e SUNSHINE ANDEdition CLOUDS 55 • 38 | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2020 | theworldlink.com Follow us online: facebook.com/theworldnewspaper twitter.com/TheWorldLink instagram.com/theworldlink Coos Bay native vies for baking honor

ZACK DEMARS The World The SweetHeart Bakeshop For Amiee Blevins, “life is what you bake of it.” Now, the Coos Bay native and Oregon Bakery owner is hoping to make a winner out of what she bakes. As part of the annual online “Greatest Baker” competition, Blevins is competing against bakers from around the country to raise donations for No Kid Hungry, a nationwide nonprofit fighting childhood hunger. She’s also hoping that the prize money could help her come to the city she calls home. “I miss family,” Blevins said. “2020 has been very challenging with Jason, have lived outside the Contributed by Amiee Blevins area — 10 years ago, they started a Amiee Blevins, the owner of SweetHeart Bakeshop in The Dalles, is planning a bakery in Portland, before moving move to Coos Bay. it to The Dalles, where they’ve been since. celebration coming home again, “It would help validate my life’s There, they ran the bakery, but a chance to do something new, work that I’ve been dedicated to SweetHeart Bakeshop, out of the fun and different with our bakery,” for the past 10 years,” she said. ground floor of their home, and Blevins said, adding that she’d be Votes can be cast in the third gained quite a following, as well adding a “big surprise” to the new round of the competition until 9 as some accolades along the way, location. p.m. Thursday. If Blevins is in her Blevins said. The online bakers’ competition group’s top spot then, she’ll move But now, with some of Blevins’ comes with a $10,000 prize that on to the final round, which ends at family planing to move back to the would help with the bakery move, 9 p.m. Nov. 26. area, they’re headed back to Coos Blevins said. But she’s also excited Votes and donations to No Kid Contributed by Amiee Blevins Bay — and they’re bringing their about the prospect of being named Hungry can be made online at Amiee Blevins, the owner of SweetHeart Bakeshop in The Dalles, is planning a move to bakery, too. the winner of the nationwide greatestbaker.com/2020/amiee- Coos Bay. “We decided this is not only a competition. blevins. Democrats nominate Pelosi to Obama memoir off remain leader of House to record- WASHINGTON (AP) — The 7.4% earlier this month compared demic Unemployment Assistance, ployment benefits to 99 weeks, number of Americans seeking with a year ago. That marked which made self-employed and and the additional aid lasted unemployment aid rose last week a sharp drop from two weeks contract workers eligible for through 2013. When that program setting to 742,000, the first increase in earlier. Consumer sentiment also unemployment aid for the first ended, about 1.3 million people five weeks and a sign that the declined in early November and time. PUA was established by a lost benefits -- a fraction of the resurgent viral outbreak is likely is down nearly 21% from a year multi-trillion-dollar aid package number who would lose their aid sales pace slowing the economy and forcing ago, according to a University of that Congress enacted in the at the end of this year. NEW YORK (AP) — For- more companies to cut jobs. Michigan survey. spring. “We’re still down 10 million mer President Barack Obama’s The Labor Department’s report The number of people who are The second measure in the jobs since the pandemic began,” “A Promised Land” sold nearly Thursday showed that applications continuing to receive traditional stimulus package provided the said Elizabeth Pancotti, co-author 890,000 copies in the U.S. and for benefits rose from 711,000 in unemployment benefits fell to 6.4 additional 13 weeks of benefits of the Century Foundation report Canada in its first 24 hours, the previous week. Claims had million, the government said, from for unemployed people who have and a policy advisor at Employ putting it on track to be the best soared to 6.9 million in March 6.8 million. That shows that more used up their state benefits. America, a left-leaning think tank. selling presidential memoir in when the pandemic first intensi- Americans are finding jobs and no When those two programs “We’re heading into the winter, modern history. fied. Before the pandemic, appli- longer receiving unemployment expire on Dec. 26, the Century we’re seeing additional business The first-day sales, a record for cations typically hovered about aid. But it also indicates that many Foundation estimates that 12 mil- closures, consumer demand is al- Penguin Random House, includes 225,000 a week. jobless people have used up their lion people will lose their benefits. ready falling....Cutting off benefits pre-orders, e-books and audio. The economy’s modest recov- state unemployment aid — which About 2.9 million might be able seems inhumane to me.” “We are thrilled with the first ery is increasingly at risk, with typically expires after six months to transition to a state extended In March and April, when the day sales,” said David Drake, newly confirmed daily infec- — and have transitioned to a benefit program that can last from pandemic erupted in the United publisher of the Penguin Random tions in the United States having federal extended benefits program six to 20 weeks, the report said. States, tens of millions of people House imprint Crown. “They exploded 80% over the past two that lasts 13 more weeks. But the rest will lose benefits applied for jobless aid. Though reflect the widespread excitement that readers have for President weeks to the highest levels on The worsening viral outbreak that average about $320 a week many of them have been rehired Obama’s highly anticipated and record. More states and cities are coincides with the impending nationally. or have landed new jobs, those extraordinarily written book.” issuing mask mandates, limiting expiration of two federal unem- The expiration of benefits will who haven’t found work began The only book by a former the size of gatherings, restricting ployment programs at year’s end make it harder for the unem- exhausting their six months of White House resident to come restaurant dining, closing gyms or that could eliminate benefits for ployed to make rent payments, state aid as early as September. close to the early pace of “A reducing the hours and capacity of 9.1 million people, according to a afford food or keep up with utility Most of them would then shift Promised Land” is the memoir by bars, stores and other businesses. report from The Century Foun- bills. Most