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VOLUME CLXXXVI CCOOUURRAANNTT..CCOOMM MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 2022
Retiree wave presents opportunity
Task force: Turnover force studying the impact of the that includes state police, child The study found that Hispanic within certain departments.
impending departures. protection workers, public health women make up 7% of Connecti- The Department of Emergency
gives state the chance
“How do we get ready for the experts, group home employ- cut’s population but constitute Services and Public Protection,
to improve diversity retirement tsunami?” Mohamad ees and more than a dozen other 4% of the current state workforce. for example, is almost 80% male.
G. Alkadry, head of the public departments. Moreover, just 2% of recent hires Alkadry recommended that
By Daniela Altimari policy department at the Univer- Their research uncovered were Hispanic women. “It looks the state institute recruitment
Hartford Courant sity of Connecticut, recently asked several discrepancies based on like with new hires we are moving and training programs to draw
lawmakers. “What is our strategy race and gender. ... backward,” Alkadry said. under-represented groups to state
A surge of state employee retire- to ensure the new hires reflect the “We are not trying to correct Black women fared better: They government.
ments in 2022 has the potential to gender and racial diversity of the prior injustices,” Alkadry said. make up 5% of the population but State Rep. Harry Arora, a Repub-
create enormous upheaval at all state?” “We’re just asking a simple ques- were 11% of the new hires. lican from Greenwich, said he
levels of government. Alkadry and Assistant State tion about whether or not there’s Women overall are far more supports those training efforts.
But it also presents a historic Comptroller Tara Downes stud- parity in terms of gender and likely to hold administrative But he spoke out against what he
opportunity to build a more ied demographic data for more whether there’s equal representa- support positions: 87% of those called “social engineering” while
diverse and equitable workforce, than 28,000 employees in exec- tion of people of color in the work- jobs are filled by women. The
said members of a legislative task utive branch agencies, a category force.” discrepancy was more pronounced Turn to Retirees, Page 2
State
steps up
drive to
add trees
About $180K allocated
to reforest several
urban neighborhoods
By Don Stacom
Hartford Courant
Looking to curb asthma rates,
ease the impact of summer heat
waves and perhaps reduce neigh-
borhood stress, Connecticut will
be planting trees in some decid-
edly non-green neighborhoods of
Windsor, Greenwich, Stratford,
Bridgeport and New Haven.
The state recently announced
that it will spend about $180,000
this year to encourage small
urban forests. It’s part of a bigger
campaign to get more and bigger
trees into cities and towns with
A storefront at 44 Pratt St. in downtown Hartford is among 35 in the city’s central business district that are empty. A city program, using up to $6 million abundant blacktop but little tree
from the city’s federal COVID-19 relief funds, will provide grants to help property owners secure tenants. MARK MIRKO/HARTFORD COURANT cover.
Planners say adding trees will
reduce the “urban heat island
Bringing new energy
effect” that can make mid-sum-
mer heat waves especially
dangerous in neighborhoods
where sidewalks, blacktop and
buildings cover too much of the
ground.
to empty storefronts Beyond that, benefits range
from reducing local impacts of
climate change to addressing
social justice, they said.
“We’re trying to integrate
more of the benefits of trees
— the health benefits, the
Hartford’s revitalization program draws flurry of applications
ecological benefit. And people
are happier amongst trees,
whether they know it or not,”
By Kenneth R. Gosselin | Hartford Courant said Heather Dionne, chair of
the Connecticut Urban Forest
H
artford’s initiative to help fill vacant store- Council. “Humans have no idea
fronts — with up to $6 million in funding — the connection to trees that they
has drawn dozens of applications since the share.”
program was announced a month ago, a sign Conservation organizations
of optimism even as Connecticut remains and local tree conservancies for
mired in the COVID-19 pandemic. decades have worked to encour-
The Hart Lift program has received 40 applications from age more plantings on both
property owners. Twenty-nine of the landlords are either public and private land, but in
in active negotiations with tenants or close to securing recent years climate change
them, according to the Hartford Chamber of Commerce, concerns have added urgency
which is administering the program. to that work. At the same time,
The applications range from restaurants, distilleries and disease and drought have been
a brewery to a dog groomer, bridal shop, clothing store and weakening many of Connecti-
a bakery, said Jose Concepción, the chamber’s executive cut’s trees, putting on more pres-
director. sure.
The first six applications will soon be ready for review by The council is targeting neigh-
the city for funding, drawn from Hartford’s federal COVID- borhoods in five communities for
19 relief aid allocation, Concepción said. He declined to its first round of Urban Forestry
The owners of the Red Rock Tavern in Hartford’s Frog Hollow hope the city’s identify the locations or the businesses because the appli-
“Hart Lift” storefront program will help them secure a tenant for this building Turn to Trees, Page 3
they own next to the tavern. CT MURALS Turn to Storefronts, Page 2
New year, new laws
for Connecticut
Yale study: Hurricanes
Family and medical leave
legislation and a limit on out-of-
becoming more likely pocket insulin costs are among a
handful of laws taking effect with
the new year for Connecticut
residents. NEWS, PAGE 6
Shoreline faces double ical storm on the Connecticut/
Rhode Island border, and 2020’s
whammy of rising Opinion ..........................News, 7
subtropical storm Alpha, the first
Obituaries ............None today
ocean and storm surge tropical cyclone observed making
Lottery ...........................News, 2
landfall in Portugal, may portend
Classified ......................News, 8
By Jesse Leavenworth an expansion of destructive storms
Puzzles .....................Living, 7-8
Hartford Courant into mid-latitude regions.
Comics .....................Living, 6-7
Tropical cyclones, hurricanes
More hurricanes are likely to and typhoons, typically are more
slam Connecticut as the planet intense and destructive in lower
continues warming due to green- latitudes. In the U.S., Florida has
house gas emissions, according been hardest hit. But the study’s
to a study led by Yale University authors said the violent tempests
researchers. could migrate northward and
Released Wednesday, the study southward in their respective
says Hurricane Henri, which A sign marks an evacuation route during Tropical Storm Henri in
made landfall in August as a trop- Turn to Storms, Page 3 Stonington on Aug. 22. JESSICA HILL/SPECIAL TO THE COURANT
2 Hartford Courant | Section 1 | Monday, January 3, 2022
FROM PAGE ONE
Storefronts factory in the city’s North End.
They tapped into the wedding
from Page 1 business and frequented farmers
markets and other pop-up events
cations had not yet been submitted in and around Hartford.
to the city. They now envision building on
Concepción, also a Democratic that pop-up business with a bakery
state representative, said it wasn’t and coffee bar downtown with a
clear at the outset what kind of larger kitchen. The cafe will have
response there would be to the the added component of a small
program. store for locally-produced wares
The pandemic had taken a heavy such as pottery and earrings, bring-
toll on small business, and officials ing a bit of the farmers market
wondered if a new wave of entre- culture to their storefront, they
preneurs would be looking ahead said.
and past the pandemic, Concep- “The timing was really perfect
ción said. for us because we had already
“So far, from what we have seen, been touring some vacant store-
there is this energy that wants to fronts and planning financially for
come back to the city and wants to this growth,” Pilon said. “We feel
take a stake here in the city of Hart- the time is right now to move into
ford,” Concepción said. a larger space so it will include that
The program, announced a storefront component so we can
month ago by Hartford Mayor welcome our customers in.”
Luke Bronin, will award qualify- Beaudoin and Pilon declined to
ing property owners grants of up to identify their location downtown
$50 a square foot — up to $150,000 because they are in final negotia-
total — to cover the costs of build- tions with a landlord. Still, they say
ing out street-level retail spaces for they hope to open this spring.
new tenants. Beaudoin, with schooling and
The grants must be matched at The space at 64 Pratt St. is one of the vacant properties that could benefit from a city of Hartford program that is background in baking and pastry,
100% in downtown and 50% in city using federal COVID-19 relief funds to help property owners throughout the city to secure storefront tenants. heads the kitchen, while Pilon
neighborhoods, with the invest- MARK MIRKO/HARTFORD COURANT brings marketing expertise from
ment coming from the property her former career in public rela-
owner, business owner or a combi- of three storefronts that have “We scraped and saved, scraped would help offset about half of the tions. Their father, Rich Beaudoin,
nation of the two. stood vacant since the nonprofit, and saved over the past five years, construction costs for readying a retired Pratt & Whitney accoun-
When the program was community development lender but it still wasn’t enough.” the storefronts for tenants, and it tant, adds the financial perspective.
announced Dec. 1, there were 35 bought its headquarters building The program boosted discus- would allow the loan fund to offer “The business was born during
vacant storefronts in Hartford’s at the corner of Garden and Ashley sions that had been ongoing for below-market rents, Fowler said. COVID so it’s all we’ve known at
downtown central business district. streets in 2016. the spaces, both with Black-owned In downtown, Monica Beau- this point, so we’ve learned some
So far, the applications are Rex Fowler, the loan fund’s chief businesses. Fowler declined to doin and her sister Alex Pilon see lessons and really adapt to be flex-
nearly evenly split between down- executive, said the loan fund had name the businesses or their focus, Hart Lift as a well-timed bridge to ible during these changing times,”
town and Hartford neighborhoods, wanted to lease the space sooner except to say they were “unique help them transition their start-up Monica Beaudoin said. “But we’re
including five in Frog Hollow, five but the costs to make ready the retail,” which would be new to bakery, Bloom Bake Shop, to their excited about Hartford and grow-
in Parkville and three in Clay Arse- storefronts for tenants — in heat- the city. Both had been operating first storefront. ing here.”
nal. ing, plumbing and electrical — was online for a year or more and had Beaudoin and Pilon launched
In Asylum Hill, the Hartford just too expensive. been looking for storefront space, their business in the summer of Kenneth R. Gosselin can be
Community Loan Fund hopes Hart Lift “couldn’t have come at Fowler said. 2020 from a commercial kitchen in reached at kgosselin@courant.
the program will help lease two a better time for us,” Fowler said. A grant of $50 a square foot incubator space at the former Swift com.
