LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Counting blessings With all that’s going on in the world, I decided it’s time to count my Blessings. First, I have faith in Christ.
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Amid youth mental health crisis, Kansas legislators head in wrong direction
The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Children’s Hospital Association have declared a national state of emergency in children’s mental health because of the cumulative effects of COVID-19.
The people of Yemen suffer atrocities, too
The ghastly blockade and bombardment of Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, is now entering its eighth year. The United Nations estimated last fall that the Yemen death toll would top 377,000 people by the end of 2021.
STUDY SUGGESTS 40% OF COVID-19 SURVIVORS HAVE LONG-TERM EFFECTS
Dear Doctors: I had the omicron variant of COVID-19, and even though it was mild, I’m not back to normal. I am tired all the time, my joints ache and my sense of smell is still gone. I’ve been told that this could be long COVID-19. I thought that only happened if you got really sick. Why did I get long COVID-19? When will we see a cure?
Revise recycling policies
For roughly 35 years, we were in a recycling business. The last three years we were in business, we were recycling over 3 million pounds of material a year, with roughly 65% of that being recyclable PET Plastic.
Ask a fundamental question
This should make Americans ask the fundamental question: what is the difference between what a public non-profit utility company provides and what a private for-profit oil company provides? After all they both sell energy to all United States citizens. The difference is that natural gas and electricity are sold in the form of a public good whereas oil is sold in the form of a private good.
What the Parents’ Rights and Transparency bill doesn’t do
By Sharon Hartin Iorio Once again, another unfunded mandate is working its way through the Kansas Legislature--HB2662. If passed, this bill would establish a Parents’ Bill of Rights and Academic Transparency law.
Education Frontlines: Unmasking?
On March 8, 2022, the CDC released a highly rigorous comparison study of a set of schools with universal mask requirements versus districts without mask requirements. The results were clear. The districts with mask requirements “...had a 23% lower incidence of COVID-19 among staff members and students compared with districts without mask requirements.”
In supporting Ukrainians’ struggle, let’s not go crazy by canceling Russia’s rich culture
In 1969-70, I was a Navy disc jockey at the American Forces Vietnam Network in Saigon. Weekdays I wrote copy for radio commercials, pithy stuff warning our guys in the jungle to avoid being bitten by poisonous snakes. Army corporal Pat Sajak was our resident snake voice, who mockingly suggested on tape that soldiers should not bite snakes, either.
CHANCE OF B12 DEFICIENCY INCREASES AS PEOPLE AGE
Dear Doctors: We moved recently, and my father, who lives with us, now has a new doctor. During his first appointment, she asked about his vitamin B12 levels and seemed surprised that this wasn’t a test that had already been done. My father is not a vegetarian, so why would this be important?