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Hollywood
strike may
blend media
landscape
Writers and actors turn
to social networks as
inûuencers join union
BY D REW H ARWELL
AND T AYLOR L ORENZ
the historic double strike that
is paralyzing hollywood could
supercharge the creator economy,
the wildly popular market of on-
line influencers and video makers
who increasingly rival industry
titans for money, attention and
cultural power.
the fast-growing cast of ama-
teur and professional creators 4
chefs, comedians, models, musi-
cians and many others 4 already
attracts tens of millions of fans on
platforms such as Youtube and
tiktok without the resources or
support of more established mass
media.
Now, as american film and tV
production grinds to a halt, possi-
bly for months, they stand at the
center of a major shift that could
change entertainment and fur-
ther blur the lines between tradi-
tional and digital fame.
studios and producers are
scrambling to recruit creators to
help fill a content void, stoking
tensions over scab work and
changing styles of storytelling.
But striking actors and writers
are increasingly less reliant on
hollywood, too, experimenting
with new ideas on instagram,
Youtube, tiktok and twitch in
ways that could net them lasting
followings 4 if not steady pay-
checks 4 that go beyond tradi-
tional industry success.
the last hollywood strike radi-
cally reshaped the media land-
scape by fueling the rise of un-
scripted content, like documen-
tary series and reality tV shows,
that were cheaper to make and
easier to mass-produce, such as
<Cops= in the late 980s and <the
Celebrity apprentice= in 2008.
the ongoing walkout of tens of
thousands of actors and writers,
hollywood9s first double strike in
63 years, could have similarly
sEE CreAtors oN A10
In asia: Filmmakers watch U.s.
strikes with hope, frustration. a9
A family9s long struggle to reunite lay in a judge9s hands
After being separated at the border in 2017, a mother ûghts to regain custody of her daughter
BY K EVIN S IEFF
iN NashViLLE
she sat on the edge of a picnic
table outside the Comfort inn and
waited for the hearing to begin.
<hello?= Magdalena hernán-
dez Pérez said into her phone.
<Can you hear me?=
on the screen flashed the face
of a judge in California, the man
deciding whether she would see
her daughter again, more than
five years after they were separat-
ed by U.s. Border Patrol agents.
<hello?= she tried again. she
wore a blue work uniform and
pink lipstick that she hoped
would make her look more amer-
ican.
there was no response. her
hand trembled, then the screen
turned black.
the Biden administration had
brought Magdalena from Guate-
mala to the United states to re-
unite with her daughter, a rever-
sal of the trump administration9s
policy of family separation that
had torn them apart.
But now a county judge9s ques-
tion loomed over their future:
sEE sePArAtion oN A16
mETRO
Maryland9s schools chief
is accused of <toxic=
work environment.
bOOk WORLD
Big questions linger after
a thief swiped more than
300 museum pieces.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
lorenzo tUgnolI For the WashIngton Post
cLEaN caRS, hIDDEN TOLL
Rich lode of EV S
ayed Wali sajid spent years fighting
american soldiers in the barren hills
and fertile fields of the Pech River
Valley, one of the deadliest theaters
metal could boost of the 20-year insurgency. But nothing
confounded the taliban commander, he
said, like the new wave of foreigners who
began showing up, one after another, in late
Taliban and its 2021.
once, sajid spotted a foreigner hiking
alone along a path where islamic state
Chinese partners
extremists were known to kidnap outsiders.
another time, five men and women evaded
sajid9s soldiers in the dark to scour the
mountain. the newcomers, sajid recalled,
were giddy, persistent, almost single-mind-
BY G ERRY S HIH AND L ORENZO T UGNOLI ed in their quest for something few locals
iN ChaPa DaRa, aFGhaNistaN believed held any value at all.
<the Chinese were unbelievable,= sajid
said, chuckling at the memory. <at first, they
didn9t tell us what they wanted. But then i
saw the excitement in their eyes and their
eagerness, and that9s when i understood the
word 8lithium.9=
a decade earlier, the U.s. Defense Depart-
ment, guided by the surveys of american
government geologists, concluded that the
Correspondent gerry shih and photographer lorenzo tugnoli drove 15 hours vast wealth of lithium and other minerals
from afghanistan9s capital, Kabul, along boulder-strewn roads to the remote
northeast of the country to explore its lithium industry, hiking two hours up a
buried in afghanistan might be worth
mountain to reach the mine shafts. shih is the Washington Post9s new delhi $1 trillion, more than enough to prop up the
bureau chief, responsible for covering much of south asia, and tugnoli is a country9s fragile government. in a 2010
Pulitzer Prize-winning contract photographer for the Post based in Barcelona. sEE eV MetAl oN A12
JohnnIe IzqUIerdo For the WashIngton Post
Magdalena Hernández Pérez waits for a hearing to gain custody of her daughter to begin on Zoom.
SpORTS
ø his d.C. roots inspired
Josh harris to purchase
the Commanders.
buSINESS
Parents in a quandary as
sweeteners creep into
<healthy= foods for kids.
Workers dig
for gemstones
including
kunzite and
tourmaline at
a mine in
northeast
Afghanistan9s
nurestan
province. in
doing so, they
unearth ore
containing
lithium, a
metal crucial
to electric
vehicles.
Alliance on right may test
liberal foothold in Spain
Election comes as
conservative movements
gain traction in Europe
BY A NTHONY F AIOLA
VaLEnCia, Spain 4 For Family
Day at his 3-year-old son9s pre-
school, Victor Parral hauled in a
bag of Barbies and Kens. Using
varied combinations to represent
parents, he paired them up for a
puppet show 4 including two
dads, one in a floral shirt, the other
in a casual tee emblazoned with
gold lamé.
<We had dolls for all types of
families 4 lesbian moms, a het-
erosexual couple, a single mother,
divorced parents,= said Parral, a
45-year-old Valencia art teacher
who staged the show with his hus-
band. For students 12 and up, Par-
ral has given diversity lessons in
public schools that invite boys to
paint their nails while girls draw
beards on their faces.
<the idea is to explore gender as
a cultural construct,= he said.
aRTS & STyLE
ø tiffany haddish seizes
every opportunity in her
late-blooming career.
TRavEL
a local9s guide to the
stunning landscapes at
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U.S. in
no rush
to send
missiles
kyiv wants more
long-range arms
Pentagon says it does not
have enough to spare
BY K AREN D E Y OUNG
AND M ISSY R YAN
the Biden administration is
holding firm, for now at least, on
its refusal to send long-range
army missiles to Ukraine despite
mounting pressure from U.s.
lawmakers and pleas from the
government in Kyiv, according to
U.s. officials.
Disappointment at the slow
pace of Ukraine9s counteroffen-
sive against entrenched Russian
forces and a newly equivocal
tone by President Biden have led
to widespread speculation that
the missiles will soon follow the
path taken by other U.s. weapons
systems that were first denied
but ultimately approved during
the 17 months of the war.
in late May, Biden appeared to
alter his previously firm <no= on
the possibility of ataCMs, the
army tactical Missile system,
saying for the first time that it
was <still in play.= two weeks
later, Ukrainian President Volod-
ymyr Zelensky said that he and
Biden had spoken about the
missiles at the Nato summit in
Vilnius, Lithuania, but that no
decision had been made.
But U.s. defense and adminis-
tration officials familiar with the
issue said that despite what one
called a growing public percep-
tion of <some sort of slow, gravi-
tational pull= toward approval,
there has been no change in U.s.
policy and no substantive discus-
sion about the issue for months.
the officials spoke on the condi-
tion of anonymity to address the
sensitive subject.
the Pentagon believes that
Kyiv has other, more urgent
needs than ataCMs, and wor-
ries that sending enough to
Ukraine to make a difference on
the battlefield would severely
sEE UkrAine oN A15
that kind of inclusivity is now
in the sights of Vox 4 a far-right
party that could be propelled into
the national government for the
first time as a result of sunday9s
elections. While Vox isn9t expected
to come in first or even second,
polls suggest it could be the king-
maker for the far larger center-
right Popular Party (PP).
an alliance between the two
would give spain its most con-
servative government since the
death of its longtime dictator, Gen.
Francisco Franco, in 1975. it would
dramatically swing the pendulum
in a country that has become an
unlikely bastion of progressive-
ness. it could also noticeably shift
the political balance in Europe,
where a more fervent brand of
conservatism has begun to take
hold, challenging forward-lean-
ing positions on everything from
gender to global warming.
in spain, voters from the Ca-
nary islands to Catalonia are go-
ing to the polls with the socialists
of Prime Minister Pedro sánchez
and allied parties on the left seek-
ing to fend off a predicted con-
servative wave. the center-right
sEE sPAin oN A20
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EDITORIaLS/LETTERS ...................................... a22
ObITuaRIES.......................................................c7
WORLD NEWS..................................................a18
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Tens of thousands of pencils, sent to Guinness World Records
none of them sharpened, laid on Wednesday in an attempt to
across the tables of an Iowa mu- secure the title for world9s largest
seum earlier this month. pencil collection. Bartholmey9s
Some were held together with collection was counted over two
rubber bands. Others stood bun- days earlier this month during a
dled in plastic containers. Even public event held at the Colfax
more were stacked like sardines in Historical Society museum, in ac-
filing cabinet drawers. It9s been cordance with Guinness rules.
three decades since Aaron Bar- The current record, set by Emilio
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<It was a chance for everybody
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His collection began with a gift
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Boston-based activist Aziza Robinson-Goodnight with her mother, Bernice Robinson, and daughter, August Robinson-Goodnight, at their
home in Boston9s Dorchester neighborhood. Robinson-Goodnight believes reparations to be limited to descendants of enslaved people.
Activists split on whether reparations
should go to Black immigrants
As cities and states address slavery9s legacy, lineage and enduring harm are flash points
BY E MMANUEL F ELTON
BOSTON 4 When this city an-
nounced earlier this year that it
would consider giving reparations
to its Black residents, it was her-
alded as another victory in a na-
tional movement to offer recom-
pense for the legacy of slavery and
Jim Crow segregation.
The city had played a key role in
financing the slave trade and was
the site of fierce resistance to inte-
gration. Now, advocates said, it
was time to address the lingering
damage.
But as the mayor started choos-
ing members for the Boston task
force, the city quickly became one
of the chief battlegrounds of an
adjacent fight playing out within
the Black community: Should rep-
arations programs be limited to
people who trace their ancestry
back to American slavery, or
should they include Black immi-
grants who came to the country by
choice?
The debate highlights tension
within America9s rapidly chang-
ing Black community and risks
fracturing a movement that is al-
ready struggling to gain main-
stream acceptance. It could also
shape the reach and ultimate price
tag of reparations programs being
developed in more than a dozen
states and cities across the coun-
try.
<There is not going to be some
8Kumbaya9 moment,= said Aziza
Robinson-Goodnight, a Boston-
based activist calling for repara-
tions to be limited to descendants
of enslaved people. <We9re going to
have to fight, and we9re going to
have to make the strongest case
possible.=
The factions are at odds over
what it means to be Black in the
United States at a time when that
story is rapidly changing. For most
of U.S. history, nearly all Black
Americans could trace their an-
cestry back to American slavery.
Immigrants, less than 1 percent of
the Black population in 1980s,
now make up 10 percent. Between
now and 2060, about a third of the
growth in the Black population
will come from immigration from
countries such as Jamaica and
Ethiopia, according to the Pew
Research Center.
After centuries of a shared his-
tory, the Black American commu-
nity is increasingly hetero-
geneous. And the division is show-
ing up in attitudes about the need
for reparations. According to a
2023 Washington Post-Ipsos sur-
vey, 75 percent of Black Americans
think the federal government
should pay reparations, including
77 percent of native-born Black
people compared with 59 percent
of foreign-born Black people.
<When we talk about the na-
tion9s Black population, we have to
understand it is one that is chang-
ing and becoming even more di-
verse than it already was,= said
Mark Lopez, Pew9s director of race
and ethnicity research. <Immi-
grants are a big part of that story,
and so the immigrant experience
is a growing part of the experience
of Black Americans today.=
It is a debate playing out across
the country.
A California panel has recom-
mended billions in reparations for
its Black residents, but it would
exclude anyone who cannot trace
their lineage in the United States
back to 1900. Smaller reparations
programs launched by cities in
Rhode Island and Illinois have not
made a distinction, and Black im-
migrants are able to apply.
Under a proposal being debat-
ed in San Francisco, descendants
of enslaved Americans would be
given more points than others in a
formula to determine eligibility
for up to $5 million in payments.
In Boston, the distinction could
drastically impact the reach of the
panel9s recommendations. Black
residents make up 19 percent of
the city9s overall population. But
37 percent of that population is
foreign-born, the highest rate of
any metropolitan area in the
country, according to a recent
study by the Boston Foundation.
Freedmen perspective
For decades, activists have been
calling on Boston to atone for its
history of racial discrimination 4
from the financing of the slave
trade to the bulldozing of Black
communities. Boston-based trad-
ers and investors were responsible
for at least 307 separate slave trade
trips, according to the Equal Jus-
tice Initiative, a nonprofit that
traces the history of slavery.
The movement was revived in
2020, after the murder of George
Floyd, when activists called on
local leaders to apologize for the
city9s racist history and establish a
reparations commission.
City leaders agreed. <For four
hundred years, the brutal practice
of enslavement and recent policies
like redlining, the busing crisis &
have denied Black Americans
pathways to build generational
wealth, secure stable housing, and
live freely,= Mayor Michelle Wu
said in a statement announcing
the reparations panel.
The city soon found itself the
target of a loosely organized group
Yvonne Mendez, right, a member of Amherst9s reparations committee, with her daughter, Aisha
Jordan. Mendez says reparations should <address the issues that all Black people are facing today.=
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of activists, calling themselves
Freedmen, waging a nationwide
campaign to keep reparations pro-
grams limited to descendants of
enslaved people.
For the reparations movement
to succeed, it can9t be seen as
free-for-all for anyone in the Unit-
ed States who identifies as Black,
these activists say. There should be
narrowly tailored restitution
plans for people whose ancestors9
labor and property were stolen,
they say.
Freedmen activists point to
data showing that Black immi-
grants generally fare better than
the community overall.
Black immigrant households
have a higher median income 4
$57,200 4 than U.S.-born Black
households 4 $42,000 4 but one
lower than other immigrant-led
households, according to a 2022
Pew report. In the Boston area, the
median net worth for nonimmi-
grant Black families was $8 com-
pared with $12,000 for Caribbean
Black families, according to a 2015
study by the Federal Reserve Bank
of Boston.
<It9s like being in an emergency
room, and you see somebody come
in with a paper cut, and somebody
else who is having a heart attack,=
said Robinson-Goodnight, a
Freedmen activist. <Who are you
actually supposed to help first?=
Freedmen activists are facing
opposition from advocates who
say the slave trade and its legacy
<You would be giving
away our money to
immigrants who came
over here willingly.=
Jaylynn Conway,
a Boston-based activist, arguing
against Amhurst, Mass., paying
reparations to Black residents with no
lineage of slavery
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have affected the lives of every
Black person in America, no mat-
ter when their ancestors arrived 4
with some even calling for repara-
tion dollars to be sent to Africa.
<One of the things that actually
unites all African people is the
right to reparation, because we
were all damaged by this transat-
lantic slave trade and this experi-
ence of slavery,= said Amilcar Sha-
bazz, professor of history and Afri-
cana studies at the University of
Massachusetts at Amherst.
The modern reparations move-
ment must address the state of
21st-century America, said
Yvonne Mendez, a second-genera-
tion Panamanian American. <We
have to deal with slavery,= she said.
<But we also need reparations that
address the issues that all Black
people are facing today.=
As Boston officials began plan-
ning the city9s reparations task
force, Robinson-Goodnight, then
the project director for the New
Democracy Coalition, a grass-
roots organization, lobbied for
seven of the 10 seats to go to
Freedmen activists, including one
for herself.
<We don9t need a task force that
is full of academics or politicians
or people with money,= she said.
Her family was enslaved in Mis-
sissippi, Robinson-Goodnight
said, and after World War II
moved to Boston, where they
threw themselves into the bur-
geoning Black community.
On a piece of notebook paper,
Robinson-Goodnight recently jot-
ted down in bright-blue ink the
web of businesses that her family
has lost over the years 4 a variety
store, a coffee shop, a bar. At one
point, they owned 10 properties
around Boston, she said.
There is no trace of that wealth
left at the corner of Shawmut Av-
enue and Windsor Street, where
her grandfather once owned two
buildings. In the 1960s, the city
used eminent domain to take the
properties for a highway project.
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still fighting just for my family to
be here,= she said.
The city9s historically Black
Roxbury neighborhood was once
written off as a slum, she said, but
is now attracting students from
nearby Northeastern University
as well as immigrants from
around the globe, including many
Black migrants from Africa and
the West Indies. Where once stood
soul food restaurants and barbe-
cue joints, now stand Jamaican
jerk places and Ethiopian restau-
rants, she said.
<On the ground in Roxbury,
people know that their experi-
ences are different than say some-
one who immigrated here from
Africa or the Caribbean,= Robin-
son-Goodnight said.
As the city debated the job of its
reparations committee, Robin-
son-Goodnight put herself for-
ward, seeking and getting nomi-
nations from other activists and
local government officials.
But the Freedmen9s agenda
drew opposition from other repa-
rations advocates.
<If you relegate reparations to
just slavery, then you9ve missed
the mark,= said Michael Curry,
chief executive of the Massachu-
setts League of Community
Health Centers and former head
of the Boston NAACP. <Because if
you9re Nigerian or Cape Verdean
or Black Brazilian, you9ve experi-
enced the same things, been
stopped by the police, you9ve been
denied a job, you9ve been denied
that bank loan. This is about repo-
sitioning a whole people.=
In February, Wu named 10
members to the city9s nascent rep-
arations task force to <release a
study on the legacy of slavery in
Boston and its impact on descen-
dants today.= Robinson-Good-
night wasn9t among them.
So far, the newly minted com-
mission has not taken a stance on
eligibility. Joseph Feaster Jr., a
Boston attorney and chair of the
city9s reparations commission,
said the committee still has a lot of
work to do before starting to dis-
cuss which residents should be
eligible for a reparations program.
The issue should not be re-
solved by government officials,
said Segun Idowu, Boston9s chief
of economic opportunity and in-
clusion.
<This is a huge debate within
the Black community itself,= said
Idowu. <I don9t think it9s appropri-
ate for government to make deci-
sions about what reparations
should be.=
Stark disparities,
common insults
Freedmen9s activists say they
are not giving up. Robinson-
Goodnight has set her sights on
legislation introduced in June to
establish a statewide reparations
commission in Massachusetts.
Activists have also descended
two hours west of Boston, where
Floyd9s death sparked multiple
protests in Amherst, Mass., fol-
lowed by months of calls for re-
form in the liberal college town. In
2020, the town9s council voted to
<end structural racism and
achieve racial equity for Black
residents.= Then, the next year, it
formed the Amherst African Heri-
tage Reparation Assembly and
pledged to create a fund.
About 6 percent of Amherst9s
population, around 2,400 people,
are Black. About two-thirds of
them, reparations committee
members say, are students at one
of the town9s three colleges. But
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the city9s racial disparities are
stark: The median household in-
come for Black residents is
$48,276, compared with $55,592
for Asian households and $65,133
for White households, according
to census data. The bureau did not
release data on Latino house-
holds.
<We think of ourselves as a pro-
gressive community today,= said
Michele Miller, who spearheaded
the local reparations effort. <But
we knew that there were slave
owners in Amherst9s history. We
knew that there was all sorts of
discrimination that happened
here that we needed to deal with
the legacies of.=
The city has pledged $2 million,
so far, for the panel9s reparations
recommendations, which are ex-
pected to be released in August.
Committee members are still dis-
cussing how the money should be
used. Possibilities include provid-
ing emergency funds, housing as-
sistance and education scholar-
ships for Black residents and re-
naming public spaces for Black
historical figures. But they have
not seriously considered exclud-
ing the 40 percent of the city9s
Black population born outside the
United States, board members say.
That has angered Freedmen ac-
tivists. <This needs to be lineage-
based,= Jaylynn Conway, a Boston-
based activist, said after joining a
December committee meeting
over Zoom. <If not, you would be
giving away our money to immi-
grants who came over here will-
ingly. We came over here forcibly
because we were sold by our own
people.=
Shabazz, the University of Mas-
sachusetts professor and a mem-
ber of Amherst9s reparations task
force, immediately rejected de-
mands that the panel stop calling
its program reparations unless it
was limited to descendants of en-
slaved people.
<I won9t back off from the word,
and I9m not going to shift,= Shaba-
zz, who says he can trace his ances-
try back to U.S. slavery, said at one
meeting. <This is reparations.
Reparations on a local municipal
level to address harms that oc-
curred here.=
Mendez, who is also a member
of Amherst9s reparations commit-
tee, also resisted the Freedmen9s
demands.
While she traces her lineage
outside the country, raising three
Black children in Amherst means
constantly putting out fires, Men-
dez said, including worrying how
her sons will be treated by police.
Once, her daughter9s drama
teacher assigned her the monkey
role in a school play.
<I think it was 8The Wizard of
Oz,9= Mendez said. <My daughter
at the time was young enough not
to know what the message was,
but I did, so I went right down to
the school and I said, 8Anytime
you9ve got Black kids in your class
none of them are going to be the
monkeys.9=
Mendez said that she learned
later that another Black parent
had the same conversation with
the teacher two years earlier.
<We all have those stories in
Amherst,= she said. <And so, for
me, this reparations program is
about changing it for the next
generation, chipping away at the
systemic racism we have here and
creating a place where there9s af-
finity and facility as well as pros-
perity for people of color.=
emily guskin contributed to this report
from D.C.
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Despite pledge 8to donate every dime9 he makes to veterans, Tuberville has not
<I stand with our
veterans and I9m
going to donate
every dime I
make when I9m in
Washington, D.C.,
The Fact to the veterans of
Checker the state of
Glenn Alabama. Folks,
Kessler they deserve it.
They deserve it a
lot more than
most of us.=
4 Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-
Ala.), in a Facebook campaign
video, March 9, 2020
As senator, Tuberville has
made veterans one of his key
issues. The former football coach
serves on both the Veterans9
Affairs Committee and the
Armed Services Committee. He
is now in a high-profile battle
with the Biden administration
over abortion policy affecting
veterans. He has stalled the
confirmation of more than 250
senior military officers over his
objection to a Defense
Department policy allowing
military personnel and their
families to recoup travel
expenses incurred while seeking
an abortion if they are stationed
in a state that bans or restricts
the procedure.
Yet there is no evidence that
Tuberville has kept a key pledge
he made when he ran for Senate
three years ago 4 that he would
<donate every dime= he made in
Washington to Alabama
veterans.
The Facts
A U.S. senator earns $174,000
a year. We9re assuming that
Tuberville was proposing to
donate only his salary, not the
substantial earnings he makes
from his investments. (He has an
estimated net worth of
$20 million.) With Tuberville
now having served 21/2 years as
senator, that would amount to a
total of $437,000 in potential
donations.
In the past decade, Tuberville
has made contributions to
Before Jan. 6, Trump
chief of stab joked
about election claims
Meadows texted that his
son, a lawyer, found few
Ga. votes by dead people
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Mark Meadows joked about
the baseless claim that large
numbers of votes were fraudu-
lently cast in the names of dead
people in the days before the
then-White House chief of staff
participated in a phone call in
which President Donald Trump
alleged there were close to 5,000
dead voters in Georgia and urged
Brad Raffensperger, Georgia9s
secretary of state, to overturn the
2020 election there.
In a text message that has been
scrutinized by federal prosecu-
tors, Meadows wrote to a White
House lawyer that his son,
Atlanta-area attorney Blake
Meadows, had been probing pos-
sible fraud and had found only a
handful of possible votes cast in
dead voters9 names, far short of
what Trump was alleging. The
lawyer teasingly responded that
perhaps Meadows9s son could
locate the thousands of votes
Trump would need to win the
election. The text was described
by multiple people familiar with
the exchange.
The jocular text message,
which has not been previously
reported, is one of many ex-
changes from the time in which
Trump aides and other Republi-
can officials expressed deep
skepticism or even openly
mocked the election claims being
made publicly by Trump, accord-
ing to people familiar with the
investigation, who spoke on the
condition of anonymity due to
the sensitivity of the criminal
investigation.
Special counsel Jack Smith,
who is leading a Justice Depart-
ment investigation of Trump9s
activities in the weeks leading up
to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the
U.S. Capitol, has focused on ex-
ploring whether Trump and his
closest advisers understood that
claims of fraud in the election
were baseless, even as they
pressed state officials and others
to overturn Biden9s victory and
convinced Trump9s millions of
supporters that the election had
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), center, waits to be interviewed at the Conservative Political Action
Conference in Fort Washington, Md., on March 2. His $174,000 salary has yet to benefit veterans.
veterans via a charitable
organization, the Tommy
Tuberville Foundation, that he
established in 2014 after he was
hired as football coach at the
University of Cincinnati. His
employment contract, which
paid him a minimum of
$1.6 million a year, stipulated
that he donate at least $5,000 a
month as a gift to the athletics
department. For instance, in
2016 he paid for 150 season
tickets for veterans in a section
of the stadium dubbed Tubby9s
Troops. The transaction was
billed to the Tommy Tuberville
Foundation, whose primary
mission is <assisting our military
and veterans.=
The Internal Revenue Service
certified the Tommy Tuberville
Foundation as a public charity in
2015, making donations to the
organization tax-deductible. But
a review of IRS filings made by
the foundation show that very
little has been spent on
been stolen, people familiar with
the probe have said.
The text message is a small
part of a broader portrait of
Meadows that Smith appears to
be assembling as he weighs the
actions of not just Trump but a
number of his closest advisers,
including Meadows.
People close to Meadows have
said that he was privately sympa-
thetic to those Trump advisers
who were skeptical of the fraud
claims. Yet Meadows also played
both sides, often appearing to
indulge Trump9s desire to use
those false allegations to try to
remain in office, people who
witnessed his behavior have said.
A spokesman for Meadows
declined to comment. Blake
Meadows did not respond to a
request for comment.
Since Trump said he was
named a target of Smith9s investi-
gation earlier this week, his allies
have been feverishly speculating
about the degree of Meadows9s
cooperation with the Smith
probe and whether he has pro-
vided testimony that Smith will
use to build a case against Trump
or others.
The Meadows text, which a
person familiar with the investi-
gation said prosecutors have pre-
sented to a grand jury, is a
reminder that Smith has gath-
ered documents and witness tes-
timony that has not been seen by
the public despite more than two
years of congressional and media
scrutiny about Trump9s activities
following the election. He will
probably offer the public the
fullest picture yet available of the
events that led to the Jan. 6
attack.
A spokesman for Smith de-
clined to comment.
Days after Meadows sent the
text, he organized the Raffen-
sperger call on Jan. 2, in which
Trump pressed to <find= the votes
in the state necessary to overturn
Biden9s victory.
A recording of the call shows
that Meadows did not interject
or challenge Trump9s claims
about votes cast in the name of
dead people. Instead, when
Raffensperger countered that
state investigators had found
just two such votes, he respond-
ed: <That may be what your
investigation shows, but I can
promise you there are more than
that.=
Meadows expended particular
energy after the 2020 vote on
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charitable causes 4 especially
since he became a senator.
Tuberville moved the charity to
Alabama in 2018 after he left the
coaching position in Cincinnati
in 2016.
In 2021, the foundation
reported it had $74,101 in
revenue and spent just
12 percent of that, or $9,000,
while $32,000 went to
administrative costs (including
nearly $12,400 to pay off a truck
the charity purchased in 2018 for
$27,369). In 2022, the
foundation apparently had gross
receipts of less than $50,000 and
was required to file only a 990-N,
known as a postcard, providing
even less detail. (The test for
filing a postcard considers the
average of the past three years.)
The charity also filed a
postcard in 2020, and in its 2021
filing it suggested it received no
money at all in 2020. The charity
generally provides little detail on
how money is raised, but its 2018
Mark Meadows, former president Donald Trump9s chief of staff, joked with a White House lawyer about Trump9s claims of a stolen 2020
presidential election in Georgia in a text message that has been seen by federal prosecutors, people familiar with the investigation said.
Georgia, a traditionally Republi-
can-leaning state that Biden won
by nearly 12,000 votes, former
White House officials and cam-
paign aides said. Meadows lob-
bied other officials in the state
about the election results and
even visited a ballot-counting
center in Georgia, The Washing-
ton Post has reported.
In the weeks after the election,
Trump advisers said they re-
ceived claims that came from
Meadows that the election was
fraudulent, but when they
checked the claims with outside
experts paid by the Trump cam-
paign, they could not substanti-
ate them, according to people
familiar with the requests.
Meadows, a former member of
Congress who became Trump9s
chief of staff in early 2020, was
viewed inside the White House
and the campaign as one of the
biggest propagators of such
claims 4 though at times he also
entertained concerns from other
Trump advisers who wanted the
president to accept his election
loss.
It is not clear how extensively
Blake Meadows looked for in-
stances of fraud in Georgia or
what his father concluded about
his findings.
Blake Meadows interned for a
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filing cited fundraising through
a golf tournament and speaking
engagements. Most of the
donations it reported were
relatively small 4 $8,763 in 2015
and $13,245 in 2016 for <veterans
home renovations= and $4,536 in
2018 for Flags for Vets. (The
foundation filed the wrong form
in 2017, so few details are
provided, while 2019 and 2020
were also postcard filings.)
Laurie Styron, executive
director of Charity Watch, an
American Institute of
Philanthropy charity watchdog,
reviewed the Tommy Tuberville
Foundation filings for The Fact
Checker. She said that because of
the postcard filings there was an
<accountability black hole= about
the charity that made it difficult
<to understand if promises were
fulfilled, or monitor a charity's
grants relative to its overhead
spending.= The main reason the
IRS permits small charities to
file such limited data is so they
North Carolina Supreme Court
justice and worked for his fa-
ther9s campaign for Congress
and a Republican political group
called the Alliance Defending
Freedom, according to his
LinkedIn profile. He is now man-
aging partner of his own firm in
Tyrone, Ga.
Witnesses have been asked
detailed questions about why
Meadows appeared so deeply
interested in the Georgia elec-
tion results and about his various
phone calls with Georgia officials
and other activities in the state,
three people familiar with testi-
mony said.
The Justice Department ob-
tained hundreds of Meadows9s
texts in the summer of 2022,
which were then shared with
Smith9s team after the special
counsel was appointed in No-
vember, according to two other
people familiar with the probe.
Meadows subsequently turned
over additional documents to
Smith9s office in response to a
subpoena, according to people
familiar with his activities.
Witnesses who have appeared
in front of a Washington grand
jury investigating Jan. 6 say pros-
ecutors appear to have an exten-
sive collection of Meadows9s text
messages and emails, with one
the washington post
can report they are still
operating, she said.
<With respect to the $174k per
year specifically, the 2021 990
Schedule A reflects that the
charity didn9t report receiving
contributions even close to this
amount in any of the past 5
years,= Styron said in an email.
<In fact, the charity reports
receiving only $218k in
contributions for the past 5 years
combined. If he promised to
donate his salary to vets, he
certainly isn9t fulfilling this
promise by donating to this
particular charity.=
The 2021 filing lists Rodney
Williams as the foundation
chairman. Williams is an
Alabama pharmacist who
contributed to Tuberville9s
campaign. He did not respond to
a request for comment. Anna
Harris, listed as the registered
agent in the charity9s filing with
the Alabama secretary of state9s
office, said she had not worked
for the charity for <a couple of
years= and could not answer any
questions.
The foundation9s Facebook
page features articles on some
veterans9 initiatives sponsored
by the senator since he took
office but does not feature any
fundraising activity since a 2019
golf tournament.
The Fact Checker contacted
nine veterans9 organizations
represented on the Alabama
State Board of Veterans Affairs.
Three state affiliates 4 Vietnam
Veterans of America, Disabled
American Veterans and Veterans
of Foreign Wars 4 responded
and said they have received no
donations from either Tuberville
or the Tommy Tuberville
Foundation.
We also contacted other
veterans9 organizations that the
Tommy Tuberville Foundation
Facebook page has indicated it
has supported in the past. For
instance, Still Serving Veterans
is a Huntsville charity that helps
veterans transition to civilian
employment. <Still Serving
Veterans received a small
witness describing being shown
a <grid= displaying the communi-
cations.
This spring, Meadows testified
to the grand jury about his
interactions with Trump and
others involved with Trump9s
election effort, two people with
knowledge of the appearance
said.
After leaving the White House,
Meadows joined the Conserva-
tive Partnership Institute, where
he has helped the group raise
money and amass real estate for
a larger office complex on
Capitol Hill. He has kept in touch
with some of his aides from the
White House.
People in Trump9s orbit have
grown increasingly concerned
about what they see as Mead-
ows9s retreat from the public
scene as a prominent defender of
the former president. He has
reduced his public appearances,
particularly on television 4
where he was once a frequent
guest. He has not posted on
Twitter in five months.
Trump has repeatedly com-
plained to others about Meadows
and questioned his loyalty, ac-
cording to three Trump advisers.
A spokesman for Trump declined
to comment about Meadows.
Trump9s relationship with his
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donation from the Tommy
Tuberville Foundation in 2019 as
the nonprofit beneficiary of a
golf tournament he hosted, but
we have not received any
contributions since then,= said
Debbie Joyner, chief
development officer of the
organization. Jamie Popwell,
president of Flags for Vets, said
the organization has received
$500 in 2018, $1,000 in 2019 and
$2,500 in 2020, but has not
received any donation since
then.
Tuberville9s staff indicated
that thus far the senator had not
lived up to his pledge.
<You are correct that Coach
uses the Foundation as the
primary vehicle for donating to
veterans9 organizations, but it is
by no means the only one,=
Tuberville communications
director Steven Stafford said in
an email. <You may have learned
by now that there were serious
problems with the Foundation
for a number of years, and that
the Foundation came under
audit. My understanding is that
during the audit, the Foundation
paused most of its activities.=
Noting that he was not
speaking for the foundation,
Stafford added: <The audit was
recently completed successfully,
and the Foundation is resolving
its longstanding problems,
resuming its activities, and
Coach is resuming his work with
the Foundation to help veterans
in need.=
Asked whether Tuberville has
failed to donate more than
$400,000 to veterans, as
promised, and whether he is still
committed to do so, Stafford
responded: <Coach is in the
process of reforming the
Foundation. He has already
completely replaced the Board of
Directors; he is resuming
activities with the Foundation,
and he will keep his promise to
the veterans of Alabama.=
Six years of a senatorial salary
would mean Tuberville would be
on the hook for more than
$1 million in donations.
JaBin BoTSford/The WaShingTon PoST
former chief of staff soured after
Meadows published a book
about his time in the White
House last year that generally
praised Trump but also included
details about how sick Trump
became when he contracted
covid-19 in October 2020, a de-
scription of personal vulnerabili-
ty that has angered Trump. That
included insider information
about Trump9s three-day stay at
Walter Reed National Military
Medical Center recovering from
the virus, where Meadows joined
him.
Research for the book, <The
Chief 9s Chief,= also appeared to
help a separate Smith investiga-
tion into Trump9s handling of
classified documents after leav-
ing office. Investigators obtained
audio of Trump talking about
what he said was a classified
document with ghostwriters for
Meadows, as papers rustle.
A person close to Meadows
said he knows his relationship
with Trump is permanently rup-
tured and has told others he does
not seek to antagonize Trump
and his supporters but conclud-
ed he had to cooperate with
Smith9s office as required by law.
Perry Stein contributed to this
report.
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After 20 years as the Senate9s chaplain,
Barry Black still speaks 8truth to power9
As a finalist for
@PKCapitol the position of
Paul Kane chaplain, the Rev.
Barry Black faced
questions about
being intimidated by senators.
As chief chaplain of the Navy,
Black politely replied, he had
already ministered to secretaries
of defense, top admirals and
other senior military.
Besides, he talks every day to
the highest power of all.
<Just because someone has
four stars,= Black recalled from
his 2003 job interview, <why
would it intimidate someone
who, before commuting to work,
spoke to the one who created
the stars? So, the connection
with the transcendent certainly
takes away the intimidation
factor.=
Needless to say, Black got the
job and more than 20 years
later, he has emerged as a
powerful institution within the
institution. No one has served a
longer, consecutive term
ministering to the Senate, and if
he stays on another four years,
Black will be the most tenured
Senate chaplain ever.
His flock extends to the 6,000
or so staff, police and
administrative aides who work
on the Senate side of the
Capitol, but his bonds run
deepest with the 100 senators
who come from all faiths and
backgrounds.
He has prayed with a young
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.)
deciding whether to run for
president, and with Vice
President Mike Pence as he
faced the most consequential
decision of his career as the
sitting president attacked him
over executing his constitutional
role in the transition of
presidential power.
His only mandatory duty
comes at the start of each Senate
session, an opening prayer. But
Black occasionally uses these
moments to implore action on
major current events, as he did
deep into a government
shutdown when he declared
<enough is enough.=
In March, when a shooter
killed six people, including three
9-year-old children, at a church
school in Nashville, Black
abandoned his planned prayer
and instead jabbed at
Republican rejections of more
gun control.
<When babies die at a church
school, it is time for us to move
beyond thoughts and prayers,=
Black prayed from the rostrum.
And when Pence asked him to
deliver a closing prayer, early on
the morning of Jan. 7, 2021,
following the attack on the
Capitol, Black made clear that
President Trump9s words caused
the riot.
<These tragedies have
reminded us that words matter
and that the power of life and
death is the tongue,= he prayed
after Congress certified
President Biden9s victory.
If he were a senator himself,
Black would rank 17th out of 100
in seniority. That he is the first
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: The Rev. Barry Black in his office before a private gathering with senators on Capitol Hill on Thursday.
His office is replete with photos from more than 20 years as Senate chaplain. Brown gives the invocation at President Barack
Obama9s 2009 inaugural luncheon as Obama, Michelle Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) bow their heads.
non-White chaplain is lost on
most senators, who due to his
tenure really only know of one
chaplain: The Reverend Black.
At 74, he intends to stay on
the job for years to come 4
technically an elected position,
he9s already served with
complete support from two
Democratic and two Republican
majority leaders. All signs point
to a preacher whose clout is only
growing.
<I speak the truth to power,=
he said in an hour-long
interview. He thought about the
many events over the two
decades he9s seen 4 and prayed
over 4 from his third-floor
office with a porthole-like
window that provides a
sweeping view of the National
Mall.
<I have the joy of having to
depend upon the wisdom of
scripture and the power of what
I consider the Holy Spirit,= he
said, <to give me clarity on what
the biblical admonition is
regarding these issues.=
It9s pointless trying to pin
down Black9s politics. He grew
up in federal housing in the
projects of Baltimore, benefiting
from welfare programs and then
government aide to attend
Oakwood University, a
historically Black Seventh-day
Adventist college, where he
received his first of many
divinity degrees.
<I think my inner-city
background has made me
appreciate the power of
government to make a
difference,= he said. <The power
of government to hold in check
pathology.=
Yet after several years in
private ministry, he became a
Navy chaplain and spent more
than 25 years inside a fairly
conservative institution where
he found inspiration from a
beloved conservative.
<The Great Communicator,
Ronald Reagan, and at the end
of one of his little speeches, [I]
turned to my wife and said, 8I
think we9re going to be okay.9 I
mean, a shining city on a hill,=
Black said. <I know the power of
government when it is properly
used.=
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What drives him is the Bible.
The Bible. The Bible. The Bible.
<Scripture speaks to certain
issues 4 homelessness, poverty,
the value of a life,= said Sen. Jim
Lankford (R-Okla.), a regular
member of Black9s prayer
groups. <Those are things that
scripture speaks to, so he9s
within his bounds to be able to
speak out on areas of his own
personal faith.=
Prayers come to Black any
time of day, prompting him to
grab his phone to dictate his
thoughts into the collection of
audio files that serve as a holy
library.
Black devotes an hour a day
to reading scripture. At one
point he paused our interview to
walk across the room and collect
his Bible 4 with various sticky
notes and bookmarks serving as
reminders for certain passages
4 so he could demonstrate how
he prays and why he speaks so
deliberately when opening the
Senate.
<You read very, very slowly.
They call it lectio devina and
Brown9s office offers a sweeping view of the National Mall. <I have the joy of having to depend
upon the wisdom of scripture and the power of what I consider the Holy Spirit,= Brown said.
lectio continua,= he said, citing
the Latin phrases for
meditational prayer. <So you
read continuously through
scripture very slowly.=
He then took seven long
seconds to read from the Book
of Psalms: <The Lord is King, let
the earth rejoice.=
Yet for all his ministerial
ways, Black moves seamlessly
into pop culture, quoting
characters from <Casablanca=
and <The Godfather,= the
cartoon movie series <Kung Fu
Panda,= and country music
singer George Strait.
Black has used the prophet
Nathan9s technique to at times
shame senators or military
officers when they9ve done
wrong. Nathan confronted King
David, after his affair with
Bathsheba and murdering her
husband, by indirectly telling
him the story of a rich, powerful
man who murdered a poor
person9s only lamb. It outraged
David, just as Black9s own tales
anger senators.
<Tell a story,= Black said,
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<before you say 8you are that
man in the story.9=
The chaplain9s view down the
Mall on Jan. 6, 2021, looked
familiar, but in a menacing way.
<It looked like an
inauguration size crowd was on
its way there. And I know
enough about the military, so
this looks like 10-to-1 in terms of
being outnumbered,= Black
recalled of the moments before a
Capitol Police officer moved him
underground and into a secure
hearing room across the street.
Inside that room, senators
lined up to talk with Black and
pray, almost like a mafia boss
receiving line as underlings
come by to kiss the ring. <I felt
like Michael Corleone at one
point,= he quipped.
Finally, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.)
quieted the room and asked the
chaplain to deliver a prayer for
everyone. The extemporaneous
offering cited Romans in the
New Testament, thanking God
for looking after the huddled
group of lawmakers and staff,
but it also referenced a
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fortifying Old Testament verse
from Isaiah.
<No weapon formed against
us will be able to prosper,= Black
prayed.
Just before 4 a.m., when the
joint-session of Congress had
finished in the House chamber,
Pence asked Black to deliver a
closing prayer for which he had
no real preparation. <Whatever
the Holy Spirit puts on your
heart,= Pence told him, Black
recalled.
After blaming Trump9s words
for inciting the riot, Black
thanked the lawmakers for
standing up <against all
enemies, domestic as well as
foreign.=
When he prays, does God ever
explain why the Capitol seems
so screwed up these days?
<In everything, God is
working for the good,= Black
responded, citing the Apostle
Paul in Romans. <It tells me that
God9s primary business is not to
make me happy, it9s not to give
me kumbaya moments
repeatedly. I mean, the
legislative process is adversarial
by nature.=
Most weeks aren9t so
dramatic. Just chock full with
four Bible studies, including two
open to anyone in the Capitol,
along with a Wednesday
bipartisan prayer breakfast with
senators.
Black visits lawmakers and
staff in hospitals, serves at
weddings and funerals. He
appreciates the <pluralistic
ministry= the Navy and Senate
have provided, a sharp reversal
from a childhood and early
adult life spent attending and
pastoring Black-only churches.
<I don9t like silos. I don9t like
denominations,= he said.
Black provides a safe space
for intimate discussions among
senators that sometimes touch
on policy but often focus on the
tension in their lives.
<Look, most of us who spend
time with him are thirsty for an
environment that allows for
vulnerability, for genuine
conversation about family, about
the stressors in our lives and
about remaining grounded. And
he focuses on that,= said Sen.
Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.), a
graduate of Yale Divinity School.
Black knows that his sessions
provide a balm, however
temporary, from a Senate that
increasingly mirrors the
politically polarized outside
world.
<It9s very difficult to stand,
join hands at the end of a prayer
breakfast, pray together and
then go up to the chamber and
insult one of the lawmakers you
just prayed with,= one senator
told Black. <Not impossible, but
difficult.=
In late 2004, a young African
American man walked into
Black9s orientation session for
new senators and the pastor
admittedly couldn9t see how
quick the star would shine.
<He looked like a teenager to
me,= he said, never believing
America would elect a Black
president, let alone someone the
reverend would come to know
so well. <God has blessed the
doubting Thomas in me.=
Black gave the benediction at
Obama9s first inaugural
luncheon, the first Black
chaplain praying for the first
Black president. A formal 65th
birthday letter is framed next to
the chaplain9s office front door,
with the presidential seal, but
Obama inscribed a handwritten
tribute to make sure the
chaplain knew it wasn9t some
auto-pen note.
<You continue to inspire,= the
president wrote.
Black believes that his
younger self would have spoken
<truth to power= about the
Christian-school shooting or the
Capitol attack, but he
acknowledges that it wouldn9t
have been heard the same way.
All these years praying with
senators 4 two future
presidents, the current vice
president 4 gives him what
Aristotle called <ethos= in terms
of how people perceive your
words.
<That takes time to build that
kind of trust,= he said. <It can9t
be your first rodeo.=
He9s prayed many times
asking if, borrowing from one of
Strait9s famous songs, whether
<this is where the cowboy rides
away.=
<No, no, no,= the Lord replies
each time, Black said. <We9re
just getting started.=
When he stares out the
porthole looking across the West
Front of the Capitol, Black
doesn9t think of the angry mob
attempting an insurrection. He
looks down past the Washington
Monument and to the Lincoln
Memorial, where he conjures
the image of Martin Luther King
Jr.'s <March on Washington= 4
which his wife of 50 years,
Brenda, attended in 1963.
<I owe so much to this nation
and my God,= Black said of his
perch, from which he sees
history unfold. <This is as iconic
as it comes.=
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Jets and other travel
costs drain DeSantis
funds amid layobs
Fla. governor outspends
most GOP rivals on
flights as he cuts staff
BY I SAAC A RNSDORF
AND J OSH D AWSEY
The presidential campaign of
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is lay-
ing off staff and trying to stem
dropping poll numbers as it burns
through cash, while at the same
time spending more than most of
his rivals on an expensive private
plane and other travel costs.
The DeSantis campaign spent
$1.5 million on travel over six
weeks 4 about 20 percent of its
total spending in the second
quarter, and a higher amount
than any other campaign except
those of Donald Trump and Vivek
Ramaswamy during the quarter,
according to a Washington Post
analysis of campaign finance dis-
closures. Other Republican can-
didates such as Sen. Tim Scott of
South Carolina and former U.N.
ambassador Nikki Haley have
been flying commercial.
Not all of the DeSantis cam-
paign9s travel spending was for
private jet flights, and the precise
amount is difficult to pinpoint
from Federal Election Commis-
sion disclosures because the cam-
paign made some payments iden-
tified for <travel= through an ob-
scure Florida LLC called N2024D.
That company 4 named in the
style of an airplane tail number 4
received almost $500,000, mak-
ing it the campaign9s fourth-larg-
est vendor, trailing only a credit
card processor, media buyer and
direct mail provider.
The campaign also disclosed
almost $100,000 to a company in
Houston called Empyreal Jet,
plus $31,000 to a company called
Avion Aviation that shares the
same address. Empyreal Jet9s fleet
includes a plane whose coordi-
nates correspond to DeSantis9s
known movements on at least 15
days since the campaign began,
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according to flight-tracking data.
The plane is a Gulfstream IV, a jet
usually used for private business
travel that seats up to 19 people.
<I am running a fully transpar-
ent campaign,= DeSantis said in a
fundraising email Wednesday,
<meaning you9re involved at every
step, I keep you informed on
where your every dollar goes, and
I treat you like the member of my
team that you are, NOT my per-
sonal piggy bank.=
A senior campaign official said
the campaign will continue to
adapt its travel and events prac-
tices.
<Ron DeSantis has never been
the favorite or the darling of the
establishment, and he has won
because of it every time,= commu-
nications director Andrew Ro-
meo said in a statement Friday.
<He9s ready to prove the doubters
wrong again and our campaign is
prepared to execute on his vision
adam glanzman For the Washington Post
for the Great American Come-
back as we transition into the Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) speaks last month in New Hampshire. DeSantis has come under scrutiny because of his reliance on donors
next phase of winning this pri- to provide private planes, sometimes from those with business before his administration.
mary and beating Joe Biden.=
Candidates often charter pri- One, is now prominently featured by DeSantis and his wife on at able from Air Charter Advisors. a roughly 90-person payroll. The
vate planes to keep up with the as the backdrop for many of his least 12 occasions. That suggests at least some of the campaign raised $20 million in
demanding pace of campaign rallies. The Trump campaign paid Hosseini also outfitted the gov- almost $500,000 paid to N2024D, the second quarter 4 second only
travel, but it comes at a cost 4 almost $500,000 to a Trump Or- ernor9s mansion with a golf simu- the Florida LLC, could also be to Trump9s combined committees
both in dollars and in image, ganization-related entity for use lator for DeSantis9s use. Hosseini covering jet costs. in the Republican field 4 but only
opening them up to attacks of of the plane in the second quarter. is one of the state9s major home N2024D was set up in May by a 15 percent came from small do-
being insular or elitist. <I really Trump9s campaign is spending builders, and last year the DeSan- campaign compliance firm, nors who could consistently give
am smart with how we spend,= more on travel than DeSantis9s in tis administration approved $92 which did not respond to a re- again, and about $3 million was
Haley said in a Newsmax inter- absolute terms, as is the cam- million to fast-track a highway quest for comment. The name earmarked for the general elec-
view Tuesday. <We9re on a lot of paign of Ramaswamy. The former interchange serving one of Hos- corresponds to a potential plane tion and will remain off-limits
JetBlue and Spirit airline flights. biotech executive is mostly self- seini9s housing developments. registration number, which unless DeSantis wins the nomina-
We stay in a lot of Garden Inns, funding his campaign, with more <I can9t remember a single time would allow for a plane to fly with tion.
but we9re going to make sure that than $15 million in loans. he took a commercial flight,= said a tail labeled <2024D.= The campaign is gathering top
every dollar that9s donated to us is DeSantis has come under scru- one former DeSantis adviser who The plane that DeSantis is us- donors in Utah this weekend.
put towards communicating with tiny because of his reliance on was with him for several years, ing now is flying under a different DeSantis has slid in early primary
the people in Iowa, New Hamp- donors to provide private planes, who spoke on the condition of tail number, but 2024D was regis- polls against Trump, and misgiv-
shire, South Carolina and across sometimes from those with busi- anonymity for fear of retaliation. tered with the Federal Aviation ings over strategy have become
this country.= ness before his administration. With the formal start of the Administration last year and re- public. The campaign offered
Trump has his own Boeing 757, Former aides said that DeSantis campaign, DeSantis has been us- newed in February by Scott Wag- glimpses of a shift this week by
but it was under repair for at least almost never flew commercial, ing the Gulfstream IV chartered ner, a college friend, donor and granting an interview with CNN9s
a year after he left office, and he and that his team was responsible from Empyreal. The company de- appointee of DeSantis9s. Wagner Jake Tapper, DeSantis9s first sit-
often flew on the private planes of for finding private jets to ferry clined to comment. DeSantis an- said the number is not currently down with a mainstream journal-
others. He grew antsy for his him to events inside and outside nounced his campaign in late in use and denied registering it at ist as a presidential candidate. He
plane to be fixed, particularly of Florida throughout his time as May. anyone9s request. also took press questions in South
after a small jet he was flying on governor. His team in the past The reported payments to Em- <It9s for a future possible tail Carolina and released a new pol-
from New Orleans to Palm Beach, had kept a list of donors who were pyreal and Avion 4 totaling about number on an aircraft,= he said. <I icy proposal to eliminate diversity
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Asian ûlmmakers watch Hollywood strikes as labor rights remain elusive

BYA NDREW J EONG
AND K ARISHMA M EHROTRA
SEOUL 4 When Netflix launched
in South Korea in 2016, it was a
breath of fresh air for filmmakers
jaded by a local industry notori-
ous for labor abuses and penny-
pinching. The streaming giant
didn9t meddle in the filmmaking
process, offered to invest signifi-
cant chunks of cash and provided
a way for Koreans to show off their
work to foreign audiences.
Now, with Netflix as the domi-
nant platform in South Korea,
local screenwriters, directors and
actors are expressing concerns
about the company9s labor prac-
tices in their country. They are
watching Hollywood9s biggest
strike in six decades with hope
that it will give them more bar-
gaining power and a precedent to
follow.
<We have a love-hate relation-
ship with Netflix,= Justin Byung-
in Kim, the head of the Screen-
writers Guild of Korea, said in a
recent interview at the offices of
the Directors Guild of Korea. On
the one hand, Netflix has given
South Korea9s film workers better
opportunities, he said. On the
other hand, he said that Netflix
has not been paying South Korean
workers residuals, which are roy-
alties that directors, writers or
actors receive if their work is
rebroadcast. Netflix disputes this.
Korean content is a big money-
maker for U.S. streaming giants:
<Squid Game= alone contributed
an estimated $900 million to Net-
flix9s value, and shooting is under-
way for a sequel to the Emmy-win-
ning ultraviolent series. Netflix is
planning to invest more than $2.5
billion in South Korea.
India is also among the fastest-
growing markets for streamed
content. Netflix executives said
that Indian movies such as <RRR,=
with its hit song <Naatu Naatu,=
were becoming <breakout suc-
cesses in the West.= Meanwhile,
the India director of Amazon9s
Prime Video, Sushant Sreeram,
said the company would double
investments in India over the next
five years, according to a local
report. (Amazon founder and for-
mer CEO Jeff Bezos owns The
Washington Post.)
But while U.S. streaming giants
have benefited from the populari-
ty of Indian and <hallyu= (mean-
ChunG sunG-Jun/Getty imAGes
The giant robot doll from <Squid Game= is exhibited at Olympic Park in 2021 in Seoul. South Korean
writers, directors and actors are expressing concerns about Netflix9s labor practices in their country.
previously rare for dramas in Ko-
rea, Kim said.
The catch was that Netflix
would own all copyrights of that
show. This meant that Netflix
didn9t have to pay residuals, even
if the series became a hit.
Netflix said that its payments to
local studios are high rates that
surpass what they typically re-
ceive from Netflix9s competitors.
In 2021, Korean producer
Hwang Dong-hyuk told The
Guardian that Netflix paid him
only for the original contract for
<Squid Game= when it was an
independent project, before any-
one could have predicted its glob-
al success. He added that shooting
was <physically, mentally and
emotionally draining.=
Chris Pizzello/invision/AP
Netflix said it rewarded Hwang
Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava perform Oscar-winning song with an extra payment in the
<Naatu Naatu= from the movie <RRR,= which streamed on Netflix. contract for Season 2 of <Squid
Game= that is meant to reflect the
ing <Korean wave=) productions, nothing, to workers, Kim said. success of Season 1.
any concessions earned by strik- Then came Netflix. The Ameri- <This is where it gets compli-
ing workers in the United States can company offered contracts to cated,= Kim said.
would not be shared by overseas South Korean production compa- Netflix usually outsources Ko-
creators. nies that involved lump-sum pay- rean production to local studios,
For years, South Korean TV ments worth more than the cost of unlike in the United States. This
stations hired studios to produce production, meaning Netflix as- means that most South Korean
dramas on the cheap. This meant sumed all financial risks, and that writers, actors, directors and set
studios overworked temporary there would be a guaranteed prof- staff 4 who, on paper, work for
staff and paid little, or sometimes it 4 something that had been the studios and not Netflix 4
normally don9t get paid directly
by Netflix. The streaming compa-
ny has no legal obligation to sit
down at the negotiating table to
discuss wages or residual pay-
ments.
Netflix said that it educates
these production companies on
best practices regarding contracts
and production environments.
But discussions about labor laws
and industry guidelines should be
between them and the people
they hire, it added.
In a visit to Korea last month,
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said
Netflix would not mistreat local
talent and would aim to work
with first-time writers and direc-
tors, he said.
The Korean Broadcasting Per-
formers9 Rights Association says
Netflix has ignored an email re-
quest to negotiate residual pay-
ments sent this March. <We re-
ceived a reply saying a relevant
Netflix department would look
into the matter,= Cho Byeong-han,
an official at the association, said
by telephone. <But we haven9t
heard back since.=
Other industry groups like the
Screenwriters9 Guild aren9t for-
mal unions, because their mem-
bers are legally seen as freelancers
or individual gig workers. <Ac-
cording to current laws, we9d be
accused of price-fixing if we at-
tempted to bargain wages collec-
tively,= Kim said.
That South Korea9s film work-
ers are scattered among dozens of
unofficial unions or groups wors-
ens the situation. Even if Netflix,
or any other major streaming
service, decided to initiate pay
negotiations in collective bargain-
ing settings, it has no representa-
tive body to talk to, as is the case in
the United States. There is also no
representative body for streamers
or major studios like the Alliance
of Motion Picture and Television
Producers in the United States.
Set staff 4 the camera opera-
tors, set designers, costume de-
signers and makeup artists who
do many of the physically fatigu-
ing but thankless tasks during
shoots 4 say the poor labor prac-
tices rampant in South Korea9s
film industry have changed little.
The country already has a long
52-hour workweek.
Streaming companies have
been accused of sidestepping col-
lective bargaining in jurisdictions
outside the United States.
Anjum Rajabali, a prominent
screenwriter and a member of
India9s Screenwriters Association,
has been leading attempts at col-
lective bargaining since last year,
including workshops educating
writers about legal and contractu-
al procedures, and a fight for a
basic minimum fee.
Rajabali said by telephone that
U.S. streaming companies were
willing to accept collective bar-
gaining in the United States, but
not in India.
<There is still a feudal shadow
that falls here,= he said. <We are
going to fight those double stan-
dards.=
Rajabali said contracts by U.S.
streaming companies operating
in India mostly give the producer
the authority to determine writ-
ers9 credits 4 whereas in the Unit-
ed States credit issues are arbi-
trated by the Writers Guild of
America, whose 11,000 members
are on strike.
<If the strike succeeds there 4
and we believe it will because they
are absolutely determined 4 it
establishes a precedent that writ-
ers are unwilling to back down
from what they reasonably and
justifiably need in terms of pro-
tect of rights,= Rajabali said. <It
will definitely have a ripple ef-
fect.=
Shubhra Gupta, one of India9s
most prominent film critics, said
the U.S. strike might not have a
direct effect on India yet. <But the
Indian industry is watching. And
people are talking,= she said. <Be-
cause writers everywhere suffer
from the same issues: over-
worked, underpaid, and given lit-
tle or no credit.=
Kim, the head of Korea9s
Screenwriters Guild, said he ap-
preciates Netflix9s willingness to
take risks on local talent. But the
frustrations touch on Netflix9s
willingness to pay what writers,
actors and directors view as their
fair share 4 especially residuals 4
which Netflix has been avoiding,
Kim said.
<I hope Netflix doesn9t view this
as a zero-sum game,= he said.
<Netflix should consider [residu-
als] as part of its R&D budget,= he
added.
<It9s a win for Netflix, too, if we
get our fair share.=
mehrotra reported from Delhi.

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Strike
links web
creators,
Hollywood
CreAtorS frOm A1
sweeping ripple effects, by poten-
tially eroding Hollywood9s insti-
tutional advantages and elevat-
ing a new generation of stars.
Creators once saw online virali-
ty largely as a way to break into
established TV or movie gigs. But
some now make so much money
selling sponsored content, mer-
chandise or monthly subscrip-
tions that traditional entertain-
ment, with its uncertain pay-
checks and relevance, can seem
like less of a draw.
Hollywood9s business model
has rarely looked so precarious,
with box office sales, streamer
subscriptions and advertising
revenue all trending down. Strik-
ing actors and writers have also
been enraged over industry prac-
tices, from high executive salaries
and low residual payments to
artificial intelligence techniques
they worry could erase their jobs.
the changing
entertainment scene
The online creator industry, on
the other hand, is exploding.
Goldman Sachs research ana-
lysts said in April that the market
probably would double in size
over the next five years, from
$250 billion today, thanks to in-
creased spending from advertis-
ers, viewers and tech platforms
eager to capitalize on creators9
virality.
Streaming services now beat
out cable and broadcast TV for
U.S. viewership and account for
more than 37 percent of all TV use
nationwide, data from market re-
searcher Nielsen show. But the
biggest streamer last month
wasn9t Netflix or Hulu, the data
found; it was YouTube. more than
75 percent of American teenagers
told Pew research Center last
year they watch the Google-
owned video app every day.
Beyond Americans9 media con-
sumption, YouTube and other
platforms have lowered the bar-
rier of entry for people wanting to
make content themselves, from
TikTok9s free video-editing tools
to Twitch9s frenetic live streams.
That creative competition has led
to viral hits and marketing deals,
turning what was once an online
hobby into, for the lucky few, a
million-dollar revenue stream.
Studios and streamers prob-
ably will try to fill out their release
calendars with new deals for in-
fluencers9 content if the stoppage
stretches out for months, said
David Craig, a University of
Southern California professor
who researches creators and once
worked as a film and TV producer.
Though some still see creators
as <basically brand ambassadors
for advertising & they9re in fact a
much more broad and complex
class of cultural producers that
preoccupies vast swaths of peo-
ple9s attention,= he said. Holly-
wood is still the king of long-form,
premium storytelling, he said, but
<if that goes away for the next
year, there9s less incentive for peo-
ple to stay on to see old libraries of
content,= and the industry <may
start to realize that the creators
are the only ones left to do busi-
ness with.=
The worry that creators could
spy an opportunity to break into
Hollywood9s turf has led some
writers and actors to post warn-
ings against undermining the
strike on TikTok, where armies of
fans have started chastising cre-
ators they believe are considering
<scabbing= jobs. franchesca ram-
sey, a writer and actress who first
gained popularity with her You-
Tube videos, said in a TikTok
video earlier this month that any
new deals with studios would be
regarded as a betrayal.
<If you are a content creator or
influencer with any aspirations to
become an actor or a writer in the
future, now is not the time to take
a job because the rest of us are on
strike,= she said. Doing so is <con-
sidered scabbing, and it will hurt
your career.=
But many in the industry ex-
pect the strike will further nudge
traditional entertainers into be-
coming creators themselves, al-
lowing them to use social media
to pursue and help fund inde-
pendent projects, secure greater
ownership of the product and
profits, and show sides of their
personality and creativity they
hope will secure them audiences
that outlast any one production.
Since the strikes began, Paul
Scheer, an actor, writer and direc-
tor known for his TV roles on <The
League= and <Veep,= has invested
more time into <friendZone,= a
Twitch channel where he and
comedians like rob Huebel tell
jokes and perform skits for a
eZ re
Picketers outside sprawling digital audience.
Netflix headquarters in When Scheer launched his first
Hollywood this month. Twitch channel in 2020, after the
Striking actors and pandemic froze Hollywood, it
writers are proved so successful that he and
experimenting with Huebel hosted a two-episode
new ideas on comedy game show there called
Instagram, Youtube, <Celebrity Yard Sale= that won a
tiktok and twitch. sponsorship deal from Hyundai
and became a genuine hit.
<We had over a million people
watch each day for two hours.
That was better than a lot of
television,= he said in an inter-
view. <I love that just because
we9re in a moment where our
industry is on pause, it doesn9t
mean that we have to be on pause.
We can make our own stuff.=
Several actors said they expect
their social media accounts could
become a lifeline now that tradi-
tional work has dried up. Brian
morabito, an actor in New York
who has amassed over 600,000
TikTok followers with his comedy
videos, said he plans to double
down on merchandise sales and
increase his output on TikTok and
Instagram reels during the strike.
Others are reevaluating which
The Creator Economy: business offers the best rewards.
a series from the Sarah Pribis, a working actor for
Washington Post more than 15 years in New York
examining the industry of who has built a dedicated audi-
online influence and its ence on TikTok, said that while
impact on american she still receives paid acting gigs,
culture, media and power. the money she makes as a creator
has consistently beaten her acting
income for the last six months.
<I9m seeing actors right now
take to the internet, when they
normally don9t make content, and
it9s really powerful stuff,= she said.
<Hopefully they find: 8Oh hey, I
have a voice here, maybe I can
turn this into something that
monetizes for me.9=
Adam rose, a TikTok star with
more than 4 million followers
who9s been a member of the ac-
tors9 guild since he was 9, said he
and other creators have already
turned down gigs promoting TV
shows and movies during the
strike and found the change of
pace refreshing. <I9m able to de-
vote more time to online videos,=
he said, <because I9m not on set
and I9m not working on-site for
<the Celebrity auditions and self tapes.=
Apprentice= in 2009. Other creators have called on
the most recent big their followers to see the unions
Hollywood strike, in as their allies. reece feldman, a
2008, poured rocket TikTok creator who makes videos
fuel into the once-niche about TV and movies, said in a
genre of reality tV, video monday that his 2 million
which stands to benefit followers should show solidarity
from this strike as well. for the Writers Guild of America,
which he one day hopes to join.
<We have so much more in com-
mon with the 170,000-plus people
currently striking than we do
with any of the studio execs who
are just hoarding millions,= he
said.
tiktok and Youtube
as alternatives
A decade ago, Hollywood re-
garded the online creator world
as a sideshow, and after a disas-
trous attempt in the early 2010s to
jam digital talent into typical act-
ing and hosting roles, the two
industries increasingly developed
parallel spheres of influence, with
their own stars and styles.
Pandemic-era changes to en-
tertainment habits and creators9
growing influence, however, have
led big Hollywood players to in-
creasingly embrace the power of
TikTok and YouTube. many stu-
dios now build buzz for their
movies and shows with creator
partnerships and companion
podcasts, like those HBO spon-
sored for <Succession= and <Game
of Thrones.=
In 2021, a year after Netflix told
shareholders in a letter that Tik-
Tok9s <astounding= growth
showed <the fluidity of internet
entertainment,= the company
launched a short-lived, TikTok-
like video feature called <fast
Laughs= and signed a multimil-
lion-dollar deal with one of its
biggest creators, Addison rae.
And last year, to drive online buzz,
Scott Seiss, a TikToker who went
viral for his sendups of an angry
Ikea employee, showed up in a
trailer for the Universal Pictures
horror-comedy <Cocaine Bear.=
In an acknowledgment of the
blurring lines between Holly-
wood and the web, the Screen
Actors Guild-American federa-
tion of Television and radio Art-
ists, known as SAG-AfTrA, al-
lowed creators to join in 2021
through what was called the <in-
fluencer agreement.=
The union recently told its cre-
ators that they should reject any
work promoting <struck= compa-
nies or content and report any
new brand-sponsorship deals via
an online form. Any nonunion
influencers who worked for one of
the targeted companies during
the strike, it added, would not be
admitted as members later on.
It9s unclear how many influenc-
ers have joined the union, which
is negotiating with a studio trade
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the washington post
group, the Alliance of motion
Picture and Television Producers,
and not the online platforms
where the creators make most of
their cash. (The AmPTP repre-
sents more than 350 companies,
including Amazon, whose found-
er, Jeff Bezos, owns The Washing-
ton Post and whose interim CEO,
Patty Stonesifer, is a member of
the Amazon board.)
But Duncan Crabtree-Ireland,
SAG-AfTrA9s national executive
director and chief negotiator, said
the guild is working to use the
strike to recruit more creators
into its ranks for both this walk-
out and what he expects will be
coming labor disputes with the
giants of technology, including
companies such as Apple and
Amazon, which have interests in
both traditional entertainment
and the creator economy.
Sidney raskind, a creator
known as <Sidneyraz= with 4 mil-
lion TikTok followers, told influ-
encers in a video Tuesday that his
union membership had helped
him get health insurance and a
pension plan and encouraged
them to consider joining, even if
they never wanted to be a tradi-
tional actor, because it would help
<legitimize this profession in a
way that you never thought possi-
ble.=
<We9re producers, we9re actors,
we9re editors, we9re everything,=
he said in an interview. <This is a
great opportunity for internet in-
fluencers to actually be a part of
something that9s bigger and bet-
ter.=
Josh Cohen, the co-founder of
Tubefilter, a media company fo-
cused on the creator economy,
said the <us vs. them= mentality
pitting Hollywood against digital
creators has become less adver-
sarial over the years, with both
sides collaborating across differ-
ent platforms in hopes of building
audiences and cachet.
Liz Hannah, a prominent
screenwriter and film producer,
said many in the industry see
Hollywood and the creator econo-
my as not mutually exclusive.
<One influences the other, and
both are serving different purpos-
es,= she said. <I don9t go on TikTok
to watch 8The Bear,9 but I do go on
TikTok to watch people talk about
8The Bear.9=
Creators generally offer a very
different product from Holly-
wood, reliant less on highly pro-
duced stories than on colorful or
inventive slices of life. But the
content is nevertheless quite pop-
ular because it9s quick, free and
easily available. It9s especially
captivating for the young audi-
ences the media has long fought
to capture: The parental-control
app Qustodio, which tracks user
screen time, said in a report that
children last year averaged nearly
two hours a day on TikTok, plus
another hour on YouTube.
Unlike major studio produc-
tions, most creators work by
themselves or in small teams, and
their funding generally comes in
small installments from ad deals,
viewers or the platforms them-
selves. many operate like inde-
pendent media companies, plan-
ning and making content, track-
ing audience metrics and negoti-
ating brand deals in hopes of
competing in a crowded market.
Creators can make a fraction of
what similar performers might
earn on studio work, and many of
them cannot afford to make con-
tent full time. Despite efforts in
recent years to unionize, creators
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are generally treated as freelance
contractors by tech companies,
not entitled to benefits or health
care.
many creators burn out from
the stress and demands of con-
stant production. The relatively
few very successful creators earn
their money through paid part-
nerships with clothing lines, en-
ergy drinks and other companies,
or through subscription plat-
forms like Patreon and Onlyfans.
Strikes at this scale often leave
a lasting impact on the industry.
The last dual actors and writers
walkout in 1960, when the indus-
try9s biggest disrupter was TV, led
to a deal negotiated by SAG Presi-
dent ronald reagan granting ac-
tors payments known as residuals
when their movies were licensed
for the small screen.
The most recent big Hollywood
strike, in 2008, poured rocket fuel
into the once-niche genre of reali-
ty TV 4 and, in some ways, the
creator economy itself. By swap-
ping professional actors for real
people, those productions helped
lay the groundwork for influenc-
ers by showing how even those
outside the realm of mainstream
celebrity could still capture audi-
ences and command fame.
reality shows will, again, likely
benefit from the strike: SAG-Af-
TrA has said crew members on
those productions can keep work-
ing because they are governed by
a separate contract, known as the
Network Television Code, that
covers talk shows, game shows,
soap operas and other non-prime-
time TV.
But the strikes are in their early
days, and it9s unclear how con-
sumer viewing patterns will shift
because today9s streaming-media
landscape is quite different from
the linear model that once domi-
nated American screens.
The strikes also won9t zero out
new content. Streamers have pro-
duced many new movies and TV
shows that have yet to be released,
and they can re-market and rein-
troduce older titles to help fill the
void. Productions filmed over-
seas, such as Netflix9s hit <Squid
Game= and HBO9s <House of the
Dragon,= also won9t be stopped by
the U.S.-based strike.
An exceptionally long strike, or
boredom with the status quo,
could further nudge viewers onto
their phones. But Jonathan Han-
del, an entertainment and tech-
nology lawyer who has represent-
ed the actors9 guild, said he sus-
pects concerns about the death of
old-school TV and film are greatly
exaggerated.
He thinks the creator economy,
like the industry for video games,
another dominant entertainment
medium, won9t supplant Holly-
wood, but instead will fuel a new
era of crossover successes, like the
hit game <The Last of Us= that
became a hit HBO show.
Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-Af-
TrA9s chief negotiator, said the
guild sees the Hollywood and
creator communities as not so
different, and he expects the gap
will only narrow.
<The talent and skill that9s re-
quired to be successful as a con-
tent creator is greater than ever,=
he said in an interview. <Whether
people are consuming content in
more traditional forms or in new-
er formats, the key is that unique
element of human creativity. Each
[creative] is doing something spe-
cial, whether it9s distributed by
YouTube, TikTok, reels or in a
movie.=
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intensifying his efforts to de-em-
phasize racism in his state9s pub-
lic school curriculum by arguing
that some Black people benefited
from being enslaved and defend-
ing his state9s new African Ameri-
can history standards that civil
rights leaders and scholars say
misrepresents centuries of U.S.
reality.
<They9re probably going to
show that some of the folks that
eventually parlayed, you know,
being a blacksmith into doing
things later in life,= DeSantis said
on Friday in response to report-
ers9 questions while standing in
front of a nearly all-White crowd
of supporters.
DeSantis, a GOP presidential
candidate who is lagging in polls
against the front-runner, former
president Donald Trump, and is
trying to reset his campaign,
quickly drew criticism from edu-
cators and even some in his party.
He has built his campaign for the
Republican presidential nomina-
tion on attacking what he calls
the radical liberal policies of Pres-
ident Biden and the Democratic
Party, but the latest remarks
could alienate Black voters just as
the GOP tries to court them.
Former U.S. Rep. Will Hurd of
Texas, who announced last
month that he was joining the
race for the GOP nomination,
blasted the idea that enslaved
people were able to use slavery as
some kind of training program.
<Slavery wasn9t a jobs program
that taught beneficial skills,=
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and a White mother, tweeted. <It
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U.S. uncovered eV meTAL from A1
memo, the Pentagon9s Task force
for Business and Stability opera-
Afghan lithium, tions, which examined Afghani-
stan9s development potential,
dubbed the country the <Saudi
Arabia of lithium.= A year later,
but China9s on the U.S. Geological Survey pub-
lished a map showing the loca-
tion of major deposits and high-
lighted the magnitude of the
the ground now underground wealth, saying Af-
ghanistan <could be considered
as the world9s recognized future
principal source of lithium.=
But now, in a great twist of
modern Afghan history, it is the
Taliban 4 which overthrew the
U.S.-backed government two
years ago 4 that is finally look-
ing to exploit those vast lithium
reserves, at a time when the
soaring global popularity of elec-
tric vehicles is spurring an ur-
gent need for the mineral, a vital
TOP: A Taliban checkpoint at an entrance to the Chapa Dara ingredient in their batteries. By
district of Konar province. Like neighboring Nurestan, 2040, demand for lithium could
Konar is rich in lithium, but a lack of paved roads and other rise 40-fold from 2020 levels,
factors make it hard to mine. BeLOW: The Taliban9s Sayed according to the International
Wali Sajid governs Chapa Dara. He is already counting on Energy Agency.
Chinese projects to bring the district a new road and bridges. Afghanistan remains under
intense international pressure 4
isolated politically and saddled
with U.S. and multilateral sanc-
tions because of human rights
concerns, in particular the re-
pression of women, and Taliban
links to terrorism. The tremen-
dous promise of lithium, howev-
er, could frustrate Western ef-
forts to squeeze the Taliban into
changing its extremist ways. And
with the United States absent
from Afghanistan, it is Chinese
companies that are now aggres-
sively positioning themselves to
reap a windfall from lithium
here 4 and, in doing so, further
tighten China9s grasp on much of
the global supply chain for EV
minerals.
The surging demand for lithi-
um is part of a worldwide scram-
ble for a variety of metals used in
the manufacture of EVs, widely
considered crucial to the
green-energy transition. But the
mining and processing of miner-
als such as nickel, cobalt and
manganese often come with un-
intended consequences 4 for
instance, harm to workers, sur-
rounding communities and the
the washington post
PhoTos by lorenzo Tugnoli for The WashingTon PosT
environment. In Afghanistan,
those consequences look to be
geopolitical: the potential en-
richment of the largely shunned
Taliban and another leg up for
China in a fierce, strategic com-
petition.
Around the time Kabul fell to
the Taliban in August 2021, a
boom shook the world9s lithium
market. The mineral9s price sky-
rocketed eightfold from 2021 to
2022, attracting hundreds of Chi-
nese mining entrepreneurs to
Afghanistan.
In interviews, Taliban offi-
cials, Chinese entrepreneurs and
their Afghan intermediaries de-
scribed a frenzy reminiscent of a
19th-century gold rush. Globe-
trotting Chinese traders packed
into Kabul9s hotels, racing to
source lithium in the hinter-
lands. Chinese executives filed
into meetings with Taliban lead-
ers, angling for exploration
rights. In January, Taliban offi-
cials arrested a Chinese busi-
nessman for allegedly smuggling
1,000 tons of lithium ore from
Konar province to China via
Pakistan.
Taliban leaders have paused
lithium mining and trading in
recent months while they seek to
negotiate a concession with a
foreign firm, and the Chinese are
seen as leading contenders. But
even after a contract is awarded,
extraction may not begin for
years because of the challenge of
bringing lithium to market, in-
dustry experts warn. There are
no paved roads linking the crag-
gy, mineral-rich mountains of
northeast Afghanistan9s Konar
and Nurestan provinces to the
outside world, while abundant
and more accessible reserves are
found in countries such as Chile
and Australia.
But what is certain, according
to Afghans, Chinese and Ameri-
cans alike, is that Afghanistan is
in the midst of a sweeping transi-
tion after decades of war. And as
long as the Taliban is ostracized
by the West, they say, Afghani-
stan will drift by necessity, if not
by choice, into the embrace of
China.
<In an alternate universe, our
projects could9ve been generat-
ing meaningful employment and
tax revenue within years that
would provide an economic base
and empower the Afghan people
to govern themselves,= said Paul
A. Brinkley, the former U.S. dep-
uty undersecretary of defense
who oversaw the Task force for
Business and Stability opera-
tions until he left in 2011 and the
. sunday, july 23 , 2023
office disbanded.
Instead, Brinkley said, <we9ll
have Chinese companies mining
lithium to feed a supply chain
that will ultimately sell it back to
the West, all in a world where
there9s simply not enough lithi-
um.=
No one knew its value
Nesar Ahmad Safi trundled
alongside the Pech river in a
battered Toyota pickup, ex-
pounding on two forces that
have long shaped life in Konar
province: the war 4 and the
mines.
<The Americans called it the
Valley of Death,= he said, nod-
ding toward the broad mouth of
the Korengal Valley. Next to a
bend in the rushing river were
the tall gray walls of Nangalam
military base, once the most
remote outpost in the valley, now
a vestige of the U.S. presence.
An hour past the abandoned
base, the valley turned steep and
rocky, and the snow-dusted
mountains of adjacent Nurestan
came into view. Safi pointed out
dozens of small shafts that pierce
the hillsides like dots of ink on
brown parchment. Since antiqui-
ty, the mines have been a supple-
mental source of income for
farming families, who extract
precious stones such as quartz,
tourmaline and kunzite, a glassy,
purplish crystal, and sell them to
the bazaars of Central and South
Asia.
As they dig out high-quality
kunzite, miners routinely dis-
card heaps of milky rock. Locals
called it <takhtapat= 4 waste
kunzite. But geologists know it
as spodumene, lithium-bearing
ore. <No one knew the value of
waste kunzite until Chinese busi-
nessmen started arriving,= said
Safi, the former head of a village
council who now works as a
representative for local miners.
<They were excited, then every-
body got excited.=
Last year, Safi and local Af-
ghans recalled, some Chinese
traders bought as much ore as
they could, sending brimming
trucks down the valley9s bomb-
cratered road. other Chinese
prospectors tested the rock with
handheld spectrometers and
voiced doubts that the lithium
content was high enough to
make industrial-scale mining
viable, Safi said.
In the 1960s, Soviet geologists
first reported significant lithium
deposits in large crystal-laced
rocks called pegmatites along
the Hindu Kush range. After the
sunday, july 23 , 2023 . the washington post
Clean cars, hidden toll
u.S. invasion in 2001, u.S. geo-
logical Survey teams working as
Ch ina
part of the pentagon task force
T urKM e n. ventured under Marine escort to
Detail southern afghanistan9s salt-
crusted lakes, where they found
NURESTA
NURESTAN
AN lithium content so high it rivaled
Chapa Dara KONAR the brine deposits of chile and
Kabul argentina, some of the world9s
biggest lithium producers. they
ir a n afghan isTa n also estimated, using aerial sur-
veys, that Konar and nurestan
Pa Ki sTa n were rich in lithium-bearing
rock, but the valleys were too
dangerous to visit, said christo-
200 Miles pher Wnuk, a former uSgS geol-
ogist who participated in the
pentagon study. Even today, the
exact size of afghanistan9s lithi-
um reserves remains undeter-
mined.
<as a geologist, i have never
seen anything like afghanistan,=
said Wnuk, who now works on
private-sector mining projects in
asia and africa. <it may very well
TOP: Afghan workers eat lunch outside a mine in Nurestan9s be the most mineralized place on
Parun Valley. As they dig for gemstones, the workers throw earth. But the basic geologic
aside takhtapat, or lithium ore, because the Taliban has work just hasn9t been done.=
banned such mining as it seeks a concession with a foreign Even if afghanistan9s moun-
firm, most likely Chinese. BELOW: A miner with machinery tains prove to hold high-quality
that powers a sledgehammer and pumps air into the mine. lithium, the mines will be cost-
ez re
efficient only if new roads, rail-
ways, ore-processing plants and
power plants are built around
them.
not a problem, say china9s
strategic thinkers.
<afghanistan lacks an indus-
trial base, [but] they have great
mineral resources, and no West-
erners can compete with the
chinese when it comes to build-
ing infrastructure and tolerating
hardship,= said Zhou Bo, a re-
tired people9s Liberation army
senior colonel who is now an
international security expert at
tsinghua university.
in a rare interview, Shahabud-
din Delawar, afghanistan9s min-
ister of mines and a senior
taliban leader, told Washington
post journalists that just
24 hours earlier, representatives
of a chinese company had been
in his office presenting the de-
tails of a $10 billion bid that
included pledges to build a lithi-
um ore processing plant and
battery factories in afghanistan,
upgrade long-neglected moun-
tain roads and create tens of
thousands of local jobs. His min-
PhoTos by lorenzo Tugnoli for The WashingTon PosT
istry identified the chinese com-
pany as gochin.
Delawar did not detail the
timeline for awarding any min-
ing concessions. He said a com-
mission of senior taliban offi-
cials led by abdul ghani Baradar,
the deputy prime minister for
economic affairs, <will weigh
whatever good proposals we re-
ceive,= adding that the govern-
ment would welcome Western
and even u.S. bidders if sanc-
tions were dropped. u.S. sanc-
tions currently prohibit all trans-
actions with the taliban, with
exceptions for humanitarian aid.
<We always said if the united
States takes its soldiers and kill-
ing machines out of afghanistan,
it too could invest here,= he said.
<the demand for oil is decreas-
ing, but the demand for lithium
is only going up. We have 2.5 mil-
lion tons in nurestan alone.
Extract it, and afghanistan can
be one of the richest countries in
the world.=
By 2030, when about 60 per-
cent of all cars in china, Europe
and the united States will be
electric, the world is expected to
face a lithium shortfall, said
Henry Sanderson, executive edi-
tor of Benchmark Mineral intel-
ligence and the author of <Volt
Rush: the Winners and Losers in
the Race to go green.=
<china9s lithium sector is in a
really enviable position: they
dominate the processing, they9ve
got the battery materials and
factories, but that whole supply
chain goes defunct if you don9t
have raw material to feed the
industrial machine,= Sanderson
said. <that9s why they9re going to
afghanistan. they need to secure
as much as they can.=
The Chinese gold rush
the first message that greets
every passenger who walks out of
Kabul9s international airport
isn9t in English or Dari. it9s
written in giant chinese charac-
ters.
<the Belt and Road initiative
is the bridge spanning china and
afghanistan,= reads a massive
billboard facing the terminal,
referring to china9s global infra-
structure program. <Welcome to
china town. incubate in an in-
dustrial park. Let your invest-
ments take root.=
the billboard was erected by
Yu Minghui, a fast-talking entre-
preneur who hails from a village
near the famous Shaolin temple
in china9s Henan province and
first came to Kabul in april 2002,
shortly after the u.S.-led inva-
A13
sion. He was 30 years old then, he
said, and arrived with little more
than a basic knowledge of per-
sian and searing ambition.
today, Yu co-owns afghani-
stan9s first steel mill and has
permits for a 500-acre industrial
park outside Kabul. the china
town project he advertises at the
airport is a 10-story tower that Yu
sees as a kind of chinese cham-
ber of commerce and showroom
for imported goods. it sells pow-
er tools, diesel generators and
even office tables that chinese
companies might need once they
enter afghanistan and start min-
ing. in his office at china town,
Yu showcases chunks of afghan
lapis lazuli and lithium 4 along
with his political savvy. in one
framed picture, he9s striding
alongside former afghan presi-
dent ashraf ghani9s brother
Hashmat. in a more recent pho-
to, Yu poses with a turbaned man
who helped overthrow ghani:
the taliban9s current commerce
minister, Haji nooruddin azizi.
in late 2021, Yu recalled, he
saw an influx of chinese seeking
opportunities in afghanistan9s
postwar vacuum, just as he did
20 years earlier. Within months,
according to Yu and other chi-
nese residents, more than 300 of
their compatriots had descended
on Kabul. Some carried pass-
ports from pakistan, Sierra Le-
one or other countries where
they had immigrated to mine.
others showed up carrying a few
packs of instant noodles in their
backpacks, <wanting to get into
the battery business,= Yu re-
called.
<it felt like every chinese
wanted to come,= said Wang
Quan, who has been mining gold
in afghanistan since 2017. <there
were articles on the internet
about how the Russians and
americans always said there was
lithium here. at that time, lithi-
um prices were truly amazing.=
Many chinese packed into the
downtown guiyuan Hotel, which
had a buzzing hot pot restaurant
on the ninth floor. Yu xiaozhang,
the chinese owner of a Kabul
guesthouse, said she had three
mah-jongg tables running
round-the-clock in her base-
ment. the boom even benefited
the community of about 100 af-
ghan interpreters in Kabul who
speak fluent Mandarin, thanks to
the chinese government-run
confucius institute at Kabul uni-
versity. they were enlisted to
help arrange lithium purchases
in Konar.
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As the global demand for electric cars begins to outpace the
demand for gas-powered cars, Washington Post reporters set out Then, late last year, the guiyu-
to investigate the unintended consequences of a global EV boom. an Hotel was struck by a bomb-
This series explores the impact of securing the minerals needed ing, which injured dozens. The
to build and power electric vehicles. islamic state, which has targeted
Chinese in afghanistan, asserted
responsibility. The attack raised
new concerns about the safety of
foreign businesspeople, adding
to wider worries over the coun-
try9s investment climate. soon
after, the afghan government
imposed what it said was a
temporary ban on private lithi-
um sales while negotiating with
mining companies and crafting
new laws to regulate what had
become a frenzied free-for-all.
raffaello pantucci, an expert
on Chinese-Central asian rela-
tions at the s. rajaratnam school
of international studies in singa-
pore, said the large-scale Chinese
investment that the Taliban
seeks may not be imminent, or
transformative. in 2007, afghan-
TOP: Workers gather scrap metal for steel production at a istan granted a $3 billion, 30-
Chinese-owned mill in Kabul. It is Afghanistan9s first steel year lease on the mes aynak
mill. BELOW: Yu Minghui, a Chinese businessman who has copper mine to the state-owned
spent many years in Afghanistan, co-owns the mill and runs China metallurgical group
China Town, a resource for the Chinese flocking to Kabul. Corp., yet little work has been
done so far.
<The big Chinese companies
are still very cautious,= pantucci
said. <if anything, China-afghan
economic relations will be driven
not by the state, but by small
private actors on the ground, just
having a go.=
These days, a small, dedicated
group of Chinese miners is still
in Kabul waiting for the lithium
trade to resume.
one of them is Yue, a gruff,
chain-smoking native of man-
churia who has mined in paki-
stan, russia and indonesia. He
came to afghanistan in late 2021
and plans to stay, he explained,
because the Taliban is working
hard to ensure foreigners9 secu-
rity and even assigned him his
own bodyguards. afghanistan9s
mineral potential is too great to
walk away from, he added.
<after this many years of con-
flict, afghanistan9s resources are
untouched,= said Yue, who did
not give his first name. <No
mining licenses have really been
given. There9s no place like it on
earth.=
Yue spends most days playing
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PhoTos by lorEnzo Tugnoli for ThE WAshingTon PosT
mah-jongg at a guesthouse,
which serves Lanzhou beef noo-
dles prepared by afghan cooks.
He9s still holding meetings with
prospective investors. But most-
ly, he9s killing time until mining
begins again.
<it won9t be frozen forever,= he
said one afternoon in the court-
yard of his home. <i9m happy to
wait.=
The view from behind
a glacier
in the inky underground dark-
ness, a miner pressed his diesel-
powered drill against the hard
earth, caking everything 4 hair,
clothes, lips 4 in a layer of fine
white dust. another stooped to
fill a handcart with rocks, then
pushed it 70 yards along the
watery shaft, back into the light.
Hussain Wafamel squatted
outside, where he examined the
haul.
He held up a streaky, green
stone: tourmaline, the kind of
gemstone he and his men were
seeking. Then he picked up a
white rock 4 takhtapat, lithium
ore 4 and chucked it over his
shoulder, sighing with regret.
Last year, after Chinese buyers
first arrived, the price of lithium
ore was driven up to about
50 cents a kilogram, providing a
windfall, Wafamel said. it was a
shame that the Taliban had
cracked down on the trade, he
said, because the mountains here
in Nurestan were full of the stuff.
<We have an entire mine of
pure takhtapat,= said Wafamel, a
squat and muscular former
afghan special forces soldier
who mines with six men from his
old unit. <We could be extracting
a ton of it a day if it weren9t
banned. instead, we have to leave
it.=
in some ways, the remote
mine where Wafamel and his
men toil day and night captures
the practical challenges 4 and
the dreams of progress 4 that lie
in afghanistan9s lithium wealth.
His mine in the parun valley is
hidden behind a glacier, high
above the pech river at an eleva-
tion of 12,000 feet. outside his
mine, in a cramped clearing
overlooking a sheer drop, Wa-
famel complained about his fick-
le generator and his shoddy drill
bits, the need to transport every-
thing by donkey and the never-
ending struggle to make ends
meet.
until two years ago, Wafamel
and his team were each making
$280 a month in the afghan
army, he said. They lost their jobs
. sunday, july 23 , 2023
when the government fell. in a
poor valley ringed by pine-
covered mountains, where farm-
ing barely yielded enough food to
keep families alive, the only
option was to go to the moun-
tains. so the men largely taught
themselves what types of rock
held rich veins, how to set sa-
chets of ammonia explosives and
where to drill.
<We want a bigger team and
proper equipment, someone to
show me how to use this,= Wa-
famel said, banging an oil-
stained machine. <i9d be desper-
ate for a foreign company to
come.=
in recent weeks, Wafamel said,
he has pleaded with government
officials to allow lithium mining
to resume. He said he was en-
couraged by their response that a
deal may be signed with a foreign
company, possibly this year, and
optimistic that peace would en-
gender investment. <if a villager
can walk to the next province
without trouble,= he said, <why
wouldn9t foreigners want to in-
vest here?=
a half-day9s drive down the
mountain, not too far from the
valley of Death, sajid, the 38-
year-old Taliban commander
who serves as governor of
lithium-rich Chapa Dara district,
was even more bullish.
eighteen months ago, sajid
was flustered by the influx of
Chinese prospectors. But these
days, sajid said, he9s <desperate=
for them to return and bring jobs
for locals and new infrastruc-
ture. sitting in his compound
with two captured american
Humvees in the parking lot, sajid
said he was hearing promising
whispers. a friend, a fellow Tali-
ban governor, recently learned
from senior officials in Kabul
that a deal may be signed with
Chinese investors in just a few
months.
sajid was already counting on
a new asphalt road in his district.
He was looking forward to new
bridges.
and he relished the prospect
of america losing again in his
remote corner of the Hindu
Kush, this time in a contest over
minerals. <sometimes i9m happy
america sanctioned afghanistan
because american companies
can9t invest in our lithium,= he
said. <actually, i believe it is the
revenge of god.=
Mirwais Mohammadi in Chapa Dara,
Pei-lin Wu in Taipei, Taiwan, and
rick noack in Paris contributed to
this report.
sunday, july 23 , 2023 . the washington post
U.S. in no hurry to
send long-range
missiles to Ukraine
UkRAine from A1
undercut U.S. readiness for other
possible conflicts.
The number of ATACmS in
American stockpiles is fixed,
awaiting replacement with the
next generation, longer-range
Precision Strike missile, called
the Prism, for PrSm, which is
expected to enter service by the
end of this year, officials said.
Lockheed martin still manufac-
tures 500 ATACmS each year, but
all of that production is destined
for sale to other countries.
Ukraine has said that the
ATACmS, with a range of 190
miles, is essential for destroying
command posts and logistics ar-
eas far behind russian front
lines.
<Without long-range weapons,
it is difficult not only to carry out
an offensive mission but also to
conduct a defensive operation,=
Zelensky said at a July 7 news
conference in Prague.
The ATACmS would allow
Ukrainian forces to target the
farthest reaches of russian-occu-
pied Crimea from their own
current front lines, including the
12-mile Kerch Bridge and the
russian naval base at Sevastopol.
Asked at the Aspen Security
forum on Thursday what is at
the top of Ukraine9s list of secu-
rity needs, Andriy Yermak, the
head of Zelensky9s presidential
office, said: <my answer will be
very simple. At this point, it9s
very clear and understandable.
We need and are waiting for
decisions on ATACmS.=
Kyiv has asked for hundreds of
the missiles.
Ukraine has appealed to its
supporters in Congress 4 many
of whom have visited Kyiv or met
elsewhere with Zelensky and
other Ukrainian government of-
ficials 4 and U.S. lawmakers
have made increasingly loud de-
mands for the Biden administra-
tion to approve the transfer of
missiles.
Last month, the House Armed
Services Committee included
funds to send ATACmS to
Ukraine in its draft of the de-
fense budget, and the House
foreign Affairs Committee
passed a bipartisan resolution
calling for the United States to
<immediately= provide the mis-
siles.
<There9s no reason to give
Ukraine just enough to bleed but
not enough to win,= Committee
Chairman michael mcCaul (r-
Tex.) said. <If we9re going to be
helping them, either go all in or
get out.= The resolution was
backed by the committee9s chief
Democrat, rep. Gregory W.
meeks (N.Y.).
Early this month, Sens. James
E. risch (Idaho) and roger Wick-
er (miss.), the ranking republi-
cans on the Senate foreign rela-
tions and Armed Services com-
<There9s no reason to give Ukraine just enough
to bleed but not enough to win. If we9re going
to be helping them, either go all in or get out.=
Michael McCaul (R-Tex.), house armed Services Committee chairman
mittees, respectively, joined mc-
Caul in a statement that said
transfer of ATACmS, along with
cluster munitions and f-16 air-
craft, was <critical= to Ukraine9s
success.
Since last year, the administra-
tion has cited several reasons for
holding back. refusal initially
centered on concerns that
Ukraine might fire the long-
range missiles into russian terri-
tory, escalating the conflict into a
U.S.-russia confrontation. Even
supplying the weapons, moscow
War in Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers fire a short-range missile system on July 5 in Donetsk, Ukraine. Ukraine has said
the ATACMS system, with a range of 190 miles, is essential for destroying Russian command posts.
has said publicly, would cross a
red line.
Whatever moscow9s threats,
those worries seem to have abat-
ed. The Biden administration has
said it is satisfied with public
statements and written pledges
from Kyiv not to use U.S.-sup-
plied weapons to target russians
beyond the border. Although offi-
cials privately concede there
have been some breaches,
Ukraine is said to have largely
complied with those promises.
Britain and france have re-
cently supplied cruise missiles
with a range of about 140 miles 4
nearly three times as far as what
was previously available to
Ukraine, but about 50 miles
short of the range of the ATACmS
4 after coordinating their deci-
sions with the United States.
eZ re
<We are confident that these
weapons will be used by Ukraine
in accordance= with agreements
<not to attack russian soil,= a
senior European official said.
The recent arrival of British
Storm Shadow and french
SCALP missiles means Ukraine
has even less need for ATACmS,
Colin Kahl, until early this
month the Pentagon9s undersec-
retary for policy, said during the
same Aspen panel at which Yer-
mak appeared.
<The problem now is not their
ability to strike deep= into rus-
sian-occupied Ukrainian terri-
tory, Kahl said. <They have that
ability. They are doing it now.
The russian command and con-
trol, their logistics, have been
disrupted in the deep.=
<The problem is not a hundred
kilometers away, it9s one kilome-
ter in front of them with the
minefields= the russians have
laid, along with rows of trenches
and tank traps, in defensive lines
along the 600-mile front line,
Kahl said.
The minefields are the pri-
mary cause of delay in the Ukrai-
nian offensive, according to Gen.
mark A. milley, the chairman of
ed ram for the WaShington PoSt
the Joint Chiefs of Staff. <right
now, [the Ukrainians] are pre-
serving their combat power and
they are slowly and deliberately
and steadily working their way
through all these minefields. And
it9s a tough fight. It9s a very
difficult fight,= milley said after
Tuesday9s virtual meeting of the
50-plus group of Ukraine9s inter-
national backers.
<The various war games that
were done ahead of time have
predicted certain levels of ad-
vance and that has slowed
down,= he said. <Why? Because
that9s the difference between war
on paper and real war. These are
real people in real machines that
are out there really clearing real
minefields and they9re really dy-
ing.=
Not only would the ATACmS
be game-changers in Ukraine, in
the view of the administration,
but they also would <limit the use
of HImArS or the GmLrS,= a
defense official said, referring to
the U.S. High-mobility Artillery
rocket System and the Guided
multiple Launch rocket System
it is capable of firing six at a time
with a nearly 50-mile range. The
ATACmS are also fired from
A15
HImArS, but only one at a time.
<There9s a very limited number
[of ATACmS] available to export,
and for distances longer than the
GmLr can reach, the Ukrainians
have been given Storm Shadows
and SCALPS,= the defense official
said. This fall or winter, Ukraine
also will receive U.S. GLSDB, or
Ground Launched Small Diame-
ter Bombs, with a range of 93
miles and the ability to fire on a
360-degree trajectory.
ATACmS are nearly two-ton
guided missiles. Each one is 13
feet long, 2 feet in diameter, and
costs nearly $1.5 million. first
designed in the 1980s, they were
used in combat by the Army in
both the 1991 Persian Gulf War
and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
The Ukrainians believe the
ground-launched missiles would
provide a capability beyond the
cruise missiles, which are
launched from aircraft.
The limited number of ATAC-
mS is the U.S. military9s most
pressing concern. While the ex-
act number in the U.S. arsenal is
classified, Lockheed martin has
made only about 4,000 since
production began, many of them
used by the U.S. Army in combat,
exercises and periodic testing.
At the same time, nearly 900
have been sold to allies and
partners abroad in the past dec-
ade 4 including 211 since the
beginning of the Ukraine war,
according to the State Depart-
ment9s list of foreign military
sales. They have gone to NATo
allies, Persian Gulf countries and
as far afield as Taiwan and Aus-
tralia, usually in conjunction
with the sale of HImArS. The
administration notified Con-
gress in April of the pending sale
of 40 of the missiles to morocco.
To fulfill those and future
foreign orders, the Army has
signed at least three contracts
with Lockheed martin since
2018, totaling about $1 billion,
for ongoing manufacture of
ATACmS, which are <currently in
full-rate production & at a rate of
about 500 per year= at Lockheed
martin9s facility in Camden, Ark.,
according to a company spokes-
person, who declined to be
named. All are destined for for-
eign sales.
alex horton contributed to this
report.
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A long-awaited family reunion depended on a judge9s ruling
SEParatIOn from a1
Was magdalena the right person
to raise her own child?
In between shifts at the hotel9s
laundry room, she had written a
statement to read at the hearing.
She held the paper in her right
hand so it didn9t blow away in the
wind.
<I promise I can take care of my
daughter,= she wrote.
<I have permission to be in this
country legally,= she wrote.
<I have permission to work
here.=
But the call wasn9t connecting.
Somewhere in California,
magdalena knew, strangers were
discussing whether her child was
better off with a foster family.
<In the matter of mildred Analy
Hernández Pérez,= the case file
began.
<fifty-fifty,= is how her social
workers had described magdale-
na9s chances at the hearing.
outside the Comfort Inn,
across the street from the
Tennessee Titans9 massive foot-
ball stadium near downtown
Nashville, magdalena shook her
phone. The screen was still fro-
zen.
U.S. Border Patrol agents had
taken her 9-year-old daughter
from her in December 2017 at an
immigration detention facility in
Arizona. They were among the
first migrant families to be sepa-
rated by the Trump administra-
tion 4 and now had endured one
of the longest separations.
Between 2017 and 2018, the
United States took about 5,000
migrant children from their par-
ents. In most cases, the children
were sent to live with relatives in
the United States and the parents
were deported.
But in cases such as mildred9s,
when no family members were
available to host the children,
they were sent to foster homes.
Custody was transferred to state
welfare agencies and private fos-
ter services. Some parents were
warned by immigration officials
that their children could be ad-
opted by American families.
When President Biden in 2021
announced an effort to reunify
separated families, Homeland
Security officials knew it was the
foster cases that would pose the
greatest challenge. But even they
were unprepared for how, in such
cases, the jurisdiction of state and
local courts would leave the feder-
al government powerless to bring
children and parents together
again.
It9s unclear how many families
have been ensnared by the com-
plication, but cases continue to
emerge. In florida, a Guatemalan
woman fought to get her preteen
daughter from a state foster pro-
gram in which the girl had been
living for nearly five years. In
North Carolina, a Honduran
mother struggled to regain cus-
tody of her 14-year-old son.
<The separation these families
experience is even further pro-
longed, the harm further perpetu-
ated,= said Kelly Albinak Kribs, an
attorney with the Young Center
for Immigrant Children9s rights.
magdalena was deported with-
out mildred in January 2018. The
Biden administration brought
her back to the United States in
July 2022 with a U.S. visa.
<AUTHorIZED fAmILY rE-
UNIfICATIoN,= read the stamp
in her passport.
on the flight from Guatemala
City to Nashville, she flicked
through the stream of photos her
daughter had sent from Califor-
nia. mildred, with big brown eyes
and long brown hair, at church
with her foster parents. mildred
at the beach. mildred as she
turned 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
mildred had been living with
her foster family in riverside
County, Calif., for nearly five
years. magdalena assumed they
would reunite in Nashville, where
some of her relatives had settled.
But back in California, there was
a problem: The riverside County
probate judge, Kenneth J.
fernandez, wasn9t convinced that
a reunion would be the best out-
come for mildred.
<I understand administrators
of various government programs
want to set arbitrary deadlines
for things to happen, but I take
my job pretty seriously for the
protection of children,= fernan-
dez told lawyers and advocates in
December.
The foster parents didn9t want
to give mildred up either.
It didn9t matter that magdale-
na had been vetted by social
workers and passed three back-
ground checks. or that the De-
partment of Homeland Security
had written a letter to fernandez
citing the <urgent humanitarian
reason to provide parents and
their children with an opportu-
nity to reunite.=
The virtual court hearing was
scheduled for mid-february, five
months after magdalena had ar-
rived in the United States. It
would be up to her to convince the
judge, she thought. She had re-
after being separated from her children, Magdalena Hernández Pérez was taken to a detention facility in Eloy, ariz. Between 2017 and 2018, the United States took about
5,000 migrant children from their parents. In most cases, these children were sent to live with relatives, but when no family was available children were sent into foster care.
Magdalena left Cubulco, Guatemala, above, in 2017 with her daughters Mildred and Wendy. Once she was deported, she returned to
Cubulco and lived alone until last year, when she was issued a humanitarian visa for the United States to be reunited with her children.
hearsed a few lines.
<A mother and a daughter de-
serve to be together,= she would
say. But when she practiced, she
found it impossible not to cry
before reaching the end of the
sentence.
An hour had passed since the
hearing was scheduled to begin.
Behind magdalena, in the park-
ing lot of the Comfort Inn, guests
were arriving at the hotel, carry-
ing suitcases from their cars to
the lobby.
The Zoom application on her
phone was still frozen.
<Are they deciding this without
me?= she wailed.
The phone rang. It was her
lawyer. The judge had weighed in.
8Do you want to travel
to the United States?9
magdalena left Guatemala in
2017 with her daughters, Wendy,
16, and mildred. Before their de-
parture, she knelt next to mildred
outside their bright teal cinder-
block house in Cubulco, a town of
10,000 about 65 miles north of
Guatemala City. How, she won-
dered, do you prepare a 9-year-
old for a journey to the border?
<I asked her, 8Do you want to
travel to the United States?9 But
she was just a little kid, excited
about the adventure, so she
shouted, 8Yes!9 =
magdalena had grown up
working in the wheat and corn
fields of Cubulco. Staying there
would have meant the same im-
poverished life for her daughters.
Their father had left when
mildred was a baby. Wendy had
already quit school to take a job
making tortillas.
But there was a more immedi-
ate reason they needed to mi-
grate. magdalena had given testi-
mony that helped convict a man
of sexual assault. He was due to be
released from prison and
magdalena was sure he would
come after her. She borrowed
about $10,000 to pay a smuggler
eZ re
to arrange the family9s trip to the
United States.
mildred wore a pink backpack
and tennis shoes on the succes-
sion of buses, trailers and vans
they rode through Guatemala
and mexico. In mexico9s Sonora
state, when they were a few miles
from the U.S. border, the driver
told them to get out of the van.
from there, they walked. Wendy
and mildred held hands.
magdalena believed her asy-
lum case was strong. Entering
Arizona, she followed the law:
She found a group of Border
Patrol agents and turned herself
in. The small family was taken to
a building with a single cell where
dozens of migrants waited.
An agent called magdalena9s
name. He moved her against a
cinder-block wall and put shack-
les on her hands and feet.
<He said, 8I need you to say
goodbye to your children.9 I told
the officer, 8Why are you taking
my girls away from me?9 He told
me, 8They can9t go with you be-
cause you9re going to adult deten-
tion.9 =
magdalena asked if she would
see the girls soon. She asked
where they would be taken. final-
Family photo
a selfie of Mildred. She was 9
years old when she was
separated from her mother.
ly, she asked that her daughters
be brought to say goodbye. But
when she saw mildred looking at
her shackles, she collapsed into
tears.
<She and Wendy became so
sad. mildred asked me, 8mom,
why? What happened?9 =
<But there was no time for
more. They sent me to the bus.=
mildred9s memory of the mo-
ment is hazy. She described it in a
recent interview.
<I remember the officers telling
me, 8It9s okay. You9ll be with your
mom soon.9 =
The Trump administration had
not yet publicized its family sepa-
ration policy, but along part of the
Arizona border, agents were giv-
en orders to take children from
their parents. It was the begin-
ning of one of the most extreme
immigration deterrents in Ameri-
can history.
Agents took magdalena to a
detention center in Eloy, Ariz.,
120 miles from the border. on her
first night, she heard the shrieks
of other separated mothers.
Agents did not tell her where her
children were going. Neither did
the judge who ordered her depor-
tation.
She didn9t hear from mildred
or Wendy for weeks.
The sisters, meanwhile, came
up with a story to explain their
mother9s absence. They told each
other that she must have been
taken to a church somewhere in
the United States. She would wait
for them there, they imagined.
By early 2018, magdalena had
been deported back to Guatema-
la. Her girls were in a foster home
in riverside County.
In their first video call,
mildred9s face was bright red.
Tears streamed down her cheeks,
framed close by the camera
phone.
<my daughter, my daughter,=
magdalena said, before choking
up.
What she didn9t know was that
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Daniele Volpe
the girls were now in the custody
of Crittenton Services for
Children and families 4 a foster
care agency. It9s a transfer that
typically is ordered in cases of
extreme child abuse or neglect,
when the government intervenes
to protect a child from a parent.
By the end of 2018, separated
children had been dispatched to
foster homes in 15 states. But the
Trump administration did not
keep records of where individual
children were sent, or how many
separated children were assigned
to foster programs. There was no
plan to return custody to their
biological parents.
mildred was now, in the gov-
ernment9s parlance, an <unac-
companied alien child.=
8they began to feel like my
family9
The two-story beige house sits
behind a row of palm trees on a
neat yard in a quiet subdivision in
Southern California. It9s where,
for years, moisés and maria Pia
have accepted children sent to
them by Crittenton.
The U.S. office of refugee
resettlement works through the
nonprofit to place immigrant
children in foster care. Crittenton
received contracts ranging from
$1.8 million to $3.2 million per
year between 2018 and 2023, ac-
cording to government data.
mildred was the youngest child
in the Pias9 foster home. She was
short for her age, and skinny. She
clung to her older sister. In the
months after the separation,
Wendy said, mildred barely ate
anything.
<When I got there, I didn9t trust
them,= mildred said. <They were
strangers to me.=
But over the first few months,
maria and mildred grew close.
maria asked all the foster kids to
call her <mom,= and while some of
the teenagers resisted, mildred
started using the word.
<They began to feel like my
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family,= mildred explained.
maria filmed mildred and the
other foster children singing
songs in Spanish in the family9s
minivan. She took them to
amusement parks and Halloween
parties and church. She helped
mildred make a hat for a school
project. When it won an award,
maria posted on facebook.
<my little girl mildred won first
place,= she boasted.
for career day, when mildred
was in fifth grade, she dressed up
as a nurse in a long, white dress.
<She looked beautiful,= maria
wrote.
Wendy aged out of foster care
in 2019 and moved to Tennessee
to be closer to relatives. In her
absence, mildred leaned harder
on maria. In time, she also more
fully embraced life in California.
She tried sushi. She danced to Bad
Bunny at a wedding. She started
middle school at river Heights
Intermediate. She slid down a
waterslide in the Pias9 backyard
while maria filmed, as usual.
<Go for it, mildred!= maria
cheered in Spanish. <Go for it.=
In the photos and videos,
mildred is almost always smiling.
<It was a really fun place to live.
They treated us like their real
children,= she said. <I started to
believe that I would be there
forever.=
maria and moisés Pia didn9t
respond to requests for comment.
Kendra Tankersley-Davis, the vice
president of Crittenton, said the
organization doesn9t comment on
individual cases.
mildred and magdalena were
limited to two 20-minute video
calls per week. magdalena
doesn9t know whether the limit
was imposed by maria or
Crittenton. California law doesn9t
set such limits.
maria was on all of those calls,
magdalena said. She told
magdalena she was obligated to
monitor them.
magdalena received the calls
back in Cubulco. She was living
alone in the house she had shared
with her daughters. As time went
by, she felt mildred growing more
distant. She pleaded with her not
to be angry.
<They took you from my side,=
magdalena told her child. <It9s not
that I left you.=
She could feel herself growing
unmoored. She woke up from
dreams in which she was comb-
ing mildred9s hair. She planted
two papaya trees next to her
home and, as they grew, she
talked to them as if they were
mildred and Wendy.
<How are your grades?= she
asked the plants. <Are you behav-
ing?=
Sometimes, the calls from mil-
dred didn9t come. maria would
tell magdalena that her daughter
was busy, or didn9t feel like talk-
ing, magdalena said. She was
never sure whether to believe her.
<It started to feel like this wom-
an wanted to keep my daughter
from me,= she said.
a promised reunion
meets a hitch
In may of last year 4 out of the
blue, it seemed to magdalena 4
she got a call from a lawyer from a
nonprofit in California working
with the government. Biden had
promised during his campaign to
reunite families separated by his
sunday, july 23 , 2023 . the washington post
predecessor. The administration
was issuing Magdalena a humani-
tarian visa, the lawyer told her,
and would fly her back to the
United States.
From there, things moved
quickly: She took a bus to
Guatemala City. She got a pass-
port. She stood in line at the U.S.
Embassy. A young diplomat past-
ed a visa on one of the pages.
Magdalena and her daughters
would be among the first few
hundred families reunified under
Biden.
<To undo the moral and nation-
al shame of the previous adminis-
tration,= the president had ex-
plained when he created a family
reunification task force his first
year in office.
Lawyers and volunteers
booked Magdalena a flight to
Nashville. By then, Wendy was 21
and had moved into an East
Nashville house with two cousins.
Magdalena assumed Mildred
would be in Tennessee, too. She
had heard stories on Guatemalan
radio about reunified families
who embraced outside airport
baggage claim areas. When she
landed in Nashville, she saw Wen-
dy and her cousins.
<I kept looking around,=
Magdalena said.
But Mildred wasn9t there.
Magdalena asked her lawyer
where Mildred was.
<There is a process,= the lawyer
explained.
The process was that Fernan-
dez, the judge, needed to sign off
before custody of Mildred could
be returned to Magdalena 4 and
he hadn9t. In 2018, after she was
deported, Magdalena signed pa-
perwork authorizing Crittenton
to care for her daughters.
<I did not know that signing
those papers would create a
guardianship that would be diffi-
cult to terminate,= she explained
in a deposition. <I signed those
papers because I could hear the
desperation in my daughters9
voices when I spoke to them, and
because I wanted my daughters to
be with a family until they could
be returned to me.=
She also didn9t know that Cali-
fornia has some of the most re-
strictive child protection laws in
the country 4 meant to safeguard
minors from abusive or negligent
parents. Now those laws, which
require that any decision on cus-
tody be in the <best interest of the
child,= were being used against
Magdalena.
Fernandez and Maria suggest-
ed in court hearings and deposi-
tions that in Mildred9s case, that
might mean not reunifying the
child with her biological mother.
<We9re going to need informa-
tion from the mother to explain to
the court why it is in the best
interest of her child to terminate
the California guardianship,=
Fernandez said, according to
court transcripts.
Maria raised questions about
Magdalena9s living situation.
She told a social worker that
Magdalena <would not give any
information regarding her
whereabouts and who she is liv-
ing with,= according to court fil-
ings. She <speculated that this
was probably because those indi-
viduals are undocumented.=
<Mrs. Pia reported that she
would like the department to
investigate the mother further,=
the social worker wrote in her
report.
8That9s your mom9
Being Mildred9s biological
mother, it turned out, wasn9t
enough to sway the foster agency
or the judge.
Magdalena was still scram-
bling to make her life in Tennes-
see. Under <humanitarian pa-
role,= the status given to more
than 500 parents who have been
reunified with their children un-
der Biden, her visa was limited to
three years.
She knew a judge could use
that temporary status against her.
Would the state consider her liv-
ing conditions to be in the <best
interest of the child?=
The answer wasn9t obvious to
Mildred, either.
<The truth is that I really didn9t
want to leave California,= Mildred
said. <I felt comfortable there.=
When a social worker asked
Mildred if she wanted to move in
with Magdalena, she demurred.
<At first she was scared to go to
Tennessee, as her foster home is
the only home she9s known for the
past five years,= the social worker
wrote in a deposition.
Some of the children who were
torn from their families at the
border have come to blame the
separation and subsequent trau-
ma on their parents. After initial-
ly joyful reunions, those relation-
ships, in many cases, have proved
difficult to rebuild.
<The children don9t know who
to trust,= one clinician told re-
searchers in 2019 as part of a
study on separated children sent
to foster care.
But Magdalena was sure she
could repair any damage. She
In 2018, after she was deported, Magdalena signed paperwork authorizing a foster care agency to care for her daughters. She didn9t know
at the time that California has some of the most restrictive child protection laws in the country and it would take years to get custody back.
Magdalena had written a statement to read aloud at the February hearing. <While we were detained
together, I did my best to protect my daughters,= she wrote. The hearing was later delayed until May.
decided there was only one thing
to do. In November, she flew to
California.
<To show everyone that we
should be together,= she said.
When Mildred saw her mother
for the first time in California, she
was 13. She retreated into her
foster mother9s arms.
<That9s your mom,= Maria en-
couraged her.
Eventually, Mildred inched
toward Magdalena. They hugged
and cried.
During the week-long visit,
they danced together in the kitch-
en of Magdalena9s Airbnb.
Magdalena let Mildred show her
around a shopping mall, and
marveled when she spoke to the
salesmen in English. Mildred
searched <Tennessee= on the in-
ternet and decided it was at least
as pretty as California.
By the end of their week to-
gether, Mildred told her social
worker and her foster parents
that she wanted to live with
Magdalena.
<I would be happier living with
my mom in Tennessee than with
my foster family,= she wrote in a
statement to the court.
But they still needed
Fernandez to sign off on the
change of custody. In the Decem-
ber hearing, he warned that if
lawyers or the foster care agency
tried to reunite Magdalena and
Mildred without his approval,
they would be breaking the law.
<You have no authorization to
relocate the child9s residence out
of state without further order of
the court,= he said, according to
the transcript.
He set another hearing for
February. By then, the Biden ad-
ministration had learned about
the case.
<This was always our night-
mare scenario,= said an official at
the Department of Homeland
Security, who spoke on the condi-
tion of anonymity because they
weren9t authorized to discuss in-
dividual cases. <There is a limit to
what we can do. It9s not in the
federal government9s hands.=
Making plans in Nashville
After the glow of her time with
Mildred in California, Magdalena
grew optimistic. Back in Nash-
ville, she bought a teddy bear and
plastic roses for Mildred, assum-
ing she would arrive soon. She
kept a ride to the airport on
standby. Next to her bed, she
taped a note from Mildred on the
wall.
<In spite of the difficulties
we9ve had together,= the child
wrote, <I know that the two of us
appreciate each other.=
Magdalena started writing the
statement she would submit to
the court.
<While we were detained to-
gether, I did my best to protect my
daughters,= she wrote. <For exam-
ple, while we were held in a frigid
holding area, I gathered bits of
aluminum in an effort to keep
Mildred warm.=
<I was then separated from
them and placed in shackles with
no explanation provided to me or
my young daughters. I vividly
remember my daughters crying
and asking to remain with me.=
Ahead of the February hearing,
her social workers held a confer-
ence call to consider their next
steps.
One social worker said Mildred
should pack her bags for Nash-
ville, just in case.
Mildred holds a sign at the Nashville airport after reuniting with,
from right, her sister, Wendy, and her mother, Magdalena.
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<We should start looking into
flights,= the social worker said.
<We can send extra boxes by
UPS.=
Another social worker inter-
rupted.
<I don9t want to say it9s 100
percent,= she said. <We don9t
know if we9re going to get a yes or
a no.=
When Magdalena hung up the
phone, she put her head in her
hands. She was sitting on her bed,
across from the teddy bear that
had been waiting for Mildred.
<They shouldn9t be thinking
about whether I can raise my
children or not,= she said.
She had spent the previous few
weeks thinking about how she
would help Mildred settle into life
in Nashville. Wendy had done the
same for Magdalena when she
arrived; both found the logistics
of navigating the city easier to
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talk about than their years apart,
which they hardly ever broached.
Now, Magdalena found the
school bus stop where she would
walk Mildred each morning. She
found the restaurants that served
Mildred9s favorite food.
She bought a large bed, so they
could share it. She stood up and
looked at the mattress, trying to
imagine the two of them lying on
it.
<Mother and daughter,= she
said.
More delay
Sitting at the picnic table out-
side the Comfort Inn, she listened
to her lawyer9s voice on the
phone.
The Zoom hearing was over.
She had missed it.
<The case has been delayed
until May,= Magdalena9s lawyer
told her.
<How is that possible?=
Magdalena gasped, her eyes wid-
ening in shock, then narrowing in
anger.
The lawyer explained that au-
thorities hadn9t finished a crimi-
nal-background check into
Magdalena.
<I9ve been here for only five
months, and all I do is work and
wait for my daughter,= she shout-
ed. <How could I be a criminal?=
Ramos had pleaded with
Fernandez to expedite the investi-
gation and the next hearing.
<Your Honor,= she tried, ac-
cording to court transcripts,
<would it be possible to get a
sooner date for the 4=
The judge cut her off.
<No. No. Thank you,= he said.
But Magdalena hadn9t been on
the phone to hear that exchange.
What she knew was that her
lawyers, too, had failed to reunite
her with Mildred.
<I feel sick,= she told them over
the phone. <I can9t do this. I need
to go.=
And she hung up the phone.
8You need to fight9
Over the next few weeks,
Magdalena tried not to think
about her daughter so much. But
the reminders jumped out at her.
Once a month, she took a bus to
El Quetzal, a Guatemalan conven-
ience store in East Nashville, to
send cash to the man who loaned
her money to pay the coyote in
2017. Six years after their journey,
she still owed several thousand
dollars.
Above the cashier, the sign in
Spanish said, <ATTENTION PAR-
ENTS: Please watch your chil-
dren.=
One Friday, she visited her
niece, Emiliana, at her apartment
nearby. Emiliana9s daughter Este-
fani, 14, was home from school.
Estefani and Mildred had been
close friends in Guatemala.
Emiliana pulled up a chair.
Like everyone else, she had unso-
licited advice for Magdalena.
<You need to go to California,=
she said. <You need to fight for
your daughter.=
Magdalena nodded. She had
imagined showing up at the
judge9s chambers and screaming
at him: <What if I took your child
from you?= But that seemed un-
likely to help.
The conversation turned to the
initial separation. Emiliana had
crossed the border around the
same time as Magdalena, but she
hadn9t been separated from her
daughter.
It was something Magdalena
had never been able to under-
stand. Why had one family been
separated but not the other?
<I wouldn9t let them take her,=
Emiliana said. <I told them, 8I9m
not going anywhere without my
daughter.9 =
A17
Magdalena said nothing. It
seemed ridiculous to think she
could have done more to avoid the
separation. She remembered the
weight of the handcuffs around
her wrists. But maybe Emiliana
was right, she thought. Maybe she
could have fought harder.
8I was wondering
if I could wait9
The next hearing was sched-
uled for the morning of May 11.
This time, Magdalena took the
call in front of the Clarion Hotel
in downtown Nashville, where
Wendy was working.
She heard the judge9s voice in
English.
<Do we have on the line the
mother, Ms. Magdalena Hernán-
dez Pérez?=
<I9m here,= Magdalena re-
sponded in Spanish.
She held the phone close to her
ear, trying to understand the rap-
id back-and-forth between the
judge and the lawyers. Then
Fernandez directed a question at
her daughter.
<Mildred, are you asking the
court to terminate the guardian-
ship placed over you?=
It was a question Magdalena
thought she knew the answer to,
but hearing it come from the
judge9s mouth made her shiver.
She knew the process was wear-
ing on Mildred, who was now less
than a month away from graduat-
ing from eighth grade. Magdale-
na had been in Tennessee for a
year without her daughter.
She knew Mildred9s decision
could be colored by the foster
family; by the desires of a teen-
ager sad to leave her friends in
California; by what social work-
ers working with the family called
<an immense amount of trauma=
from their separation.
There was a long pause. Five
seconds. Ten seconds. And then
there was Mildred9s voice coming
out of her tinny phone speaker.
<School is almost over, and I
was wondering if I could wait,=
the girl said.
Magdalena9s heart sank. She
wondered if it was enough doubt
to deter the judge.
After another pause, Fernan-
dez said he would allow Mildred
to graduate in California. She
could move to Tennessee in early
June.
<The court hereby orders that
the guardianship over Mildred
Hernández Pérez is terminated
effective June 9 of this year,=
Fernandez said.
And then the hearing was over.
The call ended. Magdalena stood
up in front of the Clarion hotel
and sobbed into Wendy9s shoul-
der.
8Why did God give me this
mother?9
Magdalena wore a red dress to
the airport. She held a sign in
English: <Welcome my girl. We
love you,= and two balloons that
said, 8Welcome back.9 =
Mildred was wearing jeans and
new Nike basketball shoes. She
hugged Magdalena outside the
baggage claim. It was, for a mo-
ment, exactly the scene
Magdalena had imagined.
<Total happiness,= she ex-
plained.
But Mildred was distant. She
stared out the window of the car
on the way to the apartment. Not
long after they arrived, she was
typing on her phone.
<I can9t tell what9s wrong with
her,= Magdalena said to Wendy.
<She won9t tell me anything.=
Mildred missed her foster fam-
ily. She spent her days in
Magdalena9s apartment alone
while her mother worked at the
hotel. She tried not to be angry,
but sometimes she couldn9t help
it.
<There are moments when I
think, 8Why did God give me this
mother?9 = she said. <But those
moments pass.=
She logged on to Facebook. On
Father9s Day, Moisés Pia recorded
a message for her.
<Mildred, I know that you miss
me. I know that you remember
your father.=
<I miss you guys a lot,= Mildred
responded. Her profile photo was
an image of her and Maria hug-
ging at the middle school gradua-
tion.
Mildred created an Instagram
account and posted a slide show
of the foster family.
<We are family,= she wrote.
When Mildred tried to explain
why she was sad in Tennessee, she
spoke about the palm trees in
Southern California and the near-
by beaches. Nashville, by compar-
ison, was boring.
But there was another thing
that was hard to say out loud to
Magdalena. She knew her mother
had fought relentlessly for them
to live together.
But being with her after so long
4 even hugging her at the airport
4 wasn9t as easy as Mildred had
hoped.
<It felt strange,= Mildred said.
<I hadn9t seen her for a long time.
I wasn9t used to her.=
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The World
BY S TEVE H ENDRIX
AND S UFIAN T AHA

