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From the moment you start kicking a ball around as a child, the golden rule is to be able to play with both feet.

Be it for getting out of danger and turning onto your opposite side or spotting a pass that requires the opposite foot, youd think having a weaker foot was illegal in your youth. Seriously.

Unfortunately, though, kicking a ball against a wall with your weaker left peg 100 times a day and driving your mum insane does not actually guarantee a career as a pro footballer. Shambolic, we know.

Truth is, this whole needing to be well balanced and good on both feet idea is actually a big myth. Well, sort of. Let us elaborate.

The beautiful game we know and love hasnt become so endlessly enjoyable through the years by way of watching the very best players perform like robots without weakness. Far from it. The best players are the ones who know their strengths and weaknesses, and play to them as best they can.

Simply put, not everyone can be flawless on both feet. Sure, it would be nice to be a tricky midfielder that can create an angle out of anywhere and ping passes effortlessly off either boot, but its just not realistic. Same goes for the wide players of the world; sometimes constantly cutting inside is the only option.

While you absolutely do need to have some use of your weaker boot to make it to any respectable level in football, there is a category of severely one-footed players who have still managed to reach exceptional heights despite having a notoriously weaker foot.

And today, GIVEMESPORT is listing 12 of the best one-footed players in celebration of us who have to make do with only one half decent foot at grassroots level, in faint hope of still somehow making it pro.

Some of the players in this list are absolutely sublime footballers. So, without further ado, lets get to it.

Nobody can deny just how magnificent a footballer Robertson is, and just how tirelessly he has worked to transform himself into a world class full back despite once being a relegated minnow at Hull City.

Having said that, its a good thing the Scotland internationals left foot is as scrumptious as it is, because hes miles off it when tasked with repeating similar feats on his right.

Now, he might not be there yet in many peoples eyes, but Odegaard can absolutely end up being one of the best one-footed players ever over the course of the next few years, so weve included him.

Arsenals Norwegian creator can look a little clunky by avoiding his right foot, but with how endlessly silky his left is, we cant exactly have a go at him. Odegaard is a delightful player to watch, and glides through the lines at the top level. We back him to fulfil his one-footed potential.

In an era where defenders are required to be more progressive, composed and all of that boring stuff about no longer being a throwback defender, Chiellini has somehow massively outstayed his welcome.

Despite rather obviously having no right foot, the veteran Italian has forged a tremendous legacy for himself as one of Italys greatest defenders. Combining the dark arts with a blend of modernity, his career at the top has been a joy to watch.

Before his leg break against Rangers in 2010, Valencia looked like yet another world class piece of recruitment from Sir Alex Ferguson, blazing down the right wing for United and turning defenders inside out.

However, he was never quite the same following his return. While he enjoyed an illustrious career at United, he lost that ability to beat a marker on either side, and would always do everything he could to fashion angles on his right foot only. Endlessly frustrating to watch.

When in full stride, Dybala and his wand of a left foot can cause havoc for any defence in world football.

Be it threading through a killer ball, bamboozling a marker one vs one, or letting one rip into the top bins with all the finesse in the world, La Joya has a wonderful left peg. Show him onto his right, though, and he looks half the player, unfortunately.

Ah, Vieri. The Italian powerhouse who bulldozed his way to goals no matter the conditions or the club.

An unrelenting eye for goal and a physicality that does not wilt meant that Vieri was always good for a goal, with 23 in 49 caps for Italy. However, it was only his left foot that was capable of finding those world class levels; never the right.

When your right foot is as good as Beckhams was and probably still is you can absolutely get away with not having much to offer from the left peg.

In fact, Beckhams left foot was very good; very good at planting into the floor and making room for his right foot to do something outrageous. A viciously one-footed technician that goes under the radar. Manchester United, Real Madrid, LA Galaxy it was on display worldwide.

Di Maria simply should not have worked as a world class right winger for Real Madrid, with just how often hed shift the ball back onto his left. But alas, he did work, and he made defenders lives hell in his best years.

While he evolved into a much more refined player in his later years, the younger iteration of the Argentine was unleashing crosses from deep in the right flank from near enough exclusively his left peg. Defenders knew what was coming, but they couldnt stop that vicious whip. Neither could goalkeepers.

The man so one-footed that it nearly won him a Puskas Award.

Was Quaresma so good with his right foot that he simply didnt need his left, or so bad with his left that he had to make his right foot so unstoppable to even things out? Well never know for sure, but what we do know is that he had it all. Rabona or outside of the boot, Quaresmas right foot is a menace, and hes proof that one-footed players are just as exciting as two-footed players.

Another with a left foot that was near unstoppable, the general consensus here is that if youve got an absolute wand of a left peg, youll do alright.

