UConn announced a two-year contract extension for head football coach Jim Mora on Saturday, just before the team took the field for the Fenway Bowl against North Carolina. Mora’s contract extension will run through 2028 and will pay him $10 million through the remaining four years, with the opportunity to earn more in incentives. The 63-year-old coach is set to make $1.7 million next season, $1.9 million in 2026 and $2.3 and $2.4 million in 2027 and 2028, respectively. UConn then went out and thrashed North Carolina, 27-14, in a game that wasn’t as close as the score indicated. “I am forever grateful. I’m grateful to (athletic director) David (Benedict) and (school president) Radenka (Maric) and the Board of Trustees, but this is about what the (UConn players) did today,” Mora said when asked about the extension in the postgame press conference. In a statement released by UConn ahead of the game, Mora said: “I’d like to thank David Benedict, Radenka Maric and the University of Connecticut leadership for their trust in me and their commitment to our football program. When I first got here, I talked about where we wanted this program to go and we have shown great progress but we still have plenty of work to do. The commitment and dedication from the university and the athletic department has me excited about the future for our football team.” “Three years ago, I tasked Jim Mora with the challenge of leading our football team back to success and through his experience, energy and leadership he has done just that,” UConn athletic director David Benedict said in a statement. “He has taken our program to post season bowl games twice and just guided our team to one of the best seasons in UConn football history, building a momentum to keep this program moving forward. I look forward to his leadership of our football team in the years ahead.” Mora is coming off one of the most successful seasons in UConn football history, having led the team to an 8-4 record and an appearance in the Fenway Bowl. It’s the Huskies’ second bowl appearance in three years. UConn’s eight wins is the most for the program since 2010, and the Huskies had their first winning season since that year, too. A win Saturday would give UConn nine wins for just the third time in program history, with the last two such seasons coming in 2003 and 2007. UConn quarterbacks coach Brad Robbins is heading to Tulsa as an offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, according to a report from CBS Sports. Robbins was part of a coaching staff that helped the offense produce its most prolific attack since the 2009 season and fifth-most in program history (32.3 points per game). Robbins worked at FCS Tennessee Tech and Division II North Greenville before joining Jim Mora’s staff in spring 2023. Get local news delivered to your inbox!Calgary, Alberta–(Newsfile Corp. – November 26, 2024) – Tuktu Resources Ltd. (TSXV: TUK) (“ Tuktu ” or the “ Company “) is pleased to announce its financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. The unaudited interim condensed financial statements and related management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) are available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca . Select financial and operating information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 appear below and should be read in conjunction with the related financial statements and MD&A. Financial and Operating Highlights Q3 2024 Highlights Subsequent Events On November 21, 2024, Tuktu closed the previous announced $10 million public offering of common shares and warrants. The Company has started planning and designing its inaugural drilling program which is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2025. About Tuktu Resources Ltd. Tuktu is a publicly traded junior oil and gas development company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta with producing oil and gas properties in southern Alberta. For additional information about Tuktu please contact: Tuktu Resources Ltd. 960, 630 – 6 th Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 0S8 ADVISORIES Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements Certain information contained in the press release may constitute forward-looking statements and information (collectively, “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable securities legislation that involve known and unknown risks, assumptions, uncertainties and other factors. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words like “anticipates”, “estimates”, “expects”, “indicates”, “intends”, “may”, “could” “should”, “would”, “plans”, “target”, “scheduled”, “projects”, “outlook”, “proposed”, “potential”, “will”, “seek” and similar expressions (including variations and negatives thereof). 