Retirees ancies. Black men earned on retirement on July 1. State officials tion system are also expected to are more likely to retire.”
average 85% of their white male believe many of them will opt to depart on July 1, but they were not State Rep. Robyn Porter, a New
from Page 1 counterparts and Hispanic men depart due to contractual changes included in the study. Haven Democrat and co-chair-
earned 84%. Black and Hispanic that encourage early retirement. Dan Livingston, chief negoti- woman of the legislature’s labor
noting that the statistics could be women earned 91%. The changes, negotiated with a ator for the state employee labor committee, said she’s concerned
skewed by other factors, such as In an effort to fix pay inequities coalition of state employee unions coalition known as SEBAC, said about the impact of the depar-
fewer women seeking jobs in fields and other issues, the unions have in 2017, include a longer wait for the financial incentives aren’t the tures. “The cliff ahead ... is [going
that are traditionally held by men. proposed the appointment of an a cost of living adjustment for only factors powering the expected to] impact ... services to our resi-
“If more men want to be police- inspector general for racial justice. pension benefits and higher costs retirement wave. dents and their families, especially
men and 90% of the nurse prac- The position would report directly for retiree health benefits for those “The financial incentives are the most vulnerable and marginal-
titioners happen to be women ... to the governor and be empow- who leave state service after July 1. there. .. They’re perhaps not as ized people.”
it’s important to consider the base ered to investigate systemic barri- About 8,000 executive branch large as some people think they are,” The legislative committee exam-
rate,” Arora said. “Are we hiring ers to racial justice within the state workers will be eligible for retire- Livingston said. “But what they are ining the retirement surge will
what reflects not the actual popu- employee ranks. ment, and Alkadry said he expects combined with is the tremendous offer a series of recommendations
lation but that actual workforce?” Close to a quarter of the state’s 5,864 to take it. Thousands of understaffing in many of our agen- to the full legislature before the
The study also examined salary total workforce — roughly 13,000 workers in the judicial branch and cies, which leads to burnout and a General Assembly reconvenes in
data and found additional discrep- employees — will be eligible for within the state’s higher educa- demoralized workforce so people February.
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FROM PAGE ONE
CORONAVIRUS IN CONNECTICUT
Municipalities continue
to hand out at-home tests
Distribution of millions deal collapsed and the state was Guilford
forced to turn to other suppliers.
of kits will continue
Municipalities are still resched- Test kits will be distributed
through the week uling where and when to hand at the Guilford Fairgrounds on
out tests and masks that are now Mondayfrom 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
By Christopher Arnott being delivered. and on Tuesday from noon to 8 A search team Sunday walks through a neighborhood decimated by fire
Hartford Courant Most communities are inviting p.m. Residents must register with in Louisville, Colorado. Two people remain missing; a third was found
residents to go to a central distri- the town in advance to be eligible alive, officials said. MICHAEL CIAGLO/GETTY
Municipalities continued to bution point to pick up kits; the to receive a test.
Colo. fire survivor recounts
hand out at-home COVID-19 plan is for drive-through lines,
tests Sunday to residents across with town workers or volun- Manchester
Connecticut as the state ramped teers checking IDs and handing frantic moments to escape
up its response to an expanding out kits. Tests will be handed out start-
coronavirus surge. Different towns expect differ- ing Tuesday at the former Parkade
As of Sunday afternoon, 104 ent restrictions on how many site, 416 Middle Turnpike W, until By Thomas Peipert, Brittany her natural gas service had not
of Connecticut’s 169 cities and each household can get, but every the kits are all gone. Proof of resi- Peterson and Eugene Garcia been turned back on.
towns had received at least some municipality intends to impose a dency required. Associated Press “I don’t even know how to
tests to distribute, according to residency requirement: To get a describe it,” she said. “It’s so sad.
Gov. Lamont’s office. More tests kit, an individual must show proof New Britain LOUISVILLE, Colo. — Search It’s so awful. It’s just devastating.”
are expected to arrive through the of living in that town. teams looked for two missing While homes that burned to the
week. More than 350,000 of the Communities are also asking that A distribution event is scheduled people Sunday in the snow-cov- foundations were still smoldering
free tests had been given to munic- just one member of each household Tuesday starting at 8 a.m. at New ered but still smoldering debris in some places, the blaze was no
ipalities as of Sunday. show up, but that nobody who is Britain Stadium until the kits have from a massive Colorado wildfire, longer considered an immediate
“I’ve heard the wants and symptomatic should go. all been distributed. Proof of resi- while people who barely escaped threat — especially with Satur-
needs of people at testing sites A limited number of towns have dency is required. Each kit has one the flames sorted through what day’s snow and frigid tempera-
around the state, and to every- scheduled distribution of tests for test, and N95 masks are available. was left after the blaze and inves- tures.
one out there waiting for more Monday and Tuesday. The list tigators tried to determine its “A day late and a dollar short,”
tests, I see you and hear you,” includes: Rocky Hill cause. Hill said of snow, which scien-
Gov. Ned Lamont said in a tweet. The flames ripped through tists said typically prevents
“We continue scouring the globe East Hartford Distribution has been sched- at least 9.4 square miles and left winter fires that spread in dry
for more at-home rapid kits and uled for Monday starting at 9 a.m. nearly 1,000 homes and other grass.
working with our partners to Only half the expected number at Elm Ridge Park. Approximately buildings destroyed in suburbs Authorities initially said every-
expand capacity ASAP.” of tests have been received so far 1,500 test kits will be distributed. between Denver and Boulder. It one was accounted for after the
The state has also distributed and those are being distributed to Proof of residency required. One came unusually late in the year fire. But Boulder County spokes-
2.4 million masks since Dec. 30. East Hartford schools and child kit per resident. following an extremely dry fall person Jennifer Churchill said
With COVID-19 spreading care centers, housing authority and amid a winter nearly devoid the reports of three people miss-
rapidly, tests have been hard to sites, congregant settings, and Southington of snow. Experts say those condi- ing were later discovered amid
come by in recent weeks, as phar- select other locations determined tions, along with high winds, the scramble to manage the emer-
macies have sold out of at-home by the amount of transmission. Test kits will be given out helped the fire spread. gency. One was found alive, offi-
kits and drive-through sites have “There will be no drive up distri- Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. at In hard-hit Louisville, Susan cials said Sunday.
been overwhelmed with demand. bution as the supply provided was the Southington Drive-In, 995 Hill walked her dog in the Crews were still looking for a
On Thursday, Connecticut’s insufficient,” the town said. Meriden Waterbury Turnpike. well-below freezing chill Sunday woman at a home in Superior and
seven-day COVID-19 test positiv- Residents are asked to stay in their down a snowy street. a man living near Marshall.
ity rate stood at 14%, and the state Farmington vehicles and have ID. There will be She choked up as she remem- Boulder County Sheriff Joe
was averaging more than 5,000 a maximum of two test kits per car. bered three days ago seeing the Pelle said their homes were “deep
tests a day — more than at any The town of Farmington will sky change color from the hill in hot debris and covered with
other time during the pandemic. distribute COVID-19 self-test Wethersfield where she used to watch fire- snow. It is a difficult task.”
Hartford-area municipalities kits free to Farmington residents works — and then the nervous Other investigators were seeing
holding distribution events on at Tunxis Mead Park (off Red The town will hand out tests sprint out of town with her if the missing people might have
Saturday and Sunday included Oak Hill Road) on Monday from on Monday starting at 10 a.m., college-age son and the dog, cat made it out, but not contacted
Burlington, Coventry, Marlbor- 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. or while supplies until the 1,300 available kits have and the fire box with birth certif- their families or friends, Pelle
ough, Plainville, Portland and last. This will be a drive-through all been distributed, in a drive- icates and other documents. said.
