutes’ drive away. Only three re- progress, often taken for granted, and dispute. The surprise, as Germany missioner for east Germany. One
turned to complete their shift. sour disappointment. marks the 30th anniversary of the fall idea, floated by Angela Merkel, who
of the Wall, is the speed with which as chancellor is east Germany’s best-
Less than a year later Germany was A people brought up in a society these debates have roared back into known export, is that the east is un-
reunited, capping one of the most ex- where initiative was ruthlessly crushed the public sphere. dergoing something comparable to
traordinary stories in modern history. had to adapt suddenly to the rigors of the experience of West Germany in
Not only had a communist dictator- capitalism. Newspapers and magazines are full 1968, when children forced their par-
ship collapsed, releasing 16 million of reassessments of the Wiedervereini- ents to account for their activities in
people from the fear of the Stasi (se- Unsurprisingly, many could not. gung (reunification). Never before has the Nazi period.
cret police); unlike any other country Binder was laid off. So were hundreds Germany debated its reunification
ever freed from tyranny, the entire of thousands of others who previously with such vigour. Why? Now, the argument runs, young east
population of East Germany was given toiled in safe, dreary and unproductive Germans seek explanations for what
citizenship in a big, rich democracy. state-backed jobs. Despite attempts to Many observers say the debate grew happened to their parents in the early
save it, including large protests and louder three or four years ago. The years of reunification.
As a grand, if ill-fated, gesture of wel- a hunger strike, the potash mine was most obvious explanation is the mi-
come,West German chancellor Helmut shut down – one of 8,500 companies in grant crisis of 2015-16. Petra Köpping, This summer Marie-Sophie Schiller,
Kohl converted some of their worthless the east privatized or liquidated by the the integration minister in Saxony, a young Leipziger who hosts a podcast
Treuhand, a new government agency. called “East – A Guide”, had an “emo-

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tional” talk with her parents about their
experiences after 1990. She was aston-
ished to learn about their daily hard-
ships and humiliations. Stefan Meyer,
an activist who grew up in East Berlin,
remembers watching his parents’ con-
fidence ebb as they struggled to find
their feet in the new country.

After 1990 “the whole software of
life changed” for east Germans, says
Markus Kerber, a bigwig at the interior
ministry. Short-term pain was inevita-
ble. Average labor productivity in the
east was 30% of that in the west.

Kohl’s decision to exchange Ostmarks
at a 1:1 rate for Deutschmarks made
swathes of firms uncompetitive over-
night. Those that survived struggled
with the western rules they had to im-
port wholesale. By one estimate, 80%
of east Germans at some point found
themselves out of work.

Perhaps the Treuhand could have
proceeded more gently, some argue
today. Maybe the unified country
should have developed a new consti-
tution rather than simply extending
the western one eastwards.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 38

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Such views tap into a feeling among since reunification. Citizens were lib- has closed, the air is cleaner, the build- landscapes.” Instead they got deindus-
many easterners that they have strug- erated from the humiliations of life ings smarter. trialization and mass unemployment.
gled to take back control of their own in a surveillance state. They were al-
destiny. Köpping says east Germans lowed to choose their leaders, express Perhaps the most apt comparison is The convergence between west and
hold barely 4% of elite jobs in the east. their opinions and travel, to west Ger- with other parts of Europe that shook east eventually ground to a halt. Today
Many rent flats from westerners, who many and beyond. Economically, de- off communism. East Germany’s per just 7% of Germany’s most-valued 500
own much of the eastern housing stock. spite the hardships of the early years, capita growth has outstripped most companies are headquartered in the
the east soon began to converge with other eastern European countries de- east. This starves municipalities of tax
Rarely one to dwell on her origins, the west, and life improved drastically spite starting from a higher base. Yet if revenue and contributes to the east-
Merkel has lately begun to reflect pub- across a range of measures. east Germans do not always appreciate west productivity gap, which has stood
licly on the mixed legacy of reunifica- their good fortune, it is because their at around 20% for 20 years.
tion. “We must all…learn to understand Today some east German regions reference points have been Hamburg
why for many people in east German have lower unemployment rates than and Munich, not Bratislava or Budapest. For many, the best way to get west-
states, German unity is not solely a posi- western post-industrial regions like ern lifestyles was to move west. Over
tive experience,” she said last month. the Saarland or the Ruhr valley. Wages Implicit in the promise of reunifica- one-quarter of east Germans aged 18-
in the east now stand at around 85% tion was a pledge that east Germans 30 did so, two-thirds of them women.
One obstacle to such understand- of the level in the west, and the cost of could finally enjoy what they had so long The mass emigration of youngsters led
ing is that Germans view reunification living is lower. The life-expectancy gap envied in the west. In 1990 Chancellor to a plummeting number of births.
differently. Half of west Germans con- Kohl promised east Germans “blooming
sider the east a success. Two-thirds of The east is also much older than the
east Germans disagree. Many western- west. Since 1990 the number of over-
ers were oblivious to the upheaval their 60s there has increased by 1.3 million
new compatriots endured. even as the overall population has
fallen by 2.2 million. IWH, a research
“On October 4th 1990 [the day after outfit in Halle, thinks the working-age
reunification], after a night of partying population in the east will fall by more
I carried on my life as normal,” says Mr than a third by 2060.
Kerber. “Not a single east German had
the same experience.” The constitutional pledge of “equiva-
lent living conditions” across Germany
Portrayals of the east in Germany’s thus looks unattainable. The govern-
national (for which read western) me- ment tries to help so-called “structur-
dia have often read like dispatches ally weak” regions, in the east as well as
from an exotic, troubled land, where the west. But although investment in
the far right are always marching in infrastructure or technical universities
the streets or thumping immigrants. may help some towns, it cannot stop
the demographic decline in many east
Such accounts risk ignoring the German regions.
huge strides made by east Germany

