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• Although it was a comic, Gray used “Little Offer Cats
Orphan Annie” as a platform to reflect his
political views, inserting comments about his Only
dislike of organized labor unions, FDR’s New Temporary
Deal, Communism, as well as his staunch
anti-racism views. The strip occasionally Relief
contained rather violent content, including
muggings, knives, and street gangs, leading DEAR PAW’S
a few newspapers to suspend it until that
storyline concluded. CROecRoNnEnRe:ctAinftgerWmiythmother passed away
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• Richard Wayne Penniman achieved rock ‘n’ havegteimtertiodwoaflkthhiems.eBuptethsitssyeoanr ce and for all? --
roll fame in the mid-1950s under the stage I’ve resolved to wgeJatelkbrsea. cmTkryoounibntlreKacinsk,oxville
name of Little Richard. He got his start singing with our daily
gospel in church at a young age. At 23, Hatchet will not listen or come when
Richard’s first attempt at recording resulted I caDll EhiAmR, eJspEeRciEalMly Yat: tMheypcaorkn.dolences on your
in an immediate “Billboard” hit, “Tutti Fruitti” Canmheotbheerre’tsrapinaesds?in—g,DaoungdLt.,hank you for car-
in 1955. It was followed up by “Long Tall Austin, Texas
Sally” and “Good Golly Miss Molly.” In 1957, ing for her pets.
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to recording gospel songs and forming a with hrimedduaiclye, htehesholeulvdeplicokf tihnofsee station on your
traveling evangelistic preaching team. He skills right back up —ceasptsec.iaHllyeirfey’osuhow:
returned to the rock genre in 1964. Little uhsiCmeopcmiosasmitt-thiis-tveteitCnbrhgeeoirstnnotoftoutthirhngcianeuhtgmedefyalnioreltueymagwceabutahnlalokatddrwhos.sitttrho,ecaotlmlaersntoor ftothpeical
Richard was one of the ten original inductees improve his behavior andtrreesaptomnseentots.
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. comm--anCdso.mb through the cats’ fur daily using
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• One of the most popular works of fiction in dark specks
the late 19th century was “Little Lord Fauntleroy,” present.
by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was the rags-
to-riches tale of young Cedric Errol, who, living as snapp-i-lyDaos nhe’tdlied twchaentsheowuatsdaoors: Fleas and
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1. What South Afri- MISCELLANEOUS THE LITTLE THINGS (cont)
can golfer complet-
ed the second-place Need cash now, The “Books Only” Store • In 1934, Ruth and O.D. McKee expanded their
career Grand Slam don’t want to have small bakery by taking over another operation,
-- finishing second Chris’s Book Corner offering small cakes for a lower price than the
in all four majors competition. Over the next two decades, the
-- with his runner-up an estate sale or yard 322 State Street, company went national, selling Nutty Bars,
finish at the 2017 Swiss Rolls, Zebra Cakes, and Banana Twins,
PGA Championship? sale, call the Trea- Weiser Idaho along with a new invention – two oatmeal cookies
2. National Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher sandwiched together with fluffy crème filling,
Early Wynn Jr. retired in 1963 with how sure Valley Picker for 208-549-8191 dubbed appropriately, the Oatmeal Crème Pie.
many career wins? Within just 10 months of the debut of oatmeal
3. In 1991, Los Angeles Kings owner Bruce unwanted items, an- Mon-Fri 9:00-5:00 crème pies, 14 million cakes had been sold. In
McNall, hockey great Wayne Gretzky and 1960, the McKee Baking Company introduced
actor/comedian John Candy jointly pur- tiques, jewelry, tools, Sat 9:00-4:00 a family-sized carton of 12 individually-
chased what pro football team? wrapped cakes for 49 cents. That same year,
4. A motorsport circuit named after For- furniture, musical in- EMPLOYMENT the company needed a creative logo for the
mula One driver Carlos Pace, who died in a struments, garage box and O.D. decided that the face of his little
1977 plane crash, is located in what coun- granddaughter Debbie would be perfect for the
try? sales items & misc. DOMINO’S IS HIRING! box, and hired illustrator Pearl Mann to create
5. Name the starting quarterback for the We buy storage units, All Shifts, Full Time, Part Debbie’s portrait. Debbie’s image has endured
1964 NFL champion Cleveland Browns who garages & barns. Call Time. Flexible Hours. Stop on the packaging of Little Debbie snacks for
also produced a doctoral dissertation titled more than 60 years, with very few changes.
“A Characterization of the Set of Asymp- 208-405-9647. in Fruitland Store Today.
totic Values of a Function Holomorphic in • Little Debbie was so successful that a 45 RPM
the Unit Disc.” Ask For Keri vinyl record of the Little Debbie jingle on one
6. In 2020, what team hired Kim Ng as side and the reading of a children’s story
