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October 15, 2020
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After weeks of warnings and missives about an upcoming budget shortfall, Suffolk officials finally published this upcoming year’s budget, one that has to take into consideration an apparent $437 million deficit over the next two years. Cuts won’t be instituted until the middle of 2021. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) revealed a 2021 recommended operating budget of $3.197 billion, representing $33 million less than the current year’s budget. It is a reaction to a total revenue shortfall of $325 million in 2020. In a proposed budget released Oct. 9, the county would be letting go 500 full-time employees. The county exec said it would also mean a reduction in health care and mental health services, the loss of two full classes of trainees at the police academy and the elimination of 19 bus routes. Most cuts will be implemented July 1, 2021. County officials said this gives time in case some federal aid is received in the future. “We have submitted a COVID-19 budget with cuts that would have been unimaginable just a short time ago,� Bellone said on a call with reporters Oct. 13. “These cuts should not happen, these are cuts that are devastating in many ways and would in effect undermine our recovery.� The budget accounts for a sales tax loss from 2019 to 2020 of an estimated $131.7 million. The anticipated sales tax for 2021 is still $102.5 million less than 2019’s figures. Among other losses across the board, the one increase seems to be property taxes from a real estate boom on Long Island. Suffolk County received $4 million more than last year, and anticipates $18.6 million more in 2021 than this current year. In expenditures, contractual expenses and employee benefits are also set to marginally increase. The county expects a negative fund balance for 2021 of about $176.98 million. Overall, Bellone said Suffolk could be looking at a cumulative $460 million deficit within the next year. This year’s budget was originally set to roll in back in September, but it has since been delayed until the start of this month. The projected budget also may be another general cry for help to the federal government. Suffolk officials also decry the withholding of state aid to the tune of $1.9 billion to local municipalities. Cutting employees would save about $25 million next year. The bus route cuts, along with reductions to the Suffolk County Accessible Transportation bus service affecting a total
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Town Setauket Patriots Plan Trump Caravan Throughout Brookhaven Town BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Coming to a town near you: another Trump caravan. The Setauket Patriots announced they would be hosting a Trumpalozza Road Rally event starting and eventually ending in Port Jefferson Saturday, Oct. 17. Setauket Patriots organizer James Robitsek said he expects 800 to 1,000 participants. On the group’s Facebook page, a little over 400 say they will be attending, with more indicating they possibly may. The car caravan is just the third event hosted by Setauket Patriots, an online right-wing group that often posts in support of President Donald Trump (R), among other conservative and farright messaging. Previous events have been based on Fourth of July and Veterans Day celebrations, though each has carried a strong political tinge in support of Trump. Out of these other past events, this one is the most explicit in its support. The caravan is to start in the parking lot of the Port Jefferson LIRR train station before moving down Main Street then turning left onto West Broadway. Cars are set to move onto Route 25A in Setauket, down into St. James along Lake Avenue, past the Smith Haven Mall.
Above, Setauket Patriots held a Fourth of July parade this year, though without a permit from Port Jeff village. Setauket Patriots organizer James Robitsek has been issued a summons for the July 4, but the same group is planning a caravan in support of President Donald Trump Oct. 20. Photo by Steven Zaitz
The caravan will move through Centereach and Selden before turning onto County Road 83 and back onto Route 112 to finish back at the Port Jeff train station. Robitsek said he has been in contact with Suffolk County police about the event, and though they might be around to facilitate cars leaving the parking lot, they will not be there for the entire run of the car parade.
Other car caravans in support of Trump have passed through the North Shore in the past month. Several went from Huntington out to the North Fork, where people hung out sunroofs and stood in the back of pickup trucks. Pictures also show people in the caravan had placed tape to obscure their license plates, which is against the law. Robitsek said he has not advocated that
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History of the Centereach Fire Department Amongst the Middle Country Public Library’s many historical artifacts are a few that explain just how far the area has come from its pastoral routes. The pictures and story below comes courtesy of a collaborative effort among the librarian staff. Due to the prevalence of forest fires in the largely wooded area of Centereach, a meeting held at the New Village Schoolhouse in March, 1933 discussed the need for a firefighting force. As a result, the Centereach Fire Department was formed and Arthur Murray was chosen as the first fire chief. Directed by a local contractor, the first firehouse was constructed on the corner of Washington and Elinor Streets.
