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Teen employment outlook improves
as summer 2021 nears

Carson Graves is not parks, or catching on with a
letting a pandemic and all the lawn mowing crew.
uncertainty that goes with it
interfere with launching his Last year, tens of
yard clean-up service this thousands of teens missed
spring. out not just on a paycheck
but valuable workplace
The Kansas City-area experience. Older kids,
seventh-grader is specializing hoping to add to their
in dog poop yard control. college application résumé
Carson’s “College Fund Yard and earn money to help
Clean-Up Service” promises cover tuition, had their
to keep your yard clean for hopes crushed when
$10 a week. internships were canceled.

Carson made his pitch in a I remember my years as a photo - visitkenosha.com
flier he left in my mailbox: summertime sacker at a
“Have you ever had a grocery store well. It was my summer jobs created in May, year? Challenger predicts a statement. a paycheck, but it can help
situation where your dog’s first job, where I learned to two million jobs will be held them develop skills, meet
poop is all around the pay attention to details, was June and July for 16 to 19- by teens, down slightly from Challenger also expects new people and stay busy
backyard and you are just drilled to go above and last year’s total. As an early more jobs to open up in once school is out.
too tired to pick it up? Then beyond to help customers year-olds climbed to nearly indicator, close to 4.9 million parks programs and summer
I’m the person to talk to.” and gained an appreciation teens were employed in camps as vaccination levels
for the difference between 2.2 million, up 26.2% from March, compared with 4.8 increase, the economy
The preteen is among the “gross” and “net” pay. There million in the same month improves, and parents start
large army of kids hoping to were some long days, but I 2019, according to the last year. enrolling their children again More importantly,
land work this summer after enjoyed the camaraderie of in activities.
businesses closed and hiring working as part of a team. outplacement firm “Retailers, quick-service stocking shelves at a food
slowed because of the restaurants, and amusement
pandemic a year ago. Some, That’s something to think Challenger Gray & parks are looking for bank, or tutoring younger
like Carson, are taking the about if you’re an employer workers right now, and many
entrepreneurial route with looking for workers, or if Christmas, Inc. are having a hard time finding kids in reading and math
jobs that can be launched you’re a neighbor down the them,” Andrew Challenger, a
from home. Others are street who’s tired of tidying However, at the peak of senior vice president, said in could be just the thing that
applying at places that up after the dog. the summer in July, the
traditionally hire teen number of employed teens Make sure you don’t impresses a hiring manager,
workers, such as grocery Last summer was a bit of a was down more than one
stores, fast-food outlets, mixed bag for teens. million jobs, from July 2019, overlook volunteer mentor or college
retail stores and amusement Surprisingly, the number of Challenger said.
opportunities as more admissions officer down the

nonprofits and other road.

organizations return to By Steve Rosen

What’s the teen summer normal staffing practices.
employment outlook this
Volunteering won’t get teens

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Closer to home: Plenty of employment
opportunities in Kenosha

If you’ve been out and from 2019 to 2020.That is a important roles. And as the It is not uncommon to start from a
about town recently, you’ve hit of nearly 19%.Those jobs evening goes on, managers at
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signs of almost every What does work in the customers at all hours. site, and
business. From waitstaff and hospitality and tourism Other jobs may include position, or to start as a
bartenders to clerks, industry look like? It’s all curators at museums, event
managers, and warehouse about people! planners, artists, sales member of waitstaff at a scoop MORE!
workers, there is a huge directors, ski instructors, on a fun
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As the world begins to morning breakfast and musicians, or maintenance
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Cuba's economic woes may fuel
America's next migrant crisis

Not all of the migrants So far this year, the U.S. With legal routes foreclosed, its food, the island nation has Cubans who have applied for money directly to their
hoping to claim asylum in the Coast Guard has picked up experienced a food crisis. the reunification program families there.
United States are fleeing 180 Cuban "balseros" at sea pressure to leave built over are still waiting in limbo for
Central America's violence- trying to reach the United the program to resume. And reversing Trump's
torn "Northern Triangle" of States. The number is time as the economy The result is the worst restrictions on travel to the
Guatemala, Honduras and El modest -- but it's already economic downturn since A policy problem island would help revitalize
Salvador, contrary to popular more than three times the deteriorated, finally the 1990s. the private Cuban
perception. Coast Guard rescues of The migration crisis restaurants and bed-and-
Cubans made last year. exploding in a mass exodus brewing in Cuba has been breakfasts that rely on U.S.
Cubans intercepted at sea largely overlooked while the visitors.
are returned to Cuba under of desperate people. Demand to emigrate Biden administration focuses
the terms of a 1995 on managing the rush of All these measures would
Of the 71,021 asylum migration agreement. After studying U.S.-Cuban The 1994 Cuban Central American asylum put money directly into the
seekers waiting in Mexico relations for four decades, I migration crisis ended when seekers and caring for hands of the Cuban people,
for their applications to be The current uptick recalls believe the conditions that former President Bill Clinton unaccompanied minors at giving them hope for a better
processed in the United the gradual increase in led to these migration crises signed an accord with Cuba the U.S.-Mexico border. future in Cuba.The
States as of late February, rafters rescued at sea in the are building once again. providing for safe and legal Conversation
16% were Cuban, according spring of 1994, numbers that migration. The United States White House Press
to federal immigration data. rose exponentially that Economy in free fall committed to providing at Secretary Jen Psaki recently By William M. LeoGrande
summer, culminating in the least 20,000 immigrant visas said that Cuba policy is Mr. LeoGrande is a professor
That makes Cubans the "balsero" migration crisis. Hit by the dual shocks of to Cubans annually to avoid under review, but that it's
renewed U.S. economic future crises by creating a "not a top priority." of government at the
third-largest group of Triggered by the collapse sanctions during the Trump release valve. American University School of
of the Soviet Union -- administration and the U.S. officials could head off
migrants, just ahead of communist Cuba's main COVID-19 pandemic, the President Donald Trump the migration crisis brewing Public Affairs.This article is
international partner at the Cuban economy shrank 11% replaced Obama's policy of in Cuba by making the republished from The
Salvadorans and after time -- the 1994 exodus saw in 2020. normalizing U.S.-Cuban changes to U.S.-Cuba
35,000 Cubans arrive in the relations with one of relations Biden promised Conversation under a Creative
Guatemalans and United States in two Former President Donald "maximum pressure" aimed during his 2020 presidential Commons license.
months. Trump cut off two major at collapsing the Cuban campaign.
Hondurans. sources of Cuba's foreign regime. To hear more, tune in
It was the United States' exchange revenue: people- Restaffing the U.S. to Happenings Q&A on
Why Cubans flee third Cuban migration crisis. to-people educational travel Embassy in Havana would Monday, May 17th at
In 1965, some 5,000 Cubans from the United States, make it possible to resume
The Cubans at America's embarked from the port of worth roughly $500 million He downsized the U.S. compliance with Clinton's 1:30 p.m when Dr.
doorstep are mostly Camarioca in small boats, annually, according to my 1994 migration agreement William LeoGrande joins
economic refugees. But since landing in South Florida. In analysis of data from the Embassy in Havana in 2017, to grant at least 20,000
Cubans no longer have 1980, the Mariel boat crisis Cuban National Office of immigrant visas annually.That the show.
preferential status over brought 125,000 Cuban Statistics, and $3.5 billion allegedly in response to would give Cubans a safe and
other immigrants -- as they migrants to the United annually in cash remittances. legal way to come to the
did until former President States in the so-called injuries to U.S. personnel United States and discourage
Barack Obama stopped "freedom flotilla." them from risking their lives
automatically admitting serving there. And he on the open seas or with
Cubans who made it to the These migration waves human traffickers.
United States -- claiming came when the Cuban suspended the Cuban Family
asylum is now virtually their economy was in crisis and Lifting Trump's economic
only hope of winning entry. standards of living were Reunification Parole sanctions would curtail the
falling. All three occurred need to emigrate by
when Cubans had few The pandemic hammered Program, which provided reducing Cuba's economic
avenues for legal migration. Cuba's tourist industry, hardship, in part by enabling
which suffered a 75% decline upwards of 20,000 Cuban Americans to send
-- a loss of roughly $2.5
billion. immigrant visas annually to

Cubans with close relatives

Cubans who can afford it in the United States.
fly to South America or hire
smugglers to take them to These external shocks hit These measures drastically
Mexico in "fast boats" before an economy weakened by reduced the number of
trekking north to the U.S. the decline in cheap oil from immigrant visas given, closing
border. Those who can't crisis-stricken Venezuela due the safety valve Clinton
afford to pay smugglers try to falling production there, negotiated in 1994. In 2020,
to cross the Florida Straits forcing Cuba to spend more just over 3,000 Cubans
on rafts or small boats called of its scarce foreign immigrants were admitted to
"balsas" -- a dangerous 90- exchange currency on fuel. the United States.
mile ocean passage. Since Cuba imports most of
Today, some 100,000

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Many QAnon followers report
mental health diagnoses

A QAnon sign is displayed at the U.S. Capitol as President Donald Trump supporters gather to protest against the Electoral who are manipulative, or violent -- which means
College vote certification that would certify President-elect Joe Biden as the next President at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. irresponsible and low on that for millions of QAnon
empathy -- are more likely to believers, their radicalization
QAnon is often viewed as authored with security themselves. By contrast, 19% revealed connections believe conspiracy theories. may be of their opinions, but
a group associated with scholar Mia Bloom, I noticed of all Americans have a not their actions.
conspiracy, terrorism and that QAnon followers are mental health diagnosis. between psychological QAnon's rise has
radical action, such as the different from the radicals I coincided with an unfolding In my view, the solution to
Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. usually study in one key way: problems and beliefs in mental health crisis in the this aspect of the QAnon
But radical extremism and They are far more likely to United States. Even before problem is to address the
terror may not be the real have serious mental illnesses. Among QAnon conspiracy theories. For the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health needs of all
concern from this group. the number of diagnoses of Americans -- including those
insurrectionists with criminal example, anxiety increases mental illness was growing, whose problems manifest as
QAnon followers, who with 1.5 million more people QAnon beliefs. Many of them
may number in the millions, records, 44% experienced a conspiratorial thinking, as do diagnosed in 2019 than in -- and many others who are
appear to believe a baseless 2018. not QAnon followers --
and debunked conspiracy serious psychological trauma social isolation and could clearly benefit from
theory claiming that a satanic The isolation of the counseling and therapy.
cabal of pedophiles and Significant conditions that preceded their loneliness. lockdowns, compounded by
cannibals controls world the anxiety related to By Sophia Moskalenko
governments and the media. I found that many QAnon radicalization, such as Depressed, narcissistic and COVID-19 and the Ms. Moskalenko is a research
They also subscribe to many followers revealed -- in their emotionally detached people economic uncertainty, made
other outlandish and own words on social media physical or sexual abuse of are also prone to have a a bad situation worse. Self- fellow in social psychology at
improbable ideas, such as or in interviews -- a wide conspiratorial mindset. reported anxiety and Georgia State University.
that the Earth is flat, that the range of mental health them or of their children. Likewise, people who exhibit depression quadrupled This article is republished
coronavirus is a biological diagnoses, including bipolar odd, eccentric, suspicious during the quarantine and
weapon used to gain control disorder, depression, anxiety and paranoid behavior -- and now affects as much as 40% from The Conversation under a
over the world's population, and addiction. of the U.S. population. Creative Commons license.
that Bill Gates is somehow
trying to use coronavirus More serious problem To hear more, tune in
vaccinations to implant to Happenings Q&A
microchips into people and It's possible that people
more. who embrace QAnon ideas AM1050/WLIP on
may be inadvertently or Friday, May 14th at
As a social psychologist, I indirectly expressing deeper 12:30 pm when Sophia
normally study terrorists. psychological problems. This Moskalenko joins the
During research for Pastels could be similar to when
and Pedophiles: Inside the people exhibit self-harming conversation.
Mind of QAnon, a behavior or psychosomatic
forthcoming book I co- Psychology of complaints that are in fact
conspiracy signals of serious
psychological issues.
Research has long
It could be that QAnon is
less a problem of terrorism
and extremism than it is one
of poor mental health.