the first female general manager in Major Classified Advertising Rates: on the flip side was released. In 1969, the
League Baseball history? $8.00 for the first week for up to 20 words, up to 3 addition- company unveiled Moon Crunch Snacks in
7. What famous Seattle rock band was al weeks for $4.00 each when paid at the time of original ad commemoration of the 1969 moon landing.
originally named after NBA player Mookie placement. For additional words, add 20¢ per word per week, In 1982, Little Debbie cakes were named
Blaylock? for border and yellow highlight, add $2.00 per week. Payment as the official snack of the 1982 World’s
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anniversary in 2010 brought a national “Little
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* On May 23, 1934, famed fugitives Clyde
• Kids have been reading Little Golden Books Barrow and Bonnie Parker are killed in
since 1942, when Western Publishing a police ambush near Sailes, Louisiana.
released the first 12 books of the series for They died in a two-minute fusillade of
25 cents each. Included in the initial offering over 150 bullets. The Barrow Gang was
were such well-known titles as “Three Little believed responsible for the deaths of 13
Kittens,” “Mother Goose,” “The Little Red people, including nine police officers.
Hen,” “Scuffy the Tugboat,” and “The Poky
Little Puppy,” all in a 42-page format, printed * On May 21, 1955, then-unknown singer
in either two or four colors. “The Poky Little Chuck Berry pays his first visit to a re-
Puppy,” which was the one-billionth Little cording studio and cuts “Maybellene.” The
Golden Book printed, is the top-selling song became a No. 1 R&B hit and a top
children’s book of all time. The series has 5 pop hit. It helped that DJ Alan Freed
expanded to include more contemporary played the record for two hours straight
subjects such as Sesame Street, Disney, during his WINS radio show in New York
Barbie, Power Rangers, and even Star City.
Wars. That 25-cent price remained the
same until the 1960s, when it was raised * On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens, a WONDERFUL WORDS
to 29 cents. By the 1990s, the books were volcanic peak in southwestern Washing- ETYMOLOGY
$1.99. ton, violently erupts. The massive blast
killed 57 people and leveled nearly all by Janet Spencer
• What child hasn’t heard the story of “Little vegetation as far as 12 miles away.
Red Riding Hood”? The tale about the young • In the early days of the 1800s, trade was
girl and the Big Bad Wolf dates back to the * On May 19, 1997, a 3-year-old boy dies just beginning to open up between Japan
10th century, with many versions relating of avian influenza in Hong Kong. Before and America. Most American trade ships
the account, including the Italian account the outbreak was controlled, six people docked in the port of Yokohama. The city
of “The False Grandmother.” The two best were dead and 1.6 million domestic fowl had one main street that was well-policed at
known were written by Charles Perrault, were destroyed. The virus mutated and night, and it was called Honcho-dori Street.
published in 1697, and the fairy tale retold caused 62 more human deaths in Asia by It was the only safe thoroughfare in town;
by the Brothers Grimm, printed in 1812, 2005. sailors caught in the city after dark trying to
which they called Rotkäppchen, or “Red return to their ship through twisting alleys
Cap.” The endings differ among the varying * On May 20, 2007, Fox’s long-running and convoluted byways were far more
tales, with one finishing with the wolf eating animated series “The Simpsons” airs its likely to be robbed, beaten and murdered.
both the grandmother and Red Riding Hood, 400th episode. “The Simpsons” debuted in Therefore men being granted shore leave
who rescued by a lumberjack, who cut open December 1989 with a special Christmas were warned never to wander through
the wolf’s body, freeing them. A kinder, show, “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Yokohama at night, and to stick to the main
gentler version locks Grandmother in the Fire.” Its success paved the way for other route of Honcho-dori street, where they
closet, and Red is rescued from becoming adult-oriented animated series, notably could be assured that everything would be
the wolf’s lunch by the woodcutter. The hero “King of the Hill,” “The Family Guy” and “hunky-dori” which is how the phrase came
also differs between a lumberjack and a “South Park.” into English.
huntsman seeking the animal’s hide.
(c) 2021 Hearst Communications, Inc. • The French “hoche” means “a shaking.”
All Rights Reserved Add that to the word “pot” and you have
“a shaking together in a pot.” “Hotch-
pot” became the word for a stew and led
to our “hodgepodge” meaning a jumbled
assortment.

