Ceaser Williams: On The Vine: What will our homeland look like? Ceaser Williams, The Kansas City Star Apr. 29—Hey folks! I'll be stepping in for this week's edition of On The Vine. I spend most of my time at The Star covering gun violence as a public health issue. But lately, I've also been thinking a lot about that other public health crisis we just can't seem to escape: COVID-19. I was lucky enough to get my second dose of the vaccine a few weeks ago. Suddenly, all this tension and stress I didn't even realize I was carrying was lifted off my shoulders.