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HONOLULU (KITV4) - The Hawaii State Teachers Association presented the 2022 Friend of Youth Award to Nikki-Ann Yee, the co-founder of Ma’i Movement Hawaii.
The association members say this year’s recipient is an outstanding member of the community who works hard to support Hawaii’s keiki in several ways.
In October 2020, Nikki and her sister created Ma’i Movement Hawaii, a volunteer-run organization that raises awareness on menstrual equity and period poverty in Hawaii. The officials at Ma’i Movement believe that all young girls and women have the right to access menstrual products without worries of costs, embarrassment and stigma.
In a year and a half of operations, Nikki and her sisters organized the distribution of almost 300,000 period products across the islands as well as created a pilot program through six schools that provided menstrual product stations all over their campuses.
Nikki-Ann Yee has been a driving advocate for Senate Bill 2821. If passed, the bill would provide free menstrual products to students and teachers in Hawaii Public Schools. The bill was approved unanimously by the House Finance Committee and will move to a full floor vote in the House and Senate.
She was nominated by Sarah Milianta-Laffin, who serves on HSTA’s Board of Directors. Miliana-Laffin said that in addition to Nikki’s work in the state legislature to fight period poverty, Nikki is also committed to creating programs to educate and inspire students on the topic.
“This is not just about providing period products but about addressing basic gender and socioeconomic inequities in our society,” said Nikki. “We are in the middle of a big win but our fight is not over. We need to press Governor Igen to sign Senate Bill 2821.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- MaryLou Depondicchello has learned how to give herself treatments for lymphedema -- a side effect of breast cancer.
A necessary routine because she can't always see a doctor.
"So I have learned strategies myself of what to do. And my specialists thank goodness who have left taught me the lymphedema massages to give myself and I've had to ask my own husband to help me," she said.
Diagnosed with breast cancer nine years ago, she's had a difficult time getting care right away.
"I found out that I had cancer and then I had to wait weeks to go get was called a PET scan and to find out if it had spread. So those four weeks I will say were the scariest of my life," Depondicchello said.
She, along with many others, say the delays are even worse today.
Wait times across the state can be more than six months, according to the Hawaii State Rural Health Association.
"And even for cancer patients, which is unheard of because that can be the difference between life and death," said Lisa Rantz, president for the Hawaii State Rural Health Association. "It's frightening to look at the shortages that we're experiencing across the board."
The Hawaii/Pacific Basin Basin Area Health Education Center puts the shortage of doctors at more than 700. And the future outlook is grim.
"I hear you know every week from patients that their physician's practice closed or you know something happened to them or they sold their practice. So we're in for a little bit of, you know, a bumpy ride," said Dr. Lee Buenconsejo-Lum, associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine.
Depondicchello wishes the ride were smoother.
"I'm always anxious. It's just something of being a cancer survivor," she said.
The Hawaii State Rural Health Association is currently surveying residents and providers about access-to-care issues. And those in the medical field are working on better ways to recruit and retain providers and get more children interested in science and medicine to prevent a health-care crisis.
Kristen joined KITV4 in March 2021 after working for the past two decades as a newspaper reporter. Kristen's goal is to produce meaningful journalism that educates, enlightens and inspires to affect positive change in society.
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HOUSTON — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson must say whether he had sex with 18 massage therapists who supported him last year following criminal complaints, a judge in Texas ruled Tuesday.
USA Today reported that Watson has 30 days to comply. He previously would not address his past with the therapists. Watson also has to provide other information about his massage history since 2019, including any language in his contract with the Texans about massages.
One of the NFL’s top quarterbacks, Watson was traded last month from Houston to Cleveland.
He has been accused by 22 women of sexual misconduct during therapy sessions, many of which he arranged by contacting the therapists on social media in 2020 and 2021.
To this point, two grand juries have declined to indict Watson on 10 criminal complaints filed to Houston police. He still faces the civil suits and has been giving depositions on those for several weeks.
As part of those civil lawsuits, the women’s attorneys want Watson to answer written “requests for admission” about whether he had sex with the 18 therapists who backed him after the first lawsuits against him were filed in March 2021.
The plaintiffs’ attorneys say the answers would demonstrate a pattern and motives for setting up the massages.
At Tuesday’s hearing, Harris County District Court Judge Rabeea Sultan Collier ruled in the plaintiff’s favor, USA Today said. Watson’s attorney asked for the reasoning but Collier didn’t explain.
“The objection is overruled,” the judge said in response. “Thank you.”
Watson, a three-time Pro Bowler, did not play last season after asking the Texans to trade him. When the first grand jury chose not to indict Watson, it triggered a bidding war by the Browns and several NFL teams.
Watson initially turned down the Browns before changing his mind, waiving his no-trade clause and signing a record five-year, $230 million fully guaranteed contract with Cleveland.
Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam said they initially struggled with the decision to pursue Watson, knowing it would not be popular with many fans. However, they said they became more comfortable with signing him after meeting with Watson and learning more about him.
When introduced by Cleveland late last month, Watson told the media: “I’ve never assaulted or disrespected or harassed any woman in my life. I’ve never done these things people are alleging.” It was the first time he had answered direct questions about the allegations.
Watson still faces likely discipline by the NFL.
Last week, Commissioner Roger Goodell said there was no timetable on the league’s investigation into Watson’s off-field behavior. An independent arbitrator will determine whether Watson violated the league’s personal-conduct policy before Goodell issues any penalty.
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Royce Holtman was born in Spokane, WA and moved to Marcus as a child, then to Centralia, WA. He attended Centralia High School. He then went on to attend Pacific University and received a Doctorate of Optometry.
He was preceded in death by his sisters Joy Miller and Claudine Veith, mother Velma Holtman and father Fred Holtman Sr. He is survived by a brother Fred Holtman, children Jay Holtman, Reina Probert, Richard Holtman, Royce Holtman Jr., Candace Gurney, stepdaughter Chrystle Sanford, nephew Fred Parker and many other nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He spent many happy hours on River Ridge Golf Course with his friends. He loved animals and riding horses and being outdoors. Royce will always be remembered for the wisdom he passed along to his friends and family, the special relationships he had with his coworkers and the love and dedication he showed to his family. He is much loved and will be very missed.
A Memorial Service will be held at River Ridge Golf Course (295 Golf Course Rd., Selah, WA) on Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 3:00 pm. Shaw & Sons Funeral Home is caring for the family. Memories and condolences can be shared at www.shawandsons.com.
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Tina Louise Karel, a beloved mother, daughter, and grandmother, 60, left her home on earth to her forever home with Jesus on 3/29/22.
She was born on October 31, 1961 in Yakima, Washington to Mary Gallegos and Wayne Karel. Tina is four of five children. Tina lived in Yakima where she attended Adams Elementary, Washington Middle School, and Davis High School.
Tina enjoyed being a store cashier, where she had conversations with anyone she crossed paths with. Tina had a smile that would put anyone at ease. She touched the lives of many with her kind heart, words, and smile.
Tina had a love for gardening; if anyone had a green thumb, it was Tina. She also had a compassion for animals. There wasn’t a four legged creature she would not stop and give love too.
Tina loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren whom brought great joy to her. Her face would brighten up at the sight of them.
She is survived by her five children: Lisa Gonzales, Frank Gonzales Jr., Misty Gonzales, Jessica Gonzales, and Angel Gonzales, her mother Mary Karel, sister Nona Vasquez, brothers Leslie Karel and Tony Karel, numerous nieces and nephews, 15 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Tina is preceded in death by the father of her children, Frank Gonzales Sr.; father-in-law, Jesse Gonzales; brother, Timothy Karel Sr.; and father, Wayne Karel.
Tina is now in the presence of the our lord and savior. She will be truly missed by all who loved her, but forever in our hearts.
Vigil & Rosary will be held at Valley Hills Funeral Home Yakima Chapel (2600 Business Ln.) on Wednesday April 6th from 3-7 pm with Rosary starting at 6 pm.
Mass of Christian burial will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church on April 7th at 10 am with burial to follow at Calvary cemetery.
Please visit www.Valleyhillsfh.com to share a memory or condolence with the family.
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Victoria Flores Garcia, born March 12, 1927, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones Tuesday March 29, 2022 in Yakima.
She is survived by her son Jose L (Yolanda) Garcia, 2 grandsons, Rolando (Lauryl) Garcia and Nicholas Garcia, 5 grandchildren, Aydin, Aviana, Alexander, Brooklyn and Harlan from Yakima, 2 sisters, Mary Martinez and Isabel (Sylvester) Salines, and many nieces and nephews whom she loved and adored.
Family was her life and she was a devoted Catholic for many years; she enjoyed being a member of the Guild (Las Guadalupanas).
Viewing Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 1 PM to 4 PM at Colonial Funeral Home, Toppenish, 228 S. Alder St.
Rosary April 5 at 5 PM, Saint Aloysius Catholic Church, Toppenish.
Mass services Wednesday, April 6 at 11 AM, Saint Aloysius church.
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Virginia was born on Nov. 9, 1925, to Hugh and Lela (West) Monahan, in Salina, Kansas. She had an idyllic childhood there, growing up with her younger sister, Mary Lois. She graduated from the National College of Education in 1947, the same year she married Arthur Clevenger, whom she met on a blind date. Before moving to Washington, Ginny taught elementary school in Kansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, and in Arizona, where she held class in a quonset hut on the White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation. In 1959, Art was invited by colleagues to join them in starting a new osteopathic hospital. With their first daughter in tow, and pregnant with their second, they traveled out west to Sunnyside, where they remained for over thirty years. Virginia taught at Outlook Elementary school until 1968. In addition to raising their four children, and helping care for her family’s large assortment of animals, Ginny was very involved in her community. She sang in the Presbyterian Church choir, and was a longtime member of her local PEO chapter. She also dedicated many hours to the Women’s Hospital Guild and the Sunnyside Historical Museum.
Virginia became a serious genealogist. Before the days of the internet, this meant spending countless hours reading microfiche and decoding the handwriting of long gone census takers, along with letter writing, phone calls, and even a cross country road trip. The crowning glory of her efforts was proving lineage to become a member of the Mayflower Society, which had been a wish of her maternal grandmother’s.
In 1991, Ginny and Art retired to Terrace Heights, where they had the good fortune of becoming very dear friends with several neighbors. After her husband’s death in 2011, Virginia spent several pleasant years in an apartment at Living Care in Yakima, where she enjoyed lively games of Scrabble and the community garden. It wasn’t until she was 94 that she moved to an assisted living facility.
Ginny was warm, generous, and quick to laugh. She had a way of making people feel at home and genuinely valued. Her door was always open, and all were welcome. She was dearly loved by several of her children’s friends. In her later years, she took delight in making things for others. She knit hats for preemie babies and cancer patients, and, when in her nineties, knit afghans for her grandchildren as wedding presents. Her apartment doorway was always creatively decorated for others’ enjoyment, and she was constantly engaged in small acts of kindness, such as delivering handmade May baskets to the doors of friends, or making small centerpieces for community dining tables. The tremendous impact she made in other’s lives was evidenced by the many visitors, letters and flowers she received in the last weeks of her life.
Ginny is survived by her four children, Cindy Clevenger (Bill Fincke), Lisa Clevenger (Marty Sievertson), Hugh Clevenger, and Christy Clevenger (Brent Scherer); her two grandchildren, Dylan Sievertson (Laura) and Aidan Sievertson (Ryan Kok); and her devoted niece Karen Hill and family.
Anyone wishing to make a donation in Ginny’s memory may contribute to the Yakima Valley Audubon Society in her name. The family will hold private services later this spring. Please visit www.ValleyHillsfh.com to share a memory or condolence with the family.
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August 25, 1925 - April 2, 2022
On April 2nd, 2022, at Yakima Memorial Hospital, William (Bill) Southern Cartwright told his daughter “I love you.” After 96 years of prolific talking and story telling they would be his final words. Bill was born in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1925 residing there until he joined the Army and later being taken prisoner during the Battle of the Bulge in Germany. He spent the next 4 months at Berga, a notorious, forced labor concentration camp. After surviving the horrors of the war, he returned to his home town where he became a Corrections Officer in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He transferred to Tucson AZ in 1957, retired after a 25 year career and moved to Washington State, living in Yakima since 1991.
Bill is preceded in death by his wife of 66 years — Marcella, and his oldest son Michael. He is survived by two children (Suzanne and Tom), four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was a devoted husband and father and met each day with high energy and a clever, teasing sense of humor. Bill was best known to friends and family as a great story teller with an incredible memory about details of events from decades ago. Over the years he taught his three kids to appreciate the outdoors, sports, the love of DIY and how to be self reliant. He was truly one of a kind and will be greatly missed.
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220406-N-DM318-1089 Shirley Lanham Elementary School students perform Taiko during a Month of the Military Child celebration onboard the installation. Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi supports the combat readiness of Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW 5), Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron FIVE ONE (HSM-51) and 30 other tenant commands and provides logistic support, coordination, and services to units assigned to the Western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ange Olivier Clement)
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220406-N-DM318-1119 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (April 6, 2022) Shirley Lanham Elementary School students perform Taiko during a Month of the Military Child celebration onboard the installation. Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi supports the combat readiness of Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW 5), Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron FIVE ONE (HSM-51) and 30 other tenant commands and provides logistic support, coordination, and services to units assigned to the Western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ange Olivier Clement)
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Elon Musk is Now Twitter’s Biggest Shareholder, but His Free Speech Agenda is Misleading
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The latest saga in the adventures of Elon Musk carries one profound lesson: if you don’t like something, buy it. In a completely logical series of events, the richest man in the world, who has been visibly miffed at a Big Tech company’s policies, is now also the largest shareholder of the said company; his 9.2% roughly amounts to $3 billion.
Musk’s motivations are curiously engulfed in what he deems to be revolution — he proclaims himself to be a “free speech absolutist” who has critiqued Twitter previously for its censoring. Recently, tweeted: “Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy. What should be done?” This was followed by a poll: “Is a new platform needed?”
The narrative thus seems to be favorably set. Musk can be a reformist billionaire who can bring Big Tech to heel by advocating for free speech and transparency — but not quite.
In some ways, the whole acquisition reads like a revenge story. Musk is a popular — and controversial — figure whose love-hate relationship with social media is publicly documented. In an article about what Twitter means to divisive figures like Musk and Donald Trump, who face the ire of mainstream media’s scrutiny, Forbes explained: “Twitter, by contrast, allows them to circumvent these gatekeepers and broadcast directly to their fans and supporters. Millions of them. At one point or another, both have had nearly 80 million followers on Twitter. Collectively, they’ve sent over 72,000 tweets.” So any censorial policies on Twitter then hit a raw nerve; any speech regulation becomes gatekeeping. It is no wonder Musk desires Twitter to be “more decentralized, opening up its algorithm and giving users greater choice over what appears on their feed.”
What people can, and can’t, say on the internet is an issue replete with nuance. What qualifies as hate speech? What are the limitations to free speech? Who gets to regulate whom? Can all hate speech be detected? The political and cultural context makes transparency and free speech more critical to democracy; but if this a way for a billionaire to get back at a company, the personal vendetta may threaten the whole endeavor.
“…despite ample room in which to exercise his speech — and aggressively trying to curtail the free speech of some of his critics — Musk evidently feels aggrieved,” as Timothy L. O’Brien noted in Washington Post.
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Musk can quite literally move markets. Now his hand may herald the free speech or transparency policies of one of the largest social media platforms in the world. A powerful person determining what constitutes free speech is a dangerous prospect.
Musk’s own Twitter use is a worrying example of what the world of decentralized internet would look like. This is a man who has tweeted memes comparing the Canadian President to Adolf Hitler; posted transphobic content; randomly called someone a “pedo guy.” Some are absurdist, some performative for an enraptured audience. His vision of free speech may leave enough room for vitriolic comments to thrive — all in the name of standing up to censorship.
There are already reports of Twitter employees considering resigning as Musk pushes for less regulated speech.
This doesn’t mean Twitter’s current free speech policies or content moderation is seamless. While the company banned Donald Trump’s account after multiple instances of misinformation and inciting violence, it failed to act when Indian politicians or those away from the West propagated hate. Moreover, last year the company removed accounts of activists and journalists — evidently caving to pressure from the central government. The contradiction in adhering to free-speech principles raised multiple issues — how much influence does a government have over these companies, what role does social media play in shaping national politics. Slowly and swiftly there has been a roaring demand across countries to tame this influence.
So indubitably, Twitter is far from perfect. But this doesn’t have to be a lesser-of-the-two-evils situation. Just because there’s a glitch in the impact social media has doesn’t mean the person with money gets to fill it. What Twitter restricts, and what it doesn’t, is a decision colored by gender, politics, race, class, caste, and more; any attempt to decide what should be free speech must then be a broader conversation.
The richest man in the world acting as the messiah of transparency and democracy then feels like the wild west. Money can solve a lot of problems. But the pursuit of free speech is lost in the attempt to buy it.
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Ground Zero: Critical Social Justice and Its Discontents
Overzealous activists, while usually well-meaning, can shut down one of the most important aspects of any classroom: the free and open exploration of ideas, writes Maximilian Werner.
I taught my first university writing class in 1995, and since then, I’ve worked with thousands of students. Fortunately, the vast majority of my interactions have been both positive and constructive. Sure, there have been a handful of exceptions, but for the most part, I’ve had very few negative encounters with the members of my classes. And over time, I’ve quantifiably gotten better at—and happier with—doing my job. But these days, I am less confident about the disposition and preparation of some of my students.
At one point, I didn’t think twice about what kind of students I might encounter in my classes. The assumption was they were there to learn about writing and would therefore abide by the same rules of decorum and share a commitment to truth seeking and critical thinking that made learning possible. But within the last four years or so, I’ve watched in dismay and disbelief as this tacit agreement has been subordinated to the ideology of critical social justice.
If the only requirement to being a CSJ advocate is having critical consciousness relative to issues related to racial and other injustices, many people would probably consider themselves as such. The problem, according to James Lindsay—co-author of How to Have Impossible Conversations and Cynical Theories, among other works—is that “being woke carries the imperative to become a social activist with regards to these issues and problems on the terms set by critical social justice” (emphasis added).
In the context of CSJ, the realization of the imperative is all that matters; it is the sine qua non of one’s existence. Thus, one’s views must, through a kind of simultaneously dogmatic and indeterminate CSJ-speak, adequately signal a commitment to that imperative, which is often attended by an aura of self-righteous, quasi-religious zeal. It is as unmistakable as it is alarming. Thus, far from being positive, my experience with proponents of CSJ has been just the opposite.
My larger concern, however, is that although militant CSJ students make up only a tiny fraction of the student body, as their numbers grow, their influence may further erode our ability to seek truth and uphold the core values of higher education, which include the centrality of critical thinking, the necessity of considering evidence and the importance of civil dialogue between people who hold opposing perspectives.
The threat to those values promises to become more pronounced as more and more students adopt a CSJ orientation, but the reality is that it only takes one to end everything from class discussions to an instructor’s career. All faculty, but especially those who don’t frame their subjects through the lens of CSJ, should learn to recognize this ideology. They need to protect themselves from its pitfalls and to prevent their courses from being undermined or even hijacked by well-meaning but ultimately misguided students.
To date, I have had only three encounters with such students. That’s not even one student per year, and when compared with how often I encounter students who are, say, upset about their grades (about two a year), they hardly seem worth mentioning. But while I can’t recall the faces of students who were upset about their grades, nor the circumstances surrounding those disagreements, I vividly remember each of my encounters with those three students as if they happened yesterday. Far from having no effect on me, they changed how I interact with students, as well as my willingness to discuss social issues.
The difference is that I don’t ever recall feeling like a grade dispute could result in my termination, whereas that is the first thing I think about when conflicts arise between me and CSJ students. But beyond such conflicts’ negative effects on me personally are their implications for students and newer instructors who still believe that the unfettered pursuit of truth is the most important thing we can aspire to in our classrooms.
Of course, what this pursuit looks like will vary from class to class. In my intermediate writing classes, for instance, I work with traditional first-year writing students, 98 percent of whom are right out of high school and often cannot write a clear thesis statement, distinguish summary from analysis or write a well-developed paragraph, among other basic skills. Focusing on critical social justice in those courses when students are struggling to express even basic ideas would, at the very least, be a dereliction of duty. Thus, those courses revolve almost entirely around teaching students about writing and reading—and that the former can be learned without reference to power, privilege, group identity, intersectionality, oppression and other tenets of CSJ.
Ultimately, that’s the only reason I need to justify offering students a writing- and reading-centric curriculum, but it’s not the only reason—a fact that I was recently reminded of when working with students in one of the upper-division writing courses I teach. It requires students to engage multiple viewpoints and to account for how those viewpoints affect their understanding and perspective. They are free to explore CSJ perspectives in addition to others and to pursue whatever lines of inquiry they wish.
Recently, we were working on the advocacy section of that course, which requires students to write op-eds and submit them for publication. Usually the class met in person, but on that day, the COVID infection rate was well over 15 percent, so we decided to hold class on Zoom. After spending a few minutes reminding students of the op-ed requirements and sharing a link to an example essay, students took turns reading it. I then opened the floor for discussion by asking students for their thoughts on how that piece fulfilled the requirements of the assignment.
One student raised her hand, and we had a brief yet insightful interchange. I then scanned the screen looking for hands or other indications that other people wanted to contribute to the discussion. That’s when another student sat up straight in her chair, pulled her computer closer to her face and let me have it. “Yeah, I just gotta say I find this piece very dehumanizing and inappropriate,” she said angrily. “I find it extremely offensive.”
I listened patiently, nodded and said, “Wow,” “Thank you for your candor” and a few other things in an attempt to acknowledge her concerns. In that instant, however, my orientation toward her shifted. Whereas before I had regarded her as a fellow traveler on the road to greater understanding, I now saw her as a bomb that could detonate at any moment. When she didn’t respond further, I stole a glance at some of the other students, and they looked exactly as I felt: shocked. I mustered the presence of mind to ask if anyone else wanted to add anything. Clearly there was more to say, much more. But nobody said a word after that.
The fact is that in an environment where feelings are sacrosanct, emotions are valued more than evidence and all inquiry is interpreted in the context of justice, no one dares to anything except concur. No one wants to risk incurring a dressing-down by a fellow student or the subsequent rebuke of the faculty members and administrators who encourage such behavior—both by creating the conditions needed for students’ outrage and by pandering to displays of righteous indignation. And that shuts down one of the most important aspects of any classroom—indeed, of higher education in general: the free and open exploration of ideas.
What’s more, the increasing number of incidents where faculty are investigated, put on administrative leave, relieved of their teaching responsibilities, suspended or terminated for having views or even asking questions that do not align with the CSJ narrative sends a clear message: fall in line or suffer the consequences. And that is a loss to us all.
But CSJ advocates, whether they are students, faculty or administrators, are not the only ones responsible for the current situation. In retrospect, I could have done more to prepare students to discuss the essay and thus prevent this unfortunate event from occurring: I could have started by assigning the piece a couple days earlier and then by putting them into breakout rooms, which would have given students further opportunity to share, process and work through their ideas. I could have reminded them of the difference between basing our conclusions on feelings instead of on evidence. I could have emphasized the importance of thinking critically about, rather than merely reacting to, differing or controversial ideas.
Finally, I could have reminded them of why we were there, in a university classroom, and of the responsibilities and expectations of occupying a space where there is no risk not worth taking. And it’s not because the risks are ideologically sanctioned, tailored or specific, but because they are taken by people who, despite their differences, are united in their pursuit and discovery of truth.
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In which a veteran of cultural studies seminars in the 1990s moves into academic administration and finds himself a married suburban father of two. Foucault, plus lawn care.
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A Simpler Way on Student Loans
A politically and culturally sustainable middle-ground solution.
Yesterday some reports on Twitter indicated that the moratorium on student loan payments would be extended for another few months. Robert Kelchen responded that the next Republican administration is likely just to eliminate the federal student loan program; by making repayment unlikely, Democrats may have inadvertently doomed the program altogether.
I could see the logic of that position, even though I’d hate to see it happen.
It reminded me, though, that there’s a better way. It’s more consistent with American political culture and our general notions of fairness. It would prevent people from getting buried under compounding interest but wouldn’t let them off the hook for what they borrowed. It’s even easy mathematically and administratively.
Cancel the interest. Require people to pay back every penny they borrowed, but no more than that.
Below is the piece I wrote in November of 2020 outlining the idea. I offer it again as a politically and economically sustainable middle-ground compromise that would do some real good. It’s certainly far saner than a series of very short extensions, followed by programmatic collapse.
It holds up pretty well, if I do say so myself …
I’ve been thinking about Congress. For normal people, that’s not a good sign, but I’ll plead “recovering political scientist” on this one.
The House is still Democratic, but barely, and the coalition includes some folks from conservative districts who are wary of anything too progressive. The Senate is likely to remain Republican, but even if the Democrats win both Georgia runoffs and Vice President Harris gets to cast tie-breaking votes, the coalition will still have to carry folks like Senator Manchin, from West Virginia, whose voting record is less than solidly blue. And if historical patterns hold, the party of the incumbent president usually loses seats in the first midterm election, so even a very tenuous majority is likely to be fleeting.
Yes, I’d love to see all student loans canceled. But I just don’t see that happening, and if it does, the victory would likely be Pyrrhic. The idea of wiping away obligations for one set of people runs so counter to American political culture that even if it got through, it would likely feed a backlash that would do far more damage than the reform would do good.
But here’s where I part company from the usual compromise proposals. I don’t think that capping the relief at any given dollar figure makes it any better. The layperson’s objection to debt relief isn’t the cost, really; it’s the concept. Capping the cost is exactly wrong; it leaves the concept (and therefore the opposition) intact, and waters down the positive impact. And the usual playbook of “only for people earning under x dollars per year” isn’t better. That leads to all sorts of paperwork nightmares, delays, requests for exceptions and financial shenanigans. (As a resident of a wildly expensive state, I can also attest that income thresholds that might seem reasonable in, say, Kansas are manifestly unreasonable here.) Both the cap on the amount forgiven, and the cap on earnings by those whose loans are forgiven, miss the point. They water down the positive impact without doing anything to reduce political opposition. In the language of Twitter, they’re self-owns.
Instead, I propose a measure that would strike most people as fair, would stand a chance of gaining and maintaining political support, would reduce administrative costs, and would actually do some good on the ground.
Cancel the interest. Remove interest from student loans. Every dollar paid back counts against principal.
For people who take a decade or more to pay back their loans, the interest can become a major part of what they eventually pay. That’s especially true for folks with older loans, when the rates were higher. Students who owe $50,000 or more can easily wind up paying five figures in interest. Worse, if they fall behind, the interest compounds. But zeros don’t compound.
Zero interest would be easy to administer. You wouldn’t need income caps or verification, so the usual shenanigans—and the cost of trying to police those shenanigans—would fade away. Overhead costs would drop, and systems would be much simpler to run.