• In Middle English “habben” meant to
have; and “ne habben” meant to have
not. “Habben, ne habben” was eventually
abbreviated to “hobnob.”

• In Massachusetts in 1812, Governor
Elbridge Gerry pressured the legislature to
re-district the state to insure his victory in
the next election. A team of men re-drew
the voting boundaries to include any pockets
they could find of Elbridge supporters. One
voting district in Essex County looked like
a dragon. Someone looking at a map of
the new district mentioned that it looked like
a salamander. A bystander said a better
name would be Gerrymander, after the
Governor. And that’s how “gerrymander”
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1. GEOGRAPHY: Once known as the Gilbert ETYMOLOGY (cont’d)
Islands, what is the current name of the
island nation? • Edward I of England invaded Scotland
2. ADVERTISING SLOGANS: What prod- in 1296. In every town that was
uct’s slogan is, “It gives you wings”? overtaken, he would force the local
3. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Who was the first politicians to sign a document pledging
president to die in office? support to the King. The generic term
4. MOVIES: What was the town’s name in for any official document written on
the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life”? a scroll was “ragman roll.” Officials
5. ANATOMY: In what part of the human made public readings of the long
body is the ulna located? boring ragman rolls, where people got
6. TELEVISION: Which 1960s sitcom fea- tired of listening to what we now call
tured the catchphrase, “Sorry about that, “rigamarole.”
chief”?
7. HISTORY: In which century did En- • In France, the word “grourmet” meant
gland’s War of the Roses take place? a groom for the horses. Later it came
8. LITERATURE: The setting of which chil- to mean a groom for the horses, and
dren’s book is a place called Puddleby-on- then was applied to any of the servants
the-Marsh? of a home. Some of the servants were
9. MATH: What Arabic number is repre- professional wine-tasters; some were
sented by the Roman numerals DCIX? connoisseurs of food. Eventually the
10. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What does a word that used to mean groom came
cytologist study? to mean one who is well studied in fine
foods— a gourmet.
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• In John Milton’s poem “Paradise Lost”
written in 1667, the city of Pandemonium
is the capital of hell. Pandemonium is
coined from the terms “pan” meaning
“all” and “daimon” meaning demons:
the city of All Demons.

• In sailing, a sheet is a line that attaches
to the lower corner of a sail. When you
pull the sheet in, the sail is tight against
the wind and the ship sails quickly.
When you let the sheet out, the sail
sags and flaps in the wind
and the ship comes to a
standstill. A ship that has
“three sheets to the wind”
is floating helplessly in the
water, just as a person who
has had too many drinks is
helpless.

• What does a
catacomb have to do with
a cat or a comb? Nothing.
The word is from the Greek
“kata” meaning down, and
“kumbe” meaning hollow.

• The Latin word “supra”
means over and “saltus”
means jump. “Suprasaltus”
passed through Spanish,
French and Old English
before becoming our
somersault.

