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BY H OLLY B AILEY
AND K IM B ELLWARE

As infections increase, minneapolis — Derek Chauvin

Biden calls for states to violated his oath as a police
officer when he knelt on George
slow down reopenings Floyd’s neck for over nine min-
utes and ignored Floyd’s cries for
help “until the very life was
BY L ENNY B ERNSTEIN, squeezed out of him,” a prosecu-
A RIANA E UNJUNG C HA, tor said Monday as testimony
B EN G UARINO began in the landmark trial set to
AND I SAAC S TANLEY- B ECKER be a defining moment in the
nation’s reckoning over race and
President Biden and top health policing.
officials on Monday urged an im- In opening statements, the
patient public to remain vigilant prosecution and defense pre-
against the coronavirus, as daily sented vastly different pictures
case counts continued to rise, of the May 25 scene that ended
younger people replaced seniors with the 46-year-old Black man
in some U.S. hospitals, and the unresponsive beneath the White
United States moved beyond the police officer’s knee on a South
milestone of 30 million cases Minneapolis street.
since the outbreak began. Floyd’s death, captured on vid-
Even as the nation’s immuniza- eo, was followed by worldwide
tion program continued to pick protests and weeks of civil unrest
up speed and new research in cities across the country. Many
showed coronavirus vaccines are will be closely watching to see
highly effective in real-world con- whether the long days spent in
ditions, Biden said states should JOSHUA LOTT/THE WASHINGTON POST the streets, in what many called
suspend reopening plans and Attorney Ben Crump, wearing a hat, the Rev. Al Sharpton and George Floyd’s nephew Brandon Williams kneel near the courthouse the new civil rights movement,
governors who had rescinded in Minneapolis on Monday. Former officer Derek Chauvin’s lawyer said his client “did exactly what he had been trained to do.” SEE CHAUVIN ON A4
mask mandates should reinstate
them.
“Please, this is not politics,”
Biden said. “Reinstate the man-
date if you let it down, and busi-
nesses should require masks as
well. A failure to take this virus
Pro-Trump groups jockey for donors Biden team shifts its tax
seriously — precisely what got us
into this mess in the first place —
risks more cases and more
BY J OSH D AWSEY,
A SHLEY P ARKER,
Independent operations
strategy on next big bill have his tacit blessing — has been
rapidly expanding since he left
deaths.” M ICHAEL S CHERER office.
An emotional Rochelle Walen- AND A NU N ARAYANSWAMY could compete with The groups, which include that the plan could jeopardize the
sky, director of the Centers for nonprofits and big-money super nation’s long-term financial sta-
Disease Control and Prevention, One day before the Republican
GOP committees for cash PACs, are seeking to capitalize on
Officials plan for more bility. The officials worried that
went off script at a briefing Mon- Party’s elite donors are slated to Trump’s fundraising firepower, revenue to curb effect the large gap between spending
day morning to demonstrate her gather for their April retreat in which drove a record $2.2 billion and revenue would widen the defi-
alarm. Her words brought to Palm Beach, Fla., a nonprofit ing a dinner titled “An America into the three Republican Party
on federal deficit cit by such a large degree that it
mind a prescient warning from group aligned with onetime aides First Future” and a panel on campaign committees during his could risk triggering a spike in
another CDC official, Nancy Mes- to President Donald Trump is “Fighting Big Tech,” according to time in office, campaign finance interest rates, which could in turn
sonier, director of the National hosting an “investors meeting” a an agenda obtained by The Wash- records show. BY J EFF S TEIN cause federal debt payments to
Center for Immunization and Re- few miles away for major GOP ington Post. GOP officials are now trying to skyrocket, said the people familiar
spiratory Diseases, who told contributors. The goal, according to people keep that pipeline going, a pros- When President Biden’s team with the matter.
Americans more than 13 months The keynote speaker is Trump familiar with the organization, is pect complicated by Trump’s am- began putting together his infra- The two-pronged package
ago that their lives would dramat- himself, and his gilded Mar-a- to woo at least some wealthy bivalence about letting the party structure and jobs package last Biden will begin unveiling this
SEE VIRUS ON A5 Lago Club is hosting the event. party donors in town for the continue to raise funds off his month, the White House National week includes higher amounts of
The group, the Conservative Republican National Committee name and the separate fundrais- Economic Council circulated an federal spending but also signifi-
Virus response: Trump officials Partnership Institute (CPI), now retreat and persuade them to ing efforts springing up around internal proposal calling for about cantly more in new tax revenue —
say it was worse than known. A6 has former White House chief of devote large sums to the group. him, some of which could take $3 trillion in new spending and with possibly as much as $4 tril-
staff Mark Meadows on its payroll The aggressive pitch to Repub- aim at Republicans who have $1 trillion in new tax increases, lion in new spending and more
CDC study: Pfizer and Moderna and has partnered with other lican contributors comes as the crossed the former president. according to three people with than $3 trillion in tax increases,
shots offer robust protection. A7 former Trump aides, such as Russ number of independent money The rapidly shifting assort- knowledge of the matter. SEE TAXES ON A22
Vought and Stephen Miller. It has operations connected to Trump ment of pro-Trump groups was But soon enough, some mem-
Evictions: Virginia tenants forced planned a slate of events that — some directly associated with described by more than a dozen bers of the economic team second- Movie theater comeback: Regal
out despite U.S. moratorium. B1 buttress Trump’s agenda, includ- the former president, others that SEE TRUMP ON A8 guessed themselves, concerned Cinemas head is optimistic. A19

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‘I’m never going to see my son again’
Every day in the U.S., children handle firearms they shouldn’t have access to

BY J OHN W OODROW C OX bedroom, where he did some-

IN WEST PELZER, S.C. thing else instead. Tyler reached
up and took the key, opened the
This article is adapted from cabinet door and pulled out a
“Children Under Fire: An Ameri- .357 magnum revolver with a
can Crisis,” published by Ecco, an snub nose. In a safe packed with
imprint of HarperCollins. The rifles, it was the only loaded
book examines the devastating firearm.
effects of gun violence on the Every day in America, children
nation’s kids and offers a new handle guns that they’re not sup-
way forward. posed to touch, and every day,
The boy knew where the key to they hurt people with them. Kids
the gun safe was. He had always younger than 2 have killed sib-
known. lings. Older children have shot
It was a balmy evening in sum- friends, parents, neighbors, class-
mer 2014, just five days after Tyler mates and, thousands of times,
Paxton celebrated his 11th birth- themselves. And yet, after two
day with chicken nuggets and mass shootings fueled a push for
meatballs. His dad, Jonathan, universal background checks and
kept the key atop the safe it an assault weapons ban in Con-
COURTESY OF OLIVIA AND JONATHAN PAXTON
opened, never hiding it from his gress, few of America’s political
SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY/ASSOCIATED PRESS only child because he trusted Tyler Paxton was 11 in 2014 leaders are championing laws
Tyler. An avid shooter, Jonathan when he pulled his dad’s gun that protect children from access-
had taught his son how to fire from a safe and shot himself. ing deadly weapons.
Tugboats pull the Ever Given in the Suez Canal, where the cargo ship that had guns and how to handle them This is not a partisan issue. A
blocked traffic for nearly a week was finally freed Monday. The victory followed a safely. living room, the fifth-grader an- 2019 poll by American Public
That night, as Tyler’s parents nounced that he wanted to watch Media found that 8 in 10 people in
tense six days as the flow of goods in the crucial waterway came to a standstill, with relaxed in front of the TV in the cartoons and headed to their SEE GUNS ON A10
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Religious membership in U.S. falls below 50%, poll finds
say could have major implications cent of millennials. up the slack, especially if the gov- associated with faith. view, conservative Christians fo-
In addition, only 48% for politics, business and how Burge said many Christians still ernment isn’t going to?” “Why shouldn’t I pray or medi- cused on Trump as a political sav-
Americans group themselves. In attend church but do not consider Tara Isabella Burton, author of tate or attend a liturgy, or perhaps ior rather than on their traditional
say organized faith is 2020, 47 percent of Americans membership to be important, es- “Strange Rites: New Religions for I feel closer to the divine when I questions of morality.
very important to them said they belonged to a church, pecially those who attend non- a Godless World,” attributes the can do something privately rather And on the political left, Hamid
synagogue or mosque. Gallup also denominational churches. But no national decline in religious affili- than something that’s prescribed said, strains of wokeism have tak-
found that the number of people matter how researchers measure ation to two major trends among for me,” she said. “It’s my own spin en religious notions like sin and
who said religion was very impor- people’s faith — such as attend- younger Americans. First, she on it.” excommunication and repur-
BY S ARAH P ULLIAM B AILEY tant to them has fallen to 48 per- ance, giving, self-identification — points to a larger distrust of insti- Younger generations that grew posed them for secular ends.
cent, a new low point in the polling Americans’ attachment to institu- tutions, including police and up with the Internet have a differ- Hamid said that because there
The proportion of Americans since 2000. tional religion is on the decline. pharmaceutical companies. Some ent kind of relationship with in- aren’t clear leaders, such as priests
who consider themselves mem- For some Americans, religious Burge, who recently published Americans are disillusioned by formation, texts and hierarchy, or imams, or a transcendent
bers of a church, synagogue or membership is seen as a relic of an a book about disaffiliating Ameri- the behavior of religious leaders, Burton said. They “grew up in source that defines belief, the
mosque has dropped below older generation, said Ryan Burge, cans called “The Nones: Where including the Catholic sex abuse Internet culture that celebrates standards for what is considered
50 percent, according to a poll an assistant professor of political They Came From, Who They Are, scandal and the White evangelical ownership, the idea that you can “woke” continues to change.
from Gallup released Monday. It is science at Eastern Illinois Univer- and Where They Are Going,” pre- alignment with former president re-create a meme or narrative. You “The vacuum [of religion] can’t
the first time that has happened sity and a pastor in the American dicts that in the next 30 years, the Donald Trump. have ownership over curating just remain a vacuum,” Hamid
since Gallup first asked the ques- Baptist Church. Gallup’s data United States will not have one The other major trend Burton your own experience.” said. “Americans are believers in
tion in 1937, when church mem- finds that church membership is dominant religion. “We have to describes is people mixing and Shadi Hamid, a senior fellow at some sense, and there has to be
bership was 73 percent. strongly correlated with age: start thinking about what the matching from various religious the Brookings Institution, argued structures of belief and belonging.
In recent years, research data 66 percent of American adults world looks like in terms of poli- traditions to create their own. in a recent essay for the Atlantic The question is, what takes the
has shown a seismic shift in the born before 1946 belong to a tics, policy, social service,” Burge Many people who don’t identify that what was once religious belief place of that religious affiliation?”
U.S. population away from reli- church, compared with 58 percent said. “How do we feed the hungry, with a particular religious institu- has been replaced by political be-
gious institutions and toward dis- of baby boomers, 50 percent of clothe the naked when Christians tion still say they believe in God, lief in many communities. On the Scott Clement contributed to this
affiliation, a trend that analysts those in Generation X and 36 per- are half of what it was. Who picks pray or do things that tend to be political right, he said in an inter- report.

High court options were too risky for the

woman, and the 6th Circuit’s
opinion said that to require them

to hear Ky. “effectively prohibits the most

common second-trimester abor-
tion method.”
dispute over That would impose an undue
burden on a woman’s right to an
abortion before fetal viability, the
abortion law appeals court said, noting that 10
other states had tried to impose
such a requirement and that “in
every challenge brought to date,
the court has enjoined the law.”
State attorney general Antiabortion activists are hop-
seeks to defend restriction ing that a changed Supreme Court
will alter that governing jurispru-
against governor’s wishes dence.
President Donald Trump said
overturning Roe v. Wade was a
BY R OBERT B ARNES priority when he chose three jus-
tices for the court: Neil M. Gor-
The Supreme Court will decide such, Brett M. Kavanaugh and
whether Kentucky’s Republican Amy Coney Barrett. Kavanaugh
attorney general can defend the and Barrett could be particularly
state’s restrictive abortion law important because they replaced
against the wishes of its Demo- two justices supportive of abor-
cratic governor, the justices an- tion rights, Anthony M. Kennedy
nounced Monday. and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, respec-
The law would effectively ban tively.
after 15 weeks a common pro- The court has been considering
cedure used to terminate a preg- for months whether to take up a
nancy in the second trimester. A case that would squarely confront
trial court struck down the law as that decision. It still has not said
unconstitutional and a divided whether it will review a Mississip-
panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals pi law that bans almost all abor-
for the 6th Circuit agreed. tions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
But the case, which the Su- Both a district judge and a panel
preme Court will hear in the term of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
that begins in the fall, does not ask 5th Circuit said that could not be
the court to reconsider its abor- squared with the court’s prec-
tion jurisprudence. RACHEL WOOLF FOR THE WASHINGTON POST edents.
The question instead is wheth- “In an unbroken line dating to
er the appeals court was right to Slain officer mourned in Colorado Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court’s
bar Attorney General Daniel Cam- Officers carry the casket of slain Boulder, Colo., police officer Eric Talley to the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in abortion cases have established
eron from taking over the case to (and affirmed, and reaffirmed) a
Denver for a memorial service Monday. Talley, a 51-year-old father of seven, was the first law enforcement officer on the scene of the
further challenge the ruling. woman’s right to choose an abor-
Health and Family Services Secre- mass shooting last week at the King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, where he was killed along with nine other people. tion before viability,” Judge Pat-
tary Eric Friedlander, an appoin- rick Higginbotham wrote for the
tee of Gov. Andy Beshear, decided appeals court. “States may regu-
against further defense of the law. late abortion procedures prior to
The law was passed in 2018 by viability so long as they do not
Kentucky’s majority-Republican gubernatorial campaign that he unconstitutional law,” said An- tion. Cameron argues that there are impose an undue burden on the
legislature and signed by the would not defend abortion laws drew Beck, senior staff attorney at Cameron and the Kentucky leg- techniques available that would woman’s right, but they may not
state’s governor at the time, who he considered unconstitutional. the American Civil Liberties islature refer to the procedure as a kill the fetus before performing ban abortions.”
was a Republican. The Supreme Court declined to Union Reproductive Freedom “gruesome live dismemberment” the abortion. The Kentucky case is Cameron
“I promised Kentuckians that I take up a second issue presented Project, which represented a Ken- of a fetus. The law restricts the But the courts found otherwise. v. EMW Women’s Surgical Cen-
would defend our laws all the way by Cameron’s petition. It asked tucky clinic challenging the law. procedure after a certain point They credited testimony from ter.
to the United States Supreme how the court’s ruling last term Beck said Cameron “has shown unless the fetus is already dead. medical experts that said such [email protected]
Court, and that’s what we’ve striking a restrictive Louisiana that he will stop at nothing to
done,” Cameron said in a state- abortion law affects the legal rea- prevent people from making their
ment. “Since day one in office, soning the 6th Circuit used to own decisions about a pregnancy.
we’ve fought to defend House Bill block the Kentucky law. The 6th Major medical associations have
454, even when the Beshear ad-
ministration refused to defend it.
This law reflects the conscience of
Kentucky.”
Beshear, who as the state’s at-
torney general until 2019 had said
Circuit ruled just days before the
Supreme Court’s decision in June
Medical Services v. Russo.
“This case is only about wheth-
er the attorney general, after hav-
ing sat on the sidelines of this
condemned harmful restrictions
like the one at issue here, and
every court to consider a law like
this has blocked it.”
The Kentucky law places re-
strictions on the most common
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A4 EZ RE THE WASHINGTON POST . TUESDAY, MARCH 30 , 2021

Chauvin’s lawyer points to drugs found in Floyd’s system

CHAUVIN FROM A1

will result in justice not just for

Floyd, but for the countless Black
Americans who have been
abused and killed by police.
Special prosecutor Jerry
Blackwell told the jury that
Chauvin “didn’t let up” and
“didn’t get up” even after Floyd
repeatedly complained of strug-
gling to breathe, cried out for his
mother and ultimately went
limp.
“Derek Chauvin betrayed his
badge when he used excessive
and unreasonable force upon the
body of Mr. George Floyd when
he put his knees upon his neck
and his back, grinding and
crushing him until the very
breath — no, ladies and gentle-
men — until the very life was
squeezed out of him,” Blackwell
said.
He described Floyd as “de-
fenseless” and “completely in
control of the police.” He accused
Chauvin of keeping his knee at
Floyd’s neck for longer than was
necessary.
“When Mr. Floyd was in dis-
tress, Mr. Chauvin didn’t help
him . . . (and) he stopped any-
body else from being able to
help,” Blackwell said, telling the
jury that Chauvin wasn’t mak-
ing “split-second decisions” but
a determined choice to remain
atop Floyd as he cried out for
help and others sought to inter-
vene. “Mr. Chauvin never moves.
The knee remains on his neck,
sunglasses remain undisturbed
on his head, and it just goes on.”
The prosecutor then played
for the jury several minutes of
the viral bystander video that
PHOTOS BY JOSHUA LOTT/THE WASHINGTON POST
showed Chauvin and three other
police officers holding Floyd
down as he begged for his life, a
video that several jurors told the incident occurred in an area In his autopsy, Hennepin Floyd’s cause of death is ex- “Today starts a landmark trial station across the street from
court they had never seen be- known to be hostile to police, County Medical Examiner An- pected to be a key point of that will be a referendum on Cup Foods, where the incident
yond 30-second clips on the shaping his client’s response. drew Baker, who is expected to contention during the trial. The how far America has come in its happened. They introduced sev-
news. “Derek Chauvin did exactly be a key witness in the case, other three officers who were at quest for equality and justice for en cellphone video clips of
As the video played on televi- what he had been trained to do noted the drugs in Floyd’s sys- the scene with Chauvin — J. all,” Crump said. He pushed back Floyd’s arrest that she had
sion monitors set up around the over his 19-year career,” Nelson tem, including fentanyl and Alexander Kueng, Thomas K. on the idea that this is a “hard filmed and had not been made
socially distanced courtroom, told the jury. “The use of force is methamphetamine. But Baker, Lane and Tou Thao — are case.” public until now.
several jurors reacted, including not attractive, but it is a neces- who ruled Floyd’s death a homi- charged with aiding and abet- “We know that if George Prosecutor Steve Schleicher
one who drew a sharp breath as sary component of policing.” cide, listed the cause of death as ting murder and manslaughter. Floyd was a White American asked the visibly nervous Oyler
Floyd was heard saying, “I can’t He disputed the prosecution “cardiopulmonary arrest, com- Those officers, who were also citizen, and he suffered this why she continued to film the
breathe.” One put a hand to her claim that Chauvin was to blame plicating law enforcement sub- fired, are scheduled to stand painful, tortuous death with a interaction at length.
temple, while another was seen for Floyd’s death, saying the dual, restraint, and neck com- trial in August. police officer’s knee on his neck, “It’s always the police —
looking away. One juror — a autopsy presented “no telltale pression.” Shortly before proceedings nobody, nobody, would be say- they’re always messing with
White woman in her 50s who signs” of asphyxiation from the However, Nelson pointed to began Monday morning, several ing this is a hard case,” Crump people. And it’s wrong, and it’s
works as a nurse — gripped the officer’s knee. Baker’s interviews with prosecu- members of Floyd’s family said. not right,” Oyler said.
armrests of her chair. He said he will present evi- tors and the FBI — in which he joined their attorney Ben Crump Prosecutors opened their case Prosecutors ended with testi-
“You can believe your eyes,” dence that Floyd died of a called attention to the high level and the Rev. Al Sharpton outside with testimony from three wit- mony from Donald Williams II,
Blackwell told the jury during combination of drug intoxica- of drugs in Floyd’s system. He the heavily fortified courthouse nesses — including a 911 dis- a bystander with martial arts
his roughly one-hour opening tion, heart disease and high told the jury that prosecutors for a news conference. patcher who phoned a Minneap- training who challenged the offi-
statement. “It’s a homicide. It’s blood pressure and that adrena- were “not satisfied with Dr. At one point, the group knelt olis police supervisor after she cers at the scene because Chau-
murder.” line rushing through his body Baker’s work,” so they have con- in silence for eight minutes and saw Chauvin and the other offi- vin was using what he described
Behind him, Chauvin, 45, sat from this struggle with police sulted with “numerous physi- 46 seconds — the initial esti- cers kneeling on Floyd on a as a “blood choke” that cuts the
at the defense table, occasional- “acted to further compromise an cians to contradict Dr. Baker’s mate for how long Chauvin knelt police surveillance camera that circulation from a person’s neck
ly looking up at the video and already compromised heart.” findings.” on Floyd’s neck. overlooks 38th and Chicago. and can be dangerous if held for
taking notes on a yellow legal Blackwell previewed dis- too long.
pad. He appeared to be avoiding patcher Jena Scurry as a witness He said he saw the officer
eye contact with the jury. during his opening statements, shimmying his foot, which he
Chauvin, a 19-year veteran of saying that after watching interpreted as increasing pres-
the Minneapolis Police Depart- Floyd’s arrest on a surveillance sure on Floyd’s neck.
ment before he was fired in May, feed, “she did something that Williams testified that he
has pleaded not guilty to second- she had never done in her yelled at Chauvin, calling out his
and third-degree murder and career. She called the police on use of a “blood choke” and
second-degree manslaughter in the police.” causing the officer to look up.
Floyd’s death. “Something was not right,” “That was the only time he
Chauvin’s attorney, Eric Nel- she said, testifying she had a looked at me, when I said that
son, pushed back against the “gut instinct” that she needed to was a blood choke,” Williams
prosecution, urging jurors to phone a police supervisor to testified. “It’s the only time he
consider the “totality of the make sure he was aware of the looked up. We looked each other
circumstances” and to put aside situation. dead in our eyes. When I said it,
public opinion as they begin to “It’s a multitude of different he acknowledged it.”
consider the case against his things that ran through my A few seconds later, Williams’s
client. brain, but I became concerned testimony was abruptly inter-
“There is no political or social that something might be rupted when an Internet outage
cause in this courtroom,” Nelson wrong,” Scurry said. She alerted cut the broadcast feed from the
said during his roughly 20-min- a police sergeant that officers courtroom — forcing Hennepin
ute opening statement. “The “sat on this man” and asked County Judge Peter A. Cahill to
evidence is far greater than 9 whether supervisors were aware call an early recess.
minutes and 29 seconds.” of the use of force. “We had a major technical
Nelson said that Chauvin ar- “I can call them regarding glitch here,” Cahill told the jury,
rived at the scene at 38th Street calls,” Scurry said about police announcing he would send them
and Chicago Avenue to find supervisors. “If something home early. “Have a good night,
other officers struggling to place doesn’t look right in a call, if and don’t watch the news.”
Floyd inside a squad car and there’s a caution note, if there’s Testimony in the Chauvin case
that he was following his train- something that they can do is expected to last about four
ing as he and the other officers TOP: Attorney Ben Crump, seen in a Minneapolis church on Sunday, pushed back on the idea beyond the scope of the call, I weeks — with the jury expected
held the man on the ground. He that George Floyd’s death is a “hard case,” saying reactions would be different if Floyd was can call them.” to begin deliberations in late
pointed out that Floyd was sev- White. ABOVE: Crump, who represents Floyd’s family, is seen outside the Hennepin County The prosecution also called April or early May.
eral inches taller and out- Government Center in Minneapolis on Monday.  Watch activists and relatives of Floyd express 23-year-old Alisha Oyler, who [email protected]
weighed his client. He said the mixed emotions on the first day of Derek Chauvin’s trial: wapo.st/ChauvinTrialReaction. worked at the Speedway gas [email protected]

Federal rule for disabled borrowers is waived; advocates want more done
BY D ANIELLE virus pandemic, retroactive to they could not submit paper- Working with the Social Secu- 2019 for permanently disabled evaluating the legal options to
D OUGLAS- G ABRIEL March 13, 2020, when President work.” rity Administration since 2016, veterans. But the Trump adminis- get disabled borrowers timely
Donald Trump declared a nation- Consumer groups say issuing a the Education Department has tration did not act while hun- relief.
The Education Department is al emergency. waiver is merely tinkering been identifying borrowers who dreds of thousands of disabled The existing disability dis-
ensuring that 230,000 disabled The agency estimates the move around the edges of a troubled are receiving disability payments borrowers defaulted on their charge process has been widely
borrowers approved for loan for- will help more than 230,000 bor- system when bolder moves are and have the specific designation loans. criticized for being difficult to
giveness are not derailed by pa- rowers, including 41,000 who needed. Some had anticipated of “Medical Improvement Not On a call with reporters Mon- navigate and excessively compli-
perwork during the pandemic, had a total of $1.3 billion in loans that the Biden administration Expected,” which indicates they day, a senior Education Depart- cated. A 2016 Government Ac-
but advocates say the agency can reinstated during the health cri- would automatically discharge are eligible for the discharge. ment official said automating countability Office review of the
help nearly twice as many by sis for failing to verify their earn- the federal student loans of eligi- The agencies ultimately found disability discharges would re- program found borrowers were
automating the process. ings. Those who lost their dis- ble borrowers, rather than re- about 400,000 matches and en- quire new rulemaking and a re- routinely derailed by the income
Anyone who is declared by a charge during the pandemic will quire them to submit applica- couraged those borrowers to ap- negotiation of the agreement the verification process because the
physician, the Social Security Ad- regain the benefit in coming tions for debt forgiveness. ply, but few did. Nearly 70 per- agency has with the Social Secu- Education Department did not
ministration or Department of weeks. “Let’s be clear: Today’s an- cent of those eligible borrowers, rity Administration. The depart- clearly state that failure to sub-
Veterans Affairs to be totally and “Borrowers with total and per- nouncement is not a victory for who hold an estimated $14 bil- ment is looking into the option, mit the form would lead to their
permanently disabled is eligible manent disabilities should focus students,” Alex Elson, an attorney lion in student debt, have not among others, to streamline the loans being reinstated.
to have their federal student debt on their well-being, not put their at the D.C.-based nonprofit Na- received relief, according to data process but cautioned that it About 98 percent of reinstated
canceled. Those who benefit are health on the line to submit tional Student Legal Defense the department provided Con- would take time to execute. disability discharges happened
subject to a three-year monitor- earnings information during the Network, said about the waiver gress. Elson argues the department not because earnings were too
ing period, in which they must COVID-19 emergency,” Education Monday. “There are roughly A bipartisan coalition of con- “should waive negotiated rule- high, but because borrowers sim-
submit annual documentation Secretary Miguel Cardona said in 400,000 borrowers with disabili- gressional lawmakers, including making and issue a new regula- ply did not submit the requested
verifying their income does not a statement. “Waiving these re- ties who . . . are legally owed debt Sens. Christopher A. Coons (D- tion that automates discharges documentation, according to the
exceed the poverty line. quirements will ensure no bor- relief. The Department of Educa- Del.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), for these borrowers,” which is GAO. Critics of the process say
On Monday, the department rower who is totally and perma- tion knows exactly who they are had urged Trump to automatical- what the Trump administration the bureaucracy bolsters the ar-
said it will waive the paperwork nently disabled risks having to but is choosing to do nothing for ly discharge the debt, much like did for veterans. Attorneys at gument for automation.
requirement during the corona- repay their loans simply because them.” his administration had done in Student Defense, he said, are [email protected]
TUESDAY, MARCH 30 , 2021 . THE WASHINGTON POST EZ RE K A5

Biden, health o∞cials warn of continued need for vigilance amid rise in cases
VIRUS FROM A1 data. Health authorities had
hoped that younger people would
ically change as the pandemic continue to ward off the worst
exploded in the United States. effects of the virus. Instead, the
“I’m going to reflect on the eventual toll appears to depend
recurring feeling I have of im- largely on how quickly vaccina-
pending doom,” Walensky said at tions can be carried out. More
a White House news briefing than 95 million Americans have
Monday. “We have so much to received at least one shot as of
look forward to, so much promise Monday, CDC data show.
and potential of where we are and “It will be a race between the
so much reason for hope. But vaccine and what’s going on with
right now, I’m scared.” the dynamics of the outbreak.
Troubling signals abounded And we can win this by just
Monday. Daily case counts con- hanging in there a bit longer,”
tinued their trend in the wrong Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top
direction. The seven-day rolling infectious-disease specialist, said
average of infections, which is at Monday’s briefing.
considered the most reliable Biden told Americans that they
measure of daily case counts, rose stand at a precipice — and would
for the seventh consecutive day, only see the benefits of the na-
finishing just below 64,000, ac- tion’s accelerating immunization
cording to reports from state campaign if they took a step back
health departments analyzed by and renewed their commitment
The Washington Post. to basic mitigation strategies.
Some hospitals reported ad- “With vaccines there’s hope,
mitting younger people with which is a very good thing,” he
more severe disease. That is evi- said. He promised that his admin-
dence that vaccines are protect- istration would double the num-
ing people older than 65 who once ber of retail pharmacies offering
were the most vulnerable but coronavirus vaccines within the
leaving the unvaccinated ex- next three weeks, by which time
posed. A new variant of the virus 90 percent of adults in the United
that is more contagious and States will be eligible for the
causes more severe disease is tak- shots.
ing hold across the country. With additional locations es-
At Connecticut’s Yale New Ha- tablished by April 19, virtually all
ven Health System, for example, residents will live within five
admissions of covid-19 patients miles of a vaccination site, Biden
ages 35 to 44 are up 41 percent in said, calling the immunization
JAE C. HONG/ASSOCIATED PRESS
the past seven weeks, while ad- campaign the “American turn-
mission of people 65 and older is Adrian Parrilla moves a patient in California last month. Some hospitals have reported admitting younger people with more severe disease around story.” But there was no
down more than 70 percent. At — evidence that vaccines are protecting people older than 65 who once were the most vulnerable but leaving the unvaccinated exposed. guarantee of a positive outcome,
Grady Memorial Hospital in At- the president warned, saying con-
lanta, inpatients older than 65 Balcezak added. “Anything that Greg Martin, chair of critical younger patients have fewer un- country does not have the “luxury ditions could easily become
have largely disappeared, re- slows vaccine distribution down care at Grady Memorial Hospital derlying health conditions. of inaction” to prevent a fourth “worse, not better.”
placed by a younger population. is going to cause excess mortality.” in Atlanta and a pulmonology “I think it’s not the illness that surge, she said. One bit of good news on Mon-
And among the patients in Michi- Eduardo Oliveira, executive specialist at Emory University has changed. It’s the people who Walensky, an infectious-diseas- day was the vaccine effectiveness
gan’s Henry Ford Health System, medical director for critical-care School of Medicine, said most are developing the illness.” es physician at Massachusetts study released by the CDC. It
the median age has declined to services for AdventHealth in cen- patients 65 and older have disap- Overall, hospitalizations are General Hospital before her CDC found that among 4,000 health-
58, years younger than during tral Florida, said the situation peared, probably because of vac- still declining despite the upticks appointment, continued: “I know care personnel, police, firefight-
previous surges of the virus. there is still dramatically better cinations, but younger people in certain places, according to what it’s like as a physician to ers and other essential workers,
“Younger people aren’t vacci- than it was from November to continue to stream in. CDC surveillance data. But hospi- stand in that patient room vaccines reduced the risk of infec-
nated,” said Tom Balcezak, chief January when the hospital had 70 “It’s not dropping the way it talization rates, like deaths, tend gowned, gloved, masked, shield- tion by 80 percent after one shot
medical officer at Yale New Ha- or 80 patients on mechanical ven- dropped before,” Martin said. to follow jumps in case counts ed and to be the last person to and 90 percent after two.
ven, where 30 percent of people tilation. Now there are about a Emory has not found that new and could once again challenge touch someone else’s loved one, The findings are consistent
with covid-19 tested positive for dozen in the ICU, he said. variants are driving the trend in the health-care system if a fourth because their loved one couldn’t with clinical trial results and
the new variant that originated in Oliveira said he has not seen the Atlanta area. “It’s still the surge of the pandemic develops. be there.” studies in Israel and the United
the United Kingdom. “They’re be- any elderly patients coming to the typical things that have been cir- The U.S. trajectory mirrors Throughout the pandemic, Kingdom that have demonstrated
ing exposed, if you will — blasted, ICU in weeks. Instead, he said, the culating in Atlanta for months, trends a few weeks ago in Europe, older people have accounted for how well the vaccines work.
if you will,” by the variants. new ICU patients are people he not the variants we have seen out where cases have risen sharply in the vast majority of hospitaliza- [email protected]
As a result, more of them need calls the “working middle aged,” of the U.K., South Africa or Bra- Germany, Italy and France. tions and deaths from a pathogen [email protected]
intensive care than during earlier individuals in their 40s to 60s zil,” he said. “Please hold on a little while that preys on those with underly- [email protected]
parts of the pandemic. “Last week who typically have co-morbidi- Martin said 10 to 15 percent of longer. I so badly want to be ing health problems and weaker isaac.stanley-becker
we admitted and intubated a 21- ties. covid-19 patients who are hospi- done,” Walensky said at the brief- immune systems. @washpost.com
year-old. That’s really unusual for “It is because of the reopening talized now are winding up in the ing. “I know you all so badly want But now 73 percent of people
us,” he said. we are seeing more of this popula- ICU, a smaller percentage than in to be done. We are just almost older than 65 have received at Jacqueline Dupree contributed to this
“Speed is of the essence here,” tion,” he said. the past. That may be because there, but not quite yet.” The least one shot, according to CDC report.
A6 EZ RE THE WASHINGTON POST . TUESDAY, MARCH 30 , 2021

The Coronavirus Pandemic

Trump o∞cials say response was worse than public knew

project: managing their legacies. New coronavirus cases, deaths and said Atlas didn’t respond to a re- anonymity.
300k
Former White House “It’s ridiculous,” said Ashish vaccine doses in the U.S., by day quest for comment. Asked why they didn’t speak
Jha, dean of the Brown University As of 8 p.m. Monday 250k Robert Kadlec, the former as- out sooner, some officials said
experts say falsehoods, School of Public Health and a
CASES
sistant secretary for preparedness they calculated that by staying in
prominent pandemic commenta- and response, told CNN that early the administration, they were bet-
infighting marred effort tor. “Brett Giroir knew we had a Total 30,286,965 Yesterday 63,825
200k
plans to ramp up coronavirus sup- ter able to influence the response,
problem with testing. With [per- 150k plies by invoking the Defense Pro- said eight people involved in the
sonal protective equipment]. 7-day avg. duction Act — which would have coronavirus response, many of
BY D AN D IAMOND With vaccine distribution. He told 100k compelled manufacturers to pri- whom spoke on the condition of
me as much. But he felt he needed oritize the administration’s supply anonymity to discuss still confi-
50k
Several top doctors in the to say what the administration requests — were slowed down by dential conversations.
Trump administration offered wanted to hear publicly.” 0k an administration fight over fund- But the damage to their reputa-
their most pointed and direct crit- Former President Donald Feb. 29 April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March 29 ing that dragged on through Feb- tions appears to have lingered, as
icism of the government response Trump on Monday also rebuked ruary. “The thing is, is that in many have gone on to relatively
to the coronavirus last year, with his former deputies, calling Birx DEATHS order to invoke the Defense Pro- low-profile roles since leaving the
one of them arguing that hun- and Anthony S. Fauci, the govern- Total 550,663 Yesterday 547 duction Act, you have to basically Trump administration. Birx this
dreds of thousands of covid-19 ment’s top infectious-disease ex- 4k have a contract. That didn’t hap- month joined an air-cleaning
deaths could have been prevented. pert, “two self-promoters trying to pen till April because we didn’t get company and is serving as a senior
They also admitted their own reinvent history to cover for their 7-day avg. our money till March,” Kadlec fellow at the George W. Bush Insti-
2k
missteps as part of a CNN special bad instincts and faulty recom- said. tute. Hahn joined the board of a
that aired Sunday night, saying mendations, which I fortunately While tell-alls are a regular small therapeutics company, and
that some Trump administration almost always overturned.” 0k Washington phenomenon as offi- Redfield is serving as an adviser
statements the White House “Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx moved Feb. 29 April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March 29 cials exit government and offer on Maryland’s coronavirus re-
fiercely defended last year were far too slowly, and if it were up to more candid personal perspec- sponse. Others like Giroir and
misleading or outright false- them we’d currently be locked in VACCINE DOSES ADMINISTERED 4m tives on White House policy bat- Azar have yet to announce their
7-day avg.
hoods. our basements as our country suf- Total 145,812,835 Yesterday 2,350,144 3m tles, some longtime hands noted next roles.
“When we said there were mil- fered through a financial depres- 2m
the stakes are elevated in this case It’s a contrast to their predeces-
lions of tests available, there sion,” Trump said in a lengthy because of the historic impor- sors in previous administrations,
weren’t, right?” said Brett Giroir, statement that mocked Fauci’s 1m tance of the coronavirus — and the who often announced prominent
who served as the nation’s corona- wild ceremonial pitch at a base- 0 United States’ unexpectedly poor positions shortly after leaving
virus testing czar, referencing the ball game last year and insulted Feb. 29 April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March 29 performance. government. Margaret Hamburg,
administration’s repeated claims Birx’s hearing. “I think what makes the urgen- who served as President Barack
in March 2020 that anyone who The CNN special is among the use to detail their findings — went issue as a “line in the sand” that cy greater is that the event was a Obama’s FDA commissioner be-
sought a coronavirus test could first of a slew of in-progress books further than had been reported put patients at risk and, respond- once-in-a-100-year pandemic fore stepping down in April 2015,
get one. “There were components and other projects plumbing the last year. Redfield alleged that ing to Gupta’s questions, implied when more than half a million was named five days later as for-
of the test available, but not the Trump administration’s oft-chaot- Health and Human Services Sec- that Azar had berated him during people died” in the United States, eign secretary of the National
full meal deal.” ic response to the coronavirus, retary Alex Azar personally inter- the dispute. said William Pierce, a senior direc- Academy of Medicine, an influen-
“People really believed in the providing former officials an op- vened to try to change reports that “There is definitely that sort of tor at public affairs firm APCO tial advisory group on health and
White House that testing was driv- portunity to air their side of the political officials did not like. pressure, Sanjay. You know, it’s Worldwide and a former senior science issues. Sylvia Mathews
ing cases, rather than testing was a story — often in a far more favor- “I was on more than one occa- true: At the end of the day, some- health official during the Bush Burwell, who led HHS until the
way for us to stop cases,” said able light than previously report- sion called by the secretary and his one’s trying to ask me to do some- administration. “Histories are go- end of the Obama administration
Deborah Birx, who served as ed. Some of those officials also leadership, directing me to thing that I don’t think is right,” ing to be written about this for the in January 2017, was announced
White House coronavirus coordi- have compared notes and aligned change the MMWR. He may deny Hahn said. Azar told The Post that next 100 years.” six days later as the president of
nator. Birx also said that most of their recollections, a dynamic de- that, but it’s true,” Redfield told he disputed Hahn’s recollection of Several former Trump officials American University in Washing-
the virus-related deaths in the tailed by Politico last week, as they CNN. the conversation and said the defended the growing number of ton.
United States after the first work to rehabilitate their reputa- “Any suggestion that I pres- then-FDA commissioner threat- tell-all interviews, saying they are CNN also interviewed Fauci,
100,000 in the spring surge could tions and shape future perspec- sured or otherwise asked Dr. Red- ened to resign on their call, which important to understand what the government’s top infectious-
have been prevented with a more tives on the pandemic. field to change the content of a Hahn denied. went wrong. disease expert who’s now advising
robust response. “That’s what “I was marginalized every day. I single scientific, peer-reviewed Birx used her CNN interview to “It could be a very valuable Biden and who was publicly criti-
bothers me every day,” she said. mean, that is no question. The MMWR article is false,” Azar told criticize Scott Atlas, a radiologist exercise to tell their stories and let cal of aspects of Trump’s response
CNN’s special with Giroir, Birx majority of the people in the The Post, and several former sen- who was installed as a high-level people evaluate them so we’ll be last year — unlike some of his
and four other senior physicians White House did not take this ior HHS staffers said in a joint White House adviser in August better prepared next time,” said political counterparts. The career
was pitched as a tell-all with for- seriously,” said Birx, who increas- statement that the secretary and 2020 despite his lack of infectious- Joe Grogan, who led Trump’s do- civil servant has continued to
mer Trump officials, who are in- ingly broke with the administra- his deputies “always regarded the disease experience. Atlas caught mestic policy efforts and was part speak out since Biden’s inaugura-
creasingly speaking out about tion on its testing strategy and MMWR as sacrosanct.” the White House’s attention after of the White House’s coronavirus tion, recently lamenting the “lost
what went wrong after more than mitigation efforts as the year pro- One of the disputes between defending the administration’s re- task force before leaving the ad- opportunity” when Trump chose
400,000 people in the United gressed. Birx said she was person- Azar and Redfield centered on the sponse and arguing concerns ministration in May 2020. to get vaccinated in private rather
States died of covid-19 during the ally rebuked by Trump after warn- CDC’s decision to publish an advi- about the virus were overblown, Others were more critical of than in public and defending his
Trump administration. An addi- ing in an August interview that sory committee’s recommenda- and Trump quickly came to favor their former colleagues’ com- own decision to stay in govern-
tional 130,000-plus have died of Americans needed to take strict tions on which Americans should him over Birx and other officials. ments, saying that they had wait- ment service last year.
the disease caused by the virus safety precautions because the vi- be prioritized for coronavirus vac- “I told people I would not be in a ed too long to speak out and are “When people just see you
since President Biden’s inaugura- rus was “extraordinarily wide- cinations, Azar told The Post. meeting with Dr. Atlas again. I felt now attempting to rehabilitate standing up there, they some-
tion, according to data compiled spread.” Stephen Hahn, the former com- very strongly that I didn’t want an their reputations. times think you’re being complicit
by The Washington Post Robert Redfield, the former di- missioner of the Food and Drug action that legitimized in any way “They manipulated their state- in the distortions emanating from
But the finger-pointing and rector of the Centers for Disease Administration, told CNN’s San- his position,” Birx said. The Post ments to please Trump right up the stage,” Fauci told the New York
portrayals of some episodes Control and Prevention, said that jay Gupta that his relationship last year reported on Birx’s clashes until the point that it was painful- Times. “But I felt that if I stepped
prompted critics to say that for- political meddling with his agen- with Azar deteriorated after the with Atlas and her efforts to warn ly clear they had made a bad per- down, that would leave a void.
mer Trump administration offi- cy’s Morbidity and Mortality health secretary revoked the agen- about the pandemic’s risks that sonal trade,” said another former Someone’s got to not be afraid to
cials who managed the pandemic Weekly Reports — the vaunted cy’s ability to regulate some coro- conflicted with the White House’s senior Trump administration offi- speak out the truth.”
response have turned to a new scientific reviews that researchers navirus tests. Hahn framed the more optimistic response. CNN cial who spoke on the condition of [email protected]

WHO report on origins search on the market pointed to

the need for additional investiga-
tion in southern China. It is un-

leaves a lot unresolved clear if China will allow foreign

scientists to return.
Further questions about Chi-
nese government influence will be
odology and the process,” includ- raised by the report’s willingness
ing “the fact that the government to engage with the theory that the
Questions about China’s in Beijing apparently helped to virus spread via frozen food — an
lack of transparency may write it.” idea touted by Chinese officials
“I don’t think the global com- eager to suggest the pandemic
overshadow findings munity can have confidence in originated outside the country.
this report, because of China’s The report calls for additional
lack of transparency on necessary research on whether the cold
BY E MILY R AUHALA data sources, as well as the close chain may play a role in transmis-
relationship the team had to have sion but casts doubt on the idea
A joint World Health Organiza- with China,” said Larry Gostin, a that early cases were imported to
tion-China report on the origins professor of global health law at Wuhan. “This would be extraordi-
of the coronavirus says it most Georgetown University. nary in 2019 where the virus was
probably jumped from animals to “This was an expert panel who not circulating widely,” it reads.
humans via an intermediate ani- worked diligently but were Still, the report ranks introduc-
mal host, downplays the possibili- blocked from finding all that it tion through the cold chain as a
ty it leaked from a lab and sug- could,” he continued. “As a result, “possible pathway,” of greater
gests next steps in a complex we may never know the origins of probability than a lab incident,
search mired in controversy, ac- the pandemic.” which it describes as “an extreme-
cording to a copy obtained by The Questions about Chinese inter- ly unlikely pathway.”
Washington Post. ference will be hard to shake. The Dominic Dwyer, an Australian
The report, set to be released terms of reference set out by WHO microbiologist and infectious-dis-
HECTOR RETAMAL/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES
Tuesday, offers the most detailed member states called for a collab- ease expert on the mission,
look yet at what happened in oration between Chinese and for- Cars carry the World Health Organization team in Wuhan, China, in January. In its report, the team stressed that the team did not
Wuhan, China, in late 2019 and eign scientists, not an independ- says the coronavirus most probably jumped from animals to humans via an intermediate animal host. have the mandate, personnel or
early 2020. However, the findings ent investigation or audit. Much time to conduct a formal audit on
are far from conclusive and will be of the data was collected by Chi- whether the clinical criteria used They got a tour of the facility, The search for the origin of any labs.
overshadowed by questions about nese scientists ahead of the visit to select those cases was suffi- heard about the lab’s rigorous virus is challenging, but the cir- “You could do, if so desired, a
China’s lack of transparency — and then analyzed by the joint ciently broad and notes that the safety protocols and were told the cumstances surrounding the first more detailed forensic examina-
and the WHO’s apparent inability team. results were based on serological lab was not working with viruses known cases of this one made tion,” he said. “But that is another
to press for more. Among the report’s findings is testing conducted about a year close to SARS-CoV-2. launching a credible investigation whole negotiation and discus-
The team recommends further that the market linked to early later. It says the possibility of One member of the team said in particularly tough. sion.”
study of the possible path of trans- cases was not necessarily the transmission before December a post-trip television interview When a novel coronavirus hit “What stands out starkly is that
mission between animals and hu- source of the virus, as some once 2019 cannot be excluded and rec- that researchers at the lab were Wuhan in late 2019, Chinese offi- this is the kind of situation where
mans and on transmission believed, but may have been the ommends a review of methods sick in the fall of 2019 — a poten- cials downplayed the risk, under- member states are expecting re-
through frozen food — a once- site of an early outbreak or an and additional studies on Chinese tially interesting finding that had counted cases and silenced sults from WHO that they have
fringe theory favored by the Chi- accelerator, as a virus that was blood samples. been raised by the Trump admin- would-be whistleblowers. Then not empowered it to produce,”
nese government. It does not rec- circulating in December 2019 The report reiterates the team’s istration — but then dismissed its through the early weeks of the said Mara Pillinger, a senior asso-
ommend additional research on spread between close-packed belief that the virus most prob- relevance and offered little else. crisis, the WHO amplified some of ciate in global health policy and
the lab leak hypothesis. stalls. ably jumped from an animal, po- The final report states there the official Chinese line, giving a governance at Georgetown’s
But WHO Director-General It notes the earliest reported tentially a bat or pangolin, to an was no direct infection of workers false sense of reassurance and O’Neill Institute for National and
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, case, from Dec. 8, did not have any unknown intermediate animal but does not go into detail or eroding public trust. Global Health Law. “They needed
who was not part of the Wuhan link to the market, but it suggests host, then to humans, but the path recommend further research on Foreign scientists on the trip permission to go in, to conduct
mission, offered somewhat con- that mild and asymptomatic cases of transmission remains a mys- the topic. generally agree the timing and research and on the report.”
tradictory messaging at a news may have gone undetected. The tery. It recommends additional It also notes that three labora- level of access was suboptimal but In general, the foreign scien-
conference on Monday, saying “all report, therefore, does not draw a studies on livestock and farmed tories in Wuhan were working stressed that they were able to tists on the trip took pains to
hypotheses are open” and warrant firm conclusion and calls for addi- wildlife that may be susceptible to with either coronavirus diagnos- obtain information the world did praise their Chinese counter-
future study. tional research on the role of that SARS-CoV-2, such as cats and tics or on isolation and vaccine not have before. parts, noting their technical ex-
Given China’s coverup of the and other markets. mink. development. All were “high qual- Even though the Huanan mar- pertise and professionalism. They
outbreak in Wuhan, the WHO’s According to the report, 233 The mission concludes it is ex- ity” and “well managed,” it said, ket had been shut for a year and its also acknowledged the limits of
early praise for the country’s re- Chinese health institutions re- tremely unlikely the virus acci- but it did not specify if the joint contents removed, for instance, working with data collected be-
sponse and the fact that it took a viewed 76,253 records of cases of dentally leaked from a lab in Wu- mission saw additional evidence, seeing the proximity of the stalls fore they arrived that may or may
full year to get a joint Chinese-in- respiratory conditions from Octo- han — a theory that many scien- such as audits, to substantiate the and the layout helped, said WHO not be complete.
ternational team on the ground ber and November 2019, found 92 tists downplay for lack of evi- claims. team member Hung Nguyen-Viet, “At the end of the day,” Hung
for a brief visit, the critical but cases compatible with SARS-Co- dence but that others are not The report also notes that a a Vietnamese expert on livestock said, “they show us what they
challenging search for clues faced V2 but later ruled out each case, ready to dismiss after a single Wuhan Center for Disease Control and human health. show.”
skepticism from the start. concluding significant transmis- visit. lab moved Dec. 2, 2019 — a new In interviews, Hung and an- [email protected]
Secretary of State Antony sion before December was unlike- The visit to the Wuhan Institute detail — but that it “reported no other expert on the trip, Keith
Blinken told CNN last week that ly. of Virology lasted a few hours, disruptions or incidents caused Hamilton of the World Organiza- Adam Taylor contributed to this
he had concerns about “the meth- But the report questions according to scientists on the trip. by the move.” tion for Animal Health, said re- report.
TUESDAY, MARCH 30 , 2021 . THE WASHINGTON POST EZ RE A7

The Coronavirus Pandemic

Pfizer, Moderna shots would consistently respond to

those tasks.
“But participants have been very

robust in new study dedicated and so far, on average, 80

to 100 percent of participants com-
plete these tasks every week,”
Thompson wrote in an email.
Among 2,479 fully vaccinated The CDC had to negotiate with
people, just three had confirmed FedEx and UPS to allow thou-
Vaccines are 90 percent infections. Among 477 people who sands of specimens to be shipped
effective after two doses received one dose, eight infections for testing, he said.
were reported. The study did not provide an
in real-life conditions By comparison, among 994 estimate of the vaccines’ benefits
people who were not vaccinated, against the virus variants circulat-
161 developed infections. ing in the United States. Thomp-
BY L ENA H . S UN No deaths were reported. son, who is leading CDC’s evalua-
CDC Director Rochelle Walen- tion of coronavirus vaccine effec-
The Pfizer-BioNTech and Mod- sky said the study shows national tiveness, said the agency will have
erna vaccines being deployed to vaccination efforts are working. more to say in about a month
fight the coronavirus pandemic The authorized coronavirus vac- when scientists have completed
are robustly effective in prevent- cines “provided early, substantial genetic characterization of the
ing infections in real-life condi- real-world protection against in- collected virus specimens.
tions, according to a federal study fection for our nation’s health care As the study progresses, scien-
released Monday that provides re- personnel, first responders, and tists will also analyze the effective-
assurance of protection for front- other frontline essential workers,” ness of the specific coronavirus
line workers in the United States. she said in a statement. “These vaccines and their effectiveness in
In a study of about 4,000 findings should offer hope to the preventing symptomatic infec-
health-care personnel, police, fire- millions of Americans receiving tions or severe outcomes, such as
fighters and other essential work- coronavirus vaccines each day and hospitalization.
SHANNON STAPLETON/REUTERS
ers, the Centers for Disease Con- to those who will have the opportu- Despite the strong protection
trol and Prevention found that the nity to roll up their sleeves and get Metropolitan Transportation Authority worker Sasha Boyd receives a Pfizer vaccine dose in New York afforded by the vaccines two
vaccines reduced the risk of infec- vaccinated in the weeks ahead. The on March 10. A CDC study of that vaccine and Moderna’s vaccine focused on front-line workers. weeks after the first dose, scien-
tion by 80 percent after one shot. authorized vaccines are the key tists are still trying to figure out
Protection increased to 90 percent tool that will help bring an end to “What we really want to do is the CDC study focused more on BioNTech vaccine and 30 percent how long someone is protected
following the second dose. The this devastating pandemic.” test these vaccines in the real working-age adults and the ability received the Moderna shot. Five against the disease after being ful-
findings are consistent with clini- The study is ongoing and re- world, to see how well they work,” of the vaccines to protect against people received the Johnson & ly vaccinated and whether two
cal trial results and studies show- searchers will share more details said Gandhi, who was not in- infection, regardless of whether Johnson vaccine. Researchers are doses provide longer-lasting pro-
ing strong effectiveness in Israel on the infections in people who volved in the CDC study. That symptoms developed. trying to verify which vaccine was tection than one dose.
and the United Kingdom, and in were partly or fully vaccinated, study took place during “one of the “The big takeaway here is that administered among the remain- Limitations of the study include
initial studies of health-care work- known as “breakthrough infec- most scary, most horrible surges” starting 14 days after receiving ing participants. Most got their the small number of confirmed
ers at the UT Southwestern Medi- tions.” Researchers are also study- in the United States, she said, de- both doses of these . . . vaccines, first dose during the last two infections and self-collection of
cal Center and in Southern Cali- ing whether people who became scribing it as an important stress these front-line workers were weeks of December. specimens and delays in ship-
fornia. infected despite vaccination may test for the vaccines. The results, 90 percent less likely to be infected Participants conducted nasal ments to the lab that could reduce
The CDC report is significant, have less severe or briefer illnesses she said, show how “it’s really in- with the virus that causes covid- swabs weekly for 13 weeks, regard- detection of the virus and result in
experts said, because it analyzed and whether they shed a lower credible news for how safe you can 19,” Thompson said. less of whether they experienced overestimating vaccine effective-
how well the vaccines worked amount of virus for less time. feel after vaccination.” Reducing risk for transmissible symptoms. If they showed symp- ness.
among a diverse group of front-line Infectious-disease and vaccine The Pfizer-BioNTech and Mod- infection, which can occur several toms of covid-19-like illness, such The latest results come as Presi-
working-age adults whose jobs experts said the latest data proves erna vaccines, which require two days before symptoms appear, is as fever, chills, cough, shortness of dent Biden has set a new goal of
make them more likely to be ex- encouraging. doses, were more than 90 percent especially important for health- breath or change in smell or taste, administering 200 million doses
posed to the virus and to spread it. “It’s not surprising, but it’s in- effective in preventing symptom- care personnel and other essential they collected an additional nasal in his first 100 days in office, or by
The workers came from eight credibly reassuring,” said Paul A. atic covid-19 disease in clinical workers who may not know they swab and saliva sample. All speci- April 30. The nation is poised to
locations in six states — Arizona, Offit, a vaccine expert at Children’s trials conducted before the vac- are infected, he said. mens were sent to one lab in meet the revised target, as the sev-
Florida, Minnesota, Oregon, Texas Hospital of Philadelphia who cines received emergency use au- About 72 percent of the partici- Marshfield, Wis. en-day average of daily vaccina-
and Utah. They received vaccina- helps review vaccine safety and thorization in December from the pants were 18 to 49 years old and Thompson said the study was tions surpasses 2.5 million.
tions between mid-December, efficacy as an outside adviser to FDA. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine the majority were female. Most by far the most complicated and But infectious-disease experts
when the doses first became avail- the Food and Drug Administra- requires special handling and participants were White and ambitious to design in his more are worried the pace needs to be
able, to mid-March, a 13-week pe- tion and was not involved in the must be kept at especially cold healthy, with no chronic medical than 30 years of conducting field faster to reach the high levels of
riod that included the deadly win- CDC study. “It’s yet another reason temperatures in special freezers conditions. About half were research. It was challenging to immunity needed to slow the vi-
ter surge that was killing more to get vaccinated.” long term. health-care providers; 21 percent recruit thousands of participants rus, especially as more transmissi-
than 3,000 people a day by Janu- The drug companies’ clinical “There was no guarantee that were firefighters, police and emer- from a variety of backgrounds in ble variants spread throughout
ary. The study is also one of the trials of their coronavirus vaccines the vaccines were going to per- gency medical technicians; and the context of widespread skepti- the country. To reach the level of
first to estimate vaccine effective- in 2020 were conducted when the form the same in the real world, nearly one-fourth were teachers, cism and lack of trust in science protection needed, about 80 per-
ness among participants against United States was not experienc- where there were a lot of concerns delivery workers and other essen- and research, he said. Researchers cent of the population has to be
infection — rather than just moni- ing the biggest surges in coronavi- about freezers and temperatures,” tial personnel whose jobs required had never asked people to collect immunized, or about 260 million
toring for symptomatic cases — rus cases, said Monica Gandhi, an said Mark G. Thompson, a CDC contact within three feet of the their own nasal swabs and ship people. That would require 3 mil-
including infections that did not infectious-disease expert at the epidemiologist and lead author of public or co-workers. saliva specimens, and it was un- lion to 3.5 million shots being ad-
result in symptoms, according to University of California at San the report. The clinical trials had About 63 percent of partici- clear at the start whether busy ministered each day until April 30.
the CDC. Francisco. large numbers of older people, but pants received the Pfizer- adults working in front-line jobs [email protected]

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Groups seek to tap into Trump’s fundraising prowess

TRUMP FROM A1

people familiar with the plans,

many of whom spoke on the
condition of anonymity to de-
scribe private discussions.
Trump has encouraged sup-
porters to donate to Save Ameri-
ca, a leadership PAC he launched
at the end of 2020. Corey Lewan-
dowski, his 2016 campaign man-
ager, is setting up a Trump-
blessed super PAC to solicit un-
limited contributions, according
to people familiar with the ef-
forts. And a number of his other
allies are dabbling in fundraising
efforts of their own, including
what appears to be an effort to
create a version of the Democracy
Alliance, the liberal donor net-
work.
The competing endeavors have
left some donors confused and
stoked worries inside the party
about whether the former presi-
dent is committed to the GOP’s
interests.
In a statement, Jason Miller, a
senior Trump adviser, said Trump
plans to use his influence to help
the party.
“President Trump commands
the most powerful brand and
greatest fundraising apparatus in
political history, and he looks
forward to using that capital to
elect America First conservatives
and win back the House and
Senate for Republicans in 2022,”
Miller said.
The RNC declined to comment.
CPI officials declined to comment
on the donor retreat.
Since leaving office, Trump has
vacillated between anger at Re-
publicans who supported his im-
peachment or did not do enough,
in his mind, to argue there was JABIN BOTSFORD/THE WASHINGTON POST

voter fraud and excitement at the Donald Trump last month at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando. GOP committee officials have downplayed any potential rift with the former president.
notion of helping the party win
back control of the House and to be a war,” said a senior Republi- RNC Chairwoman Ronna Mc- gress for the second half of Presi- in its early planning stages but showed him an informal review
Senate in two years, according to can involved in discussions about Daniel and Sen. Rick Scott of dent Biden’s term. still moving ahead — although its of how much money they made
people close to him. the future of the party. “It is Florida, head of the National Re- The RNC even moved part of name could change. under his presidency, according
In recent weeks, Trump has inevitable.” publican Senatorial Committee its donor retreat next month in One person familiar with to three advisers.
publicly and privately railed On Wednesday night, Trump (NRSC) — have tried to paper Palm Beach to Trump’s club, pay- Wren’s appeal said donors were Around the time of his show-
against the party committees and attended a fundraiser at his golf over any rift, shuttling down to ing Mar-a-Lago a six-figure fee to uncertain whether her group had down with the party committees,
has told advisers he wants to raise club in Florida for Max Miller, a Mar-a-Lago and posing for pho- host a Saturday-night dinner received the blessing of the for- Trump was in his Manhattan sky-
as much money as he can to former aide who is running tos with Trump in his gilded headlined by the former presi- mer president. scraper office yelling at allies and
remain a formidable candidate against Rep. Anthony Gonzalez foyer. dent. “They’re confused,” the person advisers about Republicans tak-
for a White House bid in 2024 — (R-Ohio), who supported Trump’s In exchange for his continued Meanwhile, McDaniel recently said. “Donors are asking, ‘Oh, is ing his money, according to peo-
and to have leverage against po- impeachment, according to peo- support, party leaders have sug- traveled the country to meet with the president doing this?’ Be- ple with knowledge of the calls.
litical foes, according to people ple who were briefed on the gested to Trump and his team, he party donors to urge them to keep cause it looks official and it’s He argued that they were “rip-
familiar with his views. event. will be well positioned for an- giving to the GOP, according to happening during RNC week- ping” him off, in the words of a
Some in the GOP are bracing In recent weeks, a range of other run in 2024, especially if people familiar with the appeals. end.” Trump adviser.
for a nasty fight. “There is going Republican officials — including they are able to take back Con- In one meeting in Dallas, Wren declined to comment. The former president drafted a
McDaniel argued that the RNC During his time in the White stemwinder of a statement that
was not responsible for the losses House, Trump was the most lambasted the party he has led,
in the courts after the election prominent fundraising figure for the people said. He ultimately
and that Republicans overall per- the Republican Party, which en- released a milder statement the

Get your formed well in 2020, according to

Doug Deason, a donor who at-
tended the event.
joyed a financial bonanza.
The RNC took in more than
$890 million in the 2020 cycle, up
next day that explicitly said he
supported Republicans but still
attacked “RINOs” — or Republi-

gutters ready “She took responsibility for

some of it and took credit for
some of it,” said Deason, adding:
from $343 million in 2016. The
NRSC raised $338 million in 2020
compared with $138 million in
cans in name only — because, he
said, “they do nothing but hurt
the Republican Party and our

for spring “Trump did everything wrong —

he couldn't have done a better job
of losing than he did. He’s the best
2016. And the National Republi-
can Congressional Committee
raised $280 million, compared
great voting base.”
Relieved, the three party com-
mittees took the unusual step of
president in history, but he beat with $170 million four years ago. putting out a joint statement
himself.” Many of the party committee praising the former president.
“People will continue to con- appeals continue to feature Trump has told aides that he
tribute to the RNC,” he added. Trump, even after he has left does not want money raised us-
But there is a passel of Trump office. ing his name to benefit Republi-
The safe, aides and allies who have created
new political committees this
The NRSC placed ads on Face-
book this month selling $10
can incumbents who voted for his
impeachment or removal, such as

permanent year that have the potential to

further splinter donations made
in his name.
stickers and $35 T-shirts with
“Miss Me Yet?” superimposed on
Trump’s image and a 2021
Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) and Sen.
Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), allies
said.
solution Among those in the president’s
orbit looking to raise money:
“Trump Defender” membership
card that requires a donation, as
In Mar-a-Lago dinners and
phone calls with allies, the former

for Stephen Miller, a former White

House immigration adviser who
well as spots that declare “Presi-
dent Trump is calling on YOU to
president has also expressed con-
cern that some associates around
is running an organization called step up and help us win back the him are using him to make money
clogged America First Legal that plans to
file lawsuits against the Biden
Senate.”
“There’s an old axiom in life:
off endorsements and clients, ac-
cording to three people who have

gutters. administration in conjunction

with Republican attorneys gener-
Follow the money,” said Sen.
Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.). “If
spoken with him. Some of his
advisers are also seeking other
al; Vought, a former Office of you look at all these people rais- clients for the 2022 cycle.
Management and Budget direc- ing money, they’re using Donald He has complained repeatedly
tor who is backing a conservative Trump. It’s where the action is. about how much it costs to raise
policy group called the Center for They aren’t doing it for their funds online, advisers said, and
American Restoration; and Brad health. They are doing it because was resistant for weeks to signing
Installs right Parscale, who ran Trump’s 2020
campaign and has started his
the biggest force for the Republi-
can Party for fundraising is Presi-
off on a PAC budget, leaving some
of his advisers to worry they
over your own super PAC to support Repub-
lican candidates.
dent Trump. He has the most
loyal following and the most fi-
would not be paid.
Among those in discussions to
existing gutters FOR GUTTER PROTECTION
Vought said in a statement that
his group “is dedicated to provid-
nancial capability that no other
Republican can come close to.”
get compensated through his
PAC: Parscale, Jason Miller, for-
ing a home for President Trump’s Graham said that Trump want- mer campaign manager Bill
many supporters across the coun- ed to help Republicans but also Stepien, lawyer Alex Cannon and
try and carrying on the fight for wants to keep control of his image former deputy campaign manag-
an America First agenda.” and brand. “I can understand er Justin Clark, according to three
SPRING Another effort to start a that,” he said. people familiar with the financial
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mocracy Alliance, a network of
wealthy contributors who give to
liberal causes — has also caused
some confusion among donors.
Fundraiser Caroline Wren,
who will be in Palm Beach during
the RNC and the two GOP con-
gressional committees, demand-
ing they not use his name or
likeness in fundraising appeals
without his explicit consent, ac-
cording to a copy of the letter
viewed by The Post.
Party officials scrambled to
month, an official said.
Trump’s leadership PAC now
has about $80 million, according
to people familiar with the fi-
nances. But there is growing con-
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Ark. passes bill restricting access to Maxwell charged with sex tra∞cking
medical care for transgender youth of minor in new federal indictment
tions including the American last week, one of the bill’s Republi-
Academy of Pediatrics and the can sponsors, state Rep. Robin
Doctors’ groups oppose Endocrine Society have supported Lundstrum, compared gender-af-
Prosecutors expand case
vote, say treatments are access to treatments such as pu- firming treatments to surgical against Epstein associate,
berty blockers and hormone treat- and chemical “mutilation,” and
critical to mental health ments for children diagnosed said children should not be al-
set for trial this summer
with gender dysphoria, defined as lowed to make such decisions be-
the distress caused by a mismatch fore they turn 18.
BY S AMANTHA S CHMIDT between one’s sex assigned at But parents of transgender BY S HAYNA J ACOBS
birth and one’s gender identity. youth in Arkansas and across the
Arkansas became the first state Many pediatricians and endo- country have described treat- new york — Federal prosecutors
on Monday to pass a bill prohibit- crinologists say these bills are ments such as puberty blockers filed sex-trafficking charges Mon-
ing doctors from providing gen- rooted in misinformation about and hormone therapies as lifesav- day against Ghislaine Maxwell,
der-affirming medical care to transgender medical treatments. ing medications for their children. the longtime companion of sex
transgender children, treatments Under medical guidelines in the Joanna Brandt, the mother of a offender Jeffrey Epstein, expand-
that major medical organizations United States, doctors do not per- transgender 15-year-old in Arkan- ing their criminal case ahead of
describe as essential to the mental form most gender-affirming sur- sas, said allowing her child to her anticipated trial this summer.
health of an already vulnerable geries on transgender minors, re- undergo hormone therapy was a The superseding indictment
community of young people. quiring that they wait until they choice she did not make lightly. from the Manhattan U.S. attor-
JANE ROSENBERG/REUTERS
Lawmakers voted 28 to 7 in favor are 18. Doctors do not recommend After her son, Dylan, came out as a ney’s office cites a new unidenti-
of the bill, which would ban doc- any medical interventions before transgender boy, she took him to fied victim who was 14 years old Ghislaine Maxwell, in a courtroom sketch last year, has maintained
tors from providing transgender a child reaches puberty. many therapy appointments and when Maxwell brought her into her innocence and is appealing the denial of her third bail request.
minors with gender-affirming Lee Beers, president of the doctor’s visits. And after extensive Epstein’s circle around 2001, pros-
treatments such as puberty block- American Academy of Pediatrics, research and consultation with ecutors say, bringing the number application since her arrest. intend to seek any further indict-
ers, hormone therapies and transi- spoke in opposition to the Arkan- medical professionals, she decid- of victims in the case to four. Lawyers for Maxwell, 59, did ments in this case.”
tion-related surgeries, or referring sas bill in a news conference be- ed to allow him to begin the hor- The new alleged offenses also not immediately respond to a re- Evidence has already been
them for such treatments. fore Monday’s vote, describing it mone treatment. Now, 18 months widen the time frame law enforce- quest for comment. It is not clear if shared with Maxwell’s defense
The legislation is the first to as “discrimination by legislation.” later, “Dylan is happy, healthy, ment is scrutinizing. In Maxwell’s her legal team intends to ask for a team covering Monday’s super-
pass among a series of similar bills She pointed out the high rates of confident and hopeful for his fu- original indictment, announced postponement of the trial to liti- seding indictment, the letter says,
introduced by Republican law- suicide for transgender youth and ture,” Brandt said in a news con- upon her arrest last year, the gate any new issues arising from and prosecutors have provided
makers in more than 17 states so mental health concerns that have ference Monday. “His outside now charges pertained only to suspect- the superseding indictment. additional documents to help
far this year, part of a growing been exacerbated by the pandem- matches how he feels on the in- ed crimes dating to the mid-1990s. David Boies, an attorney for Ep- guide Maxwell’s lawyers to the rec-
effort by politicians to restrict the ic. A survey conducted online side.” The girl cited in court papers Mon- stein accuser Annie Farmer, who ords that are relevant to the new
rights of transgender young peo- among a non-random volunteer Losing access to these treat- day was enlisted by Maxwell and is part of Maxwell’s case, said Mon- victim, identified in court papers
ple across America — in both doc- sample of 27,715 transgender peo- ments “would be heartbreaking paid to give Epstein sexualized day’s development “demonstrates as “Minor Victim-4.”
tor’s offices and on high school ple found that 40 percent of re- not only for him but for all of the massages between 2001 and 2004, that the prosecution is continuing Maxwell’s father was British pub-
sports teams. spondents had attempted suicide other trans youth in Arkansas that according to the new indictment. to build its case.” lishing magnate Robert Maxwell.
The bill will now be sent to the in their lifetimes, eight times the depend on this care,” Brandt said. Maxwell and Epstein compen- “I think it’s certainly an impor- Her brother, Ian, who has been on a
desk of Arkansas Gov. Asa rate of the general population. While the bill’s sponsors have said sated the girl with “hundreds of tant addition to the case because public relations blitz on behalf of his
Hutchinson (R), who last week “This bill is harmful in two mental health therapy would still dollars in cash for each encounter” of the age of the victim and the sister, issued a statement on Twitter
signed a law banning transgender ways,” Beers said. “One, it threat- be allowed under the legislation, at his home in Palm Beach, Fla., length of time she was trafficked,” after the indictment was filed.
girls from competing in school ens the health and well-being of Brandt said that “therapy alone is and encouraged her “to recruit oth- Boies added. “The government has admitted
sports teams consistent with their transgender youth, and two, it not enough for these kids.” er girls to engage in paid sex acts Maxwell now faces eight counts how weak its indictment is. So it
gender identity. He also signed puts politicians rather than pedia- “No amount of therapy will with Epstein, which she did,” the in total, including perjury charges has added another anonymous ac-
legislation last week allowing doc- tricians in charge of a child’s medi- help them when they realize that document adds. Epstein employ- for allegedly lying during deposi- cuser from 20 years ago. That does
tors to refuse treatment to a pa- cal care.” the government that seems to op- ees, including Maxwell, who man- tions in a defamation lawsuit not strengthen the government’s
tient based on religious or moral Under the legislation, titled the pose their existence is now in con- aged his properties, also allegedly brought against her by another case,” his statement says.
objections. Save Adolescents from Experi- trol of their bodies,” Brandt said. sent her gifts, including lingerie. Epstein accuser, Virginia Roberts Maxwell’s lawyers have argued
During Monday’s Senate vote, mentation (SAFE) Act, the state If the bill is signed into law, Epstein, a multimillionaire Giuffre. she should not have been charged
one of the bill’s Republican spon- would prohibit public funds from lawyers with the American Civil who was indicted in New York in Dozens of women have come because Epstein’s controversial
sors, state Sen. Alan Clark, de- being granted to organizations or Liberties Union have vowed to 2019, died by suicide at a federal forward with claims that Epstein 2007 plea deal was supposed to
scribed gender-affirming treat- entities that provide gender-af- challenge it in court. jail here weeks later. He was previ- sexually abused them when they give immunity to his potential co-
ments as “at best experimental firming procedures to people un- “It violates the Constitution. It ously given a lenient plea deal in were minors. Many came from conspirators. On Monday night,
and at worst a serious threat to a der 18. It would ban state-owned singles out a group of young peo- Florida, despite a large number of unstable homes and were drawn the U.S. attorney’s office disclosed
child’s welfare.” He argued the bill facilities from providing transi- ple solely because you do not un- victims who had come forward to in by the allure of what seemed in a letter to the judge that FBI
would “protect children from tion-related care and would pro- derstand them and because you law enforcement years ago. like easy money, they have said. agents in New York assisted their
making mistakes that they will hibit Arkansas’s Medicaid pro- find them to be politically unpop- Maxwell, who is slated to stand Epstein was said to have expected Florida counterparts in interview-
have a very difficult time coming gram from reimbursing or provid- ular,” said Chase Strangio, ACLU trial in July, initially was accused multiple massages a day. ing or trying to interview witness-
back from.” ing coverage for gender-affirming deputy director for transgender of recruiting and grooming Ep- In a letter filed to U.S. District es at the time, which Maxwell’s
“I know that their parents are care to people under 18. If the bill justice. “The litigation will be stein’s underage victims and now Judge Alison Nathan, prosecutors lawyers could use to bolster their
looking for any kind of answer, is signed into law, doctors who costly and it will painful for the faces additional counts of sex traf- suggested that should Maxwell argument that the deal Epstein
and my heart truly goes out to provide gender-affirming care to young people who have to endure ficking of a minor and sex traffick- seek adjournment, additional struck with the Justice Depart-
them,” he said. “But this is certain- minors would be subject to losing it. But we will be standing with ing conspiracy. She has main- charges against her are possible ment over a decade ago should bar
ly not the answer.” their licenses. them.” tained her innocence and is ap- but that if the July 12 trial date her case from going forward.
But major medical organiza- In a Senate committee hearing [email protected] pealing the denial of her third bail sticks, “the Government does not [email protected]

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PHOTOS BY MICHAEL A. SCHWARZ FOR THE WASHINGTON POST

Olivia and Jonathan Paxton, holding the urn containing the ashes of their son, Tyler, moved back into their West Pelzer, S.C., home eight days after the 11-year-old fatally shot himself in 2014.

