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Michael Stagles cries as he waits to go into court on Friday. He pleaded guilty to criminally
Harrisburg 85 70 pc 83 69 c
New York City 80 68 pc 80 70 sh negligent homicide in the death of his daughter, Brook. SHAWN DOWD/@SDOWDPHOTO/USA TODAY
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Stagles phone calls she made from jail, Bell also
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Albuquerque 71 48 s 77 49 s Continued from Page 1A
Amarillo 73 49 s 81 48 s
make sure Michael Stagles did not take
Anchorage 50 41 pc 47 38 r his daughter to a doctor.
Asheville 72 65 pc 74 67 r
In court, Stagles said he felt pres-
Aspen 63 30 s 66 29 pc
Atlanta 81 73 c 78 72 r Brook was killed by Stagles’ then- sured by Bell to not take Brook to a doc-
girlfriend, Erica Bell. tor, but nonetheless admitted he failed to
Baltimore 84 68 pc 82 68 r
Baton Rouge 88 73 r 89 74 sh Stagles said he did not know that get his daughter medical attention be-
Billings 65 40 pc 52 31 r Bell had punched Brook in the stomach cause he was afraid of getting in trouble.
Birmingham 86 73 t 78 73 r
Bismarck 70 40 pc 62 34 s sometime on Nov. 11, 2016. At times, Stagles sobbed while talking
Boise 67 41 s 58 33 pc “I was working on my vehicle that about his daughter. He told Judge Ciac-
Boston
Bridgeport
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77 68 pc
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77 69 sh day, and when I got home, Erica told me cio he has been treated medically for de-
Burlington 76 66 pc 79 56 sh she was sick,” he said. He also said he pression since Brook’s death.
Casper 69 33 s 48 25 sh
Charleston, SC 85 73 sh 87 75 c
did not know that when Erica Bell Stagles, who was released from jail
Charleston, WV 90 67 pc 77 66 r promised him on Nov. 12, 2016, that she with electronic monitoring in June, was
Charlotte, NC 80 70 pc 83 73 r was taking the girl to a doctor, but that handcuffed and taken into custody after
Chicago 79 56 t 78 55 s
Cincinnati 83 61 pc 74 64 r Bell instead planned to go to North Clin- offering his plea.
Cleveland 85 62 pc 79 63 s ton Avenue to buy heroin. Sentencing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
Columbia, SC 88 76 sh 88 76 t
Columbus, OH 85 62 pc 77 64 pc Stagles also denied that Brook com- Dec. 6. He faces a sentence of up to four
Concord 77 59 c 77 59 c plained of stomach pain during the years in prison, with a minimum of 11⁄3.
Dallas 85 60 pc 89 67 pc
Dayton 82 59 pc 76 64 pc weekend before her death, but admit- years.
Daytona Beach 89 77 t 88 76 c ted that she was continually vomiting Defense attorney James Vacca said
Denver 76 46 s 72 31 pc
Des Moines 66 52 r 80 51 s
and that he knew she should have been one consideration Stagles had in plead-
Detroit 83 61 c 77 59 s seen by a doctor. ing guilty was showing his deep remorse
Duluth 63 46 r 60 40 pc On Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, Stagles for his daughter’s death.
Fairbanks 47 36 r 46 34 r
Fargo 72 46 s 65 40 pc said, he tried to give Brook some water “When you do reach parole board re-
Flagstaff 74 34 s 72 32 s and Gatorade, but she refused to take view, the parole board considers a per-
Great Falls 57 35 c 47 30 pc
Green Bay 71 51 r 75 48 s any liquids. That was when he took her son’s remorse and admission,” he said.
Honolulu 86 73 pc 87 74 pc to Rochester General Hospital. “That will help out.”
Houston 89 71 pc 91 70 pc
Jackson, MS 85 72 t 84 72 r Bell, 25, was convicted last month of Stagles has been racked with re-
Juneau 51 40 c 49 42 r second-degree murder and first-de- morse, Vacca said.
Kansas City 70 53 s 80 53 s
Key West 88 82 t 88 81 c gree manslaughter in connection with “I have met with him many, many
Las Vegas 88 64 s 91 60 s Brook’s death. At the conclusion of her times, and I haven’t seen a smile on his
Lexington 84 66 pc 75 67 r
Little Rock 87 66 pc 85 66 sh
bench trial, Monroe County Court face once,” he said.
Los Angeles 92 63 s 80 61 pc Judge Christopher Ciaccio said Bell Prosecutor Sara VanStrydonck, head
Louisville 86 66 sh 77 67 r was “supremely selfish, concerned of the Monroe County District Attor-
Memphis 87 73 t 84 70 sh
Miami 89 81 t 90 78 c with her own self-preservation” and ney’s Office Child Abuse Bureau, said
Milwaukee 76 56 r 76 56 s that she possessed a “wicked, evil or in- was glad the plea brings closure to the
Minneapolis
Nashville
66 50 r
86 71 sh
68 45 pc
79 70 r human” state of mind. case.
New Orleans 84 76 r 88 75 r Bell, a heroin addict from Spencer- “Certainly, I’m glad for the family and
Norfolk, VA 84 71 pc 84 71 c
Oklahoma City 78 53 pc 81 58 s port, moved into the Stagles family the whole community that this is at least
Orlando 89 77 t 87 75 c home on Albemarle Street on Aug. 18, wrapped up in terms of a plea. Obviously,
Phoenix 96 65 s 96 68 s
Pittsburgh 84 65 pc 79 63 pc
2016. Previously, Brook had lived with we have sentencing to look down the
Portland, ME 71 60 c 75 56 sh Michael Stagles and her mother, Ash- road to, but it seems like the whole com-
Portland, OR 63 48 pc 65 42 pc lee Geer, in Greece, but Stagles and munity is healing form this along with
Providence 78 64 pc 74 67 c
Geer broke up in July 2016. the family,” she said, lauding Monroe
Raleigh 84 69 t 84 70 sh
Sacramento 87 52 s 82 54 s Stagles secured residential custody County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo’s plan
St. Louis 81 56 t 83 60 s
of Brook on Sept. 6, 2016. announced earlier this week to reform
St. Thomas 87 78 sh 86 76 sh
Salt Lake City 76 49 s 57 39 pc In the days leading up to Brook’s local Child Protective Services. She
San Antonio 88 68 pc 91 71 pc
San Diego 82 64 s 74 63 pc death, Bell beat the girl severely, and called the proposals “timely and impor-
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Early telephones in Ithaca
PIECES OF THE PAST
CAROL KAMMEN
In 1877, a telephone
rang in Ithaca.
The telephone was
invented by Alexander
Graham Bell in 1876. The
next year, professor
William Anthony, of Cornell’s depart-
ment of physics received permission to
use the new patent in Ithaca. Anthony
strung a wire from the university down
East Hill and established a “Bell” com-
pany in the Rumsey Block on Tioga
Street.
In 1877, the system was plagued by
lines crossing and people hearing con-
versations other than the one they ex-
pected; often, music was piped into a
line by mistake.
In January 1878, there was a local
telephone concert. On Jan. 29, the Sene-
ca Street Methodist Episcopal Church
advertised a telephone concert and
lecture on a system using an electric
battery. The concert was to feature a
lecture and popular songs, such as
“Swannee River,” the “Old Hundred,”
the “Sweet Bye & Bye” and “Yankee
Doodle,” followed by a “full vocal con-
cert.”
By 1880, Ithaca had 100 telephone
subscribers, a “larger number than has
been obtained in so short a time in
places even of twice the size of Ithaca,”
according to The Ithaca Journal. It was
hoped that the telephone company
would be “a permanent institution in
our village.” Still, in March of that year,
there was a notice in the newspaper
that the telephone had been out of order
the day before, and thus The Ithaca
Journal had been prevented “from
getting the weather report.”
There were challenges to Bell’s pat-
ent and some discomforts to using the
phone. At times, when one instrument
was used, the listener would take the
receiver from his ear before the caller
had finished talking and thereby lose
the end of the conversation — or would
interrupt by stopping to listen. It turns
out that Blake transmitters, a compet-
ing system, were more powerful, and
the receiver was kept at the ear, a re-
ceptor in the hand.
The cost of having a telephone in the
1880s was $3 a month. The Exchange,
another phone company in Ithaca, sup-
plied all instruments and lines and
maintained the service.
There was something of a war be-
tween telephone companies, beginning
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in 1881 with the development of the
People’s Telephone Co. and the Bell
phone system. The People’s instrument
had been made initially from an old
fruit tin, and a jar on the receiving end.
There was also the question of ap-
propriate etiquette as conversations
could be overheard by not only nearby
family or office members, but also by
the operator. When one man began
screaming at the phone, “If you can’t
get the party I want, shut your d***
telephone up,” he was taken to court
where the judge advised that language
on the phone be confined to that which
“is spoken in the presence of ladies — a
reasonable rule.” The Ithaca Journal
commented, “Of course, no one in Itha-
ca will be likely to get into trouble for
using profane language, but still it
would not be a bad idea” to abide by the
judge’s ruling.
Among the early subscribers was
the Utica, Ithaca & Elmira Rail Road
office at the Ithaca Hotel. Dr. Howe, the
dentist, made engagements by phone,
as did local doctors, although many of
them did not list a number: One simply
asked the operator to get hold of Dr.
Briggs, or Dr. Beaman.
In 1883, the Ithaca company laid a
long-distance line from Ithaca to Au-
burn.
By the mid-1880s, the military was
using a phone, and the Journal showed
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a pictures of a French advance unit
with an officer on a field phone, a
soldier with the box and crank sitting
on the forest floor.
Merchants had phones; one could
call Randolph’s, at the corner of Auro-
ra and Seneca streets, for fresh fish.
At the same time, use of the telephone
was becoming more common and
there was a comment in the newspa-
per that politeness was being lost. No
longer were people asking for a phone
number of a person and saying, “if
you please,” and operators were no
longer asking “what number do you
want?” Commerce had shortened
these to “get me” or “number please.”
The telephone had gone from being an
innovation to an important means of
communication.
In 1900, The Ithaca Journal ad-
vertised that it had three phone num-
bers. One would call 44 for the busi-
ness office, 44B for the job depart-
ment and 44F for Editorial. By 1904,
there was an Ithaca phone book of
some 20 pages! My copy is in the li-
brary at Historic Ithaca.
From something of a wonderment,
the telephone has become ubiquitous,
something today that most people
cannot imagine doing without.
Carol Kammen is the Tompkins
County historian and the author of
several books on local history.
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The SUNY Board of Trustees on
Friday heeded Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s
call on Wednesday to provide in-state
tuition to students from the two is-
lands ravaged by the storms last
month.
The change would afford students
from the U.S. territories a consider-
able savings: In-state tuition is $6,670
a year, while out-of-state tuition is
$16,320.
The City University of New York is
expected to take similar action.
“SUNY has a responsibility, as a
public institution, to step in and help
students when circumstances beyond
their control may affect their ability
to attend, pay for and succeed in col-
lege,” SUNY board chairman H. Carl
McCall said in a statement.
The nation’s largest public univer-
sity system took similar steps after
Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the
earthquake in Haiti in 2010.
Cuomo asked SUNY and CUNY to
take the actions as part of New York
efforts to help the islands. New York
has the largest Puerto Rican popula-
tion outside the island, and it has been
preparing for an influx of residents
after Hurricane Maria wrecked the
island.
“The obliteration of normal life on
Puerto Rico is causing many hard-
ships, including creating barriers to
the higher-education dreams of its
college students,” Assemblyman Mar-
cos Crespo, chairman of the Assembly
Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force,
said in a statement. “Today, SUNY has
once again delivered decisive action
at a time of great need and one that
will further the education of displaced
college students from Puerto Rico.”
CUNY said it also supports the de-
cision and will vote on the measure
later this month.
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construction signs and roads closed and
traffic, but at the end of the day, $8.3 mil-
lion in new property taxes downtown —
that’s spreading out that tax burden for
everybody,” McDaniel said.
This growth is quite rare in upstate
New York, McDaniel said. In fact, be-
tween development and a saturation of
jobs, Tompkins is the only county in the
region that is “actually growing.”
“Ithaca really is sort of a little gem in
upstate New York,” McDaniel said.
McDaniel said she attributes this
largely to extraordinary growth to the
construction of The Commons.
“I have to give kudos to the city of Ith-
aca because they invested in the infra-
structure on The Commons,” McDaniel
said. “I think that really signaled to de-
velopers that the city was going to in-
vest.”
Between the revamp of The Com-
mons and subsequent construction
downtown, McDaniel said residents and
visitors are walking downtown more.
But this is not to say Ithaca’s devel-
opment is without its problems. The city
is still in dire need of more affordable
housing options – particularly rental
housing [for] median incomes and below
– to attract a greater workforce to the
area.
“Young families, if they’re going to
take a job here, they need a place to
live,” McDaniel said.
A possible aid, McDaniel said, is the
proposed renovation and addition to
downtown’s Green Street Garage. One
design proposed that 350 apartments be
constructed on the building, which Itha-
ca Common Council members suggest-
ed be priced affordably.
But McDaniel cautioned this over-
haul, as it is so early in its planning
stages: “Honestly, it could take two
years and be totally killed.”
Until then, here are some of the big-
ticket projects currently underway in
and around Ithaca:
Tompkins Trust Company
118 Seneca St.
» $35,000,000 budget
» Scheduled July 2016 to March 2018
Regional banker Tompkins Trust
Company is working to consolidate its
five buildings into one corporate head-
quarters at this site.
“In order to improve service quality
and to promote a collaborative work en-
vironment between teams, we would
like to consolidate our existing condi-
tions into one corporate headquarters,”
said the project’s description provided
to the Tompkins County Industrial De-
velopment Agency.
The construction includes a drive-
through banking service, three floors of
retail space and four floors to house the
operations of Tompkins Financial Corp.,
Tompkins Trust Company, Tompkins In-
surance Agency and Tompkins Finan-
cial Advisers.The headquarters would
move 300 existing jobs to one central lo-
cation downtown.
What this replaces: a Tompkins
Trust drive-up branch
Hilton Canopy Hotel
320 E. State St.
» $24,172,500 budget
» Scheduled Sept. 2017 to Feb. 2019
Once home to the Strand Theater in
downtown Ithaca, 320-4 E. State St. will
soon be home to one of Hilton’s few new
“boutique lifestyle hotel brand” loca-
tions.
Of just 11 proposed locations in the
U.S. and abroad, Ithaca is the smallest
city to house Hilton’s new brand, which
is “centered on a neighborhood-driven
theme of locality, culture and comfort,”
according to the developer’s application
to the TCIDA.
The seven-story Hilton Canopy Hotel
will house 123 new guest rooms, as well
as a cafe and bar, outdoor areas and oth-
er hotel accommodations.
What this replaces: An Ithaca city
parking lot
Harold’s Square
123-27, 133, 135 and 137-39 The
Commons
The construction site of Tompkins Trust Company's new headquarters located at 118 Seneca St.
SARAH MEARHOFF / STAFF PHOTO
Construction at 301 E. State St., where the
City Centre retail and housing building is
expected to be finished in 2019. SARAH
MEARHOFF / STAFF PHOTO
» $38,000,000 budget
» Scheduled Oct. 2017 to June 2019
Upon the demolition of three “under-
utilized” buildings within The Com-
mons, Harold’s Square will house a four-
story office and retail building facing
The Commons.
According to the project’s applica-
tion to the TCIDA, the building’s con-
temporary design “complement[s] the
historic fabric of the Commons.” The
project’s most recent plan was approved
by the City of Ithaca’s Planning Board in
May.
The project also includes a 10-story
high-rise set back from The Commons,
which will house 46 rental apartments,
as well as conference space and outdoor
terraces.
What this replaces: Building hous-
ing Race Office Supply, Alphabet Soup
and Night & Day
Cargill, Inc. Cayuga Mine Shaft
4 called the airport a vital economic driv-
1001 Ridge Rd. in Lansing
» $45,000,000 budget
» Of the project’s anticipated start
and end dates, Mine Manager Shawn
Wilczynski said via email that the pro-
ject was delayed, but they hope to begin
construction by the end of 2017. Con-
struction is estimated to take 18 to 24
months.
Cargill, Inc.’s nearly 100-year-old
mining operation at Cayuga Lake has a
new access shaft in the works.
With current mining operations near-
ly seven miles from miner’s current ac-
cess shaft, it takes employees nearly an
hour to escape the mine in the case of an
emergency.
To address this and provide fresh
ventilation, Cargill wants to build a new
access point closer to its current opera-
tions, saying the construction is “re-
quired to safely and productively mine
the northern reserves” in its TCIDA
application.
Construction hasn’t begun because
Cargill has gotten tied up in local resis-
tance to the project due to public outcry
about the project’s lack of extensive en-
vironmental review.
Ithaca-Tompkins Regional
Airport
1 Culligan Dr.
» $2,371,392 budget
» Airport Manager Mike Hall said he
The Maplewood Park construction site on
Mitchell Street in the Town of Ithaca. MATT
STEECKER / STAFF PHOTO
anticipates construction will begin in
Spring 2018 and be completed in approx-
imately 90 days.
After receiving more than $2 million
in Federal Aviation Administration
grants, the Ithaca-Tompkins Regional
Airport is planning two major construc-
tion projects.
One grant, totaling $870,763, will help
to fund a project to build a passenger
boarding bridge, according to the air-
port. The second grant of over $1.5 mil-
lion will help the airport “rehabilitate
the Airport’s General Aviation apron,
and install perimeter fencing and apron
lighting.”
Ninety percent of the cost will be
funded through the FAA’s grants, and
the remaining 10 percent will be funded
by the New York Department of Trans-
portation and airport fees.
Airport Manager Mike Hall in a pre-
vious interview with The Ithaca Journal
er in the region. Having served over
200,000 passengers, the airport generat-
ed nearly $456,000 in sales tax revenue
last year according to its site.
ALDI Grocery Store
505 Third St.
» In an email, an ALDI representa-
tive said, “As a private company, ALDI
doesn’t disclose this type of informa-
tion” regarding the project’s budget.
» Scheduled Aug. 2017 to Oct. 2017
As part of a nationwide push to fresh-
en up their stores, ALDI gutted and ren-
ovated their existing location on Third
Street.
“The new look of our store will deliv-
er on our customers’ desire for a mod-
ern and convenient shopping experi-
ence with a focus on fresh items, includ-
ing more robust produce, dairy and bak-
ery sections,” said to Aaron Sumida, the
ALDI Tully division vice president via
email.
The remodeled store will also utilize
recycled materials, energy-efficient re-
frigerators and LED lighting.
Old Library Site/DeWitt House
310-314 N. Cayuga St.
» $20,400,000 budget
» Frost Travis of Travis Hyde Proper-
ties said via email, “We haven’t closed on
the building, but expect that we will be
able to do so before the year is out. Envi-
ronmental remediation will start after
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that, then building demolition a bit later
with an anticipated construction start of
April or May 2018 and completion by the
following summer.”
After four years of back-and-forth
and a final hour of deliberation in the
Tompkins County Legislative Chambers
on Sept. 6, the Legislature approved the
sale of the Old Tompkins County Library
for $925,000. The site’s new owners, Tra-
vis Hyde Properties, will demolish the
old library and replace it with senior liv-
ing facility DeWitt House Associates.
One of three legislators who voted
against the reconstruction at Septem-
ber’s meeting, Carol Chock said the pro-
ject did not fit the character of the
neighborhood, and wished the site be
kept in the hands of the public.
On the other hand, Legislator Anna
Kelles said the project “is not perfect,”
but helps to address Ithaca’s pressing
housing needs.
The first of the DeWitt building’s four
floors will hold commercial space and
38 enclosed parking spaces; above
floors will hold 58 senior living apart-
ments, as well as a community room
managed by nonprofit organization
Lifelong.
What this replaces: Tompkins Coun-
ty’s Old Library site
City Centre
301 E. State St.
» $32,005,000 budget
» Scheduled June 2017 to June 2019
Approved by Ithaca City’s Planning
and Development Board in January, the
massive mixed-use City Centre building
began construction in February.
The first of eight floors would fea-
ture over 10,000 square-feet of retail
space. Below the building, there will be
a parking lot with room for 72 parking
spaces and bicycle storage.
The second through eighth floors will
house 193 studio, one- and two-bedroom
“market-rate” apartments. According
to the developer’s project description,
apartments will feature gourmet kitch-
ens, nine-foot ceilings, plank flooring,
balconies, full-size washer/dryers,
walk-in closets and “incredible views of
Cayuga Lake.”
What this replaces: An Elmira Sav-
ings Bank branch and several other of-
fices.
Maplewood
East Hill
» $80 million budget
» Scheduled March 2017 to Aug. 2018
After over a year of consideration,
site preparations for the anticipated Ma-
plewood development began late April.
Once the $80 million project is com-
plete, 27 buildings, 442 units and 872
bedrooms will inhabit the 17-acre lot lo-
cated on Ithaca’s East Hill. Just east of
Collegetown, the apartments would be
mostly occupied by students, according
to developers.
Senior Director of Real Estate for
Cornell University’s Real Estate De-
partment Jeremy Thomas said to The
Ithaca Journal in 2016, “We really want-
ed to take a look at this site to try and
figure out ways to add some density in a
responsible way that’s consistent with
the neighborhood and its surroundings.”
What this replaces: Graduate stu-
dent housing.
Ithaca ReUse Center expansion
214 Elmira Rd.
» $10,034,412 budget
» Scheduled Fall 2018 to Spring 2019
Finger Lakes ReUse, a donation cen-
ter and secondhand store, proposed to
The Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency in
March an addition that would more than
triple the store’s the existing 17,000
square-foot Ithaca location.
Along with the project proposal, the
two-year-old shop requested $100,000
from the IURA’s $2 million allotment
from theU.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development block grant en-
titlement program.
The project would include an addi-
tional 6,500 square-feet of retail space,
an equal amount of office space to be
shared with another nonprofit, and addi-
tional outdoor processing space.
ReUse has also proposed that even
more space be constructed to offer
homeless supportive housing, provided
through Tompkins Community Action.
Residents of this space could work in
ReUse’s retail store.
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OUR OPINION