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Junior Chloe Williamson, a Stillwater High School Technology Theater student, isn’t someone most people would see when they attend a concert or production at the Performing Arts Center. But as one of 20 Tech Theater students at the high school, she’s responsible for much of what happens behind the scenes. Along with her classmates, the students hosted 12 events this semester – including concerts and a production called “Stardust.” This is Williamson’s second semester as a Tech Theater student. Stillwater Public Schools junior Chloe Williamson works the sound board at the Performing Arts Center. “This is just such a community of people who work so hard to put on these productions,” Williamson said. “It’s amazing how many people (don’t) see us, but appreciate what we do.” Williamson worked as a “house manager” during the production, “Stardust.” But more often than not, she’s in the “fly loft,” or catwalk, raising curtains and making sure large set pieces are taken on and off the stage easily. Up in the 25-feet-high fly loft there’s a ladder and a series of ropes she raises for different scenes. Chole Williamson stops for a picture while in the fly loft at the Performing Arts Center. “You basically have to raise and lower the curtains by pulling on these ropes and timing it so that they go exactly on the dot,” Williamson said. “It takes a lot of practice.” Her favorite part about helping this semester is seeing new people come in and find a love for what makes technology complement theater, and helping to foster that in the other students. “It’s not like a lot of things – band, it’s a lot of people – (but this) is a very small community, very talented and dedicated people who we can really bond with,” she said. “It’s such a great experience.” Steve Shanks, director of the Performing Arts Center, has been teaching the Tech Theater class for two years. Most of his day is involved with facilitating the needs of the building, but the rest of the time he’s teaching. The students have to help with seven evening events to pass the class, in addition to attending every night of a production. The students are light technicians and sound technicians, as well as being to responsible to oversee live streaming options and to offer lobby etiquette. The students are easily recognizable by their blue vests. That’s because they don’t want to stand out, Shanks said. “We actually want our performers to stand out,” Shanks said. It’s important for the class to treat patrons with kindness and respect. The lobby crew helps patrons find their seats, and they know the difference between ADA accessibility and companion seats. “We ask (guests) to treat us with the same kindness and respect, and to treat the building nicely,” Shanks said. “(The students) try to help and facilitate. They just want to put on a really good event.” Junior Ella Edwards, a light technician, dresses in all black clothing, sits in the light booth and manages the light board. “She makes the ‘mood,’ to set the production and to make the students on stage appear the best that we can,” Shanks said. Stillwater Public Schools junior Ella Edwards sits at the “light board,” ready to help set the mood with lighting during productions at the Performing Arts Center. Tech Theater has been a second home to her, Edwards said. “Mr. Shanks has taught me things I never would have learned how to do without him,” Edwards said, adding that the class has been both a “comfort and a constant” for her. “I love working events and shows, I love being behind the scenes,” Edwards said. “It gives me a sense of satisfaction after a show is finished. If I could work here for the rest of my life, I’d be content.” Shanks said other instructors have also been instrumental in the Arts department, including Vocal Music Educator Aprill Raines, Orchestra Director Scott Jackson, Band Director Kevin Zamborsky and Speech and Drama Educator Elizabeth Ziegler. “These people are pretty talented, and we have so many talented students,” Shanks said. “We have had 8,180 guests come through the front doors to meet our lobby crew and to watch a performance, whether it’s orchestra, band, choir or a production. ... We’re up here almost every night during a production.” Shanks said they also offer live streaming services, teaching the students how to run that part of the production, as well. “We had 4,381 people stream our concerts, for a grand total of 12,561 guests who either came or watched our performances,” Shanks said. Shanks mentioned the custodian who helps clean the building, adding that he thinks the PAC is the “cleanest building in the school system.” “We try to maintain a high level of excellence. And that’s who we are, and that’s what we do,” he said. In the spring, there will be 22 concerts and a musical, “The Addams Family.” “Mr. Shanks has been totally revolutionary to this program. He brings it out so much,” Williamson said. “I had never heard of the tech theater program before I joined, and he is doing great work and making sure that we’re seen even when we’re not supposed to (be seen).”