Gun violence’s tragic effects on kids

GUNS FROM A1 junior black belt in at age 10, and eran who worked as an opera- “She’s still missing my Papa,” many people argued, was all that
church, which he attended al- tions manager at an asphalt he explained. mattered, but now a boy educated
this country — including 7 in 10 most every Sunday, even when his plant. Then came July 25. The Pax- on every aspect of what to do and
Republicans — supported legisla- mother and father didn’t. Tyler Jonathan taught him how to tons picked up dinner from Taco what not to do with a gun was
tion mandating that guns be brought his devotion home with field and throw and hit a baseball, Bell and brought it home, and being cradled in the arms of his
properly locked up when they’re him, too, requesting that he and how to hook and clean a bass, after Tyler finished his nachos, he father, the pistol by his side, his
not in use. Such laws are proven his parents pray together each and, as he got older, how to fire a went to his parents’ room. blood pooling on the floor.
to save lives and have never been night before they went to sleep. gun. Jonathan, a competitive pis- Sprawled on the bed in blue-jean
more essential than they are right “Dear Lord,” he always began tol shooter, had been enamored shorts and a greenish-yellow tank ‘Help my son’
now. when his turn came, and some- with firearms since childhood, top, he scrolled through YouTube Bob Maxwell knew how that
Gun sales in the United States times it took four or five minutes and he wanted Tyler to be, too. He on his mom’s phone until the night would end the moment he
exploded during the coronavirus for him to reach “Amen.” often suspected, though, that his battery ran down. He briefly came walked into the Paxtons’ bed-
pandemic, a time when kids were “An old soul,” relatives often boy acted interested only because out to the living room and showed room. Then one of only three
confined inside their homes more called the boy, who named his he was. Olivia a funny video of an otter police officers in all of West Pelz-
than ever before. An analysis of beagle Johnny Cash. Still, Tyler Tyler got bored sitting in the trying to dig a snack out of a tool er, he had heard the “shots fired”
publicly reported incidents from was, in many ways, just a kid. He tree stand when they hunted box, then he plugged her phone call less than a minute earlier, and
Everytown for Gun Safety, an thought “SpongeBob Square- deer, and he went to gun shops into a charger. now he was standing over a father
advocacy group, found that the Pants” was hilarious, and he with Jonathan just to keep him “I’m gonna go watch cartoons,” telling his boy how much he loved
number of people killed by chil- could play “Minecraft” for hours. company. When Tyler was 10, his Tyler said, before he walked back him. The smell of gunpowder still
dren in unintentional shootings He didn’t get in trouble often, dad bought him a .22-caliber rifle to their bedroom. hung in the air.
between March and December of but when he did, his parents for Christmas, but the boy cared Not long after, he reached up to “Bob, help my son,” his friend
2020 spiked 33 percent, from 97 confiscated his many electronics, far more about his new Amazon the top of the free-standing gun pleaded.
deaths to 129, compared with the because nothing irritated him Fire tablet. safe in the corner of the room, got “Jonathan,” Maxwell said,
same period in 2019. more than that. In a letter to As his 11th birthday ap- the key, opened the door. Tyler “there’s nothing I can do.”
Tyler had been around guns all Olivia, he once tried to head off proached in 2014, Tyler seemed as then sat on the floor and faced a Jonathan had, up to that point,
his life, but, to his parents, he any potential punishment. “I love content as he’d ever been. He had mirror, gripping the pistol in his persuaded Olivia to stay out of the
seldom seemed interested. you mom. You are the best Mom lots of friends and was excelling left hand. He raised the barrel to room, fearful that what Tyler
His mere existence was, to the ever,” he wrote, signing it “Love at karate. As they did every July, his temple. He pulled the trigger. looked like then would become
conservative, evangelical Chris- Tyler,” before adding, “P.S. I made his parents took him to Isle of To Jonathan, the source of the the final, lasting image she had of
tian couple, something of a mira- a 61 on my math test. I’m sorry.” Palms, on South Carolina’s Atlan- noise didn’t register right away. her son. Her patience gone, she
cle. It had taken his mother, Oliv- A lanky kid who inherited his tic Coast. As usual, they went to He’d heard gunshots thousands approached the doorway.
ia, seven years to conceive, and mother’s green eyes and freckled Coconut Joe’s, where he ordered of times, but never in his home. “Do not let my wife come in this
the pregnancy that followed skin, he liked to play with her fried shrimp and peeled off the Maybe a lightbulb had popped, he room,” Jonathan told Maxwell,
proved no less fraught. A heavyset long, curly brown hair and pre- breading before he ate them. He thought. Worried that Tyler had and the officer did as he asked.
woman, she had only one kidney tend that it had special powers. At played in the ocean, ran on the shocked himself, his dad rushed “Let me in there,” Olivia de-
and high blood pressure, and bedtime, he often fell asleep to beach with Johnny Cash, his bea- down the hall and into the master manded, but Maxwell wrapped
after she carried him for four her rendition of “La La Lu,” from gle. He smiled in every photo. bedroom. There, he found his son, his arms around her and held on,
months, doctors told her that Disney’s “Lady and the Tramp.” On the Sunday before he who was still breathing, and keeping her out until paramedics
they didn’t believe both mother As Tyler got older, he asked her opened the safe, Tyler went to screamed for his wife to call 911. arrived and rushed past.
and baby would survive. A 3-D not to tell anyone that he still church, standing up to share This was the sort of violence Soon, she and her husband
ultrasound the next day would liked it so much. prayer requests for a family people seldom talked about, or were headed to the hospital.
determine whether the fetus was Tyler adored Olivia, who had friend who was having heart sur- even considered, in communities “God, don’t take my son,” Jona-
viable. been a stay-at-home mom since gery and for his grandmother, like theirs, where guns are held than prayed, but what he didn’t
Distraught, Olivia and Jona- he was an infant, but the boy most whose husband had taken his dear — where they’re ubiquitous say aloud, to God or to anyone
than drove to Books-A-Million, wanted to be like his dad, a own life, with a gun, two years in closets, dresser drawers and else, was that an overwhelming
where he bought her a baby name bearded, thick-armed Army vet- earlier. unsecured safes. Education, sense of shame had already begun
book. After her husband fell to take hold. “How’s my wife
asleep, Olivia stayed up crying gonna ever look at me the same?”
and praying. At 5:30 the next he wondered, because, to him,
morning, she reached for the this was his fault.
book, opening it to a page that At the hospital, more than 50
began with the name “Tyler” and people who knew Tyler from
a Bible verse, Matthew 21:22. church prayed alongside his par-
“If you believe,” she read, “you ents as they waited for an update.
will receive whatever you ask for Then word came.
in prayer.” “We weren’t able to save him,”
At an appointment hours later, the doctor said, and the sound of
the doctors told her their original wailing spread through the room.
assessment was wrong. Both she Jonathan braced for the blame.
and the baby could survive, and “I deserve it,” he thought.
they did. In rural West Pelzer, Police separated the couple,
population 810, her son grew into interviewing each of them to en-
a thoughtful and intensely curi- sure that their stories matched
ous child. At an age when most of and raised no suspicions. With
his classmates were picking out investigators satisfied, the coro-
storybooks from the library, he ner ruled Tyler’s death a suicide,
brought home encyclopedias. He which his parents refused to ac-
became particularly interested in cept. He had never acted de-
dinosaurs, memorizing the taxo- pressed or been the victim of
nomic names of dozens of them, bullying, they said, and in a fam-
although his favorite wasn’t a ily that talked openly about feel-
fearsome carnivore. It was the ings, they could not imagine that
Maiasaura, an herbivore whose he wouldn’t have spoken up if
name meant “good mother rep- something was bothering him.
tile.” This dinosaur took care of its His parents wondered if he
children. He liked that. knew the gun was loaded or if he
Tyler was serious about the didn’t comprehend the finality of
things he deemed important, and death or if a thought about his
he took nothing more seriously Jonathan Paxton never hid the key to his gun safe from Tyler because he trusted his son. A veteran grandfather’s suicide had sud-
than karate, which he earned a and an avid shooter, Jonathan had taught his son how to fire and handle guns safely. denly made him curious. No one
TUESDAY, MARCH 30 , 2021 . THE WASHINGTON POST EZ RE A11

could convince them that Tyler the law Hauge described existed
understood the consequences of when Jonathan bought that re-
pulling that trigger. volver for his wife? What if the
What they didn’t know was pistol came with a pamphlet that
that simply owning a gun signifi- outlined the statute and the rea-
cantly increased Tyler’s chances sons for it? What if he saw govern-
of killing himself. In fact, a 2019 ment-sponsored ads that ex-
study in the American Journal of plained why his child’s unfettered
Preventive Medicine found that access to a loaded firearm dra-
the best predictor of a state’s matically increased the boy’s
youth suicide rate is the propor- chances of being harmed? What if
tion of homes that contain a he had heard one warning, one
firearm. Remarkably, one of the piece of data, one personal story,
study’s authors said, that single that led him to hide the key that
piece of data is a “far more accu- opened the safe that held the
rate” indicator than the percent- gun?
age of children in the state who
have previously attempted sui- ‘Mama loves you’
cide. Eight days after their son shot
“There’s this mythical idea that himself at their home, Jonathan
you can teach kids not to want to and Olivia moved back in, be-
handle a gun. . . . You can’t train cause they had to. It was Tyler’s
or educate curiosity out of a little home, too, the place where their
kid, and teenagers are impulsive, memories of him lived and always
and they act without any thought would. In every room, around
to the future,” said Denise Dowd, every corner, Jonathan could see
a physician and researcher who his son’s face, spotted with that
has treated more than 500 pediat- one freckle just above the left eye
ric gunshot victims. “You have to that he kissed each day. Night
separate the guns from the kids: after night, Olivia’s mind re-
the thing that does harm from the played the bedtime routine she
thing that’s harmed.” shared with her son.
A survey of 153 teenagers and “Mama loves you,” she’d say.
young adults who survived sui- “Baby loves you,” he’d say, and
cide attempts found that a quar- back and forth they’d go. On quiet
ter of them tried to kill them- evenings after he was gone, Olivia
selves within five minutes of de- would recite both parts to herself.
ciding to. That makes easy access The Paxtons left Tyler’s bed-
to guns considerably more dan- room just the way he had. They
gerous than easy access to, say, a didn’t touch the Winnie-the-Pooh
rope or a knife or a bottle of pills, wallpaper border that they’d put
all of which are far less deadly. up before their son was born and
Because of firearms’ extreme le- that he’d insisted they not take
thality, they’re responsible for down. They didn’t remove the
half the nation’s suicide deaths, martial arts trophy draped in
and in the past two decades, medals, or the school project
nearly 10,000 children have used about polar bears, or the other
them to end their own lives. one about a local farmer who let
To Olivia, the coroner’s ruling Tyler pet his goats and sit on his
— why it happened and how it John Deere tractor.
happened — didn’t matter much They didn’t remove his assign-
anyway. ment from first grade that began
“I don’t care what you write on with “I am” next to a blank line. “A
that paper. It’s not going to good boy and a fisherman,” he
change anything for me,” she said. answered. “I dream”: “about
“The only thing I know right now cookies.” “I say”: “I believe in
is that I’m never going to see my God.” “I understand”: “my Mom is
FAMILY PHOTO
son again. I don’t care about so lovely.” “I wonder”: “what
anything else. Nothing else to me Heaven looks like.” “I worry”:
matters, except how am I sup- “everyone that gets hurt.”
posed to live now? What do I do In their own bedroom, Tyler’s
now?” parents kept turning the pages of
The why and how did matter to the calendar that featured a dif-
Jonathan, though, because he ferent photo of him for each
knew he could have prevented it. month. Olivia’s favorites were the
He’d gotten the revolver for Olivia ones that showed his beautifully
back in 1997, at a time when he imperfect smile, caused by what
often worked late. She never liked she called a “pull,” which had left
guns, but Jonathan worried one side of his bottom lip slightly
about her being alone at night higher than the other. At the end
without him, so he’d bought the of each December, they’d start the
pistol and kept it loaded, just in calendar over.
case. He hadn’t once considered For the first two years after
hiding it from Tyler because he Tyler’s death, they didn’t travel
always assumed his son knew back to Isle of Palms for his
better than to handle it. birthday. On the third, they went
“It’s just something I never to another beach, in Florida,
thought about,” he said. where Jonathan woke up one
Not long after Tyler’s death, night with such extreme chest
Jonathan’s brother, his hunting pain that he feared his heart was
partner since they were kids, ap- about to stop. They rushed to the
proached him. emergency room, but the tests
“Don’t get mad at me,” he said, showed nothing.
“but can I take your guns out of “You’re just having an anxiety
the house?” attack,” the doctor told him.
“I’m not gonna hurt myself,” The couple didn’t let Tyler’s
MICHAEL A. SCHWARZ FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Jonathan said, although as the death destroy their marriage, as
words left his mouth, he wasn’t Jonathan had worried it might.
certain they were true. So he Instead, they leaned on each oth-
agreed. At the house, his brother er, and on their faith, more than
went in without him, because ever before. Jonathan became an
Jonathan still couldn’t bear to ordained minister and began to
step through the front door. Af- preach at the church Tyler used to
terward, he acknowledged that attend without them.
he had one more gun, a 9-milli- Because they wanted people to
meter pistol, locked in his truck. remember his life, Olivia and
“You’re telling me that because Jonathan talked often of their
you want me to take it,” his broth- son’s empathy, his humor, his
er said. devotion to God and to his family.
“It’s there,” Jonathan respond- As painful as it was, they didn’t
ed. “Get it.” shy away from talking about how
he’d died, either.
Keeping kids safe “If it can happen to me, it can
So often lost in the debate happen to anybody,” Jonathan
about guns in America is that the would tell his friends. “You can
most obvious and urgent step to never be too safe.”
protect kids from harm would do Bob Maxwell, the police officer
nothing to infringe on a person’s who first responded to the 911
right to buy or own one. Demand- call, didn’t need to hear that to be
ing, by law, that a man with a convinced. He’d followed the am-
dozen AR-15s must prevent his bulance carrying Tyler to the hos-
deadly weapons from falling into pital, and on the way, he phoned
the hands of a child doesn’t mean his ex-wife and asked her to put
the man can’t own those weap- their two children on the phone.
ons, nor does it mean he can’t buy His daughter was a bit older than
MICHAEL A. SCHWARZ FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
a dozen more. It simply means he Tyler, his son a bit younger.
must behave responsibly with the TOP: Olivia, Tyler and Jonathan Paxton. MIDDLE: Tyler rarely got in trouble and wrote this note “I love you,” he told his kids,
ones he has. If everyone in the to head off any potential punishment about a test. BOTTOM: Bob Maxwell, one of the responding because he needed them to hear
United States locked up all their officers on the night Tyler shot himself, greets the Paxtons this month in Williamston, S.C. it. He stayed with Tyler’s body
firearms today, researchers esti- that night until the coroner ar-
mate, the number of gun-related rived, and afterward, he returned
accidental deaths and suicides homes with at least one loaded, too limited or carry weak penal- caliber semiautomatic handgun to the Paxtons’ home and helped
among children and teenagers unlocked firearm. ties, rendering them far less effec- and took it to school, where it clean up. In their bedroom, he
would drop by as much as a third. Because Congress effectively tive than they could be. went off, leaving a bullet lodged wiped blood from a pair of Tyler’s
And yet, a huge number of banned the Centers for Disease A Washington Post review of near the spine of an 8-year-old baby shoes.
Americans don’t take that simple Control and Prevention from re- 145 school shootings committed girl. “If there was a clear law that Maxwell had come upon grue-
step, either because of ignorance, searching gun violence for two by children in the two decades says felony punishment will en- some sights before, but what he
in most cases, or negligence, in decades, it has been exceedingly after the Columbine High School sue if you don’t handle your weap- saw that night unmoored him. He
some. Researchers who surveyed difficult to determine which gun massacre in 1999 found that the ons safely, I think we could get had nightmares. The smell of
gun-owning families in the rural safety measures work best. A weapon’s source had been public- some people’s attention.” gunpowder made him feel nause-
South found that a significant comprehensive review of avail- ly identified in 105 cases. In total, Proponents of safe storage gun ated. After the funeral, he sat in
proportion of parents had no idea able studies by the Rand Corp., the guns those children used were legislation have compared it to his patrol car, holding a radar gun
what their children knew about however, found that no policy was taken from their own homes or seat belt laws. As recently as 1984, as tears cascaded down his
or had done with their firearms, backed by stronger evidence than those of relatives or friends 80 65 percent of Americans opposed cheeks. Eventually, therapy
according to a study in JAMA child access prevention laws, the percent of the time, but in just regulations that made seat belts helped him work through the
Pediatrics. Nearly 40 percent of most robust of which allow pros- four instances did the adult own- mandatory. But legislators ig- trauma, but the experience had
parents who claimed that their ecutors to criminally charge ers of the weapons face any crimi- nored public opinion, and thanks transformed him in at least one
kids didn’t know where they adults who negligently store fire- nal punishment for not having to new laws, education and tech- way.
stored their guns were wrong; the arms where children can reach locked them up — and none of nology, seat belt use in this coun- For years, Maxwell had re-
kids said they knew. More than 20 them. those prosecutions stemmed try increased from 11 percent in turned home from work and left
percent of parents who claimed Twenty-one states, including from negligent-storage laws. 1981 to nearly 85 percent in 2010. his gun, strapped to a service belt,
that their kids had never handled South Carolina, had no child ac- “We’re looking at a class of That single device, and the relent- on his bedroom floor. He had told
one of those guns were also cess prevention laws as of March, crimes where deterrence might less push to make people secure it his kids many times never to
wrong; the kids said they had. the Giffords Law Center noted. Of actually work,” said Russ Hauge, a across their waists, has saved touch it, but he suddenly realized
Notably, children who had been the ones that did, only 17 and the former Washington state pros- more than 250,000 lives since the that wasn’t good enough. So, he
educated on gun safety were just District of Columbia, had passed ecutor and Second Amendment 1970s. bought a gun safe, shared the
as likely to say they’d played with the most stringent versions. But supporter who tried, in vain, to It’s difficult to imagine a pros- code with no one and locked
the weapons. As of 2015, as many even those statutes, researchers imprison a gun owner after a ecutor ever going after a father every weapon he owned inside it.
as 4.6 million children lived in say, are often not enforced, are third-grader found the man’s .45- like Jonathan Paxton, but what if [email protected]
A12 EZ SU THE WASHINGTON POST

Tra∞c resumes
on Suez Canal
after ship is freed
away from the Suez Canal had
Blocking of key route taken another U-turn and was
headed back for Egypt.
caused billions of dollars “Egyptians have succeeded to-
in losses for global trade day in ending the crisis of the
stranded ship in the Suez Canal,”
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah
al-Sissi said in a statement.
BY S UDARSAN R AGHAVAN, He portrayed the efforts as a
H EBA F AROUK M AHFOUZ patriotic victory that assured the
AND A NTONIA N OORI F ARZAN world that Egypt could be trusted
with overseeing the 13 percent of
ismailia, egypt — The mam- all global trade that passes
moth cargo carrier blocking the through the crucial waterway.
Suez Canal was finally freed on Later on Monday, it became
Monday afternoon, nearly a week clear that there was in fact reason
after it wedged sideways, blocking to celebrate: Tugboats successful-
a key waterway and causing bil- ly reoriented the ship and pulled
lions of dollars worth of damage it into the center of the canal, then
to global trade. began towing it to the Bitter
Ship tracking data showed the Lakes to the north, where it will
Ever Given heading north at a be able to undergo an inspection
speed that soon reached 7.5 knots, without blocking traffic.
the equivalent of roughly 8.5 About 7 p.m., the Ever Given
miles per hour. Nearby vessels sailed past Fayed, a town on the
blared their horns in celebration. shore of the Great Bitter Lake,
“We pulled it off!” Dutch sal- under a large orange moon. “It
vage company Boskalis, which went that way,” said a cook grill-
had been hired by the ship’s own- ing meat at an outdoor restau-
er to assist with the high-stakes rant, pointing north. “It is so big!”
operation, said in a news release. Billions of dollars in trade have
The victory followed a tense six been lost each day from the
days as the flow of goods between grounding of the carrier, one of
Europe and the Middle East and the largest container ships in the
China in the crucial waterway world. As of Monday morning,
came to a standstill, with the pres- 367 vessels were trapped in a mas-
sure on Egypt growing each day sive maritime traffic jam in the
as the costs of the delay mounted. canal, according to Leth Agen-
Dredgers, tugboats and salvage cies. Many other shipping compa-
crews worked frantically over- nies opted to detour around the
night on Sunday and had suc- southern tip of Africa, adding a
ceeded at freeing the boat’s stern week or two to their journeys and
by Monday morning, aided by the driving up fuel costs.
unusually high spring tide that Canal officials confirmed Mon-
arrived with the full moon. day that the shipping channel was
At that point, Egyptian officials still navigable and had not been
declared the operation a success. damaged by the Ever Given, and
Lt. Gen. Osama Rabie, chief of the ship-tracking data showed that
Suez Canal Authority, commend- traffic had resumed by Monday
ed workers for achieving this “he- night. Three livestock carriers vessels that were held up in the caused by the delays are also ex- billions of dollars in losses global- were supposed to help the boat’s
roic feat” and performing “their with live cattle on board were Suez all arrive in ports at the same pected to lead to a cascade of ly. While strong winds during a captain navigate the canal, and
patriotic duty impeccably.” given priority to make their way time and find they have no room insurance claims, which could dust storm are widely seen as a whether any communication fail-
While the head of the Dutch through the newly reopened ca- to dock and unload their cargo. raise thorny questions about who major factor, the Suez Canal Au- ures occurred.
salvage team warned that dis- nal. Shipping giant Maersk told should be held liable for the inci- thority has said that human or The International Chamber of
lodging the boat’s bow could be The Suez Canal Authority said customers on Monday morning dent. technical errors cannot be ruled Shipping on Monday called for
far more complicated, a sense of it will send through 113 ships per that it “could take 6 days or more” With the Ever Given freed, the out. the results of any investigations
optimism began to creep in, and day. It will take three to four days for the jam in the Suez to be fully spotlight is likely to shine on the One focus of the investigation to be made public “to ensure any
Bloomberg News reported that to clear the backup, and experts unsnarled. ongoing investigation into how will probably be the role of the vital lessons are learnt.”
one car carrier that had detoured expect a new set of headaches as The steep financial losses the vessel got stuck, leading to two Egyptian canal pilots who Monday’s successful turn-

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Spotlight now turns to a question:

How did the Ever Given get stuck?
BY S UDARSAN R AGHAVAN, of anonymity because he was not Canal projector, which is a mas-
A DAM T AYLOR authorized to comment to the sive headlamp that you stick on
AND R UBY M ELLEN media. “They can run aground the forecastle at the front of the
when winds exceed 30 or 40 ship on the bow, and that’s in case
ismailia, egypt — With the knots.” anything happens. And then
Ever Given freed and on the He noted that canal pilots have there’s also a few other crew who
move, the spotlight is now likely guided the Ever Given through apparently have special rope
to turn to the investigation of how the canal before. “The ship has skills.”
the vessel got wedged into the crossed the Suez Canal previous She said the captain on the
Suez Canal, leading to billions of times but never under such medium-size container ship she
dollars in losses globally. weather conditions,” he said. was on had been at sea for 42
While strong winds during a Contrary to their titles, the years, having crossed the canal
dust storm are widely seen as a pilots do not actually steer the more times than he could remem-
major factor, Lt. Gen. Osama Ra- vessel in the Suez Canal. The pilot ber. He said he had “never seen
bie of the Suez Canal Authority serves more as a consultant, using this crew do anything except sit in
told reporters that the investiga- his experience and practical their special crew cabin,” George
tion will not focus just on the knowledge of the canal to give recounted.
weather and that human and advice, for instance on how to Gregory Tylawsky, a captain
technical errors cannot be ruled maneuver the vessel or what with the California-based Mari-
out. course to steer. time Expert Group, said that it
Investigators are likely to ex- The captain has to be present was too early to say what caused
amine the performance of the two at all times on the bridge and give the Ever Given’s grounding, but
Egyptian canal pilots aboard the the orders to the helm, to the he offered, “There is no evidence
Ever Given and their relationship engines and tugs, taking into ac- at this time to indicate responsi-
with the ship’s captain. count the pilot’s directions, ac- bility attached to any individuals,
Were there any communica- cording to international mari- including the Suez Canal pilots on
tions problems? How experi- time law. The captain has to keep board the Ever Given at the time
enced were the pilots and the the pilot informed of any prob- of the incident.”
captain in navigating the canal? lems with the handling of the Even if pilot error is found to
And what challenges did they face vessel “so that the pilot might be have contributed to the accident,
in moving a ship of such massive in a position to give better advice Egyptian law makes clear that
size — as big as the Empire State to control the navigation and pilots are not liable for any dam-
Building and near the maximum movement of the vessel,” the law age during their watch of the ship.
size allowed in the canal — along reads. Ultimately, “the responsi- In an explanatory video posted
a single-lane artery of the water- bility falls completely” on the Monday, Mark Phillip Laurilla,
way? captain, it adds. the chief engineer of a container
A high-ranking canal pilot “The captain has the sole re- ship who blogs about his experi-
working for the Suez Canal Au- sponsibility for directing the ences under the name Chief
thority said the two pilots aboard ship,” the senior pilot said. “The MAKOi, acknowledged that may
the Ever Given were both senior pilots can offer their guidance seem unfair but said it is the same
chief pilots with 30-plus years of and opinions, but the captain can all over the world. “Whatever the
experience. “They had the experi- choose to refuse it.” case, all liabilities point towards
ence and qualifications to guide Among some seafarers, the role the vessel, which means the ship
this ship,” he said. of the pilots can be somewhat owners along with their insurers
The senior pilot said the job of mysterious. are in for quite a ride,” Laurilla
navigating ships through canals Rose George, author of “Deep said.
had become more taxing in recent Sea and Foreign Going,” a book Tylawsky said he was confident
years. The vessels today are much that recounts a five-week journey the industry would quickly learn
larger and carry more cargo than aboard a container ship from from the incident. He noted that
those traversing the canal in the Britain to Singapore, said that ships were required to have dou-
1990s. Back then, he recalled, an when she traveled through the bled hulls after the 1989 Exxon
oil tanker had blocked the canal canal in 2010, it was unclear what Valdez oil spill. Just on Saturday,
and a single tugboat towed the the Suez crew’s purpose was. he said, a ship in Istanbul suffered
MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/REUTERS vessel and cleared the waterway. “We had a Suez crew on board, a 230-foot gash in a docking
“The ships today are bigger which is obligatory,” she said on incident.
The Ever Given, one around came after a series of de- volved lightening the ship by un- than they used to be,” the pilot “BBC News Hour” on Sunday. “In ships of older design, the
of the world’s largest lays, over several days, that were loading its 18,000 containers. said. “This is something new. We “You pay a fortune to go through location of this rupture would be
container ships, was due to technical and weather That could have taken days, even haven’t seen this before.” the Suez Canal, about a $100,000 in alignment with the ships’ fuel
freed Monday after challenges preventing the extrac- weeks, and required large cranes Strong winds, he said, could to $300,000, but you have to take tanks, thus creating an oil spill,”
getting stuck in the tion of the vessel from the sand or specialized helicopters, accord- have easily propelled the Ever on a Suez pilot.” Tylawsky said. “This is just one of
Suez Canal nearly and mud of the canal. ing to industry experts. Given toward the bank, leaving “The canal authority says you many examples in our industry.”
a week before. Over the weekend, as progress [email protected] the canal blocked. “This is some- have to take this crew on board,” sudarsan.raghavan@
seemed to stall, Sissi had ordered thing that happens to massive George said. “You have to take a washpost.com
workers to prepare for an alterna- Mahfouz reported from Cairo. Farzan ships of this kind,” said the senior special electrician who has to [email protected]
tive scenario that would have in- reported from Providence, R.I. pilot, who spoke on the condition operate what they call a Suez [email protected]
A14 EZ RE THE WASHINGTON POST . TUESDAY, MARCH 30 , 2021

The World
Taiwan’s pet owners turn to psychics
Residents’ growing devotion to animals — and loneliness related to the coronavirus pandemic — fuels the cottage industry
BY L ILY K UO tions near the end of a pet’s life.
AND A LICIA C HEN Poyin Chen, 28, a graphic designer
in Taipei, did a session last year for
taipei, taiwan — Seated outside her sick hedgehog, Dimple. The
a cafe, Yoyo Hsu prepares to com- communicator told her Dimple’s
mune with the dead. She dons ear preferred way of being held (snug-
buds, closes her eyes and imagines gled on top of Chen’s stomach) and
traveling in an elevator down from her favorite food (apples).
her brain to a space deep inside “I understood better how she
where she can reach those who feels, so we just accompanied her
have left this world. until she died,” she said.
Her target today? Chief, a scrap-
py black-and-white rescue dog Therapy for owners
who died 10 days earlier, whose Those in the industry attribute
grieving owners have unresolved its popularity to factors from Tai-
business. Viewing photos of Chief wan’s dominant religions of Dao-
on her laptop, the 28-year-old asks ism and Buddhism and related
him questions that his owners beliefs in reincarnation and spir-
have sent, typing up their silent its, to a growing acceptance of
dialogue in a Google Doc. alternative health practices such
How does he like where he is? as reiki and hypnosis. Others refer
(“It’s hard to describe, but nice.”) to ancient Chinese folklore figures
Could he come back in his next life such as Gongye Chang of the Zhou
as their pet? (“If the timing works, dynasty who, according to legend,
I will think about it!”) Hsu tells could talk to birds.
Chief his family is sorry they didn’t But experts say the more plausi-
notice earlier that he was sick. ble explanation is that this is an
(“You shouldn’t blame yourself.”) urban, middle-class phenomenon
Taiwan is home to one of the caused by a growing sense of isola-
world’s most active communities tion.
of pet psychics — or animal com- “Our ability to communicate
municators, as Hsu and her col- with other people is declining,”
leagues prefer to call themselves. said Huang Tsung-chieh, a profes-
The cottage industry is fueled by sor at National Dong Hwa Univer-
residents’ growing devotion to sity, who studies urbanism and the
their animals — increasingly a re- role of animals in literature, add-
placement for children — and de- ing that the trend was exacerbated
sire for companionship during the by the pandemic as more people
coronavirus pandemic. stayed home.
Every few months, the Taiwan Shiau said that during the pan-
Animal Communication Center demic, several owners, stuck over-
graduates a new class of students, seas, have needed her services to
keeping a roster of more than 80 explain their extended absences to
certified professionals for hire. their pets. In one case, a client
Hundreds like Hsu have been asked Shiau to tell her dog, suffer-
trained by other teachers at home ing from a serious urinary tract
or overseas, including the United infection, not to wait for their
States and Britain, where the idea owner. The dog died soon after.
of pet telepathy emerged earlier At a workshop in Kaohsiung
but has not been as popular as in taught by Hu, a dozen students sit
Taiwan. It takes months to get an in a circle on the floor, gazing at
appointment with the most popu- photos of their classmates’ pets as
lar communicators. they try to summon a connection.
“There are more communica- Answers to questions are sup-
tors per capita in Taiwan than posed to come in the form of imag-
anywhere else I’ve seen,” said Lau- es, a voice or a feeling, physical or
ren McCall, a British American emotional.
animal communicator who has “How do I know that what I’m
run workshops for students in Tai- seeing isn’t just from my own
wan for seven years. PHOTOS BY AN RONG XU FOR THE WASHINGTON POST head?” asks Jason Yang, 21, one of
TOP: Albert Wu, 43, the owner of a hair salon in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the students. Hu tells him to have
Pets as family hired communicator Jasmine Shiau to speak to his 3-year-old Westie, confidence that what he is seeing
Over the past decade, Taiwan Bao’er, or “baby boy.” Wu asked whether he likes steak and if he is right.
has seen a steady rise in pet owner- enjoyed their last trip to Kenting, a beach destination. The answer to Animal advocates say that
ship; the number of registered both questions was yes. “I don’t have kids, so I consider Bao’er my son,” whether humans are able to tele-
dogs and cats peaked at 2.5 million Wu said. LEFT: Yoyo Hsu attempts to communicate with a client’s pathically connect with their pets
in 2017, almost double what it was deceased dog. ABOVE: She types up her notes. As pet ownership has is less important than what the
in 2005. In 2019, Taiwan reported increased in Taiwan, enthusiasm for having children has waned. industry signals — that animals
2.3 million dogs and cats, rates and their feelings are worth con-
that surpassed the number of chil- sidering, a belief activists hope
dren younger than 15 in at least will translate to better treatment
five counties, according to the of animals in the food supply
Council of Agriculture. chain, in zoos and in the wild.
In Taipei, it is not uncommon to Still, for those who have lost
see dogs carted around in strollers efforts; one of Tsai’s former cam- don’t necessarily want to raise a friends, they are turning to com- in Shiau’s lap, Wu asks whether he pets, talking can only help so
or businesses advertising pet ser- paign managers was an animal child,” said Ariel Hu, a communi- municators whose services range likes steak and if he enjoyed their much. Yu Hua Chen, 30, Chief’s
vices such as massages or swim communicator. Local politicians cator also known as Bu Ma, who from finding lost pets to divining last trip to Kenting, a beach desti- owner, said she sought out Hsu so
classes and yoga for dogs. Resi- frequently signal support for ani- teaches courses on how to talk to the relationship between owner nation. The answer to both ques- she could apologize for not doing
dents can arrange funerals for de- mal-related initiatives such as dog animals. “The cost of owning a pet and pet in a past life. Communica- tions is yes. better by him.
parted animals complete with parks and animal rights legisla- is a lot less than raising a child.” tors like Hu and Hsu say they have “I don’t have kids, so I consider “I wouldn’t say I feel relieved,
monks chanting last rites and a tion. That may be changing as resi- talked with all manner of beings, Bao’er my son,” said Wu, who be- but at least I know he doesn’t
ceremony for burning joss paper While pet ownership has in- dents increasingly see their pets as from dogs and cats to hedgehogs, lieves Shiau was accurate in her blame me,” she said. She and her
so their spirits will live well in the creased, enthusiasm for having family members. Pet-care sales birds, turtles, dolphins, insects reading. Shiau told him that partner keep photos of Chief, his
afterlife. children has waned, the result of jumped more than 40 percent be- and plants. Bao’er pees in Wu and his part- teeth and ashes in the top drawer
Pets are part of political life. rising living expenses, stagnant tween 2016 and 2020, to more Albert Wu, 43, the owner of a ner’s bed because they turn in too of a dresser in their living room.
President Tsai Ing-wen’s two cats wages and life in densely packed than $1.2 billion a year, according hair salon in Kaohsiung, hired late. “It’s true. He glares at me “To be honest, I still haven’t let go,”
and three dogs, who featured in cities. Taiwan’s population shrank to Euromonitor, a market re- communicator Jasmine Shiau to while I stay up watching TV,” Wu she said.
her reelection campaign last year, in 2020 for the first time on record. search provider. speak to his 3-year-old Westie, said. [email protected]
are still part of public relations “People want company, but they As people indulge their animal Bao’er, or “baby boy.” As Bao’er sits Others have more serious ques- [email protected]

DI GEST

BELARUS by the vote were the largest and by the Islamic State Central VATICAN related to the management of the enforcement officers use
most persistent show of Africa Province, according to the diocese.” excessive force against Arab
Lukashenko foe faces opposition in the former Soviet SITE extremist monitoring Polish clergy punished Both men retired last year as suspects. Relatives of Munir
terrorism investigation republic, with some of them group. over alleged coverup their cases were being Anabtawi, 33, said that he
attracting as many as 200,000 The rebel claim said that the investigated. suffered from mental illness and
Belarus on Monday announced people. insurgents control Palma’s The Vatican said Monday that — Associated Press that they had called police for
a criminal probe against the Last week, Tikhanovskaya banks, government offices, it is punishing a retired Polish help because he did not feel well.
nation’s top opposition figure on called for a new wave of rallies to factories and army barracks and archbishop and a bishop for CIA-trained Afghan forces Police said they opened fire after
charges of terrorism, a move that revive the pressure on the that more than 55 people, their alleged roles in covering up accused in civilian deaths: The Anabtawi tried to stab them. The
follows a police crackdown on government after the winter including troops, Christians and sexual abuse by other clergymen. Afghanistan Independent family said he was shot five
protesters demanding the break. Police cracked down on foreigners, were killed. Former Gdansk archbishop Human Rights Commission said times in the confrontation.
resignation of the country’s opposition supporters who tried Earlier this month, the United Slawoj Leszek Glodz and former it was probing a shooting last Authorities are investigating the
authoritarian leader. to launch rallies on Thursday and States declared Mozambique’s bishop Edward Janiak of Kalisz week in which CIA-trained incident in the northern city of
The prosecutor general said Saturday, arresting hundreds. rebels to be a terrorist have also been forbidden from Afghan forces reportedly killed Haifa.
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the top — Associated Press organization and announced living in their former dioceses or 20 civilians, including women
challenger to President that it had sent military participating in any public and children, during an anti- Pakistani court commutes
Alexander Lukashenko in the MOZAMBIQUE specialists to help train the religious celebrations there. Taliban operation in eastern death sentence after 23 years:
election last year, and other Mozambican military to combat The Vatican Embassy in Khost province. The CIA-trained Pakistan’s top court commuted
unidentified people are suspected Beheaded bodies seen them. predominantly Roman Catholic Afghan forces have in the past the death sentence of a convict
of attempting to stage explosions in town hit by rebels Palma is the center of a Poland also said that both men been accused of attacks on who had spent 23 years on death
and arson attacks in the capital, multibillion-dollar investment are being required to contribute civilians and have been called row, after determining he had
Minsk, and other cities several Fierce fighting for control of by Total, the France-based oil personal money into a fund out by Human Rights Watch and committed the crime while still a
days ago. Mozambique’s strategic northern and gas company, to extract helping victims of clerical abuse. the United Nations for often minor, his attorney said.
The opening of the probe came town of Palma left beheaded liquefied natural gas from sites The embassy cited “omissions” heavy-handed tactics that have Muhammad Anwar was arrested
after officials arrested a person bodies strewn in the streets in the Indian Ocean. by Glodz “in cases of sexual left civilians dead. They operate in 1993 after police accused him
accused of attempting to plot Monday, with heavily armed The fighting spread across the abuse committed by some clergy with seeming impunity under of participating in an attack that
explosions in Minsk and the rebels battling army and police town Monday, according to against minors, and other issues Afghanistan’s intelligence killed a villager. He was
nearby city of Barysau. personnel and a private military Lionel Dyck, director of the Dyck related to the administration of agency, the National Directorate sentenced to death in 1998. He
Belarus has been engulfed by outfit in several locations. Advisory Group, a private the archdiocese.” of Security. was 17 at the time of the attack,
protests since official results from Thousands were estimated to military company contracted by In a separate statement, the his attorney said. Under
the August vote gave Lukashenko be missing from the town, which the Mozambican police to help embassy said the Holy See was Israel to probe police shooting Pakistani law, inmates are freed
a sixth term in office by a held about 70,000 people before fight the rebels. acting on the basis of “reported of disabled Arab man: Israeli if they have spent more than 14
landslide. The opposition and the attack began Wednesday. Dyck said it will not be easy negligence of Bishop Edward police fatally shot a disabled years behind bars after being
some poll workers have said the The Islamic State asserted for the Mozambican government Janiak in cases of sexual abuse Arab man who appeared to be convicted and sentenced in a
election was rigged. responsibility Monday for the to regain control of Palma. committed by some clergy wielding a knife, drawing murder case.
The demonstrations sparked attack, saying it was carried out — Associated Press against minors, and other issues renewed accusations that law — From news services
TUESDAY, MARCH 30 , 2021 . THE WASHINGTON POST EZ RE A15

In echo of George Floyd, a woman dies after police in Mexico pin her down
BY J ENNIFER H ASSAN On Sunday, police confirmed the woman after getting a call that the United States in May last year. ing police brutality from the aza’s two children. “We only ask
AND M ARY B ETH S HERIDAN that the woman had died and she was acting aggressively During his arrest, Floyd told offi- streets of London, Paris and other for justice,” he tweeted. “That
opened a homicide investigation. toward employees of a conven- cers that he was unable to breathe, cities around the world. those who did this face all the
Facedown and with her hands The Salvadoran government ience store. uttering the phrase at least 25 On Sunday, demonstrators weight of the law.”
behind her, a woman cries out. and local media identified her as The videos have been viewed times while he was restrained. marched in the streets to demand Tulum’s mayor, Victor Mas Tah,
She is surrounded by four police Victoria Salazar Arriaza, a 36- millions of times on Twitter, In video taken by onlookers, justice for Salazar Arriaza. Some described the behavior of the offi-
officers. One pins her to the year-old Salvadoran mother of sparking widespread anger and then-officer Derek Chauvin carried signs that read “Tulum cers as “deplorable” and offered
ground, kneeling on her back. two who was living in Mexico on a calls for justice. placed his knee on Floyd’s neck for Corrupto.” They chanted “justice his condolences to the victim’s
Moments later, she lies hand- humanitarian visa. On social media, users ex- more than nine minutes — a wide- for Victoria” and “no more cor- family. Mas Tah, who is seeking
cuffed and silent, barefoot and She died of broken vertebrae, pressed horror at the incident and ly criticized restraint method. rupt killer police.” reelection, demanded a thorough
motionless, as onlookers record according to a statement Monday used the hashtag #JusticiaPara- Chauvin has been charged with Salvadorans also demanded investigation into the incident.
the incident, which unfolded Sat- from the Quintana Roo state pros- Victoria to denounce police bru- second- and third-degree murder justice for the victim. “As a government authority, we
urday in the Mexican beach resort ecutor’s office. It accused police of tality. The hashtag soon gained and second-degree manslaughter. The Salvadoran Foreign Minis- join in with the calls from civil
city of Tulum. using “disproportionate” force traction, becoming one of the top His trial began Monday. The other try condemned the incident Mon- society, collectives, and associa-
In videos published on Mexican and said the four officers would be trends in the country on Twitter. three officers at the scene of day and said it would continue to tions. We will not allow these
news sites, officers can be seen taken into custody on suspicion of Police brutality is hardly un- Floyd’s death — J. Alexander Kue- work closely with the Mexican situations in Tulum,” he said Sun-
picking up her limp body and committing femicide. “The law common in Mexico, but it has ng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao — government so that “the full force day, adding that the situation was
carrying her toward a patrol vehi- will be applied rigorously so this received new attention since the were fired and charged with aid- of the law can be applied.” “unacceptable.”
cle. In the clips, they load her onto crime doesn’t go unpunished,” the death of George Floyd, a Black ing and abetting and will be tried Nayib Bukele, the president of [email protected]
the back of the truck and appear statement said. man who died while being de- separately in August. El Salvador, in a tweet Monday, [email protected]
to roll her over before driving Mexican media quoted local of- tained by a White Minneapolis Floyd’s death triggered a global promised that his government
away from the scene. ficials as saying police detained police officer during an arrest in outcry, with thousands denounc- would take care of Salazar Arri- Teo Armus contributed to this report.

Ukraine plays up push Dealing with Kolomoisky

could also prove to be the most
important test case for Zelensky
against Kremlin-backed insur-
gents in the country’s east.
“You have a feeling that every-

to end ‘oligarch era’ — who as a comedian appeared

on Kolomoisky’s television net-
work — to prove his anti-oligarch
thing is fine, and then you hit the
ceiling,” said one senior Ukraini-
an official, who spoke on the
bona fides. condition of anonymity to discuss
BY D AVID L . S TERN for them to build a viable democ- In December 2016, officials un- sensitive diplomacy. “And this
racy.” der the previous Ukrainian presi- ceiling is the direct contact be-
kyiv — The word of the moment But Zelensky, a 43-year-old for- dent, Petro Poroshenko, national- tween the presidents.”
in Ukrainian politics is “de-oli- mer comedian, has made only ized Kolomoisky’s PrivatBank af- As part of the Medvedchuk
harkhizatsia” or de-oligarchiza- limited headway against the oli- ter Kolomoisky and his partners sanctions, Ukraine also blocked
tion: a renewal of the long-held garchs’ grip since his election two were accused of embezzling bil- the transmission of three televi-
goal — and sometimes only faint years ago. lions of dollars. Kolomoisky is sion stations that officials say
hope — to free the country’s polit- Washington has provided Zel- battling in Ukrainian courts to disseminate Russian propaganda
ical system of domination by the ensky with some new ammuni- have the bank ownership re- and are under his control.
ultrarich. tion. U.S. sanctions were imposed stored or be compensated for Medvedchuk denies the stations
Whether President Volodymyr in early March against commodi- losses. are his.
Zelensky can deliver may set the ties and media mogul Ihor Kolo- The U.S. sanctions against Kol- Putin is godfather to one of
tone for relations with the Biden moisky, one of the biggest fish in omoisky were a “signal to the Medvedchuk’s daughters, and
administration. Ukraine’s gambit the Ukrainians’ oligarch pond, for Ukrainian government that it’s Medvedchuk is leader of
has added urgency as it tries to “significant corruption” while he time to act against the oligarchs,” Ukraine’s biggest opposition par-
reset its standing in Washington served as governor in a southeast- said Oleksandr Danyliuk, a for- ty, the Opposition Platform/For
SERGEY DOLZHENKO/POOL/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES
after being center stage in the ern Ukrainian region seven years mer Ukrainian finance minister Life, which calls for closer ties
GOP’s unsuccessful dirt-digging ago. President Volodymyr Zelensky’s ability to pry the country from its who helped nationalize Privat- with Russia. Medvedchuk denies
efforts against then-candidate The oligarchs’ power in oligarchs’ grip may determine the tone of Ukraine-U.S. relations. Bank. the party is “pro-Russian.”
Joe Biden and his son Hunter. Ukraine reaches deep into areas “What is also important is why “This is all the result of my
Biden has made it clear he such energy, mining and media — possible reelection bid in 2024. create monopolies, control the the sanctions were imposed: for party’s opposition work and that
wants the Ukrainians to under- giving a clique of billionaires the Ukrainian authorities have at media, influence deputies and corruption and weakening demo- I’m an opponent of Zelensky,” he
take root-and-branch political clout to shape political and policy least raised their rhetoric, saying other civil servants?” cratic institutions,” he added. said. “Therefore, they’ve begun a
and economic reforms — a drive decisions. Ukraine is on notice the “oligarch era” is coming to an Zelensky delivered his state- “That pretty much describes the dirty fight against me, my party
dating to the Obama administra- that greater Western aid and in- end. On Feb. 19, they froze the ments shortly after U.S. State influence that the oligarchs have and members of my family.”
tion when Biden, as vice presi- ternational loans are contingent assets of Viktor Medvedchuk, a Department officials sanctioned had on Ukraine for so many But Ukraine’s prosecutor gen-
dent, was the point man for on trimming back their influence. multimillionaire and friend of Kolomoisky, a critical supporter years.” eral, Iryna Venediktova, who
Ukraine. A $5 billion loan deal from the Russian President Vladimir Pu- of Zelensky’s entry into politics. But more than two months into would be one of the key figures in
“The threat from within International Monetary Fund is tin. Medvedchuk has been on a The sanctions prevent Kolo- the new administration, Biden an anti-oligarch crusade, has sig-
[Ukraine] is corruption . . . a lack on hold as the Ukrainians try to U.S. sanctions list since March moisky and members of his fam- and Zelensky still have not spo- naled that more blows against
of institutions that can effectively convince IMF officials that they 2014. ily from traveling to the United ken directly. This is a matter of oligarchs could come.
manage the country,” said Antony are serious about tackling corrup- Earlier this month, Zelensky States, where the Ukrainian ty- growing unease for Ukrainian of- “The oligarchs are a thing that
Blinken, now secretary of state, tion. posed a question to the oligarchs coon is under investigation for ficials, who are looking for in- strangles the country,” she said.
during his confirmation hearing The success of an anti-oligarch in a video address: “Are you ready allegedly laundering money creased U.S. engagement in sev- “As long as they exist, we cannot
in January. “If that threat contin- campaign could also determine to work legally and transparently, through American real estate eral areas — chief among these thrive.”
ues, [it’s] going to be very difficult Zelensky’s political future in a or do you want to continue to holdings. being Ukraine’s seven-year war [email protected]

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Spotlight
“My Octopus Teacher”
Nominated for the Academy Award®
for Best Documentary Feature
Tuesday, March 30
3:00pm Washington, D.C.
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Directors Pippa Ehlrich and James Reed discuss “My Octopus Teacher,” nominated this
year for an Academy Award® in the category of Best Documentary Feature. The film
captures filmmaker and naturalist Craig Foster over the course of a year as he follows
a wild common octopus in a South Africa kelp forest. By tracking her movements daily,
Foster develops a deeper understanding of the sea creature and her environment and
relays the impact of this experience on his life.

Pippa Ehrlich James Reed

Director, “My Octopus Teacher” Director, “My Octopus Teacher”

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China ramps up pressure over Xinjiang criticism national human rights subcom-
mittee of Canada’s House of Com-
mons.
to silence critics outside its terri-
tory, but these overt new mea-
sures against academics are a
U.S. Secretary of State Antony serious escalation,” said the letter
BY E VA D OU nies, you will also hit yourself,” dustry and criticizing U.S. pol- of sanctions. Blinken condemned Beijing’s re- they signed, published in the
said Xu Guixiang, a spokesman icies on Muslims since Sunday. “China is trying to win a propa- action on Saturday: “Beijing’s at- British newspaper the Times.
seoul — Boycotts. Threats of for the Xinjiang region’s govern- The intense response reflects ganda war at home,” she said. tempts to silence criticism of Chinese state media have also
lawsuits. Travel bans for scholars’ ment. “We hope that more com- the stakes at hand. Protracted China’s Xinjiang policies serious human rights abuse in reported that unspecified Xinji-
families. panies like H&M will keep their economic sanctions on Xinjiang prompted the European Union to Xinjiang only contributes to ang companies were planning to
Beijing is stepping up its pres- eyes open and distinguish right — the heart of China’s cotton impose on March 22 its first growing international scrutiny.” sue Adrian Zenz, a prominent
sure campaign on Western multi- from wrong.” production — could permanently sanctions on China since the China also extended its sanc- U.S.-based Xinjiang researcher.
nationals and academics who Beijing has been seeking to reroute some supply chains out 1989 Tiananmen Square crack- tions to academic scholars, rais- Human rights activists issued
raised concern about ethnic op- control the domestic narrative of China. The Xinjiang crack- down. The E.U. was joined by the ing concerns that the campaign calls over the weekend for fash-
pression in China’s northwest over Xinjiang, flooding social down, which the U.S. State De- United States, Britain and Cana- would have a chilling effect on ion brands to resist caving in to
Xinjiang region. media platforms for days with partment has declared “geno- da, in a coordinated approach. research. The Mercator Institute China’s threats of boycott. Hu-
Xinjiang officials warned in- official media posts defending cide,” also threatens to become a Beijing has struck back steadi- for China Studies, which is the man Rights Watch said Inditex,
ternational companies in a news the work conditions there, calls defining part of President Xi ly since then, first with sanctions largest European think tank fo- the parent company of Zara;
conference on Monday to be care- to boycott Western fashion Jinping’s historical legacy. on officials in the E.U. and Brit- cused on China, and Newcastle PVH, parent company of Tommy
ful of blowback, after state media brands and cartoons depicting Deborah Mayersen, an Aus- ain. Over the weekend, it added University anthropologist Hilfiger and Calvin Klein; and
fanned calls to boycott H&M, pre-Civil War slavery in the U.S. tralian expert in genocide pre- several U.S. and Canadian offi- Joanne Smith Finley were target- VF, parent company of the North
Nike and other brands that have South. vention, said Beijing’s threats to cials: Gayle Manchin, chair of the ed by Beijing last week. Face and JanSport, have all since
shied away from Xinjiang cotton China Foreign Ministry Western companies were direct- U.S. Commission on Internation- By Sunday, more than removed statements on Xinjiang.
because of elevated risk of forced spokeswoman Hua Chunying has ed at a domestic audience as al Religious Freedom; the com- 400 scholars had signed a letter [email protected]
labor in the region. posted primarily about Xinjiang much as the foreign one, with mission’s vice chair, Tony Per- of support for Finley.
“When you swing the big stick in recent days, with a dozen senior officials seeking to project kins; Canadian Parliament mem- “The Chinese Communist Par- Pei Lin Wu in Taipei, Taiwan,
of sanctions at Xinjiang compa- tweets defending its cotton in- legitimacy at home in the face ber Michael Chong; and an inter- ty has long used covert attempts contributed to this report.

More children die as Myanmar’s security forces crush anti-coup resistance

BY S HIBANI M AHTANI up against the army’s seizure of Wai Yan. Security forces had distinctive yellow paste that peo-
power. entered the neighborhood after ple in Myanmar use to protect
Sai Wai Yan was the sort of After an especially bloody they saw some garbage cans their skin, and laid him in a
friendly 13-year-old who could weekend, protesters and human blocking the street. coffin, surrounded by yellow
not stop chatting. He would rights groups are calling for “They came in and asked who chrysanthemums, red and pink
regale neighbors in his com- stronger action from the interna- did that,” the neighbor said, roses, and white jasmine flowers.
pound with stories, sharing de- tional community, and warn that speaking on the condition of Everyone present raised their
tails on what he ate for lunch or children are at particular risk. anonymity because he fears for hands in the three-finger salute,
his plans to go cycling. “These are barbaric criminal his safety. “They started shooting a symbol of anti-military resis-
He also loved to sing. His acts, calculated to provoke a after that.” tance popularized first by the
favorite song was by Myo Gyi, a state of terror in the general That same afternoon, in other Hunger Games film trilogy and
Myanmar rock icon, written as a public with the purpose of ter- parts of the country, children later by protesters in Thailand.
letter from an older brother to a rorizing the entire population,” were similarly gunned down. They substituted religious rites
younger brother encouraging said Marzuki Darusman, a mem- One was 14-year-old Pan Ei Phyu and prayers with cries of “the
him to never lose hope. ber of the Special Advisory Coun- in the central city of Meiktila, revolution must succeed!” and
On Saturday afternoon in Yan- cil for Myanmar and the former whose mother rushed to close all draped a flag of the National
gon, as he was playing in the chair of a U.N. fact-finding mis- doors when she saw soldiers League for Democracy, Suu Kyi’s
street with friends, security forc- sion that investigated the mili- THE WASHINGTON POST coming down her street, accord- party, over the coffin.
es shot him in the head, the tary’s crimes against Rohingya Family and friends mourn 13-year-old Sai Wai Yan of Yangon, shot ing to BBC’s Burmese edition, “We won’t forget this day until
single bullet piercing his skull Muslims. “The actions of the Saturday in the head by security forces as he played in the street. but was too late. the end of the world,” his mother
and killing him instantly. He was Myanmar military are the ac- Another, 11-year-old Aye Myat said, screaming and crying.
one of more than 100 people tions of a terrorist group, under key vaccines and vitamin supple- spread election fraud in a vote Thu, was killed in Mawlamyine, a On Monday, his family set up a
killed over the weekend, includ- any United Nations definition of ments, has ground to a halt in the last November that Suu Kyi and trading port in southeast Myan- small altar, placing offerings of
ing increasing numbers of chil- the term.” impoverished country. her party won by a landslide. mar. She was buried along with his favorite food — sugar cane
dren, by Myanmar security forc- The council wants the Myan- UNICEF’s tallies show that The same day the military was her recent drawing of Hello Kitty juice and fried rice topped with
es, as they crush all opposition to mar military’s actions referred to more than 35 children have been marking Armed Forces Day, Sai and her favorite toys and books. an egg — in front of his smiling
the Feb. 1 military coup. At least the International Criminal killed by the security forces over Wai Yan was playing with his Soldiers surrounded Sai Wai portrait. They sang his favorite
seven of the dead were children Court, and for the international the two months since the mili- friends in the Mingalar Taung Yan’s body and dragged it away, song, “Nyi Lay,” meaning “young-
younger than 16. community to join with coun- tary took power. More than 450 Nyunt neighborhood, where rail- multiple witnesses said. His fam- er brother,” by Myo Gyi. He had
“We miss him,” Khin Su Hla- tries such as the United States in people have died in total. way workers and their families ily waited more than a day before been singing it, too, they said,
ing, his mother, said through imposing sanctions on the mili- The Myanmar military, an in- live in dormitories provided by they were able to hold a funeral that morning just hours before
tears. “The house is silent with- tary’s enterprises and cutting off stitution with a long history of the government. Security forces for him, negotiating with offi- his death.
out him.” any economic lifeline to the gen- human rights abuses and war had increased their presence in cials at a military hospital to “Our lives are very short, just
The Myanmar military’s at- erals. crimes against civilian popula- the area since the workers went claim the corpse. like a flame,” the song says. “We
tacks on children, civilians and UNICEF, meanwhile, said the tions, took power in a Feb. 1 on strike over the coup. As the family prepared the are all going to be ashes.”
peaceful protesters, human longer-term consequences of the coup, deposing the civilian gov- A neighbor living close to the body for its final resting place, [email protected]
rights experts say, constitute acts crisis on children could be “cata- ernment led by Aung San Suu 13-year-old’s family said he heard they tried their best to hide the
of terrorism, designed to subju- strophic,” as delivery of critical Kyi. the sound of gunfire and rushed gunshot wound to his head. They Cape Diamond in Yangon
gate a population that has risen services for children, including The military claimed wide- into the street, where he saw Sai applied thanaka to his face, a contributed to this report.

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Biden administration launches major push to expand o≠shore wind power

BY J ULIET E ILPERIN called Hudson North intersects
AND B RADY D ENNIS with a scallop fishing spot, he said.
The eastern perimeter of a second
The White House on Monday area, Hudson South, is just at the
detailed an ambitious plan to ex- edge of an important area for scal-
pand wind farms along the East lops, Frulla said. Altogether, he said,
Coast and jump-start the country’s the scallop catch in the New York
nascent offshore wind industry, Bight is worth tens of millions of
saying it hoped to trigger a massive dollars a year.
clean-energy effort in the fight “We were saying, ‘Don’t roll the
against climate change. dice,’ ” Frulla said. “They rolled the
The plan would generate 30 giga- dice.”
watts of offshore wind power by the The group Frulla represents, the
end of the decade — enough to Fisheries Survival Fund, has a case
power more than 10 million Ameri- pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals
can homes and cut 78 million met- for the District of Columbia Circuit
ric tons of carbon dioxide emis- that challenges a decision by the
sions. To accomplish that, the Biden Obama administration to auction
administration said, it would speed offshore leases in the New York re-
permitting for projects off the East gion without first doing a complete
Coast, invest in research and devel- environmental analysis. In that in-
opment, provide low-interest loans stance, federal officials said they did
to industry and fund changes to U.S. not have to conduct a full analysis
ports. until a company has proposed a
“We are ready to rock-and-roll,” construction and operations plan.
national climate adviser Gina Mc- By delaying the analysis by sev-
Carthy told reporters in a phone call eral years, Frulla said, the govern-
Monday. She framed the effort as ment made it almost impossible to
being as much about jobs as about block the project. “Essentially it’s a
clean energy. Offshore wind power foregone conclusion,” he said.
will generate “thousands of good- “There’s so much investment.”
MICHAEL DWYER/ASSOCIATED PRESS
paying union jobs. This is all about Most environmental groups en-
creating great jobs in the ocean and The Biden administration wants to expand wind farms on the East Coast, saying the effort is as much about jobs as clean energy. dorse offshore wind development,
in our port cities and in our heart- though Joel Merriman of the Amer-
land,” she said. ican Bird Conservancy said Mon-
The initiative represents a major lion in research grants to 15 offshore “It does reflect this whole-of-gov- off along the East Coast, with recent “Our intention is to beat them here day that federal officials should an-
stretch for the United States. The wind research and development ernment embrace,” said Granholm, commitments from several states — and make an example of what needs alyze the impact on specific species.
country has only one offshore wind projects. who joined the call with McCarthy, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachu- to be done elsewhere to keep them “This shows promise as a major
project online at this time, generat- Unlike other renewable-energy along with Interior Secretary Deb setts, New Jersey, New York and out.” step in combating climate change,
ing 30 megawatts, off Rhode Island. sectors, offshore wind represents Haaland, Commerce Secretary Virginia — to buy at least 25,000 But advocates such as Jeff Tittel, but environmental impacts must be
Administration officials said one of the most labor-friendly op- Gina Raimondo and Transporta- megawatts of offshore electricity by director of the New Jersey chapter minimized,” he said.
they would speed up offshore wind portunities for U.S. workers be- tion Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “We 2035, according to the American of the Sierra Club, said widespread President Donald Trump repeat-
development by setting concrete cause these projects require regular all have a role to play.” Clean Power Association. misinformation exists about the po- edly disparaged wind energy, most-
deadlines for reviewing and ap- operations and maintenance sup- Raimondo, who as Rhode Island As part of Monday’s announce- tential impacts of the project. A ly referring to land-based wind tur-
proving permit applications; estab- port. It holds significant potential governor grew familiar with the ment, Interior’s Bureau of Ocean massive wind farm just offshore can bines for killing birds and pulling
lish a new wind energy area in the for creating the kind of high-paying only offshore wind farm operating Energy Management said it will provide more reliable power to the down property values. But his ad-
waters between Long Island and renewable-energy jobs promised by along the East Coast, said that wind start preparing an environmental- region and better air quality, not to ministration held offshore lease
the New Jersey coast; invest the administration, although the energy proves that environmental- impact statement for Ocean Wind, mention thousands of jobs tied to sales in North Carolina and Massa-
$230 million to upgrade U.S. ports; projects typically employ fewer ism isn’t at odds with a strong econ- a New Jersey project that has 1,100 the industry, Tittel said. “The alter- chusetts and analyzed the Atlantic’s
and provide $3 billion in potential people than major fossil-fuel pipe- omy. “That tired old view that you megawatts of capacity. native for New Jersey will be more overall wind farm potential.
loans for the offshore wind industry lines. have to choose between meeting While Ocean Wind has the po- natural gas plants and more pipe- The Biden administration is
through the Energy Department. In November, Orsted signed an the needs of climate change and tential to power 300,000 homes, it lines and more fracking,” he said. moving ahead even faster. Earlier
The program also instructs the agreement with the North Ameri- creating jobs is old-fashioned, failed has generated controversy among Commercial fishing operators this month, Interior approved an
National Oceanic and Atmospheric ca’s Building Trades Unions to tran- thinking in the first place,” she said. some Ocean City, N.J., residents, also have raised concerns about the environmental review for Vineyard
Administration to share data with sition some of its workers into off- While offshore wind represents who complain that a chain of tur- impact of wind farms in the Atlantic Wind, off the Massachusetts coast,
Orsted, a Danish offshore wind de- shore wind, and the company has the fastest-growing sector in renew- bines could spoil views and hamper Ocean, an area critical to the sea- which could become the nation’s
velopment firm, about the U.S. wa- provided support to train members able power, the country remains far tourism. The project would be built food industry. first commercial-scale offshore
ters where it holds leases. NOAA of the Masters, Mates and Pilots behind Europe. about 15 miles off the coast of south- David Frulla, a partner at the wind project.
will grant $1 million to help study union. Europe already has 24 gigawatts ern New Jersey. firm Kelley, Drye and Warren who “For generations, we’ve put off
the impact of offshore wind opera- Investing money in ports, more- of operational capacity, and Britain Jim Donofrio, executive director represents the trade association for the transition to green energy, and
tions on fishing operators as well as over, can provide job opportunities alone aims to have 40 gigawatts of the New Jersey-based Recre- the Atlantic scallop fishery, said in now we face a climate crisis,” Haa-
coastal communities. in disadvantaged communities online by 2030, said Vegard Wiik ational Fishing Alliance, is among an interview that his clients have land told reporters. “It’s a crisis that
The National Offshore Wind Re- along the country’s coasts. Vollset, vice president of renewable the opponents. He worries about warned federal officials for years doesn’t discriminate. . . . We must
search and Development Consor- Energy Secretary Jennifer Gran- energy at Rystad Energy, which an- long-term impacts on fisheries and about the risks posed by offshore seize this tremendous opportunity.”
tium, a joint project of the Energy holm called the Biden plan an ex- alyzes the energy sector. argues that too many of the jobs wind development plans. [email protected]
Department and the New York ample of “clean-energy patriotism” “Compared to Europe, the U.S. is related to the wind farms will be For example, the southeast tip of brady. [email protected]
State Energy Research and Devel- — investing in U.S. industries and very much in its infancy,” he said. temporary. “New Jersey is ground an area the administration has
opment Authority, will give $8 mil- U.S. workers. But wind power is poised to take zero,” Donofrio said in an interview. identified in the New York Bight Darryl Fears contributed to this report.

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“Crip Camp”
Nominated for the Academy Award®
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Wednesday, March 31
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Film directors, producers and writers Nicole Newnham and James Lebrecht
discuss their Academy-Award® nominated documentary that follows the birth
of the disability rights movement, “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution.” The film
starts in 1971 at Camp Jened, a camp for teens with disabilities and focuses on
how those campers become activists in their fight for accessibility legislation.

Nicole Newnham Jim Lebrecht

Director, Writer, Producer Director, Writer, Producer
“Crip Camp” “Crip Camp”

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BY J AY G REENE The RWDSU has made several

claims that Amazon’s tactics dur-
seattle — The balloting in the ing the election have improperly
high-stakes, high-profile union tainted the process. One issue the
election at an Amazon warehouse union cited is a mailbox that
in Alabama ended Monday, but popped up in front of the ware-
the final tally may take days, or house just after voting started.
even weeks or months, to deter- The union says it could signal to
mine. workers that Amazon has a role in
More than 5,800 workers at the the running of the election. The
e-commerce giant’s Bessemer, union also complained about a
Ala., warehouse are choosing financial offer Amazon made to
whether to be represented by the lure unhappy workers to quit,
Retail, Wholesale and Depart- arguing that the company provid-
ment Store Union. The union ed an improper incentive to weed
drive has mushroomed into one out pro-union workers. Amazon
of the most important labor bat- has said that the mailbox pro-
tles in recent history, even draw- vides a convenient way for work-
ing the attention of President ers to vote and that the pay-to-
Biden, who tweeted a video late quit offer is extended annually to
last month saying workers should warehouse workers across the
be able to make their decision in country.
union elections without pressure If workers vote against union-
from the company. izing, the RWDSU could file un-
But it will not be decided fair-labor-practice claims over
quickly. The first step is to count those and other Amazon tactics
the votes, and there are several and ask the NLRB to toss out the
opportunities in that process for election results. If the board
Amazon or the union to contest chose to hear those arguments, it
results. They could challenge would need to schedule hearings
whether a ballot was properly to rule on the claims. If it agreed
signed, whether it is real or with the claims, it could call for a
whether the worker who cast it is new election, or even certify the
legitimate. union.
“That’s not the end of the story, The RWDSU has suggested it
though,” said Alexander Colvin, might do just that. In a statement
dean of Cornell University’s outlining the election process, the
School of Industrial and Labor union wrote that the NLRB could
Relations. set aside the results if the union’s
After the counting is done, the objections demonstrate that
losing side could challenge the “conduct by the employer created
results through the National La- an atmosphere of confusion or
bor Relations Board or in court, PATRICK T. FALLON/AGENCY FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES fear of reprisals and thus inter-
which could delay the outcome A union supporter early Monday outside Amazon’s fulfillment center in Bessemer, Ala., where workers held a vote on unionization. fered with the employees’ free-
for weeks if not longer. dom of choice.”
(Amazon chief executive Jeff
Bezos owns The Washington If the union wins,

Why the Amazon union fight in

Post.) what happens next?
The vote is Amazon’s first in During hearings to establish
the United States since 2014. A terms for the election, Amazon
victory by the union could spark pressed for rules the NLRB reject-
organizing campaigns at Amazon ed, such as holding the vote in
facilities around the world and
has already led to more than
1,000 of Amazon’s U.S. workers
contacting the RWDSU to see
Alabama may be only beginning person rather than via mail. The
company, like the union, will have
five days after the votes have been
counted to challenge the way the
what it might take to start an election was conducted.
organizing drive at their facilities. Amazon could also file an un-
“The size of this facility and the shelves at the Bessemer ware- and know the truth — starting agency staff members. And the challenging ballots could last fair-labor-practice claim with the
fact that it’s Amazon makes this house, said as the balloting be- wages of $15 or more, health care full board at the agency rejected days, depending on how many agency, alleging the union violat-
stand out,” said Rebecca Givan, a gan. from day one, and a safe and Amazon’s appeal. warehouse employees voted. ed election rules. And it could sue
labor studies professor at Rutgers Win or lose, RWDSU President inclusive workplace,” company That set up the unusual proc- Then, the portion of the vote the NLRB in federal court to
University. Stuart Appelbaum said the spokesman Drew Herdener said ess of counting ballots in the count open to the media will dismiss the election results. The
The tallying of worker ballots unionization drive has elevated in a statement Friday. NLRB’s Birmingham office while begin. The NLRB will open the company has not indicated
begins at the NLRB’s Birming- the discourse about the role of Appelbaum, who declined to Amazon and the union observe blue envelopes and count all of whether it will use any of those
ham, Ala., office at 10 a.m. local labor in the country and given respond to Herdener’s charge, remotely via video feed. the uncontested ballots. tactics, but Colvin said that if
time Tuesday and will be con- Amazon’s warehouse workers a has not been Amazon’s only tar- Amazon files a suit, it could delay
ducted virtually, with Amazon voice. get. The company took a similarly How long will So is that the end the resolution of the balloting by
and the union allowed four ob- “This campaign has already combative tone toward two of its the counting take? of the count? a year or longer.
servers each to tune into the been a victory in many ways,” staunchest congressional critics, It depends on how many work- Not necessarily. If the margin
count. Appelbaum said in a statement Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and ers voted. But if thousands partic- of victory in the initial count is If workers ultimately
Here is why the workers are Friday. “Even though we don’t Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), ipated in the elections, the count less than the number of uncon- get their union, is that
unionizing, how the vote tallying know how the vote will turn out, pushing back on their claims that will take at least a few days and tested ballots, the NLRB will need the end of the fight?
is expected to play out and when we believe we have opened the Amazon mistreats workers and possibly much longer. The first to determine whether the chal- Hardly. The next step may be
it might end. door to more organizing around does not pay its fair share in taxes. stage of counting will be open to lenged ballots should be counted. even more daunting for workers
the country.” The attacks may reflect Amazon’s viewing only by Amazon and the It would hold a hearing, giving than forming a union. They need
Why do some workers say concerns about the union win- union. That is to protect the Amazon and the union the oppor- to negotiate with Amazon to rati-
they want to unionize? What is Amazon’s response? ning the election. privacy of workers, whose names tunity to argue the validity of each fy a contract. If the union suc-
Pro-union Bessemer workers The company has long fought “That’s why you’re seeing a will be called out when the agency challenged ballot. If there are ceeds at the ballot box, Amazon
have raised a litany of grievances, unionization. In Bessemer, it has strong response from Amazon,” holds up the yellow envelopes only a handful of ballots chal- will probably “stonewall at the
complaining about the pace of argued that workers there receive Cornell’s Colvin said. that have their names on them lenged, the process could be bargaining table,” Givan said.
their jobs, workplace safety and a starting pay of $15.30 an hour, and contain their ballots. Ama- quick. But with so much at stake, Amazon fears unions could
Amazon’s decision to end a bo- well above the federal minimum Why are workers zon and the union can challenge each side could challenge dozens, lead to workplace rules that limit
nus-pay program, a short-lived wage of $7.25 an hour. (Alabama voting by mail? any ballot they believe was inval- if not hundreds, of votes. its ability to rapidly hire and cut
perk that added $2 an hour to has no state minimum-wage law.) Amazon had pressed for an idly cast. Those ballots are set “It could take weeks or workers to meet shopping de-
their checks at the start of the Amazon has also noted that work- in-person election, arguing aside. months,” Rutgers’s Givan said. mands that spike and recede
coronavirus pandemic. Many of ers receive health-care, vision and against NLRB guidance to hold The NLRB will open the yellow “It’s not going to be a day or two.” throughout the year, former com-
the workers in the Bessemer dental benefits, and a retirement mail-in balloting in the middle of envelopes that are not chal- Then, any challenged ballots pany executives have said. Ama-
warehouse are Black, and the plan. the coronavirus pandemic. The lenged. Inside those letters are the agency determined were val- zon would probably reject any
union has also framed the fight The company has ramped up company claimed in-person vot- sealed blue envelopes, with no idly cast would be counted. Those union efforts to curb that sort of
around issues of respect and dig- its rhetoric against critics, who ing could be done safely with identifying information on them, results would be included to de- flexibility it has long held, one
nity, saying the battle is as much a have attacked the pace and safety proper precautions. But the that include white ballots with termine the election’s outcome. more way to fight the RWDSU.
civil rights struggle as a labor one. record of its workplace, calling NLRB regional director oversee- workers’ votes inside. The agency “It’s a little less obvious of a
“We’re not making what we Appelbaum the union’s “Chief ing the case rejected that argu- will set aside those unopened If the majority of votes way to deny workers a voice,”
should be making,” Darryl Rich- Disinformation Officer. ” ment, citing concerns about the blue envelopes into a group to be oppose a union, what Givan said.
ardson, who picks items from “But our employees are smart safety of Amazon workers and counted later. The process of happens next? [email protected]

DI GEST

AIRLINE INDUSTRY visibility was limited. giant said March 25 that it had have enough cash to start an
The demand outlook for long- agreed to buy Investor’s Business account or get loans from banks,
American plans return haul international flights is also Daily for $275 million. and are especially vulnerable
of most of its fleet cloudy. Much of Europe is News Corp. touted the because they rely on cash as
lagging behind the United States addition of Houghton Mifflin’s many merchants shift to digital
American Airlines Group in vaccine distribution, and some extensive backlist of titles to the transactions.
expects to put most of its fleet countries have recently imposed company’s HarperCollins
back in service in the second more restrictions on movement publishing unit in a statement Southwest Airlines said Monday
quarter, following “recent and gatherings. Monday. that it is expanding its all-Boeing
strength in domestic and short- First-quarter system capacity Houghton Mifflin Harcourt fleet with an order for 100 Max
haul international bookings.” will be down 40 percent to 45 Books & Media, as the consumer jets instead of buying planes
Falling infections and percent from the same period in division is known, had net sales from Europe’s Airbus. Southwest
hospitalizations and rising 2019, American said. That of $191.7 million and adjusted ordered the 150-seat 737 Max 7
vaccinations have spurred represents a slight improvement earnings before interest, taxes, and expects the first 30 to show
demand after a blow early this from the airline’s previous depreciation and amortization of up next year. It is also converting
year when the U.S. required outlook of down 45 percent. $26.6 million in 2020, News orders for 70 Max 8s to the
negative coronavirus tests for — Bloomberg News Corp. said. smaller model. The Dallas-based
international travelers, Houghton Mifflin said the unit airline publicly mused about
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American said in a regulatory PUBLISHING INDUSTRY sale would allow the remaining buying the Airbus A220 instead,
filing Monday. The seven-day company to “focus singularly on Workers stand on a construction site in Beijing on Monday. China’s sending executives on a scouting
average of net bookings on News Corp. to buy K-12 education and accelerate capital city has started a month-long campaign to reduce air pollution trip to Europe. It would have
March 26 was about 90 percent Houghton Mifflin unit growth momentum in digital after two sandstorms in as many weeks, Reuters reported, citing the been a huge blow to Boeing if
of the 2019 level and domestic sales, annual recurring revenue official Xinhua News Agency. Authorities will carry out inspections on Southwest, its biggest customer,
flights are 80 percent full, the Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. and free cash flow while paying all construction sites until the end of April to crack down on had gone with Airbus.
company said. agreed to buy the consumer arm down a significant portion of its construction dust and delays in clearing waste.
American’s improved of educational publisher debt.” COMING TODAY
assessment indicated the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. Bloomberg, the parent of 9 a.m.: Standard & Poor’s
progress made in recent weeks for $349 million, the media Bloomberg News, competes with releases S&P/Case-Shiller index
against a pandemic that caused company’s second publishing News Corp. and IBD in providing limits fees to help consumers spokesperson said. It’s designed of home prices for January.
an unprecedented decline in acquisition in less than a week. financial data and information. facing financial pressures to hold on to customers
travel last year. The Fort Worth, The all-cash purchase of the — Bloomberg News worsened by the pandemic struggling to pay loans or fees. 10 a.m.: Conference Board
Tex.-based company projected Houghton Mifflin unit gives maintain their access to banking Havoc wrought by the pandemic releases the Consumer
that bookings strength would News Corp. access to high-profile ALSO IN BUSINESS services. The checking account, threatens to push more lower- Confidence Index for March.
continue through the end of the novels from authors including PNC Financial Services Group which has no charges for income families to the fringes of
month and into the second George Orwell and J.R.R. launched a bank account that overdrafts or insufficient funds, the financial system. Those who — From news services
quarter but cautioned that Tolkien. The New York media will cost $5 a month, a company are underbanked typically don’t
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BY S TEVEN Z EITCHIK

Cineworld is one of the most

important entertainment compa-
Regal Cinemas head sees theaters If someone would have told me
that it would be a year and still
theaters are closed, I would think
he’s crazy.
nies in the world, and Mooky
Greidinger is the most important
person at Cineworld.
The movie-theater chain oper-
on the verge of a major comeback And it doesn’t make you more
pessimistic now?
The first quarter has been very
frustrating. On the other hand,
ates 2,500 screens throughout Eu- we’re now counting vaccinations
rope and Regal Cinema’s 7,500 instead of test results. I’m sure
screens in the United States, mak- Europe will move forward quickly
ing it the world’s second-largest once they solve this issue. In July
chain and a key determinant of the theatrical business will be
what is seen by millions of people. back there. Not at 2019 levels. But
After a difficult year in which completely different from where it
Cineworld reported its first-ever stands now. We’re also now stand-
loss, because of the pandemic, the ing in a situation with “Godzilla vs.
company is now experiencing a Kong” as the first release [this
setback in its reopening plans. The week] in the United States. In May
slow vaccine rollout in Europe has I think we can be in full force in the
put the brakes on a quick come- U.S.
back there. Questions linger over That’s a bold prediction —
whether American consumers what data do you see that sup-
will flock to theaters. Warner ports this?
Bros., which has some of theaters’ I think you just need to look at
most anticipated movies, will con- Asia. In China and Japan [where
tinue to release its films simulta- covid cases have subsided and
neously on HBO Max through the theaters have reopened] they’re
end of the year, flouting the theat- breaking records — not covid rec-
rical window. ords but all-time records. It’s
And Disney last week said it will amazing to think a new Chinese-
roll out its Marvel title “Black Wid- language movie like “Detective
ow” and “101 Dalmatians”-set pic- Chinatown 3” is the biggest open-
ture “Cruella” on Disney Plus at ing ever in the history of the indus-
the same time as theaters, further try in one territory — bigger even
delaying exclusive new products. than “Avengers.” It showed the
But Greidinger, Cineworld’s promise of entertainment. I can-
chief executive, says bright days lie not count how many people have
just ahead. He has decided to be- asked me when the new “Top Gun”
gin opening Regal theaters in the will come out, when “Matrix” will
United States as early as this week. come out.
MICHAEL M. SANTIAGO/GETTY IMAGES
The Israel-based executive (he Of course, there are people
started his career at his family’s People walk past the Regal Cinemas in New York’s Times Square last week. The chain will begin stages of reopening April 2. who say they’ll come out at the
chain Cinema City before it be- beginning for the novelty and
came part of Cineworld) also just then go back to watching Netflix
cut a deal with Warner Bros. for a I am sure at the end of [the] day that way? must, that it’s the best way to until the end of the year. I’m not movies at home.
45-day window in the United there will be a solution. Maybe not I don’t think I can hide [the] fact maximize income from movies. I worried, but I’m cautious. I’m pre- The human being’s nature is
States. And he is maintaining his for these movies, maybe for the that I didn’t like it. But I’m not a think this [WB] deal is setting a paring ourselves for a bad situa- not to stay home seven days a
optimism despite the Disney future. But they just made the guy with bad blood. I explained tone, which is so important for the tion. But I’m sure this time it will week. It’s to go out at least once or
news, which he says deeply disap- announcement [a few] days ago. my view to Warner Bros. before industry. I hope in the coming be good. twice a week, whether it’s to a park
pointed him. We’ll wait and see how it develops they took the decision and after- weeks we’re able to move forward Do you have to close theaters or a restaurant or a cinema.
The Washington Post talked to and then make our decisions. ward. There was some tension; with Paramount, Sony, Disney to get there? AMC has perma- There’s nothing to compare laugh-
him by phone from Tel Aviv. (The You came to what I think a lot there was some business negotia- and, of course, with Universal. nently shut about 10 percent of ing together, crying together, be-
conversation has been com- of experts believe is a pretty good tion. At the end of the day, I think You just reported your first- its theaters in the U.S. alone. ing frightened together. A boy dat-
pressed and edited lightly for clar- deal with WB — 45 days is when we got a good deal. ever annual loss — $2.25 billion, We’ve closed 20 theaters [out of ing a girl for the first time does not
ity.) the lion’s share of box office is Universal has not come after a $700 million profit in about 750] across all our territo- want to sit in the living room with
Let’s start with the most im- made. Yet you’re showing the around like that. They originally 2019. You’ve had a cash crunch ries. About 17 of them are in the his parents.
mediate news: Disney’s decision studio’s movies in 2021 even made a 17-day window deal with and had to raise $450 million in U.S. All of them were underper- There has been a long history
to debut several big new films on though they’ll be on HBO Max. AMC. And now, after Cinemark the fall to stay afloat. Is the finan- forming, and we could reach of disruption to movie theaters
Disney Plus. How do you feel This is the nature of partner- stepped in, it’s 17 to 31 days, de- cial situation for Regal and Cin- agreements with landlords where that was supposed to kill them
about it? ship; sometimes you have to give pending on box office, but still eworld dire? we could leave early. We didn’t lose but didn’t — the TV, the VCR,
Of course I’m upset. Movies like things up. It was clear Warner pretty short. Is that reasonable to Of course, for much of 2020 we any of our flagships. And we’re cable, various wars. People say
“Cruella” and “Black Widow” de- Bros. could not back off the com- you? You’ve not yet made a deal were bleeding money. But we have going to open five new theaters. the double whammy of a pan-
serve a significant window to get mitment it made. For us, we were with Universal. also been raising a lot of money. Each of these new cinemas will demic and streaming are differ-
maximum revenue. Disney’s gross willing to compromise on a few Our relationships with the stu- We just raised $200 million more probably do the business of three ent, though. What do you think?
in 2019 alone is more than $13 bil- movies for the sake of the future. dios go back over 90 years. It’s a [through a convertible bond]. We old cinemas. It always happens in our indus-
lion [worldwide]. I believe it’s a When WB announced its partnership. Studios need cine- have enough liquidity for the re- How have you felt about the try. It’s 120 years old, and there are
mistake. But it’s not my decision to move last December it seemed mas and cinemas need studios. We opening and will be cash-flow pos- last year generally? Has how it so many times someone says,
make. like a true rift — the studios say- accept windows cannot be as long itive very soon after. unfolded surprised you? “This will be the end of cinema,”
You can decide not to play the ing, after many years of tension, as they were in [the] past. I don’t And if the reopening doesn’t It was really disappointing. I and then it survives. Cinema will
films, though. Would you do “We’re finally going to make a go think any studio opposes the view pan out? was ready to bet that everything live forever.
that? of it ourselves.” Did you see it that theatrical exclusivity is a We have good liquidity even would be back in June, latest July. [email protected]

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Biden’s infrastructure goals include caregiving priorities

TAXES FROM A1

said the people, who spoke on the

condition of anonymity to de-
scribe private dynamics. One per-
son familiar with the matter said
that the early infrastructure draft
did not include every tax increase
the White House was eventually
considering including in its ulti-
mate proposal, and that the ad-
ministration believes the tax hikes
can also advance its goal of reduc-
ing income inequality.
Still, the choice to increase the
bill’s tax increases in part because
of its effects on the deficit reflects
how concerns over the nation’s
spending imbalance are shaping
the White House’s internal policy
debate. But it also sets up the
administration for an enormous
political challenge in persuading
Congress to pass a package of tax
increases on wealthy Americans
and companies that together
would represent the largest rise in
taxes in generations.
The shift in strategy reveals just
one of the many ways the White
House has grappled with shaping
Biden’s second major legislative
effort, which the administration
will kick off this week at an event
in Pittsburgh.
Biden’s “Build Back Better”
agenda is ambitious in scope, aim-
ing to confront global climate
change, rebuild the nation’s infra-
structure, revive domestic manu-
facturing and transform U.S. child
care, among other goals.
The path toward crafting the
legislation has exposed the White
House to crosscutting demands
from key allies. This account is
based on interviews with seven
senior administration officials in-
DEMETRIUS FREEMAN/THE WASHINGTON POST
volved in the effort, as well as more
than a dozen congressional offi- President Biden arrives Monday in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to speak about the status of the coronavirus pandemic response and vaccinations.
cials, labor leaders, activists and
economists involved in the craft- constituencies and is majorly ap- cluding Barack Obama. cational facilities, and major in- Republican votes, the same way climate adviser and former head
ing of the package. pealing to them as voters.” “If you look at what makes the vestments in caretakers for the they approved the coronavirus re- of the Environmental Protection
One core tension is to what Republicans have already be- Democratic Party what it is, and elderly and those with disabilities lief bill. Bill Hoagland, senior vice Agency. Her deputy — Ali Zaidi, a
degree Democrats should empha- gun to attack the White House for what’s considered our greatest amid the nation’s major aging cri- president at the Bipartisan Policy former Obama administration of-
size investments in traditional embracing large spending and tax hits — our ‘Abbey Roads,’ if you will sis. Center, citing conversations with ficial — took extensive meetings
physical infrastructure seen as plans — which would largely re- — it’s not doing something small The second part of the plan, Senate Democratic staffers, said: with climate activists as they
more likely to garner GOP support verse former president Donald with Dwight D. Eisenhower or which will be unveiled next “The difficulty is all the advocacy pressed the administration on
— such as roads and bridges — Trump’s 2017 tax cut — that reflect when Bill Clinton triangulated. month, is expected to include ini- groups have seen the possibility of how to approve Green New Deal-
rather than child care and other Democratic priorities with very It’s about creating programs that tiatives to expand child care; pro- using reconciliation to move their like investments in clean energy.
social spending that liberal econo- narrow majorities in Congress. create a floor of justice and decen- vide paid family and medical agendas [for] things that do not Energy Secretary Jennifer Gra-
mists increasingly have empha- Biden’s coming push to raise the cy in this country,” said Rep. Andy leave; approve an expansion of normally fall into definition of in- nholm was also closely involved in
sized as critical to ensuring robust corporate tax rate would damage Levin (D-Mich.), who met with health care and the Affordable frastructure — child care, public producing the bill. A former gover-
economic growth. the competitiveness of American officials at the White House last Care Act, and extend a larger child health care. The moderates and nor of Michigan, Granholm
It is unclear to what extent firms and push them to relocate week to discuss the infrastructure benefit recently approved by Con- the center will say, ‘Wait a minute; pushed for provisions aimed at
Biden has the political capital to jobs abroad, conservatives say. Al- plan. “We have that opportunity gress, among other measures. let’s deal with those through the blunting the effect of job losses in
do both. Already the administra- though Biden hosted a bipartisan again now.” White House officials have said no normal appropriations process.’ ” Appalachia and other parts of the
tion has decided to trim its sails group at the White House for in- But White House officials as- country dependent on fossil-fuel
somewhat and is not expected to frastructure discussions, Republi- sembling the package also faced industries, particularly through
make a child anti-poverty initia- can lawmakers have complained demands from key constituencies money for retraining.
tive permanent or embrace a plan of little outreach from the admin- “It’s about creating programs that create a floor to not let the caregiving proposals Mark Mazur, a former Obama
from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D- istration or interest in their ideas. be of secondary importance to administration official tapped to
Mass.) to devote as much as “It’s like Republicans saying, of justice and decency in this country.” more-traditional infrastructure deal with tax policy at the Treasury
$500 billion to push mass transit ‘We’ll do infrastructure, but pay Rep. Andy Levin (D-Mich.) investments. Department, took the lead in
away from fossil fuels. for it by reversing the Affordable Some people close to the White drafting a menu of tax increases
“We know that Republicans Care Act.’ They don’t really have a House said that the emphasis on that were submitted to the White
and particularly blue-collar men seat at the table,” said Donald On Wednesday, Biden will un- decisions have been made about major physical infrastructure in- House for review. Kimberly Claus-
really like the physical building Schneider, who served as chief veil the first part of his agenda which of the proposals they would vestments reflects a dated nostal- ing, who was an international tax
kind of infrastructure and see that economist to Republicans on the focused on jobs and improving aim to move through Congress gia for a kind of White working- and trade expert at UCLA, helped
as leading to good-paying jobs for House Ways and Means Commit- economic competitiveness. first. class male worker. In private dis- draft the provisions aimed at tax-
men in particular. And women tee. “This process seems even The plan will center on propos- The proposals are the result of cussions with the White House ing multinational profits abroad.
and the Democratic base really more insincere than the way the als to repair the nation’s physical months of behind-the-scenes National Economic Council, the The tax component is expected
respond to what you might call stimulus played out.” infrastructure, such as its bridges, work across numerous agencies to Council of Economic Advisers and to be the heaviest lift politically for
softer infrastructure — child care, Despite their narrow margins, railways, ports, water systems and forge consensus on dozens of the Domestic Policy Council, Mary the administration. The White
school, caregiving responsibilities administration officials have be- more, as well as revive domestic knotty policy questions. Although Kay Henry, international presi- House is studying a range of tax
— which have come home very gun comparing their coming ef- manufacturing; invest in research they had some disagreements dent of the Service Employees In- increases on wealthy investors,
vividly during covid,” said Celinda forts to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s and development; expand cl- over its provisions, Democrats in ternational Union, urged the ad- corporations and rich people to
Lake, a Democratic pollster who New Deal or Lyndon B. Johnson’s ean-energy investments, and cre- the House and the Senate were ministration to follow through on pay for the package. Steve Rosen-
advised Biden’s 2020 campaign. Great Society programs. They see ate a nationwide infrastructure unified in clamoring for a corona- its promise to approve major in- thal, a tax expert at the nonparti-
“It’ll be a challenge, but they have their proposals as more impactful for electric vehicles. This part of virus relief measure and gave the vestments in the care economy. san Tax Policy Center, said the
a major opportunity here to do than those put forward by any the plan also will include major White House leeway in shaping Henry said she reminded the increases would be the largest in
both in a way that both helps these modern Democratic president, in- investments in child care and edu- the new president’s first bill. White House of promises Biden decades.
The senior White House offi- had made in person to low-wage But in other ways, the process
cials tasked with assembling the service workers — disproportion- revealed the limits of the White