‘Free’ tuition plan will need tweaks

Of course, Gov. Andrew Cuomo
wants to grab all the glory he can for
creating the Excelsior Scholarship
program, which will provide free tu-
ition to about 22,000 students in its first
year.
This is not an insignificant accom-
plishment, despite the shortfalls of this
first-in-the-nation initiative and despite
the fact a whole lot more will have to be
ascertained over time regarding the
program’s actual impacts.
With great fanfare, the governor and
lawmakers approved the idea as part of
this year’s state budget negotiations —
and about 75,000 students applied for
the free tuition. The program gives the
tuition to students at SUNY’s 64 cam-
puses if their household income is less
than $100,000 this year. The threshold
will go to $110,000 next year and
$125,000 in 2019.
Yes, Excelsior should bring benefits.
No matter where you live in this state,
SUNY campuses are accessible. Yet
enrollment has been down in recent
years, and this program should bolster
the numbers while reducing one of the
biggest impediments on young people
and families today — student debt. As
is, average expenses total about $25,000
for a SUNY education each year when
you add in room-and-board, fees, books
and transportation. Excelsior addresses
the $6,470 per year in tuition costs. But
there are considerable catches, which
is why so many students weren’t eligi-
ble for the money: Students need to get
good grades, attend public college full
time, live in the state and stay in New
York after they graduate for as many
years as they received the free tuition.
Find out more online
To apply for free SUNY tuition and to find out
more details about the program, visit
hesc.ny.gov/excelsior.
If students break certain agreements,
the state will simply convert the schol-
arship to a loan. Also, Excelsior is con-
sidered the “last dollar” award after
other tuition assistance programs are
exhausted, and there are many of them,
including TAP and Pell grants.
While this framework is reasonable
to begin, it likely will change over time.
The state put aside $163 million to cov-
er the initial costs of the program, not a
lot of money in a more than $150 billion
budget. But, considering it is new and
wasn’t approved until last spring, the
true financial impacts won’t be known
until Excelsior has been around for a
couple of years.
The state will have to closely mon-
itor the costs to gauge how feasible and
effective the program becomes. Re-
gardless of what happens, the state’s
post-graduate residency requirement
surely shouldn’t happen in a vacuum.
It’s one thing to require students to stay
in New York after graduation; it’s an-
other to foster job growth, particularly
upstate, to give these new graduates a
legitimate shot to land a position here
to stay.
That said, Excelsior appears off to a
legitimate start — but it is just that, a
start.
This editorial originally appeared in the
Poughkeepsie Journal.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR YOUR OPINION

Tragic: Inability to pass sensible gun laws
Two tragedies occurred Sunday. One was acute,
devastating, incomprehensible. Fifty plus killed, 500
plus injured, some of whom will join the dead later.
The other tragedy is chronic, devastating, in-
comprehensible. That is the failure of America to
have a sensible policy of gun control. The majority
of Americans approve the basics: background
checks, limits on number of guns purchased, limits
on bullet capacity, private sale loopholes closed.
Most law enforcement groups also agree the current
non-system is not good, as do nationwide emergency
room doctors.
All that stands in the way of going the route of
other more civilized industrial nations is the fanat-
ical and powerful coalition: the NRA, Second
Amendment zealots, whose right to bear arms is
more urgent than the right to life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. This fetid gang will say, as
usual, don’t let emotion push us to do bad things,
based on one bad incident. It is sort of “Ho hum,
another mass shooting. Too bad there is not enough
mental health care to stop all this.”
There is one hope I have — the sound of the auto-
matic fire at such a fantastic rate and the conse-
quent monstrous number of innocents lost or
maimed may make even Washington take notice.
JUD KILGORE
ITHACA
Constitutional convention is opportunity
On Nov. 7 voters throughout New York state have
a very important decision to make. A vote, yes or no,
for a constitutional convention.
In a period of political instability, a means by
which our rights and liberties can be additionally
preserved and secured, cannot simply be ignored.
Although some groups and individuals would have
us believe a convention is a waste of time, or some-
thing all together more conspiratorial, I disagree.
We should all disagree.
New York state citizens have an opportunity — a
unique, once in every 20 years, kind of opportunity.
New York state citizens deserve a more effective
and fair court system, a living wage, practical gen-
der equality, secure reproductive rights, a transpar-
ent and accountable government, a robust and
healthy environment and a greater chance at sus-
tained economic growth.
In short, they deserve a say. A constitutional con-
vention is no guarantee, but at least all these things
and more become possible. A No vote? Don’t give
into fear mongering, don’t give into faulty argu-
ments and propaganda. For everything someone
claims is at risk, there is something to be gained.
For every no argument, there is a yes argument.
We are not dealing in absolutes. Vote no on Nov. 7
and who knows what we’re throwing away. We as
citizens should seize the chance for additional rights
and protections. As some would say, better safe than
sorry.
PETER THOMPSON
NEWARK VALLEY
Banning plastic straws a step forward
As a resident of central New York, I look forward
to visiting Ithaca and eating from one of its many
incredible restaurants and cafes. I particularly ap-
preciate that many of these establishments source
organic and local foods. Ithaca is also ahead of most
cities in its promotion of composting. However, I
think Ithaca has the capacity and community en-
gagement to do more.
Seattle recently banned the use of plastic straws
in restaurants, bars and cafes. According to the
National Parks Service, Americans use 500 million
plastic straws each day. Most of these straws end up
in our oceans, where they injure and kill marine life.
As plastic slowly breaks down into smaller pieces it
gets ingested by ocean species and accumulates in
marine food chains.
Like Seattle, Ithaca has an opportunity to be a
model city for environmentally-conscious living. A
ban on plastic straws would encourage sustainable
practices and cut down on unnecessary waste. In
their place, biodegradable alternatives such as pa-
per straws could be provided to establishment pa-
trons and customers could be encouraged to bring
their own — easily available — reusable straws.
Let’s keep Ithaca at the vanguard of environ-
mental protection by eliminating plastic straw
waste.
AUDREY WHITE
SYRACUSE
To remain silent is to
accept mass murder
DENNIS ALLEY
Monday morning America awoke to the carnage
of the worst mass shooting in American history. As
of Tuesday morning, 59 were dead with over 500
wounded. The political response from more than
half of our elected legislators? “Thoughts and pray-
ers” — “warmest condolences.”
The vacuousness of the response, however, un-
derscores their actual meaning: “we don’t care.” In
the absence of meaningful legislation we are all
confronted with an increasingly brutal and dystopic
America. An America where anywhere from five to
100 Americans are regularly slaughtered for no sin
but visiting a theater, attending a concert, sitting in
a kindergarten class room — that is to say, living
their lives.
For many — like myself — the scale and vicious-
ness of the attack Sunday night served as a wakeup
call. We now see attacks so often we’ve become in-
ured to their effect. I’ll confess to thinking “only
five died? Well, it could have been worse” upon hear-
ing of various shootings throughout the past years.
How much worse should it be? Was 49 in Orlando not
enough? Thirty-two at Virginia Tech? Twenty chil-
dren — little more than babies — at Sandy Hook Agents from the FBI continue to process evidence at the scene
Elementary School? This is unacceptable. To remain of a mass shooting Wednesday in Las Vegas. Stephen Paddock
silent dishonors the dead and ensures more will be opened fire on an outdoor concert on Sunday, killing dozens
murdered. and injuring hundreds. GREGORY BULL/AP
Las Vegas has presented us with an American
Rubicon. We cannot remain silent. There is no put-
ting off to tomorrow what demands action today. To that they cannot wait weeks, months, even years to
remain silent is to approve the action. So, for those get them? And if they do need one so pressingly, why?
wondering how to confront recalcitrant lawmakers Is someone in so desperate need of an instrument of
who would rather receive campaign funds from the death the kind we want to have them?
NRA than even attempt confronting the real Amer- These questions, and so many more, demand an-
ican carnage of gun violence, I offer you this phrase: swers. As Americans, we are entitled to them. De-
Qui Tacet Consentiret. Whoever remains silent con- mand our legislators answer them. For if they refuse,
sents. their silence will speak far louder than words ever
It is a powerful message to legislators: your in- could: they will embrace the continued slaughter of
action is killing Americans. To remain silent demon- Americans on their home soil.
strates your desire to make sure more Americans
die. Does anyone need a gun so badly, so urgently, Dennis Alley is a Slaterville Springs resident.
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vWashington: Guilty plea

expected from Bergdahl
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the Army soldier
held by Taliban insurgents for nearly five
years after allegedly abandoning his post
in Afghanistan, is expected to plead
guilty to desertion and misbehavior be-
fore the enemy, the Associated Press re-
ported Friday.
The AP cited two anonymous sources
with knowledge of the case. The AP said
Bergdahl would submit the plea this
month, and a sentencing hearing would
begin Oct. 23.
Bergdahl, 31, a native of Idaho, had
been expected to face a court-martial lat-
er this month on the charges. He faces a
potential life sentence on the misbehav-
ior charge. Bergdahl’s attorney and the
Army declined to comment on the case.
vWashington: US ties
record for costly weather
Meteorologists say 2017 has been so
wild so far that the U.S. has tied a record
for weather disasters that topped $1 bil-
lion in damages.
There have been 15 costly disasters Attorney General Jeff Sessions has shifted Justice Department policy to make it easier for people and groups to claim
through September, tying 2011 for the religious objections to public policy. FRANK FRANKLIN II/AP
most billion-dollar weather disasters for

Sessions wants law to

the first nine months of a year. The rec-
ord for a year is 16, and the hurricane
season is not over yet.
The National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration released the fig-

err on side of religion

ures Friday that include hurricanes,
wildfires, tornadoes, severe storms,
drought and a freeze. NOAA climate sci-
entist Adam Smith said 2017 is shaping
up to be an unprecedented year.
vCleveland: Police: Officer
attacked, arrested woman
Authorities say a Cleveland police offi-
cer attacked a woman and had her ar-
rested for assaulting a police officer.
Sgt. Christopher Graham, 38, of Wel-
lington, was charged Thursday with mis-
demeanor assault and unlawful restraint.
He pleaded not guilty during a court ap-
pearance Friday morning.
An Internal Affairs detective wrote in
court papers that Graham assaulted the
woman Sept. 12 and then had her arrest-
ed on the felony assault charge.
Graham’s attorney didn’t return tele-
phone messages seeking comment
Friday.
vRussia: 130 bomb threats
prompt evacuations
Moscow on Friday faced more than
130 fake bomb calls that prompted the
evacuation of 100,000 people from shop-
ping malls, schools, railway stations and
office buildings.
It was the most massive flurry of fake
bomb threats since a wave of bomb hoax-
es began in early September. The fake
bomb threats have affected dozens of
Russian cities and incurred massive eco-
nomic damages.
Among those targeted by the bomb
calls Friday were all four Moscow air-
ports, the state Tass news agency said.
No explosives have been found in the
anonymous calls.
vNorway: Anti-nuke group
wins Nobel Peace Prize
The International Campaign to Abol-
ish Nuclear Weapons won the Nobel
Peace Prize on Friday — a show of sup-
port for a grass-roots effort that seeks to
pressure the world’s nuclear powers to
give up weapons that could destroy the
planet.
The choice of the little-known coali-
tion of disarmament activists put the
Nobel committee again at the forefront
of geopolitics at a time when fears are
rising about North Korea’s nuclear and
missile program and the invective it has
drawn from President Donald Trump.
The committee cited the tiny, Geneva-
based ICAN for its work that led to the
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear
Weapons that was reached in July at the
United Nations.
Order protects objections to public policy, including on birth control coverage
Kevin Johnson
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON The Justice De-
partment issued new guidance
across the government Friday
aimed at giving religious groups
and individuals broad protec-
tions to express their beliefs
when they come into conflict
with government regulations,
including when making hiring
decisions.
Attorney General Jeff Ses-
sions’ directive fleshes out an
executive order issued by Presi-
dent Donald Trump earlier this
year that had targeted in partic-
ular a provision of tax law pro-
hibiting churches from direct
involvement in political cam-
paigns, a point that has chafed
some evangelical activists.
But Sessions’ action, long an-
ticipated since Trump’s an-
nouncement in May, also
staked out religious protections
for hiring decisions that could
Gulf states face hurricane warning
Nate could land
from Louisiana
to Ala.-Fla. border
Doyle Rice
USA TODAY
As Tropical Storm Nate
roared toward the Gulf of Mexi-
co on Friday, the National Hur-
ricane Center issued a Saturday night or Sunday as a
hurricane warning for a stretch
of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Lou-
isiana to the Alabama-Florida
border.
Nate, which originated in the
Caribbean Sea, has drenched
Central America with heavy
rain that was blamed for at least
21 deaths in Nicaragua, Hondu-
ras and Costa Rica.
threaten those whose sexual
orientation conflicts with em-
ployers’ faith.
“Except in the narrowest of
circumstances, no one should
be forced to choose between
living out his or her faith and
complying with the law,” the at-
torney general wrote. “To the
greatest extent practicable and
permitted by law, religious ob-
servance and practice should be
reasonably accommodated in
all government action, includ-
ing employment, contracting
and programming.”
For example, the directive
says the Internal Revenue Ser-
vice may not enforce the so-
called Johnson Amendment —
which prohibits nonprofits
from intervening in a political
campaign on behalf of a candi-
date — in cases involving a reli-
gious nonprofit when the same
activity would not be enforced
against a secular organization.
The guidance also reiterates
that religious nonprofits may
As of Friday afternoon, Trop-
ical Storm Nate was about 125
miles east-southeast of Cozu-
mel, Mexico, moving north-
northwest at 21 mph with max-
imum sustained winds of
50 mph.
The hurricane center said
Nate was expected to move into
the southern Gulf of Mexico on
Friday night and move near or
over the northern Gulf Coast on
Category 1 hurricane.
The hurricane warning was
issued for the U.S. coast from
Grand Isle, Louisana, to the
Alabama-Florida border.
A “life-threatening” storm
surge warning was issued for an
area from Morgan City, Louisi-
ana, to the Alabama-Florida
border and for the northern
not be excluded from federal
grant programs for activities
unrelated to their worship, and
it explicitly says private busi-
nesses are entitled to the same
conscience protections as
churches.
“Our freedom as citizens has
always been inextricably linked
with our religious freedom as a
people,” Sessions said. “It has
protected both the freedom to
worship and the freedom not to
believe. Every American has a
right to believe, worship, and
exercise their faith. The protec-
tions for this right, enshrined in
our Constitution and laws,
serve to declare and protect this
important part of our heritage.”
The Justice Department
guidance was issued as the
Trump administration an-
nounced it would expand the
religious exemption for em-
ployers who object to providing
insurance coverage for birth
control because of their reli-
gious or moral beliefs.
Men take down the sign for
their charter boat Friday in
Biloxi, Miss., as the area
braces for Nate. AP
and western shores of Lake
Pontchartrain.
Louisiana officials declared a
state of emergency and ordered
The Sessions guidance of-
fered strong support for the
move, saying the Department of
Health and Human Services
should not “second guess the
determination of a religious
employer that providing con-
traceptive care to employees
would make the employers
compliant in wrongdoing.”
Tony Perkins, president of
the conservative Family Re-
search Council, lauded both ac-
tions Friday.
“After eight years of the fed-
eral government’s relentless as-
sault on the First Amendment,
the Trump administration has
taken concrete steps today that
will once again erect a bulwark
of protection around Ameri-
can’s first freedom — religious
freedom,” Perkins said.
The Justice directive comes
just days after a separate Ses-
sions memo concluded federal
civil rights law does not protect
transgender people from dis-
crimination in the workplace.
some people to evacuate coastal
areas and barrier islands ahead
of Nate’s expected landfall early
Sunday morning. Evacuations
began at some offshore oil plat-
forms in the Gulf.
Along the central Gulf Coast,
3 to 6 inches of rain is expected
in many areas, with up to 12
inches in some spots, the Na-
tional Hurricane Center said.
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant
declared a state of emergency
in Mississippi’s six southern-
most counties.
Heavy rainfall from Nate will
continue to be a threat in por-
tions of Central America, with
life-threatening flash flooding
and mudslides possible in por-
tions of Nicaragua, Honduras,
Costa Rica, Panama and Belize
through Friday night.

UK proposes ivory sales ban to save elephants

In advance of Fleet Week performances,
U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over San
Francisco Bay on Thursday. NOAH BERGER/AP
USA TODAY
LONDON The British govern-
ment has proposed to ban the
sale of nearly all ivory in a bid
to protect elephants from
poaching.
The United Kingdom is the
world’s biggest exporter of legal
ivory and the biggest exporter
of legal ivory to Hong Kong and
China — two of the largest mar-
kets — according to the Envi-
ronmental Investigation
Agency, a London-based non-
governmental organization.
Britain is currently allowed
to sell ivory that was carved be-
fore 1947 or items carved be-
fore 1990 that have government
certificates. The proposals,
which are subject to a three-
month consultation, cover ivo-
ry of all ages, the government
said.
“The decline in the elephant
population fueled by poaching
for ivory shames our genera-
tion,” Environment Minister
Michael Gove said. “The need
for radical and robust action to
protect one of the world’s most
iconic and treasured species is
beyond dispute.”
African elephants have de-
clined by 111,000 in the past
decade, largely because of
poaching, the World Wildlife
Federation says.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced
Cortland got the Central New York Re-
gion’s Downtown Revitalization Initia-
tive grant in a morning press confer-
ence. Cortland won in the second
round. Oswego was the first-round
winner in July 2016.
Also, in July 2016, Elmira was
named as a $10 million winner and now
has projects before the state. In Au-
gust, the Village of Watkins Glen was
chosen.
“New York continues to invest in
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generation of leaders and spur busi-
nesses development in downtowns
across the state,” Cuomo said. “This
funding will bring new life to down-
town Cortland and assisting in its
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Cuomo: ‘Almost time’ to change ‘I Love NY’ signs

