Smart Reader August 13, 2020

August 13, 2020
Volume 18 - #15

It is not an impossible task!

Cameron Swallow

and Braver Angels seek
to depolarize political now online!
division in our society

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Cameron Swallow and Braver Angels seek ‘
to heal the wounds of political division

You do not need to have any healing the wounds between left the original participants wanted Upcoming Braver Angels Getting
interest in politics right now to and right - their work is about to replicate the experience for workshops include personal
know that there is a great divide supporting a more perfect union. others.    with
in our nation regarding the left Wednesday, August 26th Cameron
and the right. Politics is tough. It We spoke to Cameron Q. What is their mission now (Depolarizing Within) and Swallow
always has been. American Swallow about Braver Angels and and has it changed since they
politics is competitive, thrilling, their upcoming workshops began? Thursday, August 27th Q. Before the pandemic,
frustrating, and infuriating. But coming to the area. Cameron is (Skills for Bridging the where could people find you
does it have to bring out the one of the Wisconsin State A. The mission of Divide), both will be from 7 on your days off?
worst in us? Coordinators for Braver Angels. depolarization has not changed, pm - 9:30 pm and be held
but the ways in which BA pursues at the Wyndham Garden A. Playing bluegrass music with
In a 2016 poll, over 45% of Q. For starters, give us your depolarization have multiplied.  Hotel, 5125 Sixth Avenue. Flat Creek Highway!
both Republicans and Democrats "elevator pitch" on what Braver There are new workshops, online To register for this free
said they would be displeased if Angels does for the community? offerings, debates, a songwriting event, visit hap2it.com. Q. When did you and your husband
their child married someone who contest, partnerships with other Tune in to Happenings Q&A (Carthage College President) John
affiliated from the opposite A. Braver Angels seeks to civic organizations. on Friday, August 21st at Swallow come to Kenosha, and
political party. That percentage depolarize our society.  We do 12:00pm when Cameron where did you move from? 
was under 5% back in 1960. not try to talk people out of their Q. What is the history behind
convictions or change anyone's the name, Braver Angels? Swallow joins the A. We moved to Wisconsin in the
But this is not a new thing that mind about the issues; we just conversation for more on summer of 2017 from Sewanee,
arrived in 2016 with the help people see that those A. The original name was this organization and their Tennessee.  We are happy new
Trump/Clinton presidential race. with  differing  opinions are also Better Angels, a reference to midwesterners!
Destructive political polarization human beings.  It's a way of President Lincoln's first inaugural upcoming events.
has been growing between us for learning to hate the other side address when he calls us to listen Q. Are you a 'walk-in-woods at
at least 25 years. We are in what less, of reducing the inflammation to 'the better angels of our Pet's' kind of person, or a 'sit-on-
some call a “cold civil war” in around a wound so that healing nature.'   In April of this year, to the-beach at the lake' kind of
today’s America - with a can begin.   avoid confusion with The Better person? 
spreading pandemic, vast Angels Society which funds the
economic trouble, and other Q. How did Braver Angels get Ken Burns documentaries, we A. My preferences are more
national global challenges tell us started? changed our name to Braver toward the walk-in-the-woods, but
we should support each other Angels.  We knew that this after a lifetime of sweltering
like never before. A. After the 2016 election, election year would require some southern summers, a July afternoon
David Blankenhorn, a Blue, called extra bravery! by Lake Michigan is pretty perfect.  
Braver Angels does not accept his friend David Lapp, a Red, and
this division. They reject the asked if they could assemble 10 Q. How did you become Q. Which is your favorite museum
normalizing of this extreme Trump voters and 10 Clinton involved in this organization? in Kenosha?
polarization. They say no to the voters in a room to discuss the
break down of political and social campaign and election.  They A. I saw a Facebook mention A. The Civil War Museum--it is
life that it brings. The work of called family therapist Bill of it on a friend's feed in the amazingly comprehensive and yet so
Braver Angels is about restoring Doherty to moderate the spring of 2018, shortly after my refreshing for approaching the war
civic trust in the USA. It is about conversation, and it was so move to Kenosha.  I was drawn through the people's stories rather
powerful and transformative that to the mission because my family than from battlefield strategies or
munitions collections.  
See SWALLOW Q&A on page 4 for more
Q. Packers or Bears? 
Braver Angels brings together Red and Blue Americans in a working alliance to depolarize America.They welcome people with strong convictions
and principles.They believe the best way to achieve a more perfect Union is by being forthright and transparent about our political leanings. In that A. Didn't grow up watching pro
football--we are an SEC
spirit, we say to our fellow Americans, “Come with your convictions, your willingness to listen, and your readiness to talk with others who disagree (Southeastern College Football
with you.” For more information, visit their website at braverangels.org. division) family--but I believe when
your address says Wisconsin, you
need to root for the Packers.

Q. It's karaoke night and you had a
couple drinks, what song are you
going to sing?

A. “I Will Survive,” or anything from
Mamma Mia.

Q. What is the last TV show you
binged? 

A. Babylon Berlin

Q. What is the last thing you spoke
aloud to your pet? 

A. “Good boy,” to our basset
hound, Watson.

Q. In your opinion, is longtime
actor and comedian Steve Martin a
legitimate bluegrass musician? 

A. Yes. I was skeptical until I heard
him live in the early 2000s.

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‘A fearless fighter’: Biden taps
Kamala Harris for Vice President candidate

California Sen. Kamala even within her own party. Kamala, born in Oakland in also nurtured them and was
Harris has spent a career And to some observers, the 1964, in her stroller to a lot of fun, the senator
shattering glass ceilings. On senator’s intense ambition marches. writes. That, too, influenced
Tuesday, she made history as could be a possible threat to her, friends say. She’s tough,
America’s first Black female a President Biden, if her own After her parents but has “that sense of caring,
presidential running mate on political interests ever divorced, it was her mother that kind of motherly
a major party ticket, joining diverge from his. who raised her and her instinct,” says Ms. Rosario,
former Vice President Joe younger, sister Maya, who who is now an
Biden in the Democrats’ bid Former Sen. Christopher last year ran the senator’s entertainment attorney.
for the White House. Those presidential campaign. In her While no longer in close
who know the former Dodd of Connecticut, who memoir, the senator contact with her college
prosecutor describe her as a describes her mother friend, the lawyer says the
smart, disciplined politician led Mr. Biden’s vice cooking dinner to the music senator offered her comfort
who relates well to voters, of Aretha Franklin, while and encouragement after the
cares deeply about people, presidential search Kamala danced in the living loss of her mother in 2018.
and is a prodigious room. They listened to Ms.
fundraiser. On Twitter, Mr. committee, reportedly had Franklin’s version of “To Be
Biden called her “a fearless Young, Gifted and Black” all
fighter for the little guy.” grave misgivings about Ms. the time.

When asked to name her Harris’ lack of remorse over “My mother understood
core attribute, friends and very well that she was raising
advisers invariably describe her surprise attack on Mr. two black daughters ... and
her as “tough” – “like a she was determined to make
burning nuclear reactor,” as Biden during a Democratic sure we would grow into “She said that she had
one former staffer put it. confident, proud black gone through the same thing,
debate last June. He was said women,” writes Ms. Harris. and that those feelings of
The question is whether pain I had been feeling ...
this quality is what Mr. Biden to favor Rep. Karen Bass of Political activism ran in her would eventually turn to
needs at this pivotal moment mother’s family. In India, the good things,” Ms. Rosario
of deep national divide and Los Angeles as a more loyal senator’s grandmother never recalls. “I thought that was
economic and health crisis. attended high school, but very poignant and true.”
No. 2. Former Vice President Joe Biden and then-candidate Senator was a community organizer
Many friends and Kamala Harris shake hands after a September 12, 2019 who sheltered women who
supporters think so, Robert Shrum, a former primary debate. Last Tuesday, Biden selected Senator Harris were abused by their
including Lita Rosario, who adviser to Mr. Biden who’s husbands – and called the
has known Ms. Harris since no longer in the consulting as his running mate. husbands and read them the
they were students decades business, refutes the riot act. Her grandfather was
ago at Howard University. argument that there’s deep and sincere,” the banks in the mortgage crisis. part of the movement for The former Harris staffer
Back then, Ms. Rosario something wrong with being Indian independence and
noticed how Kamala “smart and ambitious,” debate ambush Senator Harris has became a senior diplomat. who likened her to a nuclear
(pronounced comma-la) calling the criticism “sexist.” repeatedly cited her mother,
stuck to her guns in political Lyndon Johnson was notwithstanding. Except for Shyamala Gopalan, as the Ms. Harris’ mother pushed reactor says that intensity
discussions in the campus ambitious, he reminds. most important influence in her and her sister “hard,” but
yard, wielding argument and her Senate swearing-in her life – a strong and burns in all aspects of her
logic like a rhetorical sword. courageous woman who left
Ms. Rosario recruited her to ceremony, where then-Vice her native India to pursue life, whether it’s work or
the college debate team. graduate medical studies at
President Biden pointed out the University of California relationships – or even
“I don’t think Mike Pence at Berkeley. There, she met
has a chance,” she says of the that he’d lobbied and fell in love with Donald cooking, another passion.
expected vice presidential Harris, who had immigrated
debate. Many Americans may In his view, Ms. Harris’ (successfully) to get her on from Jamaica to study She’ll express
remember Senator Harris’ biggest problem during her economics.They married and
prosecutorial questioning of own presidential campaign key committees like were both active in the civil disappointment in work that
then-U.S. Attorney General was that she couldn’t get her rights movement, taking
Jeff Sessions, during a Senate message straight. Now, the Homeland Security and doesn’t live up to her
Intelligence Committee Biden camp will determine
hearing in 2017. She grilled the message. “I don’t think Intelligence, their tenures in standards, but typically
him on his dealings with she will go off and freelance,”
Russia on behalf of the he says. “That’s just not her Washington did not overlap. softens the criticism with a
Trump campaign. “I am not style.”
able to be rushed this fast. It But she got to know the hug. She’ll call her friends on
makes me nervous,” he told
the senator. former vice president their birthdays and sing to