Rocky Hill. New Britain plans to distribution event. Residents are through at Wethersfield High The flames stopped about 100 The cause of the fire is still
distribute kits on Monday. requested to wear a mask. Proof of School, 411 Wolcott Hill Road. yards from her property, and she under investigation. Utility offi-
Last week the state ordered 3 residency is required, and test kits Two kits are allowed per car, and slept Saturday night in her home cials found no downed power
million at-home rapid tests and will be distributed on a first-come, masks will also be distributed. using a space heater and hot lines around where the fire broke
6 million N95 masks, but the first-served basis. Proof of residency required. water bottles to stay warm since out.
Trees “Even in some of the state’s to plant smaller species,” she said.
presumably wealthiest communi- Kerrigan plans community
from Page 1 ties, pockets of poverty and social meetings in the first half of 2022
disadvantage exist, including along to talk with residents about where
Climate Change grants, award- interstate highways and in older trees would fit best and what
ing $34,000 to $37,000 apiece industrial zones,” it said. species should be used. She’s
for planting trees. Another set of So the council is funding plant- hoping those conversations will
grants will be given out next year. ing in the neighborhoods of Byram, be a springboard for encourag-
The neighborhoods were Chickahominy and Pemberwick- ing homeowners to plant trees on
chosen because of relatively low town — the three parts of Green- property, a key part of any large-
tree canopy cover, but also because wich with few trees, the highest scale reforestation effort.
adding trees there could promote minority population and the high- “We want to talk about storm-
social equity and environmen- est proportion of residents in water runoff, air pollution — the
tal justice, help clean the air and poverty, it reported. list goes on and on,” she said.
encourage residents to be outside “We assume Greenwich is a “Many residents don’t want to deal
more often, the council said. wealthier community, but there with leaf cleanup, but we want to
The environmental organiza- are neighborhoods everywhere tell them about the advantages (of
tion American Forests recently that are struggling with canopy trees), including the cooling and
launched a “tree equity” mapping cover and environmental justice,” heating costs.”
system that identifies areas with a Dionne said. The council is looking for
serious deficiency of tree cover, but Windsor is getting money many of those same conversa-
also includes overlay maps show- to put in 91 trees and shrubs at tions to be held around the state.
ing census tracts of poverty. public parks in the Deerfield and Dionne noted that a few studies
“With few exceptions, trees are Wilson neighborhoods; those have shown the urban areas with
sparse in socioeconomically disad- sections have poor health indica- plenty of tree coverage are less
vantaged and neighborhoods of tors, are close to I-91, contain large prone to crime than those with just
color and more prominent in amounts of impervious surface concrete and asphalt, and many
wealthier, whiter neighborhoods,” and are home to minority popula- reforestation experts suggest that
the organization said. “American tions ranging from 66% to 89%, the shade and natural beauty contrib-
Forests is focused on addressing council said. ute to improved mental health —
this inequity by focusing resources Stratford will get $37,000 to and reduce stress.
in neighborhoods of highest need. bring trees to two neighborhoods Dionne is also the city forester
It’s our moral imperative to do so, recommended by Environmen- in Hartford, which has been work-
given how many life-saving and Volunteers plant a tree at the S.A.N.D. School in Hartford. The surrounding tal Conservation Superintendent ing on a plan to get its tree canopy
quality of life benefits trees provide Clay Arsenal section has one of the worst shortages of tree canopy in the Kelly Kerrigan. coverage on par with New Haven’s.
people.” city, according to the Connecticut Urban Forest Council. The state recently “The areas we’re focusing on “To do that we need to plant
Bridgeport, a coastal city with announced that it will spend about $180,000 this year to encourage small have very dense housing, some about 3,000 trees a year,” she said.
a diverse population and plenty urban forests. CONNECTICUT URBAN FOREST COUNCIL/COURTESY with maybe one-tenth of an acre “Honestly we don’t have room
of abandoned industrial land, is lots. The houses are so close that a for all those trees on city property.
getting $33,000 to add trees at Those parks are essential recre- development leaving little room lot of folks are leery about planting We have to think outside the box.
Seaside Park, Beardsley Park and ation spots for the nearby neigh- for vegetation, the council noted. trees,” Kerrigan said. We need to get residents and busi-
the Old Mill Green to replace part borhoods, and the surrounding But the council emphasized that “In some places the tree-planting ness owners to want trees on their
of the canopy that the emerald ash neighborhoods have been hurt very different places also meet the strips (along sidewalks) aren’t wide property because it’s going to make
borer destroyed. by industrial pollution and heavy standards. enough for larger trees, so we have an impact for everybody.”
Storms glaciers thousands of miles away, or why the planet experiences tor and the poles will decrease, sufficient resolution to simulate
the Sound could rise by as much roughly 90 such events each year, the researchers say. In summer realistic tropical cyclones,” said
from Page 1 as 20 inches by 2050, enough to study authors say. months, this may cause weaken- Studholme, a postdoctoral fellow
submerge parts of Groton’s shore “There are large uncertain- ing or even a split in the jet stream, at Yale. “Instead, several different,
hemispheres due to warming and cause regular flooding in resi- ties in how tropical cyclones will opening a window in the mid-lati- indirect approaches are typically
caused by human-made emissions. dential neighborhoods and along change in the future,” said Alexey tudes for tropical cyclones to form used. However, those methods
“This research predicts that the key roads. Fedorov, a professor of oceanic and intensify. seem to distort the underlying
21st century’s tropical cyclones So an increase in hurricanes and atmospheric sciences at The study authors analyzed physics of how tropical cyclones
will likely occur over a wider range would be a double whammy Yale. “However, multiple lines of numerical simulations of warm form and develop. A number
of latitudes than has been the case for Connecticut and the region evidence indicate that we could see climates from Earth’s distant of these methods also provide
on Earth for the last 3 million since storm surge, a rise in the sea more tropical cyclones in mid-lat- past, recent satellite observa- predictions that contradict each
years,” said study author Joshua caused primarily by strong winds itudes, even if the total frequency tions and a variety of weather and other.”
Studholme, a physicist in Yale’s pushing water onshore, causes of tropical cyclones does not climate projections, as well as the The research was supported, in
department of Earth and Plane- much of the flooding and damage increase, which is still actively fundamental physics governing part, by grants from the National
tary Sciences. during a hurricane or tropical debated. Compounded by the atmospheric convection and plan- Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
In August, Connecticut dodged storm. expected increase in average trop- etary-scale winds, according to a tration, the National Oceanic and
the worst of Henri only to be hit The authors of the study on trop- ical cyclone intensity, this finding Yale news release. They noted that Atmospheric Administration and
with the remnants of Hurricane ical cyclones, however, say scien- implies higher risks due to trop- simulations of warmer climates the ARCHANGE project.
Ida. Damaging winds and torren- tists disagree on some aspects of ical cyclones in Earth’s warming during the Eocene (56 million to Study authors also include
tial rain felled trees and flooded the relationship between such climate.” 34 million years ago) and Pliocene Sergey Gulev of the Moscow-based
streets and basements. Floodwa- storms and climate change. Much Typically, hurricanes and (5.3 million to 2.6 million years Shirshov Institute of Oceanology;
ters killed a state trooper. Thou- remains unclear about how sensi- typhoons form at low latitudes ago) epochs saw tropical cyclones Kerry Emanuel of the Massachu-
sands lost power. tive the destructive storms are to above tropical oceans and away form and intensify at higher lati- setts Institute of Technology; and
The predicted northward the planet’s average temperature. from the shearing impact of the jet tudes. Kevin Hodges of the University of
expansion of such violent storms There is no agreement among streams — the west-to-east bands “The core problem when Reading.
comes as water levels in the Atlan- scientists about whether the total of wind that circle the planet. As making future hurricane predic-
tic Ocean and Long Island Sound number of storms will increase or the climate warms, temperature tions is that models used for Jesse Leavenworth can be reached
keep rising. Fueled by melting decrease as the climate warms, differences between the equa- climate projections do not have at [email protected].
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Biden pledges support for Ukraine
Promises US, allies preparations for potentially
advancing in early 2022. But
will act ‘decisively’
White House officials say it
if Russia advances remains unclear whether
Putin has already made a
By Aamer Madhani decision to move forward
Associated Press with military action.
Still, Biden said he
WILMINGTON, Del. remained hopeful for the
— President Joe Biden upcoming talks. White
conferred Sunday with House officials say they will
Ukraine’s leader over the consult closely with West-
Russian troop buildup near ern allies.
its border with Ukraine, “I always expect if you
promising that the U.S. and negotiate you make prog-
allies will act “decisively” ress, but we’ll see,” he said
if Russia further invades Friday. ”We’ll see.”
