Mahopac News 01.06.22

VOL. 12 NO. 48 Visit TapIntoMahopac.net for the latest news. THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2022

Cazzari ready to hit the ground running

New supervisor bringing wealth of new ideas to table

BY BOB DUMAS Ken Schmitt, who held the o ce for 14 hopes to accomplish in his inaugural term. “We need more than just sports,” he

EDITOR years, in the GOP primary last summer Cazzari, who retired from the police said.

and then ran unopposed in the general force in July 2020 after a 35-year career in He said it was a shame to see Mahopac

A new era in Carmel town government election. law enforcement, said serving as an elected Farm decay and disintegrate (a recent re

dawned on New Year’s Day when former In the days leading up to his swearing- o cial was something he’d been contem- there destroyed several buildings) when it

police chief Michael Cazzari was sworn in in ceremony, Cazzari sat down with Ma- plating even when he was a cop. could have been developed into something

as the town supervisor. hopac News for an exclusive interview “I always thought about [county] Leg- like the Tilly Foster Farm in neighboring

Cazzari defeated former Supervisor to discuss his new ideas and what he islative District 3 or the Town Board Southeast or Muscoot Farm in Somers as

back when I was a patrolman,” said Ca- an education center and/or food and en-

zzari, who also served a term as a trustee tertainment destination. He also said he

on the Mahopac Board of Education. “I would like to see the return of the Ma-

thought it would be interesting. Doing hopac Playhouse or something similar.

public service is rewarding. ere truly is a Cazzari said there are lakefront proper-

real bene t whenever you help others, like ties still available on Lake Mahopac the

joining the re department or riding the town could investigate purchasing. He

ambulance or being a police o cer. e noted that while the town recently ac-

good feelings of fellowship you receive are quired Swan Cove to create a park, you

priceless.” won’t be able to swim there. He’d like to

Cazzari said that as supervisor he wants create another swim beach like the one at

to re-energize the town, taking advantage Sycamore Park.

of its natural beauty, creating more activi- “I will work on that—see if we can af-

ties for adults, as well as making it more ford to do it,” he said. “ ere are other

business-friendly to help expand the tax properties we could purchase, and we will

base pick that up in January. Find investors for

“We have all these great ideas, but it’s a playhouse, nd investors for that farm.”

been all talk, and nothing ever seems to get Other ideas, Cazzari said, include creat-

done with these long-winded politicians,” ing a music festival and a drive-in movie

he said. “It makes no sense. Why doesn’t night.

anything ever happen here? ere has “I am going to be going 100 mph and get

been a stagnation that has gone on. Let’s as much done as we can,”he said.

PHOTO COURTESY OF SUPERVISOR’S OFFICE grow to our full potential.” He would also like to create short video

Supervisor Michael Cazzari takes the oath of office from Town Clerk Ann Cazzari said the town o ers plenty of vignettes on Facebook Live and/or YouTube
Spofford as his wife, Doreen, holds the Bible.
things for its children to do but is lacking SEE CAZZARI PAGE 4
when it comes to activities for adults.

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The Staff Christmas Tree questions, contact AAA Carting this group meeting at www.ma- ‘Scavenger’ Artists
Pick-Up & Rubbish Removal, Inc. at 845- hopaclibrary.org, or by calling Sought for Exhibit
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EDITOR: 845-208-0774 For residents serviced by Oak Mahopac Library ments will be provided; masks are One person’s junk is often
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required. someone else’s treasure.
VIM WILKINSON
SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR Trees will be picked up on Events Poetry Writing Workshop Many artists are scavengers of
[email protected] Tuesday, Jan. 11, and Tuesday,
Wednesday, Jan. 12, 6:30 p.m. items that retain their beauty or
ADVERTISING TEAM
PAUL FORHAN Jan. 18. If you have Dumpster Flo Brandon Book Group With John Kaprielian (virtual). provide creative inspiration even

(914) 806-3951 pick-up, place your tree on the Friday, Jan. 7, 11 a.m. e Flo Participants in this workshop are after they have been discarded.
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Native pollinators and other
insects rely on native plants for
food and shelter, yet native plants
are often di cult to nd in nurs-
eries. Winter sowing native seeds

SEE MUSINGS PAGE 16

THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2022 MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 3

Middle school students make art with S.T.E.A.M.