Stoichkov winning the 1994 Ballon dOr is a win for all of us who didnt put in the reps against the wall as kids. Skills or goals, El Pistolero could do it all with his left boot, thus he neednt try with his right.

We all knew what he was going to do, every single time. But could any defenders stop him when he was on it? No chance. Robben was a killer, and his left foot was the poison.

Think Di Maria at Real Madrid, but multiply it by ten. Peak Robben was a complete cheat code. Marking him? Good luck. Hell run you wide, square you up and send you packing. Every time. Football heritage.

In the eyes of many, Maradona is the greatest footballer of all time. And you cannot rubbish that opinion. The majestic Argentine really was that incredible.

What makes that feat even more staggering is the fact that he wasnt all that well balanced. In fact, Maradona was heavily left-footed, but that didnt stop him from turning defenders inside out and pulling off moves that very few footballers are capable of repeating. The man was a magician in every sense of the word.

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GOLDEN, Colo. (KDVR) Every year tens of thousands of visitors travel to Golden to get a taste of the old west and to cool off in the Clear Creek corridor. On Tuesday, Golden officials held a news conference offering advice to visitors and a stern warning on the dangers of the river.

As temperatures and water levels rise along the Clear Creek corridor so do the number of visitors. According to Golden officials, all ofthat traffic can cause some congestion and safety issues.That has the City of Golden concerned.

Golden City Government, Golden Fire Department, Golden Police and Golden Parks and Recreation gathered creekside for some advice and a warning to the public.

Westart combining alcohol with the congestion on the trail, bikers, things of that nature, and the cold waters of the creek [cause] catastrophic consequences, said Sgt.Ben Salentine of the Golden Police Department.

In addition, the use of alcohol, smoking, vaping, marijuana and the possession of plastic bottles have been banned by the city.

The biggest danger here is the biggest attraction, theClear Creek corridor. Water sports are allowed, but Golden Fire Chief Jerry Stricker answered candidly when asked if he would allow his grandkids to play in the creek.

Absolutely not. Its powerful, its relentless, it is not a lazy river, not a smooth tile or glass-bottom like a pool in a hotel, said Stricker.

The City of Golden has made some adjustments to promote safety on the trails surrounding the creek, and officials highlighted the things you need to know before recreating Tuesday morning. Leaders also discussed how to get alerts if rising creek levels get too dangerous for water sports and recreation.

The golden rule, know before you go, not go before you know.

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The above gap is not a mistake. That space is blank to graphically indicate to my readers what silence looks like, and by extension its power. Sometimes called the pregnant pause, white space in a conversation says volumes that do not have to be spoken out loud.

A recent article from MIT Sloan professor Jared Curhan digs a little deeper into the science of why the power of nothing works well. He and his co-authors argue that in fact, silence is often valuable in negotiations. It makes the other side believe that you are of a deliberative mindset. It suggests reflection and authority, when in fact, you may have simply nodded off based on the outrageous demands from the other side.

Curhan found that breakthroughs were more likely to occur after pauses than at any other point in the negotiation. Personally, I use the pause right after the penultimate sentence. And in that way, I make clear that the next sentence really matters. Pay attention, pal, fastball coming high and tight.

We all have a tendency to respond quickly. Curhan says taking a moment of up to three seconds gives both you and your opponent a moment to consider, reflect on and digest the previous sentence. That pause adds to the power of what is unsaid. We all need to resist the desire to quickly indicate how damn smart we are or wish we had. It is called biting your tongue.

The pause also decreases the chance for a loud response (lets call it by its proper name screaming) which normally occurs in a rapid response back and forth interaction. Think road rage. In other words, you need to slow down the conversation. If you hold the gavel, no one else speaks until you do.

If you follow television crime dramas, you will see that the superior, high-status, person in power will often use the long pause to create gravitas and suspense. (After all we have been through, are you really going to kill me?) This is silence as intimidation.

Another type of pause is the deafening pause used when someone steps over the line of accepted behavior (think of a sexist or racist remark). That pause, coupled with a glower, speaks volumes.

And then there is the classic advertisement from Coca-Cola in the 1920s The pause that refreshes. They were selling happiness in a bottle.

Buying some time to think is a rational way to manage the flow of a conversation. In a dialogue that gets contentious, you can always ask for a bio-break or stand up and get a fresh cup of coffee.

Curhans study says, extended silence increases value creation by fostering a more contemplative mindset. The assumption here is that you are truly thinking about the issues and considering the other point of view, (or simply trying to remember if you put on the alarm at the house).

The use of silence has cultural nuances. In Japan, prolonged silences during negotiations are standard practice, Curhan says. In one example he cites, there were 20 minutes of total silence followed by standing up, bowing and nodding in agreement to the terms of the deal.