Instant
package — primarily National ately minorities and women who House’s willingness to be ambi-
Economic Council Director Brian helped elect him in the fall. tious in its policy goals. Biden’s
Deese and Domestic Policy Coun- On National Equal Pay Day, campaign plan called for more
cil Director Susan Rice — faced Council of Economic Advisers than $7 trillion in health, energy,

Makeover
much fiercer tensions among al- economists Cecilia Rouse and infrastructure and child-care in-
lies than they did over the $1.9 tril- Heather Boushey spoke at the vestments, according to estimates
lion stimulus plan. White House media briefing from Americans for Tax Fairness, a
Over the past two months, lead- about the need for major caregiv- left-leaning think tank.
ing business groups privately told ing investments. Lindsay Owens, a liberal econo-
for Your Home the administration that the infra-
structure package should be fo-
On a private Zoom call earlier
this month, economists Heidi Shi-
mist at the Groundwork Collabor-
ative and former aide to Rep.
cused primarily on physical capi- erholz, Darrick Hamilton and Lar- Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), chair
tal projects — such as roads and ry Katz presented Rouse, Boushey of the Congressional Progressive
bridges — rather than on the care- and other senior Biden adminis- Caucus, said of early reports of
Beautify giving priorities such as child care,
three people familiar with the in-
tration officials with evidence that
federal investments in care work
Biden’s plan: “Congress will need
to beef up the draft significantly to
& protect ternal conversations said. Lobby-
ists urged the White House to jetti-
would do more to generate jobs
and economic growth than physi-
come anywhere close to address-
ing decades of underinvestment
son the care-economy invest- cal infrastructure, Shierholz said. in infrastructure and to take on
with High ments, which also would reduce “We’re up against a gender and the climate crisis.”
the amount of tax revenue neces- racial bias that this work is not Almost immediately after the
Quality Doors sary to fund the package.
Centrist Senate Democrats also
worth as much as the rubber, steel
and auto work of the past century,”
relief legislation passed, Sens.
Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Cory
are more interested in big invest- Henry said. “The key job right now Booker (D-N.J.) and Michael F.
ments in roads and bridges than in is we have to in the public imagi- Bennet (D-Colo.) began a cam-
the care-economy investments, nation and in the congressional paign to lobby the White House to
which some viewed as reflective of debate widen the lens, so that peo- permanently extend the expanded
ASCEND combines a liberal wish list. That is in part
because Republicans are more
ple understand that investment in
caregiving is an investment in in-
child benefit in the stimulus, ac-
cording to two people familiar
beauty, performance, likely to support an infrastructure
package, and many moderate
frastructure.”
Part of the jockeying over the
with their efforts. The senators
pressed Vice President Harris,
durability and easy Democrats such as Sen. Joe Man-
chin III (D-W.Va.) have said they
second effort reflects the broader
uncertainty surrounding the ad-
Deese, White House Chief of Staff
Ron Klain and White House Coun-
maintenance, with want to return to bipartisan poli-
cymaking.
ministration’s next priority. Biden
had initially pledged to release an
cil of Economic Advisers member
Jared Bernstein, the people said.
a grained look of “There’s some broad skepticism
we can do the other piece in a
infrastructure and jobs package
that included caregiving invest-
The White House agreed to the
Democratic senators’ demand
bipartisan way, and there’s a ments in February. The process only in part, including in the pack-
real wood strong desire for the next bill to be was delayed as the administration age an extension only through
bipartisan,” said one aide to a cen- worked to finalize and implement 2025. Making it permanent would
trist Democratic senator, who the relief package. increase the 10-year cost of the bill

Payments as low as $99/Month spoke on the condition of anonym-

ity to frankly reveal internal dy-
namics about the White House’s
But the infrastructure package
also involved much more exten-
sive input from a range of senior
by as much as $500 billion.
“It’s really worrisome — they’re
raising a ton of money in this
caregiving proposals. officials than the relief bill, which package and this is our opportu-
Democrats might use the par- was modeled largely after prior nity to ensure this lasts,” one sen-
Call Today for Free Quote! liamentary procedure known as coronavirus relief bills. ior Democrat involved in the effort
reconciliation to approve an infra- The climate components of the said. “This is the chance, right
202-793-4950 | 301-264-7331 | 703-382-6730 structure package with a narrow bill were written in part by Gina now, to really slot this in.”
majority that would not require McCarthy, White House national [email protected]
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TUESDAY Opinion
MAX BOOT DAVID VON DREHLE

Why is no one Cuomo

really bothered has run out
by the deficit? of friends
W
ne of the most startling intellectual ilson Mizner, an early-20th-

O and political transformations of

my lifetime concerns deficit spend-
ing. Politicians used to thunder
about the dangers of the deficit. Sometimes
they even did something about it. But the
century raconteur, learned a
thing or three about life dur-
ing his indescribable 56-year
ride on this wondrous planet. A crook
and an artist, a con man and philosopher,
federal deficit this year is projected to be he was as comfortable among hardened
$3.4 trillion — even higher than last year’s criminals as he was swanning through
record-breaking $3.1 trillion — and no one the star-studded dining room of his
seems to much care. Hollywood restaurant, the Brown Derby.
To be sure, public attitudes toward the He would have been the first to note the
national debt have been changing for a overlap between those two.
century. No one today would echo Andrew Mizner comes to mind because he is
Jackson, who called the debt “the national credited with the oft-quoted advice: “Be
curse” and became the only president to nice to people on your way up, because
pay it off. With the rise of Keynesianism in you’ll meet them on your way down.”
the 1930s, policymakers became more will- That guidance helps to illuminate the
ing to run a deficit to stimulate the econo- growing mess in which Gov. Andrew
my during a downturn. By 1971, a Republi- M. Cuomo finds himself.
can president — Richard M. Nixon — was The New York Democrat has been a
quoted as saying that he was “now a presence in U.S. politics for most of his
Keynesian in economics.” life, first as a sounding board and mes-
MICHELLE KONDRICH FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
The rise of supply-side economics rein- sage-bearer for his father, the late Em-
forced this trend. This was a kind of pire State governor Mario Cuomo, and
right-wing Keynesianism that used tax cuts
rather than spending increases to stimu-
late the economy. Some of its proponents
even hoped that by running up large defi-
Don’t feel too guilty later as an independent force. Many
things have been said of Andrew Cuomo,
often with respect and occasionally with
admiration — but “nice to people” is not
cits they could “starve the beast” and force
spending cuts. With his tax cuts and de-
fense budget increases, President Ronald
Reagan increased the national debt by
about your kids’ screen time one of them.
If you watch politics from a distance,
you might think that this is no weakness
for a politician; it might even be a
$1.85 trillion, or 186 percent. But he wasn’t strength. But the wisdom of Mizner’s
happy about it. In his farewell address, he BY S ARA D E W ITT screen time itself is different? teachers and school districts will all advice applies in politics as elsewhere.
said: “I’ve been asked if I have any regrets. As should have been obvious, the have suggestions. And while not ev- Sooner or later, nearly every politician
Well, I do. The deficit is one.” y kindergartner’s class had increases weren’t solely about erything has to be educational, or- hits a rough patch, and those who rely on
The growing size of the deficit became a
major political issue after Reagan left
office even though the deficits of those
days seem paltry by current standards.
(The 1992 deficit was $290 billion.) Presi-
M to go all virtual Friday. My
third-grader had an asyn-
chronous day. And I was
making a big Zoom presentation.
Minutes before I logged on, I handed
streaming video binges and online
gameplay. Instead, virtual school-
work was a top activity. Kids who
previously might have used FaceTime
only to call their grandparents start-
ganizations such as Common Sense
Media can help parents check wheth-
er content is age appropriate.
Don’t leave your kids out of the
conversation when finding new
intimidation can find themselves with
nowhere to turn when the going gets
tough.
For Cuomo, this is a very rough patch,
and it arrives just as he was nearing the
dent George H.W. Bush may have cost the boys snacks, water, a TV remote ed using technology to socialize safely shows and games. Many kids are top of the ladder. For a number of
himself reelection with his 1990 budget and my iPad. When I reemerged, they with their friends. excited about the new tech skills impressionable viewers a year ago, Cuo-
deal, which combined spending cuts and reported that they had watched five Most promisingly, parents report they’re gaining, but their independ- mo’s daily televised pandemic briefings
tax hikes to reduce the deficit. Ross Perot straight episodes of “Arthur,” while that they are watching more content ent searches can lead to content that’s were profiles in ideal leadership and a
won 18.9 percent of the popular vote as a simultaneously building a giant tow- with their kids; a report commis- silly at best, or inappropriate and bracing counterpoint to the briefings
third-party presidential candidate in er in Minecraft. sioned by the content company Wild- dangerous at worst. In my house, from the White House. Twitter was all
1992 with a pledge to “get under the hood” This is when I’m supposed to tell Brain Spark suggests 66 percent of we’ve set rules about searching for aflutter, and the same question began to
to balance the budget. President Bill Clin- you how guilty I feel. But I don’t, and parents expect to keep doing this new things: My children can search be heard that once dogged his father:
ton, working with a Republican Congress, neither should you. after the pandemic. This is great YouTube Kids by themselves, but a When will Cuomo run for president?
managed to do just that. In 1998, the A year into the pandemic, we all news: Research is clear that kids parent has to be there for Google or Like a ball flung skyward, the younger
federal government did not run a deficit know that kids’ screen time has gone learn more from media when they YouTube. When my third-grader Cuomo reached his apogee and, per
for the first time since 1969. up. The kid-oriented Internet ser- “co-view” with a grown-up. wants to watch a new show or down- Mizner, started down. He had made a
The era of budget surpluses ended in vices company SuperAwesome re- Watching together is also often a load an app, we look up the target age deadly miscalculation by requiring New
2002 because of the war on terrorism and ported that children in the United social activity: Kids inevitably ask range and reviews together. Often, York nursing homes to accommodate
the collapse of the tech boom, but the States and Britain started spending questions and can discuss what they we’ll watch a story or play the game elderly covid-19 patients. Fair to say that
resulting deficits generated blowback. dramatically more time with screens did or didn’t like about a show or together. Cuomo ought to have anticipated the
Excessive federal spending was a major when stay-at-home orders went into movie. Both kinds of conversations Which brings me back to Friday’s disastrous impact of that decision, as the
complaint of the tea party movement that place. At PBS Kids, we were not help kids hone their critical thinking “Arthur” binge. That night at dinner, extremely contagious virus spread from
emerged in 2009. In 2011, President surprised to see a 23 percent in- skills. A TV show can inspire conver- we asked the boys what happened in one high-risk resident to the next.
Barack Obama reached a deficit-cutting crease in streaming and a 40 percent sations about ethical, social or emo- the episodes they watched. My kin- New York Attorney General Letitia
deal with a Democratic Senate and a increase in game play in the first tional issues. And there are stress- dergartner shared that Francine felt James is investigating whether the Cuo-
Republican House that included a provi- month of the pandemic — a rise that relieving benefits, too: Family movie bad for lying about her bicycle being mo administration illegally obscured sta-
sion for automatic budget cuts known as has held steady compared with pre- night in my household inevitably stolen, and that prompted a family tistics concerning covid-19 nursing-
“sequestration.” pandemic numbers. leads to a dance party during the conversation about telling the truth home deaths. If that proves to be James’s
As a presidential candidate in 2016, But while the circumstances in credits. and owning up to mistakes — one that conclusion, this will be a case in which
Donald Trump promised to pay off the which children are using screens In other words: Not all screen time continued through most of the meal. the offense and the coverup are both very
entire national debt — $19.5 trillion at that have changed, media coverage of is the same. Yes, my kids had been glued to a bad indeed — one a blunder of deadly
point — in eight years. Instead, the “king of screen time continues to treat any Rather than thinking solely in screen for almost three hours that proportions, the other a possible crime.
debt” increased the national debt by increase in screen time with alarm terms of the quantity of the screen afternoon. But that didn’t make them Thus wounded, Cuomo was ill-
$7.8 trillion (nearly 40 percent) in just four and anxiety. No one wanted kids to be time kids are getting, parents should antisocial or unable to think for prepared to weather the next storm of his
years. That’s the third-biggest increase, out of school for a year and barred focus instead on the quality of that themselves. Instead, their deep dive own making. Seven women have gone
relative to the size of the economy, of any from their neighborhood play- time. into a fictional world helped them public with descriptions of creepy behav-
president. Trump’s worst act of fiscal reck- grounds; no one expected to have Although the thicket of options on engage with our family in the real ior — unwanted touching, leering looks,
lessness was the 2017 tax cut, which pri- their children with them while they YouTube or other platforms is over- one. Why would I feel guilty about sexually loaded commentary — for which
marily benefited the rich, did little to boost worked every day for a year. Of course whelming, remember that kids can that? the governor was forced to apologize,
economic growth and added $1.9 trillion to screen time has gone up! Why are we learn a lot from high-quality educa- although he maintains it was “uninten-
the debt. Republicans such as former shaming parents about it? And why tional content, and you’re not on your The writer is vice president of PBS Kids tional.” It’s all of a pattern, and the
House speaker Paul Ryan (Wis.) once aren’t we curious about whether that own in trying to find it. Librarians, Digital. pattern has been enough to inspire a
claimed to care about deficits, but by parade of New York Democrats to call for
supporting Trump’s tax cut they lost all his resignation, including Senate Majori-
credibility as budget hawks. ty Leader Charles E. Schumer and
Then came the pandemic and the result- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
ing recession. Congress, on a bipartisan
basis, appropriated roughly $4 trillion in
relief spending in 2020 and, on a near
Little effort has been made to bring That’s a level of pressure few public
officials could survive, and it’s not at all
clear that Cuomo will make it to the end
party-line vote, just added another
$1.9 trillion even though the economy was
already recovering. Sure, it’s popular to
women into MLB’s umpire ranks of his term next year. The fact that he’s
still in office is a testament to his brusque
determination and general unconcern
send 127 million stimulus payments, worth for the opinions of others.
a total of about $325 billion. But is it BY F AY V INCENT Big-league umpires are members of a $430,000, with excellent benefits. But now there’s a third scandal, and
prudent? union and, thus far, there has been little (MLB umpires took a pay cut for the this is the one that might make the bully
The Committee for a Responsible Feder- he umpires in baseball are often evidence of efforts by MLB or the union pandemic-shortened 2020 season.) governor wish he had heeded Mizner’s
al Budget projects that federal debt held by
the public will reach 108 percent of GDP
this year, surpassing the record set just
after World War II. The Congressional
Budget Office predicts that federal debt
T taken for granted, like the field
geometry, the bases, the fair
poles and the seats in the stands.
Except for those moments when a
decision angers one team or the other,
to open the door to female umpires.
Historically, umpires learned their trade
by paying their way to and attending a
school for aspiring umpires owned and
run by old-time umpires, not by MLB.
Over the years, very few women have
sought umpiring as a career. I know of
only one example of a woman who,
during the 1980s, worked her way up the
minor-league ladder to Triple-A ball and
advice. When the first wave of the
pandemic was inundating New York and
testing capacity was overwhelmed, Cuo-
mo arranged access to coronavirus tests
for his family and certain friends. This is
will be more than 200 percent of GDP by umpires are part of the background to Today, there are only two certified eventually got a serious tryout for the the sort of thing that happens often but
2051. the game. Perhaps that explains why it umpire academies; the pipeline to ump- majors. When Pam Postema was re- never looks good — special favors for the
Thank goodness the Biden administra- goes so little noted that there are no ing in the majors is not capacious. leased by MLB in 1989, before I became powerful and well-connected. Most
tion is looking at tax increases to pay for female umpires in Major League Base- commissioner, a sex-discrimination elected officials have some version of
another $3 trillion in infrastructure spend- ball, when both the National Basketball lawsuit ensued and was settled. During privilege in their story: an airline up-
ing. But even if all that additional spending Association and National Football my tenure, the issue didn’t arise again. grade, a backstage pass, a seat in a
is paid for (a big if ), it won’t reduce record League have female referees. In Febru- The success of female The attempt by Major League Base- stadium suite. When it’s leaked at the
deficits by a penny. The implicit assump- ary, Sarah Thomas became the first ball to improve the number and status moment of greatest vulnerability, you
tion our political class is making is that we woman to officiate in a Super Bowl. officials in other major of women behind the scenes in baseball can assume the official is not surrounded
can continue to pile up unprecedented I pay attention to the sports officials is laudable. My question is why so little by friends.
amounts of debt with no consequence. That who enforce the rules because my father sports leaves little reason apparent effort has been made to ad- It’s like the factoid that leaked in
is the argument made by the progressive worked as an NFL referee. I grew up dress the failure of MLB to recruit and Albany recently. Cuomo was asked to
champions of “modern monetary theory,” with respect for baseball umpires and to doubt that women develop women to serve in the umpire complete the same training other state
and their views have won tacit acceptance football and basketball referees, having ranks. Yes, the athletes in big-league executives received regarding the prob-
in Washington because previous predic- learned at an early age their importance would make fine umpires. baseball are all men, but that’s also the lem of sexual harassment. He reportedly
tions of deficit doom haven’t come to pass. to the integrity and competition of these case with pro football and basketball. assigned an underling to take his place.
But I’m worried precisely because al- sports. The success of female officials in those A detail like that, in the middle of a
most no one else seems to be. The current Our increasing national sensitivity to That odd structure has long served to major sports leaves little reason to sexual harassment scandal, reveals that
level of debt may be sustainable as long as equal job opportunities for women has produce entry-level umpires who began doubt that women would make fine toppling the governor has become an
interest rates remain so low but, as Brian resulted in women serving in Major their careers in the minor leagues, umpires. insider project.
Riedl of the Manhattan Institute warns, League Baseball in various capacities. where they made minimal wages and MLB should take full control of the Without friends to lean on, Cuomo is
even a small rise in rates “could bring a This year, for the first time, there is a lived on meager per diem allowances. recruiting and development of umpires. apparently trying to survive by his prov-
full-scale debt crisis.” female general manager of a major- MLB hired minor-league umpires when As technology reduces some of the scope en ability to intimidate, boasting of his
Too bad we no longer have a political league club — Kim Ng, with the Miami needed; there was no regular promotion of umpiring, MLB will need to retain poll numbers, his approval ratings and
party devoted to fiscal conservatism. Dem- Marlins. In January 2020, the San system run by MLB, so some minor- umpires’ unique knowledge of the rules his support among Black voters. But it
ocrats don’t even pretend to care, and Francisco Giants hired the first female league umps waited for many years in and preserve their role in maintaining seems clear that any missteps or unclean
Republicans pretend to care only when a full-time coach in MLB history, Alyssa the hope of finally getting a big-league on-field order and discipline. As of 2018, laundry he might have socked away in his
Democrat is in power. As my former Post Nakken, a former Sacramento State trial. There are 76 full-time umpires in the U.S. military had 63 female generals past are likely to be leaked, until he drops
colleague Steven Pearlstein wrote in a softball star. Women also occupy high- the major leagues, and a space opens up and admirals; it’s time for the national like the victim on Agatha Christie’s
blistering farewell column, “We have en- ranking administrative positions in only when someone retires. pastime to put women in command on Orient Express, knifed by everyone with
tered a magical world where borrowing is baseball. But the door to becoming a These days, the financial rewards for big-league ballfields. a grudge. He is on his way down, and
costless, spending pays for itself, stocks full-fledged major-league umpire been MLB umpires is attractive. The starting those he climbed over are watching him
only rise and the dollar never falls.” shut tight from the start and hasn’t salary for umpires is about $110,000, The writer was commissioner of Major fall.
Twitter: @MaxBoot budged. and senior umpires can make up to League Baseball from 1989 to 1992. [email protected]
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DRAWING BOARD LISA BENSON

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EDITORIALS

A responsibility to protect
New massacres in Myanmar demand a tougher U.S. response.
IN AUNG HLAING, the mili- paign of ethnic cleansing against the ongoing atrocities, which ought to trigger

M tary commander who led a

coup against Myanmar’s elect-
ed civilian government two
months ago, celebrated Armed Forces
Day on Saturday with a lavish dinner, a
Rohingya, and that wage endless wars
against insurgencies in other parts of the
country, have now been dispatched to
Mandalay, Yangon and other cities to
assault students, workers and middle-
the United Nations’ “Responsibility to
Protect” doctrine. Over the weekend, de-
fense ministers from a dozen countries,
including the United States, Britain, Aus-
tralia and Japan, joined in condemning
LISA BENSON
fireworks display and a drone show. class professionals demanding that de- the military. But, as in the case of Syria,
Meanwhile, his forces were killing more mocracy be restored. other regimes are cynically exploiting the
than 100 civilians in more than 40 loca- Such ruthless repression ended mass chaos: China and Russia dispatched rep-
tions around the country, including chil- protests in 1988 and 2007 in Myanmar, resentatives to the Armed Forces Day
dren as young as 5. The military had also known as Burma. But this time, the celebrations and are likely to block any LETTERS TO TH E ED ITOR
announced beforehand that it would de- consequence could be a Syrian-style civil action by the U.N. Security Council.
liberately aim to shoot anti-coup protest- war in a country of 54 million, with There is nevertheless more that the [email protected]
ers “in the head and back,” and that is far-reaching consequences for neighbors United States and its allies can do. Last
exactly what it did. In the city of Manda- such as Thailand and China. A report last week, the Biden administration sanc-
lay, troops burned a street vendor alive.
Faced with an extraordinary move-
week in the New York Times said students
and activists had taken to the forests for
tioned two large conglomerates con-
trolled by the Tatmadaw and on Monday
Arlington’s haste to destroy makes zero sense and is entirely disingen-
uous to claim that this is a mental health
ment of civil resistance that has shut military training and that members of the suspended a trade deal. It should also The demolition of the historic issue or an “idiot” problem and not a gun
down most of the country, the Myanmar former parliament had called for the target Myanmar’s hard-currency revenue Febrey-Lothrop House in Arlington the issue. Innocent people continue to die at
military is betting it can shoot its way out formation of a new federal army. “The from exports of gas, jade and timber. week of March 21, despite the Historical the hands of those who believe their right
of it. According to local groups, troops sense of rage is palpable,” wrote exiled Foreign partners in the energy business, Affairs and Landmark Review Board to own these weapons outweighs our
have killed more than 400 people since scholar and activist Maung Zarni in a Post such as Chevron and Total, should be ruling unanimously three months ago right to life. Assault weapons need to go,
the military seized power on Feb. 1. More op-ed. She said resistance leaders from pressed to cease remittances to the gov- that it merited historic preservation, and so do lawmakers who defend them.
than 2,000 have been arrested, including Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for ernment, and banks should freeze ac- and despite the Arlington County Jody Stein, Lewes, Del.
deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Democracy were repudiating the deposed counts the military uses to launder prof- Board’s upcoming April 17 public hear-
Kyi. The resort to indiscriminate force is a leader’s former policy of seeking accom- its from resource smuggling. Myanmar’s ing to approve historic preservation, is
familiar tactic for the Tatmadaw, as the modation with the Tatmadaw. people are putting their lives on the line another good example of the county Access to the wrong thing
insular Myanmar military is called: The The outside world should have a to resist the coup; they deserve concerted board’s subservience to developers who
same regiments that carried out a cam- shared interest in putting a stop to the international support. can do pretty much whatever they want Regarding the March 26 news article
without regard to community interests. “Georgia enacts sweeping voting law”:
The house has been vacant since the Why do some Americans want to
estate owner’s death several years ago, make it so difficult to vote and at the

‘Something’s wrong’ so what was the hurry to demolish a

house loaded with Civil War history
except to circumvent preservation? Are
same time want to make it so easy for
Americans to legally obtain military-
style firearms? It should be clear that
there remains of Civil War soldiers citizens want government involvement
A dispatcher’s instincts about Mr. Chauvin’s actions were tragically accurate. buried on the property or Civil War in resolving and not ignoring these
artifacts inside the house? We will never long-standing issues.
HE FIRST witness the prosecu- know. Ed O’Connell, Bethesda

T tion called in the trial of the

former Minneapolis police offi-
cer charged with the murder of
George Floyd was a 911 dispatcher who
watched the arrest unfold in real time on
The county board flagrantly allowed
demolition of the 1850s pre-Civil War
house and hospital and site. The board
could have waited until after the public
hearing when Arlington residents could
Wait a minute, Mr. Postman
Regarding the March 25 news article
a surveillance camera. So long did the have spoken and heard testimony. The “Postmaster general’s vision includes
restraint go on that she wondered if the board broke trust with Arlington voters. cuts, higher prices, big bet on packages”:
camera feed had frozen. “My instincts The board, in cahoots with the proper- Businesses cut service and retail out-
were telling me that something’s wrong,” ty owner, accelerated the demolition to lets and raise prices, and then manage-
she testified, explaining why she took the head off local historic designation that ment is surprised when that drives away
unusual step of reporting the officers’ use would have prevented demolition. More customers. These are the solutions Post-
of force. than 1,400 people, including me, signed master General Louis DeJoy offers now
Her instincts — as the world knows a petition urging historic preservation for the U.S. Postal Service. Board Chair
from its own viewing of video footage of and a park at Febrey; the Arlington Ron Bloom believes that this constitutes
the May 25 events at that Minneapolis Historical Society and the Arlington a good job. Meanwhile, a Valentine’s Day
street corner — proved to be terrifyingly Parks and Recreation Commission both card that my wife mailed to a grandchild
and tragically accurate. Something is supported this action. The voice of has disappeared.
clearly wrong when an arrest for alleged- Arlington residents was clear that they Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
ly passing a counterfeit $20 bill ends up wanted this place as a park with a lists the powers and functions of Con-
with a 46-year-old Black man gasping for historic house, but the bulldozers and gress. No. 7 of the 18 entries is “To
air, pleading for help — and dying. the developer’s money spoke louder than establish Post Offices and post Roads.”
Floyd’s death triggered nationwide pro- the people. Congress delegated broad authority
tests and questioning about race, polic- John Reeder, Arlington to the postmaster general and insulated
ing and social justice. A jury in Minne- him from accountability, and now we see
sota now faces one specific question: the result. It is time for Congress to take
whether to hold Derek Chauvin, the Next up: Disbarment? back the post office, which means that
officer who pinned Floyd under his knee Mr. Bloom and Mr. DeJoy must go. Con-
for more than nine minutes — nine David Von Drehle’s March 24 op-ed gress needs to recognize that operating
minutes and 29 seconds, to be exact — on Sidney Powell’s ridiculous state- the Postal Service as a public service is
criminally responsible. He is charged ments about election fraud, “Sidney not an option; it is a constitutional
with second-degree murder, third-degree Powell’s revealing about-face,” missed duty.
murder and second-degree manslaugh- the most important detail. As an officer This is a service on which millions of
ter, and he faces up to 40 years in prison if of the court, the fact that she filed people and businesses continue to rely
convicted on the most serious charge. multiple lawsuits based on statements and that needs to serve them. Timely
“You’ll be the judge of the facts, and I’ll she knew to be untrue should be delivery of first-class mail is an incon-
be the judge of the law,” Hennepin grounds for her disbarment as a practic- venience to Mr. DeJoy, but it is a
County District Judge Peter A. Cahill told ing attorney. Is that not an abuse of the necessity to the public. If that means
the 12-member, racially diverse jury integrity of the legal system she swore subsidizing the service from general
Monday at the start of a trial that is to uphold? revenue, so be it. Why should the mail
expected to be one of the most closely Glenn Kerr, Davidsonville be treated differently from other func-
watched in years. Court TV is providing tions the Constitution gives to
live, gavel-to-gavel coverage of the pro- Congress?
ceedings. It is fitting that a public that JANE ROSENBERG/REUTERS
The time was yesterday Jack Hirsch, Silver Spring
watched Floyd’s death can now witness An artist’s sketch of former police officer Derek Chauvin in front of a picture of
whether there is a reckoning. George Floyd during Chauvin’s trial in Minneapolis on Monday. Regarding the March 24 news article
Jerry W. Blackwell, one of the prosecu-
tors, played the video during his opening jury. “You can believe your eyes, that it’s from Floyd. “You will learn,” said Eric
“Days after reversal of 2018 ban on as-
sault weapons, a community grieves”:
Sanction China and Russia
arguments to drive home how Mr. Chau- homicide, it’s murder.” J. Nelson, “that Derek Chauvin was doing When a person with a history of vio- Regarding the March 25 news article
vin did not “let up” or “get up.” Floyd said Mr. Chauvin’s lawyer argued there is exactly what he had been trained to do lence and mental health issues can walk “Facing sanctions from the West, China
27 times he couldn’t breathe, and a crowd more to the case than the video, contend- during the course of his 19-year career.” into a gun store and walk out with an becomes bedfellows with Russia”:
that formed called repeatedly on police ing that Floyd’s death was caused by his We hope no jury can accept that a assault rifle designed solely to cause mass For almost the half-century since
to get up because it was clear Floyd was in underlying heart disease and drug use; police officer would be trained to be so casualties, we have a big problem. Shut President Richard M. Nixon visited
distress. “While he’s crying out, Mr. Chau- he even blamed the crowd for posing a willing to cause harm and so indifferent down the claims that “today is not the day China, have we seen any change in Chi-
vin never moves,” the prosecutor told the threat and diverting officers’ attention to human suffering. for this discussion.” Yesterday was the na’s or Russia’s behavior toward the
day. West? Attempts at negotiating with
Those with gun fetishes, hunters and them for cooperation from many
those who feel they need weapons to U.S. administrations resulted in noth-

The mystery of the covid long-haulers protect their homes or families don’t
need assault-style rifles. Why are the
rights of the majority ignored, in favor of
ing. The West hoped it would bring a
good result someday for mutual living
and understanding. Nothing so far.
assault-weapon defenders? Our right to Russia and China are still attacking the
Why do some people still experience symptoms months after infection? avoid the possibility of being gunned West under many forms. Can we miss
down has been usurped by lunatics with the point that the autocratic and com-
ONG-HAUL covid-19 is cropping problem led by researchers at New reported experiencing at least four neu- guns and the shameless, cowardly politi- munist regimes of Russia and China

L up as another of the great myster-

ies of the coronavirus pandemic.
It is a mystery because no one yet
knows precisely why some people, in-
cluding those who had only mild cases of
York-Presbyterian/Columbia University
Irving Medical Center. They found that
cell damage, inflammatory immune re-
sponse, abnormal blood clotting and
other complications can leave long-term
rological symptoms. The 10 most fre-
quent symptoms were: nonspecific cog-
nitive complaints, referred to as “brain
fog” by patients; headache; numbness or
tingling; dysgeusia, or dysfunction of the
cians who defend them. None of us is
protected from being gunned down ran-
domly, not even other gun owners. Not
even good guys with guns can stop them.
This must stop.
were rooted in ideological and philo-
sophical doctrines that will never com-
promise with anyone except their bed-
fellows of the same thinking and policy?
Don’t be afraid that China has become
covid-19 and were not hospitalized, con- symptoms such as chest pain, shortness sense of taste; anosmia, or diminished How incredibly immoral and indecent a bedfellow with Russia. They were
tinue to feel lousy months after infection. of breath, “brain fog,” fatigue, joint pain sense of smell; myalgia, or muscle pain; is it to fight for the rights of the few always bedfellows regardless. Go ahead
Lest this virus scar a generation with and post-traumatic stress disorder. A dizziness; pain; blurred vision; and tin- deranged people who want to have their and sanction them. Hopefully, it will
lasting medical ailments and mental multidisciplinary team of researchers nitus, or a ringing sensation. Sen. Tim assault weapons? Because that’s what it’s bring good results.
health wounds, there’s an urgent need to conducted the review, examining re- Kaine (D-Va.) said at a Senate committee come to. You can’t have it both ways. It Duy-Tam Tran-Kiem, Potomac
figure out what’s going on and why. ports from the United States, Europe meeting March 18 that he was still
So far, the answers are murky. As and China, and publishing their conclu- feeling a nerve-tingling sensation nearly
Lenny Bernstein and Ben Guarino re- sions March 22 in the journal Nature a year after getting the virus.
ported in The Post recently, clinicians Medicine. They asserted, “It is para- It is possible that some of the long- ABCDE
and researchers in the United States mount to establish an understanding of haul covid is caused by lingering damage
have yet to reach a consensus on a the healthcare issues” involved in long- to the body that occurs during the acute FREDERICK J. RYAN JR., Publisher and Chief Executive Officer

definition for long-haul covid-19. They haul covid, and they call for dedicated phase of covid-19 sickness, or by further News pages: Editorial and opinion pages: Vice Presidents:
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MICHAEL GERSON CATHERINE RAMPELL

In the GOP, Draining

a sickness the swamp
deeper than should start in
covid state capitals
t is the sign of a sickness deeper than he “swamp” that desperately needs

I covid-19 that the defiance of public

health guidance has become a politi-
cal selling point in the Republican
Party.
Consider the case of South Dakota
T draining isn’t in Washington, D.C.
It’s in state capitals around the
country, where undemocratic, anti-
majoritarian officials are seizing rights
from voters and flagrantly thwarting the
Gov. Kristi L. Noem. Speaking last month will of the people.
to the 2021 Conservative Political Action The past week alone is replete with
Conference, she stirred some presidential examples of state lawmakers, typically Re-
buzz for her proud resistance to basic publicans, ignoring or suppressing the
virus control measures even at the height views of constituents they’re supposed to
of the pandemic. “Now let me be clear, represent.
covid didn’t crush the economy, govern- In Missouri, Republican legislators an-
ment crushed the economy,” Noem told nounced their refusal to enact and fund an
the conference. “South Dakota is the only expansion of the state’s Medicaid program
state in America that never ordered a — despite the successful ballot initiative
single business or church to close. We last summer adding a Medicaid expansion
never instituted a shelter in place order. to the state constitution. One Republican
We never mandated that people wear lawmaker argued that the ballot measure,
masks.” despite receiving a majority of the votes
Noem continued: “We have to show cast, cannot possibly represent the “will of
people how arbitrary these restrictions the people.”
are, and the coercion, the force and the This follows similar GOP attempts in
POOL VIA REUTERS
anti-liberty steps that government takes recent years to undermine popular ballot
to enforce them.” Former police officer Derek Chauvin, right, during opening arguments in Minneapolis on Monday. measures in other states, including one in
Now let me be clear. South Dakota has Utah also expanding Medicaid, one in Flori-
the second-highest case rate and the EUGENE ROBINSON da restoring voting rights to people with
eighth-highest covid death rate in the felony convictions and one in Maine raising
country. In that sparsely populated state,
the disease has taken the lives of nearly
2,000 people. And Noem’s defiant inaction
has made that number higher than it
Derek Chauvin is on trial, the minimum wage.
Last week also brought greater visibility
to Colorado’s law blocking cities from regu-
lating firearms, despite voter support there
should have been. What level of hubris,
extremism or insanity does it take to crow
about one of the worst covid records in the
nation? Noem might as well be campaign-
not George Floyd for gun-control measures. The state law led
a judge to strike down the city of Boulder’s
ban on assault-style firearms just days
before a gunman murdered 10 people at a
ing for higher office in a hearse. local supermarket.
In the not-so-distant past, Republican ith the beginning of the cellphone video of Floyd’s death. I’ve something done to a Black or Brown Today, thanks to widespread lobbying
governors competed with their colleagues
to author innovative welfare reform or
criminal justice proposals. Now bad covid
policy is a point of pride and a path to
influence. Florida’s Republican governor,
W trial of former Minneapo-
lis police officer Derek
Chauvin on charges of
killing George Floyd, remember that
Chauvin is the man on trial, not
forced myself to watch it many times,
but to me the clip is still almost
unbearable. Chauvin has one hand in
his pocket, in a posture of what looks
like nonchalance, as he kneels on
community — rather than with the
community.
Nelson, predictably, used his open-
ing statement to try to make Floyd the
defendant and onlookers his accom-
from gun groups, more than 40 states
similarly preempt some or all local regula-
tion of firearms. And gun groups aren’t the
only special interests investing in this kind
of lobbying. Such laws are part of a broader
Ron DeSantis, has made his better-than- Floyd. Remember that the only rea- Floyd’s neck for 4 minutes and 45 sec- plices. Several times, he highlighted trend of state legislatures blocking munici-
Noem-but-still-middling covid record the son police approached Floyd in the onds while Floyd tells him 27 times Floyd’s physical size — which should pal officials from passing a host of popular
centerpiece of his national appeal. He also first place was that they suspected that he can’t breathe, calls out for his come as no surprise. Throughout ordinances related to minimum wages,
bucked the medical experts — making him of a minor, nonviolent offense. mother and begs for air, his repeated U.S. history, the idea of Black men as paid sick leave, environmental rules, cam-
Florida “an oasis of freedom” — but held Remember Floyd’s desperate pleas use of “please” a horrifying note of superhuman in their strength and paign finance disclosures, public health
his per capita death rate to 28th in the that he couldn’t breathe, that “they’re politeness in a scene of awful vio- subhuman in how they use it has been measures and others. In Florida alone, state
nation. It makes for a nice campaign going to kill me,” that he was dying. lence. used to justify our restraint, our legislators are pushing dozens of bills that
slogan: “DeSantis, Not As Disastrous As Remember — as if anyone could Then Floyd falls silent. But for an incarceration, our lynching. would tie the hands of local officials.
You Initially Thought.” forget — that the U.S. criminal justice additional 4 minutes and 44 seconds, Nelson also sought to justify Chau- Many of these preemption laws have been
Amid its many horrors, covid has pre- system is on trial as well. And remem- Chauvin keeps his knee on Floyd’s vin’s actions by saying Chauvin and enacted by GOP-controlled statehouses that
sented a rare opportunity. On one large ber that, quite literally, the whole neck — even after other officers tell the other officers had to “divert” their want to prevent Democrat-controlled cities
national problem, it has allowed for an world is watching. him they can no longer detect Floyd’s attention to the small crowd that had from executing local policy wishes. This
empirical test of political philosophies. The killing of Floyd last May 25 was pulse, even after an ambulance crew gathered to watch what was happen- “new preemption” or “hyper-preemption”
Under President Donald Trump, the feder- one of those rare events that divides arrives. ing and to complain about how Floyd trend, as some scholars have dubbed it, has
al government largely surrendered its role history into “before” and “after.” The Put legalisms aside for a moment was being treated. Again, this was also gotten punitive, with state officials
in the unfolding crisis, leaving both red video of his final moments was hardly and think about that. How could unintentionally revealing: Those by- imposing civil and criminal penalties or
and blue states to respond according to the first to capture shocking and anyone treat a fellow human being standers, like Floyd, were citizens even removing from office municipal offi-
their ideological proclivities. Republican unjustifiable treatment of an African with such little regard for his life? whom those officers were sworn to cials who dare to defy preemption laws.
governors were less likely to implement American by the police. But it was the After he stopped moving — after he protect. They were not the enemy, Yet another escalation of this decades-
stay-at-home orders, and, if they did, those one that revolutionized American so- stopped breathing — Floyd obviously and no video we have seen indicates long, anti-democratic, anti-local-rule trend
orders tended to be of shorter length. ciety’s thinking about race and justice. posed no threat to anyone, let alone to they posed any threat to Chauvin or arrived last week in Georgia.
Democrat-led states were more likely to Millions of people across the nation the heavily armed police officers who his colleagues. There, the state legislature enacted a
impose mask mandates. and the globe poured into the streets. surrounded his inert body. But Chau- The opening statements made raft of voter-suppression measures. Most
A recent study by researchers at the “Black Lives Matter” went from pro- vin keeps kneeling on his neck any- clear that much will be made of attention has focused on those that ban
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Pub- test slogan to the official name of a way. Why? To keep an obviously inert Floyd’s medical cause of death. Nel- giving water to people waiting in line to
lic Health and the Medical University of plaza in Washington, D.C., spelled out man immobile? Or to make a point to son indicated he will claim that Floyd vote and that limit access to absentee
South Carolina — analyzing every day of in 50-foot lettering on pavement visi- the bystanders, Black and White, who died of an overdose of opioids. We can voting. But perhaps the most nefarious
data between March 15, 2020, and Dec. 12, ble from the White House. witnessed the whole thing? expect testimony from dueling ex- provision is one that allows state lawmak-
2020 — calculated the chances of getting Opening arguments in Chauvin’s To me, it looks like a brutal demon- perts on the question. ers and their political appointees to seize
covid-19 or dying from covid-19 in every trial on charges of second- and third- stration of who has power and who We should know by now — after so control of elections from local officials
state (and D.C.). After adjusting for factors degree murder and second-degree does not. It looks like a performance many travesties, including George when legislators see fit.
such a population density, ethnic compo- manslaughter narrowed the focus to showing that Minneapolis police had Zimmerman’s acquittal for killing As a result, GOP lawmakers and their
sition, poverty and age, a clear picture the tragic event itself. For 9 minutes dominance over what Chauvin’s de- Trayvon Martin — that it is all too appointees will be able to make decisions
emerged. Democrat-led states were hard- and 29 seconds, prosecutor Jerry W. fense attorney, Eric Nelson, called the possible to convince juries to blame about polling locations (and closures) in
est hit early on, as you’d expect given the Blackwell told the jury, Chauvin knelt “high-crime” African American the victim if the victim is a Black man. heavily Black or Democratic neighbor-
places where the disease took hold in the on Floyd’s neck, “grinding and crush- neighborhood the officers were pa- It is not possible, however, to erase hoods; likewise, these officials will be able
United States. But then the balance shift- ing him until the very breath — no, trolling. And that is the essence of the the video of Floyd’s final minutes. The to make critical decisions about vote-
ed. By June 3, Republican states had ladies and gentlemen, the very life — problem with police violence in this world has seen it; and it will never, counting. That’s a particularly troubling
higher case diagnoses. By July 4, higher was squeezed out of him.” country. Policing is far too often seen ever be unseen. prospect given the experience in 2020,
death rates. By Aug. 5, the relative risk of Blackwell played for the jury a by officers and their superiors as Twitter: @Eugene_Robinson when some Republican state lawmakers
dying from covid-19 was 1.8 times higher tried to help Donald Trump overturn the
in GOP-led states. presidential results in Georgia.
And we know the differences on covid Georgia, in other words, has not only
policy that intensified during those nine made it harder for eligible voters to cast
months. Republican-led states (with ex-
ceptions such as Maryland and Massa-
chusetts) pulled back from pandemic-re-
Georgia Republicans were laughing their ballots. State lawmakers have also
made it easier for political operatives to
ignore votes successfully cast if tallies hap-
lated measures. “In late spring,” one pen to produce inconvenient results. The
health official told me, “when we were BY M ICHELLE A U one, we tried our hardest. Speakers quite as quickly as this. law may prove to be a template for other red
trying to carefully ‘reopen’ the country pointed out the bill’s dubious legality, its Signings on important bills are often states, too, given that dozens of states are
and the economy by putting out a set of hat struck me the most was de facto permission for the state to done publicly, with some fanfare, along- considering their own bills to restrict voting
gateway guidelines for the states to fol-
low, states like Florida, Texas and Geor-
gia, among others, essentially disregard-
ed the guidelines. To a greater or lesser
degree they opened up too quickly lead-
W the noise coming from all
the wrong places.
Thursday afternoon, I sat
in the chamber of the Georgia State
Senate and watched as my colleagues,
wrest control of county elections, its
crippling cost burden, its blatant disen-
franchisement of minority, immigrant,
working-class voters.
This discussion lasted hours, a pas-
side key legislators and in front of the
public and the news media. This piece of
legislation was signed behind closed
doors.
But even at that moment, there was
access.
“State legislatures are typically a state’s
least majoritarian branch,” University of
Wisconsin Law School professor Miriam
Seifter argues in a forthcoming law review
ing to that late spring, early summer one after another, went up to the well to sionate chorus taking a last stand to more righteous noise. A Democratic article. “Often they are outright counter-
surge that we experienced.” speak out against Senate Bill 202, a true defend foundational democratic princi- House representative, Park Cannon, majoritarian” or “minoritarian” institu-
All pandemic policy involves a trade-off Frankenstein’s monster of voter- ples. But what struck me the most was was arrested after she knocked on the tions, she notes. Both houses of Michigan’s
between the level of deaths and the level of suppression measures. It was clearly the Republicans’ silence. governor’s office door, asking to be legislature, for example, have been con-
commercial interaction. But concerning designed to ensure that a record Demo- From the back of the room, at my allowed to watch a bill-signing cer- trolled by Republicans every year since the
covid, Republican governors tended to put cratic turnout like the one in November desk, I could see a sea of empty Republi- emony affecting the lives of so many state’s 2010 redistricting — even though
a greater value on economic activity than — and in the state’s U.S. Senate runoffs can seats — for senators who couldn’t Georgians. Democrats have won a majority of the
preserving the lives of the elderly and in January — never happens again. even bother to sit in the room and pay From the third floor, I could hear the popular vote for these seats in multiple
vulnerable (and others) when compared This hastily sewn-together bill is a even the tiniest respect to a discussion shouts, the footfalls, and watched as she elections.
with Democrat-led states. In doing so, broad attack on voting rights. It in- fundamental to the rights and interests was roughly escorted out of the build- You might wonder how state officials
they elevated their views above the sober cludes imposing limits on the use of of those they purport to represent. ing. Cameras swarmed, and colleagues manage to stay in office if they fail to reflect
judgment of experts. mobile polling places and drop boxes; While my Democratic colleagues and bystanders screamed, demanding the partisan or policy preferences of their
How is this performance by many Re- raising voter-identification require- raised their voices in defense of these to know why she was being arrested. constituents.
publican governors not discrediting, even ments for casting absentee ballots; bar- rights, the silence of the Republicans in Cannon was charged with two felony One answer, of course, is gerrymander-
disqualifying? Does it not concern people ring state officials from mailing unsolic- the chamber was deafening. offenses, The Post reported, “for ob- ing, which has become more sophisticated
in GOP-led states that, at a key moment in ited absentee ballots to voters; and But it wasn’t quiet everywhere. In the structing law enforcement and prevent- in recent years, thanks to better data and
the crisis, they were nearly twice as likely preventing voter mobilization groups Senate anteroom, a small, clubby space ing or disrupting General Assembly computer modeling. Geographic clustering
to die of covid than their counterparts in from sending absentee ballot applica- off to the side of the chamber, filled with sessions or other meetings of members.” of liberal voters in cities doesn’t help either.
Democrat-led states? Why does it not tions to voters or returning their com- tufted leather furniture, I could hear She has vowed to contest the charges. Neither does the fact that local news organi-
generate more outrage that many Repub- pleted applications. The list goes on. plenty of noise from behind the heavy Near the end of the evening, before zations have collapsed, leaving fewer
lican governors are continuing these pol- In perhaps the most petty, direct wood doors. Laughter, hearty conversa- the Senate vote, one of my Republican watchdogs in state capitals to ferret out bad
icies even as infections spread and virus attack on voters of color — who dispro- tion, an occasional jovially raised voice. colleagues had taken to the well to close behavior and report it back to voters.
mutations accumulate? portionately are forced to stand in long This was where the Republicans’ noise the discussion. Unbelievably, Sen. John There’s plenty of coverage of general
Realistically, this is because the eco- lines to vote in Georgia — the measure, was, this was where their attention lived Albers called S.B. 202 a measure to swampiness, democratic backsliding and
nomic benefits of covid irresponsibility supposedly to prevent undue influence, — in a small, exclusive room, its walls enhance voting access, and painted my big-money lobbying in media hubs such as
are immediate and obvious to everyone. outlaws providing food or drinks to lined with decades of photos of past colleagues’ framing of the bill as a Washington and New York — and much less
And even twice a very small risk is still a voters waiting to exercise their demo- legislators who looked so much like distortion. “The truth matters,” Albers consistent attention paid to states’ equally
very small risk. But this reasoning re- cratic rights. them. repeated earnestly. It is unclear how consequential actions.
quires us to abandon our social solidarity The bill had sailed through a House As expected, the bill passed along much the Republicans actually believe The traditional sources of accountability
with the elderly and vulnerable, who bear vote earlier that day, landing on our party lines. Gov. Brian Kemp, also a this narrative, but one thing is resound- that nudged or forced elected officials to be
a disproportionate cost in Noem’s vision desks for approval about 3 in the after- Republican, signed it into law about an ingly clear: their indifference to the responsive to their constituents have weak-
of liberty. And I fear it indicates a wide noon. My fellow Senate Democrats and hour later. The Georgia General Assem- basic principles of democracy. ened. The result is greater job security for
streak of social Darwinian callousness in I knew, as the minority party in more bly is not an institution known for its state officials practicing minority rule —
the American right. ways than one, that we didn’t have the blistering efficiency, and I have never The writer, a Democrat, is a Georgia state and worse outcomes for voters.
[email protected] votes to kill the legislation. But one by seen anything at the Capitol happen senator. [email protected]
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The neglected struggle of Asian single mothers Evictions

BY R EBECCA T AN spate of anti-Asian violence. long hours in low-wage jobs to
continue in
AND S AMANTHA S CHMIDT

Many eyes in the crowd were

With minimal support, many women take low-wage,
physically demanding jobs to provide for their family
She shook hands and bumped
elbows, asking Thai, Vietnamese
and Korean business owners
support her children.
Born and raised on a chicken
farm outside Seoul, Yumi Hogan
Va. despite
trained on Yumi Hogan.
Her husband is the Maryland
governor but as the couple meet. Some recognized the Ko- looked like them followed by
more about their lives. Her im-
migrant story mirrored theirs,
she said later — and on some
came to the United States in her
20s, working at restaurants, dry
cleaners and flower shops to
CDC order
toured a string of Asian-owned rean American first lady, who such a large crew of cameras, levels, those of the women who provide for her three daughters
restaurants and shops at a news frequented their businesses even reporters and staff. She had died in Atlanta. Like some of the before meeting the man who
event less than a week after the before Gov. Larry Hogan (R) had come out to this strip mall in victims of this month’s rampage, would later become governor. U.S. MORATORIUM
shootings in Atlanta, she was the been elected; others were in- Howard County to condemn the she said, she was once a single Her middle daughter, Jaymi Ster- IS EXTENDED
one employees were excited to trigued to see a woman who Atlanta shootings and the recent mother, an immigrant working SEE MOTHERS ON B5

Policy faces challenges

from landlords

BY K YLE S WENSON

With only days left before a

deadline that would affect mil-
lions of Americans, the Centers
for Disease Control and Preven-
tion on Monday announced an
extension of the nationwide evic-
tion moratorium, a Trump-era
protection that has remained a
key policy safeguard for Presi-
dent Biden.
CDC Director Rochelle Walen-
sky signed the new order extend-
ing the moratorium until
June 30. In the 17-page docu-
ment, the CDC said that home
displacement still poses a health
threat as the coronavirus contin-
ues to march through American
communities.
“No counties are currently
considered free of spread, and
only 8 percent of counties are
considered to have low transmis-
sion,” Walensky wrote in the
order and continued that the
SEE EVICTIONS ON B6

Army: No
direct link to
Iran threat in
channel plan
Intent to restrict access
by Fort McNair predates
ROBB HILL FOR THE WASHINGTON POST report, official says
Cornerstones volunteer Renee St. John lines up bags of groceries at the nonprofit organization’s giveaway in Reston on March 20.

BY L UZ L AZO

A long-haul covid crisis

The proposed restrictions on
the Washington Channel, along
Fort McNair and near D.C.’s
Wharf district, are not linked to
recent reports that Iran has made
threats against the U.S. military
installation, an Army official said
As families are still struggling with hunger a year into pandemic, food pantries struggle to keep up Monday.
Fort McNair spokesman Col.
BY A NTONIO O LIVO New cases in region With restaurants, retail outlets and other industries Rob Phillips said the Army has for
slowly clawing their way back toward stability — many years sought to reinforce security
The flier announcing a monthly food giveaway in a Through 5 p.m. Monday, 2,247 new offering workers only part-time hours — charitable along the post’s shoreline. The
leafy Northern Virginia parking lot said the 10 a.m. coronavirus cases were reported in groups expect the extra demand to continue for several discussions to establish a restrict-
event would be first-come, first-served. the District, Maryland and Virginia, years. ed water zone began two years
So, by 8:30 a.m. that Saturday, a line of cars had bringing the total number of cases Donations are drying up in some areas, forcing ago.
already formed — engines idling while drivers in masks to 1,069,832. pantries to purchase food or travel longer distances to “This is a constant process that
eyed the groceries being set up that would get their reach new donors, driving up costs, those groups say. we go through, reviewing
D.C. MD. VA.
families through at least another week. Volunteers, who have been working in disaster mode threats,” Phillips said. “But the
“Let them through!” someone shouted just before 10 +73 +1,031 +1,143 for more than a year, are emotionally exhausted. request that we’re doing with the
as more vehicles arrived at the lot in Reston. 44,248 409,075 616,509 And the pressures of the pandemic, with personal Washington Channel is not di-
And, with that, another gear turned in the nation’s protective equipment, hand sanitizer and other safe- rectly tied to what was released by
straining apparatus to feed the hungry more than a Coronavirus-related deaths guards also required in what is now a mostly SEE WATERWAY ON B3
year into the coronavirus pandemic. As of 5 p.m. Monday: drive-through service, has made the effort more
At least 42 million people in the United States — a complicated.
third of them children — now fall into the category of D.C. MD.* VA. “It’s just a lot,” said Sandra Baron, 67, a volunteer
being “food insecure,” a 55 percent increase since the +3 +9 +21 with Cornerstones in Virginia who was directing traffic Petula
economic downturn spurred by the pandemic began, 1,059 8,260 10,219 at the nonprofit’s giveaway in Reston in mid-March. Dvorak
according to Feeding America, the nation’s largest “Who thought that when we were locked down last year
network of food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters. * Includes probable covid-19 deaths. SEE FOOD ON B2

She is away. Her column will resume

when she returns.

Suit seeks LGBTQ rights at Christian schools Silver Line rail project chief to retire in July
BY M ICHELLE B OORSTEIN Lucas Wilson said he graduated class-action suit, filed by the non- BY L ORI A RATANI ties of all of you team members” the rail line originally was sched-
from Liberty University with “a profit Religious Exemption Ac- to finish the remaining work, uled to wrap up.
Elizabeth Hunter says she be- profound sense of shame” after countability Project, references 25 The head of the much delayed, Stark wrote in the email. “With It is not yet clear who will take
came suicidal after Bob Jones Uni- being encouraged to go to conver- schools across the country. heavily scrutinized Silver Line these facts in mind I want to let over leadership of the remaining
versity administrators grilled the sion therapy. “The Plaintiffs seek safety and rail project announced he will you know that I will be working work on the $5.8 billion rail line,
former student about her sexuali- The three are among 33 current justice for themselves and for the retire in July, just two months with you to accomplish these one of the biggest infrastructure
ty for tweeting “happy Pride” and and past students at federally countless sexual and gender mi- before the multibillion-dollar rail goals through July 4 and will projects under construction in
writing a book with lesbian char- funded Christian colleges and uni- nority students whose oppression, line is expected to be completed. retire from [the Metropolitan the United States. Officials at the
acters. She was fined, sent to anti- versities cited in a federal lawsuit fueled by government funding, In an email to project staff Washington Airports Authority] Metropolitan Washington Air-
gay counseling and removed from filed Monday against the U.S. De- and unrestrained by government Sunday evening, obtained by The thereafter. This has been a chal- ports Authority did not respond
her job at the campus TV station. partment of Education. The suit intervention, persists with injuri- Washington Post, Charles Stark lenging and complex project but I to questions on Stark’s replace-
Veronica Penales says she’s told says the religious exemption the ous consequences to mind, body said that with the project “at the believe it has brought out the best ment.
officials at Baylor University, schools are given that allow them and soul,” reads the suit, filed in 99% complete stage and the re- in all of us.” The second phase of the Silver
where she is a sophomore, that to have discriminatory policies is U.S. District Court in Oregon. “The maining challenges known,” he is Stark, 72, confirmed his plans Line was originally set to be com-
people leave anti-gay notes on her unconstitutional because they re- Department’s inaction leaves stu- preparing to step away. to The Post, saying he had intend- pleted in July 2018, but a series of
door, but they don’t investigate. ceive government funding. The SEE LAWSUIT ON B4 “It is well within the capabili- ed to retire in 2018 when work on SEE SILVER LINE ON B5
B2 EZ RE THE WASHINGTON POST . TUESDAY, MARCH 30 , 2021

At Virginia food giveaway, a portrait of unyielding need

FOOD FROM B1 sources go away and the reality is ried off with her teenage son,
a lot of the jobs didn’t come back, who sat in his GMU hoodie with
we would be doing this still?” a lot of people are still working eyes locked on the dashboard.
reduced hours.” “My son has an appointment,”
‘Sometimes, I just eat Vince Hall, vice president of said the woman, explaining why
one meal a day’ external affairs for Feeding she couldn’t stop to talk.
The sedans, minivans and America, called the pandemic’s A Latino couple whose SUV
SUVs came in droves, most of strain on his organization’s net- bore a “Don’t Tread on Me”
them occupied by Latino and work of 200 food pantries akin to Virginia license plate, accepted
Asian immigrants who, along that of “a 50-state hurricane.” their food with a quiet “Thank
with African Americans, have “We need help,” Hall said, you.”
been hit the hardest by the ticking off a list of heightened Noemi Ayala got her food and
pandemic. pressures, including thinning pulled into a parking-lot space,
In about two hours, 221 families food supply lines and emotional- then took out her cellphone to
had collected packages of fresh ly exhausted volunteers. “We alert her friends.
produce, nonperishable goods need more government solu- “Don’t wait!” Ayala half-shout-
and $25 grocery-store gift cards, tions. We need more volunteers ed to one friend who has six
wiping out that day's supply. at local food banks.” children. “By 11, it will all be
Sandra Barksdale was first in gone.”
line, driving up at 7 a.m. Assessing the need Ayala said she heard about the
Before the pandemic, Barks- The grocery bags lining the giveaway earlier that morning
dale, 54, ran a day care called parking-lot curb were loaded from her two children’s former
“Safari Kids” out of her Reston with oranges, organic pancake babysitter, whom she can no
townhouse. mix, coffee, canned beans, pota- longer afford to use after the
Now, businesses like that are toes and toilet paper, among restaurant where Ayala worked
shut down, considered too much other items. cut its hours in June.
of a risk for infection. With Safari Mark Chavez, a Cornerstones Her round of phone calls is
Kids closed, Barksdale has been employee, approached each car part of a network some mothers
scraping by off donations and with a clipboard in hand to in the Reston area have formed
odd jobs while caring for her son, assess the level of need. to support one another, often
ROBB HILL FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
14, and grandson, 9. “How many in your family?” through tips on potential jobs
Remote instruction at the Volunteers carry bags of groceries at the Cornerstones food giveaway March 20 in Reston. Vehicles he said to one woman. “How and available aid.
boys’ schools keeps them home were lined up at 8:30 a.m., an hour and a half before the drive-up event was to get underway. many families in your car?” “That’s how we manage. Be-
all day, so what food there is in The woman’s two toddlers, cause, if not —” said Ayala, leav-
the house seems to disappear lish. The $2,000 per month that more years. strapped in their car seats, stared ing the sentence unfinished to
faster, Barksdale said. “We need help. he receives in state unemploy- Waxman co-authored a report wide-eyed at Chavez in his mask. return to her kids, ages 10 and
“Sometimes, I just eat one ment benefits is not enough to published earlier this month that After she answered that it was almost 2, waiting in the SUV.
meal a day so the kids have We need more cover rent and other expenses. found that reliance on food pro- just them, Chavez waved her By then, word about the give-
enough food to eat,” she said. His wife also lost a job at Dulles grams has increased the most through, shouting “One!” to let away had also spread through a
Recently, even that became government but does not qualify for unem- among Latinos, Asian Americans the other workers know how nearby low-income senior apart-
more challenging when the re- ployment, Atomssa said. and Native Americans, spiking many packages to prepare. ment complex, and the bags of
frigerator broke down and all the solutions. We need “It’s very little,” he said about by at least 87 percent in 2020. Alex Hoecherl and Preston food were quickly disappearing
food inside spoiled. It took a his income, before shifting his Reliance among Blacks, al- Anderson, both 19, grabbed the as a group of mostly Korean
week for Barksdale to find the more volunteers at car into drive and lurching for- ready heavily dependent on food bags needed and loaded them immigrants walked over with
money for another fridge, which ward in line. pantries, went up by 29.4 per- into the woman’s trunk. portable shopping carts.
she bought used. local food banks.” Pantries feeling strain
cent, with an increase of 28.9 “One!” Chavez called out as Veronica Yanez, an unem-
“I don’t know how long it’ll percent among Whites, the re- the next car arrived. Then, ployed restaurant cook now sur-
Vince Hall, a vice president
last,” she said — about the fridge Since last March, government port found. “Three!” viving on $470 monthly Social
with Feeding America
and her stamina. “I don’t know officials have taken various steps With vaccinations picking up Hoecherl and Anderson were Security checks, was among the
what to do to recover when this is to help the newly unemployed. pace and coronavirus infections volunteering as part of their walk-ins.
over.” Behind her, Shelema Atomssa Among them are extending un- mostly dropping in recent weeks, missionary work for the Church To cut expenses, Yanez and her
Janet Rivera, who sat in her nursed the same conviction. employment benefits, increasing it is tempting to believe that food of Jesus Christ of Latter-day 8-year-old son recently moved
car behind Barksdale, knows An Ethiopian immigrant, At- federal Supplemental Nutrition insecurity will decrease as the Saints — work that might have into a two-bedroom apartment
those calculations well. omssa, 74, worked as a Dulles Assistance Program benefits by economy starts to rebound, Wax- taken them outside the United nearby. They share it with a
After she lost work as a house- International Airport baggage 7 percent and — through the man said. States were it not for the pan- woman who rarely says more
keeper and her husband lost his handler before he was laid off recently passed $1.9 trillion stim- But it typically takes lower- demic. than a quick hello from behind
restaurant job, the utility bills last spring amid the drop in air ulus package — awarding people paid workers longer to recover, “Yeah, definitely a different her mask, worried about the
have gone unpaid as the Reston travel caused by the pandemic. earning less than $75,000 a year she said, citing the decade of experience,” said Hoecherl, who virus.
couple have scrambled to make He now sat in a weathered-look- a one-time payment of as much higher dependency on free meal initially had been assigned to a Yanez, who is from Chile,
rent and buy food for their chil- ing sedan that sported a yellow- as $1,400. services that followed the 2008 mission in the Caribbean coun- planned to make a puree of
dren, ages 6 and 15. Rivera said and-black “New Driver” sticker Elaine Waxman, a senior fel- Great Recession. try of Trinidad and Tobago. But, mashed potatoes for her son that
she takes whatever work she can on its rear bumper. low at the Urban Institute re- “One thing that worries me a he added about the food pantry’s night, maybe with some rice and
find. Maybe, Atomssa recently fig- search group whose focus in- little bit is we lean into 2021, impact, “it’s been amazing.” beans.
“If someone says: ‘Can you ured, there is a future in driving cludes food insecurity, said those things get better and we think A woman whose minivan “We have to be inventive,” she
come help move this little thing’ for a ride-share company. steps are not enough in the face we’re done,” Waxman said, de- sported a George Mason Univer- said. “That is the formula that we
or whatever, one does not say no,” “There is no work,” he said, of increased hardship that is scribing a potential scenario. sity bumper sticker thanked the have to survive.”
Rivera said. “Whatever comes.” apologetically, in halting Eng- likely to continue for several “Then, those government re- volunteers for the food and hur- [email protected]

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A brave rescue in 1978 is still a part of District firefighting lore LOCAL D IGES T

THE DISTRICT
On June 27, 1978, a He collapsed on the way out Instead, they decided to hold a
trio of District and was taken to a hospital for ceremony. Last Tuesday Police identify victims
firefighters were smoke inhalation. afternoon, John A. Donnelly Sr., in two shootings in SE
inside a house on Bruton reached the top of the D.C. Fire and EMS chief, made
Woodland Drive ladder but found that the woman remarks. Mayhew returned to his D.C. police have identified the
NW when one of was no longer at the window. He old firehouse, which won two people fatally shot this
John them had a climbed inside the burning Company of the Year under his weekend in Southeast
Kelly's sickening house, found her and carried her leadership. Washington.
Washington realization. to the top of the ladder. There, Mayhew was a third- Darius Burts, 27, was found
“We are going to firefighter Jay Hencken took her generation District firefighter. about 1:30 p.m. Sunday in a house
die,” thought Donald Mayhew, and carried her down. Also at the ceremony was his in the 2700 block of Bruce Place
captain of Engine 21, a firehouse As a result of his actions, grandson Matthew Mayhew, a SE, police said.
on Lanier Place NW. Bruton earned a gold medal for firefighter at Engine 10 in the Evan Wood, 34, of Oxon Hill
They had not expected to be in valor, the fire department’s Trinidad neighborhood. He’s the was shot in the leg Saturday in the
the house at all. It was a night of highest honor. He died in 2005, fifth generation of Mayhews to 4200 block of Sixth Street SE,
violent thunderstorms — the and the memorabilia from his pick up a hose. police said. They said his body
worst in two decades — and trees days as a firefighter were divided Health issues kept Bruton Jr. was found Sunday about one-
had been toppled all over the among his four children. Later from attending in person, but he third of a mile away near Sixth
Washington region. Engine 21 that year, a fire in the Fauquier watched the ceremony as it was and Forrester Streets.
was responding to a report of County garage of his oldest son, live-streamed over a phone. “My It was not immediately clear
“wires down.” When the John Bruton Jr., destroyed father loved you,” he said to how Wood got to Forrester Street.
JOHN KELLY/THE WASHINGTON POST
firefighters pulled up on Bruton’s scrapbooks, his fire boots Mayhew. A police spokeswoman said
Woodland Drive, the severed Donald Mayhew, former Engine 21 captain, with the replacement and helmet, and the gold medal. They call Engine 21 “the Alley officers did not get a call Saturday
power lines were dancing in the medal for the family of John Bruton Sr., a hero under his command. Recently, Bruton Jr. Rats,” the nickname painted on for shots or a shooting near Sixth
street, showering it with sparks approached the fire department the bumper of its apparatus. and Chesapeake streets.
and melting the macadam. from a lightning strike. A woman On that summer evening, to see whether it might have a Mayhew explained that the There have been 41 homicides
“It looked like the Washington was shouting from an upstairs Mayhew, Bruton and another replacement medal. His two company is “second due” for a lot in D.C. this year, according to
Monument grounds on the window. Bruton told her help was firefighter entered 2903 toddler grandsons have become of fires. While the first engine on police, up 14 percent from this
Fourth of July,” Mayhew, now 89 on the way. And now he had to Woodland Dr. without breathing obsessed with all things the scene — the first due — sets up time in 2020, which ended with a
and long retired, told me last keep that promise. apparatus and made it up five or firefighter. in front of the building, Engine 21 16-year high in killings.
week outside the firehouse he A building engulfed in flames six stairs before the heat and “My daughter Brittney called is often behind the building, in — Peter Hermann
once commanded. He was there is a terrifying thing. Mayhew said smoke drove them back outside. and said, ‘I’d really like my sons to the alley.
to recollect the heroic acts of a the same thought goes through Mayhew then donned an oxygen know their great-grandfather,’ ” “This is D.C.,” Mayhew said. VIRGINIA
firefighter under his command every rookie’s mind when they mask and went back through the he said. “He was such an Ergo: rats.
that night 43 years ago, John pull up to their first fire: “I’m front door while Bruton climbed imposing figure.” It can be unnerving, Mayhew Northbound I-95 lanes
Bruton Sr. going to die.” a ladder to the second-floor That medal — a gold disk on a said, to go into a burning building close for truck fire
“Everything about this fire was Said Mayhew, “It’s truly awful.’’ window. red ribbon — is no longer as rats are streaming out. Every
most unusual,” Mayhew said. But then, he said, your training Mayhew made it upstairs but bestowed, but the fire living thing knows you don’t A tractor-trailer fire on
For starters, Engine 21 had kicks in. You see your fellow never did find the door to the department was able to find one enter a house on fire. Interstate 95 in Spotsylvania
been dispatched to block the firefighters calmly going about bedroom. in storage. [email protected] County closed the northbound
street and keep people away from their jobs. “You can’t see a damn thing,” “I was expecting that if they had Twitter: @johnkelly lanes for hours Tuesday evening,
the live wires. But then Bruton “You think: ‘All the other guys he said of a smoky fire. “My a medal — and I wasn’t even sure state police said.
reported that a house at the end are doing it. I can do it, too,’ ” handprints were all over the wall they did — they would just pop it  For previous columns, visit The truck carried 20 tons of
of the block was on fire, possibly Mayhew said. from looking for her.” into the mail,” Bruton Jr. said. washingtonpost.com/john-kelly. paper, according to police. They
said the fire resulted from a
mechanical issue. The driver was
uninjured. They said the fire

O∞cials: Plan to limit channel not directly linked to threat report broke out about 4:30 p.m. and the
lanes remained closed at 9 p.m.
— Martin Weil

WATERWAY FROM B1 fence facing the water because restriction, is still pushing for a restrictive zone would then be in LOTTERIES
the tougher restrictions would withdrawal of the Army plan after place by June.
the AP.” prevent someone with electronic learning about the alleged Iran “The Corps will not take any Results from March 29
The Associated Press reported surveillance equipment from an- threats. Norton’s office said Mon- action on the rule until said
on March 21 that U.S. intelligence choring on the shoreline. day that she believes “there are appointee has the opportunity to DISTRICT
indicated that Iran made “threats Fort McNair wants to create a better ways to address security consider the action and make a Day/DC-3: 2-7-6
to kill Gen. Joseph M. Martin and marked zone that would take up threats that don’t also inhibit final decision as to how to pro- DC-4: 9-0-7-2
plans to infiltrate and surveil the to one-third of the channel commerce and recreation.” ceed,” Stewart said in a letter to DC-5: 1-9-7-9-3
installation.” Martin is the vice along the base, which it says will The House Committee on Norton. “The Corps will ensure Night/DC-3 (Sun.): 1-8-1
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Education Dept. sued over exemptions

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Iranian diplomat was

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dents unprotected from the harms

always ready to help
of conversion therapy, expulsion,
denial of housing and healthcare, BY B RITTANY R ENEE M AYES
sexual and physical abuse and ha-
rassment, as well as the less visible, The Iranian Revolution left
but no less damaging, consequenc- thousands, including Gholam H.
es of institutionalized shame, fear, Kazemian, without a country to
anxiety and loneliness.” call home. Up to that point, Ka-
The suit — intentionally — zemian dedicated his life to sup-
comes at a sensitive time. The U.S. porting students in higher educa-
House recently passed the Equali- tion, and despite no longer having
ty Act, a sweeping measure that a job, he continued to do so.
would add gender identity and He was living in the United
sexuality to the groups protected States in 1980 when Said Jabbari,
under the Civil Rights Act, while a senior in college and a political
significantly weakening exemp- refugee at the time, called him for
tions for religious groups and peo- help. Jabbari had no idea what his
ple. While President Biden says he life would look like once he fin-
will sign the bill as it is, the Equali- ished school, but he knew he need-
ty Act awaits a vote in the Senate, ed practical experience within his
where it faces an uphill battle. field before he started graduate
Religious organizations seeking school in California.
a compromise measure that would He recalls Kazemian using his
include religious exemptions have network of friends, peers and for-
FAMILY PHOTO
been meeting for weeks with gay mer colleagues to help him find a
rights and civil rights groups. The job and secure financial aid before Gholam H. Kazemian, 84, died
prospect of carve-outs for the hun- and during his time at the Univer- of complications of Parkinson’s
PHOTOS BY KEVIN TRUONG
dreds of schools with policies bar- sity of Southern California. And, if disease and covid-19 on Nov. 13.
ring LGBTQ behavior or advocacy Jabbari was ever visiting Wash-
led to the suit, said Paul Carlos he was fired as a resident assistant ington, Kazemian gave him a He used his businesses to sup-
Southwick, director of the Reli- and then kicked out of school for place to stay. port his family and pay for his
gious Exemption Accountability being openly bisexual. “I was just one of many that he daughters’ educations. And when
Project. The suit argues that the exemp- helped,” Jabbari said. he was able, he continued to serve
“Many mainstream LGBTQ tions violate the Constitution’s Kazemian was a diplomat and a the Iranian community in exile,
groups aren’t committed to fight- equal protection clauses by sin- scholar, and to the Iranian com- giving people jobs in his franchis-
ing. We want to say: ‘Don’t negoti- gling out LGBTQ students as a munity in the D.C. area and be- es and making bicoastal connec-
ate us away.’ Don’t bargain away “socially despised group for legal yond, he was known for always tions.
these students, who are really be- disfavor.” It also argues the exemp- being a phone call away, regard- “His capacity to understand
ing damaged with taxpayer mon- tions violate the Establishment less of who was calling and what people and relate to them, irre-
ey,” Southwick said. “I’m worried Clause — the part of the First they needed him to be at the time. spective of their station in life or
they will be cut out of the Equality Amendment barring the govern- He died Nov. 13 in Bethesda of their perspective or their culture
Act protection through negotia- ment from favoring religion, or a complications from Parkinson’s or their nationality, was really
tions.” religion — because the Education disease and covid-19. He was 84. quite extraordinary,” said Parisa
An Education Department Department asks schools that Born in Shiraz, Iran, Kazemian, Karaahmet, one of his twin
spokeswoman noted in an email want an exemption questions was known as a self-made man daughters. “People really trusted
that Biden signed an executive about their religious practices and with humble beginnings. He him.”
order just after taking office say- affiliations. This is, the suit says, earned a bachelor’s degree in agri- Kazemian was diagnosed with
ing his administration “guaran- unconstitutional government culture from the University of Parkinson’s disease 11 years ago,
teed an education environment meddling and judging about reli- Rhode Island in 1961, and then but he had continued working,
free from discrimination” for gion. went on to earn a PhD in eco- mentoring and helping people de-
LGBTQ people. The order, howev- Veronica Penales, top, and Elizabeth Hunter, above, are among the According to the Religious Ex- nomics from American University spite his deteriorating health. Af-
er, didn’t address the issue of reli- dozens of past and current students from Christian colleges who emptions project, there are ap- in 1965, his family said. It was at ter a series of falls, he needed
gious rights and exemptions. The are suing the Education Department over religious exemptions that proximately 600 four-year, de- American that he met his future multiple surgeries and physical
statement Monday said the de- they say allow schools to have discriminatory policies. gree-granting nonprofit Christian wife, Naila Aziz Ahmed. The cou- therapy. His family checked him
partment considers religious ex- colleges in the United States, one- ple left the United States for Kara- in to ManorCare Health Services
emptions valid and legal for a third of which have policies chi, Pakistan, where they married, in Potomac, Md., for intensive
certain subset of schools: “educa- “Don’t bargain away these students, who are against LGBTQ students in their and Kazemian spent two years at care and rehabilitation in mid-Oc-
tional institutions controlled by student code of conduct policies. ExxonMobil before they returned tober. No one in the family was
religious organizations.” It’s not really being damaged with taxpayer money. The project, using a U.S. Treas- to Iran. The move back began allowed to visit, and after a couple
clear how many conservative ury Department website that cal- Kazemian’s career in higher edu- of weeks, they were notified that
Christian schools today fall into I’m worried they will be cut out of the culates federal aid says the ap- cation policy, during which he during the facility’s weekly coro-
that category. proximately 200 religious schools served as deputy minister in the navirus testing for all staff and
A spokeswoman for Baylor de- Equality Act protection through negotiations.” with discriminatory policies re- Iranian Ministry of Science and residents, Kazemian had tested
clined to comment, saying the ceive $4.2 billion. The site, called Higher Education; his primary fo- positive. He was transferred to
Paul Carlos Southwick, director of the
school hadn’t seen the suit. Lori Data Lab, said as of 2018, the last cus was stanching the flow of Suburban Hospital less than three
Religious Exemption Accountability Project
Fogleman directed The Post to a year for which data is available, young, educated Iranians out of days later because of difficulty
2019 statement from the school’s Baylor received $142 million and Iran. During this time, Ahmed breathing and a fever.
president noting that its code of on it. However, President Steve faces and names on an aspect of Liberty $723 million. and Kazemian had three children. While he was admitted, he still
conduct — typical of the schools Pettit earlier this month wrote Equality Act debate that doesn’t Hunter, who graduated from The family moved to London fielded calls from people asking
referenced in the suit — bars sex- that the Equality Act “would en- get much attention — students at Bob Jones in 2019 and is now a when he was transferred to the for help, until even speaking was
ual relations between people out- force a single government-sanc- conservative Christian schools. news producer in South Carolina, Imperial Embassy of Iran to Brit- difficult.
side heterosexual marriage. The tioned ideology and punish those It cites a gay ICU nurse who said said she was careful never to pub- ain. Later, the Iranian ambassa- “He was trying to make calls
statement also said that the school who do not conform.” Spokesman he was admitted to a graduate licly say she thought she might be dor to the United States, Ardeshir from his hospital bed to people
is “in compliance” with the law Randy Page wrote to The Post that nursing program, sold his car, left a lesbian and felt she was only Zahedi, called on Kazemian to who reached out to him,” said
and that students aren’t disci- the school “believes that all per- his old job and was days away from trying to subtly raise questions serve alongside him. In 1973, after Atousa Ghoreichi, his other twin
plined or expelled for “same-sex sons have inherent dignity and starting school when he was alleg- with her tweets. A sexual assault three years in London, Kazemian daughter. The hospital had yet to
attraction.” It says the school’s should thus be treated with kind- edly told his admission was re- survivor who grew up in foster and his family relocated to Wash- give family members permission
counselors “do not practice or con- ness and respect. In addition, the scinded because he is engaged to a care and then was adopted by a ington. Kazemian served in that to visit, so his daughters regularly
done conversion or reparative Supreme Court has twice stated man. “A grown man with a suc- fundamentalist family, she said position until the start of the Ira- spoke to him and the staff, who
therapy.” Baylor’s LGBTQ group is that government must respect the cessful career, loving family and that before her punishments, on nian Revolution in 1979. told them about his phone calls.
not allowed official status. belief that marriage is between fiancé, [he] went into his closet, campus, “I was considered a really With the overthrow of the shah, “He said, ‘When I’m out, I can
“With this said, we understand one man and one woman.” curled up in a ball and cried,” the nice person.” Kazemian lost his job. But because come over. Let’s talk. I can help
that we must do more to demon- A request for comment from suit says. It cites a queer student “I wasn’t advocating gay people he and his family had already been you.’ But of course, he never got
strate love and support for our Liberty wasn’t immediately re- who recalls being regularly called should have rights. I knew bibli- living in the United States, they out.”
students who identify as LGBTQ,” turned. slurs on a Christian school’s cam- cally the school would disagree. I were able to plant roots in Wash- Eight days into his stay, the
President Linda A. Livingstone The suit injects dozens of per- pus and is afraid to walk at night wanted to affirm GLBT rights ington and start over. Kazemian hospital determined a single per-
wrote. sonal experiences into a debate alone. According to the suit, that without opposing biblical values. worked in imports and exports, son could stay with him toward
A spokesman for Bob Jones said about religious liberty and LGBTQ person is often subject to disci- All I was saying online is: ‘I’m invested in residential and com- the end of his life. By then, it was
the school hadn’t seen the lawsuit rights that’s often been more legal- plinary action for wearing femi- trying to live.’ ” mercial real estate and franchised too late and he died that night.
and therefore wouldn’t comment istic. It seeks to put individual nine-style clothing. Another said [email protected] fashion stores and restaurants. [email protected]

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and eligibility expanding this week, tentially creating more competition and the tri-state area of New York,
Maryland health officials fear that for limited vaccine appointments. New Jersey and Connecticut.
the coronavirus vaccination effort The supply has also increased by Hogan has urged people to abide
is moving forward with too few 50,000 doses this week, largely be- by mask-wearing and social dis-
seniors having sought the shot. cause of an influx of 34,000 single- tancing mandates he left in place.
Nearly 70 percent of the state’s shot Johnson & Johnson doses. “The governor and our health
residents ages 65 and older have Acting health secretary Dennis experts have said that we are in a
received at least one dose since Schrader said that reaching most race between the vaccines and the
they became eligible in late Janu- of the roughly 295,000 remaining variants,” Ricci said. “We must re-
ary, but the vaccination rate among seniors “is one of my top priorities.” main cautious and vigilant so that
that population has plummeted in He set a target of finding and vacci- the vaccines prevail.”
recent weeks, officials said. nating 3,500 seniors statewide State Sen. Clarence K. Lam, (D-
“It’s hard to look at this and each week, relying on primary- Howard), a public health physi-
think that’s going to reverse care doctors, community groups cian, expressed worry that people
Before After course without some sort of inter- and local health departments to seem to be letting down their
vention,” Michael Powell, a legisla- persuade people to get shots. guard too quickly, and he urged
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MARYLAND THE REGION

Baltimore County shootings leave 4 dead, 1 injured Full moon casts its glow
BY C HRISTINE C ONDON
AND T AYLOR D E V ILLE
before sun shows up
and used his car to block in
Smith, who had parked in front
Police are still investigating
Green’s motives. They said his
friends at a local barbershop,
which they posted online under
of the store, said Baltimore gun was legally obtained and the name Redz Dabarber.
Police on Monday described in County Police Col. Andre Davis. registered in his name. “You would always have a BY M ARTIN W EIL edges tinged by moonlight.
detail a shooting rampage that Joshua Green then shot Smith Remembrances poured in for good time when he was around. What followed was a day filled
left four people dead and one through the car window, police the people killed at the store. He would keep you laughing,” Many in Washington who wake with the attractions of the season.
person injured in Baltimore said. Then he entered the store, Smith, a mother of three who said John Cottrell, who grew up early may have done so on Mon- As the afternoon went on, the
County on Sunday. where he shot and killed another went by “Alfie,” was remembered with Daye in Essex. day by the light of the full moon, mercury reached 60 degrees in
Alpha Smith, 62, and Silvesta customer, Daye. for her positive spirit. Daye was also a dedicated which rode large and round in our Washington.
Daye Jr., 43, were killed at the Finally, he shot a 22-year-old “She was always smiling,” said Muslim and was preparing for southern sky well before sunrise. Part of the day’s allure lay in how
Royal Farms store in Essex. employee in the leg. Police said Rodcita Gray, a friend. the holy month of Ramadan, said Only hours after becoming full well it represented what we may
Douglas Green, 58, and Olivia the employee is in stable condi- Ellis Davis of Essex said he his friend Abdul Shakur. and a little closer to Earth than expect as our due in late March. The
Green, 62 were killed at their tion at a hospital. knew both Royal Farms victims Shakur, 36, who lives in South- usual, the moon greeted early afternoon high fell only one degree
Baldwin home. Police have iden- Green then went to his apart- and often greeted Smith, a fix- east Washington, met Daye at a risers with a silvery carpet on short of the average high for Mon-
tified their son, 27-year-old Josh- ment less than a mile away and ture in the community, at the mosque in Baltimore, and the bedroom floors. It offered hours day’s date.
ua Green, who died by suicide, as set fire to a mattress, police said. Food Lion where she worked. pair became fast friends. of early lunar brightness to what Nor did such an achievement
the shooter. He ran out, on fire, police said. Davis said he knew Daye, who “I’m not even from Baltimore. would go on to be the sunny conceal a morning chill that sub-
Police said Joshua Green’s He then shot and killed himself went by “Vess,” for more than I don’t have any family members brightness of a breezy spring day. verted the day’s image of spring
rampage began at his parents’ in the parking lot, they said. 20 years. They enjoyed going in Baltimore. And all my family The sun rose about two hours and its glories. A low of 44 de-
home in Baldwin, where he shot The fire was put out in less fishing at Sparrows Point, and members in Washington, D.C., later, but by 5 a.m. the moon grees was recorded here. That
and killed the couple in the than 10 minutes, officials said. Davis said he’ll remember Daye’s would swear by Allah that I did shone on a city where some were was three above the average.
garage. When police went to speak relentless optimism. have family in Baltimore be- just starting to stir while others If more could be asked, yes, the
Just before 7 a.m., he arrived with Green’s parents at their Friends said Daye had a pas- cause of these brothers,” Shakur still slept. cherry trees were already in full
at the Royal Farms store along home along Manor Road, they sion for comedy and enjoyed said. A few clouds floated nearby, bloom.
Middleborough Road in Essex found the bodies. acting in sketches put on by his — Baltimore Sun mainly dark and gray, but with [email protected]

Asian American community’s success stories eclipse plight of its single moms
MOTHERS FROM B1 ness, “a lot of these women — can supermarket chain H-Mart,
they’ve already tried to do more handing out samples of hodduk,
ling, recalls hardly seeing her legal, if informal, work. A lot of a Korean pancake dessert, to
mother during the week as a them are not starting here,” said support her three children, who
child in the ’90s, when Yumi Lois Takahashi, a professor and are now 22, 20 and 16. The work
Hogan worked from early in the director of the University of is physically draining, she said,
morning until late at night, re- Southern California Price School and requires standing for long
turning home with calloused of Public Policy in Sacramento. hours next to intense heat. She’d
hands from counting money at Between 2014 and 2016, she and like to find a job that is less
her cashier job. another academic, John Chin, physically exhausting, but she is
“We work so hard, serve our and a team of researchers inter- an undocumented Korean immi-
communities, raise our chil- viewed 116 Chinese and Korean grant who can’t speak English
dren,” Yumi Hogan said during women who reported that they and has no car or driver’s license.
her visit in Ellicott City. “Our provided sexual services in a She’s dependent on her job at the
stories are American stories.” massage business setting in New supermarket, which provides
Two weeks after the Atlanta York City or Los Angeles County. transportation.
shootings that left eight people Among the women they inter- She doesn’t have the time or
dead, limited details are known viewed, nearly 7 in 10 had chil- resources to learn English —
about the victims employed in dren. Only 13 percent were mar- she’s too busy working. She’s
the spas, their lives often relegat- ried and living with their spouse; been trying not to think about
ed to the margins in an industry 37 percent were divorced. the shootings, attacks that tar-
shrouded in stigma. But among “They’re starting in the restau- geted people who looked like her.
the women who were killed rant industry, they’re starting in “To be honest, I’m not con-
while doing their jobs, some the nail salon, but you can’t earn cerned” about the Atlanta shoot-
common threads emerged: Most enough money,” especially given ings, she said, “because I am
of them were mothers, middle- the difficult physical labor of trying to survive day-by-day.”
aged or older, with limited Eng- some of those jobs, Takahashi In Annandale two days after
lish-language skills, who for dec- said. There is a lower barrier to the Atlanta shootings, one 44-
ades had been seeking financial entry into illicit massage busi- year-old Korean woman spoke of
stability for themselves and their ness work, in comparison to the two children she left behind
children. other jobs available to undocu- in Seoul with their grandmother.
Hyun Jung Grant was a 51- KATHERINE FREY/THE WASHINGTON POST mented workers. Employers of- They are 15 and 17, she said, and
year-old single mother and im- Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, right, and first lady Yumi Hogan, far left, at Hot Pot Hero in Ellicott City ten do not require documenta- she doesn’t want to bring them to
migrant from South Korea who on March 22. Yumi Hogan’s immigrant story mirrors those of the Asian business owners she visited. tion or work authorization or the United States to live with her
worked long hours at Gold Spa in previous experience, the profes- and her husband, a White Ameri-
Atlanta to support her two sons. Northern Virginia suburbs tion from her employer. nesses or spas. The majority are sors found. can. “Too many guns,” she said.
Suncha Kim was a 69-year-old where spas are tucked into back “Of course, I want to be safe,” from China and Korea, and many On top of that, Hsieh said, “Too much shooting.”
grandmother of three and moth- corners of strip malls or in the she said, standing in a dim, of them are older than people many of the women she works She sat alone, waiting for
er of two who helped take care of basements of office buildings. carpeted room on the second might assume, Hsieh said. Many with have young children and customers in a windowless room
her younger sisters while she was Peeking out from behind doors floor of an office building. “But of them came to the United minimal child-care support, so at a massage business located in
growing up in Korea. Yong Ae that are usually locked until what can I do?” States alone, leaving home coun- they search for work in the between a small law office and a
Yue, 63, was a mother who loved customers ring a doorbell, fe- In Atlanta, the exact nature of tries in Asia where divorce and evenings or after hours, when podiatrist. Three of her four
to cook Korean food for her sons’ male employees spoke of their the slain women’s work is still single motherhood remain ta- the children are asleep. All of massage rooms were closed; one
friends, and who first moved to fears after the shootings — at- unknown. But it is clear that they boo, she said. these pressures have been exac- was still open, bathed in orange
Georgia in the 1980s after meet- tacks that targeted women much were working in an industry that Occupational segregation in erbated by the pandemic, which light. Business had slowed to a
ing her boys’ father, an American like them. They, too, were moth- made them vulnerable to abuse, South Korea severely limits ca- has caused the layoffs of many trickle during the pandemic and
soldier. ers, between ages 35 and 55, and violence and stigmatization even reer options for middle-aged restaurant and nail salon work- most of her staff had left for their
Their stories provide a window worked six or seven days a week within their own communities — women who take on heavy re- ers, eliminated child-care safety home counties, leaving her to do
into the lives of a vulnerable to earn enough money for chil- an industry that often employs sponsibilities for unpaid domes- nets, and forced even more peo- the massages herself. Now, even
segment of Asian immigrants dren and parents back home. mothers and grandmothers, well tic labor, said South Korean ple into underground econo- her regulars were not coming.
and Asian Americans. Since the One woman, a 40-year-old into their later years of life. feminism scholar Yoon-Kim Ji- mies, experts say. The woman said she couldn’t
late 1980s, the median household Chinese masseuse who came to “Many of them are really resil- yeong, a professor at the Insti- “The women who were mur- fall asleep after learning about
income of Asian Americans has the United States 13 years ago, ient caretakers,” said Amy Hsieh, tute of Body and Culture at dered, in many ways what they the shootings. Instead, she
matched or exceeded that of their said she recently moved from a human rights attorney and Seoul’s Konkuk University. The faced was some of the harshest stayed up till the early morning,
White counterparts. But the daz- Queens to Virginia just to take a deputy director of the Anti-Traf- country ranks low in some global kinds of inequities that the Unit- watching American news chan-
zling success of the top-earners job that would support her and ficking Initiative at the New indexes evaluating conditions ed States has to offer,” said nels for updates.
has overshadowed the struggles her young daughter. If she could, York-based group Sanctuary for for working women. But the Ji-Yeon Yuh, an associate profes- “Everyone’s scared. What kind
of those living at the other end of she said, she would work in a Families. Reading news accounts employment options available to sor of history and Asian Ameri- of people are coming in the doors
the income spectrum. Some of restaurant and not a spa. But she about Grant, Hsieh was remind- them once they arrive in the can studies at Northwestern Uni- — we don’t know,” she said. “You
the most vulnerable members of doesn’t speak much English and ed of many of the women she has United States aren’t much better. versity. can close your eyes to the news,
these communities are working- doesn’t have any advanced edu- interviewed in similar jobs. “Limited by language barriers, Sun Hee Choi, a 53-year-old but you could still die. Nowa-
class and single mothers who cational qualifications. Like “They really are shouldering so age and gender, these middle- single mother in Northern Vir- days, who knows?”
face limited job prospects and many of the other women The much, responsibility-wise, emo- aged women usually take low- ginia, doesn’t work in the mas- [email protected]
meager safety nets. Washington Post spoke to in tionally, physically, to work at paying jobs in the service sector sage business, but she, too, is [email protected]
This was true for several wom- Annandale and other Asian en- these places.” shunned by Westerners,” Yoon- familiar with the struggles faced
en working at massage busi- claves around the Washington Her organization has met with Kim said. by the women killed in Atlanta. Min Joo Kim in Seoul and Joyce Lee
nesses last week in Annandale, a region, she declined to provide more than 1,200 women who For those who do end up Choi has worked for the last in Washington contributed to this
Korean American enclave in the her name out of fear of retribu- have worked in massage busi- working in illicit massage busi- five years in the Korean Ameri- report.

