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January 17, 2021 | The Grip Tightens John Mauldin John Mauldin is a renowned financial expert, a New York Times best-selling author, and a pioneering online commentator. Each week, over 1 million readers turn to Mauldin for his penetrating view on Wall Street, global markets, and economic history. This is part two of my 2021 forecast series. I began last week (you can read it here) discussing a three-handed alien race envisioned by science fiction writers Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven. They had two regular hands and a third “gripping hand,” which though less dexterous, was far stronge...

The Grip Tightens This is part two of my 2021 forecast series. I began last week (you can read it here) discussing a three-handed alien race envisioned by science fiction writers Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven. They had two regular hands and a third “gripping hand,” which though less dexterous, was far stronger. My analogy was that the COVID-19 vaccine has us in the Gripping Hand. Any forecast for 2021 must first consider this decidedly “known unknown.” Today we’ll begin by looking at new virus developments, some of which are good, some very good, and some frightening. We (the enti...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect Karna Rhodes full name and title, senior living Administrator at St. John’s United. When Joyce Hill and her husband operated an assisted living facility in the Billings Heights in the 1990s, they’d plan activities to get residents moving and out of their rooms. Now, 80-year-old Hill lives in a St. John’s United assisted living facility in Billings and must keep to herself as COVID-19 cases continue to climb in the state. “There are days where it’s been pretty depressing, but you have to put your mind to where ...