The holiday season will be officially upon us in a few days, but for businesses and nonprofits it might as well already be here. Both are already working on how to help those they serve during the busiest time of the year for both.
News about the spread of the coronavirus continues to be grim. Worse, much worse, our state leaders appear content to do little, or nothing to stop it.
Thankfully, we have learned — at the cost of tens of thousands of possibly preventable deaths — that COVID-19 finds nursing homes to be good hunting grounds. At one time earlier in the epidemic, more than half the nation’s deaths from the disease in many states were among residents of long-t…
Celebrating Thanksgiving in a world with electricity, running hot and cold water, refrigeration, supermarkets, airplanes and cars makes it hard to remember just how hard life was for the people who celebrated the first feast.
The holiday season can be a joyous time as we reunite with family and friends, as well as a time of despair for those who may not be able connect with loved ones or who are alone.
As the holidays draw near, we tend to think about giving.
Included among his usual deluge of tweets related to the election, President Donald Trump dropped a simple but potentially important nugget of truth last week:
Whether you call her vice president-elect yet or not, Kamala Harris is nearly certain to make history in January when she becomes the first female, first Black and first South Asian to hold the second-highest elected office in the United States.
The news that drug-maker Pfizer has developed a vaccine that has proven 90 percent effective in its early clinical trials is good news at a time when good news is hard to come by.
Public health experts saw this coming, a surge of infections, hospitalizations and deaths in colder weather.
Drug maker Moderna sent a much-needed jolt of encouragement Monday by announcing that its coronavirus vaccine was 94.5% effective. While the findings are preliminary, and any widely available vaccine is still months away, the news could not have been better, or come at a more welcoming time,…
Should social media sites tells us what is right and wrong?
We did not need schooling on the fact that the media does not get to pick the president, as some readers were compelled to tell us. It is, however, historically based and quite normal for media outlets to call an election in favor of one candidate over another. The Associated Press has done …
It’s pretty easy to take for granted the generosity that abounds in our communities.
When is a setback for U.S.-European trade not necessarily a setback for U.S.-European trade? When it’s a European Union announcement of $4 billion in new tariffs on U.S. goods, in retaliation for the Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs on $7.5 billion in European goods, ranging from…
During the long process of counting an unprecedented volume of mail-in ballots in battleground states that ultimately brought Joe Biden the presidential election victory, political observers filled much of the waiting time with discussions about how to heal the deep divide in this nation.
Congratulations, President-elect Biden. You’ve made your share of history already, from receiving the most votes for U.S. President in history to your running mate, who becomes the first woman and the first woman of color to be voted in as vice president.
The news came on a Saturday, which is appropriate. It is not the day that we gather to sing “Hallelujah,” but you can see it from here.
The people have spoken. And, despite worries here and around the country, they largely were able to do so without much difficulty.
Some 99 years ago, an American soldier whose name was only known to God alone, was buried on a Virginia hillside overlooking the great Potomac River and the city of Washington. This site is now known as Arlington National Cemetery, a place of dignity and reverence for American veterans forever.
The spread of the coronavirus reminds us that everyone reacts differently to stressful situations. That would include an infectious disease outbreak that requires social distancing, quarantine or isolation.
In some ways, the coronavirus is still a mystery. Scientists can’t say for certain why it’s deadly or debilitating in some people but has virtually no effect in others. They don’t know exactly how long immunity lasts or whether (or when) a vaccine will stop its spread and bring this wretched…
The coronavirus attacks the weakest of us in a diabolical way.
When Florida voters approved a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s law,” they were told it was meant to protect the rights of people victimized by horrific crimes such as child sexual abuse or murder.
COVID-19 testing is more than a matter of individuals safeguarding their own health and that of their families. It has become an important tool in limiting the disease’s spread.
Haven’t received your flu shot yet? If so, there are two more opportunities in the coming week.
Some things can wait, but not cancer screening and treatment.
How is it possible for Congress to approve as much as $3.3 trillion in pandemic-related aid to Americans — the amount already provided — without ensuring at least that the health care network was made whole?
By March or April, it was clear the 2020 Census would be much more of a guessing game than in decennial population counts. COVID-19 has seen to that.
Once a vaccine for COVID-19 becomes available, demand for it will be enormous. Plainly, there will not be enough to go around, probably for several months. Thoughtful plans will be needed to set priorities for the limited amounts of vaccine that will be available at first.
Florida used to confine its road-gang prisoners in old wooden barracks that it intended to replace sooner or later. On July 16, 1967, that became too late for 38 men who died when flames swiftly devoured one of those firetraps in a remote corner of the Panhandle. Only 13 inmates were saved.
The flood of political text message in this year’s election has gotten out of control.
This is a preemptive “thank you” just in case we forget to say it in a few weeks. Thanks to the local, state and national election officials for what will undoubtedly be the most unique election experience any of us will go through.
For a couple of decades we were urged by McGruff, the Crime Dog, to lock our doors and protect our property and “help take a bite out of crime.”
Health providers nationwide are urging people to get their flu vaccines as quickly as possible to prevent what many fear could be a “twindemic” this winter.
The biggest crime involved in drunk driving is that, too often, it is not just the inebriated person behind the wheel who gets punished.
Last week’s admission by Purdue Pharma of criminal responsibility for its role in fomenting and exploiting the nationwide opioid epidemic might be extraordinary, but it’s not satisfactory. Yes, Purdue has agreed to a remarkable $8.3 billion fine. But real people at the top of that company, i…
It likely was a slip of the tongue when Joe Biden declared America would rid itself of fossil fuels by 2025 during Thursday’s presidential debate. But it was not far off the radical energy agenda Democrats hope to impose should they win total control of Washington.
In our society, the nursing home occupies a niche so far out of sight and mind that we don’t have to think about it until we find ourselves inside one as a resident or visitor.
The internet has been a powerful source of innovation and opportunity in the half-century since the first electronic message was sent between experimental nodes at UCLA and Stanford. And in some industries, it remains a great equalizer — giving upstart creators and service providers the sort…
With less than two weeks until Election Day, election officials are scrambling to ensure a safe and orderly voting process. Even with an unprecedented number of ballots being cast absentee, millions will vote in person, and poll workers are critical to that running smoothly.
This year, the political ground has shifted dramatically — and dark things are crawling out. It’s a rare opportunity for voters to observe the kinds of dirty tactics that often don’t emerge until just before Election Day.
This fall’s election marks the first time Latinos are the largest racial and ethnic minority group in the American electorate, accounting for more than 13% of all eligible voters and exceeding the number of Black eligible voters for the first time.
If the authorities are correct in their allegations against a group accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the 13 men ought to be viewed with a mixture of horror, disgust.
Election time — for some, it’s game time. They embrace the crackling energy and the confrontation between candidates vying for leadership.
