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su no sh us ho sa of te ac ho ev ca th ho ho w ho -- ne P an m en w he ne N s 2 SMART READER June 1, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F Cover photos credit: Waynes: Mike Wallace & Chad Greenway; Gordon: UPI Smart Reader is published bi-weekly by Carmichael Communications Editor & Publisher/Frank J. Carmichael • Assistant to the Publisher/Reanna Stockdale • Sales/Kim Carmichael, Donny Stancato Editorial Manager/Jason Hedman • Ad Design & Layout/Glen Kelly, Kristin Monticelli • Reception/Sarah Coleman Carmichael Communications 1420 63rd Street, Kenosha, WI 53143 June 1, 2023 - Volume 21 Number 11 262-564-8800 • 1-800-568-6623 • www.hap2it.com Next year, after a combined total of 24 years as the mayor of Kenosha, John Antaramian will begin another chapter in his life, this time in the private sector. Last week we sat down with Mayor Antaramian for an informative Q & A session. A true visionary and always candid with his thoughts and observations, his presence will be missed. Back in 1983 at the age of 27 you embarked on a career in politics as state representative for the 23rd and 65th district. Did you ever imagine that it would take you down the path it did? No, I did not. At 27 I didn’t envision a career in government. I wasn’t involved in politics when I was in high school or college. In 1992 you became the 48th mayor of Kenosha. What was the motivation and factors that lead to your decision to run? I decided to run for Mayor for a couple of reasons. At this point, I had served in the legislature for 10 years and had achieved many of my goals there. I wanted to do more for my hometown and also spend more time with my family. At the time I served on the state finance committee, which is the budget writing committee for the state, and requires a great deal of time. I was in Madison Monday through Friday. I felt I could make a bigger/ longer lasting impact at the local level. For the benefit of the many who didn’t call Kenosha home in the previous century, could you please tell us the state of the City when you assumed office? The City was facing challenging times when I took office as Mayor. Jobs with the big employers in the City were on the decline, including the Chrysler plant and other companies were leaving the community. Unemployment was high and people were struggling financially. As a result, the City budget was tight and City leadership decided to defer major infrastructure projects. Did your predecessor, Mayor Patrick Moran, have any advice for you when you succeeded him and what were your initial goals for the City during that first term? Mayor Moran left office early and Dennis Wade was the interim Mayor, so that was a little bit of a different situation. When there is a transition to a new Mayor, it is common practice to work with the new person. After the spring election I will invite the new mayor to visit and get acquainted with the staff and ongoing projects before that person is sworn in and begins serving as mayor. Was running for a second term a foregone conclusion? It was an easy decision to run for a second term. When someone takes office as Mayor, they are not immediately able to start projects or quickly move forward with actions. I had a vision of some things I wanted to achieve and was just getting started during my first term in office. After eight years as mayor you decided not to seek a third term. What went into that decision? It was an honor to serve the community but it also was time for me to move on and let someone new take the reins. I have had my opportunity to govern the City and I am pleased with the progress that has been made under my direction. I am looking forward to spending more time with my family. Did you support or endorse your successor, Mayor Keith Bosman? Keith Bosman had my support and endorsement in his campaign for Mayor in 2008. Keith served as an alderperson during my first administration and was supportive. I met with Keith after the election and we talked about some of the issues the City faced. During your eight year hiatus from politics you became a business consultant and started your own company. Can you share with us some details from that time? During my first term in office in the 1990s, I negotiated with the state for the City to take on the redevelopment of the Chrysler lakefront site. It was one of the first brownfields in the state that was developed and became the new home for the Kenosha Public Museum, the Civil War Museum and the HarborPark condo project. Darsi Foss and Pam Mylotta with the DNR deserve a lot of credit in helping to get those projects underway. Ultimately, we helped to rewrite the state laws on redeveloping brownfields. I took that experience to assist other communities with redevelopment of their brownfield sites. When you decided to return to public life and once again became the mayor of Kenosha, looking back did you every imagine when you left office that you would ultimately return for another eight years. Why did you decide to return? When I left office in 2008, I was ready for a re-set. I had accomplished many of my goals – including the construction of the museum campus and HarborPark, and I was excited to take that experience and advise other communities with their redevelopment needs. The work was rewarding and I enjoyed my time in the private sector. When I decided to run for Mayor again, one of the reasons I ran was because we were losing our young people. They weren’t staying in Kenosha. We looked at what we could do to encourage young people to stay here and the innovation center is one of those key elements that I believe will encourage young people to stay in Kenosha, start their own business in Kenosha, perhaps, and benefit from the different jobs we are bringing into the community. That, to me, is probably the most important thing we can accomplish. I am looking forward to the opening of the Kenosha Emerging Leaders Academy (KELA) this fall in the Uptown neighborhood, which will provide opportunities for middle and high school youth and young adults ages 18 to 24 years old to explore their interests and develop their talents and knowledge. As one part of a plan to develop and revitalize our older neighborhoods, the City is working with local partners in youth development, education, technology, career development, and workforce preparation to ultimately create a pipeline of local talent to area colleges and future employers. Our partners include: Carthage College, the University of WisconsinParkside, Herzing University, Gateway Technical College, Jockey International, Best Buy, the Kenosha YMCA, the Students Engagement thru Groups and Activities (S.E.G.A.) program, gener8tor and the Mahone Fund. The KELA programming is critical for the young people in Kenosha, especially for our lowincome and young people of color who live in neighborhoods surrounding Uptown and the Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood. This unique collaboration will provide them access to career development, higher education, training, and exposure to various careers from building trades and entrepreneurship to business and technology careers. I am excited about the many programs and opportunities created through KELA partnerships, including the Best Buy Teen Tech Center®, where students will have access to the latest technology and develop critical skills through hands-on activities using computers, digital cameras, a music studio, virtual reality systems, and 3D printers. The Tech Center is made possibly through a partnership with Jockey International, Kenosha YMCA, and the Best Buy Foundation. M i l w a u k e e - b a s e d gener8tor adds an entrepreneurial component to KELA. Gener8tor brings together startup founders, investors, corporations, job seekers, universities, musicians and artists. It will offer access to business programs that develop business ideas into business start-ups or growth opportunities with an emphasis on assisting female entrepreneurs and/or people of color. 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for youth employment all offer unique opportunities to our young people. Onsite staff from the four higher education partners will allow students to develop early relationships with local colleges and universities. Programming at the Academy will help to prepare youth and young adults to pursue the possibilities that will exist for them in the Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood, which is only a few blocks away and is a live, work, and play neighborhood focused on innovation, education, and work opportunities. The Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood, located at the 107-acre former Chrysler Engine Plant property east of 30th Avenue between 52nd and 60th streets, will have infrastructure in place this year. The site will be home to LakeView Technology Academy, with construction set to begin this fall. The City partnered with Kenosha Unified School District, Gateway Technical College and the Kenosha Area Business Alliance to create a new home for the technology high school (currently located on Hwy. H in Pleasant Prairie). The new location will make it easier to access for youth in some of the older neighborhoods in the center of the City. LakeView students will have access to learning opportunities related to the businesses in the Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood. Also planned for construction this fall is a business incubator facility, with the ability to house a number of small startups for people to start their own business. Plans call for retail, housing and a research and development facility as well. KIN represents the future economy of the Kenosha community and puts Kenosha in a good position for technology and e n t r e p r e n e u r i a l development. In short, it’s an excellent opportunity for the community. The second time around you were facing big deferred infrastructure needs, an eroding shoreline, aging roads and serious flooding issues in some neighborhood. Were the problems greater than initially anticipated? The problems were significant, but I feel we have been able to address many of them. We had to determine priorities – for example, roads are scheduled for repair based on their condition, but also on the volume of traffic they carry and proximity to hospitals and schools. A lot of progress has been made in the past seven years: • Shoreline erosion has been addressed through revetment – the placement of large rocks to shore up the land – along the lakefront near Kennedy Park and Southport Park, as well as the harbor. • Flooding has been managed through storm sewer improvements and storm water basin expansions in several locations, including Forest Park, the Georgetown Basin and the former Chrysler site. Other projects are focused on reducing flooding near 75th Street and 40th Avenue, as well as the neighborhood to the north of that area. • The reconstruction of 22nd Avenue from one end of the City to the other is being completed in phases through 2026. Reconstruction of 60th Street from 38th Avenue to Green Bay Road also was scheduled in phases beginning in 2018 and is scheduled to be completed this year. At this point, the City is on track to tackle the top remaining infrastructure projects as part of the Capital Improvement Plan through 2026. Something no political leader can anticipate or prepare for is sudden civil unrest, something that slammed our community just three years ago. Did dealing with this event and its aftermath take years off your life? It was a heart wrenching time in our City, to be sure. It was painful to see the destruction and the hatred directed at our City. Meanwhile, it was heartening to see how the people of Kenosha came together and helped one another at this difficult time. As you attempted to deal with this civil unrest both national and international media came calling. What is your assessment of their coverage? Not impressed. There was destruction, people were hurt and two men lost their lives. Emotions ran high, but as I walked through the heart of the Uptown neighborhood – which was badly damaged – you saw neighbors helping neighbors. That type of story was not covered by the out of town media. Your thoughts regarding Trump and Biden coming to town in the aftermath of the riots? You were quoted as saying how disappointed you were that they did not respect your wishes to postpone their visits. While I understand the instinct of the candidates to appear in Kenosha immediately after the riots, I would have preferred that they postpone their visits for a couple of weeks. Tensions were already running high, and I was concerned that this could fuel divisiveness in the community, which is why I did not meet with either candidate. Sadly, most everyone would agree that on some level, civility towards each other is slipping away. Could you share with us your thoughts and observations as to the tone and tenor of being the mayor of a city today versus when you first took office? It does seem that there was more civility years ago. People could disagree with one another without making it a personal attack. Regrettably, our national political leaders set a poor example of civil dialogue with whom they disagree. In the past eight years you have embarked on a bold vision for the community and will leave office with many big projects well underway but not completed. How do you feel about that? No matter when you leave, there are always going to be projects that are not completed. I am confident that enough groundwork has been completed and funding secured that the Downtown redevelopment and the Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood (KIN) will move forward. When I ran for office again in 2016, one of my top concerns was engaging young people to remain in Kenosha. I felt that they needed more opportunities for job training and life skills, which lead to the development of the KIN project on the former Chrysler site. The future looks promising for young people who wish to start their own businesses, or take advantage of other jobs that are available in Kenosha. I believe I have left the community in a better place than when I took office. Now it’s time for someone else to take the reins, and I am optimistic about the future of Kenosha. 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It’s a modus operandi that has served the governor well as the two-term leader of the third-largest state. It made him a conservative hero early in the COVID-19 pandemic, when he defied the guidance of Washington experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci and reopened businesses and schools after just a few months of lockdown. And it helped him transform Florida from a political battleground into a laboratory for conservative policies – all the while positioning himself as the strongest challenger to former President Donald Trump for the 2024 GOP nomination. “He’s very strategic in the policies he tackles and how he plans to get them implemented,” says Susan MacManus, professor of political science emerita at the University of South Florida. Yet that deliberate approach – and confidence in his own judgment – has also arguably led to political missteps. He picked a fight with the Walt Disney Company, one of Florida’s largest employers, over free speech around LGBTQ+ issues, dismaying at least some pro-business Republicans. He has largely refused to engage with the mainstream press, even as his poll numbers have slipped and new rivals entered the field. Most head-scratching was Wednesday’s official presidential campaign launch – a glitch-filled livestream discussion on Twitter with the site’s eccentric owner, billionaire Elon Musk, that may well go down as one of the all-time campaign kickoff belly-flops. It was an embarrassing stumble for a candidate whose main selling point is that he’d be more competent than Mr. Trump. Indeed, where supporters see a methodical and effective executive, critics see a rigid and untested politician who refuses to take advice and is struggling to make the transition to the national stage. Still, the campaign is just getting going, and while Mr. DeSantis has his work cut out for him, he also has room to grow. Polls show GOP voters remain open to a Trump alternative – and many are still getting to know the Florida governor, who, in his mid-40s, is a generation younger than Mr. Trump and has an attractive young family. With degrees from Yale and Harvard, a Bronze Star from his service in Iraq as a Navy judge advocate general, and three terms in Congress, he’s got the golden résumé. The next few months will show whether he can make his message resonate nationally, and overcome the large field dominated by the more charismatic Mr. Trump. “I like what he has to say,” offers Jim Heavens, the former mayor of Dyersville, Iowa, after seeing Mr. DeSantis speak in Cedar Rapids. Mr. Heavens, whose town is home to the “Field of Dreams,” the baseball diamond built on farmland for the 1989 movie, says he isn’t ready to commit – not even to the former captain of the Yale baseball team – but he’s “open” to a DeSantis ticket. “We just have to make sure we win,” he says. Campaigning by governing While Mr. DeSantis became an official candidate only this week, he’s been running a shadow campaign for months now – essentially campaigning by governing. DeSantis advocates tout Florida’s strong economy and robust in-migration – making it the fastestgrowing state in the country – as proof of his effective leadership. Study. Plan. Execute. Can the DeSantis way beat Trump? story continues on page 8 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs the Parental Rights in Education bill at Classical Preparatory school, on March 28, 2022, in Shady Hills, Florida.

