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‘Dilbert’ Creator, NY Native Scott Adams On Racist Video: ‘I Shook Box Intentionally': Report ‘Dilbert’ Creator, NY Native Scott Adams On Racist Video: ‘I Shook Box Intentionally': Report
‘Dilbert’ Creator, NY Native Scott Adams On Racist Video: ‘I Shook Box Intentionally': Report "Dilbert" comic creator and New York native Scott Adams is showing no signs of backing down after making racist comments likening Black people to “a hate group,” The Washington Post reports.  In a text message to the outlet, Adams - who grew up in Greene County in the town of Windham and now lives in California - said, “I shook the box intentionally. I did not realize how hard I shook it.” The remarks came after newspapers across the country dropped his popular comic series following Adams’ controversial comments in a Feb. 22 episode on his YouTube channel, “Real Coffee with Scott Adams.” …

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by Michael Mashburn
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New Canaan HS Standout Wins Indoor Rowing Championship New Canaan HS Standout Wins Indoor Rowing Championship
New Canaan HS Standout Wins Indoor Rowing Championship Sydney Kend, a New Canaan High School student, brought home the "hammer" after coming in first and taking the gold during the CRASH-B Sprints indoor rowing competition in Boston. The prestigious annual event is the nation’s top indoor rowing competition, where each athlete competes on the erg, or individual rowing machine, for a 2,000-meter sprint.  Kend bested an international field of 160 competitors in the junior women’s under-19 (high school-age) division, with a time of 7:01 (7 minutes and 1 second).  The senior is a member of Saugatuck Rowing Club and will row for the Unive…

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by Kathy Reakes