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Opinion
‘You bothering me for nothing!’
It’s always chancy to write about somebody like Ahmaud Arbery. Arbery is the 25-year-old black man who was killed by a shotgun blast on Feb. 23 during […]
‘When Obama did it’: Truth behind Obama IG firing
Several people responded to last week’s editorial (DP-05-21-20) about Trump dismissing/demoting five inspectors general with cries of “What about when Obama did it?” So here are the […]
Bee Run Botanics offers help in garden during pandemic
I’m devoting more time to my garden than ever before. It’s mostly due to coronavirus keeping me home. Covid-19 changed Sarah Hoblitzell’s gardening plans as well. She’d […]
Memorial Day: A yearly reminder of how much it took
“Oh beautiful, for heroes provedIn liberating strifeWho more than self their country lovedAnd mercy more than life.”— “America The Beautiful,” by Katharine Lee Bates And Memorial Day […]
U.S. rushes to develop COVID-19 vaccine
If there is a silver lining to the flawed U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic, it is this: The relatively high number of new cases being diagnosed […]
Different ways we observe Memorial Day
Memorial Day was yesterday. Many couldn’t observe the holiday the way they usually would; others found ways to make their Memorial Day traditions work. Some held somber […]
Reimagining education after COVID
by Ron Iannone The COVID-19 has forced us to rethink how we deliver instruction in schools. Distance learning has been the major model of instruction during this […]
Why have people started mistrusting scientists?
by Larry Harris The COVID-19 pandemic is being viewed from two sides in America: Health and economics. Those leaders who follow advice from our health scientists are […]
May 24 letters to the editor
Pets are forever, not just for quarantine One of the few heartening headlines we’ve seen these last few months has been about the increase in pet adoptions. […]