The political appeal is clear: people have to pay back what they borrowed. They’re responsible for their decisions. But in recognition that things got out of hand in the last couple of decades—public disinvestment in public higher education, most notably—we could stop trying to turn a profit on the debt. Pay back all that you borrowed, but only what you borrowed. No more, no less.
There’s a simplicity and fairness to that proposal that could make it politically achievable and sustainable.
Over time, of course, a much better solution involves both sustained and robust operating support for public colleges and universities and basic income support for students. Even free tuition doesn’t address the opportunity cost of education; when you’re struggling to get enough food, opportunity cost alone can be prohibitive. This is miles away from anything resembling a panacea. But I think we’re miles away from a political environment in which a panacea could pass.
Combine zero interest with free community college tuition, and you’re starting to make a real difference. (For a fallback option to completely free community college—one that seems more in line with American political culture—see my “Buy One Year, Get One Free” proposal here.) These moves don’t prevent more dramatic steps in the future, but they offer immediate and tangible relief to some people who very much need it.
Some economists might object that zero nominal interest amounts to negative real interest, given inflation. But that’s a feature, not a bug. Young people who are trying to start families and careers—or working parents already in the thick of it—could use some relief. If that relief comes in a subtle way that doesn’t strike anybody as a handout, then everybody wins.
Let every dollar paid back count against principal. People have to repay every penny that they borrowed, but no more than that. Nobody gets a freebie, and nobody gets buried under compounding interest. Fair is fair. That might get enough support to survive the midterms.
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Sunday Was Senior Day At Richmond Raceway
By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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The first six races of the NASCAR Cup Series 2022 season have been kids’ stuff – all have been won by drivers 30 years old or younger.
But in race No. 7, old dudes showed that age and experience can still team up to win races. Even in new gen cars.
Forty-one-year-old Denny Hamlin tracked down runny-nosed William Byron (age 24) over the final laps, caught and passed him with five laps to go and went on to win by .552 seconds at Richmond Raceway on Sunday.
Also blowing past Byron, who won a couple weeks back in Atlanta, was 46-year-old Kevin Harvick, who finished second.
Byron, who led twice for 122 laps, was third.
Then there was the brains behind Hamlin’s victory and well-used brains they were as they belong to 81-year-old team owner Joe Gibbs.
The season had not been going well for Joe Gibbs Racing up until Richmond. The team that had won 194 races over the years, had none in 2022 and just one top-five – that by two-time champion Kyle Busch.
Whether it was the new gen cars or youthful energy among competitors, JGR needed something and ASAP
Don’t look at me Gibbs said when asked post race if it was a pep talk on his part that got his team its first win of ’22.
“I give the credit to the crew chiefs,” the man they call The Coach, said. “They’re the coaches over here. They’re in it. For them it’s every day, 18 hours a day. They do a good job with it.
“Our meetings on Monday, we talk everything over. There’s discussions about how do we go forward, how do we make this up. I think generally as a group we just got real good people. We know we’re giving it everything.
“I think what this shows is how hard it is because we got great people working really hard. I always give credit to the people that found it, they go after it, they’re winning races. That’s what we want to do.”
Hamlin, whose Richmond win was No. 47 in his Cup career, was having none of his boss’s modesty.
Gibbs may be eight decades old, Hamlin said, but he still provides energy and inspiration.
“The motivation from the team comes by the example that Joe sets,” Hamlin said. “Joe is not in his younger years, but he works full-time at the race shop. I couldn’t imagine, double my life from now, working as hard as he does.
“He can crack the whip and go home and relax or whatever, but he doesn’t. He works hard himself. The people that work in the shop see him walking the shop floor for eight hours a day.
“It ain’t like he’s just an owner and makes the calls and y’all just go do the rest. He’s a hands-on owner. I’ve been part of this organization from the very beginning. It’s not hard to want to work hard for him because he puts his life and blood into this race team. This is what he does. His family races for a living.
“The guy’s work ethic is just unmatched. That’s what’s so great about this team. Makes you feel good when you can get a win for him.”
As Hamlin spoke in the post-race presser Sunday, crew chief Chris Gabehart nodded along.
“Hear, hear,” Gabehart said at the end of Hamlin’s rave.
Then it was The Coach’s turn and he had the final say.
“I appreciate that,” Gibbs, whose nickname comes from his Super Bowl-winning days with the NFL’s Washington franchise. “Pat disagrees with you. We tried staying home. That doesn’t work in our family.”
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NASCAR Cup Series Race
Richmond Raceway
Richmond, Virginia
Sunday, April 3, 2022
1. (13) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 400.
2. (7) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 400.
3. (2) William Byron, Chevrolet, 400.
4. (6) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 400.
5. (21) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 400.
6. (9) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 400.
7. (1) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 400.
8. (28) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 400.
9. (3) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 400.
10. (25) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 400.
11. (4) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 400.
12. (16) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 400.
13. (19) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 400.
14. (15) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 400.
15. (18) Chris Buescher, Ford, 400.
16. (14) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet, 400.
17. (11) Joey Logano, Ford, 399.
18. (17) Harrison Burton #, Ford, 399.
19. (8) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 399.
20. (20) Austin Cindric #, Ford, 399.
21. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 398.
22. (12) Cole Custer, Ford, 398.
23. (5) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, 398.
24. (30) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 398.
25. (22) Todd Gilliland #, Ford, 397.
26. (29) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 397.
27. (26) AJ Allmendinger(i), Chevrolet, 396.
28. (32) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet, 396.
29. (36) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 396.
30. (24) Michael McDowell, Ford, 395.
31. (31) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 392.
32. (23) Landon Cassill(i), Chevrolet, 390.
33. (35) JJ Yeley(i), Ford, 390.
34. (34) BJ McLeod, Ford, 386.
35. (27) Kurt Busch, Toyota, 291.
36. (33) Cody Ware, Ford, Accident, 241.
37. (37) Greg Biffle, Chevrolet, Suspension, 96.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 97.447 mph.
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 4 Mins, 43 Secs. Margin of Victory: .552 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 5 for 35 laps.
Lead Changes: 13 among 7 drivers.
Lap Leaders: R. Blaney 1-128;C. Bell 129-154;M. Truex Jr. 155-175;J. Logano 176;C. Bell 177-211;M. Truex Jr. 212-233;C. Bell 234;M. Truex Jr. 235-258;C. Bell 259;W. Byron 260-310;M. Truex Jr. 311-323;K. Busch 324;W. Byron 325-395;D. Hamlin 396-400.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Ryan Blaney 1 time for 128 laps; William Byron 2 times for 122 laps; Martin Truex Jr. 4 times for 80 laps; Christopher Bell 4 times for 63 laps; Denny Hamlin 1 time for 5 laps; Joey Logano 1 time for 1 lap; Kyle Busch 1 time for 1 lap.
Stage #1 Top Ten: 12,24,1,19,18,9,20,22,6,4
Stage #2 Top Ten: 19,20,1,22,12,9,4,18,5,6
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Brittany Force Slays All-Star Field In Vegas
Brittany Force prevailed over an all-star, final-round quad featuring NHRA’s last eight Top Fuel world champions to win Sunday’s 22nd annual Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The star-studded final included four-time/reigning world champion Steve Torrence, eight-time champ Tony Schumacher and three-time champ Antron Brown _ winners of a combined 15 world titles. Unfazed, Force _ the 2017 world champ from John Force Racing _ covered the 1,000-foot distance in 3.718-seconds at 338.00 mph to earn her first win of the 2022 season and 12th in her career.
Force, who finished second in the opening round quad and won in the second round, also recorded her first four-wide victory in Vegas while becoming the fourth different winner in four Top Fuel races this season.
“This is huge for our team,” said Force, driver of the Monster Energy/Flav-R-Pac dragster tuned by David Grubnic and Mac Savage. “It was not easy out there and we faced tough competition all day, but we’re excited to get a win like this. You look at that final quad and to get a win, that’s really something to be proud of. It puts a fire under us and getting in that Winner’s Circle, there’s no better feeling than that.
“It’s been a little bit of a tough start for us, but coming into the season I knew it was going to be the toughest year yet in this class. I see a great future ahead with this team. It’s a great group and the hardest bunch of workers I’ve been around, and I’m so proud of our guys.”
Ron Capps (Funny Car) and Erica Enders (Pro Stock) also won during the fourth of 22 races of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
Meanwhile, Torrence _ the “Quad King” _ failed to secure the unprecedented seventh career four-wide Wally trophy he was seeking. But as runner-up to national record-holder Force, the Texan demonstrated that his “Drive for Five” is very much alive.
Torrence left Vegas as the championship leader by four points (304-300) over Force. Torrence won his opening-round quad and finished second to Force in the second round to advance to the championship. Ironically, all four drivers in that stacked championship quad were making their first finals appearances in 2022.
“We’ve been working on some things,” said Torrence, a 51-time tour winner in his family-owned Capco Contractors dragster. “You can’t just stand still in this sport. You do that and they’ll just run over you. ‘Hoagie’ (crew chief Richard Hogan), Bobby (Lagana Jr.) and these Capco Boys, they’re trying to stay ahead of the curve and I think we took a big step today.”
Although he qualified only seventh after being forced to abort two of four attempts when his Capco machine inexplicably lost traction, Torrence won his opening quad with a time of 3.720-seconds which, until the final, was quickest of the race.
“It’s not easy to win out here,” Torrence said. “Look at that final. You pull up and there’s Tony, Antron and Brittany (the last champion before Torrence). This is as competitive as this class has ever been _ and that’s exciting. That’s what you want _ to compete at the highest level against the best there is.”
Schumacher, the most successful driver in NHRA Top Fuel history, has checked nearly every item on his career wish list. Still, a trophy from a four-wide event continues to elude the transplanted Texan. Sunday’s final saw his Maynard Family Racing dragster lose traction early in the final en route to a third-place result.
“This is a good day for our team,” said Schumacher, the winner of 85 races while driving for his father’s Don Schumacher Racing. “We had a lucky first round and an excellent second round with that 3.73 and we went out and tried to run a 3.70-flat or an 0.69 in the finals, but it was just a little fast. I’m happy as can be with the performance of the car and (crew chief) Todd Okuhara is getting a good handle on things.”
A five-time winner at The Strip, Brown advanced to the final in his first season as owner/driver of AB Motorsports.
“I’m super-proud of all of my guys this weekend here at Vegas for the Four-Wide Nationals,” said Brown, driver of the Matco Tools dragster. “I thought we had something for them in the finals the way this car has been running this weekend. To that point, we made it down the track six straight times and got quicker each lap, but as soon I hit the gas (in the final), I felt a cylinder go out and I knew it dropped a hole because it felt real lazy to the 60-foot and then it shook the tires. That being said, we did a great job this weekend.”
It was a monumental day for Ron Capps in Funny Car, as the two-time/reigning world champ claimed his first victory in the role of owner/driver of Ron Capps Motorsports. Capps earned his Wally with a 1,000-foot run in 3.914-seconds at 331.20 mph. The native Californian bagged his sixth victory at Las Vegas _ tying him for the most in Funny Car history _ and 69th in his career.
Capps finished a workmanlike weekend by taking the win in all three rounds. The last saw Capps drive past three-time world champs Matt Hagan and Robert Hight and Alexis DeJoria, who was making her first finals appearance of the year. Capps posted a strong starting line light en route to celebrating one of the most significant victories of his career.
“I was just trying not to make mistakes because every quad was nuts,” said Capps, who qualified on-pole in the NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger. “One of the best parts about racing with Guido (crew chief Dean Antonelli) is that he will not go up there to just run ‘OK’ or just to get down the track. He goes up there ready to throw down.”
In the season’s first four races, the RCM team has captured two poles, a runner-up result, a semifinal finish _ all capped by Sunday’s trip to the Winner’s Circle.
“We have the best parts, pieces, and that brain trust of great minds with Guido and John Medlen,” Capps said of the crew he inherited from Don Schumacher Racing. “Our whole NAPA AutoCare team, they don’t even bat an eye, they’re ready to go toe-to-toe with anyone out there.
“Last year I thought we had the tightest field that I can remember seeing in my entire career, and it’s just as tough this year, so wins are tough to come by. We knew we had everything we needed, but you just don’t know when those wins will come. It’s just really special. It felt like my first win today, I was speechless. Never in a million years did I think I’d own a Wally trophy, let alone to now be holding one of these as a team-owner. I grew up in this sport. Every bit of my being has been in drag racing, so this moment is so surreal.”
Hagan advanced to his second straight final for first-year Tony Stewart Racing and also took over the point lead from Hight with his 74th final-round appearance. Hagan won his opening-round quad and finished second to Capps a round later to advance to the final. It was the third final round this season for Hight and his Auto Club Chevrolet Camaro SS fielded by John Force Racing.
“What a crazy race,” said Hagan, who won his three championships during his tenure at DSR. “Anytime we go four-wide it’s always crazy, but we had a really solid weekend. The Dodge Power Brokers Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car is running really good. It was a little tough as we’re up here on a hill a little bit with the altitude and trying to make power, but Dickie Venables (crew chief) is the man. We had three good rounds on Sunday after qualifying No. 4. I’m really proud of my guys.
“Congratulations to Ron Capps, who’s doing really good over there with his first win of the season as an owner and driver. We’ve got a lot more racing to go.”
Erica Enders secured her second win of 2022 in Pro Stock and 35th of her championship career, outlasting a trio of young “Factory Hot Rod” standouts with a quarter-mile run of 6.668-seconds at 206.32 mph in the final quad.
It also was an historic victory for Enders, as her ninth win in Vegas gave the four-time world champ the most of any driver in NHRA history at the facility. By knocking off Cristian Cuadra, Dallas Glenn and Mason McGaha in the final, Enders bounced back from a disappointing first-round hole shot loss at Gainesville (Fla.) Raceway via quickest run in Pro Stock history. She also won the four-wide Vegas race for the second straight year.
“I’m not much of a gambler, but I love coming to Las Vegas to drag race,” said Enders, driver of the Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro SS. “I feel like we’ve got a really great tune-up here, so I give a lot of credit to my guys. There’s a lot of moving parts and it takes a lot of determination and focus, but it was a really good day. I knew I had to be on my game and we laid down a stellar number in the final round. It definitely means a lot and these four-wide races are always challenging, so I’m really proud of my team. My first win at Elite came here and it’s been quite the ride since. I’m just proud to be their driver.”
Cuadra earned his first career runner-up result in his Ford Mustang on the strength of a triple hole-shot victory in the first round. Cuadra cut an 0.001-second starting line light to open the day and added an 0.006-second light a round later to advance to the final quad, where he posted a stellar 0.005-second reaction time.
Gainesville winner Glenn and McGaha, who had a double hole-shot in the opening quad and went 0.001-seconds on the starting line in the second round, also advanced to the final quad.
The series returns to action April 22-24 for the NHRA SpringNationals _ the final NHRA race booked at Houston Raceway Park in Baytown.
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Final finishing order (1-16) for professional categories at the 22nd annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The race was the fourth of 22 events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series:
Top Fuel _ 1. Brittany Force; 2. Steve Torrence; 3. Tony Schumacher; 4. Antron Brown; 5. Leah Pruett; 6. Austin Prock; 7. Clay Millican; 8. Shawn Langdon; 9. Mike Salinas; 10. Josh Hart; 11. Jim Maroney; 12. Doug Kalitta; 13. Cameron Ferre; 14. Justin Ashley; 15. Rob Passey.
Funny Car _ 1. Ron Capps; 2. Matt Hagan; 3. Robert Hight; 4. Alexis DeJoria; 5. J.R. Todd; 6. John Force; 7. Bob Tasca III; 8. Blake Alexander; 9. Chad Green; 10. Jim Campbell; 11. Tony Jurado; 12. Tim Wilkerson; 13. Jeff Diehl; 14. Cruz Pedregon; 15. Bobby Bode; 16. Jason Rupert.
Pro Stock _ 1. Erica Enders; 2. Cristian Cuadra; 3. Mason McGaha; 4. Dallas Glenn; 5. Troy Coughlin Jr.; 6. Kyle Koretsky; 7. Aaron Stanfield; 8. Bo Butner; 9. Greg Anderson; 10. Matt Hartford; 11. Fernando Cuadra; 12. Steve Graham; 13. Deric Kramer; 14. Camrie Caruso; 15. Fernando Cuadra Jr.; 16. Chris McGaha.
Final Four-Wide Nationals results at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
Top Fuel _ Brittany Force, 3.718-seconds, 338.00 mph def. Steve Torrence, 3.756-seconds, 326.71 mph and Tony Schumacher, 4.713-seconds, 169.47 mph and Antron Brown, 5.086- seconds, 154.65 mph;
Funny Car _ Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 3.914, 331.20 def. Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.924, 324.44 and Robert Hight, Chevy Camaro, 3.943, 328.94 and Alexis DeJoria, Toyota Supra, 3.954, 321.35;
Pro Stock _ Erica Enders, Chevy Camaro, 6.668, 206.32 def. Cristian Cuadra, Ford Mustang, 6.702, 196.13 and Mason McGaha, Camaro, 6.684, 205.85 and Dallas Glenn, Camaro/broke;
Top Alcohol Dragster _ Joey Severance, 5.277, 274.44 def. Johnny Ahten, 5.244, 278.23 and Chris Demke, 5.302, 272.45 and Jasmine Salinas, 5.337, 258.37;
Top Alcohol Funny Car _Doug Gordon, Chevy Camaro, 5.513, 266.85 def. Shane Westerfield, Camaro, 5.525, 265.12 and Nick Januik, Camaro, 5.624, 258.91 and Chris Marshall, Camaro/broke;
Competition Eliminator _Ryan Priddy, Chevy Camaro, 6.603, 199.40 def. Doug Lambeck, Plymouth Sunfire, 8.459, 157.96.
Super Stock _ Justin Lamb, Chevy Cobalt, 8.974, 145.74 def. Tony Hewes, Ford Mustang, 9.986, 131.00.
Stock Eliminator _ Ryan McClanahan, Chevy Camaro, 8.579, 158.97 def. Doug Lambeck, Camaro, 10.348, 124.75.
Super Comp _ Allison McKoane, Dragster, 9.065, 169.83 def. Michael Miller, Dragster, 9.051, 173.03.
Super Gas _ Damon Bustamante, Chevy Corvette, 10.074, 158.52 def. Edwin Olpin, Chevy Camaro, 10.059, 165.05.
Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers _ Ed Olpin, Chevy Camaro, 7.094, 187.63 def. Mike Ferderer, Pontiac Grand Am, 7.270, 184.65.
Final round-by-round results from the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
TOP FUEL
ROUND ONE _ Clay Millican, 3.768, 321.65 and Austin Prock, 3.803, 324.83 def. Jim Maroney, 3.973, 300.73 and Justin Ashley, 9.845, 75.15; Steve Torrence, 3.720, 327.27 and Brittany Force, 3.747, 334.32 def. Josh Hart, 3.798, 326.00 and Cameron Ferre, 5.899, 118.62; Antron Brown, 3.754, 328.86 and Tony Schumacher, 3.880, 310.13 def. Mike Salinas, 3.779, 326.32; Leah Pruett, 3.740, 327.27 and Shawn Langdon, 3.853, 316.01 def. Doug Kalitta, 4.100, 227.80 and Rob Passey, 13.101, 63.28;
SEMIFINALS _ Schumacher, 3.733, 314.09 and Brown, 3.749, 320.20 def. Prock, 3.783, 327.59 and Millican, 3.786, 323.89; Force, 3.725, 329.58 and Torrence, 3.744, 328.46 def. Pruett, 3.745, 325.69 and Langdon, 3.884, 294.31;
FINAL _ Force, 3.718, 338.00 def. Torrence, 3.756, 326.71, Schumacher, 4.713, 169.47 and Brown, 5.086, 154.65.
FUNNY CAR
ROUND ONE _ Robert Hight, Chevy Camaro, 3.904, 329.99 and Blake Alexander, Ford Mustang, 3.953, 312.57 def. Tony Jurado, Mustang, 4.108, 270.54 and Bobby Bode, Mustang, 4.608, 186.41; John Force, Camaro, 3.978, 328.14 and Alexis DeJoria, Toyota Supra, 3.932, 327.43 def. Jim Campbell, Dodge Charger, 4.066, 313.00 and Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 4.343, 206.16; Ron Capps, Charger, 3.970, 268.65 and J.R. Todd, Supra, 4.419, 245.85 def. Tim Wilkerson, Mustang, 8.045, 97.06 and Jason Rupert, Mustang/broke; Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.929, 323.35 and Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 3.929, 326.32 def. Chad Green, Mustang, 3.937, 312.35 and Jeff Diehl, Toyota Camry, 4.136, 291.07;
SEMIFINALS _ Capps, 3.902, 329.91 and Hagan, 3.919, 320.43 def. Todd, 3.936, 326.08 and Tasca III, 3.949, 323.12; Hight, 3.864, 331.77 and DeJoria, 3.936, 318.92 def. Force, 3.983, 318.17 and Alexander, 4.182, 242.23;
FINAL _ Capps, 3.914, 331.20 def. Hagan, 3.924, 324.44, Hight, 3.943, 328.94 and DeJoria, 3.954, 321.35.
PRO STOCK
ROUND ONE _ Troy Coughlin Jr., Chevy Camaro, 6.666, 205.82 and Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.667, 206.39 def. Steve Graham, Camaro, 6.728, 205.51 and Fernando Cuadra Jr., Ford Mustang, 6.892, 191.89; Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 6.676, 204.54 and Bo Butner, Camaro, 6.688, 205.91 def. Fernando Cuadra, Mustang, 6.718, 203.68 and Chris McGaha, Camaro, 10.445, 86.22; Kyle Koretsky, Camaro, 6.688, 205.10 and Mason McGaha, Camaro, 6.699, 205.88 def. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.679, 204.91 and Deric Kramer, Camaro, 6.689, 204.94; Cristian Cuadra, Mustang, 6.694, 204.60 and Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.667, 206.07 def. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.685, 205.26 and Camrie Caruso, Camaro, 6.693, 203.65;
SEMIFINALS _ M. McGaha, 6.711, 205.10 and Glenn, 6.682, 204.76 def. Koretsky, 6.700, 204.98 and Butner, 6.747, 203.40; Enders, 6.684, 206.13 and C. Cuadra, 6.700, 204.29 def. Coughlin Jr., 6.686, 205.38 and Stanfield, 6.714, 204.45;
FINAL _ Enders, 6.668, 206.32 def. C. Cuadra, 6.702, 196.13, M. McGaha, 6.684, 205.85 and Glenn/broke.
Point standings (top-10) for NHRA professional categories following the 22nd annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
Top Fuel _1. Steve Torrence, 304; 2. Brittany Force, 300; 3. Mike Salinas, 297; 4. Justin Ashley, 270; 5. Clay Millican, 229; 6. Austin Prock, 198; 7. Tony Schumacher, 192; 8. Josh Hart, 189; 9. Doug Kalitta, 168; 10. Antron Brown, 164.
Funny Car _1. Matt Hagan, 394; 2. Robert Hight, 385; 3. Ron Capps, 354; 4. Cruz Pedregon, 224; 5. John Force, 217; 6. Alexis DeJoria, 207; 7. Bob Tasca III, 193; 8. Tim Wilkerson, 183; 9. J.R. Todd, 170; 10. Chad Green, 163.
Pro Stock _1. Aaron Stanfield, 349; 2. Erica Enders, 346; 3. Dallas Glenn, 272; 4. Kyle Koretsky, 271; 5. Mason McGaha, 246; 6. (tie) Greg Anderson, 213; Troy Coughlin Jr., 213; 8. Bo Butner, 195; 9. Cristian Cuadra, 186; 10. Deric Kramer, 176.
(Editor’s Note: John Sturbin is a Texas-based journalist specializing in motorsports. During a near 30-year career with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, he won the Bloys Britt Award for top motorsports story of the year (1991) as judged by The Associated Press; received the National Hot Rod Association’s Media Award (1997) and several in-house Star-Telegram honors. He also was inaugural recipient of the Texas Motor Speedway Excellence in Journalism Award (2009). His list of freelance clients includes Texas Motor Speedway, the Dallas Morning News, New York Newsday, Rome (N.Y) Daily Sentinel, Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller Times, NASCAR Wire Service and Ford Racing).
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A recent study found that grade-forgiveness policies incentivize students to study STEM, take harder courses and stay in college—not slack off or simply boost their GPAs, as critics claim.
Students are more likely to enroll in science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses and graduate with a STEM degree when grade-forgiveness policies are in place, according to a recent study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Grade-forgiveness policies, also known as grade-replacement policies, differ among institutions, but generally allow students to retake a course in which they received a low grade. The student’s new grade is then calculated into their overall GPA, and the old grade is tossed out.
The study, titled “A second chance at success? Effects of college grade forgiveness policies on student outcomes,” looked at the transcripts of more than 170,000 undergraduates who attended Boise State University between 1990 and 2017. The report claims to be the first to study the impact of college course-repeating policies on GPA.
Xuan Jiang, a postdoctoral researcher at Ohio State University and co-author of the study, said Boise State was an ideal subject, since its policy on retaking courses changed during the 20-year period.
Students who entered Boise State in 1990 had a grade-forgiveness policy in place, but in fall 1995 the institution switched to a more traditional grade-averaging policy. Then, in fall 2001, Boise State reversed course and went back to its earlier grade-forgiveness policy, the study explains. So the researchers were able to compare data from students who attended the same institution but under different grade-forgiveness schemes.
Notably, the study found that when Boise State operated under a grade-forgiveness policy, students were about 10 percent more likely to enroll in STEM courses. Among students who had not yet declared a major, the policy increased the likelihood of them enrolling in a STEM course by 10.6 percent.
Because grade-forgiveness policies give students insurance against a low grade, more students are willing to risk taking a harder course or majoring in a harder subject, including STEM, said Jiang.
“This more forgiving policy actually incentivizes students to challenge themselves,” she said. “So I think the thing that we find very striking is how much more likely students are to take harder courses when they have this safety net.”
That should reassure critics who see grade forgiveness as a license for students to slack off, said Jiang.
“They only worry [is] that students might slack off when they have this forgiveness policy,” Jiang said. “But they did not see that it also could benefit students by incentivizing them to challenge themselves.”
Students who repeat a course will enroll in 1.16 more credits in the same subject than students who don’t repeat a course, the study notes, suggesting that grade-forgiveness policies significantly improve students’ interest or persistence in a subject they have struggled with.
Additionally, the number of STEM graduates increased by 25 percent when grade-forgiveness policies were in place.
“In order to get more students to graduate in STEM, you have to get them to start on the STEM trajectory,” Jiang said. “So this policy incentivizes students who take more STEM courses at the very beginning, so they could have a chance.”
David Meeler, an associate professor of philosophy at Winthrop University in South Carolina, has researched grade-forgiveness policies, including in a 2013 study of eight public institutions. Meeler said he’s not surprised that grade forgiveness improves STEM retention, since those courses tend to be sequential. Without grade forgiveness, STEM students who do poorly in a class could be thrown off track in their course of study.
“You have to take Chem I before you take Chem II, and then you move on to organic chemistry,” Meeler said. “So if you’ve got a situation like that, and you need that grade forgiveness, you’re gonna want to use it so that you don’t get pushed back.”
