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The Little Mermen, a “AN ENCHANTING EVENING” The Little Mermen joins
Disney cover band, was — TIMEOUT NY Happenings Q&A on Thursday,
founded by singer-
songwriter Alexis Babini with “DISNEY COVER BAND BRINGS THE September 1st at 12:30pm.
the goal of bringing Disney- ROMANCE TO NEW YORK CITY” Tune in to AM1050 WLIP
fueled nostalgia and — ABC NEWS 7
singalongs to a generation “GO MERMEN!”
that grew up on Disney and
never let it go! — ALAN MENKEN, DISNEY COMPOSER
“FREAKING ADORABLE”
The Little Mermen play all — BUZZFEED
the Disney hits, from The “BE THEIR GUEST”
Jungle Book to The Lion — BROOKLYN PAPER
King, and even Frozen.
Alongside Babini, you'll find a evolved into the spectacular songs from them you it’s always a G-rated A. We’re always making (of NBC’s The Sing Off );
cast of talented musicians show it is today. perform? experience. It’s really updates to the show! Chelsea Zeno on vocals (of
and Disney princesses ready refreshing to bring Without giving too much Broadway’s Priscilla, Queen
to rock their heart out -- and Q. How would you A. Yes, that’s over 80 wholesome positivity to new away, I will say that we’re of The Desert); Cody Rahn
yours. describe the experience years of music! Our setlist is audiences every single night. very excited about the on drums (from YouTube’s
for Disney fans? What always changing, but it It’s great to feel that energy newest Phil Collins moment show Sounds Like A Drum);
The show is stopping feedback do you get from currently features highlights back from a crowd as well. we added. As you might Ryan Slatko on keys; and
Kenosha at 7:30 p.m. audiences about how your from the classic Disney know, Phil wrote and Andrew Grau on bass. Look
Saturday, Sept. 2, at the shows are received? canon all the way up to the Q. What is it about recorded all the songs from them up!
Wyndham Garden Hotel, new film Encanto, which just Disney films, and the Tarzan - such bangers! We
5125 6th Ave., Kenosha. A. We’re here to ROCK came out this past year. We songs in them, that have also recently put a new twist In terms of challenges, I
Tickets for children 7 and YOUR (Disney) WORLD! also are always listening to such universal appeal? on one of my favorite songs will say that there are
under are $7 and for anyone Our concert combines the the fans; on our Instagram from the film The Lion King. staggering logistical obstacles
13 and over are $15. Get energy and spectacle of a page we have a prompt A. I ask myself this while I I guess you could call the that come with bringing our
yours at www.hap2it.com stadium rock concert with where folks can request their musical genre “Pride Rock.” show into different venues
the feeling of visiting your favorite songs. Just go to pinch myself every time I get all across the country. It’s a
We chatted with Babini favorite theme park in the Instagram.com/ big production with many
recently to learn what happiest place on earth. It’s thelittlemermen to lead this band on stage. elements and moving pieces.
audiences can expect from the happiest concert on That being said, it continues
the show that has been earth! Just like Walt himself Q. This is not just a kid's Disney films have some of Q. What are the biggest to be a thrill to see this little
hailed by Buzzfeed as said: “To all who come to show, is it? With songs challenges of bringing the concept I had up come into
“freaking adorable” and by this happy place … dating to films more than the greatest music ever songs to life on stage? full fruition. It’s not lost on
Timeout New York as “an welcome!” 70 years ago, you have a You're not just singing me how lucky I am to get to
enchanting evening.” wide range of audiences, written. Lots of powerful them but performing do this … it’s one of the
For first timers… We I'd imagine. Who tends to them. How do you build great joys of my life.
Q. How did the idea for often get folks telling us they make up a Little Mermen elements are at play here: that vocal and physical
the group come about? didn’t quite know what to crowd? performance? By Gary Schneeberger
expect but the experience nostalgia, excitement,
A. I once had a dream went above and beyond A. The Little Mermen Come enjoy a night with
where Mickey Mouse himself their expectations. It’s concert is truly a show for colorful extravagance and The Little Mermen on Friday,
handed me his Sorcerer hat heartwarming to see loyal all. These songs mean so
from Fantasia and then told fans keep coming back, much to both young kids and overwhelming sensations of September 2nd at the
me to go forth, make music, having developed a real full-grown adults. We work Wyndham Garden Hotel in
magic and unforgettable emotional connection. with each venue to make childlike wonder! We’re Downtown Kenosha. This
memories! every experience as inclusive cast of talented musicians
Q. You cover songs as possible. That being said, following in the legacy of the and Disney princesses are
I was on tour as a solo from nearly 50 films, if you’re catching us at an ready to rock their heart out
singer/songwriter opening dating back to 1937. early matinee show you’ll first notable musician who A. I’m so excited about – and yours! Tickets start at
for some bigger acts, and That's a wider repertoire probably see more little $7 kids/$15 adults and be
around this time I had the than a Beatles cover band ones. You might find more covered a Disney song: Miles our current tour. We’re
idea to do play my favorite would have! How do you adults at our later shows but purchased at
Disney covers on guitar. I’ve select the films and the Davis covered “Someday My reaching the final stretch of www.hap2it.com
always had a fascination with
Disney soundtracks. The Prince Will Come” from our busiest summer ever
response I got from this was
overwhelmingly positive. Snow White (the first ever and the concert itself has

This led me to the idea of Disney film) His version grown so much. The Little
getting a full rock band
together and doing a Disney went on to become a jazz Mermen live in concert is
night at NYC’s Webster Hall
venue. We raised a lot of standard! such an action-packed
money for charity that
evening. I volunteer with a Q. Do you add new experience; musically,
nonprofit organization called songs for each tour? What
Musicians On Call that brings are some of the latest visually, physically and
live and recorded music to numbers you'll be
the bedsides of healthcare performing on this set of spiritually.
facilities. This was the first shows that include
ever Little Mermen concert Kenosha? Our current touring lineup
and it kicked off an is so talented. I’d love to give
incredible journey. Over the them all a quick shout out:
years TLM has grown and Carly Kincannon on vocals

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Camp Lejeune's toxic water victims
get chance to fight back

Sweeping legislation to interview that he spent a The cleanup of toxic environmental contaminants continues at Camp
help people exposed to few months at Camp Lejeune, which runs along the coast of North Carolina. It was declared a
toxic chemicals during Lejeune in 1967 for
military service, signed into advanced infantry training Superfund site more than 30 years ago.
law last week by President before being deployed to
Joe Biden, extends well Vietnam, where he was others. members and civilian toxic water problem. make payouts.
beyond burn pits in Iraq and wounded twice. workers up to two years
Afghanistan to the U.S. That's because the from enactment to take Previously, they had faced Similar lawsuits filed
Marines' Camp Lejeune in He said he was basically bipartisan Camp Lejeune legal action against the seemingly insurmountable between 2012 and 2016
North Carolina. healthy until 2004, when Justice Act was enacted into federal government. legal hurdles. also were dismissed
cancer forced a kidney law as part of the Honoring because of the Feres
The new law gives long- removal. Over the past five Our Promise to Address They can file civil suits for In 2019, the U.S. Navy doctrine that barred service
awaited legal recourse to years, he has been Comprehensive Toxics fair compensation under the denied all 4,400 civil claims members from suing the
potentially hundreds of diagnosed with brain cancer, (PACT) Act of 2022. Federal Tort Claims Act for filed under the federal tort government under the
thousands of ex-Marines, esophageal cancer and bone injuries and deaths resulting law for personal injuries or federal tort law for injuries
their families and civilian cancer. The newly minted law from the military's botched deaths related to the base's sustained during military
workers who drank gives military personnel and handling of Camp Lejeune's contamination, contending
contaminated water while Then, there is Mike veterans, their family it had no legal authority to see TOXIC WATER on page 4
at Marine Corps Base Camp Partain, who was conceived
Lejeune between 1953 and and born at Camp Lejeune
1987. and lived on base in family
housing for the first five
Many ended up with months of his life.
cancers and other
devastating illnesses, had Male breast cancers
miscarriages or died appear
because of their exposure
to contaminants, with He was stricken with
volatile organic compounds male breast cancer at age 39
in the base's water system in 2007-- a condition he was
identified by the military as told he had only a .005%
far back as 1980. chance of developing
because he was young, had
They are people like ex- no genetic markers and led
Marine Gerard McNamara, a healthy lifestyle.
74, a retired plant manager
for the Scranton, Pa., post Partain, now 54 and an
office. He's the father of insurance adjuster in
Gerry McNamara, a former Homosassa, Fla., said he
basketball guard who now is knows of about 125 more
an assistant coach at men with male breast
Syracuse University. cancer who have one thing
in common: Camp Lejeune.
The elder McNamara
told UPI in a phone Now, the legal landscape
has improved for them and
perhaps thousands of

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South Korea offers 'audacious' economic aid to
North if it abandons nuclear weapons

South Korea will help projects for international February 2019 summit
"dramatically improve" the trade," Yoon said. between then-U.S. President
North Korean economy if Donald Trump and North
the regime commits to South Korean and U.S. Korean leader Kim Jong Un
denuclearization, President forces participated in joint ended without an
Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday. military exercises last agreement.
month that involved the F-
Yoon made the proposal 35 Lightning II. File Photo by Pyongyang has conducted
in a speech marking Staff Sgt. Kate Thornton/U.S. at least 18 rounds of
Liberation Day, a holiday Air Force weapons tests in 2022 and
that commemorates the experts say the secretive
defeat of Japan in World The South Korean leader state appears poised for its
War II and the end of also offered assistance in seventh nuclear detonation
Tokyo's colonial rule over modernizing the North's at any time.
Korea. agricultural and medical
sectors and said Seoul Yoon also revisited his
"I am here to propose an would help facilitate campaign pledge to improve President Yoon Suk-yeol vowed to improve relations
audacious initiative that can international investment. Seoul's relationship with with Tokyo during his address on Liberation Day
dramatically improve North Tokyo, which has grown Monday, a holiday that marks the end of Japanese
Korea's economy and its Yoon has generally taken more strained in recent colonization of Korea 77 years ago.
people's livelihoods," Yoon years over high-profile
said in a ceremony on the a stronger stance against court cases involving
lawn of the presidential Korean victims of wartime
office, "if North Korea stops Pyongyang than his forced labor and sexual
developing nuclear weapons slavery.
and transitions to sub- engagement-focused
stantial denuclearization." Japan and South Korea
predecessor, former are neighbors who "must
work together to face the
President Moon Jae-in. challenges that threaten the
freedom of global citizens,"
Yoon originally made the Seoul and Washington Yoon said.
offer during his inaugural have ramped up military
address in May, but he hadn't engagement, including "When Korea-Japan
provided any further details. holding their first-ever joint relations move toward the
drills with F-35A stealth future and when the mission
"We will implement a fighter jets last month. The of the times aligns based on
allies are slated to return to universal values, problems of
large-scale food supply full-scale field exercises next the past can also be
week, which has drawn a properly resolved.".
program to North Korea; furious reaction from
Pyongyang. By Thomas Marcea
provide power generation,

transmission and North Korea has shown Pyongyang has conducted at least 18 rounds of
weapons tests in 2022 and experts say the
distribution infrastructure little interest in diplomatic
secretive state appears poised for its seventh
support; and carry out port engagement or nuclear detonation at any time.

