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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Bay Area woman with stage 4 lung cancer continues to beat the odds
The Brief A Bay Area woman given just two years to live after being diagnosed with lung cancer has lived for eight. Statistics show she is part of a group of young never-smoking Asian American women who are being diagnosed with lung cancer at a high rate. Lung cancer is considered the leading cause of death in the AAPI community. SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. - Donna Terry was only 39 years old when she was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. She was a nurse, a mother of two, and she had never smoked. She wanted to share her story to raise awareness. At the time, she did not think she had much time left. She was given six months to two years to live. She wanted to spend as much time as she could with her husband, and her children, who she calls "her reasons." But she also wanted to raise awareness. She has traveled to Capitol Hill and to lawmakers with the same message, saying, "Look, it is happening to people who have never smoked. It is happening to young people who don't have any, you know, signs or symptoms or really any clinical history." By the numbers According to a study published by the National Library of Medicine, even though lung cancer is decreasing across the board, 20% of lung cancer cases in the United States happen in never-smokers. Among Asian American women - more than 50% never smoked. And in Chinese American and Indian American women never-smokers, that figure is 80 to 90%. No one knows why. Terry knows she has lived for years on time that was never promised to her. It has not been easy. She had 17 tumors in her brain and two hundred tumors in her lungs and has made more than 150 chemotherapy treatments in addition to radiation and oral chemo. She has lost her hair, her nails, her memory, and she says, "my personality" and "my patience." But she has also been able to watch her kids grow up. Her son is now 13 and her daughter is 10. She made videos for milestones she thought she would miss, but they have never watched them. Today, eight years later her reasons for sitting down and telling her story are the same ones that made her do it back in 2017. She wants to help people and help improve the odds. She says every day now she knows time is a gift and her message to everyone is to "go out and celebrate every moment you get." Our full conversation with Donna Terry can be found on our Second Look podcast, which is now streaming on the KTVU profile, which can be found everywhere you get your podcasts.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
House grants final approval to Second Look Act, sends bill to the Senate
Del. Cheryl Pasteur (D-Baltimore County), left, listens to House Minority Whip Jesse Pippy (R-Frederick) explain why he doesn't support Pasteur's Second Look Act, which passed the House Monday on an 89-49 vote. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters) The House voted 89-49 Monday to approve a bill that would let those incarcerated for 20 years or more petition a judge to have their sentences reduced. Passage of the bill, known as the Second Look Act, followed 30 minutes of emotionally charged debate Monday, a continuation of more than two hours of debate Saturday, as House Republicans tried unsuccessfully to amend the bill to make a number of violent crimes ineligible for it. House Minority Leader Jesse Pippy (R-Frederick) said Monday that amendments rejected Saturday focused on the 'worst of the worst' of those incarcerated and convicted of crimes, such as murder of children, domestic violence homicides and the killing of police and parole officers. 'I 100% sympathize with the bill's sponsor, who has probably had a lot of time to process, and I can't imagine,' Pippy said, looking toward the bill's sponsor, Del. Cheryl Pasteur (D-Baltimore County), who gave an emotional recounting Saturday of an attempted rape when she was a teenager. 'I've got to stand up for all the other victims,' Pippy said. 'I got to stand up for all the other families who may not be ready for this legislation.' SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX But Pasteur, a retired educator, said that some of those in prison deserve the second chance at life the bill offers. 'I know that so many of the young people who ended up prison who fall under this bill are not the worst of the worst,' she said. 'My commitment is that long as I draw breath in God's world … I will commit to an organization to support every person … who comes out on Second Look that I will know their names. No one should come out of prison and be alone.' Supporters stressed the bill is not a get-out-jail-free card and apply to about 350 people. Del. Luke Clippinger (D-Baltimore City), chair of the Judiciary Committee, has said the bill would only apply to people convicted of a crime they committed between the ages of 18 and 25. It would not be available for those sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. A victim or a victim's representative would be able to submit an impact statement to the court 'regarding the impact of the crime and the proposed sentence reduction.' The bill was a priority for the Legislative Black Caucus, but at least one of its members, Del. C.T. Wilson (D-Charles County) said he can't support 'murderers.' He was one of a handful of Democrats who voted against the bill. 'You may sit here and judge me as heartless, unsympathetic, or without compassion. Maybe that's true,' Wilson said on the House floor before he voted against the bill. 'But I dedicated my entire time up here to fighting for victims. I cannot sit here and fight for the rights of murderers when their victims lie rotting away in silence.' Del. Gabriel Acevero (D-Montgomery) said he supported the legislation for those who are innocent of alleged crimes committed. 'I heard no mention of innocent Marylanders who would benefit from this bill,' said Acevero, who cited a few people imprisoned who were later deemed innocent, such as Gary Washington. 'Let's be clear who you're voting against when you don't vote for this bill: It's the innocent.' Now the House bill heads to the Senate, where a hearing was held Jan. 30 on a Senate version of the bill sponsored by Sen. Charles Sydnor III (D-Baltimore County). It has not yet advanced out of the Judicial Proceedings Committee, but the full Senate last year approved the bill, which failed in the House. Sen. William C. Smith Jr. (D-Montgomery), chair of the Judicial Proceedings Committee, said Monday he hasn't seen the final House version passed Monday afternoon, but that, 'It's a priority for me.' 'We'll get a look at it and run it by committee,' he said. 'It'll be a vigorous debate in committee and if it advances out of committee on the [Senate] floor.'
