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Weights: 126 pounds. Distance: 11/4 miles. Purse: $2,185,200 if 20 start. First place: $1,425,200. Second place: $400,000. Third place: $200,000. Fourth place: $100,000. Fifth place: $60,000. Post time: 5:24 p.m. CDT.
TAHOE-TRUCKEE, Calif. — I almost closed out summer last week with the pineapple barbecue sauce recipe — almost. We all know that this weekend is really the big send off, we just don’t like to talk about it.
We all know about the Labor Day. We all know how this first Monday in September got its name: Everything is labor intensive.
You work to find your parking place at the market, struggle to stay awake to make the spread for the visiting guests, kill yourself to get to the lake early and secure a dock, labor to find a genuine smile for the in-laws, forge your way into left-hand turns in bumper to bumper traffic, strive to plaster a loving, symp...
This day is not a labor of love. It is work, pure and not-so-simple. Until now. Until I came along with this watermelon and arugula salad.
I have had a few variations of this salad this summer, but in the end went back to the first one I tried in June.
I was at a street fair, camera at the ready, it was very crowded and very hot and this might explain the shadowy picture featured in this column.
You can, if you like, do a blend of half spinach, half arugula for the salad, but I find the bite of the arugula with the sweet of the watermelon and the savory feta is a perfect combination.
1/2 cup roasted pepita seeds, which are dark green pumpkin seeds, found in the Hispanic spice or food section of most grocery stores.
In a very large bowl toss the watermelon chunks with a little bit of salt. Let sit at room temperature, about one hour. Add the arugula and mix.
In a small bowl combine salad dressing with cilantro paste and olive oil. Pour this dressing over watermelon and arugula and toss. Sprinkle on feta cheese and mix gently.
Finally, toss all with the pepita seeds. I like it served at room temperature, but it is also good refrigerated.
Images emerged on Wednesday of hundreds of families packed into a grim open air space beneath an underpass, behind razor wire and fencing, their faces – some weary and bewildered, some hopeful – turned toward America.
They are migrants trying to make their way to the United States from Central America and found themselves being held at the US-Mexico border in a parking lot of a border patrol station at the international crossing point in El Paso, in western Texas.
Nearby, the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) commissioner, Kevin McAleenan, declared an “operational crisis” because of a recent surge in the number of people arriving at the border, many hoping to seek asylum, and either crossing into the US unlawfully or waiting in gathering numbers on the Mexican side to be proce...
He said the immigration system on the southern border was at “breaking point” and called on Congress to bring solutions.
McAleenan warned on Wednesday of even longer waits as spring gets under way, and the Trump administration announced it would temporarily reassign 750 border inspectors to address the surge in people arriving in the El Paso area. Most are seeking refuge from violence and poverty, particularly in Honduras, El Salvador an...
Many were crowded into the cramped and dingy parking area beneath the Paso del Norte bridge in El Paso on Wednesday.
US arrests on the Mexican border jumped to 66,450 in February, up 149% from a year earlier, while arrests in CBP’s El Paso sector, which stretches across New Mexico and much of west Texas, were about eight times higher than they were a year ago, the authorities said.
While arrests are still well below highs of the early 2000s, the surge of families and children has tested both the migrants and the US authorities. Customs and Border Protection is taking more than 60 migrants to the hospital each day, McAleenan said.
CBP has temporarily closed all highway checkpoints along the 268-mile stretch of border in the El Paso sector to try to contain a surge in illegal entry.
No one was coerced, bribed, cajoled or pressured to vote for me.
Editor’s note: This is an installment in an occasional series of columns on business and politics by writers who are not affiliated with a major party.
I was elected to serve as Maine’s first independent state treasurer last Dec 3. What made this remarkable was the path I traveled to get there and the variety of people who helped me along the way.
Terri Hayes of Buckfield is the first independent elected to serve as state treasurer of Maine.
Eight years before, in December 2006, I was sworn in as a freshman Democratic legislator from eastern Oxford County. The voters of Buckfield, Hartford, Paris and Sumner elected me as their representative four times. And during my third term I was elected by the House Democrats as their assistant leader.
During my term in partisan leadership I learned some things that troubled me. The toughest lesson I encountered was that in the legislative arena, many of my partisan peers on both sides of the aisle firmly believed that the ends justify the means. This belief produced patterns of behavior that I saw as destructive to ...
I found it fundamentally disrespectful of our colleagues. My final term in the House was spent observing legislative leadership, how the leaders interacted with their members, and especially how messaging was managed to those not directly involved in the day-to-day policy work under the State House dome. The theme was ...
This meant that leadership and their staff would do whatever it took to win the vote count, both on the issues before the Legislature and at the ballot box. They approved and promoted misleading claims; they assigned inappropriate blame to their opponents; they bullied their own caucus members to ensure allegiance; the...
• I will be civil in my public discourse and behavior.
• I will be respectful of others whether or not I agree with them.
• I will stand against incivility when I see it.