Managing the length of the pause is a balancing act. Study magicians. They are the masters of timing and misdirection. You wait to see what happens next. They rivet your attention. You cant go any faster than they let you.

Finally, consider another golden rule, He who speaks first, loses, unless you are telling the guy to drop dead and pound sand. In that case, why wait.

Rule No. 718: Never miss a good chance to shut up. Will Rogers

Senturia is a serial entrepreneur who invests in early-stage technology companies. Hear his weekly podcast on innovation and entrepreneurship at http://www.imthereforyoubaby.com. Please email ideas to Neil at neil@blackbirdv.com

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My college friend, who would later be the best man atmy wedding,asked me out for a beer just me. I wasnt sure what was up. We usually spent our dollar pitcher nights at Muncie, Indiana'sThe Chug with a group.

He poured me a mug. After a few rounds, my friend blurted out his secret, Im gay, he said. Unsure of how I would react as the most nave of our friends, he chose to tell me alone. I was the last to know.

I started to cry, not because I judged him, but because I knew how the larger world would. I told him I loved him and would always love him. Who he partnered with made no difference to me. I committed to always supporting him.

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He stood boyishly handsome in his gray tuxedo on a beautiful autumn day as I married his dear friend. Decades later, my groom and I are still friends with our Best Man.

So whats the point of this little story? All who are straight and who desire to be allies must start somewhere. I respect that a change in perspective isnt always easy weve been programmed to see the world a certain way from early childhood, if not before. Gender as a dichotomy begins even before a childs birth with pink or blue confetti at a gender-reveal party. The event should be called a sex-reveal event. Science teaches us that gender is on a spectrum.

The reality is that gender is more complicated than sex. Since 2018, the American Academy of Pediatrics has encouraged parents to affirm their childs preferred gender over sex at birth. We must be willing to listen to what advances in science tell us, that sexual organs do not always define gender. Sadly, some people will never accept that.

We all want human connection. Love is what drives us, what we seek more than anything. And I passionately believe, having lived into my seventh decade, that love is love, for the lesbian couple who raised twins who are both wildly successful college students. Or my friend who mourns her partner of thirty-plus years, who died of COVID while her family sat in the hospital parking lot, connected by FaceTime. Or the family whose young child knew they were a different gender. The parents and grandparents support and engage this child, walking in Pride events and raising them with encouragement, not judgment. The world may still be cruel, but this child knows many people love them, and thats foundational to the childs growth and development. Frankly, love and acceptance are foundational for all, no matter our age.

How does it hurt you to accept another human being for who they are? Isnt it ironic that many people are against same-sex marriage when heterosexual marriage doesnt have a stellar history? The CDC reports that heterosexuals have a 42% chance of getting a divorce.

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So what can allies do?From GoodRx Health, An ally listens to, believes, and amplifies LGBTQ+ voices. Anyone can be an ally. This includes those outside ofandwithin the LGBTQ+ community.

Isnt it about being kind? Its so simple. Treat a person who is LGBTQ+ the same as we treat any other human. The golden rule principle treating others as we would like to be treated is at the core of many religions and creeds throughout history.

How do you want to be treated? Give back what you want to see from others. Use the correct pronoun and name of a trans person, get out to an event if you are able, support organizations that support the gay community, wear a Pride shirt, fly a rainbow flag, and love and encourage the LGBTQpeople in your life. Happy Pride Month!

Amy McVay Abbott is a journalist and author from southern Indiana. A chapter from her latest book, Centennial Farm Family, won the 2022 Elaine Spires Smith Family History Prize from the Indiana Genealogical Society. The book is available where books are sold.

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A Republic Services worker in Houston assists with garbage collection on a summer afternoon. The company has been fined in the wake of heat-related deaths of workers but says it has implemented prevention policies. This worker was not interviewed for the story.

Temperatures are expected to reach upwards of high 90s across Texas Friday, with much of the western half of the state topping 100 degrees. The U.S. National Weather Service warned of heat indexes Friday as high as 106 degrees across southeast Texas. By Saturday, highs across most of the state will climb higher than 100.

The scorching heat wave across the state of Texas this week means dangerous conditions for people who work outdoors.

Heat deaths have doubled over the last decade: an investigation last year from the Texas Newsroom and Columbia Journalism Investigations found at least 53 people died working in the Texas heat since 2010. Many were workers of color and employed in trash collection, mining and fossil fuel extraction, and construction.

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With the high temperatures this weekend, construction workers are encouraged to follow OSHA's golden rule: water, rest and shade.

Fernando Moctezuma the senior safety manager with Harvey-Cleary Builders, one of Houstons largest construction companies says their job sites make sure to have ice, filtered water and tents that offer shade.