economists agree that to the Pandemic Emergency Obama’s wife, Michelle Obama, At least 15 states have tightened dation. Congress has so far failed because unemployed people tend Unemployment Compensation whose “Becoming” sold 725,000 curbs on businesses to try to slow to agree on any new stimulus to quickly spend their benefits, program, which provides 13 copies in North America its first infections. package for jobless individuals such aid is effective in boosting additional weeks. Yet the Century day and has topped 10 million Evidence is emerging that con- and struggling businesses. The the economy. Foundation estimates that 3.5 worldwide since its release in sumers are losing confidence in cutoff of aid will sharply reduce Cutting off benefits with several million people will have used up 2018. “Becoming” is still so in the economic outlook and pulling income for the unemployed, million people still unemployed all of those 13 weeks before the demand that Crown, which pub- back on shopping, eating out and force a further reduction in their would be unusually early com- year ends. An additional 950,000 lishes both Obamas and report- other activities. Spending on 30 spending and perhaps weaken the pared with previous recessions. In people will have run out of the edly paid around $60 million for their books, has yet to release a million credit and debit cards economy. the Great Recession of 2008-2009, 39 weeks provided by the PUA paperback. tracked by JPMorgan Chase fell One of those programs is Pan- the government extended unem- program by then, too. As of midday Wednesday, “A Promised Land” was No. 1 on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com. James Daunt, CEO Jobless claims increase to 742,000 of Barnes & Noble, said that the WASHINGTON (AP) — The 225,000 a week. Evidence is emerging that con- continuing to receive traditional superstore chain easily sold more number of Americans seeking The economy’s modest recov- sumers are losing confidence in unemployment benefits fell to 6.4 than 50,000 copies its first day unemployment aid rose last week ery is increasingly at risk, with the economic outlook and pulling million, the government said, from and hoped to reach half a million to 742,000, the first increase in newly confirmed daily infec- back on shopping, eating out and 6.8 million. That shows that more within 10 days. five weeks and a sign that the tions in the United States having other activities. Spending on 30 Americans are finding jobs and no “So far it has been neck and resurgent viral outbreak is likely exploded 80% over the past two million credit and debit cards longer receiving unemployment neck with Michelle Obama’s slowing the economy and forcing weeks to the highest levels on tracked by JPMorgan Chase fell aid. But it also indicates that many book,” he said. more companies to cut jobs. record. More states and cities are 7.4% earlier this month compared jobless people have used up their By comparison, Bill Clinton’s The Labor Department’s report issuing mask mandates, limiting with a year ago. That marked state unemployment aid — which “My Life” sold around 400,000 Thursday showed that applications the size of gatherings, restricting a sharp drop from two weeks typically expires after six months copies in North America its first for benefits rose from 711,000 in restaurant dining, closing gyms or earlier. Consumer sentiment also — and have transitioned to a day and George W. Bush’s “De- the previous week. Claims had reducing the hours and capacity of declined in early November and federal extended benefits program cision Points” around 220,000, soared to 6.9 million in March bars, stores and other businesses. is down nearly 21% from a year that lasts 13 more weeks. with sales for each memoir cur- when the pandemic first intensi- At least 15 states have tightened ago, according to a University of The worsening viral outbreak rently between 3.5 and 4 million fied. Before the pandemic, appli- curbs on businesses to try to slow Michigan survey. copies. The fastest selling book cations typically hovered about infections. The number of people who are Please see Jobless, Page 2 Please see Memoir, Page 3 eEdition Oregon nears 60,000 THU FRI SAT SUN MON

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But the rest will lose additional business clo- the event will feature box veterans organizations a report from The Century benefits that average about sures, consumer demand is Bandon-By-The-Sea- $320 a week nationally. already falling....Cutting off lunches that will be placed serving Coos County. Foundation. Congress has Rotary Club’s fourth annual so far failed to agree on The expiration of benefits benefits seems inhumane in the carts. No handicap is required Veterans Golf Tournament any new stimulus package will make it harder for the to me.” to benefit Coos County The entry fee is $85 per to enter. The tournament for jobless individuals and unemployed to make rent In March and April, when Veterans has been moved person and includes green is described as a fun day struggling businesses. The payments, afford food or the pandemic erupted in the to Saturday, Nov. 21, at fees, range balls, golf cart and great way to honor our cutoff of aid will sharply keep up with utility bills. United States, tens of mil- the Bandon Crossings Golf and the boxed lunch. veterans. reduce income for the Most economists agree that lions of people applied for because unemployed people jobless aid. Though many of Course. Hole-in-one prizes Registration is done unemployed, force a further reduction in their spending tend to quickly spend them have been rehired or The tournament for- include a $10,000 cash through the Bandon Cross- award sponsored by Bain ings pro shop at 541-347- and perhaps weaken the their benefits, such aid is have landed new jobs, those mat will be a four-person economy. effective in boosting the who haven’t found work scramble, but to meet new Insurance and a 2020 3232 and preregistration is Toyota Tundra 4x4 pickup encouraged. One of those programs is economy. began exhausting their six COVID-19 restrictions, Cutting off benefits with months of state aid as early truck sponsored by Coos For more information, Pandemic Unemployment instead of a traditional Assistance, which made several million people still as September. Bay Toyota. Prizes will be contact Dave Buche at 541- shotgun start, tee times will self-employed and contract unemployed would be Most of them would be assigned, with the first awarded for closes to the 572-2017. workers eligible for unem- unusually early compared then shift to the Pandemic pin