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative returns to reiterate its points
Maryland Public Defender Natasha Dartigue at the Oct. 25, 2023, news conference announcing the launch of the Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative. (File photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters) The Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative in December released a list of 18 recommendations aimed at ending racial disparities in the criminal justice system, several of which were taken up by lawmakers during this legislative session. Collaborative members were back Thursday with a new, more detailed report, just four days before the General Assembly's cross-over date, the deadline by which a bill has to pass out of one chamber to be guaranteed consideration in the other. Advocates said they're back now because they know the problems will not be solved in one legislative session, and they want to make sure they get it right. 'While we worked diligently to get the 18 recommendations teed up as soon as we could, knowing that some of them will present themselves as legislation in the 2025 General Assembly, the more detailed report took a little bit more time,' said Attorney General Anthony Brown (D), the co-chair of the justice collaborative. 'We wanted to make sure that we got it right.' The other co-chair, Public Defender Natasha Dartigue, said during the online news conference with Brown on Thursday morning, that the report symbolizes 'a call to action.' 'We as individuals, we as the collaborative, cannot do it alone,' Dartigue said. 'We must all come together. The report is a comprehensive roadmap to how we can achieve a more equitable Maryland.' The 111-page report, originally scheduled for release in January, reiterates many of the problems cited previously. While Blacks account for about 30% of the state's population, they represent almost 44% of drivers pulled over for secondary vehicle problems, and they make up 71% of the state's prison population. Blacks accounted for about 77% of state inmates who served 20 or more years, the report said. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX Dartigue said several of the recommendations that require legislative action have been taken up, with varying levels of success as the General Assembly enters its last three weeks. One recommendation in the report became the Second Look Act, sponsored by Baltimore Democrats Sen. Charles Sydnor III and Del. Cheryl Pasteur. Their bills would let incarcerated individuals petition to have their sentences reduced once they have served at least 20 years. The petition, filed in the circuit court where they were originally sentenced, could be approved by the court if the judge determines that person is no longer considered a danger to the public. There were several hours of sometimes emotional testimony for and against the measures when they were heard in the respective Senate and House committees. Support for Second Look was part of a historic meeting earlier this week when six legislative caucuses convened as a group for the first time. But neither bill had received a vote as of Wednesday. Another report recommendation taken up by some lawmakers request the state to end non-safety-related traffic stops. Sydnor also sponsors of Senate Bill 292 that would reclassify some primary traffic offenses — such as tinted windows, failure to illuminate a license plate and driving without a mirror or with obstructed or damaged mirrors — as secondary offenses. A driver can still be cited for a secondary offense, but cannot be pulled over unless there was another, primary violation allowing for the stop. A Jan. 28 hearing before the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on Sydnor's bill lasted more than two hours. A House version of the traffic stop bill, sponsored by Del. N. Scott Phillips (D-Baltimore County), was heard before the Judiciary Committee on Feb. 12. As of Wednesday, neither committee had voted on those bills. At least one collaborative-recommended measure, Senate Bill 181, sponsored by Sen. Shelly Hettleman (D-Baltimore County), received final approval in the Senate on Thursday afternoon. The 36-10 vote on the measure, which garnered support from three Republicans, now heads to the House of Delegates. It is the fourth year Hettleman has sponsored bills to reform the parole process for medical and age reasons. 'I'm just thrilled that this body passed this. It's been a long time coming,' Hettleman said after the Senate session where the bill passed. 'It is important to be able to realize that people change.' The bill was amended last week to raise the age when incarcerated individuals can seek parole from age 60 to 65. In addition, the time served was increased from 15 years to 20, and a five-year pause was added between petitions. During a hearing on the Senate bill in January, Maryland Parole Commission Chair Ernest Eley Jr. said the current parole structure has permitted one person to be released on geriatric parole in the last 10 years. Also on Thursday evening, the House gave preliminary approval to House Bill 1123, sponsored by Dels. J. Sandy Bartlett (D-Anne Arundel) and Lorig Charkoudian (D-Montgomery). After the House Judiciary Committee recommended approval Wednesday evening on the bill, Bartlett said that House Bill 190 got rolled into HB 1123, which removes the governor from the medical parole process. There are a few differences from the Senate bill in the House measure, which says a person must be age 60 to petition for parole and must way three years between petitions. 