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Dave from Adelaide, Australia

Hi II, longtime reader since the Vic days. Drew Brees had an amazing career and deserves all the plaudits he is receiving. AR12 has arguably a more impressive resume, yet his achievements seem to be overlooked in comparison. Both have been unlucky in NFCC games, and either could have arguably been to more Super Bowls. I'm interested in your take on why they seem to be viewed via a different lens.

This is a common question, and a reasonable one. I've said before I think it has mostly to do with the circumstances of the two franchises and their histories. Brees brought the Saints up from nothing, especially after Katrina. That team was in the doldrums for a long time, with one playoff win since their founding until Brees arrived. Aaron Rodgers took command of a perennial playoff contender and one of the most storied franchises in league history. Fair or unfair, those contexts have influenced perceptions.

Matthew from Teaneck, NJ

So we're at 17 games in an 18-week season. Any thoughts as to having the bye week be dead center in the season? That would be fair and consistent for all, right?

The TV networks would not have upped the ante as considerably as they did if a dark weekend were part of the deal.

Mike from Fort Wayne, IN

Mike, now that there is a 17th game, how long do you think it will be before the owners become bored and start clamoring for an 18th game? Or is 17 just about the apex?

I'm sure the owners will push for 18 games in the next CBA negotiations at the end of the decade, unless there are more pressing issues for the league to address.

Patrick from Valrico, FL

Looks like the Chiefs are trying to add more fuel to an old II fire with their rules proposal. Of all of these proposals which do you feel are the most and least likely to pass?

I vowed never to discuss jersey numbers again. I just can't do it.

Scott from New Orleans, LA

Roster turnover is a constant in the NFL, but this year we have seemed to maintain the majority of our main contributors, which leads to continued chemistry on the field and in the locker room. What is your opinion on how the Packers have approached the offseason so far?

There's plenty of value in chemistry and continuity when you've been as successful as the Packers have the past two years, but I think the salary-cap constraints for this year and next have limited Gutekunst's offseason options. I do believe we'd have witnessed more turnover under normal circumstances. We'll see what the draft at the end of the month brings, but the majority of this team's improvement will have to come from within – particularly players from the last two draft classes making significant strides.

Patrick from Murfreesboro, TN

Cornerback seems to be headlining the "needs attention" discussions, and I understand the concern. But isn't D-line perilously vulnerable after Kenny Clark? What's the outlook on the type of DL profile that would best fit a Barry defense?

I'm not sure if there's a particular profile. Another Kenny Clark would do just fine. As I've mentioned before, I'm just not sure if one will be there late in the first round. In the middle rounds it becomes even more hit-and-miss with those big guys. You can find a solid performer like Dean Lowry (fourth round, 2016), or it might not work out as hoped with a Montravius Adams (third round, 2017). In that vein, here's a key player in the improvement-from-within equation: Kingsley Keke (fifth round, 2019).

Derek from Sheboygan, WI

What are the chances the Packers take an offensive lineman or tackle with the 29th pick of the draft?

Based on what I'm gleaning about this draft, the chances appear better for an offensive lineman at the bottom of the first round than a defensive one.

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Is the Stock Market Closed Today? Here Are the Hours for Good Friday 2021. - Barron's

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The New York Stock Exchange is closed April 2 in observance of Good Friday.

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The S&P 500 index topped 4000 for the first time on Thursday. The benchmark index enters Good Friday on the heels of a record close. It will stay above that mark until at least Easter Monday.

Is the stock market open or closed on Good Friday 2021?

While most banks and the post office will be open on Friday, the U.S. stock market won’t.

The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are closed on April 2 in observance of Good Friday. Likewise, U.S. over-the-counter markets are closed. U.S. bond markets will be open but close early at noon EDT.

Are international stock markets open or closed on Good Friday 2021?

The London Stock Exchange, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Toronto Stock Exchange, and Hong Kong Stock Exchange will be closed on Good Friday. The Tokyo Stock Exchange and Shanghai Stock Exchange will be open.

What about Easter Monday?

The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will be open at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Monday. U.S. OTC markets and bond markets will also be open. The Toronto Stock Exchange will be open, too.

