Thursday, June 30, 2016

@ 9:30, 6/29/16

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Opinion

Fast Walkers of New York

A reader answers a tourist’s query about why New Yorkers always seem to be in a hurry.

New York walks on errands.

2
U.S.

A Young Prostitute, Police Scandals and a Rocky Renaissance in Oakland

A cascade of controversies has left the city without a police chief at a time when crime rates are down and once-dilapidated neighborhoods are reviving.

The Rent is rising.

3
Real Estate

$3,000,000 Homes in California, Key West and Savannah

This week’s properties include a beach house in California, a townhouse in Georgia, and a cottage in Florida.

Living on a beach appeals to many.
The competition is sharp.

4
Travel

Rafting Through the Grand Canyon in Vintage Style

Of the surviving three vintage cataract boats on the Colorado River, only one remains in use today, the ‘Sandra,’ and we were sitting in it.

It could be fun. 

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Opinion

Cruise Ship Sewage

Friends of the Earth writes, “It is time for the E.P.A. to crack down and stop allowing the cruise industry to use our oceans as a toilet.”

It is not the worst thing they do.
Heavy metals should not be in their waste.

6
Sports

Sam Bell, an Exacting Mentor of Runners, Dies at 88

Bell coached track and field and cross-country at Indiana for nearly three decades, producing several Olympic athletes in the process.

Life ends.

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U.S.

Wyoming Schools Look for a Middle Way for Transgender Students

The district in Laramie, Wyo., won’t adopt a new policy but will address students by the names they prefer and help them find a bathroom or locker room that fits.

It should make no difference what pot people pee in.

It probably makes sense to separate behaviors.

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Sports

In Their Wake: Father Time

Eight competitors from the U.S. swimming trials in 2000 are still seeking Olympic berths.

They are competitive.

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N.Y. / Region

Phil Parker, Who Helped Homeless Alcoholics, Dies at 86

After he stopped drinking, Mr. Parker founded a supported work program and later became a social worker in New York City.

I avoided alcoholism. 
I found I did not like drunks.

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N.Y. / Region

2 Gang Members Plead Guilty to Fatal Shooting of Bronx Teenager

One man faces up to 18 years in prison and the other could get up to 10 years for the 2013 killing of a boy Michael R. Bloomberg called “a victim of too many guns on our streets.”

Alphonza Bryant III was a random victim.
Let there be none of them.

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N.Y. / Region

Bill Shows a Shift in Attitudes Toward the Handling of Unclaimed Bodies

The measure, which awaits the governor’s signature, would end the 162-year-old practice in which unclaimed human remains are passed from city morgues to medical and mortuary schools.

There is not a good solution.

12
U.S.

Orlando Shooting Records Raise Questions About Exit at Nightclub

City documents do not indicate whether anyone at the Pulse nightclub was prevented from escaping on June 12, when 49 people were killed.

The exits were not sufficient.

13
U.S.

Justices’ Orders Underscore Ruling Against Abortion Limits

The Supreme Court let stand appellate court decisions that had blocked abortion restrictions in Mississippi and Wisconsin.

Banning abortion is not legal.

14
Books

Review: In ‘Here Comes the Sun,’ a Hustle to Thrive in Jamaica

Far from touristy beaches, a woman harboring a hazardous secret does what it takes to transcend poverty, in this novel from Nicole Dennis-Benn.

I try to ignore some truths.
I am not very successful.

15
Food

Made to Order for an Authentic Scampi

Try langoustine tails with good olive oil, garlic, parsley and a splash of wine.

Luxury.  Well worth the price.

16
Magazine

You’re Going to Sell Your Home. Should You Mention the Snakes?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on giving prospective buyers fair warning, a friend’s complaints about a doctor and coed mentorship in the workplace.

Mention the snakes.

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Magazine

The Humiliating Practice of Sex Testing Female Athletes

For years, international sports organizations have been policing women competitors for “masculine” qualities — and turning their Olympic dreams into nightmares. But when Dutee Chand appealed her ban, she may have changed the rules.

I have nothing to contribute to this discussion.

18
Food

10 Great Monday Reverie Recipes

Contemplate your recipe choices over coffee, and then take a gander at some beautiful paintings by J.M.W. Turner.

Sleep beats food.  
It is sweet cherry season.

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N.Y. / Region

New Jersey Woman Charged After Her Son, 6, Fatally Shoots His Brother, 4

Itiyanah Spruill, 22, of East Orange, N.J., was arrested and was also charged with a weapons violation.

She took some other action.

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N.Y. / Region

Odd Question From a Man of God

A woman braced herself as the Bible-toting missionary type insisted on talking to her, but his query was wholly unexpected.

A good question and a better response.


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