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FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 SMART READER February 09, 2023 1 “So glad we preplanned, all I had to do was make a phone call. Everyone should do this.” -Jeff S. “So glad we preplanned, all I had to do was make a phone call. Everyone should do this.” -Jeff S. Visit us at 3016 75th St. Kenosha SR122922 Volume 21 - #4 February 23, 2023 DAVID STRASH OF THE KENOSHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INVITES ALL TO THE KENOSHA EXPO HEALTH & HOME SHOW MARCH 11TH & 12TH

F t c w s c t h t t t u n s A w t f S T i t $ s a w s w a u h h f p g a U 2 t c t g a o w w h o a m t f t w A c w h a c 2 SMART READER February 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 Cover photos credit: Waynes: Mike Wallace & Chad Greenway; Gordon: UPI Smart Reader is published bi-weekly by Carmichael Communications Editor & Publisher/Frank J. Carmichael • Assistant to the Publisher/Reanna Stockdale • Sales/Kim Carmichael, Donny Stancato Editorial Manager/Jason Hedman • Ad Design & Layout/Glen Kelly, Sara Vego • Reception/Sarah Coleman Carmichael Communications 1420 63rd Street, Kenosha, WI 53143 February 23, 2022 - Volume 21 Number 4 262-564-8800 • 1-800-568-6623 • www.hap2it.com Can you tell us what the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce is? We are a non-profit business member organization. We exist to support area businesses by helping them find resources to further their efforts, as well as creating opportunities for our members to network with each other and to bring the general community to them as well. What makes the Chamber different than KABA, Visit Kenosha or the Lakeshore Business Important District (B.I.D.)? We are the Chamber for the entire city and county and do the above mentioned things throughout. We don’t provide economic development services, but will find those services for businesses. KABA is one of the economic development groups that we recommend, as well as WWBIC and SBDC. Visit Kenosha is our area Convention and Visitors Bureau and the BID is the Business Improvement District specifically for Downtown Kenosha. We work with and collaborate with those you mentioned as well as many others. That’s part of what makes Kenosha and the business community great! How has the past 2 years being the President & CEO treated you? Very well! I am blessed with the best team in the world (Stefanie, Rachel and Mike) and an incredible Board of Directors. Our Ambassador group is second to none and our members are welcoming and all about furthering the Kenosha business community. What are some of your goals for the Chamber? Growing our membership!. We currently sit at 720 members and are on the grow! Would love to get to 1,000 by the time I hand the reigns to the next President. Your ribbon cutting ceremonies are always the talk of the town. How do businesses get involved? Also where do you get those giant scissors? I inherited the scissors and they are giant and they are sharp!! Not sure where one goes to get a pair. I believe you have to have a “Chamber connection”. We love to celebrate business and ribbon cuttings are, for the most part, centered around a new business opening up. But we also celebrate expansion, moving to a new location, an anniversary, etc… We look for reasons to celebrate Kenosha business. What can you tell us about your awesome staff at the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce? They are the dream team!! Mike Mertz is the our longest tenured person and does all of our in house IT, all of our marketing and graphic design. Stefanie Hansen is our Administrative Assistant and she basically keeps it all together. Without her, we are lost. (I am for sure!!) And Rachel Skowronski is our Membership and Events Coordinator. She does a fantastic job and is out and about in the community talking all things Chamber! All first class individuals for sure What can people expect at this year’s Kenosha Expo on March 11th & 12th? Presented by Lynch Chevrolet, Cancer Treatment Centers of America and WLIP AM 1050, they can expect well over 100 exhibitors that are ready to show them the products and services offered by their respective businesses. They will definitely be able to find a good fit for any home improvements they need/want. Attendees will also be able to get free health screenings at the Health Fair, which is sponsored by Aurora Health Care. Cancer Treatment Centers will have “Nolan the Colon” there, which is a replica of the inside of the colon that you can walk through! Selective Hearing will have hearing screenings, and others will offer blood pressure checks in addition to other screenings. Good Value Pharmacy will be administering Covid Shots and boosters at the Health Fair. And of course, our Family Activity area will be full of opportunities for the kids to learn more about what is available for them in the community, as well as have the opportunity to win a new bike just by attending! Thanks go out to the Kenosha Area Noon Optimist Club for sponsoring that area! What is your favorite part about the Kenosha Expo? I know this is considered a cop out, but EVERYTHING! Probably still have to go with just seeing business being done. But the families that attend and the seeing them enjoying speaking with the exhibitors and enjoying some food and refreshments, etc., or the Police and Sheriff Dog demonstrations, or being mezmorized by the fantastic train display…. the list just keeps going! How long in advance do you start preparing for the Kenosha Expo? It’s a pretty much year round planning. However, it really kicks into high gear with about six months to go. So September/October, we get rolling on the next Expo in earnest. We have a fantastic Expo committee and we will have a “wrap up” meeting about a month after Expo ends, and that actually begins the plans for the next year. We cover any suggestions or complaints and how we might be able to do a better job moving forward. We are always looking at ways to improve the experience for both the exhibitor and the attendee. What are some of the other events that the chamber puts on during the year? We have a Business to Business Expo in the fall that centers around our members that don’t sell to the general public, but rather to other businesses. We also have a Golf outing, a charter Fishing outing, Chamber night at the Kingfish, Business After 5 networking events, ribbon cuttings and last year we had our first ever Mini Golf tournament. That event is going to grow and grow!! How can businesses become a member of the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce? A prospective new member just needs to fill out an application and pay their annual dues and we get them rolling right away with how to take advantage of membership. What can you tell us about your Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce Publication that is published annually ? It is one of our benefits, as each member is listed in there twice. Once by category and then also alphabetically. That publication goes to every member, and we hand them out throughout the year at events like Expo. They are also available at the visitor welcoming center on I-94 as travelers come in from Illinois. A very popular publication with the general public as well which benefits our membership. Why is the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce important to our great community? It is a resource for businesses and the community at large. We are here to help the business community continue to be strong and grow. A strong business community equals a strong and thriving community in general Interview and photos by Donny Stancato David Strash joins Happenings Q&A on Fri. March 10th at 12:30pm Tune in to AM1050 WLIP to hear more The Kenosha Chamber of Commerce prepares for the upcoming Expo Health & Home Show The team at the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce: President David Strash, Mike Mertz, Rachel Skowronski, and Stefanie Hansen. The Expo Health & Home Show will be Saturday March 11th and Sunday March 12th from 10am to 4pm at the Petretti Fieldhouse at UW-Parkside. Admission is free. For additional details, visit kenoshaareachamber.com Established in 1916, the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce is a business and community resource organization that continuously works to serve and strengthen the Kenosha Area. In 2021, David Strash was named the new president of the Chamber, to replace longtime leader Lou Molitor. Dave recently sat down with The Smart Reader to talk about his role at the Chamber and the upcoming Expo Health & Home Show taking place March 11th and 12th at the UW-Parkside field house.

FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 SMART READER February 09, 2023 3 Tapped out: An Arizona community symbolizes West’s water woes It was never a secret that the water situation was complicated. There is no municipal water supply in this 18- square-mile flatland of dirt roads, ranches, and duncolored homes. Indeed, there is no municipality at all here, which has been part of the attraction for many of the people who have moved to Rio Verde Foothills, an unincorporated community northeast of Phoenix. To survive in this sunbaked swath of central Arizona, people either sank wells or paid for regular truck deliveries of water from the nearby city of Scottsdale. “We’re off the grid,” says Tom Braun, a retired oil industry employee who three years ago paid $681,000 for a 3,600- square-foot house on 2 1/2 acres here. He and his wife, who appreciated the open skies and lack of city taxes when they decided to relocate from Houston, have a 10,000-gallon cistern under their home to store hauled water. “We live out here to stay as far away from the government as possible.” But, as it turned out, the government would still have a huge impact on Mr. Braun’s life. As the southwestern United States enters its 23rd year of drought, and as the Colorado River and connected reservoirs sink to unprecedentedly low levels, the federal government has told the river’s seven basin states to agree on how to reduce by one-fifth the amount of water they currently withdraw. So far, the states have been unable to do this, on Jan. 31 missing yet another deadline to turn in recommendations. State governments, meanwhile, have recognized that cuts are likely in some form and have been working to balance the water needs within their borders. In Arizona, cities have also come up with their own water strategies, which they hope will both help with adjusting to expected new restrictions and allow for continued development in what is one of the fastestgrowing regions in the U.S. And in Scottsdale, the official water management plan this year included something that many of the residents of Rio Verde Foothills did not believe would happen: The city, in effect, turned off the community’s water. Rapid growth, tightening spigots The supply of Scottsdale water to the residents of Rio Verde Foothills had long been tenuous, even if homeowners didn’t recognize it. Scottsdale is one of the most rapidly growing cities in the U.S., and for years has warned that it would eventually cut off the water supply going to homes outside its borders – part of an effort to balance its water conservation and reclamation initiatives. Last year, it announced again that it intended to stop letting haulers fill up at public standpipes as of Jan. 1. At the beginning of this year, it followed through on that threat. This meant that 500 or so homeowners needed to get their water from somewhere else. For the Brauns and many others, this has meant paying hundreds of extra dollars each month for the same number of gallons of water, since suppliers cannot source the water from Scottsdale. It also means anxiety for homeowners who didn’t fully realize the tenuousness of the tap. “Most of these new people are from out of our state, and they don’t know any better,” says Christy Jackman, who has lived in the community for 13 years and has her own well. Earlier in the day, she’d taken a call from a panicked woman who closed on a hauled-water house a month ago and hadn’t heard about Scottsdale’s cutoff. “Our realtors haven’t been honest and our builders haven’t been honest.” Although Arizona law requires developers to prove that any new homes would have 100 years of water availability, there is an exception for landowners who split parcels into fewer than six lots. This has brought about what’s called wildcat development, a sort of subdivision strategy that can skirt regulations. Rio Verde Foothills falls into this category. But water experts say these wildcat developments, along with individual homeowners who simply rely on their own well water, are on a collision course with the ecological reality of the state. How warming temperatures affect water supplies Arizona, like the rest of the southwestern U.S., is in the midst of a drought that began in 2000. Although scientists believe the region has experienced long dry spells before, the current situation has been exacerbated by global warming and temperatures in the region that, for the past 22 years, have been consistently – and often significantly – above average. “The drought itself would hardly be considered a drought if it were not for the human-caused component of increasing temperatures,” says Christopher Skinner, an assistant professor of environmental, earth, and atmospheric sciences at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. This is because hotter temperatures in the air mean more evaporation on land, both from rivers like the Colorado and from soil itself. Drier soil, meanwhile, absorbs more heat, creating a sort of heating feedback loop. The Colorado River – a key water supplier for Scottsdale and other cities throughout its basin, not to mention the source of vast amounts of irrigation water for agriculture – is at its lowest level in a century. The water levels along the river in Lake Powell and Lake Mead, the country’s two largest reservoirs, have dropped so low that officials are worried they could reach “dead pool” – the name for what happens when there’s not enough water to flow past the dams. In the case of Lake Mead, this could mean no water going over the Hoover Dam, which in turn would stop most of the water going into cities like Los Angeles, and agricultural centers such as the Imperial Valley, which grows much of the country’s food. “This isn’t hyperbole,” says Jeffrey Silvertooth, a soil agronomist with the University of Arizona’s department of environmental science who works as an extension agent with state farmers. “This isn’t drama that’s being drummed up for media coverage. 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4 SMART READER February 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F T b jo go is pr Re fo Tr sin C Bl Se to po th on of ca Re fo G th ag G D an bi th be M th by vo pr dy po do Re ge an th ta ru Tr fo no to re no fr Re H ha se m qu m eq ge th m th cy di th Tr As Turks look at collapsed buildings, anger at government grows With hopes scant of pulling many more survivors from the rubble of last week’s devastating earthquake, Turkish citizens are expressing growing anger and resentment toward the government, demanding accountability for shoddy construction practices they say cost thousands of lives and for its delayed response to the disaster. Relief efforts pivoted urgently over the weekend to feeding and housing survivors on both sides of the Turkey-Syria border even as the death toll climbed steadily, passing 36,000 on Monday. The 7.8 magnitude quake Feb. 6 and strong aftershocks that followed constituted the deadliest natural disaster in the region in 80 years. In Turkey, criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ruling Justice and Development Party mounted. Critics said warnings about the quakeprone area were ignored, allowing a rush of construction by companies that, to maximize profits, dodged building codes that could have prevented the sudden collapse of entire buildings. Turkish authorities said they had arrested 12 property developers, issued arrest warrants for 114 people, and launched 134 investigations, but government critics were insistent that more needed to be done to curb c o r r u p t i o n , mismanagement, and impunity. “Buildings should not have collapsed like that. And when they did, why wasn’t the army called on and helicopters used immediately to get rescue workers to save those under the collapsed buildings?” asks Guzide Diker, an activist whose family lost their homes in the quake in Malatya. Ms. Diker, who says her brothers and parents are now all displaced by the quake, spent Monday looking for shelter for other homeless survivors in Diyarbakir. Mr. Erdoğan, who faces a serious electoral challenge in May, accuses his critics of using a historic disaster to their political advantage. The president did eventually send the military to help in the quake zone and admitted to government shortcomings, but he also said last week at one of the impacted sites he visited that fate is to blame: “It’s part of destiny’s plan.” His political opponents, however, are demanding to know where taxes collected over the last two decades in the name of earthquake preparedness have been spent. Mr. Erdoğan, who has ruled Turkey since 2002, earned respect and popularity for modernization and building projects. But what are now perceived as shortcuts sacrificing safety may cost him the presidency. Urban planning Earthquake scientists say if the government had implemented retrofitting laws and zoning codes with the money collected from earmarked taxes, it could have saved many more lives. Thousands of new and old buildings toppled in seconds, the majority of which were built before 2001 when new codes were introduced, says Gencay Serter, head of the board of the national Chamber of Urban Planners. “Our expertise tells us that certainly buildings should have been more resistant as the site is known to be an earthquakeprone zone. Therefore, we are confident to say that should anti-seismic building regulations be respected, the inhabitants would have had a higher chance of safety,” Mr. Serter writes in an email. Mr. Serter says older buildings that were at risk should have been retrofitted and new buildings constructed to code, but he says the government failed on all fronts. “Science didn’t shape our cities. The policy of capitalism did,” says Pelin Pinar Giritlioğlu, also an urban planner with the Chamber, and a professor of public administration and urbanization at Istanbul University. Dr. Giritlioğlu says she wasn’t shocked to see the massive destruction of this latest quake because many predictions had been made, but she’s upset to see the neglect and disregard for loss of life. She says earthquake protections include empty spaces where people can escape to, like parks, but instead of creating green spaces, more buildings were erected. Turkey has laws, like the Urban Transformation Action rolled out in 2019, to restore and demolish buildings at high risk, but there was no will to enforce those laws, she says. Dr. Giritlioğlu says the government sought profits through mega projects. Airports were built on fault lines against all advice, as in Hatay, where aid was delayed because the airport was unusable. It reportedly reopened on Monday. Responding to the critics, officials say rapid urbanization is a global phenomenon that the government could not stop, and the construction met growing needs for housing and transportation. According to videos and witness accounts, bulldozers have demolished part of a government building in Hatay where evidence of shoddy construction may have been found in documents and collected from the wreckage. Independent lawyers are guarding whatever proof is left in the building. “It’s difficult to tell if all the buildings were built in violation of codes. Once onsite examinations are made, then we can be more specific and accurate about the information,” she says. Short-term needs vs. long-term safety Serving short-term population demands has outweighed safety procedures, experts say, and that has to change. To override earthquake prevention codes, ordinances and laws known as zoning amnesties are passed. The amnesties, which began in 1948, gave quick licenses to construction companies that could ignore safety codes. After the 1999 earthquake near Istanbul that took more than 17,000 lives, measures were taken to stop the amnesties. Yet in 2018, the construction industry paid for a sweeping amnesty to build with impunity, urban planners say. Even if earthquake prevention laws were followed in giving building licenses, developers cut corners and costs during actual building, experts say, adding that inspections were shady. Meanwhile, foreign real estate investors were being lured in with shiny building exteriors and glamorous compounds with swimming pools and gyms. About 1,000 people lived in Rönesans Residence, advertised as “a frame from heaven” in Hatay, and few survived. Mehmet Yaşar Coşkun, the developer, is among the contractors who have been arrested, though he told reporters that he’s innocent of wrongdoing. After the 1999 quake, some 88 billion Turkish liras, about $4.6 billion, was collected through phone and Internet usage and vehicle registration that was targeted for earthquake mitigation measures. But audit reports from the Istanbul Chamber of Accountants say it’s Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) visits the destroyed city center in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, Feb. 8, 2023. He admitted to government shortcomings in its response to the earthquake but said fate is to blame for the disaster: “It’s part of destiny’s plan.” see TURKEY on page 8 People stand by a collapsed building in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, Feb. 12, 2023.

