No other genre of literature has been subject to as many strict rules as detective fiction in its golden age of the 1920s and 30s. Crime author Ronald Knox established 10 commandments for its mechanics and insisted that it should present a mystery whose elements are clearly presented at an early stage in the proceedings. Jorge Luis Borges and WH Auden came up with their own formulae, the latter with an elaborate Aristotelian analysis in his essay The Guilty Vicarage.

The world of the classical whodunnit is one of order, repression and good manners, which is why it was so successful among the English middle classes as a place to explore shocking subconscious desires. And there is plenty pater les bourgeois in Alex Pavesis first novel Eight Detectives. A set of seven golden age-style mysteries with an abundance of brutal slayings in genteel surroundings are rendered in a heightened pastiche of the form. These are nested within a greater narrative where their fictional author, Grant McAllister, discusses his own set of rules for the detective story with an editor, which leads to an eighth murder mystery.

This metafictional conceit has much potential, but Pavesi doesnt quite pull it off. Much is made of his authors theories, but they seem rather banal and offer no real or relevant challenges to the protagonists. And Pavesi himself breaks the golden rule of the form by concealing much crucial information until the last minute.

As homage, the stories are entertaining enough, and at times capture the deadpan surreality of the early 20th-century whodunnit. Victims are dispatched by absurdly gruesome methods at one point a detachable fork tine proves fatal. But Pavesi lacks that delicate precision needed to construct a true mystery as accomplished as any classics of the period. The golden age was characterised by a formal elegance, in a mathematical as well as literary sense: the denouement should be like a balanced equation with the reader able to follow the workings of the puzzle. Instead we are led into a series of confused twists that dont seem to rely on any clues given to us early on, so we are effectively locked out of the game. In their day the masters of the form could produce exquisite labyrinths to astound and engage the reader in equal measure. Eight Detectives is a bit of a clumsy maze in comparison.

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People of all ages are included in the rule of six in England

Im the minister of a large church community who live across Sheffield and we are desperate to meet each other again.

We can get together in church with masks on, and our livestreams of our services are fantastic. However, there is nothing like the richness of old and new friends gathering and talking in the same room.

Right now, it cant be done.

This week as the sun shone, I felt more like banging my head against the wall and giving up, not keeping calm and carrying on.

As track-and-trace and the rule of six take force, it will mean a major test of the strength of Sheffields community spirit.

Its easy to blame the young for refusing to distance. Or the Government.

Its a big ask for everybody to keep to the rules after our patience has been tried.

But more significantly, why would we?

Were being asked to be selfless, to put others above ourselves.

As Jesus puts it in the Bible, to love your neighbour as yourself.

I remember learning Jesus Golden Rule in RE lessons at school, treat people the same way you want them to treat you (Matthew 7).

Now the whole nation is being called to new levels of self-control and consideration for the sake of the most vulnerable in our communities.

I feel lifes challenges are best kept in perspective.

A friend of mine works in medical development in Afghanistan and tells me the entire nation has no more than 50 ventilators in their hospitals.

In countries with minimal medical care when peoples family and friends get very sick with Covid, they will probably die, and thats a fact of life they live with everyday.

We can prevent unnecessary suffering, and that motivates me to follow the guidelines.

So this week Ill be trying harder to keep calm, and carry on.

The Reverend Nick Allan is a minister at The Well Church, Ecclesall Road, Sharrow.

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If you know Tim Harford as the man on the radio who debunks numbers on the BBCs popular show More or Less, well, it turns out hed rather you didnt. He would rather not need to debunk any numbers, full stop. But right now he would settle for listeners doing some of his work for him.

You see, the economist is on a mission to stop people being so scared and suspicious of statistics, which are really just figures with a story attached.

The world is a really interesting place and I wanted people to be able to to think more clearly about [it]. And statistics are a really important tool for doing that, he adds. His new book is called How To Make The World Add Up. The trick, he says, is to be curious but not overly cynical. Statistics arent always trying to fool us, however much it might feel like that, especially when government spin doctors get involved.

My golden rule is be open minded and ask questions, adds Harford, a father of three. He originally made his name explaining the economic rationale behind everything that we do in his first book, The Undercover Economist. I want people to feel that we all have it in us to think more clearly and evaluate the statistical claims that get made. Often people dont realise how simple it is.

In true Harford fashion, his ninth book opens not with a story about numbers but about one of historys greatest art forgeries. It involves fake Vermeers, the Nazis and the worlds leading scholar on Dutch paintings.

I wanted to make the point that a lot of the judgements we make are not about numbers at all, Harford says, via Zoom from his Oxford home.

Take Harfords own reasoning about whether to go ahead with his familys pre-booked summer holiday to Germany. Sure, he crunched the numbers, figuring they had a lower chance of succumbing to Covid-19 there than in the UK. He also considered the chances someone on the plane would be infected (pretty low) and the evidence the virus might spread on the plane (could happen; pretty unlikely).

But the numbers werent ultimately what pushed him to proceed with their plans, he concedes. We went to Germany because friends who are doctors said, Weve done our bit, were going to Greece for a week. At that point, we thought, Okay, if you can do it, we can do it too. Theres no logic behind that. Thats just an emotional response.

The broader point stands: people should think about their emotional reaction to statistical claims.

What we believe is all about what we feel and who we think we are, rather than about the facts. I can give you all the technical advice in the world, but if youre guided by your gut instinct, its not going to help. Im sounding like Yoda with a calculator!

Harford read PPE at Brasenose College, Oxford, and has worked for Royal Dutch Shell and the World Bank. He first fell for statistics as a teenager, when he read a seminal book on the subject, How to Lie with Statistics, written in 1954 by a US journalist named Darrell Huff. But these days hed rather people appreciated statistics for the good they can do.

Take the pandemic. Without the scramble to gather data on the virus since January, the world would still be flying blind, Harford says. The least we can do as ordinary citizens is show some interest in the figures, he adds.

Its a pretty thin silver lining to a very dark cloud. But I do think the last six months has taught us that this stuff matters. The decisions we are making are hugely influenced by the statistics we gather. The better the statistics, the better the decisions.

And right now, with the testing crisis and track-and-trace failure, the micro data isnt good enough to make the right call about a second lockdown, he adds.

Thanks to More or Less, which vastly increased its audience after moving to a prominent 9am weekday slot during lockdown, Harford gets MPs calling him before going into committee meetings, begging for help understanding the latest data. But he finds it slightly depressing that the show got the most attention for holding the government to account for the way it was misleading people about the number of tests being done. Im trying to think about what [numbers are] true, but were having to spend so much attention debunking a claim and showing whats not true.

