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Army Bob: Better to be safe than sorry in a pandemic
by Robert M. Traxler With the quarantine in effect, we have time to look back and reflect on the progression of a virus that is a nasty piece of work.…
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Basura: My encounter with a hospital ship ventilator
“Ain't ain't slowing down no way... Everybody's steppin' on their accelerator Don't matter where you are... Everybody's gonna need a ventilator” — Rolling Stones, “Ventilator Blues,” Exile on Main Street, 1972…
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Army Bob: We must remain vigilant vs. the Coronavirus
President Trump was called xenophobic by the New York Times after he banned direct flights from China in early February because of the COVID-19 virus. The Times went on to…
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Guest column: Dispatches from Coronavirus epicenter
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a column from my old Grand Valley roommate Gordon Wolotira, who graduated on the same day I did, in 1970. He lives in New Jersey,…
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Dorr vets eased the pain of a difficult, necessary task
So many times I have scrolled past sad expressions on Facebook from people who that very day had to put their pet dogs to sleep. They were reporting on a…
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Ranger Rick: Virus is a new way to cripple an economy
I watched a movie called "The Company Men" since the virus is on the prowl, I stayed home. The movie portrayed a shipbuilding company losing business and downsizing, like most…
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One Small Voice: We must unite to defeat unseen virus
by Lynn Mandaville The last time our country felt a strong sense of unity, a sense of common purpose and real brotherhood, was immediately following the attacks of September 11,…
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Yes It’s True: I do feel bad for snakebit Class of 2020
Perhaps we should all take a minute to pause and reflect on the tragic year for the Class of 2020 in the United States. Perhaps we should put in a…
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Army Bob: Weighing compassion vs. common sense
EDITOR'S NOTE: Robert M. Traxler, aka "Army Bob," has had much experience in emergency preparedness during his career. He has graciously consented to writing more columns featuring advice to citizens…
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Yes It’s True: Virus brings out best and worse in us
“There was a virus goin’ round, Paw caught it, and he died last spring… And Momma doesn’t seem to want to do much of anything.” — Bobbie Gentry, 1967, “Ode…