Eighth grade students in Ann. Art by Art by
Lyons’ Mahopac Middle School art egirgahdthe-r eighth-
classes created colorful “botanical grader
triptychs” earlier this semester. ese Olivia Leona
S.T.E.A.M.-based projects involved Misiag Ademi
online research of a botanical of choice Art by Art by
(science), use of a virtual gridding pro- egirgahdthe-r eighth-
gram called “Grid Tutor” (technology), Mia grader
and measurements using a ruler for the McConnell Joseph
grid enlargement process (mathemat- Pellegrino
ics). From there each student drew
free hand on paper, looking back and
forth from a clear photograph on their
Chromebook screen (art). Many of the
resulting works are currently on display
in the Young Arts Gallery at Mahopac
Public Library. e work will remain
on view through the end of December.

Lyons’ students discussed color the-
ory after watching a YouTube video on
color harmonies. en they each de-
veloped a six-page Google Slideshow
as a review. e next step was to divide
their drawings into three parts and re-
call what complementary color pairs
were. ey used those complements
correctly in each section as they drew
with either colored pencils or oil pas-
tels. Exotic owers, leaves, and insects
are illustrated with the primary colors
of red, yellow, blue, and the comple-
mentary colors of orange, green, and
purple. e resulting artwork is fantas-
tic, vibrant and interesting to view.

Eighth graders taking part in the
project included Leona Ademi, An-
drea Aquino, Monica Aquino, Arianna
Baez, Jake Bednarczyk, Zoie Borrero,
Ariana Cabrera, Kelvin Cabrera, Keira
Callahan, Sophia Camastro, Amanda
Carey, Justin Chin, Claira Chung, Jake
Clark, Felix Copp, Angelica Curcio,
Cody DiCerbo, Gianna Dolan, Tay-
lor Egarian, Keira Fennessy, Cade
Freehill, Grace Gaine, Alena Gomes,
Hillary Gonzalez, Shayla Gopaul, Se-
lah Grullon, Falon Hearns, Lucy Her-
nandez, Erin Hirsch, Sydney Hirsch,
Olivia Hoyt, Riley Hughes, Karoline
Justino, Niamh Kelleher, Ashley Koch,
Vesa Kurti, Lola Lauro, Dayton Leone,
Robert Lindenberg, Sophia Lombardi,
Connor Lowery, Vincent Margiotta,
So a Malicheck, Nicholas Masciarel-
li, Mia McConnell, Jack McKenna,
Marley Melchner, Jacob Mendez, Ol-
ivia Misiag, Madison Modrak, Jeremy
O’Keefe, Aidan Paris-Devane, Joseph
Pellegrino, Annibel Pope, Xander
Przymylski, Madison Romeo, Sabrina
Roselli, Madeline Rucker, Jake Samp-
son, Adam Savino, Nadia Stepinac,
Brianna Talomon, Jayli Torres, Rob-
ert Tumolo, Bella Vasquez, Tommy
Vitello, Celina Wendler, Matthew
Westcott, Camdyn Wilson,Lindsey
Wooley, and Juliana Zatkovich.

Stop by the Library to view this
exciting display of student artwork in
the Young Arts Gallery. For more in-
formation about Library exhibits, visit
www.mahopaclibrary.org, or call 845-
628-2009, ext. 108.