With Silver Line ‘at the 99% complete stage,’ project chief will retire in July
SILVER LINE FROM B1 Once the work is finished, frastructure holistically,” the re-
Metro, which eventually will op- “We look forward port said.
construction problems, including erate the rail line, is expected to Unlike previous Metrorail ex-
a federal whistleblower lawsuit follow with its own evaluation to to continuing to tensions, Metro is not building
over flawed concrete panels at determine whether the work is the Silver Line. Instead, MWAA,
five of the project’s six rail sta- acceptable and the rail line is work with him . . . which owns much of the right of
tions, has repeatedly pushed back ready for passenger service — a way where the trains will travel, is
that date. In the most recent process that could take several for the next three managing the project.
monthly update, one of the proj- months. The arrangement appeared to
ect’s lead contractors, Capital If all goes as expected, Paul J. months.” be the most straightforward way
Rail Constructors, said it did not Wiedefeld, Metro’s general man- to build a project long sought by
Jack Potter, chief executive,
anticipate completing its work ager, said the rail line could carry Virginia officials, who see signifi-
Metropolitan Washington
until November. passengers in early 2022. cant economic benefits from the
Airports Authority
Even so, Stark announced ear- Stark was named executive di- extension. But it has complicated
lier this month that the second rector of the rail project in August efforts by the transit agency to
phase of the rail extension would 2014. He replaced Pat Nowakow- Geoffrey A. Cherrington sharply resolve problems because the
reach “substantial completion” ski, who led the project for five criticized MWAA’s oversight of contractors work for MWAA, not
by Labor Day. Substantial com- years, overseeing construction of the project, saying the authority Metro. Mindful that they will be
pletion is a construction mile- the rail line’s first phase, which and the contractors it hired to responsible for any issues that
stone that means MWAA, which opened with four stations in Ty- build the rail line routinely could arise once they accept con-
is overseeing the project, has cer- sons and one in Reston in July failed to investigate the core trol of the rail line, Metro officials
KATHERINE FREY/THE WASHINGTON POST
tified that work is complete and 2014. causes of problems, leaving have remained adamant that they
that the rail line is ready to be According to MWAA, Stark’s During Charles Stark’s nearly seven-year tenure, the $5.8 billion them unresolved for months — will not take it on until it meets
turned over to Metro for testing current salary is $301,409. Before rail line extension project was beset by construction issues. even years — after they were first their standards.
and training. joining the rail project, he served flagged. The second phase of the rail
Jack Potter, MWAA’s chief exec- as vice president and project ex- have to be redesigned to accom- with the faulty concrete panels at “The [Office of Inspector Gen- project will extend current Silver
utive officer, was among the offi- ecutive with engineering giant modate new state and federal five of the six stations. Negotia- eral] concludes that all of these Line service, which ends at
cials who thanked Stark for his AECOM. regulations tied to storm water tions are ongoing. issues derive from two major Wiehle Avenue in Reston, 11.5
service as officials work toward During his nearly seven-year management. The change de- While MWAA officials have overarching shortcomings: inef- miles to Washington Dulles Inter-
completion. tenure, the project was beset by a layed the project by 13 months stood by Stark and his team, fectiveness and inconsistency of national Airport and into Lou-
“We look forward to continu- series of construction issues, in- and added at least $137 million to routinely praising their work, the Project Contractor’s Quality doun County. The project also
ing to work with him as head of cluding problems with rail tracks its cost. MWAA, its contractors others have been more critical of Management Program in resolv- includes construction of a rail
the Silver Line project for the next and concrete structures. Shortly and Metro officials are still at how the project has been man- ing reported problem areas, and yard near Dulles Airport, which is
three months, and we wish him after signing on as executive di- odds over several matters, in- aged. the absence of a single design- being built by a separate contrac-
all the best in his planned retire- rector, Stark announced that cluding creation of an escrow In a report released last build systems integrator who tor, Hensel Phelps.
ment,” Potter said. portions of the project would account to cover potential issues March, Metro Inspector General views the core systems and in- [email protected]
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VIRGINIA obituaries
Police: Black man brandished gun
independent agency to investigate Beach police officers responded to
Va. Beach officer’s body the shooting that occurred during a call of a shooting in the ocean-
a chaotic string of incidents that front resort area. A preliminary
camera was not on left two people dead and eight investigation concluded that a
at time of fatal shooting others wounded on Virginia group of individuals was involved
Beach’s oceanfront. in a conflict that resulted in a fight.
“We encourage the Virginia At some point during the alter-
Beach Police Department to con- cation, several people pulled out
BY J USTIN J OUVENAL sider referring the matter to an firearms and began shooting at
unaffiliated law enforcement agen- one another, police said. Numer-
The Virginia Beach police offi- cy so the public can have the most ous people were wounded by gun-
cer who fatally shot a Black man confidence in the independence fire.
on Friday night and a second offi- and objectivity of the investiga- Several minutes later, officers
cer told investigators that the man tion,” Herring said in a statement. heard more gunshots, and victims
was brandishing a handgun at the Herring also said the depart- were found at two locations near-
time of the incident, the depart- ment needs to quickly explain why by, police said. One of them, De-
ment said on Monday night. the officer who shot Lynch did not shayla E. Harris, 28, of Norfolk,
The handgun was recovered at have his body-worn camera died at the scene.
the scene of the slaying of Dono- switched on at the time of the inci- At the time Harris’s shooting
von Lynch, 25, of Virginia Beach, dent. Virginia Beach Police Chief occurred, a Virginia Beach police
police said. A third witness told Paul Neudigate said at a weekend officer encountered Lynch nearby
detectives the former college foot- news conference it was “unknown” and opened fire on him. Police
ball player had the gun in his why the camera was not on. have not identified the officer who
possession earlier in the evening, Police did not immediately re- shot Lynch but said he was a five-
police said. spond to questions about whether year veteran of the force. He has
Virginia Beach police said they the second officer had a body cam- been placed on routine adminis-
would not discuss what led to the era activated. trative leave pending the outcome
shooting. Lynch’s family members did not of an internal investigation.
“The specific actions which re- respond to requests for comment Police said another Virginia
sulted in the shooting are part of Monday, and the president of the Beach police officer was hit by a
the ongoing criminal investiga- local Black Lives Matter chapter in car during the shooting incidents.
tion,” the police said in a state- Virginia Beach said they would The officer was taken to a hospital,
ment. “Once the VBPD investiga- provide their account of the shoot- where he was treated and re-
tion is complete, all statements ing at a 6 p.m. news conference on leased.
and evidence will be submitted to Tuesday night. Some had previ- Police have charged three men
the Office of the Commonwealth’s ously written on social media they with seven counts of felonious as-
Attorney.” did not believe Lynch was armed sault, use of a firearm in commis-
The update came the same day at the time of the shooting. sion of a felony and reckless han-
Virginia Attorney General Mark R. The incident began around dling of a firearm.
Herring (D) said he wanted an 11:20 p.m. Friday when Virginia [email protected]
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Howard Schnellenberger, in his second season as coach at the University of Miami, holds the 1981
THE DISTRICT Peach Bowl trophy aloft. In his fifth season, the Hurricanes won their first national title.

Pair accused in Jan. riot win release HOWARD SCHNELLENBERGER, 87

BY R ACHEL W EINER ly assaulted police officers and

broke through windows, doors,
mother and son should be re-
leased immediately. The other
Football coach launched
A man photographed inside
the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6
riot with a handful of plastic
handcuffs and the mother with
and barricades, and those who
aided, conspired with, planned,
or coordinated such actions, are
in a different category of danger-
two agreed to send the case back
to Lamberth for a second look.
Prosecutors on Monday decided
to agree to the home confine-
Miami’s winning tradition
whom he traveled to Washington ousness than those who cheered ment.
will be released from jail to home on the violence or entered the Federal agents have been in- BY M ATT S CHUDEL and top-ranked Nebraska. Dolphins to a 17-0 record, the only
confinement ahead of their trial Capitol after others cleared the vestigating whether Munchel The Hurricanes built an early perfect season in NFL history.
after weeks of debate over how way,” wrote Judge Robert L. and others who carried plastic Howard Schnellenberger, a re- lead behind Kosar’s passing and In 1973, he was named head
dangerous they might be. Wilkins of the U.S. Court of cuffs inside the Capitol planned nowned football coach who by the end of the third quarter led coach of the NFL’s Baltimore
Eric Munchel, 30, and his Appeals for the District of Co- to take lawmakers hostage. But turned a foundering program at 31-17. Nebraska launched a come- Colts, a decade before the fran-
mother, Lisa Marie Eisenhart, 57, lumbia Circuit. no evidence of such plans has the University of Miami into a back, pulling within one point chise moved to Indianapolis. Dur-
both accused of trespassing at Wilkins was writing in re- emerged publicly. According to national champion in five years, with a last-minute touchdown. ing the third game of his second
the Capitol and obstructing the sponse to Lamberth, who wrote court records, Munchel said building the foundation of a col- Instead of settling for a tie, Ne- season, team owner Robert Irsay
congressional confirmation of in ordering the mother and son someone handed him the zip-tie lege football dynasty, died March braska coach Tom Osborne opted demanded that Mr. Schnellen-
President Biden’s victory, can detained that “few offenses are handcuffs inside the Capitol and 27 at a care facility in South Flori- to go for a two-point conversion, berger replace his quarterback,
await trial on home confinement more threatening to our way of he took them home. da. He was 87. hoping to win the game outright. who had just thrown an intercep-
in Tennessee, prosecutors said life” than supporting “the violent While federal judges have His death was announced by As Husker quarterback Turner tion.
Monday. overthrow of our government.” been vocal in their dismay over Florida Atlantic University, where Gill threw into the end zone, de- After profanely telling the own-
Their decision came after a Wilkins said that threat had to the events of Jan. 6, prosecutors he built a football program from fensive back Ken Calhoun batted er to get off the sidelines, Mr.
federal appeals court on Friday be considered in the current have failed in some cases to scratch and was head coach until the ball away, securing Miami’s Schnellenberger later recalled,
sided with the two accused riot- context as compared with Jan. 6, convince them that individuals the age of 77. The cause was not 31-30 victory. “He said, ‘You’re fired.’
ers’ request for release from jail, when a huge crowd and the accused of taking part deserve to disclosed, but he had reportedly “A team of destiny reaching “I said, ‘You can’t fire me. You’ve
drawing a distinction between congressional count presented “a be jailed pending trial. Chief U.S. been in failing health after suffer- same,” Mr. Schnellenberger said got to wait until the end of the
violent and nonviolent rioters. unique opportunity to obstruct District Judge Beryl A. Howell ing a fall last year. after the game. game.’ ”
Prosecutors are struggling with democracy.” chided prosecutors earlier this Mr. Schnellenberger, who The cover of Sports Illustrated Mr. Schnellenberger later re-
the issue in dozens of cases Without those elements, he month for making and then learned his craft from some of pronounced it a “Miracle in Mi- turned to the Dolphins coaching
stemming from the Capitol at- said, “Munchel and Eisenhart — withdrawing sensational allega- football’s most revered coaches, ami,” and the game is still consid- staff.
tack. two individuals who did not tions about planning among the including Paul “Bear” Bryant and ered one of the best in college At the University of Louisville,
A U.S. District Court judge had engage in any violence and who far-right Proud Boys for the Capi- Don Shula, brought a big person- football history. one of Mr. Schnellenberger’s first
previously agreed with prosecu- were not involved in planning or tol breach. The Justice Depart- ality to the sidelines and even big- Miami was ranked No. 1 in both quarterbacks was Jay Gruden,
tors that Munchel and Eisenhart coordinating the activities — ment has since released new ger dreams. major wire-service polls, giving who later became head coach of
are radicals who are too danger- seemingly would have posed lit- details of communications inside In 1979, when he was hired as the Hurricanes their first national Washington’s professional foot-
ous to release. But defense attor- tle threat.” the group and asked Howell to Miami’s eighth head coach in 10 title. ball team. Mr. Schnellenberger led
neys have argued that while they He noted that no large pro- reconsider. years, there was talk about moving Months later, Mr. Schnellen- his 1990 Louisville team to a 10-1-1
may have expressed violent fan- Trump mobs have gathered in Wilkins called it “troubling” the football team to a less-compet- berger left the university for a record, including a 34-7 win over
tasies, neither acted in a violent Washington since then; a that it took three weeks for a itive division or dropping the multimillion-dollar offer with the Alabama in the Fiesta Bowl. In
way on Jan. 6. planned rally for March 4 fizzled. judge in D.C. to review the case, sport altogether. Washington Federals of the U.S. 1995, he moved to the University
The appeals court panel said The two other judges on the suggesting that while covid-19 “I was reluctant to take it be- Football League, a professional of Oklahoma, only to be fired after
U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lam- three-judge panel agreed with delayed the pair’s transport, they cause it was a graveyard for league seeking to challenge the a 5-5-1 season.
berth erred in deeming the pair a Wilkins, an Obama appointee. could have appeared in court coaches,” Mr. Schnellenberger lat- preeminence of the NFL. The He then worked as a bond trad-
threat. But only one, a recent Trump remotely. er told the Miami Herald. “Here I team owner promised to move the er before being asked to start a
“In our view, those who actual- appointee to the bench, said the [email protected] was with Don Shula, who had won franchise to Miami, but it folded football program at Florida Atlan-
the Super Bowl. Why would I go to before Mr. Schnellenberger tic University in Boca Raton. Mr.
the University of Miami? It wasn’t coached a single game. He then Schnellenberger, who called the
until I looked at it that it seemed it took over a struggling program at project “so much more personal

Eviction moratorium faces challenges was pretty good.”

Mr. Schnellenberger inherited
some talented players, including
the University of Louisville.
Under other coaches, Miami
went on to win four more national
for me than anything I’ve done,”
did everything from fundraising
and advertising to recruiting and
quarterback Jim Kelly, but he built championships between 1985 and designing the uniforms his teams
EVICTIONS FROM B1 protections. They have to print owes a balance, instead of giving a winning team largely through 2001, building on the tradition wore when they took the field in
out and sign a declaration. And a 14-day failure-to-pay-rent no- his own salesmanship and self- begun by Mr. Schnellenberger. 2001.
health factors forced the agency they have to bring it to the tice, which requires landlords to confidence. From the beginning, Many have speculated on how his During his 11 seasons at FAU, he
to “conclude that immediate ac- landlord.” help apply for rent relief, they are he told everyone who would listen career would have turned out if he took his teams to two bowl games
tion is again necessary.” In Virginia, state law requires just giving a 30-day notice that that the Hurricanes would win a had stayed at Miami. and got a stadium built on cam-
But the moratorium’s exten- landlords in failure-to-pay-rent the lease is expired.” national championship. “We would be talking about him pus. He retired in 2011 with a
sion comes as the policy faces a cases to apply for rent relief with Many housing advocates had He also realized Florida was an with the Bear Bryants if he hadn’t career collegiate coaching record
growing number of challenges a tenant or support a tenant’s bid hoped the Biden administration overlooked hotbed of football tal- left Miami,” Highsmith told the of 158-151-3. He was 6-0 in bowl
from landlords. for that relief, and the federal would close those loopholes. ent. On recruiting trips, he drove Herald. “Leaving Miami, no one games. Many analysts have argued
Tenant advocates also ques- protection against eviction has That landlords still have the his white Cadillac into sometimes- ever gave up more for less.” that Mr. Schnellenberger deserves
tion the policy’s effectiveness, been effective in allowing the ability to evict is particularly downtrodden neighborhoods, Howard Leslie Schnellenberger a place in the College Football Hall
particularly in states like Vir- process to work out, said Dipti frustrating because Virginia has where he was instantly recognized was born March 16, 1934, in St. of Fame.
ginia, where evictions continue Pidikiti-Smith, director of advo- fine-tuned its rent relief pro- for his bushy mustache, natty suits Meinrad, Ind., and was 2 when his For several years, he and his
because of loopholes and misin- cacy at Legal Services of North- gram, Heenan said. The state and professorial-looking pipes. family moved to Louisville. His wife, Beverlee, cared for their son
formation. ern Virginia. announced last month that “Then you would hear people father was a truck driver, and his Stephen at their home in Boynton
“I think a lot of tenants say, “It’s important to recognize $524 million from the new feder- shout, ‘The scholarship man is mother worked in a munitions Beach, Fla., after he suffered a
‘Oh there’s a moratorium, that the interplay between the CDC al stimulus package will go coming!’ ” he later recalled. plant. disabling brain injury following
means they can’t evict me right moratorium and Virginia law,” toward rental relief. He would sometimes leave his Mr. Schnellenberger played on surgery. He died in 2008.
now,’ but the reality is far more she said. “The extension allows “The Virginia rental relief pro- pipe behind as a ploy to return to a standout high school team that Mr. Schnellenberger’s survivors
complicated,” said Palmer Heen- more time for landlords and gram has gotten better and bet- continue his recruiting pitch. included future Heisman Trophy include his wife of 61 years, the
an, an attorney with the Central tenants to cooperate and apply ter and faster and faster at “Howard told you, ‘You can go winner and Green Bay Packers former Beverlee Donnelly; two
Virginia Legal Aid Society. “Al- for rental relief.” getting money to landlords,” he anywhere you want, and you’ll star Paul Hornung at quarterback. sons, Timothy and Stuart Schnel-
most 11,700 actual eviction judg- But the main structural fea- said. “I have a tenant who we probably start,’ ” one of his star At the University of Kentucky, lenberger; three grandchildren;
ments were made across Virginia ture of the protection — that it were able to go to the rental relief players, Alonzo Highsmith, told where he played under Bryant and and four great-grandchildren.
just from September 2020 and applies to failure-to-pay-rent program and get her fully cur- the Herald. “But he said, ‘If you later Blanton Collier, Mr. Schnel- Mr. Schnellenberger was a well-
December 2020. That goes to cases but not other causes of rent on the rent. But they are still stay here in Miami, you will have lenberger was an all-American known figure throughout South
show you the efficacy of this.” eviction — has been a fundamen- facing eviction because the land- an opportunity to build some- end. Florida, a diverse region that unit-
Unlike D.C., where local lead- tal flaw, housing advocates say. lord now is saying he is not going thing that will last a lifetime and He graduated in 1956, served in ed behind its football teams, if
ers have frozen all evictions, the That continues in Virginia, to renew her lease.” influence other kids to stay in the Army and played professional- nothing else.
CDC order applies only to fail- Heenan and Pidikiti-Smith say. “Some of the larger landlords town.’ I could have gone to any ly in Canada before joining Col- “I think it all goes back to the
ure-to-pay-rent cases. The order “We’re seeing more and more in our area have really created school I wanted, but I wanted to be lier’s coaching staff at Kentucky in day they had a parade in Miami for
also requires tenants to fill out a landlords finding other reasons great processes for utilizing the part of something new.” 1959. After Mr. Schnellenberger the national championship team,”
declaration form, putting the to evict someone,” he said. rental assistance programs in In Mr. Schnellenberger’s sec- became Bryant’s offensive coordi- he said in 1985. “I saw the people
onus on a tenant who might be “Landlords are saying, ‘Well, you order to get what they are enti- ond season, his team went 9-3 and nator at Alabama in 1961, he re- on the sidelines — Black families,
uninformed about the options. may be behind on rent, but I’m tled to,” Pidikiti-Smith said. “But won the Peach Bowl — the school’s cruited quarterback Joe Namath Cuban families, Hispanics and
The updated moratorium includ- filing for eviction because of the that information doesn’t seem first bowl game in 14 years. In to the Crimson Tide. Anglo families — all there, 100,000
ed a new declaration form for noise complaint.’ ” equally available or is not getting 1983, his fifth year at the helm, Mr. Mr. Schnellenberger was offen- strong, celebrating their ball team
tenants. Pidikiti-Smith said her office to everybody. For the cases we do Schnellenberger led Miami to a sive coordinator of the Los Ange- and community. That football
“Part of the problem with the has seen a rise in cases in which appear in court for tenants, the 10-1 record in the regular season, les Rams under head coach team was able to do something the
protection as it currently exists is landlords are choosing not to situations are usually involving sparked by quarterback Bernie George Allen before taking the federal government, city and
that they require an invocation renew leases. medium and smaller landlords. Kosar. Still, the Hurricanes were same position with Shula’s Miami county tried to do and couldn’t:
by the tenant,” Heenan said. “The “They are using the lease expi- It’s confusing for everyone.” heavy underdogs in their Orange Dolphins in 1969. He was instru- Bring the community together.”
tenant has to know about the ration as a pretext. So if a tenant [email protected] Bowl matchup against unbeaten mental in helping guide the 1972 [email protected]
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IN MEMORIAM DEATH NOTICE DEATH NOTICE DEATH NOTICE DEATH NOTICE DEATH NOTICE
GILMORE HINES KOHN SCANLON GARRITY WADDEN

ALPHONSO HINES MELVIN L. KOHN PATRICIA SHEVLIN SCANLON BERTHA ANN GARRITY MARY LLOYD CRADDOCK WADDEN
BRENICE E. GILMORE July 16, 1952 - March 12, 2021 Sociologist (Age 91) Ann Garrity, age 87, of Hyattsville MD, passed Mary Lloyd Craddock Wadden died peacefully
February 5, 1962 ~ March 30, 1993 Alphonso born in North Carolina has peacefully (1928-2021) away Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Beloved wife on March 26, 2021 in Washington, DC, where
Your life was a blessing, your memory a passed away at his residence. He leaves to Patricia “Pat” Shevlin Scanlon of Kensington, of 60 years to the late John Joseph Garrity. she had resided for 70 years. She was born on
treasure... You are loved beyond words and Mel Kohn, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Loving mother of Kevin and John Garrity, Jr.
mourn and cherish his memory his wife Ophe- Johns Hopkins University and former Chief of MD., died peacefully in her sleep Saturday, September 15, 1927 in Ammon, VA and raised
missed beyond measure... lia Grimes-Hines and daughter Candice Hines March 20, 2021, at Kensington Park Senior and his wife, Karen. Devoted Grammy to Kelly, in the nearby town of Blackstone. She received
Your Loving Family the Laboratory of Socio-environmental Studies Colleen and Kerry Ann, and great grandmother
of the home. Son, Khaleel Shakir, five grand- of the National Institute of Mental Health, died Living Center. She joins her beloved husband, her bachelor’s degree from the University of
sons, four sisters, four brothers, and a host Dr. Robert T. Scanlon, who preceded her in to Kamila Garrity. Born in North Carolina, she North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1948 and in
peacefully at home on March 19, 2021. Over was the daughter of Minnie Lou Peterson and
of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and cus- seven decades of cross-national research, Dr. death in 1995. 1950 married Thomas A. Wadden, Jr. whom she
tomers. On Wednesday, March 31, 2021 from Pat is survived by a sister, Mary Jo Shevlin; Edgar Robinson Carter. She was predeceased had met at the University. The couple settled in
Kohn’s scholarship focused on comparative by siblings Edgar Robinson, Amy Robert (Bob),
10 a.m. until service at 11 a.m. friends may analysis of social structure and personality children, Robert Patrick Scanlon (Elise), Mary F. Washington, DC, where Mary Lloyd initially held
visit with the family at The Temple of Praise, Scanlon Jackson (John), Joseph Gerard Scanlon Minnie Louise, Irene Elouise, and Harry Carter. positions at the U.S. Library of Congress and the
under conditions of radical social change, Ann enjoyed a 42-year career with the Depart-
700 Southern Avenue, SE Washington, DC including in the US, Italy, Japan, Poland, (Lynn), and Vincent Thaddeus Scanlon (Joell); Bureau of Standards, while Mr. Wadden served
Interment: Gardens of Gethsemane Cemetery, and her nine grandchildren (Maurya, Julia, ment of the Navy, retiring as a civilian Director as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of
Ukraine, and China. Kohn was a past-president of Procurement for Ships Maintenance Moni-
Rocky Mt., NC. of the American Sociological Association, the Madeline, Hayley, Caroline, Mary Pat, Robert, Columbia. With the birth of her son, Thomas
www.marshallmarchfh.com Erin and Vincent), and one great-grandchild toring Support Office. Till her last days, Ann III, and daughter, Anne, she turned to raising
Eastern Sociological Society, the Sociological joked that she still worked a 'full time job,'
Research Association, a former member of (Devere). her children, supporting her husband (who
Born in Washington, DC, April 8, 1929, to managing properties and trading in the stock had entered private practice), and socializing
the executive committee of the International market during her free time. Friends may call
Sociological Association, and a fellow of the Joseph and Mabel Shevlin, Pat graduated from with friends and family, particularly her sister,
Sacred Heart High School and Georgetown at Gasch's Funeral Home, P.A., 4739 Baltimore Frances Hardy, brother-in-law, Walter, and
American Association for the Advancement of
HORKAN Science and the Guggenheim Foundation. Visitation Junior College. She worked in med-
ical records for the radiology department at
Avenue, Hyattsville, MD on Wednesday, March
31, 2021 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. A
niece, Kelly. Following her husband’s death
in 1992, she enjoyed playing bridge twice
Children’s Hospital where she met her husband Funeral Mass will be held at St. Mark the weekly with a tight-knit group of friends and
Dr. Kohn was predeceased in 2004 by his Evangelist Catholic Church, 7501 Adelphi Road,
wife, Janet Goldrich Kohn and is survived “Bob” during his residency. They raised their participating in book groups at the Collonade
family in Kensington. Hyattsville, MD on Thursday, April 15, 2021 Condominiums, where she resided until her
by his partner, Edna Small. A celebration of at 10 a.m. Internment at Maryland Veterans
Mel's life is being planned. Donations in Mel’s Pat was a volunteer and big supporter of her passing. She was a member of St. Alban’s
alma mater, Georgetown Visitation, as well Cemetery, Cheltenham, MD. Memorial contri- Episcopal Church and later attended the
memory may be made to Deep Springs College,
DEATH NOTICE https://www.deepsprings.edu/donate/(using as Georgetown University Medical School and
Georgetown Preparatory School. She served
butions may be made in her name to the
American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place
National United Methodist Church. She served
for many years on the board of the House of
the Donation Dedication functionality). Court, Glen Allen, VA 23066.
her entire adult life as a volunteer for The Mercy and volunteered at Planned Parenthood.
BERNARD Christ Child Society, including several years as She is survived by her son, Tom (Jan), daughter,
Anne Peck "Rooney", and five grandchildren --
president of the local guild. Additionally, Pat
BARBARA ANN BERNARD served more than a decade on the Maryland David Wadden, Michael Wadden (Sara), Steven
Barbara Ann Bernard passed away in Palm State Board of Directors for Guardian Ad Litem. Wadden, Katherine Peck (Christopher), and
Beach, Florida on March 24, 2021. Barbara A visitation is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thomas Peck. She is also survived by three
was born in 1929 in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania Wednesday, March 31, at Holy Redeemer nieces -- Nancy “Kelly” Hardy (Jack), Grace
to William and Ethel Smith. She was one of
seven children. After graduation, she moved to
Washington, DC to join her sisters and worked
When the Church in Kensington, to be followed by a
Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Interment
private.
Gamble (Steve), and Pamela Yurick (Jon), and
nephew, James Rudy. In lieu of flowers, contri-
butions may be made to the House of Mercy
for the Federal Government. She met and
married her husband of 67 years, Eugene L. need arises, In lieu of flowers, Memorial contributions may
be made to The Christ Child Society, 5101
or Planned Parenthood. A private graveside
service will be held in Petersburg, VA, and
friends will be welcomed to a memorial gather-
Bernard, who became an international patent
attorney. After raising their daughter, Jacque-
line, she became an entrepreneur. She and NANCY HORKAN
let families Wisconsin Ave, NW, Suite 102, Washington, DC
20016 or online at www.christchilddc.org, or to
the Robert T. Scanlon Memorial Scholarship at
ing in Washington in the late spring.

Gene, who passed away in 2020, traveled

and enjoyed playing golf. They retired to Palm
Beach, Florida many years ago. She is survived
On Friday, March 26, 2021. The beloved wife
of 41 years to Tim Horkan, devoted mother of
Allison Rowsome (Rob), son Michael Horkan,
find you in the Georgetown University School of Medicine by
mail at Georgetown University Gift Processing,
Department Number 0734, Washington, DC
by her daughter, Jacqueline Spurgeon, her
son-in-law David Spurgeon, her granddaughter
Jennifer Barran, and her granddaughter’s hus-
loving grandmother of Olivia Rowsome, sister
of Jimmy Garner (Colleen), Kathy McGowan, Funeral Services 20073-0734 or online at https://som.george-
town.edu/donate/
band, Rishi Barran. Her family thanks her care-
givers from superior nursing, Sophia, Malen
Patty Garner, and Bob Garner, as well as
countless family members and friends who Directory. WATSON
love her dearly. Family and friends are invited
and the staff at The Villas for their devoted care to celebrate Nancy’s life on Thursday, April 1
of Barbara during the last few years of her life.
No service is planned.
from 2 until 4 p.m. and 6 until 8 p.m. at Kalas
Funeral Home & Crematory, 2973 Solomons
To be seen in the
Island Road, Edgewater, MD 21037. A Memorial
Service will be held outdoors on Monday, April
Funeral Services
5 at 11 a.m. at St. James Episcopal Parish, 5757
Solomons Island Road, Lothian, MD 20711.
Directory, please call DEATH NOTICE
Please bring your own chair. In lieu of flowers,
donations in her name to St. James Parish will
paid Death Notices at HUGHES
be appreciated. Online condolences may be
made at KalasFuneralHomes.com.
202-334-4122.

JAKES DEATH NOTICE

MOODY-SMITH
CAROLYN MOODY-SMITH GREGORY HOWARD WATSON (AGE 67)
On Sunday, March 14, 2021, Car- Of Nellysford, Virginia, passed away on Sunday,
olyn Moody-Smith of Washington, DEATH NOTICE March 21, 2021.
DEATH NOTICE DC entered into eternal rest. Loving Greg was born on May 9, 1953 in Washington,
DC to the late Paul Watson and Marguerite
mother of Ebony and Carlos
CHRISTMAN Moody. Also survived by one sister, WARZEL Parkinson. He was a cabinetmaker for over
25 years and then he became an Exhibits
Gale; one brother, Cliff, many other
relatives and friends. Family will Specialist for the Smithsonian Museum of
receive friends on Thursday, April 1, from LISA MARIE WARZEL Natural History until his retirement in 2009.
10 a.m. until the time of funeral service at Lisa Marie Warzel passed away on March 2, Greg is survived by his wife of almost 48 years,
11 a.m. at Wiseman Funeral Chapel, 7531 2021. Born in Baltimore, MD on September Toni; his son Paul, his wife Jessica and their two
22, 1975. Beloved daughter of Edward and MARY ELLEN (KEHOE) HUGHES
Old Alexandria Ferry Road, Clinton, Maryland. A native Washingtonian, Mary Ellen (Kehoe) kids, Chloe and Jace; and his daughter, April.
Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Arlene Warzel. A private funeral mass will In addition, he is survived by sisters, Karen,
be held on May 13, 2021 at St. Mary of Hughes passed away March 22, 2021 sur-
www.wisemanfuneralhome.net rounded by loved ones in her Fairfax County Donna and Sue; brothers, Bob and Clay and
the Mills Catholic Church, Laurel, MD. In respective spouses of all. Also, many loved
memory of Lisa donations may be made to home after a years-long battle with cancer. She
MORDUCH Bello Machre, Inc. 7765 Freetown Road,
Glen Burnie, MD 21060 and Opportunity
was 63.
She was born July 30, 1957 in Washington, DC
nephews and nieces and their spouses. He
had many friends and associates that he cared
for. His five cats will miss him.
NATHANIEL JAKES (Deacon) GEORG E. MORDUCH Builders, INC 8855 Veterans Highway, to Dr. James and Rita Kehoe. She’s preceded in
Last, but not least, his soccer friends/asso-
Entered into eternal rest on Sunday, March 14, Sadly, Georg Morduch, of Alexan- Millersville, MD 21108. Lisa touched many death by her parents and by brothers Dennis
Kehoe and Andrew Kehoe. ciates/family all over the world. He became
2021. He is survived by his daughter, Phyllis dria, Virginia, died unexpectedly hearts and will be missed by family and the Maryland State Referee Administrator in
Jakes and significant other, Shirley Jackson; on March 27, 2021, his 87th birth- friends. Our beloved daughter now rests in Mary Ellen is survived by her husband, Richard
Hughes; three children, Megan Hughes, Daniel the 1980s, and loved much of it. There are too
other family and friends. Services will be held day. He was the dearly beloved God's arms. many to mention, but he truly loved all of his
at Not About Me Ministry, 3106 Branch Ave., husband of Ruth Morduch; loving Hughes and Conor Hughes; a brother Matthew
Kehoe, and sisters Johanna Kehoe and Katie soccer people.
Temple Hlls, MD 20748 on Thursday, April 1 father of Claire Morduch (Sheldon Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m.
from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Toubman), Jonathan Morduch (Amy Borovoy), Kehoe; as well as a host of friends.
In 1975, she graduated from Georgetown Vis- Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Resurrection Ceme-
and Susan Morduch (Ken Rosenberg); cher- tery, 8000 Woodyard Rd., Clinton, MD 20735,
ished grandfather of Naomi, Maya, Leon, itation Preparatory School, where she made
lifelong friends. She graduated from George- Phone 301-868-5141. Greg will be interred
KENNETH P. CHRISTMAN Joseph, Samuel, Ryan, Callie and Nina and there also. The cemetery only allows for 50
loving brother of Daniel Morduch and Marina town University in 1979 with a degree in
Kenneth Phillip Christman, Jr. of Gaithers- nursing. She received a master’s degree in guests. They also would like to have the least
burg, Maryland passed away on Saturday,
March 20, 2021 at home, surrounded by
KLAU Hoffbrand. A graveside service will be held
at Agudas Achim Cemetery. Contributions in
WILLIAMS business administration from Marymount Uni-
versity.
amount of cars as possible so carpooling is
preferred. If you would like to attend, please
family, after a valiant fight with thyroid Georg’s memory may be made to Mazon, contact April @ [email protected].
United Community, or to a food bank of your She began working as a nurse at Sibley Memo-
cancer. Ken is survived by his devoted rial Hospital in 1979. She remained at Sibley Memorial contributions may be made to:
wife, Patricia Loretz, and children, Caroline, choice. Almost Home/SPCA, 29 Stagebridge Rd., Lov-
for more than 38 years, caring for patients and
Claire Marie, and Kenneth Phillip Christman their families and mentoring countless nurses, ingston, VA 22949, 434-263-7722 or the Amer-
III. He is also survived by his sister, Holly
Christman (Max Perr), niece, Eliana and
NEIDECKER before she retired in 2017.
Over the course of her career, she forged
ican Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 7023, Mer-
rifield, VA 22116-7023 or www.diabetes.org
nephew, Luca, and brother-in-law, Frank enduring friendships with the nurses and doc-
Loretz. He was predeceased by his beloved tors she worked with and became a respected
parents, Jacqulynn and Kenneth P. Christ- leader in the hospital, known for standing firm
man, Sr. and dear aunt Lucille Malmborg. for what was right. She treated all of her
Services will be determined at a later date. patients with great compassion and profes-
The family would appreciate words of sionalism.
remembrance at: She touched many lives and was known for
www.DeVolFuneralHome.com her infectious laugh and keen sense of humor,
which endured to the very end. DEATH NOTICES
She was a devoted mother and wife who made MONDAY- FRIDAY 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DIMOPOULOS a loving home that was open to anyone who
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SATURDAY-SUNDAY 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

GEORGE D. DIMOPOULOS (AGE 94) She took great joy in spending time with her To place a notice, call:
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He was the loving husband to the late Angie ELEANOR KLAU (AGE 81) April 8 at Our Lady of Victory Church located at
WILLIAM F. WILLIAMS 4835 MacArthur Blvd., NW, Washington, DC. A EMAIL:
Dimopoulos. Eleanor Klau "Ellie", died March [email protected]
Born on July 23, 1926 in Sparta, Greece, he 26, 2021 in Rockville, MD. Born in Bill Williams, Age 56, of Darnestown, MD funeral mass will follow at 10 a.m.
was the son of the late Demetrios George and Hartford, CT, she was the daugh- passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021. He is In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be Email MUST include
Diamando (Tournas) Dimopoulos. ter of Judge Joseph and Sadie survived by his beloved wife Cindy; children: sent to the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehen- name, home address & home phone #
George is survived by his daughter, Anastasia (Palten) Klau. After graduating Zachary and Adele. Brother of Susan Kennen, sive Cancer Center. of the responsible billing party.
Hill (Joe), son, James G. Dimopoulos (Melanie); from Russell Sage College, she ELAINE W. NEIDECKER the late Jim Williams, and son of the late email deadline - 3 p.m. daily
two brothers: John, Nick; three sisters: Koula,
Maria, Rebecca; three grandchildren: Angela,
received a master's degree in
Social Work from Boston University, and a
Passed away on March 25, 2021 at the age of
84 after a fight with cancer. She is survived
Douglas and Marion Williams. He is also sur-
vived by many more loving relatives and LOUK Phone-In deadline
4 p.m. M-F
Christopher, Andrew; and six great-grandchil- Doctorant from the University of Maryland. by her husband, Robert of 62 years. She is friends. A family graveside service will be 3 p.m. Sa-Su
dren: Gracie, Cora, Lucas, Chloe, Amelia and Dr. Klau was the director of Community Ser- also survived by her daughter, Donna and held at Potomac United Methodist Church
Theodore. vices for the Tri-Services National Institute of Cemetery on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 12 p.m. CURRENT 2021 RATES:
her partner, Tish Mossman, son, Robert and ( PER DAY)
Along with his parents and wife, he was Dyslexia, now the National Institute of Neu- his wife, Chris, and a son Richard. She was A memorial service will be held on Saturday,
predeceased by three adult siblings: Christos, rological Disorders and Stroke, and was a a proud grandmother to eight grandchildren, April 3, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Darnestown Presby-
Stavroula, Panayiotis, and three infant siblings: beloved associate professor at Coppin State Ben, Tommy, Scott, Caitlynn, Emily, Tyler, David terian Church. The service will be livestreamed MONDAY-SATURDAY
Vasilis, John, Vasilis. University. Dr. Klau is survived by her twin on YouTube. In lieu of flowers, donations may Black & White
and Carley. Also survived by a brother, Dale 1" - $150 (text only)
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Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox MD, by her brother David (Barbara), of West and Beverly Williams. Elaine loved her career 3" - $490
Church of Washington DC with his final resting Hartford CT, and many nieces and nephews. as a nurse and she worked her entire career ican Diabetes Association (diabetes.org). 4" - $535
place at Parklawn Memorial Park. A public cel- Her older brother, Arnold Klau, and sister-in- at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC. Please view and sign the online family guest- 5" - $678
ebration of life will be scheduled at a later date. law, Margaret Klau, predeceased her. There Elaine had a strong faith in God and she loved book at: ------
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Home, www.hiltonfh.com. Granby, CT. Church. A memorial service will be held at St. Black & White
Paul’s United Methodist Church in Kensington
on April 1, 2021 at 10 a.m. The service will
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On March 13, 2021, Joan Zardus passed into reading her beloved Kindle. She was legendary (All photos add 2" to your notice.)
Military emblems are available with death notices and in-memoriams eternal peace. She is the loving mother of among her close friends and family for her pie-
Diane, Dan (deceased), Ken, and grandmother baking ability. She was an avid sports fan, ALL NOTICES MUST BE PREPAID
of Claire. Joan had a successful career with favoring the Virginia Cavaliers basketball team.
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VIOLET SELLS RICHARDSON University of Maryland, with a B.A. in English spirit and wit. and may be ordered.
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When the need arises, Navy wife she balanced working as a nurse
while raising three daughters. Violet was a
Plank Member of the Navy Arlington Ladies
the Chesapeake Bay were featured and sold in
shops in Annapolis, MD.
Joan had a deep fondness for her rescue
Pickinpaugh (101); her daughters, Vicki Louk
Balint (Frank) and Sherri Louk McMasters
(Scott); her six grandchildren, Dr. Corinne A.
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let families find you in the established in 1985 and a longtime member
of the Country Hills Garden Club. She was
a generous, sweet tempered woman with
animals that included three dogs and a rabbit.
They were so fortunate to find her.
Joan loved to explore everything at least once.
Balint (Matthew D. Rannals), Francis J. Balint III,
Gregory G. McMasters, Kimberlee C. McMas-
ters, Robert T. Balint, Emily Anne Balint; and her
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Funeral Services Directory. grace and humility and will be sorely missed.
She is survived by daughters, Sandy Parker
(Jim), Jeanne Higgs (Michael) and Linda Crouch
She became an expert at Mahjong, forming a
club. She joined a wine club and had tastings
at her home. She was a docent at the Shrine
two great-grandchildren, George and Martin
Rannals.
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(John); and her adored granddaughters, Mary of the Immaculate Conception for many years Due to the ongoing pandemic, a private grave- no longer place notices, drop off photos
To be seen in the Funeral Services Directory, Kathryn, Jennifer, Megan, Lindsay, Carly, Erin
and Allie. She doted on her 11 great-grand-
after her retirement. She became a DIY home
improvement expert. There was nothing that
side service was held at Oakwood Cemetery. and make payment in person.
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please call paid Death Notices at 202-334-4122. children. She was predeceased by John, her
husband, and her three brothers. Please
she could not do.
Joan was deeply devoted to the Blessed Moth-
The family suggests memorial contributions
be made to Pleasant View, Inc. Residential
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see Pierce Funeral Home website er. Programs, P.O. Box 426, Broadway, VA 22815 or
www.piercefh.com for information about a Her love for us will always be cherished. online http://www.pleasantviewinc.org/, or to
memorial for Violet at Fairfax Presbyterian A wonderful person, a full life and many any other charity of choice.
Church. Burial will be at Arlington National wonderful memories. Mom, we love you.
Cemetery at a later date. Memorial services will be held at a later date. “No rain, no flowers.”
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The Weather
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Sunny skies Today Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday OFFICIAL REC ORD
Mostly sunny Cloudy, Mostly cloudy, Mostly sunny Partly sunny Mostly sunny,
Sunshine rules. South winds are a bit afternoon rain windy warmer Temperatures AVERAGE RECORD ACTUAL FORECAST

gusty, but with highs near 70, it

shouldn’t matter too much. Still,
winds will blow about 15 mph in the
afternoon, with some gusts near
30 mph possible.

69° 55 ° 67° 44 ° 49° 31 ° 49° 33 ° 61° 46 ° 72° 51 °

FEELS*: 69° FEELS: 66° FEELS: 45° FEELS: 44° FEELS: 60° FEELS: 73°
CHNCE PRECIP: 5% P: 80% P: 25% P: 0% P: 0% P: 10%
WIND: S 8–16 mph W: SSW 7–14 mph W: NW 12–25 mph W: NW 10–20 mph W: SW 7–14 mph W: W 7–14 mph
HUMIDITY: Low H: High H: Moderate H: Low H: Low H: Low
Th F Sa Su M Tu W Th F Sa Su M Tu W Th
Statistics through 5 p.m. Monday

REGIO N NATION Weather map features for noon today.

Reagan Dulles BWI
High 60° 5:00 p.m. 60° 3:59 p.m. 59° 3:54 p.m.
Low 44° 7:00 a.m. 41° 6:40 a.m. 44° 6:52 a.m.
Harrisburg Philadelphia
64/50 Normal 61°/41° 61°/37° 58°/37°
68/50 Record high 92° 1907 86° 1998 90° 1945
Hagerstown Record low 18° 1923 20° 1982 18° 1923
Baltimore
68/51
68/51 Dover Difference from 30–yr. avg. (Reagan): this month: +4.3° yr. to date: +1.9°
65/52
Davis Washington Cape May Precipitation PREVIOUS YEAR NORMAL LATEST

65/48 Annapolis 58/52

69/55 61/54 OCEAN: 50°

Charlottesville Ocean City

71/55 57/54
OCEAN: 49°
Lexington
69/53
Richmond
71/55 Virginia Beach
65/59 Reagan Dulles BWI
Norfolk OCEAN: 52°
69/58 Past 24 hours 0.10" 0.18" 0.25"
Total this month 2.88" 1.66" 3.06"
Kitty Hawk
Normal 3.23" 3.13" 3.64"
60/57
OCEAN: 48° Total this year 9.47" 7.82" 10.06"
Normal 8.66" 8.55" 9.59"
Pollen: High Air Quality: Good Snow, past 24 hours 0.0" 0.0" 0.0"
Grass Low Dominant cause: Particulates Snow, season total 5.4" 12.0" 10.9"
Trees High
Weeds Low UV: High Moon Phases Solar system
Mold Moderate 6 out of 11+
Rise Set
Sun 6:56 a.m. 7:30 p.m.
Blue Ridge: Today, mostly sunny, breezy. High 50–59. Wind Moon 10:04 p.m. 8:15 a.m.
T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Apr 4 Apr 11 Apr 20 Apr 26
southwest 12–25 mph. Tonight, increasingly cloudy, mild. Yesterday's National World
Last New First Full
Venus 7:05 a.m. 7:32 p.m.
Low 47–51. Wind southwest 7–14 mph. Wednesday, periods High: Borrego Springs, CA 93° High: Matam, Senegal 110° Mars 10:03 a.m. 1:00 a.m.
Quarter Quarter
<–10 –0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110+ Low: Champion, MI 6° Low: Stefansson Island, Canada –46° Jupiter 5:02 a.m. 3:32 p.m.
of rain, breezy. High 53–57. Wind southwest 10–20 mph. for the 48 contiguous states excludes Antarctica Saturn 4:28 a.m. 2:34 p.m.
Atlantic beaches: Today, mostly sunny. High 57–69. NATIONAL Today Tomorrow Des Moines 51/27/pc 43/22/s Oklahoma City 65/40/pc 59/34/s WORLD Today Tomorrow Hong Kong 83/74/pc 82/73/pc Rio de Janeiro 88/74/t 81/73/t
Wind south 7–14 mph. Tonight, partly cloudy, mild. Low Detroit 68/41/pc 50/25/c Omaha 51/26/pc 47/23/s Islamabad 80/57/pc 80/55/pc Riyadh 86/63/s 95/72/s
50–58. Wind south 8–16 mph. Wednesday, mostly cloudy, Albany, NY 61/43/s 61/38/r El Paso 83/50/s 68/45/s Orlando 85/68/t 88/67/pc Addis Ababa 79/57/pc 76/53/pc Istanbul 50/43/sh 51/44/pc Rome 67/46/s 67/47/s
afternoon rain. High 62–76. Wind south 8–16 mph. Albuquerque 69/33/s 60/35/s Fairbanks, AK 33/24/sn 28/6/c Philadelphia 64/50/s 67/43/r Amsterdam 72/43/s 68/45/s Jerusalem 60/49/s 57/50/pc San Salvador 91/68/pc 93/71/s
Thursday, morning rain. High 53–57. Anchorage 38/22/c 33/18/c Fargo, ND 33/14/c 35/20/s Phoenix 85/57/s 89/63/s Athens 64/49/sh 58/49/sh Johannesburg 74/53/pc 78/55/c Santiago 78/50/s 80/51/pc
Atlanta 72/62/pc 76/38/t Hartford, CT 60/44/s 64/45/r Pittsburgh 71/52/pc 56/28/r Auckland 72/66/sh 72/59/sh Kabul 63/33/s 65/33/s Sarajevo 52/41/pc 59/39/s
Austin 83/58/pc 64/42/c Honolulu 82/71/r 82/70/sh Portland, ME 50/41/s 56/47/pc Baghdad 79/54/s 89/59/pc Kingston, Jam. 85/77/pc 85/77/pc Seoul 62/36/pc 68/42/pc
Waterways: Upper Potomac River: Today, mostly sunny. Wind south Baltimore 68/51/s 67/43/r Houston 83/70/sh 73/46/t Portland, OR 56/35/pc 69/43/pc Bangkok 98/83/pc 99/83/pc Kolkata 101/81/pc 103/75/pc Shanghai 64/55/t 62/58/t
6–12 knots. Waves a foot or less. Visibility unrestricted. • Lower Billings, MT 41/26/c 56/37/s Indianapolis 69/41/pc 48/27/r Providence, RI 56/45/s 62/52/r Beijing 70/46/c 73/53/pc Lagos 89/79/c 90/77/c Singapore 90/78/t 89/78/sh
Potomac and Chesapeake Bay: Today, mostly sunny. Wind southeast Birmingham 79/65/sh 70/35/t Jackson, MS 77/68/t 70/36/t Raleigh, NC 72/58/s 73/43/t Berlin 73/42/pc 74/44/pc Lima 76/67/c 75/67/pc Stockholm 54/42/pc 46/35/sh
8–16 knots. Waves 1–2 feet. Visibility mostly unrestricted.• River Bismarck, ND 32/11/pc 45/23/pc Jacksonville, FL 78/64/t 86/61/pc Reno, NV 56/28/s 67/38/s Bogota 66/51/t 67/50/t Lisbon 76/56/pc 75/55/pc Sydney 69/61/s 71/62/s
Boise 51/30/s 62/38/s Kansas City, MO 56/34/pc 49/25/pc Richmond 71/55/s 70/43/r Brussels 75/48/s 73/48/s London 74/48/s 70/47/pc Taipei City 87/71/c 82/69/pc
Stages: The stage at Little Falls will be around 4.10 feet today, falling
Boston 57/46/s 62/50/r Las Vegas 70/49/s 73/52/s Sacramento 78/46/s 81/48/s Buenos Aires 72/63/s 71/63/s Madrid 74/47/pc 75/54/s Tehran 62/50/s 65/56/pc
to 4.00 Wednesday. Flood stage at Little Falls is 10 feet. Buffalo 70/51/s 53/29/r Little Rock 65/47/t 54/34/r St. Louis 72/40/pc 53/30/pc Cairo 73/52/s 70/51/pc Manila 96/79/s 96/80/pc Tokyo 69/57/c 68/56/s
Burlington, VT 61/46/pc 60/34/r Los Angeles 82/60/s 87/63/s St. Thomas, VI 86/76/pc 85/75/pc Caracas 72/65/pc 70/66/pc Mexico City 81/56/s 82/51/s Toronto 63/47/c 49/28/r
Charleston, SC 74/63/c 80/56/t Louisville 75/47/pc 52/32/r Salt Lake City 46/29/pc 55/35/s Copenhagen 57/38/s 55/42/pc Montreal 59/45/c 54/32/c Vienna 69/44/s 70/46/pc
Charleston, WV 76/56/pc 62/30/r Memphis 69/48/t 50/34/r San Diego 68/54/pc 82/57/s Dakar 74/64/pc 74/64/s Moscow 43/39/r 44/39/r Warsaw 60/45/pc 69/45/s
Today’s tides (High tides in Bold)
Charlotte 72/59/s 73/44/t Miami 86/77/pc 85/73/pc San Francisco 75/53/s 77/54/s Dublin 64/46/pc 53/43/c Mumbai 90/79/pc 90/79/pc
Key: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, r-rain,
Washington 4:36 a.m. 9:54 a.m. 5:16 p.m. 10:26 p.m. Cheyenne, WY 35/19/pc 46/27/s Milwaukee 59/33/pc 42/24/s San Juan, PR 85/75/pc 84/74/s Edinburgh 62/48/c 56/40/sh Nairobi 78/61/pc 80/61/pc sh- showers, t-thunderstorms, sf-snow flurries,
Chicago 61/35/pc 45/25/pc Minneapolis 43/24/c 37/21/s Seattle 53/36/pc 59/42/c Frankfurt 76/42/pc 75/44/s New Delhi 94/71/pc 89/68/pc sn-snow, i-ice
Annapolis 12:47 a.m. 7:12 a.m. 1:42 p.m. 7:26 p.m.
Cincinnati 70/45/pc 49/30/r Nashville 76/54/pc 58/32/r Spokane, WA 49/29/s 59/39/pc Geneva 76/45/s 76/47/s Oslo 57/40/pc 47/31/c Sources: AccuWeather.com; US Army Centralized
Ocean City 3:25 a.m. 9:32 a.m. 3:40 p.m. 9:54 p.m. Allergen Extract Lab (pollen data); airnow.gov (air
Cleveland 70/45/s 48/29/r New Orleans 82/71/t 82/48/t Syracuse 67/50/pc 59/33/r Ham., Bermuda 69/65/c 71/66/pc Ottawa 60/47/c 51/27/r quality data); National Weather Service
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combines over a dozen factors for an accurate
Point Lookout 3:06 a.m. 9:53 a.m. 3:33 p.m. 9:27 p.m. Denver 38/21/sf 50/29/s Norfolk 69/58/s 76/49/t Wichita 57/36/pc 57/30/s Ho Chi Minh City 95/79/pc 97/79/pc Prague 71/41/s 69/46/pc measure of how the conditions really “feel.”
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A
nn Morrill checked the time. The at times felt like an impossible task.
delivery she had been expecting “I didn’t expect to be so emotionally at-
was late. She thought about calling tached to them, but it was a very pleasant

FOWL PLAY,
the post office again but hesitated. surprise,” Morrill said. “They’re not a bit
She had already called so many worried about covid or the bad things that are
times since the package shipped that the going on in the world.”
employees recognized her voice.
“I was so anxious,” said Morrill, 62, remem- America’s pandemic hobby

LOST LOVES
bering that day in early May. “I knew every Like many Americans, Morrill, an endocri-
second counted at that point.” nologist and internal medicine doctor in Bal-
Somewhere between Iowa and Morrill’s timore County, began looking into raising
home in Cockeysville, Md., was a box contain- chickens in the early months of the coronavi-
ing the 16 live chicks she ordered. The young rus pandemic. Her sister keeps a backyard
chickens were going to be the inaugural mem- flock and Morrill “always thought that was
bers of Morrill’s backyard flock — that is, if
they survived the trip.
Pet chickens can provide pandemic relief, kind of cool.”
“Just going on over and opening up the
The agonizing wait was only the beginning owners say. But they can also bring heartache. chicken house to get your eggs,” she said. “But
of Morrill’s foray into chicken rearing. Over it seemed to me to be a lot of work for that
the year, she would experience the joys and when you could just go to the store,” and
perils of raising a flock at home. Although the BY A LLYSON C HIU running her own medical practice meant a
birds became a source of emotional support schedule that wasn’t conducive to raising
and respite from pandemic stressors, protect- chickens.
ing them from dangers such as predators has SEE CHICKENS ON C3

Ann Morrill, 62, cradles her hen Coconut, one member of a backyard flock she’s been raising at her home in Cockeysville, Md., since the early months of the pandemic.

BOOK WORLD
‘I am a target. That is the reality.’ Lara Trump
In Madagascar, After Atlanta spa shootings, Asian American salon owner says she can’t stay quiet any longer joins the team
searing tales BY K AREN H ELLER at Fox News
of race, culture Tran Nguyen Wills’s family has long
worked in nails. Her mother and other BY J EREMY B ARR
relatives who moved to the United States
BY C LARE M C H UGH after the 1975 fall of Saigon found employ- If you thought the relationship be-
ment in a beauty industry that’s open to tween Fox News and the Trump adminis-
Andrea Lee’s superb immigrants with limited English but in- tration was close when patriarch Donald
fiction often describes volves constant exposure to noxious was president of the United States, you
the collisions between chemicals, with modest remuneration. just had to wait a little longer.
people who hail from “They worked for us so we could do The network has been snapping up
different cultures. She something else,” says Wills, 39, on the members of Trump’s inner circle since he
returns to this fertile phone from Denver. “There was almost a left the White House. On Monday, Fox
ground in a new novel shame of what they did, which I felt. I News tapped the family power structure
but widens her scope, hope my mom knows it’s not a shame.” by hiring the former president’s daugh-
suggesting some his- The oldest of six, Wills did not heed her ter-in-law, Lara Trump, as a paid pundit.
torical wounds are too parents’ wishes. She went big into nails, “Welcome to the family, Lara,” “Fox &
RED ISLAND deep to heal, and even opening two Base Coat Nail Salons in Friends” co-host Ainsley Earhardt said as
HOUSE a woman who believes Colorado, 13 more nationwide in partner- she announced the news during a morn-
By Andrea Lee she has stepped be- ship with Nordstrom, her nontoxic polish ing show. “Yay!”
Scribner. yond her own tribal sold at two regional Whole Foods. Wills Hiring Lara Trump, who is married to
288 pp. $27 identity can never free promotes safe products and fair labor the former president’s son Eric Trump,
herself totally. practices, correcting the treatment expe- formalizes her relationship with the
The protagonist of rienced by her family and fellow Asian network, on which she has regularly
“Red Island House” is — like Lee herself American workers. appeared as a guest during the past
— an African American woman married The pandemic devastated small-busi- several years, on both opinion and news
to an Italian and living in Italy. The ness owners like Wills, who was forced to shows.
fictional Shay vacations several times a shutter two salons in Southern California Lara Trump acknowledged as much in
year with her husband, Senna, in a and saw revenue plummet 80 percent. her debut performance on “Fox &
MATTHEW STAVER FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
flamboyant house he had built on a “All of our lives fell apart,” says Wills, a Friends” Monday. “I sort of feel like I’ve
beach in Madagascar. There, she ob- mother of four. Tran Nguyen Wills, whose family has long worked in nails, owns Base Coat been an unofficial member of the team
SEE BOOK WORLD ON C2 SEE SALONS ON C4 Nail Salons, a chain that promotes safe products and fair labor practices. SEE TRUMP ON C4
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A tropical paradise — until disturbing reality sets in

BOOK WORLD FROM C1 just under the skin of events” in people and its natural resources, believes she’s complicit by con-
Madagascar. and her own compassion and tinuing to sojourn in Madagas-
serves and interacts with a large In the opening chapter, she imagination is often insufficient car. Eventually, she can only
cast of characters, some Euro- discovers that the new house to successfully intervene in the return in her dreams. But as he
pean, many others African. Senna constructed has not been plights of a number of Malagasy ages, her husband prefers living
Her assigned role as the “chat- properly baptized by local ritual, she gets to know. there, enjoying the power his
elaine of a neocolonial pleasure and thus is under an evil spell. Leaving Madagascar to return wealth affords him. This particu-
palace” discomforts her, because The strained relationships be- to Italy, Shay always feels “as if a lar cultural divide proves a diffi-
it smacks of presiding over a tween family and staff testifies to door shuts on a different dimen- cult one for the couple to bridge.
plantation in the antebellum this, as does the disintegration of sion.” Teaching African Ameri- Lee’s prodigious talent for
South. An academic by training, the marital rapport between can literature in a Milan univer- physical description causes her
Shay attempts to maintain an Shay and her husband whenever sity, she understands the rules to overindulge at points, and a
anthropologist’s distance from they stay there. and relies on the fixed param- few passages of “Red Island
the strange society she’s periodi- To restore household harmo- eters of professional responsibil- House” sound like copy lifted
cally immersed in. Nonetheless, ny, Shay eventually turns to Ber- ities. How is it that among White from a high-end travel magazine.
over a span of two decades, she’s tine la Grande, a servant who faces she is at ease, but when in Heading along a Malagasy road
enchanted and eventually re- becomes her close friend and her African vacation home she Shay observes: “Falling away
pelled by the beautiful, disturb- who introduces her to a shaman struggles to understand the peo- from each side of a high ridge are
ing environment of this remote capable of dispelling the bad ple of color surrounding her? green declivities that cup dense
corner of Africa. juju. Lee isn’t writing magical In one of the best chapters, Shay groves, crowned with flambeaux
“Red Island House” resembles realism per se — she is conjuring must preside over a family meal of red blossom and hung with
a collection of short stories, each up a locale where the power of that’s a distorted version of the giant lianas bearing seedpods
of the 10 chapters detailing a superstition still holds sway. venerable 1967 film “Guess Who’s the length of a man’s arm.” Also,
searing episode, most often a Shay realizes her “loose-joint- Coming to Dinner.” Rather than a because the story is told in
clash of personalities playing out ed stance” and “eager, unshield- mixed-raced American couple be- stand-alone stories, “Red Island
in what to Western eyes looks ed gaze” immediately set her ing the subject of both fascination House” has less propulsive pow-
like a tropical paradise. An im- apart from the locals she other- and fear, on this occasion it’s a fat er than Lee’s stirring 2006 novel,
portant through-line is Shay’s wise resembles. She comes to see middle-aged Frenchman, Gilles, “Lost Hearts in Italy.”
ALEXANDRA MUSE FALLOWS increasing awareness of the that too many outsiders arrive in and the young Malagasy prosti- But these are niggling criti-
Andrea Lee, the author of “Red Island House.” “pulse of dark magic concealed Madagascar looking to exploit its tute he has taken up with for his cisms of a gorgeous narrative
month-long stay in a suite he rents that perhaps only Lee could have
from Senna in one wing of the constructed — an ambitious at-
house. Should Shay refuse to share tempt to use fiction to explore
a table with this young woman? the reality of a world fractured by
Can she turn a blind eye to the race and class, and divided be-
Balance. Harmony. Beauty. reality of sex tourism in the coun-
try she regularly visits?
tween the haves and the have-
hardly-anything-at-alls.
While she manages to navi- [email protected]
Are our ultimate pursuits. gate that evening, Shay rumi-
nates more and more about the Clare McHugh is the author of the
Whether you’re considering an multitudinous sins in which she novel “A Most English Princess.”
addition, kitchen, or master bath.
Because during these times,
home is more important than ever.
Post reverses reporter’s
ban on covering assault
BY P AUL F ARHI misconduct allegations against
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo
The Washington Post on Mon- (D) and former Missouri governor
day reversed a policy preventing a Eric Greitens (R).
reporter from covering sexual Last May, she sent an email to
misconduct issues that she said her editors protesting the ban,
was imposed because of her out- saying it was “humiliating to
spokenness over being a victim of again and again have to tell my
sexual assault. colleagues and editors that I am
After Felicia Sonmez went pub- not allowed to do my job fully
lic on Twitter over the weekend because I was assaulted. I believe
with her criticism of this policy, it’s important for you to know that
The Post’s top editors said she is The Post’s decision on this matter
now free again to write stories has had negative repercussions
about people accused of such mis- for me personally in the past. . . .
conduct. It’s the tortured explanations I
The issue involving Sonmez re- have to give whenever there is
volved around potential conflicts breaking news on this topic and
of interest, which have been com- I’m not allowed to cover it.”
plicated in the era of social media The issue came up again earlier
by journalists sometimes offering this month during a newsroom-
public comments about the topics wide discussion via Zoom on so-
they cover. But it was also colored cial media. The impetus for the
by Sonmez’s tweets detailing her meeting was the sexist and racist
conflicts with and criticism of Post online harassment of a Post re-
editors, and by the persistent ha- porter, Seung Min Kim, several
rassment and trolling she received days earlier. Panelists noted that
online when she posted about her national editor Steven Ginsberg
experience. had issued a statement in support
Sonmez, a politics breaking- of Kim, holding him up as a model
news reporter, has been open of newsroom leadership.
about being a survivor of sexual The characterization offended
assault. She has posted threads Sonmez, who wrote during the
about her experience and its after- meeting in Zoom’s chat function,
math, making her a target of on- “I wish editors had publicly sup-
line abuse as a result. ported me in the same way when I
The issue first came up at The was being harassed rather than
Post during Supreme Court Jus- suspending me.” She also took her
tice Brett M. Kavanaugh’s conten- criticism to Twitter, tagging Gins-
tious nomination hearings in berg in a thread in which she
2018. Given her public profile on wrote that the ban on her covering
sexual assault, Post editors told sexual violence had “led to a recur-
Sonmez that she couldn’t cover rence of the debilitating symp-
Kavanaugh, who was accused of toms” that followed after she re-
assault, or stories surrounding the ported her assault.
#MeToo movement. On Monday, The Post backed
Mainstream news organiza- off, ending the reporting restric-
tions typically discourage their tion on Sonmez.
journalists from personal involve- “Following a newsroom discus-
ment in the subjects they cover or sion two weeks ago, editors began
at least in expressing direct opin- re-evaluating limitations on the
ions about them in public forums, scope of Felicia’s work as a break-
regarding both as compromising ing-news reporter,” Post spokes-
to fairness in reporting. woman Kris Coratti said in a state-
But it’s unusual, if not unheard ment. “They have concluded such
of, for a reporter to be banned from limitations are unnecessary.”
writing about a subject with which Coratti declined to say which
she is personally familiar or which editors made the decision or why.
involves the reporter’s back- Ginsberg referred questions to
ground. News organizations usu- Coratti, as did managing editor
ally value such experiences in that Cameron Barr, who succeeded
they may offer readers or viewers Baron on an interim basis after
special insight or perspective. Baron’s retirement last month.
The issue involving Sonmez Coratti declined to elaborate.
The CaseStudy® flared anew in January 2020 after
basketball star Kobe Bryant, his
Barr and Ginsberg are among
several candidates who are vying
daughter and seven other people to become Baron’s successor.
Since our first renovation 60 years ago we’ve were killed in a helicopter acci- Sonmez, in an interview, said
been a team of visionaries, but we recognize dent. Just a few hours after the she received no apology or expla-
news broke, Sonmez tweeted a nation from her editors with the
that some things should be consistent every link to a 2016 Daily Beast article news of the change of policy on
time. Our unique approach to the remodeling detailing rape allegations against Monday. She said she felt no “joy”
process is tried and true. It’s so effective that we Bryant in 2003. Her tweet generat- in learning the news and intended
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had to give it a name: The CaseStudy®. We guide cluding death threats against her. and reassess her situation. “Every
you through every step, using 3D renderings to Then-Post executive editor Martin conversation with [the editors]
Baron briefly put Sonmez on paid has been traumatizing,” she said.
bring new possibilities to light. At every phase of administrative leave, saying her “I don’t feel supported.”
our work, we’ll maintain strict attention to time tweets “displayed poor judgment The Newspaper Guild, which
that undermined the work of her represents Post employees, hailed
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cost of the hotel room she moved Post reverse its harmful stance
Visit our website to set a virtual appointment into when her address was posted and allow our colleague Felicia
or to learn more. online. Sonmez to do her job,” it said. “But
Her temporary leave ended af- this decision came only after
ter more than 300 Post staffers much public criticism and at the
signed a letter in support of Son- expense of Felicia’s mental health.
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The policy keeping Sonmez off pany still has much work to do to
sexual-misconduct stories was in- rebuild trust — internally and ex-
termittently enforced, but it kept ternally — and cultivate an inclu-
her from covering several high- sive workplace for all.”
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“Every day I see people that are sick,” Ann Morrill, a doctor in Baltimore County, said. But with her chickens, “everything would just melt away, and I felt at peace and I felt joy there.”

attacks. Although many people

Sticking together with birds

CHICKENS FROM C1
like to let their chickens live “free
Then, shutdowns last spring range,” that can be dangerous,
forced Morrill to temporarily said Gounaris, who practices in
close her practice and transition Fallston, Md.

of a feather has its challenges

to telemedicine, and she was sud- “Everything likes to eat chick-
denly spending much more time ens,” she said. “If they know the
at home. She also started to notice chickens are around, they will be
more barren shelves at the grocery going after them, and it can hap-
store, prompting concerns about pen in a second.”
food shortages.
But in Maryland, she discov- The attack
ered, “there were no chickens to be Morrill knew the dangers and
had.” took precautions. The coop had a
Prospective chicken owners na- predator apron. A Ring camera
tionwide were running into a simi- provided a view of the chickens’
lar problem as demand for chicks, roost. And when the birds roamed
especially those that would grow up the yard, Morrill’s golden retriev-
to be egg-laying hens, skyrocketed er, Nugget, whom she dubbed a
at the beginning of the pandemic. “stout defender of chickens,” often
“There was just a big sense of accompanied them.
urgency,” said Tiffany Denter, a But on a recent Saturday morn-
buyer for poultry at Tractor Sup- ing, when Morrill went to feed her
ply Co. “Stores were selling out of flock, the birds didn’t come run-
chicks within the first couple of ning. “That was a bad sign,” she
hours of receiving them.” said, especially since she had
Meyer Hatchery in Ohio saw a heard them laying eggs earlier
200 percent increase in the sales of that morning.
chicks from March to May, Meghan She rushed to the coop and
Howard, the hatchery’s website found only Coconut huddled in-
manager, wrote in an email. side. Then, as she scanned the
Around the same time, Iowa-based yard, she spotted the first feath-
Murray McMurray Hatchery was ery body just outside the fence. It
receiving 5,000 orders a week, a was Ariana, and the hen had
significant increase compared with been decapitated. Nearby were
the business’s typical weekly aver- the headless bodies of Carly and
age of 1,000 to about 1,500 orders, Diana.
said president Tom Watkins. Morrill deduced the identities
“We try to tailor our supply to of the remaining victims from the
demand, and we weren’t really “huge piles of feathers” scattered
scaled for that kind of year,” Wat- around the rest of the yard. Based
kins said. on what was left, she said she
Morrill, though, got lucky, se- believed hawks had been respon-
curing an assortment of rare and sible, noting that she thought she
exotic chickens from McMurray saw several flying around her
Hatchery, which has long been house later that day.
dedicated to preserving less-com- In total, Morrill lost nine of her
mon poultry breeds. 13 chickens. Three — Caramel,
Cocoa and Berry — managed to
Forming a bond escape and were safely returned
ANDREW BROWN
From Morrill’s first order, six by a neighbor.
chicks survived. Chicks dying en “The magnitude of the attack
route or soon after arrival is not was just horrific,” she said. “I al-
uncommon, despite hatcheries’ ways thought that if a predator
best efforts to ensure their safety. came by, maybe one or two chick-
The newly hatched birds can typi- ens — not nine.”
cally only live without food or Morrill said she is no longer
water for up to 72 hours. letting the chickens roam and has
Beyond keeping the surviving disabled the coop’s automatic
chicks nourished, Morrill said she door opener. She has plans to
cuddled the chickens — all named build a playset inside an adjoining
after iconic women in music — coop that will be connected to
daily. where the chickens live through
“I bonded with them right an enclosed run.
away,” she said of Lady Gaga, Ari- “I’m never going to let my guard
ana Grande, Beyoncé, Diana Ross, down, ever,” she said. Predators
Carly Simon and Stevie Nicks. are “thinking this is prime real
“They were little babies, and they estate.”
were fragile and vulnerable and As she grieves, Morrill is trying
cute and adorable, and I was re- to help the surviving chickens re-
MARVIN JOSEPH/THE WASHINGTON POST KELLY RUTKOWSKI/ADOPT A BIRD NETWORK
sponsible for their welfare.” cover from the attack. Coconut,
For decades, researchers have she said, stopped laying eggs and
been studying the complexities of CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Kelly Rutkowski, seen with a rooster named Oreo up for adoption in 2018, founded the nonprofit now rarely ventures out of one of
human-animal bonds. Adopt a Bird Network; Admiral Eggbar enjoys a car ride with Rutkowski; Morrill holds up eggs from her hens. the nesting boxes. Morrill has
Though research in this area is been feeding Coconut by hand and
often qualitative and findings have cuddling and singing Bob Mar-
at times been disputed, studies sug- ley’s “Three Little Birds” to her:
gest that interacting and forming ule and feel a sense of responsibili- awareness of adoptable birds in kept seven, naming them all after the air with their excited squawks. Don’t worry about a thing/
bonds with animals, such as dogs, ty, Kogan said. animal shelters and rescues na- ice-cream flavors: Coconut, Co- As she watched the birds eat and ’Cause every little thing gonna be
might have a positive effect on a Although existing research has tionwide. In addition to hens, Rut- coa, Cookie, Blackberry, Raspber- listened to the gentle clucking, she all right . . .
person’s well-being. During the past largely focused on more tradition- kowski also keeps a “bachelor ry, Caramel and Cherry. felt relief. “I’m sad every day,” Morrill said.
year, in particular, many people al pets, she said, “raising chickens flock” of roosters. She had a sturdy wooden coop “Every day I see people that are But, she added, “My nature is to
have reported that pets played an can provide an incredible amount “I know we’re missing out on constructed in the corner of her sick,” she said. But outside with try to not dwell on sadness, and to
important role in helping them of emotional support.” Plus: being able to go out and do things sprawling backyard, complete with the chickens, “everything would look to the future and try to plan
cope with the physical and psycho- “Chickens have their own little and stuff, but being with the chick- an automatic door opener that al- just melt away, and I felt at peace for a future that’s better.”
logical tolls of pandemic life. personalities. They’re very funny. ens is just an experience which lows the chickens to roam freely in and I felt joy there.” And the future appears to be
Animals provide companion- They’re very cute.” makes it easier,” she said. “I’d say the yard. A single word is carved But raising a backyard flock is looking up. Morrill, who said the
ship and can offer unconditional For Kelly Rutkowski, 38, of Ash- they’re just as fulfilling as a dog or above the entrance: “Elysium.” not without its challenges, said trauma of the attack does not out-
affection, which people don’t al- land, Va., her chickens are her cat.” “A little slice of chicken heaven,” Rebecca Gounaris, a veterinarian weigh the benefits of chicken rear-
ways get from other humans, said “therapy.” she said. who treats chickens and keeps her ing, expects to have a group of new
Lori Kogan, chair of the Human- “Just going out with them and ‘Chicken fever’ For much of the past year, Mor- own flock. Chickens can get sick, chicks by the summer.
Animal Interaction Section of the just caring for them, interacting Within weeks of receiving her rill would go outside with treats or requiring professional care, or be- “They have given me great joy,”
American Psychological Associa- with them, it makes me happy,” first batch of chicks, Morrill had food multiple times a day between come prey. she said of her flock. “I wouldn’t be
tion and a professor at Colorado said Rutkowski, founder of the “chicken fever.” In July, she wel- telemedicine appointments, de- Next to illness, Gounaris said, a getting other baby chickens if I
State University. Owning pets can Adopt a Bird Network, a nonprofit comed another 17 chicks, gifting lighting at the sight of her chick- majority of her cases are chickens hadn’t had such joy.”
also help people maintain a sched- organization dedicated to raising many to family members. Morrill ens flocking toward her and filling that have been injured in predator [email protected]
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Grieving, worrying — and speaking out