Ukraine. Past military incursions
Biden and President Volo- by Putin loom large as Biden
dymyr Zelenskyy’s call came weighs his next steps.
as the U.S. and Western allies In 2014, Russian troops
prepared for a series of marched into the Black Sea
diplomatic meetings to try peninsula of Crimea and
to de-escalate a crisis that seized the territory from
Moscow said could rupture Ukraine. Russia’s annex-
ties with Washington. ation of Crimea was one
“President Biden made of the darker moments for
clear that the United States President Barack Obama on
and its allies and partners the international stage.
will respond decisively The U.S.-Russia relation-
if Russia further invades ship was badly damaged
Ukraine,” White House near the end of President
press secretary Jen Psaki George W. Bush’s adminis-
said in a statement follow- A Ukrainian soldier walks along the separation line from pro-Russian rebels Sunday in the Donetsk region. ANDRIY DUBCHAK/AP tration after Russia’s 2008
ing the call. invasion of its neighbor
Psaki added that Biden weaponry from countries in sia Council, and at the Orga- it was important for the Georgia after Georgian Pres-
underscored his commit- the region. nization for Security and Russians to take steps before ident Mikheil Saakashvili
ment to the principle of The White House has Cooperation in Europe. those meetings toward ordered his troops into the
“nothing about you with- dismissed Russia’s demands Biden spoke with Putin easing the crisis. breakaway region of South
out you,” the tenant that it on NATO as a non-starter. for nearly an hour Thurs- “We have firmly and Ossetia.
won’t negotiate policy that A key principle of the day — the second time that consistently defended our Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Ca-
impacts Europe without its NATO alliance is that the leaders spoke in recent national interests, the secu- lif., chairman of the House
allies’ input. membership is open to any Zelenskyy and Biden weeks. rity of the country and its Intelligence Committee,
Biden has spoken of qualifying country. And no Biden told reporters the citizens,” Putin said after said Sunday that he feared
hitting Russia with econ- outsider has membership “We appreciate the next day that he warned his conversation last week that Putin was intent on
omy-jarring sanctions if it veto power. unwavering support,” Putin that his economy with Biden. invading Ukraine and
moves on Ukraine’s terri- While there’s little pros- Zelenskyy said. would pay a “heavy price” Putin’s foreign affairs “nothing other than a level
tory, but he said last month pect that Ukraine would The United States has if Russia, which has massed adviser went a step further of sanctions that Russia has
that U.S. military action is be invited into the alliance made little progress in some 100,000 troops near in describing the presidents’ never seen will deter him.”
not on the table. anytime soon, the U.S. and efforts to persuade Russian the border, made further most recent conversation. “Russia needs to under-
The Kremlin has its allies won’t rule it out. President Vladimir Putin to moves against Ukraine. He said Biden’s pursuit of stand we are united in this,”
demanded that any further Zelenskyy said in a Twit- ease tensions. “I’m not going to nego- sanctions “could lead to a Schiff told “Face the Nation”
expansion of NATO exclude ter posting after Sunday’s Senior U.S. and Russian tiate here in public, but we complete rupture of rela- on CBS. ”I also think that a
Ukraine and other former call that “keeping peace officials are scheduled to made it clear that he cannot tions between out countries powerful deterrent is the
Soviet countries. in Europe, preventing meet Jan. 9-10 in Geneva to — I emphasize cannot — and Russia-West relations understanding that if they
The Russians have also further escalation, reforms, discuss the situation. Those move on Ukraine,” Biden will be severely damaged.” do invade, it is going to bring
demanded that the military deoligarchization were talks are to be followed by said Friday. U.S. intelligence findings (NATO) closer to Russia, not
alliance remove offensive discussed.” meetings at the NATO-Rus- Biden said he told Putin indicate Russia has made push it farther away.
CDC weighs adding test
to isolation requirement
Fauci says agency for not specifying a negative “When I say major
antigen test as a requirement disruption, you’re certainly
considers change
for leaving isolation. going to see stresses on
after ‘pushback’ “There has been some the system and the system
concern about why we don’t being people with any kind
By Hope Yen ask people at that five-day of jobs ... particularly with
and Aamer Madhani period to get tested,” Fauci critical jobs to keep soci-
Associated Press said. “Looking at it again, ety functioning normally,”
there may be an option in Fauci said. “We already
WASHINGTON — As the that, that testing could be know that there are reports
COVID-19 omicron variant a part of that, and I think from fire departments,
surges across the country, we’re going to be hearing from police departments in
top federal health officials more about that in the next different cities that 10, 20, 25
are looking to add a nega- day or so from the CDC.” and sometimes 30% of the
tive test along with its five- Fauci, the nation’s top people are ill. “And that’s
day isolation restrictions for infectious disease expert, something that we need to
asymptomatic Americans said the U.S. has been seeing be concerned about because
who catch the coronavirus, almost a “vertical increase” we want to make sure that
the White House’s top medi- of new cases. A seven-day we don’t have such an
cal adviser said Sunday. daily average of just under impact on society that there
Dr. Anthony Fauci said 387,000 cases was being really is a disruption. I hope
the Centers for Disease reported nationally, a 202% that doesn’t happen.” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, and CDC chief Dr. Rochelle
Control and Prevention is increase over the past two While there is “accu- Walensky are helping to guide the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Above, the pair
now considering including weeks, according to a New mulating evidence” that attend a conference call last week at the White House complex. CAROLYN KASTER/AP
the negative test as part of York Times database. omicron might lead to less
its guidance after getting “We are definitely in the severe disease, he cautioned indicates at-home rapid they are given sequentially. normal life returning soon.
significant “pushback” on its middle of a very severe surge that the data remains early. tests detect omicron, but So if you do them like maybe “One of these things that
updated recommendations and uptick in cases,” he said. Fauci said he worries in may have reduced sensitiv- two or three times over a few we hope for is that this thing
last week. “The acceleration of cases particular about the tens ity. day period, at the end of the will peak after a period of a
Under that Dec. 27 guid- that we’ve seen is unprec- of millions of unvaccinated The agency noted it’s day, they are as good as the few weeks and turn around,”
ance, isolation restrictions edented, gone well beyond Americans because “a fair still studying how the tests PCR, but as a single test, they Fauci said. He expressed
for people infected with anything we’ve seen before.” number of them will get perform with the variant, are not as sensitive.” hope that by February and
COVID-19 were shortened However, hospitalizations severe disease.” which was first detected in A PCR test usually need March, omicron could fall
from 10 days to five days were up only 30% to an aver- He urged Americans who late November. to be processed in a labora- to a low enough level “that
if they are no longer feel- age of 90,000 a day, while have not yet gotten vacci- Fauci said Americans tory. The test looks for the it doesn’t disrupt our soci-
ing symptoms or running deaths had dropped 4% to nated and boosted to do “should not get the impres- virus’s genetic material and ety, our economy, our way
a fever. After that period, an average of 1,240 daily. so and to mask up indoors sion that those tests are not then reproduces it millions of life.”
they are asked to spend the Still, Fauci said he’s to protect themselves and valuable.” of times until it’s detectable Fauci spoke on ABC’s
following five days wearing concerned that the omicron blunt the current surge of “I think the confusion is with a computer. “This Week” and CNN’s
a mask when around others. variant is overwhelming the U.S. cases. that rapid antigen tests have Fauci said if Americans “State of the Union.”
The guidelines have since health care system and caus- The Food and Drug never been as sensitive as take the necessary precau-
received criticism from ing a “major disruption” on Administration last week the PCR test,” Fauci said. tions, the U.S. might see The New York Times con-
many health professionals other essential services. said preliminary research “They’re very good when some semblance of more tributed
Weather, virus keeping more flights grounded
By Matt O’Brien more than 2,700 U.S. flights all flights at O’Hare Airport Baltimore and Washing-
Associated Press and over 4,700 worldwide. were canceled Sunday. ton in preparation for the
Saturday’s single-day U.S. Southwest Airlines said it system.
Wintry weather combined toll was the highest since is working to help customers American Airlines said
with the pandemic to frus- just before Christmas, when affected by about 400 flights most of Sunday’s canceled
trate air travelers whose airlines began blaming staff- canceled around the coun- flights had been canceled
return flights home from ing shortages on increasing try Sunday, about 11% of its ahead of time to avoid
the holidays were canceled COVID-19 infections among schedule. The airline said it last-minute disruptions at
or delayed in the first days crews. anticipates even more chal- the airport.
of the new year. A winter storm that hit lenges to come as the storm SkyWest, a regional
More than 2,500 U.S. the Midwest on Saturday system pushes into the East- carrier that operates flights
flights and over 4,100 made Chicago the worst ern seaboard. under the names American
worldwide were grounded place in the country for trav- Delta Air Lines said Eagle, Delta Connection and
Sunday, according to track- elers throughout the week- Sunday that it was issuing United Express, grounded
ing service FlightAware. end as the region’s airports a travel waiver for planned nearly 500 flights Sunday,
More than 2,500 U.S. flights were grounded Sunday, according That followed Satur- continued to recover flights this week out of about 20% of its schedule,
to FlightAware. KARSTEN MORAN/THE NEW YORK TIMES day’s mass cancellations of Sunday. About a quarter of mid-Atlantic airports in according to FlightAware.