The London Stock Exchange, as well as markets in Germany and France will be closed on Easter Monday. The Shanghai Stock Exchange will be closed for Qingming Festival. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange will be closed Monday and Tuesday.

What’s been driving stocks higher?

The S&P 500 index climbed 1.1% to 4019.87 during the holiday-shortened week. The index is on a modest two-day streak, gaining 1.6% on Wednesday and Thursday.

President Joe Biden this week unveiled his $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan on Wednesday, which seemed to overshadow a jump in unemployment benefit claims last week. Still, investors will be monitoring potential corporate tax increases that Biden hopes will fund the bill.

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What Will Summer Camp Look Like This Year? - HealthDay News

FRIDAY, April 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Splashing in a pool. Hiking through fresh green forests. Making macaroni art. Stitching together a leather wallet. Knocking a kickball around.

It's nearly time for summer camp, and the experience is expected to be especially important for America's children because of the pandemic.

"We really feel like summer camps are a huge opportunity for kids to disconnect from screens that they've all had to be on during their academic year," said Dr. Sara Bode, a pediatrician who helped write the American Academy of Pediatrics' summer camp guidance for 2021. "Summer camps offer this social and emotional enriching learning opportunity for kids that is critical."

The goal of day and overnight camps across the United States this year will be to restore some normalcy to the lives of children who saw their lives upturned by COVID-19, said Tom Rosenberg, president and CEO of the American Camp Association.

"The pandemic has really robbed all of us, but especially kids most of all. There's a lot of discussion around very real academic losses these kids have suffered, but I would also argue that not nearly enough has been said about their social and emotional losses," Rosenberg said.

But the pandemic is still ongoing, and parents can rightly be expected to have concerns about their kids' safety while away for either a day, a week or a month.

Campers' health is always part of planning any day or overnight camp, Rosenberg noted. For example, in 2019 camps were concerned about kids not being up to date on their vaccinations, inviting a potential resurgence of measles.

As expected, this year such health concerns will take on even greater importance. Guidelines from the AAP and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offer a list of factors that parents should keep in mind when choosing a day or overnight camp for their kids:

Will kids need to be tested for COVID prior to camp or during camp?

Many overnight camps will require a COVID test before kids show up, as part of the required health checklist, Bode and Rosenberg said.

Some camps might also ask families to shelter in place with their children for a week to 10 days beforehand, to limit the kids' potential exposure to the coronavirus.

Children might be tested again upon arrival, and again on the fourth or fifth day, Rosenberg said.

"You're trying with overnight camp to create a bubble," Rosenberg said. "Once the kids arrive and all that testing is complete, there's no one really leaving and no one really coming into that camp."

Day camps also might require testing, but screening will be trickier because the kids are going home every day, experts said.

How will kids be kept safe at camp? What might be the planned response if a camper or staffer develops COVID symptoms or tests positive?

Day and overnight camps are being asked to implement the same protection measures as everyone else -- wearing masks indoors and maintaining social distancing.

Kids also will be "cohorted," or placed into a group with whom they will remain throughout camp, Bode and Rosenberg said. This will allow for quick isolation and contact tracing if a child or staffer develops symptoms of COVID-19.

"In a day camp, they're going to have their activities together every day with that group, with the same staff dedicated to them," Rosenberg said. "They're going to eat together. They're going to play together. It's going to be a place where these kids can really get to know each other and build relationships in person, something they haven't done for over a year."

Overnight camps also are expected to cohort kids, but these groups might be expanded to include others once the camp "bubble" has been formed. These camps will need to have additional measures in place to isolate campers if someone becomes infected.

"If a camper in one small cohort is symptomatic, that camper and anyone in that cohort exposed to that individual can be separated, and the rest of camp can continue," Rosenberg said.

Both day and overnight camps should be prepared to take other safety measures, such as promoting hand hygiene, regular cleaning and disinfection, and adequate ventilation of indoor areas.

Are there plans to keep in more continuous contact with parents back home, to reassure them about their kids' safety?

Don't be shy as a parent to ask for regular updates about camp, whether your kids are attending a day or overnight camp, experts said.

