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Nutrition Class Every Thursday,January 29 - April 14,2020 from 10 am -11:30 am at BakerRipleyEast Aldine Campus,3000 Aldine Mail Rt.77039. Questions? Call346-570-4463.

CitizenshipClasses Classes are heldTuesdays @ 10 amWednesdays @ 10 amThursdays @ 10 amFor more information,please call High Me-dows Branch library at832-9279-5540. Locat-ed at 4500 Aldine MailRt., 77039.

61st annual Aldine ISD Livestock Show set Jan. 30-31

Super Bowl LIV could be a special one as high-scoring Chiefs face defensive-minded 49ers

ALDINE, Texas ––State Representative Ar-mando Walle along withCommissioner Adrian Gar-cia and Senator Carol Al-varado will host a TCEQAir Permit Public meetingabout Nomadic Aggre-gates, LLC, who has ap-plied to the TexasCommission on Environ-mental Quality (TCEQ) foran air quality standardpermit wich would autho-tize construction of a per-manent concrete batch

Eisenhower High School FFA student Nick Cain raised the Grand ChampionSteer at the 2019 Aldine ISD Livestock Show and Country Fair. This year’s eventwill take place Jan. 30-31 at the M.O. Campbell Educational Center.

The 61st annual Aldi-ne ISD Livestock Showand Country Fair will beheld Jan. 30-31 at theM.O. Campbell Educa-tional Center.

Project judging will beheld on Thursday, Jan.30, beginning at 8 a.m.and concluding at 4 p.m.in the Campbell CenterArena.

On Thursday and Fri-day, all projects will be ondisplay to the publicthroughout the day.

The Sale of Champi-ons, which produced$206,437 in sales in 2019,will be held Fridayevening (Jan. 31) at 7p.m. and will be held inthe Arena.

Prior to the Sale ofChampions, the buyer’sdinner will be held at 5p.m. During the buyer’sdinner, AISD art studentswill have their artprojects on display andindividuals will have theopportunity to bid on theartwork.

Additionally, barbecueplates will be on saleThursday and Friday inRoom 104 of the Camp-bell Center.

For more information,contact Aldine ISD’s ca-reer and technical educa-tion department at (281)985-7866. The M.O.Campbell EducationalCenter is located at 1865Aldine Bender Road.

By Mike Keeney

The first Super Bowl ofthe new century has thepotential to be one of thebest ones we’ve seen in re-cent years. SB No. 54 pitsthe high-scoring KansasChiefs, and one of thegame’s rising stars inquarterback Patrick Ma-homes, against this year’sCinderella story, the SanF r a n c i s c o 4 9 e r s w h oturned a 4-12 finish in2018 to a 13-3 (15-3 nowafter playoff wins overMinnesota and Green Bay)record and a NFC West ti-

tle.The game is scheduled

for Miami on Sunday. Ear-ly weather forecasts callfor showers in the morn-ing, but clearing by the5:40 p.m. Central Timekickoff on FOX.

This will mark the firsttime in 18 years that some-body other than TomBrady (started last fourSuper Bowls) , PeytonManning or Ben Rothlis-berger will quarterback anAFC team in the big game.

The Chiefs will be seek-ing their second LombardiTrophy, while the 49ers

will be looking for theirsixth Super Bowl title,which would tie them withthe Steelers as the onlyNFL teams with six Lom-bardi’s.

This game will also havea local tie, as former Mac-Arthur High standout Ri-chard Whitaker is thespecial teams coach for the49ers.

Chief fans have waited50 years for a return to thebig game, while 49er fanshave waited 25 years to getback to a game Joe Mon-tana and Steve Youngplayed in routinely back in See Super Bowl LIV,

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the late 1980s and 1990s.Unfortunately, we all

know how the Chiefs gotto Miami. They overcamea 24-0 first-half deficit toyour Houston Texans inthe AFC Division round,e x p l o d i n g f o r s e v e nstraight scores en route toa 51-31 thrashing of BillO’Brien’s team (and theguy still has a job!). In thatgame, Mahomes threwfive touchdown passes andin his team’s 35-24 overTennessee, the surpriseteam of this year’s play-offs, he added another twoscoring tosses and rushed

for another on an amazingscramble to put his teamahead for good near theend of the first half.

In two playoff gamesMahomes, who will b theonly quarterback from aTexas university to start aSuper Bowl when he stepson the field in Miami, haspassed for 621 yards,thrown eight touchdownpasses, and has rushed for106 yards and one touch-down.

Mahomes, a product of

Local officials to host public meeting onconstruction permit for a concrete plant in Aldine

plant in Aldine, specifical-ly at 4213 Mooney Road,Houston, TX 77093.

