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Would You Like A Cup Of Meek Tea With That?

Once we get this virus crisis behind us we maybe ought to stage a national competition. For the best recipe for humble pie. Here is why I suggest this: Suppose you plaster your walls with news stories of the virus since January. You will have many hundreds of them. The stories tell us what experts, doctors and politicians predicted. And declared. And assured. And warned. And cautioned. And ordered. And proclaimed. And believed, promised and decided. As you examine them you will have to see an obvious pattern. That is that many of those birds were wrong. In fact, most of them were. ...

Older Americans Month 2020: Make Your Mark

Around the nation, older adults make their mark every day as volunteers, employees, employers, parents, grandparents, mentors, and advocates. They offer their time, talents, and experience to the benefit of our communities. For 57 years, May (Older American’s Month) has been a special time to recognize these contributions. While most celebrations, like Older New Yorker’s Day, have been cancelled because of COVID-19, this disease has not stopped older adults from “making their mark” on our communities. Older adults continue to contribute to society during this time by helping ...

Protect Your Family From Fearmonger Fauci

This Mother’s Day weekend, my family defied government pandemania. We drove out east from Colorado Springs to the tiny town of Calhan for a lovely little hike in the purple-and-gold-hued Paint Mines archeological district. Unmasked, we basked in the sunshine, fresh air and freedom. The park was teeming with moms like me who put family bonding over “social distancing.” We were not alone — and that was a glorious thing. There is nothing public health fossil Dr. Anthony Fauci can do or say to stop me from making the best choices for my children’s health, sanity and resilience. ...

ESPN’s ‘Last Dance’ Replete With Life Lessons

ESPN’s documentary on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls is already receiving rave reviews for shining a spotlight on not only the greatest basketball player ever but one of the best athletes of all time. Four episodes into the 10-part series, “The Last Dance” has already underscored the vital role that family plays, especially in the lives of young black men. “The Last Dance” skillfully bounces between chronicling the last running of the Bulls toward their sixth championship in eight years and delving into the backgrounds of the team’s stars. Michael Jordan is rightly ...

It Isn’t A Pause, It’s Slow Motion Destruction

The governor of New York again pressed the “pause button” on the state’s economy until May 28. The excuse is that if people go out and about, more individuals are going to die from the virus. That is possibly true in the short run. The shutdown was ostensibly only to “flatten the curve” so hospitals weren’t overwhelmed. Most people were willing to cooperate for the short time promised, but anyone who supposes that a government can pause an economy doesn’t have any idea about how an economy works, nor do they have a sense of what it takes to actually run a business. The ...

Lakewood Lens: It May Be A Different Kind Of Summer

Bemus Point Mayor Bryan Dahlberg told me their community gardener walked up to him last week and voiced something a lot of us are thinking: “What are we going to do?” He looked at her, shrugged and said, “Plant flowers.” His story underscores the ever-present optimism the mayor has always had for his village, but it also serves as a metaphor for the rest of us. We don’t know what’s going to happen, but what we can do is plant flowers and make the best of things. “Visitors and residents love and appreciate the flowers here,” he said, and since they’ve already ...