Only a few dozen QAnon
followers are accused of
having done anything illegal

In court records of

QAnon followers arrested in PROTBALXEMS?

the wake of the Capitol

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my turn followed by a period of
probation lasting several
Lessons for police months. In Germany, for
example, police training
lasts 2 1/2 to four years.
U.S. Capitol Police, by
contrast, undergo 27
weeks.

A careful and thoughtful

from the military analysis of police training is

with Harlan Ullman Dr Harlan Ullman is UPI's essential. The military has
Arnaud deBorchgrave
Distinguished Columnist.  His undergone massive
next book due out in 2021 is
America's police are police forces nationwide The Fifth Horseman and the investigations and revisions
under assault. Following a and 700,000 full-time New MAD:The Tragic History
litany of police shootings of officers? Or are other of How Massive Attacks of of training service
African Americans and the factors at work? Disruption Are Endangering,
death last year of George Infecting, Engulfing and personnel. During the
Floyd at the knee of Derek Regardless of these Disuniting a 51% Nation.
Chauvin, whose trial is answers, American police Korean War, a surprising
about to end, demands and forces have a lot to learn Harlan Ullman joins
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"defunding," "reforming" three areas: training, rules Thu., May 20th at 2:30
and "demilitarizing" police of engagement and ongoing prisoners of war
have been deafening and education programs. on AM1050 WLIP.
ubiquitous. collaborated with the
In terms of global 20 and 27 weeks of training
Do these incidents rankings, the training and enemy.As a result, a code of
reflect systemic and educating of American
institutional flaws and police are quite low. On conduct was created and Protesters march through downtown Minneapolis as jury deliberations begin
failures inherent in policing average, American police in the Derek Chauvin trial over the death of George Floyd.
and the nearly 18,000 officers undergo between implanted in the military

culture.

During the early years of the ratio of U.S. and North must be mandatory to
the Vietnam War, Navy
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and public attitudes. how the military carried
Standardization is also out its duties in high threat
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my turn

Virginia flunks

math Readers may email Cal
Thomas at
with Cal Thomas
[email protected].
The state of Virginia, state is even thinking about Look for Cal Thomas’ new
which used to be reliably book “America’s Expiration
red and mostly recommending such Date:The Fall of Empires and
conservative, is providing Superpowers and the Future
more evidence of an changes is indicative of
increasingly blue and liberal of the United States”
hue. where we are as a country.

Instead of elevating

students to standards that

would help them achieve there has been no progress theories and classroom same and in the case of other subjects can only
in either mathematics or math, be equally stupid. advance mediocrity, of
Virginia is “considering” more in life, we lower reading performance, and skills, Chinese teachers had which we have quite
the lowest performing enough.
renovating its math those standards, sending a students are doing worse." stronger knowledge of the I was a terrible math
student. My father was When I was in school
courses. As the publication message that subject matter they were good at math. He would achievers were praised and
explain a problem to me rewarded. There were
Virginia Mercury noted, “In underachievement is OK. teaching, as well as a better and I sometimes would still honor rolls and at
not get it. He loved and was graduation a valedictorian
webinars (Virginia If Virginia follows through A study published in understanding of the good at golf. I didn’t and and salutatorian. Those are
on these math proposals – wasn’t. He was not a mostly gone, apparently
Department of Education) and officials deny a final Contemporary Educational overall elementary natural public speaker. I am. because of “equity.” What
decision has been made – it He was not that good a we encourage we will get
officials have been upfront will add to America’s Psychology by Teachers curriculum that their writer. I will leave the more of and what we
decline in essential judgment on my ability to discourage we will get less
that the initiative is based subjects. It would be College Professor Stephen students had covered and readers. of.
another example of the
on data, especially soft bigotry of low Peverly and former TC would cover in later years.” If Virginia follows through
expectations. on its math restructuring
standardized test scores students Zheng Zhou of St. While Americans are proposal, it will likely
increase the exodus many
that show Black, Hispanic John’s University and Tao dumbing-down, the are taking from public
schools into home and
and low-income students Xin of Beijing Normal Chinese are smartening-up. private schools where their
children can get a real
have lower pass rates on University (and reprinted in The study adds, “For the education, assuming more
politicians will allow them a
state math assessments a Columbia University past 20 years, studies of choice.

than White and Asian According to a National teachers publication) math achievement have Everyone has different
skill sets. Students with
students. Those critical of Center for Education “suggests that Asian shown that Chinese (and math skills ought to be
encouraged as some might
the initiative have argued Statistics (NAEP) report in teachers simply know more other East Asian) children end up in the space
program or other areas
that Virginia is lowering its 2019, math and science about math. In a consistently outperform that benefit humankind.
Those with fewer skills can
standards in favor of scores for fourth- and comparison of 162 third- their American be helped.

certain students instead of eighth-graders have grade mathematics counterparts in almost

improving instruction to dropped since 2017.” teachers in the US and the every area.”

help more children reach Peggy Carr, associate People’s Republic of China, Like “income inequality,”
commissioner of NAEP, is there are those who
advanced courses.” quoted in a US News story: the researchers found that believe “equity” means
"Over the past decade, everyone should make the
Initial reports, fueled by while American teachers Promoting equal
one county official, had this
as a done deal, but that the were more knowledgeable outcomes in math and

about general educational

Policing will the ranks of law

enforcement. There’s no

reform with or disagreement from chiefs of
without the GOP
police that officers are
with Mary Sanchez
increasingly sent to

intervene in situations that

involve mental health,

addiction and

America is pushing camouflage carrying a homelessness. And they

toward policing reform, Gadsden “Don’t Tread on want solutions too.

with or without Me” flag, its yellow Readers can reach Mary Plenty of licensed law
Sanchez at enforcement officers across
Republicans. background and coiled the country have been
[email protected] involved in the reform
Not swiftly, not without rattlesnake increasingly a and follow her on Twitter movement alongside clergy,
debate, and not without familiar symbol used by @msanchezcolumn. students and community
public protests. But it will white supremacists and leaders.
happen. anti-government It’s just one provision of
extremists. Florida’s new “anti-riot” bill, It’s not too late.The GOP
There is simply too much which DeSantis signed just
momentum for either He attempted to egg on as the jury went to party leadership could
political party to revert to young Black men in the deliberation at the trial of
the status quo before crowd, looking for a Derek Chauvin, the former decide that they wish to
George Floyd, before physical fight. People Minneapolis police officer
Michael Brown, before ignored him while eyeing convicted of Floyd’s death. play a productive role,
Breonna Taylor and so many the shotgun strapped
other Black people who across his back. rather than be obstinate

and try to shut down

Florida’s misnamed “anti- person. today — a thorough change that’s already

died needlessly at the hands Finally, some young The new law also assessment of modern moving ahead.
protects drivers who crash
of police. people grabbed the flag and riot” law aligns with a GOP through crowds of policing. The guilty verdict against
protesters from civil
And yet Republican-led burned it, stamping out the mold, with portions lawsuits. Gov. Kevin Stitt Americans who care Chauvin in the death of
state houses are bearing flames so nothing spread. also recently signed a
down on the rights of those Thankfully, the man went on mimicked in other state similar law in Oklahoma. enough to fill the streets to Floyd was one important
who are most fervently his way, outnumbered and Like that was needed in any
pressing for change, on the stripped of his signage. legislatures, including state. protest peacefully are ones step. It provided a sense of

Missouri. The lack of insight into that reasonable, capable hope that officers can and
what’s at stake by GOP
The law piles on extra leaders is horrendous. elected officials should will be held accountable for

protesters. Under the bill Florida penalties, turning These bills aren’t want to engage. Not attack, egregious abuses of force.
intended to thoughtfully
The intention is clearly to Gov. Ron DeSantis just misdemeanors to felonies address tensions, but rather not threaten their But the evolving scope of
to shut down people who constitutional rights and what citizens envision for
stifle a repeat of last year’s signed into law, this and giving prosecutors and dare raise them, to avoid most certainly not to policing is much larger.
any discussion of what is demean in a simplistic Those discussions have
Black Lives Matter protests. instigator would be police the power to rope vitally relevant in America “them vs. us” approach to barely just begun. The
governing. protests of 2020 were a
It’s also aligning the party protected but those in the bystanders into

with some curious largely peaceful crowd repercussions that should

compatriots. could face legal only be focused on people

consequences. A few who cause harm, either to Elected officials are not plea, a demand for change
In a crowd of diverse destroyed a historical flag.
protesters milling about a Even more cheered. In buildings or others. After only ignoring broad that remains largely

Kansas City park on a Florida, those acts could all, it’s already a crime to American support of unanswered. So into

sunny afternoon last May now be deemed a second smash windows, torch reform efforts, but also the another summer of

after the killing of Floyd, I buildings or physically fight calls for positive change protests we head.
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jill on money

Memes, SPACs and
NFTs (Oh My!)