Grade forgiveness can also help institutions keep students enrolled—especially in STEM, where students might be deterred if they do poorly in a course, Meeler said.
“I just think it’s an effective way for universities to address retention, particularly in those types of majors where if you mess up in one class, it might throw everything off for a whole year and make you even just leave your major or leave school,” Meeler said. “Increasing the grade forgiveness, to some extent, is increasing the second chances.”
Grade-forgiveness policies are increasingly popular among institutions, Jiang said. While she and her research team don’t have an exhaustive list, she estimated that 70 to 80 percent of land-grant universities have grade-forgiveness policies.
“I think they’re actually pretty widespread,” Jiang said. “In general, the timing of implementing these policies has been spread out, but there are more and more universities taking it up.”
While the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t necessarily compel institutions to adopt grade-forgiveness policies, Meeler said, it did pressure many to temporarily adjust their grading practices, in some cases by switching classes to pass-fail.
“When COVID first hit in the middle of semester a couple of springs ago, we went from being in class one week to being fully online a week later,” Meeler said. “Institutions were understanding that that kind of change has a real impact on how students are learning.”
For all the benefits of grade forgiveness, Meeler noted it does have the potential for misuse. Some students see it as an easy way to score a high grade rather than as a path to mastering the material. His 2013 study found that 5 percent of college seniors from one institution used grade-forgiveness policies to keep between 25 and 50 percent of their coursework from counting toward their GPA. Meeler said institutions are aware that students can take advantage of the policy, but he said the majority use it responsibly.
“Any university knows these policies come with costs, and as such, most students will not maximize their use,” Meeler said. “These policies can help those students keep their path, if not always keep to their timeline.”
Meeler also said grade forgiveness can exacerbate inequity among students, since not everyone can afford to retake a course or tack on an extra semester of college.
“Who has the greatest opportunity to make use of these forgiveness policies and stick around and add an extra semester or extra year?” Meeler said. “While it might make it possible for some students to kind of hang in there longer and ultimately succeed, it comes at a cost not everyone can pay.”
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California Community Colleges leaders say the pandemic has exacerbated already rampant leadership turnover in the system.
Kindred Murillo, interim superintendent/president at Santa Barbara City College, came out of retirement in fall 2021 to help steady the troubled institution. Murillo, who previously headed the Lake Tahoe Community College District and Southwestern College, is the fourth person to occupy the role in the last three years.
The college’s last president, Utpal K. Goswami, resigned after less than two years in the position. His predecessor, Anthony Beebe, left unexpectedly because of health issues in 2019 after serving for three years. Helen Benjamin, former chancellor of the Contra Costa Community College District, stepped in as interim president and superintendent twice after Beebe’s and Goswami’s departures, The Santa Barbara Independent reported. The college hasn’t had a president stay more than four years since 2008.
For Murillo and other California community college presidents in similar situations, stepping in after the exits of several leaders has meant trying to bring consistency and constancy to institutions that are in various states of flux. That could mean implementing strategic plans that have had multiple starts and stops, overseeing neglected hiring processes, or correcting misaligned budgets.
“I think systems stopped being adhered to and planning stopped, and if you’re not planning for the future, then you just basically get stagnant and then you’re not really focused on doing really great work,” Murillo said of her experience. “And I think there became a level of internal division, which is what we’re trying to heal right now.”
Leaders in the California Community Colleges system say this continual leadership turnover is a big problem, and the pandemic has only exacerbated it.
The demands of the president’s job and the emotional toll of the pandemic have led to burnout and prompted early retirements across higher ed, including in California. At least 17 of 137 California community college leaders have retired between January 2020 and March 2022, said Larry Galizio, president and CEO of the Community College League of California, an association of 73 local public community college districts.
A 2020 study by the association also found that the average tenure of a community college chancellor, superintendent or president in the system fell to 5.1 years in the last decade, from an average of 6.9 years from 2000 to 2010. Of those leaders, 46.1 percent retired or died during their tenure, 21 percent were let go or left for other reasons, and 31.1 percent took another position.
Keith Curry, who has been president and CEO of Compton College for 12 years, said some community college presidents find themselves questioning whether the strains of the job are “worth it” amid a public health crisis and steep enrollment declines. He also believes presidents who are people of color, like himself, have felt extra pressure to tackle equity gaps and diversify faculty and staff ranks after the national racial reckoning that followed the police killing of George Floyd.
Curry said it’s easy for “work-life balance” to fall by the wayside when presidents are balancing so many responsibilities.
“When I talk to my colleagues about the work that we’re doing, it’s become overwhelming,” he said. “It’s a lot that we’re dealing with right now. And the question is, how long will you be able to do this type of work and sustain it? How do you continue the work that you’re doing and preserve your mental and physical health?”
State political dynamics also pose some unique challenges.
Galizio, of the Community College League of California, said some community college districts in the state have especially fraught relationships between their boards and chancellors. He and leaders in the system partly attribute these dynamics to vocal and active faculty and staff unions that tend to have strong alliances with boards of trustees. When union leaders, trustees and the chancellor disagree on district goals and policies, “it can be difficult to find consensus.” He noted that because community college trustees in California are elected and not appointed, as they are in other states, some may be using their positions as stepping-stones to run for other political offices and may not be as invested in leading their districts.
He believes these community college leadership roles are among “the hardest in the country” as a result.
Negotiating the politics can be “so challenging that people either lose their jobs or they get squeezed in a way that they no longer feel like they can be effective where they are, and so they start looking,” Galizio said.
Galizio said there are also often open superintendent, president and chancellor positions in the system -- there are currently about 18 openings -- because it’s so large, and that this fosters a culture of leaders moving from role to role and colleges regularly poaching one another’s administrators.
“We have a lot of churn,” he said. “We have a lot of people who, if they’re doing well in one district, they start getting calls very quickly.”
Sunita Cooke, superintendent/president at MiraCosta Community College since 2015, said she gets multiple calls and emails from headhunters every week. She worries that the ongoing scramble to fill job openings in the system means some administrators are stepping into president or chancellor roles before they’re ready.
She also believes that California community college presidents are in a state of heightened stress because of the impending rollout of California’s student-centered funding formula, which is scheduled to go into full effect in 2024. The new formula bases state funding on various student success metrics, including enrollment and completion. Community college presidents worry declining enrollments will affect student outcomes, such as graduation rates, and put funding in jeopardy. California also has a law that requires community colleges to spend at least 50 percent of their budgets on classroom instruction, which means less money is available for academic supports, Cooke noted.
“There is a lot of anxiety about it,” she said of the funding formula. “It is the topic of conversation at almost any CEO gathering.”
While perhaps an extreme case, the California Community Colleges system isn’t alone in struggling with leadership turnover. Presidential tenures have been shortening over time across the country. The average tenure of a college or university president in their current job was 6.5 years in 2016, down from seven years in 2011 and 8.5 years in 2006, according to the American Council on Education’s latest American College President Study. The average tenure for a community college president was 6.2 years, and these presidents tended to have shorter contracts. More than half of community college presidents had three-year contracts, while more than half of presidents at doctorate-granting institutions had contracts of five years or longer, said Hironao Okahana, ACE’s assistant vice president for research and insights.
Judith A. Wilde, a research professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University who studies presidential hires in higher education, said the trend is partially due to an overreliance on search firms. She and a colleague conducted a study of job ads for presidential positions in The Chronicle of Higher Education and found that in 1975, only 2 percent of ads involved outside firms, but by 2015, 92 percent involved an executive search firm or consultant.
She said search firms tend not to make the names of candidates public or involve faculty members in the process, which can make it hard to hire leaders that are the right fit for institutions.
“If you really want to vet somebody, the best network available is the faculty network system,” she said. “If you ask me about somebody, I may not know that person, but I can probably find somebody who does. I’m not saying we need to look for dirt on people, but we do need to know enough about them to know if they’ll make a good match for us.”
California community college leaders worry the turnover causes harmful disruption for institutions and students.
Curry said when leaders are constantly changing, “institutional knowledge” is lost and long-term plans grind to a halt.
“The impact it has on students—you won’t see it in the short term, but you’ll see it in the long term,” he said. “Because when new people come in, it’s hard for them to be able focus on some of the core issues students are dealing with because they’re trying to learn the organization.”
Murillo, of Santa Barbara City College, said abrupt leadership changes “can really hurt students” because leadership vacuums may lead to “toxicity” and “infighting.”
“On a daily basis, I would like 90 percent of my job to be making the world better for students,” she said. “And if a college is in turmoil, 90 percent of my job is going to be fixing the turmoil.”
But she said turnover isn’t all bad. She believes most executive roles should change every five to seven years, giving those leaders enough time to “change the culture of the institution” but not enough time to “get complacent.” She also said faculty and staff members can often insulate students from the negative effects of leadership turnover by keeping campuses running smoothly.
“For me, if I’m comfortable, it’s time to move on,” she said. “New leadership brings new eyes and new ways of doing things.”
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New Presidents or Provosts: California State U–East Bay, Canisius College, Converse U, Eastern Washington U, George Washington U, Moore College of Art & Design, Santa Clara U, University System of Georgia
April 6, 2022
- Christopher Alan Bracey, interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at George Washington University, in Washington, D.C., has been named to the job on a permanent basis.
- Boone J. Hopkins, interim president of Converse College, in South Carolina, has been appointed to the job on a permanent basis.
- Walt Jacobs, dean of the College of Social Sciences at San José State University, in California, has been selected as provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State University, East Bay.
- Shari McMahan, provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State University, San Bernardino, has been chosen as president of Eastern Washington University.
- Sonny Perdue, former governor of Georgia and U.S. secretary of agriculture, has been appointed president of the University System of Georgia.
- Julie H. Sullivan, president of the University of St. Thomas, in Minnesota, has been named president of Santa Clara University, in California.
- Steve K. Stoute, vice president for strategic initiatives and chief of staff at DePaul University, in Illinois, has been selected as president of Canisius College, in New York.
- Cathy Young, executive director of Boston Conservatory at Berklee and senior vice president of Berklee College of Music, in Massachusetts, has been appointed president of Moore College of Art & Design, in Pennsylvania.
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Professor says Moravian University hired him to be a diversity officer but squeezed him out, slowly and then all at once, for actually doing his job.
Nicholas Creary moved to Moravian University, in Bethlehem, Pa., from Iowa State University last year with high hopes. After serving as associate director of Iowa State’s Center for Diversity and Enrichment, Creary wanted to serve as a chief diversity officer somewhere, and so he gladly accepted a post as Moravian’s associate provost for academic inclusion and innovation. The job came with the promise of a fast-tracked tenure appointment to the history department.
Things quickly went south. As of last week, Creary is no longer employed by Moravian—as a diversity officer or as a professor.
In a memo Moravian sent to Creary’s lawyer after it abruptly cut off Creary’s email access, the university said that Creary had committed an “egregious violation of university policy” regarding confidential data. Specifically, the university accused Creary of “1) sharing data outside the scope of your role, 2) sharing data with people who do not need to know within our community and without supervisory authorization, and 3) sharing data to unauthorized and unaffiliated third parties.”
The memo doesn’t say what confidential information he shared. But Creary says it’s a reference to minority faculty retention data he got from the university’s office of institutional research—not through confidential human resources channels—and shared with colleagues out of concern that nonwhite employees were leaving Moravian at an alarming rate.
Creary also suspects that Moravian is far more concerned about how the faculty attrition data he’s shared make it look than about employee privacy.
Just prior to his termination, for instance, Creary drafted a resolution for the faculty to consider, proposing that Moravian form a task force to “investigate, collect data and examine the causes of the low persistence and high attrition of BIPOC [Black, Indigenous and people of color] members of the institution’s workforce, including but not limited to conducting a campus climate survey.”
That resolution says that people of color are about 10 percent of the workforce at Moravian, with about 40 percent of those employees serving as non-tenure-eligible adjunct faculty members and 25 percent as athletic coaches with no real job stability. Some 13 BIPOC faculty and staff members “will have departed or been dismissed from the institution during the last three semesters, constituting approximately 20 percent of the full-time, tenured and tenure-track faculty and staff,” the draft resolution also says.
A second, related resolution Creary proposed asks the faculty to establish a task force to “investigate and collect data concerning the institution’s responsibility to make reparations for its complicity in and benefit from the use of enslaved labor.” The resolution says it’s “beyond dispute that the Moravian Church ‘owned’ enslaved people and exploited their labor in Bethlehem.”
Creary said in an interview that “the reality is that talking about BIPOC attrition and reparations for slavery is freaking the president out because he’s got a Board of Trustees meeting coming up on April 22. He does not want to have any of this stuff being discussed. And the provost is trying to shut this down so that it wouldn’t come up at this Thursday’s faculty meeting.”
While these resolutions certainly ruffled administrative feathers (including pushback from Moravian’s administration about the accuracy of Creary’s numbers), problems with Moravian didn’t start there. The first major sign that something was wrong? Last summer, when Moravian abruptly fired fellow diversity officer Daisy Purdy, an Indigenous woman who was hired at the same time as Creary, after she made a land acknowledgment statement at the university’s intercultural graduation ceremony. (Purdy did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but other faculty members corroborated this account.)
Days Get Numbered
Just a few months later, Moravian removed Creary from his diversity officer position and made him a full-time faculty member. Creary says he was told at the time that his statements to colleagues about Purdy’s termination, along with an internal email he wrote objecting to Moravian employees having to work on Labor Day, were “too negative.”
Then, Creary says, Moravian backtracked on its promise of an easy path to tenure, requiring new procedural hurdles. Creary’s offer letter, signed by Provost Cynthia Kosso, says that she, the president and the history department all “have determined that you meet the scholarship and service criteria established by the Moravian College history department for being awarded tenure. Thus, tenure will be awarded after (1) the successful completion of a probationary period of no more than 18 months and (2) [quoting from the faculty handbook] the successful demonstration of ‘effective teaching in one’s discipline within the context of a liberal arts college.’”
When Creary demonstrated effective teaching for “two consecutive courses, tenure will be granted,” Kosso added. But that’s not how things played out. Contrary to the terms described in the letter, Moravian ended up insisting that Creary seek approval anew not only from his department’s tenure and promotion committee, but also the university-level tenure and promotion committee.
While Creary’s department colleagues approved his tenure bid unanimously last month, the university-level committee rejected his case—in part, Creary says, because he was unable to provide them letters from Moravian alumni he’d taught, as he’d only been teaching at Moravian since January 2021. Creary says the committee received letters from students he’d taught before coming to Bethlehem, but these letters were dismissed because they weren’t from Moravian alumni.
Creary learned of his tenure denial late last week. That same day, after 5 p.m., he was invited to a meeting the next morning with administrators and a human resources officer. Because the meeting seemed suspect, Creary says, he insisted that the meeting be pushed back so that he could consult his lawyer. But he says he was warned that not attending the meeting would amount to insubordination. Later that evening, Moravian cut off his email access. He says he’s since been “scrubbed” from the university website.
For these reasons, among others, Creary says he believes the unfavorable tenure decision was part of a bigger plan by Moravian’s president and provost to “disappear” him. After more than a year at Moravian, Creary said he isn’t necessarily surprised but that he did not expect to be fired in the middle of the semester, with students counting on him.
“I guess that they needed to put an end to this conversation before the Board of Trustees meets on the 22nd of this month,” he said. “That’s my guesstimate as to why this is all happening the way it did.”
Michael Corr, university spokesperson, said via email that Creary’s employment was terminated last week “for cause, for reasons unrelated to his claim. Per university policy, I cannot comment on the details around his employment or termination.” Corr also said that the task force proposals remain on the faculty meeting agenda for Thursday.
One Moravian professor who did not want to be identified by name said Tuesday that Creary is “an outspoken member of Moravian and interested in real, institutional change and engagement around issues of race and DEI [diversity, equity and inclusion]. I believe it is his outspoken presence that has put him at risk.” The professor said that Creary, who is Black, is also “routinely dismissed or outright ignored by the provost and president” when he brings up these and other issues in faculty meeting.
Before Creary ever got to Moravian, he said, a former boss told him that one of the “real dangers” of doing institutional DEI work is that “if you do your job well, you run the risk of getting fired.” Creary said that some of this tension is because institutions hiring diversity officers aren’t “clear and transparent about what their expectations are. If they’re really looking for transformational change to make the institution more inclusive and more equitable, then they should be clear about that. They should say so, and they should provide support to the people that they’re bringing in to do that.”
If institutions aren’t really looking for change, he said, they should find a way to say that, too.
“Nobody’s gonna say, ‘Well, no, we don’t want to be more inclusive. We don’t want more equitable,’” Creary said. “But if you’re saying, ‘There are only so many things that we can do—we’re kind of constrained by X, Y or Z, and we have to go slowly,’ then at least be open about that.”
Creary has filed a complaint with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Moravian is also facing a lawsuit from a professor of English who says she was forced to change jobs within the institution after she complained that a colleague used a racial slur to refer to a student in conversation. Moravian has declined comment on that case. The parties are discussing a settlement agreement, according to docket updates.
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A petition and a letter asking state officials to investigate claims of critical race theory at Virginia Military Institute are the latest salvos in an ongoing conflict between leadership and alumni.
Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are once again under attack at Virginia Military Institute. The latest skirmish comes months after the military college’s president publicly rebuked an alumnus for claiming in an interview that VMI’s DEI efforts were in fact an effort to establish critical race theory on campus.
VMI has denied that critical race theory is part of its curriculum. Unconvinced, outspoken alumni are now circulating a petition asking Virginia’s attorney general to look into the matter. While the petition acknowledges that “no formal course in CRT is being offered in the curriculum at VMI,” it also claims “the elements of that theory are being woven into the fabric, rendering harm to the VMI Experience.”
Critical race theory, a once-obscure academic concept, has become a buzzword for conservatives who claim that students are being misled about American history—particularly with regard to race relations—as part of a liberal ploy. Now some VMI alumni hope that Governor Glenn Youngkin, who seized upon CRT in Virginia’s gubernatorial election, will intercede to put an end to the divisive concepts they claim are being taught at VMI.
Challenges to DEI efforts at VMI come amid a change in leadership. The public military college recently appointed its first Black president, Superintendent Cedric T. Wins, who was hired in 2021 after the prior superintendent resigned amid accusations that racism and sexism flourished on his watch.
Now Wins is tasked with righting the ship at VMI less than a year after an external report found that “institutional racism and sexism are present, tolerated, and left unaddressed at VMI.”
DEI Work at VMI
The first shots on CRT were fired publicly in January, when 1976 graduate Carmen Villani Jr. claimed in a radio interview that Wins had failed to adequately defend VMI amid allegations of racism and sexism, findings Villani has downplayed. Villani also claimed that CRT had “entered into the VMI realm” and questioned state funding tapped to enhance diversity efforts at the college.
Villani did not respond to interview requests—then or now—from Inside Higher Ed.
But in a letter to Angela Sailor, Virginia’s chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, Villani wrote, “VMI has acted quickly in implementing policies aligned with CRT which I believe are detrimental to the VMI experience. I request that you act with a sense of urgency in making your own determination as to whether or not CRT has found its ways into VMI."
The separate anti-CRT petition strikes a similar tone, asking Virginia attorney general Jason Miyares to halt VMI’s ongoing DEI work pending an investigation to determine whether CRT is taught.
A campus spokesperson sharply denied via email that CRT is taught at the college, which is located in the mountains of Virginia and has a long history linked to the Confederacy.
“It’s important to note that Mr. Villani is a Texas resident who has not been to VMI in years,” VMI spokesperson Bill Wyatt wrote. “He has little understanding of what actually goes on here and has his own definition of CRT which is informed by a particular political philosophy. The ‘CRT’ to which Mr. Villani refers is very basic diversity training designed to help cadets understand that not everyone thinks like they do. These are very common exercises that have been used in higher education for years. There is no requirement for cadets to participate though they do have to attend. Our sophomores, juniors, and seniors were required to attend one hour of training this academic year. The freshmen were required to attend two hours. Despite Mr. Villani’s gloom and doom, the feedback from cadets was overwhelmingly positive based on post-training surveys.”
Wyatt pointed to VMI’s Inclusive Excellence plan to highlight ongoing DEI work, such as recruiting more diverse students, faculty and staff members; providing diversity training for students, employees and the Board of Visitors; and offering educational DEI programming to community organizations outside the college.
Separately, VMI has also worked to minimize the Confederate imagery and influence at the college in response to widespread accusations of racism. Such efforts included relocating a statue of former Confederate general and VMI professor Stonewall Jackson to an off-campus site in fall 2020.
Despite challenges from alumni, Wins has plenty of supporters in those ranks as well. A group dubbing itself VMI Senior African American Alumni recently signaled its support in an open letter, praising the leadership of Wins and noting that fellow grads have downplayed incidents of racism that have occurred at VMI.
“It has been disappointing to hear that various alumni have downplayed that racial incidents happened. Even more, it has been disheartening to read how certain alumni have questioned the integrity of [Major General] Wins and members of his administration, something unheard of until he was appointed Superintendent,” read the letter, signed by 13 VMI graduates.
DEI efforts at VMI also have the support of the Board of Visitors, the college’s governing body.
“The work being done at the Institute is critical toward the objectives set forth by the Board of Visitors. The preparation and readiness of our cadets for the world in which we live has never been more important,” board president Tom Watjen said in March. “Our cadet graduates today face a very different world than we did when I graduated, a world that is socially and culturally diverse. Some have suggested that to take the steps we’ve taken is ‘woke’ or supportive of such concepts as critical race theory. We have a responsibility to educate our cadets on diversity, equity, and inclusion issues but not indoctrinate. I can assure you we understand that distinction. I’m appealing to those taking these positions to educate themselves on what’s really happening at the Institute and support us as we help assure that our cadets are positioned for success in the military, business, and public sectors following graduation.”
And despite appeals to Youngkin, Wyatt points to an ongoing relationship with the governor’s office that includes working with Sailor, Virginia’s DEI chief.
“Our chief diversity officer works very closely with Governor Youngkin’s chief diversity, opportunity, and inclusion officer as well as counterparts throughout Virginia’s institutions of higher education,” Wyatt said. “In fact, VMI’s chief diversity officer has spent the better part of the past two days conducting DEI training provided by the governor’s office to all VMI employees.”
Conflating DEI With CRT
Experts suggest that some nuance is often lost in the alphabet soup of DEI and CRT, sometimes out of genuine confusion about the concepts but sometimes as part of a deliberate attempts to blur the lines.
“Unfortunately, in recent history, it’s not unusual to find CRT and DEI efforts being conflated,” said Paulette Granberry Russell, president of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education. “I think much of it has to do with the political environment that we’re in right now, one that I think is labeling DEI work as critical race theory to rebrand what I think are objections to efforts by institutions and organizations to address racism. Some of this is objections to, and I think a backlash to, both protests and advocacy to address racism in this country.”
She described deliberate conflation between CRT and DEI as “fearmongering at its worst.”
Katherine S. Cho, a professor of educational leadership at Miami University who has studied institutional accountability, notes that DEI work often gets reduced to just being about race, despite the fact that it extends to gender, sexual orientation, first-generation status and more.
She also suggests that often the attacks on critical race theory aren’t even about the concept itself but rather are an attempt to simply shut down conversations about race. Backlash around CRT often causes universities to lose sight of DEI work amid the controversy, she said, noting that institutions are susceptible to and easily distracted by such attacks.
“These are fear tactics to cause panic for universities, to shut down DEI initiatives,” Cho said.
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Biden Expected to Extend Loan-Payment Moratorium for 4 Months
President Biden is expected to extend his moratorium on federal student loan payments today or tomorrow, Politico reported. According to the article, the new deadline for beginning to repay loans will be Sept. 1.
Many Democrats in Congress and activist groups have been urging the president to completely eliminate loan payments for some students, or to extend the moratorium beyond four months.
“We recognize that extending the payment pause is important to borrowers struggling to shoulder the harm caused by the pandemic, economic shocks, and inflation. However, President Biden’s piecemeal, short-term approach is not enough to meet these challenging times,” said Natalia Abrams, president and founder of the Student Debt Crisis Center.
But some Republicans have criticized any extension of the moratorium. Representative Virginia Foxx of North Carolina, the ranking Republican on the Education and Labor Committee, said, “Hardworking taxpayers are fed up with having their backs broken by this administration. The outrageous extension of this moratorium contradicts the administration’s promise to the American public.”
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College and university presidents will gather in New York City this month for a summit on anti-Semitism on campuses run by Hillel International and the American Jewish Committee in collaboration with the American Council on Education.
“University presidents have a critical role to play in improving the campus climate for Jewish students and ensuring all students can live and study in environments free of hate and intolerance,” Adam Lehman, president and CEO of Hillel International, said in a press release. “This summit will give university administrators the tools and resources they need to speak out against antisemitism and take specific steps to make our campuses safer.”
The event, which begins next Monday night, will take place at the Center for Jewish History. Campus leaders will hear from members of the U.S. House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, Representatives Ted Deutch, Lee Zeldin and Grace Meng. Presidents will also participate in confidential sessions and listen to presentations led by university and Jewish community leaders to share best practices for confronting anti-Semitism on campuses.
At least 35 colleges and universities are participating, including the City University of New York, Columbia University, New York University, Cornell University, the University of Michigan, the University of Miami and George Washington University, among others.
“The conversations we engage in at this summit will help institutions across the country craft strategies to improve the campus climate for Jewish students and other community members,” Ted Mitchell, president of the American Council on Education, said in the release.
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The Georgia Senate passed a bill Monday banning free speech zones on public campuses, effectively making free speech legal in all campus locations. If Governor Brian Kemp signs off, the state’s public institutions will be prohibited from disrupting legal free speech anywhere on campus—though they can place limits on the time, place and nature of protests, The Georgia Recorder reported.
“House Bill 1 will protect and clarify the First Amendment rights our students should enjoy on our public colleges and universities,” said Republican state senator Bruce Thompson. “The bill seeks to accomplish this in two ways, first, by protecting what students may say, second, protecting where they can exercise free speech.”
Democrats fear the bill could end up stifling free speech by making it more difficult for students to hold a counterprotest against a speaker who offends them.
Democratic senator Elena Parent accused Republicans of being hypocritical by supporting free speech on campus while trying to prohibit the teaching of “divisive concepts.”
“The majority party is eager to censor left-wing views or speech while trying to bolster right-wing speech,” Parent said.
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PLAINVILLE, Kansas — Stephanie Grisham has the distinction of serving as a White House press secretary who never held a press conference.
And who ultimately turned on the former chief executive who brought her into the West Wing.
Now she lives in a deep-red part of west-central Kansas — surrounded by Americans where Donald Trump remains a political savior and from where she’s coordinating with Republicans across the country determined that he never return to the Oval Office.
“She hides in plain sight here,” says Lauren Mack, veterinarian to the town of about 1,750 people.
Six years ago, she viewed the New York real estate man and reality TV star the same way as so many of her new Midwestern neighbors do today. She saw him as a straight-shooting antidote capable of draining a swamp of graft and self-dealing in Washington.
