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Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give
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LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
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Happy Flag Day
WEATHER...page 14
Display the Stars and Stripes this weekend in honor of Flag Day. Want to know more about this holiday? SEE THE STORY ON PAGE TWO. (Branson Globe photo)
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Happy Flag Day! Now, what is Flag Day?
By Karen Halfpop, Digital/
Production Director
As a child, I was fascinated that
every year, on my grandparents’
wedding anniversary,
everyone
on the block flew the American
Flag. Of course I thought Grandma
and Grandpa were pretty special;
obviously the whole neighborhood
did, too.
It finally made sense when I
learned that their anniversary -
June 14 - actually landed on Flag
Day, which seemed a more appropriate
reason to fly Old Glory.
June 14 marks the adoption
of the flag we know as the flag
of our country. Here’s how it all
came about.
As the colonists went to fight
the war for independence against
the British, they were not united
under a single flag. Most of the
regiments had their own flags. In
June of 1775, the Second Continuental
Congress created the
Continental Army, bringing the
various groups together to form
a more organized show of force.
From this, the Continental Colors
were created: 13 red and white
alternating stripes, and a Union
Jack in the corner.
Many thought the flag looked
too much like the British flag.
How would you feel if you finally
got to play for the Kansas
City Chiefs but had to wear a San
Fransisco 49-ers uniform? Close,
but definitely not your team.
George Washington realized
this, and a new look was
created. On June 14, 1777, the
continental congress passed a
resolution stating: “the flag of
the United States be 13 stripes,
alternate red and white,” and
“the union be 13 stars, white in
a blue field, representing a new
constellation.”
In 1885, a Wisconsin school
teacher named Bernard Cigrand
lead his school in the first formal
observance of Flag Day. In
Staff Reports
CoxHealth has adjusted visitor
restrictions in a few key areas
across the health sytem.
Inpatient: Most non-COVID patients
in the hospital are allowed
one visitor for two consecutive
hours per day. Visitors may choose
between one of two open visiting
opportunities: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., or 4
– 6 p.m. These hours are consistent
across all campuses.
Emergency departments and UrCox
Medical Center Branson has eased some restrictions. (FILE)
gent Cares: Patients are allowed
one visitor for the first and last 30
1916, President Woodrow Wilson
officially established June
14 as Flag Day.
But what about Betsy Ross,
you may ask? According to
www.history.com, Ross’ role
in the design of the first flag is
unsubstantiated. “It was not until
her grandson William Canby
held an 1870 press conference to
recount the story that the American
public learned of her possible
role,” according to the site.
Perhaps my favorite flag story
centers around the conundrum
faced by flag designers in the 1950s
when first, Alaska, and then Hawaii
were to be admitted to the union.
Bob Heft, a 17-year-old student
from Ohio, borrowed his mother’s
sewing machine, and set about
taking apart the family’s 48-star
flag. He stitched 50 stars in a proportional
pattern, and handed in his
creation to his history teacher for a
class project, then sent the flag to
his congressman Walter Moeller.
Moeller then presented it to President
Eisenhower after both states
had joined the Union. President
Eisenhower selected Heft’s design,
and on July 4, 1960 the two stood
together as the new 50-star flag was
raised for the first time.
Heft’s teacher changed his grade
from a B- to an A.
CoxHealth revises some restrictions
minutes of treatment to assist with
admission details and discharge
planning.
End-of-life care: Patients who are
at end-of-life, or on comfort care,
may have two visitors at a time.
According to CoxHealth Communications
Manager, Brandei
Clifton, inpatient rehab units remain
closed to visitors.
Visitors to CoxHealth are required
to wear a mask covering
the nose and mouth; will
be screened for symptoms of
COVID-19 upon entry; and must
wash their hands when entering
and exiting the patient’s room.
They are also encouraged to
stay six feet away from the patient.
Clifton
reports that there are no
COVID patients being treated at
Cox Branson at this time.
CoxHealth’s previous visitor
restrictions at all facilities
will stay in place except for the
new guidelines outlined above.
To read the complete list, go to
https://www.coxhealth.com/
coronavirus/#visitor-restrictions
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Get ready: White Water Branson opens June 15
Special to Branson Globe
Summer’s about to kick off
on a fun and a refreshingly cool
note. Even though
Missouri’s
summer attractions have delayed
opening due to the pandemic,
opening day has been set for the
epic White Water. Before you
know it, you’ll be slipping down
its epic slides, riding the waves
of the wave pool, and soaking up
the sun’s rays from your beach
chair.
White Water opens its doors to
season pass holders on June 15,
and just two days later for everyone
else.
Things will be a bit different this
year to ensure a safe and a fun experience
for everyone.
• Bring a mask along, as you’ll
need to wear it when you’re
not on the water attractions
or eating and drinking.
• All guests will have their
temperature taken before
being admitted to the water
park, and everyone will be
asked to adhere to social distancing
guidelines.
• Unlike summers past, you’ll
have to reserve a ticket for
your day at the water park, as
the number of guests will be
limited each day. See https://
www.silverdollarcity.com/
Tickets to purchase tickets.
Even with the restrictions due
to the pandemic, you’re in for a
full day of fun when you slip on
your swimsuit and splash the day
away at White Water.