“Kamala was, in some through her friendship with them. She has been known
ways, bred in a lab for these
tough confrontations – his late son, Beau, when they to call into radio cooking
whether in a hearing or on a
vice presidential debate were both attorneys general, shows with advice on how
stage.There is nobody better
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Swallow ground on pending state legislation.  They A Braver Angels Debate is a different kind of debate in which a group of people think
Q&A have then presented lawmakers with 'head together, listen carefully to one another, and allow themselves to be touched and perhaps
start' lists of policies that could win changed by each other’s ideas.When done well, everyone walks out a little closer to the truth,
continued from page 2 bipartisan support.  Other alliances have more aware of the validity in opposing views, and with tighter community relationships.
hosted BA workshops for elected officials
is politically divided.  I was drawn to the from both parties, encouraging them to the Braver Angels website, braverangels.org. Q. Besides the website,  braverangels.org,
work because it uses many of the same skills speak and listen for understanding rather are there other media sources which help
I used in the classroom for 18 years.  than for point scoring. Q. If someone wants to get fully involved, relay your message? 
what can they do to help Braver Angels? 
Q. What is your role in Braver Angels? Q. Why should someone pay attention to A. There is a Braver Angels podcast. There
a group like Braver Angels? A. Here in Wisconsin, we need more is also a new catalogue of songs from the
A. I began as a workshop moderator, a moderators and organizers who can Braver Angels songwriting contest.  We plan
role I continue to serve in and which brings A. It is both grass-roots and nationwide.  schedule and provide more workshops to use the songs during BA workshops to
me much satisfaction.  At the national BA And it begins with the necessity of through congregations and civic speak to hearts as well as minds.  The
convention in summer 2019 I was asked to recognizing our common humanity, a step organizations.  The moderator training is contest also allowed us to convene a group
become the BA state coordinator for without which no real progress will be available free online and not a difficult of songwriters and musicians eager to
Wisconsin.  I now share that role with my possible. process.  Organizers just need to sign up as collaborate on future depolarization work,
Red counterpart, retired state legislator willing!  There are monthly calls with other so stay tuned!
Susan Vergeront in Waunakee. Since April I've Q. Can you tell us about an upcoming moderators and organizers across the nation
been involved in the national BA Music and events in the community? to share ideas and solutions.   Interview by Jason Hedman
Arts committee which sponsored a
songwriting contest during the pandemic. A. We are providing two workshops in
Kenosha on the evenings of August 26th and
Q. What is the general approach for your 27th.   Depolarizing Within will be offered
organization? Wednesday, 8/26 from 7-9:30 pm   Skills for
Bridging the Divide will be offered on
A. Our approach is guided by the Braver Thursday 8/27 from 7-9:30 pm.  We hope to
Angels Pledge: (1) As individuals, we try to hold both events at the Wyndham Garden
understand the other side's point of view, Hotel (5125 Sixth Ave.), but we have a Zoom
even if we don't agree with it. (2) In our format ready to go if the workshops have to
communities, we engage those we disagree be given remotely.  
with, looking for common ground and ways
to work together. (and 3) In politics, we Later this fall we are discussing online
support principles that bring us together events with both Carthage College and UW-
rather than divide us. Parkside.  Carthage's Mock Trial class will
host some Braver Angels debates.  We are
Q. How is your organization funded? inviting colleges, congregations, and civic
groups to participate in a new initiative in
A. Membership fees, which are this election year, called With Malice Toward
deliberately held very low ($12 per year) to None.  It will focus on the 77 days between
allow maximum access, and donations. the election and the inauguration,
encouraging our local institutions and
Q. How many divisions of your organizations to work through their
organization are across the nation?  differences around the election.  If we work
to recognize that everyone involved is a
A. There is a BA coordinator in every human being with a story,   we can move
state in the USA. forward with greater strength and unity.  

Q. What are some of your organizations Q. If someone doesn't have a lot of spare
great success stories? time, but would still like to help, what can
they do?
A. The BA alliances (grass-roots groups in
local communities led by balanced teams of A. The many volunteer opportunities
Reds and Blues) in Minnesota have met in (some of them entirely online) are listed on
policy groups to discuss potential common

Hunger jumps, travel plummets:
Tracing pandemic’s ripples in 3 charts

It’s no secret that the The longer certain sectors statement.
coronavirus pandemic has
altered daily patterns of life. of the economy are Could some positive
It has upended everything lifestyle shifts emerge from
from commuting and dining depressed, the harder it will the pandemic? Some analysts
out to sending children to say a side effect could be
school or to sports be for those businesses and lower emissions of gases
practices. that contribute to global
jobs to recover. One warming. That’s certainly the
case for now, with reduced
sobering trend: In recent gasoline sales and air travel.
U.S. transportation spending
weeks more unemployment as of July 1 is down 49%
since February, according to
has shifted from data tracked by Opportunity
Insights at Harvard
As the accompanying “temporary” to University.
charts show, efforts to stop
the spread of COVID-19 “permanent.” And some people have
have caused a dramatic learned in the lockdowns
economic slump. Some of Some people are coping that quieter lives don’t need
the changes are expected to fine with working at home. to be less meaningful ones.
be temporary, but such And policy changes by some They’d just rather not have
dramatic upheavals can have large employers suggest the social-distance guidelines be
lasting effects. trend toward more telework a governing force in their
will endure beyond the lives.
Habits like doing more pandemic. But by some
measures, more socially By Mark Trumbull
shopping and communicating isolated lives mean a rise in
mental-health challenges.
online could persist. In fact,

the stock of Amazon and Massachusetts General
Hospital, citing census data,
many other internet- says about one-third of
Americans show signs of
oriented companies has clinical depression and The Oculus at the World Trade Center’s transportation hub is sparsely occupied in March.The coronavirus
anxiety, and that such mental pandemic has shifted the US daily routine, and its economy - in ways never before seen.
risen, while share prices for health conditions are
becoming amplified during neighbors who may be positive effect,” said Maurizio
many physical-space the pandemic. One thing struggling is to reach out, Fava, the hospital’s
people can do for friends or even in simple ways.“It has a psychiatrist in chief, in a
companies have fallen

sharply.

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Is recycling broken? Don’t toss it
out yet, say insiders.

Up the hill from Kevin cardboard, suddenly in
Roche’s office, trash trucks demand because of the surge
clank and grind into a gaping in online shopping, is selling
warehouse, disgorging to for $75 a ton.
conveyor belts the flotsam of
modern households: bottles “These are commodities,
drunk, papers crumpled, raw materials. The value
plastic wrappers tossed, fluctuates,” says Chaz Miller,
laundry cartons drained. a former Environmental
Protection Agency employee
It is evidence, says Mr. who has spent 40 years in
Roche, the chief executive the scrap industry.
officer of Ecomaine, the
state’s largest recycling “Recycling is a business
facility, that neither a that you are not going to
pandemic nor a ban by China make a profit on every year,”
has stopped recycling. he says by phone. “But if you
do a good job and produce a
“The stories that recycling quality product you are going
is dead are so far from the to make a profit more often
truth,” he says. “Even at the than not.”
market conditions that we
have today, material still is Ecomaine, owned by 20
moving. It didn’t move at the municipalities in Maine and
prices that we’d like to see. contracted to take trash
But it still moved.” from another 50 –
altogether more than a third
When the coronavirus of the rubbish collected in
pandemic brought some the state – is not trying to
recycling collections to a make a profit.
halt, most of them
temporarily, it struck a blow Twice as much trash ends Kevin Roche, CEO of Ecomaine, on July 21, 2020, in Portland, Maine. Ecomaine handles recycling and trash disposal for 70
against an industry still up in the plant’s adjoining municipalities.
reeling from China’s 2018 incinerator, where it is
decision to stop taking burned to make electricity, Townsfolk stashed their industry, compiled a list of
America’s paper and plastic and some ends up buried in materials in garages and
refuse. the landfill that Ecomaine basements, and when they about 150 municipal $28 Eye
also owns. Both landfilling reopened, the drop-offs Exam
These setbacks cued a and incinerating are, in the were “overwhelming.” operations that temporarily
chorus of declarations that short term, cheaper than
recycling is broken. “When recycling, Mr. Roche says. His suspended and another 90
people realize that the blue plant charges municipalities
recycling bin is largely a lie,” $75 a ton to bring trash to that had stopped recycling in
Sen. Tom Udall, a New his waste-to-energy
Mexico Democrat and a incinerator or when it is In fact, recycling is such a the past two years, out of
champion of recycling, told a diverted to the landfill, and
Senate committee in June, $95 a ton to bring materials household routine that most roughly 10,000 curbside
“they are angry.” into his recycling plant.
municipalities either recycling programs
But those in the recycling
industry mostly shrug that continued recycling or nationwide. Some have
off as hyperbole. Recycling is,
they say, a wild business filled quickly resumed when they resumed.
with jarring price swings, and
those who survive – and the figured out how to keep That’s not all prompted by
industry itself – must hang civic motivation, notes Cole
on for the long ride. workers safe, and when Rosengren, senior editor at
Waste Dive. Recycled
“Every time there’s a crisis But he argues that simple initial fears subsided about materials are a valuable, and Eyeglasses exam $49 without purchase
in this industry, we recover,” comparison “is causing bad growing, part of many of eyeglasses. See store for details.
says Mr. Roche. “The market decisions,” and ignores the the virus remaining on items Place
always has its ups and cost of maintaining a landfill $18 Eyeglasses
downs.” in future generations. placed in bins.

The long haul Waste Dive, a news site story continues on page 7 554-1121 • 3701 Durand Ave. SR010220
that covers the trash
Take his prices, for
example. Mixed paper – the Some municipalities say We Bring Reds and Blues Together To Talk, Listen, and Understand Who We AreWHAT WE DO
bulk of what is put out in they can’t afford such long- Launched in 2016, Braver Angels is a national citizens’ movement to bring liberals and
curbside bins – is selling at term calculations. “We quit conservatives together at the grassroots level — not to find centrist compromise, but
minus $25 a ton with when it got cheaper to burn to find one another as citizens. Through workshops, debates, and campus engage-
transportation, meaning Mr. it than recycle,” says Mike ment, Braver Angels helps Americans understand each other beyond stereotypes,
Roche has to pay a paper Amero, foreman of the waste form community alliances, and reduce the vitriol that poisons our civic culture.
plant to haul it away. A lousy plant in Franklin, New
arrangement? Yes, he says. Hampshire, which ended its Join us for one of our free workshops
But at one point it was curbside recycling program
selling for minus $70. in 2018. Depolarizing Within Workshop
August 26th • 7pm
The last bale of milk jugs They were not alone. Much of today’s polarization is driven by how we talk with like-minded
he sold earned $850 a ton – people about those on the other side. Too often, we stereotype, dismiss,
“a pretty good market,” he Several municipalities or ridicule our fellow citizens who support the other political party, its
says with a grin. A bale of leaders, and its policies.
plastic soda bottles still stopped recycling, at least
fetches $115 a ton. And
temporarily.

