Saturday, September 12, 2020

Covidiot Chronicle: The University of Dayton is an Ohio coronavirus hot spot


Source:  The New York Times (red arrow added)

At the University of Dayton in Ohio, President Eric Spina said the school of 8,500 undergraduates launched an aggressive testing and tracing program after a meeting of students with too few masks caused a cluster of cases, followed by another outbreak in dense student housing on the campus periphery. 
“We were caught off guard when cases started going from a few a day to 30 a day,” Mr. Spina said. A blitz of tests soon uncovered 100 cases a day, mostly asymptomatic. Only two students had to be hospitalized, and both have recovered.


Related reading:
UD lowers campus status, moves to some in-person learning next week.  (Dayton Daily News, 9/12/2020)
In-person classes have been “very carefully designed” to allow for physical distancing, he said. Face coverings are required everywhere, including classrooms, and students and staff have been trained in safety measures, including cleaning and disinfecting between classes, Spina said. 
University leaders will continue to evaluate the COVID-19 case trends, and expect to announce next week if additional classes will move to in-person instruction, officials said.

Related posts:
Bradley University (Peoria IL).  (9/10/2020)
Florida State University.  (9/10/2020)
Indiana University.  (9/10/2020)
Iowa State University.  (9/11/2020)
Oklahoma State University.  (8/23/2020)
Ole Miss.  (9/11/2020)
Penn State.  (9/12/2020)
State University of New York at Oneonta. (9/10/2020)
University of Arkansas,.  (9/10/2020)
University of Georgia.  (9/11/2020)
University of Illnois. (9/8/2020)
University of Missouri.  (9/10/2020)
University of Nebraska.  (9/12/2020)
University of North Ccarolina.  (9/6/2020)
University of Notre Dame.  (8/19/2020)
Viterbo University (La Crosse WI)  (9/11/2020)
Washington State University.  (9/11/2020)
West Virginia University.  (9/9/2020)

Covidiot Chronicle: Lancaster County, home to the University of Nebraska, is a coronavirus hot spot




The county’s COVID-19 risk dial remained squarely at the center of the high-risk level after a second record-breaking week of coronavirus cases. 
As of Friday afternoon, Lancaster County had recorded 498 new cases this week, up from last week’s high of 476. 
And many of them can be attributed to college students and, more recently, prison inmates, Pat Lopez, director of the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, said at an afternoon news conference. 
Of Friday’s 153 new cases, Lopez said, the prisons system accounts for 66, or 43%. People between 18 and 22 years of age account for 51 cases, or 34%.


Related posts:
Bradley University (Peoria IL).  (9/10/2020)
Florida State University.  (9/10/2020)
Georgia Southern University.  (9/11/2020)
Indiana University.  (9/10/2020)
Iowa State University.  (9/11/2020)
Oklahoma State University.  (8/23/2020)
Ole Miss.  (9/11/2020)
Viterbo University (La Crosse WI)  (9/11/2020)
Washington State University.  (9/11/2020)
West Virginia University.  (9/9/2020)

WIsconsin 2020 elections: Who's running in the 51st State Assembly District?



In November 2018, Todd Novak (R-Dodgeville) wins a 3rd term in the Assembly by a narrow margin of 1.4 percentage points.r

Democratic challenger Kriss Marion has an impressive resume of public service.  She is currently a member of the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors, a Southwest Wisconsin Planning Commissioner, and active in numerous local and state organizations.