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ALBANY - Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Fri-
day suggested changes may be in store for
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which have been at the center of a years-
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In Rochester, Cuomo was asked by re-
porters about the future of the 514 blue
signs, which dot the state’s highways and
tout its various tourism programs.
The Democratic governor hinted that
the current signs may be on their way out
or changed as part of a new advertising
campaign. He didn’t mention any specif-
ics, however, and denied that they’re cur-
rently coming down.
“They are up, they have been up for
years,” Cuomo said. “We have no resolu-
tion with the federal government, but they
have been up for so long that it’s almost
time to come up with a new campaign.”
Cuomo’s administration first began in-
stalling the controversial signs at entry-
ways to the state in 2014, and a change by
the Cuomo administration could end the
dispute between governments.
The signage was dramatically expand-
ed just before July 4 last year, with groups
of five signs — a “motherboard” followed
by signs touting individual tourism pro-
grams — placed along roadways all over
the state.
All told, the state Department of Trans-
portation and Thruway Authority spent
The state and governing what can and can’t go on traffic-
federal control devices.
government The state first asked the federal ad-
have been ministration to allow “I Love NY” signs in
feuding over 2013 but was rejected. It didn’t matter: The
514 of these state ignored the federal order and began
“I Love NY” putting signs up the next year.
highway The dispute could cost the state money;
signs, the FHWA can withhold millions of dollars
including this in federal funding for highways that don’t
one in comply with signage rules.
Schenectady. Last week, a spokesman for the FHWA
JON CAMPBELL / said the state had made promises to re-
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come down.
A state Department of Transportation
spokesman countered, saying the state
had “not heard anything new from FHWA
on this issue.”
$8.1 million to put the signs up, including On Friday, Cuomo said the signs have
overtime payments to ensure they were up been “highly, highly effective” in advertis-
before the holiday. ing tourism.
But the Federal Highway Administra- “They (the signs) were up last time I
tion, or FHWA, maintains the signage vio- checked, and they’ve been up for a few
lates federal and state law, which require years now, so it’s almost time to change
states that receive federal highway fund- them, I think,” Cuomo said.
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Deaths
Bruce Lawrence Anderson, age 70, Ithaca, June
26, 2017, Bangs Funeral Home
Frank A. Bettucci , age 87, August 24, 2017,
Bangs Funeral Home
Rexford Arthur Boda, August 4, 2017
Carol Joan Dingman Seymour Coffin, age 79,
Berkshire, MacPherson Funeral Home
Herbert J. Farr, age 78, Lodi, October 06, 2017,
Covert Funeral Home
Tim Garvey, age 69, Ithaca , September 07, 2017,
Bangs Funeral Home
Merle Eleanor Gold, age 96, September 29, 2017,
Bangs Funeral Home
Kim K. O’Connor , age 65, Etna, October 03, 2017,
Perkins Funeral Home
Marjory “Ree” Thayer, age 88, Ithaca and Buffalo
, September 12, 2017, Ahlberg Funeral Chapel &
Crematory
David A. Usher, age 80, Ithaca , October 06, 2017,
Bangs Funeral Home
George “Mitch” Youngling, August 30, 2017
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Gold, Merle Eleanor
Merle Eleanor Gold died peacefully at Kendal in
Ithaca on September 29, 2017, at the age of 96.
Merle was born to Nathaniel and Eleanor Tuberg
in Rochester, Minnesota on March 7, 1921, the
youngest of three children. She grew up in Rochester,
Minnesota and graduated as valedictorian of her
high school class in 1939.
When many of her classmates, the children of
Doctors from the Mayo Clinic, went East to
attend colleges, Merle, lacking the funds, trained
as a medical secretary at the clinic. Two years later,
unbeknownst to her rigid father, she applied to and
was accepted at the University of Chicago.
Merle received her undergraduate degree from the
University of Chicago in two years, and went on
to obtain a Ph.D. in astro-physics in 1946 under
noble laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrashekhar. She
spent more than a year at the Yerkes Observatory in
Williams Bay, Wisconsin, preparing her dissertation
which was entitled: The Variations of Absorption
Line Contours Across the Solar Disc. In 1946 she was
awarded a post-doctoral fellowship at Cambridge
University in England, where she met her husband,
astronomer Thomas Gold. She was married in June
1947, and remained in England until 1956, when
Tommy was offered a teaching position at Harvard
University followed three years later by an offer to
direct Cornell’s Center for Radiophysics and Space
Research in Ithaca, New York.
With few opportunities for both career and family,
Merle chose family. Merle had two daughters in
England and a third born in Ithaca after the family
settled there. She was a kind and loving mother and
always supportive of her daughters’ endeavors.
In 1971, following her divorce, Merle had to put
her secretarial skills back to work as an editor in
the Cornell School of Agriculture, where she was
employed until her retirement.
Merle was an excellent tennis player and even after she
could no longer play the game herself she remained
an avid fan of professional tennis. She followed the
careers of Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova and the
William sisters, never missing a tournament on TV.
She also enjoyed ice skating and skiing. She loved
yellow, roses and forsythia in the spring. She loved
Vermouth, Grand Marnier, coffee and chocolate
and she loved the smell of freesia. She was impish
with a twinkle and a smile, and a beautiful laugh.
Merle lived alone in her little stone house in Ellis
Hollow well into her 80s, enjoying daily walks in
the Cornell Plantations but in 2003, when walking
became more difficult, she moved to Kendal in
Ithaca.
Merle faced the hardships of advanced age with
steadfast determination. After both her legs were
amputated she was able to walk with two prosthetics
and when her sight failed she took it in stride. It
was only when her memory started to falter that she
showed frustration.
She was inspired by the writings of Virginia
Woolf and Emily Dickenson and she followed the
advancement of women, happy that her daughters
and grandchildren have more choices than she. She
voted for her first woman for president.
Always concerned for others, just two days before
she died she was still checking to be sure that her
daughters had a good lunch when they visited her,
and she was concerned that her caregivers at Kendal
were working too hard.
Thanks to everyone at Kendal for her remarkable
care.
Merle is survived by her three daughters, Linda
Gold (Bruce Bryant), Lucy Gold (Norman Brown)
and Tanya Vanasse (Stephen Romaine), and five
grandchildren, Leah, Atalia, (Umberto) Adrian, Alex
and Claire. She was predeceased by granddaughter
Jessica.
Merle donated her body to science, and requested no
memorial service.
Anderson, Bruce Lawrence
Bruce Lawrence Anderson, 70, of Ithaca, NY passed
away peacefully on June 26, 2017 at the Hospicare
Residence after a brief battle with cancer. A memorial
service will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at
11 am at Anabel Taylor Hall, Cornell University.
O B I T UA R I E S
Farr, Herbert J.
Herbert J. “Herbie” Farr,
age 78, of 8576 Farr’s
Lane, died at his home on
Friday, October 6, 2017,
following a brief illness.
A Memorial Service will
be held at 3:00pm on
Tuesday, October 10,
2017 at Covert Funeral
Home, 7199 So. Main
Street in Ovid and prayers of committal will be held
at West Lodi Cemetery. All are invited to a reception
at the Interlaken Sportmen’s Club on Tunison Road,
which will follow the committal ceremony.
Herbie was born in Waterloo on June 23, 1939, a son
of the late Charles “Frisky” and Gertrude (Biddle)
Farr. He graduated from Ovid Central School, and
in his youth excelled as a baseball player, with Frisky
coaching local and regional teams. He was a heavy
equipment operator for IUOE Local #545 out of
Syracuse, and traveled much of New York on job
sites. Along with his father and brother, they owned
and operated Farr Brothers Construction. Never one
to miss an opportunity to socialize, he was a member
of the Interlaken Sportsmen’s Club, Montour Falls
Moose Club, Watkins Glen Elks Lodge, Eagles
Club of Okeechobee and the American Legion in
Cottonwood, AZ. He was known to hit a few casinos
in his travels, and there are some amazing stories of
road trips to Florida with his buddies. Herbie was
an avid outdoorsman, and also became a pretty
good golfer. In the past few years, he and his wife
Robin,(whom he married in Las Vegas on March
17, 1999) had “Best Chicken by Farr”. They catered
events and parties throughout the area. Many happy
winters were spent in Okeechobee, where his circle of
friends expanded even more for those months.
He is survived by his loving wife, Robin; his children,
Herbert “Hub” (Gretchen) Farr Jr. of Darien
Center, NY, Thomas Farr of Lodi, Debra Farr of
Okeechobee, FL; his grandchildren, Jesse Farr of
Colorado, Shane Farr of Lodi and Cody Farr of
Waterloo; a brother, Harry (Alice Detrick) Farr of
Lodi; his mother-in-law, Mickey Skinner; brothers
in law, Steve (Melissa) Porter of Mississippi and Rod
Porter of Interlaken, and his 4 legged pal, Mickey
Zoom. Herbie was preceded in death by a brother in
law, Tom Porter and niece, Lisa Farr-Felice.
And as you can well imagine…Herbie would tell us
all….”Just one more”.
For additional information, please contact Covert
Funeral Home at 1-877-828-3411 or visit www.
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Youngling, George
"Mitch"
George “Mitch”
Youngling was born
October 9, 1944 in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
and died on August 30,
2017. Mitch was a life-
enhancing person in
all respects. He will be
dearly missed by his wife,
Deborah “Deb” Cecil Youngling, his children, Josh,
Sarah, and Liza, son-in-law Elliott, daughter-in-law
Becca, grandchildren Dylan, Harley, Josie, Gracie,
Morgan, and Callum, brother Jay, sister Molly,
sisters-in-law Susan and Suzanne, brother-in-law
Robert, aunt, uncle, cousins, nieces, nephews, and
many friends. Mitch enjoyed whistling, fixing things,
resting his eyes in the Savasana pose, a well-ordered
woodpile and garden, music, motorcycles, and a
good turkey sandwich. He made great pesto and
almost always did the dishes. He loved and took care
of his family, friends, and community in ways too
innumerable to list.
Mitch grew up in the Mount Lebanon neighborhood
of Pittsburgh, the son of a musician and composer,
George, and a performer and children’s theater
troupe leader, Faye. He loved his hometown and was
a lifelong Steelers and Pirates fan, although he was
happy to watch almost any team play. He graduated
from Waynesburg College in 1967.
Mitch met Deb in 1970, when they both were new
teachers in the Teacher Corps Program in Montana.
After marrying in 1971, Mitch and Deb taught
school, became parents to Josh and Sarah, and tried
their hand at farming. When they moved to Van
Etten in 1978, Mitch undertook his biggest fix-it
project yet: renovating and expanding an old house
near their dear friends Candy and Chris. While he
worked on their home, Mitch drove a school bus
and later became a probation officer and probation
supervisor. Deb and he had their third child, Liza,
in 1985. Later, Mitch returned to college to study
computer networking, taught technology and GED
classes to inmates at the Tompkins County Jail and
Southport Prison and tutored high school students.
After he retired, Mitch drove elderly and disabled
passengers for the Gadabout bus, volunteered at
GreenStar, assisted with the Spencer-Van Etten
school composting program, and served on the
church vestry. He especially loved the Gadabout,
as it allowed him to combine his love of finding
shortcuts with helping others. In all his work, Mitch
connected with people and made those around him
feel that they mattered. After their retirement, Mitch
and Deb traveled widely thanks to their pilot son
Josh. Although they enjoyed their adventures, they
were happiest at home.
We are thankful for the time we spent with Mitch and
his spirit will continue to light our lives. A memorial
service will be held at St John’s Episcopal Church
in Ithaca, New York on October 14th at 11 AM. A
gathering of family and close friends will follow at
Mitch and Deb’s home in Van Etten. Flowers may
be sent through Plenty of Posies at (607) 564-7416
and donations may be made in honor of Mitch to
Gadabout Transportation Services, 737 Willow Ave,
Ithaca, NY 14850.
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Thayer, Marjory "Ree"
Marjory “Ree” Thayer,
age 88, formerly of
the Ithaca and Buffalo
NY areas, passed away
in Longmont, CO on
September 12th after a
prolonged illness. She
was born in Oswego,
NY to Herbert and Eula
Lyons. She graduated
from Oswego High School and attended Cornell
University, where she met her husband and love of
her life, William “Bill” Thayer. After their first son
John was born, they moved to the Buffalo NY area,
where Bill worked for Cornell Labs and later Moog
Inc., and Tracey, Matthew and Andrew were born.
They settled first in East Aurora, NY and later in
Holland, NY, and in Ithaca NY after Bill retired.
Ree had a lifelong love of learning, the natural world,
and the arts, which she fostered in kids of all ages.
She volunteered as a tutor for inner city children,
was a docent at nature centers, became a Master
Gardener, hosted exchange guests from abroad, and
attended Adult Education classes at Cornell. Ree
believed all children were treasures to be nurtured
and cherished, and encouraged her children to find
their own unique path. Throughout her life, she was
never idle, always using her intelligence, knowledge,
perseverance and passion to make the world a better
place.
Ree actively participated in the civil rights, anti-
war, mental health and environmental movements,
engaging in grass roots organizing and activism as
well as the mainstream political process, campaigning
for others and running for local office. She was
particularly proud of her work during the Vietnam
war during which, through active civil disobedience
and considerable risk to her personal freedom, she
helped young men follow their conscience in resisting
the war.
Ree organized concerned citizens to peacefully protest
against industrial pollution, successfully convinced
her town to invest in a sewage treatment plant to
stop raw sewage from flowing into the local creek,
prevented a large power line from being constructed
through pristine countryside, and advocated to
set aside community lands for conservation and
preservation of natural resources. Her lifelong
commitment to environmental stewardship was
expressed in later years in her extensive work with the
Finger Lakes Land Trust, where as Vice President of
the Board of Directors, her talent for keeping board
meetings running on time was especially appreciated.
Ree was passionate about what she affectionately
termed the “critters” in the natural environment.
She kept the bird feeders full, let the fields grow tall,
and would always rescue any wayward critters that
found their way inside her house. She always said
she much preferred a field of wildflowers to a neatly
manicured lawn.
Ree believed and, more importantly, acted on her
belief that people of vastly different backgrounds,
experiences, and religious, political, and world views
could find ways to come together in common cause
to improve their community. She was not afraid to
stand up for what is right or to speak truth to power.
Most importantly, she taught her children to love
each other rather than to focus on their differences.
Trust, honesty, openness and kindness were essential
to her character.
Ree possessed remarkable inner strength and spirit.
She was a delight to be around, and a model of how
to age gracefully and without regrets. Her infectious
laugh brought joy to many. Ree gave everyone hugs
and would say to others, “Give hugs to all you can
reach.”
Ree is preceded in death by her parents Herbert
and Eula Lyons, her brothers Bob and Dave Lyons,
and her loving husband Bill Thayer. She is survived
by her sister Nancy Lyons, children John Thayer,
Tracey Bernett, Matthew Thayer and Andy Thayer,
grandchildren Chris Heidtman-Thayer, Allison and
Frank Bernett, Sophia Seim and Julia Hoover, great-
grandchildren Emrys and Ivy Hoover, and Olivia
and Ivo Seim, and several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be
made to The Finger Lakes Land Trust at www.fllt.
org/donate/ or by mail to the Finger Lakes Land
Trust, 202 East Court Street, Ithaca, NY 14850. The
family will have a celebration of her and Bill’s lives
next summer in Ithaca, NY.
The family wishes to give special thanks to the staff
at Alta Vita Memory Care Centre, Suncrest Hospice,
and all of Ree’s friends who maintained contact
during her illness. To leave condolences, and view
and share photos and memories of Ree, please visit
her memorial website at Ahlberg Funeral Chapel
http://www.ahlbergfuneralchapel.com.
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Garvey, Tim
Carol Joan Dingman Seymour Coffin
Tim Garvey 69, of Ithaca, died Sept 7. 2017. A
BERKSHIRE - Carol Celebration of his life will be held
Joan Coffin, affection- Sunday October 15,2017 at Stewart Park's Large
ately known as Joanie, Bettucci , Frank A. Pavilion from 1:00 to 3:00 P.M.
born December 20, 1937 Frank A. Bettucci, age 87,
passed away peacefully passed away Thursday,
on June 30, 2017 in the August 24, 2017 at Boda, Rexford Arthur
company of her loving Holston Valley Medical 5/9/1933-8/4/2017
family. The moment she Center in Kingsport, TN. A graveside memorial service for family and friends
passed, a beautiful sil- He was born in Ithaca, will take place on Saturday, October 14, 2017, 10
very cloud could be seen NY to Mary and Joseph a.m. at Hayts Cemetery (corner of Rt. 96/Hayts
through the window... T. Bettucci Sr. and was Rd.) with an 11:30 am luncheon to follow at Hillside
the third of six children. Alliance Church, 1422 Slaterville Rd., Ithaca.
everyone knew the an- He will be remembered
gels were coming to take as an extreme wrestler; beginning locally at Ithaca
Joanie home. Joanie was the second of 7 children High School and continuing a distinguished career
born to Eugene (Bill) and Helen Lydia (Allen at Cornell University and beyond.
Dingman. In addition to her parents, she was He is preceded in death by his parents, and sisters
predeceased by her brother John Dingman, son Carmella Root and Mary Ridell. Frank is survived
Allen Seymour, grandson Cody Seymour and step by daughters: Marie Bettucci, Judi Cooper, Kim
son George Coffin. She is survived by her husband Bettucci and son Michael. Also surviving are Frank's

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John ‘Phil’ Coffin, son Joseph (Doris) Seymour; brother Joseph T. Bettucci, and sisters Christina
Muzzy and Barbara King, with numerous nieces and
daughters Carol (Robert) Smith, Tammy (Henry nephews.
Hawley) Bower, sisters Evelyn Rockwell, Grace As an outstanding wrestler, Frank was a three time
(Donald) Murch, Nancy (Zennon) Rutkowski, section 4 champion at IHS and a three time 147

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Judy (Butch) Hardik, Susan (Larry) Space; step pound Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association
children, Sherrie Lorenzini, Thomas Coffin; 11 (EIWA) champion, finishing his Cornell career by
grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, 1 great- winning the 1953 NCAA title. He wrestled 48-3,
great grandchild, and 1 on the way. Joan was a with a 33 match winning streak. In 1957 and 1960

memories
member of the Berkshire Congregational Church. he won national Amateur Athletic Union (AAU)
During her life she worked at Woolworths, Wagon championships. He earned a place on the 1956
Olympic men's freestyle team, reaching the Olympic
Wheel Diner, Echorst Arco, Newark Valley Central team again in 1960, to compete in the finals. He was
School, Smith Corona, Therm Inc, Ithaca Gun, also an assistant coach at Cornell. Frank's lengthy
Morse Chain, IBM and retired from Borg Warner,
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and extensive participation in wrestling earned him
Ithaca. She loved to meet, talk to and watch people. many honors. He is a member of the New York
She also loved flowers, circle puzzles, adult coloring State Wrestling Hall of Fame, Cornell University
books, long car rides on back roads, sister’s day Athletic Hall of Fame, Eastern Intercollegiate
and lunch with her sisters at the Sr. Citizen Center,
Whitney Point. She always had a little ditty or a
Hall of Fame and was ultimately inducted into the
National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a distinguished
member in 2015. Frank served his country with the
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82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army;
loved all of her family and friends and gave gener- spending most of his career overseas with the Agency
ously to all. Her family will receive friends, Friday,
July 14 11am -1pm at MacPherson Funeral Home,
for International Development (USAID.)
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Pastor Jerry Platz officiating. Burial in Allentown
at Calvary Cemetery in Ithaca. Following, the family
will greet at the Immaculate Conception Church, Central New York’s obituaries.
Cemetery. In lieu of flowers direct donations to 113 N. Geneva Street, Ithaca for a 11:00 am mass.
Congregational Church Berkshire or No. Broome A reception will be held after mass at 12:30 pm at
Sr. Center Whitney Point. Memories and con- Cornell University.
dolences may be written in Joan’s guestbook at Bangs Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements;
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Ramon Ramirez builds
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WOODBURN, Ore. - Ramon Ramirez
is an unofficial tour guide for Woodburn.
His clients are predominantly white, old-
er residents of the community.
They carpool to downtown, to an area
sometimes referred to as “Little Mexi-
co,” where taquerias and Mexican bak-
eries are flanked by storefronts selling
Hispanic-style clothing. It’s a place
where not even tamales and pan dulce
could ordinarily entice them to visit.
“Because they feared they would be
robbed or stabbed,” Ramirez said.
Ramirez arranged for local business-
es to provide lunch for the guests. They
left feeling welcomed and well-fed.
“They were mistaken. They admitted
it,” Ramirez said. “It ... was a way of say-
ing this is how we can live together.”
Ramirez believes in building “bridges
of understanding.”
He also organizes tours of farm labor
camps, where his real passion is rooted.
He has been fighting for farmworkers’
rights for more than three decades.
Ramirez co-founded Pineros y Cam-
pesinos Unidos del Noroeste, the Oregon
union for farmworkers known by its
Spanish acronym PCUN, in 1985.
He has been president of PCUN since
1995, watching it grow from a small of-
fice providing legal services for local
immigrant workers to a nationwide mod-
el for integration of Latino immigrants.
Farmworkers in Oregon have im-
proved wages and employee rights be-
cause of his work. They are eligible for
sick leave and workers’ comp. PCUN
helped push recent legislation extending
Medicaid to undocumented children.
An estimated 200,000 farm workers
are scattered across Oregon, and the ma-
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The existing ones are struggling to
turn a profit.
The trickle-down effect is signifi-
cant: Patients with debilitating ill-
nesses would suffer should the pro-
gram falter. And county governments,
which had been hoping for an influx of
tax revenue, have so far received a pit-
tance.
“I believe this to be a true state-
ment, which is no registered organiza-
tion has made even a penny in profits
since Day One,” said Ari Hoffnung,
CEO of Vireo Health of New York,
which operates a growing facility and
four dispensaries, including those in
White Plains, Westchester County and
Johnson City.
Tax and revenue
New York launched its medical
marijuana program in January 2016,
charging a 7 percent excise tax on all
sales.
It initially approved five for-profit
companies to open a manufacturing fa-
cility and four dispensaries each,
spread across the state. Unlike states
with less restrictive medical marijua-
na laws, New York does not allow
smokeable forms of the drug.
The state collected $585,000 from
the excise tax during its 2016-17 fiscal
year, according to the state Depart-
ment of Taxation and Finance. That
means the five companies generated
$8.4 million in combined sales from
April through March.
But sales have picked up. The five-
month period that followed nearly
matched that amount, with the state
bringing in $574,000 in tax on $8.2 mil-
lion in sales.
Tax revenue was far lower than the
state’s initial estimate.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Budget Divi-
sion initially projected $4 million in
marijuana tax revenue in 2016-17 but
revised that number sharply down-
ward after initial receipts were slow.
For the state to get $4 million in taxes,
the companies would have needed
more than $57 million in sales.
New York is taking in far less than
states with less restrictive medical
marijuana programs.
Colorado charges a 2.9 percent tax
on medical marijuana sales. In 2016,
the state collected $12.2 million from
the tax, meaning total revenues for
I am an American We are One Nation
Ramon Ramirez is the president of Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (Northwest
Treeplanters and Farmworkers United), in Woodburn, Ore. ANNA REED/USA TODAY NETWORK
jority are Spanish speakers earning less
than minimum wage.
Ramirez said the life expectancy of
farm laborers is 49 years, and their risk
of cancer is 25 percent higher than that
of the general public. He said female
farmworkers are 50 percent more likely
to suffer miscarriages.
“I think that farmworkers are Amer-
ica’s most important workers,” Ramirez
said. “They are the ones that put food on
the table, and they pay a price for doing
that.”
Various forms of medical marijuana at the Vireo Health of New York dispensary in White Plains
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medical marijuana companies were
about $419 million.
The Rocky Mountain state has about
500 licensed medical marijuana stores,
compared with New York’s 20.
In California, there are about 1,000 li-
censed dispensaries in the state’s far
less restrictive program. They totaled
about $575 million in taxable sales in the
first six months of 2016, according to the
California State Board of Equalization.
Trouble ahead?
Even with the uptick this year, the da-
ta remains troubling for the New York
marijuana businesses, whose success
depends on developing a broad custom-
er base that purchases their products
month after month.
Consider this: In August, the tax data
shows the companies had gross reve-
nues of roughly $2 million.
If the average customer pays $200 a
month for their products, that means
there were a total of about 10,000 active
customers in August — about a third of
the 31,116 patients certified to use med-
ical marijuana statewide.
The state Department of Health,
which oversees the program, said its fo-
cus is on serving the patients, who suf-
fer from debilitating or life-threatening
diseases.
The agency added chronic pain to the
list of eligible illnesses in March, and
the number of certified patients has
doubled since.
New York also approved five new
Ramon Ramirez
Location: Woodburn, Ore.
Age: 63
Profession: President of PCUN, the Oregon
farmworkers’ union known by its Spanish
acronym.
Mission: To advocate for farmworker and
immigration rights.
medical-marijuana companies to oper-
ate in the state, a move that will double
the number of dispensaries to 40, but
also has drawn a lawsuit from the cur-
rent companies.
“New York state’s medical marijuana
program has always been about patient
care, not profitability or tax revenue,”
said Jill Montag, a spokeswoman for the
Department of Health, in a statement.
The lawsuit from the New York Med-
ical Cannabis Industry Association,
which represents the five current mari-
juana companies, claims the state didn’t
have the legal authority to add new com-
panies, warning that the decision could
ultimately sink the program.
All five of the companies have strug-
gled to make money, according to the as-
sociation’s suit.
“The (companies) are still operating
at a loss, are utilizing a fraction of their
manufacturing capacities, and they
have not yet come close to recouping the
substantial investments they made into
becoming pioneers in the program,” the
lawsuit claims.
Hoffnung said the tax collection
numbers show the market is growing in
New York, but “is still extraordinarily
small — in fact, one of the smallest in the
country.”
The issue is with demand, not supply,
he said.
“No business could incur operating
losses in perpetuity,” he said. “That’s not
a business, that’s a nonprofit organiza-
tion. That’s not how this market was
structured.”
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Q&A WITH
RAMON RAMIREZ
What does it mean to you to be an
American?
To live in a country free from discrimi-
nation, racism, indifference, xenopho-
bia, and a country where you celebrate
diversity, because we are a nation of im-
migrants. ... In order for us to survive as
a country, we have to honor the diversity
that makes up this country.
What moment touched and motivated
you to launch this effort?
When I was in high school, I heard Cesar
Chavez speak (in 1970). He advocated for
kids to go to school, to get an education,
to become doctors, lawyers, nurses and
educators, and to come back to the com-
munity and serve your community. He
had this whole concept of community
service, and it really resonated with me.
... I wanted to be part of a movement that
helped people and helped build capacity
in people. It’s kind of like being an educa-
tor. When you teach people to read and
write, you can never take that away from
them. You become a person that empow-
ers others.
What gives you hope or what concerns
you?
What concerns me is the political mo-
ment that this country’s in, where in-
stead of building bridges of understand-
ing, respecting diversity and honoring
the past, there’s a polarization happen-
ing, especially against people of color.
The moment that we’re in is very danger-
ous, I think.
What do you hope to accomplish
through your efforts?
I think the most important thing is to cre-
ate change in the community, permanent
change in the community. I think we’ve
done that by building institutions. We
have, for example, our own radio station,
and we have a leadership institute called
CAPACES.
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Counties see little
Counties, meanwhile, have seen little
revenue come their way.
Forty-five percent of the medical-
marijuana tax revenue is distributed to
counties that house the state’s five
growing facilities and 20 dispensaries.
From April 2016 through March 2017,
the counties’ share worked out to just
$263,065, according to the state Comp-
troller’s Office.
That came as a big surprise to
Broome County, home to one of Vireo
Health’s dispensaries. In 2016, then-
Broome County Executive Debbie Pres-
ton’s administration anticipated
$850,000 in tax revenue from the med-
ical-marijuana program.
The Southern Tier county actually
took in $1,711, according to budget docu-
ments.
Negligible revenue
Current Broome County Executive
Jason Garnar said the county this year
isn’t estimating any revenue from med-
ical-marijuana sales.
“We all know budgets are an esti-
mate, and you try to do the best you
can,” Garnar said, but added, “We can’t
do any of that kind of stuff anymore.”
Other counties have seen similarly
negligible revenue.
Westchester County, which has dis-
pensaries owned by Etain and Vireo, re-
ceive $12,000 in 2016. That has picked up
in 2017, with $18,000 received over the
first half of 2017, according to county
spokesman Gerald McKinstry.
And Monroe County, home to a Co-
lumbia Care manufacturing facility and
dispensary, has received between
$70,000 and $80,000 in tax revenue since
the medical-marijuana program
launched, according to spokesman Jes-
se Sleezer.
The Monroe figures are boosted by
having the manufacturing facility, but
the tax revenue still remains a small
portion of the county’s $1.2 billion bud-
get.
The Hudson Valley county of Ulster,
home to an Etain Health dispensary in
Kingston, received just $3,800 in med-
ical-marijuana tax revenue in 2016 and
about $12,000 through the first three
quarters of 2017, according to county fi-
nance commissioner Burt Gulnick.
“We kind of knew that going in, be-
cause we looked into what the formula
was that we would receive, and it was
much ado about nothing,” Gulnick said.
“It doesn’t add up to much.”
Includes reporting by Albany Bureau
Chief Joseph Spector.
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The hard sell