on all five par-3 holes, ployment aid for the first with previous recessions. Emergency Unemployment time. PUA was established In the Great Recession of Compensation program, by a multi-trillion-dollar 2008-2009, the government which provides 13 addition- aid package that Congress extended unemployment al weeks. Yet the Century Les Schwab will pay $16 enacted in the spring. benefits to 99 weeks, and Foundation estimates that The second measure the additional aid lasted 3.5 million people will in the stimulus package through 2013. When that have used up all of those 13 million to Oregon employees provided the additional 13 program ended, about 1.3 weeks before the year ends. weeks of benefits for un- million people lost benefits An additional 950,000 peo- over lunch breaks employed people who have -- a fraction of the number ple will have run out of the PORTLAND (AP) — to pay $16 million to over with our company. Our used up their state benefits. who would lose their aid at 39 weeks provided by the the end of this year. PUA program by then, too. Thousands of Les Schwab 3,700 employees to settle employees are at the center When those two pro- Tire Centers employees in the case. of what we do and the repu- Oregon will receive $2,500 The two plaintiffs who tation we have built,” Dale Warming Center to open checks this month as part of brought the case in 2017 Thompson, Schwab’s chief a settlement over a lawsuit will receive $15,000 each. marketing officer, said in a that said the chain hadn’t Twenty-five others who written statement. Friday, seeking donations given workers enough time submitted declarations in Les Schwab is one of The World p.m. Friday night to 8 a.m. Newmark Avenue). for lunch. support of the lawsuit will Oregon’s biggest compa- the next morning. Center leaders are seek- The suit alleged the receive a $1,000, in addi- nies, with annual sales of COOS BAY — With Temperatures are expect- ing donations for the winter ed to dip down to around season, they said in a press Schwab employees hadn’t tion to the regular $2,500 $1.8 billion. It has nearly temperatures projected to drop, the Warming Center 36 degrees Friday night, release. They’re currently in received the full, 30-minute payment. The plaintiffs’ 500 stores in 10 western at Coos Bay’s Devereux according to the National need of hot cocoa, rain gear, lunch breaks that Oregon attorneys will receive $3.9 states. In September, the Center will open Friday for Weather Service. Tempera- coffee creamer, protein law requires for hourly million. family-owned company the second time this winter, tures will remain in the items and snacks, which employees, The Oregonian/ “At Les Schwab, we announced plans to sell to a according to the organiza- upper 30’s and lower 40’s can be dropped off at the through the weekend. center. Monetary donations OregonLive reported. believe in treating our California investment firm. tion. 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Joe Biden’s victory is democracy as we know Trump. Across the nation, of their states’ voters. thing, and that’s part of The Justice Department shifting toward obscure it,” Douglas said. “This recounts and court chal- Lawsuits have been filed the reason why I’m in no had been looking into one election boards that certify is just not a thing that can lenges must wrap up and by Trump allies in Mich- big hurry to canvass the potential case of fraud the vote as Trump and happen.” election results must be igan and Nevada seek- election,” Mohave County in the state over voter his allies seek to upend Certifying results is certified by Dec. 8. That’s ing to stop certification. Supervisor Ron Gould said rolls, but an AP analysis the electoral process, sow a routine yet important the constitutional deadline Trump personal attorney Monday. found the case doesn’t ap- chaos and perpetuate un- step after local election ahead of the Electoral Col- Rudy Giuliani argued to Officials in all of Geor- pear to hold much water. substantiated doubts about officials have tallied votes, lege meeting the following stop vote certification in gia’s 159 counties were In Pennsylvania’s the count. reviewed procedures, week. Pennsylvania on Tuesday, supposed to have certified Luzerne County, a Repub- The battle is centered in checked to ensure votes Matt Morgan, the the first time he’d been in a their results by last Friday. lican board member, Joyce the battleground states that were counted correctly and Trump campaign’s general courtroom in decades. And But a few have yet to Dombroski-Gebhardt, said sealed Biden’s win. investigated discrepancies. counsel, said last week the the same day, the Arizona certify as the state works she will not certify the In Michigan, two Re- Typically, this certification campaign was trying to Republican Party asked through a hand tally of county’s election without publican election officials is done by a local board of halt certification in battle- a judge to bar Maricopa some 5 million votes. an audit of at least 10% in the state’s largest county elections and then, later, ground states until it could County, the state’s most “They are overwhelmed, of the votes to ensure that initially refused to certify the results are certified at get a better handle on populous, from certifying and they are trying to some voters did not vote results despite no evidence the state level. vote tallies and whether until the court issues a get to everything,” said twice. of fraud. In Arizona, offi- But as Trump has re- it would have the right to decision about the party’s Gabriel Sterling, a top Trump won the county, cials are balking at signing fused to concede to Biden automatic recounts. Right lawsuit seeking a new hand official with the Georgia where the election board is off on vote tallies in a rural and continues to spread now, Trump is requesting count of a sampling of Secretary of State’s Office. made up of three Demo- county. false claims of victory, this a recount in Wisconsin in ballots. “Some of these are smaller, crats and two Republicans. The moves don’t reflect mundane process is taking two counties, and Georgia The party is also put- less resourced counties, A Democrat on the board, a coordinated effort across on new significance. is doing an hand audit after ting pressure on county and there are only so many Peter Oullette, said he had the battleground states that Among key battle- Biden led by a slim margin officials across the state to people who can do so no doubt that the rest of the broke for Biden, local elec- ground states, counties of 0.3 percentage points, delay certification, even many things.” board will sign