Sources include  Wisconsin Elections Commission


Source:  Ballotpedia

The Lumpy L Art
of the WIGOP Gerrymander
Source: Ballotpedia

2020 Wisconsin election posts:
14th Senate District.  (2/24/2020)
16th Senate District.  (1/28/2020)
26th Senate District.  (4/4/2020)
30th Senate District.  (1/18/2020)

1st Assembly District.  (5/8/2020)
2nd Assembly District.  (7/5/2020)
3rd Assembly District.  (7/6/2020)
4th Assembly District.  (7/6/2020)
6th Assembly District.  (7/8/2020)
8th Assembly District.  (7/8/2020)
9th Assembly District.  (7/9/2020)
11th Assembly District.  (7/9/2020)
12th Assembly District.  (7/10/2020)
13th Assembly District.  (7/14/2020)
14th Assembly District.  (7/15/2020)
15th Assembly District.  (7/16/2020)
19th Assembly District.  (7/20/2020)
21st Assembly District.  (7/21/2020)
23rd Assembly District.  (7/24/2020)
24th Assembly District.  (7/28/2020)
25th Assembly District.  (7/30/2020)
26th Assembly District.  (8/3/2020)
28th Assembly District.  (8/4/2020)
29th Assembly District.  (2/21/2020)
30th Assembly District.  (8/10/2020)
31st Assembly District:  (8/6/2020)
32nd Assembly District.  (8/7/2020)
33rd Assembly District.  (8/21/2020)
34th Assemblyl District.  (8/22/2020)
35th Assembly District.  (8/24/2020)
38th Assembly District.  (8/26/2020)
39th Assembly District.  (8/28/2020)
40th Assembly District.  (9/2/2020)
41st Assembly District.  (9/3/2020)
42nd Assembly District.  (8/31/2020)
43rd Assembly District.  (9/4/2020)
44th Assembly District.  (9/6/2020)
45th Assembly District.  (9/7/2020)
48th Assembly District.  (3/12/2020)
49th Assembly District.  (9/8/2020)
50th Assembly District.  (9/10/2020)
63rd Assembly District.  (5/29/2020)
67th Assembly District.  (5/4/2020)
69th Assembly District.  (1/16/2020)
76th Assembly District.  (5/13/2020)
82nd Assembly District.  (5/13/2020)
96th Assembly District.  (5/3/2020)

Anita Cheronis Kettis (1928-2020) Warren High School class of 1946



Source:
 Warren Times Observer

1946 Dragon yearbook
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1967 Warren City Directory
  • Kettis John W (Anita B) personnel manager Warren Components h111 West St Clair Street (razed to make way for hospital expansion)
1983 Warren City Directory 
  • Kettis John W &Anita B; personnel manager Warren Components h111 West St Clair Street

The popularity of Anita as a baby name is graphed here.  Let's take a look at Penelope.

Penelope debuted in 1922 but dropped off the chart after a few years of nothing doing.  She reappeared in 1935 and rocketed to middling fame, spending about a decade in the top 300 before fading.  Her second reappearance has been much more successful.  She is currently at her highest level of popularity ever.

Other class of '46 graduates:
2020
Donald Russell Johnson.  (8/24/2020)
Mamie Scalise Spear.  (5/29/2020)
Doris Jewell Vicini.  (2/7/2020)

2019
Gerald Nelson.  (3/9/2019)
Rachel Smith Robertson.  (1/21/2019)

2018
Neil Tucker.  (3/28/2018)
John Farrell.  (3/25/2018
Beverly Adams.  (2/28/2018)

2017
Betty Smith Berry.  (11/4/2017)
Robert Gerardi.  (10/15/2017)
Edwin Streich.  (9/3/2017)
Mary Larsen Pierce Foley.  (4/24/2017)

2016
Ruth Figliuzzi.  (11/5/2016)
Donna Mack Schuler.  (3/19/2016)

2015
Carol Jean Niver Hampson.  (10/22/2015)
Frank Marlett.  (9/13/2015)
John Giltinan.  (7/76/2015)
Lela Nichols Akeley.  (6/24/2015)

2014
Ella Atwell Blum.  (12/24/2014)
Betty Carlson Johnson.  (10/26/2014)
H. Kent Peterson.  (10/1/2014)

GET ME REWRITE: Marquette pollsters always manage to contact way more self-professed conservatives than liberals


That's why Retiring Guy found the 'ideology' crosstabs the most instructive compared to all of the rest of polling breakdowns.  Are there really 160% more conservatives than liberals in the state of Wisconsin?  Is this an accurate reflection of the current electorate?