High demand

Then, in March, the
pandemic appeared.

“It was totally impossible

to do recycling,” says Randy Skills for Bridging the Divide Workshop
August 27th • 7pm
Cookson, director of solid Skills for Bridging the Divide can be done Please visit Hap2it.com for information on
with any size group and any mix of red how to register for this free event.
waste and recycling in Gray, (conservative) and blue
(liberal/progressive) participants. An in-person workshop is planned with masks and social
Maine, population 8,000. He distancing, but if circumstances require us to move online, we
will send a Zoom link to all registered participants to log in and attend
stopped accepting
the event virtually. Times and dates will not change.
recyclables at the town
5125 6th Ave Kenosha, WI
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Jill on Money

Pandemic underscores inequality

Analysts and investors like to use letters to thirds of the total Congressional bills that have been passed analysis by economists at the University of
describe the condition of the US economy wealth in the country thus far. Chicago.
and markets. V-Shaped, which is a sudden owned by the richest
drop followed by a surge;W, the ultimate fake 5%. Meanwhile, four Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin recently Whatever the next round of support
out, where output sinks, rises and then falls out of 10 American told CNBC that the Administration does entails, it will continue to act as a lifeline to
again; U, where after a sudden shock, the adults said they "support another round of economic impact lower paid workers, who according to
economy meanders and then starts to rise; would have difficulty covering a $400 payments" and also would consider former Federal Reserve Chairs Janet Yellen
and then the dreaded L, a drop, followed by a unexpected expense, more than 38 million expanded unemployment benefits, but unlike and Ben Bernanke, "have borne a
sluggish, sideways economy that never Americans are living in poverty, and more the $600 weekly payment, the next round disproportionate share of the job and
returns to its previous glory days. (One more than 14 million children went hungry last will attempt to provide "no more than 100 income losses."
that is fun for math geeks is the square root, month. percent" of what a worker was previously
where output drops, rises and then levels earning on the job. One criticism of the Jill Schlesinger, CFP, is a CBS News business
off.) When discussing these facts and figures, it original plan is that more than two-thirds of analyst. A former options trader and CIO of an
is important to remember that there are recipients are receiving more than what they investment advisory firm, she welcomes comments
Here's one more letter to consider when people behind the numbers. I hear from them previously earned at work, according to an and questions at askjill@ jillonmoney.com. Check
thinking about the financial and economic every day, as they struggle to find their
impact of the coronavirus: K. The sudden footing in an economy that feels like quick her website at www.jillonmoney.com
stop in the economy impacted the entire sand.They are fearful of what happens when
country, as jobs vanished and the stock the government's $600 weekly
market crumbled. Fortunes soon diverged: unemployment benefit expires at the end of
white collar workers who could stay at home the month; and how they will cope with
and continue to earn money were doing demanding landlords and lenders when
pretty well, as were their retirement eviction moratoriums and forbearance
accounts, after the stock market quickly arrangements sunset. They care little about
bounced back and soared from the March technology stocks reaching new highs and
lows; while tens of millions of non-essential mortgage rates dropping to new lows. They
service and gig workers were sidelined simply want to know how the richest
(more than 30 million Americans are country in the world will help take care of
currently receiving unemployment benefits, those, who through no fault of their own, are
as of this writing.) struggling.

If the pandemic has acted as accelerant to Meanwhile, as lawmakers return to
business trends, like the growth of online Washington D.C., the focus will be another
shopping and the demise of the department round of government stimulus. It is hard to
store, it has also become an accelerant to keep track of all of the plans and programs
income and wealth inequality. Last year, enacted thus far. The non-partisan
before the onset of the coronavirus, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Census Bureau found income inequality was has identified around $2 trillion that has been
at its highest level in 50 years, with two- disbursed or committed through the various

Jill on Money Analysts from Capital Economics Biden/Harris
note, strength in the second half of the
The GDP plummeted year relies squarely on "how the virus continued from page 3
plays out, and health policy responses
The first estimate of second quarter likely to arrive throughout the year.This to it" and of course, the next phase of to brine a chicken. On the night that musician Prince died
GDP was a doozy. Just how bad was the year could see more bankruptcies than stimulus will play an important – she was a huge fan – she and her husband, Douglas
pandemic's impact from April through 2010 (48), according to S&P Global humanitarian and economic role. Emhoff, danced for hours to his music in their backyard.
June? The Bureau of Economic Analysis Market Intelligence.
said that the US economy contracted at Kathy Jones Senior Vice President, In her work, “she drills down into the human
a 32.9% annualized pace. [GDP is Perhaps the good news about the Chief Fixed Income Strategist, Schwab experience,” wanting to know what impact policies will
reported as a seasonally adjusted annual rotten GDP reading is that it reflects Center for Financial Research have on individuals, says Mr. Barankin. That trait was
rate, which means that a 33% Q2 the past. As more states eased underscores that the new stimulus evidenced in her effort to reduce recidivism in San
decline is approximately a 9.5% decline restrictions, spending increased in May money will provide "a further boost to Francisco, creating the Back on Track program for first-
from the seasonally adjusted Q1 and June. But the very openings that economy," which "should help support time, nonviolent drug offenders. It put them through job
reading, which came in at -5%.] The first helped boost economic activity also consumption and employment, lifting training and community service instead of in jail – a
half of 2020 makes the ten-year "slow allowed COVID-19 to spread expectations for a stronger recovery." radical concept at the time.
and low" recovery period from 2010 throughout the South and West, However, without adequate
through 2019 seem positively idyllic. prompting the re-imposition of government support, the recovery Other aspects of her law enforcement record have
Gone are the days when we can masking, social distancing, and other could be slower and more painful.To be come under heavy criticism, with many progressives
complain that the economy was "only restrictions, which has meant a slow clear: There will be growth in the accusing her of inaction on matters of police misconduct
growing" by 2.2% to 2.5%. down in activity in July. second half of 2020, but few economists and police killings. How that might influence Black voters
believe that it will be strong enough to in this time of heightened awareness over policing is hard
With the economy coming to a The Census Bureau's Household bring GDP to pre-pandemic levels. to say, though the senator is also a co-sponsor of police
sudden stop, it should be no surprise Pulse Survey showed the number of reform legislation that would bar chokeholds, racial
that the numbers were ugly. According employed Americans declined by about Deloitte sees several quarters of profiling, and no-knock warrants.
to Daniel Bachman from consultancy 6.7 million from mid-June through mid- "subdued" growth and the question and
Deloitte, "The decline in consumer July. While the survey is new and may answer they provide about the next five California political analyst Phil Trounstine recently
spending is driving the downturn...just not fully capture the whole picture, years is sobering: "Are we really going described Senator Harris as having “positions, not
two key categories of consumer some of the other findings are notable to end up where we started?...The convictions,” calling her a “successful climber who has
spending--food services and (all categories represent percentage of answer is probably no." almost always done only what is best for herself at
accommodations and recreation adults): virtually every turn.” And yet, he says of all the candidates
services--together account for 8% of Conversely, Capital Economics thinks who were in the running to be Joe Biden’s Joe Biden, she
GDP. And that doesn't account for the o Households where someone had a "some of the pessimism about the is clearly the best choice.
decline in business spending in those loss in employment income since March longer term economic impact of the
areas." 13: 50.1%. virus may be overdone...For all these “With the right seasoning – acting as No. 2, taking
reasons, good public health policy is direction from the president and handling tasks given her
The current climate has also o Expect someone in household to good economic policy." – Harris could develop into someone who is a believable
accelerated the pace of retail have a loss in employment income in president. She’s the right age, demographic, and gender;
bankruptcies. the next 4 weeks: 35.1%. Jill Schlesinger, CFP, is a CBS News she has a national following and reputation; she’s
business analyst. A former options trader and experienced and deft on the campaign trail, and she just
Ascena Retail Group, the owner of o Either sometimes or often not might help boost the Black vote in Milwaukee, Detroit,
Ann Taylor, LOFT, Lane Bryant, and enough to eat in the last 7 days: 10.8%. CIO of an investment advisory firm, she Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.”
others, now joins Neiman Marcus, JC welcomes comments and questions at
Penney, Brooks Brothers, J.Crew, Pier 1, o Missed last month's rent or Mr. Biden certainly hopes so.
Modell's, and Lucky Brands in the mortgage payment, or have slight/no askjill@ jillonmoney.com. Check her website
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Q&A... Recycling
Fast Five
continued from page6 intelligence is making smarter Adds Randy Stovall, environmental
We reached out to Keir Powell, Superintendent of Solid machines. services manager of Hollywood, “At
Waste and Recyling for the City of Kenosha for a brief manufacturing processes – between the end of the day, everybody wins.”
Q&A one-third to one-half of new paper in Recyclers also say homeowners
the United States is recycled feedstock, should learn what to recycle and how Recyclers say the volatility of prices
1.Where does City of a Kenosha recyclables end up? for example. to make it cleaner. They can be can be tamed by laws setting a
motivated. Hollywood, Florida, is minimum percentage of recycled
A. Once recyclables are collected curbside, the material is “The majority of this is stuff that putting scan-tags on recycling bins; the material that must go into new
off loaded at a transfer station in Kenosha and loaded into a manufacturers need and want and trash truck automatically credits the products, or perhaps by added fees on
semi trailer.  The recyclables are then hauled to a Materials claim to want even more of,” Mr. homeowner with 25 “Waste Pro landfilling.
Recovery Facility (MRF) run by Waste Management in Rosengren says. Rewards” points for every full bin,
Germantown,WI.  Everything is separated into its individual which they can use for discounts at “The American public loves
components, bailed and brought to facilities that process the In fact, following China’s 2018 ban, 23 restaurants, oil change shops, and other recycling. That has not changed in 45
material to put back into the markets. new or expanded U.S. mills for paper businesses. years,” says Mr. Miller. “We have to
and cardboard, and dozens of plastic continue to struggle to get people to
2. Do most municipalities in Wisconsin have a curbside plants, are opening to buy domestic “They love it.They’re so enthusiastic. do it right.”
recycling program? recyclables, according to a study by Mr. I get calls daily,” says Stacy Morin,
Miller and others for the Northeast recycling coordinator of the town. By Doug Struck
A. All municipalities have a curbside collection program Recycling Council. Perhaps ironically,
because of state laws currently in place.  The automated four of those plants are owned by a
system is necessary to eliminate bags which have been Chinese company that sends pulp to
banned by the MRFs due to damage to sorting equipment China.
and delays of productivity.
Increasingly, recyclers are cutting
costs through automation: Robot arms
pluck items from conveyor belts,
optical sensors direct a puff of air to
separate certain plastics, automated

3. Does the city receive compensation for collected With your safety in After a
recyclables or is it in the form of an offset by paying less in mind, we have
garbage landfill fees?  2 Week Hiatus
moved the comedy
A. Kenosha receives an annual grant from the Wisconsin club to the large The Kenosha Comedy Club
DNR to help offset costs to the recycling program.  It
doesn't fully cover costs but does help significantly.  The ballroom to acheive Returns With
market for recyclable materials is depressed right now and social distancing.
has slowed distribution down.  With the new carts and the Headliner
recycling stream much cleaner with the elimination of bags,
the hope is marketability will increase. CHRIS BARNES

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landfill that would equate into savings to the city?
A Kenosha Comedy Club
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of landfills across the country.  Landfills are a finite space and favorite...
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communities.  Kenosha pays tipping fees to offload garbage at ...Chris Barnes can be best described as a high-
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recyclables residents put in their carts? laughed with such people as John Mendoza, JJ
Jimmy Walker, Andre w Dice Clay, Sinbad, Bill
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my turn mortgage or rent payment
will be made.

