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FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 3 SMART READER March 21, 2024 SMART READER March 09, 2023 3 Cover photo by Jenna Zeihen of Visit Kenosha Smart Reader is published bi-weekly by Carmichael Communications Editor & Publisher/Frank J. Carmichael Assistant to the Publisher/Reanna Stockdale Sales/Kim Carmichael Editorial Manager/Jason Hedman Ad Design & Layout/Kristin Monticelli, Glen Kelly Reception/Sarah Coleman Carmichael Communications 1420 63rd St. Kenosha, WI 53143 March 21, 2024 Volume 22 Number 6 262-564-8800 • 1-800-568-6623 • www.hap2it.com District of Columbia scrambles as pandemic comeback proves elusive Residents of the nation’s capital have been hearing a drumbeat of difficult news – not just about congressional gridlock but about their own neighborhoods. Two of the city’s signature sports franchises, the Capitals in hockey and the Wizards in basketball, want to move to Virginia. A major employer, mortgage giant Fannie Mae, announced its own plans to do the same. The White House has been waging an uphill struggle for federal workers to make a post-pandemic return to their offices, many of them in the District of Columbia. All this as violent crime has increased, Metro ridership remains well below pre-2020 norms, and the city is gaining dubious honors in the realm of office vacancies. It’s not that the district has become an urban wasteland. People here are still living, lounging, and lobbying. But on any given day or night there seem to be fewer of them. Evening crowds are now small groups, and homeless people sleep under storefronts advertising vacancies. The atmosphere is more listless than booming. In short, the nation’s capital city is facing some significant challenges that are very local, not the stuff of national TV broadcasts. But many of these same challenges are visible, too, in other U.S. cities that are still struggling to find their footing on the other side of the pandemic. Some experts say it’s becoming a test of how to reinvent urban areas for the next stage in their future. While the solution isn’t yet clear, scholars say cities need to think beyond the prepandemic norms contingent on a corps of downtown commuters. “In many cities, the arenas are what’s propping up the downtown,” says Karen Chapple, director of the School of Cities at the University of Toronto. Meanwhile, she adds, “the remote-work cat is out of the bag.” For now, Washington may get some breathing room because the proposed move of the Caps and Wizards by owner Ted Leonsis has been blocked in the Virginia legislature. That has revived hopes that the teams – and the resulting consumer spending near their downtown arena – may remain in the capital after all. The City Council has also pivoted to counter the image of unsafe streets. After overriding Mayor Muriel Bowser to reduce penalties for certain crimes a year ago, the council last week passed a measure designed to reverse course to curb retail theft and carjackings. Ms. Bowser signed it Monday. Outdated models? But while Metro ridership has been improving, this still leaves a city with fewer daily commuters. The district has rebounded faster than Chicago and New York, but ranks 46th out of 66 cities in a study by Dr. Chapple and colleagues on post-pandemic recovery. “The first thing to realize is that what’s happening in D.C. is certainly pretty dramatic compared to what it was before, but it’s not a unique story in terms of office occupancy,” says Charly Porcher, an assistant professor of economics at Georgetown University. He began monitoring remote work rates before the pandemic, when only about 5% of the labor force was working remotely in some form. The differences between cities can hinge on whether their key industries are ripe for remote employment, he adds. In Washington, about 19% of downtown commercial real estate is currently vacant. One of the city’s biggest industries is tech – which happens to be conducive to remote work. The changes brought and accelerated by the pandemic only underscore the need for a shift in thought around urban planning, says Joel Kotkin, an urban studies fellow at Chapman University in Orange, California. In particular, he argues that the long-standing idea of an “urban core” is outdated, as people forgo the Monday-through-Friday commute. Instead, cities should shift their resources and focus to the revitalization of a broader network of smaller urban centers in neighborhoods. “[Washington has] to come up with some sort of plan for the downtown that isn’t reliant on huge numbers of people working there five days a week,” says Mr. Kotkin. When residents – not statisticians – discuss the state of downtown, crime is the focus more than office occupancy. And that’s not just the case in Washington. Voters in San Francisco are indicating support for expanding police powers in the face of the city’s crime and drug crisis. And New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently deployed the National Guard and state police officers to New York City’s subway to patrol and check bags, in response to a large spike in crime. And as a measure of a city’s overall revival or stagnation, crime statistics are not the most informative piece of the larger puzzle. “It’s really quality of life and overall public safety,” says Dr. Chapple. Rebuilding safe and vibrant neighborhoods Still, many residents report feeling unsafe. In Washington, some restaurants have shortened their hours, relocated, or closed entirely, citing high crime rates. And residents in neighborhoods throughout Washington are concerned about the frequency of carjackings and violent crime. Recently, recall petitions were organized against Councilmembers Brianne Nadeau and Charles Allen over what critics say is support of soft-on-crime measures. Nationwide, police departments are struggling to solve crimes. And while homicide rates are falling in most big cities across the country, they have risen in Washington and some other large cities such as Memphis, Tennessee. “There’s no question that the increase in violence that was directly associated with the COVID pandemic, we’re still suffering from,” says David Muhammed, executive director of the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform. The larger challenge for cities like Washington may be economic. The premise used to be that high-value industries had to be centered in cities. But the office economy – the percentage of jobs in downtowns and the amount of office building construction – has been weakening for decades, says Mr. Kotkin. Whereas many urban planners focus on density and transit as the future, he argues that this no longer aligns perfectly with what people want – which for many, as they reach their 30s, is more space and to own property. “Cities are, in many cases, collections of villages that grew into each other. If we go back to the idea of cities as an archipelago of villages, then we should give more power and control to those villages,” he says. “Safe, urban neighborhoods – that’s what they have to provide.” By Sophie Hills Washington Wizards owner Ted Leonsis sits during an NBA game between the Wizards and the Charlotte Hornets, March 8, 2024, in Washington. He rattled the city by saying he wants to move the team to Virginia. 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4 SMART READER March 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F ttSMART READER March 21, 2024 4 Repression, isolation getting worse in North Korea Heightened security measures and border closures imposed by North Korea over the past few years have had "devastating consequences" on the lives of ordinary citizens, a report released Thursday by Human Rights Watch said. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, North Korea sealed the country's borders, building hundreds of miles of new fencing and giving "shoot on sight" orders to border guards. Along with a tightening of trade and cross-border movement with China that began in 2018, North Korea -- already one of the world's most reclusive states -- has become even more isolated and repressive, according to the New York-based rights group. "The people of North Korea are now almost entirely cut off from the rest of the world, enduring horrific abuses and a calamitous humanitarian situation, with no end in sight," the report said. Interviews with almost 150 North Korean escapees highlight the impact of the government's clampdown on everything from food security to information access to the ability to leave the country. L. Young Mi, a former herbal medicine trader, said a relative in North Korea told her in November 2022 that nobody could even get close to the border. "My [relative] said there were no words to describe how hard life was," she told HRW. "There was no [informal] trade with China, not even to get some rice or a bag of wheat ... My [relative] said people in [her area] said there is not even an ant crossing the border." Chronic food shortages were exacerbated during the pandemic, with the United Nations estimating in 2022 that some 41% of North Koreans were food insecure. In 2021, leader Kim Jong Un said North Korea was facing its "worst-ever situation" and called on the country to prepare for another "Arduous March," a term used for the massive famine of the 1990s. The report's analysis of satellite imagery covering 200 miles of North Korea's northern border reveals a massive buildup of security infrastructure since the start of the pandemic, including new fencing and some 6,820 guard posts -- a 20-fold increase since 2020. The number of North Koreans escaping the country has seen a drastic decline over the same period. While 1,047 North Koreans arrived in South Korea in 2019, that number plunged to 229 in 2020 and just 63 in 2021, according to statistics from the South's Unification Ministry. Pyongyang has also attempted to squelch outside information getting into the country, passing a series of laws banning the smuggling or viewing of foreign content and even outlawing using South Korean slang. Reports of public executions for violating the "antireactionary thought" laws have emerged. The psychological toll has had an even greater impact than the fences and guard posts at the border, some North Koreans said. "It is more the emotional environment and fear more [than the actual physical barriers]," L. Young Mi said. "[My relative] is scared to leave because of the creation of a social environment, a general sense of terror much stronger than a bullet or a wire fence." The HRW report arrives some 10 years after the release of the landmark U.N. Commission of Inquiry report on human rights in North Korea. The 2014 COI report documented North Korean crimes against humanity, including torture, rape, execution, deliberate starvation and forced labor, that were "without parallel in the contemporary world." The situation has only gotten worse since then, according to HRW. "Repression has increased under Kim Jong Un," the report said. 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0FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 5 SMART READER March 21, 2024 SMART READER March 09, 2023 5 In a Biden rematch, can Trump pull off a Grover Cleveland victory? Just when Americans thought they were out, Joe Biden and Donald Trump pulled them back in. The sequel to the 2020 election is officially set as the president and his immediate predecessor secured their parties’ nominations. Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump have set up a political movie the country has seen before – even if the last version was in black and white. The last presidential rematch came in 1956, when Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower again defeated Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic opponent he had four years prior. Grover Cleveland, meanwhile, was the nation’s 22nd and 24th president, winning elections in 1884 and 1892. As sequels go, fans of politics and film may hope the Biden-Trump rematch ends up like the acclaimed “The Godfather II” rather than the often-derided “The Godfather III.” But the Biden-Trump rematch is expected to take its place alongside historical analogues that date back to the nation’s founding. Here’s how it stacks up in history: When was the last rematch of a presidential race? Sixty-eight years ago. After Eisenhower beat Stevenson in 1952 and won all but nine states, the incumbent president faced Stevenson again four years later and secured an even larger landslide. There are other examples of presidential race rematches, but they occurred far earlier in U.S. history. Republican President William McKinley topped Democrat William Jennings Bryan in the election of 1896 and then again in 1900. In 1836, Democrat Martin Van Buren defeated William Henry Harrison of the Whig Party, only to have Harrison win a rematch between the two and take the presidency four years later. John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson faced off twice for the presidency. The first time was in 1824, when Adams prevailed, and the second was in 1828, when Jackson became president by beating the incumbent Adams. Then there was John Adams, a Federalist who was the nation’s second president, and Thomas Jefferson, its third and a Democratic-Republican. Both vied for the presidency during the first-ever contested presidential election to succeed George Washington in 1796, with Adams winning and Jefferson elected vice president. Four years later, Jefferson ran against and beat the incumbent Adams. How many expresidents have returned to the White House? So far, just one. Grover Cleveland is the lone president in U.S. history to serve two nonconsecutive terms. He successfully pulled off what Mr. Trump is now attempting – winning back the White House from the opponent who took it from him. A Democratic anticorruption crusader and governor of New York, Cleveland narrowly won the presidential election of 1884. Four years later, he again won the popular vote, but was defeated in the electoral college by Republican Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland again ran against Harrison in 1892, this time easily winning a second term. Other former presidents have tried and failed to win back their former post. After serving two terms until 1877, Ulysses S. Grant sought the Republican nomination again during the 1880 election but lost after a convention fight to James A. Garfield. A third term would have been allowed then because the 22nd Amendment, which limited presidents to two terms in office, wasn’t ratified until 1951. What about expresidents and third party bids? Three former presidents tried unsuccessfully to reclaim the White House with parties different from those they were part of when they won it – with Teddy Roosevelt getting closest. Roosevelt, a Republican, became president when William McKinley was assassinated in 1901 and was reelected in 1904 – but opted not to seek another full term in 1908, stepping aside for his handpicked GOP successor, William H. Taft. Roosevelt later became disenchanted with Taft and challenged him for the Republican nomination in 1912. When that failed, Roosevelt ran for president on his own Progressive ticket, which became known as the Bull Moose Party after the former president joked that he felt “as strong as bull moose.” Democrat Woodrow Wilson won that November’s election, but Roosevelt came in second, winning 88 electoral votes compared to just 8 for Taft, the incumbent. Millard Fillmore became president after Zachary Taylor, who was the last president elected with the Whig Party, died in 1850. Fillmore unsuccessfully sought the Whig presidential nomination in 1852. Four years later, he ran for president with the KnowNothing Party but lost every state except Maryland. 