White Water boasts numerous
water slides, some a bit more daring
than others. If you like thrills
that take your breath away, slip
down the Kalani Towers Drop
Slides.
You’re in for huge thrills when
you soar down the 300-foot long
water slide that reaches speeds of
up to 40 miles an hour.
Check out the other slides, too,
including the Kalani Towers Mat
Racer, KaPau Plummet, Pipeline
Bay, and Waikiki Wave.
When you need a breather,
head to the wave pool or grab a
bite to eat. White Water features
such eateries at Hula Hula Taco
and Surf’s Up Snacks.
See more online at www. silverdollarcity.com/white-water
Kalani
Towers at White Water will welcome visitors again June 15.
(Photo courtesy sdcmedia.com)
Parson: Missouri to be ‘fully open for business’ on June 16
Submitted to Branson Globe
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —
The state will be “fully open for
business” on June 16, Missouri
Gov. Mike Parson announced
Thursday. There will be no statewide
health order and statewide
restrictions will be lifted.
However, local officials will still
have the authority to put further
rules, regulations, or ordinances in
place, the governor said.
“The virus is still out there,”
Parson said. “It is still extremely
important for everyone to
continue social distancing. Be
proactive. Avoid large, congested
crowds, and if you can’t
social distance, take extra precautions
to protect yourself and
those around you.”
Parson also announced the
Missouri State Fair will take
place, though there may be
changes. More details will be
announced at a later date.
Parson also signed an executive
order, which will extend the state
of emergency in Missouri through
December 30 in order to utilize
federal CARES Act funding.
“We are prepared to handle
any potential outbreaks,” Parson
said.
Parson said he made the decision
to lift the restrictions
because the state met the four
pillars of his administration’s
“Show Me Strong Recovery”
plan:
• Expand testing capacity
and volume in the state
• Expand reserves of PPE by
opening public and private
supply chains
• Continue to monitor and, if
necessary, expand hospital and
health care system capacity
• Improve ability to predict
potential
outbreaks using
Missouri’s public health data
There have been 15,390 confirmed
cases of the coronavirus
in the state and 860 deaths, as of
June 11, according to the state’s
website.
“We want to get Missourians
back to work,” Missouri Economic
Department Director Rob
Dixon said at the briefing.
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OPINION
My name is Pryce Maxim
Rohde. I’m 25 years old, and
grew up in southwest Missouri.
I graduated from Ozark High
School, and graduated Cum
Laude from Missouri State University,
with bachelor of science
degrees in finance and economics.
I now work in the field of finance.
I am an avid fan of classic
rock and metal music, and I play
the guitar.
I have a question for you:
What race do you think I am?
Do you assume I’m white because
of surface level details?
Spoiler alert: I’m a Black American.
Does that change your opinion
of me?
I
truly
believe
for
actual
change, one has to be uncomfortable.
You become comfortable
because of things that have been
said and done countless times.
Kim Rohde
Publisher
(417) 872-2951
lkimrohde@yahoo.com
Brenda Meadows
Editor & Staff Writer
(417) 231-7601
info@BransonGlobe.com
David Stoltz
News Correspondent
(228) 355-2900
itcdls@gmail.com
Gary Groman,
a.k.a. The Ole Seagull
Opinion Writer
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OPINION: Maybe it’s time to become ‘uncomfortable’
Maybe it’s time to for everyone
to become uncomfortable.
I’m not a proponent of victim
mentality, but I do believe it’s
time to recognize the injustices
and crimes committed against
full-blooded Americans. Americans
who work their hands to the
bone, provide for a family, and
work just as hard as anyone else.
To grant freedom and liberty to
one group doesn’t mean taking
it away from another. It’s giving
every American the opportunity
for success and to have control
of their own lives.
So I just ask you to really think
about this. How angry would you
be if, no matter what, you weren’t
given a chance? That the only opportunities
were imprisonment or
death? Is that fair when you’re just
living your best life and minding
your own business?
Imagine how unfair it’d be to
lose your spouse, children, or
sibling, or to leave your family
behind because of prejudice. All
I ask you is to have empathy and
have an open mind; put yourself
in another person shoes, and
come to a realization of what really
matters.
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By Bob Hodgson
Last week’s article described
M&A roll-ups.
This is where a
platform company acquires smaller
companies in a fragmented industry.
The companies are then integrated
into one company.
This is
the easiest and quickest strategy to
grow a business. This topic is being
continued this week.
Investment bankers are heavily
involved in M&A roll-ups. This allows
the business owner to proceed
with running the company while the
investment banker becomes an extension
of your company. The investment
banker will be responsible for
your merger and acquisition matters
including but not limited to:
•
Fielding inquiries from would-be
acquirers or representatives seekvice
and quality goals.
•
Develop a target company profile
for acquisitions.
• Develop an offering memorandum
that describes your company
goals and objectives.
•
•
Define reasons for acquisitions
with compelling benefits for
prospective seller.
Define criteria to qualify and
screen prospective companies.
• Summarize appropriate acquisition
company for client’s
review.
Bob Hodgson (FILE)
ing to sell you a business.
•
•
Conducting searches for strategic
acquisitions.
Define screening criteria such as
synergies, company culture, ser•
•
•
Analyzing
acquisition proposals.