and airport modernization denuclearization since a

Toxic water groundwater. court." Under the Janey now on 100% disability
Ensminger Act of 2012, the benefits. He said he received
That same year, the CDC's To file suit, people must VA provides limited medical the benefits as a kidney
Agency for Toxic Substances care as a payor of last resort cancer survivor after the
continued from page 3 and Disease Registry began have lived on the base for at -- but no disability or death VA's rule took effect in 2017.
service. to investigate the base and benefits -- for certain
with almost 200 members of later created a panel to assist least 30 days between Aug. 1, medical conditions arising "But I'd had surgery 13
Barriers to lawsuits Congress over the past the Camp Lejeune from Camp LeJeune toxins. years before [in 2004],"
several years, "and no one, community. 1953, through the end of Also covered are family McNamara noted, "and
A North Carolina statute not a single one, had ever members who meet specific didn't get compensation. It
also had precluded people heard the real story about 1987. They must sue in U.S. criteria. wasn't retroactive."
from suing more than 10 Camp Lejeune."
years after exposure to District Court for the Partain said the 2012 law
contaminants, although some was "a victory at the time"
illnesses arose decades after Eastern District of North but didn't resolve the
people drank the water. problem.
The bottom line, Partain, Carolina, and prove their ill
Moreover, while veterans It "only pays for medical
have been able to file for VA During the period McNamara and others said, health is somehow tied to care as a last resort [after
health benefits if they meet other insurers], and because
certain criteria, their spouses identified by the federal is that Camp Lejeune's water Camp Lejeune's my cancer was before the
and dependents had been law was passed, I didn't get
effectively barred from going government as problematic, contamination was contaminated water or that In 2017, the Department reimbursed for anything," he
to court under a 2014 U.S. said.
Supreme Court decision. the CDC says people at discovered decades ago. But exposure to the water of Veterans Affairs declared
Partain said his first
"The law restores our Camp Lejeune were little was done to mitigate increased the likelihood of it. eight "presumptive marriage broke up, his four
rights to pursue the children were traumatized
government for our exposed to tap water risks, and people were not Ability to seek conditions" linked by and the family faced
damages," said Partain, compensation economic strain because of
whose attorney, Ed Bell, has teeming with harmful informed of the danger. scientific evidence to his illness -- to the point at
filed a $25 million lawsuit on which they expected to lose
his behalf. chemicals, including trich- Or, as Rep. Matt Legal experts said the new contaminants at Camp their house.
Cartwright, D-Pa., put it: "It law will allow people to seek
Most lawyers representing loroethylene, tetra- was in the water, and they compensation "for their Lejeune: adult leukemia; "There's nothing that can
people who were impacted drank it in the mess halls. injuries, medical costs, replace what I lost," he said.
will get fees contingent on chloroethylene, benzene and And their families bathed in emotional harm and any aplastic anemia and other "The end of the story
the size of jury awards, it ... and they filled their other applicable damages," shouldn't be about money,
which the new law doesn't vinyl chloride. canteens with it." including wrongful death. myelodysplastic syndromes; because that's not what it's
cap. Punitive damages aren't about. It's about holding [the
allowed. bladder cancer; kidney military] accountable."

Hours after the bill was The government cited cancer; liver cancer; multiple By Laurent Belise
signed, Bell told UPI in a waste disposal practices at
phone interview he had met an off-base dry cleaning firm myeloma; non-Hodgkin's
as the source. These highly
carcinogenic substances lymphoma, and Parkinson's
were found at levels high
above the current U.S. Cartwright, a lawyer, However, Cartwright said disease.
maximum contaminant level reintroduced the Camp any net settlement must be
allowed in drinking water. Lejeune Justice Act in offset by VA disability Learned about
January as part of an effort benefits and Medicare and contamination
he began in 2018. Medicaid claims.
McNamara heard about
Superfund site "You know you put Partain said he and his Camp Lejeune's water
yourself in harm's way when friend, Jerry Ensminger, an contaminants by chance
In 1989, the Environmental you join the Marine Corps," ex-Marine whose 9-year-old when he followed his doctor
Cartwright told UPI in a daughter died of leukemia in who relocated to Wilkes-
Protection Agency placed phone interview. "But being 1985 while the family lived at Barre VA Medical Center. A
poisoned by the well water Camp Lejeune, "have fought paperwork clerk mentioned
Camp Lejeune on the isn't part of the deal, and tooth and nail" on the issue the toxins and suggested he
that's why these people for 15 and 25-plus years, contact his local VA
Superfund program's ought to have their day in respectively. representative.

National Priorities List for

contaminated soil, sediment,

surface water and McNamara did, and he's

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New California law:
Let teens sleep in
on school days

As millions of California In preparing for the of middle school students –
students head back to get less than that.
school this month, they’ll change, California districts
get a bit more time before
their alarms go off.The most had to work through some Studies show later start
populous state in the
country is also the first to expected challenges, times equate to more sleep
mandate start times in
public schools – an effort to including creating school time, and that more sleep
allow teens much-needed
winks. Middle schools can days that start later but improves attendance, Student make their way to their first classes of
start no earlier than 8 a.m., the 2022-23 school year on August 16, 2022
and high schools no earlier leave time for after-school
than 8:30 a.m. graduation rates, and
activities like sports, band,
academic performance; especially relevant in light of considering legislation? schedules. And Maryland
other extracurriculars, and a CDC survey released in
reduces sports injuries; and April that examined the NewYork and New Jersey encourages – but doesn’t
jobs.Transportation is also a pandemic’s effect on high both have legislation
decreases drowsy driving schoolers’ mental health: pending. New York’s says no mandate – starting at 8 a.m.
major factor for schools – 44% “experienced public schools could start
incidents and related motor persistent sadness or earlier than 8:30 a.m. A or later. Hundreds of
but even more so in feelings of hopelessness,” proposal in Massachusetts
vehicle crashes. and nearly 30% had either mirrors the California individual schools across the
districts that stagger start attempted or seriously policy.
“There’s nothing that we considered suicide in the country, in 46 states, have
times so schools can share do better when we’re sleep previous year. Utah, Pennsylvania, and
deprived,” says Ms. Lewis. Indiana encourage schools decided on their own to
buses. In many cases, bus What other states are to consider students’ sleep
The law is based on needs when setting school implement schedules that
studies that show teenagers limitations caused
aren’t getting enough sleep support sleep
– and that their health and elementary schools to flip Researchers also call
performance improve when insufficient sleep a “risk recommendations.
they do. to earlier start times, which factor for depression,
suicidality, and substance The difference in
affects child care needs after use” in teens. This is
California is that public
school.
schools are doing it on
In and around Bakersfield,
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my turn is forced to continually
prove he is innocent of
Is Merrick Garland charges, often made by
serious? “sources” who leak
information to anti-Trump
with Cal Thomas media, or must explain
himself to hostile
Commenting about the Democrats (and a few
hostile Republicans).
FBI executing a search
The specter of armed
warrant on former federal agents outside
Trump’s Florida home is
president Donald Trump’s not an image I suspect
many of us are comfortable
Florida home, which he with. Even those who do
not like Trump and hope he
approved, Attorney does not run for president Attorney General Merrick Garland on
in 2024 should be alarmed April 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
General Merrick Garland at how this focus on him is
contributing to what has
said: “Faithful adherence to been a long slide in the
trust Americans place in
the rule of law is the Readers may email Cal our institutions.
Thomas at
bedrock principle of the In 1973, when the Gallup reached a new low with drop – from 46 percent in various liberal groups,
[email protected]. organization began polling just 14 percent coming 1993, to the current 11 continue to enjoy major
Justice Department and of Look for Cal Thomas’ new on the subject, 42 percent down on the side of great percent. Perhaps some support. Gallup found 45
book “America’s Expiration of respondents had a “great deal/quite a lot. Is it any introspection by the media percent have a great
our democracy. … All Date:The Fall of Empires and deal/quite a lot” of wonder with stories of as to the “root causes” deal/quite a lot of
Superpowers and the Future confidence in Congress. woke prosecutors freeing might be beneficial to the confidence in the police,
Americans are entitled to This year that number is criminals with low or no profession and the public. down only from 52 percent
of the United States” just 7 percent. bail only to see many of in 1993.
the even-handed them commit new crimes? Gallup has recorded
laws, the Justice In 1991, 73 percent of similar declines in No foreign power could
application of the law, to Department in this the public had a great confidence levels for other hope to undermine the
administration has done deal/quite a lot of institutions, including the pillars of our democracy
due process, and to the just the opposite when it confidence in the church (no wonder with all better than we are doing
comes to equal application presidency. This year only the scandals and some TV ourselves. Serious attention
presumption of innocence.” of the law and due process. 23 percent feel that way. evangelists still living the to rebuilding these and
lifestyles of potentates as other institutions, which
None of this applies to Whatever one thinks of Confidence in the In what should be a opposed to that of the One can lead to restoring
the way the Department of Trump’s character, he is criminal justice system has they claim to follow). It may confidence in them, is
Justice, the FBI and most of entitled to the same warning to the media – a surprise many that the urgently required.
the media have treated presumption of innocence police, which have been
Donald Trump. as any other American. warning that has been under heavy assault from
Trump always suffers from
a presumption of guilt. He apparent for many years—

From the Steele Dossier, confidence in the
Russia “collusion,” the
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the Biden administration to
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celebrations eventually do. ways, as a question about Readers can reach Mary
What’s less clear is if the Sanchez at
revelers fully grasp that their state’s constitution:
they’re still running against [email protected]
howling headwinds. California, Michigan, and follow her on Twitter
@msanchezcolumn.
This is despite the Vermont and Kentucky.
overwhelming support Mary Sanchez joins
Kansans showed for Most Americans will Happenings Q&A on Abortion supporters Alie Utley and Joe Moyer, right,
reproductive rights in the encounter it less directly react to the failed constitutional amendment proposal at
August 2 vote. At about a through the views of Thu. Sept. 8 at
60/40 split, voters deep- politicians campaigning on 1:30 on AM1050 WLIP. the Kansas Constitutional Freedom Primary Election
sixed an amendment that multiple issues. Watch Party on Aug. 2, 2022, in Overland Park, Kansas.
would have opened the will be forced to plan for
door to a conservative Indiana provides proof. more employment growth the Indy Chamber of recent months was with a attention. The assumption,
Kansas legislature intent on The Hoosier state became outside our home state,” Commerce which also University of Kansas among the pro-choice
restricting abortion. the first to illustrate a post- read the company’s expressed dismay, calling professor who has studied crowd, was that the right to
Roe v.Wade reality. statement. the new law “reckless.” abortion laws for decades. an abortion was safely
Nothing about the vote enshrined in the federal
stops those legislators from Indiana’s legislature But will those same Lilly This happened mere days Roe v.Wade ruling.
testing out new limits in an upper-income bracket, C- after Kansas voters
attempt to re-raise the banned abortion from suite executives punish resoundingly demonstrated Sure, journalists regularly
issue in the courts. legislators in re-elections? what surveys show: Most reported on the step-by-
conception, with few Or might they rationalize a Americans support access Professor Alesha E. Doan, step erosion of
The battle to regain vote to protect tax cuts, to abortion, within limits. reproductive rights, of
reproductive rights in exceptions. It was a battle ensure less regulation or 50, does not believe she will various politicians taking it
Kansas and in America has invite incentives to augment And yet, this doesn’t up as a single issue and the
barely begun. And Kansas is for GOP moderates to pass the company’s bottom line? matter as much as pro-lifers see reproductive rights politicization of religious
more of an anomaly than wish. This is a harsh views that place life at
what will be the norm in exceptions for rape, incest, Corporate executives demoralizing truth. But the restored within her conception. Yet those
most states. aren’t exactly known to be sooner the pro-choice side stories weren’t enough to
lethal fetal abnormalities single-issue voters. accepts the situation, the lifetime. This reason is the raise the big red flag, which
Come November, voters sooner they will be on firm quickly sprang up when the
in only four other states and the health of the Ditto for the members of ground to act. political landscape of Supreme Court indicated it
was likely to overturn Roe
mother. The most sobering gerrymandered districts.
interview I’ve conducted in see SANCHEZ on page 8
Executives of the These include districts of
Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly
and Company reacted hyper-conservative state
quickly, issuing threatening
statements that the drug legislatures and
maker expects the new
restrictions to limit its conservative appellate
recruitment and growth
plans. judges, and are rigid against

easy unwinding.

“Given this new law, we This groundwork was put
into place over decades,
while most pro-choice
voters weren’t paying

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Joe Biden might be Dr Harlan Ullman is senior
able to survive age, adviser at Washington's
unpopularity Atlantic Council, the prime
author of "shock and awe"
with Harlan Ullman and the upcoming book "The
Fifth Horseman and the New
Despite some recent Yet Biden's approval MAD: How Massive Attacks of “Poor President Joe Biden cannot get a break. Over the past two
successes, President Joe ratings remain largely Disruption Became the weeks, he has had major successes.Yet his approval ratings remain
Biden's popularity ratings unchanged.A large majority Looming Existential Danger to largely unchanged,” says opinion columnist Harlan Ullman
remain at all-time lows for of Democrats don't want a Divided Nation and the
any White House. Can him to run in 2024 --
Biden survive and reverse without having any idea of a World at Large."
this condition as past replacement. And a sizable
presidents have? Or is number of Americans Harlan Ullman joins
recovery impossible for a believe Biden is too old and Happenings Q&A on
soon to be 80-year-old possibly too senile to lead
president? the nation. Thu., Sept 1st at
1:30 on AM1050 WLIP.