0 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 Taking on Trump: How 2024 might be different from 2016 The battle has been joined. Nikki Haley, former governor of South Carolina, is now officially running for president – the first major Republican to take on former President Donald Trump, a declared candidate since November. Tim Scott, a fellow South Carolinian and the only Black Republican in the U.S. Senate, launches a listening tour today for his own potential run. Mike Pence, the former vice president, is on a two-state swing ahead of his own possible campaign. Many other prominent Republicans are likely to follow, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, by far the strongest competitor against Mr. Trump in polls of GOP voters. Governor DeSantis is expected to announce in several months. All of which raises the billion-dollar question: Will the 2024 presidential cycle be a rerun of 2016, when Mr. Trump clawed his way to the Republican nomination by capturing pluralities of votes in winner-take-all primaries? Or will a new dynamic take hold? In a basic way, the math points to another 2016: A dozen or more prominent Republicans are expected to get in. President Joe Biden, an octogenarian struggling in the polls, presents a juicy target in his own anticipated run for reelection. And Mr. Trump commands a loyal following of GOP voters – not a majority, but enough to divide and conquer the rest of the field. “If not the presumptive nominee, he’s certainly the front-runner,” says Republican strategist Doug Heye. “Sure, his numbers have been dipping and we’ve seen instances where his message doesn’t resonate quite as much. But he’s still more than first among equals. He’s got a base; he gets more media coverage than anyone else; he has money in the bank.” Still, political analysts say, the dynamic of the 2024 cycle is in many ways different from 2016. Back then, in the early going, Mr. Trump – a businessman and reality TV star – was a novelty act who shocked the GOP establishment, as when he called Mexicans rapists, criminals, and drug dealers in his announcement speech. Many Republicans didn’t take him seriously. Now, it’s clear anyone who discounts Mr. Trump does so at their peril. And once again, Mr. Trump is playing a unique role. He’s the first defeated one-term president to run for his old office in modern history – and as such, there’s no road map. He is, in effect, a pseudo-incumbent, running to unseat an actual incumbent, each with a presidential record to run on. Republican primary voters face a fateful decision. But it’s still early days. So far, Mr. Trump’s 2024 campaign has been remarkably low-key. Perhaps, some political observers suggest, his heart just isn’t in it; maybe he’ll change his mind about running. Or, it may just be that he’s pacing himself. Some observers point to Mr. Trump’s influence in the 2022 midterms as a sign that he’s still very much in the game. “They’re going to have this really crowded field, and tons of candidates that can’t really differentiate themselves from one another,” says Jennifer Lawless, a political scientist at the University of Virginia. “They don’t know if they’re Trump; they don’t know if they’re not Trump. We’ve seen that dysfunction play out in Congress.” The fact that so many prominent Republicans are running against Mr. Trump, or preparing to run, is evidence enough that he’s vulnerable. In her campaign debut this week, Ms. Haley – who served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under Mr. Trump – sought to thread the needle between distancing herself from her controversial former boss while also not attacking him. Her digs against Mr. Trump were indirect, as when she seemed to go after both him and the current president in her pitch for generational change. “America is not past its prime. It’s just that our politicians are past theirs,” said Ms. Haley, who is in her early 50s. She also said she favored a “mandatory mental competency test for politicians over 75 years old.” Mr. Trump falls in that category, as does Mr. Biden. She highlighted her parents’ background as immigrants from India, and her unique identity in GOP presidential politics as a woman of color. But Republicans, including Ms. Haley herself, are quick to say that their party doesn’t engage in “identity politics.” “Republicans rebel against being told to vote for someone because of race, color, or religion,” says Chapin Fay, a GOP communications strategist in New York. Still, he adds, “Republicans want to expand the tent and live up to [former President Ronald] Reagan’s ideals.” Indeed, the optimism that Ms. Haley sought to project in her campaign debut seemed to come right from the Reagan playbook. The “American era” hasn’t passed, she said. America is not a “racist country.” But she also highlighted the culture war themes of race and education that have dominated the early going of the 2024 cycle – and have rocketed Mr. DeSantis to national prominence, and could also be Virginia GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s calling card if he decides to run. Ms. Haley, less widely known nationally than the Florida governor, may well have been smart to jump in first after Mr. Trump, earning several days of national media coverage. Her entrance drew relatively mild swipes from her former boss, whom she had once pledged not to oppose in a presidential race. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Mr. Trump said he welcomed her to the race – even hinting at how the math works in his favor. “The more the merrier,” he said, adding, “I want her to follow her heart – even though she made a commitment that she would never run against who she called the greatest president of all time.” The former president offered a sharper dig on Truth Social, calling her appointment to the U.N. ambassadorship in 2017 “a favor to the people I love in South Carolina” – i.e., getting her out of the governorship. So far, Mr. Trump has not bestowed upon her a signature nickname. 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6 SMART READER February 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F Re th ca de ow an ou din co ye pr Re m Vi fo W M to co Ke se Th Gr his kn ev Ki se ow fo mo on Ke Fa cla ble Th inc Jun Tr Sp Big op op (a Re ou ch th Ho W R b V Great Lakes' below average ice coverage could spur snow, floods Warm weather has resulted in record-low ice levels across the Great Lakes this winter, which could lead to increased lakeeffect snow and flooding concerns for cities and towns along the shorelines. The warmer weather in the region resulted in dwindling ice starting in January, with several cities reporting their warmest start to the year on record, according to NOAA Regional Climate Centers. Ice coverage was below the historical average across the Great Lakes as the calendar turned to February, starting the month with around 12% of the lakes covered in ice. Extreme cold brought on by a shift in the polar vortex early in the month lowered temperatures significantly, which helped bring the amount of ice on the Great Lakes to 21% on Feb. 4. The dramatic changes in temperature rapidly changed ice conditions in Lake Erie. On Jan. 30, Lake Erie was covered by just 0.32% of ice, but the Feb. 5 cold snap quickly sent ice coverage to 40%. Just one week later, ice cover had plummeted to 0.60% as warm weather returned. This MODIS satellite image from February 12 shows below-average ice cover for this time of year on the Great Lakes. Image by NOAA GLERL/NOAA Great Lakes CoastWatch Node Ice was on the decline across the Great Lakes as a whole from Feb. 5 to 13 due to above-average warmth. Within a couple of weeks of the cold moving out of the area, ice coverage dropped to just 7% on Feb. 13, which is a significant 30% below the average and a record low for the date. As of Sunday, cities such as Milwaukee and Muskegon, Mich., have recorded their warmest start to the year ever, with temperatures averaging 7 degrees warmer than the historical average in both cities. Similarly, cities along the border of the lakes, such as Alpena, Mich., and Cleveland are observing their second-warmest year on record so far. "If you look at the past month, [for] most of the bigger cities off Lakes Erie and Michigan and Ontario, the nighttime lows have been at or above the historical averages," said AccuWeather long-range forecaster Paul Pastelok. The largely ice-free lakes, along with other weather factors, have helped the daytime high temperatures stay above the historical average for cities along the lakes. The abnormally warm weather extended beyond the Great Lakes as January became the sixth-warmest on record for the entire United States, which recorded an average temperature of 35.2 degrees -- about 5 degrees above the historical average. "Any chilly air masses following cold fronts are brief and modify quicker with open lakes compared to ice-covered lakes," said Pastelok. Great Lakes ice coverage is important for protecting the shorelines because, without the ice, high waves can lead to severe flooding on the coast, according to NOAA. Low ice coverage can lead to an extended lake-effect snow season, which brought a powerful storm in December that dumped over 4 feet of snow in Buffalo, N.Y., and resulted in at least 27 deaths. "Late-season lake-effect is a concern in the late winter or early spring season where cold air is forecast. With the polar vortex displaced and an increase in blocking expected over the northern Atlantic in late February and March, that chance does exist this year," Pastelok said. As of Sunday, ice coverage on the lakes has increased slightly to 9.5%. The highest ice coverage recorded on the lakes this season was about 22%. Seasonal ice coverage on the Great Lakes has been on a downward trend over the years, according to NOAA research. During the winter season, average ice cover on the lakes has declined by about 70% between 1973 and 2017, according to an analysis led by Jia Wang, an ice climatologist at NOAA's GLERL. With colder periods expected in the coming weeks, ice concentration may build into early March. "There still may be some milder periods in March before more chill arrives again later in the month," Pastelok said. As the weather turns warmer in mid- to late spring, the lake-effect precipitation may transition from snow to rain. The open waters caused by the early ice melt will increase evaporation earlier than usual, which can lead to more frequent or intense rain events. Most of the eastern Great Lakes are forecast to have aboveaverage precipitation this spring, he said. By John Murphy Photo of Kenosha harbor by Bobbi Duczak A pivot in Scottsdale Cities like Scottsdale have known they need to find a way to balance existing water use with growing development. In recent years, Scottsdale officials have developed a water management plan that relies on both conservation and reclamation initiatives, including a massive water treatment facility, says Sarah Porter, director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Arizona State University. But those initiatives don’t work if there’s just a flow leaving the system – like the water going to Rio Verde. “Scottsdale has invested a whole lot of money in a treatment plant,” she says. “But they can’t reclaim Rio Verde water because everyone is on a septic. They had a leak in their very good water management system, and that leak was called Rio Verde water hauling.” And so, to maintain the balance, it was necessary to shift policy. “It’s a really understandable move by Scottsdale,” she says. But as with all water decisions in the West, creating balance does not mean that everyone leaves happy. Balancing a dwindling resource means that all constituents are going to get less – and some might get way less. This, essentially, is what the Colorado River Basin states are arguing over: the legal and practical considerations on who has to make the most cuts to their water, and in what order. The U.S. Department of the Interior, whose Bureau of Reclamation oversees the country’s waterways, has asked the seven states in the Colorado River Basin – Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and California – to jointly recommend new cuts to the water they take from the river, which would then guide new federal regulations. But there is continued disagreement between California and the other six states over who should make cuts first, and by how much. While there is a century of legal code – collectively called “the law of the river” – that theoretically governs Colorado River water usage, the states disagree about how to interpret it, and how closely century-old laws should govern a present altered by climate change. Meanwhile, the water levels continue to sink. “There’s drought, climate change, overuse,” says Robert Glennon, a law professor at the University of Arizona who is the author of “Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What To Do About It.” “We’ve been using more water than there is water in the river. And at some point, this was going to come and bite the states on the big toe.” “I’m not expecting a handout” But on the micro-local level, the changes in water access can seem sudden. Regina Raichart is a horse trainer who works on a ranch in Rio Verde Foothills. Five years ago, she bought a 1,100-square-foot home for $250,000 where she lives with her four dogs. She relies on hauled water. “I knew [about Scottsdale's threat]. But it had been such a longstanding practice. ... I really didn’t think” it would end, she says. She worries about higher future costs for water. She already tried not to be wasteful. “I always conserve water. I have got great respect that we’re in the desert.” Now she takes shorter showers and doesn’t water the landscaped yard. She argues that Scottsdale is being unreasonable in not allowing haulers to use its standpipe for water that is coming from other sources. “We’re not asking anyone to give us water for free. I’m not expecting a handout.” Ms. Jackman, for her part, worries what might happen to her well water supply. Across the street from her, 17 new homes have gone up in the last two years. Builders have sunk new wells, and like many residents, she worries about the impact on existing ones. Still, there is nowhere else she would rather live. She keeps horses and donkeys on her property, and loves that nobody will complain about the noise of braying. She loves the flora around her: cholla cactuses, prickly pear, yucca, mesquite, paloverde. She loves summer storms, watching lightning over the mountains. The water crisis has prompted her to become active in the community: She has opened a Facebook page for residents and has contacted lawmakers, pushing for a new sort of balance that maintains her community. “It’s a place that fills your heart up,” she says. By Simon Montlake & Stephanie Hanes Tapped Out continued from page 3