Negotiation of acquisitions and
coordinating legal, accounting,
due diligence and other services.
Coordinate publicity and news
releases to trade journals and the
press.
• Advise on all types of merger
and acquisition matters
Roll-up integration is a complex
undertaking. There are many personalities,
company cultures and
skill sets that need to be considered.
This cannot be done instantly. The
best integration approach is to break
it down into these three phases over
a two year period:
The first phase should focus on
the financials and integrating the
financials into one entity. The businesses
need to keep running the
same as they were prior to the consolidation.
Phase
two is integrating all of the
back-office. These are the functions
that are not seen by the customer
such as accounting, planning, inventory
management, supply-chain
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Investment banking: Merger and aquisition roll-ups, part 2
management, human resources and
logistics. These functions could be
located somewhere other than the
company headquarters.
Phase three is integrating the
front-office. This is an area where
visitors arrive and first encounter
staff personnel which is normally in
the marketing and sales area.
Trying to consolidate all at once
will only result in mayhem which
will result in things not working out as
planned. This could also create poor
company moral with disgruntled employees
resulting in resignations and
falling revenues
Amvest Financial Group is a leading
international investment banking
firm based in Kansas City representing
clients with sales from $10 million
to over $6 billion. www.amvest.com
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BRANSON IS OPEN!
Updated 6/5/2020
• #1 Hits of the 60’s – Open
• 417 Escape Artist – Open
• 417 Vintage Supply – Open
• A Tribute to George Strait
Dinner Show – Open
• A Tribute to Marty Robbins
with Leroy New
• Absolutely Country,
Definitely Gospel – Open
• Alex & Alaina’s Treasure
Chest – Open
• All Crazy ‘bout Patsy – Open
• Amazing Acrobats of
Shanghai – Open
• Amazing Pets – Open
• American Heroes – Open
• Americana Theatre Shows
– Open
• Andy B’s Bowl Social –
Open
• Andy’s Frozen Custard Delivery/Carryout/Curbside/
Drive
Thru – Open
• Applebee’s Grill & Bar –
Dine -In – Open
• Arby’s Delivery/Carryout/
Curbside/Drive Thru – Open
• Arcade City – Open
• As Seen on TV – Open
• Auntie Ann’s + Cinnabon
Delivery/Carryout/Curbside/
Drive Thru – Open
• Bass Pro Shops – Open
• Belk – Open
• Beyond The Lens - Open
• Big D‘s BBQ Delivery/Carryout/
Curbside/Drive Thru – Open
• Big Foot Excursion - Open
• Billy Yates at Shepherd of
the Hills – September TBA
• Black Oak Grill – Open
• Bluegrass & Gospel with
the Petersens – July 1
• Bob Evans Delivery/Carryout/
Curbside/Drive Thru – Open
• Botanas Premier Mexican
– Open
• Branson Accountants,
Insurance and Lawyers – Open
• Branson Café – Open
• Branson Country USA – Open
• Branson Dinosaur Museum -
Open
• Branson Elvis Festival – July 11
• Branson Famous Baldnobbers
Theatre – Open
• Branson Meadows Cinema
– Open
• Branson Quilts – Open
• Branson Scenic Railroad
– TBD
• Branson Star Theater – Open
• Branson Tours – Big Foot
Tours – Open
• Cakes & Creams – Open
• Cantina Laredo Dine In – Open
• Casa Fuentes – Open
• Center Stage Grille – Open
• Charlie’s Steak Ribs & Ale –
Open
• Chick-Fil-A – Open
• Chili’s Branson – Open
• Clay Cooper’s Country
Express – Open
• Cold Stone Creamery - Open
• Comedy Jamboree –
Opens June 17
• Country Legends Lunch
Show – Open
• Cracker Barrel – Open
• Crazy Craig’s Cheeky Monkey
Bar Dine-In – Open
• Culver’s – Open
• Dairy Queen – Open
• Danna’s BBQ & Burger
Shop – Open
• Dimitri’s Greek Gyro’s and
Deli – Open
• Dick’s 5 & 10 – Open
• Dolly Parton’s Stampede –Open
• Domino’s Pizza – Open
• Doo Wop & More – Open
• Doug Gabriel – Open
• Down Home Country –
Opens Sept. 9
• Dreamsicles Shopping
Fashion House Downtown
Casual Wear – Open
• Dude’s Daiquiris – Open
• Dunkin’ Donuts – Open
• Expresso Branson – Open
• Fajitas Loco – Open
• Farmhouse – Dine In Open
• Fat Donny’s Barber Shop
– Open
• Five & Dime General Store
– Open
• Francesca’s – Open
• Freddy’s Frozen Custard &
Steakburgers – Open
• Fritz’s Adventure – Open
• Garfield’s Restaurant &
Pub – Dine-In – Open
• Garfield’s – Open
• Getting’ Basted – Open
• God and Country Theatre
– Open
• Godfather’s Pizza – Open
• Golden Sounds of the
Platters – Open
• Grand Country Buffet -
Open
