Yosemite National Park, CA…Beginning Friday, May 21, visitors to Yosemite National Park will need a day-use reservation to enter the park. The temporary day-use reservation system will allow the park to manage visitation levels to reduce risks associated with exposure to COVID-19. Day-use reservations will be required for all users, including annual and lifetime pass […]
“For conservation to be successful it is necessary to take into consideration that it is a characteristic of man that he can only be relied upon to do anything consistently which is in his own interest.” Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021
London, UK…It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle. Further announcements will be made in due course. The Royal Family join with people around the world […]
San Diego, CA….2 in 3 Californians believe ‘immunity passports’ should be issued as proof of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, reveals survey. Half think immunity passports should state which company’s vaccine people received. 42% say they would be concerned about privacy and data sharing. It’s a question of social fairness that has grown increasingly pertinent for […]
“I have an independent streak. You know, it’s kind of hard to tell a independent woman what to do.” Betty Ford April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011
“Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can.” Lowell Thomas April 6, 1892 – August 29, 1981
Alexandria, Virginia…Question Mr. President, quickly: Do you think the worst is behind us with COVID-19? THE PRESIDENT: I think if everyone continues down the road we’re on now, it will be behind us. But it’s not over yet. We’re in a situation where we — I believe, by the end of this summer, we’ll have […]
Sacramento, CA…As California surpasses a major milestone in the fight against COVID — administering more than 20 million vaccine doses, including 4 million in the state’s hardest-hit communities, and with hospitalizations continuing to steadily decline — Governor Gavin Newsom today outlined the state’s next step in the COVID-19 pandemic recovery, moving beyond the Blueprint for […]
Atlanta, GA…Harkening back to the days of “Reefer Madness,” proponents of marijuana criminalization have tended to frame their arguments in terms of protecting the public from a supposedly dangerous health hazard. But new research concludes that, in reality, legalizing marijuana improves public health. In a paper recently published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, economists D. Mark Anderson and […]
A Bit of Wisdom from Booker T. Washington on his Birthday. “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” Booker T. Washington April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915
