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January 28, 2021
Volume 19 - #2

Memphis Red Sox vs
Kenosha Chiefs, 1953…
The day Charley Pride
brought both his
baseball bat and his
guitar to Kenosha

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MLB's inclusion of Negro Leagues stats
reframes greatest-player debate

The names Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and Josh Gibson (top, center) played for the Homestead Grays for the majority of his time in the Negro Leagues and was one of the best hitters in
Willie Mays often come up in debates about the game. Photo by Heritage Auctions/Wikimedia Commons
the greatest baseball player ever, but MLB's
recent recognition of Negro Leagues Gibson played for the Homestead Grays, Fellow Negro Leagues star Artie Wilson -- in the 1920s and 1930s. He also played for
statistics vaults new possibilities into the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Memphis Red Sox not Ted Williams -- is the last player to hit at other semi-professional travel teams before
discussion. during his Negro Leagues career. He also least .400 in a major league season. Williams the official formation of the Negro Leagues.
played in the Dominican League, Mexican hit .406 in 1941, but Wilson hit .402 in 1948,
"For me, Josh Gibson is the greatest League,Venezuelan and Cuban League. when he played for the Birmingham Black Negro Leagues star Martin Dihigo could
baseball player ever," said Bob Kendrick, Barons and West All Stars. play all nine positions and is the only player in
president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Negro Leagues database Seamheads.com, baseball history to be enshrined into the Hall
Museum. "I know that distinction normally which MLB commended for its research and Statistical databases, including the  Society of Fame in five different countries, but you
goes to the center fielder. That's why many compilation of statistics and has used in its for American Baseball Research, credit Negro likely won't hear his name mentioned among
recognize Willie Mays. research, lists Donaldson with a .441 average Leagues pitcher John Donaldson with more the all-time greats.
during his 1943 season in the Negro Leagues. than 400 victories and 5,000 strikeouts.
"But if there were such a thing as a five- Dihigo played for the Grays, New York
tool catcher, Josh Gibson was it." That mark is better than Hugh Duffy's Donaldson retired before Robinson broke Cubans, Cuban Stars and Hilldale Giants in
record .439 average from the 1894 MLB the color barrier, but his statistics mirror the the Negro Leagues. He also played in Latin
On Dec. 16, MLB reclassified the Negro season and would be a new major leagues best pitchers in MLB history. American leagues.
Leagues as a major league and said it will record.
count statistics and official records from its He pitched for the Kansas City Monarchs see NEGRO LEAGUE on page 4
thousands of Black players.

Unfortunately, many of the records from
the 3,400 players who participated in the
seven Negro Leagues from 1920 to 1948
were obscured by time. Some statistics
contradict others or are incomplete, making
it difficult to cite accurate accomplishments.

Filling the gaps

Historians and statistics now are busy
filling in the gaps.

Jackie Robinson, Satchel Paige and Hank
Aaron were among the Negro Leagues
players to become well-known, but others
never received recognition as forefathers of
baseball.

Gibson displayed his five tools as a hitter
for average and power, and shined as a fielder,
thrower and runner, in the Negro Leagues
throughout the 1930s and 1940s. He died
less than three months before Robinson
broke MLB's color barrier in 1947.

Charley Pride visits Simmons Field in 1953

On 16 December 2020, Major League unofficial games, and barnstorming make entertainment of the fans.
Baseball took a historic step in reversing a "official" records between unequal leagues
1969 decision about the status of the seven difficult to reconcile. By all accounts, it was a thrilling game.An
major Negro Leagues, and has chosen to overflow crowd of 3,014 squeezed into the
include their play between 1920 and 1948 In 1953, when the Memphis Red Sox confines of Simmons Field. Largely due to
as officially part of the Major Leagues. It's came to Kenosha, the color barrier was the pitching of 15 year old, and future
an imperfect solution, which will lead to a broken for most MLB teams. In 1948, the professional player, Bob Hartman, Kenosha
lot of argument about which records Negro National League folded. In 1950, the came out on top, 2-1.
count. The leagues were, by their nature, Negro American League stopped trying to
operating outside the bounds of accepted have a regular schedule and turned to The innings were separated by fun and
society even in their home cities and were barnstorming. games, including a chicken relay.Yes, a relay
subject to uncertainty and instability, often race where the baton is a chicken.
without set schedules as the teams could Which is what brought the professional
not count on even being allowed to be on Red Sox to Kenosha to play the semi-pro Thanks in large part to the Memphis Red
their home fields, as occurred in the Kenosha Chiefs. Sox, adult baseball was able to continue in
Memphis Red Sox's only championship. In Kenosha.
1938, they were to play the Atlanta Black With eight players who had just played in
Crackers. The six games were to be split their league's East-West All-Star game in As an aside, among the Memphis Red
between Memphis, Birmingham, and Chicago, the Red Sox were a tough Sox players was a 19 year old who played
Atlanta. But the Atlanta Crackers, the opponent. And the Chiefs expected 3,000 pitcher and outfield. On the bus, he'd
white minor league team who owned the fans to crowd into Simmons Field. entertain his teammates by singing. He
field, wouldn't allow the Black Crackers on didn't make it as a ball player, but everyone
the field. Memphis couldn't afford the It was a charity game, as many exhibition knows him as Charley Pride.
money to reschedule and extend their stay games were.The Chiefs had lost money in
in Atlanta. And so Memphis won its previous years, and it was hoped the take He almost tied the game for the Red
championship because Atlanta had to would offset them. Money beyond that Sox, but his run was disqualified because he
forfeit three games. Ephemeral schedules, would be donated to programs to missed a tag on second base.
promote adult baseball. In addition to the
game, players from both teams were to Written and researched by Jonathan
participate in contests and races for the Martens, Kenosha History Center's
Collections & Exhibition Specialist.

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CEOs spurn Trump and his allies:
How big of a blow is it?

The stunning Capitol riot Other pro-Trump hit because of the Capitol
riot. From the pandemic to
has engendered its own candidates may face similar his controversial presidency
and reported large business
remarkable reaction: decisions in the coming debts, the risks to the Trump
corporate empire are
Corporate America is weeks and months, at least in significant.

voicing anger about the heavily Democratic states, as “What may be disastrous
for Trump is being seen as a
violence and the Republican they feel out the electorate failed businessman and being
seen as a dishonest
“stolen election” rhetoric and the corporations that businessman,” says Ciara
Torres-Spelliscy, a fellow at
that accompanied it. might – or might not – New York University’s
Brennan Center for Justice
From pointed statements donate to their campaigns. and author of the 2019 book
“Political Brands,” which
to voiding contracts to “Symbolically, it’s examines the 2016 election.

pausing political important that the The Manhattan District
Attorney’s Office is
contributions, corporations Republican Party discovers investigating the Trump
Organization for criminal
and other entities have made that they cannot rely on activity.

their positions known in Home Depot and other Lost megaphone

ways that would have corporations,” says Jerry Perhaps the bigger blow to
the president’s political clout
seemed unthinkable two Davis, professor of is the deplatforming from the
major social media firms.
weeks ago. The immediate management and When presidents leave
office, they lose a huge
damage to President Donald organizations at the megaphone to reach their
supporters. Facebook and
Trump’s reputation is evident University of Michigan’s Ross YouTube have crimped Mr.
Trump’s outreach even more
as staunch business allies like School of Business. But by suspending his accounts.
Snapchat and Twitter did so
Deutsche Bank pull away “that’s a very old-school big permanently, the latter’s
move a particular blow for
from him and social media business response. What’s the tweet-prone president. The Deutsche Bank headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on Feb. 1, 2019. In light of the riot at
the U.S. Capitol, several banks, including Deutsche Bank, which is one of the biggest lenders to
companies “deplatform” him interesting to me is that tech Social media allowed Mr. President Donald Trump's business empire, have said they would no longer lend to Mr.Trump’s
Trump to spread his
by suspending his accounts. responds by deplatforming.” unproven claims of a stolen company.
election quickly and
Corporations may be The corporate backlash repeatedly. Spelliscy. “Part of what targeting his political As big as corporate PACs
reflecting public opinion as has been uncharacteristically explains the myth of voter supporters, especially the are, they’re less important
much as leading it. A new direct. “[W]e believe the “You’re much more likely fraud being believed by so 147 members of Congress than they used to be. For
Pew Research Center poll President’s behavior – to believe a lie if it comes to many people is that it came who last week objected to one thing, politicians
finds Mr.Trump is leaving the including encouraging an you through your network of through a network that they one or more certifications of increasingly rely on small
White House with the assault on the Capitol and trust,” says Ms. Torres- trusted, which was the President-elect Joe Biden’s donors, along with
lowest job approval of his attempting to overturn the president and his Twitter election. billionaires. In the most
presidency (29%) and that results of a legitimate, feed and his Facebook posts. recent election cycle, the
68% of Americans do not democratic election – ‘Deplatforming’ him takes More than 50 corporate 147 GOP objectors raised in
want him to remain a deserves the strongest away that vector for that lie.” political action committees, all some $68 million from
political figure after leaving possible condemnation,” the including those for Goldman corporate PACs – some 16%
office. Business Roundtable said in a The deplatforming is the Sachs,American Airlines, Blue of their total fundraising,
statement. most effective anti-Trump Cross Blue Shield, and Dow, according to the Center for
Still, the corporate voices action that corporations have temporarily suspended Responsive Politics (CRP), a
are important. The public Corporations’ financial have taken, but it may donations to either all Washington nonprofit that
currently bestows greater moves have also been direct, backfire, says Ray La Raja, a members of Congress or the tracks campaign money.
trust in business than in potentially hitting Mr.Trump’s political science professor at 147 objectors specifically. Some pro-Trump politicians
politicians.The damage could ability to get out his message the University of And other PACs are mulling are more reliant on PACs
be long term to Mr.Trump – on at least three fronts. Massachusetts Amherst. “It’s similar actions. Hallmark’s than others.
and to politicians who a risk for these organizations PAC has asked objecting
continue to support him. Most immediately, they hit to do that because it really Sens. Josh Hawley and Roger Also, corporations can
Mr.Trump and his business in calls attention to how much Marshall for its donations donate to so-called dark
The question is how broad the pocketbook at a time power they have.” back. Financial adviser pools, which makes
and persistent a corporate when his golf and hotel Charles Schwab is dissolving contributions hard to trace.
backlash will be. properties were already The third front of its PAC altogether.
Corporations, after all, have a struggling because of the corporate opposition is see CEO/TRUMP on page 4
history of funding politicians pandemic. According to
in concert with their efforts Forbes estimates, his net
to lobby for influence over worth fell from $4.5 billion a
legislation. few months before his 2016
election to $2.5 billion today.
“This is primarily a
symbolic move as a way to Deutsche Bank, a key
send a signal to the
Republican Party that the longtime lender to the
violence that we saw ... is
simply not acceptable in a Trump Organization,
democracy,” says David
Primo, a professor of political reportedly said it was cutting
science and business
administration at the its ties to the business. New
University of Rochester.
“There was genuine outrage. York’s Signature Bank said it
But the responses were very
carefully calibrated. ... They was closing Mr. Trump’s
wanted to buy themselves
flexibility.” personal accounts. New York

City is moving to cancel its

contracts with the company

to run skating rinks, a

carousel, and a golf course.