with Jill Schlesinger

April is Financial Literacy Entertainment, to suffer Jill Schlesinger, CFP, is a CBS
Month and this year, it’s time losses. News business analyst. A
to add some new words and former options trader and CIO
terms to your financial Prices of meme stocks of an investment advisory firm, such as a stock, bond, digital record that acts of like artists, musicians, or
lexicon — keep these terms have come down from their she welcomes comments and commodity, or a currency, proof of ownership over an writers. NFTs also allow
that have dominated the all-time highs, but still remain that can easily be exchanged asset or collectible, like a creators to receive royalties
headlines in the first few up dramatically. There’s even questions at or traded for something piece of digital art, a video if others were to bid up the
months of 2021 in your back a way to bet on them, [email protected]. Check else of the same value or clip, music or an audio file, or price in the future.
pocket. without picking a particular type. For example, a dollar even an article.
one: VanEck launched an her website at bill that you have can be With the world slowly
Meme Stock: Meme is exchange traded fund called www.jillonmoney.com swapped with any other Here’s where it gets a bouncing back from the
defined as “an amusing or Vectors Social Sentiment dollar bill and the value is little tricky: the coronavirus pandemic and
interesting item (such as a (ticker “BUZZ”). This business.To do so, the SPAC still the same. authentication is itself financial outlooks waxing a
captioned picture or video) reminds me of the slew of registers with the SEC to go unique—it is computer bit more optimistic, there
or genre of items that is tech funds of the early public, raises and pools A non-fungible object, like code, stored and protected will undoubtedly be more
spread widely online 2000’s, which flamed out funds, and then has to find a a piece of art or an antique on a shared public exchange. buzzwords on this list before
especially through social when that bubble burst. The target and spend the funds car, has its own unique value. That public exchange is the year is out.There will be
media,” according to big question is whether the on a deal within two years. Now let’s add in the token known as blockchain, the lots to learn and remember,
Merriam-Webster. Meme meme stock mania was a part. A token acts as the digital ledger that is the so make sure you keep a pen
stock refers to equities that pandemic-related SPACs are seen as a quick certificate of authenticity of backbone of cryptocurrency and paper handy, or, better
attract investors through occurrence or a longer way for large investors, who the non-fungible asset. In the assets like bitcoin. Once yet, dive into the wonderful
social platforms and lasting trend. have a lot of cash on hand case of NFTs, the created, an NFT can’t be world of free online finance
discussion board sites like right now, to take private authentication is not a counterfeited, which makes resources and get to
Reddit and Twitter. SPAC: SPAC is an acronym companies public.The added physical slip of paper, but a it useful for creative folks, studying!
benefit, according to lawyers,
Like the dot-com stocks for “special purpose is that SPAC sponsors have
of the late 1990s, these less liability than they would
companies have attracted acquisition company,” which doing a traditional IPO,
retail investors. But in the because SPAC rules are
2021 iteration of the boom, is a type of blank check somewhat looser when it
speculation was driven not comes to financial
only by the desire to make company, as defined by the projections. The SEC has
money, but also by the goal warned that the SPAC craze
of forcing large, institutional Securities and Exchange is already on their radar.
investors, who had bet
against companies like Commission (SEC). SPACs NFT: To understand NFTs
GameStop and AMC (Non-Fungible Tokens), let’s
are essentially shell start with the word fungible,
which means something
companies that are created

to transact a deal (a merger

or an acquisition) with a not-

yet-determined other

company (or companies),

which actually operate a

Answering post-
COVID-19 pandemic
insurance questions

with Jill Schlesinger

More than a year after how much of a premium
COVID-19 swept across the
country, many of you have increase COVID-19
contacted me to ask about
various insurance needs. survivors might have to
Here are some of the
questions that I have fielded. swallow. That said, it makes

Question: I am a 33-year- sense to start the process by
old woman, who survived
the virus and have felt some applying for term life
longer-term effects, like
fatigue. Will my COVID insurance, which is the most
diagnosis prevent me from
getting life insurance in the affordable type of coverage.
future?
Use an online calculator, like
Answer:While you should
be able to obtain coverage, it this one from
may come at a higher cost.
As with any medical LifeHappens.org, to
condition, the long-term
impact of COVID-19 will be determine the right amount
incorporated into the
insurance underwriting for your situation.
process.“Age and health play
a big part in determining life Question: I am a COVID consider yourself lucky to Disability insurance my wife and I are considering But the amount of care and
insurance rates, and we’ve long-hauler, and I am about have DI! buying long term care the period of time varies
seen that play out as insurers to collect disability insurance benefits have a few caveats, policies for ourselves. We dramatically. One in three of
have navigated the pandemic coverage that my employer In broad terms, DI are both 61 and work full today’s 65-year-olds may
this year,” Jennifer provides. How will the coverage provides income according to the IRS. If your time but want to make sure never need long-term care,
Fitzgerald, CEO and co- money I receive be taxed? replacement to employees that we are not a burden to but 20% will need it for
founder of Policygenius, said who are unable to work due employer pays for all of the our kids—and definitely longer than five years.
in a recent statement. to illness or accident that is want to stay at home, as long Additionally, women need
not work-related. Disability premiums for your policy, as we can. We had sticker care longer (3.7 years)
It is hard to know exactly coverage comes in two shock when we started than men (2.2 years).
Answer: Disability flavors: short-term (STD), which it sounds like is the doing some research. Is
typically covers periods there a way to minimize the To reduce premium costs,
insurance (DI) is one of lasting less than six months, case for you, then you are on cost of long-term care you may want to consider
and long-term (LTD), which insurance? curtailing your benefit
those valuable workplace lasts for the length of the the hook for the taxes on period to five years, rather
disability or until retirement. Answer: The Department than pay for lifetime benefits,
benefits that many workers The payout time and amount the amount received. of Health and Human and you may also reduce the
depends on the individual Services reports that 69% of coverage amount so that
gloss over, until they actually policy. However, if you pay the people will use long-term you can pay for a portion of
care services at some point. potential future needs.
need it. Yet just over one in entire cost of the insurance

four of today’s 20-year-olds plan, then you would not

will become disabled before include any amounts you

reaching age 67 and a receive for your disability as

whopping two-thirds of the income on your tax return.

private sector workforce has Question: After worrying
about my 84-year-old
no long-term disability mother’s care in her assisted
living facility amid COVID,
insurance, according to

government data, so

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May 6, 2021 health
lifestyle
Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center community

news

Older Americans
Month: Communities
of Strength

FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 In tough times, communities
find strength in people—and
people find strength in their
communities. In the past year,
we’ve seen this time and again
in Kenosha County as friends,
neighbors, and businesses have
found new ways to support
each other.

In our community, older
adults are a key source of this
strength. Through their
experiences, successes, and
difficulties, they have built
resilience that helps them face
new challenges. When
communities tap into this, they
become stronger too.

Each May, the Administration for Community Living leads the celebration of
Older Americans Month. This year’s theme is Communities of Strength,
recognizing the important role older adults play in fostering the connection
and engagement that build strong, resilient communities.

Strength is built and shown not only by bold acts, but also small ones of day-
to-day life—a conversation shared with a friend, working in the garden, trying
a new recipe, or taking time for a cup of tea on a busy day.And when we share
these activities with others—even virtually or by telling about the experience
later—we help them build resilience too.

This year, Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center will
celebrate by encouraging community members to share their experiences.
Together, we can find strength—and create a stronger future.

Here are some ways to share and connect:

• Look for joy in the everyday: Celebrate small moments and ordinary
pleasures by taking time to recognize them. Start a gratitude journal and share
it with others via social media or call a friend or family member to share a
happy moment or to say thank you.

• Reach out to neighbors: Even if you can’t get together in person right now,
you can still connect with your neighbors. Leave a small gift on their doorstep,
offer to help with outdoor chores, or deliver a homecooked meal.

• Build new skills: Learning something new allows us to practice overcoming
challenges. Take an art course online or try a socially distanced outdoor
movement class to enjoy learning with others in your community. Have a skill
to share? Find an opportunity to teach someone, even casually.

• Share your story: There’s a reason storytelling is a time-honored activity.
Hearing how others experience the world helps us grow. Interviewing family,
friends, and neighbors can open new conversations and strengthen our
connections.

When people of different ages, backgrounds, abilities, and talents share
experiences—through action, story, or service—we help build strong
communities. And that’s something to celebrate!

The Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center provides quick
and easy access to objective and reliable information, guidance, and assistance
that involve a wide variety of available services, resources and benefits. Call
262-605-6646 to learn more.

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Fishing at Lincoln

Lagoon back

in the day

by Joe Campolo, Jr.

Growing up in Joe Campolo Jr. is an catch. He prepared and caught the fish to That day the tavern saying a word.You could
Kenosha in the 50’s and award winning author, served them at his supplement their food owner showed up and tell by her eyes how
60’s afforded us many poet and public speaker. tavern. Whenever we supply. One day my best bought most of the fish grateful she was. When
places to catch fish. Of He is known for his three were there, we always friend Jim and I were off of everyone there. Jim got back to where
course, our favorite was award winning books The hoped he would come fishing on the island and The woman just looked we were fishing, he just
fishing for perch in Lake Kansas NCO, Back to the around because he paid a young woman with her on with envy, as all of said, “that S.O.B. doesn’t
Michigan. We often World, and his most the highest price for the two small children were those fish were turned have to have every fish in
fished the Southport recent publication Three fish, and he would buy fishing there also. You over to him. Jim watched the lagoon”. That’s the
Beach area or the North Wars. A United States Air them all. could tell that whatever for a time, then took our way my friend Jim was.A
pier to catch a bucket of they caught would be whole catch and gave it very kind soul.
those tasty buggers. In Force Vietnam War Some local residents, their supper. to the woman without
the spring we’d catch veteran, Joe belongs to the who weren’t so well, off
buckets of smelt at VFW,The American Legion,
night, using a dip net or a the Kenosha Area Vietnam Medicare Minutes: Medicare’s Coverage of
sein net. Those little Vets (KAVV), and Vietnam Care at Home
rascals were pretty tasty
also, I could eat about Vets of America (VVA). Medicare Minute presentations are being offered For reservations call the ADRC 262-605-6646 or
two dozen myself. monthly by the Kenosha County ADRC. These 1-800-472-8008. A Zoom link will be provided.
For more from Joe, visit programs provide information on a wide range of
Those of us who grew his website Medicare topics. May’s Medicare Minutes will focus
up on the south side, or will be the Medicare’s Coverage of Care at Home.
the south-central side of namwarstory.com The program will be offered virtually on Tuesday, May
Kenosha also had a lot 25, 2021, from 1 – 2 p.m.
of fun fishing at the old as good.
Lincoln lagoon. We’d SHIP-branded Medicare Minutes are developed by
catch bullheads using We didn’t eat any of the Medicare Rights Center as a State Health
worms, or carp using the carp we caught out Insurance Program (SHIP) National Technical
our homemade dough of the lagoon, nor the Assistance Center service. The Medicare Rights
balls. bullheads either. We Center is a national, non-profit consumer service
mostly fished it for fun, organization. They are one of the SHIP National
The doughballs were but my dad would have Technical Assistance Center partners.
made with flour, salt, us bury a carp or two in
warm water and then the garden every year Improve Your
cured for about twelve for fertilizer. If you didn’t Well Being With A
hours. You had to use bury it deep enough the “Stand Up” Desk
just the right amount of local felines would dig it
salt and water to get up and raise hell, after
them to cure properly. If which my dad raised
not, the doughballs hell.
wouldn’t stay on the
hook, or they’d break up Sometimes people
too easily in water. would buy our catch off
of us. The price for an
The best place to fish average carp was
in the lagoon was by the anywhere from fifty
“island”. What everyone cents to two or three
called the island, was dollars. Bullheads, if I
actually a small peninsula remember, were a
that was just off of the quarter a piece. I made
northeast end of the quite a bit of money
bridge. After school, or selling fish I caught in the
weekends many of us lagoon.There was a local
would be down there tavern owner who, on
jockeying for position on occasion, would come
the small piece of real and buy everyone’s
estate. If you didn’t get a
spot on the island you
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social security
and you

Never Send If you have a Social
Unsolicited Money Security question,Tom
to the SSA Margenau has the answer.

with Tom Margenau Contact him at
thomas.margenau@comcast.
Every once in a while, I the agency and he or she net.To find out more about
Tom Margenau and to read
get an email from a was wondering: "What's
past columns and see
reader with a horror this all about? Why is this features from other Creators

story of sorts involving guy sending us all this Syndicate writers and
cartoonists, visit the Creators
sending unsolicited money?" Somebody else
Syndicate website at
money to the Social somewhere else in the www.creators.com.