"You know how your co-workers are on a daily basis, and (if) he seems to act a little bit different, to tell him hey, stop what you're doing, let's get you in the shade, get you some water and report to us immediately if such a thing happens on the job site," Moctezuma said.

The National Weather Service is urging people outdoors to drink plenty of water and limit direct sun exposure.

Around 200 Harvey-Cleary employees met with OSHA personnel Friday to receive heat safety training ahead of the hot weekend, Moctezuma said. These trainings educate workers on the signs of heat illness and emphasize that workers need to look out for each other.

Harvey-Cleary has a policy that requires their employees, contractors and subcontractors to work in pairs or groups.

"Lets say to do roof work, you cannot do any roof work by yourself," Moctezuma said. "You cannot be in a trench or an excavation by yourself, even if youre a supervisor, it doesnt matter."

NPR and CJI analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and found a spike in the three-year average of U.S. worker heat deaths since 1990. Those included farm laborers in California and Nebraska, and construction workers and trash collectors in Texas.

Last year, the Department of Labors Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced new federal protections for workers, including prioritizing inspections on hot days and targeting certain high-risk industries. OSHA also developed a federal rule to protect workers from heat-related illnesses.

As this weeks historic heat continues, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas has said the state could break an all-time record for energy use Friday afternoon. ERCOT warned last month of potential outages last month as temperatures rose briefly. But the grid operator now says it will be able to keep up with the record-breaking demand after several plants came back online over the last few weeks.

Meanwhile, cities and counties across Texas are preparing for the intense heat.

The city of Houston said it will activate its public health emergency plan over the weekend. Beginning Saturday, people without access to air conditioning will be able to seek shelter at any of the citys designated cooling centers located at all Houston Public Library locations and Parks and Recreation community centers.

Big Bend National Park along the Rio Grande topped out at 117 degrees Tuesday, tying the all-time high for that location. That high was just 3 degrees short of the hottest temperature ever recorded in Texas, last seen in 1994 in the small West Texas town of Monahans.

National Weather Service meteorologist Katheryn Lininger says its not unusual to see high pressure systems like this but usually in August, not in early June.

With that high pressure too, you just get warm, sinking air, Lininger said. Its hard for any type of rain to develop over Texas, its hard for clouds to develop over southeast Texas, so you get the perfect set-up for just continuous hot.

Jack Williams and Travis Bubenik contributed to this report.

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And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. (Luke 6:31).

In the previous passage that was contained in the Sermon on the Mount proclaimed by Jesus Christ, we find one of the most popular and quoted sayings in the entirety of the Bible. These words spoken by our Lord are not just prudent, practical, and inspiring for Christians, but any and everyone would greatly benefit from them (if they would observe them).

It is difficult to imagine the profound and positive effect it would have on our country and culture if most of our citizens, regardless of their race, creed, politics or any other distinctive influences would truly follow the Golden Rule. In the following section, we are going to briefly consider a few what ifs concerning the Golden Rule.

Observance of the Golden Rule would greatly diminish racism in America and the violence it inspires

The recent killings in Buffalo of 11 innocent people, who were targeted and murdered by a white supremist only because of their skin color, perhaps would not have happened if he and those who were his accomplices (through their media influence and beliefs), had truly been embracing the Golden Rule.

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This is true for those who hate and target Jews, Asian Americans, Muslims or any whose race, religion, and origin differ from theirs. In all truth, if I truly strive to do unto others as I wish them to do unto me, I will refrain from harming them in any shape, form or fashion. After all, what sane and rational person would do themselves any harm?

Observance of the Golden Rule would remove the rift between employers and employees

There is often a dispute and divide that exist between employers and employees over things like wages, benefits and such like. Just imagine that if both parties in the employment equation would be willing to treat the other the way that they would want to be treated if there were a reversal in position.

If the employees could see things from their employers perspectives, perhaps they would better understand why they insist upon proficiency and productivity from them. After all, one of the primary reasons why they own and operate the business is to make as much of a profit as they can for themselves and other shareholders.

Contrarily, if the employers could see things from their workers perspectives, they would better understand why they demand fair wages, benefits, and proper working conditions in regard to time and environmental factors. No type of industry (regardless of the product it is producing) will be able to compete and produce a quality product without a competent and content workforce.

Observance of the Golden Rule would curtail (if not cancel) the alarming divorce rate in America

One of the things that I am certain would happen, which I am learning by experience, is that divorces would be drastically reduced if married people would practice the Golden Rule. Of course, it might put many divorce lawyers out of business.