0 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 SMART READER February 09, 2023 7 Don’t forget that Kenosha Restaurant Week continues through February 26. You can find amazing meals and deals at more than 50 locally owned restaurants, pubs, and food shops. Celebrate our community's delicious dining scene – and then continue to Dine Local all year long! Visit Kenosha produces Kenosha Restaurant Week and the menus can be found at VisitKenosha.com/RW. What do we have to look forward to after Restaurant Week? SPRING!! While MLB players have reported to Spring Training, our own collegiate baseball team the Kenosha Kingfish open their season at home on May 29. They host the Kalamazoo Growlers at 1:35 p.m. at historic Simmons Field. You know you can’t wait to see everyone’s favorite mascot, King Elvis! Meanwhile, the NASCAR season is underway, and our own Wilmot Raceway opens for a new season of motorsports entertainment on May 6. Located at the Kenosha County Fairgrounds, the 3/8-mile clay oval has new aluminum bleachers with seat backs! The tentative schedule includes Monster Trucks June 3-4 and a Truck & Tractor Pull on June 16. Looking for more signs of Spring in the Kenosha Area? Big Star Drive-In will be reopening. The place officially opens each year on March 1 (and often sooner). Restaurants will be bringing out their patio tables and chairs for outdoor dining – if they haven’t already! In March, Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum re-opens. Enjoy the walking trails there – as well as many programs. On March 11 and 18, you can learn how Hawthorn Hollow taps their Sugar Maple trees, collects sap, and cooks it to make allnatural maple syrup. Sign up for the program titled It’s Maple Sugarin’ Time. Weather permitting, area golf courses such as Brighton Dale Links, Petrifying Springs Golf Course, and Washington Park Municipal Golf Course typically re-open in March. Also in March, the Lakeshore Pedal Tours get going again. This is an openair, pedal-powered, memorable rolling party. New this year, the only operating pedal pub in Kenosha County has added a second pedal bike! In April, Boundless Adventures at Bristol Woods Park re-opens. Get ready to swing, climb, balance, traverse, and zipline through a new season at this outdoor aerial adventure park, which also offers axe throwing. Wilmot Flea Market opens for Season 16 on April 23. It’s open on Sundays through October 15, excluding August 13 and 20. The family friendly openair market offers unique treasures from both loyal and new vendors at the Kenosha County Fairgrounds. Also in April, self-guided tours begin again at the beautifully decorated 1860s Durkee Mansion at the lakefront Kemper Center. It's open the first and third weekends, April through October, and then during the holiday season. Admission is free; donations are welcomed. Make plans now for a charter fishing excursion on Lake Michigan with the Kenosha Charter Boat Association; the boats will be back in the water before too long! Looking ahead to May: the seasonal Southport Light Station Museum re-opens with the 1866 Southport Lighthouse tower to climb and a maritime museum to tour. Watch for the two year-round Saturday farmers' markets to move outside: Kenosha HarborMarket and Kenosha Public Market. Also in May, the bicycle races will start back up at the Washington Park Velodrome. On May 27, a new season of Aquanut Water Shows will begin on Lake Mary. Use our website VisitKenosha.com – with the Visit Kenosha Events Calendar, our FUN 101 list (the spring/summer edition will be coming out soon!), our blog, and lots more – to find #KenoshaFun faster. Visit Kenosha has been Kenosha’s official travel resource since 1986. What’s Next After Restaurant Week by Meridith Jumisko, Visit Kenosha Meridith Jumisko is Public Relations Director at Visit Kenosha. 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8 SMART READER February 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F Y C P c A (K g 6 in P sp c o so h M w c re c li to w m n th A h When I woke up just before writing this column, it was a balmy 15 below zero here at my house in central New Hampshire. A gale was blowing and the wind chill was -41F. You may be reading this column in sunny Florida or southern California, where it never gets bitter cold, but you may have family or friends up in the frozen north who may benefit from what I’m about to share. There are several coldweather myths to dispel. As you might suspect, when a cold blast of Arctic air washes over those of us who choose to live where the air hurts our faces, the requests for help pour in at AsktheBuilder.com. Just before I began writing this column, Autumn, who lives in Newport News, Virginia, asked me to debunk an old wive’s tale. She asked about how much water needs to drip from a faucet to prevent water pipes from freezing. In your high school chemistry and physics classes, you might have learned that motion impedes water’s phase transition from liquid to solid. This is why the surface of a pond may freeze over while the stream feeding it remains relatively free from ice. That said, if the temperature drops low enough, the stream will freeze over as well. If you could see inside the copper pipe that is feeding your kitchen or bathroom sink while you have the faucet dripping or even a tiny stream flowing from the faucet, you’d see virtually no motion in the water within the pipe. Visualize a huge crowd of people on one side of a single turnstile. While you perceive movement after the choke point, farther back in the crowd the people are pretty much standing still. To prevent an expensive service call from a plumber, you need to have lots of water running through the water lines. As the temperature gets colder and colder, more water needs to be tumbling around in the pipe. While your local water works may not like this, if you use $10 worth of water and $3 worth of natural gas or electricity during a cold night, it’s so much cheaper than a $300-$500 repair bill. There are numerous ways to prevent frozen water lines. First, you need to do whatever you can to keep the temperature of the pipe above 32F. I’m not a fan of heat tape because it can cause fires if installed incorrectly. I am a huge fan of adding more insulation, relocating the pipes so they touch the actual warm wall or floor surface, and/or replacing the section of pipe with PEX tubing. Water that freezes in PEX tubing will cause the tubing to expand, but it won’t burst the tubing. One of the top questions I receive is, “How can I save money on my heating bills in bitter cold weather?” The honest answer, and most don’t like it, is to turn down your thermostat. You want to use far less fuel. Installing a programmable thermostat is the best way to control how much natural gas, propane or electricity you’ll use. Allow the temperature to drop to 50F while you sleep. Sleep under a puffy insulated blanket. Forget about caulking air leaks, adding more insulation, etc. in periods of frigid weather. The caulk might freeze, you may not get a fast return on investment on added insulation. A column I wrote recently showed that it can take decades to recapture the cost of installing foam insulation. The better thing, and you may recoil at this, is to just wear more clothes when you’re inside. My wise father-in-law grew up on a rural farm during the Depression. He recounted stories of going to bed as a child with frost coating the covers. He survived to tell the tale. Think about this for a moment. How many nights have you been eating outdoors at a restaurant, perhaps at a football game and the air temperature was 60F. You might have had on a light jacket and been comfortable. I routinely keep my thermostat low at my home, saving lots of money. I wear long underwear, a knit hat, wool socks, and often a hoodie with the hood pulled up to keep my neck warm. Yes, I may look like a nut inside my home, but I’m as snug as a bug in a rug. What about those drafty windows? Guess what? The air leakage around the windows may be so little as it wouldn’t even cause the smoke from a burning stick of incense to waver. Put away your credit card! Don’t sign a contract for new replacement windows! I know you’re feeling air moving when you sit next to the glass but it’s not air leaking in from outside. The air in your room makes contact with the cold glass surface. The air cools, and as you know cold air is heavier than warm air. The cold air starts to move toward the floor. This conveyor belt of air doesn’t stop until the glass surface warms up. Pull the curtains closed or drop the window shade to corral the cold air next to the window. You’ll be amazed at how within minutes the draft seems to have disappeared. If you want tips like this each Sunday morning, for goodness sake subscribe to my free newsletter at AsktheBuilder.com! Ask the Builder: Bitter cold and your home Subscribe to Tim’s FREE newsletter at AsktheBuilder.com. Tim offers phone coaching calls if you get stuck during a DIY job. Go here: go.askthebuilder.com /coaching Tim Carter joins Happenings Q&A on Tue. Feb. 28 at 2:30 pm on AM1050 WLIP. impossible to track how the funds were spent. Popular anger makes Erdoğan vulnerable Atila Yesilada, a Turkish economist and financial analyst with Global Source Partners, who is a staunch Erdoğan critic with a Youtube channel called Real Turkey, says the president “treats public money like his private purse.” Mr. Yesilada says the money ended up in a general fund that gets diluted without any specifics of how these funds are spent. Oversight and monitoring committees in parliament have been stripped of their power over the years, because they are members of opposition parties. The ruling party and its allies “reject opposition proposals so the opposition looks powerless,” Mr. Yesilada says. “Once a fiscal year is over, the government is mandated to show how they spent the budget, but they don’t do it.” Mr. Yesilada says this disaster has made Mr. Erdoğan very vulnerable, even to what he says is a flawed opposition. “Even if he performs miracles, people are angry and they are looking to find a scapegoat, and that’s Mr. Erdoğan,” he says. But the president still has a strong base of supporters. Nuran Durdagi, an Istanbul resident working in a shopping mall, has voted for Mr. Erdoğan in every election and says she will do so in the next one. “He’s a very good person. Our government is very strong, thank God. This disaster came from God, there’s nothing anyone could have done. Hopefully, everyone will have a house in a year,” Ms. Durdagi says. By Fariba Nawa continued from page 4 Turkey If this water runs all night, will it cost 1/20th of what it will cost to repair a burst water line? continued from page 5 2024 election contest next year. “On the one hand, he takes it as personally offensive to him when people challenge him. But he also knows, the more the merrier.” Some prominent Republicans note with disappointment that, in her announcement speech, Ms. Haley failed to mention the most courageous act of her governorship: removing the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State House grounds. The move, taken with bipartisan support, was a response to the 2015 massacre of Black parishioners by a white supremacist at a historically Black church in Charleston. The issue of the Confederate flag remains fraught in the South, as some residents view it as a symbol of their heritage, not of racism. Henry Barbour, longtime member of the Republican National Committee from Mississippi, says he became a Haley fan back in 2015 when the flag came down in Charleston. “It was a powerful moment in South Carolina history,” Mr. Barbour says, noting that Mississippi removed the Confederate symbol from its own state flag in 2020. “It shows she’s willing to lead. ... She did the right thing. I’d encourage her to talk about that.” Mr. Barbour is also a big proponent of highlighting diversity within the GOP, even while rejecting identity politics. The party is, in fact, diversifying, as seen in the slight uptick in the Black and Latino vote for Mr. Trump in 2020. A message of inclusion will help the party win back some of the suburban voters it lost in 2016 and 2020, he says. “That’s where the aspirational message – addition versus division – helps us regain those lost voters.” By Linda Feldmann