Some children The Census is surveying
may never escape in all 50 states, plus
the harm of Washington D.C. and
COVID-19 within the 15 largest
metropolitan areas.

From a researcher’s
viewpoint, the data is solid,
said Williams, who prepared
the fact sheets for the
Council.

From their first report:

Even if a child never “In the first week of July,
contracts COVID-19, is
never hospitalized, never almost 15% of American
suffers a high fever or never
breathes only with the help households with children
of a ventilator, the virus
could still control the reported not having enough
course of their life.
to eat over the past 7 days,
How? By the economic
impact on that child’s family compared to just 9% of
and their living conditions.
Still developing minds and households without to higher risks of resources or education and replayed.
bodies need enough food depression, suicide ideation, training that is the baseline
to eat and the safety of children. This represents a behavior problems and problem, but rather the fact North Americans tend to
stable housing. If those poor health, even 10 years that a parent is single or frame challenges in all types
basic needs aren’t met, the substantial increase since later, according to the Black or Latino that gets of can-do language.We love
consequences may be dire Council. wrapped up in misapplied a good slogan to human
and irreversible. Mary Sanchez the pandemic: 35% of these reasoning. grit; adages like “what
The longer that we allow doesn’t kill you, makes you
Yes, it’s a whopper of an to be paying much households reported they poor families to struggle stronger,” and “when the
assessment. attention. today, the more the nation’s going gets tough, the tough
did have sufficient food future is at risk, that’s the get going.”
But the pandemic is economic argument. The
affecting lower income But a group of prior to March 13, 2020.” two are inextricably linked. The messaging is meant
people’s ability to feed and researchers with the These are future American to be aspirational, and in
shelter their children. It’s nonprofit, nonpartisan In terms of housing, workers and taxpayers. Admittedly, these many ways it can be.
causing evictions and Council on Contemporary approximately 26% of
increased stress that could Families have begun doing households living with Ever wonder why some researchers are taking the But these platitudes also
well play out in the health so. children in rental units people tend to be their dismiss real science and
and social functioning of reported a late or deferred own worse enemies? Dig a long view during a period what we know about how
those children years from payment in June. bit, and you might find that early trauma and adversity
now. later problems are rooted when much of the nation is can hauntingly track
to early events, the very alongside people for life.
This is a harsh reality of sort of difficulties being frantically trying to adapt
science and socioeconomic exacerbated by the At this juncture in the
outcomes. What they are finding pandemic. day-by-day to the new pandemic we know that
ought to be triggering alarm many poorer children are
The data for these bells for Congress and Without relief, like the People know this almost challenges COVID-19 is being seriously harmed.
conclusions is being children’s advocates. CARES Act, those impacts inherently. It’s partly why so
compiled week-by-week by will only multiply. much social messaging goes bringing. The unanswered
the U.S. Census Bureau. to the virtues of stable question is, “What are we
Until recently, few seemed “Nothing is more basic How families are faring is families. Politicians need to put a as a nation willing to do
to human well-being than not simply a matter of not full stop on corporations about it?”
food and housing,” said being able to catch up Where we tend to go that are gobbling up
Kristi Williams, a professor economically.There are less astray is in attributing cause COVID-19 funding meant Readers can reach Mary
in the Department of easily illustrated impacts and effect. Suddenly, it’s not to aid workers and their Sanchez at
Sociology at Ohio State like the the result of the lack of financial families.
University. adversity, trauma and stress [email protected]
so great that it’s considered Someday, the tallies of the and follow her on Twitter
The Household Pulse “toxic.” dead —152,000 at this @msanchezcolumn.
writing — will have stopped
Survey is a weekly rising.The stock market and
job losses — the worst
accounting of a wide range Children’s cognitive quarter since post WWII
abilities, their reasoning — will stabilize.
of topics; education, skills, and ability to self-
regulate their emotions can
employment, food be affected.

sufficiency and health But this damage to
human beings may already
scores on topics like be complete by then. A
person’s childhood can’t be
anxiety, depression and A lack of sufficient and
nutritional food is also tied
confidence that the

Trouble with it comes to Cuba. Bass had comments and that she justfacts.votesmart.org, liberal judges, as Franklin
Biden’s VP visited Cuba multiple times “would not do that again,
choices in the 1970s when she and for sure.” She professes not Bass voted for the Roosevelt tried, but failed
Hollywood celebrities were to be a socialist or a
also praising the “literacy” communist. euphemistically named to do. Granting DC (and
and health care programs of
the communist dictatorship. Is Bass unaware of the George Floyd Justice in possibly Puerto Rico)
history of communism,
In an interview with especially in the former Policing Act of 2020.The bill statehood would guarantee
Chris Wallace on “Fox Soviet Union and China
News Sunday,” Bass was where human rights are would prohibit police Democratic Party
reminded of her statement practiced as human wrongs
Democratic presidential on the death in 2016 of and people are jailed or officers from, among other dominance of government,
candidate Joe Biden appears Cuban dictator Fidel Castro executed for speaking ill of,
to have painted himself into in which she said: “the or resisting, the regime? things, “intentionally possibly for decades to
a corner with his promise passing of the Comandante Why did it take her so long
to select a woman — and en Jefe is a great loss to the to become “educated” pointing of a firearm at an come, which is their intent.
apparently from the people of Cuba.” about Cuba when
candidates on his short list, information about the cruel individual.” What about the If there are any real
an African-American Bass said that her and corrupt dictatorship journalists left, at least one
women — to be his running perspective on Cuba was available to anyone intentional pointing of a of them should ask Bass
mate. While it is just the “developed over time” and with open eyes? Did she about these subjects.
latest example of his party’s that she now understands think communism was of a firearm by a criminal at a Unfortunately, modern
tribalism in which externals, the Castro government different brand when journalism has mostly
such as race and gender are “was a brutal regime.” Bass practiced in Havana than in police officer? The bill has become another arm of
preferred over actual ideas, said she spoke with Moscow or Beijing? the Democratic Party and
in the end it will make no colleagues from Florida nothing to say about that. part of the anti-Trump
difference because the (which has a large Cuban On other issues, Bass also juggernaut, I am not
Democratic Party looks to Cal Thomas and anti-Castro population seems consistently in line Criminals will love it. optimistic any will even
have been taken over by in Miami). She said they with the party’s Sanders make the attempt.
hardcore leftists. Whoever If press reports are to be raised concerns about her wing. According to Bass is also in line with
he selects must appeal to Democrats who want to
and appease the Bernie believed, Rep. Karen Bass make the District of
Sanders crowd. Columbia the 51st state,
(D-CA), who chairs the something that would
require a liberal Supreme
Congressional Black Court to deny specific
language in the Constitution
Caucus, appears to be preserving the District as a
federal city. That could be
among the leading overcome if Democrats win
back all three branches of
candidates. Unlike Biden, government and attempt to Readers may email Cal
pack the Court with more Thomas at
she presents well on TV
[email protected].
with her appealing smile Look for Cal Thomas’ new
book “America’s Expiration
and soothing voice. Date:The Fall of Empires
and Superpowers and the
While all of Biden’s Future of the United States”
potential running mates
have baggage, Bass has been
trying to unpack hers when

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lifestyle
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news

The Social Security 'Retirement Test'
gets a failing grade

There is a provision of Social Security law that
is rather archaically called the "annual earnings
test." It is sometimes also called the "retirement
test." (More about where those terms come
from in a minute.) But I call it the Social Security
earnings penalty. And I've never liked this law.
Before I explain why, let me clarify what I am
talking about.

The rules say that if you are a Social Security there would be more adjustments to her little money to supplement Social Security
beneficiary who is under full retirement age and benefits. Sometimes, the SSA owed her some benefits.
still working, $1 must be deducted from your extra money.
Social Security checks for every $2 you earn Having voiced that concern, I should point out
over $18,240 annually. A more lenient penalty Eventually, once the year was over and she got that I know why the law exists. It goes back to
applies in the year you reach full retirement age. her W-2 form, she would make a final report of the very beginning of Social Security in the
The earnings threshold is $48,600 with a 3-for-1 her earnings to the Social Security office, leading 1930s. Retirement benefits were intended to
withholding scheme. In other words, $1 is to yet another benefit adjustment.And on top of replace earnings a person loses when he or she
withheld from your benefits for every $3 you that, they would ask for an estimate of her retires.To put that another way, a person had to
make over $48,600.And once you reach your full anticipated earnings for the new year; more retire to get "retirement" benefits. And this
retirement age, the penalties go away. Starting adjustments would be made, and the whole provision of the law was a "test" of their
with that month, you could make $1 million a day vicious cycle would start over again. retirement status. (Thus, the term "retirement
and still be eligible for Social Security checks. test.")
My mom used to complain bitterly to me
But in this column, I'm primarily addressing the about this, saying, "Can't you do anything to help Initially, the law said you had to be completely
me?" I always had to tell her that there was (and retired. But over the years, Congress eased up
law that applies to people under full retirement still is) a law that says SSA employees cannot on the restrictive nature of the original law.They
work on any cases involving their relatives. Still, said people over full retirement age could work
age. In a bit, I'll tell you why I don't like the law when people griped to me about how they full time and get benefits. And they allowed folks
couldn't understand the constant tinkering with under full retirement age to at least work part
now. But first, I want to tell you why I hated it in their Social Security benefit amount due to the time and earn some money, but not much.
earnings penalty, I used to tell them, "If I can't
all the years I worked for the Social Security keep my own mother's records straight, how do I also understand why Congress isn't exactly
you expect me to help you?!" eager to change the law: the costs. The Social
y Administration: It was a mess to administer. To Security system would have to pay hundreds of
, illustrate, I'll use my own mother as an example. Actually, at the end of this column, I will share millions of dollars in extra benefits each year if
some advice I eventually gave my mom, and the earnings penalty was eliminated. And at a
Back in the 1970s, she was getting Social thousands of other people over the years, to time when they are looking for ways to trim
help deal with the earnings penalty rules. Social Security spending (as part of an eventual
Security widows benefits, but she was working package of reforms to solve the system's long-
But first, I want to give a more philosophical range financing problems), passing a law that
part time to supplement her rather meager reason as to why I don't like the earnings penalty: would greatly increase program outlays just isn't
I don't understand why someone should be
benefits. She would start out the year reporting punished if he or she tries to work and earn a see SOCIAL SECURITY on page 10

