It would be difficult – indeed, impossible – to dispute Peter Whalon’s description of his friend Frank Handlen as a “Renaissance man.”

During his 105 years, Handlen was a gifted shipyard worker, carpenter and artist who donated dozens of his paintings to organizations in Kennebunkport and surrounding areas for auction to raise funds. Oh, and there’s this 40-foot sailboat that he built in his backyard. And his sculpture of a fisherman and his wife, commemorating the town’s first inhabitants, which can be found in the village square of Kennebunkport.

On Friday, the Kennebunkport Historical Society honored Handlen with an hour-long talk from Whalon, a past president of the historical society, about his friend, followed by a reception and birthday cake. Handlen walked in on his own – he had a walker, but seemed to do little to no work at all – and made a few remarks on his own after Whalon recounted a remarkable life.

Handlen was born on September 26, 2016 in Brooklyn, New York, but there is an intriguing story to even this mundane fact. Whalon said the 26th was the date of Handlen’s birth certificate, although Handlen’s mother always insisted he was born on the 27th.

The Handlens moved to New Jersey, where a family friend told Handlen after graduating from high school that Maine was a land of opportunity, especially for an artist.

So at 18 he came north to Biddeford Pool, worked in a shipyard, and continued to paint – seascapes and boats at anchor were favorite subjects – to the side. During World War II he was not drafted as he was 25, married and had two children, but he did contribute to the war effort by helping to assemble machine guns.

He moved to Kennebunkport in 1970, where he indulged his passion for shipbuilding by hand-building a 40-foot sailboat, often using tools he himself made, in his garden. After four years of construction, the launch was apparently quite a city event, with the boat being trucked through Dock Square to be christened and launched in the Kennebunk River.

Without any assurance that it would not sink immediately, Handlen “seriously considered launching it at night, without a moon,” Whalon said, but the Salt Wind remained afloat and frequently carried Handlen and his second wife offshore. coasts of New England and as far as the Bahamas.

But art has always been at the center of Handlen’s life, Whalon said, and at one point his work caught the attention of Charles Cawley, founder of MBNA, a rapidly growing credit card issuer.

Cawley bought a few of Handlen’s paintings – then a few more, and more after that, Whalon said.

“Cawley was like an ATM for Frank,†Whalon said.

Handlen listened and chuckled as Whalon recounted his stories, then stood to add some personal remarks. And, he told the fifty or so people present at the historical society gathering that he still paints daily – but, “honestly, I had to give up tap dancing.”

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For many years, Russia has fabricated a set of false narratives that its ecosystem of disinformation and propaganda constantly injects into the global information environment. These narratives act as a blueprint, which allows the Kremlin to adjust these narratives, with consistency – a complete disregard for the truth as it shapes the information environment to support its political goals.

Russian military and intelligence entities engage in this activity across the Russian disinformation and propaganda ecosystem, including malicious social media operations, use of overt and covert online media, injection of disinformation into television and radio programs, the organization of lectures designed to influence participants to mistakenly believe that Ukraine, and not Russia, is responsible for the increased tensions in the region and the exploitation of cyber operations to deface media and conduct hack and release operations.

Here are five major recurring themes of Russian disinformation that the Kremlin is currently readjusting in an attempt to fill the news environment with false narratives about its actions in Ukraine.

Theme #1: “Russia is an innocent victim”

Russian government officials falsely portray Russia as a perpetual victim and its aggressive actions as a forced response to the alleged actions of the United States and our democratic allies and partners. To back up these claims, Russia is turning to one of its favorite labels to try to fight back: “Russophobia”. After invading Ukraine in 2014, the Russian government and state-controlled disinformation outlets began accusing anyone who questioned Russia’s actions of being xenophobic Russophobes.

For example, Russia claims that the international community’s negative reaction to its invasion of an independent country was simply because people feared and hated Russia. According to the chart below, Russophobia was not a major issue for the Russian Foreign Ministry or state-funded disinformation outlets until the Russian military invaded Ukraine. Allegations of “Russophobia” persist across a range of topics and are used whenever the Russian government wants to play the role of victim, when in fact it is the aggressor.