Holiday dilemmas aside, Im curious how he applies statistics to his own life. Or, to cut to basics, how worried he is about rising infection rates? Im trying to be very cautious and at the same time Im trying not to be anxious. Im still very worried about contributing to the spread of the virus. Im not worried about myself. Which seems about as good a use of statistics as anyone can hope for right now.

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I very much dislike the phrase new normal. News media has pounded us with this phrase more often in a few months than during the eight years of the Great Recession, when the term was coined. No one ever said, Microwave ovens are the new normal. Will some parts of our society change because of the virus? Definitely. Its called adaptation, and we are good at finding innovative ways to achieve goals. If you doubt that, think of one example of the new normal from the recession that is still around now. We adapted rather than accept a perceived necessity.

No matter what happens, there are aspects of life that will remain the same. Courtesy being one example. The Golden Rule of treating others the way you would like to be treated is common courtesy. Why not kick it up a notch with the Platinum Rule? Do unto others as they want to be treated. That rule has been the first thing I teach at customer-service classes. Its politeness and a happy attitude. Everybodys day becomes much easier, brighter and happier when some of us practice simple courtesy. Especially while driving.

Leadership is another quality that will always be around and be needed. More so when things get unexpectedly crazy. A boss barks orders at people sometimes using intimidation. A leader guides and directs using influence, inspiration and support. A step up would be the servant leader. Servant Leadership is a philosophy where the well-being of others is placed before that of the person in charge. This type of leader creates an atmosphere of trust, encourages open thoughts and ideas from everyone, develops leadership skills in others and has an unselfish mindset. Ive been told this style of management works at home, too. The entire organization (or family) becomes better.

How about caring and giving? Different from courtesy; its an emphatic reaction to a situation. The neighbor with whom I share a landing is a single mom with two kids. We exchange hellos on the very rare days when our schedules coordinate. If she happens to leave a trash bag on the landing, I take it to the dumpster on my way out. Am I a good neighbor? Id like to think so. Ive never been a parent, but I assume one less task that she has to do would be helpful. Think about bigger issues: homelessness, domestic violence, hungry families, veterans in need and the list goes on. Supporting our communitys charitable groups is one way to demonstrate our giving and caring nature. The nonprofit organizations will be grateful, too.

Change is part of life. Ive given three qualities that I feel should always be part of us or our society. I have more suggestions, but choosing core qualities is a personal decision. Standing true to your core beliefs will make adapting easier. Call it your new normal if you want. Begin by asking yourself, What do I want in my life to be inevitable?

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School daze, cool days, oh those golden rule days.

To paraphrase that old song (from 1907!).

School days, school daysDear old golden rule days

reading and riting and rithmeticTaught via Zoom or some technology trick

The original ends with Taught to the tune of thehickry stick, but hey, thats a little old, old school.

My first school was Alice B. Carlson Elementary, where I was in kindergarten for a year. I was born late in August, so my parents thought I needed a little early education to catch me up to those folks born nearly a year before me. I dont know if it helped, but I do recall the colorful cartoon characters that surrounded the doors to our restroom facilities they were attached to the room as I remember. I knew then that the mouse was not Mickey and the duck was not Donald. I knew something was up.

Heres one of my favorite clean, I should mention Little Johnny jokes:

The teacher asked little Johnny if he has been studying his numbers while he has been working at home during COVID. Yes, he said. I do. My father taught me. Good. What comes after three? Four, answers the boy. What comes after six? Seven. Very good, says the teacher. Your dad did a good job. What comes after ten? A jack, says the boy.

So this week were going back to school. Weve got a story about the new president at Cristo Rey Fort Worth College Prep who took the reins at the school just as COVID was shutting things down.

See: New President at Cristo Rey deals with COVID challenges

We also have a column from T3, not the disappointing third installment of the Terminator franchise, but Tarrant To & Through (T3) Partnership, a new local coalition of school districts, colleges, universities, employers and community organizations.

Leveraging national best practices and building on existing efforts, the group is focused on providing direct services to boost the number of high school graduates who excel. Its key to developing a highly skilled, creative and motivated work force.

See: Student Success is OUR Success

See: Teaching Tech: Fort Worth ISD hoping rates fall to allow return to campus

The start of school means football. It makes me think of a couple of my teachers who would read Autumn Begins in Martins Ferry, Ohio by James Wright

Their sons grow suicidally beautiful

At the beginning of October,

And gallop terribly against each others bodies.

I remember Newell E. Faulkner, my junior English teacher reading the poem at R.L. Paschal High School with an actors perfection. You could hear the leaves falling as he read it.

Alas, this year football is problematic. The TCU-SMU game has been COVID canceled, so now you can not only bet on games, but also bet on whether they will play the games.

See: Coronavirus cases postpone TCU-SMU game, the seasons first college football matchup involving a Texas Big 12 team

But hey, theres hockey. Canada has its COVID caseload in order, so the Stars play on, freezing coronavirus out.

See: Stars captain Benn finally past 2nd round into West final

And the horses dont worry about COVID. They ran the Kentucky Derby this weekend and there were some surprises.

See: Authentic wins Kentucky Derby; Baffert notches 6th victory

Everyone seemed want to read what the late T. Boone Pickens has up for auction, from high end etchings by Picasso to an Onyx bathtub. Check out what the billionaire has to offer.

See: T.Boones auction

Heres a trivia question from Today in History:

Most of you can recall the Pledge of Allegiance, but can you recite the 1892 early version of The Pledge of Allegiance, written by Francis Bellamy? It appeared in The Youths Companion on this day in 1892. It went: I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Also today in history, in 1900, Galveston was struck by a hurricane that killed an estimated 8,000 people.

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Fomenting fear from one side

Re: Dont give in to politics of fear, by Gromer Jeffers Jr., Monday Metro column.

I was shocked when I read Jeffers column urging readers to not be frightened by doomsday messages of our presidential contenders. Perhaps he was trying to be balanced and fair, but his perspective about not letting the candidates scare you reminded me of President Donald Trump saying, There are good people on both sides. I agree that Trump is fomenting fear it is his normal technique for the last almost four years. I do not know what world Jeffers is living in these days, but Joe Bidens message is consistently about healing and coming together in formal and informal conversation.