Timeshare pitch in Atlantic City is a
condition for picking up vacation ‘gift’
MARJORIE MILLER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - I had filled
out a form to win a Whole Foods gift cer-
tificate. Instead I got a phone call from
“Hannah” at FantaSea Resorts congrat-
ulating me on winning a travel package.
My gift sounded promising: Four air-
line tickets worth up to $4,500, a week-
end at an East Coast resort and more.
“All you have to do is come to Atlantic
City to pick up your gift,” Hannah said.
The penny dropped. “This is a timesh-
are pitch, isn’t it?”
It was. I would have to show up at the
Flagship resort with an ID, a credit card
and sit through a 2½ hour presentation.
“There’s no obligation to buy.”
I had zero interest in a timeshare, but
People relax on a balcony at the Flagship Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. my husband and I had never been to At-
lantic City and the airline tickets sound-
ed promising. We decided to go.
We told several friends what we were
doing and without fail, they said, “Oh, my
mother-in-law (or brother-in-law or…)
has a timeshare. Watch out, she never in-
tended to buy one either.”
I started to get nervous. What if I got
sucked in, hypnotized, drugged on the
sea air? What if the salesman and my
credit card got on the same wavelength
and cut me out? We registered on a Sat-
urday morning and were seated at a con-
ference room table surrounded by doz-
ens of other couples at tables, all of us
getting the pitch.
Our salesman asked us about our fam-
ily, travel desires, annual travel ex-
penses, where we like to go, what we like
to do on vacation and where we’d like to
go next. “Argentina. Venice. The Caroli-
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Gorgeous ‘2049’ breaks the ‘Blade Runner’ spell

JAKE COYLE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
“We’re all just looking out for some-
thing real,” says Robin Wright’s police
captain in “Blade Runner 2049.”
Wright, an icy, steely actress seem-
ingly born for the world of “Blade Run-
ner,” is speaking to her replicant detec-
tive whose name is his serial number:
KDC-3-7 — or “K,” for short (Ryan Gos-
ling). But it’s a line that resonates beyond
the robotic reality of “Blade Runner.”
What contemporary moviegoer won’t
nod with understanding?
Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi neo-noir
original extracted the frightful premise
of Philip K. Dick’s novel “Do Androids
Dream of Electric Sheep?” — the horror
of not knowing if you’re real or not — and
overlaid it across an eerie and mesmeriz-
ing sci-fi void. Its slick surfaces and the
radically atmospheric synthesizer score
by Vangelis — not to mention Daryl Han-
nah’s hair and some serious shoulder
pads — made “Blade Runner” an electric
portrait of ‘80s soullessness. Its futuris-
tic grandeur came with a cynical shrug.
Denis Villeneuve’s impressively
crafted and deeply respectful sequel, set
30 years later, has — more than most of
its rebooting ilk — carefully preserved
much of the original’s DNA. The photog-
raphy, by Roger Deakins, is resolutely
gorgeous, filled with stark perpendicu-
lar lines, glowing orange hazes and yel-
low pools of reflected light. Gosling, a
worthy heir to Harrison Ford, shares his
predecessor’s inclination for both re-
straint and a smirk.
But while “Blade Runner 2049” is al-
ways something to look at, an overly
elaborate script and some other bad hab-
its common to today’s sequel machinery
— such as glaring product placement —
have broken the “Blade Runner” spell.
It may be too harsh to grade “2049”
against the original, especially when so
Ryan Gosling, left, and Harrison Ford in a scene from "Blade Runner 2049." AP
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Gift
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nas,” we said.
If we bought a timesh-
are in Atlantic City, he
said, we could exchange it
for timeshares around the
world. He showed us their
exchange stock in those
places, along with Jamai-
ca, Hawaii, Paris.
His pitch was periodi-
cally interrupted by a
master of ceremonies — a
manager with a micro-
phone — noting the stars
who’d be performing in
Atlantic City in coming
weeks: Smokey Robinson,
Santana, Sting. Then he
called out birthdays and
anniversaries. And each
time someone signed for a
timeshare, he’d request “a
round of applause for our
newest members of the
Flagship family” and the
room would erupt.
We had coffee, water,
bathroom breaks and a
rundown of investments
being made in Atlantic
City to compensate for the
shuttered Taj Mahal,
Trump Plaza and Revel.
More than two hours in,
we were shown a one-bed-
room suite that we’d be
buying into. It had ocean-
front views, a breezy bal-
cony, marble countertops
in the kitchenette and
bathroom, king-sized bed
and sofa bed.
I was getting antsy.
There was no mention of
money. I kept thinking of
someone we’d met the
night before, Theresa
Clinton, 50, a dental hy-
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many copycats have since
diluted its dystopian won-
der. Yet while “2049” still
stands out from the pack,
it lacks the mystery of the
original. (Or at least the
director’s cut. The 1982
film was itself a replicant
with too many versions to
keep straight.) This latest
updated model, less punk-
rock in attitude, wants to
connect the dots and illu-
minate backgrounds that
stayed dark the first time
around.
There are hints, one
fears watching “2049,” of
a “cinematic universe”
scaffolding being erect-
ed. Scott is a producer this
time around, but he had
his hands in the film’s de-
velopment, along with
“Blade Runner” scribe
Hampton Fancher (who
co-writes here with Mi-
chael Green). Scott in-
stead went off to make
“Alien: Covenant” but
there seems to be some
growing connective tis-
sue between the fran-
chises. Certainly there’s
much of the same tire-
some creation mythology
and Christ-imagery, along
People enjoy the hot tubs and pool area.
gienist from York, Penn-
sylvania, who’d bought a
timeshare more than a
decade before. “I never
thought I’d buy one,” she
said before rattling off a
dozen places she’d vaca-
tioned. “I love it.”
More than 9 million
U.S. households own ti-
meshares. According to
the American Resort De-
velopment Association,
the vast majority are hap-
py they do. But about 20
percent regret signing
and want out.
Others may enjoy their
timeshare for years but
then want to get rid of it
after their kids are grown,
Robin Wright, left, and Sylvia Hoeks in a scene from "Blade Runner 2049." AP
with the throat-clearing
monologues about angels
and demons (here deliv-
ered by Jared Leto’s cra-
zy-eyed AI visionary).
The larger apparatus
detracts from what is, at
heart, a detective story —
and a fairly good one, at
that. Like Ford’s Rick
Deckard, K is a Blade
Runner seeking out-mod-
eled replicants to “retire.”
But whereas Deckard’s
their finances have
changed or they can no
longer travel. Selling is
not easy, giving rise to a ti-
meshare exit industry.
“There’s definitely a lot of
people out there who want
out,” said Timeshare Exit
Team owner Brandon
Reed.
We were approaching
three hours at the Flag-
ship Resort when our
salesman finally pulled
out the numbers: The one-
bedroom timeshare
would cost more than
$23,000. We’d get to use it
just one week a year. Paid
over seven years, that
would come to about $400
identity was — depending
on whom you ask — up for
grabs, K is definitely a
replicant. He undergoes
“baseline” questioning af-
ter each mission to estab-
lish that he hasn’t started
feeling emotions. (In this
quiz, the correct answer
to “How does it feel like to
hold a baby in your
arms?” is “Interlinked.”)
Gosling has little about
him that suggests an-
a month plus annual fees
of about $1,000. (Accord-
ing to Consumer Reports,
fees have risen 5 percent
annually on average since
2010.)
We didn’t want the ti-
meshare when we went
into the sales meeting,
and we definitely didn’t
want it after we saw the
price. When we said no,
the salesman summoned a
manager who just hap-
pened to have a timeshare
resale for $10,000 less.
We could see the at-
traction for young fam-
ilies and for people look-
ing at retirement with lots
of travel. After seven
droid, unless future scien-
tists are planning to work
extremely hard on a
“charmingly bemused”
setting. I personally pre-
fer his more alive and
loose-limbed L.A. detec-
tive from “The Nice
Guys,” but Gosling’s na-
ture plays into the movie.
We’re convinced K is
more, especially after,
while on a mission, he
stumbles on to the re-
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years, the cost would be
$1,000 a year for a week
and reduced rates for ex-
tra weeks. The timeshare
could be shared with fam-
ily and bequeathed to off-
spring.
But it wasn’t for us. We
don’t like to vacation in
the same place twice.
Even at the reduced price,
the annual payments for
each of the next seven
years exceeded what we
spend annually on travel
accommodations. And we
don’t have a hankering to
own. We like Airbnb.
I thanked them for
their efforts. Our poor
salesman looked really
REVIEW: “BLADE
RUNNER 2049”
eeg (out of four)
» Rated: R (violence, some
sexuality, nudity and
language)
» Starring: Ryan Gosling,
Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas,
Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright,
Mackenzie Davis. Directed by
Denis Villeneuve. Warner
Bros. , 163 mins.
mains of a replicant wom-
an who apparently died in
child birth.
As Wright’s character
puts it, replicant repro-
duction would “break the
world.” Humans would no
longer hold dominion over
their cheap, disposable
work force; a rebellion
would spark. If “Blade
Runner” was the night-
mare of being soulless,
“2049” is the dream of be-
ing real, with a leather
jacket-clad Pinocchio in a
flying car. The search for
the child from 20 years
earlier sends K in strange
places.
Questions of authentic-
ity are elsewhere, too. K’s
lone companion is a digi-
tal woman named Joi (Ana
de Armas), a holographic
product advertised to be
dejected. One more man-
ager came over to try to
make a deal. Finally, they
let us go and gave us our
gift package.
The tickets are real
enough, though they come
with strings attached. You
have to book a hotel
through the same agency.
Lots of advance notice.
I’m betting they won’t be
for the most direct flights
when it comes time to
book.
I was happy to get
them, though I would have
been just as happy with
the Whole Foods gift cou-
pon that I tried to win in
the first place.
“whatever is your fancy.”
He comes to believe in
their relationship, only to
look crestfallen at the bill-
board advertising Joi. K is
reminded again and again
that any feeling of unique-
ness is imaginary, or a
marketing gimmick.
It’s a question Ville-
neuve’s movie asks itself,
too. A hologram of Elvis
plays while a fistfight ca-
reens through a Vegas
lounge. The late-arriving
Harrison Ford is there in
the flesh, but he’s coming
off a “Star Wars” fran-
chise that reanimated ac-
tors, including a dead one,
in younger digital facsim-
iles. “Blade Runner 2049”
quietly ponders its own
existence amid today’s
blockbusters: Can a repli-
cant movie be real?
There is much to like
here, but “2049,” like
“Alien: Covenant,” feels
too enraptured with its
own headiness. Even Na-
bokov’s “Pale Fire” makes
a cameo. Maybe “Blade
Runner” wore its com-
plexities on its sleeve, too.
But it’s hard not to agree
with the old blade runner
who turns up late in the
film and tells K: “I had
your job once. It was sim-
pler then.”
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RICK MARSI
Indian summer, I’m
told, is a stretch of warm
weather in fall after one
frost has come.
If memory serves,
we’ve not had a frost dur-
ing this month or last, so the spell of
warm days that continued this week
must be called something else. Almost
hot? Summer warm? Even weirdly un-
seasonal fits.
October should start off with days
around 60 degrees. This month — and a
good part of last — those days began
around 60 and were marching toward 80
by noon. I took them in stride, trying
hard to remember the time of year was
not midsummer.
I paddled my kayak where the rivers
would let me, their waters so low you
might not get your ankles wet crossing
some riffles I know. The water had
cleared without runoff from storms. I
could look down and watch as large carp
submarined on the bottom. I fished and
caught small-mouthed bass hungry for
frogs that would fatten them up for the
winter.
Along the banks tangles of red-osier
dogwood drooped under the weight of
cobalt-blue berries. Birds peeped in
those tangles; a few even sang. I heard
song sparrows trying, their notes thin
and feint. A migrating white-throated
sparrow chimed in, proving equally
weak in the volume department.
One day as I paddled, I looked up
ahead at a dead elm tree’s vase-shaped
branches. Near the top, I could not help
but notice a heavy, dark object. Viewed
through binoculars, this form took on a
face and a name. The face featured huge
yellow eyes and a hooked yellow beak, all
surrounded by snowy white feathers.
The name was bald eagle, a perfect adult,
peering down at the shallows intently.
“Carp surveillance behavior,” I said to
myself, and just then, the bird saw me
coming. Like a glider, it slid of the limb
and set sail up the river — not beating its
ironing board wings.
I observed its departure, blobbed my
nose with sunblock, took a swipe at a
passing mosquito. Sunburned in Octo-
ber? Yes, indeed, in a T-shirt and shorts.
Perhaps a short stroll through the water
A bald eagle takes flight. RICK MARSI /
CORRESPONDENT PHOTO
would help cool me down. The shallows
felt cool but not cold as they might have
in any October but this one. Crayfish
and minnows scattered away from my
feet as I walked.
Overhead, geese were honking, real
migrants quite high. It was hot, but a
northerly breeze helped them make
their way south. More migrants made
noise in an old orchard next to the bank.
They were robins “tut-tutting” — a
noise they make sending a message I
cannot decipher.
I thought about all the good food
they were eating: dogwood berries,
barberries, hawthorn fruits in autumn
profusion. And the apples — every tree
in the orchard had dropped heavy ones
by the hundreds. They formed bright
yellow circular mats deer would feed
on for weeks without making a dent.
No deer at the moment — too hot on
the riverbank. Dusk would be when
they’d arrive for some crabapple
crunching. By then, I would no longer
be on the river, but deep in a forest,
awaiting a full moon or the evening’s
first fluttering bat, drinking in summer
weather not destined to last, but too
good to pass up while it did.
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prescription medications
SAVVY SENIOR
JIM MILLER
Q: I’m concerned that
my 80-year-old mother is
taking too many medica-
tions. She currently
takes 10 different drugs
prescribed by three dif-
ferent doctors, which I think is causing
her some problems. She also struggles
to keep up with all the drug costs. Any
suggestions?
A: There’s no doubt that older Amer-
icans are taking more prescription
medications than ever before. Accord-
ing to the Journal of the American Med-
ical Association, around 40 percent of
seniors, age 65 and older, take five or
more medications. And the more drugs
a person takes, the higher their risk for
medication problems, and the more
likely they are to take something they
don’t need.
Brown bag review
To help you get a better handle on the
medications your mom is taking, gath-
er up all her pill bottles – include all pre-
scription drugs, over-the-counter med-
ications, vitamins, minerals and herbal
supplements – and put them in a bag
and take them to her primary doctor or
pharmacist for a thorough drug check-
up. This “brown-bag review’ will give
you a chance to check for duplicate
meds, excessive doses, and dangerous
interactions, and for you to ask ques-
tions.
Medicare Part B covers free yearly
medication reviews with a doctor
through their annual wellness visits,
and many Medicare Part D plans cover
medication reviews with a pharmacist
too.
You should also note that Oct. 21, is
“National Check Your Meds Day.” A
number of pharmacies – Albertsons,
Costco, CVS, Sam’s Club, Target, Wal-
mart and many independents – have
agreed to support the effort. Some may
even have extra staff on hand to help
you review your meds. Ask your local
pharmacy whether it is participating.
When you get your mom’s review, go
over the basics for each medication or
supplement, such as what it’s for, how
long she should take it, what it costs,
and any side effects and potential inter-
actions. Also ask if there are any meds
she can stop taking, and find out if there
are any nondrug options that might be
safer, and whether she can switch to a
lower dose.
To help your mom avoid future medi-
cation problems, make sure her primary
doctor is aware of all the medications,
over-the-counter drugs and supplements
she takes. You should also keep an up-
dated list of everything she takes and
share it with every doctor she sees. And,
be sure that your mom fills all her pre-
scriptions at the same pharmacy and in-
forms her pharmacist of any over-the
counter, herbal or mail order prescrip-
tions she’s taking so that there is com-
plete oversight of her medications.
How to save
To help cut your mom’s medication
costs, there are a number of cost savings
tips you can try. For starters, find out if
there are any generic alternatives to the
drugs she currently takes. Switching to
generics saves anywhere between 20
and 90 percent.
You should also ask your mom’s pre-
scribing doctors if any of the pills she
takes could be cut in half. Pill splitting al-
lows you to get two months worth of
medicine for the price of one. And for the
drugs she takes long-term, ask for a
three-month prescription, which is usu-
ally cheaper than buying month-to-
month.
Because drug prices can vary de-
pending on where you buy them, another
way to save is by shopping around
(GoodRX.com will help you compare
drug prices at U.S. pharmacies), and find
out if your mom’s drug insurance plan of-
fers cheaper deals through preferred
pharmacies or a mail-order service.
And finally, if your mom’s income is
limited, she can probably get help
through drug assistance programs of-
fered through pharmaceutical compa-
nies, government agencies and charita-
ble organizations. To find these types of
programs use BenefitsCheckUp.org.
Send your senior questions to: Savvy
Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK
73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim
Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today
show and author of “The Savvy Senior”
book.

CALENDAR Maria Bamford, 8 p.m., State Theatre of The Commons, Ithaca.

Beginning a SATURDAY
Ithaca, 107 West State St., Ithaca. $37.