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reproductive rights was a make unprecedented

strong indication that this advances in dealing with

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in the November elections. reduce the debt, inflation

All would bring some and drug prices. Americans

degree of euphoria to any

administration. see ULLMAN on page 8

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Climate bill offers boost to EVs.
Why short-term sales may slump

The outlook for subsidies.“The real question America to qualify for the

America’s electric vehicles is comes down to, how do you subsidy.That’s a concern for

bright. Sales and balance these multiple big domestic manufacturers;

registrations of EVs are objectives?” it’s a deal breaker for

starting to rocket upward. EV advocates and major foreign ones, such as Audi
President Joe Biden is U.S. automakers applaud the and Kia. Another challenge
poised to sign a climate bill. For one, it extends for is that 40% of the critical
change bill today that would 10 years the $7,500 federal materials used in an EV – a
shower drivers with even tax credit and eliminates the long list including everything
better incentives to go current cap that begins from aluminum to yttrium, a
electric. reducing the credit once an rare earth element – must

But those subsidies may automaker has sold 200,000 come from the U.S. or from
short-circuit EV sales, at EVs. Tesla and General nations that have a free
least for the short term. In Motors have already trade agreement with the
trying to balance competing exceeded that limit and are U.S. The requirement keeps
interests, Congress has at a sales disadvantage vis-à- increasing through 2027,
passed a bill that will force vis newer entrants. The when at least 80% of critical An SQM employee takes measurements in a solar evaporation pond in the

Salar de Atacama salt flats on April 28, 2022, in Chile. Workers keep track of

automakers to diversify legislation also makes the materials must come from the amount of brine and sediment on each pond. The lithium and potassium

away from China, retool credit immediately available mines in the U.S. or free mine in the Atacama Desert has 20% Chinese ownership.

their supply chains, and to car buyers, who can sign trade partners.
Even more potentially Turner, an environmental industry estimates, perhaps not state-owned companies
make less expensive cars if it over to their dealer and
they want their products to get the discount right away, difficult is the requirement studies professor at more. And lithium prices controlled by a government.
rather than having to wait that starting in 2025, no EV Wellesley College and already have skyrocketed Several U.S. lithium projects
qualify for the incentives. author of a new book out because of surging demand. have been proposed, but
today, “Charged: A History Although more than half of
There’s no question that to file their taxes. will qualify for the incentive of Batteries and Lessons for the world supply comes they would have to meet
the bill represents the a Clean Energy Future.” But from Australia, Chinese
United States’ boldest move Used EVs also become that includes critical “we need to give people state-owned companies state as well as federal
yet to address climate eligible for a partial tax time to adjust and resupply.” actually control the top two
change, causing House credit of up to $4,000. materials extracted, miners there (an Australian environmental rules and, in
Democrats to cheer after Mining’s impact and a Chilean firm) and
passing it Friday and leaving Manufacturers will have processed, or recycled by a about a third of the total California, additional
Republicans fuming at the to bring down their prices, The adjustment may market, according to the
$437 billion in new spending however. The average EV “foreign entity of concern” require more than is readily PIIE report. concerns about encroaching
and the $737 billion in taxes today costs more than apparent because of the
and other measures to pay $66,000, Kelley Blue Book – in other words, China. control China holds over The U.S. has a significant on sacred Native lands.
for it. Although named the estimates. The subsidies will major portions of the EV presence in Australian
Inflation Reduction Act – its only be available for new That’s in line with the Biden battery supply chain. lithium mining, too, but its More U.S. lithium would
impact on inflation is cars that cost $55,000 or ownership is largely through
expected to be negligible – less, new trucks that cost administration’s push to Take cobalt. Congo (itself passive investment firms, also mean more domestic
the bill expands Medicare $80,000 or less, and used a less than ideal supplier
benefits and allows the EVs that cost no more than spur domestic because of its poor lithium mining.
$25,000. That poses an environmental record and
especially big challenge for manufacturing and reduce

dependence on China, but it “Everything has an
environmental impact,
might reduce EV sales in the windmills and solar panels
and lithium,” says James Van
short term. Nostrand, director of the
Center for Energy and
When the legislation goes
into effect, 70% of EVs, plug- see CLIMATE BILL on page 17
in hybrids, and fuel cell
vehicles for sale in the U.S.

federal government to EV luxury makers, such as will no longer qualify for the reliance on child labor)

Sancheznegotiate some drug prices Rivian, which was federal credit, warns John produces 69% of the world’s
for Medicare. Most of the scrambling to book deals Bozzella, president of the supply, according to a new
funding goes toward before the president signs Alliance for Automotive report from the Peterson continued from page 6
reducing greenhouse gas the act Tuesday. Innovation, which Institute for International v. Wade in a leaked memo pro-choice voters believed

emissions through tax Furthermore, the federal represents domestic and Economics. But only 3.5% of in early May. that the right to an
credits and rebates for solar, government doesn’t intend foreign manufacturers. abortion, with limits, was
wind, and other green to subsidize rich EV buyers. When other sourcing that supply comes from That momentum from sealed by Roe v. Wade.
technologies, including EVs. Single buyers can’t earn requirements go into effect the shock and backlash of Meanwhile, anti-abortion
The vehicle portion of the more than $150,000 (joint in the next few years, no mining companies that memo and the forces were slowly and
bill illustrates the economic, filers, $300,000) to qualify EVs will qualify.The alliance’s eventual ruling helped very adeptly altering the
environmental, political, and for the new-car credit. The solution: expand eligible incorporated there. Chinese organize new and longtime political landscape to
geopolitical trade-offs income limits for used EV countries to include those voters around the Kansas undercut the historic
involved in trying to move buyers are half of what they with a collective defense state-owned companies, by vote. That all-hands-on- ruling.
the U.S. to a lower carbon are for new buyers. arrangement with the U.S., deck energy won’t be
future. such as NATO nations and contrast, control about 24% replicated easily, even by Regaining that ground
November. demands using the same
of the known supply, the

PIIE report calculates. (The

ownership of a big chunk of

cobalt production is not

The legislation contains Japan. known.)
more serious hurdles that
“There are always going will force automakers to The bill “reflects a Lithium poses a similar Here’s the new rule: playbook, one that was
to be these compromises,” retool in a hurry. One is a growing commitment to challenge. The EV industry Every vote is about almost expertly practiced
says Erich Muehlegger, an requirement that EVs must scaling up EVs as a major will need at least five times abortion. by religious conservatives.
economics professor at the be assembled in North component of the American the lithium that was
University of California, economy,” says James produced last year A governor can either Faith plays the long
Davis who has studied EV worldwide, according to veto or sign into law what game. It’s the strong suit of
the legislature passes. The the most fervently

secretary of state oversees religious, among whom we
determined by what each party asserts McConnell, the Senate vote is dead elections and processes find many anti-abortion
Ullman even. And Republican control of the that put those state stalwarts. The latter
rather than what the law states.

In the past, political parties harshly House is forecast by only a handful of officials into office, the patiently re-structured the
continued from page 7 criticized the other for being wrong. seats. retention of judges will be makeup of the nation’s

making $400,000 a year will see no tax Now the loyal opposition is no longer Suppose that by the end of October, in play as they will lean courts and many of its
loyal. The opposition is evil. And inflation has declined to 5% or 6% and toward upholding bans or legislatures. They did so
hikes. with a single-minded
resolve.
Republicans dismiss these destroying rather than co-existing gas is $3 a gallon. That clearly would reproductive rights, the
assertions, pointing out flaws in the with the other party is an unstated help the president and Democrats attorney general can

IRA as they see them. Those in the aim. possibly enough to maintain control of decide how fervently the Pro-choice voters will

public interested in or curious about These are particularly strange times. Congress. The extraordinary and office will defend state only gain back some
the law are unlikely to read it . Who A month ago, Republicans were set on contradictory state of American laws. leverage by adopting the

then to trust? The answer is one's winning 30-40 House seats and a politics is that Biden could well survive For those still fuzzy on focused brand of patient
political party. Hence, the actual effects strong Senate majority. Today, while still being the most unpopular how Roe v. Wade was diligence that the religious
of what the IRA will or will not do are according to Senate Leader Mitch president in history. overturned, this is how it right used to achieve its
happened: Democrats and aim.