SALONS FROM C1

For many Asian Americans, it

has also been a long, hard year of
hate, hurt by “China virus” and
“Kung flu” references uttered by
former president Donald Trump,
incessantly repeated in conserva-
tive media and accompanied by
an escalation of hate incidents,
almost 3,800 from March 2020
through February, according to a
Stop AAPI Hate national study.
Experts believe that most hate
crimes against Asian Americans
are not reported.
Then came the mass shootings
in Atlanta, which targeted three
Asian spas, leaving eight people
dead.
Now, Wills and others in the
nail industry are in shock and
grieving for the victims, six of
whom are women of Asian de-
scent. Salons are a service field
dominated by Asian American
women who are similarly vulner-
able targets, and many workers
fear for their safety. They worry
about whether to speak out — and
what can be done.
To Wills, Atlanta was not a mat-
ter of if but when. “Before I read
past the headline, I knew what
had happened. I knew it was going
to be Asian American women who
were killed,” she says.
“I saw my own face, my daugh-
ters, my mother, my grandmoth-
ers, my aunties, my sisters, my
staff, my friends,” she posted on
Instagram. “I am profoundly sad,
scared, furious with rage and sim-
ply just heart broken.”
Masks do not shield her identi-
ty. “My face is Asian. It doesn’t
matter what I own or what I do,”
she says. “I am a target. That is the PHOTOS BY MATTHEW STAVER FOR THE WASHINGTON POST

reality. I’m terrified for me. I’m

terrified for my workers.” She “I’m not going minican. They’ve been great. But
starts to quietly weep. she’s heard unseemly comments,
“I’ve had people move away to any places often from White people who are
from me in stores to another line,” strangers.
she says. One client requested a I’m not familiar Outside the salon, she attempts
nail technician who wasn’t Asian to blend in. “I feel, thankfully,
American. She was told to get her with. I’m being when we are wearing masks,
nails polished elsewhere. sometimes people can’t distin-
“I still feel very invisible in an careful until guish. Sometimes they can. It’s
industry dominated by Asian definitely something you feel in
American women. I get left out of this thing the air,” she says on the phone,
conversations,” Wills says. Until it driving from her home in Queens
was called out earlier this year on goes away.” to her salon. “I worry about my
social media, Nailpro magazine niece, my sisters, in the subways.
didn’t include a single Asian Rachel Yoon, 59, I’m always afraid.”
American on its 14-member advi- Manhattan salon owner She sticks to her routine and
sory board. The industry is three- feels relatively safe. “I tell my kids
quarters immigrant — and 76 per- if someone approaches you and
cent of that group is Asian, accord- says something bad, just ignore
ing to a 2018 study, and predomi- them. You cannot confront them,”
nantly Vietnamese in California. says Yoon, who has two grown
“Most of our culture tells us to daughters. “I’m not going to any
put your head down and keep places I’m not familiar with. I’m
moving forward and stay out of being careful until this thing goes
the limelight. They don’t want the away. Everyone is warning each
attention. They just don’t want other, ‘don’t look at someone in
the negativity,” Wills says. the eye.’ ”
Since the shootings, she has Wills, in Denver, feels some-
placed additional Mace canisters thing else must be done. Let At-
in her salons. Wills restricted pa- lanta be instructive. Look at the
tronage to appointments only, Area has been besieged by anti- after the murders. It’s hard not to March 15. increase in violent incidents. On
with no foot traffic to purchase Asian American attacks, several of see the connection,” says Lisa Fu, The next day, the killing ram- March 18, two days after the
products, which will further re- them violent. Days after the shoot- executive director of the advocacy page occurred in Atlanta. shootings, Xiao Zhen Xie, 75, was
duce revenue. She’s already oper- ings, Tran posted a tweet that group California Healthy Nail Sa- The following day, Dinh or- brutally beaten in San Francisco
ating at 50 percent occupancy, received more than 105,000 likes: lon Collaborative. dered a steel front door for protec- but fought back her attacker. A
following state guidelines. “Was told that my mom is finally “A lot of issues related to nail tion and closed the salon. GoFundMe campaign launched
Wills is also considering active- gonna stop doing nails and retire. workers is about being ignored It will remain locked until the by her grandson has raised nearly
shooter training for her staff. In Not because she’s 65. Not because and being made invisible. My door can be installed and she feels $1 million dollars; the family
eight years of operating nail sa- she can’t stand the ammonia/ work has been dedicated to mak- safe that her salon won’t be a plans to donate almost all of it,
lons, this was never on her to-do fumes. Not because she has arthri- ing this community visible,” Fu target. less Xie’s medical expenses, to
list. tis and back aches, but because says. “I’m sad. I’m sad for the whole combat racism in the community.
Her escalating fears are shared she’s scared to work after what “The level of anxiety continues world,” says Dinh, through an in- “I feel like I have to be more
by other Asian Americans in her happened in Atlanta.” to grow and grow. Asian spas and terpreter. “I think this is the begin- outspoken. To tell people, ‘Don’t
industry. Khanh Tran has long Few women become wealthy by salons are easier targets,” often ning of the attacks. People are forget about me,’ ” Wills says.
begged his mother, an Oakland doing nails. Technicians made a identifiable by exterior signage in mad because of covid. There’s an- She’s talking. Wills is sharing
resident and Vietnamese refugee, median of $12.39 an hour in 2019, other languages, Fu adds. “Now, ger in them. They’ve been stuck at her anger and frustrations on so-
to retire from doing nails. The according to the Bureau of Labor they’re going to be afraid for the home for a year now. It also de- cial media and in her community.
chemicals, the physical labor. Statistics, $25,770 a year. Last their lives.” pends where they get their news TOP: Outside a Base She’s considering running for
She “has always been scared of year, when the pandemic forced Hong Dinh, 38, moved to the from.” Coat Nail Salon in public office, possibly the state
the world, always worried about salons to close for months, was United States from Saigon in Rachel Yoon, 59, who immi- Denver. ABOVE: legislature, where she isn’t repre-
bad things happening. She always surely worse. 2003. She’s helped support herself grated from Korea, owns a salon Since the Atlanta sented by people who look like her
told us to keep our head down and “It’s been a really intense and and three children doing nails for in Manhattan’s Washington shootings, Base Coat or share her experiences.
don’t pay attention to any of this,” traumatic year for the nail indus- 15 years. The dream was to open Heights. Nail salons have long owner Tran Nguyen Keeping her head down isn’t in
says Tran, 27, a computer hard- try. There have been instances of her own salon with her sister in been places where women of var- Wills has placed more Wills’s nature and, as she will tell
ware technician. vandalism. One of our members’ San Jose — which she realized this ied backgrounds gather. The ma- Mace canisters inside you, staying quiet isn’t working.
During the pandemic, the Bay salon was broken into last week month, her grand opening on jority of Yoon’s clientele are Do- her salons. [email protected]

A Trump tional Economic Council director

Larry Kudlow recently launched
his own show for Fox Business
to work with me on that front and
make sure that all the rules are
followed and we do everything

o∞cially Network. And Trump’s first

White House press secretary, Sar-
ah Sanders, worked for the net-
properly. So, thank you to the Fox
team for allowing me to have the
possibility that that’s in the fu-

joins Fox work as a contributor before leav-

ing to pursue a run for governor
of Arkansas.
ture.”
By hiring Trump, Fox News
might be hoping to glean insight
Lara Trump, 38, worked as a into her father-in-law’s plans.
TRUMP FROM C1 producer for the syndicated Network host Brian Kilmeade
newsmagazine show “Inside Edi- plied his new colleague for infor-
for so long,” she said. “It was kind tion” before marrying Eric Trump mation when she joined him on
of a joke over the past five years. I in 2014. Last year, she put her his show. “Are you getting the
would come there so often that experience to use during her fa- sense that he’s getting set to run
the security guards were like, ther-in-law’s reelection cam- again?” Kilmeade asked.
‘Maybe we should just give you a paign, as a sort of in-house host Lara Trump responded with
key.’ ” for the campaign’s digital media what sounded like a campaign
She said she was “so, so excit- effort, including a program she speech. “Look, he is doing what
ed” to join the network, where dubbed “the real news.” She also he feels he needs to do,” Trump
her husband also appears as an hosted a campaign-produced on- said. “He’s standing up and con-
occasional guest. line panel show called “The Right tinuing to speak out for the 75
After appearing regularly on View,” which served as a pro- million-plus Americans that vot-
Fox News himself for many years, Trump answer to ABC’s “The ed for him. He has not forgotten
Donald Trump became angry at View.” about them. They will not be left
the network during the presiden- She is also considering a run behind by President Donald
tial election last year, when Fox for U.S. senator in her home state Trump. And, quite frankly, it’s
DEMETRIUS FREEMAN/THE WASHINGTON POST
was the first major network to of North Carolina. On Monday, one of the reasons that I’m so
call the state of Arizona for Joe Lara Trump records a speech for the Republican National Convention in D.C. last August. Trump has Lara Trump said her potential happy now to be part of the Fox
Biden. Fox subsequently lost regularly appeared as a guest on Fox News during the past years, on both opinion and news shows. political aspirations would not family, because I hope every sin-
some longtime viewers to News- preclude her TV career. “Fox has gle day I can represent them here
max, a more pro-Trump cable leaving the White House, most Judge Jeanine.” The network’s Fox hired former Trump ad- been very generous with me,” she on Fox.”
news network. recently joining Jeanine Pirro for recent spree of hiring Trump’s ministration press secretary Kay- said. “They have said, ‘Look, if “We’ll see you at the Christmas
But the former president has a phone interview on her Satur- confidants suggests the relation- leigh McEnany as a contributor that’s something that you ulti- party,” Kilmeade said.
appeared on Fox regularly since day night program, “Justice with ship has been repaired. earlier this month. Former Na- mately decide to do,’ they’re going [email protected]
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Passport? Check. Free checkout stand. It looks like four

closing parenthesis, growing
larger from left to right.
Sweetness can help with a subpar cook
of covid? Um . . . check? All you have to do is tap your
card on the reader. The system
uses radio-frequency Miss
Dear Miss
Manners: Once,
cook should not have asked. But
as he did, couldn’t you have come
party to watch it from afar
equated to treating someone like
identification (RFID) to read the Manners when I was invited up with something better than a they were not worthy of the honor
Dear Readers: Dear Readers: Let’s start a series information on your card. There’s JUDITH to a dinner party, comparison with another bad of being present.
Hints from If you are flying on an electronic funds transfer no PIN to input; just grab your MARTIN, all of us thanked cook? There are things you can I understand that there is a
Heloise out of the country, and everything related. First up: receipt and go. NICHOLAS the host/cook after say without using the word pandemic going on. If you want to
you may be re- the electronic funds transfer There may be dollar-amount MARTIN AND we were seated. “delicious”: “You’re right; I live-stream a wedding, baptism,
quired to show a itself. An EFT occurs when you limits for this method of JACOBINA The food wasn’t shouldn’t take you for granted. I graduation or other event that is
negative coronavirus test before send or receive money without payment. If your card is used MARTIN great, but the do think you are wonderful,” for typically only observed by
you board the aircraft. As life be- the aid of bank personnel — that without your permission, the other guests example, or, “Oh, but this has attendees, fine. But if the
gins to return to normal and travel is to say, electronically. It also can bank is typically responsible for started complimenting the host been a wonderful evening.” celebratory party is limited, keep
restrictions lift and folks are trav- be called an electronic check. those charges. on a delicious meal. I didn’t say it private and perhaps share a few
eling more, some airlines are offer- EFTs are usually faster, and they anything. Dear Miss Manners: I received photos afterward. And keep your
ing coronavirus tests. use less paper than a traditional Dear Heloise: I’ve found myself Recently, I found myself in a an outraged message from my gift expectations limited to those
There are several regulations in financial transaction. traveling in my car quite a bit similar situation: My partner sister because I did not send the given by people granted the
play with these tests, each airline’s Wire transfers, getting paid this past year. If I need to pull prepared dinner, and I thanked large check that was expected for honor of being asked to attend.
protocol is a bit different, and, by direct deposit, using your over and take a quick nap, I him before we started eating. my niece’s wedding shower.
even though you are negative, you credit or debit card to pay for thread my seat belt through the After dinner, he complained that I I was specifically excluded Wait — all that about prudent
still must wear a mask at all times. goods and services, and door handle. This way, the car don’t compliment his cooking the from the event because the and imprudent choices in regard
Your airport may offer testing as retrieving money from the door (which is locked, of course) same way he does mine. hostess stated that she did not to the pandemic is irrelevant. The
well; these tests are at the passen- automated teller are considered cannot be opened. I told the story about the want anyone who lived in Florida etiquette crimes here are: (1)
ger’s expense. Contact your airline, a electronic funds transfers. — Dale B. in Florida dinner party, and he felt offended. in attendance due to the large Expecting donations, and (2)
medical professional or your air- Fees typically do not apply, What should I have done in both numbers of coronavirus cases. Chastising a presumed donor
port’s website for more information. except perhaps at the ATM. Next Dale B. in Florida: Please park in cases? I chose to keep quiet rather However, they did invite 50 who did not come through. Miss
week: the Electronic Fund a safe area that is well lit, even if it than being dishonest. people from across the United Manners suggests that you
Dear Heloise: I’m so impatient! Transfer Act, also known as precludes you from getting a nap. States to attend in person, while I confine your indignation to those.
The rule for answering and Regulation E. Never drive drowsy. Well, you are not likely to have was extended an invitation to
responding to an email is to do it the problem again, as that is “attend” only via live-streaming New Miss Manners columns are
within 24 business hours. Dear Heloise: How do I use my Heloise’s column appears six days a probably the last dinner your — I could watch the event, from posted Monday through Saturday on
With lots of us working from contactless credit card? week at washingtonpost.com/advice. partner is going to cook for you. the arrival of all the guests washingtonpost.com/advice. You can
home these days, even answering — Brian B. in Texas Send a hint to Heloise, P.O. Box It is an odd sense of morality through the meal and drink send questions to Miss Manners at
a quick email on the weekend 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279- that prohibits encouraging service and opening of the gifts. her website, missmanners.com. You
should not be a problem. I need to Brian B. in Texas: At checkout, 5000, or email it to people who have tried to be nice. Maybe I’m behind the times, can also follow her
get my team on board! look for the contactless symbol on [email protected]. There are many ways to do so. but in my day, inviting those who @RealMissManners.
— Shelly T. in Texas the payment terminal at the © 2021, King Features Syndicate Of course, the unfortunate were specifically excluded from a © 2021, by Judith Martin

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

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(R) CC: 6:30
Wonder Woman 1984 (PG-13)
CC: 7:30
Wonder Woman 1984 (PG-13)
3:00
Nomadland (R) 4:10
Rang De (NR) 4:00-7:20
The Seventh Day (R) (!) 7:45 Nobody (R) CC: 3:45-4:45-6:30- Violet Evergarden: The Movie
7:00-7:30 7:30-9:15
Six Minutes to Midnight (PG-13)
4:35-7:10
Private Watch Party 1:00-1:15-
1:30-2:00-3:00-4:15-4:30-4:45-
AMC Georgetown 14
3111 K Street N.W.
Boogie (R) CC: 7:15 Haathi Mere Saathi (Hindi)
(NR) 5:45
City of Lies (R) 12:10-8:00 Jathi Ratnalu (NR) 4:15 VIRGINIA AMC Potomac Mills 18 The Marksman (PG-13) CC: 8:00 Rang De (NR) 4:20-7:35 5:15-7:30-7:45-8:00-8:30
AMC Center Park 8 Tom & Jerry (PG) 12:00-1:50- Dutch (R) 4:50-7:45 2700 Potomac Mills Circle Judas and the Black Messiah Jathi Ratnalu (NR) 4:15-7:30 Tom & Jerry (PG) 1:40-4:25-7:20
Monster Hunter (PG-13) CC: AMC Courthouse Plaza 8
The Croods: A New Age (PG) 4001 Powder Mill Rd. 2:40-4:20-5:10 Boogie (R) 4:45-7:30 Chaos Walking (PG-13) CC: (R) CC: 2:20-8:30 The Little Things (R) 7:25 Jathi Ratnalu (NR) 4:40
7:15 2150 Clarendon Blvd.
CC: 5:30 Raya and the Last Dragon (PG) Violet Evergarden: The Movie 3:50-6:45 Boogie (R) CC: 3:05-5:45-8:35 My Brother's Keeper (PG-13)
Chaos Walking (PG-13) CC: 7:30 Nomadland (R) CC: 4:00-7:00 Chaos Walking (PG-13) CC: 7:50 Cinemark Fairfax Corner and XD
Chaos Walking (PG-13) CC: 6:15 Tom & Jerry (PG) CC: 7:50 12:25-1:15-2:20-3:50-4:50- 7:00
Tom & Jerry (PG) CC: 6:50 I Still Believe (PG) CC: 1:45-8:30 Chaos Walking: The IMAX 2D 4:30
11900 Palace Way
Monster Hunter (PG-13) CC: Tom & Jerry (PG) CC: 4:45-7:30 6:30-7:30 Judas and the Black Messiah Nomadland (R) CC: 4:30 Experience (PG-13) CC: 7:30 Last Call (R) 7:20
Raya and the Last Dragon (PG) Raya and the Last Dragon (PG) Nobody (R) 12:15-2:30-4:45-7:00 (R) 7:55 Raya and the Last Dragon (PG) Raya and the Last Dragon: City of Lies (R) 1:25
8:30 CC: 6:45 Tom & Jerry (PG) CC: 1:30-2:10- The Seventh Day (R) 5:00-7:30
Tom & Jerry (PG) CC: 6:45 CC: 5:15-6:15 Private Watch Party 12:00- Private Watch Party 4:00-4:15- CC: 7:20 The 2D IMAX Experience (PG) Aranya (Telugu) (NR) 1:20-
The Courier (PG-13) CC: 7:00 3:30-4:50-6:10 Thellavarithe Guruvaram (NR)
Raya and the Last Dragon (PG) Nobody (R) CC: 6:30 Sound of Metal (R) 4:00-7:15 1:00-2:30-3:00-3:30-4:30-6:00- 4:30-4:45-5:00-5:40-6:20-6:40- Nobody (R) CC: 8:00 CC: 4:20 4:45-8:10
Raya and the Last Dragon 4:10-7:25
CC: 6:30 Nobody (R) CC: 4:00-7:00 6:30-7:00 7:15-7:30-7:45-8:00 Promising Young Woman (R) (PG) CC: 1:30-3:20-4:25-5:20- Nobody (R) CC: 2:10-4:10-5:00- Nobody (R) 1:05-3:40-6:15
Judas and the Black Messiah News of the World (PG-13) CC: 7:40 Senior Moment 4:30-7:00
Nobody (R) CC: 6:00-8:30 The Marksman (PG-13) 12:05 Thellavarithe Guruvaram (NR) 6:20-7:20 6:45-7:45 Rang De (NR) 1:00-4:15-7:35
(R) CC: 7:15 CC: 4:15 The Father (PG-13) CC: 7:10 City of Lies (R) 4:25
News of the World (PG-13) Violet Evergarden: The Movie 7:30 Promising Young Woman (R) AMC Worldgate 9 The Courier (PG-13) 1:05-4:00-
Minari (PG-13) 4:00-7:30 The Courier (PG-13) CC: 7:30 Raya and the Last Dragon (PG)
CC: 8:00 AMC Columbia 14 (!) 7:30 The Croods: A New Age (PG) CC: 2:15 13025 Worldgate Drive 7:00
The Courier (PG-13) CC: 5:00 4:05-7:15
The Courier (PG-13) CC: 7:30 10300 Little Patuxent Parkway Nobody (R) 1:30-3:45-6:00- 4:45-7:40 AMC Hoffman Center 22 Nobody (R) CC: 1:30-4:10-7:00 The Croods: A New Age (PG) The Courier (PG-13) 4:45-7:35 One (Malayalam) (NR) 4:35-8:15
Violet Evergarden: The Movie Chaos Walking (PG-13) CC: 6:45 The Father (PG-13) CC: 7:40-8:15 Tom & Jerry (PG) 6:15; 4:55-7:35 206 Swamp Fox Rd. Judas and the Black Messiah CC: 6:45
Violet Evergarden: The Movie
7:30 Tom & Jerry (PG) CC: 4:05-6:45 4:00-7:00 Bow Tie Harbour 9 Nobody (R) 5:00 The Croods: A New Age (PG) (R) CC: 7:50 Chaos Walking (PG-13) CC: 8:00 Cinema Arts Theatre
Violet Evergarden: The Movie The Courier (PG-13) 4:35-6:10- The Courier (PG-13) CC: 1:40- Tom & Jerry (PG) CC: 6:00 9650 Main St 7:00
The Marksman (PG-13) CC: 5:45 Raya and the Last Dragon (PG) 7:30 2474 Solomons Island Road CC: 4:15 Private Watch Party 1:00-1:15-
Chaos Walking: The IMAX 2D CC: 4:00-5:45 Minari (PG-13) 3:45 7:25 Chaos Walking (PG-13) CC: 4:40-7:40 Raya and the Last Dragon (PG) Nomadland (R) CC; DVS: 4:35
The Marksman (PG-13) CC: 6:45 Nobody (R) XD: 4:00; 5:00; 4:00 The Marksman (PG-13) CC: 7:30 CC: 6:30-7:30 Six Minutes to Midnight (PG-13) 1:30-4:15-4:30-4:45-5:05-5:15-
Experience (PG-13) CC: 7:15 Nobody (R) CC: 5:00 Boogie (R) CC: 4:00 My Brother's Keeper (PG-13) 3:00-5:45-8:30
Minari (PG-13) 3:55-6:55 Hoyt's West Nursery Cinema 14 Tom & Jerry (PG) CC: 4:00-7:00 The Father (PG-13) CC: 8:15 Nobody (R) CC: 7:00 CC; DVS: 10:05-12:20-2:35- 7:30-7:45-8:00
Raya and the Last Dragon (PG) Chaos Walking: The IMAX 2D 12:45
The Father (PG-13) CC: 6:45 Nomadland (R) 4:15-6:50 1591 West Nursery Road Chaos Walking: The IMAX 2D Judas and the Black Messiah 4:45-7:00 Chaos Walking (PG-13) 1:40-
OC: 5:30 Experience (PG-13) CC: 7:30 Nomadland (R) CC: 5:30
The Courier (PG-13) CC: The Father (PG-13) 1:50-7:30 Chaos Walking (PG-13) 4:10 Experience (PG-13) CC: 5:20 (R) CC: 7:45 Minari (PG-13) CC; DVS: 9:45- 4:25-7:10
Nobody (R) CC: 7:00 Raya and the Last Dragon: Raya and the Last Dragon (PG)
3:55-6:55 Boogie (R) 6:55 Tom & Jerry (PG) 4:00-6:40 CC: 3:15-5:00-6:30
Boogie (R) CC: 1:50-4:00-6:40 12:00-2:30-5:00-7:30 Tom & Jerry (PG) 1:45-4:25
Minari (PG-13) 7:45 The 2D IMAX Experience (PG) Raya and the Last Dragon: The Angelika Film Center Mosaic
Boogie (R) OC: 8:15 Boogie (R) CC: 4:15-6:50 CC: 4:15 Tom & Jerry (PG) 1:30 Raya and the Last Dragon (PG) Sound of Metal (R) 4:15-7:15 2911 District Ave The Truffle Hunters (PG-13) Rang De (NR) XD: 8:05
Chaos Walking: The IMAX 2D 2D IMAX Experience (PG) CC: CC; DVS: 10:00-12:05-2:00-4:00- Jathi Ratnalu (NR) 1:10-8:25
Nomadland (R) OC: 7:00 AMC Magic Johnson The Courier (PG-13) 1:20-4:20- 4:00-6:50 Minari (PG-13) 4:25-7:40 2:25-8:20 Raya and the Last Dragon (PG)
Experience (PG-13) CC: 4:00 7:15 The Little Things (R) 7:10 6:00-8:00 The Courier (PG-13) XD:
Angelika Pop-Up at Capital Center 12 The Father (PG-13) CC: 4:50 Nobody (R) CC: 2:35-3:25-5:15- CC: (!) 2:30-4:00-5:30-8:15
Raya and the Last Dragon: Casablanca (1942) (PG) 4:30 Boogie (R) 4:50-7:30 The Father (PG-13) CC; DVS: 2:10-5:00
Union Market 800 Shoppers Way Judas and the Black Messiah 6:05-7:55 Nobody (R) CC: (!) 2:40-5:15- 9:55-12:15-2:20-7:10
The 2D IMAX Experience (PG) Chaos Walking (PG-13) CC: 7:30 Raya and the Last Dragon (PG) Nobody (R) 4:40-7:20 (R) CC: 4:45-8:00 7:00-8:00 Private Watch Party 8:30
550 Penn Street NE - Unit E CC: 6:45 AMC Tysons Corner 16 The Courier (PG-13) CC; DVS:
Monster Hunter (PG-13) CC: 1:10-4:00 The Courier (PG-13) 4:30-7:20 Nobody (R) CC: 3:00-5:45-8:30 Jathi Ratnalu (NR) (!) 1:00- Nobody (R) XD: 2:05-4:40-7:15
Minari (PG-13) CC: (!) 4:30-7:40 Nobody (R) 4:00-7:00 Private Watch Party 12:00- My Brother's Keeper (PG-13) 7850e Tysons Corner Center 9:50-12:10-2:25-4:45-7:20
The Courier (PG-13) CC: 3:00- 4:15-7:45
Judas and the Black Messiah Wonder Woman 1984 (PG-13) 8:00 12:15-12:30-3:15-3:30-3:45-6:30- 4:20-7:00 Chaos Walking (PG-13) CC: Cinemark Centreville 12
University Mall Theatre
(R) CC: (!) 4:15-7:20 Tom & Jerry (PG) CC: 7:00 5:45-8:30 Minari (PG-13) CC: (!) 2:55- 10659 Braddock Road
5:30-6:30 6:45-7:00 2:50-5:50-8:50 6201 Multiplex Drive
Sound of Metal (R) OC; CC: (!) Raya and the Last Dragon (PG) Xscape Theatres Brandywine 14 The Marksman (PG-13) CC: 8:00 Tom & Jerry (PG) CC: 2:15-3:30- 5:40-8:30
Nobody (R) 6:00 CC: 6:45-7:30 Nobody (R) 12:30-3:00-5:20- The Truffle Hunters (PG-13) CC: Chaos Walking (PG-13) 1:25- The Croods: A New Age (PG)
7:00; (!) 3:50 7710 Matapeake Business Drive Boogie (R) CC: 3:15-5:40-8:15 5:05-6:20-9:00
Judas and the Black Messiah Nobody (R) CC: 7:15-8:15 6:45-7:45 (!) 1:30-2:45-5:00-7:30 4:35-7:35 CC; DVS: 12:30
Chaos Walking (PG-13) 7:15 The Little Things (R) CC: Raya and the Last Dragon
(R) 4:30 Judas and the Black Messiah The Courier (PG-13) CC: (!) 3:00- Haathi Mere Saathi (Hindi) Wonder Woman 1984 (PG-13)
MARYLAND AMC DINE-IN Rio Cinemas 18 (R) CC: 7:45
Cinemark Egyptian 24 and XD Wonder Woman 1984 (PG-13)
7000 Arundel Mills Circle 6:30
5:15-8:25
Chaos Walking: The IMAX 2D
(PG) CC: 2:05-3:00-5:05-6:00-
8:05-8:55
4:05-6:00-7:15-8:45 (NR) 6:30 CC; DVS: 9:30
AMC Academy 8 9811 Washingtonian Center Boogie (R) CC: 8:20 Chaos Walking (PG-13) City of Lies (R) (!) 7:30 Experience (PG-13) CC: 4:30 CMX Village 14 Kaadan (Tamil) (NR) 2:30 Tom & Jerry (PG) CC; DVS:
Nobody (R) CC: 3:20-5:55-8:35
6198 Greenbelt Road The Croods: A New Age (PG) Chaos Walking: The IMAX 2D 4:15-7:15 Tom & Jerry (PG) 6:00 Violet Evergarden: The Movie Promising Young Woman (R) 1600 Village Market Boulevard Aranya (Telugu) (NR) 6:15 2:30-4:40
Chaos Walking (PG-13) CC: 6:15 CC: 4:00 Experience (PG-13) CC: 8:30 City of Lies (R) 8:00 Raya and the Last Dragon 7:30-8:15 CC: 5:30 Chaos Walking (PG-13) Nobody (R) 1:10-2:05-4:10- Judas and the Black Messiah
Tom & Jerry (PG) CC: 6:00 The War with Grandpa (PG) Bow Tie Annapolis Mall 11 Promising Young Woman (R) (PG) 6:15 Dark State 3:00 The Courier (PG-13) CC: 2:25- 4:20-7:05 7:10-8:10 (R) CC; DVS: 7:00
Raya and the Last Dragon (PG) CC: 4:30 1020 Westfield Annapolis Mall 5:00 Nobody (R) (!) 7:00 Raya and the Last Dragon: 5:25-8:25 Tom & Jerry (PG) 4:00-6:50 Rang De (NR) 1:20-4:55-8:20 Raya and the Last Dragon
CC: 6:45 Chaos Walking (PG-13) CC: Chaos Walking (PG-13) Minari (PG-13) 4:25 Private Watch Party (!) 7:10-7:40 The 2D IMAX Experience (PG) The Father (PG-13) CC: 2:40- Raya and the Last Dragon (PG) The Courier (PG-13) 1:05-4:20- (PG) CC; DVS: 12:05-2:25-4:45-
Nobody (R) CC: 7:00-7:45 4:00-6:00 12:20-6:40 Aranya (Telugu) (NR) 7:50 Boogie (R) 8:00 CC: 7:30 5:35-8:15 4:05-7:15 7:25 7:15-9:35
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CLASSIC DOONESBURY GARRY TRUDEAU PICKLES BRIAN CRANE

RED AND ROVER BRIAN BASSET AGNES TONY COCHRAN

BRIDGE

BOTH SIDES VULNERABLE

NORTH
♠ K 10 2
♥ K8632
♦ AJ
♣ 653
WEST EAST
♠ 53 ♠4
♥ J4 ♥ A 10 9 7
♦ 10 5 4 3 ♦ KQ98762 MIKAEL WULFF & ANDERS MORGENTHALER
FRANK AND ERNEST TOM THAVES WUMO
♣ QJ872 ♣4
SOUTH (D)
♠ AQJ9876
♥ Q5
♦ None
♣ A K 10 9

The bidding:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1♠ Pass 2♥ 3♦
4♣ Pass 4♠ Pass
6♠ All Pass
Opening lead — ♦ 3 CLASSIC PEANUTS CHARLES SCHULZ MIKE LESTER
MIKE DU JOUR

C y the Cynic’s apartment

is a glorious disaster. Cy’s
housekeeping style is best
described as “There appears
to have been a struggle.”
Cy’s dummy play is similar.
He plays on impulse to the
first trick — and then has
to struggle. Against his six
spades, West led a diamond,
and Cy threw a heart on
HILARY PRICE MARK TRAIL JULES RIVERA
dummy’s ace. He led a heart RHYMES WITH ORANGE
from dummy, and East took
his ace and led a club.
The Cynic won, led a trump
to dummy, pitched a club on
the king of hearts and ruffed
a heart. When the suit failed
to break 3-3, he had only 11
tricks.
Cy lost his slam at Trick
One. He can play dummy’s
jack of diamonds and ruff MARK TATULLI
LIO MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM MIKE PETERS
East’s queen. Cy leads a
trump to dummy and returns
a low heart.
If East plays low, Cy takes
the queen, leads a trump
to dummy and discards his
last heart on the ace of dia-
monds. He loses a club and
ruffs his last club in dummy.
If instead East grabs his ace
of hearts, Cy succeeds by
pitching his low clubs on the CHRIS BROWNE
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE BALDO HECTOR CANTU & CARLOS CASTELLANOS
ace of diamonds and king of
hearts.
DAILY QUESTION
You hold:
♠ K 10 2 ♥ K 8 6 3 2
♦AJ♣653
Your partner opens one
diamond, you respond one
heart and he bids one spade.
What do you say?
ANSWER: You have enough
strength to invite game but BLONDIE DEAN YOUNG & JOHN MARSHALL SALLY FORTH FRANCESCO MARCIULIANO & JIM KEEFE
lack a descriptive call. A bid
of 2NT with no sign of a club
trick is unattractive. A mean-
ingless “fourth-suit” bid of
two clubs is possible, but not
if your partner will treat it as
game-forcing. My uncomfort-
able recommendation is a
raise to two spades.
— Frank Stewart
©2021, TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY, LLC.

SHERMAN’S LAGOON JIM TOOMEY

SUDOKU

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HOROSCOPE

BIRTHDAY | MARCH 30
Accept help from
others and success
will be yours. This
year, you sharpen
your listening skills, making
you a better friend, colleague
and family member. Clear up
debt during the months ahead,
and you’ll have funds to spare
in time for the holidays. If
single, keep your eyes open
DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS JUDGE PARKER FRANCESCO MARCIULIANO & MIKE MANLEY for people whose interests you
share. If attached, mark off
date nights on your calendar.
Virgo grounds you.
ARIES
(MARCH 21-APRIL 19).
Discuss long-term financial
plans with a partner. Talk over
all your options. If you disagree
and reach an impasse,
come back to it another
day. A financial adviser or
knowledgeable friend may
provide answers.
TAURUS
FRAZZ JEF MALLETT CANDORVILLE DARRIN BELL (APRIL 20-MAY 20).
Give someone you love the
upper hand. Hold back on
what you really want to say.
Avoid an argument, and
your relationship will take a
romantic turn. Share a secret
with someone you trust.
GEMINI
(MAY 21-JUNE 20).
Work to the best of your ability.
Meet deadlines, and you will
never go wrong. It never hurts
to look at other opportunities
for which you qualify. Socialize
GARFIELD JIM DAVIS BARNEY AND CLYDE WEINGARTENS & CLARK after hours with co-workers or
fellow volunteers.
CANCER
(JUNE 21-JULY 22).
Revive a creative project
that stalled. Fresh ideas and
inspired conversations give
it the green light. People are
attracted to your spirited
personality. Do something out
of character, which ensures
you will have fun.
LEO
(JULY 23-AUG. 22).
Continue to delve into your
DUSTIN STEVE KELLEY & JEFF PARKER THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN STAN LEE & ALEX SAVIUK family tree. Online research is
only part of the effort. Connect
with relatives who can fill in
gaps and supply memorabilia.
Trace people you never met
but heard about. Searching
occupies spare time.
VIRGO
(AUG. 23-SEPT. 22).
Someone in your extended
family could use your advice.
You are bursting with ideas
that you want to express.
Journaling will keep you busy.
If you want to share your
SCOTT STANTIS DAVE BLAZEK thoughts, explore social media
PRICKLY CITY LOOSE PARTS platforms.
LIBRA
(SEPT. 23-OCT. 22).
Expenses you did not count
on emerge. Pass on items that
make you happy in the short
term. Use your initiative to find
additional income streams.
Business ideas that start small
are the answer.
SCORPIO
(OCT. 23-NOV. 21).
Your stress level is on
overdrive. Stay silent rather
NON SEQUITUR WILEY BABY BLUES RICK KIRKMAN & JERRY SCOTT than say something you regret.
Walk or run on a steeper path
than usual. Work up a sweat,
but don’t push yourself beyond
where your body wants to go.
SAGITTARIUS
(NOV. 22-DEC. 21).
Don’t let sad news ruin your
day. Dwell on happy memories
and future successes. Make
giving back a reality. Donate
time or money to a group or
organization whose ideals you
share.
CAPRICORN
BIG NATE LINCOLN PEIRCE ON THE FASTRACK BILL HOLBROOK (DEC. 22-JAN. 19).
Speak up at a lecture, group
or meeting you attend. People
may be surprised but will
listen intently to what you have
to say. Friends are powerful
influences. Ask for opinions,
but think for yourself.
AQUARIUS
(JAN. 20-FEB. 18).
You may be asked to take a
leadership position or make a
presentation. These requests
may be challenging, but you
are capable of high marks.
BEETLE BAILEY MORT, BRIAN & GREG WALKER PEARLS BEFORE SWINE STEPHAN PASTIS People you love are always
your greatest support system.
PISCES
(FEB. 19-MARCH 20).
An enticing travel offer may
arise unexpectedly. If it does
not fit into your schedule, say
no and move on. There will be
other opportunities. Mentor an
eager student who will benefit
from your knowledge.

— Madalyn Aslan
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The first video game home console was See more photos of Spring is in the air! Get outside and
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game, she also enjoys making games out- TOD AY’S N EWS
side that genre. Robinson Swink’s game
“Gravity Ghost” is about a 12-year-old girl
dealing with grief while on a journey
through space. She independently re-
leased it for PC in 2015 and released it for
PlayStation in 2019.
“I want to draw attention to my video
games that feel authentic. The things I
make are about families and stories and
subjects that maybe are not so common in

Designing video games,” Robinson Swink says.

She remembers a game from her child-
hood called “King’s Quest VII: The Prince-

games and less Bride,” which was developed by a wom-

an named Roberta Williams. It was the first
game Robinson Swink felt was made for her.
MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/REUTERS

A view of the Ever Given ship in the

a new future “I thought, ‘Oh my goodness, this is

what games can be. They can be whatever
you want, you can tell these other kinds of
Suez Canal on Monday, which has
caused delays for global trade.

Huge ship stuck in

for girls stories,’ ” she says.
Robinson Swink says she is hopeful
that more girls have been getting that Egypt’s Suez Canal
message because the industry has seen
more gender diversity lately.
Laila Shabir, a game developer and
is pulled free
former teacher, hopes her organization,
Girls Make Games, can help on that front. Recovery teams Monday set free a
Shabir founded Girls Make Games in 2014 huge container ship that has stopped
to offer programming instruction for girls global trade through Egypt’s Suez Ca-
interested in gaming. Girls ages 8 through nal, a canal services firm said, bring-
18 can register for its annual summer ing an end to a crisis that for nearly a
ISTOCK camps or crash-course workshops for be- week clogged one of the world’s most
ginner through advanced game develop- vital waterways.
BY H ABEN K ELATI game-developing more seriously. ers. Helped by the peak of high tide,
According to a diversity report by the “One of the biggest challenges we face tugboats managed to pull the bow, or
efore Erin Robinson Swink be- International Game Developers Associa- toward the program is the stereotypes of front end, of the Ever Given from the

B gan developing video games

professionally, she thought her
love for making games was
lame.
“I was doing this as a hobby, and I didn’t
really tell my friends because I thought it
was dorky,” she says.
tion published in 2016, only 22 percent of
professionals in the video game industry
who were sampled were women. Mean-
while, an Entertainment Software Associ-
ation report released in 2020 found that
41 percent of gamers were women or girls.
The gap between who works on games
gaming and gaming girls,” she says.
Shabir says there are many girls who
could excel in the gaming industry, but
they are not aware of the possibilities.
“Being able to expose them to the fact
that there’s something called a game studio
and that you could be a designer, a writer, an
canal’s sandy bank, where it had been
stuck since last Tuesday. Ship opera-
tors have blamed the incident on a
sandstorm.
After hauling the 220,000-ton ves-
sel over the canal bank, the salvage
team was pulling the Ever Given
Robinson Swink, now a senior quest and who loves games is sizable. artist” can make a huge difference in mak- toward Great Bitter Lake, a wide
designer at Guerrilla Games, started mak- Robinson Swink acknowledges the ing the industry more diverse, she says. stretch of water, where the ship will be
ing video games in her college dorm room. struggles of feeling underrepresented. Just like Shabir, Robinson Swink thinks inspected, canal authorities said.
Back then, she was studying psychology, “I just felt like, ‘How did I end up here?’ pushing the industry forward means mak- The obstruction has created a mas-
which is the study of the mind and behavior. STEVE SWINK
. . . when, you know, so few people who ing more people feel welcome and empow- sive traffic jam in the vital passage,
“I think I was procrastinating [on] my look like me are here at all,” she says. Erin Robinson Swink started making ered to love gaming. When she released holding up $9 billion each day in
exams,” she says with a laugh. “I found an However, the 34-year-old thinks her video games in her college dorm room. “Gravity Ghost” she had that in mind. global trade and straining the process
Internet forum of people who were doing perspective as a female developer makes Now she develops them professionally. “If you buy a PC version it comes with of getting products from factories and
freeware games, where you make a game her better at her job. “I try to push genres a another version to give to somebody else,” farms to distributors and stores.
and give it for free on the Internet,” Robin- little bit and make things that are interest- she explains. “I just wanted to open it up to At least 367 vessels have piled up on
son Swink says. She credits this Internet ing to me,” she says. as many people as possible.” either end of the canal, waiting to pass.
community with inspiring her to take Although she enjoys a classic fighting [email protected] — Associated Press

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ACROSS
1 Holiday sub
5 Kilt wearer
9 “Mazes and
Monsters”
novelist Rona
14 Natural soother
15 To be, to Balzac
16 Popular ride
app’s basic level
of service
17 Perspiration
cause by fear
of failure
19 “Is it too risky?”
20 X
21 Turquoise kin
22 Indian strings
23 Lucky
wristband
26 Autumn shade NICK GALIFIANAKIS FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
28 Children’s
author Blyton
29 Spiral shape
30 Fashion label Burned out in the pursuit of badges
from Milan
32 Gross less Adapted from And you can contact the time. I am eternally grateful,
deductions an online scout organization’s mother by the way, that you and
35 “Don’t cheer discussion. ship for guidance, since surely others have stepped up.
yet!” this is common, and you can l I cheerfully posted a sign-
© 2021 Tribune Content Agency, LLC. 3/30/21 Dear Carolyn: check for troops in up sheet and said “each of you
39 Gave the I’m a scout neighboring towns. is responsible for one
go-ahead DOWN 30 Italian sauce setting that 46 Get in shape Carolyn troop leader But really what you face is a meeting. It can be your house
40 Emcees 1 Only president with pine nuts does everything 47 Pancake Hax with another cost-benefit analysis of your or the library or whatever, but
41 Ballpark who was also 31 Word before except point maker’s need parent. We both child’s scouting experience. you’re responsible for
officials chief justice race or trap and shoot 48 Metz man work full time, Readers are here to help: arranging it.” Each of my
42 Fabergé 2 Vogue 32 Top dog 42 Best Actor win- 49 Quite as do many of the other troop families took one meeting,
perfume, alternative ner for “On the overweight parents. We have asked these l At the beginning of the figured out where it was
33 “SportsCenter” parents to help with activities year I poll all the parents and going to be, worked out
originally 3 One born channel Waterfront” 53 Fully aware of,
43 Surgical tube 43 Hoity-toity sort but are not getting much of a ask who would be willing to snacks and parking, etc. That
under the sign 34 Midterm as a scheme response. We gave a big help and how: meeting got me through the last two
44 Best woman? of Cancer or final 44 Parts of West- 54 Lofty verses speech at the beginning helpers, cookie sale helpers, years with a lot less
50 Gofer’s task 4 Oomph 36 Crowded into ern landscapes 56 Post-WWII pres. about how every parent camping trip helpers, frustration.
51 University of 5 Refuse 37 Elvis’ “__ Dog” 45 Culturally 57 Rowboat needs to help, but we can’t miscellaneous. That’s when l Are you my scout leader?
New Mexico conduit 38 Camera pretentious mover really kick children out people are pretty open to You could be. I have my
player 6 Third-stringers because their parent isn’t signing up in some capacity. reasons for not helping out: I
52 Game-winning 7 Dental care helping. I’ve tried group Then, I assign people specific don’t like kids. Love mine,
line brand MONDAY’S LA TIMES SOLUTION pleas and directed pleas to no responsibilities in line with tolerate their friends in very
55 Arnold of 8 Asian New Year avail. I’m getting burned out. what they offered, and if they small groups, but more than
“It’s a Mad, Any suggestions short of can’t make it, then they are four stress me out to no end
9 Court-ordered, quitting? I think if I don’t do responsible for finding and I get mean/bossy. Is there
Mad, Mad, as a review
Mad World” it, no one will, and my child someone who can. something else I can do to
10 Eased up really likes scouting. l You also can institute a help you? Need research?
56 Confined to 11 Born in — Tired of Free-Riders parental volunteering Reservations made? Call me.
one’s residence the wild requirement. My daughter’s But truly, you don’t want me
... or, as the 12 “__ Jacques” Tired of Free-Riders: You troop requires parents to yelling at the scouts to sit
circles show, either do all the work, you dial commit to 4 “points” of down and shut the erf up.
a description 13 Live and
breathe back the work, you delegate service per year. Chaperoning Sorry. And thank you for what
of four puzzle the work or you resign the earns 1 point, going on a you do.
answers 18 Sun, for one position. There are no magic camping trip earns 3, etc. Thanks, everybody. Self-
58 “All kidding 22 “500” initials choices. l I am one of the free-riders awareness is a beautiful
__ ...” on Wall Street You and your co-leader can (figuratively). I am a single thing.
59 Totals 24 Repressed, certainly break down parent of two kids. I have a
60 Poker stake with “in” activities into specific tasks, full- and part-time job. Our Write to Carolyn Hax at
61 Church 25 Harvests post sign-up sheets and say troop leaders portioned out [email protected]. Get her
26 It’s eight in each activity happens only the work in very small tasks. column delivered to your inbox
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NCAA women’s tournament: Elite Eight NCAA men’s tournament: Elite Eight

Monday’s results 1 Connecticut 69, 2 Baylor 67 3 Arizona 66, 4 Indiana 53 Monday’s results 2 Houston 67, 12 Oregon State 61 3 Arkansas vs. 1 Baylor Late

Today’s games 6 Texas vs. 1 South Carolina 7 p.m., ESPN 2 Louisville vs. 1 Stanford 9 p.m., ESPN Today’s games 6 USC vs. 1 Gonzaga 7:15 p.m., TBS 11 UCLA vs. 1 Michigan 9:57 p.m., TBS

Cougars stop Beavers for No-call disputed, but Huskies move on

first Final Four since ’84 for a buzzer beater to send de-
CONNECTICUT 69, fending national champion Bay-

HOUSTON 67,
out there in men’s college basket- BAYLOR 67 lor back to the Final Four. The
ball: recovery from a 17-point shot was off the mark as a pair of
OREGON STATE 61 deficit against Houston, that Connecticut defenders contested
team from a metropolis that sub- BY K AREEM C OPELAND her effort. Carrington looked up
jects opponents to hellish traffic. from the floor afterward, waiting
BY C HUCK C ULPEPPER They can marvel at how they san antonio — Expectations for a foul, but the whistle didn’t
ended their merry run to the Elite are high when the winners of six come.
indianapolis — A region final Eight by working that score from of the past eight national champi- Replays showed contact, but it
rose from the dead Monday night. a dismal 34-17 at halftime to a onships, led by a pair of Hall of was the Huskies celebrating in
It didn’t go creaking out of that hopeful 55-55 with 3:46 left, and Fame coaches, meet with a Final the end, leaving Baylor Coach
crypt so much as it burst from it then they can lament how they Four appearance on the line. Kim Mulkey extremely frustrated.
all at gasping once. By the end of filled the remainder with slap- No. 1 seed Connecticut and “You don’t need a quote from
it, it seemed almost melancholy stick shots and bad-dream turn- No. 2 seed Baylor lived up to the me,” Mulkey said. “I’ve got still
that the Oregon State Beavers overs. hype Monday at the Alamodome shots and video from two angles.
won’t get to sit around the Final Houston will go to the Final as the Huskies held on for a 69-67 One kid hits her in the face, and
Four telling of their startling Four, as had looked obvious for win and a record 13th straight one kid hits her on the elbow.
comeback. much of a West Region final that Final Four appearance. “It doesn’t matter, ‘Oh, we
Instead, they’ll sit back at wound up at a gooey 67-61. It will DiJonai Carrington drove missed a call.’ It doesn’t matter. It
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home and tell of their near-come- stir thoughts of its storied, dis- across the court from right to left doesn’t matter what you write. It
back, about how they almost tant past and rev up welcome Paige Bueckers scored a game-high 28 points to help Connecticut before pulling up for a midrange doesn’t matter what I say. It
pulled off one of the harder things SEE HOUSTON ON D4 reach the Final Four for a record 13th consecutive tournament. jump shot with the opportunity SEE CONNECTICUT ON D4

U.S. men Westbrook

failed again, does it all
but it’s not as Wizards
that simple beat Pacers
With a bounty of
On Soccer resources and WIZARDS 132,
STEVEN GOFF players, the PACERS 124
United States
should qualify for
every global men’s soccer Guard turns in rare
tournament. No exceptions, no 30-20-10 triple-double
excuses.
No one is demanding world
titles because — let’s be real — BY A VA W ALLACE
the program is still years behind
much of the world. Three players, including Brad-
It should, though, be expected ley Beal, sat on the Washington
that U.S. teams, at the bare Wizards’ bench in plainclothes
minimum, advance out of an Monday with injuries. Washing-
undaunting region known as ton lost another when newly ac-
Concacaf, which covers North quired center Daniel Gafford took
and Central America and the a hard fall early in the fourth
Caribbean. Europe and South quarter and sprained his right
America, it is not. ankle.
Population and basic Yet when the Wizards’ luck
competence alone should be seemed at its worst, Russell West-
enough to usher the United brook bowed his head and went
States to the final tournament. to work, supplementing the tri-
Mexico and the United States ple-double he had racked up in
begin as favorites at almost three quarters with absolute
every men’s qualifying bash, dominance in the fourth. The
whether it’s an under-17 scrum 32-year-old point guard led his
or a World Cup fight. Yet, as team to a 132-124 win over the
American soccer fans have seen Indiana Pacers at Capital One
at the three most prominent Arena with a performance that
events, the program continues had Beal, out with a right hip
to stumble. contusion, pumping his arms on
It missed the 2016 Olympics, the sideline in support; his long-
the 2018 World Cup and, with a time coach, Scott Brooks, spout-
drab performance Sunday ing effusive praise afterward; and
against Honduras in his young teammates chuckling
Guadalajara, Mexico, this year’s in awe.
Summer Games in Tokyo. The Westbrook finished with 35
latest spill left the U.S. men out points on 14-for-26 shooting —
of the Olympics for the third including 4 for 6 from three-point
consecutive cycle and the fourth range — 21 assists and 14 re-
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time in five attempts. bounds. The triple-double, his
Although they pale in Joe Ross opted out of last season because of concerns about the coronavirus. That gave him time to think about using his platform. 16th of the season, moved him
comparison to the World Cup, past Darrell Walker for the most
the Olympics are, to most by any player to ever wear a
Americans, the pinnacle of Washington jersey.

Ross is ready to speak out

athletic competition. They are a Westbrook did it in just 38
showcase, an opportunity to games.
engage casual fans, spread Beyond city limits, the point
soccer’s gospel and introduce guard became just the third play-
the public to emerging talent. er in NBA history to author a
Another Olympics without 30-20-10 triple-double, joining
men’s soccer is another setback After sitting out 2020, Nationals pitcher is re-energized and eager to push for change Magic Johnson and Oscar Robert-
to the sport’s mainstreaming son in an ultraexclusive club.
efforts in the United States. Westbrook is now 20 triple-dou-
Again, the responsibility will fall BY J ESSE D OUGHERTY EZ EE
KLMNO
TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2021 . SECTION G
$1.5 million and a chance in the rotation, bles away from breaking Robert-
entirely on the women’s team, and it will delay his free agency by a year. son’s career record of 181.
which has won four of six gold To understand what it took for Joe Ross But he made it to avoid the risk of Westbrook laughed and shook
medals and, as reigning world to stop playing baseball — even for a long-term health issues, of straining his his head when asked if he might
champion, will be favored this summer — you have to go back to Green- arm, of one day looking back with regret. reach the mark this season.
summer. man Field, right off the corner of 66th and And it gave him months to think. “I’m not sure, man,” he said.
Qualifying for the Tokyo International, to any day that offered the Because Ross is also a Black man in a “I’m just trying to get to the
Games also would have helped promise of one more swing. largely White sport. He joined the Players playoffs. . . . If it comes, it comes.
explain the unusual setup of You have to hear Joe shouting at his Alliance, a group of Black current and If it don’t, it don’t.”
SEE ON SOCCER ON D5 friends during a game of pickle. You have former baseball players, to push social Brooks, who is in his second
to listen over the noise, over the patter of a justice on a sport allergic to anything past stint with Westbrook after coach-
Little League weekend, to know what’s balls and strikes. He just had to chip in ing him for the first seven years of
blaring through the speakers at nearby from afar. He began using his Twitter and his career with Oklahoma City,
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Instagram accounts for advocacy. He was more passionate about his
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MLB preview: A radical proposal, a new normal, players to watch and predictions. G8-12
threw imaginary pitches in his parents’ performance.
Clark will miss all of 2021 the hometown A’s. If you’re Joe, if you can living room. He then made a promise, a “It’s tremendous. I’m going to
put yourself in a 10-year-old’s head, you pact with himself, to thrive on the mound put it on my Twitter account, my
with an injured foot. D2 might just start to dream. ADAM HAYES FOR THE WASHINGTON POST so he can stretch his reach off it. Instagram, my Snapchat, my Tik-
That kid is 27 now, a pitcher for the That’s why, after stepping away, Ross is Tok — I’m going to put it all. Am I
HOCKEY Washington Nationals, among the hand- even more energized to return. He is giving out my age there?” Brooks
MLB preview: Get ready for
Justin Schultz is making ful of players who sat out last season with Opening Day with some extra making up for lost time. joked. “I mean, I don’t know, man.
coronavirus concerns. It was his first “If you aren’t a big-name guy, they’re . . . It’s amazing what he does.
the most of his fresh break since there was a jersey small
baseball coverage. Section G
like: ‘Oh, who are you? . . . You haven’t People don’t realize, or they don’t
start with the Capitals. D3 enough to fit him. It was, in his words, a Mets at Nationals done anything. . . . You haven’t want to realize, because he
“very tough decision” that cost him Thursday, 7:09 p.m., ESPN SEE ROSS ON D2 doesn’t kiss anybody’s a--. He just
AUTO RACING plays a hard brand of basketball,
Joey Logano wins the first SEE WIZARDS ON D3

NASCAR Cup Series race Hornets at Wizards

on dirt since 1970. D4 Today, 7 p.m., NBCSW Plus
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SPRING TRAINING NOTES

Mystics’ Clark will have foot surgery and won’t play this season
MLB-union The 5-foot-11 Clark, who won signed with the Minnesota Lynx. setback for the Mystics since Meesseman may not play this

vaccination Losing the key addition

is just the latest blow
two championships with the
Seattle Storm, is considered one
of the best defenders in the
“There aren’t any simple
words to express how badly we
feel for Alysha,” Mystics Coach
they won the 2019 champion-
ship, the first in franchise his-
tory, with a roster that appeared
season because of obligations
overseas.
That’s a lot of firepower miss-

push o≠ers to the team’s frontcourt league. She was an all-defensive

team selection the past two sea-
sons, including a unanimous
and General Manager Mike Thi-
bault said in a statement. “She
was very excited to get started
poised to remain in title conten-
tion for several years.
Washington was shorthanded
ing with the season expected to
begin sometime in mid-May,
though the WNBA schedule has

incentives BY K AREEM C OPELAND

first-team pick in 2020. She aver-
aged a career-high 10 points last
year to go with 4.2 rebounds, 2.7
with us this season and now will
have to wait a year. Obviously,
she was a big piece of our
during the pandemic-shortened
2020 season after reigning MVP
Elena Delle Donne, former MVP
not been released.
“Look at struggles as opportu-
nities to grow your character,”
The Washington Mystics will assists and 1.5 steals. She also offseason planning and will be Tina Charles, all-defense selec- Clark tweeted. “Be willing to be
BY C HELSEA J ANES be without forward Alysha Clark posted career highs with a field sorely missed. Throughout her tion Natasha Cloud and starter bent in the midst of difficulties.
for the 2021 season after she goal percentage of 55.8 and a rehab, Alysha will remain an LaToya Sanders opted out of Be willing to embrace the ten-
Major League Baseball and the suffered a foot injury while play- three-point field goal percentage integral part of our leadership playing in the league’s Braden- sion. Comeback starts now.”
players’ union sent a memo to ing in France. The nine-year of 52.2. group, and her mentoring of our ton, Fla., bubble. The hope was to The Mystics won five of their
teams Monday encouraging play- WNBA veteran was Washington’s The Mystics targeted Clark, younger players will be crucial as bring back essentially the same final six games of 2020 to make
ers and staff members to get vacci- top free agent acquisition of the 33, as a much-needed addition we move ahead. We look forward group for 2021, but Powers left, the playoffs with a 9-13 record,
nated against the coronavirus and offseason and was expected to when it became evident that to her coming back healthy and Sanders retired, valued reserve but they were eliminated in the
outlining the ways in which teams join the starting lineup. Instead, former starter Aerial Powers being a factor in our success for Tianna Hawkins signed with the opening round on a last-second
can loosen virus-related protocols she will need surgery for a Lis- would be leaving the organiza- several years to come.” Atlanta Dream and now Clark is shot by the Phoenix Mercury.
when they do. franc injury. tion. The fan favorite eventually Clark’s injury is the latest out. And 2019 Finals MVP Emma [email protected]
The memo, a copy of which was
obtained by The Washington Post,
urges “all players and staff” to
receive one of the coronavirus vac-
cines, a noteworthy directive be-
cause not all players have indicat-
ed plans to get the shots this sea-
After a year away, Ross is ready to step forward
son. It also incentivizes them to do
so with protocol modifications for ROSS FROM D1 rift during the season.
fully vaccinated players and for “And as a person of color, when
teams on which 85 percent of performed,’ ” Ross said this you’re in the workplace, the last
Tier 1 individuals (coaches and month. “Then it’s like, you only thing you want to do is give them
players, mostly) are immunized. want to listen to people who are a reason to do anything to you.
According to the memo, a play- successful? Okay, I’ll go and be That’s how it’s been in the past,
er qualifies as “fully vaccinated” successful.” but I feel like a lot of people feel
two weeks after he receives a sec- more comfortable speaking out
ond dose of the Pfizer or Moderna ‘Joe’s pitching today’ than ever before, really.”
vaccine or the single Johnson They weaved through the city, He counts himself in that
& Johnson shot. saw the Washington Monument, group. So in the weeks before this
Once players are fully vaccinat- tried to pass an hour, then two, season, he could sort his plan into
ed, they will be allowed to “gather before heading to Nationals Park three buckets: Continue his work
in hotel rooms and other indoor in late October 2019. It was a with the Players Alliance, the
spaces without masks or distanc- low-stress day until Willie Ross’s Washington Nationals Youth
ing” as long as other “non-fully phone rang. Baseball Academy and under-
vaccinated individuals are not “Joe’s pitching today,” said Joel served communities in Oakland.
around.” They can have vaccinat- Wolfe, Joe’s agent, to Willie, Joe’s Use his growing social media
ed family members stay with them father. following to share commentary
on the road, will not need to wear “Yeah, I know,” Willie remem- on racism in sports and society.
masks in weight rooms and will bers responding. “Because the And say something, stand up for
not need to be tested as often, bullpen is so depleted.” himself and young Black players,
according to the modifications. “No,” Wolfe corrected. “Scher- if a teammate makes an insensi-
Once 85 percent of Tier 1 indi- zer is injured, and Joe is starting.” tive comment.
viduals on a given team are fully Willie looked at his wife, Jean, That last part is by far the most
vaccinated, more protocols will be and his eyes welled up. At night difficult. Yet Ross says he is
modified. No masks will be re- in the early 2000s, once home empowered by the past year.
quired in the dugout or bullpen. from Greenman Field, Willie “Other athletes who are speak-
Vaccinated players will not need to lined his kids up to hit in the ing up and speaking out, and
wear contact tracing devices, and garage. An hour of swings went to having traveled a lot more and
they will be allowed to eat at res- Joe, the youngest. The next hour seen things that are repeating
taurants and host guests in their went to Frankie, Joe’s big sister. themselves across the nation,”
hotel rooms. And the third hour went to Tyson, Willie said of what he believes
[email protected] the oldest, who took the hardest has inspired his son. “I think
l CUBS: Anthony Rizzo is cut- swings. you’d have to be in a cocoon to
ting off talks with Chicago on a By 8 p.m., they switched from not want to speak out.”
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new contract and is prepared to metal to wood bats to avoid noise
play the season as free agency complaints. By 9, Joe’s small After sitting out last year, Joe Ross, 27, is in line to open this season in the Nationals’ starting rotation. Paying it forward
looms after the World Series. hands were callused and sting- If you can hear the shouts at
The first baseman agreed in ing. By the next day, he would spend the next half-decade trying “Seeing how aggressively it clubs — that paused to draw Greenman Field, the Coliseum’s
March 2013 to a seven-year, want to do it all again. to stick in Washington: a debut in was spreading when teams were attention to the police shooting PA announcer, the metal pops
$41 million contract that included “He could be very hard on 2015; a playoff appearance in together, it just didn’t seem like a of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis. inside a garage, and see the kid
two team option years. He has a himself,” said Willie, a pediatri- 2016; Tommy John surgery in good idea to be playing,” said It made Ross think back to standing there — bat cocked
$16.5 million salary this season cian. “And he’d always compare 2017, halting his progress; bounc- Ross, whose father, mother and 2017, when A’s catcher Bruce Max- above his shoulders, eyes on the
and set a deadline of Opening Day himself to his big brother, like, ing from the majors to the mi- sister are in the medical field. well knelt during the anthem and ball — then maybe you know why
for a new agreement. ‘When was Tyson’s first home nors, and from the bullpen to the “With the lack of information, received little to no support from Ross wants this so badly.
“It doesn’t look like really at this run?’ ” rotation, in 2019. there was a shock value for what MLB, his White teammates or Picture him going to bed with a
time anything is going to be final- So when the Athletics drafted Then he was the emergency was happening, and I decided to other Black players. Ross was 24 tan Rawlings glove tucked under
ized,” Rizzo said. Tyson in 2008, Willie worried. option for Game 5 of the World take time away, which is always that season. He didn’t feel ready his arm. Picture him sleeping
l RANGERS: Rougned Odor, Tyson was a college star headed Series, filling in for Max Scherzer. hard to do.” to stand with Maxwell, to call with it like a stuffed animal, then
Texas’s starting second baseman to their city’s team. Joe was a He walked out to an ovation that, When spring training shut reporters to his locker, to voice slipping it on his left hand each
the past seven seasons, was told he 5-foot-7 freshman playing junior 17 months later, still lives in the down, Ross moved from Florida thoughts on police brutality or morning. This winter, he and
won’t be on the Opening Day ros- varsity at Bishop O’Dowd High. back of his mind. The night to Arizona, then to California, systemic racism in this country. Tyson bought customized gloves
ter after switching to third base The next year, in a tough playoff finished with a lopsided loss to living about 10 miles from his He was in a “predominantly for a travel team in Oakland.
this spring, the team said. matchup, varsity coach Chris the Houston Astros. But that Joe parents’ house in Oakland. He White environment,” as he put it, They purchased them from a
Team president Jon Daniels Kyriacou put Joe in to keep the was called on, and that he deliv- and Tyson played catch to stay and feared marginalizing himself Black-owned business and had
said the Rangers don’t have an score close. Kyriacou remem- ered five innings, gave him trac- sharp. or affecting his chances to ad- each player’s name stitched into
everyday role for Odor. bered the other dugout getting tion the next spring. He was the Ross watched Nationals games vance. He was recovering from the leather.
l TWINS: Minnesota signed loud then, telling Joe that he Nationals’ expected fifth starter. on his iPad. Some nights, if they surgery, sure, but still felt his “You get that first legit glove,
right-hander Randy Dobnak to a wasn’t Tyson, that he was nothing He looked how he had before a lost in the late innings, if he could opinions didn’t fit within a rigid and you can feel like a big leagu-
five-year, $9.25 million contract like his brother. doctor sliced into his elbow. envision himself helping, Ross culture. But he now wishes he er,” Ross said through a smile. “I
that includes three club options But Joe never reacted. He just And only a global pandemic wanted to go throw pitches in the had done more to back Maxwell want that for them.”
with the former Uber driver. held on to the slights. could have slowed him down. dark. He missed the game and the and raise those issues on his own. Now imagine that, if this year
l BREWERS: Reliever Justin “No bad body language, no clubhouse. And then those feel- “As much as you are like a goes well, if he can establish
Topa has a flexor strain in his right sign that he could hear,” Kyriacou Sitting out ings grew stronger. family with your team, there’s himself in the Nationals’ rota-
elbow and will miss at least half recalled. “But I think something After those hours in the ga- On July 23, the Nationals and times where things are said or tion, then 20 gloves will become
the season, another setback for a burned inside him.” rage, the days at the park, the New York Yankees began the something happens, and it’s like, 50, then 50 will become 100, then
right-hander who has had two As a senior, a UCLA scholar- long rides with Willie to this season by kneeling before the that’s not really all right,” Ross teenagers all over Oakland and
Tommy John surgeries. ship in hand, Joe led O’Dowd to a camp or that tournament, it was national anthem. Players wore said. “But I’m one of two people Washington will have gotten a
l TRADE: The Miami Marlins tight playoff win over that same fitting that Joe and Tyson made a “Black Lives Matter” shirts for here that feels offended by that, nudge from Joe Ross. You could
traded right-handed reliever school. He was later drafted by decision together. Joe wouldn’t batting practice. Then, on so I’m just going to let it slide for watch a few of them in the majors
James Hoyt to the Los Angeles the San Diego Padres 25th overall pitch for the Nationals in 2020. Aug. 27, the Nationals and Phila- the betterment of us having good one day. You could know their
Angels for cash. in 2011 and traded to the Nation- Tyson, a 33-year-old free agent, delphia Phillies joined NBA camaraderie. Because the last names and hear their voices.
— Associated Press als in December 2014. He would wouldn’t hunt for a job. teams — and a handful of MLB thing you want to do is cause a [email protected]

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Schultz starts over after rough season

NHL ROUNDUP

DeSmith’s relief work

keeps Pittsburgh rolling BY S AMANTHA P ELL

To Justin Schultz, the situation

was pretty simple: The Pittsburgh
icit to extend Buffalo’s winless skid Penguins just didn’t want him
PENGUINS 2, to 18 games. anymore. Then-Penguins general
ISLANDERS 1 The Flyers scored three times in manager Jim Rutherford made
the third period to overcome a 3-0 that clear when deciding to
deficit, with Sean Couturier forc- “move on” from Schultz after he
A SSOCIATED P RESS ing overtime by tipping in Provo- had spent five years with the
rov’s point shot with 1:29 left and organization, but not before criti-
Casey DeSmith made 19 saves Philadelphia’s net empty for an cizing the defenseman after the
after starter Tristan Jarry’s unex- extra attacker. team’s abrupt postseason exit last
pected exit, and the Pittsburgh Provorov then scored by con- year.
Penguins held off the visiting New verting Couturier’s pass on a two- “Well, they could have been
York Islanders, 2-1, on Monday on-one break, slipping a shot un- better,” Rutherford said of
night. der goalie Linus Ullmark’s pads Schultz and his defense partner,
Jarry left after the first period after Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin Jack Johnson. “I know everybody
and DeSmith filled in by holding turned the puck over in the Phila- picks on Jack and they have for a
the Islanders at bay as Pittsburgh delphia end. long time, but I think, in that
pulled even with New York for Nothing is going right for Buf- pairing, Justin Schultz had a lot
second place in the East Division falo in a calamitous season in more to give.”
by beating New York for the sixth which it dropped to 0-15-3 to So the two-time Stanley Cup
time in eight meetings. match the NHL’s 14th-worst los- champion in Pittsburgh found
Jared McCann scored his eighth ing skid and the longest since himself in need of a new home.
goal of the season — and fifth in his Pittsburgh went 0-17-1 during the He quickly landed in Washington,
past 10 games — and Anthony 2003-04 season. where he signed a two-year,
Angello got the first power-play l OILERS 3, MAPLE LEAFS 2 $8 million contract in October.
goal of his career. John Marino (OT): Darnell Nurse scored 17 sec- Schultz’s addition to the blue
had two assists as Pittsburgh fin- onds into overtime to lift visiting line has paid dividends for a team
ished a scorching March with an Edmonton over Toronto in the that at times struggled defensive-
NHL-best 25 points (12-3-1). ninth and final regular season ly last season. He has solidified
It’s a rise fueled by the goaltend- meeting between the teams. his spot on the second pairing
JONATHAN NEWTON/THE WASHINGTON POST
ing of both Jarry and DeSmith. For After Oilers goalie Mike Smith next to Dmitry Orlov, and with
the first time this season, both stopped Auston Matthews on a only 22 games left in the regular Defenseman Justin Schultz has 17 points for the Capitals after the Penguins let him go in the offseason.
were required to help the Pen- two-on-one right off the faceoff of season he has helped balance out
guins hold on late after a strong the extra period, the Oilers broke the group. It has also been a C APITALS’ NEX T THREE took note of Schultz’s offensive it to the forwards and joining as a
start. the other way, with Connor welcome chance to reset. skill set, but now he has seen the second wave.”
Matt Martin scored his seventh McDavid passing to Nurse for his “I think there was a little bit of at New York Rangers strong defensive side of his game Washington, which visits the
of the season for the Islanders, and 12th goal of the season and second extra motivation when a team after being around him consis- New York Rangers on Tuesday,
Semyon Varlamov made 20 saves in as many games. doesn’t really want you anymore,” Today 7 NBCSW tently. tries to give the pairing of Orlov
but could not stop New York from Josh Archibald and Kyle Turris Schultz said. “You know, it gives “He sees the ice well. He is a and Schultz a lot of offensive-
getting swept during its final two- scored in regulation for Edmon- you some motivation to work at New York Islanders smart player,” McCarthy said. “He zone faceoff starts to take advan-
game set in Pittsburgh. ton, and Smith stopped 29 shots. hard and prove yourself again.” Thursday 7 NBCSW defends well. He’s got a really tage of Schultz’s skill set. They
Pittsburgh forward Jason Zuck- Matthews, with his NHL-lead- Schultz has two goals and 15 good stick, and you can appreci- then have the chance to keep the
er returned after missing 18 games ing 23rd goal, and Mitch Marner, assists in 30 games this season. at New Jersey Devils ate his all-around game. He is a puck in that part of the ice and
with a lower-body injury, the first who had a goal and an assist, He had three goals and nine very strong 200-foot player. That drive the offense forward. Be-
of what the Penguins hope will be scored for Toronto. assists in 46 games with the Friday 7 NBCSW part of it, you look at the offense cause neither plays on the penalty
a steady stream of regulars — in- Penguins last season. and you forget that from a defen- kill like the other four regular
cluding center Evgeni Malkin and Panthers’ Ekblad out 12 weeks “Obviously, it didn’t go the way Radio: WJFK (106.7 FM) sive standpoint you don’t have defensemen — Carlson, Jensen,
winger Kasperi Kapanen — who Florida defenseman Aaron Ek- we wanted to in the playoffs in or WFED (1500 AM) any issues playing him against Brenden Dillon and Zdeno Chara
make their way back into the line- blad had surgery and is probably the bubble,” Schultz said of the any line that is out there, so it — power-play opportunities and
up over the next few weeks. done for the season, meaning the Penguins’ surprising loss to the is close. gives you the confidence to put extra offensive-zone starts help to
Angello, a checking-line for- Panthers will have to continue Montreal Canadiens. “I didn’t “As a person, he’s right up my him out there in any situation.” even out ice time.
ward known more for his physical their playoff push without one of play my best, and it’s a business, alley,” Capitals defenseman John McCarthy said Schultz brings Schultz and Orlov also have
style than his scoring touch, was their best players. and I understand that now. I’ve Carlson said. “He is laid-back, balance on the right side of the benefited from extended time to-
pressed into duty on the power The Panthers said Ekblad will been in the league for a while. It is loves sports — we talk about defense to complement Carlson. gether. The blue line hasn’t suf-
play. He planted his 6-foot-5 frame need 12 weeks to recover. The what it is, and [I’m] thankful I got sports a lot, watch whatever is on Having two strong offensive- fered any injuries since Schultz
in front and swatted home a back- team said he had surgery to “re- a chance here in Washington and TV, shoot the breeze. He’s been minded defensemen in the top took that puck to the face. It has
hand off a pretty feed from Marino pair a fracture in his lower extrem- hopefully we can make a good run great for us, too. He’s been having four — something the Capitals allowed the Capitals to dress the
4:24 into the first. ities.” at it this year.” an unbelievable year. I think he’s have lacked in the recent past — same three defensive pairings —
McCann continued his scorch- It was evident when he got hurt Schultz had a fast start with playing as good as I’ve ever seen can create a dilemma for oppo- Dillon-Carlson, Orlov-Schultz
ing play of late by making it 2-0 Sunday at Dallas that it was a the Capitals, a stretch he called him play.” nents as they contemplate match- and Chara-Jensen — for many
with 1:32 to go in the first period serious matter. The 12-week time some of the best hockey of his Capitals assistant coach Kevin ups. games.
when he streaked down the mid- frame means he would not be able career. He then missed four McCarthy, who works primarily “It’s subtle offense,” defense- “We have really got into a
dle, called for the puck and flicked to play again until late June at the games after he took a puck to the with the defensemen, remembers man Nick Jensen said. “It is not groove and chemistry with part-
home a centering pass from Mari- earliest. face in late January. He had to the version of Schultz from the super flashy all the time, but he is ners, and there is something to be
no. Ekblad and MacKenzie Weegar wear a full bubble shield, which 2017 Stanley Cup finals, when very offensively involved. It is not said about that,” McCarthy said.
l FLYERS 4, SABRES 3 (OT): have been one of the top defense can impede a player’s vision, for a McCarthy and Capitals Coach always right-in-your-face in- “When you have the same pairs
Ivan Provorov scored 42 seconds pairings in the NHL this season. month after he returned to prac- Peter Laviolette were with Nash- volved, but he is always finding together, you start to form that
into overtime, and visiting Phila- Ekblad has notched 11 goals and 11 tice. He has not fully reached his ville. ways to generate offense, whether bond you need, you know?”
delphia overcame a three-goal def- assists. early-season form, but he said he At the time, McCarthy mainly it is skating up the ice and moving [email protected]

Westbrook NBA ROUNDUP

dazzles as Harden’s triple-double

Wizards ties record for Brooklyn
beat Pacers NETS 112,
TIMBERWOLVES 107
have won four of five.
Jayson Tatum had 34 points and
nine rebounds for Boston, which
had won two in a row.
WIZARDS FROM D1 l HEAT 98, KNICKS 88: Jim-
A SSOCIATED P RESS my Butler scored 27 points as visit-
but he doesn’t do it looking for ing Miami snapped a six-game
[reporters’] approval. James Harden had 38 points, 13 losing streak. Bam Adebayo and
“What Russell does for us goes assists and 11 rebounds, tying the Duncan Robinson each scored 20
beyond the stat sheet, and he fills Nets’ single-season record with points for the Heat.
the stat sheet like nobody ever his 12th triple-double in just 32 Julius Randle scored 22 points
has done in the history of this games, and Brooklyn held off the as the Knicks had their three-
game. He’s going to go down as Minnesota Timberwolves, 112-107, game winning streak halted.
one of the best point guards of all on Monday night in New York. l MAVERICKS 127, THUN-
time.” Kyrie Irving added 27 points in DER 106: Luka Doncic scored 25
Westbrook’s feat helped the his return after missing the three- points to help Dallas roll in Okla-
Wizards string together back-to- game road trip last week for family homa City.
back wins for the first time in reasons. He started fast, but Hard- Doncic had missed Dallas’s pre-
more than a month. en did the biggest work late, with vious two games. He sat out Fri-
The point guard helped seal a 13 points in the final period. day’s loss to Indiana with back
tight game with 17 points in the “He’s our leader, and he’s meant soreness and Saturday’s loss to
fourth quarter, nudging Wash- a lot to us. Another triple-double, New Orleans with an illness.
ington (17-28) across the finish and you can’t take it for granted, Aleksej Pokusevski led the
line after Rui Hachimura and but you tend to, a little bit, because Thunder with 21 points.
Chandler Hutchison supported he’s able to pull these out of a hat l JAZZ 114, CAVALIERS 75: In
him. Hachimura had 26 points almost every night,” Nets Coach Salt Lake City, Donovan Mitchell
and eight rebounds as he contin- Steve Nash said. scored 19 points, and Rudy Gobert
KATHERINE FREY/THE WASHINGTON POST
ued his streak of aggressive Hall of Famer Jason Kidd had 12 added 18 points and 17 rebounds
games of late, while Hutchison, Russell Westbrook has 16 triple-doubles for Washington — the most of any player in franchise history. triple-doubles for the Nets in both to power Utah past Cleveland for
who arrived at the trade deadline the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons. its 20th consecutive home win.
from Chicago, had 18 points and the schedule plows ahead: Wash- W I Z A RDS’ NE X T T HREE Wizards 132, Pacers 124 The Nets won for the 18th time l GRIZZLIES 120, ROCKETS
five rebounds in his Wizards ington hosts the feisty Charlotte Indiana ................................ 28 30 34 32 — 124 in 21 games. 110: Jonas Valanciunas scored a
debut — and his first game since Hornets on Tuesday. Washington ........................ 24 33 38 37 — 132 Karl-Anthony Towns had 31 season-high 30 points, including
vs. Charlotte Hornets
Feb. 5. Brooks started Jerome Robin- INDIANA MIN FG FT O-T A PF PTS points and 12 rebounds for the eight down the stretch, to help
Today 7 NBCSW+ J.Holiday 31:21 3-11 1-3 1-4 3 1 10
“There was nothing other than son in Beal’s place, opting to keep Sabonis 37:20 12-19 10-15 2-11 6 3 35 Timberwolves. visiting Memphis beat Houston,
me wanting to come out here and his only other option at shooting Turner 35:46 4-7 1-1 2-5 1 4 11 l PELICANS 115, CELTICS which has lost three of four.
Brogdon 33:04 8-17 5-5 0-4 8 1 26
be myself on the court, be em- guard, Garrison Mathews, on the at Detroit Pistons LeVert 31:44 3-14 2-2 0-5 4 2 8 109: Zion Williamson scored 28 l PISTONS 118, RAPTORS
McConnell 21:40 3-5 2-3 0-1 9 1 8
braced by my teammates, and I bench in hopes he could provide Thursday 7 NBCSW+ Sumner 19:15 3-6 2-2 0-1 0 1 8 points, and New Orleans held on 104: Rookie Saben Lee scored 14
was lucky enough to get an op- a spark for a second unit that has Lamb 15:14 3-8 0-0 1-4 0 2 6 after blowing most of a 17-point of his 19 points in the first half in
A.Holiday 7:32 2-3 0-0 0-1 0 0 4
portunity,” Hutchison said. “Russ been sluggish lately. Mathews, vs. Dallas Mavericks Bitadze 7:03 3-3 1-2 1-1 1 3 8 fourth-quarter lead in Boston’s his second career start, and
had quite a bit of an assist to me, who is on a two-way contract, TOTALS 240 44-93 24-33 7-37 32 18 124 first game in front of home fans Detroit handed visiting Toronto
so I’ve got to get him some has started 21 games this season. Saturday 7 NBCSW Percentages: FG .473, FT .727. 3-Point Goals: 12-30, .400 since before the pandemic. its 12th loss in the past 13 games.
(Brogdon 5-10, J.Holiday 3-6, Turner 2-4, Bitadze 1-1,
dinner or something.” Gafford went down with 10:03 Sabonis 1-3, Sumner 0-1, Lamb 0-2, LeVert 0-3). Team A masked crowd of 2,298 — l KINGS 132, SPURS 115:
Asked what it was like as a left in the fourth quarter and was Radio: WFED (1500 AM) Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 6 officially a sellout at the state- De’Aaron Fox scored 24 points,
(Turner 4, Bitadze, Lamb). Turnovers: 14 (Sabonis 5,
22-year-old who grew up watch- taken to the locker room in a J.Holiday 3, LeVert 2, Turner 2, Bitadze, McConnell). mandated limit of 12 percent of TD Richaun Holmes had 23 points
ing Westbrook to see his per- wheelchair after adding 11 points it, not let the negative energy Steals: 11 (J.Holiday 2, LeVert 2, McConnell 2, Sabonis 2, Garden capacity — cheered (and and 12 rebounds, and visiting Sac-
A.Holiday, Lamb, Turner). Technical Fouls: None.
formance firsthand, Hutchison and six rebounds off the bench in seep in, the negative comments WASHINGTON MIN FG FT O-T A PF PTS booed) the Celtics, waved signs ramento beat San Antonio for its
simply shook his head. just his second game with Wash- seep in. . . I just go out and play, Avdija 31:31 4-6 2-2 0-8 1 2 12 and shouted taunts at the referees. fifth straight victory.
Hachimura 36:24 12-24 2-2 0-8 3 0 26
“With Russ, he just commands ington. man. That’s all I could tell you. I Len 22:03 3-5 1-2 3-5 1 4 7 A video was played welcoming
an energy that’s extremely conta- Domantas Sabonis led the just do what I can and I just try to Robinson 20:36 1-6 1-3 0-0 2 5 3 fans back; at other times they were Draft is set for July 29
Westbrook 39:18 14-26 3-5 1-14 21 3 35
gious,” he said. Pacers (21-24) with 35 points, do different things to impact Hutchison 25:05 8-11 0-0 1-5 0 2 18 lectured on social distancing and The NBA scheduled this year’s
At the start, the home team and Malcolm Brogdon added 26. winning. . . . Mathews 20:15 1-3 0-0 1-1 1 4 3 told not to touch the basketball if it draft for July 29, though it has yet
Neto 19:06 7-9 0-0 0-4 1 2 15
looked as though it would be in But everyone paled in West- “I put a . . . ton of pressure on Gafford 14:50 4-6 3-4 4-6 0 1 11 came to them. to announce the location.
Lopez 10:50 1-3 0-0 2-4 0 1 2
for a tall task. brook’s shadow. myself, win, lose, to do every TOTALS 240 55-99 12-18 12-55 30 24 132
Brandon Ingram had 25 points Other key dates going into the
Beal missed his fourth game “You know, it’s pretty crazy, single thing on the floor — de- and nine assists, hitting a long draft were also revealed Monday:
Percentages: FG .556, FT .667. 3-Point Goals: 10-19, .526
this season after a hard fall in man, when you think about it,” fend, rebound, pass, lead, assist (Westbrook 4-6, Avdija 2-3, Hutchison 2-3, Mathews two-pointer with 34 seconds left The draft combine is scheduled
Saturday’s win against Detroit. Westbrook said when asked how — and I just feel like that’s my 1-2, Neto 1-3, Hachimura 0-1, Robinson 0-1). Team after Boston scored 13 straight to for June 21 to June 27, the draft
Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 8
He left that game early in the much work he puts in to churn calling, and I’m going to make (Robinson 3, Gafford 2, Len, Lopez, Westbrook). Turn- cut a 16-point deficit to 110-107. lottery will be June 22, and July 19
overs: 18 (Westbrook 4, Hachimura 3, Hutchison 3,
third quarter and remains day- out triple-doubles regularly. sure I do that every night.” Robinson 3, Neto 2, Gafford, Len, Lopez). Steals: 5 Josh Hart had 15 points and 15 is the deadline for early-entry can-
to-day, according to Brooks, as “When you actually think about [email protected] (Robinson 3, Westbrook 2). Technical Fouls: None. rebounds for the Pelicans, who didates to withdraw.
D4 EZ M2 THE WASHINGTON POST . TUESDAY, MARCH 30 , 2021