To equate Trumps fearmongering with Bidens messages of hope and recovery in no way represents reality. Jeffers has a loud megaphone and as with many other readers, I have counted on him to tell it like it is. It is the duty of the free press to inform the people and to state clearly when the king is naked and call out lies and hypocrisy.

Jeffers calls on us to do our research and determine which candidates plan for the future best serves us. Since Trump has no plan, that cuts our research time in half.

Liz Wally, Old East Dallas

Voters saw in 2016 President Donald Trumps campaign tactics and have witnessed his brand of presidency for the past four years. It is safe to assume that his current campaign and future presidency will be more of the same.

The Democratic candidates must present detailed plans of what they intend to do, how they will accomplish it and what impacts it will have on our nation and the world. Those who vote want and need facts, not more political platitudes and tasteless bashing of the opposition.

We, as a nation, are facing many serious challenges from many directions. We, as the electorate, must have trustworthy facts and direction prior to casting our votes for those who we decide will be leading us for the next four years.

Stewart K. Wysong, Richardson

What a refreshing change to watch positive messaging from the pro-America Republican speakers versus the doom and gloom Democrats at the recent conventions. When the Democratic platform consists only of bashing President Donald Trump, raising taxes, and shutting down the country again it was difficult to stomach.

Americas best days can still be ahead, but only if we as a people embrace God again. The Golden Rule can only be followed if you understand what it means. The blessing on America is evaporating at an alarming rate because we have become spiritually bankrupt.

I fear judgment is upon us because we have drifted into a secular society, thinking the government will solve all our problems. The Scriptures are replete with warnings of what will happen to a nation that once had the light and rejects it. I pray that people will return to God for any chance that our land will be healed.

Anton Skell, Plano

As we watched the Republican National Convention, we were told to fear the America that will result if the other side gains power. It is claimed that this America would be one of anarchy, chaos, unrest, divisiveness and guns on the street. Wait a minute! Arent these images the images of Trumps America? The America of right here, right now under his watch after over 3 1/2 years? What am I missing? My secret agent decoder ring seems to be lost in the mail.

Sharon Lathrop, Richardson

There is enough conservative viewpoint ammo for conservatives to use against Democratic candidates that using misleading material should be unnecessary. Vice President Mike Pence, nonetheless, went ahead and implied to convention watchers that David Patrick Underwood, a federal officer, was murdered by Black Lives Matter protesters during riots in Oakland, Calif. It appears (no trial/conviction yet) that he was murdered by a white supremacist who subscribes to the idea that such murders will lead to a desired race war. He is not a member of the protesters and our vice president knew it.

Shelton G. Hopkins, Dallas

If you want to talk politics, our 45th president has not only achieved tremendous success on his own but he has also helped our country do the same. And sadly through it all he has gone through tremendous hate and torment by everyone, including his own employees. Now that takes heart to withstand and hey, America, he has also fought for our second stimulus package, our additional unemployment benefits, our safety and even our own economy.

So give him a break. You want to talk politics? Ive seen politics in action and President Donald Trump is a great, great man! Vote for whom you want to vote for, but think first before putting down our incumbent. Its rude, crude and makes you sound uneducated. Either way, go vote because that is what makes Americas democracy work.

Ashley Barg, Dallas

I always thought the press was to provide news and information to all subscribers. What happened to that? As I read my Dallas Morning News, all I can find is Trump-bashing, including Letters to the Editor. I used to submit letters pertaining to my experiences in the Vietnam Air War and my 50-year career in aviation attempting to correct some perceptions. Many of those were published.

Now, because Trump-bashing is top priority, I will refrain from any more submissions. I have a deep respect for my country, as most combat veterans and others do, and that includes respecting our president. I have never met the man and I dont think the bashers have either. I have witnessed many presidents in the past, each one very unique and very human, trying to do the job as best they could.

Robert J. Ponti, Far North Dallas

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I had to run to the grocery store the other day to pick up a couple of things.

Watching the cashier behind her protective plastic partition, ringing up my loaf of bread and a couple of bottles of seltzer, I was hit with this surge of gratitude. No, she wasn't a doctor or nurse in a COVID ward, but she was certainly exposing herself to a lot more risk every day than I do.

I wanted to express my thanks, make sure she knew how deeply I appreciated her essential service. So, I locked eyes with her, and smiled the warmest, widest smile I could muster.

She looked at me blankly and didn't say a word. It was almost as if she hadn't seen my smile at all.

I was leaving the store when it hit me: of course she hadn't seen my smile! My mask had concealed my gratitude.

For the rest of the day, with every interaction I had with someone I didn't know the gas station attendant, the kid behind the take-out counter I made sure to tell them how thankful I was, my words replacing the smiles they couldn't see.

But still, something was missing.

Smiles are the grease for our interpersonal communications, our most efficient way to signal warmth, safety, empathy, compassion, or at the grocery store gratitude a non-verbal supplement to expand the limits of what words alone can express.

Studies have shown smiles are actually contagious. They lift the mood of both the source and the target of the smile. And now, COVID has robbed us of this critically-important tool we use to connect with each other.

We've been sad before as a country, living without smiles for a time in the aftermath of assassinations, terror attacks, school shootings. But this is different. Wearing masks is a structural change in the way we live. COVID has literally wiped the smiles from our faces.

So, keep this in mind as you go about your business, for now our words are all we've got. Not just the ones we choose, but how we deliver them. From behind a mask, tone and inflection are the new smiles. Forget the face-to-face world. In a mask-to-mask world, the golden rule is that people can't feel what they can't see.

Let's all be part of the solution, and find other ways to smile at each other.

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Those who know me know that I am a man with great pride for our country, our state, and our community. However, I am extremely disappointed in what I have seen from so many over the last few years. That disappointment does not lie with any one political candidate or political party, but rather with some in our communities who have chosen to be disrespectful of others property and their opinions. I hope and pray that there is an improvement in the way that we treat one another. It seems that some have forgotten the golden rule that we all learned when we were growing up, do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Freedom of speech and respect for others is such an important topic right now. There are many in our country who, whether they know it or not, have created more division than we have ever seen before. Again, I am not referring to politicians or any political party. Yes, they make decisions regarding governing, but we the people have the power to control the narrative. Our voices are louder now than ever before. That is possible through the power of the internet, videos, and social media.

Social media has so many positives that allow us to stay connected and share memories. Social media has also turned our country on one another. Perhaps thats because it allows us to sit behind a keyboard not having to speak to someone face to face. As a result, there is very little chance of repercussions. Regardless of the reason, our country has changed and I am fearful of the future we are leaving for our children.