0 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 SMART READER February 09, 2023 9 health lifestyle community Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center news February 23, 2023 Your Kenosha ADRC Update Connect with Your Peers Virtually Are you looking for a way to connect with your peers?  Kenosha Area Family and Aging Services’, Inc. (KAFASI) Virtual Connect offers a great way to do just that. If you are 60 or older and would like to listen in or view KAFASI’s Virtual Connect Programs with featured topics and speakers of interest to seniors, you can join using your own phone, or online using the free online software program Zoom.  The onehour programs are held on Mondays or Wednesdays. A monthly calendar is sent out with all the upcoming events. The calendar can be mailed if requested.  An initial invitation you can save to your calendar with the link will be emailed one week prior to each meeting. An email reminder with the Zoom link is sent out the morning of each event. A call-in number is also available to join over the phone. • Monday, March 13, 11 a.m.  Hear from the Kenosha Housing Authority on options for affordable housing in Kenosha. • Monday, March 20, 1 p.m.  Tai Chi with Ruth • Monday, March 27, 11 a.m.  Book Lovers Group welcomes local author Dave McGrath sharing his experience as a fan who wrote a book about 60’s music star Gene Pitney. Please contact Janice Erickson for more information or to sign up to receive the program schedule. Email  [email protected] or leave a message at 262-287-7469. 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 who are new to Medicare, or those 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. Medicare 2023 Workshops to choose from: Job Center, 8600 Sheridan Road, Rm. N2, North Entrance A Wednesday, March 22, 10 a.m. – noon Thursday, April 20, 10 a.m. – noon Wednesday, May 24, 10 a.m. – noon Salem Lakes Village Hall, 9814 Antioch Road, Salem Wednesday, June 14, 10 a.m. – noon Paddock Lake Village Office, 6969 236th Ave., Paddock Lake Wednesday, July 19, 10 a.m. – noon Bristol Village Office, 19801 83rd St., Bristol Wednesday, August 9 10 a.m. – noon Due to limited seating, reservations are required. Call the ADRC at 262-605-6646 or 800- 472-8008 to make a reservation or to learn more. Be a Volunteer Guardian! 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. ir o ir e es ss as er ir e of e or o o e n o u h or o at er ig ng OP, ty ct, he d n ill ck rs he e – – st nn

10 SMART READER February 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F Free Taped Incontinence Briefs Available! Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center’s (ADRC) Durable Medical Equipment Loan & Supply Closet has a large quantity of taped incontinence briefs in various sizes available for anyone who could use them. The closet provides durable medical equipment and incontinence products for older adults and adults with disabilities who are in need. If you, or someone you know, is in need of taped incontinence briefs, please call DeAnna at the ADRC, 262-605-6667, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., to make arrangements to pick them up. Memory Cafe The Kenosha County Memory Café will be meeting in-person at the Kenosha Southwest Neighborhood Library starting this December. Memory Café is a place for persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment, early-stage Alzheimer’s, or related dementia, and their care partners to socialize and have fun. Join the Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center’s Dementia Care Specialist, Susan Johnson, and the Alzheimer's Association on the second Tuesday of every month, 1-2 p.m. The next meeting will be on March 14, 2023, Kenosha Southwest Neighborhood Library, 7979 38th Avenue. Registration is required for new members. Call Alzheimer's Association 800-272-3900. March Medicare Minutes – Medicare Coverage of Preventive Services Medicare Minute presentations are offered monthly by the Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center. These free programs provide information on a wide range of Medicare topics. March’s Medicare Minutes will focus on the Medicare Coverage of Preventive Services. The program will be offered virtually on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, from 10 – 11 a.m. Medicare Minutes are developed by the Medicare Rights Center as a State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) National Technical Assistance Center service. The Medicare Rights Center is a national, non-profit consumer service organization. They are one of the SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program) National Technical Assistance Center partners. To participate and for reservations call the ADRC 262-605-6646. A Zoom link will be provided. Memory Screen Mondays The Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) is 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. Your Kenosha ADRC Update I C A fo C fa A Jo m h W n v C T C m N M c li n fr R F T c h fa s d s y p q fa C D b e th 2 Y A

0 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 SMART READER February 09, 2023 11 ly in he at ut rly or te ng ve ls, ty nd to re he an 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 March 1, 2023. 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. Caring for an adult family member or friend? NEW Family Caregiver Support Group Meets in-person and virtually The role of a family caregiver, while rewarding, can also be challenging when trying to balance life’s responsibilities along with supporting the needs of another individual, family member or friend. The Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) is offering a new Family Caregiver Support Group, the first Thursday of every month. Family caregivers often don’t see themselves as caregivers, they simply think of themselves as the husband, sister, daughter or friend. Defined, a family caregiver is a person who provides support for an adult who needs assistance with daily living activities, such as cooking, driving, shopping, laundry and paying bills. If you are a family caregiver, this group is for you! Join fellow caregivers, either virtually or inperson, as you share your experiences, ask questions and learn from others. The group is facilitated by the ADRC’s Margaret Ricchio, Caregiver Support Specialist, and Susan Johnson, Dementia Care Specialist. The next meeting will be Thursday, March 2, 4-5 p.m. In-person location is 8600 Sheridan Road, entrance D. To register, learn more or to receive the virtual link, call the Kenosha County ADRC, 262-605-6646. Your Kenosha ADRC Update

12 SMART READER February 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F c h o I will occasionally get questions, almost always from women who spent much of their adult life as homemakers and are now approaching their senior years, who tell me that they plan to get a job to start building up their own Social Security. My usual message to them is that it's probably not worth it. I've saved up some questions about this topic and will answer them today. Q: I am 60 years old. My husband is 65 and plans to start his Social Security when he is 67. I worked a few years after I got out of school. But after we got married, I stayed home for the next 35 years raising our kids and maintaining our household. I have 28 Social Security credits and know I need 40 to qualify for benefits. I am planning to get a job to earn the 12 extra credits I need. Is this a good idea? A: Well, if part of the reason you are thinking of working is to get out of the house and earn a little extra money, then of course you should go for it. But if you are doing so just to build up your own Social Security, then it's probably not worth it. Why? Because you're always going to get more money as a dependent wife (and someday as a dependent widow) on your husband's Social Security record. I'll use a little example to explain this in more detail. Let's say your husband's benefit is going to be $3,000 per month. When he files at 67, it sounds like you'll be 62. If you file for spousal benefits then, you'd get an amount equal to about one third of his rate, or $1,000. Now let's say you did work and earn the extra 12 credits you need. Because you'd have the bare minimum of 40 credits, that will translate into a very small Social Security retirement check for you. My guess is you might get $150 per month. So, when you reach age 62, you'd get about 70% of that, or $105. Then you would get $895 in spousal benefits to take you up to the $1,000 wife's rate you are due. In other words, you'd end up with the same $1,000 Social Security check each month. Working and paying taxes and acquiring those extra 12 Social Security credits nets you nothing extra, so why do it? (Again, unless you just want to get out of the house and work and make some money on your own.) Q: I am a 45-year-old stay at home mom. I'm married to a 55-year-old well-paid lawyer, and we are secure financially. My kids are now old enough to be on their own. So, I'm thinking of getting a job because I'd like to have my own Social Security someday. However, our accountant says it's not worth it because I'll always get higher Social Security benefits from my husband. What's your take on this? A: Part of my message to you is the same as the first answer. (Do you want to get out of the house? Do you want to work and earn some money on your own? etc.) However, my Social Security message is a little different in your case. Even if you work for the next 15 years or so, there's still a pretty good chance you'd end up getting higher spousal benefits on your husband's account. However, there are a couple other issues to consider. One of those is your long-range health. If you should happen to become disabled before reaching your senior citizen years, you wouldn't be due any spousal benefits until you are 62. Or to put that another way, there is no such thing as a Social Security benefit for a disabled wife who is under 62. But if you do take a job, after five years you would be eligible for Social Security disability benefits on your own record if something were to happen to you. With your husband's big income, that's maybe not too important. But it is something to think about. The other issue involves future widow's benefits. Given the difference in your ages, it's likely that someday your husband will die before you do. As I said about spousal benefits, even if you worked for the next 15 years, you would never make enough to exceed in retirement benefits what you would be due as a widow on your husband's account. But there is a flip side to that argument that might cause you to consider working for Social Security purposes. Widows who have their own Social Security account have an option they sometimes can use. They can take reduced benefits on one record and later switch to higher benefits on another record. For example, if your husband dies when you are 62, and assuming you do work for the next 15 years or so, you could get reduced retirement benefits on your record and then at age 67 switch to 100% widow's benefits on your husband's record. Q: My husband and I have owned and run a small restaurant for the past 25 years. I do all the cooking. He helps out in the front of the place and does all the marketing and bookkeeping. We both just turned 62 and are thinking about retiring. So, we finally started paying attention to the Social Security statements we get annually, and I was surprised to learn that my husband is scheduled to get $2,850 at his full retirement age and I'm scheduled to get nothing because I supposedly don't have the minimum of 40 credits. I'm so confused because we have been filing a joint tax return for years. How social security Message to Homemakers: Building Up Your Own Social Security Might Not Be Worth It 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. Mar. 9th at 12:30 on AM1050 WLIP. 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0 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 SMART READER February 09, 2023 13 Sticking to a consistent sleeping routine may help keep your arteries clear as you age, new research suggests. Conversely, older adults who slept for a varying number of hours each night and tended to fall asleep at different times were more likely to develop hardening of the arteries, which can lead to heart attack or stroke, the researchers reported. "Sleep is super important to our overall health and well-being, and anything we can do to improve sleep will improve our [heart health] and overall wellbeing and happiness," said study author Kelsie Full. She is an assistant professor of medicine in the division of epidemiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. The study wasn't designed to show how sleep irregularity causes heart disease, but researchers have some theories. "One potential mechanism is that sleep irregularity may lead to a disruption of our circadian function, which can lead to inflammation, a known risk for heart disease," Full said. (Circadian rhythm is the 24-hour internal clock that controls the release of the hormone melatonin to encourage sleep.) What's more, irregular sleep patterns may also travel with unhealthy behaviors such as latenight eating, poor diet or lack of exercise, she noted. Her advice? "Set a regular bedtime, and just pay attention to how much you are sleeping each night, and strive for sleep that is as regular and routine as possible," she said. If you really struggle with sleep, bring it up with your doctor. "You may have an underlying sleep disorder that needs further treatment," Full said. For the study, researchers monitored sleep in more than 2,000 adults (average age, 69) for one week. People wore watch-like devices that detected when they were asleep and awake. They also completed a sleep diary for seven consecutive days and did an in-home sleep study to check for underlying sleep disorders. No one in the study had been diagnosed with heart disease. Sleep duration was defined as the total amount of time spent in bed fully asleep, while sleep timing was described as the time a person falls asleep each night. The results were telling. When sleep duration varied by more than two hours within a week, folks were 40% more likely to have high coronary artery calcium scores compared to those with more consistent sleep patterns, the study showed. This score reflects the amount of calcified plaque that lines the arteries. When plaque builds up in the artery walls, it sets the stage for a heart attack and stroke. People whose sleep duration varied by more than two hours within a week were also 12% more likely to have plaque in their carotid artery and nearly twice as likely to have abnormal results on an ankle-brachial index test that measures stiffness in the blood vessels. Blood flow is reduced when blood vessels become stiff and narrow. Meanwhile, those with the greatest irregularity in sleep timing varied the time they fell asleep by more than 90 minutes within one week. They were 43% more likely to have high coronary artery calcium scores than those whose regular sleeping time varied by 30 minutes or less within a week. The findings were published online recently in the Journal of the American Heart Association. By Denise Mann Social Security continued from previous page did the government mess this up? And how do we correct this mistake? A: The government didn't mess anything up. Your husband (the bookkeeper) did. 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14 SMART READER February 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F A l 1 e W m G o s fr d t e n r E w s h g n a s W S c r r M d t a t L C “ fo m w w im r s w I e s y books One of the most u n f o r t u n a t e neologisms to make its way into the lexicon in recent years is “momfluencer,” the term describing mothers who post immaculate photos of their families and their homes on social media to inspire their legions of followers – and to sell some advertiser-sponsored products along the way. In Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood, New York Times opinion writer Jessica Grose demonstrates that the momfluencer is only the latest in a long line of cultural forces to popularize and romanticize the impossible standards to which American mothers are held. She argues that there have been “more than two hundred years of unrealistic, elitist, and bigoted expectations,” adding that “they shape-shift; they reflect whatever is in vogue – but at their core is always selfabnegation.” In other words, we've heard some version of this story before, and there is a vast library of work examining the insidious ideals surrounding motherhood and domesticity. Grose cites Stephanie Coontz’s “The Way We Never Were,” Ann Crittenden’s “The Price of Motherhood,” and many other popular and academic books and articles in her bibliography. But her compelling and sharp account brings the issue up to date, exploring pregnancy and motherhood in the age of social media and delineating the additional burdens imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. It will likely appeal to mothers of young children or to people considering becoming parents. The author’s interviews with a wide range of mothers make up the heart of the book. Regardless of whether they work full- or part-time or stay at home, and regardless of their race or socioeconomic status, her interviewees report feeling guilty, stressed out, and overwhelmed. Grose provides meaningful context to their angst, arguing that women are buckling under the pressures of being, in most cases, the primary caretakers of children and juggling their own work obligations in the absence of social supports like paid parental leave or adequate child care. The pandemic – during which “much of the additional domestic work required when schools, day care, and family caretaking systems fell apart was left to mothers” – made a bad situation worse. Grose also tells her own story in “Screaming on the Inside.” Her first pregnancy was so difficult that she felt she had no choice but to quit her job at a culture website. (Because she had held the position for less than a year before getting pregnant, she would not have been eligible for the Family and Medical Leave Act’s 12 weeks of unpaid leave.) Ten years later, she writes, “I still feel like I failed at some essential test of motherhood, before I even had a baby to care for.” Much of the book paints a similarly bleak picture. In the chapter on pregnancy, for instance, Grose writes that “all the women I spoke to envisioned a time of perfect happiness and Instagrammable beauty.” Instead, however, “Most women I spoke to felt like they were failing on every possible level, inside and out. They described falling PRINT & E-BOOKS NONFICTION PRINT & E-BOOKS FICTION 1. Encore in Death (Robb) 2. It Ends With Us (Hoover) 3. It Starts With Us (Hoover) 4. Heart Bones (Hoover) 5. Lessons in Chemistry (Garmus) 6. Someone Else’s Shoes (Moyes) 7. Secretly Yours (Bailey) 8. Verity (Hoover) 9. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Reid) 10. Ugly Love (Hoover) 1. Spare (Prince Harry) 2. The Body Keeps the Score (van der Kolk) 3. I’m Glad My Mom Died (McCurdy) 4. Love, Pamela (Anderson) 5. The Light We Carry (M.Obama) 6. People vs Donald Trump (Pomerantz) 7. Never Give An Inch (Pompeo) 8. Friends, Lovers, & the Big Terrible Thing (Perry) 9. The Nazi Consiracy (Meltzer/Mensch) 10. All About Love (Hooks) NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLERS story continues on page 15 Can society move beyond unachievable standards of motherhood? How my grandfather was like Michelle Obama’s I keep coming back to Michelle Obama’s “The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times” because it speaks to something deep inside me. While Mrs. Obama shows the same willingness to tell her truth as she did in her 2019 bestselling memoir “Becoming,” she is most powerful, most relatable, when she shines her light on the contributions of ordinary Black men. The accomplishments of these men can so often be obscured (and understandably so) by the trauma represented by a Trayvon Martin or a George Floyd. But Mrs. Obama’s book highlights another, sometimes overlooked aspect of being Black in America – our ability to gain strength and move on. She does this by first talking about her father, Fraser Robinson, who struggled with multiple sclerosis and still went to work each day to support his family. She speaks movingly about the cane he used and the symbol it became of lurking instability in her otherwise remarkably loving and stable family. “MS was undermining his body ... as he went about his everyday business: working at the city’s water filtration plant, running a household with my mom, trying to raise good kids,” she writes. One cannot help but admire this man because, in a sense, he is Everyman. At least every good man. But what I loved most about the book was the strong beam she shines on her two grandfathers, nicknamed Southside and Dandy, and the men of their generation. It makes me think of my own grandfather who escaped a Jim Crow state looking for a better life in Kansas City, Missouri. He’d settled there after returning from a world war in which he had fought against fascists and Nazis when, effectively, he did not have the right to vote in his home state of Oklahoma. He’d been filled with optimism – at least this is what I’ve been told – but he discovered that crossing the Mason-Dixon Line was no panacea. He, along with Mrs. Obama’s grandfathers, discovered that moving to the North was no guarantee of equality. Mrs. Obama is quite cleareyed about this. She writes, “I felt a little bound and a little provoked by the legacy of my two grandfathers, proud Black men who had worked hard and taken good care of their families but whose lives had been circumscribed by fear – often tangible and legitimate fear – and whose worlds were narrowed as a result.” My grandfather, like hers, only felt safe when he was cocooned within his community, his church, his beloved family. Being in the wrong neighborhood could get a Black man in serious trouble. (Unfortunately, that is just as true now as it was then.) Mrs. Obama tells of the day when Dandy gave her a ride to a doctor’s appointment when she was a teenager, because her mother was at work. He picked her up “dressed up for an outing and full of the same bluster and pride he always had when we visited him at his apartment. It wasn’t until we started driving toward downtown that I noticed his clenched jaw and tight grip on the steering wheel,” she writes. As young as she was, she realized that her grandfather was frightened – petrified really – of being on an unfamiliar mission in an unknown part of town. Like hers, my grandfather was shut out of stable, trade union jobs because he was Black. After the war, he worked in construction. When Black laborers, who were often given the most dangerous jobs, organized their own union and went on strike to be paid on parity with white construction workers, the white union workers crossed the picket line and the strike was quickly broken. My grandfather, like Mrs. Obama’s grandfathers, didn’t complain. He did what he had to do. He went to work as a mail sorter at the post office. The strike had been a rough time and he was grateful for the job – where he worked alongside white people. But I can never recall one white person in his house. Never one who came to his door. Never even saw him talk to one. What he thought of them remains a mystery. And yet I am so grateful to him. His determination to hold on to his dignity, to not knuckle under, marked a pathway for our family to move forward, to expand on what he’d not been allowed to do. I’m grateful to my grandfather – and to Mrs. Obama’s grandfathers – for doing this. And I’m thankful to her for reminding us that they did.

