I sometimes wonder what a potential future grandchild might ask me about this time we’re living in and how I...
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An Almost Perfect Declaration and an Incomplete RevolutionAn Almost Perfect Declaration and an Incomplete Revolution
The fourth of July always sets me to thinking about things. Part of the reason for that is the Declaration...
Things Were Not Okay Before. They REALLY Aren’t Okay Now.Things Were Not Okay Before. They REALLY Aren’t Okay Now.
Things are not okay. I’ve been opening articles and other things I’ve written about rural America with that sentence for...
Viral VitalityViral Vitality
This is about a serious issue that I believe many people aren’t understanding. Now, again, I stress that I’m not...
A Coronavirus PrimerA Coronavirus Primer
I don’t know about y’all, but when I hear or see things related to the coronavirus, I kind of feel...
Engaging a Rural Community: Living and LearningEngaging a Rural Community: Living and Learning
One learns. One lives, and one learns. Sometimes, learning comes as the result of patient teaching. Sometimes, it is the...
The Magic of Santa ClausThe Magic of Santa Claus
I originally wrote this for our local newspaper, where I write a science and community health column. I’m posting it...
HALF SOLUTIONS CAN’T WORK FOREVERHALF SOLUTIONS CAN’T WORK FOREVER
Most of us are decent people. We just want to have a fair opportunity to work to support ourselves and...
I am a Culture of Health LeaderI am a Culture of Health Leader
I initially wrote this article in 2017 while I was sitting in a hotel room in Washington, DC, at a...
We all live in glass housesWe all live in glass houses
Life expectancy has gone down in the United States for each of the last three years. After decades of steady...