The meeting will takeplace on Thursday, Janu-ary 30, 2020 at 6:30 p.m.at the Northeast Commu-nity Center, 10918 1/2Bentley St. Houston, TX77093. During the publicmeeting, residents have anopportunity to providecomments on the proposedconcrete batch plant andare encourage to ask ques-tions of the applicant and

to TCEQ staff concerningthe permit application.Please plan to attend andask questions to TCEQstaff concerning the permitapplication.

A letter from aconcerned neighbor

Do you really wantANOTHER CementPlant in East Aldine!

Hello, East Aldine Resi-dents

Unfortunately, someonehas applied for a permit tobuild ANOTHER cementplant in East Aldine at4213 Mooney Rd. betweenEastex Freeway and Bent-ley.

You and I know thatthese plants not only affectthe quality of the air webreathe, but the wet ce-ment that falls from theirtrucks then hardens andmesses up our roads. Ifyou want to see what thesebig trucks do to our resi-

dential streets, then drivedown Mooney and take atlook at the road. It's al-ready pretty messed up.

Please plan to come tothis meeting. If we have apoor turnout, they'll justkeep running over us be-cause not enough of us ob-ject to them treating uslike 2nd class citizens.

Marina Flores Sugg,President

Green Forest CivicClub

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The Harlem Wizards played theAldine All-Stars Wednesday night,including Superintendent Goffney.

See photos, page 8

NORTHEAST NEWS TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2020

S C H O O L & C O M M U N I T Y N E W S

Aldine ISD and CarverHigh School are mourningMichael “Mr. Mac” Mc-Cullough, the belovedCarver High band instruc-tor, who passed away un-expectedly during theweekend of Jan. 18.

“Mr. Mac” was a fixturein Aldine ISD performingarts community and devot-ed 24 years to sharing hislove of music with studentsat Drew Academy, wherehe taught music for fouryears, and for the last 20years at Carver HighSchool.

During his tenure atCarver, he taught guitar,worked with the school’sChamber Orchestra, theVarsity and Non VarsityOrchestras (which are UILperforming orchestras),and the Carver Jazz En-semble, which he foundedfive years ago.

In addition to his dutiesat Carver, “Mr. Mac” wasone of the driving forcesthat helped establish thedistrict’s first MariachiEnsemble. That group, inonly its second year, willperform at the HoustonLivestock Show and Rodeoin March.

“Mr. Mac’s” passing willleave a void in the Carverband program and hissmile and kind words willbe missed by all who hadthe good fortune to haveknown him.

Aldine ISD, Carver High mourn thepassing of beloved Carver bandpatriarch Michael McCullough

Michael “Mr. Mac” McCullough directs the Carver Chamber Orchestra duringAldine ISD’s 2019 Convocation at the M.O. Campbell Educational Center. Mr.McCullough passed away unexpectedly over the Jan. 18 weekend.

“Just last weekend, “Mr.Mac” and his studentsspent Saturday perform-ing,” said Refugio Rodrigu-ez, Aldine ISD’s director ofmusic education. “As al-ways, “Mr. Mac” was ex-tremely proud of the workaccomplished and the newopportunity for the stu-dents to showcase theirtalents. Michael broughtthe joy of performing to somany.”

“Mr. Mac’s” studentsperformed across AldineISD, the City of Houston,for Mayor Sylvester Turn-er, in Harris County, andfor other dignitaries. Theywere also a fixture at theAcres Homes Chamber ofCommerce’s monthlymeetings.

Rodriguez said Mr. Mc-Cullough was extremelyproud of helping to devel-op a Mariachi Ensemblefor Aldine.

“I was able to spendtime with him this year aswe worked with the Mari-achi Ensemble,” Rodriguezsaid. “He was deeply com-mitted to all of the studenthe worked with.”

Carver High SchoolPrincipal Pertricia Rosssaid losing Mr. Mc-Cullough was difficult forthe Carver family becausehe was such a loved andrespected teacher and in-dividual.

“Losing Mr. McCulloughis like losing the sails from

our performing arts boat,”she said. “He was such anintricate part of what theperforming arts depart-ment does. It’s difficult tofathom how to move on orto replace him. There’s somuch I could say about Mr.McCullough. Here’s whathe said to me when we firstmet. He said, ‘I could retireanytime I want, but I lovemy job, my kids and whatI do.’”

Rodriguez said “Mr.Mac” had a special admi-ration for his students andhis own children andgrandchildren.

“When he spoke of hisown children and grand-children, the gleam in hiseye said it all,” Rodriguezsaid. “”Mr. Mac” remindedme to enjoy our work butto enjoy family even more.His patience and positiveoutlook has made an im-pact in my own life.”

Rodriguez said he want-ed to thank the district’sstring directors who havegiven of their time to sup-port Carver students dur-ing this difficult time. Headded string directorsfrom across the districtwould assist Carver stu-dents with their upcomingcontests and performanc-es.