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) — Victims’ families and others affected by crimes that resulted in federal death row convictions shared a range of emotions on Monday, from relief to anger, after President Joe Biden commuted dozens of the sentences. Biden converted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The inmates include people who were convicted in the slayings of police, military officers and federal prisoners and guards. Others were involved in deadly robberies and drug deals. Three inmates will remain on federal death row: Dylann Roof , convicted of the 2015 racist slayings of nine Black members of Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina; the 2013 Boston Marathon Bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev , and Robert Bowers, who fatally shot 11 congregants at Pittsburgh’s Tree of life Synagogue in 2018 , the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S history. Opponents of the death penalty lauded Biden for a decision they’d long sought. Supporters of Donald Trump , a vocal advocate of expanding capital punishment, criticized the move as an assault to common decency just weeks before the president-elect takes office. Victims’ families and former colleagues share relief and anger Donnie Oliverio, a retired Ohio police officer whose partner was killed by an inmate whose death sentence was commuted, said the execution of “the person who killed my police partner and best friend would have brought me no peace.” “The president has done what is right here,” Oliverio said in a statement also issued by the White House, “and what is consistent with the faith he and I share.” Heather Turner, whose mother, Donna Major, was killed in a bank robbery in South Carolina in 2017, called Biden’s commutation of the killer’s sentence a “clear gross abuse of power” in a Facebook post, adding that the weeks she spent in court with the hope of justice were now “just a waste of time.” “At no point did the president consider the victims,” Turner wrote. “He, and his supporters, have blood on their hands.” Decision to leave Roof on death row met with conflicting emotions There has always been a broad range of opinions on what punishment Roof should face from the families of the nine people killed and the survivors of the massacre at the Mother Emanuel AME Church. Many forgave him, but some say they can’t forget and their forgiveness doesn’t mean they don’t want to see him put to death for what he did. Felicia Sanders survived the shooting shielding her granddaughter while watching Roof kill her son, Tywanza, and her aunt, Susie Jackson. Sanders brought her bullet-torn bloodstained Bible to his sentencing and said then she can’t even close her eyes to pray because Roof started firing during the closing prayer of Bible study that night. In a text message to her lawyer, Andy Savage, Sanders called Biden’s decision to not spare Roof’s life a wonderful Christmas gift. Michael Graham, whose sister, Cynthia Hurd, was killed, told The Associated Press that Roof’s lack of remorse and simmering white nationalism in the country means he is the kind of dangerous and evil person the death penalty is intended for. “This was a crime against a race of people,” Graham said. “It didn’t matter who was there, only that they were Black.” But the Rev. Sharon Richer, who was Tywanza Sanders’ cousin and whose mother, Ethel Lance, was killed, criticized Biden for not sparing Roof and clearing out all of death row. She said every time Roof’s case comes up through numerous appeals it is like reliving the massacre all over again. “I need the President to understand that when you put a killer on death row, you also put their victims’ families in limbo with the false promise that we must wait until there is an execution before we can begin to heal,” Richer said in a statement. Richer, a board member of Death Penalty Action, which seeks to abolish capital punishment, was driven to tears by conflicting emotions during a Zoom news conference Monday. “The families are left to be hostages for the years and years of appeals that are to come,” Richer said. “I’ve got to stay away from the news today. I’ve got to turn the TV off — because whose face am I going to see?” Biden is giving more attention to the three inmates he chose not to spare, something they all wanted as a part of what drove them to kill, said Abraham Bonowitz, Death Penalty Action’s executive director. “These three racists and terrorists who have been left on death row came to their crimes from political motivations. When Donald Trump gets to execute them what will really be happening is they will be given a global platform for their agenda of hatred,” Bonowitz said. Politicians and advocacy groups speak up Biden had faced pressure from advocacy organizations to commute federal death sentences, and several praised him for taking action in his final month in office. Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the ACLU, said in a statement that Biden “has shown our country — and the rest of the world — that the brutal and inhumane policies of our past do not belong in our future.” Republicans, including Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, on the other hand, criticized the move — and argued its moral ground was shaky given the three exceptions. “Once again, Democrats side with depraved criminals over their victims, public order, and common decency,” Cotton wrote on X. “Democrats can’t even defend Biden’s outrageous decision as some kind of principled, across-the-board opposition to the death penalty since he didn’t commute the three most politically toxic cases.” Liz Murrill, Louisiana’s Republican attorney general, criticized the commuted sentence of Len Davis, a former New Orleans policeman convicted of orchestrating the killing of a woman who had filed a complaint against him. “We can’t trust the Feds to get justice for victims of heinous crimes, so it’s long past time for the state to get it done,” the tough-on-crime Republican said in a written statement to the AP. One inmate’s attorney expresses thanks — and his remorse Two men whose sentences were commuted were Norris Holder and Billie Jerome Allen, on death row for opening fire with assault rifles during a 1997 bank robbery in St. Louis, killing a guard, 46-year-old Richard Heflin. Holder’s attorney, Madeline Cohen, said in an email that Holder, who is Black, was sentenced to death by an all-white jury. She said his case “reflects many of the system’s flaws,” and thanked Biden for commuting his sentence. “Norris’ case exemplifies the racial bias and arbitrariness that led the President to commute federal death sentences,” Cohen said. “Norris has always been deeply remorseful for the pain his actions caused, and we hope this decision brings some measure of closure to Richard Heflin’s family.” ___ Swenson reported from Seattle. Associated Press writers Jim Salter in O’Fallon, Missouri, and Sara Cline in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, contributed to this report.Clinton presses past University High in Hardee's opener
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NEW YORK — After another special teams disaster in the Pinstripe Bowl, Nebraska faces what coach Matt Rhule called a “complete and total overhaul” with the unit in the offseason. Rhule did not say whether that overhaul would include replacing special teams coordinator Ed Foley, a longtime Rhule aide who just finished his second year in the role. NU won the game 20-15 and successfully pulled of a fake punt pass from Brian Buschini to Isaac Gifford that converted a fourth down into a first down. It was, in essence, Nebraska’s one special teams bright spot of the day. Buschini had a fourth quarter punt blocked and returned to the NU 2, which quickly became a Boston College touchdown. After Nebraska’s second touchdown of the game, Buschini couldn’t handle a wayward snap that turned into a blocked extra point and, after a BC return, two points for the Eagles. Without those two plays, Boston College only scored six total points. Nebraska special teams contributed to the 13-10 loss at Iowa and nearly led to a loss to Rutgers earlier this year. “It wasn’t very good,” Rhule said in the bowels of Yankee Stadium. “You can’t get a blocked punt. I didn’t necessarily see how it happened...we’ve had snapping issues all year long, and I think we’ve tried to address that for next year.” NU signed New Hampshire transfer long snapper Kevin Gallic in December to replace the Husker duo of Camden Witucki and Aidan Flege. Snapping issues contributed to Nebraska trying — and failing to execute — a fake field goal run play from Boston College’s 8. Buschini, as the holder, came nowhere near the end zone. “Obviously should’ve just dropped back and thrown it again,” Rhule said. “But we had the numbers there and the (Boston College) kid just made a good play.” For Nebraska to be “where we want to be next year” — that is, competing for the College Football Playoff, Rhule said, the team has to be a “little better in some areas” on defense and “really improve” on offense, which Rhule believes is happening under new offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen. “Special teams, we need a complete and total overhaul of that,” Rhule said. “We have to be better at that. I put those things on my shoulders to get it done. It has not been good this year.” According to ESPN’s Football Power Index, Nebraska ranks 105th out of 134 teams in special teams efficiencies headed into the Pinstripe Bowl. Boston College ranked 110th. Get local news delivered to your inbox!
Running back Jace Clarizio flipped his commitment from his local team, Michigan State, to Alabama. The decision, announced by Clarizio on social media Tuesday, comes after the East Lansing (Mich.) High standout visited head coach Kalen DeBoer's Crimson Tide on Nov. 16. "Great program," Clarizio told On3. "Playing on the biggest level. ... All the people and coaches I met and interacted with were all great people. The atmosphere was crazy." The 5-foot-11, 195-pounder is ranked as the No. 33 running back by On3 and tabbed No. 35 in their industry ranking. In May, he had verbally committed to the Spartans, where his father, Craig Johnson, was a running back and defensive back who was a member of the 1987 Rose Bowl-winning squad under coach George Perles. --Field Level Media
