Sometimes I feel like I’m living in two worlds tugging each other in opposite directions as we careen down a hill. Maybe others feel the same way? Just take a look at what’s been in the newspapers the last week. On one hand, I read some are disturbed about the indoor gathering limit being reduced […]
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Video: How genetic code vaccines being tested by Pfizer and Moderna work against COVID-19
The shots aren’t made with the actual coronavirus.
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Posted inNation / World
Video: SpaceX launches 2nd crew, regular station crew flights begin
Four astronauts are in orbit and on their way to the International Space Station
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Perspective
The ‘stolen election’ myth is powerful enough to keep Trump in power
We should never underestimate the power of a political myth, artfully contrived and relentlessly repeated, to alter the course of history. Donald Trump’s myth, that he lost the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden because it was “stolen” — like the myth that Germany lost World War I because it was “stabbed in the back” […]
Posted inPerspective
The 20 most important presidential norms Trump broke — and how Biden can restore them
The election was a referendum on Trump’s norm-breaking. We examine what’s been ignored and undermined and why preserving presidential norms is essential.
Posted inHealth
Is it safe to stay in hotels during the pandemic?
If you plan to travel during the pandemic, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says getting a rental home is safer than staying with friends or family or at a hotel
Posted inHealth
Is it safe yet to fly during the pandemic?
Anyone thinking about flying for the holidays should know that flights are getting more crowded and that more airlines plan to stop blocking seats
Posted inHealth
Do masks with antiviral coating offer more protection?
Masks made with antiviral materials are popping up, but there haven’t been enough rigorous independent studies to establish whether they’re better at protecting wearers or preventing the spread of the virus
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Gov. Janet Mills: Store workers shouldn’t have to be ‘COVID cops’
PORTLAND — Workers at local stores who encounter people who won’t comply with Maine mask requirements shouldn’t have to enforce the rules themselves, the state’s governor said. Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, issued an executive order last week that requires people in the state to wear a mask in all public places, regardless of […]
Posted inElection 2020, Nation / World, Politics
Why do the media call races in US elections?
Fifty-one separate elections — one in each state and one in Washington, DC