Article provided by Mahopac School
District

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CAZZARI mation that made it di cult for in the arm for the town. But that We have all these great
the Planning Board and Zoning all hinges on the town acquiring a ideas, but it’s been all talk,
FROM PAGE 1 Board of Appeals to make quick sewage treatment plant from New and nothing ever seems to
and decisive judgments. York City’s Department of Envi- get done with these long-
promoting town events, recre- ronmental Protection (DEP).
ational activities and business “I am going to push that winded politicians.
openings, similar to what York- through without delay,” he said. e town’s former engineering
town does. “And I would like to have an ar- consultant, John Folchetti, has -Supervisor Michael Cazzari
chitectural overlay so we can see been charged with negotiating
But at the end of the day, Ca- what it is going to look like.” with the DEP over the acquisi- PHOTO COURTESY OF SUPERVISOR’S OFFICE
zzari said, he would like to see less tion of the plant located across the
complaining and more ideas. Cazzari said once a renaissance street from Town Hall. Cazzari addresses the audience during his swearing-in ceremony.
of the business community begins,
“ e town gets complaints but it will have a domino e ect. “It has to be the right deal and
no solutions,” he said. “Why can’t John Folchetti is excellent,” Ca-
we get a playhouse like Yorktown? “You will see it snowball,” he zzari said. “I am sure he will get
Let’s stop with the talk and do said. “Once it catches on, you will us a good deal. We are not just go-
something. We are going to work get that spark. e old master plan ing to jump into it. We don’t want
on that 110 percent. Not change just languished. With this econ- to just get it done quickly, that
for the sake of change.” omy, we have to get things going doesn’t matter, it needs to be done
and create jobs and pull together. correctly. You can’t rush that.”
Cazzari also so said it is time If business owners see the town is
to nish up the revised master encouraging them, the reward will Cazzari said he is aware that the
plan and town code and put it be there. state attorney general’s o ce is in-
in the books—a process that has vestigating the town’s procure-
dragged on for nearly three years. “We need to change the atti- ment policy and wants to make
tude that the town of Carmel is sure the town continues to follow
“We need [decisive] leadership not business-friendly,” he contin- the mandates.
and not keep saying we can’t make ued. “[You want to hear people
this decision,” he said. “Let’s step say,] ‘ e building department re- “I brought that up during my
up and go forward. How many ally helped me. e planning con- campaign,” he said. “We always
times can you meet [with the sultant was really nice to me.’ ey have to be on the up and up. I
public] and just keep getting in- are our customers, and it should don’t think there was any corrup-
put. Light a re and do it. I think be a friendly exchange. It should tion, but I want to make sure we
having some new blood will re- never be the town of Carmel is follow the procurement policies
energize the Town Board.” horrible to deal with and leaves for the optics of it all. I think we
a bad taste. at is all because of should be more transparent and
e new supervisor said the re- these con icting rules.” aboveboard, so people will say,
vised master plan and town code ‘Yeah, they did that right.’ Like
are needed because the old ones Another project Cazzari said he the garbage bid. ey kept bid-
were impediments to the revi- would like to see come to fruition ding that out again and again.
talization of the hamlets and the is sewer service along Route 6,
business community. He said the which would be a boost to busi- ey did what they were sup-
old town code was at times con- nesses there and an economic shot posed to do.”
fusing and had con icting infor-

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2022 MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 5

DOH encourages outdoor winter activities, with precautions

With winter now upon us, the outside, insulate the person from color. Move to a warm environ- the e ect of low temperatures. bene ts and enjoyment of out-

Putnam County Department of the cold ground. Skin-to-skin ment as soon as possible and put In these situations, waterproof door winter activities. Let’s not

Health is encouraging residents contact can also help to raise the the a ected area in warm water and wind-resistant jackets and forget too that despite increas-

to continue enjoying outdoor body temperature. If the per- or use body heat to warm the shoes may be necessary to keep ing COVID vaccination rates,

activities safely. Even though it son is alert and able to swallow, area. Rubbing the area is not a person warm and dry. Wearing outdoor activities are still among

is cold, spending time outdoors warm drinks will increase body recommended—it can increase multiple loose layers of clothing, the safest.

can be bene cial to your health. temperature too. However, with skin damage. Frostbite should as well as hats, mittens or gloves,

Temperatures usually drop severe hypothermia, a person also be evaluated by a healthcare and scarfs are e ective methods Article courtesy of Putnam County

about 10 degrees each month may be unconscious and not provider. for limiting cold weather prob- Department of Health

from October through January, have a pulse. Call for emergency Wind chill and rain intensify lems and appreciating the full

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around the freezing point of 32 CPR.

