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• embassy in Baghdad, C e h T which was attacked by Iran-backed militiamen and their supporters earli - er this week, is closed and all consular services have been suspended. Around 5,200 American troops are based in Iraq, Deaths in pond raise questions where they mainly train Iraqi forces and help to By MAREK MAUREK tion, in conjunction with action is in order under Mishawaka first-respon - ter of the pond,” Indiana combat Islamic State mili - South Bend Tribune the broader probe of the these circumstances.” ders. State Police Sgt. Trent tants. MISHAWAKA — The incident. According to a record - The accident was not Smith said at the time. Iran’s Supreme Leader death of two children “We are conducting our ing of the dispatchers the first time a vehicle “The water had to be Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after a vehicle slid into a own investigation to from Tuesday afternoon, had slid into the pond about 34 degrees or so. On warned that “harsh retali - retention pond Tuesday determine if we can Clay Fire Territory units near the intersection of top, of course, it was ation is waiting” for the has left a swirl of ques - respond quicker and were initially dispatched. University Drive and Uni - frozen.” U.S. after the airstrike, tions about the actions of more accurately; we will A dispatcher is heard try - versity Drive Court. On That same day, about 15 calling Soleimani the dispatchers and the safe - review procedures to ing to pinpoint the loca - Dec. 1, 2005, the driver of minutes later and as res - “international face of ty of the intersection make sure we are as help - tion of the incident, at a silver Toyota Camry cue crews were still at the resistance.” Khamenei where the incident ful as we can be during one point thinking it’s the was able to get out of his scene, another car ran declared three days of occurred. emergency calls,” Ray - nearby Costco. Shortly vehicle safely after he into a retention pond public mourning and The head of St. Joseph mond Schultz, executive after, the correct location slid off the road and into directly across the street, appointed Maj. Gen. County’s 911 dispatch director of the 911 center, was identified, and the the retention pond, the archives show. The Esmail Ghaani, center issued a release said in the statement. dispatcher can be heard according to Tribune driver, with the help of Soleimani’s deputy, to late Thursday saying the “Our review will also telling Clay units to disre - archives. rescuers, escaped replace him as head of the actions of center employ - include analysis of gard because the incident “The car was about unharmed. Quds Force. ees were under investiga - whether any disciplinary would be handled by eight feet deep in the cen - See Questions page 2 See Vows page 2 Flooding leaves 43 dead By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia — The death toll from floods in Indone - sia’s capital rose to 43 today as rescuers found more bodies amid Nearly 400,000 residents have receding floodwaters, disaster been displaced in Indonesia officials said. Monsoon rains and rising rivers submerged at least 182 neighborhoods in greater Jakar - ta and caused landslides in the in some parts of the city on clear away mud and remove piles Bogor and Depok districts on the Thursday evening, enabling resi - of wet garbage from the streets. city’s outskirts as well as in dents to return to their homes. Electricity was restored to tens neighboring Lebak, which buried Wibowo said about 397,000 peo - of thousands of residences and a dozen people. ple sought refuge in shelters businesses. National Disaster Mitigation across the greater metropolitan Jakarta’s Halim Per - The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney Agency spokesman Agus Wibowo area as their peak floodwaters danakusuma domestic airport said the fatalities also included reached as high as 19 feet in reopened Thursday after its run - those who had drowned or been places. way was submerged. Nearly In the bank electrocuted since rivers broke Those returning to their homes 20,000 passengers had been affect - FCC (Indiana) started a new promotion their banks Wednesday after found streets covered in mud and ed by the closure. Thursday, offering $100 if the contestant selected at a extreme torrential rains through - debris. Cars that had been parked The head of the Meteorology, out New Year’s Eve. Three elderly in driveways were swept away, Climatology and Geophysics Jay County High School boys or girls basketball game people died of hypothermia. landing upside down in parks or Agency Dwikorita Karnawati could hit a half-court shot. The company immediately had It was the worst flooding since piled up in narrow alleys. Side - said more downpours were fore - to pay up as 2019 JCHS graduate Hanna Dillon, pictured 2013, when 57 people were killed walks were strewn with sandals, cast in coming days and the celebrating confidently, made the contest look easy after Jakarta was inundated by pots and pans and old photo - potential for extreme rainfall will during halftime of the Patriots game against Yorktown. monsoon rains. graphs. Authorities took advan - continue until next month across Floodwaters started to recede tage of the receding waters to Indonesia.