The first fire truck for the Centereach Fire Department was a Chandler automobile chassis donated by Teddy Ferro on which the fireman mounted a 200-gallon water tank. Until the firehouse was completed, the truck was stored at volunteer fireman William Wortley’s gas station and garage on Middle Country Road. Over 80 years have passed since the completion of the first Centereach firehouse. While the headquarters are still on South Washington Avenue, two new fire stations have been added.
MCPL Hosts Speaker On Children Coping with COVID-19 William Tobin, a mason pictured here, carves the inscription for the cornerstone to be placed at the dedication of the first firehouse.
The Middle Country Public Library is hosting a speaker next Tuesday who has something important to say for the time we’re living in. As part of the 2020-21 Distinguished Speaker Series, the library is hosting Kerri Kreh Reda, a child development/parent educator at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. She is planned to speak
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This first firehouse, a modest wooden building, served the community well until 1977. In 1933, the hamlet of Centereach had only 628 residences and only needed one fire truck. Against a background of posters advertising local businesses such as Mueller’s
Restaurant, Charles Ulrich Real Estate, Everett Emery’s Hardware Store, and builder George Olsen, 29 of the original 46 members of the Centereach Fire Department pose in this photograph, proudly displaying the new fire department banner.
sued a summons on Oct. 5, and claimed local officials from village, county and state were targeting him and his group. “I’m being unfairly targeted because I’m a pro-Trump group in an all-Democrat town,” he said, adding the reason they chose Port Jeff as their starting point was “its high visibility, it’s a Democrat-run village, so why not show support for the silent majority that does support President Trump.” Village officials have previously said the Patriots submitted a permit application for the July 4 event, but that they failed to file it correctly, and that they did not pay fees attached to the permit process. The Setauket Patriots organizer posted the summons online, which said the offense was because they “led a procession/parade down a public sidewalk without a permit” in violation of village code. The Setauket Patriots have also planned a rally in front of Village Hall Oct. 20 in protest of receiving the summons. Deputy Village Attorney Rich Harris said the summons was only for the violation of the village code, which depending on a plea or a court ruling could result in a 0 to $2,000 fine or up to 15 days in jail. On its face, the violation does not have anything to
about helping parents help children cope and thrive during COVID-19. Reda will be speaking to both parents and professionals Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The event is $10 per person. People can register for the event at https://tinyurl.com/DSS2021 or by emailing boscarinojanice@mcplibrary.org do with recouping losses from either police or constable’s overtime. “It’s a violation of the village code for operating a parade or procession without permit,” Harris said. Whether this event could also be in violation of village code depends on how the event proceeds, Harris said. It could be different, especially as most people will be in vehicles and that the caravan will not be exclusive to Port Jeff. The car caravan is scheduled for the same day and time as the Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce’s Pumpkinmania, that’s set to bring in professional pumpkin carvers to do live demonstrations as well as host a pumpkin carving contest. Barbara Ransome, executive director of the chamber, said she is not worried that the caravan would impact the chamber’s event. Pumpkinmania will be held 12 to 7 p.m. and will be located at 138 E. Main St. in the small brick patio area. There will also be a set of pumpkin carving contests for Port Jefferson residents, one for children and one for adults, that will be judged by the professionals. There is a $5 entrance fee for each participant. Ransome said the caravan of cars will likely have already moved on, and there will be plenty of time afterward for people to come down. The chamber event is also designed to promote the small businesses on East Main Street
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Holiday Grief: A TBR Series With the approaching emotions of the holidays, Suffolk County residents may face persistent and unwanted changes in their lives, from not seeing a cherished family member to remaining confined to the same house where they work, live, eat and study. Between now and the end of the year, TBR News Media will feature stories about the impact of the ongoing pandemic on mental health. The articles will explore how to recognize signs of mental health strain and will provide advice to help get through these difficult times. This week, the article focuses on youth.
