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USDA Eases WIC Food Package Rules for Texas Participants Affected by Harvey

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USDA Eases WIC Food Package Rules for Texas Participants Affected by Harvey

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2017 — Families participating in USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) in hurricane-stricken Texas will have an easier time finding WIC-approved foods for mothers and their children thanks to food-package flexibilities approved Sunday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said that USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) approved the request from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission because the full range of eggs, bread and fluid milk products are in short supply in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

“USDA is committed to ensuring that people touched by this disaster get the vital nutrition they need – in particular the women and children participating in the WIC program,” Perdue said. “Helping victims of Hurricane Harvey is a top priority for President Trump, and we will continue working to expedite access to programs which provide food for the vulnerable. We’re with you, Texas.”

Pregnant, post-partum and nursing women and children participating in WIC are given a personal food “prescription” designed to meet their specific nutritional needs. Under normal circumstances, they can use their food benefits at authorized retailers to purchase only specific WIC food items. The flexibilities approved this past weekend and lasting through September 24, will expand the variety of certain WIC products allowed to be purchased based on what is available on store shelves.

Here are the details:

  • Eggs. Participants will be allowed to purchase a variety of types of eggs in various pack sizes.
  • Bread. Participants will be allowed to purchase a variety of bread products in various sizes that are readily available at the retailer.  Retailers will be assisting participants in making their selections.
  • Fluid Milk. Participants over the age of one year will be allowed to substitute milk of any available fat content and type despite the designation of their food package. Flavored milk will not be considered.

FNS continues to provide critical support for people affected by Hurricane Harvey and has approved the flexibilities to ensure that WIC participants continue to receive nutritional support throughout the disaster. WIC provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health and other social services for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.

If you lost WIC food or formula, lost a WIC card, or need to find an open WIC clinic, call Texas WIC at 1-(800) 942-3678 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The WIC flexibilities approved Sunday are the latest in an ongoing series of USDA actions taken to help Texans cope with the storm and its aftermath that also include a waiver to allow all disaster-affected schools to provide meals to all students at no charge and be reimbursed at the free reimbursement rate through September 30.

In addition, local disaster organizations, such as the American Red Cross, Salvation Army, and Southern Baptist Men continue to utilize USDA Foods to serve hot meals in congregate shelters. Individuals seeking more information about this and other available aid should dial 2-1-1 (for callers from Texas) or 1-(877) 541-7905. For more information about Texas SNAP, visit YourTexasBenefits.com.

USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service administers 15 nutrition assistance programs, including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the Summer Food Service Program, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which together comprise America’s nutrition safety net. For more information on FNS assistance during times of disaster, visit www.fns.usda.gov/disaster.

TIRED, POOR, HUDDLED MASSES YEARNING TO PLAY LOTTERY

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TIRED, POOR, HUDDLED MASSES YEARNING TO PLAY LOTTERY

Tyrades by Danny Tyree

A couple of years ago I was a pallbearer for a fellow in denial about his gambling addiction, so I viewed with interest the Wall Street Journal opinion piece “Powerbull: The Lottery Loves Poverty,” by Arthur C. Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute.

Brooks cited scholars who said the poorest one-third of Americans buy more than half of all lottery tickets (which is why states advertise heavily in poor neighborhoods). He also quoted a study that finds lottery players finance their tickets largely by cutting spending on NECESSITIES; after a state introduces the lottery, the bottom third of households shift about 3 percent of their food expenditures and 7 percent of their mortgage payments, rent and other bills.

(The states know which side their bread is buttered on, even if the citizens can’t AFFORD bread.)

Brooks lamented the absurdity of the government spending billions on nutrition and housing programs for the poor while simultaneously encouraging cash-strapped people to sink their own money into state lotteries. It’s like the states have turned into your bullying big brother. (“Stop hitting yourself! Why do you keep hitting yourself???”)