Recently, I had the enormous pleasure to help my son achieve one of his goals. He bought a new home last year and quickly discovered how much he missed the stunning redbrick patio he grew up with at our last home. One day last fall, his mother and I were visiting and he said: “Dad, I’m finding it’s very hard to get bids for a patio and the prices I’m receiving are in the stratosphere. Do you think you and I could build a patio like we had at home?” In an instant I knew how much work it would be, but I didn’t hesitate to say yes. I told him, "The first step is to discover exactly what you want.” Over the years, I’ve performed countless autopsies on projects that didn’t turn out the way the homeowners wanted. In almost all cases, it came down to inadequate thought and planning before the first shovelful of dirt was turned. You might be like many past customers of mine. God has given all of us different talents and skills, and you may lack the ability to see in three dimensions a finished house, room or even a flat patio. This immediately puts you at a disadvantage. There’s a great chance you’ll not think about how the space will be used and how furniture will create what I call invisible hallways in rooms. There’s a very good chance you’ll underestimate the overall size something needs to be to function properly. My son doesn’t have this talent, so I did with him what I had done for years with past customers. Two months ago, my wife and I went to our son’s house to start the patio planning process. I was armed with a roll of colored mason’s string, some wood stakes, a 4-pound hammer and a few tape measures. “Share with me what would be the ideal weekend gathering you might have with your friends," I said. "Who will be here and what will you be doing?” He said he’d have four or five friends over, he’d serve smoked brisket from a smoker he had over in the grass, and after they ate they’d play a board game or just sit around engaged in relaxing conversation. He also mentioned he might like to have a small water feature for birds and for creating soothing background ambiance. This meant the patio had to have room for a table that would seat six people, additional room for his smoker, space for a portable water fountain, a place for two chairs, and maybe a few potted plants around the edge of the patio. It was time to drive stakes and stretch string. Over the years, I’ve found that you need a space at least 12 feet by 14 feet for a rectangular table that seats six people. A 12-foot by 12- foot space is required for a 4-foot round table that seats four people. This provides plenty of room to move around the table while people are seated. Think about what happens if you have to get up and go back inside the house for something. Before we went outside to stake out the patio, we made a quick sketch on paper to get a rough idea for the overall size knowing what he wanted. Using the string and wood stakes, within minutes we had created the outline of the patio. A set of steps from the house leading to the patio controlled the overall design. A small space on one side of the steps was reserved for the smoker and the other side was the much larger seating area. The overall length of the patio, including the steps, was 29 feet and the width ended up 15 feet. Stretching the string around the wood stakes made the shape come alive for my son. I used smaller stakes and some string to create the actual furniture to show that everything would fit and there’d be plenty of room to walk across the patio without bumping into anyone. You can do the same thing by setting patio furniture on your lawn, spacing it how you want it. Then put string around your furniture layout to determine the overall size of the patio. Trust me, that huge patio in your head will shrink in size once you place furniture on it. Always go bigger. You’ll never regret it. How to plan the perfect patio Ask the Builder with Tim Carter Subscribe to Tim’s FREE newsletter at AsktheBuilder.com. Tim offers phone coaching calls if you get stuck during a DIY job. Go here: go.askthebuilder.com /coaching Tim Carter joins Happenings Q&A on Tue. June 27th at 1:30 pm on AM1050 WLIP. 6 SMART READER June 1, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F 060123 JIMMIE “JJ” WALKER Friday & Saturday June 16 & 17 • 8PM • Jimmie Walker, is an American actor and comedian. He’s best known for portraying James Evans Jr. (J. J.), the oldest son of Florida and James Evans Sr. on the CBS television series Good Times which originally ran from 1974-1979. 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In four-plus years as governor, Mr. DeSantis has turned the nation’s biggest political battleground state into a haven for conservatives, winning reelection last November by 19 percentage points after barely squeaking by in his first election. The recent session of the Florida legislature was a juggernaut of social conservative activism, aided by new supermajorities in both houses. Mr. DeSantis signed bills prohibiting g e n d e r - t r a n s i t i o n procedures and medication for minors, banning abortion after six weeks’ gestation with some exceptions, barring children from attending drag shows, expanding the death penalty to include child rapists, and allowing Floridians to carry a concealed firearm without a permit. Last year, he captured headlines when he banned the teaching of critical race theory in schools, signed legislation that made it easier to restrict access to books that some deem inappropriate for children, and used state planes to fly migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, via Florida. The Parental Rights in Education Act – which critics labeled “Don’t Say Gay” – demonstrates Mr. DeSantis’ skill at using the levers of power. The original legislation, which he signed into law in April 2022, banned classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten through third grade. Last month, the state Board of Education – at Mr. DeSantis’ behest – expanded the law to cover grades 4 through 12, a more controversial move that impacts teens who are becoming aware of their sexuality. Now at least a dozen other states are considering similar legislation, with Texas close to passing a bill – a demonstration of Mr. DeSantis’ national influence. His solidifying image as a culture warrior could cut two ways. It may endear the Florida governor to social conservatives, whose support is key to the GOP nomination. But it could also leave others wondering if he’s ready to tackle weightier national issues like the economy and foreign policy. On fiscal matters he’s largely untested – since under Florida law, the governor is required to balance the state operating budget, unlike in the federal government. On foreign policy, Mr. DeSantis has said little beyond an early gaffe when he called Russia’s war on Ukraine a “territorial dispute” and not a national security threat to the United States. He later walked back the comment after fellow Republicans expressed concern. A recent trip to Japan, Britain, Israel, and South Korea seemed aimed at bolstering Mr. DeSantis’ foreign expertise, but it’s not clear if Americans were paying attention. One element of Mr. DeSantis’ record that’s lesser known – and could be more helpful in a general election – is his pragmatic side. In Florida, protecting the Everglades is seen as essential by many on both the right and left, as is effective handling of hurricanes. When Hurricane Ian slammed southwest Florida last fall at Category 5 strength, Mr. DeSantis swung into action in what was generally praised as a textbook case of competent emergency management. Now he cites completion of a temporary bridge to Pine Island in just three days as an example of his effectiveness, touting a “no bureaucracy, no excuses” approach in his stump speech. Within Florida, Mr. DeSantis’ pragmatism has likely helped boost his popularity among independents; 59% approve of his job performance, according to the latest Mason-Dixon Poll. But as he emphasizes far-right stances for the primaries, that could become a harder line to walk. Political evolution Longtime Florida political observers say the governor’s evolution in many ways tracks the evolution of the Republican Party. When Mr. DeSantis was first elected to the House in 2012, he was a Tea Party Republican and joined the Freedom Caucus, focused primarily on keeping taxes low and cutting government spending. “I used to say, ‘I’m a governing Republican and he’s a shutdown Republican,’” says former GOP Rep. David Jolly, a fellow Floridian who served in Congress with Mr. DeSantis and is now an independent. “As the chief executive officer of the state, he’s happy to use tax cuts as a way to incentivize activities he wants,” Mr. Jolly says. “And he’s happy to use Biden money and then celebrate victories around the state for infrastructure.” Some observers trace the governor’s more recent emphasis on culture-war issues to the crucible of pandemic politics. After deciding to reopen the state in 2020, he also began pushing hard against mask and vaccine mandates – a stance that generated sharp criticism from the left. “He was getting attacked so much for those positions that he just leaned into that, then started leaning into all these other conservative social issues,” says Aubrey Jewett, a professor of political science at the University of Central Florida. As a presidential candidate, Mr. DeSantis has yet to fully flesh out his platform. At events, his culture-war rallying cry is that Florida is the state “where woke goes to die.” That’s a reference to his successful elimination of liberal social initiatives in public institutions, such as DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) programs at state colleges and universities and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) standards in state investment strategies. Mr. DeSantis’ political path has also tracked with the rise of President Trump – a onetime ally whose endorsement boosted him in his first run for governor. He’s aligned with Mr. Trump on many issues – but not all. In his campaign announcement, Mr. DeSantis echoed Mr. Trump when he said he would reverse many of President Joe Biden’s border policies: “declare a national emergency on Day One,” build a border wall, reinstate the Remain in Mexico policy, and crack down on the cartels. Notably, where the two diverge, the governor is most often to Mr. Trump’s right. Abortion is a key example. Last month, Mr. DeSantis signed the six-week ban passed by his legislature, doing so late at night and without fanfare – suggesting he may not feel it’s a winning position in a general election campaign. Mr. Trump takes credit for nominating three of the Supreme Court justices who voted last year to overturn the nationwide right to abortion but has avoided getting specific about abortion policy. Only after being pressured by a major anti-abortion group did he say he’d consider signing federal legislation that bans the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy. After Mr. Trump suggested that many opponents of abortion feel the DeSantis legislation is “too harsh,” Mr. DeSantis has retorted that “it seems like he’s running to the left.” The importance of Iowa Outflanking Mr. Trump on the right is really a play for Iowa, which will kick off the GOP nomination process with caucuses in January. Iowa Republicans – many of whom are strong social conservatives – appear open to considering Mr. DeSantis, if not already supporting him. Flush with cash, Mr. DeSantis’ allies are building an army of volunteers with a plan to knock on every potential supporter’s door in Iowa and other early states multiple times. Mr. DeSantis’ Iowa team showed its effectiveness recently, quickly assembling an event with the candidate at a barbecue place in the capital, Des Moines, after Mr. Trump canceled a rally there at the last minute, citing severe weather warnings. Mr. DeSantis and his wife, Casey, addressed a cheering crowd from atop a picnic table. If Mr. DeSantis can win Iowa, or even come close, that would rock the field, not least Mr. Trump. “Presidents should have morals,” says a longtime Iowa Republican activist, speaking not for attribution, who voted for Mr. Trump twice but says he won’t again. “If [Trump] had the right values, and a bit of ‘Iowa nice,’ he’d be finishing the second term of one of the great presidencies.” But getting enough soft Trump supporters to actually shift allegiances won’t be easy. Back in Cedar Rapids, Rowdy Templer, a retired window washer in a cowboy hat, came to see Mr. DeSantis after the Trump rally in Des Moines was canceled – still sporting his Trump event wristband. When asked whether he might caucus for Mr. DeSantis, he shook his head. “I’m going to support President Trump,” Mr. Templer says. “He’s already been elected twice.” By Linda Feldman DeSantis continued from page 5 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis talks with reporters during a fundraising picnic on May 13, 2023 in Sioux City, Iowa. 8 SMART READER June 1, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F DT2023-2 Y S M Im w se ha co in ch di di ca M St ju sp m Pa pe st an th be re pe ev by of re