Security Administration SSA was probably still

to pay back benefits that processing your start returning the
money to them? How do
were received but were withdrawal application. I handle this?

not due. So, it wasn't in the

Here is my advice: computer system yet.
Never send money to
the SSA until you are The guy with the check A: Same advice. Do
asked to do so.To explain NOT "just start
this further, let's look at had no idea what to do returning the money to you handle that situation? benefits when you not involved in the first
some emails I recently them." What you should receive an overpayment
received. with the money. That's do is call the SSA at 800- letter, you write a check decision that you were
772-1213 and report the for the amount of the
my guess. fact that you have Actually, the overpayment payable to overpaid. And this will
returned to work and the Social Security
I suggest you just sit how much you think you overpayment letter Administration and send eventually result in a
around and wait for the will make this year. it to the address they
SSA to send you a letter includes instructions for give you. Or you can second letter to you
asking for the funds to be work with the SSA to
Q: I wasn't working, so repaid. Once they dealing with the repay the amount in containing another
I applied for my Social process your withdrawal monthly installments.
Security benefits at age request, that will start a situation. And my book, decision about your
62. But a couple of chain of events that will If you do not agree that
months later, I got a high- lead to them sending you "Social Security: Simple you are overpaid, or you overpayment. If it is a
paying full-time job. So, I an overpayment letter simply are confused
put in the paperwork to informing you that you and Smart," has an entire about the alleged favorable decision,
withdraw my Social owe them the $5,000 or overpayment, then you
Security claim. My checks so in benefits they sent Once someone section devoted to should start out by (meaning you are not
eventually stopped. But you before stopping your calling the SSA and asking
not until I had received checks. processes that handling alleged for an explanation. overpaid), then your case
approximately $5,000 in
benefit payments. So, I information, that will overpayments. (Ordering If you are not satisfied is essentially closed.
wrote out a check for with the explanation
that amount and sent it generate an overpayment instructions for the book given, or if you simply still
to the SSA. Months went do not understand the
by. The check was never letter that will be mailed are at the end of the reason for the But if the reconsidered
cashed. I called the SSA's overpayment, you should opinion upholds their
toll-free number. They to you.When you get the column.) But here is a file a formal appeal of the initial allegation that you
could find no record of overpayment. You will are overpaid, you must
the check. So, I canceled letter, follow the very brief overview. probably be asked to fill either accept their
that check. Now what out a "Request for decision and make
can I do? instructions.They will tell If you acknowledge the Reconsideration" form. arrangements to repay
On that form, you will the overpayment or
you how much money fact that you received indicate why you consider an overpayment
disagree with the waiver request.
And once that you owe back and where benefits you are not due, overpayment decision.
overpayment paperwork
is in the system, they will to send that money. and if you are still getting Your claim will be
then be sitting there and reviewed by someone
waiting for you to send And now I'm going to monthly Social Security within the SSA who was
them a check. In other turn the tables a bit. So
words, they will be far, I've been talking benefits, the
expecting the check, and about situations where
they will know what to people know that they overpayment letter
do with it once you send have received Social
it to them. Security benefits they are usually says that the SSA If you accept the fact
not due, and I told them that you have been
to wait for that will withhold your full overpaid, either before
overpayment letter or after asking for a
before sending any funds monthly checks until the reconsideration, you can
to the SSA. But more ask the SSA to waive
than a few of you will get overpaid amount has (write off) the
an overpayment letter overpayment if BOTH of
you were not expecting. been recovered. If you the following conditions
In other words, for some are met: 1) you can prove
A: As I said above, I reason, you got some are OK with that, there is (by filling out financial
would never send an Social Security benefits statements) that you
unsolicited check to the Q: I am 63 years old that the SSA alleges you nothing you need to do. cannot afford to repay
SSA to pay back funds and have been getting were not due. How do the money; and 2) you
until you are asked to do Social Security benefits If you do not want to can prove that the
so. As you learned, those for about a year. I am or cannot afford to have overpayment was not
checks just fall into a taking a job that will pay your full monthly benefits your fault.
bureaucratic black hole. me about $30,000 this withheld, you can ask
I'm sure your check year, and I know that I that the overpayment be
ended up on someone's will not be due all of my held back in monthly
desk somewhere within Social Security benefits installments.
for 2021. Should I just
If you are no longer
getting Social Security

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ask amy have overstepped in the
past), this offer could
Retirees take on create a problem within
unofficial grandchild their family. I hope you
will be sensitive to that
Dear Amy: My wife possibility, but … at 18,
and I are retired Jacob is legally an adult,
teachers.We’re childless. and he should take the
lead in terms of financing
When 9-year-old You can email his college education. How do I get my Yes, this is very an ally in your own
“Jacob” asked me at Amy Dickinson at husband to understand? I disappointing. home, and to have a
church, “Can I call you [email protected] Dear Amy: I have feel this is so unfair to partner who has your
Grandpa?” he filled a or send a letter to been married for 47 me and I am so hurt that You face some choices: back, but your husband
spot in our lives that had Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, years, and I am 67 years my husband would even To refuse to have this will only go part-way.
been empty. That was Freeville, NY 13068. old. suggest letting him stay in man in your home, to
nine years ago, and now You can also follow her on our home. find somewhere else for You are going to have
Jacob is planning his Twitter @askingamy A few years ago, my you to stay during his to pick up the slack and
university study. husband's friend, “Dan,” Could you please help visit, or to confront validate your own
or Facebook. put his hand on my thigh, me to get my husband to “Dan” yourself (you can experience, and then
Jacob’s parents and it made me feel very understand? Should I just rehearse ways to do this) take steps to resolve it,
necessarily related to. uncomfortable. I told my give this person another — understanding that he so that you don’t
immigrated with him “Jacob” sounds like a husband about this and chance, the way my may also deny, diminish, continue to feel so
lucky young man. his response was, “It’s husband wants me to? – or refute your claim. vulnerable and alone.
from a formerly just how he is.” Uncomfortable
I suggest that you and It is always best to have
communist country your wife sit down with We have had several Dear Uncomfortable:
Jacob and both of his arguments about this, Your husband is only
where they both studied parents. and my husband still willing to understand
doesn't understand how your distress or
at universities. In Tell them that you have this made me feel. Now empathize with you to
set up a scholarship fund Dan is coming back into the degree where it
America, they have both for his education, and the area for a visit and is won’t interfere with his
that it would cover supposed to stay in our own friendship.
worked hard, but their tuition (and whatever home.
other expenses you
combined income is far choose) at his chosen My husband said he
college. Tell them that talked to Dan and it will
below ours and they this scholarship would be not happen again, but this
a gift to be applied only was not the first time
have no retirement toward his education, Dan had made me
and that there are no uncomfortable.
savings.When we pay for other strings or
expectations attached.
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books Are more eyes better? How social
media can worsen foreign crises.

The 2014 kidnapping of girls’ “inconceivable

Q&A with Dorothy 276 high school students in courage” as they eventually
Wickenden, author of
‘The Agitators’ northeast Nigeria by the endured forced marriages

In the 19th century, three Boko Haram extremist and religious conversions,
American women bonded over
the fight for freedom: Harriet group triggered a burst of as well as beatings and
Tubman, Frances Seward, and
Martha Coffin Wright. Tubman worldwide mass outrage malnourishment. Some of
helped hundreds of enslaved
people escape to freedom. Seward channeled onto Twitter. the young women rebelled
was an outspoken abolitionist and
wife of an influential senator. And Everyone from singer Mary by covertly penning diaries
Wright was a feminist and
abolitionist. Dorothy Wickenden, J. Blige to former first lady filled with biblical verses
executive editor of The New
Yorker magazine, tells their stories in “The Agitators:Three Michelle Obama to Pope and love letters to boys or
Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women’s Rights.”
Francis tweeted in support quietly singing hymns.A few
Q: What drew you to write about these three
women? of the children, using the grew openly defiant.