"Right now with the state we're in with COVID and the pandemic, that is absolutely reasonable as a parent to ask -- how are you going to provide updates? And if they weren't planning on it, then you can be the parent that says, well, I want them," said Bode, medical director of Nationwide Children's Hospital's Care Connection School-Based Health and Mobile Clinics in Columbus, Ohio.

That communication should already be taking place for the parents of returning campers, Rosenberg added.

"Camps need to be communicating with parents now, in the runup to the summer, to sort of set their expectations about what will prescreening look like, what will we be asking of you in the summer of '21 that we didn't before," Rosenberg said.

Will camps be asked to keep an eye on community transmission in their area, and alter their protocols if necessary?

Tracking COVID-19 transmission in the local community will be essential for day camps, Rosenberg said.

"For day camps, it's really important to understand what's happening in the local community, so certainly camp directors are monitoring that. They're working with their local health department officials to stay on top of it from their perspective, and continuously improving their screening practices," Rosenberg said.

Overnight camps will be more able to form a protective bubble that isn't subject to community transmission, if parents do their part by sheltering in place ahead of time, Rosenberg added.

"The research is showing that kids can come from higher transmission areas safely and effectively and participate in overnight camp if the family follows a multi-layered mitigation strategy," Rosenberg said.

Will camp staffers be vaccinated?

It's not unreasonable to expect camp staff to have gotten their COVID-19 vaccinations, because they are considered essential workers, Bode and Rosenberg said.

"We would be hopeful by summer they would be, because camp staff are in that category of child care, so they should have been prioritized to get vaccination," Bode said.

"We've been fortunate that the CDC has recognized that camp staff, like day care workers and other kinds of child educators, need to be vaccinated if possible," Rosenberg said. "They want to encourage vaccination of all these essential frontline workers, so camps are encouraging camp staff to take advantage of opportunities to be vaccinated. That's all happening right now in many states."

Vaccine supplies are starting to become more available, but shortages remain in some parts of the country, Bode noted. It is possible that some staffers might not be able to get their required shots.

"If the staff are not able to get it through no fault of their own, then what is their protocol? Are the staff testing ahead of time to ensure they don't come into camp with a positive COVID test?" Bode said.

What are the best questions parents can ask camp directors?

Rosenberg, Bode and expert groups say questions that any camp should be prepared to answer include:

• How has your camp program been adapted for COVID-19?
• How have you trained your staff differently?
• What activities are you offering, and how have they been adapted?
• How will grouping work at your camp?
• What will you do in the event of an infection?
• How will you communicate with parents?

"We would encourage parents to be seeking out safe summer camp opportunities," Bode concluded. "Outdoor camps offer them an opportunity to be mask-off out in nature interacting with their peers, getting that sense of normalcy back a little bit. I think that's so important for our kids, particularly because we're not exactly sure what school's going to look like in the fall again."

More information

The American Academy of Pediatrics has guidance on summer camps for 2021.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have suggestions for summer and youth camps.

The American Camp Association offers a field guide for camps.

SOURCES: Sara Bode, MD, medical director, Nationwide Children's Hospital's Care Connection School-Based Health and Mobile Clinics, Columbus, Ohio; Tom Rosenberg, MBA, president and CEO, American Camp Association

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Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Elizabeth Abrams mainly cycled for fun, but when she moved to Washington, D.C., a fairly bikeable city, in 2020, her motivations for biking became much more practical.

Abrams did not want to take public transportation during the pandemic, and therefore, relied on her bicycle as the main form of transportation.

But months later, her bike got stolen from her back patio in Petworth, a neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of the city.

"I live with a few roommates and we had four bikes that were outside and we had them locked and overnight the lock was cut and all of the bikes were taken," Abrams says.

Abrams tried to recover the bike by filing a police report and looked around on online websites such as Facebook Marketplace in hopes of finding her stolen bike listed for sale locally.

But none of her roommates, nor she, had any luck.

Although bike theft has always been a common issue, especially in urban areas, it increased during the pandemic in a number of cities. The pandemic led to an unprecedented boom in bikes sales. The rising demand, increase in ridership, and shortage of bikes nationwide among other factors, has likely contributed to a rise in theft, according to Bike Index, a nonprofit organization and national bicycle registry. Novice cyclists who picked up the habit recently or are relying more heavily on bikes for transportation may also be unaware of the basics of bike security — especially in urban areas.