• Grand Country Complex
– Open
• Grand Jubilee – Open
• Hamner’s Variety Theatre
– TBD
• Historic Owen Theatre –
TBD
• Hollywood Wax Museum
– Open
• Hong Kong Buffet - Open
• Hot Hits Theatre – Open
• Hughes Brothers Theatre –
Open
• Hungry Hunter Café – Open
• Hurts Donuts - Open
• IHOP – Dine-In – Open
• Imax Entertainment Complex–
Open
• Indian Clay Oven – Open
• Ink Ink – Open
• iPhone Express - Open
• It’s Magic Jokes – Open
• Jim Stafford – Open
• Joe’s Crab Shack – Open
• Kirkland’s – Open
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• Little Hacienda – Dine-In
Open
• Lock Smith Salon – Open
• Longhorn Steakhouse –
Open
• Main Street Cruises – Open
• Marble Gypsy – Open
• Marble Slab/Great American
Cookies – Open
• Mark Ashton – Open
• Marvin Gaye & Friends –
Open
• McDonalds – Open
• Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers
– Open
• Missouri Ridge Distillery – Open
• Mitsu Neko Sushi – Open
• Moe’s Southwest Grill – Open
• MoMo’s Sushi – Open
• Midtown Silversmith – Open
• Motown Downtown – Open
• Mr. G’s Chicago Pizza & Pub
– Open
• Never A Dull Moment – Open
• New Balance – Open
• New South Gospel – Open
June 11
• Nika’s Olive – Open
• Noodle 21 – Open
• Northwoods Candy Emporium
– Open
• NV Nails – Open
• Oak Ridge Boys – TBA
• Olive Garden – Open
• On The Ball Sports – Open
• Oscar’s BBQ – Open
• Outback Pub – Dine-In Open
• Ozarks Countey – Open June
29
• Ozarks Gospel – Open June 21
• Paddlewheel Pub – Open
• Panda Express Chinese – Open
• Panera Bread – Open
• Papa John’s Pizza – Open
• Parakeet Pete’s – Open
• Parrotville – Open
• Patricia’s Victorian Village –
Open
• Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen
– Open
• Pepper Palace - Open
• Peter Engler Designs –
Open
• Pierce Arrow – Open
• Pizza Hut – Open
• Pizza Ranch – Open
• Pizza World – Open
• Presley’s Country Jubilee – TBD
• Puff Smart – Open
• Pure Country Western Wear
– Open
• Qdoba Mexican Grill – Open
• Quizno’s Subs – Open
• Rack Room Shoes – Open
• Wendy’s Restaurants – Open
• Reza – Edge of Illusion – Open
• Riley’s Treasures – Open
• Rocco’s Pizza – Open
• Rocky Mountain Chocolate
Factory – Open
• Rustik Silk Boutique – Open
• Saltgrass Steak House – Open
• Schlotzky’s Austin Eatery –
Open
• Shepherd of the Hills Adventure
Park – Open
• Shepherd of the Hills Inspiration
Tower – Open
• Shepherd of the Hills
Outdoor Drama – Open
• Shepherd of the Hills Whodunnit
- Open
• Shipwrecked Treasure Museum
– Open
• Showboat Branson Belle – June
20
• Sight & Sound Theatre –
Open June 16
• Silver Dollar City – Open
• Simply Red Salon – Open
• SIX – TBD
• Smith Creek Moonshine –
Open
• Social & Mane Salon – Open
• Soma – Open
• Sonic – Open
• Sonya’s Leather – Open
• Stafford’s Barber Shop – Open
• Star Bar & Grill – Open
• Steak-n-Shake – Drive thru –
Open
• Steamy Joe’s – Dine-In – Open
• Subway – open
• Sugar Leaf Bakery – Open
• Taco Bell – Open
• Tanger Outlets – Open
• Target – Open
• Tequila’s 2 Mexican – Open
• Thai Kitchen – Open
• Thai Thai Cuisine - Open
• Thank You for the Music: A
modern Tribute to ABBA
and The Beach Boys’
California Dreamin’ – Open
• The Amish Store – Open
• The Blackwoods – Open
• The Branson Boardgame
Café - Open
• The Branson Landing – Open
• The Butterfly Palace – TBD
• The Duttons – Open
• The Escape Branson – Open
• The Flagstore Plum Bazaar
– Open
• The Foot and Bucket Spa
– Open
• The Haygoods – Open
• The Johnson Strings – Open
BRANSON IS OPEN!
• The King’s Castle Theatre –
Open
• The Magic and Comedy of
Taylor Reed – Open June
15
• The Magnolia Grille – Open
• The Paddlewheel – Open
• The Shoppes at Branson
Hills – Open
• The Spice Agent – Open
• The Track Family Fun Parks –
Open
• Titanic Museum Attraction
– Open
• Tradehome Shoes – Open
• Tribute Theatre Open
• Tropical Smoothie Café –
Open
• Versona – Open
• Veterans Museum - Open
June 14-16, 2020 • 7
• Wakyoto Japanese Restaurant–
Open
• Walmart – Open
• Whitewater - Open June 15
• Wolfe Mountain Ziplines
& Snowflex - Open
• World’s Largest Toy
Museum – Open
• Yakov “Make America Laugh
Again!” – Open
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Petition wants Thomas
Jefferson statue removed
at University of Missouri
COLUMBIA, MO. (AP) —
Organizers of an online petition
drive to have a statue of Thomas
Jefferson removed from the University
of Missouri’s campus in
Columbia had a “very constructive”
meeting with the university
system’s president on Thursday, a
school spokesman said.