What even more interesting is that only 4 'liberal' respondents indicated they leaning toward voting for Trump, while 35 'conservative' respondents are leaning toward voting for Biden.  Even 3 'very conservative' respondents are giving Biden a look-see.  (Trump received 47.2% of the presidential vote in 2016, beating Clinton by a slim margin of 22,748 votes.  Trump can't afford a 16% defection rate)


Jo Jorgenson is the Libertarian candidate for president.

Wisconsin State Journal, 9/10/2020
A lot has happened since the last Marquette Law School Poll — weeks of civil unrest in response to a police shooting in Kenosha, two political conventions and visits by presidential candidates — but the latest poll finds views in Wisconsin remain virtually unchanged.

In addition, Republicans are disappointed to learn that their campaign of fear-mongering didn't put a dent in support for Black Lives Matter.

Friday, September 11, 2020

From a letter to Mom (September 11, 2001)



“This must be the worse day in American history,” Eddie said after we watched about 30 minutes of television coverage of the terrorist attacks. 

 “I think you’re probably right,” I conceded. 

 When he returned home from school, I asked him how much he knew about what happened. 

 “A plane crashed into the World Trade Tower,” he replied. 

 “Two planes,” I corrected. “One crashed into each tower.” 

 That news came as a big surprise to him. He also knew about the plane that hit the Pentagon but was unaware about the one that crashed in Pennsylvania. 

 was home from 3:00 until 4:30. The TV was on the entire time. I switched among CNN, Fox, NBC,CBS, and ABC to see if I could detect any differences among the networks’ coverage. Predictably, the news anchors at the determinedly conservative Fox network seemed the most eager to assign blame for this tragedy, but, surprisingly, none of their guests swallowed the bait. Earlier in the day, I had been tempted to tune into Rush Limbaugh’s radio show. I’m sure he was frothing at the mouth and pinning the entire series of events on Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton. 

 “This is really sad,” Eddie lamented as I was getting ready to return to work. 

 “You can watch something else if you want,” I suggested. 

 The Disney and cartoon channels were running their usual programming, purposefully oblivious to the day’s devastating events. I felt he needed a temporary break from reality. (Later in the week, most non-news cable channels ran occasional banners or showed a frozen screen expressing statements of sympathy.) 

I walked to the other side of the house, as I felt the need to rub my face with a cluster of cotton balls dampened with a squirt of Sea Breeze. When I returned to the family room to announce my departure, I noticed that Eddie quickly changed the channel, as if he was watching a forbidden program. Like everyone else, I think he had quickly become addicted to the day’s news nonstop coverage of “America Under Attack”, as CNN has dubbed it. 

Andy had called from Matt’s house around 4:15. Football practice, as well as all other after-school activities had been canceled for the day. (Actually, the boys’ football practices were held as scheduled, as the Suburban Youth Football League has no direct affiliation with the Middleton school district. Andy said only 7 members of his team showed up.) 

 “I’m doing my homework,” he offered. Then he made a comment about the terrorist attack. I thought I detected a catch in his voice. 

 “I’ll talk about it with Mom when she gets home,” he said.

Covidiot Chronicle: Centre County, home to Penn State, is a coronavirus hot spot



Centre County added 137 cases of the new coronavirus Friday, according to the state Health Department, the second-highest number reported in a single-day since the beginning of the pandemic.   
The county has reported 576 cases of COVID-19 in September, more than in March, April, May, June, July and August combined. About 54% of the county’s total cases, 1,062, have been reported in September. 
Nearly all of the new cases were reported in State College ZIP codes. All but two test results reported Friday were confirmed.