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The high temperature Jay County Solid Waste reached 51 degrees Thursday Management District will Saturday — A look at the in Jay County. The low was 38. have recycling trailers avail - upcoming Indiana legislative Tonight’s low will be 33 able from 9 a.m. to noon Satur - Linda Harshman , 71, session. with a mixture of rain and day in the shopping center at Ridgeville snow expected overnight. 220 Lincoln St., Portland, the Details on page 2. Tuesday — Coverage of Snow is also possible Saturday, parking lot east of Redkey Monday’s Portland City Coun - when the high will be 36. Post Office and the parking lot cil meeting. See page 2 for an extended south of Salamonia Fire Sta - forecast. tion. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/World Friday, January 3, 2020 Obituaries Linda Harshman graduate of service. She was a hard working rett; nephew Gary Howell; and your choice in honor of Linda Ridgeville High woman who loved to help others. brother-in-law Albert Hoyt. and her ever giving spirit. Feb. 23, 1948-Dec. 31, 2019 School and attend - Linda enjoyed woodworking, Visitation will be held on Sun - •••••••••• Linda Lee Harshman, 71, of ed Ridgeville bird watching and spending time day, Jan. 5, 2020, from 2 to 5 p.m. The Commercial Review pub - Ridgeville, Indiana, passed away United Methodist with family and friends. at MJS Mortuaries – Ridgeville lishes death notices for those with peacefully Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, Church. She is survived by her sister Chapel. Funeral services will be a connection to our coverage area at Reid Hospital in Richmond, Linda was for - Mary Hoyt of Muncie, Indiana; Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, at 10 a.m. at free of charge. They include the Indiana, following complications merly employed her partner of 53 years Virginia MJS Mortuaries – Ridgeville name, city of residence, of COPD. by Sheller Globe Harshman Hiatt of Ridgeville, Indiana; the Chapel with Pastor Sylvia Stong birth/death date and Linda was born in Portland, in Union City, families of Richard and Helen officiating. Burial will follow in time/date/location of services. Indiana, on Feb. 23, 1948, a Dunbar in Decatur, Indiana, Pen - Hiatt; and many Bousman Lawndale Cemetery east of There is a charge for obituaries, daughter of the late Dora Agnes nville Custom Cabinets in Port - Ccousins. Ridgeville. which are accepted only from (Bousman) and Leonard Elver - land, Indiana, and retired from Linda was preceded in death In lieu of flowers, donations funeral homes or mortuary serv - son Harshman. She was a 1966 FCC in 2012 after 14 years of by her parents; sister Betty Jar - may be made to the charity of ices. Capsule CR almanac Reports Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 1/4 1/5 1/6 1/7 1/8 Deer hit A Dunkirk woman was unable to avoid hitting a deer at the intersection of county road 400 West 38/25 41/28 43/29 40/21 32/22 and Indiana 1 near Dunkirk on Thursday at A rain Partly Partly A chance Partly 7:33 p.m. snow mix is cloudy, windy, sunny in the of a rain-snow sunny in the expected in gusts up to morning with mix through - morning with Stephanie L. the morning. 35 mph. clouds expect - out the day. clouds Shaneyfelt, 33, was trav - Wind 5 to 10 ed in the Chance of expected in eling west when the deer mph with evening. precipitation the evening. gusts up to around 40%. ran into the roadway just 20 mph. before the intersection. Damage to her 2010 Chevy Malibu was esti - Lotteries mated between $2,500 and $5,000. Powerball 14-18-21-36-37-38-39-53-60- Bloomberg/Ali Mohammadi Estimated jackpot: 63-68-70-71-75-77-79 $237 million Cash 5: 7-12-16-21-27 Iranian protestors march on the streets after Friday prayers today in FDA Estimated jackpot: Tehran, Iran. They are holding signs and photos of General Qasem Soleimani, Mega Millions $166,500 head of Iran's elite Quds Force in reaction to his killing in a U.S. airstrike at Estimated jackpot: $60 Baghdad's international airport. cracking million Ohio Midday down on Hoosier Pick 3: 5-3-7 Midday Pick 4: 0-0-6-1 Vows ... Daily Three: 8-4-9 Pick 5: 4-0-9-8-0 vaping Daily Four: 7-4-1-7 Evening Continued from page 1 been deeply worried about Soleimani’s body was iden - Iranian President Has - becoming a battleground tified by the ring he wore. By LAURIE MCGINLEY Quick Draw: 4-6-9-12- Pick 3: 3-5-7 The Washington Post 33-37-45-47-48-49-50-51-52- Pick 4: 6-7-8-7 san Rouhani called the in their rivalry. Iraqi politi - Iran’s state TV said today a killing a “heinous crime” cians close to Iran called total of 10 people were WASHINGTON — The 57-60-61-69-71-77-79 Pick 5: 6-2-3-7-0 and vowed his country for the country to order killed in the airstrike, Food and Drug Adminis - Evening Rolling Cash 5: 2-27-29- would “take revenge.” U.S. forces out of the coun - including five Revolution - tration on Thursday Daily Three: 6-3-8 33-36 Thousands of worship - try. ary Guard members and ordered companies to stop Estimated jackpot: Daily Four: 7-2-8-2 pers in the Iranian capital The Defense Department Soleimani’s son-in-law, manufacturing, distribut - Quick Draw: 1-3-11-12- $120,000 Tehran took to streets after said it killed the 62-year-old whom he did not identify. ing and selling most car - Friday Muslim prayers to Soleimani because he “was The officials spoke on tridge-based e-cigarette condemn the killing, chant - actively developing plans condition of anonymity flavors — including mint Markets ing “Death to deceitful to attack American diplo - because they were not and fruity flavors — by America.” mats and service members authorized to talk to early February, saying the The targeted strike, and in Iraq and throughout the reporters. crackdown is urgently Sunrise March corn ...... 4.22 any retaliation by Iran, region.” It also accused The attack comes at the needed to stem a surge in St. Anthony April corn ...... 4.21 could ignite a conflict that Soleimani of approving the start of a year in which teen vaping. Corn ...... 4.15 engulfs the whole region, orchestrated violent Trump faces both a Senate The deadline was Feb. corn ...... 4.15 Central States endangering U.S. troops in protests at the U.S. trial following his impeach - announced as the Trump Beans ...... 9.40 Montpelier Iraq, Syria and beyond. Embassy in Baghdad. ment by Congress and a re- administration officially Feb. beans ...... 9.41 Corn ...... 4.07 Over the last two decades, The strike, on an access election campaign. It unveiled its long-debated Wheat ...... 5.67 Feb. corn ...... 4.09 Soleimani had assembled a road near Baghdad’s air - marks a potential turning vaping policy. Its approach Beans ...... 9.42 network of heavily armed port, was carried out today point in the Middle East targets disposable pods Cooper Farms F e b . b e a n s ...... 9 .4 3 a l li e s s t r e t c h i n g a l l th e b y a U .S . d r o n e , a c c o r d i n g a n d r e p r e s e n t s a d r a s ti c t h a t h a v e s o a r e d i n p o p u - Wheat ...... 