Their voices are amazing. Harriet Tubman is absolutely hashtag #BringBack Spirited from one hiding
fearless. Frances Seward’s letters are so frank and open, spot to the next – starting
and Martha Coffin Wright’s letters reveal her to be OurGirls. under a giant tamarind tree
hilarious. She writes about white men and all the rules that – they could hear the
have been put in place to keep women in their kitchens. The massive foreign planes and drones sent to
intervention that followed find them. Yet they were
They had more influence than you would ever expect in eventually included South completely unaware of the
a time when women had no official power at all. I looked African mercenaries and international attention
for a way to put them together and explore many different drones from the same elite they’d attracted.
topics at once: How did the Underground Railroad work? U.S. military aerial unit
How did abolitionists work with women’s rights deployed to kill Osama bin Boko Haram’s decade-
advocates? How and why did these groups come to blows Laden. long war has displaced 2.5
later on? I knew there was an epic story about antebellum million people and left
America and the Civil War years that hadn’t been told. All this celebrity-fueled 37,500 dead, according to
the Council on Foreign
Q: These women became friends in the central New attention may have only Relations. Yet it was this
York town of Auburn. Why was this state open to kidnapping that attracted
opposing slavery? prolonged the girls’ most of the attention, in
part, the authors suggest,
New York was radicalized in 1850 by the Fugitive Slave captivity,Wall Street Journal because everyone can
Act, which allowed [enslavers] to pursue runaways in other sympathize with schoolgirls
parts of the country. People like Wright risked fines and foreign correspondents Joe seized in their dorms the
prison terms [to help fugitives]. night before final exams –
Parkinson and Drew or with their anguished
Q: What drove these women? parents.
Hinshaw argue
When you are the most despised members of society,
you have this constant sense of rage and injustice.Tubman convincingly in their
was almost superhuman in how her rage never really
manifested itself. She knew how to channel it. But Seward engrossing new book. Bring
and Wright were transparently furious.
Back Our Girls: The
Q: What surprised you about Tubman?
Untold Story of the
She was an incredible force of nature. We know that
from her Underground Railroad exploits. But I was Global Search for
astonished by how she decided on her own to go down to
the South and become a spy for the Union Army. She Nigeria’s Missing as an intrusion on their In all, 164 of the girls
helped lead a stunning raid where soldiers torched sovereignty. At least 10 of were either freed or
plantations and liberated about 750 enslaved people in Schoolgirls is a riveting the girls were killed escaped, while 112 remain
South Carolina along the Combahee River. She continued inadvertently in a Nigerian missing, of whom 40 are
to speak up on behalf of women and African Americans account of the girls’ ordeal The authors trace how air assault on a Boko presumed dead. The
throughout her long life. this viral hashtag ricocheted Haram hideout. survivors struggled to adapt
and efforts to free them as around the world in a to their newfound freedom.
Q: Was it challenging to write about Tubman? campaign “that tested the For Boko Haram, those Their celebrity afforded
well as a cautionary tale power of social media to millions of tweets had them special treatment,
I had to piece her together from others who listened to reshape events thousands elevated the girls into an including full scholarships at
her speak and then wrote down what she said. She was about the limits of social of miles away.” “invaluable bartering chip” a prestigious university’s
incredibly shrewd and wanted to be remembered. She and the group’s “most new program designed to
went about doing this by telling the kinds of stories that media advocacy. jealously guarded asset.” help them reintegrate.
she knew would be indelible. She was a fabulous raconteur,
such a good storyteller. She also had this very wry, By May 2014, the “If regular people, tapping When the first group of Those scholarships are
irresistible sense of humor. terrorist group named Retweet from their 21 girls was released –
Boko (which means privileged homes in nearly two and a half years one way in which the
Q: How did Seward work behind the scenes to “western education”) America, could elevate an into their captivity – in
influence her husband, a powerful abolitionist senator? Haram (“was forbidden”) African injustice onto the exchange for Boko Haram Twitter campaign
had already torched dozens global news agenda, maybe prisoners, neither military
When the Civil War breaks out, she’s writing these of schools, murdered they could summon the might nor social media profoundly impacted the
letters to her husband arguing that it was a war [at that teachers, and car bombed collective energy required posts made the deal
point] to save the union, not to free the slaves. She thought churches during a five-year- to resolve it,” the authors possible, according to the
that was a complete betrayal of everything he had ever long insurgency. write in capturing that authors. Rather, credit goes
stood for:When there are 400,000 enslaved human beings, hopeful moment. largely to a Swiss-led team
you don’t compromise.You destroy slavery. Its militiamen planned on of negotiators, who had girls’ lives, for better and
looting supplies and a quietly worked in the
Politicians like her husband had all kinds of good reasons brickmaking machine when shadows to build trust on worse.
to wait to shut down slavery. It’s a fascinating look at how they stormed a pink-tin both sides. The authors
outside dissidents go about fixing what they see is wrong roofed boarding school Things didn’t turn out suggest the negotiators And there is no doubt
while politicians feel they have restrictions. with no electricity on the that way. helped grease the wheels that #BringBackOurGirls
outskirts of Chibok, an for a subsequent larger altered the course of the
Q: What is the legacy of these women? isolated, largely Christian The vast U.S. global exchange with a campaign against Boko
town in predominantly multimillion-euro ransom, Haram. Eight years later,
Even though it may appear that you have no power at all, Muslim northern Nigeria. surveillance network which may have only fueled hundreds of U.S. troops
there’s a lot you can do to overturn an unjust system. They took the girls hostage, further violence. remained deployed in four
too, when the night’s haul “proved unable to track a Western African countries
By Randy Dotinga proved disappointing. in what began as a rescue
group of high schoolers mission and has morphed
into another front in the
hidden under trees” and permanent war on terror.

withheld intelligence from

Nigerian officials they

The authors, who rely on mistrusted. Nigerian
their own deep reporting
and the captives’ diaries, military intelligence
recount in vivid detail the
operatives feuded with one By Seth Stern

another and political aides

resented the cause célèbre

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Food for thought 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
What we eat really Charlyn Fargo is a
makes a difference in how registered dietitian with SIU 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
we feel and our quality of Med School in Springfield, 1 large egg
life.
Ill. For comments or 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
Just this week, I came questions, contact her at 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
across three different
studies looking at food and [email protected] • Coat air-fryer basket with cooking spray. Preheat to 400 degrees. Sprinkle
health, from the impact of or follow her on Twitter cod with garlic powder and Old Bay. Place flour in a shallow bowl. Lightly beat
omega-3s to strawberries egg in a second shallow bowl. Dredge each piece of fish in the flour, and then
to beet juice. @NutritionRd.
dip in the egg, letting the excess drip off.Then dredge in the breadcrumbs,
A study in Nature Charlyn Fargo joins shaking off any excess. Set on a clean plate. Place the fish in the air-fryer
Communications found Happenings Q&A on basket, and coat with cooking spray. Cook until browned and crispy, 4 to 6
that people who had Tuesday May 18th at
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fatty acids -- specifically, • Per serving: 168 calories; 18 grams protein; 16 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams
EPA (eicosapentaenoic serum insulin and insulin
acid) and DHA resistance, compared with fat (1 gram saturated); 1 gram fiber; 491 milligrams sodium.
(docosahexaenoic acid) -- controls. A serving of the
had a 13% lower risk for all- freeze-dried strawberries cholesterol levels, making eating salmon or nutritious? different approaches: dry or
cause mortality, as well as a was equal to 2.5 servings of the juice both heart- and strawberries. All foods can wet. If dried, grains are
lower risk for death due to fresh or frozen gut-friendly. Beetroot juice fit into a healthy eating A: Like planting a seed in sprouted and then dried.
cancer, cardiovascular strawberries, if you prefer also has antioxidants -- pattern. What's important This dried sprouted grain
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those with lower levels of And then there's cancer, and it may also help boosting foods such as dormant seeds, holding the sprouted grain flour. Wet
omega-3 fatty acids. Foods beetroot juice. Research athletes by improving their these. We all need variety sprouted grains are mashed
high in omega-3 fatty acids has shown that beetroot lung function, boosting on our plates. If we fill our potential to produce new into a thick puree which is
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that drinking beet juice was choice we make every time Because they have already
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journal Nutrients found the bacteria in saliva, thru or sit down to a sprouted grains cook in a
that adults with obesity and indicative of improved home-cooked meal. The nutrients more bioavailable shorter amount of time
high low-density cardiovascular health. It studies should give us food than unsprouted whole
lipoprotein, or LDL, also resulted in a lower for thought that every bite when we eat that sprouted grains. Sprouted whole
cholesterol levels who had number of bacteria that counts. grain flours can be used in a
a serving of freeze-dried tend to promote grain. When sprouting 1-to-1 substitution for
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Pet World animals

with Cathy Rosenthal in the news

Neighbors are picking up
poop -- then leaving it on
the sidewalk!

Dear Cathy, I am looking Leslie, Oklahoma As well as being a recuring
for your thoughts on what I guest on Happenings Q&A,
find to be an increasingly Dear Leslie, If your
unpleasant occurrence in my veterinarian ruled out medical Cathy M. Rosenthal is a
neighborhood. I am out problems, then Addie's licking longtime animal advocate,
walking with my 8-year-old is likely from stress, anxiety or author, columnist and pet
Australian shepherd at least boredom. Licking releases expert who has more than
three times a day, varying the endorphins, which makes dogs
route so we canvass a large feel better, which is why it 30 years in the animal
area of town. More and more, soon becomes an obsessive welfare field. Send your pet
I am seeing dog owners picking behavior. There are products questions, stories and tips to
up their pet's waste in brightly on the market that treat hot
colored poop bags and then spots and also contain [email protected].
just leaving them on the edge products that deter licking,
of the sidewalk -- or worse, which I recommend using in Cathy Rosenthal joins
someone's lawn. It seems like tandem with the following Happenings Q&A on
they are missing the point of suggestions. Monday May 17th at
being responsible owners 2:30 on AM1050 WLIP.
when they neglect to "carry Provide Addie with a
out" the poop bag. - Elise,West pheromone collar to reduce Head shape, breed was concerned about the dog's ability
Hartford, Connecticut some of her anxiety or put a to survive on its own on the island, so
pheromone plug-in in the stay in their own home with function play a part he alerted Saginaw County Animal
Dear Elise, That is bizarre. I room where she mostly hangs someone coming by daily or in dog-to-human Care and Control to the canine's
have seen a poop bag on the out. Then, combine some plight. Animal control officers worked
sidewalk before and figured training with mental staying overnight to entertain communication together with the Saginaw County
someone just accidentally stimulation to keep her and feed them. But if it's just Sheriff's Office to visit the island and
dropped the bag. But if you're focused on other things. one cat and you will be gone Boxers, bulldogs, pugs and snub- set baited traps. Animal Care and
witnessing people bagging the longer than a week, then it nosed dogs are the best Control said a call came in from a
poop and then leaving the bag When Addie begins to lick might be better for your cat to communicators, according to a recent resident who reported hearing barking
on the ground, that's a her paws, say "Addie, no lick." stay with someone until you academic study focusing on on the island, indicating the dog had
different story. The only When she looks at you, say her return. communication between humans and been ensnared in a trap.
explanations I can come up reward word, such as "bingo," dogs. A Hungarian study suggests dog
with are: A) these people are which tells her she did Dear Cathy, Many years breeds with smaller faces, forward-set "We're happy to report that we did
using colorful bags to lay out a something right, followed by a ago, I made arrangements in eyes and shorter noses are better at take possession of the dog, she's a very
landing strip for treat. If she doesn't stop to my will for my dog and cat. I visual communication than others. The good dog looks like she's lived kind of
extraterrestrials, or B) they look at you, snap your fingers have a friend who will take study, published in Nature, assessed the a hard life she's full of scars and marks,"
don't want to carry their dog's or clap your hands to get her care of my pets until each pet ability of dogs to recognize human Animal Care and Control Director
poop bag around with them attention. can go to their new homes, speech and facial expressions. Bonnie Kanicki said.
during their walks and plan to and I have provided financial
come back for it. I am hoping Next, give her a puzzle toy. assistance for each pet. If "Forming eye contact is important in The dog, now named River, didn't
it's the former because the Puzzle toys hold treats, which Louisa (the woman who was have a collar or a microchip. Kanicki
latter is lazy and irresponsible, keeps your dog busy as she denied an adoption because of dog-human communication," said investigators believe she might
especially if they don't retrieve figures out how to get them her age) assures the rescue have been abandoned on the island, as
it. out.The more active she is, the group that she has made future researchers wrote in the study. it would have been difficult for the
less she will obsessively lick. arrangements for the dog she canine to swim out to the remote
Dear Cathy, Our lab- Try these things and let me wants to adopt, they may Researchers at Eötvös Loránd location on her own. Kanicki said
retriever, Addie, will often lick know how she does. reconsider her adoption. - investigators are still working to find
only one of her front legs until Marcee, Las Vegas, Nevada University's department of ethology River's owners, but the canine might
it's raw. She'll scratch herself Dear Cathy, What is best soon be put up for adoption. Debolt
occasionally, but it's nowhere when you have to leave your focused on 150 dogs, measuring the said River already has a new home
near as often as the licking. cat for an extended period waiting for her.
Our vet said that this is often a when going on vacation? length and width of their heads,
sign of anxiety and that there Would they be happier staying "My buddy Eric that was with us is
really isn't a fool-proof cure in their own home with because their makeup can drastically going to adopt her immediately as
for it, although one daily 10 mg someone coming daily to feed soon as she is ready to leave the facility.
prednisone for a hundred days and provide water for them? affect their vision patterns. Breeds with We're not going to let her go we're
helped very much. What is Or would they prefer being in going to keep her right in the family,"
your opinion about this canine someone's home being cared longer noses and eyes oriented to the Debolt said.
habit and what would you do for? -- Janine, Bethpage, Bew Dear Marcee, It's not sides, such as greyhounds, were less
for your pet family member? - York wrong to ask an adopter what likely to pick up on human cues, Bear rips hole in
arrangements might be made according to the researchers. Those screen to visit
Dear Janine, Most cats, for a pet should they not be with smaller faces and noses, however, swimming pool
especially if they're in a multi- able to care for that pet were more likely to see humans more
cat household, would prefer to anymore. But the rescue group clearly. A Florida woman said a bear that
would have to implement that ripped a hole in her screen porch to
policy for all adopters in order "It is likely, that they see the human visit her pool has since made several
to not discriminate against her face more sharply because of their visits to cool off with a swim. Karen
again. Kudos to you for special retina, but it is also possible that Bockrath of Naples said the black bear
planning in advance for your their owners gaze at them more often ripped a hole in her lanai screen about
pets. as their facial features resemble a small a month ago, and has since made
child, a powerful cue for humans," multiple visits to swim in the pool.