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September the ADRC. Stand Up is NOT an activities, such as cooking, driving, family caregiver. As a family caregiver, it
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social security Avoiding Falls Means
Honest Talk and New
Nothing That Special Skills for Older Adults
About Age 70
Falls may not seem an obvious topic for a
with Tom Margenau casual gathering of active older adults. But
mention the subject, and it quickly takes
I wrote a recent column center stage. For one person, it’s the story of
an older relative whose fear of falling keeps
in which I pointed out that them homebound. For another, it's their
worry about a spouse who won't admit
waiting until 70 to start falling has become a problem. No matter the
variety of personal experiences, however,
your Social Security, which everyone will agree; older adults don't want
to become a fall-injury statistic.
is the mantra of almost
Their concern is well-placed. Wisconsin
everyone who is trying to has the highest death rate due to falls among
older adults in the country. Wisconsin
"maximize" their Department of Health Services statistics
show that over 40,000 people age 65 and
retirement benefit, is not If you have a Social older went to the emergency room due to
Security question,Tom an unintentional fall injury, and more than
always the smartest move. Margenau has the answer. 1,670 people died as a result of these
injuries in 2019.Across the country, an older
But still many people Contact him at like you are going to be just taxes, potential benefits to adult is treated in an emergency department
insist on waiting until that thomas.margenau@comcast. fine no matter when you widow(er)s, etc. for a fall every 11 seconds. Experts point out
alleged magic age to draw net.To find out more about choose to start your that while falls are common, they’re not a
their first Social Security Tom Margenau and to read benefits. Q: I took my benefits at normal part of aging. Falls can be prevented,
check. Today's questions 66. I am now 75. I'm and the Falls Free Wisconsin Coalition is
come from these folks. past columns and see To repeat, that advice is worried now that I made a working to do just that. The coalition – led
features from other Creators coming from a guy who is big mistake by not waiting by the Wisconsin Institute for Healthy Aging,
Q: I have been planning not a financial planner. But if until age 70 to file. How do a non-profit organization committed to
to wait until 70 to start my Syndicate writers and you want some financial I figure out when I come spreading evidence-based health promotion
Social Security. I will be 70 cartoonists, visit the Creators planning insight, see the out on the losing end of the programs and practices throughout
on Sept. 7, 2022. I want to answer to the next Social Security stick? Wisconsin – brings together injury
make sure I get the Syndicate website at question. prevention groups from around the state to
absolute maximum Social www.creators.com. A: First of all, why in the increase awareness of and strategies for
Security benefit. I'm afraid Q: Half my colleagues tell world are you worrying preventing falls in Wisconsin.
that if I indicate September Tom Margenau joins me I should wait until 70 to about this? If I were you, I'd
as my starting month, they Happenings Q&A on start my benefits.The other be jumping up and down Beyond the scary numbers, however,
will think I mean the August Thu. Sept. 8 at 12:30 on half tell me to take benefits with joy, shouting, "Hey, I'm there's another side to falls that older adults
check that comes in now. (I'm 67.) I just don't 75 years old and still need to know. "Falls are preventable and
September. And then AM1050 WLIP. know what to do. kicking and I've been they are not a normal part of aging," says
because I will still be 69 in getting my full Social Kris Krasnowski, Director of
August, I will get the age 69 started at age 69 and 11 A: I hear from financial Security benefits for 9 Communications at the Wisconsin Institute
benefit rate instead of the months. planners all the time about years now. What a lucky for Healthy Aging (WIHA).The organization
age 70 rate that I've waited this issue.And I can tell you guy I am!" supports training and research for falls
so long to get. Please help Q: My wife and I are both that for every one who prevention programs in Wisconsin
me. turning 67. Everything we writes to tell me that I But still, if you're going to communities, including a class called
hear and read about Social should always advise my fret about this, here's how Stepping On. "Studies in Wisconsin have
A: If you want your Security tells us that we readers to wait until age 70 you can do the math. First shown Stepping On reduced participants'
benefits to start at age 70, should wait until 70 to start to file for benefits, another of all, figure out how much likelihood of falling by 31% after taking the
then you will indicate our Social Security. But we financial adviser tells me you received in Social class,” says Krasnowski. “It’s very good news
September (the month you really don't know what to that there is more and Security benefits between because it shows older adults there are
turn 70) as your starting do. We are so torn! We do more research that shows age 66 and 70. Let's say that effective ways to protect themselves from
month for Social Security have about $4 million in the best course of action is was $2,500 per month for falls.” Classes like Stepping On make people
benefits. It's as simple as various investment funds, to take benefits at full 48 months, or $120,000. aware of hazards they take for granted at
that. but we still want to make retirement age. So, there Then figure out what your home or out in the community. Participants
sure we get the biggest really is no clear consensus age 70 benefit would have hear from community safety experts like
But if through some kind return on our Social on this topic. been. It should be about pharmacists and vision specialists and learn
Security investment. So, 132% of your age 66 rate, exercise to improve balance and build
of fluke, they accidentally what should we do? But let me also add this. I or $3,300. The difference strength. Stepping On puts the problem-
hear from people all the between your age 70 rate solving in their hands.
use August as your starting A:As I always point out in time (usually widows) who and your age 66 rate is
this column, I am not a tell me that their husband $800.Then divide $120,000 Involving family, health care providers and
month — well, it's really no financial planner. I'm just an insisted on waiting until 70 by $800 and you get 150. others can also make a big difference in
old, retired Social Security to file for benefits.And then So, you would have to live supporting an older adult who may be at risk
big deal and nothing to lose guy. So, all I can really do is he died not too long after 150 months, or about 12 of a fall.“Starting caring conversations about
explain Social Security rules age 70, meaning that years, beyond age 70 (in safety, addressing falls risks and having
any sleep over. In that case, to you. And the best way I waiting that long was other words, until age 82) discussions about ways to prevent a fall can
can do that is by having you probably a mistake. On the before you start coming go a long way in making environments safer
you would not get the age read the chapter about other hand, I also hear from out on the losing end of the and those at risk more aware of and careful
when to take your benefits people now in their 90s Social Security stick. to avoid hazards,” says Krasnowski.
69 benefit rate. You would in my little Social Security who took benefits at age 62
guidebook called "Social who tell me they wish they So, you've got 7 years yet The Kenosha County ADRC provides free
get the benefit rate payable Security: Simple and Smart" had waited until a later age before you need to go into falls prevention programs, including the
that you can get at Amazon to start their Social a deep funk about having upcoming Stand Up & Move More workshop
to people who started and other booksellers. Security. made the wrong Social that begins October 4. To learn more, call
Security choice. But to add ADRC Health & Wellness Coordinator,
their Social Security at age But having said that, I will So, the bottom line is to my earlier advice: if Haleigh Couch, at 262-605-6624.
make this observation: If I this: no one ever really you're still alive at 82, have
69 and 11 months.And that had $4 million available to knows. Obviously, each a drink, jump for joy (if you SMART READER August 25, 2022 11
me, I wouldn't be losing person just needs to look still can) and forget about
would be two-thirds of 1% sleep over my Social at a variety of issues when that funk. In other words,
Security decision. It's not making that decision — "Don't worry, be happy!"
less than your age 70 like you are between a rock things like health status, life
and a hard place when it expectancy, other income,
benefit rate. So, your comes to Social Security.
You are between a pillow
ongoing benefit rate would and a soft place. It sounds

be a couple dollars less

than it would have been

had you started your

benefits at age 70. But on

the other hand, you would

end up with one extra

Social Security check. In

other words, for probably

the next dozen years or so,

you'd be ahead if your

benefits accidentally

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p.m..The next class will be offered on August 10. For PAUSE for Guided With Senator
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September Mini-Book 4pm 2pm 2pm
Club: Loving Someone
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Sally Book discussion: PAUSE for Guided TECH TALK
Virtual or In-Person Meditation
What are you
The Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Reading? What can
Center will be hosting a mini-book club beginning this you recommend?
September. The book club is for those caring for, or
caring about, someone with dementia. Anyone who 4pm 19 2pm 22 11:00 am 2pm
wants to better understand how to help caregivers is 20Friendship Circle 21 PAUSE for Guided
welcome to participate. 18 Sunday with Meditation 23 24
Sally Autumn in
Join Susan Johnson, Dementia Care Specialist with Kenosha County Q&A
the ADRC, and others on the same journey for a 4pm
book club,Thursdays, September 8, 22 and October 6, 2pm With Senator
from 1 – 2 p.m. for a facilitated discussion on Loving 25 Sunday with 27 Special Topic 28
Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope Sally Bob Wirch
While Coping with Stress and Grief by Pauline Boss. TBD
The book is available at a cost of $10 through the 2pm
Kenosha County ADRC. Scholarships are available.
26 29 11:00 am 30
Excerpt from back of book – PAUSE for Guided
Meditation TECH TALK
“Loving Someone Who Has Dementia” is a much-
needed guide that offers proven strategies for 4pm 2pm 2pm
managing ongoing stress and grief. Dr. Pauline Boss
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caring for someone who has dementia and offers
hope when experiencing “ambiguous loss”- having a loved one both here and not here, physically present that supports pollinators through education,
but psychologically absent.” advocacy, products, and practice. BeeVangelists has a
new shop in Milwaukee. Charlie, who has been
The book club is offered virtually and in-person. Wisconsin Bee inspector and Milwaukee County
Registration is limited. Contact Susan Johnson, Parks Beekeeper, is currently the Chairman of the SE
Kenosha County ADRC, at 262-605-6602 for more Wisconsin Honey Producers Association. He
information and to register. invented a vented, horizontal top-bar hive system and
founded a company called Beepods. Currently he
Senior Group Offers works with public, private, and non-profit
Lecture organizations maintaining hives and providing
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Adventures in Lifelong Learning (ALL), an vangelists.com 
organization of mostly retired people ages 55 and
older, offers free lectures on various topics. For more information, call the ALL office at 262-
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September 19, 2022: Charlie (“Char Bee”) Koenen,
SE WI Honey Producers Topic: “Bees and Beekeeping: Caregiver Coffee Club
Healing from the Hive”
ADRC offers Support Group for Persons Caring
In this talk we will learn the history of honeybees for Someone with Dementia
and beekeeping, and what’s killing bees, and what we
can do to help. This visual presentation takes the Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource
audience on a wild journey, learning how Bees work Center offers a monthly support group for those
together, and with humans, to bring abundance to caring for someone with dementia. The Caregiver
nature - and more. We will explore the amazing Coffee Club meets the first Wednesday of each
healing lifestyle of the colony.We also will learn of the month from 10-11 a.m. The next meeting will be on
devastating troubles honeybees are now experiencing September 7. Available by video conferencing or
and how we can help “Bee the Change” for our phone. Facilitated by Dementia Care Specialist, Susan
descendants and all who inhabit this planet. Johnson. To register call the Kenosha County ADRC,
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Dear Amy: My The Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource
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daughter and son-in-law Powerful Tools for Caregivers course, to be
conducted online.
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Powerful Tools for Caregivers is a free, six-week
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other grandma and I have yourself while caring for a loved one.

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books The dedicated women behind the world’s
first general-purpose computer

The classified ad ran in with four of the six women.
(The ENIAC 6 are Kay
Philadelphia-area McNulty, Frances Bilas,
Betty Snyder, Marlyn
newspapers in the early Wescoff, Ruth Lichterman,
and Jean Jennings.) She
days of World War II: founded the ENIAC
Programmers Project,
“Looking for Women Math which produced a 2014
documentary about them.
Majors.” With men enlisting
ENIAC was created by
to fight, the U.S. Army’s physicist John Mauchly and
electrical engineer J.
Ballistic Research Presper Eckert. While a
missile could reach its
Laboratory was hiring target in less than a minute,
calculating a missile
women to work at the trajectory by hand took on
average 30 hours. Mauchly
University of Pennsylvania’s had long had a vision of an
electronic programmable
Moore School of Electrical computer, and, with funding
from the Army, the war
Engineering, to do what had created the opportunity for
him to build it, with Eckert’s
been considered men’s help. Once programmed,
ENIAC could calculate a
work.They would calculate, trajectory in 30 seconds.

by hand, the ballistics “Modern programmers
use tools such as
trajectories of the artillery programming languages,
operating systems, and
being used in battle. compilers,” Kleiman writes.
The women had none of
Kathy Kleiman’s those tools at their disposal
and weren’t even allowed
Proving Ground: The to see the machine itself
until late in the process, as
The ten best books Untold Story of the Six they hadn’t received
of August highlight security clearance.They set
honesty Women Who about doing the work by
closely studying the
The pursuit of truth is a theme that runs through many Programmed the World’s engineers’ blueprints and
of the selections this month. In much of the world, people diagrams.
are dissatisfied with the status quo and eager to see First Modern Computer
changes for the better. Kleiman describes their
is a lively group biography technical accomplishments
Our 10 picks for this month include books that deal in clear language easy for
honestly with the human condition, from the toll of war to of the women who the computer layperson to
the as-yet unfulfilled hopes for racial equity in South follow. While their
Africa.The protagonists offer powerful examples of people performed those programming solutions
seeking truth, pursuing justice, and insisting on the dignity were innovative and
of each individual. calculations. From there, painstaking, the group The women had fond demonstration not as
appeared largely unfazed by memories of this period of collaborators, but as
1. Moth by Melody Razak they were hired to work on the challenge. During their lives, but they hostesses, tasked with
wartime, as McNulty later described being hazed by greeting the male guests
This month marks 75 years since Partition – the ENIAC, the first general- recalled, “lots of people some of their male and pouring coffee.
creation of Pakistan from northern India. The novel were doing out of the colleagues, targeted with
“Moth” portrays one girl’s harrowing experience in the purpose electronic ordinary things.” practical jokes and pranks.
months leading up to that event. Alma, who is 14 and While completing a training
engaged to be married, lives with her Brahmin family in computer, which was program at the Maryland
bustling, diverse Delhi. As independence from Britain Army facility Aberdeen
dawns, religious tensions explode.Vivid and unflinching, the developed to speed up the Proving Ground, where The final indignity lies in
novel exposes the fissures created by rigid gender, they were far outnumbered
religious, and caste-bound codes. ballistics calculations. by male soldiers, they were the fact that the women
stared at and catcalled.
2. Madwoman by Louisa Treger Kleiman has been Jennings recalled feeling were all but forgotten. In
“like a piece of meat
At a time when public trust in the media is at an all-time interested in the group she surrounded by vultures.” 1995, when the author
low, Louisa Treger’s “Madwoman” is a reminder of how
journalism can drive positive change. This work of calls the ENIAC 6 for realized that the 50th
historical fiction tells the story of Nellie Bly, the first
female investigative reporter, who not only demanded decades. As an anniversary of ENIAC was
justice from powerful institutions, but also insisted on
dignity and compassion for the most vulnerable citizens. undergraduate studying approaching, she called the

3. The Ghetto Within by Santiago Amigorena computer science, she Moore school to find out if

Santiago Amigorena crafts an emotional tribute to his came across an old the occasion would be
grandfather, a Polish émigré in 1940 Buenos Aires,
Argentina, whose loved ones struggle to reach him as he photograph of ENIAC commemorated. She
becomes “imprisoned by the ghetto of his own silence.”
His anguish is rooted in his mother’s increasingly (short for electronic learned that an event was
dangerous circumstances in wartime Warsaw.The novel is
layered with soul-searching prose and stark history. numerical integrator and being planned, but when

computer), the hulking They experienced she asked the organizer if

machine in the Moore additional indignities: They the women were being

school’s basement. Two were initially given a job invited, he responded,

women appeared in the rating of “subprofessional,” “Who are you talking

photograph along with four not based on the work they about?”