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6 SMART READER March 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F t S j s h a t w “ A g r S s a w s a B w w S d a i y v l S w a b o c m t C B a s s a p h a r s n c D t e h ( w wDriven by Caitlin Clark mania, women’s basketball soars on sellout crowds When the University of Iowa tips off against Penn State in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament March 8, one thing will be clear to the 20,000 fans fortunate enough to hold a ticket: History is taking flight from center court. The women’s tournament at the Target Center in Minneapolis is sold out for the first time, with more than 109,000 fans expected to attend the five-day event that wraps up Sunday. And it’s largely because Iowa phenom Caitlin Clark sinks 3-pointers in the basket from the midcourt logo like she’s taking out the trash. Caitlin Clark mania has firmly taken hold across the nation as the senior wraps up her NCAA career, drawing unprecedented attention to the women’s game. “Clarkies” line up for hours in the northern cold seeking tickets and autographs. Her No. 22 Iowa jerseys and shirts have been on backorder for weeks. Fans are snapping up cases of limited-run Caitlin’s Crunch Time cereal. She’s signed deals with Gatorade, Nike, and State Farm, and she’s the first female athlete to earn a multi-year exclusive deal with the prestigious sports trading card company Panini America. She is widely expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft. Iowa Hawkeyes fan Suzanne Moore says being in the stands when Ms. Clark made one of her nowfamous “logo 3s” against Minnesota on Feb. 28 at the sold-out Williams Arena was unreal. “Caitlin comes out and she shoots four 3-pointers right away. I’m sitting with my friends who are Minnesota fans and we’re just looking at each other and saying, wow, we can’t believe what we’re seeing, you know? And then the crowd goes nuts,” recalls Ms. Moore, a retired public health nurse from Albert Lea, Minnesota. Ms. Clark sank eight 3-pointers that night. “You just have the feeling that we’re never going to see [a player like] this again,” Ms. Moore adds. Less than a week later, as 3.4 million television viewers tuned in to watch, Ms. Clark toppled the NCAA scoring record – men’s and women’s – with a legendary career point total of 3,685. And yet, this Iowa bornand-raised, 6-foot tall basketball star embodies the duality of what it takes to climb to the height of the game – competitive and combative on the court while also exuding Midwest nice after the final buzzer. She’s been criticized for trash-talking her rivals but has pushed back on what many see as a double standard against competitive women. Off the court, she’s quick to acknowledge her teammates and coaches for what has become an unparalleled collegiate career. She pivots like an effortless spin move between the crush of fan attention, mid-court pressure, and scrutiny over her record feats. All the while, she preserves the warmth of the black-andgold sisterhood – inspiring female basketball players of all generations. “This is Caitlin’s moment,” says Kathy Hagerstrom, former head basketball coach at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and a former Division I college player. She’s been tracking Ms. Clark’s success since her freshman year at Iowa. “She’s been incredibly gracious in reaching her hand out to others to pull them up onto the podium with her, which I just think is a testament to her, a testament to her parents, a testament to her coach, of being able to include others in her moment.” Ms. Clark’s barn-storming run to the NCAA record has drawn comparison to the legacies of prior college basketball record holders Kelsey Plum (3,527), Lynette Woodard (3,649), and Pete Maravich (3,667) as each mark fell to her relentless drive to the net. Ms. Hagerstrom, for one, is grateful for the opportunity to highlight the historic record and thinks the current fast-moving pace of the game means future generations of players will continue raising the bar and breaking records. “Lynette Woodard, back in her day, was doing stuff that no one had ever seen before, like Caitlin Clark shooting unbelievable logo 3s and [her] amazing court vision with her fastbreak transition passing,” says Ms. Hagerstrom, who played against Ms. Woodard as a forward for the University of Nebraska in the early 1980s. “Records are at that moment in time. Life changes, the game changes, and the record is still the record.” But to Iowa alums and fans scattered across the country, this moment is about more than records. Caitlin Clark mania has delivered something else: a swell of affection and pride for the land of corn, state fairs, and now women’s basketball. “Watching the little University of Iowa get the press and the attention it has, it just melts your heart,” says Melanie Cordes, an Iowa alum and die-hard Hawkeyes fan who retired to West Melbourne, Florida. “When the basketball players talk about how much they love their coach and the state of Iowa, I know exactly what they mean,” she says, choking back tears. Ms. Cordes didn’t start following the women’s team until last year, when Ms. Clark led Iowa to the NCAA national championship game for the first time only to lose to Louisiana State University. The full-hearted grandma plans to be in her Iowa gear all day before she gathers with her family to watch the Big Ten quarterfinals Friday night. The women’s NCAA tournament is scheduled to begin March 20. Even if Ms. Clark and Iowa don’t win the national title this year, Ms. Cordes is already looking to the future. She’ll be following the WNBA for the first time. “I can’t imagine not watching her play,” she says of Ms. Clark. “I want to watch her transition into the pros.” By Kendra Nordin Beato College women's basketball is making history, selling out crowds and creating intense fan clubs. Behind it all is Caitlin Clark, a University of Iowa senior who embodies the future of the game. SMART READER March 21, 2024 6 Kenosha Funeral Services and Crematory Prepay for your funeral now and the price will be guaranteed. 8226 Sheridan Rd. 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0FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 7 SMART READER March 21, 2024 SMART READER March 09, 2023 7 Let’s take a seat around the kitchen table of Alabama Sen. Katie Britt. After all, she just invited the nation to do so. Britt asked us to peer into her life as a mother of two and a wife, who also happens to be among the youngest women serving in Congress. Unrolling her image as a “just-like-you” persona to American women was the goal of her unfortunate GOP reply to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech. The bland beige kitchen setting, the ridiculous riseand-fall cadence of her words and the wide-eyed stares into the camera have already been widely pilloried. Social media lit up before Britt concluded. Prompts were given to weigh in on who could spoof her best on SNL. Heidi Gardner should do it, hands down. Even Republicans groused about choosing Britt. The GOP hasn’t errored in seeing Britt as a bridge to younger, female, suburban voters. Her age alone, 42, is a link. She will get beyond this snippet, a blip really, in her political career. She has a long track record as a Senate staffer and a Senate chief of staff. She’s an attorney, serving on the Senate Appropriations, Rules and Banking, Housing and Urban Development committees. But she needs to free herself of the handlers who wrote that script. The words, the claims, the screeds about what fears keep American mothers up at night aren’t as she stated. And she knows it. Britt mouthed the words of a consultant. Appealing to younger women voters, those who aren’t already far right and deeply baked into the MAGA fan base, calls for a different approach. An honest one, not these words by Britt: “I worry my own children may not even get a shot at living their American Dreams.” Seriously? You’re a U.S. Senator, married to a former NFL player turned lobbyist. Your children were born with the golden tickets of college-educated parents with steady incomes and social capital. That kitchen may be starkly bland in décor, but it’s a safe bet that the fridge is well stocked, that it will always be, and that Britt’s children will have their college paid for, by their parents or through scholarships earned with the help of attending solid K-12 schools. She should speak to families with far less access to good schools. They’ll school you on why most people never leave the class they were born into. Hint: Patterns of social mobility are not affected by whoever is currently our president. The statistics are deeply entrenched and involve systemic issues of educational quality, housing patterns, and the cost of higher education. Britt then trod the “American Dream” commentary a bit further, reaching for undocumented immigrants and the Sen. Katie Britt is not ready for prime time – at least not yet with Mary Sanchez Readers can reach Mary Sanchez at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter @msanchezcolumn. When some people appear beyond help because of addiction or other circumstances they can’t control, family members have been known to stage an intervention. Congress and President Biden need an intervention as their addiction to spending exceeds anything seen in history. In his State of the Union address last week, the president invoked one of his party’s favorite lines about corporations and the rich not paying their “fair share” in taxes. Notice they never say what they consider fair and when Democrats manage to hike the tax rate it’s never enough. The president claimed he has reduced the “deficit” (as opposed to the debt, which continues to grow). He takes credit for the reduction in spending following the Covid-19 pandemic, but that produced a decrease in the increase of spending, not an actual reduction. In the way the government mis-figures things, if you spent $500 on a credit card one month and $400 the following month, you would have decreased your spending, but still added $900 to what you owe. See how this works? The top 1 percent of taxpayers – those who earn$561,351 or more– paid 42.3 percent of the total tax revenue collected in 2020, according to the latest figures from the IRS. In fact, the top 1 percent of taxpayers paid more income taxes than the bottom 90 percent combined. And yet the president wants to squeeze more blood from these successful “turnips.” Notice Democrats never suggest cutting a single dollar in spending, or eliminating programs that don’t work, or have exceeded their “sell-by” date. Instead, they demand more from the successful to subsidize and buy votes from people who pay no taxes, many of whom receive government checks. Basic economics appears among the casualties of what is not taught in today’s public schools and universities. Let me help the uninformed and misinformed. Too much debt is a dead weight on the economy and on individuals. From America’s beginning, there have been warnings of the threat to the nation of large debt. As this is the 100th anniversary of Calvin Coolidge’s presidency, let’s begin with a few of his thoughts on debt: “Public debt is a burden on all the people.” Under Coolidge the debt fell. About taxes, he said: “ The collection of taxes which are not absolutely required, which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to public welfare, is only a species of legalized larceny. Under this Republic the rewards of industry belong to those who earn them.” What has changed in one century? Again, it is the transition from self-reliance to an over reliance on government. George Washington warned the new nation to avoid “the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to discharge the debts.” Washington also believed it wrong to place “upon posterity the burden which ourselves ought to bear.” As with many of the other Founders, Washington would likely be appalled that moderns are ignoring his sage advice. Why don’t more of us pay attention to the wise words of men like these and to what history teaches about nations that fall too deep into debt? Again, the answer is that so many people have been misled to rely on government first and themselves last that they have become addicted to government and the borrowed money that keeps those checks coming. As with other addictions from which the addicted cannot free themselves, an intervention is much needed. One can happen in November if enough nonaddicts vote for candidates who are committed to putting our financial house back in order. First, they have to change their thinking about what was supposed to be a limited government so that “we the people” might be unlimited in our pursuit of happiness. President and Congress need an intervention with Cal Thomas Readers may email Cal Thomas at [email protected]. Look for Cal Thomas’ latest book “A Watchman in the Night: What I’ve Seen Over 50 Years Reporting on America" my turn Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) listens during a news conference on border security at the U.S. Capitol Building on Sept. 27, 2023, in Washington, D.C. story continues on page 8 6 ay 0 o 042023

8 SMART READER March 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F h a a e w A w b fo U t e f t c u t p o u b t g in w b m lo " c o n u c a o h s s h se b A c as m p m st n v w w ra tr c SMART READER March 21, 2024 8 A variety of events fill the Visit Kenosha Events Calendar in the coming weeks. If any catch your eye, you better hop to it and add the info to your calendar! Here’s just a sampling: The free Downtown Kenosha Small Business Bunny Hop is Saturday, March 23. Between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., visit 50 participating businesses to collect Easter eggs. Candy and sticker filled eggs will be available for children, and eggs featuring coupons and other special offers will be available for adults. A small number of Golden Eggs will be available for adults to collect with gift certificates ranging in value from $25 to $100. Likewise, many of the businesses will have one special egg in their adult baskets worth more than all the others! Some of the places will also be offering additional activities or deals during the event. Go to VisitKenosha.com/BunnyHo p for the list of participating businesses. Please be courteous and only take one egg per person at each venue you visit so as many people as possible can participate in the event. Eggs will be available while supplies last. Also meet the Easter Bunny at Rhode Center for the Arts between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. and ride the Electric Streetcar for free between 10:35 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. The Small Business Bunny Hop is presented by Lakeshore Business Improvement District, Visit Kenosha, and participating businesses. It’s one of many upcoming Easter events in our area. Meanwhile, the Bowls & Books Soupfest Contest takes place at Rhode Center for the Arts on March 27. Eight restaurants will be serving soup from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and eight different ones will be serving from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. People coming to the event receive a score card and a commemorative bowl provided by Copy Center. The attendees go from table to table, tasting, enjoying, and scoring the soups. All proceeds go toward the continued renovation of the Rhode Center for the Arts. Head to Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets for the Cirque Italia Water Circus, April 11-14. Cirque Italia’s mission is to provide highclass entertainment suitable for all age groups. The strictly animal-free shows take place under a grand tent. The Dairy State Cheese & Beer Festival is on April 13 at the Brat Stop and attached Parkway Chateau. This fundraiser – which benefits the Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha – features over 100 different styles of beer, a homebrew competition, local breweries, live music, and unlimited beer and cheese samples. The Big Style Brass Band will headline the event. The Kemper Grand Tour happens on April 14 at Kemper Center. Between 1 and 4 p.m., you can tour all the buildings in the Kemper complex. Kemper Hall alumnae will give accounts of what the place was like when it was an all-girls school. Admission is $5. Speaking of Kemper, our website already lists the lineups for their two outdoor concert series this summer: Lakeside Lounge at Kemper Center and Music At Twilight (formerly known as Twilight Jazz) at Anderson Arts Center. Go to VisitKenosha.com/Events for more details on these events and more. Did you know you can sign up for the Visit Kenosha EventSource - Weekly Event Highlights e-newsletter to stay informed on what’s happening each weekend? Go to VisitKenosha.com/Newslett er to sign up. Find fun faster! Be sure to use our website VisitKenosha.com when looking for #KenoshaFun. Watch for our new Spring/Summer FUN 101 to be added to the website this month. Visit Kenosha has been Kenosha’s official travel resource since 1986. 