0 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 A daring escape from slavery, and the love story behind it Kristen Stewart to play acclaimed writer Susan Sontag in biopic short of what their families, workplaces, and our culture wanted from them when they were publicly performing pregnancy.” As someone who remembers pregnancy as an often gratifying time punctuated by a fair share of the condition’s common discomforts, I’m not sure what is more startling: the idea that her scores of interviewees went into it with such starry-eyed expectations or the idea that most of them ended up feeling so bad about themselves while pregnant. Grose’s tone shifts when she begins to address solutions to the problems she’s laid out. “There is not a single change we can make that will be a panacea,” she observes. “The changes have to be multipronged – a combination of political shifts, workplace shifts, and interpersonal shifts.” Citing positive signs – like widespread support for paid leave for all caregivers, not only mothers – she concludes, “I think we have reasons to be optimistic on all three fronts.” In addition to focusing on structural change, Grose offers a piece of personal advice in what is perhaps the book’s most sensible passage: “Anytime you feel guilty about not meeting some sort of insane, unachievable demand, ask yourself: Does this help me improve my relationship with my children? And does this help my community? If the answer is neither, push back.” The myths surrounding motherhood are persistent, but the author empowers readers with the idea that they can help create change. One place to start: If the momfluencers’ Instagram posts make you feel inadequate, quit scrolling. By Barbara Spindel This year marks the 175th anniversary of the escape to freedom of William and Ellen Craft, a married couple enslaved in Georgia. Devoted to each other and determined to start a family only once free, the duo devised a jawdropping plan to disguise themselves as a master and enslaved person and travel north in plain sight. The ruse worked; light-skinned Ellen, whose white father was also her enslaver, successfully disguised herself as an ailing white gentleman dependent upon near round-the-clock assistance from a Black servant, William. Ilyon Woo’s book Master Slave Husband Wife casts a new eye on their riveting true story. She recently spoke with the Monitor. When and where did you first learn of the Crafts? I was in graduate school at Columbia University and taking a class called “The Literature of Passing.” The Crafts’ 1860 narrative, “Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom,” was one of many assigned. Once in a while, you read a text where you feel an immediate connection. I remember something seismic happening! That was over 20 years ago, and I kept wondering about it ever since. What about their story connected with you? I hadn’t heard of the Crafts before – and neither had many of my classmates. Their narrative is an adventure story and a page turner, with a voice that’s intimate, ironic, interesting, and, at times, deeply sad. I would’ve followed that voice anywhere. What surprised you most as you began to research the Crafts’ story? Their narrative includes a lot more detail than many in the genre. For recently self-emancipated people, it was very risky to write an account like this. It was important to protect one’s safety, as well as the safety of those left behind. But the Crafts, because their story was so beyond belief, really had to prove themselves. They were questioned and had to prove their authenticity to a greater degree than most. So, they include some names, relationships, and other details. Still, one of the things that surprised me was how much more could be uncovered. Did you come across a particularly memorable original document? At one courthouse in Macon, Georgia, I found these old, beautifully penned papers. In them Ellen’s father – who was a surveyor, a lawyer, and an enslaver – legally gives her as a gift to his daughter Eliza. He’s giving Ellen, an enslaved young woman (who also happens to be his daughter, but isn’t named as such), as a present. And not just her, but her increase, her progeny. It’s an infinite gift. To feel that page in my hand made me shudder. What qualities do you think sustained the Crafts during their escape – and then in the years of lecturing and fame that followed? I’ve never read about, studied, or known people with this level of resilience. Their journey required tremendous resilience and fortitude both to improvise continually and to survive. Then the Crafts arrive in the North and it’s not like there’s some magical line they cross and they’re set free. They are still enslaved by law and deeply in danger. And yet they decide with a heroic spirit to stay. They could’ve disappeared at this point. They could’ve changed their names or gone to Canada, which was the original plan. But when they get an invitation to tell their story publicly, they embrace it. They decide: “We’re going to do this. We’re going to tell our story, not just for ourselves and our loved ones, but for everyone left behind. We’re going to tell the world.” They start lecturing, going another 1,000 miles, months on end. And then they pause in Boston, but once the Fugitive Slave Act passes, they face this choice again: to flee or to stay. They decide, with this resilience and heroic fortitude, to stand their ground. Why do you think the Crafts’ experience isn’t more widely known? Their story is complicated and multilayered in a way that doesn’t give us, as a nation, the happy ending that we crave. To be free, they had to escape not just the South, but the United States of America. They showed Americans at our best – and at our worst. The great-greatgranddaughter of the Crafts praised your book. How did that make you feel? It was very emotional for me to receive Peggy Preacely’s words. She’s an incredible lady! She was a Freedom Rider, and today she’s a beautiful poet and an oral historian – truly a living embodiment of their spirit. I think back to that moment when I was in the courthouse archives holding that piece of paper that consigned not only Ellen Craft but her increase infinitely. That touches our present generation. There are filmmakers, lawyers, activists ... so many descendants on both sides of the country and around the world who are born of these two. By Erin Douglass Kristen Stewart has signed up for another biopic. The former Twilight star who portrayed '60s actress Jean Seberg in 2019's Seberg and Princess Diana in 2021's Spencer, is now going to portray influential author Susan Sontag. The project is being helmed by Kirsten Johnson based on the book Sontag: Her Life by Ben Moser. Johnson and Lisa Kron will write the script with filming scheduled to begin at the Berlin Film Festival where Stewart is the jury president. This is Johnson's first feature film. She's best known as the documentary filmmaker behind 2016's Cameraperson and 2020's Dick Johnson is Dead, the critically acclaimed project about her octogenarian father's impending mortality. She won a special jury award at Sundance and earned an Emmy for directing the film. Johnson's documentary experience will be highlighted in the Sontag biopic. "We're using Berlin as a moment to kick off the project and do documentary footage of Kristen as the head of the jury and talking to her about how she's going to become Sontag," Brouhaha Entertainment founder Gabrielle Tana told Screen Daily. "It will be a drama, but with a documentary aspect to it. Kirsten has a wonderful approach to storytelling, and this is reflective of that, so she will use documentary in it." Sontag was a noted essayist who identified as Jewish and queer and had relationships with both men and women in her lifetime. The author of 17 books, she wrote fiction and non-fiction but was well known for her essays on controversial topics like the Vietnam War, social justice, and the AIDS epidemic long before writing about those issues was commonplace. Sontag and the photographer Annie Leibovitz had a lengthy relationship, though neither ever explicitly confirmed whether it was romantic or professional. Sontag died of cancer at age 71 in 2004. continued from page 14 Kristen Stewart Motherhood s. s, d nt at ke d b d ut e er or. o of ul n o d o d n ul o rs m or . SMART READER February 09, 2023 15