LEGALS Le Loop LLC filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/4/20 Office: Suffolk County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to 6 Fiddlers Green Spur, Huntington NY 11743. Purpose: any lawful purpose 829 9/17 6x tmc PUBLIC NOTICES CENTEREACH FIRE DISTRICT NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF REGISTRATION ROLLS And FOR SPECIAL FIRE DISTRICT ELECTION PLEASE BE ADVISED that the Board of Elections of the CENTEREACH FIRE DISTRICT shall meet on the 3rd day of November, 2020, between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M. at the Centereach Fire Headquarters Building, 9 South Washington Avenue, Centereach, New York for the purpose of preparing the rolls of registered voters of the CENTEREACH FIRE DISTRICT for use at the Special Fire District Election on November 17, 2020. Please note that only those persons who have registered with the Suffolk County Board of Elections on or before October 25, 2020 shall be eligible to vote at this election. NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a Special Election of the CENTEREACH FIRE DISTRICT will take place on November 17, 2020 between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M. (prevailing time) for the purpose stated in the below proposition. Please note that the Centereach Fire District will
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Youth Deal with Mental Health Strain During Pandemic BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM In a normal year, when school is out, the number of referrals Dr. Sharon Skariah, Director of Child Adolescent Psychiatry at South Oaks Hospital in Amityville, declines during the summer. That’s not the case this year, as children continued to seek help for mental health challenges caused by the loss of a parent, the loss of financial or health security and the decline in social contact amid social distancing. “We’ve been seeing significant anxiety and depression,” Skariah said. “Part of that is the prolonged time that [children] have been out of school.” Skariah expects that the ongoing pandemic losses and restrictions will likely continue to cause those figures to increase. Several mental health professionals shared their dos and don’ts for parents with grieving children.
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For starters, Skariah suggests that parents should recognize their own anxiety and depression. “If they find that they are themselves overwhelmed with the chaos of the pandemic, they should be aware that their own anxiety and mood can play a role in their children’s behavior,” she said. Dr. Meghan Downey, clinical psychologist and Director of Northwell Health’s OnTrackNY, urged people to maintain a routine. “Often, a holiday can exacerbate our stress levels,” Downey said. “Changes to our routine can increase stress. Continuing with the same sleep wake routine, normal eating and [finding time] for joy and relaxation provide a good foundation for managing grief.” Based on prior group traumatic events, like the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the SARS virus, Skariah said the restoration of order happens over time and depends on personal and predisposing factors. She urged families to be genuine and open and actively listen to what children say. Downey suggests children need to feel that they are allowed to mourn. A support network can and should consider showing empathy, care and concern. Approaching people when they are calm, rather than in a distressed state, can provide some mental health relief. People who are experiencing grief also can benefit from staying connected, even through holiday letters, phone calls, or a card, Downey said. When Downey gives presentations to children and educators in school, she advises people work-
Dr. Sharon Skariah says parents should recognize their own issues in order to help their children. Photo by Sharon Skariah
ing with young children to allow them to play death, to display their emotions through play.
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Telling children platitudes like “time heals all wounds” may not be helpful for someone who is “acutely grieving,” Skariah said. Downey added that telling children that a loved one is “sleeping” or that they should “stop crying, other people might get upset” provides mixed and confusing messages. Telling children that “at least [the person who died is] not in pain anymore, they are in a better place” often doesn’t help and distracts people from feeling their emotional intensity, Downey said. Downey cautioned youths, and their adult guardians, to manage over-indulgent behavior, such as with food or with excess spending. While those indulgences provide temporary relief, they can also contribute to feelings of guilt, which can exacerbate grief, Downey cautioned. Bradley Lewis, Administrative Manager for School Based Mental Health Services for South Oaks Hospital, said he has received numerous requests during the pandemic for support related to COVID-19. Lewis said Downey’s presentations to some of the 11 school districts went beyond the thought of death, but include losses in other areas, like access to friends, senior awards dinners, and graduations. “A lot of families appreciated the opportunity to learn more about grief and loss, to understand the different types of grief their children might be going through,” Lewis said. With parents, Lewis urges parents to “end the stigma of mental health,” he said.
