Science and not teachers unions should guide decision-making on schools reopeningBy: Brad Wenstrup, Andy Harris, Michael Burgess and Mariannette Miller-Meeks Democratic leaders have spent months promising to “listen to the scientists;” however, when it comes to reopening schools and getting children back to in-person learning, their actions do not match their words. Being both p... READ MORE
Being pro-life is more important than ever2020 may be remembered as the year America grappled with the value of life. From a global pandemic that gripped us in collective grief and cost hundreds of thousands of lives to a national reckoning on racial injustice, questions of life were central to a tumultuous year. We saw tensions heighten an... READ MORE
COVID vaccine — Operation Warp Speed is unprecedented, shows America at its bestWhen COVID-19 first emerged as a global threat, it was truly a "novel" coronavirus. It did not resemble the typical coronaviruses, like the common cold, that regularly circulate. In so many ways, the scientific community was starting from scratch. The need was urgent. Time was of the essence. As a p... READ MORE
COVID-19 vaccines give hope for our seniorsThey are called the Greatest Generation for a reason. They sacrificed without asking for celebration. They took responsibility for themselves, and they took care of their neighbors. When their country called, they stepped up and said, "I will serve." They didn't quit easily, and they don't scare eas... READ MORE
There's much to be grateful and fight for this ThanksgivingThe year was 1942. World War II was raging around the globe. As Thanksgiving was approaching that November, the United States was experiencing food and supplies rationing, restrictions on travel, and empty chairs at dining room tables across the country where loved ones were missing, fighting farawa... READ MORE
Physically distant, not socially isolatedOriginally published in the Highland County Press. In June, nearly half of American adults reported struggling with mental health or substance use, according to a CDC survey. Even before the global coronavirus pandemic, suicide rates in the U.S. had already skyrocketed to their highest levels since ... READ MORE
4 doctors/congressmen: Coronavirus vaccine – we'll get one and here's why we trust the scienceOriginally publishes on foxnews.com As physicians and members of Congress, we know the surest and safest way to defeat coronavirus and return life to a state of normal is by developing a safe, effective vaccine. When the coronavirus pandemic began, the Trump administration had the foresight to launc... READ MORE
Working together toward safer neighborhoodsOriginally published in the Cincinnati Enquirer. On Aug. 16, in the span of 24 hours, 21 people were shot in seven separate incidents from Over-the-Rhine to the West End. Four people lost their lives. This is just the latest in the violence that is spiking across our city. The Enquirer reports that ... READ MORE
One doctor's thoughts on a hopeful futureOriginally published in The Hill. Before the polio vaccine was developed in the 1950s, Americans across the country feared the effects of the crippling and often-deadly disease. No one was immune. Thousands of children, adults, and even an American president suffered from the impacts of polio. When ... READ MORE
On this day, we must remember what unites usThe country we call the United States of America today was once an act of bold imagination. When our Founding Fathers put ink to parchment and penned the words, “We hold these truths to be self-evident…,” there was no blueprint for them to follow. When the Second Continental Congress ratified the f... READ MORE |
