Covid might be over before East Lansing’s downtown mask mandate ends. Dr. Marty Makary a surgeon and professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health argued in a recent Wall Street Journal editorial that it will be “mostly gone” by April. City council this week extended the ban to May 16.
I’d planned to log on to the council meeting to object, but why bother. The decision had been made.
If I’d participated, I’d have … Read more →
As for Covid-19 locally, so far so good for our area following the George Floyd protests and the Harper’s outbreak.
This chart comes from the Ingham County Health Department and in the aftermath of both the protests and the bar outbreak, there hasn’t been a serious spike in hospitalizations or ICU usage.
Locally, we’re seeing a lot more tests, more incidences but steady hospitalizations.
http://www.hd.ingham.org/Portals/HD/Home/Documents/cd/coronavirus/ICHDCOVIDstats.pdf
It’s well known that viruses tend to burn out after awhile and hopefully, that’s what our local data … Read more →
PR admin note: I had removed this post at one point – but have changed my mind and am keeping it on the site, as to stick to my initial thought of how such a post could encourage a productive conversation.
Hopefully good news in the fight against the coronavirus is permissible. In fact there’s every reason to believe that few if any of the young people who tested positive from Harper’s will need to be hospitalized nor succumb to … Read more →
There’s a lot to consider…
Tolerance in East Lansing took a hit yesterday as my John James yard sign was deliberately bent over.
We have an historic opportunity in Michigan to elect our state’s first African American US Senator! This is so important. The symbolism of an African American representing Michigan—home of the infamous Detroit riots—cannot be denied.
For many in East Lansing voting for an African American republican for high office will be a litmus test of the depth of their convictions for racial equality and social justice. … Read more →
