The up-and-down pattern of new confirmed cases of the coronavirus pandemic in Orange County continued with the latest count by the Orange County Health Care Agency. Friday’s report showed 77 new cases, […]
OC coronavirus count up by 77
Fauci: U.S. unready to open economy
The United States is not ready to reopen the national economy yet, said Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday in an interview with the Associated Press. Dr. Fauci is the director of the […]
Some bad news, some optimism
Sixty-two more cases of the coronavirus were reported Friday for Orange County, bringing the total to 1,138 since the count began. According to the Orange County Health Care Agency, there were no […]
Pandemic shows why borders exist
When President Donald Trump announced a restriction on travel from Europe in a mid-March Oval Office address, European Union officials erupted in outrage. The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der […]
Good leaders needn’t be “pogues”
Pogues – we’ve all experienced them. They’re the bad managers who get in the way of the job getting done. From the feckless supervisor to the CEO, the term pogue is actually […]
Sanders drops his presidential bid
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, once the front-runner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, announced on Wednesday he was suspending his bid for the White House, clearing the way for former vice […]
Wisconsin votes, but results will lag
Voters in Wisconsin weathered cold temperatures, long lines and few polling places in today’s (Tuesday) presidential primary. The Dairy State’s balloting has been a back-and-forth political battle between Democrats who wanted the […]
“Thank you for your medical service”
We still have shreds of civility left. I love it when people walk up to those in uniform and say, “Thank you for your service.” It is a recognition of their courage […]
How will Trump be remembered?
On Jan. 20, the United States confirmed its first case of the coronavirus. The nation’s political and media elite obsessed over Mitch McConnell’s just-announced resolution governing the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. […]
In a pandemic, how will we vote?
UPDATE: In-person voting it will be. A special Saturday session of the state legislature was opened and closed within seconds by the Republican leadership, probably guaranteeing that the governor’s plan to shift […]