UM System President and interim
University of Missouri Chancellor
Mun Choi met in private
with the petition organizers. University
spokesman Christian Basi
said he would release details from
the meeting at a later time.
The petition had garnered more
than 3,250 signatures by Thursday
afternoon.
One of the organizers of the petition
campaign, Roman Leaphart,
a sophomore from Kansas City,
said previously he objected to the
statue because Jefferson owned
slaves and fathered children with
one of his slaves, Sally Hemmings.
Leaphart,
who is black, said he
was also motivated by the killing
of George Floyd by Minneapolis
police, the Columbia Daily Tribune
reported.
Students also petitioned to have
the statue removed in 2015, when
the campus was roiled by protests
by people upset with the university’s
treatment of minorities but
that petition did not gain traction.
MDC announces addition
to Wah’Kon-Tah Prairie
By Bill Graham
El Dorado Springs, Mo. – The
Missouri Department of Conservation
(MDC) has added a 320-acre
grassland tract to the Wah’KonTah
Prairie Conservation Area in
St. Clair County. This filled a gap
between existing area tracts and
provides the opportunity to manage
contiguous native grassland
on the northern boundary. MDC
manages Wah’Kon-Tah for native
prairie plant and wildlife species
in partnership with area cattle
ranchers who graze livestock on
selected acres.
“A concern we have is there is
so much fragmentation in surviving
native grasslands,” said Stasia
Whitaker, MDC wildlife management
biologist. “That’s contributed
to grassland birds being among
the fastest declining species in
North America. Grassland birds
are in dire need of our help and
now. All prairie species on the area
will benefit from this expansion.”
A large portion of the 3,350acre
Wah’Kon-Tah Prairie Conservation
Area is owned by The
Nature Conservancy of Missouri.
Other portions are owned by
MDC, which manages the entire
area in partnership with the Conservancy.
The area is north and
east of El Dorado Springs. Visitors
can hike, hunt, watch birds, study
plants, and enjoy prairie vistas.
Wah’Kon-Tah Prairie is a cornerstone
of MDC’s Upper Osage
Grasslands Priority Geography, a
partnership that includes private
partners and landowners.
For more information on the
Wah’Kon-Tah Prairie Conservation
Area,
visit https://short.
mdc.mo.gov/Zwd. Private landowners
can get help from MDC
with grassland management practices
that benefit prairie species
and conservation ranching, visit
https://mdc.mo.gov/property.
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NATIONAL
CHICAGO (AP) — Young
adults have filled streets across the
country on a scale not seen since the
1960s to protest for racial justice after
the death of George Floyd. But
whether that energy translates to
increased turnout in November is
another question.
They could make a difference in
the presidential race — polls show
President Donald Trump is deeply
unpopular with young voters —
with control of the Senate and hundreds
of local races also at stake.
But some activists are concerned
their focus will be on specific causes
instead of voting.
“In a normal election year, turning
out the youth vote is challenging,”
said Carolyn DeWitt, executive
director of Rock the Vote,
which works to build political power
among young people. “That’s
even more true now. People’s minds
are not on it.”
Voters under 30 have historically
turned out to vote at much lower
rates than older voters, though the
2018 midterm elections saw the
highest turnout in a quarter-century
among voters ages 18-29 — a
spike attributed in part to youthled
movements like March for Our
Lives against gun violence.
There are signs young people are
getting more politically engaged.
DeWitt said more people registered
to vote through Rock the Vote’s online
platforms last week — some
50,000 — than in any other week
this year. The organization’s social
media accounts had as many
impressions between Monday and
Friday of last week as it typically
has in a month, with more than 1
million.
“It will just be incredibly important
to us to make sure we’re protesting
now and voting later,” DeWitt said.
That’s not assured. The coronavirus
pandemic has halted traditional
campaigning as well as big concerts
and festivals, the kinds of places
where campaigns and groups like
Rock the Vote and HeadCount typibransonglobe.com
Young
people turned out to protest. Now, will they vote?
cally recruit young voters. On top of
that, lawmakers’ efforts to change
voting laws in some states could
restrict younger voters like college
students.
Joe Biden’s Democratic presidential
campaign is banking on
these voters supporting him when
the choice is a binary one between
Biden and Trump. But that’s not
guaranteed.
“Our bar can’t be: Are you better
than Trump?” said Cliff Albright, a
co-founder of Black Voters Matter,
which works to register voters and organize
black communities. “For folks
who are angry, who are in the streets,
or who are at home and not engaged,
you just telling me you’re better than
this nut — that’s not enough.”
Many young people are still unfamiliar
with Biden, “and they certainly
don’t know where he stands
on issues,” said Heather Greven,
spokesperson for NextGen America.
The group plans to spend at least
$45 million to target young voters
in battleground states.
Biden said during a recent virtual
fundraiser he thought the protests
will energize young people to turn
out for him. “Now they are engaged,”
Biden said. “They feel it.
They taste it. And they’re angry and
they’re determined.”