PGA of America on Sunday

announced it would no

longer hold its 2022

One of the early political championship on Mr.Trump’s
casualties appears to be
Doug Steinhardt, a gung-ho golf course in New Jersey.
pro-Trump New Jersey
attorney who suddenly The operations of the 091720
suspended his campaign for privately owned Trump
governor on Monday, citing Organization are so opaque
“unforeseen professional that it’s hard to tell how
obligations.” meaningful these losses are.
What is clear is that the
Trump brand has taken a big

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Study: One in five CEO’s/Trump

Americans have an STD continued from page 3 PAC donations and the social
media companies’ bans on
One in five people in the fallen out of the national symptoms and unaware they will incur an estimated $16 For example, the Mr. Trump.
conversation -- yet, [they] are infected. billion in total lifetime Pharmaceutical Research and
United States has a sexually are a preventable and medical costs, including $14 Manufacturers of America But voters’ memories are
treatable national health billion in expenses for those gave some $144,000 to GOP short. Political fortunes can
transmitted infection, threat with substantial Untreated STIs can with HIV and $755 million in candidates in PAC money turn on a dime. In 2018, for
personal and economic care for cancers caused by but $4.5 million to a GOP example, several corporate
according to estimates impact," said Mermin, increase the risk of HIV HPV, the agency estimates. dark money group called PACs asked for their
director of the agency's American Action Network, donations back after
released by the Centers for National Center for infection or can chronic Young people ages 15 to the CRP reports. Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-
HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, 24 account for about 60% of Smith of Mississippi made
Disease Control and STD and TB Prevention. pelvic pain, pelvic the combined healthcare “We don’t know, for the controversial comments
costs for chlamydia, most part, who the about attending public
Prevention. inflammatory disease, gonorrhea and syphilis, corporations are funding,” hangings and curtailing
according to the CDC. says Beth Allen, a Democratic votes. Despite
That means nearly 68 infertility or severe spokeswoman for the the lack of corporate
Women make up nearly Communications Workers of support, she won the special
million people are positive pregnancy and newborn 75% of the $2.2 billion in America, a union that is election. A year later, several
non-HIV-related STI medical calling for comprehensive major PACS, including Exxon
for STIs, including HIV, complications, according to costs, the agency said. campaign finance reform. Mobil and Genentech, were
contributing to her
herpes, chlamydia, gonorrhea the agency. "There is an urgent need Backlash as a fundraising campaign, and she won
to reverse the trend of tool? reelection in 2020.An ardent
and syphilis, agency data, also Sexually transmitted The new CDC estimates increasing STIs, especially in Trump supporter, she is one
are based on a review of case the wake of the COVID-19 For Trump politicians in of the handful of senators
published in the journal infections, also referred to as reports from 2018, the most pandemic, which has affected red states, the corporate who voted last week against
recent year for which data many STI prevention backlash could actually prove certifying the election results
Sexually Transmitted sexually transmitted are available, the agency said. services," Mermin said. to be a valuable fundraising of Arizona and Pennsylvania.
That year, roughly 26 million tool if they can position
Diseases, showed. diseases, are transmitted new STI cases were By Brian P. Dunleavy themselves as standing up to The same uncertainty
recorded. corporations rather than holds true for Mr. Trump’s
Roughly one-half all new bacteria, viruses or parasites caving to them, says political future.
cases of STIs occurred in Professor Primo of the
people ages 15 to 24, the passed from person to University of Rochester. “A “How many times have we
CDC said. lot is going to depend, of said, ‘Oh, this is it. ... He’s
person in blood, semen or course, on whether these gone too far this time,’”
legislators are still Professor Primo says. “He’s
vaginal and other bodily considered viable for come back time and again. So
reelection in their district.” it would be a mistake to just
"The burden of STIs is fluids via sexual contact. Chlamydia, trichomoniasis, think he’s going to go away
staggering," Dr. Jonathan genital herpes and human into the night quietly.”
Mermin of the CDC said in a Although many STIs are papillomavirus, or HPV,
statement. treatable, they can have accounted for 98% of all STI By Laurent Belise
serious health consequences cases in the United States.
"At a time when STIs are in those who fail to get
at an all-time high, they have proper care, often because Those newly diagnosed
they do not experience

For the corporate actions
to prove meaningful in the
long term, they will have to
stay in place for some time,
campaign finance experts say.
That includes the pause in

Negro League eat your peanut butter
crackers until you get to a
continued from page 2 their prior statistics were place that might offer you
not properly acknowledged basic services.
"Nobody even knows due to racial bias.
about the Negro Leagues," "Somehow, these guys
said Kendrick, who has been Now that Negro Leagues were able to rise above that
president of the Negro statistics have re-emerged, and play at an exceptionally
Leagues Baseball Museum Kendrick prefers recognition high level."
since 2011. of the forgotten legends
over comparisons between By Alex Butler
"They were probably the Negro Leagues' best and
more pioneers of the game those who excelled during To hear more, tune in
than the guys who were MLB's early years. to Happenings Q&A
recognized as pioneers of
the game because of the Recognition over AM1050/WLIP on
adversity they had to go comparison Tuesday, February 9th
through to play."
"People want to Minnie Minoso played for the New York Cubans from 1946 through 1948 in the Negro at 2:30 when Bob
Kendrick said major media compare," Kendrick said. Leagues. Photo courtesy of Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Inc. Kendrick joins the
outlets at the time of the "But there is no comparison conversation. Kendrick
Negro Leagues only printed because no major leaguer earned $100 to $400 each of their profits from ticket the brief acknowledgement is the President of the
statistics for MLB, and most ever had to endure the kinds month in the 1920, while and concession sales. of greatness. Negro League Baseball
Negro Leagues statistics of hardships these players MLB legend Ty Cobb was Museum in Kansas City,
went unacknowledged. had to endure to play the paid $20,000 that season. The stands often were "You could go into town,
Those who wanted to track game and what toll that filled with white fans, who fill up the ballpark, and yet Missouri.
of Negro Leagues statistics could have taken." Babe Ruth went on would cheer for Gibson, not be able to get a meal
had to seek out smaller to make $80,000 in 1930 and Paige and other Black from the same fans that just
newspapers that served Negro Leagues players 1931. Negro Leagues teams baseball stars one moment cheered you," Kendrick said.
Black communities. were paid a fraction of what also rented stadiums from and then return to a racially "Or not have a place to stay
MLB players received at the MLB teams, who took much segregated community after so you sleep on the bus and
Statistics filled major time, despite often drawing
newspapers and popularized larger crowds as they played
baseball in the decades after in the same stadiums as their
integration, leaving those counterparts.
who posted stellar Negro
Leagues seasons without a Negro Leagues players
spot in baseball lore because

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‘A too-powerful presidency’:
Will US ever rein in executive branch?

Joe Biden made his first process that will establish the executive, says Kermit
public speech as president the presidency as a more Roosevelt, a professor at the
last week with his inaugural modest power in our system University of Pennsylvania
address. He will be expected of separated powers.” Carey Law School.
to make many more.
Give and take “So long as Congress is
relatively evenly divided, and
George Washington made Former President Trump’s the executive is unified,
just nine public speeches in Congress is going to be at a
his first term. Through demagogic tendencies disadvantage,” he adds.
Andrew Jackson, the
president averaged about pushed the presidency’s
three per year – just one
indicator of how the institutional and cultural
presidency of today is a less
humble office than in the power further than ever Why “you had the
country’s early years. mobs”
before, but President Biden

has already been flexing his But what the Jan. 6 siege of
the Capitol manifested, in
executive muscles, signing 17 striking fashion, was an
intangible product of the
executive orders, decades of expanding
president power: its cultural
memorandums, and effect.

From steering trade and proclamations within hours
environmental policy to
waging war, the executive of his inauguration.
branch has gradually
expanded its powers far This is what America’s Through technological President Joe Biden signs executive orders on the economy January 22nd as Vice President
beyond what the founders founders, fresh from advancements, presidents Kamala Harris looks on.The presidency has come to dominate the branches of government in
intended. As the country has monarchical rule, feared. have been able to
grown more polarized and Suspicious of centralized communicate with the public a way the framers did not intend.
gridlocked, a cultural fixation power, they distributed it with greater frequency and
with the White House has throughout the government intimacy than in the past.
developed, and America’s and the states. Roosevelt had “fireside
once-modest executive has chats” over the radio, later
come to be viewed as a The country has grown a presidents had television,
hybrid savior-celebrity on and until recently, Mr. Trump
whom the fate of the nation lot since then, evolving from had Twitter.
rests.
an insignificant international publicity, the public has Just look at midterm Voters have a “fantasy ...
invested in the Oval Office elections. Since 2000, that if they get the right
player into a superpower more of its hopes and fears. turnout has been 60% lower person in office they’ll fix
on average than in everything,” says Dr. Nelson,
both militarily and in a “That’s why I think you presidential election years. author of “Bad for
had the mobs” on Jan. 6, says Two important exceptions: Democracy: How the
globalized, fast-paced With the 24-hour news Dana Nelson, a professor of 2010 and 2018, when the Presidency Undermines the
English at Vanderbilt largest number of midterm Power of the People.”
“I alone can fix it,” Donald economy. Amid this general cycle, the president has University. voters since the 1960s
Trump declared when he turned out to switch the “That fantasy,” she adds,
accepted the Republican evolution, and stimulated by become almost “People have become so House away from the party “keeps getting more and
presidential nomination in focused on controlling of a president the opposition more powerful with each
2016. Four years later, crisis, the executive branch omnipresent, and, in some federal power that it was an viewed as overreaching his iteration of the presidential
hundreds of people stormed act of desperation powers. cycle.”
the U.S. Capitol – some clad has taken – and been given – cases, a celebrity. Of the 45 completely keyed around the
in Trump regalia and carrying presidency.” see EXECUTIVE on page 6
Trump flags – in an attempt more power. former presidents, only the
to delay the certification of
an election that he lost but Presidents have taken a most recent 14 are
many other Republicans
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my turn fairly radiate from him. He
positively gives out even to
Is modern media Readers may email Cal the least sensitive a sense
Thomas at of brotherhood and innate
more biased than good-will toward his fellow
[email protected]. man.’ American author Irvin
before? Look for Cal Thomas’ new S. Cobb gushed: ‘I think I
book “America’s Expiration never met a kindlier man
with Cal Thomas Date:The Fall of Empires and or a man of better impulses
Superpowers and the Future or one with more generous
There is a perception, scandals and statements by and gracious opinions of his
supported by many rival politicians that would of the United States” fellow man.’”
surveys, that what passes today be considered
for contemporary slanderous, even libelous. be compared to what After Harding’s death in President Joe Biden speaks during his inauguration
journalism is more biased, today’s media are saying 1923, the Teapot Dome at the U.S. Capitol.
even propagandistic, than in George Washington about President Joe Biden. scandal and an extramarital
earlier times. One of the coined the phrase Burns affair came to light, erasing CNN political director, But like a priest explaining
definitions of “journalism” used for his book title. The As Leesa Donner recalls the virginal political image David Chalian:“Those lights something from the Bible
on Dictionary.com will summary on Amazon.com of Harding created by the that are just shooting out or something. ‘I’m breaking
affirm that attitude for reads: “The journalism of on LibertyNation.com: press. from the Lincoln Memorial it down for you so we can
many:“Writing that reflects the era was often partisan, along the reflecting pool, all have a common language
superficial thought and fabricated, overheated, “Historian David Which brings me to the it’s almost extensions of and a common
research, a popular slant, scandalous, sensationalistic media “reporting” on Joe Biden’s arms embracing understanding.’”
and hurried composition” and sometimes stirring, Pietrusza’s riveting book President Joe Biden’s America. It was a moment
brilliant, and indispensable. inauguration. where the new president
Journalism has, in fact, Despite its flaws — even ‘1920: The Year of the Six came to town and sort of
been infected by bias and because of some of them The conservative convened the country in
sensationalism from the — the participants hashed Presidents’ puts forth a website News Busters has this moment of
start. In his book,“Infamous out publicly the issues that compiled some examples remembrance,
Scribblers,” Eric Burns would lead America to ‘dazzling panorama of that make the gushing over outstretching his arms.” Please pass the
suggests that colonial declare its independence Harding and other Communion wafer.
journalism would often and, after the war, to presidential personalities, politicians (JFK and Barack Major Garrett of CBS
make today’s tabloids look determine what sort of Obama come to mind) News compared Biden’s
like real news. Their slogan nation it would be.” ambitions, plots and seem mild. inaugural address to that of
could have been “all the a priest:“The beginning had
unfit news we print.” Fast-forward to 1920. counterplots,’ but in the On Jan. 20, New York a soaring rhetoric.A tiny bit Former Clinton adviser
Warren Harding is elected Times editor Lauren Wolfe at the end. The middle it and ABC News co-anchor
Newspapers of those president. Initially, the press end, it was the least tweeted: “Biden landing at sounded like a homily. … George Stephanopoulos
days published unverified gushing over Harding could Joint Base Andrews now. I said Biden’s speech had
offensive man who won. To have chills.” That recalls “echoes of Abe Lincoln.”
, former MSNBC host Chris Really?
say that the media was in Matthews, who said he “felt
this thrill going up my leg”
love with Warren Harding after an Obama speech.