OUTDOORS & RECREATION

new relationship
CANCER CONNECTIONS
BOB RITER
It’s challenging to begin a new
relationship after having had
cancer. I’ve written about that, as
have many others.
But what about the other part-
ner in a new relationship — the one without can-
cer?
One woman put it this way: “I feel like cancer
is a member of his family. I want to understand
and help, but he never wants to talk about it.”
This reminds me of those old movies in which
the visitor realizes there’s a mysterious person
living in the attic. This person is never men-
tioned, even though his footsteps are heard
from time to time. The newcomer is concerned
and curious, but it’s clear that questions aren’t
welcomed.
That’s not a comfortable situation in the
movies or in real life.
I encourage the partner with cancer to be as
open as possible. Some people want to compart-
mentalize their cancer experience and not think
about it again. That doesn’t work well if there’s a
new partner. Like it or not, cancer is part of your
life, so share it.
And I encourage the partner without cancer
to ask questions. If your partner doesn’t want to
answer those questions just then, try to sched-
ule a time to sit down and talk it through.
Talking about cancer is scary, but not talking
about it is even scarier.
When a person goes through cancer with a
partner, it’s generally a shared experience. To-
gether, they learn the language of cancer and
mutually understand what’s been done and what
the future holds. If the relationship develops af-
ter the cancer diagnosis and treatment, the part-
ner without cancer needs to catch up.
For some new couples, the cancer is mostly a
distant memory that has little impact. Perhaps a
scar and an annual check-up are the only re-
minders.
For other couples, the cancer is a day-to-day
presence. Some cancers require ongoing treat-
ment. Even cancers that are presumably cured
can have significant after-effects, including
changes in body image, infertility and fatigue.
These are real challenges to a relationship.
I love meeting couples who fall in love in
spite of these challenges. If you can work to-
gether through cancer, you can work together
through anything.
Bob Riter can be reached at bob@crcfl.net or
at 277-0960.
ART GALLERIES & EXHIBITS
Greater Ithaca Art Trail’s Open Studio
Weekends, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Ithaca, New York,
United States, Ithaca, New York, United
States, Ithaca.
The Sky’s the Limit Exhibition, Ithaca Art
Trail Open Studio weekends, 11 a.m.-5
p.m., North Star Art Gallery and Keeler North
Star Studio, 743 Snyder Hill Road, Ithaca.
CONCERTS & TOUR DATES
The Small Kings at Ryan William Vine-
yard, 6-9 p.m., Ryan William Vineyard, P.O.
Box 226, Hector.
The Tim Ruffo Band, 9:30 p.m., The John
Barleycorn Tavern, 216 Front St., Owego.
EDUCATION
Distillery Tours, 11 a.m., Finger Lakes Dis-
tilling, 4676 NY Route 414, Burdett. $10-15.
HistoryForge Day: Connecting the Gener-
ations, 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Various loca-
tions in Tompkins & surrounding counties, c/o
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins
County 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca.
FESTIVALS
37th Annual Ithaca Lace Day, 9 a.m.-3:30
p.m., Ramada Inn, 2310 North Triphammer
Road, Ithaca. Workshops by pre-registration &
small fee to defray expenses.
Falls Harvest Festival, Noon-7 p.m., Down-
town, Main St., Montour Falls.
Newark Valley Apple Festival, 10 a.m.-5
p.m., Postal code 13811, United States, New-
ark Valley. $6 adults, $5 senior citizens (60+),
$4 students (6+), $4 members, $20 family rate
(2 adults, 3+ kids).
FOOD & WINE
Varick Winery and Vineyard Pumpkin
Chuckin,’ 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Varick Winery
and Vineyard, 5102 State Route 89, Romulus.
FUNDRAISING & CHARITY
Traci’s Hope Motorcycle Ride, 10:30 a.m.-2
p.m., Route 38 Bar & Grill, 3382 State Route
38, Owego.
KIDS & FAMILY
Friends of the Tompkins County Public
Library Fall Sale, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., 509 Esty
Street, 509 Esty St., Ithaca.
LEGO Make & Take Activity Featuring
LEGO Ninjago, 4 p.m., Barnes & Noble
Booksellers Ithaca, 614 South Meadow, Itha-
ca.
The Poky Little Puppy Storytime, 11 a.m.,
Barnes & Noble Booksellers Ithaca, 614 South
Meadow, Ithaca.
Treleaven’s Harvest Fest, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,
Treleaven Winery, 658 Lake Road, King Ferry.
MUSEUMS & ATTRACTIONS
Bement-Billings Farmstead Museum,
Noon-4 p.m., Bement Billings Farmstead,
Route 38, Newark Valley. $2 adults, $1 stu-
dents.
NIGHTLIFE & SINGLES
MONDAY
Beginner Bird Walks, 8:30-10 a.m., Cornell
Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods
Road, Ithaca.
CONCERTS & TOUR DATES
Craig Russell, 12:30 p.m., Carol’s Coffee &
Art Bar, 177 Front St., Owego.
PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION
Bassoon Recital by Susan Nelson, 4 p.m., Learn to Knit Class, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Fi-
Hockett Family Recital Hall at Ithaca College, berArts in the Glen, 315 N Franklin St., Wat-
3322 Whalen Center, Ithaca. kins Glen. $45 for 4 week class.
Little Apple Fall Festiva, 7-9:30 p.m., Kulp
Auditorium - High School, 1401 North Cayuga
St., Ithaca.
FUNDRAISING & CHARITY
United Way Spaghetti Dinner, 5-7:30 p.m.,
Montour Falls Moose Lodge, Rt 14, Montour
SUNDAY Falls.
ART GALLERIES & EXHIBITS KIDS & FAMILY
Common Thread: a collaborative art Friends of the Tompkins County Public
exhibition by Martine Barnaby, Kim Library Fall Sale, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., 509 Esty
Hayden and Kellie Smith, 1-4 p.m., The
Street, 509 Esty St., Ithaca.
Maine Space Gallery at the Janet W. Bowers
Museum, Corner of Route 26 and Nanticoke PERFORMING ARTS
Road, Maine. Craig Russell, 12:30 p.m.-3 p.m., Carol’s
Greater Ithaca Art Trail’s Open Studio Coffee & Art Bar, 177 Front St., Owego.
Weekends, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Ithaca, New York. Trumansburg Community Chorus, 7-9
p.m., Jacksonville Community United Meth-
CONCERTS & TOUR DATES odist Church, Route 96, Jacksonville.
Cayuga Chamber Orchestra: Chamber
Music Series #6, 4-5:30 p.m., First Unitarian
Church of Ithaca, 306 N Aurora St. (Corner of
TUESDAY
Buffalo Street ), Ithaca. $25.
CONCERTS & TOUR DATES
Dinner Karaoke, 6:30-10 p.m., Punks Place,
CONFERENCES & TRADESHOWS
21 Mill St., Candor.
18th annual Midstate Arms Collectors
Professor Tuesday’s Jazz Quartet, 8-10
Lisle Gun and Knife Show, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.,
p.m., Madeline’s Restaurant, Ithaca Com-
Lisle Fire Company Incorporated, 9990 Main
mons, 215 E State St. # 10, Ithaca.
St., Lisle. $3 admission to benefit the fire
Shovels and Rope, 8 p.m., Hangar Theatre,
company,
Route 89 North, in Cass Park, the Treman
Marina entrance, Ithaca.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Meditation: Sundays, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Rasa
FOOD & WINE
Spa Tranquility Room, 310 Taughannock Blvd.
Wings and Things, 5:30-7:30 p.m., VFW Glen
Ste 2A, Ithaca. $5 donation.
A Warner Post 1371, 207 Main St., Owego.
KIDS & FAMILY
Friends of the Tompkins County Public
HEALTH & WELLNESS
American Sign Language Practice Group,
Library Fall Sale, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., 509 Esty
6 p.m., Barnes & Noble Booksellers Ithaca, 614
Street, 509 Esty St., Ithaca.
South Meadow, Ithaca. Free to the public.
Treleaven’s Harvest Fest, Noon-5 p.m.,
Treleaven Winery, 658 Lake Road, King Ferry.
OTHER & MISCELLANEOUS
An Evening with Shovels & Rope, 8 p.m.,
LITERARY & BOOKS The Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd.,
Writers’ Motivational Workshop: For
Writer’s Who Want to Get Started, 1 p.m.,
Ithaca. $30-35.
Trivia with Geeks Who Drink, 7:30 p.m.,
Barnes & Noble Booksellers Ithaca, 614 South
The Haunt, 702 Willow Ave., Ithaca.
Meadow, Ithaca.
OTHER & MISCELLANEOUS OUTDOORS & RECREATION
Drop-In and Volunteer, 4-6 p.m., Nevin
Dead Night with Planet Jr., The Haunt, 702
Welcome Center, 124 Comstock Knoll Drive,
Willow Ave., Ithaca.
Ithaca.
My Father’s Dragon, 3 p.m., State Theatre
of Ithaca, 107 West State St., Ithaca. $8-15.
POLITICS & ACTIVISM
National Coming Out Day presentation
OUTDOORS & RECREATION by Svante Myrick, 7 p.m., Ithaca College,
Beginner Bird Walks, 8:30-10 a.m., Cornell
Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods
953 Danby Road, Ithaca.
Road, Ithaca.
PERFORMING ARTS
Ithaca Folk Song Swap October 2017, 2-5
p.m., Upstairs from Autumn Leaves Books, 115
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Can you forgive without an apology?
ASK AMY
AMY DICKINSON
Dear Amy: I’m look-
ing for some wisdom:
How do you have a mean-
ingful relationship with a
family member or friend
when that person hurt
you, continues to hurt you, doesn’t think
he/she has done anything wrong, and
refuses to apologize?
Do you simply forgive without an
apology, and if that’s the case, how do
you open your heart again to that per-
son?
It makes me sad to think of ending a
long relationship, but the wrongs done
impact me greatly and are so immoral
that I can’t imagine being able to have
any meaningful relationship with them,
especially since the same wrongs con-
tinue.
The person’s actions are mean-spir-
ited and disrespectful to me. They offer
very selfish justifications.
I can’t even be in the same room
with them now because it repulses me.
We talked things over, and that made
everything worse.
I don’t know how to be the bigger
person and forgive everything without
an apology and still be able to have a
meaningful relationship with them.
The hurt is too deep, and time isn’t
Father figure in delicate situation with his son’s friend
DEAR ANNIE
ANNIE LANE
Dear Annie: I am a
41-year-old happily mar-
ried man with three
beautiful children. I have
created a problem that I
have no idea how to re-
solve.
My youngest son, Jordan, is 15 years
old. He is an amazing and compassion-
ate young man who cares deeply for
others. When he was 12, he befriended a
fatherless boy in his class. “Ray” is a
sweet, loving boy who seemed to need a
father figure in his life. Over the past
three years, we have made him feel like
one of the family and have often in-
cluded him in family outings. I have
10 things you might find surprising about ‘Walking Dead’
ASSOCIATED PRESS
10 things you might find surprising
about “The Walking Dead:”
1. Raleigh Studios in Senoia, where
most of “The Walking Dead” is filmed,
is a 140-acre spread that is used exclu-
sively by the show. Most of the differ-
ent communities are all created and
filmed on the property except for The
Kingdom, which is filmed at the former
Fort McPherson military base in Atlan-
ta, where Tyler Perry has studio space.
Another community — The Oceanside
— spent some time filming on Tybee
Island, on the coast of Georgia.
2. The fictional town of Alexandria, a
gated community supposedly set out-
side of Washington, D.C., is a real
neighborhood in Senoia. Just four fam-
ilies live there, while the rest of the
homes are vacant and used as mini sets
where some of the characters live. The
real-life residents have signed non-
disclosure agreements and have re-
strictions on when they can come and
go and when they can have visitors so
it’s not disruptive to filming.
3. The actors who play zombies on
the show use conditioner and KY Jelly
to give their hair an unwashed, dishev-
eled appearance.
4. The production meeting room is a
small theater with a conference table at
the front. The room’s walls are lined
with photos of each of the actors whose
characters have died. “Our Grateful
Dead” now occupies two walls. When-
ever one of the characters dies, the
actors — whether they’re in the scene
SUNDAY’S HOROSCOPE
Aries (March 21-April 19). Transitions have inher-
ent difficulties. Arrivals and departures are signifi-
cant. Guests should be treated just as importantly
on their way out as on their way in. These obser-
vances will avail you well.
Taurus (April 20-May 20). Taking action is the way
to move forward. Taking action consistently is the
way to rise up. Move things around so your sched-
ule and environment support consistent action.
Gemini (May 21-June 21). The tough customer is
hiding a tender heart that wants to be enter-
tained, moved, helped and cared for. You know
because you’ve been the tough customer before. It
takes one to know one.
Cancer (June 22-July 22). You know what makes
you well taken care of, but you don’t always have
the energy to do it for yourself. This is not a time
to shirk the self-care. Do what fulfills you. From a
healing any of it.
I would appreciate some general
guidance.
— Wounded
Dear Wounded: You ask how to
have a meaningful relationship with a
person who has hurt — and continues to
hurt — you.
You don’t. A consequence of some-
one willfully hurting you is that your
meaningful relationship is going to take
a hit.
It is natural to avoid someone who
hurts and repulses you. In some con-
texts, avoidance is also the smartest
thing to do.
One path to healing is to work on
loving yourself more. The stronger you
are, and the better you feel about your-
self, the easier it will be to release the
pain this person has caused you.
You should table forgiveness for
now, and work on acceptance — of the
other person’s flawed humanity, and the
fact that you cannot change them. Once
you truly accept this, you will be able to
release your own anger. Forgiveness
should follow.
Dear Amy: I’m in my 40s, and my
guy and I decided to get married.
We invited more than 100 family and
friends (including spouses and chil-
dren). About 25 of our invitees respon-
ded either that they couldn’t come, or
they didn’t respond at all. Only two of
grown very fond of him and will often
greet him with a hug. He seems to see
me as a role model.
A few weeks ago, Ray spent the
weekend with us. On the first night, I
went to Jordan’s room to tell them good
night. I still give my son a good-night
kiss. Maybe he is getting too old for
that, but he has never protested. This
night, Ray asked me for a kiss, too. He
said he feels as if I’m sort of his adopt-
ed dad. I probably should not have done
it, but I gave him a quick good-night
kiss on the forehead.
I honestly did not think much of it at
the time, but Ray started changing
after that. He became very clingy and
started trying to give me multiple hugs
whenever he visited.
Yesterday I received a long email
Andrew Lincoln, left, and Chandler Riggs appear in a scene from “The Walking Dead. The
eighth season premieres on Oct. 22. AMC VIA AP
or not — make a point of watching it,
paying tribute to yet another fallen
comrade.
5. The Heaps — a giant mountain of
trash ruled over by Polly Macintosh’s
character Jadis — took three weeks to
place of plenty, you’ll give more.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s hard to be disciplined
unless you really do need and want the thing. In
that case, you just tell yourself what to do and
then you do it -- easy peasy! It helps if you’re also
accountable to another.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You want to show up
strong for your loved ones. You also care about
how you’re being perceived, not because it
changes your self-perception but because it im-
pacts opportunities that will be made available to
you.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). As for that frustratingly
misplaced item -- there will be something good to
come out of it. Losing things is an opportunity to
get organized, downsize for simplicity’s sake and
determine what is truly important to you.
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Invest in your own
these people sent a gift (a check).
I am shocked. I have been to so
many graduations, birthdays and wed-
dings over the years and always
thought that if I received an invitation,
that meant I should send or bring a gift.
Did I miss the memo where people
are just deciding not to send wedding
gifts?
A similar thing happened with my
bridal shower. A portion either didn’t
RSVP, or they said they couldn’t come,
and still didn’t send a gift or a card.
I don’t think I am a greedy person
and we don’t necessarily need everyone
to send us money, but I have always
sent gifts to these friends and family
members in the past and, in my head, I
think weddings are the ultimate cele-
bration. Aren’t they happy for our
union?
— Disappointed
Dear Disappointed: Being invited to
a wedding does not obligate someone to
send a gift. If it’s a close friend or fam-
ily member, you would want to, but
receiving an invitation does not estab-
lish this obligation.
If receiving a wedding invitation did
obligate a person to send a gift, then I
assume we would all receive more
invitations from gift-grabby strangers.
Receiving an invitation DOES obli-
gate someone to respond and extend
their congratulations, however. You say
from Ray expressing his love and at-
traction for me, saying he thinks I feel
the same way about him. He talked of
his desire to take our relationship to a
new level and said he has never felt this
way about another guy.
I was stunned. I have not responded,
but I did share it with my wife. She
feels I need to immediately set him
straight, tell him he is no longer wel-
come here and tell his mother what
happened. That seems like a logical
solution, but I really don’t want to hurt
him. I realize he is confusing his feeling
of me as a father figure and romantic/
sexual feelings.
I do want to be clear: I take full re-
sponsible for this situation. I don’t
blame Ray. Perhaps I gave him too
much attention.
create. None of the cars that are em-
bedded into the mound are newer than
2010, the year the world “died.”
6. The location where Gabriel’s
church stood is now an empty dirt and
wooded lot and served as the same set
education. There will be an immediate high that
comes with learning something new. But even
better, the more you know the more control you’ll
have over your life.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ve seen every-
thing in your neighborhood a million times. The
only way to see it fresh is to do so through the eyes
of an insightful new person, who will experience it
differently.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Things don’t have to
be epic or last a long time to feel basically right.
There’s a sense that you were born to do some-
thing, and you’ll dive in and make quick work of it.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It does seem that quite
a lot of your life is spent pleasing someone, and
you’d rather not have to. However, this is the way
of every person. People’s pleasing people spins the
globe.
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that 25 people out of more than 100
either didn’t respond, or said they
couldn’t attend. That means that 75 did
respond/attend. That’s actually a very
good response/attendance rate. This is
something to celebrate.
You seem very disappointed, but I’m
not sure why. I hope you can look back
on your wedding day and remember
joyfully all of the people who DID at-
tend and who did celebrate along with
you, instead of focusing on those who
missed your special day.
Dear Amy: “Sleepless Sister” wor-
ried about her sister’s relationship with
a married man.
I think if she were my sister, I would
also point out that if he’ll cheat with
her, he’ll cheat on her. What kind of
foundation is that for a lasting relation-
ship? She may need to be there for her
sister when Mr. Wonderful goes back to
his family or finds a new love.
— Wiser Woman!
Dear Wiser: This very logical expla-
nation about how cheating works does
not seem to persuade people, unfortu-
nately.
You can contact Amy Dickinson via
email: askamy@amydickinson.com.
Readers may send postal mail to Amy
Dickinson, c/o Tribune Content Agency,
16650 Westgrove Drive, Suite 175, Addi-
son, Texas, 75001.
— A Concerned Dad
Dear Concerned Dad: Because this
is such a delicate situation and I don’t
know the full details of Ray’s back-
ground (his relationship with his mom,
overall support system, etc.), I’d en-
courage you to reach out to someone
who specializes in counseling LGBTQ
youths. The Trevor Project is a great
resource. Call its 24/7 hotline at 866-
488-7386. I’d also recommend replying
to Ray’s email with kindness and direct-
ness, clearly stating that you have no
romantic interest in him whatsoever
and are sorry that things have been
misconstrued.
Send your questions for Annie Lane
to dearannie@creators.com.
where the final episode of Season 6
filmed Glenn and Abraham’s demise. It
is, says Executive Producer Tom Luse,
considered “pretty much hallowed
ground.”
7. The show’s props crew is creating
a line of kid-friendly toys for a show
noted for its violence and gruesome-
ness.
8. The actors often produce a ver-
sion of some scenes in which they make
liberal use of the F-word. The cleaned
up version is aired on TV, while the
other version is used for DVD versions
that aren’t as hamstrung by restrictions
on foul language.
9. Actor Norman Reedus is so close
with Greg Nicotero, a special effects
master as well as the show’s producer
and sometime director, that they are
able to finish each other’s sentences.
The two also send each other songs to
explain the emotion they want to bring
to a scene. Before Daryl and Beth, two
characters, burned down an old shack,
Reedus sent Nicotero “Very Nervous
and Love” by J Mascis. Ahead of Daryl
having to stab his brother Merle, who
had turned into a zombie, Nicotero sent
a Willie Nelson song. Nicotero and Re-
edus even opened a restaurant in Se-
noia together: Nic & Normans, with the
logo including an artist’s brush and an
arrow.
10. Chandler Riggs, who plays Carl,
the son of sheriff Rick Grimes, is an
Atlanta native and has grown up on the
set. He’s now headed to college: the
University of Georgia.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). When you’re not sure
whether to stay or go, the answer is usually to go.
Staying means seeing what you’ve already seen.
Going is risky, but there are no interesting people
who haven’t experienced risk.
Today’s birthday (Oct. 8). You will attain the
extraordinary this solar return, though the meth-
ods you’ll apply will be ordinary, daily and consis-
tent. You’ll put events on your calendar and take
the necessary daily steps to move toward them.
Family victories are your own. There’s a spike in
your earnings in November, December and Janu-
ary. Leo and Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers
are 4, 40, 1, 16 and 33.
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What are the pros and cons of job hopping?

BY PETER JONES record of loving and leaving,
THEJOBNETWORK so to speak, employers might
be hesitant to hire you.

T
he jury remains out
on job hopping. Most
people agree the stigma
is mostly gone, particularly
if you’re in the unique brand
of circumstances that makes
it the wisest move for your
career. But there are still pros
and cons — even if you think
it’s all good or all bad.
JOB HOPPING PROS
Finding yourself. If you’re
not entirely sure what you
want to do with your life, a few
job hops early on can actually
be very useful in saving you
valuable time. Just be mindful
to figure out what you like and
start pointing yourself in that
direction with some force and
purpose.
Variety is fun. They don’t
call it the spice of life for noth-
ing. You get that many more
opportunities to make sure
you find the right fit—as well
as a fresh take on things with
each new company.
But remember, the novelty
wears off very quickly. Make
sure to get accustomed also
to the routine of working a job
for more than a few months.
Networking, network-
ing, networking. You
can amass a truly powerful
network by job hopping. Just
make sure you’re actually
making lasting connections
and not just blowing through
people for the sake of it.
You’ll grow as a person.
You’ll meet more people, you’ll
work in a broader range of
diverse fields and institutions
and you’ll be exposed to a
much wider variety of informa-
tion and resources. This can
really build your versatility, and
indeed, your attractiveness
as a long-term hire, provided
you shape your experience
mindfully.
A cash increase. Jumping
to a new position, when done
right, almost always ends up
with you making a bit more
money — often more than a
routine raise.
JOB HOPPING CONS
Relationships are in
danger. Gaining experience
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by job hopping might get you
a bunch of bullets on your
resume, but it won’t necessar-
ily get you a good recommen-
dation, and it won’t help you
build the kind of relationships
that make for a long and suc-
cessful career. The last thing
you want to do is give the
impression that you’re unreli-
able.
Employers might hesi-
tate. If you have a track
Or worse, they might put
you on the chopping block first
if or when lay-offs are in order
– before you’ve had a chance
to prove your loyalty. Basically,
they fear you’ll jump ship at
the first sign of trouble. And, to
be fair, they have no counter
evidence.
Lack of satisfaction. If
you don’t stick around long
enough to really reap some
of the slow-release, long-term
benefits of company loyalty,
you’ll miss a potentially truly
enjoyable part of your career.
Greener grass syn-
drome. If you get into a pat-
tern of job hopping, you might
start to fall victim to the trap
of always thinking the grass is
greener in some other job or
other career.
Try to find a place to settle
down when you can and when
appropriate. Otherwise, you’ll
develop a long list of shallow
experiences and expertise,
and never reap the sweet
rewards of loyalty.
Peter Jones is a career advice
journalist for TheJobNetwork.com,
where this article was originally
published. He investigates and
writes about current strategies,
tips, and trending topics related
to all stages of one’s career.