of al n s, g r. g a y n s m s g e e r. e g r. y, d n e, ot e e t, n, p ’t e a e e ft o s s, d y s s ll t d r s rt r. y n 0 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 SMART READER June 1, 2023 9 health lifestyle community Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center news June 1, 2023 Your Kenosha ADRC Update Stand Up Move More Improve your health without exercise Research shows that excessive sedentary behavior, or 'sitting time', has been linked to serious health consequences. Too much sitting can increase your risk for numerous chronic conditions including heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, depression, certain cancers, and more. The Stand Up & Move More program (also known as Stand Up) gives you strategies to do just that - stand up and move more! The program is designed specifically for older adults who sit more than six hours per day. Participants learn in a group of peers and help each other identify strategies to stand up more often and for longer periods of time throughout the day. Stand Up has been researched and proven to reduce sitting time by 68 minutes per day. Stand Up & Move More is an evidence-based program designed by Dr. Kelli Koltyn at the University of Wisconsin to help older adults reduce sitting time by standing up and moving more. The program meets once per week for two hours for four weeks, followed by a Booster Session at Week 8. Sessions take place in a group setting where participants identify barriers to standing more and discuss strategies to increase their standing time. Based on a researched and tested program, Stand Up is shown to: • Reduce sedentary behavior by 68 mins/day • Reduce problems performing daily activities • Reduce pain interference and intensity • Improve functional performance • Improve general overall health Stand Up Move More will be offered by the Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center beginning Wednesdays, July 12 – August 2, 10 a.m. – noon, with a booster class offered on August 30. Classes will be held at the Salem Community Library, 24615 89th Street. To register or learn more about this class, call ADRC Health & Wellness Coordinator, Haleigh Couch at 262-605-6646. Connect with Your Peers Virtually Are you looking for a way to connect with your peers?  Kenosha Area Family and Aging Services’, Inc. (KAFASI) Virtual Connect offers a great way to do just that. If you are 60 or older and would like to listen in or view KAFASI’s Virtual Connect Programs with featured topics and speakers of interest to seniors, you can join using your own phone, or online using the free online software program Zoom.  The onehour programs are held on Mondays or Wednesdays. A monthly calendar is sent out with all the upcoming events. The calendar can be mailed if requested.  An invitation you can save to your calendar is available upon request. The zoom link will be emailed one week prior to each meeting and then an email reminder is sent out the morning. A call-in number is also available to join over the phone. June 2023 KAFASI VIRTUAL CONNECT SCHEDULE •Wednesday, June 7, 11 a.m. United Way of Kenosha County • Monday, June 12, 11 a.m. Tai Chi with Ruth • Monday, June 19, 11 a.m. RX Tips for Seniors with Good Value Pharmacy • Monday, June 26, 11 a.m. ADRC’s Elder Benefit Specialist Progra For more info and to joinEmail  Janice Erickson at [email protected] or call and leave a message at 262-287-7469. Reduce Your Falls Risk with Stepping On Next free, seven-week course to begin June 15 in Twin Lakes Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center, is hosting a Stepping On course, to be offered virtually, beginning on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Stepping On is a free, seven-week educational series, to help reduce falls in older adults. Wisconsin is ranked #1 in the nation for falls that lead to death among older adults. More than 95% of hip fractures are caused by falling. We want to change those statistics with Stepping On! In Stepping On, you’ll learn how to build and maintain the physical strength and balance you need to walk confidently. From footwear to prescriptions, you'll learn what increases your risk of a fall, how to avoid it, and make an individualized action plan to stay on your feet and living life the way you want. The sessions will be held at the Twin Lakes Library, 110 S. Lake Ave., Thursdays, June 15 through July 27, 2 – 4 p.m. For questions or to register call the ADRC at 262-605-6646.

10 SMART READER June 1, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F Someone in Your Life has Dementia A Roadmap for Care – Now offered virtually and in-person The Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center offers a regularly scheduled educational program, Someone in Your Life has Dementia: A Roadmap for Care. The presentation is for anyone caring for an individual living with a form of dementia and will be offered every other month, with the options for both virtual and in-person meetings. Dementia is a general term used to describe memory loss and the impaired ability to process information and make decisions which interferes with daily life. There are many subtypes of dementia, with Alzheimer’s Disease being the most common form, followed by Vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, Frontotemporal degeneration, mixed dementia and others. Dementia is not a part of normal aging; however, 50 million people worldwide are living with some form of this syndrome. Susan Johnson, Dementia Care Specialist with the ADRC, has developed and will facilitate this new presentation. Johnson has a master’s degree in Gerontology and has a passion for improving quality of life for caregiving families. She offers hope and understanding to caregivers, as well as those living with dementia. The presentation will help prepare and guide caregivers, while building confidence for the road ahead. It will address common caregiver concerns, such as: • Whether recently diagnosed or not, what do you need to know about caring for someone living with dementia? • How do you know what to expect and what your person needs, as the disease progresses? Someone in Your Life has Dementia: A Roadmap for Care, will be offered virtually and in-person, the second Wednesday, every other month, noon – 1 p.m. The next class will be offered on June 14, 2023. For more information and to register, call the ADRC, 262-605-6646. Memory Screen Mondays The Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) offers free, confidential memory screens every Monday, 8 a.m. - noon. Memory screens are suggested for anyone concerned about memory changes, at risk of Alzheimer’s disease due to family history, or who wants to check their memory now for future comparison. Some memory problems can be readily treated, such as those caused by vitamin deficiencies or thyroid problems. In general, the earlier the diagnosis, the easier it is to treat memory loss. Memory screening can: Provide relief for individuals concerned about normal memory loss Lead to diagnosis of treatable conditions Offer the ability to make lifestyle changes early when they have the greatest potential for positive effect and the opportunity to participate in making future decisions Warning signs of dementia include forgetting people’s names and events, asking repetitive questions, loss of verbal or written skills, confusion over daily routines, and personality changes. Screening results are not a diagnosis, and individuals who have concerns are encouraged to pursue a full medical exam. Appointments are recommended. Interested persons may call the ADRC at 262-605-6646 to make an appointment. June Medicare Minutes Original Medicare Coverage of Rehabilitation Services Medicare Minute presentations are offered monthly by the Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center. These free programs provide information on a wide range of Medicare topics. June’s Medicare Minutes will focus on the Original Medicare Coverage of Rehabilitation Services. The program will be offered virtually on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, from 10 – 11 a.m. Medicare Minutes are developed by the Medicare Rights Center as a State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) National Technical Assistance Center service. The Medicare Rights Center is a national, non-profit consumer service organization. They are one of the SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program) National Technical Assistance Center partners. To participate and for reservations call the ADRC 262-605-6646. A Zoom link will be provided. Your Kenosha ADRC Update

0 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 SMART READER June 1, 2023 11 nd to re he an ed & ms re he on ly he th al ts ce te al he be Memory Café Memory Café is a place for persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment, early-stage Alzheimer’s, or related dementia, and their care partners to socialize and have fun. Join the Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center’s Dementia Care Specialist, Susan Johnson, and the Alzheimer's Association on the second Tuesday of every month, 1-2 p.m. The next meeting will be on June 13, 2023, Kenosha Southwest Neighborhood Library, 7979 38th Avenue. Registration is required for new members. Call Alzheimer's Association 800-272-3900. Be a Part of a Virtual Pilot Study in Kenosha for Medication Management! The Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center will be offering Kenosha residents a chance to be a part of a pilot study this summer. Med Wise Rx is a skillsbased educational program created by the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy to improve older adults’ communication with pharmacists and other providers for safer medication management. Medication management can be challenging. Medication errors can result in unwanted effects from medicines, and worse, falls, hospitalizations and even death. Poor communication and medication coordination problems with multiple people prescribing a person’s medications can increase these errors even more. Med Wise Rx offers participants the opportunity to build knowledge and skills. The pharmacist is important to help people manage their medications and address their medication-related questions and concerns. Yet, patients and caregivers often are unsure what questions to ask their pharmacist or how to ask them. In Med Wise Rx, participants gain confidence in talking with their pharmacist, as well as what to ask about their medicines and how to ask for a medication check-up. To be eligible you must be: • Kenosha County resident • 65 years old or older • Taking 4 or more medicines regularly (includes nonprescription drugs and/or vitamins) • Able to navigate and join the two Zoom meetings • Able to participate in phone interviews and provide feedback Med Wise Rx participants will meet for two 1.5-hour classes, separated by one week for home practice. It’s free, convenient, and empowering! Participants will receive up to $125 in thank you gift cards for participating in this study. Participants who sign up will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. Wednesdays, 1:30 – 3 p.m., August 2 and 16 OR October 4 and 18, 2023. Groups will meet virtually on Zoom, from the comfort of their home or office. To register call Haleigh Couch, Health & Wellness Coordinator with the Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center at 262- 605-6624 or email [email protected] This project is a partnership between the UW School of Pharmacy, the Kenosha County ADRC, and the Community & Academic Aging Research Network Your Kenosha ADRC Update Someone in Your Life has Dementia A Roadmap for Care – Now offered virtually and inperson The Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center offers a regularly scheduled educational program, Someone in Your Life has Dementia: A Roadmap for Care. The presentation is for anyone caring for an individual living with a form of dementia and will be offered every other month, with the options for both virtual and inperson meetings. Dementia is a general term used to describe memory loss and the impaired ability to process information and make decisions which interferes with daily life. There are many subtypes of dementia, with Alzheimer’s Disease being the most common form, followed by Vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, Frontotemporal degeneration, mixed dementia and others. Dementia is not a part of normal aging; however, 50 million people worldwide are living with some form of this syndrome. Susan Johnson, Dementia Care Specialist with the ADRC, has developed and will facilitate this new presentation. Johnson has a master’s degree in Gerontology and has a passion for improving quality of life for caregiving families. She offers hope and understanding to caregivers, as well as those living with dementia. The presentation will help prepare and guide caregivers, while building confidence for the road ahead. It will address common caregiver concerns, such as: • Whether recently diagnosed or not, what do you need to know about caring for someone living with dementia? •How do you know what to expect and what your person needs, as the disease progresses? Someone in Your Life has Dementia: A Roadmap for Care, will be offered virtually and in-person, the second Wednesday, every other month, noon – 1 p.m. The next class will be offered on June 14, 2023. For more information and to register, call the ADRC, 262-605-6646.