Theme #2: Historical revisionism

When history does not align with the political goals of the Kremlin, Russian government officials and their proxies deny historical events or distort historical accounts to try to portray Russia in a more favorable light and serve its national agenda. and geopolitics. For example, the 1939 non-aggression pact between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany, also known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, which helped precipitate World War II, is politically inconvenient for the regime of Putin. In 2020, in an attempt to downplay and rationalize Stalin’s decision to align himself with Hitler, Putin released a twisted version of the start of World War II, downplaying the Soviet role and blaming the war on others. other countries. Russia often goes further, labeling those who disagree with its twisted version of history as Nazis or Nazi sympathizers.

The Kremlin also applies this formula to the history of the Ukrainian state, to the conduct of NATO during the collapse of the Soviet Union, to its GULAG prison system, to the famine in Ukraine known as Holodomor and many other events where the Kremlin’s historic actions do not serve its current action. political goals.

Theme #3: “The Collapse of Western Civilization Is Imminent”

Russia pushes the false claim that Western civilization is collapsing and has drifted away from “traditional values” because it strives to ensure safety and equality for LGBTQI+ people and promotes concepts such as women’s equality and multiculturalism. The demise of Western civilization is one of Russia’s oldest disinformation tropes, with claims of “the decaying West” documented since the 19^and century.

This “values” based misinformation narrative conjures up ill-defined concepts including “tradition,” “family values,” and “spirituality.” Russia claims it is the bastion of so-called “traditional values” and gender roles and serves as a moral counterweight to the “decadence” of the United States and Western countries. For example, President Putin claimed that the West had practically canceled the concepts of “mother” and “father” and replaced them with “parent 1 and 2”, while Foreign Minister Lavrov wrote that the Western students “learn in school that Jesus the Christ was bisexual.

Theme #4: “People’s movements are US-sponsored ‘color revolutions’”

The Kremlin struggles to accept that all individuals have the fundamental right to freedom of expression and that the government is accountable to its people. Russia has accused the United States of instigating uprisings or plotting “color revolutions” in Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Ukraine and throughout the Middle East and Africa. If a grassroots movement is pro-democracy and pro-reform and not considered to be in Russia’s geopolitical interest, the Kremlin will often attack its legitimacy and claim that the United States is secretly behind it. These baseless accusations often target local and international civil society organizations, as well as independent media that expose human rights abuses and corruption. The Kremlin seeks to deny that people in neighboring countries can have agency, dignity and independent aspirations to defend themselves, just as it denies these qualities to the Russian people.

Theme #5: Reality is what the Kremlin wants it to be

The Kremlin frequently tries to create multiple false realities and introduce confusion into the information environment when the truth is not in its interest. Often intentionally confusing, Russian officials make arguments intended to try to shift blame away from the role of the Russian government, even though some of the accounts contradict each other. However, over time, the presentation of multiple conflicting accounts can itself become a technique intended to generate confusion and discourage responses. Other elements of Russia’s disinformation and propaganda ecosystem, such as the abuse of state-funded disinformation outlets and militarized social media, help spread multiple false narratives.

It was clear to the world, for example, that Russia attempted to assassinate former Russian military intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia with the nerve agent Novichok in Salisbury, England on March 4, 2018. In In the four weeks since that incident, Russia’s state-funded and run media RT and Sputnik ran 138 separate and conflicting accounts via 735 articles, according to the Policy Institute at King’s College London.

Russia has used the same technique of flooding the information space with numerous false claims following other events, such as the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 and the invasion and continued occupation of Georgia. by Russia in 2008, to divert conversations from their role in the events. Again, the goal is to confuse and distract others and manipulate the truth to suit Kremlin interests.

By US Mission Russia | January 22, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases

Greenfield Historical Society had good luck with NH Gives last year, so the organization decided to try again this year.

NH Gives is an annual online fundraising event hosted by the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits that takes place June 7-8. Last year, the historical society raised $935 for a book with the working title of “Shocking but True, Revealing Stories of Greenfield’s Unknown History.”

The society also received a community preservation grant from the Herbert and Louise Whitney Historic New England Fund of $1,250, and Treasurer Amy Lowell said the book will be released next year.

“It’s kind of a tongue-in-cheek book about some of Greenfield’s characters, past and present,” she said.

This year, the company hopes to raise about $2,000 so that its 1928 Chevrolet “Fireplug” fire truck, the first motorized truck purchased by the city, can be driven again.

“It’s sort of a way to showcase the Historical Society,” Lowell said. “We think it’s important for people to understand the history of their town and the history of the area.”