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0FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 9 SMART READER March 21, 2024 SMART READER March 09, 2023 9 For more than a decade, I have been making the argument and sounding the alarm that the greatest existential danger to the world at large was Massive Attacks of Disruption, whether caused by man or by nature. I would add a second D for destruction. The wars in Ukraine and Gaza reflect the first. COVID-19 and environmental catastrophes from floods and droughts to uncontrollable fires are caused by the latter. The most recent example underscores the nature of the threats and the dangers posed by MAD. Houthis operating from a very underdeveloped Yemen are blocking and threatening the peaceful passage of global shipping in an international waterway with drones, advanced air breathing and ballistic missiles. The Red Sea has long been known as a "chokepoint" for seaborne commerce. Scenarios for this and other chokepoints are not new. Sea mines have been used for centuries to block chokepoints. But the application of advanced and often cheap technologies has never before been used so effectively. About oneseventh of global trade sails through the Suez Canal, having to transit the Red Sea coming or going. About half that traffic recently has been rerouted around Africa's southern Cape of Good Hope, greatly increasing transit time and costs to the shippers. Last week, several sailors were killed and the merchant ship Rubymar was sunk, underscoring the risks. In December, the United States formed an international coalition of about 20 states to protect these civilian ships. The operation was named Prosperity Guardian. The prime purpose of the warships was to defend against Houthi air and, if they occur, surface and underwater attacks. A secondary purpose was to target Houthi shorebased drone and missile sites, as well as command, control and surveillance systems. Substantial numbers of Houthi drones and missiles have been shot down. But so-called "leakers" have penetrated the defenses, as no defense is perfect. And the Houthis are winning the cost-exchange battle. A U.S. Navy SM-6 anti-air missile costs about $6 million; a Tomahawk land attack missile about $2 million. Some of the Houthi drones cost in the thousands of dollars. And U.S. warships cannot rearm at sea, meaning they must depart the battle zone once their magazines are empty. The Houthis argue that their attacks are legal and in support of Gaza in a war they claim is being illegally waged by Israel, even though it was caused by Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre of 1,200 Israelis in an unprovoked and hideous act of terror. Yet, shipping lines cannot take the risk of one of their vessels being hit or sunk and many are diverting to more expensive and timeconsuming routes. What can be done? Given that Yemen has minimal production facilities for ballistic and cruise missiles, the obvious supplier is Iran, although other states such as North Korea cannot be excluded. Iran's leaders have consistently denied wanting a larger war and are playing a very cynical and double game of plausibly denying any involvement. Drones are relatively cheap and Ukraine has demonstrated how effectively they can change the battlefield. Prosperity Guardian has four basic strategic options. It can continue its present operation to protect and defend civilian shipping and attrit Houthi missile and drone attacks, hoping that at some point the other side runs out of bullets that it otherwise needs for selfdefense. Option two is to escalate air attacks to accelerate Houthi attrition. Option three is to deploy land and special forces to destroy sufficient facilities and weapons to disarm the Houthis of these capabilities. Last is to target Iran with sanctions, blockades and even disarming strikes to cut off the source of Houthi arms. Clearly, using land forces is risky and potentially dangerous if escalation follows and more troops are needed. Physical attacks on Iran could certainly provoke a broader conflict and even a war. At some stage, the war in Gaza will end. But that does not mean Houthis will not retain the ability to block the Red Sea or attack ships in transit for specific reasons beyond Gaza and perhaps to continue applying pressure to Israel by restricting its trade and access to the south and east. Hence, Prosperity Guardian could become a more permanent operation requiring substantial resources to sustain it. That means a ground operation, despite the risks and dangers, must be explored. It may prove to be infeasible, too escalatory and too expensive. But this is a peril that the new MAD brings, giving so-called "weaker states," huge asymmetric advantages that "stronger states" have not learned to overcome. World threatened by massive attacks of disruption, destruction with Harlan Ullman my turn Dr Harlan Ullman is senior adviser at Washington's Atlantic Council, the prime author of "shock and awe" and the book "The Fifth Horseman and the New MAD: How Massive Attacks of Disruption Became the Looming Existential Danger to a Divided Nation and the World at Large." Harlan Ullman joins Happenings Q&A on Thu., Mar. 28th at 9:20am on AM1050 WLIP Palestinians walk amid rubble of a residential building hit in an overnight Israeli airstrike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip humanitarian crisis of asylum seekers at the southern border. What a strange segue. The American Dream is a common frame for the aspirations of the very migrants that Britt proceeded to paint as a marauding horde, out to steal the security of the nation and yes, to violate virginal young women. She spoke of a young girl whom she met at the border who’d been trafficked and raped by cartels, no doubt a true story. Then she switched to talking about sexual assaults of women in the U.S., citing one high profile recent case – that of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley, involving an undocumented immigrant who has been charged with her murder. “That could have been my daughter. It could’ve been yours,” she said. Women do fear crime; everyone does. But what are they most likely to be impacted by – stolen cars, home robberies, gun violence, sexual assaults? Britt should ask her GOP brethren about their opposition to gun laws and regulations that would keep women safe from people convicted of domestic violence. This is how most women are attacked, in violent assaults, sexual or not. They’re hurt, even killed, by men who once claimed to love them. The perpetrators are men with ready access to firearms despite an order of protection and even prior convictions. Here’s another bit from Britt’s speech: “From fentanyl poisonings to horrific murders…there are empty chairs tonight at kitchen tables just like this one because of President Biden’s senseless border policies.” American mothers should worry about overdoses and fentanyl. Stopping fentanyl from entering the country is necessary, but the responsible and first parental response should be closer to that kitchen table where Britt spends time with her family. Why are teenagers seeking drugs like Percocet, or trying club drugs like ecstasy, both of which can be laced? Britt should ask questions about and demand for better access to mental health services, including tough conversations with insurance companies unwilling to pay for such treatment. What’s so disappointing is that the GOP, at least for this one night, squandered the role a younger female member of their congressional delegation could play for the party. Britt is not a Marjorie Taylor Greene, R.-GA. She has decorum, presence and intelligence. She’s displayed the type of level-headed female leader that both parties should be developing. Women tend to enter politics to resolve an issue that’s closely affected their own family or that of someone close to them. Men tend to enter for power. Former President Donald Trump is an example of the latter, on steroids. What might be most unfortunate for Britt’s future is that she is said to be on a list of possible Trump vice presidential running mates. Let’s hope her odd State of the Union response bombed the tryout. Maybe, the handlers will leave her alone so she can regain and hone her strengths as a senator who is able to speak sensibly, to reach across the aisle, and debate with truths, not hyperbole. It’s a lower wattage spotlight, but it’s how real progress for American families will happen. Sanchez continued from page 6 8 cnnoseurat os? otoenn. wossel 032124

10 SMART READER March 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F t s c d d h w p m a c i p t A f p F w y M m d o s d e i b d c SMART READER March 21, 2024 10 Dear Cathy, Are citronella dog collars safe for dogs to prevent barking? Though we understand he is doing his job, our dog's barking with delivery drivers, letter carriers, and even someone walking near our home has become excessive. — Grace, North Massapequa, New York Dear Grace, Citronella collars deter dogs from barking by emitting a citronella scent that activates when the dog barks. It doesn't hurt them, but it does startle them when it first activates, and they definitely don't like the smell, which are two ways the collar discourages dogs from barking. While your dog may bark less with the collar, if you are not addressing the triggers that lead to the barking, most dogs will resume barking when the collar is removed, or it runs out of citronella. Dogs may also become accustomed to the scent and activation, and bark despite the collar. If excessive barking is a concern, I understand why you want to try it. It may offer you and your neighbors some relief. But it also helps to address the triggers that lead to barking because that approach can be much more effective in creating a longterm solution to the problem. Here are some suggestions: First, determine the root cause of your dog's barking: boredom, fear, territorial behavior, or separation anxiety. Addressing the underlying issue can help reduce excessive barking. Second, ensure your dog receives enough mental and physical exercise to prevent boredom and pent-up energy, which can lead to excessive barking. Interactive toys, puzzle feeders, and regular walks or play sessions can help keep your dog stimulated and engaged. Third, use positive reinforcement training techniques to teach your dog alternative behaviors and commands, such as "quiet" or "go to your bed" to redirect his focus and discourage barking. Fourth, manage your dog's environment, such as using curtains or barriers to block visual stimuli that trigger barking, or keeping your dog indoors during high activity or noise outside. Next, minimize environmental triggers that may provoke barking, such as loud noises, unfamiliar people or animals, or changes in routine. Provide a safe and comfortable space for your dog to retreat when they feel anxious or overwhelmed, like a dog bed or a kennel. Gradually expose your dog to triggering stimuli in a controlled manner, pairing it with positive experiences, such as treats or play, to change their emotional response. This can help reduce anxiety and reactivity, leading to less barking over time. Finally, expose your dog to various people, animals, and environments to help them become more confident and less reactive. Proper socialization can reduce fearbased barking and promote positive interactions with others. These suggestions will help you address your dog's excessive barking safely and effectively. Pet World with Cathy Rosenthal Are citronella collars safe and effective to prevent dogs from barking? As well as being a recuring guest on Happenings Q&A, Cathy M. Rosenthal is a longtime animal advocate, author, columnist and pet expert who has more than 30 years in the animal welfare field. Send your pet questions, stories and tips to [email protected]. Overturned truck releases thousands of bees on highway Beekeepers were summoned to a Mississippi highway to round up thousands of bees when the 18- wheeler hauling their hives overturned. Beekeepers from Adee Honey Farms in Woodville were summoned to the scene to help round up the bees that swarmed around the overturned truck. Adams County EMA Director Brad Bradford said the scene was not cleared until the next morning. "This was my first bee catastrophe," he told WLBT-TV. He said the bees remained calm during the incident because it was after dark and the hives were covered in tarp. "The majority stayed in the vicinity after the wreck and were able to be contained in or near their hives," Bradford said. No injuries were reported as a result of the crash or the ensuing bee swarm. Rats getting 'high' on seized marijuana New Orleans Police Department officials said the rats infesting the department's headquarters are "all high" from eating marijuana stored in the evidence room. Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told the City Council's Criminal Justice Committee the building is infested with cockroaches and rats. "The rats eating our marijuana, they're all high," Kirkpatrick told the committee during a this week's meeting. Kirkpatrick spoke in support of a $7.6 million proposal to temporarily relocate police headquarters to a leased space in a downtown building for 10 years while exploring permanent solutions to the current building's numerous issues, which are not limited to pests. Gilbert Montano, the city's chief administrative officer, told the committee the relocation proposal would be considerably cheaper than the estimated $30 million it would cost to fix up the current headquarters. The proposal must now go before the full City Council for approval. Scientifically speaking, it's unlikely the animals are experiencing the euphoric effects of cannabis. Raw cannabis contains inactive ingredients that must undergo heating -- decarboxylation -- before THC is produced in the form that gives mammals the sensation of feeling high. Escaped pig leads deputies on chase A loose pig led Louisiana sheriff's deputies on a "brief foot pursuit" before a "farm-raised" deputy was able to rope the runaway animal. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said four pigs were spotted on the loose in the Dixie Ranch Road area of Slidell, and three were quickly captured. The remaining swine suspect, nicknamed "Miss Piggy," took off running, leading deputies on "a brief foot pursuit" through a wooded area, the sheriff's office said in a Facebook post. The post said "farm-raised" Deputy Katie Robbins was able to rope Miss Piggy and take the animal into custody. The pig was reunited with her "codefendants" at the St. Tammany Parish Department of Animal Services. Authorities are now trying to identify the owner of the animals so they can be returned home. Porcupines escape Scottish farm, wander to nearby neighborhood A pair of porcupines escaped from a farm park in Scotland and caused a scene when they were spotted wandering through a residential neighborhood. Officials at Dalscone Farm Park, near Dumfries, said two porcupines managed to break the door of their enclosure and made their way to Heathhall, about a mile away. Ben Best, the farm park's owner, said a Healthhall resident called to report the porcupines were wandering through his back yard. Best said personnel were able to wrangle the animals into a trailer for transport back to the facility. The park joked on social media that the porcupines "broke the Internet" when they were spotted by neighborhood residents. Best said the porcupines were not injured during their time on the loose. Cathy Rosenthal joins Happenings Q&A on Tue. Mar. 26th at 10:20 on AM1050 WLIP. Leaving Town For Easter Break? 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0FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 11 SMART READER March 21, 2024 SMART READER March 09, 2023 11 Here's proof it's never too late to start making some healthy lifestyle changes. They can make a difference later in life. New research finds that a diet of vegetables and other healthy foods, combined with a routine of regular physical activity, is key to middle-aged adults achieving optimal cardiovascular health later in life. The study was published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The study analyzed data from 2,379 adult participants of the Framingham Heart Study, which began more than 70 years ago in Framingham, Massachusetts. Adults who met two recommendations during midlife had lower odds of metabolic syndrome (a cluster of disorders that include excess fat around the waist, insulin resistance and high blood pressure) and developing serious health conditions in their senior years. Those conditions included heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes. Researchers found 28% met recommendations of both physical activity and dietary guidelines. Another 47% met recommendations in at least one of the two areas. The physical activity guidelines were based on the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans — 150 minutes of moderate physical activity or 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week. The dietary guidelines were based on the recommendations in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's MyPlate: half your plate fruits and vegetables, a quarter lean protein, a quarter whole grains, and low-fat dairy on the side. Even achieving one of the guidelines in midlife made a difference. Participants who followed the physical activity recommendations had 51% lower odds of metabolic syndrome. Participants who adhered just to the dietary guidelines had 33% lower odds. Participants who followed both guidelines had 65% lower odds of developing metabolic syndrome. If you knew you could prevent diabetes, stroke or heart disease later in life just by exercising daily and eating healthier, would you do it? If your answer is yes, I'm confident you'll be glad you started making those changes as soon as possible. It's never too late. Charlyn Fargo is a registered dietitian with SIU Med School in Springfield, Ill. food & recipes It's never too late Nutrition News with Charlyn Fargo Servings: 4 4 aluminum foil squares 1 cup zucchini (green or yellow), sliced 1 cup corn kernels or cubed potatoes 4 (5-ounce) cod or tilapia fillets Salt and pepper to taste 1 clove garlic 1 bunch green onions, sliced thin 1 cup grape tomatoes, cut in half 1/3 cup fresh basil leaves, torn 1/2 teaspoon paprika Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place aluminum foil squares on a flat surface. In a small bowl, mix all other ingredients together. Split vegetable mixture between 4 squares, placing mixture in the center of the foil square. Place fish fillet on top. Fold foil over mixture, crimp edges to seal tightly and place completed 4 packets on baking sheet. Bake in 400-degree oven until vegetables are tender and fish flakes easily with a fork, about 20 minutes. Fish and Vegetable Foil Packets Serves 12 to 14 2 ounces (57 grams) marshmallows, (about 8 large marshmallows) 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm tap water 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces 2 ounces (57 grams) unsweetened chocolate, chopped fine 1/3 cup (1 ounces/28 grams) Dutchprocessed cocoa powder 2 1/2 cups (17 1/2 ounces/496 grams) sugar 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 large eggs, plus 2 large yolks 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 3/4 cups (8 3/4 ounces/248 grams) allpurpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon table salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 6 ounces (170 grams) bittersweet chocolate, chopped 1. Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 12-inch cast-iron skillet. 2. Combine marshmallows, warm tap water, butter, unsweetened chocolate, and cocoa powder in a large bowl. Microwave at 50% power, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is fully melted and mixture is smooth, 2 to 4 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes. 3. Whisk in sugar, oil, eggs and yolks, and vanilla until fully combined. Gently whisk in flour, cinnamon, salt, pepper, and cayenne until just incorporated. Stir in bittersweet chocolate. 4. Transfer batter to prepared skillet. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with few moist crumbs and batter attached (be careful not to overbake; brownie will continue to bake as it cools), 33 to 38 minutes, rotating skillet halfway through baking. Transfer skillet to wire rack and let cool for 30 minutes (or let cool completely for neat slices). Slice into wedges. Serve warm. Spiced Cast-Iron Brownie A 12-inch cast-iron skillet can handle just about any meal, from breakfast to dessert — and brownies are no exception. The best ones have crispy, chewy edges and rich, fudgy middles. A combination of Dutch-processed cocoa powder and unsweetened chocolate created complexity, and a little vanilla added more depth. To achieve that perfect fudginess, we took inspiration from fudge. Many fudge recipes call for marshmallows or a marshmallow product. By simply melting some marshmallows along with the cocoa powder mixture, we created a super-fudgy batter. To add a pleasantly subtle warmth to our brownies, we added a combination of cinnamon, pepper, and cayenne with the flour mixture. The heat complemented the otherwise sweet brownie. Finally, we folded in bittersweet chocolate chunks for gooey pockets of lush melted chocolate throughout the brownie. A well-greased skillet ensured that there weren’t any issues when removing the brownie wedges from the pan. We baked the brownie on the bottom rack of a preheated 350-degree oven for about 35 minutes and then allowed it to bake further on a wire rack (due to the cast iron’s strong heat retention), resulting in the right soft and fudgy interior. Top with a scoop or two of your favorite ice cream. Q: Does how you cook vegetables matter nutritionally? A: Some nutrients are lost in any cooking method because some vitamins are not very stable. However, vegetables are an excellent source of vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and fiber. While cooking carrots may reduce a little of the vitamin C, cooking increases the availability of beta carotene, a precursor of vitamin A. Steaming, blanching or microwaving preserves nutrients best, since it avoids using lots of water that can leach some vitamins. And remember fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K) are better absorbed if vegetables are prepared or eaten with a healthy fat. 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12 SMART READER March 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F D P a t c d in r r s c e P t p a t A S SMART READER March 21, 2024 12 In 2018, the initial version of the “Development of Downtown Vision” was released to the public. The ultimate development would include commercial and residential uses, as well as the construction of a performing arts center, new public parks, and a new City Hall. At the time of the publishing of this report, the first phase was expected to begin in the spring of 2019. The COVID pandemic defiantly put a wrench in everybody’s plans in 2020, and the city of Kenosha was not immune. But the plan did continue. In May 2023, Mayor Antaramian announced a revitalized vision. “The city has been planning for the next generation of downtown development for a number of years,” Antaramian said. “The development team brings a fresh perspective to Kenosha, backed by significant experience in public and private partnerships throughout Wisconsin and other states.” The plan calls for over 1000 living units in several mid-rise buildings and one larger tower, along with condominiums on the easternmost block to complement the existing HarborPark district. A central park and laneway would connect residential buildings with a market hall, food kiosk, and retail space. Plans call for a full-service hotel on Sheridan Road along with two new office buildings. The developers will also work with the city to construct a new municipal office building, freeing up the current city hall location for a residential tower and mixed-use development. The city is in discussions with veteran organizations to create a new Veterans Memorial Park and expand the current park on the site. When asked about the future of the globe fountain which sits in the park, Mayor Antaramian did not provide any specifics about whether the fountain would be saved, relocated, or destroyed. “We’ve been impressed with the strong economic growth in Kenosha for many years,” said Scott Yauck, president of developer Cobalt Partners. “Kenosha’s lakefront is beautiful, and the downtown has many attractions, restaurants and shopping.” “We’re talking about nine city blocks that are either Mayor Antaramian’s vision sees a very different Downtown Kenosha in the future story continues on next page Downtown KENOSHA SR030724

0FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 SMART READER March 09, 2023 13 I am in full support of the Downtown Development Plan that is once again alive and moving forward. Over the next few years, It will continue to transform our downtown from its industrial past into a residential destination. These many new residents will no doubt support and enumerate the city's stores, restaurants and entertainment offerings. Perhaps grocers will realize there is a large enough population base to serve and open a supermarket in the newly built commercial spaces included in the Downtown Development Plan. It's a huge footprint that covers all of the nearly vacant blocks between 6th Ave. and Sheridan Rd. to the east and west; 52nd St. to 56th St. to the  north and south. The Downtown Development Plan had been pursued for many years before I was elected to City Council in 2019. Do you recall the Brindisi Towers that were set to break ground that year? It featured twin 10 storey towers of condominiums and apartments just north of City Hall. Development was to continue south of 52nd St. and encompass many now vacant blocks between 6th Ave. and Sheridan Road. Everything was in place until 2020 cast everyone's plans aside and those investors were lost. Through steadfast efforts of the current administration and support from city council, ground is once more set to break for a pair of apartment buildings between 56th and 55th Street. near Sixth and Seventh Avenue. I look forward to the next phase of the Downtown Development Plan. By Bill Siel An Alderman’s take Since 2019, Bill Siel has served as Alderman of Kenosha’s 2nd District, which encompasses downtown Kenosha Downtown KENOSHA open space now, or will become open space when we build the new city hall,” Tim Casey, Director of City Development said in a video released at the State of Downtown meeting this month. “These 10-12 story buildings, and one even taller than that, will really fit in… Kenosha 2.0 - the new downtown Kenosha - is really going to provide new opportunities with places to live, places to work, places to play, places to eat and drink, and also places to learn,” Casey added. “The opportunity here is tremendous,” Antaramian said. “The ability for young people to thrive in our downtown, I think is probably the most exciting aspect of what we are going to be doing.” “Cities are often judged by their downtowns,” Casey said. “The curse of city planning is if you get there and there’s no ‘there’ there. Well there is a ‘there’ here in Kenosha now. But we’re adding to it. We’re bringing things together. We’re building the next generation of Kenosha.” It appears that the first phase of this project will bee a fivestory, 158-unit apartment complex to be constructed on the site of a vacant bank drive-thru covering the properties of the 5500 block between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. According to the Kenosha News, construction could begin this summer and last through early 2026. By Jason Hedman The future of downtown continued from page 11 13 SMART READER March 21, 2024 DT2024-1 DT 2024-1 Open 7 Days a Week at 11am Daily Specials Weekend Specials (262) 764 -6501 • 5511 6th Ave Kenosha, WI Monday - Meatloaf Tuesday - Tacos, Burritos, Quesadillas & More Wednesday - Gyros Plate Thursday - Chicken Wings Friday - Fish Fry Perch, Baked Or Fried Cod, Walleye Breaded Jumbo Shrimp & Shrimp Cocktail Saturday - Prime Rib Dinner Served With Veggies And Choice Of Potato Sunday - Prime Rib Sandwich (Wing Specials During Sporting Events) Fresh Cookies, Brownies & Various Desserts In Our Take-Out Case 1stSunday of the Month Sunday of the Month Coming Soon KARAOKE Coming Soon KARAOKE 2 SR030724

14 SMART READER March 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F SMART READER March 21, 2024 14 A look back at other downtown development ideas, hits and misses We must keep in mind that these downtown development plans are plans, but ground has yet to be broken. So, as of right now, they are just plans. The history of downtown Kenosha has had numerous development plans throughout our history. Some of them have been tremendously successful, some have not, and some were popular, some were not, and some we can’t understand how they could have ever been popular. Hotel Algonquin In late 1920, the Hotel Algonquin was announced to be built on the northeast corner of Sheridan Road and 56th Street. The Sheridan Hotel Corporation proposed this ten-story massive hotel which would house 250 rooms with a stock-selling campaign. The block was cleared and the foundation laid, but the project stalled and for a few years, Kenoshans joked about “Lake Algonquin” - the block where the hotel was going to be built was now a large hole that would fill with water through the seasons. In 1924, the property was purchased by C.W. Lockwood of Lockwood Oil company, who needed a stream of trucks to haul dirt in to fill the hole and it would later become a filling station. This is currently the block which the new Downtown development plan places our new municipal building. Civic Center Park Harland Bartholomew, a well-known city planner from St. Louis, envisioned a Kenosha with a civic center. This was not a new concept, the idea of a civic center goes back to the Romans. Bartholomew put his initial ideas to paper for Kenosha in 1922 and submitted a more comprehensive plan in 1925. The completion of the four sides of Civic Center (as well as the removal of homes within the new park) took just over 10 years from the time it was officially envisioned in 1922 to the time the fourth building was placed around the plaza in 1933. The Kenosha County Courthouse was completed in 1925 and was the first completed building on the Civic Center. The Kenosha High School was built in 1926 and featured Corinthian columns and pilasters, rooftop balustrades at the corners, and a pedimented entrance pavilion. In 1933, the new post office was completed and Illustration of what the 250-room Hotel Algonquin would have looked like (from Kenosha News December 3, 1920) story continues on next page 4120 7th Avenue • 262-945-1567 Home of the Shore Lunch Bring your fresh catch in & we’ll prepare it for you! Fried • Broiled • Blackened Served with Fries, Coleslaw & Bread Only $12/person We also will custom smoke your fish or game. Thirsty? We feature a full bar with 8 brews on tap and all of your favorite Long Islands. All of our delicious meals come with a side. The menu items above are only $12-$20! Fresh Fish & Seafood • Daily Lunch Specials Flat Screen TVs • Plenty of FREE parking We’re serving great tasting food everyday beginning at 11am! We’re serving great tasting food everyday beginning at 11am! Hand Breaded Perch Fish Fry • Hand Breaded Baby Walleye Fish Fry Perch & Baby Walleye Fish Fry • Hand Breaded Bluegill Fish Fry Pan Fried or Broiled Salmon • Perch Buster Sandwich Rack of Baby Back Ribs - Half or Full Rack • Hot Beef Hickory Smoked Half Chicken • 1/2lb Burger • Pizza The menu items above are only $12-$20! SR032124 Welcome To Millie Bo Peep! Enjoy browsing our one-stop shop for all things baby, toddler, and children up to size 10 262.308.0567 5720 6th Ave. Kenosha, WI 53140 milliebopeep.com New To Downtown DT2023-1 DT2024-1 DT2022-4

0FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 15 SMART READER March 21, 2024 SMART READER March 09, 2023 15 the former post office, built in 1908 on the southwest corner of 56th and Eighth Avenue, was moved two blocks west that same year and is now home to the Dinosaur Discovery Museum. Filling in Pike Creek In February 1957, a bill was introduced to fill Pike Creek from the east side of the Sixth Avenue bridge (now Sixth Ave and 54th Street), west to Sheridan Road (and later beyond). The federal government had relinquished its rights to the creek as a navigable stream in 1955. This project would reclaim over six acres of property for commercial and parking use. Some citizens voiced their disapproval. Glen Snyder wrote in the Kenosha News that “this move is against the public interest. The area should be turned into a small boat harbor.” Henry W. Boiking was all for the project, telling the Kenosha News in 1963, “This area is a personification of ugliness, filth, perpetual stench, and chronic disorder which needed correction for years.” In March 1959 the project began, and by 1963 the Pike Creek Basin parking lot was open for use (at the cost of a dime). Destruction of the Simmons Library In early 1960, Steve Sargent, director of the Downtown Kenosha Association, was concerned with the development of a Downtown “loop.” Their solution, which Sargent called “the key to the entire problem,” was to tear down the Simmons branch of the Kenosha Public Library so 60th Street could extend to Seventh Ave (essentially through the middle of Library Park) and then park as we know it today would be split in two; with a new modern library to the south, and plenty of parking in a new lot to the north. New modern lighting In early 1961, Downtown Kenosha received a new lighting system which John Herbert, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce at the time said was a “marvelous improvement. It will do a great deal toward giving the Downtown a modern and up-and-coming look.” The retro look would return in later years, but at this time, most of downtown saw it as a positive, giving the district a “stream-lined, cosmopolitan look.” One way In 1965, downtown was having traffic struggles. The new auto culture has enraptured the young people who would “scoop” the downtown area as a social activity. The help ease congestion, William L. Marvin, traffic engineer for AAA presented a possible solution: covert many of the downtown roads to one way streets, including Fifth Avenue, Sixth Avenue, and 56th Streets. Marvin also revisited the idea of cutting 60th Street through Library Park as well, but most objected to that part of his proposal. Other rejected ideas that Marvin presented included a shopping mall, no parking zones on both sides of Sixth Avenue, and cutting off the street to traffic during the busiest hours. New parking garage In 1966, George Epstein, chairman of the Downtown Development Group, proposed a new four-story parking garage, which would hold 600 cars, across the street from the First National Bank. June 2, 1972 would be the grand opening of downtown’s newest parking ramp on 57th Street. Planter Pots The 59 concrete planter pots which have decorated downtown since 1970 were removed in 1972 after the Downtown Kenosha Association said no trees or plants have grown well in them. The public works department agrees to accept and store the pots until a use could be found. The skyscraper project In January 1972, Frank Colicki and private developers proposed a $9 million, 21-story skyscraper to be built and funded by a private corporation and sold, condominium style, to government agencies, shops, professional offices, and others. This new skyscraper would sit between Sixth and Eighth Avenues and from the Municipal building south to 55th Street. The building would have underground parking for 950 cars, Downtown KENOSHA History of development Looking northeast over what is now Civic Center Park. (courtesy of the Kenosha History Center) continued from page 13 story continues on next page The historic Simmons Neighborhood Library was constructed in 1900 and designed by Daniel Burnham in the neoclassical style. It boasts a mix of modern technology with classic architecture and possibly a spirit or two. On numerous occasions, a respected city leader has suggested Kenosha demolishes the library for something new, larger, and more modern. (courtesy of the Kenosha History Center) DT2024-1 TrecrociRealty.com [email protected] 522 56th Street Suite 101 • Downtown Kenosha DT 2024-1 Residential • Commercial Land • Leasing New Listings Welcome! New Listing Agent Welcome Alex Oritz 262-914-9428 Stephanie Trecroci Bosco Agent 262-496-0448 Ben Trecroci Broker 262-237-0305 Ben Trecroci Broker 262-237-0305 DT2024 1 4