However, imagine what it would do for many families and dependent children, who often do not do well when there is a separation or divorce between their father and mother. I am convinced that by both parties observing the Golden Rule, it would automatically nip in the bud many, if not most, of the disputes and differences before they fester into something that would be life threatening to their union and family.

Observance of the Golden Rule would diminish the crime and violence rate

Undeniably, one of the most challenging dilemmas that we are confronted with in our culture is crime and violence that have escalated to epidemic proportions. Regrettably, much of this mayhem and devilment are being perpetrated by young people (mostly males), who seem to have been reared the wrong way or in defiance to what they were taught by their parents who did their level best to bring them up right.

What if these defiant ones and others who commit crimes and violence against their fellow citizens would put forth a serious attempt to practice the Golden Rule? There would, of course, be fewer crimes and slayings that we are experiencing in our nation today. There would perhaps be no mass killings with military-grade weapons (like AR15s). I know that I have set forth some suppositions and what ifs that we will never realize in this present age.

However, according to my Judeo-Christian and eschatological beliefs, there is a new day approaching that will experience crime, violence, and war no more. It will be a time when men shall literally beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; a time when war will be no more (Isaiah 2:1-4). Nevertheless, until that golden age of peace arrives with the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, each of us must endeavor to live in harmony and peace with our neighbors and practice the Golden Rule that He set forth while He was here in the flesh. Even though it will not be universally accomplished in this present evil generation, we can be a part of the solution and not the problem by treating others like we desire them to treat us.

Dr. Michael E. Goings is senior pastor of Outreach Family Fellowship of Dillon and Florence.

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If theres one that human history teaches us, its thats were an inconsistent lot. Humans are capricious, unreliable, and wayward. Whimsy governs life more than rigid rules. As George Bernard Shaw put it, when it comes to human nature, the Golden Rule is that there is no golden rule.

As such, our attitudes toward following rules are not uniform. We generally accept that most rules will have their exception, or that most laws need to be at least a bit flexible. But how do our views on rule-breaking differ? And which rules should bend more than others? Our willingness or reluctance to break rules is determined by our upbringing, culture, and personality. And as a new study reveals, it even depends on the kind of reasoning we use.

In early 2022, a study published by Awad et al. collected data on how humans judge the acceptability of breaking well-established norms. The team was motivated, in part, by the increasing need to program ethics into AI to make morally competent machines. Since its obvious that humans will break rules under certain circumstances, we have to resolve when and why that happens if we are to have AI mimic human behavior. In other words, we need to identify what second-order rules determine when to break to the first-order ones.

The team took a real-world example of rule-breaking: cutting in line. On the face of it, waiting in line is governed by a simple maxim: Everyone gets helped in the order they arrive. And yet, there are all kinds of exceptions. One example the paper gives is someone who forgets their cutlery after they placed a food order. In this case, most people would allow you to quickly pop in front to get the item.

The team presented participants with a range of scenarios in different contexts of waiting in line: at a deli, airport, or bathroom. Participants were then asked to judge whether an excuse or reason given from a list justified someone cutting in line. The participants were further invited to tap into the underlying cognitive mechanisms by considering what determined their decision, for example the length of delay, the benefit to the cutter, and so on.

In 2011, Daniel Kahneman introduced the non-psychology world to the idea of Thinking, Fast and Slow. In his book, Kahneman argued that human reasoning operates on two models. The thinking fast (System 1) approach uses predefined rules, or shortcut mental heuristics. Thinking slow (System 2) reasoning requires deliberation, thought, and a decision process.

Kahnemans distinction maps well onto the existing moral literature. In deontological (rule-based) ethics, we are expected to follow the rules, or satisfy some duty. This falls under System 1. In consequentialist (outcome-based) ethics, we should perform actions that maximize the best kind of outcomes, which resembles System 2 deliberation much more closely.

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What the 2022 study argues is that rule-breaking considerations are governed overwhelmingly by System 2 reasoning. The team subdivided System 2 reasoning into two kinds: outcome-based thinking (e.g. the cutting in line will help someone a lot) and agreement-based thinking (e.g. its socially accepted that cutting in to get tap water is okay). People who break rules will most often exploit one or another of these System 2 models.

So, people who use their quick-fix System 1 reasoning will often consider rules to be inviolable. Inversely, whenever we consider a rule worthy of breaking, we use our deliberative System 2 reasoning: calculating consequences and social acceptability.

Awad et al. show that humans do not sit well with absolutist rules. It seems that we even reach different moral outcomes depending on whether were using our System 1 or System 2 reasoning.

The psychological concepts found in Thinking, Fast and Slow serve as an analogue to the wider world. Our brains will sometimes need to operate instinctively from System 1-type rules, and so, too, does society. Civilization needs laws to operate. For instance, no one would ever leave the house if you thought someone would steal everything the moment you did. We need to know that we wont be killed, exploited, or betrayed the moment we let our guard down. Following rules is what allow us to get about and do things.