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Elizabeth Abrams' bicycle before it was stolen in December 2020. Elizabeth Abrams

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Bicycle registries such as Bike Index allow cyclists to register their bikes for free. If a bike is stolen, the owner can report it on Bike Index and receive messages and tips through a secure messaging platform.

At the end of 2020, Bike Index estimates that the total number of bikes marked stolen was 96,583, an approximately 24% increase from the data of 2019. The increase could be attributed to new riders entering the market.

Some cities across the country are also seeing spikes in bicycle thefts.

In Seattle, Wash., there was a 54% increase in reported bicycle thefts. Denver, Colo., has seen around 26% increase in bike theft between 2019-2020, according to the Denver Police Department. As for Boston, Mass., it has climbed from 790 in 2019 to 1015 in the last year, a 28% increase. New York City has similarly seen a nearly 30% spike from March to Sept. 21 of last year when compared to the same period in 2019, according to The New York Times.

Meanwhile, San Francisco has seen a slight decrease in bike theft in 2020, according to the city's police department. The Chicago Police Department reported a 3% decrease during the year as well.

The data regarding bike theft incidents is highly underreported as many thefts are not reported to police departments, says Lily Williams, communications director at Bike Index.

Project 529, another bike registry and nonprofit organization, estimates that only 1 in 5 stolen bikes are actually reported to the police in North America.

Bike theft numbers are compiled from different sources: an FBI report, studies done in cities such as San Francisco and Montreal, trending reports from partner agencies, along with data collected by Project 529 including a bike theft survey with thousands of respondents.

Since the data is limited, attempts to provide an accurate portrait of the issue involve extrapolation and guesswork, according to J Allard, founder of Project 529. But he mentions that underreporting of these incidents leads to under-prioritization.

Once a bike stolen, it's rare that the owner can retrieve it. Often, bike thieves manage to get rid of the bike quickly by selling it, which can make it hard to track. In addition, many bike owners do not keep records of the serial number of their bikes, and it's challenging to return it to them, according to the Denver Police Department.

The bike boom of the pandemic

"With the increase in ridership, we see a lot of riders who don't really know how to lock their bike," Williams says.

The number of bikes registered in Bike Index jumped from 306,760 at the end of 2019 to 548,099 in the following year.

Williams says that new riders might opt for a cable lock, which can be cut easily with basic hardware equipment. "People just really don't know. They don't know that their bike is vulnerable to theft," she adds.

She also mentions that the organization has seen a spike in bike thefts from more residential areas, like locked garages or apartment buildings.

Kristen Buss, who currently attends medical school in Bloomington, Ind., has had two bikes stolen in less than six months from her back porch. Two months ago, there was an attempt to steal her boyfriend's bike. The lock, which was a metal wiring with a padlock, was looped around the bike twice, and although it got cut marks on it, it held up well.

Buss feels discouraged from buying another bike for now but will consider it again when she moves to a new place where it's possible to store the bike inside.

It also made her more reflective of personal security.

"It's been more of a change in how we look at our whole apartment and not just our bikes," she says.

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Kristen Buss' second bike, she has had two bikes stolen from her backyard in only a couple of months. Kristen Buss

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Dan Henry, another D.C. resident, recently had his bike stolen from his apartment in the middle of the night. Initially, he thought it was his upstairs neighbors, but when he checked, he realized that his mountain bike was missing, along with his wallet and a few other things.

"It's one thing to get a bike stolen out of your backyard. It's another thing to have someone walk outside the door of the room where you sleep to steal your bike," Henry says.

Stolen bikes are largely resold for profit. The person stealing the bike is unlikely to be using it as a mode of transport, according to Bryan Hance, director of Bike Index.

"It's always about being better than the bike next to yours"

Loren Copsey, a co-owner of The Daily Rider, a local bike shop in D.C., mentioned that his store has been trying to keep up with the heightened demand since the pandemic encouraged more people to cycle for transportation and recreational activity.

In July 2020, his store was sold out.