16 SMART READER February 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F C w th th I pa ab th gl po to lig th sp re in co lig th w en na ex re lin ey sig M A g ex yo ou lar am ad ex be he co inc as dia se inf if pe mi da th ho an ov ex typ of bo he yo tha Pe 2 h What do race and early education have to do with dementia risk among seniors? Quite a bit, a new study suggests. Researchers spent decades tracking the onset of dementia among nearly 21,000 U.S. seniors, before reaching two main conclusions. The first is that seniors who, as kids, were educated in states that generally had shorter school years, larger classes, and lower attendance rates had a higher risk for dementia after age 65, compared with seniors raised in states offering a "high quality" education, meaning more school days, smaller classes and better attendance. And the second is that Black seniors are much more likely to have been raised in a "low quality" educational environment than their white peers, putting them at much higher risk of dementia. So does that mean that dementia risk owes to poorer education or to deeply rooted racism? "In a sense, it'd be both," said lead author Yenee Soh, a postdoctoral research fellow at Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Oakland. "Worse educational quality is associated with higher risk of dementia, but if Black individuals are more exposed to worse educational quality, [then] there's a larger population burden of dementia among Black individuals," she explained. And that added dementia burden among Black people, Soh added, likely sources back "to unequal investments in high quality education due to systemic racism." To examine links between childhood education, race and dementia, the researchers focused on Kaiser Permanente patients who had both completed an optional health survey at some point between 1964 and 1972 and were at least 65 years old and were dementia-free in 1996. Everyone included in the analysis was born between 1902 and 1931. About 57% of the patients were women. Roughly 1 in 5 patients was Black, the rest were white. About 4 in 10 had not completed high school. Researchers also assessed the quality of education that each participant would likely have received in their state at 6 years of age. Quality was graded on the basis of student-teacher ratios, school-term length, and attendance figures. In all, between 21% and 23% of white seniors grew up in states that offered 6- year-olds the "lowest quality" education. Among Black seniors, those figures shot up dramatically, to between 76% and 86%. After reviewing records of new dementia diagnoses between 1997 and 2019, the team found that those seniors who grew up in the lowest quality educational environment were significantly more likely to end up with dementia, compared to those from states with the best schooling. Soh stressed that the findings only highlight an "association" between education, race and dementia risk, and are not clear proof of cause and effect. As to why inferior education might boost dementia risk, she pointed to several potential factors. Those included the possibility that kids with such backgrounds have less access to healthcare overall, as well as a higher risk for obesity, smoking and high blood pressure. "Identifying those who have experienced worse state-level educational quality may help understand how to target efforts in addressing these factors," Soh noted. She said the findings suggest that "state-level investments in education do matter for dementia risk, and that it may be important to address systemic factors that contribute to unequal distribution of such investments in racial and ethnic minority groups." Andrea Roberts, a senior research scientist at the Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said the findings were not surprising, including researchers' observation that state differences in education quality do not affect Americans equally. "Although we can't be sure this association is causal, the findings suggest that working to increase attendance, making sure the school year is long enough, and keeping student-teacher ratios low could protect against dementia as well as other related health problems," said Roberts, who was not involved in the study. Still, on a positive note, Roberts did suggest that even with a history of low quality education, some things can be done to reduce long-term dementia risk. "For example, getting enough physical activity, eating a diet rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and nuts, getting enough sleep, increasing social connections, and treating symptoms of depression may reduce risk of dementia, even for people whose education quality was not ideal," she said. The findings were published recently in JAMA Neurology. By Alan Mozes Seniors who, as kids, were educated in states that generally had shorter school years, larger classes, and lower attendance rates had a higher risk for dementia after age 65, a new study showed. health If you spend hours a day scrolling on your smartphone or tablet, you might get "tech neck." "Humans are upright creatures, and our bodies aren't designed to look down for long periods of time, which puts extra pressure on the cervical spine," said Dr. Kavita Trivedi, associate medical director of the Spine Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Americans spend about five hours a day on their cellphones and more on laptops and computers, Trivedi noted in a university news release. As a result, people can experience muscle stiffness, joint inflammation, pinched nerves, arthritis, and even bone spurs or herniated discs. A typical adult head weighs 10 to 12 pounds. Bending it at a 45-degree angle increases the force on the neck to nearly 50 pounds. "With repetition, that force can strain or injure the facet joints that connect our vertebrae," Trivedi said. "When that happens, the surrounding muscles naturally tighten up to protect nearby nerves, which leads to inflammation, pain and knots in your neck - what is often referred to as tech neck." Nonsurgical treatments for these injuries include medication and physical therapy, trigger point and steroid injections, nerve blocks and minimally invasive techniques such as radiofrequency ablation. Radiofrequency ablation is a procedure where radiofrequency waves are delivered to certain nerves, with the goal of interrupting pain signals to the brain. Surgery may be the best option for some, however, Trivedi added. "The good news is that most patients with tech neck don't require surgery, and we have a wide range of therapies that can be very effective," Trivedi said. "There's no need to live with pain if it can be treated." Protect yourself from future neck pain by holding your phone at eye level as much as possible, she advised. "Our phones and tablets are valuable tools, and there's no need to give them up," Trivedi said. "The solution is to learn how to prevent tech neck while using these devices, and if pain develops, see a specialist who can help." By Cara Murez Staring at screens could strain spine, cause 'tech neck' People can experience muscle stiffness, joint inflammation, pinched nerves, arthritis, and even bone spurs or herniated discs from long time spent bending their necks to look at electronic devices. Kids who attend poorer schools may have higher risk for dementia later

0 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 SMART READER February 09, 2023 17 DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Many of my coworkers are using glasses that block blue light when they are on their computers. I am interested in getting a pair but want to know more about their value and how they can help. ANSWER: Blue light glasses are gaining in popularity, but it is important to understand what blue light is. Blue light is one of the colors in the visible light spectrum. The others are red, orange, yellow, green, indigo and violet. When combined, they create white light. When the sun is shining, this is natural white light. Blue light has a shorter wavelength with higher energy: 400–500 nanometers. Blue-light exposure can affect the retina — the layer of cells lining the back wall inside the eye that sense light and send signals to the brain so you can see. Concerns about blue light Exposing the retina to shorter light wavelengths is the basis of "blue-light hazard" and contributes to phototoxicity or sensitivity to light. In animal studies, prolonged exposure to natural blue light has been shown to damage the retina. LED and compact fluorescent lamps also give off blue light. LEDs are used for the backlighting of computer screens, laptops, TVs and smartphones. Fortunately, the level of blue light from these devices is significantly less than the levels of blue light in natural daylight. However, at night, blue light exposure can potentially cause sleep issues by shifting your circadian rhythm, which is the body's internal clock. Research has suggested that excessive exposure to visible blue light also can cause eyestrain. Up to 69% of computer users report eyestrain, also known as computer vision syndrome. What research has found Since 2008, research into blue-blocking or filtering products, such as blueblocking glasses, has increased. These products decrease the transmission of ultraviolet light involving wavelengths between 440 and 500 nanometers. Some digital devices now offer blue light-filtering settings that reduce the transmission of short wavelengths of light. Studies have been conducted with adults on the benefits of blue-blocking lenses — whether these lenses alleviated eyestrain and discomfort when using digital devices and if sleep quality improved when the lenses were used in the evening. However, in reviewing the research, no significant improvement in vision performance or sleep quality has been found from using blue-blocking lenses. Ways to reduce eyestrain Since the amount of blue light from the devices used at work, school and home is less than that of natural sunlight, and eyestrain hasn't been found to be related to blue light, what can be done to prevent it? Prolonged screen time decreases your natural blink rate, which reduces the film of tears covering your eyes, making them dry. You can prevent this by: • Taking frequent breaks during screen time. Try following the "20-20-20 rule." Every 20 minutes, look at an object 20 feet away for at least 20 seconds. • Using artificial tears to refresh your eyes when they feel dry. • Getting a vision exam to evaluate an uncorrected eyeglasses prescription or refractive error. This helps identify focusing issues and if your eyes are working well together, both of which could cause eyestrain. Rather than investing in blueblocking glasses, you should consider: • Monitoring the length of screen time. • Reducing the duration of your screen time. • Taking frequent breaks. If you are still experiencing eyestrain or other eye issues, make an appointment with a professional for a thorough eye examination to ensure your eyes stay healthy and any problems are caught early. — Gretchen Kelly, O.D., Optometry, Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse, Wisconsin Mayo Clinic Are blue light-blocking glasses a must-have? If you're over 40, regular exercise may not only keep you fit -- it might keep you out of the hospital, too, a large new study suggests. Researchers found that among nearly 82,000 British adults, those who regularly exercised were less likely to be hospitalized for various health conditions in the coming years. The list included such common ills as pneumonia, stroke, diabetes complications and severe urinary tract infections. The findings suggest that if middle-aged and older people added just 20 minutes of exercise to their daily routine, they could cut the risk of those hospitalizations by anywhere from 4% to 23% over seven years. Experts said the study expands on what people typically see as the benefits of exercise -- like a trimmer body, improved fitness and healthier heart. "It could also help keep you out of the hospital. And that matters to people," said Peter Katzmarzyk, a professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, La. Katzmarzyk, who was not involved in the study, said it aligns with what's generally recommended to Americans to improve their health: Get at least 150 minutes of moderate "cardio" exercise, or 75 minutes at a vigorous intensity, each week. That means exercise that gets the heart pumping and works up a sweat: Moderateintensity includes things like brisk walking, biking on level ground or yard work. Running, biking on hills or swimming laps count as vigorous intensity. The findings, published recently in JAMA Network Open, are based on data from a large ongoing research project called the UK Biobank. Researchers focused on nearly 82,000 participants between the ages of 42 and 78 who spent a week wearing wrist monitors that recorded their physical activity. They looked at the relationship between those activity levels and participants' odds of being hospitalized in the coming years. After roughly seven years, more than 48,000 study participants did end up in the hospital, for a host of reasons. When it came to nine of those health issues, though, people who were more physically active had lower risks. The big nine were gallbladder disease, UTIs, blood clots, stroke, diabetes complications, pneumonia, iron-deficiency anemia, colon polyps and diverticular disease (where small "pouches" form in the wall of the colon). The findings do not prove that physical activity, per se, was responsible, said lead researcher Eleanor Watts of the U.S. National Cancer Institute in Rockville, Md. For one, people who are younger, or in better health, or have higher incomes and more resources may be more likely to exercise -- and less likely to land in the hospital. But, Watts said, when her team factored in those differences, physical activity was still linked to a protective effect. Plus, she noted, it's known that exercise has plenty of benefits that could help prevent those hospitalizations. "Studies show that physical activity can improve immune function, lung and heart health, insulin sensitivity and reduce inflammation," Watts said. "Physical activity also can reduce body fat, high blood pressure and cholesterol." The researchers estimate that it takes only an extra 20 minutes of moderate-tovigorous cardio each day to curb the odds of being hospitalized for the nine conditions the study identified. That ranged from a 4% dip in the risk of hospitalization for colon polyps to a 23% drop in the chances of landing in the hospital due to diabetes. Dr. Chip Lavie is medical director of cardiac rehabilitation and prevention at John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute in New Orleans. "Moderate-to-vigorous" is a fairly broad range, and Lavie said that a daily jog may bring bigger benefits than walking your dog. Plus, the amount of exercise a person needs varies with the ultimate goal: If you want to lose weight, he noted, the more calories you burn, the better. But the main message, Lavie said, is that "almost any physical activity is better than inactivity." That's good news, the experts said, for people of all ages and fitness levels: You do not have to start a running routine to improve your health. And even if you've been sedentary for years, Watts said, it's never "too late" to get moving. By Amy Norton 20 minutes of daily exercise may ward off hospitalization in middle age health Researchers found that adults who regularly exercised were less likely to be hospitalized for such common ills as pneumonia, stroke, diabetes complications and severe urinary tract infections. ts, he te, at w me ce ng ty, le nd ep, al ng ay ia, se ot re A es

18 SMART READER February 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F o M b q o t a P F o t t a s a C a G s C r e p a o im t a o ju u t s f t in w la r d n in P r d f w t Im e b o s n o w im r H s le S c Former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley kicked off her presidential candidacy with a threeminute video, showcasing more than she or her social media handlers likely realized. The piece begins with an overview of her hometown of Bamberg, South Carolina. The voiceover notes that hers was an upbringing in a city divided by race. The Black citizens of Bamberg lived on one side of the tracks; white people lived on the opposite side. Haley did not say on which side her Indian parents settled after they arrived from Punjab. That void and her lack of acknowledgment of it are emblematic of the dilemma she has faced throughout her political career. Haley will struggle to cement the role she wants to claim as a youthful, forward-thinking leader of the GOP in an increasingly diverse nation if she continues to briefly nod at her ethnicity while ignoring deeper racial issues. Haley often leans into a version of America that is rose-colored to a fault. “I was the proud daughter of Indian immigrants. Not Black, not white. I was different,” Haley said in the video, released a day ahead of her formal announcement that she’ll seek the GOP nomination for U.S. president in 2024. This is what all daughters of immigrants know deep in their DNA, versus what Haley tells herself: The U.S. can be viscerally prejudiced, filled with bigots and haters, people who claim they are colorblind, that they don’t see your skin hue, don’t hear your “ethnicsounding” surname, but who will still be put off upon learning that you or your supposed “kind” live on their block. It has far more numerous people who wouldn’t join in on such acts and others, rarer, who will step up and defend against bias. This land can be a new start, a haven for those who arrive with little money or education and the gutwrenching trauma of leaving the countries of their birth due to war, persecution, dire economics, or calamities like floods and earthquakes. North America is all of this and everything in between. And immigrants know it well. It’s not that they don’t experience or see other immigrants being treated differently, or better, or worse. But they often have little social capital, time or energy to bite back firmly against the slights that are Nikki Haley denies what daughters of immigrants know with Mary Sanchez Readers can reach Mary Sanchez at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter @msanchezcolumn. While the military is focused on foreign objects flying over American and Canadian territory, a more disturbing threat to our national security is occurring on the ground. Federal, state and local governments are behind in their response to the acquisition of American land by people and companies associated with the Chinese government. The Department of Agriculture is supposed to oversee foreign ownership of U.S. farmland and all such purchases are required by law to be reported to the USDA. It is unclear how much reporting has been done because the USDA’s Farm Service Agency mostly relies on volunteer reporting. That must change. Rep. Ashley Hinson (RIA) is among a growing number of Members of Congress who want more monitoring of farmland sold to foreigners. The Quad City Times reported on research by Investigate Midwest (which self-describes as “an independent, nonprofit newsroom…(serving) the public interest by exposing dangerous and costly practices of influential agricultural corporations and institutions through indepth and data-driven investigative journalism”). It found “significant gaps in the USDA database (and discovered) 3.1 million acres without an owner listed.” Constitutional attorney John Whitehead of The Rutherford Institute notes, “As of 2021, foreign persons and entities owned 40.8 million acres of U.S. agricultural land, 47% of which was forestland, 29% in cropland, and 22% in pastureland. Foreign land holdings have increased by an average of 2.2 million acres per year since 2015. Foreign countries also own over $7.4 trillion worth of U.S. debt, with Japan and China ranked as (the) two largest foreign holders of our debt.” A simple web search shows China owns and controls almost 192,000 acres of farmland in the United States. That’s not a large percentage of total farm acreage, but it’s steadily growing. Some of the land purchases have been near U.S. military bases. What does that tell you? It said enough to the City Council in Grand Forks, North Dakota, which recently voted unanimously to block the purchase by a Chinese company of a corn mill after national security concerns were raised by the U.S. Air Force because of its proximity to a military base. Additionally, Customs and Border Protection (CPB) reports a 700 percent increase over a year ago in Chinese migrants arriving at the Southern border. The number of Chinese migrants encountered by the CBP has been steadily increasing every month since February 2021, reports the New York Post, citing federal data. Lawmakers in Texas, Florida, Arkansas and Congress have proposed laws banning citizens of China from purchasing land, homes and other buildings in the United States. If people want an issue that ought to be bipartisan, this one is it. If balloons traversing the U.S. and Canada are not enough for us to get serious about China’s worldwide effort to replace the United States as a world power, conducting espionage at many levels and what looks like preparations to invade Taiwan as Beijing tests U.S. resolve, then what will get our attention to take stronger countermeasures? The Chinese Communist Party oppresses its people, controls the press, discriminates against religious believers whose primary faith is not in the regime, refuses to hold fair elections, and jails and kills opponents. In this they are not unlike Soviet Russia. They are today’s “evil empire.” Beijing’s aggressive agenda must be opposed, or the threat will spread to the point we might not be able to deter them. Backing measures to keep China from buying up American land is a good place to start, even while monitoring the skies for more balloons. Looking up, looking down with Cal Thomas Readers may email Cal Thomas at [email protected]. Look for Cal Thomas’ new book “America’s Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires and Superpowers and the Future of the United States” my turn Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley signs autographs for supporters after speaking during a campaign event at Exeter Town Hall on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Exeter, New Hampshire. Fabric Chinese Communist Party flag crepe and crease with white space, golden hammer and sickle on red color. continues on next page