Related posts:
Bradley University (Peoria IL).  (9/10/2020)
Florida State University.  (9/10/2020)
Viterbo University (La Crosse WI)  (9/11/2020)
Washington State University.  (9/11/2020)
West Virginia University.  (9/9/2020)

Around Town Middleton: This Franklin Avenue home as zero curb appeal


Photos by Retiring Guy

A more revealing view


Around Town Middleton posts
September 2020
A family of sandhill cranes paid us a visit yesterday.  (9/6/2020)
The beaches of Stricker's Pond.  (9/1/2020)


August 2020
Sugars Court.  (8/31/2020)
The latest in Woodside Heights Park amenities.  (8/19/2020)

February 2020
Say goodbye to Old National Bank.  (2/9/2020)

December 2019
Roman Candle survives the cut, even without the availability of convenient parking.  (12/12/2019)
The Monona side of town.  (12/6/2019)

November 2019
Bike rack at Sauk Trail Elementary School.  (11/8/2019)
Not everybody's on board in the Meadows neighborhood.  (11/4/2019)
 
October 2019
Matching car and garage door.  (10/11/2019)

September 2019
Around Town Middleton: Bees love ornamental onion plants.   (9/4/2019) 

August 2019
60-year-old resident arrested for armed robbery.  (8/21/2019)
Staff and visitors may now park in the MCPASD Services Center lot .  (8/2/2019)

June 2019
"ROAD WORK AHEAD" trumps "DRIVE LIKE YOUR KIDS LIVE HERE" on Park Street.  (6/27/2019)
Free lunch Friday.  (6/24/2019)
CBD, just like everywhere else in Wisconsin.  (6/24/2019)
 
February 2019
According to chapter 8.07 of the city ordinances....  (2/4/2019)

January 2019
More than a snow fort, but not a standing-room igloo.  (1/2/2019)
 
December 2018
This section of sidewalk was replaced in 1980.  (12/18/2018)
The post office's new and improved self-service kiosk.  (12/18/2018)

November 2018
Spell checker.  (11/19/2018)

August 2018
Must be on a tight schedule.  (8/6/2018)

July 2018
What type of seeds?  (7/6/2018)

June 2018
If it's not one thing, it's another.  (6/23/2018)
Bloom Bake Shop to reopen as Bloom Bindery, a bakery/bookstore.  (6/15/2018)

May 2018
The Tiedeman Pond frog chorus.  (5/15/2018)

March 2018
Tiedeman Pond winter fish kill.  (3/30/2018)
Hear that lonesome whistle blow.  (3/22/2018)
Explosion on Elmwood Avenue.  (3/20/2018)
Googling 'Henry Hubbard'.  (3/18/2018) 
A not-so-faded Flo strikes a new pose.  (3/12/2018)

February 2018

Covidiot Chronicle: Clarke County, home to the University of Georgia, is a coronavirus hot spot



UGA student COVID numbers spike again, surveillance testing to increase.  (Athens Banner-Herald, 9/9/2020)
COVID-19 surged again at the University of Georgia in the second full week of fall semester classes. 
Some 1,417 members of the UGA community reported testing positive for COVID-19 through the university’s mandatory “DawgCheck” reporting system. Almost all of them — 1,402 — were students; 14 were staff and one a faculty member. 
UGA’s surging numbers have helped make Clarke County one of the nation’s hot spots for COVID-19. As of Tuesday, only one county in the state was adding new COVID-19 cases at a faster rate than Clarke, according to a New York Times COVID tracking website. 
Last week, UGA’s COVID monitoring system counted 821 positive tests — 798 students, 19 staff and four faculty. 
The positivity rate for voluntary testing that UGA is conducting at Legion Field also jumped again to just over 8%.


Related posts:
Bradley University (Peoria IL).  (9/10/2020)
Florida State University.  (9/10/2020)

Covidiot Chronicle: Fudging the numbers at Georgia Southern University, a coronavirus hot spot



In Georgia, Matthew Boedy, a professor of rhetoric at the University of North Georgia, has started tracking cases statewide because the local university system hadn’t organized them all in one place. 
His work has found Georgia Southern University in Statesboro is one of the frontrunners, with 942 reported cases since August 17. Yet according to the university’s dashboard on Thursday afternoon, it had 126 confirmed cases and tracked another 237 self-reported cases from August 31 to Sept. 6. The county surrounding it has seen 1,222 cases per 100,000 residents in the past two weeks.

