by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 11, 2021 | Opinion
The last few weeks saw a population explosion of baby birds around our house, and that makes us happy. Scruffy cardinals peer at their reflection in the kitchen window. A trio of young house finches chase each other from tree to tree. A whole flock of fledgling...
by Mitch Randall | May 20, 2021 | Opinion
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended last week that adults who have been fully vaccinated no longer need to wear masks outdoors or indoors to protect themselves from the transmission of COVID-19. The announcement was met with much...
by Monty Self | Sep 9, 2020 | Opinion
Public health officials were frantically sending out warnings about the rise of a new H1N1 swine flu in the early spring of 2009. Early reports revealed the virus was extremely contagious and dangerous for people under the age of 60. On July 14, Margaret Chan,...
by Monty Self | Aug 17, 2020 | Opinion
Nearly 1,000 healthcare workers have lost their lives in the fight against COVID-19. This is one data point that stands out from Lost on the Front Lines, an online interactive database documenting the lives of frontline health care workers who have lost their lives to...
by Mitch Randall | Jul 16, 2020 | Opinion
As COVID-19 cases increase across the country, public and private schools are preparing to welcome students, teachers and staff back to campus. Unfortunately, they are returning to the classroom during a very perilous and unstable time. The choice to physically open...
