Rural counties feel effects of border crisis
Customs and Border Protection released numbers this week showing the number of people caught crossing the border illegally or deemed inadmissible to the U.S. continued to increase during the month of May.
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Customs and Border Protection released numbers this week showing the number of people caught crossing the border illegally or deemed inadmissible to the U.S. continued to increase during the month of May.
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Why There Are So Many Bad Sheriffs In a job with tons of power and practically no oversight from voters, law enforcement or politicians, corruption can be easy to get away with. March 22, 2018 • (Shutterstock) No matter how tight the food budget, you can always find ways to cut corners. The state of Alabama sends counties a paltry $1.75 per day to feed each inmate locked up in jail, but sheriffs often manage to spend a good deal less than that. They have a strong incentive to do so. The sheriffs get to keep whatever they don’t spend, which in some cases has reached well into the six fi...
/ In Linn County, Ore., public health officials have worked tirelessly to build an efficient mass vaccination clinic at the County Fairgrounds. They have the ability to vaccinate eight people per minute, thousands each day. Hundreds of volunteers work there. Some drive hours in order help direct the flow of traffic or give shots. One retired doctor even road-tripped from San Francisco to work his shift. But now, officials are dealing with a new problem of efficiency: not enough people. "We have tons of extra doses, and people aren't coming in unfortunately," says County Public Heal...
Oregon Public Health Workers Race To Vaccinate ‘Extreme Risk’ Counties By Katia Riddle May 6, 2021 In Linn County, Ore., public health officials have worked tirelessly to build an efficient mass vaccination clinic at the County Fairgrounds. They have the ability to vaccinate eight people per minute, thousands each day. Hundreds of volunteers work there. Some drive hours in order help direct the flow of traffic or give shots. One retired doctor even road-tripped from San Francisco to work his shift. But now, officials are dealing with a new problem of efficiency: not enough people. ...