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WORLD & NATION
NEWS BRIEFING
Twitter bans Greene’s
personal account over
COVID-19 falsehoods
From news services factual.
On alternative social
Twitter on Sunday perma- messaging platform Tele-
nently suspended the gram, Greene said that Twit-
personal account of Rep. ter “is an enemy to America
Marjorie Taylor Greene, and can’t handle the truth.”
R-Ga., after the company There is no evidence
said she had violated its of widespread major side
COVID-19 misinformation effects from the coronavirus
policies. vaccines. The VAERS data-
Twitter suspended base, which is managed by
Greene’s account after she the Food and Drug Admin-
tweeted Saturday, falsely, istration and the Centers for
about “extremely high Disease Control and Preven-
amounts of Covid vaccine tion, has been cited in many
deaths.” She included a coronavirus falsehoods
misleading chart that pulled to push the idea that side
information from a govern- effects from the COVID-19
ment database of unverified vaccines have been under-
raw data called the Vaccine reported.
Adverse Event Report-
ing System, or VAERS, a Egypt steps in: Egyptian
decades-old system that officials Sunday pushed for
relies on self-reported cases Israel and Palestinian mili- Clashes erupt between anti-riot police officers and people opposed to COVID-19 vaccination measures Sunday in Amsterdam.
from patients and health tants in the Gaza Strip to The local government had outlawed the protest, which drew thousands, saying police had indications that some demonstrators
care providers. rein in hostilities and adhere might be “prepared for violence.” Infection rates have been declining in the Netherlands in recent weeks. PIERRE CROM/GETTY
Twitter said that Greene to a cease-fire in place since
had a fifth “strike,” which the war in May.
meant that her account The Egyptian efforts ators, has been fragile but the takeover and a subse- Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Severe weather in South:
will not be restored. The came a day after Hamas largely held since the 11-day quent deal that reinstated Tutu International Airport. A line of severe storms
company had issued her militants launched rockets war between Hamas and the prime minister but side- He called on all South damaged homes, knocked
a fourth strike in August into the Mediterranean Sea Israel in May. lined the pro-democracy Africans to “turn a new out power and downed
after she falsely posted that off central Israel, prompting movement. A medical group page” and commit to “the trees in parts of the southern
the vaccines were “failing.” Israel to carry out airstrikes Sudan PM resigns: Sudan’s said at least two people were radical, revolutionary United States late Saturday
Greene was given a third on militant positions in Gaza Prime Minister Abdalla killed. change” that Tutu advo- into Sunday morning.
strike less than a month early Sunday. No casualties Hamdok announced his Sunday’s fatalities have cated. Authorities closed roads
before that when she had were reported. resignation Sunday amid brought the death toll in Hazel Green, Alabama,
tweeted that COVID-19 The Israeli military said political deadlock and among protesters since the Crossing into North Korea: after power lines came down
was not dangerous for it struck “a rocket manu- widespread pro-democracy coup to at least 56, according South Korea’s military said and homes suffered damage.
people unless they were facturing site and military protests following a mili- to the medical group. Sunday that an unidentified The weather also caused
obese or older than 65, and posts” belonging to Hamas tary coup that derailed the person crossed the heavily damage to businesses in the
said vaccines should not be in the Gaza Strip overnight country’s fragile transition Tutu interred: The remains fortified border into North community near Huntsville.
required. in response to Saturday’s to democratic rule. of Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Korea. The storms followed a
Greene’s official congres- rocket fire. Hamdok called for a Peace Prize-winning Angli- The person was spotted system earlier Saturday
sional account, @RepMTG, Egyptian officials called dialogue to agree on a can archbishop emeritus of by surveillance equipment which brought flooding to
remains active because on Hamas and other Pales- “national charter” and Cape Town, were interred at the eastern portion of the parts of Kentucky. An EF-2
tweets from that account tinian militant groups in to “draw a roadmap” to early Sunday during a border, known as the Demil- tornado caused significant
did not violate the service’s Gaza to stop their actions complete the transition. The private family service at the itarized Zone, but avoided damage in Hopkinsville
rules. seen by Israel as “provoca- October coup had upended city’s Anglican cathedral. capture by South Korean with estimated peak winds
“We’ve been clear that, tive,” and for Israel to accel- Sudan’s plans to move to Archbishop Thabo troops Saturday night. The of 115 mph, the National
per our strike system for erate arrangements agreed democracy after a popular Makgoba laid a small box surveillance later detected Weather Service said. No
this policy, we will perma- upon as part of the cease- uprising forced the mili- containing Tutu’s remains the person crossing the injuries were reported.
nently suspend accounts for fire, an Egyptian diplo- tary’s overthrow of longtime to rest in the floor in front of border, Joint Chiefs of Staff Temperatures dipped
repeated violations of the mat with knowledge of the autocrat Omar al-Bashir and the high altar at St. George’s officers said. Sunday after the severe
policy,” Katie Rosborough, a ongoing efforts said. The his Islamist government in Cathedral. Tutu’s widow, South Korea sent a weather, and winter storm
Twitter spokeswoman, said diplomat spoke on condi- April 2019. children and other family message to North Korea on warnings were posted from
in a statement. tion of anonymity because On Sunday, prior to his members attended the Sunday morning to ensure eastern Tennessee to Mary-
The company allows they were not authorized to resignation, Sudanese 30-minute service. the safety of the person, but land with up to 6 inches
accounts to submit an discuss the matter with the security forces violently Makgoba suggested that the North hasn’t responded, of snow possible in some
appeal and will potentially media. dispersed pro-democracy to honor the late Nobel the officers said requesting areas. Freeze warnings were
reverse the suspension if the The cease-fire, brokered protesters, in the latest laureate, Cape Town’s anonymity citing depart- posted from southern Texas
violating post is proven to be by Egypt and other medi- demonstrations to denounce airport should be renamed ment rules. to Mississippi.
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CONNECTICUT
COURANT.COM/CONNECTICUT
New year brings new state laws into effect
Additions for 2022 health, a newborn child or ment and supplies, such same-sex or nonbiological Childhood including higher educa-
a sick family member. The as blood glucose test strips parents to establish their tion institutions, as well
include paid family vaccines
program, which state offi- and insulin syringes, will be parenting rights through as child care centers and
and medical leave cials say marks the eighth of limited to $100 a month for a simple form, known as Certain health providers group and family day care
its kind in the nation, is paid those with health insurance an Acknowledgement of in Connecticut that cover homes.
By Susan Haigh for through a 0.5% tax on that is regulated by the state. Parentage. prescription drugs will The controversial
Associated Press employee wages that began State Sen. Matthew The advocacy group now be required cover the change, which sparked
a year ago. Lesser, D-Middletown, GLAD and the Yale Law cost of at least a 20-minute large protests at the Capi-
Connecticut residents The amount of money co-chair of the General School, which worked to immunization consulta- tol, came after state public
can begin receiving up to 12 workers can receive varies, Assembly’s Insurance and pass the legislation, say that tion between a patient and health officials and some
weeks of paid time off from depending on their salaries, Real Estate Committee, will ensure the parents can provider that administers state legislators raised
the state’s new paid family and is capped at 60 times the said Connecticut’s law is the legally establish their paren- vaccines recommended concerns about the growing
and medical leave program state’s minimum wage, which “strongest in the country.” tal rights immediately after by the federal Centers for number of parents claiming
beginning with the new year. is currently $13 an hour. However, he said there still the child is born. Disease Control and Preven- medical exemptions from
It’s one of a handful of new Some other new laws set needs to be national legisla- Such rights include the tion. childhood vaccinations for
state laws that officially took to take effect include the tion “because there are too ability to make medical The provision was measles, mumps, rubella
effect Saturday. following: many people who will fall decisions for a child and tucked into a wider-rang- and other diseases.
The family and medi- through the cracks other- ensure the child receives ing bill that was signed The law, which does
cal leave law, which was Insulin prices wise.” insurance benefits or inher- into law in 2021 and elim- not apply to the COVID-
originally signed by Demo- itance rights. Also, advo- inated the state’s religious 19 vaccines, grandfathered
cratic Gov. Ned Lamont in Out-of-pocket costs for Parentage act cates say the new law will exemption from the immu- students in kindergarten
2019, allows workers to get insulin will be limited to $25 protect parents’ parental nization requirements for and older who had received
paid while they take time a month, while the out-of- The Connecticut Parent- rights if they separate from students attending public a religious exemption before
off to care for their own pocket expense for equip- age Act will allow unmarried, one another. and private schools, April 28, 2001.