Those who had the op-portunity to meet “Mr.Mac” are better for it andhe is now making beauti-ful music for eternity.

Michael “Mr. Mac” McCullough and members of the Carver Chamber Orchestrawere recognized at the October 2019 Board of Trustees meeting. The groupperformed prior to the start of the Board meeting. “Mr. Mac” unexpectedlypassed away over the Jan. 18 weekend.

Four Aldine ISD stu-dents have qualified forthe 2020 Texas Music Ed-ucators Association(TMEA) all-state choir.The students will be per-forming during the 2020TMEA Clinic/Conventionin San Antonio, on Febru-ary 15.

Jocelyn Dorsey, a Carv-er High School junior,made the treble choir.Dorsey sings under the di-rection of Kenyatta B. Her-ring.

Victoria Cerda, a soph-omore at Eisenhower Se-nior High School, made themixed choir. Jose CorderoCordova, a senior at Eisen-hower Senior High Schoolmade tenor-bass choir, andLillian Prier, an Eisenhow-er junior, made treble choir.The Eisenhower studentssing under the direction ofSandra Walker andMichelle Womack.

Aldine ISD Students MakeAll-State Choir

Photographed from left to right are Jose CorderoCordova, Lillian Prier and Victoria Cerda.

Pictured is JocelynDorsey.

“Thousands of singersacross Texas audition forthese choirs, and it is ab-solutely an honor for anyof our choir students to beselected,” Kenyatta B. Her-ring, Carver High Schooldirector of choral activities,said. “They have workedvery hard and we areproud of them.”

Each year, high schoolstudents across the stateare selected to perform inthe annual All-State con-certs. This year is special,due to TMEA celebrating100 years. Selected stu-dents have gone throughmultiple rounds of audi-tions to qualify at the statelevel. Students are compet-ing for an honor to performin one of 15 ensembleswhich include, bands, or-chestras and choirs. Thereare only 1,795 studentsselected out of the over

66,8000 students that par-ticipated in the first roundof auditions. All-State isthe highest honor a Texasmusic student can receive.

Each musician performsa selected music piece fora panel of judges. The stu-dents are then ranked bytheir musical performance.A select group will advancefrom their Region to com-pete against musiciansfrom eight TMEA Areacompetitions and then thetop 2.6% of the highestranked musicians qualifyfor All-State.

Once selected the All-State students will partic-ipate in three days ofrehearsals during theTMEA Clinic/Convention.The group will be led byThis year the All-State stu-dents will close outTMEA’s special centennialconvention.

CRIME WATCH

Policeinvestigatemotorcyclefatal crash onJensen Drive

Houston police are investigating a fa-tal crash at 9600 Jensen Drive about 7:20a.m. last Wednesday, January 23.

According to Houston Police investiga-tors, the victim was operating a blue Su-zuki motorcycle southbound on JensenDrive as the driver of a black Jeep Cher-okee was traveling westbound on Turner.When the Jeep's driver failed to yield theright of way and crossed Jensen Drive, themotorcyclist struck the rear of the Jeep.

Paramedics transported the victim toLyndon B. Johnson Hospital where he waspronounced deceased. The driver of theJeep was not injured.

The identity of the male victim, 25, ispending verification by the Harris Coun-ty Institute of Forensic Sciences.

The investigation is continuing with nocharges filed at this time.

Driver dies aftercar spins andcrashes with abarrier

Houston police are investigating a fa-tal crash at 7600 Eastex Freeway (NorthU. S. highway 59) about 2:15 a.m. lastWednesday, January 23.

According to HPD Vehicular CrimesDivision Sergeant J. Benavidez and Of-ficer D. Hoang, the driver of a 2008 Maz-da 3 was traveling southbound when hisvehicle was struck from behind by a sil-ver Toyota Camry, also traveling south-bound on the freeway. The Camry thenspun across several lanes of the freewayand struck a barrier and a road sign. Thedriver of the Camry died at the scene.

The driver of the Mazda was not in-jured. He remained at the scene and wasquestioned and released.

The investigation is continuing.

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Deputies arrest two men forstealing car with infantMother and Boyfriend Charged With Child Abandonment

NORTHEAST – Depu-ties have arrested andcharged two men withstealing a vehicle that hada 16 month old baby in thebackseat of the vehicle,and a male and femalewith child abandonment.

Deputies received an inprogress call at the ShellGas Mart in the 14100block of Homestead roadand Highway 59 north ataround 12:05 a.m. MondayJanuary 13, 2020.

A 21 -year-old femalenow identified as Kimber-ley Cook (9/10/1998) orig-inally told deputies sheand 29-year-old AnthonyBlue (01 /18/1990), lefttheir 16 month old child inthe vehicle as it was run-

ning to enter the store.When they walked backout the Chrysler 300 auto-mobile was gone.

