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“Left Jab†And “Middle Jab†And “Right Jabâ€December 1 2020
“Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jabâ€Â was created because we have a couple of commenters that post on a daily basis either in our “IS IT TRUE†or “Readers Forumâ€Â columns concerning National or International issues.
The majority of our “IS IT TRUE†columns are about local or state issues, so we have decided to give our more opinionated readers exclusive access to our newly created “LEFT JAB and Middle Jab and RIGHT JAB† column. They now have this post to exclusively discuss national or world issues that they feel passionate about.
We shall be posting the “LEFT JAB†AND “MIDDLE JAB†AND “RIGHT JABâ€Â several times a week.  Oh, “LEFT JAB†is a liberal view, “MIDDLE JAB†is the libertarian view and the “RIGHT JAB is representative of the more conservative views. Also, any reader who would like to react to the written comments in this column is free to do so.
“Left Jab†And “Middle Jab†And “Right Jab †December 1, 2020
“Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jabâ€Â was created because we have a couple of commenters that post on a daily basis either in our “IS IT TRUE†or “Readers Forumâ€Â columns concerning National or International issues.
The majority of our “IS IT TRUE†columns are about local or state issues, so we have decided to give our more opinionated readers exclusive access to our newly created “LEFT JAB and Middle Jab and RIGHT JAB† column. They now have this post to exclusively discuss national or world issues that they feel passionate about.
We shall be posting the “LEFT JAB†AND “MIDDLE JAB†AND “RIGHT JABâ€Â several times a week.  Oh, “LEFT JAB†is a liberal view, “MIDDLE JAB†is the libertarian view and the “RIGHT JAB is representative of the more conservative views. Also, any reader who would like to react to the written comments in this column is free to do so.
EPA Seeks Small Businesses Input on Risk Management Rulemakings for Carbon Tetrachloride and TCE
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting small businesses, governments, and not-for-profits to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) to provide advice and recommendations to two Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) panels. There will be one panel for carbon tetrachloride and one panel for trichloroethylene (TCE). Each will focus on the agency’s development of proposed rules to address unreasonable risks identified in EPA’s recently completed Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk evaluations for these chemicals.
Under TSCA, EPA is required to evaluate the risks associated with exposure to existing chemicals in commerce using the best available science then take action to address any unreasonable risks identified. The agency issued a final risk evaluation for carbon tetrachloride in November 2020, showing unreasonable risks to workers under certain conditions of use. The agency also issued a final risk evaluation for TCE in November 2020, showing unreasonable risks to workers and consumers under certain conditions of use. EPA is now moving to the risk management step in the TSCA process by working to draft regulations to protect public health from the unreasonable risks identified in the final risk evaluations.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act requires agencies to establish a SBAR panel for rules that may have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The SBAR panel will include federal representatives from the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and EPA.
SERs will be selected by the SBAR Panels to provide comments on behalf of their company, community, or organization and advise the panels on the potential impacts of the proposed rules on small entities. EPA is seeking self-nominations directly from the small entities that may be subject to the rule requirements. Other representatives, such as trade associations that exclusively or at least primarily represent potentially regulated small entities, may also serve as SERs.
SERs provide advice and recommendations to the panels. The SERs participate in consultations with the SBAR Panels via telephone, webinar, or in person in one or two meetings and are given an opportunity to submit written comments to the Panels. Self-nominations may be submitted through the link below and must be received by December 14, 2020.
In addition to engaging with small businesses, EPA is executing a robust outreach effort on risk management that includes formal consultations with state and local governments, tribes, and environmental justice communities. There will also be an open public comment on any draft risk management regulations.
Eagles bounce back with 30-point win
25th-ranked University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball displayed a great game on both ends of the court in a 30-point win over William Jewell College, 81-51, Sunday afternoon at Screaming Eagles Arena. USI is 1-1 after the first weekend, while William Jewell is 1-1 to start the year.
Today’s victory is Stan Gouard‘s first as the head coach of the Screaming Eagles and the 1,000 victory in the history of the USI program.
USI got off to a smooth start to open the contest, building a12-point advantage before 10 minutes were gone. Senior forward Emmanuel Little, who moved into 12th all-time at USI in scoring this afternoon with 1,207 career points, led the offensive charge with 11 of the 17 points.
After USI extended the margin to as many as 15 points (21-6), the Cardinals battled back to close to within seven points, 33-26, with 1:36 remaining before halftime. USI senior forward Josh Price, who had double-double before halftime, dropped in the final bucket of the opening stanza and sent the Eagles into halftime with a 36-26 advantage.
In the second half, USI increased the lead to 19 points, 53-34, in the first eight minutes after the break and used a 23-8 run to post its largest margin of the contest, 34-points, 76-42, with 4:05 remaining. Little and Price led the 23-8 run with nine and seven points, respectively.
William Jewell sliced the USI advantage to 30 points three times, but that would be as close as the score would come in the final minutes of the 81-51 USI win.
Price and Little tied for the game-high with 23 points. Price, who finished off his double-double with 17 rebounds, was 10-of-20 from the field and three-of-three from the stripe, while Little was a blistering six-of-eight from the field, including a three-pointer, and 10-of-14 from the line.