. her anticipated earnings to her local Social
Security office. They would adjust her benefits

y accordingly, applying the $1 deduction for every

$2 earned. Inevitably, as the year went on, she'd
t work a little overtime or pick up a couple of

t extra hours of work. She would dutifully report
her change in anticipated earnings to the Social

Security people, and further adjustments would

l be made to her monthly widows checks. More

t often than not, she'd be charged with an
.
w overpayment and be asked to return some of her

Social Security funds. Then maybe she'd be laid

d off for a time, and her earnings would go down;

she'd file yet another report with the SSA, and

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dear doug A better plan is to lose
weight gradually and keep it
off.

Support Vs. Ultimately, health is an
Control individual decision. You can
suggest changes but cannot
enforce them -- constant
nagging doesn't work.

Q: My daughter has Instead of forcing changes
struggled with her weight upon your loved ones, help
for her entire life. Now she them find and use
seems to have given up, and resources that work for
her health is suffering. their needs. -- Emma,
Doug's granddaughter
Her problem has always
involved going to extremes, Doug Mayberry Q: I feel like I'm on a sitting-rising test. the floor, without leaning on have 16-30% drop in death
but nothing anybody says slow but noticeable decline. anything for balance. Then, risk compared with those
seems to help. She used to find a way to work with I was never all that active, For flexibility, try rise again to standing. who are completely
go on fad diets and lose a your daughter, success will but it was by choice. I don't touching your toes.You can inactive.
bunch of weight. But then be hard to come by. think that's true anymore. do this either standing up It sounds simple but gets
she'd gain it all back with or on a chair with one leg harder and harder with age. Joining a group or team
interest within a year. If your daughter is willing My family loves to go on extended. A good goal is to Giving yourself 10 points activity is a great way to
to work on her health, an annual hike for get your fingers within 4 for a successful maneuver, stay motivated. On top of
I'm worried that she'll make your own effort, too! Thanksgiving, which is inches of your toes. Avoid subtract one point each for the physical benefits, the
have a heart attack and be Most people have at least a coming up. This year, my bending your knees or using your hand, knee, social aspect is great for
gone before I am. few bad habits. children are saying it might locking them in place. forearm, side of leg or hand mental health and possible
be better if I stay at home on knee for support. loneliness.
How can our family help Do you know of a local instead of risking a fall. I For the grip strength test,
her maintain her health? nutritionist? Pay attention don't feel that old yet (I'm buy a hand dynamometer Muscular strength and Whatever you do, don't
to his or her qualifications only in my mid-70s!), but to measure your grip, and flexibility are critical for stop moving! Regular
A: Focus on a lifestyle and patients' long-term they see it differently. compare it to others of the seniors, and each point exercise even benefits
change (not weight loss), outcomes. An expert same age and sex. increase on this test is people in their 80s and 90s.
and be willing to make opinion can make a huge I don't think I'm that bad, associated with a 21% -- Doug
some changes yourself to difference. but how can I tell? The sitting-rising test may decrease in mortality from
be supportive. all causes. Doug Mayberry makes the
Be careful with franchised A: An objective test of be most crucial of all, most of life in a Southern
The important thing here weight-loss operations, as your physical ability will Any exercise counts, and California retirement
is to focus not on looks but they vary wildly depending help you avoid gradual measuring balance, you will see the results. community.
health. on the franchise operator. decline. Studies have shown that
flexibility and strength. moderately inactive people
Have an honest Most importantly, give it Perform three regular
conversation as a family time. Abrupt weight activities as an objective Stand in the middle of a
about your concerns for changes stress the body and measure to keep yourself in room and lower yourself to
her health and why you aren't good in the long run. check: a flexibility test, a
want to help. If you can't grip strength test and a

Social Security former SSA colleagues
will be absolutely aghast
continued from page 9 at these suggestions.They
will say that I am coaching
in the cards. you will have to pay back people to lie to the
some of that money once government. But c'mon,
So, because the the year is over with. At chill out! Both scenarios I
earnings penalty isn't the beginning of 2021, you presented require the
going away anytime soon, will tell the SSA how claimant to eventually
let me share with you much money you made in settle the books with the
some tips for dealing with 2020, and they will SSA. In the end, either
it. Of course, you could calculate how much with the constant
play by the rules and money you have to pay adjustment through the
religiously report your back. normal procedures or
earnings to the SSA -- with the one-time
and then get stuck in the If you don't like the idea accounting using one of
vicious cycle of earnings of having to owe the my methods, the people
variances and benefit government any money, eventually get the proper
adjustments that plagued you could go the other Social Security benefits
my mother. way around. For example, they are due.
you could tell the SSA you
Or you could bend the plan to make $100,000 in If you have a Social
rules a bit. You could tell 2020, even though you Security question,Tom
the SSA that you plan to actually expect to make Margenau has the answer.
make less than whatever much less. In this
the earnings threshold scenario, the SSA won't Contact him at
happens to be. So, for send you any Social thomas.margenau@comca
example, for this year, you Security checks. Then in
would say you expect to early 2021, you would tell st.net.To find out more
make less than $18,240, the SSA how much about Tom Margenau and
even if you think you will money you actually made to read past columns and
make more than that. in 2020, and they will send
What that means is that you a check to cover the see features from other
the SSA won't withhold benefits you are due. Creators Syndicate writers
any of your benefits. But
you must remember that I know some of my and cartoonists, visit the
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help her set up an account, inept jerk. you what choice to make, Dear Amy: I am nearly Amy, please advise your very thing! I will be working
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books ‘Mayday 1971’ is a close-up look at
largest US mass arrest

No detail spared: Mayday 1971:
‘Warhol’ expands on the A White House at War, a
life of the Pop Art icon Revolt in the Streets and
the Untold History of
Pop artist Andy Warhol could be called a poet of excess. America’s Biggest Mass
As a painter, he was drawn to mass-produced goods such Arrest
as cans of Campbell’s soup (from which sprang a series of by Lawrence Roberts
32 silk-screen paintings) or haunting images of Marilyn
Monroe (which he rendered in a combination of artificially In late 1970, a collection of bridges to bring the city to a halt. As accounts of their experiences were
saturated colors and stark black-and-white in another silk- disparate, fractious groups began the number of protesters swelled, the published. As evidence of civil
screen series). organizing a massive protest against Nixon team suddenly revoked the liberties violations emerged, the
the Vietnam War. Planned for permit and brought in troops to White House found itself under
As a filmmaker,Warhol was no less immoderate, creating, Washington the following year, the reinforce the District of Columbia intense, withering criticism. The tide
for example, both an eight-hour reverie on the Empire event was billed as a “disruptive but police. As the dispersed of opinion turned quickly and the
State Building, “Empire” (1964), and a split-screen nonviolent” protest. In the words of demonstrators spread through the protests became widely regarded as a
extravaganza depicting the assorted nonconformists in his the organizers, “If the government city, police officers arrested them huge defeat for the Nixon team.
orbit in “Chelsea Girls” (1966). Even Warhol’s diaries, which won’t stop the war, we’ll stop the indiscriminately.
were published in 1989, burst at the seams with details, government.” Some called themselves This is a complex story with
trivia, and extreme self-centeredness. the “Mayday Tribe.” The number arrested soon dozens of actors and events taking
overwhelmed the facilities available place simultaneously at different
Blake Gopnik’s staggeringly thorough biography This protest and its aftermath is to house them. So the police got locations. Roberts effectively
“Warhol” examines the artist in granular detail without the subject of “Mayday 1971:A White creative:An outdoor practice football organizes the book by retelling the
losing the sweep of his story. Gopnik relates Warhol’s House at War, a Revolt in the Streets, field was converted into a makeshift story through the eyes of several key
advancement from the child of a working-class family in and the Untold History of America’s jail that housed thousands of people participants. Readers get to know
Biggest Mass Arrest” by Lawrence behind a chain link fence without Jerry Vernon Wilson, the district's
Pittsburgh to a successful commercial artist in New York to Roberts, who participated in the sufficient food, shelter, or sanitary police chief; protest leaders Rennie
an avant-garde icon and entrepreneur – but also adds to, event. Later a Pulitzer Prize-winning facilities.They were not permitted to Davis and David Dellinger; a special
and frequently corrects, the record. investigative reporter and editor, make calls or contact lawyers. assistant to President Nixon named
Roberts is a careful observer and he Eventually, some 12,000 people were Egil “Bud” Krogh Jr.; an undercover
For example, in writing about the boy born as Andrew deftly organizes a complex, detained, the largest mass arrest in police officer named John O’Connor,
Warhola in 1928, Gopnik emphasizes that the products he multifaceted series of events into a American history. who was embedded with the Vietnam
would later memorialize in his art were likely absent from coherent, fast moving, and fascinating Veterans Against the War; and the
his household. “His actual childhood didn’t involve story. The goal was to get protestors off heroic, hard-charging Barbara
supermarket tuna, cans of Campbell’s Soup or any of the the street, even if doing so required Bowman, who directed the Public
other shiny brands of Eisenhower America that Warhol The demonstrations started with a falsified arrest records. Eventually the Defender Service.
later showed in his art – before World War II, those were week-long protest by the Vietnam district's public defenders – then
still products targeted at the elites,” Gopnik writes. Veterans Against the War, led by a often regarded as the nation’s best – The Mayday protest has largely
savvy and charismatic former naval were allowed to get involved. With faded from popular memory with the
Gopnik claims that Warhol was not a true believer in his officer named John Kerry. The Nixon the help of several judges committed passage of time, but the legal cases
“superstars,” but was parodying a society that used such administration’s clumsy and ham- to rigorous due process for the that followed had a profound impact.
accolades. Warhol was “reveling in the absurdity of the handed effort to limit the veterans’ accused, virtually all the prisoners Before the Mayday demonstrations,
mismatch between who his followers really were and the protests backfired: It seemed to much were freed. the district government regularly
title he gave them,” Gopnik writes. He also contradicts the of the American public that the limited the size and location of
notion of the artist’s apparent apathy when it came to government was treating the former Initially, the administration won protests. Those restrictions were
politics.Warhol contributed “quiet but consistent support” servicemen unfairly. The president’s praise for containing the swept away and the rights of citizens
to left-wing causes. team was determined to manage the demonstration and the president’s to express their views were
main event more effectively. men celebrated. Nixon said to his increased. Without the precedents
Gopnik, an art critic, explains that by reproducing the aides,“I think we should have clubbed set by the Mayday protests, events
“Mona Lisa,” the artist was “demonstrating how emptied The next round of protesters were a few more of the bastards.” Even like the Million Man March and the
out she’d become through ubiquity.” Gopnik perceives that more diverse and less disciplined. media outlets like The Washington annual Right to Life demonstrations
Warhol was standing aloof from the people and things he Armed with a permit that allowed Post applauded. could easily have been banned.
depicted. “For Pop to do important work, as art, it had to them to camp near the National Mall,
have a decent distance from the popular culture it was they promised to block roads and But several reporters had been Other resulting judicial decisions
riffing on,” he writes. jailed, and eventually the first-hand curtailed police authority to make
mass arrests and affirmed the rights
Admittedly, some readers will tire of descriptions of of demonstrators to receive fair
seemingly every endeavor Warhol lent his name to, and warning before being arrested. Still
agree with the statement that “the primary creation of another case gave individuals the
Andy Warhol is Andy Warhol himself.” right of action against federal officials
for violations of their First
Admirers of Warhol will rejoice at this book, which does Amendment rights of free speech and
not gloss over the calamities in his personal life – including assembly.
an attempted murder by Valerie Solanas that brought him
close to death in 1968 – and which celebrates the legacy of Historical events can leave a lasting
Warhol’s art. Even those with a casual interest in the artist legacy, even as the urgency and details
are likely to find themselves enthralled. themselves cease to matter. The
Mayday protests did not shut down
By Peter Tonguette the government or shorten the war.
But they did help establish new
14 SMART READER August 13, 2020 standards for civil liberties, which are
being tested today, as evidenced by
President Donald Trump’s
deployment of federal security forces
to quell protests against racism and
police brutality in Portland, Oregon.