naBLUs, West Bank 4 For more

Palestine reports attacks on West Bank medics
than 15 years, Yasser Antar has
been doing the dangerous work of Body armor is one of the most sought-after medical supplies, although it draws unwelcome attention to first responders
a medic in the West Bank, where
firefights, roadblocks and tear
gas are part of the job description.
But he has never been more
frightened than in recent
months, as spiking violence be-
tween Palestinian militants and
Israeli soldiers has put medics in
the crosshairs like never before in
his career.
Attacks by Israeli soldiers on
Palestinian medics, and interfer-
ence with their access to the
wounded, have more than qua-
drupled in the first half of 2023,
according to Antar9s employer,
the Palestinian Red Crescent So-
ciety.
The Red Crescent said Israeli
soldiers have physically assaulted
medics, targeted their ambulanc-
es with live ammunition, rubber
bullets and tear-gas canisters,
and blocked crews from access-
ing the injured or getting them to
the hospital. The group said it
recorded 193 incidents through
June, up from 47 cases in the
same period last year, a jump of
over 300 percent and surpassing
the 2022 total.
<Now, before we respond to
any call, we all shake hands and
hug and say goodbye,= said Antar,
39. <We don9t know if we will
come back.=
Antar spoke to Washington
Post reporters from his hillside
ambulance base overlooking the
West Bank city of Nablus. Be-
tween emergency calls, he and his
teammates sat on couches shar-
ing videos of their harrowing
outings. One clip showed tear-gas
canisters being shot directly at
Antar9s ambulance outside the
Balata refugee camp in June. PhoTos by lorenzo Tugnoli for The WashingTon PosT
Another was recorded by pan-
icked crew members as bullets
they said came from an Israeli
sniper pierced their ambulance
in November, barely missing an
oxygen tank. A third showed two
of the Nablus medics being
shoved and hit by Israeli soldiers
during a demonstration in Octo-
ber. One medic described his am-
bulance bursting into flames af-
ter a tear-gas canister was fired
into its front grill outside of Hu-
wara last month.
Imad Abu Jaish, a volunteer
physician, showed photos of a
deep bruise from being shot in
the arm by a rubber bullet even as
he was treating an elderly man
overcome by gas in January 2022.
He was wearing a Red Crescent
uniform jacket at the time.
<I had to leave that patient on
the ground,= he said.
The level of risk harks back to
two decades ago to the wave of
violence known as the second
intifada, when 12 medics were
killed, according to the Red Cres- reports of run-ins with Israeli patients9 access to health care
cent. When a British charity sur- lic until they were reviewed by treat injured Israelis, many of TOP: Ambulances are soldiers. more crucial than ever.=
veyed Palestinian paramedic the military attorney9s office. It them settlers, at the scene of West parked before a night shift <As there are more violent The Palestinians9 tally of viola-
crews earlier this month to assess found no records matching the Bank car accidents, Khatib said. at the Red Crescent events happening, there is always tions so far in 2023 do not include
their supply needs, one of the other incidents as having been His agency has a good working headquarters in Nablus, an increase in violations against Israel9s two-day raid on Jenin, its
most frequent requests was body reported to military authorities. relationship with Israel9s Magen West Bank, on July 15. our medical teams,= Khatib said. biggest military operation in the
armor. <The claim that Israeli security David Adom rescue service, he ABOVE LEFT: Paramedics But Khatib said the surge in West Bank in decades. The in-
<As a humanitarian and medi- forces prevent medical teams said. During army actions, offi- check a patient inside a incidents seems also to reflect a tense, block-by-block raids that
cal charity, to hear that bullet- from providing medical treat- cials with the International Com- house in Nablus on July 16. shift in Israeli tactics. He cites killed 12 alleged Palestinian mili-
proof vests was one of their most ment is untrue,= the IDF said in a mittee of the Red Cross help the ABOVE RIGHT: Israeli several reports of IDF vehicles tants and one Israeli soldier en-
urgent medical supply requests statement. <The IDF allows free Palestinian operations center in military stop an blocking or even pushing ambu- gulfed the Red Crescent crews
was pretty shocking,= said Mela- access to medical teams through- Ramallah coordinate the move- ambulance for checks on lances, including a case during who came from across the West
nie Ward, head of Medical Aid for out Judea and Samaria [the bibli- ment of Red Crescent ambulanc- July 15. Israel9s two-day incursion in Bank.
Palestinians, a London-based aid cal name of West Bank territo- es with Israeli authorities. Jenin in early July. Red Crescent officials said
and advocacy group that an- ries]. Moreover, during counter- That system has become <Such tactics we have not seen their teams were denied access to
nounced Tuesday a $24,000 ship- terrorism activities, dialogue is strained as violence has soared in before,= he said. the wounded on a number of
ment of vests and helmets for Red held with Palestinian officials, recent months, a period on track The Red Cross said it was occasions, including during a call
Crescent teams. with the aim of bringing to their to become the deadliest in the concerned about the spike in to pick up a woman who had gone
The Red Crescent said it filed attention potential risks, thereby occupied territories in decades. incidents against medical work- into labor. In one case, they said,
complaints on several of the re- helping to prevent harm to non- More than 150 Palestinians have ers this year and the subsequent soldiers took the keys to an ambu-
cent incidents with Israel De- combatants, among them medi- been killed in 2023, according to risk to their lifesaving mission. lance and confiscated the medic9s
fense Forces. The cases typically cal teams stuck in combat areas Palestinian health officials. Most <We reiterate that medical mis- cellphone.
disappear, Palestine Red Crescent that are subject to indiscriminate of the deaths have occurred in sions, through health care work- Three ambulances and crews
Society President Younis al-Khat- gunfire from armed terrorists.= armed clashes with IDF forces, ers, vehicles and facilities, must from Nablus spent two days in
ib said. Tensions have been a hallmark with Israel stepping up raids in be respected and protected at all Jenin during the incursion, sleep-
<We send them to military in- in relations between Palestinian pursuit of suspected militants times,= Sarah Davies of the ICRC ing when they could on their
vestigators, but we don9t hear medics and Israeli soldiers following a spate of deadly terror- delegation of Israel and the Occu- gurneys. Their new, bright-red
back,= said Khatib, a physician. throughout Israel9s 56-year occu- ist attacks against Israeli civil- pied Territories said in a state- body armor offered some com-
Asked to comment on the spe- pation of the West Bank and ians. ment. <If they are not, there may fort, they said, but the military-
cific incidents recounted by the Gaza. Some 22 Red Crescent staff With soldiers entering Nablus, be life or death consequences for style gear also raised alarms
Nablus Red Crescent team, the have been killed in the last two Jenin and other West Bank cities those who require medical treat- among some in the tense camps.
IDF confirmed that an investiga- decades, Khatib said, the last two almost nightly, Red Crescent dis- ment. This year, we have publicly <When we go in, some of the
tion had been completed into the being in Gaza in 2014. patchers have logged mounting shared our deep concerns about youths yell 8Undercover! Under-
alleged beating of the two medics But an uneasy accord has also calls for paramedics, which they increasing levels of violence in cover!,9 because of the vests,= said
in November, but it said those existed between the sides. Red relay to bases around the region. the West Bank. This violence medic Ameed Ahmad, 38. <Now
findings could not be made pub- Crescent ambulances regularly And with them have come more makes health care providers and we are a target for everybody.=

D ige s t

isRAeL
Israeli forces shoot
and kill motorist
Israeli forces on Saturday shot
and killed a Palestinian in
disputed circumstances in the
northern part of the occupied
West Bank 4 the latest in an
ongoing surge of violence that
has gripped the region.
The Israeli army said in a
statement that two Palestinian
men tried to drive a car into
soldiers at Sebastia near the city
of Nablus around midnight.
Soldiers opened fire, killing one
man and wounding the other,
the army said.
The Palestinian Ministry of
Health identified the man who
was killed as Fawzi Makhalfeh,
18. Palestinian media quoted
family members as saying that
the two did not target soldiers
but were ambushed while
driving and that the car was
riddled with bullets.
The mayor of Sebastia,
Mohammad Azem, said he was
one of the first to arrive at the
scene. He described bloody
carnage, with more than 50
bullet holes in the chassis. <He
was a university student,= Azem
said. <It was just so brutal.=
4 Associated Press
iNDiA
Thousands protest
assaults on women
Thousands of people, mostly
women, held a massive sit-in in
India9s violence-racked
northeastern state of Manipur
on Saturday demanding the
immediate arrest of those
involved in the harrowing mob
assaults on two women who
were paraded naked.
Leaders of religious and
women9s organizations
addressed nearly 15,000
protesters who also called for the
firing of Biren Singh, the top
elected official in the state,
where more than 130 people
have been killed since violence
between two dominant ethnic
groups erupted in early May. The
protest was held in
Churachandpur, a town 40 miles
south of Imphal, the state
capital.
A video showing the women
being assaulted triggered
widespread outrage.
4 Associated Press
Malaysia cuts short music fest
after British band slams anti-
gay laws, singer kisses male
bandmate: Malaysia9s
government on Saturday halted a
music festival after the lead
singer of British band The 1975
slammed the country9s anti-gay
laws and kissed a male
bandmate during their
performance. Fahmi Fadzil, the
country9s communications
minister, said Matty Healy9s
conduct late Friday at the start of
the Good Vibes Festival was
<very rude.= Healey used
profanity in his speech
criticizing the government9s
stance against homosexuality,
before kissing bass player Ross
MacDonald. Footage was posted
on social media and sparked a
backlash in the predominantly
Muslim nation.
Wildfire rages out of control on
Greek island of Rhodes: A large
wildfire burning on the Greek
island of Rhodes for a fifth day
has forced authorities to order
an evacuation of four locations,
including two seaside resorts.
About 2,000 people, including
tourists, were evacuated by sea,
fire department spokesman
Yannis Artopios said Saturday
evening. He said the hotels and
rented homes evacuated
<represent less than 10 percent of
the island9s tourist
accommodations.= He added that
all visitors had been evacuated
without incident.
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sunday, july 23 , 2023 . the washington post
Google, Meta battle Canada over law forcing them to pay for news
Trudeau9s government
accuses them of profiting
at local outlets9 expense
BY A MANDA C OLETTA
TORONTO 4 When Google
opened a new office in Kitchener,
Ontario, in 2016, it welcomed a
special guest.
Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau, who months earlier
swept to power in a campaign
that leveraged digital tools,
praised the tech giant for <al-
ways= working <very, very hard
not just to be a good corporate
citizen, but to be a strong and
active player in Canada.=
But now, Trudeau appears to
have a dimmer view of the com-
pany. His government is in a
high-stakes showdown with
Google and Meta, accusing them
of unfairly profiting at the ex-
pense of Canadian news outlets
and of using <bullying tactics= to
intimidate officials.
Canada9s fight echoes frustra-
tions in places around the world,
from Indonesia to California,
about power imbalances result-
ing from the tech giants9 domi-
nance. And so how the dispute
plays out here 4 who, if anyone,
blinks first 4 is being closely
watched.
At issue is Bill C-18, passed last
month as Canada9s Online News
Act, which aims to shore up a
struggling media industry by re-
quiring tech firms to compensate
domestic news publishers for the
content shared on their plat-
forms.
The tech companies have re-
sponded with threats and retalia-
tory moves. Meta reiterated a
commitment to block news on
Facebook and Instagram for us-
ers in Canada before the law goes
into effect, and the company can-
celed a $4-million fellowship pro-
gram for emerging journalists.
<The Online News Act is funda-
mentally flawed legislation that
ignores the realities of how our
platforms work, the preferences
For online searching, some turn from Google to TikTok and Reddit
BY T AYLOR L ORENZ
For a generation of internet
users looking for answers, Google
was the first stop. Google became
so associated with search that its
name became synonymous with
the act of seeking information
online. But there are signs that9s
changing.
<How I feel about the brand has
changed quite profoundly,= said
Clint Choi, a 26-year-old marketer
in London. <When I was just start-
ing to access the internet, Google
was an authority, but & the parent
company that owns Google has
misplaced the consumer9s trust.
We don9t see Google as the central
authority on search anymore.=
To be sure, Google is still a
dominant force in search. The
platform still holds 90 percent of
the search engine market, accord-
ing to SimilarWeb, a software and
data company. But increasingly,
users, especially Gen Z ones, are
complaining, and the signs of de-
cline are many.
In 2021, TikTok briefly de-
throned Google as the world9s
most popular domain, according
to Cloudflare, a web security firm.
About 40 percent of Gen Z 4 those
born between 1997 and 2012 4
prefers to discover information
on platforms other than Google,
according to data presented last
year by Prabhakar Raghavan, a
senior vice president at Google.
Google9s share of revenue from
search advertising in the United
States is expected to fall to 54 per-
cent this year, down from 67 per-
cent in 2016, according to eMar-
keter, a research firm.
Users bemoan the product9s de-
clining utility in viral tweets and
TikToks and trade information on
more reliable methods of hunting
down information. Google itself is
aware of this issue and recently
announced a slew of updates to
the service, including new AI-gen-
erated search results at its annual
conference.
<Google successfully helps peo-
ple with the billions of searches
they do each day, but we are
always working to make it better,=
said Danny Sullivan, Google9s
public liaison for search. <We9ve
continued to apply technologies
like AI to enable new ways for
people to search and make sense
of what9s out there. Where there9s
room to improve, we prioritize it,
exemplified by our work to bring
more helpful content from ex-
perts and everyday people into
search. Our rigorous evaluation
process ensures that these chang-
es really make search better for
people, and we continue to inno-
of the people who use them, and
the value we provide news pub-
lishers,= Meta said in a statement.
<As the Minister of Canadian Her-
itage has said, how we choose to
comply with the legislation is a
business decision we must make,
and we have made our choice.=
Google, for its part, objected to
the <unworkable= legislation that
requires <two companies to pay
for simply showing links to news,
something that everyone else
does for free.= The company
pledged to nix Canadian news
articles from its search function.
Analysts suggested that the in-
tended audience for the compa-
nies9 statements goes well beyond
Canada.
The companies9 <scorched
earth= approach is an effort <to
communicate to the rest of world
that 8if you touch this third rail 4
the formal institutionalized regu-
latory framework that covers our
operations 4 this is what we9re
going to,9= said Dwayne Winseck,
a professor at Carleton Univer-
sity9s journalism and communi-
cations school in Ottawa. <This is
a little warning shot.=
Canadian officials insist that
the legislation will go into effect
before the end of the year 4 after
they hash out the corresponding
regulations.
In the meantime, the federal
government has suspended ad-
vertising on Meta 4 it spent
roughly $8 million in the 2021-
2022 fiscal year. Several provinc-
es and telecommunications com-
panies have followed suit. The
financial impact may not be no-
ticeable for a company with an-
nual profits in the tens of billions,
but it is meant to send a message.
<Threats to pull news instead
of complying with the laws in our
country only highlight the power
that platforms hold over news
organizations, both big and
small,= Pablo Rodriguez, Canada9s
heritage minister, said in a state-
ment to The Washington Post.
The tech companies contend
that they drive valuable traffic to
news websites and that being
able to link freely to content is a
key part of an open internet. And
yet news publishers around the
vate and introduce new capabili-
ties.=
But these changes may not ad-
dress the fundamental issues be-
hind Google9s decline. Google
didn9t get to the position it9s in
overnight. As the company
ramped up its advertising op-
tions, useful search results were
demoted down the page in favor
of ads, experts say. The company
has also been plagued by SEO
spam, which crowds out relevant
search results, often AI-generated
or full of poor-quality informa-
tion, that are designed to rank
high on Google9s algorithm.
This combination of issues <has
weakened Google9s own ranking
system to the point where a link9s
presence among the top results
for a Google search is correlated
with scamminess, not relevance,=
Cory Doctorow recently wrote in a
blog post. <This is a vicious cycle:
the worse Google9s search results
are, the more they depend on
being the default search.=
Google users who spoke to The
Washington Post compared the
company9s search product to the
experience of hunting through a
bargain bin for a useful item or
searching for a needle in a hay-
stack. <Google9s content is very
much what Google wants you to
find rather than the right search
result,= said Ed Zitron, CEO of
EZPR, a media relations firm.
<Google has categorically failed as
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2020. The law aims to shore up a struggling media sector
by requiring tech firms to compensate domestic news publishers for content shared on their platforms.
world have been laboring to offset
lost advertising dollars 4 and
blame the tech giants9 dominance
in the digital ad sector.
<There9s global momentum for
these laws,= said Anya Schiffrin,
director of the technology, media
and communications specializa-
tion at Columbia University9s
school of international and pub-
lic affairs. <I don9t think they9re
going to save journalism perma-
nently, but I think they9re a long
overdue attempt to get what is
owed to these publishers.=
Canadian officials have calcu-
lated that more than 450 news
outlets have closed here since
2009 4 though their figure does
not account for new ones that
have been created.
Canada modeled its law after
an Australian one that passed in
2021. Facebook briefly blocked
news there 4 the pages of Aus-
tralian charities and health agen-
cies were also swept up, adding to
the backlash. Facebook later re-
lented after the government
tweaked the law.
Paul Deegan, chief executive of
a steward of the web, and over the
course of about 10 or 15 years,
[has] effectively just turned on
customers entirely. It9s almost as
if you have to trick Google into
giving you what you want.=
Users have developed a variety
of coping mechanisms to deal
with the shortcomings of the
product. Will Linker, an IT associ-
ate at a nonprofit in Baltimore,
said he noticed a marked shift
around five years ago. <You have
to do more digging than you had
to previously,= he said. <It used to
work, it used to actually help you
out right away.= Now, he makes
sure to use certain keywords in his
searches and usually scrolls past
the top results, which he says are
often spam. He noticed that the
question and answer site Quora
often ranks high, but rarely has
the information he9s seeking.
Others search for content on
other platforms. They search Red-
dit for whatever they9re looking
for, or append the word Reddit to
the end of their Google search,
knowing that a post on one of the
platforms9 many forums may have
a more useful answer than what
Google can dig up on its own.
Wikipedia, whose homepage
defaults to a search bar, is also an
increasingly popular search tool.
James Vincent, a Verge reporter,
wrote about his preference for the
Wikipedia app over Google last
year, declaring that <Wikipedia is
eZ re
TIffany HaGler-Geard/bloomberG/GeTTy ImaGes
News Media Canada, a group that
lobbied for Bill C-18, said a similar
détente is possible here, <if both
companies want to approach this
in good faith and in a spirit of
goodwill.=
For now, though, Canadian
news outlets are sharing guides
on how to find their journalism if
it9s blocked. And while many of
the main news organizations
back the law, some are lamenting
that the government9s effort to
bolster their industry could end
up doing the opposite.
Jeff Elgie, chief executive of
Village Media, which operates
several local news websites here,
said in a note to staff that he
shared on LinkedIn that this was
a <bad bill from the start,= a
message that <fell on deaf ears=
with the government.
If Google and Meta walked, he
added, <there would be no indus-
try left.=
Rodriguez told reporters this
month that Meta was <unreason-
able,= but he believed there was a
way forward with Google, and he
was confident the concerns of
actually one of the true wonders
of the internet: an honest-to-
goodness gift to humanity that,
despite its numerous failings, pro-
vides exponentially more utility
than harm in this shabby, fallible
world of ours.=
Annie Rauwerda, a content cre-
ator and founder of Depths of
Wikipedia, an Instagram page
that surfaces the most obscure
facts and posts from the service,
said Wikipedia fulfills a lot of the
function that Google initially
promised. <Wikipedia is constant-
ly updated, there9s standards for
the sources, so it9s very rare that
you find low-quality SEO farm
websites cited,= she said. Goo-
gling, she added, <should be so
simple, but it was absolutely anni-
hilated by SEO and random AI-
written stuff.=
Google isn9t just facing an ero-
sion of trust in its core product
because of SEO spam; it9s also
struggling to find its place in an
increasingly fragmented online
environment. Fifteen years ago,
search was the primary access
point to the broader web. Now,
not so much. More users are dis-
covering content on social plat-
forms such as TikTok, YouTube,
Instagram and more. <Internet
search as a tool of mass digital
exploration feels as if it is in the
rearview,= film curator Maya Cade
tweeted in March.
Sid Raskind, a content creator
both companies could be ad-
dressed through the regulatory
process.
A proposed set of regulations
released this month included a
<financial threshold= on pay-
ments under the law. Google had
cited <uncapped financial liabili-
ty= as one of its concerns. Critics
suggested the government was
caving on its legislation.
Google and Meta are less san-
guine about the ability of regula-
tions to resolve what they say are
fundamental problems.
<Our discussions with the gov-
ernment are ongoing, but we
continue to have significant con-
cerns about structural issues with
C-18 and we remain uncertain
they can be sufficiently addressed
through regulations,= said Google
spokeswoman Brianna Duff. <We
hope that the government will be
able to outline a viable path
forward.=
Meta called the legislation
<flawed.=
<Unfortunately, the regulatory
process is not equipped to make
changes to the fundamental fea-
IsTock
in Los Angeles, agrees. When he
looks for information, he9s much
more likely to seek content out on
TikTok. <It9s easier and more di-
gestible to watch something hap-
pen on TikTok quickly, than to sift
through a lot of info and hopefully
find the answer,= he said.
<People are more interested in
watching a video than reading an
article,= added Gigi Robinson, a
motivational public speaker who
said she had to search extensively
for information while completing
her master9s of science at Univer-
sity of Southern California in
2020.
Alex Stevens, a middle and high
school history teacher in Wiscon-
sin, said a growing number of his
students can barely search some-
thing effectively on Google any-
more. Instead, they seek out infor-
mation in video form, often on
YouTube or TikTok.
<They expect Google to operate
like Chat GPT,= Stevens said. <Stu-
dents don9t differentiate well be-
tween other students9 work and
trusted sources or useful sources.
It9s like the students want a singu-
lar answer, they9re not willing to
parse through information or en-
gage in synthesis.=
To navigate this shift, Google
has begun integrating more con-
tent from social media platforms
like TikTok directly into search
results. Recently, the company an-
nounced it would soon roll out
A19
tures of the legislation that have
always been problematic,= said
Meta spokeswoman Lisa Laven-
ture, <and so we plan to comply by
ending news availability in Cana-
da in the coming weeks.=
Under the new law, publishers
and tech firms that fail to reach
an agreement on compensation
must enter binding arbitration.
Google and Meta have previously
struck deals with publishers here,
but those deals are shrouded in
secrecy 4 and the companies
have suggested they will now tear
them up.
In parliamentary hearings in
Canada, analysts suggested alter-
native models for aiding the news
industry, including collecting tax-
es on the ad sales of tech giants in
Canada and funneling those dol-
lars into a journalism fund that
would be administered by an
entity independent of govern-
ment.
They also raised concerns that
the law benefits large broadcast-
ers at the expense of newspapers
and online publications. In 2022,
the parliamentary budget officer,
an independent body that pro-
vides financial advice to Parlia-
ment, estimated the news indus-
try could expect roughly $250
million a year from the digital
platforms in compensation 4
with 75 percent going to broad-
casters.
Peter Menzies, a former vice-
chair of the Canadian Radio-tele-
vision and Communications
Commission, told lawmakers last
year that the bill could do more to
hasten the decline of the media
industry than to save it by en-
trenching its <dependency not on
the loyalty of citizens, readers
and viewers, but upon the good
graces of politicians and the abili-
ty of offshore, quasi-monopoly
tech companies to remain profit-
able.=
Winseck called the Canadian
law <poorly crafted,= but he said
that <it9s a really bad situation,
where you have major corpora-
tions in a position where they just
refuse to abide by legislation
passed in a democratic society, no
matter how bad that legislation
may be.=
several AI-related updates to its
search functionality. Soon, when
users Googles something, they
may receive a clearly written, nat-
ural language answer composed
by AI.
But in a world where users
increasingly value authenticity,
those updates may not sway
enough users. <What people ex-
pect now is the type of authentic-
ity you9d get from a TikTok-like
experience,= said Sarah Latoza, a
technical program manager who9s
worked in online search for 15
years.
Those who have abandoned
Googling told The Post they have
no plans to return. Ed Button, the
housing director of a community
action group fighting poverty in
Missouri, said he9s <stepped away=
from Google and now uses Bing. <I
tell people that and they look at
me like I9m speaking Greek,= he
said. But he finds Bing more use-
ful and he likes that he can re-
deem the points he accrues from
using the service for gift cards.
<8I9m searching stuff all the time,
so why not get something out of
it?= he said.
Elan Ullendorff, a web designer
and educator in Pittsburgh who
teaches a class at the University of
Pennsylvania titled <Escape the
Algorithm,= has even gone so far
as to curate a public list of his
favorite boutique search engines.
<These homemade search engines
don9t have grand profit ambitions,
or they are small enough that
people don9t have monetary in-
centives to try and game their
algorithms,= he said. <That9s
where you can find the really good
stuff.=
He sees the next era of informa-
tion-sharing as one dominated by
humans. <Human curation is al-
ways going to be the best way to
get recommendations; we all
want to connect and express and
listen to other people,= he said.
<Unless we9re looking for super
cold hard facts, the way people say
things is as much a part of com-
munication as the things people
are saying.=
Ironically, the shift toward AI-
generated results could only make
Google feel even more automated
and less human, he said. Ullen-
dorff believes we9re at an inflec-
tion point with generative AI that
could make SEO spam look quaint
in comparison.
<As bad as Google is, it will get
worse [with the move toward AI],=
he said. <It will get better at ex-
tracting commodifiable informa-
tion, but letting you access hu-
manity? I think it9s only going to
get worse. I hope I9m wrong.=
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SPAIn from A1
PP led by Alberto Núñez feijóo,
a 61-year-old Galician, is con-
sidered the front-runner, but
polls suggest it may have to
form an alliance with Vox to
govern.
Just as in the United States,
classrooms in Spain have be-
come a battleground. Vox has
vowed to strip <ideology= from
schools, cultivate national
pride, let parents decide what
books their children read and
allow them to skip objection-
able lessons.
As Juan manuel Badenas, a
senior Vox official in Valencia,
explained it: <What we want is
for schools to teach so that chil-
dren can become good citizens
and good professionals, with
ideology according to their
family and according to their
traditions.=
<What they want is to go back
to francoism,= said Pau Ven-
drell, 43, Parral9s husband.
<They want to go back to a time
when diversity existed, but you
could not speak of it.=
During the franco era, Spain
imposed legal restrictions on
women in the workforce and
sent homosexuals to camps,
prisons and mental hospitals
for electroshock treatment.
five decades later 4 and follow-
ing five years of left-wing rule 4
the panorama could not be
more different. Children as
young as 16 can now change
their legally registered gender
without medical supervision
and obtain an abortion without
parental consent. An <only yes
means yes= law enshrines ex-
plicit sexual consent.
All are measures Vox has
vowed to try to repeal.
<Why do activists come and
tell things to children that they
shouldn9t know? To tell them
that they are not a boy or a girl,
that they could be something
else when it hasn9t even oc-
curred to them to think about
it?= Santiago Abascal, Vox9s na-
tional leader, said during
Wednesday9s debates in de-
nouncing Spain9s new trans-
gender law. <It9s a law that con-
fuses teenagers at the most dif-
ficult time in their lives.=
A taste of what could happen
under a national coalition of the
right can be found in Valencia
and other communities where
the center-right has struck pow-
er-sharing deals with Vox. In one
Spanish town, Vox politicians
have pulled funding for a play 4
<orlando,= the gender-bending
work by Virginia Woolf. In an-
other they have banned nonoffi-
cial flags 4 including the LG-
BTQ+ rainbow banner 4 from
public buildings.
Natalia Vélez, a mother of
two living in a town 50 miles
north of Valencia, said she
hopes it9s just the beginning of
Vox9s house cleaning. She re-
cently sought the advice of
Christian Lawyers 4 a con-
servative activist group 4 after
students at her 9-year-old son9s
school were asked to wear pur-
ple ribbons to promote aware-
ness of gender-based violence
against women. (Vox argues
violence has no gender, so wom-
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victims.) She also objected to a
lesson at her son9s school where
children were shown a video of a
boy who likes to paint his nails.
They say <that it9s normal, that
it has to be normalized,= she said.
But <it is easy to manipulate chil-
dren at such a young age.=
The election in Spain high-
lights how central and similar
the culture wars are in Western
democracies right now. In Spain,
a sweeping victory for conserva-
tives would also come as hard-
right parties have gained trac-
tion across Europe 4 including
in its three largest nations with
dark legacies of right-wing or
fascist dictatorships.
The far-right Alternative for
Germany party is surging in the
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lous nation, winning local elec-
tions and polling nationwide at
double the levels it had a year
ago. Italy last year elected its
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Italian Prime minister Giorgia
meloni, now a rising star on the
global stage, this month declar-
ing a new conservative wave
washing over Europe.
<The hour of the patriots has
arrived,= meloni said in a virtual
address this month in Spanish to
Vox voters in Valencia.
Vox began as 4 and remains 4
a party fixated on Spanish na-
tionalism, and it has skewered
the socialists for tactical arrange-
ments with Basque and Catalan
parties that have agitated for in-
dependence. But separatism
isn9t such a dominant theme in
this election, and polls suggest
that despite its regional victories,
Vox support nationally has flat-
lined at around 14 percent.
Yet it could still enter govern-
ment 4 and influence the na-
tional agenda 4 through an alli-
ance with the center-right.
feijóo had previously pledged
to try to avoid a deal with Vox 4 a
party that even some members of
his PP have dismissed as sexist,
homophobic and retrogressive
on the settled science of climate
change. more recently, though,
feijóo has suggested that his
agenda may dovetail with Vox9s
in some areas, such as the elimi-
nation of Spain9s Equality minis-
try.
<It is a surrender to machis-
mo,= Sánchez, whose party is
polling second, said during this
JAvIer sorIAno/AFP/geTTy ImAges month9s televised debates.
<They are only thinking about
the chance of being in govern-
ment now,= said Lluis orriols, a
political scientist at madrid9s
Carlos III University.
What would follow any coali-
tion deal would be horse-trading
between the PP and Vox on cabi-
net and policy. Some of Vox9s
positions, however, remain high-
ly controversial in Spain. Deniers
of man-made global warming,
Vox officials have pledged to fight
<climate delirium= by working to
remove Spain from the Paris ac-
cords, eliminate bike lanes and
undo water management limita-
tions imposed due to severe
droughts.
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platform includes a pledge to
abolish some <meteorological
agencies,= and in Valencia, politi-
cians have come out strongly
against the creation of a regional
climate change agency.
<I think it9s evident what the
risks are= if Vox enters govern-
ment, said Benito fuentes, a me-
teorologist with Spain9s meteoro-
logical agency.
<I don9t think they could abol-
ish the agency,= fuentes said, not
speaking for his employer. <But
they could reduce staffing, and
we would have to prioritize our
services & so it9s an indirect way=
of curbing climate studies.
The elections are to some ex-
tent a highly personal referen-
dum on the photogenic Sánchez,
who has been accused of priori-
tizing self-promotion over gov-
ernance and was seen as doing
poorly against his rival in a re-
cent debate.
But there is also a sense among
some in Spain that the socialists
are more broadly to blame for
their own decline 4 for bungling
some laws while overshooting
public opinion on others.
The <yes means yes= law that
went into effect in october, for
instance, was designed to give
rape victims more leverage in
legal cases by making the lack of
explicit consent a vital factor in
determining sexual assault cas-
es. But the law contained lan-
guage that ended up reducing
sentences for hundreds of jailed
sex offenders 4 a loophole that
prompted a rewrite, and Sanchez
to issue an apology to victims.
In some Spanish regions, left-
wing voters are abstaining from
voting in significant numbers.
Part of the feminist movement
has splintered, meanwhile, with
a section of it joining the ranks of
Harry Potter author J.K. rowling
by expressing outrage against
Spain9s new transgender law,
which they argue too easily al-
lows biologically born men to
enter safe spaces for women.
But Spanish liberals are un-
likely to forfeit real ground with-
out a fight.
In Náquera 4 a town of 6,200,
about 17 miles north of Valencia
4 one of the first acts of the new
Vox-dominated local council af-
ter may elections was to prohibit
nonofficial banners from city
hall, including gay flags. Several
hundred protesters marched in
response.
on a recent visit, a reporter
spotted five rainbow flags flying
from private balconies within a
few blocks of the main square.
Activists said those banners,
along with roughly 20 more in
other parts of town, had mostly
sprung up since the new law was
passed.
<The effect was the opposite=
of what they expected, said Igor
martin, 27, a nursing student and
gay activist in Náquera. <There
was much more union within the
town, and a rallying around peo-
ple9s freedoms. We9ve known
each other all our lives. We know
we belong here.=
Beatriz rios in Brussels and roser
Toll in Barcelona contributed to this
report.
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Forget the beach 4 to catch some rays, head to the Andes Mountains
K ASHA P ATEL
BY
Located near the western coast
of South America is a large plain
near the Andes Mountains, the
Altiplano of the Atacama Desert.
Standing at more than 4,000
meters high, this generally cold
and dry spot on Earth also re-
ceives more sunlight than any
other place on the planet 4
outshining locations that are
higher in elevation and closer to
the equator. In fact, the plateau
can see as much sun as Venus.
A recent study in the Bulletin
of the American Meteorological
Society measured a world record
of solar irradiance (the output of
light energy from the sun to
Earth) of 2,177 watts per square
meter on the Chilean Altiplano,
which is also the second highest
extensive plateau on Earth.
That9s much higher than the radi-
ation at the top of our atmos-
phere, which receives about 1,360
watts per square meter.
<It9s actually the radiation that
you will be receiving in summer if
you are standing up on Venus,=
said study author Raul Cordero, a
climatologist at University of
Groningen in the Netherlands.
He said that comparison is <in-
credible= because Venus is about
28 percent closer than Earth to
the Sun.
On average, the solar irradi-
ance on the plateau is around 308
watts per square meter, still the
highest worldwide. Cordero said
the solar energy potential in the
Altiplano is roughly, on average,
twice as high than in Central
Europe and the U.S. East Coast.
<If you are exposed to such a
high radiation danger, you have
to protect your skin,= said Corde-
ro. <At this particular location, for
people working there & they are
aware that the radiation was
high, but now we know how
really high.=
Satellite data have previously
shown this area receives the most
sunlight on Earth, but the new
study analyzed new measure-
ments to help explain why this
area experiences such extreme
radiation. The measurements
were conducted at the Chajnan-
tor Plateau in Chile, which is a
vast flat expanse standing at
more than 5,000 meters high and
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A Chilean plateau has been identified as the sunniest spot on Earth, and can see as much sun as Venus
Measurements taken at the Chajnantor plateau recorded a world record 2,177 watts of solar irradiance 4 or the output of light energy
from the sun to the Earth 4 per square meter at the Chilean Altiplano. Its average solar energy potential is twice as high as the East Coast.
means <lift off place.= It hosts
major astronomical projects in-
cluding the Atacama Large Milli-
meter/Submillimeter Array
(ALMA).
The team found the extreme
radiation can be traced back to
thin, high-altitude clouds in the
area.
Cordero explained that clouds
often block sunlight or reflect
radiation back into space, but
thin broken clouds at this loca-
tion can intensely focus the sun
on the surface in a phenomenon
known as forward scattering 4
like holding up a magnifying
glass to the sun. The study found
these clouds, typically cumulus,
cirrus or cirrostratus clouds, can
enhance solar radiation on the
surface by up to 80 percent com-
pared to cloudless conditions.
These clouds are most pro-
nounced in January and Febru-
ary during the summer in the
southern hemisphere. The mois-
ture that creates these clouds
comes from the Amazon, during
the South American monsoon.
<What was striking to me was
how large the value can get under
the conditions of forward scatter-
ing in Altiplano,= said TC
Chakraborty, an Earth scientist at
the Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory who was not involved
in the research. <This is an inter-
esting observational study of so-
lar extremes possible on our
planet, setting new records for
shortwave radiation at the sur-
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Seiji Kato, an atmospheric sci-
entist at NASA who was also not
involved in the research, was not
surprised at the study9s findings.
He said when solar irradiance is
transmitted through the atmos-
phere, it is absorbed by water
vapor and scattered by clouds
and aerosols. But a high elevation
place that is located above the
water vapor layer and has less
clouds and aerosols would re-
ceive more sunshine.
Cordero said these clouds
show up in other high-elevation
places too, such as the Himalayan
plateau, but they still don9t ex-
perience as high solar radiation
values.
For one, summer in the north-
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ern hemisphere is less intense
than its counterpart in the south-
ern hemisphere. During summer
in the southern hemisphere,
Earth9s orbit is closer to the sun
and reaches a point called perihe-
lion in early January. As a result,
solar irradiance is up to 7 percent
higher in the southern hemi-
sphere than the northern.
Second, the northern hemi-
sphere also has more ozone mol-
ecules from the surface to space
than the southern hemisphere.
Ozone molecules higher in our
atmosphere act as a natural sun-
screen and protect us from the
sun9s radiation.
The study, Kato pointed out,
also only looks at downward so-
lar irradiance, but there are other
A21
radiation sources to consider as
well.
For instance, he said the sur-
face also receives irradiance
emitted by the atmosphere,
which we can9t see and isn9t
useful for solar power. But when
clouds (especially low-level
clouds) are present in the atmos-
phere, he said that radiation
emitted by the atmosphere can be
greater than the radiation com-
ing directly from the sun on a
cloudless day. That9s also the
reason you may feel warmer
standing outside on a cloudy
winter night than on a clear
winter night.
If you were to add both the
solar irradiance and atmospheric
irradiance, data from the NASA
CERES satellite show that the
largest irradiance at the surface
occurs in an equatorial region
over the Pacific Ocean, said Kato,
who is also a member of the
satellite team.
The sunniest spots also don9t
always correspond to hottest
places, either. Another recent
study, written by Chakraborty,
determined the hottest (and cold-
est) cities in the world for human
discomfort, placing cities in Bah-
rain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and
Pakistan at the top for extreme
highs. Additionally, he and his
colleagues found that most of the
urban areas with extreme hot
and cold temperatures were gen-
erally in medium to small cities.
<Solar radiation does generally
relate to temperature & but there
will be exceptions though,= he
said.
Cordero explained that air and
surface temperatures depend on
a lot more than just solar radia-
tion. For instance, the atmos-
phere near the Altiplano is rela-
tively cool because of its high
elevation. The adjacent Pacific
Ocean, which receives water cur-
rents near Antarctica, also helps
keep the area cooler than land
near warmer oceans like the
Mediterranean seas. Vegetated
areas may also be cooler than dry,
arid surfaces because the plants
cool the surface through evapo-
transpiration.
The Altiplano is <not affected
by heat waves in the case of
Bahrain, Middle East or the Med-
iterranean region,= said Cordero.
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Megan Mcardle
The real threat
to Hollywood9s
workers?
You and me.
here is a specter haunting Hollywood: Spoti-
T fy Syndrome. That9s not what they9re calling
it, of course. But when you drill down
beneath the current strike, past the argu-
ments about streaming residuals, the size of writers9
rooms, and the use of artificial intelligence to write
scripts or simulate actors, you end up at the bedrock
problem of technological transformation.
Streaming is remaking the film and television
industry9s delivery systems. AI might well upend its
production function. That9s why actors and writers
are out on strike together for the first time in more
than 60 years. They believe that unless they do
something drastic, these changes will leave many of
them unable to make a middle-class living. And they
can point to striking examples of how that9s already
happening 4 the screenwriter surviving endless
revisions on side gigs and student loans, the critical-
ly acclaimed series that paid its star a fraction of the
residuals he once earned for guest appearances on a
network show.
It9s easy to spin a classic Hollywood tale out of this,
of Joe Ordinaries who just want to protect their
families and homes against that stockest of stock
villains, the Greedy Corporate Boss. And hey, that9s
not all wrong. Studio bosses are greedy, not to
mention notorious for using accounting tricks to
avoid paying out their contracts.
But of course, the best movie villains aren9t just
evil for the sake of being evil; they have a compelling
motivation. Hollywood9s corporate bosses are play-
ing hardball at least in part because they, too, are
genuinely terrified of what all this technological
change is doing to their industry.
The money that used to support
artists got transferred back to the
pockets of consumers who pay
peanuts for downloads or a
streaming subscription, and have
ûercely resisted all attempts to get
them to pay more.
Streaming ate DVDs, which used to be a major
revenue source, and now it9s threatening to eat cable,
too. Disney9s Bob Iger has started publicly musing
about ditching his television assets, and he9s prob-
ably not the only CEO who9s thinking along these
lines. The anonymous (but reachable) author of an
industry newsletter called the Entertainment Strat-
egy Guy told me, <In the 2025-2030 period, when the
cable decline really starts to bite, I think the pie
across TV and film will be smaller than it was in 2015
or 2010.=
Which brings us back to Spotify Syndrome: the
internet9s tendency to take big chunks of corporate
revenue and transform them not into profits but into
consumer surplus.
I call it Spotify Syndrome because the music
industry provides the most vivid example. Adjusted
for inflation, recording revenue has fallen by about
one-third since it peaked in 1999. And that9s actually
good news, because before streaming services like
Spotify came along, piracy had the industry teeter-
ing on the brink of extinction. In 2015, total
recording revenue was not quite one-third of what it
had been in 1999.
Streaming stopped the bleeding by making music
so cheap that piracy wasn9t worth the risk of legal
complaints or virus-infected downloads. Unfortu-
nately, it wasn9t such a good deal for many musi-
cians, who complain that they can9t afford to live on
the paltry payouts from streaming. It isn9t even a
good deal for Spotify, which still hasn9t turned an
annual profit since the company was founded in
2006.
So who got the money that used to support
musicians? You. And I. And everyone else who no
longer buys cassettes or CDs. All that value got
transferred back to the pockets of consumers who
pay peanuts for downloads or a streaming subscrip-
tion, and have fiercely resisted all attempts to get
them to pay more. With piracy always lurking as an
alternative, there9s no real way for music sellers to
make them.
Movies and television are vulnerable to the same
forces. The internet clearly wants to compress the
old distribution channels into a maximum of two:
theatrical release and streaming. And as the Enter-
tainment Strategy Guy told me, <There9s no way that
is going to make as much money as the old system.=
That reality was temporarily softened by near-
zero interest rates, which made it easy to finance a
streaming land-grab without shorting more tradi-
tional productions. Now, however, interest rates are
rising, and investors are getting real. Netflix is one of
the few major streaming services turning a profit,
yet its stock dropped sharply on Wednesday after a
disappointing earnings release. Most of the others
are losing vast sums.
Many writers and actors understand the eco-
nomic problem, of course. In fact, it9s one reason
they9re so mad: They blame the executives for letting
it happen. After all, bosses made the lousy streaming
deals that taught customers to expect premium
content at rock-bottom prices. Why should creative
talent pay the price for their mistake?
Yet it9s hard to see what realistic plan could have
vaccinated Hollywood against Spotify Syndrome.
With money so cheap, a streamer or studio that tried
to keep prices high would have found itself undercut
by new competitors. Or by other emerging forms of
on-demand entertainment, from PlayStation to Tik-
Tok. Especially after the pandemic drove everyone
indoors.
Ultimately, recriminations are beside the point.
No matter who the villain is, artists can9t recover
what they9ve lost from producers if the producers
don9t have it. It9s the consumers who are making out
like bandits here, and they9re not giving the money
back.
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Opinion
8Barbie9 and 8Oppenheimer9
tell the same terrifying story
BY T YLER A USTIN H ARPER
GRAPHICS BY A MANDA S HENDRUK
or months, the looming box office war
F between <Barbie= and <Oppenheimer= has
provided endless social media fodder. The
flood of jokes, which have taken the form of
Twitter threads and movie poster mash-ups, cash in
on the supposedly radical difference between these
two films: One is a grave, highly stylized biopic of
the man who helped invent nuclear weapons, while
the other is a whimsical live-action movie about a
child9s toy. <Barbenheimer,= as the internet phenom-
enon has been dubbed, has generated its own
Wikipedia page, not to mention an entire cottage
industry of merchandise.
As an unabashed enthusiast of all things lowbrow,
I9ve delighted in the campy, mindless confection of
Mattel-meets-mushroom-cloud content that this nu-
clear meet-cute has produced. As an environmental
studies professor who has spent a lot of time studying
the history of science and technology, however, I9ve
found <Barbenheimer= strikes a darker chord.
The underlying premise of all the jokes 4 that
these films come out on the same day but are about
hilariously different subjects and have wildly differ-
ent tones 4 is misguided. The two movies actually
have a fundamental, and disturbing, common
ground. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the man behind our
nuclear age, and Barbie 4 a toy that takes more than
three cups of oil to produce before it lingers in
landfills around the world 4 both tell the story of the
dawn of our imperiled era.
<Barbie= and <Oppenheimer= each offer a window
into the creation of the Anthropocene, the suggested
term for our present geological epoch, in which
human beings have become the most significant
influence on the natural environment at a planetary
scale.
That story began 4.5 billion years ago, when Earth
formed into a rocky mass from a swirling mixture of
dust and gas. Those rocks now hold important
markers of our planet9s history.
But we don9t need to go that far back. The
Cambrian period, when multicellular life started to
proliferate, began only a few hundred million years
ago. The start of the Cambrian 4 or any geological
time frame 4 is decided when there9s a clear change
in the physical characteristics of rock layers. These
changes are called stratigraphic markers and are
explained in the chart below:
about 542 million years ago, a worm-like organism
dug burrows in the earth. |e fossils of those burrows are
the stratigraphic marker of the Cambrian period.
geologiCal eXaMPleS OF
PerioDs STraTIgraPHIc MarKerS haPPening
Fossilized burrows
CaMBrian
life forms
500 million years ago
orDoViCian
fossils of small sea colonies mark
silUrian the start of the Devonian period.
Floating colonies
DeVonian
400 million
a type of jawless eel notes the
beginning of the next period ...
Jawless
CarBoniferoUs eels
... and the next ...
300 million another
PerMian jawless eel
... and the next.
Yes. More creepy eels
triassiC
breaks apart
200 million years ago
JUrassiC
Dinosaurs
rule the
CretaCeoUs
100 million
asteroid levovers
Paleogene
iridium from an asteriod marks
the start of the Paleogene period.
neogene
QUaTernarY: our current geological period
Periods are divided into smaller units 4 also by
stratigraphic markers 4 called epochs. our current
period has two: the Pleistocene and holocene.
2.6 million years ago
PleistoCene
12,000 end of the last ice age
years ago
HOlOcene
our current epoch
Microplastics
Today or radioactive
isotopes?
experts are debating whether things like radioactive
isotopes or microplastics could be the stratigraphic
markers of a new epoch: the anthropocene.
the washington post
The age of nukes and plastic
The Atomic Age began in the red pre-dawn of New
Mexico. A group of scientists and soldiers gathered
in the barren landscape of the Jornada del Muerto to
behold the <Gadget.= Jornada del Muerto 4 literally
translated as <Route of the Dead Man= 4 is the name
bequeathed by the conquistadors to describe this
What9s
90-mile stretch of waterless desert. Unknown to the
colonizing Spanish, that name would prove prophet-
ic centuries later. At 5:29 a.m. on July 16, 1945, the
Vast <Gadget= exploded half an hour before sunrise.
Watching a spectacle worthy of a god, Oppenheimer
appear
worried that man had become one. Exactly three
weeks later, a ball of light consumed the cloudless
Hiroshima skyline. That summer marked the first
significant introduction of plutonium-239 into the
atmosphere.
In the years to follow, the United States, the Soviet
Union and the United Kingdom conducted an
additional 456 atmospheric nuclear tests, 67 of
which took place at the Marshall Islands.
This included the largest U.S. nuclear test ever
conducted, code-named Castle Bravo, which hol-
lowed out a mile-wide crater in the Bikini Atoll9s reef.
Across the island chain, vaporized radioactive coral
descended as fallout, leaving many Marshallese 4
some of whom had already been evacuated from
their homes 4 with health consequences that
continue today.
On Aug. 5, 1963 4 18 years after that day in New
Mexico, and one day before the anniversary of the
Hiroshima bombing 4 the United States, the Soviet
Union and the United Kingdom banned atmos-
pheric nuclear testing.
Half a century later, members of the Anthropo-
cene Working Group 4 a body of scientists tasked
Pangea with identifying the start of a new, human-
influenced geological epoch 4 began studying the
viability of radioactive isotopes produced by nuclear
testing as potential stratigraphic markers. They
found plutonium-239, which tends to both endure
and penetrate the darkest recesses of the ocean, to be
a strong candidate.
Yet, the 1950s was not only the decade of plutoni-
earth um. It was also the decade of plastic.
The war was over, and Americans were being
promised <better things for better living . . . through
chemistry.= Only days before Hiroshima was con-
sumed by a second sun, the president of DuPont
advised his employees that Americans, drunk on
peace and whose homeland was largely untouched
by the war, would crave new trinkets and luxuries.
In the 1940s, DuPont had played a part in bringing
about the war9s end, producing the plutonium
required to make the atomic bomb at its Hanford,
Wash., facility. Now that the global conflagration
had ended thanks to that plutonium, DuPont turned
its attention to plastics and the mass production of
consumer goods. The company had begun making
polyethylene at scale in 1944, which was soon hailed
by Fortune as <the fastest growing plastic on the
market.= By 1951, polypropylene would join its ranks
as a new wonder material that would help bring
about the transformation of consumer manufactur-
ing in that decade.
In the spring of 1959, one of the most famous
consumer goods in world history emerged at a New
York City toy fair. Produced from polyvinyl chloride
4 colloquially known as PVC 4 the inaugural Barbie
came in blonde and brunette. More than a quarter of
a million dolls were sold in the first year.
Almost 65 years later, Barbie remains one of the
most recognizable American brands on the planet,
with approximately 100 dolls being sold every
minute. Polyethylene, polypropylene and polyvinyl
chloride remain the three most common variants of
synthetic plastics in the world, and are among the
primary <techno-fossils= that help distinguish the
Anthropocene from prior epochs in Earth9s past.
The widespread introductions of plutonium and
plastic into the geological record are deeply inter-
twined. Perhaps the most substantial difference
between <Barbie= and <Oppenheimer= lies only in
their respective approaches toward their common
. sunday, july 23 , 2023
Molly Magnell for the Washington Post
Paciûc Ocean
castle Bravo crater
1.5 miles
B i Ki ni at ol l
(Marshall Islands)
Copernicus sentinel Data 2017/gallo/getty images
at Bikini atoll, a crater remains from the largest ever
U.s. nuclear test.
Plastic production and nuclear testing
took of aver 1950
global plastics production
Million tons
400
Polymer resin
300
and ûbers
200
100
0
1950 2020
Plutonium fallout
PBq m-2
2.0
radioactive plutonium
1.5
in the environment as
1.0
a result of nuclear tests.
0.5
0
1950 2020
sources: our World in Data based on geyer et al. (2017) and the
oeCD global Plastics outlook; C. n. Waters et al. (2016), science.
subject matter 4 a difference in attitude that
ultimately reflects our own. As war rages in Eastern
Europe and we find ourselves, again, living in the
shadow of the bomb, renewed nuclear anxiety has
wrestled with climate anxiety for our collective
attention. On one hand, we have the spectacular
visibility and exceptionalness of the bomb 4 its
mushroom cloud occupies the fuzzy boundary be-
tween the sublime and the satanic. On the other, we
have a climate crisis spurred in part by the everyday-
ness of oil-saturated plastic products such as Barbie,
goods so omnipresent in our lives that their harms
are almost invisible to us 4 unlike the bomb, they
produce delight rather than dread.
In the new <Barbie= film, an older woman
imparts a piece of wisdom to Margot Robbie9s
titular character: <Humans have only one ending;
ideas live forever.= The recent news that scientists
have selected a lake in the Canadian wilderness 4
riddled with traces of pollution, waste and radioac-
tive fallout 4 as the proposed start to the Anthropo-
cene signals that the immortality of ideas is more
than just a pretty thought: It9s a reality in a world
where humanity has baked its worst vices into the
Earth9s geological record. Despite their apparent
differences, both <Barbie= and <Oppenheimer= tell
the story of core ideas of the 20th century:
accelerating militarism and unbounded consump-
tion, ideas that might well outlive our species in the
form of plastic and plutonium9s lingering traces
across our fragile planet.
tyler austin harper is an assistant professor of
environmental studies at Bates College. amanda
shendruk is a Post visual opinions journalist.
sunday, july 23 , 2023 . the washington post
In the House, it9s open season on LGBTQ Americans
his House Republican majority
T has turned even the most routine
functions of government into di-
visive spectacles.
The GOP this month blew up the an-
nual defense authorization bill 4 which
had enjoyed overwhelming bipartisan
support 4 by trying to turn it into a
vehicle for blocking abortion access, ban-
ning books, honoring Confederate gener-
als and dismantling racial diversity
initiatives.
This past week, Republicans took the
normally sleepy markup of the humdrum
Transportation, Housing and Urban De-
velopment appropriations bill and turned
it into a vehicle for overt bigotry against
gay and lesbian Americans.
Republicans on the Appropriations
Committee combed through all 2,680 ear-
marks that had been cleared for inclusion
in the bill by Republicans and Democrats,
then issued an amendment striking pre-
cisely three of them 4 all programs pro-
viding housing and related assistance for
those in need in the LGBTQ+ community.
To add insult to injury, the amendment
also banned the display of <extraneous
flags= (read: Pride flags) at funded facili-
ties and forbade discrimination <against a
person who speaks or acts in accordance
with a sincerely held religious belief or
moral conviction of what constitutes tra-
ditional marriage.=
But discriminating against LGBTQ+
people is apparently a-okay.
Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), champion-
ing the anti-gay amendment, didn9t
conceal his ugly intent. He alleged with-
out evidence that the programs <groom
young children.= He likened the programs
to the Ku Klux Klan and said the programs
support communists. His spokeswoman
didn9t respond to my request to substanti-
ate the congressman9s allegations.
Democrats denounced the <hateful=
amendment, as Rep. Mike Quigley (Ill.)
called it.
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), who is gay,
made a powerful, personal appeal. <If you
were to take away earmarks because they
went to the NAACP or the Urban League,
you would, rightfully so, be called racist
bigots!= he shouted. <But when you do it to
the LGBT community, it9s another frickin9
day in Congress.=
Pocan spoke of when he received a
piece of mail with the words <Dead
Faggot= over his photo, and when he was
once beaten bloody and unconscious with
a baseball bat after leaving a gay bar. <This
is what you guys do by introducing
amendments like this,= he said, adding
that the action was <spitting on every
single person who is LGBTQ+.=
Repeatedly, Harris rose to demand that
Democrats9 words be <taken down= for
impugning his motives. His hysterics
forced Appropriations Committee Chair-
woman Kay Granger (R-Tex.) to call a
series of recesses, causing the hearing to
drag on for hours.
But Harris9s own words impugned his
character more than any Democrat9s
could. The 30 other Republicans on the
committee, witnesses to this ugly specta-
cle, had not one but two chances to dis-
tance themselves from such flagrant dis-
crimination. But in a pair of party-line
votes on the amendment, they instead
planted themselves firmly on the side of
prejudice.
But he9s OUR bigot
With irony in short supply, Republi-
cans went from the scene of Harris9s
bigotry to the House floor 4 where they
denounced bigotry. This particular type
of bigotry was different, however, because
it came from a Democrat.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (Wash.) had
called Israel a <racist state= over the week-
end. After dozens of her Democratic col-
leagues and House Democratic leaders
denounced her statement, she issued an
apology and clarified that <I do not be-
lieve the idea of Israel as a nation is racist.=
Still, House Republicans, sensing a po-
litical opportunity, rushed to the floor
with a resolution affirming that <the State
of Israel is not a racist or apartheid state=
and that <Congress rejects all forms of
antisemitism and xenophobia.= Noble
sentiments both (it9s one thing to call the
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Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.).
Netanyahu regime racist but entirely dif-
ferent to so brand the entire Jewish state),
and the resolution passed by an over-
whelming 412-9 vote. Jayapal herself was
among the ayes.
Only one lawmaker spoke on the floor
against the resolution: Rep. Rashida Tlaib
(D-Mich.). Unlike Jayapal and Rep. Ilhan
Omar (D-Minn.), who showed contrition
and sought conciliation after causing of-
fense, Tlaib, as I have detailed, has been
an unrepentant antisemite. She contin-
ued in that dishonorable tradition on the
House floor this past week, absurdly
claiming as an example of Israel9s racism
that Israel9s president <has long advocat-
ed against interracial marriage.= (His ac-
tual concern is about the loss of Jewish
identity in interfaith marriages.)
Tlaib9s bigotry is no more acceptable
than Andy Harris9s. Happily, Democrats
made clear that they won9t defend the
haters in their party just because they
have the letter D after their names. Would
that Harris9s colleagues had the same
courage.
Fresh from its pious denunciations of
antisemitism, the House Judiciary Com-
mittee proceeded with a hearing two days
later featuring Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now
a prominent antisemite. Days before his
House appearance, Kennedy had alleged
that covid-19 could be a <bioweapon= that
was <ethnically targeted= to spare <Ashke-
nazi Jews and Chinese.= But this is a bigot
Republicans are happy to tolerate 4 be-
cause he9s mounting a primary challenge
to President Biden.
Kennedy, at the hearing of the <weap-
onization= subcommittee, labeled the
charges of bigotry <defamations and ma-
lignancies that are used to censor me.=
But they are his own words. He previ-
ously suggested that public health restric-
tions during the pandemic were worse
than life for Jews in Nazi Germany, be-
cause <you could hide in an attic, like
Anne Frank did.=
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) tried to
defend Kennedy9s vile comments, enter-
ing into the record a medical study that
Kennedy said supported his claims. But
the study said nothing about ethnic tar-
geting or bioweapons.
Kennedy9s crackpot ideas go well be-
Front and center
EZ RE
Dana Milbank
yond covid to the debunked claim that
childhood vaccines cause autism, that
WiFi causes <leaky brain,= that chemicals
in the water supply might turn children
transgender, that AIDS might not be
caused by HIV, that Republicans stole the
2004 election and that 5G networks are
used for mass surveillance.
But Republicans on the panel accepted
at face value Kennedy9s claims that he9s a
victim of government censorship 4
claims he incongruously has made in his
many media appearances, in tweets to his
2 million followers and, of course, in last
week9s televised congressional hearing,
carried live on Fox News. (Unhelpfully to
the Republicans, Kennedy also testified
that he was censored by the Trump
administration.)
The weaponization panel9s Republican
chairman, Rep. Jim Jordan (Ohio),
opened the hearing with an example of
the <censorship= of RFK Jr.: a 2021 tweet
in which Kennedy said baseball great
Hank Aaron9s death was <part of a wave
of suspicious deaths among elderly close-
ly following administration of covid
vaccines.=
Jordan said Kennedy was <just point-
ing out facts= in the tweet, yet the Biden
administration was <trying to censor the
guy who9s actually their Democratic pri-
mary opponent.=
In reality, Aaron9s death, from natural
causes, wasn9t suspicious. And Kennedy
wasn9t Biden9s primary opponent in 2021.
More to the point, committee Democrats
noted that Twitter never took down the
tweet, which remains online to this day.
Apparently, Jordan and Kennedy have
both lost their minds as well as their
decency. Must be something in the water.
The Committee to Investigate
Hunter Biden9s Genitals
House Republicans would like you to
know that they are not 4 repeat, not 4
obsessed with the president9s son Hunter.
No sirree.
<We don9t care about Hunter Biden,=
Rep. William Timmons (R-S.C.) said at
this past week9s hearing on 4 you guessed
it 4 Hunter Biden, held by the House
Oversight Committee. <We care about our
country9s national security decisions and
whether our president is compromised.
That9s why we9re here.=
Timmons9s disavowal of an infatuation
with Hunter Biden, the latest of many
such ritual denials by House Republicans,
might have been more persuasive if it had
not been followed, a mere 46 minutes
later, by a public display in the committee
room of nude photos of Hunter Biden
engaging in sex acts.
<I would like to let the committee and
everyone watching at home that parental
discretion is advised,= Rep. Marjorie Tay-
lor Greene (R-Ga.) said cheerily before
displaying, for a live television audience,
three posters featuring blown-up images,
Michael De aDDer
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apparently taken from Biden9s laptop, of a
nude woman Greene called a prostitute
servicing the president9s son in a variety of
ways. The private parts were blacked out,
but not Biden9s face.
<Hunter recorded multiple sex tapes
with a prostitute he had paid for out of his
law firm9s bank account,= announced one
of the posters.
So this is how Republicans show that
they <don9t care about Hunter Biden.=
The committee9s ranking Democrat,
Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.), protested.
<Should we be displaying this,
Mr. Chairman?=
Evidently, Chairman James Comer
(R-Ky.) thought they should, because he let
Greene exceed her allotted time by 50 per-
cent and did not interrupt nor reprimand
her for the pornographic display.
It was yet another low for House Re-
publican <investigators.= They continue
to come up empty in their hopes of prov-
ing President Biden corrupt. So why not
display photos of his son, at the height of
his drug addiction, having sex?
<Today9s hearing is like most of the
majority9s investigations and hearings,=
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) said after
Greene9s vulgarity. <A lot of allegations,
zero proof, no receipts, but apparently
some dick pics.=
Last month, the president9s troubled
son reached a deal with federal prosecu-
tors in which he will plead guilty to two
minor tax crimes and admit to a gun
charge. Comer declared it a <sweetheart
deal= 4 and said he had two <whistleblow-
ers= who could prove that Hunter Biden
got favorable treatment because of his
father.
With great fanfare, he brought them
before the committee Wednesday: two
IRS agents (one dramatically advertised
as <Whistleblower X=). The pair did testify
that they believed prosecutors had gone
easy on Biden for political reasons. But
once again, Comer9s witnesses didn9t have
the goods.
Their complaints about how prosecu-
tors were handling the Biden case began
in 2019 and continued in 2020, during the
Trump administration. That9s when, the
whistleblowers alleged, <junior varsity=
prosecutors in the Justice Department
were engaged in <election meddling= to
benefit the elder Biden.
So Trump9s DOJ tried to throw the 2020
election to Biden by giving his son kid-
glove treatment? Makes total sense.
There was also the inconvenient matter
of the prosecutor who struck the deal with
Hunter Biden being a Trump appointee 4
and that Trump-appointed prosecutor9s
contradiction of the whistleblowers9
claims.
The whistleblowers wanted to charge
Biden with multiple felonies, but the
prosecutor disagreed 4 and that9s a rath-
er common occurrence. The lead whistle-
blower, Gary Shapley (Whistleblower X,
a23
Joseph Ziegler, works for him), admitted
that government lawyers have disagreed
with his prosecution recommendations
90 percent of the time.
And what does all this have to do with
the bribery, money-laundering and
influence-peddling that Comer accuses
President Biden of? Not much. Once
again, Comer9s committee was left with
nothing but its own wild allegations.
<The American people can see plain as
day the corruption, bribery and criminal
actions of the Biden family,= Timmons
alleged (though even he admitted there
was no <direct evidence= implicating the
president). <We are here to do the jobs
that the DOJ, the FBI and the IRS refused
to do.=
And that job is to show a lot of photos of
Hunter Biden in flagrante delicto.
A textbook case of
an Anti-Education Committee
Earlier this year, 161 House Republi-
cans, or nearly three-quarters of the cau-
cus, voted to eliminate the Education
Department. Those voting to remove the
federal government entirely from educa-
tion included a supermajority of Republi-
cans on the House Education and Work-
force Committee.
It9s the equivalent of having a superma-
jority of Republicans on the Armed Ser-
vices Committee in support of abolishing
the military.
This might explain why the Education
and Workforce Committee has been con-
spicuously unproductive this year.
Though it has had numerous hearings on
culture-war issues, it has held only five
markups in seven months, producing just
six bills that are remotely education-
related: asserting <parents9 rights,= block-
ing transgender athletes and President
Biden9s student debt relief, protecting
sugar-added whole milk in schools 4 and
two bills opposing the use of school facili-
ties to shelter <aliens.=
That last one appears to be a solution in
search of a problem. Yet this past week,
the House took up its second bill in as
many months combating the supposed
scourge of schools sheltering migrants.
<In May, New York City contemplated
an unthinkable action: They planned on
using public elementary and secondary
schools to house migrants seeking asy-
lum,= Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), chairman
of the Rules Committee, said as the latest
bill (blocking federal funds for schools
that shelter migrants) came through his
panel last week.
Planned? Has any school actually
housed migrants? Rep. Virginia Foxx
(R-N.C.), chair of the Education and Work-
force Committee, had apparently not
bothered to find this out. She blithely
claimed it was happening <in blue-state
strongholds across the nation= (where,
she imagined, these <adult males= endan-
ger schoolchildren).
Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.)
told Foxx there is only <one state that we
do know of that has housed migrants= in
schools. <Do you know what state that is,
Madam Chairwoman?=
<No idea,= replied Foxx.
<It was actually a red state,= Leger
Fernandez informed her. <Texas.=
<Had not heard that,= the incurious
Foxx said.
Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) pressed the
chairwoman on the woeful record of her
anti-education committee. He asked
whether her panel had moved any bills
related to teacher pay, gun violence in
schools, pandemic learning loss, or school
meals and hunger.
Foxx admitted she had not. But she had
time to mark up two bills persecuting
migrants 4 over which the committee has
no jurisdiction 4 including those legally
seeking asylum.
Could we expect otherwise from a
woman who voted, as Foxx did, to elimi-
nate the entire Education Department?
Foxx claimed not to remember the
legislation abolishing the Education De-
partment. But, <if the Lord put me in
charge, I would get the federal govern-
ment out of education in a heartbeat,= she
told Neguse.
Thankfully, the Lord has made no such
nomination.
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What colleges need to explain I found myself in complete agreement

with the July 15 editorial <An affront to
the District, an invitation to dark mon-
ey,= which assessed the recent intrusions
believe tritium is harmless. But believing
it doesn9t make it so.
Cindy Folkers, Takoma Park
The writer is a radiation

about why they strive for diversity by House Republicans into the affairs of
D.C., as well as the editorial9s disagree-
ment with the District9s decision to
allow noncitizen voting. The Post, its What centrists want
and health specialist.

readers and D.C. residents are aware of

It enriches their campuses 4 and the world beyond. the GOP9s undemocratic and invasive Paul Waldman9s July 18 Tuesday Opin-
forays into far too many of the city9s ion column, < 8Common sense9 in politics?

<E
XPECT A shock,= the president of the Univer- affairs. No thanks.,= missed the mark on the
sity of California warned The Post of the As a former resident of D.C., I wit- frustration a lot of centrists feel in today9s
Supreme Court9s then-pending decision to nessed the erosion of any semblance of unhealthy partisan climate. His criticism
prohibit affirmative action in college admis- self-governance brought about by then- of those touting <common-sense= solu-
sions. Now, the shock has come, and selective schools Mayor Marion Barry9s bad behavior tions was well-stated. Indeed, those on
around the country are scrambling to figure out how they many years ago. It is time for District both sides of the spectrum typically
can continue cultivating diverse campuses 4 legally. residents to say, <Enough.= claim their own solutions are common
There are strategies to help college campuses continue How about invoking the memory of sense.
to look like the whole country, even when admissions the great John Lewis, the congressman What most centrists long for instead is
officers aren9t allowed to take race into account. But none who stirred up some <good trouble=? If a revival of the ability of our system to
of those strategies is sufficient 4 at least not on its own. House Republicans9 legislation were to develop compromises between two
That means schools might throw the whole playbook at be enacted, D.C. should refuse to abide strongly felt views. Granted, compromise
the problem. They can, and should, continue trying to by these policies. did get a bad name by prolonging the
combine and perfect some of the tactics they have tried Do not take down speed cameras nor antebellum period and forestalling a
before. But they have an opportunity for bolder experi- eric Lee For the Washington post make any modifications to D.C.9s voting solution to our nation9s original sin of
mentation, too. They should take it. A D.C. rally in support of affirmative action last year. rules. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and the slavery. However, most major federal
Judging by the Golden State9s experience after voters in D.C. Council should risk jail time for enactments throughout our political his-
1996 imposed an affirmative action ban on public univer- diversity as a byproduct. failing to comply. District residents have tory, including the Civil Rights Act of
sities, the near-complete prohibition on considering The problem is that there are vastly more low-income it within their power to bring the city to 1964, were built upon compromises that
applicants9 race could have a dramatic and immediate White households than low-income Black households, a standstill by staging sit-ins, blocking eventually led to solutions. It is likely
effect on institutions9 racial makeup. The portion of Black meaning income isn9t as solid a proxy for race as it might bridges into the city and (legally) dis- some of those solutions lacked <common
students in the freshman classes at the highly competitive seem. Using family wealth as an admissions factor has rupting the everyday lives of GOP House sense= and were far from perfect, but
Berkeley campus was at least halved, to 3 percent, after the more potential because the racial gap in families9 net members who reside part time in D.C. they generally served as positive steps
restriction took effect. worth is even more staggering than the racial gap in their D.C.9s self-rule has long passed. Rather toward addressing a critical problem.
The undergraduate body there still hasn9t recovered, yearly incomes: White Americans have 10 times more than continuing to highlight House What we have more often today is a
nor have the numbers at the University of Michigan, wealth than Black Americans. Advocates of this approach overreach, the media and local political choice between inertia and one-sided,
another flagship university in a state without affirmative point to UCLA9s law school, which has such a policy, to leaders should be taking action and divisive and often impractical solutions
action. Today, the school can boast a student body that9s show its success. So wealth is something of a proxy for promoting solutions 4 even if that offered by those at the far ends of the
4 percent Black. But in 2006, before the state banned race, though by no means a perfect one. means stirring up some good trouble spectrum. There would be no calls for a
affirmative action, the number was 7 percent. Yet considering applicants9 socioeconomic background along the way. third party if the two existing parties
Schools have generally employed two sets of strategies would bring other benefits, too. Affirmative action policies Robert J. Fontaine, Silver Spring could back off their absolutist position-
to tackle the diversity problem. The first is outreach. might have introduced racial diversity to campus, but the ing on virtually every issue.
California nixing affirmative action didn9t only result in minorities selected tended themselves to be dispropor- Daniel Yager, Alexandria
fewer Black and Latino enrollees 4 it also resulted in fewer tionately well-off 4 convenient for colleges looking to Don9t play down the rhetoric
qualified Black and Latino applicants. These groups balance their budgets but not necessarily for maximizing
might have gotten the message that they shouldn9t bother the range of life experience among their students. The July 19 Metro article <Charlottes- A&M takes the right step
trying. Today, universities should tell them the opposite. This fact reflects a larger point mostly lost in the ville tiki torch marcher charged in Jan. 6
UCLA9s VIP Scholars program dispatches volunteers to current debate. And it shouldn9t be. More schools should riot= missed the very essence of the As a 1966 graduate of Texas A&M
high schools with largely minority student bodies to be explaining what diversity on campus actually achieves white-supremacist rally in Charlottes- University, I read with more than a
mentor kids through the college application process. If 4 what benefits it provides to their student bodies and to ville in 2017. While they did chant <You passing interest the July 15 news article
they complete the program, they can earn scholarships 4 the world in which they will live beyond their college will not replace us,= the far more <Implosion of Texas A&M hire draws
but even just showing up at schools, or creating opportu- years. pernicious and bigoted <Jews will not conservative cheers,= about the school9s
nities for campus visits, can make a difference. Similarly, The list of possible answers is long. One is recompense replace us= could be heard many times downgrade of its offer of a tenured
the University of Michigan created an office in Detroit to for past wrongs, from slavery to Jim Crow and beyond. over. If we are to defeat the scourge of faculty position to Kathleen McElroy, a
forge relationships with local high schools. Another is to ensure fair representation in the profession- antisemitism, we need to be able to former student.
The second set of strategies involves reexamining al world9s upper echelons. Yet the prevailing explanation, report the facts and call it out for what it As reported, this action occurred as
factors other than race in a way that, hopefully, still results and the one to which courts have been friendliest, is that is. the result of conservative forces within
in racial diversity. Getting rid of so-called legacy prefer- diversity in education is a good in itself: that students will Bob Budoff, Annandale the state connecting her <to the busi-
ences 4 a bump in admissions for the children of alumni, benefit from learning from students who are different ness of diversity, equity and inclusion.=
who are often White and wealthy 4 is more urgent than from them, in an environment that looks like the whole These concepts apparently were viewed
ever. Reducing slots reserved for, say, distinguished country. More transparency on tritium as a threat to the <Texas Aggie Core
squash players is worth considering, too. Early admissions Schools seek racial diversity in pursuit of a diversity of Values and Culture,= at least as these
tend to favor those who already have advantages, so experience. An advantage of leaning on family wealth as Radioactive hydrogen (tritium) is not values are interpreted by the Rudder
schools should think about scrapping the practice. an admissions metric is that it can help provide just that benign, as implied by the July 17 news Association alumni group. On the uni-
Then there are more sweeping changes. The bluntest by bringing students of different races and students of article <Japan set to begin releasing versity website, these core values are
instrument schools have tried is what9s known as the different socioeconomic status onto campuses at the same water from Fukushima plant.= Tritium listed as excellence, integrity, leader-
percent plan, in which public universities automatically time. The tactic can assist schools in capturing the fullest taken into the body can have significant ship, loyalty, respect and selfless serv-
admit a percentage of the top students from their state9s possible spectrum of American life 4 an end more impacts, including DNA damage, im- ice. How, then, do the norms of diversi-
public high schools. Such programs have produced limit- important to these institutions9 mission than the current paired development, reduced fertility ty, equity and inclusion pose a threat to
ed results 4 partly because the plans increase diversity discourse acknowledges. and longevity 4 and elevated risks of what A&M has long embraced as its
only if many of a state9s schools are significantly segregat- As universities explore how to integrate factors such as cancer and other diseases, making it a foundational values? Of course, they do
ed. Besides, the most selective state schools have tended to family wealth into their admissions processes, they could highly underrated environmental toxin. not. In essence, they are largely one and
opt out, unable to accommodate the volume of admits. even think more comprehensively. Schools could give a leg As radioactive hydrogen, tritium re- the same.
Most promising is an increased emphasis on up to those whose particular experiences have made it places stable hydrogen in water, making Had the A&M administration failed to
socioeconomic status. The idea is that higher-income least likely they9ll get through the door on their own. the water itself radioactive. Tritium will acknowledge and reaffirm this fact, even
students tend to be Whiter students, too, so offering Those students most in need of an advantage will bind to carbon and bioaccumulate in the in the face of potential retribution from
a leg up to the economically worse-off will yield racial generally tend to be those who9ve previously been most food chain rather than dissipate. Chronic a reactionary conservative state govern-
disadvantaged 4 those whose circumstances have, low exposures to radiation are harmful, ment, it would have also failed both its
throughout their lives, rendered it hard to craft picture- as health damage accumulates with each students and faculty. Thus, the reported
perfect résumés. President Biden called this concept of exposure. Over time, as tritium biocon- resignation of the university president is
adversity scoring, a version of which has turned UC Davis9s centrates and biomagnifies traveling up a regrettable but appropriately respon-
medical school into one of the most diverse in the nation, a the food chain in aquatic life, biodiversity sible act on her part. Had her occupation
<new standard= in admissions. and the whole ecological structure could of the presidency continued, it would
Poverty certainly increases the adversity a young start to suffer. have reaffirmed the university9s accep-
American faces; so do personal challenges such as health Much of this impact can take decades tance of the control of political party
struggles or the death of family members. So could sexual to surface; and the evidence pointing to agendas over the promotion and tenure
orientation. And so, naturally, could race. The good news tritium exposure as the culprit could process of the A&M faculty, and, while
is that considering such life experiences dovetails with the have vanished. Finally, tritium exists only an immensely proud Aggie, I would have
permission that Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. gave in minuscule amounts in nature; adding had to reluctantly agree, nevertheless,
schools to consider race not for its own sake but as a factor more tritium will increase the risk of with the speaker of the Faculty Senate.
that has shaped students9 lives. disease. Childhood cancers are elevated This perceived acquiescence would have
Admissions offices are still allowed to look at who around nuclear reactors, an impact for caused irreparable damage to the aca-
minh connors/the Washington post students are. Race is a part of that 4 and it will not cease to which tritium (routinely released from demic reputation of Texas A&M.
Demonstrators on June 29 in D.C. be. reactors) could be responsible. It is less David E. Graham, Charlottesville