is putting it mildly. …

Pietrusza quotes There is plenty more and
will be more to come.
Washington journalist Some of these people
should receive awards from
Edward G. Lowry, who he the SPCA because of their
role as lapdogs for Biden.
tags as ‘often-acerbic’

portraying Harding thusly:

‘Kindliness and kindness …

How long will the bravely leading the mob January 6 attack. association with the
away from where politicians horrendous events of that
suspension of were sheltered and another The most up-to-date and day, or God forbid, what
officer, crushed and trapped comprehensive list has been may yet come during
corporate PAC in a doorway. compiled in a spreadsheet Biden’s inauguration.
by Center for Responsive
contributions But corporate crisis Politics and its Domestic terrorism is
consultants knew what to OpenSecrets.org. bad for business.
do.
. last? Guess all of those A range of stands were
carefully crafted corporate
with Mary Sanchez The lineup of firms mission statements, the announced. Some
ones that state adherence
Readers can reach Mary announcing a newfound to ideals higher than profits, corporations will
Sanchez at finally came in handy. At
Corporate America has Republicans linked to the introspection about their least until the coast feels SUSPEND [permanently
found its soul. It only took a melee, which saw hordes of [email protected] clear of further public
bloody insurrection staged militia members, white and follow her on Twitter political dollars captures backlash. That view halt ] contributions to any
at the U.S. Capitol to force supremacists and want to @msanchezcolumn. admittedly leans cynical and
an awakening. be patriots storm the many a household name: cautionary. of the 147 members of the
Capitol to hunt down President-elect Joe Biden.
members of Congress. The Citigroup, US Bank, The obvious goal is GOP who had the gall to
ultimate goal being to halt America remains stunned distance; moving brand
the transfer of power from by the images; men Facebook, Microsoft, names away from any essentially side with the
President Donald Trump to marching through the
esteemed hallways with a American Airlines, Hilton, mob by objecting to the
Confederate flag, a lone
A growing list of Capitol police officer Blue Cross Blue Shield, results of the election when

companies have announced Ford, Nike, Verizon, Target, it came time to certify the

,at least a temporary CVS, FedEx, ExxonMobile, Electoral College results
suspension on their PAC
Coca-Cola, nearly 75 in later that same evening.

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my turn

To save America,

a national Dr Harlan Ullman is UPI's
Arnaud deBorchgrave
reinvestment Distinguished Columnist.  His
next book due out in 2021 is
fund is needed The Fifth Horseman and the
New MAD:The Tragic History
with Harlan Ullman of How Massive Attacks of
Disruption Are Endangering,
Make no mistake: As the most dangerous, failed Infecting, Engulfing and A "field of flags" representing all 50 states and U.S. territories is displayed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
deadly and disruptive as the and failing government. Disuniting a 51% Nation. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI
COVID-19 pandemic is, this About failing government,
disease is a harbinger of on Jan. 6, a mob, largely Harlan Ullman joins
even worse crises that incited by the president of Happenings Q&A on
could follow if a broader the United States, occupied Thu., February 11th at
danger is not recognized. the Capitol -- not only an 2:30 on AM1050 WLIP.
That danger is a new MAD, unprecedented assault on
not the Mutual Assured the Constitution but infrastructure from the amount from the private Electrification of the
Destruction of the Cold perhaps an act with political power grid, to highways, sector through the issuance
War and the existential consequences more dire bridges, air and sea ports of 30-year bonds country and automobile
specter of thermonuclear than the pandemic. and education must be incentivized with 2% to 3%
Armageddon, but Massive administration takes office? repaired and modernized interest rates above prime production fueled that
Attacks of Disruption. And failed and failing for the 21st century. That guaranteed by the
government is not limited alone will be insufficient to government. The fund boom, accelerating
Preventing or containing to the United States. meet and blunt the would be off-budget and
massive disruption to First, recognition of MAD challenge of MAD. repaid by user fees, tolls productivity and creating
people, commerce and Of the other disruptors, and its consequences is and returns on investment.
communities must become climate change poses an essential. For America, that For those who doubt massive demand for steel,
the overarching existential danger to means pursuit of great government can make, as
consideration of the 21st society. Had the power competition with opposed to print money, rubber, gasoline, highways,
century. Why massive cyberattacks launched China and Russian as the the Troubled Asset Relief
disruption is so insidious against the U.S. major foundation for its Program of about $800 bridges, restaurants, hotels
and threatening is that, as government, presumably national security strategy billion put in place after the
globalization, the diffusion from Russian sources, has been superseded by financial crisis of 2008 and other supporting
of power and advanced disrupted access of MAD. Yet, that returned an additional $80
technologies dramatically Americans to electrical understanding is missing in Seizing on Ike's advice, billion to the Treasury in infrastructure. Today's
raised global standards of power, water, food, the action. interest payments.
living, inadvertently, new Internet and cellphones for infrastructure must be parallels are universal
societal vulnerabilities were an extended period, the The program should be
created. It is these nation would have been expanded into a broader named the 1923 Fund. access to 5G and
vulnerabilities that MAD thrust into chaos. Massive Following the 1918-20
targets and exploits. Unlike debt must be repaid.Terror national reinvestment fund Spanish Flu pandemic, by broadband, as well as the
the Cold War, when nuclear lurks.And suppose the mob 1923, the United States
war was deterred, the new that violated Congress used in part to stimulate entered into the greatest technologies noted above.
MAD is not easily armed drones, easily economic boom in its
deterrable. manufactured in basements biomedicine, renewable history and the roaring And national investment
and garages, how '20s. Fortunately, sufficient
Seven major disruptors devastating would the energy and sustainable guardrails are in place to funds are applicable to
beyond pandemics form the carnage have been? prevent the reoccurrence
new MAD: climate change, Second, President Joe environment, artificial of the 1929 financial crash. most nations.
social media, cyber, drones, Amid these dangers, what
terror, debt and, perhaps can be done as the Biden Biden has an immediate intelligence, quantum If the reinvestment fund
is properly enacted, not
mechanism for dealing with computing, cyber, 3-D every crisis will be resolved.
But tens of millions of jobs
the major crises he faces. printing, advanced materials and high rates of economic
growth will be created,
Here, the advice of former and other technologies infrastructure modernized
and MAD contained. The
President Dwight with the purposes of ultimate tests will be
overcoming the madness of
Eisenhower is relevant. rejuvenating infrastructure a disunited United States,
perhaps the president's
When confronting a and the economy and greatest challenge, and
recognizing the real dangers
difficult problem, Ike would containing the new MAD. It of the new MAD.

make that problem bigger is these technologies that

to arrive at an appropriate will empower economic

solution. growth.

The mechanism is the A National Reinvestment
Fund would be seeded with
Biden proposal for a major about $1trillion in federal
money and at least an equal
infrastructure program.

Obsolete American

Sanchez sides of the aisle, ideally to many executives and
press whichever party or influential leaders within
Other corporations continued from page 7 politician necessary for a these firms were troubled
planned to suspend all PAC specific piece of legislation by the stances Trump took;
contributions for three or But tellingly, the vast or other advocacy. They stampeding across the
six months. majority of firms couched shrewdly employ a no bounds of decency,
their decision in nebulous permanent friends or demeaning anyone who
Charles Schwab went terms, using words like enemies approach. dared to cross him, and
apolitical, dissolving its PAC “pending review” and sowing first distrust and
and donating all remaining “indefinite.” And let’s be honest. The then outright revolt against
funds to the Boys & Girls same leadership that was in our electoral system.
Club of America and Corporate social place prior to the storming
historically Black colleges of the Capitol exists today. And yet, it literally took
and universities. responsibility has always televised violence and lives
Institutional voice and threatened for a reply from
Hallmark, based in had its limits. direction does not shift corporate America to
Kansas City, demanded its quickly. So, while it is surface en masse.
money be returned by the It would be grand if this laudable that a pause has
two area politicians who been instituted in However, the door is
took lead roles in voicing historically terrifying they’re unlikely to willingly impact. According to Open corporate PAC money, opened. It will be up to
unsubstantiated claims of concede. Unlike those run Secrets they also have the don’t expect it to consumers, shareholders
election fraud, Sens. Josh moment ushered in a by the far less influential benefit of not having to necessarily change how and other advocates to
Hawley of Missouri and union or special interest spend on fundraising businesses negotiate with keep reminding these firms
Roger Marshall of Kansas. permanent shift in the groups, corporate PACs can efforts. Corporate PACs Congress through lobbying that the introspective
pay costs like salaries and may solicit executives, and fundraising. moment of now should
oversized influence of other expenses with shareholders and managers continue.
corporate funds which and their family members There is no doubt that
corporate political action allows them to leverage for contributions.
their funds for more
committees. That’s also Most donate on both

highly unlikely without

more effort.

Business PACs play by
different rules, an advantage

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Ed Roberts (born January 23, 1939) He was a pioneering leader of the disability rights movement. in 1974 in Racine. Roberts was
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around Roberts used a wheelchair, and at Independent Living (CIL) in 1972 in all persons with disabilities. is widely considered the father of the
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graduate. He was missing what the passage of the Americans with
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social security
and you