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In 2016, Stony Brook University rebranded itself to a new campaign called Far Beyond. The idea behind the campaign was to highlight the wide range of programs and activities the school offered, since everyone normally acknowledges the university for its medicine, science and technology specialties. But this year in 2020, the institution proved that it indeed has gone “far beyond” with protecting public health. Dr. Deborah Birx, head of the White House’s coronavirus task force, visited SBU last week, a stop in a several-month-long tour of different colleges and universities across the United States. But her visit to the local university was different, and she made that clear. During her press conference, she spoke highly of how Stony Brook has handled the COVID-19 crisis. She said from the start, it was going, well, “far beyond” what other schools, and even hospitals, were doing. She said that back in March when the university shut down and patients with the virus were filling the rooms, Stony Brook did something different from other institutions — it actually collected data, while continuing to take care of the patients. “I was listening to the research activities that they started from day one,” she said during the press conference. “And it thrilled my heart to hear from them that their number one thing was collecting data and collecting information in real time.” It’s right to give credit where its due, and Stony Brook, both on the medical and campus side, has done good work in keeping the number of cases down. The university’s COVID dashboard reports just two students, one university employee and four Stony Brook Medicine employees have currently tested positive as of Oct. 11. Better yet, the school has been upfront in where those cases are located and how it is handling them. This is compared to places like SUNY Oneonta, which had to close back in August after hundreds of students tested positive after a large super-spreader party. The Oneonta dashboard reports 712 confirmed cases among students since the start of the fall semester. It’s also not to say that SBU has not made stumbles, especially in communicating with students. Right off the bat during the start of the pandemic, students were rightfully upset at how the university handled the virus. In March, dorming students were shocked when each received an email saying they needed to move out, go home or find shelter elsewhere because the campus was officially closed. Students said they felt rushed, and felt the university wasn’t being truthful or transparent with everything being so abrupt. Some international students couldn’t even go home since their countries were in lockdown. But the students are back, and cases remain low. Is it because of the incentives the university has taken with social distancing guidelines, removing of sports and recreational activities, hybrid learning and sanitizing stations? Or is it just because Stony Brook is not a “party school” and the students there really don’t congregate as at some of the schools upstate, like Oneonta. It’s also important to note the number of students living on campus has fallen from 39% in 2019 to 17% this fall. With a new president installed at SBU, Maurie McInnis, we think that communication with students has improved. Every person, every institution has been impacted by the pandemic. The students, who feel they are paying a lot for what at times must feel like a mostly online education, need that person-on-person interaction to let their voices be heard, even if it’s behind a clear plastic barrier. Nonetheless, Stony Brook gets high praise from both us and those involved in the national response to COVID-19, as well as Birx, for going “far beyond.” We kindly ask that the university keeps it up, for the sake of both your students and the wider community.
Letters to the Editor
Knights of Columbus Supports Local Communities Lately some politicians feel comfortable attacking Catholics and Jews. In a hearing for for the position of a federal judge, the nominee’s membership in the Knights of Columbus was disparaged. It was a veiled attempt to impugn his Catholic faith. The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic fraternal organization founded by Rev. Fri Michael McEivney for assisting surviving poor widows and children. There are 1.9 million Knights worldwide in 16,000 local councils including Joan of Arc Council 1992 in Port Jefferson,
and 27.535 college Knights on 348 campuses including the Donald J Burns Council 13588 on the State University of New York at Stony Brook campus. Among the most famous Knights have been President John F. Kennedy, Gov. Jeb Bush, heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson, Hall of Famer George Herinan “Babe” ruth, Special Olympics founder Sargent Shriver, Super Bowl winning coach Vincent Lom ardi, popular radio and television lecturer Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen and many more. In 2019, the Knights of Columbus
donated $187 million and 77 million volunteer hours to charities. The K of C supports Meals on Wheels, Wounded Warriors Project, Habitat for Humanity, veterans’ facilities at Northport and Stony Brook Special Olympics Hospitality Food Pantries, Coots for Kids, USO, blood donor drives, disaster relief fundraisers, scholarships and too many more worthy causes to incorporate in this article. Our motto is: “In Service to One, in Service to All.” Philip Griffith Port Jefferson
A Lifelong Republican’s Hard Decision I have just become aware that the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine has, for the first time in it’s 104 year history, came out for the removal of a president. The gist of their opinion article is that, with regard to COVID-19, President Donald Trump (R) is a danger to the American people.