5.59 way to southern Lebanon, to a U.S. official. change for American poli - Fort Recovery larity among young people on Israel’s doorstep. Soleimani had just dis - cy toward Iran after and are sold in tens of Corn ...... 4.22 The Andersons However, the attack may embarked from a plane months of tensions. thousands of convenience Feb. corn ...... 4.22 Richland Township act as a deterrent for Iran arriving from either Syria The tensions are rooted stores across the country. March corn ...... 4.22 and its allies to delay or or Lebanon, a senior Iraqi in in Trump’s decision in Corn ...... 4.12 But it excludes menthol- restrain any potential security official said. The May 2018 to withdraw the Feb. corn ...... 4.12 and tobacco-flavored car - POET Biorefining response. Oil prices surged blast tore his body to pieces U.S. from Iran’s nuclear tridges and exempts e-liq - Beans ...... 9.42 on news of the airstrike along with that of Abu deal with world powers, Portland Feb. beans ...... 9.40 uids and devices used in and markets were mixed. Mahdi al-Muhandis, struck under his predeces - open-tank systems. Corn ...... 4.24 Wheat ...... 5.60 The killing promised to deputy commander of the sor, Barack Obama. Feb. corn ...... 4.22 June wheat ...... 5.60 Federal health officials strain relations with Iraq’s Iranian-backed militias in Since then, Tehran shot also said they would pur - government, which is Iraq known as the Popular down a U.S. military sur - sue companies that pro - allied with both Washing - Mobilization Forces. A sen - veillance drone and seized mote any kind of vaping - ton and Tehran and has ior politician said oil tankers. Today in history product to minors or fail to take steps to keep the On Jan. 3, 1961 , In 2006 , the Fort items away from them. President Dwight D. Recovery High School The policy is a partial Eisenhower announced girls basketball team Questions ... retreat from President the United States was won its fourth game in a Donald Trump’s Sept. 11 Continued from page 1 negotiate a curve” and slid off the road plan, which would have formally terminating row with a 66-24 blowout “We (were working on the first acci - and into the pond, according to St. diplomatic and consular of South Adams. Holly “swept the market” of all dent) then watched the other one happen Joseph County’s Fatal Crash Team. The flavors, except tobacco, relations with Cuba. Stein, who now coaches across the street,” Mishawaka Fire investigator on the case, Tim Spencer, In 1938 , the March of the Indians, led the way that are used in all types Department Lt. Brent Mishler said then. said the evidence suggests Kleven was of vaping products. That Dimes campaign to fight with 19 points. He added: “With icy roads, people don’t not speeding and pointed out that road comprehensive ban set off polio was established by In 2008 , Illinois Sen. think about water in the city, and it only conditions were slick at the time of the President Franklin D. Barack Obama won takes water over your head to kill you.” crash. intense lobbying by vape shops and vaping advo - Roosevelt, who himself Democratic caucuses in Nearly 14 years later, the occupants in a Rescue crews were dispatched to the cates, which ultimately had been afflicted with Iowa, while Mike Huck - black minivan went into the same pond, scene at about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday. Divers led Trump to backtrack. the crippling disease. abee won the Republi - located near a Red Roof Inn and across from Mishawaka and South Bend Health and Human In 1959 , Alaska can caucuses. from Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse. searched the pond as the vehicle was Services Secretary Alex became the 49th state as In 2013 , students James Kleven, 4, and Natalie Kleven, 2, being removed from the water and pulled of Granger, both died. Their mother, the victims from the water. Brooke, Azar described the new President Dwight D. from Sandy Hook Ele - specifics Thursday as a Eisenhower signed a mentary School in New - Brooke Kleven, 31, and a 3-month old sib - James and Natalie “had been submerged ling, Hendrix Kleven, are in critical con - for several minutes,” while Hendrix “smart, targeted policy proclamation. town, Connecticut, dition. “could not be removed until the vehicle that protects our kids In 1977 , Apple Com - reconvened at a differ - Brooke Kleven was traveling east on had been removed from the water,” without creating unneces - puter was incorporated ent building in the town University Drive when she “failed to authorities said in a release. sary disruption.” in California, by Steve of Monroe about three Jobs, Steve Wozniak and weeks after the mas - Mike Markkula Jr. sacre that had claimed In 2000 , the last new the lives of 20 first- SERVICES daily “Peanuts” strip by graders and six educa - Today Charles Schulz ran in tors. 26-hundred newspapers. —AP and The CR Dotson , Jessie, 1 p.m., Meacham Funeral Service, 648 Citizen’s calendar W. 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Monday Recovery Village Coun - Monday 9 a.m. — Jay County cil, village hall, 201 S. , Linda: 10 a.m., Commissioners execu - Main St. Harshman tive session, commis - MJS Mortuaries, 109 N. Walnut sioners’ room, court - Tuesday St., Ridgeville. house, 120 N. Court St., 7 p.m. — Portland Park Portland. Board, council cham - 5:30 p.m. — Portland bers, fire station, 1616 N. Service listings provided by City Council, council Franklin St. PROGRESSIVE chambers, fire station, 7 p.m. — Pennville OFFICE PRODUCTS 1616 N. Franklin St. Town Council, town hall, 6 p.m. — Jay School 105 N. Washington St. 120 N. Meridian St. Board, administrative 7 p.m. — Salamonia Portland, Indiana 47371 offices, 1976 W. Tyson Town Board, School - Road, Portland house Community Cen - (260) 726-9201 7:30 p.m. — Fort ter. progressiveofficeproducts.com The Commercial Review Friday, January 3, 2020 Family Page 3 Endless put-downs destroy her trust of sister-in-law DEAR ABBY: I have been happily married to my darling husband for 20 years. The problem is his Dear sister. When we first met, she Abby asked my husband if I was "for real" because I'm very outgoing and affectionate. In the early years, and prescribed diabetes and until about six years ago, blood pressure medication she would berate me with for her. More recently, she abusive criticism. In most can no longer leave the instances, her comments house because she has were inaccurate. If I tried injured her arthritic knee to overlook her actions so badly. She refuses to get and have a good relation - it checked and claims it ship, she would soon find will heal. (She diagnosed something else to criticize. herself via Dr. Google.) I am normally an "it's Her intelligent adult history" kind of person daughter is aware of all of when it comes to con - this. frontations and forget I know this is a choice them quickly. Thankfully people make, but at this her abuse has finally point I'm sure it's just anx - stopped. But I'm now hav - iety that is keeping her ing trust issues because from getting the medical every time in the past help she needs. She's miss - when I let my