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The Atlantic The Colleges That Took the Pandemic Seriously Many colleges and universities have figured out how to diagnose their populations and control outbreaks—and offer a vision for more normal life until the vaccine is available to all. January 31, 2021 A COVID-19 testing center at Colby College in Waterville, MaineTristan Spinski / The New York Times / Redux Until vaccines against COVID-19 are available to all, the public will need two things: a reason for hope and a vision of how to live more safely and productively in the meantime. For both, Americans can look to the examples set by...

Michael Ciaglo / Getty Last spring and summer, when a COVID-19 vaccine was only a glimmer of hope on the horizon, scientists warned in their careful way that vaccines might not live up to the public’s high expectations. The FDA said a vaccine needed to be just 50 percent effective. The most important thing, scientists told me, was that the vaccines at least protect against severe illness. Then, in the fall, data from the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine trials demonstrated 95 percent and 94 percent efficacy, respectively, against all symptomatic infections. They smashed expectations—and created...

The Atlantic Investigate Him A criminal investigation probing the president’s actions leading up to the January 6 attack on the Capitol is more than warranted. January 13, 2021 Getty / Katie Martin / The Atlantic Much of the discussion right now about how to hold President Donald Trump accountable for his role in the attack on the Capitol last week is focused on impeachment and the Twenty-Fifth Amendment. But criminal accountability is another option, and a criminal investigation is warranted on the publicly known facts. To briefly review: In tweets leading up to January 6, the president re...

elk says: Bring on those vaccinations! Some of you keep bragging about South Dakota’s low death rate from Covid. Last Spring, the northeast states were hit hard with a virus they didn’t know anything about. They had horrific numbers. But, even taking that into consideration, our numbers are still bad. We have 1 out of 371 residents in the US. Multiply 371 by our deaths (1,301) and you get 482,000. If the rest of the country had as many deaths as we’ve had, there would be 174,000 more fatalities than the country currently has. Anonymous says: elk says: Oh Charlie. I always have fun w...

Created: December 16, 2020 07:11 PM (ABC 6 News) - 20 states in the United States ban the practice of conversion therapy, and Minnesota is not part of that list. Minnesota, along with other states like Wisconsin, the Dakotas, and Iowa, have no statewide ban for conversion therapy. Within Minnesota, there are seven cities, as well as one county that has either instituted their bans, called for a statewide ban, or both. Olmsted County joined that list on Tuesday. Conversion Therapy is a practice that works to convert those who identify as LGBTQ+ to change their sexual orientation thr...