Grisham became determined to make America great again by working for Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. She rose high enough in the campaign that after Trump was elected, she became First Lady Melania Trump’s spokeswoman.
And late in the administration, she took over the job as the president’s press secretary.
But her view from inside the Trump White House made her lose faith. And when, during the Jan. 6 insurrection, Melania Trump refused to OK a tweet condemning the violence on Capitol Hill, Grisham quit.
Like a handful of other Trump acolytes-turned-antagonists, she wrote a book. It was not kind to the man who was once her hero. It cast Trump as an angry man-child with a special love of dictators.
Grisham has become one of the more visible Republicans fighting against Trump, appearing on national TV and working with other disaffected former Trump staffers on a plan to make sure her former boss stays out of public office.
She’s doing that from an old house in the ranching-and-oil town Plainville in a county where Trump won 86% of the vote in 2020.
And, so far, so good.
“I’ve had absolutely no problems,” Grisham said. “Everybody’s kind to me. There are a couple of people who, I think, give me looks that aren’t super pleasant. But well, you know, maybe they’re just having a bad day.”
People who aren’t immediately recognizable in Plainville stand out. Some don’t know who Grisham is. For a lot of people in Plainville, the most important thing is that a relatively young person (Grisham is 45) has moved to this shrinking town and fixed up an old house.
Others, though, call Grisham a traitor, someone who double-crossed Trump to make a buck. And they adore Donald Trump.
“He’s it,” said Candace Rachel, long-time editor of the Plainville Times. “A lot of people in this town think he’s the savior.”
Why Plainville?
Grisham said it’s unlikely she would ever have set foot in the place if her sister hadn’t married a Plainville native. But Grisham came out for a visit, and wound up staying for three weeks.
“We would sit on the patio and it’s so quiet,” recalls Grisham. “And at night you can see all the stars.”
That was during the pandemic lockdown, when Grisham was working remotely anyway. She would steal away from Washington for long visits to Plainville and eventually bought a house across the street from her sister’s place.
“It was just this really peaceful place that I thought would be a perfect place to kind of get over Trumpworld,” Grisham said.
After she resigned on the day of the Capitol insurrection, Grisham’s Plainville place became the base for writing her book, “I’ll Take Your Questions Now.” In it, she calls the Trump administration a “clown car on fire running full speed into a warehouse full of fireworks” and chronicles childish, needy and dishonest behavior on the part of her former boss.
“I kept thinking like, ‘Oh, what’s going to happen here?’” Grisham said. “This is a very big Second Amendment part of the country and, I’m not going to lie, I thought, ‘Should I learn to shoot a gun myself? Am I going to need protection?’”
The answer was no. The book came out, but it’s hard to find anyone in Plainville who’s actually read it. And Grisham said she tends to keep her ideas about Trump to herself when she’s out around town.
That may change because Grisham feels a special responsibility to tell her fellow pro-gun, anti-immigrant neighbors that Trump is not the best guy to get the job done.
“He’s not your savior and he’s not looking out for you. And I am saying that as somebody who really thought he was,” she said. “I’ve got to try to figure out a way to express that to people.”
She wants to craft a message that respects that devotion, rather than ridiculing it.
“He’s the ultimate con man,” Grisham said. “I … feel the responsibility to try to talk to the people I talk to all the time who think he's amazing. And I wanna say, ‘I understand that. I thought he was amazing.” But I promise you, he’s not in your corner. He’s in Donald Trump’s corner. Period.”
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Today on the Academic Minute: Willow Henry, professor of health-care practice at Franklin Pierce University, examines one way the health-care field is continually changing. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.
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- There has been a reasonably broad-based increase in inflation
- Looking for clarity on how supply chain problems will resolve
He's not wrong with the headline remark but there is very little or pretty much nothing that central banks can do in trying to combat the broader issues that are causing inflation to surge.
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An analysis by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has found that public research universities had spent nearly $14.5 billion, or over 70 percent of the federal COVID-19 relief grant dollars they received, as of Dec. 31, 2021. This includes the nearly $10 billion from the first two pandemic relief bills—the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, as well as a substantial portion of the third round of funding that came from the American Rescue Plan Act. Funds were used to meet students’ basic needs, mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and shift to digital then hybrid instruction formats with unprecedented speed. Spending has continued this year.
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Texas lieutenant governor Dan Patrick appears to be proceeding with his plan to end tenure in Texas: in a charge to state lawmakers this week, Patrick, a Republican, called for a review of how tenure is granted and revoked in the state. He also asked lawmakers to “make recommendations to revise current tenure policies, and provide boards of regents with additional authority to review and address issues with tenured faculty,” KERA reported.
In a separate charge, Patrick told the Texas Senate Higher Education Committee to examine U.S. history course requirements and to ensure that “elements of critical race theory” aren’t being taught. Jay Hartzell, president of the University of Texas at Austin, publicly defended tenure in February, after Patrick said he wanted to end the practice over professors asserting their right to teach critical race theory and other topics without political interference.
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German construction activity sees a notable slowdown as the Russia-Ukraine conflict impacts demand, prices and supply with new orders falling and input cost rising. The slowdown was led by the residential sector, though work on commercial projects also eased. S&P Global notes that:
“After an excellent start to the year, the construction sector lost momentum in March, with the headline PMI dropping sharply from February's two-year high and signalling a near-stalling of activity growth.
"A number of the survey's indicators point to the war in Ukraine as having had a detrimental impact on the construction sector's performance, including a drop in new orders amid increased hesitancy amongst clients, as well as renewed pressure on both supply chains and prices.
"Material shortages and supply delays have worsened notably in the past month, and this extra imbalance between supply and demand, alongside the surge in energy prices, has caused the rate of cost inflation
Inflation
Inflation is defined as a quantitative measure of the rate in which the average price level of goods and services in an economy or country increases over a period of time. It is the rise in the general level of prices where a given currency effectively buys less than it did in prior periods.In terms of assessing the strength or currencies, and by extension foreign exchange, inflation or measures of it are extremely influential. Inflation stems from the overall creation of money. This money is measured by the level of the total money supply of a specific currency, for example the US dollar, which is constantly increasing. However, an increase in the money supply does not necessarily mean that there is inflation. What leads to inflation is a faster increase in the money supply in relation to the wealth produced (measured with GDP). As such, this generates pressure of demand on a supply that does not increase at the same rate. The consumer price index then increases, generating inflation.How Does Inflation Affect Forex?The level of inflation has a direct impact on the exchange rate between two currencies on several levels.This includes purchasing power parity, which attempts to compare different purchasing powers of each country according to the general price level. In doing so, this makes it possible to determine the country with the most expensive cost of living.The currency with the higher inflation rate consequently loses value and depreciates, while the currency with the lower inflation rate appreciates on the forex market.Interest rates are also impacted. Inflation rates that are too high push interest rates up, which has the effect of depreciating the currency on foreign exchange. Conversely, inflation that is too low (or deflation) pushes interest rates down, which has the effect of appreciating the currency on the forex market.
Inflation is defined as a quantitative measure of the rate in which the average price level of goods and services in an economy or country increases over a period of time. It is the rise in the general level of prices where a given currency effectively buys less than it did in prior periods.In terms of assessing the strength or currencies, and by extension foreign exchange, inflation or measures of it are extremely influential. Inflation stems from the overall creation of money. This money is measured by the level of the total money supply of a specific currency, for example the US dollar, which is constantly increasing. However, an increase in the money supply does not necessarily mean that there is inflation. What leads to inflation is a faster increase in the money supply in relation to the wealth produced (measured with GDP). As such, this generates pressure of demand on a supply that does not increase at the same rate. The consumer price index then increases, generating inflation.How Does Inflation Affect Forex?The level of inflation has a direct impact on the exchange rate between two currencies on several levels.This includes purchasing power parity, which attempts to compare different purchasing powers of each country according to the general price level. In doing so, this makes it possible to determine the country with the most expensive cost of living.The currency with the higher inflation rate consequently loses value and depreciates, while the currency with the lower inflation rate appreciates on the forex market.Interest rates are also impacted. Inflation rates that are too high push interest rates up, which has the effect of depreciating the currency on foreign exchange. Conversely, inflation that is too low (or deflation) pushes interest rates down, which has the effect of appreciating the currency on the forex market.
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"These recent developments have exacerbated constructors' pre-existing concerns about elevated prices and supply bottlenecks. Expectations towards future activity have slumped to their lowest in almost two years, as firms anticipate a tougher task securing new work."
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The University of Michigan warned students Friday that COVID-19 cases are increasing, WXYZ News reported.
“These cases are almost always linked to indoor social gatherings,” said Preeti Malani, the university’s chief health officer.
Most of the cases are mild, as they are hitting students who have been vaccinated.
The university’s COVID-19 data center said on Thursday, “The number of COVID-19 cases on campus increased again slightly last week from the previous week with small pockets of cases linked to various social gatherings and other events around the campus community. Cases in Washtenaw County are now increasing after plateauing the previous week. U-M students accounted for 26 percent (119 out of 459) of COVID-19 cases.”
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Universities everywhere should fear what comes next in Nicaragua and elsewhere in the region, Tom Hare and Estela Rivero write.
The predetermined elections in Nicaragua that installed Daniel Ortega for a fourth consecutive term at the end of last year were met with little surprise in the international community. World leaders and diplomats called for the restoration of democracy and the release of political prisoners. Instead, Ortega determined that the “election” was permission to move even closer to a dictatorship. As evidence of that, sham trials started in the past month for more than 170 political prisoners who had dared to speak out or campaign against Ortega, including political scientist, activist and our Central America Research Alliance collaborator Felix Maradiaga, who was found guilty of “conspiracy.” Prison sentences for up to 13 years have been handed down for the mere act of participating in a democratic process. At least one political prisoner has died, reportedly having been kept in inhumane conditions.
After quelling any critical voice from civil society over the past few years, Ortega is now out for the academy and the Roman Catholic Church. Fourteen private universities have been closed by the regime in Nicaragua over the past few months, and more than 14,000 students have not been able to return to classes as scheduled. Possibly the most outspoken and critical university in the country—the University of Central America (UCA) in Managua—remains in the crosshairs. After an armed attack by government-aligned forces and death threats against the university president during the 2018 unrest, the UCA now faces the same attempts to cancel its legal status as other universities in the country. The fact that the UCA has avoided closure thus far is thanks in part to its international connections via the Jesuits, an order of Catholic priests, who founded it in 1960. It is also thanks in part to the Vatican and its representative in the country. Ortega was initially reluctant to cross the church—that is, until the church finally spoke out against Ortega’s rapid slide to dictatorship and the regime expelled the papal nuncio last month.
No university should fear government interference when it delivers on its purpose of teaching the next generation and contributing evidence to social and scientific debate. Unfortunately, that has not been the case in other repressive countries like China, Egypt, Hungary, Russia and Turkey.
Far from being just another step toward eliminating free debate, the dismantling of universities is a near-fatal blow to democracy. The lack of training in important technical and scientific skills will restrict economic development and the growth of the private sector for a generation. The lack of experience in study and research in social sciences will weaken the public sector and critical social services for just as long. All of this weakens the important counterbalance these sectors provide to the government.
Beyond their role as top centers of scientific inquiry in the region, the Jesuit universities in Central America have been and continue to be important promoters of ethical and moral leadership. Guided by, but not limited to, Catholic social teaching, the UCA in Managua and its sister UCA in San Salvador have for decades been outspoken in their evidence-informed advocacy for the most vulnerable.
At no time was that more apparent than during the last half of the 20th century as war ravaged both countries. Priests, faculty, staff and students in both countries advocated for the rights of the oppressed and for a peaceful resolution to the conflicts. In El Salvador, the Jesuit leaders and academics of the UCA used their training in psychology, philosophy and theology to challenge systematic injustices and indiscriminate assassinations suffered by the marginalized. Their intellect, moral reasoning and belief in the right to dissent resulted in their targeting by the Salvadoran military and, eventually, their murders on the grounds of the UCA in 1989.
The martyrs of the UCA in El Salvador are an eternal reminder of the central role universities can play to advance the common good in the face of repressive governments. Not since those murders over 30 years ago have universities in the region faced such an existential threat.
Contagion
The return of dictators in Central America did not happen overnight. Decades of promising reforms and institution-building followed the years of war. However, the pendulum has started to swing back to where governments in the region were nearly a century ago—with strongman dictators who rule the poor majority through oppression and political violence.
As with the rise of global populism that has swept from country to country around the world, dictators watch and learn from one another. In 2020, for example, the Ortega regime instituted a “foreign agents law” that restricted the ability of civil society—including our partner universities and think tanks—to receive and utilize funding from abroad. A year later, the Nayib Bukele regime in El Salvador had a copy of Nicaragua’s law on the general assembly floor for debate, and a vote is now pending.
Academics and journalists in Mexico are facing a two-front battle against the government and organized crime given their role in seeking to provide transparency. Meanwhile, in both El Salvador and Guatemala, the rule of law and due process have been destroyed by unlawful executive actions similar to those in Nicaragua and Venezuela over the years to remove prosecutors and judges who are viewed as unfriendly or who have opened inquiries into corruption in the executive branch.
Hope for the Future
Honduras is the somewhat unlikely sign of hope in the region after the extensive allegations of election fraud in the 2017 election, which ushered in the second term of the incumbent Juan Orlando Hernández. But the new Xiomara Castro administration, installed in January, has made anticorruption and a respect for human rights its core mission and made good on a promise to begin to re-establish an international anticorruption commission in the country. The arrest of Hernández, the past president, to face extradition to the U.S. on drug-trafficking charges, is also a positive step toward making good on campaign promises. However, there is still a long way to go to ensure transparency and the rule of law for all.
How far will antidemocratic actions go in each country? The answer to that question depends in large part on the response of the international community, including university and church leadership. While regional and global governments should continue to pressure for respect for democratic norms, they must be joined by university and church leaders to stop the contagion and re-establish freedom of expression—including academic freedom and freedom from undue interference in universities—as a universal right. Universities and the Catholic Church, while far from perfect, are respected and guided by Christian principles ostensibly shared by leaders in the region. We must not be silent.
In our research, we have found that having hope in the future is the single most powerful predictor of people wanting to stay versus migrate from Central America. Universities everywhere, especially those whose mission, rooted in Catholic social teaching, is to promote social change in favor of the most vulnerable, are indispensable in the establishment that hope for a better future. They must not be silenced.
Bio
Estela Rivero and Tom Hare are co-directors of the Central America Research Alliance at the University of Notre Dame’s Pulte Institute for Global Development. In partnership with researchers at more than a dozen institutions in Central America, they conduct applied research to inform development policy and practice in democracy, human rights and governance in the region. Both Rivero and Hare are the authors of several peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and Hare is the author of Zonas Peligrosas: The Challenge of Creating Safe Neighborhoods in Central America (Fordham University Press).
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BENTON COUNTY, Wash. —
A jury found Richland man Michael D. Blanchard guilty on two counts of first degree child rape and two counts of first degree child molestation. All four charges were considered aggravated due to Blanchard exploiting a position of trust. Three of the four charges were considered aggravated because of Blanchard’s abuse pattern.
An 8-year-old victim of Blanchard’s took the stand during trial to testify about the abuse they endured, while their abuser was feet away. Specialized Child Interviewer Mari Murstig conducted a forensic interview with the victim, which was included in the trial. Testimony was also heard from Kadlec medical professionals.
The case was investigated by Detective Cameron Fancher with the Richland Police Department. Several advocates were supporting the victim and their family throughout the process, including from the Support, Advocacy, and Resource Center and the Benton County Prosecutor’s Office.
The case was prosecuted by Benton County Deputy Prosecutor Anita Petra.
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TRI-CITIES, Wash. -
With high wind advisories in the area, tumbleweeds have been spotted more than ever.
But more than the average few tumbleweeds blowing across an empty street, April 4 and 5 saw reports of massive amounts of tumbleweeds.
Around the Badger South area of Richland, an entire street of houses was blocked by a wall of tumbleweeds.
The dry, spiky plants have been everywhere, leaving people wondering what to do with them. Professionals in the area let us know what your options are.
If you need to remove tumbleweeds:
- Make sure you wear gloves.
- Load the tumbleweeds into a truck, secure the load and take it to the dump.
- Or call a professional to remove them for you.
- Or watch for local burn days.
Take caution to not move tumbleweeds around too much, as this would drop seeds. Otherwise, we may see the return of Tumblegeddon next year.
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YAKIMA, WA - Yakima city council members unanimously voted to pass the redistricting plan to even out the number of people in each district. Multiple city council members said they will better represent the near 50 percent Latino population.
Redistricting will provide more opportunities for Latinos to get involved in local government, said city mayor Janice Deccio.
"[They have a better chance] of getting representation for the issues that are important to them," said Deccio.
Redistricting creates a third minority-majority district, which has more Latinos of voting age than any other group of people.
"If there are more of like-communities, they have a better chance of winning an election," said Deccio.
District 4 will be the third minority-majority district in Yakima after Districts 1 and 2.
Kenton Gartell said he lives in District 1. He said he doesn't believe redistricting the city will better serve his mixed Hispanic household.
"All [they're] doing is diluting the Hispanic vote that already doesn't really vote, which is sad because they should vote," said Gartrell.
Yakima city council members plan to finalize their vote at the next meeting on April 16th.
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Top news and notes from around Northern Virginia and beyond.
5. Masks optional
George Mason University on Tuesday dropped its mask requirement for all campuses and facilities, citing low COVID-19 transmission rates.
4. Rights violated
A federal judge has ruled in favor of a man who claimed Fauquier County Sheriff’s deputies violated his Fourth Amendment rights when they arrested and assaulted him.
3. Rain, rain go away
Some showers are likely this morning, then a mostly cloudy day is in store with high temperatures near 66 degrees. Click here for a detailed forecast by ZIP code.
2. Cats rescued
Firefighters rescued two cats from a burning home in McLean on Monday evening after a fire started when a resident accidentally spilled kerosene while filling a lamp, fire officials said.
1. Centreville tornado
The National Weather Service has confirmed a second tornado touched down, this one in Centreville, during last week's strong storms.
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A 78-year-old man Alexandria man has died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash that occurred March 30 at 2:01 p.m. in Oakton.
Thomas Peregoy of Alexandria was driving eastbound on Lawyers Road near Kedge Drive when his 2014 Toyota Tacoma drifted off the roadway to the right, striking a tree head-on. Rescue personnel took Peregoy to a hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Preliminarily, speed and alcohol do not appear to be factors in the crash, police said.
Police ask anyone who has information about this crash to contact the department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit at (703) 280-0543.
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Two county students earn honors in speech contest
Two area high school students earned honors March 17 at a Right to Life speech contest held at the Southgate Veteran’s Memorial Library. They completed for prizes of $250.
Homeschooled senior Olympia Urbaniak of Trenton and Madeleine DeSana of Carleton, a sophomore at Notre Dame Academy in Toledo, were among the participants. Olympia placed first and will now advance to the Right to Life of Michigan annual high school oratory contest in May.
Madeleine placed second. The third-place winner was Hannah Kwalton, a freshman at Gabriel Richard Catholic High School in Riverview.
Each participate gave a five- to seven-minute speech on the topics of abortion, infanticide and embryonic stem cell research.
Olympia’s speech offered a journey from conception to birth and beyond from the perspective of an unborn child, event organizers said.
“It highlighted the excitement of the baby’s continuing development and anticipation of the future, while keeping in mind that they could be terminated at any point in the process should the mother choose or be forced into an abortion,” contest organizers said. “Her final paragraph spoke to the fact that there are now lawmakers considering legislation that could allow mothers to end the life of their children up to four weeks after birth and also hinted at the practice of euthanizing the elderly.”
An except from Olivia’s speech: “I made it! Breathing air and seeing faces, sort of. I thought I would feel safe in her arms. That the threat would be over, but I live in Maryland. Laws could be changing here. Twenty-eight days where I could be frozen outside, cooked in a car, got left unfed without consequences. Even worse, my mama could sue police officers for trying to stop my killer from hurting another baby. If that law changes, she could make money by murdering me. Is there an age where this fear stops? Maybe Grammy knows.”
Madeleine’s speech focused on the growing acceptance of the practice of infanticide, said contest organizers.
“Her speech discussed the Maryland bill, the Pregnant Person’s Freedom Act of 2022 which, using vague language, could prevent authorities from investigating the deaths of infants who are left to die for up to 28 days after birth," organizers said. "She also pointed out legislation in Virginia introduced by Kathy Tran, which would have made it easier to allow third trimester abortions. Often late-term abortions are done when the child is presumed to be mentally or physically challenged. To Madeleine, these bills brought to mind the atrocities of Nazi Germany. She stated that these politicians have ‘publicly made it known that they believe a baby with Down Syndrome or even just a missing limb does not deserve to live.’ The last time thinking of this nature was taught widespread was by a man named Adolf Hitler. He believed only people who looked and acted a certain way deserved to live, and now we are seeing his beliefs and ways reborn in this legislation.”
Judges for the contest were Amy Rennie, RN and pastor of Heritage Park Church of God with her husband Rob; Frank Julian, RN, a retired nurse and pastor, founder of FAWN (Fighting AIDS With Nutrition), chaplain at World Medical Relief, author and podcaster, and Pamela Munroe, a retired teacher and former business woman who currently volunteers preparing tax returns for the elderly.
This year’s contest was organized by Debbie Bloomfield and moderated by Diane Hornbeck. It was co-sponsored by Right to Life of Michigan affiliates from Dearborn Area, Central Wayne County, Upper Downriver, and Southern Downriver.
For more information about their programs and projects, visit www.rtl.org or call (734) 282-6100.
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Kolak comes home to Carlson with baseball victory over Flat Rock
FLAT ROCK – Matt Kolak thoroughly enjoyed his five seasons as Jefferson’s varsity baseball coach.
Only one thing could pry him away.
Home.
The 1991 Gibraltar Carlson graduate could not pass up an opportunity to coach at his alma mater.
“It feels good,” Kolak said after a 10-3 victory over Flat Rock Tuesday in his first game as Carlson’s coach. “I definitely would not have left Jefferson to coach anywhere else.”
It felt good for Kolak to wear the Carlson colors again and it felt even better to simply be back on the diamond.
“The best thing was just to get on the field,” Kolak said. “We’ve only been outside (for practice) two times this year.”
It was the third time outside for Flat Rock.
“It was definitely good to get outside,” said Steve Kamin, who stood in for while head coach Jim Lancaster was attending a conference for work.
It might have been the first game on a chilly afternoon, but Carlson’s Robert MacAleese appeared in mid-season form.
The football offensive lineman went 4-for-4 with a walk and scored four times.
“It was nice to get out and knock off some of the rust,” the senior first baseman said. “We haven’t been able to hit batting practice outside very often. This was like practice for us.”
MacAleese was happy to see Joey Godfrey get the start for Flat Rock.
Photo Gallery:Gibraltar Carlson at Flat Rock baseball
“I knew their starting pitcher,” he said. “I had a pretty good idea of what he would throw me.”
After a first-inning single off Godfrey, MacAleese’s confidence soared.
“I love to hit,” he said. “That’s what I am best at.”
Kolak was happy to see his No. 3 hitter pound the ball in the season opener.
“He came out strong,” the coach said. “We have some big boys.”
The strong start by MacAleese was not such a welcome sight in the other dugout.
“Honestly we thought about walking him, even when he led off innings,” Kamin said. “That goes against every rule of baseball, but we thought about it.”
Unfortunately for Carlson, MacAleese only came to the plate once with runners on base.
He hit with two outs and the bases empty in the first, led off the third and fifth and came up with one out and no one on base in the sixth.
MacAleese never saw a pitch worth swinging at when he strolled to the plate with runners on second and third in the seventh.
“We weren’t going to throw him a strike,” Kamin said.
MacAleese started rallies in the third, fifth and sixth that helped the Marauders pull away.
Dylan Javor had a two-run double in the second, Hunter Avery singled home a run in the third and McCullen Greene’s two-run double keyed a three-run fifth.
Liam Ferguson went 2-for-3 with a double, was on base four times and scored twice. Avery was 2-for-2 with a double, John Hojnowski had two hits and drove in a run and Greene went 2-for-2.
Zach Buchs, Nico Reach and John Hojnowski pitched well.
“We played good,” Kolak said. “I liked what I saw from our pitchers. We started slow, then the bats settled in.”
Flat Rock freshman Mike Giroux had two hits in his varsity debut, Nick Kar recorded a pair of RBI singles and stole a base and Brian Booms went 2-for-2 with a walk and scored twice.
“Our catcher (Kar) did a good job of blocking the ball and we ran the bases well,” Kamin said.
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Local Sports: Giroux back for Flat Rock; Bedford, Huron earn wins
NAPOLEON – Kayla Giroux didn’t get to play softball last year.
She sat out the entire season after injuring a knee during basketball season.
She returned Tuesday with an impressive performance, striking out 17 while tossing a 3-hitter to lead the Rams to a 7-1 victory over Napoleon in their season opener.
“She is back full force,” said Haylee Finnerty, who is replacing Steve Przybylo as Flat Rock’s coach this spring. “I give her credit. There was no hesitation. She didn’t skip a beat. She pitched the first game and played shortstop in the second.”
Flat Rock dropped the second game 9-8.
Maddie Cerroni clubbed a pair of home runs and Sophia Somerset collected 3 hits.
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Hensley powers Bedford
TEMPERANCE – Aubrey Hensley went 4-for-7 with 4 RBI, 2 doubles and 2 stolen bases to lead Bedford to a 10-0, 13-1 sweep of a doubleheader against Grosse Ile Tuessday.
“Aubrey Hensley was outstanding behind the plate and crushed the ball hitting today,” Bedford coach Marla McDowell said.
Sydney Shammo also had a big day, going 5-for-8 with 6 stolen bases, 4 RBI and 4 runs. McKenna Dunlap also had four hits and Payton Pudlowski and Camryn Pudlowski added three hits apiece.
Maddie Henegar tossed a 1-hitter in the first game and struck out 14.
Huron’s Jackson delivers
NEW BOSTON – Marissa Jackson doubled on an 0-2 count to drive in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to give New Boston Huron a 4-3 win over Canton.
Huron dropped the second game 6-3.
Emma Sic went 3-for-4 to lead the offense in the first game and Rylie Greggo tossed a 4-hitter to earn the win.
Erin Newman led the Huron offense in the second game, going 2-for-3.
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Obey scores four
WILLIS – Lauryn Obey racked up four goals and an assist to lead Milan to an 8-0 win over Ypsilanti Lincoln Tuesday.
Leah Mazei, Isabelle Fetterolf, Evelyn Slayton and Sylvia Koch had the other Milan goals.
“I am happy for the way the team is playing and working together,” Milan coach Victor Plasse said.
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Ring tones: Images from a Friday night of fights at ALCC
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Images from a Friday night of fights at ALCC
A packed house at the Opportunity Center at Arthur Lesow Community Center in Monroe reveled in night of boxing Friday.