His campaign hasn’t made major
changes to its youth outreach. Instead,
Biden has stuck largely with
an initiative known as “League 46”
that combines groups such as Students
for Biden and Young Professionals
for Biden.
In an effort to appeal to younger,
liberal voters, Biden has put
progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
on a climate change task
force. But he doesn’t support some
of the proposals that energized supporters
of his primary rival Bernie
Sanders such as “Medicare for All”.
Ja’Mal Green, 24, an activist in
Chicago, said he and other young
people were disappointed by
Biden’s rejection of a call to “deSEE
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Protesters march through the streets of Manhattan, New York. (AP
Photo/Seth Wenig)
• VOTE?
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fund the police,” which has become
a rallying cry for protesters. The
former vice president said Monday
an overhaul of policing is needed
but can be done by putting conditions
on federal funds.
That position may reassure older
and moderate voters who helped
Biden win the nomination, Green
said, but young people want to see
more change.
“If not, they’ll just say ‘to hell
with the election,’” he said.
Many of the young people taking
to the streets are focused on public
officials with a more direct impact
on their lives such as mayors, police
chiefs and district attorneys because
“they see that’s where the change
is,” said Green, a Black Lives Matter
leader who joined protesters in
Minneapolis.
There were also protests in Louisville,
Kentucky, over the death of
Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old black
woman fatally shot by police in her
home in March.
Tom Bergan, 22, attended a protest
last week in Louisville, where
he’s a HeadCount field organizer. In
pre-pandemic days, HeadCount focused
on registering young people
at concerts and festivals, but that’s
shifted to more online organizing
since COVID-19. For Friday’s protests,
Bergan printed off large QR
codes that he hoisted on a poster
board. Anyone who scanned the
code on their phone was connected
to an online voter registration page.
Bergan said the crowd was enthusiastic,
with many already registered
to vote, and much of the
conversations were around Taylor’s
death and local changes such as the
decision to limit no-knock warrants.
He said the moment reminds him of
2018, when he volunteered with
HeadCount during a March for Our
Lives in St. Louis, as thousands of
young people turned out in cold,
rainy weather.
That fall, turnout among voters ages
18-29 was nearly double what it was
in 2014, with 28% of eligible young
voters casting ballots, according to
CIRCLE, the Center for Information
and Research on Civic Learning and
Engagement at Tufts University. They
were much more likely to support
Democratic than Republican congressional
candidates, 64% to 34%,
according to an AP VoteCast survey
of more than 115,000 midterm voters
nationwide.
That turnout is still less than in
2016 or 2012, presidential election
years when about 45% of young
voters turned out, according to
CIRCLE, a drop from 2008, when
Barack Obama was on the ballot
and turnout soared to a level not
seen since 1992.
Will 2020 bring another peak?
“That’s the big ‘if,’ and we don’t
really know until
Bergan said.
November,”
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By Jill Bleed, Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) —
After 60-plus days, I threw in the
towel. Mr. Rich had to go.
Mr. Rich is a hamster who most
recently served as the classroom pet
in my 9-year-old’s science class.
In normal times, kids clamor over
who gets to be its caretaker over holiday
and school breaks. My daughter
Claire, shut out over the winter holidays,
volunteered in January to take
Mr. Rich home over spring break.
Then, my biggest worry was how
to keep our two pet cats from eating
him for a week.
Flash forward to March 12, where
the news kept tumbling all afternoon
long. Arkansas was shutting down
schools in a handful of counties,
essentially adding an extra week to
spring break. My 5-year-old’s preschool
was following suit.
As I got ready to pick up my kids,
my head swimming with how we
would manage childcare while also
working, my phone rang. The caller
ID showed it was my older daughter’s
school. As all parents know,
that’s never good.
“Mom? I’m not in trouble,” Claire
began, “but is it OK if we bring
home Mr. Rich today?”
That’s right. The hamster.
We loaded up Claire’s backpack
with Mr. Rich’s food and bedding.
Claire marched outside carrying his
cage, the envy of all the third-graders.
We were lacking a key fact at
that moment: We didn’t know that
we were leaving for the rest of the
school year.
At home, the cats never noticed
Mr. Rich and he provided a pleasant
diversion, something for me to document
on social media while I tried
not to spin into a pit of anxiety over
the impossibility of working from
home (and doing it well) and caring
for my children (and doing it well.)
At least a dozen friends sent me
this meme: “Somewhere out there
there’s a kid that brought home the
class hamster for the weekend. Their
parents are not happy!!”
We were happy. For a while. This
all felt doable when we naively believed
an end was in sight.
But the uncertainty dragged on.
K-12 schools in Arkansas shut down
for the remainder of the academic
year. Our summer plans went poof.
My 5-year-old will never return to
her preschool.
And the novelty of Mr. Rich faded,
much like the chalk rainbows that
once brightened our neighborhood
back in March.
Now Claire has to be repeatedly
reminded to clean Mr. Rich’s cage.
The fragrance of hamster lingers.
The 5-year-old loves on him a little
too aggressively. We are tired.
“How long can we keep doing
this?” I ask myself. Sometimes I
mean socially distanced parenting
and homeschooling. Sometimes I
mean working from home. Sometimes
I mean keeping the kids away
from their friends. And yes, sometimes
I mean hamster ownership.