I agree. I believe it isn’t that President Trump doesn’t know what is going on but, like a petulant child, he doesn’t really care. For this reason I, a lifelong Republican, am having to decide whether to abstain from voting for President or to vote against the re-election of Donald J. Trump.
It is my hope that my friends and neighbors can, as I have done, separate the antics of our President from the dedication of most others who are running for office. As usual, that is just one man’s opinion. What is yours? Francis G. Gibbons Sr. Terryville
Trump’s Dividing Rhetoric Could Lead to Violence In the Oct. 1 issue of the TBR, the letter, “Republicans Won’t be Rioting,” essentially blames the Democrats for creating an environment that likely will lead to violence in the streets should they lose the election. I disagree. In the face of blatant racism and right wing provocation the overwhelming number of progressive protests have been peaceful. And when this has not been the case, the Democratic leaders have consistently and forcefully and unanimously denounced any violence. Joe Bidden and Kamala Harris certainly have. This is a far cry from President Donald Trump’s (R) advice to White supremacist group The Proud Boys, “stand back and stand by.” Indeed, the FBI has deemed ex-
treme right wing organizations and white supremacist groups as the number one domestic threat to our homeland security today. President Trump has worked hard to divide our country since he announced his candidacy in 2015. Tragically he has succeeded. Russian President Vladimir Putin must be so proud. Americans have every reason to be worried about what will happen in the likely event that Biden wins. Trump has essentially called for violence in the streets should he lose. And those heading the call most certainly will be Trump Republicans. He has all but stated the only way the Democrats could win is with a rigged election. He has thrown obstacles in the way of letting people vote, from de-
funding the post office to maligning mail in voting to priming his Attorney General William Barr to investigate election result validity should he lose. This is not a close call. It really is quite obvious. Let’s not repeat the mistakes made by Germany under Adolf Hitler. It reminds me of what Nazis said during the Nuremberg trials: “We did not see it. We did not realize what was going on.” Hog wash. We need to call out evil when we see it. And today Donald Trump is the biggest threat to our democracy and human decency the United States has ever encountered. Let’s recognize this. Let’s all do something about it. VOTE! Dave Hensen Miller Place
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Opinion My Lunch at CSHL With a Future Nobel Prize Winner
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hree years and a different world ago, I attended a scientific conference at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on a gene editing technique called CRISPR, or more technically CRISPR-cas9. I rubbed elbows with some of the many talented scientists at an internationally renowned institution. In a casual atmosphere filled with high-powered talks from people who speak the language of science with accents from all over the world, the grounds at CSHL, with its D. None winding roads and of the above personalized parking BY DANIEL DUNAIEF spaces, offers a treelined backdrop for new collaborations and discoveries. Back then, I invited one of the conference
organizers, Jennifer Doudna (pronounced Dowd nuh), who is a Professor of Chemistry and Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, to lunch. After a talk she gave to a packed Grace Auditorium, she and I strolled to the cafeteria to discuss a gene editing tool that has the potential to change the world. Indeed, even today, labs around the world are using a technique based on the way bacteria recognize and fight off viruses to combat the effect of SARS-CoV-2, or the virus that causes COVID-19. During that sunny July day in 2017, however, we were blissfully unaware of the challenges to come in 2020. We sat down at a central table outside, with people passing, nodding and acknowledging my tall and talented lunch guest. While she responded to an appreciative crowd of casually dressed researchers, she was present and focused on the many questions I’d prepared for an upcoming Power of 3 column (see page B9 for another look at that column). Like many revolutionary technologies and inventions such as splitting the atom, CRISPR is
neither all good nor all bad. Editing genes creates opportunities to cure or prevent diseases and to disarm a range of miniature invaders. At the same time, gene editing puts the power of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein into the hands of scientists or doctors, offering the kind of tool that requires careful ethical considerations. Indeed, just last year, a Chinese court sentenced a researcher to three years in prison for using gene editing in unborn babies. Doudna, who moved to Hawaii when she was seven and is a passionate gardener, is in the third year of a four-year $65 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which monitors security concerns for the intentional or accidental misuse of the technology. Eating with Doudna on a breezy, bright summer day, I appreciated how ready she was to tailor the conversation to my level of understanding of this technology, offering details about gene editing and making sure I understood her. While she was impressive and articulate, she certainly didn’t seem as if she were speaking to me from on high. She shared a deliberate and