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alexandra Petri
But have we
considered
. . . tyranny?
Donald J. Trump and his allies are
planning a sweeping expansion of
presidential power over the machinery
of government if voters return him to
the White House in 2025, reshaping the
structure of the executive branch to
concentrate far greater authority di-
rectly in his hands.
Their plans to centralize more power
in the Oval Office stretch far beyond the
former president9s recent remarks that
he would order a criminal investiga-
tion into his political rival, President
Biden, signaling his intent to end the
post-Watergate norm of Justice Depart-
ment independence from White House
political control.
4 The New York Times
L
ooking out over the presidential
field so far, I9m heartened to see
that the candidates have their
priorities. Some want to fill
America with diseases and conspira-
cies. Some want to return us to a simple
time in the vaguest possible terms.
Some want to do . . . whatever it is
Marianne Williamson wants to do. And
Donald Trump wants to 4 what9s that?
Ah, yes, he wants to . . . concentrate
more power in his own hands, seize
control of independent agencies and
use the Justice Department to pursue
his political enemies! That9s a good,
normal thing for a presidential candi-
date to want, I think. Glad to see that9s
an option we have, as a country, and to
feel that nice, hot breeze blowing
through the Overton window.
When I consider the issues facing our
country and wonder, <What pressing
problem needs tackling?= I immedi-
ately think, <No single individual wields
enough unchecked power!= Sure, the
Supreme Court justices come close,
with their no-strings-attached, lifetime
appointments and ability to whisk
rights away with the flick of a robed
wrist, but there are nine of them.
What9s the word for when
you concentrate a lot of
power in a single individual?
I9m sure it9ll come to me.
Hmm, if only there were a word for
this! What9s the word for when, in a
departure from precedent, you concen-
trate a lot of power in a single individu-
al? I9m sure it9ll come to me.
Regardless, this is a totally normal
thing to have a major-party presidential
candidate put on his to-do list. I am not
even fractionally alarmed! Sounds a
little antidemocratic, maybe, but then
this is the GOP 4 of course Republicans
are anti-Democrats! Besides, this isn9t a
democracy, anyway. It9s a republic. Like
Rome. I think the Romans had a guy
who also wanted to concentrate all the
executive power in himself, and 4 good
things happened after that! The point
is, there9s precedent.
I have always felt this should be the
No. 1 national priority, and I9m glad to
see someone agrees. The most frustrat-
ing thing about the office of the presi-
dency is that the president does not
have unlimited control over the execu-
tive branch. In fact, he doesn9t have
unlimited control of any kind, and there
are two other branches of government
that claim to be able to <check= and
<balance= him! If the Founders did that,
I am sure it was by mistake.
Another frustrating thing is that
when the president eventually passes,
his son does not inherit the office
automatically. (Yes, sons have managed
to claim the office a couple of times, but
those were exceptions, not the rule!)
The indignities do not stop there. The
president does not get to wear any
special headgear or sit in a big chair,
draped in an ermine mantle. Nor does
he get to hold an orb as a routine matter.
Furthermore, when he is mad at
political enemies, the president does
not get to demand that they be pros-
ecuted for incurring his wrath. And if
he organizes a court for this to happen,
it is not in a chamber full of stars, and
habeas corpus applies! (Such a frustrat-
ing, outdated-sounding Latin phrase!)
All of this only serves to make any
American president the laughingstock
of Autocrat Gatherings everywhere.
(Why he goes to Autocrat Gatherings is
unclear.) Are you really the president if
you never get to have a big parade with
tanks? Are you really the president if
you live in a country where dissidents
are permitted to thrive? Being forced to
admit that if the people vote him out, he
will have to go is mortifying and makes
him look weak, like a renter.
Look, in a year when it is so hot
outside that we need to add new digits
to our thermometers, all of Hollywood
is on strike and the ocean is turning on
us, I am glad that at least one presiden-
tial candidate is running on the plat-
form of <let9s concentrate all executive
power in my hands so I can use the
Justice Department to enact my per-
sonal vendettas!= It adds a little spice to
the campaigns. People are always ask-
ing you to vote, every four years, and
then four years later, you have to do it
all again! This time, we might only have
to do it once, and maybe that9ll be it!
Tony Bennett performs on the National Mall on Oct. 30, 2010.
daVid Von drehle
Tony Bennett was eclipsed 4 and
then shone brighter than ever
N
ice guys finish last, or so it is
sometimes said. To which Tony
Bennett might have replied:
Not if the nice guy keeps racing
the longest. One of a raft of good-
looking Italian American crooners of
the postwar era, Bennett was still
singing, still swinging, long after the
others were gone, and he became
something he had never been in his
prime: a living legend. Even when
Alzheimer9s had taken most of his
memories, the singer never lost the
tune.
Dead at 96, the man born Anthony
Benedetto had a career that stretched
from Arthur Godfrey9s Talent Scouts (a
TV show so ancient, its early scripts
were in cuneiform) to Lady Gaga, his
partner on his final tour. For much of
that run of seven decades, he was
overshadowed. Someone hearing his
first hits in 1951 might have marked
him as a wannabe Perry Como, a
relaxed singer with a pleasant but thin
voice. Later, when he recorded and
performed with Count Basie9s orches-
tra with a cigarette between his fingers
and an identical tuxedo for every day of
the week, one couldn9t help looking
past him to Frank Sinatra. Bennett9s
efforts at movies and television paled
beside the stardom of Dean Martin.
They were all sons of working-class
immigrants who left Italy around the
turn of the 20th century and carried
with them the culture of bel canto 4
<beautiful singing= is the literal transla-
tion 4 in which the great heritage of
Italian opera infused popular songs
with flowing legato. The same tradition
spawned Russ Columbo, Frankie Laine,
Al Martino, Vic Damone. Their younger
brothers sought to carry the tradition
kathleen Parker
A good movie9s guilt by association
L
eave it to gonzo journalist Hunter
S. Thompson to drop an obscure
theory about oxidized adrena-
line9s alleged psychedelic proper-
ties that, 52 years later, is being connect-
ed by QAnon conspiracists to a block-
buster movie about child sex trafficking.
Deep breath.
Thompson, who died in 2005 and
arranged for his ashes to be shot into the
sky from a tower at his Colorado home,
doubtless would delight in these devel-
opments, which even his fertile, drug-
enhanced imagination could not have
foreseen. That said, based on my
decades-ago reading of his 1971 master-
piece, <Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,=
he was surprised by nothing, especially
regarding the human capacity for self-
delusion and mass confusion.
The breakout indie movie <Sound of
Freedom= is itself a curiosity. A low-
budget film made five years ago, it sat on
a shelf until it was recently picked up by
Angel Studios. Since its release on July 4,
this tale of child sex trafficking starring
Jim Caviezel, who played Jesus in <The
Passion of the Christ,= has earned
$100 million. Its crowdfunded populari-
ty is based in part on a unique marketing
campaign and on its embrace by QAnon
and high-profile conspiracy theorists,
including Stephen K. Bannon and for-
mer president Donald Trump.
QAnon, a virtual <organization= with
an extremist ideology led by the anony-
mous <Q= (purportedly a government
agent who shares <scoops= for credulous
followers), has advanced the idea that
Hollywood and political elites traffic
children so they can consume the chil-
dren9s blood along with adrenochrome
(oxidized adrenaline) for its <anti-aging
properties.= Check.
Myths surrounding adrenochrome9s
life-extending properties took shape
long ago when a couple of scientists
tested the hormone for its possible
hallucinatory properties and a theoreti-
eZ
into rock-and-roll: Frankie Avalon,
Frankie Valli, Bobby Darin and Bobby
Rydell, to name a few. But the winds
changed, and by the late 1960s, the
cutting edges of popular music were
found in the electrified tool kit of
American blues.
Another culture also made the trip
from Italy to America, one immortal-
ized by filmmakers Francis Ford Cop-
pola and Martin Scorsese. <Cosa Nos-
tra= 4 it translates as <Our Thing= 4
flourished in the new homeland along-
side the sweet-singing dreamboats of
Bennett9s early years. As that era faded,
the two cultures meshed in Coppola9s
1972 masterpiece <The Godfather.= In
the opening scenes, set just after World
War II, the head of the fictional Corle-
one crime family throws a lavish wed-
ding for his daughter. A handsome
young star, played by Martino but
meant to conjure Sinatra, puts in a
command performance on the godfa-
ther9s lawn and later seeks his help
landing a part in a big Hollywood
movie.
This nod and wink at the Mob ties
that both haunted and glamorized Ol9
Blue Eyes burnished Sinatra9s bad-boy
quality; along with his nearly un-
matched interpretive artistry, his out-
law vibe kept him relevant in the
rock-and-roll years.
Bennett was the opposite of a bad
boy, well liked by his fellow musicians,
a warm father whose sons wanted to
work with him, a performer who put
his fame on the line in 1965 to march
with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. for
voting rights. His one attempt at rock-
age relevance, an album full of awk-
ward covers, made him want to throw
up, he later said. In his years of eclipse,
cal connection to schizophrenia. The
scientific community has debunked
their research, but reality and facts
never deter conspiracists. For the rec-
ord, adrenochrome can be synthesized
in a lab. There9s no need for live bodies.
Nevertheless, even Caviezel, who has
spoken several times to QAnon audienc-
es, endorses the idea that adrenochrome
is a driving force behind the demand for
children. In an interview with Bannon,
he said, <The whole adrenochrome em-
pire. This is a big deal.=
It9s a shame that QAnon and others
from the unhinged right have attached
themselves to a film that tackles a deeply
troubling subject and is based, if loosely,
on a true story 4 and is otherwise worth
seeing. In the real-life story, Department
of Homeland Security special agent Tim
Ballard decided in 2013 that he9d rather
rescue children in sex slavery than
exclusively pursue traffickers. He quit
his job and traveled to South America,
where he built a team of other former
government operators, one of whom,
<Batman,= previously laundered money
for drug cartels but eventually felt called
by God to fight child sex trafficking after
he spent the night with a prostitute who
he later learned was 14 years old.
<God9s children are not for sale= is the
film9s theme 4 and in both art and life,
Ballard and Batman have dedicated
their lives to making it true. Together,
they hustle the hustlers, creating elabo-
rate scams to catch the bad guys and
liberate the children, mostly girls. The
phrase <sound of freedom= comes from
the makeshift music the children create
when they are freed. I leave the story
here so you can see for yourself what all
the fuss is about. I should warn you that
I never watch a movie as a critic. I enter
the theater and allow the director (in
this case, Alejandro Monteverde) to have
his or her way with me. (<Barbie= could
easily be the exception, but I don9t
intend to find out.)
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Bennett acquired and conquered an
addiction to drugs and alcohol, but not
the live-fast, die-young kind of addic-
tion that rock culture encouraged. His
was the aging, irrelevant-star kind, as
he became, at best, a trivia question:
What ever happened to that guy who
sang so sweetly about leaving his heart
in San Francisco?
But here9s the thing 4 Tony Bennett
kept going, leaning into the one quality
in which he absolutely excelled, top of
his class, best of his generation: taste.
No one had better taste while paging
through the Great American Songbook,
and Sinatra himself ranked Bennett the
most impeccable authority on a song-
writer9s intent. <For my money, Tony
Bennett is the best singer in the busi-
ness,= the Chairman of the Board told
Life magazine. <He9s the singer who
gets across what the composer has in
mind, and probably a little more.=
After a country singer, Willie Nelson,
stunned the music world in 1978 with
an acoustic album of classic standards
that captured the fancy of the disco and
heavy-metal era (<Stardust=), Bennett
pulled himself together to meet the
new converts to the old songs. The first
fruit of his second season was <The Art
of Excellence,= released in 1986 4 one
exquisite, mostly neglected song after
another 4 revealed, not just sung, by
an artist whose timbre had become
almost irrelevant to his craft. Backed by
an understated trio, Bennett was work-
ing magic.
He continued to do so for the next
30-plus years, finally emerging from
every shadow, even Sinatra9s. Tony
Bennett sang selflessly in the service of
wonderful songs, and beautiful singing
it was.
<Sound of Freedom= had me at the
first camera shot as it zoomed toward a
window and a little girl sitting on her
bed, tapping out a mesmerizing rhythm
on a cardboard box top and singing with
the voice of an angel. Immersed as I
became in the story, there was no
ignoring the extreme typecasting of the
villains, to the point of caricature. But
the audience didn9t mind. Trump would
have imagined the creeps and criminals
exactly as he likely sees migrants cross-
ing the U.S.-Mexico border.
It9s a hard movie to watch and is not
for children. In the North Carolina
cineplex where I saw it 4 midday and
midweek 4 the audience was decidedly
gray-haired. This might be generally
true of the time slot, but most also
seemed like folks who might own a
MAGA hat, if I may indulge in a bit of
typecasting of my own. I decided
against interviewing any of my fellow
moviegoers as I had intended. As they
slowly left the theater, their drawn faces
and hollow eyes told me this was not the
time. I felt the same way.
Those who remained through the
credits were treated to a short message
from Caviezel, basically a plea to buy
tickets for others. Ticking off statistics
about the child sex trade 4 a $150 billion
sphere that has surpassed the illegal
trades in drugs and guns 4 he suggested
that the film could do for child sex
trafficking what Harriet Beecher Stowe9s
<Uncle Tom9s Cabin= did for slavery.
Marshaling the forces of good to
combat evil isn9t the worst incentive for
a movie. But this one9s message should
stand without the claptrap from the
Q-man (who, I suspect, might be a mad
scientist investigating the anatomy of
conspiracy and the suckers who take
him seriously). Thompson famously
said, <When the going gets weird, the
weird turn pro,= and <it never got weird
enough for me.= He should have stuck
around.
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george F. Will
Surely, this
try at central
planning will
be different
<G
et your ass to Pittsburgh,=
barked the man whose
hand was on one of the
many money spigots that
are irrigating the Biden administration9s
industrial policy. The barker, as reported
by the Wall Street Journal, was Jigar
Shah, head of the Energy Department9s
Loan Programs Office 4 whose lending
capacity has been increased 10-fold, to
$400 billion, by Congress. The person on
the other end of the phone call, a
business executive, obediently met Shah
at a clean energy conference in Pitts-
burgh, and five months later had a
$375 million LPO loan.
Ford and its battery manufacturing
partner have received from the LPO
$9.2 billion that, presumably, private
capital markets would not provide. If
that is true, why is it true?
During the Obama administration,
$535 million from the LPO disappeared
when Solyndra, a green energy firm,
went bust. Enthusiasts for industrial
policy 4 federal bureaucrats masquer-
ading as financial savants, picking eco-
nomic winners (and, necessarily, losers)
4 insist, as usual, that this time will be
different. Well.
Yellow, a trucking company that re-
ceived a $700 million federal loan dur-
ing pandemic-era industrial policy, is
near bankruptcy, having repaid $230 4
really 4 of the loan9s principal. Worry
not: In exchange for the loan, govern-
ment mandarins secured for Washing-
ton a 30 percent stake in the failing
company.
Over the past decade, New York state
spent almost $1 billion to build a
quarter-mile-long factory for Elon
Musk9s solar panel manufacturing. And
$240 million on equipment that would
produce 3 million panels annually. Tesla
now leases the plant from the state for $1
a year; most of the manufacturing
equipment, the Wall Street Journal re-
ports, <has been sold at a discount or
scrapped.= The plant was supposed to
become a hub attracting ancillary enter-
prises; it has attracted a coffee shop. A
fan of this project offers a minimalist
defense: The site now provides more
jobs than it did as a vacant lot.
The town of Mount Pleasant has had
an unpleasant experience with Wiscon-
sin9s fling with industrial policy. As
president, Donald Trump, who shared
his successor9s enthusiasm for making
the private sector semipublic, said a
proposed factory manufacturing LCD
panels would be the <eighth wonder of
the world.= As Peter Suderman has
reported for Reason, after the town
demolished dozens of homes and spent
hundreds of millions on land and infra-
structure for a still-uncompleted Fox-
conn factory, the town had debts larger
than its operating budget. Wisconsin has
cut its promise of about $4 billion in
subsidies as Foxconn has cut its estimate
of new jobs from 13,000 to perhaps
1,450.
Lordstown Motors, a five-year-old
electric truck start-up, has filed for
bankruptcy three years after Trump,
allocating capital by blather, put (ac-
cording to the New York Times) <im-
mense pressure= on General Motors to
find a buyer for its empty Ohio factory.
(GM, subsidized by $60 million from
Ohio9s industrial policy, had agreed to
produce the Chevrolet Cruze through
2039.) In the first quarter of 2023,
Lordstown delivered two trucks, its
revenue was $189,000, its losses
$171 million. Its market capitalization,
about $5 billion in February 2021, was
$47.49 million last month.
Today, industrial policy9s political pur-
pose is to defuse angry populism that is
blamed on <deindustrialization= displac-
ing workers. But declines in the portions
of labor forces devoted to manufacturing
are normal as nations become richer,
regardless of wide variations in nations9
economic policies. And the U.S. govern-
ment9s would-be industrializers should
hope that surly populists, who are eager
to cause society9s upper crust to crumble,
do not notice how industrial policy
makes eager bedfellows of government
bureaucrats and corporate elites 4 for
their mutual benefit.
<National security= is invoked promis-
cuously to justify industrial policy that
promotes <sensitive= industries, includ-
ing 4 no kidding 4 sugar: Sugar import
quotas cost U.S. consumers billions but
promote the nation9s <food security.=
Industrial policy is also considered
urgent because of America9s supposed
economic anemia. The Economist, how-
ever, notes that America9s 4 percent of
the world9s population has produced
25 percent of global output since 1980
despite China9s rapid rise. The poorest
U.S. state, Mississippi, has a higher
average income than France. The world9s
top five corporations in spending on
research and development are all Ameri-
can. Money invested in the S&P 500 in
1990 is worth four times more than if it
had been invested in any other wealthy
country9s stock market. The real value of
U.S. industrial output is 71 percent
higher than at the end of the early 1990s
recession.
Advocates of industrial policy prom-
ise to reverse all this alleged failure.
Trusting government9s judgment in allo-
cating society9s resources, they might
succeed.
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book world
BY B RANDON T ENSLEY
t first blush, the journalist Michael Finkel9s
A captivating new book, <The Art Thief: A True
Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obses-
sion,= is all about heists. Over the course of
200-some snackable pages, he revisits the ex-
ploits of Stéphane Breitwieser, the most prolific art robber
in history. From 1994 to 2001, the Frenchman, who usually
worked alongside Anne-Catherine Kleinklaus, who was his
girlfriend at the time, swiped more than 300 works, with
some estimates placing the total value at around $2 billion.
Breitwieser had no desire to sell his bounty. Instead, he
simply wanted to gaze on it. He saw his loot as a means
toward connection. To him, the pieces were a portal to
bygone eras 4 the late Renaissance and early Baroque,
primarily 4 and their aesthetic pleasures.
But while the book is, as the subtitle says, a story of
crime, it9s also, on a quieter level, an exploration of
archiving and ownership. At the height of his infamy,
Breitwieser viewed himself as an <art liberator.= He
RON CHARLES FICTION
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The art
of the heist
A meticulous thief made off with
more than 300 museum pieces 4
and left us with big questions
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believed that he could protect and appreciate historical
treasures in ways that museums couldn9t. Breitwieser was
delusional, obviously, and also reckless. He crowded his
plunder in a couple of secret attic rooms at his mother9s
house, and much of it was later damaged or destroyed. But
while he might not ask this explicitly, Finkel, through
meticulous research and extensive investigation of trial
and interview transcripts, does nudge us to ask: What is
the best way to preserve the past? And how should we
make it accessible?
<The Art Thief= is divided into 38 breezy chapters that
trace, in a largely chronological sequence, Breitwieser9s
rise and fall. Finkel opens with a vivid account of a 1997
robbery. Breitwieser and Kleinklaus, both 25 years old, are
at the Rubens House in Antwerp, Belgium, and have as
their next target the German sculptor Georg Petel9s
17th-century ivory carving of Adam and eve. In thrillingly
granular detail, Finkel lays out the couple9s methods:
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The reassuring theme of
Richard Russo9s new novel is
that it9s never too late to try
again.
Russo would know.
Ron
Charles
In 1993, he published
<Nobody9s Fool,= a
tragicomedy about a
collection of rough-hewed
characters in Upstate New York. We met
these handymen, waitresses and cops again
in 2016, in a sequel titled <Everybody9s Fool.=
And now, three decades after the launch of
the <Fool= series, Russo is giving the gang a
third try in <Somebody9s Fool.=
This is optimism in print.
Russo has become our national priest of
masculine despair and redemption. The
gruff grace that he traffics in might seem
sentimental next to the merciless
interrogation of John Updike9s Rabbit series
or the philosophical musings of Richard
Ford9s novels about Frank Bascombe. But
Russo understands the appeal, even the
necessity, of those absurd affections that
exceed all reason and make the travails of
human life endurable.
Although <Somebody9s Fool= is a novel
predicated on death, it9s pitched against
hopelessness. And yet it would seem that the
spirit has finally drained out of North Bath.
After decades of wheezing on a rusty
ventilator, this depressed town is being
annexed by its far wealthier rival, Schuyler
Springs, a place of <latte-drinking
homosexuals and one-God-at-most
Unitarian churches, a town where morally
upright, God-fearing, hardworking people
couldn9t afford to live.= Not that morally
upright, God-fearing, hardworking people
seem particularly prevalent in the soon-to-
be-dissolved town North Bath. But like
hanging, the annexation has concentrated
the minds of old-time North Bath residents.
Still a decade from retirement age, Police
Chief Douglas Raymer has been given the
dreary job of shutting down the town9s
police force, which is proving easier than
wrapping up his own career. In his spare
A catastrophic ûood alters both
a city and a lifelong friendship
BY S ARAH C YPHER
ities can die just like people,= wrote
8C Aleppo native Khaled Khalifa in his
second novel, <No Knives in the Kitch-
ens of This City= (2013). The line would be
prescient: As Khalifa was writing his new
novel, <No One Prayed Over Their Graves,=
during the height of the Syrian war, Aleppo
suffered damage from which it has yet to
recover 4 so it is no surprise that witnessing
disasters is central in this latest work.
Khalifa, who has lived in Damascus for
almost 25 years, is one of Syria9s most celebrat-
ed contemporary novelists, though his work is
banned there. <No Knives in the Kitchens of
This City= won the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for
Literature, Arabic literature9s highest honor.
Leri Price9s translation of <Death Is Hard
Work= (2019) was shortlisted for the National
Book Award and praised for its spare, oppres-
sive surrealism. Now, working with Price
again, Khalifa plunges into Aleppo9s past with
<No One Prayed Over Their Graves,= chroni-
cling 130 years of the city9s history in a lush,
elegiac mode.
The novel is anchored around two friends,
Zakariya and Hanna, who survive a 1907 flood
that wipes out their village. They have <kept
each other9s secrets, swapping roles and faces
when necessary= throughout their mischie-
vous childhood, which with age translates into
a libertine adulthood: Since they came into
eZ ee
In a dying Upstate town,
a dead man looms large
time he might finally get around to reading
<Great Expectations,= which is more ironic
than Raymer knows. Therapy hasn9t helped
quell the mocking voice in his head, a
residual effect of getting struck by lightning.
On the plus side, that voice has made him a
better cop.
Romantically, his life feels equally
unsettled. Charice, his African American
girlfriend 4 technically, his ex-girlfriend 4
is the new police chief in Schuyler Springs,
where she9s dealing with a toxic mix of
racism and brutality. Raymer is determined
to be supportive but unintrusive, available
but not clingy. It9s a tough assignment. He
will protect and serve, even when Charice
asks him to look after her troubled brother,
who9s determined to tutor Raymer in the
finer points of Black experience and White
privilege.
Closing the North Bath police force would
have required nothing more than some
paperwork, except for the discovery of a
corpse hanging in an abandoned hotel.
That body of an unidentified man in a
derelict building on the edge of a dying town
slathers on the gloom pretty thick, but we
didn9t make it this far in the <Fool= series to
wallow in misery. Although the corpse
provides a whiff of mystery, it9s suspended
by a very thin thread. Russo has many other
things to do in this dilatory story than solve
a crime, and it quickly becomes apparent
that whoever the hotel victim was, he gave
his life only to provide the plot with an
excuse to keep Raymer connected to
Charice.
Besides, there9s a much more
their fathers9 fortunes, their wealth has trans-
formed them into a pair of infamous minor
gods. They9ve built a whole citadel to sexual
and drunken pleasure, as well as the epony-
mous Hosh Hanna village as an escape from
gossipy Aleppan society. But while they are
carousing elsewhere, the Euphrates rises and
sweeps almost all of it away.
The loss of Hanna9s wife and child in that
event sets him on a path of asceticism, attract-
ing disciples and a new swarm of rumors: this
time, of his destiny as a Christian saint. Han-
na9s story acts as a through-line from which the
novel can trace many spidering points of view
forward and back across Aleppo9s various
disasters and the rise of mutual sectarian
intolerance. Through the lens of a few central
families, the story cycles through motifs that
repeat across generations: wandering men,
the paradise of the natural world, and varieties
of corporeal and mystical love 4 all nailed in
place by this singular trauma of the flood.
So much of Khalifa9s work explores varieties
of survivorship, and his characters are fre-
quent victims of irony, sudden loss of power
and bad luck. The bleak absurdity that mocked
Syria9s dysfunction in <Death Is Hard Work= is
distant here, though, exchanged for a fabulist,
sometimes maximalist style that bears the
stamp of Khalifa9s cited influence, Gabriel
García Márquez, and <One Hundred Years of
Solitude.= The horror of the opening flood is
rendered in the lyrical otherworldliness of a
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consequential dead man hanging over this
novel. Donald Sullivan, whom everybody
called Sully, is gone now, but his specter
remains so prevalent in these pages that
<Somebody9s Fool= is practically a ghost
story. <He9s dead and gone,= one character
shouts in exasperation. <Does he have to
haunt every single conversation we have?=
Yes, apparently.
Sully9s old friends are still stumbling
around in a reverie of fond memories and
sOmebOdy9s unhealed grief. I half expected them all to
FOOl wear sport bracelets that ask, <WWSD?=
By Richard Their recollections and apostrophes are
Russo sweet, but they also freight the novel with
Knopf. an enormous burden of exposition. And if
464 pp. $29 you haven9t read the previous two novels,
you9re likely to feel as though you9re tagging
along to your spouse9s college reunion.
In trilogies, as in life, you had to be there.
The richest storyline involves Sully9s son,
Peter, who9s starting to realize that he9s not
the man he hoped he9d become, which is to
say he9s a man. He may not be the wreck his
father was, but he9s wrecked his life in other
ways.
Uninspired by teaching at a local college,
Peter is determined to fix up Sully9s old
house, sell it off for a tidy profit and leave
North Bath for good. But that plan is
interrupted by the unexpected appearance
of one of Peter9s sons, a boy he essentially
abandoned years ago after a bitter divorce.
Seeing his boy, now a defiant, derelict young
man, forces Peter to confront all the
accusations he9d laid at the feet of his own
irresponsible father. As he struggles to
consider what reconciliation might look like,
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Prayed Over
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Khalifa,
translated from
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Leri Price.
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tale: <The village priest was smiling as usual,
and & Their bodies rose and fell with the waves
as if they were dancing.= The Márquezian
influence also surfaces in the story9s engage-
ment with Ottoman and French interference,
Khaled its sprawling timeline punctuated by repeat-
Khalifa is one ing motifs, and especially its concern with a
of Syria9s most city that loses its splendor. Yet <No One Prayed
acclaimed Over Their Graves= is also a novel of abun-
novelists, but dance and generosity, nowhere more than in
his work is the bottomless friendship of Zakariya and
banned in his Hanna, which endures all the phases of a
home country. shared life from boyhood to old age.
. sunday, july 23 , 2023
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he must recalibrate the ratio of Sully9s faults
and merits.
That9s a complicated accounting, which
Russo is in no hurry to complete. Indeed,
the plot is such a slow burn that when a car
explodes about halfway through, I was
surprised enough heat had accumulated to
do any damage.
With fewer high jinks and a more muted
comic range than the previous volumes, this
is a long novel of chronic rumination and
potential reckoning 4 a story of
disappointed, angry children that takes full
advantage of the complicated genealogy
constructed over the past 30 years. Russo is
a genius at the way kids carry the flaws of
their parents and then, despite their
resentment, end up reenacting those same
flaws on their own children. It9s a pattern
that expresses itself through soul and body.
When one of Sully9s old friends asks Peter,
<Anybody ever tell you you look more like
your old man every day?= he replies: <No
one needs to. There9s a mirror in my
bathroom.=
But if this is a cycle of doom, it9s one that
offers plenty of off-ramps for redemption.
Sully never asked, <Am I my brother9s
keeper?,= and before he died, he left Peter
with a list of wounded, fragile friends he
wanted him to help out.
Peter tries, for a time, to weasel his way
out of that duty. <He told himself that all the
people he9d promised his father he9d look in
on would be fine,= Russo writes. <How much
more could reasonably be expected of him?
The problem was that despite everything
he9d inherited from his father, Peter wasn9t
Sully and never would be.=
What Peter doesn9t realize early in the
novel is that, despite all their superficial
differences, he also inherited his father9s
compassion. Which is ultimately Russo9s
bequest to us, too. The list of folks we need
to look after is never finished; if we9re living
right, it keeps growing.
ron Charles reviews books and writes the Book
Club newsletter for The Washington Post.
The novel prioritizes its ideas over its
characters. At stake is the act of storytelling
itself: gossip, religious narrative, war photog-
raphy, any narrative in which bigotry can
reside. <Storytellers9 imaginations & weave
the distant past and erase anything that
impeded= them, reshaping the truth as a river
sweeps away a village. The novel seems aware
of its own power to shape the truth, too.
Hanna9s posthumous papers end up with a
peripheral yet omnipresent character, Jun-
aid, a printer who archives them with some
other accounts of the city9s events. A brief
note from the author claims that the novel is
assembled from those texts, which he found
and adapted to this story.
It is no deconstructionist exercise, however.
Khalifa remained in Damascus through the
entire Syrian war. The pain of witness surfaces
across the story: Zakariya9s wife survived the
flood, but <her laughing eyes were hollowed
out, transformed into two pits of clotted
blood,= and afterward, Hanna feels <infinitely
insignificant, as all the dead must feel when
they are ensnared into living alongside peo-
ple.= Every one of Aleppo9s disasters is an
annihilation about which Hanna could be
speaking when he tells Zakariya after the
flood, <I have been shattered.= Contemporary
Syria haunts the novel from beyond its last
pages, and as the book skewers the inadequacy
of ritual and religious belief, it also asks how to
witness and memorialize tragedy. If <there was
no act greater than venerating victims and
restoring their honor,= then <No One Prayed
Over Their Graves= is not so much a prayer
over Aleppo9s losses as a eulogy.
sarah Cypher is an Arab American writer and the
author of <The Skin and Its Girl.=
sunday, july 23 , 2023 . the washington post
From Colson Whitehead,
a crime novel with an epic sweep
BY G ABRIEL B UMP
L
ittle more than 100 pages into Colson
Whitehead9s remarkable new novel,
<Crook Manifesto,= a sequel to the best-
selling <Harlem Shuffle,= Herschel <Un-
cle Heshie= Lefkowitz, a minor charac-
ter and an inventor, offers two ways to define
creators, inventors, artists: <Those who identi-
fied deficiencies and provided remedies= and
<those who could see the invisible, discover what
was lacking, and will it into existence.=
With these books, Whitehead has identified
deficiencies in the noir genre, and injected beau-
ty and grace into its often too-predictable and
clichéd conventions. He saw an invisible post-
World War II Harlem epic, a decades-long jour-
ney through the most consequential urban
Black space in the 20th century, and he willed it
into existence through the exploits of Ray Car-
ney, a successful furniture salesman from a
lineage of ne9er-do-wells who struggles to bal-
ance respectability, family life and disreputable
allegiances. Whitehead has also again provided
a direct challenge to how readers and the pub-
lishing industry should think of genre fiction
compared with literary fiction, a salvo similar to
his sci-fi novel <Zone One= and his historical
fantasy <The Underground Railroad.=
On the surface, Whitehead9s two most recent
books are crime novels: fast, episodic, orga-
nized around different capers with a rotating
cast of memorable supporting characters, like
Uncle Heshie, who are quick to provide a laugh
or a piece of noir wisdom.
Whitehead has said he9s writing a trilogy.
Readers should hope he doesn9t stop there.
For all its slapstick fun, this project also has
the same gravitas as August Wilson9s seminal
10-play Century Cycle, about Black life in Pitts-
burgh during the 20th century, a dec-
ade-by-decade journey through Black America9s
tortured yet breathtaking memory. Carney and
his supporting cast hold up well against classic
Wilson characters such as Troy Maxson in the
Pulitzer Prize-winning <Fences= and the titular
Ma Rainey from <Ma Rainey9s Black Bottom.=
We move through the criminal underbelly
beside crooked cops, derelict scions of New
York royalty, politicians, film stars, radicals,
small-time crooks of varying interests with
too-big eyes who find themselves with big-time
problems. All the while, we root for Carney. We
hope he can make a stable life for himself, his
wife, Elizabeth, and their children.
<Crook Manifesto= starts in the summer of 1971.
The Jackson 5 are coming to town. Carney
wants to get tickets for his 15-year-old daugh-
ter, May. He first asks around the well-to-do
Harlem social circle, members of the Dumas
Club, the connected, legitimate Black folks.
When they can9t help him, he turns to Munson,
a crooked White detective. Thus begins Car-
ney9s slide back into crime.
The first section is titled <Ringolevio,= a
child9s street game, a version of tag with jails
and jailbreaks. It9s a cute title, but the complexi-
ty and specificity, as in all great literature,
elevate the situation. Whitehead goes on a
beautiful extended riff, early in the book, about
how Carney and his community are changing.
Black Power, particularly an ambitious
group called the Black Liberation Army, has
surfaced in Harlem. Carney, true to his genera-
tion, views these younger militants and their
rhetoric as a nuisance. He resents the influence
they have on his sweet daughter.
<Half her conversation these days came from
125th Street flyers: 8It all goes back to the
miseducation of the Negro, Daddy.9 Black Pow-
er guys and their pamphlets were worse than
Jehovah9s Witnesses.=
He misses when May used to smile, her
<mask of joy.= The Jackson 5, those boys from
Gary, Ind., bring back May9s innocence. <When
Carney hollered across the house that the
Jackson 5 were on Flip Wilson & it conjured
that face from bygone days.=
Later in the section, as the plot to find tickets
gets messy, Carney riffs on his dead cousin, Fred-
die, and the game they used to play, Ringolevio.
<The sun throbbed on windows and chrome
and broken glass and then came Freddie9s head
popping out from behind the moving van,
scoping out the territory, gauging his changes.
Carney hopped on the stoop like a base runner,
arm outstretched: I9m here, get me outta here.=
The second section, titled <Nefertiti T.N.T.,=
takes place in 1973 and focuses on a young
filmmaker named Zippo and his attempt to
make a Blaxploitation film about a Black hero-
A disaster, a missing husband and corporate secrets
BY V IOLET K IM
annah Michell9s second novel, <Excava-
H tions,= begins with two catastrophes,
one personal and one national. At the
center of both is Sae, a former student activist
and journalist, and the mother of two children.
When her husband, Jae, doesn9t come home for
dinner one night in 1992, Sae turns on the news
to see that a major department store in Seoul
has collapsed 4 where Jae9s engineering com-
pany had a construction contract. The ups and
downs of Sae9s search for Jae widen into an
investigation of Taehan Group, the corporation
that owns the fallen building. When Sae be-
comes convinced that Taehan has something to
hide, she9s determined to expose the truth.
For readers familiar with Korean history, the
novel affords a pleasure of recognition like that
of a roman à clef. Most of the events are based
on real historical incidents: the Gwangju Up-
rising; the torture and murder of university
students during the Park Chung-hee and Chun
Doo-hwan dictatorships before South Korea
transitioned to a democracy in 1988; and the
collapse of the Sampoong Department Store in
1995, which took 502 lives and is fictionalized
in <Excavations= as the Aspiration Tower trag-
edy. Sae9s experiences in the novel echo those of
many Koreans in my parents9 generation: My
father, too, was involved in anti-dictatorship
protests and read banned books. At his wed-
ding, his face was red from tear gas. As an
introductory checklist of shameful figures and
moments in the dark decades of colonial and
post-World War II South Korea, <Excavations=
delivers.
But the most absorbing moments in <Exca-
vations= are not so momentous; they are where
the quotidian, tangible details cluster 4 the
meal of pork kimchi jjigae that a sex worker
cooks for the motherly madam with a heart of
gold, or the madam9s tears as she spots mildew
in her window frame, a reminder of how hard
she9s worked to keep her house spotless.
These effective storytelling techniques
stand in contrast to Michell9s characters, how-
ever, who render as one-dimensional. Sae9s
particular brand of feminism is reduced to the
message that the patriarchy is bad, often in
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exchanges that feel anachronistic. When she
was a student activist, <the other female stu-
dents thought [Sae] to be arrogant because she
refused to make coffee for the older senior male
students during the meetings.= At one point the
madam tells her: <You could be really pretty &
with a little make up. Some nice clothes. But
you don9t really care, do you?= <Not really,= says
Sae. <You don9t really care what others think of
you. & Perhaps you9re freer than most of us,=
says the madam.
When Sae meets Jae for the first time at
college in 1986, during the Chun dictatorship,
she makes an impassioned speech to him about
the connection between corporations, exploit-
ative labor and state. Her ending statement,
<Do you really think corporations like Taehan
care at all about human life?= is met with
<stunned silence.= Sae is not wrong. Yet neither
is she 4 and by extension, her relationship
with Jae 4 very interesting.
The moral universe of <Excavations= is
equally uncomplicated. On one side stand
those who hide the truth. On the other stand
those who uncover it, and justice pivots on
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ine in <one of those more-secret-than-the-CIA
operations, working for the man, but really
working for the Black Nation from the inside.=
Although Carney9s furniture store is used as a
set, he9s mostly in the background. It9s a ridicu-
lous plot line, executed with plenty of humor.
Still, Whitehead gives us typically smart in-
sights into filmmaking, class politics and the
difficulty of predicting consumer interest.
What happens to the Blaxploitation artists
when audience preference shifts to <sober dra-
crook mas about black life, not ghetto shenanigans=?
ManifEsto The final section, set three years later during
By Colson America9s bicentennial, traces a spate of fires
Whitehead alongside the rise of Alexander Oakes, a prom-
Doubleday. ising politician and a childhood friend of Car-
319 pp. $29 ney9s wife. We come back to Carney and stay
mostly with his perspective as Harlem crum-
bles. Here there is an echo of the previous book,
a motif of destruction followed by introspec-
tion followed by resilience.
<Harlem Shuffle= started in 1959 and ended
with mid-1960s turmoil. Carney9s cousin Fred-
die was dead, the victim of a caper gone wrong.
Harlem was recovering from the 1964 race riots.
In the final pages of the earlier novel, Carney
found himself in Lower Manhattan, near the
World Trade Center construction site.
He connected the construction to the riots.
<The devastation had been nothing com-
pared to what lay before him now & if you
bottled the rage and hope and fury of all the
people of Harlem and made it into a bomb, the
results would look something like this.=
In this extended moment of contemplation,
ABOVE: the reader sees Carney as a man struggling with
Tiemann Place change, trying to find order in the surrounding
at Broadway, chaos.
Harlem, 1973. When Carney is reflecting, attempting to
LEFT: Author better understand how Black Harlemites and
Colson Black Americans have survived before and will
Whitehead survive again, Whitehead is at his best. It makes
sets <Crook this story feel important 4 not just entertain-
Manifesto,= a ing, not just suspenseful, not just another
sequel to surefire bestseller from a beloved author.
<Harlem These are crime novels, yes; funny and fast-
Shuffle,= in the paced. They are also the first two installments
1970s, with of a grand historical epic. Novel writing at its
Black Power best. Bigger and better, together, than anything
groups rising Whitehead has written before.
and the
Jackson 5 Gabriel Bump is the author of <everywhere you
coming to Don9t Belong.= his second novel, <The new
town. naturals,= will be published in november.
exposés resulting from these individual acts of
heroism. Despite a few moments of self-doubt,
Sae has a <hunger for the truth= and pursues
<speaking truth to power.= The main weakness
of <Excavations= is that these exposés, whether
public or personal, never have the weight that
they9re automatically assigned in the novel,
despite the borrowed gravitas from historical
events.
By the end of <Excavations,= I couldn9t help
but note the similarities between Michell9s
Excavations story and K-drama, soapy Korean TV shows
By Hannah that often feature exaggerated dialogue and a
Michell comfortingly simple world split into good and
One World. bad. K-drama villains are rich and evil. The
320 pp. $28 heroines who stand up against them are poor
but plucky, and in recent years they often
peddle a naive message of female empower-
ment. Sae fits the bill almost exactly.
I would have enjoyed deeper characters who
gave me more reason to care, but for a quick
read, the story9s pacing, dark family secrets,
splashy reveals, and complicated 4 if not
emotionally complex 4 connections among
Sae and her friends and enemies keep the plot
humming.
violet Haeun kim is a writer from seoul. her work
has appeared in slate and the rumpus.
B4
mine is an enviably privileged
if essentially fuddy-duddy life
built around reading, writing,
Michael
Dirda
daydreaming and occasional
household chores. Dull
routine suits me. Nonetheless,
as D.H. Lawrence declared in
<Sea and Sardinia,= every so
often there <comes over one
an absolute necessity to move.= At such
times, I frequently travel to some sort of
literary conference to hobnob with old
friends, make new ones and, more often
than not, just lounge around in restaurants
or bars talking about books.
Consequently, in mid-July, I drove 4 with
my wife, marian, as navigator 4 to
readercon, an annual science fiction
convention held in Quincy, mass. I was
signed up to be on panels devoted to <The
Craft of reviewing,= <The Enduring Legacy
of Jules Verne= and the work of Arthur
machen, author of <The Great God Pan= and
many other unsettling weird tales, most of
them written in the 1890s.
As its name implies, readercon focuses
on books. Nowadays, many science fiction
conventions 4 not just San Diego Comic-
Con and its offshoots 4 emphasize what one
might call spectacle: blockbuster films,
television series, video games, cosplay. But
at readercon, print is still king. At the
entrance to the booksellers9 room, a little
table displayed a memorial photograph of
David Hartwell, the most important science
fiction book editor of the past 50 years, who
died in 2016. It bore the legend <Hero of
readercon.=
This year, two longtime regulars, Samuel
r. Delany and John Crowley, author of
<Little, Big= and other fantasy classics,
missed the festivities, but the hotel9s halls,
lobby and patio were still crowded with
plenty of other writers. The two guests of
honor were the multitalented Jeff
Vandermeer (author of <Annihilation= and
much else) 4 who would be interviewed
hilariously by his wife, the award-winning
anthologist Ann Vandermeer 4 and the YA
novelist Justina Ireland (author of <Dread
Nation=).
The con ran from Thursday evening, July
13, until Sunday afternoon, July 16. Each day
featured up to eight tracks comprising panel
discussions, readings, autograph sessions
and Kaffeeklatches, in which writers
answered questions from a small group of
fans. Panel subjects ranged from
<Billionaires in Science fiction,= <CoVID9S
A thief9s story raises questions about art and access
ART from B1
Breitwieser surveys the rooms, etching floor
designs and escape routes into his mind; when
the area thins out, he springs into action,
using his Swiss Army knife to unfasten the
screws securing the piece; Kleinklaus, the
sentinel, offers a faint cough whenever guards
or tourists lurk nearby; once the coast is clear
again, Breitwieser gets back to work.
<This is how Breitwieser progresses, in fits
and starts, grasshoppering about the gallery, a
couple of turns of the screw, then a cough, a
couple more, then another,= finkel writes. He
describes the pair9s relationship as a kind of yin
and yang: Breitwieser is skilled at detecting
security flaws 4 fake cameras or cameras with
very limited ranges, sloppy or shorthanded
museum staff 4 while Kleinklaus has a keen
eye for variables that could expose their
scheme. <She9s aware, more than him, of people
who appear to observe them suspiciously. He
tends to be laser focused; she takes in the whole
scene,= finkel explains, adding that because
this dynamic is so central to the duo9s success,
Breitwieser <typically terminates a theft when
she wishes, with only a little argument.=
In some ways, this line signals how the
team9s crime spree will implode. over time,
Breitwieser becomes too cocky, too cavalier.
During a 2001 solo mission, he snags a
400-year-old bugle, and in the process, he
breaks both of Kleinklaus9 strict rules: He fails
to wear gloves, and steals from the richard
Wagner museum, in Lucerne 4 a city where
they9d had a run-in with the police before.
Kleinklaus is outraged. The two return to the
museum so that she can erase her boyfriend9s
fingerprints. But a man walking his dog
notices that Breitwieser is anxiously watching
the building, and he alerts an employee. Soon,
two officers are loading the once-spectral art
thief into their squad car.
The last third of the book 4 which charts
the months after Breitwieser9s arrest, when
the authorities are attempting to figure out
what happened to the stolen artwork 4 is
particularly enthralling. In animated and
colorful prose, finkel summons the emotional
intensity of a murder mystery. But old mas-
ters, not bodies, are missing. Breitwieser
believes that his mother, mireille Stengel,
disposed of the objects to protect her son after
learning that he9d been arrested. Some, she
tells the police, she chucked into the rhône-
rhine Canal. others, she burned in a forest 4
Breitwieser imagines that, in the clearing,
<the heat climbs and paint runs like mascara,
streaming over the picture frames,= finkel
writes. While Kleinklaus and Stengel either
avoided prison time or served just a few
months, Breitwieser spent several years in jail
for his crimes.
It9s here, in the final section of the book, that
finkel scratches at especially interesting and
ambitious questions. During his trial, Breitwi-
eser characterizes himself merely as a <tempo-
rary custodian= of the stolen art; he was going
to return the pieces, eventually. The Swiss
prosecutor, however, is having none of it 4 and
casts Breitwieser as a menace who has inflicted
irreparable damage on heritage and culture.
The director of a museum that Breitwieser had
robbed takes the stand and says, <more than
the monetary value is the sentimental value=
and <the relationship between the object and
place.= She goes on, <We can9t transform our
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Book World
No costumes, just books,
at this con 4 thank goodness
Effects on Literary Tone= and <The Queer
Tropes of Speculative Literature= to <The
fantasy fiction of Sylvia Townsend Warner=
and <Do Short Stories Still matter?= offered
so many appealing topics, I found it hard to
choose which panels to attend, finally
settling on <How We Shape and reshape
older Works,= <The Pyrite Age of Science
fiction= (a revisionist look at science
fiction9s so-called golden age of the 1930s
and 940s), <Space: The Ultimate Locked
room,= <Speculative memoir= and
<Encyclopedia of Science fiction.= This last
took the form of a conversation between two
of its editors and contributors, John Clute
and Graham Sleight, who pointed out that
the field9s major reference work, now in its
free online fourth edition, was fast
approaching 7 million words.
At this 32nd readercon, its Cordwainer
Smith rediscovery Award honored D.G.
Compton, whose best-known novel, <The
Continuous Katherine mortenhoe,= was
recently reissued as a classy New York
review paperback. That odd name,
Cordwainer Smith, by the way, was the
pseudonym of Washington9s own Paul m.A.
Linebarger, an expert on Asian politics and
psychological warfare who wrote wistfully
and inimitably about a future populated by
cyborgs (<Scanners Live in Vain=) and
animal-derived <underpeople= (<The Ballad
of Lost C9mell=).
readercon also hosts the Shirley Jackson
Awards, named for the author of both <The
Lottery= and that unsettling masterpiece of
psychological disintegration <The Haunting
of Hill House.= This year, Sophie White9s
<Where I End,= published in Britain by
Tramp Press, and Gabino Iglesias9s <The
Devil Takes You Home= (mulholland Books)
tied in the novel category. The short-fiction
prize went to Kim fu9s <Pre-Simulation
Consultation Xf007867 <(from her Tin
House collection, <Lesser Known monsters
museum into a safe. We serve the public.=
But how best to serve the public 4 to nurture
a communal appreciation of our yesterdays?
These courtroom exchanges surface some of
the primary issues museums have been wres-
tling with in recent years. Though these institu-
tions are seen as guardians of the past, they
aren9t free of controversy. Problems abound.
for one: access. The price of admission can
keep people away from the shared history
they9re supposed to enjoy. (There9s a reason
that many were upset when New York City9s
metropolitan museum of Art implemented a
new pay policy in 2018.) Another issue is
deciding what belongs in a museum. No site
can include everything, of course. And to
archive is, necessarily, to make difficult choic-
es. Even so, the items displayed suggest lots
about which slices of the past are apparently
the most valuable or significant.
Breitwieser9s obsession was decidedly
Western: <the exuberant European oil works
that blossomed at the end of the renaissance
and the dawn of the Baroque,= finkel explains.
Despite that, Breitwieser9s story still speaks to
questions of atonement, not least of all be-
cause it reminds us that those who claim
pieces don9t always have the right to possess
them. Dozens of the works he stole have never
been found. They9re probably lost forever 4 he
the washington post
of the 21st Century=).
Who did I talk with at the con? I
munched on fish and chips with novelist
and frequent Post reviewer Elizabeth Hand,
who has just completed an authorized
sequel to Jackson9s <The Haunting of Hill
House=; drank Irish coffee with critic and
fiction writer Gregory feeley; and chatted
all too briefly with the multi-award-winning
michael Swanwick and longtime Locus
magazine columnists Gary Wolfe and rich
Horton.
I also caught up with Gil roth, literary
podcaster and interviewer extraordinaire
(check out <The Virtual memories Show=
and his zine, <Haiku for Business
Travelers=), and short-story writer Eileen
Gunn, who in her earlier years was director
of advertising at microsoft 4 one of her
best-known stories is the appropriately wry
<Stable Strategies for middle management.=
At various times, I bumped into horror
writer Scott Edelman, who in his youth
worked at marvel Comics, and exchanged
greetings with Paul Witcover, author of that
provocative mash-up <Lincolnstein,= and
Neil Clarke, editor of the magazine
Clarkesworld. During a Saturday night
mixer called <meet the Pros,= I gratefully
sipped a gin and tonic with the
distinguished anthologist Ellen Datlow and
met a dozen young writers.
my lively machen panel was moderated
by the eminent antiquarian book dealer
Henry Wessells and comprised michael
Cisco, a professor at the City College of New
York and author of <Weird fiction: A Genre
Study=; the fantasy artist known as The Joey
Zone; Hand and me. on the Verne panel, I
sat next to Sarah Smith, a novelist and
pioneer of hypertext (<King of Space=) who
has spearheaded the recovery of my late
friend Thomas m. Disch9s long-lost
computer game <Amnesia= and brought out
its full text and programming notes in the
the Art thief
A true Story
of Love,
Crime, and a
Dangerous
Obsession
By Michael
Finkel
Knopf.
222 pp. $28
christian Lutz/aP
. sunday, july 23 , 2023
book <Total 8Amnesia.9=
In short, I enjoyed myself immensely. Up
in the eighth-floor <Con Suite,= I even
encountered a science fiction fan named
Jean rossner, who turned out to be the
psychotherapist daughter of Judith rossner,
author of the once-notorious bestseller
<Looking for mr. Goodbar.= To my regret,
however, there were many people I never got
to say hello to, including the Hugo, Nebula,
Locus and Philip K. Dick Award winner
Sarah Pinsker 4 whose latest book is the
short-story collection <Lost Places= (Small
Beer Press) 4 and The Washington Post9s
current science fiction columnist, Charlie
Jane Anders. Happily, both will be guests of
honor at Washington9s local science fiction
convention, Capclave, which runs from Sept.
29 to oct. 1.
me being me, I couldn9t resist spending a
couple of hours in the con9s <Book Shop.=
fred Lerner, a historian of libraries and
science fiction, pointed me to his annotated
edition of John myers myers9s <Silverlock=
(NESfA Press), a fantasy classic that
features cameos by many of the most
celebrated characters in fiction. from
Canadian dealer and collector Peter Halasz I
bought a beautiful copy in dust jacket of
George orwell9s <The English People,= a
monograph in the <Britain in Pictures=
series that its author never allowed to be
reprinted. I even picked up a couple of
paperback originals: <The Best of Walter m.
miller,= a volume of short fiction by the
writer who gave us that masterpiece of
American science fiction, <A Canticle for
Leibowitz,= and fredric Brown9s collection of
short-short stories, <Honeymoon in Hell.=
The latter includes, among other treasures,
<Arena,= filmed as one of the most famous
episodes of the original <Star Trek.= When
biologist and writer Tom Easton graciously
donated several boxes of books to a
giveaway table, I scooped up three old Terry
Carr fantasy anthologies.
Alas, fun must always be paid for. It took
nearly 10 hours 4 many of them in heavy,
blinding rain 4 to drive back to
Washington. The next morning, though, I
was happily settling back into my usual
comforting regimen of reading, writing and
daydreaming.
Michael Dirda is a Pulitzer Prize-winning
columnist and the author of the memoir <an
open Book= and of four collections of essays:
<readings,= <Bound to Please,= <Book by Book=
and <classics for Pleasure.=
cedric JouBert/aP
ABOVE: French soldiers search for
artworks in the partially drained Rhone-
Rhine Canal in May 2002. Stéphane
Breitwieser9s mother told authorities that
she threw some of his loot into the
waterway after his arrest.
LEFT: Breitwieser appears in a courtroom
in Strasbourg, France, in 2005.
can never return them. By contrast, numerous
museums today are confronting the fact that
many of their pieces have had journeys
marked by colonialism, and they9re starting to
heed pleas for repatriation.
finkel doesn9t touch on these themes di-
rectly. But he doesn9t have to. The invitation to
probe is right there, for instance in how he
depicts regional museums, which <will permit
close access to priceless objects,= and <the
public, in turn, will leave these objects undis-
turbed, respectful of the idea that works of
communal heritage, often suffused with spir-
itual significance and a sense of place, should
be open and accessible to all.= So <The Art
Thief= is about heists, yes, but it also speaks to
much, much more.
Brandon tensley is the national politics reporter
at capital B.
sunday, july 23 , 2023 . the washington post
8Properties of Thirst,9
by Marianne Wiggins (2022)
Nora Krug, editor
I was lucky enough this summer to have a
longtime librarian as a house guest. Who
better to offer a book recommendation
(other than the contributors to this column)?
So, I asked my friend: What9s the best book
you have read this year? Without skipping a
beat, he answered: <Properties of Thirst,= by
Marianne Wiggins, which came out in paper-
back in May. Conveniently, this book was
already on my TBR pile. In fact, I had wanted
to write a feature about it because of its
amazing backstory. Wiggins was nearly fin-
ished writing the book when, in 2016, she
had a massive stroke. The Pulitzer finalist
(and ex-wife of Salman Rushdie), now 75, not
only lost the ability to write but forgot what
she had already written. She enlisted the
help of her daughter, Lara Porzak, to help her
complete the 517-page novel. In the after-
word, Lara describes the experience in poi-
gnant detail: Over the course of several
years, she read the book aloud to her mother
multiple times, until the characters came to
feel like Lara and Marianne9s family. Mother
and daughter chatted <about their daily
shenanigans and potential adventures, any-
thing to bring them back into the fabric of
Mom9s memory.= Through this <powerful
alchemy,= Lara writes, <art happened: the
process of finishing the novel shifted from
being an impossible burden to the very
life-affirming thing that helped us to heal.= I
am only about 50 pages into this sweeping,
poetic novel 4 about a California rancher
and his family fighting, among other en-
emies, Los Angeles over water rights 4 and I
am already hooked.
B. ProuD
Sarah McBride
8Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love,
Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality,9
by Sarah McBride (2018)
Becky Meloan, editorial aide
Reading The Post9s recent survey of trans
Americans got me thinking about a powerful
book 4 <Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love,
Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality,= by
Sarah McBride. Now a Delaware state sena-
tor and recently announced candidate for
the U.S. House, McBride wrote her life story
before she was elected to office. Interested in
politics from a young age, and also deeply
certain she would someday need to tell her
parents that she wasn9t a boy like they
thought she was, she grew up believing that
eventually coming out as a trans woman
would make it impossible to pursue her
political ambitions. Being unable to live in
the world the way she saw herself finally
became unbearable during her senior year of
college. Taking baby steps, she came out to
friends, family, classmates and mentors, and
fortunately found the responses varied but
affirming. As she came to terms with her
identity, she continued down the political
path she had always dreamed of 4 cam-
paigning for Beau Biden in Delaware, and
working to pass LGBTQ legislation in Dela-
ware and later in the Obama White House.
Her candid, down-to-earth memoir is a gift
to those who seek to understand more about
the personal and public journeys trans
people face in today9s world.
8The Loneliest Americans,9
by Jay Caspian Kang (2021)
Sophia Nguyen, news and features writer
A little after 10 a.m. on June 29, I download-
ed the PDF of the Supreme Court9s opinion on
affirmative action 4 it was long, and a lot of
people were doing exactly the same thing, so it
took awhile 4 and then CTRL-F9ed for <Asian.=
Is it strange to say that I got more hits than I9d
expected? The case, and the conversation
surrounding it, theoretically concerned Asian
Americans; yet they (I suppose <we=) felt
peculiarly incidental. Reading the internet
that day felt like being stuck in traffic on the
freeway: loud, tense, unmoving but somehow
inducing motion sickness.
In other words, it felt like the right time to
revisit Jay Caspian Kang9s bracing 2021 book,
<The Loneliest Americans.= Lacing reporting
with polemic, it9s almost the opposite of a
racial explainer: It9s restless, cranky, a rare
combination of conceptually rigorous and
journalistically curious. It9s the kind of book
you think with and argue about, and that
makes you feel 4 maybe foolishly 4 finally,
we9re getting somewhere.
Book World
A chef9s memoir,
Lawrence and Nabokov,
an Irish tragedy and more
BY
In Staff Picks, Book World editors and writers share
what they9ve been reading off the clock.
8Juno Loves Legs,9
by Karl Geary (2023)
Ron Charles, fiction critic
A few weeks ago in our free Book Club
newsletter, I asked for examples of curious
differences between U.S. and British book
jackets. When a reader directed me to Karl
Geary9s new novel, <Juno Loves Legs,= I
couldn9t resist delving beneath its cover(s).
This is the story of Juno, a sharp-witted
Irish girl in the 1980s who9s too defiant to
find peace in her dysfunctional home or her
brutal Catholic school. <I was a lot,= she
admits. <I was too much.= But her alcoholic
father and toxic neighborhood would be
too much for anyone. Depressed by poverty
and social isolation, Juno experiences mo-
ments of peace by burying herself in the
woods with flowers and pretending to be
dead. She finds refuge only in her friend-
ship with another young misfit, a gay
classmate she nicknames Legs. <We
couldn9t be hurt,= she says, <not when the
other was there.= Alas, that9s not entirely
true. The tropes of Irish tragedy arrive with
predictable regularity in these pages, but
the raw, lilting poetry of Juno9s voice
provides a series of heartbreaking revela-
tions.
8The Rainbow,9 by D.H. Lawrence (1915)
and 8Despair,9 by Vladimir Nabokov (1937)
Becca Rothfeld, nonfiction critic
In high school, I loved the novels of D.H.
Lawrence. I am generally not much of a
re-reader 4 I am too plagued by anxiety
that, on my death bed, I will regret having
read <Lolita= four times when I have yet to
read <Middlemarch= even once 4 but I do
make a point of returning to books I was too
young to appreciate when I first happened
upon them. For no reason other than
hunger for an Undertaking and the vague
suspicion that his unabashed sensuality
makes him summery, I set out to read all of
Lawrence9s novels, beginning with <The
Rainbow.= Does the prose hold up? In a way,
it holds up all too well. It is exactly the sort
of thing I loved when I was a teenager, full of
unmitigated sex, death and profundity. The
writing is beautiful, but it is also surging,
and I am no longer in an appropriately
ecstatic mood.
So I defected to an author for whom I am
always in the mood. My personal email
address involves Nabokov9s name, and I
decided to read all his novels. I started with
<Mary,= his debut, which is about a Russian
exile pining for his first love and his
homeland as he languishes in Berlin; it is
not Nabokov9s best, but it is already lovely,
dense with lushly redolent description.
Next I turned to <Despair,= his seventh
novel, which is unmistakably the work of
the master. The narrator is a classically
Nabokovian trickster, a supercilious and
scheming aesthete prone to dark sexual
fantasy and meta-textual forays. It is well
worth reading, but I know that the best is
yet to come. Let hot Nabokov summer
commence!
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8The Atheist in the Attic,9
by Samuel R. Delany (2018)
Jacob Brogan, editor
As Julian Lucas writes in a magnificent
recent New Yorker profile, Samuel R. Delany
begins his days with an <atheist9s prayer, hail-
ing faraway celestial bodies with a litany
inspired by the seventeenth-century philoso-
pher Baruch Spinoza.= It9s an apt connection,
because Spinoza, our greatest thinker of the
relationships between bodies 4 the way they
push and pull one another, but also the way
they caress and inspire 4 has long been a
resource for the queer imagination. And Dela-
ny, who is best known for his often-experimen-
tal science fiction novels, has spent his long and
very queer career imagining the many ways
that bodies of all kinds can come together.
<The Atheist in the Attic,= a novella that may
be his final work of prose fiction, is a strange but
fitting artifact in the arc of his career. It claims to
be a series of diary entries by the mathematician
and philosopher Gottfried Leibniz documenting
his (wholly imagined) visit to the home of
Spinoza. At its heart is a dizzying conversation
between two of history9s greatest minds in a way
that could have been rendered only by one of our
most brilliant living writers.
It is a challenging book in the way that
visiting Delany himself 4 an experience that
Lucas perfectly captures in his profile 4 can be.
But as is often the case with Delany9s writing, its
rewards lie in sitting with those challenges.
(Those new to Delany9s work may want to
instead begin with <Nova,= <Trouble on Triton=
or my favorite, <Tales of Nevèrÿon.=) As Delany
has Leibniz observe, <Well, thinking about
what9s not supposed to require thinking, that is
philosophy, no?= Having spent decades think-
ing about topics once deemed below consider-
ation, Delany has given us ample reasons to go
on philosophizing, endlessly and expansively.
BrAD BArkeT/GeTTY iMAGes For The NorMAN MAiler ceNTer
Samuel R. Delany
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DANiel ZuchNik/GeTTY iMAGes For NYcWFF
Gabrielle Hamilton
8Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent
Education of a Reluctant Chef,9
by Gabrielle Hamilton (2011)
Jill Pellettieri, editor
I cook more in the summer, so it seemed like
the perfect time to turn to Hamilton9s book
about her life and career. I enjoyed a meal at
Hamilton9s now-shuttered restaurant Prune al-
most a decade and a half ago, and I can still
remember the succulent pork belly I ate, a food
that I9d never liked much before and that I9ve
never liked much since. Plus, a good food
memoir is almost always my thing. But Hamil-
ton9s book is not just for lovers of the genre. The
book has the same cozy intimacy as her restau-
rant. Hamilton invites readers into her life
experiences, describing the relationships that
shaped her with the same care and precision she
brings to her cooking. She writes of her mother:
<So what is there to make of the simplistic thing
I9ve come to utter in explanation, which is so
drab, so monochromatic, so water on top of ice
even though it9s the most direct, most distilled
path from my heart to my mouth: I feel better
without her.= Her descriptions of food are so
striking she can make even the most dedicated
carnivore salivate for a 35-cent tin of sardines.
Prune may have closed, but thankfully readers
can still revel in Hamilton9s artistry through her
writing.
8Thunder at Twilight: Vienna 1913-1914,9
by Frederic Morton (1989) and
81913: The Year Before the Storm,9
by Florian Illies (2013)
John Williams, Book World editor
I9ve even read, and yet the full motivations
and contours of the epochal conflict 4 true to its
reputation 4 still elude my understanding. I
have my sights set for soon on a couple of other
big accounts of the era, including Barbara
Tuchman9s <The Guns of August,= but for now
I9m reading about one of history9s great unknow-
ing prologues, the year before the war. Frederic
Morton9s <Thunder at Twilight= takes us to
Vienna in the months before the assassination of
Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. We get energetic
narrative portraits of Ferdinand and his political
rivals; of Freud and Jung; and, with deep
foreshadowing of the second global cataclysm
that would come, of Stalin and Hitler. Florian
Illies9s <1913= is a more intentionally fragmented,
impressionistic diary of sorts, proceeding
through the year month by month and focusing
more on artistic figures (Kafka, Picasso, Klimt,
Stravinsky &) than political ones. Each book
might make history too digestible by (at least)
half, but when it comes to a time that sent the
world into a senseless spiral of horrors, it9s hard
to mind.
8Last Post,9
by Frederic Raphael (2023)
Michael Dirda, columnist
Frederic Raphael is a British novelist,
essayist and screenwriter, whose films in-
clude <Darling,= starring Julie Christie, for
which he won an Academy Award. In recent
years he9s been writing various sorts of
memoirs. The latest, the curiously structured
<Last Post,= consists of essay-length letters
addressed to dead friends, mentors and
frenemies 4 these include literary critic
George Steiner, book editor Tom Maschler,
composer and lyricist Leslie Bricusse, artist
Michael Ayrton and many others. The <let-
ters= are all essentially accounts of Raphael9s
association with these eminences, coupled
with critical appreciations of their achieve-
ments. Each addresses its recipient as though
he or she were still alive, as in the opening to
that for director Stanley Kubrick: <Dear
Stanley, Did I ever hear you laugh or see you
smile?= This second-person approach does
take getting used to.
Two other things make Raphael9s pieces
remarkable. First, they are packed with scan-
dalous, sometimes vengeful anecdotes about
Fleet Street, publishing, the London literary
scene and the international film world. Second,
Raphael writes extravagantly pun-filled, allu-
sion-rich prose, as if S.J. Perelman had done
really, really well in classics at Cambridge.
While the full dazzle of Raphael9s verbal
fireworks requires extensive quotation, he can
also be wryly concise. Of a celebrity couple, he
notes: <If not yet married, you were certainly
joined at the hype.=
<Last Post= has been my bedside book for
the past week, and I9ve only begun to sample
its dubious pleasures.
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8Eastern Europe9 doesn9t really exist
An account of the long, rich history of a place that no one wants to claim anymore
BY E MILY T AMKIN
A
Czech diplomat once introduced me
to a colleague. I told the colleague
that it was a pleasure to meet him
and that I covered U.S. foreign af-
fairs with a focus on Russia and
Eastern Europe. <And Central Europe,= the first
Czech diplomat smilingly but firmly cut in. His
point was clear: He and his colleague were not
to be considered 4 by me or themselves or
anyone else 4 Eastern European.
I thought of this while reading the prologue of
<Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History
of a Divided Land,= a new history by Jacob
Mikanowski, which shares the first part of its
title with a gorgeous essay the author wrote for
the Los Angeles Review of Books in 2017.
<This is a history of a place that doesn9t exist,=
Mikanowski asserts at the start of the book.
<There is no such thing as Eastern Europe
anymore. No one comes from there.= The term
<is an outsider9s convenience, a catchall used to
conceal a nest of stereotypes.= No country once
associated with the place wants the label. <Even
before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Czechia, Slova-
kia, Hungary and Poland all declared them-
selves part of Central Europe= (my apologies
again to my Czech diplomat friend). The Baltic
states want to be thought of as part of the Nordic
zone. And so on. Why wouldn9t they, when
<Eastern European= is used to connote back-
ward, or stuck in the past, shrouded in some
kind of undesirable gray? The idea permeates
not just politics but popular culture. <Dear sweet
mother of God. We9re in Eastern Europe,= one
character says with dread in the 2004 movie
<EuroTrip.= He and his friends proceed to walk
down a dreary street. The camera cuts to a dog
holding a human hand in its mouth.
<With this many defections, Eastern Europe
is pretty much a dead letter. And yet not too long
ago its existence was self-evident,= Mikanowski
writes, recalling arriving in Warsaw in 1986 to
the smell of <brown coal burning in winter.=
Mikanowski9s undertaking is a massive one:
He9s set out to tell the history of a part of the
world over thousands of years 4 Chapter 1
begins in 170 AD 4 in just a few hundred pages.
He does not approach this task chronologically,
but thematically. The book is divided into three
sections: faiths; empires and peoples; and the
20th century. While this approach can be dis-
orienting at first, it proves effective, letting the
reader take in all that the region9s history has to
offer, skipping lightly between large subjects,
moving from glittering capitals to tiny towns.
The final section, on the more recent past,
proceeds more chronologically, though the
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chapters are still thematic; the 21st century is
left for the epilogue.
While the amount and specificity of detail
could, in the hands of another writer, make the
book too academic for a general audience, Mi-
kanowski sprinkles in color and humor. <But
where did Slavs come from? This question vexes
historians, since it has no solution but many
competing claims.= Mikanowski offers some of
these claims and then adds, <I used to imagine
them emerging out of a bog wearing great
leather waders, with water dripping down their
mustaches, ready to conquer Thessaloniki as
soon as they toweled off.= The chapter on <Here-
tics= is especially colorful, sparkling with the
magic its subjects claim to have performed.
And though the book is not a memoir, Mi-
kanowski mixes in his own family story to
moving effect. <For centuries, shtetl life was
everywhere. And then all at once, it was gone
for good.= It9s a powerful line, but still more
powerful is that it9s followed with the admis-
sion that his grandfather was from one such
GOOdbye,
easTerN eurOpe
an Intimate
History of a
divided land
By Jacob
Mikanowski
Pantheon.
376 pp. $30
Cheryl Juetten
TOP: A street in Prague in the early
20th century. ABOVE: Jacob
Mikanowski9s book begins in 170 AD.
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Yes, soccer is beautiful 4
and joyful, and empty
BY G EORGIA C LOEPFIL
o write about soccer is to study
T empty space. There is space be-
tween lines on the field, between
an athlete9s body and the bodies
of her opponents, between her
cleat and the ball as she dribbles toward the
goal. There is space between what the mind
wants and how the body reacts. There are
expanses of time in which the athlete waits:
between trainings, between games, be-
tween seasons. And there is the great void
of desire, into which the athlete pours
everything. Until one day, she stops.
While working on a memoir about the
struggles, joys and desires that saturated
my career as a professional soccer player,
I9ve taken to reading great writers on the
subject of pain. The sensation is notorious
for evading language, for being difficult or
impossible to articulate. In her book <The
Body in Pain,= the essayist Elaine Scarry
writes, <Physical pain does not simply
resist language but actively destroys it.= As
I read this sentence, I conjure the image of
a familiar inky mass with porous edges,
blotting out my view of the world.
In my own writing, though, I find it easy
to write about the physical suffering I
experienced while playing. Pain took place
somewhere; it had a setting. Pain was in
doctors9 offices, training rooms, fields,
hospitals. It was in waiting rooms and
clinics, it sat with me on the bench. I could
often point to my pain: my knee, my head,
my aching back. On the other hand, the joy
of playing was boundless. I haven9t read as
much about the blacked-out bliss of eupho-
ria. It can9t be held, treated or wrapped up,
and it9s just as solitary, profound and
spacious.
So I was curious: Who could help me learn
to write about the vast and empty feeling of
Anonymous no more, he asks: Is whistleblowing worth it?
BY R ON C HARLES
n the fall of 2018, a U.S. government
I official became the most famous writer
in America. But nobody knew his name.
He9d just published an anonymous op-ed
in the New York Times titled <I Am Part of the
Resistance Inside the Trump Administra-
tion.= The Very Stable Genius raged, the
White House staff jumped into a circular
firing squad, Democrats gloated, and every-
body picked over the op-ed to identify its
author.
The next year, Anonymous expanded his
exposé of Trump9s corruption and incompe-
tence into a book called <A Warning.= The
Justice Department bullied the book9s pub-
lisher and agent for details, but neither
would give in.
Finally, more than two years after the
<Resistance= op-ed, Miles Taylor, a former
Department of Homeland Security official,
revealed himself, at which point his life,
already stressful, became a furnace of ridi-
cule, condemnation and death threats. He
hired private security and began moving
around to undisclosed locations. He grew
depressed, alcoholic and suicidal.
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scoring a goal?
Some sports books are written by docu-
mentarians 4 journalists or historians.
These books (such as Roger Angell9s <The
Summer Game= or Norman Mailer9s <The
Fight=) are written from a distance, from
the perspective of a fan or a critic. They are
written with the reader in mind, who often
demands that blank space is colored in
with shades of glory, pain, triumph and
defeat; narrative imposes limits on spa-
ciousness.
Another kind of sports book is written by
the athlete or her ghostwriter; these books
immortalize one great player, a single life.
But they, too, can fall short. In a blistering
review of tennis player Tracey Austin9s
autobiography, David Foster Wallace fa-
mously wrote that athletes are incapable of
writing about their experience. <Those who
receive and act out the gift of athletic
genius,= Wallace declared, <must, perforce,
be blind and dumb about it.= The same sort
of power that allows an athlete to <bypass
the head and simply and superbly act=
might also make them incapable of articu-
lating what it feels like to experience the
beauty of their own expertise.
That said, in my search for an approxi-
mation of glory, of complete delight, of the
space inside blissful oblivion, I have often
found a home in the words of famous
athletes. In her book <Forward,= Abby
Wambach says that after scoring a goal,
<the picture went black 4 not a slow fade,
but a swift guillotine chop that separated
the scene from my ability to see it.= English
soccer great and D.C. United head coach
Wayne Rooney was once quoted explaining
that playing soccer felt like being underwa-
ter, and <when you score the goal it9s like
you come up for air.= In Nathalie Léger9s
<Suite for Barbara Loden,= she recalls
baseball player Mickey Mantle explaining
On Tuesday, Taylor published a new
book, under his real name, called <Blow-
back: A Warning to Save Democracy From
the Next Trump.= A few shocking details
slipped out early, but the book has generat-
ed nothing like the firestorm of <A Warn-
ing.=
That9s to be expected. We9re all suffering
from MAGA scandal fatigue. At this point, the
nature of Donald Trump is essentially a
theological question beyond the reach of
factual evidence or rational debate. Anybody
who needs <a warning to save democracy
from the next Trump= stopped listening long
ago.
But I highly recommend listening to
Taylor9s new podcast, <The Whistleblow-
ers,= from iHeart. It presents a survey of our
recent political chaos through dramatic
true stories about people who 4 depending
on how you hold them to the light 4 are
egotistical, courageous, treasonous or pa-
triotic.
<Of all the labels I picked up,= Taylor says in
the first episode, <the one I9m most interested
in is 8whistleblower.9 I still don9t know how I
feel about applying it to myself. What does it
mean when you blow the whistle if you do it
eZ ee
why he did not write an autobiography: <I
wanted to describe the trajectory of a
baseball, the air, the rustling air, the space
4 the hole the ball makes against the
background.=
But many athletes cannot resist the
impulse toward narrative. When I was
playing, I desperately wanted to prepare
for the future, to understand the arc of my
career. For a time, I thought I was writing
about soccer to find my way to an ending
Who could that I could live with, where ambition
might come to rest.
help me Last month, the U.S. Women9s National
Team (USWNT) named the roster of women
learn to who will compete in the World Cup, which
write about runs from July 20 through Aug. 20 in New
Zealand and Australia. Most consider par-
the vast ticipation in this tournament to be the
pinnacle of a woman9s career. On social
and empty media, the USWNT posted videos of each
player as they got the call from the coach
feeling of informing them of their inclusion. I studied
their reactions and thought a lot about the
scoring players who just missed the cut. Before she
a goal? heard that she would be on a plane this
month, USWNT midfielder Kristie Mewis
mused to herself in a podcast interview, <If
I don9t make this World Cup team & do I
feel fulfilled in my career?=
But we know how ambition works. For
each aspiration that is fulfilled, another
lingers further away, tempting you to give
chase. One desire after another breaks
apart and, like sand, runs through your
fingers just as you close your fist around it.
To be successful in sports takes some
mystical combination of talent, luck and
hard work. Plenty of people will tell you
they know the perfect proportions. It is the
same with writing. I scour interviews with
writers who share the routines and rituals
that they claim will yield the most finished
projects, the most words on the page. What
anonymously? And even though I ultimately
revealed my identity, I honestly still wonder,
did I wait too long? Did speaking out actually
change anything? And was it worth losing
almost everything?=
Those are tough questions 4 even tough-
er in the second episode, which recounts
the heartbreaking case of Reality Winner.
She9s the former National Security Agency
contractor who leaked intelligence about
Russian interference in the 2016 presiden-
tial election.
Future episodes of the podcast will cover
former FBI acting director Andrew McCabe,
former National Security Council official
Alexander Vindman, U.S. Agency for Global
Media executive Grant Turner, former White
House communications director Stephanie
Grisham and others.
<Their circumstances were all very dif-
ferent, but there are some common
threads,= Taylor says. <The ethics around
what they did or the way they did it were
sometimes confusing, contradictory, a gray
area. And though most people who blew the
whistle paid some kind of price, a lot of
times the net of it, after all the uproar and
the blowback and their lives were upended
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illusTraTioN by KeiTh Negley for The WashiNgToN PosT
is the secret to a great writing practice? Is
it enough to show up, again and again (to
run sprints, to sit at the desk), or does
success require some sacred element that
is out of our control?
I have found some inspiration in a third,
more limited genre of sports book, the
kind that is most precious to me: those
written by artists who have also been great
athletes. In <Swimming Studies,= one such
book, Leann Shapton writes about the
relationship between her visual art and
her swimming career. <Artistic discipline
and athletic discipline are kissing cousins,
they require the same thing, an unspecial
practice: tedious and pitch-black invisible,
private as guts, but always sacred.=
It doesn9t last long, Rooney wrote about
coming up for air. <You can hear the crowd,
the atmosphere, for that four or five
seconds,= he said. And then back down.
It is true that I can write a sentence and
days later not know how exactly it got on
the page. It is true that on the field, the
body can act before and without the mind.
What might we lose if we color in this
blankness with words? Perhaps to demand
a story from an athletic career, from the
arc of a single game, is to betray its most
beautiful gift.
The space of oblivion is no longer a
private moment I pass through as the ball
finds the back of the net. It lives inside me
now, a blank emptiness where soccer used
to be, which expands and compresses like
an accordion. As I write about soccer, I
lean against this great absence, and I know
that I am touching the space between who
I was on the field and who I will carry on to
be.
Georgia Cloepfil9s nonfiction debut is
forthcoming from riverhead books. her other
writing can be found at georgiacloepfil.com.
or their careers were wrecked, the effect of
what they did is often hard to see. So I want
to know, was it worth it?=
The conclusion, at least based on the first
two episodes, is no.
The American public 4 led by the media 4
reacted in ways that made speaking up both
punishing and ineffectual. It9s a terrible,
self-defeating tendency, inimical to political
progress.
Even when the information revealed is
essential for us to know, we remain
feverishly focused on the personalities of
the whistleblowers. We demand impossible
clarity of purpose and total purity of
motive. Despite the passage of whistle-
blower protection laws and regulations,
damning revelations are routinely swept
aside in our furious obsession with the
messenger. It9s a fog of distraction that
corrupt leaders can rely on every time a
whistle is blown. Maybe that, more than
the next Trump, is what we really need to
stop.
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B8
S
o many books about love are actually
about heartbreak. Ann Patchett9s new
novel, <Tom Lake,= is not. <Tom Lake= is
about romantic love, marital love and
maternal love, but also the love of
animals, the love of stories, love of the land and
trees and the tiny, red, cordiform object that is a
cherry. Not that a heart is not broken at some
point, but it breaks without affecting the re-
markable warmth of the book, set in summer9s
fullest bloom.
Earlier this year, Patchett received the Na-
tional Humanities Medal for, among other
contributions to the literary world, her ability
to put <into words the beauty, pain, and com-
plexity of human nature.= This generous writer
hits the mark again with her ninth novel.
<Tom Lake= revolves around a central love
story, one that Lara Kenison tells her three
daughters, Emily, Maisie and Nell, in install-
ments over the long, strange summer of 2020
on the family-run cherry farm in Michigan. It is
the story of her affair with a famous actor
named Peter Duke, which took place when
both were in summer stock at Tom Lake, Mich.,
when Lara was just 19 years old. The girls have
heard parts of it before, but this time they9re
getting the full account. Lara starts at the very
beginning, when she played Emily in a commu-
nity theater production of <Our Town,= which
led to a brief career in Hollywood and then a
This critic has a theory of the novel 4 but he may not believe it
BY J ACOB B ROGAN
or the eminent literary critic, there are few
F accomplishments more meaningful than
producing a full-fledged theory of the nov-
el. These are works that aspire to tell us how we
read and why, to explain what literature offers
and how it does it. Such projects tend toward the
magisterial even when they are brief, and their
authors 4 Georg Lukacs, Mikhail Bakhtin and
others 4 lend their names to whole subfields of
academic inquiry and argument.
There is, however, no reason that the theory
of the novel should be a strictly academic affair.
Almost all of us read novels, after all, and it9s
worth thinking about what we9re up to when
we do. Joseph Epstein, longtime former editor
of the American Scholar magazine and longer-
time literary culture gadfly, has attempted just
that in his slim but ambitious new book, <The
Novel, Who Needs It?=: It is, or at least initially
seems to be, a theory of the novel for the rest of
us. In that regard, it is an admirable effort.
Unfortunately, it is not one that Epstein him-
self seems prepared to put into practice.
<Reading superior novels,= Epstein writes,
<arouses the mind in a way that nothing else
quite does.= Echoing some other prominent
theorists on the subject, he seems to hold that
this is an effect of the novel9s polyphonic quali-
ties, its ability to let various voices jangle
against one another. <More than any other
literary form, the novel is best able to accom-
modate the messiness of detail that life pre-
sents,= he argues. <The novel, for those who love
it, is the literary form of forms.=
Above all else, for Epstein this means that
novels are good at getting us to experience other
minds, mostly through our encounters with
their characters: <What the novel does better
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Ann Patchett explores a mother9s
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reprisal of the role of Emily at Tom Lake. Duke,
a handsome hunk on the runway to a huge
career, was playing Editor Webb, her father.
As did many a mother during the coronavi-
rus years, Lara is enjoying the pandemic-driv-
en return of her girls to their mother9s arms.
<All three of our girls are home now. Emily came
back to the farm after she graduated from
college, while Maisie and Nell, still in school,
returned in March.= And while the girls are
anxiously following the nightly news, their
mother9s feelings about the pandemic are
mixed. She can9t <pretend that all of us being
together doesn9t fill me with joy. I understand
that joy is inappropriate these days and still, we
feel what we feel.=
Though mothers have been important char-
acters in a couple of Patchett novels (<The
Magician9s Assistant= comes to mind), <Tom
Lake= is her first with a narrator who is a
mother 4 a mother whose maternal role and
emotions are at the core of who she is.
This is interesting in light of Patchett9s real-
life feelings about motherhood. As she wrote in
<There Are No Children Here,= a striking essay
from her 2021 collection, <These Precious
Days,= <Part of not wanting children has always
been the certainty that I didn9t have the energy
for it, and so I had to make a choice, the choice
between children and writing.=
That9s one of the nice things about fiction
than any other form is allow its readers to
investigate the inner, or secret, life of its charac-
ters.= This capacity makes them powerful tools
for human improvement, he says, expanding
<one9s appetite for the richness of human experi-
ence.= It is the novel, he concludes, that guaran-
tees our access to a <more complex view of life, its
mystery, its meaning, its point.=
Having established all of this, another critic
might set out to show how these ideas function in
various novels. Epstein, by contrast, is mostly
interested in what doesn9t work. <The novel of
ideas,= for example, <in so far as it features ideas
over actions, is perhaps itself a bad idea.= Likewise,
novelists who are too preoccupied with their own
style (Vladimir Nabokov and John Updike, most-
ly) tend to leave him cold. As the book goes on, he
increasingly turns away from discussions of par-
ticular writers and formal issues to instead grum-
ble about the state of culture more generally.
While Epstein can be lively when engaging with
the thought of E.M. Forster or the scholarship of
Ian Watt, his opinions here take on a familiar,
reactionary bent, as if they had been extruded
onto the page from a cake piping bag loaded with
emulsified New York Times op-eds: Political cor-
rectness is ruining publishing, graphic novels are
ruining our appreciation for complexity, the inter-
net is ruining our attention spans.
Despite his distaste for our supposedly P.C.
era, Epstein9s sternest complaint is itself quite
censorial: Novels are too sexy now. It is this, he
argues, that has limited the lasting appeal of
the <novelists of my lifetime= and ensured that,
of them, only Isaac Bashevis Singer, who died
32 years ago, is likely to achieve literary immor-
tality. By way of demonstration, he insists that
other recent writers would have ruined the
classics with their <adolescent emphasis on
sex.= <If John Updike had written George Eliot9s
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writing, though 4 there9s plenty of opportunity
to become someone else, make different choices
and explore a different life, in this case someone
with three beloved daughters. <Emily is tall like
her father, strong enough to hoist full lugs all day
long. Maisie is smaller than her older sister,
though by no means small, and her curls give her
extra stature. Nell is like me, or Nell is like I was.
It9s as if the genetic material from which these
girls were made diminished with every effort, so
that the eldest daughter is strapping and the
tom lake
middle is middling and the youngest is a wisp.=
By Ann Patchett
Knowing Patchett9s personal history with
harper.
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nal feelings she imagines for Lara Kenison
particularly poignant. In one beautiful pas-
sage, Lara comforts her youngest, Nell: <I want
to tell her she will never be hurt, that every-
thing will be fair, and that I will always, always
be there to protect her. No one sees us but the
swallows looping overhead. She puts her arms
around my waist and we stand there, just like
that, casting a single shadow across the grass.=
A single shadow across the grass 4 as if one9s
child could be part of you again, the way they
were in the first place.
Though Lara tells her husband, Joe, that
she9s leaving out <the good parts= from this
version of the tale 4 <By which you mean sex,=
says Joe 4 there9s no way to tell the story
without giving a general sense of the heat
8Middlemarch,9 Edward Casaubon might well
have suffered ejaculatio praecox,= he frets. <If
Alan Hollinghurst, the gay English novelist,
had been the author of Willa Cather9s 8Death
Comes for the Archbishop,9 one of the two
priests in that novel would likely have put
homosexual moves on the other.= Horrors!
Another critic might have shown what a
properly literary and restrained portrayal of
sexuality entails by citing, say, Tolstoy. Epstein,
however, apparently believes he has better ma-
the Novel, terials ready to hand: three of his own short
Who Needs It? stories, from which he quotes at considerable
By Joseph length. <They embraced and she took him by the
Epstein hand into the bedroom, where they did things
Encounter. together that the Count hadn9t even dared to
142 pp. $25.99 dream,= ends one selection. Another concludes,
<Although himself an easy A student in anatomy
and the veteran of nearly forty years of medical
practice, she was in possession of a few things
about the physiology of the human body that
until now had never occurred to Dr. A. Jerome
Minkoff.= The erotic, as Roland Barthes wrote in
<The Pleasure of the Text,= blooms <where the
garment gapes,= but these grammatically dubi-
ous passages are like an oversize T-shirt with
<I9m sexy and I know it= printed on the front.
There9s nothing wrong with wanting to avoid
graphic sex, of course, but Epstein9s discomfort
with it betrays a still greater discomfort with the
ugly truths of intimacy, which presents a chal-
lenge to anyone who wants to argue that reading
should make us better. Like sex, reading is an
intimate act, and insofar as it is intimate it is
sometimes irredeemably characterized by desire
and pleasure. We read for reasons that do not
always resolve into some convenient lesson. Lei-
sure time that never rises beyond the level of
leisure alone is no worse for it. Art need not
always arrive under the aegis of education; it can
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between Peter Duke and Lara, so hot that it
crept into their portrayal of father and daugh-
ter onstage.
The two of them become half of a foursome
when Peter9s tennis-pro brother, Sebastian,
begins dating Pallas, a Black dancer from the
company, and eventually things get complicat-
ed. And things get broken. And Peter and Lara
are shot out the other side of their headlong
romance, into their individual futures.
It9s interesting to think about <Tom Lake=
alongside <Bel Canto,= the prizewinning 2001
novel that was Patchett9s breakout. From a dis-
tance they seem so different, one about a hostage
situation in South America complete with guns
and violence, and the other about a family on a
farm in Michigan. Except that because of the
pandemic, the family is also in a kind of hostage
situation 4 a suspension of ordinary life. And
both stories are fundamentally about how love
begins, and what happens to it after that.
Ann Patchett9s wisdom about love has run
though all of her novels and nonfiction books,
including the great <Truth and Beauty= and
<This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage.= As soon
as you finish <Tom Lake,= you should go back
and read them all.
marion Winik, host of the nPR podcast <the Weekly
Reader,= is the author of numerous books, including
<First Comes love= and <the Big Book of the dead.=
simply dance for our delight.
Allow for a moment, though, that there9s
something to all of this: that novels put us in
touch with other minds and expand our own,
each new text improving us a little more 4
serving, in aggregate, as bildungsromans of
those who read them. It9s possible that it does
work that way sometimes, but it9s not clear that
Epstein wants it to. Writing of <serious novels=
near the end, he observes, <I like to think that
fictional accounts & put a dent or two into the
less-evil but still dopey ideas of 8the open mar-
riage,9 8the mid-life crisis,9 and other foolish pass-
ing fancies.= Here, as elsewhere, he characteristi-
cally proposes that good fiction offers a rebuke to
bad opinions, meaning those he does not hold.
If Epstein believes his own theory, he should be
able to read his way into a fuller understanding of
the moment. The trouble, he tells us, is that he
doesn9t read contemporary fiction at all, content
to merely <check the publication of new novels in
the weekly fiction section of the London Times
Literary Supplement, and not many of the novels
reviewed there seem, to me at least, promising.=
It9s true that no one should be expected to read
anything in particular, especially when there is so
much to read in general. But those who want to
make confident claims about the state of litera-
ture 4 and the world 4 now, as Epstein does, are
under some obligation to get out of the bubble
bath and slip their toes into the sea.
To re-appropriate a phrase that Epstein cites
approvingly from an essay by my colleague
Becca Rothfeld, he himself <displays no genu-
ine curiosity about what it really means to be
good,= so sure is he that he already knows. Who
needs the novel? If we believe Joseph Epstein9s
theory of the novel, then Joseph Epstein does.
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Vargas Black, because of being a
woman,= Cheatham9s daughter
Krissi spence told me. <she was so strong
mentally and emotionally because she had to
be. she had to fight.=
she had to fight in ways that spence only
fully realized after her mom9s death in
December at the age of 86.
It was then that she learned Cheatham was
part of a group of Black deaf students who
weren9t allowed to attend the only school for
deaf children in Washington, the city where
they lived, until their families filed a class-
action lawsuit in 1952. Then, despite a court
victory, they weren9t treated the same as the
White students who attended kindergarten
through 12th grade at the Kendall school on
Gallaudet9s campus. Black students were
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Mei Xiang, a female giant panda, investigates a cake given to her on
her 25th birthday at the National Zoo on July 22.
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Critics say Mohammed Choudhury has driven out employees and
fostered an atmosphere of distrust as state superintendent.
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TOP: Janice Boyd Ruffin, with her grandson Larry Cook, at a
graduation ceremony on Saturday at Gallaudet University that
honored students and teachers who taught and attended a
segregated school on the university9s campus in the 1950s. ABOVE:
Students at the Kendall School Division II, a kindergarten through
12th grade school.
A bamboo birthday bash for departing pandas
The National Zoo9s Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and Xiao Qi Ji will return to China by the end of the year
BY H EIDI P ÉREZ- M ORENO
Brenda noel could feel her late
sister9s presence as she stood
saturday to catch a glimpse of the
national Zoo9s giant panda matri-
arch, Mei Xiang, noshing through
a blue ice cake and bamboo.
Visiting the zoo9s three giant
pandas 4 which also include
Tian Tian and Xiao Qi Ji 4 would
typically be the sisters9 first stop
on weekend visits. It was usually
hard to get a word out from Judy
Young as she concentrated on
taking close-up shots of Tian
Maryland
a Montgomery County
police officer fatally shot
a man suspected in the
stabbing of four people. C3
Lisa KRanTz
GaLLaUdeT UniveRsiTy
Tian, who she felt most connect-
ed to, climbing trees or munch-
ing on bamboo leaves.
Following Young9s passing ear-
lier this month, noel said she
made sure to join in on Mei
Xiang9s birthday celebration to
keep her sister9s memory alive.
The sisters had followed the two
eldest pandas since their arrival
from China back in 2000.
noel felt it especially impor-
tant to attend saturday since it
may be the pandas9 last year in
the United states. As part of an
agreement with Chinese offi-
ez
er quality and diversity, focus on
students from marginalized
communities and lift student
achievement.
A number of former and cur-
rent employees say he has creat-
ed a <toxic= environment that has
driven out some of his own
handpicked lieutenants and doz-
ens of veterans. They point to
heated exchanges in which
Choudhury9s employees are seen
in tears after meeting with him.
In a letter to state officials,
former staffer Robert Eccles de-
scribed a <pattern of verbal bash-
ing and diminishing others in
the presence of staff members.=
Critics also say that Choudhury
micromanages, sometimes caus-
ing a delay in work, and that he
fosters an atmosphere of dis-
Bowser pins hopes
on legislative moves
tackling crime key
to 3rd-term goals
Also looks to new police
chief to produce results
BY M ICHAEL B RICE- S ADDLER
AND M EAGAN F LYNN
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser9s
recent nomination of a new chief
of police and backing of emergen-
cy public safety legislation comes
as the city grapples with a surge
in violent crime and homicides.
But reducing crime also will be
crucial for the Democratic mayor
to accomplish third-term goals
that are focused largely on
reversing negative outcomes
from the pandemic: revitalizing
downtown, attracting thousands
of new residents to the District,
and expanding opportunities for
high school students to enter the
city9s workforce and establish
roots as homeowners.
<People are depending on
[these changes]. We have busi-
Dulles Greenway owner
proposes 40% toll hike
Falling traffic numbers
and rising debt are cited
in request to regulators
BY H EIDI P ÉREZ- M ORENO
Virginia state Del. Wendy
Gooditis says she stopped using
the Dulles Greenway during trips
into D.C. when the monthly toll
bill surpassed the amount of her
car payment.
Although her only alternative
for the trip, generally along Route
7, is often filled with traffic, it has
become a cheaper way to drive to
the nation9s capital. since moving
to northern Virginia three decades
ago, Gooditis (D-Clarke) said she
has seen toll prices on the privately
cials, the zoo announced three
years ago that the pandas would
head to China, which holds au-
thority over all giant pandas
residing in U.s. zoos, by the end
of this year.
Zoo officials said Mei Xiang
and Tian Tian, both 25 years old,
are heading back because they are
elderly. The 2-year-old cub will go
because he is nearing breeding
age. The zoo did not answer
questions saturday of whether
the animals stay might be extend-
ed, or if China would potentially
send replacement pandas.
Re C
Obituaries
author James Reston Jr.,
82, wrote well-researched
books on subjects such as
Galileo and nixon. C7
trust. And they say his overhaul
of the department has left some
critical offices understaffed.
The Washington Post conduct-
ed more than 50 interviews with
current and former education
department employees, elected
officials, school district adminis-
trators, early-childhood service
providers and others in Mary-
land9s education world. Amid
praise and support for Choud-
hury9s work were claims that
Choudhury9s leadership led to
late payments to school districts
and partner agencies; the return
of more than $800,000 of unused
funds for vocational instruction
to the federal government; late
reports to Maryland9s legislature,
after which annoyed lawmakers
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nesses that patrons are scared to
go on H street 4 if that continues,
tax revenue goes down and we
can9t afford programs and it gets
even worse,= longtime ant-
i-violence activist Ronald Moten
said. <Tourists, patrons and resi-
dents will think twice, and it has a
domino effect on our entire city.
We need results, I think every-
body knows that, and that9s why
the crime bill passed.=
Asked Wednesday about the
pressure to deliver results, Bows-
er said that she feels it regularly
as D.C.9s mayor 4 but that she9s
acutely aware of the domino ef-
fect that Moten described, with
her agenda to revitalize down-
town and attract thousands of
new residents on the line. Im-
proving the state of public safety
in D.C., she said, <underlines ev-
erything that we do.=
<I feel pressure every single
day,= Bowser said. <That9s what
being mayor of a big city is. You
wake up wanting to deliver more
and better for the people you
serve, and you start with public
safety.=
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owned Greenway become increas-
ingly out of reach, even in one of
the nation9s wealthiest counties.
<It hasn9t gotten any better,= she
said. <And it9s community members
that take on those burdens, espe-
cially those using the Dulles Green-
way, and have to pay those extra
costs. That9s why people are upset.=
For drivers who stick with the
Greenway, a smooth commute
through the heart of one of the
nation9s fastest-growing counties
could soon cost more: The road9s
owner is seeking the approval of
state regulators to increase rates up
to 40 percent. The request has
angered drivers, county leaders
and some state lawmakers, who are
questioning the proposed toll in-
crease and oversight of the six-lane,
14-mile stretch of private highway
in the Washington exurbs.
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<It9s going to be a heartbreak
for us,= steve Monfort, the zoo9s
director at the time, said follow-
ing the 2020 announcement.
sonal Purohit, 32, took a break
from her studies at Yale Univer-
sity to visit the zoo on saturday.
While she9s never missed Mei
Xiang9s birthday celebrations,
she said this one was especially
important to attend because of
the possibility that it might be
her last. similar events will be
held for the other two pandas9
birthdays next month.
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Va.9s expansion of 95 Express Lanes will open in August
BY L UZ L AZO
The 10-mile extension of the 95
Express Lanes to fredericksburg
is on track for opening next
month, Virginia transportation
officials announced friday.
The expansion of the revers-
ible toll lane system is another
milestone in Virginia9s plan to
create a network of dynamic
tolling. With the addition, North-
ern Virginia will have more than
95 miles of express lanes, includ-
ing 49 miles along the Interstates
Reversible tolls add
10 miles to corridor,
reaching Fredericksburg
95 and 395 corridor stretching
from the D.C. line to fredericks-
burg.
An opening date hasn9t been
announced.
The high occupancy toll lanes
have changed traffic patterns
commuter
along Northern Virginia9s Inter-
states 66, 95, 395 and 495. The
state is poised to open an addi-
tional 2.5 miles of the 495 Ex-
press Lanes in 2025, while it is
studying 11 more miles to com-
plete its portion of the Capital
Beltway.
The fredericksburg extension,
a public-private partnership
project between Virginia and toll
operator Transurban, will open
more than a year behind sched-
ule and with a $670 million price
tag 4 up from the original esti-
mate of $565 million. The project
was caught up in a contractual
dispute over soil conditions mid-
way through construction, which
officials said altered the timeline
and budget.
Transurban North America
Senior Vice President Amanda
Baxter said the company is <excit-
ed to deliver faster, safer travel to
Stafford and fredericksburg.=
The toll operator is extending
the reversible 95 Express Lanes
from route 610 in the Garrison-
ville area to route 17 near freder-
icksburg. Project officials say the
extension will increase lane ca-
pacity by 66 percent in the peak
travel direction along one of the
region9s most congested stretches
of the highway.
Virginia Department of Trans-
portation Commissioner Stephen
Brich said in a statement that the
new lanes will provide <immedi-
ate congestion relief and time
savings= to travelers this summer.
once the lanes open, carpool-
ers will be allowed to ride free,
while solo drivers can use them at
a cost. motorcycles and buses can
also use the lanes at no cost.
Additional new access points
to and from the toll lanes near
marine Corps Base Quantico and
Courthouse road will open later
this year, officials said.
Transportation officials say the
corridor will remain a construc-
tion zone for months, including
for work on an expansion at the
rappahannock river crossing
that is expected to be completed
next year. median and shoulder
work is also expected to continue.

Resistance greets bid for State Sen. Jennifer B. Boysko

(D-fairfax) said legislators have
been discussing the proposed

Dulles Greenway toll hike Greenway toll increase since it

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The Dulles Greenway is one of a
handful of privately owned high-
ways in the United States and the
only such roadway in Virginia.
Toll road Investors Partnership II
(TrIP II), the company that owns
the privately financed highway, is
proposing the higher tolls to re-
duce debt that has increased as
ridership has declined 4 a budget
scenario that worsened during
the pandemic.
If Virginia9s State Corporation
Commission approves the re-
quest, the cost to travel between
the highway9s terminus near
Dulles International Airport and
the Leesburg Bypass would jump
from $5.80 to $8.10, a 40 percent
increase, during peak morning
and afternoon travel. The cost
during off-peak times would rise
by 22 percent, from $5.25 to
$6.40.
Loudoun County officials say
TrIP II9s debt, which the compa-
ny estimates will grow to $70.6
million by next year, is not the
county9s burden to bear. County
supervisor matthew f.
Letourneau (r-Dulles), said a toll
increase would force residents
and commuters to shoulder the
responsibility of paying down the
private company9s debt without
* TrIP II negotiate new tolls with
reaping any benefits.
<The commuters in Loudoun
County are getting a bad deal
because they9ve been paying high
tolls for a very long time, and
there9s been no progress made on
paying down debt,= he said.
The request to increase tolls is
the fourth the company has filed
since the Greenway opened in
1995. The most recent increase
occurred four years ago, when
TrIP II received approval to raise
tolls by $1.25 for a typical trip,
according to a 2018 plan.
In its July 11 filing with the
State Corporation Commission 4
a Virginia agency with regulatory
authority over public utilities, in-
surance, railroads and other areas
of state economic interest 4 the
company cited a decrease in use
of the road as drivers opt for
cheaper alternate routes. TrIP II
said lower traffic counts have
worsened the debt as the compa-
ny faces higher operating costs
and taxes, including paying prop-
erty taxes to Loudoun County,
fees to the metropolitan Washing-
ton Airports Authority and a
nearly $750,000 annual bill from
the Virginia State Police for pa-
trolling the Greenway.
<As a taxpayer subject to Lou-
doun County9s and other property
taxes, TrIP II funds the signifi-
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The Dulles Greenway is one of a handful of privately owned highways in the United States and the only
such roadway in Virginia. Its owner, Toll Road Investors Partnership II, says it has a debt problem.
cant investments that have been
made for more than a decade in
competing road improvements
that have caused drivers to shift to
these free alternatives, causing
declines in TrIP II9s traffic and
toll revenues,= the filing says.
Dulles Greenway chief execu-
tive renée N. Hamilton said that
proposing an increase is an action
of last resort as the company tries
to resolve the growing debt. The
toll road is used by an average of
35,000 vehicles daily and is the
only east-west corridor between
routes 7 and 50, which are about
11 miles apart.
<We are obligated to seek tolls
at a level that will meet our debt
obligations and that will even-
tually allow the Greenway an op-
portunity to earn a reasonable
return,= Hamilton said.
The Greenway is subject to the
Virginia Highway Corporation
Act, which allows TrIP II to sub-
mit a toll increase request annual-
ly to the State Corporation Com-
mission. The company also must
gather feedback and work with
local leaders, such as the Lou-
doun County Board of Supervi-
sors, while weighing its requests.
Company executives have said
they have pushed for state legisla-
tion that would allow it to operate
under the Public-Private Trans-
portation Act, which would let
the commissioner of the Virginia
Department of Transportation,
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the state9s secretary of transporta-
tion and the Transportation
Public-Private Partnership Steer-
ing Committee, which reviews fi-
nancing options for the develop-
ment and operation of transpor-
tation facilities.
The committee includes mem-
bers of the Virginia House and
Senate finance committees, as
well as Commonwealth Transpor-
tation Board members, according
to state law.
The Virginia General Assembly
over the years has weighed how
Greenway toll increases and other
changes should be processed.
Lawmakers passed a law in 2008
that granted the State Corpora-
tion Commission oversight to ap-
prove or reject toll increases.
Legislation aimed at reducing
toll prices on the Greenway was
introduced during this year9s
General Assembly session but
eventually died in the Senate
amid concerns about the compa-
ny9s debt and legislative authority
over potential agreements.
was announced earlier this
month. She said that lawmakers
could consider measures aimed at
Greenway tolls when the General
Assembly convenes again in Janu-
ary but that it is too early to gauge
what might be included in any
future legislation
<We9re kind of in a wait-and-see
mode,= Boysko said. <my constitu-
ents from Leesburg to Herndon
bear the brunt of a transportation
burden that nobody else in the
entire state has.=
She said the State Corporation
Commission9s response to the toll
proposal could influence how
lawmakers react.
Some Loudoun County resi-
dents have chosen to use the
Dulles Greenway less frequently
because of the costs.
Jeff Taylor, 60, only uses the
Greenway once or twice per
month for time-sensitive trips,
such as getting to a doctor9s ap-
pointment. He typically uses
route 7 instead, which might add
an extra 10 minutes to his com-
mute on average, but saves him
financially in the long run. If
further toll increases are imple-
mented, Taylor plans to avoid the
Greenway altogether.
<I would estimate that people
would be using Dulles Greenway
a lot less,= Taylor said.
The next step belongs to the
commission, which officials say
probably is months away from
deciding whether to approve a
toll increase. The commission
first must decide on a timeline,
provide a schedule of how the
process will unfold and decide
when to begin accepting public
comments.
If approved, the rate change
would be likely to go into effect in
the middle of 2024.
Gooditis said that after decades
of living in Virginia, rising costs
mean she will use the Greenway
only when absolutely necessary.
<It has never been sensible. It
has never been a sensible road to
use,= she said.

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memory that we ever made in our
time together,= Karopchinsky
wrote in the email. <Every first
that we had and then thinking
about every last things we did
together. Then thinking about our
last conversation and last I love
you that we did not know would
be our last.=
on may 19, Wright9s 14-year-old
son got into a fight in a bathroom
during lunch at Brooklyn Park
middle School in Baltimore, Prin-
cipal Beth Shakan wrote in a letter
to families. The altercation was
with Taylor9s nephew, charging
documents for Taylor later
revealed.
<There was nothing about fri-
day9s lunchtime incident that pro-
vided any clue that what hap-
pened after school dismissed
would transpire,= Shakan wrote at
the time.
After the teenagers returned
home, Taylor arrived in front of
Wright9s Brooklyn, md., house
around 3:50 p.m. with his neph-
ew, two teenage boys and another
man, according to the charging
documents. Taylor threatened to
enter the home and to assault
Wright if he didn9t permit the
14-year-olds to fight, investigators
said.
Wright punched Taylor in the
face before backing away, police
said. Taylor advanced on Wright,
punching him in return before
Wright fled to the street, detec-
tives said. There, Taylor grabbed
Wright9s legs and tossed him to
the ground, causing Wright to fall
backward as his head struck the
pavement, police said. Taylor
punched Wright in the head four
times before fleeing, officials said.
Wright9s son called 911, and
paramedics took Wright to Balti-
more9s maryland Shock Trauma
Center. He suffered a stroke and
underwent brain surgery, accord-
ing to the family9s Gofundme.
Wright died the next night of a
head injury, police said.
At Wright9s vigil in may, Karop-
chinsky said Wright had sacri-
ficed everything for his three sons.
<I want my kids to know first
and foremost about daddy, that he
loved them more than anything in
this world,= she said.
family members played one of
Wright9s favorite songs, <Tha
Crossroads= by Bone Thugs-N-
Harmony. They acknowledged
the milestones Wright will miss:
his sons9 birthday parties, gradua-
tions and weddings.
<There is an ugliness to his
death that makes it senseless,=
Karopchinsky9s sister-in-law,
Kristin Karopchinsky, said
through tears. <It is so incompre-
hensible.=
Tracy Karopchinsky wrote in
her email that Wright loved to
garden and was a Baltimore ori-
oles and ravens fan. She and
Wright moved into their Brooklyn
house last August and often spoke
about the memories they hoped to
create there. They believed they
had plenty of time to get married.
<The only thing that I can do to
honor Chris,= she wrote, <is con-
tinue to be here for our children
the way he was.=
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THE DisTRicT
No jail for
Jan. 6 Oath
Keepers
contractor
BY S PENCER S . H SU
A federal judge on friday sen-
tenced a Jan. 6 <operations coor-
dinator= for oath Keepers found-
er Stewart rhodes to two years9
probation and 60 hours of com-
munity service, rejecting federal
prosecutors9 requests for prison
time.
michael Greene, 40, of Indian-
apolis was a paid contractor
known as <Whip= who helped the
extremist group run security de-
tails for republican VIPs at
events leading up to and includ-
ing the pro-Donald Trump rally
before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on
the Capitol.
Greene, who did not enter the
Capitol, was convicted at trial in
may on one count of trespassing
on restricted grounds. His de-
fense counsel argued he was not a
core follower, and a jury acquit-
ted him of three felony counts,
including conspiring with
rhodes and others and tamper-
ing with evidence. A judge de-
clared a mistrial on a fifth count
after a jury hung on a charge of
conspiring to obstruct an official
proceeding.
<The jury did not find mr.
Greene guilty of the most serious
offenses with which he was
charged,= U.S. District Judge Amit
P. mehta said. <That was their
verdict, and we have to respect
that, just as we ask the public to
accept the guilty verdicts of oth-
ers.=
No Capitol riot defendant con-
victed of a misdemeanor who did
not enter the building has been
sentenced to jail, mehta said.
<I9m not an oath Keeper. I took
a job,= Greene said when it was
his turn to address the court.
Greene, a Black former police
officer and Army veteran of the
Persian Gulf War, added that he
has tried to serve as a role model
for young people and that jailing
him would tell them <you can do
everything right= and still be
punished by the justice system.
<The only thing I9m guilty of is
working for an organization of
White folks that high-end White
folks consider to be unfavorable
White folks,= he said.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kath-
ryn rakoczy said a lack of jail
time would be wrong and <pa-
tently unfair= to other oath Keep-
ers defendants sentenced to pris-
on after they cooperated with the
government and said that it
would not deter future threats to
democracy.
rakoczy said Greene played a
leadership role for at least 19
members and affiliates who did
breach the building and induced
others to join the <powder keg= of
the riot. Asking mehta to sen-
tence Greene to a maximum mis-
demeanor penalty of one year in
jail, rakoczy said the defendant
spoke by phone with men at the
front of two groups just before
they entered the building; texted
<We9re storming the Capitol=; and
photographed the entrance used.
mehta said that the govern-
ment9s circumstantial evidence,
however serious, remained <sus-
picions, hypotheticals and specu-
lative.= He noted that rhodes
asked Greene to take over secu-
rity details only days before Jan. 6
because another member got sick
and that Greene revealed almost
nothing about his beliefs or in-
tentions in group chats, because
he did not send them or was not
invited to them.
Nine oath Keepers have plead-
ed guilty to or been convicted of
seditious conspiracy or opposing
federal authority by force.
rhodes and a top lieutenant,
Kelly meggs, have been sentenced
to 18 and 12 years in prison,
respectively, and most of the oth-
ers to three to 10 years, after the
main group staged a small ar-
senal of firearms in Northern
Virginia and entered the Capitol
together in military-style gear.
Defense attorney William
Shipley accused the government
of repeating a <fantasy= rejected
by a jury, concocted because it
sought to charge Greene in an
unsuccessful effort to keep him
from testifying for others.
Shipley said his client has no
prior criminal history, served his
country honorably, has been a
federal-agency-approved security
contractor and would like to have
lifted a court prohibition on his
possession of legally registered
firearms at home so he can make
a living while on probation.
<There is no justification for
any term of imprisonment for 4
as mr. Greene testified 4 remain-
ing outside the Capitol and taking
pictures of a spectacle not likely
to ever happen again in his life-
time,= Shipley said.
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presentation. as
opposed to all the
other flags, it was completely
devoid of any campaign
streamers, which are used to
commemorate specific battles
or events in the history of the
service. I remember thinking,
<Hmmm. no battle flags. and
that9s the way we want to keep
it, right?= Watching the annual
Memorial day concert on pBs,
I saw that the space Force flag
now is adorned with many
campaign streamers, just like
all the other flags. What exactly
are those streamers
commemorating? did I miss
some real space-based
engagements while watching
sci-fi movies?
4 Thomas M. Sneeringer,
Washington
If the Space force did indeed
repel an alien invasion in the
last three years, then every
person on planet Earth got hit
with a neuralyzer. That9s the
<flashy thing= wielded in the
<men in Black= movies that
wipes away witnesses9 memories.
But Answer man has been
assured that9s not what
happened. rather, the Space
force flag was retroactively
graced with streamers in
recognition of the ways
space-based technology and
skills were employed before
2022.
A quick primer: Each branch
of the military has a unique flag.
And each branch decides which
wars, campaigns or battles are
worthy of battle streamers, the
narrow strips of ribbon that
hang down from the top of the
staff from which a service flag is
hung.
While the criteria for creating
a streamer vary across the
branches, the U.S. Army Center
of military History provides a
good overview on its website,
National Zoo celebrates panda
matriarch9s 25th birthday
pandas from C1
Purohit always felt the most
connected to mei Xiang, who she
views as a strong, playful panda.
Zoo officials have also said she9s
raised four cubs to adulthood,
but has also experienced five
false pregnancies.
<She9s just, this amazing
mom,= she said.
Like many others on Saturday,
Purohit has seen the pandas grow
up over the years through visits
to the zoo and peering at the
Smithsonian9s Giant Panda Cam.
They9ve come to follow their lives
over the decades by their sides.
<They9re part of our family
now,= said Purohit, who sported
panda ear headbands. <for us,
they9re not just pandas. We know
them really well. We know their
personalities. We know what they
like and dislike. The more you
know about them, the more you
just build a stronger connection.=
It makes the possibility of them
leaving all the more emotional.
Noel anticipates tears and sadness
from those who have followed the
animals over the last few decades,
and a hollowness throughout the
zoo in their potential absence.
monfort said at the time of the
THE REgion
Temperate humidity, heat
made for July9s coolest day
BY M ARTIN W EIL
Deep in a traditionally sultry
time in Washington we found our-
selves on Saturday able to savor
and celebrate a day that turned out
to be the coolest here so far this
month.
The coolness diadem, or the
comfort crown, came our way by a
small margin. But if records are to
be kept, they must be respected,
and the records clearly award
July9s tolerability title to Saturday.
In Washington, the official high
temperature, as of 5 p.m., came to
86 degrees. on every previous day
this month, the mercury has
climbed higher. The average high
in Washington for July 22 is four
degrees higher 4 90.
At least as significant as below
90 temperatures, Saturday seemed
to endorse the saying connecting
heat and humidity. The expression
is well-worn, but it still seemed
true that it is NoT the heat but
The space Force flag was introduced in 2020. In 2022, the
secretary of the air Force authorized adding campaign streamers,
signifying previous conflicts in which space assets were used.
noting that <an official Army
campaign recognizes a
particular action or series of
actions, involving combat, which
has historical significance or
military importance to the Army
and the nation.=
The Army has the most
streamers: 190. They range
chronologically from the scarlet
and yellow ribbon inscribed
<LEXINGToN 1775= to the
imperial blue streamer of the
Inherent resolve Campaign,
conducted in 2014 and 2015 to
root out ISIS from Iraq, Syria
and Libya.
The design of a battle
streamer matches the design of
the ribbon that a service
member earns and wears on his
or her uniform.
The Coast Guard has 43 battle
streamers. The Air force has 135,
the earliest of which
memorializes the use of U.S.
military aviation in mexico in
1916. The Navy and the marine
Corps do things a little
differently. rather than
commemorate each separate
battle with a streamer, for each
war they have a streamer that is
2020 announcement that some
of the panda9s keepers have been
with them their entire careers
and would be <absolutely
crushed when these animals go
away 4 lots of tears will flow.=
The zoo has remained quiet
on ongoing talks with China
about pandas. <There9s no ques-
tion that, when the time is right,
we will approach them and
begin discussions about the fu-
ture of the program,= monfort
said at the time.
A zoo spokesperson said Sat-
urday they had no additional
updates.
The three great pandas cur-
rently at the zoo are among eight
that it has housed since 1972,
when President richard m. Nix-
on and first lady Pat Nixon made
a historic Cold War visit to com-
munist China, and the govern-
ment gifted the American delega-
tion with two of the animals.
Jennifer friedline, 58, said
keeping up with the giant pandas
has resulted in lasting bonds and
friendships among many of the
animals9 loyal followers. After
years of seeing the same faces at
the zoo9s Asia Exhibit, they9ve
gradually come to make conver-
sation 4 friending each other on
rather the humidity.
Saturday9s humidity seemed
well-behaved, almost surprisingly
unsummerlike. Its effects on us
show up in the heat index; concoct-
ed from the mathematics of sum-
mer, it blends heat and humidity to
portray environmental reality.
on Saturday, the heat index and
the temperature marched in
lockstep through the hours, with
the index no more than a degree
above the thermometer. Saturday
seemed a welcome coincidence of
a relatively comfortable tempera-
ture and a relatively comfortable
humidity.
Above us drifted the comforting
clouds of a quiet summer day. Puffy
and white, or elongated and tinged
with gray, they sometimes shield-
ed us from the sun. other times, we
felt the fire of its rays.
But for a July day in Washing-
ton, and a weekend day besides, it
seemed greedy to ask for more
comfort.
eZ su
couRtesy of capital conceRts
then accessorized with Bronze or
Silver Stars signifying different
campaigns. The Navy has 36
battle streamers with 30 Silver
Stars and 41 Bronze Stars.
According to the marine Corps
History Division website, the
marine Corps has 55 streamers.
As for the Space force, a
spokesperson emailed Answer
man: <on July 13, 2022,
Secretary of the Air force Frank
Kendall approved the display of
41 campaign and service
streamers on the flag to honor
the legacy of space support to
military campaigns since the
creation of Air force Space
Command in 1982. This follows
the precedent set by the Air
force, which displays campaign
streamers for air operations
prior to its establishment in
1947.=
The Air force example is a
good one. Before 1947,
land-based aviation 4 handled
by the U.S. Army Air forces 4
fell under Army jurisdiction, just
as before 2020, space-based
operations fell under the Air
force.
As Kendall wrote in the
facebook, forming group chats
and eventually initiating social
activities.
on friedline9s right arm is a
tattoo of Tai Shan (a former
panda at the zoo) with his tongue
sticking out, inspired by a pic-
ture that one of her friends in the
group took of the panda when he
was a cub.
Dozens of the friends were
present during Saturday9s birth-
day celebration.
<These pandas mean so much
to us and we wanted to make
sure we were here,= she said.
for Anshul rana, the weekend
celebration was a chance to spend
one-on-one time with his 3-year-
old daughter, Leila Sinha rana.
He usually brings her to the zoo
to teach her about animals and
wildlife. Having emigrated from
India, rana wants to make sure
his daughter understands what
wildlife can look like outside of the
United States. So, as they venture
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memorandum announcing the
Space force9s streamers:
<Although the United States
Space force is the newest
military service, the military has
developed and employed space
capabilities in numerous
campaigns, dating from the Cold
War to the present. military
space capabilities such as
intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance, weather, global
positioning systems, missile
warning systems, and satellite
communications have provided
critical support to joint
operations.=
The Space force battle
streamers range from 19839s
operation Urgent fury (the U.S.
invasion of Grenada) to the
global war on terrorism.
All of this stuff 4 the colors,
the design, the symbolism 4 is
from the world of heraldry. We
may think of heraldry as the coat
of arms an aristocratic family
engraves on its silverware, but
the practice was born of
necessity, said Charles V.
Mugno, a retired marine Corps
officer and director of the Army9s
Institute of Heraldry.
Heraldry dates to the middle
Ages, when groups of
combatants would face each
other on the battlefield.
<one guy in silver 4 a knight
4 looks like another guy in
silver,= mugno said. <one soldier
in a ragtag outfit looks like
another soldier in a ragtag
outfit. out of that need to
identify people on the battlefield
came an evolution of using
symbols, colors, flags and
banners to identify people. That
morphed into what we have
now.=
The Space force will no doubt
contribute to future military
campaigns. It remains to be seen
whether it will fight its own
battles 4 <Independence Day=
meets <Starship Troopers= 4 and
earn its own unique campaign
streamers.
Launch your questions
Have a question about
something you9ve seen in the
Washington area? Send it to
answerman@washpost.com.
out into the zoo, rana tells her
facts about various animals, in-
cluding Bengal tigers, leopards
and elephants, hoping she can
solidify a connection herself.
Leila smiled as her father
broke the news Saturday morn-
ing they were headed to the zoo
to celebrate mei Xiang. <Pandas
eat bamboo,= she told her father
as they boarded the metro. Her
father had previously told her,
and the information stuck.
As they walked throughout
the Asia Exhibit to see the pan-
das behind plexiglass walls and
metal fencing, rana told the
little girl even more panda sto-
ries and facts, while she re-
mained locked in his arms.
<It9s important for her to be
here,= he said. <And it9s important
for the zoo to have these animals
here.=
Michael Ruane contributed to this
report.
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Officials say victims to
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BY N ICOLE A SBURY
A montgomery County police
officer fatally shot a man suspect-
ed of stabbing four people in the
Aspen Hill area on Saturday
morning, police said.
Three of the stabbing victims
were taken to the hospital, mont-
gomery County Assistant Police
Chief Darren francke said at a
news conference. All are expected
to survive, he said.
Police were dispatched to
Unique, a thrift store in the 12200
block of Veirs mill road, at about
10:36 a.m. Saturday for a report of a
stabbing. As officers were en route,
francke said they received another
call about a stabbing nearby on the
4100 block of Colie Drive 4 which
is located behind the shopping
center that contains Unique.
francke said preliminary in-
formation show the stabbings ap-
peared to be random. one of the
victims was stabbed near Unique,
two were stabbed at a yard sale on
Colie Drive and the fourth victim
was found by police in the area.
<on a Saturday afternoon,
when folks are having a yard sale
and just shopping at a very popu-
lar thrift store, we don9t expect
this,= francke said. <We certainly
don9t accept it.=
francke said people in the area
gave police information to help
them find a suspect. During the
search, police said a man ap-
peared in front of a police cruiser.
An officer called out that he had
the suspect, francke said. An-
other officer arrived and observed
the suspect was armed with a
butcher knife.
francke said an officer fired
multiple rounds at the suspect.
Police administered first aid, but
the suspect was pronounced dead
at the scene. Police did not im-
mediately release the suspect9s
name.
The officer-involved shooting
will be investigated by a division
of the maryland Attorney Gener-
al9s office.
The officer who shot the sus-
pect was placed on administra-
tive leave, which is standard prac-
tice for such investigations. An-
other officer who witnessed the
shooting was also placed on leave
for his welfare, francke said.
No officers were injured, but
francke said <they are shaken up.=
Thomas Lester, a spokesman
from the maryland Attorney
General9s office, said that the
incident was captured on a body
camera and footage would be
released within about two weeks.
A report will be forwarded to the
Howard County State9s Attorney9s
office once the investigation is
completed.
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Critics blame Md. superintendent for 8toxic9 environment
Superintendent FRom C1
conditioned $1.5 million in fu-
ture funds on a timely delivery of
information; and frayed rela-
tions with maryland9s Account-
ability and Implementation
Board, the agency in charge of
the Blueprint.
<obviously having all these
stories swirl around is not help-
ing the matter at all,= said Senate
Budget Chairman Guy Guzzone
(D-Howard) when asked if
Choudhury could implement the
state9s equity plan. <I think he
has a lot of strengths. The ques-
tion is, 8Can he inspire others to
do the things that are not his
forte?9=
In an interview and in detailed
written responses to questions
over several weeks, Choudhury
and top aides rejected many of
the criticisms, including that he
had fostered a toxic work envi-
ronment. But in a June 30 letter
to the governor and top legisla-
tive leaders, the superintendent
acknowledged and apologized
for <missteps in proactively com-
municating changes.= <If there
has ever been a moment where
my passion in any way offended,
confused, frustrated, or caused
you pause 4 I am sorry, that was
not and is not my intent,= Choud-
hury wrote. But he added that
<broad, blanket assertions about
our work remain untrue.=
Choudhury said in an inter-
view with The Post that he inher-
ited a dysfunctional department
with a workforce accustomed to
inefficiency 4 and that his de-
tractors are unwilling to em-
brace the change he is deter-
mined to bring to maryland. He
and his aides said he has promot-
ed employees and diversified the
agency9s leadership, allowing it
to represent the community it
serves; leveraged federal grants
to improve literacy, increase tu-
toring and address learning loss
due to the pandemic; and invited
wider input for the department9s
strategic plan, called <maryland
Transforms,= which aims to
improve kindergarten readiness
and lift third-grade test scores,
among other things.
Choudhury said during the
interview at the Department of
Education in Baltimore that giv-
ing opportunity to historically
marginalized communities is
personal to him as a Bangladeshi
American who grew up in pover-
ty and went to segregated and
poor schools in Los Angeles.
<This is tough work,= he said.
<Kids9 lives are at stake. We9ve got
to get this right. Does that mean
I9m going to rub up against some
adult conveniences to pull that
off ? Absolutely.= He said he
hoped to implement the Blue-
print overhaul <with dignity as
much as possible,= but <even
after I do that, will people not
like my views or my take? . . . Yes.=
He said he is focused on <Black
and Brown students= and will
not tolerate the complaints of
people who don9t take equity
seriously: <You can9t hide behind
the segregation that is literally
blocks from here. . . . I9m using
words like segregation. I9m put-
ting that on blast.=
As the state9s top education
official, Choudhury will be re-
sponsible for implementing the
Blueprint 4 one of the biggest
overhauls of state education pol-
icies in the country in recent
years. Lawmakers and educators
spent about four years develop-
ing the costly policy aimed at
fixing generations of inequity in
maryland9s public schools,
where, in 2018, fewer than 40
percent of kindergarten students
entered school ready to learn and
only about 40 percent graduated
prepared for college or a career.
State Board of Education Pres-
ident Clarence Crawford and
Vice President Susan Getty said
Choudhury is doing excellent
work but they take the com-
plaints about Choudhury <very
seriously.= They said they looked
into it and rejected claims of a
toxic work environment made by
at least nine current and former
employees who wrote detailed
letters to the board and Gov. Wes
moore (D).
The letters said Choudhury
and his executive leadership
team belittled and mocked em-
ployees. <He has screamed at
staff, torn up memos and thrown
them at people, told staff that
they are 8stupid,9= said one testi-
mony by Bruce A. Lesh, a former
seven-year employee. <Top level
staff are reticent to share with
Subscriber Exclusives
the superintendent the informa-
tion that he needs to hear to
make informed decisions.= As a
result, Lesh said, the agency is
unable <to meet its current statu-
tory requirements.=
Personnel evaluations are nor-
mally done in private, but the
debate over whether Choudhury
should stay or go has become
public. In may, Eccles con-
demned Choudhury at a state
board meeting, rejecting the su-
perintendent9s contention that
people who left did not want to
work hard: <That is a callous
comment to many who like me
would have preferred to lead
innovation and implement re-
form in a nontoxic work environ-
ment.= Eccles told The Post that
before he testified, his former
department colleagues stopped
talking to him and disinvited
him to a Baltimore orioles game
out of fear their bosses might see
them with Eccles.
Now the state Board of Educa-
tion will decide Choudhury9s
fate. If it decides to retain him, it
will negotiate a new contract and
approve it at its September meet-
ing. Choudhury earned $310,000
in his first year, with cost of
living increases each year after,
according to his contract.
Asked about Choudhury9s fu-
ture during a recent radio inter-
view on WYPR9s <midday,= moore
described the superintendent as
a <smart, talented and capable
leader= who works under a <com-
plicated structure= that makes
his job <inherently difficult.= He
stopped short of saying he sup-
ports Choudhury9s contract re-
newal. <The structure that he has
to exist in 4 where you have a
state superintendent who does
not report to the governor [and]
reports to not just one board but
two boards [including the AIB]
but only one of the boards has
hiring authority 4 is a very
complex structure,= moore said.
The governor is not directly
involved in selecting the state9s
superintendent, but he can influ-
ence the selection through his
appointments to the state educa-
tion board. He has appointed six
of the 14 voting members, includ-
ing the student representative.
Gail Bates, who stepped off the
board at the end of June and had
been a member of the committee
that picked Choudhury, said she
supports him. <Anytime you try
to get some kind of outcomes,
you9re going to ruffle some feath-
ers,= she said.
A tumultuous takeover
Even Choudhury agrees he
was an unconventional choice to
become maryland9s superinten-
dent. He had never run a school
district, much less a state agency.
But he pushed the San Antonio
School District, where he was an
associate superintendent in the
nearly 50,000-student system, to
integrate and expand school
choice, which led to a sharp rise
in student performance.
So when maryland sought a
new leader to finish the term of a
superintendent who left early
and to implement a massive
overhaul of its public schools,
members of the state Board of
Education were intrigued by
Choudhury9s achievements. They
listened to Choudhury9s admir-
ers talk about his intellect, pas-
sion for equity and relentless
focus. Fifty-five people applied
for the job, and in 2021 the board
took a chance on Choudhury.
Choudhury said he was in-
spired to have a career in educa-
tion by his grandfather, who
started the first school in his
Bangladeshi village. Choudhury
worked as a teacher in the Los
Angeles Unified School District
and then in the office of transfor-
mation and innovation in Dallas
before joining the San Antonio
school district in 2017 as its first
chief innovation officer. Today,
he says his eventual goal is to
integrate school systems across
the United States 4 where, near-
ly 70 years after Brown v. Board
of Education, deep segregation
persists 4 though he said he
hopes to stay in maryland for a
decade to see through the Blue-
print. Asked to name the biggest
obstacle to his success in mary-
land, where public school dis-
tricts enjoy considerable autono-
my, Choudhury said, <local con-
trol.=
Choudhury said that when he
arrived in 2021, the state educa-
tion department was sclerotic. It
was still reeling from the corona-
virus pandemic, and state audi-
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Mohammed Choudhury and top aides rejected many of the complaints, including that he had fostered a
toxic work environment. But in a June 30 letter to Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and top legislative
leaders, he acknowledged and apologized for <missteps in proactively communicating changes.=
tors said it failed to ensure local
districts were spending money in
accordance with state law, mis-
handled federal grants and
leaked data. Before the pandem-
ic, more than half of maryland9s
public school students failed the
state9s annual standardized tests.
Choudhury promised to shift
the culture to meet the needs of
the Blueprint by, in part, consoli-
dating functions to achieve
greater efficiency and oversight
of work. According to Crawford,
Choudhury oriented the depart-
ment away from <largely doing
compliance= and toward taking
charge of Blueprint work and
pursuing best practices.
But in making that shift,
Choudhury earned a reputation
for being what former employees
called a <micromanager.= Some
work and funding stalled when
he required his approval on rou-
tine matters such as using feder-
al Perkins grants that fund voca-
tional teaching. <I look at what I
need to look at because nothing
was being looked at all prior to
me,= he said in defense of his
revised processes. The depart-
ment9s leaders <did not have set
guidelines for reports. They did
not have branding guidelines.
Typos galore. . . . offices just did
what they wanted to do.=
Choudhury also found himself
at odds with the AIB, which was
created by the legislature in No-
vember 2021 to oversee local
reforms the education depart-
ment is meant to implement.
Tensions erupted in fall 2022
when the department posted a
template that districts would use
to create first-year Blueprint pro-
grams. It had not sought AIB
input, and the template had to be
corrected, according to two peo-
ple who worked on the revisions.
In may, Isiah Leggett, who heads
the AIB, publicly accused Choud-
hury9s administration of acting
unilaterally and ignoring plans
agreed to by the department and
the AIB to collaborate in giving
districts feedback on their Blue-
print plans. The result, Leggett
and others said, was confusion
for local school districts and a
month-long delay for the Blue-
print schedule.
Choudhury9s public response
accused the legislature of creat-
ing organizations <with overlap-
ping responsibilities= that made
it <inevitable= for <missteps of
this nature= to occur. In a private
April email to an AIB employee
obtained by The Post, Choud-
hury was more direct. He criti-
cized <this constant want by the
AIB to hover over the depart-
ment (and even control its work)
which I find troubling and con-
cerning.=
Choudhury told The Post he is
<fine with the AIB.= But he sug-
gested he didn9t need its over-
sight 4 because of his own
abilities. The AIB was created
under an <assumption that the
department would not be of the
caliber that it can be,= he said.
<No one expected me to become
state superintendent.=
Late reports, frayed
relationships
Critics of Choudhury allege a
work climate where staff are
disparaged and questions are
seen as insubordination. They
say it has driven out dozens of
employees, including people who
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share Choudhury9s vision and
goals around equity, hampering
the agency9s work. <Some left
because they wanted to tele-
work,= the superintendent said,
<and some left because they don9t
like the new direction that9s
going in. And that9s okay.=
The critics also said Choud-
hury personally intimidates em-
ployees. Employees and former
employees told The Post they saw
at least five colleagues crying
after emerging from meetings
with Choudhury. In an email,
Justin Dayhoff, assistant state
superintendent, denied that
Choudhury mistreated staff 4
calling such accusations <mali-
cious lies= 4 and countered that
Choudhury had sought raises
and incentives for department
staff. Choudhury did not respond
to a query about the accusations.
According to people with
knowledge of departures, Choud-
hury9s chief of staff, director of
government affairs, and senior
executive director of strategic
planning are among those in
high-profile positions who left
the department because their
relationship with the superinten-
dent became contentious. The
former employees declined to
comment for this article.
A January Legislative Depart-
ment report on vacancies
showed that the Department of
Education had a vacancy rate of
11.1 percent in 2021 and 17.4
percent in october 2022 4 the
highest of any major state agen-
cy. The department now says it
has fewer than 100 vacancies in a
department with 1,179 perma-
nent positions.
But more than a dozen people,
including former and current
employees as well as people who
work at agencies that partner
with the department to provide
services to maryland residents 4
most of whom spoke on the
condition of anonymity saying
they feared retaliation 4 said
they believe that the loss of key
personnel delayed payments to
some of those agencies and af-
fected the work that they do.
They pointed out that the depart-
ment has lost expertise in Title I
and Title II, which, respectively,
are aimed at helping students
from low-income families and
providing all students with
greater access to effective educa-
tors.
For example, former employ-
ees who worked in the Title I and
Title II offices said that the office
for Title 1 programs (which dis-
penses grants of up to $66 mil-
lion to the state9s 24 school
systems) used to have between 12
and 15 specialists to help local
school districts. Now there are
about six, according to four peo-
ple with knowledge of the work-
ings of the department, but not
all of them have sufficient experi-
ence with the grant programs. As
a result, those people said, Title I
grants were late by several
months for school districts in
2023.
Choudhury said that the Title I
and II offices did have enough
experience and staff to adminis-
ter the large federal grants.
Heather Sauers, who had
worked in the Title II office for
five years and was paid with
federal dollars, alleged that it
<was common for members of
the executive leadership team to
the washington post
Lisa Krantz
openly laugh at me= and that she
was <mocked= and <called
names.= She said she quit last
year because the Choudhury ad-
ministration tried to force her to
work on the Blueprint, which she
believed would have violated fed-
eral work rules. (A spokesman
for the U.S. Department of Edu-
cation said he could not say if she
was right.) She filed a formal
grievance in fall with the mary-
land office of Legislative Affairs
but has not heard a response. An
official with the office said the
grievance could not be released
to the media. mSDE spokeswom-
an Jena Frick said she could not
discuss the work of Sauers be-
cause it is a personnel matter.
Sauers opened her own con-
sulting company after leaving
the department. She said she
advises districts with informa-
tion they used to get from the
department before Choudhury9s
overhaul.
Nina Roa, a 25-year veteran
who had been director of grants
and legislation for career pro-
grams when she quit in 2022,
said Choudhury9s alleged micro-
managing led to delays in Per-
kins grant payments to educa-
tional institutions, and the re-
turn to the federal government of
more than $800,000 of unused
funds for vocational instruction
4 the first time funds had been
returned in her decades there.
She said all work had to be
reviewed by Choudhury. She
quit, she said, after what she
called a pattern of bullying from
members of Choudhury9s admin-
istration.
Events as routine as school
visits became contentious when
Choudhury said he would not
meet with administrators but
instead would only shadow stu-
dents 4 sitting in class, doing the
same assignments. <I don9t like
dog and pony shows, which was
hard for the superintendents and
local boards to take in,= he said in
the Post interview.
The Post contacted all 24
school districts in maryland to
discuss their relationship with
the state department under
Choudhury. only two schools
leaders commented 4 newly re-
tired Prince George9s schools
CEo monica Goldson, who was
recently appointed by moore to
the state education board, and
Caroline County Superintendent
Derek Simmons.
Simmons said Choudhury has
been very supportive of his small,
5,600-student district on the
Eastern Shore, offering an <inter-
esting perspective and eye in
looking at rural poverty in a way
that we have not quite noticed
from those outside of our coun-
ty.= Goldson said the department
has been <definitely responsive=
under Choudhury9s leadership.
<There9s nothing we9ve asked for
that we haven9t gotten back.=
one official in montgomery
County discussed some confu-
sion early this year when school
districts received 2024 state
funding allotments, and it
turned out that some of them
were wrong. According to
Richard madaleno, montgomery
County9s chief administrative of-
ficer, a draft count of the number
of students eligible for free-and-
reduced price meals 4 a critical
component of the local funding
formula 4 was not accurate.
. sunday, july 23 , 2023
madaleno said the cause was an
internal document that didn9t
get updated in time at the state
Education Department, where
there had been a <large turnover
in people.=
<There was a snafu in prepar-
ing the numbers,= he said. mont-
gomery County was initially get-
ting an increase of $91 million
over last year9s state aid, but the
new numbers cut that by $15
million. Baltimore County also
received substantially less in the
updated figures than administra-
tors had initially been told; Balti-
more County schools officials
would not discuss the funding.
At a march 28 Board of Educa-
tion meeting, Choudhury said
concerns about miscalculations
of state aid were unfounded,
even though the department lat-
er revised the numbers. Dayhoff
said in an email that initial
estimates did not include all
information.
State lawmakers have also
noticed overdue reports from the
Education Department. The
maryland General Assembly
mandates regular updates on a
range of matters. of the 78 re-
ports due between July 1, 2022,
and Jan. 15, the Education De-
partment turned in 63 percent
on time or within 30 days after
the deadline; 21 percent between
30 to 90 days late; and 17 percent
over 90 days late, according to a
state budget report.
Frustrated lawmakers took ac-
tion with hopes of avoiding a
similar scenario this year: The
2024 state operating budget says
that $1.5 million in appropria-
tions to the office of the State
Superintendent may be not spent
until reports are submitted.
Sen. Nancy J. King (D-mont-
gomery), who chairs a subcom-
mittee of the Senate Budget and
Taxation Committee, was pre-
pared earlier this year to hear
testimony from nonprofit groups
and department officials, includ-
ing Choudhury, who said they
weren9t receiving promised grant
money from the department.
Some had been waiting as long as
eight months.
one of the agencies was the
maryland Family Network, a
nonprofit that disburses govern-
ment subsidies for day care.
King, a former montgomery
County school board member,
said she was concerned that the
delay might hurt working par-
ents9 ability to find child care.
Choudhury9s office said the
nonprofit hadn9t submitted in-
voices properly. Laura Weeldrey-
er, executive director of the non-
profit, acknowledged some is-
sues with its financial manage-
ment and said she asked the
Education Department repeat-
edly for help over months 4
receiving no response. only by
moving around resources was it
able to avoid a stoppage in
service. The accounting issues
were eventually straightened
out.
Kevin maxwell, who once led
the school districts in Prince
George9s and Anne Arundel
counties and is now the chair of
the board of directors of the
maryland Association for Envi-
ronmental and outdoor Educa-
tion, said late payments from the
department were <really hurting
our ability to help teachers and
help students.=
The public legislative hearing
was canceled, Guzzone, the Sen-
ate Budget chairman, said, after
top lawmakers had private talks
with the department, after which
the organizations received their
money. <They didn9t do anything
until we made a big fight,= King
said, adding that her concerns
about the direction of the depart-
ment were not allayed by the
eventual payments.
King said she remains worried
about the implementation of the
Blueprint, with <so many good
people= leaving the agency. <We
need the best people to imple-
ment this thing,= she said.
In his recent letter to top
elected officials, Choudhury
sought to assure them that the
state9s education system is in
good hands and that he will
continue to challenge the status
quo.
<We know that better and
more equitable outcomes are
necessary; we cannot keep doing
the same things and expect a
different result,= he wrote. <We9ve
taken big steps forward these
last two years and I will continue
to do my best each day to earn
and keep your trust.=
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D.C. mayor hopes for tangible change in curbing violence