Most of our state legislatures have taken bipartisan action to drive a stake through the heart of the Puritan work ethic. Nowadays we worship Urethra, the goddess of (urinating) away your family’s savings.

Granted, the 44-state Powerball does deserve credit for getting states to COOPERATE on something, unlike their usual “Buy your home state’s products first” campaigns, “Don’t leave the state for a college education” warnings and backstabbing deals to keep factories from settling in other states. (“Land of 10,000 Lakes? Sure, they need that many to drown all the cooties!”)

Many low-income individuals see the lottery as an investment. But a 2002 paper by Melissa Kearney (now an economist at the University of Maryland) says the average return from $1 spent on lottery tickets is 52 cents. You’d do better economically by burying your cash in the back yard — while accidentally rupturing a natural gas pipeline and burning down the neighborhood.

Some poor people will insist they play just for FUN; but when I think about all the types of amusements out there, lottery fever seems like a pathetic reenactment of Charlie Brown’s trick-or-treating escapades. (“I got an Xbox.” “I got a canoe.” “I got a little card to scratch.”)

Many states legitimize the lottery by devoting part of the proceeds to education (my son will benefit from Tennessee’s lottery when he starts college in four years), but the practice sends a mixed message. When some inbred, knuckle-dragging, third-grade drop-out DOES manage to win an eight-figure prize, it’s hard to stay focused on fourth-period trigonometry.

Far be it from me to begrudge anyone their fantasies about telling off their boss or seizing their chance at a “life-changing opportunity.” But I hope retailers don’t expand the promotional gimmick beyond lottery tickets. (“Blow dryers with frayed electrical cords: a potentially life-changing opportunity!”)

And can states lighten up a little on predatory marketing? A marketing plan for Ohio’s lottery some years back recommended scheduling campaigns to coincide with the distribution of “government benefits, payroll and Social Security payments.” With today’s more sophisticated advertising, lottery appeals can be hyper-focused. (“Hey, Mike – that left kidney of yours is looking mighty superfluous right now. It’s a seller’s market. And right big toes – talk about easy money!”)