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FOREVER FAITHFUL SERIALIZATION: PART THREE
THE RIVALRIES
For Harvard, a chicken in the goal and fish on the ice
This article is adapted from Forever
Faithful: Celebrating the Greatest Mo-
ments of Cornell Hockey, by Jim Rob-
erts, with Arthur Mintz, forthcoming
from Cornell University this fall. Copy-
right © 2017 by Cornell University.
Adapted by permission of the pub-
lisher.
JIM ROBERTS WITH ARTHUR MINTZ
The [Harvard] rivalry got more
intense in January 1973 because of a
chicken. In a game at Watson Rink in
Cambridge, Cornell goalie Dave Elen-
baas ’73 was greeted by a chicken that
was tossed over the boards toward
him. Some accounts say it was a dead
chicken – but that’s not right.
If the Crimson fans thought their
insult to the Ag school would unnerve
the Future Farmers of Canada, it didn’t
work. Cornell won the game 5-2.
When Harvard visited Lynah [Rink]
the following month, a live chicken
was tied to one of their goalposts (and
removed by a rink worker). Cornell
won that game, too. The tradition per-
sisted, and the Lynah Faithful soon
began to extend the insult beyond fowl
by tossing dead fish at the Harvard
players.
“The fish?” asked a writer in the
Harvard Crimson, lamenting a 1981
Cornell victory. “Oh, they’re just part
of an age-old tradition of unstable be-
havior by the Ithaca masses. This
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Cornell players with a chicken. When the
Crimson came to Lynah, the Faithful returned
the favor by placing a chicken in the Harvard
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year’s festivities were no different
from any other – the live chicken tied
to the goalpost between periods, the
effigies, the chants, the sieves, and
finally, as the Crimson took the ice to
begin the final period, the combined
output of Lake Cayuga and ponds be-
yond flying out of the stands, aimed at
the hated Crimson jerseys.”
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Dead fish eventually replaced the live
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tradition of tossing fish on the ice to
welcome the Crimson to Lynah Rink lives on.
COURTESY OF ADRIANO MANOCCHIA
Newton is
exception,
not rule,
in the NFL
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BEST IN UPSTATE
JOHN MORIELLO
John Moriello, who
has been an ardent
follower and commen-
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NYSSWA web page of high school
rankings.
The superstitious among us may
be dreading the prospect of next
week’s occurrence of Friday the 13th,
supposedly the unluckiest of all days.
People have been known to resched-
ule trips on that day to avoid doom,
though I find avoiding the boss to be
equally effective.
Syracuse University football fans
have reason for more than just the
average trepidation since that’s also
the day the Orange play host to Clem-
son in what even an optimist would
concede shapes up as an unfortunate
mismatch for SU. The Tigers enter
this weekend with a 5-0 record and
ranked No. 2 in The Associated Press
poll while Syracuse is 2-3 in its sec-
ond season of rebuilding under coach
Dino Babers.
The Orange figure to lose big on
Friday the 13th. The question for high
school fans in Upstate New York is
whether their sport, already under
scrutiny over safety concerns and
facing a worsening shortage of offi-
cials, takes yet another a hit on the
final weekend of the regular season
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ALBANY - A majority of New York
voters support the right of National
Football League players to kneel dur-
ing the national anthem, but there’s a
near-even split upstate, according to a
new poll.
The Siena College poll released Fri-
day found 60 percent of state voters
sided with the athletes, whose protest
against racial inequalities grew after
President Donald Trump said the
kneeling football players should be
fired.
Just 38 percent of voters sided with
those who say the athletes’ protest is
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LOCAL SCOREBOARD
FIELD HOCKEY Lansing (12-2): Taylor Overton 3-0, James Marathon ….. 0 0 - 0 butterfly: Slack (WP) 1:07; 100 free: Hoose Waverly (5-6): Madison Mitchell 3 aces; Ka- BINGHAMTON 3, UMBC 0
Blair 1-1, John Rogers 1-0, Jacob Williamson Groton ….. 1 4 - 5 (O-M) 1:07.35; 500 free: Tori Reese (O-M) tie Goodwin 5 aces, 24 assists, 15 digs; Abi-
1-0, Joe Besemer 1-0, Erik Goehler 1-0, Lang- Marathon (7-8): None. 6:14.66; 200 free relay: OM (Kara Reese, gail Searles 15 digs; Paige Lewis 11 kills; Syd- UMBC ….. 0 0 - 0
NEWARK VALLEY 3, OWEGO ston Hopkins 0-1, Nick Parkes 0-1, Jack Yahn Groton (11-4): Maggie Ossit 2-0, Lauren Lynch, Hoose, Tori Reese) 2:04; 100 back- ney Meyers 9 kills, 11 digs. Binghamton ….. 2 1 - 3
UMBC (2-7-3): None.
0 0-1. Reeves 1-0, Brooke Brecht 1-0, Alyssa stroke: Kara Reese (O-M) 1:19.83; 100 JV: Waverly, 2-0.
Binghamton (8-3-3): Kayla Saager 1-0, Do-
Shots-corners: USPB 1-1; L 15-5. Thompson 1-1, Sophia Bell 0-1, Lilly McCor- breaststroke: Tori Reese (O-M) 1:20.71;
Owego ….. 0 0 - 0 ra Hayes 1-0, Genna Michitti 1-1, Ryan Reilly
Newark Valley ….. 0 3 - 3
Saves: Seth Gilmore (USPB) 3, Berny Dom- mick 0-1. 400 free relay: WP (Abigail Somers, Emily WHITNEY POINT 3, 0-1, Sam O’Malley 0-1.
ingo (USPB) 4; Jack Yahn (L) 1. Shots-corners: G 13-5; M 13-2. Somers, MJ Peterson, Slack) 4:48.46.
Owego: None. Notes: Lansing clinched the IAC Large Saves: Emma DeMatteo (G) 13; Sydnee Jen- SOUTHERN CAYUGA 0 Shots-corners: UMBC 3-4; B 15-6.
Newark Valley: Elizabeth Ferguson 1-0, Saves: Leah Roth (UMBC) 5; Mackenzie
Cassidy Hoffmier 1-1, Marissa Berghorn 1-0,
School North Division title. nison (M) 5. TENNIS Game scores: 25-13, 26-24, 25-21.
Hanna (BU) 3.
Whitney Point: Danielle Hartford 2 aces, 5
McKenzie Swansbrough 0-1.
ELMIRA NOTRE DAME 1, ONEONTA 2, NORWICH 1 OWEGO 5, VESTAL 2
kills, block, 2 digs; Emily Salvemini 6 aces, 4
Shots-penalty corners: O 4-2; NV 21-11.
NEWARK VALLEY 0 assits kill, block; Kelly Perry 2 aces, 2 kills, 4 LOCAL BOWLING
Saves: Duber (O) 15; Wales (NV) 4. Norwich ….. 0 1 - 1
Oneonta ….. 2 0 - 2 AT VESTAL digs; Dawn Hartford 10 assits, kill; Morgan Chilson Wilcox Men’s Senior League
Elmira ND ..... 1 0 - 1 Richards 2 aces, 2 kills; Elisa Ellerson 2 aces,
VESTAL 5, WINDSOR 2 Newark Valley .... 0 0 - 0 Norwich: Sydney Coggins 1-0, Delilah Ges- Singles: Angelique DeRouen (V) def. Natalie 4 kills; assist. At Crystal Lanes
Newark Valley: None. linger 0-1. Braman 6-2, 6-0; Ella Kopalek (O) def. Anika Southern Cayuga: Jaide Cummings 4 aces, Top scores: Jim Pitts 684; Roger Keenan
Windsor ….. 1 1 - 2 Oneonta: Hannah Johnson 2-0, Anika Buzzy Mott 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; Lauren Angelone (O) def. 678; Al Beach 667; Robert Becraft 662; Dal-
Vestal ….. 3 2 - 5 Elmira Notre Dame: Connor Simpson 1-0, 8 assists, kill; Amee Kraydatus 6 aces 2 kills;
Jake Baker 0-1. 0-1. Cate Reynolds 6-3, 4-6, 6-2; Kayla Hankey Brittney Meade 3 kills; Oscar Montalvo 4 las Bennett 658; Bruce Stanton 645; Dom Lisi
Windsor: Morgan Raymond 1-0, Larissa Ba- Shots-corners: N 3-1; O 19-11. (O) def. Elizabeth Hartley 6-2, 6-0. 645; Tim Lewis 621; Guy Hill 618; Mike Dunn
lachick 1-0, Maddy Bierman 0-2. Shots-corners: NV 3-0; END 19-7. kills.
Saves: Steve Cowulich (NV) 9; Declan Shar- Saves: Saige Benedict (N) 8; Mickaela Buzzy Doubles: Anne Marie Mantei/Hannah Kel- JV: WP, 2-0. 620; Steve Mullen 600.
Vestal (5-9): Sydney Washburn 2-0, Bella (O) 1. ley (O) def. Eeshah Ahmed/Aina Carty 5-7,
Rosas 1-0, Kaitlyn Worobey 1-0, Samantha ma (END) 3.
Schaffer 1-1, Tracy Sephton 0-1.
7-6 (2), 6-2; Annamae Joyce/Amy Huang (O)
WINDSOR 3, NORWICH 1 SATURDAY’S EVENTS
Shots-penalty corners: W 5-9; V 15-3. GIRLS SOCCER ODESSA-MONTOUR 5, def. Alexa Slyman/Sue Kim 7-5, 6-1; Cather-
PRO HOCKEY
ine Hampp/Priya Kaneria (V) def. Grace Rid- Game scores: 22-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-23.
Saves: Alivia Rounds (W) 11; Christa Wick- Southern Cayuga 1, Moravia 0
NEWFIELD 0 dleberger/Rachel Raftis 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Norwich: Leahanne Humphrey 13 assists; Bridgeport at Binghamton, 7:05
man (V) 3. Newfield ….. 0 0 - 0 Records: Owego 9-6; Vestal 8-7. Ripley Strong 9 assists; Jazmin Rodrequez 4 COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY
Southern Cayuga ….. 0 1 - 1 Ithaca at Houghton Invitational, noon
Moravia ….. 0 0 - 0 Odessa-Montour ….. 5 0 - 5 aces; Alexis Taylor 12 kills, block; Gabby Eddy
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Southern Cayuga (4-11): Bridget Davis 1-0. Newfield: None. CORNING 4, BINGHAMTON 10 kills; Kalie Binelli 17 digs.
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Moravia (1-13): None. Odessa-Montour (5-9): Alexis Saunders Windsor (8-1): Jaylen Bennett 16 kills; Ken-
Shots-corners: SC 6-8; M 6-6. 4-0, Kennedey Heichel 1-2, Olivia Grover 0-1, 3 dyl Gorick 11 kills; McKenna Corbin 26 as- Ithaca at Skidmore, 1
HORSEHEADS 208, Saves: Evelyn Valdez (SC) 6; Isabelle Rut- Hailey Perraut 0-1. AT CORNING sists; Alexis Green 10 assists; Nicole Rose 4 St. John Fisher at Elmira, 1
CORNING 214 Shots-corners: N 4-2; O-M 12-10. aces, 3 blocks; Alexis Hendrickson 14 digs; COLLEGE FOOTBALL
ledge (M) 5. Singles: Elise White (B) def. Connie Hou 6-3, Ithaca at Rochester, noon
AT CORNING CC Saves: Autumn Hunsinger (N) 7; Grace Von- 7-6 (9-7); Samantha Tuberman (B) def. Mad- McKenzi Donahue 7 digs.
Harvard at Cornell, 1:30
DRYDEN 1, LANSING 0 dracek (O-M) 2, Hunter Daugherty (O-M) 2. JV: Windsor, 2-1.
BACK NINE, PAR-36 Waverly 10, Watkins Glen 2
dy Wozniak 6-3, 1-6, 6-3; Riley Davis (C) def. COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER
Lansing ….. 0 0 0 - 0 Lauren Fabrizi 6-1, 6-0; Madison Weinheimer Bard at Ithaca, noon
Horseheads (13-0): Seth Conway 41, An-
Dryden ….. 0 0 1 - 1
Watkins Glen ….. 0 2 - 2 (B) def. Olivia Colonna 6-1, 6-1. THOMAS A. EDISON 3, Elmira at Utica, 3
drew Thompson 40, Nick Murray 43, Zach Waverly ….. 4 6 - 10
Locke 40, Nate VanBrunt 44. Lansing: None. Watkins Glen: Isobel Sheffey 1-0, N/A 1-0.
Doubles: Alexa Cates/Tatum Treadwell (C) NEWARK VALLEY 1 Harvard at Cornell 4:30
Dryden (9-2-2): Keri Daley 1-0, Alex Broth- def. Chloe Merla/Aiden Arnold 6-3, 6-1; Jessi- UMBC at Binghamton, 6
Corning (8-4): Hunter Crouch 39, Mike Ru- Waverly: Kayla Kromelbein 3-1, Gabby Pic- ca Pesansky/Mia Colonna (C) def. Kathryn Game scores: 14-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-21.
erton 0-1. Thomas A. Edison: Bella Willsey 7 aces; Mi- COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER
volo 42, Kellen Beall 46, Tyer Thomas 46, Jai- co 3-0, Sadie VanAllen 2-2, Zoe Mennig 2-0, Salamida/Emma Olsian 7-6 (15-13), 6-2; Gina
Shots-corners: L 8-4; D 10-2. kayla Bush 7 assists, 5 kills; Brianna Bush 2 Harvard at Cornell, 1
ran Hathwar 41. Cora Smith 0-2, Elle Nittinger 0-1, Sarah Uhl Landry/Sydney Wood (C) def. Audrey King/
Saves: Gaiser (L) 7; Westcott (D) 7. blocks; Mackenzie Bonyak 10 digs. Ithaca at Bard, 2
0-1. Jessica Fisher 6-2, 6-3. COLLEGE MEN’S SWIMMING
NORWICH 220, ONEONTA HORSEHEADS 3, CORNING 3
Shots-corners: WG 4-0; Wav 28-10. Newark Valley: Molly Baker 9 kills, block;
Binghamton at NJIT, noon
Saves: Cierra Barber (WG) 19; Zoe Mennig Colby Spohn 3 aces, 9 assists; Paityn Smith 2
261 (Wav) 3, Kaitlyn Clark (Wav) 1.
UNION-ENDICOTT 5, VESTAL blocks; Leah Ludwig 19 digs. COLLEGE WOMEN’S SWIMMING
Corning ….. 1 2 0 0 - 3 Binghamton vs. Vermont, noon
AT CANASAWACTA CC Horseheads ….. 2 1 0 0 - 3 Notes: Waverly keeper Zoe Mennig hasn’t 2 JV: TAE, 2-1.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
FRONT NINE, PAR-36 Corning: Logan Holmstead 1-0, Emma Web- allowed a goal this season. Gabby Picco WEDNESDAY AT VESTAL Ithaca at Clarkson, 4
Oneonta (0-12): Evan Sitts 42, Gunnar Has- ster 1-0, Cleo Baker 1-0. scored three consecutive goals within a five-
Singles: Angelique DeRouen (V) def. Cailey
OWEGO 3, BINGHAMTON 0 HS CROSS COUNTRY
Horseheads (6-6-2): Miranda Novitsky 1-1, minute span in the second half, extending Conwicke Stock at Ann McGuinness, 9a
sard 45, John Mikolaicyk 56, Connor Volpe Waverly’s lead to 8-0. Haynes 7-6 (9-7), 6-2; Brianna Harmon (U-E) Game scores: 25-17, 25-22, 25-19.
57, Sarah Hansen 61. Skyler Roberts 1-1, Taysha Smith 1-0. def. Anika Mott 6-3, 6-3; Abigail Madigan Binghamton: Brianna Kosinski 17 assists, 2 Auburn Invitational, TBA
Norwich (2-10): Alex Gage 36, Connor Nial Shots-corners: C 8-4; HH 16-5. (U-E) def. Cate Reynolds 6-0, 6-4; Alexis Har- aces, 2 blocks; Shannon Perna 5 kills, 8 digs; Manhattan Invitational, TBA
44, Kai Scheer 45, AJ Little 46, Griffin Clip- Saves: Erin Terwilliger (C) 13; Sam Beck (HH) CHENANGO FORKS 2, ris (U-E) def. Elizabeth Hartley 6-4, 6-2 . Clare Atkinson 5 kills; Gabrial Brown 4 aces. HS FIELD HOCKEY
ston 49. 5. CHENANGO VALLEY 0 Doubles: Claire Hirst/Isabelle Homan (U-E) Owego (9-0): Grace Thomas 27 assists; Ru- Section 4
Notes: Corning’s Cleo Baker tied the score def. Shreya Nippani/Eeshah Ahmed 5-7, 6-0, by Coleman 11 kills; Kaylee Kelly block, 3 ac- Moravia at Greene, 11a
at 3 with 11 minutes left in regulation. Chenango Valley ..... 0 0 - 0 Owego at Afton, noon
ELMIRA 194, BINGHAMTON Chenango Forks ….. 2 0 - 2 6-1; Gabrielle Gance/Siera West (U-E) def. es; Paige Taylor 15 digs.
Alexa Slyman/Aina Carty 6-2, 6-2; Catherine JV: Owego, 2-0. Deposit at Whitney Point, 2
210 ELMIRA 5, BINGHAMTON 1 Chenango Valley: None.
Hampp/Priya Kaneria (V) def. Meghan Wal- HS FOOTBALL
Chenango Forks (9-1): Emma Bough 2-0,
AT ELY PARK Binghamton ….. 0 1- 1 Riley Peterson 0-1, Robin Confer 0-1. ton/Dana Gordon 6-4, 6-4. TIOGA 3, CANDOR 1 Section 4
Elmira ….. 2 3 - 5 Records: U-E 13-0. Moravia at Newfield, 1:30
Elmira: Jacob Barnes 35, Reilly Hooper 36, Shots-corners: CV 5-0; CF 19-1. Game scores: 25-14, 25-14, 26-28, 25-20. WG/O-M at Whitney Point, 1:30
Colson Cadwallader 37, Devon Simpson 40, Binghamton: Reese Vaughn 1-0. Saves: Laurel Pernesky-Currier (CV) 7; Han- Notes: U-E will play a STAC semifinal
against Seton Catholic Central at 3:30 p.m. Candor (10-2): Kailyn Edwards 9 digs; Shay- Maine-Endwell at Chenango Valley, 1:30
Kevin Christofaro 46. Elmira (10-1-2): Kendra Oldroyd 3-1, Alexus nah Fuller (CF) 1. lin Heidl 4 kills, 10 digs; Jenna Huizinga 8;
Boorse 1-1, Micheala Trivisonno 1-0. Friday at Recreation Park. Windsor at Susquehanna Valley, 2:30
Binghamton: Justin Fiato 39, Jake Miller 40, Jennah Kareem block; Braelyn Hornick 12 as- Eight-man
Kenny Westbrook 42, Brandon VanTuyl 44, Shots-corners: B 4-3; E 15-5. WHITNEY POINT 2, US/PB 0 VOLLEYBALL sists, 4 kills, block; Caley Cole 11 digs. Seton Catholic Central at Bishop Grimes, 3
Peter Stefos 45. Saves: Nicole Shield (B) 7; Lyndsey Cobb- Tioga (13-0): Martha Schumacher 2 aces, 11
Wilkins (E) 4. TUESDAY’S GAME kills, 5 blocks, 2 digs; Anna Schumacher 4
HS BOYS SOCCER
Notes: Oldroyd’s third goal marked her MAC
CHENANGO FORKS 223, 100th at the varsity level.
Whitney Point ….. 0 2 - 2 UNION-ENDICOTT 3, aces, 9 kills, dig; Charli Hall 7 kills, 2 digs; Delhi at Unatego, 11a
US/PB ….. 0 0 - 0 Kurstan Martin 2 aces, 9 kills, dig; Chloe Bel-
CHENANGO VALLEY 243 Whitney Point: Tori Ballard 1-0, Kate Arse- ELMIRA 0 lis 2 aces, 34 assists, kill; Giovanna Rossi ace,
Greene at Afton/Harpursville, 11a
HS GIRLS SOCCER
AT CHENANGO VALLEY NEWARK VALLEY 1, END 1 neau 1-0, Kate Arseneau 0-1. Game scores: 25-5, 25-18, 25-16. 3 kills, block, 3 digs; Kylee Ingersoll ace; Be- Unadilla Valley at Oxford, 4:30
STATE PARK Union Springs/Port Byron: None. Elmira (3-6): Mackenna Brunner 2 aces, 9 kah Richter 4 aces. Athens at Lansing, 7
Elmira ND ….. 0 1 0 0 - 1 Shots-corners: WP 16-1; USPB 15-4. assists, 7 digs; Emily Saltsman 2 aces; Mor- JV: Tioga, 2-0.
FRONT NINE, PAR-36 Newark Valley ….. 1 0 0 0 - 1 Saves: Leria Compeau (WP) 6; Morgan Lupo gan Gentile 4 kills.
HS SWIMMING
Elmira Notre Dame (10-3-1): Laurel Vargas Non-league
Chenango Forks: Ryan Gresham 40, Emily (USPB) 7. Union-Endicott (7-1): Emmie LaPier 5 aces; VESTAL 3, ITHACA 2 Shenendehowa Invitational, 8:30a
1-0 (free kick).
Gresham 42, Kevin Matson 44, Trevor War- Newark Valley (7-4-1): Alissa Franco 1-0, Lexie Keough 5 aces, 25 assists; Kate Bren- Southern Cayuga at Phelps-Clifton Springs,
pus 48, Logan Zabadal 49. SWIMMING nan 15 kills; Savannah Davis block; Lexie Din- Game scores: 25-18, 28-26, 21-25, 23-25,
Maddie Sherwood 0-1. 26-24. 11a
Chenango Valley: Webb Botting 41, Dom Shots-corners: END 11-7; NV 14-5. ga 2 digs.
Frnacavilla 48, Ty Abell 50, Zack Soule 52, JV: U-E, 2-0. Ithaca: Myah Frostclapp 11 kills, 7 blocks;
Patrick Giblin 52.
Saves: Taylor Gray (END) 10; Taylor Kalpo- ODESSA-MONTOUR 54, Pamela Verret 18 assists; Casey Grange 14 SUNDAY’S EVENTS
kas (NV) 10. kills, 12 digs.
Notes: Alissa Franco scored on a one-touch WHITNEY POINT 39 WAVERLY 3, SPENCER-VAN Vestal (3-6): Jaclyn Wassel 37 assists; Lau-
COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER
BOYS SOCCER at the 18-yard line to give NV a 1-0 halftime At Whitney Point ETTEN 0 ren Hess 17 kills, 6 blocks; Keelin Baker 11
Clinton at Broome, 4
lead. Laurel Vargas converted a free kick COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER
200-yard medley relay: O-M (Kara Reese, kills, 5 aces; Annabel Miller 9 kills; Regon Clinton at Broome, 2
from 48 yards away to tie it 1:16 into the Game scores: 25-20, 25-17, 26-24.
LANSING 8, US/PB 0 second half.
Tori Reese, Lydia Lynch, Haley Hoose) 2:21.11;
Spencer-Van Etten: Jamie Sayre 6 aces, as- Kennedy 25 digs. COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
200 freestyle: Abigail Somers (WP) 2:27.91; JV: Vestal, 2-0. Binghamton at Hartford, 1
Lansing ..... 8 sist, kill, 13 digs; Lindsey Greene ace, 8 kills, 9
200 individual medley: Kara Reese (O-M)
US/PB ..... 0 digs; Alex Smith 10 assists; Tara Perkins 3 ac-
Union Springs/Port Byron (4-10): None.
GROTON 5, MARATHON 0 2:48.89; 50 free: Tori Slack (WP) 28.04; 100
es, 4 kills, 3 digs; Lauren Chiusano kill, 4 digs. WOMEN’S SOCCER