Deputies learned in theinvestigation that Cookand Blue entered the storeto play 8-liner machinesaround 11:30 p.m., andwould periodically checkon the infant as it slept inthe running unlocked car.

Two men Vincent LeonCannady (07/05/2000),and Jabar i JonathanDavis (12/09/2001) sawthe car running and tookoff in it.

The men left the child atMcGregor Park in the5200 block of CalhounStreet. Houston Police de-partment were called after

a Park Ranger found theinfant near a playground.EMS personnel transport-ed the child to a local hos-pital for observation and isin good condition.

The Chrysler 300 waslocated near Loop 610 andHwy 225, a short time lat-er and a pursuit was initi-ated. The vehicle wasstopped in the 1800 blockof Candlelight Place.

Both Davis and Can-nady were taken into cus-tody without incident. Thetwo men are charged withauto theft, felony kidnap-ping. Cook and Blue withchild abandonment forleaving the infant unat-tended.

Jackson Lee: “This is awin for the residents of the18th Congressional Dis-trict . My constituentsvoiced their concerns; wefought to bring attention tothe harmful potential thisplant posed to the AcresHome community and nowwe have success.”

WASHINGTON, DC –January 22, 2020 –– Con-g r e s s w o m a n S h e i l aJackson Lee, a seniormember of the House Com-mittees on Judiciary,Homeland Security, andBudget, released thisstatement supporting thewithdrawal of Soto ReadyMix’s air quality standardpermit application and thedecision by the state to ac-cept their withdrawal —ending their quest to ex-pand their concrete batchplant in the Acres Homecommunity:

“I have long been op-posed to the TCEQ’s grantof an air permit applica-tion for a batch plant at3411 DeSoto Street, inHouston. In June, I wroteto the Air Permits Divisionof the TCEQ concerning aletter it sent to residentsof Acres Home, a commu-nity located in my congres-sional district. In thatletter, I wrote to adamant-ly oppose the constructionof a proposed concrete

HOUSTON - Statementbelow by Mayor SylvesterTurner:

"I am relieved to learnthat Soto Ready Mix haswithdrawn its applicationto build a concrete batchplant in Acres Home. Thisis a great victory for resi-dents who did not want tolive with unhealthy airemissions, specifically par-ticulate matter, heavytrucks and noise in theirneighborhood.

"During a news confer-ence earlier this month, I,along with other electedofficials, residents andcommunity leaders urgedthe TCEQ to vote againstissuing a standard permitfor a concrete facility or forthe company to withdrawits application for a new

OPINIONBy CongresswomanSheila Jackson Lee

Permit for Concrete Plantin Acres Homes withdrawn

batch plant at this loca-tion. I also attended ahearing in Austin, where Ispecifically asked theTCEQ to grant the requestof Acres Homes residentsto hold a formal hearing tohear directly from resi-dents regarding the SotoReady Mix Application inHouston. That request wasgranted. Now the hearingis cancelled because of SotoReady Mix’s decision towithdraw their applica-tion.

“I was pleased to workalongside my colleaguesState Representat iveJarvis Johnson, and StateSenator John Whitmire,who were present with mein Aust in and MayorSylvester Turner whoworked with the city onthis issue. It was our col-lective work that made adifference.

“Cement manufacturingplants, like the one pro-posed for DeSoto Street,produce fine particulatesthat can be aspirated intothe upper respiratory sys-

tem. Particles that can in-vade the lower respiratorysystem, triggering asthmaand obstructive pulmonarydisease, and respiratorydistress. Moreover, a studypublished in the EuropeanRespiratory Journal in2011 identified a link be-tween dust generated dur-ing cement manufacturingand inflammation of exist-ing lung disorders, and acontributing factor in thedevelopment of lung disor-ders. Soto Ready Mix’s de-cision to withdraw theirapplication is a win for theresidents of the 18th Con-gressional District. Myconstituents voiced theirconcerns; we fought tobring attention to theharmful potential thisplant posed to the AcresHome community and nowwe have success.

“However, I will contin-ue to work to ensure thatthis entire business is re-located from this residen-tial area; that includes aneighborhood park.”

OPINIONBy Mayor

Sylvester Turner

Company's decision to withdraw concrete batchplant application a victory for local residents

permit."The company chose to

withdraw the application,but the action proves theTCEQ must have moretools to protect vulnerableneighborhoods and pre-vent companies from build-ing concrete batch plantsnear homes and parkswhere our children play.

"Last legislative ses-sion, the city of Houstonadvocated for two reformsthat would have been veryhelpful. I will direct mygovernment relations team

to continue working onprotection for residents incommunities without landuse regulations.

"I thank the HoustonPolice Department, Hous-ton Public Works, theHouston Health Depart-ment, Municipal Courts,along with Congresswom-an Sheila Jackson Lee,State Senator John Whit-mire, State Rep. JarvisJohnson and many otherswho helped to bring thissituation to a desired out-come."