The 'Spousal Bump'

with Tom Margenau If you have a Social
Security question,Tom
Recently, I've received am scheduled to get Margenau has the answer.
$2,980 from Social
emails from several Security if I file then. But Contact him at
everything I read and thomas.margenau@comcast.
readers who asked hear from so-called net.To find out more about
experts tells me to wait Tom Margenau and to read
questions about until 70 before I file for
benefits. If I wait until past columns and see
something they call the then, I should get about features from other Creators
$3,900 per month. One
"spousal bump." It's a reason I am encouraged Syndicate writers and
to do this is the extra cartoonists, visit the Creators
term I never heard widows benefits my wife
would get, assuming I die Syndicate website at
before, and it made me first. She is also 66. She www.creators.com.
took her Social Security
chuckle. It sounds to me at 62. She only gets $550 Tom Margenau joins
per month. I have three Happenings Q&A on
like some kind of "dirty questions. How much of Thu. February 4th at
a spousal bump would 12:30 on AM1050 WLIP.
dancing" move done by she get if I file now, at my
full retirement age? I'm Here is roughly how they
an old married couple in assuming it's half of my will figure your wife's
FRA benefit. How much spousal benefits if you file
a shady nightclub! I can would she get if I wait at your full retirement benefits now or wait do is give you the facts longer than you, then
until age 70 to file? I'm age.They would take her until age 70. In other and numbers -- and then waiting might be the way
just see a geezer and his assuming it's half of my full retirement rate and words, there is absolutely you figure out what is to go.
age-70 rate. And finally, subtract that from one- no advantage in waiting best for you. Let's
wife thumping their do you think I should file half of your full until age 70 to increase elaborate on those Finally, let me make this
now or wait until 70? retirement rate. The your wife's potential numbers just a bit. point. When it comes to
rumps up against each difference will be added spousal benefits on your your Social Security t
A:Well, first of all, your to her reduced record. decisions, especially t
other on a dance floor. assumptions are wrong. retirement benefit. So, when compared with t
let's put some numbers many other senior
But, of course, I know to that. citizens in less
comfortable situations,g
that's not what my I'm going to guess that you are not between a
your wife's full financial rock and a hard
readers are talking about. retirement rate would If you file now, you'd place. You are between a w
have been about $735. financial pillow and a soft
Instead, they are Then we subtract that get $2,980 per month, place.Assuming you both
from one-half of your full live normal life spans, you
referring to the extra retirement rate, or But there is an and your wife would get can't go wrong, no
$1,490. That leaves $755. matter which way you
benefits a wife would get That would be what you advantage in waiting until an additional $755 in go.
call her spousal bump. So,
as a spouse on her we add that to her age 70 if your goal was to your so-called spousal Q: I'm about to turn
reduced retirement 66. I want to wait until 70 y
husband's Social Security benefit of $550 -- increase your wife's bump. That's $3,735 per to file for my Social
meaning she would get Security. My wife is 62.
record. So, here are a $1,305 in total benefits if potential widows month. That means She never worked. Can
you filed for your Social she sign up for the
couple of questions Security to start in benefits. And that's between now and age 70, spousal bump on my
March. record now, if I'm going
about the "spousal because even though a you would get $179,280 to wait until 70 to file for
And if you waited until my own Social Security?
bump." age 70 to file, she would wife does not share in in benefits on your
get exactly the same A: Even though you
Q: I turn my full rate. Why? Because the the delayed retirement account. (I'm not have a situation fairly
retirement age, 66 and 2 benefits paid to a spouse similar to the one
months, in March 2021. I of an age-70 retiree are bonus you earn for including her own described above, I t
always based on the full purposely put your
retirement age rate, not waiting until age 70, a retirement benefit question here because t
the age-70 rate. you brought up a point
widow does. because I just want to the first questioner
So, if you were thinking didn't. And the answer is
Spring Primary you would increase her So, if you wait until 70 compare the options on no. Your wife cannot file
Election is spousal bump by waiting to file for benefits and for benefits as a spouse
February 16 until age 70, you're then die before she does your record.) on your account until
wrong. She would get a some time later, your you actually file for
The Spring Primary for Kenosha County residents bump of $755, or total wife's total benefits Or to turn that benefits yourself. So, you
will be Tuesday, February 16, with the general benefits of $1,305, would be bumped up to around, that means you need to do the same kind
election following on April 6.  Although primary whether you take your $3,900 level. In would lose $179,280 in of math explained in my
ballots are not yet confirmed, races to prepare for other words, she would benefits by waiting until first answer and decide if
are the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, get her own $550 age 70 to file. But if you you are better off getting
Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge and several retirement check. And waited that long, you your full retirement rate
village/town elections in Western Kenosha County.  then she would get an would start getting now with the "spousal
additional $3,350 in $3,900 per month, and bump" or waiting until 70
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DIS-VOTE. The website  myvote.wi.gov  is also an my answer: You decide. the widow's factor. Your
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absentee ballot. hundreds of times in this $1,000 per month more
column, I am not a in total benefits after you
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ask amy

Insurrectionists
should be reported

Dear Amy: I saw my president [Donald You can email
next-door neighbor in Amy Dickinson at
the footage of the Trump] and other [email protected]
rioters at the Capitol on or send a letter to
January 6. powerful people." Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194,
Freeville, NY 13068.
After the election in The FBI has explicitly You can also follow her on
November, this neighbor asked for the public's Twitter @askingamy
moved out of his house help in identifying
and back in with his participants (send online or Facebook.
mother, and got involved tips to tips.fbi.gov) or call
in all the "stop the steal" 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800- wanting sex all together.
efforts that culminated in 225-5324). I've told him many times
him traveling to that I completely
Washington, D.C., and USA Today is publishing understand, and he is no
storming the Capitol. less a man in my eyes.
an updated list of those
After I showed the
footage of him to his arrested, including details
(Biden-voting) wife, she
told me she'd been of their alleged crimes But now there is
texting with him during nothing -- no sex, no
the day, telling him to stay and how they were kissing. Nothing. He
away, and telling him that barely pays attention to
it was a federal crime to caught. Some have turned me anymore. He escapes
go inside, etc., but that into the TV room when
he'd gone inside, anyway. themselves in, but the he's home. withdrawing from Dear Amy: My I agree with your
husband of 55 years husband about this.
Later I heard that he Bureau has also physical contact in order Googled two female
was so excited about television personalities. Have you ever
seeing himself on this reportedly received over to avoid sex has led to He said he was curious Googled Daniel Craig?
video footage that he's about their age. Or Pierce Brosnan? Or
planning to get it made 140,000 tips leading to him withdrawing in other Richard Gere?
into a photo and have it Pressing him further, he
framed. arrests - the majority I feel very lonely and ways. admitted that he did so If not, I suggest that
alone. I need advice on because they were you do so, immediately.
He's been my next- coming from family how to talk to him about You want to hug, hold pretty.
door neighbor for nine this.-- Lost and Alone hands, and kiss your Looking someone up
years. When his tree members, friends, husband.The way back in I felt hurt, ugly (which I on the internet because
blew down, I grabbed my would be to make eye am not), and most of all they are attractive is why
chainsaw and helped cut neighbors, and people contact, tell him that you cheated on! the internet was invented
it up. When my fence love him, and that you in the first place.
blew down, he came over who went to high school would like to hold hands He doesn't think he did
and helped. He's jumped with him and continue to anything wrong. Your husband is not
my car battery. I've cut with the rioters and Dear Lost: Sexual walk through life cheating, any more than
his grass when they're dysfunction and loss of together. Will he hold Can you understand he would be if he was
out of town. Next-door recognize them from libido is common in men hands with you for five how I feel, or am I totally leafing through an issue
neighbor stuff. who have had heart minutes? Set a timer. overreacting? -- Upset! of Parade Magazine and
footage taken inside the surgery or treatment for decided to peruse a
I don't know if I should heart disease. (Your Dear Upset! Although feature about Jane Pauley.
report him or not. On Capitol. husband should see his I don't want to diminish
the one hand, if those doctor!) your feelings about this, I I hope you will NOT
people aren't punished, So yes, report your think you should work take this to heart. Your
they might be neighbor, unless you have My theory is that he Practice touching and very hard not to feel that husband would be wise
emboldened to do reason to believe that demonstrating physical way. to affirm his affection and
something else. I also doing so would place you warmth and gauge his devotion to you.
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With a spot-on sendup of are exaggerated (OK,

Los Angeles and the movie maybe the LA stereotypes

New year, new reading biz, veteran mystery writer are only slightly over-the-
list: The 10 best books E.J. Copperman (pen top) they are smart, funny,
name of Jeffrey Cohen) and authentically human.

of January 2021 provokes plenty of laughter Sandy can’t help but crack
in his latest whodunit,
January is nearly always a great month for books, as Inherit the Shoes. wise at their antics, and her
readers emerge from the holidays eager to dive into fresh
piles of books. And this year is no different. pointed barbs about the

Better Luck Next Time by Julia Claiborne Johnson Copperman introduces Left Coast are hilarious.

Set in 1938 on a dude ranch catering to wealthy women attorney Sandra Moss, an Copperman’s humor,
seeking Reno divorces, Julia Claiborne Johnson’s novel
channels Hollywood screwball comedies. Narrated 50 East Coast transplant with a however, is never mean-
years later by a retired doctor whose job it was, in his 20s,
to squire the guests, the book captures both the high jinks caustic sense of humor. spirited, and in the end

California represents Sandy grudgingly begins to

change to Sandy; she’s a adapt to the new lifestyle

former assistant county she wanted in the first

prosecutor from New place.

and heartache of his pivotal last summer there. Jersey who’s tired of Copperman skillfully

The Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson murder cases, and she’s builds characters who each
Sadeqa Johnson’s novel is a layered look at the journey starting a new job at a large,
of Pheby Brown, a biracial woman born into slavery and, successful, family law firm. have dialogue and vocal
ironically, privilege. Johnson probes deeply into the roots of
color, class, and gender in the 1800s.The book strips bare patterns authentic to their
what it means to struggle to survive as an “owned”
woman. But to her consternation, backgrounds, be it
her first case at the firm –
The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon originally a simple divorce manservant, studio
This satisfying romantic comedy tells of two 20- settlement – turns into a
something radio producers in Seattle. Shay already has 10 murder. Her client, the TV executive, nerdy archery
star Patrick McNabb, is the
prime suspect when his expert, or private
wife, the former star singer
Patsy DeNunzio, is found investigator. Amid the
dead with an arrow from
the John Wayne film “The colorful supporting cast is
Searchers” protruding from
her chest. Worse, Patrick Sandy's best friend Angie,
played a lawyer on TV and
therefore thinks he can do who shares similar values,
so in real life.
finishes her sentences, and Copperman also cleverly doesn’t need one. New
lets readers see how silly it cases are already being
brings a little Jersey all is. A smidgen of cynicism collected for her, and a cast
gives this story a slight edge of secondary characters are
realness to Tinseltown. and balances out the sticking around – including
frivolity of all things La-La a sardonic LA police
Sometimes the book’s Land. lieutenant, a lumbering but
capable private eye, and of
practical jokes clash with While Copperman’s course, Sandy’s best friend
crime caper has enough red Angie.
the more realistic aspects herrings to keep readers
from guessing the culprits,
of the story, but those it’s obvious where the
series will be heading.
moments are few. Charming Patrick clearly
has a crush on Sandy and
On top of that, Sandy Sandy and her client end the financial means to be
up working together to her knight in shining armor,
must adjust to plenty of solve the mystery of his even when she really
wife’s death – and also to
other changes: an excess of find some missing movie If readers are fortunate,
memorabilia. The backdrop
pineapple pizza, industry of rabid fans and ridiculous they will all return in
Hollywood parties is
insiders with impossibly enough to make any pop another quick-paced
enthusiast giddy, but
large egos, a butler straight installment, and

out of central casting, and a Copperman’s California –

troublesome music both a real place and a state

producer. of mind – can be revisited.

