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“Dogs in their perfect world would just be sitting on your laps, and that’s really what they did for a year,” said Betsy Puterbaugh, co-owner of Yuppy Puppy, a dog day care, boarding and grooming business in Lake Bluff. “No matter what you do, you’re about to mess up their perfect world.”

“Dogs in their perfect world would just be sitting on your laps, and that’s really what they did for a year,” said Betsy Puterbaugh, co-owner of Yuppy Puppy, a dog day care, boarding and grooming business in Lake Bluff. “No matter what you do, you’re about to mess up their perfect world.”

Nationwide, roughly three to four times as many students as usual took a gap year during the 2020-2021 school year, according to Ethan Knight, executive director of the Gap Year Association. With international travel — often a staple of traditional gap year programs — on hold during the coronavirus pandemic, more students than ever made an independent itinerary for their year off from traditional school.

Ian Alexander, left, and Josephy Preiser, of Goldberg & Goldberg Law firm, spoke May 24, 2021 during a news conference at their Chicago office about the lawsuit a group of former Lake Forest High School students have filed against the school and district. The attorneys are representing the former students, who allege in the lawsuit that former LFHS teachers sexually abused them. (Daniel I. Dorfman / Pioneer Press)

Or the Bulls could seek to bring these veterans back and operate over the cap, which would limit their ability to make major signings outside of the mid-level exception (approximately $9.5 million, which they used to sign Garrett Temple last year). They would still be able to move Markkanen as part of a sign-and-trade if they found a willing team. If they don’t need to clear cap room for a major free-agent signing, this seems likely to be their best route, even if it’s underwhelming to bring back most of the same group that produced such a disappointing finish.

West, who has umpired in a record 43 seasons since 1976 and in 51 ballparks, is renowned for having been in the middle of more controversies than any umpire in modern history. He also doubles as a country singer known as “Cowboy Joe” and once was a featured performer at Gilley’s in Houston, where his reviews were considerably better than the ones he has received from players, manager and fans at those 51 parks.

Police work the scene where a 49-year-old man and 56-year-old man were fatally shot on the 4600 block of South Federal Street in the Robert Taylor Homes neighborhood Sunday May 23, 2021 in Chicago.(Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)