A Benefit Amid Pandemic Problems: Binging
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lame it all on the pandemic, but in an effort to practice social distancing from my refrigerator, I have seriously begun to binge. On what am I binging? I plead guilty to the following definition of binging from my cell phone browser: “watching multiple episodes of a television program over a short period of time.” Now I am not exactly an innocent when it comes to watching a serialized story all at once. Given the opportunity, I did just that with the last year of Between “Downton Abbey.” you and me I got all the coming BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF installments at once in return for a donation to PBS, and I stayed up past three o’clock in the morning, too hypnotized to
turn off the TV until the series had ended. I guess that was the tip off to my plot-addicted personality. The reveal is that I love stories, and like the monarch lover of Scheherazade, Persian King Shahryar, in “One Thousand and One Nights,” I cannot leave a tale in the middle when I have the opportunity to see how it ends, regardless of my fatigue. So on a recommendation, I started watching “The Crown,” and you guessed it. This marvelous series, a historical drama about Elizabeth II, the Windsors, and some of the events that have marked her reign, captivated me. The first season starts with the marriage of Elizabeth and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1947, to the end of her sister Margaret’s involvement with Group Captain Peter Townsend in 1955. After dinner each night, I turned on the television and watched all the stories filmed to this point until I fell asleep in my chair. I eagerly await the start of the fourth season, which I believe will happen Nov. 15 and include Margaret Thatcher’s premiership and more on Lady Diana Spencer. The fifth and sixth seasons are to cover the years in the 21st
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century. Sadly, though, I will be limited only to one episode at a time because I am caught up. The problem with a series is that sooner or later, they end. I guess they just run out of juice or the talented people involved want to move on to something else. Having gone as far as permitted with “The Crown,” I started casting around for another compelling show and stumbled upon “Grace and Frankie,” with an incredible cast: Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Sam Waterston, Martin Sheen and a seemingly endless list of talented actors. Far from being an historical drama, this series could only run in today’s world. Begun in 2015 and scheduled to finish in 2021, after filming resumes, the story begins when the lawyer husbands of Grace and Frankie announce that they are not only business partners for the past 40 years but also have been lovers for the last 20. They are “coming out” and wish to be married. The two couples, their relationships redrawn, now have to deal with their revised circumstances, and as they move forward in this comedy-drama, their lives touch on so many current themes with sympathy and occasional belly-laughter results.
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directed intelligence, blending a combination of an explanation of what she’d done and thoughts on the next scientific steps. Doudna, who lives with her husband Jamie Cate, who is also a Berkeley scientist, and their high school senior son Andrew, shared an appreciation for the history of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, where she’d visited at different points in her career. Back in 1987, she spotted a woman walking towards her. Nobel prize winner Barbara McClintock, whose name still comes up regularly in conversations with scientists at the site, strolled by in a tee shirt, giving Doudna a thrill. The next time someone spots or interacts with the Berkeley Professor at CSHL, they will likely feel the same excitement, as Doudna was recently named a recipient of the Nobel Prize. Then again, it was clear from the way the attendees at the conference reacted to Doudna three years ago that, Nobel prize or not, she was already a rock star in the scientific community whose foundational work may, one day, lead to the kind of breakthroughs that extend and improve life.
Both couples, forced to recognize their advanced years, deal with physical limitations, retirement issues, health insurance frustrations, bigoted elderly parents, interracial relationships, sexual needs and computer challenges. Both couples have adult children, who bring into the plots some of the pain and satisfactions of the twenty-somethings: raising young children, not wanting children, addiction, being able to afford buying a home, and worrying how to take care of older parents who don’t want to acknowledge aging. It is primarily the story, though, of two women, Grace and Frankie, who could not be more different. They cannot stand to be in the same room with each other at the start, yet we see how they slowly come together in trying to deal with their mutually altered circumstances. The characters are well drawn by the authors and actors, and they ultimately reveal much about the value of supportive friendships between women. Can Grace and Frankie, two women in their 70s, survive being outcasts? The answer is a resounding YES! Be assured, there are already 78 episodes with more on the way, enough for a great binge.
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