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The public safety legislation
introduced by D.C. Council mem-
ber Brooke Pinto (D-Ward 2) 4
which takes effect for 90 days and
is a modified version of a perma-
nent <Safer, Stronger DC= meas-
ure that Bowser introduced in
may 4 enhances a rebate pro-
gram to encourage more private
security cameras, allows pretrial
GPS monitoring data to be used
as evidence of guilt in court, and
creates new offenses, including
felony strangulation and endan-
germent with a firearm and for
shooting in public. It also makes
it easier to detain pretrial juve-
niles for certain violent offenses
and adults charged with any
violent offense.
Compared to last year, homi-
cides in the District are up 15
percent and threaten to eclipse
200 for the third straight year.
Violent crimes overall are up 37
percent from 2022.
Lawmakers, including Pinto,
have said they only viewed the
emergency legislation as a start-
ing point to reverse these trends,
which Bowser has echoed, adding
Wednesday that her administra-
tion plans <to be talking about
more initiatives and services in
the coming days and weeks that
we also think will contribute to
improving safety.= The emergen-
cy bill is now at Bowser9s desk,
and she said she intends to sign it
soon. The council is expected to
consider Bowser9s permanent bill
following its summer recess.
Bill Lightfoot, an adviser to
Bowser and her campaign chair,
said the mayor9s legislative efforts
come in response to residents
who have vocalized their fears
about potentially being a victim
of a crime while trying to live
their day-to-day lives.
<The mayor is keenly aware
that our residents feel unsafe.
That our neighborhoods have
been terrorized with acts of
random violence, indiscriminate
shooting and illegal guns, car
hijackings happening in broad
daylight. She9s very aware of that,=
Lightfoot said. <She realized that
people truly want to feel safe and
they expect the government to
give them a sense of security they
don9t have right now.=
He added: <The mayor felt like
she had to do something visible,
so people could see it.=
But the urgent nature and rhet-
oric surrounding the emergency
legislation have also created an
expectation that it can lead to
more immediate change, drawing
skepticism from some criminal
justice experts. Eduardo ferrer,
policy director of the Georgetown
Juvenile Justice Initiative and a
visiting professor at Georgetown
Law, said he was doubtful the bill
would have an immediate impact
considering that it is largely <re-
active= to crime vs. preventive.
<It was meant to change the
way that we respond once harm
has happened,= ferrer said. <If we
want to change the trajectory we
have been on recently as a city, we
have to focus much more inten-
tionally and strategically on pre-
vention and intervention.=
The provision making it easier
to detain adults charged with
Pamela A. Smith, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser9s pick for police chief at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington on
Monday. Improving public safety underlines Bowser9s third-term goals for revitalizing downtown and attracting new residents.
violent crimes has drawn push-
back from criminal justice advo-
cates and council member
Janeese Lewis George (D-Ward
4), who made an impassioned
argument on the dais that the
measure would not substantially
reduce crime and instead en-
croach on defendants9 rights.
Bowser, however, argued re-
cently that the legislation would
<have an impact the second a
judge decides that somebody who
has committed a violent crime
should be held until their trial.=
And when explaining recently
why she believed expanding pre-
trial detention was necessary,
Pinto said on multiple occasions
that she reviewed data that
showed more than 100 people
charged with violent crimes were
rearrested for another violent
crime while out on bond in the
first three months of 2023, a
statistic she called <unaccept-
able.=
But this data turned out to be
incorrect.
According to Pretrial Services
Agency data provided to The
Washington Post days after Pin-
to9s comments, out of more than
2,800 people charged with vio-
lent or <dangerous= offenses who
are out on bond, more than 100
were rearrested for any offense in
the first six months of fiscal year
2023.
Pinto acknowledged the error
in an interview Tuesday, saying
she misspoke but that she still
believed that the provisions mak-
ing it easier to detain people
charged with violent offenses will
help make a dent in the city9s
crime problem.
<my hope is that piece of the
emergency package will help
drive down some crime and vio-
lence that we9re seeing. And we
will be following that data close-
ly,= she added.
Pinto is planning to hold a
confirmation hearing on Pamela
A. Smith, Bowser9s nominee to
lead the police department, once
lawmakers return from summer
recess.
Lawmakers said Smith, who
spent 24 years with U.S. Park
Police before joining the depart-
ment 14 months ago as its chief
equity officer, generally left a
good impression at her introduc-
tory news conference last week.
Smith on monday vowed to
focus her attention on the city9s
hot spots and most violent of-
fenders, adding that she brings a
<fresh perspective= as a native of
Pine Bluff, Ark., whose career
stops have included Staten Is-
land, as a social worker, to the
three major U.S. cities where the
Park Police has bureaus (San
francisco, New York and D.C.).
Her level of experience within
the department differs from the
city9s former chief, Robert J. Con-
tee III, whom Bowser appointed
to the job in late 2020, said D.C.
historian George Derek mus-
grove. While both were internal
promotions, Contee joined the
department as a teenager and
rose through the ranks over the
course of three decades before he
became chief, making him an
instantly recognizable figure to
many.
<It9s striking in that regard,=
musgrove said of the differences.
Smith9s nomination plugs a
critical hole in the city9s public
safety leadership 4 but it isn9t the
only one. Lightfoot pointed out
that the mayor has been confront-
amanda andRade-Rhoades foR the Washington Post
ing the surge in violent crime
with a lot of new leaders and a
lack of permanent leadership in
key public safety offices 4 includ-
ing the Office of Gun Violence
Prevention and the Office of
Neighborhood Safety and En-
gagement, which were led by
Linda Harllee Harper, who died
in may. Bowser9s former deputy
mayor of public safety Christo-
pher Geldart resigned in the fall,
and her new deputy mayor, Lind-
sey Appiah, came on in January.
Patrice Sulton, executive direc-
tor of the DC Justice Lab and who
served on the city9s police reform
commission, said that lack of
consistency has been a problem,
<because the institutions here are
just so big.= It can be tough during
frequent cycles of new leader-
ship, she said, <to turn a ship that
large.=
But she said she was withhold-
ing judgment before she heard
more from Smith about her vi-
sion. She was encouraged, she
said, to hear Smith talking mon-
day about prioritizing communi-
ty engagement and constitutional
policing 4 but would be eyeing
the types of evidence-based strat-
egies Smith plans to deploy to
keep neighborhoods safe. There
are tons of recommendations, she
said, the police reform commis-
sion put forth that she hoped
Smith would consider.
Council Chairman Phil men-
delson (D) said monday he is
particularly interested in Smith9s
management skills and how she
engenders trust in the communi-
ty. Pinto said she expects to press
Smith on her strategies to recruit
and retain more officers 4 aim-
ing to remedy attrition that has
recently hampered the depart-
ment 4 while also asking about
her <specific vision to drive down
crime and violence.=
Charles Allen (D-Ward 6), who
led the council9s judiciary com-
mittee before Pinto and oversaw
Contee9s confirmation, said he is
rooting for Smith9s success and
eager to hear about her strategies.
But he is also not banking on her
to fix the city9s crime problems
single-handedly.
<I want whoever is the chief to
be successful, to be able to do a
great job. But this is now, I think,
the fourth police chief that I9ve
seen dating back nine years,= Al-
len said. <It9s got to be more than
just the personality of a single
person. It really is about how do
you get an actionable, strategic,
coordinated public safety plan to
drive down gun violence in our
city?=
Hashing out that plan will in-
volve more of the same debates
and meetings focused on public
safety that have become routine
in the District, and those discus-
sions will probably test whether
the council and the Bowser ad-
ministration can remain aligned
in their response after reaching a
compromise around Pinto9s
emergency bill.
China Dickerson, a political
strategist and advisory neighbor-
hood commissioner in Ward 2,
said previous community meet-
ings involving the city9s host of
public safety agencies at times
have devolved into a blame game
around responsibility.
<Residents are sitting in meet-
ings where prosecutors say the
police evidence is weak, while
police say [prosecutors] are too
quick to drop charges,= Dickerson
said. <Who do we talk to if every-
one is pointing the finger?=
While her constituents have
been understanding of the inter-
agency tensions that complicate
the city9s crime fight, Dickerson
said, it9s possible they will look
increasingly to the city9s top elect-
ed leader without clear signs of
improvement.
<It doesn9t appear they9re
blaming the mayor yet. They9re
blaming prosecutors and the po-
lice department,= she added. <But
that might turn around depend-
ing on how bad things get be-
cause summertime is the worst
period for crime.=

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Tony Bennett once helped bandmate in crisis: 8Can9t forget something like that9
BY S YDNEY P AGE
musician Paul Langosch was
on tour with Tony Bennett in 1999
as a bassist in his band when
Langosch9s wife, michelle Dunn-
Langosch, was suddenly diag-
nosed with lung cancer. It had
spread to her brain and spine.
<We were blindsided,= said
Langosch, who was then 41.
He told Bennett he needed to
leave the tour, figuring his place
in the band would right away be
filled by another musician and
he9d lose his spot for good.
<Usually, in a situation like
that, somebody is going to take
your job,= said Langosch. <It9s just
the way of the business.=
Langosch was stunned when
Bennett told him that the spot in
the band would remain his when
he was ready for it. Bennett con-
tinued paying Langosch for the
five months he took off to care for
his wife, who also had multiple
sclerosis.
<It was extraordinary,= Lango-
sch told The Washington Post in a
phone interview on the day of
Bennett9s death at the age of 96.
<I just can9t forget something
like that,= said Langosch, his voice
trembling from his home in
Chevy Chase, md.
Langosch9s path to playing
with Bennett happened in part by
chance, but like many lucky
breaks, he had already put in
years of preparation.
Langosch began playing the
bass as a child when he joined the
orchestra at his public school in
Theresa Vargas
A diploma for students
who made history
vaRGaS from C1
enrolled in the Kendall School
Division II for Negroes. They
were placed in a separate
classroom with separate teachers,
and when graduation came,
unlike their White peers, they
weren9t given diplomas.
on Saturday, Gallaudet
University held a poignant
ceremony aimed at righting that
wrong. officials handed out
diplomas for 24 Black deaf
students who should have
received them more than six
decades earlier. five of the six
students who are still alive made
it to the ceremony.
for the other students, the
recognition came too late for
them to witness it. family
members accepted the diplomas
for them. Spence was there on
behalf of her mother.
<I wish this was done while she
was alive,= she said. <I wish she
could see this.=
She imagined what that
moment would have meant to
Cheatham: <She would have
appreciated being recognized.
She would have taken that
moment to say, 8See, I am worth
something. I did do something.9 =
The ceremony was significant
not only because it showed an
internationally known school
reckoning with its past. It also
offered a look into a significant
moment in American history that
has gone mostly unseen and
unacknowledged. The court case
that forced the school to accept
Black deaf students has been
credited as setting an important
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Bethesda, md. from there, he
never stopped playing the instru-
ment.
He went to montgomery Col-
lege for three semesters, where he
met jazz musician Bill Potts, who
became a mentor and helped him
meet people in the industry.
After several years of honing
his skills, Langosch received a
surprise call from Tony Bennett9s
road manager, who said he was
urgently seeking a bassist to play
a three-night run with Bennett in
Sacramento. Langosch immedi-
ately booked a flight.
<I had a friend who knew Tony9s
drummer, and he recommended
me,= Langosch recalled, adding
that he had also raised his profile
by working with prominent musi-
cians that were passing through
D.C., including mel Tormé and
Phil Woods. <I was in the right
place at the right time.=
Although Langosch was confi-
dent in his musical abilities, he
was nervous to play with Bennett,
who at that point had long main-
tained superstar status.
<It was high pressure. You
didn9t want to mess up,= Langosch
said.
After the first performance in
Sacramento, Langosch was hired
as the band9s bassist.
<It was such an honor to get to
do a gig like that,= Langosch said.
<I always loved his singing.=
Langosch went on to play with
Bennett for a cumulative 20 years
4 from 1985 to 1993, and then
again from 1996 to 2008.
<When I first started working
case Miller v. D.C. Board of
Education took place two years
before the Supreme Court ruled
in Brown v. Board of Education
that segregation in schools based
on race was unconstitutional.
A historical account from the
university shows that Black
students were permitted to attend
the Kendall School between 1898
and 1905. Then, parents of White
students complained. As a result,
Black deaf children in D.C. were
forced to attend schools located
hours away in maryland and
Philadelphia, an arrangement
that caused hardships and
separations within families.
Louise B. miller filed the
lawsuit along with other families,
including Cheatham9s, after the
oldest of her four children,
Kenneth, was denied admission.
The 24 students who were
honored on Saturday attended
the school between 1952 and 1954
and were only given certificates of
completion when it came time for
them to graduate in the years that
followed. After 1954, when school
segregation was ruled illegal,
Black deaf students were
educated with their White deaf
peers on the campus. Two
schools, Kendall Demonstration
Elementary School and the model
Secondary School for the Deaf,
now sit on the campus and are
part of Gallaudet9s Laurent Clerc
National Deaf Education Center,
which is federally funded and
tasked with creating and
disseminating educational
opportunities for deaf students
nationwide.
At the ceremony, the honorees
wore caps and gowns and
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From left, Tony Bennett, bassist Paul Langosch and Michelle Dunn-Langosch in Hawaii in 1999. When
his wife was diagnosed with lung cancer, Langosch quit Bennett9s band to care for her, expecting his
spot to be filled. Instead, Bennett paid him for his five months away and kept Langosch9s spot for him.
with him, it was before he had his
resurgence,= Langosch said,
pointing to the artist9s revival in
the late 1980s, after Bennett was
temporarily seen as a <has-been.=
<It was an incredible thing to
see Tony make it back,= Langosch
said. <The most important thing
for him was the quality of the
music. As a musician, you9re real-
ly lucky to get to work with an
artist like that.=
In addition to admiring Ben-
nett9s musical talent, Langosch
Krissi Spence at a Gallaudet University ceremony honoring Black deaf students who attended a
segregated school in the 1950s. Spence accepted a diploma for her mother, Robbie D. Cheatham.
speakers used the phrases that
come when too much time has
passed: <It9s about time.= <Better
late than never.= <At last.=
Kenneth miller, who is one of
the surviving students, said that
last phrase using sign language
after he walked across the stage
and pumped a fist in the air. It
was impossible to look at him and
the other survivors and not
realize how long the injustice
they experienced had been
allowed to go unaddressed. It was
hard not to think about the doors
that diploma might have opened
for them and the students who
died before getting that piece of
paper they had earned.
At the event, university
officials didn9t only give the
students diplomas. They also gave
them an apology.
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quickly came to appreciate him in
other ways.
<He was a very genuine per-
son,= he said.
many times over the course of
his career, Langosch watched in
awe as Bennett showed kindness
to both bandmates and strangers.
<If there was somebody that
was in trouble, Tony was one of
the first people there,= he said.
<He helped out as much as he
could.=
Bennett famously served in
<Gallaudet deeply regrets the
role it played in perpetuating the
historic inequity, systemic
marginalization, and degradation
of the twenty-four Black Deaf
individuals and their families
when Gallaudet committed the
grave injustice of denying them a
full diploma upon completing
high school,= reads a
proclamation that members of
the university9s board of trustees
stood onstage and recited. The
proclamation says the school
<sincerely apologizes to,= and
names each of the 24 students.
The proclamation describes
July 22 as a <day of remembrance
of the 8Kendall 249 and a sober
reminder why Gallaudet9s
commitment to inclusive
excellence, equity, and belonging
cannot waver and must be
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World War II, writing in his 1998
autobiography, <The Good Life,=
about the atrocities he saw. Those
memories led him to become a
civil rights activist. In 1965, his
friend and singer Harry Belafonte
asked him to walk in a civil rights
march planned by the rev. martin
Luther King Jr. in Selma, Ala.
Bennett accepted without hesita-
tion.
Although Langosch had wit-
nessed Bennett9s generosity be-
fore, he never expected to be a
Minh connors/The WashingTon PosT
continuously renewed.=
I write often about disability
issues and the D.C. community,
and before learning about the
ceremony, I hadn9t heard about
those 24 students. That surprised
me until I spoke to some of their
relatives. The obscurity they
knew is not a side note to their
stories. It is telling 4 of the times
they lived through, of how they
were treated, of the stories we, as
a society, see as deserving of
remembrance.
Those students broke down
walls and opened doors, but even
some of their family members
didn9t realize that.
Spence was her mother9s only
child and the two were close.
Even so, her mother never told
her anything that indicated she
and those other students were
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<I honestly don9t know what I
would have done otherwise,= Lan-
gosch said about his family crisis.
He said Bennett called him sev-
eral times to check in while his
wife was ill, and offered to con-
nect him with renowned doctors.
When the couple visited the mayo
Clinic in rochester, minn., Lan-
gosch said, <he picked up our
hotel room.=
<She was so far gone that they
wouldn9t treat her,= Langosch
said. <We spent the last few
months just being quiet and man-
aging her pain.=
After Langosch9s wife died, <I
felt like I really needed to get back
to work,= he said. <It was a very,
very difficult transition.=
Being in Bennett9s band,
though, <was like being in a
family.=
Langosch carried on as Ben-
nett9s bassist until 2008, when he
decided to retire from touring.
<When it9s time, it9s time,= said
Langosch, who continued mak-
ing music. He performed at local
venues 4 such as the Bertha9s
mussels in Baltimore 4 and
taught jazz at Virginia Tech in
2013.
<I still play as much as I can,= he
said.
Langosch stayed in touch with
Bennett over the years and often
thought about what the artist did
to lighten his load during a turbu-
lent time.
<People should know what
kind of person he was,= Langosch
said. <He was a real human being.=
trailblazers.
<What I realize now is that it9s
not something that they
considered to be very heroic or
pioneering because they were just
figuring it out as they went,=
Spence said. <Back then, they
were breaking barriers every day.
Every day was a struggle. Every
minute was a struggle.=
Spence created a Gofundme
page that tells of her mom9s
accomplishments 4 she worked
for 38 years with the IrS 4 and
the challenges that remain for
Black deaf children. <The robbie
Cheatham memorial fund will
honor robbie and her mother9s
life work by paying that work
forward to help more deaf Black
girls graduate from high school
and have an equal opportunity at
life,= the page reads.
marcellus Hartsfield said he
didn9t know until after his
mother, mary L. Arnold, passed
away in 1988 the role she and the
other students played in
integrating the campus.
<I don9t even know if she knew
what the magnitude of that was,
because she never talked about
it,= he said.
Hartsfield, who formed a
ministry that provides
interpreting services and on one
occasion served as an interpreter
for Barack obama when he was a
senator running for president,
shared with me the certificate his
mother received when she left
Kendall. It noted that she had
studied through the highest
grade, and it was signed by the
president of Gallaudet and the
principal of Kendall. It resembled
a diploma, but it was not one.
on Saturday, Hartsfield wiped
away tears as he accepted the
diploma on his mother9s behalf.
He told me beforehand he knew
she would have been proud to see
this day come.
<It9s a historical event,= he said.
<And it is history that needs to be
known.=
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JaMes reston Jr., 82
A nonûction writer with a novelist9s sensibility
BY M ICHAEL S . R OSENWALD
James Reston Jr., who brought
a novelist9s sensibility to prodi-
giously researched and well-
received books that covered a vast
range of current events and his-
tory 4 the Vietnam War, Martin
Luther, Richard M. Nixon, Gali-
leo, Jim Jones 4 died Wednesday
at his home in Chevy Chase, Md.
He was 82.
His daughter, Maeve Reston, a
Washington Post political report-
er, said the cause was pancreatic
cancer.
The son of James B. <Scotty=
Reston, a New York Times colum-
nist considered one of the most
influential journalists of his gen-
eration, Mr. Reston chose a path
through life that eschewed his
father9s elite circles. He attended
a state school over an Ivy, taught
creative writing rather than
prowl the halls of Congress, and
largely avoided daily journalism
to pursue literary works, includ-
ing novels and plays.
<People, when you have a rea-
sonably well-known father, tend
to view you as a clone and that is a
real mistake on their part because
it is very rarely that sons are
clones of their father,= Mr. Reston
said in a 1989 C-SPAN interview.
<They assume that I know every-
thing about politics, when, in
fact, affairs of the heart have been
much more of interest to me
throughout my whole career.=
Mr. Reston referred to his sub-
jects as obsessions and, at their
root, were titanic conflicts be-
tween people, ideas and ideals.
In <Defenders of the Faith:
Charles V, Suleyman the Magnifi-
cent, and the Battle for Europe,
1520-1536= (2009), he wrote
about the historical struggle be-
tween Islam and Christendom.
His 1994 biography of Galileo
centers on the astronomer9s colli-
sion with the Roman Catholic
Church. <A Rift in the Earth: Art,
Memory, and the Fight for a
Vietnam War Memorial= (2017)
chronicles the epic struggle over
the design of one of Washington9s
most famous memorials.
<Reston retells the story dra-
matically,= Post art and architec-
ture critic Philip Kennicott said in
his review of the war memorial
book, <dredging up material that
many of the players in this drama
might wish to remain forgotten.=
One of his obsessions was more
MeLvin L. WuLf, 95
Crusader for civil rights and
longtime ACLU legal director
BY H ARRISON S MITH
Melvin L. Wulf, a constitution-
al lawyer who represented anti-
Vietnam War activists, opposed
government censorship of the
Pentagon Papers and crusaded on
behalf of civil rights, gender
equality and personal privacy
while serving as the longtime
legal director of the American
Civil Liberties Union, died July 8
at his home in Manhattan. He was
95.
He had been in declining
health after breaking his hip two
months ago, said his daughter
Jane Wulf.
As the ACLU9s legal director
from 1962 to 1977, Mr. Wulf
helped transform the organiza-
tion9s litigation program, shifting
its focus from writing amicus
briefs for major cases to repre-
senting individual clients whose
civil liberties were allegedly
violated.
He argued more than a half-
dozen cases in front of the Su-
preme Court, successfully advo-
cating on behalf of clients that
included a theological student
who was punished for turning in
his draft card, a left-wing student
group that a Connecticut public
college refused to officially recog-
nize, and a Virginia newspaper
editor fined for printing an adver-
tisement for an abortion clinic.
<Few individuals have had
such a profound impact on the
ACLU and civil liberties as Mel
Wulf,= Anthony D. Romero, the
organization9s executive director,
said in a statement. <He started at
a time when the ACLU was still
building out its litigation pro-
gram, but that didn9t deter him
from taking on some of the tough-
est fights of his time, never stand-
ing down in the face of govern-
ment abuse of our rights and
liberties.=
Since its founding in 1920, the
ACLU has been associated with a
stalwart defense of the First
Amendment, including freedom
of speech and freedom of the
press. Mr. Wulf helped broaden
James Reston Jr., the son of prominent columnist James B. <Scotty= Reston, eschewed his father9s
circles of power for a more literary writing career. He said he was more drawn to <affairs of the heart.=
personal. In <Fragile Innocence=
(2006), Mr. Reston details his
daughter Hillary9s profound
struggle with a mysterious neuro-
logical disorder.
<It tells of her battle to live and
our family9s struggle to help her
survive as best we could,= Mr.
Reston wrote in the preface, <af-
ter an evil and still unidentified
force robbed her of her language
at age two, hurtled her into a
seemingly endless cycle of brain
storms, destroyed her kidneys,
and took her to the very brink of
death.=
That was only half the story.
<The second half is different,=
Mr. Reston wrote. <While the
threats to her life never complete-
ly vanished, the latter half is
about the process of coming to
grips with the damage that had
been wreaked and the quest to
solve the mystery of what had
happened. And it is about the
heroic efforts of many people,
professionals and friends and a
few strangers, to help her reach
her potential. Ultimately, it is the
story of her deliverance and re-
demption.=
Mr. Reston9s best-remembered
work is the one that led to him
being played on-screen by Sam
Rockwell.
its work, said Laurence H. Tribe, a
Harvard University scholar of
constitutional law, while taking
cases dealing with the rights of
women, racial minorities, the LG-
BTQ community and people with
disabilities.
<Because of how Mel Wulf saw
the organization9s role during his
15 or so years at its helm, the
ACLU became synonymous with
the protection of human rights
generally,= Tribe wrote in an
email. Mr. Wulf employed <litiga-
tion strategies that were ground-
ed in lived experience,= he added,
<and that transcended the largely
academic and theoretical focus
on the First Amendment that had
characterized the ACLU in its
pre-Wulf incarnation.=
In an effort to expand the or-
ganization9s work against segre-
gation, Mr. Wulf recruited civil
rights lawyer Charles Morgan Jr.
to become the first director of the
ACLU9s Southern Regional Office
in Atlanta. Around that same
time, in 1964, Mr. Wulf spear-
headed an initiative to send law-
yers to Mississippi to defend stu-
dent activists participating in
Freedom Summer, a volunteer
campaign to register Black vot-
ers. Some 300 lawyers traveled
south that summer, according to
Aryeh Neier, a longtime ACLU
official who served as the group9s
executive director in the 1970s.
Mr. Wulf was <a very good
appellate lawyer,= Neier said in a
phone interview, and shaped the
organization9s legal strategy in
collaboration with tenacious civil
libertarians including Osmond
Fraenkel, Norman Dorsen and
Marvin M. Karpatkin, who each
served as general counsel of the
ACLU.
Crucially, Neier said, Mr. Wulf
played a key role in pushing the
ACLU to defend individual clients
when he issued a public state-
ment in 1968 announcing that the
group would defend five men 4
including pediatrician Benjamin
Spock and the Rev. William
Sloane Coffin Jr. 4 who were
accused of conspiring to encour-
obituaries
In 1976, British TV newsman
David Frost approached Mr. Res-
ton about serving as a researcher
to prepare him for interviews
with disgraced ex-president Rich-
ard M. Nixon. Mr. Reston had
written a book about Watergate.
They met at Frost9s office at the
Plaza Hotel in New York.
<I had to wait for a time to see
him,= Mr. Reston later wrote in his
book about the experience.
<When I was ushered in, Frost
apologized profusely for the de-
lay; he had finally gotten through
to the South of France after trying
for four hours. I nodded as if I
understood his frustration.=
They drank warm champagne.
Frost offered him a cigar.
<Playing to my novelist9s sensi-
bility,= Mr. Reston wrote, <he said
he had never written a novel, but
he was interested in what made
Richard Nixon tick. Nixon was
the most interesting man in the
world to interview. And Frost did
indeed share my sense of histori-
cal responsibility: to be the only
man who would ever question
Nixon at length about his Water-
gate involvement was a daunting
challenge.=
Mr. Reston spent months read-
ing transcripts from proceedings
into the Watergate break-in and
John Rous/AP
Attorney Melvin Wulf was key
in steering the ACLU toward
tackling civil rights cases.
age young men to evade the draft.
ACLU officials repudiated Mr.
Wulf 9s statement before reversing
their position and offering to de-
fend the <Boston Five,= amid a
debate over whether represent-
ing the men meant taking a
broader stance against the
Vietnam War. (Spock, Coffin and
two others were found guilty, but
their convictions were over-
turned on appeal.)
In 1971, Mr. Wulf joined Dors-
en, Fraenkel and other ACLU law-
yers in filing an amicus brief on
behalf of the New York Times and
The Washington Post, which were
temporarily barred by the Nixon
administration from publishing
the Pentagon Papers, a secret
government history of the Viet-
nam War. The Supreme Court
sided with the newspapers in a
landmark victory for freedom of
the press.
As legal director, Mr. Wulf also
oversaw the ACLU9s work on gen-
der discrimination, signing off on
the launch of the organization9s
Women9s Rights Project in 1972.
The initiative, which resulted in
several Supreme Court victories,
was led by Mr. Wulf9s childhood
friend Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the
future Supreme Court justice,
and Brenda Feigen, a lawyer who
had helped launch Ms. magazine
with Gloria Steinem.
By then, Mr. Wulf and Gins-
burg had reconnected through a
court case involving Charles
Moritz, a bachelor and traveling
salesman living in Denver. Moritz
had hired a nurse to help care for
his ailing mother and sought to
deduct a portion of the expenses
from his taxes. The Internal Rev-
enue Service denied his claim,
noting that the caregiver deduc-
tion was only given to women and
widowers 4 offering what Gins-
burg believed was a powerful test
case against discrimination
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coverup. He turned up new evi-
dence, including that Nixon was
part of the conspiracy earlier
than previously known. Mr. Res-
ton wrote what he called an <in-
terrogation strategy memo= to
help Frost paint Nixon into a
corner.
The result was riveting televi-
sion.
<I let down my friends,= Nixon
said. <I let down the country, I let
down our system of government,
and the dreams of all those young
people that ought to get into
government but now think it too
corrupt. . . . I let the American
people down, and I have to carry
that burden with me the rest of
my life.=
The interviews 4 and the dra-
ma around them 4 were trans-
formed into a play, <Frost/Nixon,=
written by Peter Morgan, and
later a movie of the same name, in
which Rockwell plays Mr. Reston.
<8Frost/Nixon9 4 both the play
and the movie 4 transcends his-
tory,= Mr. Reston wrote in Smith-
sonian magazine. <In the end it is
not about Nixon or Watergate at
all. It9s about human behavior,
and it rises upon such tran-
scendent themes as guilt and
innocence, resistance and en-
lightenment, confession and re-
based on sex.
While working on the case with
her husband, tax lawyer Martin
D. Ginsburg, Ruth Bader Gins-
burg sought institutional support
from the ACLU. She wrote a letter
to Mr. Wulf to persuade him to get
involved, incorporating playful
references to <Ruddigore,= a com-
ic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan,
which Mr. Wulf had performed in
while working at a Jewish sum-
mer camp in the Adirondacks
that she had attended as a child.
The case was <as neat a craft as
one could find= to test sex-based
discrimination, Ginsburg wrote,
according to Jane Sherron de
Hart9s 2018 book <Ruth Bader
Ginsburg: A Life.= <We will take
the case to the Tenth Circuit,=
Ginsburg added, <and if our
achievement is not glorious
there, we will make a valorous try
at the Supreme Court.=
Mr. Wulf agreed to finance the
case through the ACLU, and in
1972 the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the 10th Circuit sided with
Moritz, ruling that sex-based dis-
crimination violated the Consti-
tution9s Equal Protection Clause.
The case drew renewed atten-
tion after it was featured in the
2018 movie <On the Basis of Sex,=
which starred Felicity Jones as
Ginsburg. Justin Theroux played
a brusque, blustering Mr. Wulf,
much to his annoyance. A moot-
court scene in which his charac-
ter <was very harsh= with Gins-
burg <never happened,= he told
the website Above the Law. And
according to his family, that was
far from the only difference be-
tween Mr. Wulf and his Holly-
wood depiction.
<In the movie, the guy wore
polyester suits, which my dad
would never have been caught
dead in,= his daughter Jane said in
a phone interview. After all, she
noted, Mr. Wulf9s father owned a
menswear company that manu-
factured suits and coats. Mr. Wulf,
who had worked on the suit-cut-
ting floor, would dress <only in
Brooks Brothers,= she said with a
laugh, <very carefully tailored.=
The younger of two children,
Melvin Lawrence Wulf was born
in Brooklyn on Nov. 1, 1927. His
father was a Jewish immigrant
from Latvia, and his mother was a
homemaker, herself the daughter
of immigrants. When Mr. Wulf
was 8, the family moved to Troy,
demption.=
James Barrett Reston Jr. was
born in Manhattan on March 8,
1941, and grew up in Washington.
His mother was a writer and
photographer. He attended the
private St. Albans School.
He was acutely aware of his
place in the world.
<I was the child of privilege,
growing up comfortably in Wash-
ington as the son of a prominent
journalist,= he once wrote. <But
there must have been something
deep within me that led me to
reject the easy path that was laid
out before me.=
Instead of Yale or Harvard,
which had courted him, he chose
the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, majoring in phi-
losophy and graduating in 1963.
His time there coincided with
desegregation in the town. <I be-
came deeply involved in that
struggle,= he wrote. <It was my
first, and perhaps most impor-
tant experience of engagement.=
After graduation, Mr. Reston
worked as a speechwriter for Sec-
retary of the Interior Stewart
Udall and briefly as a reporter at
the Chicago Daily News. During
the Vietnam War, he served in an
Army intelligence unit. He was
stationed in Hawaii and on week-
ends flew to outer islands, hun-
kering down in hotel rooms work-
ing on a novel.
<That9s how I got into the writ-
ing business,= he later said.
He taught creative writing at
his college alma mater for a dec-
ade. Mr. Reston also wrote for the
New Yorker, Vanity Fair, the New
York Times Magazine, Esquire
and Rolling Stone.
In addition to his daughter
Maeve, of Los Angeles, survivors
include his wife of 52 years, De-
nise Leary; two other children,
Devin Reston of Park City, Utah,
and Hillary Reston of Chevy
Chase, Md.; two brothers; and
two grandchildren.
Mr. Reston was once asked,
given the eclectic nature of his
work, whether he considered
himself a journalist or a historian.
<Neither, in a way,= he told the
Georgia Review. <That may speak
to a mind that is pretty scattered,
because as you say there is a
broad range of subject matter
there. But I think this is the life of
a writer 4 to go to those subjects
that really fascinate you and do
the best that you can with them.=
N.Y., where his father had a cloth-
ing factory.
Mr. Wulf planned to enter the
family business and studied for
several years at the Lowell Textile
Institute in Massachusetts. He
changed his mind after a friend
<turned him on to politics,= his
daughter said, and he transferred
to Columbia University, receiving
a bachelor9s degree in economics
in 1952 and graduating from Co-
lumbia Law School in 1955.
After serving as a Navy legal
officer, he joined the ACLU in
1958 as a deputy to legal director
Rowland Watts, whom he suc-
ceeded four years later. That same
year, he married Deirdre Howard,
an English-born writer and con-
sultant on women9s health and
population issues. In addition to
his wife and daughter, Jane, sur-
vivors include another daughter,
Laura Wulf; a sister; and a grand-
son.
Mr. Wulf was forced to resign
after 15 years as the ACLU9s legal
director because of what he de-
scribed as <irreconcilable differ-
ences= with the organization9s
leadership. In 1978, he started a
public interest law firm with Alan
Levine and Ramsey Clark, the
former U.S. attorney general.
The firm successfully chal-
lenged a book ban at a Long
Island school district and repre-
sented clients including Frank
Serpico, the whistleblowing New
York police detective, and Philip
Agee, a former CIA officer whose
passport was revoked after he
became an outspoken critic of the
intelligence agency. Mr. Wulf ar-
gued in front of the Supreme
Court in an unsuccessful effort to
get Agee9s passport reinstated.
In 1983, Clark, Wulf & Levine
disbanded because of what the
partners described as skyrocket-
ing costs and limited financial
returns. Mr. Wulf, who said he
was trying to make enough mon-
ey to put his daughters through
college, joined another New York
law firm, Beldock Levine & Hoff-
man, and worked there until re-
tiring in 2009.
<I think it is economically im-
possible to sustain in this econo-
my, or in any economy, an exclu-
sively civil-liberties practice,= he
told the New York Times after the
demise of his partnership with
Clark and Levine. <I think that if
we couldn9t do it, it can9t be done.=
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IN MEMORIAM
MCDONALD
IAN ARTHUR MCDONALD
APRIL 11, 1968 ~ JULY 23, 1996
Loving you and missing you every day.
Mom
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PA, he resided for a short time in Harris-
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Mary9s College in Emmitsburg, MD. It was
there in September 1953 that Bill met the
love of his life Mary Elizabeth Bustamante
from Mexico, who was a student at St Jo-
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ried in 1959, and raised ûve children while
Bill worked as a Microbiologist for the US
Department of Agriculture in Beltsville, MD.
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DEATH NOTICE DEATH NOTICE
BURT EISMAN
STANLEY N. EISMAN
Stanley N. Eisman, 99, of Delray Beach, FL
formerly of Bala Cynwyd, PA passed away
peacefully at his home on July 12, 2023.
Loving husband for 68 years of Esther (de-
ceased) and companion of Marilyn Spitzer.
Father of Larry, Brett (Meryl), and Rob
(Beth). Grandfather of Marc, Barry (Ma-
linda), Melanie (Ryan), and Dana. Also sur-
vived by three great-grandchildren. Stan
served his country in WWII as a member of
the armed forces. He graduated from Penn
State with a Bachelor of Science degree in
Agricultural & Biological Chemistry and was
head cheerleader for the Nittany Lions in
1948. He was a member of Beta Sigma Rho
fraternity and remained active throughout
his life. He was a lifelong sports fan of all
Philadelphia and Penn State teams. Stan
was known as the Candy Man in his neigh-
borhood and put smiles on many children9s
NATHANIEL TYSHAWN BURT faces every Halloween. He was inducted
Passed away on June 29, 2023. He is into the Candy Hall of Fame in 1977 and re-
survived by his parents, father, Nathaniel mained in the candy business until his re-
Randolph and mother, Annette Burt and tirement to Florida. In retirement, he was a
step mother, Tammie Edwards. His ûan- tireless advocate for autism research. Con-
cée, Ronetta Burton and loving children, tributions in Stan9s memory may be made
Morgan Michelle Shabazz, Lauryn Gabrielle to Community Services for Autistic Adults
Burt, Navy Tyshawn Burt and Levi Braxton and Children, www.CSAAC.org [csaac.org],
Burt. He also leaves behind four sisters, 8615 East Village Avenue, Montgomery
Charmice, Carlise, Tammara and Raven, Village, Maryland 20886 or the charity of
two brothers, Justin and Delone along with donor9s choice. A Memorial Service will be
a host of relatives. Memorial service will held on Wednesday, July 26 at 12:30 p.m.
be held on Friday, July 28, 11 a.m. at The at Or Ami Synagogue in Lafayette Hill, PA.
People9s Community Baptist Church, 31
Norwood Road. Silver Spring, MD 20905.
A Zoom link can be provided upon request.
CASUCCI FELDMANN
AMERICO JOSEPH CASUCCI <RIC= JOSEPH W. FELDMANN
Captain Americo Joseph Casucci of Cen- (Age 80)
treville, VA, peacefully passed away at his On Wednesday, July 12, 2023,
home on June 16, 2023 at the age of al- of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved
most 103. Born in Brooklyn, NY on August husband for 53 years of Elaine
29, 1920 and the beloved son of the late LaBuda Feldmann; father of
Frank and Rosa Casucci, he leaves behind Brian Feldmann (Lisa), and Su-
a daughter, Linda Casucci; grandsons, Jus- san Feldmann (Gary Wharton,
tin Neubauer (wife Hillary), Jaie Neubauer Jr.); brother of John Feldmann (Jane), Jerold
(wife Christine); and great-grandchildren, Feldmann (Tykie), Judy McClosky (Shawn),
Ryan, Rhys, Eleanor, and Luca. May he rest and JoAnn Post (Charlie); grandfather of
in peace. Matthew Feldmann, Harper Wharton, and
A Viewing will be held on Sunday, August 6, Ethan Wharton. He is also survived by
from 12 to 3 p.m. at Murphy Funeral Home, many nieces, nephews, and other loving
located at 4510 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, family and friends. Relatives and friends
VA 22203. Interment at Arlington Nation- were received at Collins Funeral Home,
al Cemetery to occur at a later date. For 500 University Boulevard West, Silver
more information and to leave condolenc- Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Thursday, July
es, please visit: 20, from 2 to 4 p.m., where service was
www.murphyfuneralhomes.com held on Friday, July 21, 2023, at 11 a.m. In-
terment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu
of ûowers, contributions may be made to
Little Sisters of the Poor, 4200 Harewood
Rd., NE, Washington, DC 20017 or to your
favorite charity.
DESSLER www.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.com
MARVIN J. DESSLER
Marvin J. Dessler (92) passed away on
July 7, 2023. He was a loving and devoted
husband, father and grandfather. Marvin is
survived by his wife of 64 years, Marcia of
Odenton, MD; two children Brad Dessler of
Columbia, MD and Robin McBeth(Greg) of
Chester, MD, and two grandchildren Ste-
fanie McBeth and Heather Christian(Ash-
by). He leaves behind never-ending mem-
ories of love and laughter to all who knew
him. No services are scheduled at this
time.
DEATH NOTICE
DEAR
MARGARET DEAR
Dr. Margaret R. Dear, Ph.D., former professor Dr. Dear was preceded in death by her lov-
of nursing at George Mason, Georgetown, ing husband, David R. Dear, her parents John
and Johns Hopkins universities, passed and Catherine Regan, and a brother, John
away on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 in Dan- Regan. She is survived by a brother, George
bury, Conn. She was 91. Regan, of Columbia, MDd., four sons, David
Dear, Jr. (Karen) of Danbury, CT, Fr. John Dear
Dr. Dear was born Margaret Catherine Re- of California, Brian Dear (Patricia), Stephen
gan in Manhattan on June 13, 1932. She Dear (Janet) of Elmira, OR, and three grand-
grew up in Brooklyn. After graduating from children, Patrick Dear (Christina) of Sunny-
St. John9s University and St. Vincent9s Hospi- vale, CA., Katherine Dear of Worcester, MA.,
tal School of Nursing, she quickly became a and Jennifer Dear of Milford, PA.
head nurse at St. Vincent9s Hospital, super-
vising hundreds of nurses. A visitation will be held at Joseph Gawler9s
Sons Funeral Home, Washington, DC, on
She and newspaper publisher David Reid Monday, July 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. A Mass
Dear, Sr., of Jersey City, NJ were married for in celebration of her life will be held at Our
57 years before his death in 2014. Lady of Mercy Catholic Parish, Potomac, MD.
on Tuesday, July 25 at 11 a.m. Interment will
She earned a Ph.D. in sociology from The take place at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Sil-
Catholic University of America. As a profes- ver Spring, MD. on Tuesday, July 25 at 1 p.m.
sor of nursing in the 1970s, Dr. Dear taught In lieu of ûowers, donations may be sent to
at Georgetown University, then Johns Hop- Pax Christi USA or the Nursing Foundation
kins University. She conducted research on of Maryland.
staff of the National Institutes of Health. She
published academic articles on a wide vari-
ety of topics related to nursing. She ended
her career in the 2000s at George Mason
University. She co-founded the Nursing
Foundation of Maryland.
EGELAND
DEATH NOTICE
GILBERT
JASMINE RENEE GILBERT (Age 36)
On Saturday, July 15, 2023,
Jasmine <Jazzy= Renee Gilbert,
peacefully passed away. She
is the daughter of Antonio
Theodore Gilbert and the late
Tina Lynn Mores-Towler. She
is also survived by a host of loving family
members, caregivers, friends and house-
mates. Relatives and friends may call at
Borgwardt Funeral Home, 4400 Powder
Mill Rd., Beltsville, on Monday, from 1 to 3
and 6 to 8 p.m., where funeral services will
be on Tuesday, at 1 p.m. Interment in Ivy
Hill Cemetery.
www.borgwardtfuneralhome.com
DEATH NOTICE
BEDINGER
JOHN PATRICK BEDINGER
John Patrick Bedinger of Reston, Virginia,
died at Reston Hospital on July 18, 2023, at
the age of 83. He passed away peacefully
after two years of challenging medical con-
ditions surrounded by family. He is survived
by his wife of 56 years, Katherine Lewis
Bedinger <Kathy=, daughter Lisa Bedinger
Duckworth, and son Michael Sean Bedinger.
He is also survived by his siblings Michael
Bedinger, Sam Bedinger, and Nancy Wiblin,
grandchildren Mara Duckworth, John (Jack)
Bedinger, William (Liam) Duckworth, Kath-
erine Duckworth, Reese Bedinger and Ryan
Bedinger; Son-in-law William (Will) Duck-
worth and daughter-in-law Julie Bedinger,
his niece Sarah White, and nephews John
Alford and Michael Bedinger. John is preced-
ed in death by his parents, John C. and Edna
W. Bedinger, and granddaughter Emily Duck-
worth. John was born on March 29, 1940,
in Charleston, West Virginia. He graduated
from Marshall University with a BA in Politi-
cal Science. He was living in Washington, DC,
and working for Honeywell when he met his
GUTWALD
RICK GUTWALD (Age 75)
US ARMY (RET.)
Colonel Rick Gutwald, received orders from
Highest Headquarters to report to Arlington
National Cemetery for follow-on movement
to partake in the Wedding Feast with Jesus,
which never ends. He is survived by his wife
of 51 years, Lee Ann, with whom he fell in
love on their ûrst date. He is also survived by
his sister, Patrice Gallo; brother-in-law, Keith
Hacker (Ann); three nephews; two nieces
and one grandnephew.
Rick served 30 years on active duty and the
next 10 years as a senior strategic advisor
for Department of Defense (DoD) and as a
senior executive in DoD. During his career,
Rick was a tanker, helicopter pilot, strategic
LANGAN
DEATH NOTICE
GILLESPIE
MARY KOKONES GILLESPIE
(Age 97)
Of Virginia Beach / McLean, VA, passed
away July 14, 2023 surrounded by her
loving family. She is survived by daugh-
ters Elene Paul (Gary), MaryJo McGehee,
Corinne Gabriel (Chris), granddaughters
Heather Garza (Justin), Ginger McGehee,
Alexandra Gabriel (Kara) and Stephanie
Gabriel, and great-grandchildren Rilah and
James George. Funeral services July 24 at
St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church, Falls
Church, VA. Viewing 10:30 a.m., funeral 11
a.m. Private burial at Quantico National
Cemetery, July 25.
www.dignitymemorial.com
wife, Kathy. After their marriage, they lived
in Washington, DC, then moved to Illinois,
where their two children were born. In 1972
they moved to Reston, Virginia, where they
have been long-time members of the Res-
ton Community. John worked for various
Department of Defense contracting compa-
nies for 43 years, retiring from Raytheon in
2009. He enjoyed many lifelong passions, in-
cluding ûshing, travel, reading, and spending
time with his grandchildren. He will be deep-
ly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Services are being scheduled. Information
about his celebration of life service will be
posted at www.adamsgreen.com. In lieu of
ûowers donations can be made to the Emily
Duckworth Endowed Scholarship at the fol-
lowing link at Frederick Community College:
https://www.frederick.edu/foundation/onli-
negiving.aspx Scroll down the page to the
donation section. Enter information into the
giving form then in designation select Emily
Duckworth Endowed scholarship.
thinker and negotiator in the national-secu-
rity and international-policy environments.
He commanded four units; one of which
was in the Gulf War. He was skilled in con-
sensus decision-making and negotiation
techniques for solving contentious issues.
He was the principle integrator for the $1.3
billion DoD Training Transformation enter-
prise composed of all DoD components. He
personally solved the four-month impasse
between senior Ofûce of the Secretary of
Defense ofûcials through the creation of the
concept for the Joint National Training Ca-
pability, which was accepted by the Deputy
Secretary of Defense.
At an early age, Rick developed two pas-
sions that lasted his entire life: he became
a die-hard Dallas Cowboy fan, and he be-
came a connoisseur of beer resulting in a
beer glass collection of 1,260 beer glasses.
Rick and Lee would travel to different coun-
tries just to taste a speciûc beer and collect
a glass.
Rick will be missed for his sharp wit, his in-
tellect, and his strong faith. He enjoyed tak-
ing walks with Lee along the Potomac River
observing the wildlife and imitating the calls
from crows and mallard ducks.
A viewing will be held at Demaine Funeral
Home, 520 S. Washington St., Alexandria, VA
22314, on Thursday, July 27 from 2 p.m. to 4
p.m., with a service following at 4 p.m. Col.
Gutwald will be buried at a later date in Ar-
lington National Cemetery.
In lieu of ûowers, donations may be made
to Bethany Lutheran Church and Preschool,
2501 Beacon Hill Rd., Alexandria, VA 22306,
or your favorite charity.
equal rights. Mrs. Langan did not think twice
about setting her sights on a doctorate,
which she earned from the University of
Buffalo.
After retiring from full-time teaching, Mrs.
Langan became a mentor to students in her
Collier County district.
Mrs. Langan, a daughter of Edwin Ernst and
Lucile Ostermeier Ernst, grew up in Am-
herst, NY and attended Holy Angels high
school; she earned a bachelor9s degree at
D9Youville College (now university) and mas-
ters and doctorate degrees in English litera-
ture at the State University of New York at
Buffalo.
Mrs. Langan, while part of the Junior League
of Buffalo, took part in visiting prisoners in
the New York state system.
She is survived by her husband of 64 years,
Michael D. Langan; children, Joanne Cleary,
DEATH NOTICE
MAGINITY
JUDITH ANNE MAGINITY
Judy was born Judith Anne Stucky in Rock-
port, Indiana on July 6, 1936, the daughter of
the late Herman Edward Stucky and Dana
Dean Stucky. She graduated from Indiana
University in 1958, where she was a mem-
ber of the Sigma Kappa sorority. She mar-
MARSH
DORIS LUCILLE MARSH
Doris Lucille Marsh, age 80, passed away
unexpectedly on July 8, 2023. She is sur-
vived by three children, daughters Sara
Marsh Tueting, Katherine Marsh Package,
and Thomas Franklin Marsh and their re-
spective spouses; Mark R. Tueting, Michael
A. Package, and Tara L. Harrison; and nine
grandchildren, Emilie, Jack, Ben, and Zach-
ary Tueting; Sara, Thomas, and Emma Pack-
age; and John F. and Samantha Marsh. She
also is survived by her sister, Frances Adele
Aiton of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Doris was born in Brooklyn, New York on
September 17, 1942, to Dorothy S. Anthon
and Francis J. Anthon. She attended primary
school in Valley Stream, New York and grad-
uated high school from Valley Stream Cen-
tral High School, where she was a National
Merit Scholar and member of the National
Honor Society. Doris graduated Northwest-
ern University with a major in business and
MORGAN
ROBERT MORGAN
Robert Peter Morgan passed away on June
26, 2023 at the age of 89 in Falls Church, VA.
He was born on February 26, 1934 in Brook-
lyn, NY to Jack and Minna (Cohen) Morgan.
While we are saddened by his loss, we are
comforted with memories of his long incred-
ible life. Robert (Bob) grew up in Brooklyn, NY,
and lived most of his adult life in St. Louis
Missouri and Arlington, VA. Bob earned a
bachelor9s degree in Chemical Engineering
from The Cooper Union in 1956, Masters De-
grees in Chemical and Nuclear Engineering
from MIT in 1959, and ultimately a PhD in
Chemical Engineering from RPI in 1965. Bob
was a passionate trailblazer using engineer-
ing to solve real world problems.
Bob joined the faculty of the School of Engi-
neering at Washington University in St. Louis
in 1968 to build new research and educa-
tional activities on the social applications of
technology. His work resulted in the estab-
lishment of a new Department of Technolo-
gy and Human Affairs (THA) in the School of
Engineering that he chaired from its founding
until 1983. Bob understood that the work of
engineers has profound consequences for
society through both causing new problems
and creating new technology-based solu-
tions to long-standing problems such as pov-
erty, hunger, environmental degradation, rac-
ism, and international conûict. He believed
that a new kind of engineer was needed who
would be equipped to develop new technol-
ogies to address existing problems while
avoiding creating new ones and who could
participate effectively in the political pro-
cesses relating to technology development
and its consequences. Bob was also the ûrst
Elvera and William Stuckenberg Professor of
Technology and Human Affairs until his re-
tirement from the University.
Between sabbaticals and retirement from
the university, he was a science public
policy fellow at the Brookings Institution,
DEATH NOTICE
ried Robert Leroy Maginity Jr. in Indianapolis
on June 21, 1958. Judy moved to Aberdeen,
Maryland after her marriage and raised her
children in Reisterstown, Maryland.
Judy initially worked as a teacher and there-
after had a long career as a computer pro-
grammer at the Social Security Administra-
tion headquarters in Woodlawn, Maryland.
After her retirement she moved to Clifton,
Virginia. In retirement, Judy spent more
than twenty joyful years with her grandchil-
dren. She also touched many lives as an
ESL teacher at Centreville United Methodist
Church. She lived her last years at Heath-
erwood Retirement Community in Burke,
Virginia.
Judy is survived by her sister Jane Bennett,
son Mark Maginity, daughter Tracy Mc-
Gowan, four grandchildren Kyra Maginity,
Sam McGowan, Dana Vanacore, and Chris
McGowan, nieces Holly Garland and Em-
ily Hostetter, and seven grandnieces and
grandnephews.
Services will be held at Centreville United
Methodist Church, 6400 Old Centreville Rd,
Centreville, VA 20121, on September 16,
2023 at 2 p.m.
was a member of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority.
She was a strong supporter in her sorority
after graduation and edited its alumni news-
letter for many years.
After graduating from college, she moved to
New York City and worked for Merrill Lynch
before relocating to Washington, DC, to
work for the Securities and Exchange Com-
mission (SEC). There she met and married
her husband, John William Marsh of Decatur,
Illinois, in 1968. Following the birth of her
children, Doris took a role at the Federal De-
posit Insurance Corporation in Washington,
DC, as a senior bank examiner and account-
ing policy expert. She earned both her Char-
tered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Certiûed
Public Accountant (CPA) designations.
Doris was an active, passionate supporter of
women9s rights and human rights charities,
including the ACLU, Planned Parenthood,
Habitat for Humanity, and served as Treasur-
er for the Women in Housing and Finance
association of Washington, D.C. She also
actively supported numerous female and
Democratic political candidates. Doris chal-
lenged the glass ceiling throughout her ca-
reer, including a successful lawsuit against
the FDIC for failing to promote her over her
male colleagues.
Doris and John lived in Vienna, Virginia, un-
til 2003, then following their retirements,
resided in Wintergreen, Virginia, and Palm
Beach Gardens, Florida, until 2018 when
they relocated to the Charlottesville, Virginia
area.
In lieu of ûowers, the family suggests a me-
morial donation in her name to the Alpha Xi
Delta Sorority (https://www.alphaxidelta.
org/online-giving-form) or to the Women
in Housing & Finance Foundation (https://
whfdc.org/donations/). A memorial service
is planned for 11 a.m., Saturday, August 5 at
Holy Cross Church in Batesville, VA.
chairman of the advisory subcommittee of
the Technology Transfer Program at the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA), a member of the national advisory
board program on ethics and values in sci-
ence and technical at the National Science
Foundation (NSF), a member of the com-
mission on research grants at the National
Research Council, a Sigma Xi national lectur-
er, a visiting senior analyst at the Ofûce of
Technology Assessment of the United States
Congress, and ûnally a fellow at the National
Academy of Engineering. He was passionate
about the dangers of climate change and
taught courses on it into his mid 80s.
As a young man, Bob was always interested
in math, technology and engineering even
before they were popular. He was a devoted
fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers and was heart-
broken when they moved to Los Angeles. In
his youth, he spent many weekends with
friends and family at Coney Island in Brook-
lyn. Bob had a lifelong love of classical music
and at the age of 40 took up the cello and
played in multiple community symphonies
including the Georgetown Symphony. He
took up running in his 40s and entered many
races. With his wife Nancy, they made almost
annual trips to England with a particular love
of the Lake District.
Bob is survived by his son Jonathan and his
wife Lorrie, grandson Nicholas and his wife
Joanna, grandson Christopher, and many
family and friends. He was predeceased by
his wife of 63 years, Nancy in 2022 and son
Thomas in 2018.
A memorial service for Bob will be held Sat-
urday, July 29, 2023 at 11 a.m. at Murphy
Funeral Home, 4510 Wilson Boulevard, Ar-
lington, VA 22203.
In lieu of ûowers, the family asks for dona-
tions to the ACLU foundation.
www.murphyfuneralhomes.com

DR. JOANNE ERNST LANGAN

Jeanne Burris and Michael Langan; grand-
children, William Cleary, Elizabeth Cleary, WILSON
Dr. Joanne Ernst Langan, a native of Buffalo, Brendan Burris, Cyrus Burris, and Madeleine
NY and resident of Naples, FL, who taught (Mimi) Burris, Sebastian Langan and Andre in 1987, he pursued his passion, music, and
hundreds of lucky students Shakespeare Langan; and great-grandchildren, Nico Pelc played in numerous bands in Vermont. He
and journalism, passed away Wednesday, and Aria Pelc. later moved to San Francisco where he con-
July 19, 2023 in Florida. She was 85. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated tinued to pursue music, while also starting a
Mrs. Langan taught in the Buffalo pub- on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at 11:30 a.m. recording/ audio engineering career.
lic school system; at Nardin Academy in at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 7775 Vander-
THOMAS ALAN EGELAND Buffalo, NY; and in the Maryland public bilt Beach Road, Naples, FL 34120. Inurn- In 1999, while Rick was working as an audio
Thomas Alan Egeland of Fairfax Station, VA passed away on July 13, 2023 due to compli- school system. She was a dynamic teach- ment will follow in the church columbarium. engineer in San Francisco, he met his future
cations from Frontotemporal Dementia. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Charlene er who inspired her students over a more Online condolences may be offered by vis- wife, Yuki, a classical pianist, who was his
Mayo Egeland (formerly of Richmond, VA); his three sons, Thomas Alan, Jr. (Tiffany), Louisa, than three-decade career. In Maryland, she iting www.ShikanyFuneralHome.com. Ar- client at that time. They were married at St.
VA, Jeffrey (Lisa), Annandale, VA, and Matthew Nicklas (Kaylee), Manassas, VA; three grand- helped pioneer the International Baccalau- rangements are being handled by Shikany9s Francis Church, Potomac, MD, after which
children, Luke, Tyler and Bridget, Manassas, VA; four siblings, MGEN Andrew M. Egeland, Jr., reate curriculum. Bonita Funeral Home, Family Owned Since they settled in Oakland, California. Two
USAF (Ret) (Marie), Warrenton, VA, Marcella A. Poncelow (Charles), Colorado Springs, CO, At a time American women did not have 1978. years later, they moved to Maryland before
Dr. Marianne R. Neifert, Parker, CO, and Aleta E. Boylan, Springûeld, VA; and 13 nieces and the birth of their daughter, Andrea, in 2004.
nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, CDR Andrew Marcellus Egeland, USN (Ret.)
(2006) and Annabel Lutz Egeland (1994), who are interred in Arlington National Cemetery. In Maryland, Rick pursued a career in Tech-
Born in Memphis, TN on May 9, 1952, Tom spent his childhood, as the youngest son of a
career Naval Ofûcer, in Guam, Hawaii (Iroquois Point Elementary and James Campbell High
LUTZ nology and Web Design. While working full
time as they raised their young family, Rick
School) and Northern, VA (1970 Graduate of T. C. Williams High School). Tom graduated from earned an Associates Degree in Web Devel-
VA Tech in 1974 with a degree in Forest Resource Management. His 38-year career with the an active member of St Mark9s Lutheran opment/Design at Montgomery College.
U.S. Navy9s Environmental Program took him to various locales in VA, back to Hawaii and Church in Springûeld, VA. He lived out his
Guam, as well as Saipan, Tinian and the Northern Marianas. faith by supporting Lutheran Marriage En- JOHN RICHARD PORTER WILSON His last professional role was as IT manager
Tom began his career in 1974 as a Forester at the Facilities Planning and Real Estate De- counter, St. Mark9s Sunday School, serving On Thursday, July 13, 2023, John Richard at the Education Writers Association, a role
partment, for Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFACENGCOM) Atlantic Division. In on and was President of the church council, Porter Wilson, aka <Rick=, loving husband of he held until earlier this year.
1984 he transitioned to NAVFACENGCOM Paciûc, where he specialized as a Soil Conserva- and a member of the bell choir. Yuki and father of daughter, Andrea, passed
tionist for the Facilities Planning Department before being promoted to Supervisory Natural away after battling brain cancer. He was 58 He is survived by his loving wife, Yuki,
Resources Management Specialist for the Real Estate Division (1988-1990). Recognized for As a dedicated father and family man who years old. Rick was diagnosed with <Glio- daughter, Andrea, father, Charles (Chuck),
his hard work and unûagging support of the Navy, Tom was elevated to NAVFACENGCOM supported the activities of his wife, sons, blastoma,= a form of brain cancer, two years brother, Chris, and sister, Cathy.
Headquarters, where he served as Chief Forester (1990-92), Biologist/Natural Resources and grandchildren, he made time to visit prior, which he fought courageously.
Specialist (1992-93), and Director, Natural Resources Division/Supervisory Natural Resourc- and foster special relationships with distant The Celebration of Life Service honoring Rick
es Specialist (1993-99) as well as serving as Special Assistant for Natural Resources Matters family and friends. He was especially known Rick was born in Montgomery, Alabama, the will be held at St. Francis Episcopal Church
on the Staff of the Director, Environmental Protection, Safety and Occupational Health Di- for his humor and ability to make others youngest child of four children of Charles on Saturday, July 29 at 11 a.m. The address
vision, Chief of Naval Operations (1992-99). In 1999, Tom joined the Ofûce of the Assistant laugh with his puns, <dad-jokes,= and Donald and Helen Wilson. After graduating from The is 10033 River Road, Potomac, MD 20854
Secretary of the Navy, ûrst as a Natural Resource Specialist for I&E (E&S) (1999-2000), before Duck impressions. Landon School in Bethesda in 1983, he went
assuming his ûnal role as the Director of Environmental Planning & Conservation Policy for on to study History at Middlebury College in The family requests donations to be made
EI&E, where he retired in 2013. Tom was at heart a Forester, a true conservationist and a Being a lung transplant recipient during Vermont. to either Glioblastoma Foundation, or Casey
man of integrity with a long-term vision of what was best for the nation9s natural resources. his ûnal years, his life was improved and House, a Hospice facility of Montgomery
He was a true leader in integrating military mission and conservation and was an eloquent extended to enjoy time with his family and After graduating from Middlebury College Hospice in lieu of ûowers.
speaker and presenter on behalf of the Navy friends, and continue to share his gifts. Our
Tom was the recipient of numerous awards during his career, to include the Navy9s Superior family wishes to express our heartfelt ap-
Civilian Service Award (2013), the Meritorious Civilian Service Award (2006 and 2009), as TIMOTHY ALLEN LUTZ <Tim= preciation for the kindness and care our fa-
well as the National Military Fish & Wildlife Association Special Achievement Award for Timothy <Tim= Allen Lutz of Alexandria, VA ther received from the INOVA Fairfax medi-
Professional Management of Natural Resources on Department of Defense Lands (2008). passed away peacefully on July 10, at 75 cal staff over the past four years.
He was a member of many professional conservation organizations and served as the DoD
Navy Representative on the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force. Tom authored countless articles for
years of age. He was born June 12, 1948,
in Canton, Ohio to the late Glenn and Jane He was preceded in death by his wife of 44
WOJANIS
professional journals and was a long-time instructor in the CECOS-sponsored DoD Natural (Myers) Lutz. Tim received his Bachelor9s years, Virginia <Ginger= Speagle Lutz, and
Resources Compliance Course. Degree in Music Education from Baldwin brother Phillip Lutz. He is survived by his two the Frequency Assignment Division. He was
In addition to his numerous career accomplishments, he tried his best to get to every prac- Wallace College, and Master9s Degree in sons, Allen (Melissa and one grandchild) and a radio frequency spectrum engineer and
tice, game and school event for his three boys. Tom had a gift for storytelling; riveting family, Music from George Washington University. Matthew (Katherine and three grandchil- personnel manager with over 30 years of
friends and acquaintances with his dry humor. A true outdoorsman, Tom loved to hunt, Beginning his 42-year educator career in dren), and sister-in-law Wilma Lutz. federal government service with the Navy.
ûsh, boat, canoe, scuba dive, and work on his cars, his yard and house. He shared his love the Alexandria City Public Schools in 1970, From 1992-1995 he worked for Computer
of these things with his three sons at every opportunity. His wife and children will dearly he served as director of Elementary bands, Memorial Service will be held Saturday, July Data Systems, Inc. (CDSI) of Rockville, MD as
miss him. founding director of the Alexandria All-City 22, at 2 p.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, a consultant providing radio frequency man-
As a ûnal contribution to conservation, Tom decided early on to donate his brain to the Band, and the High School Director for Sym- Hickory, NC. Celebration of Life service will agement support to the Department of En-
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Brain Resource Center for scientiûc and med- phonic, Jazz, Pit Orchestra, and Marching be held Saturday, August 19, at 4 p.m. at ergy, and from 1995 until 1997 he was a site
ical research of Frontotemporal Dementia. He wanted others to beneût from this often bands. St. Mark9s Lutheran Church, Springûeld, manager for CDSI at the Defense Mega Cen-
misunderstood and diagnosed disease. VA. Memorial donations are welcomed in ter Mechanicsburg Washington, DC Satellite
The family will receive relatives and friends from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, July With trombone as his specialty, he per- support of The Leukemia & Lymphoma So- Center. He again retired in 1997 from CDSI.
28, 2023 at the Central Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Ave, Richmond, VA formed in the Alexandria Symphony Or- ciety www.givenow.lls.org, and the Lupus William was a native of Massillon, Ohio, and
23230. A graveside funeral service will follow in Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, VA at 1 p.m. chestra, and donated his musical gifts to Research Alliance www.lupusresearch.org. he graduated from Ashland University in
Graveside ûowers may be sent to Bennett9s or memorial donations may be made to The performing for church services and various Online condolences and memories may be Ashland, Ohio, in 1955. While there he was
Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) at 2700 Horizon Drive, Suite 120, King ensembles. Becoming a Lutheran through made at www.everlywheatley.com. president of his sophomore class and cap-
of Prussia, PA 19406 or online at http://www.theaftd.org/ in memory of Thomas A. Egeland. marriage to his late wife Ginger, he was tain of the football team. He graduated from
George Washington University in 1975 with
a graduate degree in Telecommunications
Operations.
He served in the Navy as a communications
WILLIAM S. WOJANIS and operations ofûcer aboard ship during
POST YOUR When the need arises, On Friday, July 14, 2023, William S. Wojanis
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ton with his wife, Barbara, by his side. He
1956-1959, again at the Naval Communica-
tions Station Iceland as operations ofûcer in
1964, and at the Naval Telecommunications
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Steven C. Wojanis and Marie E. Wojanis, pre-
deceased by his brothers Richard Wojanis
Command in Washington, DC as a radio
frequency spectrum engineer from 1965 to
1966. He was retired from the United States
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wife of 40 years, Barbara J. Wojanis, and one
daughter, Mary Wojanis Dunn of Arlington,
Naval Reserve as a Lieutenant Commander.
He was a member of Springûeld Golf and
Country Club for over 30 years where he
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VA. He is also survived by seven grandchil-
of the Knights of Columbus, the American
Legion, and St. Bernadette Catholic Church
Visit today. please call paid Death Notices at 202-334-4122. dren, David, Ashley, Patrick, Michael, Jimmy,
Victoria, and Jonathan, and two great-grand-
in Springûeld.
We will greatly miss his warm smile, gen-
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Navy Electromagnetic Spectrum Center
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funeral mass will be held at St. Bernadette
Catholic Church, 7600 Old Keene Mill Rd,
Springûeld, VA on July 27 at 3 p.m.
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DEATH NOTICE
LOFTUS
EDWARD WILLIAM LOFTUS
Edward William Loftus passed away peace-
fully with his daughters by his side on July
5, 2023, in Boise, Idaho. He was 83.
Ed was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
to Martin and Nora (Corcoran) Loftus, both
of whom immigrated from Ireland. Ed was
also lucky to grow up with two loving sis-
ters, Eleanor and Ann, and legions of ex-
tended family that he remained close with
his entire life. He attended Saint Basil9s
Catholic School and Duquesne University
and served in the US Air Force. The friends
he made in his youth, Jack and Bernie, re-
mained close lifelong friends.
Ed is survived by his daughters: Ann Lof-
tus and Laura Loftus (Toby Robin); grand-
children: Delphine, Jack, Ana, and Remy
Robin; and sister Ann (John) Meenan and
her family.
Private family services are to be held at
a later date. To see Edward9s full obituary
and to leave remembrance for his family,
please visit
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O9CONNOR
CYNTHIA M. O9CONNOR
Cynthia M O9Connor, a three-time survivor
of her 30-year war with cancer, lost her
4th and ûnal battle at her home in Poto-
mac, MD, and left this world on Wednesday
morning, July 19, 2023. She was born 68
years ago in Columbus, OH. She leaves
behind her husband, Pat, daughter, Erin,
step-children, John (Melissa), Caitlin Love
(Michael), and Andrew (Rachel), three
grandchildren, siblings, Phil Moder, Ginni
Tsipas, and Conni Hale, and many nieces
and nephews. She was predeceased by
her parents, Philip and Marjorie (nee Dark-
es) Moder and her sister, Brenda Bush.
A celebration of the life of this amazing
woman is scheduled for Friday at 11 a.m.
at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacra-
ment on Friday, August 4. Visitation will
start at 10 a.m. in the chapel. Stories, pic-
tures and more will be shared afterward at
the family home.
SCHANTZ
FRED ANDREW SCHANTZ
Fred Andrew Schantz, 77, of McLean, VA
passed away peacefully on July 12, 2023
from MDS, a form of blood cancer. He
was preceded in death by his parents An-
drew Schantz and mother Mary (Sobota)
Schantz, both of Kearney, NJ. He is survived
by his wife, Nancy Borkow of McLean,
brother-in-law Dr. Richard Borkow and
his wife Linda, of Dobbs Ferry, NY, sister-
in-law Marjory Borkow, of Boston, a niece
and nephew, and many cousins. Fred had a
long career in the federal government ûrst
as analyst, later as a multimedia specialist.
After retiring he spent much of his time
enjoying his favorite pastime, photogra-
phy. He was a talented photographer and
had a great eye for catching striking street
scenes and beautiful landscapes with the
light just right. The family is requesting any
memorial gifts be given to the American
Cancer Society or the American Founda-
tion for the Blind. Services and interment
will be private.
Family and friends may offer condolences
to the family at:
www.moneyandking.com
WALTERS
THOMAS J. WALTERS (Age 97)
Thomas J. Walters passed away on Mon-
day, July 3, 2023. A memorial service will
be held on Thursday, July 27, 2023, at 10
a.m. at The Chesapeake Retirement Com-
munity, 955 Harpersville Rd., NN, VA 23601.
For a full obituary, please see the following
website
www.peninsulafuneralhome.com
WASHINGTON
BEULAH LEE WASHINGTON
(Age 93)
Of Hyattsville, MD, departed this life on
July 15, 2023, nine days prior to her 94th
birthday. She was reunited with daughters
Charis and Lorraine, and sons Tony and
Michael Washington, as well as husband
Charles Washington. Born in Wadesboro,
North Carolina to parents Clyde and Millie
Polk, she graduated from Deep Creek High
School in 1948 and resettled in Washing-
ton, DC. Here she would attend some col-
lege classes and meet husband Charles
Washington. During her life Beulah was
known for her work ethic as a Building
Services Supervisor at the Library of Con-
gress, and was even honored by Former
First Lady Nancy Reagan upon retirement
in 1993. Following retirement, Beulah
spent many happy years with her children
and grandchildren. Besides spending time
with family and friends, Beulah enjoyed
gardening, puzzles, crossword puzzles,
comics, singing, playing board games, and
the occasional slot machines at the casino.
No one possessed a kinder heart or a gen-
tler soul than Beulah, and she could always
be counted on to help her family. Beulah is
survived by her daughter Karoselle Wash-
ington, two grandchildren Courtland and
Carrington, and son-in-law John Gant. Fam-
ily will welcome friends Thursday, July 27.
Visitation 10 a.m. until hour of service 11
a.m. at Johnson and Jenkins Funeral Home,
716 kennedy St. NW, Washington, DC. In-
terment Arlington National Cemetery at a
later date. Services by Johnson & Jenkins
Funeral Home.
YOUNG
ANN KEYES YOUNG (Age 90)
A long-time resident of Burke, VA, Ann
Keyes Young passed away on Friday, July
7, 2023. Loving wife to the late David Long-
staff Young; beloved mother to Wendy Car-
ter (John), Robin Wolczanski (Gerald), Jen-
nifer Young, David Young, and Christopher
Young (Delores); cherished grandmother of
eight and great-grandmother of ûve; sister
of Carol Davis and the late Willa Keyes.
A memorial service will be held at Olivet
Episcopal Church, 6107 Franconia Rd., Al-
exandria, VA on Saturday, August 5, 2023
at 11 a.m. In lieu of ûowers, please con-
sider making memorial contributions to
Olivet Episcopal Church at the above listed
address. Please view and sign the family
guestbook online at www.jeffersonfuner-
alchapel.com.
FUNERAL CHAPEL
DEATH NOTICE
YOUNG
STEPHANNIE RENEE YOUNG
Entered into eternal rest on Thursday,
June 29, 2023. She is survived by her
daughter, Alexis Marie Young; three grand-
children, Braden Alexander Young, Anki
Jaquay Young-Davis and Kaion Amun-Ra
Young-Davis. Ms. Young may be viewed at
Stewart Funeral Home, 4001 Benning Rd.,
NE on Friday, July 28 from 10 a.m. until ser-
vice at 11 a.m. Interment at Lincoln Memo-
rial Cemetery.
IN MEMORIAM
RAUH
B. MICHAEL RAUH
July 11, 1936 3 July 22, 2022
When we are weary
and in need of strength,
When we are lost and sick at heart,
We remember you.
When we have joy we crave to share,
When we have decisions
that are difûcult to make,
When we have achievements
that are based on your own,
We remember you.
As long as we live, you too will live.
For you are now a part of us,
As we remember you.
Your Loving Family
DEATH NOTICE
EICHLER
DR. TOM EICHLER
(Age 75)
Dr. Thomas Jacob Eichler, DDS, was born
on October 13, 1947 and died on July 12,
2023. A devout Catholic, Dr. Eichler was
born near Pittsburgh, PA. He attended
Washington & Jefferson College, followed
by dental school at Georgetown Universi-
ty. He practiced dentistry in Reston, VA for
nearly 40 years. He is survived by his wife
Diana and sister Bonnie, children Jeremy,
Katie, and Meg, and grandchildren Sophie,
William, Oliver, and Theo. Service, July 24,
2023. For service and donation details:
https://www.moneyandking.com/
obits/thomas-eichler/
GOVIER
VICTOR MARCEL GOVIER
Victor Govier peacefully passed away on
June 29, 2023, with family at his side, under
the care of Hospice.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 62
years, Liz (Yvonne) son, Kevin (Alazne),
daughter, Samantha, and four wonderful
grandchildren.
Per Victor9s wishes, a service will not be
held. A celebration of life will be planned
for sometime in the near future.
Victor, along with his British sense of hu-
mor, will be sadly missed by all who knew
him.
JOHNSON
MARTHA MAE JOHNSON Marty
(Age 79)
It is with great sorrow that we announce
the passing of Martha M. (Marty) Johnson
on July 12, 2023.
Following a twenty year career at the U.S.
Department of Energy and twenty-eight
years of residing in Silver Spring in 2004
she retired with her husband to Rehoboth
Beach, DE. She is survived by her husband
of 56 years Owen (Toby) Johnson, two
sons, four grandchildren and one brother.
Her mother, father and one brother prede-
ceased her. A celebration of life is being
planned for the Fall.
Contributions may be made to the Coast-
al-Georgetown, DE Branch of the American
Association of University Women by visit-
ing https://georgetown-de.aauw.net and
clicking the yellow Donate button, please
indicate the contribution is intended for
the Marty Johnson Scholarship for Girls
fund. Alternatively, contributions may
mailed to the Coastal-Georgetown (DE)
Branch AAUW c/o Donna Osborne, 220
Oceanview Boulevard, Lewes, DE 19958.
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DEATH NOTICE
KEMPER
GLORIA J. KEMPER
Gloria J. Kemper died peacefully at home
on July 20, 2023, after a long illness. She
was 71 years old. Gloria was a hard-work-
ing, kind and beautiful person with a bril-
liant mind and a fun-loving personality.
While working full time in executive posi-
tions for various federal government de-
fense contractors, she earned a Bachelor
of Science Degree in Business, graduating
Summa Cum Laude from Strayer Universi-
ty. A loving wife, mother, and grandmother,
she is survived by her husband William, a
daughter Jennifer Schuhart, and a grand-
daughter Scarlett Schuhart. She was
pre-deceased by a son Billy. A viewing will
be held on July 24, 2023, from 6 to 8 p.m.
at Adams-Green Funeral Home, Herndon,
Va. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on
July 25, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of
Hope Catholic Church, 46639 Algonkian
Parkway, Potomac Falls, VA. Interment will
be private. In lieu of ûowers, donations
in Gloria9s name may be made at: www.
theaftd.org
KING
UNITY MACKLIN KING
After a brief illness, Mrs. Unity Macklin
King, former District of Columbia Public
School Teacher passed away peacefully on
July 3, 2023. Mrs. King was predeceased
by her parents Unity and John H. Macklin
and sisters, Irma E. M. Hughes, and Bernice
T. Mason. She is survived by her husband
of 60 years, Mr. Roosevelt Burlington King,
and her brother, Herman Elbert Macklin
(Alberta). She also leaves behind several
nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and neph-
ews. Mrs. King wanted to be remembered
as she lived, therefore no services are
being held. Her spirit is at peace with our
Lord, Jesus Christ.
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ALDRICH
ELEANOR JEAN ALDRICH
Eleanor Jean (Harris) Aldrich passed away
peacefully at her home in Vienna, Virginia
on April 7, 2023, at the age of 85. Known to
many as <Ellie,= she was born in Portland,
Maine to Reginald H. Harris and Alice Euge-
nia (Hupper) Harris, and grew up in Booth-
bay Harbor, Maine. She earned a B.S. from
the University of Massachusetts, where she
played ûeld hockey, served as President
of the Panhellenic Council, and was Social
Chair of her Phi Beta Phi chapter. Elea-
nor married her husband (and high school
sweetheart), Arnold Deane Aldrich, in 1959
in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Eleanor and her husband moved to Virginia
in 1959 as he joined NACA, the predecessor
of NASA, and shortly thereafter they moved
to Houston, Texas as the Johnson Space
Center was being built. After teaching high
school for several years and working as a
realtor, Eleanor held leadership roles at the
Houston Chamber of Commerce and the
Houston Economic Development Council.
In 1990, they moved to Washington, D.C.
where she began a career at American Insti-
tute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
During her ûrst decade with AIAA she and
her team organized and executed over 200
aerospace technology conferences world-
wide. Later she led business development
and helped lay the groundwork for AIAA9s
expansion into commercial space oppor-
tunities. Upon leaving AIAA she formed a
consulting company through which she
continued her support of aerospace indus-
try events through AIAA, the International
Aerospace Federation, and other technical
organizations. A recipient of the Women in
Aerospace Award, Eleanor was cherished
by her AIAA colleagues and many friends
across the aerospace industry.
Throughout her life, Eleanor was active in
her church and community. She and her
husband were original founders of Friend-
swood United Methodist Church and Clear
Lake United Church of Christ. She led chil-
dren9s choirs, taught Sunday school, and
more recently, participated in a women9s
circle group at Vienna Presbyterian Church.
She was a member of the Board of Trustees
for the Freeman Memorial Library, and par-
ticipated in Panhellenic and Pi Phi groups in
KAMRAD
JOAN ANN WILEY KAMRAD
(Age 92)
Joan Ann Wiley Kamrad of Virginia Beach,
Virginia, died Monday, April 10, 2023. Born
July 29, 1930 in Orange, New Jersey, she was
the beloved wife of the late Commodore Jo-
seph George Kamrad (USN), her childhood
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LANG-JETER
LULA L. LANG-JETER
We are deeply saddened by the passing
of Lula L. Lang-Jeter, on July 14, 2023,
loving wife to James Jeter, relative, soror,
mentor and friend to many. A member
of the AKA Sorority, Inc., Links, Inc., East-
ern Star, Daughter of Isis, not all inclusive.
The funeral will be held on Tuesday, July
25, 2023 at 12 p.m. The family will receive
friends from 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.. Or-
ganization presentations will be held from
11:15 a.m. to 11:55 a.m. at Metropolitan
AME Church in Washington, DC on 1518
M Street; Rev. William H. Lamar IV, Pastor.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to Bianchi
Funeral Service, Tyra Baker 571-238-1426.
Live streaming will be available at: http://
www.metropolitaname.org.
WARREN
PERCY WARREN
(Age 82)
On Sunday, June 4, 2023, surrounded by
family, U.S. Army Master Sgt. (Ret.) Percy
Warren, transitioned from this life peace-
fully, entering his heavenly rest, and is now
forever present with our Lord Jesus Christ.
A dedicated and beloved husband, father,
grandfather, brother, and friend, Percy is
survived by his devoted wife of 62 years,
Delores; ûve children, Cynthia, VaLora,
Dimitri, Deadra and Terrence; two grand-
children, Nicole and Dante9; ûve siblings,
Robert, Jr., Cathleen, Geri, Mamie, and Con-
ster; and many nieces, nephews, cousins
and friends. He was preceded in death by
parents, Robert, Sr., and Edna Mae; sisters,
Edna Lee and Naomi, and brother, Corne-
lius. A celebration of his life will be held
on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Bethlehem
Baptist Church, 7836 Fordson Road, Alex-
andria, VA 22306 (Viewing 10 a.m. / Ser-
vice 11 a.m.), with interment at Arlington
National Cemetery at a later date.
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both Houston and Washington, D.C. An avid
singer, she was a member of the Houston
Chorale, the Bay Area Chorus, and various
church choirs. She loved the theater and
sponsored the Alley Theater in Houston, the
Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Wolftrap
in McLean, and several community theaters
in and around D.C. Blessed with limitless
curiosity and a generous spirit, Eleanor was
adored for her ready smile, witty personality,
enthusiasm for life, and boundless energy.
Eleanor loved to share her passion for trav-
el and the outdoors with her family and
friends. During her 30 years in Texas, she
enjoyed camping, water skiing, bodysurûng,
rodeo barrel racing, trail riding, sailing, wind-
surûng, and ûshing. She delighted in excur-
sions to Mexico, NASA launches in Florida,
and visits to Texas state parks and Span-
ish missions. She owned her own horse,
sailboat, windsurfer, and kayak. Once her
children were grown, she pursued bigger
adventures including backpacking through
Europe, rafting the Colorado River rapids,
ûoating the Nile, going on African safari, and
sailing the Caribbean. Eleanor graciously
planned, funded, and hosted annual trips for
her children and grandchildren throughout
the US and abroad. She continued down-
hill and cross-country skiing well into her
709s, enjoying resorts in the US, Canada,
and Europe, and was fortunate to complete
a cross-country ski expedition in northern
Maine. In her lifetime, she visited more than
50 countries, across every continent except
Antarctica. Despite her busy travel and work
schedules, Eleanor made a point of attend-
ing her grandchildren9s many soccer games,
volleyball games, cheer competitions, the-
ater performances, and school events. El-
eanor9s profound devotion to her family9s
togetherness and her determined support
of her grandchildren remain a legacy of her
kind heart.
Eleanor was an eleventh-generation descen-
dant of Thomas Harris of Deal, Kent County,
England. Thomas Harris came to America on
the ship Lyon from Bristol, England, in 1631
with his brother, William Harris, and Roger
Williams, who subsequently founded Rhode
Island Colony. On July 27, 1640, Thomas Har-
ris and thirty-eight others signed an agree-
ment for a form of government for the town
of Providence, Rhode Island.
Eleanor was predeceased by her husband
of 61 years. She is survived by her daughter
Susan Zoch and husband David of Columbia,
MD; her son Russell Aldrich and wife Resa of
Ashburn, VA; and four grandchildren, Chad
Aldrich, Natalie Aldrich, Olivia Aldrich, and
Lisa Zoch.
Interment and services will be held October
14, 2023, at the family plot at Evergreen
Cemetery in Portland, Maine. Please visit
jonesrichandbarnes.com to view Eleanor9s
tribute page and sign her online guest book.
In lieu of ûowers, donations may be made
to the Boothbay Region Historical Society
at boothbayhistorical.org or Vienna Presby-
terian Church, 124 Park St, NE, Vienna, VA
22180.
sweetheart, for 65 years. Joan graduated
from Pennsylvania State University with a
BA degree in Fine Arts and was a member
of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She spent
decades studying and developing her paint-
ing style with oils and watercolors while
raising four children in 13 different loca-
tions. She was a member of the Art Alliance,
Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists, Tidewater
Art Alliance, and the Virginia Watercolor So-
ciety. She was an avid tennis player, teacher,
tournament organizer, and also assisted her
husband with professional tennis tour ofû-
ciating. Joan also had a passion for cooking,
gardening, and sewing. Her family will re-
member her most for her character, teach-
ing through example <to appreciate beauty,
to ûnd the best in others, to leave the world
a bit better= as drawn from her favorite
quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson. She is sur-
vived by four children, seven grandchildren,
and four great-grandchildren. The family
would like to thank Commonwealth Senior
Living at Kings Grant House and Seniorcorp
for their loving care over the last few years.
Joan Kamrad will be buried at Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery near her loving husband on
July 28, 2023.
DEATH NOTICE
ASFOUR
EDMOND ASFOUR
On July 20, 2023, Edmond Asfour died peace-
fully at home, at the age of 96. He is sur-
vived by his loving wife Brigitte Asfour, née
Carton; his devoted daughters Valerie Asfour
of Maryland and late husband Ted Saun-
ders, and Marjorie Asfour-Kirkham and her
husband Hall Kirkham of Massachusetts; his
grandchildren Marguerite, Charlie, Victoria
and Edmond.
Edmond Asfour was born in Haifa, Palestine
in 1926. Following his primary education
at St. Luke9s School in Haifa and secondary
schooling at the Arab College in Jerusalem,
he studied Philosophy, Politics and Econom-
ics at Oxford University, where he also did
BLACKWOOD
BEV DUANE BLACKWOOD
MARCH 21, 1933 - JUNE 27, 2023
Bev Duane Blackwood passed away June
27, 2023 from pancreatic cancer in Hous-
ton, Texas with his beloved wife of 65 years,
Patsy Grifûn Blackwood, close by. Born in
Norman, Oklahoma, he spent his youth de-
livering newspapers and keeping stats for
local sports teams, including the OU Soon-
ers during their historic 47 game winning
streak. Graduating Norman High School, he
attended the University of Oklahoma, where
he excelled academically and socially as
Best All-Around Senior Man in 1955, receiv-
ing the Silver Letzeiser Medal in 1956, and
earning a B.S. in Geological Engineering.
He started his career with the Humble Oil
Company in Houston, Texas. It was in Hous-
ton that he met the love of his life, Patsy
Jean Grifûn, at South Main Baptist Church
and on August 2, 1958 they were married.
Their ûrst child, Bev II, arrived in 1960 and
their second child, Bronwyn, joined the fam-
ily in 1962. Humble Oil sent the family off
to Beaumont, Texas in 1967. There Bev and
Patsy were active members in Calder Bap-
tist, with Patsy volunteering for Headstart.
Bev earned his private pilot9s license, a life-
long dream.
In 1970 they moved to Bogota, Colombia,
with Bev working for Intercol. The family
became members of Union Church, ûnding
lifelong friends and learning to speak Span-
ish. Returning to the northern suburbs of
Houston in 1973, Bev worked for a subsid-
iary of the newly named Exxon Corporation:
Carter Oil Company, a coal company. The
family joined a brand new church, Cypress
Creek Christian Church. Bev supported Pat-
CHUBB
TALBOT SPENCE CHUBB
Talbot Spence Chubb, 68, died at home on
July 17, 2023, surrounded by his family. He
was born in Washington, DC, and raised in
Arlington, VA.
Spence is predeceased by his parents, Dr.
Talbot A. Chubb and Martha Capps Chubb.
He is survived by his wife Debbie, sons Cory
and Eric Chubb and nephew Clancy <Doc=
Tedder. He is also survived by his sisters
Carroll Chubb (Tom Langer), Nancy Chubb,
and Constance Chubb (Andy Squires) and
their children, and loving groups of extend-
ed family and friends.
He and Debbie met on July 4, 1982. The ûre-
works continued and they married in 1987.
He was the quintessential family man who
loved his wife and kids beyond measure.
Spence attended Yorktown High School and
Landon School. He graduated from Univer-
sity of North Carolina with a double major
O9BRIEN
BARBARA SCOTT O9BRIEN
(Age 87)
Barbara Scott O9Brien passed away peace-
fully on July 14, 2023, with her children by
her side.
Born April 4, 1936, she spent an idyllic child-
hood in Ridgewood, New Jersey, as the old-
est of three children. After graduating from
Columbia University in 1958 with a degree
in Nursing, she started the ûrst civilian af-
ûliation with a general Army Hospital and
taught OB-GYN and Pediatrics at Fort Bragg
and supported internists and surgeons for
years to come. In 1959, she married the love
of her life, Jack O9Brien, who adored her be-
yond measure, ûlling their 60-year marriage
with endless laughter, boisterous family
gatherings, and extensive travel to all 50
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his post-graduate and earned his DPhil. Un-
able to return home in 1950, he worked as
an Economist with the United Nations Orga-
nization Refugee Agency in Beirut, Lebanon.
Following a year as a Senior Research Fellow
at Harvard University in 1955-56, where he
wrote a book on monetary development in
Syria, he worked as an Economist at the UN
Headquarters in New York. Returning to Bei-
rut in 1960, he worked, in sequence, as Chief
Economist with the Middle East Airlines, UN
Adviser to the Planning Board of Jordan, As-
sociate Professor and Head of the Economic
Research Institute at the American Universi-
ty of Beirut, and President of the Industrial
Development Board of Lebanon. He left in
1969 to join the staff of the World Bank in
Washington, DC where his duties included
departmental Senior Economist, Program
Division Chief, and leader of numerous eco-
nomic missions in the countries of Europe,
the Middle East and North Africa. Following
his retirement in 1987, he was consultant
to several international and private charita-
ble organizations and served on the board
as member and President of the Palestine
Economic Policy Research Institute. Edmond
Asfour published several books, as well as a
large number of reports and articles dealing
mostly with the Middle East and North Africa.
A funeral mass will be held in his memory
on July 26, 2023 at 11 a.m. at the Church of
St. Jane de Chantal at 9601 Old Georgetown
Road, Bethesda, Maryland. Please view and
sign online family guestbook at
www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com
sy9s return to the University of Houston to
earn her Master9s degree in social work and
endured the tortuous path of teenage kids9
high school activities: learning to drive, Fri-
day night football and ûrst jobs.
In 1981 Bev started a 13 year stint in Exxon9s
Washington, DC governmental affairs ofûce,
working through the Reagan, Bush and early
Clinton administrations, until retiring from
Exxon in 1994 after 38 years. While working
in DC he and Patsy were active in Lewins-
ville Presbyterian, and Bev volunteered
at Miriam9s Kitchen, working to feed DC9s
homeless. During this time, Patsy was an
oncology social worker at Inova Fairfax Hos-
pital and received the Lane W. Adams Award
from the American Cancer Society for her
outstanding work. Both Bev II and Bronwyn
were married during the DC years, as Brian
Owensby and Crystal Davis joined the fam-
ily. Amanda, Bronwyn anf Brian9s daughter,
joined the family in 1996.
As retirement beckoned, so did the sunny
skies of Tucson, Arizona. In 2001, Bev and
Patsy moved in to a beautiful home in the
Pima Canyon foothills. Living in Tucson for
the next 20 years, Bev hiked the canyons,
joined the Tucson Masterworks Chorus,
and spent 14 years as a docent at Tohono
Chul Botanical Gardens, being named Do-
cent of the Year in 2012. In 2017 Bev and
Patsy moved into The Fountains, a nearby
retirement community and life continued as
before& until the pandemic. With isolation
taking its toll and a newly renovated house
adjacent to Bev II, they made their ûnal
move back to Houston.
Hardworking, honest, considerate, compas-
sionate, loving, spiritual, wise. Bev engaged
with the world, with nature and his fellow
man, seeking to better himself and better
understand his place in the world. His acts
of kindness and service to those less fortu-
nate, his passion for nature and its preserva-
tion, his participation in the communities he
lived in all speak to his desire to give back
to the world which has been so good to him
and his family.
Bev9s wishes were to be cremated and his
ashes returned to the Earth which gives
us life. Given the worldwide distribution of
family, friends and acquaintances (and the
departure of many before him) there is no
memorial planned at this time. To honor Bev
Blackwood9s life and service to the commu-
nity, the family requests that memorial gifts
be made to Miriam9s Kitchen, 2401 Virginia
Avenue, Washington, DC 20037 or https://
www.miriamskitchen.org/ in his name.
in Math and English, and earned his law
degree from the University of Virginia Law
School.
He spent his ûrst two years practicing law
in Los Angeles. In 1982 he moved back to
Virginia where he worked in a law ûrm until
he joined the International Trade Commis-
sion, Ofûce of Unfair Import Investigations.
In 2014 he started his solo practice in intel-
lectual property law.
Spence loved the Chicago White Sox and
UNC basketball. Along with this law school
friend, Brad Suter, he started the intermural
soccer league at UVA. He went on to enthu-
siastically coach the youth soccer teams of
his kids. He, with friends from his ITC ofûce,
started a volleyball team that expanded to
many friends and it continues today.
Spence was fascinated by astronomy, ge-
ology, paleontology and all sciences. His
knowledge of World War II history was so
impressive that our Normandy guide stayed
with us two hours longer than planned. He
was the orchestrator of family communica-
tion and curator for family trips, which often
involved going to see a spectacular natural
event.
Fondly remembered by his family for his
good cheer, his email and text chains, his
Youtube rock and roll playlists, and his
unique sense of humor.
A celebration of his life will be held on July
29, 2023 at 2 p.m. at the Unitarian Universal-
ist Church of Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd,
Arlington, VA 22204, with a reception imme-
diately following the service. Interment will
follow at a later date at Penn Forest Natural
Burial Park in Pittsburgh. In lieu of ûowers,
please donate to Homeward Trails Animal
Rescue, Planned Parenthood, or the charity
of your choice.
states, Europe, Australia, and their all-time
favorite, Africa.
While Barbara devoted her life to her work
as a nurse, she truly shined in the role of
wife, mother, grandmother, great-grand-
mother, and cherished friend. Described by
her husband as <born to be pleasant,= she
naturally found magic in the simple things,
delighting in the day-to-day treasures of
reading, completing crossword puzzles in
ink, and playing cards. Blessed with <the gift
of gab,= Barbara shared boundless stories
around the kitchen table with wide-eyed
grandchildren hanging on every last word
(even if she loved to embellish.) She lived
and breathed the motto <eat, drink, and be
merry= and always kept her sharp sense of
humor. Her light could not be dimmed, de-
spite the cruel disease of Alzheimer9s. Most
of all, she left every person, every room, ev-
ery memory all the brighter by simply being
Nanny.
She is survived by her four children, Laura,
Pamela (Dwaine), Mark, and Megan (Carter),
12 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren,
her sister, Susan, her brother, Bill (Jane), and
many nieces and nephews. She was preced-
ed in death by her beloved husband Jack.
A Funeral Mass and Celebration of Life will
be held Friday, July 28, at 11 a.m. at St.
Mary9s of Sorrows Catholic Church, 10500
Zion Rd, Fairfax, VA 22032.
Should friends desire, contributions can be
made in Barbara9s memory to The Women9s
Alzheimer9s Movement (WAM) at https://
thewomensalzheimersmovement.org.
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A good dose of sun and humidity Today Monday Tuesday Wednesday |ursday Friday OFFICIAL REC ORD
Partly cloudy A t-storm Partly sunny; A t-storm Mostly sunny A p.m. t-storm
Another mostly sunny day is on tap. warmer and hot Temperatures AVERAGE RECORD ACTUAL FORECAST

Temperatures and humidity both

nudge up slightly, but not in an
imposing way on either end. Highs
are mostly in the upper 80s. With
dew points about 60, heat index is minimal.
Humidity creeps up on a south wind at night.
That should help increase cloudiness a bit, and
also hold temperatures up compared to Friday
89° 71 ° 82° 68 ° 91° 74 ° 95° 75 ° 96° 76 ° 98° 78 °

FEELS*: 94° FEELS: 87° FEELS: 99° FEELS: 103° FEELS: 105° FEELS: 106°
and Saturday nights. Lows are mainly in the CHNCE PRECIP: 25% P: 90% P: 5% P: 40% P: 20% P: 40%
upper 60s and low 70s. WIND: S 6312 mph W: SSE 6312 mph W: S 438 mph W: SSW 6312 mph W: SSW 6312 mph W: SSW 6312 mph
HUMIDITY: Moderate H: High H: High H: High H: High H: High
Tu W | F Sa Su M Tu W | F Sa Su M Tu
Statistics through 5 p.m. Saturday

REGION NATION Weather map features for noon today.