16 SMART READER March 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F include a brand new library on the east side, and topped with a restaurant with a view of the lake. With relocated city offices inside this new building, the current City Hall can be reverted back to the vocational school it originally was built for. By the end of 1972, the skyscraper plan was put on the back burner, but Colicki was still adamant about building a new library at this location. However, the City Council voted against it in early 1973 and the project quickly stalled. Southport Mall First discussed in 1966, the idea of closing off Sixth Avenue throughout the downtown area was a topic continually returned to over the years. In 1970, a plan was developed for a downtown facelift. The heart of the 1970 plan, would be a “Port of Call,” a four-block long two-story enclosed mall along Sixth Avenue from 55th to 59th Street. The mall would be climate controlled, heated in the winter, air-conditioned in the summer, and protected from the elements by a canopy. The side streets would also be closed to vehicle traffic and turned into pedestrian malls. Small trains, similar to the ones used at the time at the Milwaukee County Zoo or the State Fair, would be used to transports shoppers from parking lots to the new development. At the time, Kenosha Mayor Wallace Burkee said this new shopping center could “make the ’70’s the most exciting time Kenosha has ever had!” An experimental version of the Southport Mall debuted on June 5, 1972. Sixth Avenue was closed for traffic between 4:30pm and 9pm Mondays and Fridays. Cross streets remained open for vehicular traffic, but Sixth Avenue was dedicated to pedestrian shoppers and merchandisers who sold their wares not only on the sidewalks but even in the streets. This was a temporary experiment, but a sign or things to come. History of development continued from page 14 There were no traffic problems along what used to be Sixth Avenue through the late 70’s and 80’s with the installation of the Southport Mall (courtesy of Wisconsin History.org) story continues on next page SMART READER March 21, 2024 16032124 711 - 57th Street Downtown Kenosha 262.455.7502 Lingerie (Small -4x) • Toys & Games Massage Oils • And lots more... DT2021-3

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Although it was initially celebrated, the tune seemed to change quickly. Many saw the Southport Mall as a failure, but shopping habits were changing and many of the main anchor stores had already moved to the new modern shopping centers like Pershing Plaza and Town and Country on 75th Street. In 1984, about 90 business owners met to discuss tearing out the Sixth Avenue Southport Mall and returning it to a street. On December 5, 1992, the Southport Mall project was officially reversed, with Sixth Avenue officially being reopened with the first vehicle traveling the street being the Lakeshore Trolley carrying Santa and Mrs. Claus. The removal of the mall and rebuilding of Sixth Avenue cost approximately $1.26 million. Lakeshore Trolley In the summer of 1986, the Lakeshore Trolley made its debut in downtown Kenosha. The trolley served the entire downtown and harbor side area and the fare was 50 cents. Southport Marina The 1980’s were arguably the worst decade for downtown Kenosha. From the ashes of what was once a bustling lakefront, Kenosha was looking for new development in the downtown area. This began in 1989 with a new marina to be built just east of 57th and 58th Streets. One part of the initial plan that did not come to fruition was that a channel was proposed to connect the new marina with the main harbor. If this was done, what today is the east side of HarborPark, including the Kenosha Public Museum, would have been on its own island with a 56th Street bridge connection. Looking back now, we can see that the new marina was an important turning point for downtown Kenosha. Back in 1991, many local officials agreed. “If the marina is successful, it will bring people from outside the community to downtown,” said John Bechler, then director of Kenosha Area Development Corp. “If you add to that an attractive environment and 200 to 400 units of housing, then you have two types of traffic.” “The marina aspect of the lakefront development is the spark,” Mayor Patrick Moran told the Kenosha News at the time. “That spark will really create the development needed to bring the lakefront back.” The first phase of the new marina opened in the summer of 1991 and featured over 100 boat slips, public restrooms, the Tot Park, and public walkways. This marina was part of what Mayor Patrick Moran called the “Downtown Master Plan.” Other recommendations at the time called for a razing of the Municipal building, 625 52nd St, to be replaced by a pavilion and visitor center, and a new City Hall built on the NE corner of Sheridan and 56th Street; building a bridge over the harbor at Third Avenue to create a loop connecting Simmons Island with downtown; and removing the pedestrian mall and re-opening Sixth Avenue to traffic. HarborPark In 1994, the city was given the 69-acre site which once housed the American Motors lakefront plant and officials wanted to redevelop it in a way that could make everyone (or at least most people) happy. In early 1997, the Washington D.C.-based Urban Land Institute provided a recommendation of what they called a “Harborpark” neighborhood concept of mostly housing and public park use. Although nobody was exactly sure of what was going to be the result of this development, the name Harborpark stuck like glue. The city took suggestions from the public through many different outlets and in March 1997, they already had conceptual drawings which would look similar to the final result - a mix of public and private uses with plenty of green space, especially along the harbor. Heading into the year 2000, streets, streetcar tracks, sidewalks, bike paths, and an emerging new Kenosha Public Museum were signs that this site was about to come to life. History of development continued from page 15 This 1989 graphic of the Southport Marina project created and published by the Kenosha News shows a channel connecting the new marina, (looking very similar to the final product) to the main Kenosha harbor. 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0FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 19 SMART READER March 21, 2024 SMART READER March 09, 2023 19 t t J t 2 m w DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 4-year-old son has had many episodes of painful sore throats, and his doctor recommended that his tonsils be removed. Why do kids have more trouble with their tonsils? Is there a right age to have the surgery done? I’ve heard that recovery from tonsil surgery is painful, so what can we expect? ANSWER: Often when children complain of sore throats, their tonsils may be to blame. The tonsils are part of our immune system that is essential to keeping us healthy. Tonsils are small, oval-shaped pads at the back of the throat that make white blood cells. These cells attack and prevent germs that enter your body and make you sick. While small in size, the tonsils can cause considerable pain and discomfort if they get inflamed. When this happens, a person is said to have tonsillitis. This usually occurs because of a viral infection, although bacterial infections also can cause tonsillitis. Children are more prone to tonsillitis than adults for a few reasons. They are constantly surrounded by germs, whether at school, day care or at extracurricular activities. Additionally, children are not as good at hand-washing and sneezing or coughing etiquette, so there are more germs in their environments. They easily catch colds, which can cause runny noses and lead to tonsillitis. Also, their throats are smaller than adults. So, if they have bigger tonsils, this can lead to breathing problems and sleep apnea. Sometimes, a person can have tonsillitis once or twice and recover with no issues. But for others, like your son, the inflammation occurs repeatedly and does not respond to treatments, or it causes complications. A common procedure called a tonsillectomy, which is the surgical removal of the tonsils, may be recommended in these cases. There is no right age for a tonsillectomy. Some people think tonsillectomies are only for children under 12. While the procedure is more common in younger children, tonsils may be required to be removed at any age. Tonsillectomy is the second-most common procedure performed by otolaryngologists. Children and adults who experience these issues may benefit from a tonsillectomy: • Recurrent or chronic sore throat. A recurrent sore throat is having a sore throat several times a year, while a chronic sore throat lasts two or three months. These painful conditions don’t seem to resolve on their own. • Frequent tonsillitis. Usually, this is defined as at least seven episodes in the previous 12 months, at least five episodes per year for the last two years, or at least three episodes per year for the past three years. • Sleep apnea caused by enlarged tonsils. When tonsils are too big, they can cause obstructive sleep apnea. The oversized tonsils block the airway, interrupting breathing and sleep. • Tonsils of different sizes. Typically, tonsils are about the same size. When one is significantly bigger than the other, both tonsils should be removed to rule out throat cancer or other serious conditions. A lot has changed since many adults had their tonsils removed as children. In the past, people needed to remain in the hospital after a tonsillectomy, sometimes for several days. Now most patients can return home on the same day as their surgery. The procedure takes about 30 to 45 minutes and is performed under general anesthesia in an operating room. During recovery, most people experience some pain that is similar to a bad sore throat. This usually lasts about a week. I typically recommend that most of my patients stay home from school or work during this time, drinks lots of fluids and eat soft foods. The pain usually subsides, and most people are back to normal after about two weeks. Overall, a tonsillectomy is a safe procedure, but there is a small risk of bleeding at the incision sites. Over time, a scab forms over the incision similar to one your body forms over a cut on your hand or arm. There is a slight risk of bleeding when the scabs fall off about seven to 10 days after surgery. Your pediatrician can help you obtain a referral to a pediatric otolaryngologist who would be able to perform the surgery. The physician can give you more specifics after he or she evaluates your son. But, overall, many children have reduced episodes of illness after removal of tonsils. — Pao Vang, M.D., Otolaryngology, Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire and Rice Lake, Wisconsin Mayo Clinic What is a tonsillectomy and who needs one? health With depression, women more likely than men to develop heart disease Researchers are zeroing in on the reasons why women who battle depression may be more likely than men to develop heart disease. A study published in the journal JACC: Asia underscores the need to tailor prevention and management strategies according to sex-specific factors, researchers said. This "may help in the development of targeted prevention and treatment strategies" for the heart health risks faced by depressed patients, said corresponding author Dr. Hidehiro Kaneko, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Tokyo in Japan. Depression in the thirdleading cause of disease worldwide. It has been linked to an increased risk of heart problems including heart attack, angina, stroke and death. Women who are depressed are at a greater risk of heart problems than their male peers with depression, but the reasons have not been understood. For this study, Kaneko's team evaluated data from nearly 4.2 million people who were listed in a Japanese health claims database between 2005 and 2022. Of those, nearly 2.4 million were men. Researchers looked at participants' weight, blood pressure and fasting laboratory test results at their initial exam. Those with depression had previously received that diagnosis. Researchers found that women with depression were more likely than men to have one of the heart problems investigated -- heart attack, stroke, angina, heart failure and atrial fibrillation. Researchers suspect women may experience more severe and persistent depression symptoms than men. Those symptoms may accompany critical periods of hormonal changes, such as pregnancy or menopause. When women are depressed, researchers said, they are more likely to develop traditional risk factors for heart disease, such as high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. Genetics and hormonal differences may also contribute to women's heart disease risk. "Our study found that the impact of sex differences on the association between depression and cardiovascular outcomes was consistent," Kaneko said in a news release from the journal's publisher. "Healthcare professionals must recognize the important role of depression in the development of [heart disease] and emphasize the importance of a comprehensive, patientcentered approach to its prevention and management," he added. Researchers noted they were unable to establish direct cause-and-effect relationship between depression and heart disease and did not know the severity or duration of depression symptoms. By Carole Tanzer Miller 8 DT2024-1 Dt2024-1