For years, the truck didn’t have a permanent home until the company bought it from the Greenfield Fire Department – which Lowell says “didn’t have time to do anything about it.” be with him” – for $1 in the mid-1990s.

The truck is stored in the Greenfield Historical Society barn on Forest Road, and people can view it at society events or on request. However, even though Lowell said the truck was drivable and looked good – thanks to two restorations totaling 3,000 hours by Leonard Weeks – but cracks in its original nylon tires on wooden spokes left it have made it unsafe to drive meaning it has had to be towed on a flatbed trailer since 2016.

“We want to get something that looks vintage, but is practical,” Lowell said.

The company takes the truck to events like town parades and firefighter rallies, and Lowell said the goal is to have the tires replaced in the fall.

“It might be wishful thinking, but that’s our goal,” she said.

Participation of many local groups

About 500 nonprofit organizations participate in NH Gives. In addition to the Greenfield Historical Society, local organizations include Andy’s Summer Playhouse in Wilton, Children and the Arts in Peterborough, ColdSprings Healing Paws Foundation in New Ipswich, Community Volunteer Transportation Company in Peterborough, Flying Gravity Circus in Wilton, Friends of the Greenfield Community Meetinghouse, Grand Monadnock Youth Chorus in Peterborough, Greenfield Historical Society, Ingalls 1894 Association in Rindge, Jaffrey Woman’s Club, John Humiston American Legion Post No. 11 in Jaffrey, MacDowell in Peterborough, MAXT Makerspace in Peterborough, Monadnock Area Transitional Shelter in Peterborough , Monadnock Center for History and Culture in Peterborough, Monadnock Worksource in Peterborough, Music on Norway Pond in Hancock, Peterborough Players, Reality Check in Jaffrey, Scott-Farrar in Peterborough, Shelter From the Storm in Jaffrey, The Cornucopia Project in Peterborough, The Grapevine Family & Community Resource Center in Antrim, Touchstone Fa rm in Lyndeborough, The Well School in Peterborough, The River Center in Peterborough and The Park Theater in Jaffrey.

Shelter From the Storm provides transitional housing and support services to homeless people. Executive Director Linda Harris said the organization has participated in NH Gives for the past two years, although the organization’s two main fundraisers are its Taste Of Monadnock & Beyond Food And Wine festival, scheduled for the August 14, and its antique roadshow and raffle, scheduled for December 2 at the Woodbound Inn in Rindge.

“Last year we got a few thousand dollars” from NH Gives, she said. “We hope to get at least that.”

Among donation incentives, the MAXT Makerspace Board of Directors has pledged to match the first $10,000 raised, and RiverMead, Bellows-Nichols Insurance, Monadnock Community Hospital, and Monadnock Paper Mills are matching donations to the River Center.

A big difference, thanks to small donations

Over the past six years, NH Gives has raised $8.7 million for New Hampshire-based nonprofits, said Kathleen Reardon, CEO of the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits. However, the day is not limited to the final number. The center provides participating nonprofits with training on fundraising, securing matching funds, and engaging with potential donors.

By staging a statewide giving campaign over just 24 hours, the center is able to maximize interest and engagement, Reardon said. There is a sense of excitement when people donate on social media and share their contributions and thoughts about organizations that are important to them.

Nonprofits compete for prizes, including one for the organization with the most donors. Engaging new donors helps build community around nonprofits, increasing sustainability, Reardon said. Even small donations of $5 or $10 are amplified through matching funds and the sheer amount that is given through NH Gives, she said.

“Days like NH Gives show that anyone can be a philanthropist,” she said. “You don’t have to be the 1%.”

For more information and to donate on June 7-8, visit nhgives.org.

Reporting by Kelly Burch of the Granite State News Collaborative was used in this story. For more information, visit collaborativenh.org.

BROOKDALE, New York (WWNY) – Carlton E. Stickney, 78, of Brookdale, died suddenly Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington from complications resulting from a fall the previous evening. Arrangements are in the care of Hammill Funeral Home in Winthrop. There will be no call hours or services, but the family invites friends to come together for a celebration of life and to share memories of Carl at the Silas Wright House, home of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association (a place very close to its heart), at 3 Main Street, Canton, NY on April 23, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Carlton was born in Potsdam, NY on October 14, 1943, the son of Kenneth F. and Olga E. (Jones) Stickney of Norwood. He is survived by two brothers, Charlie Stickney and Jim (Valerie) Stickney, nieces and nephews Mary Ann (Robert) McGreevy, Monica Brothers, Russell (Mary) Stickney, Brian Stickney, Paula (Todd) Milliron and Lisa Stickney as well as many great-nieces and nephews. Carlton was predeceased by his parents and two brothers, Francis K. Stickney and Earl N. Stickney.