Congresswoman Lee supports withdrawal ofpermit application of the Soto Redi Mix Plant

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Keep it Clean


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By Ed Sterling

SocialSecurityMatters

by AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell GloorAssociation of Mature American Citizens

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AUSTIN — Gov. GregAbbott on Jan. 13 asked fora presidential disaster dec-laration for three countiesthat sustained widespreaddamage attributed to se-vere thunderstorms,straight-line winds, hailand tornadoes.

The stormy weather onOct. 20-21 hit Cameron,Dallas and Erath counties.Abbott's request includespublic assistance and haz-ard mitigation.

"The State of Texas iscommitted to ensuring thepeople of Cameron, Dallasand Erath counties havethe resources they need tocontinue rebuilding thepublic infrastructure," Ab-bott said. "With the help ofour federal partners, thesecommunities can rebuildquickly and gain access toimportant recovery re-sources. I ask that thepresident swiftly grantthis request in order to ex-pedite valuable support tothese counties."

If Abbott’s request isgranted, local jurisdictionswill be eligible for federalreimbursement for the costof disaster-related debrisremoval, emergency mea-sures to protect life andproperty and permanentrepair work to damaged ordestroyed infrastructuresuch as roads, bridges, wa-ter treatment facilities,parks and publicly ownedproperty.

Proclamationextended

Gov. Abbott on Jan. 14extended the disaster proc-lamation he originallysigned on Aug. 23, 2017,and amended severaltimes thereafter, pertain-ing to 60 counties affectedby Hurricane Harvey.

Texas law authorizesthe use of all available re-sources of state govern-

Governor requestspresidential disasterdeclaration

ment and of political sub-divisions that are reason-ably necessary to cope withthe disaster.

Miller hailstrade deal

When President DonaldTrump signed the "PhaseOne" trade agreementwith China on Jan. 15, Tex-as Agriculture Commis-sioner Sid Miller called it"huge, Texas-sized news."

The agreement calls forChina to increase its pur-chase of U.S.-producedgoods by $200 billion, in-cluding the import of agri-cultural products by $40billion to $50 billion overthe next two years.

U.S. negotiators agreedto cut tariffs in half ongoods from China, from15% down to 7.5%.

Goal: donorprotection

Texas Attorney GeneralPaxton on Jan. 14 joinedthe attorneys general of 23states in an agreementwith PayPal CharitableFund Inc., the charitablearm of PayPal.

In the agreement, thestates seek to ensure do-nors are given clear infor-mation and disclosures onwhere their money goeswhen making charitablecontributions through thecompany’s online paymentplatform.

Previously, the platformaggregated and distribut-ed funds to the donors’ cho-sen charities withoutcollecting fees; however,charities that maintaineda PayPal account receivedcontributions more quick-ly than others. That factwas not disclosed to do-nors, nor was the fact thatsometimes contributionswere redirected away fromthe donor’s selected chari-ty and given to a differentorganization with similarpurposes.

“Texans are generouspeople who selflessly giveto countless charities and

causes. They deserve toknow exactly where theircontributions go and howthey are handled,” Paxtonsaid. “The agreementreached today marks a rec-ognition of the responsibil-ities charitable funds haveto donors, and we aregrateful for the new PayP-al Charitable Fund provi-sions that will betterinform all who choose togive to charity through theonline platform.”

Agency set recordagain

During calendar year2019 the Texas RailroadCommission processed arecord 11,654 new drillingpermits.

The Lone Star State’s oiland gas industry regulat-ing agency announced itsstaff also set a record intaking just two days onaverage to process stan-dard drilling permits, oneday below the Legislativerequirement.

Also, according to a Jan.13 news release, the agen-cy processed permits atthis faster-than-requiredrate for two years in a row,beginning in calendar year2018.

“The Railroad Commis-sion’s technological solu-tions enable operators toquickly apply for and re-ceive drilling permits,” saidWei Wang, executive direc-tor of the agency. “Nearly99 percent of operators ap-ply for drilling permits on-line. This allows our staffto thoroughly and quicklyreview each application toensure operators meet alldrilling permit require-ments.”

Texas leads the nationin oil and gas production,with the Permian Basin inWest Texas ranking as thenation’s top energy produc-tion region. In the last 12months Texas operatorsreported 1.438 billion bar-rels of oil produced and al-most 10 trillion cubic feetof gas.

The U.S. Geological Sur-vey estimates the PermianBasin contains 66 billionbarrels of oil, nearly 300trillion cubic feet of natu-ral gas and 21 billion bar-rels of natural gas liquidsin the Midland and Dela-ware Basins.