Conventional wisdom has it that to get the most out of your Social Security, you should wait as long as possible to start your benefits. That's good advice for some, but not for all. There are a variety of reasons why you might want to take your benefits at 62 (the earliest you can start your Social Security) or some other point before you reach your full retirement age. Today's questions come from people like that. Q: My wife and I are both approaching age 62. We are inundated with advice to wait until 70 to start our Social Security. But frankly, I don't think I'll live that long. I've already had some serious heart problems. And both my parents and other close family members died in their 60s, so I didn't inherit the best of genes. Thankfully, my wife doesn't have those problems. Also, she had a good job and will get a Social Security benefit that is slightly more than mine. Can you think of any downsides if I take my Social Security at 62? How about my wife? A: As I always point out to my readers, I am not a financial planner, so you might want to consult one. But from my perspective, I can't think of any downsides to starting your benefits at 62. In fact, I did the same thing -- for some of the same reasons that you face. (My dad died at age 47, and none of my many uncles made it to age 65.) Fortunately, I beat the odds as I'm now 73. But I still don't regret starting my benefits at age 62. I've been getting monthly Social Security checks for 11 years now. Had I waited until 70, I'd be getting a higher monthly benefit, but I'd only be in year three of getting Social Security. Had I waited until 70, it would have taken me a long time to make up for the benefits I would have received between 62 and 70. So again, I'm happy. One normal downside to a guy getting reduced benefits before his full retirement age is that the reduction would carry over to any widow's benefits his wife might be due after he dies. But in your case, that's not an issue because you said your wife's Social Security is already more than yours, meaning she wouldn't be due any widow's benefits no matter when you started your retirement checks. Speaking of your wife, if she doesn't have your health issues, she might want to consider waiting until her full retirement age to start her own benefits. Q: I am about to turn 70 and plan to start my Social Security then. My wife is almost 62. She is going to get a much smaller Social Security benefit than I will because she was a homemaker for much of our marriage. We were thinking of having her file for her benefits at 62. But someone told us that if she takes reduced benefits on her own record, she will get a big reduction in her widow's benefits someday (assuming I die before she does). Is this true? A: No, it is not true. If she takes reduced retirement benefits on her own account, that reduction DOES NOT carry over to her widow's benefit. Her widow's benefit will be based on one thing only: her age when you die and when she starts her widow's benefits. Assuming she is over her full retirement age when that happens, her own reduced retirement benefit will be supplemented up to 100% of what you were getting at the time of death. And FYI: assuming her own benefit is much smaller than yours, that benefit will be supplemented with some spousal benefits on your record. That supplement will be based on your full retirement age benefit, not your augmented age 70 rate. And just like her social security Social Security for Younger Retirees with Tom Margenau If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast. net. 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f t r r : r . r t f r t r t , r retirement benefit will be reduced, so too will her spousal benefits. But after you die, it's a different story. Her widow's rate will be based on your age 70 benefit, not your FRA benefit. And again, assuming she is over her own FRA when you die, there will be no reduction in that widow's benefit. Q: In a recent column, you gave an example of a guy who was 67 on April 7. And that's when he wanted his benefits to start. You said that the first check he would be due is the April check, which would be paid in May. Well, I just signed up for my Social Security to start at age 62. I am 62 on June 12. But a letter I got from Social Security said my first check would be the July check, payable in August. What's going on? A: There is one little glitch to starting benefits at age 62. There is a law that says you must be 62 for an entire calendar month before you can get your first Social Security check. July is the first month you are 62 for the whole month, so that's the first check you are due, payable in August. Q: I am 53 and my wife is 50. We have had a very successful business and have made enough lucrative investments so that we have been able to sell the business and retire. But now we are a bit concerned about our future Social Security benefits. We could start another business, and pay ourselves a salary, just so that we continue to pay into Social Security until our mid-60s. But we are not sure if we will be compensated enough in potential Social Security benefits to offset all the Social Security taxes we will pay. Can you help? A: You really need to talk to a financial planner about this -- not me. And frankly, I'm surprised you are even thinking about Social Security. If you could afford to retire comfortably in your early 50s, it seems to me that future Social Security benefits wouldn't be much of a concern for you. But since you brought it up, I'll give you some food for thought. Your Social Security benefit will be based on your highest 35 years of earnings. If you remain retired, you will be missing out on about 15 years of what would normally be some of your highest years of income. And this will have an obvious adverse impact on your future Social Security benefits. To find out how much of an impact, you should use the retirement calculators at the Social Security Administration w e b s i t e : www.socialsecurity.gov. Just click on the "Plan for retirement" link on the homepage and follow the instructions. You can use their retirement estimators and plug in various future earnings scenarios to come up with different estimates of your eventual retirement benefits. Social Security continued from previous page 0 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 SMART READER June 1, 2023 13 050423 060123 050423 SF2023

14 SMART READER June 1, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F books King: A Life, by Jonathan Eig This major new biography of Martin Luther King Jr. benefits from a trove of newly available sources, from declassified FBI files to recently discovered audiotapes recorded by King’s widow, Coretta Scott King. In elegant prose, Eig presents King in full, capturing both the heroism and the frailties of the civil rights icon. You Have To Be Prepared To Die Before You Can Begin To Live, by Paul Kix Journalist Paul Kix has written a riveting account of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s daring 1963 campaign to dismantle segregation in Birmingham, Alabama. He describes the courage not only of celebrated movement leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. but also of everyday men, women, and children fighting for racial equality. Burnt: A Memoir of Fighting Fire, by Clare Frank The path to becoming a firefighter is arduous, especially for a young woman who must contend with gear scaled to fit men, as well as colleagues who believe women should not do this work watching for any misstep. None of this stopped Clare Frank, who recounts her climb from underage rookie to one of California’s highestranking fire chiefs. The Perfumist of Paris, by Alka Joshi The glorious finale to the Jaipur Trilogy (“The Henna Artist”) finds Rhada living in 1976 Paris, wife to an architect, mother to two daughters and a secret son she left in India. Rhada’s emotionally charged past upends her world. Rich in evocative French and Indian cultures, “The Perfumist of Paris” celebrates artistic spirit and familial reconciliation. You Are Here, by Karin Lin-Greenberg At a moribund mall in Albany, a restless hairdresser, her magicloving son, a cranky bigot, and a shlumpy young father work, shop, ... and judge. Then a shooting pierces the listless routine. Well-drawn characters, spot-on dialogue, and an emphasis on the sustaining power of community make this kindhearted debut a winner. Honeybees and Distant Thunder, by Riku Onda, translated by Philip GabrielIn Yoshigae, Japan, musicians gather for a high-stakes piano competition. Cosmopolitan Masaru, former prodigy Aya, modest Akashi, and unsettling Jin all vie for prizes. As points of view shift, the event’s intense emotions and rivalries come alive. Onda’s lilting, lovely tale celebrates the classical canon and friendships that flower among competitors. Hula, by Jasmin ‘Iolani Hakes It’s 1968, and Laka, a hula dancing legend, has returned to the Big Island after two years, a pale baby in her arms. Hakes’ vigorous saga, filled with the stories of hula and the hurts of history, astonishes. “We are not landscape, shadows in a postcard,” the narrator insists, a truth the novel makes clear. The Paper Man, by Billy O’Callaghan Irishman Jack Shine, orphaned at 11, excavates the history of his parents’ romance in 1938 Vienna. As clues emerge about his father Matthias, a genius footballer, and his mother Rebekah, a Jewish woman, Jack’s world upends. O’Callaghan writes beautifully, whether enraptured by Matthias’ gameplay or urging forgiveness for one’s ancestors. The Late Mrs. Willoughby, by Claudia Gray Two scions of Jane Austen’s romances, Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney, team up to clear Marianne Brandon’s name in Claudia Gray’s elegantly appointed sequel to “The Murder of Mr. Wickham.” Witty observations abound, as do suspects. The romance between our very proper sleuths is not quite a slow burn – more a sedate simmer. The solution lies in past hurts. As Jonathan says, “Resentment is, I believe, an even more insidious poison than arsenic.” How Black people were left behind in Civil War-era Boston A Black resident of post-bellum Boston once remarked that “we can go most anywhere with the white man, and spend our dollar, but we cannot go anywhere with the white man and earn it.” The lament captures a painful paradox for Black people in the Massachusetts capital during the Civil War period: The city was a hotbed of radical abolitionism, but most of its Black workers were consigned to unequal treatment and dead-end jobs. Jacqueline Jones, a Bancroft Prize-winning historian, highlights the city’s entrenched economic disparities in the remarkable No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston’s Black Workers in the Civil War Era. She divides the hefty book into three sections, chronicling the difficulties Black laborers encountered before, during, and after the war. At each juncture, she finds, “the casual cruelty endemic to the Boston job market contrasted with the soaring rhetoric of egalitarian-minded white men and women during the turbulent era of the Civil War.” Jones brings this history to life with graceful storytelling and a generous use of primary sources. She returns to many of the same figures again and again, allowing readers to follow their experiences over time. Some were part of the Edloe 66, a group of men, women, and children who arrived in Boston in 1847 after being freed by their enslaver, Carter Edloe, upon his death. White abolitionists observed them with great interest, seeing them as something of an experiment in whether, in a postemancipation world, formerly enslaved people would be able to support themselves by working, without having to depend on public or private aid. Boston, however, with its discriminatory labor practices, made the conditions of the experiment decidedly unfavorable to the new arrivals. In the South, Jones observes, some enslaved men and women had become skilled as blacksmiths, coopers, or carpenters. Those who made their way to Boston, however, were rarely given the chance to make a living at their trades. Thomas Sims, for instance, was so valuable as a skilled bricklayer that even after his first escape from slavery his owner opted not to have him executed when he was forcibly returned to Georgia. But when Sims escaped a second time and settled in Boston, where white tradesmen monopolized the skilled jobs, he was unable to find work. He earned money by charging admission to his abolitionist speeches, hoping to earn enough to start his own business, but the effort failed. Meanwhile, unskilled Black workers had little hope of learning a trade. Prominent Bostonian John S. Rock, the first Black attorney admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court, bemoaned the city’s lack of economic opportunity, asking, “Who is taking our boys into their stores at a low salary, and giving them a chance to rise? Who is admitting them into their work-shops, or into their counting-room?” Throughout the book, Jones demonstrates that the issue of labor was front and center for Bostonians of the time. Massachusetts abolished slavery in 1783, and for years its egalitarian reputation attracted both free Blacks and fugitives from bondage. In 1855 the commonwealth banned segregated public schools, a further draw for Black families in particular. But many of the city’s residents worried, for different reasons, about a Black population explosion. Boston’s white laborers refused to work side by side with Black laborers; the author writes that they “dreaded the possibility of an apocalyptic influx of former slaves” after the war. Employers exploited these anxieties, threatening to use newly arrived Black laborers as replacements if white workers demanded higher wages or went on strike. For their part, Black workers “were inclined to welcome long-lost kin among any southern newcomers,” Jones observes, “but they feared that even more rivals for Black jobs would depress already starvation-level wages.”” By Barbara Spindel In early April 1975, after the final U.S. troops withdrew from Vietnam, Chase Manhattan Bank senior executives asked Ralph White, a Bangkok-based junior officer, to accept a daunting mission: serving as the exit strategy for the Saigon branch’s 53 Vietnamese employees. As the subtitle of Mr. White’s recently published book promises, he succeeded. What it doesn’t give away are the overwhelming barriers he faced and the smart, often heartstopping ways he overcame them. The success of your mission seemed to hinge on several key behaviors, including taking responsibility. Does that ring true to you – and what were some others? I guess so. I often hear “tenacity,” and I think that played a role. I was only 10 years out of high school and, I think, immature for my age. I was knocking around in Southeast Asia when, all of a sudden, history started happening. I was a bit awed by it. I think the foreign service officers who sided with me – Shep Lowman, the political officer in the U.S. Embassy [in Saigon], and Ken Moorefield, who was operating as the ambassador’s aid at the Evacuation Control Center, the two of them were absolutely vital to my success. Along with Col. [William] Madison at the Defense Attaché Office, I would say they were really the key success factors. As far as my own qualities, there’s a term: willful. When somebody tries to keep me from doing something that I think I ought to be able to do, I get very obsessive about finding a way around them. I just kept poking away at the embassy and the Defense Attaché. The other factor was just sheer luck. Twice in the book, I mention how many places things could have gone differently, starting at the beginning when they picked me instead of the guy who they originally offered the assignment to, who very likely would’ve evacuated the four [bank] officers and considered it a job well done. Another stand-out quality in the book is your sharp observation. Would you share the story about the dust cloud in Saigon? I had worked in Vietnam four years earlier as a civilian with American Express, but up in the central highlands. I had visited Saigon a few times, and even though a lot of the streets were paved, there was always this deep cloud of dust hanging over the streets. When I returned four years later, and this was 18 months Abolitionists’ “soaring rhetoric of freedom and equality” didn’t match the reality for Black workers struggling to earn a livelihood. Equality, justice, and freedom animate the 10 best books of the month A daring escape: How an American banker rescued 113 Vietnamese civilians story continues on page 15