Carlton had very close friendships with too many people to mention, including a friendship with Linda (Locke) Hollis for 74 years. He also shared a very special bond of over 43 years with Bob Mulverhill, Karey Fournier and their boys, Nathen and Jered.

Carlton attended Brookdale Rural One-Room School as a youth and graduated from St. Lawrence Central School in 1961. He then attended Canton ATI (now SUNY Canton) where he studied agriculture and graduated in 1963. Carlton continued his education in 1964. at Ogdensburg State Hospital School of Nursing where he graduated in 1967, one of 14 students. In 1968, he enlisted as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps and served in San Antonio, Texas at Brooks General Hospital at Fort Sam Houston. There he treated soldiers recovering from injuries sustained during the Vietnam War. He was discharged in 1970 and served in the Army Reserves, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. After being discharged from the military, Carlton returned to Ogdensburg State Hospital, earned his nurse practitioner degree, and served the state until his retirement. In addition, he worked for the Canton-Potsdam Hospital as a PA after his retirement for more than 10 years.

Carlton was an avid antique collector and made his first purchase at an auction when he was very young. His search for antiques took him thousands of miles each year across multiple states. He had his favorite shops which he visited regularly. He frequently attended local auctions and enjoyed sharing the story behind the treasures he brought home. In 1976 Carlton purchased the Octagon House in Brasher Falls but was never able to establish the museum he envisioned there. In 1980 Carlton was elected president of the Stockholm Historical Association and also served as a city administrator.

Carl was the current Stockholm City Historian, where he had served since his appointment in January 2002. He was a member of the board of directors of the Historical Association of St. Lawrence County and was its past president. He also served on the board of the Almanzo Wilder farm and was also its past president. He shared his collection of artifacts mentioned in the Little House on the Prairie books. The relics were used in Grade 4 elementary farm tours as well as classroom presentations. Over the years, he has taught chair caning classes, exhibited his Civil War collection at Civil War reenactment weekends, lectured on antique glass and oil lamps, and shared various collections at exhibit in local museums in Potsdam and Canton. He has spent countless hours volunteering with several organizations. He has recently spent a lot of time curating the early illumination exhibition currently on display at the Silas Wright House in Canton.

Carlton will forever be remembered as a kind and generous gentleman with a wealth of knowledge of local history, he enriched the lives of those who were fortunate enough to know him. Carl was very proud of the communities and organizations he served.

Contributions in his memory may be made to the Stickney Fund of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association, PO Box 8, Canton, NY 13617 or to the Almanzo Wilder Farm, PO Box 283, Malone, NY 12953. Condolences and good memories can be shared at www .hammillfh.com

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The auction “The art of friendship” is launched

PENDLETON – Works of art produced as part of “The Art of Friendship,” a collaboration between Pendleton Best Buddies Citizens and Pendleton Artists Society, are on sale at a silent auction until August 6.

Best Buddies Citizens is a non-profit organization that supports friendships between adults with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities, in order to foster an inclusive and diverse community for all. Creating opportunities for social interaction is a key strategy of the chapter.

Pendleton Artists Society is a non-profit organization that aims to create and support a community of artists and art lovers of all ages and skill levels. The aim is to enrich the cultural climate, economic vitality and quality of life.

The income generated by the auction will be used to support the “Art of Friendship†program.

Offers can be made at Gallery 119, 119 W. State St., Pendleton or by phone at 765-778-0986 during business hours, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, or by going to our website PASgallery119.org or at the gallery’s Facebook page.

“Friends” meet at the Pendleton Library

PENDLETON – The next quarterly meeting of the Friends of the Pendleton Community Library is scheduled for 6 to 7:30 p.m. today, Thursday, July 15, in the Community Hall of the Pendleton Community Public Library.

The group is hosting this year’s duck race, having recently completed soliciting sponsors and preparing to post duck adoption events and race plans.

The “Friends†organization is open to the public, including meetings.

Upcoming Library Friends Book Sale

PENDLETON – The next Friends of Pendleton community library book sale is scheduled for Friday July 16 through Wednesday July 21 at the library.