Unfortunately, social media typically has two types of disagreements. In the first type, people disagree. At the end of the conversation, they agree to disagree and they remain friends. I have several friends like this and I enjoy having a debate and considering their perspectives. The second type is unfortunately much more common and unpleasant. This is when two or more people share their opinions, followed by angry outbursts, hateful comments, or threatening statements. People become intolerant of each others opinions and hateful stereotypes are often a result. These stereotypes have only one purpose, to intimidate that person while also shaming others who might share that same opinion into keeping it to themselves.

Recently, I had several residents here in Dodge County tell me that they fear sharing their opinions. They are afraid of the backlash from others who are intolerant. This includes refusing to openly support a candidate, placing a campaign sign in their yard, or even having a discussion with friends or family. This is unfortunate because it is intimating someone into forfeiting their constitutional right.

I undoubtedly will be the subject of these hateful comments following this column. That too is unfortunate but does not bother me as I stand by my convictions and respectfully refuse to be bullied. At the same time, I will respect the opinions of others, and will not shy away from a friendly debate. Remember that no one can bully you in the ballot box and social media bullies are just people typing words on a website, nothing more.

I hope that eventually, our country returns to one of mutual respect for differences of opinion. It will not happen overnight, but if the majority of us begin to recognize the problem and refuse to tolerate hateful speech, we can begin to make a needed change so Dodge County can continue to be a great place to live, work, and visit.

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BY BOB WACHS, Columnist

As a civilized society although when I see the news lately Im starting to wonder our nation has all kinds of laws, rules and regulations (or regs).

Some are asinine and/or completely foolish at least to me. For instance, the Internal Revenue Tax Code for pastors, which applies to part of my life, is a booklet about four inches thick. By contrast, the Gettysburg Address soars to great heights with just 270 words.

I imagine the contents of the tax code and other laws and rules and regs are like many laws passed by Congress such as the one some months ago, when the Speaker of the House chided other members to get the bill passed so we can read it. I may be old and have been born at night, but it wasnt last night. I thought you read those things before they became the law of the land.

Others laws and rules and regs, by comparison, are either, as my late wise father said, fair to middling or quite helpful. Personally, Im glad its unlawful to rob, steal, kill or otherwise create mayhem, although there doesnt seem to be an overabundance of enforcement of those in some parts lately. And, of course, there are rules, regs, and laws at all levels. Its not a federal violation, for instance, to dump trash alongside N.C. Hwy. 751 or the Pittsboro-Goldston Road, but local folks take offense to such behavior.

To me, the bottom line is if mankind would treat his or her fellow creature with a little more of the milk of human kindness, there would be little or no need for a tractor-trailer load of do this or dont do that. Thats where Biblical admonitions that we call the Golden Rule of treating other folks like you want to be treated or the Ten Commandments not the Ten Good Ideas or the Ten Suggestions engraved boldly over the U.S. Supreme Court building in D.C. comes in.

Ive been a big fan of the Golden Rule for years, thanks to my mama. The cynical part of me does admit that there could be a problem if someone really wanted you to beat the tar out of them and so they treated you that way. Deep down inside, though, I dont think most folks are like that but someone could be. So I think maybe we ought to amp up that idea and operate under the norm of do unto others better than youd like to be done to. Wouldnt it be a hoot if everyone acted that way?

Im also pretty sure the Ten Commandments have been around long enough and have enough of a track record to prove their worth if wed just pay attention to them. And there are some natural laws that still are in effect. I did not make a career of physics, didnt even expose myself to it at ol Pittsboro High School, especially since the other class at that hour was advanced phys ed, but I do understand that two objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time, such as two cars at the stop sign at the same time. When that happens, we call it a wreck.

That brings me to a point that rules, regs and laws keep our society from completely falling apart, and I still have hope and faith that wont happen just yet.. But I still say if our hearts were bit more as they should be, we could all do better. Not so long ago a friend gave me a list of what she called Golden Rules for Living. Consider these if you will:

If you open it, close it.

If you turn it on, turn it off.

If you unlock it, lock it.

If you move it, put it back.

If it belongs to someone else, get permission to use it.

If you borrow it, return it.

If you dont know how to operate it, leave it alone.

If you use it, take care of it.

If you break it, admit it.

If you cant fix it, call someone who can.

If you mess it up, clean it up.

If its none of your business, dont ask questions.

Could it be that if we lived by those rules wed need fewer rules?

I think maybe so. You?

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) - 'Treat people the way you want to be treated' is the golden rule Willie Fairley has been following since the derecho hit.

The owner of Willie Ray's Q Shack has been handing out free food almost every day. On Friday, he teamed up with the 'Advocates for Social Justice'.

The Q shack is located on Blairs Ferry Rd in Cedar Rapids, but Fairley wanted to get closer to the community.

Burgers, ribs, beans, and more were coming straight off the grill and into peoples' hands all day Friday. Some people even tried to donate money, but Fairley refused.

"When you have a passion for people and you just have to do the right thing, and doesn't matter how long we do it," Fairley said. "We just gonna do it until everyone needs it. And it could be six months from now someone needs something. We still want to be there. We want to be that rally call to make sure everyone has what they need."

He says the support he has been getting from the community is unbelievable and he plans on continuing to hand out food for at least a few more weeks.

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Like most things in 2020, fall will look and feel different this year compared to last. But with a little planning and caution, you can still enjoy some of falls signature activities during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Instead of focusing on all the changes, its really about shifting our expectations and reimagining how to do some of the same activities, explains family medicine specialist Neha Vyas, MD.

There are still plenty of things we can safely do, we just need to take precautions to protect ourselves and those around us, which from time to time, might mean passing on an event or activity if those precautions cant be followed, she says.

Maintaining at least six feet from other people is key, and for times when that isnt possible, wearing a face mask is crucial. And if you havent already caught on, hand sanitizer and hand washing will continue to be the coolest trends of the season.

Dr. Vyas shares some insight, advice and modifications for a safe fall.

Parents and kids alike are wondering about Halloween this year. But how do you handle trick-or-treating, costumes and passing out candy in the middle of a global pandemic?

Your city will determine if trick-or-treating is happening or not, says Dr. Vyas. If it is, then its really about deciding as a family what youre comfortable with and how youll protect yourself and those around you. If your city has determined that trick-or-treating will be canceled, everyone will need to respect that rule as well.