'It's just a matter of coming to an agreement on that, and we'll probably have to do that in conference,' Bartlett, vice chair of the Judiciary Committee, said Wednesday. 'We can totally reach a compromise because we're so close.' The collaborative's report notes it cost $202 million in fiscal 2023 for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to provide medical care for people in state prisons. All the recommendations in the report are broken down based on the collaborative's seven work groups: Criminal law and sentencing reform; Education, workforce development and economic opportunity; Health and human services; Law enforcement policies and practices; Prison, jail and detention facility reform; Promoting successful reentry and preventing reincarceration; and Youth justice reform. The report summarizes other recommendations, including calls for the Department of Education to keep track of data on school-based arrests with information on race, gender and disability status; to pass legislation mandating the implementation of non-policing crisis response systems in all jurisdictions; and to mandate that police officers take 'cognitive behavioral theory training programs.' 'We recognize that the problem that we're addressing is not years or even decades in the making. These are centuries-old problems,' Brown said. 'While there's a sense of urgency, there's no expectation that the problem is going to be solved in 2025 or even 2026, but the commitment needs to be to addressing the recommendations.'
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Letters to Sports: UCLA basketball coaches draw more scrutiny
The Times has published a couple of my letters criticizing UCLA coach Mick Cronin for berating his players and even the crowd for his team's mistakes and losses, instead of taking responsibility himself. This morning I was happy to read ("UCLA makes it a little too interesting") that Cronin has changed course, at least temporarily, and took responsibility for his team's mistakes in the game against Northwestern. Coach Cronin's change in tactics and self-reflection is a positive step for UCLA men's basketball. He deserves credit for that. Let's hope he sticks with it! Ray McKownTorrance As I was growing up, the NCAA tournament was the everything in sport as John Wooden won 10 national titles. Jim Harrick won the 11th banner in 1996. Sadly, the Bruins have zero chance of winning another with Cronin's screaming. When they lose, Mick will blame his players instead of looking in the mirror. Fred WallinWestlake Village After the USC women's basketball team crushed UCLA (80-67) last week one thing became very apparent. To qualify to coach either men's or women's basketball at UCLA you need one of two coaching styles. One being that you are (Mick Cronin/men's team) constantly berating and and yelling at your players instead of staying positive and supporting. Or two, you (Cori Close/women's team) spend more time yelling and complaining to the referees about every call instead of actually coaching your team! Regarding the latter, in the USC victory, the Bruins went to the free-throw line over twice as many times as the Trojans. So, I guess the style didn't work. Richard WhortonStudio City Regarding "A Second Look Full of Hope," the Dodgers are stacked with pitchers. Who would risk losing Shohei Ohtani, the $700-million man, for two years by letting him pitch? Not me. Dennis DohertyWest L.A. With Hyeseong Kim having his problems in spring training and the Dodgers leaning toward sending him to the minors, are they having "second" thoughts about trading Gavin Lux? Jeff HershowWoodland Hills A friend of mine asked me why I watch spring training Dodgers games that don't count. I told him that I watch the spring training games because they count for the players who are trying to make the team, which results in maximum effort both offensively and defensively, resulting in some good baseball. Vaughn HardenbergWestwood Dylan Hernández was on point in praising coach JJ Redick and the Lakers' defense in particular. This focus was set in motion when the Lakers acquired Dorian Finney-Smith in late December, coupled with a renewed commitment to defense by LeBron James (who is proving that Father Time can be delayed), and has been bolstered by the return on Jan. 25 of the always-hustling Jarred Vanderbilt. Adding Luka Doncic in February has made Crypto "Lob Land" (Hello, Jaxson Hayes), which has caused the Lakers to leapfrog several teams in the standings. It's an exciting time to be a Lakers' fan. Ken FeldmanTarzana Good news, the Rams made the important effort to re-sign quarterback Matthew Stafford. Bad news, they continue to try to unload wide receiver Cooper Kupp, despite his All-Pro resume. Tutu Atwell or Demarcus Robinson are not Cooper Kupp. Do the right thing, Rams, and keep Kupp, thereby giving Stafford another proven target on the way to another championship pursuit. Marty ZwebenPalos Verdes Estates After the Southern Section Open Division basketball champion is decided, a few of the lower schools from that division are dropped down into Division 1 for the state playoffs. This drop down does not occur in any other division. Thus, when it comes to CIF state championships, the Southern Section