“FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.” This FFA mission statement is a testament to our members, chapters, advisors and supporters everywhere. National FFA week starts Monday, Feb. 20. It is held annually on the last full…
January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. First established in 2010, this month is set aside to recognize, learn about, and work to prevent human trafficking. As your Prosecutor, we are taking this time to share information and educate our community about the prevalence and dangers of human trafficking so that we can work together to…
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center (MHHCC) and all MHHCC clinics have received a significant volume of phone calls regarding COVID-19 vaccines. Per the state’s orders, Memorial Hospital has been tasked with vaccinating frontline healthcare workers. We will complete the first dose vaccines for frontline healthcare providers today (Thursday) and will begin providing the second…
As we prepare for one of our most treasured holiday seasons, please consider the safety and well-being of family and friends. Evidence reveals that large family gatherings where social distancing and mask-wearing are “temporarily on hold’ for the convenience of celebrating as we’ve done in the past become “super spreader events”. Our hospital and healthcare…
Allow me to share a mental exercise I use to think through the relative concern we should place on different levels of government. Along the way, this helps me relax more about our current state of politics and focus on what is important. This begins with a conceptual exercise. Choose the dozen best-known mayors in…
Over the coming years, the inevitable slew of books on COVID will identify villains and heroes, missteps and moments of prescient action. History will metaphorically adorn some with clown shoes, and others with halos. Like the Great Depression, World Wars, or 9/11, COVID will bequeath us a before and after moment. Even as we return…
Nov. 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. This day was not celebrated until this century, as 50 years ago, violence against women was not considered a criminal justice issue in our country. It was hidden in our homes behind closed doors. Unfortunately, as we see the rise of violence…
I start this column by admitting that I just don’t know what the right policy recommendation is for state leaders concerning this pandemic. That is a change from the early days of January through April when we knew much less about the disease. Uncertainty is an input to decisions, and so many months ago, vigorous…
Many economists have analyzed the policy differences Mr. Biden or Mr. Trump will bring to the U.S. economy. Equally important will be the consequences to the economic policies of the losing party. Our two-party system depends upon the competition of ideas. The ability of both parties to eventually appeal to a majority of citizens tempers…
Tony Greenwell looked like any ordinary man his age, but Tony was far from ordinary. “Larger than Life” might be a more accurate description. He was a quiet, stoic man, but he had a heart of gold, a contagious smile, and always a twinkle in his eye that made you wonder what he had been…