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By Lucie Winborne POLAR EVENTS
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* Are you a fan of hot peppers? One you • When European explorers informed the
might want to avoid is the Dragon’s Breath native Dene Indians of the Northwest
chili pepper, which could kill you by caus- Territories that explorer Alexander
ing a type of anaphylactic shock, burning Mackenzie had “found” the river that now
and even closing your airway. But Mike bears his name, the Indians replied that they
Smith, its inventor, never intended it to be didn’t know the river had ever been lost.
eaten: It was actually developed for use
as a topical numbing agent for people who SHIP OF FOOLS
are allergic to regular anesthetics.
• Martin Frobisher sailed from England past
* Only two countries use the color pur- Greenland in the year 1576 in search of
ple in their national flags -- Dominica and the Northwest Passage. He ran into trouble
Nicaragua. with the native Eskimo and turned for home,
taking samples of ore-bearing rocks he
* Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Peter found on the shore. In England, a chemist
Benchley’s “Jaws” made a lot of folks afraid announced it was gold ore. Frobisher
to go back in the water, but perhaps what mounted a second expedition, feeling that
they should have been more concerned gold was more important than the Northwest
about is the fact that the sea is also home Passage. He spent the summer of 1577 on
to nearly 200,000 different kinds of virus- Baffin Island, loading three ships with 200
es! tons of rock. Back in England, scientists
exclaimed over how much gold the rocks
* It is illegal to enter the House of Parlia- bore— so Frobisher headed back again,
ment while wearing a suit of armor. this time with 15 ships. He brought home
1,350 tons of ore this time, and smelters
* The first person to be charged with in England spent five years trying without
driving too fast was Walter Arnold, of the success trying to extract gold from it. Only
English village Paddock Wood in Kent. On then did they discover the “gold” was actually
Jan. 28, 1896, he clocked in at four times iron pyrite— fool’s gold. It was worthless.
the speed limit in his Benz -- or a whop-
ping 8 mph. A constable chased him down GHOST SHIP
on a bicycle and issued Arnold a ticket.
• On August 11, 1775, a Greenland whaling
* Just as earth has earthquakes, the moon ship called the Herald found itself in a sea
has -- you guessed it -- moonquakes. full of icebergs in gale force winds. By
While less common and less intense than morning, the weather cleared. Suddenly
the shakes we know and dread, they’re be- another ship came into view. As they neared
lieved to result from tidal stresses connect- it, the whalers saw that the unknown ship
ed to the distance between the two bodies. was covered with ice and no humans were
on deck. They received no answers to their
hails.

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Still Waiting on Records?

Weeks ago, I wrote about the National Trivia Answers
Personnel Records Center (NPRC) being
mostly closed due to COVID-19 with staff 1. Kiribati
unable to process requests for informa- 2. Red Bull
tion. I warned that unless you have one of a very short list of essential reasons 3. William Henry Harrison
for asking, your request is going back on the pile to be handled later. 4. Bedford Falls
Now, the Department of Veterans Affairs is going to work with the National Ar- 5. Forearm
chives and Records Administration to get COVID-19 vaccines to on-site staff so 6. “Get Smart”
that they can return to work to process compensation claims. The VA is going to 7. 15th
provide enrollment specialists and medical staff with vaccines provided by the 8. “The Story of Dr. Dolittle”
Department of Health and Human Services. 9. 609
The short list of requests the NPRC is able to handle are true emergencies: re- 10. Cells
cords information so veterans can get medical treatment, burials and homeless
veterans trying to get into homeless shelters.
And, no, in answer to one Missouri veteran who asked if he could just show up
in St. Louis and do his own research. All National Archives research rooms are
closed. All museums are closed. No tours, no school visits, nothing involving the
public strolling in.
If you have a genuine emergency, you’ll need to fax them Standard Form 180,
Request Pertaining to Military Records. The NPRC’s website says its fax ma-
chines are down, but here are alternate fax numbers to send your emergency
request: 314-801-0764, 314-801-0762, 314-801-0569, 314-801-0984, 314-801-
9195. Include an email address.
On the off chance the records you need have already been digitized online, check
www.archives.gov, click Veterans’ Service Records. Unfortunately, at this point,
all records digitizing has come to a halt.
One has to wonder about the true size of the records request backlog. A letter
signed by 185 members of Congress gave the number as 480,000. It also men-
tions the $15 million given to NPRC to help get the backlog cleared, the emer-
gency number that isn’t answered and the call center that isn’t staffed.
What did we get for that $15 million?