Fatima’s in Manchester offers Chef Anderson
will cook for you
fusion of halal, American food
at Millwright’s
By Susan Dunne chicken tikka quesadilla and
Hartford Courant a kebab roll.
The restaurant has 18
Fatima’s Fusion Flavors, seats but is geared primar- The Workshop The maximum party size is
which opened Dec. 11 in ily for takeout. dinner series will six people.
Manchester, is a fusion- Named after Ahmed’s late The first four weeks,
style halal restaurant, mother, Fatima’s is a family be held in Simsbury from Jan. 13 to Feb. 5,
combining Indian and business; all of the Jilus restaurant’s loft sold out quickly. Start-
Bengali food and American work there. In a TikTok ing Wednesday, Jan. 5, the
food. The idea for the fusion video, one of the kids writes By Susan Dunne following four weeks —
came from owner Ahmed that when the opportunity Hartford Courant Feb. 10 to March 5 — will be
Jilu, a native of Bangladesh, arrived to open the restau- available for reservations at
who has always dreamed of rant, the family encouraged Millwright’s, the Sims- millwrightsrestaurant.com.
opening a halal restaurant, Ahmed to follow his dream bury eatery that recently Valentine’s Day, which will
and his wife Luthfa, and and through the hard work, won top honors at be on a Monday, also will
their American-born kids their parents’ smiles have Connecticut Restaurant have a session of The Work-
Tashfia, Tahsin, Tahira and made it worth it. Association’s CRAzies shop.
Mahdi. The Jilus keep contact Awards, is starting a new “A dinner party is the
“There’s not much halal with Ahmed’s hometown, project: specially curated idea for the vibe, but it is
food around here. We Moulvibazar, where two dinners of no more than 30 not really a dinner party.
wanted to make it easier relatives still live. Fati- people at a time, cooked by There is not going to be
for people to follow those ma’s collects tips in a jar, the restaurant’s chef and communal seating. If I take
guidelines,” said Tashfia. and send half of the money owner, Tyler Anderson. my wife to a fancy dinner
“But all of us [kids], we were back home to be distributed “It’s sort of a dream of I don’t necessarily want to
born here. We don’t want to to whoever needs it. The every young chef to have be sitting with people we
eat Indian food all the time.” family does this to fulfill a small restaurant and do don’t know. Also, there’s
Both approaches have Ahmed Jilu, a Bangladesh native, owns Fatima’s Fusion Flavors zakat, one of the five pillars a set menu only, giving COVID to be considered,”
succeeded. The restaurant in Manchester. SUSAN DUNNE PHOTOS/HARTFORD COURANT of Islam, to give to the poor. themselves more freedom he said. “It’s a dinner
is just a couple of blocks “We have always sent with everything,” Anderson party inasmuch as it’s like
away from the Bayt-Ul- food packets during Rama- said. “I’m not a young chef me cooking for you at my
Mamur mosque. “People dan. Now we do this, too,” anymore, but I am going to house and you hanging
come before prayers, place said Tahsin Jilu. do it.” out in my kitchen as I am
their order and pick it up Fatima’s, at 180 Spruce The Workshop at Mill- making your food.”
after prayers,” Tashfia said. St., Manchester, is open wright’s will be held in Price per person is $90.
The most popular dish on Monday, Wednesday and the restaurant’s loft. “It’s That price includes multi-
the menu, though, is fusion Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 9 where the grain was milled. ple courses of food.
comfort food, chicken tikka p.m., Fridays 11:30 a.m. to I have actually worked with Beverages, tax and tip
mac and cheese. 12:45 p.m., 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. farmers who worked there cost extra. Those who want
Another popular dish is and 5 to 9 p.m., Saturdays when it was a working curated beverage pairings
Ahmed’s platters, which and Sundays 11:30 a.m. to gristmill,” he said. “All the pay an additional $60. The
combine protein — chicken, 3:30 p.m. and 5 to 9 p.m. pieces of the old mill oper- beverages will be provided
beef, lamb, chicken tikka or The 3:30 to 5 p.m. breaks on ation are still in there. It has by The Wise Old Dog, the
kebab — with white rice, weekends allow the work- an open kitchen. We’ll be West Hartford beer, wine
bell peppers and onions, ers to prep for dinner. On cooking in front of every- and spirits store. Ander-
with a drizzle of mild or hot Fridays from 12:45 to 1:30 one.” son said he is working on a
sauce. At Fatima’s, platters combine protein — chicken, beef, lamb, p.m., the restaurant is closed The loft is usually used nonalcoholic pairing pack-
Other Indian and Bengali chicken tikka or kebab — with white rice, bell peppers and so Ahmed Jilu and Khokhar for private parties, but age.
foods are beef, shrimp, onions, with a drizzle of mild or hot sauce. can go to the mosque for Anderson said he expects Those who attend must
vegetable, chicken and goat Friday prayers. winter to be a slow season. specify their dietary restric-
biryani; beef, fish, chicken curries and a variety of nans. mozzarella sticks, jalapeno See facebook.com/fati- Anderson will be joined tions. The restaurant will
and goat curry; chicken and The American side of the poppers, French fries, tater masfusionflavors and in the kitchen by chef accommodate vegetarian-
mutton palak; chicken and menu offers Philly chees- tots and onion rings. instagram.com/fatimasfu- Alejandro Leiva. ism, gluten-free diets and
fish 65; chicken Manchu- esteaks; fish filet, tuna, Fusion dishes, combin- sionflavors for information. The Workshops will nut and shellfish allergies.
rian; ginger chicken; samosa chicken and turkey sand- ing flavors of both cuisines, be held every Thursday,
chat; chili chicken; Mughal wiches; a cheeseburger; are a chicken tikka grinder, Susan Dunne can be Friday and Saturday at 6:30 Susan Dunne can be
paratha; chicken tikka; and an Impossible burger. chicken tikka mac and reached at sdunne@ p.m. starting on Jan. 13 at reached at sdunne
tandoori chicken; vegetable Appetizers include salads, cheese, shish kebab grinder, courant.com. the restaurant at 77 West St. @courant.com.
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OPINION
Helen Bennett
Executive Editor
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COURANT.COM/OPINION
OP-ED
Why isn’t viability the guiding principle
regarding termination of a pregnancy?
By Yifrah Kaminer
Imagine that a comatose patient is
admitted to a hospital. The patient is
connected to a heart-lung lifesaving
machine while the intravenous line is
providing vital fluids and nutrition. The
patient’s condition precludes express-
ing personal consent or opinion. The
patient is most likely to recover. Now
imagine a doctor decides to cut off this
lifeline support system. This is a willful
manslaughter, isn’t it?
The analogy to abortion beyond Week
24, when a fetus is most likely viable
outside the womb, is clear and appropri-
ate. The battle cry “my body my choice” by
pro-choice advocates does not convey the
circumstances accurately. It is simplistic,
ignoring relevant medical and scientific
evidence that there are two living entities
involved in the pregnancy at this stage. The
fetus is a distinct human being. It is not
bodily waste or even an organ the posses-
sor can choose to “donate” to slaughter.
The mother at this stage provides a vital
lifeline to her baby and should understand
and try to welcome her role and responsi-
bility to sustain a human life.
As Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby
eloquently wrote about “Roe vs. Wade 50
years later” in December, viability has been
the cornerstone of the legal decision of this
case. Viability is the guiding principle of
ethical, legal and health-based decisions
regarding terminating a healthy pregnancy.
Viability should indeed be an agreed upon
benchmark, with clear parameters in order Stephen Parlato, of Boulder, Colo., holds a sign that reads “Hands Off Roe!!!” as abortion-rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters
to negotiate a compromise between purists demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Dec. 1. ANDREW HARNIK/AP
and zealots on both sides of the debate.