guard down ing her garden, her grand - to mend the relationship, children and grocery Photo provided she'd lash out and put me shopping, so I'm sure she down again. Any advice doesn't want to spend the would be greatly appreci - rest of her life like this. Tackling hunger ated. — WARY IN TEXAS Her husband has no influ - DEAR WARY: One ence either and is picking CrossRoads Financial Federal Credit Union made “Tackling Hunger” a priority again would think that during this fall, presenting a check for more than $1,000 to Helping Hand Food Bank at Community and up what she no longer can the time your sister-in- do. I have tried encourag - Family Services. law was sniping at you, ing her to seek advice, but your "darling" husband haven't pushed her so hard would have stepped in as to push her away. What and told his sister to put should I do? — SCARED her knives away. After FOR THEM IN MASSA - suffering through 14 CHUSETTS Grant boosts arts at Limberlost years of her emotional DEAR SCARED: If battery, it's no wonder anyone could do any - The Indiana Arts Com - refreshments. inable” will be shown at you have trust issues thing, it would have to mission has announced Tickets are free, and the 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10. where she's concerned. be the woman's husband approval of 72 projects for Taking event is open to anyone in You can learn how to Intelligent person and her daughter. I the 2020 Arts in the Parks high school or older. crochet a scarf at a work - that you are, it's likely assume you have point - and Historic Sites pro - shop at 6 p.m. on Monday, you always will have ed out to your neighbor gram, including $3,000 to Note Busy schedule Jan. 13. It’s free and them, so stop blaming that with medical help Arts Place to hold summer Plenty of activities are there’s no need to register. yourself for it. she could heal more art enrichment classes at on the calendar for Janu - Wednesday, Jan. 15, it Continue being the quickly, and also that the home of Gene Stratton for those with financial ary at the Jay County Pub - will be “Crafternoon for outgoing and affection - there is something Porter at the Limberlost need. lic Library. Kids” time again. This ate person you always called preventive medi - Historic Site. For more information, On Tuesday, Jan. 7 at time children will be cre - have been, and keep cine that can help peo - The program is being visit artsland.org or call 4:30 p.m., the Jay County ating snowmen from 4 to 6 your guard up because ple avoid becoming seri - made possible through a Arts Place (260) 726-4809. Health Department will p.m. The event is free, but that's what healthy peo - ously ill. partnership with Indiana make a presentation on all children must be ple have to do when Because you have State Parks and Indiana 2020 20s emergency preparedness, accompanied by an adult. dealing with someone talked until you are State Museum and His - Mark your calendar for always a good topic as we If your New Year’s reso - like her. blue in the face and still toric Sites. Feb. 29. move into blizzard season. lutions are fractured, you DEAR ABBY: I love my haven't been able to get Arts in the Parks at the Jay County Public Advance registration is can attend a family M&M wonderful neighbors of 28 through, my advice is to Limberlost will start in Library is planning its required. To register, call tasting at 5 p.m. on years. They are 10 years love her while you have June through the end of first-ever Roaring 20s (260) 726-7890. Wednesday, Jan. 22. Then younger than my parents. her. July for children ages 6-12. party to kick off the year On Thursday, Jan. 9 on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 10 They have been like a sec - Dear Abby is written by Class registration fees are 2020. from 3 to 7 p.m., folks are a.m., it’s time for another ond set of parents to me. Abigail Van Buren, also $5 per class with a $30 The dry event will fea - invited to try their hands Family Steam Lab. Partic - My concern is for their known as Jeanne Phillips, maximum per student. ture live music, games, a as a Lego builder. ipants will be creating health. They are in their and was founded by her Scholarships are available 1920s costume contest and The movie “Abom - snowball catapults. 60s and 70s, but neither mother, Pauline Phillips. one goes to the doctor. Contact Dear Abby at The wife went 20-plus www.DearAbby.com or P.O. years ago and decided Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA Community Calendar never to return after they 90069.

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Main St. Portland, IN The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Friday, January 3, 2020 Secret Families offers its thanks To the editor: businesses, churches and Walmart of Portland, all of the mas to families throughout Jay Secret Families Christmas organizations that financially Jay School Corporation per - County. Charity would like to say Letters to supported us this year; the sonnel, PG 14 radio, The Com - Most importantly, we would thank you to the Jay County many individuals who donat - mercial Review, Ja Mar, Clas - like to express our heartfelt community for making our 4th ed, attended or participated in sic Cuts, Buffalo Wings & gratitude to the 106 families Annual Event Day on Dec. 14 the Editor one of our fundraisers Rings, Mike Medler and Rod - that shared their stories with such a huge success. throughout the past few ney Miles for transporting our us and allowed us to be blessed What we witnessed in months; the businesses and presents, our 13 delivery cap - by serving them this Christ - Delaware County several years organizations that collected tains, and the Portland, mas. ago became an inspiration for ty. The support and growth household goods for our fami - Bryant, Dunkirk, Pennville May God Bless you all in the the vision of what we could that we experienced in 2019 is lies; the Jay County students and Redkey fire departments new year and we are looking accomplish in Jay County. what made our event day the that not only collected house - for delivering our Christmas forward to Dec. 12, 2020. However, to make Secret Fami - success that it was. hold goods but also came out to trees. To find out more about the lies Christmas Charity a true Although the list is too long volunteer; and all of the indi - We especially would like to Secret Families Christmas success is only possible with to thank everyone individually viduals that helped with prepa - thank the over 200 volunteers Charity of Jay County you can the support of the Jay County we would like to express our rations, set up and worked dur - throughout the community visit secretfamiliesjc.org community and the individu - deepest appreciation to the fol - ing Event Day. that joined us on Dec. 14 to Kadie and Conny Knight als that make up the communi - lowing: the 140 individuals, We would also like to thank shop, wrap and deliver Christ - Dunkirk Trump, Congress should double down By JOSH ROGIN The Washington Post U.S. diplomats and troops were hunkering Josh down Tuesday in the