Though the characters By Rochelle M. O’Gorman

years of experience while Dominic, fresh out of grad ‘You Are Not American’ confronts
school, is certain that he knows more. Natural adversaries, US citizenship policies
they’re assigned to host a program that offers relationship
advice from the vantage point of two exes. Of course, they
scramble to maintain the ruse when the animosity melts

and their romance begins. The son of Chinese Wong is one of millions out its unwanted and use fought against the United

No Heaven for Good immigrants, Wong Kim Ark of rightful U.S. citizens that process to redefine States obtained rights of
Boys by Keisha Bush was born in San Francisco denied citizenship over the itself and all those allowed citizenship withheld from
in the early 1870s – a nation’s history, and a key to remain,” writes Frost. Black Americans. In World
Keisha Bush weaves an United States citizen by figure profiled in Amanda War II, Japanese Americans
“Oliver Twist”-like tale of default. The trouble was Frost’s new book You Are Frost provides plenty of faced blanket internment
pain and faith drawn convincing others of this Not American: historical context, detailing while members of the
partially on her fact. Citizenship Stripping cases from the Dred Scott German American Bund, an
experiences living in from Dred Scott to the decision – in which the American Nazi group,
Dakar, Senegal. Ibrahimah At the age of 21, Wong Dreamers. Supreme Court ruled that roamed free.
is a boy living an idyllic Black Americans could not
life with his family. That was denied reentry to the Frost’s history is a claim U.S. citizenship – to
all changes one day when sobering chronicle of the the internment of Japanese
he and his cousin are U.S. after visiting family in U.S. government’s attempts Americans during World At just under 200 pages,
sent to Senegal’s capital – both successful and War II and the mass
to study the Quran. Bush China, on the grounds that unsuccessful – to expatriate deportation of Mexican- Frost’s compendium
poses essential questions its citizens, and in so doing, Americans during the
about free will and he wasn’t an actual citizen. define itself by exclusion. 1950s. threads history, debate, and
liberation. And she demonstrates that
Little more than a decade those efforts have mirrored Frost points out that lively detail into the stories
The War Widow by Tara Moss the country’s centuries of debate over
after Congress passed the contemporaneous racial, the root of citizenship – of individual Americans
In postwar Sydney, Australia, war correspondent Billie political, and social whether it stems from
Walker reinvents herself from a bereaved widow to Chinese Exclusion Act of anxieties. blood or birth, class or who fought to verify their
private eye when she reopens her late father’s agency.With creed – has often produced
a crackling plot and vibrant prose, Tara Moss concocts a 1882, which sought to limit “At its core, citizenship stunning hypocrisy. During citizenship or exercise their
first-rate noir detective mystery. stripping embodies the the Reconstruction era,
immigration from that view that society can cast former Confederates who full rights.
see page 15 for more
country, he had the full “You are not American,
the nation declares when it
weight of the American denies citizenship,” writes
Frost, “and in doing so it
government working defines not just ‘you,’ but
also what it means to be an
against him. It took years of ‘American.’”

legal appeals and a ruling

from the Supreme Court to

confirm the status that had

been granted to him at By Noah Robertson

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small victories of everyday life January

“Not all heroes wear trade in details of everyone continued from page 14
capes,” goes the else’s personal business. It’s
expression. Some simply just that kind of town. Featherhood by Charlie Gilmour
persevere despite daunting Charlie Gilmour describes with wit and tenderness his
circumstances and meet This might all sound unplanned adoption of a baby magpie, which becomes an
each day with quiet dignity. quite bleak, but it’s actually object of fascination. He uses the episode as a springboard
quite the opposite, thanks to a discussion of family bonds, principally his relationship
Majella O’Neill is one of to Majella’s with his absentee biological father.This absorbing memoir
those heroes. The narrator characterization. Against is touching, painful, and honest.
of Michelle Gallen’s debut this gray backdrop, she
novel Big Girl, Small perseveres with a dogged Robert E. Lee and Me by Ty Seidule
Town, Majella tends to her sense of decency, eventually Ty Seidule, a retired U.S.Army brigadier general, doesn’t
daily responsibilities with achieving more than most just knock his boyhood idol off the pedestal. He issues an
dedication and a dry sense everyone else in town. It’s uncompromising, searing, full-throated indictment of
of Irish humor that make impossible not to cheer for Robert E. Lee as a historically misrepresented figure and
for a delightful story. her. denounces the many institutions that have given currency
to the “Lost Cause” mythology through the years.
The book covers just Though never specifically points. And it’s true that it helpful to read aloud. Long Time Coming by Michael Eric Dyson
one week in the small named or diagnosed, it’s Readers should also be Michael Eric Dyson excavates the centuries-old
fictional border town of hinted that Majella is on the there’s no grand aware that much of the mechanics of white supremacy and lays them bare. Five
Aghybogey in Northern autism spectrum. As a book’s language is coarse, chapters, written to Black “martyrs,” chisel out the
Ireland. It’s only a few years result, she’s endured years apotheosis: The and some of the events bedrock of American mainstays such as police brutality.
after the sectarian violence of teasing from her peers. described are quite difficult. Dyson asks a necessary but difficult question:Are we really
of “the troubles” has been But like everything else in townspeople tend to their ready to talk about race?
resolved, and the years of her life, she put her head But it is against this The Eagles of Heart Mountain by Bradford Pearson
fighting have left a pall over down and pressed on. A daily lives, and Majella sticks unvarnished backdrop that Bradford Pearson delivers a meticulously researched and
the area that no one can strong student, she glimmers of kindness shine powerful history of Japanese American internment during
escape. successfully graduated from to her routines. But the brightest, and small steps of World War II. He highlights the absurdity of the
high school. But her next progress go the farthest. In imprisonment with the tale of an undeniably all-American
Majella lives with her step never appeared, so slow, mundane pace is one the midst of despair, every football team created at the Heart Mountain Relocation
alcoholic mother, whose now she passes her days at good thing is all the more Camp in remote Wyoming. Full review here.
health has deteriorated so the chip shop. of the book’s greatest precious. Majella recalls her
much that she requires father telling her,“You’re an
constant care. And Majella’s However, it’s far from a strengths. It allows time to O’Neill. Part of the noblest
father disappeared years dead end. Townspeople clan in Ireland. We were
ago – not too long after her appear throughout the observe and to appreciate, once the kings ann queens
uncle was killed while story as colorful supporting a Ulster.”
making a bomb for the Irish characters in the daily to mark the small victories.
Republican Army. She drama. Each has their own No doubt Majella would
doesn’t know what backstory, and Majella There may be no other make her ancestors proud.
happened to her father, but observes them all with a
she pines for him daily. keen but silent eye from novel where the purchase By Joan Gaylord
her post behind the shop
The story begins as counter. Marty, Majella’s co- of a new duvet takes on
Majella learns that her worker, accepts and even
granny on her father’s side appreciates Majella, quirks such significance and leaves
has been murdered. The and all. He may be the
news causes a stir in the closest thing she has to a the reader cheering for
town, prompting comments friend.
that Majella can’t escape Majella’s growing
while working her shift at In a book that begins
the local chip shop, A Salt with a murder and confidence.
and Battered! The shop is concludes with the reading
the kind of place where of the will, it might seem Much of the book is
most everyone in town odd to say that nothing written in the vernacular,
passes through at some much happens with the and phonetically spelled
point. When they do, they plot in between those out; those unfamiliar with
the Irish dialect might find

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Dear Cathy, Pumpkin is a asleep, then she really didn't As well as being a recuring
Yorkie mix. We rescued her need to go out again. If she guest on Happenings Q&A,
two months ago. She is perfect returns to the door and
in every way except that she whines, then she must need to Cathy M. Rosenthal is a
whines and walks to the door go out. A little training in this longtime animal advocate,
frequently wanting to go out way can help her learn when author, columnist and pet
when we are home. When we she really needs to go out and expert who has more than
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one. is crated during the day, this is
too much time in the crate. Dear Linda, I am an
When we are at work, she Instead, put a pee pad in the
stays in her crate and has bathroom, so she has a place advocate of "indoor only" pets
never had an accident. Her vet to go in the middle of the
exams have all given her a night. Small dogs have small and would never suggest
clean bill of health. Is this just bladders and she simply may
attention-seeking behavior? not be able to hold it until someone let their pets run
She does drink a lot of water. morning.
Please help. My wife loose or live outside. Bill was Man spends $400 to Kangaroo born at zoo
sometimes is woken up at four Dear Cathy, I recently read dealing with feral cats, find out limping dog with all-white fur
in the morning with her your answer to Bill from East however, and they don't always
whines to go out.We are in an Meadow, New York (re: feral do well when brought inside. If was imitating him A red kangaroo born at a New York
apartment, which means she cats brought into the house). zoo is drawing attention for a highly
has to be walked, not let out Your advice was fantastic until feral cats are friendly, they may A British man said he spent about unusual feature: its all-white fur. The
into a yard. -John, Voorhees, one of the options you gave joey was removed from its mother's
New Jersey him was to release the cats adapt to inside living. But if $400 to have a veterinarian examine pouch for a medical inspection late last
back outside. I have read other week, and zookeepers were shocked
Dear John, I don't think its columns where you have not they are older or been his dog's limp, but it turned out the to see its fur was completely white.The
attention-seeking behavior. She been hard enough on people zoo said the coloration was the result
may just love to go outside. that allow their cats to go homeless for a long time, then canine was just imitating his owner, of by a rare mutation called leucism,
You can help her though, by outside. It has been proven which causes a partial loss of
doing a few things. that indoor cats have a life they are terrified of people, who had a broken ankle. Russell Jones pigmentation. The zoo said the baby's
expectancy that greatly eyes have black pigmentation, meaning
Pumpkin is fine in the exceeds the life of a feral or making it extremely stressful of London said he noticed after his the animal is leucistic rather than
kennel because she is not indoor/outdoor cat. It would albino. "We are not aware of any
active in it. Dogs also don't be helpful if you included a for them to be brought inside. ankle was broken that his dog, Billy, was leucistic red kangaroo in the United
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where they sleep. If she is in dangers that are involved with I recommend leaving feral cats keeping one of his  front paws occurrence is," the zoo said.
the kennel most of the day letting your cats outside (going
though, she is probably not missing, getting hit by a car, outside, but making sure they raised  while walking. Jones posted a Skier chased by bear
drinking water and may make freezing in the winter, getting at Romanian resort
up for it when you get home. If poisoned, diseases, injuries are fixed, fed daily, and afforded video  to Facebook  showing the dog
this is the issue, she may need from other animals, etc.). I A man riding the chairlift at a
a water bottle inside her hope to see something proper outdoor shelter for hopping next to him as he walks with Romanian skiing resort captured video
kennel, and someone to stop regarding this topic in the near of the tense moment a fellow skier was
by for a mid-day potty break. future to help educate pet extreme weather. the use of crutches. Jones said he spent chased by a bear. David Creta posted a
owners on why it is so video  to YouTube  showing the bear
If she isn't peeing a lot important to have an "indoor "Indoor only" is the best about $400 to have a veterinarian chasing a skier on a slope at the
during these subsequent only" pet. -Linda, East and safest way for cats to live examine Billy and take X-rays of his Predeal ski resort. Chairlift riders
outings, call her to you when Rockaway, New York their lives. Cats living inside apparently injured leg, but the medical alerted the skier to the pursuit, and the
she whines to go out. Place her aren't exposed to the dangers professional was unable to find skier threw his backpack on the
on or near your lap. If she falls you noted above and can live anything wrong. The veterinarian told ground, which succeeded in distracting
twice as long as outdoor Jones his dog was imitating the way he the bear for long enough to allow the
felines. If, as a cat owner, you walks with his broken ankle. Jones said man to escape. Police spokesman Ion
want your feline to have Billy had been limping since the day Zaharia said the skier did the right
outdoor time, build a catio on after his ankle injury. thing by distracting the bear. Zaharia
your house or teach your cat Family reunited with said the bear fled into the woods when
police arrived in all-terrain vehicles, but
to go outside on a harness. cat lost for months authorities are considering having the
bear relocated to avoid future
As for not being hard An Arizona family was reunited with confrontations on the slopes.

enough on people, if someone their pet cat after the feline spent Hawk rescued from
front grill of vehicle
is writing to me, it's generally nearly five months on the loose in
Police in Michigan rescued a red-
because they care deeply Oregon.The McMillan family of Gilbert tailed hawk that was struck by a vehicle
and ended up wedged in the front grill.
about animals and want to do said they  took a trip to Oregon  last Officers responded to a report of a
hawk struck by a vehicle, and they
what's best for them. My goal summer and their cat, Lexi, got loose. arrived to find the bird of prey trapped
in the vehicle's grill. "Officers
is to educate, not scold. The family extended their trip by a day meticulously extricated the hawk by
removing parts of the front of the car
to search for Lexi, but they eventually without causing injury to the animal or
causing more damage to the car," the
had to drive home without their pet. department said. Officers said the
hawk received outstanding care and is
Oregon Department of Transportation expected to be released back into the
wild next week.
worker Chris Southwick said he and

his coworkers spotted a cat on the

loose near their maintenance facility a

few miles from the campground. In late

November, he captured the feline.