I had this printed on my legislative business cards. I collaborated with colleagues “on the other side of the aisle” to bring civility training to the State House on multiple occasions. I had a banner made for my office. I strived to live by this pledge daily (some days more successfully than others).
By the end of my final term I was convinced that the culture of the ends justify the means could not be challenged successfully within the partisan framework that constitutes the informal organization of our legislative branch. This culture destroys trust and professional respect. It pushes people further apart instead...
I decided to un-enroll as a Democrat following the election in November 2014. My politics hadn’t shifted over the course of my legislative service, but my willingness to be tied to the strategies of my partisan leadership had ended. For me, the ends do not justify the means – my relationships with and my respect for my...
Coincidently, another opportunity presented itself in the aftermath of the November 2014 election – the numeric gap between the Democrats and Republicans in the Maine Legislature had narrowed, making the prospect of being elected state treasurer possible if I could secure the support of colleagues from both sides of th...
I would need all of the Republicans’ support and more than a handful of votes from the Democrats/Independents in order to win.
So how did a termed-out Democratic legislator secure the nomination of the joint Republican caucus for the job of state treasurer? By earning the respect of my colleagues through my actions and words throughout my eight years of service; by being trustworthy; by treating my colleagues – all of them – with respect and c...
On Dec. 3, 2014 more than half of the members of the Maine Legislature voted for me to serve as state treasurer for the next two years. My only promise to all was that I would not serve as a Republican treasurer nor as a Democratic treasurer, but as an independent treasurer. No one was coerced, bribed, cajoled or press...
I am honored to be Maine’s first independent treasurer because of the path my journey to this role has taken. At the end of every session, we all continue to live and work here, making our relationships important to our future success. I endeavor to serve all of Maine to the best of my ability, attending to the process...
When the watch came together with great weather and a ride up the St. Mary’s River, there was no better sailing.
Working the 4 to 8 watch provided the opportunity to see nature’s many bounties and assets. When the watch coincided with a run up or down the St. Mary’s River, a clear evening or morning could be breathtaking.
Before any scenery is to be enjoyed, I had to sweep and mop the dunnage room, the hallways and the bathrooms. Sailors know how to make a bathroom dirty. Sometimes, when the ship is rolling, it is difficult to hit the target. I would not venture to say it was deliberate, but carelessness in the bathroom produced the sam...
My mother always pointed out there is dignity and honor in all kinds of work, even in cleaning a toilet. I am glad she emphasized the toilet part because I cleaned many, many toilets while working on the boats. And I did not feel disrespected in the workplace. It was part of my job and I signed onto it.
The deckwatch relieved the watchman occasionally during the shift. When, in a fog or a river, the Coast Guard required a set of eyes in the bow of a ship at all times.
When the watch came together with great weather and a ride up the St. Mary’s River, there was no better experience sailing.
It was a five-hour trip from DeTour, at the far eastern end of the Upper Peninsula, to the Soo Locks.
Piloting up the St. Mary’s River on a clear dawn morning was something special. Things were generally quiet with the most noise being generated by the hum of the ship’s engine and waterfowl on their morning feeding. As a ship would glide by, dozens of fishing birds would take to the air leaving water trails behind.
As one can see, the trip up or down the St. Mary’s River was always interesting, but if you overlay that passage with something different like a thunderstorm with plenty of lightning, you respect the strength of nature.
The best trip of all occurred in my second year. Getting out of my bunk at 0330 to get some coffee and consciousness before going on watch, I stepped out on the open deck and was thrilled with a spectacular display of the Northern Lights.
I had witnessed a couple of displays of Northern Lights while hanging out or camping in the Upper Peninsula. But this was extraordinary — billowing curtains of light, pulsations across the heavens. I became totally absorbed in the natural display as the ship glided quietly up the river and across Lake Munuscong. The du...
I have never forgotten that very early morning in late April when I was fortunate enough to have coffee with the gods.
Jim Hettinger is a laker, a Western Michigan University trustee, an economic development professional and the chief executive of Urban(e) Development Services.
Earl Mansfield Ray, 64, of Fulton passed away Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008, at Callaway Community Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at Second Christian Church in Fulton. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Debo Funeral Home. Burial with military honors will be at Callaway Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include wife Dixie; son Steven Buckner; daughters Tiffany and Robin Ray; two grandchildren; a sister-in-law; nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.
A couple of months ago at a symposium for Bible scholars they were asked, “What can revitalize our churches?” Some of the answers were strictly shop talk - ideas like the emergent church as the church of the future, more contact with the person on the street will help bring them in, or the church should be at the foref...
Apostle Paul said the same thing over two millennia ago to his co-worker Timothy, “Until I come devote yourself to the public reading of the Scripture.” (1 Timothy 4:13a) The reading of the Scripture was important at family gatherings and public gatherings because this was one of the ways that people learned the storie...
In the introduction to the book of Exodus we find these words, “Then a new king, who did not know about Joseph, came to power in Egypt.” (Exodus 1:8) This new king was not aware and no one told him that Egypt survived because God has spared it through the presence of Joseph and the Israelites. Because he did not know, ...