The offer includes adult and non-fiction fiction, children’s books, DVDs, magazines, puzzles and more.

Most items are priced at $ 1 or $ 2

Friends of the Library members can shop a day earlier today, July 15, as a reward for their volunteer work.

The library is located at 595 E. Water St., Pendleton.

Gallery 119 offers watercolor lessons

PENDLETON – Pendleton Artists Society’s Gallery 119 offers regular art classes.

The next class is:

• Watercolor with Judy Crist – 9 am to noon on Saturday July 17th. Participants will paint a sailboat in her beginner’s watercolor class. The cost is $ 45 per person with the supplies provided.

Course registration can be done at Gallery 119 or by phone at 765-778-0986 during normal business hours, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

Register online at PASgallery119.org/events.

The fair offers a variety of entertainerst

ALEXANDRIA – The 4-H Madison County Fair is gearing up this weekend at the 4-H Madison County Fairgrounds, 501 S. Park Ave., Alexandria.

The majority of this year’s show activities take place July 18-24, with various 4-H shows and events, food, live music, and rides.

A pig show on Saturday July 17 and an equestrian and pony show on Sunday July 25 are also open to the public.

For more details, visit madisoncounty4hfair.org.

The company offers a chance to shred

PENDLETON – SecurEstate, 100 S. Main St., Pendleton, is planning its 10th annual Shred Day from 9 am to 11 am on July 17th.

The event is open to the public and free.

There is no limit to the amount of paper you can bring. All the paper is shredded in place as people watch.

This is a drive-through drop-off service; people are asked to enter the Main Street parking lot.

Psi Phi scholarship auction in Markleville

MARKLEVILLE – The Psi Phi Section of the Kappa Delta Phi Sorority in Markleville is planning a 6 pm scholarship auction on Tuesday, July 20 at the Hardy Building, 1 W. Main St. Markleville.

Profits will help the Chapter support Indy Honor Flight and local veterans organizations.

Psi Phi’s personal and entertaining auctioneer, Tim Looper, will be auctioning new and lightly used handbags filled with a variety of surprises.

The stock exchanges can be previewed at 6 p.m. (without touching), with the auction starting at 6.30 p.m.

Postponed summer concert

PENDLETON – Summer concerts in the park will begin Sunday, July 18 with a performance by country music artist Corey Cox, after bad weather caused the June 26 concert to be postponed.

The other shows in the series remain unchanged:

Sara Howe and the South Bend Strait – 6 p.m. Sunday, July 25

Madison County Band Directors Jazz Band and Pendleton Heights High School Marching Band – 6 p.m. Sunday, August 29

People are welcome to bring their own garden chairs. The organizers remind people to prepare for the sun (hats, sunglasses, etc.).

The Lions will be serving hot dogs, drinks and snacks.

Speaker to present the history of the canton

MADISON COUNTY – County historian Stephen T. Jackson will present part of his “What’s In A Name: The History of Union Township” series at 7 p.m. on July 26 at the Madison County Historical Society, 11 W. 11th St. , Anderson.

This will be the first general assembly of members of the Madison County Historical Society since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The meeting will take place in the Bowman Room. The public is invited to attend.

The “WW II: County Heroes and Homefront†exhibit and the new permanent Native American exhibit will both be open from 6 pm to 7 pm.

The organizers ask that only those who have been vaccinated participate.

Markleville Jamboree scheduled for early August

MARKLEVILLE – The Markleville Jamboree is scheduled for August 6 and 7 at the Markleville Community Park.

The city has plenty of events planned, including a presentation of Mounds Park DNR, an animal show, a food contest and more.

Organizers are looking for volunteer entertainment for the free stage – singers, dancers, comedians and more.

There are locations for concessions, as well as stalls for crafts, direct sales, jewelry, flea market items, and digging.

The organizers are also accepting parade registrations.

For more details, contact Dianna Smith at 317-258-5438 or [email protected].

Arab Class ’76 Reunion Set

PENDLETON – The Pendleton Heights High School Class of 1976 reunion is scheduled for 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, September 17 at Pendleton American Legion.

There will be a barbecue-style picnic, cash bar and live music.

The cost is $ 30 in cash at the door ($ 55 per couple).

RSVP to [email protected].

A new Schuylkill Haven town clock will soon be a reality. The old clock dates back to the early 1990s and broke down in 2018, leaving the borough unsure whether to repair or replace it.