NASCAR

Logano wins in Cup Series’ mud-caked return to its roots

BY L IZ C LARKE thick, turning the air into a thick were sufficiently delighted that
orange haze, that racing at 100 they seized the scheduled break
It was hard to blame NASCAR mph became a leap of faith. with 50 laps remaining to an-
drivers for spinning out, with the Spins and crashes soon fol- nounce to fans in the stands and
rutted clay racing surface chew- lowed, turning the event into a those following the national
ing up rear tires with each high- battle of attrition in which luck broadcast that they would reprise
speed slide through Bristol Motor and nerve counted for more than the dirt-race spectacle in spring
Speedway’s steep corners. experience. 2022.
It was even harder to fault them Because the 3,400-pound stock It had been unclear, to that
for wrecking, because they could cars couldn’t race very long with- point, whether Monday’s return
barely see past mud-splattered out attention from a pit crew — to dirt was a one-off or the start of
windshields in the early going cleaning windshields, changing a new tradition.
and thick walls of dust and blind- tires, scraping mud off the snouts NASCAR’s elite division ran its
ing sun glare in the waning stages. — NASCAR made sure there was a previous race on dirt at the North
When the checkered flag flew break for maintenance every 50 Carolina State Fairgrounds in
and the red dust mercifully set- laps. September 1970. Over the decades
tled Monday, Joey Logano was the Crashes — and there were plen- that followed, NASCAR execu-
victor of the NASCAR Cup Series’ ty — also brought the action to a tives and the sport’s top promot-
first dirt-track race in 51 years, halt 10 times for 39 laps, slowing ers worked hard to make stock-
outdueling Denny Hamlin, who the winner’s average speed to car racing more professional,
ended up third, in a two-lap shoot- 46.313 mph. courting deep-pocketed corpo-
out at the end. And Logano cel- In the lulls, some drivers — rate sponsors and nationwide ac-
ebrated, fittingly, by spinning his particularly those with virtually ceptance as a major league sport.
Ford in circles that kicked up new no dirt-track experience — If there was a subtext to
plumes of dirt. laughed at the impossible condi- NASCAR’s return to dirt after a
The 253-lap Food City Dirt Race tions. half-century, it was to make
was the most anticipated event of “I don’t even know what I’m amends with many longtime fans
WADE PAYNE/ASSOCIATED PRESS
the 36-race season — staged on a doing!” Daniel Suárez said over who have griped that NASCAR
temporary dirt track created by Joey Logano (22) is the seventh different winner in seven NASCAR Cup Series races so far this season. his radio, although he would fin- had “gotten above its raisin’ ” in
piling 2,000 truckloads of Tennes- ish fourth. “My first time on dirt its quest for nationwide populari-
see red clay atop the half-mile tol staged a dirt doubleheader challenges in store for drivers be- was mud. It clogged the cars’ was five days ago!” ty. By going back to its dirt roots,
concrete oval. under Monday’s sunny skies, with came apparent. grilles, causing some engines to Others, such as Kyle Busch, NASCAR sought not only to spice
Torrential rain over the week- a 150-lap Truck Series race serving A dirt track is a dynamic, run too hot, and it coated wind- vented. up its schedule but to send the
end scuttled plans to race Sunday, as the undercard to the main shape-shifting beast that changes shields. “Dude, you can’t see anything!” message that it hadn’t forgotten
wreaking havoc with the surface event. dramatically over the course of a As the surface dried, tire wear Busch screeched to his crew chief where it came from and wasn’t too
and flooding parking lots and The dirt-coated track looked race. It’s watered before the start was the worry — particularly the after getting snared in a nine-car snooty to mix it up on dirt, like
campgrounds. But after a fleet of smooth as red velvet when the to improve traction but dries out right rear, which bears the heavi- wreck on Lap 153. “You can’t see stock-car racers of old, and have a
bulldozers and dirt graders re- Cup race got underway on the Fox as the laps unfold. est load rounding the 19-degree even the car in front of you!” blast doing it.
stored the surface overnight, Bris- broadcast. But just two laps in, the Early in the race, the problem corners. And the dust was so Nonetheless, Bristol officials [email protected]

Houston reaches Final Four for first time since 1984 MEN ’S TOURN AMEN T

EAST REGION IN HINKLE FIELDHOUSE

HOUSTON FROM D1 much of the game making yet Houston 62, Syracuse 46
REGION SEMIFINALS
another opponent feel like bas- SUNDAY’S RESULTS REGION CHAMPIONSHIP
MONDAY’S RESULT
chatter about Elvin Hayes, ketball just isn’t all that much IN BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE
Houston 67, Oregon State 61
Hakeem Olajuwon and other fun, and then the Beavers (20-13) Michigan 76, Florida State 58
IN HINKLE FIELDHOUSE WEST REGION
well-remembered Cougars. It will made it all the way to 46.8 per- UCLA 88, Alabama 78 (OT)
appear for the sixth time all told cent shooting against the nation’s REGION SEMIFINALS
REGION CHAMPIONSHIP
but the first since 1984, which No. 1 field goal percentage de- TUESDAY’S GAME
SUNDAY’S GAMES
ended with the happier of the two fense that made a misery factory IN HINKLE FIELDHOUSE
Michigan vs. UCLA, 9:57
Gonzaga 83, Creighton 65
final-night hugs between George- of Syracuse in the Sweet 16 SOUTH REGION IN BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE
town’s John Thompson Jr. and (28 percent). USC 82, Oregon 68
Fred Brown. The same Beavers who had REGION SEMIFINALS
REGION CHAMPIONSHIP
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
It will tote along the eccentric zoomed from 11-11 through the IN HINKLE FIELDHOUSE TUESDAY’S GAME
truth of becoming the first team Pac-12 tournament and all the Baylor 62, Villanova 51 Gonzaga vs. USC, 7:15

in the grand and groaning history way through three strong foes to IN BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE FINAL FOUR
of NCAA tournament seeding to here sprouted like some magic Arkansas 72, Oral Roberts 70 IN INDIANAPOLIS
NATIONAL SEMIFINALS
get to the Final Four by defeating garden from a 52-38 desert to a REGION CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY’S GAMES (5 AND 8:30)
MONDAY’S RESULT
all double-digit seeds — No. 15 55-55 tie across five minutes. Sud- Baylor vs. Arkansas, Late
Houston vs. Baylor/Arkansas, time TBA
Michigan/UCLA vs. Gonzaga/USC, time TBA
Cleveland State, No. 10 Rutgers, denly, they drove to the basket
MIDWEST REGION NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
No. 11 Syracuse and No. 12 from all over. Suddenly, their MONDAY’S GAME
Oregon State — even if it looked leader, the charismatic Ethan REGION SEMIFINALS Semifinal winners, 9
too happy to care about any Thompson, who would shoot 3 SATURDAY'S RESULTS
IN BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE
sneering as confetti snowed upon for 12, looked invigorated after Oregon State 65, Loyola Chicago 58
it in a corner of one of the two spending the evening in barbed
Lucas Oil Stadium courts. wire.
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“It’s not supposed to be easy,” “Our guys got a little stale in
said its 65-year-old coach, Kelvin Marcus Sasser’s 20 points led second-seeded Houston over No. 12 that thing,” Sampson said of WOMEN ’S TOURN AMEN T
Sampson, and so it wasn’t, right Oregon State for its fourth straight win against a double-digit seed. Oregon State’s 1-3-1 zone, “but I
after it was. wasn’t as disappointed in that as I
And the American Athletic “We were able to get back to jar of recruiting gaucherie. was on defense. They kept gash- ALAMO REGION REGION CHAMPIONSHIP
Conference champions will go to our roots and rebound the ball “We did it brick by brick,” he ing us.” MONDAY’S RESULT
REGION SEMIFINALS Connecticut 69, Baylor 67
the Final Four at 28-3 because and play great defense” in the said of Houston. He had to call timeout and tell SUNDAY’S RESULTS
they were incredible at rebound- end, Jarreau said, soon adding, The Cougars did it after nib- his players, “Don’t be afraid to Stanford 89, Missouri State 62
MERCADO REGION
Louisville 60, Oregon 42
ing many of their own 42 missed “We started to play harder than bling at it through recent years fail.” So Grimes wasn’t, and he REGION SEMIFINALS
shots — a 19-7 edge on the offen- them the last couple minutes.” that included the throbbing pain wasn’t just 25 seconds after Gian- REGION CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY’S RESULTS
TUESDAY’S GAME Indiana 73, North Carolina State 70
sive boards — and because one of Such roots have deepened and of Jordan Poole’s audacious ni Hunt’s three-point shot had Stanford vs. Louisville, 9 Arizona 74, Texas A&M 59
those, by Fabian White Jr., led to thickened in the seven years un- buzzer-beater for Michigan in the completed that long Beavers HEMISFAIR REGION REGION CHAMPIONSHIP
junior guard Quentin Grimes der Sampson, in the fourth of his second round in 2018, of which climb out of the woods. Then the MONDAY’S RESULT
REGION SEMIFINALS Arizona 66, Indiana 53
splashing a three-point shot with four Division I stops and with his Sampson said Monday night: Houston defense toughened, and RESULTS
3:21 left to break that 55-55 tie for two Final Four berths in an odd “That hurt us. A lot.” Oregon State went haywire with South Carolina 76, Georgia Tech 65
FINAL FOUR
NATIONAL SEMIFINALS
a lead Houston kept. They’ll go configuration: 2002 (Oklahoma) Now to the Final Four comes wild three-point shots and what- Texas 64, Maryland 61
IN SAN ANTONIO
because their 6-foot-5 senior, and now. Sampson’s admirable collection not, and the Cougars spent two REGION CHAMPIONSHIP FRIDAY’S GAMES (6 AND 9 P.M.)
TUESDAY’S GAME Connecticut vs. Arizona, time TBA
DeJon Jarreau, piled up 10 points, He has found another summit of grinders and toilers and re- more possessions grabbing serial South Carolina vs. Texas, 7 Stanford/Louisville vs. South Carolina/Texas, time TBA
eight rebounds, eight assists, two in the very state of his downfall, bounders, even after a region offensive rebounds that took RIVER WALK REGION NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
blocks and a steal, and their where he resigned his Indiana job final went cuckoo and the Cou- away some time and led to free SUNDAY’S GAME
6-foot-1 sophomore, Marcus Sass- in 2008 and stayed out of the gars had spent some timeouts throws. They really did do it their REGION SEMIFINALS Semifinal winners, 6
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
er, scored 20 points. They’ll go college game for six years after conducting some family argu- way. Connecticut 92, Iowa 72
because they’re tough as hell. getting caught deep in the cookie ments in public. They had spent [email protected] Baylor 78, Michigan 75 (OT)

No-call riles Bears, but Huskies advance for a record 13th straight tournament
CONNECTICUT FROM D1 points. NaLyssa Smith had 14 scored 10 points in that stretch as
points and 13 rebounds, and she continued to show why she’s
doesn’t matter what we saw. It Moon Ursin chipped in 13 points the most talked-about player in
doesn’t matter what we think. and six rebounds. women’s basketball.
Life goes on.” Connecticut, the winner of four Baylor guard DiDi Richards,
Baylor used a late 12-4 run to national titles since 2013, jumped one of the top defenders in the
cut the lead to one, and Christyn to a 16-4 lead highlighted by a nation, suffered a hamstring inju-
Williams missed two free throws Bueckers three-pointer that ry in the third quarter and had to
with 17.2 seconds remaining and forced Baylor to take an early leave the game shortly before the
Connecticut leading 68-67. That timeout. Bueckers, the first player Huskies went on their run. She
set up the final play that had to be named Big East player of the attempted to return but couldn’t
Twitter buzzing about the no-call, year, freshman of the year and finish the game, and Mulkey
with even LeBron James tweeting conference tournament most out- called that the difference.
that it was a foul. standing player in the same sea- “That was tough for us,” Car-
Connecticut Coach Geno Auri- son, let out a primal scream after- rington said. “We just tried to
emma didn’t care. ward that let everyone in the weather the storm. We’ve always
“I don’t know; I haven’t seen it,” building understand the stakes. had things thrown at us this
Auriemma said. “But I’d also like “It’s crazy to be a part of this whole season and just had to play
to look at all the fouls in the first history,” Bueckers said. “We were through them and battle. That’s
half where they shot 11 free talking about it in the locker what we did. We never gave up.
throws and we shot two. So I don’t room. I think Coach said it was 13 We never thought we were out of
think I’m going to go back and straight years that they’ve been to it.”
check all those, and I’m not going the Final Four. And I was about 6 [email protected]
back to check on the last one. A when that streak started. And just
call’s a call, and you’ve got to live to be a part of that history, that’s Arizona takes down Indiana
with it. really why I came here — just Aari McDonald scored a game-
“I probably doubt that in because of the unspoken success high 33 points to lead third-seed-
[James’s] career that he’s ever that they’ve had over the years ed Arizona to its first Final Four in
won a game and decided to give it and just all the winning that program history with a 66-53 vic-
back because he looked at it and they’ve done.” tory over No. 4 seed Indiana in the
went, ‘That was a foul.’ . . . Bottom Mulkey got her team back on Mercado Region final at the Ala-
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line is the officials did what track after Connecticut’s fast modome.
they’re going to do. . . . It is what it start, and the Bears scored 10 Baylor’s NaLyssa Smith, who had a game-high 13 rebounds, battles Connecticut’s Aaliyah Edwards. The Wildcats (20-5) advanced
is. I’m not going to sit here and straight as the defensive intensity to face Connecticut on Friday.
apologize for it.” picked up and Baylor got out in in a second quarter that felt more away chances to extend any lead. ets. But Bueckers and the Huskies McDonald, the Pac-12 player of
Huskies freshman Paige transition for some easy baskets. physical on the defensive end as Baylor closed the half on a 5-0 flipped a switch and closed the the year, made 12 of 20 shots,
Bueckers scored a game-high 28 A steal and a layup by Smith, the Baylor made life difficult with its run, including a Carrington offen- quarter with an 8-0 run that including 5 of 6 three-pointers,
points. Williams finished with 21 Big 12 player of the year, cut the rim protection. On top of that, the sive rebound putback for a 39-37 turned into a 19-0 surge; Connect- and had 11 rebounds and four
points and seven rebounds, and lead to 26-24 at the end of a first Huskies were a little sloppy with lead at halftime. icut scored the first 11 points of assists.
Evina Westbrook added 11 points quarter in which even the specta- the ball. Connecticut shot 48.4 The Bears seemed to take con- the fourth quarter to take a 64-55 Mackenzie Holmes led Indiana
and six rebounds. tors were left a bit breathless. percent from the field in the first trol with a 53-44 lead in the third lead, and Mulkey didn’t use a (21-6) with 20 points.
Carrington led Baylor with 22 The teams went back and forth half, but eight turnovers took quarter after a pair of Smith buck- timeout to stem the run. Bueckers — Gene Wang
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Another shortfall for the American men
NBA NHL MLB spring training ON SOCCER FROM D1
EASTERN CONFERENCE NATIONAL W L AMERICAN W L
EAST GP W L OT Pts GF GA
ATLANTIC W L Pct GB Washington ................. 34 23 7 4 50 119 99 Miami 14 5 Kansas City 16 8 Olympic men’s soccer. The team
N.Y. Islanders............... 36 22 10 4 48 106 84 Chicago 15 9 Toronto 16 9
Philadelphia .................................32 14 .696 — Milwaukee 14 11 Boston 16 10 that failed in Guadalajara — and
Brooklyn .......................................32 15 .681 1/
2 Pittsburgh.................... 36 23 11 2 48 117 94
Boston.......................... 31 17 9 5 39 83 73 Washington 10 9 Oakland 16 10 its predecessors the past decade
New York......................................24 23 .511 81/2 Atlanta 14 13 Texas 14 11
Boston..........................................23 24 .489 91/2 Philadelphia ................. 34 17 13 4 38 106 123
Toronto ........................................18 29 .383 141/2 N.Y. Rangers ................ 34 15 15 4 34 107 92 x-Los Angeles 11 11 x-Los Angeles 13 11 in Salt Lake City and Nashville
New Jersey .................. 33 13 16 4 30 79 101 New York 11 11 Detroit 13 11
Buffalo ......................... 34 6 23 5 17 71 122 Colorado 13 14 New York 14 12 — is not the U.S. men’s national
SOUTHEAST W L Pct GB Pittsburgh 13 14 Chicago 12 11 team that, until four years ago,
Charlotte ......................................23 22 .511 — San Diego 12 13 Seattle 11 11
Atlanta .........................................23 23 .500 1/
2 CENTRAL GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Francisco 11 12 Tampa Bay 12 15 had played in seven consecutive
Miami ...........................................23 24 .489 1 Tampa Bay ................... 34 24 8 2 50 123 82 Philadelphia 12 15 Minnesota 11 15
Washington .................................17 28 .378 6 Carolina ........................ 33 23 7 3 49 112 84 St. Louis 8 10 Baltimore 10 17
World Cups and is making a
Orlando.........................................15 31 .326 81/2 Florida .......................... 35 22 9 4 48 115 98 Arizona 8 15 Cleveland 10 17 strong recovery.
Nashville ...................... 36 18 17 1 37 92 107 Cincinnati 7 19 Houston 6 14
CENTRAL W L Pct GB
Chicago......................... 36 16 15 5 37 104 114 This point can’t be
Columbus ..................... 36 13 15 8 34 91 117 x-Late game
x-Milwaukee ................................29 16 .644 — Dallas ........................... 32 11 12 9 31 89 88 emphasized enough.
Indiana .........................................21 24 .467 8 Detroit.......................... 36 12 20 4 28 79 115
SUNNDAY’S RESULTS
x-Chicago......................................19 25 .432 91/2 Pittsburgh 2, Baltimore 1 Olympic soccer for men is for
Cleveland......................................17 30 .362 13 Boston 8, Minnesota 3 players 23 and under. (The
Detroit..........................................13 33 .283 161/2 WEST GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 16, Atlanta 5
WESTERN CONFERENCE
x-Vegas ........................ 32 23 8 1 47 104 74 Philadelphia 6, N.Y. Yankees 2 women have no such age
x-Colorado.................... 33 21 8 4 46 113 75 Washington 11, St. Louis 3
x-Minnesota................. 32 21 10 1 43 94 78 Miami 10, N.Y. Mets 2 restrictions.) FIFA, soccer’s
SOUTHWEST W L Pct GB St. Louis ....................... 35 16 13 6 38 100 113 Detroit 4, Toronto 4
Dallas ...........................................24 21 .533 — Arizona......................... 35 16 14 5 37 92 103 Texas 12, Chi. Cubs 8 international governing body,
1/
San Antonio .................................23 21 .523 2
x-Los Angeles .............. 32 13 13 6 32 91 90 Milwaukee 7, Cincinnati 1 designed it that way to avoid
Memphis ......................................22 22 .500 11/2 x-San Jose.................... 33 13 16 4 30 91 115 San Diego 3, Cleveland 3
New Orleans ................................21 25 .457 31/2 x-Anaheim ................... 36 11 19 6 28 81 118 Oakland 9, San Francisco 3 any confusion — or competition
Houston........................................13 33 .283 111/2 Chi. White Sox 7, Arizona 4
Kansas City 6, Colorado 3 — with its prized jewel, the
NORTH GP W L OT Pts GF GA L.A. Angels 6, L.A. Dodgers 5
NORTHWEST W L Pct GB Toronto ........................ 35 22 10 3 47 116 91
World Cup.
Utah..............................................35 11 .761 — Edmonton..................... 36 22 13 1 45 122 103 MONDAY’S RESULTS Furthermore, FIFA does not
Denver..........................................28 18 .609 7 x-Winnipeg .................. 35 21 12 2 44 114 98 Houston 2, Washington 2
Portland .......................................28 18 .609 7 Montreal ...................... 31 14 8 9 37 100 87 Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 3 require pro teams to release
Oklahoma City..............................19 27 .413 16 x-Calgary...................... 36 16 17 3 35 95 107 N.Y. Mets 3, St. Louis 3
Minnesota....................................11 36 .234 24 2
1/
Vancouver .................... 37 16 18 3 35 100 120 Detroit 5, N.Y. Yankees 2 players for under-23
Ottawa ......................... 36 12 20 4 28 94 135 Minnesota 5, Pittsburgh 3 competitions, whether it’s a
Toronto 13, Philadelphia 7
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Phoenix ........................................31 14 .689 —
x-Late game Boston 4, Atlanta 0 qualifying tournament or the
Kansas City 5, Cleveland 4
x-L.A. Clippers..............................31 16 .660 1 SUNDAY’S RESULTS Chi. Cubs 7, Arizona 1 actual Olympic Games. Clubs Young stars Gio Reyna and Sergiño Dest played for the senior team
L.A. Lakers ...................................30 17 .638 2 Seattle 5, Cincinnati 5
x-Golden State.............................22 24 .478 91/2
at Washington 5, N.Y. Rangers 4
San Francisco 7, Oakland 2 have invested millions in top in a friendly instead of for the U-23 squad in an Olympic qualifier.
Sacramento..................................22 25 .468 10 at Detroit 4, Columbus 1
Anaheim 3, at St. Louis 2 (OT)
Colorado 10, San Diego 2
Milwaukee 4, Texas 0
young players, and they don’t
x-Late game New Jersey 1, at Boston 0 L.A. Angels vs. L.A. Dodgers, Late want to risk injury at an age- will not only qualify for the countries were affected by call-
Florida 4, at Dallas 1
SUNDAY’S RESULTS
Nashville 3, at Chicago 2
TUESDAY’S GAMES specific tournament. FIFA 2022 World Cup but potentially up limitations. Kreis and his
Phoenix 101, at Charlotte 97 (OT) Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., noon agrees. advance deep into the 2026 players just failed to make the
Ottawa at Montreal, ppd. (virus) Tampa Bay vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 12:35
Portland 122, at Toronto 117
at Denver 126, Atlanta 102 MONDAY’S RESULTS Atlanta vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1 So what American fans were tournament, which will be best of the situation. Despite a
Milwaukee at Texas, 2
at L.A. Lakers 96, Orlando 93 Edmonton 3, at Toronto 2 (OT) Chi. White Sox vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 left with Sunday was an hosted by the United States, pretournament camp in Mexico,
at Pittsburgh 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 Cleveland at Arizona, 3:40
MONDAY’S RESULTS
Philadelphia 4, at Buffalo 3 (OT) L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 incongruous arrangement: some Canada and Mexico. they were sluggish throughout
at Washington 132, Indiana 124
Miami 98, at New York 88
Anaheim at Colorado, Late of the best under-23 Americans, The average age of the U.S. the group stage, then were
Los Angeles at Vegas, Late such as Christian Pulisic, Gio starting lineup against Northern terrible in the first half against
at Brooklyn 112, Minnesota 107
Winnipeg at Calgary, Late
New Orleans 115, at Boston 109 Nationals 2, Astros 2 Reyna and Sergiño Dest, playing Ireland was a little over 24. And Honduras.
Minnesota at San Jose, Late
Dallas 127, at Oklahoma City 106
Memphis 120, at Houston 110 TUESDAY’S GAMES HOUSTON AB R H BI WASHINGTON AB R H BI for the senior team in a that was with top striker Josh “I don’t know if I have ever
at Detroit 118, Toronto 104 Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 7 J.Altve 2b 3 1 1 0 T.Trner ss 2 0 0 0 meaningless friendly against Sargent, 21, on the bench and seen a game where we’ve had
Sacramento 132, at San Antonio 115 Columbus at Tampa Bay, 7 R.Grcia 2b 1 0 0 0 H.Perez ss 2 0 0 0
at Utah 114, Cleveland 75 Detroit at Florida, 7 Brntley lf 3 0 2 2 Schwrbr lf 2 0 0 0 Northern Ireland instead of usual starters Weston McKennie players lose control of the ball
Chicago at Golden State, Late Edmonton at Montreal, 7 T.Jones pr 2 0 1 0 C.Tocci lf 2 0 1 0 suiting up for the U-23 squad in and Tyler Adams, both 22, not in so much — balls rolling under
Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, Late Bregman 3b 3 0 0 0 Jo.Bell 1b 1 0 0 1
New Jersey at Boston, 7 Al.Diaz 3b 1 0 0 0 Mendoza 1b 2 0 0 0 a vital Olympic qualifier. camp. people’s feet, passing out of
TUESDAY’S GAMES Carolina at Chicago, 7:30 K.Tcker rf 2 0 0 0 Zmmrman dh 2 0 1 0
Dallas at Nashville, 8 R.Dwson rf 1 0 1 0 I.Pneda ph 2 1 1 1 In official match windows, The squad that flopped in bounds,” Kreis said. “These are
Charlotte at Washington, 7
Philadelphia at Denver, 9 WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
C.Crrea ss 2 0 0 0 Stvnson rf 1 0 0 0 such as last week, clubs are Guadalajara included very few things where you scratch your
Je.Pena ss 2 0 0 0 L.Grcia 2b 2 0 1 0
Atlanta at Phoenix, 10 Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7:30 Alvarez dh 2 0 0 0 Hrrison 2b 1 0 0 0 required to release players for who, if not for Olympic head: What’s going on here?”
Orlando at L.A. Clippers, 10 Toronto at Winnipeg, 7:30 Pe.Leon ph 1 0 0 0 Hrnndez rf 2 0 1 0
Arizona at Colorado, 9:30 Gurriel 1b 1 0 0 0 Y.Gomes c 2 1 2 0
senior duty, regardless of game qualifying, would have been The Americans played with
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES De Goti 1b 2 0 1 0 Barrera c 2 0 0 0 importance. summoned to the national team typical determination after
Los Angeles at Vegas, 10
Miami at Indiana, 7 McCrmck cf 2 0 0 0 J.Mrcer 3b 2 0 0 0
Calgary at Vancouver, 10:30 The situation became even last week. intermission, but the die had
Portland at Detroit, 7 Jo.Siri cf 2 0 1 0 J.Cluff ss 2 0 0 0
Minnesota at San Jose, 10:30
Dallas at Boston, 7:30 Mldnado c 2 1 1 0 V.Rbles cf 2 0 1 0 more confusing because of the If it were up to Jason Kreis, been cast. The defeat was an
Houston at Brooklyn, 7:30 THURSDAY’S GAMES J.Cstro c 2 0 0 0 C.Wlson cf 2 0 0 0
New York at Minnesota, 8 Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 7 TOTALS 34 2 8 2 TOTALS 33 2 8 2 schedule of the weekend, which the under-23 coach, and Gregg indictment of not only the
Toronto at Oklahoma City, 8 Columbus at Tampa Bay, 7
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had both squads playing on the Berhalter, leader of the senior players but of Kreis’s personnel
Utah at Memphis, 8 Detroit at Florida, 7
Sacramento at San Antonio, 8:30
WASHINGTON 001 001 000 — 2 same day. That meant the squad, the U.S. roster in choices and tactical decisions
Montreal at Ottawa, 7
Chicago at Phoenix, 10 N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 7 E: Correa (1). LOB: Houston 9, Washington 7. 2B: general public was watching the Guadalajara would have looked and of MLS, which supplied
Milwaukee at L.A. Lakers, 10 Brantley 2 (6), Jones (2), Tocci (3), Garcia (3), Hernan-
Pittsburgh at Boston, 7 dez (2), Gomes (2). HR: Pineda (1). SB: Altuve (1). CS: senior team’s success in a entirely different. They tried, most of the roster.
THURSDAY’S GAMES Carolina at Chicago, 8 Siri (2), Harrison (1).
Dallas at Nashville, 8 friendly, then watching the but most clubs declined the “When we really needed the
Washington at Detroit, 7 HOUSTON IP H R ER BB SO
Philadelphia at Cleveland, 7
Minnesota at Vegas, 10:30
Odorizzi 3 3 1 0 1 3
Olympic qualifying team fall requests. It wasn’t just quality, when we really needed
Charlotte at Brooklyn, 7:30 Garza Jr. .1 0 0 0 1 1 short when it mattered on the European clubs; MLS’s Atlanta difference-makers” in the
Golden State at Miami, 8 Smith .2 1 0 0 1 0
Orlando at New Orleans, 8
Oilers 3, Maple Leafs 2 (OT) Rodriguez 2 3 1 1 0 2 same day. United withheld three players. decisive match, Kreis said, “I
EDMONTON ....................... 1 0 1 1 — 3 Hansen 2 0 0 0 0 3 The program, as a whole, is in Only four foreign-based don’t think it was there.”
Atlanta at San Antonio, 8:30 Martinez 1 1 0 0 0 2
TORONTO .......................... 2 0 0 0 — 2
Denver at L.A. Clippers, 10
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a good place. Numerous young players were allowed to join the A lot wasn’t there Sunday.
FIRST PERIOD
Strasburg 5.2 4 2 2 3 3 players are employed by U-23 squad, none of whom are And when the Olympics
Scoring: 1, Edmonton, Archibald 6 (Russell, Khaira),
Heat 98, Knicks 88 6:15. 2, Toronto, Marner 13 (Hyman, Holl), 7:59. 3, Peterson .1 1 0 0 0 0 prominent clubs in prominent regular call-ups to the senior commence this summer, the U.S.
Toronto, Matthews 23 (Marner, Holl), 11:08. Hand 1 1 0 0 0 0
MIAMI ................................ 21 15 39 23 — 98 Rainey 1 1 0 0 0 2 leagues in Europe, fueling team. men won’t be there, either.
NEW YORK ......................... 16 27 21 24 — 88 THIRD PERIOD Suero 1 1 0 0 1 1 optimism that the United States To a lesser degree, other [email protected]
MIAMI: Ariza 1-7 0-0 2, Butler 10-15 7-8 27, Adebayo 9-17 Scoring: 4, Edmonton, Turris 2 (Nugent-Hopkins, Lars- Umpires: Home, Ryan Wills; First, Mike Estabrook;
2-3 20, D.Robinson 4-10 2-2 14, Dragic 2-6 0-0 4, Achiuwa son), 1:20. Second, CB Bucknor; Third, Brennan Mille.
1-3 0-0 2, Bjelica 0-0 0-0 0, Iguodala 2-8 1-2 6, Herro 6-16 T: 3:04. A: 1,496
OVERTIME
2-2 18, Vincent 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 37-86 14-17 98.
Scoring: 5, Edmonton, Nurse 12 (McDavid), 0:17.
NEW YORK: Bullock 1-5 1-1 3, Randle 7-17 5-8 22, Noel
C O L L EGE B A SKETB A L L

FLOORING
4-7 0-0 8, Barrett 4-12 0-1 8, Payton 2-4 1-2 5, Gibson 2-3 SHOTS ON GOAL
1-2 5, Toppin 1-4 1-2 3, Burks 2-4 0-0 6, Quickley 4-11 2-2
EDMONTON ....................... 6 9 7 1 — 23
12, Rose 6-13 1-2 16. Totals 33-80 12-20 88.
TORONTO ........................ 13 7 10 1 — 31 NCAA men’s tournament
Three-point Goals: Miami 10-34 (D.Robinson 4-9, Herro Power-play opportunities: Edmonton 0 of 1; Toronto 0 of
4-9, Vincent 1-2, Iguodala 1-6, Dragic 0-2, Ariza 0-3, 1. Goalies: Edmonton, Smith 12-3-1 (31 shots-29 saves).
Butler 0-3), New York 10-36 (Rose 3-5, Randle 3-9, Burks Toronto, Hutchinson 3-2-1 (23-20). A: 0 (18,819). T: 2:24.
2-4, Quickley 2-6, Payton 0-2, Toppin 0-2, Barrett 0-4, Houston 67, Oregon State 61
Bullock 0-4). Fouled Out: None. Rebounds: Miami 47 Oregon State (20-13)
(Adebayo 17), New York 41 (Noel 11). Assists: Miami 22

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Alatishe 4-9 0-2 8, Silva 2-2 0-0 4, Lucas 3-7 0-0 8,
(Butler 6), New York 15 (Barrett 4). Total Fouls: Miami Penguins 2, Islanders 1 Reichle 0-1 3-3 3, Thompson 3-12 5-8 11, Hunt 3-5 0-0 7,
18, New York 19. A: 1,981 (19,812) N.Y. ISLANDERS ...................... 0 1 0 — 1 Andela 2-3 0-2 4, Calloo 4-7 3-5 13, Silver 1-1 0-0 3,
PITTSBURGH ........................... 2 0 0 — 2 Tucker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-47 11-20 61.
Houston (28-3)
FIRST PERIOD Chaney 2-2 1-3 5, Gorham 1-6 4-8 6, Grimes 5-15 4-4 18,
AUTO R AC ING Jarreau 4-13 0-0 10, Sasser 5-19 5-6 20, White 3-4 2-3 8,
Scoring: 1, Pittsburgh, Angello 2 (Matheson, Marino),
4:24 (pp). 2, Pittsburgh, McCann 8 (Marino, Matheson), Mark 0-2 0-0 0, Gresham 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-62 16-24
18:28. 67.
NASCAR Cup Series Halftime: Houston 34-17. Three-point goals: Oregon
FOOD CITY DIRT RACE SECOND PERIOD State 6-16 (Calloo 2-4, Lucas 2-5, Silver 1-1, Hunt 1-3,
Scoring: 3, N.Y. Islanders, Martin 6 (Leddy, Barzal), 9:22 Reichle 0-1, Thompson 0-2), Houston 11-32 (Sasser
At Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt; In Bristol, Tenn.
(pp). 5-13, Grimes 4-10, Jarreau 2-6, Gorham 0-1, Mark 0-2).
Lap length: 0.53 miles
Fouled out: Alatishe. Rebounds: Oregon State 27
(Start position in parentheses)
SHOTS ON GOAL (Thompson 7), Houston 38 (Gorham 10). Assists:
1. (10) Joey Logano, Ford, 253 laps, 55 points.
Oregon State 14 (Thompson 6), Houston 17 (Jarreau 8).

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2. (13) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 253, 42. N.Y. ISLANDERS ...................... 5 14 6 — 25
Total fouls: Oregon State 20, Houston 12.
3. (2) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 253, 50. PITTSBURGH ........................... 9 6 7 — 22
4. (18) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet, 253, 49. Power-play opportunities: N.Y. Islanders 1 of 4; Pitts-
5. (14) Ryan Newman, Ford, 253, 41. burgh 1 of 3. Goalies: N.Y. Islanders, Varlamov 14-7-3
6. (8) William Byron, Chevrolet, 253, 40. (22 shots-20 saves). Pittsburgh, DeSmith 8-3-0 (20-19), NCAA women’s tournament
7. (27) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 253, 32. Pittsburgh, Jarry 15-8-2 (5-5). A: 2,800 (18,387). T: 2:26.
8. (3) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 253, 35.
9. (24) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, 253, 31.
10. (26) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 253, 28.
11. (20) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 253, 26.
12. (16) Michael McDowell, Ford, 253, 25.
13. (12) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 253, 24.
Flyers 4, Sabres 3 (OT)
PHILADELPHIA .................. 0 0 3 1 — 4
Connecticut 69, Baylor 67
BAYLOR .............................. 24 15 16 12 — 67
CONNECTICUT .................... 26 11 16 16 — 69
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14. (11) Chris Buescher, Ford, 253, 24. BUFFALO ........................... 1 2 0 0 — 3 Baylor (28-3)
15. (6) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 253, 22. Smith 6-13 2-2 14, Egbo 3-9 2-4 8, Oliver 1-1 0-0 2,
FIRST PERIOD Richards 2-4 0-0 4, Ursin 5-15 2-4 13, Bickle 1-1 0-0 2,
16. (28) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 253, 21.
17. (4) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 253, 20. Scoring: 1, Buffalo, Jokiharju 2 (Okposo, Lazar), 17:41. Andrews 1-1 0-0 2, Carrington 7-22 7-10 22, Gusters 0-0 CARPET HARDWOOD LAMINATE VINYL TILE
18. (22) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 253, 19. 0-0 0, Team 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 26-66 13-20 67
19. (5) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 253, 35. SECOND PERIOD Connecticut (28-1)
20. (25) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 252, 17. Scoring: 2, Buffalo, Eakin 2 (Sheahan, Rieder), 2:10. 3, Edwards 2-5 0-2 4, Nelson-Ododa 1-3 1-2 3, Bueckers
21. (9) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 252, 16. Buffalo, Montour 2 (Hall, Thompson), 12:43. 10-22 5-6 28, Westbrook 4-8 0-0 11, Williams 8-18 3-6
22. (7) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 252, 15. 21, Griffin 1-4 0-0 2, Team 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 26-60 9-16 69
23. (32) Stewart Friesen, Chevrolet, 252, 0. THIRD PERIOD Three-point goals: Baylor 2-9 (Smith 0-1, Ursin 1-1,
24. (21) Cole Custer, Ford, 252, 13. Carrington 1-7), Connecticut 8-17 (Bueckers 3-7, West-
Scoring: 4, Philadelphia, Hayes 11 (Sanheim), 1:50. 5,
25. (33) Quin Houff, Chevrolet, 252, 12. brook 3-5, Williams 2-5). Assists: Baylor 13 (Smith 3),
Philadelphia, Giroux 9 (Voracek, Couturier), 10:51. 6,
26. (39) Ty Dillon, Toyota, 252, 0. Connecticut 9 (Nelson-Ododa 4). Fouled out: None.
Philadelphia, Couturier 10 (Giroux, Provorov), 18:31.
27. (19) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 251, 18. Rebounds: Baylor 41 (Egbo 4-9), Connecticut 39 (Ed-
28. (34) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, 249, 0. OVERTIME wards 3-7). Total fouls: Baylor 15, Connecticut 15.
29. (1) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 248, 8. Technical fouls: none. A: 3,377.
Scoring: 7, Philadelphia, Provorov 5 (Konecny), 0:42.
30. (37) Josh Bilicki, Ford, 247, 7.
31. (38) Mike Marlar, Ford, accident, 244, 6. SHOTS ON GOAL
32. (31) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, 242, 0. Texas 64, Maryland 61
PHILADELPHIA .................. 8 12 15 1 — 36
33. (36) Chris Windom, Chevrolet, engine, 62, 0.
BUFFALO ......................... 13 9 10 0 — 32 Late Sunday
34. (15) Christopher Bell, Toyota, accident, 54, 3.
35. (17) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, accident, 52, 2. Power-play opportunities: Philadelphia 0 of 2; Buffalo 0
36. (23) Aric Almirola, Ford, accident, 39, 1. of 2. Goalies: Philadelphia, Elliott 9-4-1 (32 shots-29 TEXAS ................................ 12 13 24 15 — 64
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MASTERS CHAMPIONS: Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, (Collier 4-11), Maryland 36 (Reese 4-5). Total fouls:
Milos Raonic (12), Canada, def. Ugo Humbert (20), Texas 12, Maryland 19. Technical fouls: none. A: 0.
Sergio Garcia, Danny Willett, Jordan Spieth, Bubba France, 6-4, 7-5; Andrey Rublev (4), Russia, def. Marton
Watson, Adam Scott, Charl Schwartzel, Phil Mickelson, Fucsovics (29), Hungary, 6-2, 6-1; Hubert Hurkacz (26),
Trevor Immelman, Zach Johnson, Mike Weir, Vijay Poland, def. Denis Shapovalov (6), Canada, 6-3, 7-6
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PGA CHAMPIONS (five years): Collin Morikawa, Brooks United States, def. Aslan Karatsev (17), Russia, 6-3, 6-0;
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U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONS (five years): Bryson DeCham- MLB
Colombia, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3; Stefanos Tsitsipas (2), Greece,
beau, Gary Woodland. def. Kei Nishikori (28), Japan, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. Pittsburgh Pirates: Optioned RHP Geoff Hartlieb to
BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONS (five years): Shane Lowry, Indianapolis (Triple-A Midwest). Reassigned OF Brian
Francesco Molinari, Henrik Stenson. WOMEN’S SINGLES — ROUND OF 16 Goodwin, INF/OF Wilmer Difo and RHP Steven Wright.
PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS (three years): Ashleigh Barty (1), Australia, def. Victoria Azarenka Washington Nationals: Reassigned INF Jake Noll, RHPs
Rory McIlroy, Webb Simpson. (14), Belarus, 6-1, 1-6, 6-2; Elina Svitolina (5), Ukraine, Dakota Bacus and Chase De Jong and LHP Chasen Shreve
U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPION AND RUNNER-UP: a-Tyler def. Petra Kvitova (9), Czech Republic, 2-6, 7-5, 7-5; to alternate training site.
Strafaci, a-Charles Osborne. Aryna Sabalenka (7), Belarus, def. Marketa Vondrouso-
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(29), United States, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (8-6); Sara Sorribes
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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE KNOWN AS BRUNSWICK, MD 21716 VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY
Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated
March 1, 2006, recorded in Liber 32174, Folio 579 among the Land OF UNIMPROVED REAL PROPERTY VACANT LOT Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Margaret KNOWN AS
Records of Montgomery County, MD, with an original principal balance of 2552 Aster Road L. Wilson n/k/a Margaret L. Holmes and Eugene Homles dated June 11,
$718,000.00, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. 2421 SHADYSIDE AVENUE Port Republic, MD 20676 2003 and recorded in Liber 3877, folio 206 among the Land Records of 8814 Whimsey Court
Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Montgomery SUITLAND, MD 20746 Frederick County, MD, default having occurred under the terms thereof,
County, at the Court House Door, 50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850, By virtue of a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Walkersville, MD 21793
on Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust JOSEPH ANTHONY MIHURSKY AND KAY S. MIHURSKY, dated Frederick County, at the Court House Door, 100 W. Patrick St., Frederick,
MD 21701, on Under a power of sale contained in that Deed of Trust dated
APRIL 2, 2021 AT 2:30 PM from IMPERIUM GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC, dated May 18, April 13, 2017 and recorded in book 4981 , page 0055 APRIL 2, 2021 AT 10:55 AM January 27, 2015, and recorded in Liber 10398, folio 225, of
ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or
improvements thereon located in Montgomery County, MD and more fully
2018 and recorded in Liber 40944, Folio 218, among the Land among the Land Records of CALVERT COUNTY, Maryland, ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with the buildings and the land records of FREDERICK COUNTY, with an original
described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. Records PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD, with an original default having occurred thereunder (Foreclosure Case docketed improvements thereon situated in Frederick County, MD and more fully principal balance of $177,633.00, default having occurred
The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an "as is" principal balance of $34,000.00 and an original interest rate as Case No. C-04-CV-20-000084; Tax ID No. 01-048503) the
described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. Tax ID #25-470931.
under the terms thereof, the appointed Substitute Trustees will
condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record
affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.
of 24 % default having occurred under the terms thereof, Sub. Substitute Trustee will sell at public auction CALVERT COUNTY
The property, which is improved by a dwelling, will be sold in an "as
is" condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of offer for sale at public auction at THE FREDERICK COUNTY
Terms of Sale: A deposit of $42,000 in the form of certified check,
Trustees will sell at public auction, courthouse located at 175 MAIN ST, PRINCE FREDERICK, MD record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.
COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 100 W. PATRICK ST, FREDERICK,
cashier's check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time
and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT: 20678 . Terms of Sale: A deposit of $17,000 in the form of certified check,
cashier's check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time MD 21701 ON,
and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within
on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed
of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by FRONT OF THE DUVAL WING OF THE COURTHOUSE COMPLEX APRIL 1, 2021 at 12:00 PM ten days of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for Frederick APRIL 8, 2021 at 11:30 AM
the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of 14735 MAIN ST, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772 ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements County. Interest to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at the rate
ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND together with any
the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due pursuant to the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds
from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before APRIL 8, 2021 AT 1:00 PM thereon situated in CALVERT COUNTY, MD and more fully are received in the office of the Sub. Trustees. There will be no abatement buildings or improvements thereon situated in FREDERICK
settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of interest in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement
of all real property taxes, including agricultural taxes, if applicable, and any ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any described in above referenced Deed of Trust. or if settlement is delayed for any reason. The noteholder shall not be COUNTY, MD, located at the above address and more fully
and all public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such
buildings or improvements thereon situated in lot of ground The property will be sold in an "as is" condition and subject to obligated to pay interest if it is the purchaser. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE
FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of all real property taxes, including
described in the aforementioned Deed of Trust.
amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer and front foot
benefit charges, to be adjusted to date of sale and thereafter assumed by in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD and described as 2421 conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the agricultural taxes, if applicable, and any and all public and/or private ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF
purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure
credit. All transfer taxes and recordation taxes shall be paid by Purchaser. SHADYSIDE AVENUE, SUITLAND, MD 20746 and more fully same, if any and with no warranty of any kind. sale, including water/sewer charges and ground rent, to be adjusted FREDERICK, STATE OF MARYLAND AND DESCRIBED AS
Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be
assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. Purchaser is responsible
described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. Terms of Sale: A deposit of $ 25,000.00 will be required at the
to date of sale and paid at execution of the deed, except where the
secured party is the purchaser, and thereafter assumed by the purchaser.
FOLLOWS, THAT IS TO SAY: LOT NUMBERED THREE (3)
for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss The property will be sold in an "AS IS WHERE IS" condition time of sale, such deposit to be in CERTIFIED CHECK OR BY Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be IN BLOCK NUMBERED TWENTY-ONE (21), SECTION FOUR,
or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale forward. Cost of all "DISCOVERY SUBDIVISION", AS SHOWN ON A PLAT RECORD-
post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, without either express or implied warranty or representation, CASHIER'S CHECK, CASH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Balance documentary stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be
but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into including but not limited to the description, fitness for a of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days of final borne by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining ED AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF FREDERICK COUNTY,
any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. physical possession of the property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss or
In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser's particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition, ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for CALVERT COUNTY. damage to the property from the date of sale forward. Additional terms to MARYLAND IN PLAT BOOK 8, PAGE 192. BEING THE SAME
sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials, Time is of the essence as to the purchaser. If the purchaser be announced at the time of sale. PREMISES CONVEYED UNTO BARRY LYNN WILES AND LAU-
interest. If purchaser fails to settle within ten days of ratification, subject
to order of court, purchaser agrees that property will be resold and entire liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, mer- defaults, the deposit shall be forfeited and the property shall If the Sub. Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title, the RIE ANN WILES, AS JOINT TENANTS UNTO THE SURVIVOR
purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be limited to a refund of
deposit retained by Sub. Trustees as liquidated damages for all losses
chantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other be resold at the purchaser's risk and expense. The purchaser the deposit without interest. If the purchaser fails to go to settlement, OF THEM, BY VIRTUE OF DEED FROM SAMUEL KIRKPATRICK
occasioned by the purchaser's default and purchaser shall have no further
liability. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and waives personal service and accepts service by first class mail the deposit shall be forfeited, to the Trustees for application against all AND KRISTI KIRKPATRICK DATED AUGUST 24, 2006,
expenses, attorney’s fees and the full commission on the sale price of the
proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from
subject to easements, agreements, liens and restrictions of and certified mail addressed to the address provided by said above-scheduled foreclosure sale. In the event of default, all expenses of RECORDED AUGUST 30, 2006 IN BOOK 6197, PAGE 1,
improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser. Sub. Trustees this sale (including attorney’s fees and the full commission on the gross
will convey either marketable or insurable title. If they cannot deliver one record which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale for any sale price of this sale) shall be charged against and paid out of the forfeited
FREDERICK COUNTY, MD. PARCEL-ID: 26-502187
or the other, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court
for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy, at law or equity, is return subject to any condominium and/or HOA assessments. Motion or Show Cause Order incident to this sale including a deposit. The Trustees may then re-advertise and resell the property at the The property and improvements will be sold in an "AS IS"
risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser or may avail themselves of
of the deposit without interest. BIDDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $5,000.00 (CASH WILL NOT Motion to Default Purchaser and for Resale of the Property. any legal or equitable remedies against the defaulting purchaser without physical condition without warranty of any kind and subject to all
TO FOLLOW CDC GUIDANCE AND WEAR A COVER OVER BOTH NOSE AND
MOUTH AND PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING AT THE AUCTION. (Matter No. BE ACCEPTED) acceptable payment will be in the FORM OF In the event of a resale, the defaulting purchaser shall not be reselling the property. In the event of a resale, the defaulting purchaser
shall not be entitled to receive the surplus, if any, even if such surplus
conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the
346774-1)
CERTIFIED CHECK OR BY CASHIER'S CHECK will be required entitled to receive any benefit from the resale, including, but results from improvements to the property by said defaulting purchaser same.
PLEASE CONSULT WWW.ALEXCOOPER.COM FOR STATUS OF UPCOMING
SALES from purchaser at time of sale, balance in immediately available not limited to, additional proceeds or surplus which may arise and the defaulting purchaser shall be liable to the Trustees and secured
party for reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses incurred in connection TERMS OF SALE: A non-refundable bidder's deposit of
Howard N. Bierman, Carrie M. Ward, et. al., Substitute Trustees funds upon final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court of therefrom. Interest to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at with all litigation involving the Property or the proceeds of the resale.
$15,000.00 by cashier's/certified check or such other form as
ALEX COOPER AUCTS, INC. PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND interest to be paid at five percent (5%) from the date of sale to the date funds are Trustees' file number 74449.
the Substitute Trustee may determine, in their sole discretion,
908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204 the rate of 24% on unpaid purchase money from date of sale received by the Substitute Trustee. There will be no abatement of Diane S. Rosenberg, Mark D. Meyer, et al., Substitute Trustees
required at time of sale except for the party secured by the Deed
410-828-4838 www.alexcooper.com
to date of settlement. The secured party herein, if a bidder, interest in the event additional funds are tendered at the time of ALEX COOPER AUCTS, INC.
908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204 of Trust. Risk of loss on purchaser from date and time of auction.
Mar 16, Mar 23 & Mar 30 12338606
shall not be required to post a deposit. Third party purchaser sale or any time prior to settlement or if the settlement is delayed 410-828-4838 www.alexcooper.com
The balance of the purchase price together with interest thereon
Rosenberg & Associates, LLC
4340 East West Highway, Suite 600 (excluding the secured party) will be required to complete full for any reason. In the event that the Secured Party executes Mar 16, Mar 23 & Mar 30 12338604
at 4.25% per annum from date of sale to receipt of purchase
Bethesda, MD 20814 settlement of the purchase of the property within TEN (10) a forbearance agreement with the borrower(s) described in the BWW Law Group, LLC price by Substitute Trustees must be paid by cashier's check
(301) 907-8000
www.rosenberg-assoc.com CALENDAR DAYS of the ratification of the sale by the Circuit above-mentioned Deed of Trust, or allows the borrower(s) to 6003 Executive Blvd., Suite 101
Rockville, MD 20852 within 10 days after final ratification of sale. The noteholder
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE Court, time being of the essence, otherwise the purchaser's execute their right to reinstate or payoff the subject loan, (301) 961-6555
shall not be obligated to pay interest if it is the purchaser. There
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
deposit shall be forfeited and the property will be resold at prior to the sale, with or without the Substitute Trustee's prior SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE
will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the
400 VIERLING DR.
the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser. All other knowledge, this Contract shall be null and void and of no effect, OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON
event that additional funds are tendered before settlement or if
SILVER SPRING, MD 20904 5600 AVONSHIRE PL., APT. D
public charges and private charges or assessments, including and the Purchaser's sole remedy shall be the return of the deposit FREDERICK, MD 21703 settlement is delayed for any reason. All real estate taxes and
Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Robert
A. Watts and Olanike Oyefeso-Watts dated April 24, 2007 and recorded in water/sewer charges, ground rent, taxes if any, to be adjusted to without interest. Purchaser shall pay for documentary stamps, Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated October other public charges and/or assessments to be adjusted as of the
Liber 34449, folio 420 among the Land Records of Montgomery County,
date of sale. Cost of all documentary stamps and transfer taxes transfer taxes and settlement expenses. Taxes, ground rent, 17, 2005, recorded in Liber 5670, Folio 183 among the Land Records of
date of sale and thereafter assumed by purchaser. If applicable,
MD, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees Frederick County, MD, with an original principal balance of $177,600.00,
will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, and all other costs incident to the settlement shall be borne by water rent, condominium fees and/or homeowner association default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will any condominium and/or homeowners association dues and
at the Court House Door, 50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850, on
the purchaser. If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner dues, all public charges/assessments payable on an annual sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Frederick County, at the Court
assessments that may become due after the date of sale shall
House Door, 100 W. Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701, on
APRIL 9, 2021 AT 2:15 PM
association dues and assessments will be adjusted to date of basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges, if APRIL 9, 2021 AT 10:55 AM be purchaser's responsibility. Purchaser shall pay all transfer,
ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with the buildings and
improvements thereon situated in Montgomery County, MD and more sale. If the sale is rescinded or not ratified for any reason, applicable, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or documentary and recording taxes/fees and all other settlement
fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. Tax ID #05-00314055. including post sale lender audit, or the Substitute Trustees are thereafter by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible improvements thereon located in Frederick County, MD and described costs. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining possession of the
The property, which is improved by a dwelling, will be sold in an "as unable to convey insurable title or a resale is to take place for for obtaining physical possession of the property. Purchaser as Unit D, in an Expandable Condominium Regime known as "Stuart
Mechanic Condominiums, Phase 9, Building No. 2700" and more fully property. Time is of the essence for the purchaser. If purchaser
is" condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of
record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. any reason, the purchaser(s) sole remedy in law or equity shall assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. defaults, deposit will be forfeited and property resold at the risk
Terms of Sale: A deposit of $86,000 in the form of certified check, be limited to the refund of the aforementioned deposit. The of sale forward. If the Substitute Trustee is unable to convey The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an "as is"
and cost of the defaulting purchaser who shall be liable for any
cashier's check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time
purchaser waives all rights and claims against the Substitute insurable title for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy in condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record
affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. deficiency in the purchase price and all costs, expenses and
and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within
ten days of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for Montgomery Trustees whether known or unknown. These provisions shall law or equity shall be limited to a refund of the aforementioned Terms of Sale: A deposit of $13,000 in the form of certified check, attorney's fees of both sales. If Substitute Trustees do not convey
County. Interest to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at the rate
survive settlement. Upon refund of the deposit, this sale shall deposit without interest. In the event the sale is not ratified cashier's check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time
title for any reason, purchaser's sole remedy is return of deposit
pursuant to the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest
are received in the office of the Sub. Trustees. There will be no abatement be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy, at law or equity, is on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed without interest. This sale is subject to post-sale audit of the
of interest in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement
claim against the Substitute Trustees. The sale is subject to the return of the deposit without interest. (File # 44377.0305) of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by
status of the loan secured by the Deed of Trust including but not
or if settlement is delayed for any reason. The noteholder shall not be the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of
obligated to pay interest if it is the purchaser. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE post-sale review of the status of the loan. If any agreement to ERIC D. VANDELINE, the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due limited to determining whether prior to sale a bankruptcy was
FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of all real property taxes, including from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before
agricultural taxes, if applicable, and any and all public and/or private cancel the sale was entered into by the lender and borrower prior SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment filed; forbearance, repayment or other agreement was entered
charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure
sale, including water/sewer charges and ground rent, to be adjusted
to the sale then the sale is void and the purchaser's deposit shall of all real property taxes, including agricultural taxes, if applicable, and
any and all public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent
into; or loan was reinstated or paid off. In any such even this
to date of sale and paid at execution of the deed, except where the be refunded without interest. Additional terms and conditions, if such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer, ground sale shall be null and void and purchaser's sole remedy shall
secured party is the purchaser, and thereafter assumed by the purchaser.
Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be
applicable, maybe announced at the time and date of sale. (File rent and front foot benefit charges, to be adjusted to date of sale
and thereafter assumed by purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any
be return of deposit without interest. File No. (20-061918)
assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale forward. Cost of all # 21-0001) recapture of homestead tax credit. All transfer taxes and recordation Brittany M. Taylor, Jason Murphy,
documentary stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be taxes shall be paid by Purchaser. The purchaser shall be responsible for
borne by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining Allan P. Feigelson, Esquire the payment of the ground rent escrow, if required. Condominium fees Substitute Trustees
physical possession of the property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss or
damage to the property from the date of sale forward. Additional terms to
Substitute Trustee www.hwestauctions.com
and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the
purchaser from the date of sale. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining
be announced at the time of sale. MARCH 16, 23, 30, 2021 12338333 physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage
to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit
If the Sub. Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title, the of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited
purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be limited to a refund of GREENSPOON MARDER, LLP to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment
the deposit without interest. If the purchaser fails to go to settlement,
the deposit shall be forfeited, to the Trustees for application against all
1125 West Street, Suite 265 agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such
expenses, attorney’s fees and the full commission on the sale price of the Annapolis, MD 21401 event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser's sole remedy,
in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If
above-scheduled foreclosure sale. In the event of default, all expenses of purchaser fails to settle within ten days of ratification, subject to order
this sale (including attorney’s fees and the full commission on the gross SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE of court, purchaser agrees that property will be resold and entire deposit www.hwestauctions.com
sale price of this sale) shall be charged against and paid out of the forfeited www.hwestauctions.com
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY retained by Sub. Trustees as liquidated damages for all losses occasioned
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deposit. The Trustees may then re-advertise and resell the property at the
risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser or may avail themselves of
MARCH 23, 30, APRIL 6, 2021 12338495 by the purchaser's default and purchaser shall have no further liability.
any legal or equitable remedies against the defaulting purchaser without KNOWN AS The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds
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reselling the property. In the event of a resale, the defaulting purchaser resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements Rappahannock County
shall not be entitled to receive the surplus, if any, even if such surplus 3216 Oak Street to the property by said defaulted purchaser. Sub. Trustees will convey
either marketable or insurable title. If they cannot deliver one or the other,
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and the defaulting purchaser shall be liable to the Trustees and secured Law Offices TRUSTEE’S SALE OF COLLEGE PARK - Furn rooms for rent.
the Purchaser's sole remedy, at law or equity, is return of the deposit
party for reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses incurred in connection
ALLAN P. FEIGELSON, P.A. By virtue of a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust without interest. BIDDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO FOLLOW CDC 360 VIEWTOWN ROAD, $600-$650/mo + utils. No Smoking.
with all litigation involving the Property or the proceeds of the resale.
Trustees' file number 75909. 1040 Cromwell Bridge Road from FRANKIE J. NEWMAN, dated April 25, 2007 and GUIDANCE AND WEAR A COVER OVER BOTH NOSE AND MOUTH AND AMISSVILLE, VA 20106 Security dep req. 1 room Adelphi
$500 plus sec dep & utils.
PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING AT THE AUCTION. (Matter No. 328895-1)
The property will be sold subject to a 120 day right of redemption by the Towson, MD 21286 recorded in book 27804 , page 056 among the Land PLEASE CONSULT WWW.ALEXCOOPER.COM FOR STATUS OF UPCOMING In execution of a certain Deed of Call 240-422-5191
Internal Revenue Service.
(410) 828-4217 Records of PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Maryland, default SALES Trust dated December 23, 2005,
in the original principal amount
Diane S. Rosenberg, Mark D. Meyer, et al., Substitute Trustees having occurred thereunder (Foreclosure Case docketed as Howard N. Bierman, Carrie M. Ward, et. al., Substitute Trustees of $483,000.00 recorded in the
ALEX COOPER AUCTS, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE Case No. CAEF19-39237; Tax ID No. 06-0594200) the ALEX COOPER AUCTS, INC. Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court for HYATTSVILLE- Furn rm $160/wk or
908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204 Rappahannock County, Virginia as
410-828-4838 www.alexcooper.com OF UNIMPROVED REAL PROPERTY VACANT LOT Substitute Trustee will sell at public auction PRINCE GEORGE'S 908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204
Instrument No. 050002449 . The
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Mar 23, Mar 30 & Apr 6 12339439 2423 SHADYSIDE AVENUE COUNTY courthouse located at FRONT OF THE DUVAL WING Mar 23, Mar 30 & Apr 6 12339616
undersigned Substitute Trustee
will offer for sale at public auction HYATTSVILLE room for rent in house
1405 Cars 815 SUITLAND, MD 20746 OF THE COURTHOUSE COMPLEX 14735 MAIN ST, UPPER in the front of the Circuit Court $500 incl utils.
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ginia on April 28, 2021, at 11:00
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OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF
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of 24 % default having occurred under the terms thereof, Sub.
The property will be sold in an "as is" condition and subject to
415 N. CHURCH ST.
THURMONT, MD 21788
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IN JACKSON MAGISTERIAL DIS- Time Shares/
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conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Lisa K.
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VIRGINIA, MORE PARTICULARLY
Rentals, Sales
Manahan, Martin U. Manahan and Lynn M. Manahan dated February 27,
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT: same, if any and with no warranty of any kind. 2013 and recorded in Liber 9432, folio 447 among the Land Records of
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WITH JACOBS, A NEW CORNER
WITH THE REMAINDER OF PAR-
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301-340-1390 Auto Plaza
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FOR COINS/COLLECTIONS.
described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. property shall be resold at the purchaser's risk and expense. The record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. THENCE WITH THAT LOT, THE EAST
OLDSMOBILE purchaser waives personal service and accepts service by first Terms of Sale: A deposit of $20,000 in the form of certified check,
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like new, only 33k miles. $5000. without either express or implied warranty or representation, by said Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale for
and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within
ten days of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for Frederick
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including but not limited to the description, fitness for a any Motion or Show Cause Order incident to this sale including
County. Interest to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at the rate
pursuant to the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds
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SAAB construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials, In the event of a resale, the defaulting purchaser shall not be
of interest in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement
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FENCE CORNER, CORNER WITH
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laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and 265
@ 443 326 0326 therefrom. Interest to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure
sale, including water/sewer charges and ground rent, to be adjusted
THENCE WITH SWITZER, N. 36 DEG. Home & Garden
1447 Autos Wanted subject to easements, agreements, liens and restrictions of five percent (5%) from the date of sale to the date funds are to date of sale and paid at execution of the deed, except where the
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CALL 571-276-2556 TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $5,000.00 (CASH WILL NOT sale or any time prior to settlement or if the settlement is delayed borne by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining
THE REMAINDER N. 17 DEG. 14‘ 00"
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deposit. The Trustees may then re-advertise and resell the property at the
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QUICKHONEY FOR THE WASHINGTON POST

The pandemic:
What lies ahead
Vaccinated, A ‘Roaring Some want Coronavirus
experts long 2020s’ after later school grief is deep
for normalcy covid ends? hours to stay and will last
BY M ARLENE C IMONS BY M ARLENE C IMONS BY K ATHERINE E LLISON BY C ATHY A LTER

A few days before Christmas, An- This has been a year of extreme Sleep-deprived adolescents — forced Even though vaccines have changed
thony S. Fauci will be busy in his social deprivation. But the pandemic — for generations to wake for school the trajectory of the coronavirus pan-
kitchen, kneading dough and assem- like all pandemics before it — eventual- before the chimes of their circadian demic, a death toll approaching more
bling the rigatoni, marinara sauce, ly will end. Then what? Will we easily clocks — have had an unexpected break than 550,000 has cast a long, dark
Italian sausage, and two cheeses — transition from isolation back into the amid the anxiety and losses of the shadow over all Americans. The
ricotta and mozzarella — he needs for real world? For most of us, the answer pandemic. Remote learning has al- months ahead will require us to carry
his timpano, a caloric creation he probably is yes, although it may take lowed many of them to stay in bed an an intense and a pervasive grief that is
bakes annually in what has become a time to adapt, according to social extra hour or more, providing a “natu- more acute and complicated than grief
holiday ritual. This year, however, scientists who study human behavior. ral experiment” that sleep experts hope after death from other natural causes.
unlike last year, he will have a live “Social skills are like a muscle,” says will inform the long and stubborn Recent research suggests that the
audience. SEE DISTANCE ON E4 SEE SLEEP ON E4 full effect of this onslaught will not be
Well, more accurately, he will have known for some time. We will feel it
his customary live audience. In 2020, with each empty chair at the table, a
years of tradition were disrupted More coronavirus info inside: Vaccine FAQs and terms to know, advice for heart patients, holiday with one less present to wrap
SEE YEAR AHEAD ON E5 grandparent hugs, a cancer survivor’s take on post-covid future, mask facts Pages 4-9 SEE GRIEF ON E7

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PERSPECTIVE S CIEN CE N EWS

My 17-year wait for Brood X Spring forecasts offer little hope for relief from
droughts, especially in California, western U.S.
BY S ETH B ORENSTEIN say the California megadrought is
That this army of cicadas emerges on such a protracted schedule is fascinating to me and many others associated with long-term cli-
With nearly two-thirds of the mate change.
BY S TEPHANIE D ESMON United States abnormally dry or The national Drought Monitor
worse, the U.S. government’s recently showed almost 66 per-
Seventeen years ago, when the spring forecast offers little hope cent of the nation in an abnor-
time was finally right, my new- for relief, especially in the West mally dry condition, the highest
born son, Jake, emerged into the where a devastating mega- mid-March level since 2002. And
bright lights of an Annapolis op- drought has taken root and wors- forecasters predict that will wors-
erating room. ened. en, expanding in parts of Florida,
Underneath our feet, the peri- Weather service and agricul- Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Ne-
odical cicadas who had been pre- ture officials warned of possible braska, Colorado, Wyoming and
paring for their moment for near- water use cutbacks in California South Dakota, with small islands
ly 17 years were just about ready to and the Southwest, increased of relief in parts of the Great
join him. wildfires, low levels in key reser- Lakes and New England.
Within two months, the insects voirs such as Lake Mead and Lake More than 44 percent of the
would tunnel up to the surface, Powell, and damage to wheat nation is in moderate or worse
front feet like claws digging away crops. drought, and nearly 18 percent is
the soil, waiting until the ground The National Oceanic and At- in extreme or exceptional
temperature reached 64 degrees mospheric Administration’s offi- drought — all of it west of the
so they could burst into our world. cial spring outlook sees an ex- Mississippi River. Climate scien-
First, we heard them, a crazy panding drought with a drier tists are calling what’s happening
off-key chorus as loud as a blend- than normal April, May and June in the West a “megadrought” that
er: High-pitched alien sounds, for a large swath of the country started in 1999.
melodies like birdsong, a lower from Louisiana to Oregon, in- “The nearly West-wide drought
rumbling bass. This boy band was cluding some areas hardest hit by is already quite severe in its
looking for love. the most severe drought. And breadth and intensity, and unfor-
Then, we saw them, these large nearly all of the continental Unit- tunately it doesn’t appear likely
and boisterous insects, clumsily ed States is looking at warmer that there will be much relief this
flying through the air in thick than normal spring, except for spring,” said UCLA climate scien-
swarms that felt impossible to tiny parts of the Pacific Northwest tist Daniel Swain, who writes the
dodge. So many creatures where and southeast Alaska, which Weather West blog and isn’t part
there had been none the day be- makes drought worse. of the NOAA outlook. “Winter
JIM LO SCALZO/EPA-EFE//SHUTTERSTOCK
fore. The squirrels and birds and “We are predicting prolonged precipitation has been much be-
cats were as stunned as we were, In 2004, one of the many cicadas in D.C. That year, my teenage son was a newborn when millions of and widespread drought,” Na- low average across much of Cali-
but soon filled their bellies with a these insects engulfed our region. Brood X lives in the Mid-Atlantic and New York and as far west as tional Weather Service Deputy fornia, and summer precipitation
feast that literally fell from the Illinois. The largest of the broods, it’s the one coming back this May. Director Mary Erickson said. “It’s reached record low levels in 2020
sky. definitely something we’re across the desert Southwest.”
Life in this world of billions of He ran me through a quick When the nymphs do burrow tat. watching and very concerned The drought’s flip side is that
cicadas was but a blip in time, biology lesson. There are about out, they won’t be recognizable “Field after field about Wash- about.” for the first time in three years,
lasting a few weeks. Soon, all was 3,000 species of cicada, he told right away. They first come out in ington has been plowed so deeply NOAA expects the spring NOAA is projecting zero major
quiet. Instead of the cacophony me, but only a handful are period- the dark, their exoskeletons still as to kill the entire brood which drought to hit 74 million people. spring flooding, with smaller
of mating calls, we could again ical cicadas, emerging on this bi- soft, a glowing white that will buried itself in that soil seventeen Several factors go into worsen- amounts of minor and moderate
hear the truck traffic and the zarre 17-year schedule. And their darken as they shed their outer years ago,” the reporters wrote. ing drought, the agency said. A La flooding.
lawn mowers. The weeds mas- genus has the most enchanting of skin one last time. Tree trunks Yet there are some hints that Nina cooling of parts of the cen- About 82 million people will be
querading as our grass were now names: Magicicada. and telephone poles will soon be this enchanting cycle could be tral Pacific continues to bring dry at risk for flooding this spring,
covered in cicada carcasses, The Magicicada emerge be- cluttered with those empty shells, endangered. weather for much of the country, mostly minor with no property
crunching underfoot, all of that cause it’s time to mate. That cho- paper-thin, like shrimp peelings While cicadas are known for while in the Southwest heavy damage. That’s down from 128
life snuffed out in an instant. rus we hear? It’s the males trying from a barbecue. their enormous synchronous rise summer monsoon rains failed to million people last year.
This riotous rhythm of nature to attract the ladies. The songs Soon there will be millions from beneath the soil, some cica- materialize. Meteorologists also — Associated Press
wouldn’t delight our senses again draw females to their suitors and, upon millions of periodical cica- das don’t follow the 17-year plan.
for 17 years. when she finds one that captures das flying through the air, with These stragglers may appear four
Tiny cicada nymphs, born of all her heart, she clicks her wings their signature translucent wings years early or four years late.
that noise, were beginning the silently. and red eyes. Why they’re confused about S CIEN CE S CAN
cycle anew, starting their lives Female cicadas each lay 600 Insects, like other animals, time, scientists haven’t quite de-
soundlessly in the dark under- eggs on the underside of young have all sorts of ways of avoiding termined. It could be climate
ground, feeding off tree roots, tree branches. The work of mat- predators. The bright colors of the change — longer growing seasons BIODIVERSITY
crawling a few feet this way or ing now complete, the quiet re- monarch butterfly are a signal mean heartier meals that may
that, molting every four years un- turns and cicada carcasses will that their wings are poisonous to speed up growth. In many cases, David Attenborough’s sobering look at our
til they were fully grown.
In those still moments, I
soon litter sidewalks and lawns
and decks. In a matter of three to
eat. Hornets have their stingers.
Stick insects blend into their sur-
these stragglers die off, caught in
a Darwinian experiment where
involvement in wiping out plants and animals
thought about how, by the time four weeks, those newly laid eggs roundings. there aren’t enough to both be From dinosaurs to dodos, the Extinction: The Facts
the cicadas returned in spring will hatch into nymphs that drop The periodical cicada has de- eaten and to reproduce. history of Earth is pocked with PBS
2021, my boy would almost be a even from tall trees to the ground, veloped a fairly unique safety-in- That could also be changing. In extinctions.
man, unrecognizable in every where they will hunker down for numbers approach to evolution. 2000, Kritsky found that 17-year And biologists think we’re in
way. As for me, I’d be lucky if gray the next 17 years. There are so many cicadas that, cicadas emerged four years early the midst of yet another mass
hair and wrinkles were the only Down a foot or two under the even after predators gorge on in Cincinnati in such large num- extinction event — one we have
evidence of the passing of a gener- surface, the nymphs will suck on them, there are plenty left to lay bers that they were able to mate. caused. mans will find it harder to sus-
ation, from a sprite in her early the xylem of tree roots. It’s not the eggs and reproduce. Those cicadas emerged again in David Attenborough, the Brit- tain their own lives.
30s to a woman the very defini- caloric tree sap we think of but a The scientists call it “predator 2017 in even greater numbers ish naturalist who has been doc- But extinction isn’t a foregone
tion of middle aged. liquid containing little nutrition. satiation.” It has guaranteed sur- than 17 years before. That’s when umenting the world around us conclusion. The documentary
I could only imagine the joy Think a drop of tomato juice in a vival of this species. they were officially designated a for more than 60 years, has manages to find hope among the
and anxieties to come over the gallon of water. This probably “Imagine the world is swarm- new brood, Brood VI. witnessed the effects of extinc- wreckage, pointing to times in-
next 17 years, the preoccupations explains why cicadas take so long ing with Hershey’s kisses,” Kritsky After all these years, there is so tion firsthand. And in “Extinc- ternational cooperation helped
of motherhood from car seats to to mature. says. “You will eat a lot of them. much we still don’t know about tion: The Facts,” airing on PBS push meaningful change and
lost teeth to learner’s permits, as And then, one day, their mo- But, eventually, you will get tired periodical cicadas. stations Wednesday, he looks at highlighting the work of conser-
the cicadas remained out of sight. lecular clocks, which scientists of eating them.” “If I worked on fruit flies, I the sobering truth behind hu- vationists and researchers who
believe may be linked to the grow- The demise of the periodical could have solved this in six manity’s involvement in wiping are working against the clock to
Periodical and puzzling ing seasons, will finally tell them cicadas has been predicted for months,” Kritsky says. “But these out plants and animals. keep more species from disap-
Almost every spring, some- that this is the year. more than a century. are bugs of history.” Extinction’s toll is almost un- pearing.
where in the eastern half of the “There’s nothing like it that we In a 1902 New York Times story bearable. According to an inter- Even those who have seen the
United States, a group of cicadas know about anywhere in biology,” about Brood X, we were warned of Soon — another beginning national group of 145 experts ravages of extinction firsthand,
emerges. says Keith Clay, a cicada expert at the coming “extermination” of ci- When Brood X cicadas emerge who reported on Earth’s biodi- such as conservationist James
In 1907, an entomologist Tulane University. cadas because of the construction in May, they’ll be brand new to versity for a United Nations Mwenda, who watches over the
named Charles Lester Marlatt de- of roads and homes and golf Jake. body in 2019, about 1 million last two white rhinos on Earth,
veloped a Roman numeral cata- ‘Bugs of history’ courses that disturbed their habi- In the years since the cicadas species of plants and animals are have hope. “We are waking up
loguing system of these “broods” were here, I have learned how to at risk of extinction, with at least and realizing the planet is an
based on geographic location. be a mom, still joyous, still anx- 680 animal species wiped out integral part of our existence,” he
Brood I, for example, is found in The counties due for a cicada chorus ious, and Jake has learned to be since the 16th century. The evi- says.
parts of Tennessee, Virginia and Brood X is expected to emerge in more than 200 counties across the my first born, my rule follower, his dence points to accelerating ex- If nothing more, the film’s
West Virginia, and will appear Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and South this year. It is one of 15 own charming person. tinction rates driven by climate stunning visuals, many of them
next in 2029. Some broods periodical cicada broods found in the U.S.
He has grown taller, shooting change, land use and urbaniza- overhead shots of large groups of
emerge every 13 years; others, 17. past me, his father, his stepfather. tion. majestic animals and gorgeous
Brood X lives in the Mid-Atlan- He has won ribbons on the cross- The PBS documentary takes landscapes, may help remind
MICH.
tic and New York and as far west country team, varsity letters in an unsparing look at how those people of what’s at stake during
as Illinois. The largest of the Lansing Albany track. He sports patchy whiskers human-wrought changes affect this mass extinction.
Boston
broods, it’s the one that Jake and I Detroit N .Y .
and a deep voice. Our mailbox is animals. Humans pay a price, “Extinction: The Facts” airs at
met in 2004. It’s the one coming Chicago
Cleveland Scranton overloaded with college bro- too: Extinction drives everything 8 p.m. Eastern time. Check your
back sometime this May. PA . chures. from diseases to food insecurity. local listings for details.
That the broods emerge like IND. OHIO New York This teenager no longer fits in As biodiversity disappears, hu- — Erin Blakemore
ILL. Pittsburgh Harrisburg
clockwork on such a protracted Indianapolis Columbus
Philadelphia my arms or sits still for a hug. My
schedule has long been a subject Cincinnati MD.
excitement about the coming
of fascination and research. How W .V A . brood registers little more than
DEL.
D.C.
do they know when it’s time to Louisville Frankfort Charleston an “Okay, mom,” when I can get
come out? What are they doing VA . him to listen at all.
K Y.
down there that takes so long? Richmond All the while, I imagine those
And when they come out, why are Nashville
nearly 17-year-old nymphs under-
there so many of them? Raleigh foot, just waiting for their mo-
TENN. Knoxville Asheville
To begin to understand this, I N.C. ment to arrive. And, for reasons
called Gene Kritsky, an entomolo- even the experts still don’t fully
gist at a small Catholic college in ALA. GA. understand, it will happen this
S.C.
Cincinnati. One of his many Atlanta
spring. One generation over, an-
200 MILES
books is titled, “Periodical Cica- other just beginning.
Source: U.S. Forest Service JOHN MUYSKENS/THE WASHINGTON POST
das: The Plague and the Puzzle. [email protected]