the certifi- tion officials said. Instead, in Michigan, Nevada and but there is no mandatory though there hasn’t been In addition, a few coun- cation on Monday. they seem to be inspired by Wisconsin have all made it recount law in the state. any evidence of legitimate ties must recertify their Philadelphia also had Trump’s incendiary rhet- through the initial step of The law provides that op- questions about the vote results after previously plans to certify results on oric about baseless fraud certifying results. Except tion to a trailing candidate tally showing that Biden uncounted votes were dis- Monday. and driven by Republican for Wayne County, this if the margin is less than won Arizona. covered during the audit. And some delays could acquiescence to broadsides process has largely been 0.5 percentage points. “The party is pushing Once counties have still happen given the against the nation’s elec- smooth. Arizona, Penn- Some in the president’s for not only the county certified, the focus turns crushing workload election toral system as state and sylvania and Georgia still orbit have held out hope supervisors but everyone to officials at the state officials faced this year federal courts push aside haven’t concluded their that by delaying certifi- responsible for certifying level who are charged with during the pandemic, ac- legal challenges filed by local certifications. cation, GOP-controlled and canvassing the election signing off on the elec- cording to Suzanne Almei- Trump and his allies. Then all eyes turn to state legislatures will get a to make sure that all ques- tion. This varies by state. da with Common Cause Still, what happened in statewide certification. chance to select different tions are answered so that For instance, a bipartisan Pennsylvania, a good Wayne County, Michigan, In Wayne County, the electors, either overturning voters will have confi- panel in Michigan certifies government group that on Tuesday was a jarring two Republican canvassers Biden’s victory or send- dence in the results of the elections, but in Georgia helps with voter education reminder of the disruptions at first balked at certi- ing it to the House, where election,” said Zach Henry, it’s the responsibility of the and monitors election work that can still be caused as fying the vote, winning Trump would almost spokesman for the Arizona elected secretary of state, in the state. the nation works through praise from Trump, and surely win. Republican Party. who has already faced calls “A delay in certification the process of affirming then reversed course after But most advisers to While most counties by fellow Republicans to doesn’t necessarily mean the outcome of the Nov. 3 widespread condemnation. the president consider that in Arizona are pressing resign. there are shenanigans; election. A person familiar with the a fever dream. Trump’s ahead with certification, In Nevada, Secretary of sometimes it just takes There is no precedent matter said Trump reached team has been incapable officials in Mohave County State Barbara Cegavske’s longer to go through all the for the Trump team’s out to the canvassers, Mon- of organizing even basic decided to delay until Nov. role in certification is mechanics to get to certifi- widespread effort to delay ica Palmer and William legal activities since the 23, citing what they said largely ministerial, but she cation,” Almeida said. Trump-friendly Newsmax seeks to cut into Fox’s viewership NEW YORK (AP) — Newsmax’s viewers are been astonishingly swift increased from 46,000 to of any other news organiza- Clemente, Newsmax’s Now that his largely invis- being presented discredited and could foreshadow sig- 450,000. tion. While that call proved CEO until last April and a ible network has suddenly stories such as a voting nificant competition to Fox For the same dates, Fox correct, for the president’s former Fox News execu- been flooded by fans of system that changed or News Channel’s dominance News averaged 3.6 million backers it was an ill-timed tive. “Now, more than ever, President Donald Trump, deleted votes, questions with conservative viewers viewers in the evening, sign of insufficient loyalty they want to be heard, and Newsmax television per- about how closely Repub- in two decades. Nielsen said. Fox’s prime- from their favorite network. have influence equal to sonality Grant Stinchfield licans were able to monitor “We’ve really cornered time viewership during Trump, who criticized their peers on the coasts. is puffing out his chest. vote-counting and the Fox from the right,” said the two weeks after the Fox throughout the cam- Their loyalty is to that “They don’t know volume of absentee ballots Chris Ruddy, Newsmax election was up 50 percent paign, has driven the point voice and not to any place what to do with all of us,” being accepted. founder and friend of over last year. home with repeated tweets or another.” Stinchfield said on the air There is no evidence Trump. “They’ve never had “We love competition. suggesting his followers Newsmax says it has an Monday night. “We’re of widespread fraud in that.” We have always thrived on check out Newsmax or editorial staff of 70, includ- killing it here on Newsmax the 2020 election. In fact, From the beginning of competition,” Fox Corp. a smaller rival that also ing those attached to its with a tactic they’ve never election officials from both July to the week before CEO Lachlan Murdoch presses a conservative website, which at midday tried. It’s called the truth, political parties have stated Election Day, Newsmax said on an Election Day viewpoint, One America Wednesday led with stories the stone-cold truth, and publicly that the election averaged 58,000 view- earnings call. News Network. about Trump’s press sec- once you get a taste of it, went well and international ers from 7 to 10 p.m. on Ruddy traced much of “There’s a large part of retary calling restrictions you will never tolerate observers confirmed there weekdays. That jumped Newsmax’s increase to the country that wants to on Thanksgiving gath- being lied to again.” were no serious irregular- to 568,000 the week after Trump supporters angered have a voice, the same peo- erings “Orwellian,” and The conservative ities. the election, the Nielsen by Fox’s election night call ple who gave birth to what the president’s latest false network’s critics suggest Newsmax’s burst, company said. In the same that Democrat Joe Biden turned into a very robust tweet claiming an election the opposite is true, that whether or not it lasts, has period, daytime viewership had won Arizona — ahead Fox News,” said Michael victory.

