Many sectors of the U.S. economy continue a slow but steady recovery from the COVID-19 slowdown. By the end of September, the unemployment rate had dropped to 7.9%, down from 8.4% in August.
But as we and many others have warned, some businesses — and millions of their employees — ...
Though there is some dispute over how soon a COVID-19 vaccine will be available to the general public, it appears a few million doses may be ready before the end of this year. There is general agreement they should go to the most vulnerable among us.
That is older people with pre-existing ...
Remember just a few months ago when some disease analysts who had been predicting COVID-19 would kill 200,000 Americans were being ridiculed by some people? For a time, it appeared the pandemic would claim fewer than 100,000 lives in our country.
But on Sunday, the tally had topped 194,000. ...
Concern over use of mail-in ballots for the November general election is building. Critics of the process fall into two categories: those who worry about vote fraud and those who insist many Americans may be “disenfranchised” by the system.
Indeed, fraud is something of a concern — ...
At this point in the economy’s recovery from COVID-19, the concern needs to be stagnation, not inflation. Good for Federal Reserve officials for recognizing that.
Central banks are looked to for help in situations such as that facing the economy today. By holding down interest rates, they ...
It seems every year we write reminding readers of the importance of being aware and driving carefully as school starts up again. Though there is nothing normal about this year's return to school, one thing remains the same: It is, as ever, important to remember there are kids headed back to ...
Fall classes already have begun at some colleges and universities. During the next few weeks, hundreds more will attempt to do so.COVID-19 is enough of a threat in many states that some institutions of higher learning will not be allowing in-person classes, at least at first. Students will have ...
Rationing of medical treatment is viewed by many Americans as unacceptable. Making health care decisions based on anything but need is seen as immoral. That is as it should be.But as researchers race to develop vaccines against COVID-19, the specter of rationing is being raised by some.Among ...
NOTE: The following is from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, and at the request of the North Dakota Newspaper Association board has been made available for member newspapers to reprint. H.B. 1229 is a priority for NDNA.There's an effort underway by North Dakota counties and cities to no longer ...
Three years ago, Pierce County put the kibosh on a proposed borehole test drilling to determine whether the area would be suitable for, among other things, nuclear waste disposal.The proposal at that time was handled poorly out of the gate. County governing authorities did not learn of it right ...