Asmussen Nips Cox In Trainers’ Race That Goes Down To Wire

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‘This is my favorite track in the world right now’ – Dr. Ruston Jennings
It came down to the next-to-last race of the 2017 Ellis Park meet that ended Monday. But 2016 meet-leader Steve Asmussen repeated as trainer champion, edging 2015 winner Brad Cox 18 wins to 17.
Hall of Famer Jack Van Berg had a superb meet himself to finish third in wins, going 13 for 36.
Jockey Corey Lanerie on Sunday secured his fourth Ellis Park riding title with his closest pursuer, Jon Court, riding West Virginia Derby winner Colonelsdarktemper at Parx Racing in Pennsylvania Monday. Lanerie was blanked on the closing card, but it didn’t matter with his 35-27 cushion over Court. Jack Gilligan, who at age 20 had a breakthrough meet, finished third with 16 victories.
Mongo Racing — a partnership of trainer J.R. Caldwell and Dr. Ruston Jennings — earned its first owners title anywhere, winning six of 14 starts, with a second and three thirds. Dwight Pruett and Kay Stillman tied for second, both going 4 for 11.
 Asmussen might have set an Ellis record with 107 starters. In addition to the 18 victories, he had 19 seconds and 15 thirds. Cox went 17-10-4 in 49 starts, including victories in the Ellis Park Turf (Inveniam Viam), Grade 3 Groupie Doll (Tiger Moth) and Ellis Park Debutante (Kelly’s Humor). It was very close in purse earnings, Asmussen also nipping Cox, $479,697 to $477,471.
The trainer’s title was nerve-wracking on a couple of fronts for Christy Hamilton, who has overseen Asmussen’s Ellis operation for the past two years. First, she vowed before the season that the barn would repeat. Second, she’s very close to her counterpart running Cox’s Ellis division.
“It was a nail-biter,” Hamilton said. “Tessa Bisha and I are best friends. We’re always happy for each other when the other one wins. Being pitted against your best friend was a little difficult. But in the end we prevailed, and I could not be more thrilled right now.”
Asmussen and Cox both ran three horses Monday, including both in the seventh and eighth race. When neither won the eighth, Asmussen clinched his second Ellis title, and it didn’t matter that his first-time starter in the ninth and final race finished nowhere.
A year ago, Asmussen went 16 for 73, earning $390,521.
“This was a lot tougher meet,” Hamilton said. “There were a lot more horses stabled on the grounds. There were a lot more horses running in the races. The quality of horses this meet at Ellis Park was a lot better quality even than we saw last year. Some of the 2-year-olds we saw last year, you’re going to see their names come up big in the future. Ellis Park really has something to show for itself.”
Mongo’s Jennings: ‘This is my favorite track in the world right now.’
Mongo’s owner’s title was a tremendous feat given that the partnership currently has only five of the 14 horses in Caldwell’s Kentucky stable.
This is Caldwell’s first full year in Kentucky. He came to Churchill for the spring meet a couple of years ago and went on to run a couple of horses at Ellis before heading back to the southwest. Now he wants to make Kentucky and Churchill Downs his main base.
“Kentucky is where the heart of the racing is,” said Caldwell, who is stabled at Churchill Downs and shipped over on race days to Ellis Park. “It’s been a fantastic meet. We’ve come here with a purpose to run here in Kentucky and focus on all the Kentucky tracks. It set up really well for us, as a stable and an ownership.”
With a handful of horses, you don’t go into a meet expecting to win the owner’s title, he said.
“You just have to let that stuff fall together and happen for you,” Caldwell said. “There’s no way to plan and say, ‘We’re going to do this; we’re going to do that.’”
The key was Political Justice going what proved a meet-best 3 for 3: two races for $4,000 claiming and then when in for the $40,000 claiming price in an allowance/optional-claiming race. Caldwell put the horse in the race to give it enough entries to be used for his other horse, Manhattan Mischief, who broke slowly and finished third.
“When we won a race and got to three or four races, I started looking and thought, ‘This is legitimately a good shot,’” Jennings said of the title. “I knew we had a couple of live horses. Then when we pulled off a stunner with an allowance win with a $4,000 claimer, that pretty solidified it. I knew we were in good shape then. I’ll tell you, in the last three or four years, that’s the most shocking win I’ve ever had.”
Jennings, a physician from Granbury, Texas, near Fort Worth, was at Ellis Park for the first time.
“As an owner, being in Kentucky for the first time, being at this meet for the first time, I can’t ask for more,” he said. “It’s been awesome.”
Of being at a track with soybeans, corn and pumpkins in its infield, he said:
“It’s different, but I like it. It’s very homey. It’s different from Churchill and some of those tracks. Hey, when you win an owner’s title, this is a great place to be. This is my favorite track in the world right now.”
Lanerie leads in wins, seconds, thirds, mounts, money
Besides 35 wins, Lanerie led the meet with 27 seconds and 20 thirds in a meet-high 146 mounts, as well as purse earnings of $764,631. Court’s 27 victories this year would have won the title last year, when Lanerie topped the standings at 26.
“It’s great. Winning races and winning titles never gets old. No matter where you’re at, you like to be winning,” Lanerie said. “This colony has gotten tougher and tougher over the years. To still walk away with the most wins, it’s a pretty special feeling.
“It’s great with all the fans here,” he said, adding of the large crowds on the meet’s last two days, “Especially on days like today and yesterday, it’s good to win and be leading rider here. It’s a fun meet here, and the quality of horses have really seemed to have gotten good here this year. Hopefully we can find a Derby horse or an Oaks horse that passes through here. They’ve done it before. So they’re out here for sure.”
In fact, while Lanerie did not ride Lookin At Lee when that Asmussen-trained colt won a maiden race and the Ellis Park Juvenile last summer, he was in the saddle when Lee was second in the Kentucky Derby.
“Lookin At Lee ran through here, got his seasoning here and went on to be a really good horse,” Lanerie said. “So they’re here. We just have to try to get on them.”