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The picture is much brighter in some cultural and political consequences Germany,” says Franziska Schubert, a equivalent is true for 22% of western-
eastern cities. Potsdam, Jena and Dres- which are now coming to the fore. Last thoughtful Green who represents Gör- ers.)
den have clusters of industry and tour- February thousands of Dynamo Dres- litz in Saxony’s state parliament. Fully
ism as well as cheap housing; some, den supporters at an away game in 47 percent of east Germans say they Regional identity is hardly abnor-
like Leipzig (“Hypezig”, to irritated lo- Hamburg began an unfamiliar chant: identify as easterners before Germans, mal in Germany – ask the Bavarians –
cals), have been booming for years. “Ost [east], Ost, Ostdeutschland!” a far higher proportion than at the eu- but in the east, it can seem grounded
phoric moment of reunification. (The in politics as much as culture or tra-
The changes in the east have social, “Identity is key to understanding east dition. 

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INSIGHT OPINION

Don’t abolish political ads. Stop the microtargeting.

Twitter’s surprise announcement last week that it Eliminating political-ad microtargeting would litical ads are sold on the Internet today. But as Twit-
would stop selling political advertising is an inflec- address a healthy share of the worst problems we ter’s announcement highlights, nothing about the
tion point in paid political ads on the Internet. Twit- see in online political advertising. It would: status quo is immutable. It is the product of decisions
ter has made its move; pressure will build for the oth- the Internet companies have made.
er Internet giants, particularly Facebook, to respond.  Enhance transparency and accountability. Ads
that are more widely available will contribute to the Will those companies continue to use an ad-sales
Here’s a move that would allow political ads robust and wide-open debate that is central to our technique that further divides our democracy? Inter-
while deterring disinformation campaigns, restor- First Amendment values. Political advertisers will net advertising companies have created this prob-
ing transparency and protecting the robust mar- have greater incentives to be truthful in ads when lem. What are they willing to do to fix it?
ketplace of ideas: Sell political ads, but stop the they can more easily and publicly be called to ac-
practice of microtargeting those ads. count for them. And ad-targeting disclosures would It would be unwise, unnecessary and counter-
be much more straightforward and helpful than productive for political speech to be shut out of the
“Microtargeting” is the sales practice of limiting they are now. Internet advertising market altogether. Political ad-
the scope of an ad’s distribution to precise sets of vertising on the Internet is an important part of our
people, such as single men between 25 and 35 who  Deter and flush out disinformation. Malicious political discourse – perhaps the most important. I
live in apartments and “like” the Boston Red Sox. advertisers, foreign and domestic, would be less favor more political speech, not less.
likely to say to an entire state what they have been
But just because microtargeted ads can be a good willing to say to a small audience targeted for its The far less drastic step of forswearing the micro-
way to sell deodorant does not make them a safe susceptibility. targeting of political ads would in essence turn back
way to sell candidates. It is easy to single out suscep- the clock about a dozen years.
tible groups and direct political misinformation to  Unite us. Political advertisers, who would have
them with little accountability, because the public to appeal to a wider audience, would have incentive In the decades before Facebook began to sell target-
at large never sees the ad. to avoid fueling the divisiveness that pulls us apart. ed ads in 2007, plenty of campaigns were well-fought.

Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey diagnosed the The remaining large sellers of Internet advertising Political actors who wished to communicate with
problem exactly right: “Internet political ads present – Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft and Veri- voters individually or in a highly targeted fashion
entirely new challenges to civic discourse: machine zon – would do well to consider voluntarily step- could still do so using their own email, telephone
learning-based optimization of messaging and mi- ping back from microtargeted political ads. and address lists. Similarly, anything political actors
cro-targeting, unchecked misleading information, posted on their own pages would still reach their
and deep fakes,” he tweeted. “All at increasing veloc- This would entail foregoing “custom audiences” followers.
ity, sophistication, and overwhelming scale.” programs and allowing express-advocacy ads and
electioneering communications (ads that mention Moving the Internet advertising market for politi-
But Dorsey’s prescription – killing off political ads candidate names and run right before Election Day) cal ads closer to a broadcast model would not elimi-
altogether – isn’t the only way to address the problem. to be targeted only by large and fully disclosed geo- nate all problems in Internet political advertising, but
graphic areas. it would knock out some of those that most threaten
One of the primary ailments of the current on- the integrity of our discourse.
line political advertising system is the way Internet A good rule of thumb could be for Internet ad-
platforms sell their ads. vertisers to allow targeting no more specific than When candidates – or anyone else – try to influ-
one political level below the election at which the ence voters, they should be willing to let a wide
Microtargeting in 2016 proved to be a potent weap- ad is directed. Want to influence the governor’s range of voters hear what they have to say, instead
on for spreading disinformation and sowing discord. race in Kansas? Your Internet ads could run across of a precision-targeted few.
There is no reason to think it will not be wielded even Kansas, or target individual counties, but that’s it.
more effectively going forward. The microtargeting Running at-large for the Houston City Council? You “Requiring people to stand up in public for their
of political ads may be undermining the united char- could target the whole city or individual council political acts fosters civic courage,” wrote Supreme
acter of our United States. districts. Presidential ads could likely be safely tar- Court Justice Antonin Scalia in Doe v. Reed, “with-
geted down two levels, to the state and then to the out which democracy is doomed.” 
Such ads also undermine the main remedy that the congressional district level.
Supreme Court has set out for lies in politics: coun- This column by Ellen L. Weintraub, chair of the
terspeech. Counterspeech is most possible where a This would be a major departure from the way po- Federal Election Commission, first appeared on
broad public can hear the speech and respond. Bloomberg. It does not necessarily reflect the views
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SHOULDER PAIN, Part I Shoulder problems can develop from everyday wear © 2019 VERO BEACH 32963 MEDIA, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
and tear, overuse or an injury. They can also be caused
You might feel the first twinge of shoulder pain as you by the natural process of aging or due to other rea-
brush or dry your hair, clasp a necklace, scratch your sons.
back or grab a glass out of a tall kitchen cabinet. For
many, it’s just a passing, temporary problem. But for SYMPTOMS OF SHOULDER PROBLEMS
others, it can become constant and/or excruciating.
The shoulder has the greatest range of motion and Symptoms of shoulder problems may include:
is the most mobile joint of the human body. It’s also  Pain
one of the most used, involved in many daily activi-  Swelling/inflammation
ties. This large ball-and-socket joint allows the arms  Stiffness
and hands to rotate in a circular motion, hinge up  Numbness
and out from the body and lift, push and pull. Imag-  Tingling
ine not being able to put on or take off a shirt, wash  Weakness
your hair, open a can or drive a car.  Changes in temperature or color
The shoulder is made up of bones, tendons, muscles  Changes in range of motion
and ligaments that hold the shoulder in place yet, at Shoulder injuries most commonly occur as a result of
the same time, allow extensive flexibility. The three sports activities, work-related endeavors, tasks around
bones of the shoulder are the upper arm bone (hu- the house or falls. Shoulder pain can also be caused
merus), the shoulder blade (scapula) and the collar by arthritis and degenerative changes due to advanc-
bone (clavicle). ing age. Some people experience shoulder pain as a
There are four joints in the shoulder but, when people symptom of an unrelated problem, such as a heart at-
talk about the shoulder joint, most are referring to the tack or a neck condition. This is considered “referred”
main shoulder joint, the glenohumeral. It’s one of the pain. Less common causes include infection (osteomy-
body’s two ball-and-socket joints. (The other one is in elitis), soft-tissue or bone tumors and nerve problems.
the hip.) The round head of the upper arm bone – the Sometimes the source of the pain isn’t possible to de-
“ball” – fits loosely into a shallow “socket” called the termine.
glenoid cavity in the shoulder blade. The surfaces of
the bones where the ball and socket meet are cov- COMMON CAUSES OF SHOULDER PAIN
ered with shock absorbers – smooth, elastic cartilage
– that enable the joint to move easily. Most shoulder problems fall into four major
Because the ball of the upper arm is larger than the categories:
shoulder socket that holds it, the shoulder can be  Tendon inflammation (bursitis or tendonitis)
unstable and injured easily. To maintain stability and or tendon tear
normal position, the shoulder is anchored by mus-  Instability
cles, tendons and ligaments.  Arthritis
 Fracture (broken bone)
Stay tuned as we continue this discussion next time. 
Your comments and suggestions for future topics are
always welcome. Email us at [email protected].