“Texas will continue tobe the nation’s leader inenergy production,” Wangsaid. “The Railroad Com-mission’s efficient, timelypermit review processesare essential to the contin-ued development of thestate’s energy resourcesand ultimately supportTexas’ economic prosperi-ty.”

“The CigarBox”

I spent the weekend in NewYork City.

I hadn’t been to New York inquite a while. I was performingat a theater conference and sowas traveling alone, without myhusband, Peter.

New York intimidates me—as all big cities do. I am not anervous traveler, generally, butI keep my possessions close athand and my eyes open—which is why I noticed theyoung man in the black athleticshirt on the subway.

I was taking the subway forthe first time in a long time and,so far, I was doing pretty well.Okay, I did choke when I got tomy first turnstile. I pushed thebar too quickly and had to runmy card through a second time.Two dollars! Down the drain!But I finally made it on thesubway, in the late evening, mybags gathered close like littleducklings.

So, naturally, I noticed whena young man in a black athleticshirt started talking trash to theman across from him. Theywere having a heateddiscussion, topping each otherby speaking louder and louder.I clutched my suitcase a littletighter. Then I saw the youngman reach inside his bag. Iwatched closely as his handdisappeared into a largesatchel and emerge with acigar box.

If I now asked you to guesswhat was in the box, no matterhow many guesses you weregiven, I’m betting you would bewrong.

Thread.In that box was every color

of thread in the rainbow. Theyoung man, without missing abeat in his argument, reachedinto the box and pulled out aspool of black thread and aneedle, threaded it and—rightbefore my eyes—beganstitching up a small tear in thesleeve of his athletic jersey.

His satchel was full ofsewing paraphernalia, Irealized. He was clearly muchbetter outfitted than my motherwho, to the best of myknowledge, has neverattempted a stitchery repairwhile on a moving subway.

I got to my Airbnb. WhenPeter and I travel together, wealways rent an Airbnb we canhave to ourselves but, as I wasalone and New York isexpensive, I found a place withone other room and a sharedbath. It was neat as a pin andvery convenient. The first nightthere was a sweet youngwoman named Emily stayingthere. She was interviewing fora job at a big publishing house.Emily checked out, the roomwas cleaned, and I had theplace to myself until the secondevening when the door openedand a large, swarthy youngman with more than a five-o’clock shadow appeared. Hisname was Manu, he said, in astrong accent.

I said hello and went aboutpreparing to go out for thenight. I had to perform in acouple hours, so I had hair tocurl and other equally importantduties to perform. Manu parkedhis bag in his room andprepared to leave.

But just as he was about togo out the door, he stoppedand turned.

In a deep baritone voice, heasked, “Is it safe? Will I be safein this neighborhood?”

I studied the extremelycapable looking Manu. Iremembered the young manstitching on the subway. Ithought of all the assumptions Imake, every day, every time Iencounter another person.

I smiled at Manu. “It’s okay,I think you’ll be safe,” I told him.

Manu grinned at me andheaded out onto the streets ofNew York.

Till next time,Carrie

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Dear Regretful: I’mafraid the options foreither you or your wifeincreasing your benefit atthis point are extremelylimited. You cannot filethe restricted applicationyou mentioned becausethat can only be done bysomeone applying for thefirst time (and who wasborn before 1/2/1954), andonly by someone who hasnot yet reached age 70.Neither can you suspendyour benefits to earndelayed retirementcredits (DRCs) becauseDRCs are only earned upto age 70. Your wife has avery small window untilshe reaches 70 in Marchduring which she couldsuspend her benefits, andby doing so immediatelyshe could perhaps earn,at most, an additional 1%in DRCs (about $5 moreper month). That leavesonly two other thingswhich could increase yourbenefits: 1) Annual Costof Living Adjustments(COLAs) granted eachyear depending uponinflation, and 2) return-ing to work and havingsubstantial currentearnings which mayreplace the earnings in a

Ask Rusty – We tookbenefits early; can weget more now?

lower-earning year inyour lifetime work record(SS uses the highestearning 35 years overyour lifetime to computeyour benefit amount).

If you have some yearsin that 35-year historywith no or very lowearnings, working nowcould replace one or moreof those years. I have noway of determiningwhether that is a possibil-ity; you would need to getyour lifetime earningsrecord from SocialSecurity and see if that ispossible by examiningyour earnings for eachyear over your lifetime.But remember, all earlyyears of earnings areadjusted for inflation, sofor example, $10,000earned in 1990 would beequal to about $25,000 intoday’s dollars, and you’dneed to earn more thanthe higher amount tohave any effect on yourbenefit.

