This has been the longest nine weeks of my life. Nine weeks ago, we lived in a very different world. It does not seem like such a long time, but nine weeks ago we were entering our first week of distance learning in the schools. Nine weeks ago, our economy was just going into a shutdown, and ...
Dear COVID-19, before you read any further, please know that I use the customary salutation in the start of this letter simply out of convention and not because I find anything positive or endearing about you. To the contrary, your presence is both vicious and foul as far as I am concerned. I ...
Throughout the Coronavirus crisis, the prevailing mindset has treated one viewpoint as sacred and the other as morally reprehensible. Now, we find ourselves in a “new normal,” where only the health and safety of others is viewed as sacred and inviolable. Two things can be true at once. ...
It just didn’t seem possible. I mean, how could temperatures in these parts be in the mid-70s in April, then drop low enough come May for ponds and streams to ice over? That’s nothing. Can you imagine it snowing in June? We’re not talking a rogue snowflake or two from a rare ...
Everyone has a role to play in our democracy. Everyone’s voice is critical. Every voice, in a time of crisis, is needed and must be heard. Politics isn’t a game. Politics is a form of public service. At its best, it can serve to unify, lift people up and help solve our collective ...
A weird thing happened on the way to COVID. ... Klu-like symptoms: On May 1, officials in San Diego County ordered residents to start wearing face coverings while in public to prevent the spread of COVID-19. On May 2, an unnamed man went grocery shopping, where a number of shoppers took ...
