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Living life in Corona-ville

In my 20s, I received a preliminary diagnosis of diabetes. The doctor said it would take several days for test results to show for sure or not. I should go home, he said. Take it easy, he said. Don鈥檛 worry, he said.Instead of taking the doctor鈥檚 advise, I fretted. Boy, did I fret. Diabetes ...

Dissecting Dr. Trump鈥檚 misdiagnosis

As I write this (on Thursday, March 12th at 10:19 AM) the number of people around the world who鈥檝e been diagnosed with coronavirus stands at 129,590.That鈥檚 certain to change by the time I finish writing this.One thing is for sure, the United States of America hasn鈥檛 been prepared for ...

The rock and hard place of coronavirus

Those of you old enough may remember how the American war in Vietnam was summed up in the statement, 鈥淲e had to destroy the town in order to save it.鈥滻n the case of coronavirus, the effort to limit its impact may be summarized this way: 鈥淲e must isolate the individual in order to spare ...

鈥淪mokin鈥欌 Joe Biden鈥檚 terrific Tuesday

Joe Biden鈥檚 on a roll.Ten days ago, he was nearly pronounced politically dead.That was before the South Carolina primary election.Thanks to a key endorsement from House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.), and strong support from South Carolina鈥檚 African American voters, Biden鈥檚 campaign ...

Archie Mathies’ profile in courage

There are different types of courage. There鈥檚 the 鈥渃ourage of your convictions.鈥 There鈥檚 the courage to do what is right. We鈥檙e hearing an awful lot lately about political courage. A famous book was written on the subject. It鈥檚 called Profiles in Courage.Then there鈥檚 physical ...

Donny on the spot?

鈥淭he Coronavirus is the common cold, folks.鈥<em>-- Rush Limbaugh, February 24, 2020, on his radio show聽</em>The coronavirus is on the march.President Trump says he鈥檚 going to meet it head-on.He鈥檚 armed with a bundle of falsehoods about the confirmed killer ...