Division 1 champion and other schools from that playoff that moved forward are at a distinct disadvantage as they try to advance to the state championship game. The lower schools in the Open Division should not be moved down, but their season should be over, giving the schools that participated in Division 1 in the Southern Section playoffs a fair chance to move on to the state championship in their division. Mark KaisermanSanta Monica I bet Freddy Krueger more closely resembles JuJu Watkins in UCLA's worst nightmares. Steve RossCarmel The Los Angeles Times welcomes expressions of all views. Letters should be brief and become the property of The Times. They may be edited and republished in any format. Each must include a valid mailing address and telephone number. Pseudonyms will not be used. Email: sports@ Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
08-03-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Letters to Sports: UCLA basketball coaches draw more scrutiny
The Times has published a couple of my letters criticizing UCLA coach Mick Cronin for berating his players and even the crowd for his team's mistakes and losses, instead of taking responsibility himself. This morning I was happy to read ('UCLA makes it a little too interesting') that Cronin has changed course, at least temporarily, and took responsibility for his team's mistakes in the game against Northwestern. Coach Cronin's change in tactics and self-reflection is a positive step for UCLA men's basketball. He deserves credit for that. Let's hope he sticks with it! Ray McKownTorrance As I was growing up, the NCAA tournament was the everything in sport as John Wooden won 10 national titles. Jim Harrick won the 11th banner in 1996. Sadly, the Bruins have zero chance of winning another with Cronin's screaming. When they lose, Mick will blame his players instead of looking in the mirror. Fred WallinWestlake Village After the USC women's basketball team crushed UCLA (80-67) last week one thing became very apparent. To qualify to coach either men's or women's basketball at UCLA you need one of two coaching styles. One being that you are (Mick Cronin/men's team) constantly berating and and yelling at your players instead of staying positive and supporting. Or two, you (Cori Close/women's team) spend more time yelling and complaining to the referees about every call instead of actually coaching your team! Regarding the latter, in the USC victory, the Bruins went to the free-throw line over twice as many times as the Trojans. So, I guess the style didn't work. Richard WhortonStudio City Regarding 'A Second Look Full of Hope,' the Dodgers are stacked with pitchers. Who would risk losing Shohei Ohtani, the $700-million man, for two years by letting him pitch? Not me. Dennis DohertyWest L.A. With Hyeseong Kim having his problems in spring training and the Dodgers leaning toward sending him to the minors, are they having 'second' thoughts about trading Gavin Lux? Jeff HershowWoodland Hills A friend of mine asked me why I watch spring training Dodgers games that don't count. I told him that I watch the spring training games because they count for the players who are trying to make the team, which results in maximum effort both offensively and defensively, resulting in some good baseball. Vaughn HardenbergWestwood Dylan Hernández was on point in praising coach JJ Redick and the Lakers' defense in particular. This focus was set in motion when the Lakers acquired Dorian Finney-Smith in late December, coupled with a renewed commitment to defense by LeBron James (who is proving that Father Time can be delayed), and has been bolstered by the return on Jan. 25 of the always-hustling Jarred Vanderbilt. Adding Luka Doncic in February has made Crypto 'Lob Land' (Hello, Jaxson Hayes), which has caused the Lakers to leapfrog several teams in the standings. It's an exciting time to be a Lakers' fan. Ken FeldmanTarzana Good news, the Rams made the important effort to re-sign quarterback Matthew Stafford. Bad news, they continue to try to unload wide receiver Cooper Kupp, despite his All-Pro resume. Tutu Atwell or Demarcus Robinson are not Cooper Kupp. Do the right thing, Rams, and keep Kupp, thereby giving Stafford another proven target on the way to another championship pursuit. Marty ZwebenPalos Verdes Estates After the Southern Section Open Division basketball champion is decided, a few of the lower schools from that division are dropped down into Division 1 for the state playoffs. This drop down does not occur in any other division. Thus, when it comes to CIF state championships, the Southern Section Division 1 champion and other schools from that playoff that moved forward are at a distinct disadvantage as they try to advance to the state championship game. The lower schools in the Open Division should not be moved down, but their season should be over, giving the schools that participated in Division 1 in the Southern Section playoffs a fair chance to move on to the state championship in their division. Mark KaisermanSanta Monica I bet Freddy Krueger more closely resembles JuJu Watkins in UCLA's worst nightmares. Steve RossCarmel The Los Angeles Times welcomes expressions of all views. Letters should be brief and become the property of The Times. They may be edited and republished in any format. Each must include a valid mailing address and telephone number. Pseudonyms will not be used. Email: sports@