Southwick said he brought the cat

home and cared for the feline until she

became stronger and more active. The

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decided to take her to the Saving

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always achieve more than with a passion and get back to keep trying. If not always be motivated, so already failed at taking the
those that don’t.   The last It all sounds so fluffy and challenge of helping his if you have a plan you can first step forward. If that is
few months have proven irrelevant. The truth is that clients maintain a fitness you have no destination get things done and feel the case, then the task
that we are easily you can’t never achieve lifestyle at Anytime Fitness great about your wasn’t important.   If it is,
distracted, which proves anything if you don’t know in Downtown Kenosha. that day, how in the world achievements- even if they and you did not get started,
over and over again, that what you have, where you are simple as getting a then you have self-imposed
though control is the key to want to go, and why are you course they can, but they are you going to feel good sincere smile from your limit that is hurting you-
controlling your destiny. doing it. The steps to are just that – your wife.   If you are taking break it!
 What exactly do I mean by success and happiness are discipline of though and about your action to follow your plan,
this? Well, with all these not rocket science.   To action will prevail. you will be always moving Let’s bring it all together.
craziness around us, each achieve success and  Discipline is not something accomplishments for the forward on the right   Find yourself someone to
day you must make a happiness you need that you require to climb a direction.  This will not only coach you in whatever you
purposeful decision on how conscious decisions and mountain to find.  Discipline day?   allow you to reach all your are trying to achieve.  Start
your day will go.   The discipline.   Conscious is built of little actions.  You the task today with forward
attitude you will take decision just means that get up at a certain hour, you Not everyone must have steps- no matter how small.
towards what the day you mean and believe in have the proper nutrients, a Novel Price or be the  Make purposeful decisions
brings to you is crucial. your actions.  If you say you you exercise, you write richest person; your on your actions. Don’t let
  How you interact with are going to get in shape, your game plan for the day, achievements can be to the day just take you.   You
others, and most you no longer are going to clean the bathroom, to must decide what the plan
importantly, how you “try” to get in shape.   You make a healthy meal, to is.  Enjoy the little things by
interact with yourself.   It’s will get in shape.   The make your wife smile by evaluating what they mean
all about the little things. knowledge, the time, the doing something fun, to to you.   And finally, if you
  Do you eat crap to start obstacles, and any excuse truly take care of your
the day? I guarantee you will not derail you.  You can body, everything else will
already have a limitation trust your own word.   No become a lot easier to
and an obstacle.   Do you outside force will interfere achieve.   I hope this help
exercise? Do you take the with your decision.   Can and I hope I can see you at
there be setbacks? Of the gym!

Mayo Clinic may experience many of the ways that the symptoms of a experienced such symptoms.
panic attack differ from If you have a history of heart
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threatening, but can be example, the sudden onset medical attention if you
frightening experience attack. In addition to a of symptoms during extreme experience symptoms that
stress is more likely to be resemble a prior heart
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attack, the doctor told me supply the heart with blood heart; sweating or chills; whereas, pain in the chest prevent them from
there were no issues with become narrowed from the from a heart attack is often worsening or becoming
my heart and that my buildup of fat, cholesterol trembling or shaking; and squeezing pain and pressure more frequent. Cognitive
symptoms were likely from a and other substances. Most that worsens over time and behavioral therapy teaches
panic attack. How can I tell heart attacks involve chest breathing problems. can radiate to the arm, jaw, For more heart you different ways of
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symptoms include shortness how best to respond when when noted cardiologist experience symptoms of a
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Panic attacks also can affect

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rfoecoidpe&s Traditional Greek
Salad
Nutrition News
with Charlyn Fargo Servings: 6
1 medium red onion
The Diet for Health 4 medium tomatoes
1 cucumber, partially peeled
If your NewYear's resolution 1 green bell pepper, cored
hasn't lasted any longer than 1/4 cup Greek pitted Kalamata olives
your kids' Christmas toys, 4 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
here's a way to get started 1-2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
again. Consider the 2 ounces Greek feta cheese
Mediterranean diet to make 1/2 Tablespoon dried oregano
some lasting healthy changes.
• Cut the red onion in half, and thinly slice into half-moons.
For the fourth year in a row, Charlyn Fargo is a and eggs. Red meat typically with weight loss, Type 2 Cut the tomatoes into wedges or large chunks. Cut the
it ranked as the best overall registered dietitian with SIU plays a small part, often only at diabetes and premature death. partially peeled cucumber in half length-wise, and then slice
diet by U.S. News and World Med School in Springfield, Sunday dinner. The bottom line is this is a diet into thick halves (at least 1/2-inch in thickness).Thinly slice
Report. It also claimed the top worth looking into.
spot in five other lists -- best Ill. For comments or That pattern has found to the bell pepper into rings.
diets for healthy eating, easiest questions, contact her at improve health and prevent Q and A • Place everything in a large salad dish.Add the pitted
diets to follow, best diets for disease, especially heart kalamata olives. Season with dried oregano. Pour the olive
diabetes, best plant-based diets [email protected] disease. A large study, called Q: Can foods high in
and best heart-healthy diets. or follow her on Twitter the Predimed study, looked at flavanols, such as tea, berries oil and red wine vinegar all over the salad.
7,447 individuals with a high and cocoa, help lower blood • Give everything a very gentle toss to mix, and then add
Just in case you're @NutritionRd. risk of heart disease. For five pressure? I recently read
wondering, the DASH diet and years, participants followed something that said they could the feta. Serve with crusty bread.
"flexitarian" diet tied for the in countries around the one of three different diets -- a help.
No. 2 spot on the Best Diets Mediterranean, such as Italy Mediterranean diet with added • Per serving: 102 calories; 7 grams protein; 4.7 grams
Overall ranking list. The keto and Greece, back in the 1960s. extra-virgin olive oil, a A: It appears they might. In a carbohydrates; 9.5 grams fat (1.3 grams saturated fat); 1.1
diet? Bottom of the list, Those Italians and Greeks Mediterranean diet with added
ranking 37 out of 39 for Best were exceptionally healthy nuts and a low-fat diet control study reported in the October grams fiber; 28 milligrams sodium.
Diets Overall and 39th in Best compared with Americans and group. The risk of combined
Diets for Healthy Eating. had a low risk of many heart attack, stroke and death 2020 issue of Scientific Halibut
diseases. So, researchers began from heart disease was lower Puttanesca
The rankings are made by an studying what they were by 31% in the Mediterranean Reports, researchers
expert panel of 24 of the eating. and olive oil group and 28% in Serves 4
country's top nutritionists and the Mediterranean and nuts compared foods eaten and 4 (6- to 8-ounce) skinless center-cut halibut fillets, 1 inch
specialists in diabetes, heart The Mediterranean diet group.And dropout rates were
health and weight loss. focuses on plant-based foods, twice as high in the control blood pressure of more than thick
including fruits, vegetables, group compared with the two 1/2 teaspoon table salt
But back to the whole grains, breads, legumes, Mediterranean groups. 25,000 people in the United 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Mediterranean, which seems potatoes, nuts and seeds. The 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
to be the best way to eat main dietary fat is extra-virgin Results like that have been Kingdom. They found that
healthy and get to your healthy olive oil, and the diet also repeated over and over. Other 1 shallot, minced
weight. How do you get includes moderate amounts of studies are showing that the those with the highest flavanol 5 garlic cloves, sliced thin
started eating Mediterranean? red wine, fish, poultry, dairy Mediterranean diet can help 1 (2-ounce) can anchovies, drained and chopped
It's based on the traditional intake were associated with 2 teaspoons dried oregano
foods that people used to eat 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
significantly lower systolic and 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives
diastolic blood pressure, and 1/4 cup capers, rinsed
1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves
the biggest difference was seen

in people with the highest

blood pressure. So, grab a cup

of tea; eat some berries; and

enjoy a piece of dark

chocolate.

America’s Test Kitchen

Halibut puttanesca adds big flavor to mild fish fillets

We're always on the lookout heat (so as not to overcook and give it an incredible depth America's Test Kitchen for • Adjust oven rack to the middle position and heat the
for ways to bring bold, exciting the fish) by moving the skillet of flavor. A shower of parsley rigorously tested recipes oven to 375 degrees. Sprinkle halibut with salt and pepper;
flavors to our weeknight to the oven.The tomato sauce before serving added freshness
dinners. Enter halibut slowly reduced as it cooked, and color to this bold, simple developed by professional test set aside.Add oil, shallot, garlic, anchovies, oregano and
puttanesca, a dish of mild fish concentrating its flavor. And supper. cooks and vetted by 60,000 at- pepper flakes to a 12-inch oven-safe nonstick skillet and
simmered in a tomato sauce this gentle approach made for cook over medium-low heat until fragrant and shallot
that's punched up with spicy halibut that not only held its For 25 years, confident cooks home recipe testers. See more
pepper flakes, garlic, briny shape but also stayed moist. in the know have relied on online at www.americas softens, about 4 minutes.
olives and capers, and plenty of We also found that other fish testkitchen.com/TCA.
savory anchovies. varieties such as cod and • Stir in tomatoes and their juice, olives and capers. Nestle
haddock worked just as well halibut into sauce and bring to a simmer over medium-
For an easy-to-make with this forgiving method -- as
version, we skipped pan- long as the fillets were similarly high heat.Transfer skillet to oven and bake until fish
searing the fish, which often sized and 1 inch thick. registers 135 degrees, 13 to 16 minutes.
causes the fragile fillets to stick
to the pan and flake apart. A mixture of Kalamata olives • Using a spatula, transfer halibut to a platter. Stir sauce to
Instead we sauteed shallot, and capers added pops of recombine, then spoon over halibut. Sprinkle with parsley
garlic, anchovies, oregano and savory saltiness to the sauce.
red pepper flakes in the skillet; As for the anchovies, our and drizzle with extra oil. Serve.
added canned tomatoes; and tasters clamored for more, so
then nestled the halibut fillets we slowly added them, test by • Recipe notes:We do not drain the canned tomatoes
into the pan of sauce. test, until we'd used the whole before adding them to the sauce. One 2-ounce can of
2-ounce can. It sounds like a anchovies equals roughly 1 1/2 tablespoons once chopped.
Cooking on the stovetop lot -- and it is -- but the You can substitute other types of white fish, such as cod,
worked, but we found it easier anchovies mellow in the sauce haddock and hake, for the halibut, if desired. Serve with
to maintain an even, gentle
crusty bread.