0 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 SMART READER June 1, 2023 15 PRINT & E-BOOKS NONFICTION PRINT & E-BOOKS FICTION 1. Only The Dead (Carr) 2. Happy Place (Henry) 3. It Ends With Us (Hoover) 4. It Starts With Us (Hoover) 5. Lessons in Chemistry (Garmus) 6. Fourth Wing (Yarros) 7. Demon Copperhead (Kingsolver) 8. Verity (Hoover) 9. The 23rd Midnight (Patterson/Paetro) 10. The Last Thing He Told Me (Dave) 1. The Wager (Grann) 2. Killers of the Flower Moon (Grann) 3. The Body Keeps the Score (van der Kolk) 4. Spare (Prince Harry) 5. Outlive (Attia/Gifford) 6. The Daddy Diaries (Cohen) 7. Quietly Hostile (Irby) 8. King: A Life (Eig) 9. I’m Glad My Mom Died (McCurdy) 10. The Light We Carry (M.Obama) NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLERS ‘The End of Drum-Time’ weaves a poignant tale of clashing cultures In a remote village near the Arctic Circle, charismatic Lutheran minister Lars Levi Laestadius tries valiantly to turn his congregation away from alcohol and towards salvation. His flock includes Finns and Swedes, but also a few Sámi, nomadic reindeer herders, the Indigenous people of the Scandinavian tundra. With “The End of Drum-Time,” Hanna Pylväinen provides a fictionalized account of a mid-19th century religious movement as she weaves a tale of clashing cultures and religious colonialism. The award-winning author unwinds an exquisite story that combines historical fiction, romance, and social commentary. The story begins when Lars Levi is unexpectedly interrupted by Biettar Rasti, a shaman and a leader among the Sámi people. As Biettar stands quietly in the aisle of the church, everyone stunned by his presence, an earthquake rattles the small building. No one is quite sure what is happening, whether they are experiencing yet another example of nature’s harsh treatment or perhaps a dramatic religious awakening. As the congregation stares silently, all Lars Levi can think is, “What a coup, if Biettar should be saved, here and now!” Yes, it does appear the Sámi elder has experienced a religious conversion. But it is one that brings consequences that Lars Levi had not anticipated. Cultural influence, after all, seldom flows in only one direction. In the weeks that follow, Lars Levi welcomes Biettar into the fold where he becomes a disciple of sorts, spending his time learning this new religion, leaving the care of his ever-dwindling herd of reindeer to his son, Ivvár. But while the minister gains a new parishioner, one whom he views as a prize, his daughter, Willa, becomes infatuated with Ivvár. As the young Sámi struggles to maintain the herd on his own, a task never intended for one person, the two grow closer. With the spring migration approaching, a custom that has been practiced by the tribe for generations, Willa prepares to join them, defying her father’s control. Readers will recognize familiar literary themes of conflicting cultural standards and familial power struggles. But Pylväinen uses these themes as a foundation upon which she embroiders an exquisite variation that illumines a lesser-known culture as well as an earlier religious movement. Much of the outline of the book – the minister and his efforts to convert the Sámi and eradicate their way of life – is factual. But with her lush prose and balanced perspectives, Pylväinen tells the story with a fairness that does not cast one culture as “advanced” and the other as “primitive.” Rather, she provides a richness of detail and captivating storytelling that makes the era accessible to contemporary readers. Take for example the alcohol that has ravaged much of the community. It was introduced by settlers who had traveled to the northern regions searching for new customers for their product. As they ventured farther north, they also introduced what they considered to be the basic necessities of life – roads, the church, a general store – all of which they try to impose upon the untamed tundra. The settlers also introduce the concept of buying on credit to entrap the Sámi. When obligations mount, which the Sámi have no hope of repaying, the settlers impose political and legal consequences upon a nomadic people who never had a need for such systems. Their lives were determined by natural conditions, perhaps summarized in a Sámi proverb with which Pylväinen opens the novel: “Let the reindeer decide.” Yet while the Sámi are viewed by the settlers, and by the minister especially, as primitive, the author reveals how their way of life is perfectly suited to the extreme circumstances of their environment. Their independence and self-sufficiency have emerged as adaptations to the natural conditions, illustrating how their simplicity is an elegant and effective response that brings them into harmony with the world around them. This contemporary account of a dark chapter in Scandinavian history benefits from the author’s imaginative storytelling and her brilliance as a writer. Pylväinen infuses each situation with details that make it come alive and make each character’s situation relatable to the reader. These might be as simple as Ivvár’s conscientious collecting of straw that he will use to line his boots. However meager, the straw will serve as insulation that helps protect him from the arctic cold. Such wisdom, we learn, is part of the Sámi way of life, an example of how indigenous cultures have adapted and thrived in some of the most hostile regions on earth. By Joan Gaylord Daring escape Set in 19th-century Scandinavia, “The End of Drum-Time” pits the indigenous Sámi people against European settlers trying to impose their religion and values. or so after the Paris Peace Accords had been signed and American troops had been withdrawn, that cloud of dust had gone down [to ankle level]. For me, this was the dog that didn’t bark. There was a detail here that was missing. Of course, it was the U.S. military presence. You developed an interesting partnership with Nga, a teenage girl working in the sex industry whose brother was connected to the North Vietnamese. What stood out about Nga? The way we met was so tragic; I felt very sorry for her. I had a bit of history here: I would pay women who were in the sex industry to teach me the language. I did it in Thailand, I did it in Vietnam, and I’ve done it in other places. (I’ve never paid for sex.) It’s a relatively inexpensive language lesson. That was my original attraction. I started realizing she was quite bright and quite sweet behind the tougher facade. At one point in Saigon, you get a ride with the embassy’s commercial attaché in his impressive new Lincoln Continental. Your observations about how cut off you feel riding in it are quite telling. Would you share that experience? If you walk, you pick up a lot of detail. If you ride a bicycle, you lose a little detail. Then in a car you’re a bit more shut off, but you still have good vision, and you can roll down the windows. But when you’re in a tank of a car – armored, bulletproof glass, air-conditioned – you have no idea what’s going on out there. It’s sound-deadened; your thoughts are more inward than outward. I put it together later that [the Continental] maybe did have something to do with the U.S. being out of touch, certainly the ambassador being out of touch because he always traveled like that. If you have servants serve you your food and cultivate your garden and take care of your grandkids and walk your dog and do all of this stuff and then you ride around in a Continental and always stay in luxury suites, you really don’t have a feel for what’s going on. I think some ambassadors would wander in to the lowest-ranking office and say, “What’s going on today?” but that wouldn’t be [Ambassador] Martin’s style. It’s been almost 50 years since the evacuation. Of the hundred-plus Vietnamese civilians you helped (and who helped you), whom do you still keep in touch with? When I finished the manuscript, it was probably early 2020, I hadn’t made any contact with any of the Vietnamese [colleagues]. I had made great efforts – and there was just nothing. Then I started becoming willful! I found six Vietnamese American associations in America. They each have newsletters, and they’re all hungry for content, so I sent them text saying that Ralph White, formerly with the Chase Manhattan Bank in Saigon, is looking for his former colleagues. I got a phone call from the president of the New Jersey Vietnamese American association, Tony Nguyen. And he said, “Look, Ralph, I know what you did. My father was caught in Saigon after the fall, and the Communists put him in a forced labor camp in the jungle for 10 years. That would’ve happened to all of your people ... but you saved them. What I’d like to do is invite you to our association’s Lunar New Year Tet Gala.” Have you visited Vietnam since the evacuation? I am planning to go back. Later this year, I’ll pick a time between the rainy season and the hot season and see if I can go around and explore my old haunts. By Erin Douglass continued from page 14

With colon cancer on the rise among younger Americans, researchers are working to figure out why. A new study suggests the microbiome -- the community of microorganisms in the body -- may play a role. "Younger people with colorectal cancer have more biologically aggressive cancers and whatever survival benefit they have by being younger is outweighed by the more aggressive tumor biology. We also know, that for the most part, genetics doesn't explain the recent rise in young-onset disease," said Dr. Benjamin Weinberg. He is an associate professor of medicine at Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington. "But we have trillions of bacteria residing in our body, including in our gut, some of which are implicated in the development of colorectal cancer, hence we think the microbiome may be an important factor in the development of the disease as it is involved in the interplay between a person's genetics, environment, diet and immune system," Weinberg added in a news release from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The findings are scheduled for presentation in June at the society's annual meeting, in Chicago. Research presented at medical meetings should be considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. The number of young adults diagnosed with colon cancer in the United States nearly doubled over 25 years. The incident rate was 11% in 1995 and 20% in 2020, according to the American Cancer Society. Studying the microbiome of colon cancer patients, the researchers saw that bacteria, fungi and viruses in patients' tumors varied widely depending on whether they had earlyonset disease (age 45 or younger) or late-onset (age 65 or older). Certain microbes can disturb the lining of the colon. This promotes tissue inflammation and can result in mutations to the DNA of cells in the colon, leading to cancer, the study authors noted. One particular type of bacteria, Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nuc), can suppress immune responses in the colon, allowing cancer to grow. For this study, the researchers looked at the DNA and microbiome of tumors from 36 patients diagnosed with colon cancer before age 45. They also looked at specimens from 27 people diagnosed after age 65. The investigators detected 917 unique bacterial and fungal species in the tumors. Among the most common was F. nuc, which appeared equally in about 30% of both early- and late-onset tumors. Cladosporium sp. was found more commonly in early-onset cancer. Pseudomonas luteola, Ralstonia sp., and Moraxella osloensis were seen more in older patients. Others were found only in the microbiome of people with late-onset disease. The researchers plan to continue exploring the relationship between the microbiome and other factors that contribute to colon cancer. "Because we have tumor genetic data and diet questionnaire results from many of our patients, we hope to explore more relationships and other aspects of how the microbiome impacts colorectal cancer progression in the future," Weinberg said. "We are also interested in the circulating microbiome, such as bacteria that could be picked up in a blood sample, and how this correlates with bacteria in the gut and in the tumor."" By Cara Nuez Microbiome changes may explain rise in colon cancer among younger people Researchers have developed a definition and symptom checklist for long COVID, based on initial findings from a study of nearly 10,000 Americans. The study identified a set of 12 long-term symptoms that can occur following infection with COVID-19. These symptoms -- ranging from "brain fog" to chest pain -- are linked to the effects of the coronavirus on multiple organ systems. Using these symptoms, the research team created a diagnostic checklist for what they call PASC (Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2) -- another term for long COVID. Symptoms contributing to the new PASC score include: post-exertional malaise; fatigue; brain fog; dizziness; gastrointestinal symptoms; heart palpitations; changes in sexual desire or capacity; affected smell or taste; thirst; chronic cough; chest pain; and abnormal movements. About 10% of study participants infected during the initial Omicron wave wound up positive for long COVID within six months of their initial illness based on the new PASC definition, the researchers said. "This study is an important step toward defining long COVID beyond any one individual symptom," said study co-author Dr. Leora Horwitz, director of the Center for Healthcare Innovation and Delivery Science at NYU Langone Health, in New York City. "This approach -- which may evolve over time -- will serve as a foundation for scientific discovery and treatment design," Horwitz added in a news release from the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Who's at risk? Patients were more likely to develop long COVID if they weren't vaccinated, the researchers found. About 17% of unvaccinated Omicron-wave patients developed long COVID based on their PASC score, compared with 10% of fully vaccinated patients, the results showed. Long COVID also was more common among people who suffered reinfections. About 20% of reinfected participants developed long COVID compared with 10% of participants with one reported infection. The study was coordinated through an NIH initiative called Researching COVID-19 to Enhance Recovery, or RECOVER. The researchers examined data from 9,764 adults, including 8,646 who had COVID-19 and 1,118 who were not infected. The investigators assessed more than 30 symptoms across multiple body areas and organs, and identified 12 symptoms that most set apart those with and without long COVID. The researchers then established a scoring system based on patient-reported symptoms, assigning points to each of the 12 symptoms. With those scores, the team identified a meaningful threshold for identifying participants with long COVID. They also found that certain symptoms tended to occur together, forming four long COVID subgroups or "clusters": Loss or change in smell and tastePostexertional malaise and fatigueBrain fog and fatigueFatigue, dizziness, brain fog and palpitations The researchers next plan to check the PASC score for accuracy against an array of lab tests and imaging, they said. Further research is also needed into the underlying biological mechanisms of long COVID, so that scientists can develop effective treatments and prevention strategies, the experts noted. "While the score developed in this study is an important research tool and early step toward diagnosing and monitoring patients with long COVID, we recognize its limitations," said Dr. David Goff, director of cardiovascular sciences at the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Goff serves as an epidemiology lead for RECOVER. "All patients suffering from long COVID deserve the attention and respect of the medical field, as well as care and treatment driven by their experiences," Goff added. "As treatments are developed, it will be important to consider the complete symptom profile." By Dennis Thompson Experts develop checklist of 12 symptoms of long COVID health A new study suggests the microbiome -- the community of microorganisms in the body -- may play a role in rising cases of color cancer among younger people. f f , . f 16 SMART READER June 1, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F

