Vaccines and boosters have saved both my daughters, one of whom has brittle asthma and a slightly compromised immune system from the bulk of childhood diseases which I experienced, including chickenpox, mumps, measles, and German measles.

About now I can think of in excess of 2-trillion reasons to thank God for West Virginia U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV).

As I occasionally fret about the larger and seemingly more intractable challenges facing our nation, I am often heartened by the hard work, progress, and ingenuity I witness demonstrated by community nonprofits.

One of the more exciting initiatives coming in view and now underway in 89 cities dotting our national landscape is aimed at making homelessness a rare, temporary and solvable problem.

A month from this week, the bulk of Georgia’s 500+ cities will be holding their elections for City Council, Mayor, and other municipal offices. Most counties will begin advance voting in two weeks.

The reality of a strong Republican win/loss ratio is the November 2020 General Election is a fact that gets lost in the rearview of the ongoing claims of conspiracy and stolen votes, resulting in the loss of the White House by then-President Donald J. Trump.

On the advice of my primary care provider, I exercised almost immediately after each dose of the Pfizer COVID19 vaccine, which I was told would help work the vaccine immediately into my bloodstream and system. It worked.

When the British Empire lost face and their own wars in Afghanistan, the first of those in the 1840s, known in the U.K. as ‘The Disaster in Afghanistan,” the then world-dominating British empire fought a ragtag bunch of Afghani rebels, seeking to undo the British re-establishing an unpopular Emir to lead the then Emirate of Afghanistan.

So for my many Libertarian and more conservative friends who think I may have ‘lost it’ in recent years, the West Coast still remains the Left Coast for me, but on occasion, they do get things right.

Though each generation may have their favorite sitcom or TV show, there are a few like Friends, which attracts viewers transcending across multiple generations, since the program first aired on NBC in 1994, and for the 10-rating topping seasons which followed.

It was the worst of times, it was the most dangerous of times. Violent crime is at or approaching 50-year highs in large population centers all across the United States.

On Tuesday, June 22, 2021, the Big Apple held Democratic and Republican Mayoral primary election contests, as well as down-ballot races for City Council and other local offices.

An extended eviction and foreclosure moratorium, put in place by the CDC during this lengthy pandemic will expire on July 31, 2021. The scope of pending rental evictions and foreclosures for non-payment of lease/rent and mortgage payments is unprecedented.

Odd-numbered years in a majority of our 50 states mean municipal elections. Some of these cities, because of their size and relative importance to the rest of the nation are considered bellwethers-New York City is one of these.

Though I strongly support making Juneteenth a federal holiday (June 19th), most likely to be later celebrated on the closest available Monday, national holidays have very real and significant costs as well.

On a rolling hillside, overlooking the Potomac River and in the distance the great Mall of Monuments, the U.S. Capitol, and even the White House lie more than 1100 acres of some of the most hallowed and consecrated grounds in these United States, Arlington National Cemetery.