I gave up. I emailed Claire’s teacher
to coordinate a hamster handoff as
the school year wrapped up. We bid
Mr. Rich a fond farewell, putting at
least one tiny bookend on a time that
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(AP) NFL players who want
to kneel during the national anthem
to protest police brutality
and racism have far more support
than Colin Kaepernick did
four years ago. Still, it might
not be widespread for a few
reasons.
If organizations insist on unity,
as some coaches and front-office
executives have mentioned, that
could be a hurdle.
Another potential drawback is
the growing belief among some
players that kneeling is no longer
necessary to raise awareness because
George Floyd’s death has
ignited nationwide protests over
racial injustice and police brutality.
Lastly, some owners might still
have an issue with it despite the
league’s support of the players.
“Whatever our team ends up doing,
we’re gonna support. But we’re gonna
do it together as a team,” Colts general
manager Chris Ballard said.
Cleveland Browns coach Kevin
Stefanski, Green Bay Packers
coach Matt LaFleur and several
other coaches also expressed their
support of the players, but mentioned
they want it to be a team decision.
“That’s
something that I promise
you we will spend as much time as
necessary as an organization listening
to each other, understanding
each other, and then we’ll make a
decision together,” Stefanski said.
Said LaFleur: “We’re gonna support
them and what they wanna do,
provided that it’s peaceful.”
Redskins running back Adrian
Peterson and Bears safety Jordan
Lucas have already said they plan to
take a knee for “The Star-Spangled
Banner” this season. Other players,
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white and black, are waiting to discuss
it with their teammates.
Getting an entire roster to agree
collectively is a tough task regardless
of the topic. Starting quarterbacks
Jared Goff of the Rams and
Matt Ryan of the Falcons, both
white, recognize the importance of
standing together.
“I stand fully behind whatever it
is that’s decided, and I do want to
push for change, so I’m fully behind
whatever the leaders on the
team decide to do, and I’ll be part
of that discussion as well,” Rams
quarterback Jared Goff said. “We’ll
come to a decision collaboratively.”
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is
eager to have those conversations.
“It’s about unity within our team
and having that discussion and creating
an open forum for teammates
to talk about what that means to
them and how they’re going to act
appropriately,” Ryan said.
Many players have said they’re
willing to do whatever their team
decides. But not everyone agrees it
has to be a team decision.
“It should definitely be left up to
the individual,” Lucas said.
Richard Sherman understands all
of his 49ers teammates aren’t going
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and have that brotherhood even if
they don’t protest the same way.”
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes
looks at the bigger picture.
“It’s not about who kneels and who
doesn’t, it’s about having the right to
peacefully protest, and knowing that
racial inequality happens every day,
and I just want the community to be
where everybody, including the black
community, can be safe,” he said.
“Whatever that takes.”
When Kaepernick began his
peaceful demonstration in 2016, he
wanted to highlight the problems
of police brutality and racial injustice.
He faced immense pushback
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and was ostracized from the league.
President Donald Trump criticized
Kaepernick and other players who
took a knee and still insists they’re
disrespecting the flag, the country
and the military.
While many others, including
Drew Brees, who initially shared
similar thoughts have come to understand
and support Kaepernick’s
intentions, there’s still going to be
opposition.
“I don’t know if (kneeling) will
have the most net positive outcome
because of the way it gets so hyper-partisan,
really because they
don’t want to talk about the real issue,”
Chargers running back Justin
Jackson said. “Nevertheless, I think
if we just use our platforms like we
are now to continue to expose and
advocate for the change we want to
see in society, that might be the best
method going forward.”
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
last week in a video condemned
racism, apologized to players for not
listening to them earlier, and encouraged
them to protest peacefully.
But Goodell only consulted with
“a select few” owners and it’s not
known how many share his views.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones strongly
opposed kneeling when Kaepernick
began the movement and he
hasn’t spoken on the issue.
“We’ll have to see,” Dallas cornerback
Jourdan Lewis said about
Jones backing off his stance. “We always
come together as a team and
we talk about these issues. Protesting
is always the best bet to raise
awareness. But we definitely have
things to strive past this protest. And
we have to go into these communities
and help these people.”
“Almost every black guy that
I’ve played with ... they’ve all
June 14-16, 2020 • 15
dealt with something at some
point, whether it’s with the police
or another interaction of just
blatant racism,” said Titans quarterback
Ryan Tannehill. “I want it
to change. I want everyone to get
the justice and equality that they
deserve.”
Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson (26) stands for the
national anthem before an NFL game. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, File)
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CURIOUSITIES
Treasure chest hidden in Rocky
Mountains finally found
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A
bronze chest filled with gold, jewels,
and other valuables worth more
than $1 million and hidden a decade
ago somewhere in the Rocky
Mountain wilderness has been
found, according to a famed art and
antiquities collector who created
the treasure hunt.
Forrest Fenn, 89, told the Santa
Fe New Mexican on Sunday that a
man who did not want his name released
— but was from “back East”
— located the chest a few days ago
and the discovery was confirmed by
a photograph the man sent him.