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Add in the fact that the quits rate has dropped back to its pre-pandemic level, and you might wonder whether something is lurking in the distance…is the labor market turning over or is it in transition from red-hot to lukewarm? Jeffrey Roach, chief economist for LPL Financial, believes the latter. “Firms will likely slow the pace of hiring in the coming months and shrink payrolls as indicated in the recent layoff announcements,” but that doesn’t mean that a jobs recession is afoot. Amid the transition, some firms are keeping staff, but reducing hours worked, a form of “labor hoarding” according to Roach. Where does this leave the Fed, as the March Federal Open Market Committee rapidly approaches? Fed Chair Jerome Powell says that rates are unlikely to go any higher from current levels and that the central bank will begin to cut them this year. But before they can pull the trigger, Powell told Congress that officials need “to see a little bit more data” in order to become confident that high inflation rates are really behind us. Most investors believe that the first cut will likely occur at the June meeting. Powell & Co. will be pouring over employment reports, as well as data on inflation, to guide their decision. Prior to the year 2000, the central bank used the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to dissect price movements. However, after extensive analysis, they found that the formula used for calculating the Personal Consumption Expenditure Index (PCE) better captured people’s lived experiences. Both CPI and PCE have been steadily declining since peaking in the summer of 2022. But a larger question is vexing some economists: What if both ways that we look at inflation are wrong? A recent NBER working paper, co-authored by Marijn A. Bolhuis, Judd N. L. Cramer, Karl Oskar Schulz & Lawrence H. Summers, wrestles with an answer. They note that the labor market remains on firm footing and inflation is falling, and yet, people are not exactly doing a happy dance. “This has confounded economists, who historically rely on these two variables to gauge how consumers feel about the economy.” The paper’s thesis is that the culprit is borrowing costs, “which have grown at rates they had not reached in decades.” You may not realize this, but rising interest rates are not accounted for in either the CPI or the PCE. So, if you are one of the millions of Americans carrying $1.13 trillion in credit card debt – and those payments have increased over the past two years – the inflation data do not capture the additional pressure that you are feeling. The paper advances alternative measures of inflation that include borrowing costs, which they say can explain the gap in the economic data and consumer sentiment. Wonky, but interesting… and the best explanation that I have seen to explain the disconnect between sentiment and economic data. Is the labor market turning and are we measuring inflation correctly? with Jill Schlesinger jill on money Jill Schlesinger, CFP, is a CBS News business analyst. A former options trader and CIO of an investment advisory firm, she welcomes comments and questions at [email protected]. Scams have been in our vernacular for hundreds of years. From confidence ploys (Charles Ponzi and Bernie Madoff) to the modern day telemarketing and advance fee schemes, the preponderance of crooks seeking to separate you from your money is dizzying. The sheer volume and sophistication of these shady con artists has prompted the Social Security Administration (SSA) to raise public awareness of government imposter scams, with a “National Stop the Scam Day” (March 7), though every day could be labeled as such. Today’s criminals have become brazen in their schemes, impersonating people from the SSA or other government agencies, like the IRS, in an attempt to obtain personal information or money. The scammers have upped their game because they sometimes use legitimate names of government employees, “spoof” official government phone numbers and websites (including local police departments) and often send official-looking documents as attachments. These thieves use a variety of methods to ensnare you, but whether it is a call, a text, or a social media message, they rely on a (false) claim to be from the Social Security Administration or the Office of the Inspector General to lure you into their web. “They might use the name of a person who really works there and might send a picture or attachment as ‘proof,’” the SSA website says. This makes the recipient of the contact feel like the conversation is indeed legitimate. To help you spot a fraudster, there are a few red flags to consider. Scammers will often say there is a problem or a prize; exert pressure on you to “act now!”; and prompt you to pay them in a specific way (e.g. gift cards, prepaid debit cards, wire transfers, cryptocurrency, or by mailing cash). If you are contacted by someone who appears to be from the SSA, keep in mind that Social Security personnel will NEVER: — Threaten you with arrest or legal action because you don’t agree to pay money. — Suspend your Social Security number. — Claim to need personal information or payment to activate a cost-of-living adjustment or other benefit increase. — Pressure you to take immediate action, including sharing personal information. — Threaten to seize your bank account. — Offer to move your money to a “protected” bank account. — Demand secrecy. — Direct message you on social media. Your ability to spot a scam not only can save you time, but also money. Federal Trade Commission data show that consumers reported losing more than $10 billion to fraud last year, a whopping 14 percent increase over reported losses in 2022. To avoid being part of these growing statistics, keep your guard up, because even the most financially savvy can fall prey to tactics employed by these criminals. (I encourage doubters to read New York Magazine‘s financial-advice columnist Charlotte Cowles’ harrowing experience as the victim of a scam.) If you receive a communication that causes a strong emotional response, take a deep breath, try to remain calm, and disengage from the conversation immediately. Do NOT click on links or attachments and protect your personal information. Also be aware that artificial intelligence (AI) makes spotting a scam more difficult. Villains can use voice cloning and deep fakes to impersonate a loved one who claims they are in danger and need money. In addition to these “Family Emergency Scams,” AI makes it easy to operate bogus profiles on dating websites and social media platforms, which according to the government, can “simulate realistic conversation to build trust, with the goal of tricking the target into sending them money.” If you think that you have been a victim, report it immediately to the Office of the Inspector General at oig.ssa.gov/report. Stop the scam! with Jill Schlesinger SR 030724 If you’re thinking of changing jobs or getting close to retirement . . . . . . you owe it to yourself to meet with a financial professional. If you’re thinking of changing jobs or getting close to retirement . . . . . . you owe it to yourself to meet with a financial professional. We can review and discuss your 401k rollover or help you explore your retirement options I can help you plan for life. Let’s talk. I can help you plan for life. Let’s talk. 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0FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 21 SMART READER March 21, 2024 SMART READER March 09, 2023 21 books Diane Foley remembers the moment she got the call: Would you like to sit down with one of the men involved in your son’s death? “I knew I wanted to meet him,” she says in a video call. “I had no doubt. I knew Jim would not have wanted me to be afraid, and that Jim would have wanted me to hear his side of the story.” Her son, James Foley, was an American journalist taken hostage in 2012 while reporting in northwestern Syria. After 22 months in captivity, he was beheaded by the Islamic State group (ISIS). “American Mother” opens with the extraordinary meeting between Mrs. Foley and Alexanda Kotey in 2021. The nonfiction book, written by Irish novelist Colum McCann with Mrs. Foley, chronicles her son’s life and reporting. He was embedded with troops during the United States’ post-9/11 conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and was detained in Libya for 44 days during the regime of Muammar Qaddafi. The book captures the family’s trepidation as Mr. Foley returned to the front lines, and the haunting fear they endured after learning he had been captured again. But the book’s most poignant moments, paradoxically, center on silence – the months that unfolded in which no news surfaced from Syria, and barely any support came from the State Department or the White House, according to those involved. From that void emerged Mrs. Foley’s faith and her determination to bring her son home. Those qualities movingly paralleled Mr. Foley’s resolve in captivity, as conveyed later by fellow hostages who survived the experience, including one who memorized a nineparagraph letter written by Mr. Foley to his family. Mrs. Foley continued to let that determination fuel her in the months and years after he was killed, working to drive changes in U.S. hostage policy and support the families of other Americans held overseas. “What I want is people to feel what she felt, to understand why she does what she does, and to understand the pain of everything that she went through and how she’s learned to turn this grief into something really powerful,” Mr. McCann says. “Nobody else has Elizabeth Barrett’s poetic love story stirs the novel ‘The Swan’s Nest’ Sinking into The Swan’s Nest is like being cocooned in a down comforter. Laura McNeal’s deeply researched historical novel is an ode to the great love between two 19thcentury English Romantic poets, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning. Her goal, as she describes it in the acknowledgments, “was to tell the story of their romance without contradicting the known record.” She found her title in “The Romance of the Swan’s Nest,” a poem that Elizabeth wrote in 1844, the year before she met Robert. Confined to her home by an undefined illness, the young poet felt she had little hope of romance or adventure beyond the page. The poem features a swan’s nest hidden among reeds that a young woman dreams of showing to an idealized lover. The eggs in the nest represent a wondrous sign of hope – an underlying theme of McNeal’s novel, along with patience, constancy, and deep trust. Before they met in person, the two poets were drawn to each other by their writing – first through their poems, and then their letters. On the basis of Elizabeth’s poetry alone, Robert “already liked her. That far-off place you could reach only in lyric was the place she inhabited.” He felt she was speaking directly to him. Elizabeth, nicknamed Ba, was born in 1806, the oldest of 12 children. At the start of McNeal’s novel, she is feeling stuck and restless. Her unspecified malady has kept her largely housebound for years in the third-floor bedroom of the family’s crowded London house. She and her siblings are all under the thumb of their tyrannical father, Mr. Moulton-Barrett, who disapproves of all suitors, and especially a poor poet he feels certain must be after his daughter’s money. Elizabeth is loath to go against her father’s wishes, but Robert will not be dissuaded. He is willing to accept whatever form their relationship takes. The source of the Barretts’ wealth is their Jamaican sugar plantation, Cinnamon Hill, a business that became less lucrative after England’s abolition of slavery in 1834. As a consequence, MoultonBarrett was forced to sell Hope End, the family’s prophetically named Hertfordshire home. That loss, compounded by the tragic deaths of two sons, leaves him viciously determined to defend what remains of the family fortune. He adamantly refuses to recognize claims by illegitimate offspring of family members who, when sent to the West Indies to manage their colonial businesses, frequently kept formerly enslaved island women as mistresses. McNeal enriches her novel by weaving in moral issues tied to England’s legacy of colonialism and slavery. Fortunately for Elizabeth, despite her confinement, she has absorbing work translating Aeschylus’ “Prometheus Bound” and penning verse for which she is celebrated. Another advantage not shared by her siblings is her independent income, a legacy from her father’s mother (and therefore also from the spoils of the family plantation in Jamaica). The Brownings’ family life is cheerier but more modest than the Barretts’. As a young man, Robert’s father gave up a chance to get rich in the West Indies because he refused to countenance slavery. When Robert meets Elizabeth, his financial and career prospects aren’t as bright as hers. His literary reputation and sales have taken a hit after Alfred Tennyson and others declared his poems “obscure and difficult.” Elizabeth disagrees. She finds them “mesmerizing.” Robert’s enthusiasm for Elizabeth is unbridled. In his first letter to her, he gushes, “I do, as I say, love these books with all my heart – and I love you too.” By 1846, the two poets had exchanged 573 letters in much the same vein. (Published posthumously, they are still in print.) The lack of restraint alarms Elizabeth’s family. Was Browning a fortunehunter, or “one of those men who was always declaring that he loved someone” – including women he’d never met? Elizabeth’s sister Henrietta grills him at a society dinner at which Charles Dickens is a guest of honor. Robert’s selfdefense is robust: “What I wrote to your sister may have seemed impetuous, but it sprang from what I truly feel when I read her poems. Love, Miss Barrett, is the only word for what I feel. ... I have met her in the sense that matters to me. I know her better than many people ever know one another. Our minds are, in poems, open water. Crystal pools.” McNeal’s achievement is to dramatize how Elizabeth’s great escape from a severely limited life came to pass. In suitably lyrical language, “The Swan’s Nest” thrillingly captures a marriage of true minds and the triumph of hope, love – and poetry. By Heller McAlpin Mother of James Foley embodies grace in new book ‘American Mother’ story continues on page 21 PRINT & E-BOOKS NONFICTION PRINT & E-BOOKS FICTION 1. The Women (Hannah) 2. The Hunter (French) 3. Never Too Late (Steel) 4. Fourth Wing (Yarros) 5. Iron Flame (Yarros) 6. The Inmate (McFadden) 7. The Teacher (McFadden) 8. Happy Place (Henry) 9. Three-Inch Teeth (Box) 10. Bride (Hazelwood) 1. The House of Hidden Meanings (RuPaul) 2. Blood Money (Schweizer) 3. The Wager (Grann) 4. The Trump Indictments (Murray) 5. 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22 SMART READER March 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F t h h w c p a f c c w t p a d i y y c w s t m t h a o g h w r u A RE PL FO 3 L M Su Ke 30 Fo 26 G CO - sp tic an Th an ar wi Ra gr Ge sk ad tim ar Su Bl LI ha 4:0pr 7:09t SMART READER March 21, 2024 22 If you don’t think trust is important, take a look at Sicily. Yes, the birthplace of the Mafia. Shocking as it may seem, the Mafia was not created at the behest of Oscar-hungry Hollywood directors. It emerged because of a complete lack of trust. Ignored by imperial rulers and gripped by a collapse of law and order, Sicilians turned to local power brokers. Want to sell a cow and you don’t trust the buyer? The Mafia arose as the answer to this problem, multiplied hundreds of times over. It’s a story author Ethan Zuckerman tells in his most recent book, Mistrust: Why Losing Faith in Institutions Provides the Tools to Transform Them. When trust fails, societies founder. Security, economic growth, and personal freedoms all suffer as trust becomes a commodity for sale. And it underscores why we should look at the story of modern America through the lens of trust, he says. In today’s deeply antagonistic politics, it often seems that one side couldn’t sell a cow to the other, much less pass complex legislation. The decline in trust explains a lot. Mr. Zuckerman was an entrepreneur at the dawn of the 1990s dot-com boom – a true believer in the power of the internet to address humanity’s woes. Since then, he’s worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he studied the nexus of media, social media, society, and politics. Now he’s a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The book explores why Americans have lost faith in their institutions, and what that means. The numbers are stark. America’s trust in government, for example, has fallen from 77% to 16% since 1964. That general downward trend applies to virtually all American institutions. Mr. Zuckerman and I talked recently in conjunction with the Monitor’s Rebuilding Trust project. What’s going on in the United States, and what might the steps forward be? When did the “trust crisis” start? The fact is, the “trust crisis” is hardly a new thing. The decline in trust in the American government took its biggest dive decades ago – after Watergate and Vietnam. It’s never recovered. Why? Mr. Zuckerman suggests the reasons might not be all bad. The average American of today is far more educated and better informed than the American of 50 years ago. “Some of this mistrust, I argue, is well placed,” he says. But beneath the skepticism of a betterinformed population lies a deeper, more toxic mistrust that Mr. Zuckerman says is connected to the dizzying pace of change in America, from immigration to employment to artificial intelligence to LGBTQ+ issues. That puts the country’s institutions under enormous strain. “When we mistrust an institution it is because, rightly or wrongly, we feel that that institution has not changed to react to the circumstances that we find it in,” Mr. Zuckerman says. “So restoring trust becomes a matter of figuring out, ‘How do you balance change and notchange?’ “If you just change everything the moment someone gets unhappy, that’s its own set of difficulties,” he adds. “But how you manage change ... that’s where trust comes from.” How government has changed How the American government addresses change has itself changed. Mr. Zuckerman points to the 1967 Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia, which found laws banning interracial marriage unconstitutional. At the time, fewer than 20% of Americans supported interracial marriage, according to Gallup. Contrast that with the 2015 Supreme Court ruling that same-sex marriage was protected by the Constitution. At that moment, nearly 60% of Americans supported same-sex marriage. “We go from law leading norms to norms leading law,” Mr. Zuckerman says. In that way, the old model of political and legal change might not work either. The Civil Rights Movement, for instance, was based on the premise that moral persuasion could force law and politics to take steps beyond what many voters were ready for. Now, at a time when law and politics stay in line with what partisan voters want, change is harder. Institutions seem brittle and resistant to evolution. It might be time for a new model, Mr. Zuckerman suggests. It might be that voting – and government – is no longer the best way to create change. Different ways to be heard He cites an idea put forward by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig. It says there are four main ways we regulate society. First, we can pass laws. This is the classic model. But we can also use economic markets, we can use technology, and we can use social norms. For instance, Elon Musk changed how we view electric cars by making them a sought-after luxury item and creating a new, robust market for them. He used economic markets to create change. But it’s the power of norms that intrigues Mr. Zuckerman most. He points to a movement against femicide in Latin America called Ni Una Menos or Not One [Woman] Less. The determination and moral force of their advocacy awakened society first, and then came the laws. “That’s another example where the norms lead, and then the laws follow,” Mr. Zuckerman says. “In that case, you now have a wave of anti-femicide laws throughout Latin America. But it’s coming from a popular movement that’s emerging first on social media and then broader in society.” In the U.S., #MeToo had a similar effect. “All those four forces become ways you can make change in society,” he continues. “So absolutely, you can make change in society through laws. But you also have at least three other channels that you can go through.” In his book, he says rebuilding trust could start with a new model of good citizenship. He quotes friend and fellow activist Quinn Norton. Beyond voting on election day, she wrote once in a blog, “vote with every dollar, in every relationship. Vote in how you work and how you speak. Vote in how you treat others and what you will accept from them. Vote your dignity and the dignity of others.” By Mark Sappenfield ‘American Mother’ changed the landscape of American politics in relation to hostage-taking and wrongfully detained people as much as Diane Foley has.” Mrs. Foley allows readers into intimate moments, like her challenging conversations with then-President Barack Obama, and the phone call with an emotional reporter who told her to look at Twitter (where news of her son’s killing was circulating). But the meetings with Mr. Kotey, the captured ISIS militant who participated in Mr. Foley’s hostage-taking, best reveal Mrs. Foley’s depth of humanity. “I wanted to try to build a bridge,” Mrs. Foley says. “I prayed to try to see him as a human being, a young man about the same age as one of our sons.” The conversations were challenging. Mr. Kotey, who at the time had pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to multiple charges related to hostage-takings and beheadings in Syria, was opaque on many topics. The British-born ISIS fighter disclaimed any involvement in Mr. Foley’s murder. (He is serving a life sentence in a federal prison for his involvement in the abduction and death of four hostages, including Mr. Foley.) He expressed remorse not for his actions but for the Foley family’s resulting ordeal. Mrs. Foley persisted, though, returning to meet with him once more in 2022, probing him for a semblance of reflection. It’s telling how patiently she engaged, searching for a reason to keep seeking this connection. “This is about the complications of being a mother,” says Mr. McCann, who joined Mrs. Foley for her meetings with Mr. Kotey. “This is a woman who sits down with her supposed enemy, the killer of her son, and says, ‘Let’s talk. Let’s try to understand each other. Because nothing will ever become good if we don’t try to understand each other.’” The book crosses a threshold for Mr. McCann, best known for his work in fiction, including his National Book Award-winning “Let the Great World Spin.” Mr. Foley was once photographed reading it, one of many signals the writer says drew him to the family’s narrative. “It picked me,” he says of the story. “The more I got into it, the more I felt that fate coincided with Diane’s faith, and that we were sort of destined to do this work together.” Mr. McCann got his start writing for newspapers as a teenager in Dublin. That background helped him tap into Mr. Foley’s sense of purpose. “He went in with that old dictum that John Berger talked about: ‘Never again will a single story be told as if it were the only one,’” Mr. McCann says. “He knew that the story of the wars that were going on had to be told from different angles.” For Mrs. Foley, working on the book with Mr. McCann felt fitting. “One of the reasons Colum was able to capture the story so well is because he was like Jim in a lot of ways,” she says. “He knows how to tell a good story, and he knows how to listen well and is curious, like Jim was.” The experience of writing it, she adds, lessened some of the silence she endured from 2012 to 2014. “I didn’t really know the man he became,” she says of her son. “It’s through the stories of others who knew him, kids whom he taught or other people, other journalists, and then finally the hostages he was with. It’s through those people we’ve come to know Jim.” “American Mother” hits bookshelves at a time when understanding the experience of those held captive is a matter not only of empathy but also of public policy. Mrs. Foley continues to champion the issue through the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, which advocates for American hostages abroad and benefits from the book’s proceeds. “There was no one to help us,” Mrs. Foley says. “So I’m hoping that some of Jim’s legacy is some positive change. Since his murder in 2014, more than 100 innocent Americans have come home. And that gives me great joy. More and more aspiring journalists are learning how important safety is. A lot of those things keep Jim alive for me.” By Jasper Davidoff continued from previous page How mistrust explains all those frustrating things about US politics

0FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 23 SMART READER March 21, 2024 SMART READER March 09, 2023 23 Two days before writing this column, I saved an Ohio homeowner $30,000. He had stumbled across my website, and he saw that I consult with readers on the phone. Water was ponding against his house foundation, and he was considering signing a contract with a waterproofing company for the above amount. Once I studied the photographs he sent me, I asked him if he was sitting down. "That ponding water is NOT causing the problem you’re having," I told him. "If you had signed that contract, you would have wasted all that money.” There was stunned silence at the other end of the phone. I discovered moments later I was hearing the sound of relief! This man had been suffering angst about the huge cost for over a year! A wave of gratitude was washing over him as he realized he wouldn't have to raid his retirement savings. Ponding water is not a good thing. I’ll discuss in a few moments how to prevent it or deal with it if you have the same problem. For now, let’s talk about the problem my caller had. The man told me that he had discovered, quite by accident, that the bandboard that caps the ends of his floor joists was rotting. I could see from his photographs that the bandboard was at least 16 inches above the soil around his foundation. The ponding water could not leak into his house and contact these boards. I asked if he had any signs of water leaking into his basement. His answer was no. After asking a few other questions, I said: “The wood rot you’re experiencing is caused by condensation that’s forming in the winter months on the cold wood. The moisture can’t easily evaporate because of the 6- inch thick pieces of fiberglass insulation that are placed in contact with the wood.” I advised him to remove all the fiberglass, which would allow the wood to dry. I then shared a few methods to repair any severe rot. Once the wood was dry and all repairs were complete, I instructed, he should install 4 inches of closed-cell foam insulation. This rigid material must be custom cut and fit tight between the floor joists, subfloor and sill plate. Once in place, a spray can of expanding foam should be used to fill any small cracks between the wood and the foam. The closed-cell foam would prevent water vapor from contacting the band board in the future. We then discussed why the water was ponding against his house. He admitted he caused part of the problem at the front by installing raised landscape beds. I told him this was not a good idea. Unfortunately, many landscapers don’t understand the minimum requirements set forth in the uniform building code. The minimum grading standards in the code state that the ground must slope down and away from each foundation wall at least 6 inches in the first 10 horizontal feet of distance away from the foundation wall. What’s more, the code states that a minimum of 6 inches of foundation must extend above the ground that touches the foundation. Do the math. This means the top of a foundation wall should be a minimum of 12 inches higher than the ground that’s 10 feet away from the foundation. Houses built on hillsides have a difficult time satisfying this requirement on the uphill side of the house. More fall is better. Try for 9 inches or 12 inches of fall instead of 6 inches. Remember, the building code is a set of MINIMUM standards for building. When you build your home to code, it’s like getting a 70 percent on a test. You just barely pass. You can always build better than the building code. I recommended that the homeowner should install one of the linear French drains I’ve talked about in this column for over 30 years. My college degree was in geology with a focus on hydrogeology. That’s the study of groundwater. This man’s house is located in a region with dense clay subsoil. Rainwater enters the top soil and then only goes down about 4 inches before it encounters this clay. The water then starts to move along sideways across the top of the clay. A linear French drain is like a gutter in the ground. It’s a narrow 6-inch wide trench that only needs to be 24 inches deep. In some cases it can be less, and in other cases more. Most of the time, 24 inches of depth is plenty. You install 2 inches of clean gravel the size of white grapes in the bottom of the trench. Then you install a perforated pipe on top of this gravel. The pipe acts like a high-speed highway transporting the water to the lowest part of the lot. Once the pipe is installed, you fill the trench to the top with the same grape-sized gravel. Never use gravel with sand in it. Do not line the trench with filter fabric. Do not install a filter sock on the pipe. 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24 SMART READER March 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 SMART READER March 21, 2024 24 F health lifestyle community Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center news March 21, 2024 Your Kenosha ADRC Update Who will speak for you if you can’t? Free event to be held April 16 The public is invited to a celebration of National Healthcare Decisions Day from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 at the Kenosha County Job Center, 8600 Sheridan Road. National Healthcare Decisions Day is an opportunity for Americans to make their future healthcare decisions known to family, friends, and healthcare providers, through the establishment of advance directives, such as a living will or a power of attorney for healthcare. Unlike some states, Wisconsin is not a next-of-kin state, which means your closest family members do not automatically have the right to make health care decisions for you, should you become unable to do so, said Rita Hagen, Executive Director of Hospice Alliance, and a member of the Kenosha County Cares Transition Coalition. An advance directive is a legal document that affords you the opportunity to write your wishes on down so others know and understand what is important to you. It also allows you to choose the person you feel would be best at making decisions that are best aligned with your values and wishes. Therefore, it’s important to be proactive and plan as early as age 18.   “An Advance Directive helps ensure good quality of life and endof-life care,” Hagen said. “It eliminates confusion and conflict, giving peace of mind and reducing stress.” The April 26 event will include a panel of community members and leaders who will share what completing an advance directive means to them. This year’s panel is a reminder that advance directives are important for all adults, from all walks of life. The group includes: Alex Peach, piercing artist; Grace Chapa, Miss Kenosha 2024; Ginger Van Allen, Kenosha Pride Director of Entertainment; and Allison Chieves, RN, with Froedtert South ICU. “Completing an Advance Directive gives our patients and their families a peace of mind,” shared Jaymie L. Laurent, Senior Director of Social Services, Patient Relations, and Spiritual Care, with Froedtert South.  “It answers specific questions regarding health care and guides the health care team on the delivery of care to be carried out.”  The event is sponsored by the Kenosha County Care Transitions Coalition, which includes. Advocate Aurora Health, Brookside Care Center, Community Care, Inc., Crossroads Care Center, CVS Aetna, The Manor of Kenosha, Froedtert South, Good Value Pharmacy, Hospice Alliance, Kenosha Area Family and Aging Services, Kenosha Community Health Center, Kenosha County Division of Aging, Disability & Behavioral Health Services, Kenosha Visiting Nurse Association, My Choice Wisconsin, Right at Home, Superior Health Quality Alliance, and The Bay at Sheridan. The event will be held in Room N2 at the Job Center. Guests are encouraged to use Entrance A on the north side of the building. Registration to the event is encouraged. To register or for additional information, please call the Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center at 262- 605-6646. Be a Volunteer Guardian! Kenosha, WI. Are you looking for a volunteer opportunity? You could be a Volunteer Guardian! The Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center provides training for community members to advocate in health, welfare and/or financial issues for vulnerable adults. Volunteers are then court appointed as the legal decision maker. The program provides training, support and on-going assistance for the volunteer guardian to successfully and capably perform their responsibilities. In as little as one hour each month, you can positively impact the quality of life of an at-risk adult. For more information or to apply, call the ADRC at 262-605-6646. Grace Chapa, Miss Kenosha 2024 Allison Chieves