o r t m e e r e s r " o g a a s n z o g f t p d e e n d g h e d f t t, e. n r m e e e y ff e e e n DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 14-year-old son grew almost 4 inches in the last year. I noticed that he has a few pink and purple streaks on his legs and back. They look a bit like stretch marks, but I thought that happens only during pregnancy. Are stretch marks common during teen years? I’ve heard that putting cocoa butter on the skin will get rid of stretch marks, but are there other things we should try? ANSWER: It is possible that your son developed stretch marks during his growth spurt. When rapid growth or weight gain occurs, especially during teenage years, it is common for stretch marks to appear in boys and girls alike. There are many changes during the teen years. Some changes can be difficult for teens to accept, especially when it comes to their bodies and the way they view themselves. Stretch marks can be one of these changes. Stretch marks, also called striae distensae, occur when skin gets overstretched. They can occur in the abdomen, chest, hips, lower back and thighs. Because of the connective tissue and collagen in these areas, stretching too much causes the purple-reddish scars to appear. Over time, they usually become whiter and thinner. Other factors that make teens predisposed to stretch marks include a genetic risk or family history of stretch marks, being overweight or obese, pregnancy, and topical or oral steroids like prednisone. Many parents and teens turn to the internet to figure out what they can do about stretch marks. What they’ll find is advice to try a variety of so-called “miracle cures,” spanning from coffee grounds to lemon juice to vitamin E to a host of creams. Some sources even say to cover the marks in plastic wrap. It can be difficult to know what is true and what is just an old wives’ tale. Home remedies, such as cocoa butter, vitamin E oils and glycol, will claim to make stretch marks fade or disappear. Most likely, these will not help with the disappearance of stretch marks. However, they will not cause harm if you try them. Medically, stretch marks don’t require treatment because they aren’t harmful or painful. They usually fade over time, with or without treatment, but may never go away completely. Some people don't like the way they make their skin look. If your son is concerned with his stretch marks, here are a few treatment options that do make a difference: • Retinoid cream: This prescription helps rebuild collagen in the skin, which can help make the scar tissue appear more like the undamaged skin and improve the appearance of stretch marks. • Light and laser therapies: These treatments help stimulate the growth of collagen or elastin in the skin and can reduce the red appearance. • Microdermabrasion: This is a hand-held device that blows crystals into the skin, refining the layer of skin, which can make it appear normal again. If you are interested in treating stretch marks with retinoid cream, talk with your son's pediatrician or family medicine professional for a prescription. However, you will need to schedule an appointment with a dermatologist to discuss any other treatment options. The teen years are a good time to talk about general skin health. Everyone, including teens, should avoid sunburn by avoiding the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., wearing sunscreen of at least sun protection factor (SPF) 30 throughout the year and skipping tanning beds. Finally, it’s important to perform regular self-checks of the skin. Any differences or changes, like moles that stick out or appear different from other moles, should be discussed with a health care team. — Kevin Boyd, M.D., Dermatology, Mayo Clinic Health System, Onalaska, Wisconsin Mayo Clinic Are stretch marks common during teen years? health f f , . f 0 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 SMART READER June 1, 2023 17 DELIVERY HELP NEEDED Part-time position available to deliver Happenings Magazine. Fill Out An Application At 1420-63rd St., Kenosha, WI • Must be a dependable individual w/ your own vehicle & automobile insurance • Must be available on Wednesday afternoons & Thursdays mornings • Must be familiar with Kenosha & Racine • Must be able to lift & carry at least 50 lbs Mon. - Fri. 11am-4pm DELIVERY SR030923 FOR EVENT TICKETS CALL (262) 564-8800 STOP IN 1420 63RD ST., M-F 10am-4pm 5125 6th AVE. KENOSHA OR VISIT 052523 An Acappella Summer Bash you won’t want to miss! Singing the hits from yesterday & today! $12 in advance $15 at the door June 9th 7:30pm One Night Only! HARMONIX call 262.653.9132 SR032423 JR PROPERTIES 2409 - 52nd Street, Suite 3 • Kenosha 2 Bedrooms $875 Includes: FREE Cable Heat & Water John and Shelley Rogowski, Owners TORCASO And So Much More... Purses • Backpacks • Belts and most leather goods 3305 60th Street • 262-654-3839 Now Open Mon. - Fri. 9:30am-5pm • Sat. 9:30am-1pm Full Service Repairs Done In House SR042023 Paula Ray Let Us Help Put A Little SPRING In Your Step!

18 SMART READER June 1, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F The trials and tribulations (and hopefully not tragedies) of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will continue to play out before the eyes of the world. Because, at this point, it’s their viewfinder that’s managing the scope of what we see – or attempting to, anyway. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are trying desperately to control the narrative to their most recent splash in the limelight. It’s not going well. First off, here is a recap of what happened. The couple was leaving an awards ceremony in New York City, one where Markle was honored at the Women of Vision gala, noted for her advocacy on behalf of women and girls. Prince Harry attended as well, as did Markle’s mother, Doria Ragland. The group left in a convoy of vehicles with an entourage that included security personnel, but was then hounded at the very least by trailing freelance paparazzi angling for a photograph or video. News of the episode quickly turned into a debate about whether the incident was a “near catastrophic car chase” – potentially injurious to life and limb as the royal couple claims – or if it was merely “challenging,” as the NYPD has described it. Here’s part of the Sussexs’ take per a statement issued later: “This relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers,” the spokesperson said. Somehow, the idea of a high-speed chase took hold, although that assertion was not in the statement. Of course, anyone with any experience of New York City traffic knows that no one travels fast in Manhattan. Gridlock is more like it. Mayor Eric Adams said as much, as did the police. Subsequent reporting showed that the royal couple was trying to throw the publicity hounds off, pulling into a police precinct and transferring to a cab at one point. Security experts are now weighing in, critical of the lack of planning and apparent missteps of the people hired by the couple to secure their travel that night. Prince Harry tried to order Backgrid photo agency to turn over any images or video that were taken. Not in America, buddy, not in America. The legal reply included a remark about this nation’s battle with and defeat of England for the rights we hold dear, including rights to personal property, public spaces and press freedoms. Though it might not be what the couple wants to hear, they are freer in America to proclaim themselves very private people. They are also freer to undercut that contention. A person would have to be in deep denial, Harry and Meghan – Moths to the flames of publicity with Mary Sanchez Readers can reach Mary Sanchez at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter @msanchezcolumn. “The reason I talk to myself is because I’m the only one whose answers I accept.” – George Carlin Former president Donald Trump’s appearance at a CNN Republican Town Hall in New Hampshire stretched the truth beyond any standard by which that virtue can be measured. Trump told more lies in one hour than many politicians tell in their entire careers. There are too many to list in a short column, but here are a few of the lowlights. Trump said he would end the war between Russia and Ukraine in “24 hours” if he again becomes president, but didn’t say how. He said he finished the border wall and then contradicted himself. He called CNN host Kaitlan Collins “a nasty person” and then at the end told her she did a “good job.” Trump continues to promote the fiction that the 2020 election was “stolen” from him. Collins rebutted him each time, but it didn’t seem to matter to the mostly white and largely older Republican crowd. The few who had a chance asked mostly softball questions. Trump “swore on my children, which I’ve never done before” that he never knew E. Jean Carroll, the woman who just won a defamation and sexual battery civil suit against him and was awarded $5 million. He said he may have met her once along with her husband, who he noted is Black and a “nice guy.” He denied having any physical contact with her. Asked by Collins if he would accept the results of the 2024 election should he lose, Trump said it depends on whether the election is “fair,” meaning he gets to decide that and also whether to extend the fiction from 2020 for years to come. That sounds like the coin flip “heads I win, tails you lose.” Trump also said if he again wins the presidency he would be “inclined” to pardon most of those who broke into the Capitol on January 6. He also claimed to have offered National Guard troops to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, but said they rejected his offer. Trump’s own acting secretary of defense, Chris Miller, said in a deposition that the president never gave him a formal order to have 10,000 troops ready for deployment. Responding to Trump’s CNN appearance on Hugh Hewitt’s radio program, former Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) said: "I think he’s a coward, and I think he’s a puppet of Putin. … He wouldn’t say last night that Ukraine should win the war. … It was … th’e most stunning moment of the debate. If you won’t say that you think Ukraine should win the war, I don’t know where you stand with Putin. And to say that he could settle it in 24 hours is the same kind of bravado that we heard eight years ago when he said that he would build the wall across the entire border of Mexico and the United States and Mexico would pay for it. And we have a wall that’s about a fifth of what we need after his presidency, and Mexico hasn’t paid their first peso to us, yet." Trump tried to explain without success his comments about women and when one is a “star” he can pretty much have his way with them. It was another embarrassing, even pathetic, moment. One of my favorite modern musicals is “Chicago.” In the film version, Richard Gere, who plays an attorney for women arrested for murdering their husbands or boyfriends, sings a song called “Razzle Dazzle.” Some of the lyrics seem to fit Donald Trump. “It’s all show business, kid These trials, the whole world, show business. But, kid, you’re workin’ with a star, the biggest, Give ’em the old razzle dazzle, Razzle dazzle ’em... What if your hinges all are rusting? What if, in fact, you’re just disgusting? …razzle dazzle ‘em, and they’ll make you a star!” What if, indeed? Trump and the old razzle dazzle with Cal Thomas Readers may email Cal Thomas at [email protected]. Look for Cal Thomas’ new book “America’s Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires and Superpowers and the Future of the United States” my turn continues on next page Former President Donald Trump during a CNN Town Hall event. In this file photo, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrive at the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala at the Hilton Midtown in New York City on Dec. 6, 2022.