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jill on money

Why did stocks rise Jill Schlesinger, CFP, is a CBS
amid all the chaos in News business analyst. A
Washington? former options trader and CIO
of an investment advisory firm,
with Jill Schlesinger she welcomes comments and

In a five-day period that resurgent spread of COVID- questions at a ball and prepare for Naroff. depend heavily on our ability
saw the Senate flip to 19 is alarming, the view is [email protected]. Check to repair and restore
Democrats, chaos on Capitol that vaccine dissemination another terrible period for But any near-term pickup incomes for those hardest
Hill after a scary and adoption will control the her website at that we could see may be hit by the crisis."
insurrection, discussions of a virus over the course of the www.jillonmoney.com short-lived, because until a
second impeachment of next six to nine months. large portion of the nation is The likelihood of more
President Donald Trump or The losses were led by a inoculated, there will help for the hardest hit has
invocation of the 25th Oddly, the one area of massive 498,000 drop in the the labor market and the continue to be pressure on increased significantly, after
Amendment to remove him leisure and hospitality sector, the economy. That's why the results of the two
from office, new horrendous investor concern that as restaurants, bars, hotels, economy overall? Not so there is renewed call for Georgia senate runoffs.
daily death tolls from the and entertainment facilities additional stimulus, for both Investors were more focused
pandemic, and a cropped up in the first week closed in response to the fast. There were areas of individuals and municipalities. on that idea, as well as the
disappointing monthly jobs surge in coronavirus Diane Swonk, Chief fact that the Federal Reserve
report, US stocks somehow of January was the infections. As economist Joel strength in the December Economist at Grant intends to keep interest
managed to rise in value. Naroff put it: "When you Thornton believes that herd rates at zero for the
What gives? December employment shut things down, jobs report, including a healthy immunity and a full foreseeable future, rather
disappear, it's that simple." reopening of the US than the violence at the
The recitation of those report. For the first time Additionally, state and local rise in professional and economy "is still a long way Capitol and the surge in
facts may have caused some governments cut 45,000 off, which underscores the COVID-19 cases.
of you to consider pushing since April, the US economy positions, which could be the business services, need for aid today and
the sell button, but investors first wave of layoffs that another tranche once the As perverse as it may
that I have spoken with over lost jobs -- 140,000 of them could occur as a result of manufacturing and retail. new administration takes seem, long term investors
the past few weeks, seem to budget constraints, unless office ... the magnitude of the can push stocks higher amid
believe that the aftermath of to be exact -- and the fresh money flows from the While the gains were not rebound in growth will a sobering week for the
the violent attack on federal government. nation.
Congressional lawmakers unemployment rate enough to offset losses,
will dissipate and a Biden So, is it time to crawl into
administration will restore remained at 6.7%, as the December may not be the
order. And while the
labor force and number of beginning of another massive

people unemployed wave of layoffs. "It doesn't

increased minimally. The look like we will be getting

anemic December result many, if any, additional

capped off the worst year for negative numbers going

the labor market since forward, and once the latest

World War II, with more virus surge eases, sometime

than 9.8 million jobs gone in the future, and the

since COVID-19 arrived in restrictions start being lifted,

February we could see some months

of very strong job gains," says

Money might buy happiness, after all

Millionaires, rejoice! It there's reason to believe Not necessarily. While relationship between
turns out that money can, in that more money really wealth matters, it's "far
fact, buy happiness. And a does improve people's lives. from the most important wealth and happiness, for
new study suggests more is thing," Killingsworth said.
better, with well-being rising "If you have more money, individuals and nations, has
as earnings grow. you can choose how to
spend your time and how been evolving for decades
to direct your life," said
Killingsworth, a senior For one thing, while and has shown that the
fellow at the University of money can afford a sense of
Pennsylvania's Wharton control, there's always an relationship is complex, as
School of Business, in opportunity to find other
"Having more money Philadelphia. ways to achieve the same this study again
gives people a greater sense end, he said. And some
of control over life," said Stress reduction people say money just isn't demonstrates," Maddux
study author Matthew that important to them.
Killingsworth. This study found that a noted.
sense of control accounted
The finding stems from for as much as 74% of the Academy of Sciences. up against income, "For those people, So Killingsworth's finding
more than 1.7 million real- apparent link between Killingsworth broadly found happiness is virtually of a link between higher
time reports of well-being greater income and greater On average, participants that the more money you unaffected by how much incomes and life satisfaction
from more than 33,000 U.S. well-being. were 33 years old and made make, the better you feel they earn," Killingsworth "is not a radical take or an
adults.They were prompted about $85,000 per year. day-to-day and the more said. "So it's possible that alternative 'school of
by their cellphones to People who earn more About 1% earned $500,000 satisfied you are with life people who don't earn high thought,'" Maddux said. "It's
answer the question "How spend less time stressing or more. Just over one- overall. salaries, but nevertheless simply new information
do you feel right now?" at out about bills, third, 37%, were married, craft lives that they enjoy, about a very complex
random times during their Killingsworth noted. and about two-thirds were He found no evidence of may find they don't actually research question."
waking hours. women. a ceiling in the relationship miss having more money."
The study found that 44% between money and And given the finding of a
Previous research had of low-earners had money happiness. Above $80,000 a A complex relationship strong connection between
suggested that an annual problems, compared with year, larger incomes were a sense of control and well-
income of more than 7% among those earning associated with significantly being, Maddux offered
$75,000 might not improve over $500,000, he said. higher levels of all positive some advice.
people's day-to-day lives, feelings -- confident, good,
and that notion has been "To put it another way: Real-time well-being interested and proud -- and The goal, he said, should "Stop trying to become
widely circulated. People with low incomes significantly lower levels of happier by buying more and
were seven times as likely reports were solicited negative feelings -- bored, be to keep money in more expensive stuff," he
to report trouble coping bad, sad, upset. said, because that's the road
with bills," Killingsworth randomly throughout the perspective, because to debt. "And debt is
explained. So are people on the detrimental to life
day. Participants were also short end of the economic "people are happiest when satisfaction, partly because
The report is published in stick doomed to a less it leads to feelings of
the Jan. 26 issue of the asked how important happy existence? they don't equate money insecurity and loss of
Proceedings of the National control."
But this study appears to money was to them; and success in life."
disagree.
whether they equated The findings came as little
surprise to James Maddux,
Seen from a moment-by- money with success; senior scholar with the
Center for the
moment angle, whether they felt in control Advancement of Well-Being
at George Mason
Killingsworth said, the data of their life; and how University, in Fairfax,Va. More information

show "evidence that optimistic, financially

happiness rises insecure, and/or time- There's more on money
and happiness at the World
continuously, far above pressed they were. Economic Forum.

$75,000," which means After stacking responses "Research on the

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Cheesy cuisine in

Kenosha

with Meridith Jumisko

This column is in honor Meridith Jumisko is Speaking of Twisted ... the had since childhood.   be back in May), year-round Week specials for Dine-In,
of National Cheese Lover's Public Relations Director Executive Chef at Twisted at  Kenosha Public Market
Day, which Cuisine, Erica Buskirk,  will on Saturdays and its online
was  recognized  on January at the Kenosha Area be featured on Food store KPM2GO,  Mars
20.  We take our Convention & Visitors Network's Supermarket Cheese Castle, and Tenuta's
cheese  dishes pretty Bureau. Contact her at Stakeout on March 16  at Delicatessen. And don't
seriously around here every [email protected] or 9pm CST.  forget the cannoli
day. We're talking at Tenuta's! 
everything from fresh drop her a tweet
to fried cheese curds, from @MJ_Kenosha Speaking of great food ...
just about any food you can mark your calendar for
think of with a side of one of his top-eight When it comes to cheese Kenosha Restaurant Week, Carry Out, Curbside Pick-
cheese  to  some  truly sandwiches in the February 20-28. This  is a
elevated culinary delights country!   curds – how do you like nine-day celebration of our Up, Delivery, Family-Style
that take cheese to the community's delicious
next  level!  As I munch on them? Fresh or fried? Here dining scene; more than 40 Meals, Take & Heat Meals,
some white cheddar cheese venues are participating.
popcorn from Sandy's There will be COVID-
Popper, here are some ideas conscious adaptations this
to get you started on a year to give everyone a
cheesy diet!  chance to enjoy the great
flavors our community has
Some of the  cheesy Captain Mike's Beer & is where you can find some to offer. You can expect to Heated Outdoor Dining,
Burger Bar offers BuildYour find a variety of Restaurant
creations to Own Mac & Cheese, Mac of of the best  fried cheese and/or Gift Cards.  Find
the Week, Family Style Mac
try  include:  Irish Grilled & Cheese to feed 4 to 6 curds:  Boat House Pub & more details
people, and  a Mac &
Cheese at Ashling on the Cheese Kit with all the Another favorite of mine Eatery,  Bristol 45 at VisitKenosha.com/RW. 
fixings  to create your
Lough, Baked Mac and Crab favorite Mac & Cheese at is Totchos at Johnny'Z Pour Diner,  Captain Shop Local, Dine
home.   Local, and Play Local! Learn
at Boat House Pub & House. You can place a half Mike's,  Century Pub & more about  the local
restaurants, shops, and
Eatery,  Cheddarwurst  at order or full order and add Eatery, Culver's of Pleasant attractions  to support in-
person or online at  our
Brat Stop,  Homemade chicken, beef, or impossible Prairie,  Johnny'Z  Pour website Visit Kenosha.com.
Please remember your
Stuffed Shells at Casa meat.  An order House,  Mars Cheese mask and maintain social
distancing when in public;
Capri,  Queso  Fundido  at includes  lettuce, tomato, Castle,  Mason's Eatery & be respectful of the safety
restrictions that individual
Iguana  Wana  Mexican Grill I highly recommend you onion, black olives, thick Pub,  Ron's Place,  Rustic places are setting; be
patient.
& Tequila Bar,  The order the Saganaki  at bacon bits, cilantro  sour Road Brewing Co.,  The

Wisconsin Burger at Twisted Cuisine  – for the cream, shredded Garage, The Spot Drive-In,

Spanky's Bar & Grill, and presentation alone!  This cheddar  and  jalapeno and Waterfront

Charcuterie at Buzz Café. dish features kasseri cheese sauce  served  atop Warehouse. 

The  Food Network cheese, cream cheese, of your choice of tots, fries Fresh cheese curds can
be found at:  Brat Stop's
Sandwich King, Jeff Mauro, mozzarella, lemon, or corn chips. This dish has Cheese Mart, Kenosha
HarborMarket  (which will
declared that Mars Cheese brandy,  and  grilled  bread. reintroduced me to tater

Castle's grilled cheese is tots – something I had not

How much is too much?

with Carolyn Serpe

In my first entry with The workaholic, is a person home. Not going to lie, Carolyn Serpe is a mind…as long as you can working on daily. What
Reader, I mentioned that I who  works compulsively. most is from me…mini Kenosha native whose keep your life organized to have you done so far in this
am all over the place. And This is NOT to be hoarder…ugh. How much family owns The Lettering the point that it is new year to reorganize
this is a reason why. How confused with a hard is too much…stuff? My Machine in Downtown manageable, and your your life so that you don’t
much is too much? This is a worker… as long as there husband and I banter on Kenosha. She has been priorities are in line with have “too much”
question that I ask myself, is balance. this topic frequently. He is a manager at the shop since your life goals, you are right
and get asked, almost on a minimalist, and finding a her parents purchased it on track. This is something Learn more about
daily basis. I could sit and Now, as we start a new happy medium between from the previous owners that I personally am always Earnest Organizing at
list everything that I do on year, it is a great time to re- that and my “mini back in 2002. Carolyn is a educating my self on and earnestorganizing.com and
a daily, weekly, monthly set our lives. Re- organize. hoarding” can be difficult. If mom to 3 beautiful girls Boldly & Co.
basis, but I won’t. Like Purge. Re-evaluate. Take a you follow  Earnest and a wife for 10 years to
every other person I know, look at our calendars and Organizing  on facebook, her handsome husband
there is always lot on my see what truly needs to be you can get tons of  ideas Chris. Carolyn welcomes
plate. I TRY not to put in there. Take a gander at on how to reorganize your all to her crazy journey in
things in my schedule, and what we want our life. Elizabeth focuses on life and about how she
life, that I don’t enjoy or priorities to be and if we the physical reorganization tries to balance it all.
that are not family related. are living a life that reflects of your life. She will come
But how do we fit those. What do you value in, take your clutter and and Mary Manthei have
everything in? the most in your life? put it in its place and teach devised a system that will
Where do you want to you how to continue the help dissect, guide and
Thankfully I was blessed spend most of your time? process. Not only does she organize your life, business,
with great work ethic. My Make your activities work with individuals, but goals and dreams. They
parents and grandparents revolve around that! she also offers these teach you to truly balance
worked their tails off for services up to businesses. your time, so that what
everything that they Sometimes this is hard to used to be “too much” is
have/had, and accomplished do on our own. Sometimes How much is too now just right and
so much. They taught me we need to call in much…in your calendar? manageable
that there is a difference reinforcements and ask for Recently I took a webinar
between being a guidance on how to through the YLINK, that Needless to say…in my
workaholic and someone balance everything out. I the local company Boldly &
that does what they love have a few friends that help Co.  presented. It was
and takes pride in their in this field. extremely informational
work. The definition of a and helpful. Nina Ferraro
As a family of 5, we have
a TON of STUFF in our

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The Age of Aquarius kenosha history

by Joe Campolo, Jr.