0 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 SMART READER February 09, 2023 19 The inexplicable murder of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers brought home again the question of why instances of police brutality continue to occur in America. In April 2021, I wrote about "Lessons for the Police from the Military: Focus on Training and Rules of Engagement." Despite all the pleas for reform and the need for corrective action since then, little seems to have been accomplished and Congress has failed to pass any policing legislation. After the killing of George Floyd in 2020, 30 states and the District of Columbia produced police reforms. The United States employs nearly 18,000 police forces nationwide and about 700,000 full-time officers. Making improvements throughout this collective body divided across states and cities, often with competing jurisdictions, is a massive undertaking, especially if these incidents reflect systemic and institutional flaws and failures in many of these departments and, indeed, of society as a whole. If it is society that is largely at fault, then reforming individual police departments, however necessary, will be insufficient to correct misconduct and excessive use of force. Crime now ranks much higher in public awareness of national problems, although statistically, 2022 set no new records and, in some areas, crime was reduced. The ubiquity of guns -- and what appears to be a more violent society, if the absence of civility and the more commonplace presence of anger, even in basic interactions among people, are indicators -- police understandably are more sensitive to the prospect of greater personal danger and vulnerability. And, likewise, the public is more apprehensive around police, particularly people of color. This raises the race issue. Studies show that proportionally White officers are more prone to using force than those of color. Is this a problem of statistics or fact? If the latter, can training and education, as well as diversification of police forces, be corrective measures? While training and education are part of any solution, is that enough? American police officers undergo on average between 20 and 27 months of training followed by a probation period of several months. By comparison, German police training takes 2 1/2 to four years; in the United Kingdom two to three years. Clearly, more research is needed here. After the Korean War, when a surprisingly large number of American POWs succumbed to what was called "brain washing," the U.S. military created a Code of Conduct that defined acceptable levels of behavior in war and peace. During the Vietnam War, when U.S. pilots were being outfought by the North Vietnamese, the U.S. Navy invented "Top Gun" Fighter Weapons School, made famous in two movies of that name. The kill ratio reversed to 15-to-1 in favor of U.S. pilots. Would a national code of conduct, properly constructed for police, make a difference? Similarly, would a national police academy akin to "Top Gun" provide an additional level of education and training for local and state police forces? It would seem that both military inventions would be helpful in raising the level of police professionalism, particularly in crisis or life-threatening situations, such as air-to-air combat. Another factor may be relevant. Over 75% of Americans believe the nation is headed in the wrong direction. And an equal number are dissatisfied with their lives. If the national mood is sour, that will affect society at large. With the precipitous increase in drug overdose deaths and the lethality of fentanyl, that, too, puts additional burdens on policing. The military mission over many decades expanded from fighting the armies of enemies. Today, some enemies lack armies. Others that do have armies also rely on terrorism and non-kinetic weapons, such as cyber. Similarly, police forces have broader missions and responsibilities, as well as liabilities. America confronts a massive list of challenges and problems, from Chinese balloons and the war in Ukraine to a public deeply divided on most issues -- huge debts, drugs, immigration, equality and fairness. Against that background, policing must take a higher priority. Since the U.S. government seems unable to address police policy in a satisfactory method, perhaps the Associations of Governors and Mayors would be appropriate forums. And using the examples of a code of conduct and a police "Top Gun" could be excellent starting points for this effort. Police reform redux: another death, no progress from Congress with Harlan Ullman my turn Dr Harlan Ullman is senior adviser at Washington's Atlantic Council, the prime author of "shock and awe" and the upcoming book "The Fifth Horseman and the New MAD: How Massive Attacks of Disruption Became the Looming Existential Danger to a Divided Nation and the World at Large." Harlan Ullman joins Happenings Q&A on Thu., Mar. 2nd at 1pm on AM1050 WLIP. Tyre Nichols died after being beaten by Memphis police officers. thrown their way. Immigrants are extremely entrepreneurial, often because they lack other options. If your English isn’t strong, your bank account not padded by generations of passed down wealth, you will rely on what many immigrants have: the familyrun business. It’s what Haley’s parents did for their second careers. Daughters of immigrants learn by absorbing their fathers’ pain and how they disguise being slighted. Older generations of immigrants refuse to discuss being paid less than others or made to feel that their ethnicity means they don’t quite belong in America. Not a word has to be spoken. Haley’s father, a Sikh, holds a doctorate and was recruited to teach at a historically Black college. One might think that his experiences would have led her to wonder why such colleges were established in the first place, especially in the South. They might have also led her to ponder how segregation, legal until a few decades before her birth, laid a foundation for our current inequities in education. Yet she continuously stresses that America is not a racist nation, a common GOP insistence. In that same campaign video, she sniped at the 1619 Project, which establishes slavery as foundational for so much of what is true about America today. Attacking 1619 was an easy slam, akin to the horrific way that anything that leans into honoring diversity has been rolled by the GOP into a distorted view of Critical Race Theory. Haley also said that her mother, a teacher who also studied law, always told her to embrace the similarities in people, not their differences. That’s a classic approach that many migrants use: finding the good, sidestepping what could be emotionally troubling. It’s a selfpreserving tactic. Why make your situation harder to bear by ingraining what is painful into your mindset? An immigrant acquaintance recently talked about why so many of her fellow immigrants often smile so firmly and broadly to project warmth to strangers. It’s a wall they build, knowing that a smile can diffuse and soothe, when they meet someone who might view them suspiciously as “foreign.” Haley is entering a race that will be a test to see who can be the most Donald Trump-like to the blindly faithful MAGA masses, without actually being Trump. The questions about Haley will come down to character, her sense of right and wrong within a party that embraces xenophobic, race-baiting political tactics. She’ll never become the bridge, a repairer of people’s pain and life circumstances by denying or downplaying what they feel and experience, just because it’s inconvenient for the version of America that she’s embraced. Sanchez continued from page 18 in it n’t er ed or tle or mly re et ke s? st e, s, st e e ir ls re a. vil ve d, o e ng na n o e or or wn re. age