National Dulles BWI
High 86° 5:00 p.m. 86° 2:05 p.m. 86° 3:18 p.m.
Low 70° 5:34 a.m. 66° 3:49 a.m. 68° 6:00 a.m.
Harrisburg Philadelphia
89/71 Normal 90°/73° 88°/67° 89°/68°
88/69 Record high 103° 1926 105° 2011 106° 2011
Hagerstown Record low 53° 1890 50° 1974 53° 1966
Baltimore
86/67
89/72 Dover Diference from 303yr. avg. (National): this month: +0.4° yr. to date: +2.3°
88/70
Davis Cape May Precipitation PREVIOUS YEAR NORMAL LATEST
Washington Annapolis
77/55 89/71 85/72
88/71 OCEAN: 75°

Charlottesville Ocean City

86/67 84/72
OCEAN: 77°
Lexington
83/64
Richmond
86/70 Virginia Beach
85/75 National Dulles BWI
Norfolk OCEAN: 79°
86/74 Past 24 hours 0.00" 0.00" 0.00"
Total this month 5.22" 4.64" 4.37"
Kitty Hawk
Normal 3.18" 3.00" 3.10"
84/73
OCEAN: 71° Total this year 17.54" 16.92" 18.70"
Normal 23.51" 24.54" 24.31"
Pollen: High Air Quality: Moderate
Grass Low Dominant cause: Ozone
Trees Low
Weeds Low UV: Very High Moon Phases Solar system
Mold High 10 out of 11+
Rise Set
Sun 6:01 a.m. 8:28 p.m.
Blue Ridge: Today, partly sunny, a thunderstorm in the Moon 11:24 a.m. 11:34 p.m.
T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front July 25 Aug 1 Aug 8 Aug 16
avernoon. High 68 to 75. Winds south 438 mph. Tonight, Yesterday's National World
First Full Last New
Venus 8:30 a.m. 9:32 p.m.
a thunderstorm in the area. Low 58 to 62. Winds south3 High: Phoenix, AZ 115° High: Ahvaz, Iran 122° Mars 9:10 a.m. 10:17 p.m.
Quarter Quarter
<310 30s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110+ Low: Walden, CO 35° Low: Punta Arenas, Chile 15° Jupiter 12:55 a.m. 2:38 p.m.
southeast 438 mph. for the 48 contiguous states excludes Antarctica Saturn 10:12 p.m. 9:07 a.m.
Atlantic beaches: Today, partly sunny. High 83 to 87. NATIONAL Today Tomorrow Des Moines 90/66/s 91/69/t Oklahoma City 94/69/s 98/73/s WORLD Today Tomorrow Islamabad 90/78/r 93/77/t Rio de Janeiro 78/68/s 79/69/s
Winds east 6312 mph. Tonight, partly cloudy. A shower in Detroit 83/63/pc 85/65/t Omaha 91/69/s 94/73/pc Addis Ababa 71/57/sh 67/55/sh Istanbul 94/76/s 91/74/s Riyadh 113/86/s 113/86/s
spots in central parts; a thunderstorm in the south. Humid Albany, NY 86/63/s 84/65/t El Paso 99/77/pc 104/78/s Orlando 91/76/t 90/74/t Amsterdam 72/62/t 69/54/c Jerusalem 95/72/s 94/73/s Rome 92/75/pc 95/80/s
in the north. Low 70 to 74. Winds south 438 mph. Monday, Albuquerque 97/72/s 98/74/pc Fairbanks, AK 90/65/pc 89/65/pc Philadelphia 89/71/s 87/70/pc Athens 104/81/s 99/79/s Johannesburg 70/51/pc 73/42/pc San Salvador 86/69/r 89/67/r
a shower, thunderstorm. Anchorage 67/55/s 66/53/pc Fargo, ND 87/63/pc 92/66/t Phoenix 113/90/t 112/92/t Auckland 58/45/pc 60/48/pc Kabul 89/66/s 90/67/s Santiago 55/39/c 64/39/pc
Atlanta 89/69/pc 92/70/s Hartford, CT 87/63/s 87/66/t Pittsburgh 83/62/s 85/64/t Baghdad 116/88/pc 116/83/pc Kingston, Jam. 90/81/t 91/81/t Sarajevo 86/59/t 94/60/s
Austin 101/75/t 103/75/s Honolulu 89/77/pc 89/77/pc Portland, ME 82/61/s 83/65/c Bangkok 88/78/t 91/78/t Kolkata 92/81/t 93/82/t Seoul 80/75/t 86/76/t
Waterways: Upper Potomac River: Today, sun, some clouds. Wind Baltimore 89/72/pc 85/68/t Houston 96/78/t 97/78/t Portland, OR 88/62/s 75/63/pc Beijing 92/73/pc 93/75/t Kyiv 77/58/pc 84/64/pc Shanghai 95/79/sh 93/80/t
southeast 438 knots. Waves less than a foot. Visibility clear. " Lower Billings, MT 97/71/s 97/68/pc Indianapolis 83/65/t 88/68/pc Providence, RI 86/66/s 84/65/c Berlin 78/62/pc 81/58/t Lagos 81/76/sh 84/75/r Singapore 89/79/t 88/80/t
Potomac and Chesapeake Bay: Today, partly sunny. Wind southeast Birmingham 89/67/s 92/68/s Jackson, MS 91/66/s 95/71/s Raleigh, NC 88/70/t 86/70/t Bogota 67/50/t 68/50/t Lima 72/67/pc 73/67/pc Stockholm 65/48/t 69/56/c
438 knots. Waves 031 foot on the Lower Potomac; 132 feet on Bismarck, ND 93/62/s 93/65/pc Jacksonville, FL 88/74/t 87/73/t Reno, NV 100/68/pc 95/62/s Brussels 68/62/c 69/54/pc Lisbon 81/65/s 79/62/s Sydney 63/52/sh 63/47/r
Boise 102/76/pc 101/61/s Kansas City, MO 93/70/s 93/74/s Richmond 86/70/t 82/68/t Buenos Aires 62/49/pc 53/49/c London 73/58/pc 65/52/sh Taipei City 95/78/t 96/80/pc
the Chesapeake Bay." River Stages: |e stage at Little Falls will be
Boston 83/69/s 85/68/c Las Vegas 109/88/pc 106/86/pc Sacramento 95/62/pc 93/59/s Cairo 104/80/s 105/81/s Madrid 97/66/s 90/62/s Tehran 101/84/s 102/83/s
around 3.10 feet today, falling to 3.00 Monday. Flood stage at Little Buffalo 82/64/s 84/64/t Little Rock 92/71/s 95/73/s St. Louis 91/71/t 96/75/t Manila 90/77/r 89/80/r Tokyo 90/75/s 90/77/s
Caracas 78/66/c 79/66/pc
Falls is 10 feet. Burlington, VT 84/64/pc 85/66/t Los Angeles 88/67/pc 88/69/pc St. Thomas, VI 90/80/pc 91/81/t Copenhagen 63/61/sh 71/58/c Mexico City 75/59/t 73/58/pc Toronto 79/64/pc 82/64/t
Charleston, SC 90/73/t 90/72/t Louisville 88/70/t 91/71/s Salt Lake City 105/80/pc 99/76/c Dakar 90/80/s 87/79/r Montreal 82/64/c 83/65/t Vienna 88/63/pc 92/67/t
Charleston, WV 83/62/s 85/64/s Memphis 91/72/s 94/75/s San Diego 76/67/pc 80/68/pc Dublin 60/50/sh 63/48/c Moscow 68/54/sh 63/55/r Warsaw 81/64/pc 84/65/pc
Today9s tides (High tides in Bold)
Charlotte 86/68/t 89/69/t Miami 96/80/t 96/80/t San Francisco 71/55/pc 71/56/pc Edinburgh 62/46/sh 64/47/c Mumbai 84/79/t 84/80/t
Key: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, r-rain,
Washington 12:16 a.m. 6:56 a.m. 12:23 p.m. 7:10 p.m. Cheyenne, WY 92/63/s 93/63/pc Milwaukee 83/67/t 85/71/pc San Juan, PR 92/78/t 91/80/t Frankfurt 78/61/pc 75/56/t Nairobi 73/57/c 73/57/sh sh- showers, t-thunderstorms, sf-snow ûurries,
Chicago 83/68/t 87/70/pc Minneapolis 89/66/pc 89/66/t Seattle 83/57/s 67/55/sh New Delhi 93/83/t 96/81/t sn-snow, i-ice
Annapolis 3:25 a.m. 9:18 a.m. 4:03 p.m. 10:24 p.m. Geneva 91/66/pc 74/61/t
Cincinnati 83/64/t 86/67/s Nashville 87/67/s 91/68/s Spokane, WA 95/65/s 88/57/s Oslo 71/53/t 70/57/c Sources: AccuWeather.com; US Army Centralized
Ocean City 5:57 a.m. 12:02 p.m. 6:10 p.m. none Ham., Bermuda 87/79/c 87/79/pc Allergen Extract Lab (pollen data); airnow.gov (air
Cleveland 83/65/pc 84/66/t New Orleans 91/76/t 94/78/t Syracuse 86/62/s 85/65/t Helsinki 67/49/t 71/49/pc Ottawa 82/59/c 84/62/t quality data); National Weather Service
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SPORTS sunday, july 23 , 2023 M2 d

TOUr de FraNCe SOCCer ON BaSeBall
Denmark9s Jonas Vingegaard is in position to defend Mls investigates D.C. United9s Taxi Fountas and nigel The Dodgers are atop their division, as they tend to be.
his 2022 title as the peloton cruises into Paris today. d2 Robertha after a confrontation in the locker room. d2 how they got here is different, Chelsea Janes writes. d5

Harman9s
dominance
is spoiling
British Open
HOYlaKe,
eNglaND 4 Man,
is this shaping up
to be a classic
British open
finish or what?
Barry Jon Rahm, the
svrluga reigning Masters
champion, is
coming off a heater of a 63 on
saturday that pushed him up the
leader board before the other
contenders had even settled into
their rounds. Cameron Young,
the powerful young American
who was the runner-up last year
at st. Andrews, birdied the last to
get to 7 under par, one shot better
than Rahm.
Viktor Hovland of norway,
Jason Day of Australia, Tommy
Fleetwood from just up the road.
shoot, even the rare Austrian 4
sepp straka, a recent PGA Tour
winner 4 adds some flavor,
albeit of Wiener schnitzel. Also in
the top 10 are the requisite
outliers in Antoine Rozner of
France and shubhankar sharma
of India.
What a leader board. Ahead of
sunday9s final round at Royal
Liverpool Golf Club, all of those
players are within two shots of
one another. This finish could
be . . .
oh, wait. shoot. Brian Harman
4 a 36-year-old, left-handed,
everyman PGA Tour grinder 4
shot a steady and sturdy 69 on
saturday, didn9t he? Darn it. He9s
at 12 under. He maintained the
five-shot lead he held after
36 holes.
He9s ruining what could be an
epic British open.
Admit what he9s doing but give
him his due and allow him his
dreams.
sEE svrLuga on d6
British Open
After three rounds at Royal Liverpool
To PAR
1 Brian harman
2 Cameron Young
3 Jon Rahm
T4 Viktor hovland
T4 Antoine Rozner
T4 Jason Day
T4 sepp straka
T4 Tommy Fleetwood
Today9s TV: 4 a.m., UsA network;
7 a.m., nBC
Josh Harris grew up a d.C. nFL die-hard. <I was a legit real fan and lived through all those experiences. . . . It9s part of who I am.=
For Harris, it9s personal
Deep Washington roots inspired the billionaire to purchase the Commanders
BY N ICKI J HABVALA
A sea of fans engulfed Josh
Harris as he inched his way to the
stage, signing autographs, posing
for selfies and high-fiving strang-
ers as Gary Glitter9s <Rock and
Roll Part 2= pumped through the
speakers.
When the screams and whis-
-12
tles finally quieted, the new own-
-7 er of the Washington Command-
ers told the crowd how glad he
-6 was that the fans hung around to
-5 welcome him to FedEx Field.
And then he told a story.
-5 <I grew up here in Chevy
-5 Chase,= he began. <. . . The Wash-
ington Redskins 4 not the Dallas
-5 Cowboys, the Washington Red-
-5
skins 4 were the number one
franchise. We need to get back to
those days!=
Harris then pointed to a group,
standing behind him, that includ-
ed fellow billionaire Mitchell
Rales, D.C. venture capitalist
Mark Ein, nBA legend Magic
Johnson and Commanders Coach
Ron Rivera.
<It might take a little time,=
Harris continued, <but, like, look
at who we have up onstage.=
Cue even more screams, the
soundtrack of an almost unreal
Friday afternoon at Washington9s
beaten-up stadium. Hours earlier,
Harris and his group of approxi-
mately 20 investors had closed on
their $6.05 billion purchase of the
Nationals
get back
into swing
of things
nationals 10,
giants 1
After offensive outburst,
Gray handles the rest
BY A NDREW G OLDEN
The dam broke in the second
inning. no matter which pitch the
san Francisco Giants9 Logan
Webb threw or whatever else he
tried to halt the Washington na-
tionals9 onslaught, the hits and
runs kept flowing saturday night
at nationals Park.
Thanks to contributions from
the entire lineup 4 from leadoff
man CJ Abrams to no. 9 hitter
Alex Call and everyone in be-
tween 4 the nationals scored six
times in the inning before adding
four more runs in the fourth.
Those early outbursts let Wash-
ington cruise to a 10-1 victory, its
second win in a row.
After a 10-pitch first inning
didn9t require Webb to sweat
much, the nationals made him
work in the second. By the time he
John MCDonnEll/ThE WAshIngTon PosT exited after just one out, he had
thrown 51 pitches on the night.
A nine-pitch at-bat by Joey Me-
neses ended with a single and
started the rally. Keibert Ruiz fol-
lowed with a 10-pitch at-bat that
resulted in a walk. Dominic smith
made Webb throw 10 more pitch-
es; on the last, his RBI single gave
the nationals a 1-0 lead.
<Logan Webb is a great pitch-
er,= smith said. <Getting him a
little tired, frustrating him, foul-
ing off pitches, not being easy outs
Commanders, setting a record 4 I think when you extend those
with the highest U.s. sports fran- at-bats, you eventually get a mis-
chise sale price and beginning a take. And we were able to take
new era in D.C. advantage of that. You have to do
In 20 minutes, Harris achieved that against those good pitchers
what no one else has over the past like that.=
20 years in Washington. He re- After smith put Washington
stored hope for the fans of a once ahead, Corey Dickerson was next
marquee franchise. The dread of with an RBI single. Following a
the next disappointment 4 be- Luis García strikeout, Call
cause there always seemed to be a brought home two with a triple to
next one 4 finally dissipated and make it 4-0. And two pitches later,
was replaced by an air of unadul- when Abrams unloaded on a
terated joy. change-up down the middle that
Daniel snyder9s ownership in just made its way out of the ball-
Washington will be remembered park in right-center for his
as one of the worst in sports 10th home run of the season, Call
history, which grants Harris im- lifted his fists as he jogged down
mediate savior status. sEE natIonaLs on d5
sEE HarrIs on d6
Giants at Nationals
Today, 1:30 p.m., MAsn2
Inside: Dylan Crews joins the fold,
gets first taste of nationals Park. d5

Fearless against a giant, Haiti makes its Cup debut U.S. gets passing grade,
England 1,
Haiti 0
BY C HUCK C ULPEPPER
BrisBaNe, aUstralia 4 Haiti9s
presence in this World Cup, se-
cured on a happy-teary day in
February at a playoff in new
Zealand, would have enchanted
everyone except life9s assortment
of prudes, malcontents, jerks and
ignoramuses. Yet Haiti9s presence
at this World Cup, christened on
a cool saturday night in a
Group D lid-lifter, managed to
enhance the enchantment with
something more universal.
It gave a hundred-minute
glimpse of a 19-year-old dazzler.
Mighty England9s 1-0 win over
little Haiti, notched on a twice-
taken penalty in the 29th minute,
became one of those occasional
sporting events in which some-
one on the nonwinning side takes
up all the memory bandwidth
from the evening. That9s because
Melchie Dumornay, an attacking
4 and attacking and attacking 4
midfielder from Mirebalais,
looked so starry and polished
that her age started to seem sort
of miscounted or misprinted.
<I9m trying to stay natural,= she
said a few times during her abun-
dant reflections after the match,
and that approach clearly helped
her create commanding play af-
ter commanding play, causing so
but tougher test is next
Melchie dumornay, Haiti9s 19-year-old star, shined during her team9s first World Cup game saturday.
much of what trouble Haiti could
cause with the possession
amounts tilted against it general-
ly. she wreaked chances with her
creativity and speed. she fed
pretty through balls to team-
mates. she marked England9s
Keira Walsh into a hush. It start-
ed to seem that whenever some-
thing happened, you would look
for Haiti9s no. 6 amid the some-
thing and then, yeah, you would
find her there.
Finally in the 90th minute, she
made a move and shipped a ball
up the left side so she could
outrace defender Jess Carter to it,
forcing Carter to catch up and
clear for a corner, which Dumor-
nay took and curled right on into
kATIE TUCkER/AssoCIATED PREss
the mouth of the goal, where
goalkeeper Mary Earps had to
deal with it. With that, Dumor-
nay finally exhausted all the pos-
sibilities she lent the match.
Dumornay, operating among
opponents who famously won
the European Championship last
year, seemed as if she were
sEE HaItI on d3
Win over Vietnam shows
8little things to work on9
ahead of match vs. Dutch
BY S TEVEN G OFF
aUCKlaND, New ZealaND 4
nothing short of a trip to sydney
for the World Cup final in four
weeks9 time will satisfy the U.s.
women9s national team and the
thousands of supporters logging
thousands of miles to witness it.
such are the steep expecta-
tions for a program ranked no. 1
for more than six years and
bidding to become the first men9s
or women9s squad to win three
consecutive titles.
so when the Group E opener
saturday (Friday night Eastern
time) ended in just a 3-0 victory
against World Cup newcomer
Vietnam, there was a sense that
the Americans had clearly done
enough to earn three points but
had not come anywhere near
championship level.
<It was a good starting point
for our team,= said forward so-
phia smith, who scored twice in
the first half. <I also know we
have a lot more that we can give,
a lot more to do, little things to
work on.=
World Cup
United States vs. Netherlands
Wednesday, 9 p.m., Fox, Telemundo
Inside: Denmark edges China late;
Japan cruises past Zambia. d3
That includes finishing their
scoring chances.
<I could have scored maybe
three or four more,= said mid-
fielder Lindsey Horan, who had
one goal.
<I definitely had a couple I
should have put away, for sure,=
said forward Alex Morgan,
whose missteps included a pen-
alty kick.
<We obviously could have put
away a few more chances, myself
included,= said smith, who al-
most completed a hat trick early
in the second half.
Coach Vlatko Andonovski
gave his team high marks for
overall play but winced at the
misses: <Unfortunately, we didn9t
capitalize on all the opportuni-
ties 4 great opportunities that
we created.=
The Americans took 27 shots
but put just eight on target.
Thirteen missed the mark, and
six were blocked by defenders.
They also had nine corner kicks.
Vietnam registered zeros across
the board.
sEE WorLd Cup on d3
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auto racing
di g e s t

tour. The club does not want to let

Newgarden continues
Iowa Speedway magic
Josef Newgarden continued
his mastery of the ovals on the
IndyCar Series this season with
his win in Saturday9s race of the
weekend doubleheader at Iowa
Speedway in Newton.
Newgarden led for 129 laps
around the 0.875-mile oval. It was
his third win of the season, all on
ovals, and his fifth win at Iowa
Speedway. Newgarden also won
at Texas Motor Speedway and the
Indianapolis 500.
Scott McLaughlin finished
second. Pato O9Ward, who along
with Newgarden won in last
season9s doubleheader at Iowa,
was third, and Marcus Ericsson
finished fourth.
Pole sitter Will Power clipped
the wall in Turn 4 on Lap 146 and
finished fifth. Series points leader
Alex Palou finished eighth. Scott
Dixon, who was second in the
standings, finished sixth. . . .
William Byron and Martin
Truex Jr. are 1-2 for most wins in
the NASCAR Cup Series. Truex
and Byron are 1-2 in points.
They will be 1-2 again Sunday
at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond,
Pa. 4 Byron turned a fast lap in
the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick
Motorsports of 170.629 mph to
take the top spot, and Truex
joined him on the front row with
a lap of 170.235 in the No. 19
Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing.
In Saturday night9s Xfinity
Series race at Pocono Raceway,
Austin Hill survived a wild
restart in the final overtime laps
and earned his fourth victory of
the season.
Sam Mayer was second and
Chase Elliott finished third. . . .
Lewis Hamilton took his first
pole position since 2021 at the
Hungarian Grand Prix in
Mogyorod and ended Formula
One champion Max Verstappen9s
bid for a sixth straight pole.
Hamilton placed just
0.003 seconds ahead of
Verstappen on his last lap to
secure a record-extending
104th pole.
McLaren driver Lando Norris
qualified third behind
Verstappen at the Hungaroring,
the track where Hamilton won
his first race for Mercedes in 2013.
Norris9s teammate Oscar
Piastri qualified fourth ahead of
Alfa Romeo9s Zhou Guanyu and
Ferrari9s Charles Leclerc.
Verstappen is cruising toward
a third straight F1 title, having
won the past six races.
The 4.4-kilometer (2.7-mile)
Hungaroring, known as <Monaco
without walls,= is one of the most
difficult tracks to overtake on.
Mbappé leave for free at the end
of next season and says the 2022
World Cup top scorer will either
sign a new contract or be sold. . . .
English Premier League club
Aston Villa signed France
international Moussa Diaby
from Bayer Leverkusen for a
reported fee of 55 million euros
($61 million).
The English club said the move
was still <subject to international
clearance and a work visa.=
Diaby, 24, had two years left on
his contract with Leverkusen. The
forward scored 49 goals and set
up 48 more in 173 competitive
games for Leverkusen. . . .
Former Italy striker Giuseppe
Rossi announced his retirement
from soccer after a career that
was slowed by severe injuries.
Rossi, 36, last played for Spal in
Serie B last season. He made his
senior debut with Manchester
United but made his biggest
impact at Villarreal and
Fiorentina before knee injuries
derailed his career. . . .
Barcelona9s preseason match
against Juventus in Santa Clara,
Calif., on Saturday was canceled
after Barcelona players fell sick
with <a viral gastroenteritis.= . . .
After a scoreless first half, six
different players scored as the
North Carolina Courage (2-0-2)
piled it on to post a 6-0 rout of the
Washington Spirit (1-3-0) in an
NWSL Challenge Cup match in
Cary, N.C.
The Spirit managed only one
shot on goal.
tennis
Wimbledon champion Carlos
Alcaraz beat Borna Coric of
Croatia, 6-3, 6-7 (8-6), 10-5, at the
Hopman Cup in Nice, France.
The top-ranked Spaniard had
only three aces compared with six
for Coric but saved the two break
points he faced.
The exhibition in southern
France has mixed teams
representing their nation in
singles and doubles. . . .
Teenager Alex Michelsen beat
four-time tournament champion
John Isner, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4, in an
all-American semifinal at the
grass-court Hall of Fame Open in
Newport, R.I.
Second-seeded Adrian
Mannarino defeated fellow
Frenchman Ugo Humbert, 6-4,
6-3, in the other semifinal.
misc.
Geaux Rocket Ride won the
$1 million Haskell Stakes, beating
Kentucky Derby winner Mage by
13/4 lengths at Monmouth Park in
Oceanport, N.J.
Even-money favorite Arabian
Knight finished third in the race
for 3-year-olds. . . .
Fountas, Robertha under MLS probe
United said it immediately re- said. The Athletic first reported is United9s second-leading scorer
D.C. United teammates ported the matter to the league details of the confrontation. with six goals.
office. Until the review is com- This is not the first time that Robertha, who recently re-
are placed on leave plete, the players are unavailable Fountas has faced such an MLS turned from a long-term ankle
for team activities. D.C. and MLS investigation. In September, injury, has made seven appear-
for locker room incident officials declined to comment. Fountas allegedly used a racial ances, including three starts. He
According to two people, who slur in a game against Inter Mi- has one goal.
spoke on the condition of ano- ami. The incident was investigat- Earlier Friday, United fired
BY B AILEY J OHNSON nymity because the probe is on- ed by MLS, which ruled the alle- athletic trainer Reade Whitney
AND S TEVEN G OFF going, Fountas became angry gation was <credible= but could for displaying a <discriminatory
about Robertha9s performance not be <independently verified,= hand gesture= 4 the <okay= sign,
MLS opened an investigation during the second half of the resulting in Fountas not facing which has increasingly been ad-
of an incident involving two D.C. team9s 4-0 defeat at Gillette Sta- additional discipline. opted by white supremacists and
United players in the locker room dium in Foxborough, Mass. The The league said it reviewed the far right 4 in a staff photo
following the team9s July 15 two exchanged words on the field audio recordings and video foot- taken at an MLS All-Star Game
match at New England, four peo- before the issue escalated in the age and interviewed several peo- training session Tuesday.
ple familiar with the situation locker room. One person said ple but could not determine what Note: United is finalizing a
said Saturday. Robertha struck Fountas with a Fountas <said in that moment.= deal to acquire Panamanian left
Without providing details, foam roller, which is used for Fountas denied the allegation back Eric Davis, a person close to
MLS and United announced late flexibility purposes. Fountas then but did not play in United9s final the talks said. Davis, 32, is coming
Friday night that forwards Taxi berated his teammate with exple- two games after being granted off a standout performance for
Fountas and Nigel Robertha had tives, two people said. additional time off by Coach his national team at the Concacaf
been placed on administrative Robertha, who is Black, ac- Wayne Rooney. After missing the Gold Cup. He is a free agent after
leave as MLS investigated <possi- cused Fountas, who is White, of beginning of the 2023 season spending eight seasons with Slo-
ble violations of league policy.= using a racial slur, two people with a hamstring injury, Fountas vakian club DAC.
tour de France
Vingegaard set to enjoy triumphant ride into Paris
A SSOCIATED P RESS
Le MarKSTeIn, France 4 Tadej
Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard
celebrated on the second-to-last
day of the Tour de France.
Pogacar pipped the defending
champion to take the penulti-
mate stage Saturday, but it won9t
be enough to stop his great rival
from winning the race again.
Vingegaard maintained his
huge lead over two-time cham-
pion Pogacar and surely will be
crowned the Tour winner after
Sunday9s largely ceremonial stage
ends on the Champs-Élysées in
Paris.
<We have to be careful not to do
anything stupid, but, yeah, it9s
amazing to take my second victo-
ry in the Tour de France, and I
almost cannot believe it,= Vinge-
gaard said.
Pogacar, who won in 2020 and
2021, claimed his second stage
win in the 110th edition of cy-
cling9s most famous race but was
unable to make up for Vinge-
gaard9s huge advantage built in
the Alps. The Danish rider leads
by 7 minutes 29 seconds.
<I really appreciate the battle I
had with Tadej,= Vingegaard said.
Pogacar had been in outstand-
ing form this year, winning nearly
everywhere he raced. But the Slo-
venian crashed at Liège-Bas-
togne-Liège in April and needed
surgery on a broken wrist. It9s
hard to say how much that set-
back impacted his Tour de France dAniel cole/AssociAted press

Florida A&M banned its hopes. Denmark9s Jonas Vingegaard is poised to win cycling9s biggest event for the second straight year.
soccer players from the football team9s <Today I finally felt like myself
Paris Saint-Germain left for its facilities after a rap video again,= Pogacar said. <It was great arm and leg. Schlucht. crowned the day9s most combat-
preseason tour of Japan without featuring some Rattlers was shot to feel good again after many days American Sepp Kuss also need- <We had one plan, and we did a ive rider.
striker Kylian Mbappé, whose in their locker room without suffering and to pull off a stage ed medical attention after a bad terrific job to execute it,= the Ital- Pogacar attacked six kilome-
future at the club looks uncertain proper permission being granted. win.= crash. It was his second of the ian cyclist said. <I need to thank ters before the summit of Col du
amid a contract dispute. Coach Willie Simmons said Saturday9s 133.5-kilometer Tour. all my teammates. They did some- Platzerwasel, followed closely by
Mbappé, 24, has told the club that the team facility, weight (83-mile) stage from Belfort to the David Gaudu crashed on the thing crazy right from the start.= Vingegaard. They were joined by
he won9t trigger a 12-month room and access to the stadium mountain resort of Le Markstein descent from the 1,163-meter- Three French riders led by local Felix Gall and later by the Yates
extension on his contract but said field were off-limits to all players was the last tough test for the high (3,816 feet) Petit Ballon. The favorite Thibaut Pinot were brothers 4 Simon and Pogacar9s
he would start this coming season until he and the administration riders, and the 3,600 meters French rider also rode on in ap- among a group of five leaders teammate, Adam.
with the French champion. could sort out who was involved (11,811 feet) of climbing took its parent pain. pushing the pace up Petit Ballon. Pogacar attacked again with
PSG left the France forward off in the video shoot. toll on many of them. Belgian rider Victor Campen- Pinot decided to go alone shortly 2.9 kilometers to go (1.8 miles).
its 29-man squad for the Japan 4 From news services Young Spanish rider Carlos Ro- aerts, wearing the bib for most before the summit, aware that a Again, Vingegaard stayed right
driguez, who still harbored hopes combative rider for the second huge fan party was waiting for on his wheel.
of overtaking Adam Yates for straight day, was the first to at- him. He crested the summit some With 250 meters remaining,
third place, crashed going around tack. 33 seconds ahead of his chasers the Slovenian rider went again.
teLeVision and radio a bend at 33 kilometers (20.5 Giulio Ciccone celebrated be- and 90 seconds ahead of the pelo- Vingegaard got in front, but
mLB miles). Rodriguez got back on his ing crowned the Tour9s <King of ton with Vingegaard and Pogacar. Pogacar powered past to get the
1:30 p.m. san Francisco at washington » MAsn2, WJFK (106.7 FM) bike but with blood on his face, the Mountains= at Col de la A smiling Pinot was later stage win with Gall in between.
1:30 p.m. Baltimore at tampa Bay » MAsn, WiYY (97.9 FM), WsBn (630 AM)
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7 p.m. new York mets at Boston » espn

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1 p.m.
3 p.m.
Phoenix at washington » WUsA (ch. 9), WJZ (ch. 13)
indiana at new York » nBA tV
Documentary tells tale of Tour9s trailblazing women
worLd cuP
BY S COTT A LLEN As a 26-year-old, Martin won bers weren9t exactly welcoming, France Féminin riders reuniting
6 a.m. group F: France vs. Jamaica » WttG (ch. 5), WBFF (ch. 45), telemundo
the inaugural Tour de France and many were skeptical that the in France for last year9s race in
2 a.m. (Mon.) group g: italy vs. argentina » Fox sports 1, telemundo
4:30 a.m. group H: germany vs. morocco » Fox sports 1, Universo
On Sunday, 22 teams of seven Féminin in 1984, two years be- women would complete the race. custom yellow T-shirts that read
(Monday) female cyclists will begin the first fore fellow American Greg Le- (All but one of the 36 female <Originals on Tour.=
stage of the eight-day Tour de Mond became the first non- riders in 1984 crossed the finish <These pioneering women
auto racing France Femmes. The official European rider to win the men9s line.) athletes faced enormous obsta-
9 a.m. Formula one: Hungarian grand Prix » espn women9s version of the famed race since it was first held in <I have absolutely nothing cles, dug deep, gave it their all
2:30 p.m. indycar series: Hy-Vee one step 250 » Wrc (ch. 4), WBAl (ch. 11) stage race returned last July for 1903. (A one-off women9s Tour de against women9s sports, but cy- and triumphed in the world9s
2:30 p.m. nascar cup series: HighPoint.com 400 » UsA network the first time since 1989, when France was staged in 1955.) Mar- cling is much too difficult for a toughest race,= Allyson J. Davis,
4 p.m. nHra: northwest nationals » WttG (ch. 5), WBFF (ch. 45)
the Tour de France Féminin was tin received a fraction of the woman,= five-time Tour de the film9s executive producer,
goLF discontinued after six years be- prize money awarded to France9s France champion Jacques An- said in a news release. <By telling
4 a.m. British open, final round » UsA network cause of a lack of sponsorship Laurent Fignon, the 1984 men9s quetil, who became a cycling the stories of these incredible
7 a.m. Ladies european tour: La sella open, final round » Golf channel and media coverage. champion, and the women9s race commentator for French daily competitors from the 1980s,
7 a.m. British open, final round » Wrc (ch. 4), WBAl (ch. 11) The women who rode in the garnered little coverage. newspaper L9Équipe, wrote in viewers will be able to see the
5 p.m. Pga tour: Barracuda championship, final round » Golf channel Tour de France Féminin from The Tour de France Féminin 1984. <They are not made for the current women9s live race, resur-
soccer 1984 to 1989 are the subject of a featured 18 stages and covered sport. I prefer to see a woman in rected in 2022 after 33 years,
new documentary, <Uphill roughly one-fourth the distance a short white skirt, not racing from an entirely new perspec-
6 a.m. Friendly: Leicester city vs. tottenham » cBs sports network
7 p.m. Leagues cup: atlas at new York city Fc » Fox sports 1
Climb,= from director Jill Yesko, of the men9s 2,500-mile course. shorts. . . . I am sorry to see tive.=
9 p.m. Leagues cup: Puebla at minnesota united » Fox sports 1 who was determined not to let The women were not paid and women suffer. On a bicycle, Yesko, who is in France to
10 p.m. Friendly: real madrid vs. ac milan » espn their pioneering efforts in the didn9t receive the same technical there9s always a lot of suffering.= promote the film and will attend
face of adversity be forgotten. and medical support as the men. The adverse conditions and the first three stages of this year9s
tennis <I knew it was a great story The race was marked by disorga- doubters fostered a sense of ca- race as a guest of the ASO, said
5:30 a.m. atP: Hall of Fame open, swiss open and swedish open, finals; and it needed to be told,= Yesko, nization and chaos; as Martin maraderie among the riders. one of the most painstaking
wta: Budapest grand Prix and Palermo Ladies open, finals; who was a competitive cyclist in recalls in the film, the manager <I felt like there was this sense parts of the project was finding
Hamburg european open, early rounds » tennis channel
the 1980s before becoming a assigned to the American wom- of we9re all in this together,= footage from the six Tour de
tHe BasKetBaLL tournament 4 tHird round journalist and documentary en9s team in 1984 didn9t speak Deardorff-McClain, who partici- France Féminin races.
3 p.m. Heartfire vs. mass street » espnU filmmaker, said in a recent phone English. pated in the 1987 race, says in the An accompanying podcast fea-
5 p.m. aftershocks vs. team arkansas » espnU interview. <This was really close <They had crappy equipment; movie. <I got this one comment tures extended interviews with
to my heart because I raced with they had terrible food and little from a spectator who, in broken Tour de France Féminin riders
BasKetBaLL
some of these women. Now we9re sleep,= said Yesko, who previous- English, said, 8You make me and a conversation with Connie
3 p.m. Big3: week 5 » WUsA (ch. 9), WJZ (ch. 13) in our 60s, and some of us are in ly directed documentaries about proud to be a woman.9 = Carpenter-Phinney, who won
cYcLing our 70s. I figured this was the athlete abuse and the 1984 Olym- Yesko began working on the gold in road racing at the 1984
8 a.m. tour de France Femmes, stage 1 » cnBc time to tell it.= pic blood doping scandal. <But documentary in 2020. A year Summer Games in Los Angeles,
10 a.m. tour de France, final stage » peacock Britain9s Maria Blower, Cana- nobody really complained about later, the Amaury Sport Organi- where women9s cycling made its
da9s Marilyn Wells Trout and the it. They were all just delighted to sation, which organizes the Tour Olympic debut.
canadian FootBaLL League United States9 Nan Deardorff- have the opportunity to com- de France, announced a women9s <This film for me was like my
7 p.m. ottawa at calgary » cBs sports network McClain and Marianne Martin pete.= race would return in 2022. love letter to women9s cycling in
women9s Lacrosse are among the riders featured in Beyond the logistical hurdles <We recalibrated the film to the 1980s,= Yesko said. <I feel like
noon athletes unlimited: team read vs. team mastroianni » espn2 the film, which was produced in that Martin and her fellow com- include that and connect the I owe them all a debt of gratitude,
2:30 p.m. athletes unlimited: team apuzzo vs. team moreno » espn2 conjunction with NBC Sports petitors encountered in France, generations,= said Yesko, who and I9ve never put so much
and is available on Peacock. male cyclists and media mem- filmed some of the Tour de pressure on myself to tell a story.=
sunday, july 23 , 2023
noteS
U.S. opener
sets record
for stage
viewership
A SSOCIATED P RESS
The United States9 3-0 victory
over Vietnam drew 6.26 million
viewers, making it the most-
watched soccer telecast in the
United States since last year9s
men9s World Cup final.
It is also the largest combined
English- and Spanish-language
audience for a U.S. women9s group
stage match.
Saturday afternoon9s match in
Auckland, New Zealand 4 which
kicked off at 9 p.m. Eastern time
friday night 4 averaged 5,261,000
viewers on fox, making it the sec-
ond-most watched group stage
telecast since fox started covering
it in 2015. fox and Nielsen said the
audience peaked at 6.5 million for
the final 15 minutes.
The largest women9s World Cup
group stage broadcast on fox re-
mains the 2019 U.S.-Chile match,
which averaged 5,337,000.
fox and Nielsen said it is a
99 percent increase over the first
U.S. group stage match four years
ago in france against Thailand,
which started at 2:30 p.m. Eastern
time.
The Spanish-language audi-
ence of 1 million across Telemun-
do, Peacock, Universo and Tele-
mundo streaming platforms was
the most for a group-stage match
and was surpassed only by the
2015 and 2019 final. The Spanish
audience also was nearly double
what it was for the 2019 Thailand
match.
Telemundo is a division of Com-
cast Corp.9s NBCUniversal.
The total audience numbers
also include 307,831 who watched
via streaming on English- and
Spanish-language streaming.
The next U.S. match is Wednes-
day night against the Nether-
lands.
France battling injuries
france, considered a top con-
tender at the World Cup, will be
missing two starters in its opening
match against Jamaica on Sunday.
Defender Elisa De Almeida suf-
fered a leg injury two days ago in
practice and <can9t put her foot
down,= Coach Hervé renard said.
forward Selma Bacha, who
sprained an ankle in a warmup
game vs. Australia on July 14, is
also sidelined.
<Now she9s running,= renard
said of Bacha. <But we won9t take
any risks.=
renard was confident Bacha
would be available for france9s
match against Brazil on July 29, in
Brisbane. fifth-ranked france
and No. 8 Brazil are likely to com-
pete for the top spot in Group f,
which also includes World Cup
first-timer Panama.
Bacha returned to practice
Thursday, the same day De Almei-
da was injured.
<We9re happy that she9s smiling
again,= renard said of Bacha, who
has 17 caps for Les Bleus. <She9s in
good shape.=
De Almeida and Bacha are on
the World Cup roster for the first
time.
four years after france fell flat
in the World Cup as the host coun-
try, Les Bleus return to the global
stage with a new coach determined
to dethrone the United States.
france hoped to contend for
the 2019 tournament title but was
eliminated by the Americans in
the quarterfinals in Paris. The
plan for a better result this year
was nearly derailed in february
when captain Wendie renard quit
the team <to protect my mental
health= and two other players fol-
lowed her exit. The french federa-
tion vowed to look into the situa-
tion and in march fired coach
Corinne Diacre.
The team replaced her with
Hervé renard (no relation to the
player), who resigned as coach of
Saudi Arabia9s men9s team to take
the job. renard led Saudi Arabia
to an upset over eventual winner
Argentina in the men9s World Cup
in November, and when he leads
france against Jamaica on Sun-
day in a Group f match in Sydney,
he will be just the second coach to
manage at both the men9s and
women9s World Cups.
renard also previously
coached morocco9s men9s team.
group a
GP W L T GF GA Pts
switzerland 1 1 0 0 2 0 3
new Zealand 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
norway 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
philippines 1 0 1 0 0 2 0
. the washington post
roundup
Sub Vangsgaard rises to occasion in Danes9 win
Denmark 1,
China 0
A SSOCIATED P RESS
Substitute Amalie Vangsgaard
scored in the 90th minute as Den-
mark beat China, 1-0, at the World
Cup in Perth, Australia, on Satur-
day.
With time running out in a
game of few chances, she rose to
head home Pernille Harder9s late
corner.
Vangsgaard had entered in the
85th and made a quick impact
with her first goal for the country.
It was also the first headed goal of
the tournament and sparked joy-
ous celebrations from Denmark9s
players.
<I9ve waited a long time for the
first international goal, so I must
have saved it for the best time,=
Vangsgaard said. <It9s super im-
portant that we got off to a good
start to the World Cup.=
The win saw the Danes go level
with European champion Eng-
land at the top of Group D after its
1-0 win against Haiti earlier in the
day.
Josefine Hasbo looked like she
blew Denmark9s chance at a victo-
ry after she missed a golden op-
portunity to score early in the
second half. With an open goal to
aim at, she headed over the bar
from inside the area.
Vangsgaard was more clinical
when her chance came, with an
effort from deep in the box that
bounced before crossing the line.
It was a cruel way for China to
lose after it stifled the Danes with
disciplined defense. Denmark
failed to register a single shot on
target in the first half, while China
managed just one when Zhang
Linyan forced a save from the edge
Americans look to raise their game for showdown against Dutch
WoRld Cup from d1
Such inefficiency against
stronger opposition, such as 2019
runner-up Netherlands on
Thursday (Wednesday night
Eastern time) in Wellington,
could prove costly in a tight
contest. That was not a fear
Saturday. once Smith scored in
the 14th minute, the outcome
was all but settled; it was just a
matter of how large the lead
would grow. Turns out, it didn9t
get very big.
<obviously we9d like to finish a
few more of our chances we had,
a lot more chances that we would
want back,= forward megan rapi-
noe said. <But top to bottom, we
were dominant. That9s what I like
to see.=
Andonovski saw several posi-
tive developments.
Six starters 4 and eight play-
ers overall 4 made World Cup
debuts, including Smith, 22;
Naomi Girma, 23; Trinity rod-
man, 21; and Alyssa Thompson,
18. Savannah Demelo, 25, made
her first career start 4 two weeks
after making her U.S. debut.
from a game management
standpoint, it went about as well
as possible. Comfortably ahead,
Even in defeat, 19-year-old Dumornay dazzles for debutant Haiti
Haiti from d1
playing in maybe a third World
Cup. She thrived before a crowd
of 44,369 so England-heavy that
England Coach Sarina Wiegman
felt it might have been England,
in a stadium in the host city for
the 2032 olympics. She might
have made witnesses envy sup-
porters of french club Lyon, with
whom she signed in springtime
after two seasons at reims. She
started to seem giant enough
Saturday night that when she
reached the interview area with
her height of about 5-foot-3, an
untrained eye might have
thought briefly, That9s her, right?
<for me,= Dumornay said, <it9s
always a challenge to play against
the best players . . . so I can
challenge myself and see if I
move on, if I progress in my
game. So I can say tonight it9s not
really bad, but I have a lot of work
group B group C
GP W L T GF GA Pts
australia 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Japan
Canada 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 spain
nigeria 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Costa rica
Ireland 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 Zambia
world cup
amalie Vangsgaard, center, scored the first headed goal of the World Cup in the 90th minute Saturday.
of the box.
China substitute Wang Shuang
was denied by Lene Christensen at
the start of the second half.
Denmark9s celebrations under-
lined just how important the win
could be to its hopes of advancing
to the round of 16. Haiti pushed
England all the way earlier to sug-
gest it could provide a tough test
for the other teams in Group D.
l JapaN 5, ZaMBia 0: Hinata
miyazawa scored a pair of goals
while mina Tanaka and Jun Endo
each added a goal and an assist as
Japan shut out Zambia to open
Forward Megan Rapinoe came on in the second half Saturday
against Vietnam to make her 200th national team appearance.
Andonovski rested morgan for
the last 28 minutes and provided
playing time to rapinoe and
rose Lavelle, both of whom are
working themselves back into
peak shape after recovering from
injuries.
Until Saturday, Lavelle had
gone 31/2 months without compet-
itive action for the national team
to learn because I9m young and
I9m trying to move on,= by which
she easily could have meant
<move up.=
She echoed the thought just
emphasized on the pitch, that
Haiti hadn9t come all this way
just to appear and sing with gusto
its national anthem, <La Des-
salinienne.= She called it <an hon-
or= to play in the World Cup but
said gently: <We9ve come here not
to play only three games. We9re
going to try to go to the next
stage, so we9ll try to do our best
for the next two games.=
<I think the other two coun-
tries are going to really struggle
with them,= Wiegman said, refer-
ring to Denmark and China, the
other teams in Group D. <As we
expected, they9re impressive,
very direct and very strong on the
counterattack.=
one such counterattack may
have caused her a palpitation in
St anding S
group d
GP W L T GF GA Pts GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 1 0 0 5 0 3 Denmark 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
1 1 0 0 3 0 3 england 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
1 0 1 0 0 3 0 China 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
1 0 1 0 0 5 0 Haiti 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
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World Cup play for both sides in
Hamilton, New Zealand.
miyazawa scored with one-time
finishes on either side of halftime
to secure an easy win over the
Copper Queens in what was their
World Cup debut.
Tanaka, denied goals twice on
offside calls, scored in similar
fashion in the 55th minute, assist-
ed by Endo.
Endo then scored in the
71st minute, finding herself alone
on the left side of goalkeeper Cath-
erine musonda9s goal and slotting
home a left-footed strike.
Jenna Watson/Usa toDaY sports
or her NWSL club, oL reign. She
seems far enough along to war-
rant consideration for a starting
role against the Dutch. (Her
footwork was excellent, and she
hit the crossbar on a shot from
distance.) When the sides met
four years ago in france, Lavelle
scored a sensational goal to all
but secure the title.
the 81st minute, when Dumornay
sent a long ball over to Nerilia
mondesir, mondesir arrived on
the left of the box and sent a pass
back to the center, and fresh
substitute roseline Éloissaint
charged forward and had a
shouting chance. She got away
from millie Bright and shot her
shot, forcing Earps into a near-
frantic left-footed save.
That might have forged a draw,
what with what happened much
earlier.
Back then, a second video as-
sistant referee review of the first
half showed the ball glancing off
the fingertips of Haiti9s Batcheba
Louis as Louis went for a ball
with England9s Lucy Bronze. The
referee awarded a penalty, which
Georgia Stanway took.
Stanway drove it to the left just
as goalkeeper Kerly Théus dived
to her right, and the dramatic
save that resulted sent the Hai-
group e group F
GP W L T GF GA Pts
United states 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 Vietnam
netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 France
portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jamaica
Vietnam 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 panama
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Not only did Tanaka see two
goals called back by the video as-
sistant referee for offside, the Na-
deshiko were awarded an early
second-half penalty only to see it
rescinded for yet another offside
call.
The Group C clash was the first
time a senior World Cup match
was hosted at Hamilton9s Waikato
Stadium. Saturday9s crowd of
16,111 nearly filled the stadium,
which holds just over 18,000.
Zambia struggled to find its foot-
ing in its World Cup debut. Star
striker Barbra Banda found herself
Julie Ertz, a veteran of the
2015 and 2019 championship
teams, made a seamless return to
the back line after years as a
defensive midfielder. With Becky
Sauerbrunn (foot) unavailable
for the World Cup, Ertz seems to
be the defensive leader for this
tournament, partnering with
Girma.
<Julie has played center back
in big games,= Andonovski said.
<When we knew Becky was not
going to make it, [using Ertz] was
something we looked into even
deeper.=
Well before training camp
opened June 26, the coaching
staff worked with Ertz using
video analysis to prepare her for
the likelihood of starting on the
back line.
<Throughout my entire time
with the national team, you al-
ways kind of have to be versatile,=
she said. <We9ve been working on
the possibilities of being [on the
back line] for a while, at least
since I9ve been back= with the
program in the spring after a
year on maternity leave.
Though the U.S. defense was
not tested Saturday, <I know the
back line is just going to get
better and better,= Andonovski
tians scrambling toward Théus to
exult in a group hug. That mirth
gave way quickly; soon, Théus
stood in goal with hands on hips,
bummed and ready to defend
again. That9s because she had
been off the line on her save, the
rule itself another case of the
world9s hostility toward goal-
keepers.
Stanway went again, and this
time Théus sprawled to her left,
while Stanway9s second ball went
to the same corner as the first and
rolled in easily. England had its
first goal in its past four matches,
its run-up to this World Cup
decked and docked by three glar-
ing injuries, including to captain
Leah Williamson.
from that 1-0 lead, though, a
lively and often lovely match
featured the Lionesses dominat-
ing possession but Théus making
save upon save upon save. That
left Haiti room to counter and to
group g
GP W L T GF GA Pts
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 argentina
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Italy
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 south africa
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 sweden
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Schedule
Saturday9s results
group C: Japan 5, Zambia 0
group d: england 1, Haiti 0
group d: Denmark 1, China 0
Sunday
group g: sweden vs. south africa,
1 a.m., Wellington regional stadium
(Fs1)
group e: netherlands vs. portugal,
3:30 a.m., Dunedin stadium (Fs1)
group F: France vs. Jamaica, 6 a.m.,
sydney Football stadium (Fox)
Monday
group g: Italy vs. argentina,
2 a.m., eden park (Fs1)
group H: Germany vs. Morocco,
4:30 a.m., Melbourne rectangular
stadium (Fs1)
group F: Brazil vs. panama,
7 a.m., Coopers stadium (Fs1)
group H: Colombia vs. south Korea,
10 p.m., sydney Football stadium (Fs1)
isolated at the top of the pitch and
marked by three Japanese defend-
ers for much of the night.
Deep into second-half injury
time, the Copper Queens9 fortunes
went from bad to worse as muson-
da, who started the match in place
of an injured Hazel Nali, was sent
off with a second yellow card for a
foul in the box.
Initially, riko Ueki9s penalty hit
the underside of the crossbar, but
video replay ruled the penalty be
retaken for goalkeeper encroach-
ment. Ueki sent her second chance
into the lower right corner of the
net.
Aoba fujino nearly scored twice
in the first 10 minutes of the
match, but it was her ranging run
and subsequent assist in the
43rd minute that put Japan in
control. The victory was fujino9s
first World Cup match and first
assist for her country at just
19 years old.
said. <Girma looked like she had
three World Cups behind her.=
Andonovski will need the at-
tack to improve 4 or at least
execute more often as it did in
scoring the first goal Saturday.
Horan completed a terrific no-
look pass to morgan, whose clev-
er flick at the top of the box
unlocked Vietnam9s deep-lying
defense and allowed Smith to
work her magic.
<They were organized; they
were disciplined; they were
tough; they fought hard,= Andon-
ovski said of Vietnam9s defense.
<So breaking them down in the
way we did in that moment was
not easy.=
Smith scored again just before
halftime; the goal was initially
ruled offside, then overturned on
replay.
Andonovski9s team will face a
fresh set of challenges against
the Netherlands, which will not
employ such conservative tactics
and possesses far greater talent
than Vietnam.
<I am not worried about it. I
don9t think anyone on the staff is
worried,= Andonovski said of the
faulty shooting. <Actually we are
very encouraged by the style of
soccer we displayed.=
wonder and Dumornay room to
speak of hope for a country of
11 million that suffers an ungodly
amount of strife.
<It9s an honor to all my team-
mates,= she said, <and all the
country, too. I know they are
really, really, really proud of us
and they will always support us. I
know that. But we know they
have a lot of frustration in front
of the TV [after this match], so
we9re going to try to make them
happy for the next two games.=
Then this marvel who scored
both goals in the 2-1 win over
Chile that brought about this
startling World Cup appearance
said, <It9s only the details, but I
think if we can do that against
England, we can do that against
any one team that will come in
front of us.= Her words were
chockablock with hope, while her
tone sounded earnest and, yeah,
natural.
group H
GP W L T GF GA Pts GP W L T GF GA Pts
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 south Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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atlanta 63 34 .649 4 4-6 l-1 milwaukee 55 44 .556 4 7-3 W-1 los angeles 57 40 .588 4 8-2 W-2 Baltimore 60 38 .612 4 7-3 W-1 minnesota 52 48 .520 4 7-3 W-2 texas 58 41 .586 4 6-4 l-2
Philadelphia 52 46 .531 111/2 4-6 l-4 Cincinnati 54 46 .540 11/2 4-6 W-4 arizona 54 45 .545 4 3-7 l-3 tampa Bay 61 41 .598 1 4-6 l-1 Cleveland 49 49 .500 2 5-5 W-2 x-Houston 55 43 .561 21/2 6-4 W-3
miami 53 47 .530 111/2 2-8 l-8 Chicago 47 51 .480 71/2 6-4 W-2 san francisco 54 45 .545 4 6-4 l-4 toronto 54 45 .545 61/2 5-5 l-2 Detroit 44 54 .449 7 5-5 l-2 x-los angeles 50 48 .510 71/2 5-5 W-4
New York 46 52 .469 17 1/
2 4-6 l-1 st. louis 44 55 .444 11 7-3 l-2 san Diego 48 51 .485 10 6-4 W-2 Boston 52 47 .525 8 1/
2 6-4 W-1 Chicago 41 59 .410 11 3-7 l-2 seattle 50 48 .510 71/2 6-4 W-3
Washington 40 58 .408 231/2 6-4 W-2 x-Pittsburgh 42 55 .433 12 2-8 l-1 Colorado 39 59 .398 181/2 6-4 W-2 New York 52 47 .525 81/2 4-6 W-2 Kansas City 28 72 .280 24 3-7 l-4 x-oakland 27 73 .270 311/2 2-8 l-2
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nationals 10, Giants 1 yankees 5, royals 2 rockies 4, Marlins 3 reds 4, no tE s

giANtS Ab r h bi bb SO Avg D.J. lemahieu hit the Randal grichuk hit a go- diamondbacks 2
Wade Jr. 1b.........3 1 1 0 1 0 .276 go-ahead home run in the ahead RBi single in the tJ friedl, matt mclain
Pederson dh........3 0 2 0 1 1 .240
Davis 3b ..............2 0 0 1 0 1 .266 seventh inning, gerrit Cole ninth inning, and Colorado and Jake fraley hit consec- pErsonnEl dEpt.
Villar ph-3b.........1 0 0 0 0 1 .150 struck out 10, and New rallied from an early deficit utive home runs in the cardinals: C Willson
Conforto rf..........4 0 0 0 0 0 .241
Yastrzemski lf ....3 0 0 0 1 1 .230 York defeated Kansas City to beat miami. sixth, and Cincinnati beat
Matos cf .............4 0 1 0 0 0 .257
Contreras exited saturday
for its second straight vic- the marlins squandered arizona for its fourth
Sabol c ................3 0 0 0 0 2 .253
tory and its first series win straight victory.
with right hip tightness
Wisely 2b............3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 a three-run lead built
Schmitt ss ..........3 0 1 0 0 0 .215 in July. against Rockies starter Reds rookie left-hander
and is day-to-day.
tOtALS 29 1 5 1 3 6 4
giancarlo stanton hom- Chase anderson, who gave Brandon Williamson has cubs: activated ss
NAtiONALS Ab r h bi bb SO Avg ered and drove in three up seven hits, walked one yielded just five runs over Dansby swanson (bruised
Abrams ss...........5 2 2 2 0 1 .259
Thomas rf ...........5 1 1 1 0 2 .290
runs and anthony Volpe and struck out six. his past 20 innings. left heel) from the 10-day
Candelario 3b......4 1 1 1 0 2 .257 doubled and stole a base rOcKiES Ab r h bi bb SO Avg d9bAcKS Ab r h bi bb SO Avg injured list.
Meneses dh ........5 1 1 0 0 0 .278
Ruiz c ..................3 1 2 1 1 0 .244 for the Yankees. Profar lf ..............4 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Marte 2b .............3 0 1 1 1 1 .287
Smith 1b .............4 1 2 2 0 0 .269 Tovar ss ..............4 0 0 0 0 2 .257 Carroll cf .............3 1 1 1 0 0 .281 dodgers: lHP Clayton
rOYALS Ab r h bi bb SO Avg McMahon 3b.......3 2 2 0 1 1 .255 Gurriel Jr. lf ........4 0 0 0 0 1 .257
Dickerson lf ........4 1 2 1 0 1 .248
Garcia 3b ............4 0 1 1 0 2 .277 Bryant dh............1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Walker 1b ...........4 0 1 0 0 2 .261
Kershaw (shoulder
García 2b.............4 1 2 0 0 1 .266
Call cf..................3 1 1 2 1 1 .213 Witt Jr. ss ..........4 0 2 0 0 1 .250 Díaz ph-dh ..........1 1 1 0 0 0 .271 Longoria dh.........3 0 1 0 0 1 .237 soreness) will throw
Perez c................4 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Grichuk cf ...........4 0 1 1 0 0 .299 Thomas ph ..........1 0 0 0 0 1 .235
tOtALS 37 10 14 10 2 8 4 Melendez lf ........4 0 1 0 0 2 .212 Doyle cf...............0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Rivera 3b ............3 0 0 0 0 0 .280 another bullpen session
Massey 2b ..........4 0 0 0 0 2 .208 Jones rf...............4 1 1 3 0 3 .277 Kelly c .................2 0 0 0 0 1 .175
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Olivares dh .........4 1 2 0 0 0 .250 Toglia 1b .............4 0 0 0 0 2 .171 Perdomo ph-ss ...1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 monday before facing
WAShiNgtON 060 400 00x 4 10 14 0
Pratto 1b ............2 1 1 1 2 0 .245 Castro 2b ............3 0 0 0 0 2 .265 Ahmed ss............2 0 0 0 0 1 .234 hitters.
LOb: San Francisco 5, Washington 6. 2b: Waters rf ...........4 0 0 0 0 3 .240 Trejo ph-2b .........1 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Canzone ph-rf .....1 0 0 0 0 0 .118
Pederson 2 (8), Thomas (25). 3b: Call Isbel cf ...............3 0 0 0 0 3 .204 Wynns c..............3 0 1 0 0 1 .224 McCarthy rf ........3 1 1 0 0 0 .251
(1). hr: Abrams (10), off Webb. rbi: Moreno c.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
Mariners: Placed of aJ
tOtALS 33 2 7 2 2 14 4 tOtALS 32 4 6 4 1 13 4
Davis (49), Smith 2 (25), Dickerson tOtALS 30 2 5 2 1 8 4 Pollock on the 10-day il
(17), Call 2 (29), Abrams 2 (39), Thomas YANKEES Ab r h bi bb SO Avg MArLiNS Ab r h bi bb SO Avg
(53), Candelario (47), Ruiz (37). Sb:
Arraez 2b ............4 1 2 1 0 0 .375 rEdS Ab r h bi bb SO Avg
with a left hamstring
Yastrzemski (1), García (7). Sf: Davis. McKinney cf-lf ...2 2 1 0 2 1 .253
giANtS ip h r Er bb SO ErA
Torres 2b ............3 0 1 1 0 2 .264 Soler dh ..............3 0 1 1 0 2 .245 Steer 3b.................... 4 0 2 0 0 0 .274 strain.
Rizzo 1b..............4 0 1 0 0 1 .244 Cooper 1b............4 0 1 0 0 1 .262 De La Cruz pr-3b ...... 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
Webb ............... 11/3 5 6 6 1 2 3.48 Stanton dh .........4 1 2 3 0 1 .200 Sánchez cf ..........4 1 1 0 0 3 .261 Friedl cf .................... 4 1 2 1 0 0 .289 rangers: Placed ss
Manaea............. 52/3 9 4 4 1 5 5.86 Cordero rf ...........3 0 0 0 0 1 .188 De La Cruz rf.......4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 McLain ss ................. 3 1 1 1 0 1 .302
Jackson................ 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.93 Bader cf..............1 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Segura 3b ...........4 0 1 0 0 0 .223 Fraley rf ................... 4 1 1 2 0 1 .269 Corey seager on the
LeMahieu 3b ......4 1 1 1 0 1 .232 Wendle ss...........4 0 1 1 0 1 .266 India 2b .................... 3 0 0 0 1 2 .253
NAtiONALS ip h r Er bb SO ErA
Cabrera lf-rf .......3 0 0 0 0 1 .205 Stallings c...........3 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Votto dh ................... 4 0 0 0 0 0 .186
10-day il with a sprained
Gray .................... 7 4 1 1 3 4 3.45 Rortvedt c ..........3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Gurriel ph............0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 Encarnacion-Strand 1b... 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 right thumb. also, Rf
Garcia .................. 1 1 0 0 0 2 0.00 Volpe ss..............3 1 1 0 0 2 .210 Berti lf ................3 1 1 0 1 0 .291 Stephenson c ........... 3 0 0 0 0 1 .248
La Sorsa............... 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
tOtALS 30 5 8 5 2 11 4 tOtALS 33 3 9 3 2 8 4 Benson lf.................. 3 0 0 0 0 2 .286 adolis garcía was hit on
Wp: Gray (7-8); Lp: Webb (8-8). hbp: tOtALS 31 4 6 4 1 8 4 the right hand by a pitch
Manaea (Candelario). t: 2:24. A: 32,504 KANSAS citY 001 010 000 4 2 7 0 cOLOrAdO .... 000 000 301 4 4 6 0
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LOb: Kansas City 6, New York 4. 2b: LOb: Colorado 4, Miami 6. 2b: Wynns ciNciNNAti ... 000 003 01x 4 4 6 0
Volpe (11). hr: Pratto (7), off Cole; (2), Arraez (21). 3b: Arraez (2). hr: E: Marte (7). LOb: Arizona 3, Cincinnati
team said X-rays were
LeMahieu (8), off Hernández; Stanton Jones (8), off Chargois. 5. 2b: Longoria (8), McCarthy (5), Walk- negative and he would
hOW thEY ScOrEd (13), off Coleman. rOcKiES ip h r Er bb SO ErA er (29), Friedl (15). hr: Carroll (20), off
NAtiONALS SEcONd rOYALS ip h r Er bb SO ErA Anderson............. 6 7 3 3 1 6 6.63 Díaz; Friedl (7), off Pfaadt; McLain (10), continue to be evaluated.
Joey Meneses singles. Keibert Ruiz Singer.................. 6 5 2 2 1 9 5.55 Bird...................... 1 2 0 0 0 0 4.03 off Pfaadt; Fraley (14), off Pfaadt.
walks. Meneses to second. dominic Hernández........... 1 1 1 1 0 1 3.86 Bard ..................... 1 0 0 0 0 2 2.02 d9bAcKS ip h r Er bb SO ErA red sox: Placed RHP
Smith singles, ruiz to third, Meneses Cox ..................... 2/3 0 1 1 1 1 3.63 Lawrence............. 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.52 Pfaadt.................. 6 4 3 3 0 6 8.81 Brayan Bello on the
scores. corey dickerson singles, Smith Coleman ............. 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 11.7 Chafin .................. 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.97
to second, ruiz scores. Luis Garcia DustiN satloff/gettY images MArLiNS ip h r Er bb SO ErA McGough ............. 1 2 1 1 1 1 3.88 paternity list.
strikes out swinging. Alex call triples, YANKEES ip h r Er bb SO ErA Cueto ................... 6 2 1 1 1 8 4.50
dickerson scores, Smith scores. cJ rEdS ip h r Er bb SO ErA
Abrams homers, call scores. Lane Thom-
as grounds out. Jeimer Candelario
Cole .................. 61/3
Peralta ............... 2/3
Kahnle ................. 1
5
0
1
2 2 1 10 2.78
0 0 0 0 2.37
0 0 0 2 2.25
Back in the New York groove Chargois .............. 1
Puk....................... 1
Scott.................... 1
2
0
2
2 2 0 1 3.51
0 0 0 2 4.26
1 1 0 2 2.87
Williamson.......... 6
Gibaut............... 11/3
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0 0 0 1 3.12
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strikes out swinging. Holmes................ 1 1 0 0 1 2 2.27 The Yankees9 DJ LeMahieu hits the go-ahead home run during the seventh Young ................. 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 2.31
Wp: Bard (4-1); Lp: Scott (4-3); S: Law-
Nationals 6, giants 0 Díaz ..................... 1 2 1 1 0 2 2.01
Wp: Peralta (3-1); Lp: Hernández (0-6); rence (7). inherited runners-scored:
giANtS third inning of a 5-2 victory over the Royals in New York. LeMahieu, who entered
S: Holmes (13). inherited runners- Chargois 1-1. hbp: Cueto (Bryant), Wp: Williamson (2-2); Lp: Pfaadt (0-4); nl games
Casey Schmitt grounds out. LaMonte
scored: Coleman 1-1. Wp: Cole. t: 2:33. Scott (Díaz). t: 2:35. A: 15,226 S: Díaz (29). hbp: Pfaadt (McLain). t:
Wade Jr. singles. Joc Pederson doubles. Saturday batting a career-worst .232, has hit safely in 10 of his past 11 games.
A: 44,401 (47,309). (37,446). 2:20. A: 40,625 (43,891).
Wade Jr. to third. J.d. davis out on a giANtS At NAtiONALS, 1:35
sacrifice fly, Wade Jr. scores. Michael
Conforto flies out. W-L ErA tEAM
Nationals 6, giants 1
NAtiONALS fOUrth
Garcia singles. Call walks. Abrams reach-
es on a fielder9s choice to first base. Call
dodgers 16, rangers 3
freddie freeman hit two
home runs, max muncy
Mariners 9, Blue Jays 8
J.P. Crawford and teo-
scar Hernández both had
cubs 8, cardinals 6
Cody Bellinger drove in
four runs and Nico Hoerner
orioles 6, rays 5
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out at second. Garcia to third. thomas

doubles, Abrams to third, garcia scores.
candelario singles, thomas to third,
Abrams scores. Meneses pops out. ruiz
and J.D. martinez also
went deep, and los ange-
two-run doubles as part of
seattle9s five-run seventh
had three of Chicago9s
15 hits, helping the Cubs
Rutschman dh........3
Santander rf...........4
Cowser rf................0
Mountcastle 1b......4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0 2 0 .270
0 1 2 .265
0 0 0 .125
0 0 1 .235
to regain AL East lead diAMONdbAcKS At rEdS, 1:40
TBD
Weaver (R)
----
2-2
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7.22
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10-6
singles, candelario to second, thomas les routed texas. inning in a wild victory beat st. louis. Hicks cf...................3 0 0 0 1 3 .262
Henderson 3b-ss....4 1 1 0 0 1 .243 rOcKiES At MArLiNS, 1:40
scores. Smith singles, ruiz to third., the Dodgers matched against toronto. Chicago trailed 1-0, 3-1,
candelario scores. Dickerson called out Urías 2b ..................2 1 0 0 1 0 .256
on strikes.
Nationals 10, giants 1
their season highs with the teams combined for 5-3 and 6-5 before taking Frazier ph-2b..........1
McCann c................3
1
1
1
1
0 0 0 .236
2 0 1 .195
oRioles 6, Rays 5 Blach (L)
Luzardo (L)
0-0
8-5
6.75
3.34
0-0
13-7
18 hits and five homers. seven home runs. its first lead with three runs Mateo ss ................3 1 1 2 0 1 .215
in the sixth inning. O'Hearn ph .............1 0 1 1 0 0 .308 brAvES At brEWErS, 2:10
dOdgErS Ab r h bi bb SO Avg bLUE JAYS Ab r h bi bb SO Avg BY J ACOB C ALVIN M EYER
Betts 2b ..............4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Springer rf ..........5 1 1 0 1 2 .266 cArdiNALS Ab r h bi bb SO Avg tOtALS 33 6 7 6 5 11 4 Elder (R) 7-2 3.31 13-6
nl leaders Hernández 2b .....1 1 0 0 1 1 .176 Bichette ss .........5 0 0 0 0 1 .311 Nootbaar cf .........4 3 3 1 1 1 .264 Teheran (R) 2-4 4.01 3-6
Freeman 1b.........5 3 4 3 0 0 .328 Belt dh ................4 2 1 2 1 1 .251 rAYS Ab r h bi bb SO Avg ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. 4 The Baltimore Orioles have
Goldschmidt 1b ...4 1 1 1 1 1 .283
Enterig Saturday9s games. Deluca rf .............1 1 1 3 0 0 .250 Guerrero Jr. 1b ...5 2 2 1 0 1 .272 Díaz 1b................3 0 0 0 1 1 .316 cArdiNALS At cUbS, 2:20
W.Smith c...........5 2 1 0 1 1 .289 Chapman 3b........5 1 2 1 0 2 .262
Gorman 2b...........4
Arenado dh..........3
1
1
2 1 1 0 .243
1 0 1 0 .286 Bruján pr-3b .......0 1 0 0 0 0 .204 claimed sole possession of first place in the American
bAttiNg Montgomery (L) 6-7 3.14 7-12
Arraez, Mia ...................................... .373
Muncy 3b ............5
Martinez dh ........3
4
2
3 2 1 1 .196
2 4 1 1 .263
Varsho lf .............5
Kirk c...................5
1
0
1 1 0 1 .214
4 0 0 0 .252
Donovan ph .........1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Franco ss ............4
Raley dh..............2
0
0
1 3 0 0 .270
0 0 0 1 .269
League East twice in the past three days.
Contreras c..........2 0 1 2 0 0 .244 Taillon (R) 3-6 6.05 4-12
Acuña Jr., Atl ................................... .328 Peralta lf.............5 1 4 2 0 1 .284 Biggio 2b.............3 0 2 1 1 0 .215 Herrera c .............1 0 0 0 0 1 .368 Ramírez ph-dh ....2 0 0 0 0 1 .285 The first time, they scored three runs in the fourth
Freeman, LA .................................... .322 Heyward rf-1b ....4 0 0 0 1 2 .246 Kiermaier cf........4 1 1 1 1 1 .270 Arozarena lf........4 1 2 1 0 1 .271
Stott, Phi ......................................... .307 Outman cf...........4 1 1 1 1 1 .244
Burleson ph .........1 0 0 0 0 1 .237
Bethancourt c .....0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
inning, blew that lead, retook it with small ball and
tOtALS 41 8 14 7 4 9 4 O'Neill lf ..............4 0 1 0 1 2 .235
Thomas, Was ................................... .292
Smith, LA ......................................... .291
Rojas ss ..............4 1 1 0 1 1 .226 Walker rf.............4 0 0 0 0 2 .279 B.Lowe 2b ...........3 0 1 0 1 2 .208 held on thanks to Félix Bautista. The second time, nl scores
tOtALS 41 16 18 15 7 9 4 MAriNErS Ab r h bi bb SO Avg DeJong ss............4 0 0 0 0 2 .234 Paredes 3b-1b.....4 0 1 1 0 0 .261
Yelich, Mil ........................................ .287
Fermín 3b ............4 0 0 0 0 1 .091 J.Lowe rf-lf.........3 1 0 0 1 2 .271 they scored five runs in the fourth inning, blew that fridAY9S rESULtS
Marte, Ari ........................................ .286 Crawford ss ........4 1 2 2 0 1 .261 Siri cf ..................4 1 2 0 0 1 .229
rANgErS Ab r h bi bb SO Avg Rodríguez cf .......3 2 1 1 0 2 .245 tOtALS 36 6 10 5 5 11 4 Pinto c.................2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
lead, retook it with small ball and held on thanks to at Washington 5, San Francisco 3
at Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis 3
hOME rUNS Semien 2b ...........4 1 1 1 0 0 .272 Suárez 3b............4 0 0 0 0 2 .227 Margot ph-rf.......0 1 0 0 1 0 .253 Bautista.
cUbS Ab r h bi bb SO Avg Colorado 6, at Miami 1
Olson, Atl ............................................ 32 J.Smith 2b...........1 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Hernández rf.......4 0 1 2 0 0 .247
tOtALS 31 5 7 5 4 10 4 at Cincinnati 9, Arizona 6
Betts, LA ............................................ 27 Jankowski lf........4 1 1 0 0 1 .325 Ford dh................4 0 0 0 0 2 .257 Tauchman cf........5 1 1 0 0 0 .258 The Orioles on Saturday defeated the Tampa Bay Atlanta 6, at Milwaukee 4
Alonso, NY .......................................... 26 Lowe 1b...............4 0 2 2 0 1 .283 France 1b ............3 1 0 0 0 1 .249 Hoerner 2b ..........4 3 3 0 1 0 .273
Schwarber, Phi ................................... 26 Huff 1b ................0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Raleigh c .............4 2 2 2 0 1 .221 Happ lf.................3 3 2 0 2 1 .246
bALtiMOrE... 000 500 001 4 6 7 0 Rays, 6-5, in a battle for AL East supremacy behind SAtUrdAY9S rESULtS
tAMpA bAY .. 000 002 120 4 5 7 0
Soler, Mia ........................................... 24 García rf ..............1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Moore lf ..............4 2 2 1 0 1 .111 Bellinger 1b.........5 0 2 4 0 0 .319
LOb: Baltimore 6, Tampa Bay 3. 2b: Mc-
Grayson Rodriguez9s solid start, Manager Brandon at Washington 10, San Francisco 1
Martinez, LA ....................................... 23 Grossman ph-rf...2 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Wong 2b .............3 1 1 1 0 1 .160 Suzuki rf..............5 0 3 2 0 1 .264 Colorado 4, at Miami 3
Acuña Jr., Atl ...................................... 23 Jung 3b................4 0 2 0 0 0 .273 tOtALS 33 9 9 9 0 11 4 Swanson ss .........4 1 2 1 0 1 .261 Cann (7), Mateo (12), Hays (24), Siri Hyde9s decisions in the ninth inning and Ryan at Cincinnati 4, Arizona 2
Muncy, LA ........................................... 22 Heim dh...............3 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Morel dh ..............4 0 1 1 1 3 .268 (7). rbi: McCann 2 (10), Mateo 2 (31),
Albies, Atl ............................................22 Br.Miller p ...........1 0 0 0 0 0 .204 tOrONtO ...... 000 140 201 4 8 14 0 Gomes c...............5 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Hays (38), O9Hearn (31), Franco 3 (47),
O9Hearn9s game-winning RBI single. at Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis 6
at Milwaukee 4, Atlanta 3
rbi
Garver c...............4 0 1 0 0 2 .238 SEAttLE ........ 003 010 50x 4 9 9 1 Mastrobuoni 3b...2 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Paredes (59), Arozarena (62). Sb: Aro- Catcher James McCann, shortstop Jorge Mateo
Duran ss ..............3 1 1 0 1 0 .294 Wisdom ph-3b.....1 0 0 0 1 1 .197 zarena (11), Westburg (1). cS: Franco
Olson, Atl ............................................ 80 Taveras cf ...........4 0 1 0 0 3 .284 E: Hernández (2). LOb: Toronto 11, Se-
tOtALS 38 8 15 8 5 8 4 (10). S: McCann. and left fielder Austin Hays hit run-scoring doubles in
Arenado, StL ....................................... 76 attle 2. 2b: Guerrero Jr. (21), Moore (2),
tOtALS 35 3 9 3 1 7 4 Crawford (21), Hernández (17). hr: Ki- OriOLES ip h r Er bb SO ErA the fourth against Tampa Bay left-hander Shane
Martinez, LA ....................................... 69
ermaier (5), off Gilbert; Belt (7), off Gil- St. LOUiS....... 102 021 000 4 6 10 0
Rodriguez ......... 52/3 3 2 2 2 6 6.91 McClanahan, who entered 11-1 with a 2.56 ERA as al games
Betts, LA ............................................ 67 L.A.................. 032 500 033 4 16 18 1 chicAgO........ 012 023 00x 4 8 15 1
Freeman, LA ....................................... 67 bert; Guerrero Jr. (16), off Gilbert; Ra- Coulombe ........... 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 2.91
tExAS............ 100 020 000 4 3 9 1 leigh 2 (14), off Gausman; Moore (2), perhaps the best starter in the AL. The Baltimore
Albies, Atl ........................................... 66 E: Smyly 2 (4). LOb: St. Louis 9, Chicago Cano.................... 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 1.51 OriOLES At rAYS, 1:40
E: Bo.Miller (2), García (6). LOb: Los An- off Gausman; Rodríguez (14), off Gaus- 12. 2b: Nootbaar (13), Contreras (22), Fujinami ............. 2/3 1 2 2 2 1 16.2
Alonso, NY........................................... 63
geles 6, Texas 7. 2b: Peralta 2 (11), man. Swanson (16), Hoerner (16), Happ (20). Pérez .................. 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 4.68
native had not allowed more than three runs in any of W-L ErA tEAM
Walker, Ari ......................................... 63
Muncy (8), Jung (21). 3b: Lowe (2). hr: bLUE JAYS ip h r Er bb SO ErA hr: Nootbaar (7), off Fulmer; Gorman Bautista .............. 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.94 his eight previous starts against the Orioles. Wells (R) 7-5 3.54 10-8
ErA Freeman (19), off Dunning; Muncy (23), (20), off Smyly.
Gausman ............. 6 5 4 4 0 9 3.18 rAYS ip h r Er bb SO ErA In his second game back in the big leagues, Rodri- Bradley (R) 5-6 5.29 6-8
Kershaw, LA .................................... 2.55 off Dunning; Freeman (20), off Otto; cArdiNALS ip h r Er bb SO ErA
Pearson .............. 1/3 3 4 4 0 0 4.75
Snell, SD .......................................... 2.67 Martinez (24), off Otto; Deluca (2), off McClanahan......... 4 5 5 5 3 5 2.89 guez allowed two runs in 52/3 innings, but relievers
García ................. 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 4.57 Mikolas................ 5 11 5 5 1 3 4.33 rOYALS At YANKEES, 1:35
Steele, Chi ....................................... 2.95 Br.Miller; Semien (14), off Bo.Miller. Armstrong........... 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.76
Jackson................ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.75 Thompson .......... 1/3 2 3 3 2 1 5.79
Stroman, Chi .................................... 3.09 dOdgErS ip h r Er bb SO ErA VerHagen ........... 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 4.70 Kelly .................... 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.09 Danny Coulombe and Shintaro Fujinami gave up Lyles (R) 1-11 6.05 1-17
Webb, SF ......................................... 3.11 MAriNErS ip h r Er bb SO ErA Faucher................ 2 0 0 0 0 3 4.91
Montgomery, StL ............................ 3.14
Bo.Miller.............. 6 7 3 3 0 6 4.28 Hudson ................ 2 1 0 0 2 2 2.40
Fairbanks............ 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 2.08
three runs across the seventh and eighth. Severino (R) 1-4 6.66 4-6
Almonte .............. 1 0 0 0 0 1 4.65 Gilbert ................. 5 8 5 5 1 5 3.88
Cobb, SF ........................................... 3.15 cUbS ip h r Er bb SO ErA Diekman ............. 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 2.18 After pinch hitter Adam Frazier led off the ninth
Bickford ............... 2 2 0 0 1 0 5.26 Speier ................. 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 4.26 WhitE SOx At tWiNS, 2:10
Gallen, Ari ........................................ 3.18 Brash ................ 11/3 1 2 2 1 2 3.57 Fulmer ................. 2 3 1 1 1 2 4.43
rANgErS ip h r Er bb SO ErA Campbell ............ 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 Smyly ............... 32/3 6 5 4 1 5 4.69 Wp: Pérez (3-1); Lp: Fairbanks (0-4); S: with a single, McCann bunted him to second. O9Hearn Giolito (R) 6-6 3.96 7-13
SAvES Palencia.............. 1/3 0 0 0 2 0 2.84 Bautista (27). inherited runners-scored:
Doval, SF ............................................. 30
Dunning ............... 3 7 5 5 2 1 3.18 Muñoz ................. 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.66
Merryweather ..... 1 0 0 0 0 2 4.01 Coulombe 1-0, Cano 2-1, Pérez 1-0, followed up with another pinch hit to give Bautista a Ober (R) 6-4 2.74 9-6
Otto ..................... 2 5 5 5 3 3 10.8 Topa..................... 1 3 1 1 0 1 2.84 Diekman 1-0. Wp: Fujinami. t: 2:56. A:
Díaz, Cin .............................................. 28 Rodríguez ............ 2 4 3 3 0 5 5.06 Leiter Jr............... 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.29
25,025 (25,025).
one-run lead, which he preserved with a three-up, AStrOS At AthLEticS, 4:07
Hader, SD ............................................ 24 Wp: Campbell (1-0); Lp: Pearson (5-2); Alzolay ................ 1 1 0 0 0 2 2.51
Williams, Mil ...................................... 24
Br.Miller .............. 2 2 3 3 2 0 13.5 S: Topa (2). inherited runners-scored:
Wp: Palencia (2-0); Lp: Thompson (2-3);
three-down ninth. Brown (R) 6-7 4.26 9-9
Bednar, Pit .......................................... 18 Wp: Bo.Miller (6-1); Lp: Dunning (8-3). García 1-1, Brash 2-0, Campbell 1-1. Baltimore (60-38) owns the best record in the
inherited runners-scored: Br.Miller 2-2. hbp: Campbell (Biggio), Pearson S: Alzolay (9). inherited runners-scored: Medina (R) 3-7 5.79 2-7
Iglesias, Atl ........................................ 17 VerHagen 2-1, Palencia 1-1. hbp: Ver-
hbp: Bo.Miller (García). t: 2:50. A: (France), García (Rodríguez). Wp:
Hagen (Swanson). Wp: Thompson,
American League, ahead of Tampa Bay (61-41). bLUE JAYS At MAriNErS, 4:10
StriKEOUtS 40,738 (40,000). Speier. t: 2:54. A: 44,921 (47,929).
Strider, Atl ....................................... 189
Palencia(2). t: 3:15. A: 40,425 (41,363). 4 Baltimore Sun Manoah (R) 2-8 6.18 5-10
Snell, SD ........................................... 143
Gallen, Ari ......................................... 135 Woo (R) 1-2 4.74 4-4
Webb, SF .......................................... 134 Guardians 1, phillies 0 gAME 1 gAME 2 Brewers 4, Braves 3 padres 14, tigers 3 twins 3, White sox 2
Luzardo, Mia ..................................... 131
Keller, Pit .......................................... 130
Rookie tanner Bibee Mets 5, red sox 4 red sox 8, Mets 6 sal frelick went 3 for 3, luis Campusano had Christian Vásquez drove
Nola, Phi ........................................... 126 struck out eight in seven Brandon Nimmo and triston Casas had his drove in the go-ahead run four hits, including a home in the tying run and mi- al scores
Wheeler, Phi ..................................... 126
dominant innings and Daniel Vogelbach each hit first career multihomer in the eighth and made run, and san Diego routed chael a. taylor followed fridAY9S rESULtS
amed Rosario scored on a a two-run homer before the game and Yu Chang and two stellar catches in right Detroit for the 4,000th vic- with an RBi single, all in at Tampa Bay 3, Baltimore 0
at N.Y. Yankees 5, Kansas City 4
misplayed pop-up in the rains came, and New York Jarren Duran also homered field for a spectacular big tory in franchise history. the seventh inning, to push at Minnesota 9, Chicago White Sox 4
al leaders sixth, lifting Cleveland over league debut as milwau- manny machado and Ha- minnesota past Chicago. Houston 6, at Oakland 4
held off Boston when the off max scherzer to help at Seattle 3, Toronto 2
Enterig Saturday9s games. Philadelphia. kee rallied to beat atlanta. seong Kim also homered Jordan Balazovic
game resumed as part of a Boston split its double-
bAttiNg SAtUrdAY9S rESULtS
Bibee limited the Phillies day-night doubleheader. header with New York. Devin Williams escaped for the Padres, who trailed pitched a scoreless sev- Baltimore 6, at Tampa Bay 5
Díaz, TB ........................................... .319
Yoshida, Bos .................................... .317 to two hits and one walk in MEtS Ab r h bi bb SO Avg Justin turner added a a bases-loaded jam in the 3-0 after two innings. enth to earn his first major N.Y. Yankees 5, Kansas City 2
Bichette, Tor .................................... .315 at Seattle 9, Toronto 8
his second-longest start in Nimmo cf..............5 1 2 2 0 1 .263 two-run shot for the Red ninth for his 25th save in pAdrES Ab r h bi bb SO Avg league victory, and Jhoan at Minnesota 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Naylor, Cle ....................................... .312 Lindor ss...............5 0 0 0 0 2 .226
Ohtani, LA ....................................... .305 the majors. McNeil rf-2b .........5 1 2 0 0 1 .248
sox in the seventh inning. 27 opportunities. austin Ri- Kim ss................... 4 2 3 1 2 0 .268 Duran pitched a scoreless Houston at Oakland, late
Tucker, Hou ..................................... .303 Tatis Jr. rf ............ 4 1 2 1 2 1 .287
Philadelphia starter Alonso 1b..............4 1 2 0 0 0 .207 MEtS Ab r h bi bb SO Avg
ley homered for the fifth Soto lf................... 5 1 2 3 0 0 .268
ninth for his 17th save of
Hays, Bal .......................................... .297 Vogelbach dh........2 1 1 2 0 0 .227
Ramírez, Cle..................................... .294 Zach Wheeler allowed five Vientos ph-dh.......2 0 1 0 0 1 .191 Nimmo cf.............4 0 0 0 0 2 .260 straight game to tie a Kohlwey lf ............ 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 the year.
Canha rf...............4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Machado 3b.......... 5 2 2 3 0 1 .258
hOME rUNS hits while striking out eight Alvarez c...............4 0 0 0 0 1 .239
Lindor ss..............4 1 1 0 0 1 .226
Braves franchise mark. Batten 3b ............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 WhitE SOx Ab r h bi bb SO Avg Interleague games
Baty 3b .................4 1 2 1 0 1 .239 Bogaerts dh.......... 5 1 1 0 0 1 .263
Ohtani, LA .......................................... 35 in his first loss since Canha lf-rf ............4 0 2 0 0 0 .246 Alonso 1b ............4 2 2 0 0 1 .211 brAvES Ab r h bi bb SO Avg Benintendi lf.......4 0 1 0 1 2 .289
Robert Jr., Chi ..................................... 28 Alvarez c .............4 1 1 1 0 3 .239 Cronenworth 2b ... 5 2 2 1 0 0 .210 Anderson ss........5 1 2 0 0 0 .239 pAdrES At tigErS, 12:05
García, Tex .......................................... 24 may 22, against arizona. Guillorme 2b.........1 0 0 0 0 0 .238
McNeil 2b ............4 1 1 2 0 0 .248
Acuña Jr. rf .........4 1 2 0 1 1 .330 Campusano c ........ 5 3 4 4 0 0 .278 Robert Jr. cf........5 1 2 0 0 1 .273
Devers, Bos ......................................... 23 Stewart lf .............2 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Albies 2b.............4 1 0 0 1 2 .256 Rivas 1b................ 5 1 1 0 0 3 .214 W-L ErA tEAM
Vientos dh...........4 1 2 1 0 0 .216 Jiménez dh .........3 0 1 0 1 0 .277
Burger, Chi .......................................... 21 phiLLiES Ab r h bi bb SO Avg tOtALS 38 5 13 5 0 7 4 Riley 3b...............4 1 2 3 0 1 .273 Grisham cf............ 3 1 0 1 1 1 .215
Baty 3b................4 0 1 1 0 0 .239 Grandal 1b ..........3 0 2 1 1 0 .256 Musgrove (R) 9-2 3.16 10-5
Siri, TB ................................................ 20 Schwarber lf .......4 0 0 0 0 2 .185 Olson 1b..............3 0 0 0 1 2 .256 Burger 3b ............4 0 1 0 0 0 .218
Stewart lf............2 0 0 0 1 1 .231 Murphy c.............4 0 0 0 0 2 .285 tOtALS 43 1418 14 5 7 4
Judge, NY ............................................ 19 Turner ss ............4 0 1 0 0 1 .246 rEd SOx Ab r h bi bb SO Avg Vogelbach ph.......1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Andrus 2b ...........3 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Faedo (R) 1-4 6.98 1-5
Jung, Tex ............................................ 19 Castellanos rf .....4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Ozuna dh.............4 0 0 0 0 2 .231 Sheets ph............1 0 0 0 0 1 .216
Duran lf................ 4 1 2 0 0 0 .315 tOtALS 35 6 8 5 1 9 4 tigErS Ab r h bi bb SO Avg phiLLiES At gUArdiANS, 1:40
Harper dh............3 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Rosario lf ............4 0 2 0 0 1 .251 Colás rf ...............4 0 1 0 0 1 .202
Hernández ss....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Vierling lf...............5 0 1 0 0 1 .269
rbi Realmuto c .........2 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Arcia ss...............4 0 0 0 0 2 .287 Zavala c ..............3 0 0 0 0 2 .161
Turner 2b ............. 4 0 0 1 0 0 .286 rEd SOx Ab r h bi bb SO Avg Torkelson 1b..........4 0 0 0 0 2 .226 Nola (R) 9-6 4.27 10-10
García, Tex .......................................... 80 Stott 2b ..............3 0 0 0 0 0 .305 Harris II cf...........2 0 1 0 2 1 .270 Pérez ph..............1 0 0 0 0 1 .154
Yoshida dh ........... 3 0 0 0 1 1 .314 Greene cf ...............4 0 1 0 0 1 .299
Naylor, Cle .......................................... 76 Bohm 1b-3b ........3 0 0 0 0 2 .278 Devers 3b............. 4 0 2 0 0 0 .261 Duran cf...............3 2 1 1 1 1 .315 tOtALS 33 3 7 3 5 14 4 TBD ---- ---- ----
Yoshida lf ............4 1 3 1 0 0 .319 Ibáñez 2b ...............4 0 1 0 0 0 .236 tOtALS 36 2 10 1 3 8 4
Ohtani, LA .......................................... 76 Marsh cf .............3 0 0 0 0 2 .277 Duvall cf............... 4 0 0 0 0 2 .250
Devers, Bos ......................................... 73 Sosa 3b ...............1 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Turner dh.............4 1 1 2 0 1 .286 brEWErS Ab r h bi bb SO Avg Báez ss ..................3 0 1 0 0 0 .228 dOdgErS At rANgErS, 2:35
Verdugo rf............ 3 0 0 0 1 2 .277 Maton 3b ...............1 0 0 0 0 0 .164 tWiNS Ab r h bi bb SO Avg
Tucker, Hou ........................................ 68 Cave ph-1b..........1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Casas 1b............... 3 2 2 0 1 1 .239 Devers 3b ............3 1 1 0 1 0 .262 Yelich lf...............4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Sheehan (R) 3-0 4.91 3-2
Heim, Tex ........................................... 67 Verdugo rf ...........4 0 0 0 0 1 .274 McKinstry rf-ss .....3 1 1 0 1 0 .248 Correa ss.............2 0 2 1 2 0 .232
tOtALS 28 0 2 0 1 10 4 Wong c................. 4 1 1 0 0 3 .240 Contreras c .........4 0 0 0 0 2 .273 Cabrera dh .............3 1 1 0 0 0 .249
Bregman, Hou ..................................... 62 Casas 1b ..............3 2 2 3 1 1 .244 Julien 2b .............4 0 0 0 0 3 .310 Pérez (L) 7-3 4.84 12-6
Chang ss .............. 2 0 1 2 0 0 .159 Adames ss ..........4 1 1 0 0 1 .211 Haase ph-dh-rf ......1 0 0 0 0 0 .202
Arozarena, TB ..................................... 61 Hernández 2b......4 0 1 0 0 2 .218 Solano 2b............0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
gUArdiANS Ab r h bi bb SO Avg Refsnyder ph-lf ... 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269 Winker dh ...........3 1 0 0 1 2 .194 Rogers c .................4 1 1 1 0 1 .209 pirAtES At ANgELS, 4:07
Alfaro c................4 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Kirilloff 1b ..........3 0 0 0 1 1 .279
ErA Kwan lf ...............4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 tOtALS 33 4 8 4 3 9 4 Monasterio 3b ....4 0 1 0 0 2 .289 Short 3b-ss-p ........3 0 1 2 1 1 .200 Kepler rf..............4 0 0 0 0 1 .219
Chang ss..............4 1 1 1 0 2 .164 Frelick rf .............3 1 3 2 0 0 1.00 Keller (R) 9-5 3.73 11-9
McClanahan, TB ............................... 2.56 Rosario ss...........4 1 1 0 0 0 .261 tOtALS 35 3 8 3 2 6 4 Wallner lf............4 0 0 0 0 1 .270
Arias ss...............0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 NEW YOrK .... 002 201 000 4 5 13 1 tOtALS 33 8 10 8 3 9 4 Miller 1b .............4 1 1 0 0 0 .270
Eovaldi, Tex ..................................... 2.69 Buxton dh ...........3 1 0 0 1 2 .195 Anderson (L) 4-2 5.17 9-7
Ramírez 3b .........3 0 1 1 0 1 .295 bOStON......... 120 000 100 4 4 8 0 Turang 2b ...........1 0 0 1 1 1 .202 SAN diEgO .... 004 150 130 4 14 18 1 Farmer 3b ...........3 1 1 0 0 2 .249
Cole, NY ........................................... 2.78 NEW YOrK..... 000 300 003 4 6 8 1 Perkins cf............3 0 1 1 0 0 .214
Dunning, Tex .................................... 2.82 J.Naylor 1b .........3 0 1 0 0 1 .312 E: Alvarez (9). LOb: New York 7, Boston bOStON ......... 110 012 30x 4 8 10 1 dEtrOit ........ 030 000 000 4 3 8 0 Vázquez c............3 1 2 1 0 0 .217 MEtS At rEd SOx, 7:10
Valdez, Hou ..................................... 2.94 Bell dh.................3 0 1 0 0 1 .241 6. 2b: Baty (9), McNeil (15), Alonso (8), tOtALS 30 4 8 4 2 8 4 Taylor cf..............3 0 1 1 0 1 .221
Giménez 2b.........3 0 0 0 0 1 .244 E: Scherzer (1), Alfaro (2). LOb: New E: Kim (5). LOb: San Diego 8, Detroit 7. Carrasco (R) 3-3 5.34 6-7
Gausman, Tor .................................. 3.04 Chang (2). 3b: Casas (2). hr: Nimmo 2b: Soto (24), Tatis Jr. (23), Rivas (2), tOtALS 29 3 6 3 4 11 4
Brennan rf ..........3 0 1 0 0 0 .261 (15), off Crawford; Vogelbach (6), off York 3, Boston 4. 2b: Alonso (9). 3b: AtLANtA....... 003 000 000 4 3 7 2 TBD ---- ---- ----
Castillo, Sea ..................................... 3.04 Rogers (8). 3b: Cronenworth (6). hr:
Straw cf ..............2 0 0 0 1 2 .242 Crawford. Alonso (2). hr: Duran (6), off Scherzer; MiLWAUKEE . 000 021 01x 4 4 8 0 chicAgO........ 002 000 000 4 2 10 0
Bradish, Bal ..................................... 3.05 Machado (19), off Englert; Kim (12), off
B.Naylor c ...........3 0 0 0 0 2 .191 Casas 2 (14), off Scherzer; Chang (5), off E: Riley (9), Acuña Jr. (5). LOb: Atlanta MiNNESOtA.. 001 000 20x 4 3 6 0
MEtS ip h r Er bb SO ErA Scherzer; Turner (16), off Gott. Shreve; Campusano (2), off Cisnero.
SAvES tOtALS 28 1 5 1 1 8 4 8, Milwaukee 6. 2b: Miller (17), Adames
Bautista, Bal ....................................... 26 Senga ............... 31/3 3 3 2 1 3 3.27 MEtS ip h r Er bb SO ErA pAdrES ip h r Er bb SO ErA LOb: Chicago 10, Minnesota 6. 2b: Rob-
Clase, Cle ............................................ 26 phiLA............. 000 000 000 4 0 2 0 Hartwig ............... 2 1 0 0 0 1 2.87 (16). hr: Riley (22), off Houser.
Wolf..................... 5 6 3 3 1 1 5.40 ert Jr. (25), Vázquez 2 (9), Correa (21). Interleague scores
Peterson............. 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 6.44 Scherzer............... 6 6 5 5 2 7 4.20 brAvES ip h r Er bb SO ErA
Romano, Tor ....................................... 26 cLEvELANd... 000 001 00x 4 1 5 0 Gott......................1/3 2 3 3 1 1 11.5 Honeywell Jr. ...... 2 1 0 0 1 3 3.83 WhitE SOx ip h r Er bb SO ErA
Pressly, Hou ....................................... 23 Leone................... 1 1 0 0 0 1 4.50 Winans ............. 41/3 5 2 2 1 5 4.15 Hill ....................... 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.89 fridAY9S rESULtS
LOb: Philadelphia 3, Cleveland 4. 2b: Walker .................2/3 1 0 0 0 1 6.75 Cease ................... 6 3 1 1 2 9 4.04
Estévez, LA ......................................... 22 Raley ................... 1 1 0 0 1 2 2.08 Tonkin............... 12/3 2 1 1 1 2 3.22 García .................. 1 0 0 0 0 2 5.45 San Diego 5, at Detroit 4
Sosa (10). Smith ................... 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 Middleton........... 1/3 1 2 2 1 0 3.41
Jansen, Bos ........................................ 20 Robertson............ 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.08 McHugh ............... 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.54 at Cleveland 6, Philadelphia 5
Santos ................ 2/3 2 0 0 1 1 2.59
Sewald, Sea ........................................ 19 phiLLiES ip h r Er bb SO ErA rEd SOx ip h r Er bb SO ErA Jiménez ............... 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.86 tigErS ip h r Er bb SO ErA L.A. Dodgers 11, at Texas 5
rEd SOx ip h r Er bb SO ErA Bummer............... 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.82
Wheeler............... 7 5 1 1 1 8 3.88 Paxton.................. 6 3 3 2 1 7 3.46 Manning .............. 2 1 0 0 2 2 3.19 at L.A. Angels 8, Pittsburgh 5
StriKEOUtS Crawford ............. 4 4 4 4 0 2 4.04 brEWErS ip h r Er bb SO ErA tWiNS ip h r Er bb SO ErA N.Y. Mets at Boston, ppd.
Strahm ................ 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.60 Winckowski ......... 1 1 0 0 0 1 2.96 Englert.............. 21/3 10 9 9 1 1 5.46
Gausman, Tor ................................... 153 Jacques................ 1 2 0 0 0 2 5.40 Houser................. 6 6 3 3 2 10 3.86 White................ 12/3 1 1 1 2 0 4.95
Pivetta ................. 1 0 0 0 0 1 4.38 Gray ..................... 6 7 2 2 1 4 3.15 SAtUrdAY9S rESULtS
López, Min ........................................ 152 gUArdiANS ip h r Er bb SO ErA Bernardino .......... 1 2 1 1 0 2 2.48 Peguero ............... 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.77 Shreve ................. 1 1 1 1 0 3 4.46
Garza....................2/3 3 3 3 0 0 7.36 Balazovic ............. 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.38
Ohtani, LA ........................................ 148 Bibee ................... 7 2 0 0 1 8 3.04 Bleier ................... 2 3 0 0 0 0 5.09 Payamps.............. 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.75 Cisnero................. 1 3 3 3 0 1 3.89 L.A. Dodgers 16, at Texas 3
Jansen..................1/3 1 0 0 0 0 3.06 Jax ....................... 1 1 0 0 1 1 2.90
Ryan, Min .......................................... 141 De Los Santos ..... 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.66 Martin ................. 1 2 0 0 0 1 1.47 Williams .............. 1 1 0 0 2 3 1.64 Short.................... 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 at Cleveland 1, Philadelphia 0
Duran................... 1 2 0 0 0 3 2.06
Lynn, Chi ........................................... 139 Clase.................... 1 0 0 0 0 1 3.15 Wp: Hartwig (3-1); Lp: Crawford (4-5); Wp: Paxton (6-2); Lp: Scherzer (8-4); S: Wp: Payamps (4-1); Lp: Jiménez (0-3); Game 1: N.Y. Mets 5, at Boston 4
Jansen (21). inherited runners-scored: Wp: Wolf (1-0); Lp: Englert (4-3). inher- Wp: Balazovic (1-0); Lp: Middleton Game 2: at Boston 8, N.Y. Mets 6
Cole, NY ............................................ 134 Wp: Bibee (6-2); Lp: Wheeler (7-5); S: S: Robertson (14). inherited runners- S: Williams (25). inherited runners-
Jansen 1-1. Wp: Garza. t: 2:39. A: 36,505 ited runners-scored: White 2-2. pb: Rog- (2-2); S: Duran (17). inherited runners- San Diego 14, at Detroit 3
Castillo, Sea ...................................... 133 Clase (27). hbp: Bibee (Realmuto). t: scored: Leone 1-1. Wp: Peterson, Ber- scored: Tonkin 1-0. t: 2:32. A: 39,707
(37,755). ers (2). t: 2:47. A: 31,974 (41,083). scored: Santos 2-2. t: 2:39. A: 30,894 Pittsburgh at L.A. Angels, late
Valdez, Hou ...................................... 133 2:15. A: 37,937 (34,788). nardino. t: 2:57. A: 37,035 (37,755). (41,700). (38,544).
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baseball

Officially in the fold with the Nats, Crews gets his first taste of Washington
BY A NDREW G OLDEN
The yells from fans crammed in
the first row of the section nearest
the Washington Nationals9 dug-
out were enough of an indicator
of the noteworthiness of the mo-
ment. If that wasn9t enough, the
fact that the front-office members
stationed along the dugout rail-
ing and on the dirt were dressed
in suits was a dead giveaway.
Dylan Crews emerged from the
home dugout at Nationals Park
with hitting coach Darnell Coles
and headed to the batting cage to
take his first hacks as a National.
Behind him Saturday afternoon
were kids screaming his name
and adults on their tiptoes, trying
to get a photo as, for the first time,
they saw a player they hope will
be a franchise-altering talent.
Crews officially joined the Na-
tionals organization Saturday,
agreeing to a contract after being
drafted second overall less than
two weeks ago. The outfielder out
of LSU landed a $9 million sign-
ing bonus. That9s the second rich-
est in mLB draft history, behind
only the $9.2 million that Paul
Skenes, a right-hander and his
college teammate drafted No. 1,
just got from the Pittsburgh Pi-
rates.
<I9m ready to go,= Crews said.
<Looking back, 10 years [ago], I
really wouldn9t think I9d be in this
position right now. I think it all
starts with surrounding myself
with the right people. I9m just
ready to get going, and I couldn9t
be happier right now. I9m looking
forward to the future. It9s going to
be awesome.=
The latest piece of the Nation-
als9 push to return to contention is
now in the fold, adding to a re-
vamped farm system that looks
significantly stronger than it did a
year ago.
The Nationals had an excess of
outfield talent in their farm sys-
tem even before drafting Crews.
James Wood and robert Has-
sell III, acquired in last year9s
Juan Soto trade, are at Class AA
Harrisburg. Elijah Green, Wash-
ington9s first-round pick in 2022,
has reached low Class A freder-
icksburg, but he9s away from the
team while rehabbing a wrist in-
jury. And then there are Cristhian
no. 2 overall pick Dylan Crews will get acclimated at the nationals9
spring training facility before heading to a minor league affiliate.
Vaquero, whom the Nationals
spent $4.925 million to land dur-
ing the 2022 international sign-
ing period, and Daylen Lile, a
second-round pick in 2021.
But in Crews, the Nationals
added a college bat who also is
strong defensively. He won the
Golden Spikes Award, given to the
nation9s best amateur player. He
was a first-team all-American and
the SEC player of the year 4 and
those are just this year9s accom-
plishments.
<It9s always great to add a key-
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stone type of player in the organi-
zation,= General manager mike
rizzo said ahead of the Nationals9
matchup with the San francisco
Giants. <. . . We9ve been here be-
fore.=
rizzo said Crews will go to the
team9s spring training facility in
West Palm Beach, fla., to get accli-
mated to the organization before
heading to a Class A affiliate 4
fredericksburg or Wilmington.
from there, he will try to join
elite company. Crews was the Na-
tionals9 highest draft pick since
Bryce Harper was selected first in
2010. Stephen Strasburg was tak-
en No. 1 the year before. Harper
played seven seasons with Wash-
ington, was the National League
rookie of the year in 2012, won the
NL mVP award in 2015 and made
six all-star appearances. Stras-
burg was the World Series mVP in
2019 and has received three all-
star nods.
Having played in the country9s
most challenging college confer-
ence for a team that expects to
win every year, Crews is no
stranger to lofty expectations.
over three seasons in Baton
rouge, he hit .380 with a .498 on-
base percentage and a .689 slug-
ging percentage. In 196 games, he
mashed 43 doubles, eight triples
and 58 homers 4 and he helped
LSU take home the national title
this season.
<He handled elite pitching
well, and I think that9s why he
separated himself as the top hitter
in maybe not this draft but in
several years,= LSU Coach Jay
Johnson said. <He could step into
the box and handle major league
pitching right now in terms of
controlling the strike zone, the
bat speed. The combination of
vision, recognition skills, manag-
ing the zone, hitting the ball hard
on a line to all parts of the field 4
he was great at all of it.=
Such skills will test the Nation-
als9 ability to be patient. manager
Dave martinez, who has had his
patience tested many times dur-
ing another rebuilding season,
said he looks forward to the day
when Crews can help at the major
league level.
So on Saturday, martinez and
the fans in the stands could hold
on to batting practice, at least.
Toward the end of his session,
Crews put a pitch over the fence
for the first time, drawing a few
extra cheers. He followed with
another homer, and the screams
got louder.
<I9m just going to go out there
4 doesn9t matter what day it is 4
give it all I got and leave it out on
the field,= he said. <All I want to do
is win, really. I hope to bring that
to this organization and hope to
bring other guys along with my
game and hope to impact others
as well.=

Nationals pick up another win over the Giants behind a rare offensive outburst
nAtionAlS from D1
the third base line.
That was the end of the line for
Webb; it was the shortest start of
the 26-year-old9s major league ca-
reer. The Nationals (40-58) would
cruise from there, handing the
contending Giants (54-45) an-
other loss.
The Nationals have had no
trouble putting the ball in play
this season, but they have hit for
very little power. They9re at their
best when they string together
singles and find an extra-base hit
here or there to put up a crooked
number. That9s exactly what hap-
pened Saturday night, and it con-
tinued in the fourth inning.
García started with a single
against reliever Sean manaea be-
fore Call walked. Two batters lat-
er, Lane Thomas contributed an
rBI double. Jeimer Candelario
and ruiz added an rBI single
each before Smith found a hole up
the middle for another, this one
coming off the bat at just
72.9 mph, to make it 10-1. manaea
bent over in frustration as Nation-
als fans in the upper levels stood
for another run-scoring chant.
All of that support was more
than enough for Josiah Gray, who
pieced together one of his best
outings of the season despite
struggling early. Gray threw sev-
en straight balls to open the game,
ultimately walking Lamonte
Wade Jr. and Joc Pederson. But he
struck out J.D. Davis before get-
ting michael Conforto to ground
into an inning-ending double
play.
Gray also walked the first bat-
ter he faced in the second, but he
again avoided damage. In the
third, he allowed a pair of hits
CJ Abrams hit a two-run homer, his 10th of the year, to give the nationals a 6-0 lead in the second inning of Saturday9s eventual blowout.
before Davis drove in the Giants9
lone run on a sacrifice fly. But
Gray made the necessary adjust-
ments, just as Jake Irvin had in a
5-3 win a night earlier.
<Just had to refocus a little bit,=
Gray said of starting the game
with two walks, <and look at the
score ahead and be like, 8If I give
up a hit, if I give up a run, the guys
have my back.9 Just pitch my game
and get the first out and the first
strike. After the first two innings,
felt like I did a better job at that.=
Gray lasted seven innings and
struck out four, retiring 11 of the
final 13 batters he faced. manager
Dave martinez said before the
game that he wanted Gray to
establish his fastball, but he
stayed almost entirely away from
it. In the end, he threw 23 sliders,
19 curveballs, 17 cutters, nine
sinkers, seven change-ups, seven
sweepers and just five fastballs as
his ErA fell to 3.45.
A few hours before the game,
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the Nationals welcomed No. 2
draft pick Dylan Crews, the team9s
latest building block, to the or-
ganization after the outfielder
from LSU agreed to a $9 million
signing bonus. And then Gray 4
along with ruiz, arguably the or-
ganization9s first major additions
in its rebuild 4 built on an all-star
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season while getting offensive
support from his young team-
mates.
Everyone in the lineup had at
least one hit, and Abrams, García
and ruiz had two apiece. Behind
the plate, ruiz helped Gray and
the rest of the staff slow the Gi-
ants again. rico Garcia, making
his Nationals debut, struck out
two in the eighth inning before
Joe La Sorsa handled the ninth on
just five pitches.
The Nationals didn9t score af-
ter the fourth inning, but they
didn9t need to. They had thor-
oughly outplayed the Giants by
that point.
<Big day for us,= martinez said.
<The future9s bright; we9re excited
about it. our young guys are play-
ing really well. Veteran guys are
keeping us grounded. So just a
really good day. It9s been a good
weekend so far. So let9s finish up
tomorrow by going 1-0.=

