Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Drug Effectiveness Discussion
Editor:I hope none of you Gould, Linsey, or Schwartz come down with COVID-19. I also hope if you do get it you can recover at home without drug therapy. If you do feel shortness of breath - don't delay call your medical practitioner immediately. If you are unfortunate enough to be placed on a ventilator pray for a miracle for you have an 80-90% chance of not surviving.
Getting lost in the curls
In all of the COVID-19 concerns, and wondering about the future, and shaking my head at what we are doing to ourselves because of it, sometimes I need some time to step away from it all. It seems like I need to do that more, the longer this goes on. With all of the debates on the Opinion page about what we should do, shouldn't do, who did what, who didn't do what and what we are doing now or aren't doing now, I try to follow along and figure out what I think for myself.
Laugh with Kathy: Known Traveler Number
Shortly after we moved to rural Benton County, the local newspaper printed a series of articles about disaster preparedness. The premise of the article was that if there was a disaster in your area and you had to leave your house for a week, could you grab everything you need in less than ten minutes? Then there would be a short list of items you should be able to access quickly.
Letter to the Editor: Gingrich on Controversial Treatment
Dear Editor:To Norma Gould and others: Did you click on the link to Democrat State Senator Karen Whitsett? The drug therapy you state is unproven, but I don’t think it matters much to those who are out of choices. Medicos are starting to think that when a patient is put on a ventilator that it may not be the appropriate therapy.
Laugh with Kathy: You can write
The first time someone told me I could write I was in 8th grade and my English teacher recommended me for Advanced English. She also assigned me to be the sports editor for the school newspaper for my 9th grade year. I was shocked. She told me that I had a gift for writing. Unfortunately, I didn't have a gift for sports, and I was stumped on how this was going to work out for me.
It's Political Season time for Spring Training
The other day I made a rare trip to the grocery store. Hey, I ran out of milk and while the place used to be packed to the gills, I opted to spend a little more at the gas stations rather than wade into a sea of bodies for half a gallon of milk, I'm weird that way. So anyway, since the store looked relatively normal for traffic so I took a leisurely stroll through. Letter to the Editor: Vinton Today Bingo
Letter to the Editor:These unprecedented times have provided many in our community with excess time on their hands, me included. Time that some have spent voicing their opinion on the Vinton Today Opinion Pages. I commend Valerie and the Vinton Today website for printing each and every letter she receives.We hear on the news, read on the internet, and tell all our friends that we must work together and we will get through all of this.
Laugh with Kathy: Country Roads of Scotland
Gene has always dreamed of traveling to Scotland and seeing the countryside. So when he retired a year ago, I surprised him with a trip to Scotland. We would spend ten days traveling the country roads of Scotland. I might have signed us up for more experiences than we were expecting. The following are excerpts from our travels.When we started our tour, our guide explained that Insight Vacations prides itself on “rare authentic experiences and meaningful interactions.
Laugh with Kathy: The Road to Hana
I think I will stick with my theme of travel stories this week, since we are all sheltering at home and dreaming of our next adventure. Once again, my travel enthusiasm got the better of us.Several years ago, my husband and I traded the cold Iowa winter for a week in Maui. It was our first time to travel to this beautiful island and I fully intended to make the most of it.
Letter to the Editor: Oops!!
Dear Editor, Oops!!Looks like maybe Trump, Fox News, John, and Dr. Oz may have been wrong. This is what happens when a person actually believes Trump, who is not qualified to make medical pronouncements but his followers will believe anything Trump says. Sometimes it is better to wait for the science before giving an opinion—John.https://currently.