The Friday Night Fights show featured four pro and nine amateur bouts. Three professional fighters from the Joe's-ALCC boxers won decisively and Monroe amateurs went 2-3 in their five fights.
Monroe News photographer Tom Hawley was ringside to capture all the action and emotion. Here are some of his pictures.
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Two people were injured in a workplace shooting in South Carolina Tuesday night before the suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
One of the victims was in critical condition after the shooting at the Fraenkische industrial plant in Anderson, South Carolina, according to Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore. The condition of the other victim was not released.
About 30 employees were at the plant when the shooting unfolded around 10:30 p.m. and all but the two victims were able to escape, Anderson County Sheriff Chad McBride said.
Authorities believe the shooter was a former employee at the plant and appeared to have a rifle.
"Obviously, a very scary scenario, very tragic scenario, and so we're trying to work through all the details now and begin the investigation," McBride said.
According to the company's website, Fraenkische develops "pipes, shafts and system components" for industries ranging from drainage and electrical systems to building technology and automotive.
The shooting comes as the nation is grappling with a rise in gun violence and crime. So far this year, there have been 11,152 firearm deaths in the US, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Last weekend alone, 13 people were killed and more than 40 injured in shootings across the country.
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Three men have been arrested after a mass shooting in downtown Sacramento, California, though only one has been officially charged and made a court appearance as of Tuesday evening.
The shooting took place just after 2 a.m. PT Sunday and left six people dead, 12 wounded and a chaotic crime scene littered with more than 100 shell casings. Police have said the investigation is highly complex and involves many witnesses, numerous videos and significant physical evidence.
The latest development came Tuesday when police said they arrested someone for "being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm." Police said he was seen carrying a gun in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, but believe that gun was not fired in the melee. He has not been charged with crimes directly related to the shootings, police said, and online inmate records indicate he was released Tuesday. CNN has reached out to the public defender's office.
The other two men arrested are brothers -- Dandrae Martin, 26, and Smiley Martin, 27 -- who were taken into custody Monday and Tuesday. The brothers are believed to be responsible for firing into the downtown crowd, according to Sacramento Police Officer Chad Lewis, though he named only Dandrae Martin.
"He (Dandrae) was charged with assault with a firearm," Lewis said Tuesday, but did not rule out the prospect of others having fired shots. "There could be more than the two shooters we're already aware of," Lewis said.
Dandrae Martin has been charged with felony possession of a firearm. He made his first appearance in court Tuesday, but did not enter a plea.
"That firearm was modified from its original condition with a component that made it capable of firing automatic gunfire and would classify it as a machine gun by California law," Lewis said.
Smiley Martin was found at the scene of the shooting early Sunday with "serious injuries from gunfire" and taken to a local hospital, the Sacramento Police Department said in a news release. Once Smiley Martin's medical care is complete, he will be booked at the Sacramento County Main Jail on charges of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of a machine gun, police said.
The Martin brothers were among the dozen people injured in the shooting.
Dandrae Martin's next court date is April 26, where his bail is expected to be set. His attorney, Linda Parisi, said Martin was "very somber" during their brief discussion, adding she feels the response to gun violence should be bigger than just one case.
"This is not just a criminal justice issue, and it is narrow-sighted to say well all we have to do is address what happened on this occasion, have it processed through the criminal justice," she told reporters. "It's bigger than that and we need to address that. People are suffering, all people. As I say, everyone is touched by gun violence."
The shooting in Sacramento was one of more than 120 mass shootings in the United States this year and one of at least 10 shooting incidents over the weekend.
A fight may have preceded the shooting
The shooting happened just after 2 a.m. PT in a bustling part of downtown, a few blocks from the California State Capitol, Sacramento City Hall and the Golden 1 Center, where the city's NBA team plays home games.
A video posted on social media appears to show an altercation before the shooting, police said Sunday. "We are currently working to determine what, if any, relation these events have to the shooting," the statement said.
Search warrants were executed at three homes and at least one handgun was recovered, according to the Sunday statement, and authorities said they had received more than 100 video or photo files on a tip portal.
Detectives have since found "hundreds of items of evidence at the scene," including more than 100 shell casings, police said in a Tuesday news release. Investigators also located a stolen handgun that was "found to have been converted to a weapon capable of automatic gunfire," police said.
At least three buildings and three cars were hit by bullets, according to police.
"There were a lot of shots fired that night, and hence the complexity of the investigation," police chief Katherine Lester told CNN affiliate KCRA. Lester has said there were multiple shooters and that a large fight preceded the gunfire.
The youngest victims were 21
The Sacramento County Coroner's Office on Monday identified the six victims who died:
- Johntaya Alexander, 21
- Melinda Davis, 57
- Sergio Harris, 38
- Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32
- Yamile Martinez-Andrade, 21
- Devazia Turner, 29
During an emotional vigil Monday night, members of the Sacramento community and officials expressed frustration with repeated instances of gun violence in the city and called for action to prevent more shootings.
The shooting over the weekend was the second mass shooting in Sacramento in the past five weeks. On February 28, a man fatally shot three of his children and another man at a church. The gunman took his own life, authorities said.
Mayor Darrell Steinberg said solutions -- not well wishes -- are needed to help change the trajectory of gun violence in America.
"Thoughts and prayers are not enough," he said. "It is beyond time to have a sane conversation (about) guns in America. We have a sickness -- it's a sickness in our country, it's a sickness in our culture."
Sacramento will keep investing in programs focused on early intervention and violence prevention for young people, he said.
"In our city, we will take stock and we will do everything we can -- on the investment side, on the public safety side, on the gun side -- to protect the public," Steinberg said.
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Former glamour model Katie Price has reportedly splashed out a small fortune on a new flash Ferrari. The mum-of-five has purchased the costly motor despite a current two-year ban, the Mirror reports.
The former I'm a Celeb star, 43, is estimated to have spent £179,000 on the new motor in her favourite colour - bright pink.
The news follows from an incident last year where Katie crashed her BMW while drink-driving near her Sussex home. It led to a high-profile court case where she pleaded guilty to drink-driving, driving whilst banned, and being uninsured.
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She was subsequently given a 16-week suspended sentence, with a condition of unpaid work, and a two-year driving ban. However, that has not seemingly stopped her from finding a new dream car.
According to The Sun, Katie has bought a bright pink Ferrari and will be raring to get behind the wheel once her ban is lifted. A source told the publication: "Katie's getting a pink Ferrari - it's worth £179k and she sees it as a gift to herself after everything she's been through. She can't wait to get her driving licence back.
They added: "Katie's planning to pay for the car in instalments now she's back to earning money again after the bankruptcy." Last week it was revealed that Katie had met with entrepreneur Lisa Marie Brown who was designing a new car just for her.
Taking to social media at the time, Katie shared video of herself meeting with Lisa and expressing her excitement at getting a new car. She wrote online: “Good day filming with @lisamariebrown123 and she is designing my new car wooo watch the space. (sic).”
And in her video, she added: “So, today I've met my match, we all know I love pink. One pink to another pink... This lady here is going to be designing my next car. Do you wanna know what it is? Well, you have to stay tuned. And do you want to know what colour the interior? Haha. I’m with the expert.”
Lisa then addressed the camera and said: “It’s been so exciting to meet Katie and I’m really passionate about super cars, as you know.” When Katie was sentenced for her one-car smash last December, the judge did not have any good things to say about her driving.
District Judge Amanda Kelly said when sentencing the topless model: "When you chose to get behind the wheel that night you showed no concern for others.
You could have killed somebody. Your actions meant the emergency services had to use up their precious time. You knowingly and deliberately flouted a court order and not for the first time.
"You seem to think you are above the law." However, Katie did avoid jail following her crimes – leading to a backlash from fans who felt she had been let off too lightly.
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Light showers are expected to scatter across Kent today (April 6). This comes after a cold and drizzly start to April as spring temperatures are yet to kick in.
Last weekend saw the country experience it's coldest April night as temperatures plunged below -4C, while temperatures are rarely expected to reach 11C in most areas for the remainder of this week. This came after a warm end to March, with the mercury striking 18C on consecutive days.
Last week, Met Office Meteorologist Annie Shuttleworth said the warm temperatures over recent days were something of a “false start” to the new season, reports Mirror Online.
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She said: “The temperatures we saw last week were well above the average temperature for late March across the UK. So it may have felt like summer for some but in fact it is still early spring when the average temperature is around 11 or 12 C in the UK.”
On April 6, most parts of Kent are set to experience a fresh morning, with rain showers expected until 2pm in Ashford and Folkestone While there is still some chance of rain in these areas for the rest of the afternoon, Maidstone is set to experience scattered showers until 6pm.
Forecasters say temperatures should be consistent across the county, hovering around 11C between sunrise and sunset. Dartford is set to experience highs of 13C.
This comes as -5C Arctic blasts and 12 cm of snow are set to sweep across Scotland today. The Met Office says there is uncertainty over a low pressure to the south of the UK which could bring very wet weather and wind to the south coast on Friday while if it pushes further north it could lead to more snow.
South East England Met Office weather forecast
Today:
A windy day with some patchy outbreaks of rain to start. Rain will ease by late morning to sunny intervals and showers, these perhaps prolonged and heavy as they move eastward. Feeling cool. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Tonight:
Windy with patchy cloud and the odd shower this evening. Some clear spells developing as winds ease later. Further rain and cloud approaching from the west overnight. Minimum temperature 5 °C.
Thursday:
Any lingering showers soon clearing to bright and sunny spells. Rather windy for much of the day, becoming cloudier with occasional showers in the late afternoon. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
A dry start Friday, with a chance of showers later. Bright Saturday with sunny intervals, isolated showers and light winds. Cloudy and breezy Sunday, with patchy light rain. Cool throughout.
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Ford Motor’s (NYSE:F) strategy to strengthen its product portfolio, ramp up the production of battery electric vehicles, and continued investments in growth opportunities have made it more competitive. However, industry-wide supply constraints, chip shortages, and macro and geopolitical headwinds are taking a toll on automakers, including Ford.
Given the ongoing challenges, Ford delivered March sales numbers that continued to decline on a year-over-year basis. Notably, Ford’s total U.S. sales came in at 159,328 vehicles in March, down 25.6% versus the prior-year period. This didn’t sit well with investors. Ford stock closed about 5% lower on Tuesday. Meanwhile, it has reversed its gains and is down over 23% year-to-date.
Now What?
Recently, RBC Capital analyst Joseph Spak reduced his U.S. auto demand forecast for 2022. Spak expects industry-wide supply challenges to continue, while macro headwinds could impact demand. Spak has a Hold recommendation on Ford stock.
During the Q4 conference call, Ford’s CFO, John Lawler, stated that the supply constraints would remain fluid through 2022, with Q1 taking a hit due to supply shortages. Moreover, he expects commodity headwinds of $1.5–$2 billion.
Speaking at an auto conference organized by Exane and Jefferies, Hans Schep, Ford’s General Manager for European commercial vehicles stated, “We still will see shortages in ’22, specifically in the first half, maybe even through to ’23.”
Wall Street’s Take
Along with Spak, Citigroup analyst Itay Michaeli also remains sidelined on Ford stock. Citing Ford’s exposure to Europe, Michaeli lowered his price target on Ford to $18 from $23.
Overall, analysts remain cautiously optimistic about Ford stock. It has received six Buy, six Hold, and two Sell recommendations for a Moderate Buy consensus rating. Meanwhile, the average Ford Motor price target of $21.79 implies 37.7% upside potential to current levels.
Final Thoughts
Ford’s improved product mix and strong pricing environment will likely support its financials in 2022. However, ongoing supply constraints, higher commodity costs, and macro headwinds could play spoilsport.
Meanwhile, Hedge Funds have been offloading Ford stock. Per TipRanks’ Hedge Fund Trading Activity tool, hedge funds have sold 21.9M Ford shares in the last quarter. Further, according to our data-driven stock score, Ford stock has a Neutral Smart Score of 5 out of 10.
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General Motors (GM) and Honda (HMC) have teamed up to develop a series of cheap electric vehicles (EVs), counting on the strategy to help them overtake current market leader, Tesla (TSLA).
American automaker GM has a global footprint. It makes a variety of vehicles under brands such as Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, and Wuling. Honda is a Japanese multinational that not only builds vehicles, but also makes aviation and power products.
Although GM and Honda have a substantial share of the gas-powered vehicle market, they lag behind in the EV market. In their latest collaboration, the companies have agreed to share their best in technology, design, and production strategies to give the world affordable EVs. They aim to offer electric cars that would cost less than the coming Chevrolet Equinox EV, which will start at $30,000.
GM and Honda Targeting a Popular Segment in the EV Race
In their effort to make EVs accessible to the masses and boost their sales in that category, GM and Honda plan to build compact crossover vehicles, which is the largest segment in the world, with annual volumes of more than 13 million vehicles.
Tesla currently leads in global EV sales, giving it a market share of 14%. But most of the EVs produced currently are targeted at the luxury market. Thus, delivering cheap models may help GM and Honda grow their sales quickly and capture a bigger share of the EV market. The affordable EVs from the new GM-Honda partnership are expected to go on sale starting in 2027, beginning in North America.
GM CEO, Mary Barra, said, “By working together, we’ll put people all over the world into EVs faster than either company could achieve on its own.”
Honda CEO, Toshihiro Mibe, said, ““Honda and GM will build on our successful technology collaboration to help achieve a dramatic expansion in the sales of electric vehicles.”
GM and Honda Considering Advanced EV Battery Technologies
To further drive down the cost of EVs, GM and Honda are also looking at collaborating on EV battery technology as well. The companies are already independently working on advanced battery technologies, including the solid-state battery type.
GM and Honda are longtime partners. For example, Honda is among the investors in the GM-controlled self-driving rideshare provider Cruise. Honda has tapped GM to build some of its upcoming EV models. The latest deal expands on their existing partnerships.
Wall Street’s Take
Consensus among analysts is a Strong Buy based on 12 Buys and three Holds. The average General Motors price target stands at $72.93 and implies upside potential of 76% to current levels. Meanwhile, GM shares have declined 32% year-to-date.
Stock Investors
TipRanks’ Stock Investors tool shows that investor sentiment is currently Very Positive on General Motors, with 2.7% of portfolios tracked by TipRanks increasing their exposure to GM stock over the past 30 days.
Key Takeaway for Investors
There is a strong demand for EVs, but these vehicles can be expensive to purchase. Making affordable EVs would enable GM and Honda to accelerate their sales and contribute to reducing their carbon footprint.
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American multinational financial technology company PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) recently announced the launch of its PayPal Cashback credit card, which rewards consumers with cash back when they shop with PayPal. The card will be issued by Synchrony, a consumer financial services company.
Following the news, shares of the company declined over 3.5% to close at $117.25 in Tuesday’s extended trading session.
In a release, the company said that the new credit card allows customers to earn unlimited 3% cash back when paying with PayPal and unlimited 2% cash back on all other purchases anywhere Mastercard is accepted.
The new credit card will have no annual fee and category restrictions. Its customers will get a new user interface within the PayPal app and on the web.
Further, the existing eligible PayPal 2% cashback credit cardholders will automatically be upgraded to the new 3% cash back regime.
Management Commentary
The VP of Consumer Credit at PayPal, Susan Schmidt, said, “Our customers shopped across 34 different categories last year showcasing the diversity of their needs and interests, and we wanted to build a credit product that was flexible and better matched rewards with their spending behaviors. The new PayPal Cashback credit card was designed so PayPal customers can earn rewards and get cash back for everyday purchases no matter what categories they spend in that month.”
Stock Rating
On April 5, Stephens analyst Charles Nabhan initiated coverage on the stock with a Hold rating and a price target of $135, which implies upside potential of 14.8% from current levels.
According to the analyst, the ever-expanding base of e-commerce and the adoption of digital modes of payment remain “secular tailwinds.” However, re-acceleration of revenue growth and timely execution of initiatives may pose a challenge for the company.
The Wall Street community is cautiously optimistic about the stock and has a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 29 Buys, 10 Holds and 1 Sell. PayPal Holdings’ average price forecast of $179.83 implies that the stock has upside potential of 52.9% from current levels. Shares have declined 53.5% over the past year.
Website Traffic
TipRanks’ Website Traffic Tool, which uses data from SEMrush Holdings (SEMR), the world’s biggest website usage monitoring service, offers insight into PayPal’s performance this quarter.
According to the tool, the PayPal website recorded an 11.02% monthly decline in global visits in February, compared to the same period last year. Further, the footfall on its website has declined 10.44% so far this year, compared to the previous year.
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Shares of Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIVN) rose 1.3% in the extended trading session on Tuesday after the company announced that it manufactured 2,553 vehicles at its manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, in the first quarter of 2022.
Further, it delivered 1,227 vehicles during the quarter. The company said that the figures met its expectations.
Rivian is of the opinion that it is “well-positioned to deliver on the 25,000 annual production guidance provided during the fourth-quarter earnings call on March 10.”
About Rivian
California-based Rivian designs, develops, manufactures and sells EVs and accessories to customers in the consumer and commercial markets. It also offers a suite of value-added services that address the entire lifecycle of the vehicle.
Apart from Normal, Illinois, the company has facilities in Palo Alto, California; Carson, California; Plymouth, Michigan; Vancouver, British Columbia; Wittmann, Arizona; and Woking, England.
Wall Street’s Take
Last month, Mizuho Securities analyst Vijay Rakesh maintained a Buy rating on the stock but lowered the price target from $100 to $95 (125.2% upside potential).
The analyst expects the company to deliver over 23,000 vehicles this year and 88,000 in the next.
Overall, the stock has a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 10 Buys and five Holds. RIVN’s average price target of $76.08 implies 80.3% upside potential. Shares have lost 58.1% over the past year.
Website Traffic
TipRanks’ Website Traffic Tool, which uses data from SEMrush Holdings (NYSE: SEMR), the world’s biggest website usage monitoring service, offers insight into Rivian’s performance.
According to the tool, compared to the previous year, Rivian’s website traffic registered a nearly 2% decline in global visits in February. However, the website traffic has increased 57.2% so far this year against the same period last year.
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Get ready for another round of the media telling you why John Durham’s investigation doesn’t matter. After all this, isn’t this just a case of lying to a federal agent? The Times, Washington Post, CNN et al will rush in to say it’s nothing.
It’s everything — and here’s why.
If Hillary Clinton or one of her spokespeople went to the media in 2016 and said Donald Trump was a Russian agent, yes, they would have gotten a half-hour on MSNBC, but others would have been asking for proof, curious that this wasn’t just the fantasy of a political opponent.
Ah, but what if you could get the FBI to open an investigation? That would give this whole enterprise a veneer of credibility. Then you have someone leak it to the press and, voila, you’ve weaponized the nation’s justice system and no one is the wiser.
And the best part is you don’t even need any real evidence! Just lie a lot.
Which is exactly what Clinton’s campaign did. Michael Sussmann claimed to be just an ordinary concerned citizen when he was really a Clinton lawyer. Christopher Steele claimed to be a worried ex-spy when he was really a Clinton opposition researcher. They met with the FBI and fed investigators a bunch of hooey about Russian banks and pee tapes.
These vicious rumors swirled around before the 2016 election, but after Trump’s surprise win, an angry media latched on to them fiercely. And so opposition research, paid for and directed by Hillary Clinton, caused an attorney general to recuse himself, a special prosecutor to be appointed, talking heads to bluster every night, and half a presidency to be hijacked.
Clinton’s people are desperate to make this go away. They paid more than $100,000 to the Federal Election Commission because they lied about spending money on opposition research. Sussmann puts up objection after objection even as Durham methodically lays out his case that the lawyer lied to the FBI.
Russiagate is a political smear of Nixonian proportions — worse because it used the government itself to throw the mud. There’s a great story here. If Hunter Biden is any indication, the rest of the media will get around to telling it in about three years.
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BALTIMORE (AP) - A judge on Tuesday granted a request by Baltimore’s top prosecutor to postpone her trial on federal criminal charges stemming from her purchase of two Florida vacation homes, court documents show.
State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby was scheduled to go to trial next month on charges of making false statements on financial documents to withdraw money from her retirement savings and purchase the houses. U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby granted the request Tuesday and rescheduled the trial for Sept. 19.
Mosby's attorneys requested the postponement last week, saying they needed more time to prepare for the trial. Prosecutors said there was no reason to delay.
Previously, defense attorney A. Scott Bolden had said Mosby wanted a trial to start within 60 days of her arraignment on Feb. 4. In a February motion to dismiss the indictment, Mosby alleged that the prosecution is driven by an attempt to hurt her chances of winning reelection. The Democratic primary is scheduled for July 19.
In January, a grand jury indicted Mosby on two counts each of perjury and making a false statement on a loan application in purchasing a home in Kissimmee, Florida, and a condominium in Long Boat Key, Florida. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The indictment accuses Mosby of falsely stating that the COVID-19 pandemic harmed her finances so she could withdraw $90,000 from her city retirement account. Mosby’s gross salary in 2020 was over $247,000 and never was reduced, the indictment says.
Mosby was first elected in 2014 and rose to national prominence the following year when she pursued criminal charges against six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, a Black man who suffered fatal injuries in police custody. His death sparked protests and riots. None of the officers was convicted.
Mosby is married to Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby. He has not been charged with any crimes.
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Forecast Updated on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at 3:30am by WBOC Meteorologist Mike Lichniak
Today: Lingering showers early will give way to a little sunshine by the afternoon hours. Breezy early. Highs: 63-68. Winds: NW-SW 5-20+ mph.
Tonight: Partly to mostly cloudy with a chance of spotty showers by the morning hours. Windy. Lows: 50-55. Winds: SW 10-20+ mph.
Thursday: Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms possible throughout the day. Best chances for rain in the afternoon and evening. Windy. Highs: 67-74. Winds: SW 15-30+ mph.
Thursday Night: A few showers / storms linger in the evening before rain chances dwindle overnight. We are partly cloudy by morning and windy. Lows: 40-47. Winds: NW 15-30+ mph.
Friday: Partly to mostly cloudy with a few pop-up showers possible. Windy. Highs: 55-62. Winds: NW 15-30+ mph.
Saturday: Partly to mostly cloudy with a stray pop-up shower possible. Most of us will be dry. Windy. Highs: 50-56. Winds: NW 15-30+ mph.
Our unsettled weather pattern is starting to establish itself and will keep rain chances in the forecast of the next few days. The rain from overnight will begin to taper off this morning, but a few lingering showers are going to be possible for the first part of our Wednesday. Once we get to lunch time, the chance of showers should begin to diminish and I am going to be optimistic and say we could have a little sunshine before the sunset this evening. Temperatures today will be in the mid 60s for much of the day as some warmer air gets pushed into the area before the wind shifts this afternoon and this evening.
We get a break from rain chances tonight and early on Thursday before the pattern breaker arrives in the form of a cold front. The front brings with it scattered showers and maybe even a few thunderstorms by the late morning and will continue for much of the day on Thursday. I expect the rain and thunderstorms to be heavy at times and bring frequent lightning and some stronger wind gusts as the front clears in the evening hours. Models are hinting at another 0.50 - 1.00”+ of rain from this cold front by early on Friday morning.
An upper-level low will break off to our north and west by Thursday night and will influence our forecast for Friday and Saturday. Friday will be a gray day across the region with a lot of extra clouds and I am putting the chance of some spotty showers in the forecast with the amount of cold air coming into the area. You need to squeeze some moisture out of the sky when this happens and that is why I am adding a shower chance to Friday’s forecast. Expect to have some extra clouds around with temperatures below average through the weekend.
High pressure slides into the Bermuda High position early next week leading to sunshine and temperatures well above average!!!!Highs on Monday should be near 70 with highs Tuesday - Friday climbing up into the 80s. Another cold front brings more scattered showers and storms late in the week next week.
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Atlantic Ocean:
Wednesday: Small Craft Advisory. NW 10-20 knots. Seas: 4-6 feet.
Thursday: Small Craft Advisory Likely. SE 10-20 knots. Seas: 4-5 feet.
Chesapeake Bay:
Wednesday: Small Craft Advisory until Noon. N 5-20 knots. Waves: 1-3 feet.
Thursday: E 5-10 knots. Waves: 1 foot.
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Wednesday: Small Craft Advisory until 10am. NE 10-25 knots. Seas: 1-3 feet.
Thursday: SE 10-20 knots. Seas: 1-2 feet.
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US seizes yacht owned by oligarch with close ties to Putin
PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (AP) — The U.S. government on Monday seized a 254-foot yacht in Spain owned by an oligarch with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, a first by the Biden administration under sanctions imposed after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine and targeting pricey assets of Russian elites.
Spain’s Civil Guard and U.S. federal agents descended on the Tango at the Marina Real in the port of Palma de Mallorca, the capital of Spain’s Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Associated Press reporters at the scene saw police going in and out of the boat.
The U.S. Justice Department, which obtained a warrant from a federal judge in Washington, alleges the yacht should be forfeited for violating U.S. bank fraud, money laundering and sanctions statutes.
Superyachtfan.com, a specialized website that tracks the world’s largest and most exclusive recreational boats, values the 78-meter vessel, which carries the Cook Islands flag, at $120 million.
The yacht is among the assets linked to Viktor Vekselberg, a billionaire and close Putin ally who heads the Moscow-based Renova Group, a conglomerate encompassing metals, mining, tech and other assets, according to U.S. Treasury Department documents.
All of Vekselberg’s assets in the United States are frozen and American companies are barred from doing business with him and his entities. The Ukrainian-born businessman built his fortune by investing in the aluminum and oil industries in the post-Soviet era.
Prosecutors allege Vekselberg bought the Tango in 2011 and has owned it since then, though they believe he has used shell companies to try to obfuscate his ownership and to avoid financial oversight.
They contend Vekselberg and those working for him continued to make payments using U.S. banks to support and maintain the yacht, even after sanctions were imposed on him in 2018. Those payments included a stay in December 2020 at a luxury water villa resort in the Maldives and fees to moor the yacht.
It’s the first U.S. seizure of an oligarch’s yacht since U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen assembled a task force known as REPO — short for Russian Elites, Proxies and Oligarchs — as an effort to enforce sanctions after Russia invaded Ukraine in late February.
“It will not be the last.” Garland said in a statement. “Together, with our international partners, we will do everything possible to hold accountable any individual whose criminal acts enable the Russian government to continue its unjust war.”
Vekselberg has long had ties to the U.S., including a green card he once held and homes in New York and Connecticut. He was also questioned in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and has worked closely with his American cousin, Andrew Intrater, who heads the New York investment management firm Columbus Nova.
Vekselberg and Intrater were thrust into the spotlight in that investigation after the lawyer for adult film star Stormy Daniels released a memo that claimed $500,000 in hush money was routed through Columbus Nova to a shell company set up by Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen. Columbus Nova denied that Vekselberg played any role in its payments to Cohen.
Vekselberg and Intrater met with Cohen at Trump Tower, one of several meetings between members of Trump’s inner circle and high-level Russians during Trump’s 2016 campaign and the transition before his presidency.