Looze Adds Hamilton to Indiana Coaching Staff

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Indiana University head swimming coach Ray Looze announced the hiring of Caitlin Hamilton to the coaching staff on Monday.

Hamilton will serve as an assistant swimming coach for both the Indiana men’s and women’s teams

“Caitlin Hamilton brings a wealth of Big Ten experience to our program,” Looze remarked. “In just a few short years, she has established herself and an outstanding deck coach who specializes in technique, motivation, and leadership development. As a swimmer at Purdue, we had the greatest respect for what she accomplished and the challenges she overcame repeatedly. Our staff is excited to add her to what we feel is one of the very special groups of coaches available to swimmers at the NCAA and world class level of swimming. Her addition brings us one step closer to our dual program goals of placing six swimmers and the USA Olympic team in 2020 and winning the NCAA team title.”

Hamilton comes to Bloomington from IUPUI, where she served as an assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s teams, as well as the recruiting coordinator for the women’s team. In 2017, Hamilton helped recruit the highest-ranked class in program history, with the men’s team’s ranked nationally.

“I am honored and excited to become a part of the Indiana University family,” Hamilton said. “I would like to thank Coach Looze, the rest of the staff and the administration for the opportunity to join the program at such an exciting time. I have always admired the commitment to excellence that Indiana Swimming and Diving exemplifies at both the collegiate and international level. It is a great time to be a Hoosier.”

During her two years with the Jaguars, the team set 37 team records, posted six NCAA B time achievements and had two CSCAA Academic All-American teams.

During the 2015-2016 season the Jaguar men finished second and the women finished fourth at the Summit League Championships. Highlighting the Championship was Jon Stoller winning the 200 Breast. Overall the Jaguars broke 19 program records, achieved three NCAA B cuts and Maranda Buha was named a CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All American.

Previous to IUPUI, Hamilton worked with the University of Wyoming as an assistant coach of the combined program. While at Wyoming, she coached the mid-distance, distance and individual medley swimmers.

During her tenure, the Cowboys finished third at the Western Athletic Conference Championships (M) and fourth at the Mountain West Conference Championships (W). Overall finishing the year with one NCAA qualifier, four Conference Champions, and eight NCAA B Cuts.

In the previous season, she worked as an undergraduate Assistant Coach for Purdue University. With the Boilers, Hamilton worked mainly with the mid-distance freestyle and individual medley swimmers. The swimmers ended the season with a 25th place finish at NCAAs from seven swimmers qualifying.

The Boilermakers also had a seventh place finish at the Big Ten Championships that year with two program and two freshman records broken. Hamilton also had roles in the Purdue athletic department as an intern for Purdue’s Athletic Development Department, the John Purdue Club.

As a student-athlete at Purdue, Hamilton earned All-America honors in the 1,650 freestyle during the 2009-10 season. She also earned Honorable Mention All-America honors the following season. She was a two-time Second-Team All-Big Ten and three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection. On the national scene, Hamilton was a two-time Olympic Trials qualifier in the 400 and 800-meter freestyle events.

Hamilton graduated from Purdue in the spring of 2014 with degrees in Movement and Sport Science, as well as a degree in Public Health. In the spring of 2017, she graduated with a Masters of Kinesiology from Indiana University.

 

Adopt A Pet

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Dolly is a 2-year-old female American Staffordshire Terrier (“pit bull”) mix. She is Reba’s sister. These sweet girls can go home together, but they don’t have to. The adoption fee is $100 for one, or $175 for both! Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 or adoptions@vhslifesaver.org for details.