men, but when the author were doing but because the Kleiman tracked down
the surviving programmers
tried to find out who they Army didn’t allow women, and helped get them to the
event.
were, one expert in regardless of their

computer history positions, to be rated

dismissively told her that “professional.” And when

they must be models. ENIAC was finally unveiled This engaging book is the
culmination of her efforts
Kleiman eventually to journalists and scientists to raise their profile.

tracked down and in early 1946, the women

completed oral histories were invited to the By Barbara Spindel

4. All the Ruined Men by Bill Glose NEW YORK TIMES
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Bill Glose cracks open the physical and mental PRINT & E-BOOKS NONFICTION PRINT & E-BOOKS FICTION
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honors his comrades’ lives with empathetic and knockout 4. The Destructionists (Milbank) 4. Ugly Love (Hoover)
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6. Crying in the H Mart (Zauner) 6. November 9 (Hoover)
5. American Fever by Dur e Aziz Amna 7. Finding Me (Davis) 7. All Your Perfects (Hoover)
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A 16-year-old Pakistani Muslim girl, aching to leave her 9. Educated (Westover) 9. Book Lovers (Henry)
familiar, proscribed world, embarks on an exchange 10. Life on the Mississippi (Buck) 10. Every Summer After (Fortune)
program to rural Lakeview, Oregon, in 2010. It’s a bumpy
ride. She chafes at others’ assumptions while wrestling
with her own amid the challenges of high school, cultural
vertigo, and illness. An affecting, well-told tale.

story continues on page 15

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The best thing since Babe Ruth? How August books
Shohei Ohtani is making history.
continued from page 14
Not since Babe Ruth has viral 2016 YouTube video
a baseball player been able showing Ohtani smashing a 6. Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah
to pitch and hit at an elite home run through the roof Oscar Hokeah brings to life a kaleidoscope of
level in the major leagues. of the Tokyo Dome. characters from an unforgettable Native American family.
Not until Shohei Ohtani, His depiction of Indigenous cultures honors their
that is. “Sho-time” tells how strength of community with remarkable love and healing
Ohtani narrowed down the humor, sending out a vital drumbeat of hope for future
He was a star in his pool of suitors and generations.
native Japan, playing for surprised everyone by 7. The Crossroads of Civilization by Angus
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham choosing the Angels, who Robertson
Fighters before crossing were thrilled, since signing Journalist Angus Robertson delivers a lively history of
the Pacific to play for the a two-way player is Vienna stretching back 2,000 years. He winds through
Los Angeles Angels in 2018. essentially getting two stars Roman and medieval times, successive invasions,
Expectations for Ohtani for the price of one. But Habsburg rule, Napoleon’s occupation, and the upheavals
were enormous, but after they were also concerned of the 20th century.
his promising start was about how much to use 8. Nomad Century by Gaia Vince
sullied by injuries, no one him, fearing injury. Climate experts say that over the next 50 years nearly
thought he would come half of the world’s population will be living in
back to have a 2021 season “The Angels had treated season for the Angels, and legends-in-the-making are uninhabitable areas of the planet. What will become of
for the record books. Ohtani like a fragile artifact his star power drew infallible. Perhaps even these people? Where will they go? How will they live? The
for most of his first three crowds. more than his raw talent, answers, as Gaia Vince points out, are not radical nor
Jeff Fletcher, the Los seasons in the big leagues,” his drive to come back implausible; the solutions lie with the migrants
Angeles Angels beat writer Fletcher explains, “and you The public is after his injuries is themselves.
for the Southern California couldn’t blame them. It had understandably curious admirable.
News Group, examines been a century since about Ohtani’s inner world, 9. Life on the Mississippi by Rinker Buck
Ohtani’s career thus far in anyone had been able to but Fletcher’s book will do Travel writer Rinker Buck built a flatboat and traveled
Sho-time: The Inside pitch and hit at a high level little to satisfy that desire. from Pittsburgh to New Orleans on the Ohio and
Story of Shohei Ohtani in the majors. Even when Ohtani’s quotes are Mississippi Rivers. His goal was to better understand how
and the Greatest Babe Ruth did it in 1918 primarily pulled from his river transport – for good and ill – made America’s
Baseball Season Ever and 1919, he said the scripted responses to the westward expansion possible.
Played. physical demands were too media. However, Joe 10. The Inheritors by Eve Fairbanks
great.” Maddon, the manager of The end of South Africa’s apartheid regime in 1994 was
Ohtani is considered a the Angels during the 2021 met with jubilation. But the new government faced
“unicorn,” an athlete with a Their worry was season, is quoted in the It may seem premature daunting challenges, and whatever its successes, it was
rare gift. At his best as a justified. It would take two book’s foreword saying, bound to disappoint. Decades later, journalist Eve
pitcher, he throws fastballs surgeries and extensive “He does not like to lose. to write a book about a Fairbanks gets to know South Africans who grew up
at over 100 mph. rehabilitation for Ohtani to At the same time, he is under apartheid and those who don’t remember it. The
Offensively, he’s capable of fully return to the game humble, polite, and kind. player who’s still in the result is a moving group portrait of disillusion and
crushing 470-foot home after playing partial seasons There is an old-school resilience.
runs and stealing bases in 2019 and 2020. component to him.” early years of his career.
with ease. All this, and he’s
only in his 20s. He’s a talent That down-to-earth and Fletcher guides readers
unlike anything the league hardworking nature sings
has seen in the modern through Fletcher’s book. along the signposts of
era. Ohtani’s unfortunate 2019
In the 2021 season, and 2020 seasons Ohtani’s ascent with
Fletcher gives a brief demonstrate that not even
history of Ohtani’s early life Ohtani silenced the thoroughness and respect.
in Japan, taking note of the
fierce love Ohtani has for whispers about his ability “Sho-time” serves as a mile
the game and looking at
the decisions that led to his to be a two-way player by marker in what will likely
leap to the American
League. His reputation hitting a total of 46 home be a prolific run. The
preceded him, partially
thanks to a jaw-dropping runs and as a pitcher writing falls short of

allowing an average of 3.18 bringing Ohtani’s electric

runs per game – game to life, but it

astonishing figures, communicates his

especially since he uniqueness, which is sure

consistently played on the to get readers excited

mound and at the plate in about watching a once-in-

the same games. He was a-lifetime talent play ball.

the silver lining of an By Olive Fellows

otherwise lackluster

Can ‘emotional outsourcing’ fix failing romantic relationships?

What if all the work of just can’t get it together. children into romantic is forced to face her own that would actually allow
heroes.”
improving a romantic But her close- unresolved past.A big-name others to support them.
They start a side
partner could be colleagues-eventual- company and begin client and highly successful The story is light and
“fixing” other people’s social media influencer creative and the characters
outsourced? Female best-friends Tola and relationships through a needs her to secure a are endearing. The writing
variety of means: not-so- proposal: from Aly’s old draws out the story at a
readers, many of whom Eric point out that all chance encounters best friend Dylan, the only relaxed pace, giving the
where they hint it’s time man she’s ever loved. And reader time to ponder their
may feel that they carry the the men she dated have for a commitment- the biggest jerk of her life, own relationships while
phobic partner to who pretends he doesn’t giggling at the absurdity of
emotional burden in their one thing in common: propose, or for a father know her. others. The book contains
to get more involved in
relationships with men, will They went on to have his children’s lives, or a
man needs to improve
find that Lauren thriving lives post- his personal hygiene.
This so-called
Forsythe’s debut novel, relationship (an “emotional outsourcing”
is a hit, and Tola
The Fixer Upper hits improvement rate of pinpoints why: “We have a
generation of exhausted
pretty close to home. Billed 87%, according to very women on our hands.” What ensues is a comical plenty of innuendos to

as a “sassy feminist rom- scientific calculations Everything is fine until Aly tale of mixed messages, remind the audience that

com,” the book is a lot of done by the pair). Aly passive-aggressive jabs, and they’re reading about the

fun, full of cheeky one- realizes that they’re miscommunication. All the love lives of millennials in

liners and a cast of right. In some way – characters wrestle with London, but it’s not graphic

characters both sharp and often many ways – she being honest with in the slightest. As soon as

heartwarming. had a direct hand in themselves about what the reader meets Dylan, the

Alyssa Aresti (Aly) is “fixing” her boyfriends’ they want from their ex-best friend, they can
Forsythe’s leading lady. She lives so they could be
finds herself in failed successful. Tola, convinced other women? She points partners; but they also guess the ending, but it’s
relationship after failed something is there, asks the out to Aly, “Think about
relationship with men who trio: What if they could how happy [the partners of wrestle with having the still a charming read that
your exes] ... must be that
provide this service to you sculpted these man courage to speak their will leave them with a smile.
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Women, men
experience different
heart disease symptoms

Women and men often in the United States and statement writing
may experience very globally -- were reviewed in committee.
different symptoms for the AHA's scientific
cardiovascular diseases, and statement: heart attack, She added that
this must be better heart failure, valve disease, monitoring for depression
understood to improve stroke, heart rhythm and cognitive function may
treatment, a new report disorders, and peripheral help to improve patient
says. artery and vein disease. care "by identifying more
quickly people who may be
Women are more likely "Symptoms of these at higher risk."
cardiovascular diseases can
than men to report profoundly affect quality of Women who experience
life, and a clear a stroke are more likely
symptoms beyond chest understanding of them is than men to have other, less
critical for effective familiar symptoms --
pain when having a heart diagnosis and treatment including headache, altered
decisions, Corrine Y. mental state, coma or
attack, depression and Jurgens, associate professor stupor -- in addition to the
at Boston College's Connell common ones, the release
anxiety with heart failure, School of Nursing, said in a said.
news release.
and shortness of breath,
"It is important to
exercise intolerance and recognize that many Women and men often may experience different symptoms for cardiovascular
symptoms vary in diseases and must be better understood to improve treatment, a new report says.
physical frailty with heart occurrence or severity over
time, that women and men
valve disease, according to a often experience symptoms
differently, and factors such
new report in Circulation, as depression and cognitive For peripheral artery
function may affect disease, which affects the
the American Heart symptom detection and arteries in the lower to experience palpitations; symptoms. persistent chest pain,
reporting," said Jurgens, extremities and causes men are more likely to people with heart failure,
Association's flagship chair of the scientific reduced blood flow in the experience no symptoms. Previously, women's stroke survivors and people
legs, women are more likely symptoms often have been with peripheral artery
journal. than men to report pain in described as "atypical," but disease commonly have
places other than the calf a recent AHA advisory depression and/or anxiety.
The report reviewed the muscle or no symptoms at The AHA's statement concluded "this label may
all. have been due to the lack of It also notes that
latest research, highlighting details the symptoms women included in the cognitive changes after a
clinical trials from which the stroke may affect how and
the most reported associated with symptom lists were whether symptoms are
derived," the release said. experienced or noticed.
symptoms, as part of a new cardiovascular disease,
The AHA's statement By Judy Packer-Tursman
American Heart similarities or differences in highlights that people with

Association scientific symptoms among the

statement. conditions, and differences

Six conditions of And women -- and in how symptoms present
cardiovascular disease -- younger adults -- with heart
the leading cause of death arrhythmias are more likely in men and women, and

how they report these

Over 60, sedentary and watching TV: bad
combination for dementia risk, study says

It isn't the time that older David Raichlen, the physical activity.
adults spend sitting, but study's lead author and
rather the type of professor of biological "We found that sedentary
sedentary activity that sciences and anthropology behaviors were associated
affects dementia risk, a new at USC, said the study with dementia risk, but
study says.Watching TV may shows what people do surprisingly, what we do
increase the risk, but curling while they're sitting matters when we're sedentary
up on the couch with a -- and shifting from passive impacts the direction of
laptop may reduce it. to active sedentary that risk," Raichlen said.
behaviors may reduce
Researchers said their dementia risk. He added: "Physical
National Institutes of activity, while linked with
Health-funded study also "As with any reduced dementia risk
debunks the idea that if observational study, we overall, did not greatly alter
people are more physically can't determine causality," the associations between
active during the day, they he told UPI in an email. "But sedentary behavior and
are able to counter the we think this study forms a brain health."
negative effects of time strong foundation for future
spent sitting. interventions to determine According to the
the best ways to alter
sedentary behavior to researchers, watching TV
improve brain health and
According to the study, reduce dementia risk." doesn't involve much A new study found that what people do while they're sitting matters --
and shifting from passive to active sedentary behaviors, from TV
by reducing time spent in muscle activity or energy viewing to laptop use, may reduce dementia risk.

