The Northam administration has issued new guidelines urging unvaccinated students and staff to keep wearing masks in K-12 schools this fall — but won’t require them to do so.
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Covid’s Latest Victims: Those Afraid To Return To The World
Given the limited resources available for mental health, am I the only one wondering why federal dollars are being directed to people terrified to come out from under their beds now that the Covid emergency is over?
As COVID Recedes, Focus on the Other Epidemic
According to Virginia Department of Health data, the number of Virginians who died from drug overdoses in 2020 increased 41%.
We’re Sheep
Open your mouths. Say Ba-a-a-a-a......
Feel silly? Well, step out of the herd and demand your rights.
Like information, for instance. Like the Coronavirus R rate.
Hey, Commish. Not So Fast On The Covid Vaccine.
Well, he did it again. Virginia’s Commissioner of Misinformation, er Health, shot off his mouth, then had to retract his statement.
Virginia’s Nursing Home Death Toll Tops 1,000
Ralph Northam wasted precious time imposing burdensome rules on healthy Virginians while ignoring the desperate needs of those most at risk of dying of Covid-19.
Virginia Sets Up A Snitch Line
What good is a pandemic if you can’t smoothly morph from nosy neighbor to government informer?
Virginia’s Department of Health and Misinformation
As the governor stubbornly clings to his overly-restrictive lockdowns and ridiculous mask mandate, the department has proven to be useful to him, passing half-baked information to the public that seems designed to frighten and obscure more than inform.
Government Goons Shut Down Hampton Restaurant
The heavy-handed behavior by mindless heath district factotums had nothing to do with HEALTH or with protecting the community from Covid-19. It was about power.
Virginia’s Covid Death Rate is Remarkably Low
The governor intends to retain the power to kill small businesses and throw more and more healthy people out of work, while the carnage in Virginia’s nursing homes continues unabated.
About That Mask Mandate…
This means the Walmart greeter earning minimum wage has to block the unmasked, some of whom may be a tad irritable after two months of unemployment and lockdowns.
Contract Killer Paroled In Virginia
Only five inmates have died in all of Virginia’s correctional institutions since the beginning of the pandemic. Yet we’re keeping frail people in nursing homes and letting criminals out of jail.
Why All The Secrecy About Hospital Beds And Covid?
A memo to staff at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital last Thursday showed nine Covid patients in regular rooms. Two in ICU. None on ventilators. This is terrific news. Why all the secrecy?
The Canterbury Tragedy and the Failed Virginia Department of Health
Canterbury Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Richmond is the location of the largest number of nursing home deaths from COVID-19 in the country.
BACON'S REBELLION: COVID-19 Update: Yup, the Virus Has Plateaued
Perhaps it is time for Governor Ralph Northam to declare victory and move on.
COVID-19 Coverup?
Taking down the pre-existing state planning document is a scandal. I do not know who ordered that action, but the governor must find out and fire him or her publicly to send a message to both his administration and the people of Virginia about transparency and ethics.
Twin Tragedies: COVID-19 and the Northam Administration
Communication in this time of crisis has not been a notable strength of either Governor Ralph Northam or his cabinet. I discovered the reason why in the Governor’s press conference today: They are clueless.