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Dr. Michael J. Nesheiwat. “ ere can become hypothermic during
are, however, cold-weather risks strenuous outdoor activities, los-

of which everyone should be in- ing heat quickly if they become

formed. If a person’s body tem- extremely overtired, dehydrated,

perature drops below 95 degrees and damp from sweat. Hypo-

due to prolonged exposure to thermia can also occur indoors,

cold, this can lead to hypother- and this is of particular concern

mia, a serious and potentially with the elderly. Recommenda-

deadly condition. When this tions from the National Insti-

occurs, the heart, other organs tute of Aging suggest setting

and the nervous system slow the thermostat to at least 68 to

down and malfunction. If left 70 F. Infants less than one year

untreated, it can lead to heart or of age should never sleep in a

respiratory failure, and possibly cold room. To prevent loss of

death. With awareness and by body heat, they should sleep in

taking simple prevention mea- warm clothing, not with blan-

sures though, residents can reap kets which put them at higher

many bene ts by safely partici- risk for sudden infant death syn-

pating in outdoor activities dur- drome or SIDs.

ing winter.” Frostbite is another cold-

Older adults and infants are weather concern. is injury is

among those at higher risk for caused by the freezing of a per-

hyperthermia, since they are less son’s skin and underlying tissues,

able to regulate their body tem- typically hands, feet, nose, ears,

perature. Symptoms to watch for chin, and cheeks. Having poor

include shivering, memory loss, circulation or not being properly

clumsiness or lack of coordina- dressed for the outdoors can put

tion, slurred speech, or mum- someone at a greater risk of de-

bling, shallow or slow breathing, veloping frostbite.

drowsiness or low energy, and With early frostbite, also You will
loss of consciousness. Infants known as frostnip, no perma-
su ering from hypothermia may nent damage occurs. e earli- • Enhance your self-awareness, including the connection among body, mind, spirit, and emotions.
have bright red or cold skin, and est signs are cold skin with a • Expand your comfort, competence, and confidence with attuning to energy; your own and that of others.
low energy. prickling sensation, which leads • Access your innate core strengths, gifts, and spiritual nature.
to numbness. As frostbite wors-
Medical attention is needed if

hypothermia is suspected. While ens, discolored skin and a hard

awaiting help, the person should or waxy appearance to the skin Topics Covered
be brought to a warm room, and develops. Discolored skin can

any wet clothing should be re- vary—red, white, blueish-white, • Building a Brave Space • Understanding Images (Limiting beliefs)
moved. To raise the body tem- grayish-yellow, purplish, brown,
perature, cover the body and or ashen tones may result. e • Understanding and Honoring Personal Resistance • Character Structures and Defensive Patterns
head with layers of blankets, color depends on the severity
• Grounding on five levels of being • Body Consciousness

leaving only the face exposed. If of frostbite and the skin’s usual • Idealized Self-Image and Perfectionism

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OBITUARIES

Prenka Dusovic for a better life for his young his family. Prenka enjoyed out- hopac. He is also survived by his ily Research Fund, MSKCC –

family, who joined him in 1969, door activities such as tending brother Joseph and sister, Drane Development O ce, P.O. Box

Prenka Dusovic of Mahopac settling in Bronx. In 1992 they his garden and shing. He also Shkreli, both of Carmel, and his 27106, NY, NY 10087.

passed away on Wednesday, moved to Mahopac. enjoyed playing a game of chess. beloved grandchildren, Jennifer, Anthony Corbo

Dec. 15, 2021, at the age of 85. Prenka was a hardworking Prenka’s beloved wife Liza Christopher, Mark, Robert, Ari-

He was born in Montenegro on man who could x anything. He passed away on Dec. 11, 2013. ana, Christian and Mia.