"cognitively passive" use, and previous research

sedentary behaviors, such has shown uninterrupted

as TV time, and increasing According to Raichlen, a sitting for long periods of time computer use and TV used hospital inpatient the researchers focused on
watching, based on the records to seek dementia older adults because they
time spent in "cognitively large body of research has time is related to reduced biobank's questionnaires. diagnoses -- and they found were interested in the
3,507 positive cases. development of late-onset
active" sedentary behaviors, focused on the associations blood flow in the brain, But None of the 145,000-plus dementia, rather than
biobank participants aged They then adjusted for neurodegenerative diseases
such as computer time, of physical activity with greater intellectual 60 and older had a diagnosis demographics that could that affect younger adults
of dementia at the start of affect brain health, such as or middle-aged adults.
adults aged 60 and older brain health, but much less stimulation that occurs the study. They used age, sex, race/ethnicity and
questionnaires to self- job type, as well as lifestyle "However, we did include
may benefit brain health -- work has examined during computer use may report information about characteristics, including a sensitivity analysis of the
levels of sedentary behavior exercise, smoking and full sample [aged 40 and
even if they are very whether sedentary counteract the negative during the 2006 to 2010 alcohol use, time spent older] and the results were
baseline period. sleeping and engaging in the same," he said.
physically active. behaviors or inactivity is effects of sitting. social contact.
After roughly 12 years of By Judy Packer-Tursman
The findings by linked with risk of dementia The study included self- follow up, the researchers According to Raichlen,
researchers at the reported data from the
University of Southern in older adults. U.K. Biobank, a biomedical
California and University of database of 500,000-plus
Arizona were published in So the researchers set participants across the
Proceedings of the National out to investigate whether United Kingdom. It
Academy of Sciences. sitting around is associated explored the two types of
with dementia regardless of sedentary behavior, leisure-
whether people engage in

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Mayo Clinic

A discussion about tick-borne illnesses

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A is important to be educated
close friend was diagnosed about ticks and take
recently with Lyme disease measures to protect yourself
due to a tick bite. However, I and your family from tick-
recently read about some borne diseases.
new type of tick-borne
illness. My family loves to To reduce the risk of tick
hike and be outdoors, but bites, remember these ABCs:
I'm nervous now about
continuing our activities. Avoid ticks
How can I reduce our risk of
illness from insect bites and Be aware of the places
protect my family? that are more likely to have
ticks and try to avoid them.A
ANSWER: Enjoying the forest -- with a lot of areas
outdoors is a wonderful way of undergrowth, leaf litter
to spend quality family time and tall grasses -- is a prime
together, but there are place to encounter ticks. If
certainly some risks, you are going for a hike, look
especially from ticks.The tiny for a clear path and stay in
bugs, which are closely the middle to decrease the
related to spiders, are nearly chance of encountering
everywhere in the U.S. and ticks.
can transmit several different
germs to humans. Two new Bug spray
tick-borne pathogens were
detected at Mayo Clinic in Whenever you go
the past decade.
outdoors, whether it's be very effective in repelling after coming in from during this process, since for 36 hours or more, or
The most prevalent and and even killing certain types outdoors. That also holds that may increase the risk of who has any of the
commonly known tick- spring, summer or early fall, of insects and ticks. true for other members of getting an infection from the symptoms listed above,
borne disease in North your family, your friends and tick. Also avoid home should see a primary health
America is Lyme disease. It's apply bug spray.The Centers Clothing your pets. You should check remedies for removing ticks, care professional. Thankfully,
caused by the bacteria yourself as soon as you such as putting nail polish or there are several tests and
Borrelia burgdorferi and for Disease Control and If you're going to be come inside and periodically petroleum jelly on the tick new testing algorithms that
Borrelia mayonii and is outside and in areas where during the day if you're going or lighting it on fire. are available at Mayo Clinic
transmitted by a black- Prevention (CDC) ticks may be lurking, dress in to be outdoors for some to check for both early- and
legged tick, also known as a a way that limits skin time. The longer a tick stays If you have been exposed late-stage disease for all the
deer tick. recommends applying a bug exposure and will make it attached to your skin while to ticks, particularly if you tick-borne diseases in the
harder for ticks to bite. it's feeding, the greater have a known tick bite, U.S.
Recently, there has been spray to your skin that Something as simple as likelihood there is for closely monitor for
concern about the Lone Star tucking your pants into your transmitting some type of symptoms of a tick-borne As ticks continue to
tick, which carries the contains either DEET 30% socks can help in this regard. harmful pathogen. disease, such as rash, flu-like expand their ranges and
Heartland virus, and can When it is hot outside, it symptoms, fever, fatigue, move into other parts of the
cause illness or even death. or Picaridin. You also could may not be comfortable to To remove a tick, use muscle aches and joint pains. country, it's even more
These ticks have been wear long pants and long- forceps or fine-tipped In rare cases, some patients important to take efforts to
around a long time, but the use a bug spray on your skin sleeved shirts, so that's tweezers to pinch the tick at can develop a significant reduce your risk of tick-
numbers are increasing from where the combination of the point where its allergy to meat, such as pork, borne diseases. -- Bobbi
the southeastern U.S. to that has oil of lemon clothing and bug spray come mouthparts are inserted into beef or venison, after a tick Pritt, M.D., Clinical
other parts of the country. It together. the skin. Pull the tick out bite. Parasitology Laboratory,
eucalyptus in it.There is also slowly in one continuous Mayo Clinic, Rochester,
In addition to preventive motion. You want to avoid A patient that discovers a Minnesota
a tick repellent called measures, it's very important twisting or crushing the tick tick that has been attached
to check yourself for ticks
permethrin that can be

sprayed on clothing for an

extra layer of protection.

Permethrin actually kills

ticks, and it will last through

several washes. The

Environmental Protection

Agency has rated all the

different types of tick and

mosquito repellents, and has

shown these ingredients to

Climate Bill carbon footprint. The nation elections this fall and gloomy and waters. The senator also tiebreaking vote, and the
is currently on a trajectory prospects for holding on to won a deal to streamline House, 220-207, along party
continued from page 8 The EV boom doesn’t only to reduce 2005 emissions control of Congress, the approval of a West Virginia lines.
Sustainable Development at mean more mining.There are levels by 20% by 2030. The liberals swallowed hard and natural gas pipeline that
West Virginia University and other environmental trade- new bill could double that. lined up behind legislation many environmentalists “We can always point to
author of a new book, “The offs. For example, the U.S. heavily influenced by oppose. drawbacks and things that
Coal Trap: How West Virginia will need less oil but more Then there are the Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin could have been done
Was Left Behind in the Clean electricity to power its political trade-offs. When of West Virginia. For Even with all these trade- better,” says Mr. Muehlegger
Energy Revolution.” The best transportation. And that President Biden first unveiled example, the Inflation offs, Democrats embraced at the University of
lawmakers can do is “enforce means increased nuclear his Build Back Better Reduction Act will fund clean the plan as the best package California, Davis.“But this act
the environmental laws and power, says Mr. Van initiative last year, coal initiatives, while liberals they could get through a is a very significant step
you try to minimize the Nostrand, if the U.S. is to Democratic liberals and want to shut down coal divided Congress. It forward.”
environmental impacts.” dramatically reduce its moderates conducted a very production and allow more squeaked by the Senate, 51-
public fight over its size and oil drilling on federal land 50, with Vice President By Laurent Belise
Political trade-offs scope. Faced with midterm Kamala Harris casting the

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animals

in the news

Firefighters rescue Alligator makes a Pet World
escaped parrot from late-night ruckus on
tree in Michigan South Carolina with Cathy Rosenthal
couple's porch
Firefighters in Michigan were called Dog fears house and family,
out to an unusual rescue when a pet A South Carolina couple said they but acts fine everywhere else
parrot escaped from her home and awoke to a crashing sound in the
perched on a high branch of a maple middle of the night and discovered a 6- Dear Cathy, My husband As well as being a recuring can sniff out the
tree. The City of Ludington Fire foot alligator on their front porch. and I adopted a three-month- guest on Happenings Q&A, neighborhood, and introduce
Department said in a Facebook post Marci and Paul Parrick said they were old male dog from a rescue him to puzzle toys so he has
that firefighters responded to a call for woken up after midnight by a loud organization. I'm not sure of Cathy M. Rosenthal is a to use his brain to find the
assistance from Ludington police when noise and they looked outside to his breed. He's about 25 longtime animal advocate, treats.The busier you keep his
the bird, named Molly, perched high up discover the alligator had climbed the pounds and looks like a black author, columnist and pet mind with training and
in a maple tree and showed no signs of 10 stairs of their front porch and was lab mix. The problem is, he is expert who has more than activities, the less time he has
coming down on her own. The positioned right outside the door of afraid of our home - and us in to be scared of things. As he
department said firefighters have their Port Royal Plantation home. "It it. He hides under the bed and 30 years in the animal grows up and his confidence
rescued three cats from trees during was the craziest thing," Marci Parrick behind the couch. He is afraid welfare field. Send your pet grows, he should become less
the past couple years, but the parrot told the Hilton Head Island Packet. of many noises. I thought it questions, stories and tips to afraid of his surroundings.
rescue was a first. Firefighters used a "We could have stepped on it if we was because he was a rescue
ladder truck to reach Molly and bring walked out the front door. No idea why and needed time. [email protected]. You also can introduce a
her back down to the ground for a it would choose to just run up there pheromone collar or
reunion with her owner. unless it was trying to chase something But when we go to Cathy Rosenthal joins pheromone plug-ins for the
up there or it was spooked up there." someone else's home, he runs Happenings Q&A on home or over-the-counter
Wallaby on the loose Plantation security arrived at the home into the house, plays with calming chews to supplement
in Northern Ireland and used a spotlight to illuminate the everyone, is silly, lays on the Tues. Sept. 6th at to help him feel more at ease
unwelcome visitor. Parrick said the couch, etc. He is such a sweet 2:30 on AM1050 WLIP. during training. If you think it's
A wallaby is on the loose in gator appeared frightened by the puppy. When he comes back noise sensitivity, get a sound
Northern Ireland after escaping from commotion. "I think it was scared to home, he is afraid again. We do to help him relax in your machine for your home to
its enclosure only hours after arriving death actually," Marci Parrick. "You just don't crate him. He sleeps home. muffle extraneous sounds.
at its new home. Richard Beattie, never know what they're capable of with us sometimes, goes for
owner of the Glenpark Estate farm and doing when they're cornered like that." walks, is friendly, and is house- Start with basic obedience If you're consistent, you
event venue in Omagh, County Tyrone, The alligator remained until after 1 trained. We don't have a training. It can distract your should see improvements in a
said two wallabies, smaller cousins of a.m., when the Parricks and security fenced yard, so on the second pup from a potential trigger few weeks.
the kangaroo, arrived at the facility officers shut off all their lights. The day, we had him on a long and help build his confidence
during the weekend and one of the gator eventually descended the porch leash in the yard. When my over time. Begin by putting Dear Cathy, I read your
marsupials escaped when it became stairs and made its way to a nearby husband opened the patio him on a leash in the house column about the anxious dog
startled. Beattie said the wallaby was lagoon. A Florida woman made an door, he ran in still leashed and and training him to "sit," in the pool, especially your
last seen heading into town on Sunday. unusual discovery a few days earlier. jumped around, terrified. We "down," and "stay." (The leash suggestion to have the dog
Beattie said there had not yet been any The Orange County Sheriff's Office got rid of the leash the next is so he doesn't run and hide wear a life vest. My grand dog
further sightings of the animal. He said deputies responded to an east day and put up a temporary under the bed.) Use a clicker is a Labrador Retriever and an
asked any witnesses who spot the Orange County home when the fence. He goes into the yard (preferred method because awesome swimmer. She will
wallaby to contact him or Glenpark homeowner called to report an but is still afraid of our home. dogs understand what it also paw you and try to put
Estate employees. alligator was swimming in her backyard Any ideas? means more quickly) or a her paws on your shoulder.
pool. The deputies were able to marker/reward word (like This is because dogs cannot
Kitten rescued from relocate the gator to the St. Johns -- Shari, Freedom, "bingo") to acknowledge when tread water and must move
engine compartment River. Wisconsin your dog gets it right. constantly.
of city bus in Virginia
Dog rescued after Dear Shari, It can be difficult For example, say "sit." Unless the pup can put her
Animal rescuers in Virginia came to falling 100 feet from to pinpoint what triggers a When your dog sits, click (or feed on the boot of the pool,
the rescue of a kitten that ran under a top of cliff in England dog's fears. It's important to say the marker/reward word) she will have to keep paddling.
city bus and climbed up into the engine consider any and all possible and give your dog a treat. Owners should be careful that
compartment. The Animal Welfare Aquatic rescuers in England came to common denominators, like: their dog does not get too
League of Arlington posted a video to the assistance of a dog that fell 100 feet Does this behavior only Train your dog at least tired out. Great advice too
TikTok showing the kitten rescued and became stranded at the base of a happen at your home?You said three times a day for 10 about training the dog not to
from the engine compartment of an cliff. The Royal National Lifeboat yes. Could the incident on the minutes each session. Both jump in the pool. Pepper
Arlington Transport -- or ART -- bus. Institution said in a news release that a tether have frightened him? you and your husband should knows to enter at the shallow
The rescued cat was dubbed Artie in crew based out of Torbay responded to Absolutely, but probably not train your dog, so he develops end using the steps. The last
honor of the ART bus rescue. a call for help from Emily Linehan, to this extent. Is your dog a bond with both of you. Once thing kids need is a 70-pound
whose spaniel, Yogi, fell 100 feet from more anxious around your you see him more relaxed, dog landing on them. --
"The bus was stopped at N. Randolph the top of a cliff. The RNLI lifeboat husband? Some dogs are afraid teach him games, like fetch, Marilynn, Hayes,Virginia
and Wilson Boulevard," AWLA reached the shoreline and crew of men. Could there be a take him for more walks, so he
representative Chelsea Jones told member Jack Hawkett was able to coax sound inside or outside your Dear Marilynn, Experts
ARLnow. "The bus driver spotted Artie Yogi out from his hiding space at the home that scares him? If yes, estimate that about 5,000
running across the street and then up base of the cliff.The crew reunited Yogi that could trigger insecurities. dogs die in the U.S. annually
under the bus." AWLA said Artie was with Linehan, who said he is now being from backyard pools. While
given a bath and examined by a treated for injuries to his legs, eyes and While it's helpful to know the life vest is a must for every
veterinarian. spine. "It looks like he's going to make what's causing the behavior, dog entering the water, it's
a full recovery and will be able to run you don't have to know what equally important to train
like he could before. He's a very lucky those triggers actually are to dogs not to get into the water
boy," Linehan said in the news release. help your dog overcome unless given permission to do
them.There are things you can so. It could save a dog's life
someday.