These Dodgers are built differently, but they9re still winning like they always do
BALTIMORE 4
On Two hours before
Baseball first pitch at
Chelsea Camden Yards,
Janes Los Angeles
Dodgers
outfielder Jason Heyward was in
full uniform. As relievers
lounged on a clubhouse couch,
freddie freeman ambled to the
batting cage in sweats and
mookie Betts darted in and out
in shorts, Heyward looked as if
he were hours away from his
debut.
This was not, as it might
seem, the sign of a rejuvenated
veteran of 14 major league
seasons rediscovering his joy:
Heyward has always done this,
dating from his days with the
Chicago Cubs, dating from the
days when his on-field impact
mirrored his off-field influence
4 before the latter started to
outpace the former, seemingly
for good.
Still, it is something different
in this clubhouse, where stars
come and go as they punch the
clock, where stoicism has been
the norm almost by design,
where championship
aspirations often took up too
much room to allow new
personalities to alter the vibe.
But these Dodgers did not
start the season with those same
sky-high expectations. This
year9s Dodgers were built to
climb Kilimanjaro but not
Everest 4 to win and contend
and all that as usual but not to
be so loaded as to eliminate the
possibility of mediocrity
entirely.
President of baseball
operations Andrew friedman
and his front office did not
splurge to keep Trea Turner, did
not outbid Steve Cohen for
Justin Verlander to bolster a
shaky season-opening rotation
and did not push for Aaron
Judge just to refill star power
after letting some depart. The
Dodgers spent a little less than
usual, planned to rely on a few
more prospects than usual,
seemed a little more willing to
see what happens.
So that the Dodgers find
themselves approaching the
trade deadline atop the National
League West, outlasting the
teams that were finally
supposed to pass them by 4 and
that they have gotten there with
the second-best run differential
in the NL, suggesting they are
not some midsummer fluke 4
almost qualifies as a pleasant
surprise.
And that they are doing it at
all, when three teams that spent
more than the roughly
$230 million they invested in
their payroll this year are in
danger of missing the playoffs,
suggests they know a secret that
other teams don9t. In a decade of
planning to win, the Dodgers
have never stumbled as the New
York mets, New York Yankees
and San Diego Padres have this
season. They have never
completely fallen apart when
they intended to contend, never
missed the playoffs entirely
when they meant to make them.
<Things just don9t sort of
spiral on us,= said manager Dave
roberts, who took over before
the 2016 season. <All the teams
that we9ve had, they9re just very
consistent of mind and of work.
Certainly we have a lot of talent,
but you can look around at
teams that are very talent-laden,
high payroll-laden that aren9t as
consistent as we are. That9s a
hallmark I9m pretty proud of.=
The Dodgers are writing the
same old story with some new
blood, with Heyward, shortstop
miguel rojas and hitting-
obsessed J.D. martinez filling
prominent clubhouse roles.
That trio joined a roster more
reliant on young players than
usual and served as glue for a
team that looked more
vulnerable at times than it has
in recent memory, even as it has
looked a little more
lighthearted.
<I9m having as much fun as
I9ve ever had with a group of
guys,= roberts said.
managers have to say things
like that, but roberts was
adamant that he means it. His
players, from the outside, seem
to be enjoying themselves more,
too.
As they beat the streaking
Texas rangers on friday night
in Arlington, for example, the
normally robotic Betts and
freeman and max muncy and
others debuted a downright silly
celebration when they reached
base, waving their arms back
and forth above their head
before falling into giggles.
freeman9s wife, Chelsea, offered
her version of the origin story
on Instagram, providing video
of freddie dancing awkwardly
at a recent Dodgers fundraising
gala, something his teammates
now seem determined to
immortalize publicly.
Betts has not been prone to
frivolity since joining the
Dodgers. At times he has been
too hurt, too frustrated or too
serious to fully assume the star
power his talent can unlock. But
this year, as when he nearly
collapsed into laughter doing
freeman9s dance at second base
friday or when he decided to try
the Home run Derby after years
of resisting 4 or as he has
compiled 27 homers and a
.950 oPS in one of the best
seasons of an already prolific
career 4 something is different.
Something is different for the
Dodgers, too 4 namely that they
were not expected to be a sure
thing. The Padres spent more
than the Dodgers this year in
hopes of finally unseating them.
The Arizona Diamondbacks led
the division early and at times
looked to have a stockpile of
young talent similar to the one
that helped the Dodgers get
here in the first place.
Sure, this generation of
Dodgers will never be an
underdog. The Dodgers win so
consistently that they9re no
longer capable of surprise
attacks. They spend too much to
qualify for sympathy tax credits.
They seem capable of securing
superstars at any price but also
of mining the clearance rack
better than anyone, of removing
the tarnish from veterans who
had ceased to shine. And they
are paranoid, so notoriously
paranoid, that they seem certain
they know something about
winning that other franchises
don9t. In fairness to them, it sure
seems they do.
maybe the Dodgers just got
lucky, but even though they
moved less aggressively this
offseason than in years past,
their moves paid off. When they
let Justin Turner, a clubhouse
staple, walk to Boston and
replaced him with martinez, a
veteran mercenary, it seemed
almost cold. Instead, martinez
seemed to revive his old red Sox
friend Betts.
rojas has emerged as an
infield leader, a tone setter, the
kind of veteran who can push
his team to play with urgency
and watch it follow his lead.
When the Dodgers brought in
Heyward and David Peralta, it
appeared they were creating a
logjam 4 or at least
complicating an outfield plan
that was supposed to leave room
for top prospect James outman
to show what he could do. If the
season ended today, Heyward
would have his highest oPS
since 2012 (not counting the
shortened 2020 season). Peralta
is hitting .284 at 35. outman is a
rookie of the year contender.
And when the Dodgers
decided to rely on one of the
shallowest opening Day
rotations they have had in years
in the hopes that young arms
would rise to the occasion, that
seemed to be a recipe for
disaster, even if Clayton
Kershaw looked like his old self
to start the season. Now
Kershaw is injured, Walker
Buehler is still recovering from
Tommy John surgery, Dustin
may needed another surgery,
and Julio Urías9s ErA is nearly
three full runs higher than it
was last year. The normally
dominant rotation is simply
mediocre, but the Dodgers are
winning anyway. And they have
the money and prospect capital
to upgrade it.
<our guys have never shied
away from making our ballclub
better,= roberts said of
friedman, who told the Los
Angeles Times this past week
that the Dodgers will be
<aggressive= in seeking
improvement. <I think everyone
in that clubhouse has all the
confidence in them, that they9ll
do what makes sense.=
Upgrades to the rotation
make sense for this team.
marcus Stroman and Lucas
Giolito are among the
formidable starters likely to be
available, though if the Chicago
White Sox decide to sell in full,
Dylan Cease and others could be
in play, too.
You could argue, of course,
that Shohei ohtani makes a lot
of sense. But the Los Angeles
Angels remain in contention
and seem unlikely to trade him
as long as that is true. Plus, the
Dodgers might not want to give
up prospects to get ohtani a few
months early when many see
them as the favorites to acquire
him when he becomes a free
agent this offseason. They are
still the Dodgers, after all.
D6
New Commanders owner Harris knows all about being a Washington NFL fan
HArris froM D1
Harris is not Snyder, and that
alone is a significant edge as he
tries to revitalize the franchise.
The private-equity investor and
owner of the NBA9s Philadelphia
76ers and the NHL9s New Jersey
Devils hopes to raise the bar in
Washington, largely because of
his personal connection to the
area and the team. Harris and his
investors 4 curated to feature
D.C. ties, financial savvy, real
estate knowledge and obviously
significant wealth 4 vowed to
restore the franchise as they re-
member it.
<We will work tirelessly to
make you proud once again of
this franchise like my family was
when I grew up here,= Harris said
earlier in the day during his
introductory news conference.
<This is not going to be easy. My
job is to deliver an organization
that can win. It9s on me, and it9s
on us up here.=
From local fan to owner
To get here, you have to go
back. Back to the mid-1970s,
when Harris attended rolling-
wood Elementary School in
Chevy Chase and lived a few
blocks from Ein, a kindergarten
classmate who became a lifelong
friend. The two played touch
football games at Candy Cane
City, grew up as Washington NfL
fans, attended the University of
Pennsylvania and later Harvard
Business School, went into fi-
nance, worked on Wall Street
together and even shared beach
houses.
You have to go back to when
Harris, the son of an orthodon-
tist, would go with his dad to
Capital Centre in Landover to
watch the Washington Bullets.
But he lived for the times his
uncle would offer up a ticket to
attend an NfL game at rfK
Stadium. Harris had a No. 17 Billy
Kilmer jersey. He and Ein also
had identical burgundy-and-gold
Washington varsity jackets.
<one of my earliest memories
was blocking Garo [Yepremian9s
kick] 4 I mean, seriously 4 and
then running it back for a touch-
down, losing to the Miami Dol-
phins, 14-7, [in Super Bowl VII],=
Harris recalled recently. <I re-
member when I was in high
school and Joe Gibbs [was coach]
and their first pick was Art Monk
and everyone being like, 8Who is
Art Monk?9 =
You have to go back to when
Norman rales would drop off
Mitchell and his three other sons
at the friendship Heights bus
station so they could go to rfK.
They never missed a game.
And to get here, you have to go
back to the late 1990s, when the
behemoth of a stadium now
called fedEx field first opened.
<I remember literally going up
and gazing up at Jack Kent Cooke
[Stadium] and being like, 8This is
unbelievable,9 = Harris said in an
interview with The Washington
Post. <So, yeah, I was a legit real
fan and lived through all those
experiences and all those years.
. . . It9s part of my DNA. It9s part of
who I am.=
Harris has always been en-
trenched in sports 4 he wrestled
at Penn from 1982 to 1985 4 but
he built his fortune in finance,
first at an investment bank, Drex-
el Burnham Lambert, and then at
Apollo Global Management, the
private equity firm he co-founded
in 1990.
While living in London, Harris
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<You9d be foolish not to
envision [a victory], and I9ve
thought about winning majors
my whole life,= Harman said
Saturday evening. <It9s the reason
why I work as hard as I do, why I
practice as much as I do, why I
sacrifice as much as I do.
Tomorrow, if that9s going to come
to fruition for me, it has to be all
about the golf. It has to be
execution and just staying in the
moment.=
Harman should absolutely be
commended for how he handled
himself during the third round.
He entered with that five-shot
lead. He wobbled with two
bogeys on his first four holes to
see that lead shrink to two. He
made a steadying birdie at the
fifth and didn9t stumble the rest
of the way. He has made just
three bogeys over 54 holes and
absolutely will dictate how
Sunday plays out.
<obviously, Brian looks like
he9s going to come in five or six
ahead of me,= Young, who posted
a stellar 66, said before Harman
finished. <And in that case, I
sylvia Harris acknowledged the crowd at FedEx Field on Friday celebrating son Josh Harris taking over as owner of the Commanders.
became close to David Blitzer, a
managing partner at investment
management company Black-
stone.
<I just remember us talking,
and I sort of remember him
saying that he was interested in
investing in sports,= Blitzer said,
thinking back to a conversation
he had with Harris in the fall of
2010. <I just sort of lodged that in
the back of my brain.=
A year later, Harris and Blitzer
4 co-founders of Harris Blitzer
Sports & Entertainment 4 pur-
chased the 76ers from Comcast-
Spectacor for $280 million. In
2013, they partnered again to buy
the Devils from Jeffrey Vander-
beek for $320 million. Two years
after that, they invested in the
English Premier League9s Crystal
Palace, and in 2020 they acquired
a small stake in the Pittsburgh
Steelers.
<It wasn9t like [we had always
planned to] keep investing,=
Blitzer said. <But I think we both
kind of had it in our heads, and as
it started to play out, we got more
and more excited about making it
larger and broader as we went.=
In the late spring of 2021, with
Harris9s career at a crossroads 4
he announced plans to step down
from Apollo after more than 30
years at the company 4 Ein
suggested he meet with rales,
who had been an acquaintance of
Harris9s for years. So the three
convened at Glenstone, the pri-
vate art museum in Potomac that
rales co-founded with his wife.
<We had the opportunity dur-
ing the middle of the pandemic to
really sit down and have a long
talk about business and where he
was really wanting to go with his
next career step,= rales said. <We
just chess-boarded a lot of things
together and had a lot of deep
conversations. . . . Little did I
know where this would all lead.=
Harris wanted to build his own
investment firm, which he did in
2022. He also wanted to expand
his family9s charitable founda-
think you just kind of have to see
how the first couple holes play
out tomorrow and then maybe
start aiming at things that you
might not otherwise.=
Here9s where we have an
honest, just-between-us
conversation about golf
tournaments and golf leader
boards: Harman9s bogeys at the
first and fourth, when considered
by the television viewer or
gallery member over here 4 or,
frankly, the sportswriter 4 were
exactly what was needed. A
repeat of that would make
Sunday more interesting, too.
Not to wish ill will on a decent
and honest man but . . .
Golf is a game of honor and
chivalry, right? one in which
good shots are applauded and
poor ones are met with polite
indifference? Bobby Jones 4 who
was not only a wonderful golfer
but apparently an accomplished
arbiter of decorum 4 once wrote,
in a guide to spectator behavior
at his beloved Augusta National,
that <most distressing to those
who love the game of golf is the
applauding or cheering of
misplays or misfortunes of a
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Josh Harris signed autographs at FedEx Field. He also bought the crowd at a 106.7 the Fan party beers.
tion, Harris Philanthropies. And
he wanted to do more in sports.
Last year, Harris made a run at
two franchises 4 the Denver
Broncos and England9s Chelsea
fC 4 before the Commanders
came available.
<I think . . . the fact that it was
his hometown was the whole
reason that he stretched for it,=
said Ein, who is also the chair of
the DC open tennis tournament.
<. . . I think he was a little of the
mind-set like not to do it. only
because it was Washington was
the only reason he did it. I think
otherwise he would have just
passed.=
A clear, consistent plan
Much of Harris9s career has
<i9ve thought about winning majors my whole life,= said Brian
Harman, whose best major finish is second at the 2017 U.s. Open.
player.=
fine. Muffle them into your
shoulder, then. But be realistic,
too.
If you enjoy flipping on the
telly for early-morning, major
championship golf in the United
States, those early bogeys went
wonderfully with Saturday9s full
English breakfast. (Hold the
baked beans, please.) The list of
people who preferred Harman to
run away with this thing was
mostly relegated to the Harman
household in Sea Island, Ga.
Golf, perhaps more than any
other sport, has a caste system.
PhoTos by John McDonnell/The WashingTon PosT
followed a basic trend: Buy dis-
tressed assets and make them
more valuable.
He did it for years at Apollo. He
also has done it repeatedly with
his sports franchises.
The 76ers garnered criticism
for their famed <Process,= essen-
tially a rebuild through tanking.
They gutted their roster and
plunged to the bottom of the
NBA, only to climb back up,
primarily with the help of Joel
Embiid, the third pick of the 2014
draft and this year9s MVP.
The 76ers have yet to win a
championship on Harris9s watch,
but they have made the playoffs
the past six seasons and have
more than 14,000 season ticket
holders, up from 3,500 in 2011,
Paul chilDs/reuTers
There are pathways for players to
improve their hierarchal
standing, and they mostly have
to do with winning professional
events 4 on the PGA Tour or DP
World Tour (sorry, LIV Golf ) 4
and contending in major
championships. That9s not the
whole of it, because there are
swagger and style elements, too,
in personality and game. But
that9s most of it.
Harman just hasn9t won or
contended enough to rise to his
sport9s upper echelon. He has
two PGA Tour victories, but the
latter came in 2017. He
the washington post
according to HBSE. Last year,
forbes valued the 76ers at
$3.15 billion, up from $469 mil-
lion in 2014.
The Devils have started to see
returns on an expansion of their
scouting staff and lucrative in-
vestments in players, including
Nico Hischier, Jack Hughes, on-
drej Palat and Dougie Hamilton.
They tied the largest single-sea-
son turnaround in NHL history in
2022-23, and they followed it
with another flurry of offseason
moves.
With both teams, Harris made
analytics and sports science
priorities. He has said that with
all of his investments, he likes to
hire the best talent. But he also
stays involved in his team9s opera-
contended in that year9s U.S.
open, leading after 54 holes, and
losing to Brooks Koepka brought
him no shame. But in 29 previous
major appearances, he has
posted just one other top-10
finish 4 and missed 13 cuts.
He works hard at his game and
has played splendidly here. But
he knows his standing, which is
due more to what he hasn9t done
than what he has.
<I think about it a lot,
obviously,= Harman said. <I9m
around the lead a bunch. It9s
been hard to stay patient. I felt
that after I won the [Wells fargo
Championship] and had the
really good chance at the U.S.
open in 2017 that I would
probably pop a few more off, and
it just hasn9t happened.=
So many of the characters who
will chase him Sunday have
made it happen. Young isn9t one
of those 4 zero wins on the PGA
Tour for the 26-year-old out of
Wake forest. But excuse me if he
doesn9t have an absolute vibe. He
hits it so loudly and stands so
strong that he appears able to
break a golf course. He has this,
too, in his holster: a tee shot on
the 72nd hole last year at
St. Andrews that reached the
green and set up an eagle that
vaulted him to that runner-up
spot.
And rahm needs no
introduction. His 63 on Saturday
was perhaps less surprising than
his indifferent play in the first
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tions.
<We have weekly calls [with
Harris and Blitzer], and I can
present whatever is on my mind
4 what I want to do,= Devils
General Manager Tom fitzgerald
said. <It may be as small as, 8Hey,
these are the prospects at devel-
opment camp.9 . . . They like to
hear about their team: the good
and where we need to get better
and how we9re going to fix things
and how we9re going to maintain
things.=
Daryl Morey, the 76ers9 presi-
dent, added: <He9ll ask, like,
8What were the alternatives you
considered? Why did you choose
to do it now versus if you waited a
while?9 And if you don9t have good
answers to those questions, you
shouldn9t work for Josh.=
The turnarounds of both teams
became a part of rales9s due
diligence as he pondered joining
the group Harris assembled to
bid on and eventually purchase
the Commanders.
<It made an impression on me,
and I did some fun due diligence
as well by going to a few of the
[76ers9] playoff games,= he said.
<After being in Washington for as
long as I9ve been, to get the feel of
the playoffs again, you had goose
bumps.=
Creating a new reality
During Snyder9s 24-year own-
ership, Washington became the
NfL9s biggest blemish, with more
federal investigations than play-
off wins. The days when burgun-
dy blanketed the stands and the
stadium shook seemed like a
myth as swaths of empty seats 4
or worse, seats filled with oppos-
ing fans 4 became the norm.
Quarterbacks came and went.
Coaches did, too. And even the
wins were bogged down by the
team9s reality.
Harris believes Washington9s
new reality can look much differ-
ent, even in his first year. He and
his investors take over with little
time to make significant change
before the start of the season, but
they plan to improve the fan
experience and assess the staff
and team to determine the next
steps.
Building a new stadium is atop
their list of long-term goals, along
with repairing the franchise9s re-
lationship with fans and local
officials.
That started as early as Thurs-
day, when Harris called in to 106.7
the fan9s end-of-Snyder party and
bought beers for the fans.
It continued friday, when he
held a town hall with team em-
ployees and then a lunch with
former players, then greeted
those screaming fans.
<obviously, we have a lot of
work to do, but I feel like one of
the great things about Washing-
ton fans is [they9re] like a sleeping
giant,= Harris said. <There9s still
that loyalty.=
But to get back the fans who
left in droves because of Snyder
and to keep the many who
showed up friday afternoon to
take selfies and give high-fives,
Harris knows one thing is neces-
sary: winning.
Just as Washington used to do
when he grew up a fan of the
team.
<I9m thankful for it and am
grateful for it, but . . . I9m sweat-
ing this,= Harris said with a smile.
<I9m stressed. This isn9t just some
thing for me. I feel a great sense of
responsibility to make this work
and to make the city proud of the
franchise again.=
two rounds.
<Today was one of those days
where I felt invincible,= he said in
Spanish.
That9s the kind of swagger, the
sort of athletic arrogance, that
contributes to great theater at
major championships.
Hovland, the 25-year-old
Norwegian, played in the last
group at this year9s PGA
Championship and has top-seven
finishes in three of the past four
majors. He9s one of those guys
who fits in the a-major-is-
eventually-inevitable category. A
win by him? It9s allowable, even
celebrated.
Harman? His playing partner
in the final group Saturday was
fleetwood, from nearby
Southport, another contender
who falls in the worthy category.
The support wasn9t just heavily
on the Englishman9s side.
<I9d be lying if I didn9t hear
some things that weren9t super
nice today towards me,= Harman
said.
Like what?
<It9s unrepeatable,= he said.
okay, fine. That9s a bridge too
far. Brian Harman has done
everything right to put himself in
position for his biggest
professional accomplishment by
far. In his interest, all the best.
But in the interest of a fun
Sunday at the 151st British open?
If we9re being honest, another
opening bogey would do nicely,
thanks.
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Japan 5, Zambia 0
AtP
haLL Of famE OpEN
British Open
At Royal Liverpool; Hoylake, England
purse: $16.5 million
New York .................................... 15 5 .750 2
At International Tennis Hall of Fame;
Connecticut ................................ 17 6 .739 4 JapaN 1 4 5 Yardage: 7,383; par: 71
ZambIa 0 0 0 In Newport, R.I.
l SUN 86, DREAM 78: Atlanta ....................................... 12 10 .545 41/2 purse: $642,735 ThIRD ROUND
Aces 98, DeWanna Bonner scored Washington................................ 11
Chicago ......................................... 9
10
13
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5
71/2
first half: 1, Japan, Miyazawa, (Fujino), 43rd minute.
Second half: 2, Japan, Tanaka, (Endo), 55th; 3, Japan,
Surface: Grass Brian Harman, United States .......
Cameron Young, United States ....
67 65 69
72 68 66
4
4
201
206
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Lynx 81 20 points and grabbed nine re- Indiana.......................................... 6 15 .286 10 Miyazawa, (Tanaka), 62nd; 4, Japan, Endo, (Hasegawa),
71st; 5, Japan, Ueki, (penalty kick), 90th+11.
SINgLES 4 SEmIfINaLS
Adrian Mannarino (2), France, def. Ugo Humbert (3),
Jon Rahm, Spain ...........................
Jason Day, Australia .....................
74 70 63
72 67 69
4
4
207
208
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bounds, Alyssa Thomas almost wEST w L pct gb goalies: Japan, Ayaka Yamashita, Momoko Tanaka, France, 6-4, 6-3; Alex Michelsen, United States, def. Tommy Fleetwood, England ......... 66 71 71 4 208 -5
Chika Hirao; Zambia, Catherine Musonda, Letisha Lungu, John Isner, United States, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4.
had another triple-double, and Las Vegas ................................... 21 2 .913 4
Eunice Sakala. Viktor Hovland, Norway ............... 70 72 66 4 208 -5
Dallas.......................................... 13 9 .591 71/2 Antoine Rozner, France ................ 67 74 67 4 208 -5
A SSOCIATED P RESS Connecticut nearly blew a Minnesota .................................. 10 13 .435 11
Yellow cards: Musonda, Zambia, 51st. DOUbLES 4 SEmIfINaLS
Sepp Straka, Austria .................... 71 67 70 4 208 -5
Los Angeles .................................. 7 15 .318 131/2 Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow (1), United
20-point lead before beating At- Phoenix......................................... 6 15 .286 14 States, def. Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni (3), India,
Alex Fitzpatrick, England ............. 74 70 65 4 209 -4
Shubhankar Sharma, India ........... 68 71 70 4 209 -4
A9ja Wilson scored 35 points on lanta in College Park, Ga. Seattle.......................................... 4 18 .182 161/2 England 1, Haiti 0 6-7 (7-2), 7-6 (7-1), 11-9.
Thomas Detry, Belgium ................ 74 69 67 4 210 -3
14-for-17 shooting and grabbed The Sun (17-6), which defeated Emiliano Grillo, Argentina ............ 66 74 70 4 210 -3
fRIDaY9S RESULT haITI 0 0 0 Nicolai Hojgaard, Denmark ........... 71 70 69 4 210 -3
14 rebounds to help Las Vegas beat the Dream, 82-71, on Thursday to New York 96, at Washington 87 ENgLaND 1 0 1
NORDEa OpEN Matthew Jordan, England ............ 69 72 69 4 210 -3
first half: 1, England, Stanway, (penalty kick), 29th Tom Kim, South Korea .................. 74 68 68 4 210 -3
the Minnesota Lynx, 98-81, on Sat- snap its seven-game winning SaTURDaY9S RESULTS minute. At Bastad (Sweden) Tennis Stadium
Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland .... 71 70 69 4 210 -3
Connecticut 86, at Atlanta 78 Second half: None. purse: $632,339
urday in Minneapolis, the Aces9 streak, has won five of its past six. Las Vegas 98, at Minnesota 81 goalies: Haiti, Kerly Theus, Nahomie Ambroise, Lara Surface: Red clay
Matt Fitzpatrick, England ............. 72 72 67 4 211 -2
Max Homa, United States ............ 68 73 70 4 211 -2
WNBA-record-tying fifth straight Thomas finished with 15 points, at Dallas 98, Los Angeles 84 Sophia Larco; England, Mary Earps, Hannah Hampton, SINgLES 4 SEmIfINaLS Sungjae Im, South Korea .............. 70 74 67 4 211 -2
Chicago 90, at Seattle 75 Ellie Roebuck. Romain Langasque, France ........... 70 74 67 4 211 -2
win by at least 15 points. 11 rebounds, eight assists and two Yellow cards: Pierre Louis, Haiti, 19th; Stanway, Eng-
Casper Ruud (1), Norway, def. Lorenzo Musetti (3), Italy,
Min Woo Lee, Australia ................ 71 68 72 4 211 -2
6-3, 7-5; Andrey Rublev (2), Russia, def. Francisco
The Phoenix Mercury won five steals. Natasha Heideman, who SUNDaY9S gamES land, 45th+9; Hemp, England, 51st. Hideki Matsuyama, Japan ............ 70 72 69 4 211 -2
Cerundolo (4), Argentina, 7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (9-7), 6-3.
Phoenix at Washington, 1 Jordan Spieth, United States ....... 69 71 71 4 211 -2
consecutive games by 15-plus hit 5 of 8 from three-point range, Indiana at New York, 3 Byeong Hun An, South Korea ....... 73 70 69 4 212 -1
points in 2014 and 2021, and the also scored 15 points for Connecti- mONDaY9S RESULTS
denmark 1, China 0 Alexander Bjork, Sweden ............. 69 73 70 4 212 -1
Richard Bland, England ................. 70 71 71 4 212 -1
Seattle Storm accomplished the cut, and Rebecca Allen added 11. No games scheduled.
chINa 0 0 0 SwISS OpEN Patrick Cantlay, United States ..... 70 75 67 4 212 -1
DENmaRK 0 1 1 Stewart Cink, United States ........ 68 73 71 4 212 -1
feat in 2020. The 2021 Mercury Rhyne Howard led Atlanta TUESDaY9S gamES first half: None.
At Roy Emerson Arena; In Gstaad, Switzerland
Wyndham Clark, United States .... 68 73 71 4 212 -1
purse: $632,339
lost in the WNBA Finals, the only (12-10) with 22 points but made Las Vegas at Chicago, 7 Second half: 1, Denmark, Vangsgaard, (Harder), 90th
Surface: Red clay Corey Conners, Canada ................. 73 71 68 4 212 -1
minute. Rickie Fowler, United States ........ 72 73 67 4 212 -1
team of the group that didn9t win just 5 of 18 from the field. Phoenix at Atlanta, 7
goalies: China, Xu Huan, Yu Zhu, Hongyan Pan; Den- SINgLES 4 SEmIfINaLS Tyrrell Hatton, England ................ 71 73 68 4 212 -1
Seattle at New York, 7 mark, Lene Christensen, Kathrine Ostergaard Larsen,
the championship that season. l WINGS 98, SPARKS 84: Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, def. Miomir Kecmanovic Guido Migliozzi, Italy .................... 69 72 71 4 212 -1
Connecticut at Dallas, 8 Maja Bay Ostergaard. Patrick Reed, United States ......... 70 74 68 4 212 -1
(2), Serbia, 6-2, 6-3; Pedro Cachin, Argentina, def.
Wilson became just the third Arike Ogunbowale scored 12 of Indiana at Los Angeles, 10 Yellow cards: Sevecke, Denmark, 40th. Hamad Medjedovic, Serbia, 6-3, 6-1. Xander Schauffele, United States .. 70 74 68 4 212 -1
Cameron Smith, Australia ............ 72 72 68 4 212 -1
player in league history to score at her 25 points in the third quarter DOUbLES 4 SEmIfINaLS Henrik Stenson, Sweden .............. 73 68 71 4 212 -1
least 35 points, grab 10-plus re- as Dallas pulled away from Los Sun 86, dream 78 MLS Matwe Middelkoop, Netherlands, and Marcelo Demolin- Michael Stewart, Scotland ........... 68 73 71 4 212 -1
er (1), Brazil, def. Albano Olivetti, France, and David J.T. Poston, United States ............ 71 73 69 4 213 E
bounds and shoot 80 percent or Angeles in Arlington, Tex., for its connecticut ........................ 30 15 22 19 4 86 EaST w L T pts gf ga Vega Hernandez, Spain, 7-5, 6-2. Brendon Todd, United States ....... 74 70 69 4 213 E
atlanta ............................... 16 22 16 24 4 78 Cincinnati ........................15 2 6 51 39 25 Abraham Ancer, Mexico ............... 72 71 71 4 214 +1
better from the field. fifth victory in a row. New England ...................12 4 7 43 42 28 Laurie Canter, England ................. 71 70 73 4 214 +1
cONNEcTIcUT mIN fg fT O-T a pf pTS
Jackie Young had 19 points, five Satou Sabally added 26 points, Allen 29:34 5-9 0-0 1-1 0 3 11
Philadelphia ....................12 7 4 40 39 26 Ryan Fox, New Zealand ................ 78 67 69 4 214 +1
Nashville .........................11 8 5 38 31 22 Rikuya Hoshino, Japan ................. 75 69 70 4 214 +1
rebounds and five assists for Las 11 rebounds and six assists, and Bonner 32:11 6-17 7-9 0-9 3 2 20
Orlando City ....................10 6 7 37 34 28 WtA Joost Luiten, Netherlands ............ 71 72 71 4 214 +1
Thomas 29:58 5-9 5-9 2-11 8 3 15
Vegas (21-2). Kelsey Plum scored Natasha Howard had 28 points Hayes 31:47 3-7 4-4 1-3 3 3 10
Columbus ........................10 7 6 36 45 33 hUNgaRIaN gRaND pRIx Alex Noren, Sweden ..................... 68 75 71 4 214 +1
Atlanta..............................9 7 8 35 42 39 Thomas Pieters, Belgium ............. 70 73 71 4 214 +1
16 points and Alysha Clark 11. and 11 rebounds. She also had four Hiedeman 24:36 5-11 0-0 0-2 3 2 15 At Europe Tennis Center; In Budapest
Chicago..............................8 7 8 32 31 31 Jordan L. Smith, England .............. 71 72 71 4 214 +1
Nelson-Ododa 18:46 3-5 0-0 1-7 1 4 6 purse: $253,333
Chelsea Gray added 11 points and steals for the Wings (13-9), who D.C. United ........................8 10 6 30 32 34 Sami Valimaki, Finland ................. 76 68 70 4 214 +1
Harris 15:37 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 Surface: Red clay
CF Montréal ......................9 12 2 29 22 32 Oliver Wilson, England ................. 69 74 71 4 214 +1
Carrington 14:10 1-5 5-6 1-5 3 3 7
11 assists. have won seven of their past eight. Anigwe 2:33 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
New York...........................6 9 8 26 22 26 SINgLES 4 SEmIfINaLS Christiaan Bezuidenhout, S. Africa .. 73 71 71 4 215 +2
Charlotte FC ......................6 9 8 26 30 40 Zach Johnson, United States ....... 75 69 71 4 215 +2
Former Maryland star Dia- Los Angeles (7-15) has lost a Brown 0:45 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
New York City FC ..............5 8 11 26 25 30 Maria Timofeeva, Russia, def. Nadia Podoroska (9), David Lingmerth, Sweden ............ 70 75 70 4 215 +2
TOTaLS 200 29-66 21-28 6-39 22 21 86 Toronto FC ........................3 11 10 19 18 33 Argentina, 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-3; Kateryna Baindl, Ukraine, Hurly Long, Germany .................... 72 72 71 4 215 +2
mond Miller led Minnesota (10-13) franchise-record eight consecu- Inter Miami CF ..................5 14 3 18 22 36 def. Claire Liu, United States, 7-5, 7-6 (7-3). Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa ... 74 70 71 4 215 +2
percentages: FG .439, FT .750. 3-point goals: 7-24, .292
with 17 points, and Napheesa Col- tive games. (Hiedeman 5-8, Allen 1-5, Bonner 1-8, Harris 0-1, Hayes DOUbLES 4 SEmIfINaLS Matthew Southgate, England ...... 71 70 74 4 215 +2
0-2). blocks: 5 (Hiedeman 2, Allen, Harris, Nelson-Odo- Kurt Kitayama, United States ...... 72 72 72 4 216 +3
lier had 16 with eight rebounds. l SKY 90, STORM 75: Kahleah
da). Turnovers: 13 (Thomas 5, Bonner 4, Hayes 2, Allen,
wEST w L T pts gf ga Jessie Aney, United States, and Anna Siskova, Czech
Thriston Lawrence, S. Africa ........ 71 70 75 4 216 +3
St. Louis City SC .............13 8 2 41 43 27 Republic, def. Daria Saville and Ellen Perez, Australia,
Kayla McBride scored 10. Copper scored 29 points and Mari- Nelson-Ododa). Steals: 8 (Bonner 2, Carrington, Harris, Los Angeles FC................10 6 7 37 34 25 walkover; Katarzyna Piter, Poland, and Fanny Stollar,
Victor Perez, France ...................... 74 71 71 4 216 +3
Hayes, Hiedeman, Nelson-Ododa, Thomas). Technical Real Salt Lake .................10 7 7 37 35 34 Richie Ramsay, Scotland .............. 73 72 71 4 216 +3
The Aces opened the game with na Mabrey added 22 as visiting fouls: None. Seattle ............................10 8 6 36 29 23
Hungary, def. Nadia Podoroska, Argentina, and Kamilla
Adam Scott, Australia .................. 72 73 71 4 216 +3
Rakhimova, Russia, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-5).
an 11-0 run, and Wilson and Young Chicago handled Seattle. Austin FC ..........................9 9 5 32 32 32 Marcel Siem, Germany ................. 71 71 74 4 216 +3
aTLaNTa mIN fg fT O-T a pf pTS Brooks Koepka, United States ..... 70 75 72 4 217 +4
San Jose............................8 7 8 32 28 29
combined to outscore the Lynx Alanna Smith grabbed 17 re- Coffey 28:09 2-9 0-0 1-5 0 2 4 Vancouver .........................8 7 7 31 38 32 Adrian Meronk, Poland ................. 72 71 74 4 217 +4
Howard 34:53 5-18 8-9 1-6 2 3 22 Adrian Otaegui, Spain ................... 67 73 77 4 217 +4
32-30 in the first half. bounds to go along with nine Parker 27:32 3-12 11-12 5-8 1 4 17
FC Dallas ...........................8 9 6 30 25 26 paLERmO LaDIES OpEN Brandon Robinson-Thompson, England 71 73 73 4 217 +4
Houston ............................8 10 5 29 26 31
Candace Parker missed her fifth points, four steals and three Gray 33:32 6-12 4-8 1-7 2 6 17 Minnesota United .............7 8 7 28 26 30 At Country Time Club; in Palermo, Italy Scottie Scheffler, United States .. 70 75 72 4 217 +4
Robinson 12:35 0-3 0-0 0-2 0 1 0 Sporting KC .......................6 11 8 26 31 36 purse: $253,333 Gary Woodland, United States ..... 73 71 73 4 217 +4
consecutive game for the Aces. blocks for the Sky (9-13), which McDonald 26:46 5-11 3-4 1-1 0 1 14 Portland ............................6 9 8 26 26 33 Surface: Red clay Bryson DeChambeau, United States 74 70 74 4 218 +5
The two-time WNBA champion ended a four-game losing streak. Rupert 15:23 0-2 0-0 1-3 2 1 0 LA Galaxy ..........................5 10 7 22 25 37 Padraig Harrington, Ireland .......... 74 71 73 4 218 +5
Durr 10:48 0-1 0-0 0-3 0 1 0 SINgLES 4 SEmIfINaLS Robert Macintyre, Scotland ......... 74 71 73 4 218 +5
Colorado ............................3 10 10 19 16 30
(2016, 2021) and two-time league Ezi Magbegor led the Storm Billings 4:52 0-0 2-2 0-2 0 1 2 Jasmine Paolini (5), Italy, def. Sara Sorribes Tormo, Andrew Putnam, United States ... 73 72 73 4 218 +5
Hillmon 4:03 0-1 2-2 0-1 0 0 2 wEDNESDaY9S RESULT Spain, 7-6 (8-6), 6-0; Zheng Qinwen (2), China, def. Zack Fischer, United States ......... 71 73 75 4 219 +6
MVP (2008, 2013) has not played (4-18) with 14 points. Jewell Loyd H.Jones 1:24 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 mLS aLL-STaR gamE Mayar Sherif (3), Egypt, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. Scott Stallings, United States ..... 74 71 75 4 220 +7
since she suffered an ankle injury managed just 12 on 2-for-11 shoot- TOTaLS 200 21-69 30-37 10-38 7 20 78 Arsenal 5, MLS all-stars 0 DOUbLES 4 SEmIfINaLS
Danny Willett, England ................ 73 72 75 4 220 +7
Christo Lamprecht, South Africa .. 66 79 76 4 221 +8
in a 80-78 loss to the Dallas Wings ing, including 0 for 4 from deep. percentages: FG .304, FT .811. 3-point goals: 6-26, .231 SUNDaY, aUg. 20 Camilla Rosatello and Angelica Moratelli, Italy, def. Sara
(Howard 4-9, Gray 1-2, McDonald 1-5, Durr 0-1, Parker Errani and Jasmine Paolini, Italy, 6-2, 6-1.
on July 7. Seattle has lost nine straight. D.C. United at New York, 7:30
0-1, Rupert 0-2, Coffey 0-6). blocks: 7 (Howard 4, Coffey,
Parker, Rupert). Turnovers: 9 (Robinson 3, Howard 2, Cincinnati at Columbus, 7:30
Coffey, Durr, Gray, Parker). Steals: 6 (Gray 2, Howard 2, Charlotte FC at Miami, 7:30 British Open
Parker, Rupert). Technical fouls: None. a: 3,209 (3,500). Minnesota at New York City FC, 7:30 Au tO RAC ing SUNDaY9S TEE TImES
FC Dallas at Philadelphia, 7:30 2:45 a.m.: Christo Lamprecht, Danny Willett
CF Montréal at Toronto FC, 7:30 2:55 a.m.: Scott Stallings, Zack Fischer
Aces 98, Lynx 81 Orlando City at Chicago, 8:30 nASCAR Cup Series 3:05 a.m.: Bryson DeChambeau, Andrew Putnam
Portland at Houston, 8:30 3:15 a.m.: Padraig Harrington, Robert MacIntyre
Las vegas ........................... 23 25 30 20 4 98 hIghpOINT.cOm 400 LINEUp
New England at Nashville, 8:30 3:25 a.m.: Adrian Otaegui, Adrian Meronk
minnesota .......................... 18 12 25 26 4 81
Austin FC at St. Louis City SC, 9:30 After Saturday qualifying; race Sunday 3:35 a.m.: Gary Woodland, Brandon Robinson Thompson
LaS vEgaS mIN fg fT O-T a pf pTS At Pocono Raceway; In Long Pond, Pa. 3:45 a.m.: Brooks Koepka, Scottie Scheffler
Real Salt Lake at LA Galaxy, 10:30 3:55 a.m.: Thriston Lawrence, Marcel Siem
Wilson 33:52 14-17 7-9 1-14 2 0 35 Lap length: 2.50 miles
Colorado at Los Angeles FC, 10:30 4:10 a.m.: Kurt Kitayama, Richie Ramsay
Young 31:33 6-13 6-7 0-5 5 1 19 (Car number in parentheses)
Stokes 14:46 1-3 0-2 0-3 0 0 2 Atlanta at Seattle, 10:30 4:20 a.m.: Victor Perez, Adam Scott
San Jose at Vancouver, 10:30 1. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 170.629 mph.
Gray 33:53 4-10 2-3 1-5 11 1 11 4:30 a.m.: Matthew Southgate, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
2. (19) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 170.235.
Plum 32:21 5-10 3-3 0-1 3 2 16 4:40 a.m.: Zach Johnson, Hurly Long
3. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 170.074.
Clark 21:21 4-7 0-0 1-2 0 5 11 4:50 a.m.: Louis Oosthuizen, David Lingmerth
4. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 169.750.
Bell 16:02 1-5 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 nWSL 5 a.m.: Laurie Canter, Alex Noren
5. (20) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 169.645.
George 10:00 1-3 0-0 1-3 2 1 2 5:10 a.m.: Abraham Ancer, Oliver Wilson
6. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 169.472.
Colson 3:05 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 w L T pts gf ga 5:20 a.m.: Thomas Pieters, Joost Luiten
7. (45) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 169.361.
Joens 3:05 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 North Carolina...................8 5 2 26 21 13 5:35 a.m.: Jordan Smith, Rikuya Hoshino
8. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 169.195.
TOTaLS 200 36-69 18-24 4-34 25 12 98 Portland ............................7 4 4 25 34 21 5:45 a.m.: Sami Valimaki, Ryan Fox
9. (2) Austin Cindric, Ford, 168.508.
Gotham FC ........................7 4 4 25 17 14 5:55 a.m.: Brendon Todd, J.T. Poston
percentages: FG .522, FT .750. 3-point goals: 8-26, .308 10. (23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, .000.
OL Reign............................7 5 3 24 23 18 6:05 a.m.: Guido Migliozzi, Michael Stewart
(Clark 3-5, Plum 3-7, Gray 1-3, Young 1-4, George 0-1, 11. (54) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 169.332.
Washington ......................6 3 6 24 22 21 6:15 a.m.: Stewart Cink, Henrik Stenson
Joens 0-1, Stokes 0-1, Bell 0-4). blocks: 1 (Gray). 12. (7) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 169.182.
San Diego ..........................6 6 3 21 21 18 6:25 a.m.: Wyndham Clark, Richard Bland
Turnovers: 13 (Plum 4, Gray 2, Wilson 2, Young 2, Bell, 13. (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 168.508.
Louisville...........................4 4 7 19 19 16 6:35 a.m.: Alexander Bjork, Byeong Hun An
Clark, George). Steals: 8 (Wilson 3, Young 2, Clark, 14. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 168.460.
Orlando .............................6 8 1 19 15 21 6:45 a.m.: Corey Conners, Tyrrell Hatton
George, Gray). Technical fouls: Young, 5:37 third. 15. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 168.149.
Houston ............................4 5 6 18 10 12 7 a.m.: Patrick Reed, Cameron Smith
16. (16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 168.139.
mINNESOTa mIN fg fT O-T a pf pTS Angel City .........................4 6 5 17 18 23 7:10 a.m.: Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay
17. (99) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 167.948.
Collier 34:34 7-15 0-0 1-8 3 3 16 Chicago..............................5 9 1 16 19 33 7:20 a.m.: Rickie Fowler, Min Woo Lee
18. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford, 167.626.
Miller 31:19 7-15 2-3 0-5 3 3 17 Kansas City .......................5 10 0 15 17 26 7:30 a.m.: Jordan Spieth, Max Homa
19. (31) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 167.601.
Juhász 26:04 4-8 0-0 2-8 3 2 8 7:40 a.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Romain Langasque
fRIDaY, aUg. 18 20. (48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 167.542.
Allen 26:02 2-5 0-0 0-2 4 2 4 7:50 a.m.: Sungjae Im, Matt Fitzpatrick
21. (1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 167.429.
McBride 22:48 3-11 1-1 2-3 1 4 10 OL Reign at Kansas City, 8 8 a.m.: Emiliano Grillo, Rory McIlroy
22. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 167.358.
Mitchell 19:16 3-5 2-2 0-0 1 1 8 8:10 a.m.: Matthew Jordan, Nicolai Hojgaard
23. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 167.215.
Carleton 15:57 1-2 0-0 2-3 1 2 3 8:25 a.m.: Tom Kim, Thomas Detry
24. (43) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, 167.087.
Milic 15:37 2-6 3-3 0-3 1 3 8 8:35 a.m.: Shubhankar Sharma, Alex Fitzpatrick
25. (8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 167.060.
Powers 8:22 3-8 1-1 1-4 0 0 7 nWSL Challenge Cup 8:45 a.m.: Tommy Fleetwood, Sepp Straka
26. (21) Harrison Burton, Ford, 167.019.
8:55 a.m.: Jason Day, Antoine Rozner
TOTaLS 200 32-75 9-10 8-36 17 20 81 EaST DIvISION 27. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 166.914.
9:05 a.m.: Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm
percentages: FG .427, FT .900. 3-point goals: 8-27, .296 28. (15) JJ Yeley, Ford, 166.546.
gp w D L gf ga pts 9:15 a.m.: Cameron Young, Brian Harman
(McBride 3-8, Collier 2-6, Milic 1-1, Carleton 1-2, Miller 29. (14) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 165.978.
North Carolina ................. 4 2 2 0 10 3 8 30. (78) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 165.700.
1-5, Mitchell 0-1, Juhász 0-2, Powers 0-2). blocks: 5 Gotham FC ....................... 2 1 1 0 2 1 4
(Collier 2, Allen, McBride, Miller). Turnovers: 15 (Miller 31. (51) Cole Custer, Ford, 165.673.
Washington ..................... 4 1 0 3 5 11 3 32. (42) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 165.569. LPgA tour
5, Milic 3, Collier 2, Allen, Carleton, Juhász, McBride, Orlando ............................ 2 0 1 1 3 5 1
Mitchell). Steals: 5 (McBride 3, Juhász 2). Technical 33. (77) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 164.947.
34. (41) Ryan Preece, Ford, 164.877.
fouls: Lynx, 9:42 second; Lynx, 8:11 second; Lynx, 9:24 SaTURDaY9S RESULT gREaT LaKES baY INvITaTIONaL
davId BerdInG/Getty ImaGes third. a: 7,801 (19,356). 35. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, .000.
North Carolina 6, Washington 0 36. (38) Todd Gilliland, Ford, .000. At Midland (Mich.) Country Club
Elizabeth Szokol, left, and Cheyenne Knight won the LPGA Tour9s SUNDaY9S gamE
purse: $2.7 million
Yardage: 6,277; par: 70
only team event by one stroke at Midland (Mich.) Country Club. Wings 98, Sparks 84 Gotham FC at Orlando, 7 fINaL ROUND
Los angeles ........................ 30 18 19 17 4 84
fRIDaY9S gamE
Formula One
Dallas .................................. 26 26 25 21 4 98 $653,744
Gotham FC at Washington, 7 hUNgaRIaN gRaND pRIx LINEUp C.Knight/E.Szokol .................... 69 61 62 65 4 257 -23
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After Saturday qualifying; race Sunday. $320,035
Clarendon 31:33 1-5 4-4 1-3 5 2 6 SaTURDaY, JULY 29 At Hungaroring; In Budapest M.Castren/K.Tan ..................... 64 63 68 63 4 258 -22
N.Ogwumike 28:52 7-15 1-1 1-5 3 1 16 Orlando at North Carolina, 7 Lap length: 4.38 kilometers
Stevens 22:25 4-11 3-4 0-4 0 2 12 $154,798

Knight and Szokol win L.Brown

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1. Lewis Hamilton, Great Britain, Mercedes, 1 minute,
16.609 seconds.
2. Max Verstappen, Netherlands, Red Bull Racing,
C.Borge/P.Mack ....................... 65 64 68 63
C.Boutier/Y.Saso ..................... 65 63 70 62
J.Ewart Shadoff/E.Talley ........ 67 60 70 63
$98,732
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Great Lakes Bay event

Cooke 7:02 1-4 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 1:16.612. S.Lewis/M.Fassi ...................... 68 64 66 63 4 261 -19
Houston ........................... 4 1 0 3 3 8 3
Thomas 4:56 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3. Lando Norris, Great Britain, McLaren, 1:16.694. $86,613
Chicago ............................ 4 0 0 4 0 10 0
TOTaLS 200 32-63 12-14 3-24 20 12 84 4. Oscar Piastri, Australia, McLaren, 1:16.905. Y.Liu/M.He ............................... 72 63 68 60 4 263 -17
fRIDaY9S RESULT 5. Guanyu Zhou, China, Alfa Romeo Racing, 1:16.971.
percentages: FG .508, FT .857. 3-point goals: 8-18, .444 $76,807
(L.Brown 3-7, Canada 2-3, Hamby 1-2, N.Ogwumike 1-3, Louisville 2, Chicago 0 6. Charles Leclerc, Monaco, Ferrari, 1:16.992. S.Kemp/A.Sharp ...................... 69 64 71 60 4 264 -16
Stevens 1-3). blocks: 1 (L.Brown). Turnovers: 12 7. Valtteri Bottas, Finland, Alfa Romeo Racing, 1:17.034.
SaTURDaY9S RESULT 8. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Aston Martin, 1:17.035. $61,829
A SSOCIATED P RESS Winless on the PGA Tour, the (L.Brown 3, Canada 2, Clarendon 2, Hamby 2, N.Ogwu- A.Belac/B.Pagdanganan .......... 70 63 66 67 4 266 -14
mike 2, Stevens). Steals: 4 (Burrell, Canada, Clarendon, 9. Sergio Perez, Mexico, Red Bull Racing, 1:17.045.
Kansas City 3, Houston 1 10. Nico Hulkenberg, Germany, Haas, 1:17.186. P.Chien/Y.Hou ......................... 70 66 68 62 4 266 -14
31-year-old Rodgers rebounded Hamby). Technical fouls: Clarendon, 6:49 fourth. P.Reto/A.Lewis ........................ 65 61 73 67 4 266 -14
SaTURDaY, JULY 29 ELImINaTED afTER SEcOND SESSION
Cheyenne Knight and Eliza- from a double bogey on the par-4 DaLLaS mIN fg fT O-T a pf pTS Y.Liu/R.Liu ............................... 66 65 71 64 4 266 -14
Kansas City at Chicago, 8 11. Carlos Sainz Jr, Spain, Ferrari, 1:17.703. $45,554
beth Szokol held off Matilda Cas- 10th with an eagle on the par-5 Howard 37:22 12-20 3-4 2-11 2 4 28
Louisville at Houston, 8:30 12. Esteban Ocon, France, Alpine, 1:17.841. D.Darquea/K.Davidson ............ 71 66 68 62 4 267 -13
Sabally 38:01 10-16 5-5 4-11 6 4 26
tren and Kelly Tan by a stroke 12th and birdies on the par-4 16th McCowan 25:35 3-4 1-4 0-4 1 3 7 13. Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Alphatauri, 1:18.002. M.Khang/A.Lee ........................ 70 63 71 63 4 267 -13
wEST DIvISION 14. Lance Stroll, Canada, Aston Martin, 1:18.144.
Dangerfield 27:13 2-7 0-0 2-2 6 0 4 M.Lee/J.Lee5 ........................... 69 63 70 65 4 267 -13
Saturday to win the Great Lakes and 18th on the par-71 Old Green- Ogunbowale 37:13 10-20 1-2 2-3 5 2 25 gp w D L gf ga pts 15. Pierre Gasly, France, Alpine, 1:18.217. W.Meechai/P.Yoktuan ............ 70 65 66 66 4 267 -13
OL Reign .......................... 4 3 1 0 6 0 10
Bay Invitational, the LPGA Tour9s wood layout. Sims 12:47 1-4 0-0 2-3 6 1 2
Portland ........................... 4 2 0 2 7 5 6 ELImINaTED afTER fIRST SESSION $32,889
Kuier 9:42 0-2 0-0 1-4 0 0 0 C.Inglis/A.Doherty ................... 67 65 72 64 4 268 -12
lone team event. Ryan Gerard was a point back Angel City ........................ 4 1 1 2 4 6 4 16. Alexander Albon, Thailand, Williams, 1:18.917.
K.Brown 7:21 3-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 6 D.Weber/A.Pano ...................... 68 66 70 64 4 268 -12
San Diego......................... 4 1 0 3 3 9 3 17. Yuki Tsunoda, Japan, Alphatauri, 1:18.919.
Knight and Szokol closed with a after a three-point round. The Siegrist 3:26 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 H.Ryu/Y.Hong .......................... 68 65 71 64 4 268 -12
18. George Russell, Great Britain, Mercedes, 1:19.027.
Burton 1:19 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 fRIDaY9S RESULT S.Schmelzel/L.Weaver-Wright 67 63 72 66 4 268 -12
19. Kevin Magnussen, Denmark, Haas, 1:19.206.
5-under-par 65 in better-ball play 23-year-old former North Caro- TOTaLS 200 41-76 10-15 13-38 26 14 98
Portland 4, San Diego 1 20. Logan Sargeant, USA, Williams, 1:19.248. $23,764
at Midland (Mich.) Country Club. lina player has special temporary percentages: FG .539, FT .667. 3-point goals: 6-19, .316
J.Chang/K.Chung ..................... 68 65 71 65 4 269 -11
fRIDaY9S gamE J.Suwannapura/C.Clanton ....... 70 64 69 66 4 269 -11
They finished at 23 under, follow- membership on the PGA Tour. (Ogunbowale 4-9, Howard 1-2, Sabally 1-3, Kuier 0-1,
San Diego at OL Reign, 10 L.Strom/L.Johansson .............. 66 64 74 65 4 269 -11
McCowan 0-1, Sims 0-1, Dangerfield 0-2). blocks: 6
ing a better-ball 61 in the second Akshay Bhatia was third with tRA nSAC tiO nS M.Lee/W.Zhang ....................... 68 69 70 62 4 269 -11
(McCowan 4, Howard, K.Brown). Turnovers: 11 (Sabally
5, Ogunbowale 3, Dangerfield, Howard, Kuier). Steals: 9 SaTURDaY, JULY 29 $19,473
round Thursday with an alter- 31 after a 17-point round. (Howard 4, Dangerfield 2, Ogunbowale 2, Sabally). Portland at Angel City, 10 M.Szeryk/L.Hartlage ............... 73 63 69 65 4 270 -10
nate-shot 62 on Saturday to take a Beau Hossler had an eight- Technical fouls: Sims, 6:49 fourth. a: 5,041 (7,000). mLb $17,159
H.Green/S.Oh ........................... 71 66 72 62 4 271 -9
three-stroke lead into the final point day to reach 30 points. Joel baltimore Orioles: Agreed to terms with LHP T.J.
P.Phatlum/D.Ardina ................ 71 65 71 64 4 271 -9
McFarland on a minor league contract.
round. Dahmen was at 29 after a 16-point Sky 90, Storm 75 C yC Ling boston Red Sox: Placed RHP Brayan Bello on the
P.Roussin/P.Lindberg .............. 72 63 68 68 4 271 -9
Castren and Tan shot a 63. They round. chicago ............................... 24 25 16 25 4 90 paternity list. Recalled RHP Justin Garza from Worces- $14,436
Seattle ................................ 14 18 22 21 4 75 ter (IL). Agreed to terms with SSs Nazzan Zanetello and P.Anannarukarn/A.Ashok ....... 70 66 73 63 4 272 -8
also finished second last year. l U.S.
GIRLS9 JUNIOR tour de France Antonio Anderson. Selected the contract of RHP Nor- Y.Noh/S.Joo ............................. 68 65 74 65 4 272 -8
chIcagO mIN fg fT O-T a pf pTS with Gudino from Worcester (IL) and appointed him the $12,938
The 26-year-old Knight also CHAMPIONSHIP: Kiara Rome- Copper 28:29 8-17 11-11 1-1 1 0 29
20Th STagE 27th man for a double header. A.Pancake/S.Grewal ................ 71 64 74 65 4 274 -6
won the 2019 Ascendant LPGA, ro defeated Rianne Malixi, 1-up, in Smith 30:55 2-5 5-6 4-17 2 4 9 133.5 kilometers (83 miles) from Belfort to Le Markstein New York Yankees: Optioned INF/OF Oswaldo Cabrera J.Granada/S.Garcia .................. 67 67 75 65 4 274 -6
E.Williams 20:11 2-6 0-2 3-8 0 5 4 Fellering. to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
while Szokol took her first LPGA the 36-hole final in Air Force $12,120
Mabrey 28:48 8-16 2-2 3-5 6 4 22 1. Tadej Pogacar, Slovenia, UAE Team Emirates, Seattle mariners: Recalled RHP Isaiah Campbell from
C.Kerr/K.McPherson ................ 73 64 74 64 4 275 -5
Tour title. The American duo tied Academy, Colo. C.Williams 27:52 2-9 0-0 3-8 3 1 4 3:27:18s. Arkansas (TL) and OF Taylor Trammell from Tacoma
Evans 20:11 1-6 4-5 1-1 2 1 6 2. Felix Gall, Austria, AGZR Citroen Team, same time. (PCL). Optioned RHP Prelander Berroa to Arkansas. $11,304
for fourth last year after missing The 17-year-old Romero, of San Hebard 14:25 3-3 1-3 1-1 1 4 7 3. Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark, Jumbo-Visma, same Placed OF A.J. Pollock to the 10-day IL. C.Kim/L.Duncan ....................... 68 69 76 63 4 276 -4
Bertsch 13:16 1-4 1-2 1-1 1 0 4 time. Tampa bay Rays: Sent LHP Josh Fleming to the Florida H.Kang/T.Chan ......................... 71 64 77 64 4 276 -4
the cut in 2021. Jose, took the lead with a par on Parks 12:27 2-3 0-0 1-1 1 0 5 4. Simon Yates, Great Britain, Team Jayco-Alula, same Coast League (FCL) Rays on a rehab assignment. Placed $10,691
Play was delayed for 1 hour the 31st hole and halved the final Soule 2:13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 time. SS Taylor Walls on the 10-day IL, retroactive to July 21. S.Schubert/H.Harford ............. 69 66 77 67 4 279 -1
Koné 1:13 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 5. Adam Yates, Great Britain, UAE Team Emirates, :07s Recalled 2B Vidal Brujan from Durham (IL). $10,417
40 minutes because of lightning five holes with pars. TOTaLS 200 29-69 24-31 18-44 17 20 90 behind. Texas Rangers: Recalled RHP Yerry Rodriguez and C Sam J.Ly/K.Dinh .............................. 71 64 84 62 4 281 +1
with the leaders on the 13th hole. An incoming freshman at Or- 6. Warren Barguil, France, Team Arkea-Samsic, :33. Huff from Round Rock (PCL). Optioned RHP Grant
percentages: FG .420, FT .774. 3-point goals: 8-21, .381 7. Thibaut Pinot, France, Groupama-FDJ, same time. Anderson to Round Rock. Placed SS Corey Seager on the
The teams of Celine Boutier-Yu- egon, Romero earned spots in the (Mabrey 4-7, Copper 2-6, Parks 1-1, Bertsch 1-3, 8. Pello Bilbao Lopez, Spain, Bahrain Victorious, same 10-day IL.
C.Williams 0-1, Evans 0-3). blocks: 3 (Smith 3). Turn- time. Toronto blue Jays: Sent RHP Chad Green to Dunedin
ka Saso (62), Jodi Ewart Shadoff- 2024 U.S. Women9s Open and the overs: 20 (C.Williams 5, Bertsch 4, Copper 4, Smith 3, 9. Tobias Halland Johannessen, Norway, Uno-X Pro (FSL) on a rehab assignment. BAS E BALL
Evans, Hebard, Mabrey, Parks). Steals: 10 (Smith 4,
Emma Talley (63) and Celine 2024 Augusta National Women9s Evans 3, Bertsch, Copper, Hebard). Technical fouls:
Cycling Team, :50. atlanta braves: Released SS Eli White. Optioned RHP
10. Rafal Majka, Poland, UAE Team Emirates, same Seth Elledge to Gwinnett (IL). Selected the contract of
Borge-Polly Mack (63) tied for Amateur. Both finalists are ex- Mabrey, 4:18 third. time. RHP Allan Winans from Gwinnett. Hall of Fame
third at 20 under. Stacy Lewis and empt next month in the U.S. Wom- SEaTTLE mIN fg fT O-T a pf pTS chicago cubs: Reinstated INF Dansby Swanson from the
OvERaLL STaNDINgS 10-day IL. Optioned INF Jared Young to Iowa (IL). YEaR-bY-YEaR INDUcTEES
Magbegor 28:40 6-10 2-2 0-3 2 4 14
Maria Fassi had a 63 to finish sixth en9s Amateur in Los Angeles. G.Williams 24:48 3-7 0-0 1-3 3 0 6
1. Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark, Jumbo-Visma, New York mets: Recalled SS Danny Mendick and LHP 2023: Scott Rolen, Fred McGriff.
79:16:38s. Josh Walker from Syracuse (IL). Placed 3B Luis Guil- 2022: David Ortiz, Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, Minnie Minoso,
at 19 under. Malixi, 16, was trying to become Fankam Mendji-
8:58 0-5 0-0 1-3 0 2 0 2. Tadej Pogacar, Slovenia, UAE Team Emirates, 7:29s lorme on the 10-day IL. Tony Oliva, Bud Fowler, Buck O9Neil.
adeu behind.
l PGA TOUR: Patrick Rodgers the second player from the Philip- 2021: None.
Dojkic 8:12 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 3. Adam Yates, Great Britain, UAE Team Emirates, Nba 2020: Derek Jeter, Larry Walker, Marvin Miller, Ted
scored eight points to take the pines to win the event. She had a Loyd 35:52 2-11 8-9 1-4 2 2 12 10:56. atlanta hawks: Signed G Wesley Matthews. Simmons.
Whitcomb 20:53 4-5 0-0 0-1 1 2 11 4. Simon Yates, Great Britain, Team Jayco-Alula, 12:23. 2019: Mariano Rivera, Edgar Martinez, Roy Halladay,
third-round lead at the Barracuda 2-up lead through seven holes, Melbourne 18:06 2-4 1-2 0-2 1 5 5 5. Carlos Rodriguez Cano, Spain, Ineos Grenadiers, 12:57. NfL Mike Mussina, Lee Smith, Harold Baines.
Horston 17:09 4-6 4-6 0-1 1 2 12
Championship at Tahoe Moun- and Romero won Nos. 9 and 10 to Russell 16:26 3-5 1-1 0-1 0 1 7
6. Pello Bilbao Lopez, Spain, Bahrain Victorious, 13:27. carolina panthers: Placed G Austin Corbett, NT John 2018: Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman, Chipper
7. Jai Hindley, Australia, Bora-Hansgrohe, 14:44. Penisini, CE Jalen Redmond and G Chandler Zavala on Jones, Jim Thome, Jack Morris, Alan Trammell.
tain Club in Truckee, Calif. tie. Malixi took Nos. 12 and 16 for Nurse 10:37 2-3 0-0 0-2 0 2 4 8. Felix Gall, Austria, AGZR Citroen Team, 16:09. the active/physically unable to perform (PUP) list. 2017: Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines, Ivan Rodriguez, John
Holmes 10:18 1-2 0-0 1-4 2 3 2 9. David Gaudu, France, Groupama-FDJ, 23:08.
Co-sanctioned by the European another 2-up lead, and Romero cleveland browns: Signed WR Austin Watkins Jr. Schuerholz, Bud Selig.
TOTaLS 200 28-60 16-20 4-24 13 23 75 10. Guillaume Martin, France, COFIDIS, 26:30. Detroit Lions: Re-signed RB Justin Jackson. Waived RB 2016: Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Piazza.
tour, the tournament uses the rallied to tie it with par wins on percentages: FG .467, FT .800. 3-point goals: 3-12, .250 aLSO
Greg Bell. 2015: Craig Biggio, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John
(Whitcomb 3-4, Dojkic 0-1, Melbourne 0-1, Magbegor green bay packers: Reinstated C Jake Hanson from the Smoltz.
Modified Stableford scoring sys- Nos. 18 and 22. 0-2, Loyd 0-4). blocks: 2 (Horston, Russell). Turnovers: 12. Sepp Kuss, United States, Jumbo-Visma, 37:32s active/physically unable to perform (PUP) list. 2014: Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, Frank Thomas, Bobby
tem. Five points are awarded for Romero won the par-4 26th 19 (Whitcomb 5, Dojkic 2, Horston 2, Loyd 2, Melbourne behind. Jacksonville Jaguars: Placed OL Ben Bartch on the Cox, Tony La Russa, Joe Torre.
2, Nurse 2, G.Williams, Holmes, Magbegor, Russell). 61. Kevin Vermaerke, United States, Team DSM-Firmen- active/physically unable to perform (PUP) list. 2013: Hank O9Day, Jacob Ruppert, Deacon White.
an eagle and two for a birdie, while with a par for her first lead, and Steals: 12 (G.Williams 3, Horston 3, Loyd 2, Whitcomb 2, ich, 3:24:20. New York Jets: Placed OT Duane Brown on the active/ 2012: Barry Larkin. G: Ron Santo.
66. Neilson Powless, United States, EF Education-Easy- physically unable to perform (PUP) list. Waived WR 2011: Roberto Alomar, Bert Blyleven, Pat Gillick.
a point is deducted for a bogey and Malixi tied it with a par on the Dojkic, Melbourne). Technical fouls: Horston, 1:22 first;
Post, 3:37:30. Izaiah Gathings. Signed DE Ifeadi Odenigbo and RB 2010: Andre Dawson, Whitey Herzog, Doug Harvey.
Storm, 9:14 fourth. a: 8,655 (15,354).
three for a double bogey. par-4 28th. Damarea Crockett. 2009: Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice, Joe Gordon.
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Tibany Haddish
wants it all
The comic says 8it would be
a disservice to my soul9 not
to seize every opportunity

BY G EOFF E DGERS In LoS AnGELES

T
he doctor9s office calls on Mon-
day. Tiffany Haddish, who is
about to hustle to a facial and
then a dinner at a friend9s
house, stands in her living
room next to the DIY beanbag chair she9s
been crafting. She tells the doctor9s nurse
that she had a miscarriage the previous
Wednesday. It slowed her down for a
couple of days, not that anybody noticed.
There was a party at Eddie Murphy9s
Saturday afternoon, an appointment
with a dryer repairman this morning,
and full tilt for the next 48 hours. She9s
got two voice-over sessions, an appear-
ance at a shelter for single mothers, a
star-studded fundraiser to plan for her
nonprofit organization, a network pitch
and a drop-in set at a comedy club.
<Well, I9m going to be honest with you,=
she tells the nurse, who is asking her
thoughtfully if she9s okay. <This would be
my eighth one. I9ve got a uterus shaped
like a heart. It just won9t keep anything
in.=
Haddish, 43, took parenting classes
last year so she could adopt, but she still
wavers on the potential of motherhood.
She thinks of her childhood: the abusive
adults, the foster homes. She thinks of
her current life: the schedule so bursting
with opportunities she doesn9t dare pass
up in a late-blooming career that she
worries any child of hers would do long
hours with a nanny. Maybe it would be
selfish to have a baby. Wouldn9t it help
more to take in a 5-year-old?
This hasn9t been an easy time for big
decisions, after a year that brought a
TMZ nightmare over a lurid, bizarre
lawsuit and the loss of her beloved
Grandma Alice. Haddish talks about the
miscarriage with one close friend but
keeps it from others, for now. <I don9t
want people saying: 8Are you okay? Are
you all right?'= she says. <Like a wounded
animal, I just rather go in a cave by
myself. Lick my wounds.=
And yet for Haddish, such a retreat is
barely a pause, perhaps a night or two at
most of lights out before 1 a.m. Just as she
learned to spin her darkest experiences
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Tiffany Haddish has a big-budget

Disney movie, a Broadway play and a
debut album on the way 4 as well as a
plan to open a grocery in l.A.9s
Crenshaw neighborhood.
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At 50, 8Dark Side of the Moon9 INSIDE

stubbornly refuses to go away

MEdIaNEws GRoup/REadING EaGlE/GEtty IMaGEs
<The Dark Side of the Moon= by Pink Floyd was released
in 1973 and is among the best-selling albums of all time.
BY T Y B URR
You lower a record player9s stylus onto
an LP, and it begins. The crackle of
needle on vinyl is silenced by a long, low
heartbeat fading in and then a mael-
strom of sound that serves as overture
for the (dis)passion play to come.
Perhaps the record player is illuminat-
ed by the light of the nearby lava lamp
your sister gave you when she left for
college. Perhaps the Snoopy and R.
Crumb posters on your wall are obscured
by clouds of smoke from the bong
cradled in your best friend9s lap. The
maelstrom builds and swirls like the
Aleph in that Borges short story your hip
English teacher assigned the class, and
then 4 whammo 4 the album9s sound-
scape widens into 3D Technicolor Cine-
maScope, and a weary Godlike singer
arrives to remind you to <Breathe &
Breathe in the air.=
It9s 1973, you9re 15 years old, and you9re
listening to <The Dark Side of the Moon.=
Well, maybe you weren9t, but I was,
and so was everyone my age 4 an entire
generational cohort of suburban adoles-
cents, mostly male, mostly White, for
whom Pink Floyd9s album served as a
sonic bellwether of our discontent. This
year marks the 50th anniversary of the
release of <The Dark Side of the Moon= 4
if it hasn9t aged, neither have we 4 and
this month sees the limited theatrical
release of <Have You Got It Yet? The Story
of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd,= a long-in-
the-works documentary directed by
Roddy Bogawa and the late graphic
designer Storm Thorgerson, whose cover
art for <Dark Side= 4 a prism blasting
color into the night 4 is as enigmatic as
anything in the grooves of the album
itself.
These milestones are convenient ex-
cuses to commemorate a work of popular
culture that stubbornly refuses to go
away. With its clanging alarm clocks and
stately dirges, its banshees and its bliss,
Kehinde Wiley show
<The Dark Side of the Moon= is a
monolith of Classic Rock, a genre better
succumbs to kitsch E6
known to our children and grandchil- DINING: the food is great, but missteps at
dren as Dad Rock, which they either Vera cocina & bar leave a sour taste E14
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Pink Floyd9s
quickly flip past on Sirius radio or settle into
with studious teenage curiosity, the way I
once listened to my mother9s Sinatra records.
But here9s the catch 4 <Dark Side= doesn9t
need Sirius or a parental playlist to be
with its side-long masterpiece <Echoes,= set
the stage for the majestic aural cohesiveness
of <Dark Side.= <Echoes= was rock, it was a
trip, but it was somehow pop, too. All that was
missing was for Pink floyd to mean some-

8Dark Side9
discovered by 21st-century adolescents. They
find it on their own, right around the time
their disenchantment with an adult world
they9re being frog-marched toward crystalliz-
es into exhaustion.
thing.
With <The Dark Side of the moon,= they
meant something, and in a way that many
young American listeners in 1973 intuitively
understood.

keeps reaching
I played a lot of music when my two kids
were growing up at the turn of the millenni-
um, but not a lot of floyd. And yet at a certain
point in their respective teenage individua-
tions, there <The Dark Side of the moon= was,
The Watergate scandal was a spreading
stain leading to the door of the Oval Office;
U.S. military involvement in Vietnam had
ceased in January, but the bombing of
Cambodia continued for months. The movie

adolescent ears
PiNk FlOyD frOm E1
ABOVE: Nick Mason, from left, David
Gilmour, Roger Waters and Rick Wright of
Pink Floyd, circa 1973.
handed along by friends like (and possibly
with) a bag of janky high school weed.
It9s an intriguing conundrum. There are
other monoliths of early 970s Dad rock 4
<Who9s Next,= <Led Zeppelin IV,= <Layla,= <Eat
a Peach,= insert your own candidate here 4 so
why has this one had such an insanely long
tail? <Dark Side= is among the best-selling
albums of all time (roughly 50 million copies
worldwide), starting with an uninterrupted
run of 14 years on the Billboard 200 and
regular appearances up to and including
2023, for a total of 981 weeks on the charts.
It9s not like the world was waiting to
pounce on a new Pink floyd album a
half-century ago. <The Dark Side of the moon=
caught everyone by surprise, musically and
commercially, especially in America, where
the British band9s experimental art rock had
been ignored in favor of stateside sonic
explorers like the Grateful Dead.
<Dark Side= represented the culmination of
the group9s struggle to extricate itself from the
long shadow of original leader Syd Barrett,
the textbook case of a 1960s rocker who went
the chemical distance and never returned. As
the new documentary makes clear, The Pink
floyd (as they were originally called, fusing
the names of Barrett9s favorite American
blues musicians, Pink Anderson and floyd
Council) was very much a product of Barrett9s
visionary acidhead whimsy, with bassist rog-
er Waters, keyboardist rick Wright and
drummer Nick mason supporting the leader9s
singing, songwriting and lead guitar. The
magic lasted through the group9s eclectic first
singles, but as early as the tour for the 1967
debut album <The Piper at the Gates of
Dawn,= an LSD-addled, mentally ill Barrett
was staring into the middle distance and
playing one note for entire sets. He was barely
present on the follow-up, <A Saucerful of
Secrets= (1968), and got jettisoned from the
band shortly thereafter, with guitarist David
Gilmour already drafted to take his place.
fellow musician John Etheridge later remem-
bered thinking that Gilmour should <enjoy it
while it lasts, because without Syd that band9s
going nowhere= 4 one of the great wrong calls
in the history of popular music.
But it certainly looked that way after the
strained noise-rock half of <Ummagumma=
(1969), although the first two sides of that
double album conveyed the band9s live power.
By 19709s <Atom Heart mother,= you could
hear Waters, Wright and Gilmour back off
from the hyperactive inventiveness be-
queathed them by Barrett and start to
assemble a sound we now recognize as
floydian, and 19719s underrated <meddle,=
theaters were dominated by parables of
corruption (<The Godfather= won a best
picture Oscar the same month that <Dark
Side= was released) and demonic possession
(<The Exorcist= was out by the end of the
year). Your parents watched <The Waltons= on
TV and wondered what had happened to this
country. If you were a teenager, you didn9t join
protest marches like your older siblings; you9d
missed the revolution and Woodstock, and,
anyway, what did protesting get you other
than a Nixon landslide? Instead, you hung out
with your friends at this new place called the
mall, or you just stayed in your room and got
high. <I9d love to change the world,= the
British band Ten Years After had sung a year
or so earlier, <But I don9t know what to do/ So
I9ll leave it up to you.= A lot of us knew exactly
how that felt.
So, apparently, did Pink floyd. <The Dark
Side of the moon= was lyricist roger Waters9s
attempt to catalogue the strains and enerva-
tions of the rock musician9s life, and in doing
so he solemnified and romanticized a genera-
tion9s sense of defeat. The drag of an after-
school job: <Dig that hole, forget the sun/ And
when at last the work is done/ Don9t sit down
it9s time to dig another one.= The deadening IV
drip of teenage existence: <Kicking around on
a piece of the ground in your hometown/
Waiting for someone or something to show
you the way.= The sense that the future was
more of the same: <Up (up & up & up &) and
down (down & down & down&)/ But in the
end it9s only round and round.= The steady
beat of the songs, Gilmour9s mournfully
chiming guitars, and Wright9s piled-up clouds
of synthesizers left a listener comfortably
numb, unprepared for the plane-crash para-
noia of <On the run,= singer Clare Torry9s
wordless wails of despair on <The Great Gig in
the Sky,= or the 7/4 snarl of <money.=
Among other things, <The Dark Side of the
moon= showed Pink floyd give up exorcising
the living ghost of Barrett and start mytholo-
<The Dark Side of the Moon= was lyricist Roger
Waters9s attempt to catalogue the strains and
enervations of the rock musician9s life, and in
doing so he solemnified and romanticized a
generation9s sense of defeat.
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smIth collectIoN/gAdo/getty ImAges/NAtIoNAl ArchIves

gizing him instead on the album9s penulti-
mate track, <Brain Damage= (and on <Shine
On, You Crazy Diamond,= from the band9s 1975
follow-up <Wish You Were Here=). <The luna-
tic is in my head,= Waters sang in <Brain
Damage=; a lot of us thought we knew how
that felt, too.
Such were the emotions and pretensions of
middle-class teenage existentialism in the
suburbs of mid-1970s America. <The Dark
Side of the Moon= gave them a soundtrack to
nod and nod out to and, if you lived near a city
Pink Floyd with a planetarium, a laser show to light up
performs at the dark side of your brain. In three years,
Merriweather Post punk would come along to obliterate the
Pavilion in glorious self-pity of <Dark Side= and insist
Columbia, Md., in that there was no future but the one you made
1973. for yourself. By that time, a lot of us were
moving on and either finding a purpose or
letting a purpose find us. Pink Floyd got rich,
turned ambitious, splintered into acrimony.
Syd Barrett died of pancreatic cancer in
2006, having retreated from public life to his
mother9s house and the eternal mystique that
comes with being Classic Rock9s most un-
knowable lost boy. But <The Dark Side of the
Moon= remains a quintessential adolescent
rite of passage. It9s a playlist passed along like
a secret handshake, a CD in the car of a long
midnight drive, and a heartbeat connecting
one generation of kids struck dumb by doubt
to the next.
ty Burr is the author of the movie recommendation
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A mother died a tragic death, and family members add to a reader9s grief
Dear Carolyn: Anonymous: I wish your family If my guess is accurate, then going to be the right person to

nick gaLifianakis for the Washington Post

I9m tired of
everyone
worrying whether
I9m okay and
wondering
Carolyn whether I have to
Hax change who I am
and how I relate
to people to make
it stop.
My mom died when I was 7,
and even at that age I knew
something was wrong. No one
told me what happened and I
wasn9t allowed to go to the
funeral and my teachers
whispered about me.
When I was 10, I had an
assignment to write about the
worst day of my life and I wrote
about how I wasn9t able to say
goodbye to my mom, and my
teacher took me aside to ask if I
needed to talk to the school
counselor about it. In high
school I finally found out that
my mom killed herself by
stepping in front of a train. It
was awful, but they could9ve
told me something before that.
After I found out, I was <forced=
to see the guidance counselor all
four years of high school.
I miss my mom and I9m
horrified by what happened, but
I9m not her. I do lean kind of
goth in my dress and I9m not
talkative or bubbly, and my
family is constantly <checking
in= on me. My aunt texted me
after seeing me at a family
gathering, saying she wanted to
make sure I was okay 4 this
made me so uncomfortable and
upset. I talked to almost
everyone at the party and ate
and had a good time.
I am a responsible adult, I
have a job and friends, but my
family acts as though I9m always
on the verge of losing it. I also
feel that I can9t ask about my
mom, who she was, or else they
will freak out. I want my family
to respect me and not worry
about how I9m doing, and also
be able to tell me about her.
How can I make this happen?
4 Anonymous
could recognize who you are on this reflexive condescension you stand up for what you need,
their own. describe is still misplaced and because it9s your life and you9re
But they can9t, apparently, so still unfairly erases you, but also in charge. But your letter says
you9ll have to spell it out for comes from a place of you are unusually well
them. compassion. Therefore, equipped to speak on your own
I don9t know why they9re summoning your compassion behalf. Your letter is a lucid,
stuck on this fragile, needy for them is an appropriate place affecting, persuasive draft of
vision of you, besides habit, but to start. the message your family
I can guess: They, too, were Let9s say, as an example, your members need to receive if
traumatized by your mom9s aunt comes away from a family their interest in your well-being
death, and shifting their gathering feeling the pain of is genuine.
concern to You the Poor Child missing your mom. If she Telling your family the truth
allows them to put their own throws a Band-Aid on that by also sets an example of what
grief someplace else, where it texting to check in on you, then you want from them. Again, I
can feel productive. Grief is she9s not just treating you as wish for your sake that your
awful and weird and hard to two-dimensional; she9s also family hadn9t lapsed into role-
manage in even its simplest distracting herself from her own playing with you, but to get out
forms, so it9s common for us to emotional work. of it, you9ll have to break out of
shift its weight around until we So when you alert them to your role as young person to
find some way, any way, we feel how they9ve missed the point of whom adults just happen.
able to carry it. It would make who you are, do so kindly, with Choose one relative to start, the
sense that your relatives feel respect for the difficulty of all one you like most or who is
stronger themselves when they your experiences. most likely to get it, and share
are performing in a strength If it helps: You were always like a fellow adult: <Am I 8okay9?
role for you. Yes, I am, especially when
people have conversations with
me, about their feelings, about
mom (there9s so much about
her I don9t know) or about
anything else. What doesn9t feel
Mike Du Jour By Mike Lester good is always to be the one
people worry about.= For a less
talky alternative, try, <I9m okay
4 how are you doing,= which is
deceptively powerful.
Condensed version: Don9t
change who you are, not one bit
(unless you want to) 4 but do
change how you relate to
people, by kindly and bravely
showing them the strong, real,
interesting adult you9ve
become. And be patient with
them, since even the ones who
can adjust to a new
understanding of you may need
time; as tough as family and
loss are for people to navigate,
change might be toughest of all.
Write to carolyn hax at
tellme@washpost.com. get her
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There9s a lot going on behind the curtain in this Renaissance portrait

BY S EBASTIAN S MEE am I, really?).
This portrait is understated, but it trembles
Have you ever seen a Renaissance portrait with the pregnant power of everything Archinto,
quite like this one by Titian? It9s a portrait of a powerful man, holds in reserve: his opinion of
Filippo Archinto, a powerful Catholic cleric and you, his power to do things to you, his power to
diplomat, and it9s one of two versions. The other, confer or withhold. But also, his vulnerability.
in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, portrays Titian had already painted emperors, kings,
Archinto conventionally. Only this version, at the doges and popes. But none of those other por-
Philadelphia Museum of Art, shows him half-ob- traits semi-obscure the sitter with a translucent
scured by a gauzy white curtain. curtain. Since the device is artificially imposed
There9s a convincing explanation. But expla- (surely Archinto didn9t pose with an actual cur-
nations, for all their interest, can detract from tain?), its effect is to break the fourth wall,
the spooky action that paintings generate on inviting more symbolic or poetic interpretations.
their own. So let9s linger in oblivion for a minute. To me, it makes Archinto look haunted, al-
A lot of this portrait9s charge comes from most as if he is being stalked 4 perhaps by death.
Titian9s brushwork. He was at the height of his I9m reminded, too, of Francis Bacon9s Velázquez-
powers in the late 1550s, when this work was inspired pictures of screaming popes, some-
painted. He brought loose, overlapping strokes times behind veils. Archinto9s left hand, fingers
of paint to life with transparent, tinted glazes. spread to hold open a page, is made streaky and
Archinto9s reddish-brown cape is so thinly indeterminate by the veil. With its one eyelike
painted you can see the weave of the canvas ring, it resembles a ghostly human skull.
through it. The paint used for the flesh of his neck The museum dates this version <circa 1558.= By
and cheek is thicker, more opaque. For the snak- that time, Archinto was stuck in an extended
ing edge of the sitter9s white shirt, Titian used a limbo. He had had a long and illustrious career,
dry and broken impasto (thicker paint that sticks serving both the Emperor Charles V and Pope
out from the surface), and he used the same Paul III, attending the Council of Trent, deliver-
impasto technique for the vertical seam of the ing the funeral oration for Charles V9s wife,
curtain. Isabella, and championing St. Ignatius Loyola,
Painting something see-through isn9t easy. founder of the Jesuits.
Titian9s approach was to make the part of the Between 1554 and 1556, Archinto represented
cape that9s behind the curtain darker than the Pope Julius III in Venice, which is probably
part that isn9t. He then used broken dabs of white where Titian first painted him. Yet another pope,
paint for the pattern of the veil9s weave. Both Paul IV, made him archbishop of Milan at the end
techniques work together to suggest, by implica- of 1556.
tion, something so thin it9s transparent. But the appointment, approved by Spain9s
Of course, even without the curtain, the por- King Phillip II, was thwarted by Juan de Fonseca,
trait is penetrating. It has that special alloy of the Spanish governor of Milan. The governor9s
nobility and tender presence that had made objection was rooted in obscure political power
Titian Europe9s most in-demand portraitist. plays. But it prevented Archinto from coming
People project a lot onto portraiture. They into the city. So he tarried in nearby Bergamo, as
think a great portrait tells you things about the de Fonseca awaited instructions from the Span-
sitter9s personality, mental state, even destiny. ish king. This is probably when Titian painted
But I9m not sure it really works like that. Portraits this second version.
are not psychological novels. Painters are not The curtain was Titian9s way to suggest the
seers. thwarting of Archinto9s prestigious appoint-
Titian was, however, uncommonly alive to the ment. By leaving the episcopal ring on Archinto9s
softly pulsing, mortal emanations of other peo- finger outside the curtain, Titian emphasizes his
ple. His special ability was to suggest all the right to the position.
unknowns of his sitters9 characters. Like Rem- The Spanish king9s confirmation of the pope9s
brandt after him, he managed to fuse our curiosi- appointment of Archinto eventually arrived, and
ty (who was this person?) with an almost tangible de Fonseca relented. But the archbishop died in
sense of the sitter9s mortal befuddlement (who Bergamo before he could take up his position.

titian (b. 1506)

Archbishop Filippo Archinto, 1558

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art

sAMAnThA Tyler cooper

critic9s notebook

Sorry, Kehinde Wiley is selling kitsch

The algorithm of the
I
9m noticing an interesting phenomenon
in art right now: Just as the rise of the
fast-food industry had the gradual effect
celebrated painter of of reminding many people what they
love about preparing and eating real
President Barack Obama9s food, Ai-generated art is sharpening our taste
for art handmade by feeling and breathing
portrait goes haywire in artists. Moreover, the same tendency is expos-
ing weaknesses in a lot of the art made before
this San Francisco show the latest Ai surge 4 precisely because it looks
like it could have been generated by Ai.
Kehinde Wiley9s art is a great example.
BY S EBASTIAN S MEE Hey, DALL-E: Make me an image that puts
in SAn FRAnciScO beautiful young Black people wearing sneak-
ers and branded streetwear into poses bor-
rowed from Old Master paintings. Use bright
colors and raking light. Add in floral or
vegetable decorative backgrounds that look
great from a distance.
now make me a whole show using the same
formula.
now build me an outlandishly successful
career.
Of course, Wiley doesn9t use artificial-intel-
ligence models such as DALL-E to generate
images. But in another sense, his art is
algorithmic. it9s probabilistic. it9s art that
leads with the concept, caring little for the
sanctity and surprise of intuitive decision-
making.
Wiley is best-known as the official portrait-
ist of President Barack Obama. He was once
described (in GQ magazine) as <a self-styled
noah & called by calamity 4 the world9s
museums, flooded with whiteness 4 to bring
the art world a salvational brownness.=
if that9s what he9s selling, there9s no ques-
tion the museums have bought it. Wiley can
Installations at <Kehinde Wiley: An walk today into almost any well-funded
Archaeology of Silence,= top and right, at museum in the country and see his work on
the de Young in San Francisco. Wiley has prominent display 4 usually in the Old
found success in recent years with works Master galleries, where his paintings of Black
that depict Black people in heroic poses, people in heroic poses are offered as evidence
often in the style of Old Master paintings. that the curators are getting with the times.
An exhibition of Wiley9s paintings and
sculptures recently opened at the de Young
Museum in San Francisco. The pieces extend a
body of work that dates back to 2008,
slow-motion footage of actors <reenacting=
christ9s resurrection.
if kitsch is your thing, good news: On
Wiley9s website, you can buy reproductions of
the images in the form of $250 limited-edition
skateboard decks made from <100% sustain-
ably sourced hard rock maple.= net proceeds
support Black Rock Senegal, a high-end
artist-in-residence program Wiley has set up
in Senegal (a second, bigger residency is
planned for calabar, nigeria).
i is intelligent: it9s right there in the
A name. Wiley, too, is an intelligent,
articulate artist who has received med-
als and honors from the State Department,
the French government and Harvard Univer-
sity. Born in 1977, he is the son of an African
American linguistics major and a nigerian
architecture student who met at UcLA. Wi-
ley9s father, the architecture student, returned
to nigeria when his mother gave birth to
Kehinde and his twin brother, Taiwo. He grew
up in South central Los Angeles before
studying art at the San Francisco Art insti-
tute, then Yale University.
He has taken this show9s title, <An Archaeol-
ogy of Silence,= from writings by the late
French historian and philosopher Michel
Foucault. The works in it debuted in italy
during the 2022 Venice Biennale and traveled
to the Musée D9Orsay in Paris. After San
Francisco, where it has already been seen by
several hundred thousand people, the show
will travel to Houston, Miami and Minneapo-
lis.
The exhibition9s paintings and sculptures
are described on Wiley9s website as <beautiful
elegies= and <monuments to endurance and
perseverance in the face of savagery.= They
transcend <the mere corporeal= to push into
<the realm of spiritual icons, of martyrs and
saints.=
But it9s sad: instead of revealing unknown
depths, all this sophistication, all these grand
claims swarm on the surface, as in high-end
advertising.
Everyone knows that advertising can be
enormously sophisticated: ironic, self-aware,
funny and so on. But in the end, it9s about
selling stuff. Wiley, too, is selling stuff. (<i
wouldn9t even say that art is the greatest thing
that Kehinde will accomplish before the Lord
promotes him,= his mother recently told the
new Yorker9s Julian Lucas. <i see him as a
great entrepreneur.=)
What he9s selling is kitsch.
Kitsch, like pornography, tends to elude
definition; often, it feels like the best we can
say is that we know it when we see it. But the
recently deceased czech writer Milan Kunde-
ra, in his novel <The Unbearable Lightness of
Being,= offered an indelible description.
<Kitsch causes two tears to flow in quick
succession,= Kundera wrote. <The first tear
says: How nice to see children running on the
grass! The second tear says: How nice to be
moved, together with all mankind, by chil-
dren running on the grass!=
<it is the second tear,= he concluded, <that
makes kitsch kitsch.=
Kitsch, in other words, is rooted in emo-
tional cliché (the sweetness of children run-
ning on the grass, despair about living in a
society riven by inequities). it is, at the same
time, self-congratulatory (how nice!) and
presumptuous. The presumption is that ev-
eryone feels the same way as you. Kitsch is a
bully.
The idea behind Wiley9s work, obviously, is
admirable. it9s that European history painting
and portraiture have functioned as a kind of
propaganda, helping to entrench the power of
a small White elite. Black people have been

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such paintings as Hans Holbein9s <The Body
of the Dead christ in the Tomb.= But most
were made in response to the killing of George
Floyd by Minneapolis police in 2020.
Some of the paintings are billboard-size,
while others are smaller. They and the sculp-
tures are displayed in dark, crypt-like galler-
ies, illuminated by spotlights. All show con-
temporary young Black men and women 4
some African, some American 4 in poses that
suggest death but also sleep, grief, ecstasy.
The subjects wear fashionable, branded
clothes and sneakers. One holds an iPhone.
But the poses are taken from Old Master
paintings. The decorative backgrounds 4
Wiley calls them <botanical filigree= 4 are
vegetal and floral.
Wiley describes the paintings in the show
as <heartbreaking= 4 and in some ways they
are. The exhibition is as close to pure kitsch as
any museum has mounted since 2003, when
the Getty commissioned and displayed Bill
Viola9s <Emergence,= the veteran video artist9s GAry sexTon/fine ArTs MuseuMs of sAn frAncisco
sunday, july 23 , 2023 . the washington post
excluded, demeaned and subjugated in this
same tradition, in a pattern that both mirrors
and reinforces inequities in society at large.
Wiley is by no means the only Black artist
trying to disrupt this historical pattern by
painting contemporary Black people in poses
that recall and subvert Old Master and
19th-century paintings. Kerry James Mar-
shall, Mickalene Thomas, Yinka Shonibare,
Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Lynette Yiadom-
Boakye all do similar things 4 just better.
Better because they don9t work to a formula;
they welcome accidents, use intuition, em-
brace ambiguity and paint from the heart.
<If anything ever does work in my case,= the
painter Francis Bacon once said, <it works
from that moment when consciously I don9t
know what I9m doing.= Wiley9s art doesn9t
work because he never doesn9t know what he9s
doing. His conceits are Instagram-ready gam-
bits. They9re moves in a strategic game.
His paintings and sculptures are based on
photographs. For his sculptures, which fea-
ture prominently at the de Young, his studio
assistants use software to combine photo-
graphs of his subjects 4 usually strangers
solicited on the street 4 into three-dimen-
sional renderings, subsequently printed in
polymer clay.
The design of the paintings, meanwhile, is
outsourced to a graphic designer who follows
Wiley9s instructions using Photoshop. Assis-
tants in his studios in New York, Beijing and
Dakar, Senegal, then trace the results onto
canvas. Specialist painters fill in different
parts 4 clothing, botany, birds. One long-
serving supervising assistant (she described
herself to the New Yorker as Wiley9s <hand,
almost like a human printer=) ensures that
the end results meet the required standard.
Everything in each painting, save the figure, is
finished by the time Wiley applies his brush-
es.
Perhaps inevitably then, the completed
works offer none of the pleasures and surpris-
es afforded by good painting. Their surfaces
are immaculate, flat and utterly dead. It
doesn9t matter how close you get. Your eye just
bounces off them. They offer no evidence of a
thinking, feeling hand responding to light,
shadow or color 4 much less human presence
4 as freshly felt phenomena. We feel only the
application of an assembly line formula.
ut my disappointment with this show is
B not all down to the fact that Wiley9s
paintings and sculptures are flat and
formulaic in execution. That I knew. It9s that
the de Young is so eager to swoon in the same
predictable direction. The wall texts go to
great lengths to interpret the works for us. But
they are riddled with pretentious art-speak
and grossly inflated claims (for instance,
<With their ornamental elements encroach-
ing upon the figures, such works entwine
social constructs of race and gender, suggest-
ing that these notions are themselves irratio-
nal and thus dehumanizing=).
Alive to the show9s potential to cause upset,
the museum is offering a <respite room= for
those who want to step out. It is also offering
workshops on grief. I don9t object to any of
these specific efforts. I don9t doubt that people
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SAMANthA tylER COOpER
will have different responses to this show. I
certainly don9t assume that people will share
my view. But what I can9t help noticing is that
museums are letting their main job 4 the
clear and intelligent presentation of art to the
public 4 vanish into a fog of condescension
and cant. They are so busy congratulating
themselves on their efforts (condescending to
people is nothing if not effortful!) that they
don9t hear the audience9s quiet plea: Please
leave me in peace.
Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foun-
dation, worked with de Young Director Thom-
as Campbell to bring the show to the United
States after both men saw it in Venice. Walker
told the New York Times he admired Wiley9s
<treatment of both the dignity and the beauty
in the physical bodies,= saying this was <often
not the way we see dead Black men in
American media.=
It9s certainly not. But I would say that9s for
good reason. To me, the paintings9 garishly
bright colors and immaculate surfaces dis-
played in dark, chapel-like galleries conjure
nothing so much as cheap Catholic kitsch.
Both the works and their presentation try to
make something horrible and dehumanizing
UGO CARMENI/KEhINdE WIlEy ANd tEMplON
seem sacred and beautiful.
<This piercing light bathes the bodies and
the paintings,= the show9s curator, Claudia
Schmuckli, recently told the Times. <It gives
them this aura of transcendence, of ecstasy
that really transcends their value of sleep or
death.= Wiley <shines a light on something
often met with silence,= she added.
This is nonsense. The noise around system-
ic violence against Black people has been
heightened, to say the least, since the murder
of George Floyd. Rightly so. His killing, its
countless precedents, the ongoing disaster 4
all are intolerable in a sane society. But large
parts of the Black community are tired of the
ways images of death and violence have been
exploited, not least by artists, as part of a
widespread compulsion to turn violence and
tragedy into spectacle.
That9s what this show does. It doesn9t help a
problem to <shine a light= on it if the light is
just another kind of false rhetoric. This show
explicitly uses the rhetoric of the Old Masters
to turn violence against Black people into yet
another form of spectacle. <That9s the through
line throughout all of it,= Wiley said about the
exhibition in an interview with the Times, <4
these bodies chopped down.=
Okay. But is it all right if I don9t like
<chopped down= bodies being turned into
gorgeously lit paintings, much less skate-
board decks?
Kundera also defined kitsch as <the abso-
lute denial of s---, in both the literal and
figurative sense of the word.= Kitsch, he
explained, <excludes everything from its pur-
view which is essentially unacceptable in
human existence.= By transmuting suffering
into style, this show performs a similar
operation. It exploits tragedy and the stench
of societal failure only to deny its reality. UGO CARMENI/KEhINdE WIlEy ANd tEMplON
Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence, TOP: An installation at <Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence= at the de Young in San Francisco. The
through Oct. 15 at the de young Museum, San pieces in the show extend a body of work that dates to 2008, but most were made in response to the killing of
Francisco. famsf.org/exhibitions/kehinde-wiley-an George Floyd by Minneapolis police in 2020. MIDDLE: Wiley9s <The Virgin Martyr Cecilia (Ndey Buri),= from
-archaeology-of-silence. 2022. ABOVE: The artist9s <The Virgin Martyr St. Cecilia,= from 2021.
E8
Tibany Haddish
turns darkness
into comedy gold
HAddiSH from E1
4 homelessness, a violent ex 4
into comedy-club gold, she has
managed throughout her life to
channel sadness into a kind of
energizing fuel. from her chaotic
youth to her post-<Girls Trip=
fame, disappointments drive her
to engage rather than withdraw;
they feed into her insatiable de-
sire to connect, contribute and
complete everything she possibly
can.
This summer feels like some
kind of payoff, as Haddish is
slated to deliver a slew of projects
that see her branching out ever
further from her roots in stand-
up comedy. There is her first
Disney film, the horror comedy
<Haunted mansion,= out friday,
in which she plays a dithering
medium named Harriet along-
side LaKeith stanfield, owen Wil-
son, rosario Dawson and Danny
DeVito, arriving on the heels of
her second season as Detective
Danner on Apple TV Plus9s <The
Afterparty.= But Haddish is also
working on a Broadway play with
Whoopi Goldberg that is based on
her own best-selling 2017 mem-
oir, <The Last Black Unicorn.= she
is even set to make her music
debut, having recorded an album
that her longtime friend, snoop
Dogg, plans to release on Death
row records.
<I watched her hustle, struggle
to get to the top of the mountain,=
snoop says. <I watched her take a
couple of hits and then find her-
self climbing back. now music is
another mountaintop she wants
to try to climb.=
Haddish9s most ambitious
project is the one you haven9t
heard about. she is raising $25
million to build a healthful food
market as part of an educational
and commercial complex on a
dusty swath of scrubland in Los
Angeles9s Crenshaw neighbor-
hood.
<I9ve always dreamed of being
in a Disney movie, and this is the
biggest movie I9ve ever been in,=
Haddish says of the $160 million
<Haunted mansion.= <But it9s not
as important as the grocery store.
I don9t know if movies change
people9s lives.=
she confirms her oB/GYn ap-
pointment and hangs up the
phone. Haddish gives a tour of
her backyard garden, showing off
the collards she9ll cook for lunch,
her plum tree, her aloe. she likes
the idea of growing her own food,
though she isn9t about to give up
on red meat or the ethiopian
place around the corner. for
someone who has made millions
since her breakthrough, Haddish
lives modestly. Yes, she drives the
2018 Tesla that was a gift from
Tyler Perry, but she only recently
got rid of her red 1995 Geo metro,
the car she lived out of when she
was struggling. some of her
friends grumble about her re-
maining in the same single-level
house she bought in 2015, when
she finally had enough steady
work to get out of rentals. There9s
no gate, no way of keeping people
from walking up to the door. But
there9s no chance of her moving.
<It9s the dream house I always
wanted,= says Haddish. <I just
wanted something comfortable
for me. And it has a tub I want.
everything I wanted. I thought
somebody like read what9s on my
mind.=
he now is everything. Had-
T dish sometimes decides on-
stage, with one peek at the
audience, to abandon her
planned set for something that
she thinks will work better for
that very moment. sometimes
that9s even true when she9s mak-
ing a movie.
In <Girls Trip,= the 2017 smash
that launched her to fame, one of
Haddish9s many scene-steals
comes when her character, Dina,
pulls down her shirt to flash P.
Diddy from the front row of his
concert. That part was scripted.
What comes next was not. Dina
clambers onstage, even though
there9s an enormous speaker be-
tween her and Diddy 4 a joyously
awkward moment made all the
more so when co-star Queen Lati-
fah, falling into the improv spirit,
scrambles up from behind to give
her a push over the top.
<We were rejoicing so much
when we got that moment,= says
director malcolm D. Lee. <It was
so spontaneous.=
Watching Haddish offstage is
just as engaging. she rarely takes
a break; when she delegates, it9s
with extreme supervision. she
will be on her phone, haggling
with one friend, who is organiz-
ing her charity dinner, about the
cost of the brisket. she9ll be meet-
ing with a contractor to find out
why he9s taking so long to reno-
vate a house she just bought to
serve as an audio studio, salon
and fitting room. she9ll then call
Kevin Hart, one of her closest
friends, asking how she can sign
on to endorse the Black-owned
Bleu Vodka brand when her
agents want her to promote
smirnoff, which she doesn9t
drink.
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Haddish grew up in L.A.,
where she9s planning to
open a grocery. Haddish
in her breakout role in
<Girls Trip,= with Jada
Pinkett Smith. The comic
doing her opening
monologue during her
Emmy-winning hosting
stint on SNL in 2017.
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All of it is assisted by the
network she has amassed, a bor-
derless community that can get
her anywhere.
That might be a resort in Ha-
waii with Kodak executive steve
Bellamy and legendary comedian
Albert Brooks, or a dinner party
in L.A. with Britney spears, Casey
Affleck and James marsden.
she9ll be twerking with Lizzo at
Cannes one day, in new York the
next to launch TheBizio, what she
hopes will become <Black Zoom.=
And the connections seem to ac-
crue by the day.
<It9s really a beautiful gift,= says
Jada Pinkett smith, her <Girls
Trip= co-star who has remained a
close friend. <she comes right up
on you, and you have to let your
guard down because she9s so real.
It9s very refreshing in an industry
where people can become so
guarded. And that9s why she9s
been able to make so many
friends in so many different kinds
of circles and create all different
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opportunities.=
At a pre-oscars party for Jamie
Lee Curtis in marina del rey,
Haddish runs up to blockbuster
producer Jerry Bruckheimer, a
total stranger, to tell him she9s so
eager to be in one of his movies
that she9ll even do script doctor-
ing or work as his assistant direc-
tor if that9s what it takes. every-
body laughs. About three weeks
later, Will smith calls offering her
a scene in the new Bruckheimer-
produced Bad Boys movie.
That9s basically how she got
<Girls Trip.= At the time, Lee knew
Haddish from her fourth-billed
role on nBC9s <The Carmichael
show,= but he had no plans to cast
her. Then he arrived at the pre-
miere of his <Barbershop: The
next Cut.=
<I stepped out of my car by the
red carpet and she was there and
was like, 8oh, I want to be in your
next movie,9= he says. <I was like,
8oh, okay.9=
Her close friendship with Brit-
. sunday, july 23 , 2023
ney spears9s manager, Cade Hud-
son, began with a simple meeting
at Creative Artists Agency five
years ago. she didn9t sign with
him, but he would go on to intro-
duce her to his bestie, Paris Hil-
ton, who signed on to do a special
DJ set at Haddish9s gala for her
she ready foundation in June.
The event raised more than
$250,000 for the charity.
Haddish met Bellamy, Kodak9s
president of entertainment, at a
premiere, and they9ve become
travel buds. And through him, she
met real estate magnate Andrew
segal and added him to the board
of what is called the Diaspora
Groceries project.
<nobody does what Tiffany
does,= Bellamy says. <so she wants
to start a grocery. To help grow
the local businesses in her com-
munity. so I was going to dinner
the other night with the founder
of Whole foods, John mackey,
and I called her and said, 8You
want to come?9 And she already
goes, 8okay, maybe knowing the
founder of Whole foods is not the
worst thing in the world.9 And it9s
just done. 8I9m coming.9=
At Hudson9s for dinner on this
monday night, she pulls up a few
of the tracks she9s recorded, blast-
ing them on the stereo speakers.
first, there9s a collaboration with
snoop and Lil Wayne called <Look
Like,= a banger she9s been using to
open up her comedy sets.
<This what fame looks like,=
Haddish raps along to the play-
back. <This what success looks
like. This what money looks like.
It9s what it looks like, what it
looks like.=
Then she9s up in the living
room dancing to <Pick It Up,= a
grind that features her and rap-
per e-40 doing a call and re-
sponse of <left cheek, left cheek,
right cheek, right cheek.=
<I already took this to a strip
club and got the DJ to play it,=
Haddish shouts. <He9s like, 8Who9s
this? It sounds like you, Tiffany.9
I9m like, 8Yeah, it9s me. Get them
dancing.9=
addish grew up in south
H Central L.A., not far from
where she now lives. Her
father, a refugee from eritrea, left
when she was 3. In 1988, when
Haddish was 8, her mother, Leola
Haddish, suffered serious brain
damage in a car accident, and
after that became physically and
emotionally abusive. When she
was 13, Haddish and her younger
siblings 4 two half-brothers and
two half-sisters 4 were placed in
foster care.
eventually, they landed with
Haddish9s grandmother, who was
working so much that it was left
to the oldest child to take care of
the younger 4 cooking their
meals, getting them to school.
Her brother, Justin, now 32,
would occasionally see Haddish
crying, but most of the time, he
saw her busily working to keep
the family together.
<my sister was a very good
example for all of us that terrible
things can happen to you, but you
can9t let them define you,= he says.
<You have to overcome that to
find a way to keep doing what you
want to do. she always made us
laugh. she always kept it light.=
At el Camino real High
school, Haddish became the
school mascot, sprinting through
the gym during basketball games
in her conquistador costume,
tossing candy to the fans 4 useful
practice for her later career as a
professional party motivator,
hyping up shy middle-schoolers
at bar mitzvahs. At 16, at the
suggestion of her social worker,
Haddish rode the bus to the
Laugh factory to do her first
stand-up sets. Whatever pain she
felt at home was not going to hold
her back.
In fact, she would later mine
the hard times for her best ma-
terial. In the 2017 <saturday night
Live= hosting gig that won her an
emmy, she merrily referenced her
years in foster care in her mono-
logue: <I want to say thank you to
anyone who paid taxes between
1990 and 1999,= she told the audi-
ence. <Because if you wouldn9t
have paid your taxes, I wouldn9t
be standing here today.=
<I hate to generalize, but I feel
like Black people just kind of deal
with our issues,= says selena mar-
tin, a friend since high school.
<It9s like, okay, here9s the next
moment. Here9s the next day.
What you going to do about it?
Are you going to sit there and sulk
and feel the feels, or are you going
to keep on pushing?=
Crenshaw, where John single-
ton filmed <Boyz n the Hood,= has
been on a long, slow upswing
since it was devastated by the
1992 L.A. riots. Haddish bought
her three-bedroom house in 2015
and keeps investing in real estate.
she walks two doors down and
shows off another house she just
bought, also a single level, this
one beautifully renovated with a
luxurious walk-in shower and a
garage turned into a <man cave.=
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HADDISH from E8
She owns a house on the corner, a
pair of larger houses about a
half-mile away and two proper-
ties not far from Inglewood that
are used to house foster children
who have transitioned out of the
system. She also helps support
her mother, who lives with one of
her half-sisters. Their relation-
ship is healthier now that Leola is
properly medicated, she says.
<I don9t use my money to show
off,= Haddish says. <I use my
money to do stuff in the commu-
nity. I9ve been stacking paper for
that.=
The sprawling open lot down
the street is framed on one side by
the brutalist concrete shell that
once served as a community bank
and on another by bare concrete
that served as the foundation of a
church. That9s where her family
used to pick up free groceries
distributed by the government
WIC program. Haddish sprinkles
bamboo seeds as she walks. She
bought the plastic packet online
after hearing they help offset soil
contamination.
over the years, Haddish says
she has put away several million
for the supermarket project. In
June, just before the Season 2
premiere of <The Afterparty,=
Haddish headed to the Cannes
International festival of Creativi-
ty to raise more. The plan is for an
alternative to chain markets and
fast-food franchises.
<There will be specialty things
and a normal market and a non-
profit-like educational compo-
nent, where people can take cook-
ing classes and a financial literacy
class,= she says. <I9m a firm believ-
er that once you understand how
money works, once you under-
stand how food works, you be-
come a healthier, happier human
being. And when you9re healthier
and happier, the family9s healthi-
er and happier, and the commu-
nity9s healthier and happier.=
Tiffany, you have to slow
down. She hears it from her man-
agers, her advisers, from her per-
petually grumpy friend Dave
Chappelle. Focus on movies, they
say. or focus on comedies. or just:
Get some sleep.
But then she will find herself
rolling into New Hampshire via
bus, signed on for a 15-minute
spot on a couple of stops on Bert
Kreischer9s fully Loaded touring
comedy roadshow. Kreischer, a
shirt-averse, beer-guzzling frat fa-
vorite, has been a friend for years.
She knew his wife years before
either of them made it because
LeeAnn worked with Haddish9s
Grandma Alice at a restaurant in
L.A. Earlier this year, Haddish
saw Kreischer at the Daytona 500.
He told her about his summer
plans. She said she9d love to come
along.
<So we sent her an offer,= Kreis-
cher says. <I was f---ing shocked
she said yes.=
on a Saturday night in June,
just before the start of heavy
promo for <The Afterparty,= Had-
dish is sitting at a table eating
shrimp backstage at an amphi-
theater on the banks of Lake
Winnipesaukee, kibitzing with
the other touring comics: Tammy
Pescatelli, rich Vos, Jim Norton.
She waves off the suggestion that
this detour distracted from her
escalating career.
<I want to have fun with my
friends, I want to laugh really
hard and enjoy myself,= she says.
<I want to be a farmer. I want to be
a horse trainer. I want to own a
Snickers factory 4 I love Snick-
ers. I am a jack of all trades, and it
would be a disservice to my soul
not to take advantage of that and
do things that make me happy.=
Comedian Jo Koy, a friend for
years, recalls Haddish showing
up to film a short spot for his
mid-level comedy <Easter Sun-
day.= She had to be on camera
Saturday and monday, but, unbe-
knownst to him, she had also
signed on to host Discovery Chan-
nel9s Shark Week.
<I came back from my shoot or
whatever, and she was wet in the
hallway,= Koy says. <I said, 8Did
you go swimming?9 She tells me
that in order to do Shark Week,
she had to take scuba classes and
get her f---ing license on monday.
Then she goes on set and crushes
in front of the camera. Unreal.=
Billy Crystal was shocked by
how easy it was to recruit her for
<Here Today,= a comedic drama he
directed and starred in two years
ago.
<I had not seen 8Girls Trip,9 but I
saw her host SNL and thought,
8Who is this?9= Crystal says. <And
we met. She had just flown in
from Africa after taking her dad9s
ashes there. And I was moved by
that. for someone who is as brash
as she is onstage and free-spirit-
ed, she was very simple and very
compassionate to talk to. And
came in jet-lagged and not look-
ing great, which I loved, and I
started explaining the characters,
and she actually said: 8You don9t
have to say anything more. I9m
going to do it.9=
filming eventually came to a
pivotal scene in which Haddish9s
character weeps while talking
with Crystal9s, an accomplished
comedy screenwriter grappling
with early-stage dementia. Had-
dish is emotional in real life,
prone to tearing up, particularly
when talking about her grand-
mother, who died last year at 86 4
but as a consequence, it9s the one
thing that this most spontaneous
of performers struggles with on
camera. She hesitates to cry on
the set, <because I can9t control it
sometimes and can get physically
sick,= Haddish says. <I mean, I9ll
throw up.=
<She said, 8I can9t do it,9= recalls
Crystal. <I said, 8We9re going to do
it. I need it. Your character needs
it. And you need it.9 I had the
camera behind me and I9m telling
her the story, and then I went
off-book and I just tried to de-
scribe the sadness I needed her to
get to. And the only way I could
get it was talking to Tiffany, not to
the character. I just talked and
talked to her, and she kept getting
closer and closer, and I just whis-
pered, 8You9re there. Just let it go.
Let it go.9=
n the car, heading to a voice-
I over session for the Disney
Plus animated series <The
Proud family: Louder and Proud-
er,= Haddish gets a call from Chris
Spencer, the comedian and writer
she calls her unofficial big broth-
er, checking about a weird text
thread.
It9s from another comedian, a
former friend at the center of
Haddish9s scandal last year. The
woman9s daughter briefly ac-
cused Haddish and comedian Ar-
ies Spears of child abuse in con-
nection with a skit that she and
her brother performed in a dec-
ade ago, at ages 14 and 7. Titled
<Through a Pedophile9s Eyes,= the
short film was mind-bogglingly
tasteless, an ill-advised comedic
misfire where the ostensible
laughs were based on Spears9s
character ogling oblivious chil-
dren. Haddish said she <deeply
regret[ted]= her involvement, and
her lawyers denied any abuse or
misconduct.
The daughter, now in her 20s,
withdrew the suit weeks later and
issued a statement saying that
Haddish <would never harm me
or my brother or help anyone else
do anything that could harm us.=
The mother, though, had started
texting Haddish and posting You-
Tube videos demanding a public
apology for statements that the
star and her representatives
made during the height of the
scandal asserting that the mother
was the driving force behind the
lawsuit and claiming that she had
tried to <shake down= Haddish for
years. (The mother denied this to
The Washington Post.) At one
point, the woman gave my phone
number to Haddish9s ex-husband,
who was arrested in 2011 after
Haddish accused him of beating
her during an argument. (He was
never charged, according to a law
enforcement spokesman in El
monte, Calif.) He writes me to
offer to <clear up any lies= and
sends a link to his self-published
book, <Trust, Lies and Deceit: The
real Tiffany Haddish revealed.=
<I9m about to take this to the
police,= Haddish tells Spencer on
the phone. <I9m about to get a
restraining order.=
Yet she finds herself unable to
simply cut off her former friend.
She cries about this on a cross-
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TOP: Tiffany Haddish, country flight. for Haddish, the
with Billy Crystal in world can be both unlimited and
<Here Today,= hesitates suffocating. You can be on a yacht
to cry on set. <I can9t in Hawaii or a comedy tour in
control it sometimes and New Hampshire and still be bat-
can get physically sick.= tling haters on your iPhone.
<I probably should block her,=
ABOVE: Haddish greets Haddish says. <But then I also
a student of Crenshaw won9t know what the f--- she9s up
High School in Los to.=
Angeles at an event These are the damages of a
sponsored by her She childhood of abuse and betrayal,
Ready Foundation and her friends say. Vanessa Spencer,
Children Youth and who is Chris9s wife and the execu-
Family Collaborative. tive vice president of Haddish9s
She ready Productions, says Had-
BELOW: From left, dish had tried to help her former
Tiffany Haddish, friend in the past, giving her
Rosario Dawson, opening-act gigs and sending her
LaKeith Stanfield and money, as emails viewed by The
Danny DeVito in Post confirm. <And I think she just
<Haunted Mansion.= can9t believe at this point some-
body could do that to her,= Spen-
cer says.
This dysfunction extends to
her romantic relationships, says
Elliott Connie, a friend who is
also a therapist.
Haddish has a long list of bad
boyfriends. She9s used them for
comedic inspiration. In <Girls
Trip,= Dina suggests defecating in
a cheater9s shoes. Well, as Had-
dish revealed in her memoir, she
did exactly that in real life with
one boyfriend9s Air Jordans.
But Jamie masada, the owner
of the Laugh factory, also remem-
bers Haddish arriving at a show-
case years ago with a black eye
zayDEE sanchEz for ThE WashingTon PosT
and a swollen lip. She insisted on
going on that night. masada let
her stay on a couch at a house
owned by the club for a few weeks
for her safety. Another boyfriend,
whom she met while filming
<Girls Trip,= regularly went
through her phone and, at one
point, sneaked onto the set of
<The Carmichael Show= to moni-
tor her. one of Haddish9s co-stars
asked: Is that your boyfriend be-
hind that shrub?
<If you think about how you
learn what a healthy relationship
looks like 4 as a young child, you
watch your father go into the
kitchen and say, 8Sweetheart, I9m
going into the kitchen, would you
like anything?9= Connie says. <Tif-
fany didn9t see any of that. She
had been abandoned, hurt and
abused by her parents, her hus-
band, the people that are sup-
posed to be unconditional in their
delivery of love.=
The closest she may have come
to a proper relationship was with
Lonnie rashid Lynn, the rapper
and actor known as Common.
They met on the set of <The
Kitchen,= which Haddish co-
starred in with melissa mcCarthy
and Elisabeth moss.
It was <the healthiest, the fun-
nest relationship I9ve ever had,=
she says. <It9s where I felt safest
out of all the relationships I9ve
ever had.=
And yet he began to withdraw.
E9
There was a series of events 4 a
concert in New York, a birthday
party for Barack obama, and
Common9s own birthday 4 for
which she says he didn9t invite
her. Eventually, he called to break
up over the phone.
<It wasn9t mutual,= she says
now. <It was more him saying, 8I
think this relationship has run its
course.9 And I was like, 8okay. Like
you gonna be a 50-year-old single
man. okay?9= (A rep for Common
said he was unavailable for com-
ment.)
She still holds out hope she9ll
find the right man.
<I9m a pretty positive person,
and I9m here to have an experi-
ence,= she says. <I would love to
have a partner to experience it
with. But also, I guess I9ve been
alone for so long. And so used to
being abandoned, I expect it.
Which is sad, right?=
ack in L.A., after a day of
B activity, Haddish is ready to
make plans. She has decid-
ed to talk about her medical
situation. The oB/GYN has told
her that she probably has endo-
metriosis, an extremely painful
condition in which tissue similar
to what lines the uterus grows
outside the organ. It9s a revela-
tion. Since she was a teenager,
Haddish has suffered through
pain and intense bleeding. maybe
publicizing her condition will
help others.
That night, Haddish goes out to
dinner with a local comic, Nasty
Nate, who has been pleading with
her for a date. There is no chance
it9ll lead to anything. He9s nice,
offering to take care of her, drive
her anywhere, provide protec-
tion. But she9s looking for a part-
ner, not a security guard. There is
another man she9s been into, a
handsome investor, but for what-
ever reason, he has refused to get
physical. She9s done waiting.
So she takes the stage unbilled
at the Three Clubs, a spot on Vine
Street, to build on a bit she9s been
working on for months. In its
latest form, it9s clearly related to
the events of the past week. Not
that anybody would know.
<my jokes are my babies,= Had-
dish tells the room. <They are my
children. And just like my chil-
dren, jokes take time to develop.
And just like babies, I really want
to make it work.=
Pause.
<But just like a baby,= she con-
tinues, <some of these jokes will
miscarry.=
The audience laughs, oblivious
to the personal connection with
this metaphor.
<And you9ll be saying, 8That
joke is great!9 and you9ll watch my
special and you won9t see it all,=
Haddish says. <And you9ll be like,
8Where is my favorite joke?9 And
you9ll run into me somewhere,
probably at the gynecologist or
something, and you9ll be like,
8Tiffany, oh, my God, I saw your
special and I9m really upset be-
cause you didn9t do this joke.9=
She pauses here for the build.
<And I9ll look at you in your
eyes and I9ll tell you straight up: 8I
love that joke, too, but I didn9t
want the responsibility that
comes along with that. So I may
have aborted that joke, because
this is California and I can do that
here.9=
The crowd is laughing, and she
delivers the punchline before
slipping into her next bit.
<I9m pro-laughs tonight,= Had-
dish says, bringing it back home.
<my joke, my choice.=
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in T he G al l e Rie S

Exhibitions
plunge into
black and
white, past
and present
BY M ARK J ENKINS

The installation filling the

main gallery at IA&A at Hillyer
isn9t hazardous to visitors, but
its implications are toxic. Kelley
O9Brien9s <Residence Time= is an
array of multimedia features in
shades of black and white,
scored to droning, thudding
music. All the elements,
centered on a flickering video
projection, evoke some sort of
pollution; some explicitly refer
to water.
A small perfume bottle is
labeled with the exact subject of
the North Carolina artist9s
concern: 1,4-dioxane, a textile-
industry solvent, probably
carcinogenic, that has
contaminated drinking water in
CHRIS CombS
the Cape Fear River Basin. The
little container is an ironic
reference to the chemical9s
faintly sweet odor and the fact
Tom SlITeR
that the substance is sometimes
found in perfumes, cosmetics
and other personal care
products.
Aside from the text on that
bottle, O9Brien9s work is allusive
and indirect. Booms of the sort
used to contain hazmat spills on
lakes and rivers are coiled on the
floor, and two small pools of
water lap within frames that
shift slightly to elicit small
waves. Three sets of clear plastic
sheets, each nine layers deep,
contain black smudges that
combine to yield inky patterns
that appear to float in space as if
on water.
In the dimly lighted gallery,
the sound and imagery are
shadowy and seem appropriately
liquid and immersive. The
individual components are
simple but combine effectively
in the installation, which was
made with the assistance of
Marcus Braithwaite, Kevin
Vanek, Nick Rutz and Kathleen
Block. Its inspiration may be
specific to coastal North
Carolina, but <Residence Time=
speaks to impurity anywhere, gRegoRy R. STaley pHoTogRapHy Ia&a aT HIllyeR

and of all sorts.

A different sort of corruption
is represented by <Cryptid
Currency,= one of the offerings in
Chris Combs9s <Supercycle,= also
at IA&A. The piece is a series of
11 increasingly disfigured cast-
aluminum discs that are
emblazoned with an image of
Bigfoot and represent the
decaying promise of digital cash.
Combs is a local artist who
specializes in work that9s savvy
to, but also skeptical of,
technology. He does gallery
shows often, but always with
new inventions and often
previously unexplored subjects.
<Supercycle= includes some fresh
but familiar-looking interactive
gadgets, notably <Targeting.= Its
nearly 2,000 LEDs respond to a
nearby person9s movements in a
manner inspired by military
radar, but the device also refers
to the targeting of internet users
with advertisements keyed to
their online profiles.
Such use of neural networks
(or artificial intelligence) is
further critiqued by several
pieces. The largest is
<Pollination,= a flowerlike metal
contraption that spreads
audiovisual cues as if fertilizing
digital foliage. <Snap Judgment=
compares a visitor9s face to a
photo database to propose his or
her likely profession. <Naked
Mueller= is an eccentric text
generated by combining special
counsel Robert S. Mueller III9s
report into whether the Trump
campaign colluded with Russia
and William S. Burroughs9s
<Naked Lunch= in a 70-to-30
ratio. When AI can hit on an
idea as prankish as that, it might
well be credited as being human.
Kelley O9Brien: Residence Time
and Chris Combs: Supercycle
Through July 30 at Ia&a at Hillyer, 9
Hillyer Ct. NW. athillyer.org. 202-338-
0680.
Monochrome
The theme of Multiple
Exposures Gallery9s current
show is stated by its title,
<Monochrome.= But there are
also sub-themes of a sort,
developed in related images
among those chosen by juror
Sandy Sugawara, a local
photographer and former
Washington Post journalist. She
chose pictures that <had a sense
of mystery about them,= says her
statement.
That9s certainly true of Clara
Young Kim9s study of a waterfall
whose rocky facets are softened
by mist and Matt Leedham9s shot
of a dark jungle punctuated by
an illuminated slice of foliage.
That shot is a visual near-rhyme
with Sarah Hood Salomon9s
picture of a gray forest with a
foregrounded tangle of vines so
white they almost appear
electrified.
One pair of photos can be
seen as expressing either the
authority or the presumption of
modern architecture: Van Pulley
captures an off-kilter woman
silhouetted inside a spaceship-
like structure, while Alan Sislen
observes a man walking by a
facade of looping abstract forms.
Both figures are dwarfed by
their surroundings, as is true of
nearly all the people in the
show9s pictures. The exception is
Fred Zafran9s close-up portrait of
a young girl whose face emerges
dramatically from blackness,
presumably during the Japanese
children9s celebration that
provides the photo9s title,
<Shichi-Go-San= (<seven-five-
three,= which are thought to be
lucky ages).
Tom Sliter contributes the
CL0CKWISE FROM most kinetic picture, which
TOP LEFT: Tom Sliter9s depicts a diving game played by
<Wow, I Can Fly,= part of charismatically monochromatic
the 13-artist show penguins. Much quieter, but no
<Monochrome= at less striking, is Maureen
Multiple Exposures Minehan9s photo of a white shed
Gallery; Chris Combs9s with a black door in a nearly all-
<Pollination= in his white landscape. Starkly
<Supercycle= show; arresting, the picture
Kelley O9Brien9s exemplifies the power of a
<Filtration,= included in monochromatic image.
her multimedia
installation <Residence Monochrome Through July 31 at
Time=; and a sculpture in multiple exposures gallery, Torpedo
Chris Malone9s Factory, 105 N. Union St., alexandria.
exhibition <Gathering.= multipleexposuresgallery.com. 703-
683-2205.
Chris Malone
For sculptor Chris Malone,
mosaic is as much a philosophy
as a technique. He builds bodies
from clay, glass, stone and found
objects, suggesting complex
identities he doesn9t profess to
understand fully. The six statues
in <Gathering,= on display 24/7
in the windows of the VisArts-
programmed 355 Pod Space,
employ motifs that evoke what
Malone calls his <unsettled
African self, stemming from a
history I never learned properly.=
Many of Malone9s fanciful
creations, which have often been
exhibited at Zenith Gallery, have
a cartoonish quality. The D.C.
artist often makes full-body
sculptures whose limbs are
spindly and seemingly elastic.
But the <Gathering= pieces are
all busts of heads and shoulders
that stand on, and are integrated
with, built-in ceramic pedestals.
With their realistic eyes,
probably made of glass, the
statues feel somber and
ceremonial, even if playful in
their use of material.
The figures have faces painted
with elaborate patterns and
abundant hair in the forms of
such things as shells, rusted
nails and pencils whose tips
point outward. One head is
topped with flowerlike forms
that cascade down the statue9s
base, which is perforated with
cavities, as are the subject9s
cheeks and chin. Another has a
chest that resembles a birdcage.
Such touches make Malone9s
mixed-media entities appear as
airy as they are earthy.
Chris Malone: Gathering Through
July 30 at 355 pod Space, 355
Rockville pike, Rockville.
visartscenter.org. 301-315-8200.

