October Deaths in 2022: Carter, Jordan and Lewis

**  ASH CARTER, 68

A former defense secretary whom opened combat jobs to women and ended a ban on transgender people serving in the military.

Died October 24.

**  LESLIE JORDAN, 67

Emmy-winning actor whose very Southern drawl made him a comedy and drama standout in TV series including "Will and Grace" and "American Horror Story.

Died October 24.

**  JERRY LEE LEWIS, 87

Untamable rock 'n' roll pioneer whose outrageous talent, energy and ego collided on such definitive records as "Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin'On" and sustained a career otherwise upended by personal scandal.

Died October 28.

Influential Figures Lost in March 2022-- Part 4: Delgado, Gurt, Cavazos, Young and Albright

MARCH

EMILIO DELGADO, 81

**  Actor and singer who for 45 years was a warm and familiar presence in children's lives and a rare Latino face on American TV as fix-it shop owner Luis on "Sesame Street.  Died March 10.

WILLIAM HURT, 71

**  His laconic charisma and self-assured subtlety as an actor made him one of 1980s leading men in movies such as "Broadcast News," "Body Heat" and "The Big Chill."  Died March 13.

LAURO CAVAZOS, 95

A Texas ranch foreman's son who rose to become the first Latino to serve in a presidential cabinet as US Secretary of Education during the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.  Died March 15.

DON YOUNG, 88

**  The Alaska congressman was the longest-serving Republican in the history of the US House.  Died March 18.

MADELINE ALBRIGHT, 84

**  A child refugee from Nazi and then Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe who rose to become the first female Secretary of State and a mentor to many current and former American statesmen and women.  Died March 23.

Ten Things About Cheating-- Part 5: Cheating the Government and Marathons

9.  According to a 2012 Paw Research Center survey, 70% of respondents said they would be very upset at people who had CHEATED THE GOVERNMENT out of benefits they weren't entitled to, but just 45% said the same about people who had not paid all the income taxes they owed.

10.  MARATHONS seem to attract cheaters, and that includes last year's Chicago Marathon winner, Kenya's Rita Jeptoo, for use of a banned performance-enhancing substance.  But the champion marathon cheater of all time was Rosie Ruiz, whose apparent victory in Boston in 1980 was overturned when it became clear she had run hardly any of the race.

When asked why she didn't seem particularly tired at the finish, she remarked, "I got up with a lot of energy this morning."

I Don't have a Lot of Energy, But Not Dumb Enough to Run a Marathon.  --DaCoot

Not Saying Bureaucracy, But...

A look at the length of some important documents in history:

Pythagorean Theorem: 24 words
Lord's Prayer: 66 words
Archimedes Principle:  67
Ten Commandments:  179

Gettysburg Address:  186
Declaration of Independence:  1,300
U.S. Constitution and 27 Amendments:  7.818
U.S. Regulations on the Sale of Cabbage:  26, 911
No Wonder.  --Cooter