"The majority of the customers that we saw in 2020 were definitely either new to biking or new to biking in a city, and that did require us to educate them about what they need to do to secure their bikes," Copsey says.

In terms of bike security, Copsey recommends a bike lock typically at least 10% of the bike's total cost. He also suggests that cyclists make assessments regarding where and how they lock their bikes.

"You don't want to lock up to a tree. You don't want to lock up to a fence. You don't want to lock up to anything that is less secure than the lock that you're using to secure it to," Copsey says.

He also recommends looking for a sturdy bike rack, whenever possible, and that it is "in an environment where it would be obvious if someone would be using cutting tools on it."

Although it might be tempting to park the bike in a secluded or less busy area, it's a higher risk. Williams adds that a cable lock should go through both wheels of the bike and a U-Lock that locks up the frame and the rear wheel. But there is always a risk factor, even the most elaborate locks can be defeated.

"It's always about being better than the bike next to yours. That's just the unfortunate truth about it," Copsey says.

Whether the recent enthusiasm towards cycling is short-lived or a long-term trend, Williams contends that better parking and bike security infrastructure could help prevent bike theft.

Copsey also mentions that it could lower the bar of entry for many new cyclists.

"It's been really hard to find bike parking because obviously there's not going to be a bike rack in front of every business that you might go to or on every block," Williams says.

"But when you have so many people riding, then there certainly needs to be places to put your bike."

Hadia Bakkar is an intern on NPR's National Desk.

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DENVER — Cody Bellinger homered over the fence for an RBI single and an out.

It looked as confusing as it sounds.

On an afternoon Bellinger had a homer negated due to a baserunning mistake, the Colorado Rockies played plenty of small ball to beat the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Thursday in their season opener.

The Rockies scored runs courtesy of a squeeze play, two wild pitches, a groundout, an error and three RBI singles.

No long ball in this game.

Well, one, but it didn't count.

Bellinger lined what appeared to be a two-run homer to left-center in the third inning. The ball hit off the glove of outfielder Raimel Tapia and bounded over the fence. Justin Turner was on first base at the time and, believing the ball was caught, retreated back to the bag. Bellinger passed Turner in the confusion and the umpires ruled Bellinger out.

“I don’t think there was blame to be placed,” manager Dave Roberts said. “They kind of got crossed.

"I don’t think it’s going to happen again this year."

Rockies manager Bud Black wasn't sure if he had ever seen that sort of situation.

“It’s rare you see that home run and then the batter/runner pass the fellow who was on base," Black said. “But it happened today.”

Officially, Bellinger was credited with a single and an RBI, but no home run. Rockies second baseman Chris Owings picked up the putout on the crazy play for being the closest fielder.

Colorado started off on the right foot against Clayton Kershaw and the perennial NL West-champion Dodgers, who owned a 22-7 record over the Rockies the last two seasons.

Reliever Chi Chi Gonzalez got the win after allowing three runs over two innings. Daniel Bard pitched a shaky ninth but got Mookie Betts to line out with the bases loaded to pick up the save as 20,570 fans were allowed into Coors Field.

This marked the first time Colorado opened in Denver since 2011.

This was a rare rocky season opener for Kershaw (0-1), who allowed 10 hits and six runs, five earned, over 5 2/3 shaky innings. In his previous eight opening day starts, Kershaw's 1.05 ERA was the lowest of any pitcher (minimum 40 innings) since 1913, eclipsing the marks of Bob Feller (1.21) and Jim Palmer (1.40). Kershaw's ninth opening day start sent his ERA to 1.73.

“Wasn’t great,” Kershaw said.

Asked later if there was anything in particular he didn't like, Kershaw responded: “The runs being scored.”

Dodgers reliever Jimmy Nelson allowed two runs in the seventh courtesy of wild pitches to make it 8-4.

Rockies starter Germán Márquez gave up six hits, walked six and allowed one run over four innings.

“He was just a little bit off,” Black said.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Dodgers: C Austin Barnes left in the seventh inning after cutting his throwing hand during a close play at the plate following a wild pitch. “I think he's fine,” Roberts said.

Rockies: LHP Kyle Freeland (strained left shoulder) and INF Brendan Rodgers (strained right hamstring) were placed on the 10-day injured list.

