July 25, 2021 Pearl River In the polarizing struggle over Covid-19 and lifesaving vaccinations, the repeated call has been to “listen to the science.” The same cry is heard about climate change and global warming. People obviously decide when and where to listen. Maybe rather than debating about this person’s view or the other, …
Category: Ideas and Issues
Variant Raging, Mandatory Vaccination Coming
July 23, 2021 New Orleans In pandemic land, there are a couple of things becoming clearer. First, it’s a long way from over. No matter what we hope, the reality continues to be devastating. Secondly, it could be even worst than before because our political will, domestically and internationally, has now been broken. This …
Land Rush?
July 22, 2021 New Orleans I’ve spent a fair amount of time in Billings, Montana over my lifetime. I can say the same for Rapid City, South Dakota, though it has been a couple of years. Same for Waco, where I just had a cousin graduate from Baylor. I’m not unfamiliar with Coeur d’Alene, …
Medical Cost, Debt, Obamacare, and Charity
July 21, 2021 New Orleans Every once in a while all the pieces fall into place, and the whole puzzle comes together in a perfect picture. This is happening to hospitals and healthcare right now. The federal Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has taken a look at how well hospitals have responded …
Immigrants Stranded and Abandoned
July 20, 2021 New Orleans Organizers with A Community Voice, ACORN’s Louisiana affiliate were suddenly burning up the phone lines in crisis mode. Members were being called for donations and responding. In the beginning I couldn’t figure out what was going on. Snippets of conversation that I caught in passing were trying to find …