Thanks to Roberts, we now have a
better picture of what those long-ago
protesters really accomplished.

By Terry W Hartle

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appreciate the dedication that such research takes, the kind Rockaway: Surfing Headlong Into a New Life by
For the next decade and beyond, Slaght chased this of single-mindedness that once led a graduate student to Diane Cardwell
thought. He spent three years in Primorye in the Peace spend months in a frigid sleeping bag, watching a tree
Corps, and then returned as a PhD student from the where he believed there might be an owl. Read by the author; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; eight
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guide conservation efforts in the face of increasing Diane Cardwell has a comfortable, inviting style that
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endangered species and protected by Russian law, it was and renewal. Her narration does not do her words justice,
impossible to develop a conservation plan without as she is more than a little unpolished, but her journey is
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Slaght delved into the wilderness. beach. Grade: B+

“It was one thing to sit comfortably ... and talk about “Members Only” by
finding fish owls,” he writes, but “the reality of the process Sameer Pandya
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thing entirely.” Read by Sunil Malhotra;
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Indeed, in Slaght’s capable hands, the scientist-as- hours and 30 minutes
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Pet World animals

with Cathy Rosenthal in the news

Man's kindness creates a Chihuahua saves the female chimp was captured about
dilemma for future care of cats owner's life during 3:45 p.m.The primates were examined
stroke on houseboat by a veterinarian after being recaptured
suggest? somewhat feral cats to warm A North Carolina man was reunited to ensure they were free of injuries.
Dear Cathy, I started up to people, but somehow with his beloved dog five days after the Bissell said the chimps are believed to
feeding two feral kittens when -Bill, East Meadow, NY you won their hearts. It sounds chihuahua was credited with saving his have escaped their enclosure due to an
they were about six-months- like it would be best for life during a stroke. Rudy Armstrong, unsecured lock. A woman at the
old. Over the next year they Dear Bill, Your kindness has everyone if you could keep 86, a Navy veteran who lives alone on sanctuary sustained minor injuries in
began acting more like presented a little bit of a your furry family together. the escape, but declined medical
domestic cats. They would dilemma. Yes, you can find a a houseboat in Oriental with his dog, treatment.Tonia Haddix, who owns the
come when called, often were place to live with a small dog seven chimps at the Missouri Primate
waiting for me, lived mostly in and two cats, but it might take Dear Cathy, We have a Boo-Boo, said he realized he was Foundation, said the cages had been
my yard, meowed, looked some searching. I have always undergoing cleaning at the time of the
directly at me, and let me sit had multiple pets and found seven-year-old rescue dog. He having a stroke on the boat and he escape. She said double doors are
with them. The male liked rental places where they are being installed to prevent future
being petted. He purrs, curls accepted. Keep in mind, they is allergic to chicken. I'm told couldn't reach his phone because he incidents.
up beside me, plays with me, may charge you a monthly pet
and often follows me around. rent or one-time deposit that this is the top allergen for was unable to move one of his arms Wildlife officials
This winter, I brought them may not be non-refundable. searching for elk with
into my sunroom at night and Start checking around to see dogs.Yet 99% of dog foods and and one of his legs. tire around neck
during inclement weather. I what your rental options might
later kept them inside so they include because it would be treats contain chicken. Even "I didn't want to be there for a Wildlife officials in Colorado said
could be fixed. I thought this great if these cats could stay the ones that claim to be beef, couple of days before somebody would they are trying to locate an elk caught
was temporary, but they living with you. salmon, etc. still contain come by," Armstrong recalled to on camera with a car tire around its
seemed to settle in as indoor chicken. Are there any foods WCTI-TV, "so I said, 'OK, Boo-Boo, go neck. Colorado Parks and Wildlife
cats. They are still nervous Until then, open the that don't contain chicken? get me some help.'" Boo-Boo ran off at tweeted video showing the bull elk
about sudden moods or sunroom and let's see how the How do find them without her owner's urging and returned a wandering around while wearing the
noises.The female still will not dog and cats react to each taking a magnifier to the store? short time later with the dockmaster, car tire like a necklace.The department
let me touch her, but she is other. My guess is, the cats will -Jani, Las Vegas, Nevada who summoned paramedics to the said the footage was captured by a trail
increasingly comfortable hiss to let the dog know the camera and rescuers have been unable
around me. Neither likes being sunroom is their territory, and Dear Jani, There are a few scene.Armstrong said he believes Boo- to locate the elk.
picked up. the dog will oblige by not going ways to find dog foods without Boo saved his life by following his
in there to disturb them. chicken in them. First, you can instructions. He was hospitalized and "We would love to catch up with him
Animals have a way of search ingredient lists online was reunited with his dog five days and free him of that tire," the tweet
respecting each other's spaces. before going to the store. later." said. Jason Clay, Public Information
If they get along (and it could Look for words like "limited Officer for Colorado Parks and
take a few weeks for you to Wildlife, said the elk has twice been
know for sure), then you will ingredient formula" in the caught on the trail camera in the
likely be able to take them Arapahoe/Roosevelt National Forest
with you when you move. name of the product, as this near Conifer.

If it turns out this is not a often indicates the food is for "It kind of makes you shake your
workable solution, please don't head. One, how does it get on there?"
As the weather gets put them in the basement. It's dogs with food allergies and Clay told KDVR-TV. He said wildlife
not healthy for them to be in officials are often confronted with
warmer, I need to open the the dark all the time, and you should not have chicken or similar situations involving elk. "We see
are only delaying the it too often whether it's you know a
sunroom. My dog, a shih tzu inevitable. Your other options chicken byproducts in it. hammock, caught up in it, Christmas
include putting them back lighting, roping, tire around its neck.
mix, prevents me from bringing outside and feeding them and Second, you can search Unfortunately it happens quite a bit
then finding a neighbor to take here in Colorado," Clay said.
them into the whole house. My over feeding them when you alternative protein sources,
move or finding someone who
dog and these cats have an can take them into their home, like duck, salmon, turkey,
as you did.
established adversarial venison or bison to find
In the end, I hope you can
relationship although my dog take these cats with you. It's different brands of dog food.
never easy for homeless,
has accepted the new And finally, you can check out Las Vegas family
some of the brands -- Natural reunited with lost cat
boundaries. The only other Balance, Orijen, Taste of the

option is to move them to the

basement, but I don't know Wild, Canidae, and Blue after 10 years

how they would be in the dark Buffalo, to name but a few, who A cat brought into a Las Vegas shelter

all the time. My longer term carry dog food with alternative as a stray was reunited with his family

problem is that I am caring for protein sources. 10 years after going missing from a

my 96-year old mother and As well as being a recuring guest friend's house. Heather Whitener said

this is her house. Eventually I on Happenings Q&A, Cathy M. Logan the cat fled from a friend's house

would have to move. Can I find Rosenthal is a longtime animal a decade ago, and the family was

an affordable place that will let advocate, author, columnist and pet shocked to receive a call this week

me bring a dog and two cats? expert who has more than 25 years from The Animal Foundation saying the
in the animal welfare field. Send feline had been found. The Animal
How could I just abandon
your pet questions, stories and tips
them after they have become to [email protected]. Foundation said Logan had been

dependents? What do you brought in as a stray and staff were able

to get Whitener's contact information

from his microchip.

