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Could the COVID-19 vaccine have spared my family?

My name is Danielle, or “D” as my family and friends call me. I have been a registered nurse since 2007. I love being a nurse and love to educate patients. I am a firm believer in “prevention is the best medicine.” In November of 2021, I was 20 weeks pregnant. We had been trying to conceive through in-vitro fertilization for a few years and this was our “rainbow baby” after a miscarriage on our previous attempt. I had stopped working since COVID numbers were rising to protect myself and the baby from the risks of contracting COVID-19. Although a vaccine advocate, due to the ...

In Israeli election, the votes have been counted as well

With all the votes counted in Israel, it appears that former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud government are headed for a “decisive” victory. A decisive victory in Israel means more than 60 seats in the 120-seat Knesset. This is a remarkable and resounding comeback for a man who has served as Prime Minister for 12 years and took Israel from being a backwoods third world socialist country to a modern capitalist miracle, with a mixed economy. Likud won 32 seats in the 120-member Knesset which means that “Bibi” will need coalition partners holding 29 seats. ...

Legislation will help hold line on prices

By CHUCK MORAN, ALEX BALOGA, CARSON BAKER, TED HARRIS and JOE MASSARO Inflation continues to eat away at our families’ budgets here in Pennsylvania and across the nation. In many ways, our industries are on the front lines as we provide food, fuel, lodging, and community support to families who are now hard-pressed to manage their finances in these times. Because of this, we are very sensitive to costs and wish not to raise prices unless unavoidable. Accordingly, we examine every expense that goes into the products and services we offer. Some of those costs are determined by the ...

Corporate welfare for select businesses keeps the state down

Just before the end of the legislative season, Pennsylvania lawmakers passed a package of tax credits that will, over time, dole out $2 billion in corporate welfare to select businesses. Favoring politically connected corporations and industries at the expense of broader tax reform isn’t new. For years, Pennsylvania has led the nation in corporate welfare, even though these handouts have done little to improve the state’s economy or business climate. Pennsylvania businesses face real challenges — including an unfriendly business climate, excessive regulatory red tape, inability ...

Long COVID — think of it this way

Imagine this. You feel tired most of the time. Going about your normal activities is so exhausting that you skip chores and even fun activities. You have trouble concentrating; your head feels “foggy.” Your joints often hurt, your muscles ache. You feel feverish. It’s hard to breathe sometimes. You have chest pains or heart palpitations. You don’t sleep well anymore. You can’t do your job like you know you should — or at all. You had the flu once — this is what it felt like — but you got over that. This isn’t going away, or if it does, it keeps coming back. Your life is ...

After attack, who is to blame?

The mental exercise for the day will be answering the following questions: Nancy Pelosi’s husband was struck at least twice by a deranged man who was able to wrestle a hammer from the husband of Nancy. Who is to blame? 1. Republicans. 2. Democrats. 3. Mental health problems. 4. The internet. 5. All of the above. 6. None of the above. If you decided not to answer any of these questions, you are the winner. The truth is that all of these answers and none of them account for the attack on the speaker’s husband. Both Democrats and Republicans have played the game of ...