I wish I had betternews for you, but theunfortunate reality isthat once someone claimstheir Social Security, thebenefit amount is quitefixed. Although it’spossible to withdraw anapplication within 12months of initial filing,and it’s also possible tosuspend benefits onceFRA is reached, neither ofthose is available to you.And your wife only has avery short window tosuspend her benefits,which will reach maxi-mum when she reaches70 in March. So, exceptfor the COLA increasesand returning to workoptions I’ve discussedabove, I’m afraid youhave no other opportunityto increase your SocialSecurity benefit amounts.

This article is intendedfor information purposesonly and does not repre-sent legal or financialguidance. It presents theopinions and interpreta-tions of the AMACFoundation’s staff,trained and accredited bythe National SocialSecurity Association(NSSA). NSSA and theAMAC Foundation andits staff are not affiliatedwith or endorsed by theSocial Security Adminis-tration or any othergovernmental entity. Tosubmit a question, visitour website(amacfoundation.org/programs/social-security-advisory) or email us [email protected].


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MIKE KEENEYTexas Tech University(disclosure, I am a proudTech grad), has a plethoraof weapons to throw to andhand off to. Wide receiverTyreek Hill (5 receptions,67 yards, 2 TDs in playoffs;58 receptions, 860 yards, 7TDs for season) is one ofthe fastest, if not the fast-est, players in the league.Fellow wide receiver Sam-my Watkins had a hugeday in the AFC title gamehauling in seven catchesfor 114 yards, including agame-clinching 60-yardtouchdown catch in thefourth quarter. And thenthere is tight end TravisKelce. Kelce (13 recep-tions, 164 yards, three TDsin playoffs; 97 receptions,1,229 yards in regular sea-son, five TDs) destroyedthe Texans with his threetouchdown receptions andhis Mahomes securityblanket. The SF lineback-ing corps is one of the bestin the league and has thespeed and athleticism tocover Kelce.

But the Chiefs are notsimply a pass team. Headcoach Andy Reid, one of thebrightest offensive mindsfor decades in the NFL,has a stable of capable run-ning back led by DamienWilliiams, who has scoredfour touchdowns in thepost season (three rushing,one receiving). The Chiefscan also light up the score-board with their specialteams, which is lead byspeedy rookie return manMecole Hardman. Look forHardman to come up witha key return or two in thisgame and he might makesome noise on offense.

The 49ers are no slouch-es on offense, but theywould rather bludgeonteams with their potentrunning attack ratherthan throw over opposingdefenses. Don’t get mewrong, quarterback Jim-my Garapollo (3,978 yards,27 TDs in regular season)is capable of putting upMahomes-like numbers,but Kyle Shanahan’s teamis a run-first team as evi-denced by the 287 rushingyards they put up againstthe Packers. The 49ershave a three-headed rush-ing attack of Raheem Mos-tert, Matt Brieda andTevin Coleman. In theirwin over the Vikings, Cole-man was the man with 105rushing yards and twotouchdowns. He sustaineda dislocated shoulder inthe Green Bay game, buthe hopes to be ready for theSuper Bowl.

Once Coleman wentdown in the Packers game,Mostert responded in spec-tacular fashion, rushingfor 220 yards and fourtouchdowns. For the post-season, Mostert has pickedup 286 yards on the groundand the 49ers are averag-ing 236.5 rushing yards inpost season play. If theChiefs hope to win, theywill have to slow down therunning game early. KCcan’t let Brieda, Colemanand Mostert gash them forbig gains early. If that hap-pens, Garapollo could havea field day in the passinggame. In the NFC titlegame, Jimmy G, who iron-ically saw his first seasonwith SF end in Week 3 atKansas City in 2018 when

he sustained season-end-ing knee injury, also has astable of quality pass re-ceivers to go to.

Like Mahomes, Ga-rapollo’s safety valve istight end George Kittle (85receptions, 5 TDs), whohas been quiet in the play-offs, but I expect him tohave a big day in the big-gest game he will haveplayed in come Sunday inMiami. Kittle and Kelceare two of the top five tightends in the league and ex-pect both of them to put ona show in SB 54.

While Kittle handles themiddle stuff for Garapollo,he has two quality wide re-ceivers in veteran Eman-uel Sanders (36 receptions,502 yards, 3 TDs and rook-ie Deebo Samuels (57 re-ceptions, 802 yards, 3TDs). The 49ers also liketo use Samuel on endarounds because of hisblazing speed.

Because the 49ers hadsuch ease running the ballagainst the Packers, Ga-rapollo threw just eightpasses in the NFC title

game. I don’t think he willget that luxury in the Su-per Bowl. The Chiefs aresolid on defense and havea big and fast defensivefront led by Chris Jones,Terrell Suggs (who KCclaimed off waivers late inthe season after Arizonareleased him) and FrankClark. The front line andlinebackers must slowdown the SF running gameearly because if they don’tit could be a long day forReid’s team.

Since their 35-32 loss atTennessee on Nov. 10, theKC defense has allowedjust 12.5 points per game,while the offense has aver-aged 32 points per gameduring their current eight-game winning streak.