NATIONAL SCOREBOARD
NFL Boston
Bogaerts ss
AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
4 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Garcia
Betances
22⁄3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
3
Metropolitan Division Philadelphia
New York
0 1 .000 11⁄2
0 1 .000 11⁄2
23. West Virginia
24. North Carolina St.
3-1
4-1
243
129
23
NR
All Times EDT GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Nunez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington 1 1 0 0 2 5 4 Southeast Division 25. Central Florida 3-0 61 NR
AMERICAN CONFERENCE Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
a-Ramirez ph-dh 3 0 2 0 0 0 .667 Philadelphia 2 1 1 0 2 5 5 W L Pct GB Others receiving votes: Florida State 55; Kan-
East Bauer W,1-0 62⁄3 2 0 0 1 8 Washington 1 0 1.000 —
W L T Pct PF PA Benintendi lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Miller 1 0 0 0 2 3 Pittsburgh 2 0 1 1 1 5 15 sas State 35; Georgia Tech 31; Navy 30; Texas
Betts rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miami 1 1 .500 1
⁄2
Buffalo 3 1 0 .750 73 54 Allen S,1-1 11⁄3 1 0 0 0 3 Charlotte 1 1 .500 1
⁄2 A&M 27; Stanford 18; Oregon 17; Kentucky
New England 3 2 0 .600 148 142 Moreland 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333 NY Islanders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pedroia 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 HBP—by Gray (Chisenhall). WP—Gray, Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Atlanta 1 1 .500 1
⁄2 14; Troy 9; Maryland 6; Michigan State 2; Ar-
N.Y. Jets 2 2 0 .500 75 92 Bauer, Warren, Garcia 2. Orlando 1 1 .500 1
⁄2 kansas 1; Colorado State 1; Memphis 1; Mis-
Miami 1 2 0 .333 25 57 Devers 3b 3 0 0 1 0 2 .000 New Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leon c 4 0 2 1 0 1 .500 Umpires—Home, Vic Carapazza; First, Dan NY Rangers 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 sissippi State 1.
Central Division
South Bradley Jr. cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Iassogna; Second, Dana DeMuth; Third, Brian W L Pct GB
W L T Pct PF PA Totals 32 2 8 2 2 6 O’Nora. WESTERN CONFERENCE The AP Top 25 Poll
Indiana 1 0 1.000 — The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press col-
Jacksonville 2 2 0 .500 109 74 T—3:26. A—37,612 (35,051). Chicago 1 1 .500 1
⁄2
Houston 2 2 0 .500 110 88 Houston AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Central Division lege football poll, with first-place votes in pa-
Springer cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Detroit 0 1 .000 1
Tennessee 2 2 0 .500 100 126 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Cleveland 0 1 .000 1 rentheses, records through Sept. 30, total
Indianapolis 1 3 0 .250 71 136 Bregman 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .500 National League St. Louis 1 1 0 0 2 5 4 points based on 25 points for a first-place
Altuve 2b 4 3 3 3 0 0 .750 Chicago vs. Washington Milwaukee 0 2 .000 11⁄2
North Colorado 1 1 0 0 2 4 2 vote through one point for a 25th-place vote,
W L T Pct PF PA Correa ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Friday, Oct. 6: Chicago Hendricks (7-5) at Chicago 1 1 0 0 2 10 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE and previous ranking:
Pittsburgh 3 1 0 .750 90 59 Gattis dh 3 2 2 0 1 0 .667 Washington (Strasburg 15-4), late Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Southwest Division
1-Fisher pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Saturday, Oct. 7: Chicago Lester (13-8) at W L Pct GB Record Pts Pv
Baltimore 2 2 0 .500 60 80 Minnesota 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 1. Alabama (44) 5-0 1506 1
Cincinnati 1 3 0 .250 64 67 Reddick rf 3 2 2 0 1 1 .667 Washington, 5:38 p.m. (TBS) Winnipeg 1 0 1 0 0 2 7 Houston 2 0 1.000 —
Gurriel 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Memphis 2 0 1.000 — 2. Clemson (17) 5-0 1475 2
Cleveland 0 4 0 .000 63 107 Monday, Oct. 9: Washington at Chicago Nashville 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 3. Oklahoma 4-0 1392 3
Gonzalez lf 4 0 1 2 0 2 .250 (Quintana 11-11), TBA (TBS) Dallas 2 1 .667 1
⁄2
West McCann c 4 0 1 2 0 1 .250 Pacific Division New Orleans 0 1 .000 11⁄2 4. Penn St. 5-0 1325 4
W L T Pct PF PA x-Tuesday, Oct. 10: Washington at Chicago 5. Georgia 5-0 1237 7
Totals 34 8 12 8 2 8 (Arrieta 14-10), TBA (TBS) GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Antonio 0 1 .000 11⁄2
Kansas City 4 0 0 1.000 122 77 6. Washington 5-0 1218 6
Denver 3 1 0 .750 98 74 Boston 010 100 000 — 2 8 0 x-Thursday, Oct. 12: Chicago at Washington, Edmonton 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 Northwest Division 7. Michigan 4-0 1115 8
Oakland 2 2 0 .500 91 79 Houston 200 212 10x — 8 12 0 TBA (TBS) Los Angeles 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 W L Pct GB
Denver 3 0 1.000 — 8. TCU 4-0 1079 9
L.A. Chargers 0 4 0 .000 72 93 Arizona vs. Los Angeles Anaheim 1 1 0 0 2 5 4 9. Wisconsin 4-0 1028 10
a-doubled for Nunez in the 3rd. Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Minnesota 2 0 1.000 1
⁄2
NATIONAL CONFERENCE 1-ran for Gattis in the 7th. Friday, Oct. 6: Arizona at Los Angeles (Ker- Utah 2 0 1.000 1
⁄2 10. Ohio St. 4-1 1016 11
East shaw (18-4), late Vegas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11. Washington St. 5-0 980 16
LOB—Boston 6, Houston 4. 2B—Betts (1), San Jose 1 0 1 0 0 3 5 Portland 1 1 .500 11⁄2
W L T Pct PF PA Ramirez (1), Gattis 2 (2), Gonzalez (1). HR— Saturday, Oct. 7: Arizona at Los Angeles (Hill Oklahoma City 0 1 .000 2 12. Auburn 4-1 802 13
Philadelphia 3 1 0 .750 103 92 12-8), 9:08 p.m. (TBS) Arizona 1 0 1 0 0 4 5 13. Miami 3-0 782 14
Bregman (1), off Sale; Altuve (1), off Sale; Al- Calgary 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 Pacific Division
Dallas 2 2 0 .500 94 97 Monday, Oct. 9: Los Angeles at Arizona, TBA 14. Southern Cal 4-1 713 5
Washington 2 2 0 .500 91 89 tuve (2), off Sale; Altuve (3), off Maddox. W L Pct GB
(TBS) NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for 15. Oklahoma St. 4-1 664 15
N.Y. Giants 0 4 0 .000 60 95 RBIs—Devers (1), Leon (1), Bregman (1), Al- Sacramento 1 0 1.000 — 16. Virginia Tech 4-1 549 12
tuve 3 (3), Gonzalez 2 (2), McCann 2 (2). CS— x-Tuesday, Oct. 10: Los Angeles at Arizona, overtime loss. Top three teams in each divi- Phoenix 1 0 1.000 —
South TBA (TBS) sion and two wild cards per conference ad- 17. Louisville 4-1 507 17
W L T Pct PF PA Fisher (1). SF—Devers. L.A. Clippers 1 1 .500 1
⁄2 18. South Florida 5-0 440 18
Runners left in scoring position—Boston 3 x-Thursday, Oct. 12: Arizona at Los Angeles, vance to playoffs. Golden State 0 2 .000 11⁄2
Atlanta 3 1 0 .750 104 89 TBA (TBS) 19. San Diego St. 5-0 373 19
Carolina 3 1 0 .750 78 70 (Benintendi, Moreland, Bradley Jr.); Houston 3 Thursday’s Games L.A. Lakers 0 3 .000 2 20. Utah 4-0 358 20
New Orleans 2 2 0 .500 93 78 (Bregman, McCann 2). RISP—Boston 2 for 7; LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Boston 4, Nashville 3 Thursday’s Games 21. Florida 3-1 349 21
Tampa Bay 2 2 0 .500 85 83 Houston 4 for 10. (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Montreal 3, Buffalo 2, SO Minnesota 111, Golden State 97 21. Notre Dame 4-1 349 22
GIDP—Benintendi, Altuve. American League Colorado 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 Orlando 112, Dallas 89 23. West Virginia 3-1 221 23
North Washington 5, Ottawa 4, SO
W L T Pct PF PA DP—Boston 1 (Bogaerts, Pedroia, Moreland); Game 1: Friday, Oct. 13 (Fox or FS1) Brooklyn 107, Miami 88 24. NC State 4-1 149 NR
Detroit 3 1 0 .750 99 70 Houston 1 (Bregman, Gurriel). Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 14 (Fox or FS1) Detroit 4, Minnesota 2 Houston 144, Shanghai Sharks 82 25. UCF 3-0 120 NR
Green Bay 3 1 0 .750 102 81 Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Game 3: Monday, Oct. 16 (Fox or FS1) Chicago 10, Pittsburgh 1 Portland 106, Toronto 101
Game 4: Tuesday, Oct. 17 (Fox or FS1) Anaheim 5, Arizona 4 Others receiving votes: Oregon 19, Florida St.
Minnesota 2 2 0 .500 79 76 Sale, L, 0-1 597 7 1 6 100 12.60 Friday’s Games
Chicago 1 3 0 .250 61 104 Game 5: x-Wednesday, Oct. 18 (Fox or FS1) Los Angeles 2, Philadelphia 0 15, Texas Tech 10, Georgia Tech 10, Stanford 8,
Kelly 120 0 0 1 25 0.00 Atlanta at Detroit, late Navy 7, Kansas St. 3, Texas A&M 2, Memphis
West Maddox 111 1 1 1 18 9.00 Game 6: x-Friday, Oct. 20 (Fox or FS1) Friday’s Games Boston at Philadelphia, late
W L T Pct PF PA Game 7: x-Saturday, Oct. 21 (Fox or FS1) N.Y. Islanders at Columbus, late 2, Troy 1, Maryland 1.
Porcello 100 0 0 0 12 0.00 New York at Washington, late
L.A. Rams 3 1 0 .750 142 105 Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA National League Florida at Tampa Bay, late Indiana at Cleveland, late
Seattle 2 2 0 .500 94 77 Game 1: Saturday, Oct. 14 (TBS) Vegas at Dallas, late Milwaukee at Chicago, late Amway Top 25 Schedule
Verlander, W, 6 6 2 2 2 3 99 3.00
Arizona 2 2 0 .500 74 91 Game 2: Sunday, Oct. 15 (TBS) Saturday’s Games New Orleans at Oklahoma City, late All times EDT
San Fran. 0 4 0 .000 66 94 1-0
Devenski 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 0.00 Game 3: Tuesday, Oct. 17 (TBS) Colorado at New Jersey, 2 p.m. Sacramento at San Antonio, late Thursday’s Game
Thursday’s Games Harris 2
⁄3 2 0 0 0 0 19 0.00 Game 4: Wednesday, Oct. 18 (TBS) Montreal at Washington, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Utah, late No. 24 NC State 39, No. 17 Louisville 25
New England 19, Tampa Bay 14 Liriano 1
⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Game 5: x-Thursday, Oct. 19 (TBS) Detroit at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Saturday’s Games Saturday’s Games
Sunday’s Games Musgrove 1 0 0 0 0 1 16 0.00 Game 6: x-Saturday, Oct. 21 (TBS) N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 7 p.m. Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m. No. 1 Alabama at Texas A&M, 7:15 p.m.
Arizona at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Sale pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. Game 7: x-Sunday, Oct. 22 (TBS) Nashville at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Sunday’s Games No. 2 Clemson vs. Wake Forest, Noon
Carolina at Detroit, 1 p.m. Inherited runners-scored—Kelly 2-2, Liriano WORLD SERIES Minnesota at Carolina, 7 p.m. Golden State vs. Minnesota at Shanghai, 7 No. 3 Oklahoma vs. Iowa State, Noon
San Francisco at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. 2-0. PB—Leon (1). (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. a.m. No. 4 Penn State at Northwestern, Noon
Jacksonville at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Umpires—Home, Dan Bellino; First, Angel All Games Televised by Fox Tampa Bay at Florida, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Washington, 3 p.m. No. 5 Washington vs. California, 10:45 p.m.
Buffalo at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Hernandez; Second, Ted Barrett; Third, Mark Game 1: Tuesday, Oct. 24 Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Melbourne United at Oklahoma City, 3 p.m. No. 6 Georgia at Vanderbilt, Noon
N.Y. Jets at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Wegner; Right, Marty Foster; Left, Mike Eve- Game 2: Wednesday, Oct. 25 Columbus at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Portland at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m. No. 7 Michigan vs. Michigan State, 7:30 p.m.
Tennessee at Miami, 1 p.m. ritt. Game 3: Friday, Oct. 27 Vegas at Arizona, 9 p.m. Denver at San Antonio, 4 p.m. No. 8 Wisconsin at Nebraska, 8 p.m.
L.A. Chargers at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. T—3:26. A—43,102 (42,060). Game 4: Saturday, Oct. 28 Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m. New Orleans at Chicago, 7 p.m. No. 9 Ohio State vs. Maryland, 3:30 p.m.
Baltimore at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Game 5: x-Sunday, Oct. 29 Philadelphia at Anaheim, 10 p.m. New York at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. No. 10 TCU vs. No. 23 West Virginia, 3:30
Seattle at L.A. Rams, 4:05 p.m. Cleveland 1, New York 0 Game 6: x-Tuesday, Oct. 31 Winnipeg at Calgary, 10 p.m. Sacramento vs. L.A. Lakers at Paradise, NV, 9 p.m.
Green Bay at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5: Cleveland 4, New York 0 Game 7: x-Wednesday, Nov. 1 Los Angeles at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. p.m. No. 11 Washington State at Oregon, 8 p.m.
Kansas City at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6: New York (Sabathia 14-5) at Sunday’s Games No. 12 Miami at Florida State, 3:30 p.m.
Open: Washington, New Orleans, Atlanta, Cleveland (Kluber 18-4), late Calendar Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Calendar No. 13 Auburn vs. Ole Miss, Noon
Denver Sunday, Oct. 8: Cleveland (Carrasco (18-6) at Oct. 13 — League Championship Series Monday’s Games Oct. 17 — Regular season starts. No. 14 Oklahoma State does not play. Next:
Monday’s Game New York (Tanaka 13-12), 7:38 p.m. (FS1) start. St. Louis at N.Y. Islanders, 1 p.m. Feb. 8 — Trade deadline. Oct. 14 vs. Baylor
Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. x-Monday, Oct. 9: Cleveland (Tomlin 10-9) at Oct. 24 — World Series starts. Colorado at Boston, 1 p.m. Feb. 16-18, 2018 — All-Star Weekend, Los No. 15 Southern Cal vs. Oregon State, 4 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 12 New York (Severino 14-6), TBA (FS1) November TBA — Deadline for teams to New Jersey at Buffalo, 3 p.m. Angeles No. 16 South Florida does not play. Next:
Philadelphia at Carolina, 8:25 p.m. x-Wednesday, Oct. 11: New York at Cleve- make qualifying offers to their eligible former Chicago at Toronto, 7 p.m. Oct. 14 vs. Cincinnati
land (Kluber), TBA (FS1) players who became free agents, fifth day af- Washington at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. No. 18 Utah vs. Stanford, 10:15 p.m.
ter World Series. Winnipeg at Edmonton, 9 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL No. 19 Virginia Tech at Boston College, 7:15
MLB Thursday’s box November TBA — Deadline for free agents Calgary at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Amway Coaches Top 25 Poll p.m.
2017 Postseason Schedule Indians 4, Yankees 0 to accept qualifying offers, 15th day after The Amway Top 25 football poll, with first- No. 20 Florida vs. LSU, 3:30 p.m.
All Times EDT World Series. Calendar place votes in parentheses, records through No. 21 San Diego State at UNLV, 10:45 p.m.
WILD CARD New York Cleveland Sept. 30, total points based on 25 points for No. 22 Notre Dame at North Carolina, 3:30
ab r h bi ab r h bi Nov. 13-16 — General managers’ meetings, Nov. 10-11 — Global Series: Colorado vs. Ot-
Tuesday, Oct. 3: New York 8, Minnesota 4 Orlando, Fla. tawa, at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm. first place through one point for 25th, and p.m.
Gardner lf 3 0 0 0 Lindor ss 2 0 0 0 previous ranking:
Wednesday, Oct. 4: Arizona 11, Colorado 8 Nov. 15-16 — Owners’ meetings, Orlando, Nov. 10-13 — Hockey Hall of Fame Induc- No. 23 West Virginia at No. 10 TCU, 3:30 p.m.
Judge rf 4 0 0 0 Kipnis cf 4 0 0 0
G.Sanch c 4 0 0 0 G.Allen cf 0 0 0 0 Fla. tion, Toronto. Record Pts Pvs No. 25 UCF at Cincinnati, 8 p.m.
DIVISION SERIES Grgrius ss 4 0 0 0 Jose.Rm 2b 4 1 1 0 Dec. 10 — Hall of Fame Modern Baseball Dec. 16 — NHL100 Classic: Montreal at Ot- 1. Alabama (59) 5-0 1618 1
(Best-of-5; x-if necessary) St.Cstr 2b 4 0 2 0 Encrnco dh 3 1 0 0 committee vote announced, Lake Buena Vis- tawa Senators, at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa. 2. Clemson (6) 5-0 1561 2
3. Oklahoma 4-0 1477 3
American League Bird 1b 3 0 0 0 Bruce rf 3 2 2 3 ta, Fla.
Dec. 11-14 — Winter meetings, Lake Buena
Jan. 1, 2018 — Winter Classic: New York
Rangers at Buffalo, at Citi Field, New York. 4. Penn St. 5-0 1402 4 TODAY IN SPORTS
Houston 2, Boston 0 T.Frzer 3b 3 0 0 0 C.Sntna 1b 3 0 1 0 Oct. 7
Thursday, Oct. 5: Houston 8, Boston 2 Vista, Fla. Jan. 27-28 — All-Star Weekend, Tampa Bay, 5. Washington 5-0 1352 6
Headley 6. Georgia 5-0 1265 8 1904 — Jack Chesbro registers his 41st vic-
Friday, Oct. 6: Houston 8, Boston 2 dh 2 0 0 0 Chsnhll lf 1 0 00 Fla.
March 3 — Stadium Series: Toronto at 7. Michigan 4-0 1218 7 tory of the season as New York defeats Bos-
Sunday, Oct. 8: Houston (Peacock 13-2) at
Boston (Porcello 11-17), 2:38 p.m. (FS1) A.Hicks cf
A.Jcksn
3 0 1 0 ph-lf 2 0 00
NHL Washington, at United States Naval Acad- 8. Wisconsin 4-0 1118 10 ton 3-2.
All times EDT emy, Annapolis, Md. 9. Ohio St. 4-1 1111 9 1916 — Georgia Tech beats Cumberland
x-Monday, Oct. 9: Houston at Boston, 1:08 R.Perez c 2 0 00 10. TCU 4-0 1075 11 222-0 in the most lopsided college football
or 7:08 p.m. (FS1) EASTERN CONFERENCE
Urshela 3b 3 0 10 11. Washington St. 5-0 952 16 game in history.
x-Wednesday, Oct. 11: Boston at Houston, Totals 30 0 3 0 Totals 27 4 5 3 Atlantic Division 12. Miami (Fla.) 3-0 864 13 1945 — The Green Bay Packers score 41
4:08 or 8:08 p.m. (FS1)
New York 000 000 000 — 0 GP W L OT Pts GF GA NBA 13. Auburn 4-1 794 15 points in the first quarter in a 57-21 win
Montreal 1 1 0 0 2 3 2 Preseason Glance 14. Oklahoma St. 4-1 765 14 against the Detroit Lions.
Thursday’s box Cleveland 010 210 00x — 4 15. Southern Cal 4-1 758 5 1962 — Judy Kimball wins the LPGA cham-
Detroit 1 1 0 0 2 4 2 All Times EDT
Astros 8, Red Sox 2 DP—New York 1, Cleveland 1. LOB—New Boston 1 1 0 0 2 4 3 16. South Florida 5-0 573 17 pionship with a four-stroke victory over Shir-
York 6, Cleveland 7. 2B—A.Hicks (1), Bruce EASTERN CONFERENCE 17. Louisville 4-1 558 18 ley Spork.
Toronto 1 1 0 0 2 7 2
(1). HR—Bruce (1). SF—Bruce (1). Ottawa 1 0 0 1 1 4 5 Atlantic Division 18. Utah 4-0 510 19 1970 — Willie Shoemaker wins his 6,033rd
W L Pct GB 19. Virginia Tech 4-1 465 12 race to pass Johnny Longden as the winnin-
New York IP H R ER BB SO Buffalo 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 Brooklyn 2 0 1.000 —
Gray L,0-1 31⁄3 3 3 3 4 2 Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20. Florida 3-1 387 20
Boston 1 0 1.000 ⁄2 21 gest jockey. His first race was won on April
1

Warren 1 2 1 1 0 1 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21. San Diego St. 5-0 377