Baghdad embassy under Rogin siege after Iraqi protest - ers stormed the com - pound to protest U.S. attacks on Iranian- backed militias. embassy, which they But there are no U.S. eventually did. lawmakers or congres - The Pentagon has put sional staffers in the temporary pauses on con - country — even though gressional and senior such visits are common leader visits to Iraq at during the holidays — various times before. But because the Pentagon this year’s ban illustrates just how much the securi - banned them from visit - ty situation in Iraq has ing this month amid con - deteriorated in recent cerns about regional weeks and months. instability. Trump made a surprise I obtained an unclassi - visit to Iraq around this fied Dec. 16 Pentagon time last year. That memo, designated “For wouldn’t be possible Official Use Only,” that today, due to the danger - states, “all U.S. govern - ous situation on the ment, U.S. Congressional ground. and allied senior level The most recent con - visits to [Combined Joint gressional delegation to Task Force-Operation Iraq was in early Novem - Iraqi Resolve] in Syria ber, led by House Armed and Iraq are prohibited,” Services Committee until Jan. 15, 2020. The Chairman Adam Smith, memo, signed by Defense D-Washington. There are Secretary Mark Esper, other congressional dele - Mehta shaped world of books approved a request made gations in the Middle by Central Command By SARAH WEINMAN East region right now Special to The Washington Post chief Gen. Kenneth (specifics withheld for McKenzie. “I have always found comfort in security reasons), but the confines of a book or manu - Sarah Exceptions are provid - none in Iraq or Syria, ed for the president, vice script,” Sonny Mehta, the editor in where the U.S. troop pres - chief of Alfred A. Knopf, said in Weinman ... Mehta grasped president, defense secre - ence has been reduced tary, the service secre - 2018 as he accepted the Center for that blockbuster and now stands at about Fiction’s Maxwell E. Perkins taries and the joint 600 soldiers sitting on oil commercial fiction chiefs. Award for Lifetime Achievement. fields in Deir al-Zour “Reading is how I spend most of “Centcom raised con - province. challenges Mehta faced coming in could drive cerns about straining my time, is still the most joyful The Pentagon’s deci - aspect of my day. I want to be to the publishing house as an out - not just sales resources to accommo - sion to keep lawmakers remembered not as an editor or sider were formidable: Knopf, then date VIP delegations, out of Iraq and Syria but also publisher but as a reader.” and now, valued loyalty and dis - volatility in Iraq, and the over the holidays makes And although his name may not dained change. Editors tended to the cultural need to keep the focus on sense from a strictly be familiar, Mehta, who died Dec. stay put for life, as did their support operations in security vantage point. authors. Any upheaval, in the conversation. Syria,” a senior defense But the fact that there is 30 at 77, was not merely an individ - ual reader in a single vacuum. As form of corporate changeovers, official told me on Dec. not enough staff in Iraq executive firings or author exits, 18. “This is merely a to safely host lawmakers an editor and publisher, he was probably responsible for one of put Mehta more firmly under the pause on travel through and staffers calls into microscope. In addition, Mehta the holidays.” question the Trump your favorite books. Through cess; a fair number of the 80 mil - Mehta’s dual convictions that was an introvert tasked with win - That caution proved to administration’s plans to ning over those lifers and an Indi - lion global copies sold in the trilo - be prescient. The expla - there was a real market among further drastically an-born editor near the pinnacle gy are credited to Knopf and its nation came before a readers for literature and that paperback imprint, Vintage. reduce the number of of an overwhelmingly white series of events over the there was genuine value in popu - Mehta enthusiastically signed up U.S. embassy personnel industry. past few days brought lar fiction, he indelibly shaped U.S. E.L. James’ “Fifty Shades” trilogy, there. Once Bertelsmann AG acquired tensions surrounding the and world culture. which proved to be so vast a suc - Foreign Policy report - Knopf’s parent company, Random U.S. presence in Iraq to a ed this month that the Born in New Delhi and educated cess that it led to a $5,000 holiday boil. A U.S. contractor at Cambridge University, Mehta House, from S.I. Newhouse in 1998, bonus for every single employee of State Department plans the scrutiny subsided, replaced by was killed, and several to reduce diplomatic started his career at Rupert Hart- in 2012. a more appropriate aura of rever - U.S. troops were injured staffing in Iraq by 28% by Davis and Granada Publishing To be the “Fred Astaire of edit - ence for Mehta’s central insight. in an attack on an Iraqi the end of May 2020, before moving to the British paper - ing,” as one of Mehta’s authors base hosting U.S. troops removing 114 positions in back publisher Pan Books. There Mehta, as a reader first, under - dubbed him, required fastidious on Friday. the Baghdad embassy he published the early, eerie novels stood that Knopf needed to publish attention to every part of the pub - The United States alone. As the security sit - of Ian McEwan, ’s quality, but that quality could lishing process. Filling Mehta’s struck back at five loca - uation in Iraq worsens, “Midnight’s Children,” block - make money. The sales of books by shoes after more than three tions Sunday in Iraq and the Trump administra - busters by Jackie Collins, Michael Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners decades will be difficult, perhaps Syria, targeting the Iran - tion should be doubling Herr’s exploration of the Vietnam such as , Alice impossible. But whoever leads ian-backed militia Kitaeb down on diplomacy, and War, “Dispatches,” and the first Munro, and Toni Knopf going forward should Hezbollah. Congress should be dou - four “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Morrison bore this out year after remember what Sonny Mehta On Tuesday, supporters bling down on oversight. Galaxy” novels by Douglas Adams. year, prize after prize. knew: Books cannot be published of that militia breached Right now, both of those Mehta’s dedication to his authors And Mehta grasped that block - well by those who do not already the embassy compound crucial missions are and their books was legendary buster commercial fiction could read well. Mehta was a gentleman, walls and set fire to a falling victim to the esca - even before he arrived at Knopf in drive not just sales but also the an exemplary publisher and a guard station and threw lating violence. 