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INSIGHT BOOKS

What is there left to say about a new John Grish- THE GUARDIANS and eventually Guardian Ministries. A trim four-
am novel? person operation, Guardian Ministries consists of
BY JOHN GRISHAM | DOUBLEDAY. 384 PP. $29.95 Post; an underpaid litigator who’s a single mother
Maybe only that Grisham has done it again. REVIEW BY MAUREEN CORRIGAN, THE WASHINGTON POST of boys; an exoneree named Frankie who’s turned
“The Guardians” is Grisham’s 40th novel; he’s private investigator; and the nonprofit’s founder, a
now 64 and has been writing suspense novels pret- up his heretofore unrealized inner Caligula. former business executive who, similar to Post, had
ty much nonstop since “A Time to Kill” was pub- In an affecting backstory, Post recalls his early a conversion experience and dedicated her life to
lished in 1989. Most of his novels are legal thrill- righting wrongs of the criminal justice system.
ers, but Grisham has also branched out into stories career as a public defender; but the grotesque con-
about rare books, sports and medicine. (His 2015 tradictions of that job – particularly Post’s final as- That said, “The Guardians” is nuanced in its
e-book, “The Tumor,” is about an experimental signment to defend a depraved teenage rapist and moral vision: Post acknowledges that most of the
cancer treatment called focused ultrasound tech- murderer – brought on a nervous breakdown. After prisoners who contact him alleging wrongful con-
nology that Grisham champions.) Grisham has a sincere “come-to-Jesus” moment during his re- victions are, in fact, guilty; but it’s the thousands of
even written a YA legal series featuring a 13-year- covery, Post was ordained and began serving with others who have become his vocation. “It’s fairly
old amateur legal eagle named “Theodore Boone.” a prison ministry, which led him to innocence work easy to convict an innocent man and virtually im-
Such creative longevity is not that unusual in the possible to exonerate one,” Post reminds a poten-
suspense genre, but what is rare is Grisham’s feat tial client. So far, the team has exonerated eight
of keeping up the pace of producing, on average, prisoners.
a novel a year (in 2017 he published two) without
a notable diminishment of ingenuity or literary Quincy Miller may just become the ninth. His
quality. Dame Agatha Christie, who barely paused fate will depend on a relentless re-investigation
between books to sharpen pencils during her near- conducted by Post and his colleagues and some
50-year marathon mystery career, is another such strong-arming of jailhouse snitches and other wit-
marvel. nesses who gave false testimony years ago. The
Which brings us to “The Guardians,” Grisham’s lawyer Quincy was convicted of killing turns out to
latest terrific novel. Grisham’s main character here have had ties to a drug cartel. So, too, does the now-
is a so-called “innocence lawyer,” a workaholic retired sheriff who was in charge of the investiga-
attorney-and-Episcopal-priest named Cullen tion 22 years ago. Post knows he’ll eventually have
Post. Post has trimmed his life down to the bar- to visit the secluded scene of the crime, Seabrook,
est of essentials, living in spartan quarters above Fla., but he wisely hesitates. Thinking out loud with
the nonprofit Guardian Ministries, his workplace a colleague, Post says: “Our clients are in prison
in Savannah, Ga. The book focuses on Post’s in- because someone else pulled the trigger. They’re
vestigation into the wrongful conviction of a black still out here, laughing because the cops nailed the
man named Quincy Miller who was set up to take wrong guy. The last thing they want is an innocence
the fall for the murder of a white lawyer in a small lawyer digging through the cold case.”
Florida town some 22 years before the opening of In his titanic efforts to turn justice denied for
this story. (In his life away from his writing desk, Miller into justice delayed, Post courts danger both
Grisham serves on the board of directors of The In- human and supernatural. The climax of “The Guard-
nocence Project.) ian” slyly nods to many a classic Nancy Drew ad-
Post’s efforts to ferret out exculpatory evidence in ven¬ture: Post and Frankie steel themselves to break
this cold case put him in grave danger because, for into a boarded-up haunted house, climb up into
one thing, the shadowy drug cartel responsible for its dank attic and unearth (as Nancy would say) a
the murder has been known to hold grisly parties “clew” that just may decide Miller’s fate – all before
in isolated jungle locales south of the border. In the the drug gang gets wind of their location. Post is a
dead center of this novel, Post hears a cautionary tale driven and likable loner whom, I hope, Grisham will
from a traumatized survivor of one of these gather- bring back in future novels. After all, as “The Guard-
ings. This account calls upon Grisham to summon ians” makes clear, there’s plenty of work left for an
innocence lawyer to do. 