study first author Zsófia Bognár said in "At least he's kind enough to use the
same door he made in my screen for
a press release. each visit," Bockrath told the Miami
Herald. Bockrath said she hasn't
"Because of this, dogs with shorter alerted wildlife authorities to her
noses may be more experienced in uninvited guest.
making eye contact," said Bognár, a
doctoral student at Eötvös Loránd. "I'm really afraid they would
euthanize him.The mom is still around.
Stranded dog rescued I live in an area that hasn't been
from Michigan island completely built up, lots of wooded
area, lots of bears among other wild
A dog spotted stranded on a animals. My kids say I live in a zoo," she
Michigan island by a passing angler was said.
rescued by animal control officers
using a trap. Robert Debolt said he and
some friends were participating in the
Freeland Walleye Festival when he
spotted a dog wandering on Green
Point Island, where the Saginaw River
branches into the Tittabawassee and
Shiawassee Rivers.

"My buddy was whistling at her and
she stayed there and we got closer to
shore and she took off running,"
Debolt told WNEM-TV. Debolt said he

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essential too. Cardiovascular cardiovascular exercises Cycling has many benefits put in the same amount of to set small goals and work
training has many benefits, for your body too. You'll get effort by working at a higher your way up. Don't force
including chronic disease each week is important, an amazing cardio workout intensity than you normally yourself to ride a bike for an
prevention and improved that challenges your legs and would exert in 45 to 50 hour the first time. It's
quality of life. It should be a according to the American core muscles with minimal minutes at a moderate important when starting any workouts you like most and
staple of your weekly stress to your joints. If your intensity. new exercise to ease into it what works best for you. --
routine. College of Sports Medicine. joints cannot take the impact so you are not injured. Compiled by Mayo Clinic
of walking or running, cycling Cross-training also can staff
Cardiovascular exercises But it is important to can decrease pain while reduce your risk of injury. There are many ways to
can be a challenge, and increasing aerobic capacity. This approach challenges and add variety into your E-mail a question to
sometimes boring, for many remember that strengthens your joints and cardiovascular routine. MayoClinicQ&[email protected].
people. But you can add In the gym, you can try a muscles that aren't When you try different
cardiovascular training is any new routine without leaving necessarily used during your activities, you'll find which For more information, visit
www.mayoclinic.org
activity that increases your

heart rate for a set amount

of time. So if you are a

walker, consider short spurts

of walking mixed with

jogging and sprinting.

The wrong industry

by Louie Arecco

The Fitness industry has the doctor. The first thing
always faced an upward they ask is for your
battle to get people to take insurance card, before they
care of themselves. While even let you see the doctor.
driving around Kenosha, it is I am willing to wage that the
impossible not to see the cost of one average hospital
multiple new hospitals and visit would pay for an entire
clinics that are popping up year of any Kenosha fitness
everywhere. center.

These beautiful There are only a handful

enormous high-end of fitness centers in

facilities could compete Kenosha. My facility in

against any luxury hotel. downtown Kenosha Louie Arecco has been
in the industry of Health
They are monuments of employs 6 people and and Fitness for 15 years

modern architecture that constantly struggles to get with a passion and
challenge of helping his
house thousands of people. people to join. Yes, we have clients maintain a fitness
lifestyle at Anytime Fitness
They also employ a large a solid base of members in Downtown Kenosha.

number of Kenosha's that take care of equation is that fit people
do not need a hospital that
workforce. According to themselves, but for the last much. Yes, we break bones
and have yearly checkups,
the 2018 numbers from 15 years, we continue to be but for the most part hospital last week for my hospitals as we currently to a hospital, think about
staying healthy not only check up, I could not stop have. We would not spend the fact, that if you are not
Data USA, the City of at less than half of our allows us to enjoy life at its thinking; "what if there was so much on healthcare.And there for an accident, giving
full capacity, but also saves the same demand for we would be a much birth, or genetic
Kenosha employs 7,212 capacity. us thousands of dollars in fitness centers as there are healthier community. A predisposition, most likely
hospital visits. for hospitals. If people healthier community would you could have avoided
people in Healthcare and Your fitness is such a vital were willing to stay in long bring a lot of jobs. We being there by being fit.
part of having the body and During my visit to the lines to access fitness would demand better food
Social Assistance. state of mind to be the best facilities, we would be able options from the grocery At the end, the story
you can be and operate at to build hundreds of places stores to the restaurants. always ends the same;
I had the opportunity to your highest performance. like Anytime Fitness, either you make time to get
visit the Saint Catherine's But the fact that fitness offering all sorts of fitness. So, if the benefits of being fit or you spend the time
Hospital and observed the takes effort deters 80% of fit are so great, why aren't being sick. It is your body, it
hundreds of people the entire country. In Well, I tell you one thing; more people working hard is your life, and it is your
patiently waiting to get to Kenosha that number is we would not need as many to be fit? Next time you go choice to make.
their doctors to get "fixed". probably higher.
Furthermore, people pay
thousands of dollars for just The irony of the above
about any visit they have to

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All men are equal

before fish

with Meryl Strichartz

Ahoy –  There is time.
something about the
personalities of those who Here in Kenosha though, Meryl Strichartz is a Sportfishing and established organizations, nature an optimist or he
fish that makes me want to we have a band of Kenosha resident and their membership is aging would not go fishing.”
spend time with them – fishermen who are next active board member of Conservation Association is and they need more
they are patient, dialed into level. They are members of the Kenosha Community donations and some human Those are some pretty
nature, and always dreaming the Kenosha Sportfishing Sailing Center. She is also more than economic fingerlings to imprint! dramatic passages, but the
of the big one.  Now, I’m and Conservation a member of the Kenosha sentiment is really true. 
sure that there are many Association (KSFCA) and Yacht Club and ally to support for the fishing Herbert Hoover was People who enjoy fishing
people who like to fish in they have been rearing and many Kenosha harbor known as the “Fishing are optimists and I’m so
solitude, but I think that releasing Chinook Salmon industry—this group is President” and even wrote glad to be a new member of
most people who fish like into Lake Michigan since businesses and a book about fishing. He an organization that rears
to do so with a 1973.  In the spring, they environmental groups. She opens his book with the optimism every spring. If
friend/family member, or receive 40,000 fingerlings is the owner of Lakeshore following: you fish, if you dream, or
just in proximity to others. I and they imprint them for dream of fishing in
believe it is a grown-up 2-4 weeks with the water Pedal Tour and Career ‘Fishing is a chance to Kenosha—please consider
version of parallel play. from the Pike River before Coaches of Wisconsin. wash one’s soul with pure becoming a member.
releasing them. The fish She has her MBA from air, with the rush of the
I have taken my boys to then grow-up and return to UW-Parkside and has brook, or with the shimmer See ya down at the Lake,
many places in the US and it spawn 3-4 years later once been involved with many of the sun on the blue Meryl
is the same story they reach maturity. Kenosha and Racine water….  It is discipline in
everywhere we have the equality of man–for all Lakeshore Pedal Tours is
gone…There is always I’m no mathematician, but nonprofits. making sure that there are men are equal before fish.’   offering a special ride to
someone who is willing to help raise funds for this
share what they are doing if the KSFCA have been Sportfishing is a huge fish so others can dream of In his book he further organization. Visit our
and what bait they are industry (2.3 billion in offers insights into the website to book it at a
using.  Off the piers in releasing fingerlings for 48 Wisconsin) and we are catching the big one.   mentality of fishermen, “He discounted price. Proceeds
California, Randy taught us lucky that groups like this must be of contemplative will be donated to KSFCA.
how to use Sabiki rigs and years, it means that they exist to help the DNR get The KSFCA is the non- mind, for it is often a long www.lakeshorepedal.com
how important it is to reel the fish out there. We have profit group that holds the time between bites; he is by
the fish in fast so that the have imprinted about a lot to brag about. In annual Fish N’ Fun Day on
Harbor Seals don’t bite Kenosha, one can easily find Anderson Lake, organizes
them off the lines.  In 1,920,000 baby fish to our a great fishing charter the Pike River Clean-up,
Alaska, we learned how to captain by  visiting and have been leaders in
“combat fish” and yell out local waters. That’s a lot of kenoshacharterboats.com.  getting life-rings on our
“fish on the line” from Miki. They boast that they have shores.  This week they will
In Florida, Carlos taught us fish!  It also means that if the highest catch-per-hour be releasing the 2021
how to catch Red Drum off rate and offer both salmon fingerlings and the bulk of
the beach and in Arkansas, you or someone you know and trout charter fishing. their work will be done
Bill taught us how to roll There are also a zillion until next year, but they still
bait balls.  This kindness catches a salmon in the places to fish in-land. These need you. They need new
goes on everywhere all the are things to be proud of community members who
harbor or the for sure, but what’s going care about keeping
on here with the Kenosha Kenosha a great place to
southwestern waters of fish. Like so many

Lake Michigan, chances are

they have been reared by

this group and you owe

them a debt of gratitude

(or better yet, you can

make a donation directly on

their website

www.kenoshasportfishing.c

om).