"He's a very loving cat," Whitener Deputy wrangles
told KSNV-TV. "As soon as I started runaway emu in
scratching right here, his favorite spot, Wyoming
he's like, OK." The Animal Foundation
said microchipping pets dramatically A Wyoming sheriff's deputy
increases the chances of a reunion responded to an unusual loose animal
when an animal goes missing. call and ended up wrangling a runaway
emu. The Laramie County Sheriff's
Chimpanzees Office said Deputy Herlihey was
tranquilized after dispatched to a neighborhood for an
escape "emu on the loose call." The sheriff's
office said Herlihey was able to get a
Police in Missouri said two rope around the flightless Australian
chimpanzees were tranquilized and bird and lead it back to its home.
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responded with assistance from circumstances of the emu's escape
workers from the Critter Lane Petting were unclear.
Zoo in Valles Mines when the chimps
escaped from the Missouri Primate
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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: The pertussis vaccination
Why is my doctor is given in combination with
recommending that I get the tetanus and diphtheria
Tdap vaccine now to prevent vaccines. It's called tetanus
whooping cough, even diphtheria and acellular
though I am in my late 70s? pertussis booster and is
Doesn't whooping cough abbreviated as Tdap. Even if
usually affect young children? you've had the vaccine
before, you may need it again
ANSWER: While it's true to increase the protection pertussis from being bacterium that causes more effective it is. After five and older is pain and swelling
that babies are most at risk that you had from an earlier vaccinated or from having pertussis. Because it can take days of taking antibiotics, at the injection site. You
of pertussis infection and dose. the illness in the past may days for the test results, your you'll typically no longer be could get pertussis even
serious complications, older experience milder signs and health care provider may contagious. after getting vaccinated, but
adults also can be vulnerable After a week or two, a symptoms.They also may not recommend starting an you're less likely to have a
to the illness, even after pertussis infection usually have a severe cough or hear antibiotic right away if you The best way to protect serious infection and your
being vaccinated. Your leads to a cough. Signs and a "whoop" sound after have signs and symptoms of symptoms won't last as long.
immunity to pertussis ? often symptoms that point to a coughing. pertussis. yourself from a pertussis (adapted from Mayo Clinic
called whooping cough ? pertussis infection include Health Letter) - John Wilson,
fades after just five to 10 coughing that lasts longer See your health care When administered early infection is to keep it from M.D., Infectious Diseases,
years of getting the than two weeks and gets provider if you have even a during infection, an antibiotic Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
vaccination. And even if worse over time; long mild cough for longer than can shorten the time that developing in the first place
you've had pertussis in the coughing fits that may lead to two weeks or if you develop you feel symptoms of Mayo Clinic Q & A is an
past, you still can get vomiting or near-vomiting; a cough after you've been pertussis and reduce the by getting the Tdap vaccine. educational resource and
pertussis infection again in and coughing attacks exposed to someone who severity of your cough.
the future. followed by a sudden, deep has been diagnosed with Antibiotic treatment is most The Centers for Disease doesn't replace regular
inhalation - making a pertussis. The test for effective when taken within medical care. E-mail a
Pertussis is caused by the "whoop" sound as you catch pertussis involves a swab of the first three weeks of Control and Prevention question to MayoClinicQ&A(AT
your breath after coughing. the back of your nose and infection, and the sooner the SIGN)mayo.edu. For more
bacterium Bordetella testing the mucus for the antibiotic is started, the recommends that
Not every cough means information, visit
pertussis, which spreads you have pertussis. And not unvaccinated adults receive a www.mayoclinic.org
every case of pertussis has a
easily between people cough or the telltale single shot of the vaccine.
"whoop" sound after a
through the air. You can get cough. Pertussis starts with Most people who receive
coldlike signs and symptoms the Tdap vaccine don't
pertussis if an infected that could include a runny or experience a reaction. If you
stuffy nose, sneezing, a sore do, the most common
person coughs or sneezes, throat, or a mild fever. reaction among people 65

sending bacteria-containing Another sign of pertussis
is feeling exhausted after
droplets into the air. coughing. The hacking cough
during a pertussis infection
Another reason pertussis can be so severe in older
spreads easily is because it's adults that it can lead to a
most contagious during the fractured rib.
early stages of the illness
before severe coughing Pertussis also can cause
begins and before those other complications in
infected with pertussis know adults, including trouble
they have it. Pertussis is sleeping, struggling to
contagious for up to three breathe due to the cough,
weeks after symptoms begin. weight loss, leaking urine,
One person infected with fainting spells, an abdominal
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pertussis in the U.S. have have some immunity to
been on the rise for several
years. The increase in the
number of people with active
pertussis infection raises the
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At Fox River and Petrifying
With social distancing others. Jim Kreuser has been Springs parks, all you need Park or Petrifying Springs from your workmates!
remaining the thing to do Kenosha County executive to do is bring the pieces; Park.
for the rest of this summer, But, if you want to think since 2008. He blogs here chess tables are available in Learn more about all that
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experience our fine options on our county government issues and • Paddle your troubles many areas of all of our
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A fresh tomato gratin that showcases the very
best of summer tomatoes

Some think it's sacrilege Knowing how important richness as well as balancing
to cook a perfect summer the tomatoes' acidity.
tomato, but we disagree. the choice of bread was, we
Cooking intensifies the We set the bread aside
tomato's natural flavor, and tried breadcrumbs, before adding the tomatoes
it's an excellent way to use to the pan and cooking
good tomatoes at the time sandwich bread and a them to drive off some of
of year when there are their moisture. We then
plenty of them around. supermarket baguette, folded the bread back in
just before transferring the
which all fell short. It was skillet to the oven. This
lessened the time it sat in
when we tried an artisan- the juices, so it wouldn't
turn mushy. And for more
style baguette that things crunchy contrast, we
toasted another cup of
really started to look up. bread, bringing the total to
4 cups, so that I'd have
Tomato gratin With its resilient open enough to scatter over the
surface before sprinkling on
(sometimes called crumb and chewy texture, the Parmesan.

scalloped tomatoes) is a it could soak up the The results were perfect:
The gratin had a soft,
great cooked-tomato dish tomatoes' juices without tender interior and a nicely
crunchy, flavorful topping.
because it combines fresh falling apart, and its crisp

tomatoes with bread to crust offered nice textural

soak up all the juices contrast.

released as the tomatoes We took two more steps
to prevent the bread from
cook. But if you use the getting too soggy:We cut it For a boost of flavor, we take on tomato gratin that Kitchen for rigorously tested
into large 3/4-inch chunks, browned some thinly sliced showcased the very best of recipes developed by
wrong type of bread or and then we toasted them garlic in the skillet before summer tomatoes. Find
in a skillet with plenty of adding the tomatoes. And recipe on next page. professional test cooks and
treat it incorrectly, you can olive oil, which had the with a sprinkle of chopped vetted by 60,000 at-home
benefit of giving this basil over the top of the For 25 years, confident
end up with a mushy mess. otherwise lean dish some gratin once it came out of cooks in the know have recipe testers. See more
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Nutrition News with
Charlyn Fargo

Anti-Inflammatory Diet

My daughter recently had Skim milk, for example, isn't has shown that vitamin K-

my first grandchild (pretty inflammatory; whole milk is. rich leafy greens, such as

exciting, right?). She's on a Choose baked chicken over spinach and kale, curb

journey to getting back to fried chicken, a filet over a inflammation, as do broccoli

her prepregnancy weight rib-eye. and cabbage. And the

and lowering her blood In addition, you want to substance that gives fruits
pressure and the avoid highly processed,
accompanying swelling that overly greasy or super such as cherries,
she struggled with. She's cut sweet foods. Limit the
out processed and salty cakes, cookies and ice raspberries and
foods, and she's exploring cream, as well as the
an anti-inflammatory diet. processed meats, butter, blackberries their color is a we cook. They add average family of four food you've already
antioxidants (along with purchased. Frozen foods
type of pigment that also flavor) to food. Turmeric, throws away nearly $2,000 can also help cut your
found in curry powder, has budget, whether it's
helps fight inflammation. a strong substance called worth of food each year, produce or fish. Often,
curcumin. Garlic curbs the frozen foods are much
Just what is an anti- whole milk and cheese. High-fiber foods also help body's ability to make things according to the Natural cheaper than fresh,
with inflammation, so it's that boost inflammation. especially if they're out of
inflammatory diet? best to choose whole grains Resources Defense season. Buy foods, such as
such as oatmeal, brown rice The bottom line? You roast chicken, that you can
Weight gain, high blood and whole-wheat bread, as can't go wrong with a Council.Think about what's use in multiple meals --
well as beans. healthy diet -- fruits, veggies, chicken salad, white chicken
In a nutshell, anti- sugar and high cholesterol whole grains, lean protein in your refrigerator now. chili and chicken quesadillas.
and lean dairy. It's time-
inflammatory foods are are all related to tested, and it still works. Those carrots, celery stalks Charlyn Fargo is a
registered dietitian with SIU
those that most of us know inflammation. Sugar causes Q and A and asparagus spears might Med School in Springfield, Ill.
For comments or questions,
are healthy -- lots of fruits the body to release Fat seems to play a big Q: I'm trying to eat not look as good as they did
healthy -- but I'm on a strict contact her at
and vegetables, whole inflammatory messengers role in inflammation. For budget. Any suggestions? when you bought them a [email protected]
or follow her on Twitter
grains, plant-based proteins called cytokines. Cut out example, monounsaturated A: Let's all try to stop few days ago, but if they're
throwing away food. The @NutritionRd.
(like beans and nuts), fatty added sugars as much as fats (like the kind in olive not slimy or moldy, they are

fish, and fresh herbs and you can. Natural sugars, and canola oils) are helpful; safe to eat. Use whatever

spices. found in fruits and saturated fats are not. odds and ends you have in

What may be surprising is vegetables, are processed Omega-3 fatty acids found the fridge in stir-fries,
that foods with saturated differently by the body.
in salmon, tuna, sardines and omelets, soups and fried

fat are inflammatory. That Just what should you eat? walnuts reduce rice, or roast them to use in

means high-fat dairy is When it comes to fruits inflammation. salads and pasta. Another
considered inflammatory, and veggies, go for variety
but low-fat dairy is not. and lots of color. Research It's also important to add great way to save is to
herbs and spices to foods
inventory your freezer and

use up what's in there. It's

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Serves 6 to 8 remaining 1 cup of bread evenly over surface, pressing to partially
submerge. Sprinkle evenly with Parmesan.
6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
6 ounces crusty baguette, cut into 3/4-inch cubes (4 cups) • Bake until the top of the gratin is deeply browned, tomatoes are
3 garlic cloves, sliced thin bubbling, and juice has reduced, 40 to 45 minutes; after 30 minutes,
3 pounds tomatoes, cored and cut into 3/4-inch pieces run a spatula around the edge of the skillet to loosen the crust and
2 teaspoons sugar release any juice underneath. (Gratin will appear loose and jiggle
1 teaspoon salt around outer edges but will thicken as it cools.)
1 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 ounces Parmesan cheese, grated (3/4 cup) • Remove the skillet from the oven and let stand for 15 minutes.
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil Sprinkle gratin with basil and serve.