Piece of Wright brothers’ plane went on Mars trip

Swatch is attached to NASA’s experimental helicopter that traveled with the Perseverance rover
BY M ARCIA D UNN Dayton, Ohio, the Wrights’ home- the world’s first powered, con- The material is taped to a cable
town, donated the postage-size trolled flight on Dec. 17, 1903, at beneath the helicopter’s solar
COURTESY OF SAM BARKER
A piece of the Wright brothers’ piece of muslin from the plane’s Kitty Hawk, N.C. The brothers panel, which is perched on top
first airplane is on Mars. bottom left wing, at NASA’s re- took turns, making four flights like a graduate’s mortarboard. David Attenborough’s PBS documentary, “Extinction: The Facts,”
NASA’s experimental Martian quest. The swatch made the 300- that day. For now, Ingenuity remains at- takes an unsparing look at how human-wrought changes affect
helicopter holds a small swatch of million-mile journey to Mars with A fragment of Wright Flyer tached to the rover’s belly. A pro- animals. Humans pay a price, too: Extinction drives everything
fabric from the 1903 Wright Flyer, the blessing of the Wright broth- wood and fabric flew to the moon tective shield dropped away over from diseases to food insecurity.
the space agency said last week. ers’ great-grandniece and great- with Apollo 11’s Neil Armstrong in the weekend, exposing the spin-
The helicopter, named Ingenuity, grandnephew, park curator Steve 1969. dly, long-legged chopper.
hitched a ride to the Red Planet Lucht said. A swatch also accompanied The helicopter airfield is right
with the Perseverance rover, ar- “Wilbur and Orville Wright John Glenn into orbit aboard next to the rover’s landing site in
riving last month. would be pleased to know that a space shuttle Discovery in 1998. Jezero Crater. HEALTH & SCIEN CE
Ingenuity will attempt the first little piece of their 1903 Wright Both astronauts were from Ohio. The rover will observe the test
powered, controlled flight on an- Flyer I, the machine that launched NASA’s four-pound helicopter flights from a distant perch, be-
other planet no sooner than April the Space Age by barely one quar- will attempt to rise 10 feet into the fore driving away to pursue its
Editors: Kathy Lally, Margaret Shapiro • Art Directors: Emily Sabens and
8. It will mark a “Wright brothers’ ter of a mile, is going to soar into extremely thin Martian air on its own mission: hunting for signs of
Alla Dreyvitser • Advertising Information: Ron Ulrich, 202-334-5289,
moment,” said Bobby Braun, di- history again on Mars,” Amanda first hop. ancient Martian life.
rector for planetary science at Wright Lane and Stephen Wright Up to five increasingly higher Rock samples will be set aside [email protected] • To contact us: Email: health-
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. said in a park news release. and longer flights are planned for eventual return to Earth. [email protected] Telephone: 202-334-5031 Mail: The Washington
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TH E BI G NU MBE R FROM CONSUMER REPORTS

The vast majority of older adults, 94 percent

Foods that fight chronic inflammation
94
of those 65 and older, are taking medications
that are known to increase the likelihood of
falling, research has found. Though
prescribed to treat such conditions as high BY S ALLY W ADYKA Creating the right diet
blood pressure, depression, sleep problems or Adding foods that reduce in-
pain, the drugs often come with potential here are many ways a flammation to your diet is a great
percent side effects that can lead to falls, including
lightheadedness, reduced alertness, slowed
reaction times and drowsiness. The research notes that, in an 18-year
span, older adults filled more than 7.8 billion prescriptions for such
medications, increasing how many take these drugs from 57 percent
T healthy diet can help re-
duce the risk of develop-
ing life-threatening dis-
eases, but one of the most benefi-
cial is by controlling chronic in-
start, but experts caution against
focusing on just a few specific
ones. “If you aim for an overall
healthy dietary pattern that’s
mostly plant-based, you will get
in 1999 to 94 percent in 2017. In that same time period, the rate of flammation — where the immune anti-inflammatory benefits,”
deaths caused by falls among older adults more than doubled. Each system is in a constant height- Kris-Etherton says. Numerous
year, about 1 in 4 older adults report falling, according to the Centers ened state of alert. Although that studies have shown that follow-
for Disease Control and Prevention, and about 20 percent of those may sound like a good thing, ing a Mediterranean-style diet —
falls result in a serious injury, such as a hip fracture or head trauma. when your immune system is in plenty of vegetables, fruits, nuts,
The agency says that falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal overdrive, it releases compounds whole grains and olive oil, along
injuries in older adults. Among drugs that increase the likelihood of that, if continually present even with some fish — can lower in-
falls, blood-pressure drugs known as antihypertensives are prescribed at low levels, can eventually dam- flammatory markers and reduce
the most often, according to the research published in the journal age healthy tissues in the body. the risk of inflammation-related
Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety. But prescriptions for Researchers are increasingly conditions, such as heart disease
antidepressants also have “increased dramatically,” the researchers recognizing that chronic inflam- and cancer.
ISTOCK
wrote, going from 12 million to 52 million filled prescriptions and mation is an underlying cause of Anti-inflammatory foods work
from 7 to 16 percent of older people taking them by 2017. Other drugs many health problems, including Studies show a Mediterranean-style diet, which includes produce, their magic because they contain
that raise the risk for falling include anticonvulsants, antipsychotics, diabetes, cancer, dementia and nuts and fish, can reduce health risks linked to inflammation. compounds that inhibit the re-
opioids, sedatives, antihistamines and some tranquilizers. Besides heart disease. It is thought to be lease of cytokines. Colorful fruits
being aware of the pros and cons of medications being taken by older to blame for more than half of How it can harm you have the most profound effect — and vegetables contain antioxi-
adults, the ways to reduce their risk for falling include exercising to deaths worldwide. Diseases that may seem to have positive or negative. dants, such as beta carotene, vita-
improve balance and muscle strength and making living space This exacerbated immune sys- little in common — such as Type 2 Many of the foods that are min C and vitamin E, as well as
changes, such as improving lighting, removing throw rugs, adding tem response is one consequence diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, prevalent in a typical American unique plant compounds called
grab bars in the bathroom and wearing an electronic pendant that of growing older. “As we age, our cancer, Alzheimer’s and even diet are the ones that fuel un- flavonoids (also found in tea and
can be buzzed for help if needed. ability to control inflammatory covid-19 — are all caused, or healthy levels of inflammation. coffee). Whole grains are rich in
— Linda Searing responses goes down, leaving us worsened, by high levels of chron- “Red meat, processed meat, satu- folate and minerals such as sele-
with gradual, accumulative in- ic inflammation. “When inflam- rated and trans fats, added sug- nium. And extra-virgin olive oil —
flammation,” says Simin Nikbin mation is consistently elevated, it ars, fried foods, and refined car- as well as some spices, such as
Meydani, lead scientist on the contributes to cellular damage, bohydrates all directly trigger ginger and turmeric — boasts
H E AL TH NE W S Nutritional Immunology Team at causing injury to a variety of pro-inflammatory responses,” Hu compounds that inhibit the in-
the Jean Mayer USDA Human tissues and organs,” says Chris says. flammatory cyclooxygenase-2 en-
Nutrition Research Center on Ag- D’Adamo, director of research at In a recent study published in zyme, the same one that is
Coronavirus question: Who should really get ing at Tufts University. This proc- the Center for Integrative Medi- the Journal of the American Col- blocked when you pop some ibu-
ess has even been given a name: cine at the University of Mary- lege of Cardiology, Hu and other profen.
a test for covid-19? Everybody and anybody? inflammaging. land School of Medicine. researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan “Eat a wide variety of healthy
Who should get a coronavirus tests. Meanwhile, some areas have But aging is just part of the This process plays a role in School of Public Health followed foods, especially fruits and veg-
test? Much is written now about unveiled opt-in testing strategies picture. Though you can’t erase cancer cells developing and mul- more than 200,000 men and etables, and you’ll get all the
the drop in testing rates being to monitor infection rates, such as the years, lifestyle factors play a tiplying out of control, in the women for up to 32 years. “We components that have anti-in-
problematic, but no guidance is the D.C. school district’s plans to big role in helping to control creation of the beta amyloid found that the people who ate a flammatory properties,” Meydani
given. Should anybody and every- randomly test students. inflammaging — and that means plaques that lead to Alzheimer’s, diet containing the most pro-in- says. “We know that when you
body be tested, or just those with The Centers for Disease Control there is much that you can do to and in the buildup of plaque in flammatory foods had a 46 per- have high levels of these anti-in-
symptoms? and Prevention keeps a list of counteract and slow it down. the arteries that causes heart cent increased risk of heart dis- flammatory foods in your diet,
— Denise in New Mexico guidelines for who needs to get Eating plenty of foods that sup- disease. “And any disease that ease,” Hu says. you can significantly reduce lev-
tested for active infections. Such press low-grade inflammation — ends in ‘–itis’ — such as arthritis, The study design also helped els of inflammation in the blood
You’re right coronavirus testing tests require samples from the and cutting back on the foods that colitis, diverticulitis — is a dis- the researchers identify foods and tissues throughout your
rates have dropped — daily tests nose or mouth that are examined promote it — is one of the most ease of inflammation,” D’Adamo that had the greatest anti-inflam- body.”
have decreased by about a third for the virus that causes covid-19. effective steps you can take. says. matory potential. “Certain foods Just as important, cut back on
since their January peak, accord- The CDC recommends people Inflammation also contributes stood out, including green leafy pro-inflammatory foods. There’s
ing to one estimate — as people should get tests who: Inflammation explained to the development — and vegetables, dark yellow vegeta- often a synergistic effect between
eagerly shift their focus to getting l Are showing symptoms of Not all inflammation is harm- severity — of respiratory diseases bles, fatty fish, extra-virgin olive a poor diet and other lifestyle
vaccinated. covid-19. Those symptoms include ful. Acute inflammation is the such as asthma, bronchitis and oil, whole fruits [especially ber- factors that affect inflammation,
But vaccines have not yet made fever, dry coughs, shortness of way that the body initiates heal- covid-19, the ailment caused by ries, pears and apples], whole creating a vicious cycle.
tests obsolete. Public health offi- breath, chills, loss of smell or taste, ing. “It’s a strong defense mecha- the coronavirus. grains, coffee and tea,” Hu says. For example, “a poor diet can
cials and researchers are worried diarrhea, throat soreness and nism that’s triggered when the “The cytokine storm [where Levels of C-reactive protein (a lead to being overweight, and
that declines in testing could al- body aches. immune system activates to fight inflammatory compounds de- sign of systemic inflammation) being overweight might make
low undetected viral spread. As l Have been in close contact off a bacterial or viral infection,” stroy healthy tissues] that results were significantly lower in the you less active,” Kris-Etherton
Washington Post reporter William with someone else known to have says Frank Hu, chair of the De- in more severe covid symptoms group that ate more of these says. “Those things can lead you
Wan wrote recently: “Until more an infection. partment of Nutrition at the Har- and increases risk of death is one foods. “Reducing blood levels of to have more stress and poor
people receive their shots, testing l Were advised to get a test by a vard T.H. Chan School of Public result of out-of-control inflam- inflammatory markers helps re- sleep.” So controlling those fac-
remains one of the country’s main local or state health official, doctor Health. The damaged or infected mation,” Meydani says. A recent duce future risk of disease,” Hu tors, too, will help you tilt the
tools for stopping the chain of or other health-care provider. area of the body releases proteins study, published in Nature Medi- says. balance and help you tamp down
transmission.” l Have been in risky environ- called cytokines and other com- cine, measured levels of four in- Another recent study found inflammation.
President Biden has pushed to ments where exposure is more pounds that make blood vessels flammatory cytokines in more that eating 1 to 2 ounces of wal-
make more tests available. Last likely, such as a crowded gathering more permeable. This draws than 1,400 patients hospitalized nuts a day reduced inflammation © Copyright 2021, Consumer Reports Inc.
month, he announced a deal with or when traveling. white blood cells called leuko- with covid-19. People with the markers in the blood. In part, that
Australian company Ellume for There’s an exception to the bul- cytes to the area and allows them highest levels were most likely to may be because walnuts are high
$231.8 million worth of at-home let points above for people who are to enter the tissues so that they suffer severe symptoms or die of in omega-3 fatty acids. “Most peo-
fully vaccinated against the coro- can destroy the threat. Without the disease. ple have way too much omega-6
navirus. If you’ve been exposed this response, infections would in their diets relative to omega-3,” Consumer Reports is an
and you are not showing symp- linger and wounds would fester. The food effect D’Adamo says. “We need both, independent, nonprofit organization
toms, you do not need to get a Though acute inflammation “Several lifestyle factors — in- but too much omega-6 contrib- that works side by side with
coronavirus test, according to subsides pretty quickly, chronic cluding sleep, stress and physical utes to chronic inflammation.” consumers to create a fairer, safer,
Vaccines have CDC guidelines released recently. inflammation sticks around long activity — strongly influence in- You’ll end up with unhealthy lev- and healthier world. CR does not
Yet under some circumstances, past the point of helpfulness. flammation levels,” says Penny els of omega-6 if you consume too endorse products or services, and
not yet made tests aren’t optional. Internation- “If acute inflammation is like a Kris-Etherton, a professor of nu- much grain-fed meat and fried or does not accept advertising. CR has
al travelers, including U.S. citi- fire, chronic inflammation is tritional sciences at Pennsylvania processed foods, and not enough no financial relationship with
tests obsolete. zens, who enter the United States more like smoldering smoke,” Hu State University. But emerging omega-3 rich ones, such as fish, advertisers in this publication. Read
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To answer your question: Not ASK DR. ANDREA
absolutely everyone needs tests —
but more than those showing
symptoms should get them.
— Ben Guarino
How can I stop beating myself up over work mistake?
BY A NDREA B ONIOR regrets down and burning them,
to make the visual come to life (go
H E AL TH S CAN Dear Dr. Andrea, big or go home!).
I screwed up pretty badly on Of course, moving forward will
something at my job. It was an involve charting new courses at
NEUROSCIENCE oversight, and a total accident, work, too. Give yourself another
and I know I’m human. But I had opportunity to prove those
‘Zombie genes’ increase their activity for hours several opportunities to catch it thoughts wrong, by asking to be in
after simulated death of brain tissue samples and did not. It cost my company
some money and also a potential
charge of a fresh, smaller project
that you know you can nail, begin-
When the heart stops beating Selective time-dependent changes relationship, and I can’t stop ning to end. Get specific with your-
and somebody dies, the body’s in activity and cell-specific gene thinking about it. I’ve been at this self about what went wrong be-
systems shut down and its natu- expression in human postmortem job for four years and generally am fore, and outline the exact ways
ral processes cease. brain confident about it and have good you can prevent that. Remind
Or do they? Scientific Reports relationships with my manager yourself of your strengths as you
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A new study suggests that at and also my co-workers. I know nudge yourself toward trusting
least one type of cell remains they forgive me. Intellectually, at your skills again — this is about
alive after death — and that for least, I know that. But I can’t for- it, it just tires you out further. The reconditioning yourself to see
hours, they experience increased That didn’t surprise research- give myself. mere existence of the thought feels your competence as the most re-
genetic activity and even mas- ers. Glial cells work as a cleanup It’s caused me so much anxiety, demoralizing and scary, and the Get help from the cent evidence, rather than being
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late what happens after death, amount of growth they observed in have the confidence that I used to. There is hope, though. And it commitment therapy. over time. What would you say to a
researchers examined tissue the glial cells has implications for I feel like I need a reset button, and lies within the newer techniques friend or co-worker in this situa-
samples taken from patients dur- brain science in general. Since yet I have no idea how to find one of mindfulness and acceptance tion? Why do you not deserve the
ing routine brain surgeries. post-mortem brain tissue is inte- without a time machine. and commitment therapy. It starts same grace? And what does it
They found a surprising gral to brain research, it’s widely — Keep beating myself up off pretty paradoxically — with mean to be a human being — and a
amount of activity in genes used. But past research hasn’t making peace with the presence of Annoying, yes, but not devastat- human being after a year of a
unique to glial cells. Although taken those post-mortem changes You’re bumping up against a these thoughts, accepting that ing — and devoid of anything par- global pandemic: Is it being per-
they’re part of the nervous sys- into account. classic problem with intrusive they will come and go for a while. ticularly interesting to say. Give fect? Is there some meaning you
tem, these cells don’t transmit or Additional scrutiny is needed to thoughts — they often stop re- As much as this sounds like giving the thoughts a collective name can take from this mistake that
receive electrical signals. In- properly interpret the results of sponding to intellectual reason- up and letting the thoughts win, (“Oh, look, it’s the Guilt Blabber- makes you a more empathetic,
stead, they help support other postmortem brain studies, the re- ing. Sure, you can “know” better, the opposite is true. What you’re mouth again!”) and keep labeling understanding or resilient per-
brain cells, binding neurons to- searchers write. and challenge those annoying, ir- going for is disempowering the them as such, reminding yourself son?
gether and helping them func- “Most studies assume that rational thoughts with realistic thoughts by labeling them as that they can’t hurt you and you If so, then maybe it actually
tion. everything in the brain stops when counterarguments. Or forcibly thoughts, which are separate from can keep moving forward, wheth- added something — and you can
After simulated death, the the heart stops beating, but this is nudge yourself onto a different you and separate (in this case) er they’re there or not. When they pay that forward someday.
glial cells actually increased not so,” said Jeffrey Loeb, a mental path every time they crop from truth. The question should get particularly repetitive or frus-
their genetic activity, ballooning University of Illinois at Chicago up. And, yes, this can indeed work no longer be how to get a mental trating, use your senses to help Ask Dr. Andrea is a question-and-
in size and growing long arms. professor who co-wrote the paper, at times, but other times this only reset by getting the thoughts to them pass — breathing or stretch- answer series from The Lily, a
The activity of these “zombie in a news release. “The good news seems to make the thoughts stop. The focus should be getting a ing exercises, a change of scenery, publication of The Washington Post,
genes” peaked at 12 hours after from our findings is that we now worse. Telling ourselves not to mental reset by viewing your a hot drink, a cozy blanket or with licensed clinical psychologist and
“death.” Other genes involved in know which genes and cell types think of something often has the thoughts differently — and rob- something that smells really good. Georgetown University adjunct
brain activities like memory are stable, which degrade, and opposite effect. bing them of the punch that A lot of people are also helped professor Andrea Bonior. To read more
and thinking degraded quickly, which increase over time so that Plus, you’re becoming sensi- they’ve been packing. by a visualization of the thoughts of her columns about relationships,
while others remained stable for results from postmortem brain tized to the very presence of the So, reframe the thoughts as passing — like smoke dissipating mental health, work-life balance,
about 24 hours without much studies can be better understood.” thought — it stings every time it background noise, the drunken or birds flying away. You could family dynamics and other issues, go
change. — Erin Blakemore comes up, and when you fight with hecklers in your mental audience. even make a show of writing your to thelily.com/tag/advice.
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Post-pandemic life may resemble decade after WWI, with parties and excess
DISTANCE FROM E1 some time for people to get com-
fortable, engaged, and tuned in
Richard Slatcher, a professor of during in-person work meetings,
psychology at the University of school or even among friends.
Georgia who studies the effects of “But most people have gone a
relationships on health and well- year or longer without seeing
being. “If we are out of practice, it friends, families or experiencing
will take a while to get back on the human connection,” Stolow adds.
social bike, if you will, and ride it “I do think most people will actu-
again. It has now become second ally try to be more social to make
nature to keep your guard up. up for the lost time. I expect to see
We’re habituated to this new nor- more travel, reunions, brunches
mal, so it will take a while to and parties.”
return to the old normal.” The desire for physical contact
Nevertheless, scientists pre- is inherent. From an evolutionary
dict that after many more Ameri- perspective, we are programmed
cans are vaccinated, society to respond positively to touch, a
might resemble what followed in need that began in primates, and,
the aftermath of the 1918 influen- while we have had to contain that
za pandemic, a decade known as desire during the pandemic, we
the Roaring Twenties, an age probably haven’t lost it entirely,
striking in its excesses. There according to Dunbar.
were flappers, jazz-age partying, “Stroking the fur or skin trig-
Prohibition (and the flouting of gers the endorphin system,” he
it), working women (with their says. “That is how monkeys and
newly won right to vote), flourish- apes maintain friendships. We
ing cities, sexual freedom and continue to use touch in the form
gangsters, all fueled by a booming of stroking, hugs, cuddling, much
economy. more than we realize.”
“It was the biggest street party Handshaking is usually re-
of all time,” says Robin Dunbar, served for strangers or new ac-
emeritus fellow, Magdalen Col- quaintances, but even that has
lege, and professor of evolution- disappeared as a result of the
ary psychology at the University pandemic. Dunbar, however, pre-
of Oxford. “I’m sure it will happen dicts a comeback for this long-
again. Who knows what form it standing way of greeting.
will take, but it will surely result “It will happen naturally,” he
in a resurgence of social events, says. “Handshaking is so in-
including concert-type gigs, but grained into us from early child-
also just more meeting up in the hood, and elbow bumps are so
pub.” awkward and unnatural, that we
Slatcher offers a similar predic- will just revert to type.”
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tion. “People have been cooped up However, not everyone will
for a long period of time,” he says. jump in with abandon, even as
“We could be living through the time passes, experts warn. Peo- do it,” he says. “For many, getting break will have destabilized them elderly are so important. run, probably not a big deal ei-
Roaring Twenties again — this ple’s basic nature, age and other to hug friends again, and family further,” he says. “But that’s sort “When youngsters lose friends, ther, unless education has sunk to
time, the Roaring 2020s.” characteristics will influence how and loved ones and romantic of normal. Friendships turn over they simply go out to the usual the low of only being able to
Before the celebrations begin, they respond to the end of coro- partners, and to return to the on a fairly steady basis, fast for venues and find more to fill up the remember a handful of facts,” he
however, there probably will be navirus restrictions. friendly high-fives and fist bumps the younger folk, more slowly for empty slots,” he adds. “It is not a adds. “Something everyone
some trepidation as people adjust “I think the way people will of friendship, will be profoundly the older ones.” risk-taking issue. It is simply mo- seems to forget is that education
to their newly restored freedom. come out of covid will depend delightful.” There also will be generational tivation and energy. Indeed, turn- is supposed to be about learning
“It may seem a bit strange in profoundly upon individual dif- On the other hand, “I would differences. Older people may over in this age group is very how to learn for oneself.”
the beginning, for example, right ferences — for example, are you expect a different story for people have a tougher time forming new high.” Most important, as we move
now, I can’t imagine going to a extroverted or introverted, resil- who are introverted, highly sensi- relationships if they’ve lost exist- Children should fare well, in into the post-pandemic land-
concert, says Jeni Stolow, a social ient or reactive, calm or tive, socially anxious, even fear- ing ones, either through pro- fact, better than many people scape, the past year will serve as a
behavioral scientist and assistant stressed?” says Dacher Keltner, a ful,” Keltner adds. “In general, longed separation or death. expect, Dunbar says. “Children reminder of how precious human
professor in the Temple Univer- University of California at Berke- these individuals tend to find “From age 65-ish, people’s so- are designed to be very resilient connections are, Stolow says.
sity College of Public Health. ley professor of psychology and social encounters pretty intense cial networks go into terminal and bounce back,” he says. “If they “We took for granted things
“People, jobs and society should director of the Berkeley Social and the cause of anxiety and decline as they shed members,” didn’t, they’d never survive. I am like seeing friends at school, visit-
be aware that the first few months Interaction Laboratory. uncertainty. Perhaps they found Dunbar says. “This is mainly be- not convinced by any of the hys- ing family over the holidays, grab-
of reopening society are going to Those differences account for greater comfort during covid cause their peer group — always terical claims that children’s lives bing a coffee with co-workers,
be awkward. You won’t be able to how people behave in the after- sheltering in place. And getting the mainstay of one’s social net- are being ruined by lockdown. going on a date, or having a
just leave the Zoom room any- math of complex events and trau- out may be daunting. And nerve work — increasingly die or move Irksome it certainly is, and it may birthday party,” she says. “A big
more. People have been able to mas, Keltner says. “I would expect wracking.” away, and older people don’t have exacerbate the condition of those part of why we’re all so eager to
disassociate or hide in virtual one tendency to be a bit like the Furthermore, people should the motivation or energy to get up already suffering from depres- get back to normal is because we
meetings — turning off their cam- Roaring Twenties — highly social prepare themselves for some rela- and replace them with new sion, or the like. But most will have felt how empty life is with-
era, muting themselves — and are people who are overwhelmed by tionships to end, Dunbar says. friends. Nor do they really know have forgotten all about it in a out these tiny moments of hu-
out of practice in traditional hu- the social delights of being out “The weaker ones will fade away where to go now to meet people — year or so. manity.”
man engagement. It may take again, and perhaps binge or over- and be replaced because the which is why activities for the “Education-wise? In the long [email protected]

A wake-up call about changes in routines, less physical

activity, more anxiety about
school, increased screen time be-
Facts and
recommendations

school hours, sleepy kids? cause of remote learning, and a

lot of cabin fever at home, Gumlak
said.
The American Academy of
Sleep Medicine recommends
that children ages 6 to 12
“There’s also a need for alone should sleep from nine to 12
SLEEP FROM E1 When his district switched to time once everyone else has gone hours per day and teenagers
fully remote learning last Novem- to bed, as well as testing rules 13 to 18 should sleep eight to
debate over school starting times. ber, he delayed the start of the around sleep,” she said. “Kids will 10 hours.
So far, many results are anec- day’s first class by an hour, to 8:30 always feel the need to test some-
dotal. Some kids are sleeping lon- a.m., a change he had wanted to thing, and they don’t have as The American Academy of
ger and more soundly, starting make for years. many outside world rules to test Pediatrics and the Centers for
classes ready and refreshed. Oth- “We were all in a survival right now.” Disease Control and Prevention
ers are tossing and turning, beset mode,” he said. “So I didn’t have Hope and Elle Drahos, 14-year- recommend that middle and
by anxiety or staying up later any bureaucracy around to tell me old twins attending school in Wil- high schools start no earlier
staring at screens. The varying I couldn’t go ahead.” liamstown, N.J., have both had than 8:30 a.m.
experiences offer families and He said the later schedule worse sleep since the switch to A 2013 CDC study found that
schools a glimpse of the effects of proved to be “an absolute game- remote learning, even though it 68 percent of U.S. high school
later schedules — and the possi- changer” for teachers and stu- gives them an extra hour in the students reported getting less
bility that the past year will yield dents. “The kids were definitely QUICKHONEY FOR THE WASHINGTON POST morning. than eight hours of sleep on
enough evidence to persuade more awake, excited and en- Elle said she wakes up once or school nights.
schools to follow scientists’ guid- gaged,” Rundle added, with “few- twice every night, worrying about
ance to begin the school day no er zombies and more active learn- her friends. “I can’t see them. I can Some schools in Australia and
earlier than 8:30 a.m. ers.” Pandemic sleep advice just text them, so I can’t really New Zealand that have
Finally, some were able to get Melissa Rapp said she has seen catch up with them,” she said. experimented with start times
the eight to 10 hours of sleep that the change in her daughter With many schools returning to in-person learning — and earlier Hope said she stays asleep all of 10 a.m. or later report that
experts have long recommended Emma, 12, a student at Rundle’s schedules — even as the pandemic continues, how can parents night but that it takes her about this has helped students’ focus
for their age group, but which school. Before the pandemic, help their adolescents sleep more soundly? 20 minutes longer to fall asleep, in class.
they’ve missed for having to catch Rapp said she had to drag Emma “As I often phrase it, multilevel interventions are needed,” says mainly because of school-related
buses and report to their class- out of bed each weekday morning. Wendy Troxel, a senior scientist and sleep expert at the Rand Corp. worries, such as trying to recall if
rooms as early as 7:30 a.m. Even after Emma set two alarms, By that, she says she means that families, schools, and state and she had turned in an assignment.
“From a health standpoint, it’s Rapp said she had to come in at local governments should contribute to finding solutions. “Before, we’d always remember came the first state to pass legisla-
overwhelmingly positive to have least three times, flipping on because we’d be right there in tion, set to take effect in 2022,
Families, Troxel says, can do a lot to support teen sleep by
this reset and see what a little lights and playing loud music by class,” she said. “Remote learning mandating that high schools start
more sleep feels like,” said Rebec- the indie pop group Walk Off the removing technology from their bedrooms. Have a central place — gives us more responsibility.” no earlier than 8:30 a.m. and
ca Robbins, an instructor in medi- Earth and other bands her daugh- not a bedroom — for the entire family to disconnect from their She misses her in-person class- middle schools no earlier than 8
cine at Harvard Medical School ter dislikes. phones and charge them overnight. Research suggests parents es, but said that on the mornings a.m.
who studies sleep and circadian The switch to the later schedule can be influential role models: children often copy their mother after a poor night’s sleep, she is In early February, Cresthill
health. was “super-amazing,” Rapp said. and dad’s technology habits. extra grateful for the later start. Middle returned to in-person
Jack Poppleton, an eighth- For nearly three months, until Rebecca Robbins, an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical For several years, doctors and learning and resumed its previ-
grader at the Manhasset Second- Cresthill switched back to in-per- School, says another evidence-based way for teenagers to get sleep researchers have been urg- ous schedule, leaving Rundle to
ary School in Long Island, can son learning in February, Emma sleep during the pandemic and beyond is to get plenty of exposure ing schools to follow abundant wonder whether the pandemic’s
speak to the benefits of this small was waking by herself, rested and to natural light, ideally in the morning. scientific evidence and push back “natural experiment” would
silver lining. Early in the pandem- ready to learn. Since then, howev- the start of the class day. someday help convince school of-
“Light is the strongest physiological cue to the brain, providing vital
ic, his school switched to remote er, her daughter’s morning mood Scientists argue that adoles- ficials to switch permanently to
learning on alternate days. On the has soured, Rapp said. information to kick-start the alert phase of our circadian rhythm,” cents — an age group some con- later starting times.
in-person days, Poppleton must Trendy as it may be to complain she says. tend should extend until 24 — are “I do hope we can have a con-
report to class by 8:10 a.m., the about “blursday,” the pandemic’s If natural light isn’t abundant, try one of the sunlight lamps suffering severe sleep-depriva- versation about what we learned
pre-coronavirus schedule. But on conflation of weekdays and week- designed for people who suffer mood changes in the winter. tion. That contributes to a star- from all this,” he said. “I don’t
remote days, his first class begins ends may be also helping the Robbins and other sleep experts say now is the time to double tling list of problems, surfacing know of one colleague of mine
at 9:04, letting him snooze an sleep-deprived by eliminating the down on basic sleep hygiene. Persuade your adolescent to stick to sooner or later, including but not who doesn’t believe that later
extra hour. “social jet lag” that comes from a regular routine; avoid caffeine, alcohol and aerobic exercise limited to: obesity, diabetes, heart start times are the right way to
“I do better work on the days I waking early Monday after sleep- within four hours of sleep time; and make sure the bedroom is dark disease, substance abuse, mood go.”
start later,” he said. “When I’m ing in on Sunday. disorders and vehicle crashes, ex- For now, the signals from
and quiet.
kind of sleepy, I feel detached. It’s Other kids have found no ad- perts say. Getting adequate sleep school leaders’ groups aren’t en-
harder to think. And why go to vantage in the past year’s chang- improves overall health, even bol- couraging. James Minichello,
school if you can’t think?” ing schedule, however, for rea- stering immune systems, possibly speaking for the School Superin-
Sid Rundle, the principal of sons that await further research. improving the effectiveness of tendents Association, said his or-
Cresthill Middle School, in the “I’m hearing about some im- some vaccines. ganization wasn’t tracking the is-
Denver suburb of Highlands proved sleep, but more of my The Academy of Pediatrics rec- sue of school start times. Bob
Ranch, said he has heard many clients are having serious sleep ommends that middle and high Farrace, spokesperson for the Na-
similar stories despite the up- issues,” said Sarah Gumlak, a psy- schools start their days no earlier tional Association of Secondary
heaval of the past year. chiatrist working with young peo- than 8:30 a.m. Even so, at last School Principals, said in an
“There’s no question that some ple in Maine. “I’ve never given out count, 93 percent of U.S. high email: “It’s just not a trend that
students are thriving with this so many sleep hygiene resources.” schools and 83 percent of middle we’ve been attending to as our
newer model,” he said. (See “Pandemic sleep advice.”) schools were not following that members have not identified it as
Rundle’s school is a test case in The students who are strug- guidance. top of mind.”
itself. gling to adapt are challenged by In October 2019, California be- [email protected]
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the pandemic: what lies ahead

Fauci, others envision opened in Chicago and, because

these are large open spaces and
they are limiting the number of

a life like the old one people, I feel safe starting to go

to museums,” she says.
Most indoor activities such as
concerts and sporting events are
YEAR AHEAD FROM E1 peatedly asks his mother wheth- still off- limits in most places,
er he, like his older brother, will and Fauci says he has no idea
when Fauci’s three adult daugh- have the ceremony from the whether they will open by fall.
ters, grounded in distant cities family living room. “We can’t predict that far in
by the pandemic, could watch “I hope by then we will be back advance because there are so
him cook only via Zoom. This to the ‘pomp and circumstance’ many moving parts,” he says.
Christmas, with everyone fully that every graduation should “There is the possibility of surges
vaccinated, he expects them to have,” she says. due to variants, which is why we
fly home to join him and his wife, For the vaccinated, life already are concerned when states de-
Christine Grady, for the holiday has started to improve. Even the cide to pull back on their restric-
and watch his culinary wizardry most mundane trips, such as tions.”
in person. medical appointments, have be- But if vaccinated employees
They also will return to Fauci’s come welcome events. want to leave their virtual work-
sister’s house in Alexandria, Va., “I never thought I’d look for- space for the real thing this fall,
for Christmas dinner, resuming ward to putting my breasts in a they probably can safely com-
that annual tradition, too, “if we vise, but there you are,” says mute by public transportation to
can move around together, and Constance Benson, professor of get there, “assuming vaccina-
everyone is vaccinated,” says medicine in the Division of Infec- tions continue to roll out well
Fauci, director of the National tious Diseases and Global Public and that no killer variants show
Institute of Allergy and Infec- Health at the University of Cali- up,” Schaffner says.
tious Diseases and the country’s fornia at San Diego, who hopes to By summer, Fauci says he
most visible pandemic authority. book a long overdue mammo- believes “we’ll be where [Presi-
“Last Christmas week was the gram. She also plans to have her dent Biden] said we will be,”
most unusual in my memory. I dentist repair a cracked tooth, referring in part to Biden’s prom-
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didn’t have all the people around “so I no longer look like I’ve ise that Americans will be gath-
me who are such an important fallen flat on my face when I ering for small Independence
part of my Christmas season,” he smile during Zoom calls,” she Day backyard cookouts. “It
says. “Over the last 30 years, my says. siblings and their children — all airplanes. “I think by then, we worry about anything,” he says. depends on how well we do in
three daughters have always Walensky says she hopes for a adults — will have been vaccinat- will have most of the country Walensky says she happily maintaining public health mea-
been here. I’m looking forward drop in her blood pressure once ed, but some of their children vaccinated,” he says. agrees. In Washington recently sures and continuing the vaccine
with great anticipation to the her sons get their shots. (Her may not be because the vaccine Some experts believe it is to testify before Congress, she program. It’s possible that
possibility they will be here with oncologist husband received his may still not be approved for probably okay to fly, even now, finally got to embrace her vacci- vaccine hesitancy won’t allow us
me this year.” vaccine before she got hers, she younger children,” she says. “So but with care, including wearing nated mother — who lives in the to get enough people vaccinat-
The nation remains a long way says.) “I just worry,” she says. “My instead of having large houses masks. Washington area — for the first ed.”
from life as it was before. Public blood pressure has gone up a with multiple families together, “Planes have good ventila- time in months. Overcoming that hesitancy is
health officials still advise people couple of points because of that we may rent smaller homes with tion,” says Angela Rasmussen, a “Just to be able to give her a necessary to reach the herd im-
to mask up, wash their hands worry. I will feel better when all families with younger children virologist at Georgetown Univer- hug was huge,” she says. munity that will get us closer to
and social distance. Vaccinations of my loved ones are fully vacci- in their own homes.” sity’s Center for Global Health But experts still worry about normalcy, the experts stress. “It
are underway, but uncertainties nated.” Later this summer, Schooley Science and Security. “It’s the certain activities. Walensky really is up to us,” Walensky says.
persist, including whether the Vaccinations also are allowing and Benson also may go east to acts associated with travel — the says she is eager to get back to “It’s in our control, but requires
vaccines protect against infec- people to honor missed holidays, meet up with their two adult getting to the airport and being the gym, but she cannot say most people to want it.”
tion as well as disease, and albeit, for some, belatedly. For daughters and their families. in the airport, not the travel itself when it will happen. Some To understand herd immunity,
whether they work against Benson and her husband, Robert Last fall, they drove cross-coun- — that are high risk.” experts say they still consider Gandhi suggests imagining a
emerging variants. Also, no one T. Schooley, also a UC San Diego try with their dog for a visit, Monica Gandhi, professor of gyms risky. field of white sheep. Each time a
knows yet if enough Americans infectious-diseases specialist, although no one was vaccinated, medicine at the University of “I am still wary about gyms,” sheep is vaccinated, it turns pink.
will get the shots for the nation New Year’s Eve arrived in March. which “was anxiety producing,” California at San Francisco, who says William Schaffner, professor Once there are numerous pink
to reach herd immunity, consid- Every year — except this past Schooley says. is fully vaccinated, flew to Salt of preventive medicine at Van- sheep blocking it, “the virus can’t
ered critical to ending the pan- year — they and two other cou- This year, the grown-ups are Lake City this month to visit her derbilt University. “There is so find two white sheep standing
demic. ples have celebrated together at a immunized, although the grand- vaccinated parents and celebrate much deep breathing in gyms, together, and can’t pass from one
Nevertheless, as newly vacci- national park. Recently, fully children aren’t. They will take her mother’s 80th birthday. which aren’t always well venti- sheep to another,” she says. “It
nated Americans begin taking vaccinated, they gathered at Sa- precautions when around the “I had zero qualms,” she says. lated, and people take their will stop circulating because it
the first tentative steps toward guaro National Park, home of the children, and this time they will “Of course, I wore a mask.” Now, masks off. Vaccination reduces doesn’t have anywhere to go. It
normalcy, thinking about the West’s giant cactuses, where they fly. she says, “I’m doing everything your risk profoundly, but it’s not dies. You can still have a few
future and resuming old and new went hiking and popped the “I wouldn’t have flown then, society will let me do.” a suit of armor.” white sheep, just as long as
pleasures has become an irresist- corks on several bottles of cold but I’d fly now,” Schooley says. Fauci says the only change in Gayle has begun venturing to they’re not standing next to each
ible pastime, even for public champagne. The question of flying is still his personal life since vaccina- places she avoided earlier, such other.”
health officials. “Since we couldn’t watch the under debate. The CDC recom- tion has been getting together as grocery stores, museums and In recent months, David
“We may be in the public eye, ball drop, we just had a suitable mends keeping family get-to- indoors, unmasked and un-dis- beauty salons. She looks forward Satcher has been speaking to
but we’re all dreaming about the New Year’s Eve dinner together, gethers local for now to reduce tanced, with his vaccinated next- to treating herself to a pedicure reluctant groups and their lead-
same things,” says Rochelle and sang ‘Auld Lang Syne,’ ” Ben- risk. Fauci still doesn’t fly, but he door neighbors, close friends, and foot massage, because they ers, such as ministers, about the
Walensky, director of the Centers son says. says it is mostly because he instead of restricting them to his are “distanced,” but isn’t yet need to get vaccinated.
for Disease Control and Preven- Schooley adds, “I’m sure cannot leave Washington right back deck, masked and six feet ready for a manicure. She also “Of all our medical interven-
tion. “I want to hug my family. I there’s probably a culture some- now. apart. It’s safe for immunized plans to tour the new immersive tions, vaccines are probably the
want to hug my kids. My last where that celebrates New Year’s “I don’t have the time,” he says. people to be physically close Vincent van Gogh exhibit, now in safest,” says Satcher, who served
dinner out was March 6, 2020, at the end of March.” (He turned By summer, Schooley predicts again, he says. “If you are fully Chicago. as CDC director during the Bill
and I am salivating for the next out to be right. The Persian New more people will be boarding vaccinated, you don’t have to “Other museums have re- Clinton administration. “This vi-
one. Zoom may be wonderful, Year, known as Nowruz, was rus is more dangerous than any
but I prefer three dimensions to March 20.) vaccine. People are dying and
two dimensions.” Walensky and her husband these are preventable deaths.
She and her husband have had to cancel their 25th anniver- That is my message.”
three sons, the older two now sary trip to the Greek islands last Until then, people should re-
away at college. They don’t come summer because of the pandem- gard immunization as more of an
home often because of the com- ic and cannot make it up this extra insurance policy than a
plicated coronavirus precautions summer because of job demands. “get-out-of-jail-free” card, Gayle
— quarantining and testing — Nevertheless, “I would like to says.
involved. celebrate my 25th anniversary “There are things I do now
“My middle son graduated sometime before my 30th,” she with more confidence and less
from high school last June — says, laughing. worry,” she says. “This is more
from our living room,” she says. Others, however, are making like a dimmer that will be turned
“He pressed his cap and gown, summer travel plans. up over time, rather than an
put them on, sat down in our Helene Gayle, president and on-and-off switch. As more peo-
living room, and ‘graduated’ on CEO of the Chicago Community ple are vaccinated, I will feel
Zoom before our nuclear family. Trust, an epidemiologist who more comfortable doing more
We took graduation pictures in spent 20 years at the CDC, looks things that include social inter-
the backyard, selfies, because we forward to her annual sibling action.”
couldn’t have a photographer vacation to the Chautauqua In- As will many of us, Rasmussen
LIZ HAFALIA/SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE/GETTY IMAGES MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
come.” She laughs, recalling that stitution’s summer ideas and cul- says. “We will not be living like
he joked, “This is everything I ture festival in western New LEFT: Monica Gandhi, center, professor of medicine at the University of California at San Francisco, is this forever,” she says. “Vaccina-
dreamed it would be.” York, a trip they had to cancel fully vaccinated and flew to visit her fully vaccinated parents. She says she wore a mask and “had zero tion is your ticket to getting back
The youngest, still at home, last summer. qualms.” RIGHT: David Satcher, who served as CDC director for the Clinton administration, has been to a normal life.”
will graduate next year and re- “By summer, all four of my speaking to reluctant groups about the need to get vaccinated. [email protected]

Key coronavirus terms: E∞cacy vs. effectiveness, herd immunity and others
BY A LLYSON C HIU been studied for other diseases ting like a clinical trial, while Schaffner says.
including flu, is a critical compo- effectiveness is what happens in “They’re all designed princi-
Three highly effective corona- nent of the Pfizer-BioNTech and the real world. For instance, the pally to avert your becoming seri-
virus vaccines have received Moderna vaccines. The vaccines Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine’s 95 per- ously ill, and that’s the major
emergency use authorization use a synthesized scrap of genetic cent efficacy means that it was point,” he says.
from the Food and Drug Adminis- information wrapped in a protec- 95 percent effective at preventing Infection vs. disease: Again,
tration, but amid the rollout, tive fat layer to prevent disinte- symptoms of covid-19 in trials, there is a difference. According to
there have been many questions gration. When the vaccine goes which didn’t quite reflect real- the Mayo Clinic, infection occurs
about the vaccines. Here are the into the muscle cells of the upper world conditions. when viruses, bacteria or other
key vaccine-related terms you arm, the molecular instructions it Although it is possible the disease-causing pathogens enter
need to know. contains tell your cells to create a shots will be as effective in the your body and start replicating.
Vaccine: The Centers for Dis- protein that looks like the spike real world as they were in the An infection progresses to disease
ease Control and Prevention de- protein found on the surface of trials, “the efficacy numbers usu- when the cells in the body become
fines a vaccine as “a product that the coronavirus. The immune sys- ally dip” when vaccines or other damaged by the invading germs,
stimulates a person’s immune tem then registers the protein as a medical interventions are re- which can lead to symptoms of an
system to produce immunity to a foreign body and begins building leased into the general popula- illness appearing. But it is also
specific disease, protecting the an immune response and making tion, says William Schaffner, possible for you to be infected and
person from that disease.” antibodies, the same way it would medical director of the National show no symptoms, also known
Traditional vaccines usually if you were infected with the Foundation for Infectious Diseas- as being asymptomatic.
MATTHIAS SCHRADER/ASSOCIATED PRESS
use disease-causing pathogens coronavirus. es. Herd immunity: The term re-
(viruses or bacteria) that have Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which uses a new technology Spike protein: These are the Additionally, neither efficacy fers to when enough people be-
been weakened or killed or a involving mRNA that gives the body’s cells instructions to make a telltale proteins found on the sur- nor effectiveness is an accurate come immune to a disease that
laboratory-generated protein. For protein that triggers an immune response. face of the coronavirus that give way to gauge your personal risk of the virus is unable to transmit to
instance, the Johnson & Johnson the virus its family name and help getting sick, Guarino wrote. That new hosts, The Post’s William
vaccine uses an adenovirus, the sponse. your immunity. It just means that enable it to enter and infect hu- risk can depend on a variety of Wan reported. For the United
one that causes the common cold, Antibodies: These are the pro- different parts of your immune man cells. The spikes, which cir- factors including your exposure States to achieve herd immunity
which has been engineered to be teins created by the immune sys- system take over.” cle the virus’s core like a crown (or to the virus, your immune system amid the pandemic, experts esti-
harmless. The adenovirus carries tem soon after you get infected or Antigens: The term is another “corona” in Latin), interact with and any underlying health condi- mate that 70 to 85 percent of
a gene from the coronavirus into vaccinated. They help you fight way to refer to foreign substances, receptors in human cells similar- tions. Americans need to be protected
human cells, which then produce off infection and can protect you such as bacteria or viruses, in the ly to the way keys and locks work At this point in the pandemic, either through vaccinations or
the spike protein that primes the from getting a disease again, but body that can cause disease. Anti- together, allowing the virus to experts are urging people to focus previously having had covid. But
immune system to fight off a the length of protection varies for gens trigger the immune re- gain access. less on efficacy numbers and in- with 13.2 percent of the country’s
subsequent infection by the virus. different diseases and from per- sponse that can produce antibod- Efficacy vs. effectiveness: stead prioritize getting vaccinat- population fully vaccinated as
But the two other vaccines, by son to person. ies. There’s a difference, as The Wash- ed with whichever authorized last week and the emergence of
Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, Antibody protection typically mRNA: Also known as mes- ington Post’s Ben Guarino ex- vaccine is being offered to them. more transmissible virus variants
use a new technology involving wanes over time, says Joshua Ba- senger RNA, mRNA is genetic plained in a recent edition of our The two mRNA vaccines and the that existing vaccines may be less
mRNA that gives the body’s cells rocas, an infectious-disease phy- material that contains instruc- Coronavirus Updates newsletter. J&J single-shot vaccine offer effective against, experts say the
instructions to make a protein sician at Boston Medical Center. tions for making proteins. Efficacy reflects how well the comparably robust protection battle is probably far from over.
that triggers an immune re- “It doesn’t mean that you’ve lost This technology, which has vaccine works in a controlled set- against severe covid disease, [email protected]
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the pandemic: what lies ahead

Questions about vaccines, answered

How the doses work, how they work against new variants and other information for readers

BY C AROLYN Y . J OHNSON, any safety concerns. Pfizer

A ARON S TECKELBERG, launched a study in pregnant
L ENA H . S UN, women in February, and other
L AURIE M C G INLEY companies have said they plan to
AND A LLYSON C HIU study this population in future
studies.
The first coronavirus vaccine
was administered to U.S. health- What about vaccines for
care workers Dec. 14. Now, there children? When will they be
are three authorized vaccines in able to be vaccinated?
the United States, bolstering the The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is
initial scarce supplies. President already authorized for teens 16
Biden recently said there will be and older. Trials testing the safety
enough vaccine for every adult in and efficacy of that vaccine and
the United States by the end of the Moderna vaccine in adoles-
May. Here are answers to some cents as young as 12 are expected
frequent questions. to report results by summer.
Moderna has launched a trial
What can I do after I get that will gradually step down in
vaccinated? Can I return to age, from 11-year-olds down to
my old activities? babies. Pfizer and BioNTech have
The Centers for Disease Con- launched a study in children age
trol and Prevention advises fully 5 to 11, and plan to test in younger
vaccinated people that they can kids later in 2021.
gather indoors with other fully AstraZeneca and the Univer-
vaccinated people without wear- sity of Oxford launched a trial last
ing masks or social distancing. month in children as young as 6
The agency also says fully vacci- years old.
nated people can gather indoors In briefing documents submit-
with unvaccinated people from a ted to the Food and Drug Admin-
single household without wear- istration last month, Johnson &
ing masks or social distancing — Johnson outlined two planned
if the unvaccinated are healthy studies in children, one for 12- to
and at low risk of contracting 18 year-olds and another that
severe covid-19 disease. That QUICKHONEY FOR THE WASHINGTON POST would include children as young
would free older people to see as infants.
nearby children and grandchil-
dren. But long-distance travel is try, there are dozens of different gency authorization].” Africa. The efficacy was 72 per- I have allergies. What should
still discouraged. state bills pending that would The FDA cleared the Moderna cent in the United States vs. I do?
Visits to unvaccinated people have something to do with a vaccine for people ages 18 and 64 percent in South Africa. The People who have mild allergies
at higher risk, such as older mandatory vaccine or prohibi- over, based on data from a clinical Scientists don’t yet efficacy against severe disease to food, pets, environment or
people or those with underlying tion on mandatory vaccine.” trial with 30,000 participants. was equally as robust against latex can get the Pfizer-BioNTech,
health conditions, still should be There is legislation pending in The agency found side effects know how long the variants as it was against the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson
conducted outdoors, or in a well- a handful of states that addresses were similar to those with the normal circulating strain. vaccines.
ventilated space, and with masks vaccine mandates and employ- Pfizer-BioNTech shot. protection from the Experts don’t know yet how Concerns about rare but severe
on, the CDC says. ment practices concerning vacci- The Johnson & Johnson vac- well the Pfizer-BioNTech and allergic reactions were sparked
The CDC considers fully vacci- nation. And once law, state legis- cine was authorized for people vaccines lasts. And Moderna vaccines will work by reports that two health-care
nated to mean two weeks after a lation will supersede federal ages 18 and over, based on data against the variant that emerged workers in Britain had such reac-
final shot of vaccine. guidance on the matter. from a trial with 44,000 partici- they don’t know in South Africa. The variant first tions after being vaccinated with
Fully vaccinated people also do pants. Side effects from the vac- detected in the United Kingdom messenger RNA vaccines.
not need to quarantine or be How do the Pfizer-BioNTech
and Moderna vaccines work
cine were less common than whether the shots that is now spreading through Government officials and med-
tested if they are exposed to the those for Moderna and Pfizer-Bi- the United States is not expected ical experts say these rare reac-
virus as long as they do not anyway? oNTech and included pain at the prevent people from to pose a big challenge to vac- tions should not deter the general
develop symptoms. Fully vacci- The first vaccine authorized in injection site, fatigue and head- cines. But emerging evidence — public from taking the vaccine,
nated employees of high-density the United States was developed aches. becoming infected including from a different experi- although the standard guidance
workplaces such as meatpacking by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Some experts have expressed mental vaccine trial — suggests is that people who get the shot
plants without symptoms also do and the German firm BioNTech. qualms about using emergency- without knowing it that the protection against the should linger at the clinic or
not need to quarantine after an It consists of two doses, given use authorizations for coronavi- variant detected in South Africa doctor’s office for 15 minutes, and
exposure. But a test is recom- three weeks apart. Moderna’s rus vaccines that would be given and inadvertently might be considerably less com- 30 minutes if they have a history
mended to be certain. vaccine, developed by a Massa- to hundreds of millions of people, plete. of severe allergic reactions. Ana-
Public health experts say in the chusetts biotechnology company but those criticisms have become spreading the virus. Vaccine companies are already phylaxis can be quickly reversed
short term, life will look much the in partnership with the National muted as the pandemic has working on revising vaccines so with epinephrine and other med-
same after you get vaccinated, Institute of Allergy and Infec- raged, killing thousands of Amer- that they could be deployed to icines.
until a larger share of the popula- tious Diseases, was the second icans a week. block the variant of greatest con- The FDA and the CDC say
tion is vaccinated and the pan- vaccine cleared. It consists of two Peter Marks, director of the cern. Even if a vaccine is not people with a history of severe
demic is curbed. For the most doses, given 28 days apart. The FDA center that oversees vac- completely effective against the allergic reactions to any compo-
part, they recommend that peo- Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna cines, has pledged to use an navirus, and nine of those people variant, it is likely it would blunt nent of the vaccines should not
ple still wear masks and maintain shots are the first vaccines using emergency standard roughly developed serious illness. There the severity of illness and remain get the shots.
their distance around most peo- messenger RNA technology au- equivalent to what is needed for a is growing evidence from the a powerful tool against the pan- Researchers do not know
ple. thorized for human use by the full licensure. Even so, the avail- real-world use of the vaccine that demic. which component in the Pfizer-
One reason for caution is that Food and Drug Administration. able safety data — two months of even a single shot begins to pro- BioNTech vaccine might have
the vaccines in use are not 100 The approach is different from follow-up on half the trials’ par- tect people. I already had the triggered the severe allergic re-
percent effective at preventing that of more traditional vaccines, ticipants after their second shots Moderna’s vaccine was found coronavirus. Do I still need to sponses. Many, but not all, of the
any symptomatic case of covid- which often use a weakened or — is shorter than in traditional to be 94 percent effective at be vaccinated? chemicals in that shot and the
19. They may confer less protec- dead version of a virus, or a trials. And some questions, such preventing disease in the trial, The Centers for Disease Con- Moderna vaccine are the same.
tion against newer variants first laboratory-generated protein. It as the duration of protection, and particularly effective against trol and Prevention says vaccina- They both use polyethylene gly-
identified in South Africa and uses a synthesized scrap of genet- cannot be answered now. That severe disease. tion should be offered to people col, a chemical widely used in
Brazil that are now circulating in ic information that is wrapped in data will be collected as the trials The Johnson & Johnson vac- regardless of whether they had a medicines, cosmetics and other
the United States. So there is a a protective fat layer to keep it continue. cine was found to be 72 percent previous infection. We are still household products, which the
small possibility that people who from disintegrating. When it goes effective at preventing cases of learning how long immunity to FDA has said it is looking at as a
are vaccinated could get sick, into cells in the muscle of the Will the vaccines really moderate to severe illness in the the coronavirus lasts after an possible culprit.
though it is very unlikely they upper arm, it contains molecular protect me from getting United States and was particular- infection or a vaccination. Typi- If you have a history of severe
would be hospitalized or die. instructions that tell your cells to covid-19? ly effective against severe disease. cally, an infection causes better allergic reaction to another vac-
Scientists also haven’t ruled create the coronavirus spike pro- All three of the vaccines have Scientists don’t yet know how immunity than a vaccine, but not cine or injectable therapy, that
out the possibility that people tein, triggering an immune re- been demonstrated to be highly long the protection from the vac- always — the vaccines for tetanus should not necessarily preclude
who have been inoculated can sponse that recognizes the real effective against severe cases of cines lasts. And they don’t know and the human papillomavirus, you from getting the shots. But
transmit the virus to the unvacci- virus. This means your immune covid-19, which can cause hospi- whether the shots prevent people for example, offer better protec- the CDC advises consulting with
nated. They are hoping to have system will be prepared to elimi- talization and death and are the from becoming infected without tion than recovering from a natu- your doctor beforehand.
data on that issue in the next few nate the pathogen if it tries to key reason the pandemic has knowing it and inadvertently ral infection.
months and, if it shows that invade. been such a global public health spreading the virus. What about people with HIV
vaccinated people cannot be car- crisis. Are the vaccines okay if I’m infections or who have other
riers, that could lead to more How about the Johnson & The two-shot Pfizer-BioNTech How effective are they pregnant, plan to get immunocompromising
relaxed interactions. Johnson vaccine? How does vaccine has been shown to be against the new coronavirus pregnant soon or I’m conditions, or who take
that work? 95 percent effective in a random- variants? If I’m vaccinated breastfeeding? immunosuppressive
If I return to work, can my The Johnson & Johnson vac- ized trial. The FDA’s independent now, will I have to get Pregnant or breastfeeding medications?
employer require me to get cine is the first one-shot regimen. review found that of more than another shot to protect women who are part of a group The vaccines haven’t yet been
vaccinated? It contains cold viruses that have 20,000 people who received both against those? recommended to get the shots — studied in immunocompromised
It may depend on the job, but been genetically tweaked so that vaccine doses, only eight con- The efficacy of the Johnson & for instance, health-care workers people, but those individuals are
yes. Employers can legally re- they cannot make copies of them- tracted the coronavirus, and just Johnson vaccine held up against — might want to consider talking not anticipated to be at increased
quire employees to get vaccinat- selves. When those harmless cold one person fell seriously ill. By the variant that has raised con- with their medical providers be- risk of adverse reactions. Howev-
ed, assuming they can establish it viruses infect cells, they deliver contrast, 162 people in the pla- cerns it could evade immunity — forehand. Pregnant women were er, they should talk to their pro-
is a legitimate job requirement the genetic blueprint of the coro- cebo group contracted the coro- the one first detected in South excluded from coronavirus vac- viders beforehand because their
and assuming they make reason- navirus spike protein, and the cell cine clinical trials, so there is no immune systems may not re-
able accommodations for work- learns to build the spike. The data yet on the safety of the spond optimally.
ers who cannot take the vaccine immune system learns to recog- vaccines for them or its effects on
because of disabilities or reli- nize and block the real virus. the breastfed infant. How much do the vaccines
gious reasons. “The thought proc- The American College of Ob- cost?
ess is the vaccine stops people Are they safe? stetricians and Gynecologists The federal government has
from having severe illness or All three of the vaccines now in says a conversation with a clini- prepurchased hundreds of mil-
developing severe complications use in the United States passed cian may be helpful but should lions of doses with taxpayer mon-
from covid-19, and so it could rigorous safety reviews by the not be required. Pregnant people ey and vowed to make them
help the individual from becom- FDA. who get infected with the corona- available free
ing a direct threat to themselves The agency authorized the virus are at greater risk of death
or others in the workplace,” said Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for peo- and severe illness than those who Will I have a choice on which
Dan Kadish, a senior associate at ple ages 16 and over after review- are not pregnant, even as the vaccine to take?
Morgan Lewis in New York who is ing data from 44,000 partici- overall risk remains small. Supply remains far short of
one of the leaders of its covid pants in a randomized clinical The Pfizer-BioNTech and Mod- demand, so you are unlikely to be
counseling and compliance team. trial. A 53-page analysis by the erna vaccines do not contain live offered options in the near term.
But Kadish added that rather agency found that some people virus or any enhancers to boost Also, the vaccines have different
than mandating vaccinations, who received injections had un- an immune response and are not storage and handling require-
some employers have started of- pleasant but tolerable side ef- thought to be a risk to the breast- ments, making it likely that each
fering incentives such as gift fects, including fatigue, head- feeding infant. They do not alter administration site will have only
cards and additional paid leave to aches, muscle pain, joint pain, human DNA in people who get it one vaccine on hand, at least to
encourage their workers to get chills and fever. Reviewers said and cannot cause genetic chang- start.
the shots. the two months of follow-up on es. Also, this type of vaccine [email protected]
So could the legality of this 38,000 of those participants pro- BILL O'LEARY/THE WASHINGTON POST breaks down quickly and doesn’t
change depending on the state? vide evidence of “a favorable safe- As senior citizens get vaccinated at Charter House in Silver Spring, enter the nucleus of the cell. Chris Alcantara, Lindsey Bever, Sarah
“It most certainly can and we ty profile, with no specific safety Md., recently, a man watches Capt. Peter Dugan, right, of Data gathered from women Kaplan, Christopher Rowland and
think most likely will,” Kadish concerns identified that would Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services prepare for him a who have received vaccines and Frances Stead Sellers contributed to
said. “Currently across the coun- preclude issuance of an [emer- shot of the Moderna vaccine. are pregnant have not detected this report.
TUESDAY, MARCH 30 , 2021 . THE WASHINGTON POST EZ EE E7

the pandemic: what lies ahead

Bereavement will be especially harsh and complex because of covid-19

GRIEF FROM E1 “If we could coordinate govern-
ment systems so they talked to
or a birthday without the guest of one another,” she said, “we could
honor. change outcomes for survivors.”
“What we go through during A White House Office of Be-
the time of the dying and death of reavement could do just that by
a loved one is fundamental,” said serving as the central coordinat-
Ted Rynearson, medical director ing point, helping ensure Ameri-
at Virginia Mason Medical Cen- cans receive necessary support
ter’s Grief Services in Seattle. and legal protections.
“Part of our identity is reworked.” “It could collect and analyze
Unlike a natural death, national data trends, understand
Rynearson said, bereavement af- mortality hot spots, act as a coor-
ter a covid-19 death may be trau- dinating arm across agencies, en-
matically distorted by our en- sure children or families are ac-
forced absence — not “being cessing benefits from federal pro-
there” during the dying to offer an grams like [the Supplemental Nu-
embrace of love and relinquish- trition Assistance Program,
ment. Temporary Assistance for Needy
“We are narrative- and mean- Families or Social Security], coor-
ing-seeking creatures,” said dinate response in the wake of
Rynearson, who is also clinical mass tragedy,” she said.
professor of psychiatry at the Uni- Neimeyer said he supports the
versity of Washington. A death effort to establish an official office
from covid-19 tells its own partic- within the White House.
ular tale. “At the moment, there are very
“The dying story is one of isola- few programs at the graduate
tion,” Rynearson said. “The family level in any medical or mental
can’t say goodbye in a natural and health program where grief train-
private interchange. They can’t ing is a significant part of the
hold one another — or be with one curriculum,” said Neimeyer, add-
another at the time of death. They ing that the last major addition to
may be unable to separate them- the landscape came in 1969 with
selves from the traumatic story of psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-
the way that their loved one died.” Ross’s five stages of grief model,
There is, Rynearson said, “no which has shaped (and limited)
pill for this. No medicine that our collective understanding of
helps with grief.” mourning.
Psychologists Sherman A. Lee “There is a generation of chil-
and Robert Neimeyer recently dren and young people who have
surveyed more than 800 Ameri- come into greater consciousness
can adults who had lost a loved during the pandemic,” he said.
QUICKHONEY FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
one to covid-19. What they found “For them and for all of us, what
was alarming, they report in a do we carry away from this? This
paper just published in the jour- crisis invites us to ask, what has
nal Death Studies. rent crisis. of six siblings and the task of cused on advancing bereavement meaning for me? Who am I? And
Two thirds of respondents de- “It’s worth naming,” Neimeyer divvying up the 15 minutes allot- care, Joyal Mulheron is spear- whose am I?”
scribed a grief that was anguish- said. “Pandemic grief under- ted to the family (the amount of heading an effort to establish the “Losing a loved one wrecks the
ing, preoccupying and dysfunc- scores the distinctive challenges time the chaplain was allowed to “Death is always White House Office of Bereave- sense of agency we have over our
tional, in the sense that it serious- that will show up in how people stay in her father’s hospital room) ment Care. The first of its kind, relationships,” said Allison Gil-
ly impaired their ability to man- grieve.” fell to her. In January, the six out of our control. the office would centralize and bert, author of “Passed and Pre-
age their children’s needs, Neimeyer said the mourners children gathered over Zoom coordinate domestic response sent: Keeping Memories of Loved
function in intimate relation- they surveyed reported experi- and, one at a time, following But what is within across federal agencies to be- Ones Alive.” But Gilbert said she
ships or perform adequately in encing a grief so profound that it religious practice, asked their fa- reaved individuals and families believes there is a difference be-
their work roles. has become their central preoccu- ther for forgiveness as their moth- our power is taking who are left behind from not only tween passively mourning and
What’s more, both the raw pation. “It’s a sticky, heavy grief er looked on from her own small covid-19 but also suicides, over- actively remembering.
pain of their grief and their strug- that doesn’t yield to the passage square. steps to ensure the doses, mass casualty events and “Death is always out of our
gle with feeling impaired in these of time,” he said. “The last sense to go is hearing, police brutality, among other control,” she said. “But what is
important social contexts were Neimeyer, director of the Port- and even though he was on a legacy of those we traumatic, unanticipated deaths. within our power is taking steps
directly related to 10 specific “risk land Institute for Loss and Transi- ventilator, we thought he could “These Americans need more to ensure the legacy of those we
factors.” In a second study, tion, said that covid-19 has violat- hear us,” she said. He died less miss most lives on than our thoughts and prayers,” miss most lives on in perpetuity.”
Neimeyer and Lee identified ed our intrinsic urge to connect, than 12 hours later. “The one Mulheron said, “more than masks For example, listening to some-
those risk factors associated with to hold, to say goodbye. “There is thing I didn’t get to hear was my in perpetuity.” and vaccines.” one’s favorite music or cooking
the circumstances of the death, a disruption or forgoing of ritual,” father saying goodbye to me.” Mulheron said she regards their favorite meal, she said, are
Allison Gilbert,
which they say include distress he said. “It’s a disruption of one’s Three months later, she said President Biden, who has experi- important tethers to the past.
author of “Passed and
about their loved one dying alone, world.” she is still in shock: “It’s been like enced the harrowing deaths of his “What objects can you elevate
Present: Keeping Memories
feeling isolated by social distanc- That world includes the spirit- an earthquake. It has dislodged first wife and two of his children, in your home? A loved one’s hand-
of Loved Ones Alive”
ing guidelines, and being disap- ual realm. things. Papers are thrown every- as the nation’s de facto command- written letter paired with their
pointed by the quality of the One of Neimeyer’s colleagues, a where. The ground below me has er in grief, although other presi- photo,” Gilbert offered. “Take it
funeral or memorial service. 30-year-old woman who wishes cracked.” dents have had their share. out of that drawer or closet and
All of these factors contributed to remain anonymous, belongs to In sorrow, she asked, where can “Biden could be the one to bring give it a place of prominence.”
to what Lee and Neimeyer termed a faith-based community with people turn? about real change and revolution- “Being proactive about remem-
“pandemic grief ” to acknowledge prescribed rituals surrounding a As the founder and executive ize the way our society handles bering,” she said, “is essential to
the unique challenges of loving death in the family — in this case, director of Evermore, a Washing- death and bereavement,” Mulher- healing.”
and losing someone in the cur- the death of her father. She is one ton-based nonprofit group fo- on said. [email protected]

Bringing the vaccines to It’s essential to reach out to

patients like Gareffa, said Lee, a
geriatrician who works with the

the homebound elderly Boston Medical Center’s home-

based program. “It’s worth pro-
viding quality of life and reducing
suffering, and covid-19 causes
BY J UDITH G RAHAM the Centers for Disease Control nothing but suffering,” she said.
and Prevention only recently of- The vaccines come from the
Opening another front in the fered guidance on serving them. medical center’s supply. Before
nation’s response to the pandem- “This is a hidden group that’s going out, staff members call
ic, medical centers and other going to be overlooked if we don’t patients and address any con-
health organizations are sending step up efforts to reach them,” cerns they might have about get-
doctors and nurses to apartment said Steven Landers, president ting the shots. Most are African
buildings and private homes to and chief executive of Visiting American, and many families
vaccinate homebound seniors. Nurse Association Health Group, want to know whether the vac-
Boston Medical Center, which which provides home health and cine will make their frail parents
runs the oldest in-home medical hospice care to over 10,000 peo- or grandparents sick.
service in the country, started ple in New Jersey, northeastern “They need to hear that it’s safe
doing this Feb. 1. Wake Forest Ohio and southeastern Florida. to get a shot from someone who
Baptist Health, a North Carolina His organization plans to launch knows their medical issues,” Lee
health system, followed a week a pilot home vaccination pro- said.
later. gram for frail patients this week. Wake Forest’s house-call pro-
In Miami Beach, fire depart- Not long ago, Jane Gerechoff, gram is sending out a doctor,
ment paramedics are delivering 91, of Ocean Township, N.J., was nurse or physician assistant
vaccines to frail seniors in their waiting for the group to vaccinate paired with a pharmacy resident
own homes. In East St. Louis, Ill., her. She had a stroke more than a to deliver vaccines. About 200
a visiting nurse service is offering year ago and has difficulty people are served through the
at-home vaccines to sick older breathing because of a serious program, most of them in their
JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES
adults who are low income and lung disease. “I can’t walk; I’m in late 70s or early 80s with five or
who receive food from Meals on a wheelchair. There’s no way in A registered nurse gives a vaccine card to Gerald McDavitt, 81, after giving the veteran the Johnson & more medical conditions, said
Wheels. the world I could get the vaccine Johnson version at McDavitt’s residence in Boston. Mia Yang, the program’s director.
In central and northern Penn- if they didn’t come out to me,” she Wake Forest’s goal is to provide
sylvania, Geisinger Health, a said in a phone interview. quires about an hour on average, also receives approval. Both are vaccine house calls to up to 40
large health system, has identi- Although Gerechoff doesn’t go including travel, time interacting more stable than the Pfizer and patients a week and include fam-
fied 500 older homebound adults out, she lives with an adult son with patients and post-vaccina- Moderna vaccines and therefore ily caregivers if there’s adequate
and is bringing vaccines to them. who interacts with people outside tion monitoring of people for Wake Forest’s easier to administer in the home, supply, Yang said.
Nationally, the Department of the house, and she receives help potential side effects, program Moen said. Robert Pursel, 69, who has
Veterans Affairs has provided from physical and occupational leaders said. house-call program is Palmer Kloster, 84, of Bradley, severe osteoporosis and fluid re-
more than 11,000 vaccines to vet- therapists at home. Any one of Medicare reimbursement for Ill., receives care from Prospero tention in his feet and legs, and
erans who receive primary medi- them could bring in the virus. the first shot is $16.94; for a sending out a doctor, under a contract with his Medi- his wife, Gail, 72, who has serious
cal care at home. Reaching homebound seniors second shot, it’s $28.39, said care Advantage insurer, United- back problems, both received Pfi-
These efforts and others like presents many challenges. At the Shawna Ramey, a consultant who nurse or physician Healthcare. He’s a largely immo- zer vaccines in late January from
them recognize a compelling top of the list: Home care agen- presented the data at a recent bile polio survivor who has un- Geisinger at their home in Mill-
need: Between 2 million and 4.4 cies and hospice organizations American Academy of Home Care assistant paired with dergone open-heart surgery and ville, Pa. At first, Robert said he
million older adults are home- don’t have access to the vaccines Medicine webinar. “The actual receives care from paid helpers was skeptical, but now he’s glad
bound. Most are in their 80s and either for their staff or patients. cost of these visits is closer to a pharmacy resident for four hours a day. he said yes. If a Geisinger nurse
have multiple medical condi- “There is no distribution of $150 or $160,” Dombi said. “I really need someone to come hadn’t come to them, he wouldn’t
tions, such as heart failure, can- vaccines to our members, and Then, there are issues with to deliver vaccines. here and give me a shot,” he told have been able to get out on his
cer and chronic lung disease, and there has been no planning sur- cold storage and transportation me in a phone conversation. “I own.
many are cognitively impaired. rounding meeting the needs of for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Mod- don’t want that disease [covid- Because of his swelling, “I can’t
They cannot leave their homes or the people we serve,” said William erna vaccines. Both vaccines are 19]. At my age, it would be very get my shoes on,” Robert said, and
can do so only with considerable Dombi, president of the National fragile after being thawed and pero Health, which serves 9,000 detrimental.” “I’d have to walk barefoot
difficulty. Association for Home Care & need to be handled carefully, ac- seriously ill patients in their In Boston, Mary Gareffa, 84, is through the snow and ice out
By virtue of their age and medi- Hospice. cording to the new CDC guidance homes in 20 states, including grateful that a physician she there.”
cal status, these seniors are at Organizations that administer on vaccinating homebound nearly 2,000 homebound pa- knows and trusts, Won Lee, came — Kaiser Health News
extremely high risk of becoming vaccines also complain they’re adults. Once vaccine vials are tients. Fewer than 10 percent to her house in early February to
seriously ill and dying if they get not being paid enough by Medi- opened, shots need to be deliv- have been vaccinated, said Dave vaccinate her. “I haven’t been out Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit
covid-19, the disease caused by care to cover their costs — pri- ered within six hours, according Moen, Prospero’s medical group of the house in about eight years, news service covering health issues.
the coronavirus. Yet, unlike simi- marily staff time and effort. (The to instructions from Pfizer and president. except by ambulance,” said Garef- It is an editorially independent
larly frail nursing home patients, shots are free because the federal Moderna. Things will become easier with fa, who has stomach cancer, program of Kaiser Family Foundation,
they haven’t been recognized as a government is paying for them.) Those requirements have the Johnson & Johnson vaccine weighs 73 pounds and broke her which is not affiliated with Kaiser
priority group for vaccines, and Making a vaccine house call re- proved too burdensome for Pros- now available, and if AstraZeneca hip this summer after a bad fall. Permanente.
E8 EZ EE THE WASHINGTON POST . TUESDAY, MARCH 30 , 2021

the pandemic: what lies ahead

PERSPECTIVE tough winter.” But I worry it is this
spring or summer that may prove

Here’s why my covid wretched for many if it is like the

aftermath of cancer: The painful
thaw after being frozen for so

shot elation won’t last long. The emotional upheaval of

returning to a life that is no longer
the same. The expectation that we
can just pick up where we let off —
BY M AYA G OTTFRIED life after the disease would be but of course things have
unfettered sunshine, beautiful changed, people have died,
As I stood up from one of doz- and bright. friends have left, workplaces have
ens of tables where medical pro- When I walked out of the hospi- closed.
fessionals administered coronavi- tal on my last day of chemothera- I believe there is a way out, but
rus vaccinations, I felt exactly as py, after six months of treatments, it is incremental, not instant.
I’d imagined. The narrow needle I stepped away, elated, from the Trauma is persistent and we
that slid into my arm had lifted ravages of a deadly disease, have all been traumatized by this
me from months of struggling toward my coveted future. “It’s my pandemic year, whether we were
through isolation, lost income last chemo,” I called out to the infected and bedridden, lost fam-
and fear. nurses’ station as I left, offering a ily members and friends, or were
“Thank you so much for your fatigued parade-float wave. fearfully trapped inside, isolated
service. Both of you,” I said to the I thought that as soon as the from others. After my cancer
nurse and the military service final side effects passed, my suf- treatment was done, it took more
member who managed the table fering would be over. I would than a year for me to feel better.
where I’d been injected. savor my good health and cherish I did not regain the life I’d had,
Hope lit up the linoleum be- each strong step I took as I moved but slowly, one decision at a time,
neath my feet as I stepped away. through the world that I had I found a new one.
But I had felt this way before. And clung to. Days after I bounded out of the
I knew the elation wouldn’t last. As I walked into the snow out- vaccination center and into the
Vulnerable to germs carried by side the vaccination center, the tail end of winter, the grayness in
strangers. A deep fear of some- magical potion winding through my mood set in again. Life had not
QUICKHONEY FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
thing unseen that could kill me my body carried with it that same instantly changed for the better. I
from the inside. When covid-19 sense of soaring hope. One dose of am still socially isolated at home
began spreading its tendrils medicine signified a great shift in because the friends I’d see are not
across the country, I hid in my my being. formance.” was declared well, I was overtak- must mourn. We cannot go on as if yet vaccinated, the bookstore
suburban New York home, and it But cancer had taught me that Before she had the chance to en by the tsunami of emotions I this past year hasn’t taken some- events and concerts I love are still
all felt hauntingly familiar. this was not the end of suffering. push me out, I quit. had unknowingly held at bay thing from us. There is anger. on hold and movie theaters are
This was the mirror image of Although I’d expected life — I moved through waves of de- while trying to overcome the sick- There is sadness. There is unre- closed. I am still nervous about
my cancerous past: the fear, the luscious and bountiful — to envel- pression. I survived cancer but ness. coverable loss. my income. I worry about my
loneliness, the feeling of being op me, positivity permeating my some things were irreparably lost. As it was when I finished can- There is also opportunity. mother, even though she has been
trapped by the vulnerability of skin, like other cancer survivors I I continued to have neuropathy, cer treatments, the vaccines tell As I emerged from cancer and vaccinated.
one’s own body, by the threat of an found myself struggling with which made grasping keys and us recovery from this pandemic is lost a job I thought would hold me Even when we no longer fear
invisible and deadly invader. Ex- what comes after the disease. Can- pens in cold weather difficult. I in view. But the trauma we have safe, I emptied a 401(k) to pay for what lurks outside of our homes,
cept now everyone was facing it. cer had given me a new apprecia- had a scarred belly. A large section collectively endured is not erased. health insurance and went on our internal challenges linger.
I was diagnosed with colorectal tion for life, but it took me years to of my colon and my entire rectum Even when we are able to partici- food stamps to survive. But I even- Cancer taught me that the path
cancer 13 years ago. I was 36. regain a life that was worthy of all had been removed. I wanted to pate in the activities that were tually found work helping ani- out of trauma is not easy.
Living in Brooklyn then, I spent I had invested in living. resume life as if the cancer had part of our lives before the pan- mals that was more meaningful to There may be many months, or
half of the next year inside my tiny A few months after returning to been a mirage. But it had hap- demic, our experience of life may me than my last position — and years, of small singular steps as
apartment, so sick from chemo- work following my cancer leave, pened. I needed to mourn. be changed forever. that supported me financially. I we find our way through our col-
therapy and with a compromised my supervisor threatened to ex- The aftermath of the disease More than a half-million peo- let go of people who didn’t treat lective physical and emotional
immune system from the treat- tinguish my role despite the com- was gray muck to trudge through. ple have died in the United States. me with respect and found friends trauma. But on the other side is
ment that was saving me. pany’s boasts that it had held onto The expectation that each day We have lost family members and who nurtured me. Growth was growth. And that hope, born of my
During my cancer days in bed, it for me while I was sick. would be easy proved a delusion. I our friends, our jobs and our painful, but it was growth. cancer experience, promises to
suffering from nausea, infections, “Your position will end,” she insisted I should be grateful but homes. We have lost our feeling of With high infection numbers in deliver me, and many others who
fatigue and the numbing, tingling said. “And there will be a new one often I felt angry and sad. I spent security. Many Americans have autumn 2020, the nation’s leading survived this pandemic year, to a
weakening of limbs that is neu- created that you will be consid- my time with cancer filled with lost faith in government officials infectious-disease expert, Antho- better place.
ropathy, I clung to the belief that ered for if you improve your per- hope for the future, but when I who should protect us. So we ny S. Fauci, warned of a “very [email protected]

Why experts say it’s especially important for heart patients to get a vaccine
BY L INDSEY B EVER Association. man of the American College of masks, washing hands and social health authorities said. Such pa- with congestive heart failure or
The short answer? Yes. Cardiology’s Science and Quality distancing, to minimize their ex- tients should consult their physi- other cardiovascular conditions
More than 30 million people in Are the vaccines safe for people Committee. posure. cians about getting the shots. from a severe disease. Even pa-
the United States have heart dis- with heart disease? Regarding vaccine effective- That said, vaccinated heart pa- Beyond that, there is now real- tients who got covid-19 would be
ease, which alone kills hundreds Health experts say that al- ness, Maddox said that is some- tients who still become infected world data on the effectiveness of much more likely to have a mild
of thousands each year. It’s also a though there have been no large what more difficult to know, but with the coronavirus may never- the vaccines for patients with case, he said.
significant risk factor for devel- studies looking particularly at the he added: “We also have not theless face risks, because the heart disease In addition, research into coro-
oping serious complications from safety and effectiveness of coro- heard of higher-than-expected virus tends to be harder on them. In a massive real-life test in navirus vaccinations and specific
another major threat right now: navirus vaccines for patients with rates of covid transmission Israel, researchers found the Pfiz- cardiovascular conditions is un-
covid-19. cardiovascular disease, the vac- among vaccinated patients with er-BioNTech vaccine to be 94 per- derway.
That’s because the disease cine trials did include patients cardiac conditions.” Will getting cent effective at preventing symp- Maddox said the American Col-
caused by the coronavirus often with heart conditions. Patients What is known is that patients tomatic covid-19 infections lege of Cardiology and the Ameri-
attacks the lungs, forcing the al- with HIV, hepatitis C and rheu- with heart disease who are not vaccinated protect among nearly 600,000 people can Heart Association are work-
ready injured heart to fight that matic diseases were also repre- vaccinated are at a much higher about 7 percent of whom had ing with hospital systems to gath-
much harder. sented, said Antonio Abbate, a risk of developing more severe heart patients from heart disease. er data on patients with heart
Both the American Heart Asso- cardiologist at Virginia Common- cases of covid-19, as well as seeing The study, which was recently disease who have been brought in
ciation and the American College wealth University’s Pauley Heart a higher risk of hospitalization serious illness? published in the New England with covid-19. He said the intent
of Cardiology are urging eligible Center. and death. “So the rationale is Journal of Medicine, also found is to understand the relationship
individuals — including heart pa- And the advantages of the vac- even more compelling to get vac- According to the best that among the people who did between covid-19 treatment, re-
tients — to get vaccinated. The cines were undeniable for almost cinated,” he said. get an infection, the vaccine was covery and long-term complica-
American College of Cardiology everyone in the trials, health ex- Will getting vaccinated protect current medical 92 percent effective in preventing tions among patients with cardio-
has even issued a health policy perts say. heart patients from serious ill- severe disease. The authors noted vascular conditions.
statement to provide guidance on In the real world, because older ness? knowledge: Yes. that protection was consistent The bottom line? Yes, people
how to prioritize certain cardiac patients have been among the According to the best current across age groups, “with poten- who are older or have certain
patients for vaccination. first to receive the vaccines and medical knowledge: Yes. tially slightly lower effectiveness underlying diseases “are at great-
So it makes sense that some because heart conditions, includ- Health experts say that based “Those with underlying heart in persons with multiple coexist- er risk of all kinds of problems,
heart patients might wonder how ing heart failure, are more preva- on available data, they can ex- failure could still have a more ing conditions.” including adverse outcomes if
well a coronavirus vaccine will lent in that population, the medi- trapolate that once patients with severe case of covid than those In addition to heart disease, they were to get covid,” Elkind
protect them. Will it shield them cal community has been able to underlying cardiovascular dis- without heart failure, but the the study tracked patients with said. “But the benefits of getting
from severe illness, hospitaliza- observe them post-vaccination. ease — even congestive heart fail- vaccine should protect everybody one or more other conditions vaccinated are still present for
tion or worse? Will it keep them “As far as we can tell right now, ure — are vaccinated, they will be significantly,” said Elkind, who is likely to increase the risk of severe everyone.”
from getting infected at all? there does not appear to be any much less likely to develop severe also a professor of neurology and covid-19 complications. Among “Get your vaccine. It doesn’t
“It’s reasonable to say, ‘Hey, if increased side effects or safety covid-19 complications. And be- epidemiology at Columbia Uni- them were chronic obstructive matter which one,” he added. “It’s
everyone else is protected from issues of vaccinating people with cause these patients are already versity and a neurologist at New pulmonary disease, asthma, cer- the best way to protect yourself,
severe disease, but we know that heart failure or other cardiac con- at a much higher risk of poor York-Presbyterian Hospital. ebrovascular disease, hyperten- your family and to get us closer to
I’m subject to a more severe dis- ditions,” said Thomas Maddox, a outcomes, experts agree that it is One potential caveat is for pa- sion, diabetes and obesity. the end of this pandemic, so we
ease anyway, am I going to be professor of medicine at the even more important for them to tients with immediate or severe Based on the findings, Elkind can restore a sense of normalcy to
protected?’ ” said Mitchell Elkind, Washington University School of get the shots and continue taking allergic reactions to any compo- said, vaccination is much more our lives.”
president of the American Heart Medicine in St. Louis and chair- precautions, such as wearing nents of the vaccines, federal likely than not to protect a patient [email protected]

By doctor’s order, a grandma finally gives a hug

BY P AULINA F IROZI Disease Control and Prevention is also my job to address. It’s also visit with nearby grandchildren,
released much-anticipated guide- my way of encouraging you and dine indoors with one another,
Even after both coronavirus lines giving fully vaccinated peo- pushing you out of this nest of CDC says
vaccine doses, Evelyn Shaw ple a sense of how they can social- isolation she’s been in for the last Jessica said she was over-
couldn’t shake the nervousness ize and return to daily activities. year and saying you can do this, I whelmed by the response from
brought on by months of isola- The guidance, which said individ- know you and I am telling you people who saw the moment and
tion. She was worried, her family uals two weeks past their final that not only is this safe for you, said, “I’m going to have this mo-
says, about reentering a world she dose may visit indoors with un- this is important for you; I am ment, too.”
so carefully tiptoed around for vaccinated members of a single prescribing this.” “We’re in mile 21 of this mara-
more than a year. household, freed many vaccinat- Vin Gupta, a critical care pul- thon and I hope it gave them a
The salve was delivered in the ed grandparents to visit nearby monologist at the University of little bit of fuel to keep going,” she
form of a handwritten note on a children and grandchildren. Washington, said when he saw said. “This is what you’re going to
prescription pad, with seven Even before the CDC guidance the clip of Evelyn embracing her have, too. My mom’s not alone.
words she needed to hear: “You came out, Evelyn’s family knew granddaughter, he thought, “We Everyone’s going to have this mo-
are allowed to hug your grand- she had been worried. When need more of this.” ment.”
LAURA SHAW FRANK/ASSOCIATED PRESS
daughter.” Ateret visited her doctor for a He said earlier in the pandem- Throughout the year, the fam-
Her first hug in a year was checkup, she mentioned her ic, it may have been more effective ily said that they often used Face- Evelyn Shaw embraces granddaughter Ateret Frank. New CDC
captured in a short clip shared on grandmother’s concerns. That’s for health officials to highlight Time to see their mother. They all guidelines, which said individuals two weeks past their final dose
Twitter by one of her daughters. when her doctor — who is also her the severity of the virus to encour- live near each other in New York. may visit indoors with unvaccinated members of a single
She’s embracing her granddaugh- grandmother’s physician — wrote age people to comply with public So, when the weather was nice, household, freed many vaccinated people to visit nearby relatives.
ter, Ateret Frank, through the the prescription. health measures. Now, to urge they would visit her in person
hiccup of tears and a sigh of relief. Ateret took the slip home, people to hold on for just a bit outside and more than six feet Gupta said he wasn’t surprised rattled, anxious and how scared
“She read the note and she wrote a personal note and sealed longer, until vaccinations ramp away. that Evelyn would need an extra people are.”
burst out crying,” Laura Shaw both in an envelope to give her up and more people can return to “My mom, who is widowed and nudge from a personal doctor to Laura said that as she watched
Frank, one of Evelyn’s daughter’s, grandmother when she was two their lives, it may be more helpful who lives alone — it’s hard be- feel comfortable seeing her fam- her daughter and mother finally
told The Washington Post. “She weeks out from her second dose. to “message on hope.” cause you want your parent to ily. embrace, she was reminded of a
felt safe. Finally.” Jessica Shaw, who shared the “It would be a folly not to take have support, to have emotional “I get constant inquiries along Jewish blessing.
A simple hug. It’s the kind of image of the prescription note on those examples and say this is support,” Jessica said. “And you these lines,” he said, adding that it “There’s a blessing that you say
moment many are starting to Twitter, said she was moved by happening, we are veering know you are the person — my may take time and direct commu- when you reach an auspicious
experience as vaccinations ramp what their family doctor did to toward normalcy, and we can get siblings, my kids, her other nication from health-care provid- moment, you thank God for keep-
up — one of life’s simple joys that ease her mother’s concerns. there safely and in the quickest grandkids — those are the ones ers to encourage people to return ing you alive, enabling you to be
for many has felt distant over the “To be able to say, this is medic- way possible if we do what we are who give her support. But that to their lives. there for that moment,” she said.
past year, at times tainted by inal for you, too, this is impor- doing for a few more months,” he was the thing that could be the “People need to know it’s okay; “It had a lot of significance as a
worry or guilt. tant,” Jessica said. “The mental said. most dangerous. That was really they want assurance,” Gupta said. moment of change.”
This month the Centers for health and the toll this has taken Fully vaccinated people can hard for her.” “It gives you a sense of how [email protected]
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the pandemic: what lies ahead

PHOTOS BY E.P. VICENZI/SMITHSONIAN’S MUSEUM CONSERVATION INSTITUTE AND NIST/REUTERS

What’s inside all those masks?