The 64-year-old Vekselberg founded Renova Group more than three decades ago. The group holds the largest stake in United Co. Rusal, Russia’s biggest aluminum producer, among other investments.
Vekselberg was first sanctioned by the U.S. in 2018, and again in March of this year, shortly after the invasion of Ukraine began. Vekselberg has also been sanctioned by authorities in the United Kingdom.
The yacht sails under the Cook Islands flag and is owned by a company registered in the British Virgin Islands administered by different societies in Panama, the Civil Guard said, “following a complicated financial and societal web to conceal its truthful ownership.”
Agents confiscated documents and computers inside the yacht that will be analyzed to confirm he real identity of the owner, it said.
The U.S. Justice Department has also launched a sanctions enforcement task force known as KleptoCapture, which also aims to enforce financial restrictions in the U.S. imposed on Russia and its billionaires, working with the FBI, the U.S. Treasury and other federal agencies. That task force will also target financial institutions and entities that have helped oligarchs move money to dodge sanctions.
The White House has said that many allied countries, including German, the United Kingdom, France, Italy and others are involved in trying to collect and share information against Russians targeted for sanctions. In his State of the Union address on March 1, President Joe Biden warned oligarchs that the U.S. and European allies would “find and seize your yachts, your luxury apartments, your private jets.”
“We are coming for your ill-begotten gains,” he said.
Monday’s capture is not the first time Spanish authorities have been involved in the seizure of a Russian oligarch’s superyacht. Officials said they had seized a vessel valued at over $140 million owned by the CEO of a state-owned defense conglomerate and a close Putin ally.
French authorities have seized superyachts, including one believed to belong to Igor Sechin, a Putin ally who runs Russian oil giant Rosneft, which has been on the U.S. sanctions list since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.
Italy has seized several yachts and other assets.
Italian financial police moved quickly seizing the superyacht Lena belonging to Gennady Timchenko, an oligarch close to Putin, in the port of San Remo; the 65-meter (215-foot) Lady M owned by Alexei Mordashov in nearby Imperia, featuring six suites and estimated to be worth 65 million euros; as well as villas in Tuscany and Como, according to government officials.
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Parra reported from Madrid and Balsamo reported from Washington.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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Bridgewater taps former prosecutor to handle fallout from viral mall arrest
BRIDGEWATER – The township has hired former Somerset County Prosecutor Michael Robertson as a special counsel to help address any legal issues that may arise from a February incident at the Bridgewater Commons that raised allegations of police misconduct.
The township will pay Robertson, who resigned as prosecutor earlier this year near the end of his five-year term, no more than $25,000, according to a resolution unanimously approved Monday by the Township Council.
The resolution states Robertson will assist in "interacting" with the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office, the New Jersey Office of Attorney General and other government entities reviewing the Feb. 12 incident at the mall.
Robertson also will assist the township with any internal disciplinary proceedings related to the incident and help Bridgewater in developing any "prospective measures" that may be implemented as a result of the incident which drew worldwide media attention.
A video of a scuffle between teenagers at the Bridgewater Commons went viral with the police response drawing criticism from community leaders and civil rights activists that a Black teen in the incident was tackled to the floor by a police officer while the other was placed on a nearby couch.
Earlier:'What's his name? Z'Kye Husain!': Activists march on Bridgewater mall over fight response
Earlier:'Not here in Bridgewater': Community leaders, residents sound off on mall arrest
The video shows a Black teen and a Hispanic teen arguing and pointing fingers at each other. That leads to pushing and shoving and the Black teen, identified as Z'Kye Husain of Somerville, is thrown to the floor and handcuffed while the Hispanic teen, Umar Joseph Franco of Raritan Borough, was seated on a couch by another officer.
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Ben Crump, who has represented the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and Trayvon Martin, said at a press conference at the municipal complex following the incident that he and his legal team are considering filing a lawsuit in federal court claiming the arrest and use of force violated the teen's constitutional right to equal protection under the law.
The incident is still under review by the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office.
More:Here's how Bridgewater was trying to improve police-community relations before mall fight
The Office of Public Integrity and Accountability within the Attorney General's Office is working closely with the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office, which is conducting this investigation. The investigation is ongoing and no further information has been released at this time.
On Friday, Annmarie Taggart, the deputy director of the Division of Criminal Justice in the Attorney General's Office, was sworn in as acting Somerset County prosecutor.
Taggart replaced Thomas Chiricella, a veteran in the office, who was named acting prosecutor after Robertson's resignation.
Robertson, whose five-year term as prosecutor expires this year, has joined O'Toole Scrivo as a partner in the Cedar Grove law firm.
Gov. Phil Murphy has yet to nominate Robertson's permanent successor, who must be confirmed by the state Senate.
Email: mdeak@mycentraljersey.com
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Why We Find Cringe Couples Fascinating
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A bizarre moment is underway in the celebrity zeitgeist: many are coupled up, and most are undeniably cringe. It’s not so much the fact that there’s a lot of PDA — it’s also the unabashedness in it. Take Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker — who reportedly concluded their nuptials on Tuesday — kissing with tongue at all the latest award functions. It’s not so much the kissing or the tongue, per se, either: it’s the deliberate poise in the moment of intimacy that makes us unable to tear ourselves away. A sly hint of a smile plays at the corners of their otherwise engaged mouths as cameras flash wildly away.
The other gold standard in celebrity couple cringe, of course, is Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly — both of whom are in the exact same category as Kardashian and Barker. The hot girlfriend-tattoo boyfriend, or the good girl-bad boy pairing is seemingly back in vogue — but not without a healthy dose of cringe.
But it’s not all tattoos and tongues. Meghan Trainor infamously revealed that she and her husband installed toilets next to one another. Exasperated members of the public started a petition to get Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith to stop oversharing details about their marriage. Closer home, a clip of Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt recently went viral, where the two coyly complimented each other in innuendo and euphemisms meant to keep audiences in on the flirtation.
What all the couples have in common is their complete and utter lack of self-consciousness. It’s a bit like looking at roadkill: it’s nauseating but hard to look away from. And yet, the fact that it happens in the public eye is a curiously post-pandemic phenomenon that deviates from the usual norm of celebrities keeping their private lives and moments of intimacy notoriously under wraps. Where the latter once added to their appeal and bestowed an aura of mystique, cringe coupledom has now emerged as the new “it” factor in celebrity pairings that keeps the media mill churning, and the interest alive. After a time when many suffered from touch-starvation and physical acts of closeness were potentially lethal, the excess PDA, copious oversharing, and cloying closeness stand out in terms of their sheer novelty and newness.
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It also has to do with how we perceive public intimacy in general. “People tend to be more accepting of PDA when it’s done in appropriate settings,” Karen Blair, assistant professor of psychology at St. Francis Xavier University, explained to Vice. Outside of this context, people react less favorably since they feel like an unwilling member of the action — literally. When celebrities indulge a little too freely in smooching or courting, it grates the eyes and ears because not only are we forced to witness it, but it’s also part of their PR machinery at play. As the “It” couples capture everyone’s curiosity, the Megan Foxes and MGKs of the world have a brand identity to live up to: being part of the slightly off-kilter couples who aren’t afraid to show it.
Witnessing this kind of self-aware PDA from celebrities generates one of two responses: cringe, or judgement, or both in equal measure. Together, they make for fascination — how is it that people are willing to put a vulnerable moment in such a big spotlight? “Perhaps it’s because romantic relationships demand a certain level of vulnerability that we find fascinating,” Refinery29 notes about the phenomenon. This question gets to the very heart of what cringing is and why we do it. It is a form of second-hand embarrassment, empathy, compassion, or scorn — either all at once, or any combination of them. With celebrities, there is an added layer of unattainability that cloaks their image, making the contempt even easier to express.
“What we cringe at plays a pivotal role in how we perceive the world,” wrote Aditi Murti for The Swaddle. In the attention economy, all this makes for a profitable enterprise. It is in celebrities’ interest to give the people what they want, and what the people want is to admire and judge in equal measure.
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“Per the NFL’s transaction wire, Marcus Johnson and Malik Turner both visited with San Francisco.... In 41 games with 12 starts, Johnson has 51 catches for 839 yards and five touchdowns. He’s also been a contributor on special teams and helped return kicks for the Titans... In four seasons Turner has 29 catches for 414 yards and four touchdowns in 41 games. He’s seen significant special teams work in his career.”
“Lance and the Niners don’t need to actually be ready until September. That means there’s plenty of time for Lance to fine tune his throwing mechanics, immerse himself in Shanahan’s playbook, get to know new quarterbacks coach Brian Griese and build rapport with teammates.”
“[Nick Cross, safety] is a chase player who seeks to make a statement upon impact and has impressive stopping power near the line or as an open-field tackler,” Zierlein said. “He’s a tight-hipped, linear mover, so flipping and flying are not his strong suit. He’s capable of matching with most flavors of tight end and will be most comfortable in coverages that allow him to play with a downhill trigger. He has the temperament, size and toughness to become an eventual starter in the league.”“
“Now San Francisco is in the midst of a similar kind of run and the 2022 draft will have a real impact on their future even if there isn’t a ton of room on the roster for rookies to contribute. They whiffed badly on the 2012 draft and it left them bereft of talent in the couple years after it. They can’t whiff the same way in 2022 if they want to extend their Super Bowl window.”
“Verrett being signed to the 49ers is likeliest to occur in training camp. Should the young cornerbacks the 49ers have aboard — Ambry Thomas and Deommodore Lenoir — still show signs of being wet behind the ears, then they will definitely look to free agency to find a veteran who can step in. What better player for them to consider and target than Verrett who has familiarity?”
Matt Maiocco explains why 49ers likely won’t retire Frank Gore’s number
“Again, no one has worn the number 21 since Gore left, as there’s been a tacit understanding that it’s to be left unworn, for now. Maiocco suggested that might be the way the 49ers deal with newer legends, by quasi-retiring the number until someone else earns the right to wear it.”
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Two old friends of mine once sat on opposite ends of the political spectrum. One used to be pro-American — a liberal Cold Warrior and defender of the Vietnam War. The other was very much in the leftist camp, a lifelong opponent of “American imperialism” and a committed anti-Zionist. Both are now keen promoters of Vladimir Putin’s propaganda: Ukraine is a U.S. puppet state dominated by Nazis, Putin is a man of peace, Russia must defend itself against a warmongering North Atlantic Treaty Organization and so forth.
One could easily dismiss their blog posts and YouTube performances as the rantings of bitter old men. But that won’t quite do. For their views echo those of prominent politicians on the far reaches of both left and right. And they are amplified in major media such as Fox News as well as, of course, on countless social media outlets well beyond the United States and Europe.
Until quite recently, far-right French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour called Putin a brave nationalist defending his country against NATO. “I would dream of a French Putin,” he once said. His far-left rival Jean-Luc Melenchon defended Russian atrocities in Syria and blamed NATO for the invasion of Ukraine.
Former President Donald Trump famously called Putin a “genius.” Tucker Carlson, the political showman of Fox News, described Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as an “obedient puppet of the … State Department,” praised Putin as a defender of white Christian values and repeated Russian propaganda about U.S. biological warfare labs in Ukraine.
What possesses these parrots of Putin’s propaganda? For the most part, their defense of the indefensible has less to do with any real love for Putin or Russia than with domestic politics. Zemmour wants to be the French Putin. Melenchon wants France to leave NATO.
Carlson and his hero Trump hate President Joe Biden so much that they will defend his greatest enemy. In this, they resemble the America Firsters in the 1930s, who saw Franklin D. Roosevelt as a more dangerous enemy than Adolf Hitler. Those isolationists, too, felt the U.S. was being dragged into a foreign war — in their view, by liberals and Jews. The latter, in the words of Charles Lindbergh, posed a particular danger because of “their large ownership and influence in our motion pictures, our press, our radio and our government.”
Today, too, much pro-Putin rhetoric reflects loathing of what is seen as the grip of the “liberal elites” on media, finance and foreign affairs. In Europe, these elites are associated with the European Union bureaucracy, generous immigration policies and a tolerance of Islam. In the U.S., the main bugbears are the United Nations, anti-racist activists, immigrants and liberals who believe that the U.S. has a duty to fight for global freedom and democracy. In developing countries such as India, Putin backers resent being lectured by Western powers about human rights.
Even noxious ideas sometimes contain a kernel of truth. America’s catastrophic wars in the Middle East, touted by Republicans as well as hawkish Democrats as great battles for democracy, were dreadful mistakes. Poor Americans rightly resented the politicians who sent them to fight abroad. That helps explain why NATO, which once had bipartisan support, is now viewed on the Trumpist right with almost as much hostility as it is on the anti-imperialist left.
Yet the most important thing extremists on either side of the political spectrum have in common is a sense of deep self-pity. In their minds, they are always being “marginalized,” or dominated or threatened by a seemingly omnipotent establishment. In the U.S., inevitably, race plays a large role in such feelings, though for opposite reasons on the left and right. Left-wing activists are obsessed, not entirely without cause, with “white supremacy.” On the right, Carlson asks with a straight face: “Is (Putin) teaching my children to embrace racial discrimination?”
Both Putin and Trump like to portray themselves as victims — or, at least, as leaders who speak for the victims of liberal elites, arrogant internationalists, critical race theorists or people who fail to respect Russian or American “greatness.” It is this idea of victimhood that people, especially on the far right, identify with. Remember the degree to which Nazi propaganda was soaked in grievance: the treatment of Germany by the allied nations after World War I, the dominance of Jews who supposedly pulled all the strings of power. The first official heroes of the Nazi movement were “martyrs” who had died in street brawls with leftists.
Real victims exist, of course. But when powerful men exploit a fear of impotence to stoke popular anger, it becomes a dangerous force, for it is always bent on vengeance. When there is vengeance, there will always be blood.
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To the editor -- Reader Hahn (YH-R of April 4) laments, “How did we become so hateful and cruel?”
What she may not realize is that this is the default state; that becoming thoughtful, kind, considerate, civilized and mature is the result of development, guilt and shame, self-discipline and social feedback. Globally, we call this “maturity.” Any mother of boys will provide firsthand reporting.
It’s not that we’ve become hateful and cruel so much as that our collective inhibitions and restraints against that have been eroding.
One of the major drivers is technology, which provides so many conveniences that we become spoiled, expecting everything to please us, feeling entitled to it and becoming frustrated and blaming when it does not.
Another factor is the loss of shame, clearly visible in the political realm. This is reinforced by the social emphasis on (pseudo) “self-esteem” and the irresponsible belief that how I feel is caused by what you do and say, erasing the concept that the individual “I” bears the responsibility of managing his/her own response to the input from others.
Rather than wringing one’s hands over how we “became” this way, it would be wiser to ask, “How can we reinforce social and individual maturity?”
ANDREW D. WHITMONT, Ph.D
Yakima
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To the editor -- The marketplace can tell you what a community values.
Recent attempts to find rebates for water-saving devices and for moving from fossil fuels to a high-efficiency electric heat pump turned up … exactly nothing in Yakima.
In a near-desert environment, where water rights provoke decades-long court battles, we offer no residential incentives to reduce water usage.
Our local power company offers no incentives to convert from a gas or oil furnace to a renewable energy heat pump. Pacific Power told me I needed to already have an electric furnace to qualify for a rebate. Their approach reminds me of Bob Hope’s one-liner: “A bank will lend you money if you can prove you don’t need it.”
The list of things we don’t value goes on. In 2017, the city raised our garbage rates in preparation for mandatory recycling. Still waiting, Patricia, Matt, Holly, et al. My neighbors are beginning to complain about the recycling I put out in 2018.
There’s a phrase to describe the activism we see locally on some of these issues. “Performative activism.” All talk, no action. We pass resolutions, but exert no real pressure for change.
Perhaps when we enter the 20th century, we will choose to act.
BARB GREEN
Yakima
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Over the past few days, migrants fleeing the war in Ukraine have made their way to northern Mexico and been waved through the U.S. southern border, putting an end to a short but harrowing journey to seek safety in a foreign land. Yards away, equally desperate travelers from Central and South America, Haiti, Cameroon and elsewhere watched as the Ukrainians were afforded the very same opportunity they’d waited months for.
Little better illustrates the absurdity of Title 42, a supposed COVID-19 response measure that, starting with President Donald Trump and continuing with President Joe Biden, has allowed the federal government to expel would-be asylum-seekers without due process more than 1.7 million times.
Countless public health experts, including former CDC officials, have testified to its uselessness at combating virus spread. It’s always been a political tool to restrict access to asylum, which is why news the administration is considering a May 23 wind-down of the policy comes as a return to sanity.
It won’t be a smooth process, but the administration must not let the aftermath descend into chaos; that would be an additional injustice to those who’ve already waited so long for the orderly humanitarian process that they’re guaranteed, and a perfectly wrapped gift to Republicans hungering to point to dysfunction ahead of the midterms. Biden officials should also understand that GOP commentators will call his an open-borders administration no matter what, and cannot take the bait with a gratuitously heavy-handed approach.
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This might take some coordination, but we’d like to offer a cheer for a local dance team while simultaneously singing the praises of a local group of young musicians.
Selah High School’s Viking Pom Squad skipped off with its third straight state championship March 26, emerging as the best in the 1A/2A category.
Meantime, 13 mariachi musicians representing four grades from Grandview High School are on their way to a statewide competition at Central Washington University on April 29 after dazzling judges at a regional competition in February.
The two groups aren’t the only ones from around here who’ve won acclaim well beyond the Yakima County line, of course. But they’re the latest examples of why we remain convinced that our region is in good hands with the next generation.
We’re also impressed with the level of instruction that generation is getting from local teachers and advisers.
Grandview band director Scott Carson has grown Mariachi Gran Vista from a dozen or so students six years ago to about 70 this school year. That’s an impressive turnaround, considering, as he told the Yakima Herald-Republic’s Vanessa Ontiveros recently, that he had little knowledge of mariachi when he took over.
So Carson did a lot of listening to what students could teach him.
Apparently, the more he listened, the more they heard him. Interest in the mariachi program spread as students realized that Carson was taking the sound — and the meaning — of mariachi seriously.
“I wanted to participate in mariachi for the reason that it was my culture, something that I always grew up listening to” freshman violinist and vocalist Paola Lara Campos told the YH-R.
At Selah High School, co-coach Shawna Treat — who splits her time as a payroll specialist for the district — emphasized how hard the dance squad is willing to work.
The 19 members regularly put in four hours a week to work on routines, ramping up practices as competitions draw near. The team, which includes dancers from all four grades at Selah High School, also commits to performing at home football games and other events year-round.
Treat noted another quality the team has, which could help explain its consistent success: “They treat each other like family,” she said.
So the next time somebody laments that all kids do is join gangs, tear up the back roads on four-wheelers or spend hours mindlessly flipping through their phones, point out what these young people have accomplished.
And the next time somebody says they’re voting against a school levy request because arts programs are superfluous and a waste of money, mention what these kids — and the rest of our community — have gained through public education.
The results speak for themselves.
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Posted by The Bay Tour Guide - Mike Wynn June,705 on Dec\nThough not often featured on TheBlogThe, here goes a couple of snippets concerning a day I can well remmeberry.\nFirst is just in case its unfamile I suppose that the Royal Ackheap Caves aren'st on that many tourists must see'st when visitint he island beceas that thay dont open, I never asked for First it was books and movies, then cars and furniture. Wow you can buy plants, mulch and flowers online without leaving your home.
More and more homeowners are doing just that, as opposed to running back to garden centers all spring.
Garden center owner Kyle Natorp is preparing for the upcoming Mother's Day rush. But, he is not just bringing out the plants, as he is also uploading photos of hundreds of them to his website.
This year, more homeowners like Patti Hall plan to let their fingers, instead of their feet, do the walking, by ordering plants on the web instead of spending hours wandering the greenhouse to find plants.
"It's a great way to shop for people who have trouble getting out," she said. "I now look at a lot of their plants online before I come to the store. You can find out what’s good for shade, what’s good for sunlit areas, things like that."
Pandemic changed plant buying habits
Online plant shopping has been around for years, and in a sense, actually goes all the way back to Burpee selling seeds to our grandparents by mail years ago. But, it really came into its own two years ago, during the pandemic shutdown, when you couldn't even go into a greenhouse to look around.
At the time, many people started buying plants online and now they appear to want to keep doing it. Natorp's garden center is happy to oblige.
"You can now buy just about everything from trees, to shrubs and perennials and a little bit on the hard goods end as well on our website," he said.
"You can order online, just pull up, and we throw it in the car, and you are out the door."
Natorp has built a special pickup area just for online shoppers, though he says for a small fee you can have trees and shrubs delivered.
One downside: you don't get to touch the plants before you buy.
But, just like with grocery shopping, Gloria Vigo says online plant buying could save her a lot of time this summer.
"I think it's a very, very good idea," she said.
You can order from a number of good national plant sellers — listed in a recent CNET report — but, since the pandemic hit, your favorite local garden center may let you shop at home as well.
And that way you don't waste your money, or time.
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- Euro area growth rates will be very low this year
- The war could bring them into negative territory
- ECB action to bring down inflation could crash the economy
- Would need to massively suppress domestic demand to bring down inflation
- It should be governments who should help mitigate the crisis by providing subsidies, reducing taxes
We're starting to see some finger-pointing as Panetta points to lawmakers to take action in order to try and combat the negative impact from surging inflation pressures. As mentioned before, central banks don't have the right tools to deal with this and even with ECB action, it isn't really going to solve the inflation conundrum.
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European indices are marked lower across the board, dropping by nearly 1% for the most part.
- Eurostoxx -0.9%
- Germany DAX -1.1%
- France CAC 40 -0.9%
- UK FTSE -0.4%
- Spain IBEX -0.5%
- Italy FTSE MIB -1.0%
US futures have also turned lower with S&P 500 futures down 0.4%, Nasdaq futures down 0.6%, and Dow futures down 0.3%. The more hawkish Fed talk yesterday has spooked markets somewhat but I reckon sentiment is also looking rather iffy for the most part. Inflation worries, China lockdown, surging bond yields are all part and parcel of the picture at the moment.
While equities have done well to recover from the March low, it is still a challenging outlook for the time being. That might make for more two-way and volatile action in the weeks/months ahead.
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- Eurostoxx -0.9%
- Germany DAX -1.1%
- France CAC 40 -0.9%
- UK FTSE -0.4%
- Spain IBEX -0.5%
- Italy FTSE MIB -1.0%
US futures have also turned lower with S&P 500 futures down 0.4%, Nasdaq futures down 0.6%, and Dow futures down 0.3%. The more hawkish Fed talk yesterday has spooked markets somewhat but I reckon sentiment is also looking rather iffy for the most part. Inflation worries, China lockdown, surging bond yields are all part and parcel of the picture at the moment.
While equities have done well to recover from the March low, it is still a challenging outlook for the time being. That might make for more two-way and volatile action in the weeks/months ahead.
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First it was books and movies, then cars and furniture. Wow you can buy plants, mulch and flowers online without leaving your home.
More and more homeowners are doing just that, as opposed to running back to garden centers all spring.
Garden center owner Kyle Natorp is preparing for the upcoming Mother's Day rush. But, he is not just bringing out the plants, as he is also uploading photos of hundreds of them to his website.
This year, more homeowners like Patti Hall plan to let their fingers, instead of their feet, do the walking, by ordering plants on the web instead of spending hours wandering the greenhouse to find plants.
"It's a great way to shop for people who have trouble getting out," she said. "I now look at a lot of their plants online before I come to the store. You can find out what’s good for shade, what’s good for sunlit areas, things like that."
Pandemic changed plant buying habits
Online plant shopping has been around for years, and in a sense, actually goes all the way back to Burpee selling seeds to our grandparents by mail years ago. But, it really came into its own two years ago, during the pandemic shutdown, when you couldn't even go into a greenhouse to look around.
At the time, many people started buying plants online and now they appear to want to keep doing it. Natorp's garden center is happy to oblige.
"You can now buy just about everything from trees, to shrubs and perennials and a little bit on the hard goods end as well on our website," he said.
"You can order online, just pull up, and we throw it in the car, and you are out the door."
Natorp has built a special pickup area just for online shoppers, though he says for a small fee you can have trees and shrubs delivered.
One downside: you don't get to touch the plants before you buy.
But, just like with grocery shopping, Gloria Vigo says online plant buying could save her a lot of time this summer.
"I think it's a very, very good idea," she said.
You can order from a number of good national plant sellers — listed in a recent CNET report — but, since the pandemic hit, your favorite local garden center may let you shop at home as well.
And that way you don't waste your money, or time.
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Don't Waste Your Money" is a registered trademark of Scripps Media, Inc. ("Scripps").
Like" John Matarese Money on Facebook
Follow John on Instagram @johnmataresemoney
Follow John on Twitter (@JohnMatarese)
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It's five years and counting for The Winston Pet Hotel
Local business has added employees, services since inception
ZANESVILLE — Five years have flown by at The Winston Pet Hotel.
Located just north of downtown on Adair Avenue, it started on April 1, 2017, as a small business plan for Zanesville native Joan Batstra and her husband, Todd.
It began with dog boarding, but it has morphed into much more. They survived the 2020 COVID-19 shutdown as an essential business, then built business in 2021.
With the summer vacation season approaching, 2022 is also looking promising after having their largest sales in the company's history last year. That came after the shutdown in 2020 forced the couple to use government assistance through SBA and other loan programs through Community Bank to keep things afloat.
It also proved to be a blessing in disguise, as they have added more services.
Since beginning as a boarding facility, they have since added breeding and grooming to their list of services. It was a product of necessity.
"When COVID hit we finally had to figure something out to make some money, because boarding was pretty much nonexistent," Joan said. "We were deemed essential by the state but nobody was traveling."
Travel has long since picked up, which meant business did the same for the Batstras. They have five employees now after starting with two.
Now the plan is to begin its mobile grooming service by the end of 2022, possibly sooner. The bus, which includes a grooming area inside, has already been purchased.
Grooming is still being performed at the pet hotel and is now a point of emphasis for the future, along with puppy sales. The Batstras are hobby breeders as well.
"There is nowhere in town that sells puppies," Todd said. "We work with the Ohio Department of Agriculture to make sure we are buying from reputable breeders. You go to Newark or Columbus and you pay astronomical prices for puppies. It's not that we don't love the animal shelter and what they do, but people also want their choice."
Joan said the closest breeding service is in Newark, and customers pay a premium as a result because of supply and demand. It was part of why the The Winston wanted to expand its services.
While other breeders outside of the area take advantage of customers willing to pay high premiums for puppies, Joan said her business has no intentions of driving up the local market price.
Rather, they are simply supplementing their current operation and offering a service that keeps prospective buyers from being forced to travel — in some cases, out of state — to find the dog they want.
The puppy sales didn't come without some public pushback from detractors accusing them of selling dogs from puppy mills. Others said they didn't support the animal shelter.
Both are false statements, Joan said. She stressed prospective dog owners should go to the animal shelter and see if they can find a rescue, but The Winston offers the option of buying a purebred or a hybrid breed if that is the route the buyer wants to take.