Toronto 1 2 .333 11⁄2 22. Notre Dame 4-1 244 NR 20, 1949.
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disrespectful and should be done on
their own time, according to the poll.
Upstate voters, however, were split,
with 51 percent saying the protest is
disrespectful and 49 percent siding
with the protesters.
The poll showed drastic differences
among political party, with more than
70 percent of Democrats supporting
the protest and 70 percent of Republi-
cans opposing it.
Among different ethnic groups, 88
percent of black voters sided with the
players, compared to 53 percent of
white voters.
“Democrats and independents, men
and women, liberals and moderates,
downstaters, blacks, whites and La-
tinos, young, middle-aged and older
voters, Jews and Protestants say the 1st
Amendment trumps disrespect, and
that they support the rights of athletes
to kneel during the anthem,” Siena poll-
ster Steve Greenberg said in a state-
ment.
Dozens of NFL players have kneeled
during the national anthem in recent
weeks, while some teams have instead
opted to kneel in unison immediately
prior to the anthem.
Last year, then-San Francisco 49ers
quarterback Colin Kaepernick started
the protest, declining to stand for the
anthem as a way to speak out against
police brutality and racial oppression.
Late last month, Trump called for
kneeling players to be fired, saying
NFL owners should act.
A national USA Today/Suffolk Uni-
versity poll found 68 percent of voters
believed it was inappropriate for
Trump to call for owners to fire the
players and attendees to walk out of
games.
Fifty-one percent of voters polled
nationwide said they found the players’
protest appropriate, according to the
poll.
In New York, Siena polled 798 voters
from Sept. 25-28 and Oct. 1-2, according
to the poll, which has a margin of error
of 4 percentage points.
Bills players take a knee during the national
anthem prior to an NFL football game
against the Broncos earlier this season in
Orchard Park, N.Y. ADRIAN KRAUS/AP
TV HIGHLIGHTS
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts.
SATURDAY
AUTO RACING
10:30 a.m.
FS1 — IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship,
Motul Petit Le Mans
11 a.m.
NBCSN — NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series,
Bank of America 500 practice
11:30 a.m.
FS2 — IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship,
Motul Petit Le Mans
Noon
NBCSN — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Drive for the Cure
300 qualifying
1:30 p.m.
NBCSN — NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series,
Bank of America 500 final practice
3 p.m.
NBCSN — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Drive for the Cure
300
5 p.m.
FS2 — IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship,
Motul Petit Le Mans
11 p.m.
NBCSN — FIA Formula 2 Championship, Race 1
12:30 a.m. (Sunday)
NBCSN — Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix
qualifying
GOLF
8 a.m.
GOLF — European PGA Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links
Championship
5:30 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour, Safeway Open
HORSE RACING
5 p.m.
NBC — Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series, Fall Stars
Weekend
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
8 p.m.
FX - UFC 216, prelims
MLB
5:30 p.m.
TBS — NL Division Series Game 2, Chicago Cubs at
Washington
9 p.m.
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as the college game once again mus-
cles in on a night traditionally re-
served for scholastic football.
And make no mistake, high schools
want to keep their grip on Fridays.
Exactly half of Section 4’s regular-
season games were played on Fridays
in 2009, compared to 63.8 percent this
fall. The growth is even more pro-
nounced in Western New York, where
Section 6 teams played 61 percent of
games on Fridays in 2009 and 81.8
percent this year. The combined Fri-
day percentage for the four western-
most sections of the New York State
Public High School Athletic Associa-
tion went from 62.6 to 71.1 in that
eight-year span.
It’s not like Friday night college
football is new, of course. A year ago,
Syracuse played its first two games
of the season on Fridays at the Carri-
er Dome. The previous two season
openers were also home games bump-
ing up against high schools on Fri-
days, and SU has been hosting occa-
sional October home games since
2011.
Nationally, there are around 50
Friday games involving Football Bowl
Subdivision teams (the highest level
of Division I) on the 2017 schedule. In
fact, schools have become so enam-
ored with the money and exposure to
prospective recruits from evening
football that the Mid-American Con-
ference, which includes the Univer-
sity at Buffalo, plays numerous Tues-
day night games. Other college con-
ferences have moved some games to
Wednesdays and Thursdays.
But it’s not the middle of the week
that worries high school coaches and
fans. It’s colleges going head-to-head
with high schools on Fridays that
raises concerns.
“Friday nights are high school
(nights),” Brighton football coach
Stephen Lian said last month, after
his team won its opener at the Carrier
Dome. “When I went off to college, I
went from Friday nights to Saturday
afternoons. But that was when college
football was supposed to be played. I
get the whole TV thing, but they have
Tuesday nights, Wednesday night
games and Thursdays. But high
schools have one night -- Fridays.”
Actually, Section 3 dabbled in
weekly Thursday night games in 2013
in an experiment with Time Warner
Cable, which was already showing
some Friday games in its Upstate
markets. TWC was acquired last year
by Charter Communications and re-
branded as Spectrum Cable, which
streams more than 100 Friday football
games to smart phones, tablet devices
and laptops.
In that respect, it could be argued
that the high schools are already com-
peting with themselves on Friday
nights. But it’s hard to argue that a
Johnson City fan is as likely to stay
home to watch a Chenango Valley vs.
Waverly telecast as he is to watch SU
vs. Clemson on ESPN or even make
the trip to Syracuse to see it in per-
son.
So, what’s really at stake for high
schools as colleges continue to en-
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ESPN — Georgia at Vanderbilt
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12:30 p.m.
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4 p.m.
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7 p.m.
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7:15 p.m.
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7:30 p.m.
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croach on Fridays?
» Newspaper, local TV news and
radio stations that are committed to
covering both levels of football will be
splitting resources. Some reporters and
photographers who’d normally be at
high school games will be assigned to
the college game, resulting in fewer
highlights on 11 o’clock telecasts and
smaller roundups in print and online
the following morning.
With playoff berths and seedings on
the line, it matters more in Week 7 than
on Labor Day weekend.
» It’s hard to argue a significant
effect on attendance, but it’s also true
that some of the 35,000 to 40,000 in
attendance at the Carrier Dome would
otherwise be attending games on Sen-
ior Night, one of the memorable high
school traditions.
» Ultimately, money is at stake. New
York isn’t Texas, where school districts
are building stadiums for as much as
$70 million to house as many as eight
teams. High schools around here de-
fray some of their equipment costs by
charging a couple of dollars at the gate,
booster clubs support teams by selling
food and merchandise at the conces-
sion stand, etc. It has the potential to
add up over the course of the season.
Also, Spectrum and the NYSPHSAA
are midway through a 10-year, multi-
sport agreement. Early next decade,
Spectrum management will have to
weigh the benefit of showing money-
losing local content that satellite ser-
vices can’t produce against the more
lucrative ad dollars the college game
can generate.
» And don’t underestimate the ex-
citement in school buildings ahead of a
big game. It’s a lot easier to sustain the
energy and enthusiasm generated at a
2 p.m. pep rally for a Friday night
game than it is for a 1 o’clock Saturday
kickoff.
“Unfortunately here at Proctor, we
ABC — Michigan St. at Michigan
8 p.m.
ESPNU — UCF at Cincinnati
10:15 p.m.
FS1 — Stanford at Utah
10:30 p.m.
FS1 — Stanford at Utah
10:45 p.m.
ESPN — California at Washington
ESPN2 — San Diego St. at UNLV
SUNDAY
AUTO RACING
2 p.m.
NBC — NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series, Bank
of America 500
11 p.m.
NBCSN — NASCAR K&N Pro West Series, NAPA
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GOLF
7:30 a.m.
GOLF — European PGA Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links
Championship
5:30 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour, Safeway Open
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1 p.m.
NBCSN — World Artistic Championships, Appara-
tus finals
HORSE RACING
5 p.m.
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Bourbon Stakes and Juddmonte Spinster Stakes
MLB
7:30 p.m.
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Boston
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7 a.m.
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3 p.m.
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7:30 p.m.
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don’t get to play (at home) on Friday
nights,” said Utica assistant coach
Byron Abraham, who played on SU’s
11-0-1 team in 1987. “So when we do, it’s
special. The guys get up for it, the fans
love it. It’s a big night, a big event.”
There’s little that high schools can
do to fight back against the colleges,
even as coaches David Cutliffe of Duke
and Mark Richt of Miami supported
the idea that Fridays belong to high
schools. The two spoke on the subject
during media conferences before going
head-to-head last Friday.
Though colleges long benefited from
the provision of antitrust legislation
that kept the NFL from televising
games on Fridays and most Saturdays,
there’s no law limiting Division I con-
ferences from making TV deals for
Friday matchups.
The state high school coaches asso-
ciation has not taken an official stand
on the issue. And though the NYSPH-
SAA website reposted a resolution by
the National Federation of State High
School Associations — urging “schools
and teams at the college and profes-
sional levels to honor that longstanding
tradition and schedule games on other
days” — there is no leverage.
Indeed, the NYSPHSAA holds its
football championship games at the
Carrier Dome and Section 3 conducts
playoff games there. The expression
“don’t bite the hand that feeds you”
comes to mind.
All that’s left are occasional idle
threats by coaches in football-factory
states such as Texas and Oklahoma to
limit college access to recruiting tapes
for coaches whose schools play on
Fridays. That’s something local coach-
es can’t support.
“At the end of day, our job is to do
what’s best for the kids,” Brighton’s
Lian said. “I’d never put my feelings
ahead of the the recruiting process for
my kids.”
MSG/YES — N.Y. Knicks at Brooklyn
9 p.m.
ESPN — Preseason, Sacramento vs. L.A. Lakers
NFL
1 p.m.
CBS — Los Angeles at N.Y. Giants
FOX — N.Y. Jets at Cleveland
4 p.m.
FOX — Green Bay at Dallas
8:20 p.m.
NBC — Kansas City at Houston
NHL
7 p.m.
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RUNNING
8 a.m.
NBCSN — Chicago Marathon
SOCCER
11:45 a.m.
FS1 — FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifying, Lithuania
vs. England
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Scotland
2:30 p.m.
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vs. Northern Ireland
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Azerbaijan
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Republic vs. San Marino
3:30 p.m.
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COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER
4 p.m.
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6 p.m.
ESPNU — South Carolina at Arkansas
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Noon
YES — Pittsburgh at Miami
2 p.m.
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3 p.m.
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4 p.m.
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Newton is exception in NFL
Comments towards female
reporters not the norm
COMMENTARY
TARA SULLIVAN
Here’s to the hope
Cam Newton will take a
moment to watch the
video clip that has him
squarely in the conversa-
tional cross hairs today.
That he can quiet his mouth long
enough to open his ears and hear his
words the way I and so many other
reporters, male and female, did. That
he can recognize how awful it was for
him to demean a well-crafted question
from Charlotte Observer reporter Jour-
dan Rodrigue on Wednesday because
said question came from a female.
Here’s hoping Newton’s moment of
reflection will push him to a point of
apology, because that’s the least he can
do after laughing off the query about
the enjoyment he must get out of see-
ing Devin Funchess’s physicality in
route running.
Newton’s initial reaction was to
smirk, laugh and say, “It’s funny to hear
a female talk about routes. It’s funny.”
That he might as well have said, “What
could a girl possibly know about foot-
ball?” might be a debatable point for
some, but for the legions of fellow
female sports writers like myself, that’s
what we heard. We’ve heard it before.
And, really, that’s all I want to say
about Cam Newton, the thrilling, excit-
ing, talented, accomplished quarter-
back of the Carolina Panthers, the man
who took the Super Bowl stage a few
years back and was alternately delight-
ful and off-putting in media sessions,
engaging and insightful in the week
leading up to the game, rude and sullen
in the aftermath of the loss to the Bron-
cos. His words to Rodrigue don’t de-
serve that much debate — they were
wrong. He was wrong.
But it would also be wrong to paint
the entire NFL with a broad Newton
brush. And that’s one of the points I
wanted to make this morning after
letting the Newton debate rage on over-
night. For every comment like his,
there are dozens of players who are
open-minded and respectful, willing to
engage conversations about route trees,
three-techniques, stunts and blitz pack-
ages with reporters like Rodrigue, who
have spent years studying the game
whether they ever played it or not. For
every offhand remark like his, there
are coaches and front office personnel
offering thoughtful and considerate
Penn State’s Franklin is in line Wright
for substantial bowl-eligible bonus undergoes
STEVE BERKOWITZ
USA TODAY NETWORK
Major-college football coaches have
been qualifying for bonuses here and
there since the first preseason rankings
came out.
Things begin getting serious Satur-
day — especially for Penn State coach
James Franklin. He can all but assure
himself of at least a $200,000 payout if
the fourth-ranked and undefeated Nitta-
ny Lions defeat Northwestern for their
sixth victory of the season, which would
make them eligible to play in a bowl
game this season.
Six other teams can become bowl-eli-
gible Saturday, setting in motion bonus-
es for a wide range of coaches, staffers
and athletics administrators who will be
hoping those incentive payments get
larger as the season progresses. These
figures are based on documents provid-
ed to USA TODAY Sports by the schools
in response to open-records requests.
Clemson’s Dabo Swinney is the only
head coach among this week’s potential-
ly bowl-eligible teams who can’t qualify
for a bonus by leading his team to any
bowl game. The Tigers need to have at
least eight regular-season victories for
Swinney to get rewarded for participa-
tion in a game that’s not among the six af-
filiated with the College Football Play-
off.
Alabama, Georgia, San Diego State,
Washington and Washington State also
can reach bowl eligibility on Saturday.
Franklin’s $200,000 bonus would be
for an appearance by the Nittany Lions
in any non-CFP bowl game. He can get
much more if they play in one of the CFP
games — especially if that occurs after
an appearance or victory in the Big Ten
championship game, as happened last
season.
Washington coach Chris Petersen and
Washington State’s Mike Leach each
have entry-level bowl bonuses of
$75,000, and their respective athletics di-
rectors also would get payments. Wash-
ington State’s Bill Moos would get an
amount equal to one month of his basic
annual guaranteed compensation, or
$50,000. Washington’s Jennifer Cohen
would get $10,000.
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton reacted to a female report’s question by saying,
“It’s funny to hear a female talk about routes. It’s funny.“ JEREMY BREVARD/USA TODAY SPORTS
responses to questions about scouting
reports, player evaluations and game
plans with reporters like me, who have
never actually worked in an NFL front
office. The same way politicians en-
gage questions from reporters who
never served in office; the same way a
doctor who could never physically give
birth to a child delivered both of mine.
Newton is the exception, not the
rule. Of course there was a time he
would have been the rule, not the ex-
ception. But we demand better now; we
expect better now. For the most part,
we get better, too. That was running
back Tiki Barber or his position coach,
Eric Studesville, back in my days as an
early-2000s Giants beat writer, explain-
ing the blocking schemes that would
spring him for a signature long touch-
down run. That was backup quarter-
back Jason Garrett taking time to ex-
plain what made Michael Irvin so damn
dangerous at the line of scrimmage, or
head coach Jim Fassel taking a 6:30
a.m. phone call to talk about a division
Penn State coach James Franklin can earn a $200,000 bonus on Saturday if the fourth-ranked
Nittany Lions defeat Northwestern to become bowl-eligible. JEFF ROBERSON/AP
Alabama coach Nick Saban’s bonus
for a non-CFP bowl appearance is
$65,000. For Georgia’s Kirby Smart and
San Diego State’s Rocky Long, it’s
$50,000 if it’s a lower-echelon game.
Long already has claimed $20,000 in
bonuses – $10,000 for each of his team’s
victories over a Power Five conference
team. The Aztecs defeated Arizona State
and then-No. 19 Stanford in consecutive
weeks. If they can find their way to an-
other victory against a ranked team,
Long will collect an additional $75,000 as
a bonus for beating two ranked teams in
the same season.
rivalry, or GM Ernie Accorsi on the line
to talk draft philosophy. Shame on New-
ton for generating such a long, intense
conversation about disregard for wom-
en when so many of his colleagues,
including his head coach, Ron Rivera,
have acted in no such fashion.
Maybe Newton’s attitude is rooted in
the backlash he felt after walking away
from the post-game podium at the Su-
per Bowl, spawning a general dislike or
distrust of the media. But for him to
slice that into such sexist terms only
makes the relationship worse.
He revealed his true colors in a way
that’s hard to walk back from, remind-
ing us all how easily prejudices can
simmer under the surfaces of our exte-
rior selves, and if he does decide to
apologize, here’s hoping he’s open to an
even deeper conversation about the
irresponsible nature of his words.
In the current climate of the NFL,
where players, including Newton, are
asking us all to hear them, where ac-
tions like Newton’s post-touchdown
Other coaches who have triggered
bonuses include Utah’s Kyle Whitting-
ham, who gained $15,000 when the Utes
appeared in the Top 25 of the Amway
coaches preseason poll; he will get an-
other $85,000 if they are in the final
Amway or Associated Press Top 25.
Utah State’s Matt Wells picked up
$5,000 last week when the Aggies de-
feated in-state rival BYU. Victories
over Power Five teams resulted in
payouts for Central Michigan’s John
Bonamego ($10,000, Kansas) and Tex-
as-San Antonio’s Frank Wilson ($7,500,
Baylor).
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raised fist during Sunday’s monumental
win in Foxboro are meant to shed light
on our simmering racial divide and a
belief the justice system is inherently
unfair to the black community, doesn’t
it stand to reason they should hear us,
too? Demeaning a woman’s ability to do
her job covering the NFL based solely
on the fact she’s a woman should be
insulting enough on its own merits that
it doesn’t brook further argument.
We’ll hear it anyway, that we’re too
sensitive, too thin-skinned, too eager to
make Newton our cause célèbre. Ab-
surd. Rodrigue appeared to handle her
situation the right way, quietly ap-
proaching Newton after the press con-
ference, staying focused on her job
rather than the controversy. Though
later caught in an apology cycle of her
own over racially insensitive tweets
she posted years ago, Rodrigue, now 25,
prepared for the football part of her
job, as detailed in a column by her Ob-
server colleague Scott Fowler.
“Rodrigue isn’t interested in who is
going to be singing at the Super Bowl
halftime show. She’s interested in cov-
ering the actual Super Bowl,” Fowler
wrote. “She got hooked on football 10
years ago watching Boise State upset
Oklahoma 43-42 in one of the greatest
college bowl games ever played. She
wanted to know everything about the
Statue of Liberty, the trick play that
helped Boise State pull off the upset.
“She was 15 years old at the time.
“Rodrigue studied the game. She got
a subscription to NFL Game Pass. She
gravitated toward listening to former
players who were announcers since
they seemed to know more about what
was happening on the field.
“Rodrigue has pursued being a
sportswriter with single-minded deter-
mination for the past 10 years. She
graduated from the Walter Cronkite
School of Journalism at Arizona State.
She interned with the Arizona Dia-
mondbacks and the Arizona State ath-
letic department as a sportswriter. She
moved to Pennsylvania and wrote about
Penn State football, and we were im-
pressed enough to pluck her from there
and put her on the NFL beat alongside
Joseph Person.”
Like most women sportswriters,
Rodrigue has surely been expected to
prove she knows sports because others
assume she doesn’t, unlike her male
peers, who are generally assumed to
know sports unless they prove they
don’t. Newton would have been wise to
heed a similar life credo: “Better to
remain silent and be thought a fool than
to speak and to remove all doubt.”
back surgery
MATT EHALT
USA TODAY NETWORK
Mets third baseman David Wright
underwent a laminotomy procedure on
his lower back in Los Angeles on Thurs-
day, the team announced. That proce-
dure help reduce the pressure on the
spinal nerves/cord, and aids those with
spinal stenosis like Wright.
Wright was diagnosed
with spinal stenosis two
years ago.
The Mets’ Captain
also underwent surgery
on his right rotator cuff
in September, and did not
David Wright play a single game this
season for the first time
in his career.
“Through this entire rehab process,
I have been driven to get back on the
field as quickly as I can. That’s why I
had the shoulder surgery and that’s
why today I underwent back surgery to
reduce the risk of further issues going
forward,” Wright said in a statement
released by the team. “With these two
surgeries behind me, I hope to be able
to put on a Mets uniform again as soon
as possible. My desire to play is as
strong as ever.”
Wright has been limited by injuries
the past three years, playing in just 75
games spanning the last three seasons.
He played in just 38 games in 2015 after
being diagnosed with spinal stenosis,
and was limited to 37 games in 2016.
The 34-year-old underwent neck sur-
gery last year, and that surgery pre-
vented him from returning this season.
The muscles in the shoulder region
were not strong enough after the sur-
gery.
He ultimately opted for rotator cuff
surgery in hope that it would put him in
the best position to contribute to the
team in 2018.
While Wright hopes to play again,
the Mets have to plan as if he is is no
longer an everyday player. The team
has an option for $8.5 million for Asdru-
bal Cabrera, and general manager
Sandy Alderson seemingly indicated
the team will exercise it.
S AT U R D AY , O C T O B E R 7 , 2 0 1 7
Giants confident in
resiliency of Rosas
ART STAPLETON
USA TODAY SPORTS
EAST RUTHERFORD - You watched
former Jets kicker Nick Folk beat the Gi-
ants with a game-winning field goal in last
Sunday’s 25-23 loss to the Tampa Bay Buc-
caneers.
If you tuned into Thursday’s Patriots-
Buccaneers game four days later, you bore
witness to Folk missing not one, not two,
but three field goals, turning every mo-
ment the veteran kicker stepped on the
field into a car wreck from which no one
could turn away.
Folk and the Buccaneers ended up los-
ing to the Patriots, 19-14, and in the immedi-
ate aftermath, his job security was not just
being debated on social media - it was ex-
pected that, sooner rather than later, Tam-
pa Bay brass would be finding a replace-
ment.
Sure enough, the NFL Network report-
ed that the Buccaneers had already gotten
the ball rolling on potential tryouts Friday
morning.
Thus is the life of a kicker in the NFL,
aptly described by a line from Billy Joel’s
“Summer, Highland Falls”: “For we are al-
ways what our situations hand us;
It’s either sadness or euphoria.”
Aldrick Rosas promises he has not lost
any confidence, and the Giants still believe
their first-year kicker can do the job, even
after he missed from 43 yards out in the
fourth quarter against the Buccaneers,
failing to come through in his first real
pressure situation of the regular season.
The Giants watched Folk boot the 34-
yarder last weekend, sending them to 0-4
as time expired. Just a week earlier, Jake
Elliott of the Eagles drilled a 61-yarder as
time expired, sending the Giants home
with a 27-24 defeat.
Mike Nugent, another former Jet, lost
out on the Giants’ job to Rosas despite a
strong preseason. He is expected to be
among those competing to succeed Folk in
Tampa.
“The kicker mentality is just one for
one,” Rosas said earlier this week. “We hit
the reset button after every kick. You just
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A decade ago, in one of the biggest vic-
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Tynes missed a pair of field goals in the
fourth quarter of an epic NFC Champion-
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liver in overtime and kick the Giants to Su-
per Bowl XLII, where they upset the Patri-
ots.
Tynes wound up kicking the Giants to
Super Bowl XLVI four years later, again
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independent of anything any-
one else thinks or says.
Cancer (June 22-July 22). In this
age of narcissism and over-
sharing, many people won’t
Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one show the kind of restraint
letter stands for another. If you think that X equals O, it necessary to build a mystery.
will equal O throughout the puzzle. Single letters, short Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). You like
words and words using an apostrophe give clues to to speak your mind without
THE WIZARD OF ID BRANT PARKER locating vowels. Solution is by trial and error. worrying how it will be received,
and yet it’s rare that you can
find a person with a strong
enough sense of self and a good
enough sense of humor not to
take your pure outspokenness
personally.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll
make a difference with people
who really want to interact with
you. Even if the difference you
make is something extremely
practical or seemingly ordinary,
this is, in a way, living the
dream.
BLONDIE DEAN YOUNG & JOHN MARSHALL Word sleuth Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Some
say that great ideas always start
out as controversial and that if it
doesn’t start an argument, it’s
not great.
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
Trusting a person allows you to
relax and be yourself. But you
also like the edge you get when
you’re not sure of the relation-
ship.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
Maybe it’s not the first thing you
think of when you think of the
word “fun,” but you will actu-
ally enjoy activities that connect
you to your beliefs and strength-
BABY BLUES Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman en your faith.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). No
one really enjoys interacting
with a loved one who is tired,
distracted and preoccupied, yet
these are very common moods
that prevail in most households.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).
Don’t do nothing about some-
thing, and don’t do something
about nothing.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). Those
who see unfulfilled desire as an
affirmation of powerlessness
will experience that.