Spring is such an exciting time of year. Full of promise, the season welcomes the first of the crop as green shoots begin to poke their heads through the soil. At grocery stores and farmers…
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Bruce Erickson is a self-described “outdoorsy” guy. At 76, the retiree and interpreter for California’s Mt. Diablo State Park’s visitor center, is a seasoned walker, having taken up the activity about 24 years ago following…
Trumps war between the states creates eBay-like fight…
President Donald Trump says he's a "wartime president" in the coronavirus era. In fighting that battle, he has spurred wars between and with the states over lifesaving medical equipment. The brutal competition for everything from…
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WASHINGTON — Four days before the U.S. urged all Americans traveling abroad to return immediately, American diplomats got an email informing them that anyone serving in a country deemed a Level 3 or higher health…
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In 1983, I lost my mother to mental illness. During the preceding six months, I had watched as she slipped further into a world of her own making, almost taking me with her, until eventually…
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s inclusion of a signing statement alongside the $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill last week appeared to be an attempt on his part to sidestep congressional oversight over how much of…
Coronavirus strains rural hospitals to the absolute limit
Brad Huerta found himself vacuuming the halls of his rural Idaho hospital last week. As the CEO of Lost Rivers Medical Center, in Arco, Idaho, it’s not his normal job, nor is it normal for…
Live coronavirus updates: U.S. death toll passes 3,000…
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Belarusian leader bucks coronavirus psychosis, plays hockey
MOSCOW — While officials from Montreal to Moscow have placed populations under some form of lockdown designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus, one man continues to hold firm to the notion that the…