Following a push from residents and borough agencies, a renewed effort was launched in late 2018 to get a new clock or repair the old one. There was a $6,000 donation from the North Ward Social Club and nudge reminders from resident Ruth Tucci, a big supporter of seeing a clock back in town.

In early 2021, the borough learned that replacing the clock would cost about $500 less than trying to fix the old one. The cost of The Verdin Company’s new clock was $12,505.

At its June 2 meeting, council voted to purchase a clock using donated funds from the North Ward, with the borough covering the balance with the intention of pursuing other avenues of donated funds. The borough has agreed to pay an annual maintenance fee of $630 per year to avoid future breakdowns. The clock order was launched at that time with an expected arrival date of about six months.

Just in time, it was reported at the January 19 meeting that the new clock had been delivered and was awaiting installation. The Council agreed to resume discussion in the future on what to do with the old clock. Options range from donating to the historical society to seeing if another community may want it.

In other cases, Councilor Diane Roeder was sworn. Kevin Kline had won the November election for a four-year and two-year seat. He chose the four-year seat. The board received two letters of interest for the seat, one of them from Roeder, a retiring board member. Following a unanimous vote, Roeder was appointed to the two-year seat.

In miscellaneous matters:

• Council approved a check for $850 to Signal Service, Inc. for road maintenance.

• Council approved a request from Girardville for fire police assistance for its annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 26th.

• Schuylkill Haven received a donation from the Port Clinton Historical Commission of its old canal gate for the Schuylkill Haven Historical Museum. In the fall, it was announced that the commission was closing its doors and giving the door to the borough. Secretary Kaitlyn Tinari said the donation is stored with a plan to wait until spring, when the gate’s new resting place will be decided by the council.

Global warming is real! I am in my sixties. I challenge anyone my age to say that this winter has been like our childhood. If a person does not accept their own lived experience as evidence, what evidence will they accept?

How about handwritten recordings? The Dunkirk Lighthouse has kept temperature and snowfall records since its inception in 1826. I bet those records still exist. If these don’t satisfy you, find others. The Army and Navy recorded the weather in their daily logs. Ships records all record weather conditions.

Can we find individual handwritten journals from 100 years ago? Yes, in small museums, libraries and private collections across the country. They all agree.

All over the world, temperatures are higher. Winters in the Northeastern United States are milder. Droughts in the western United States are longer and worse. Every desert on the planet is growing, every glacier is shrinking. Could all of these sources be fake? It is certainly not possible to simulate them all.

Here in Western New York, we enjoy milder winters. Why should we care if the Mohave Desert grows to swallow up all of Mexico and Arizona?

We should care because Arizona is rich and they consider the Great Lakes to be wasted water. There are already proposals to build a pipeline. Their wells are drying up. We must act to protect ourselves.

We should care because Mexico is poor. Thousands of farms there and around the world have been swallowed up by the desert. People have to move or die. They are climate refugees. There are not many jobs in Mexico. They are desperately trying to cross from Mexico to the United States to do the worst, dirtiest and most grueling jobs.

Climate is made up of a complex combination of many factors. Sunlight passes through the clouds. The chemical makeup of the atmosphere determines how much energy is stored as heat and how much is returned to space. Carbon dioxide traps energy, it acts as a blanket. Look at a graph of our CO2 production and place a graph of global temperatures on it. You will see that they overlap perfectly.

When the air is warmer, it has more turbulence and can hold more water. This means stronger winds pull more water from the landscape, causing droughts and wildfires. On December 30, 1,000 homes burned down in Denver overnight. The wildfire season has changed from a few months to year-round. When warmer air meets cooler air, several things can happen. The two we see the most are water being released all at once and turbulence causing tornadoes and hurricanes. On September 14, 15 people died in a flash flood in New York. On December 10, 69 separate tornadoes swept through Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee and Kentucky.

Do you remember that in the 1990s there was a lot of talk about global warming? The scientist said “Our models from the 1980s were very precise. We must act now to prevent stronger wildfires and flash floods, hurricanes and tornadoes. » Everything we see now was predicted by these models.

These models also predict that our weather will become so unstable that navigation will become dangerous and that we will have to give up farming in Ohio and Illinois. The food doesn’t really come from the grocery store. Much of our economy depends on the grain we feed to livestock. More grain, more cattle.