 

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Adopt A Pet

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Moo is a 5-year-old female black & white cat. She plays “fetch” like a dog! She was originally very shy, but has blossomed after a few weeks in foster care. Her $30 adoption fee includes her spay, microchip, vaccines, and more. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 or adoptions@vhslifesaver.org for details.

 

Mallmann And Rohleder Lead UE In Opening Day

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Aces In Ohio For 2-Day Tournament

BOARDMAN, Ohio – Giulia Mallmann and Sophia Rohleder were the top two performers in the opening round of play at the Roseanne Schwartz Invitational at Mill Creek Park Golf Course.

Mallmann and Rohleder each toured the course in a total of 82 strokes.  The duo is tied for 23rd place on the leaderboard.  Next up were Minka Gill and Maria Pickens.  They each had rounds of 86 and are tied for 43rd place.

Lexie Sollman finished the day one behind Pickens and Gill with an 87.  Madison Chaney had a solid start as an individual, carding an 83 to rank in a tie for 29th.  Carly Waggoner completed the day with a score of 87.

The Purple Aces rank in 8th place overall with a 336.  They are seven ahead of 9th-place St. Francis (Pa.) and trail Niagara by just four strokes.

Marshall University leads the team standings with a score of 310.  They have a 3-shot lead over Cleveland State and pace 3rd-place Akron by five.  Madison Butler of CSU leads the individuals with a score of 72.  She is three ahead of the Thundering Herd’s Shelby Brauckmuller.

One more round of play remains on Tuesday.

 

Goff Joins High Court In Emotional Ceremony

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Goff Joins High Court In Emotional Ceremony

Olivia Covington for www.theindianalawyer.com

As Justice Christopher Goff sat in his spot on the Indiana Supreme Court bench Friday morning, donning his official justice robe, he told a crowd of well-wishers gathered in the courtroom and the Indiana House of Representatives that he was feeling three emotions: gratitude, responsibility and hopefulness.

His gratitude was extended to the roughly 300 guests who came to the Indiana statehouse Friday to witness his public investiture ceremony, when Gov. Eric Holcomb administered the ceremonial oath of office and Wabash Circuit Judge Robert McCallen III performed the robing ceremony. Chief Justice Loretta Rush previously performed a private swearing-in ceremony on July 24 to allow Goff to begin his work as a justice.

The 110th justice told the members of the crowd — which included his wife and children, Indiana trial, appellate and federal judges, current and former Supreme Court justices, several members of his extended family, colleagues and friends — that without their trust and support, he would not have made the transition from a small town boy in rural Wabash County to a member of the state’s highest bench. As he expressed his gratitude to his guests, calling each of them out by name, he frequently told them, “This is your day, too.”

The responsibility of Goff’s new role also weighed heavily on his mind Friday, when he remarked that he would serve with the best interests of all Hoosiers in mind. Pointing to the example of retired Justice Robert Rucker, whom Goff succeeded and who was in the audience, the newest justice said he would strive to emulate his example of being a “voice for the voiceless.”

Looking ahead, Goff said he felt hopeful about the future of justice in Indiana. Pointing to his own life story, he said he hopes his career can serve as an example of what can be accomplished through hard work and dedication.

“I feel a sense of hope about the future of justice because today we are gathered to celebrate the fact that someone born to teenage parents, married to the daughter of migrant workers, and from a remote part of the state has been selected to serve on Indiana’s highest court,” Goff said. “That gives me a sense of hope, because if such a thing is possible for me, why should it not be possible for any child?”

Goff’s remarks closely matched the celebratory, emotional nature of his investiture ceremony, when his friends and colleagues were invited to speak about his life and career.  For example, Mark Guenin, who delivered remarks on behalf of the Wabash County Bar Association, spoke of Goff’s approach to dealing with litigants who came before him in the Wabash Superior Court, saying he viewed those litigants as people, not problems.