More unconfirmed than confirmed cases at GSU COVID-19 website.




Latest Bulloch County update
Source:  AllOnGeorgia

Related reading:
Georgia Southern has 33 football players inactive due to coronavirus, other issues.  (ESPN, 9/12/2020)
The list includes seven starters, among them running back Wesley Kennedy III, who led the Eagles with 824 rushing yards and 1,199 all-purpose yards in 2019, and safety Kenderick Duncan. A team spokesman said the list includes players missing the game for COVID-19 issues, injuries, suspensions or coach's discretion.

Related posts:
Bradley University (Peoria IL).  (9/10/2020)
Florida State University.  (9/10/2020)
Indiana University.  (9/10/2020)
Iowa State University.  (9/11/2020)
Oklahoma State University.  (8/23/2020)
Ole Miss.  (9/11/2020)
State University of New York at Oneonta. (9/10/2020)
University of Arkansas,.  (9/10/2020)
University of Illnois. (9/8/2020)
University of Missouri.  (9/10/2020)
University of North Ccarolina.  (9/6/2020)
University of Notre Dame.  (8/19/2020)
Washington State University.  (9/11/2020)
West Virginia University.  (9/9/2020)

Covidiot Chroncile: Whitman County, home to Washington State University, is a coronavirus hot spot



Even counties where the local college skipped most in-person instruction, like Washington State University in Whitman County, are still susceptible to climbing case counts. That locality had roughly 70 cases per 100,000 residents in two weeks in late July, and now is reporting 1,295 in the last two weeks. 
What’s driving that increase, according to Troy Henderson, the county public health director? “About 12,000 young adults pulled into a very small rural town."

What to expect?  Not any statistical information.


The Whitman County COVID-19 Resources website is more helpful

Red alert.  Current risk of COVID spread is high.
The age range of positives (current as of 9/9/2020) correspond to a small county with a large state university.  The population of Whitman County is 50,104.  WSU's enrollment is 29,684.


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Florida State University.  (9/10/2020)
Indiana University.  (9/10/2020)
Iowa State University.  (9/11/2020)
Oklahoma State University.  (8/23/2020)
Ole Miss.  (9/11/2020)
State University of New York at Oneonta. (9/10/2020)
University of Arkansas,.  (9/10/2020)
University of Illnois. (9/8/2020)
University of Missouri.  (9/10/2020)
University of North Ccarolina.  (9/6/2020)
University of Notre Dame.  (8/19/2020)
West Virginia University.  (9/9/2020)

Covidiot Chronicles: Story County, home to Iowa State University, is a coronavirus hot spot




In Story County, Iowa, home to Iowa State and one of the country's hottest outbreaks, a rise in cases among people 45 years and older shows the hotspot is spreading from campus, said Dr. John Paschen, the chair of the county’s health board.
“What I'm really afraid of is we're going to have another episode where it gets into a nursing home and a lot of people die," Paschen said.

College administrators fail the test of transparency with weekly updates of on-campus testing.  Iowa State gets an 'F'.

Iowa State University COVID-19 (above and below)_

ISU's positivity rate is just under 20%.  That's high.  It makes the accompanying graph almost laughable.


Apparently, Iowa counties are restricted from providing any statistical information about COVID-19.


Click on the link indicated by orange arrow and you are returned to the back where the above screenshot is found.



Related posts:
Bradley University (Peoria IL).  (9/10/2020)
Florida State University.  (9/10/2020)
Indiana University.  (9/10/2020)
Oklahoma State University.  (8/23/2020)
Ole Miss.  (9/11/2020)
State University of New York at Oneonta. (9/10/2020)
University of Arkansas,.  (9/10/2020)
University of Illnois. (9/8/2020)
University of Missouri.  (9/10/2020)
University of North Ccarolina.  (9/6/2020)
University of Notre Dame.  (8/19/2020)
West Virginia University.  (9/9/2020)