0 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 SMART READER June 1, 2023 19 c . e o n m e r t o l, The cover of last week's Economist read "China Peak." The underlying argument was that China had achieved the apogee of its power and influence and internal constraints would inevitably reverse this trajectory. These constraints are well known. Among them are a looming demographic catastrophe as older Chinese people will greatly swamp the younger generation's capacity to pay for them. Men will greatly outnumber women due to the "one child" policy. A centralized economy that led to the implosion of the USSR could do the same for China. Add to that the effects of a real estate bubble and growing debt. Meanwhile, an underclass of 300 million to 400 million Chinese people creates the demand for economic growth that may not be sustainable. Yet, to a supermajority in Congress, in both houses and parties, China poses an existential danger to the United States and to the West. Its "no limits" partnership with Russia and aggressive foreign policies are perceived as a direct challenge to the Western rules-based international order. Its growing military power and navy that is technically larger in ship count than the U.S. Navy are daggers pointed at Taiwan threatening an invasion, perhaps as early as 2027. On the current course, a clash between the United States and China seems inevitable unless profound changes are made. U.S. President Joe Biden seems to appreciate this. The latest talks between National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and his opposite number, Wang Yi, suggest a warming of relations might be in its infancy. That said, another obstacle looms if the U.S.- China interactions are to take a more positive direction. The Economist's headline might be more relevant if it read "China's Pique," in which pique means resentment. Historically, the United States has not done well in understanding other cultures. Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan are bloody reminders. In China's case, this flaw has provoked resentment. One anecdote makes this point. A number of years ago, the head Chinese spy at the Washington embassy was completing his long assignment and returning to China. He was among the elite. His wife was very senior in the Ministry of Justice. We had established a good friendship. Before his departure, I took him to lunch and asked this question: "You are leaving a life of leisure in the United States, in which you had a car, driver and a large home in McLean, Va. Many of these comforts are not available in China. Will you miss them?" His answer was immediate. And few, if any, Americans would have understood it. He said: "I am looking forward to returning to a truly civilized society!" A truly civilized society was not the American perception of China. Yet it was to him. He could be wrong. But I doubt it. The point is that the inability of America to understand China and China America must be overcome if the relationship is to become less hostile. For example, the Biden administration uses what it believes is a straightforward statement on guarding its technology. It will be protected as a "small yard with a high fence." Seemingly innocuous, China regards this as the intent to contain China and prevent it from advancing its economy. The perceptions could not be more diametrically opposed. Similarly, in some cases, U.S. translations of Chinese statements distort the meaning. The Center for Strategic and International Studies has made this case. And changing places, suppose Chinese military strategy mirrored America's in that the role of the Chinese military was to contain, deter and, if war comes, defeat the United States? What would be the reaction of the United States? To deal with these differences in culture, language, ideology, politics and strategy, I have argued for a very secret series of meetings between key U.S. and Chinese interlocutors. The purpose, much like Henry Kissinger's mission 50 years ago, is to reach some sort of modus operandi between the two powers to correct misunderstandings and find agreement on matters of mutual interest and the means to deal with areas of competition and disagreement. The challenges, of course, are to find the right interlocutors and to keep any and all meetings private. Perhaps the Biden administration has such a plan underway. If not, a good starting point is to state explicitly the actual threats and dangers China and the United States hold for the other and determine that each is well understood if indeed it is real and not a misunderstanding. One enemy is Groupthink, perhaps one of the gravest threats the nation faces, as we should have learned from the past 70 years. But will we? China's pique: Cultural misperceptions feed hostility with U.S. with Harlan Ullman my turn Dr Harlan Ullman is senior adviser at Washington's Atlantic Council, the prime author of "shock and awe" and the upcoming book "The Fifth Horseman and the New MAD: How Massive Attacks of Disruption Became the Looming Existential Danger to a Divided Nation and the World at Large." Harlan Ullman joins Happenings Q&A on Thu., June 15th at 1pm on AM1050 WLIP. China's President Xi Jinping leads an underclass of 300 million to 400 million people creating the demand for economic growth that may not be sustainable. negligently ignorant of the past, not to see the similarities between this ordeal and Princess Diana’s death in 1997. She died in a Paris tunnel when her car crashed as she tried to escape a frenzied pursuit of the press. Prince Harry is surely haunted by that crash and fears a repeat incident – this time involving his wife. And yet, media attention matters so much to them. It’s this cruel dance that they’ve largely chosen for their lives. To remain relevant in a clickbait, social influencerdominated America, they must be seen in public and have it documented. But you can’t always control how that happens. Carefully staged and crafted interviews with the likes of Oprah to discuss racism within the royal family, a Netflix series detailing their love story, and even the Duke’s very personal autobiography about being the “spare” to the throne, only feeds the voracious appetite of the c e l e b r i t y - c o n s u m i n g masses. Markle is no longer acting. There are no new movies or series to promote. The prince is not a working member of the royal family. He was born into it, but decided the royal trappings didn’t suit him or his life now as a married father. Fresh photos are part of the new formula. And the paparazzi, some of them offensively aggressive, will come with Prince Harry and Markle’s pact with fame. The lesson of Harry and Meghan may just be a simple one of identity. If you layer an image of yourself as the victim – of your family’s racism, of the monarchy’s demands, or of the excesses of the press, your life can quickly become a circular trap. It’s not that these aspects of the prince’s life, along with the couple’s life together, don’t hold some obvious truths. God awful was the horrendous treatment the British press gave to Markle upon learning that she was dating Prince Harry. One headline read “straight outta Compton” in reference to the duchess, which was among the worst, as it seethed with racial animosity and stereotyping. But now, they’re several years down the road, with two adorable children. Yet they are still chasing the very fame – largely unearned via marriage and birth alone – that keeps ensnaring them in what they purportedly abhor: too much attention, not under their control. It’s a trap they’ve entered, perhaps unwittingly at first, not realizing the potential depth and scale of troubles that would follow. For the prince, it’s an especially heavy toll. He’s a man without his royal trappings, his home country, original family and perhaps most damagingly, without his beloved mother. And now he’s ensnared in fear of losing his wife to a similar path. Sanchez continued from page 18

20 SMART READER June 1, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F With graduation season winding down, now may be a good time to refocus attention towards those who are earlier in the process — the ones saving for the ever-increasing cost of higher education. According to the Education Data Initiative, the average annual cost for public in-state, four-year institutions is $25,707; the cost for out-of-state students who attend public colleges is $44,014; and fouryear private colleges come in at an average of $54,501 per year. Although many families are not paying the full sticker price, they still try to squirrel away some money to help defray future costs. For these folks, I continue to recommended the 529 Plan – and for the record, I did so BEFORE the advent of 5-29 Day (get it, May 29 is 5/29!), a prompt that states use to highlight participation in 529 education savings programs with various incentives. As a primer, as state and federal money for higher education dried up in the 1980s and ’90s, the onus was on families to absorb higher costs for funding education. In 1996, there was a bipartisan effort to provide federal tax benefits for college savings plans, which resulted in the creation of Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Today, 529 plans are sponsored by states, state agencies, or educational institutions and usually come in the form of prepaid tuition plans or accounts where savers can invest for future qualified higher education expenses. The earnings in 529 accounts are not subject to federal income tax and, in most cases, state income tax. Additionally, some states offer residents of the state specific incentives, like the ability to deduct contributions from state income tax or a matching grant. When the funds are withdrawn to cover qualified expenses, there is no tax due…at all! There have been some big changes to the 529 plan since its inception. In 2018, after the Tax Cut and Jobs Act was enacted, plan owners could withdraw up to $10,000 per year saved in 529 plans to pay for public, private, or religious elementary or secondary school, free of federal taxation. Some states that offered state tax deductions require that deduction to be clawed back if used for anything other than postsecondary education. The other big rule change occurred at the end of last year and addresses the concern that unused 529 plan funds would be subject to state and federal income taxes and an additional 10% federal tax penalty on earnings. In the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, unused 529 funds can find a new home in a Roth IRA account for the beneficiary of the 529 plan, without any taxes or penalties. The new rule takes effect in 2024 and there are some basic requirements to know before you get started with any transfers: — The 529 account must have existed for at least 15 years. — The lifetime maximum a 529 beneficiary can transfer under the rule is $35,000. — No contributions or earnings on contributions from the last five years can be transferred to the Roth. — Transfers are subject to annual Roth IRA contribution limits, which are adjusted from time to time for inflation — the 2023 limit is $6,500. Unlike contributory Roth IRAs, there is no income limit to using this enhanced 529 to Roth transfer. With these changes, the 529 plan remains the best option to fund college, presuming that you have addressed the core issues in your financial life. As a reminder, that means that you should have an emergency reserve fund that can cover 6-12 months of expenses, you have paid down your high interest debt (credit card, auto loan, student loan), and you are maximizing your retirement plan contributions. 529s are STILL the best way to save for college with Jill Schlesinger jill on money Last year, I wrote about how the college graduates from the class of 2022 were lucky. Although they suffered through COVID, when it was time to start their careers, the economy was firing on all cylinders, the job market was hot, and starting salaries were rising. A year later, circumstances have shifted. The economy is slowing and there is a lot of talk about a recession. The Conference Board predicts that one will occur within the next 12 months, as “economic weakness will intensify and spread more widely throughout the U.S. economy.” Additionally, the oncescorching labor market is slowing down. Through April, the three-month average payroll gain now stands at 222,000, its weakest 90-days since January 2021. Additionally, the March Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey showed that layoffs rose to the highest level since December 2020 and job openings fell to their lowest level since April 2021. The good news for new grads is that slowing down is not retrenchment. According to its Job Outlook 2023 Spring Update, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) found that “employers are planning to hire 3.9 percent more graduates from the Class of 2023 than they did from the Class of 2022.” That said, some industries have shifted their plans dramatically. “Respondents in the information industry planned to hire almost 87% more new graduates at this time last year. Currently, they are projecting a decrease in hiring of almost 17%.” So much for the parents who forced their kids to learn coding, in an effort to make them marketable in the labor force! Of course, many of those coders will still find work, but they may land jobs in other sectors where there is growth, like health care, transportation, and chemical manufacturing. And maybe they will be happier in those industries. Even if a recession is just around the corner, the news may not be all bad. According to research from Emily C. Bianchi of Emory University, there is an upside of entering the workforce in a recession. Wait — what about the research that says that graduating into a recession can hurt earnings for a decade (or more)? A famous paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that “graduating in a recession leads to large initial earnings losses. These losses, which amount to about 9% of annual earnings in the initial stage, eventually recede, but slowly — halving within five years but not disappearing until about ten years after graduation.” But earning power is not the only measure of professional success. Bianchi found that “people who entered the work force when the economy was faltering are more satisfied with their jobs in later years…People who graduate in tough economic times are subsequently less likely to ruminate about how they might have done better and are more likely to feel grateful for the jobs they have.” Higher satisfaction occurred throughout their careers, even when they earned less money. Happiness in a money column? Indeed, job satisfaction may be more important than dollars and cents. Just ask people who proactively chose careers as teachers, government employees and social workers. I’m not suggesting that every one of them is thrilled all of the time, but from the tiny sample that I hear from on my podcast, it is amazing to consider how many are satisfied and proud of the choices they made. As new grads enter the workforce, they would be wise to consider that choosing a career that makes them happy may also allow them to have longevity, a concept that is ever more important as life expectancies increase. Jill Schlesinger, CFP, is a CBS News business analyst. A former options trader and CIO of an investment advisory firm, she welcomes comments and questions at [email protected]. Check her website at www.jillonmoney.com Will the class of 2023 be happy? with Jill Schlesinger With new and advantageous rules taking effect in 2024, the 529 plan remains the best option to fund college, writes Jill Schlesinger. As new grads enter the workforce, they would be wise to consider that choosing a career that makes them happy may also allow them to have longevity, writes Jill Schlesinger p y s h P c m o a o t d t M h b b M M s h T h t a f P t q h b s a m a i b h s t — Y m s p w t d s w g a S w s