Parents who allow their kids to trick-or-treat will need to consider quite a few things: How will your child maintain social distance from others? How many houses will they be allowed to visit? How will you help your child keep their hands clean and not touch their face?

And then of course, theres the concept of incorporating a face mask (and no, were not talking a Spiderman mask) into your childs costume.

Children who are trick-or-treating (and parents who are out with them) will still need to wear a proper face mask, aka it covers the mouth and nose, has multiple layers and ties around the ears or back of the head.

Get creative and encourage your child to think about how their face mask can be part of their costume, says Dr. Vyas. Opt for a mask that matches the costumes style, or have them pick a costume where a face mask is an essential part like a doctor or a ninja. And as long as your child can still see and breathe fine and theres plenty of ventilation, you can layer a Halloween mask over a cloth face mask.

When you get back home, you might be wondering if you should sanitize your childs candy haul, but according to Dr. Vyas, its not really necessary.

The transmission of coronavirus on surfaces is very low, she says. But if you feel safer doing it, than by all means do.

If youve opted not to go out trick-or-treating, but still want to pass out candy, consider leaving candy and hand sanitizer out on a table at the end of your driveway. You can even sit farther back from the table so you can enjoy the evening from a distance. Or, you can designate one person with clean hands to pass out candy. Unfortunately this year, experts say to avoid having kids pick directly from the bowl because it could spread more germs. Its also advised to skip on passing out homemade goods.

If youve decided that youre not comfortable with Halloween outside of your direct household (which is perfectly OK!), get creative and have some fun with how youll celebrate:

Just because were spending more time at home these days doesnt mean we have to skip every fall activity we once loved. With a little organization, preparation and creativity its possible to still enjoy some of your favorite fall events.

The trick (to this treat) is reimaging and setting the correct expectation. Youll also want to keep the golden rules of COVID-19 in mind: Wear a face mask, social distance, dont touch your face, wash your hands regularly and stay home if you arent feeling well.

Heres what else to keep in mind for several popular fall festivities:

We know this year has been a bummer for many things and events. But just as we learned in the spring and summer, if were safe, we can still enjoy some activities theyll just look and feel a little different.

Theres still time to enjoy the great outdoors and local parks this fall, so take a socially distanced hike and pack a picnic. Enjoy a family car ride to enjoy the fall foliage when the weather turns cool, or hold a faux tailgate in your driveway. Rake leaves, perfect your apple pie recipe or warm up next to a campfire on a crisp night.

Coronavirus doesnt have to take all the fun out of everything, says Dr. Vyas. If we all practice and respect the safety guidelines, we can slow the spread of the virus and still experience things that bring us joy.

And dont worry, pumpkin spice lattes are fall 2020 approved for the occasional splurge, of course!

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TUCSON (KVOA) - After the "JOGS Tucson Gem & Jewelry Show" was approved by the City of Tucson and the Pima County Health Department three weeks ago, the annual show is now open through Sunday at the Tucson Expo Center.

We don't know when (COVID-19) is going away," Irene Mayzenberg JOGS organizer said. "So we have to adjust to what is happening and live in a new environment."

Safety rules are being strictly enforced at the show.

Officials say more security has been added for the event, and there will be strict enforcement of the wearing of masks.

People have already been escorted out for not complying with the mask-wearing regulations.

Social distancing markers are also in multiple places along the floor of the Tucson Expo Center.

"It was supposed to be six feet," said Mayzenberg. "We made it seven to eight feet distancing."

"I think a lot of people have been really knowledgeable about how they need to take care of themselves first," said vendor Arthi Nihalani of Precious Treasures. "The customers are being careful. They're not touchy, feeling, so it's good. "

All COVID-19 safety precautions aside, vendors who have been struggling with so many closures, are grateful to be back at work.

"I am very, very thankful to the city of Tucson who gave permission for the JOGS show to do this show," Mike Karayan, who sells turquoise, said.

Nihalini said she is also mindful of social distancing while showing off her jewelry.

"(We're) just making sure that we aren't too close in proximity with customers," she said.

That is a shining example of the golden rule in this line of work:"Do unto others as you would have --GEM-- do to you."

Below is a statement issued by JOGS Tucson Gem & Jewelry Show DirectorYelen Masenkno.

"We are grateful to the City of Tucson for allowing us to conduct a Show because it gives our exhibitors, their employees and all the buyers' hope. All local businesses and Tucson economy will be positively impacted (restaurants, hotels, car rental services, grocery stores and many more).

Our JOGS exhibitors and attendees are thrilled to start conducting business after a long break and to support economy to get back on track! Our vendors shared with us that they were waiting to start participating in the trade shows which is the main part of their business operations, and were be able to rehire some of their employees.

We are getting many calls from the local and out of state retailers who are glad to finally see their gem and jewelry suppliers, manufacturers, jewelry designers, and miners and start conducting business again. Even thou some of our international exhibitors could not make to the show due to the travel restrictions we have a wide diversity of products presented at the event.

Minerals, gems, huge geodes, crystals, silver and gold jewelry, diamonds, Swarovski crystals, gems, cabochons, chains, findings - everything that retailers and private buyers are looking for to re-stock and get ready for the holiday season.

Our JOGS Tucson Gem and Jewelry Show will look different this year, with safety protocols to reduce Covid-19 transmission risk:

1. Face masks are required on the show floor at all times, no exceptions. Pima County Police will be on-site to enforce the mask/face covering mandate at the Event.

2. Capacity management to reduce crowd sizes will be enforced. We welcome everyone but want to let you know about the potential for lines. We advise you to pre-print your show badges/passes to eliminate waiting in registration lines.

3. Frequent disinfection and throughout cleaning of high-traffic areas/ surfaces will be regularly performed.

4. Hand sanitizer stations will be sited throughout the JOGS Tucson Show.

5. Wide aisles between booths will promote practicing 6-foot social distancing.

6. Temperature checks will take place for all attendees of the JOGS Tucson Show upon entry of the Tucson Expo Center.

The safety of our JOGS Show attendees and exhibitors is our priority!"

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On this Wednesday, Sept. 2, episode of Sundial:

Joan Hipler has been using Facetime to communicate with her mother every day. Hipler is a registered nurse and she used to visit her mother at the Five Star Premier Residences of Hollywood before the coronavirus pandemic struck.

I promised my dad (who passed) that I would be there for her and that I would take care of her, until she met up with him. So I would go everyday, she said in a previous interview with Sundial.

