5th Anniversary of COVID-19 in America | Weekly Report for January 17, 2025
On January 17th, 2020, one month after the outbreak of Coronavirus (later called SARS COVID-19), the CDC began screening airline passengers in San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles arriving from Wuhan, China. It didn’t work. Covid arrived…
You Never Know What Tomorrow Brings | Weekly Report for September 13, 2024
On Monday, September 10th, 2001, my daughter was a toddler. My son had not yet been born. I went to sleep after watching the Denver Broncos open up their new stadium by…
Beating the Heat | Weekly Report for July 19, 2024
For a few centuries now, people have flocked to Saratoga Springs, New York to beat the heat. The natural springs have drawn visitors for their “healing powers.” Since 1863, people have flocked to…
Knowledge and Intelligence | Weekly Report for August 4, 2023
Some people use the words “knowledge” and “intelligence” interchangeably. As a former English major, I understand that words can have the same or different meanings and sometimes that difference can be nuanced….
The Luck of the Draw | Weekly Report for March 17, 2023
Greetings from Albany, New York, where we find ourselves preparing for a first-round March Madness victory by my beloved VCU Rams over the St. Mary’s Gaels. With a little luck – and a lot of hard…