0 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 SMART READER June 1, 2023 21 g e e e e t s w a e e Dear Cathy, We recently purchased a one-and-a-halfyear-old Bichon Frise from a show dog breeder that we have used before. His name is Pip, and he is the most loving, compassionate dog you could meet and loves everyone but our daughter Megan who is 57 and lives with us. If Pip hears Megan come out of her bedroom, he starts to growl even if he is downstairs. Pip also continues to bark and growl when Megan enters the room my husband and I are in. This behavior started when we brought him home and he saw Megan. But Pip does not attack Megan – he backs away when she comes within five feet of him – growling all the time. The only exception is after we have finished eating, Pip comes to the table and sits on my lap, and Megan puts a tiny piece of food on the tip of her finger. Pip cautiously moves his head toward her, takes the food, and quickly pulls back. Megan has tried giving Pip his favorite treats, but Pip backs away and growls. Pip is skittish and startles easily at any unexpected noise or movement but does not growl and settles right down. Could it be that he was traumatized by someone that reminded him of Megan? The breeder says she was never traumatized. Any suggestions? — Betty, East Northport, New York Dear Betty, A dog's memory can be triggered by a smell, an experience, or a person, just like it happens with people. Even without these experiences, though, dogs can develop a dislike for someone or something without a logical reason. A good example is dogs who are afraid of people wearing hats. Some people think the dog must have been abused by someone wearing a hat, but they may fear the hat because it's different. I don't think this behavior is solely for Megan, though. Your dog sounds fearful of new things, and adjusting to changes may take longer than the average dog. Having Megan toss treats his way is a great idea, but let's go even further. Can you turn over all caretaking (feeding and walking duties, etc.) to Megan for the next few weeks? During this time, she should reward him with praise or treats when he appears relaxed around her and ignore his negative behavior. And can you let her train him with a few basic commands a few times daily? These activities will help him learn he can count on her, solidifying their bond. It will take time, but with a little planned togetherness, he should begin to accept her as part of his pack. Dear Cathy, I need some direction regarding the five feral cats I have been caring for now for almost 10 years. The cats know me, and I feed them twice daily. They stay in my backyard for the most part. I have rarely seen one of them in my front yard. I cannot pick them up, but they do not run away from me. My neighbor will feed them if I am away. They are all neutered. Now, the problem. We need to move to Florida and into a condo due to my husband's failing health. I am sick over what to do with these cats. Do you have any suggestions? Is there somewhere they can be relocated to? — Deborah, Long Island, New York Dear Deborah, There are few remedies for what to do with community cats when a cat colony feeder must move away, especially when they are being fed in the caretaker's yard. You can call local shelters or feral cat groups to see if they have any relocation programs in your area. It’s not likely, but worth the ask. You could trap them and take them with you. While not highly recommended by feral cat groups, many people have successfully done it, especially when the felines have been fed so close to the caretaker's home. Sadly, this won't work for you because you won't have a yard in Florida, and your new neighbors might not be happy about seeing these new cats wandering around their property. Your best solution is to find someone to feed the cats. That could be a volunteer from a local feral cat group or animal shelter, or a friend or neighbor who cares as deeply as you. Because the cats have been fed in the backyard, you also could talk to the new people moving into your house to see how they feel about taking over feeding the cats. If the cats are fixed and kept fed, they won't be a nuisance to the neighborhood. Pet World with Cathy Rosenthal Dogs can be triggered by the same things as people As well as being a recuring guest on Happenings Q&A, Cathy M. Rosenthal is a longtime animal advocate, author, columnist and pet expert who has more than 30 years in the animal welfare field. Send your pet questions, stories and tips to [email protected]. Cathy Rosenthal joins Happenings Q&A on Thu. June 15th at 12:30 on AM1050 WLIP. Dog rescued from small storm drain Animal rescuers and firefighters in Missouri came to the rescue of a large dog that somehow ended up trapped in a storm drain. Aa resident reported hearing mysterious barking for at least two days in their Kansas City neighborhood before discovering the cause was a pit bull trapped in a storm drain. The KC Pet Project shared photos to Facebook showing the large, approximately 1-year-old dog sticking its snout out through the storm drain opening. Firefighters were able to open a manhole to rescue the canine. The KC Pet Project, which is now caring for the dog, said rescuers have no idea how the 70-pound pooch came to be stranded in such a small space. The dog was wearing a collar at the time of the rescue, but did not have any identifying tags or a microchip. Stowaway opossum captured after nearly 2 months An opossum that hitched a ride to Alaska in a shipping container has been caught after nearly two months and will have a new permanent home at the Alaska Zoo. According to a social media post, an officer "observed a wanted fugitive and somewhat local celebrity on the lam near Lakeside Drive and Smokey Bay." The officer "attempted to apprehend the suspect, who then let out a little hiss and growl and bit our officer in the hand," the post said. The "suspect," an opossum on the loose in the area since late March, was taken into custody without further incident. Fish and Game officials said opossums are not native to the state and raised concerns about the effect the animal could have on the local ecosystem. The animal will now live out the rest of her life at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage Snake slithers onto windshield of moving car An Oklahoma driver received a scare when a 4-foot snake emerged from under the hood of her car and slithered onto her windshield while she was driving. The Village Police Department said that officers were called out to assist a driver who spotted a snake on her moving car. The snake was safely relocated and released. The department said one of the same officers who relocated the snake had been called out earlier in the week to remove a rat snake that had found its way inside a resident's car. Mystery alligator captured in woman's garden Animal control officers in Illinois were in disbelief when they responded to a call from an elderly resident and discovered a 3 1/2-foot alligator was indeed wandering her garden. Virginia Tyus, 87, was watering the flowers in the front yard of her Decatur home when she spotted something that prompted her to call her son-in-law, Craig Stevens Sr. "She called and said, 'Well I see the biggest snake I've ever seen,'" Stevens told WAND-TV. "Then she said, 'Well it looks like an alligator.'" Stevens arrived at the home and immediately called animal control. "Our initial reaction is disbelief and assuming it was a stuffed alligator that looks real," animal control Administrator Ron Atkins said. DNR officials said they are investigating the alligator's origins. "I suspect somebody had this as a pet. And it either became more than they bargained for and they let it loose or it escaped. It probably was turned loose," Atkins told WICSTV. Officials said the alligator will eventually be turned over to a longterm care facility to live out its natural life.

22 SMART READER June 1, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F RE PL FO Lis G CO KE Ge the co me is join Ke an spe lan to tim inte at LIO so Ra sta We Sc Ha TW AT SEC TO ED FREE CLASSIFIEDS! Most of us eat better if we're in a better state of mind. The relationship between nutrition and mental health is the subject of a growing number of studies. For example, recent studies have identified benefits in helping reduce depression for those who eat according to the Mediterranean diet pattern. A 2019 review published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that just increasing fruit and vegetable consumption positively impacts psychological health, and daily vegetable consumption has a therapeutic impact by reducing symptoms of depression in people with clinical depression. Why? A healthy diet provides more vitamins and minerals; healthy fats; and fiber from fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds, which can reduce inflammation and alter neurotransmitters to reduce symptoms of depression. More recently, an April 2022 study published in Current Developments in Nutrition assessed the effect of the Mediterranean diet pattern in treating moderate to severe depression among males ages 18 to 25. The basics of the pattern are more fruits, vegetables, fish, whole grains and healthy fats such as olive oil. Study participants had all been diagnosed with major depressive disorder and were divided into a diet intervention group and a control group for a 12- week, parallel-group randomized controlled trial. The diet intervention group received nutritional counseling and assistance in meal planning to adhere to the Mediterranean diet pattern. They attended a 60-minute nutritional counseling appointment conducted by a clinical nutritionist who offered personalized dietary advice, goal setting and mindful eating strategies to support adherence to the Mediterranean diet. They also were provided information on serving sizes, sample meal plans, recipes, dining-out options and a daily online diet history survey. In contrast, participants in the control group attended "befriending" support sessions in which researchers discussed neutral topics of interest such as movies, sports, and hobbies. Befriending support was chosen for its ability to control factors that can confound randomized controlled trial results. Researchers found the diet intervention group showed significant improvements in depressive symptoms, with a mean reduction of 20.6 points on the Beck Depression Inventory Scale, compared with a reduction of 6.2 points for the control group. The bottom line? Eating healthy according to the Mediterranean diet pattern can make a difference in your mental health as well as your physical health. Charlyn Fargo is a registered dietitian with SIU Med School in Springfield, Ill. For comments or questions, contact her at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter @NutritionRd. food & recipes Dietary Guidelines and Good Gut Health Mediterranean for Mental Health 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 2 teaspoons Sriracha chile sauce 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt 1 large egg, lightly beaten 1 pound lump crabmeat, drained and picked through 1/2 cup whole-wheat panko 1/4 cup chopped scallions 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley Cooking spray 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 4 cups baby arugula In medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, Sriracha, cayenne pepper, salt and egg; whisk to blend. Add crabmeat, panko, scallions and parsley; mix gently to combine. Let mixture stand 5 minutes. Pressing lightly with your hands, shape crabmeat mixture into four 3-inch wide cakes, about 3/4 cup each. Let cakes stand 5 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat air fryer to 400 degrees for 5 minutes. Lightly spray air fryer basket with cooking spray. Lightly spray crab cakes with cooking spray and add crab cakes to basket. Cook at 400 degrees until lightly browned and a thermometer registers 160 degrees, about 15 minutes, flipping cakes halfway through. In medium bowl, whisk together olive oil and lemon juice. Add arugula and toss to coat. Place arugula mixture on plates and top with crab cakes. Per serving: 276 calories, 31 g protein, 10 g carbohydrates, 12 g fat (2 g saturated), 2 g fiber, 2 g sugars (0 added), 585 mg sodium. Crab Cakes Serves 2 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/8 teaspoon espresso powder 3 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon Dutch-processed cocoa 2 teaspoons cornstarch 1/4 teaspoon table salt 3 tablespoons heavy cream 1 large egg yolk 3/4 cup whole milk 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 2 pieces 1 1/2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine 1. Stir together vanilla and espresso powder in a bowl; set aside. Whisk sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt together in a large saucepan. Whisk in cream and yolk until fully incorporated, making sure to scrape the corners of the saucepan. Whisk in milk until incorporated. 2. Place saucepan over medium heat; cook, whisking constantly, until mixture is thickened and bubbling over the entire surface, 4 to 6 minutes. Cook 30 seconds longer, remove from heat, add butter and chocolate, and whisk until melted and fully incorporated. Whisk in vanilla mixture. 3. Pour pudding through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl. Press lightly greased parchment paper against the surface of the pudding and place in the refrigerator to cool, at least 1 1/2 hours or up to two days. Whisk pudding briefly and serve. When you’re searching for something sweet after lunch or dinner, homemade chocolate pudding will become your go-to dessert. It’s important to note that homemade chocolate pudding can lack flavor if you don’t use enough chocolate, and it can even develop a grainy texture if there’s too much cocoa butter. But by using a modest amount of bittersweet chocolate paired with unsweetened cocoa and espresso powder, you can achieve maximum chocolate flavor. Milk, heavy cream and an egg yolk provide the silky smooth finish you’d expect for this luscious dessert. Small-Batch Creamy Chocolate Pudding

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