Visitations to long term care facilities have been banned since the middle of March, one of the first executive orders taken by Gov. Ron DeSantis as the pandemic began to spread in Florida.

But the governor announced Tuesday that visitors can begin to visit elder care facilities under very strict guidelines. Nursing homes, ALFs and retirement communities will need to have adequate personal protective equipment and regular testing of nursing home staff.

For Hipler, the new rules are life changing and she's looking forward to doing some of what she used to do when she would visit her mother.

I would like to hold her hand. I would like to sing with her. She and I used to sing. Id like to keep her stimulated because shes had a whole lack of stimulation during this time, Hipler said.

Floridas elderly population living in long term care facilities have been the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Of the 11,501 residents whove died from this virus, 4,759 of those deaths have occurred within nursing homes more than 40 percent of the deaths in the state.

Gov. DeSantis recognized the visitations will lead to an increase in cases but during a news conference in Jacksonville argued its worth it for these families to see their loved ones.

We focused Wednesday's entire program on the issue of elder care during COVID-19. WLRNs health care reporter Vernica Zaragovia joined us as well as Joan Hipler, Renee Garvin, executive director at The Vi at Aventura Retirement Community, and Peter and Veronica Fuchs, two seniors living at The Vi.

The Fuchs host a Facebook Live everyday where they perform for others in the community.

Below are excerpts from the panel conversation.

WLRN: Veronica, help us understand what these new standards include?

ZARAGOVIA: Theres a list that includes for example, all guests and staff have to have PPE and masks have to be worn. There cannot be an onset of COVID-19 in the last 14 days, no new cases in the facility. And then if a staff member tests positive, then they have to cease visitations. They have to have adequate capacity at referral hospitals at the facility. For those reasons, it will take a few days for facilities to get ready.

There will also be a limitation on who can come in.

ZARAGOVIA: Every resident can choose up to five visitors who can come in and there can only be two at once. They can choose an essential caregiver. This is a person who can feed, or bath or change their relative or loved ones. That person can give a hug but nobody else can, everyone else would need to be socially distanced.

Renee, The Vi has approached this pandemic differently. Residents have been able to come and go. How have you ensured theres no outbreaks and keep residents safe?

GARVIN: We have a full continuum of care. We have independent living, assisted living, memory support, skilled nursing and rehabilitation. Where our residents are able to come and go is in independent living. Residents arent able to leave when it comes to assisted living unless they have doctors appointments. We work really hard to make sure we are screening anyone coming into our community, we make sure to have gloves, masks and face shields.

We are going to continue to recommend outdoor visitors whenever possible because it is the safest. But we are also gearing up to support indoor visits as well but making sure we are meeting all those requirements. We are big on face shields here, we will probably offer face shields to visitors as well. We are going to look to make sure everyone coming into the community to spend that time with their loved one but make sure theyre doing it in a safe way.

Peter Fuchs, you are a musician. And youre also a Holocaust survivor. You have a perspective that many of us dont have. Everything you see our country going through now, what advice would you give to all of us?

Peter Fuchs

PETER FUCHS: Well we should be handling it according to the golden rule. Dont do to others what you dont want done to yourself. And try to have a positive attitude towards life and try and enjoy everyday because its a gift. Thats my simple answer, the rest I say in music.

VERONICA FUCHS: Well this is actually a little bit like what happened in Europe. They couldnt go out, they couldnt communicate with everybody out there. Its a similar thing, this is the invisible enemy. There was a real enemy in those days. So its kind of similar.

PETER FUCHS: Shes right. For the first time since I left Europe and left that whole life behind me, I felt like we are in a warlike situation. I feel its that serious. Its stopped everything in America, it stopped life like we know it.

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It is well known that story and screenplay form the heart and soul of any film regardless of its star cast and this is regarded as the golden rule in the film industry. We have seen many films with huge star cast and combinations bomb at the box office due to the lack of gripping story and screenplay.

Recently, films like Gang Leader, Vinaya Vidheya Rama, and Ruler released amidst good buzz. However, they put on a bad show at the box office as they lacked good story and compelling screenplay.

Now, Nanis V has proven the golden rule right again. The film built up good buzz, thanks to the fact that it is Nanis landmark, 25th film. Also, the combination of Nani, Sudheer Babu and Mohankrishna Indraganti upped the expectations. However, none of these factors worked in favour of the film.

V is being criticized by the viewers for lack of proper story and screenplay. The film got off to a rather poor response. Many say that the makers should have concentrated more on the story and screenplay rather than setting up interesting combinations. The Mohankrishna Indraganti directorial has broken the above-mentioned golden rule and is now paying the price for the same.

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Sep 6, 2020

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On Sunday, Novak Djokovic, the top-ranked men's player at the US Open, was defaulted from his fourth-round match after hitting a ball that struck a line judge.

The match's umpire and officials conferred and ruled to default Djokovic, essentially ejecting him from the tournament. The United States Tennis Association said that it's justified by the rule book, "in accordance with the Grand Slam rulebook, following his actions of intentionally hitting a ball dangerously or recklessly within the court or hitting a ball with negligent disregard of the consequences."

Despite what seemed like no malicious intent, Djokovic is out, leaving a tournament already missing Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, wide open. There are two other fairly recent examples of similar rulings in tennis events, according to the Associated Press. In 2017, Denis Shapovalov was defaulted from a Davis Cup match when he accidentally hit the chair umpire in the face with a ball. At Wimbledon in 1995, Tim Henman hit a ball into the head of a ball girl and was defaulted from a doubles match.

While some offenses are worse than others, and it doesn't happen often in championship events, breaking the rules is breaking the rules and a player is ousted by officials. Sometimes, it affects the results of the game.

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Here are some other occasions when refs and rule-breaking changed a championship.

1968 Masters: It appeared Roberto De Vicenzo would meet Bob Goalby in an 18-hole playoff after finishing tied at the 1968 Masters. However, De Vicenzo's playing partner marked an incorrect, one-stroke-higher score for a hole. De Vicenzo did not catch the error and signed his scorecard. The rule states a golfer has to take the higher score. Goalby won the Masters, his only major title, by that one-stroke mistake.

1985 World Series, Game 7: The St. Louis Cardinals' Joaquin Andujar was the last player to be ejected from a World Series while actively playing in the game. Andujar was ejected by plate umpire Don Denkinger, one pitch after Cards manager Whitey Herzog was ejected for arguing balls and strikes. Andujar charged Denkinger and bumped him before being restrained by teammates. The game was out of hand, with the Kansas City Royals up big, when both Herzog and Andujar were ejected, so this was more frustration and didn't affect the final results.