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Lessons Learned From Buying Online Sports Quiz Answers

So many things have changed in how we live our lives in the time of COVID. It’s 1. Louis Oosthuizen.
been a year since it all began in earnest and, despite the vaccines, nothing has re- 2. 300.
ally gone back to normal. Even small tasks have a layer of “more difficult” on them 3. The CFL’s Toronto Argonauts.
4. Brazil.
... such as buying a new handheld vacuum cleaner. 5. Frank Ryan.
My little handheld vac began dying after just a short time. I tried to baby it along, 6. The Miami Marlins.
but now even with a full overnight charge, it only runs for 42 seconds before it quits 7. Pearl Jam.

again and wants another long charge.
Used to be I’d go off to a local store, examine several possibilities and buy one. This
time I went online, where thousands of selections awaited me, as well as hundreds
of reviews for each item. I changed the list to lowest price first. I changed the list
to most popular. I searched for only the manufacturer of my current handheld vac.

It didn’t help.
Here are some things I learned along the way. If you’re faced with making a pur-
chase online and are hit with too many choices, call your local stores and ask what
they recommend. Then look up the item online. If an item description (such as for a
big fry pan) says it weighs 5.2 pounds, take your current fry pan into the bathroom
and weigh it on your scale for comparison. If you want new shirts and the sizing

chart online is iffy, order more of what you already have, but in different colors.
The end result of this saga is that I purchased the same brand and model as my
current vacuum. If nothing else, I know it will last approximately 2.5 years, which is
right after the warranty expires. But at least I’ll know what to expect while it works.

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POLAR EVENTS (cont) ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You’re the first
sign in the Zodiac and like to take the lead
The captain lowered a longboat and went to investigate, accompanied by eight men. wherever you go. But this time, you’d be
As they approached the derelict ship, they saw that her name was the Octavius. wise to follow someone who has much to
Boarding, they found no sign of life. teach you.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your adversary
• Kicking open the ice-coated door to go below, they were greeted by a musty odor. hasn’t given up trying to undermine you.
The men found a corpse in every bunk, each bundled in blankets and preserved by Continue to stay cool -- someone in authori-
the cold. They found the captain’s body slumped forward on a desk, pen in hand. ty knows what’s happening.
The body of a woman lay in the bunk. In the corner was a sailor, with a flint and steel GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Spring brings
nearby. A mound of wood shavings was in front of him. Nearby, under a heavy coat, a positive aspect for relationships. Paired
was the body of a small boy. They found no provisions. Twins grow closer, while the single set finds
new romance -- perhaps with a Leo or Libra.
• Taking the log book, they returned to their own ship. Unfortunately, the log book was CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Wavering as-
dropped and many pages lost into the ocean. The Octavious drifted off, never to pects this week mean weighing your words
be seen again. The logbook revealed that the doomed ship left England bound for carefully to avoid misunderstandings.
China on September 10, 1761. Good winds and fair weather prevailed, and nothing LEO (July 23 to August 22) You could soon
was amiss. The final page said, “We have now been enclosed in the ice 17 days, be on a new career path in pursuit of those
and our approximate position is Longitude 160 W, Latitude 75 N. The fire went out long-standing goals, but don’t cut any cur-
yesterday, and our master has been trying to rekindle it again but without success. He rent ties until you’re sure you’re ready to
has handed the steel and flint to the mate. The master’s son died this morning and his make the change.
wife says she no longer feels the terrible cold. The rest of us seem to have no relief VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A for-
from the agony.” The location given in the logbook in the final entry was north of Point mer colleague wants to re-establish an old
Barrow, Alaska. professional connection. It would be wise to
make the contact, at least until you know
• The captain of the Octavius had decided to look for the yet undiscovered Northwest what he or she is planning.
Passage through the Arctic instead of sailing home all the way around South America. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A rela-
The ship, locked in the ice, sailed on even after the demise of the crew— and became tionship that survived some rocky moments
the first ship ever to negotiate the elusive Northwest Passage. Her crew for the journey could be facing a new challenge. Deal with
was a captain and crew who had been dead for 13 years. Today the logbook of the the problem openly, honestly and without
Octavius is in the archives of the Registrar of Shipping in London. delay. Good luck.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A
recent and much-appreciated change in
the workplace inspires you to make some
changes in your personal life as well. Start
with a plan to travel more.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December
21) A friend needs your kind and caring ad-
vice, but you need to know what he or she
is hiding from you before you agree to get
involved.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19)
Your circle of friends continues to widen.
Expect to hear from someone in your past
who hopes to re-establish your once-close
relationship.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Your
aspects favor the arts. Indulge in whatev-
er artistic expression you enjoy most. A
workplace situation will, I’m pleased to say,
continue to improve.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Warning!
Your tendency to let things slide until the
last minute could have a negative effect on
a relationship that you hope can develop
into something meaningful.
BORN THIS WEEK: You are both emotional
and sensible. You enjoy being with people.
Good career choices include teaching, per-
forming and the clergy.