Husband9s spiritual divergence feels like a betrayal to his Christian wife

Dear Amy: I have
Ask Amy been with my
Amy husband for 29
Dickinson years. For the
most part, we are
happy and
compatible. However, over the
past three years, he has changed
course on me. What I mean is
that we were both Christians,
until he embraced a New Age
philosophy that is in no way
compatible with my Christian
beliefs. He stopped attending
services with me and has no
interest in our church anymore.
This hurts me deeply. I feel
betrayed. I still love him, but this
has put up a barrier between us.
It has also caused trust issues on
my part, due to some of the
comments he has made.
For instance, he says that God
wants us to be happy, so we can
just throw our inhibitions to the
wind. Also, he sees no problem
with women going out in public
half-naked. According to him,
God does not want us hiding our
bodies. Also, he believes it is okay
for a partner to cheat if he or she
is unhappy, because God wants
us to be happy. It seems his
morals have gone out the
window along with his religion.
What do you think I should
do?
4 Hurt and Confused
Hurt: Although I do believe that
every person has the human
right to explore spiritual beliefs
and practices, I can9t really
comment on the current
spiritual differences between
you. Diving into the points you
raise, yes 4 your husband has
drifted away from your church,
and you.
Does God want us to be
happy? I9ve never understood
God in such a personal and
superficial context, but who am I
to say? Women going out in
public half-naked? Hmm 4 I
suppose that9s a matter of
personal preference. Does God
want married people to cheat in
order to chase their own
happiness? Aha! Now we9ve
arrived at your husband9s
motivation. Everything else is
boilerplate.
This is a marital issue. I think
you should assume that your
husband has fashioned a God
that will approve of his behavior,
as a way to gaslight you.
Dear Amy: I am a Christian
woman in my 60s. I have to go to
a great-niece9s wedding, and they
are having a cocktail hour at a
bar next door. I don9t want to go
to a bar. My husband thinks it9s
okay to go there and have a soft
drink.
For me, no. I don9t want to be
seen in a bar and do not think it9s
right for me to even pretend I9m
drinking alcohol or put on the
illusion of doing so. I want to set
a good example for others and
maintain my own standards.
This wedding is being held in a
casino (which I don9t care to go
to either), but I am obligated.
Would it be acceptable to just
stay at the casino between the
end of the ceremony and
beginning of the reception? Or
go to my car? I believe I am being
led to stay out of the bar.
4 Nondrinker
Nondrinker: People who go to
bars and drink soft drinks are
not pretending to drink alcohol.
They are simply enjoying a soft
drink at a venue that also serves
alcohol. However, you are not
obligated to attend the cocktail
hour before the reception. This
cocktail period is usually
provided for guests while the
wedding party is being
photographed before the
reception.
And 4 not to put too fine a
point on it, but casinos are also
dens of iniquity. If you want to
avoid temptation, you might
want to stay in your car.
Wherever you choose to perch
during this period, I hope you
will do your best to attain and
maintain a nonjudgmental
attitude toward other guests.
Dear Amy: I am a college
librarian whose job (among
many) is to make purchases for
our students and the community
at large. I greatly appreciate your
encouragement of reading, as
well as your book
recommendations. There is even
a word for this: bibliotherapy!
I incorporate your choices into
my purchasing (although we
sometimes already have them).
You must be a huge reader with a
large book collection of your
own. I am sure many other
librarians take notice and cheer.
Thank you.
4 Kim in Reading Pa.
Kim: I am in fact a huge reader
with a large book collection, as
well as a wonderful local library,
which I often patronize.
Bibliotherapy is my favorite
kind of therapy, and I9m happy to
inspire others to improve their
own lives through reading.
amy's column appears seven days a
week at washingtonpost.com/advice.
Write to askamy@amydickinson.com
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Barbie (PG-13) 10:10-11:10-
10:45-11:30-12:00-1:15-1:30- CC: 12:15-5:15-8:45-11:00 9:10-11:55-2:40-5:25-8:10-10:55 Oppenheimer (R) 11:40-1:50-
Theater Camp (PG-13) CC: 8633 Colesville Road The Little Mermaid (PG) CC: Elemental (PG) 9:15-10:00- 3:10-4:20-4:50-5:20-6:10-6:40- 2:15-2:45-4:15-4:30-5:00-7:10- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Indiana Jones and the Dial of 3:50-5:00-6:00-8:00-8:55-10:10
10:05-12:25-2:45-5:15-7:20- 1:00-3:50 12:45-6:30-9:15 12:10-1:10-2:10-3:10-4:10-
7:10-7:40-8:10-9:20-10:10-10:30 8:00-9:45-10:00-11:00 Destiny (PG-13) CC: 12:30-3:00- Destiny (PG-13) 9:00-12:30- Barbie (PG-13) OC: 2:10
10:10 Past Lives (PG-13) OC: 12:25 5:10-5:40-6:10-7:10-8:10-8:40- Oppenheimer (R) CC: 5:30-9:30
Dial M for Murder 3D (1954) Elemental (PG) CC: 4:15-6:00- Insidious: The Red Door (PG-13) Mission: Impossible - Dead Reck- 6:45-10:00 4:00-7:30-11:00 Mission: Impossible - Dead
Joy Ride (R) CC: 10:50 9:00 9:10-10:55-1:45-7:35-10:30- 9:10-10:10 Sound of Freedom (PG-13) CC: Sound of Freedom (PG-13) Reckoning Part One (PG-13)
oning Part One (PG-13) 11:35- Barbie (PG-13) OC: 7:00
Sound of Freedom (PG-13) CC: (NR) 4:45 Insidious: The Red Door (PG-13) 10:50 1:00-3:10-4:40-7:00-8:20-10:40 Regal Westview & IMAX Mission: Impossible - Dead 11:30-2:00-6:45-9:00 12:45-3:55-7:05-10:15 12:00-1:00-3:30-4:30-7:25-8:30
10:20-1:20-4:20-7:20-9:25 Asteroid City (PG-13) 2:45-7:10
CC: 9:15-12:00-3:00-4:45-7:00- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Spider-Man: Across the Spi- 5243 Buckeystown Pike Reckoning Part One (PG-13) Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - Barbie (PG-13) 9:05-11:00- Regal Manassas & IMAX
Mission: Impossible - Dead Oppenheimer (R) 12:00-3:45-
7:30 11:30 Destiny (PG-13) 12:05-7:05- der-Verse (PG) 11:50AM Barbie (PG-13) 10:10-11:00- OC: 3:15 One Loudoun 11:25-12:50-1:20-1:50-2:15- 11380 Bulloch Drive
Reckoning Part One (PG-13) Indiana Jones and the Dial of 10:35 12:00-1:10-2:00-4:10-5:00-6:20- Oppenheimer (R) OC: 1:30
Oppenheimer (R) 11:40-2:50- 20575 East Hampton Plaza 3:40-4:10-4:40-5:05-6:30-7:00- Barbie (PG-13) 10:30-11:10-
CC: 12:00-4:00-7:00-7:30-9:50- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Destiny (PG-13) CC: 10:30-2:15- Sound of Freedom (PG-13) 3:30-7:00-7:30 7:10-8:00-10:00 7:30-7:55-9:20-9:50-10:20-10:50 12:10-1:40-3:10-4:10-4:40-6:10-
10:30 (1966) (NR) 7:00 Barbie (PG-13) 5:30-8:30 Mission: Impossible - Dead
6:00-9:45 9:10-10:05-1:00-1:25-4:35-7:20- Elemental (PG) 11:25-2:10-5:00- Mission: Impossible - Dead Oppenheimer (R) 9:30AM Reckoning Part One (PG-13) Mission: Impossible - Dead 7:10-7:40-9:10-10:10-10:40-
Barbie (PG-13) CC: 9:00-9:15- Past Lives (PG-13) 5:00-9:20 Oppenheimer: The IMAX 2D 7:45-10:55 7:50-10:35 Reckoning Part One (PG-13) 10:30-2:30-6:30-10:30 Reckoning Part One (PG-13)
9:30-10:00-11:00-11:15-11:45- Rio Bravo (NR) 2:00 AMC Potomac Mills 18 11:05
Experience (R) CC: 10:30-2:30- Barbie (PG-13) XD: 10:50-1:40- Insidious: The Red Door (PG-13) 10:40-2:30-6:30-10:10 Spider-Man: Across the 9:55-12:00-1:35-3:40-5:15-7:20- Transformers: Rise Of The
12:45-1:45-2:30-3:30-4:30-5:15- Auntie Mame (1958) (NR) 6:30-10:30 4:30-7:20-10:10 9:30 Oppenheimer (R) 3:30-7:40 2700 Potomac Mills Circle
Spider-Verse (PG) 12:20 8:55-11:00
7:15-8:00-9:00-10:00-10:45 11:00AM Beasts (PG-13) 6:30-9:40
Joy Ride (R) CC: 9:30-12:00 Transformers: Rise Of The Elemental (PG) 1:00-3:50-
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Barbie (PG-13) CC: 9:30-12:30- Barbie (PG-13) OC: 2:15; 10:00- Oppenheimer (R) 9:20-12:00-
Oppenheimer (R) CC: 4:15- Band of Outsiders (Bande à 7:30-10:15
Mission: Impossible - Dead
part) (NR) 9:40 Terriûer (Event) 10:45 Beasts (PG-13) 10:40-1:50 6:40-9:40
Destiny (PG-13) 12:20-3:50- 11:00-4:15-4:45-5:45-6:00-7:30- 1:20-4:00-5:20-8:00-9:20 Reckoning Part One (PG-13)
8:15-10:00 Cobweb (2023-I) (R) CC: Spider-Man: Across the Spi- 7:20-10:45 Insidious: The Red Door (PG-13) Transformers: Rise Of The 8:00-8:30-9:20-9:45-11:00
The Little Mermaid (PG) OC: AMC Academy 8 Regal Ballston Quarter 11:00-11:30-12:20-2:50-3:30-
9:45-1:30 der-Verse (PG) OC: 3:55 2:10-5:20-8:10
Sound of Freedom (PG-13) 3:20- Beasts (PG-13) CC: 10:15- Indiana Jones and the Dial of 6:40-7:20-10:30-10:50
10:50AM 6198 Greenbelt Road 671 North Glebe Road
Sound of Freedom (PG-13) CC: Oppenheimer (R) XD: 12:00- 6:50-10:10 Indiana Jones and the Dial of 1:20-4:30 Destiny (PG-13) 11:45-3:30- Spider-Man: Across the Spi-
Mission: Impossible - Dead Barbie (PG-13) CC: 10:30-1:15- 9:10-1:00-4:10-7:15-10:30 4:00-8:00 Barbie (PG-13) OC: 3:40 Destiny (PG-13) 11:40-3:20-7:00 The Flash (PG-13) CC: 11:10 7:15-10:40 Barbie (PG-13) 10:10-10:50-
Reckoning Part One (PG-13) 3:00-4:45-7:45-9:00-11:15 Toy Story (1995) - Disney100 Elemental (PG) OC: 3:30 Oppenheimer: The IMAX 2D Spider-Man: Across the Oppenheimer (R) 7:00 12:10-1:10-1:40-2:10-3:10-4:10- der-Verse (PG) 11:20-2:45
OC: 3:30 Transformers: Rise Of The (G) 10:15-12:30-2:45-5:00- Insidious: The Red Door (PG-13)
Regal Hyattsville Royale
Experience (R) 10:30-2:40-6:50 Spider-Verse (PG) CC: 10:10- 4:40-5:10-6:10-7:10-7:40-8:10- Oppenheimer (R) 11:40-1:50-
6505 America Blvd. Barbie (PG-13) 9:30-12:40-3:50- 9:10-10:10-10:40 6:00-8:00-10:10
Insidious: The Red Door (PG-13) Beasts (PG-13) CC: 4:10-10:10 7:15-9:30 OC: 4:45 Sound of Freedom (PG-13) 1:20-4:40-7:50-11:00 11:20; 10:30AM
Barbie (PG-13) 11:20-11:50- Elemental (PG) 12:00-3:00-
OC: 2:10 Mission: Impossible - Dead Barbie (PG-13) CC: 10:00-11:15- Indiana Jones and the Dial of 12:20-12:50-2:20-2:50-3:20- 3:00-9:20 Oppenheimer (R) CC: 3:30 Oppenheimer (R) 11:00-12:00- Mission: Impossible - Dead
Reckoning Part One (PG-13) 5:50-8:40
Asteroid City (PG-13) OC: 1:25 Reckoning Part One (PG-13) 12:15-12:45-2:15-2:45-3:15- Destiny (PG-13) OC: 3:35 Mission: Impossible - Dead No Hard Feelings (R) CC: 1:15-1:45-3:15-5:30-8:55
Past Lives (PG-13) OC: 4:20 5:50-6:20-6:50-8:50-9:20-9:50- 11:00-1:30-2:40-5:20-6:30- Indiana Jones and the Dial of
CC: 10:10-1:20-4:30-7:20-10:40 3:45-5:15-5:45-6:45-8:15-8:45- Cobweb (2023-I) (R) 5:00- Reckoning Part One (PG-13) 9:20AM Destiny (PG-13) 10:50-2:30-
Barbie (PG-13) OC: 6:15 Spider-Man: Across the 9:15-9:45-11:15 10:20 Angelika Film Center Mosaic 9:00-10:20
7:25-9:55 12:10-4:00-7:50 The Little Mermaid (PG) CC: 6:20-10:00
Oppenheimer (R) OC: 12:15 Spider-Verse (PG) CC: 10:20- Mission: Impossible - Dead Mission: Impossible - Dead 2911 District Ave Spider-Man: Across the
Sound of Freedom (PG-13) Reckoning Part One (PG-13)Oppenheimer (R) OC: 11:30AM 9:15-12:40-4:00-7:10-10:20 Oppenheimer: The IMAX 2D
Reckoning Part One (PG-13) Barbie (PG-13) OC: 1:15 Spider-Verse (PG) 1:00
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - DC 1:40-7:00-10:20 OC: 4:10 11:00-12:00-2:40-6:30-7:40-10:10 Xscape Theatres Elemental (PG) CC: 10:30-1:15- Mission: Impossible - Dead Experience (R) 10:40-2:40-
Bryant Street Oppenheimer (R) CC: 11:00- CC: 10:00-11:00-12:15-4:00-6:30- Oppenheimer 70mm (R) 10:45- Spider-Man: Across the 4:00-6:40-9:20 Oppenheimer (R) 10:40-1:50-
Brandywine 14 Reckoning Part One (PG-13) 2:50-6:00-7:00-10:00 6:50-10:50
630 Rhode Island Ave NE 1:00-4:00-7:30-10:30 7:40-10:30-11:15 2:45-6:45-10:45 7710 Matapeake Business Drive Indiana Jones and the Dial of
Oppenheimer (R) CC: 9:00- Spider-Verse (PG) 12:10-4:00- 12:40-4:15-7:45-8:45 Elemental (PG) 12:00-3:00- Sound of Freedom (PG-13) 4:00
Mission: Impossible - Dead Elemental (PG) CC: 10:50-1:30- The White Storm 3: Heaven or 7:10-10:15 Friday the 13th (1980) (R) 1:00- Destiny (PG-13) CC: 11:30-3:00- Barbie (PG-13) OC: 2:10-8:10
5:00-7:40 11:30-3:30-7:30-8:45-11:00 Hell 9:10 Spider-Man: Across the Spi- 6:20-9:20
Reckoning Part One (PG-13) 4:00-7:00 6:30-10:00
10:15-2:15-6:15-10:15 Insidious: The Red Door (PG-13) Barbie (PG-13) OC: 6:15 Hidimbha 3:55-10:25
Oppenheimer (R) 11:30-12:30-
Insidious: The Red Door (PG-13)
der-Verse (PG) 10:45-4:25 Insidious: The Red Door (PG-13) Mission: Impossible - Dead
Mission: Impossible - Dead 3:30-4:40-7:30-9:00 Barbie (PG-13) 10:00-11:00- Asteroid City (PG-13) 1:55- 4:30-7:30-10:30 Reckoning Part One (PG-13)
Barbie (PG-13) OC: 2:45; 10:30- CC: 10:40-1:50-4:50-8:00-11:00 Toy Story (1995) - Disney100 11:40-1:00-1:40-2:20-3:40-
Elemental (PG) 11:40-2:30-5:10- CC: 11:20-2:00-4:40-7:15-10:00 7:25-9:50 Indiana Jones and the Dial of OC: 8:20; 4:20
11:00-11:30-1:45-2:15-5:00- Sound of Freedom (PG-13) CC: Reckoning Part One (PG-13) (G) 9:30-11:50-2:10-4:30-6:50 4:20-5:00-6:20-7:00-7:40-9:00- Oppenheimer: The IMAX 2D
10:00-5:45 OC: 2:45 7:50-10:30 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (PG-13) 11:40-3:30- Oppenheimer (R) OC: 3:50
5:30-6:00-7:45-8:15-8:45-9:15 Annapurna Photo Studio 9:20- Insidious: The Red Door (PG-13) 9:50-10:20 Experience (R) CC: 11:45- Destiny (PG-13) 10:20-1:30- Sound of Freedom (PG-13)
AMC Loews 12:35-7:10 6:50-10:20
Theater Camp (PG-13) OC: AMC Annapolis Mall 11 12:40-3:15-6:00-9:30 Mission: Impossible - Dead 3:45-7:45 4:55-8:15 12:40-7:30-11:00
12:15 St. Charles Town Ctr. 9 Barbie (PG-13) 10:30-1:20-4:10- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Barbie (PG-13) OC: 11:10AM
1020 Annapolis Mall Road Reckoning Part One (PG-13) Joy Ride (R) CC: 9:00AM The Miracle Club (PG-13) 6:30 Barbie (PG-13) 5:10
Oppenheimer PLF (R) 10:00- Barbie (PG-13) CC: 9:00-3:50- 11115 Mall Circle 7:00-9:50 10:50-11:40-2:30-3:10-6:10-
Destiny (PG-13) 11:10-3:00- Terriûer (Event) 8:30-11:00 Regal Dulles Town Center
Theater Camp (PG-13) 12:45- 21100 Dulles Town Circle Regal Springûeld Town Center
2:30-7:00 10:20 Barbie (PG-13) CC: 10:15-12:15- Cinépolis Gaithersburg 6:40-10:00 6:50-10:00-10:30 Cobweb (2023-I) (R) CC: 3:00-5:15-7:30-9:45
Spider-Man: Across the Spi- 12:45-1:15-3:15-4:15-6:15-7:15- Barbie (PG-13) 11:15-12:15- 6859 Springûeld Mall
Spider-Man: Across the 629 Center Point Way Sound of Freedom (PG-13) Spider-Man: Across the 3:00-5:40 Barbie (PG-13) 10:05-11:45-
der-Verse (PG) 10:45AM 9:00-10:00 Barbie (PG-13) 10:10-12:10-
Spider-Verse (PG) CC: 9:50- Barbie (PG-13) 11:00-11:40- 3:40-7:00 Spider-Verse (PG) 11:55-3:15- Sound of Freedom (PG-13) CC: 2:15-4:00-4:45-5:45-7:15-8:30- 1:15-2:15-3:15-4:15-5:30-6:15- 1:10-2:10-2:40-3:10-3:40-4:10-
Indiana Jones and the Dial of 5:10-9:30 Mission: Impossible - Dead 12:40-2:00-3:00-4:00-5:00-6:20- Barbie (PG-13) OC: 3:50 6:25-9:25 10:10-1:15-4:20-7:40-10:50 10:35 7:15-8:15-9:15-10:15
Reckoning Part One (PG-13) 5:10-6:10-6:40-7:10-8:10-8:50-
Destiny (PG-13) 12:15-3:30- No Hard Feelings (R) CC: 11:00 7:20-8:00 Oppenheimer (R) 11:20-3:20-
Regal Laurel Towne Centre Toy Story (1995) - Disney100 Oppenheimer (R) 10:15-11:30- Mission: Impossible - Dead 9:10-9:50-10:10-11:00
7:30-10:30 Oppenheimer (R) CC: 12:00-6:30 CC: 10:30-2:15-6:00-9:30 7:20 (G) 9:20-12:00-2:15-4:30-6:45- 2:00-3:15-7:00-9:50 Reckoning Part One (PG-13)
Mission: Impossible - Dead 14716 Baltimore Avenue Mission: Impossible - Dead
Theater Camp (PG-13) 4:15- Elemental (PG) CC: 12:20- Spider-Man: Across the Reckoning Part One (PG-13) The Little Mermaid (PG) 11:25- 9:00 11:30-3:05-6:45-9:00-10:25
7:15-11:00 Spider-Verse (PG) CC: 11:45- Barbie (PG-13) 11:20-12:10-
3:35-6:35-9:35 CMX Village 14 Spider-Man: Across the Reckoning Part One (PG-13)
2:30-6:50 12:00-2:40-3:40-7:00-9:00 12:50-1:10-2:10-3:10-4:10-5:20- Barbie (PG-13) CC: 9:00-10:00- 1600 Village Market Boulevard 10:30-11:30-12:00-2:20-3:20-
Oppenheimer (R) OC: 12:00; Insidious: The Red Door (PG-13) 3:45-6:00-10:00 Elemental (PG) 10:25-1:05-3:45- 10:45-11:45-12:45-1:30-2:45- Spider-Verse (PG) 2:25
Oppenheimer (R) 12:20-1:40- 6:10-7:10-8:15-9:10-10:10 Batman (1989) (PG-13) 3:30 6:00-7:00-10:00-10:40
4:30-9:00 CC: 9:20-1:20-7:10-11:00 Oppenheimer (R) CC: 10:30- 4:40-6:00-9:00 6:35-9:15 3:30-4:15-5:45-7:00-9:00-9:45- Oppenheimer (R) 10:45-1:45-
2:30-3:30-6:30-7:30-9:15 Mission: Impossible - DeadInsidious: The Red Door (PG-13) 11:15 Barbie (PG-13) 11:30-5:45 2:45-6:00-7:00-10:05 Spider-Man: Across the Spi-
Angelika Indiana Jones and the Dial Indiana Jones and the Dial of Reckoning Part One (PG-13) Mission: Impossible - Dead der-Verse (PG) 10:50AM
Pop-Up at Union Market of Destiny (PG-13) CC: 9:00- Elemental (PG) CC: 11:30-2:15- Destiny (PG-13) 1:40-3:20-8:40 10:50-11:50-3:30-4:30-6:30- 11:30-2:00-4:50-7:30-10:40 Mission: Impossible - Dead Elemental (PG) 12:00-2:55-
5:00-7:45-10:30 Sound of Freedom (PG-13) Reckoning Part One (PG-13) 5:45-8:30 Oppenheimer (R) 10:40-11:40-
550 Penn Street NE - Unit E 4:15-7:40 Sound of Freedom (PG-13) 8:30-10:15 Reckoning Part One (PG-13)
Barbie (PG-13) OC: 7:30 Sound of Freedom (PG-13) CC: Insidious: The Red Door (PG-13) 11:20-5:20-7:40 10:10-1:10-4:10-7:10-10:10 CC: 10:45-12:10-2:20-3:45-6:00-
2:15-8:45 Insidious: The Red Door (PG-13) 2:30-3:30-6:20-8:00-10:10
CC: 10:15-1:00-3:20-7:00-10:30 Spider-Man: Across the Spi-
Oppenheimer PLF (R) 10:20- Oppenheimer (R) 11:20-12:35- 2:00-5:00-7:45-10:30 Elemental (PG) 10:00-12:50-
Mission: Impossible - Dead 9:10-3:15-6:20-9:25 Landmark der-Verse (PG) 1:30-4:45-8:00 7:20-9:30-11:00 1:45-3:10-4:35-5:35-7:00-8:30- Indiana Jones and the Dial of 3:50-6:50-9:40
Oppenheimer 70mm (R) 9:40- Indiana Jones and the Dial of 2:10-6:00-9:40 Oppenheimer (R) CC: 9:30-9:30
Reckoning Part One (PG-13) Destiny (PG-13) CC: 11:45-3:00- Bethesda Row Cinema Oppenheimer (R) 11:00-12:40- 9:20 Insidious: The Red Door (PG-13)
OC: 3:00; 11:20-6:30 1:30-5:30-9:30 iPic Pike & Rose Oppenheimer 70mm (R) 10:30- Destiny (PG-13) 10:55-2:35-
6:30-9:45 7235 Woodmont Avenue 3:00-5:00-7:05-9:00 The Little Mermaid (PG) 6:30-9:55 10:20-1:30-4:30-7:30-10:30
Oppenheimer (R) OC: 7:00 Mission: Impossible - Dead Barbie (PG-13) 12:00-12:30- Elemental (PG) 10:45-12:10- 11830 Grand Park Avenue 2:30-6:30-10:30 12:00-3:00 Indiana Jones and the Dial of
Barbie (PG-13) 11:45-2:15-4:45 Reckoning Part One (PG-13) AMC Magic Johnson Barbie (PG-13) (!) 10:45-11:30- Barbie (PG-13) OC: 6:15 Sound of Freedom (PG-13)
Capital Center 12 1:45-3:00-4:15-5:00-5:30-6:15- 3:10-6:00-8:45 Elemental (PG) 11:40-7:40 11:05AM Destiny (PG-13) 11:10-3:00-
Oppenheimer (R) 11:30-3:15 CC: 10:40-2:20-6:10-9:45 7:00-8:00-8:45 11:45-2:45-3:00-3:30-6:15-6:45- Oppenheimer (R) OC: 1:30;
Insidious: The Red Door (PG-13) Indiana Jones and the Dial of Barbie (PG-13) OC: 5:15 7:20-10:50
Barbie (PG-13) CC: 10:00-11:00- 800 Shoppers Way 7:00-9:45-10:15-10:30 5:30-7:45
Avalon Theatre Mission: Impossible - Dead 1:00-3:45-6:45-9:30 Destiny (PG-13) 12:20-3:45-7:10 Sound of Freedom (PG-13)
12:00-12:45-1:45-2:45-3:30- Barbie (PG-13) CC: 10:15-11:00- Mission: Impossible - Dead
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Barbie (PG-13) 8:30 Regal Fairfax Towne Center
5612 Connecticut Avenue 12:00-1:00-1:45-2:45-3:45-4:30- Reckoning Part One (PG-13) Sound of Freedom (PG-13) 11:20-5:30
4:30-5:30-6:20-8:15-9:10-9:45 12:05-3:20-6:30 Reckoning Part One (PG-13)
Destiny (PG-13) 12:30-4:00-7:45 12:10-3:20-6:25-7:20-9:25 4110 West Ox Road
Oppenheimer (R) 12:00-3:45- Oppenheimer (R) CC: 10:40- 6:30-7:15-8:15-9:15-10:00 AMC Shirlington 7 Regal Virginia Gateway & RPX
Oppenheimer (R) 12:00-2:00- Sound of Freedom (PG-13) (!) 11:00-2:15-6:30-7:15-10:30- 2772 South Randolph St. Mission: Impossible - Dead Barbie (PG-13) 11:20-1:10-2:20-
7:30 3:00-8:20 Transformers: Rise Of The 10:45 8001 Gateway Promenade Place
Asteroid City (PG-13) 2:45-7:45 Elemental (PG) 9:00AM 3:45-7:30 2:50-7:30 Reckoning Part One (PG-13) 3:20-4:10-4:50-5:20-6:20-7:10-
Beasts (PG-13) CC: 3:30-6:30
Asteroid City (PG-13) 12:45-7:45 Oppenheimer (R) (!) 11:00-1:30- Barbie (PG-13) CC: 9:50-11:10- 11:05-12:25-2:15-2:50-4:10- 7:40-8:10-9:10-10:00-10:30 Barbie (PG-13) 3:40
Past Lives (PG-13) 12:15-5:15 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Mission: Impossible - Dead Regal Rockville Center
3:30-6:00-7:45-10:15 11:45-2:00-2:30-4:45-5:20-6:50- Spider-Man: Across the Spi-
Indiana Jones and the Dial of 199 East Montgomery Avenue 7:30-8:10-10:15-11:00 6:35-7:45-8:45 Mission: Impossible - Dead
Landmark Destiny (PG-13) 11:40-10:15 Reckoning Part One (PG-13) Elemental (PG) 12:30-3:30 Reckoning Part One (PG-13) der-Verse (PG) 10:20AM
Destiny (PG-13) 12:30-3:35-6:45 Barbie (PG-13) 11:30-12:30- Barbie (PG-13) 11:10-11:30-
Atlantic Plumbing Cinema Barbie (PG-13) 7:30 CC: 11:10-2:45-6:30-10:10
Theater Camp (PG-13) 12:00- 1:10-1:50-2:30-3:20-4:10-4:40- Insidious: The Red Door (PG-13) Mission: Impossible - Dead 11:50-12:45-1:10-2:00-2:35- 11:30-12:10-3:10-3:50-6:50- Oppenheimer (R) 10:40-7:00-
807 V Street Northwest Sound of Freedom (PG-13) Spider-Man: Across the 12:30-4:15-7:30-11:15 Reckoning Part One (PG-13) 11:00
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The aesthetic of the dining room at Vera Cocina and Bar in Ivy City matches the menu with its blend of Mexican and Lebanese accents.
There9s a lot to like, but not much time for it
Some diners are ghost-pep-
If only the per-hot under the collar these
hospitality at days, and I can9t blame them.
The drumbeat of frustrated
Vera in Ivy City customers has crescendoed in
matched the menu recent months as they rebel
against sometimes-confusing
restaurant service fees, poor
service and pandemic-era pro-
tocols, including QR codes and
time limits for tables, that lin-
BY T OM S IETSEMA ger like boors at a party. Pa-
trons who supported the in-
dustry through one of its great-
est challenges by ordering fre-
quently and tipping
generously have grown tired of
all the excuses. These days, my
online chatters and posts on
social media reveal, all a lot of
diners want is a nice meal
served by nice people in com-
fortable environs 4 some TLC
in return for their money and
loyalty.
While I9m on my soapbox, let
me be clear: Plenty of restau-
rants aim to please 4 and din-
ers aren9t always right, a lesson
I9ve learned from decades of
fact-checking disputes on my
weekly online chat and via
email. Also, restaurants are
businesses, businesses are sup-
posed to make money, every-
one deserves respect, transpar-
Tuna aguachile features the fish with charred corn, avocado, dragon fruit and radishes.
EZ EE
DINING
ency is key and, well, on with
the show.
If two things hadn9t hap-
pened to me during recent vis-
its to Vera Cocina & Bar in Ivy
City, you might be reading first
about how enthralled I was by
the new restaurant9s drinks,
how charming the servers
were, and how much I appreci-
ated the restaurant9s creative
fusion, executed by chef Jorge
Baron, 38, late of El Centro: I
can9t think of another kitchen
in Washington that blends
Mexican and Lebanese ac-
cents, and then with impres-
sive flair. You will be tempted to
video the signature gin cock-
tail, poured tableside, and ev-
ery other dish seems destined
for a shout-out on Threads.
One of the most alluring and
revivifying ceviches around
can be found at Vera, where
Baron, a native of Cuernavaca,
the capital of Mexico9s state of
Morelos, arranges local oysters
in an ivory leche de tigre, light-
ly creamy with labneh and dot-
ted with shimmering green ci-
lantro oil and red chile de árbol
oil: oyster stew reimagined for
summer.
The accolades will have to
wait, however, because Vera
PhOTOS by ScOTT SuchmAN FOr ThE WAShiNgTON POST
messed up twice on my visits,
and I know I9m not the only
diner to leave with a sour taste
in his mouth that has nothing
to do with the cooking.
My path from night out to
nightmare began with a wed-
ding spilling out from Vera9s
ground-floor lounge onto the
sidewalk outside on a recent
Saturday. So many beautiful,
happy people! My posse
couldn9t help but be seduced by
the vibe, even after we checked
in at the host stand, where we
were informed the table was
ours for 90 minutes. Up, up, up
the steel staircase we went,
landing in a dining room that
plays up the hybrid theme. Cac-
tuses stand sentinel between a
bank of windows and a ban-
quette made of cinder blocks, a
design detail common in Leba-
non, says co-owner Nayef Issa.
Ropes hang from the high ceil-
ing, outfitted with skylights,
while green tiles soften the
back of the bar.
Three of us were parked in
hard chairs at a table the size of
a hubcap, irritations smoothed
over by the arrival of our drinks
and a server9s introduction to
the restaurant created by Issa,
an entrepreneur and co-found-
er of Residents Cafe & Bar in
Dupont Circle, and investor
Nour Chaaban. Vera takes its
name from Veracruz, the port
city in Mexico, where Lebanese
immigrants began arriving in
waves in the late 1800s and
incorporating traditions. One
day9s pita-wrapped lamb sha-
warma became another day9s
taco al pastor. Similar links are
established in the cocktails at
Vera, some of which rely on
spirits from Mexico and Leba-
non, tequila and arak, respect-
fully. Cue the Salma 4 a nice
balance of mezcal, fig puree,
egg white and black lemon 4
and Arak in a Hard Place, a
vivid orange eye-opener that
refreshes with elderflower li-
queur and sparkling wine.
Fast-forward about 90 min-
utes from the time we check in.
A young woman appears at our
table to let us know we need to
move along. I look at my dining
companion9s unfinished chick-
en and the half- finished wine
on the table and ask to see a
manager. <He9s right behind
you,= the host says, in a manner
that suggests she9s relieved not
to have to debate Vera9s 90-
Chef Jorge Baron.
the washington post
minute policy for three cus-
tomers. (Four or more are allot-
ted two hours.) I motion to the
unfinished business on the ta-
ble and point out the neighbor-
ing trio of diners who have also
been asked to relinquish their
spot in the middle of the dining
room. Six people are leaving
this restaurant with a bad im-
pression 4 despite the good
drinks, food and service. The
manager offers to relocate us to
the lounge, but we are so taken
aback by the record scratch, we
pay our bill and leave.
Yes, Vera spelled out its time
limit before we were seated,
but this is the first time I9ve
actually been asked to vacate 4
and not because I was camping
out, the industry term for din-
ers who linger long after the
table has been cleared and the
meal has been paid for. There9s
the rub. The pace of our meal
was dictated in large part by
the kitchen and the speed with
which the food arrived. I
walked into Vera with an open
mind and an appetite. I left
resembling the Hulk, angry not
so much for myself but on be-
half of past and future patrons.
All I could think of as we left
the restaurant, besides the ob-
vious boot, was how unfair it
was to the chef. Trust me, I9d
much rather sing his praises
than rant about Vera9s rigidity.
Because there9s much to
praise. The appetizers, for one,
amount to a beauty contest.
Barbie-pink diced raw tuna
mingles with charred corn,
buttery avocado, freckled drag-
on fruit and sliced radishes in
the pool of yellow watermelon
juice charged with chile de ár-
bol and escorted with crisp tor-
tillas for scooping. Yellow
squash is split, filled with bas-
mati rice flavored with warm
spices and raisins, and finished
with labneh kisses and a flower
that dresses up the dish like a
boutonniere. In another first
course, tumbleweeds of spiky
shredded phyllo contain an ob-
ject of affection: shrimp
mousse veined with jalapeño
and corn. The fritters, three per
order, are affixed to their plates
with cumin-laced poblano pep-
per cream that doubles as a dip.
As for main courses, the roast
chicken takes a back seat to its
garlicky marble potatoes dust-
ed with cotija cheese, but
shrimp Veracruz celebrates
. sunday, july 23 , 2023
smoky whole shrimp in a toma-
to broth sparked with capers,
jalapeños and pickled okra.
I9m all about giving places
second chances, and my next
rendezvous 4 a weeknight, I
should point out 4 found a
colleague and I sipping some
first-rate cocktails and digging
the starters. A round of house-
baked pita becomes a canvas
for dozens of precise green, or-
ange, white and black dots, cre-
ated from hummus infused
with pureed cilantro, roasted
pepper, spiced labneh and
black beans, respectively. Eat-
ing a slice leaves some diners
with multihued mustaches,
but there9s no denying the
allure of all those spreads con-
verging on the tongue (or ap-
preciating the skill it takes to
place them just so on the pita).
<We9re working on our wine
list,= a server tells us after our
drinks are cleared. <We have a
white, a red and a sparkling
rosé.= Anyone see where this is
going? Shame on him for not
mentioning the cost. Shame on
us for not asking, but the en-
trees average around $37, and I
figure the wine prices will be in
line with the food, including
tonight9s hanger steak, which
we wash back with a bottle of
red wine from Lebanon9s Bekaa
Valley.
I9m beginning to feel better
about Vera. Oh, the music is
played at a level that forces
everyone to talk louder, but the
smile on the face of my dining
companion tells me he9s enjoy-
ing the ropy beef lapped with
mole as much as I am. Baron
tells me in a subsequent phone
interview that he uses his
grandmother9s recipe for mole,
built from multiple roasted
chiles, two kinds of chocolate,
sesame seeds, cumin, lard and
so much more. In brief, the
process takes him a day, and all
I can say of the marriage of
flavors is <Gracias, chef.= My
first visit didn9t allow for des-
sert. Tonight, I9m making up for
that with a molten chocolate
cake whose heat turns out to be
from (surprise!) Baron9s mole.
Corn gelato plays the role of
firefighter.
The tab includes a 20 per-
cent service fee, which I9m fine
with, and an unexpected and
outrageous wine charge of $152
4 for what is supposedly the
sole choice for red, the 2012
Massaya Gold Reserve. For a
restaurant that put so much
thought into its cocktails, why
didn9t anyone think diners
might want a greater selection
of wine? At the very least,
someone should have gone to a
store and picked up a bunch of
cases, and chosen wines more
in line with Vera9s food prices.
At the risk of turning into the
Hulk again, and despite my ad-
vice to readers to bring prob-
lems to the immediate atten-
tion of the restaurant, I bit my
tongue and exited. In my de-
fense, critics have forums for
praising and panning. Like the
one you9re reading now. (On my
first dinner, we also ordered a
wine that was presented as the
solo red, a 2019 Massaya Ter-
rasses de Baalbeck, without a
mention of its [less-expensive]
price. When I looked at that
receipt later, I noticed I hadn9t
been charged for it, so I subse-
quently reached out to Vera to
repay the restaurant $80.)
A truism in the business I
cover: Diners tend to forgive
even middling food provided
the service is great. No matter
how good the cooking, on the
other hand, customers have a
hard time accepting a restau-
rant that dismisses their needs.
It shouldn9t be hard for the
owners to make lemonade out
of lemons at Vera. They just
need to lower the volume, ex-
tend the time they allot for
dining 4 or break their own
rules when they see diners are
still eating 4 and find some
wine that makes recipients
smile rather than steam.
Transitioning from the Hulk
to Pollyanna, I believe there9s a
good restaurant waiting to
emerge here. Fingers crossed, I
hope the wait isn9t too long.
Vera Cocina & Bar
2002 Fenwick St. NE. 202-855-
1770. veradc.com. Open for
dinner 5 to 11 p.m. Sunday,
Wednesday and Thursday, 5
p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and
Saturday. Prices: appetizers
$14 to $25, main courses $32
to $48. Sound check: 81
decibels/Extremely loud
Accessibility: No barriers to
entry; wheelchair users can be
served in the ground-floor
lounge, which has an ADA-
approved restroom. Vera does
not have a lift to the second
floor.
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How to appreciate the national park9s

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rich Native American history | F3

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Bighorn sheep meander along the Hidden Lake Trail in Montana9s Glacier National Park.

Flying By the wAy concierge Adventuring trAveling with kids

fliers are embracing <skiplagging,= Is your pet sitter not living up to your at 93, Joy ryan completed her mission your child may not remember every
where you book a flight with a layover expectations? etiquette experts have to see all 63 national parks. But she detail of a vacation, but it will make
just to ditch the latter leg of your trip. F2 suggestions for confronting them. F2 and her grandson are still exploring. F5 an impression, psychologists say. F6
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Skiplagging: What to know about the (banned) hack ûiers embrace
BY B RAD J APHE
Earlier this month, an unac-
companied minor departing
Gainesville Regional Airport in
Florida found himself in head-
lines after he was denied board-
ing to an American Airlines flight.
He hadn9t committed a crime, nor
was he accused of being unruly.
His offense? Attempting to
make use of a money-saving hack
that gutsy fliers use every year.
It9s called skiplagging, and al-
though it sounds playful enough,
it9s hardly a game in airlines9
minds. In fact, most carriers re-
gard it as a form of fraud.
Here9s everything you need to
know about the controversial
practice.
What is skiplagging?
<Skiplagging 4 or 8hidden-city
ticketing9 4 is booking a trip
where you plan on getting off at a
Our sitter is leaving our dogs alone for longer than we9d like. What do we do?
Q: We9re on
By The Way vacation for two
Concierge weeks and hired a
sitter through
natalie b.
compton Rover to stay at
our house and
watch our two
senior dogs. We9ve used the sitter
for years, and she knows how to
handle one of our rescues who
can get a little aggressive with
strangers. It9s been a few days into
our trip, and our driveway
camera has shown she9s left the
dogs alone for more than nine
hours at a time 4 much more
than we9re comfortable with.
Whenever we9ve checked in by
text, the sitter says everything is
fine. Should we say something
about the huge gaps of time the
dogs are alone? We9re worried
she9ll get upset and quit mid-gig,
and we don9t have a backup.
4 Anonymous
A: Pets are adaptable, and experts
say dogs can be fine alone for up
to eight hours at a time. But it9s
best not to jump into that pattern
cold turkey if they9re used to
having people around more
frequently. And although adult
dogs can be okay without a potty
break for up to eight hours (per
Rover9s website), dogs over 8
years old usually have a tolerance
between two to six hours.
But the problem here isn9t how
long your dogs can be alone; it9s
your absent pet sitter and
whether to confront her.
Let9s start with what I heard
from Rover, where you found
your sitter. Dave Rosenbaum, a
senior public relations manager
for the company, called your
situation a very rare occurrence.
Of the more than 80 million
services delivered through
Rover9s platform, he says
97 percent end up with five-star
reviews.
Of course, that doesn9t mean
something can9t go wrong.
Rosenbaum said the official
Rover take on your case is to
discuss your concerns directly
with your sitter to ensure your
expectations are met. As for your
fear of her leaving, <if, for any
reason, a pet parent needs a new
sitter, our team can help identify
layover city and throwing away
the last leg or legs of a flight,=
explains Clint Henderson, an in-
dustry expert and a managing
editor for the Points Guy.
<Say I want to fly to Miami
from New York,= he says. <Prices
are high if I book direct, but if I fly
New York to Miami to Orlando, I
can save $130. I could book
that, pocket the savings, and
then get off the plane in Miami
instead of continuing on to Orlan-
do.=
It might seem counterintui-
tive: You9re ultimately flying few-
er miles in the sky, so why should
it cost more money on the
ground? Well, airlines typically
price flights with a connection at
a lower rate than directs because
the latter are often in higher
demand. Plus, as Henderson
points out, carriers want to route
as many passengers as possible
through their dedicated hubs to
other sitters in our community
who can step in to assist with
care,= Rosenbaum said via email,
adding that the company has a
24/7 team to assist.
Heather Wiese, a Dallas-based
etiquette expert, agrees that you
should <absolutely= say
something to your sitter.
<This person is there to do you
a service, and they are being
paid,= she said.
As for what to say, Wiese
recommends treading delicately
4 and only when you9re in the
right head space.
<Course correction can be
awkward, and it does take a light
touch and a little dance,= she said.
<And if you9re annoyed and you9re
upset and you just want them to
mind you, . . . it doesn9t matter
what you say, that9s what9s going
to come across.=
Don9t come in hot; start by
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increase efficiency and thereby
cut costs. That means you can
usually save money by connecting
through one of these primary
bases of operation.
In the case of the teen in
Gainesville, he was booked on a
flight to New York City by way of
Charlotte 4 a major hub for
American Airlines. His family is
based in North Carolina, howev-
er, so he never had plans to get on
the connecting flight to New
York, his father, Hunter Parsons,
told local media. Gate agents be-
came suspicious of his intent af-
ter seeing his North Carolina li-
cense. That9s when he was pulled
aside for questioning, his ticket
was canceled and the family had
to purchase a new one, Parsons
said.
Multiple news outlets have re-
ported that the teen was <de-
tained= during the incident, but a
spokesperson for American Air-
drafting a message only once
you9re feeling calm and in control.
Wiese says your goal is to come
across like you9re on the same
team. Go for gentle, honest and
clear, and avoid sounding passive
aggressive. An example she
suggests: <I neglected to mention,
but we really try to limit leaving
the dogs alone to a four- to five-
hour window. Is this something
your schedule could
accommodate?=
<If she9s like, 8Oh, no, I have an
eight-hour workday, so I can9t
come back,9 it may be time for you
to call in a reinforcement,= Wiese
said.
Thomas P. Farley, an etiquette
expert also known as Mister
Manners, agrees on going with a
gentle request.
<I wouldn9t make a massive
deal out of it at the time,
but I would absolutely say
lines refutes that description.
<Our records indicate the cus-
tomer was questioned only at the
ticket counter about their travel,
while attempting to check-in for
their flight,= AA spokeswoman
Andrea Koos said in an email. <A
member of our customer rela-
tions team has been in touch
with them to address their con-
cerns.=
What are airlines9 policies?
The fact that the teen was
denied boarding underscores
how serious airlines take skiplag-
ging. It makes sense, because the
practice saps revenue from them
on two fronts: Not only do pas-
sengers underpay 4 potentially
by hundreds of dollars per ticket
4 but the seat on the tossed leg
also could have been sold to
someone else.
Most contracts of carriage
from major airlines expressly for-
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something,= he said.
While you9re at it, <blame
yourself,= Farley added,
suggesting lines such as: <I know
I9m an obsessive, but I like to give
the dogs an opportunity to stretch
their legs and go to the bathroom
at least once every four or five
hours. I know that probably
means you have to go over there
one more time during the day. Is
that something you could do? It
would mean so much to me.=
Farley would only mention that
you9ve been monitoring their
behavior as a last resort. <That
evidence-based conversation
really feels like now you9re on
trial, and I think that would turn
the conversation negative,= he
said. Instead, <give the person an
opportunity to reveal what the
reality is. . . . Any camera only
tells a portion of the story.=
You9d think someone who9s
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bid skiplagging as a result. If an
airline catches you trying to do so,
it could cancel your whole itiner-
ary. Henderson also points to
examples of travelers having fre-
quent-flier miles and member-
ships rescinded, or even rare in-
stances of passengers getting
sued.
<The airlines are getting in-
creasingly sophisticated and
smart about it,= he adds. <I expect
that will get even more preva-
lent as technology improves fur-
ther.=
In the meantime, it remains a
somewhat sticky subject in travel.
It can be difficult to prove what a
passenger9s itinerant intentions
truly are.
Matt Meltzer, a Miami-based
travel writer, said he has saved
hundreds of dollars on flights by
skiplagging over the past several
years. He views the teen9s recent
experience as an outlier and
doing this kind of work is a pet
lover, and you9d hope they9d have
your dogs9 well-being in mind
with how they react. But if they
do bail, call on a neighbor, friend
or family member for a favor. If
that9s really not an option, you
may not want to push too hard
and accept that, although your
dogs are being left alone longer
than you9d like, they aren9t
necessarily in danger.
Whether you9re starting with
the gentle approach or entering a
stern Phase 2, Farley
recommends having <a live, real-
time conversation coming from a
place of care= on a phone or video
call.
<There9s less chance of you
seeming like you9re some
Orwellian Big Brother who9s
watching your every move and
angry,= he said. <There9s so much
nuance that gets lost [over text].=
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doesn9t think gate agents at ma-
jor hubs are looking for skiplag-
ging.
<If I was getting on that flight
and someone accused me of not
intending to fly to New York, I9d
just say: 8Nope! Got <Hamilton=
tickets tomorrow night. Very ex-
cited. Go Mets!9=
And it9s not exactly a solid
business practice to preemptively
accuse your paying customers of
fraud. Representatives from both
Delta and United declined to
comment for this story; Delta
pointed to a link to the airline9s
Contract of Carriage, which ex-
pressly prohibits hidden-city tick-
eting. United, American and
Southwest also prohibit the prac-
tice in their contracts.
Should you skip skiplagging?
Despite airlines banning the
practice, some travelers are shirk-
ing the rules 4 and there are
resources dedicated to helping
them do it. Most notable is
Skiplagged.com, which helped
popularize the practice, and the
term itself, when the site
launched in 2013. (United Air-
lines and Orbitz unsuccessfully
tried to sue the site a year later.)
Be forewarned: On top of earn-
ing the ire of airlines, skiplag-
ging comes with its own spate
of logistical headaches. Chris
Dong, a Los Angeles-based travel
writer and points expert who
used to skiplag, says you especial-
ly can9t do this on a round-trip
flight.
<Airlines will cancel your re-
turn flight if you9re a 8no show9 for
any segment of a booked itiner-
ary,= Dong said in an email.
If there9s a schedule change, or
if a flight is delayed or rerouted,
which can be common in a
stormy, busy travel season, then,
as Dong points out, <there9s a
possibility your entire skiplag
plan could go out the window.=
Finally, Henderson introduces
another pitfall: <What if you are
last to board, and they make you
check your carry-on?=
<You9ll be in trouble, because
your bag will end up in the
wrong city,= he said. <The air-
lines can take your loyalty ac-
count, ban you from the airline
and even sue you. It9s definite-
ly not worth the risk to try
this just to save a few dollars.
Don9t do it!=
Brad Japhe is a London-based travel
writer. You can follow him on
instagram: @journeys_with_japhe.
Wiese cautioned to keep your
past experiences in mind, too:
<Especially if they9ve done a good
job in the past, and you9re dealing
with a problematic animal,
because that adds a level of
difficulty and complexity to that
task that they9re performing for
you.=
Next time, or with your next
sitter, set clearer expectations to
avoid this hurt.
TrustedHousesitters head of
community Angela Laws says
they recommend pet parents and
potential sitters establish what9s
expected before any agreement is
locked in, <and only when
everyone is clear and
arrangements have been
mutually agreed should the sit be
confirmed,= she said in an email.
That process starts with
writing a thorough listing that
outlines their expectations and
the pets9 needs, so sitters have no
doubt what their responsibilities
are.
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A local9s look at
Glacier National Park

STORY AND PHOTOS BY T AILYR I RVINE

W
hen you grow up in Montana, it9s easy to take for granted the wilderness in your backyard. The Rocky Mountains that line
the Flathead Reservation, where I was born and raised, supplied endless access to trails, rivers, waterfalls and lakes. In ad-
dition to those mountains, driving a few hours to the south brought us to Yellowstone National Park, and driving a couple
of hours north landed us in Glacier National Park. ¶ Located on the traditional homelands of the Blackfeet, Kootenai, Sal-
ish and Qlispe tribes, Glacier offers an opportunity for everyone to connect with the land, learn the history and develop a nuanced un-
derstanding of our national parks while exploring one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world. ¶ The park is generally separated
into two sections: the west and east entrances. Both sides offer unique experiences and easy access to more than 700 miles of hiking
trails. The entire eastern border and entrances are located on the Blackfeet Reservation, which gives you the opportunity to frequent
many tribally owned businesses. ¶ My childhood was filled with countless opportunities to camp and hike through some of the most
stunning landscapes in America. These experiences shaped who I am, and I9m grateful for my tribes, Salish and Kootenai, and others,
as well as agencies who fought for the land and guaranteed that we don9t forget the histories that connect us to it.

h o w t o g e t t he r e

There are seven entrances to Glacier National

Park, but the two I recommend are the West
Glacier Entrance on Highway 2 and the St. Mary
Entrance on Highway 89. Both entrances bring
you to the scenic Going-to-the-Sun Road.
There are several towns within 45 minutes
from the west entrance that offer hotels, camp-
ing and Airbnbs. These gateway towns are a
good option if you want to save money and
explore the local businesses as well as the park.
Lodging in the park can be expensive, and
because of demand, it can be difficult to secure
Meet your local reservations. Consider staying in Columbia
Tailyr Irvine is a photographer and writer Falls, Kalispell or Whitefish for access to restau-
based in Missoula, Mont. Her work focuses on rants, bars and local shopping.
providing in-depth representations of the lives
and complex issues within the diverse commu-
nities that make up Native America and the
American West. t he be s t tim e t o vis it

Although Glacier is open 24 hours a day,

tips 365 days a year, what9s accessible can greatly
depend on weather. Roads and many trails are
l Make sure to book accommodations well in closed during the winter months because of
advance. For park lodges, think one year; for heavy snowfall. Also be mindful that many
campsites, book six months out. For hotels businesses and lodging options are only open
near the park entrances, reserve nine months during the summer season. Late June through
ahead. September is the best time to plan your trip,
l Remember to fuel up before you enter the especially if you want to hit Going-to-the-Sun
park; there are no gas stations inside Glacier. Road. This year, the road opened June 13, which
Cell service can be very limited, so be sure to is the earliest it9s opened since 2005. To moder-
download any maps ahead of time. ate visitor demand, the park has a reservations
l If you9re visiting the second week of July, system in place at some entrances. You9ll need a
experience North American Indian Days 4 a reservation to drive Going-to-the-Sun Road, in
powwow and rodeo held in Browning, Mont., addition to several other points of entry, for
on the Blackfeet Reservation. It9s a great way much of the summer.
to learn about the culture and tribe who
occupied this land long before the park was continued on F4
established in 1910.

FROM TOP: A view along Going-to-the-Sun

Road. A trail to the Hidden Lake Overlook.
Avalanche Lake in Glacier National Park.
illusTraTion by karis Jackson for The WashingTon PosT
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from previous page
Many Glacier Hotel
if you have one day to spend in the park, this is the
hotel to stay at. many glacier Hotel sits on swiftcur-
rent Lake on the east side of the park and offers
jaw-dropping views of mount grinnell right outside
your window. it9s a perfect base for this side of the
park and offers easy access to the grinnell glacier
Trail, one of a handful of trails that will take you to an
actual glacier. The hotel also offers access to horse-
back riding and the red Bus tour, and it even offers a
free tour of the hotel.
ú Going-to-the-Sun Road
if you9re going to do one thing on your trip,
going-to-the-sun-road is it. But it9s probably part of
most visitors9 plans, which is why you9ll need a
reservation to do this spectacular drive for most of
the summer. The 50-mile route cuts across the heart
of the park and offers incredible views of the
mountains, wildflowers and waterfalls. at the high-
est point, Logan pass, you cross the Continental
Divide. You9re able to park at the Logan pass visitor
Center and explore the landscape. The road is the
park9s main attraction, so be sure to start your drive
early if you want to avoid crowds. Be sure to check
for vehicle restrictions and weather-related clo-
sures.
BTW: if you don9t want to do the drive yourself,
check out sun Tours, a Native american-run compa-
ny that educates visitors on the history of the
Blackfeet people.
BrEakfast
ú Two Medicine Grill
Located in east glacier near the park9s entrance,
Two medicine grill is a classic american diner with
big portions and friendly service. it opens at 6:30
a.m., making it an easy stop before a long day of
hiking. There is also a funky store next door, the
glacier park Trading Company, where you can look
for souvenirs while you wait for your meal.
BTW: make sure to get a slice of homemade
huckleberry pie for later 4 or for breakfast. No
judgment.
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s tay
ú Lake McDonald Lodge
Lake mcDonald Lodge is one of the most popular
places to stay in the park. it9s located on the shore of
the largest lake in the park, Lake mcDonald, with
easy access to fishing, kayaking, tours and trails. The
historic swiss-style chalet lodge, built in 1913, offers
guests a rustic stay with access to three restaurant
options in the lodge. if you choose to stay here, it is
conveniently a departure point for the red Bus
tours, which brings guests all the way to Logan pass.
do
Kayak the lakes
Bring your own kayak or rent a kayak from the
glacier park Boat Company to explore the waters in
the park. get on the water at Lake mcDonald or Two
medicine in the early morning to see some of
glacier9s most breathtaking sunrises. remember: if
you bring your own kayak or boat, you must have it
inspected before you can access the lakes.
BTW: if you want to cut some miles off your hikes,
glacier park Boat Company will drop you at the
trailhead across the lake, saving you about four miles
on the grinnell glacier hike and about six miles on
your upper Two medicine Lake hike.
E at
Lunch
Rising Sun Pizza
sitting on the Blackfeet reservation minutes from
the east entrance in st. mary, rising sun pizza is the
place to refuel and enjoy a beer after a long day of
hiking. You9ll find pies like the rising Wolf (sausage,
pepperoni, jalapeños and onions) and Blackfeet
(chicken, black beans, red onion and cheddar
cheese), plus wings and salads. if you9re looking to
support a tribally owned business and eat some of
the best pizza in montana, this is your place.
BTW: Consider ordering ahead; the shop can get
busy.
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ú Camping in the park
There are 13 campgrounds in glacier. many
require reservations, but if you9re looking to try your
luck at the few first-come, first-served camp-
grounds, try Two medicine Campground. if you plan
ahead, reserve apgar or many glacier campgrounds.
Avalanche Lake Trail
avalanche Lake Trail is a popular nearly five-mile
trail that9s a good fit for families or anyone needing
time to adjust to the elevation. You9ll begin at the
Trail of the Cedars Trailhead loop. There9s also a
wheelchair-friendly loop that takes you on a raised
boardwalk lined with red cedars and black cotton-
wood. You have an option to complete the loop or
continue to avalanche Lake, where you can see
waterfalls and the famous avalanche chutes. The
short hike takes you through more cedars and
forested areas before you reach the edge of ava-
lanche Lake, where you can see the glacial-fed
waterfalls cascading down Bearhat mountain. This
trail is very popular in the summer, so if you9re
looking for a little more solitude, you can continue
on the path to the opposite end of the lake.
BTW: This is a great place to take a break and picnic
next to the lake.
dinnEr
Johnson9s of St. Mary
Johnson9s is not fast food; your order will take
time. But if you9re in the mood to decompress in a
rustic-style restaurant, this is your place. although
there may be a wait, you won9t get bored. The walls
are covered in the owner9s family history and
western memorabilia. With items such as spurs and
antlers 4 lots and lots of antlers 4 this spot will keep
your eyes busy and your stomach full. explore a bit
outside the restaurant for a 10/10 view of the valley
and east side of the park.
BTW: Try the bison barley soup.
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St. Mary
Located on the Blackfeet reservation, this small
town is minutes away from the st. mary visitor
Center on the east side in the park. You9ll find
lodging for all price points and travel styles 4
campsites, cabins, rv parks and luxury hotels 4
plus stunning views of the mountains.
ú Museum of the Plains Indian
To begin to understand the complex legacy of
national parks and land theft in the united states,
glacier and local tribes created the Native america
speaks program. if you want to learn the history of
the mountains, rivers and glaciers you9re climbing
on, your first stop should be to the museum of the
plains indian, located on the Blackfeet reservation
in Browning, mont., for this series, as well as other
history of the area. This program will connect you to
the history, culture and language of the original
stewards of the area now known as glacier National
park.
BTW: Check its calendar, bit.ly/plains-calendar,
for a rotation of exhibits.
istock
Provisions
ú Polebridge Mercantile
if you find yourself on the more remote northern
end of the park, the polebridge mercantile has fresh
baked goods, coffee, a deli and ice cream. it9s also a
good place to fuel up and secure supplies before
beginning your trip at this end of the park.
BTW: Try the huckleberry bear claws.
sunday, july 23 , 2023 . the washington post
Grandma Joy has now
seen every national park.
And she9s still exploring.
Grandma Joy poses in the Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in Idaho. Joy and grandson Brad have documented their travels on the Instagram account @grandmajoysroadtrip.
BY ANDREA SACHS
or most of her 93 years,
F Joy Ryan had never seen
a mountain. But this
month, the grandmother
from Ohio peered up at the
highest peak in Africa. Her
grandson was by her side, as he
was during their previous quest
to visit every national park.
<Climb that mountain while
you can, and when you can9t
climb the mountains, do what
you can do,= said Brad Ryan, 42,
during a Zoom conversation
with Grandma Joy from his
living room in Duncan Falls,
Ohio, the town where they both
live.
In May, Joy proved indefati-
gable when she and Brad ar-
rived at the National Park of
American Samoa, the 63rd and
final park in their years-long
journey. On the South Pacific
island, thousands of miles from
her home, Joy claims to have
earned the distinction of being
the oldest person to accom-
plish such a feat. The Nation-
al Park Service does not track
such records, but the Ryans
intend to submit their achieve-
ment to Guinness World Rec-
ords.
<My intention was to take her
to see mountains for the first
time. I didn9t think that she
could climb a mountain, but she
rose to the occasion in ways that
I didn9t expect,= said Brad, a
wildlife and industry veterinari-
an who returned to Ohio during
the pandemic to care for his
grandmother. <That led to an
obsession on my part of what
else could be possible.=
The intergenerational duo
continue to find new ways to
answer that question. Their
next challenge will be to visit all
seven continents. While they
are land mass-hopping, they
will also chase down the Seven
Summits.
<The challenge for me is to
get back on my feet and get real
strong before we go to Kenya,=
said Joy, who was at the time
recovering from covid-19 and jet
lag, both of which she contract-
ed on the trip home from Ameri-
can Samoa.
Travel heals a broken family
Brad and Joy weren9t always
two peas in a travel pod. His
parents9 divorce in 2002 frac-
tured the family, and he didn9t
speak to his paternal grand-
mother for a long stretch of
time. Years later, she fell seri-
ously ill. While Brad was hiking
the Appalachian Trail, he re-
flected on their past relation-
ship and resolved to repair their
bond after his six-month trek.
In Ohio, while communing
with nature and each other in
Blue Rock State Park, Joy pep-
pered her grandson with ques-
tions about his experience on
the some 2,190-mile trail. Dur-
ing that outing, the then-octo-
genarian dropped the bomb-
shell that she had never laid
eyes 4 or stepped foot 4 on a
mountain.
<It broke my heart to think
about her second chance at life
being given and then the most
that she could make of that is
just sitting on the same front
porch that she9s been sitting on
for all of her life,= Brad said.
<That was when the seed was
planted.=
Granny goes camping
Though Joy had experienced
little of the world beyond her
small Midwestern town, she was
intimately familiar with nature.
As a child, she9d dash across the
country road to her grandmoth-
er9s farm, where she9d fish and
swim in the creek and pluck
wildflowers.
<We just had fun outside,
wandering around,= she said.
Brad credits his grandmother
for his interest in the outdoors
and its wild inhabitants.
<Grandma Joy was my gateway
to nature and animals,= he said,
reminiscing about their adven-
tures catching crayfish and
frogs.
In September 2015, Brad
planned a road trip to Great
Smoky Mountains National
Park, fulfilling his grandmoth-
er9s wish to see a mountain. A
rainstorm had turned the trail
into a slip-and-slide, but Joy
gamely gripped the cables and
railings on the descent. She was
equally unflappable on her first
night sleeping in a tent. After
toppling off the air mattress, she
simply made herself comfort-
able on the ground. Brad even-
tually upgraded her sleeping
accommodations to an Army
cot.
<It was fun to climb the
mountain. We talked to people
on the way up,= Joy said. <Every-
body was cheerful.=
<And rooting her on,= Brad
interjected. <She got a standing
ovation at the top.=
After the success of their
maiden voyage, they set a new
goal to visit all of the national
parks with a <capital P,= Brad
said. Their original number was
eZ
<You cannot believe what a wondrous
world is out there after you9ve been
in this tiny little cocoon all your life.=
Joy Ryan
ty WRight foR the Washington Post
MIDDLE: Joy and Brad at Yosemite. Now that they9ve visited every
national park, their next challenge is to visit all seven continents.
ABOVE: The pair hug near their home in Ohio. <Sixty-three
national parks was a small number but still ambitious enough of a
goal that would give us something to work toward over the course
of her lifetime,= Brad said. <I9m sure that there will be a 64th park,
and if we haven9t already been there, then we can go.=
ee
59, but after the National Park
Service designated four new
sites, they had to tweak their
itinerary.
<Sixty-three national parks
was a small number but still
ambitious enough of a goal that
would give us something to
work toward over the course of
her lifetime,= he said. <I9m sure
that there will be a 64th park,
and if we haven9t already been
there, then we can go.=
To plot their route, Brad re-
lied on a Rand McNally Road
Atlas, which he cross-refer-
enced with Google Maps. He
chose scenic roads over inter-
states, so <the whole journey
was part of the experience.= To
save money, they camped out on
clear nights and slept in budget
lodgings when clouds threat-
ened rain. For meals, they ate a
diet of oranges, instant ramen
noodles and convenience store
sundries. On rare occasions,
they grilled steak or burgers,
with s9mores for dessert, on an
open campfire. They budgeted
$3,000 for 21 parks over 28 days,
BRad Ryan
with most of it going into the
gas tank.
<I thought it would be cheap-
er to save up money and do a
road trip,= Brad said.
After their 2017 circuit
around a chunk of the Midwest
and the West, they spent the
next six years checking parks off
their list. Their most epic year
was 2019, when they hit two
dozen sites, including a 45-day,
20-park road trip. They closed
out the year in Hawaii, when Joy
was approaching her 90th
birthday.
The pair left the most remote
and far-flung destinations for
last: Alaska9s eight parks and
American Samoa9s one. Their
final stop on the South Pacific
island was a fitting finale for the
travel buddies who discovered
that their ages and generational
gap were not a deterrent but an
inspiration.
<In American Samoa, taking
care of your elders is not consid-
ered an obligation or a hin-
drance,= Brad said. <It9s consid-
ered an honor. We felt more at
home and more understood
there than anywhere else we9d
been.=
Adventures in the parks
Brad and Joy, who document-
ed their travels on @grandma
joysroadtrip, didn9t just Insta-
gram-and-run. At each park,
they would consult with rangers
and follow their guidance, often
overcoming their biggest fears
F5
BRad Ryan
to fully experience the land-
mark attractions.
<There were times when she
pushed me and when I pushed
her, because she9s afraid of wa-
ter,= Brad said.
In Virgin Islands National
Park on St. John, for instance,
Joy and Brad paddled inflatable
kayaks to view the sea turtles.
On the McCarthy River, in Alas-
ka9s Wrangell-St. Elias National
Park, they ripped down Class III
rapids on a white-water rafting
excursion. They boarded ferries
to reach three parks 4 Isle
Royale in Michigan, Dry Tortu-
gas in Florida and the Channel
Islands in Southern California
4 that were accessible only by
watercraft.
<It was scary to get on and off
the boat, but it was a beautiful
sight on the way out,= Joy said of
their ride to the Channel Is-
lands. <I saw a humpback whale,
and the dolphins were jumping
and leaping.=
At New River Gorge in West
Virginia, Brad shook off his
acrophobia to cross the New
River Gorge Bridge, which re-
sembles a charcoal pencil line
drawn 876 feet above the New
River. Joy encouraged him dur-
ing the Bridge Walk, but once
they were back on terra firma,
the playful poking would re-
sume.
<She would tease me when we
drove on roads with a steep
drop-off,= Brad said. <She9s like,
8Brad, those cars down there
look like ants.9=
Mobility issues never stopped
them, either. At Alaska9s Kat-
mai, they followed the accessi-
ble Brooks Falls Trail to a water-
fall where 30 grizzly bears
were catching salmon like an-
glers at a stocked lake. <We
could have taken a wheelchair
down there if we needed to,=
Brad said.
At Carlsbad Caverns in New
Mexico, they rode an elevator
750 feet below ground and en-
tered a subterranean sculpture
garden carved by the hand of
time. The limestone rock forma-
tions revealed different forms,
such as a cow or tree.
<It took millions of years to
create these,= Joy said, <one
drop of water at a time.=
Since emerging from her own
cave, Joy9s universe has been
rapidly expanding, one adven-
ture at a time.
<You cannot believe what a
wondrous world is out there
after you9ve been in this tiny
little cocoon all your life,= she
said.
F6
Will your toddler remember that bucket-list trip? Here9s what experts say.
BY C HRIS S CHALKX
<You know he9s not going to
remember any of it, right?= It
wasn9t the reply I expected when
I recently told a (happily child-
free) friend I9d be taking my
4-year-old son on his first African
safari.
But she did have a point. As
Bangkok-based expats and fre-
quent travelers, my wife and I
had already lugged our child
across the globe before <air-
plane= was even part of his
vocabulary. He took his first
unassisted steps on a tatami floor
in Tokyo, and by the time he
turned 4, he had already collect-
ed more passport stamps than I
had until well into my 20s. But
my friend9s comment made me
wonder: What does my son re-
member from his years as a
globe-trotting toddler? Have the
bucket-list trips we9ve taken been
in vain?
After probing him for an an-
swer over dinner one night, he
recalled a fuzzy memory of a
lighthouse he saw in Galle in
southern Sri Lanka at age 2, but
he had forgotten about the seven-
hour train ride through the coun-
try9s tea plantations that fol-
lowed. Neither did he remember
that we shuffled down the snow-
covered Great Wall of China a few
months earlier, nor that we
clinked (virgin!) mojitos in Cuba
that New Year9s Eve. His first
Christmas at his grandparents9
home in the Netherlands? Not a
clue. An anecdote I shared from
our first father-son trip to Bali at
age 11/2 was met with a blank
stare.
He could, however, describe
more recent trips much more
vividly. He reminisced about the
time he peed down a waterfall
when I took him on a hike in the
Northern Thai jungle just after
his 3rd birthday. He brought up
the light show at Singapore9s
Marina Bay Sands that we visited
in the same year and talked about
the time he rode a horse and
played football with novice
monks in Bhutan a year later.
The science checks out: The
consensus among neuroscien-
tists, psychologists and child de-
velopment experts is that most
children start retaining accessi-
ble memories around 4 years of
age, but it might take longer in
some cases.
<Since there9s a large range for
when long-term memories begin
and persist, it9s hard to say defini-
tively when the right time is for a
bucket-list trip for any given
family,= says Rebecca Weksner, a
Massachusetts-based psycholo-
gist specializing in pediatrics and
a mother of three young children.
<One child may recall it since the
emotional experience may have
been so strong as to create a
lasting memory trace, while for
another it may not.=
More than a memory
The fact that children prob-
ably won9t remember the exact
details of the safari, European
city or national park trip they9ve
taken before their 4th birthday
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The second-place photograph from last year9s contest.
Wes Tomer captured the scene during a trip to Geographic
Harbor in Alaska9s Katmai National Park. <It was amazing
watching them,= he said.
doesn9t mean that those big-tick-
et trips are a waste of money and
time.
<Travel provides multiple op-
portunities for new experiences,
and therefore has the ability to
activate different regions of the
brain,= says Jessica Sproat, a
child development specialist in
Vancouver, B.C., who frequently
brings her 3-year-old along on
trips in the Canadian wilderness.
<These activations strengthen
the connections between neu-
rons in the brain and increase its
ability to change and adapt in
response to new experiences,
leading to increased learning ca-
pacity.=
Exposing young children to
foods, languages, animals and
climates they might not encoun-
ter closer to home also helps
them develop empathy, adapt-
ability and social skills. <These
novel experiences stimulate chil-
dren9s curiosity and promote ac-
tive learning,= Sproat says. <Chil-
dren learn best through first-
hand experience, and so being
directly involved in cultures that
are different than their own
broadens their perspectives.=
And even though explicit
memories of a trip might fade,
psychoanalyst Claudia Luiz, who
practices in New York and New
Jersey, stresses the importance of
<implicit memories,= which are
formed subconsciously and are
completely impressionistic. <Im-
plicit memories get registered in
the brain differently,= she says.
<Instead of going into a memo-
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<Since there9s a large range for when
long-term memories begin and persist,
it9s hard to say definitively when the
right time is for a bucket-list trip
for any given family.=
Rebecca Weksner, a psychologist
ry bank, they set neuronal path-
ways that determine our fu-
ture experiences.=
She explains that, although a
4-year-old might not remember
the glory of a pony ride, they will
remember it as an experience
that brought everyone joy, which
can set the tone for future expec-
tations of pleasure, joy and ful-
fillment in a new experience.
Making every trip count
Vacations, especially those of
the bucket list kind, often come
with hefty price tags, so it9s worth
looking into ways to have them
benefit a child9s development as
much as possible.
<Parents often ask their child if
they9re excited to go to a particu-
lar place without realizing that
their child hasn9t been there
before and doesn9t really know
what to expect,= says Melanie
English, a licensed clinical psy-
chologist in Seattle who often
works with families. She suggests
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preparing children for a new-to-
them destination by reading
books and watching videos about
the landscapes, people and ani-
mals they might encounter dur-
ing the trip.
Getting children involved in
shaping the itinerary can also
pay off. <Traveling requires prob-
lem-solving and flexibility that
might not be necessary while at
home and in routine,= Sproat
says. She explains that, even
though executive functioning
skills such as planning and mak-
ing judgment calls are not yet
fully developed in young chil-
dren, there are opportunities to
include them in simple decisions
before and during a trip, such as
choosing between two activities
or selecting a new food to try. All
of which, Sproat says, <build
foundational skills that support
later developing cognitive skills
and executive functioning.=
Sproat also emphasizes the
importance of play and connec-
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tion during a trip. <Children
learn best through play,= she says.
<And they want connection over
anything else.= She advises par-
ents to pay close attention to the
facial expressions of their young
children to notice what catches
their attention, then label it and
discuss what they have seen or
experienced. (<That food is
sweet!= Or <Look at that bird,
that9s a &=)
Ryan Sultan, an assistant pro-
fessor of clinical psychiatry at
Columbia University, says trips
involving active participation
and sensory stimulation may
leave a deeper impression on
young children. <To make experi-
ences more memorable, consider
activities that cater to their inter-
ests,= he says. <A visit to a chil-
dren9s museum or a zoo can be
more memorable than passively
sightseeing.=
Tom Marchant, whose travel
company, Black Tomato, has
planned numerous bucket-list
trips for families with children,
makes sure that their trips re-
main manageable and memora-
ble, and he suggests choosing a
destination with an inherent
<wow= factor (such as vibrant
colors, dramatic sunsets and ani-
mals) that young children are
more apt to remember. <We orga-
nize experiences that can be done
in a short time frame so that a
child9s wonder is maintained,= he
says. <This way, we avoid young
children becoming annoyed and
tired, which could eclipse the
richness of the experience.=
. sunday, july 23 , 2023
Be the traveler you want
your child to be
Travel with young children
introduces a whole new set of
logistical and emotional hurdles,
which often increase the more
far-flung or complex a trip be-
comes. Consider how you handle
unforeseen situations, because
your stress can be conta-
gious. English suggests having
one-liners ready for when plans
change (<Well, the flight time is
longer, but you get to watch
another movie now!=), and point-
ing out what your child is regain-
ing when they miss something
familiar (<I know you miss your
bed, but this one is much big-
ger!=).
It also offers parents the op-
portunity to model skills such as
problem-solving and adapting to
new situations. <Young children
learn through observation,=
Sproat says. <Watching care-
givers demonstrate these things
will support them as their brains
develop as well.=
Don9t forget to debrief
What happens after returning
home is just as important in
making memories linger longer.
My son and I often browse
through the (printed) photo al-
bums we9ve compiled from our
previous trips and use them to
rekindle memories that might
have faded over time.
Sproat agrees that videos and
photos are helpful in referencing
travel experiences, because
young children might not be able
to recall them without visual
aids. She also advises continuing
pointing out similarities and dif-
ferences between home and the
destinations of previous trips.
(<This is different than what we
saw in &= or <This tastes similar
to what you ate in &=) <This
process of linking existing
knowledge to new experiences
strengthens cognitive associa-
tions, helps with knowledge
transfer and improves memory,=
she says.
But <don9t forget that what was
meaningful to you may not
have been meaningful for your
child,= English adds. <They
might surprise you with what
they enjoyed most about their
vacation.=
Remember: Every child
is different
Every child develops at
their own pace. And that9s okay.
Implicit benefits aside, family
holidays are, after all, also oppor-
tunities to spend meaningful
time together. <Parents should be
less focused on the type of experi-
ences they should provide to
their children, and more focused
on how their child is experienc-
ing those opportunities,= Luiz
says. <The more we can appreci-
ate how our child is built geneti-
cally, the more we can create
travel experiences for them that
they will internalize as positive
and exciting.=
Chris Schalkx is a bangkok-based
travel writer. You can follow him on
instagram: @chrsschlkx.
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Conservatives target corporate diversity eborts

BY T RISHA T HADANI
AND J ACOB B OGAGE
SAN FRANCISCO 4 Weeks after George
Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis
police, sparking nationwide protests
over racial inequality, Microsoft joined
an avalanche of companies announcing
lofty plans to diversify their overwhelm-
ingly White workforces.
The tech giant promised to double the
number of Black employees in senior
leadership roles by 2025. It also pledged
to double the number of Black- and
African American-owned suppliers by
2023, as well as its percentage of
After Supreme Court9s ruling,
GOP officials urge companies
to give up 8race-based quotas9
transactions with Black- and African
American-owned banks.
Three years later, Microsoft said it has
met most of those goals. But now its
pledge is drawing scrutiny from a group
of Republican state attorneys general
who say large companies have set <ra-
cially discriminatory quotas and prefer-
ences.= In the wake of a recent supreme
Court decision outlawing affirmative
action in college admissions, the offi-
cials argue, such <explicitly race-based
initiatives= in the corporate world <are
similarly illegal.=
Companies <need to understand there
is a debate and legal risk here,= Tennes-
see Attorney General Jonathan skrmetti
said in an interview. <We want compa-
nies to know that they may not be able to
do all these things that they9ve been
doing.=
This month, skrmetti and Kansas
Attorney General Kris Kobach sent a
letter urging Microsoft and other For-
tune 100 companies to reexamine their
policies in response to the June 29
supreme Court ruling. Though the deci-
sion applies only to college admissions,
the letter 4 signed by GoP attorneys
general from 13 states 4 is part of a
growing conservative campaign to tar-
get affirmative action in hiring and
other settings.
Legal experts said most companies,
especially employers with large human
relations staffs like Microsoft, are likely
to be in compliance with current law,
which has long prohibited discrimina-
tion on the basis of race or gender. on
Wednesday, a group of 21 Democratic
attorneys general sent their own letter
to the Fortune 100, urging the compa-
nies to <double-down on diversity-fo-
cused programs because there is still
much more work to be done.=
The Democrats condemned the GoP9s
letter, saying it had a <tone of intimida-
tion= that <purposefully seeks to under-
mine efforts to reduce racial inequities
in corporate America.= And while legal
experts called the Republicans9 argu-
ment dubious, many worry that the
growing clamor could have a chilling
effect on corporate efforts to counter
generations of discrimination.
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DaWN YaNg For the WashiNgtoN Post

BY L AURA R EILEY

Parents in quandary Rebekah Miller has four girls under 10.

she9s not a <crunchy mom,= she says,
eagle-eyeing everything to make sure it9s
rigorously organic. But lately, she9s be-
added sugar but end up reaching instead
for products crammed with artificial
sweeteners. These snacks and drinks of-
ten have a healthful veneer, advertising

as sweeteners creep
come worried about the blackberry-tea-
flavored <drink enhancers= her daugh-
ters squirt into their huge water bottles
each day.
Though the syrupy flavoring is packed
that they are <low-sugar= or have <half
the sugar= of previous formulas. The only
indication that they contain sugar alco-
hols or chemical sweeteners may be the
long list of ingredients on the back.

into foods marketed with vitamins and advertises its <natural=

ingredients, it9s also flavored with sucral-
ose 4 one of many sugar substitutes
increasingly showing up in food and
The goal of reducing sugar in kids9
diets is a noble one in a country where
obesity has tripled since the early 1970s to
about 1 in 5 children. But experts worry

as healthy for kids

drinks marketed for kids despite worries
about their health impacts.
<You think you9re doing something
great for your kids,= said the stay-at-home
mom from st. Petersburg, Fla., explain-
ing that the flavorings entice the girls
into staying hydrated. <But now I9m
thinking, should I be giving this to my
3-year-old, or my nearly 10-year-old who
is going to go through puberty?=
It9s a dilemma faced by more and more
parents as they heed the message to avoid
that parents may be swapping one evil for
another, selecting ultra-processed prod-
ucts loaded with additives that haven9t
been extensively researched in children.
This month, a panel of the World Health
organization declared aspartame a pos-
sible carcinogen 4 40 years after the
sweetener was first approved by the U.s.
Food and Drug Administration.
<I think we are embarking on a huge
experiment with no control group and
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department of data

Young and broke? It9s okay to say 8I don9t9 to a wedding RSVP.

Part of being in a friend
or family group is the
expectation that you will
show up for special
events.
Even if you9re asked to
Michelle pitch in to cover the cost
Singletary of the meal, venue or both
The Color 4 though guests really
of Money shouldn9t be asked to pay
4 you faithfully attend
the birthday parties,
anniversary dinners and retirement
celebrations.
But there9s something about weddings
that can test your loyalty. Begging off can
be seen as a rejection of the relationship.
Never mind that your presence might
bust your budget.
The typical guest planned to spend an
average of $611 per wedding in 2023,
according to a survey by Bankrate. Gifts:
$180. Clothing and grooming: $144. Toss
in $287 for travel and accommodations.
If you9re asked to be part of the
wedding party, the expense can get
exorbitant. There9s the expectation to
attend a bridal shower, bachelorette/
bachelor party (sometimes stretched to
weekend retreats) and rehearsal dinner.
When did weddings become akin to a
royal coronation?
Two words can elicit a budget panic in
potential attendees: destination
wedding.
Many weddings have become
spectacles with no regard to the cost and
inconvenience of guests. It9s all about
the pageantry 4 the more Instagram-
and TikTok-worthy, the better.
Here9s my concern. Younger adults,
those who may be the least able to afford
the festivities, are shelling out the most
money compared with older guests.
Gen Zers plan to spend $1,211 on
weddings this year, followed by
millennials at $1,191 and Gen Xers at
$974, according to Bankrate. By
comparison, baby boomers, who9ve had
more time to save, estimate they will
spend $667.
The disparity makes sense. Younger
groups are seeing their friends getting
married. The estimated median age for
first-time marriages in 2022 was 30.1 for
men and 28.2 for women, according to
the Census Bureau.
The pressure to spend more for a
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Conservatives9 campaign against a>rmative action shifts to corporate America
DiveRSiTy from G1
<This is political grandstand-
ing, but it9s grandstanding that is
really dangerous,= said Y-Vonne
Hutchinson, CEo and founder of
readySet, a diversity, equity and
inclusion (DEI) consulting firm
based in oakland, Calif. <We
should be taking it seriously.=
Since last year, America first
Legal, a group run by former
Trump aide Stephen miller, has
filed at least nine complaints
with the Equal Employment op-
portunity Commission (EEoC)
accusing a host of major compa-
nies of <hiring people based
solely on immutable characteris-
tics, like race or sex, rather than
qualifications or abilities,= which
the group argues is a violation of
federal civil rights law. America
first Legal also has targeted an
Amazon program that awards
$10,000 grants to certain Black,
Latino and Native American en-
trepreneurs to start delivery
businesses.
In the case of microsoft, the
republican attorneys general
take particular aim at its 2020
pledge regarding its suppliers.
The letter argues that the compa-
ny not only <set a quota for the
number of Black-owned ap-
proved suppliers,= but also im-
plied that suppliers that <did not
adopt their own racially discrim-
inatory policies would suffer
consequences.=
The microsoft pledge also
came under scrutiny in the wan-
ing days of the Trump adminis-
tration, when the Labor Depart-
ment asked microsoft 4 a federal
contractor 4 to defend the initia-
tive. The inquiry was closed after
the company provided a re-
sponse in December 2020.
microsoft declined to com-
ment on the GoP attorneys
general letter but pointed to a
2020 blog post from Dev Stahl-
kopf, corporate vice president
and general counsel, responding
to the Labor Department inqui-
ry.
<We have every confidence
that microsoft9s diversity initia-
tive complies fully with all U.S.
employment laws,= Stahlkopf
said in the post. <& We have
decades of experience and know
full well how to appropriately
create opportunities for people
without taking away opportuni-
ties from others.=
Brandon Smith, Skrmetti9s
chief of staff, said Labor9s deci-
sion to close the 2020 probe has
little bearing in 2023, when signs
abound that the legal ground
under affirmative action may be
shifting. <Something that pre-
dates the [Supreme Court9s affir-
mative action] decision does not
provide much illumination as to
the potential ramifications of
that decision,= Smith said via
email.
Last month9s Supreme Court
decision found that programs at
Harvard and the University of
My colleague gets drunk at events. Should I inform my boss, or is that tattling?
Reader: During a
few end-of-season
work events,
which are casual-
ish, I witnessed a
colleague being
Work disruptive
Advice because of
KarLa L. alcohol. He
MiLLer arrived at a
meeting
intoxicated,
loudly interrupted the speaker
and spoke with others across the
room several times. This is not
the first time he has imbibed too
much at work. A colleague told
me that he consumed so much
alcohol at a team lunch that they
were concerned about his ability
to drive.
I will be working with this
person on a group work trip
where we are the leaders. I do not
know if I should tell my boss,
who has the power to remove
him from the trip, or if it will
come across as tattling. It might
also cause this person to lose his
job. (I9ve heard rumors that he is
<skating on thin ice.=)
I also want to add that I have
some bias when it comes to
alcohol, so I may be blowing this
whole thing out of proportion.
my partner overindulges
sometimes, and he becomes
combative and can be unpleasant
when intoxicated. (He has
destroyed my property, accused
me of cheating, kicked me out of
the house and made hurtful
comments.)
Do I tell my boss my concerns
or wait and see how this trip
plays out? I need a second
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Anti-affirmative action demonstrators outside the Supreme Court on June 29, the day the court ruled against race-based affirmative action
in college admissions. A group of GOP state attorneys general cited the decision in a warning letter to the Fortune 100 this month.
North Carolina at Chapel Hill
violate the Constitution9s guar-
antee of equal protection. The
opinion hinged on Title VI of the
1964 Civil rights Act, which
prohibits discrimination on the
basis of attributes such as race
and gender in programs that
receive federal funds. Title VII of
that same act makes it illegal for
an employer to discriminate
against someone because of race
or gender.
But courts have repeatedly
upheld the right of employers to
recruit qualified female and mi-
nority job applicants to counter
existing discrimination in the
workplace. In 1997, the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the 8th
Circuit held that <an employer9s
affirmative efforts to recruit mi-
nority and female applicants
does not constitute discrimina-
tion= but instead allows employ-
ers to <generate the largest pool
of qualified applicants.=
The EEoC, the federal agency
that enforces workplace civil
rights, also has advised employ-
ers that encouraging minorities
to apply for positions or seeking
out minorities for job opportuni-
ties or promotions is both legal
and a good way <to develop an
applicant pool that reflects the
demographics of the qualified
labor force.=
Additionally, federal contrac-
tors like microsoft are encour-
aged to diversify their work-
opinion. I don9t want to come
across as a busybody or be the
reason he loses his job.
Karla: You do not have <some
bias= regarding alcohol. What
you have is experience.
And what your experience
should be telling you is that this
guy who gets drunk and
disruptive at work-sponsored
functions will do so again; there9s
nothing you can do to prevent
him from doing it; and you will
end up bearing the
eZ ee
Kris Kobach with then-President-elect Donald Trump in 2016.
Kobach, who became Kansas9s attorney general in January, is
helping lead the effort by the GOP attorneys general.
forces under a 1964 executive
order. Quotas are <strictly forbid-
den,= and the office of federal
Contract Compliance Programs
has said hiring goals are <not to
be interpreted as a ceiling or
floor for the employment of par-
ticular groups.= Instead, the
goals should be seen as a <bench-
mark against which the contrac-
tor measures the representation
of persons within its workforce.=
consequences, whether by
covering his duties because he9s
drunk or hung over, or
intervening with security or Hr
after a public incident.
What to do with this hard-won
knowledge? Understand this: It
is not your place, nor is it within
your power, to diagnose your
colleague or protect him from
the consequences of his own
actions. But it is your place, your
power and your right to let your
employer know what you need to
do your job well and to identify
JaBin BotSford/the WaShington PoSt
The same rules apply to non-
government suppliers and con-
tractors, said Chris Dolan,
founder and chief legal counsel
with the San francisco-based
Dolan Law firm: Goals for diver-
sity are fine, so long as compa-
nies do not set strict quotas.
Especially in the wake of the
recent Supreme Court ruling,
Dolan said, companies could
open themselves to legal chal-
iStock
potential obstacles. That9s not
tattling or being a busybody; it9s
literally minding your business.
This particular obstacle is an
easy one to predict. It9s so
predictable, in fact, that I
wouldn9t be surprised if
management is intentionally
nudging him onto thinner ice
with this upcoming trip so they
have an excuse to fire him. That9s
not fair to anyone, least of all you.
first, read up on your
employer9s alcohol and
substance use policies,
the washington post
Minh connorS/the WaShington PoSt
lenges if they have numerical
goals for how many people of a
certain race they want to hire.
<once you put a number on
your goal, people are likely to call
it a quota. And then you9re more
vulnerable to application of this
current [Supreme Court] deci-
sion,= Dolan said.
Sherrilyn Ifill, founding direc-
tor of the 14th Amendment Cen-
ter for Law & Democracy at
Howard University9s law school,
said companies with DEI hiring
goals should be insulated from
conservative attack under exist-
ing law. She dismissed the re-
publican letter as <premature=
showmanship by Kobach and
Skrmetti, both of whom have
held their offices for less than a
year.
<I think it9s fascinating that
these particular attorneys gener-
al regard themselves as needing
to teach the nation9s most power-
ful 4 and, in many ways, careful
4 business leaders what their
obligations are,= Ifill said.
Kobach, who took office in
January, is known for his hard-
line stance against immigration.
He helped lead President Donald
Trump9s Election Integrity Com-
mission, established to promote
voter ID laws and review claims
of voter fraud after Trump said
without providing proof that he
lost the popular vote to Demo-
crat Hillary Clinton in 2016 be-
cause of millions of illegally cast
particularly guidance on the
proper channels for employees to
report concerns about alcohol or
substance abuse during work-
sponsored events.
Then talk to your boss. <I have
concerns about this upcoming
trip. I have personally witnessed
Colleague being disruptive at
XYZ event after drinking. I have
heard about an incident when he
drank to excess at a team lunch. I
am concerned this could happen
again on our upcoming trip, and
I need to know what to do if it
does.=
You9re not demanding that
your boss take a particular
course of action. You9re
expressing your concerns about
foreseeable risks and asking for a
response plan.
from there, it9s your boss9s call
whether to remove your
colleague from the trip, schedule
a private meeting with him and
Hr to lay out strict expectations
and consequences, or wave off
your concerns. And it9s your
colleague9s call whether to
change his behavior or seek
treatment, or deny and deflect. In
any case, if he loses his job, you
will not be the reason, even if he
or any of his supporters try to
blame you.
If your heavy-drinking
colleague goes on the trip, keep a
journal and document
problematic behavior along with
dates, times and witnesses. With
luck, there will be nothing to
document.
And just in case your threat-
meter needs calibration: No one
4 not you nor anyone else inside
. sunday, july 23 , 2023
ballots.
Skrmetti, a formal federal
prosecutor, has generated con-
troversy over restrictive stances
toward LGBTQ+ rights since tak-
ing over as Tennessee9s appoint-
ed attorney general in Septem-
ber. In 2022, the attorney gener-
al9s office began requesting pa-
tient records for underage
transgender individuals from
Vanderbilt University medical
Center as part of a fraud case.
And he has defended recent state
laws restricting drag perform-
ances and gender-affirming
health care for minors.
In interviews, Kobach and
Skrmetti said they believe the
Supreme Court ruling has far-
reaching consequences for em-
ployers. Their letter urges for-
tune 100 companies <to immedi-
ately cease any unlawful race-
based quotas or preferences your
company has adopted for its
employment and contracting
practices.=
In addition to the microsoft
pledge, the letter cites a 2019
diversity commitment by Gold-
man Sachs for new analysts and
entry-level associates, as well as
an effort by JPmorgan Chase to
increase the number of Black
interns. It also mentions <racial
quotas and other explicitly race-
based practices= at other tech
companies, including Google
and facebook. Those companies
did not respond to requests for
comment.
<If these corporations contin-
ue as if nothing happened in the
Supreme Court,= Kobach said in
an interview, <I think it is quite
likely that something will hap-
pen 4 if not in my state, then in
one of the others.=
In their letter Wednesday, the
Democratic attorneys general
noted that the corporate diversi-
ty efforts cited by the republi-
cans set recruiting goals and
ambitions 4 not official compa-
ny policy or quotas 4 and there-
fore are permissible under cur-
rent law.
The republican attorneys gen-
eral <have distorted the recent
ruling from the Supreme Court
and stretched the rationale in
this case as a way to try and
intimidate and dissuade corpo-
rate leaders from continuing to
open up their corporations to
historically excluded groups,=
raúl Torrez, New mexico9s attor-
ney general, said at a Wednesday
news conference.
Still, Dolan, the San francisco-
based attorney, called the rising
debate about affirmative action
<frightening.=
America9s civil rights laws
<were designed to make sure that
minorities were not excluded,
but it is being flipped to being
used as a weapon,= Dolan said.
Instead of <leveling the playing
field, it is tilting the playing field
back 50 years.=
Bogage reported from Washington.
or outside the company,
including an Uber driver 4
should be left alone with your
colleague when he9s been
drinking, however amiable and
harmless he seems in mixed
company.
And now, a non-work-focused
observation, based only on my
personal life experience: Your
concern about causing trouble
for someone behaving badly and
your minimizing objectively
abusive behavior at home are
chillingly familiar to anyone who
has been raised by or partnered
with an alcoholic. Even if you
think I9m blowing things out of
proportion, indulge me: Go to
alanon.org, search for <Adult
Quiz,= and see how many
questions you answer <yes= to.
Then go to thehotline.org, click
on <Identify Abuse= and go to
<Warning Signs of Abuse.=
(Spoiler alert: The list includes
<destroying your belongings.=)
I hope asserting your place,
power and right to ensure you
can do your best work will also
help you assert those rights so
you can live your best life.
Pro tip: The Equal
Employment opportunity
Commission notes in
performance guidelines that
alcoholics and addicts seeking
treatment have some protection
under the Americans With
Disabilities Act, although the
ADA does not shield those
employees against consequences
for poor performance and
conduct resulting from their
condition.
karla.miller@washpost.com
sunday, july 23 , 2023 . the washington post
ore than a third of people
M 65 or older report having
tried marijuana, a
proportion that has tripled since
2009. That trend has not gone
unnoticed by reader Elizabeth
Albright of Fountain, N.C., who
asks about gray-haired
customers of legal marijuana
dispensaries.
Specifically, Elizabeth wants
to know if they are unusually
likely to be NPR listeners.
What a hilariously compelling
question! It may not be so
relevant in Fountain, a town of
about 400 people that appears to
consist primarily of an immense
granite quarry located in one of
the few states where even
medical marijuana has yet to
gain a legal toehold.
But in places where such
recreation is legal, we reckon
this could be a common
stereotype. After all, while older
Americans aren9t the biggest
marijuana-using demographic in
the country, use in that age
group is growing like, well, a
weed.
Almost every age group is
becoming better acquainted with
cannabis, but the increase hits
differently at the older end of the
spectrum. Marijuana use was
almost nonexistent among that
crowd a decade ago, when just
1 percent of folks over age 65
reported having smoked or
otherwise consumed marijuana
in the past month. That has now
quintupled to 5 percent.
These figures all hail from the
National Survey on Drug Use
and Health, a five-decade effort
by the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services
Administration that annually
surveys about 70,000 Americans
about mental health and alcohol,
tobacco, drug use and recovery.
The survey is how we know that
more than half (52.5 percent) of
all Americans age 18 and older
have tried an illicit drug,
including 49.1 percent who have
tried marijuana, 16.1 percent
who have tried cocaine and
11.5 percent who have tried LSD.
Marijuana use jumped among
retirement-age Americans just as
baby boomers entered their
golden years. Boomers have as
much experience with marijuana
as almost anyone else. In 1984,
when the youngest boomers
were 20, about 30 percent of
young men (ages 18-29) reported
using marijuana in the previous
year. That number fell in
subsequent generations, but by
2015, it was back up to around
30 percent, and by 2020, it had
hit 33 percent.
Over the same time, use
among older men leaped from
0.8 percent to 9.4 percent, while
in older women, it accelerated
from zero percent to 3.9 percent,
according to an unlikely source,
the National Alcohol Survey
conducted by Alcohol Research
Group at the Public Health
Institute, an independent
government-funded
organization in Berkeley, Calif.
Its survey has long tracked weed
habits, in part to better
understand how they influence
alcohol use.
Researchers attribute the
sudden sea change to the
generational gulf between the
staid Silent Generation and the
society-upending,
experimentation-happy
boomers. For context, boomers
were somewhere between the
ages of 14 and 32 when beloved
stoners Cheech Marin and
Tommy Chong released their
first movie, <Up in Smoke,= in
1978.
<The Silent Generation doesn9t
seem to have participated in
cannabis use,= said William Kerr,
who helps run the National
Alcohol Survey and directs
research at the center. <They
rarely used it when they were
young & and are unlikely to start
when they get older. They also
tend to have more negative
opinions about marijuana and
they9re less likely to support
legalization.=
That reluctance actually made
it tough to predict the current
elderly embrace of cannabis,
since 4 until boomers hit
retirement age 4 researchers
had so little data on the habits of
older American marijuana users.
Aging boomers changed
everything, especially when
legalization threw open the gates
of Weed World.
And legalization appears to
have been a major factor fueling
use among the elderly: Folks
over 65 saw the largest increase
in those who viewed marijuana
as more easily available after
their state passed medical
marijuana laws, according to a
2016 analysis. Younger residents,
by contrast, reported little
change in availability,
presumably because they have
more active social networks and
better connections to the black
market. Older Americans also
had the strongest response to
legalization, the analysis found:
Their likelihood of using
marijuana more than doubled
after states legalized medical
use. (Research hints that some of
EZ EE G3
DEPARTMENT OF DATA pain management option.=
To be sure, as Hasin gently but
firmly reminded us, marijuana
Who9s most likely to smoke weed, has many negative
consequences, including
sedation, confusion and
cannabis use disorder, otherwise
and is it older NPR listeners? known as addiction. At least 1 in
5 people who use marijuana
develop the disorder, according
to a large-scale 2020 research
review. Hasin called it <a real and
About half of Americans, including more and more retirement-age folks, have experimented (at the very least) serious clinical condition= that
looks similar to addiction
Illicit* drug use among U.S. residents age 18 or older in 2021 Of each age group, the share who have ever used marijuana disorders associated with other
drugs, <including withdrawal
0% 10 20 30 40 50 60% 26-29 and cravings and interference
30-39 with people9s activities.=
Any illicit drug* 60-64 As legalization has led folks to
40-49 use marijuana more regularly,
Marijuana 50 emergency-room trips for
50-59
cannabis-related psychological
Any hallucinogen 18-25
Past year distress are on the rise, as are
Lifetime
visits for vomiting and
Cocaine 40
accidental poisonings in
children, according to a 2020
LSD 65+
research review.
Inhalants 30 <At present, few state-specific
effects have been found after the
Ecstasy enactment of medical or
recreational cannabis laws other
Methamphetamine 20 than increases in adult cannabis
use disorder,= Hasin said.
Crack <However, in the rapidly
12-17 changing U.S. cannabis
Heroin 10 landscape, continued careful
Methodology surveillance is needed.=
PCP changed So older adults are rapidly
becoming more likely to use
0 marijuana. And it seems
*Includes marijuana 909 910 911 912 913 914 915 916 917 918 919 920 921
probable that they9re
Note: Estimates from 2020 and 2021 are not comparable to each other, or to prior years, due to changes in methodology caused by the covid-19 pandemic. For consistency and clutter reduction, overrepresented at dispensaries,
some age groups were combined using simple averages. relative to their younger peers,
Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration given their strong positive
response to legalization. But
Older pot users are proliferating as baby boomers, especially men who smoked in their youth, age into retirement Elizabeth9s question remains:
Are they unusually likely to be
Share of men reporting any marijuana use in the past year, by age Share of women reporting any marijuana use in the past year, by age NPR listeners?
35% 35%
Unfortunately, <NPR listener=
has yet to be adopted as a
18-29 demographic category by our
30 30 favorite data sources. And we say
18-29 they9re the poorer for it! So we9ll
have to try a little data
25 30-44 25
triangulation.
One thing we can measure
20 20
about NPR fans is their politics.
30-44 In 2021, 49 percent of NPR
45-64 listeners were Democrats,
15 15 according to our friends at Pew
Research, while just 10 percent
45-64 were Republicans. The public
10 10 radio titan now attracts one of
65+
the most left-leaning audiences
5 5 in media, behind only Vox and
65+ well ahead of The Washington
Post and the New York Times.
0 0 While we don9t have
1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 marijuana use by age and
political party, Pew does measure
Source: National Alcohol Survey via William Kerr, Camillia Lui and Yu Ye
support for marijuana
legalization by age. Retirement-
But are they NPR fans? Well, NPR9s audience leans lev, and older Democrats are much likelier to support legalization age Americans have, by far, the
biggest partisan gap in support
Percentage of audience who identify with each party, sorted by partisan gap Percentage who say medical and recreational marijuana should be legal
for legalization, with older
Democrats supporting it at twice
Vox 9% 52% the rate of their GOP friends
75%
(65 percent vs. 31 percent).
NPR 10 49 So it seems entirely plausible
Democrat
that public radio die-hards are
HufPost 10 42 overrepresented among the
grayheads in the line at the local
New York Times 12 43 50 weed dispensary!
Under age 50,
The weed capital of America
Politico 16 47 even most
Republicans Elizabeth didn9t ask for it, but
support Republican it feels deeply wrong not to offer
PBS 13 39
25 legalization data on the states with the most
marijuana use.
Washington Post 13 39 If it were a state, D.C. would
top the rankings in most years 4
BuzzFeed 14 38 about a third of District adults
got high in the past year, as of
MSNBC 12 33 0 2021.
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
Vermont, Oregon and Alaska
CNN 13 33 Source: Pew Research survey of 5,098 U.S. adults conducted Oct. 10-16, 2022, also rise to the top, while Utah,
with an error margin of +/- 1.7 percentage points Texas and Mississippi settle to
|e Hill 22 38 the bottom. In general, the best
Regional gaps remain, but Americans everywhere are predictor of weed use seems to
Business Insider 16 31 becoming much likelier to use cannabis be politics, rather than
demographics, with left-leaning
Share of adults who have used marijuana in the past year jurisdictions being more likely to
Newsweek 17 31
use (and legalize) cannabis.
USA Today 16 25 10% 15 20 25 30 Who9s most likely
to use marijuana
NBC News 17 26 2003-2009 2010-2014 Speaking of demographics, the
likelihood of using marijuana
Wall Street Journal 21 30 actually seems to rise with
education, which we suppose
ABC News 17 23 may not be surprising to folks
who have spent quality time on a
A note here
CBS News 18 23 Source: Your source here THE WASHINGTON POST
college campus. White and
Native Americans are more likely
19 29
to have tried marijuana in their
New York Post
lifetimes than their Hispanic and
Asian friends. Black Americans
Washington Examiner 15 34 fall somewhere in the middle,
2015-2019 2021 depending on the time frame.
Fox News 9 41 Not comparable*
Hoodie update
Breitbart 2 69 You can still take our
anniversary quiz, but the hoodie
Newsmax 1 75 contest has closed. We got more
than 1,300 incredible entries
Mark Levin radio show 1 78 and, agonizingly difficult as it
was, have selected our 10
Sean Hannity radio show 0 78 winners. Check them out at
wapo.st/DoD-hoodie-winners or
0% 20 40 60 80 in this space next week.
*Estimates from 2021 shouldn9t be compared to prior years due to changes in methodology caused
by the covid-19 pandemic.
Note: Parties include independents who lean toward either party; Hannity9s radio listenership among Note: If you could see D.C., it would have the highest rate on every map but the ûrst. Years were
Democrats is oïcially <<1=; we9ve rounded down. combined using simple averages.
The Department of Data depends
Source: Pew Research online survey of 12,045 U.S. adults conducted March 8-14, 2021, with an Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
error margin of +/- 1.5 percentage points Services Administration DEPARTMENT OF DATA/THE WASHINGTON POST
on your quantitative queries.
What do you wonder about: The most
common slang term for marijuana, by
decade? The declining ubiquity of
the immediate increase may be Deborah Hasin, <so they may legal weed. something. Legalization of lightning rods? Whether modern hair-
due to people who are more take the legal status of cannabis <There9s been a lot of leeway & recreational marijuana in a state growth treatments have measurably
willing to admit marijuana use more seriously than younger for the cannabis industry to led to a significant decline in reduced the bald male population?
after it9s legalized, but even individuals.= market cannabis as being a great workers9 compensation Just ask at wapo.st/data-department.
taking that into account, use Hasin, who has watched the thing to use for sleep problems, payments among older workers
increases significantly.) cannabis landscape change as for pain, for anxiety, for all these (ages 40 to 62), according to a If your question inspires a column,
<I think that older people may she published more than 500 things,= she told us. <This could recent analysis in the Journal of we9ll send an official Department of
be more concerned about the papers on drug use and drug- affect the older group, who are Policy Analysis and Data button and ID card. This week9s
legal status of their activities and related problems, said use affected more by some of these Management. Perhaps, the button goes to Elizabeth, whose
the risks of legal troubles than among older smokers also may medical issues than younger authors say, that decline has query was relegated to the <best
younger people,= said Columbia be fueled by ads promising a host people.= something to do with increased question we can9t answer= file until
University epidemiologist of age-relevant benefits from And maybe they9re onto access to <a non-pharmaceutical we started doing some digging.
G4 ez ee the washington post . sunday, july 23 , 2023

Parents struggle to navigate surge in artiûcial sweeteners in products for kids

SweetS from G1
including kids without parental
consent,= said Walter Willett, a
professor of epidemiology and
nutrition at the Harvard T.H.
Chan School of Public Health.
Today, there are dozens of
sweeteners in the U.S. food sup-
ply, some of which were devel-
oped in the past few years. Con-
sumers might struggle to find a
snack or drink marketed to kids
that is sweetened with just sugar
anymore.
Quaker Chewy 25% Less Sugar
chocolate chip granola bars, for
instance, are sweetened with inu-
lin, which is made from plants,
and polydextrose, a complex car-
bohydrate made from glucose.
Snack Pack Sugar-free chocolate
pudding is sweetened with sorbi-
tol, maltitol, sucralose and acesul-
fame potassium, which are often
combined to simulate the flavors
and texture of sugar-sweetened
treats. And flintstones Immunity
Support chewable vitamins, a
product parents give to kids to
keep them healthy? four of the
first five ingredients are sweeten-
ers.
Even a new children9s drink
co-founded by michelle obama 4
the former first lady who made
childhood health a hallmark of
her time in the White House 4
relies on sugar substitutes. Plezi,
which is advertised as low sugar
and comes in flavors like Sour
Apple and Blueberry Blast, is
sweetened with stevia leaf and
monk fruit.
food manufacturers say they
are responding to increased par-
ent demand for sugar-free and
low-sugar products and abiding
by federal guidelines.
<We know some consumers are
interested in sugar-free foods, so
we look for solutions that will
deliver on taste and comply with
fDA regulations,= said Dan Hare,
spokesman for Conagra Brands,
parent company of Snack Pack.
<Providing a multivitamin with
key essential nutrients to support
kids in forms and flavors that kids
will enjoy taking is important to
our consumers,= said Nicole
Hayes, director of U.S. external
communications with flint-
stones vitamins9 parent company
Bayer.
Some older sweeteners, such as
sucralose, which is marketed un-
der the brand name Splenda, have
been studied repeatedly over
many years and deemed safe by
the fDA and regulators in other
countries.
<Decades of research support
the safety and efficacy of Splenda
in healthy diets,= said Ted Gelov,
chief executive of Splenda. He
said that Splenda, the top-selling
sweetener brand, is considered
safe by the fDA and that <over the
years, numerous studies have
proven that along with exercise
and a healthy diet, reduced-calo-
rie sweeteners are a critical tool
that can help consumers manage
body weight and reduce the risk
of non-communicable diseases.=
what is healthy?
But food safety over the long
term is hard to study because
researchers can9t control a sub-
ject9s diet over decades, and test-
ing on kids gets even thornier.
This has led to dramatic swings in
nutrition guidance over the years.
Lydia Kives 4 an attorney,
documentary producer and
mother of two 4 lives in Beverly
Hills, Calif., a community abun-
dant with grocery stores that
serve a health-conscious clien-
Sugary sodas line the shelves of a store in Pasadena, Calif. Many parents are eager to find alternatives that their kids are willing to drink.
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Granola bars are among the grocery items popular with children
that may contain sweeteners such as inulin and polydextrose.
tele. But she struggles with how to
feed her kids healthy snacks be-
cause food labeling can be confus-
ing and because what9s consid-
ered <healthy= changes wildly
from decade to decade.
<I think back to when my moth-
er was navigating what to feed her
family and margarine was the
8healthy9 alternative to butter,=
Kives said. The trans fats in many
margarines have since been
linked to higher rates of heart
disease, <so I do proceed with a lot
of caution with these alternative
sweeteners.=
The surge of low-sugar and
no-sugar products isn9t just a
function of changing consumer
preferences.
Last year, the fDA announced
it would require foods labeled
<healthy= to abide by strict limits
on added sugars. Around the
same time, the Biden administra-
tion announced more stringent
nutrition standards for school
meals, limiting added sugars
across schools9 weekly menus to
less than 10 percent of calories per
meal.
As a result, food manufacturers
are considering how to reformu-
late their products to get their
added sugars under 10 percent of
calories, with many of them turn-
ing to sugar substitutes.
<We must solve for sugar!= is
the tagline for a new sugar alter-
native called rxSugar, made from
allulose, a sweetener produced
from corn and newly recognized
as safe by the fDA. It is 90 percent
lower in calories than table sugar
because it largely isn9t digested by
the body.
Some experts back the develop-
ment and use of alternative
sweeteners, citing the urgent
health risk posed by high-calorie
diets.
Plezi Nutrition is unapologetic
about its use of monk fruit and
stevia, which are considered nat-
ural because they are derived
from plants and contain no calo-
ries. Kids are consuming far too
much added sugar, obama said
during the product launch 4 on
average, 53 pounds per year. Sug-
ary drinks are the leading source
of added sugar, and nearly two-
thirds of youths consume sugary
drinks on a given day.
<We know that hands-down the
best thing for kids to drink is
water and milk,= Sam Kass, co-
chair of the Plezi nutrition board
Plezi, a children9s drink co-founded by former first lady Michelle
Obama, is sweetened with stevia leaf and monk fruit.
who was also executive director
for obama9s Let9s move! cam-
paign, said in a statement. <We
created PLEZi as a healthier alter-
native to sugary drinks that can
compete on flavor while being
less sweet 4 we use natural
sweeteners to significantly re-
duce the overall sugar content
because we know the outcomes of
consuming too much added sugar
are detrimental to our kids9
health.=
Kass said that the goal with
Plezi products is to have less sug-
ar, less sweetness and more nutri-
ents, but that they have to taste
good, <because otherwise, kids
will just keep choosing soda and
other sugary drinks.=
Willett, of Harvard, said that
we can9t make generalizations
about the health consequences of
these sweeteners because they
are all chemically different and
almost certain to have different
biological effects. The fact that
some of these are <natural= prod-
ucts is no reassurance, he said,
because <they may be consumed
in unnatural amounts.=
<Table sugar is also natural but
is clearly harmful when con-
sumed in large amounts,= he said.
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Stevia and monk fruit are de-
rived from plants and are often
viewed as safer than other sweet-
eners, but a number of studies
have shown that stevia might lead
to a microbial imbalance in the
gut, and there has been almost no
research published on the safety
of monk fruit sweetener for chil-
dren. Both are also sweeter than
table sugar, which some experts
say could prime children to crave
ever-sweeter foods.
food additives do not undergo
as intensive of a review by the
fDA as medicines. In 2016, the
agency issued a rule that allowed
companies to self-certify that a
new chemical or food additive
was safe. In the past 20 years, the
fDA has allowed many sweeten-
ers to be added to the food supply
by accepting these studies and
telling manufacturers they had
<no further questions.=
what the science says
Emerging evidence has cen-
tered more on the impact of artifi-
cial sweeteners on the digestive
system, which is increasingly be-
lieved to influence many aspects
of our health. researchers at
North Carolina State University
and the University of North Caro-
lina at Chapel Hill recently found
that a chemical formed when di-
gesting sucralose can cause DNA
damage and make the lining of
the intestines more permeable,
though it9s unclear how much of
the chemical ends up in the blood-
stream. The authors of the study,
which was conducted in a lab in
test tubes and not on human
subjects, said the results showed
the need for further testing.
It isn9t even certain that these
substances contribute to weight
loss. A number of studies suggest
that while in the short term,
swapping out sugar for sweeten-
ers may help people reduce calo-
rie consumption, the use of sweet-
eners does not confer any long-
term benefit in reducing body fat
in adults or children.
Aspartame is in about 95 per-
cent of carbonated soft drinks
that have a sweetener and about
90 percent of ready-to-drink teas.
A WHo panel said it may increase
the risk of cancer, especially liver
cancer, but the agency did not
scale back its recommendations
for how much is safe to consume
each day. A number of studies
have linked other sugar substi-
tutes with cancer, diabetes in
young adults and other illnesses,
although they have often been
inconclusive or contradictory.
But sweeteners have been
strongly linked to the stimulation
of taste receptors and increased
food ingestion. And this may be a
significant long-term problem,
researchers say.
Julie mennella, a biopsycholo-
gist specializing in the develop-
ment of food and flavor prefer-
ences at the monell Chemical
Senses Center in Philadelphia,
says that children by nature pre-
fer higher levels of sweetness
than adults. This is called the
<bliss point.= Non-sugar sweeten-
ers range from about 200 times as
sweet as sugar (saccharin, aspar-
tame, stevia and others) to 20,000
times as sweet (advantame).
<The bliss point for adults is
like a Coke or Pepsi. Children are
double that,= she said. <They live
in a different sensory world.=
Luridly sweet foods for kids
may entrench a lifelong predispo-
sition to seek sweetness, but it
may be worse than that. Some
researchers think that ultra-pro-
cessed food with heightened
sweetness fits the description of
<addictive.=
<Kids are being conditioned to
respond with cravings, seeking a
flood of dopamine in the brain,=
said Joan Ifland, author of <Pro-
cessed food Addiction.= There is
also a growing link between these
foods and depression and psycho-
logical distress, she said.
<manufacturers are putting
these sweeteners in products that
are also high in salt and fat, allow-
ing them to trigger multiple path-
ways in the brain,= Ifland said.
<These manufacturers are mak-
ing their products addictive and
remission-resistant.=
Even with all the right condi-
tions 4 living in a community
with easy access to healthful food,
working from home, and having
the time and energy to make most
of her family9s meals 4 Kives
knows she can9t avoid a flood of
sweeteners.
<obviously we know sugar is
bad for kids. It affects their mood,
their sleep 4 you name it,= she
said. <But reading the labels is
complicated. There are all these
alternatives, and I have no idea
what is actually safe, and in what
amounts.=

MICHELLE SINGLETARY

A destination wedding timid to say?

Your <big= day is costing too
much money and time.