"They just didn't agree with it at first," Joan said of their breeding service. "It is becoming more acceptable now. I would say 90 percent of the dogs we board, if you look in there, are purebreds. They are getting them somewhere. They're not getting them from rescues. There is a need for it."
Joan said they are proud of how the business has grown and what they've accomplished in five years. After starting with just Joan and Todd at the hotel, they now have a full time groomer in Chelsey Still, a manager in Shane Cooper and an overnight watch in Brent Ritchie. Ritchie is currently training to be a groomer.
The thought that the dogs wouldn't like her, or the fact they wee being boarded, worried her when she first started the business.
It has been to the contrary. They have 17 kennels and upwards of 3,000 square feet that is fenced outside where dogs get exercise.
Joan said customers are urged to make reservations early as summer travel season approaches. They can be reached at 740-297-7700 or on the web at thewinstonpethotel.com.
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Twitter: @SamBlackburn
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I've always had rosy cheeks. Not, alas, the delicate blush of an 18th-century debutante such as Bridgerton’s Daphne, but a deep red flush, which spreads across my nose, cheeks and chin. I think it started aged 14 when I went to boarding school: I distinctly remember spending afternoons in hot, humid classrooms, mortified that my cheeks were a deep shade of scarlet.
Feeling flush? Facial redness can be difficult to treat – could you think your way to better skin instead?
What I didn’t know was that I had rosacea, a chronic skin condition that affects around one in 10 people in the UK. It can cause facial flushing and permanent redness, acne, thickening of the skin and sometimes eye problems, such as dry eyes or sore eyelids. It’s also associated with increased sensitivity to the sun, and sufferers can experience prolonged flare-ups of redness, stinging and breakouts.
I was lucky. Yes, I flushed every time I drank alcohol, exercised or entered a very hot room, but my rosacea didn’t impact my life in a profound way during my late teens and early 20s. In fact, my skin was fairly flawless. It wasn’t until I reached for the retinol at 26 that my rosacea became a problem.
Although it’s considered to be a ‘super ingredient’, whose collagen-stimulating benefits result in more youthful skin, for me, retinol was a disaster, exacerbating my rosacea and heightening my skin’s sensitivity. Whenever I was in the sun – even in winter – my face kept getting badly burnt and irritated. My skin became a deeper shade of red, I developed spots for the first time and squiggly red capillaries started appearing on my nose and cheeks.
Time for action
Then began the desperate fight to fix it. After fruitlessly spending hundreds of pounds on creams and laser therapy, I visited the esteemed dermatologist Dr Anjali Mahto, who not only confirmed my diagnosis of rosacea, but also my suspicions about retinol, and suggested I see a skin psychologist. I was sceptical: I’d never heard of psychodermatology, which examines the connection between mind and skin. Was this a trend only for the very rich (and credulous) Harley Street-loving types?
Yet rosacea was affecting my mental health. My self-esteem had plummeted and I never left the house without make-up on. I had become obsessed with checking my face in the mirror, and I’d take photos of my skin on my phone throughout the day, just to see how bad it looked. I thought about my skin all the time.
‘Having a skin problem can trigger intense psychological distress,’ explains Hadassah Lipszyc, a cognitive behavioural therapist at the holistic Blue Tree Clinic in South Hampstead. She’s absolutely right: in a 2014 National Rosacea Society survey of 1,675 patients, 90 per cent of respondents reported lowered self-esteem and self-confidence, 54 per cent experienced anxiety and helplessness, and 43 per cent had felt depressed. More than half avoided face-to-face contact.
What’s more, the psychological stress can exacerbate it. ‘This is true for skin problems such as acne, rosacea, psoriasis and eczema,’ Hadassah says. It makes sense: when I’m stressed, my rosacea worsens; my face stings and flushes a deep red. The Blue Tree Clinic tries to break that cycle, believing that skin issues can be improved by treating psychological problems. But before a patient sees one of the in-house skin psychologists, they must meet first the resident psychiatrist, Dr Mark Silvert – either in person, as I did, or virtually.
Practical steps
‘I assess the health diagnosis and suggest medication that might be helpful for conditions like stress,’ says Dr Silvert, who also matches patients to the right therapist. After a whistle-stop tour through my family history, alcohol use, stress levels and general mood, he pairs me with Hadassah, who specialises in cognitive behavioural therapy, a talking therapy that can help you manage problems by changing the way you think and behave. The idea is to learn new techniques to help gain a sense of control over the skin condition.
Hadassah asks me how much I think my skin is related to my self-worth. She questions whether working at a glossy magazine – with its flawless models – has influenced my fixation on having perfect skin? I’d never considered that, and perhaps it has. I concede that I find Instagram unhelpful, especially as so many people use filters. ‘The internet,’ Hadassah says, ‘is not your friend.’
She then asks me how many times a day I check my skin. Embarrassed, I reveal I’ve taken eight photos of it that day. ‘Getting this under control is important,’ she tells me. ‘The less we think about our skin, the less of a problem it is.’ My homework is to stop or cut down on taking photos and to spend less time looking in the mirror. Hadassah gives me a useful tip: when I look in the mirror, I am to look at my entire face, rather than focusing on red areas. This way, flaws aren’t as noticeable.
I significantly cut down on my checking over the next two weeks. I even put a sticker over my iPhone camera. And Hadassah is right: I do spend less time worrying about my rosacea. We make a flowchart of actions and behaviours – this, Hadassah says, can help us see them from a different perspective and change how we think about our issues.
A radical rethink
I write down the thoughts I have when I am experiencing a rosacea flare-up or thinking negatively about my condition. One example is: ‘What if people notice how red I am?’ Hadassah and I then write down a counter thought: ‘Before I had an issue, I wasn’t aware of how red some people are.’ Hadassah tells me that what I’ve been doing is called ‘biased attention’: when we have an insecurity, we always compare ourselves to others. In my case, it was comparing my redness with other people’s. Changing my thought pattern helps me realise that, in truth, nobody was even thinking about my rosy cheeks.
Because my skin had changed after I started using retinol, I blamed myself. So, for our third session, Hadassah asks me to create a ‘pie chart of responsibility’, allotting percentages of blame to the factors contributing to my rosacea. Retinol takes up most of the chart, but genetics, pollution and UV rays all receive a chunk of responsibility. It feels liberating seeing how the rosacea is out of my control.
After the sessions, I notice a shift in my thinking. By cutting down on taking photos, I think about my condition far less. And it seems to have improved: the redness has subsided a little and, as I’m not as anxious, I have fewer flare-ups. I place less importance on having ‘perfect skin’ and I follow people on Instagram with rosy cheeks – especially the Gen Zers who wear lots of blusher to achieve a ‘sunburnt look’ (à la Iris Law and Livvy Banks).
I never imagined I’d come to accept my rosy cheeks so quickly, but I realise there are more pressing matters. Now, I can leave the house without layers of foundation. And, when I’m feeling really confident, I even use a blusher...
Consultations with Hadassah Lipszyc are at The Blue Tree Clinic; thebluetreeclinic.com
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LONDON (AP) — Grammy Award-winning songwriter Ed Sheeran won a U.K. copyright battle over his 2017 hit “Shape of You” on Wednesday, then slammed what he described as a “culture” of baseless lawsuits intended to squeeze money out of artists eager to avoid the expense of a trial.
The British pop star and his co-writers, Snow Patrol’s John McDaid and producer Steven McCutcheon, had denied allegations that the song copied part of 2015’s “Oh Why” by Sami Chokri, who performs under the name Sami Switch.
“Whilst we’re obviously happy with the result, I feel like claims like this are way too common now and have become a culture where a claim is made with the idea that a settlement will be cheaper than taking it to court, even if there is no basis for the claim,” Sheerhan said in a video posted on Twitter. “It’s really damaging to the songwriting industry.”
Andrew Sutcliffe, the lawyer for the co-writers of “Oh Why,” argued that there was an “indisputable similarity between the works.” He claimed that Sheeran had “Oh Why” in his head “consciously or unconsciously” when “Shape of You” was written in 2016.
The plaintiffs alleged that the refrain “Oh I, Oh I, Oh I” in the chorus of “Shape Of You” was “strikingly similar” to the line “Oh why, Oh why, Oh why” in their track.
During the 11-day trial, Sheeran denied allegations that he “borrows” ideas from unknown songwriters without acknowledgement and said he has always been fair in crediting people who contribute to his albums.
In Wednesday’s ruling, High Court Judge Antony Zacaroli concluded that Sheeran “neither deliberately nor subconsciously” copied a phrase from “Oh Why″ when writing his smash hit.
“Shape of You” was the biggest-selling song in the U.K. in 2017.
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The new director of the Department of Social Services’ Children’s Division painted a grim picture Tuesday of an atrophying child welfare department that is facing severe staffing shortages and leaving remaining caseworkers overwhelmed.
Darrell Missey, the director of the Children’s Division, told lawmakers on the Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, that there are 237 vacancies across the division, leaving only 1,054 of the 1,291 budgeted caseworkers filled. Many caseworkers are “drowning” and are assigned well above the accreditation standard of 15 cases each, he said.
Missey recounted speaking with a caseworker in Liberty this past week who said the 38 cases she was tasked with was preventing her from being able to do her job successfully.
“And she’s not the highest I’ve heard,” Missey said. “She’s just the one who was crying with me this week.”
Tuesday’s hearing marked Missey’s 90th day on the job, he said. Missey joined the department late last year after nearly two decades serving as a family court judge in Jefferson County who dealt primarily with juvenile and child welfare cases.
He’s the division’s 9th director in the last decade, and follows a long string of directors as the department has seen rapid turnover at both the levels of top leadership and case workers.
The department has come under intense scrutiny from lawmakers in recent years for low morale, low pay and high vacancies of caseworkers, its handling of allegations of abuse and neglect at unlicensed boarding schools and for its failure to notify authorities when foster kids are reported missing.
The department has attempted to recruit employees, Missey said, but at a recent hiring event in Kirksville nobody came.
“My perspective is we’re treading water,” Missey said. “I mean, we’re doing our best to stem the bleeding.”
Between March 2020 and October 2021, there was a 76% decrease in the number of applicants, with an average of eight applicants per job posting in October, said Joanie Rogers, the division’s deputy director of operations and administration.
The turnover rate so far for the fiscal year was at 31% with that projected to rise even further to 37%. For caseworkers specifically, the turnover rate is projected to be at 44%, Rogers said.
“For instance in Kansas City, where staffing has been a real challenge, last I checked they may be up to 88%,” Rogers said.
While funding for 5.5% pay raises for state employees that lawmakers passed in February was “a very good start,” Missey said a broader conversation is still needed to overhaul the division’s compensation and workload.
“If I tell you we need to double our number of people, it doesn’t matter when I can’t fill these 237,” Missey said of the vacant positions.
Even with the pay raise, the division’s starting salary is $34,666, Missey said, which puts Missouri at roughly $10,000 lower than neighboring states of Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois that also require a college degree for their positions.
“I believe it’s time for us to really put our money where our mouths are when we’re talking about protecting and looking after children,” said Rep. Raychel Proudie, D-Ferguson.
Rep. Keri Ingle, D-Lee’s Summit and a former Children’s Division investigator, said her salary when she started in January 2008 was $26,000 annually.
“So while I’m glad that it’s more,” Ingle said, “wow, that’s not a lot more.”
With unsustainable caseloads, Ingle said the duties of the job follow workers home even when they’re off the clock.
“And so you live in the state of fear that something horrible is going to happen to one of your families,” Ingle said. “And you’re going to be responsible for it because you were unable to help them and it was your duty.”
Missey said a child welfare culture based on reacting out of fear needs to be replaced with a proactive model driven by hope and best practices.
Lawmakers also pressed department officials on why technology upgrades, like a mobile app to allow for streamlined communication between caseworkers and families, have yet to be implemented.
When Rep. Hannah Kelly, R-Mountain Grove and vice chair of the committee, asked why the mobile app had not yet been launched despite lawmakers appropriating $1 million in funding, Patrick Luebbering, DSS’ chief financial officer, said the money had been in a fund that had “no federal cash source” to back up the appropriation.
Planning for the app has continued, and funds have been requested this year as part of a $40 million request to upgrade the department’s case management system.
Robert Knodell, the department’s acting director and Gov. Mike Parson’s former deputy chief of staff, said the system replacement is an “existential priority” for the department and an essential workforce recruitment and retention tool.
“Those of us sitting in offices in Jeff City can build the best system in the world,” Knodell said, “but if it doesn’t work for the people on front lines, as has been mention as an example, then it will fail.”
This story was originally published on the Missouri Independent.
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Lawsuits in Kansas are challenging gerrymandering in a new way. If they succeed, the power of one party to draw congressional maps to all but guarantee its control of a district could go away. As Dylan Lysen for the Kansas News Service reports, the state’s lone Democratic congressional district hangs in the balance.
Voters chose new school board members on Tuesday in some of the largest districts in the Kansas City area. This year's election was met with heightened interest after district leaders faced debates over COVID precautions, teaching race in schools and books in school libraries. We'll bring results from those contests, plus some local ballot measures.
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BANGKOK (AP) — An order by Myanmar’s central bank that all foreign currency in bank accounts must be converted into the local currency has many in the military-ruled country worried over potential losses.
Businesses and individuals were told in a notice issued Sunday that as of Monday they must convert dollars and other foreign currency into kyats within one day or face legal consequences.
Foreign currency can only be sent overseas with government approval, it said. It said further details of the rules would follow.
Myanmar’s military leaders are facing a raft of sanctions after they seized power on Feb. 1, 2021, ousting the country’s elected government. The order to hand over foreign exchange suggests the authorities may be running short of hard currency needed to pay debts and purchase key supplies such as oil, gas and weapons.
Hard currency is also needed to repay foreign debt, which for Myanmar stands at about $10-$11 billion.
The central bank order instructed holders of foreign currency accounts in Myanmar to open new accounts to convert funds into kyats (pronounced CHUHTs). People earning foreign currency are supposed to also convert their money into kyats, which are not a convertible currency and are not supposed to be taken out of the country.
An official from Kanbawza Bank said Tuesday that some traders and sailors had come in to inquire about opening the required new business accounts but most said they would “think about it.”
The bank staffer, who spoke on condition they not be named because they were not authorized to speak to media, said account holders were worried they would lose money since the exchange rate set by the central bank, 1,850 kyats per dollar, is below the prevailing black market rate of 2,030 kyats per dollar.
One unauthorized money changer consulted Tuesday said they were not doing any exchanges.
Of seven people with foreign currency accounts asked about the order, most said they had not opened new accounts and were unsure about the consequences.
A businessman at a trading company said major businesses already have such accounts and banks have been converting their export earnings into kyats.
One businessperson said in a Facebook post that the bank had sent him a box of cakes as a gift after converting his foreign exchange holdings into kyats, joking that it was worth “millions of millions” and that the name of the cakes was “exporters’ tears.”
After the military took power last year, Western governments imposed targeted sanctions on the military, military affiliated companies, officials and their families. Their foreign assets were frozen, at a time when the country had lost a large share of earnings from tourism due to the pandemic.
Myanmar’s foreign reserves stood at nearly $7.8 billion as of December 2020, according to the World Bank.
The military leadership has also sought to relieve pressure on its foreign exchange reserves by encouraging the use of Thai baht, Indian rupees and Chinese renminbi, or yuan, for trade in border areas. Last year, authorities moved to stem a plunge in the kyat’s value against the dollar.
The administration recently said it plans to reopen the borders to foreign tourism in mid-April. That might alleviate pressures on the country’s finances somewhat, though its unclear how much tourism can be expected at a time when experts say widespread resistance to the coup has left the country on the brink of civil war.
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BEIJING (AP) — Following a public uproar, Shanghai is allowing at least some parents to stay with children infected with COVID-19, making an exception to a policy of isolating anyone who tests positive.
The announcement came as China’s largest city remained in lockdown and conducted more mass testing Wednesday following another jump in new cases.
A top city health official said at a news conference that parents can apply to stay with children with “special needs” and accompany them if they fully comprehend the health risks and sign an agreement.
The parents must wear masks, dine at a different time than their children, avoid sharing items with them and strictly follow all regulations, said Wu Qianyu of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission. She did not define what qualifies as “special needs.”
Her announcement followed Chinese state media reports a day earlier that an isolation site set up at the Shanghai New International Expo Center was accepting children with parents. The city has opened sprawling isolation centers for tens of thousands of people to isolate the growing number of positive cases.
Reports that parents were being separated from their infected children had sparked a wave of protest online last weekend, fueled by photos showing several children in each cot with no parents in sight.
Shanghai reported 17,077 new cases detected over the previous day, all but 311 of them in people who showed no symptoms. Under China’s zero-COVID approach, the city requires all those who test positive to be held in designated locations for observation, along with their close contacts.
The latest cases bring Shanghai’s total to around 90,000 in an outbreak that began last month. No deaths have been ascribed to the outbreak driven by the omicron BA.2 variant, which is much more infectious but also less lethal than the previous delta strain. Two deaths have been reported in another ongoing outbreak in Jilin province in China’s northeast.
An official from the EU Chamber of Commerce in China joined a growing chorus of criticism of the Shanghai lockdown, which has disrupted daily life and commerce in a major financial and business center.
“We see a severe shortage of living necessities, particularly fresh vegetables, and citizens are unable to get their deliveries via their apps,” said Bettina Schoen-Behanzin, chair of the chamber’s Shanghai chapter.
While some residents are receiving food supplies from their district government, she said that “a kind of black market” has developed charging “rocket-high prices” for fruits and vegetables.
“Another really big fear is ending up in one of those mass central quarantine sites,” Schoen-Behanzin said in an online event for member companies and journalists.
Others complained earlier about shortages of medical workers, volunteers and beds in the isolation wards. More than 38,000 health workers from 15 provinces have been sent to Shanghai to help with the mass testing and other needs.
Beijing is also tightening measures after 11 cases were detected in the Chinese capital in recent days.
Authorities closed down a shopping and office center in the busy Wangjing district and are requiring those arriving in the city to report to their place of work or residence within 12 hours and undergo a COVID-19 test within 72 hours. They must undergo another test within 48 hours of returning to their place of work.
Despite growing public frustration and concerns about the economic effects, China says it is sticking to its hard-line “zero-tolerance” approach mandating lockdowns, mass testing and the compulsory isolation of all suspected cases and close contacts.
While China’s vaccination rate hovers around 90%, its domestically produced inactivated virus vaccines are seen as weaker than the mRNA vaccines such as those produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna that are used abroad, as well as in the Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macao. Vaccination rates among the elderly are also much lower than the population at large, with only around half of those over 80 fully vaccinated.
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This story corrects the spelling of the given name of Shanghai Municipal Health Commission official Wu Qianyu.
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Associated Press business writer Joe McDonald and researcher Yu Bing in Beijing and researcher Chen Si in Shanghai contributed to this report.
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Even if there were aspects of their 41st win that the Brooklyn Nets did not find aesthetically pleasing, they were glad to get it and move on.
Another crucial game looms Wednesday night when the Nets visit Madison Square Garden to conclude the season series with the New York Knicks.
The Nets (41-38) are seeking their seventh straight win over the Knicks after earning three close victories this season, including a 111-106 triumph on Feb. 16 at Madison Square Garden when Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving did not play and Brooklyn stormed back from a 28-point deficit.
Brooklyn is 9-7 since Durant returned from a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee. The Nets are 12-22 in their past 34 games — a stretch that included an 11-game skid while Durant was out — and it is among the reasons Wednesday is not a playoff rehearsal but another crucial game for one of four Eastern Conference play-in spots.
The Nets recorded a 118-105 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Tuesday despite experiencing some shaky moments while allowing a 21-point lead to be whittled to six. Their most encouraging sign was getting 42 points from Irving in his best game since being allowed to be a full-time player again.
“It wasn’t a great performance,” Brooklyn coach Steve Nash said. “I don’t think anyone in the locker room thinks it was a great performance. We found a way. We got it done.”
If certain aspects of the win were not flawless, the results on the scoreboard were. While the Nets led most of the way on Tuesday, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Hornets and Atlanta Hawks all took losses.
Those results allowed the Nets to move into eighth, 1 1/2 games behind the Cavaliers, whom they host Friday. Brooklyn shares the same record as Atlanta but owns the head-to-head tiebreaker. The Nets are a game ahead of 10th-place Charlotte but would lose the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Hornets.
“These next games are huge,” Brooklyn forward Bruce Brown said. “We want to get to the 7 spot.”
The Nets may still be short-handed. Goran Dragic (health and safety protocol) is out for Wednesday while Seth Curry (sore left ankle) and James Johnson (non-COVID illness) may suit up.
The Knicks (35-44) are playing their third game since being officially eliminated from playoff contention on Thursday. New York’s season was done in by a 3-17 slide from Jan. 17 to March 4, but the Knicks are 10-6 in their past 16 contests and are viewing the chance at spoiling the Nets’ positioning as their playoff game.
“It’s a big game,” New York’s RJ Barrett said. “I know I’m excited. I know the team is fired up.”
The Knicks gave themselves plenty to be fired up about Sunday when Barrett scored 27 in a 118-88 rout of the host Orlando Magic. Toppin scored a career-high 20 points for the second straight game.
Toppin is in the starting lineup because Julius Randle is likely done for the season due to a sore right quad. Like Barrett, Toppin is looking forward to the game, especially because of what unfolded in the first three meetings.
“We lost so many close games against them,” Toppin said. “We’ve just got to get a win against them. We’ve got to come out with a lot of energy.”
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with professor Kathleen Liang at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University about how bird flu is driving up the price of poultry.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with professor Kathleen Liang at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University about how bird flu is driving up the price of poultry.
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Earthworms are considered a gardener's best friend, but studies from environmental scientists show that non-native earthworms are harming native species in the northern regions of North America.
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Earthworms are considered a gardener's best friend, but studies from environmental scientists show that non-native earthworms are harming native species in the northern regions of North America.
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Morning news brief By Leila Fadel, A Martínez Published April 6, 2022 at 2:11 AM PDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 10:55 The White House plans to announce new sanctions on Russia. U.S., European and other world leaders want Russia held accountable for atrocities. Oklahoma passes a bill to make most abortions illegal. Copyright 2022 NPR
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The Oklahoma legislature passed a bill that bans virtually all abortions. The measure would make performing an abortion a felony with a 10-year prison term — except to save the woman's life.
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The Oklahoma legislature passed a bill that bans virtually all abortions. The measure would make performing an abortion a felony with a 10-year prison term — except to save the woman's life.
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Some would-be homeowners are being squeezed out of the housing market Published April 6, 2022 at 2:11 AM PDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:35 NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Neil Irwin, chief economic correspondent for Axios, about what is causing the hot home-selling season this spring. Copyright 2022 NPR
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Strong thunderstorms likely. Damaging winds, large hail and possibly a tornado with some storms. High 76F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90%..
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Thunderstorms early, then cloudy skies after midnight. A few storms may be severe. Low near 50F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%.
Both Tallapoosa County and Alexander City Schools will dismiss students early on Wednesday, April 6, in preparation of severe storms moving into Tallapoosa, Coosa and Elmore Counties during the afternoon and late evening hours.
Superintendent Ray Porter made the announcement during a Tallapoosa County Board of Education meeting and said the decision follows ongoing conversations with the National Weather Service (NWS) and The Tallapoosa County Emergency Management Agency.
According to recent forecast predictions, a cold front is expected to move into Alabama Wednesday, and along with it, showers and strong storms. Storms Wednesday will be capable of producing damaging winds up to 70 mph, quarter sized hail and a few tornadoes.
Coosa and the north half of Tallapoosa County is in the Storm Prediction Center’s “enhanced” risk category, which is a level three out of five risk for the threats previously mentioned. The south half of Tallapoosa County and Elmore County is in the “slight” risk category, which is the standard level two out of five risk.
The Storm Prediction Center has defined an “enhanced” risk for places like Alexander City, Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Anniston, Gadsden, Huntsville and Fort Payne while the rest of the state is in the “slight” risk category.
Porter added that the potential severe weather is expected to arrive in Tallapoosa County around 2 p.m., and as such the school district will dismiss all students, faculty and staff at noon.
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“It's a very difficult decision, but this time of year is when storms blow up. We don't want to overreact, but you're only allowed to get it wrong one time,” Porter said. “ So we will do our very best and apologize for any inconvenience that it causes parents, but see the safety of our students is primary.”
Porter added that he is also in contact with other school leaders, including Alexander City Schools and confirmed that both school districts will dismiss students around midday tomorrow.
“I'd like for the buses to deliver children safely and get back off the roads before the storm comes in full force. Alex City will follow that similar release day,” he added.
ACS will dismiss K-6th grade at 11:30 a.m. while 7th-12th grade will dismiss at 12:15 p.m., according to a statement sent to parents. Pre-K can leave the earliest at 11 a.m.
Tallapoosa County Schools has canceled all extracurricular activities and sports for student safety.
Strong thunderstorms likely. Damaging winds, large hail and possibly a tornado with some storms. High 76F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90%.
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Thunderstorms early, then cloudy skies after midnight. A few storms may be severe. Low near 50F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%.
...The National Weather Service in Birmingham AL has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Alabama...
Tallapoosa River At Wadley affecting Chambers, Randolph and
Tallapoosa Counties.
.Heavy rainfall today is leading to rises along the Tallapoosa River
Basin basin. A Flood Warning is now in effect for the Tallapoosa
River Basin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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Another statement will be issued by Wednesday afternoon, or sooner
if conditions warrant.
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...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE TOMORROW
EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Tallapoosa River At Wadley.
* WHEN...From this evening to late tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Flooding of pasture lands in the area
occurs and cattle and farm equipment should be moved to higher
ground if higher stages are forecast.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 13.6 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:00 PM CDT Tuesday was 13.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.5
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage late tomorrow morning.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
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Weather Alert
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter to one half mile in dense fog.
* WHERE...Portions of central Alabama.
* WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
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More than 300 dogs were discovered dead in a Ukrainian animal shelter after weeks without food or water, an animal charity said on Tuesday.
Volunteers with UAnimals, who returned to the Borodyanka shelter outside Kyiv, the capital, said the dogs were forced to starve to death by Russian troops who had left them trapped in cages for nearly a month amid constant bombings.
"With the shelter increasingly inaccessible due to the conflict, sadly many of the dogs perished," Wendy Higgins, director of international media for Humane Society International, told NPR in an email.
Higgins said the organization is working with local groups and volunteers, including UAnimals, to relocate the surviving animals.
"Now that Russian troops have withdrawn from the area and the shelter has finally become accessible by volunteers, the Ukraine Small Animal Veterinary Association has been able to confirm that 253 dogs were found alive," she added.
Of those, 25 were taken in critical condition to nearby veterinary clinics, where they seem to be improving and are now understood to be in a stable condition, according to Higgins.
"The remaining dogs are being taken out of the shelter to safety, and foster homes in countries neighbouring Ukraine are being sought for them," Higgins explained.
UAnimals posted several gruesome images on Facebook showing the emaciated canines lying lifeless in small enclosures. In some photos, they appear to be embracing each other; in others, they are piled in a mound with their malnourished limbs akimbo.