2006 World Cup: In extra time, France's Zinedine Zidane, after being provoked by Italy's Marco Materazzi, head-butted Materazzi. Zidane received a red card and was sent off. Zidane was one of the French team's top scorers, and he wasn't available when the match went to penalty kicks. Italy would win 5-3 in penalty kicks.

2009 US Open Women's semifinal: In the match against Kim Clijsters, Serena Williams was assessed a foot fault penalty. Then Williams subsequently argued the call and was given a point penalty. Without a point to give, Williams lost the match, and Clijsters would win the US Open.

2010 World Cup final: In the first period of extra time (109th minute), John Heitinga of the Netherlands received his second yellow card of the match for a slide tackle on Spain's Andres Iniesta, calling for an ejection. Iniesta would go on to score the match-deciding goal just seven minutes later, giving Spain its first World Cup title.

2011 Stanley Cup Final, Game 3: The game had been in action for just over five minutes when Vancouver Canucks defenseman Aaron Rome checked Nathan Horton of the Boston Bruins in the head after he had already dished the puck, sending Horton crashing to the ice. Horton was taken off the ice on a stretcher and diagnosed with a concussion. In addition to being penalized and ejected, Rome was suspended for the remaining four games of the series. Following Rome's ejection, the Canucks were outscored 21-4 the rest of the series, which Boston won 4-3.

2013 Federated Auto Parts 400: This was the final race leading into the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Three teams (Michael Waltrip Racing, Penske Racing and Front Row Motorsports) had attempted to manipulate the finish of the race as well as Chase positions. As a result, Michael Waltrip Racing was fined $300,000, the largest fine a team had received in NASCAR history. Additionally, Clint Bowyer and Martin Truex Jr. were docked 50 driver points, removing them from wild-card position.

2016 NBA Finals, Game 4: Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green had already racked up three flagrant fouls in the playoffs. Toward the end of Game 4 against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Green became angry with LeBron James, who stepped over Green while he was on the floor. Green swung his arm and appeared to make contact with James' groin. The following day, Green received his fourth flagrant foul and was suspended for Game 5, becoming the first player to be suspended from the NBA Finals since 2006. Green also was Golden State's top defender, and with him out, James and Cavs point guard Kyrie Irving combined to score 82 points. This allowed Cleveland to pull closer at 3-2 in the series, before winning the title in seven games.

2020 College Football Playoff National Championship game: In a controversial ruling, Clemson linebacker James Skalski was ejected in the third quarter of the title matchup because of a targeting hit on LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson. Trailing 28-25 at the time, Clemson's offense couldn't help a defense without its second-leading tackler. LSU would score the next 14 points to win 42-25.

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Students, teachers and parents are preparing to go back to school this September or, in some families, preparing to learn at home. Whichever way you are learning or teaching this year, it will sure be a little different than the year before. Education is always changing, so we wanted to feature a few of the historical education books in our collection and see how far weve come since the early 1900s.

'The Golden Rule: A Graded System of Moral Instruction' was a teachers manual used to instruct schoolchildrens behavioural skills and teach them how to be a respectful addition to society. This version of the series was printed in 1915, and was authorized by the Ontario Ministry of Education. The four main themes of learning were the intellectual life, bodily life, social life and economic life. The topics dive deeper into discussions such as self-reliance, cleanliness of the body and courtesy in public through speech and actions. The purpose of 'The Golden Rule' books was to prepare children for life after school.

'The Canadian Readers: An Education Series' was also an important part of learning. Levelled books were created and printed for various age groups; level one intended for grade one students, level two for grade two students and so forth. Each book contains poems and short stories that are the expected level for the grade.

The stories within the book is different than what we would encourage children to read today. Poetry, nature and food is emphasized throughout the book. It was important for a child to learn to read and write food names and ingredients with the hope to learn to cook, go grocery shopping and read a recipe. There are many short passages on food and how it was made. For example: Bread is made of flour; and flour is made from wheat. When the wheat is ripe it is thrashed, and then it is ground down into flour by the miller. Although not a thrilling page turner, 'The Canadian Readers' did the trick and helped children learn to read.

The Museum on Tower Hill is currently open by appointment for visitors. Please visit our website http://www.museumontowerhill.com for more information on how to explore the museum!

Karen Albrecht is the communications officer for the Museum on Tower Hill. Her column, 'In Our Collection', appears monthly. She can be reached at communications@museumontowerhill.com.

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NEWPORT A squall just west of Goat Island on Tuesday night could have ended in tragedy. But members of the boating community acted quickly.

Newport Harbormaster Timothy Mills said the squall affected a larger swath of Newport waters, but was particularly intense near Goat Island, where sailboats were racing.

People on harbor tours and fellow racers pitched in to help when boaters were in distress, said Brad Read, executive director of Sail Newport.

"It was a team effort by many, many in the Newport community who sprang into action," Read said. "People just dropped what they were doing and saw that there was going to be a problem out there."

Mills said a 22-foot Ensign was swamped in the squall and towed to Sail Newport by staff. "They did a really great job," he said of the Sail Newport staff.

An Alerion Express 28 "was just raised [Thursday] morning. It completely sunk," Mills said. An S boat that had sunk had not been raised yet as of Thursday, and Mills said he was still waiting to hear of the salvage plan.

The squall, a high-intensity wind that blows for a short period, was reported to have escalated from five to 60 knots in about 30 seconds, Mills said.

No injuries were reported.

The wind picked up so quickly that the sailors "didnt have time to reduce their sail," Mills explained. "Didnt have time to prepare."

Read said he was proud of the Sail Newport staff on the water and their efforts to assist; he mentioned Ian Maccini, Peter Cronin and Becca Read his daughter.

"Its a tight-knit group," Mills said of the boating community. "You go to another mariners aid, no matter what thats the golden rule."

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03 Sep 2020 | 05:03am IST

Victor Ferrao

Silence has become golden to most of us. The global pandemic has increased its decimals. Today silence has become lauder and is visible. Unfortunately, it is making us deaf and blind. Our Parliament has fallen silent. Our legislative assemblies are cut short. Even the Supreme Court seems to have preferred silence and appeared to have silenced dissent as we seem to see in the contempt case of activist advocate Prashant Bhushan. Silence has become an order of the day when it came to public policies.The New Education Policy (NEP) was not debated in the Parliament but got approved in silence of a cabinet meeting of the Modi Government.