Yet, unreflective and inflexible laws can sometimes be just as bad. In a world of nearly 8 billion people, making around 35,000 decisions every day, its ridiculous to assume a single rule can determine every situation. As the British philosopher, John Stuart Mill, wrote: the complicated nature of human affairs [mean] that rules of conduct cannot be so framed as to require no exceptions, and that hardly any kind of action can safely be laid down as either always obligatory or always condemnable. We need System 2-type reasoning to make sure our rules actually work.

So, we must live in dissonance, our beliefs wrestling one another. We must assume laws are unbreakable, yet accept that they need breaking from time to time. In other words, we sometimes need to think fast about ethics, and sometimes, think slow.

Jonny Thomson runs a popular Instagram account called Mini Philosophy (@philosophyminis). His first book isMini Philosophy: A Small Book of Big Ideas.

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By Earl Henry

Ms. Rebecca Bennett and Editor, I appreciate your insights on rural voters which are complex not only to rural voters but to all voters. Respect your view. The issue is relevant more so in rural areas, based on my observation as I cycled through rural areas in NY, PA, and MD. The signage in these areas defined a moment that has that placed a burdened on my thinking. Why is it and is it new?

It is not new and this happened in previous eras and significantly in post Civil War era in reconstruction. The evidence is historically documented especially in trying times when various groups are manipulated by politicians. Cut to the chase, why? The reasons are likely the same for why reconstruction failed -- corruption, financially and national moral perspective lost, of what citizens expected their elected officials to accomplish for them and others.

That problems remained and we failed to reform government structure at all levels. Most will hold on to constitutions, which were intended for a period of time and place that we no longer live in.

Why are we in these cultural wars of conservative or liberal in politics? If you observe nobody, except a minority, are fully liberal or conservative. It is situational.

I agree with Jesse I. Etelsons view not just on ideology of liberal or conservative instead what is best in each community from local to global. Asking such of each of us is required and if not we will remain in this swamp of labels floating about us on all platforms of media.

Today, people fail to ensure what they read and understand is fact. And they just pass it on without editing. That also happened during other eras but with lesser impact because immediate means of communication were not available. Now we just flip, click, or swipe without thought to get on with self attending.

What baffles my perspective of the political realm with all their flag waving and bombastic remarks is none have offered a platform on what they see as priorities locally, statewide, or nationally. As for the Golden Rule, forget mentioning that about these cast of characters. Their rule is me. They rarely mention any moral positions and rely on buzz language.

Welcome to the world of political populism as just another game.

Again, I appreciate your candid perspective from rural Pennsylvania and beyond. Too often, that is ignored. And youre right, that magic beltway crowd couldnt cares less.

Earl Henry writes from Mechanicsburg, Pa.

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The dearth of qualified help here at the beach continues to take its toll. One of our newer Rehoboth restaurants went out of business last year because the stress of keeping the doors open was too much when other issues befell the owners family. Laptop warriors can proselytize all they want, but things can get up close and personal when misfortune comes to our friends and neighbors who are doing their best just to stay afloat.

My email boxes have been busier than at any other time in my 16 years of promoting Cape Region dining. The great majority lamented closings with hollow platitudes like, Oh, we will miss them! I thought they were doing so well! Why hollow? Because a significant number of these comments come from the very same people who proudly proclaim that they never go to downtown Lewes, Rehoboth or Dewey because of the few bucks it costs to park, or worse yet, the prospect of having to walk a block or two. That sort of pretense isnt the point of this article, but it is a recurring theme in my email boxes.

The truth of the matter is that restaurants close for all sorts of reasons. Downtown rents are notoriously high and going higher. After all, theres only so much space a block or two from the Atlantic. If inexperienced owners lack a well-thought-out financial plan (i.e., working capital), they can end up pricing themselves out of the market just to make it through the off-season. Compound that with huffy online commentary yelping about pricy and greedy restaurants being more expensive than the restaurants at home, and even the bravest downtown restaurateur can be tempted to turn the key and walk away.

Those who are financially strong enough can choose to buy the property. But many landlords wouldnt dream of selling. In a Facebook post from several years ago, Richard Krick, the former co-owner of Summer House, stated, I can tell you that the [downtown] rent is out of control, and had I not been lucky enough to buy my property, I too would have had to call it quits. Purple Parrot owner Hugh Fuller, a wise businessman and property owner, responded, Absolutely. Thats the only way [to do it] downtown. I feel like I was one of the lucky ones.