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Shining The Maria how much I admire
her role in making
Spotlight On downtown a beautiful place
to be. That’s when she told
Women-Owned me she began the tradition
of the downtown hanging
Businesses flower baskets. “I planted
them myself in my backyard
by Miss Kenosha 2022 - Jenna Zeihen 22 years ago to be hung
here in Downtown
Beyond the sparkles, the “We are a big family down Kenosha. To celebrate the
here!” Tina explained. Her baskets, on June 7th of
sash, and the crown, being favorite part of being 2007 she recalled, they had
downtown is the a celebration called
Miss Kenosha is about relationships built over the “Bloomin Days.” “It was all
years. For Tina, the a labor of love,” she said,
serving my beautiful Lettering Machine’s impact “and the moment I saw the
on our community relies kids parade with the
hometown and greatly on the way she, and marching band, and their
her team, are as human balloons on their bikes…I’ll
empowering our beings.“Working with a never forget that moment.”
great team of people and
community. Some people helping our customers I was blown away by the
bring their ideas to reality, passion and love in her
may not know this, but Miss is why I love what I do.” story and asked Maria if it
Every time I step foot into was hard, bringing her
Kenosha is a part of the the Lettering Machine, I feel dreams of Equinox to life.“I
uplifted by their energy and was never in the business
Miss America organization, kindness. They truly aim to to make money. If you want photo by Samantha Jacquest
make every brand, business, beauty, you have to create
whose mission is “To and the person feel their it. You have to make it. You
best. have to BE it.”
prepare great women for women are three of dozens businesses, and uplifting
When we support our of brilliant business owners each other is limitless. I am
the world, and to prepare local businesses and the in the Downtown area that proud to be a part of the
human beings behind the are the heartbeat of this women aiming to empower
the world for great magic, we invest in dreams town. us all.
and in the family that
women.” As a tribute to Kenosha is. These three The power of hearing With great love and
each other’s stories, gratitude, your Miss
downtown Kenosha and supporting our local Kenosha 22’, Jenna Zeihen

the businesses behind the

magic, I asked a few of my

downtown favorites owned

by women, about their

stories of running the ship

as a business owner in their

field. Finally, I walked up the

I first spoke to Sam stairs of the eccentric and
Vaughn, the co-owner of
Birds of Paradox Studios. beautiful 6th Avenue NOW IN OUR 5TH YEAR
The business was created IT’S STANDUP COMEDY AT ITS BEST
as an artistic outlet for building which holds
tattooing, and photography, EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY.
and now is focused on EQUINOX botanical
“Bringing the community WE BRING YOU TOURING HEADLINERS
together through different boutique, with founder and at the
mediums of art.” When I FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
asked Sam her favorite owner, Maria Caravati. We 5125 6th Ave
thing about owning a INCLUDING THESE UPCOMING SHOWS No Drink KENOSHA
downtown business, she sat upstairs after she
said, “My favorite thing is Minimum
the community! Being in an showed me the massage
industry that seems to be
more ‘competitive’, our and facial rooms (and her
goal has always been and
will be to build up and sweet pup), and she started
work with others.”
at the very beginning.

“Equinox is the longest ONE NIGHT, TWO CHOICES

female-owned downtown

business,” Maria told me.

She explained that until

recent years, Equinox was

all about the care of your

body and soul through the

health and wellness

benefits of organic

When I asked Sam about massage, and holistic facials.
the impacts of being a
woman in her field, she She had been a passionate
said, “It can be harder for
people to respect you as a gardener for many years, August 26 & 27 Sept. 2 & 3 Sept. 2 & 3 Sept. 9 & 10 Sept. 16 & 17 Sept. 23 & 24
businesswoman which only CHRIS YOUNG RICH VOS
makes me want to try even and upon a large life shift, PATTI NATHAN MIKE BALL VICTORIA
harder to get that respect VASQUEZ “TRICKY” JACKSON
and change the stereotype she found herself suddenly
for others,” Sam said. ALLEN SNL Alumni
“Being a woman is HARD caring for over 100
for many reasons. I feel like
once you get that respect houseplants. “That’s when I
from others you know it’s
sincere and earned because discovered the power of
you had to work twice as
hard and put yourself out plant therapy,” Maria told
there.” Sam has been
pivotal to my confidence me. “There are two things
since my reign as Miss
Kenosha has begun, and I in this world that are most
am so grateful Kenosha has
such an empowering healing to me, the sense of
woman forging ahead in
our community to uplift nurturing and life in the
and connect with others.
soil, and the human skin.”

This is when she knew it

was time to expand into

the “EQUINONX

botanical boutique”, in

addition to their known October 14 & 15

and loved massage therapy. Sept. 30 & Oct. 1 October 7 & 8 4 Headliners October 21 & 22
KEVIN FARLEY
I wanted to know how on JIM BOBCAT MEN OF A CERTAIN RAGE
earth this all began, and FLORENTINE GOLDTHWAIT
how she was supported in JOHN DA COSSE, MIKE TOOMEY,
beginning Equinox all those TIM BENKER & STEVE COCHRAN
years ago. “I forged ahead
Another Downtown with my dreams,” she said Q aTune in to Happenings Q&A on AM1050 WLIP every Wednesday at &
staple I spoke with is The smiling at me. “Some 12:30pm and find out more when our weekly headliner joins us on air
Lettering Machine, which people thought I was crazy, am1050WLIP
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jill on money rat being digested by a
snake.”
Social Security primer
and update Munnell recently noted
that in addition to longer life
with Jill Schlesinger expectancies,“the combined
effects of the retirement of
It’s been a while since I baby boomers and a slow- For many years, there was more money coming into Social Security than was
wrote about Social Security, growing labor force due to going out, creating a surplus.Those surpluses are now shrinking, as the massive
so in honor of the 85th the decline in fertility reduce
anniversary of the first time the ratio of workers to baby boomer generation continues to retire, writes Jill Schlesinger.
that the U.S. government retirees from about 3:1 to
collected taxes for Social 2:1 and raise costs “the SS Wage Base”, which is can draw benefits varies military retirement benefits).
Security – and more commensurately.” based on when you were
importantly, made lump-sum currently $147,000); born. Full retirement age — If you are still working
payments to retirees Those additional expenses (FRA) rises incrementally if and under full retirement age
(President Franklin D. mean that the Social Security increasing the current FICA you were born from 1938 to for the entire year, the
Roosevelt signed the actual system is falling behind. 1960 — after that, the age is government deducts $1
legislation on August 14, Jill Schlesinger, CFP, is a CBS tax rate, which is set by 67. from your benefit payments
1935) — it’s a perfect time News business analyst. A According to The 2022 for every $2 you earn above
for a refresher on the former options trader and CIO Trustees Report, the Old- statute at 6.2% for the annual limit ($19,560 for
popular benefit. of an investment advisory firm, Age and Survivors Insurance 2022).
she welcomes comments and (OASI) Trust Fund, which employees and employers,
Social Security is a pay as pays retirement and
you go system, which is questions at survivors benefits, will be each or 12.4% for self-
funded by payroll taxes. [email protected]. Check able to pay scheduled
That’s the Federal Insurance benefits on a timely basis employed Americans; or — You can claim as early
Contributions Act or “FICA” her website at until 2034. At that time, the as age 62, but it will be
line item you see on your www.jillonmoney.com fund’s reserves will become raising the retirement age at permanently reduced by as
pay stub. depleted and continuing tax much as 25%, which also
For many years, there was income will be sufficient to which you can claim Social could affect a non-working — If you delay retirement
When first conceived, the more money coming into pay 77% of scheduled spouse. until after your full
taxes that came in were the program than was going benefits. Security retirement benefits. retirement age, you are
immediately converted to out, creating a surplus. entitled to “delayed
outgoing benefits for The Trustees note that In other words, a little retirement benefits,” or 8% a
retirees.The system changed Those surpluses are “Lawmakers have many year more for each full year
in the ensuing decades in shrinking, as the massive policy options that would tinkering here and there that you delay, until age 70.
response to demographic baby boomer generation reduce or eliminate the
shifts and economic continues to retire. Alicia long-term financing shortfalls should help solve the — Claiming early
conditions. Munnell, the director of the in Social Security and
Center for Retirement Medicare.” problem. negatively impacts any
Research at Boston College,
described this situation as “a The possible fixes could Given that Social Security income (including wages,
include some combination is not going away, here are a
of: raising the level on which few important things to bonuses, commissions, and — When you’re ready to
FICA taxes are levied (aka know about claiming
retirement benefits: vacation pay – or net apply for retirement

earnings if you’re self- benefits, use the

employed, but not pensions, government’s online

— You need to have annuities, investment retirement application, the
worked at least 10 years.
income, interest, veterans, or quickest, easiest, and most

— The age at which you other government or convenient way to apply.