The oil companies have carried out a massive disinformation campaign in the media. We have been told over and over again that climate change is not real. We were lied to. Even today, many people believe the lie. I wish these people would go to their city’s historical society and look at the data for themselves. The Historical Society will allow you to make copies of diaries and other documents. Share it with other climate deniers. Being informed takes real work, but it is our only hope.

President Joe Biden presented his plan, Build Back Better. It uses a combination of strategies to reduce the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere. It meets our needs for transportation, housing, utilities and industries. He invests in trains, the most efficient and fun means of transport. He has money to build new houses and retrofit old ones to be energy efficient. There is money for schools and research into better batteries and house-sized generators. It invests in the electricity grid to make it more resilient. There’s money to help people buy new energy-efficient appliances and plant millions of trees, nature’s air conditioner. You can find details at https://www.whitehouse.gov/build-back-better/

Every Republican in the Senate has pledged to vote against Build Back Better. Do they have their own plan? OK, let’s see this.

You can fight climate change. Find climate action near you at https://www.usclimatenetwork.org/member-organizations

Marie Tomlinson is a resident of Fredonia. Send your comments to [email protected]

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Timothy Edward Sullivan, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the economics department at Towson University, Baltimore, Maryland died peacefully at his home in Baltimore on August 27. He was 67 years old.

Family and friends remember and love Tim as a generous, kind and intellectually curious man. Towson University from 1989. Having taught virtually every course offered by the Department of Economics, Prof. Sullivan served as chair of the department from 2007 to 2013 and stepped in again to serve as interim chair in 2021. Additionally, he was the longest-serving Towson University Senate chair of history (2004–2011) and president of the Towson University chapter of the American Association of University Teachers (1998– 2003). Tim was honored in 2013 by receiving the President’s Distinguished Service Award at Towson University, only the second College of Business and Economics faculty member to receive the prestigious award.

The list of organizations that have awarded her scholarship includes the American Economic Association, Economic History Association, Economic History Society, International Association for Feminist Economics, European Historical Economics Society, Economists for Peace and Security, the American Association of University Professors. , among others. Timothy Edward Sullivan was born in Oak Park, Illinois on July 26, 1955, the fifth in a family of eight children of James E. and Lois K. Sullivan. With the family moving to Indiana soon after, Tim grew up in South Bend and then Elkhart, Indiana, before the Sullivan family moved again and settled in Rockford, Illinois. At Rockford, Tim attended Saint Peter’s Elementary School, Roosevelt Junior High School and West Senior HS where he excelled as a member of the cross country, track and swim teams. After graduating from West HS in 1973, he attended Eastern Illinois University majoring in economics. At Eastern Tim again proved his athletic excellence by earning All-American honors in NCAA Division 2 swimming competitions for the breaststroke, a particularly notable citation in that he won as an athlete not scholarship. Tim went on to earn his master’s degree at Eastern Illinois, then a master’s degree, then a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, all with degrees in economics. Tim has taught at Western Illinois University, University of Illinois, Eastern Illinois, Wellesley College in Massachusetts, Elon College in North Carolina, and then Towson University.

A lifelong avid reader, Tim Sullivan’s knowledge was broad and inclusive. His enthusiasms were many. He enjoyed cooking and gardening, sharing the delights of both with friends and neighbors. Tim loved travel – Mackinaw Island in northern Michigan, England and Italy being his favorites – and was especially happy to share all of that joy with the love of his life, Cindy.

His devotion to his family and friends was appreciated by all.

Tim is survived by his beloved wife Cindy F. Sullivan (née Frey). He was the devoted son of Lois K. Sullivan (née Klem) and the late James E. Sullivan; beloved brother of James R. Sullivan (Cheryl), Thomas Sullivan, Robert Sullivan (Pat), Julie Sullivan, Daniel Sullivan (Lori), Katharine Sullivan and the late Peggy Sullivan. Tim was the cherished brother-in-law of Jim Frey, Mary Maenner and Jennifer Stangl (Brian); also leaves to mourn many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, colleagues and friends.

“Good night, sweet prince. And flights of angels sing your rest.

Services for Timothy Edward Sullivan will be private.

In lieu of flowers, family and friends may wish to make contributions to House of Ruth, Maryland and the Maryland Food Bank.

A celebration of Tim Sullivan’s life will be held in Rockford later this fall with a time and location to be determined and announced.