Abortion access is not a binary issue. pas” for thoughtful, honestly unbiased adult providing resources and/or perform- and the sanctity of life. It is no less about
It is evident that science of convenience sensible adults. ing abortion should be prosecuted for the rights of women as it is about the rights
is playing a role in the politicization of this Providing sufficient time to decide manslaughter assistance. Professional of a vulnerable generation of unborn kids,
biological issue. Democrats support scien- whether or not to abort by Week 20 would license to practice medicine should be unable to give a statement before their own
tific evidence in the fight against global give sufficient time to consider all aspects. suspended and established fines and incar- execution.
warming while conservatives are agnostic No one wants to send women to jail for ceration for repeat offenders should be Empathy and compassion for both
and less cooperative. On the other hand, going through an abortion, a potentially considered. mother and child should be exercised in
Democrats deny the consideration of emotionally and bodily traumatic event. “For every complex problem there is a a just way. Why hasn’t anyone made this
scientific evidence for fetus viability, while However, beyond that chronological point simple solution … and it is always wrong,” message the focus of the debate?
conservatives acknowledge and put forth (to be negotiated hopefully in a scien- said George Bernard Shaw. Therefore,
the changing viability timeline supported tific and ethical good faith and not in a let’s think outside of the box. This vital Yifrah Kaminer is a professor emeritus of
in the medical field. This politicized politically oriented narrative), any health ethical matter needs to be resolved by a psychiatry at UConn Health who lives in
approach to scientific evidence is a “faux organization, health professional or any public consensus for the sake of society West Hartford.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OP-ED
Article off point; nuclear Modern world needs Socrates
power is best option
Alex Putterman’s article [Page 1,
Dec. 23, “Deep Impact”] crosses from
journalism to advocacy. It does not and the art of civilized arguing
belong on the front page, but the opin-
ion section. With my college educa-
tion in science, engineering and math, I
believe that greenhouse gas emissions
have been caused by human activity and By George F. Will research universities that are preoccupied campuses. A democratic culture must be
that global warming is real. I would love The Washington Post with “the production and accumulation of a culture of persuasion, and Farnsworth
nothing better than to see the world new knowledge” rather than “the cultiva- says that persuasion, properly pursued, is,
convert from fossil fuel burning to WASHINGTON — In 1985, two days tion of whole persons.” as Socrates demonstrated, a collaborative
sustainable sources of power, including shy of his 12th birthday, Roosevelt Montás He thinks the primary reason to process.
renewables and nuclear energy. came from the Dominican Republic to require undergraduates to read canonical The Socratic method, although argu-
But to attribute every quirk in the New York. He had, he writes, “a head full works is for them to acquire self-knowl- mentative, is more oblique than adver-
weather to long-term climate change of lice, and a belly full of tropical para- edge. Actually, they should not be sarial. It amiably poses probing, leading
has no scientific basis. Floods, hurri- sites.” And a mind that was kindling, need- encouraged to have more of what they questions to clarify the definitions of
canes, tornados and drought have been ing a spark to set it aflame. spontaneously have — a high ratio of terms and to test the links in chains of
a menace long before carbon dioxide He found the spark in books discarded interest in themselves to their interest in reasoning. It is what public discourse in
levels in the atmosphere showed notice- by neighbors. The books were from a relic more substantive things. Montás does, today’s America does not resemble.
able increases. To trade your gas-pow- of an era that was, in one particular, more however, admirably defend the concept Social media, Farnsworth writes,
ered auto for an electric vehicle sounds enlightened than ours. The relic was the of a canon, critics of which “always come amount to “a campus on which atro-
great, but do the math. If you study elec- once-famous Harvard Classics “five-foot wagging the finger of social justice,” cious habits of discourse are taught” with
tric energy production in New England, shelf” of 50 volumes compiled by Charles hot to purge elements of any canon for “sad and sometimes calamitous” conse-
the next kilowatt hour of electricity W. Eliot, Harvard University’s president reasons that are “ethical rather than intel- quences. Social media, he says, exacer-
will come, on the margin, from natu- for 40 years (1869-1909). He once told a lectual.” bate some dangerous susceptibilities — to
ral gas-fired power plants. The laws of group of working men that anyone could He says, “Today’s academic criticism demagoguery and moral vanity — that
thermodynamics will dictate losses in read like “a Harvard man” by reading 15 bends toward moral reprimand. ... It are neither new nor entirely expungable.
energy from the burning of natural gas, minutes a day from these sets, 350,000 of doesn’t just judge; it condemns. It doesn’t The Socratic method decelerates reason-
to conversion to electricity, then from which were sold in 20 years. Would that just reject; it cancels.” Too Western, too ing, making space for deliberation when
the storage in the battery, and back to Harvard men and women were required white, too male, etc. This encourages disagreements arise. So, the Socratic
motive power in the vehicle. Yes, there to read them today. the soft bigotry of low expectations: “We method is, Farnsworth says, an antidote to
is a net savings in greenhouse gas emis- Montás devoured Socrates’ dialogues, do minority students an unconsciona- some social pandemics of our day — “fury,
sions, but not as much as it appears which helped rescue him from drowning ble disservice when we steer them away ostracism, etc.” These vices “are embed-
on the surface; better if the ultimate in the linguistic ocean of his high school, from the traditional liberal arts curricu- ded in human nature,” but social media
source of electricity were nuclear. The where 51 languages were spoken by the lum.” Western texts “underpin much of are powerful accelerants of them.
Transportation and Climate Initiative students. Now he has a doctoral degree the emerging global culture,” and ideas “Socratic habits,” Farnsworth writes,
would be a bureaucratic nightmare. It from Columbia University and is a senior such as “human rights, democracy, gender “require patience to develop and use.”
is contrary to the natural laws of supply lecturer at Columbia’s Center for Amer- equality, scientific objectivity, the free They are not developed using “technol-
and demand. ican Studies and director of its Free- market, equality before the law” are insep- ogies that encourage quick reactions in
Donald A. Dube, Farmington dom and Citizenship Program. He is the arable from the Western tradition that short bursts” and that foment a cultural
former director of Columbia’s Center for was incubated in the “large and porous shift away from the patience of persua-
Goldberg doesn’t the Core Curriculum, the oldest “general cultural configuration around the Medi- sion.
education program in higher education,” terranean Sea.” Thanks to Montás and Farnsworth,
understand hardship which he celebrates in “Rescuing Socra- There, Socrates taught the West the art Socrates had a good 2021. As another year
tes: How the Great Books Changed My of civilized arguing. Ward Farnsworth, of acrimony slinks away, remember what
many face
Life and Why They Matter for a New dean of the University of Texas School he demonstrated, and what a U.S. senator
Jonah Goldberg wrote that “the Generation.” of Law, wrote “The Socratic Method: (Daniel Webster) supposedly said: “Anger
defeat of Build Back Better needn’t be This is his “meditation” on liberal A Practitioner’s Handbook” to explain is not an argument.”
the disaster they are making it out to education, meaning “education not for something that is unintelligible to people
be. The defeat of health care reform making a living but for living meaning- desensitized by social media and that is George F. Will writes on politics and do-
in 1993 didn’t grease the skids for Bob fully.” He joins the century-old criticism unappealing to people intoxicated from mestic and foreign affairs for The Wash-
Dole winning the presidency in 1996 of the scientific and vocational focus of inhaling clouds of righteousness on ington Post.
[Opinion, Page 11, Dec. 24, “BBB’s defeat
might not be a total disaster for Biden”].
Maybe not, but it was a disaster for
the American people. Mr. Goldberg
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ALEXIS JAMET/THE NEW YORK TIMES
When aging, your hair
By Tatiana Boncompagni ing to DHT, an androgen
The New York Times (male sex hormone) that is
linked to thinning hair in
E suffers consequences
ven as some both men and women.
women embrace Finasteride should
their naturally not be taken by women
silvering tresses — who are pregnant or
consider Miranda, in the could become pregnant.
“Sex and the City” reboot, Schwartz prescribes a
who abandons her trade- Tresses go through myriad changes as we grow older compound serum made of
mark red in favor of a sleek finasteride, minoxidil and
gray bob — laissez-faire biotin to patients who are
attitude isn’t likely to not going to become preg-
extend to other changes Aside from getting hair At the same time, get older,” said Dr. Dendy serums? Do those things nant.
women see in their hair as transplants, “you can’t just changes in the folli- Engelman, a dermatologist actually work? Supplements, likewise,
they get older. do something and stop,” cle make each individ- in Manhattan. Less time They can, but choose can be helpful. Nutra-
Most people expect said Dr. Gary Linkov, a hair ual strand of hair emerge growing or more time rest- wisely. Most specialty fol, for example, makes a
their hair to turn gray, but restoration and facial plas- from the scalp thinner in ing means that “the hair shampoos and serums, supplement that uses maca
hair actually goes through tic surgeon in Manhattan. diameter — a process often will likely fall out before like the Scalp Stimulating powder, saw palmetto
myriad changes as we age, “You have to keep it up if referred to as “miniaturiza- it reaches the desired Booster from Curlsmith, and other ingredients to
becoming less dense and you want to maintain your tion.” The collective result length,” she said. a hair-care line headquar- combat hair loss related
more unruly, brittle and results.” is “overall more diffuse, KeepItAnchored, a tered in Britain, work by to hormonal changes
harder to grow long. Here, we answer some thinner hair,” Nussbaum line of hair-care prod- improving blood flow in perimenopause and
“Thick, shiny hair is a of the most pressing ques- said. ucts, including a “leave-on to follicles. Curlsmith’s menopause. Phase 1 of
hallmark of youth,” said Dr. tions about what’s going on But that’s not all. scalp essence” shampoo serum includes ginger and the company’s clinical
Erika Schwartz, an integra- with your hair. Hormonal shifts — specif- and conditioner, is aimed guarana, which have been trial of the supplement
tive-medicine doctor who ically in women, less specifically at helping the shown to improve circu- was recently published
founded Evolved Science, What exactly happens estrogen and progester- scalp “hold on” to hair lation, said Afope Atoyebi, in the Journal of Drugs in
a functional longevity to hair as we get older? one — also decrease the longer by combating the a trichologist in London Dermatology.
practice in Manhattan that For starters, there’s a production of sebum, the effects of oxidative stress who has consulted for the “It has robust clinical
provides a variety of treat- loss of melanin, which is natural emollient that with antioxidants and zinc. company. studies and a reputation for
ments to deal with thin- why hair becomes gray coats hair and makes it “Think of your scalp like Linkov underscored that good results among derma-
ning and lackluster locks. or white, said Dr. Marnie appear shiny, Schwartz parched earth. When it is the only topical solution tologists,” said Dr. Marina
“Like everything else in Nussbaum, a dermatolo- said. And because hair isn’t dehydrated, hairs become with significant medi- Peredo, a dermatologist in
aging, your hair suffers the gist in Manhattan and the protected and moisturized, less rooted,” said Jeni cal research behind it is Manhattan and on Long
consequences.” Hamptons. When exactly it is more prone to break- Thomas, a principal scien- minoxidil, sold under Island.