Oct. 2, 1936, the son of Gjeto retired as an engineering super- He is survived by his children, A Funeral Mass was celebrat- Anthony Corbo of Mahopac

and Prena (Rudovic) Dusovic. visor at Nice-Pak Products in Victor and his wife, Franca; ed on Dec. 18 at at Our Lady passed away suddenly on Dec.

Prenka married his wife, Liza Orangeburg, NY. He enjoyed Anthony and his wife, Adriana; of Shkodra Church, 361 West 8, 2021, at the age of 91. He was

in Montenegro. He came to the working with his hands and and Linda Ljuldjuraj and her Hartsdale Ave., Hartsdale, N.Y. born on Sept. 2, 1930 in Mt. Ver-

United States in 1968 looking building items of usefulness for husband, Lindon, all of Ma- Interment was at Gate of Heav- non, N.Y., son of the late Antho-

en Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. ny and Genevieve (neé Gerardi)

Visit Our William Frumkin Corbo. Anthony was a proud vet-
eran of the United States Army
William Frumkin, 84, of Ma- and served during the Korean
hopac passed away peacefully on Con ict. On May 27, 1963, he
Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, with his married Constance Moody; to-
gether for over 50 years before

New Of ice! loving family by his side. He was she died in March 2015.

born in Hazelton, Pa. on May 5, Anthony is survived by his

1937, the son of Joseph and Lil- children, Anthony Corbo, Jr.,

lian (Cohen) Frumkin. Michael Corbo, and Pamela Ro-

William served in the US cha; and his brothers Vincent and

Army. He graduated from Carn- Angelo Corbo.

egie Institute of Technology, e funeral service was held

Pittsburgh, earning a Bachelor Dec. 14 at Yorktown Assembly

of Science degree. William was of God in Yorktown Heights.

the president of Enquire Print- Interment was at Ballard-Barrett

ing & Publishing Co. of Long Cemetery in Mahopac Falls.

Dr. Brendan D. Delamere Island City, N.Y., retiring in Margarete Klein
2007.

Chiropractor In 1963, he married Jean Anne
Phillips in Kansas City. ey re- Margarete Klein of Mahopac

sided for many years in Yonkers passed away peacefully on Sun-

after joining the printing com- day, Dec. 5, 2021, at the age of

(845) 628-6000 pany. ey enjoyed their weekend 81. Born to Emma and Ludwig
and summer home on Lake Ma- Dienst on Dec. 21, 1939, in the

Skyview Building hopac and moved there perma- town of Eddresheim Main, Ger-

nently in 1984. many.

530 Route 6 William was a member of the Margarete married Manfred
Mahopac Golf Club. Together Klein on Aug. 25, 1958. ey

Mahopac, NY 10541 with his wife, they were very gen- had their rst son, March 1959.
erous supporters of the Mahopac In 1964 the three set o to nd

Library, Putnam Hospital Cen- peace and happiness in America.

ter and the Mahopac Volunteer In 1968 they moved to Mahopac.

WINTER IS COMING... ARE YOU PREPARED? Fire Department as well as many Margarete loved the outdoors

other organizations in the com- and being close to nature. She

munity. enjoyed spending time with her

In addition to Jean Anne, he two sons and six grandchildren.

is survived by his son, Je rey She is survived by her sons,

and his wife, Shari Lynn Barkin, John, and Steven Klein; her

M.D. of Nashville, Tenn.; his daughters-in- law, Trisha and

daughter, Karen Engelke and her Annie; her grandchildren,

husband, omas of Westport, Brittney, Joey, Steven, Zachary

Conn.; his brother, Kenneth and and Alyssa; her great grandson,

his wife, Bernardine of Horsham, Leif Jonathan; her sister, Wal-

Pa., and his ve beloved grand- traud and brother-in-law Man-

children, Ben, Cora, Liam, Noah fred Janos. She was predeceased

and Eric. He was predeceased by by her husband, Manfred and her

WE SERVICE ALL TYPES his brother, Abraham. grandson, Jonathan.