I served in the United on duty, one of our favorite Joe Campolo Jr. is an Jared Lake Home
States Air Force from 1968 activities was to sit on the award winning author, This home was built by Jared Lake, a postmaster and merchant, around 1840. Lake came to
to 1972. I served in Vietnam sand bunkers, drinking, poet and public speaker. Kenosha in 1837 and immediately became a significant figure. He went into business with Charles
from January 1970 to smoking and watching the He is known for his three Durkee and operated a store inside the Durkee Warehouse, which was on the southwest corner
January 1971. I entered evening fireworks. We award winning books The of 6th Avenue and 56th Street; it stood until the 1930s, when it was replaced by the Epstein
Vietnam as an Airman First would rate the action by Kansas NCO, Back to the building. Jared Lake’s daughter, Caroline, became Charles Durkee’s second wife in 1840. Lake
Class (E-3) and left as a Staff intensity and shout and World, and his most originally owned land on the west side of library park and built a log cabin, but in 1839 he
Sergeant (E-5). I was cheer at particularly heavy recent publication Three purchased a lot on located on Ann Street opposite the cemetery (later, Sheridan Road and 67th
stationed at Phu Cat action. Occasionally when Wars. A United States Air Street) on the west side of the street. It was known for years as the "Lake House." It was owned
Airbase in Binh Dinh the fighting was too intense by Jared Lake from March 15, 1839 to March 18, 1845. In 1845, Lake sold the house and intended
Province in the Central or got too close we would Force Vietnam War
Highlands of Vietnam, in be forced to retreat behind veteran, Joe belongs to the to move to California, but died en route. The Lake House was moved from its
what was designated as the the bunkers. VFW,The American Legion, original location to 1021 67th Street and remodeled into a four apartment
2 Corps military region. I the Kenosha Area Vietnam building in 1934.
was assigned to supply; my On one particular Vets (KAVV), and Vietnam
duties included warehouse evening the fighting was as Photo copyright of the Kenosha County Historical Society. Want to learn more
work, running materials to crazy as we ever saw it. A Vets of America (VVA). about old Kenosha? Visit www.kenoshahistorycenter.org and plan your next visit
and from other military firefight raged up and down
facilities in the area, and for the perimeter like a snake, On this particular night, to the Kenosha History Center at 220 51st St. (on beautiful Simmons Island).
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aircraft, humping cargo. from the sky as the battle on. Finally, the battle
intensified. became too intense, forcing with Justin Sawyer
The village of Phu Cat sat us to retreat behind the
on the southern end of the One crazy guy who hung bunkers into the hootch. Self sabotage line.self sabotage ends
air base, the rest of the base with us, a zany character Undaunted by the intensity when self care begins.
being surrounded by dense from New England named of the violence, Mac Let's talk about your new
McCormick often joined us dragged out a speaker from favorite coping mechanism. Look I get it, it's hard to
field or vegetation. The a stereo in the hootch. He It's called "let's destroy
volatile province of Binh during these shows. “Mac” placed the speaker on top everything we love". Yeah look at bad habits and
Dinh, Vietnam was never was a tall, lanky good of the sand bunker, put a you know that feeling of
pacified and accounted for natured dude. He was tape on the reel to reel self destruction? It's not figure out why you do
the fifth highest casualty always joking around, had a inside the hootch, and good.
rate for U.S. troops during keen wit and a great turned the volume up full. them. We all self sabotage,
the war, with upwards of fondness for Gin and Soon, amidst the The path of course is
seventy percent of the tonics. In Vietnam, we explosions, shooting and easy, we've paved it that even in the smallest size.
population estimated to be would often get shipments screaming “The Age of way for along time. No one
Viet Cong or Viet Cong of alcohol of one kind or Aquarius” by The said self improvement was not every act is grandioso,
sympathizers.The hootches another by lot. For about 5thDimension blasted from easy. Is it worth it? Of
we were quartered in four months while I was the lone speaker sitting on course. But you've got to more often it's so small Justin Sawyer is a
consisted of half screen and there, we got mostly gin, so the bunker. be willing to do the work. you'd be surprised to see Kenosha resident, with
half one inch plank naturally that’s what we it. 15+ years in the food and
structures. Each hootch at drank. We made our own It was a wild, surreal Self sabotage comes in
Phu Cat was surrounded by tonic using quinine from the scene. We laughed, yelled many forms, from
a 4 foot high, three foot dispensary and white soda and sang along with the destroying friendships and
thick sand bunker offering a which we traded for. Mac peace anthem favorite, as romantic relationships to
degree of protection from was by far the leading the violence raged on. hitting taco Bell too often.
shrapnel, incoming mortars, consumer of our gin and
rockets and small arms fire. tonics, notable for having And although I was to Any time you think "I
drank thirty two on one witness many unfortunate don't deserve this" that's
Our perimeter at Phu particular evening alone. events in Vietnam, that self sabotage.you cannot
Cat; clean as a whistle event, though not tragic, cover it up and toe the
thanks to agent orange. remains one of the most
After the sun went down all memorable for me. To this
hell broke loose. day, I can still see Mac,
hunkered down behind the
At night our perimeter bunker, gin and tonic in
would come alive with hand, flashing his patented
small arms fire, mortar evil grin.
detonations and air to
ground fire raging from Personally the worst part beverage industry, as well
sundown till sunup.  Our
hootch was very close to about the ordeal? You as a former Tour Manager
the perimeter and as a
result we were in close actually mess up what you for national touring artists
proximity to much of the
night time action.When not truly want. 2021 is all about for 7 years. His interests

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What’s new at

Lemon Street?

with Lynn Johnston

Some exciting activities returning artists to the
Gallery. Welcoming back
will be happening at the oil painter, Sara Townsend,
and her piece “The
Gallery next week. This Dunes”. We are so glad to
have her and her beautiful
only occurs four times a pieces back. You will be Lynn A. Johnston is the
able to see this piece after Gallery Associate and
year! It’s Gallery the changeover. Member artist at Lemon
Street Art Gallery, 4601
Changeover time!!! This is Our new artists include
Ryszarda Edens and David Sheridan Road
when we change all the art & Lizbeth Gage. (lemonstreetgallery.org)

in the gallery with new Ryszarda Edens is an oil They have traveled
painter that came to the extensively throughout the
pieces by our members. United States from Poland country and Europe. They
when she was 9 years old. wrote that they have: “…
In 2020 many artists I She says she “…mostly traveled extensively from Above works by Ryszarda Edens. “ I know I have created art, when someone tells me they
references photos to Florida to Alaska, Germany, love the painting because of how it makes them feel.” Edens said. To fully appreciate her
know struggled with initiate a painting, never Switzerland, and Italy and
knowing how it will turn even though the landscape work, you must see these photos in their full color glory! Visit lemonstreetgallery.org.
creating pieces. I was one out until she is inspired an is different, there is a
emotion with the viewer… unique beauty everywhere
of those people, but I finally ” She paints a variety of I look. I cannot help myself take one (or more) home. (4513 Sheridan) is week's glimpse into Lemon
subjects, from landscapes, but try to capture this continuing the very fun and Street and the people that
shook off the effects of the to crows and one of my beauty in a work of art and Well, the Bernie mitten popular 1x1 art show. So, make it so much fun to be
favorites-GOATS. You will hopefully share this beauty hysteria has also hit the you have another chance if a part of!  Please stop in
past year and created two absolutely love her works. with others who see my Gallery. Though sweater you missed it last month. and visit me and the other
work”.     We are so happy mittens are nothing new to Chet Griffin is still Artists, Associates and all
primate paintings that will David & Lizbeth Gage are to have these very talented the Gallery, Betsy Davis has accepting new 1x1 pieces, the wonderful art at
oil and acrylic painters. artists join Lemon Street, brought in additional too. On the brick gallery Lemon Street Gallery
be on display. Yes, I am so please stop in and see sweater mittens that are wall he is accepting “Love” located at 4601 Sheridan.
their works and maybe soooo cool! My personal themes work.The theme is Or check us out at
shamelessly shouting favorites are the ones that open to your l e m o n s t re e t g a l l e r y. o r g / ,
have the zipper pocket in interpretation! Get work and find Lemon Street
myself out in this blog. It them. So, forget about into Artworks by February Gallery on Facebook and
Vermont mittens and 11th for a Second Saturday Instagram! 
has been so long since I check out Kenosha’s own February 13th opening
sweater mittens! reception! Stay Safe, Stay Busy, Stay
had painted, I was afraid to Healthy 
And lastly, Artworks I hope you enjoyed this
start. But now I can’t stop!

I believe many other

people are going back to

creating pieces and thus

bring back some normalcy

to their lives and others.

Speaking of new art, we
have some new and

Look to the sky

with Jake “The Weather Guy” Hoey

Earlier this week, Kenosha temperature in Kenosha in Jake “The Weather Guy” much of a surprise then, but does seem to be a likelihood normal precipitation into the
had to deal with a rather 2020 was over 50°F for just Hoey is a freelance does this week's snow spring and perhaps even
significant snow storm after the 5th time since reliable meteorologist who foretell an impending change of above normal early summer.  I don't put a
what has been a relatively record keeping began here in graduated from the in our weather fortunes?  lot of stock in long term
mild winter thus far.  Before the 1940s, and 3 of those University of Oklahoma. As Well, the short answer is, precipitation along with outlooks like these typically,
this storm, seasonal snowfall have now come in just the well as a interested in the "No" but I should probably so definitely take that with a
totals were under 10" for past 10 years. (*Note: During weather, Jake is an avid offer a bit more of an that.  So, even with above grain of salt.
most locations in the the first 10 to 15 years of the traveler, having visited 49 of explanation.  Most climate
Kenosha Area east of temperature data record in our 50 states. Jake is also a outlooks are currently normal average So, with our Wisconsin
Interstate 94.  That is less Kenosha there is a great deal recurring guest on showing temperatures likely winter now in full swing, we
than half of what would be of missing data.  There may Happenings Q&A M-F to average out to above temperatures in February, can look ahead to a glimmer
considered to be normal have been other years noon till 3pm. For more up normal through the month of spring starting to show on
through late January.  between 1944 and 1959 with to date forecasts please of February.  However there this could be a recipe for the horizon!
Relatedly, we have seen well above 50°F averages, but visit Jake's Kenosha Area
above normal temperatures only one, 1953, has enough Weather Page on Facebook increased snowfall compared
so far this winter, with of an intact data record to
December ending around 4 be trustworthy.)  The and follow to the first part of our
to 5°F above normal and standings for hottest year on @KenoshaWeather on
January (as of writing this) record in Kenosha are now: winter. The climate outlooks
around 6 to 7°F above 1) 2012, 2) 1953, 3) 1998, 4) Instagram.)
normal.  2020 as a whole 2020, 5) 2016.   also seem to continue this
ended up being one of the
hottest years on record for The fact that 2021 is pattern of warmer than
Kenosha. The annual average already off to a warm start
should probably not come as normal temps and above

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