20 SMART READER February 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F In the wake of Valentine’s Day, the perennial personal finance survey that grabs headlines is about financial infidelity. This year’s version from Bankrate finds that “23 percent of Americans in relationships are keeping a money-related secret from their significant other” and “39% have been financially unfaithful,” defined as having a secret credit card account, stashing money in a hidden checking or savings account, amassing undisclosed debt or spending more than a partner would be OK with. In my experience, many who keep financial secrets struggle with honesty because they are either ashamed of their actions, scared that their partners will lose it upon discovering the news, or both. How can they disclose the infidelity and regain the trust that will undoubtedly take a hit with the big reveal? Psychotherapist Tonya Lester, LCSW, says that while “It’s common to have a fantasy that there is a way to come clean that will cause minimal damage and anger,” there is little chance that fantasy will morph into reality. After all, “you have broken a contract and caused pain. Your best option is to be direct, concise, and apologetic. Don’t make excuses or provide endless context.” In other words, the first step is the hardest: FESS UP. Once the information is out, the real work begins. As a couple, commit to a plan to get back on track, which starts with scheduling a specific time and place to discuss your financial situation. It is imperative that you agree to ground rules for these conversations that push aside judgments and embrace open dialogue that allows you to share information. This advice also applies to those couples who are faithful: One reason that problems can emerge is that one person in the relationship either feels shut out of the process or has removed themselves from taking financial responsibility. To address that situation, start with quarterly meetings, where you will create/review your balance sheet (what you own and what you owe). If you are carrying debt, highlight the interest rate of the loan and the maturity debt, if applicable. Then tackle how you spend money by agreeing to a system to track your cash flow. Early meetings about your finances should be about gathering information, not throwing down hard, fast rules. Then you will need to determine your joint goals, how you plan to accomplish them and who will manage various financial tasks, like bill-paying and investment management. There is nothing wrong with working toward each partner’s strength. If one has a good system to manage banking and bills, great. If the other wants to oversee investments; that’s fine. If the other wants to manage the investments; that’s fine, but you need to share information and the best way to do so is to keep tabs on your progress by meeting quarterly. Once the system is up and running, feel free to reduce the number of meetings, maybe one after the tax filing season and then another at the end of the year. What if after all of your best efforts, you are still stuck, or one of you commits financial infidelity again? I have often advised people who call into the podcast with relationship issues that center on money that they may need a therapist, not a financial adviser (though a certified financial planner or a certified public accountant may be a big help too). The disclosure of a financial secret does not have to mean the end of a relationship, rather it may be the triggering event to vault to a new place, where each of you takes responsibility now, thereby increasing the odds that you will feel empowered and in control of your destinies later on. Financial infidelity can spur positive action with Jill Schlesinger jill on money Reports of the death of the U.S. labor market have been greatly exaggerated. In January, 517,000 jobs were created, more than double analysts’ expectations and the unemployment rate was 3.4 percent, the lowest level in more than 53 years. Not to be a buzzkill, but the resiliency of the labor market makes NOW an ideal time to dust off your personal layoff protection plan. Review these items before the axe falls. Severance Many companies offer a standard severance package, defined as a certain number of weeks, others consider your tenure at the organization and also add in unused vacation and personal days. Before you sign any documents that memorialize severance agreements, know that many companies will negotiate sweetened deals, which may include more dollars. If you work at a firm where you received stock options, ask for an accelerated or immediate vesting for unvested amounts. NOTE: severance is income, which means that it is taxable. Health insurance While you are still covered on your employer’s health insurance plan, schedule routine medical and dental checkups. If you do lose your job, you are entitled to extend coverage through the federal government’s Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), which gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the ability to continue group health benefits provided by their group health plan for limited periods of time (usually up to 18 months). The big catch with COBRA is that you are usually required to pay the entire premium for the coverage, which can be steep. Before you freak out about the cost, check out coverage at HealthCare.gov, which can be cheaper than COBRA, especially if you qualify for tax credits. Other insurance If you have life, disability, or long-term care insurance coverage through work, find out if it is "portable," which means that you can take it with you when you leave. Like health insurance, the cost might be more expensive if your employer is subsidizing your coverage, but group coverage is usually cheaper than replacing a policy with private coverage. Retirement plan When people lose their jobs, they often cash out of their retirement plans to help with cash flow. That break-the-glass action should not be taken lightly. Generally, if you withdraw money from your retirement account and you are under the age 59½, the government will impose a 10% penalty on the amount withdrawn and also will tax the total distribution amount. [The SECURE Act 2.0 expands the ability to access retirement money penalty-free in certain cases.] If you lose your job, you can usually leave retirement accounts where they are, a good option, if your company’s plan is inexpensive with low-cost index funds. Otherwise, you can roll retirement funds into an IRA Rollover account with any of the big investment companies. If you land a job quickly, you should be able to directly rollover the old account into your new company’s retirement plan. U n e m p l o y m e n t insurance reminder Amid COVID, many workers collected enhanced unemployment benefits, which were not taxable. The system has reverted to the pre-pandemic era, where if you are laid off, you have to file a claim with the state where you were employed, and unemployment benefits are once again taxable. Sadly, most states did not upgrade their unemployment systems after being overwhelmed in 2020, so do file a claim as quickly as possible. Leave gracefully If you are blindsided by a layoff, avoid losing control and burning bridges. Maintain your dignity and do your best to stay calm and focused. You never know if or when you will cross paths with your boss or other coworkers in the future. Jill Schlesinger, CFP, is a CBS News business analyst. A former options trader and CIO of an investment advisory firm, she welcomes comments and questions at [email protected]. Check her website at www.jillonmoney.com Your layoff protection plan with Jill Schlesinger If you are blindsided by a layoff, avoid losing control and burning bridges. You never know if or when you will cross paths with your boss or other co-workers in the future, writes Jill Schlesinger. 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0 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 SMART READER February 09, 2023 21 e p y a al d a nt a ot a e lt h y e el ol ts ot nt ng do as a ol in ur nd or hs oDear Cathy, I have a 12- year-old cat that has been vomiting almost every day since October. I have taken her to three different vets. They all did X-rays and blood work and found nothing wrong. I’ve tried changing her food to her sensitive stomach food and attempted to use raised cat dishes. Nothing seems to work. I don’t know what else I can do. She’s an indoor cat. She eats, drinks, and plays like nothing is wrong. Do you have any suggestions to remedy this? — Jean, Seaford, New York Dear Jean, If the vet says your cat is healthy, perhaps your feline has hairballs from the hair they digest when grooming themselves. Your cat may be grooming more because of age, or she may not be digesting the hair as well as she used to. You can give her an over-the-counter hairball remedy or switch her to a hairball control food, which may halt or reduce the vomiting. Also, as pets age, they can sometimes develop allergies to specific proteins, like chicken. If you suspect this, switch her to a limitedingredient diet (available at pet stores) with a different protein, like fish or venison. Let me know if these things help. Dear Cathy, My husband and I adopted our lab mix rescue when she was six months old. We were told she was nervous around people, but that was an understatement. She was terrified for the first two months and kept her tail tucked tight. Thunder and fireworks do not bother her, but she jumps if a plastic grocery bag hits the floor. She cowers and shakes when people approach. She is smart and trains quickly. We took her to an obedience training class. She was scared, but in time, she did great. In just 15 minutes, she learned how to use a bell to let us know she needed to go out. The “sit” command took only three tries. Walking her was a nightmare and training her to walk on a leash took a long time. We started walking with some friends, and it took her about a year to trust them and not shake and hide behind me. She will be six years old this month. We need help with her barking, growling, and charging the door when guests arrive. She does not stop right away when I say it’s okay. When she stops, I tell her she is good and give her a treat. She hides in her crate in a different room when people come in. We have blocked her access to the crate to force her to stay with the company. She is scared of kids. One time, she growled at our nephew. What can we do? — Geralyn, Florida Dear Geralyn, You have made so much progress with her. I am impressed with your patience and ability to continually work with her to help her overcome what sounds like a rough beginning to life. You’re doing everything right regarding training and exposing her to people. But don’t force her to remain with your company if she is scared. Pets are less stressed if they have an exit strategy. Her exit is to go to her crate for comfort. That’s good. You want her to know her limits and find ways to self-soothe herself. You might consider putting her in an Anxiety Wrap® or Thundershirt® and give her some calming chews daily. These things aren’t just for storms and fireworks. They can help calm anxious dogs, which makes it easier for them to listen and learn. In addition, teach her the “leave it” command and use this when she is barking at the door. Because she is riled up, you must get her attention before she will listen to your command. Shake a can of coins or use a Pet Corrector (available online), which makes a shhh sound. This will interrupt her barking just long enough for you to say, “leave it.” Since she is eventually stopping now, adding this interrupter to get her attention should help you with the training. Because she growled at your nephew, she should always be monitored around children. This is another instance when she may be happier in her kennel. Please respect that and let her go to her kennel whenever she needs to escape. She is managing herself when she does this, and that’s a good thing. On the flip side, do not let anyone bother her in her kennel. That is her space, and she must always feel safe there. Let me know how the training goes. Pet World with Cathy Rosenthal Is vomiting normal for a cat even when the vet says nothing is wrong? 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]. animals Deer crashes into two classrooms at Tennessee high school A deer crashed through a window into a Tennessee high school and ended up breaking through another window into a second classroom. Security cameras at Houston High School in Germantown were rolling when the deer crashed through a window between 7:30 and 7:45 a.m. last Thursday. The deer wandered through the classroom before breaking through another window into a neighboring classroom. School officials said both classrooms were empty at the time and the deer left on its own after a few minutes. The incident came just days after a deer broke through a window into a classroom at Evergreen Elementary School in Alabama. The deer broke in during the weekend, when the school was empty, and its visit to the building was not discovered until faculty members found the mess it left behind on Monday morning. Longtime Kenoshans may recall a similar incident in May 1997 when a deer crashed through a window of the office of dentist Richard Adamson at 2909 Roosevelt Road. In that incident both the deer and a patient, Jack Schiesl, had minor injuries. Alligator captured swimming in Brooklyn park Parks officials in New York said a 4- foot alligator was captured swimming in a Brooklyn lake and is now being rehabilitated. The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation said a maintenance staff member at Prospect Park spotted an alligator swimming in the park's lake and notified authorities. The alligator was captured and taken to Animal Care and Control before being transferred to the Bronx Zoo for rehabilitation. "Parks are not suitable homes for animals not indigenous to those parksdomesticated or otherwise," NYC Parks said in a statement provided to WPIX-TV. In addition to the potential danger to park goers this could have caused, releasing non-indigenous animals or unwanted pets can lead to the elimination of native species and unhealthy water quality. In this case the animal was found very lethargic and possibly cold shocked since it is native to warm, tropical climates," the statement said. Police are investigating to determine how the gator ended up in the park. Pig that 'looked cold' gets a ride home in Alaska police cruiser Police in Alaska said a wandering pig that "looked cold" at the side of a road got a lift home in a patrol cruiser. The Anchorage Police posted a photo to Facebook showing the pet pig riding in the back of one of the department's patrol cruisers in Fairview. "We got a call from a concerned citizen regarding a pig in Fairview, standing on the side of the road, who 'looked cold,'" the Facebook post reads. "We're all familiar with refrigerated bacon, we just never thought we'd respond to a call for service related to that topic." Police wrote the "portly dude was quite friendly." Officers were able to identify the owners of the pig, named Elvis Pigsley, and the pet was returned home. Birders ask fans of Flaco, the Central Park owl, to be respectful Birdwatchers in New York are asking their fellow observers to remember to follow proper birding etiquette while trying to catch a glimpse of Flaco, the escaped Eurasian eagle owl living in Central Park. Some visitors to the park said they had observed other Flaco fans hooting to try to get the attention of the owl, who escaped from his enclosure at the Central Park Zoo after his exhibit was vandalized in early February. "When one moron starts it, everyone starts," amateur bird photographer Lincoln Karim told ABC News. Karim said he had to remind other visitors to follow proper birding etiquette. "It's just that it's OK to stand and watch and photograph, but when you start hissing and hooting at the owl, that's disrespectful," he said. The Central Park Zoo announced during the weekend that Flaco would be left alone in the park for the time being after dodging capture attempts and being seen hunting for his own food in the park. "We are going to continue monitoring Flaco and his activities and to be prepared to resume recovery efforts if he shows any sign of difficulty or distress. We will issue additional updates if there is a change in the eagle owl's status or our plan changes," the zoo said in a statement. Park visitor Elmina David reminded other Flaco fans that he is a nocturnal bird and is likely trying to sleep while human visitors are trying to photograph him. "I feel like he's saying like, 'Can you give me some space?' Like he's a nocturnal animal," she said. "He's supposed to be asleep right now." in the news

22 SMART READER February 09, 2023 FOR ADVERTISING RATES CALL 262-564-8800 F Hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects many. It's a risk factor, along with high cholesterol and smoking, that can lead to heart disease. About half of all Americans have at least one of the three risk factors. High blood pressure is a medical condition that happens when the pressure of the blood in your arteries and other blood vessels is too high. The high pressure, if not controlled, can affect your heart and other major organs of your body, including your kidneys and brain. High blood pressure is often called a "silent killer" because it usually has no symptoms. The only way to know whether you have high blood pressure is to measure your blood pressure. You can lower your blood pressure with lifestyle changes or with medicine to reduce your risk for heart disease and heart attack. A second risk factor is high cholesterol. Cholesterol is a waxy, fatlike substance made by the liver and found in certain foods. Your liver makes enough for your body's needs, but many of us get more cholesterol from the foods we eat. If we take in more cholesterol than the body can use, the extra cholesterol can build up in the walls of the arteries, including those of the heart. This can lead to narrowing of the arteries and can decrease the blood flow to the heart, brain, kidneys and other parts of the body. Like high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol usually has no signs or symptoms. The only way to know whether you have high cholesterol is to get it checked with a simple blood test. The lifestyle changes to lower blood pressure and high cholesterol include eating less saturated fat (found in animal foods), less trans fat (found in processed foods) and less salt. Choose more fruits, vegetables and whole grains to lower sodium and fat intake. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend eating at least 1 1/2 cups of fruit and 2 to 3 cups of vegetables every day, as well as limiting sodium to 2,300 milligrams per day. Add as many fruits and veggies to your diet as you can. Fruits and vegetables are naturally low in sodium and contain nutrients such as potassium that can help lower blood pressure. Also try to eat lean sources of protein, such as chicken, turkey, fish and lean meats as well as beans. Choose whole-grain breads and pastas and look for lowersodium versions of canned and packaged foods. The bottom line is diet alone may not completely cure or prevent high blood pressure or high cholesterol, but it can help. Q and A Q: Are there foods that can help with bad breath? A: One of the biggest culprits of bad breath, referred to as halitosis, is bacteria on the tongue, which can interact with amino acids in foods to produce a foul smell. Decreased saliva production also prevents the mouth from cleansing itself by removing odorcausing food debris. Eating foods like garlic and onions, as well as smoking, can also lead to stale breath. Bad breath can sometimes signify a more serious underlying health condition, but for nonmedically related situations, several foods have natural compounds that help keep bacteria at bay. Try apples, green tea, cherries, ginger, parsley, yogurt with probiotics, melons and cinnamon. In addition, stay hydrated with water, chew gum to stimulate salivary glands and avoid coffee. Charlyn Fargo is a registered dietitian with SIU Med School in Springfield, Ill. For comments or questions, contact her at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter @NutritionRd. food & recipes Charlyn Fargo joins Happenings Q&A on Tue. Mar. 7th at 12:30 on AM1050 WLIP. Nutrition News with Charlyn Fargo Heart Healthy February Servings: 6 1/2 cup 100% pomegranate (or apple) juice 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup 1 tablespoon poppy seeds 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/2 head butterhead lettuce, cored and separated into leaves 1/2 small head red radicchio, cored and cut into small wedges 2 heads red and/or green Belgian endive, separated into leaves 2 Anjou pears, cored and thinly sliced 1 cup seedless red grapes, halved 1/4 cup pomegranate arils 1 (4-ounce) package goat cheese, coarsely crumbled 1/2 (3.5-ounce) container caramelized walnuts Bring pomegranate juice to a boil in a small saucepan; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, uncovered, for 6 to 8 minutes or until reduced to 2 tablespoons. Transfer to a small bowl; cool 5 minutes. Add vinegar, maple syrup, poppy seeds and salt. Gradually whisk in olive oil until combined; set dressing aside. Arrange butterhead lettuce, radicchio, endive, pear slices and grapes in a large serving bowl. Sprinkle with pomegranate arils; drizzle with half of the dressing. Top salad with goat cheese and walnuts. Serve with remaining dressing. Serves 6 (1 1/2 cups each). Per serving: 330 calories; 7 grams protein; 34 grams carbohydrates; 19 grams fat (4 grams saturated); 15 milligrams cholesterol; 9 grams fiber; 22 grams sugar (6 grams added); 180 milligrams sodium. Pear and Goat Cheese Salad Monkey Bread Serves 8 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled Vegetable oil spray 1 pound pizza dough, room temperature 1/3 cup powdered sugar 2 teaspoons milk 1. In a small bowl, stir together brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Place melted butter in a second small bowl. Spray 8-inch round cake pan with vegetable oil spray. 2. Spray counter lightly with vegetable oil spray. Place dough on greased counter and pat into 6-inch square. Use kitchen shears to cut dough in half. Cut each half into 3 strips (you'll have 6 strips total). Cut each strip into 6 even pieces (you'll have 36 pieces total). 3. Roll each piece of dough into a ball. Dip each ball in melted butter to coat, roll in brown sugar mixture, then place in greased pan. Cover bottom of pan with dough balls in single layer. 4. Cover pan tightly with plastic wrap and leave in a warm place until dough balls are puffy and have risen slightly (about 1/2 inch), 1 to 2 hours. 5. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. When dough is ready, discard plastic. Place pan in oven and bake until top of monkey bread is light golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. 6. Transfer pan to cooling rack and let monkey bread cool for 5 minutes (no longer). 7. Place a large plate on top of the pan. Carefully flip out monkey bread onto the plate. Remove pan. Let cool for 10 minutes before glazing. 8. In a third small bowl, stir powdered sugar and milk until smooth. Use spoon to drizzle glaze over monkey bread. Serve warm. Pull apart this sticky-sweet treat and share with your friends! Monkey bread is a knotty-looking loaf of sweet bread made from balls of dough coated with cinnamon, sugar, and melted butter. It's traditionally served warm so that the sticky baked pieces can be pulled apart. The name "monkey" refers to how you eat this sweet treat -- with your hands. (America’s Test Kitchen) RE MI ISS Pe MO FE KE 39 IN 26 G CO KE Ge the co me is join Ke an sp lan to tim int at LIO so Ra sta

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