1987: He went so far as to book a cultural conversation. In Mehta’s great reader. Both the authors who gasoline bombs over the •••••••••• hotel room for the famously dead - mind, authors such as P.D. James, must go on without him, and the wall, chanting “Death to Rogin is a columnist for line-averse Adams and to sit with Anne Rice, Jo Nesbo and John le readers who will no longer be able America” while guards the Global Opinions sec - him as he produced page after Carré were giant commercial suc - to benefit from his love of books, held them at bay with tion of The Washington page of “So Long, and Thanks for cesses, and under his watch, will miss him terribly. tear gas. President Don - Post. He writes about for - All the Fish.” Knopf proved them thus. Those •••••••••• ald Trump quickly eign policy and national The breadth and depth of experiences gave Mehta the Weinman, who covered book pub - blamed Iran for orches - security. Rogin is also a Mehta’s list attracted the notice of insight that Stieg Larsson’s “Mil - lishing for Publishers Marketplace trating the attack and political analyst for CNN. Knopf editor in chief Robert Got - lennium” trilogy, beginning with from 2011 through 2018, is the called on Iraqi security Follow him on Twitter tlieb in 1987, when he was set to “The Girl With The Dragon Tat - author of “The Real Lolita.” Fol - forces to protect the @joshrogin. leave for . Still, the too,” would be a far-ranging suc - low her on Twitter @sarahw. The Commercial Review HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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Podcasts Music Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard “The Dreamer” It's actually been a while since I've listened to this I don’t find myself lis - podcast but I want to get back into it. Actor Dax Shep - tening to a lot of new ard, husband to actress Kristen Bell, basically sits music, but I took a look at down and chats with all sorts of people — fellow actors, a few lists in an effort to journalists, psychologists, sports figures and writers. have something to recom - With new episodes every Monday, Armchair Expert is a mend. I stumbled upon podcast that, according to its website, “celebrates the this song by Che messiness of being human.” — Chris Schanz Apalache. The bluegrass piece about an American Cautionary Tales immigrant is beautiful. A few times a year, usually when I’m on vacation, I go (There’s a political mes - looking for new podcasts. This is one that stuck. “Cau - sage, which I didn’t know tionary tales” tells stories about events gone wrong and when I started listening, the reasons for those failures. If you’re looking for a but politics aside, the good place to start, I suggest the episode about the music is engrossing.) — mishap at The Oscars when “La La Land” was mistak - Ray Cooney enly announced as best picture instead of “Moonlight.” — Ray Cooney Lulo Reinhardt He performed with The Joe Budden Podcast Daniel Stelter about a Recently named the No. 1 podcast on Spotify in 2019, year ago at Arts Place and the Joe Budden Podcast might be a bit daunting to blew us away. He started begin listening to. For 300 episodes the famously clam - playing guitar at the age orous Joe Budden begins each podcast by yelling over of 5. His is always a good whatever R&B track he picks to open the episode play - CD to have in the car on a ing loudly in the background. The selling point is the long drive. — Jack Ronald chemistry between Budden and the rest of the regulars on the podcast and the debates they embark on, which “Mystic Truth” truly is not replicated or matched by any other music Bad Suns, a California- show. — Riley Eubanks based alternative rock band, released their third album “Mystic Truth” Technology, etc. this spring with a slight Libby change in sound — lucki - Enjoy ebooks or audiobooks? Libby, available on ly, one I enjoyed. As with the App Store and Google Play, is a must-have for any rock band, there’s book lovers. Libby allows a user to read ebooks and plenty of angst; however, listen to audiobooks for free; all that's required is a there is also optimism membership at a local library. There are thousands infused in their upbeat of titles available to borrow for 21 days at a time in tracks. — Rose Skelly both formats. Some of the more popular titles will generally have a waitlist that can range anywhere Snoh Aalegra from a couple days to six months. — Chris Schanz Listening to albums about relationships can aldaily.com be tiring. However, Snoh It’s not exactly a blog but an offering of articles, Aalegra second album “- essays and book reviews each day. The “al” stands for Ugh, those feels again” is “arts and letters,” so it’s not for everyone. It’s a great anything but a chore. The place to stretch the boundaries of your thinking. — album perfectly encapsu - Jack Ronald lates the emotions felt during a new relation - Movies Graphic provided ship: overwhelming admiration, uncertainty, “The Last Waltz” The Netflix series “Russian Doll” comes recommended by freelance skepticism and every - Great concert film of The Band’s last concert at thing else in between. The Fillmore in San Francisco features Ringo, Neil reporter Rose Skelly. The series features a woman who comes back to life and tries to solve the mystery over her own death. The lyrics aren’t particu - Diamond, Joni Mitchell and about a dozen other larly original nor enlight - guest performers. “This movie is to be played loud.” ening yet every opening — Jack Ronald Television line of the 14 track album “Good Bones” is an instant hook, but “Midsommar” Skepticism about this HGTV home improvement show has given way to consistent more than likely you’ll If watching gullible college students get high and enjoyment. A mother-daughter team restore houses in Indianapolis, mostly in the Foun - stay for the spatial beats fall victim to a gross adaptation of ancient Pagan rit - tain Square neighborhood. — Jack Ronald and memorable bridges uals in rural Sweden sounds interesting, then the occupied by Aalegra’s horror movie “Midsommar” might be worth check - “Looking for Alaska” enticing vocal range. — ing out. Though many horror movies sacrifice quali - This Hulu mini-series is based on John Green’s first novel of the same name that tells Riley Eubanks ty and good acting for blockbuster effects and repeti - the story of a group of teenagers at a co-ed boarding school. For middle-agers like tive scare tactics, “Midsommar” boasts an incredible myself, it offers nostalgia. (It has a bit of the feel of my band camp, which was held at a Robbie Robertson score, mesmerizing direction by Ari Aster and a Boy Scout campground.) For teens, it should appeal to the variety of issues you confront Robertson was one of memorable performance by Florence Pugh. — Riley every day (minus the cell phones). — Ray Cooney the driving forces behind Eubanks The Band, an iconic Premier League soccer group from the 1970s that “Richard Jewell” You can’t really appreciate the game until you see it played on this level consistently. was inducted into the I'm recommending this movie without having actu - You’ll find this on Sundays on NBC Sports before the NFL onslaught. And the Premier Rock and Roll Hall of ally seen it (yet). A friend of mine, Paul Walter League season continues after the closing whistle of the Super