There is no doubt the49ers have the best de-fense of the two teams whoare playing on Sunday.During the regular seasonand playoffs, that defenseallowed just 18 points agame. SF has one of thebest front sevens in theleague led by defensive

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lineman Nick Bosa (9sacks), Arik Armstead (10sacks) and former ChiefDee Ford (6.5 sacks). Asstated earlier, SF has anactive group of linebackerswho can roam sideline tosideline. As a unit, this de-fense recorded 48 sacksduring the regular seasonand added six more in theplayoffs.

The secondary is led byveteran cornerback Rich-ard Sherman, who hasbrought a winning attitudewith him from Seattlewhere he won one SuperBowl and played in anoth-er (losing to Brady and thePatriots).

While Mahomes andReid have their work cutout for them, the master-mind head coach has hadtwo weeks to prepare ascheme to attack the 49ers.I would not be surprised ifthe Chiefs come out run-ning the football and ifthey are successful early,Mahomes should haveplenty of chances to makebig plays downfield to Hill,Kelce, Watkins and others.

I do think this game willlive up to the hype andmost assuredly should bea big improvement overlast year’s bore fest thatsaw the Patriots win a de-fensive struggle againstthe Rams, 13-3.

One big key to this gamewill be how well Mahomeshandles the pressure ofplaying in the biggestgame of his life. He never

had that opportunity atTech and he will be facingthe best defense he hasseen this season. Garapol-lo has experienced the Su-per Bowl before, but thatwas as a spectator asBrady’s backup.

One big key to this gamewill be how well Mahomeshandles the pressure ofplaying in the biggestgame of his life. He neverhad that opportunity atTech and he will be facingthe best defense he hasseen this season. Garapol-lo has experienced the Su-per Bowl before, but thatwas as a spectator asBrady’s backup.

I have a feeling Reid outcoaches Shanahan, one ofthe top young coaches inthe league, and comes upwith a gadget or two thatturns the tide in the Chiefsfavor. Let’s just hope thisone will be worth watchingcome Sunday. My pick,Kansas City 30, San Fran-cisco 27

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The Aldine EducationFoundation (AEF) hostedits first Sports Spectacularfor Scholars fundraisingevent on Wednesday,January 22 at M.O.Campbell EducationalCenter. The basketballshow featured the HarlemWizards battling theAldine All-Stars, a newly-formed team for the eventthat showcased thebasketball skills of AldineISD teachers, coaches, andeven Superintendent Dr.LaTonya M. Goffney.Celebrity player HarrisCounty Precinct OneConstable Alan Rosen alsojoined the contest on thecourt.

The Harlem Wizardshave a unique mission:create awe-inspiringevents throughout thecountry to help communi-ties raise funds forimportant causes. Theirtricks, hoops, and ally oppsdefinitely delivered; theevent raised more than$20,000 for AEF programsthat support Aldine ISDstudents and educators.

More than 1,000 guestslaughed as the Wizardsenlisted audience partici-pation and taunted theirteammates and the AldineAll-Stars with tricks, fancypasses, and aerodynamicathleticism. The hi-jinxand hilarity continuedduring halftime entertain-ment and post-gamepicture opportunities.

The family-friendly funwas underwritten in partby Title Sponsor AldineNoon Optimist Club. Theywere joined by scholarshipsponsor Texas Children’sHealth Plan, which helpedAEF award $2,500 incollege funds; MacArthurHigh School junior NaomiMays was the luckywinner of the drawing forthat award. Inspired bythe excitement, ConstableAlan Rosen added to thewinnings by donatinganother scholarship.

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Aldine ISD Superintendent Dr. LaTonya M. Goffney,center, and the Aldine-All Stars got revved up totake on the Harlem Wizards in a charity basketballgame benefiting the Aldine Education Foundationon Wednesday, Jan. 15 at the M.O. CampbellEducational Center.

Aldine HighSchooljuniorJessicaPicaz’s namewas drawnfor that$1,000award.

Thecommunityeventdefinitelyscored aWIN for allinvolved -fun forfamilies,scholarshipsfor students,and loads oflaughteracross all ofAldine.

AldineEducationFoundation(AEF) is anon-profitorganizationprovidingcommunity-basedsupport tothe Aldine Independent School District in pursuit ofexcellence in teaching, innovation in the classroom, andsuperior learning opportunities for all students, in ourclassrooms and beyond. The event will raise funds forAEF’s Student Scholarships, Educator Grants, Founda-tion Scholars Honors, and Educators of the Year Awards,all benefiting Aldine ISD’s students and educators.

A member of the Harlem Wizardsshows off his dunking talents duringa charity basketball game betweenthe Wizards and the Aldine All-Starson Wednesday, Jan. 15 at the M.OCampbell Educational Center.

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