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ON FAITH

‘Abide’ may sound archaic, but its meaning endures

BY REV. DRS. CASEY AND BOB BAGGOTT cians estimate that 35 percent of us will branches will be most fruitful, he says. to assure our lives result perhaps in less
Columnists pick up and move. We don’t abide much Of course some might want to argue leafiness, but much more fruitfulness.
anymore.
Here’s a list of words to consider: verily, with that advice. Un-rooted lives can Do you periodically assess the yield
twain, forsooth, methinks, anon, quoth, Elton Trueblood called us a “cut-flow- sometimes look productive, after all. Our of your life? Are you bearing the fruits
and hither. They are just a few of the 137 er civilization.” That’s an interesting way busy, rushing, bustling activity can ap- of love, fruits of peace, fruits of com-
English words one literary website lists to describe us. Of course, cut flowers can pear pretty impressive. But take a closer passion, fruits of forgiveness, fruits of
as archaic, that is, all but obsolete unless be beautiful, stuck in their vases, where look. All too often, the result of un-rooted faithfulness? If you’d like to increase that
you want to sound like Shakespeare. And for convenience’ sake they’re portable. busyness is showy but unsubstantial, or kind of yield, remember there’s nothing
we could probably add one more infre- But cut flowers droop fairly quickly. They you might say, all leaf and no fruit. Jesus’ archaic about abiding near to the sup-
quently used word to that list: the word don’t have the resiliency of the ones that insistence on abiding seems intended porter and sustainer of all life. 
“abide.” Abide has to do with staying, are rooted and thriving – the ones that
continuing, lasting, remaining, hold- are, in fact, abiding in their best support-
ing fast. Maybe we don’t use the word ive environment.
abide much anymore because its con-
notations aren’t very appealing to our What do you think about abiding?
modern tastes which lean more toward Have you found it to be important in any
novelty, change and variety than toward, arena of your life?
well, abiding.
Abiding has a significant history in re-
Could that be why friendships and ligious thought. The Christian scriptures
business relationships break rather eas- make frequent use of the word abide. If
ily? Why marriages are less likely to re- you read the New Testament from begin-
main intact than to fall apart? Why trea- ning to end you’ll encounter it around
ties of cooperation between nations are twenty-six times, often spoken by Jesus.
mistrusted? In a five-year period statisti- He tells his followers, for example, that
he is the vine and they are the branches
and they must, therefore, abide in him
to thrive. In other words, he’s advocating
staying close, connecting, developing
a vital, organic link so that his strength
and sustenance can flow to them. And
furthermore, when that happens, the