Restaurant Business Magazine quoted Bill Post, restaurant consultant and co-founder of the Chicago-based Roti Mediterranean Grill chain: As landlords continue to raise rent at an alarmingly fast clip, its becoming more difficult for operators to abide by the Golden Rule of 10: Never let rent exceed 10 percent of your gross profit. So if negotiation is out of the question, the remaining options are to close, relocate or eat the cost. A bit of math proves that choosing the latter option will inevitably result in one of the first two coming to pass.

The vagaries of small-town regulation, inspections and the like can cost an entrepreneur thousands of dollars as he or she waits for a signature on an approval for this, that or the other thing. Sadly, some politicians and regulators go through the motions of finding solutions for the very problems they create.

And the issue of getting and keeping help is worse than ever. The simple fact is that a significant percentage of those who apply for jobs are not qualified, while others either move to cities for a year-round income, or seek non-restaurant employment.

So how do restaurants stay in business? Those that are fortified with working capital can afford the time to build a reputation with consistently good food and service. And that can bring longevity. And out of longevity grows credibility. People will even go downtown, pay to park and even walk! to enjoy quality food and service.

Another option is to carve out a niche with a particular concept, a one-of-a-kind ambiance, or even a particular style of ethnic food. If done well enough and properly advertised, happy guests will return time after time.

Now more than ever, restauranting is a labor of love, with equal parts of both applied day in and day out, in steadfast opposition to todays forces working against success. It has to be a labor of love why the heck else would anyone do it?

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The early 1970s was a momentous time in Americas and even Chattanoogas history.

In many ways it was a continuation of the turbulent and changing 1960s, when the Vietnam War was still raging before the ceasefires of the early 1970s closed out most of the fighting and ended the anti-war protests that were common beforehand.

And in racial relations, while the walls of segregation had finally been broken down in most public areas, some high schools in Chattanooga were still in the early days of fuller integration as part of a federal court order.

It was amid this backdrop before the 1970s started being known more for quirky fashions, inflation and the Watergate scandal that members of the Chattanooga High School Class of 1972 completed their secondary education.

That was 50 years ago, and on the weekend of June 17 and 18, several members of the class will gather in Chattanooga to mark the momentous golden anniversary and remember the high moments and challenges of that time when they were maturing teenagers.

They are having an event Friday at 6 p.m.

Everything from the pandemic to slightly changing societal interaction has cut down on school reunions across the country, events that used to be regularly scheduled on major anniversaries. And the Chattanooga High Class of 1972 was not planning to have one, either.

But through the efforts of Hoyt Samples and some others who stepped up kind of late, a reunion will indeed take place. They have a committee of about seven who have been meeting and working to help the class remember the milestone and special times in their youthful past.

I recently had an opportunity to sit down with Mr. Samples and fellow 72 grad Vicky Heckemeyer Givens at Mr. Samples office near Shallowford and Hickory Valley roads in the East Brainerd area after they had a committee meeting with several others via online video.

To those two, City High as it was commonly called was a place they loved and one that was certainly changing by that time, as blacks were having an opportunity to enjoy the offerings at this school that had historically been known as the best public school in Chattanooga.

Mr. Samples pointed out that City through that time often had more National Merit Scholars than private schools Baylor, McCallie and Girls Preparatory School combined.

We had Russian, Chinese, German, aerospace science and calculus courses, said Mr. Samples, adding that they also had a student newspaper the Maroon and White -- that was known for being good and that pioneered using a computer printer. Mr. Samples also remembers interviewing such local personalities as TV talk show and live wrestling host Harry Thornton and jeweler and TV pitchman J.M. Sanders as the newspaper went beyond just writing school news.

Mr. Samples also said students parents from places outside Chattanoooga like Signal Mountain would pay $50 a semester to send their children to City because of its good reputation. As a resident of White Oak, he was one of them, he said.

I got a really good education, said Mr. Samples, who was also a top science student and won statewide recognition.

Ms. Givens, who was named Most Intelligent, said the school had a good atmosphere. You could be as busy as you wanted or inactive, but there was always something going on. They encouraged you to be active in things, she said.

She also said she liked the teachers and how invested they were in the students. A favorite for her was Madame Pearson, her French teacher. She was an interesting person. She had been in the French Resistance (against the Nazi occupation as a Belgian). She was very interesting and always had great stories.

The school had continued much as it was after moving over from Third Street to its current location in 1963, while starting to grow slightly in its black population. But in 1971, the school began to change more significantly as the City Schools before they became part of Hamilton County Schools were making a bigger push to balance the racial makeup in their buildings to meet federal court requirements.

As a result, even more black students and black faculty members arrived at City beginning in the 1971-72 school year. Former principal Jim Henry had left to head the city schools, while Jim Phifer became principal, and such black teachers as the highly successful Riverside basketball coach Dorsey Sims came to City. Coach Sims Riverside team had earlier seen a long winning streak snapped by City under coach Buddy Guedron.