Don’t underestimate the
underdog

with Leslie Olano

The love of food and the market. The whole week sizzle of oil as egg rolls Leslie Olano is a small where everyone is and 8 years in business.We
passion for service drives was spent preparing for drop into the fryer, business owner and welcome, regardless of age,
me to get up each day to this day, so we better make blenders buzzing preparing Kenosha native, who’s gender, color, or religion.All are just getting started and
provide the best quality it count. Bubble Teas and smoothies, mission is to share her love we ask is you have a
empanadas to our people walking and chatting positive attitude, be willing we have to keep a fresh
customers. There were For a few days prior, we before the market begins, of food with the to work together for the
many times where I felt lost constantly analyzed the managers with their pencils community. Olano’s greater good, and don’t be mindset. Don’t
while I was trying to weather hoping for and clip boards making sure Empanadas is at the afraid to be yourself.
navigate my life path. Over sunshine, but we would be everyone is in their spots, Kenosha Public Market on underestimate people and
the years I have learned not prepared for anything. The the energy fills the street as Saturdays from 9am to Why settle for a future
to underestimate myself birds were singing and the the sun rises and shines, 2:30pm.The first outdoor that is ordinary, when you if you have a “so-called
because I realized that I air filled with foggy mist, as but there are still some market begins on May 8th, can create something
have a unique power. As we entered the market on clouds too and a nice 2021. Pre-ordering is different and unique. Trust crazy” idea that you are
humans we all have the Saturday.The vendors were breeze. Thank God we available via website me, my husband and I have
power inside of us, if only busy emptying their were blessed with great olanosempanadas.com or been underestimated in the passionate about, plan
we open our minds to the vehicles and setting up weather on that day. kenoshapublicmarkets.com past, but here we are going
possibility. their tents. The weights Check their social media on 13 years of marriage ahead and go for it!
fastened to each tent leg. The years have gone for regular updates!
Going into business with There’s nothing scarier quickly, but the memories Sometimes the “off-the-
my husband was a risk and than a tent suddenly sailing will last a lifetime. The our children, grand
we carefully crafted our above the market on a people we have met children, and the wall” ideas are the best
plan of action. This road windy day! through farmers markets community we leave in the
wasn’t an easy one, but the have changed our lives for future. Building a society ones. How will you know
sacrifices we made for the The tables positioned and the better. The business based on hard work,
benefit of the business aligned perfectly in a row, owners who continue to integrity, empathy, passion, unless you try? You are the
would soon pay off. The making sure all is ready for inspire us on a daily basis and togetherness, where
early mornings when the the start of the market. push us to work harder. people are lifted up to star in your own story, so
darkness was still present Vegetables of all sizes, The foundation we are greatness. A safe place
as we were on our way to shapes, and colors lined up building will withstand the own it, and create some
the kitchen to prepare for a in the front of the tables, test of time because we are
day of work at the farmer’s the sound of kettle corn laying the groundwork for magic!
popping in the distance, the

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Rock band Donoma talk about returning to normalcy in ‘21

The sun of Donoma rose FYI music. very emotional wave of places you could even have
up gradually over several things. And we just a good show at. That’s
years as friendships were Donoma takes the stage Shelle: Music was wanted to  step onto the changing.
formed and musical skills at the all-new Public always like a big other side of what some
were honed. The band connection in our family. people are going Shelle: So usually when
formed as something that Craft Brewing Company, You know, you get through. you're playing a show,
Stephanie Vogt called “not 628 58th St. on together, jam some tunes. there's two other awesome
even a band at the time,” I remember my dad SR: What are your bands playing that night.
but an evolution of a Saturday, May 15th. staying up sometimes till thoughts on the local They're usually your
friendship which took years Show stars at 8pm with two, three o'clock in the music scene in friends, too, and you want
to blossom. Stephanie and guest Robin McDumphy morning and music Kenosha? to go see them. You can't
Shelle Mounce grew up in blaring. My dad was a give them the support.
the same neighborhood Admission is free musician, too. And even that's the right thing and Shelle: The Kenosha They can't give you the
and Stephanie recalled on my mom's side, my that works. So, it's kind of scene is pretty tight knit support. So also trying to
seeing Shelle around, and Donoma is: uncle, he's started as a interesting how we come when it even varies from like alternate, “Hey, when
was a bit intimidated by Stephanie Vogt/vocals bass player in the late from such different genre to crowd. you guys playing—Oh,
her, calling her the “cool sixties. backgrounds and listen to Everybody just loves to just maybe we shouldn't play
chick riding her skateboard Shelle Mounce/bass different things but we be around each other, this day so that we can go
with the bright blue hair.” Tim King/guitar So we always had that agree on what works. share the good vibes, have a see them.”
connection. My dad passed good time. Listen to some
But at a house party Nick Campolo/violin away in '97, and I just really Shelle: But even when rock and roll, or jazz, or SR: What can fans
years ago, the two finally Darrin Wolf/drums stuck with it. I think the we disagree, it's usually the blues, punk rock, what have expect for your
sat down and began sharing first time I ever picked up a same thing, too. Like, ‘No, you. upcoming return to the
their love of music. By Full length albums: guitar was around age nine. we should change that,’ or stage at Public Craft
2008, Donoma as a band American Rust (2020) As I evolved, I realized I was ‘That doesn't flow right.’ Nick: We're lucky to Brewery?
was born and they made Falling Forward (2017) playing the bass lines on a have the Kenosha scene.
their debut playing at the A Sight of the Sun (2011) guitar. So, I just made it Stephanie: Definitely There is and has been a lot Tim: Bring a change of
Chicago Peace Fest. In easier for myself and musically, and lyrically, too. I of talented acts in the city. underwear.
2011, the band released 3-song EP: Three Before moved to bass. think our lyrics are so It's been that way for quite
their debut album “A Sight Three (2019) thought out. They change a a while. Shelle: Underwear,
of the Sun.” SR: For somebody who hundred times before earplugs.
were very happy with that, is unfamiliar with they're ever finished. It's
Flash forward ten years but I never stopped since. Donoma, how would you like, “Oh, this one little Darrin: True. I moved Stephanie: From what
later and Donoma has describe your music to word doesn't feel right.” here from Chicago and I we got planned, even
evolved into a fine-tuned Nick: I've always loved them? Or things change right had no idea what to though this is our first
machine. Last year, they music as far back as I before we get in the studio. expect, and I was show back, I think the show
released their third full- remember listening to it. Shelle: Rock and roll. We can add a couple extra extremely surprised and is going to be one like
length studio album My parents put me in violin Good old-fashioned rock words to the chorus or really happy about how big we've never done before.
“American Rust,” and in lessons. I started playing and roll. things like that, so it's the music and art scene The show starts at eight
preparation for their with the orchestra. I really definitely a process. here is. It's amazing. with Robin McDumphy
upcoming show at Public enjoyed that. Tim: A kick in the ass. opening the night.
Craft Brewing Company on SR: Your newest album Shelle: Everybody
Saturday, May 15th, they sat I love classical music. At SR: What inspires your American Rust, came out
down with Donny Stancato the same time, I also love music and lyrics? right when the pandemic supports each other. Tim: She's from We The
to talk about their past, rock music. I grew up with hit. How did the state of Heathens, really incredible.
present, and future. a lot of different rock Stephanie: With this last the world influence your Stephanie: It's a family
music, and I had basically album, American Rust, we latest album? knit town. Stephanie: This one is a
Smart Reader: How did put my violin away for really wanted to take our free show. No excuses.
you first get into music? literally decades and personal lives out of it and Stephanie: The world Shelle: Totally.
brought it out for a couple just, take a look at the was in shambles as we
Stephanie: I think it just of things. Once was a outside world. To look at knew it. Everyday you turn Nick: Yep.Very much. Tim: It's been like two
was in my blood since I can wedding for a niece, and what's happening today. To on the news, it's some years since we played
remember. I picked up my the other was to play with step into somebody else's other big, terrible thing Stephanie: One of the Kenosha too.
first guitar at 14. I always Donoma. So essentially my shoes and the things that that's happening. And I good things is the
liked writing my own things violin was asleep for a few they're going through and think even before this camaraderie of musicians Stephanie: And
and playing my own stuff. decades before I brought it reflect on that. pandemic, it was the last here — nobody's trying to
So, it's just kind of always back out. I've always loved few years—the last four set fire to your amps in obviously we want
been something that I music — it's always been a Nick: One thing I find  years—have been really competition. Everybody's
needed to do to survive. comfort. It's been really interesting is we all eye-opening of what other here to help each other everybody to be safe. We
something that I related to. come from different music people are going through, and support each other.
Darrin: I grew up in a interests. We go off in our and where we are at in this don't want to pressure
family of 11 kids and my Tim: I started playing own directions and listen time and place. What are
parents made all of us learn guitar in the blues scene. to completely different we doing to help that? So, it anybody to come out
an instrument. I started Alonso Smith, of The Real things. But when we put a was very emotional, I think
with guitar and that didn't Deal, started teaching me song together, oddly for a lot of people, just a somewhere where it's
work for me. So, I played guitar when I was around somebody will come up
drums. I don't think they eight. I have been pretty with something, and there SR: How can the uncomfortable still. We're
much glued to it ever since. tends to be a generally Kenosha music scene be
I've been in and out of so unanimous agreement that improved? still in the middle of this
many different types of
pandemic, but just trying to

Tim: There's not enough put our bootstraps on
places to play. I think right
now there's places that are again. And I guess, trying to
starting to come up. But I
think that's always been a go for it.
really hard thing for venues
and being a local band. Interview by Donny
There's only a handful of Stancato, edited by Jason

Hedman. For the full
extended version of this
interview and more photos,

visit www.hap2it.com.

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National travel and Free Ride Day on the reconnecting America.
Electric Streetcar, Free (Source: www.ustravel.org)
tourism week Single Day Admission at the
three Kenosha County Dog While keeping that
with Meridith Jumisko Parks, Free Main Exhibit sentiment in mind, please
Admission at The Civil War remember the role of
We are in the midst of Museum, and Free tourism when it comes to
National Travel and Tourism Admission at Play Space. our community's economy.
Week. Tourism Week is Tourism provides jobs,
recognized nation-wide Let's not forget there are lowers personal taxes,
May 2-8 this year. Locally, improves our local
the Kenosha Area many more free and economy, and provides a
Convention & Visitors is positive community image,
partnering with local affordable activities to do in which is critical for
attractions and shops to economic development.
provide FREE admission the Kenosha Area as well,
and other freebies during We thank you for
this week. We encourage all year long. Our shopping, dining, and playing
residents to "Be A Tourist In local. Learn more about
Your Own Town", while Spring/Summer 2021 FUN the local shops, restaurants,
visitors can discover – and attractions in our area
and/or re-discover – the 101 list: 101 Things to See & that need and deserve
fun things there are to support in-person or online
explore in the Kenosha Do for $10 & Under (Many at our
Area as they take advantage website VisitKenosha.co
of these free promotions. Meridith Jumisko is are FREE!) can be found at m
Public Relations Director
The offers on the VisitKenosha.com/FUN101. The Kenosha Area
remaining days of this week at the Kenosha Area Convention & Visitors
are: Convention & Visitors photo - visitkenosha.com The list includes seasonal Bureau has been Kenosha's
Bureau. Contact her at official travel resource since
Thursday, May 6: One [email protected] or Avenue. for travel information about activities, attractions, 1986. We remind everyone
Free Preselected Plant at Kenosha, other Wisconsin to remember your mask
Equinox botanical boutique drop her a tweet destinations, and FREE events, shops, outdoor and maintain social
to the first 100 people. @MJ_Kenosha Pleasant Prairie Premium distancing when in public;
There is no purchase Saturday, May 8: Free Ride Outlets VIP Coupon Books recreation opportunities, be respectful of the safety
necessary. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 5901 Sixth Avenue while supplies last. Coupon guidelines that individual
A. on the Electric Streetcar. books are valid at many restaurants, landmarks, at- venues are setting; be
stores at the outlet mall patient.
Friday, May 7: One Free Hop aboard for a scenic property. The Visitor home experiences, and
Used Book at Studio Information Center is
Moonfall to the first 100 trip along the Lake Michigan staffed 7 days per week more.
people. Choose from any of from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
the used books that are at shore, as well as through 10519 120th Avenue (I- The theme of National
the shop. No purchase 94/41 and Hwy. 165).
necessary. Open 10 a.m. to historic districts and Travel and Tourism Week
7 p.m. at 5031 Seventh Earlier this week, the
Downtown Kenosha. offers included another this year, which the U.S.