WALNUT-PESTO • Adjust the oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to • Recipe notes: For the best results, use the ripest in-season
PASTA SALAD 350 F. Heat 1/4 cup oil in a 12-inch ovensafe skillet over medium- tomatoes you can find. Supermarket vine-ripened tomatoes will
low heat until shimmering.Add bread and stir to coat. Cook, stirring work, but the gratin won't be as flavorful as one made with locally
1 pound whole-wheat penne or rotini pasta constantly, until bread is browned and toasted, about 5 minutes. grown tomatoes.
2 cups lightly packed fresh basil leaves, plus more for garnish Transfer bread to a bowl.
1/2 cup lightly packed flat-leaf parsley leaves • Do not use plum tomatoes, which contain less juice than regular
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted • Return the now-empty skillet to low heat and add remaining 2 round tomatoes and will result in a dry gratin.
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese tablespoons of oil and the garlic. Cook, stirring constantly, until garlic
1 clove garlic, grated is golden at the edges, 30 to 60 seconds.Add tomatoes, sugar, salt • For the bread, we prefer a crusty baguette with a firm, chewy
1 tablespoon lemon juice and pepper and stir to combine. Increase heat to medium-high and crumb.You can serve the gratin hot, warm or at room temperature.
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COVID-19 empties tourist traps in Europe:
Crisis or opportunity?

In Venice, empty gondolas
rock at their moorings on
the Grand Canal; in
Barcelona, desolate shopping
streets lie silent.

The coronavirus has taken

a devastating toll on

European tourist

destinations. But some of

them, which once groaned

uncomfortably under the

weight of visitors, are taking

the pandemic as a chance to

reinvent themselves, to

break their profitable but

destructive habit of mass

tourism.

“Coronavirus has changed
the world,” says Paola Mar, in
charge of tourism planning
and management at the
Venice city council. “It is an
opportunity for us, an
accelerator of change.”

The Italian city of Venice A seagull is seen in Venice Italy in July.Tourists are making a timid return, but officials say they do not want the crowds to swell to their previous size.
normally hosts an average of
55,000 tourists (more than It could start by regulating going to solve the problems tourism, to the Spanish increase arrivals and Mr. Pardo takes no
the city’s population) each Airbnb, suggests Ms. Smith, overnight, but we can use government’s recovery maximize profits. These are pleasure in the pendulum
day, many of them day- following the example of this critical window of package for the sector and the same indicators that led swing from overtourism to
trippers from cruise ships. Barcelona and Berlin, both of opportunity,” says Ms. Smith. the Catalan regional us to worry about over- no tourism. “This is not
The countrywide lockdown which have restricted the “People are talking about the government’s own road tourism,” he warns. degrowth,” he stresses. “This
imposed on March 9 brought number of Airbnb problem and things are maps for the future. is a massive socioeconomic
visitor numbers down to apartments. moving forward.” Social activists in crisis. It’s a drama. What we
zero. “The sector is aware that Barcelona have long wanted was a planned
Maurizio Ugolini, who “Space for reflection” there will never be a better advocated “degrowth.” Mass process of social and
Tourists are now making a manages seven Airbnb time to change models,” he tourism, they complain, has economic transformation.”
timid return, but officials say apartments in the city, says Similar soul-searching is says. pushed up house prices and
they do not want the crowds such ideas are great in underway in Barcelona. forced families out as
to swell to their previous normal times but the focus Shops along Passeig de Others are less optimistic, investors buy to rent, The pandemic has
size. Venice hopes to attract now should be on recovery. Gràcia, which by some worrying that rescue replaced neighborhood
fewer tourists who would Many families count on estimates account for almost packages will simply finance a stores with shabby souvenir highlighted the dangers of
stay longer, says Ms. Mar. In rental property for income a third of all tourist return to business as usual in shops, made restaurants
the works is an “access tax” so it would be unfair to purchases in Spain, are a city where tourism unaffordable to locals, Barcelona’s economic
to discourage day-trippers, suddenly limit the number of shuttered or open only accounts for 12% of gross clogged public transport, and
which would run to $12 in nights they can rent or to briefly. The usually domestic product and brought noise levels dependency on foreign
the high season. strip them of their permits, overpacked beachfront has roughly 9% of jobs – more in incompatible with a good
he argues. “Venice needs the room, if anyone wanted to historic neighborhoods night’s sleep. international tourism. In the
At the same time, efforts type of tourism that sleeps in take it. boasting the architectural
are underway to encourage Venice … that buys legacy of Spanish architect “All these factors make short term, experts believe,
Venetians to stay in Venice, groceries, that integrates Antoni Gaudí or beachfront daily life so complicated for
rather than flee to cheaper with the locals, that lives the developments like the Vila people that even if they can the city could make up some
housing on the mainland. city like a Venetian even for Olímpica. afford the rent, they give up,”
That means jobs, says just a few days,” he says. says Daniel Pardo of the of its losses by boosting
Carolyn Smith, a researcher “What we do not need are Assemblea de Barris pel
with the nonprofit We Are those huge crowds coming Decreixement Turístic domestic tourism, but what
Here Venice, who would like for the day and making even (ABDT). “No one wants
to see the city become a hub walking through the streets their life to be a war.” is required in the long term
for high-tech startups and a impossible.”
home for traditional crafts “We never imagined that The ABDT, the is economic diversification.
such as boat-building. But the $3.5 billion that we’d reach this level of Neighborhood Assembly for
tourism injected into the paralysis,” says Patrick Claudio Milano, a social Decreased Tourism, is part of Ernest Cañada, who
“People need to work, so Venetian economy last year Torrent, executive director a European network pushing studies mass tourism in
we need viable economic was of huge benefit to a at the Catalan Tourist Board. anthropologist at the for the creation of Catalonia, says it won’t be
alternatives” to mass sinking city in continuous But “this situation has made sustainable cities. Now it is simple, but the region could
tourism, says Ms. Smith, who need of money for it possible to generate space Ostelea Tourism focusing its research on how start by fostering
lives in Venice and co-wrote maintenance, he points out. for reflection on the tourism to emerge from the COVID- reindustrialization,
a recent report on the city’s model that we want,” he Management School, is 19 pandemic with policies encouraging agricultural
post-COVID-19 future. “I Italy’s National Tourism adds. that contribute to activity and boosting the
have friends here who have Agency warns the sector will skeptical. Part of the diversifying the economy care sector and high-tech.
degrees, but there are no not recover before 2023, so while not overlooking long-
jobs so they earn a living there is time to rethink the problem, he says, is that cities running issues such as
taking tourists to their next phase. “We are not climate change.
Airbnb apartments.” He expects that like Barcelona emerged from “We are in a moment of
conflict over what is going to
The city “has become a by- sustainable tourism, the 2008 crisis by focusing happen,” says Mr. Cañada.
word for the worst excesses “There are forces pushing
of tourism,” the report says, respectful not only of the their economy on tourism for a simple reactivation of
so there is “intense scrutiny the tourism sector and
as to how Venice will environment but also of services linked to the rise of forces that bet on
respond to the global drop in transformation. In the middle
tourism.” Barcelona’s society and the gig economy, such as of all that there is a lot of
suffering.”
culture, will gain ground in Airbnb and Uber, rather than

his city. Sustainability, he on local residents’ needs.

points out, is a central tenet Dr. Milano is worried that
many in the tourism industry
of European recovery plans, are “talking about
reactivation along the same
from the European lines and the same paradigms
that we had pre-COVID:
Commission’s pledge to By Dominique Soguel &
Nick Squires
“strengthen the green

transformation” of EU

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Sweet memories of

a local attraction

by Meridith Jumisko

It was almost my one- Express! First and Meridith Jumisko is memories of Jelly Belly, it Belly tour hats still, I would website VisitKenosha.com –
year anniversary working foremost, Jelly Belly was Public Relations Director will be hard to top the feel like a tourist. I felt like I
for the Kenosha Area one of the first places I ever memory of those who got was on vacation – just and sign up for our Visit
Convention & Visitors took my two oldest at the Kenosha Area married there. At least one having fun in a candy store.
Bureau when a cool new nephews to. It was a special Convention & Visitors couple did! In the end, that's what it Kenosha Monthly
attraction opened in our outing for just the three of Bureau. Contact her at was all about. Having fun in
area: Jelly Belly Visitor us. I've gone there with [email protected] or Every time I stood in the a candy store. And I still Newsletter – to stay on top
Center. The year was 2001. most of my family members middle of Jelly Belly Visitor have every single hat from
There weren't all the over the years. As well as drop her a tweet Center's store, looking all the tours I went on. of attraction, dining,
attractions, sweet shops, with friends (including for @MJ_Kenosha around at the bus groups
and activities available like the Halloween event one and families, all in their Jelly As always, check out our shopping, and event
we have today. So it was year, which was very busy!!) students would love to tell
especially exciting to have a and members of the media me their favorite flavor of updates. Also follow Visit
free place like Jelly Belly to that I brought there. the BeanBoozled® jelly
promote to families! beans! As part of the Kenosha on Facebook,
I didn't go on the tour presentation series, the
Jelly Belly Candy EVERY time I visited – just students could enter our Twitter, Instagram, and
Company, a family owned nearly every time! Who essay contest by writing
and operated business, could resist the hat? Or the and drawing about their YouTube for the latest
announced last month that sample bag of candy you favorite place to visit in
Jelly Belly Visitor Center is got at the end of the tour? Kenosha County. Needless scoop!
closing. The final sale is I couldn't! I went when The to say, I have read countless
going on now, while Longaberger Company had essays about Jelly Belly!
supplies last. The company its basket events there. I
has been a long-time would go to the store to In 2017, more fun
partner of the Kenosha buy stocking stuffers and to activities were added to the
Area Convention & Visitors stock up on my favorite center. I enjoyed playing the
Bureau – even before the flavors. It was an extra- Bean Blitz game, trying out
center opened. We will special treat every time I the Smell Stations, and
greatly miss the staff and encountered Mr. Jelly Belly! learning even more about
the attraction! the candy company. I would
During my presentations be remiss if I didn't mention
Right now, I want to think to third graders about how the memorable Santa
about the happy memories to Be A Tourist In Your events as well! But for all of
I have of the place.You may Own Town, the group our collective favorite
have some of your own would get so excited when
aboard the Jelly Belly I discussed Jelly Belly. The

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