When I listen to people talk about their Christmas stories, inevitably the word tradition is mentioned. People talk about all sorts of traditions. There are traditions that they have inherited from their ethnic backgrounds. There are traditions that stayed with them from the time that the grandchildren have inherited f...
Therefore, on this Christmas Eve or Christmas Day I encourage you to find your family Bible and read the Christmas story. Read the story from the Gospel of Luke, chapter 1 verse 26 though chapter 2 verse 20. Then go to the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 1 verse 18 through chapter 2 verse 23. It will take about 20 minutes. ...
Have a Merry and Blessed Christmas!
EUROVISION winner Salvador Sobral was greeted as a national hero upon his return home to Portugal a day after his triumph in Kiev.
But the 27 year-old insists he is not fit to be classed alongside Real Madrid star Ronaldo in the pantheon of Portuguese greats.
Sobral was a virtual unknown before his triumph in Kiev, but around 2,000 jubilant fans turned up to cheer his arrival at Lisbon airport on Sunday.
His ballad Amar Pelos Dois (Love For Both) conquered Kiev, watched by millions around the world.
But he says that Ronaldo is the real "hero" after he helped fire his country into the Euro 2016 final, limping off as Portugal shocked hosts France to clinch their first major trophy.
Funchal airport, on his home island of Madeira, has since been renamed in tribute.
The footballer also had a bizarre bust unveiled at the airport.
Sobra said: "Without wanting to sound presumptuous, this win is very important for Portuguese culture.
"But I'm not a hero. That's Cristiano Ronaldo.
"I'm exhausted and just want to rest. I know this won't last. I want to be known as a musician. Not as the Eurovision winner."
"I'm happy my romantic song won, and I hope the gala stops being a popularity contest.
Sobral's win on Saturday gave Portugal its first Eurovision win since it started competing in the international competition in 1964.
The following day Ronaldo then notched up his 400th Real goal in a 4-1 win Liga win over Sevilla.
A spokesperson for Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Roy Moore called his son's latest arrest nothing more than a "cheap political trick."
Caleb Elisha Moore, 27, is charged with third-degree criminal trespassing in connection to a November 2016 arrest for hunting without permission and hunting over bait. Both charges are misdemeanors.
Bill Armistead, chairman for the Roy Moore for U.S. Senate campaign, issued a statement on the matter today.
"This is a personal matter involving an alleged hunting violation by Judge Moore's son Caleb over eleven months ago which has nothing to do with the campaign," Armistead said. "This is a cheap political trick to detract from the real issues facing our country."
Monday's arrest comes almost a year after the landowner made a complaint to the Etowah County Sheriff's Office. Caleb Moore was booked Monday in the Etowah County Jail and released minutes later after posting $1,000 bond.
The charges are just the latest in legal issues faced by Caleb Moore, who, according to his LinkedIn page, is a legal assistant and clerk for The Foundation for Moral Law, a group founded by his father.
Caleb Moore was arrested for drug possession in Troy in 2015 but those charges were dropped last year after he agreed to enter a pre-trial diversion program with the Pike County District Attorney's Office, court records show. He has also faced charges of driving under the influence in both Alabama and Florida, and thre...
Roy Moore defeated Luther Strange last month to win the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat once held by now-U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. He faces Democrat Doug Jones in the Dec. 12 general election.
Preston North End boss Alex Neil explained that he wanted to keep a tight grip on midfield in the Lilywhites' 1-1 draw with Bristol City at Deepdale.
Neil started without a recognised winger in the game, playing Brad Potts and Paul Gallagher tucked in down the sides.
He felt midfield was going to be a key battle ground against the Robins and so it proved.
Daniel Johnson fired North End into the lead just before the interval with Famara Diedhiou equalising in the second half.
Neil said: "I thought it was a tight game, I knew both teams would try and control the middle of the pitch and that is why I went with a tight four.
"That served us really well against Bristol City in the past and they did the same here - they had Jamie Paterson drifting off like we did with Paul Gallagher.
"Alan Browne and DJ played higher, Pottys was tucked in and Gally was tucked in, with Ryan Ledson sitting.
"The way Bristol play, they drop their sitting midfield player deep, have their full-backs high, so what happens is that your midfield is higher than the wide players which is unusual.
"But I thought it totally counteracted them, I can only remember Declan Rudd having one save to make in the game."
Neil made attacking substitutions as the game went on, Tom Barkhuizen, Lukas Nmecha and Jayden Stockley coming off the bench.
"We contained them well and flung caution to the wind later on," said Neil.
"At that stage there was always going to be an opportunity for you to win the game and one to lose it.
"The opportunity came for us to win it with Alan Browne's header which creeps past the back post.
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"We manufactured that chance by being brave, unfortunately it wasn't to be.
"If any team deserved to win it, that was probably us - we shaded it.
"But I can't sit here saying we totally deserved to win the game and beat Bristol City.

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