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1. Is the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old BIBLE TRIVIA
or New Testament or neither? ANSWERS: 1) Old; 2) 1,700; 3) He-
2. The King James translation of the brews; 4) 200; 5) 5; 6) Cana of Galilee
Bible contains more than how many ref-
erences to gems and precious stones?
100, 500, 1,700, 2,200
3. Which book recounts the story of the
Israelites wandering in the desert for 40
years? Titus, Hebrews, James, Romans
4. From 2 Samuel 14, how many shek-
els did Absalom’s hair weigh after he
cut it off? 2, 10, 50, 200
5. Two hundred shekels weighed around
how many pounds by royal standard in
biblical times? 1/2, 1, 3, 5
6. Where did Jesus attend a wedding
where the wine was exhausted? Sardis,
Antioch of Syria, Joppa, Cana of Galilee

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ture with Wilson Casey’s book “Test
Your Bible Knowledge,” available in
bookstores and online.

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PHOTO: Margot Robbie in “Mary Queen of Scots”
Photo Credit: Focus Features

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From a Cinderella story (“Ever After,” with Drew Barrymore as cute
as a button) to ruthless, empire-building strategy that plays out over
years (“Game of Thrones,” anyone?), people just love royalty. However,
there’s one family that seems to captivate Western attention again and
again: the throne keepers of Merry Old England.
In any grocery store aisle you’ll see magazines filled with stories of William and Kate, Harry and Meghan, and a solitary Queen Elizabeth
mourning the recent loss of husband Prince Phillip. Some 750 million people tuned in to watch Lady Diana wed Prince Charles. And that
was 1981! Here is a royal flush of films to satiate your need for nobility.

“Elizabeth” -- The most fascinating of the English queens, Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchette), rises to the throne upon the death of her half
sister Mary. The prevailing advice is for Elizabeth to marry in order to solidify her claim of the crown. She instead carries on an affair with
an English lord (Joseph Fiennes). But her court is awash in conspiracy and intrigue, so with the help of her ruthless adviser Frances Wals-
ingham (Geoffrey Rush), Elizabeth establishes her place as the “Virgin Queen,” who needs no man.

“Mary, Queen of Scots” -- A liberal dose of history and two fantastically intriguing characters converge in this film that chronicles two
strong women’s struggle to find respect in 16th-century England and Scotland. Margot Robbie is Queen Elizabeth I, unable to conceive
and so with a tenuous command of the English crown. Saoirse Ronan is Mary, the Catholic queen returned from France to take her place
on the Scottish throne.

“Victoria & Abdul” -- Dame Judy Dench dons the crown as Queen Victoria. Ali Fazal plays Abdul Karim, a Muslim clerk from India dis-
patched to the court of Victoria to present her an honor: a gold coin printed with her likeness. Abdul is a welcome change from the suffo-
cating pleasing of the courtiers, and Victoria adopts him as a friend, a friendship not without adversity.

“The King’s Speech” -- Colin Firth (himself a bit of dreamy English star royalty) takes the central role as Prince Albert, future king of En-
gland, George VI. He suffers from a debilitating stutter for which he employs an Australian speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush). The film -- a
Best Picture Oscar winner -- follows their long relationship, from the days before his older brother abdicates the throne through the prepa-
ration to deliver his most monumental of speeches: Britain’s declaration of war on Nazi Germany.