Bowl. — Jack Ronald Fame in 1994. He worked Hauser, plays the title character in this Clint East - on Martin Scorsese wood film about a security guard who discovered a “Russian Doll” movies, including “Casi - suspicious backpack, which turned out to have an Natasha Lyonne, starring as Nadia, spends the eight-episode season of “Russian Doll” no,” “The Departed” and incendiary device inside, in Atlanta's Centennial attempting to solve the puzzle of her own death after dying unexpectedly, then coming “Gangs of New York.” He Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics. – Chris back to life. She continues to relive the same night in a loop as the audience learns more still has the chops. — Schanz about her backstory in this Netflix series. — Rose Skelly Jack Ronald Patient ... Worn ... Continued from page8 father. But Andrew’s retired and I be in touch over the next two or three Continued from page 8 close to within fewer than After drafting Peyton Manning think we all have to accept that.” weeks. I know Anthony loves the The junior, who is the eight points in the second with the No. 1 overall pick in 1998, the The quarterback question isn’t the Indianapolis Colts and the city, and leading scorer for York - half. They suffered their perennial Pro Bowler started every only big offseason decision Ballard I’m sure he’ll make the decision town, hit a runner in the first home loss of the sea - game for the next 13 seasons before faces. that’s best for him.” lane at the second-quarter son after wins over Oak missing the entire 2011 season with a Placekicker Adam Vinatieri, the He was even less definitive about buzzer and then buried con - Hill, New Castle, Fort neck injury. Indy then released Man - NFL’s career scoring leader, can soon-to-be free agent defensive end secutive 3-pointers to open Recovery, Muncie Central, ning in March 2012, clearing the way become a free agent in March. The 47- Jabaal Sheard, who was the second the second half. Blackford and South for Andrew Luck, the top pick in the year-old is rehabbing from knee sur - player Ballard signed after taking the Those hoops were part of Adams. 2012 draft. gery on his plant leg after finishing Colts job three years ago. a season-high scoring effort JCHS had won seven in a Luck missed only 10 games over the worst season of his career on Ballard was clear about one thing: from Reece, who finished row after a 1-5 start, with its the next five seasons before sitting injured reserve. one-time Pro Bowl tight end Eric with 24 points including a 4- last loss coming Dec. 3 at out all of 2017 with a shoulder injury. Indy announced Monday that Ebron won’t be back. Ebron wasted of-6 effort from long dis - Northeastern. When he returned in 2018, Luck won Chase McLaughlin, Vinatieri’s no time in responding to Colts fans. tance. It was a bounce-back the league’s Comeback Player of the replacement, signed a one-year deal “I love you all! I’m sorry this year effort after she had shot a Junior varsity Year Award, and the future for Indi - though Ballard didn’t rule out went the way it did, I myself put my combined 3-of-20 for nine Jay County’s defense anapolis appeared to be bright. Vinatieri’s return. heart in this game & did everything points over the course of locked down the second But his sudden retirement last “We’re going to let him rehab and on my end to be a professional the previous three games. half for a 29-18 comeback August upended those thoughts and we’ll revisit that, probably in late ALWAYS,” Ebron wrote on Twitter. “It was nice to see Eliza - victory over the Tigers. handed the job back to Brissett, who February,” Ballard said. “Thank you for your support and beth get started,” said The Patriots (8-5) got dou - started 15 games in place of Luck in And then there’s the possibility of making me a better person. I would coach Leigh Ann Barga of bled up in each of the first 2017. yet another early retirement, this never quit on u.” Reece, whose previous high two quarters to trail 18-9 at This time, Brissett led the Colts to time from longtime left tackle Antho - But, of course, the biggest question was 22 points Dec. 3 against the half. But they shut out a 5-2 start before a second-half col - ny Castonzo. On Monday, the 31-year- for Ballard is whether he will use one Lapel. “She was hitting Yorktown in the second lapse eliminated Indy from he play - old Castonzo told reporters he could of his first three draft picks in the some shots. She’s been half, including 14-0 in the offs for the fourth time in five years. walk away rather than enter free opening two rounds on a quarter - struggling.” fourth quarter. Ballard insists it wasn’t entirely agency or re-sign with the Colts. back. Lea Alexander added 13 Gabi Bilbrey scored 11 Brissett’s fault and anyone who The offensive line was one of “I think one of the biggest mis - points. Bell tallied 12 off the points to lead JCHS, with believes Luck will return should Indy’s biggest strengths this season, takes teams make is they try to force bench. six of those coming in the think again. largely because none of the five it,” Ballard said. “You can’t force the The Patriots, who got 13 final period. Andrea Jutte “Look, Andrew’s retired,” Ballard starters missed a start. Ballard wants evaluation of a quarterback because points apiece from Madison added six points. said. “Do I talk to Andrew? Yes, I do. I to keep that group intact. then what you do is you talk yourself Dirksen and Schwieterman Camryn Isaacs and haven’t talked to him in a few weeks “I hold Anthony in high, high into a guy and you can set the organ - and a dozen from Izzy Jenna Sylvester had six because I think he’s busy being a regard,” he said. “Anthony and I will ization back four or five years.” Rodgers, were never able to points apiece for the Tigers.

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Page 8 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Indians top ’Cats Worn for first time in 8 years down FORT RECOVERY — Kelsey Fiely and Olivia Conditioning key in Schwieterman hit consec - utive 3-pointers leading to a timeout from Wildcat Jay’s first home loss coach Nann Stechshulte. By RAY COONEY and Tobi Bell in an 11-3 run Those hoops were part of The Commercial Review that put the game away. a 17-point run that lifted The Patriots were a step Before that run, Jay the Indians to a 48-33 vic - slow. County (8-6), which entered tory over Minster in the A step slow with help the evening undefeated on 2012 sectional champi - defense. its home floor, had a chance onship game at The Palace A step slow rotating to close the gap and put in Coldwater. when the help defense did pressure on the visitors. That was the last time get there. But the Patriots failed to they beat Minster. Until Jay County coach Kirk convert on some scoring Thursday. Comer pointed to condi - opportunities at the line Fort Recovery High tioning as the key Thurs - and in the paint. School’s girls basketball day as his team’s seven- Again, Comer indicated team took control early game winning streak came that he felt his players and never let go as it to an end with a 65-50 loss to missed those chances the visiting Yorktown knocked off the Wildcats because they were worn Tigers. 