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Don’t kid yourself I got it wrong with
my grandmother
Democracy in the United States is at the counting of the electoral vote. A pro-
serious risk. e year began with a verbial “spit in the eye” to the vice president In 2016, my grandmother died With COVID, all of us face a
dramatic attack on the U.S. Capitol who refused to go along with the plan. from pulmonary brosis. similar dilemma. For the rst 18
Knowing she had very little months of the pandemic, through
designed to thwart the transition of presiden- In 2020, the Trump post-election game-

tial power. And instead of plan was to badger state

repudiating the violence, HERE legislatures controlled by time left — we thought weeks, but August, I was less afraid of COVID
Republicans have commit- AND Republicans, in states that
ted all their reserves not NOW! Biden won, to contest the realized it might killing me than
just to promoting the lie results and refuse to count
be just days — my my wife killing

that Trump won the elec- BERNIE those Biden electors cho- wife and kids PUBLISHER’S me if I caught
tion, but to rig the system KOSBERG sen by the voters. How- and I drove to MEMO COVID. I’m
in their favor for 2024. ever, too many balked, and her apartment in sure many
BRETT
Poughkeepsie to FREEMAN husbands can

Regrettably, neither Pence didn’t cooperate. e visit her. relate. And

Democrats nor the general 2024 Trump gameplan is Before our visit, yet, irony won

public are doing much to stop them. Several for the Republican state legislatures to have my mom and aunt out in my

key pieces of legislation on voting rights that their way, unimpeded by the general vote. shared their con- household. In

would have helped have been stopped cold in Now, three years before the next presi- cern that if my grandmother even August, my wife caught COVID.

their tracks in Congress by threats of a Re- dential election, Republican operatives are caught a minor cold, it could kill her. She had received both doses of the

publican libuster. And Republicans control at it again. ey are methodically examining All the grandchildren were told to Moderna vaccine and she had been

55 percent of all state legislative seats nation- those instances in which Trump’s rst plot be very careful and not to visit if we far more careful than me about

ally, giving them a leg-up when it comes to failed and are busily seeking to correct and had a sore throat or drippy nose or wearing masks, sanitizing her hands

falsifying electoral certi cation. fortify it. ey are intent on eliminating all any other possible symptoms. and avoiding unnecessary public

Experts on democracy warn that America obstacles that might prevent Trump from So, on my very last visit to see my places.

is headed towards a disaster, a situation succeeding to the presidency—elected or grandmother, my wife and I went While I remain sympathetic to

where the electoral playing eld is so tilted not—a second time. inside, chitchatted with her from those people who feel we’re all being

in Republicans’ favor, that Americans will no Trump operatives are seeking out all those a distance and we kept our kids in too alarmist, I have learned from

longer have a meaningful voice in who rules public o cials—some elected, some non- the car. Given the warning of how rst-hand experience that even

them. And a core facet of our democracy— partisan bureaucrats— who said no to the vulnerable my grandmother was, young, otherwise healthy individuals

that the president of the United States is attempted coup last time, refusing to change I was completely paranoid about can be vulnerable.

chosen solely by the will of the voters—will the vote count and ip the outcome in favor every slight ache and pain, and I was My wife is a trim, healthy woman

fall by the wayside. of Trump. ese “unforgiven” are either be- terri ed to go near her, as I didn’t in her early 40s. Before COVID, we

Numerous public investigations now un- ing hounded out of o ce or are being made want to be the one responsible for would take a brisk one- to two-mile

derway are coming to the same conclusion: irrelevant, as Trump disciples create new inadvertently killing her. In order walk almost daily, even in the dead

e January 6th insurrection was not an laws that strip them or their o ce of power. to keep her safe, I did not hug her of winter. Now, more than four

isolated event. It was part of a well-planned, Let’s take a look at Georgia, for instance. goodbye. months after her getting sick with

collusive plot - beginning well before Janu- e Republican state legislature has taken Sadly, she died a few days later COVID, she still can’t walk 10 steps

ary 6th – to overthrow the results of the last away the authority for overseeing elections from her underlying pulmonary without getting winded. She takes

presidential election. from local o cials in Fulton County, which condition, not from any newly medicine through a nebulizer ma-