Mr. Samples said the white students at City had gotten along well with such multi-year black City students as Alton Chapman and Deborah Noel and others. But all the changes of 1971-72 with some new students did create some friction as both races were getting more used to each other and sometimes had different outlooks.

While more racial friction had existed at Brainerd High shortly before that over the use of the Confederate flag and the Brainerd Rebel nickname, Mr. Samples said some issues occasionally arose at City, such as black students walking out of class as a form of protest. It was typical of what was going on at a lot of high schools in the South and beyond at that time when younger blacks began calling out for even more equal rights or were simply showing youthful forms of rebellion.

Johnny Oneal was one black student who came from Riverside High to City for his senior year in 1971-72, in large part to play basketball for coach Sims. He called the experience good overall because he, like a lot of others, had come from a mostly black school and neighborhood.

When I went to City, it was definitely a melting pot, and that was good, he said, adding that it allowed people from different cultures and backgrounds and races to become better acquainted with each other. You got to see how others thought.

While he knows some fellow blacks and others handled the situations differently at City, he said his parents always taught him to practice the Golden Rule, and he got a lot out of his new school.

The academic requirements were higher than Riverside, he said. Up at City, you had to be accountable. They pushed you and challenged you.

Mr. Oneal, who went on to enjoy a rewarding career working with the First-Centenary United Methodist Churchs Centenary neighborhood youth outreach ministry through the Chattanooga city parks department, did say that he had not kept up with the current reunion plans. He had attended a recent Riverside High reunion, in part after having gone to school most of his youth with graduates from there.

A glance at the 1972 City High yearbook, the Dynamo, at the Chattanooga Public Library shows that of the 194 graduates pictured, about 44 are black. Some 68 students including Mr. Oneal -- are listed without headshot photos.

The younger grades that year appear to have slightly more black students. The school became more predominantly black overall by the late 1970s and later became known as Phoenix 3. Today, the architecturally eye-catching mid-century school is a popular fine arts-focused magnet school formally known as Chattanooga High School Center for the Creative Arts.

Overall, City High survived that 1971-72 year of different races getting more used to each other. And the 1972 graduates left having felt they experienced a taste of the racially mixed world that would be more a part of the future of America, despite the imperfections that would continue.

Mr. Phifer, who later became a popular principal at Notre Dame High, seemed to hint at this in an end-of-school-year letter posted in the yearbook. After discussing the changes that came to the school, including graduating with caps and gowns instead of just dress clothes, he wrote, It has been a difficult and trying year for most of us, as these are difficult and trying times. But I do feel that Chattanooga High rose to the challenge and came out the winner.

As one positive footnote to the year, a black girl, Rachelle Hammonds, was homecoming queen for the class of 1972, while Phyllis Corker, a white girl, was named Miss Chattanooga High School. Yes, she is the younger sister of former U.S. Sen. Bob Corker from the City Class of 1970.

She became Phyllis Kizer and now lives in the Atlanta area, Mr. Samples said.

Among the other class members were local golfer Mike Nelms, John Coolidge (son of recently deceased Medal of Honor recipient Charles Coolidge), Bill and Nancy Fehn from the Fehns restaurant family, Joel Solomon (son of former General Services Administration head Joel W. Solomon), swimmer Bambi Davis, and former U.S. District Judge Sandy Mattice, among many others.

The 1972 graduates have also spread far and wide, with Donald McCormick now a lawyer in Los Angeles, Mr. Samples said.

Other teachers and faculty at the time included successful football coach Bobby Davis, whom Mr. Samples remembers having a heart attack during a game, assistant principal Edward Bates, director of student activities Katharine Pryor, and guidance director Harriet Bond.

One living faculty member Ann Ward is scheduled to attend the reunion, the planners said.

Mr. Samples and Ms. Givens who have enjoyed careers as an attorney and dental hygienist, respectively said they are hoping to have about 70 or 75 back for the reunion. Dozens of classmates have unfortunately died, they added. One, Keith Fults, died of stomach cancer while they were still in school.

Anyone wanting more information about the reunion can contact Mr. Samples athsamples@sampleslaw.com.

Other members of the planning committee are class president Bill Robinson, Mike Morrow, Pat Hendrix, Hannah Fowler and Paula Oley.

Mr. Samples added that they are looking forward to seeing everyone and remembering the good old days. He added that he is thankful for all his teachers, including science teachers Richard Davenport in biology, Mr. White in chemistry and Conrad Bates in physics.

They set the expectations big and set the bar high, he said of his overall experience at City that he said has helped him enjoy a rewarding law career.

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