anticipate,” from the pan- to the middle ground and Memoir demic to the Black Lives trusts in process as much as Matters protests, to, “most principle.” DEAR ABBYBy Abigail Van Buren From Page 1 troubling of all,” how the “It turns out he is not a in memory remains J.K. country’s “democracy ‘revolutionary soul’ but a Rowling’s seventh and final seems to be teetering on the reformist one, ‘conserva- FAMILY TIES BREAK DOWN AFTER Harry Potter novel, “Harry brink of crisis.” tive in temperament if not Potter and the Deathly Because of the pan- in vision.’ Behind those MOM MOVES AWAY Hallows,” which came out demic, Obama will not dreams, the audacity and in 2007 and sold more than go on the all-star arena all that promise is a stub- DEAR ABBY: Since I moved eight it. He told me he couldn’t reciprocate 8 million copies within 24 tour Michelle Obama had born streak of moderation,” years ago, my son, “Jim,” has visited me those feelings, but he still loved me as hours. for “Becoming.” But he Lozada wrote. only once, and that’s because I gave his his friend and asked me not to make it Obama’s 768-page benefits from the atten- Obama’s book is the son my car. I rarely hear from him, and “weird.” memoir, which came out tion of any memoir by a highlight of publishing’s when I have visited, we barely talk. We A month later, he said if I can’t find Tuesday and has a list price former president and by holiday season and for have totally different ideas on life, and it a way to fall out of love with him, we of $45, had unusually risky the special attention for some independent book- has caused a rift in our relationship. could no longer be friends. I didn’t timing for a book of such Obama, who has the rare stores, the potential differ- When I have visited Jim and his change anything about my relationship importance to the author, to stature among politicians ence between remaining wife, they just sit, watch movies and eat with him. I maintained the status quo, readers and to the pub- of writing his own books in business or closing. takeout food unless I take them out and and he seemed good with it. I don’t lishing industry. It came and for attracting as much Publishing sales have been pay for the meal. Over the years, I have know what to do. out just two weeks after or more attention for how surprisingly stable during given my son money and housed him I am extremely sad because I don’t Election Day and could he tells a story than for the pandemic, but much of when he went through a terrible divorce. want to lose my best friend. We had have been overshadowed the story itself. Obama the benefit has gone to Am- His children are grown now, and I don’t a great relationship, which is why I had the race still been in has already written two azon.com as readers turned hear from them either. thought he would appreciate my honesty doubt or perhaps unwanted acclaimed, million-selling increasingly to online He remarried a woman he met on and we could work through the issue. by distressed Obama fans works, “Dreams from My purchases. The American the internet who has different ideas on What’s your advice? -- TURNED if President Donald Trump Father” and “The Audacity Booksellers Association, things than my family and the way I DOWN IN TENNESSEE had defeated Democratic of Hope, which came out the independent sellers’ was brought up. It hurts me very much. DEAR TURNED DOWN: This nominee Joe Biden. But in 2006. His new book trade group, has warned What’s your opinion on what to do about person may be wonderful, but he could Biden won and his victory covers some of the same that hundreds of stores this situation? I’m at a loss. -- LET not handle the responsibility of a close likely renews interest in an time period as his previous could go out of business if DOWN IN IDAHO personal relationship with someone era when he was Obama’s ones, while continuing his holiday sales fall short. DEAR LET DOWN: It’s sad, but the who was in love with him if it wasn’t trusted and popular vice story through the first 2 1/2 Kris Kleindienst, breakdown in your relationship with Jim reciprocal. My advice is to accept it and president. years of his presidency and co-owner of Left Bank started a long time ago. It should have move on. You really have no alternative Obama himself acknowl- the 2011 killing of Osama Books in St. Louis, an- been addressed then. because the decision has already been edges that he didn’t intend bin Laden by the Navy ticipates selling around It’s not uncommon for adults to have made for you. You have my sympathy, for the book, the first of SEALS. 