Trump wanted his supporters to head to surrounds Atlanta and votes predominantly transmitted germs. In hindsight, chine twice daily and carries a rescue

the Capitol not just to wreak havoc, but to for Democrats, and turned it over to the knowing now that it was her time inhaler, which she uses frequently.

stop the nal con rmation of Biden’s win in Republican legislature. to die, I would have stayed longer, Given my wife’s breathing prob-

hopes that Republican legislators would in- In 2020, the Republican governor and brought my kids inside and I would lems, we’re all concerned that if she

tervene to revoke the certi cation of Biden Republican secretary of state both certi ed have held her hand and hugged her even caught a cold now – let alone

electors. that Biden had won the election. eir job tightly before I left. I’m sorry that I another variant of COVID – it

And it became the only viable plan after was to honestly re ect the actual count of deprived her of that physical con- might send her to the hospital.

Vice President Pence let it be known in votes in Georgia. So, Trump and his min- nection with her grandchildren and In the last four months, this has

advance that he would not postpone the ions declared war on the Georgia governor greatgrandchildren, and I’m sorry taken a toll on our friendships with

count to give Republican state legislatures and recruited a candidate to try to replace that I deprived my children of this the outside world. Of course, friends

additional time to intervene, nor would he him. In addition, the Georgia legislature has memory. all say that they understand, but

certify phony Trump electors in states nar- removed the secretary of state’s power over At rst glance, the lesson is texting and Zoom is not the same as

rowly carried by Biden. elections, so that next time only the legis- simple. We should not be so afraid seeing people in person, and I per-

is is why after the building was cleared lature will be able to certify or decertify an of dying that we don’t fully live, as sonally feel a bit disconnected. Yet

of insurgents and Congress reconvened, 147 election. each day could be our last. In the the caution we have taken has been

Republican members of the House raised Don’t kid yourself. We’re witnessing the case of my grandmother, I got it SEE FREEMAN PAGE 14
wrong. I should have hugged her.
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LETTERS

Freeman’s thin ndings of Trump’s Attorney Waters with racist accusations, he serves up the Jan. 6 attack on the wants to air his political views in

attempt to be General Barr, multiple red state leaves out President Trump, who Capitol in Washington, D.C. a public forum, that he do so in a
even-handed o cials and election boards, called all Mexicans rapists and He wonders why there isn’t a straightforward matter, and not
60 courts of law, and multiple labeled COVID-19 “the Asian Congressional Committee to disguise his reactionary opinions

recounts, including the Cyber Flu” and “kung u”. investigate the Black Lives Mat- behind a veil of purported open-

To the editor, Ninja recount in Arizona? Although Mr. Freeman seems ter demonstrations, even though mindedness.

Regarding Brett Freeman’s re- • Most importantly can to be asking for an impartial the Black Lives Matter demon- Je Hodges

cent Publisher’s Memo, my rst you admit that, with zero evi- look at the changes awaiting us strators were at no time trying to Carmel

reaction was “wow!”— so much dence to the contrary, President in America, he is blowing his subvert the democratic electoral

dissembling, “what-about-isms,” Biden won the election fair and whistle pretty hard in the favor process. SEE LETTERS PAGE 10

and dog whistles covered with square!? of the Republican right wing. I would recommend to Mr.

a thin attempt to sound even- If you cannot agree with any Predictably, Mr. Freeman Freeman that the next time he

handed. I’d rather not spend of this, then the olive branch you

this entire letter decoding all profess to present is just an ill-

his concerns about “reverse rac- disguised thorn bush.

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loses, once all challenges are exclusion, with the assumption

completed, the will of the people that all the losers will be white.

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