Eagles’ sophomore guard Tyler Henry rounded out the double-digit scorers with 18 points.
USI continues its season-opening five-game homestand Thursday at 7:30 p.m. when it hosts the University of Illinois Springfield. The Prairie Stars, who are idle today, are 1-0 to start the season after defeating Quincy University, 89-82, at home Friday night.
The Eagles lead the all-time series with the Stars, 13-4, after winning the only match-up a year ago, 71-62, on the road last year. Price led the way with a double-double in the victory with 20 points and 13 rebounds, while Little also had a double-double with 11 points and 11 boards in the win.
Joe Wallace Ask Desert Residents To Help Save An Important Coachella Valley Forum
Valley Voice: Desert Residents, You Can Help Save An Important Coachella Valley Forum
Special to The Desert Sun
written by Joe Wallace
(Joe Wallace is the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership and Treasurer of the Coachella Valley Journalism Foundation. He was also the former CEO of GAGE-Evansville).
On Tuesday, The Desert Sun and its readers across the Coachella Valley will say goodbye to Opinion Editor Al Franco, who has served the region’s need for constructive dialogue about the important things that the Greater Palm Springs region has faced for many years.
Gannett, the parent company of The Desert Sun, has implemented another round of cost-cutting at newspapers across the country, offering buyouts to many employees, including Mr. Franco. While we certainly wish Mr. Franco well and thank him for his service, this will leave The Desert Sun without an Opinion editor as the position has been slated for elimination.
What this means to us is that The Desert Sun’s Opinion page — that includes witty cartoons that are designed to teach, letters to the editor from an engaged public, and the all-important Valley Voice column — will vanish from publication unless something is done locally to preserve what is the most important part of any local newspaper for addressing items of local interest.
About a month ago, I was approached to become a founding member of a nonprofit organization called the Coachella Valley Journalism Foundation. The mission of this nonprofit is to solicit participation from the people of the Coachella Valley to support quality journalism in a variety of mediums — print and online for starters, but perhaps also broadcast and audio down the road as well.
We didn’t know our first project would be to save the Opinion pages of The Desert Sun, but the need has arisen and we are eager to step up to the task.
The printing press for The Desert Sun was closed down in September and print operations moved to Phoenix. Now, the newspaper’s building is for sale. This is not just happening in Palm Springs. In Stockton, where Gannett owns the hometown newspaper called The Record, the building is up for sale as well, and one potential buyer is a local government agency that is interested in converting the property into a homeless shelter. The divestment of assets and the centralization of where news is aggregated for publication has reached a fever pitch across the country, and the business model for newspapers has been diminished by online publishing.
Since Thomas Paine started a small paper called “Common Sense†to advocate for the independent United States of America from Great Britain, local opinion pages have provided a forum to discuss local issues. The opinion pages of newspapers are operated editorially independent from the rest of the operation.
The Desert Sun has a seven-member editorial board, and a majority of these members are not employees of the newspaper, but community members. They hail from a diversity of backgrounds and live in different cities throughout the valley. They meet weekly to consider important issues from our community, talk with local people, and formulate opinion pieces that speak to the critical matters facing all of us, pointing out problems, but also suggesting solutions.
That said, The Desert Sun Opinion pages are much more than that. The unique function of the Opinion page is to provide a forum where local people can submit opinions for publication on local issues, and the opinions published in the pages of The Desert Sun often run counter to the opinions of the newspaper’s editorial board. That dialogue — civil and transparent — is part of the bedrock of our republic.
The Desert Sun’s Opinion page has been invaluable to the growth, prosperity and honest dialogue of the Coachella Valley since 1927 when the population of the valley was a small fraction of what it is today. Through two world wars and the emergence of the Coachella Valley as a significant tourism destination, The Desert Sun’s Opinion page has guided us on all things of local importance.
Sustaining a professional, full-time Opinion editor for The Desert Sun in 2021 will cost approximately $60,000. We are starting today to raise these funds, and we ask you to join us with a tax-deductible contribution, large or small.
Please join the Coachella Valley Journalism Foundation as we seek to keep our opinion pages from dying in darkness. To find out how you can help, please visit our website at cvjf.org or email us at info@cvjf.org. Together, we can sustain this vibrant forum.
FOOTNOTE: Right after this article was published we are told that the Coachella Valley Journalism Foundation has received an astonishing response from the citizens and Corporations of Coachella Valley in support of the return of the “Opinion Editor”  section to the DESERT SUN newspaper.Â
Free CK Newsome COVID-19 Testing Site Open
State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box asked all OptumServe testing sites to remain open because of the high demand and need for testing.
The C K Newsome site will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the rest of this week
Registration is required. Those needing a test can register at lhi. care/covidtesting or call 888-634-1116.
Testing is free to all and no medical insurance is necessary.
However, residents with existing insurance are asked to provide that information during the scheduling process.
The site was made possible through a collaboration between Mayor Lloyd Winnecke, the Vanderburgh County Health Department (VCHD), and the Indiana State Department of Health.