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of other people9s finances, but
you can still figure out who

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You aren9t being selfish if you
can9t go because the cost is too
high. You9re being responsible.
my grandmother Big mama
taught me many things about
money management, but one of
the lessons that has served me
well centers on living with
financial integrity, which she
defined as doing what you can
afford with no regrets 4 or guilt.
Big mama accepted the fact
that she was limited in the things
she could do because she didn9t
earn much money. And she
didn9t apologize for her absence
at certain events. Her no was a
complete sentence.
financial adulthood is hard,
and it often involves making
difficult decisions.
I understand you want to be
there for your family members or
friends. But a wedding invite is
not a subpoena.
Here are a few tips if you want
to attend but your funds are
tight:
l Check your budget before
responding to the invitation. You
have to live your financial truth.
If you don9t have the means, you
may be unable to attend.
Although no justification is
needed, if you want to provide an
explanation, blame your budget.
Here9s a line you can use, <my
budget is whipping my behind
and won9t let me do anything.=
l Don9t deepen your debt. If
you are already struggling to pay
down your credit card, don9t add
to your burden.
l Start saving for the event as
soon as you know you9re going.
okay 4 you9re strapped but feel
you can9t miss this celebration.
Do what you can to reduce credit
card charges. If going is a
nonstarter, something else has to
give. This may mean cutting out
nonessentials, such as eating out
or regularly hanging out at
happy hour.
l Don9t agree to be part of the
wedding party if you can9t afford
it. Be honest about your financial
situation.
l Pick and choose your
participation. maybe attend the
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bridal shower but skip the
wedding. or bow out of the
bachelorette or bachelor party.
l fight the guilt. To
prospective wedding attendants
and guests fretting about the
financial strain, don9t let anyone
shame you. Good friends don9t
bully. As one reader said,
<marriages should unite, not
divide.=
To those planning a wedding,
can I share what your friends or
family members may be too
to attend your wedding. Why
would you put them in the
position of missing out or risking
your wrath if they put their
financial well-being over your
Caribbean wedding?
You have a right to plan the
wedding you want. Perhaps
logistics dictate that certain folks
will have to decline your
invitation. respect and expect
that some people you really want
to be there won9t be able to
attend.
This special day is not just
about you. If it were, you
wouldn9t desire a lot of
spectators.
Do what you can to curtail
costs so the people you love can
celebrate with you.
If you have a personal finance
question for Michelle, please call 1-
855-ASK-POST (1-855-275-7678). Her
award-winning column <The Color of
Money= is syndicated by The
Washington Post News Service and
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Companies say AI tracking
can lend a hand at work.
But at what cost?
BY D ANIELLE A BRIL
I
magine your workplace
software could help you do
a better job.
It might provide feed-
back on your client interac-
tions and tell you how to seal the
deal. Perhaps it could teach you
how to reduce stress at work. Or
maybe it could sense when you9re
feeling isolated and help you
reconnect with your colleagues.
Would that be helpful, or too
much?
Some software providers and
start-ups are banking on the
former, promoting work tools
that use data to combat burnout,
reduce stress levels, and boost
productivity and engagement.
<The goal is to make employ-
ees happier,= said Shawn Ramir-
ez, vice president of data science
at Glue, a platform that aims to
increase connection among
workers. <How do we keep em-
ployees engaged?=
AI is making its way into
workplace tools and apps, and
software makers claim technol-
ogy can help improve skills, well-
being and social connections at
work. Employers are facing new
challenges with more distributed
workforces, a growing amount of
business data, and a plethora of
tools and programs to manage it
all.
But some experts warn there
could be backlash from workers
who may feel Big Brother is
tracking their activities.
Darrell West, a senior fellow at
the Center for Technology Inno-
vation at the Brookings Institu-
tion, said technology is changing
the dynamics of the workplace,
and that may create discomfort
for some workers.
<We9re used to a model where
you need to suck up to the boss,=
he said. <Now you need to suck
up to the computer, the camera
and the VR [virtual reality] head-
set.=
Some providers say they9re
aware of the privacy concerns
workers may have.
Amit Bendov, co-founder and
CEO of San Francisco-based
Gong, said the <Big Brother=
concern was one the company
worried about back when it
launched its AI platform to mon-
itor and coach workers through
the sales process in 2015. But
people9s attitudes change once
they see how the software can
help them, he said.
<There9s initial reluctance 4
that this feels strange,= he said.
<But once you get used to it,
there9s no going back. It9s like
going back to washing dishes by
hand.=
AI for sales assistance
Gong, which now has nearly
technology & innovation
4,000 customers including
LinkedIn and HubSpot, uses AI
4 some built with large language
models from OpenAI9s ChatGPT
and some built in-house 4 to
help salespeople and managers
keep track of deals, prioritize
their tasks, draft follow-ups, note
and search for important key-
words and concepts within calls,
and provide feedback on best
strategies based on data from
previous wins. It can tell users
how often they9re talking, wheth-
er that9s too much or too little,
whether they9re addressing the
right issues or their deal is at
risk, and the best time and way to
follow up.
In short, it helps evaluate sales
interactions so that workers can
improve.
<A salesperson may be manag-
ing 20 to 30 deals at the same
time, so it9s easy to drop the ball,=
Bendov said.
Though she9s never used Gong,
Julie Carlson, a peer mentor for a
nonprofit in Portland, Ore., wor-
ries that being monitored by tech
could induce anxiety. At a previ-
ous job, the 36-year-old had a
supervisor who micromanaged
her and constantly loomed over
Here9s what your boss might be able
to see while you9re at work
BY D ANIELLE A BRIL
Most of the activities you do
online, like browsing the internet
or interacting on social media,
leave a digital footprint. The same
is often true when using digital
workplace tools.
The software tools you use to do
tasks such as collaborate with
your colleagues, host meetings or
create digital files often track cer-
tain activities for various purpos-
es, in many cases for safety, secu-
rity or compliance. That said, your
employer may be able to access
activity logs 4 though it may be a
complex process 4 and piece to-
gether where you have been
spending your time. As work-
forces have become increasingly
distributed during the pandemic,
workers should be aware of what
data is being collected.
Workplace and software pro-
viders such as Microsoft and Slack,
a communication and collabora-
tion tool, advise against using the
metrics and data it provides to
track productivity, suggesting that
activity and productivity aren9t the
same and that those metrics aren9t
an accurate representation of the
her shoulder. It made her ner-
vous and slowed her productivi-
ty.
<I would stop and think, 8Is
this a way to get more informa-
tion to use as leverage against
us?= she said. <It9s just a feeling of
Big Brother watching you.=
Monitor stress levels
Another coaching tool aims to
help workers manage their
stress.
The Pulse app by Fierce, a
corporate training company, de-
buted last year and integrates
with workers9 wearable devices
to monitor heart-rate variability.
The company claims its AI can
detect when people enter <fight
or flight= mode based on the
pattern of a person9s heart rate,
said Edward Beltran, CEO of
Fierce. And it can integrate with
workers9 calendars to help peo-
ple identify the situation that
may have led to elevated levels of
stress.
The app has optional nudges
and notifications, and after a
stressful event, the app will ask
users questions to help them
determine the stress factor and a
course of action via a chatbot or
amount of work a person is doing.
And tracking workers9 metrics on
their apps could ultimately break
trust, they say.
Instead, some suggest using
other methods to ensure produc-
tivity. Microsoft, for example,
touts its product Viva Goals,
which allows teams to set objec-
tives and goals and track progress
together.
<You can9t just focus on the
things that we may think is hap-
pening,= said Sunita Khatri, senior
director of product marketing at
Microsoft. <You have to look at
what9s really happening.=
Here are some activities your
employer may be able to see on
video conferencing platform
Zoom, Slack, Microsoft 365 and
Google. Microsoft 365 includes
communications app Teams,
email app Outlook and word pro-
cessing app Word. Google Work-
space includes email app Gmail,
video conferencing app Meet and
word processing app Docs. (In the
table at right, Slack is based on
enterprise plans where adminis-
trators have not disabled specific
features. Zoom is based on its
meetings product.)
eZ ee k G5
live coach. The data is viewable
to the individual, and managers
can access stress levels in aggre-
gate, but not individually.
The tool can be particularly
helpful for people who feel
stressed at unexpected times like
when they9re sleeping or relaxing
on vacation, Beltran said.
<There9s bleed-over between
[work and personal] worlds,= he
said. <When the coach prods
them & that9s where we learn
about misplaced stress.=
Thousands of employees
working for five large companies
in the professional services sec-
tor have started using Pulse,
Beltran said.
Steve Ozer, communications
director for a chemical sales
agent based in West Chester, Pa.,
said he believes there are certain
instances when monitoring em-
ployees is legitimate 4 like for
safety purposes. That said, too
much monitoring can backfire.
<It demonstrates a lack of trust
with their own employees,= he
said. <At a time when we should
be building bonds with employ-
ers and employees, intrusive sur-
veillance can lessen it or sever it
completely.=
What can your boss see?
Microsoft
Category
Office 365 Workspace
number of emails
Yes*
or messages sent
number of emails or
Yes*
messages received
email or message
Yes*
content
number of meetings
Yes*
participated
length of meetings Yes*
Whether camera or
Yes*
microphone was on
Calendar Yes*
number of files
Yes*
saved or uploaded
Content of files
Yes*
saved or uploaded
* may require special request, permission, circumstance and/or process
by administrators
only meetings scheduled by the user
Aaron, a worker who spoke on
the condition of using only his
first name for privacy reasons,
said he would be open to having
his work-related interactions or
tasks monitored. But the project
manager for a digital marketing
company who works remotely in
South Africa said there needs to
be balance between what both
the employer and worker deem
acceptable.
Detecting disconnection
Stressed, burned-out or dis-
couraged employees often are
the first to look for a way to leave
the company. That9s where Glue
hopes its AI will help.
The platform aims to give
human resources departments
the ability to identify and offer
recourse to workers who may feel
less connected to co-workers or
the organization. Glue uses en-
gagement benchmarks based on
particular roles within each com-
pany to determine when employ-
ees may be feeling that way. It
monitors communications on
workplace apps such as Slack
and Google Calendar as well as
the HR system for information
such as promotions and compen-
Google
Slack Zoom
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Yes no Yes*
Yes* Yes* Yes*
Yes* Yes Yes
Yes* Yes* Yes
Yes no Yes
Yes* n/a Yes
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sation. It also uses traditional
employee surveys to bolster in-
sights.
Ramirez, the vice president at
Glue, says the tech uses large
language models including
ChatGPT to help determine
workers9 individual signals and
what they mean. Then Glue can
generate scores based on con-
nectivity to a team, across
teams, with leadership and an
overall sense of belonging. Glue,
which also specializes in AI-
powered virtual events, auto-
mated employee introductions
and off-site planning, also offers
personalized suggestions for
disconnected workers, includ-
ing a coffee meeting between
two people based on openings
on both parties9 calendar. Un-
happy <people start not showing
up & and their connection
changes from talking to manag-
er to [talking to] lateral groups,=
Ramirez said. <It could mean
trouble is brewing or a concern
to look into.=
But Erin O9Dell, a Seattle-
based aesthetician who owns her
own company, said generally she
would prefer managers use hu-
man social skills to determine
what a worker needs, whether
that9s training or connection.
O9Dell said she was appalled by a
situation at a previous job that
made her believe that her com-
pany spied on a call she had with
a colleague about O9Dell9s unex-
pected dismissal.
<Tech is not going to fix [moti-
vation and happiness],= she said.
<People are.=
Julie Mueller, a St. Louis resi-
dent who works in HR at a tech
company, said she has a lot of
faith in how AI could improve a
person9s performance or make
their job easier.
<If the product could prove
that it could help employees
ramp faster and get better re-
sults, I9d be supportive,= she said.
<But I9m strongly opposed to
anything that makes people feel
policed.=
The companies all say that
they are transparent about what
they share, such as biometrics,
and they protect sensitive indi-
vidual data and offer options
that allow users to opt out of
specific types of tracking.
When it comes to thinking
about workplace software and
the data it gathers, workers
should consider the trade-offs,
West of Brookings said. How
much control do you have of your
data and how is that data being
used? Could it be used to evalu-
ate job performance or to weed
people out?
<The most important thing is
disclosure,= West said. <People
need to know how they9re being
monitored.=
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exactly what you want in a potential employer. To ûnd
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are 14 factors to weigh in a job.
Location: Any opportunity might not be worth a
long, expensive and stressful commute. Or working in
the ofûce ûve days a week. Does the organization offer
hybrid work? How will you split your time between
remote and ofûce work? How will you get there, and
how long does it take?
Job title and responsibilities: A job title can
impact your career path, including salary, beneûts,
reputation and future opportunities. Make sure the job
title and responsibilities align.
Company history: Look into the company9s
past economic performance, where it rates vs. the
competition, the structure, and its reputation for culture,
quality and customer service. If a company has a history
of mergers, downsizing and acquisitions, expect more
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Do employees recommend the company, and are they
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with the company?
Beneûts: Companies offer things other than salary
that provide value. Common beneûts and perks
include childcare assistance, disability insurance, health
insurance (dental, life, and vision), health savings
account contributions, paid family leave, professional
development, remote work, retirement contributions,
stock options, student loan repayment, tuition
reimbursement, and wellness support.
Salary: Energage research shows pay alone does not
offer long-term job satisfaction. But money matters. Workplace ûexibility refers to how employees can a good manager. Leadership impacts culture, so it9s
Make sure the company9s salary matches what you schedule and structure their work time. Find a company helpful to learn as much as possible.
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retention and workplace morale. Organizations that Make sure the company is dedicated to continuous
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ACPS Facilities and Operations Careers Open House
Bus Driver Security Officer Maintenance Staff
School Nutrition Staff
ACPS Central Office, Lobby Courtyard
1340 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314
Participants will have the opportunity to:
Interview with ACPS staff " Learn about ACPS employment opportunities
Meet members of the ACPS Facilities & Operations Team
Preregistration is strongly encouraged but not required.
You may register on our website at www.acps.k12.va.us.
Questions?
Contact the ACPS Recruitment Team at
hr@acps.k12.va.us
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Staff Accountant
Job Description:
Prepare and review individual
and business tax returns,
monthly account reconcilia-
tion workpapers and finan-
cial statements. Assist Clients
with tax notice resolutions.
Research Federal and State
tax law. Participate in client
meetings, special projects
and other similar services.
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor9s Degree in
Accounting or Finance or
Business Administration or
Auditing. Experience in or
knowledge of QuickBooks,
Microsoft Excel, GAAP
requirements, preparing
Form 1099-MISC and Prepar-
ing financial reports.
Location of employment:
700 North Fairfax Street, Suite
400, Alexandria VA, 22314.
Resumes to Job Location:
Renner and Company, CPA,
P.C., 700 North Fairfax Street,
Suite 400, Alexandria VA,
22314. Attn: Andrew Young
ACCOUNTANT
Principal Accountant
Hughes Network Systems LLC
in Gaithersburg, MD. Plan/
execute the op9s required
review/audit aspects of the
org9s automated tax systems
& prepare Federal & State
filings applying knowledge of
ASC 740. Req9s: Bach9s in a
Accounting or Information
Systems Finance field & 2
yrs exp. To view & apply visit
www.echostarcareers.com
enter job # R0003921 in the
Search Field & follow instruc-
tions.
Coho Climate Advisors LLC
has an opening for a Senior
Analyst in Bethesda, MD
responsible for analyzing
client energy and water usage
and creating models for
future energy and water use
scenarios. Send cover letter
and resume to: careers@
cohoclimate.com. Must refer-
ence job 21224.2.2/.
Assistant Warehouse
Manager
Receive & process orders.
Prepare order forms & invoic-
es. Maintain inventory
records. Coordinate w/ dri-
vers to ensure timely delivery.
Receive, process, & record
payments. Req. 2 yrs of exp as
Warehouse Clerk or 6 mths of
exp as Warehouse Inventory
Manager. Exp working w/MS
Excel. Good organizational &
interpersonal skills. To apply,
email siamseafoodorder@
gmail.com Siam Seafood
Products, Inc. 12053 Nebel St,
Rockville, MD
A JOBS
Project Manager Building Engineer
Monday, July 31 " 9am-12pm
A JOBS
National Committee for Qual-
ity Assurance seeks an Assis-
tant Director, Quality Solu-
tions Group in Washington,
D.C. to serve as product and
content expert for quality
assurance projects funded by
contracts and/or grants.
Direct all aspects of assigned
projects including, work plan
development, deliverable
management, establishing
and maintaining productive
client relationships, financial
management and leading
project teams. Remote work
permitted 3-4 days per week.
Requirements: Master9s
degree in Public Policy, or a
related field, plus 1 year of
experience in health care
quality assessment and
government contracts, work-
ing with digital quality mea-
sure design and implementa-
tion, and provider level per-
formance measurement. To
apply, send cover letter,
resume, and copy of ad to:
NCQA, 1100 13th Street NW,
3rd Floor, Washington DC
20005. Attn: Kara Chacon.
Assistant Manager
Coordinate activities of work-
ers engaged in preparing and
serving food. Prepare
employees schedule and per-
sonnel work. Monitor sales
activities and address cus-
tomer complaints. Req. F/T,
12 Months Exp, 40 Hrs/Wk.
Resume at Bombay Bites LLC,
14933 Spiggs Ln, Woodbridge,
VA 22193
Assistant Night Manager
Plan, direct, or coordinate
activities of hotel that pro-
vides accommodations.
Ensure the breakfast arrange-
ments, cleanliness of room
and address customer com-
plaints. Take Care of night
shift.Req. F/T, 12 Months Exp,
40 Hrs/Wk. Resume at Awana
Operating Company,16931
Old Stage Rd, Dumfries, VA
22025
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A JOBS
Associate sought by Moody
Graham (Washington DC).
Responsible for sched & bud-
get; Communicate w/ clients,
contractors, & consultants to
refine & implmt the dsgn;
Dvlp, review, & refine draw-
ings that clearly define the
materials & specs of the
project; Accurately present
bids & respond to issues dur-
ing the bid process; Conduct
inspections as a Certified
Landscape Expert; Provide
construction admin services;
Work w/ various permitting
agencies throughout the
Washington DC area & obtain
permits for construction;
Reqd: Master of Landscape
Architecture or a closely rltd
discipline, or foreign equiv; &
3 yrs exp as a Project Dsgnr,
Architect, or a closely rltd
occupation [or Bach deg in
Architecture or Landscape
Architecture, a closely rltd
discipline, or foreign equiv &
4 yrs exp as a Project Dsgnr,
Architect, or a closely rltd
occupation]; Exp: Indepen-
dently managing landscape
architecture projects from
dsgn ideation through con-
struction completion;
Reviewing client invoices &
communication w/ contrac-
tors; Fluency in Adobe Cre-
ative Suite, AutoCAD, Trello,
Harvest Forecast, & 2y wrk exp in job off or rltd
Sketchup; Working w/ permit-
ting agencies in a variety of
jurisdictions; Working on
projects that focus on health
benefits at the intersection
of landscape & architecture.
Send resumes to hiring@
moodyarchitecture.com.
Audiovisual Installer: Install,
adjust and maintain audiovi-
sual systems in homes or
other venues. 40 hrs/week.
Commute work & job sites
within Stafford county Vir-
ginia and its BLS area. High
School/GED req9d. Please
send application to Employer
& Job Location: American AV
LLC at 10 Cool Well Ct, Freder-
icksburg, VA 22406.
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A JOBS
A JOBS
INTERNAL AUDITOR - Ana-
lyze accounting and financial
records by using accounting
software such as Creative
Solutions, Timberline, Payce,
etc. Inspect company finan-
cials and accounting systems
for efficiency, effectiveness
and conformance with the
use of US GAAP to record
transactions. Audit the com-
pany's financial reports and
employee payroll accounts to
ensure compliance with
government regulations such
as Davis Bacon Wage Scale
Act and other established
accounting principles. Ensure
contracts are in compliance
of the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR). Review data
about material assets, net
worth, liabilities, surplus,
income, and expenditures.
Report to management about
asset utilization and audit
results and recommend oper-
ational changes. Collect &
analyze company data to
detect deficiency in internal
controls and detect fraud and
or non-compliance with
applicable laws, regulations
and or management policies.
The position is to serve as
Internal Auditor and to rec-
ommend controls to ensure
system reliability and
accounting data integrity to
the management of the com-
pany. Must have knowledge
of accounting software such
as Creative Solutions, Timber-
line and Payce. Must be a
Licensed CPA with Bachelor9s
Degree in Accounting and
must have 5 Years of
Accounting experience.
Resume to Monika Syal, Pres-
ident: Argus Services Inc., 30
Catoctin Cir SE, Suite 10,
Leesburg, VA 20175.
B JOBS
Bookkeeper 3 24 mths of
exp. & HS Diplo. or frgn. equiv.
req9d. Compute, classify &
record num. data to keep
financial records complete.
Mail CV to V.R. Construction
LLC, 846 N. Jefferson St.,
Arlington, VA 22205.
Business Development
Specialist (2pos.avail)
National Capital Legal Ser-
vices, Inc (Vienna, VA): Mkt
res, data anly, ident cust pref
usg stat SW; Dev promo &
mktg mats; Lead gen. Min. BA
in Bus.Adm/Mktg./Mngt/Law/
rel. +12 mo exp. Res to
law@ncls-inc.net
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C JOBS
Newspapers carriers
needed to deliver
The Washington Post
in the
DC, MD and VA area
Excellent part-time income
opportunity!
Transportation required
To apply, go to
deliverthepost.com
C JOBS
Cashier: Accept pymts. from
cust.; Manage daily inv.;
Maint. cash reg. & bal.
receipts & pymts frm cust.;
Prov. fast cust. serv.; Ens.
health & safety codes are
met. Min. Rqmts: High
School/GED. Verif. references.
Able to work OT, incl. late
nights, weekends, & holidays.
Non-smoker on worksite.
Resumes to job loc: LARRYS
COOKIES AND ICECREAM DBA
Larry9s Homemade Ice
Cream, 1633 Connecticut Ave
N.W., Washington DC-20009.
ATTN: Mithat Cenkci.
CITY OPERATIONS
STRATEGY & SPECIAL
PROJECTS SPECIALIST
Uber Technologies, Inc. has
multiple positions (various
levels/types) open in Wash-
ington, D.C. for the following.
Some positions may telecom-
mute from home. To apply
refer to Ref# & email resume
to:
resumes_uberus@uber.com.
City Operations Strategy &
Special Projects Specialist
(Ref#: 6225439) Support
strategic decision-making
processes through analytics,
data driven approaches, and
an operational mindset.
Domestic travel required
20%. $148000 - $180000/yr.
Clinical Laboratory
Technicians: Conduct chem
or bio analyses of DNA sam-
ples using microscope or auto
analyzer to detect abnormali-
ties or diseases & enter find-
ings into computers; Collect-
ing DNA samples & analyz
results of tests or exprmts to
ensure conform to specifics,
using special lab devices for
DNA seq; Set up, maintain,
calibrate, clean, & test sterili-
ty of med lab equipmt; Prep
standard volumetric solutions
or reagents to be combined
w/ samples, follow standrdzd
formulas or experimental pro-
ceds. Reqs Bachelor's in
chem, biochem, bio, or rlyd.
Job location: Psomagen Inc in
Rockville, MD. Send resume
with cover letter to Psomagen
Inc, 1330 Piccard Dr. Ste. 103
Rockville, MD 20850, Attn: Dr.
Hong for interview.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DRI-
VER: F/T to drive trash col-
lection /recycling trucks for
current and unanticipated
commercial customers within
Virginia state mainly to Arling-
ton & Alexandria cities, & to
Prince William & Fairfax coun-
ties. Req HS Diploma or GED
plus 12 mos. of exp as Com-
mercial Vehicle Driver or
Truck Driver. CDL req. Salary
$68,000/yr. Mail resume to
employer: Patriot Disposal,
Inc., 10535 Crestwood Dr.,
Manassas, VA 20109
Part time short order cook.
Call 703-971-8990
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Designer
George Sexton Associates,
LLC, a lighting design compa-
ny, seeks a full-time Design-
er 2 to work in its offices
in Washington, DC. Duties:
Review architectural drawing
sets to understand architec-
tural conditions. Develop
lighting designs accordingly
and generate lighting drawing
sets, fixture specifications,
lighting control strategy dia-
grams, and details of archi-
tectural integration of lighting
fixtures. Requirements:
Bachelor9s degree in Archi-
tecture, Lighting Design, or
related field. Must have 5
years experience in the light-
ing design field. Must have
proficiency in project man-
agement, productivity tools,
punch list/Focus. Travel as
needed for meetings and site
visits as required by client
projects. Must be able to
demonstrate the ability to
communicate effectively in
English with clients as our
firm conducts business inter-
nally and with our clients.
Email resumes to:
dianni@gsadc.com
Director of Operational Ser-
vices (Rockville, MD) 3
Telecommuting Permissible.
(mult pos). Ovrsee & lead prjct
tms at vars clnt sites & acts as
SME in the dvlpmnt, prdctn,
& hlding of pharma prdcts &
dtrmntion of vldtion apprch.
Must've grad certs frm a prvt
rsrch univ in Pharma Mnfc-
trng Prctcs, Vldtion, & Reg
Affrs. Reqs a Mas degree in
Pharma Mnfctrng, Bio, Mcro-
bio, Chem, or rltd field, &
occ in pharma mnfctrng fld.
Must9ve relvt work exp. Apply
res/cvr let to Quality Agents
LLC, J. Thomas AKJ2023
jthomas@qualityagents.org.
No calls. EOE
Drywall Applicator - Apply
wallboard to ceilings/interior
walls of buildings. 7am-3pm,
40hr/wk, prevailing wage, no
exp, job in NOVA call BJC
(703) 929-4891.
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first job.
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Domestic
Caregiver: Daily comp. assm-
nt. & care mgnt of patient
as relates to health issues;
Cond. exercise & therapies to
manage activities, safe move-
ments, balance max. toler-
ance & min. pain during activ-
ities; Adm.& reconcile meds;
Help with patient9s activities
of living, & prsn. care; Moni-
tor. vital signs & reprt. to prim.
care any abnl; Prep. healthy
meal & ens. patient have
regular meals; Assist with
mob., get around house, to
bathroom, into car, walking
with cane or wheelchair safe-
ly. Min. Rqmts:
School/GED. Knwl. of or exp.
High
in providing med. manage-
ment to patients. Knwl of or
exp. in documenting med.
document and monitoring
patients. Verif. references.
Able to work OT, incl. late
nights, weekends, & holidays.
Non-smoker on worksite.
Resumes to job loc: Pollyanna
Constantinopla, 18020 Fertile
Meadow Court, Gaithersburg,
MD-20877. ATTN: Pollyanna
Constantinopla.
Childcare Worker - Care for
multi childr; clean childr9s liv-
ing spaces; Prep childr9s
meals; etc. FT Jennifer A.
Bernardo. Burke, VA. Email
resume to
jen.alves1@gmail.com
Housekeeper
Clean furnishings, floors, &
lavatories. Change linens &
draperies. Wash dishes &
clean kitchen. Sort clothing &
loads washing machine. Abil-
ity to carry 30lbs. Multiple
shifts including nights and
weekends. 40hr/wk. Prevail-
ing Wage. Resume to KB
Almasum 14134 Baneberry
Cir. Manassas VA 20112
Housekeeper - Keep
dwellings & offices clean &
orderly. Clean hallways, fix-
tures. 7AM-3PM, 40hr/wk,
prev. wage, no exp, job in
NoVA Call ZSL (571)501-0431.
Nanny sought by The Calverts
in Falls Church, VA, to care
for a small child. Work hrs
are 8am - 5pm, Mon - Fri;
however, occasional work,
incl early mornings, late
evenings, & weekends/holi-
days, may be reqd. Min Req:
HS Dip or GED or foreign equiv
& 6 mos exp as Nanny,
Babysitter, or Au Pair.
Send resume to
victorialaurencalvert@
gmail.com. Ref#NANNY
Nanny sought by The Primes
in Haymarket, VA, to care for
3 children. Work hrs are: 8am-
4pm, Mon - Fri; however,
occasional work early morn-
ings & late evenings & week-
ends/holidays may be reqd.
Min Req: HS Dip or GED or
foreign equiv & 6 mos exp as
Nanny, Babysitter, or Au Pair.
Send resume to
PrimeHouseholdEmployer@
gmail.com. Ref#NANNY
Nanny: Washington, D.C. Req:
2 yrs. of exp. as an Au Pair,
Nanny, Teacher, Teacher9s
Asst., or other related occup.,
and Advanced Child Care
Training cert. from American
Red Cross. Send resume to
Joseph C. Hoyt 7012 8th St.
NW Washington, D.C. 20012
Personal Attendant - Assist
elderly couple w/daily activ-
ities&personal care. Prepare
meals, light housekeeping,
laundry. 9am-7pm, 40hr/wk,
prev. wage, no exp, job in bull
run,VA call Maria (703)754-
5941
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Economist: Board of Gover-
nors of the Federal Reserve
System seeks f/t Economists
(multiple openings) in Wash-
ington, DC to conduct cutting
edge, original, high-quality,
scholarly research on a broad
range of economics-related
topics, including behavioral
economics; econometrics
and data science. Req9s PhD
(or frgn equiv) in econ, fin,
or rel discip; or be a PhD
candidate (or frgn equiv) in
econ, fin, or rel discip prepar-
ing to defend dissertation.
Position is eligible for part-
time telecommuting. Candi-
dates must submit CV, recent
research paper or disserta-
tion & 3 letters of reference by
email to: BOGecon1@frb.gov.
EOE.
Engineer: Fluence Energy, LLC
seeks Electrical Engineer in
Arlington, VA (100% Telework
permitted anywhere in the
US, 20% of travel required) to
develop electrical design of
Fluence battery system prod-
ucts. Job requires Master9s
Degree in Electrical Engineer-
ing or a related field, and 2
years of experience in any job
title involving Electrical Engi-
neering in power systems.
E-mail resume to Emily Roy,
Global Mobility Manager, at
Emily.Roy@
fluenceenergy.com. Please
reference Job Code ELE2023.
Engineering: Performance
Contracting Group, Inc. seeks
a Senior Project Engineer
Ashburn, VA to create &
implmnt job schduls & coorrd-
nte w field suprvsrs & frmen.
REQS: Bach dgree, or frgn
eqvlnt, in Contructn Engnrng,
Constructn Mgmt, or rltd fld,
+ 3 yrs of wrk exp in con-
structn engnrng, constructn
mgmt, or a rltd fld. Altrntvly,
Emplyr will accpt Mastr9s
dgree, or frgn equvlnt, in Con-
tructn Engnrng, Constructn
Mgmt, or rltd fld, + 1 yr of wrk
exp in constructn engnrng,
constructn mgmt, or rltd fld.
Emplyr will accept any suit-
able combo of educatn, train-
ing, or exp. Up to 40% dmstc
trvl rqrd. Visit https://careers-
pcg.icims.com/jobs/4610/sen
ior-project-engineer/job for
cmplete job descriptn, job
reqs, & to apply. Refer to Job
ID 2023-4610
Advanced Modeling Engi-
neer. DC/Virgina area remote
avalible. Assist in conducting
transportation demand fore-
casting analyses, including
travel demand forecast model
estimation, implementation,
calibration, and application,
for development of travel
forecast and planning scenar-
ios. Will work with teams and
will be involved in all phases
of the technical work under
the guidance of senior trans-
portation planners and
modelers. MS in Civil or
Transportation Eng and 2 yrs
of exp in any suitable occupa-
tion involving transportation
engineering modeling. Ed
and/or exp must include.
Work with two or more trans-
portation modeling packages
(Cube, EMME, TransCAD,
and/or VISUM); Scripting in
Python, VB, GISDK, EMME, or
Cube Voyager; 1 year using
ArcGIS, SQL or FoxPro, and
Excel; Discrete choice model-
ing and statistical data analy-
sis in ALOGIT, LIMDEP, Bio-
geme, Stata, R, or SPSS; Com-
puter programming in Java,
C++, Python, R, C#, .Net, or
JavaScript; Passive data col-
lection and analysis; Calibra-
tion and validation
advanced travel model com-
of
ponents. Send resumes to
Resource System Group, Inc.
55 White River Juncation, VT
05001 or https://rsg.
clearcompany.com/careers/
jobs/8f018ca7-0ea3-3869-
76b5-0193c0f98f11/apply?
source=2601177-CS-20573
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ENGINEERING
Applied Materials, Inc. has the
following openings in Manas-
sas, VA: Industrial Engr (Req
#S4431): Prfrm Methods Engg
analysis incldng process
desgn, time & motion study,
& recmmnd ops imprvmnts.
Telecommuting permitted.
Salary: $134,638-$161,566/yr.
Mail resume to Applied Mate-
rials, Inc. M/S 1211, 3225 Oak-
mead Village Dr., Santa Clara,
CA 95051. Must include REQ#
to be considered.
The Optical Society d/b/a
Optica has an opening for
Exhibit Operations Coordina-
tor in Washington, D.C. Job
duties include: Responsible
for scheduling and producing
scientific materials for over
20 conferences per year,
including building registration
pages, assisting group lead-
ers with marketing efforts,
training volunteers and host-
ing the live broadcasts. May
telecommute. To apply, send
resume to: bbullock@
optica.org. Must reference
job 11982.2.8.
Education
Program Coordinator - Coord
for Biz Admin progs for
intern9l & domestic students;
Dvlp instruct material, coord
edu content, & incorp current
techn into instruct to prov
guidelines to educators &
instructors for dvlping curric-
ula & conduct courses; May
train & coach teachers.
Includes edu consultants &
specialists, & instructional
material directors; Support in
courses syllabus; Support
admin tasks; Require Mas-
ter's in Biz Admin, or edu rltd.
Send resume w/ cvr lttr to
Columbia College 8620 West-
wood Center Dr Vienna, VA
22182, Attn: Mr. Kim for inter-
view.
F JOBS
Finance: Fluence Energy, LLC
seeks Commercial Project
Manager in Arlington, VA
(100% Telework permitted
anywhere in the US, 20% of
travel required) to manage all
commercial aspects of large
and small projects, including
accounting and audit com-
pliance, adherence to com-
mercial contract terms and
executing financial and oper-
ational internal controls. Job
requires Bachelor9s Degree in
Finance, Business Adminis-
tration, International Trade or
related, and 8 years of experi-
ence in any job title involving
Energy commercial project
management. E-mail resume
to Emily Roy, Global Mobility
Manager, at Emily.Roy@
fluenceenergy.com. Please
reference Job Code
CPM2023.
Finance-Sr. Financial
Accounting Specialist
(2 positions): perform various
financial accounting duties.
Master degree in Fin/Acctg
rel. or Bachelor in Fin/Acctg
with 2 yrs related work exp.
Fax CV to 240.747.3378 Attn:
HR Lafayette Federal Credit
Union (Rockville, MD)
Financial Data Analyst
perform various financial data
analysis. Master degree in
Quantitative Finance, Finan-
cial Engineering, Data Ana-
lytics, Stats, or other quant
discipline or Bachelor degree
in above discipline with 2 yrs
related work exp. Fax CV to
240.747.3378 Attn: HR
Lafayette Federal Credit
Union (Rockville, MD)
Financial Engineer: statisti-
cal financial modeling and
analysis. Master9s degree in
Econ/Finance/Stats/Applied
Math, or rel. quant discipline.
CV to info@IFEGroup.com;
Integrated Financial Engineer-
ing, Inc. (Rockville, MD)
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F JOBS
Waiters/ Waitresses (Multiple
Openings) (Mungkorn Thong
Inc DBA Sisters Thai) -
40hrs/wk. Var OT. $25000/ yr.
Serve meals to patrons.
Present menu to diner,
suggesting meals, appropri-
ate drinks. Write order on
check. Observe diners to
respond to any additional
requests. Total bills & accept
payments. No Exp., Training
or Education req9d, Job in
Alexandria, VA. Submit
resumes to: 503 Montgomery
St. Alexandria, VA 22180.
Food Preparation Worker
(Multiple openings) (TZK Wong
LLC DBA La Ong Thai Bistro)
Full Time Var OT. $26208 / yr.
Help cook in preparing food
by washing, peeling, cutting &
seeding veg. & fruits. Clean,
cut & grind meats, poultry
& seafood. Clean work area.
No experience req9d, Job in
Herndon, VA. Submit resumes
to: 2521 John Milton Dr Hern-
don VA 20171.
Healthcare - General
Clinic Office Assistant to per-
form secretarial duties using
medical terminology to
update and maintain patients'
health records, etc. Mon-Fri
40hrs/wk. Mail resume to
Inder Chawla, M.D. 831 Uni-
versity Blvd East, Ste 36B,
Silver Spring, MD, 20903.
Home Attendants - Care With
Love, LLC in Fairfax, VA has
multiple F/T positions avail-
able. Assist seniors w/ daily
activities at their home or
care facility, inc. keep house,
prep meals, bathing and com-
panion care/monitoring. Mul-
tiple worksites in Washing-
ton-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-
VA-MD Metropolitan Areas.
Send resume to Abby Ashraf
at abby@carewithlove.com.
Hospitalist
(Leonardtown, MD): Provide
inpatient medical care and
consultation. Participate in
call schedule. Perform com-
plete medical history and
physical exam on patients.
Req: MD degree or foreign
equiv. + 3 yrs of ACGME-IM
Residency, valid MD med
license, & ABIM-IM cert. or
elig. Pos reqs FT, 8-10 hr/dy,
40 hrs/wk. Apply to MedStar
Medical Group II LLC via this
webpage https://bit.ly/
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Medical Oncologist
(Clinton, MD): Provide direct
patient care services in the
field of oncology to patients.
Req: MD degree or foreign
equiv. + 3 yrs IM Residency
& 3 yrs ONC Fellowship, valid
MD med license, ABIM-IM
cert, ABIM-Hem & Med Onc
cert. Pos reqs FT, 10-12 hr
shifts, day, evening,
overnight, and wknd, 40
hrs/wk. Apply to MedStar
Medical Group II LLC via this
webpage https://bit.ly/
3roRIbo
Occupational Therapist
Brandywine, MD 3 Prov occup
ther serv to pats, to inc screen
& eval., treatm plan, treatm
imp, treatm re-assess & rev,
pat/cli re-eval, disch plan, &
docs. Req: MS deg in OT or rel
field + valid MD Occup Ther
Lic. For degs acct. Reqs occ
travel to other wk locs w/in
same MSA. Full-time, 40 hrs
per week. Apply online at
https://careers.medstar
health.org/global/en/job/
req14835/
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Healthcare - General
Orthodontist
Diagnose, prevent, correct
teeth and skeletal jaw probs.
Align teeth using Braces/clear
aligners. Correct malocclu-
sions. Correct Skeletal jaw
problems using functional
appliances in growing
patients, while using braces
in a combination with Surgery
(Performed by an oral Sur-
geon) in adult patients. Req:
Doctorate in Dentistry, certifi-
cate of completion of a resi-
dency in post graduate Ortho-
dontic program, & a valid
license to practice dentistry
in VA. Work to be performed
at Fairfax, Springfield, Alexan-
dria, Reston, Centreville,
Herndon, Fredericksburg
locations. Send resume to
Let9s Smile PC, 4210 Fairfax
Corner Ave West Ste 245 Fair-
fax, VA 22030.
Senior Global Vaccine
Safety Specialist
Novavax, Inc. seeks Senior
Global Vaccine Safety Special-
ist in Gaithersburg, MD to sup-
port vendor oversight to
ensure all GVS activities are
performed in an efficient,
consistent, & compliant man-
ner. 100% telecommute per-
mitted w/in US. Apply at
jobpostingtoday.com
Ref: 14572.
K JOBS
Kitchen Helper at Himalayan
Heritage Restaurant & Bar in
Fredericksburg, VA. Req. 1
year of job experience in job
offered, Cook helper, Assis-
tant Cook, Assistant to Cook
or similar occupation.
Resume to HR, Himalayan
Heritage, 10336 Spotsylvania
Av, Fredericksburg, VA 22408
M JOBS
Maintenance Technician: Per-
form service repair for com-
mercial and residential HVAC.
Req: HS Diploma; Trade
School certification & 24mos
training; Universal EPA 608
and OSHA 10hour occupa-
tional safety and health train-
ing; Min. 36 mos. exp. as
mechanical technician; Travel
required in Richmond Met.
Area; Driver9s license and
clean driving record; Must
speak Spanish & pass manda-
tory drug test; Loc: Glen Allen,
VA. Mail/email resume to
McDaniel Mechanical, Inc.
ATT L. McDaniel 11234 Scots
Quarter Road, Glen Allen, VA
23059 or
mcdanielmech@icloud.com.
Manager, Corporate
Transfer Pricing (Mult Pos)
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
Washington, DC. Assist clnts
devlp complnt, tax efficnt
structrs that help advnce
their bus goals. Req. Bach9s
deg or foreign equiv. in Acct,
Bus Admin, Tax, Econ, Fin
or rel. + 5 yrs post-bach9s
prog. rel. work exp.; OR a
Master9s deg or foreign equiv.
in Acct, Bus Admin, Tax, Econ,
Fin or rel. + 3 yrs rel. work
exp. Certs req: CPA or foreign
equiv, Member of the Bar,
CFA, EA, or Chartered Insti-
tute of Management Accoun-
tants. 80% telecommtng per-
mitted. Mst be able to com-
mute to designated local
office. Travel req up to 20%.
Please apply by sending your
resume to US_PwC_Career_
Recruitment@pwc.com,
specifying Job Code DC3767
in the subject line.
MANAGER. Manage all oper-
ations of the gas station. Hire
& manage employees. Order
inventory. Ensure good cus-
tomer service. Keep the sta-
tion in compliance with all
laws, safety & security proto-
cols. Location Springfield, VA.
Competitive salary. Apply to
Shell, 5533 Backlick Rd.
Springfield, VA. 22151.
Market Research Analyst
(Fairfax, VA) F/T - Work as
Mkt Research Analyst for one
of the fastest growing govt
IT consulting services, deliver-
ing value added services &
technology solutions that
enhance our customer's busi-
ness practices & reputation.
Gather info on competitors,
prices, sales, & methods of
mktg & distribution. Focus on
3 big picture areas when it
comes to mkt research &
analysis: SEO (search engine
optimization), email mktg
analysis, & social media mktg
research. Research mktg &
rltd data to provide input on
creating effective mktg con-
tent for our social media
pages (Facebook, Instagram,
LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.). Bach
deg (or foreign educational
equiv) in Mktg, or Advtg, or
closely rltd reqd. Email
resume to DigitalSpec LLC,
Attn: Saif Ahmad, Owner, at:
saifahmed65@gmail.com
N JOBS
News Producer sought by
Eurovision Americas, Inc. in
Washington DC, to work w/in
an int'l team of news pro-
ducers & sub-editors & be
responsible for the content
& delivery of the news
exchange & for implmtg the
news editors' decisions. Reqs
Bach deg in TV Production,
Journalism, Broadcasting,
Media, Film, or rltd. 3 yrs
exp in a newsroom. Knowl of
social medial tools & twitter.
Understanding copyright,
strong news judgment,
broadcasting news technolo-
gy & video editing, & implmtn
of journalistic principles &
ethics. 20% travel reqd. To
apply, please send salary
reqmt & resume to
jobs@eurovision-us.net
O JOBS
Office Manager: Co-ordinate
with empl. in receiv. prods &
manage meat prod. Set appt.
with cust. & resolve issues.
Keep rec. of inv. Keep fin. recs.
Maint. rec. of empl. work &
no. of hrs. Clean facility &
ens. safety & sanitation regs.
are met. Min. Rqmts: High
School/GED. Experience or
knwl. in maintaining a check
on inventories. Experience or
knwl. in maintaining payroll
records. Experience or knwl.
in overseeing daily depart-
mental operations. Verif. ref-
erences. Able to work OT &
holidays. Non-smoker on
worksite. Resumes to job loc:
East West LLC DBA Caribbean
Crescent, 8706 Old Ardmore
RD, Hyattsville, MD-20785.
Office Manager wanted by lin-
ear motion bearings co. in
Sterling, VA. Job reqs: Bach
Deg in Any Majors. Must
speak, read & write Korean.
Resume to: WON ST LLC,
14325H Willard Rd., Chantilly,
VA 20151
P JOBS
Player Relations
Coordinator-LATAM
Big League Advance LLC,
Washington, DC. Player Rela-
tions Coordinator-LATAM. 5
years exp. in scouting, player
development and/or baseball
ops. Must be fluent in written
and spoken Spanish and
experience must include play-
ing and coaching professional
baseball. Job position is
remote and can be performed
anywhere in the US, but com-
pany HQ are in Washington
DC. Domestic travel (30%) and
international travel to Domini-
can Republic, Latin American
countries and Caribbean
countries (20%). Supervise
others. Contact:
jturo@bigleagueadv.com
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Project Leader/Principal
(The Boston Consulting
Group, Inc. - Washington, Dis-
trict of Columbia): Manage
the design and development
of long-term business strate-
gies, including managing case
team responsibilities; over-
see business development,
client relationships, project
planning, and the preparation
of outputs. Requires Bache-
lor9s degree in business
administration, management
science, or a quantitative field
related to a BCG client indus-
try and 5 years exp. as a
management consultant,
business analyst, or quanti-
tative analyst which must
include at least 1 year in man-
agement strategy. Will alter-
natively accept a Master9s
degree (or higher) in business
administration, management
science, or a quantitative field
related to a BCG client indus-
try and 3 years exp. as a
management consultant,
business analyst, or quanti-
tative analyst which must
include at least 1 year in man-
agement strategy. Domes-
tic/international travel
required based on compa-
ny/client need. Send resume
to WasPLP@bcg.com. Mult.
pos. avail.
Project Manager
(1pos.avail): Mayflower Con-
struction Group (Vienna, VA):
ID proj needs & reqs, rec.
prod. &teq; Dev. proj. plan;
Mngewrkrs on site & usg
Asana mng tool; Klge foam
insul.appl.& H-30 reactor;
Prop. rev & appr modif. to
proj plans;Monitr proj cost,
& delvrbles. SPFA, OSHA req.
Min.BA in Bus/Proj.Mgmt /rel.
+24 mo exp. Res to
alex@mayflowerva.com
Proj. Leader 2, Tysons, VA.
Dvlpmnt of electrical & con-
trol system plans mainly in
area of water & wastewater
treatment. Oversee Instru-
mentation, Controls & groups,
Automation, electrical sys-
tems construction commis-
sioning & startup. Eng9r of
Record for diff projects. Proj.
Mgmt. Business Continuity.
EOE. Apply online w/ M.C.
Dean, Inc. at http://www.
mcdean.com/careers .
R JOBS
RECEPTIONIST
Answer phone calls, take
msgs, & sched appts for hos-
pital; Prov intake forms to
new clients; Perform admin
support tasks. Req GED or
HS diploma. Send resume to
Dr. Park's Chiropractic &
Acupuncture at 7023 Little
River Turnpike Ste 330,
Annandale, VA 22003, Attn:
Dr. Park for interview.
Room Attendants, multiple
F/T positions available with
Concord Hospitality Enter-
prises Company LLC. Respon-
sibilities are to clean rooms;
check fixtures, television,
radio and heating/cooling
equipment for proper oper-
ation; inspect room for main-
tenance needs and report on
maintenance service request;
clean, organize and restock
cart at end of day; maintain
cart, linen room and vacuum
cleaner cleanliness; change
bedspreads, blankets, mat-
tress pads and shower cur-
tains. Work performed in the
Washington-Arlington-
Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Metropolitan Area. Send
resume to d.punke@
concordhotels.com.
S JOBS
Senior Associate(s)
World Resources Institute
seeks Senior Associate(s) in
Washington, DC to work on
sustainable urban mobility
and research projects such
as understanding informal or
paratransit/intermediary sys-
tems in cities of low- and
middle-income countries in
Asia, Africa and Latin Amer-
ica. May require to travel/
telecommute. Email resume
to apply@wri.org; reference
job code T4018-00181.
E.O.E.
Senior Security & Compliance
Managers, Rockville, MD:
Develop & maintain internal
& external relationships crit-
ical to supporting the Com-
pany9s CyberSecurity Incident
Response Plan (CSIRP) & over-
all CyberSecurity Plan. Ensure
company attains & maintains
SOC2 & GDPR certification.
Send res to: 3CLogic Inc. 9201
Corporate Blvd, Suite 470,
Rockville, MD 20850
Senior Staff Research
Scientist
Afiniti, Inc. seeks a Senior
Staff Research Scientist in
Washington, D.C. to manage
and direct a team of Research
Scientists that develop
behavioral pairing algorithms
for artificial intelligence con-
tact center technology.
Requires a PhD in Mathemat-
ics, Economics, or a related
quantitative field plus at least
three (3) years9 experience
developing and implementing
statistical and machine
modeling techniques. This
experience must include
experience utilizing compu-
tationally intensive AI based
contact center technology,
data transformation to devel-
op machine learning models,
multilevel Bayesian modeling,
numerical optimization,
Python, R, Julia, and SAS. To
apply, e-mail your resume to
recruitment@afiniti.com
Sheet Metal Worker 3 Manas-
sas, VA - F/T, No exp req9d.
Call Mr. Valdes @ AVM Sheet
Metal: 703-975-7715
Signal Optimization Engineer
sought by Iteris, Inc. in Fairfax,
VA to dvlp, validate, & opti-
mize the timing plans for
existing traffic signals w/in
the city. Req.: MS + 0 yrs exp.
EIT Certificate. Send resumes
to: aabellon@iteris.com. REF:
QH-23.
Software Trainer
Computer Packages Inc, the
leader in Intellectual Property
software for 55 years, is seek-
ing a Software Trainer to train
clients on the use of our web-
based applications. Our spe-
cialized IP management sys-
tems are developed in-house
and used by organizations
worldwide. Seeking a highly
motivated individual with tech-
nical experience or education,
and ability to do some travel.
Excellent benefits including
health & dental, tuition reim-
bursement, pension & oppor-
tunities for advancement.
Please send resumes to
cpijobs@
computerpackages.com
Sr. PeopleSoft Developer:
Dsgn mods to softw & custom
solns. Assess softw sys req.
& implmnt info tech solns.
Must possess demonstrated
exp. w/: People Tools & Peo-
ple Code, AppPackage, Fluid
development, Application
Engine, Component Interface,
SQR, Integration Broker, BI
Publisher, COBOLs & Work-
flow, PeopleSoft HCM/FSCM
9.2, Oracle & SQL databases,
& JavaScript. Job in White
Marsh, MD, allows remote
work frm anywhere in U.S. &
travel to White Marsh metro
area is req. for up to 30%
of time. Apply to MedStar
Health, Inc. careers web. at
https://careers.medstar
health.org/global/en/
job/req14359/
Sr-PeopleSoft-Developer , or
email to medstarhealth
systemandsharedservices
humanresources@
medstar.net,
indicating req #14359.
Stock Clerk 3 Receive, store,
and issue merchandise; High
School/Equivalent req.; 40
hr/wk in Washington, DC; Mail
resume to Yes Organic Four,
Inc. t/a Yes Organic Market,
3809 12th St. NE, Washington,
DC 20017
S JOBS
Supply Chain Manager
Lidl US, LLC, Arlington, VA.
Operational & HR mgmt. of
demand planning for stan-
dard assortment and promo-
tional products. Req. bach.
in any field (3-4 yr. degree
acceptable) + 3 yr. exp. in job
offered or rel. position, + 3 yr.
exp. w/: Demand planning &
forecast; knowledge of retail
ops.; proficiency in MS Office
Suite: Excel & Power Point;
ability to analyze data, draw
insights & dev. actionable
plans to improve Supply
Chain Ops.; & knowledge of
stock mgmt. incl. ordering &
distribution of goods. In lieu
of a degree, must have 5
yrs. Exp. In all the above.
Domestic travel less than
25%; position is office-based
may have option to telecom-
mute up to 5 d/wk & work
from home or specific states
per company telecommuting
policy. To apply, email resume
to hiring@lidl.us.
T JOBS
Tax Accountant, Tax, Global
Compliance &
Reporting (Manager)
(Multiple Positions),
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP,
Tysons (McLean), VA
Provide clients with tax guid-
ance and planning related to
tax compliance and reporting.
Requires travel up to 10% of
which less than 5% may be
international to serve client
needs. Employer will accept
any suitable combination of
education, training, or experi-
ence. $117,998.00 per year.
For complete job description,
list of requirements, and to
apply online, go to:
ey.com/en_us/careers
and click on "Careers - Job
Search=, then
<Search Jobs"
(Job Number - 1442842).
Tennis Coach: Instruct and
demonstrate tennis tech-
niques to individuals and
evaluate perfor-
mance for improvement and
competition. Min. Req9d: 2
yrs exp. as tennis coach. 40
hrs/wk. Salary commensu-
rate w/exp. Mult. positions
avail. Send resume to: STM
Tennis LLC, 5202 Jarrett Ct.,
Centreville, VA 20120.
Thai Food Cook
Prepare ingredients & sauces.
Prepare & cook Thai dishes
according to menu. Monitor
portion size & presentation
of dishes. Clean food prep
areas & cooking utensils. Req.
knowledge of Thai cuisine &
Thai food cooking techniques.
Able to work evenings &
weekends. To apply, call 571-
340-3169. Kanjana Thai Cui-
sine, LLC dba/AmThai by Kan-
jana 9546 Burke Rd, Burke, VA
Thai Food Cooks
Prepare ingredients. Cook &
garnish dishes according to
recipes. Ensure proper pre-
sentation & portion. Clean
food preparation areas &
utensils. Req. knowledge of
Thai cuisine; able to work
evenings & weekends. To
apply, call 703-631-8277.
Muraknu Thai Basil, Inc.
dba/Thai Basil 14511-P Lee
Jackson Memorial Hwy, Chan-
tilly, VA.
Trimmer 3 Perform routine
cutting and trimming of meat,
poultry and fish using hand
or hand tools; 40 hr/wk in
Washington, DC. Mail resume
to Nature9s Way, Inc. t/a Yes
Organic Market 2, 3425 Con-
necticut Ave. NW, Washing-
ton, DC 20008.
W JOBS
Warehouse Worker
Fairfax,VA. Be able and will-
ing to carry 50 pounds. Pre-
pare shipping labels. Quality
assurance of shipment prior
to loading trucks and pack-
age/unpackage at the storage
facility. Able to use moving
pads. Keep daily shipment
records. High school degree
and 3mo exp req. Mon-Fri.
9AM-5PM. Comp wages.Mail
resume w/3 refs to CITI-
DOORS LLC. at 3320 Old Lee
Hwy, Fairfax, VA 22030. NO
PHONE CALLS.
Tech Jobs
BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST
Cyberbahn Federal Solutions,
LLC. (Arlington, VA) needs:
Business Systems Analyst:
Work collaboratively with the
business stakeholders from
Finance, IT, HR and marketing
teams. Must have 2 yrs exp
using Oracle, HANA, SAP,
SQL Queries. Certifications
Required: Microsoft Azure
Cloud Administration Asso-
ciate & Security Compliance &
Identity Fundamentals. Trav-
el/relocation required as jobs
will be performed at various
unanticipated locations
throughout the US. Mail
resumes to Cyberbahn - 1100
N. Glebe Road, Suite 1010,
Arlington, VA 22201.
APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER
Oracle America, Inc. has
openings for Applications
Developer positions in Arling-
ton, Virginia. Job duties
include: Analyze, design,
develop, troubleshoot and
debug software programs for
commercial or end-user
applications. May telecom-
mute from home. Apply by
e-mailing resume to
jesus.fflores@oracle.com, ref-
erencing 385.29330. Oracle
supports workforce diversity.
Application Developer
position avail. Requires: Mas-
ter's degree in Computer
Applications, 3 years exp as
an Application Developer,
Salesforce Certificate Appli-
cation Architect. Travel within
U.S. may be required. Duties
include: Design, Develop,
Configure, Code applications
using Salesforce including
Apex and Visualforce, trig-
gers, custom meta data
types, custom settings; Send
resume to AJACE Inc, 14159A
Robert Paris Ct, Chantilly, VA
20151
Application Monitoring Archi-
tect. Digital Management LLC.
McLean, VA w/ proj sites w/in
DC Metro area. Apply knowl-
edge of full life cycle applica-
tion development. Req9s: MS
in comp Sci or CIS field &
2yrs exp. Res to: DMI, Attn: V
Dey, 6550 Rock Spring Dr., 7th
Floor, Bethesda MD 20817.
Ref: Application Monitoring
Architect.
Associate Data Analyst
Comscore Inc. seeks Asso-
ciate Data Analyst in Reston,
VA. to build solutions to mea-
sure various actions in the
digital world. 100% telecom-
mute permitted w/in U.S.
Apply https://
www.jobpostingtoday.com/
Ref # 72025
Associate Data Analyst
comScore, Inc. seeks Asso-
ciate Data Analyst in Reston,
VA to lead successful data
analytics engagements based
on client business objectives.
Telecommute permitted w/in
US. Apply at
jobpostingtoday.com
Ref #27861
Assurance - Service Line
Analytics
(Supervising Associate)
(Multiple Positions)
(1424025), Ernst & Young
U.S. LLP, Washington, DC
Perform data analysis and
build explanatory and predic-
tive models using statistical
and machine learning on
projects with moderate and
high complexity. Employer
will accept any suitable com-
bination of education, train-
ing, or experience. $122,554
per year. For complete job
description, list of require-
ments, and to apply online,
go to: ey.com/en_us/careers
and click on "Careers - Job
Search=, then <Search Jobs"
(Job Number - 1424025).
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Business Data Analyst
(multiple positions): statistical
financial data technical analy-
sis. MS in Stats, Biz/Data Ana-
lytics, Quantitative Finance,
Financial Engineering, Info
Sys, Economics, Applied
Math, or other related quant
discipline. CV to rae@
aktra.com; Aktra, Inc.
(Reston, VA)
CLOUD ENGINEER
Qualtrics, LLC seeks a Cloud
Engineer in Reston, VA to pro-
vision, configure, and deploy
servers and networks in our
data centers around the
world. Multiple positions.
Apply @ jobpostingtoday.com
Ref# 27482
Computer/IT: Sodexo, Inc.:
Senior Applications Architect-
Gaithersburg, MD: ensure
dvlpmnt, construction, test-
ing & maintenance of data
architectures such as data-
bases & large-scale process-
ing sys. Req9s Bachelor9s
degree in Comp Sci, Data Sci,
or closely rltd fld +7 yrs pro-
gressively responsible exp
with business intel & con-
temp warehouse platforms,
apps, & techniques OR Mas-
ter9s degree in Comp Sci, Data
Sci or closely rltd fld +5 yrs
exp with business intel & con-
temp warehouse platforms,
app, & techniques. 100%
telecommuting; position may
be performed from anywhere
in US. Up to 5% travel
req9d. Compensation range:
$114,068-$162,100/yr + number
annual incentive program
depending on exp & geogra-
phy. Email resume to
recruitment.usa@
sodexo.com & ref job title.
Computer/IT: SemanticBits,
LLC: DevOps Engineer 3
Reston, VA: configure & main-
tain resources on AWS. &
AWS Infrastructure using Ter-
raform, CloudFormation, &/or
Ansible. Req9s Master9s
degree in Comp Sci, Com-
pEngg or closely rltd fld +3
yrs exp as DevOps Engineer,
Systems Engineer, or rltd
position OR Bachelor9s degree
in Comp Sci, Comp Engg or
closely rltd fld +5 yrs exp
as DevOps Engineer, Systems
Engineer or rltd position. ICF
is an equal opportunity
employer that values diversity
at all levels. (EEO / AA 3
Minorities / Females / Veter-
ans / Individuals with Disabili-
ties). TO APPLY: Send resume
identifying Job Code ICF143
to recruiting-tr@icf.com. No
calls.
Computer/IT: Marriott Inter-
national, Inc.: Senior Software
Engineer (multiple positions) 3
Bethesda, MD: lead technical
workgroups &/or function as
technical expert applying
software engineering best
practices, setting front-end &
back-end software & cessful comp of a background
microservice implementation
standards & governance.
Req9s Bachelor9s degree or
frgn equiv in Comp Sci, Comp
Engg or rltd tech fld fllwd by 7
yrs progressively responsible
exp with software design &
dvlpmnt. Eligible for f/t or p/t
telecommuting. Background
check, which may include
pre-employment drug test,
req9d. Apply online at
careers.marriott.com (Job
Number 23112040).
Computer/IT: CGI Technolo-
gies & Solutions Inc. seeks
Software Developer in Fair-
fax, VA (& various unanticipat-
ed locations throughout US)
to research, design, devel,
&/or modify enterprise-wide
sys &/or apps s/w. Job req
Bach degree in Comp Sci, Info
Management, Engg, IT, Sci,
Electronics, or a rel field & 3
yrs in any job title involving
IT exp serving as a Python
Developer. Must be willing to
relocate to various unantic-
ipated work locations
throughout US. All offers of
emp are contingent upon suc-
cessful comp of a background
check, which may incl drug
screen depending on work
assignment. Email resume to
recruiting@cgifederal.com &
ref job code 1148.
Computer/IT: Client Network
Services LLC dba CNSI seeks
to hire Software Quality
Assurance Engineer, Senior in
Rockville, Maryland (100%
telework permitted anywhere
in the U.S.) to Perform testing
activities of the Software
Testing Life Cycle. Job
requires Bachelor9s Degree in
Computer Science, Computer
Engineering, or a related
degree and 7 years of experi-
ence in any job title involving
Java Programming. Email
cover letter & resume to Kim
Uppal at recruitment@
cns-inc.com. Reference Job
Code SQA2023.
Computer/IT: Nestlé Regional
Globe Office North America,
Inc. seeks an Expert Applica-
tions Development in Arling-
ton VA to ensure the architec-
ture of Nestlé's Azure Data
Warehouse complies w/IT
strategy & sys archt best
practices at all times. Req:
Bach deg or frgn equivt in
Comp Sci, Comp Eng9g, Bus
Analytics or rltd fld + 5yrs
exp in the job offered or in
a bus analytics or IT solution
delivery role. Exp must incl: 5
yrs of exp in Azure Cloud tech
incl Azure Data Factory, Azure
Data Lake Analytics, Python,
SCALA, Spark SQL, Azure
Data Bricks, Azure SQL Data
Warehouse, Snowflake, Azure
Functions, Event Hub or AAS;
5 yrs of exp developing in
advanced analytics tools &
lang incl R or Python; 5 yrs
of exp w/ database models,
SQL query, SQL optimization
& data analysis; 4 yrs of exp
building visualizations w/
Power BI; 3 yrs of exp in
developing REST APIs; 3 yrs
of exp developing analytical
solutions for Sales or Supply
Chain functions; 2yrs of exp in
cloud-based solutions & asso-
ciated tech incl AWS, GCP,
OpenStack, CloudStack, IBM
Cloud, or Adobe Cloud; 2 yrs
of exp designing, developing
& implementing analytics
platforms using Azure Cloud
archt w/structured & unstruc-
tured data sources. Dom trav-
el req up to 10% of time.
Telework is permitted up to
3 days/week. Resume to:
nestlejobsgm@
us.nestle.com. Job Code
0500. No calls.
Computer/IT: ISD Engineer III-
DevOps CI CD Engnrg (Navy
Federal Credit Union - Vienna,
VA (part-time telecommuting
permitted). Supprt personnel
to plan, dsgn, test & delvr
DevOps pipelines. Reqs:
Bach9s in CS, IT, or rel & 5 yrs
of exp in any occup. involving
designing & bldng pipelines,
automation & Infrastructure
as Code of enterprise app OR
Master9s & 3 yrs of exp.
Email cvr ltr & CV to:
openpositions@
navyfederal.org. Reference
<ISD Engineer III-DevOps CI
CD Engnrg - 4023121=.
Computer/IT: ISD Engineer IV
(Navy Federal Credit Union-
Vienna, VA (part-time
telecommuting permitted).
Apply engg principles into the
design & enhancement of
new & existing softw systms.
Reqs: Master9s in CS, IT, Engg,
or rltd & 2 yrs of exp in
any occup. inv. softw dvlpm-
nt, systms engg or analysis or
rltd OR Bachelor9s in CS, IT,
Engg, or rltd & 5 yrs of exp.
Email cvr ltr & CV to:
openpositions@
navyfederal.org. Reference
<ISD Engineer IV 3 3554679=.
Computer/IT: ISD Engineer IV
(Navy Federal Credit Union-
Vienna, VA (part-time
telecommuting permitted).
Identify root cause, resolve,
test, and document fixes for
defects and minor enhance-
ments by following through
appropriate change manage-
ment processes. Reqs: Bach-
elor9s in CS, Software Engg
or closely rel & 5 yrs of exp
as MDM Engineer or MDM
Developer. Email cvr ltr & CV
to: openpositions@
navyfederal.org. Reference
<ISD Engineer IV 3 3870110=.
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Computer/IT: Mercury Analyt-
ics, LLC: Vice President of
Research Services 3 Washing-
ton, DC: dvlp advanced sta-
tistical & attitudinal market
research methods to provide
data driven insights & solu-
tions to clients. Req9s Mas-
ter9s degree in Engineering
Mngmt, Comp Sci or rltd tech
fld. P/t telecommuting per-
mitted. Email resume to
careers@mercuryanalytics.
com & ref MA101.
Computer/IT: Solutions Archi-
tect (f/t) - Washington, DC-
Association of American
Medical Colleges seeks f/t
Solutions Architect in Wash-
ington, DC to research strate-
gic medical education trends
to drive digital experiences
for AAMC stakeholders and
lead strategic technology
evaluation/exploration that
facilitates highly innovative,
resilient and scalable archi-
tectures and solutions. Reqs:
Bachelor's degree or frgn
equiv degree in Information
Technology, Comp Sci, or a
closely rel tech fld + 8 yrs
progressively resp exp of
architecting enterprises sys-
tems in a complex environ-
ment. Position elig. for
telecommuting in 48 contig
states. Refs reqd. Email
resume to irecruitment@
aamc.org & ref 21-220.
Computer/IT: CGI Technolo-
gies & Solutions Inc. seeks
Software Architect in Fairfax,
Virginia to make high-level
design choices & dictate tech
standards, incl s/w coding
standards, tools, & platforms.
Job req Bach degree in Comp
Sci, Engg, Info Systems, IT or a
rel field & 5 yrs in any job title
involving apps development
with Java & Angular experi-
ence including 3 years with
AWS. Full-time telework per-
mitted. All offers of emp are
contingent upon successful
comp of a background check,
which may incl drug screen
depending on work assign-
ment. Email resume to
recruiting@cgifederal.com &
ref job code 1180.
Computer/IT: CGI Technolo-
gies & Solutions Inc. seeks
Business Systems Analyst in
Fairfax, VA (& various unantic-
ipated locations throughout
US) to act as liaison between
biz function & info systs, pro-
viding technical/functional
expertise in identifying, eval-
uating, & developing basic
systs. Job req Bach deg in
Comp Sci, Comp Engg, Info
Systs, IT, or rel f9ld & 5 yrs
exp using product backlog to
create Epics, User Stories and
Acceptance Criteria. Must be
willing to relocate to various
unanticipated work locations
throughout US. All offers of
emp are contingent upon suc-
check, which may incl drug
screen depending on work
assignment. Email resume to
recruiting@cgifederal.com &
ref job code 1173.
Computer/IT: ISD Engineer -
IV - Cloud Engr (Navy Federal
Credit Union - Vienna, VA (full-
time telecommuting permit-
ted). Build, integrate, test &
maintain complex technical
software solutions that
address biz needs. Reqs:
Bach9s in CS, Electronic Engg,
Electrical Engg or rel & 5 yrs
of exp in any ocup involving
designing building & configur-
ing Oracle ERP applications.
Email cvr ltr & CV to:
openpositions@
navyfederal.org. Reference
<ISD Engineer - IV - Cloud
Engr 3 4016967=.
Data Analyst (2 positions):
business data technical
analysis. MS in Stats, Biz/Data
Analytics, Info Sys, Quantita-
tive Finance, Financial Engi-
neering, Economics, Applied
Math, or other related quant
discipline. CV to jeff.phelps@
novagigs.com; NovaGigs, Inc.
(McLean, VA)
Data Engineering Manager
(Accenture LLP; Arlington,
VA): Direct, manage, and over-
see a team of data warehous-
ing professional employees in
the U.S., including Associate
Managers, Systems Analysts,
and Senior ETL Developers.
Must have willingness and
ability to travel domestically
approximately 80% of the
time to meet client needs.
Multiple Positions Available.
For complete job description,
list of requirements, and
to apply, go to:
www.accenture.com/us-en/
careers (Job# R00161972)
Equal Opportunity Employer3
Minorities/Women/
Vets/Disabled.
Data Scientist: Cloud-based
services, EC2, EMR, Sagemak-
er, Redshift, SQL, NoSQL.
Topic & NLP modeling,
Python/R, Data Engineering
ETL/ELT pipelines. Req. MS
degree in Electrical Engineer-
ing. Job location: Arlington,
Va. Resume: Synectics for
Management Decisions. Fax:
7036496263.
Embedded Software
Engineer
(C/C++, Embedded C)
(R0003908)
Anlyze, dsgn, dvlp, tst &
implmnt high-prfrmnce, real-
time/embdded apps for gate-
ways used for satellite broad-
band. Dsgn & code in C &
C++ using embdded C. Prfrm
sftwre dvlpmnt on Xilinx
UltraScale+ MpSoC ARM
archtcture for multi-thrded
app & inter-process commn-
catn. Dvlp & intgrte low-level
device drvrs, make BSP build
using Yocto prjct for Embdded
Linux envrnmnt. Partcpte in
systms dsgns to come up w/
solutns. REQ: Bchlr9s degree
in Electrcl & Electronics
Engrng, Telecomms, Comp
Sci or closely rltd fld & 5
yrs9 exp in sftwre engrng (to
incld C/C++, Embedded C).
Exp must incld 5 yrs in each
of the foll: Embedded Linux
application, Xilinx Ultra-
Scale+, MpSoC ARM architec-
ture, Yocto project, low-level
device drivers, Docker &
Bootloader. Hughes Network
Systems, 11717 Exploration
Ln, Germantown, MD 20876.
To apply go to https://
echostar.wd5.myworkday
jobs.com/echostar. Enter job
number R0003908 into
Search Job field & follow
instructions to apply.
ENGINEERING
Inovalon, Inc. seeks DevOps
Engineers for Mult Openings
in Bowie, MD (and Other U.S.
Locations), to auto. CI/CD
pipeline & remove waste. Min
BS/MS in CS, Info Sys Techs,
Electronics & Comms Eng.,
or related, plus 2/1+ yrs.
Telecomm avail. For complete
requirements, submit resume
to: https://www.
inovalon.com/careers/job/
?gh_jid=5675399003
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Field Support Network
Engineer (R0003909)
Prvde remote spprt for Hugh-
es GN field instllatn team to
prep & configure OneWeb
GNs. Prfrm cnfgrtn & intgrtn
of RAN radio eqpmnt & back-
haul tchnlgies. Wrk cross-
functnlly w/ prtnrs, prjct
mngmnt, ntwrk, sftwre & hrd-
wre engnrs to build ntwrk
dsgns to solve connectvty
prblms. Prfrm daily systm
monitrng, rvw systm & app
logs & vrfy compltn of schdld
jobs. Prvde on-call spprt. Plan
& execute pre-release vali-
datn tstng of hrdwre & sftwre.
Spprt dvlpmnt engrng for con-
ducting Over the Air Tstng of
new systms. Coordnte b/w
Field Engrng team & Dvlpmnt
Engrng for tchncl-rltd issues
raised by fld team & ensure
closure of identfd tickets.
REQ: Bchlr9s degree in Infr-
matn Tchnlgy, Electrcl Engrng,
Comp Engrng or closely rltd
fld & 12 mnths exp in ntwrk
mngmnt. Exp must incld 12
mnths in each of the foll: Wi-
Fi; LTE; LMR UHF & space
applications; Operating sys-
tems; Switching & routing
protocols; Networking tech-
nologies; Cisco routers &
switches; Firewalls & load
balancers & LEO satellite net-
works. Hughes Network Sys-
tems, 100 Lakeforest Blvd.,
Gaithersburg, MD 20877. To
apply go to https://
echostar.wd5.myworkday
jobs.com/echostar. Enter job
R0003909 into
Search Job field & follow
instructions to apply.
Yorkshire Global Solutions,
Inc., curr. has opngs for Sr.
Scrum Master III. Jobs loc
Ashburn, VA & var unanticip
locs t/o the US. Man IT Projs.
Lead multi Scrum Teams. Est
goals & crt plans for Scrum
Teams & help drive the team
twd achving those goals as a
SL. Coh & help teams under-
stand scrum proces. Rem
impediments & roadblocks
for teams to prog smthly. Enbl
PRCS ADH W/N the teams.
Man Bdg. Work with Product
Owners, Developers, Design-
ers, Business Customers, and
IT collaborators. Wrk w/ Agile
Scrum Framework, Data
Warehousing, Rally, JIRA, Con-
fluence, Cloud, IT Security
Processes, BI Tools. Trvl/reloc
to var unanticip locs t/o the
US for LT/ST asgnmnts at clt
sites. Req: MS or frgn equiv
in Comp Sci, IT, Engg (any),
BA, Mgmt, or rel and 1 Yr
of exp in the job/off or as
a Comp S/W Profl. Mail res
w/cvr ltr: Yorkshire Global
Solutions, Inc, 44355 Premier
Plaza, Ste 120, Ashburn, VA
20147; Job 22YGS01.
DataSync, Inc. has mult. F/T
permanent positions for
Bus/Mgt/Comp.Sys/Quality/
Sys/IT/Lead Analysts, DevOps
Enggs., Database Administra-
tors, & Project Mngrs. Job
Loc'n: Sterling, VA and various
unanticipated loc'ns in the
US. Reloc'n poss. Mail
Resumes to HR, DataSync Inc.
22636 Davis Dr., Ste-150, Ster-
ling, VA 20164 or
careers@datasyncinc.com
IT (mutl openings; Ashburn,
VA): Anitech Corporation - Sr.
Software Engineer: Dsgn,
Resolve, Conduct, Resh &
Serve as a task leader. Sr.
Software Developer: Devel,
Conduct, Res, T/shoot &
Prvide prject effort estima-
tions. Software Developer:
Work, Devel, Build, Interact,
Create & Perf Defect Tracking.
Python Developer: Work,
Integrate, Coord, Demon-
strate, Devel deployment
s/ware. Computer Program-
mer: Write, Impl, Debug, Cre-
ate & update code libraries.
All pos req tra/reloc to var
unanticpt client locations t/o
the U.S w/ the expenses paid
by the employer. Mail resume
& position to President,
Anitech Corporation, 20755
Williamsport Place, Suite
#330, Ashburn. VA, 20147.
IT Professionals (Gaithers-
burg, MD) Software Develop-
ers, Business Analysts. Multi-
ple Positions. May also req
travel to various unanticipat-
ed client sites nationally. Mail
resume to Quantum Vision
LLC, Attn: HRGC, 352 Christo-
pher Ave, Ste B, Gaithersburg,
MD 20879.
IT Professionals: Ent. Lvl to
Sen. Lvl Sftwr Engnrs. Sftwr
Dvlprs. are needed for our
Herndon, VA ofc. Must be will-
ing to travel to set up systems
to various clients at unantici-
pated locs across the U.S. Pls
send resume, Cvr Ltr., & Sal.
Req. to Aroghia Group LLC,
950 Herndon Pkwy, Ste 365,
Herndon, VA 20170
IT Professionals
Infosys Public Services, Inc.
Rockville, MD 20850
Infosys Public Services, Inc. is
in need of individuals to work
full-time in Rockville, Mary-
land and various and unantic-
ipated locations throughout
the U.S. Must be willing to
work anywhere in the U.S.
as the position may involve
relocation to various and
unanticipated client site loca-
tions; any relocation to be
paid by employer pursuant
to internal policy. We have
multiple openings for each
job opportunity. Please apply
to Infosys Public Services
online at: https://www.
infosyspublicservices.com/
careers/. Click on <Experi-
enced Professionals= and go
to <Openings for Experienced
Professionals= and create a
user account. Once a user
account is created, you can
submit your application by
entering the <Req ID= in the
search job opportunities box
for the position(s) of interest.
Infosys Public Services is an
equal opportunity employer
and all qualified applicants
will receive consideration
without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orienta-
tion, gender identity, nation-
al origin, protected veteran
status, spouse of protected
veteran, or disability.
Technical Test Lead(s) 3 US
needed to test assigned mod-
ules for software products for
clients in the U.S. Public Ser-
vices sector. Gather and doc-
ument functional and non-
functional requirements for
modules; create require-
ments traceability matrix;
provide recommendations for
the test strategy. (Req ID:
109649BR).
Consultant(s) (Domain) 3 US
needed to help conduct IT
requirements gathering, lead
Proof of Concept workshops,
define problems, provide
solution alternatives and
implement these, create
detailed computer system
design documentation. (Req
ID: 109650BR).
Technology Lead(s) (Open
Systems) 3 US needed to
design, develop, test, and
deploy specific modules for
software products for clients
in the U.S. Public Services sec-
tor. Gather and document
requirements. (Req ID:
109651BR).
Technology Architect(s) 3
US needed to provide inputs
on solution architecture
based on evaluation/under-
standing of solution alterna-
tives, frameworks and prod-
ucts. (Req ID: 109652BR).
Project Manager(s) 3 US
needed to help gather
requirements, define archi-
tecture, and determine scope
to deliver IT solutions for
clients in the U.S. Public Ser-
vices
109653BR).
sector. (Req ID:
IT Professionals: Ent. Lvl to
Sen. Lvl .Net Dvlprs, Java Dvl-
prs, Oracle DBAs, Prgmr
Anlysts, Sftwr Dvlprs, QA
Anlysts, DevOps Enggrs,
Project Mngrs, Cyber Security
Enggrs, & Technical Project
Mngrs, Data Engnrs, Data
Analysts are needed for our
Fairfax, VA Ofc. Must be will-
ing to travel to set up systems
to various clients at unantic-
ipated locs across the U.S.
Pls send resume, Cvr Ltr., &
Sal. Req. to Vision IT USA Inc
at 10875 Main St, Ste 205,
Fairfax, VA 22030
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IT Professionals: Ent. Lvl to
Sen. Lvl (multiple positions)
Sftwr Engnrs, Prgmr Anlysts,
Sftwr Dvlprs, Sys. Admins,
DBAs, & QA Anlysts are need-
ed for our Herndon, VA Ofc.
Must be willing to travel to set
up systems to various clients
at unanticipated locs across
the U.S. Pls send resume, Cvr
Ltr., & Sal. Req. to Nantez Inc
at 503 Carlisle Dr., Ste 175A,
Herndon VA, 20170
JAVA DEVELOPERS
Greenbelt, MD area. Convert
specs into working Java apps.
Implement & modify solutions
using SQL, JDBC & JPA. Travel/
relocate to various unantici-
pated locs as reqd. Send res
to: Remote Tiger, Inc., at
immigration@
remotetiger.com
Quantitative Analytics
Specialist
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.,
McLean, Virginia: Responsible
for performing highly com-
plex activities related to the
design, development, valida-
tion, implementation, docu-
mentation, and on-going
maintenance of quantitative
models that offer insights to
a wide range of product, busi-
ness, or risk mitigation ini-
tiatives. Remote / telecom-
mute work available. Position
must appear in person at the
location listed at least weekly.
Must have a Master9s degree
in Engineering, Computer Sci-
ence, Statistics, Mathematics,
or related quantitative field
and 2 years of experience
in the job offered or in a
related quantitative analytics
role. To apply, send resume to
recruiter_inbox@
wellsfargo.com and reference
Requisition #001294 in the
subject line.
Sales Engineer (Herndon,
VA) Serve as tech liaison btwn
sales mngrs, customers, pric-
ing team, project mngrs, &
Netwrk Ops. Aggregate cus-
tomers9 tech reqs directly
through sales or customer
visit & design a solution
around reqs. Id tech solutions
& define tech reqs for service
implementation, under-
stand9g customers9 exist9g
netwrk, key locations, &
tech needs. Reqs: BS comp
sci, electrical eng9g, IT,
telecomms, or smlr field +
2 yrs of telecomms supprt
or sales exp. Exp work9g w/
rout9g & switch9g platforms
such as Juniper or Cisco; ser-
vice delivery at org-wide
level; private circuits (PLC and
EPL); general IP products &
services, such as IP Access,
MPLS, VPN, & IT Security for
Enterprise; & dvlp9g cust rela-
tions w/in telecomms indstry.
Mandarin fluency. Res: China
Telecom (Americas) Corpora-
tion, jobsatcta@
ctamericas.com
Salesforce IT Analyst
Masters deg in C.Sci, Info Sys,
Engg or rltd flds reqd. Knowl-
dge of atleast 4 of follwng
reqd: Systms Design, Opertng
Systms, Softwre Engg, Datab-
se Mgmt Sys, Data Structrs,
Prgrammng, Compu netwrks.
Excllnt verbl & writtn com-
munctn skills reqd. Trvl &/or
relocn to unantcptd locs in
US reqd. Wrk loc: Reston, VA
& unantcptd locs in US reqd.
Apply - Attn. HR, Agility Tech-
nologies Inc. 1900 Reston
Metro Plaza, #609, Reston, VA
20190 . EOE
Senior Data Scientist
Afiniti, Inc. seeks a Senior
Data Scientist in Washington,
D.C. to utilize mathematical
concepts to develop and
improve AI predictive model-
ing algorithms used for call
center routing applications.
Requires a Master9s degree
or higher in Statistics, Mathe-
matics or a related technical
field plus at least two years
of experience developing and
implementing statistical and
machine modeling. This expe-
rience must include working
in a client- facing role, per-
forming statistical testing,
developing end-to-end data
pipelines, data transforma-
tion to develop machine
learning models, and utilizing
Python, SQL, SAS, R or Matlab
to distill large data sets. To
apply, e-mail your resume to
recruitment@afiniti.com
Senior Data Analyst
Capital One, National Associ-
ation in Northern VA; Mult pos
avail: Perform quant & qualt
analysis of econ data, relating
constants & variables, restric-
tions, alternatives, conflicting
objectives, & their num para-
meters. To apply, visit https://
capitalone.wd1.
myworkdayjobs.com/
Capital_One and search
"Senior Data Analyst" or
"R169466".
Senior Data Analyst
Capital One, National Associ-
ation in Northern VA; Mult pos
avail: Perform quant & qualt
analysis of econ data, relating
constants & variables, restric-
tions, alternatives, conflicting
objectives, & their num para-
meters. To apply, visit https://
capitalone.wd1.myworkday
jobs.com/Capital_One and
search "Senior Data Analyst"
or "R169666".
Senior Field Applications
Engineer (Master w/ 3 yrs
exp or Bach w/ 5 yrs exp;
Major: CS, Info Sys or equiv.)
Rockville, MD. Job entails
working w/ & reqs exp incl:
Java, JS, J2EE-mobile, SQL,
Eclipse, Oracle, Linux, Bash,
Docker, Kubernetes, Restful
API, Jenkins, & Kibana; Must
have exp in designing & devel-
oping applications. Various
Worksites: Relocation & travel
to unanticipated locations in
USA possible. Send resumes
to Machfu Inc., Attn: HR, 9200
Corporate Blvd, Suite 470,
Rockville, MD 20850.
Senior Full Stack Engineer
HealthEdge Software in
Alexandria, VA 22314 seeks
f/t Senior Full Stack Engineer
to review & analyze specifica-
tions, develop new modules,
& perform maintenance on
application solutions in accor-
dance to company software
development standards.
REQ9s: BS in Comp Sci, Info
Sys, Elec. Eng. or related (or
foreign equiv) + 5 yrs of
employment exp. in software
development. For full job
description and to apply,
please go to: https://www.
healthedge.com/about-us/
careers - search Senior Full
Stack Engineer. Position
reports to Alexandria, VA
office, but remote employ-
ment is available for this posi-
tion. Telecommuting from
anywhere in the United States
is possible.
Senior Network Engineer
Afiniti, Inc. seeks a Senior
Network Engineer in Wash-
ington, D.C. to analyze and
resolve network and infra-
structure issues for AI rout-
ing solution applied in con-
tact center environments.
Requires a Bachelor9s degree
in Computer Information Sys-
tems, Telecommunications
Engineering, or a related tech-
nical field plus at least two
(2) years of experience in net-
work engineering for contact
center solutions. This experi-
ence must include designing
network solutions; monitor-
ing network health in-produc-
tion; and utilizing ACD, IVR,
and CTI, network analysis
tools MRTG, PRTG, and
Grafana, and SQL, Python,
and Linux. To apply, e-mail
your resume to recruitment@
afiniti.com
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Senior Oracle
HCM Consultant
Analyze, implement, cus-
tomize, and enhance Oracle
Human Capital Management
(HCM) Global HR, Advanced
Benefits and Performance
Modules. Min Reqs: Bach Deg
in Comp Sci, Comp/Electrical
Engnrng, or closely related
field, and 5 years of experi-
ence in Oracle design, config-
uration, and personalization
experience. Based in Sterling,
VA. To apply, send resume to
kim.coughlin@
drivestream.com with
<Senior Oracle HCM Consul-
tant (VA-3785)= in the subject
line. Drivestream, Inc.
Senior Software Engineer
GAP Solutions, Inc. seeks a
Senior Software Engineer in
Bethesda, MD. Qualified appli-
cants must have a Master9s
Degree or a foreign equivalent
and two (2) years of experi-
ence. Teleworking is permit-
ted. Qualified applicants send
resumes to recruiting@
gapsi.com and include
reference ID#: 20136.
Senior Software Engineer
MyDigitalOffice.com LLC
(Bethesda, Maryland) seeks a
Senior Software Engineer.
Design, implement, and deliv-
er web applications. Build
innovative, scalable applica-
tion systems. Write maintain-
able code in a profession-
al software engineering envi-
ronment that includes source
control, shortened release
cycles, continuous integra-
tion, and deployment. Facil-
itate technical designs and
solutions based on modern
software development pat-
terns and practices. Perform
relational database design
and implementation with the
help of an ORM framework.
Must have Master9s degree in
Computer Science. Must have
7 years of Software Engineer
experience. Apply by mailing
resume with a cover letter
referencing job #14812 to
Attention: Elizabeth Penning,
MyDigitalOffice.com LLC,
Bethesda Towers, 4350 East
West Hwy, Bethesda, MD,
20814
General Dynamics Informa-
tion Technology, Inc. has an
opening for a Software
Developer. Position may
telecommute from anywhere
in the U.S. Duties include:
research, design, develop &
modify enterprise-wide sys-
tems/applications software
including SQL code develop-
ment. To apply, email resume
referencing Job Code
SD522CS Jenn.Jones@
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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric
AIDS Foundation seeks Soft-
ware Dev. in Wash. D.C.- B.S.
in Comp Sci. or Elec. Eng. or
similar or For. Eq. & 24mths
Exp. Req. Develop new and
support existing software
apps. Fix bugs & perform
updates. Resumes to Attn:
Danielle Bailey, 1140 Eye St.
NW, Ste 400, Washington D.C.
20005
F/T Microsoft Dynamics 365
Business Central (Enwis)
Consultant/Dev to work w/
software solutions for waste
services / management &
recycling industry assisting
customers w/ design, devel-
opment, deployment, train-
ing, and support. Responsible
for providing technical exper-
tise; business requirement
gathering, analysis, develop-
ment & implementation. Must
have bachelor9s degree in
Comp Sci, Info or Comp Tech
or related field and 2 years
exp. as Microsoft NAV devel-
oper. Exp must have included
PowerBI & other business
intelligence tools; customiza-
tion of Tables, Pages, Reports,
Codeunits, Queries and XML-
ports; MS Office Suite;
Microsoft Dynamics & MS
SharePoint. Position is fully
remote. Contact ITA Dynam-
ics Attn: Michael Ayoroa,
2294 Glenmore Terrace,
Rockville, MD 20850 or:
mayoroa@itadynamics.com
Sr. Software Engineer, Full
Stack for Retail Services and
Systems, Inc. dba Total Wine
& More to work at our Bethes-
da, MD loc. Collab w/ prod
managers, backend engi-
neers, test automation engi-
neers, UX designers, + scrum
masters to improve function-
ality enhancing customer exp.
Dev modular frontend web
apps using React for eCom-
merce website. Dev + update
shared component libraries
that enable teams to iterate
quickly. Write performant,
maintainable, + testable
code. Mentor + coach mid +
Jr.-level devs. Use mobile-1st
mentality, translate functional
req9ts into responsive com-
ponents + pages. Champion
accessibility best practices.
Monitor, troubleshoot, ID, +
resolve prod issues. May
undergo background checks
incl drug screen. Must have
Bach in Comp Sci, Tech, or rel
field, and 4 yrs rel software
dev exp. Also reqs the fol-
lowing skills (4 yrs exp) in:
React, incl function compo-
nents capitalizing on hooks;
production software develop-
ment using Javascript ES6,
HTML 5, CSS 3; (1 yr exp)
in: serverside rendering (SSR),
asynchronous request han-
dling, partial page updates,
and RESTful APIs; coding
practices including regular
code reviews, documenta-
tion, and version control.
Apply at totalwine.
com/about-us/careers.
Software Engineer
McLean, VA. Design, develop
and implement software solu-
tions. For reqs & to apply,
visit https://careers.
jpmorgan.com & apply to
job #: 210430503. EOE, AAE,
M/F/D/V. JPMorgan Chase &
Co. All rights reserved.
www.jpmorganchase.com
SOFTWARE ENGINEER III
RIVA Solutions, Inc., IT & pgrm
spprt srvcs prvdr to Fed Gov9t,
seeks a Software Engineer III
in Bethesda, MD resp for
enhancems & mainten of
PRICES, DMCS apps. Min req
of Mast deg or frgn deg equiv
in comp sci, softw engin, or
rltd fld, or Bach deg or frgn
deg equiv in comp sci, softw
engin, or rltd fld + 5 yr exper
in job ofrd or clsly rltd occup.
Work locations could vary, still
locat w/in DC-VA-MD-WV
MSA. To apply, submit appli-
cation online at https://
careers.rivasolutionsinc.com/
jobs/12985728-software-
engineer-iii
Software Engineer(s)
Nodal Exchange LLC seeks
Software Engineer(s) in
Tysons Corner, VA to attend
daily Scrum meetings as part
of Agile methodology and
provide updates for user sto-
ries. Telecommuting permit-
ted. Email resume to
blair@nodalexchange.com;
reference job code
T3042-00126. E.O.E.
Software Developer
all phases of software devel-
opment lifecycle. MS in CS/IT
or BS in CS/IT with 2 yrs work
exp. CV to rae@aktra.com;
Aktra, Inc. (Reston, VA)
Software Developer
CSSI, Inc., Washington, D.C.
Dvlp softw for var auto safety
tools for transp-rel human &
syst infra. Analyze & dvlp
softw code for tech svcs in
air traffic mgmt. Reqs Bach in
Comp Sci, Info Syst or closely
rel field & 2 yrs exp in posn
offered or as Comp Sci, Comp
Program, or rel occ. The 2
yrs exp must have incl proc
data using Microsoft Visual
Studio, C#, VB, ASP.net,
Microsoft Programming (NET,
WCF, WPF, WinForms), Web
services (WSDL), Oracle,
JavaScript, Angular, XML
(SOAP, UDDI), JQuery, CSS,
HTM, PL/SQL, Node.js, Visual
Basic, API Manager, & RESTful
(or sim). Reqs college courses
in Applied Program, IT Infras,
& Info Syst Sec. Telecommut-
ing from anywhere in the U.S.
permitted. Must clear bkgd
check. Email resume to
HR@cssiinc.com.
Tech Jobs
Software Application
Developer (2 positions):
software design and develop-
ment. Bachelor9s degree (US
or foreign equiv.) in CS/IT +
2 yrs work exp. CV to HR@
spatialfront.com; Spatial
Front, Inc. (Bethesda, MD)
Software Engineer
@ Mastercard International
Incorporated (Arlington, VA)
F/T. Implmntatn of anlytc
sftwr acrss the entre sftwr
dvlpmnt lifcycl. Rspnsbl fr
gathrng, undrstndng, and
anlyzng businss rquiremnts fr
nw featurs. Mstr's dgr or frgn
eqvlnt in Info Systms, Info
Tchnlgy, Cmptr Sci or Engg
or rltd and 2 yrs of exp in
jb offrd or as Prdct Enggnr
or rltd. Altrntvly, emplyr will
accpt a Bchlr's dgr and 5
yrs of prgrssvly rspnsbl exp.
Qlfyng exp mst incld atlst 1
yr wth ech of the followng:
SQL, AJAX, JavaScript, Type-
Script, HTML, React, Jest test-
ing framework, Agile. Rate of
pay: $157,061 to $177,000/
year. Emplyr will accept any
suitbl combo of edu, training,
or exprnc. Optn to wfh-bsd
offic exsts. Mst resid within
Arlington, VA metropolitan/
norml commut area. Snd
resume to Tom Lund,
Tom.Lund@mastercard.com,
225 Franklin St. 9th Fl, Bos-
ton, MA 02110.
Ref MC60-2023.
Software Engineer: Design,
build & main frontend or
backend automation frame-
work, etc. MS, or its foreign
equiv, in Software Eng, Comp
Sci, Info Tech or closely rel.
2 yrs exp req. See
www.interos.ai/careers/ for
descrp9n and req9ts. FT.
Interos Inc. 4040 Fairfax Dr
#900 Arlington VA 22203.
Attn: T. Pham.
Software Performance
Test Engineer (R0003919)
Automate sftwre prfrmnce tst
executn & analysis. Dsgn,
write & mntn new prfrmnce
tsts. Conduct prfrmnce tsts
on new sftwre releases & Pro-
ductn hotfixes b4 shipping to
productn. Srve as membr of
Service Reliability Engrg (SRE)
team to idntfy Service Lvl Indi-
cators (SLIs), Service Lvl
Objectives (SLOs) & create
actionable alrts for rlvnt
teams. REQ: Mstr9s degree in
Infrmatn Mngmnt, Infrmatn
Tchnlgy, Comp Sci or closely
rltd fld & 6 mnths9 exp in
sftwre prfrmnce testing OR
Bchlr9s degree in Infrmatn
Mngmnt, Infrmatn Tchnlgy,
Comp Sci or closely rltd fld &
5 yrs9 exp in sftwre prfrmnce
testing. Exp must incld 6
mnths in each of the foll:
PHP; Ajax; JavaScript; jQuery;
Oracle; Python; JMeter; Load-
Runner; Locust IO; ELK &
Bash. Hughes Network Sys-
tems, 11717 Exploration Ln,
Germantown, MD 20876. To
apply go to https://
echostar.wd5.myworkday
jobs.com/echostar. Enter job
number R0003919 into
Search Job field & follow
instructions to apply.
Software Quality
Assurance Engineer
Metropolitan Washington Air-
ports Authority seeks a Soft-
ware Quality Assurance Engi-
neer in Arlington, VA. Req.:
B.S Comp. Sc.; Scrum Master
Cert., Scrum Alliance, or simi-
lar cert. 7 yrs. IT exp. 5 of the
7 yrs., must be in IT Quality
Assurance, testing complex
IT/Technology projects within
SDLC frameworks; leading
vendor projects, with COTS
or vendor-delivered hardware
projects such as ALM, ERP
Oracle, CRM; and performing
test analyst work. Apply
online at www.mwaa.com.
Job location, 2733 Crystal
Drive, Ste 600 Arlington, VA
22202.
Sr Engr Cslt-Software Devt
needed by Verizon in Ashburn
VA. Analyze, design, develop,
Unit test, implement and
maintain web/content man-
agement/data warehousing
applications. To apply, email
resume vz-apply@
verizon.com. Refer to Job #
YKDHAS-N. Hybrid role, may
work from home.
Sr. Java Dvp Support
Soft Tech Consulting seeks Sr.
Java Dvp Support to work for
NCI in Rockville, MD: Partic-
ipate in SDLC, perform OS,
product eval. integration,
testing & prob. diagnosis/res-
olution. Req9s: BS or equiv.
& 4 yrs exp. Must be legally
authorized to work in US
w/out sponsorship. Submit
resume to: recruiting@
softtechconsulting.com
Sr Network Engineer
WA, DC: Rspnsbl for ntwrk
dsgn/cloud scurty/ntwrk
spprt & sltns/core ntwrk
mgmt/SD-WAN svs; Cnfgr
ntwrk dvcs, bld core bckbn
ntwrk & imprv effcncy
& latncy; Dsgn/optmz/mntn
cmplx MPLS/IP ntwrks;
Enhnc/spprt/mntn routers/
swtchs/IADs; Prvd cloud scur-
ty sltns. Req: MS in Cmptr
Ntwrkng /Info Syss/Telecom
Engg or rel field. Min 1-yr exp.
CCNA cert req. Pls review
detailed job duties/addl
reqmts & apply at https://
www.mettel.net/careers/.
Sr. RF PERF& OPTIM ENG
Nethyve Technologies, Inc.
Ashburn, VA
REQ: BS in ELEC ENG or RLTD
& 5 years EXP. Duties: 5G radio
OPTIM & PERF ENG; ID low &
worst PERF areas, prepare &
execute IMP plans; PERF IMP
of N/W by OSS parameters;
feature IMP; N/W audits &
REC proper OSS parameter
settings; KPI monitor &
OPTIM; RAN capacity monitor
& SOL9N; special event mon-
itor/assurance by coverage,
utilization ANLYS & real time
OPTIM; N/W IMP proposals &
feature roadmap DEVE SUPT.
Apply: Nethyve Technologies,
Inc., ATTN: HR 3 20443 Cherry-
stone PL, Ashburn, VA 20147
Sr. Software Architect
Guidehouse Digital LLC,
McLean, VA. Dvlp, implmnt,
test & maintn the Sequence
Read Archive (SRA) & rel data-
bases. Req. Master9s deg, or
foreign equiv deg in Comp Sci,
Applied Mathematics, or rel &
3 yrs wrk-rel exp. Telecom-
muting prmttd. To apply,
please email resume to:
gh-jobs@guidehouse.com
and reference: VA0013.
SW/App/Cloud Tech
Support Manager
(Accenture LLP; Arlington,
VA): Act as the ongoing inter-
face between the client and
the system or application to
accurately define the issue,
and to interpret and design
a resolution. Must have will-
ingness and ability to travel
domestically approximately
80% of the time to meet client
needs. Multiple Positions
Available. For complete job
description, list of require-
ments, and to apply, go to:
www.accenture.com/
us-en/careers
(Job# R00161977)
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Systems/Network
Engineer (R0003907)
Dvlp new scripts in Linux
envrnmnt to optmze systm
prfrmnce to prvde reliabl
high-spd intrnt srvcs to
cstmrs. Dsgn, implmnt & con-
fgre apps & srvcs like BGP
& NTP srvrs, routing prtcls,
Fortinet securty firewlls,
Netapp ntwrk strge, virtualztn
on HP srvrs w/ oVirt &
VMWare ESXi hypervisor.
Anlyz & trblsht existing Hugh-
es ntwrk infrstrctre & suggest
imprvmnts for optml ntwrk
prfrmnce. Prvde on-call spprt.
REQ: Mstr9s degree in Comp
Engrng, Comp Sci, Electrcl
Engrng or closely rltd fld &
2 mnths9 exp in systems/net-
work engrng OR Bchlr9s
degree in Comp Engrng,
Comp Sci, Electrcl Engrng or
closely rltd fld & 5 yrs9 exp
in systems/network engrng.
Exp must incld 2 mnths in
each of the foll: Networking
protocols; Linux OS; VoIP;
LAN/WAN; Scripting lan-
guages; Routing protocols; &
BGP & NTP servers. Hughes
Network Systems, 11717
Exploration Ln, Germantown,
MD 20876. To apply go to
https://echostar.wd5.
myworkdayjobs.com/
echostar. Enter job number
R0003907 into Search Job
field & follow instructions to
apply.
TECH-AffluentTek LLC, has
multiple openings in Dulles,
VA. Software Developer:
Analyse, review, plan, prep,
dsgn, assist & work w/users
to resolve production inci-
dents in a timely manner.
Software Engineer: Dsgns,
research, create, document &
unit test cases to ensure that
all bizs & functional reqmnts
are met.
All positions req trvl/reloc to
various unanticipated client
locs throughout the U.S
w/expenses paid by employ-
er. Mail res & position to Oper-
ational VP, AffluentTek LLC,
43676 Trade Center PL, Ste.
#235, Dulles, VA 20166.
TECHNICAL ARCHITECTS
Inovalon, Inc. seeks Technical
Architects for Mult Openings
in Bowie, MD, to provide eng.
solutns for the Inovalon ONE
Plat. suite of propriety tools
(QSI, QSI-XL, QSHR, QSFD,
QSD, iPORT HD, INDICES,
ePASS) for a health plan CB.
Min MS/BS in CS, Info Sys/Info
Mgmt, Com Eng., or rtld, plus
2/5+ yrs. For complete
requirements, submit resume
to: https://www.
inovalon.com/careers/job/
?gh_jid=5643268003
TECHNOLOGY
Oracle America, Inc. has
openings for Applications
Developer positions in Arling-
ton, Virginia. Job duties
include: Analyze, design,
develop, troubleshoot and
debug software programs for
commercial or end-user
applications. May telecom-
mute from home. Apply by
e-mailing resume to
jesus.fflores@oracle.com, ref-
erencing 385.29330. Oracle
supports workforce diversity.
TECHNOLOGY
PROFESSIONALS
Multiple openings available in
Reston, VA. Wal-Mart is seek-
ing candidates for the follow-
ing positions: Data Engineer
III, Quality Engineer III, Soft-
ware Engineer III. Job duties
incl but not limited to dsgn9g,
dvlp9g, implementing, testing
& supporting systs & bus.
apps. For job req9mnts & to
apply, visit http://careers.
walmart.com, & apply to any
of the following Job ID #9s R-
1580814, R-1580916,
R-1580920, R-1582534,
R-1582644. EOE, AAE.
TECH-Sapot Systems Inc has
multiple openings in Sterling,
VA, Systems Analyst: Anlyz
user reqmnts, procedures,
processes, ID prblms & eval
alternative solutions; auto-
mate or improve existing
systms. IT Solutions Archi-
tect: Architect & dsgn info
techsolutions & services for
var clients. Sr. Software
Developer: Rev & anlyz biz
system & user needs & dvlp
software solutions. Jr. Soft-
ware Developer: Anlyz,
dsgn, dvlp, test & modify
comps/ware apps s/ware or
specialized progs. Sr. Soft-
ware Engineer: dsgn, dvlp,
resp, take, lead, maint, wrk,
resolve customer system
issues post deployments
Business Systems Analyst:
Anlyz current biz processes &
make recs for improvement
based on industry trends &
profile biz knowl. Software
Developer: Plan & execute
unit tests incl tech, functional,
& integration tests. Comput-
er Programmer: Write & test
comp apps &s/ware codes.
All positions req trvl/reloc to
var unanticpt client locs t/o
U.S w/ expenses paid by
emplyr. Mail res & position
to President, Sapot Systems
Inc-22960 Shaw Rd, Ste 600,
Sterling, VA,20166.
TECH-Seer Solutions Inc has
multiple openings in Sterling,
VA, Solutions Architect:
Dvlp, interact, provide &
implement the products. Sr.
Software Engineer: Anlyze,
review, consult, lead, plan &
mentor jr. dvlprs. Sr. Soft-
ware Developer: Dsgn, dvlp,
lead, plan & execute unit
tests. Software Engineer:
Dsgn, anlyze, troubleshoot,
dvlp & direct software system
testing. Computer Program-
mer: Write, implement,
debug, create & update code
libraries. All position reqs
trvl/reloc to var unanticipted
client locs throughout the U.S
w/expenses paid by emplyr.
Mail res & job id to Attn:
VP, Seer Solutions Inc, 22648
Glenn Dr., Ste.# 306 Sterling,
VA 20164.
User Support and
Operations Specialist
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
seeks User Support and Oper-
ations Specialist in Bethesda,
MD (and various unanticipat-
ed locations throughout the
U.S.): Gather rqmts for, dsgn,
and implement functional
support sols for effective
monit., demo, and ops. ana-
lytics for major connected
subsystems and ancillary sup-
porting systems. Telecom-
muting is permitted. Some
domestic travel may be
required, as needed.
M/F/D/V. Mail resume to Cali
Hammer & Jessica Gibson,
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.,
8283 Greensboro Drive,
McLean, VA 22102. Ref job
code R0174382 or Req.#: L22-
119218 w/application
Web Developer
Programming & web design
w/ JavaScript, C#, PHP, HTML,
CSS3, ASP. Perform unit test.
Update data. Require: Bache-
lor in Computer Science/Info
Systems & 6 months exp.
Resume to: MS Home Pool
Services Inc, 5600 General
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Alexandria, VA 22312
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Adventist HealthCare George Mason University Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Dewberry Westat
Healthcare3We are a faith-based healthcare organization, Education3George Mason University is a university with three Delivery and Transportation3The Washington Metropolitan Engineering3Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional Research3Westat, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, near
based in Montgomery County, Maryland. We are the largest campuses, each with a distinctive academic focus that plays a Area Transit Authority operates the second largest rail transit services ûrm with more than 50 locations and 2,000 profes- Washington, D.C., is an employee-owned research corporation
employer in Montgomery County with over 6,000 employees! critical role in the economy of its region. At each campus, stu- system and the ûfth largest bus network in the United States. sionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors serving agencies of the U.S. Government, state and local gov-
Our comprehensive approach to caring for our community dents, faculty, and staff have full access to all the university's Safe, clean and reliable, "America's Transit System" transports are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent ernments, businesses, and foundations. We conduct surveys
includes three acute-care hospitals 3 Shady Grove Medical resources, while duplication of programs and support services more than a third of the federal government to work and mil- and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our cli- and program evaluations, provide statistical research, and offer
Center, White Oak Medical Center and Fort Washington Medi- is minimized through the use of technology. In addition to the lions of tourists to the landmarks in the Nation's Capital. Metro ents. Whether you9re an experienced professional or a new related services. Our multiproject environment provides career
cal Center 3 as well as two Physical Rehabilitation hospitals, main campus in Fairfax, the university has campuses in Arling- has earned a worldwide reputation for security and architec- graduate, you9ll have the chance to collaborate with the best opportunities in health, energy, education, transportation, the
Outpatient centers, Imaging Centers, Urgent Cares, Home Care ton and Prince William Counties. tural beauty. WMATA is clearly the employer of choice for over and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at environment, human services, and the workforce. We combine
Services, Employer Health Programs and Physician Networks& 10,000 area residents. The Authority was created in 1967 by& the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence& the relevant research area expertise
Transcriptionist, PT, Special Education Teacher, ESP Graduate/Under- Program Assistant3Fairfax Bus Maintenance Sr. Maintenance Planner3 Compensation Specialist3 Senior Resilience Planner3 Research Associate - Research Analyst -
Remote work in DC, Full Time, The Lourie graduate Programs The Ofûce for Diversity, Eq- Supervisor3Washington D.C. The Washington Metro- Fairfax Fairfax Technical Assistance Coach Training & Communications
Maryland, Virginia3Rockville Center School3Rockville Coordinator3Fairfax uity, and Inclusion is seeking Minimum Qualiûcations: politan Area Transit Author- We are looking for a strong Dewberry is seeking a Senior - Education3San Antonio Specialist - Education3
Adventist Healthcare seeks The Lourie Center School, The George Mason Univer- an organized, energetic, self- Education: Graduation from ity (WMATA) is seeking a Sr. Compensation Specialist to Resilience Planner to join our Westat is an employee- San Antonio
to hire an experienced Tran- part of the Adventist Health- sity Department of Environ- motivated individual to work high school or possession Maintenance Planner for partner with the Director of multi-disciplinary and action- owned corporation provid- Westat is an employee-
scriptionist who will em- Care system, is currently mental Science and Policy approximately 20-25 hours of a high school equivalency the Ofûce of Maintenance Compensation in supporting oriented team (open to ing research services to owned corporation providing
brace our mission to extend seeking an experienced Spe- (ESP) in the College of Sci- per week as a part-time Pro- certiûcate supplemented by Planning and Scheduling. the design, implementation, multiple locations, with pref- agencies of the U.S. Govern- research services to agen-
God's care through the min- cial Education Teacher who ence (COS) seeks candidates gram Assistant. George Ma- advanced formal training or The successful candidate for communication, and ad- erence for ofûces located ment, as well as businesses, cies of the U.S. Government,
istry of physical, mental and will embrace our mission to for a Graduate and Under- son University has a strong certiûcation in mechanical, this role will be part of the ministration of Dewberry's within Virginia, North Caro- foundations, and state and as well as businesses, foun-
spiritual healing. As a Tran- extend God's care through graduate Programs Coordi- institutional commitment to electrical, and hydraulic sys- Reliability Centered Mainte- compensation programs. The lina, Colorado, New York, and local governments. Westat's dations, and state and local
scriptionist you will: " Type the ministry of physical, nator. George Mason Univer- the achievement of excel- tems or related ûelds Expe- nance (RCM) group whose& ideal candidate will have ex- Florida; open to remote). This research, technical, and ad- governments. Westat's re-
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The Emmes Company, LLC American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Fairfax County Government Fairfax Water Alexandria City Public Schools
Science3The Emmes Company, LLC established in 1977, is a Associations3The American Speech-Language-Hearing Asso- Government and Public Services3Fairfax County, Virginia is a di- Science3Fairfax County Water Authority (Fairfax Water) is Vir- Education3Alexandria City Public Schools is one of the most di-
privately owned Clinical Research Organization (CRO). We are a ciation was founded in 1925. It is a not-for-proût scientiûc and verse and thriving urban county. As the most populous jurisdic- ginia's largest water utility, serving one out of every ûve Vir- verse school systems in the country and we celebrate that di-
public health focused company that is growing and adding staff professional association for speech-language pathologists, au- tion in both Virginia and the Washington metropolitan area, the ginians who obtain their water from public utilities. Nearly 1.5 versity. Our students come from more than 80 different coun-
regularly in many areas including clinical operations, data man- diologists, and speech and hearing scientists. ASHA is commit- County's population exceeds that of seven states. The median million people in the Northern Virginia communities of Fairfax, tries, speak more than 60 languages, and represent a rainbow
agement, bio statistics, project management, and regulatory ted to the consumers of our services, the more than 42 million household income of Fairfax County is one of the highest in the Loudoun, Prince William and Alexandria depend on Fairfax Wa- of ethnic and cultural groups. They are economically diverse,
as well as corporate positions to support our project needs. We Americans with communication disorders. ASHA's mission is nation and over half of its adult residents have four-year col- ter for superior drinking water. That's 1.5 million friends, neigh- but all are rich in that the residents of Alexandria are dedicated
are committed to ensuring that our newly hired staff receive to ensure that all people with speech-language, and hearing lege degrees or more educational attainment. Fairfax County bors and family members. We don't need any other reason to to ensuring that each and every one of them achieves success.
a positive virtual on-boarding experience and the support they disorders receive quality services from well-educated profes- also is home to an extensive commercial ofûce market and is demand the highest in water quality standards! Chartered in The children of Alexandria have beneûted signiûcantly from the
need to effectively work remotely. Headquartered in& sionals. The American Speech-Language-Hearing& a major employment center. Fairfax County Government is& 1957 by the Virginia State Corporation Commission as a& strong support of City Council and the Alexandria&
Manager, Financial Manager, Financial Marketing Director3 Director of Health Care Administrative Assistant Iii3 Assistant Commonwealth Supervisor, Laboratory Meter Reader I - Special Education Teacher- Library Media Assistant
Planning and Analysis - Planning and Analysis - Rockville Policy, Coding and Fairfax Attorney Ii3Fairfax Microbiology3Herndon Temporary3Fairfax Northern Virginia Juvenile (Part-time)3Alexandria
Remote3Rockville Remote3Rockville The purpose of this posi- Payment3Rockville Provides administrative sup- This is an exciting time to Under the limited direction THIS IS A TEMPORARY PO- Detention Center3 The Library Media Assistant
The Emmes Company, LLC The Emmes Company, LLC tion is to oversee and direct Here9s your chance to play port to the Major Crimes join the Fairfax Common- of the Laboratory Manager, SITION NOT TO EXCEED 1 Alexandria maintains library collection
("Emmes") is a global, full- ("Emmes") is a global, full- ASHA9s marketing efforts of a part in helping the millions Bureau Victim Services Divi- wealth9s Attorney9s Ofûce, oversees and supervises the YEAR. Under close supervi- The Special Education and controls audio-visual
service Clinical Research service Clinical Research ASHA products and services of Americans with commu- sion. Administrative duties as the ofûce embarks on the staff and activities associ- sion of the Supervisor, Meter Teacher develops special equipment at school site;
Organization dedicated to Organization dedicated to for the purpose of driving nication disorders! Ready to include act as the central ambitious criminal justice re- ated with the Microbiology Reading assists other Meter education students' success performs clerical functions
excellence in supporting excellence in supporting member engagement, in- put your coding and health point of contact for incoming form agenda amidst the on- Section of the water quality Readers to accurately and in academics, interpersonal related to collection, process-
the advancement of public the advancement of public creasing non-dues revenue, care policy knowledge to the calls; reviews all memoranda going national conversation laboratory of a large public efûciently read customer skills, and activities of daily ing, circulation, maintenance,
health and biopharmaceuti- health and biopharmaceuti- and delivering member val- test? We9re looking for an and letters for accuracy, on race and the legacy of drinking water utility. Exam- water meters and record living by implementing dis- and inventory of library ma-
cal innovation. We believe in cal innovation. We believe in ue. The Marketing Director9s expert who can effectively grammar and correct format; racism in the criminal justice ples of Duties: Manage and/ and calculate customer wa- trict approved curriculum; terials; and provides support
the power of& the power of& primary responsibilities& advocate for audiologists& maintains division ûles& system. After taking ofûce& or participate in day-to-day& ter usage. Performs other& documenting teaching and& for library operations.

The MIL Corporation (MIL) The Foundation Schools AARP Capital One Northwest Federal Credit Union
Government Contractor3Established in 1980, MIL provides inno- Education3The Foundation Schools has provided psychoeduca- Associations3AARP is a nonproût, nonpartisan, social welfare Financial Services and Banking3We Don9t Only Think Big Financial Services and Banking3For more than 70 years, North-
vative cyber, engineering, ûnancial, and information technology tional programs for students since 1975. A variety of talented organization with a membership of nearly 38 million. Our aim Things4At Capital One, We Do Big Things. You9re dedicated to west Federal has provided valuable ûnancial products and
services to the federal government. Our subject matter experts staff members is needed to ensure the smooth and successful is to disrupt preconceived notions about aging, turn goals and your career.You deserve professional satisfaction and personal services for our members. We9re dedicated to being a trusted
help advance customer operations through proven tools and operation of the educational and clinical programs at our three dreams into Real Possibilities, strengthen communities and fulûllment. You belong at Capital One. Here, every day brings partner in the ûnancial journey4from childhood savings ac-
methodologies. Dedicated to excellence, service, and support, schools located in Largo, Landover & Gaithersburg, Maryland. ûght for the issues that matter most to people 50-plus and another chance to do impactful work that matters: helping counts to ûnancing a college education, ûrst car, family home,
MIL recognizes that sustained high-quality service delivery is a Our Administrative Ofûce is located in Largo, Maryland. We of- their families; such as health care, employment security and millions of customers conûdently manage their money, build- and retirement savings. Our dedicated, service-oriented team
critical contributor to our success. We are recognized by our fer a supportive working environment, excellent resources and retirement planning. ing stronger communities and delivering truly disruptive tech. is committed to living our WHY: Together, we serve and inspire
clients and industry professionals alike for our integrity, dili- a competitive salary and beneût package. The mission of The You9ll give your all alongside some of the brightest, most resil- to transform lives.
gence, and expertise across our core service areas: Cyber& Foundation Schools is to serve the special education needs& ient people in the industry4and in return, you9ll enjoy the&
Business & Quality Electromechanical Behavior Specialist3 Program Therapist (Social Technology Support Business Operations Sr. Director of Product Principal Associate, Program and Outreach Commercial Loan
Assurance Analyst (Qual- Engineering Manager Rockville Work/Counselor) Part-time Agent3New York City Manager3Washington D.C. Management - Operations, Process Manager -- Data Specialist3Herndon Operations Specialist3
ity Assurance, Analyst)3 (Engineering, Manager)3 The Foundation Schools is a - $1,500 Hiring Incentive3 Older Adults Technology AARP is the nation's largest Enterprise Consumer Privacy & Sharing3New The Program and Outreach The Commercial Loan Op-
Charleston Lexington Park special education day school Gaithersburg Services from AARP (OATS) nonproût, nonpartisan orga- Products3McLean York City Specialist for the Northwest erations Specialist will be
Clearance Required: Abil- Clearance Required: Ability which delivers innovative The Foundation Schools is a advocates for technology in- nization dedicated to em- Product Management at As a Process Manager, Prin- Foundation is responsible responsible for providing
ity to Obtain a Top Secret. to Obtain a Secret. Educa- school programs and sup- special education day school clusion for the 50-plus, pro- powering people 50 and old- Capital One is a booming, cipal Associate at Capital for planning, managing, and administrative and member
Education Required: BA/BS. tion Required: BA/BS. US Citi- port services for children and which delivers innovative viding digital literacy training er to choose how they live as vibrant craft that requires One, you will be part of a implementing all aspects of service support to Business
US Citizenship: Required. zenship: Required. The MIL adolescents with emotional school programs and sup- and programming to older they age. With a nationwide reimagining the status quo, smart, talented team re- the Foundation's programs. Development and Com-
The MIL Corporation seeks a Corporation is looking for an disabilities, autism spectrum port services for children adults. With nearly two de- presence, AARP strengthens ûnding value& sponsible for executing and The Foundation programs mercial Lending Ofûcers, for
Business/Quality Assurance Electromechanical Engineer- disorders and other learn- and adolescents with emo- cades of experience and in- communities and advocates enhancing processes that& are dedicated to transform- both existing and prospec-
Analyst to support a Federal ing Manager (Engineering, ing challenges. For over 40 tional disabilities, other dis- sights on how older people for what matters most to the ing the lives of the children tive members. In addition,
Government client in& Manager) to lead and& years, The Foundation& abilities and learning& interact with technology& more than 100 million& in the communities where& the Commercial Loan&

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