“It was under a canopy of stars
in the lush, forested vegetation of
the Rocky Mountains and had not
moved from the spot where I hid it
more than 10 years ago,” Fenn said
in a statement on his website Sunday
that still did not reveal the exact
location. “I do not know the person
who found it, but the poem in my
book led him to the precise spot.”
Fenn posted clues to the treasure’s
whereabouts online and in a
24-line poem that was published in
his 2010 autobiography “The Thrill
of the Chase.”
Hundreds of thousands have
hunted in vain across remote corners
of the U.S. West for the bronze
chest believed to be filled with gold
coins, jewelry and other valuable
items. Many quit their jobs to dedicate
themselves to the search and
others depleted their life savings. At
least four people died searching for it.
Fenn, who lives in Santa Fe, said
he packed and repacked his treasure
chest for more than a decade,
sprinkling in gold dust and adding
hundreds of rare gold coins and
gold nuggets. Pre-Columbian animal
figures went in, along with
prehistoric “mirrors” of hammered
gold, ancient Chinese faces carved
from jade and antique jewelry with
rubies and emeralds.
He said he hid the treasure as a
way to tempt people to get into the
wilderness and give them a chance
to launch an old-fashioned adventure
and expedition for riches.
Fenn told The New Mexican
in 2017 that the chest weighs 20
pounds (9 kilograms) and its contents
weigh another 22 pounds (10
kilograms). He said he delivered the
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chest to its hiding place by himself
over two separate trips.
Asked how he felt now that the
treasure has been found, Fenn said:
“I don’t know, I feel halfway kind
of glad, halfway kind of sad because
the chase is over.”
“I congratulate the thousands
of people who participated in the
search and hope they will continue
to be drawn by the promise of other
discoveries,” he said on his website.
Florida city known for mermaids
now sleeps with the fishes
WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. (AP) —
A Florida city known for its mermaid
shows now sleeps with the fishes.
Florida
Gov.
Ron
DeSantis
signed legislation on Tuesday dissolving
the city of Weeki Wachee.
The city located about 50 miles
north of Tampa was founded in
1966 to help put the Weeki Wachee
mermaid attraction at a state park
onto maps and road signs, according
to the Tampa Bay Times.
But with only 13 residents, the
city was insolvent and offered no
visible services to a small business
community paying its taxes.
The city’s demise will have no
real effect on the Weeki Wachee
Springs State Park, officials said.
The mermaids at Weeki Wachee
State Park have been a staple of
Florida tourism since 1947. Women
dressed in fishtails perform underwater
shows in the springs while viewed
by an audience sitting in a theater on
the other side of a glass partition.
The park is currently closed because
of coronavirus concerns.
Weeki Wachee mermaid attraction. (George Skene/Orlando Sentinel
via AP, File)
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HISTORY
June 14-16, 2020 • 17
Today in History: Movies, TV and more
• 1775 US Army first forms as
the Continental Army to fight
American Revolutionary War
• 1777 US Continental Congress
adopts the Stars &
Stripes flag, designed by Francis
Hopkinson, replacing the
Grand Union flag
• 1847 Robert Bunsen invents
the Bunsen burner
• 1916 Democratic Convention
convenes in St Louis; Woodrow
Wilson campaigns on the
slogan “he kept out of the war”
• 1922 US President Warren G.
Harding is 1st US President to
use radio, dedicates the Francis
Scott Key memorial in Baltimore
•
1928 Republican National
Convention, meeting in Kansas
City, nominates Herbert
Hoover for President
•
1940 Auschwitz concentration
camp opens in Nazi controlled
Poland with Polish POWs
(approx. 3 million would die
within its walls)
• 1951 1st commercial computer,
UNIVAC 1, enters service
at Census Bureau
• 1953 Eisenhower condemns
McCarthy’s book burning proposal
•
1953 Elvis Presley graduates
from L. C. Humes High
School in Memphis, Tennessee
•
1954 President Eisenhower
signs order adding words “under
God” to the Pledge
• 1967 California Governor
Ronald
Reagan
signs
the
Therapeutic Abortion Act, legalizing
abortions in the state
under certain circumstances,
the second state after Colorado
to do so
• 1973 US President Richard
Nixon administration imposes
60-day economy-wide price
freeze, superseding Special
Rule No. 1 for oil companies
• 1982 Argentina surrenders to
Great Britain, ending the 74day
Falklands Islands conflict
• 1984 Southern Baptist convention
decide on no women
Movies & TV
•
1967 “Steve Allen Show” premieres
on CBS-TV
• 1976 “Gong Show” premieres
on TV (syndication)
• 1991 “Robin Hood: Prince of
Thieves” opens directed by
Kevin Reynolds and starring
Kevin Costner and Morgan
Freeman
• 1996 “Cable Guy” starring
Jim Carrey is released
• 2002 “The Bourne Identity”
directed by Doug Liman and
starring Matt Damon is reclergy
members
• 1989 Zsa Zsa Gabor arrested
for slapping Beverly Hills motorcycle
patrolman
• 1993 Ruth Bader Ginsburg is
nominated to the United States
Supreme Court by President
Bill Clinton
• 2013 The US government
charges NSA leaker Edward
Snowden with violating the
Espionage Act and theft of
government property
•
leased in the US
2015 “Jurassic World”, 1st
film to make $500 million
worldwide in its opening
weekend
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