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The President of the United States and members of his family, courtier and entourage within the Senate all have contracted COVID-19. They are sick, some hospitalized, most not. This did not need to happen. This should not have happened. Yet it did. Yet, from the earliest days of the pandemic the President has rolled the dice on COVID. telling the …
In my 65 years I never thought I’d see a President of the United States behave and engage as I did last night, yet I did, all of us did. His behavior was an abuse to our senses and decency. While many of us knew we had a President who would rather lie than tell the truth, many doubted he …
Those of you who know me or have followed my activities post-Agency employment will note that I am apolitical, not associated with any party and will vote for the candidates that best represents what I expect from the position. During my government years, the Hatch Act served to muzzle me effectively. In 2016, one will remember my admonishment to VOTE. …
As the United States marches through 1.3 million infected with the coronavirus and over 80,000 dead, the nation continues to look to their leaders to lead by example. Yet at every turn, our President continues to disappoint and display a total lack of empathy or sympathy for those affected by the COVID-19. Callousness at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue This Thursday (07 …
As much as we would like to think that mankind will 100 percent rally around each other in the face of COVID-19, a virus which cares little about your nationality or socio-economic status, it wants us all, thinking such would be folly. Criminals are reaching out to us at our most vulnerable. They are using the telephone and robocalls; they …
We awaken this Sunday to the global reality that 300,000 have been infected with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) of which almost one-third have recovered (94,000). Sadly, many have also perished (13,000). It’s on us to keep the number who become infected down and by doing so we keep the number who perish down. Our Mission To break the COVID-19 spread …
Every state and territory in the United States has ramped up in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. While general information on the crisis and how to prepare ourselves is plentiful. Each entity has a portal to keep us informed and safe. Many of us may be in a locale which is not our own and for this reason I …
This week my spouse and I navigated through the ever-changing landscape surrounding Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing. We started and ended our telephonic journey with our family practitioner. We dealt with Public Health Seattle & King County, Washington State Department of Health, Governor Jay Inslee, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Congresswoman Susan DelBene. Throughout this experience our emotions ran the gambit …
We are now two plus months into our own version of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. Here in King County, Washington there have been 15 deaths. Of those, 14 were residents of the same nursing home, senior citizens and with an underlying medical situation. King County is proactive in their sharing of information, as is Washington State. Washington state is …
In times of crisis accurate situational information is often at a premium and regrettably in short supply. The COVID-19 pandemic is no different. Media rushes to get information to their readers/viewers. Those paid to form opinions do, the conflict between science, politics and entertainment is real. Washington State public health authorities just reported the first death from this virus. A …
The recent revelation via the intelligence community briefing of the HPSCI (House Permanent Subcommittee on Intelligence) that Russia’s intelligence apparatus was engaged in active measures to disrupt the United States election process of 2020 should have surprised no one. Yet it is serving to disrupt our nation as a whole. The intelligence services of Russia, and the Soviet Union before …