43-36. out. “You could tell we took The Tribe (7-2, 2-1 Mid - “I’m really frustrated some time off,” said Comer, west Athletic Confer - with myself, because I did whose team’s last game was not have them ready for ence), which has now won Dec. 21 against South five in a row, built a 14-7 tonight,” he said. Adams. “It’s my job to get The Patriots’ only lead of lead in the opening quar - them back ready to go by the game came at 6-5 early ter. It pushed the advan - this game. And I didn’t feel in the first quarter. It lasted tage to nine points at half - like condition-wise we 13 seconds. time and stayed in control were. And that’s on me. Elizabeth Reece quickly to hand Minster its first “Our help, there in the put Yorktown (8-4) back in league loss. fourth quarter especially, front with a runner along Val Muhlenkamp was nonexistent. Especial - the left baseline — one of sparked the strong start ly when they were going in the times the help defense as she scored seven of her to (Jaylynn Dunsmore). was late getting to the ball team-high 11 points for When they’re throwing — to start a 7-0 spurt that Fort Recovery in the open - over the top of our post and led to a JCHS timeout. At ing quarter. Alli Vaughn we have no backside help … that point, the teams were a followed with 10 points, We were out of position a combined 8-for-8 from the and Kierra Wendel and lot defensively.” field, and the Tigers stayed Whitley Rammel each It was in the paint where hot to extend their advan - added seven. The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney the Tigers (8-4) put the tage to double figures in the Junior guard Ivy Wolf game away after their lead second quarter. scored 14 points to lead Jay County High School sophomore Izzy Rodgers puts up a shot in slipped to eight points early Jay County fought back the Wildcats (9-2, 2-1 in the fourth quarter. They and was within six late in MAC). Averi Wolf and the paint during the first quarter of the Patriots’ 65-50 loss Thursday to the went repeatedly inside to the first half, only to have Janae Hoying each had Yorktown Tigers. It was the first home loss of the season for JCHS, which had Dunsmore, getting a com - Reece strike again. seven points. won seven in a row dating back to Dec. 5. bined nine points from she See Worn page 5

Vols rally to top IU ecials in By MARK LONG plunge and then fellow running back Eric HOT Sp AP Sports Writer Gray recovered a surprise onside kick JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tennessee that barely went the mandatory 10 yards. sure knows how to get out of a huge hole. Gray scored from 16 yards out a few plays The Volunteers scored twice in a 30-sec - later to put the Vols on top for good. ond span late, using an onside kick to help “Obviously, very, very disappointing to escape a 13-point deficit, and then held on have a fourth-quarter lead and let it slip to stun Indiana 23-22 in the Gator Bowl on away,” said Indiana coach Tom Allen, Thursday night. whose team was seeking its first nine-win The rally was indicative of Tennessee’s season since 1967. “I’m not going to sit WWOOOWW season, which started 1-4 and ended with here and point fingers and blame. At the six consecutive wins. end of the day, it’s my responsibility for us “Everybody in the country had given up to find a way to win the game. We didn’t do on these guys,” second-year coach Jeremy that.” Pruitt said. Gray was named the game’s Most Valu - 1 TTiTimmmee Pruitt was talking about the season. He able Player. could have been talking about the game. “It’s amazing,” he said. “When adversi - The Hoosiers (8-5) looked to be in control ty hits, you got to put on more steam.” in the second half after scoring two touch - Logan Justus missed an extra point in downs in a 1:03 span, the second one com - the third quarter that turned out to be a YYeYeaaar!r! ing on Jamar Johnson’s 63-yard intercep - costly and was wide right on a 52-yard tion return, and later adding a pair of field field goal attempt with 2:12 remaining. goals. Justus’ kick had the distance but sailed Indiana was up 22-9 before Tennessee (8- just outside the right upright. 5) shocked most of the nearly 62,000 fans Tennessee punted with 1:02 remaining, 11/2/2/2 ppaaagege adad on hand. but Indiana failed to get back into field Quavaris Crouch scored on a 1-yard goal range. tthehe mmonthonth Ballard to stay patient By MICHAEL MAROT son-ending news confer - question,” Ballard said ooff JaJaannnuaryuaryry AP Sports Writer ence that Indy’s passing before addressing the pos - INDIANAPOLIS — The game needs to improve sibility of adding a poten - Indianapolis Colts are next season, and he tial future starter in the willing to give Jacoby intends to use the next draft or free agency. “If we Brissett another full sea - several months building have an opportunity to son to prove himself. competition at all posi - acquire a player that It doesn’t mean they’re tions — including quar - makes us better at any out of the quarterback terback. spot, we’ll do it. But to do market. “I think he (Brissett) it just to do it, that’s bad.” General manager Chris has the talent to play. He’s It’s a debate the Colts (7- $$11155500 Ballard acknowledged a great leader. He’s got to 9) haven’t had in decades. during Thursday’s sea - be more consistent, no See Patient page 5 BBlackllaaaccckk & WhWWhite.ittete. AdAddA d ffufullll cocolorlor fforr Sports on tap an adadditiddittitiooonalnaal $$175175 8:15 p.m. — NBA basketball: Philadel - 4 p.m. — Men’s college basketball: Local schedule phia 76ers vs. Houston Rockets (ESPN) Syracuse vs. Notre Dame (ESPN2); Wichi - Today Fort Recovery — Boys basketball at 9 p.m. — High school basketball: ta State vs. Mississippi (ESPNU) Minster – 6 p.m. Patrick School vs. Sierra Canyon (ESPN2); 4:30 p.m. — NFL football: AFC wild Seton Hall vs. Georgetown (FS1); Tulsa card game – Buffalo Bills vs. Houston Tex - Sweeep out thee old... 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Today (ESPN2) Miami vs. Duke (ESPN) 3:30 p.m. — College football: Famous 1 p.m. — High school football: All- 8 p.m. — NFL football: AFC Wild card Idaho Potato Bowl – Nevada vs. Ohio American Bowl (NBC) game – Tennessee Titans vs. New Eng - (ESPN) 1 p.m. — Men’s college basketball: land Patriots (CBS) TheTTh CoCommmerciali l Reviei w 7 p.m. — Men’s college basketball: Memphis vs. Georgia (CBS) 10 p.m. — Men’s college basketball: Houston vs. Central Florida (ESPN2); Ohio 2 p.m. — Men’s college basketball: UNLV vs. Air Force (ESPNU); Gonzaga vs. State vs. Wisconsin (FS1); Oakland vs. Louisville vs. Florida State (ESPN2); Penn Pepperdine (ESPN2) ((2600) 726-8141 Wright State (ESPNU) State vs. Iowa (BTN); South Florida vs. •••••••••• 8 p.m. — Men’s college basketball: Connecticut (ESPNU); Marquette vs. Vil - To have an event listed, email details to Nebraska vs. Rutgers (BTN) lanova (FOX); DePaul vs. Providence (FS1) us at [email protected]. JJeaanne, MMaralenel