Correction -- The people in this photo were misidentified in the Feb. 7 issue. These proud CDC grandparents Jeff and Cathy Alpert (far right) and Steve and Nanci Hirschorn (far left) pose for a photo at the preschool’s Grandparents Day with grandsons Jonah (third from left) — a CDC grad — and Levi (third from right), a current CDC student.A NOTE ABOUT CHRONICLE DEADLINES — I’m often asked … “When is The Chronicle’s deadline?” Here’s the answer:The Chronicle has different deadlines for different things. For example, we try to be as accommodating as possible when it comes to obituaries. We like to have all obituaries to be published in that week’s edition no later than 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, but we know sometimes that is not possible. We do have a final deadline for obituaries each week and that’s 1 p.m. on Tuesday. Fortunately, our local Jewish funeral home — Louis Memorial Chapel — is very helpful assisting families with these deadlines.We like letters to the editor, especially those that respond to an article printed in the most recent issue of The Chronicle, by 9 a.m. Monday morning. Why Monday? We need time to verify and format them.All other items such as calendar items, program announcements, honors and celebrations are due by noon on Wednesday, the week before the information is to be published.Putting together The Chronicle every week is like putting a puzzle together. As with any puzzle, it takes time to complete it, and that’s why these deadlines are so critical.Questions? Comments? Have a story idea that might interest us? Please contact me at or 913-951-8425. I look forward to hearing from you.JEWISH ADVOCACY GROUP CONVINCED MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TO CHANGE ‘DISABLED LIST’ TO ‘INJURED LIST’ (JTA) — Major League Baseball’s disabled list will be renamed the “injured list” following the intervention of advocacy groups for the disabled, including the Link20 Network of the Ruderman Family Foundation.The MLB made the announcement public on Feb. 7 after ESPN broke the news. A memo of the name change had been distributed to teams in December, according to ESPN.The rules will remain the same, with a 10-day list for short-term injuries and a 60-day list for more serious problems.In the months leading up to the decision Link20, a Ruderman Family Foundation global social movement of young activists who promote the inclusion of people with disabilities, campaigned for the change and reached out to baseball’s commissioner, Robert Manfred, to recognize that athletes who sustain injuries are simply injured and not disabled.“Using the term ‘Disabled List’ for players who are injured reinforces the belief that people with disabilities are injured and therefore are not able to participate or compete in any sports,” the Link 20 letter sent to Manfred read. “This perception is misleading and incorrect and has the unfortunate connotation that people with disabilities cannot take part in any professional sports. As we all know, there are many professional athletes with disabilities in all major sports in the U.S. and in the world.”Deputy commissioner Dan Halem specifically cited Link20 as helping to effect the change.Jay Ruderman, president of the Ruderman Family Foundation, which advocates around the world for the inclusion of people with disabilities, praised the decision.“I’m impressed with the respectful consideration of Major League Baseball as to why the term ‘disabled list’ is offensive to people who are permanently disabled,” he said Feb. 8 in a statement.