NEW SEASON, SAME GOAL

Entering the season as the defending champions doesn’t feel any different to Turner.

“It’s the same excitement, the same buzz, the same opportunity in front of us,” he said.

ALL IN THE FAMILY

Sometimes, shortstop Trevor Story will glance over at third base and swear Nolan Arenado is still around. Josh Fuentes has a resemblance to Arenado — and happens to be Arenado's cousin.

Fuentes stepped in at third for Arenado, who was an eight-time Gold Glove winner for the Rockies before being dealt to St. Louis in the offseason.

“I always tell him I have to take a double-take to decipher him and Nolan sometimes,” Story said.

OWINGS EFFECT

Owings had three hits, including a triple, and scored three times. He also stole two bases and drove in a run.

“That was a really good game for Chris,” Black said.

UP NEXT

Reigning NL Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer makes his Dodgers debut against Colorado on Friday. Bauer was 5-4 with a 1.73 ERA last season for Cincinnati. Rockies righty Antonio Senzatela was 5-3 with 3.44 ERA in 2020.

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'Everyone around here is shaken up' Sorrow over Breasia Terrell's death felt throughout Eastern Iowa - The Gazette

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DEWITT — What kind of world do we live in?

An answer to that question came Wednesday evening on the shores of a small pond 3 miles north of DeWitt. It was delivered by a little brown-eyed girl in a too-big hoodie who carried a single yellow rose.

Followed by her mother and her mother’s friend, 7-year-old Averee scrambled down an embankment where she found a pink teddy bear, a bright orange basketball and three mylar balloons that marked the place where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found March 22 by a pair of fishermen.

Breasia, of Davenport, was 10 when she disappeared the night of July 9 or the early morning of July 10 last year. After almost nine months of searching and waiting and hoping, Davenport police announced Wednesday an autopsy had determined the remains were those of Breasia.

Averee said she wanted Breasia to know people were thinking about her.

“We haven’t told Averee everything, but she knew a girl was found and she wanted to come with us to leave something in this place,” said Shayla Hippler, Averee’s mother. “We live in DeWitt. We don’t know this girl or her family, but we wanted to show we cared.”

Hippler wiped away tears and her friend, Brook Worrick, tried to explain.

“Everyone around here is shaken up,” Worrick said. “I’ve grown up here and lived here my entire life. I think a lot people feel really bad for Breasia and really bad for her family.

“What can we do? We can come here and offer some sign of support, some sign that we care even though we’ll never know Breasia’s family.”

Hippler pulled her daughter close and offered another thought.

“We live in a sad world,” she said.

‘Heart-wrenching’

Katherine Schadt and Jorden Manning made the 30-minute drive from Davenport to scatter red rose petals around the makeshift memorial.

A 35-year-old woman who lives across Highway 61 and a few miles from the pond brought a bouquet of wildflowers. She didn’t want to give her name, but she wanted to leave something behind.

“I drive by this place every single day,” the woman said. “I don’t know how long Breasia was there, but it’s heart-wrenching to think we never saw her. I just want Breasia’s family to know we are thinking of them.”

Margaret Zimmerman, a nurse, lives on a farm in nearby Maquoketa. She, too, frequently drives the yellow-dirt road that passes the pond. She brought an array of purple flowers for the girl she never met.

“My heart just sank when I heard they found a body,” Zimmerman said. “I think most of us knew it was Breasia — we didn’t want it to be her, but that’s a hard thing, too, because it’s going to be someone’s child, someone who was loved and missed.”

Zimmerman recalled something she heard just after Wednesday’s announcement.

“Someone said Davenport lost a daughter,” she said. “That’s true. But I’ll tell you, Eastern Iowa lost a daughter. I’m a nurse, and I travel for work. I’ve seen Breasia posters in places like Waterloo and Des Moines and Dubuque.

“I even saw a poster in southern Wisconsin.”

The sun was setting by the time Zimmerman left the pond. The space between the distant horizon and dark, encroaching clouds burned orange.

None of the people who came to the pond Wednesday knew who’d left behind the teddy bear, the basketball or the balloons. But they knew that, yes, the world can be sad and that, yes, sorrow can be shared.

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