“The Queen” -- In a sublime performance, Helen Mirren captures Queen Elizabeth II in the days surrounding and following the death of
Diana, Princess of Wales, in a car accident in Paris. Beloved by the public as Diana was, the response to her loss was botched by official
royal sources. Michael Sheen plays Tony Blair, the British prime minister who attempts to manage the public and private perceptions about
the role of the monarchy in a modern age.

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Soup! It’s Not Just for Winter
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My favorite comfort meal, no matter what the season, is a vegetable-packed bowl of
homemade soup. Soup is a simple, unapologetic dish that is a culinary classic with

primitive roots.
Anthropologists who study old pottery and other ancient remnants of our society
have discovered that soup may be even older than originally believed. Scientists at
Harvard University have found 20,000-year-old pottery that shows evidence of being
exposed to fire. No one knows for sure what was heated, but there are many reasons
to believe it was the first recipe for a broth cooked up by our human ancestors.
Fast-forward several thousand years, and there is more information available about
the one-pot meal called “sop,” which referred to a piece of bread eaten in broth. By
the 17th century, the word “soup” was being used to describe a pottage, or broth. What we know today is that soup, in all its
flavors, has humble beginnings. But plain or fancy, complicated or straightforward, it’s an ingenious way to have a complete

meal in one bowl.
Soup, in its many international versions, is an edible ambassador of its origin. From rich, spicy Mexican soups to light Asian

broths, soup is as distinct as the people and the language of the countries from which it comes. If most Americans were
asked to say the first word that comes to mind when they hear the word “soup,” it would be “chicken” or “beef.” This reflects

our distinct history and what was available to our ancestors.
The early origins of soup consisted of the boiled carcass of an animal. As the early settlers began to have success agricultur-
ally, vegetables were added to the pot. The slaves of the American south, who had little in the way of meat, harkened back to
their African roots and were inventive in making soups and stews with vegetables of all kinds. Gumbo, a word from West Afri-
can dialects meaning okra, originated this way. The soup consisted of a variety of meats, thickened with okra or file, a powder

made from ground sassafras leaves.
My favorite soup recipes showcase seasonal vegetables in a richly flavored broth. Although some soups are cold, most are
hot, and whether it’s served in fall, winter, spring or summer, soup is a wonderful way to create a simple, satisfying meal.

The beauty of soup is that it can be created from whatever you have on hand.
It’s a great way to use leftovers or make the most of a full cup of rice or macaroni, a few carrots or potatoes, or a mixture of
greens. It’s also an incomparable way to get the most out of meat trimmings or to just be luxurious and cook a chicken for no

other reason than to make the best chicken soup ever.
My recipe for Primavera Vegetable and Tortellini Soup is truly a meal in a bowl. You can showcase the best and freshest spring

produce in this delicious soup.

PRIMAVERA VEGETABLE AND TORTELLINI SOUP

1/4 pound sugar snap peas, stems trimmed
1/2 pound asparagus, ends snapped
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3/4 cup fresh English peas
1/4 cup thinly sliced spring onion, roots removed and discarded, white part in soup,
reserve sliced green tops for garnish
1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 cartons (32 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 package (9 ounces) refrigerated cheese tortellini
2/3 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, at room temperature

1. Slice the trimmed snap peas and asparagus stems into 1/4-inch-thick pieces;
leave asparagus tips whole. Melt butter in a large pot or saucepan over medium-high heat. PHOTO CREDIT: Depositphotos
Add in the peas, asparagus, English peas, and the white part of the green onion.
2. Season the vegetables with the poultry seasoning, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper.
3. Cook vegetables 2 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook 1 minute more. Pour in the broth, mix well, cover, turn heat to high and
bring the mixture to a boil, about 5 minutes. Add the tortellini and return the mixture to a boil.
4. Cook, uncovered, 6-7 minutes or until pasta is tender. Top each bowl of soup with the Parmigiano-Reggiano and the green
onion tops. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a
saucepan, or in the microwave, stirring occasionally.
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Angela Shelf Medearis is an award-winning children’s author, culinary historian and the author of seven cookbooks. Her new
cookbook is “The Kitchen Diva’s Diabetic Cookbook.” Her website is www.divapro.com. To see how-to videos, recipes and

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