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PETS

Bonz gets into spirit of Halloween at costume parade

Hi Dog Buddies! “Well, you both look pawsome!” funny. Sheldon’s a smart, nerdy liddle
I approached a Pomeranian dressed human. An he wears, obviously, plaid.
First off: a Great Big Paws Up Woof- like a UPS delivery human holdin’ a I’m Rocky Moorehouse, by the way.”
brown package in front, yappin’ with Su-
Out to my pals who stepped in and did perman – a dashchund in the red, yellow “Thanks for gettin’ me up to speed,
an blue outfit with a big, curly black wig, Rocky,” I told him. “An, by the way, you
the column while I was off. You’re the which amazingly, was mostly stayin’ put. look totally spiffy.”
“Hi, Mr. Bonzo, said Superman. I’m
Bone-Diggity! Opie Penaranda, and this is Slippers I was walkin’ up to a ShihTzu inna
Cizynski. She’s tryin’ to figure out who orange-an-black witch costume with
I missed a couple of pooch-centric she’s s’pose to deliver her package to.” “Wicked Cute” written on it, just as Slip-
“Are YOU expecting a package,” Slip- pers, the UPS pooch, was walkin’ away,
events, but got back in time for the St. pers asked me. lookin a bit puzzled.
“Er, nope. Not that I know of.”
Lucie West Dog Halloween Parade. It “Oh, dear. Well, I”ll keep lookin,’” she “You’re a good witch, I presume,” I
said, trotting off. quipped.
was Super Fun! “I’m not sure she’s gets the concept of
a costume,” Opie opined. “Of course! I’m Mia Anderson. It’s a
As usual, I came disguised as a A trio of grrrls called, “Mr. BON-zooo! pleasure to meet you, Mr. Bonzo. You’re
Over HERE!” not expecting a package, by chance?”
Suave, Keen-Eyed News Hound. My Slippers.PHOTO: LINDA KLOORFAIN I flipped a page an hurried over.
contact was a dog with a Totally Cool “Lookin’ good!” I exclaimed. “Nope. Maybe somebody should tell
Kibbles name: Simba Nevola! Simba A perky Maltese/Bishon mix rocked Slippers it’s probly just part of her cos-
a purple fairy outfit, very femi-nun; a tume.”
turned out to be a tidy, medium-sized like.” chocolate Cocker Spaniel had trans-
formed into a magical unicorn; and a “Good idea. I’ll do it,” Mia offered but,
mix – looked mostly houndy, short tan While we were yappin,’ more cos- Yorkie was channelin’ a Ladybug inna just as she was about to look for Slippers,
red tulle number with black polka dots Simba’s Mom announced they had a
coat, easy-goin’ kinda poocheroo, but, tumed pooches began to arrive, on and liddle wings, reminding me of Dixie winner. Everybody gathered around for
Mae’s Bumblebeeshon. the Big Reveal.
when we arrived a liddle early, we were leashes with their humans in tow. They The purple fairy said, “Are you writin’
about us? That’s SO Cool Kibbles! I’m “An the winner IS … Slippers Cizynski
greeted by an “alligator” onna leash. were a colorful, enthusiastic bunch, an Poppy Palmer, Lexie’s SIS-ter. The Lady as the UPS delivery human!”
Bug is Meadow Moorehouse; an the uni-
“Um,” I said. I knew he wasn’t an the Yap Level kept rising. I couldn’t help corn is Emma Harty. Isn’t this SO FUN?” There were yaps of approval as Slip-
“Totally,” I said. It WAS fun! A total pers came forward to receive her goodie
ackshull alligator, but still. Then the alli- notice they were all liddle, an I wondered Yapfest. bag. Mia leaned close an whispered in
Just then, the UPS delivery dog hurried Slipper’s ear. Slippers burst into a smile,
gator trotted up for the wag-an-sniff and if there was a Size Limit in their neigh- up. “Are any of you expecting a package? an Mia an I exchanged a High Paw.
I don’t know who to deliver it to.”
said, all cheerful, “YOU must be BON-zo. borhood. Even though Simba wasn’t all Nobody was, an off she went. Heading home, I was thinkin’ about
I trotted over to a Yorkie wearin’ a red, all my new frens. An about determined,
SO glad you could make it! We’re expec- THAT big, he pretty much towered over white an blue plaid suit. conscientious liddle Slippers. If she ever
“Hello. I’m Bonzo. Cool costume. wanted an ackshull job, she’d be a ter-
tin’ lots more pooches, of course. I’m the others. Except me, of course. I felt What is it?” rific UPS Delivery Dog, FOR SURE!
“Seriously?” said the liddle pooch.
Simba. This is my Mom, Janice.” Very Tall. “EVERYbody knows ‘Young Sheldon.’ Till next time,
It’s a TV show. We ALL watch it. It’s real
“A pleasure,” I said. “Nice costume. An “Yoo-hoo, Lexie! Over Heere!” a fluffy The Bonz

I love your name.” white Bishon called to a fren, who was Don’t Be Shy

“Thanks! Sometimes it’s a challenge wearin’ froot on her head and a ruffly, We are always looking for pets
with interesting stories.
to live up to (King of Beast an all) but I crayon-box colored outfit. I joined them,
To set up an interview, email
like it.” an innerduced myself. The Bishon was [email protected].

“So, what’s the drill?” There was a nice wearing a flouncy yellow skirt with black

clubhouse-y building, a winding side- polka dots an liddle yellow wings.

walk, handy trees an grass an houses all “My name’s Dixie Mae Smith, and

around. this (she nudged the froot-hat) is my BFF

“We’re pretty casual here. An every- Lexie Palmer. So, whaddya think, Mr.

body knows everybody, pooches an hu- Bonzo? Can you guess what we are?”

mans. There’s more grrrl pooches than Dixie Mae’s was easy. “YOU are a

guys, which is totally fine by me. An the bumblebee. You look great. Ackshully (I

grrrls ’specially like this event cuz they couldn’t help myself), you’re a Bumble-

get to dress up. Us guys, well, we do it beeshon.”

mostly cuz we love our Moms an Dads.” They laughed. “OK, now guess who I

He smiled. am,” said the froot-hat.

“I hear ya,” I agreed. “Woof. I dunno. A bowl of froot salad?”

“Anyway, there are three judges, an “No, silly. I’m CAR-munn Muh-RAND-

only one winner, who gets a nice big uh. She was a human dancer an singer in

goodie bag with all kindsa stuff us dogs the MOO-vees a long time ago.”

