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“Over the last six weeks, our leadership has been taking part in a discovery and research process that explored all functions and structure of our Hockey Operations department,” Wirtz said in the statement, which was released before Wednesday’s road game against the Detroit Red Wings. “This top to bottom exercise revealed an incredible amount of in-house talent while also highlighting areas for growth and opportunities to become more competitive.

Now it’s a matter of what Poles, a 36-year-old first-time GM, does with this golden opportunity. This is about setting a vision, assembling a support staff, making significant changes across the organization and creating plans to build a contender. The first order of business, of course, is identifying the next head coach for the Chicago Bears. And even as Poles went through interviews with Caldwell, Quinn and Eberflus — three candidates who had preliminary meetings with the team before he was hired — it was worth wondering whether Poles’ list might extend beyond those three names.

The discussion arose during Wednesday’s monthly board meeting after CPS’ chief health officer, Dr. Kenneth Fox, noted the challenge in persuading parents who are hesitant about the vaccine. Around 116,000 of the 330,000 students enrolled in CPS are fully vaccinated, while about 148,000 students have received at least one dose, according to the district.

But also: “As a huge fan of the show, once I realized Amy’s significance in ‘Jeopardy!’ history, I felt incredibly humbled to play against her, let alone be the one to bring her streak to an end. I intensely admire Amy. Her breadth and depth of knowledge is just unreal, and she is a kind, good humored, confident-yet-humble person. Basically, she embodies all the traits I strive for in myself! I really see her as a role model, and so getting to play a role — especially this role — in her ‘Jeopardy!’ story is beyond anything I could have imagined when I found out I was cast.

The Wall St. street sign is framed by the American flags flying outside the New York Stock exchange, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in the Financial District. Stocks are opening with solid gains on Wall Street Wednesday, Jan. 26, led by technology stocks after Microsoft reported standout results for its latest quarter. (Mary Altaffer/AP)