While many doctors are that happens is often age and damage from heat tist at Procter & Gamble the brand name Rogaine, Engelman likes Prose,
reporting a spike in thin- determined by genetics, as styling and, say, coloring and a founder of KeepItAn- which works by dilat- which makes supplements
ning hair among patients is whether or how much those grays. chored. “You can’t control ing blood vessels and that are tailored to age, hair
who have had COVID-19 the hairline recedes or, as your age and you can’t may extend hair’s growth type, lifestyle and other
or are dealing with the is more common for men Since I hit 50, I can’t control your DNA, but phase. Some doctors are factors, and the prescrip-
stress of pandemic life than women, baldness grow my hair past my you can control the scalp also prescribing topical tion drug spironolactone,
(who isn’t?), hair loss and occurs. Still, for almost shoulders. What gives? oxidative stress compo- finasteride, traditionally which is an androgen
textural shifts related to everyone, the growth cycle “I tell my patients they nent of hair loss.” taken as a pill and better blocker and can also help
getting older require a slows, resulting in a longer aren’t imagining it: Hair known by the brand name with acne.
different approach to treat resting, or “telogen,” phase really does spend less time What about sham- Propecia, which blocks “I call it the beauty pill,”
effectively. of hair growth. in the growth phase as we poos, supplements and testosterone from convert- Engelman said.
Turning air into perfume
By Sable Yong from air. executive of the company, Fresh and crisp, it’s remi-
The New York Times Perfume involves an wrote via email. “When niscent of a bolt of sunlight
alcohol base, which when you’re able to create tangi- through a cloud, with a
Carbon emissions — the combined with a bit of ble products, it’s easier for mineral hint of sea spray.
villainous byproduct of water and a measured ratio people to understand the If that sounds like the
so many industries — are of fragrance oil becomes power of technology and title screen of a BBC nature
the greenhouse gas most the juice that you spray what we can do with our documentary, that’s kind of
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2 Hartford Courant | Section 2 | Monday, January 3, 2022
Grammy nods mean more reason to grind
Saweetie brings was certified platinum.
“She writes these hard
athlete mentality
female anthems, but she’s
to music career just being herself,” says
Warner’s Bolden.
By Suzy Exposito On her next hit, “My
Los Angeles Times Type,” Saweetie boasted
that she would never deign
On the morning that to date a man who earned
Saweetie learned she was a less than eight figures.
Grammy-nominated artist, She co-wrote the song
she did not cry; she did not with then-boyfriend
run a victory lap; she didn’t Quavo, of hip-hop trio
call for a celebration at all. Migos. By March 2021,
Members of her team, their romance had ended;
bemused by her reac- a leaked surveillance video
tion, or lack thereof, had from 2020 revealed a phys-
to cajole her into popping ical altercation between
champagne with them. the two in an elevator.
“She doesn’t really (They’ve both stated that
celebrate anything,” said they have “moved on.”)
Eesean Bolden, senior Like a growing number
vice president of A&R at of women storming the
Warner Records. “She just halls of hip-hop’s elite —
works harder.” Cardi B and Megan Thee
For the 28-year-old Stallion, to name but two
rapper — a former track — Saweetie preaches a
star, volleyball captain modern feminist remix
and quarterback of her of the prosperity gospel.
high school powder puff She believes the road to
football team — recogni- women’s empowerment
tion from the Recording is paved with material and
Academy was less cause emotional security for all.
to day-drink and more a But as a Black and Asian
reminder to keep grinding. woman in the music indus-
“I’m grateful, but there’s try, she’s still parsing what
a lot to do,” Saweetie Rapper Saweetie, seen Dec. 2, is vying against nine other nominees for best new artist at the Grammys. CHRIS PIZZELLO/AP security feels like.
explains. “I have the “I don’t think I felt it
mentality of an athlete. I taught a master class in Chinese. are her cousins; the latter in her class, Saweetie was until this year,” she reflects.
think it’s great to make the maintaining momentum. Saweetie developed a assisted on Saweetie’s 2019 encouraged to channel her “I’m a confident human
team, but it’s important to In the lead-up to her long- stutter as a child, which EP, “High Maintenance.” energy into sports. “I was being, but when it comes
win.” awaited debut album, she she combated by rapping “There’s a lot of success always a tomboy, but I was to knowing my worth, it’s
At the 64th Grammy released a stream of jubi- along to her favorite songs in my family tree, but I’m never opposed to feminin- been difficult to measure.
Awards on Jan. 31, lant singles — including and, in private, writing her the first to achieve substan- ity,” she says. Empowerment is not being
Saweetie will go head to 2019’s “My Type,” 2020’s own material. tial wealth in my immedi- After graduating from famous or having all the
head with nine other nomi- “Tap In” and the Jhene While kids called her ate family,” she says. “My USC in 2016 with a bach- money in the world ... I feel
nees in the race for best Aiko-assisted “Back to the “Stuttering Stanley,” her parents worked 9-to-5 jobs, elor’s in business and like I’m constantly fight-
new artist, including pop Streets.” January’s “Best paternal grandmother, but they never complained. communication, she began ing for my value and for
ingenue Olivia Rodrigo, Friend” peaked at No. 14 on Roxane, called her They instilled (in me) a posting freestyles filmed respect.”
Australian MC the Kid the Billboard Hot 100. “Sa-weetie,” with a ragtime hard work ethic.” inside her Jeep — an For now, she’s most keen
Laroi and artist-producer On Jan. 7, she will release swing. “I got equal treat- They also raised economical alternative to on manifesting her first
Finneas, who has already a seven-song project titled ment from both my grand- Saweetie with a deep renting a studio. performance on the Gram-
won eight Grammys as “Icy Season,” followed by mothers,” says Saweetie. knowledge of hip-hop and In 2017, sampling the mys stage.
songwriter and producer her debut album later in “They always made me feel R&B, from Tupac to Tevin beat from Khia’s raun- “I feel like the Alche-
for his kid sister, Billie 2022. included.” Campbell. Her mother chy classic, “My Neck, My mist,” she says, referencing
Eilish. Saweetie’s own confi- She is one of many played a vixen in videos for Back (Lick It),” Saweetie the Paulo Coelho novel of
Saweetie’s “Best Friend,” dence was hard-won. talented people in her rappers like LL Cool J and uploaded a track to Sound- the same name. “I have a
the carefree girls-night Born Diamonte Quiava family; her father played DMX; Saweetie, mean- Cloud and named it “Icy strong mind. If I wanted
anthem featuring Doja Cat, Valentin Harper in Santa football for San Jose while, describes her as a Grl,” a nod to her first to make a sports team, if I
is also nominated in the Clara, California, she grew State, and her grandfather “tiger mom” who expected name, Diamonte, based on wanted to get a 4.5 GPA, if
typically male-dominated up in a biracial family that Willie Harper played for straight A’s from her Spanish for “diamond.” It I wanted to create my own
category of rap song. moved frequently between the San Francisco 49ers daughter. became an instant viral hit. clothing line, if I wanted to
“It’s time to show the the Bay Area and Sacra- during the Joe Montana “She would say, ‘If you By February 2018, sell candy — I’m success-
world what me and my mento. years. She knows MC don’t do something right, Saweetie signed a record ful at whatever I put my
team are made of,” she Her father, Johnny Hammer as “Uncle Stan.” you waste your time and deal with Warner and rere- mind to. Once I discov-
says. Harper, is African Ameri- Actor Gabrielle Union other people’s time.’ ” leased the song under her ered my passion for music,
Despite an ongoing can, and her mother, Trin- and Grammy-winning As she grew taller and own imprint, Icy Records. I knew that I’d eventually
pandemic, Saweetie has idad Valentin, Filipina and DJ-producer Zaytoven stronger than other girls By the fall of 2019, “Icy Grl” get here.”
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