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INSIGHT BRIDGE

NORTH

WHAT HAPPENS WITH NO UNBID MAJOR? 943

By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist 5

Hawkwind, an English rock band, in a song called “Sea King,” has this lyric: “Unbid to him K 10 9 7
comes a rune once taught.”
A Q 10 9 8
We have been looking at negative doubles that show length in an unbid major. But what
happens when there is no unbid major, as in today’s deal? WEST EAST
K Q 10 8 7
Now a negative double promises length in both minor suits. (If North had been stronger, he J43 A5
would have responded two clubs; but with insufficient power to bid immediately at the two- J5
level, he starts with a negative double.) South’s hand isn’t perfect with those three losing KJ6 10 2
spades, but it would be cautious to rebid less than four hearts.
86432
What should the result be after West leads the spade king?
7432
If only South could gain the lead, he could collect a lot of tricks. Now, though, the defenders
are in control. First, East must overtake the spade king with his ace. Then he leads back SOUTH
his second spade. West takes two more tricks in the suit, and East should discard a
discouraging diamond two. What happens next? J62

West should realize that his side has no more side-suit tricks available. The bidding and AKQ9876
East’s signal mark declarer with the diamond ace. Also, if South needs a club finesse to
work, it will. The defenders must try to gain a trump trick. AQ

West should lead a fourth spade. Then, if East is in midseason form, he will ruff with the 5
heart 10, which effects an uppercut. South will overruff, but then West gains a trump trick,
the defense’s fourth winner. Dealer: South; Vulnerable: Both

When you’ve taken all possible side-suit tricks, try for a trump promotion. The Bidding:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
1 Hearts 1 Spades ??
LEAD:
K Spades

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SOLUTIONS TO PREVIOUS ISSUE (OCTOBER 31) ON PAGE 68
INSIGHT GAMES

ACROSS DOWN
1 Choose (6) 1 Worldly (13)
4 Cargo ship (6) 2 Collaboration (7)
9 Ordinary (5) 3 Kayak-like boat (5)
10 Art of folding paper (7) 5 Friendly (7)
11 Examine (7) 6 Military camouflage colour (5)
12 Succinct (5) 7 Back-up (13)
13 Bike for two (6) 8 Course (5)
15 Written communication (6) 14 Approve (7)
18 Belief (5) 16 Petty (7)
20 Data storage (7) 17 Incorrect (5)
22 Inns (7) 19 Roof edge (5)
23 Composure (5) 21 Dried coconut kernel (5)
24 Polishing cloth (6)
25 Poll (6)

The Telegraph

How to do Sudoku:

Fill in the grid so the
numbers one through
nine appear just once
in every column, row
and three-by-three
square.

The Telegraph

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INSIGHT GAMES

ACROSS 95 Four Weddings 57 Breastbones The Washington Post
and a ___ 60 Indivisible minimum: abbr.
1 Cliff’s relatives 61 Piano-playin’ prez SEEING STARS 2 By Merl Reagle
7 Racetrack novelist 97 Like 60 Minutes, 63 Thing, in law
14 Happen for ex. 66 “___ on the aisle”
19 Blue Book action 67 Backside
20 Tangy drinks 98 Where to see stars 69 African spear (anagram of
22 Jerk 101 You do it to wear it
23 Where to see stars 102 1986 book about a famous A. AGASSI)
25 Great fear 70 France of France
26 Guitarist’s replacement conference, Decision ___ 72 Here, in France
27 G.I. IDs 104 Ex-Detroit Piston Bob 76 March through mud
29 Piano-playin’ prez 106 Some tests 77 Verboten
32 Where to see stars 109 Where to see stars 79 “Do as ___!”
35 She was Cagney 115 Literature Nobelist Walcott 80 Put through the machine
116 Go through the emotions?
on TV 117 Queen of mysteries again
38 Repeat 118 Part of EGBDF? 81 Nemo’s pet seal in
40 Wagons-___ (sleeping 119 Loathe
120 Stumble Disney’s 20,000 Leagues
cars, in Europe) Under
41 Beau, to Jeff DOWN the Sea
43 Dr. J was one 1 International Falls 83 Where to see stars
44 Worker, disparagingly 85 Oscar film of 1958
46 Fly high comment 86 Dracula portrayer Frank
47 Australian avian 2 Singer David ___ Roth 89 Hurricane intensity,
48 Where to see stars 3 Navy abbr. perhaps
51 Excessive sentimentality 4 Thomas Waller 90 Focuses (on) obsessively
52 Andropov and others 5 Forks and such 93 Person with a shoe, in Vegas
54 Sonny and Cher’s 1960s 6 Popular pointillist 94 ___ idea (caught on)
7 Steak cut 95 Scavenger hunt verb
record label 8 Best replacement? 96 Children’s org. that’s
55 Disgorge, as a DVD 9 No. on a bill active on Halloween
56 Works thru an agcy. 10 Not pos. 98 Run together, as dyes
58 Hershey chocolate 11 Having a tail 99 Photo shine
59 Modern opening 12 Language quirks 100 Peep show
60 Trainer’s restrainer 13 Papyrus source 103 Smaller, as
61 Hoarfrost 14 Where to see stars some dicts.
62 Not kosher 15 Tummy tightener, once 105 Small brook
64 “___ bodkins!” 16 Walk-on signal 106 Praising poem
65 Where to see a star 17 ___ Today 107 Gun (the engine)
68 Flying watchdog: abbr. 18 Checker choice 108 “Chances ___”
71 Fab rival 21 Chesspieces with board 110 Slangy mouth
73 Depressed 24 Tee off 111 Calendar abbr.
74 Layers 28 Taj Mahal city 112 Certain earnings
75 543-21-9876, e.g. 29 Prefix meaning “Spain” 113 Wrath
76 In separate bursts, 30 Artificially formal 114 Exotic dancer,
31 Where to see a Lili St. ___
in music: abbr.
78 “... farm, ___” star, once THE Art & Science
80 Antony was one 33 Scoff at
81 She, in Italian 34 Video alternative of Cosmetic Surgery
82 Old language 36 Where to see a star
84 Show with changing 37 Qualifying rounds SPECIALTIES INCLUDE:
39 Gambling mecca • Minimal Incision Lift for the
hosts: abbr. 41 Sexy cartoon star
85 Where to see stars 42 Actor Tamblyn Face, Body, Neck & Brow
87 It’s at the center of 44 D.C. VIP • Breast Augmentations
45 Loam
Japanese belt-tightening 46 On occasion & Reductions
88 “___ first you don’t ...” 49 Child’s laughter • Post Cancer Reconstructions
50 Partly open • Chemical Peels • Botox
90 Alarming events? 51 Opal, for one • Laser Surgery • Tummy Tucks
91 Tlaxcala friend 53 That certain strum-thing • Obagi Products • Liposculpture
92 Robin Hood, for one 56 Spanish relative • Skin Cancer Treatments
94 Prefix meaning “billion”