Weekend Streetcar hours Travel Association

are 10:35 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. organizes, is the Power of

Capacity: 15 riders at a Travel. The focus will be on

time. Stops include the the industry's role in

Transit Center, 724 54th bringing back our vibrant

Street. communities, restoring the

All week: Stop at the I-94 U.S. economy, rebuilding
Visitor Information Center
our workforce, and

What’s new at

Lemon Street?

with Lynn Johnston

The second quarter and working and discussing
the process of their art.
changeover of the Gallery
Julie is working on pinch
was just completed and all pots that will be fn face
mugs.
new works have been Lynn A. Johnston is the
Rebecca is working on an Gallery Associate and
installed. In addition, the encaustic piece (Black and Member artist at Lemon
white on easel). Encaustic Street Art Gallery, 4601
Gallery got a new make is pieces that are bees wax
and tree resin. She is Sheridan Road
over with fresh colors of painting onto the flower (lemonstreetgallery.org)
piece the color pigments, as
paint. HUGE thank you to in the hand colored
photograph. This creates a
our member artists Jeff stunning piece!

Kosmala, Tim Missy was creating
“Twinchies”. What are
Rozwadowski, Jill Twinchies, you ask? these and other artists can
Twinchies are 2 inch by 2 be found at
Zgorzelski, Shelby Nesmith inch pieces of are created lemonstreetgallery.org.
from various vintage
and Beth Dary. You MUST materials. They are just the
coolest little works of art!
come in and see all the new
Examples of the work of
pieces! In other local art news:

For the first time at the Studio Moonfall’s
Gallery, at least in my
memory, we had a “Meet (facebook.com/studiomoon
the Artists” event on
Sunday May 2nd. Mixed fall) and Donovan Scherer’s
media artist Missy Isely-
Poltrock, ceramic artist Julie The Color of Kenosha -
Schilf, and photographer
Rebecca Power were here Summer of 2021 is finally
all day talking to visitors
out. Donovan’s 101st

published work!! You can

download free coloring

pages of your favorite

Kenosha places and

preorder the coloring book

at https://bit.ly/

kenoshasummer21 Or stop

in at his fabulous store at Grosvenor Block - Hurd Drug Store, R.S. Newell, c. 1920.

5031 7th Avenue in This building was built in 1910 and opened in 1911.The occupants of the building
as recorded in the Kenosha City directory of 1921 were as follows: Basement -
downtown Kenosha Grosvenor Billiard Hall; first floor - Hurd Drug Company; second floor - various
physicians and dentists; third floor - Grosvenor Dance Hall. The Grosvenor name
I hope you enjoyed this comes from the estate of Alfred C. Grosvenor, Sr. He was a professional gardener
week's glimpse into Lemon from England who became gardener for Zalmon Simmons in 1878. In 1885, he left
Street and the people and Simmons’ employ and opened several successful businesses including a restaurant,
art community that make it cigar shop, and a sewing machine agency. He died in 1888 and left a considerable
so much fun to be a part fortune to his widow and children. The building, built by his widow, Elizabeth, is part
of!  Please stop in and visit of the fruits of his labor. His son Alfred C. Grosvenor, Jr, would go on to handle the
me and the other Artists, family businesses, as well as be a local politician, and Post Master.Photo copyright of
Associates and all the the Kenosha County Historical Society.
wonderful art at Lemon
Street Gallery located at Starting Thursday, May 13th, the Kenosha History Center, 220 51st Place, will
4601 Sheridan. Or check us be open to the general public. Masks will be required and other safety
out at protocols will be in place, please be respectful of others when you visit. They
lemonstreetgallery.org and will be open Tuesdays - Sundays. For more info and great daily Kenosha history
find us on Facebook and lessons, find them on Facebook.
Instagram.

Local artist Rebecca Power Stay Safe, Stay Busy, Stay
Healthy 

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Look Who’s Getting Married!

Marriage Licenses Kevin William Niles & Stacey Marie Vos SR082419
Jamaal Keys & Steffani Ann Nehls
April 19th - May 2nd, 2021 Hrayr Ayvazan & Narine Mirzoyan Wedding Cakes

Sean Patrick Flahive & Sarai Anguiano Nicholas Robert Moss & Kaily Ann Moore Ours Come in all shapes, sizes and prices.
Alex Jordan Smith Joshua Thomas Barnett We’re creative yet cost effective.

& Jacquelena Diane Nikolovski & Kendra Nichole Neumann Being Sweet to You Is Our Business!
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Michael Robert Lancia
Damien Tymothy Thomas & Jessica Lynn Spencer Catering For Your Big Day!
& Brittany Kathryn Kerker
Benjamin David Drury & Chole Jean Lampo Larry Ray Cockrell Jr & Marie Frances Behm Affordable & easy and oh, so good!
John Michael Smith & Linda Lee Johnson James George Koch Jr & Sara Ann Williams
Christopher Allen Stepp & Kara Leigh Dones We offer buffet service or as SR102220
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Xavier James Matthews & Janice Theresa Groll
& Jordan Alyss Grundy Scott Calvin Kappeler Ask for Guy to help 2 Meats Buffet
Jake Anton Mathews & Rory McKay Jones & Diannalee Susan Hart plan your next event
Guillermo Garibay Flores Includes:
Diego Ernesto Diaz (262) 945-4270
& Autumn Joy Kornreich Saskill & Karina Hernandez [email protected] • Potato or a pasta
Jason Terrell Chatman & Tiffiny Marie Guzy Michael Thomas Bisciglia • Italian green beans
& Elizabeth Marie Casey • Fresh garden salad with
Matthew Gregory Bauke Christian James Whitford
& Laura Marie Poletti dressing
& Emily Ann Nelson • Italian bread and butter
Thomas Nathan Trepanier
& Kirstin Elizabeth Moses 5617 - 6th Ave. 13$ 95
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Jose Medina Medina Starting at Per Person
& Josefina Reyes Martinez 657-7673
Douglas Edward Robertson M-F: 9AM-5PM Minimum of 30 people
& Ninette Naomi Ponsolle Sat: 10AM-2PM
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Flurry of hiring in March sparks optimism
among US economists

America’s employers strengthen, many forecasters
unleashed a burst of hiring in predict enough hiring in the
March, adding 916,000 jobs coming months to recover
in a sign that a sustained nearly all those lost jobs by
recovery from the pandemic year’s end.
recession is taking hold as
vaccinations accelerate, The increasingly bright
stimulus checks flow through
the economy, and businesses outlook for the labor market
increasingly reopen.
follows a year of epic job
The March increase – the
most since August – was losses, waves of coronavirus
nearly double February’s gain
of 468,000, the Labor infections, and small business
Department said. The
unemployment rate declined closures. But numerous signs
from 6.2% to 6%.
suggest that the economy is
Even with March’s robust
increase, the economy improving. Consumer
remains more than 8 million
jobs short of the number it confidence in March reached
had before the pandemic
erupted a little over a year its highest level since the
ago. But with the recovery
widely expected to pandemic intensified.

In March hiring

strengthened across the in February, gained 110,000. increasingly being pandemic pace. Roughly 1.5 of those trips have likely
million people traveled
economy. Restaurants, Manufacturers added administered, although new through airports on March been to restaurants, where
53,000. And professional and 28, according to the
hotels, and bars – the sector business services, which confirmed infections have Transportation Services the volume of seated diners
include such well-paying Administration. That was
that was most damaged by fields as engineering and risen from lower levels in roughly eight times the figure was just 25% below pre-
architecture, gained 66,000. of a year ago, although it was
the virus – added 216,000 recent weeks. still down sharply from 2.5 pandemic levels, on average,
million on the same day in
jobs. Construction The $1,400 checks in 2019. in the last week of March,

companies, aided by better President Joe Biden’s $1.9 Still, Mr. Biden and a top according to OpenTable, a
official from the Centers for
weather after severe storms In another encouraging trillion economic relief plan Disease Control and restaurant software
Prevention were  warning
sign, about 500,000 women have sharply increased Americans this week  to provider. That’s up from 50%
continue to take COVID-19
returned to the workforce consumer spending, precautions in order to stem below pre-pandemic traffic
the tide of a potential fourth
last month and found jobs, in according to Bank of wave, and asked governors just six weeks earlier.
who had lifted mask
part a reflection of school America’s tracking of its requirements to reinstate The burgeoning economic
them. activity is showing signs of
re-openings around the debit and credit cards. translating into more jobs.
The transportation
country. Women Spending jumped 23% in the analytics firm Inrix has
calculated that daily car trips
Kenosha County is disproportionately quit jobs third week of March returned to pre-pandemic Karen Fichuk, CEO of
currently recruiting for: levels late last month. Many Randstad North America, a
or stopped looking for work compared with pre- recruiting firm, said the
• Cooks company is seeking to fill
• Custodians during the pandemic, in many pandemic levels, the bank 38% more permanent jobs
• CNAs, LPNs, RNs than it was at the end of last
• Seasonal maintenance cases because they had to said. year. Demand for workers is
particularly strong in
For more information about these positions care for children attending Spending had begun to manufacturing, information
and other open Kenosha County positions, rise in March even before technology, logistics, and
school online from home. A the stimulus checks arrived health care.
visit www.kenoshacounty.org/jobs as viral case counts have
reversal of that trend will be tumbled from their heights
Equal Opportunity Employer in January. Americans are
Committed to Diversity and Inclusion important as employers seek increasingly willing to
venture out from home to
to rapidly rehire. travel and eat out, though
not yet at their pre-
042221 A survey found that By Christopher Rugaber
manufacturing grew in March
at its fastest pace since 1983.
And vaccinations are

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