1,000 copies by the end of ideas that differ from their parents’, but it but you WILL heal from this. I promise. two planned volumes, to Publishers Weekly the year, a number which shouldn’t cause a rift. If your son and his DEAR ABBY: All my boyfriend arrive so close to a presi- praised the book as “shot makes “a HUGE differ- wife are hiding behind their television wants to do is clean the house and dential election or to take through with memorable ence” for annual revenues, set rather than conversing, the situation make love to me. He also cooks for nearly four years after he turns of phrase,” while oth- she wrote in an email. may be as uncomfortable for them as it me, massages me, worships my body, left the White House — er reviews were more qual- Sarah McNally, owner of is for you. insists that I take naps and makes me months longer than for ified, calling the book all McNally Jackson Books If the dynamics in your relationship laugh nonstop. What’s wrong with him? too reflective of Obama’s in Manhattan, said she “My Life” and two years are going to improve, you will have to -- PONDERING IN THE SUNSHINE thoughtful, even-handed sold around 600 copies in longer than “Decision convince them to discuss where things STATE style. The New York Times’ the first 24 hours, a pace Points.” In the introduction went off track, agree to disagree on DEAR PONDERING: What’s to “A Promised Land,” Jennifer Szalai wrote that exceeded only by the final certain topics and talk about other things wrong with YOU? This must be a new dated August 2020, Obama the “most audacious thing” Harry Potter book. when you see them. From what you have relationship. Give it time, and I am sure writes that “the book kept about “A Promised Land” “It’s not hard to be a written, it appears you are doing all the you will uncover something. growing in length and is “the beaming portrait” of bright spot this year, a year work in the relationship, and that isn’t ------scope” as he found he Obama on the cover. The when we would have gone needed more words than Washington Post’s Carlos out of business without fair to you. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van expected to capture a given Lozada noted that in “do- federal aid,” McNally said. DEAR ABBY: I’m a gay male who Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, moment — a bind many mestic policy and foreign “But Obama does feel like has fallen in love with my best friend, and was founded by her mother, Pauline authors well understand. affairs, in debates over a savior, as do our custom- who is straight. After months of feeling Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. He was also working under culture and race, Obama ers for buying this from dishonest in our friendship, I told him DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los conditions he “didn’t fully splits differences, clings us.” how I felt. At first he seemed OK with Angeles, CA 90069. e SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS 55 • 38 | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2020 | theworldlink.com

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Atlanta (from Miami via Sacramento, the draft. about coming home. 1. Minnesota, Anthony Edwards, g, Clippers), Udoka Azubuike, c, Kansas. Cleveland and Boston), Skylar Mays, g, LaMelo Ball then went to the Georgia. 28. g-LA Lakers, Jaden McDaniels, f, LSU. Tears flowed freely for those 2. Golden State, James Wiseman, c, Washington. 51. Golden State (from Utah via Dallas, Charlotte Hornets, the next stop and many more players Wednes- Memphis. 29. Toronto, Malachi Flynn, g, San Di- Detroit and Cleveland), Justinan Jessup, on a lengthy basketball journey 3. Charlotte, LaMelo Ball, g, Chino Hills, ego State. g, Boise State. that sent the guard from high day night when their long-await- Calif. 30. h-Boston (from Milwaukee via Phoe- 52. r-Sacramento (from Houston), Ken- ed, months-delayed NBA dreams 4. Chicago, Patrick Williams, f, Florida nix), Desmond Bane, g, TCU. yon Martin Jr., f, Los Angeles. school in California to stops as were finally realized. State. 53. s-Oklahoma City, Cassuis Winston, a professional in Lithuania and 5. Cleveland, Isaac Okoro, f, Auburn. SECOND ROUND g, Michigan State. Edwards was taken by the 6. Atlanta, Onyeka Okongwu, c, USC. 31. Dallas (via Golden State), Tyrell Ter- 54. Indiana, Cassius Stanley, g, Duke. Australia. He joined brother Minnesota Timberwolves with 7. Detroit, Killian Hayes, g, Ratiopharm ry, g, Stanford. 55. Brooklyn (from Denver), Jay Scrubb, Lonzo, taken No. 2 by the Lakers the No. 1 pick in an NBA draft Ulm (Germany). 32. Charlotte (from Cleveland via LA g, John A. Logan. and now in New Orleans, to give 8. New York, Obi Toppin, f, Dayton. Clippers and Orlando), Vernon Carey, Jr., 56. Charlotte (from Boston), Grant Rill- c, Duke. delayed multiple times because 9. Washington, Deni Avdija, f, Maccabi er, g, Charleston. the Balls two brothers taken in 33. i-Minnesota, Daniel Oturu, c, Min- of the coronavirus pandemic. Tel Aviv U18 (Israel). 57. LA Clippers, Reggie Perry, c, Mis- the top three picks. nesota. 10. Phoenix, Jalen Smith, f, Maryland. sissippi State. Commissioner Adam Silver 34. j-Philadelphia (from Atlanta), Theo After all his travels, Ball is 11. San Antonio, Devin Vassell, g, Flor- 58. Philadelphia (from Los Angeles Lak- Maledon, g, ASVEL Basket (France). announced the pick from ESPN ida State. ers via Orlando), Paul Reed, f, DePaul. eager to make a home playing 35. k-Sacramento (from Detroit via 12. Sacramento, Tyrese Haliburton, g, 59. Toronto, Jalen Harris, g, Nevada. for Michael Jordan’s team in headquarters in Bristol, Con- Phoenix), Xavier Tillman, c, Michigan Iowa State. 