The pictures have appalled Facebook users, who have called it all an "inexcusable tragedy" that is "too disgusting for words."
"Animals do not start war. They have no choice. What a terrible way to die," commented one user.
Others are blaming the people who run the shelter, saying they shouldn't have left the dogs locked inside in the first place.
Higgins offered a bright spot of news: A Ukrainian cat will soon be reunited with its family in Arkansas, after the family managed to escape the carnage of the occupation.
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Eight Republicans and eight Democrats are seated at long tables in a nondescript community room in a conservative Texas town, with the ambitious assignment of restoring civility in America. Or at least their sliver of it.
They volunteered to come out on a chilly night in February to engage in respectful conversations in hopes of building one small bridge across America's partisan abyss.
Here in La Grange — situated on the rolling prairie between Austin and Houston — folks voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump. During the campaign, there were raucous Trump trains honking and hollering in the historic courthouse square. Since the election, MAGA is still potent here. The countryside is dotted with epithets like "F*** Biden" and "Impeach Crazy Joe." Letters to the editor have gotten incendiary.
This so-called Red/Blue Workshop is put on by a nonprofit called Braver Angels that stages encounters and debates all over the country as a way to reduce political polarization. It's one of hundreds of local and national groups that have popped up in recent years to try to heal America's toxic divisions. The formula is simple: invite political opposites to sit down, talk civilly and listen to each other. But with the nation facing such deep and bitter polarization, is that enough?
"I just see our country being torn apart with polarization. And so anything that we can do to work together as Americans and depolarize our conversations is important," retired tax lawyer Karl Schmalz tells the group before they get started. He's serving as a co-moderator for the workshop.
The other co-moderator, Connie Shortes, a retired corporate executive, gets the evening in gear: "The blues are going to go back there, we'll rearrange chairs. And the reds will stay up here."
First up, brainstorming some stereotypes
The participants shuffle to their assigned seats, seeming apprehensive.
The first exercise is self-criticism. Each group is to come up with four stereotypes of themselves — what's exaggerated and what's true. After 45 minutes of brainstorming, a local stockbroker named Chuck Mazac stands up to share the work of the red group.
"Of all the stereotypes that we identified," he says, "the four we have on this list are racists, anti-immigrant, blindly accepting or believing lies, and militaristic gun lovers."
For the blue group, a retired Austin city employee, Helen Niesner, lays out the stereotypes they came up with. "That we are socialists," she says, "there are too many giveaway government programs, that we are for open borders, that we are anti-gun and that we are unpatriotic."
At the end of three intense hours, all 16 participants get a chance to voice their takeaways.
Don Jones, CPA, Republican: "I just wish one of the policies of the red side was to get rid of Facebook. I mean, if there's ever been anything that has driven the rhetoric and the noise is social media."
Maxine Coppinger, real estate agent, Democrat: "Well, I found that we are more alike than we are different and that's the bottom line for me."
Chuck Mazac, broker, Republican: "I found this very, very helpful, and I'm glad I came, even though I was reticent to be here."
Betsy Harwood, retired family therapist, Democrat: "I think that what we see here in this room is the true America. It's a group of people who can get together and talk politely with each other and understand each other. It's not what we see on the news or what we see in social media. That's not the real America."
Can these sorts of "Kumbaya" moments save a nation seemingly at war with itself?
For one thing, this group is uniformly white, gray-haired and college educated. Braver Angels admits this is generally the profile of attendees across the country. The workshops are open to anyone, so participants self-select.
Despite the narrow demographic, co-founder Bill Doherty maintains it's working. "People come to see others on the other political side as having more common values and aspirations for the country than they had imagined," he says. "That's for me the big one."
Doherty is a Minneapolis family therapist and professor who modeled the workshops on his counseling experience: get antagonists to meet face to face. A recent paper by a group of political scientists concluded that the Red/Blue Workshops "significantly reduced polarization" among undergraduate students at four universities, though the results dissipated over time.
Doherty says, "We don't claim that one brief workshop is going to make a permanent difference for most people. If you want to use the viral analogy, they are one effective treatment that has some temporary benefits. But they're not the solution in itself to our problem of polarization."
The divide may be too wide to bridge
A nationally recognized expert in conflict resolution remains skeptical. Peter Coleman is professor of psychology and education at Columbia University and author of The Way Out: How To Overcome Toxic Polarization. He believes these sorts of gatherings — while valuable — are insufficient because the enmity and contempt between Americans runs so deep these days.
"Just meeting with other people, particularly once for a short period of time, is insufficient to changing people's attitudes, habits, the media they watch, the internet that they serve," he says. "All of those factors contribute to this, and you're not going to change all that behavior with an encounter."
In fact, there is no single answer to restore our fractured republic, Coleman says, even if states did away with gerrymandering or Donald Trump retired from public life.
"It really is going to have to be a constellation of answers," he says, "that we come up with together and ideally sparks a social movement."
Some critics question whether a movement that stresses civic politeness is the right strategy for sweeping social change.
"Although it seems like a laudable exercise to have folks bridge political divides, it is not how political power works and it's not how change occurs," says Alex Zamalin, a political scientist and director of African American Studies at the University of Detroit Mercy. His most recent book is Against Civility, The Hidden Racism in Our Obsession with Civility.
"American history shows us," he continues, "that real political change — especially when it comes to issues of equality, freedom and justice — happens through social movements, happens through folks putting pressure on politicians."
More and more groups spring up
Despite its limitations, the civility model of listening and talking across differences has caught fire.
A project called the Bridging Divides Initiative at Stanford University tracks and tries to mitigate political violence in the United States. Its website features a map covered with hundreds of green dots that represent do-good organizations such as American Public Square, Living Room Conversations and the Listen First Project that promote respectful discourse.
"There are a lot of groups like Braver Angels who think of themselves as this bridge-building sector, increasingly," says Shannon Hiller, executive director of the Bridging Divides Initiative. She says going into the midterm elections in November, extremist candidates are using divisive rhetoric that can lead to violence.
"Anything we can do to counter that in our interpersonal relationships, those types of conversations that humanize the other, all have a role to play in reducing political violence in this moment," Hiller says.
Braver Angels is one of the most successful of the bridge-building groups. To date, volunteers have put on nearly 1,600 Red/Blue Workshops and 275 structured debates in all 50 states. This month they initiate a new project, Braver Politics, that will attempt to lower the temperature in school boards, state legislatures and even the U.S. Congress.
The organization's name was originally Better Angels, inspired by the words of Abraham Lincoln in his plea for national unity in his 1861 inaugural address on the eve of the Civil War. The group changed its name to Braver Angels in 2020 over a trademark dispute and as a way to strengthen its message.
Small steps are possible
It's difficult to gauge whether the Braver Angels' Red/Blue Workshop helped bridge the partisan divides in La Grange.
Moderator Connie Shortes says that in the first place, the vibe in the community room was amicable going in, because it's a small town. "There is no anonymity in a small community," she says. "Everybody knows everybody else. So there is a high degree of desire to get along."
She says the dynamic is different, and language more blunt, in workshops she's done in Austin "where most people that come in the room don't know each other and will probably never see each other again."
In terms of noticeable changes, Shortes says Democrats who have participated in local workshops have felt empowered to come out of the closet in their smaller, conservative towns. "I'm noticing the blues being a little more calm about speaking their mind," she says, "or even revealing themselves as being liberal in that community."
Braver Angels has staged two workshops in La Grange, with more planned. Larry Jackson, a former editor and publisher of the local newspaper, the Fayette County Record, has been an observer at both. He thinks these get-togethers can help repair America's tattered democracy in small ways, one community at a time.
"I really think that individual actions matter," he replies. "We're not going to be able to change America here in La Grange. But maybe we can change La Grange."
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Amazon workers' union victory is turbocharging a new labor movement
Amazon workers' historic win last week in New York may wind up spurring union growth around the country after decades of decline, at a time when a tight labor market is empowering workers in ways that once seemed impossible.
The big picture: A remarkable confluence of factors — including a pro-labor White House, once-in-a-century pandemic and a super tight labor market — helped Amazon workers in Staten Island achieve a David and Goliath union victory, with almost no backing from traditional institutional labor.
- "It has electrified all of our members and organizing leaders," said Mary Kay Henry, president of the 2 million-member Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
- The new Staten Island Amazon union has been contacted by employees at 50 other buildings in the U.S., according to the organization's president and founder, Christian Smalls.
- Another Amazon warehouse across the street from Smalls' building has a union vote scheduled for April, said Seth Goldstein, the group's lawyer. And a separate group of AmazonFresh employees — inspired by the Staten Island efforts — voted to unionize and are moving forward, he noted.
What's next: Other large employers are on edge about what this means for them.
- "If Amazon, the consummate on-top-of-things company, can get bested after spending $4 million last year on labor relations consultants, then other companies may be more vulnerable to organizing than they’ve long seemed," Josh Eidelson wrote in Bloomberg.
- Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on Monday said the company was "being assaulted, in many ways, by the threat of unionization."
Between the lines: This wouldn't have happened without COVID-19. Smalls started organizing in protest of the warehouse's health and safety conditions during the pandemic.
- The win also may not have happened if a different president was in the White House. One of the first things Biden did on inauguration day was fire the management-friendly general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, ultimately replacing him with Jennifer Abruzzo, who's enforced the labor laws with a zeal not seen in a long time.
- A key NLRB settlement with Amazon in December paved the way, enabling organizers to talk to warehouse workers even when they weren't on duty, over-riding a company policy that permitted workers to stay at work for just 15 minutes after their shift.
- "It would have been a very different outcome under a Trump board," said Ana Avendaño, a former lawyer at the AFL-CIO who now teaches law at University of Texas, Austin. The settlement was national and energized workers around the country.
- Missteps from Amazon didn't help: a leaked memo in which the company's lawyer called Smalls, who is Black, "not smart, or articulate." Or, the way the company handled a tornado in Illinois that killed six workers.
- "There were just a lot of things that really, you know, make you wonder about whether Amazon is truly the woke company it pretends to be," said Goldstein, a longtime labor lawyer (he represented the Kickstarter union) who handled this effort pro bono — accepting a red Amazon labor union T-shirt for his fee.
This victory is also a rebuke to traditional labor unions, which have thus far failed in their efforts to unionize other Amazon locations.
- The Staten Island organizers took some risks that traditional unions would've avoided and, Avendaño said, their non-affiliation with Big Labor was a selling point in organizing.
- "There is no strong leadership in [institutional labor]," said Avendaño. Going forward, the union groups will offer support to Smalls' group as it moves into the next stages.
Goldstein, who is 60 years old, also attributed the win to the organizational zeal of millennials. "Young people today are more like my grandparents who did see a value in unions. The circle turns."
State of play: The vote was just the first step in a long process. Now the union must negotiate a first contract with Amazon, which will likely challenge the vote before they even get to the bargaining table. Even in a best-case scenario, that takes a year.
- "That's the hard part," Avendaño said. Expect the union to look to negotiate over wages, scheduling, health care and safety, she added.
- Amazon didn't respond to questions, and pointed Axios to an online statement.
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Westview residents raise concerns over police chase PIT maneuver in neighborhood
Westview residents are concerned after police performed a PIT maneuver in a residential area to stop a fleeing vehicle with a 9-year-old child inside.
Driving the news: A Georgia State Patrol trooper performed the technique Monday morning to end the pursuit of a man accused of stealing the car from nearby West End.
Why it matters: While PIT maneuvers can be effective, “they can be dangerous if not done properly,” says Dean Dabney, a criminology professor at Georgia State University.
Catch up quick: After the vehicle was reported stolen, Atlanta and Fulton County police and state troopers searched for and found the car nearby. Officers attempted a traffic stop, but the driver fled, police say.
- A state trooper performed a low-speed PIT maneuver to end the pursuit, GSP tells Axios.
- The 9-year-old who was in the car during the chase was transported to an area hospital as a precaution, Atlanta police said in a statement.
What they’re saying: Jason Hudgins, former president of the Westview Community Organization, tells Axios that he understands Monday’s action was an “extenuating circumstance” because a child was kidnapped, but it’s concerning to see state troopers perform PIT maneuvers in residential areas.
- “We’re really sensitive in Westview to chases happening in our community,” he said.
- During a 2016 chase, a stolen vehicle crashed into a car in Westview, killing a grandmother and two children.
- Last year, a vehicle ended up on the front lawn of a Westview home after a PIT maneuver was used to stop a chase, Hudgins said.
Of note: In January 2020, Atlanta police enacted a zero-chase policy after a series of deadly collisions involving stolen cars.
- Parts of that policy were changed last year to allow police to pursue vehicles with a supervisor’s OK if they know a suspect has committed certain felonies or that their escape poses a danger to the public.
Hudgins says he wants the Georgia State Patrol to abide by no-chase policies that are enacted by local departments if they are operating in their jurisdictions.
- “We have a policing agency that’s not really accountable to us at the local level making decisions that could impact this neighborhood very deeply,” he said.
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Vice officer murder trial underway
A murder trial is underway for Andrew Mitchell, a former Columbus Division of Police vice officer accused of killing a woman in his unmarked police car in August 2018.
Catch up quick: Mitchell, 58, faces charges of murder and involuntary manslaughter.
- In 2018, Donna Castleberry, 23, was working as a prostitute on Sullivant Ave. while Mitchell was undercover without his badge or radio.
- During a struggle inside the vehicle, Castleberry stabbed Mitchell's hand with a knife and he fired six shots.
- The city settled with Castleberry's family for $1 million in 2020.
The latest: An audio recording of the final moments of Castleberry's life was played for a Franklin County jury yesterday during opening statements, according to the Columbus Dispatch.
- Castleberry is heard saying Mitchell isn't an officer and is trying to kidnap her.
Of note: Mitchell, a 30-year veteran, is the first Columbus officer to be charged in an on-duty fatal shooting in at least 20 years, per the Dispatch.
Separately, Mitchell faces federal charges for kidnapping victims under the guise of an arrest and forcing them to have sex for freedom. That trial is scheduled for September.
What's next: Testimony is expected to begin Wednesday.
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Ohio's richest man still in Top 500 worldwide
The richest person in Ohio saw his wealth drop by $300 million last year, but that's no big deal to New Albany's Leslie Wexner.
Show me the money: The 84-year-old retired entrepreneur has a net worth of $5.8 billion, per Forbes' latest tally of the wealthiest people across the globe.
- That makes Wexner the 438th richest person on Earth.
Amazing stat: If you spread out his wealth evenly to every seat in Ohio Stadium, each would have $55,268 — greater than the median annual household income in Columbus.
State of play: Wexner founded a retail empire that included stores like Bath & Body Works and Victoria's Secret and has since donated much of his fortune to local arts and medical research causes.
- He stepped down as CEO in 2020 and left the company's board in 2021 amid controversy over his past connections with Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted child sex trafficker who once served as Wexner's financial adviser.
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Philly revives indoor face mask recommendation
Philadelphia is urging people to wear face masks in indoor public places again as new COVID-19 cases rise and the Omicron subvariant BA.2 spreads across the U.S.
Driving the news: City health commissioner Cheryl Bettigole issued the face mask recommendation Monday, which she says is based in part on concerns monitoring a spike in cases in Europe driven by the strain.
- "It's not required yet, but Philadelphians should strongly consider wearing a mask while in public indoor spaces," she said in a statement.
State of play: The BA.2 variant is now the dominant global strain and accounts for at least half of all new COVID cases in the U.S.
- Infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci has said that the U.S. will likely experience an increase in cases from BA.2, but not necessarily a significant uptick in hospitalizations or deaths.
By the numbers: Despite a precipitous decline over the last several months, Philadelphia has seen a 50% uptick of new cases in the past 10 days, according to the city.
- The city is averaging around 94 new cases per day, per data from the last two weeks.
- "We could see another COVID-19 wave sooner rather than later," Bettigole warned.
Of note: Approximately 1.6 million Pennsylvanians could be eligible for a fourth vaccine dose after the FDA recently authorized the booster for those ages 50 and older and for immunocompromised people, according to officials.
- In Philadelphia, a total of 224,000 people could be eligible for a fourth dose, of which 128,000 are 50 and older, said Matt Rankin, a spokesperson for the city's Department of Public Health.
Yes, but: That figure is likely incomplete. The city's database does not include Philadelphia residents who've received at least one dose outside the state, like in New Jersey or Maryland.
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Town Talker: D.C.'s vote-by-mail jitters, 2022 edition
Two years ago, the D.C. Board of Elections was struggling in its first pandemic primary. Staff even resorted to driving around town to hand-deliver ballots to voters who never got one in the mail. Lines for some voting centers stretched past midnight.
Now, uncertainty still surrounds the upcoming June 21 primary.
What I’m hearing: Campaigns around the city are wondering if previous snafus won’t resurface and how to precisely time their voter outreach — a euphemism for a blitz of mailers and robocalls, in addition to last-minute door knocking — with the date that ballots are expected to hit voters’ mailboxes.
Why it matters: This is D.C.’s latest attempt at expanded mail-in voting. In 2020, 11% of all mail-in ballots sent to registered voters in the general election never made it to their recipients, according to a critical audit.
Details: Ballots are expected to begin mailing out to voters in waves on May 16.
- But when asked if that date was set in stone, elections board spokesperson Nick Jacobs said, “Well, let’s say stone-ish.”
- “Believe it or not, we’re getting indications from some of our vendors that they’re having supply chain issues with ink and paper,” he added.
- Records show the city signed a $793,000 contract in February with K&H Printers, a company based in Everett, Washington that also printed and mailed ballots in 2020. That year, voters in poorer Ward 8 faced the brunt of undelivered ballots.
Despite that, Jacobs asserts the board is “completely ready” for this year’s elections. He says voters shouldn’t be alarmed if ballots take a few days after May 16 to arrive.
Yes, but: This election cycle is already off to a rocky start. The board’s website and email server crashed on March 23, the deadline for campaigns to submit their petitions in person at the board's Navy Yard office to qualify for the ballot.
- “Did they learn anything? Their website went down for a whole day,” says John Capozzi, a veteran Ward 7 Democrat.
Routine requests to the board, such as getting voter rolls, “ends up being much more of a problem than it used to be,” says Keith Ivey, a progressive activist who closely tracks elections at DC Geekery. “I do feel like things have gotten worse in some ways within the last year.”
Here’s what else you need to know about this primary, per Jacobs:
- May 27: Mail ballot drop boxes open.
- June 10 to June 19: Early voting across 50 voting centers.
- June 21: Election Day, when 40 additional centers will open. (The city is still shying away from opening all 144 precincts. Voters from any neighborhood can cast their ballot at one of the centers.)
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Medicare blockbusters' list prices more than doubled since launch
Two blood thinners that Medicare spent a collective $46 billion on between 2015 and 2020 have more than doubled their list prices since entering the market, according to a new analysis by Patients for Affordable Drugs.
Why it matters: List prices don't reflect the rebates negotiated between drug manufacturers and payers, but they are often used to determine Medicare Part D cost sharing — meaning as prices go up, patients pay more out of pocket.
The big picture: More than 8 million Americans regularly take blood thinners. Until 2010, the standard of care was warfarin, which was cheap but carried the risk of heavy bleeding.
- In 2011, Johnson & Johnson's Xarelto entered the market, and Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer's Eliquis followed it in 2013. Both are much less risky but had list prices of more than $200 for a month's supply — much higher than warfarin.
- Those list prices have increased in tandem over time, and both are now more than $500 for a month's supply.
- Eliquis was Medicare's top-spending drug in 2020, and Xarelto was the third most costly. In 2020, nearly 4 million Medicare beneficiaries took one of the two drugs.
The other side: Drug companies say health plans are responsible for the higher costs patients are seeing.
- “People should have affordable access to the medicines they need, yet many do not, in part because of the growing affordability gap between the lower net prices for insurers and the higher costs insurers charge patients,” said a Johnson & Johnson spokesperson.
Between the lines: It's unclear how much health plans pay for the drugs once rebates are taken into account, making it impossible to compare net prices over time.
- Drugmakers argue that they've had to give insurers and pharmacy benefit managers increasingly large rebates, which are reflected in drugs' rising list prices. After taking rebates into account, Xarelto's net price is 40% of its list price — a 60% discount, according to one estimate.
- But some patients' out-of-pocket drug costs are determined based on list prices, including those who are still in their deductible phase, the uninsured and those with cost-sharing requirements.
What we're watching: Neither blood thinner has a generic competitor on the market, and each has received dozens of patents that will likely keep rival products off of the market for years, per the analysis.
The bottom line: Finger pointing by various industry players obfuscates who wins in this scenario, but the losers are definitely patients who rely on the blood thinners.
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A collision in the early hours of Wednesday morning (April 6) has shut the A21 near Kent in both directions, with drivers being advised to avoid the area. Emergency services are at the scene.
The A21 at Silverhill, Robertsbridge, remains closed, with clean-up crews in attendance. Sussex Police has been on the scene of the serious crash, involving five males, since around 2.40am.
The road closure, which is not expected to clear until at least 1.15pm, could cause delays for those travelling on the Kent and Sussex border. Diversion routes remain in place.
READ MORE: Live Kent Operation Brock, M20, A20 and A2 traffic updates for Wednesday, April 6
Pictures appear to show a vehicle has veered off into a ditch, and there is debris scattered across the road. Highways England has also been pictured at the scene of the collision.
It is reported that five males were involved in the accident, with East Sussex Fire Rescue Service tweeting: "Two fire appliances are dealing with a serious RTC on the A21 at Silvermere, Hastings, involving five males. Police and ambulance are also at the scene along with a helicopter air ambulance. Please avoid the area."
Police issued a similar warning, advising drivers to avoid the A21. Sussex Police tweeted: "We have closed the A21 at Silverhill, Robertsbridge, due to a serious single-vehicle collision. Please stay away from the area and find alternative routes of travel if necessary."
Diversion routes are in place for London-bound traffic, with drivers being advised to exit the A21 at Sedlescombe and join the B2244 northbound, before continuing towards Hawkhurst until the junction with the A229.
Once in Hawkhurst, motorists should join the A229 northbound, continue until the junction with the A268, join the A268 westbound, and then continue to the Flimwell crossroads to re-join the A21 London-bound.
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Proposed new Obie statue in Massillon moves closer to reality
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Monday meeting
KEY ACTION: Gave second reading to legislation that — if approved — would accept the donation of an Obie the Tiger statue, which is to be installed at a downtown intersection in August.
More:Massillon mascot Obie to get bronze treatment; anonymous benefactor funds 8-foot statue
The approximately $90,000 statue — under construction by Zanesville sculptor Alan Cottrill — is being donated anonymously and will rest at Lincoln Way E and First Street NE, adjacent to Bender's pub.
OTHER ACTION: Passed separate ordinances that trigger one-year agreements with Brewster, Beach City, Navarre and Canal Fulton, allowing the Massillon Law Department to provide prosecutorial services for the municipalities in 2022.
Brewster is to pay the city $12,000 for the law service; Beach City's rate is $6,000; Navarre, $14,000, and Canal Fulton, $25,200.
Council also:
- Approved an ordinance that accepts a $3,000 donation from Massillon-based Greif Packaging. The grant is for the Massillon Police Department to use as it sees fit.
- Gave first reading to proposed legislation for a three-year deal with the Local Government in Cooperation board (L.O.G.I.C.) for police and fire dispatching service. If approved, the deal would be retroactive to January and run through December 2024.
- Gave first reading to a proposal that would authorize a $500,000 pass-through grant from the Ohio Department of Natural resources to help fund a memorial splash park at Reservoir Park. Overall cost of the project is estimated at $1.6 million.
More:Massillon's long awaited splash park gets $500,000 boost from Ohio's capital budget
UP NEXT: Meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday for a work session at the Massillon Government & Justice Center, 1 James Duncan Plaza SE. Meetings are open to the public, and in-person comments are welcome.
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Massillon still wants to make a splash at Reservoir Park
MASSILLON – The city is seeking another round of state funding to help build a water wonderland at Reservoir Park.
The proposed Jake Roberson Memorial Splash Park has been on the city's radar for the past few years, as more than half of the estimated $1.6 million needed for construction has been committed since 2018.
More:Massillon's long awaited splash park gets $500,000 boost from Ohio's capital budget
The state awarded $500,000 to the community in 2020, while the city this year appropriated $300,000 of incoming federal American Rescue Plan Act funds. The Roberson family donated $100,000, while a GoFundMe effort has generated a bit more than $1,500.
Massillon City Council is considering legislation that would authorize a pass-through grant via the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, formally accepting the $500,000 awarded two years ago. The proposal was given first reading Monday night.
City Councilman Mike Gregg, R-Ward 3, said Monday he's looking forward to additional discussion among council members on the issue, as well as garnering feedback from Massillon citizens.
"I'd like to give this (proposal) more time to allow for public comment," he said.
Lifelong Massillon resident Jane Shem, 70, said Tuesday morning that a splash park would be a worthwhile endeavor.
"We've gone to other cities (with our kids) to go to water parks," said Shem, who was walking at Reservoir Park with two friends. "It would be good to do this."
City Councilman Jim Thieret, R-Ward 2, mentioned last week that more details are needed related to upkeep and safety.
"How are we going to maintain the (splash area) and keep it safe?" he said.
City makes additional push to help fund splash park
The city has made an additional financial request from the Ohio capital budget for the splash park, said city Economic Development Director David Maley. He added that other planned improvements at Reservoir Park related to the project include a new parking area and playground equipment.
More:Massillon mayor outlines how to spend American Rescue Plan Act money
Altogether, the request to the state earlier this year totaled $1.2 million, said Maley, adding that the city's is hoping for a minimum award of $500,000.
"We'd like to at least get that (half a million-dollar) amount again," he said.
There is no precise timeframe to begin construction.
About Jake Roberson
Jake Roberson was a 2005 graduate of Washington High School. He was a springboard diver in high school, earning a scholarship to Drexel University, and later landed a spot as a team diver at Sea World.
The notion for a splash park came during a memorial service in the spring 2017 at the high school, when Mayor Kathy Catazaro-Perry suggested to the Roberson family that a splash park in Massillon would be a positive and long-lasting way to memorialize Jake. Sharon Roberson, his mother, and his father, Philip, agreed.
At age 25, while living in California, Jake was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Oftentimes, he would not take prescribed medication for the mental illness, marked by shifts in mood, energy, thinking and behavior, his mother has said.
It was during one of those tough nights in January 2017, that Jake, 30, wandered into Pyramid Lake north of Los Angeles and drowned. His body was discovered in the water on Feb. 25, 2017.
If built, the park would be available for public use free of charge.
Reach Steven at steven.grazier@indeonline.com. On Twitter: @sgrazierINDE
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass (WWLP) – Suit Up Springfield will celebrate its Grand Reopening today in a new location downtown.
The organization once operated on Worthington Street but has moved to a new location on State Street across from Mass Mutual Center.
They have provided professional attire for thousands of young men in the area, allowing them to pursue opportunities with confidence.
Mayor Domenic Sarno and city officials will be on hand to celebrate their return at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday.
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