The New Draft of environmental impact assessment (EIA) policy that apparently seeks to silence all oppositions has opened doors to projects that may be otherwise deemed dubious and ecologically disastrous. It even has made it possible to approve already running projects that are on the slippery slope of environmental pollution without proper safeguards through what is called post-facto clearance.

The Draft under our considerations seems to be an attempt to even silence nature. This seems to become clear when one looks at a list of projects exempted from environment assessment. These include projects that are characterised as strategic by the Government. Others that are listed there are inland waterways and national highway projects. Even construction projects up to one lakh fifty thousand square meters are exempted from environmental assessment. But can nature be silenced? Will it not hit back with sound and fury? But for now, silence seems to be a preferred commodity. It is our xanti and peace. It is not just silence but a desire to silence all resistance has become a golden rule. Environmental violations cannot be reported by the citizens anymore. They can only be reported by the project proponent or government representatives. A sort of self-regulation by the project proponents seems to be brought in by taking away the right of citizens to dissent. It even cut down the current thirty days time frame for public consultation to twenty days showing that silencing the citizen is deemed necessary to what masquerades as progress and development.

The culture of silence has enveloped us. It has made it difficult to discern and differentiate between strong leadership and dictatorial leadership or declared emergency and undeclared emergency. Silenced and non-participative democracy has become the new political reality. Our MPs speak very less in parliament. There are no debates there. Law are passed in a hurry without discussion. Democracy has become a silent place. Our citizens are massified into a motley crowds and we have begun a war of silencing each other by hurling charges that often deem and demonise a victim to a villain-hood of an anti-national. These attempts to silence the demonised other has even brought out the violent best in us. Riots, hate-speeches, and lynchings also underline the powerful way we like to speak the language of silencing the demonized other. Covid-19 has also brought about the silent deaths of several Indians. We continue to be a silent crowd that is insensitive to the plight of the migrants and the poor. Our voices are muzzled and we can no longer speak for the victims of suffering and injustice. Culture of silence has put our ethics of care as well as ethics of justice in the oblivion of darkness. Silence conceals and hides the fact that what masks as our interest is actually our self-destruction. It has provided cover to the powers that be. We seem to have opted for political quietism leaving our life, country and future in the hands of a one who is designed and projected as a strong leader. We have chosen uneasy silence that at best enjoys watching the political drama at play. The politics of exclusion and domination as well as the economics of handing over the resources of the people to big corporates do not agitate us. We have to come to terms with our silence. Our silence is indeed political. It does speak a political language. But it does not seem to be strategic and religious. A strategic silence is critical. It watches its interest in silence but interrupts it with resistance and dissent when public interest or interest of our people is sacrificed. The culture of silence is born out a politics that masks the interest of an elite minority which preys on the resources of our country.

The religious silence is an empty place. But emptiness is fullness. It is a place of the plenum. We need this silence that will enable us to see how we have filled into our emptiness things like lust, hate, and violence. We have this challenge to be critical of our silence. This silence of the empty place will give us the third eye that has been devoutly celebrated as the third eye of God Shiva of the Hindu tradition. This critical third eye will give us an insight that enables us to understand that politics as well as economics is what we put in the empty space of power. Such a third eye has the power to open our mind and hearts to our reality and the veil that hid us from it will fall away giving us a vision (darsana) about what the culture of silence has done to us and our society. This darsana (vision) of the truth (satya) can break our silence and we will be born-again with a power and voice of dissent. Our lost voice will then start speaking the explosive truth that can break the chains of oppression as well as set us all free from a politics of hate and the culture of silence that afflicts us. Into this freedom and truth, let us all rise in the power of wakefully animated silence.

(The author is Professor of Rachol Seminary.)

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INDIANAPOLIS Police in Indianapolis continue to search for a driver responsible for killing a 25-year-old woman during an early morning hit-and-run crash.

The deadly crash took place on Indys east side near 30th and post.

Investigators believe Keyona Murphy had been walking in or near the street, arguing with another person who was walking on the sidewalk, when Murphy was struck by an eastbound car that didnt stop.

I think its awful. The whole concept of the value of life is falling, said Chad Temple.

Chad didnt know the victim. Hes a pastor at The Caring Place church near the crash scene.

He says the sidewalk along 30thstreet was built just a few years ago and since then he hasnt noticed any serious traffic dangers until last nights crash.

According to IMPD, so far this year there has now been 11 deadly hit and run accidents. Nine of those have taken place in the last four months.

Last year there were nine deadly crashes on the same date, with 16 total reported by the end of the year.

Chad just wishes more people would follow the golden rule and treat others the way they would want to be treated.

Are there problems in this neighborhood? Oh yeah. It goes beyond the hit and run, but thats an example. Its like the number of shootings we have. People have the mentality that what I need is more important than what you need and thats not the way you should live, said Temple.

Police describe the suspect car as a white Hyundai sedan. Anyone with information on that car is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 317-262-TIPS.

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Sally (Jenne) Keefe RUTLAND Sally passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Jack Byrne Center, following a brief illness. Sally was born in Burlington, Vermont, on April 13, 1948, the first of five children, to Stuart D. and Betty Jenne. She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Barry Keefe, two children, Kieran Keefe and Johanna Keefe, and grandson Mason Keefe, all of Rutland, Vermont. She is also survived by her brothers, Peter Jenne (Denise) of Proctor and David Jenne (Lynn) of West Rutland, and sister Sandy Jenne (Larry) of Union, Washington. Sally grew up in Rutland and graduated from Rutland High School in 1966. She went on to Castleton University where she graduated as the first Fine Arts major, followed by a Master's degree in Art Education from Rhode Island School of Design in Providence. An accomplished artist, working in her classic colored pencil, Sally retired in June after a 52-year teaching career, most recently at Mount St. Joseph Academy. It was essential to her that her students realized the importance of art in ones life. Sally lived by the Golden Rule. She enjoyed her time peacefully producing her art, working in the family vegetable garden, and filling the house with cut flowers she grew for the bees and butterflies. She also enjoyed cooking dishes with ingredients sourced from her garden and presented with her artistic touch. Sally and her husband, Barry, enjoyed many trips to Europe to take in the classical art and architecture, as well as local cuisine. During these trips, Sallys extensive knowledge of art was certainly put to good use. Private service and burial to be held at a later date. Charitable donations to be made in Sallys honor to Mount St. Joseph Art Department, 127 Convent Ave., Rutland, VT 05701 (802) 775-0151.

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