60. t-New Orleans (from Milwaukee), necticut. The draft was originally State. Charlotte. 13. New Orleans, Kira Lewis, Jr., g, Al- Sam Merrill, g, Utah State. scheduled for June 25 before 36. l-Philadelphia (from New York), Ty- “I feel like I can go out there abama. ler Bey, f, Colorado. Proposed Trades multiple delays caused by the 14. Boston (via Memphis), Aaron Ne- 37. m-Washington (via Chicago), Vit a-Detroit from Houston through Port- and play basketball,” Ball said. virus pushed it back and out of smith, f, Vanderbilt. Krejci, g, Zaragoza U18 (Spain). land. “I feel like I was born to do this.” 15. Orlando, Cole Anthony, g, North its usual home at Barclays Center 38. n-Utah (from New York via Char- b-Oklahoma City from Minnesota. The newcomers will have Carolina. lotte), Saben Lee, g Vanderbilt. c-Detroit from LA Clippres through in Brooklyn. Boxes of hats were 16. a-Portland, Isaiah Stewart II, c, 39. o-New Orleans (from Washington Brooklyn. precious little time to prepare shipped to the top prospects to Washington. via Milwaukee), Elijah Hughes, g, Syra- d-Minnesota from New York. for their debuts and need to 17. b-Minnesota (from Brooklyn via At- cuse. e-Denver from New Orleans through knock off months of rust or put on the one they needed after lanta), Aleksej Pokusevski, f, Olympiacos 40. p-Memphis (from Phoenix), Robert Milwaukee. their name was called. U18 (Greece). Woodard II, f, Mississippi State. f-New York from Oklahoma City. more — Wiseman hasn’t played Edwards watched while 18. Dallas, Josh Green, g, Arizona. 41. San Antonio, Tre Jones, g, Duke. g-Minnesota from Oklahoma City an organized game in a year — 19. c-Brooklyn (from Philadelphia via LA 42. q-New Orleans, Nick Richards, c, through LA Lakers. seated next to portraits of his late Clippers), Saddiq Bey, f, Villanova. Kentucky. h-Memphis from Boston. without the benefit of summer mother and grandmother. They 20. Miami, Precious Achiuwa, f, Mem- 43. Sacramento, Jahmi’us Ramsey, g, i-LA Clippers from New York through league. Training camps open in both died of cancer and he was phis. Texas Tech. Minnesota. early December and the 72-game 21. Philadelphia (from Oklahoma City 44. Chicago (from Memphis), Marko j-Oklahoma City from Philadelphia. emotional after his name was via Orlando and Philadelphia), Tyrese Simonovic, c, KK Mega Bemax (Serbia). k-Memphis from Sacramento. 2020-21 season is set to begin on announced. Maxey, g, Kentucky. 45. Milwaukee (from Orlando), Jordan l-Dallas from Philadelphia. Dec. 22. 22. Denver (from Houston), Zeke Nnaji, Nwora, f, Louisville. m-Oklahoma City from Washington. The Chicago Bulls took Pat- “As far as just being excited f, Arizona. 46. Portland, C.J. Elleby, g, Washington n-Detroit from Utah. and just being happy and ready 23. d-New York (from Utah), Leandro State. o-Utah from New Orleans. rick Williams of Florida State, to go and ready to work and Bolmaro, g, FC Barcelona II (Spain). 47. Boston (from Brooklyn via Charlotte, p-Sacramento from Memphis the ACC sixth man of the year as 24. e-Milwaukee (from Indiana), RJ Orlando and Philadelphia), Yam Madar, g, q-Charlotte from New Orleans. ready to get there as soon as Hampton, g, Dallas. Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel). r-Houston from Sacramento. a freshman, at No. 4. Cleveland possible, those emotions were 25. f-Oklahoma City (from Denver), Im- 48. Golden State (from Dallas via Phila- s-Washington from Oklahoma City. followed with Auburn’s Isaac overwhelming with just my manuel Quickley, g, Kentucky. delphia), Nico Mannion, g, Arizona. t-Milwaukee from New Orleans. Okoro, another freshman, to mother and grandmother being round out the top five. there,” Edwards said. “I mean, it Anthony’s case, even celebrity York took him at No. 8, bringing stung by the news that Klay The latter half of the top 10 was just a dream come true and fans. Movie director Spike Lee the Brooklyn-born forward to his Thompson sustained another leg in- featured a couple highly regarded just a blessing.” jumped up and down with his hometown. jury earlier Wednesday, took Mem- international players in France’s And though there wasn’t the family when Orlando took An- “I’m from New York, that’s phis center James Wiseman with Killian Hayes, taken by Detroit usual family table in the green thony, whose father, Greg played why it’s important,” Toppin the second pick. They stumbled at No. 7, and Deni Avdija, the room and trip on stage to meet for the Knicks, at No. 15. said. “Me repping my city, it’s to the bottom of the league while highest player to come from the commissioner, some players Some moments triggered amazing.” Thompson missed the entire season Israel when Washington picked still were outfitted in fashionable deeper emotions. Okongwu, tak- Edwards became the 11th with a torn ACL in his left knee. him at No. 9. attire — perhaps none more than en No. 6 by Atlanta, recalled his straight one-and-done player to The severity of his injury had San Antonio picked in the