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26 SMART READER March 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F I hu ex w av hu ac ha to sa ar an th be ra Be So al th be fo bu w ou fo aw Se ch m qu of Se re qu be m be w hu th 2 sp hu th S B w SMART READER March 21, 2024 26 Reduce Your Falls Risk with Stepping On Free, six-week course to begin May 9 Wisconsin is ranked #1 in the nation for falls that lead to death among older adults. More than 95% of hip fractures are caused by falling. Kenosha County wants to change those statistics with Stepping On! Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center is hosting a Stepping On course beginning on Thursday, May 9. Stepping On is a free, six-week educational series, to help reduce falls in older adults. In Stepping On, you’ll learn how to build and maintain the physical strength and balance you need to walk confidently. From footwear to prescriptions, you'll learn what increases your risk of a fall, how to avoid it,  and make an individualized action plan to stay on your feet and living life the way you want. The in-person sessions will be held at Library Terrace Apartments, 7905 36th Ave., Kenosha, on Thursdays, May 9th – June 20th, 2 – 4 p.m. Registration is required by Thursday, May 2nd. For questions or to register call the ADRC at 262-605-6646. Memory Screen Mondays The Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) offers free, confidential memory screens every Monday, 8 a.m. - noon. Memory screens are suggested for anyone concerned about memory changes, at risk of Alzheimer’s disease due to family history, or who wants to check their memory now for future comparison. Some memory problems can be readily treated, such as those caused by vitamin deficiencies or thyroid problems. In general, the earlier the diagnosis, the easier it is to treat memory loss. Memory screening can: • Provide relief for individuals concerned about normal memory loss • Lead to diagnosis of treatable conditions • Offer the ability to make lifestyle changes early when they have the greatest potential for positive effect and the opportunity to participate in making future decisions Warning signs of dementia include forgetting people’s names and events, asking repetitive questions, loss of verbal or written skills, confusion over daily routines, and personality changes. Screening results are not a diagnosis, and individuals who have concerns are encouraged to pursue a full medical exam. Appointments are recommended. Interested persons may call the ADRC at 262-605-6646 to make an appointment. Memory Café Memory Café is a place for persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment, early-stage Alzheimer’s, or related dementia, and their care partners to socialize and have fun. Join the Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center’s Dementia Care Specialist, Susan Johnson, on the second Tuesday of every month, 1-2 p.m. The next meeting will be on April 9, 2024, Kenosha Southwest Neighborhood Library, 7979 38th Avenue. Registration is required for new members. Call the ADRC at 262-605-6646. Going on Medicare? Learn about the decisions you’ll need to make The Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) offers no-cost, unbiased, Medicare workshops for those new to Medicare, or who want to learn more. Trained benefit specialists will be available to answer your questions and discuss the decisions you’ll need to make, including the basics of Medicare coverage, options for private health and drug coverage, and public benefits that can help with health care costs. Sign up for a workshop 3-4 months before your Medicare starts, if possible. UPCOMING MEDICARE 2024 WORKSHOPS: Bristol Village Hall, 19801 83rd St., Bristol Tuesday, March 26, 10 a.m. – noon Twin Lakes Community Library, 110 S Lake Ave., Twin Lakes Thursday, April 25, 10 a.m. – noon Kenosha County Job Center, 8600 Sheridan Road, Entrance A, Room N2 Tuesday, May 21, 10 a.m. – noon Tuesday, June 25, 2 – 4 p.m. Thursday, July 25, 10 a.m. – noon Tuesday, August 20, 10 a.m. - noon Due to limited seating, reservations are required. Call the ADRC at 262-605-6646 to make a reservation or to learn more. In-person or Virtual Caregiver Coffee Club ADRC offers support group for those caring for someone with dementia Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) offers a support group to help family caregivers who care for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or other form of dementia. Join others engaged in helping their loved ones manage day to day living. Relax, chat and learn helpful tips and strategies. The Caregiver Coffee Club meets the first Wednesday of each month from 10-11 a.m., the next meeting will be on April 3. The support group is available in-person or virtually. Facilitated by Susan Johnson, Dementia Care Specialist with the Kenosha County ADRC. To register call 262-605-6646. Senior group offers lectures Adventures in Lifelong Learning (ALL), an organization of mostly retired people ages 55 and older, offers lectures on various topics. Connecting Eating Better and Moving More to Live a Healthier and Longer Life! On April 5, 2024, 2 p.m.  in person and live-streamed at UWParkside - Tallent Hall, Room L182 Jeffrey A. Damaschke PT, DPT, PhD will discuss the possible ways to improve our eating patterns and to present more nutrient dense foods. We will also examine the effects better eating choices can have on our overall health and how it can assist us in preventing and treating chronic diseases.  We will also look at how increasing our physical activity or moving more can also improve our overall health and wellness. Better eating and moving more are the two key pillars to living healthier and well. Dr. Damaschke’s clinical practice has been performing primary musculoskeletal care and injury prevention, health promotion and wellness within the United States Navy for 20 years. He currently practices at the Rosalind Franklin University Health Clinic performing sports/orthopedic and neurologic physical therapy. Coming up on April 19, 2024, 2 p.m, in person and live-streamed at UW- Parkside - Tallent Hall, Room L182 The History of Racine presented by Christopher Paulson, Executive Director, Racine Heritage Museum will present. Adventures in Lifelong Learning is an active senior group with a wide variety of educationoriented activities, a friendly environment, and lots of interactive opportunities. An annual membership fee of $50 includes access to Lectures, Focus groups, Classes and Day trips at a cost. Learn more at www.uwp.edu/ALL or call 262-595-2793. Your Kenosha ADRC Update

0FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 SMART READER March 09, 2023 27 Q: In the past 27 years, I bet I have written hundreds of columns explaining spousal and widows benefits that are available to women on a husband's Social Security account. And usually if I have enough space, I try to squeeze in a line that says the same benefits are available to husbands and widowers, even though I know those benefits to men are rarely paid. Why is that so? Because a woman's Social Security benefit is almost always smaller than her husband's benefit. And that happens for numerous reasons, but mostly because women tend to take time out of the paid labor force (and thus time away from paying Social Security taxes) to raise children. So a woman is much more likely to qualify for extra benefits off of a husband's Social Security record. And the obvious reason why women qualify for widows benefits more often than men get widowers benefits is because most wives outlive their husbands. And the numbers back this up. There are almost 2 million women who get spousal benefits from a husband's account. But there are only 140,000 men who get benefits as a dependent husband on their wife's Social Security record. Similarly, there are about 3.6 million widows getting survivors benefits but only about 170,000 widowers getting them. But maybe times are slowly changing. In more than a few married households today, the wife is making more money than the husband, meaning she could end up with higher Social Security benefits than her husband. And maybe men are starting to take better care of themselves physically and thus living as long as, if not longer, than their wives. Why am I saying this? Because I've been getting more and more emails from men asking me about spousal and widowers benefits. Here are some examples. Q: I am 62 years old. I've had jobs sporadically throughout my life. But most of the time, I stayed home to care for our children and later our grandkids. My 65-yearold wife is a doctor. She is about to retire her practice and she plans to file for Social Security soon afterward. I plan to file for mine at the same time. The work I've done over the years has earned me a very small Social Security benefit on my own. But I'm wondering if I will be due any spousal benefits on my wife's record. If yes, can I file for my own benefits now -- and then when I reach full retirement age, switch to the higher spousal rate? A: It sounds like you will be due spousal benefits on your wife's record. But you must file for both your own retirement and spousal benefits at the same time. At 62, you will get about 75% of your full retirement benefit rate. And then that benefit will be supplemented up to around 30% of your wife's full retirement age benefit. Or to put that another way, if 30% of your wife's FRA benefit is higher than 75% of your own benefit, you'll get the difference in a supplemental dependent husband's benefit. Q: My wife of 40 years sadly died last year at age 62. She was still working at the time of her death. I just turned 62 and am thinking of retiring. I always made more money than my wife, so my Social Security benefit is going to be more than hers would have been. Would I possibly be due any benefits on my wife's record? A: Yes, you should be. You could employ what is normally referred to as the "widow's option." But of course, in your case, we'll call it the "widower's option." In the answer to the prior question, I told the husband who was due two benefits (his own and something off his wife's record) that he could not file for one benefit and wait until a later date to file for the other one. That is because of Social Security's "deemed filing" rule that essentially says when you file for one Social Security benefit, you are deemed to be filing for any and all other benefits you are due at the same time. But that deemed filing rule goes out the window for widows and widowers. And so you have options. For example, you could file for widowers benefits now, and at your full retirement age, switch to 100% of your own benefit. Or you could wait until age 70 to make the switch and end up with about 130% of your retirement benefit. And to help other widowers (and widows) with slightly different c i r c u m s t a n c e s understand the rules, let me give some other examples of how this widow(er)s option might be used. Let's say 62- year-old Jerry's full retirement age Social Security benefit was $2,200 per month. And let's say his wife, Carole's, FRA benefit was $2,500 per month. And Carole died. Here are some options for Jerry to consider: He could file for reduced widowers benefits now and get about 80% of her full retirement rate, or $2,000. Then at his full retirement age, he could switch to 100% of his FRA rate, or $2,200. Or he could wait until 70 and get an augmented benefit of about $2,860 per month. Another option would be for Jerry to file for reduced retirement benefits first. He'd get 75% of $2,200, or $1,650 per month. And then at his full retirement age, he could switch to 100% widowers benefits, or $2,500 per month. (There are no augmented widow(er)s benefits after FRA, so there would be no point in waiting until 70 to switch to widowers benefits.) Q: I am a retired teacher in California. I never paid into Social Security but get a California teacher's pension of $3,800 per month. My wife worked and paid into Social Security all her life. She gets a $1,900 Social Security benefit. I recently learned that because of some dumb pension offset law, I won't get anything from my wife's Social Security if she predeceases me. Can you explain this? A: Yes, I can. The Government Pension Offset law just says that a non-Social Security retirement pension (like your teacher's pension) will be treated the same way as a Social Security retirement pension. For example, if you were getting $3,800 in a Social Security retirement benefit, you never would be due widowers benefits on your wife's record because your own retirement benefit is so much higher. The GPO law simply treats your teacher's retirement pension the same way. Because it is so much higher than your potential Social Security widowers benefit, you would not be due that benefit if your wife dies before you do. social security Spousal and Survivors Benefits for Men with Tom Margenau If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast. net. To find out more about Tom Margenau and to read past columns and see features from other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. Tom Margenau joins Happenings Q&A on Thu. 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28 SMART READER March 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F Dear Amy: I married my high school sweetheart. We’ve been together for 50 years. We had a great sexual relationship until five years ago. My husband has a serious drinking problem which I have tolerated for decades. He has called me nasty and vulgar names, and now does nothing but watch TV and drink. When my father died last year, he didn’t offer an ounce of compassion – instead he made a cruel remark that still hurts so much. We are both retired now, and I found out that I have an illness. I would like to travel while I am able, but he has no desire to go anywhere. His drinking has caused the loss of friends and family and I’m tired of making excuses for him. I believe that I deserve to be happy at the end of my own life. I’d rather finish my time on earth happy and single than miserably married! I asked him to go to counseling and he claims he doesn’t need it, so I went to marriage counseling alone. I am still going – and it helps me tremendously! Should I divorce and finish my life doing what I enjoy? Or should I follow the advice of a few friends who have said, why bother leaving him after so many years? I want to say that it’s called “happiness,” but I feel like I am wrong justifying my feelings. I’m so tired of living in misery. – In Misery Dear In Misery: You describe your life as miserable. And so – change it. You’ve been seeking lots of advice from various constituencies, but you don’t mention seeing a lawyer. There are many practical and legal considerations you should educate yourself about, and after years of enabling and covering for your husband, it is time for you to take care of yourself. While you are pursuing legal advice and considering your options, you should also plan a trip – and take it. Sign up with a tour group or go with friends. Being away from your home environment and on your own will bring an important perspective to your options and the choices you must make. Attending Al-anon meetings (Al-anon.org) would help you to understand some of your own behavior, and put you in proximity with others who are also coping with a loved one’s alcohol abuse. Dear Amy: My stepson and his wife and 3-year-old daughter live in Hawaii. My wife and I are on the West Coast. We visit them several times a year, and they visit over the Christmas holidays when they can. The times we spend together are always warm and drama-free. We're on good terms, and I adore them. My one issue is our daughter-in-law. While sweet as she can be, she video calls every day, often more than once, to recite the minutiae of her day. Honestly, it can be quite tedious. Sure, it's good to see our toddler  granddaughter, even when she's being difficult or disinterested, but these unscheduled video calls can run 10, 15, 20 minutes each, and too often happen during meals or when we're  reading, watching television, or drifting off to sleep. We have other children and grand children who we speak with about once a week. This amount of contact is delightful and reasonable. I have gently mentioned the annoyance to my wife, who mostly agrees, but cannot bring herself to set a few boundaries for fear of hurting our daughter-in-law’s feelings. After bringing it up several times, I realized that my prodding hurt my wife’s feelings. I will occasionally move to another room, but because these are video calls, it's difficult to disengage without showing my  disinterest or annoyance. I’d just like her to keep it "short and sweet." What do you think? – Hanging Up Dear Hanging Up: It sounds as if your daughter-in-law is very lonely. She wouldn’t be video chatting with her husband’s folks twice a day if she had friends, other family, and other satisfying outlets. Has your wife discussed this with her son? (Not the annoyance of the calls, but the issue of his wife’s possible loneliness?) Calling seems to be a lifeline for this mom, and your wife could ask her if she is involved in any playgroups or other activities with other moms and their children. This mother likely gave birth during the height of the pandemic, and I wonder if this experience has made her self-isolate. As the primary contact, your wife should encourage this young mom to find ways to connect with other families. On your next visit, you grandparents should look at opportunities in her neighborhood with fresh eyes. Visits to the local playground can yield abundant friendships for both the child and the parents. Here are ways to create boundaries if she is calling at an inconvenient time: “Oh, we’re just sitting down to dinner. Is everything OK? Can we talk tomorrow?” Additionally, I suggest that you“dial in” (pay close attention) for a few moments to make eye contact in a friendly, sincere, and open manner, and then go on your way. You might also alter this dynamic if you initiate a call. You can start by saying, “I just have a few minutes, but want to give you a quick hello. How’s my adorable grandchild doing?” ask amy Marriage to a problem drinker has disintegrated You can email Amy Dickinson at [email protected] or send a letter to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or Facebook. seniors edition SMART READER March 21, 2024 28020824 SR032124

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