From the May 22, 2020 Edition
“Shut the virus down!” sounds like a pretty good rallying cry. I’m still socially isolating, but I speak with over a hundred people a week.
Many call me or email the newspaper when things are …
From the May 15, 2020 Edition
Increase from May 8 to May 13, 2020
Worldwide 3,755,379 to 4,343,269 cases 263,831 to 296,784 deaths
U.S. 1,228.603 to 1,390,250 cases 73,431 to 84,106 deaths
California (updated May 12) 58,815 to 71,141 cases 2,464 …
From the May 8, 2020 Edition
As the covid-19 pandemic grinds into its third month, it would be hard to find anyone who wouldn’t be delighted to get back to normal life. With more than a million cases and 73,431 deaths …
From the May 1, 2020 Edition
Social isolation is key, but so is tending to your health
By Seema Verma, Administrator, U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
At Medicare, we understand that people are having concerns about going to doctors’ …
From the May 1, 2020 Edition
Governors roll out phased plans to reopen economies, as the understanding deepens of how covid-19 can impact human bodies
By Marcy Axness and Patric Hedlund, TME
As of April 29, 2020, the covid-19 death count …
From the March 27, 2020 Edition
By Marcy Axness, TME with Liz Buchroeder aka The Masked Scrapper
Mary Mallon was born in 1869 in Ireland, and came to America as a young teenager. When Mary worked as a cook for a …
From the April 3, 2020 Edition
By Eoin Howe, UK [Submitted by Linnea Hanson, Pine Mountain Club]
We will all still need to go out occasionally during this isolation/lock-down, so here are some basics for not bringing the virus back into …
From the February 28, 2020 Edition
The TME Team
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday, Feb. 26 that coronavirus (COVID-19) is reaching pandemic status. Worldwide spread of the virus is now likely.
The CDC reported 14 cases …
From the February 7, 2020 Edition
Note to readers, to compare with flu statistics–So far, during the 2019-2020 influenza (flu) season,10,000 people have died and 180,000 people have been hospitalized from flu, the Centers for Disease Control reports.
By Michelle Corson, …
From the February 7, 2020 Edition
By Judy Crary, Frazier Park
The Meeting for Alzheimer’s (and Dementia) Caregivers moves to a cozy spot in Frazier Park Library, Room C, beginning February 18.
Our meetings will still be on the third Tuesday …