No. 12 pick Tyrese Haliburton of older brother, Nnamdi, who died be the No. 1 pick, coming in a not been revealed as the draft lottery for the first time since 1997, Sacramento, whose blue, floral after a skateboarding accident in year where there was no clear began but it didn’t persuade when they drafted Tim Duncan No. suit had the words “Black Lives 2014. obvious choice. He averaged the Warriors to take another 1. The Spurs picked Devin Vassell Matter” on the inside. Toppin, the national player of 19.1 points for the Bulldogs, tops guard. Instead they went with at No. 11, giving Florida State two They celebrated with family, the year last season at Dayton, among all freshman. the 7-foot-1 center who arrived first-round selections for just the friends, coaches — and in Cole struggled to speak after New The Golden State Warriors, as the No. 1 recruit out of high second time in school history. Blazers draft WSU star Elleby Celtics pick Pritchard at No. 26 ANNE M. PETERSON 250-pound forward won’t be heading to BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celt- ference with 20.5 points per game and Associated Press Portland. ics loaded up on backcourt depth in the 5.6 assists. Stevens praised his toughness. The Trail Blazers reportedly traded the NBA draft on Wednesday night, picking “It should be fun to watch all these Portland has a new CJ. pick to Houston along with forward Trevor Vanderbilt shooting guard Aaron Ne- guys battle it out for playing time,” Ste- The Trail Blazers selected forward CJ Ariza on Monday for veteran Robert Cov- smith and Oregon point guard Payton vens said, noting that the pandemic has Elleby out of Washington State with the ington, according to a report by ESPN. The Pritchard in the first round. scrambled the offseason schedule. “It’s 46th pick in the NBA draft Wednesday deal could not be formally announced by The Celtics used the No. 14 pick on come and get ready for real basketball night. the Blazers until after the draft. Nesmith, a 6-foot-6, 215-pound sopho- in a couple of weeks. That should be a Elleby, the first Cougar drafted since A person with knowledge of the more who was averaging 23 points and big challenge for all these guys.” Klay Thompson in 2011, averaged 18.4 deal told The Associated Press that the shooting 51% before a foot injury ended Boston traded the No. 30 pick to the points and 7.8 rebounds as a sophomore Rockets then agreed to trade Ariza and his season 14 games in. Some analysts Memphis Grizzlies, who used it to take last season. the 16th pick to the Detroit Pistons for a called him the best shooter in the draft. Desmond Bane from Texas Christian. The A 6-foot-6 lefty known as a disruptive future first-round pick. The person spoke “The shooting is his thing,” Celtics Celtics added Israeli point guard Yam Ma- defender, Elleby matched his career high on condition of anonymity because the coach Brad Stevens said. “When you dar with the 17th pick in the second round. with 30 points in his final game with trade had not been announced. Detroit al- can put the ball in the basket, that cer- “The plan will probably be to keep Washington State, an 82-68 victory over ready had the seventh pick in this year’s tainly is a benefit.” him overseas for at least another year Colorado in the opening round of the Pac- draft. Nesmith called himself an “absolute and watch him over there,” basketball 12 tournament. He added 10 assists. Covington, who averaged 12.4 points sniper” and said he wanted to make life boss Danny Ainge said. His 30 points were the most for a Cou- and 6.6 rebounds, will be a key addition easier for Celtics veterans like Jayson Ainge had been working in the days gar in the conference tournament since for Portland, which finished the coronavi- Tatum, Kemba Walker and Jaylen and hours leading up to the draft to Thompson had 43 points in a game in rus-shortened regular season 35-39. Brown. He described himself as “a guy package the picks to move up in the 2011. Among the teams invited to play in the that’s always going to be there, work first round. But he was unable to find a In his two seasons with the Cougars, El- bubble in Florida, the Trail Blazers made hard and earn his stripes.” deal — no one did in the early part of leby averaged 16.6 points and 7.5 rebounds it to the NBA playoffs for the seventh “I want to be great,” he said. “I want the first round at all, in fact. a game. He becomes Portland’s second CJ, straight season but they were knocked out to be the best player I can be, so that “It was not as eventful as we joining guard CJ McCollum. in the first round by the top-seeded Los includes defense.” thought,” Ainge said. “We did have Earlier in the draft, the Blazers se- Angeles Lakers in five games. With the 26th overall pick, the Celtics some discussions about moving up and lected Isaiah Stewart out of Washington The upcoming season is set to open on selected Pritchard, who was the Pac-12 moving back. We just hung in there and with the 16th pick, but the 6-foot-9, Dec. 22. player of the year after leading the con- we’re fortunate we got our guy.”