Images display the mesmerizing symmetry — and effectiveness — of fabrics that help protect us from the coronavirus

BY E RIN B LAKEMORE meister, a research scientist at NIST who led the study. conditions. N95s and medical procedure masks per-
So he and his colleagues changed their approach. In formed similarly under humid and dry conditions.
Homemade masks have become one of the pandem- their work, published in the journal ACS Applied Electron microscope imagery of the different cloths
ic’s enduring symbols. But how well do they stack up Nano Materials, they made new measurements under revealed another reason cotton filters better than
against medical-grade respirators and surgical 20 percent relative humidity. That’s similar to the synthetics. While polyester materials are woven in
masks? humidity generated by a person’s breath. consistent patterns, cotton flannel’s fibers look chaot-
Better than you might think — and your exhales The scientists tested 32 different kinds of cloth, ic beneath a microscope. The researchers think that
may actually improve their performance. humidifying two-layer swatches of each before put- makes them better filters because particles passing
That’s the conclusion of an examination of the ting them in front of a pipe that exhaled air that through have a better chance of colliding with, and
ability of different fabrics to filter out particles in contained salt particles about the same size as those sticking to, one of the disorganized fibers than with
conditions that mimic the ones on your face as you contained in human breath. Then they counted the those with a predictable pattern.
breathe into your mask. The research was conducted number of particles that made it through. The images show the strange beauty of the fabrics
by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and When cotton was humidified, it filtered significant- that help protect people from the coronavirus, which
Technology (NIST) and the Smithsonian’s Museum ly more particles than when it was dry. The filtration causes the disease covid-19.
Conservation Institute. efficiency of woven, 100 percent cotton flannels Materials aren’t the only thing to consider when
When the pandemic started, a team of NIST increased from 12 percent to 45 percent during the choosing a mask, researchers warn. If the mask
scientists began studying how well different cloth tests. doesn’t fit tightly, it won’t be as effective.
mask materials filter particles. But although their “When particles go into the humid environment of Zangmeister says the work has helped him appreci-
initial research showed that tightly woven cotton the mask, they swell up and become much easier to ate the humble cotton mask as a tool to help stop the
fabrics filter most efficiently, their work was conduct- filter,” Zangmeister explains. “It was quite surprising.” pandemic. “When you exhale into a simple cotton
ed in a lab with dry air and using pre-pandemic The team didn’t see the same effect for synthetic mask, one that’s two layers, it works at least as well as a
standards for measuring mask filtration. fabrics, even cotton-poly blends. Since synthetic fab- single-layer surgical mask,” he says. “It may even be
“Those methods don’t incorporate what I consider rics repel water, they don’t absorb breath as well as better.”
to be real-world conditions,” says Christopher Zang- cottons, and their filtration didn’t rise under humid [email protected]

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Individual fibers in a cotton flannel mask. Polyester fibers in a face mask, which are woven in consistent patterns, while cotton
flannel’s fibers look chaotic beneath a microscope. Researchers think that makes them better filters, as particles have a better chance of sticking to the fibers.

How to wear and care for a mask Why do my glasses fog up?
These are related issues that
are probably caused by your
mask.
How many times can I use a
surgical mask before it needs to
dispose of it.”
How frequently do you need
to wash cloth masks?
mask not fitting tightly to your be thrown out? Cloth masks can be easily
BY A LLYSON C HIU says Gregory Poland, director of for anybody,” says Mark Rupp, face, allowing exhaled air to “No one knows,” says Poland. cleaned in the laundry or hand-
the Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Re- chief of the infectious-diseases escape from the top, eye experts “Nobody’s done a piece of washed with soap and water,
How do I effectively wear a search Group. division at the University of told The Washington Post. research that would give us a according to experts and the
single or double mask? The purpose of wearing two Nebraska Medical Center. One of the simplest fixes for black-and-white answer.” Centers for Disease Control and
Fit is key, experts say. For a masks is to improve fit and The nose is also one of the both problems is to make sure Instead, Rupp says, it depends Prevention. Once masks are
mask to do its job, it should fit filtration, says Monica Gandhi, prime entry points for the your mask is properly fitted. on how often and how long washed, they should be thrown
closely to your face, shielding an infectious-disease expert at coronavirus, Poland says. He Many face coverings can be mod- you’re wearing your non-wash- in the dryer on the highest heat
your nose and mouth completely. the University of California at notes that a key protein, called ified to fit more snugly by simply able mask. setting or air-dried.
A number of widely available San Francisco. And if the masks the ACE2 receptor, which the adjusting the nose wire or ear “If they’re being worn for a “Treat your mask like your
cloth masks now feature are layered properly, they can coronavirus uses to enter and loops. Additionally, some experts brief period of time while you underwear,” says Jade Flinn, a
adjustable nose wires and ear closely simulate the effectiveness infect cells, is found in higher have suggested using medical run out to the store and then set nurse educator for the
loops to help you achieve a better of an N95 respirator, which many densities in the nasal membrane tape or an adhesive bandage to it aside when you’re back in the Johns Hopkins Biocontainment
fit. experts consider to be the gold than the trachea, or windpipe. close the gap. car, you could probably do that Unit. “You want to change it
“If the mask is not fitted well standard. “Wearing a mask over your For glasses wearers, it may be multiple times without any every day.”
and there are large gaps around Can I leave my nose exposed? mouth but not your nose is akin helpful to rinse your glasses with difficulty,” Rupp says. “If you’re For more detailed information
your nose or to the side of your No. “People who wear the to holding the seat belt in your a bit of soap and water or apply wearing it for a prolonged period on masks, go to wapo.st/mask-
cheeks or under your chin, then masks underneath their nose hand but not clicking it,” he says. other appropriate anti-fogging of time, it becomes damp, soiled, tips.
you’ve defeated the purpose,” really are doing very little good Why do my eyes feel dry? solutions before putting on a torn, then it’s going to be time to [email protected]
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PHOTOS BY XUEBING DU

Roses’ raw, bright beauty

Photographer shows alluring nature of perennials in full bloom in the midday sun

T EXT BY K ARLY D OMB S ADOF said.

P HOTOS BY X UEBING D U Du, 30, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., was initially inspired
to explore illuminated roses by her frequent trips to a
Often, photographers will carefully light the petals of nearby rose garden.
flowers, avoiding harsh bright spots. But for Xuebing Du, “Roses may seem delicate and soft from the outside, but
those bright spots are what she’s looking for. they are actually the strongest” flowers, she said. The
Du, whose “Mother of Pearl” series explores what series, photographed at that same garden, shares a color
happens when roses are in full bloom and illuminated as palette similar to Renaissance paintings and emphasizes
much as possible, prefers to photograph them midday the delicate strength of a pillowy petal.
when the sun is at its brightest, allowing her to capture For Du, the project is a celebration of beauty. In each
their petals in crude detail and raw beauty. image, she hopes people will see how roses can be soft as
The results are stunning. water, light as a feather and strong as a soldier, returning
Painterly petals and dreamlike pistils reach toward the year after year.
light in their fullest expression of gratitude. “They are messengers,” she says.
Light is as essential to her work as it is to the blooms. “I [email protected]
wanted to create a tone that is almost surreal and
illuminated by a strong yet delicate touch of light,” she  More at washingtonpost.com/in-sight
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Baseball is back — with a catch

What did you miss?: After being shut out last year, fans long for ballpark traditions. G4-5
Nationals preview: Max Scherzer bets on himself, and Trea Turner has arrived. G2-3, G6-7
MLB preview: A radical proposal, a new normal, players to watch and predictions. G8-12

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baseball preview

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Ready for a fresh start
Since the Washington Nationals won the organization’s first World Series championship in the fall
Home games shaded
of 2019, little has gone according to plan. The coronavirus pandemic derailed the Nationals’ title
Radio: WJFK (106.7 FM) defense, and the team never got on track in 2020 during a disjointed 60-game sprint. As the 2021
season gets underway in conditions that are closer to normal, can players such as outfielder Victor
Robles, above, help Washington compete in a rugged National League East and beyond?
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BOB HAYNES

T Scherzer knows
he problem was that Kelley suggested he head to Fort Worth for a high-
Gulledge hadn’t ridden his BMX stakes tryout. He would call every team to fill the
bike in more than a year. He small park with scouts. Scherzer would make
knows that now. But in the week the rookie minimum, just $750 per month, plus
after Christmas, when his a meal allowance. And then it was on.
5-year-old son sped away on his “We knew he could pitch and had some bite
new scooter, Gulledge thought
he could move fast enough to catch him. He
pumped his legs. He laughed into their Ala-
bama neighborhood.
Then the pedals fell off.
Gulledge flipped over the handlebars and
what he’s worth on the mound,” said Moss, the Cats’ player
personnel director. “Other than that, we just
hoped we could fit everyone at the games.”
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tumbled to the pavement. As he did, his left Whether pitching for the Nationals or the Fort Worth Cats, Texas Rangers scout Jay Eddings had cov-
thumb twisted and jammed against the ered Texas for nine years and made the occa-
ground. It has throbbed ever since, for in- the right-hander has never been afraid to bet on himself sional trip to Fort Worth. But with his team
stance, when he drives or lifts a weight at the picking 24th in 2007 and Scherzer expected to
gym. And recently, while swapping old stories BY J ESSE D OUGHERTY go in the top five if he reentered the draft,
with his dad, he realized the pain was familiar. Eddings wasn’t sure why he was at LaGrave
“You know what,” Gulledge recalled telling Field, packed among the other scouts, pointing
his father. “The last time my thumb hurt this a radar gun at home plate.
bad was when I caught Max Scherzer in Fort personnel director, when Luke Hochevar, an- to devalue, don’t draft me. I’m not here to listen “I thought there was just no way the Dia-
Worth.” other Boras client, joined during his post-draft to that. I’m a top college pitcher; we’ve seen mondbacks weren’t going to figure it out and
negotiations with the Los Angeles Dodgers. what the top college pitcher market gets.’ ” sign this guy,” Eddings, still a scout for the
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And in 2007, when Scherzer was unsigned, He paused to grin. Then he shook his head. Rangers, said this month. “He was pumping 95,
Moss coordinated with Boras to get the right- “And then Arizona drafted me anyway,” 96, and we were all comparing notes and
What else has lasted from Scherzer’s month hander to Fort Worth. Scherzer said. “They wanted a discount.” making sure we had it right. Back then, that was
with the Fort Worth Cats in 2007? The saga began in February 2006, when Scherzer and Boras wanted a four-year deal like throwing 99, 100. He was just lighting it up.”
Scherzer, then 22, pitched in just three Scherzer slammed a door on his right middle worth over $4 million before incentives. The An estimated 40 scouts, plus a few general
games for the independent league team. Some finger and cracked open the nail. He pushed Diamondbacks, though, countered around managers, came to Fort Worth in mid-May. The
scouts kept their reports on the star college through it to face Florida, a top SEC program, in $2 million and wouldn’t budge. Scherzer’s life- typical American Association game drew only
pitcher, stashing the notes — mid-90s fastball his next start. Then the injured finger led to a long dream had quickly dissolved into a fight three or four. So Hough told the other players, a
. . . intense delivery . . . wow! — in a stack of mechanical tweak that led to sore biceps. He over money and precedent. Instead of a sum- mix of fringe talent and has-beens, to maybe
crinkled papers. Gulledge, the Cats’ catcher missed a month, and the red flags went up. mer in the minors, he faced hitters in Missouri homer while all the teams were there to see
that season, can still see the fastball coming at “I came back and pitched at the end of the to stay sharp. Instead of spring training in 2007, Scherzer.
his mitt, literally humming, before it caught season, throwing the way I do, and I’m being he pitched in simulated games at the Univer- He was scratched from one appearance be-
him in the wrong spot. Stan Hough, the Cats’ labeled a future injury risk when we had an sity of California Irvine, the closest college to cause the mound was too slick. His pitch limit,
manager, can still see the blaze behind Scher- accident and I was trying to compete,” Scherzer Boras’s Orange County headquarters. set by Boras and enforced by Hough, was a hard
zer’s blue and brown eyes. recalled in another interview. “And it backfired. By April, when the major league season be- 75 for each outing. After Hochevar fell while
But Scherzer took something bigger from his We basically went into the draft telling teams, gan, Scherzer had less than two months to sign fielding a bunt the previous spring, Wayne
short stint in unaffiliated ball. He arrived like: ‘If you think I’m an injury risk or you want or go back in the draft. That’s when Boras Terwilliger, a member of the Cats’ staff, re-
toward the end of a year-long staring contest quired the third baseman to take every ball
with the Arizona Diamondbacks, who had along the foul line. Caution confined Scherzer
drafted him out of Missouri the previous spring to the mound.
— 11th overall — and offered about half the But in a later start with the Cats, a game in
money he sought. At the time, players had until Lincoln, Neb., Hough was ejected from the
the following May 31 to sign their first contract, dugout and heard footsteps while running out
re-enroll in school or reenter the draft. Fort to argue. It was Scherzer charging behind him
Worth was his chance to show the Diamond- as backup. Hough quickly went from yelling at
backs what they would lose by not paying him. the umpire to protecting his temporary ace.
Now, three Cy Youngs and a World Series “I had to calm him down and say, ‘I can get
title later, he is 36 and entering the final season thrown out, but you can’t,’ ” Hough said with a
of a seven-year, $210 million contract with the laugh. “A lot of people were there to watch him.
Washington Nationals. Yet neither time nor They didn’t care about me.”
success has changed what he learned with the Scherzer threw in a couple of exhibitions and
Cats: If he dominates, he will get the deal he made three recorded starts. He struck out
wants. He can erase all doubt by throwing a 25 batters and walked four in 16 innings,
baseball. allowing only one earned run. And around
“Pitch well and you have every right to earn 11 p.m. on May 30, an hour before the deadline
your value,” Scherzer said in a phone interview to sign, Moss’s phone buzzed with Scherzer’s
this month. “The team can’t do anything about name on the caller ID.
that. Otherwise there are other teams that will The worst possibilities shot through Moss’s
honor it. I’ve viewed it like that every other time head: Scherzer’s elbow was sore. He had fallen
I’ve been in these contract negotiations. You down the stairs. He was injured on the doorstep
just can’t blink.” of a major contract, and it was the Cats’ fault.
“I don’t know how to say this. . . . I feel so
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bad,” Moss remembered Scherzer starting, only
stoking his fears. “I know you guys were count-
For a decade, Barry Moss was used to Scott ing on me for this season. But the Diamond-
Boras calling most winters. backs came up with an offer, and we’re going to
TONI L. SANDYS/THE WASHINGTON POST
In 1997, Moss was with the St. Paul Saints, an take it.”
independent team, when J.D. Drew, a Boras Nationals ace Max Scherzer spent a month in 2007 pitching in an independent The deal was for four years and $4.3 million,
client, joined during post-draft negotiations league for the Fort Worth Cats while negotiating his first contract with the with incentives that could take it to almost
with the Philadelphia Phillies. In 2006, Moss Arizona Diamondbacks. “Pitch well and you have every right to earn your $6 million. Scherzer never blinked.
was with the Cats, serving as their player value,” Scherzer said this month. “The team can’t do anything about that.” [email protected]
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What do you miss the most?

“When you can return to your home ballpark,” we asked, “what part of going to a game are you most looking forward to
experiencing again?” ¶ The hundreds of readers who responded to our online query confirmed that many are yearning
for the sights, sounds and smells that make the ballpark a summer sanctuary. According to a recent Washington Post-
University of Maryland poll, approximately 40 percent of Americans who went to live sporting events since 2018 miss
attending them “a lot.” Another 47 percent miss going “a little,” while 14 percent don’t miss going at all. ¶ Teams
throughout Major League Baseball, including the Washington Nationals, are preparing to welcome fans back —
replacing those no-longer-charming cardboard cutouts — which means you might have an opportunity to lay eyes on
that beautiful green outfield grass while eating a hot dog and drinking a $15 beer (or three) again soon. ¶ Enjoy it.
Savor it. And may you never have to endure a season without that experience again. — Scott Allen

“When I can finally return to Nats Park I

cannot wait to pay for a cheap upper deck
ticket and then stay in the lower level
watching the game from standing areas
scouting empty seats and inattentive ushers.
Heckling Phillies, Braves, Cards, Cubs and O’s
fans. Falling asleep on the Metro after
drinking four high-alcohol beers for $15 each
and waking up in Greenbelt.”
Daniel Pearson, Nationals fan living in D.C.

“Just being in the ballpark is what I’m looking

forward to the most. So much of the
enjoyment in attending a baseball game is
about how it feels to be there. The smell of
fresh-cut grass, hot dogs and beer all mixing
together and wafting through the air on a
warm summer evening as you await the crack
of the bat is a feeling that can’t be replicated
in any other American sport.”
Alex Wright, Orioles fan living in D.C.

“The slow pace that a baseball game offers,

“Hot dogs, peanuts, cold beer followed by a which allows for relaxed conversation
lemonade, the sight of the green-green grass between friends; the green grass and bright
and the smells of the ballpark.” lights that invoke baseball memories;
Peter Paganussi, Nationals fan living in Oakton moments for strategy to be dissected; and, of
course, a cold beer and peanuts.”
Rabbi Mark Novak, Nationals fan living in D.C.

“Sitting in the hot sun with a cold beer, letting the sights, sounds and entire baseball
“Walking in from the center field gate with my atmosphere wash over me.”
family and seeing the green field in front of me. Mary Eno, Nationals fan living in Smithsburg, Md.
A vendor hawking peanuts. Settling into my
seat and signaling the beer guy for a cold one.
Grabbing a hot dog between innings. Having
that funny heckler within earshot giving the
visiting team a hard time. Watching the young “The lull between pitches: the pitcher cleaning his cleats, the catcher glancing into the
families wearing the jersey of the home team dugout, the fielders shifting their positions slightly because of the new count, the batter
eating popcorn and paying attention to checking with the third base coach for new signs, the home plate umpire letting everyone
everything but the game. Singing ‘Take Me Out know the count, the base runners double-checking the locations of the fielders. Every little
to the Ballgame’ at the seventh-inning stretch. thing slightly building the anticipation of the next pitch, which could be everything or nothing.
A comeback win by the home team and the The thing I miss most about baseball is experiencing the chance to relax from the previous
happy chatter of my fellow fans as we head to burst of action and anticipating the next one, all within the span of a few seconds, in person.
the exits. That will be a great day.” Much of this is missed watching games on TV since the cameras always focus on the pitcher
Ron Krouse, Nationals fan living in Alexandria and batter during this time and the expectant hum of the crowd is drowned out by the
broadcasters filling ‘dead’ air.”
Michael Herdegen, Twins fan living in Downingtown, Pa.

“Interestingly, not the actual play on the field.

What I am most looking forward to is the time
with my husband and daughters and other
friends and family. Sitting back on a nice
summer night, humidity aside, and talking
about the game, yes, but also life and what is
happening in it. There is nothing like baseball,
the ebbs and flows, that allows you to enjoy a
sport but also engage with those you are
watching it with.”
Julie Yanchulis, Nationals fan living in Herndon

“Settling into my seat with a hot dog and a

beer, and nowhere else to be for hours.”
“I love to get there early and watch them paint
Sheila Gagen, Nationals fan living in Annapolis
the lines and water the mound. There’s
nothing more beautiful than the field right
before the home team takes to the diamond. I
get a cold beer before the lines start to form,
and take to my seat as the crowd grows “Seeing the team and game in person. Hopefully the Nats will have a do-over for raising the
around me.” World Series flag.”
Nettie Stewart, Nationals fan living in Kensington
Kristin Treado, Nationals fan living in Takoma Park
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“Sneaking in beer.”
Matthew de Leon, Nationals fan living in Silver Spring

“My favorite part of the game is the first

20 minutes when I walk into the ballpark. I
grab a beer and walk around on the second
level. I never get used to how beautiful the
field looks. The anticipation of the game, the
players shagging BP balls in the outfield, the
grounds crew painting brilliant white lines on
the base paths and the swirl of other fans
around me create a euphoria unknown in any
other venue. Once the game starts, it’s all
business, but those first 20 minutes are like
diving into cold water. It’s exhilarating. All your
“I want to be alone in the company of senses come alive. It’s good to be back.”
40,000 people. The ballpark is a place I can
John May, Nationals fan living in Alexandria
comfortably go to be with myself and escape “The ambiance. The sounds, the smells, the roar of the crowd. The glow of the field as it
the noise of the world at large for a few hours. reflects the sun. The moments ‘in between’ . . . in between innings, in between pitches, in
For me, it’s like a virtual reality experience between outs. These are the meditative moments of baseball where you appreciate parts of
despite the fact the environment is purely the game that might not be shown on TV or make it in the final box score. When I return, I will
visceral.” summarily buy a hot dog, some peanuts and a soda and enjoy the glow of the field.”
Michael Solem, Nationals fan living in D.C. Matt Elliott, Nationals fan living in Richmond

“Getting in early, watching the players loosen

up. Then absorbing it all, especially watching
fielders all move once a ball is hit.”
John Welch, Nationals fan living in New York

“Just that feeling of before times! I want to yell

at the ump for a bad call. I want to ‘Baby
Shark’ dance with 40,000 of my closest
friends. I want to complain to my husband “Spending time with my son and daughter,
about all the runners the Nats have left on watching my daughter keep score.”
base. I want to pay too much for a hot dog!” Tony Cervantes-Saenz, Dodgers fan living in
Jennifer O’Dell, Nationals fan living in D.C. Laguna Hills, Calif.

“I’m looking forward to hearing ballpark noise in person, both ambient and passionate.
“Walking into the stadium and seeing the Definitely can’t wait to be able to complain about umpires’ calls from a terrible angle to make
perfectly manicured, bright-green grass in the a call.”
outfield. Ever since I was young, that’s been
Amalia Ben-Porath, Phillies fan living in Philadelphia
one of my favorite parts of going to a baseball
game.”
Dean Schleicher, Nationals fan living in Frederick

“The smell of the grass. Searching out the

locally made food — local sausage, local beer
and having a local made sausage (hot dog)
with an ice cold beer on a hot day in the sun
smelling the grass and dirt!”
Lisa Wright, Cubs fan living in Winston-Salem, N.C.

“Catching up (in person) with all the friends from the ballpark. I’ve met so many great people
“After these times of distancing and isolation, I since 2005.”
am excited to be sharing an experience with Luis Albisu, Nationals fan living in Woodbridge
people again. I can’t wait for the first time I am
in a ballpark and a home run is hit and you
hear the crack of the bat followed by the
collective oohs and ahhs from the crowd. I miss
the days of high-fiving a complete stranger
sitting behind me following a big play (who
knows if this will come back, but I only kind of
cringe thinking about it now). It’s that feeling of “Walking out of the concourse and into the
being together with everyone, pulling for the stands and seeing the field. All that green.
same outcome, that I’ll be most excited for.” Gets me every time.”
Jared Kotler, Nationals fan living in West Hartford, John Pickett, Nationals fan living in Alexandria
Conn.

“I want to get irrationally excited about certain

“The anticipation, arrival and settling in. It’s players again. Whether they’re good or just
entering a different world of familiar someone I happen to like, there’s a thrill in
pleasures, rituals, excitement, seeing players in person. Especially getting to
companionship, with an outcome . . . but they watch pitchers and all of the different ways
will do it again tomorrow.” they throw.”
John Carr, Nationals fan living in Cheverly Sean Huff, Phillies fan living in Bethlehem, Pa.

“I’ll go to Section 139 to watch our starting pitcher warm up, up close, when the first pitch is
always a strike. There’s comfort in observing the routine of the throw, the ball hitting the
catcher’s mitt and the pitcher backing up to get set for the next pitch (without having to look
down at his feet because he’s done this so many times before). Makes me think: ‘He’s got
this! Today just might put another ‘Curly W’ in the books.’ ”
Kate Swiencki, Nationals fan living in Alexandria
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It can be hard to take your eyes off Nationals shortstop Trea Turner.
Sometimes, though, he wishes there was nobody watching him.

A star hiding
in plain sight
BY J ESSE D OUGHERTY

T
rea Turner is wired for the next “That’s what drives attention. That’s what
pitch, the next at-bat, his next makes superstars and all that. But for me, I
chance to take any distance on don’t really care. I like to separate those two
a field — the 90 feet from first things.”
to second, the dash to a sink- The catch is that being famous — being liked,
ing liner — and shrink it to his a superstar, whatever — can work on a sliding
will. That’s his only version of scale with being good. It can make a contract
the future. grow. It can matter in certain contexts.
But ask him to look five years ahead, and he Turner, then, is okay with getting props for
relents. Ask about his perfect baseball day, and, what he does from the first pitch to the final
wait, is that a grin? Turner pictures where he out. He just insists that, no, his one-day-at-a-
goes from here, how he gets there, how his life time, just-worry-about-the-next-at-bat ap-
looks past the thousands of little tasks that fill proach is not a way to burrow himself in a
his brain. He is at Nationals Park playing fortress of cliches. That could be tough to
shortstop for the home team. It’s a summer believe from a player who is judged on yester-
night, not too humid, and his son, Beckham, day’s results and tomorrow’s possibilities and
has spent the afternoon running through the who, in the coming years, will be paid more for
clubhouse. what he could do than what he has done.
His family and friends are sitting some- Turner, though, won’t budge off thoughts that
where behind home plate. He can see their sound straight out of a self-help book. He is fine
faces if he squints. They are, after all, the only with telling his agents to skip an interview or
people he cares about impressing. That is true photo shoot.
in 2021, and he expects it to be true in 2026. His Those agents, Jeff Berry and Andrew Nacar-
imagination, however mundane, is his way of io, met Turner while he was tearing through
sharing a tiny piece of his head space: He is not three seasons at North Carolina State. Berry’s
in this for fame or recognition. He rejects the favorite Turner play came in May 2014, when
word “star.” Outside the chalk lines, on busy Turner, a junior, tried to steal home on a lobbed
streets in Washington, in the quiet of his house, throw back to the pitcher. He slid in headfirst,
he actually would prefer that no one talks ramming his face into the catcher’s shin pad,
about him. and was called out despite appearing safe.
He is set on this in the same way he is set on Then Turner shot up and chucked his helmet at
quietly stacking one honest minute on another. the dugout in frustration. Nacario lists off a
He has goals, sure, but is sometimes afraid that couple of old triples as vintage Turner.
making them, that speaking them aloud, could They both see a shortstop who has the same
keep him from thinking bigger. How big? He career on-base-plus-slugging percentage as
won’t say. He may not know the answer. He has New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (a
just one real ask for who Trea Turner is in a star, by Turner’s estimation). They see an ath-
half-decade. He wants nothing to change. lete with appeal.
“I hope I’m still young,” Turner, 27, said on a “You have to be authentic,” said Berry, who,
video call this month. “That would be good with Nacario, heads Creative Artists Agency’s
enough for me.” baseball division. “It’s not something you have
to try hard at. Not for Trea, because it’s not the
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end goal.”
“You know ‘Talk the talk’ or ‘Walk the walk’? I
So the player who bends time is more inter- just want to walk,” Turner explained. “I just
ested in stopping it. want to do my job and have fun and enjoy my
Whether he likes it or not, Turner is a teammates, and I don’t need to tell everybody
potential star for many reasons. He led the that, oh, this is what I’m doing or this is how
majors with 78 hits last season. He led all good I am. I just want to . . . I don’t need to talk.
shortstops in batting average (.335), on-base I just want to play baseball, basically.”
percentage (.394) and slugging percentage Berry mentioned how, after Turner took a
(.588), and he smacked 12 home runs in fastball to the hand in 2019, he played most of
59 games. If he signs a contract extension the year with nine healthy fingers and rarely
before free agency, it will cost the Nationals a discussed it. His locker was near Anthony
lot of money over a lot of years. And if he gets to Rendon’s, and then it was near Soto’s, and
free agency after the 2022 season, one winter Turner was fine to cede the spotlight. Wash-
after a whole class of top-rate shortstops, he ington has offered the tall shadows of Rendon,
could drum up a serious bidding war. Soto, Harper and Max Scherzer since Turner
But Turner’s speed clashes with his desire to debuted in 2015. Even last summer, while
coast beneath the radar. His style is built on Turner packed a team-record 11 hits into one
literal flash. Statcast defines a “bolt” as any run three-game series, while he took a step and
in which a player goes faster than 30 feet per proved himself a premier shortstop, Soto went
second. In 2020, Turner had 48 of them. The and won the National League batting title.
next closest player had 25. Turner used his legs In July 2018, though, Turner was pushed out
for 12 stolen bases, four triples and an inside- front by his mistakes. A handful of tweets from
the-park homer that turned the diamond into a 2011 and 2012 that included homophobic and
track meet, each base a hurdle, the winner racially insensitive language recirculated. He
finishing belly-down in a cloud of dust. made a tearful apology to his teammates before
A lightning-fast, well-rounded franchise addressing reporters. Reflecting on it almost
shortstop is a marketing department’s dream. three years later, he sees that as when he
Yet Turner rejects that he could be the face of, recognized the true weight of his actions and
well, anything. words.
“I mean, I’m not really famous,” Turner said “Nobody is perfect. I’m not perfect. But I’ll
without blinking, noting that current and past continue to try to be a better version of myself,
teammates such as Juan Soto and Bryce Harp- and that’s a never-ending process,” Turner said.
er get a lot more attention. “Some people get “I hurt people, and I’m still sorry. That got me
picked up by the media and get blasted every- on a better track but only because I wanted to
where. And not in a bad way. I’m just saying, learn from it, I wanted to take responsibility
like, a lot of articles, a lot of photos, this and and, I mean, it’s part of my story, who I was and
that. where I want to go next.”

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After his first year at N.C. State, Turner

returned to Athletes Advantage, a workout
facility in Wellington, Fla., with a plan. Ed
Smith has coached Turner there since he was a
5-foot-4, 100-pound high school freshman. He
of course knew that Turner had set an
N.C. State record with 57 steals in 2012. That’s
why Elliott Avent, the Wolfpack’s head coach,
started calling him “Seabiscuit.” Turner was
the small horse that never lost a race.
“What is wrong with that coaching staff?”
Smith recalled saying, ribbing Turner. “They
just let you have the green light that many
times?”
“I don’t know,” Turner responded, eyes
down. “But we need to talk about that.”
“Why is that?” Smith asked.
“We need to work on my running form,”
Turner said. “I really feel like I still don’t run
well.”
Smith laughed. Turner already was one of
the fastest players in college baseball. This
was the same kid who, at 14, was against
cutting back his training during the season.
Smith always wished Turner had more fun.
But Turner was fixated on getting faster,
getting stronger, reaching higher than a play-
er who received just two Division I scholar-
ship offers — from N.C. State and Florida
International — before sprouting to a skinny
6-2.
To add speed, Smith strapped Turner into a
harness, put himself on the other end, then
gave Turner 10 steps to reach a cone placed far
away. He had to take long strides to get there
while pulling Smith with him. Now, Smith says,
Turner’s steps cover maybe three times as
much ground as an average player’s. That’s
why, when sprinting, Turner often can look as if
he is floating above the dirt.
The search for an edge has narrowed and
narrowed, as if Turner is viewing himself
through a straw. He wants to improve his
lateral quickness. He wants to improve his
defense. He thrived last season by turning his
cold zone, the low-and-outside corner, into a
launchpad for opposite-field power. This win-
ter, he told Smith that he was getting to his
right big toe faster than his left big toe,
altering his first step. He has started taking
left-handed swings to alleviate any hip tight-
ness caused by repeating the same motion.
“It must be torture to be in his mind, to be
honest with you,” Smith said. “Because he
studies everything out.”
Which leads right back to Turner’s perfect
summer night. Yes, he says with another grin,
the Nationals win. And yes, he has a part in
that. But he doesn’t rock four homers. He
doesn’t hit for the cycle for the third time. He
doesn’t even get on base in every plate appear-
ance.
Turner’s fictional stat line is a single, a
homer, a groundout and a strikeout. The single
shoots up the middle and takes one hop before
reaching the center fielder. The homer could be
500 feet or nick the foul pole; he doesn’t care.
The strikeout is to motivate him during the
game. The groundout, a weak rollover, is to
have something that will anger him the next
morning. The idea is imperfection, to fail and
stay on track.
“Going 0 for 4 sucks, and going 4 for 4 is the
greatest feeling in the world. But going 2 for 4 is
a great day in baseball,” Turner said before
repeating himself: “And one great day is good
enough for me.”
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major leagues, but he prefers to let his performance speak for itself. “I don’t need to talk,” Turner said. “I just want to play baseball, basically.”
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This sport needs

In the early 1890s, the — and it arrives 0.0147 seconds faster. In a
growing sport of baseball world in which hitters must evaluate pitches
faced the same problem the for velocity, location and movement and then
waning sport of baseball make decisions on whether and where to
confronts now: Pitchers were swing, even such a seemingly imperceptible
dominating hitters, offense amount of time matters.

a game-changer
Barry was difficult to come by, and But really, moving the rubber back? That
Svrluga the game’s leaders were sounds so fundamental, so . . . unnatural.
worried about losing fans. I have talked with people on both sides of
Francis Richter, the editor of the weekly this issue. Some think a move goes too far,
newspaper “Sporting Life,” helped promote that there are alternatives that don’t offend
the idea of moving the pitcher five feet the traditionalists and mess with pitchers’
farther from the batter. Before the 1893 With strikeouts on the rise and action at an all-time low, minds and bodies — not to mention
season, the National League adopted the new necessitate moving thousands of rubbers at
distance: 60 feet 6 inches. baseball must consider a drastic step: Moving the rubber high school and rec fields across the country.
In the subsequent two seasons, run- Others believe that because pitchers are
scoring soared to the point that A.J. Flanner bigger and stronger than ever before, they
of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch declared: “The will only continue to throw harder and
monotonous strike out game has been But another, more radical idea is out the layers of baseball’s onion, and velocity is balance between offense and defense will
legislated into a reminiscence.” there, too: moving the pitcher’s rubber at the core of any and all problems. never be regained. Plus, you’re only talking
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to write the farther from home plate so the hitters have a Back in 2005, when the historic rise in about a foot — or potentially less — and
same sentence now? fighting chance. strikeouts began, the average fastball came there’s more than that much variance in how
Sporting arenas have their hallowed Such a suggestion is, at some level, heresy. in at 90.1 mph, according to FanGraphs data. deep a catcher sets up behind the plate, so
numbers. A football field is 100 yards long But the fact of the matter is that 21st-century The past two summers, that average was up pitchers really shouldn’t be bothered by a
(sorry, Canada). A basketball hoop is 10 feet baseball players have outgrown the field on to 93.1 mph, higher than ever. And it’s not target that’s slightly farther away.
off the floor. And the pitcher’s rubber is which they play. As Ben Lindbergh of the just fastballs. Sliders are harder. Curveballs Which brings us to another, perhaps more
60 feet 6 inches from the back tip of home Ringer pointed out in a piece this spring, the are harder. palatable alternative that could rein in the
plate. 90 feet between bases — which actually Hitters have less time to react across the effects of rising velocity and restore more
It might be time to rethink that. predate 60 feet 6 inches — have remained board. Fastball velocity is measured at a action to the game: the strike zone. The
With an important 2021 season about to pure because even as runners have gotten point very near where the pitcher releases sneaky important experiment in the minor
open, there’s no change to which baseball faster, the arm strength and range of the ball, and because of drag, it slows as it leagues could be the electronic strike zone
shouldn’t be open as it tries to liven up what infielders have increased, too, so the balance makes its way to the plate — perhaps 10 that will be tested in the Class A Southeast
has become a too-dull game. As the nation between offense and defense can still exist. percent, according to scientists. League.
tries to put the coronavirus pandemic away That’s not the case between the pitcher But for the sake of argument here, a The idea of redefining what a strike is —
for good and as all 30 clubs welcome at least and the hitter. Baseball, it has long been fastball that averaged 90.1 mph from the eliminating the high fastball and the low
a couple thousand fans back to ballparks, noted, is the rare sport in which the defense time it left the pitcher’s hand till the time it breaking ball that can be more easily framed
there’s an opportunity for this summer to be holds the ball. The defense, right now, is crossed the plate would get there in as strikes by catchers — would be less
celebratory. Imagine returning to a stadium hurling that ball at unprecedented speeds. 0.4578 seconds. Add 3 mph to that average — offensive for fans, particularly those
with your buddies or your kids, showing your That’s affecting the entire sport. Peel away which makes it the average fastball in 2020 watching on television. Draw a strike zone
vaccination card, grabbing a hot dog and a on the screen, and the pitch is either in it or
beer and booing the opposing team’s right not. That would allow the sport to dial back
fielder from the bleachers without wearing a the area hitters have to protect, perhaps
mask. Almost brings a tear to the eye. mitigating the overwhelming velocity and
But with fans eager to gather, there’s an creating more contact.
onus on the sport to present an exciting Keep in mind, too, that despite baseball’s
product — not just this summer but well into reputation for being slow to adapt — or
the future. So it’s time to legislate “the honoring tradition, depending on your
monotonous strike out game” into a perspective — the sport did respond to a lack
reminiscence. of offense in the late 1960s by lowering the
The background is this, and it can’t be mound from a maximum of 15 inches to a
discussed often enough: Strikeout rates have uniform 10 inches. The change worked. In
risen each and every season since 2005, and 1968, the major league average was .237. The
that has resulted in fewer balls put in play, following year, after the tweak, that average
which has significantly decreased the action. rose to .248. By 1975, it reached .258. More
Back then, 16.4 percent of plate appearances action!
ended in a whiff. Last season, that rate was Every Opening Day brings a measure of
up to 23.4 percent. In 2005, hitters produced anticipation. This one, though — after a
13,347 more hits than strikeouts, and K’s had season that started too late and didn’t last
never outpaced base hits. In 2018, that finally long enough, after no fans attended any
flipped, and last summer, even in a regular season games — well, we all need
shortened 60-game season, the sport what’s about to start.
recorded 1,147 more strikeouts than hits. But in embracing the dawn of this new
This isn’t small-sample-size stuff. The trends season and the hope for normalcy that it
are well established, and you can almost feel represents, baseball has to be mindful of its
the breeze from the swings and misses when deeply rooted flaws and consider anything
you walk into the park. and everything that might fix them. If the
Major League Baseball is hyper-aware of best change involves altering a number that
this issue and is considering all kinds of is etched in the sport’s granite — well, get out
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options. Some of those — banning infielders the chisel and start a new slab.
from playing on the outfield grass, testing an For 128 years, the pitching rubber has sat 60 feet 6 inches from the back tip of [email protected]
electronic strike zone, limiting pickoff moves home plate. With pitchers throwing harder than ever and hitters struggling to
— will be tested at various minor league keep up, Major League Baseball could increase the distance by a foot or less to For more by Barry Svrluga, visit
levels this summer. restore a more natural balance in the sport between offense and defense. washingtonpost.com/svrluga.
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MLB navigates
B
y mid-March, after most teams Philadelphia Phillies, the pitching-heavy
had gotten used to the corona- Washington Nationals and the upstart Miami
virus protocols and made their Marlins combine to make the division five
first rounds of cuts, Alex Cora’s could-be playoff teams deep.
face already betrayed the un- That division is the exception to the norm
usual wear and tear of manag- because several small-market teams seem to
ing in these times.
For Cora, this Major League Baseball
season is particularly complicated. He was
fired as manager of the Boston Red Sox after
his role in the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing
scandal became clear and he was suspended
its new world be counting pennies instead of wins again —
a pattern that frustrates players and
big-market teams that subsidize their spend-
ing through revenue sharing. Although little
data is publicly available to show how much
money teams lost to the pandemic-shortened
for the 2020 regular season and postseason. As baseball prepares to start its second pandemic season, season, everyone made less than they
Boston rehired him in November, stirring planned.
further conversation about what forgiveness feelings of uncertainty are slowly giving way to hope Some teams held back in their spending
and redemption look like in a sport trying to as a result. The Tampa Bay Rays, as
answer a long list of uncomfortable ques- BY C HELSEA J ANES maddening for their unwillingness to pay up
tions. for homegrown stars as for their ability to
Faith in industry leaders has been shaken keep winning without them, traded away
by revelations about sexual harassment and the man who started Game 6 of the World
the culture that facilitates it. Hopes for tub with Gleyber Torres and DJ LeMahieu — in some time. Series for them, Blake Snell, and let another
avoiding another devastating work stoppage three highly scrutinized New York Yankees, “It was fun getting to see my kiddos key starter, Charlie Morton, depart in free
have been destabilized by widespread mis- used to the brightest lights in the land, actually getting to sit in a seat and watch the agency.
trust among players, owners and MLB. talking about the joy of having butterflies in games,” Kershaw said. “I got to wave to them. Others, such as the Padres and Dodgers,
Concerns about sustaining the game’s appeal their stomachs before a game again. That was fun.” saw a chance to leapfrog more conservative
linger as the three true outcomes — the “One of my favorite things is just interac- In 2021, the Dodgers will try to end any competition. A year after winning the World
strikeout, the walk and the home run — tions — between innings when you first run discussion about the legitimacy of their Series with a team aided by its extensive
dominate a sport beloved for the way unpre- out there, the crowd, the energy, the roar, short-season title by winning another one. starting pitching depth, the Dodgers commit-
dictability mixes with routine. hearing them yell certain things, good things, They have sudden rivals in the San Diego ted a record $40 million to reigning National
And in the middle of it all are players, bad things. You feed off that,” said Judge, who Padres, who acquired elite starters on back- League Cy Young Award winner Trevor
coaches and managers such as Cora, who is known for playing catch with fans from the to-back days and obliterated offseason norms Bauer. They enter this season as early
recently sat down for his morning Zoom call outfield. by giving a 14-year contract to 22-year-old favorites to repeat as champions, a feat
with reporters, pulled off his mask and Even Clayton Kershaw, future Hall of shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. — the kind of no team has achieved since the Yankees
bemoaned the face looking back at him on Famer and star of the defending World dynamic young star who could help increase compiled three straight titles from 1998 to
the screen. Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, felt the sport’s popularity. 2000.
“You like my tan — my mask tan lines?” he something new this spring. After his first Meanwhile, on the other coast, the Nation- But to crown a repeat champion, the sport
said, pointing to a mask-shaped light patch in start on a quiet day in early March, Kershaw al League East is promising a fascinating race must play through October again, something
the middle of his face. walked off the mound and waved to his as the under-new-ownership New York Mets, newly bolstered coronavirus protocols de-
“It’s awful. Awful,” he said, smiling. Then family in the stands, where they hadn’t been the ascending Atlanta Braves, the talented signed to improve contact tracing and de-
the usual daily baseball questions began. crease potential exposure seem to be making
On early spring mornings, sticky August more and more realistic.
afternoons and frigid late October evenings, While MLB wanted to delay the season at
survival in baseball is about quiet endurance, least a month until coronavirus case num-
dogged compartmentalization and a willing- bers fell further across the country, the
ness to wear even the unseemly effects of union’s argument — that the relative success
adversity as badges of honor. of the 2020 season proved MLB could
But everyone is sporting bigger, shinier proceed on its usual schedule — feels
badges this year. Owners lost revenue. Young prescient, at least early on. As of Friday, MLB
players lost a year of minor league games. had seen 17 positive tests out of 72,751 con-
Veterans lost a chance at milestones. Front ducted, a 0.02 percent positive rate. On
offices lost reliable data upon which to make Saturday, Red Sox reliever Matt Barnes
decisions because the 60 disjointed games tested positive for the coronavirus, sending
teams did play last year were held in such Boston into a flurry of contact tracing and
unusually unstable circumstances that many crossed fingers, a reminder of how fragile
executives have said they aren’t sure how the stability will be.
much that sample can predict future behav- Baseball games are not vaccines, and home
ior. team wins do not reopen shuttered business-
At the same time, MLB and the players’ es. For all the possibilities spring training
union are on course for an ugly collision seems to bring, it cannot bring back those
when the collective bargaining agreement lost. The world in which Opening Day takes
expires in December. Fans are facing a few place this year is different, shaken from its
more months of limited opportunities to sit moorings by the pandemic and the seismic
in ballparks, even as many players are social shifts that came with it.
reveling in the notion of having any fans at all But for now, even as players sport the
on Opening Day. And everyone who loves the marks of change and loss and disappoint-
sport lost their sense of certainty, no longer ment, spread out among multiple clubhouses
assured that no matter what happens, base- to avoid outbreaks — even as they face a
ball is the constant. season still played under the shadow of
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But involuntary departures from the norm coronavirus uncertainty — those around the
have a way of making the banal feel beautiful. Fans will be allowed back at major league ballparks this year — at least in a game have reason to believe things will soon
After their first spring training game, limited capacity — but reminders of the coronavirus pandemic will linger be normal again and have reason to appreci-
played in front of a few thousand fans in throughout the season both on and off the field. “One of my favorite things is ate that normal anew.
Tampa, superstar Aaron Judge sat in the cold just interactions,” Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge said. “You feed off that.” [email protected]
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Players to watch
As teams begin their 162-game quests, these are the guys who could make or break their seasons
BY C HELSEA J ANES

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Atlanta Braves: Mike Soroka Chicago Cubs: Willson Contreras Arizona Diamondbacks: Ketel Marte
Last year, the Braves won the hearty National League East even As the Cubs’ core approaches free agency and the loss of Anthony The Diamondbacks made little noise this winter after a dismal 2020,
though their starters compiled the worst ERA in the NL: 5.51. While Rizzo, Kris Bryant and Javy Báez looms over the franchise’s future, betting largely on the same roster that propelled them to a second-
young pitchers such as Ian Anderson and Max Fried put things Contreras may be the most crucial to its immediate fortunes. He will place finish in 2019. At the heart of that team was Marte, who spent
together down the stretch, the man the Braves had been counting on be handling a starting rotation built around finesse, meaning his 2019 filling his résumé with MVP-worthy credentials: 32 homers, a
to emerge as their ace, Soroka, was sidelined with an Achilles’ injury. defensive play and pitch framing will be more important than ever. .329 batting average and a .981 OPS. Marte’s numbers dipped in
The right-hander is on pace to return sometime in April or May. And Contreras will be crucial to the Cubs’ success offensively. 2020, but if he reemerges, he could help keep Arizona relevant.

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Miami Marlins: Sandy Alcantara Cincinnati Reds: Luis Castillo Colorado Rockies: Trevor Story
As the Marlins made a surprise run to the postseason in 2020, their If the Reds are able to keep pace in the wide open NL Central, The Rockies had a tough offseason, punctuated by the trade of star
rotation emerged as a sneaky strength. Alcantara was at the center Castillo is the franchise’s best immediate hope to emerge as the next third baseman Nolan Arenado in a seeming signal of surrender.
of that, and the 25-year-old right-hander will be crucial to their ace to help carry them through. If they fall out of contention, Castillo Publicly, Rockies leadership has maintained that it believes it has a
success again. Surrounded by young prospects such as Sixto could become a high-priced trade chip who helps stock the Reds’ roster that can compete. The offense probably will follow the lead of
Sánchez and Pablo López, Alcantara might as well be a grizzled system. the stalwart shortstop Story, who could be flipped for valuable
veteran with a 3.71 ERA in 53 big league games, 45 of them starts. prospects if the team is out of contention at the deadline.

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New York Mets: Jacob deGrom Milwaukee Brewers: Josh Hader Los Angeles Dodgers: Trevor Bauer
The NL East is loaded from top to bottom, but when it comes to The Brewers stocked up on defenders and bring back a promising It may seem counterintuitive that the lone addition to the defending
starting pitching, no one can match the potential firepower of the rotation in 2021. But their fortunes may pivot around fireballer World Series champions’ already loaded rotation could somehow
Mets’ rotation at full capacity — particularly when it comes to Hader, who was only somewhat dominant in a small sample last make or break their hopes of repeating. But exactly how Bauer and
Opening Day starter deGrom, one of the best pitchers on the planet. season but was nearly untouchable in 2018 and 2019. If he returns his knack for controversy fit into the no-nonsense Dodgers’
But should deGrom falter or fall to injury, the depth of that rotation to form, he and emerging star Devin Williams could give the Brewers clubhouse culture could be determinative for better or worse. If he
could plummet quickly. an unhittable one-two punch in the back end of the bullpen. thrives, the Dodgers may be well on their way to a repeat.

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Philadelphia Phillies: Aaron Nola Pittsburgh Pirates: Ke’Bryan Hayes San Diego Padres: Yu Darvish
Pitching is king in the NL East, and the Phillies will need everyone in As the Pirates remain mired in a never-ending rebuild, glimmers of When the Padres acquired Darvish and left-hander Blake Snell on
their rotation in top form if they are to keep up with the other strong hope are likely to be few and far between in 2021. But Hayes back-to-back days, they vaulted into World Series contention, even if
teams in the division. The Phillies return key offensive cogs Bryce gleamed in a brief big league stint in 2020, hitting .376 with a they are not the favorites to win their own division. The rival Dodgers
Harper, J.T. Realmuto and Rhys Hoskins and have bolstered their 1.124 on-base-plus-slugging percentage in 24 games. If those have had success against everyone, but they have been particularly
decrepit bullpen, but they will need their ace, Nola, on his game to numbers are indicative of what Hayes can bring for a full season, the menacing to right-handed pitching. If Darvish proves capable of
keep them in the hunt. Pirates finally may catch a glimpse of better things to come. subduing them and others regularly, he could make a difference.

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Washington Nationals: Stephen Strasburg St. Louis Cardinals: Jack Flaherty San Francisco Giants: Kevin Gausman
For years, the Nationals sustained success with starting pitching. For The Cardinals reinforced their rotation by holding on to veteran Adam With one of the older rosters in the majors, the Giants are the rare
years, Max Scherzer and Strasburg made one of the most consistent Wainwright, but for all the pitching depth available in their system, organization that hopes to surprise people with a team filled with
one-two punches in baseball, at least when Strasburg was healthy. the exact makeup of their rotation remained uncertain late in spring familiar faces. To do so, they will have to find a way to match up with
But this year, their rotation is built on four starters over 30, and the training. In 2018 and 2019, Flaherty proved capable of emerging as the deep lineups and improved rotations of the Dodgers and Padres.
loss of one could increase the pressure on the others. If Strasburg is an ace. In 2020, he never found his footing. If Flaherty can regain Gausman probably will be the man entrusted with ace
Strasburg, the Nationals should be able to match up with anyone. elite form, the Cardinals could have the NL Central’s best rotation. responsibilities after he posted a 3.62 ERA in 2020.
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Baltimore Orioles: John Means Chicago White Sox: José Abreu Houston Astros: Zack Greinke
The Orioles are rebuilding, which means they are crossing their For all the hype around Chicago’s hitters and its impressive pitching With Justin Verlander out for the season after Tommy John surgery
fingers that a cohort of promising young pitchers can mature into staff, Abreu remains the veteran presence who grounds the young and Framber Valdez out indefinitely with a broken finger, the Astros’
reliable starters sooner than later. Over the past two seasons, Means lineup with World Series hopes. The reigning American League MVP rotation is weaker than usual. The loss of George Springer will hurt
has emerged as a top-of-the-rotation stalwart for Baltimore, and he will be surrounded by potential, and he even spent spring training the lineup, though Houston is still loaded with run producers. What
could provide stability to a rotation that almost certainly will be infield sessions sharing insight with Andrew Vaughn, who could be the Astros might lack is pitching, and they will need Greinke to be the
scratching and clawing for every ounce of it. his eventual replacement. But Abreu’s time is far from over. innings-eating ace he has been throughout his career.

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Boston Red Sox: J.D. Martinez Cleveland Indians: José Ramírez Los Angeles Angels: Shohei Ohtani
Widely regarded as one of the brainiest hitters in the majors, When Chris Antonetti, Cleveland’s president of baseball operations, The Angels have never been short on star power, but they have never
Martinez is coming off a down year in which he hit roughly 80 points was asked why he believes his team can remain competitive after it exactly put it all together. A full season of Ohtani on the mound and in
below his career average and compiled his lowest on-base-plus- shipped out all-star shortstop Francisco Lindor this winter, he offered the box would amount to the addition of an elite power starter to the
slugging percentage (.680) since 2013. If Martinez can recover his a simple answer: “Shane Bieber and José Ramírez.” And while the rotation and hitter to the lineup, both units Manager Joe Maddon and
all-star form, he could be a key stabilizer in a Red Sox lineup that will reigning AL Cy Young Award winner will be crucial, Ramírez is now the the Angels think are close to turning a corner. With a healthy Ohtani,
be trying to reestablish its identity with versatile offensive talent. team’s everyday star. the Angels finally could have enough firepower to contend.

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New York Yankees: Gerrit Cole Detroit Tigers: Matthew Boyd Oakland Athletics: Matt Chapman
Cole’s importance as New York’s ace is so glaring that early in spring Perhaps no one is exactly “make or break” for the Tigers, who are For a franchise known for squeezing the most success out of the
training reporters were asking the right-hander how much pressure firmly in the rebuilding phase until a group of elite pitching prospects fewest resources year after year, the loss of any key player can be
he feels not only to perform but to just stay healthy. Cole laughed the makes its way to the rotation. But to avoid putting too much work and devastating. But Chapman, an outstanding defender and steady
question off, but the reality is stark: Despite the addition of bounce- pressure on those prospects’ shoulders, Detroit will need something hitter, missed last year’s stretch run with a hip injury. If he returns at
back candidates Jameson Taillon and Corey Kluber, the Yankees will out of its rotation, led by the lefty Boyd. Boyd made an ace turn in full strength, the A’s could surprise everyone again this year, as
go where Cole takes them. 2019 before seeing his numbers dip somewhat in 2020. usual.

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Tampa Bay Rays: Brandon Lowe Kansas City Royals: Salvador Perez Seattle Mariners: Marco Gonzales
Stars don’t linger with Tampa Bay long, which means consistency At the end of an under-the-radar offseason that saw Kansas City add After a tumultuous offseason in which Kevin Mather, the team’s
from up-and-comers such as Lowe is key to the Rays’ continued outfielder Andrew Benintendi, slugger Carlos Santana and reliever president and chief executive, made comments offending multiple
contention. While Randy Arozarena grabbed attention with his Greg Holland, the Royals gave Perez the biggest deal in franchise key Mariners, including Gonzales, Seattle is trying to rebrand itself as
impressive playoff showing, it was Lowe who anchored the Tampa history when they signed him to a four-year extension reportedly a fresh-faced bunch ready to end the longest playoff drought in the
Bay lineup for much of 2019 and 2020. Since the start of 2019, Lowe worth $82 million. He will be at the center of the Royals’ push to majors. The Mariners will need Gonzales — whom Mather described
has the same OPS (.876) as Justin Turner and Anthony Rizzo. contend in the weak AL Central. as “very boring” — to continue being a force at the top of the rotation.

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Toronto Blue Jays: Hyun-Jin Ryu Minnesota Twins: Byron Buxton Texas Rangers: Mike Foltynewicz
Ryu is the unquestioned ace of Toronto’s staff and has pitched to a When Buxton is healthy, he is a sparkplug — an elite outfield The Rangers are supposed to be a few years away from contention.
sub-3.00 ERA in each of the past three seasons. His Blue Jays went defender and a potentially dynamic bat who gives the slugging Twins’ But with a corps of talented young offensive prospects likely to get
into this offseason looking to fill in around their young position- offense another dimension. But health has been a problem for plenty of big league at-bats this year, a healthy dose of starting
playing core, and they were able to do that by signing George Buxton over the years, limiting his impact to shorter stretches than pitching could be enough to allow Texas to surprise some people. The
Springer and Marcus Semien to fill out their lineup. But the Jays he and the Twins might like. Minnesota did minimal remodeling to its Rangers bought low on former Braves pitcher Foltynewicz, who a few
probably need Ryu to be dominant again to contend in the AL East. roster, but the emergence of Buxton could keep it in the playoff hunt. years ago looked as if he was evolving into a bona fide ace.
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Predictions sure
Predictably, last year’s pandemic-shortened as he looks to become the fifth major leaguer to
Major League Baseball season featured some hit at least 40 homers and swipe at least 40
surprising names and numbers among the bases and the first since Alfonso Soriano for the
league leaders, along with a few unexpected Washington Nationals in 2006.
playoff teams. How much should you read into Why it probably won’t: The 23-year-old

to go wrong
that 60-game sample when forecasting 2021’s Acuña is projected to hit 42 home runs and
back-to-normal 162-game slate? steal 30 bases, so his enshrinement in the
These predictions are a degree more ridicu- 40-40 club isn’t too far-fetched. He had an
lous than your typical preseason bold predic- 80 percent success rate when he stole 37 bases
tions, which often aren’t especially bold. While in 2019. To reach 40 stolen bases at that rate, he
rooted in analysis and based, in part, on last would need 50 attempts, a mark only 11 players
year’s performances, they’re supposed to be have reached over the past five full seasons. In
more fun than serious. Here are six things that Here are six of our boldest projections for the 2021 season the Statcast era, no slugger, defined here as
probably won’t (but maybe will!) happen this — and why some of them might not actually come true having an isolated power (taking only extra-
season: base hits into account) of .200 or more, has had
50 or more stolen base attempts. Only three —
American League East BY N EIL G REENBERG AND S COTT A LLEN Acuña, Trea Turner and José Ramírez — have
The Blue Jays will lead the AL in wins. had more than 40. (Acuña’s career ISO is .258.)
Why it could happen: After going 32-28 last
season while playing its home games in Buffalo NL Central
because of Canada’s coronavirus restrictions, more than 102 games. His career on-base per- team will far outperform expectations this The Pirates will lose 110 games.
Toronto was active in free agency, adding out- centage is also a woeful .284. season, so maybe the Mariners will reach their Why it could happen: Pittsburgh lost
fielder George Springer, infielder Marcus first postseason since 2001. 93 games in 2019 and an MLB-worst 41 games
Semien and relievers Kirby Yates, Tyler Chat- AL West Why it probably won’t: Seattle is projected in last year’s 60-game season. Rookie third
wood and David Phelps (though Yates had The Mariners’ playoff drought will end. to win 72 games, a win rate that gives it about a baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes flashed his star po-
Tommy John surgery this past week that will Why it could happen: The lineup, anchored 4 percent chance to reach the playoffs. Fan- tential after his call-up in September, but Pitts-
force him to miss the season). Toronto is some- by AL rookie of the year Kyle Lewis and third Graphs estimates the chances are closer to 3 burgh spent the offseason trading away key
what thin in its starting rotation after Hyun-Jin baseman Kyle Seager, will receive a boost from percent. contributors, including first baseman Josh Bell
Ryu, with injured top prospect Nate Pearson the return of Mitch Haniger and Tom Murphy, and starting pitchers Jameson Taillon and Joe
unlikely to be ready by Opening Day, but the who both missed all of last season, and top National League East Musgrove, as it continues its teardown.
Blue Jays’ lineup could be among the best in the prospect Jarred Kelenic, who should be pro- Ronald Acuña will go 40-40. Why it probably won’t: Losing 110 games is
AL. Cavan Biggio, Bo Bichette and Vladimir moted by June. The Mariners addressed their Why it could happen: After stealing 37 bas- a statistical feat. Since 1961, the first year of the
Guerrero Jr. — Toronto’s trio of sons of former dreadful bullpen with a few minor moves and es in 156 games in 2019, Atlanta’s Acuña swiped 162-game regular season, just 10 teams have
major leaguers — are primed to make the leap. have the makings of a solid — if potentially only eight bags in last year’s shortened season. lost at least that many in a season. It has been
Why it probably won’t: The Blue Jays are inconsistent — rotation, with Marco Gonzales, Braves Manager Brian Snitker told reporters more common lately; Baltimore lost 115 games
estimated to win about 87 games based on Yusei Kikuchi and James Paxton leading the this month that his star outfielder was “carry- in 2018, and Detroit lost 114 a year later. The
composite projections from Baseball Prospec- way. Yes, Seattle is probably at least a year away ing some extra weight” last year. Expect a aggregate projection, though, is that Pitts-
tus, Davenport, FiveThirtyEight and Fan- from competing, but chances are at least one slimmer Acuña to get back to his running ways burgh will go 63-99, giving the Pirates just a
Graphs. Since MLB expanded to 30 teams in 3 percent chance to lose 110 or more.
1998, the AL leader (over a full 162-game
season) has ranged from 95 to 116 wins. Toronto NL West
has just a 6 percent chance of winning Trevor Bauer will post a sub-2.00 ERA.
95 games or more, according to projections, Why it could happen: Bauer posted a ca-
and a 2 percent chance at reaching 100 wins. reer-low 1.73 ERA with Cincinnati last season
The New York Yankees project to have the most en route to his first Cy Young Award. After
wins in the AL with 98. signing a three-year, $102 million deal with the
Los Angeles Dodgers, the right-hander could
AL Central become the first pitcher to post sub-2.00 ERAs
Adalberto Mondesi will steal 70 bases. in consecutive seasons since his new team-
Why it could happen: It has been 12 years mate, Clayton Kershaw, accomplished the feat
since Jacoby Ellsbury became the last player to in 2013 and 2014. A move to more pitcher-
steal 70 or more bases in a season. Only three friendly Dodger Stadium should only help.
players have done it this century. Getting to 60 Why it probably won’t: Bauer was the king
would be a rare feat, but Kansas City’s Mondesi of popups last year. His pitches produced a
has the wheels to do it, provided he gives major league-high 17 percent popup rate, more
himself the opportunity with his bat. (You can’t than double the MLB average (7 percent) and
steal first base, you know.) Sixteen of Mondesi’s almost double his rate from 2019 (9 percent).
MLB-best 24 steals last season came over his But the popup, which is almost a sure out, is
last 22 games, during which he hit .376 with a largely out of a pitcher’s control. In fact, if you
1.130 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, rais- adjust Bauer’s 1.73 ERA for MLB-average re-
ing his average to .256 after a brutal start. sults on balls in play and MLB-average timing
Why it probably won’t: If Mondesi can of each pitch, it would have been 2.88. If you
maintain his 82 percent success rate from the further adjust that with an estimate of how
past five seasons, he would still need 86 stolen many home runs he should have allowed,
base attempts to successfully swipe 70. He has assuming an MLB-average home run-to-flyball
never had more than 50 attempts in a season. percentage, his ERA would balloon to 3.25. In
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And while Mondesi would have had 88 at- other words, that sub-2.00 ERA required plenty
tempts if you prorated his 2020 performance Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. finished with 41 home runs and 37 of luck.
over a 162-game season, he has been plagued by stolen bases in 2019. After the 2020 season was shortened by the coronavirus [email protected]
injuries during his career and has never played pandemic, he will take another shot at joining the exclusive 40-40 club in 2021. [email protected]

Orioles give Harvey another chance, and he plans to make the most of it
BY N ATHAN R UIZ likes to say is, ‘You should never
look back and try and be just as
Matt Harvey has tried to inte- good as you were before,’ ” Harvey
grate himself into a Baltimore Ori- said. “He’s tried to emphasize that
oles clubhouse full of younger with some new weapons, with
players whose résumés lack the smarter pitching, maybe I could
accomplishments his does by be even better, at least strive to be
bringing a jovial attitude each better.
morning. This past Wednesday, “In my mind, if I can prepare
Manager Brandon Hyde and Gen- and make sure everything is lined
eral Manager Mike Elias greeted up to be successful, then who
him without reciprocating it. knows what’s going to happen? . . .
“I came in, [and] they were kind I’m not going to try and be as good
of messing with me a little bit, as I was. I’m trying to be better. I
pretending that they were a little think that’s what you’ll see on the
upset and then possibly telling me mound.”
some bad news,” Harvey said. But there are aspects of his past
“Then they switched their faces he believes he needs to reacquire
around and told me the good to take another step forward. Al-
news.” though his fastball lacks the fire it
The good news was that Harvey once did — averaging about
had his contract selected and was 2.5 mph less in 2020 than it did in
joining the Orioles’ 40-man roster, 2015, per Statcast — Harvey said
a move made official Thursday recapturing the aggressiveness he
that effectively assures he will be a showed with each of his pitches
member of the team when it opens and the confidence he carried
the 2021 season this week in Bos- along with them will be vital to his
ton. success with Baltimore.
“Whenever you can give people “Really letting everything rip,
good news in this business, it’s the as you could say, and being super
best feeling in the world,” Hyde aggressive,” he said. “I think that’s
said. “For a guy that has worked so the next part. That’s the way I was
hard and had a really good camp, when I was at my best. I will
done everything right, the career always remember that, just being
that he’s had . . . it was a really super aggressive with all pitches. I
special feeling to give him the think that’s on its way.”
news [Wednesday] morning that Hyde has said the Orioles’ plans
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we were going to add him to the for their pitching staff remain in
roster. We had a little bit of fun Matt Harvey, who is more than five years removed from his best seasons with the Mets, hopes to make an impact this year with the Orioles. flux, but he announced Saturday
with it. I had the coaches in the that Harvey will slot into the No. 2
other room with the door closed, York Mets, Harvey started the “When you start an All-Star with a WHIP (walks-plus-hits per gleaned from a few days at a New spot in the regular season rotation
ready to give him a big bear hug 2013 All-Star Game at Citi Field Game and then you pitch in a inning pitched) over 1.500. Har- Jersey pitching facility just before behind Opening Day starter John
after the news.” and finished fourth in National World Series, I think the last thing vey said he has spent recent sea- camp, Harvey thinks he can recap- Means.
Harvey signed a minor league League Cy Young Award voting. you ever think of is how excited sons in particular “searching all ture some of his past self. Yet he So barring a late injury, Harvey
deal with the Orioles days into Two years later, he was the ace of a you’ll be to make a team again,” week for the proper mechanics, also seeks more than that. will be on the team. That’s no joke.
spring training, believing the ana- Mets staff that pitched New York Harvey said. “I’d like to say it was a searching for that feel-good mo- Harvey has said that Holt has “From Day One coming in, I feel
lytically based makeover the or- into the World Series. He complet- good early birthday present, and ment where things click and you caught him watching video of his like things improved every single
ganization’s pitching program has ed his age-26 season with a career it’s probably one of the best I’ve feel like you’re on your way,” but it mid-2010s outings and had to re- time out. Whether it was bullpens
undergone under director of 2.53 ERA and the eyes of the base- had.” never came. mind him he is not that pitcher or out in the games, things just got
pitching Chris Holt would enable ball world upon him. The Orioles will be his fifth That has changed this spring. anymore. Pining over what he better and better,” Harvey said. “I
him to perform closer to the level Now, he just turned 32 on Sat- team in the past four seasons. With the work he has done with once was won’t make his present definitely worked as hard as I
he reached almost a decade ago. In urday and can’t help but celebrate Since that World Series appear- Holt and assistant pitching coach any better. could, and that obviously paid off.”
his first full season with the New cracking Baltimore’s roster. ance, he has posted a 5.82 ERA Darren Holmes, plus the lessons “The big thing that Chris Holt — Baltimore Sun
Commuters walk near the heavily fortified
compound of the Central Bank of
Afghanistan. A team of seven militants
launched an assault on the Central Bank on
Jan. 18, 2010, with two men detonating
suicide bombs and the rest fighting to the
death inside the building.

Take the tour online

 See more photos by Pulitzer Prize-winning
photographer Lorenzo Tugnoli of the Green Zone
and beyond at wapo.st/kabul-architecture.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2021 . SPECIAL SECTION

The architecture of war

How 20 years of conflict have reshaped Afghanistan’s capital and changed the lives of its residents

PHOTOS BY L ORENZO T UGNOLI

STORY BY P HILIP K ENNICOTT AND S USANNAH G EORGE

t the center of Kabul, a city of traditional bazaars and tattered shopping malls, horse-drawn carts and

A crumbling streets thronged with automobile traffic, lies a heavily fortified district that is a mystery to most
Afghans. What was once a cluster of key offices and compounds has evolved into a 21st-century fortress
encircled by blast walls, creating what for many is an impenetrable urban void known as the Green Zone. ¶
Fortifications expanded rapidly after the start of the war in 2001. The Green Zone became an obstacle to
ordinary urban life in this sprawling city of more than 4 million people. In Kabul, it is felt like an alien presence, a
source of deep resentment — and an indelible legacy of two decades of U.S. military intervention. ¶ If Afghanistan had
enjoyed stability over the past century, central and southern Kabul would be on every tourist’s itinerary, incorporating
neighborhoods of elegant villas and tree-lined streets, a grand boulevard serviced by a narrow-gauge rail line and the
ancient city along the Kabul River. Instead, ordinary Afghans see a bristling phalanx of T-walls that turn the city’s
streets into canyons of concrete. ¶ Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lorenzo Tugnoli photographed the streets
and neighborhoods near the Green Zone over the past several months. His photos trace a route around the enclave and
south to the palace where Afghanistan’s last kings hoped a parliament would preside over a modern country.
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MASSOUD SQUARE

Near U.S. mission, a tribute to an anti-Taliban fighter

Massoud Square is named for Ahmad Shah Massoud, a powerful mujahideen leader who fought
against the Soviet occupation and later against the Taliban. His assassination on Sept. 9, 2001,
presaged the al-Qaeda attacks two days later in New York and Washington, an ominous overture to
20 years of anxiety, war, occupation and insecurity. A column honoring Massoud sits near the U.S.
Embassy in a traffic circle that serves as a vital artery. To the south of the square, the old road is
now blocked. After the sun rises, traffic snarls at this key nodal point of city life.

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K a b u l
Population: 4.4 million

Malik Asghar Square Massoud Square

Green Kabul R.
Zone
Kabul Pashtunistan Square
Univ.
Old City

2 MILES

Darul Aman
Kabul
American University
Darul Aman Palace A FGH A N I STA N
New parliament building

TOP: Bread hangs at a shop set up along a Green Zone wall in Kabul’s
Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood. Vendors set up wherever they can
find room. FAR RIGHT: Massoud Square, honoring Ahmad Shah
Massoud, the mujahideen leader assassinated two days before the 9/11
attacks. RIGHT: An external wall of the U.S. Embassy.
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WAZIR AKBAR KHAN

As concrete expands, disappearing public space

Today, urban life is improvised in the shadow of blast walls. Along the perimeter of the Wazir
Akbar Khan neighborhood, concrete intrusions take over sidewalks, rendering pedestrian life
chaotic. Outside the Green Zone, shopkeepers set up business wherever they can find space. Public
space becomes alien and disorienting, said Ajmal Maiwandi, head of the Afghanistan office of the
Aga Khan Trust for Culture. “It is a stressful thing to be out in the city, because there is no clear
path, no clear way, through the town,” Maiwandi said.
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MALIK ASGHAR SQUARE

At the gateway to the elite, trade thrives

Commerce still clusters around Malik Asghar Square. On one side of the security barriers there is a
frenetic world of street vendors, a popular shopping mall and a checkpoint giving access to the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the executive palace. On the other side is a world of parks, palaces
and gardens. “You would love walking in the city before these walls,” said 64-year-old Nik
Mohammad Sangar, who has spent almost his entire life in Kabul. “You could walk by the palace
without being stopped by checkpoints.” He added, “I really miss old Kabul.”
Ahmad, a 29-year-old taxi driver who because of security concerns spoke on the condition that
only his first name be used, said the ever-expanding fortifications have made his work more
difficult. “We have to spend an hour and a half to drive a one-hour distance,” he said. “The traffic
jams mean we lose financially.”

ABOVE: Kabul’s Malik Asghar Square is usually snarled by traffic for much of the day. Jams created by the Green
Zone radiate throughout the sprawling city. RIGHT: A street vendor pushes a coffee cart near the square.
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GERMAN EMBASSY

Triggered by violence, an even more fortified perimeter

The T-wall — a blast-proof, reinforced concrete barrier that looks like an inverted “T” — is the
primary architectural tool of security experts, the de facto urban designers of central Kabul. Like
the fractious city states of Renaissance Italy, Kabul evolved as a city of small districts and
subdistricts, a dense archipelago of well-defended domestic compounds. The T-wall has updated
the urban pattern of medieval Afghanistan for a neighborhood of 21st-century outsiders. In May
2017, a massive truck bomb exploded near the site at left, outside the German Embassy. More than
90 people were killed, and hundreds were injured. Afghans responded with protests against the
government’s inability to secure the city, while the Afghan government responded by expanding the
Green Zone that defends foreigners. T-walls proliferated.

LEFT: A fortified area outside the German Embassy in Kabul, near the site of a truck-bomb attack in 2017.
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The outside perimeter of the

American University of
Afghanistan in Kabul.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

In southern Kabul, a university braces for another assault

In August 2016, militants blew a hole in a defensive wall around American University of Afghanistan.
Gunmen entered through the breach and killed 13 people, including seven students and a professor. The
university responded by erecting blast walls and guard towers and consolidating students and staffers on
campus, according to Scott Brant, the university’s vice president for operations and administration.
“We don’t want any of this,” Brant said. “We want what you have generally around the world, where people
can come and go as they please, a nice, permissive environment, but it is just not feasible.”
Behind the security walls is a modern campus of contemporary academic buildings. But the students, who
are mostly Afghans, live in two different worlds — the safety bubble of the university and the country outside,
where carrying anything that links them to the university, or the American presence, can put them in danger
of attack by militants. They make the best of the security measures, said Victoria C. Fontan, vice president of
academic affairs at the university, “because they know that this architectural safety is also an illustration of the
freedom they have to think and interact together.”
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DARUL AMAN PALACE

Built on dreams of a new capital, a palace languishes

The main campus of American University faces Darul Aman Boulevard, created in the 1920s by the
reform-minded King Amanullah Khan I. Just as the British created New Delhi apart from the old
city a decade earlier, Amanullah Khan dreamed of a new capital removed from the cluttered,
densely populated core of old Kabul. Darul Aman Palace was one of several buildings finished
before civil war forced the king into exile in 1929. Reduced to ruins by fighting between rival
mujahideen factions in the 1990s, it haunted the city as an empty shell before a three-year
restoration was finished in 2019. It has been incorporated into another security zone that includes
the new Afghan parliament building.

RIGHT: The grounds of Darul Aman Palace, with the American University campus behind the wall to the right of
the boulevard. A restoration project was completed in 2019, but the palace and its grounds remain mostly unused.
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PASHTUNISTAN SQUARE

South of the Green Zone, more high-profile targets

Pashtunistan Square was the site of a major Taliban attack in 2010. Traffic once flowed around its
distinctive, multitiered circular fountain. Today, the roundabout is clogged with taxis waiting for
passengers and its blast walls have become billboards for public service announcements.
“I can see you! You who takes a bribe is a nonbeliever,” reads one billboard lining a wall that
serves as a cordon for the presidential palace, the Justice Ministry and the Central Bank.
“These walls have done no good for the security of the city,” said Farhad, who is one of many
beverage sellers in Pashtunistan Square and who spoke on the condition that only his first name be
used, out of fear for his safety. “Instead they cause inconvenience to the ordinary people.”

LEFT AND BELOW: A street vendor and taxi drivers wait for customers in Kabul’s Pashtunistan Square.
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THE OLD CITY

In the ancient city, imagining a new Kabul

The heart of old Kabul was a warren of houses and markets along the Kabul River. The Old City lies
just outside the Green Zone, but ongoing security measures have put it mostly off limits to the
diplomats and Western workers who live in the security bubble. It is home to a large Shiite
population, and its Abu Fazl Mosque was the site of a terrorist attack in December 2011 that killed
dozens of Shiite worshipers. Since the Americans arrived, the capital has grown enormously, with
some 2 million new residents in the past 10 years, according to Sasaki, an international architecture
and urban planning firm hired by the Afghan government to create a new city plan for Kabul.
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ABDUL HAQ SQUARE

On the eastern perimeter, relics from another time

Less than a mile from Massoud Square is Abdul Haq Square. Massoud and Abdul Haq were
commanders of the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, which came close to creating a diverse,
multiethnic unifying force in parts of Afghanistan.
But that was more than 20 years ago, and the monuments to both men will be a discordant
reminder of a distant past if the Taliban, which is in peace talks with the Afghan government, plays
a major role in the next stage of Kabul’s urban evolution.

MACROYAN

A di≠erent kind of legacy

from the Soviet era
The Soviet presence in the 1980s brought almost a
decade of suffering and instability to Afghanistan,
but it also left behind a legacy of hospitals, schools
and housing, including this development, known
as Macroyan, near the Green Zone.
They may look bleak, but these boxy, mass-
produced towers are popular places to live, in part
because they form self-contained, relatively
defensible neighborhoods. The neighborhood
boasts one of the few housing developments in
Kabul serviced with central heating.
The formal American presence in Kabul may be
drawing to a close, and the U.S. legacy remains
tenuous. The Soviet occupation is not remembered
fondly, but it left behind some public services. The
United States invested in the Afghan government,
but even the form of governance could change
drastically in the Afghan peace talks — leaving only
the remains of its security architecture in cities
such as Kabul.

ABOVE: The Abu Fazl Mosque in Kabul’s Old City. LEFT:

Buildings in the Soviet-era Macroyan neighborhood. FAR
LEFT: Blast walls and a sentry box on the eastern
perimeter of the Green Zone.