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — For the second time this season, the Washington Commanders gave up points in the final two minutes of regulation and came back to win on a last-gasp touchdown. It was not a Hail Mary this time. Instead, it was rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels engineering a 57-yard drive and finding Jamison Crowder in the end zone with six seconds left on the clock to beat Philadelphia and get the Commanders to 10-5. “Just a regular Sunday afternoon again,” coach Dan Quinn said moments later. Quinn's team is now on the verge of making the playoffs after again showing its mettle in wacky, back-and-forth games with wild finishes. Playing in and winning those has sort of become Washington's calling card. “We didn’t flinch at all,” receiver Terry McLaurin said. “We didn’t panic. Not to say we did that in the past, but it was like, we’ve been here before. When you've been through something, you know what it looks like. You know what it feels like. You do everything it takes to get over the hump.” The Commanders have won three in a row, including holding on at New Orleans by stopping the Saints on a 2-point conversion attempt at the end of the fourth quarter. They're in the postseason if they beat Atlanta on Sunday night or if Tampa Bay loses to Carolina earlier in the day. But what has gotten this team so accustomed to falling behind, huddling up and getting the job done when it matters most? “I think we just believe in one another,” said six-time All-Pro linebacker Bobby Wagner , a Super Bowl champion in Seattle who's in his first season with Washington. “Coach Quinn puts in a lot of positions at practice, and we have confidence in everybody to make those plays. I think it just shows our confidence in one another and our confidence to pull the game out.” Daniels is an X-factor in that. The 2023 Heisman Trophy winner , No. 2 draft pick out of LSU and runaway favorite for AP Offensive Rookie of the Year may be from Southern California but seems to have ice water in his veins colder than the 31 degree Fahrenheit temperature during his comeback. “He was poised: cool, calm, collected under pressure,” Crowder said. “A lot of times you don’t get that from a lot of quarterbacks.” What’s working Practice makes perfect, apparently. When Daniels connected with Noah Brown on the Hail Mary TD to beat Chicago on Oct. 27, it went exactly as the offense planned after rehearsing it in practice the previous Friday. Daniels to Crowder was the same thing. “It’s crazy,” Crowder said. “Friday we actually ran it, and I caught the same pass. We got the same look that we thought we were going to get.” Crowder knew he needed to slip past the linebacker covering him and found a wide-open spot in the end zone. Then the muscle memory took over. “I had already hit this in practice, so it was time to just make the throw in the game,” Daniels said. “I just put the ball in the air, and he made the grab.” What needs help It's hard to turn the ball over five times and win a game, especially against a first-place team with the NFL's top defense, but that's exactly what the Commanders did. Daniels threw two interceptions — including one that set up Jake Elliott's field goal to put the Eagles up 33-28 with 1:58 left — while Brian Robinson Jr. fumbled twice rushing and Dyami Brown once after making a catch and turning to run upfield. “That’s not our standard at all,” McLaurin said. “We’ll get that cleaned up.” Stock up Crowder made one catch on one target for 5 yards in the season opener and played a combined 12 snaps in Weeks 1-3. A calf injury put him on injured reserve in early October, and that easily could have been it for the 31-year-old wideout in his second stint with Washington. Instead, Crowder rehabbed to get back on the active roster, and a kidney injury to Noah Brown opened the door for real playing time. After making three receptions for 27 yards in the victory at New Orleans, his two catches against the Eagles were touchdowns. “Being on the IR for as long as Jamison had been, it takes a lot of grit to stay in it,” Quinn said. "He might have been out of football technically for 2-3 months, and this is not an easy thing to do, so for him to come back and make the impact he’s had, that’s a man I respect a lot.” Crowder was a fourth-round pick in 2015 and played his first four seasons in Washington before three with the New York Jets, one with Buffalo and a return in the fall of 2023. He thinks watching from the sideline helped him dissect football better to give him a chance to make an impact on the field again. “I knew once I got my opportunity I’d be able to just fit right in,” Crowder said. Stock down Cornerback Marshon Lattimore affected the Saints game by not being thrown at once in 31 passing attempts in his Commanders debut against his former team. He struggled defending Philadelphia's A.J. Brown and was flagged three times for pass interference before aggravating the hamstring injury that kept him out since the trade from New Orleans and leaving the game. “I love his competitive nature, honestly, down on the field,” Quinn said. “It’d be good to see what the NFL says about one of the ones that they called a PI. Let’s find out, but he’s the type of person you want to put on that player.” Injuries Dyami Brown also left with a hamstring injury in the fourth quarter, and starting right tackle Andrew Wylie was sidelined by a groin injury. Those bear watching. Key number 1991 — The last year Washington started a season 10-5. It ended with the franchise's third Super Bowl championship. Next steps Get ready for prime time with No. 8 pick Michael Penix Jr. and the Falcons coming to town. The Commanders opened as a 4-point favorite on BetMGM Sportsbook. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl Stephen Whyno, The Associated PressWhere Are F-15EX Eagle II Fighter Jets Built And Who Makes Them?MACON, Ga. (AP) — Ahmad Robinson had 25 points in Mercer's 75-63 win over winless Chicago State on Sunday. Robinson shot 9 of 16 from the field and went 7 for 8 from the free-throw line for the Bears (6-4). Marcus Overstreet scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Angel Montas had nine points. Noble Crawford led the Cougars (0-12) with 20 points, nine rebounds, six assists and two steals. Cameron Jernigan added 18 points, seven rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Troy McCoy scored 11. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
Michelob Ultra tops Bud Light as No. 1 draft beer in USStephen Olowoniyi scores 18 as Southern Indiana knocks off Shawnee State 91-56Nordstrom Founding Family Takes Retailer Private in $6 Billion DealParents are faced with countless decisions impacting their children’s well-being, many of which aren’t black and white. As technology evolves with each new “must-have” gadget, the choices we make become tougher. In a world where perfection is impossible, how do we decide what’s best for our kids? Electric bicycles are on many wish lists this season. It is important for parents to do their homework before making a purchase. First, talk to a reputable bike shop before buying an e-bike. Many of our local bike shops will not work on e-bikes that they don’t sell. Like cars, brake maintenance of e-bikes is crucial. Not all e-bikes are the same, and not all “e-bikes” are legal. It is important to ask questions. E-bikes are defined within the California Vehicle Code under three distinct classes. All e-bike motors are limited to 750 watts and must have fully operable pedals; any e-wheel that has a higher wattage is not an e-bike. Speed is also a part of the class definitions. Class 1 e-bikes provide pedal-assisted power up to 20 mph. Class 2 e-bikes have a throttle that goes up to 20 mph. Class 3 e-bikes provide pedal-assisted power up to 28 mph. E-bikes are a great way for kids to get to school, activities and recreation. E-bikes are vehicles, not toys. The pedal-assisted motor of a class 1 e-bike can help a rider climb hills and cycle longer distances. Riding any kind of bike takes skill and understanding the rules of the road. Mastery of riding a conventional bicycle is necessary before riding a class 1 e-bike. Following the rules of the road and being predictable and visible when riding are key. The Marin County Health and Human Services Department is tracking data related to e-bike 911 calls. Ambulances respond to e-bike incidents involving 10- to19-year-old people at five times the rate of any other age group. In November 2023, the department sent an advisory to the public and pediatricians regarding e-bikes and the rate of serious injuries among youth. This advisory reflected the influx of e-bike-related injuries that were being seen in Marin clinics and emergency rooms. Operating any vehicle, including an e-bike, comes with risks. Parents should not allow their kids to ride an e-bike without evaluating the risks and assessing their child’s skills on a bike. The Marin County Special Committee on Youth E-bike Safety began convening in September 2024. It has an education-first approach. The committee’s aim is effective education, outreach, consistent local policies and enforcement across Marin. The county and the Transportation Authority of Marin are jointly funding a countywide public education campaign with students and parents as the two distinct audiences. The committee will work toward a model ordinance to implement Assemblymember Connolly’s Assembly Bill 1778. The bill enables Marin County jurisdictions to pilot restricting class 2 e-bikes to riders aged 16 and older. Class 3 e-bikes are already restricted to riders 16 and older. Throttle-powered e-wheels capable of providing power beyond 20 mph and without fully operable pedals, which may be advertised as e-bikes, are not e-bikes and are illegal for youth. Throttles add a dimension similar to a motorcycle, with potential for injuries similar to motorcycle injuries. If buying an e-bike, buy at an in-person reputable bike shop to ensure your e-bike will get the maintenance it needs. E-bikes require more brake maintenance than conventional bikes. A class 1 pedal-assist e-bike is the best choice for youth. We want to see more kids and adults on bikes. Getting out of our cars and onto bikes is good for our physical and mental health and enjoyment. We want parents to understand what is legal versus what is illegal, and what is age and skill appropriate for their child. Marin Safe Routes to Schools’ e-bike education page on that group’s website is a great place to start when considering a purchase. Do your homework before you buy. Marin County Supervisor Mary Sackett represents District 1. Dr. Nelson Branco is a primary care pediatrician at Tamalpais Pediatrics in Marin County.