Guenin was emotional during his remarks, as were Goff’s wife, Raquel, and his children, who were frequently seen wiping tears from their eyes during the ceremony. Goff, who was described as a soft-spoken man, also seemed to be in awe during the ceremony, offering modest waves when the crowd rose to its feet for multiple standing ovations.

Chief Justice Loretta Rush and Justices Steve David, Mark Massa and Geoffrey Slaughter each offered words of advice to their newest colleague, with Slaughter encouraging Goff to revel in his role as the most-junior justice. Being in that position will require Goff to speak and vote first during court conferences, and while that task may seem daunting, Slaughter said Goff should take advantage of the opportunity to frame the issues and drive the justices’ conversations.

As Goff sat on the bench surrounded by the portraits of previous justices, Rush told him that each of his predecessors had two stories to tell: one of their lives leading up to the Supreme Court, and one of their lives after their appointments. Goff’s “second story” is just beginning, the chief justice said, adding that the newest version of the high court — which represents a complete turnover that began in 2010 — would write its own story together.

But at the end of the ceremony, Rush wryly reminded her high court colleagues that after the pageantry of Goff’s appointment concludes, they have a good deal of work to tackle.

“By my current count, we have 32 cases on the docket,” Rush said. “It’s time to get back to work.”

Series schedule for Evansville-Schaumburg FLDS set

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Frontier League Division Series schedule between the Evansville Otters and Schaumburg Boomers has been finalized with Game 1 set for Tuesday at Bosse Field with first pitch at 6:35 p.m.
Game 2 of the series will be Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. before the best-of-five series shifts north to Schaumburg for Games 3-5. Games 3 and 4 in Schaumburg will start at 6:35 p.m. while a potential Game 5 will begin at 5:05 p.m.
Tickets for games Tuesday and Wednesday at Bosse Field are on sale now at evansvilleotters.com or by calling 812-435-8686.
Single game tickets start at $5 for general admission seats. Single game premium field box seats are $10 while VIP seats are $12.
New this postseason, fans can buy a playoff pass for $10 that will be good for any home playoff game at Bosse Field—including potential Frontier League Championship Series games if the Otters advance.
Group tickets are also available for postseason games. Groups that buy 10-50 general admission tickets will receive a discount, with each ticket costing just $4 and 51 or more tickets purchased will be only $3.
Early arriving fans at Wednesday’s FLDS Game 2 will receive a rally towel.
This is the first postseason meeting between Schaumburg and Evansville.
2017 is the 10th time Evansville has advanced to postseason play. The Otters won the franchise’s second Frontier League championship last season after beating Joliet in the FLDS 3-1 and River City in the FLCS 3-2.
Evansville is 6-2 all-time in the FLDS, which includes a five series winning streak that began with a 2-1 FLDS win over the Rascals in 2000.
Since joining the league in 2012, the Boomers have won the Frontier League title twice (2013 and 2014).
Schaumburg took the regular season series from Evansville this season by winning all six games played between the two teams.
Home FLDS game will be streamed live on Otters Digital Network and every game will be broadcast live on WUEV. Lucas Corley (play-by-play), Bill McKeon (analysis) and Preston Leinenbach will handle radio duties.
Tickets for FLDS games on Sept. 5-6 at Bosse Field are available by going to evansvilleotters.com or calling 812-435-8686.
The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions. Group packages and single game postseason tickets are now on sale. For more information, visit evansvilleotters.com or call 812-435-8686.
FLDS series schedule
Game 1: Schaumburg at Evansville – Tuesday, Sept. 5 at 6:35 p.m. – ODN and WUEV
Game 2: Schaumburg at Evansville – Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 6:35 p.m. – ODN and WUEV
Game 3: Evansville at Schaumburg – Friday, Sept 8 at 6:35 p.m. – WUEV
*Game 4: Evansville at Schaumburg – Saturday, Sept. 9 at 6:35 p.m. – WUEV
*Game 5: Evansville at Schaumburg – Sunday, Sept. 10 at 5:05 p.m. – WUEV
*if necessary
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