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When the right answer is not to have all the answers

BY CAROLYN HAX of a purpose, and am I doing enough to fulfill it?
Washington Post Is this life enough? Am I enough?

Dear Carolyn: Last year my (And the defining challenge of parenthood,
alas, is knowing when you’ve “parented” enough.)
daughter attended a college and
Outside guidance can be a lifeline when we
thought she made the wrong get lost during this existential search. However,
it is essential to self-discovery that we do get
choice. She learned to like it and lost sometimes, because that’s what encourages
resourcefulness, builds confidence and makes
found happiness, but some major room for the unexpected.

things that bothered her were not You interfere with that process if you remind,
support and advise your daughter every time she
going away with time, such as its location and lack of expresses doubt.

rigor. She also really wanted more friends and never So let her be uncomfortable. Let her figure out
whether it helps to get therapy or call you or lean
found her group. on friends or keep her own counsel. Certainly let
her ask you first, at least, before you weigh in, and
She was accepted (again) at her “dream school” that even then, let her piece together her own advice
by shaping your support into questions: “How
had many of the qualities she was looking for, but her do you feel about that?” “What have you tried so
far?” “What do you think you’ll do next?” Even,
fear of it being too hard was holding her back. After “Is it such a bad thing to be uncomfortable for a
while?”
much thought, she decided to transfer to that college.
Obviously you don’t want to ignore signs of
At first she was adjusting well, but a few things have fragile mental health, if it comes to that – but
your basic human can do a lot of second-guess-
her thinking she made the wrong decision. She is do- ing, churning, regretting, failing, agitating, mis-
interpreting, roiling, false-starting, even outright
ing well academically, getting involved and has made suffering, without risk of lasting harm. To help
her with these, consider the truth: “I understand.
a nice friend group – something she didn’t have at her It’s just hard sometimes.” On you, too, I know. 

first school and desperately wanted. She recognizes the most helpful one is not to say any of them and
let your daughter fend for herself.
her difficulties and is seeking advice from her former
A major challenge of adulthood – perhaps
therapist. the defining one – is the personal search for
“enough.” Is this good thing enough of a reason
As a parent, I am trying my best to support her and to stay; is this bad thing enough of a reason to
leave; do I like this enough to major in it; am I
remind her the transition is still new and she needs to good enough to earn a living from it; am I work-
ing hard enough to get by or succeed; are these
be mindful and open to all the good things her present people reliable enough for me to count on; am I
attentive enough to my friends; do I have enough
situation has to offer.What else can I say to help?

– Parent

Parent: Nothing comes to mind.
Well, a lot of things come to mind, but I suspect