The current COVID-19 challenges facing the world bring home some crucial lessons and learnings for all of us here in Southwest Florida. First of all, the facts and science behind understanding the virus, how it spreads and impacts our health, is the necessary driver for a public policy ...
This April 22 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, a worldwide movement to support environmental protection, as well as the first Digital Earth Day, promoted by global organizer Earth Day Network. Amid the current coronavirus global pandemic, Earth Day participants are encouraged to ...
Viruses have been top of mind lately - what they are, how they function, and the damage they cause.Because we're ocean people, we started to wonder about viruses in the ocean. Do viruses exist there? Who are their hosts? Is their biology the same? We decided to take a deep dive into marine ...
To the editor:To all "first responders," I apologize. When fire departments here ask for more money to buy equipment, we turned them down. When teachers ask for more money to teach and keep our children safe, we turned them down. Next time teachers, firefighters police, medical aid providers, ...
To the editor:Hi, my name is Hayden McBride I go to Gulf Middle School. The reason I am sending this letter is that I feel like we are in trouble and we need to fight back to survive as a community.I think the coronavirus is worse than we think because of how it is going to impact us in the ...
The past few weeks have been tough ones for Southwest Floridians.We've seen government operations pare down to the bare bones essentials, with offices closed and meetings and services moved online.We're seen many of our favorite businesses temporarily close or wholly revamp their operations to ...
(Editor's note: This is the third segment in a three-part series on viruses planned for publication.)Let me start with a small moment of reflective joy in a trying time. Life is miraculous. We are so very fortunate in so many ways. That we have the luxury to write, read, and ponder this musing ...
A "limited movement" mandate is now in effect throughout Florida.Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday issued an executive order that states that as of 12:01 this morning, those 65 and older and those medically at risk "shall stay at home and take all measures to limit the risk of exposure to ...
(Editor's note: This is the second segment in a three-part series on viruses planned for publication.)This week, I'm not going to go into SARS CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID; I think we've all heard enough about COVID recently. Instead, this week, we are going to drill down about the basics ...
State, county and local officials continue to stress the need for all of us to stay home to mitigate the spread of the new coronavirus, COVID-19.That's common-sense advice and, if everyone who could adhere did, there would be little need for what is likely coming: emergency stay-at-home edicts ...