Scorching summer
job heat means more
rate hikes

with Jill Schlesinger

The post-COVID labor are above pre-pandemic

market recovery is like this levels (+208,000, +82,000,

summer’s weather: +41,000, respectively); while

SCORCHING. the professional and business

The government reported service sector has added
that 528,000 jobs were
created in July, more than almost one million more
twice the consensus
estimate. With positive positions (+986,000) than it
revisions to the prior two
months, the total number of had in February 2020 and
jobs has returned to
February 2020 pre-pandemic transportation and
levels.
warehousing has an The government reported that 528,000 jobs were created in July,
more than twice the consensus estimate, writes Jill Schlesinger.
additional 745,000 jobs than

it had before the pandemic

hit.

The monthly gains were The unemployment rate pre-pandemic,” according to “The U.S. labor market months ago, but there’s no pandemic savings to
broad-based, though post- ticked down to 3.5% in July, Diane Swonk, Chief remains hot as demand is sign of imminent danger in supplement income amid the
pandemic performance has matching the pre-pandemic Economist at Grant still elevated and joblessness the labor market.” current period of high prices.
favored some sectors much 50-year low, though that is Thornton. is low,” says Nick Bunker,
more so than others in the partially due to a slight drop director of economic The sizzling report also Others have already
two-plus years since the in the participation rate, The July report is more research at Indeed Hiring means that the Fed is set to depleted their reserves and
labor market bottomed out. which remains below its important than the report Lab. He wrote that before keep raising interest rates have been borrowing to fund
February 2020 value of that job openings fell to their the July employment report, when the central bank meets the gap. Credit card balances
For example, leisure and 63.4%. lowest level in nine months noting that “employer in September, November, and jumped by $46 billion in the
hospitality is down 1.21 and makes “a mockery of demand for workers remains December. The stubbornly second quarter from the first
million jobs since February While most of the prime claims that the economy is strong.” high Consumer Price Index quarter, according to the
2020, recouping about 85% age workers (ages 25-54) on the brink of recession,” underscores that inflation Federal Reserve Bank of
of the jobs lost between have returned to the labor according to analysts at Of course, with two should be the Fed’s focus and New York – that’s a 13%
March and April 2020. force in the same numbers as Capital Economics. (While quarters of negative GDP that the labor market can increase from a year ago, the
before COVID, older the number of openings fell growth in 2022, Bunker also withstand a slowdown. largest annual increase in
Similarly, government Americans are not rejoining from 11.3 million in May to understands that recession more than two decades.
the labor force in huge 10.7 million in June, they worries are elevated. For The concern is that wage
employment is 597,000 numbers and the continued remain higher than they those who are apoplectic growth might decelerate Not surprisingly, card
low level of immigration were a year ago and have about the R-Word, Bunker before prices come down.To usage is rising the most for
lower than its pre-pandemic “suggest that participation seen a more than 50% has a message: “The outlook fund the gap between younger consumers and
may not reach the levels hit increase from before the for economic growth may income and expenses, many those who already have low
level. Retail trade, pandemic.) not be as rosy as it was a few Americans are using excess credit scores.

construction and

manufacturing employment

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Plan Your Special

Event in Kenosha

by Meridith Jumisko

Kenosha has many special Meridith Jumisko is
locations for you to choose Public Relations Director
from for your special event.
Picture a wedding reception at Visit Kenosha.
on the outdoor terrace of Contact her at
The Civil War Museum, in [email protected]
the mezzanine on the
second floor of the Kenosha VisitKenosha.com/PlanIt to
Public Museum, or on the get started. Pick what you’re
lawn of Kemper Center. All planning – a sporting event,
three locations overlook group tour, meeting,
Lake Michigan. Picture an wedding, reunion, or other
outdoor wedding at gathering. Within those
Wolfenbuttel Park or categories we list venues,
Hawthorn Hollow Nature vendors, group dining
Sanctuary and Arboretum. options, places to stay, and
planning tips and services.
As I mentioned in here a
few issues ago, one of the Under planning tips, you photo VisitKenosha.com more.) rentals, Lakeshore Pedal 11,000 square feet of
free services the Visit can request to be put in Tours, Pinot's Palette, and banquet space. This is just a
Kenosha team provides is touch with a Visit Kenosha Moda Bella Salon and Spa We also list team building more. sampling of the event
reunion planning assistance. team member. If you have specializes in bridal services venues available for your
This includes class reunions, guests/attendees staying at - they even have a bridal venues on our website. Picture a gathering in the special event in the Kenosha
as well as family and military Kenosha Area hotels, you suite in the spa! historic GFWC Woman's Area.
reunions. We are also can request complimentary, These are perfect for an Club of Kenosha building in
available for consultations customized welcome bags Did you know that the Library Park Historic Be sure to use our
regarding weddings, sporting which include a copy of the Sandy's Popper offers a employee retreat. The District. Or at The Vault website VisitKenosha.com –
events, group tours, Kenosha Area Visitors Popcorn Bar? This is a Banquet Hall & Event Venue, including our Events
meetings, baby or bridal Guide. spread of gourmet popcorn activities are also great for a two-story historic Calendar, 2022 Kenosha
showers, rehearsal dinners, varieties, set out for guests banquet facility. A pair of Area Visitors Guide, FUN
service club meetings, Vendors includes at wedding receptions, baby pre- or post- event hotels in Downtown 101 list, blog, itineraries, and
funeral luncheons, birthday and wedding showers, and Kenosha offer large banquet more – when looking for
or anniversary parties, restaurants that provide off- other special events. Did activities, whether it’s a space: The Stella Hotel & #KenoshaFun. Visit Kenosha
retirement send-offs, and you know The Lettering Ballroom and Wyndham has been Kenosha’s official
more. site catering. Wedding Machine can create custom wedding party, reunion Garden - Kenosha travel resource since 1986.
clothing for your bridal/baby Harborside. The Parkway
Planning one of these vendors also include such showers? (As well as for planning committee, or Chateau, adjacent to the
events? We can provide corporate clients, sports Brat Stop, features nearly
information about venues to local businesses as A teams, give-away items, sports team needing an
host your event, restaurants event apparel, schools, and
for your meals, hotels for Summer's Garden Florist, outlet to relax and have fun.
your guests to stay at, great
photo spots, and more. Our Bisou Lingerie, Faded This list includes Alpaca Art,
goal is to connect our
partner businesses and Barbershop for Men, JJ’s Boundless Adventures, golf
organizations with you to
make your day special, Boutique & Studios, Mike courses, Hot Mess Studios
memorable, and as hassle-
free as possible! Bjorn's Clothing, Peacetree LLC, Kenosha Charter Boat

Simply go to Originals, RK News Association, Kenosha

Hallmark, and Shel's Bridal. Comedy Club, Kenosha

Community Sailing Center

September 2
at 7:30pm

$7 (Under 12)
$15 (13 & up)

Fun for the
NYC's Premier Disney Cover Band whole family!

Bring your favorite lawn chair and
head down to the Wyndham

Garden Hotel to watch The Little
Mermen play all the Disney hits,
from The Jungle Book to The Lion
King, and even Frozen. You'll find
a cast of talented musicians and
Disney princesses ready to rock

their heart out - and yours!

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Nutrition News
with Charlyn Fargo

Exercise and Your Gut

We've all heard plenty free mice, which had been sedentary behavior. they're fine to store in a storing jars in the
about our gut microbiome raised in a sterile facility cool, dry cupboard. The refrigerator, which extends
and how important it is to and had no microbiota of Fecal concentrations of National Peanut Board says shelf life by another three
good health. What you may their own. They found SCFAs, in particular, opened jars of commercial to four months. Unopened
not have heard is that recipients of the exercised butyrate, went up in the processed peanut butter jars will last six to nine
exercise may be as mouse microbiota had a human gut as a result of can be stored in a cupboard months in the pantry;
important as any probiotic higher proportion of exercise. These levels for two to three months. however, be sure to check
to build a good gut microbes that produce declined again after the After that, they recommend expiration dates.
microbiome. butyrate, a short-chain fatty participants reverted to a
acid that promotes healthy sedentary lifestyle.
Just what is our Charlyn Fargo is a intestinal cells, reduces Stuffed Pepper Soup
microbiome? Our gut registered dietitian with inflammation and generates The bottom line? Here's
microbiota starts with birth energy. another reason to add daily Servings: 8
and affects functions SIU Med School in exercise to your routine -- 2 pounds ground beef or ground turkey
throughout the body. Springfield, Ill. For In the second study, the along with healthy eating
Literally trillions of bacteria comments or questions, habits and plenty of fiber. 6 cups water
live in our digestive tract team tracked changes in the Your gut will be glad you 1 can (28 oz.) tomato sauce, no salt added
and play an important role contact her at did. 1 can (28 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained, no salt added
in our health. Of the [email protected] composition of gut 2 cups chopped green peppers (can use red, orange, yellow for
thousands of species of gut or follow her on Twitter Q and A
microbes that live inside us, microbiota in human color/taste)
some are healthy -- and @NutritionRd. Q: Do you need to 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
some are not. participants as they refrigerate almond butter 2 teaspoons reduced sodium beef bouillon granules (or alternative)
in fiber -- like raspberries, and peanut butter after
The good gut bacteria artichokes, green peas, transitioned from a opening? 1 teaspoon pepper
break down food, broccoli, chickpeas, lentils, 2 cups cooked long-grain rice
manufacture vitamins and beans, whole grains, sedentary lifestyle to a A: Knowing when to Optional: chopped onion, minced garlic, and fresh basil to taste
train our immune system. bananas and apples -- help refrigerate nut butters can
When we have more good good gut bacteria grow. more active one -- and back be tricky.Your best bet is to
bacteria than bad, our Other helpful foods include read the label. If it says
health improves. In the chicory root, leeks, onions, again. Researchers "refrigerate after opening,"
same way, imbalances in gut garlic, asparagus, whole you need to do that. If you
bacteria have been linked to wheat, spinach, oats and recruited 18 lean and 14 buy all-natural peanut
obesity, mood disorders soybeans. butter, you'll want to store
and altered immune obese sedentary adults, jars in the refrigerator.
response. Two studies at the Processed brands of peanut
University of Illinois found sampled their gut butter are made to have a
We know a balanced, evidence that exercise can long shelf life, thanks to the
healthy diet that includes change the composition of microbiomes, and started addition of stabilizers like
high-fiber and fermented microbes in the gut. In the palm oil and hydrogenated
foods (sauerkraut, miso, first study, scientists at the them on an exercise oils, so once opened,
kefir, kimchi, kombucha, U of I and Mayo Clinic
yogurt) can help our gut transplanted fecal material program during which they In a Dutch oven over medium heat, cook and stir beef (or ground
bacteria thrive. Foods high from exercised and turkey) until no longer pink, breaking it into crumbles; drain. Stir in
sedentary mice into the performed supervised next 8 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered,
colons of sedentary germ- until peppers are tender, about 30 minutes.Add cooked rice; simmer,
cardiovascular exercise for uncovered,10 minutes longer. If desired, sprinkle with chopped fresh

30-60 minutes three times parsley. Serves 8 (serving size: 1 cup).

a week for six weeks. Per serving: 337 calories; 24 grams protein; 30 grams carbohydrate; 14
grams fat (5 grams saturated), 70 milligrams cholesterol; 4 grams fiber;
Researchers sampled
13 grams sugar; 466 milligrams sodium.
participants' gut

microbiomes at the end of

the exercise program and

after another six weeks of

America’s Test Kitchen Sheet Pan Barbecue
Chicken with Broccoli
A quick and easy one-pan meal is a must on a busy weeknight
Serves 4
When you don't have a lot of time and don't want to make a big mess, this sheet pan dish is for you. Who doesn't Vegetable oil spray
love a quick meal and easy cleanup? 4 (6- to 8-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/4 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon salt, measured separately
1/4 cup barbecue sauce
1 pound broccoli florets (6 cups)
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1.Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat oven to 450
degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Spray lightly with
vegetable oil spray.
2. Use paper towels to pat chicken dry. Place chicken in center of
baking sheet. Sprinkle chicken evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Brush
chicken evenly with barbecue sauce.
3. Place broccoli in a bowl. Break any large florets into small pieces.
Add oil and remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt and toss with your hands
until broccoli is coated with oil.Arrange broccoli around chicken on
the baking sheet.
4. Bake until chicken registers 165 degrees, 12 to 14 minutes. Place
baking sheet on cooling rack and serve.

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