COVID-19

As Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin pitched his trillion-dollar-plus bailout for Americans (and their companies) struggling during the Covid-19 crisis, it appears he has ripped a page right out of the TARP playbook… scare the Senators to death about the consequences of not approving the funds. Bloomberg reports, according to sources familiar with the matter, that […]

I’m so glad she’s out of the picture. Scary, this one. No lick of economic sense at all.  These are the eight conditions she demands for any federal bailout cash to be released… Companiesmust maintain their payrolls and use funds to keep people working or on payroll. Companies must provide a $15 minimum wage as quickly as practicable

This is a conversation we need to have in the US.  We are so adverse to “profiling” and making any distinctions between people that we will lock down everyone in the country and destroy all human lives instead of quarantining just those affected.  Notice that the US/UK teams expect the lock down to last 3

Good thing I didn’t file my 2019 taxes yet.  In news that will delight millions of Americans – at least those who end up owing Uncle Sam a tax bill instead of getting a refund – the US government will postpone the April 15 tax-payment deadline for tens of millions of taxpayers by 90 days,

“You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.”—Rahm Emanuel, White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama, a senior advisor to President Bill Clinton Ron Paul knows this well. We should be on our

Another reason we don’t want the “democratic socialism” of the Nordic countries.  Denmark has passed an emergency law that allows for the government to force people to take a vaccine for coronavirus. The emergency law gives authorities sweeping powers to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and will remain in force until March 2021. Citizens who refuse

I’m surprised it took this long.  The Pentagon is starting the process of activating Navy hospital ships USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) and USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) as part of the Defense Department’s domestic response to the spreading COVID-19 virus, USNI News has learned. “We’ve already given orders to the Navy… to lean forward in terms of getting them ready to deploy,”

Encouraging news.  Three new medical studies show a commonly available anti-malaria drug known as chloroquine aka chloroquine phosphate is showing strong results against COVID-19 infections in both China and South Korea.  Excerpts from three studies, including one published in Nature are below. Summary Recent guidelines from South Korea and China report that chloroquine is an

Garden Lounge, Maialina, Sangria, Mock Orange, Bloom among them A handful of Moscow restaurants and bars have closed, changed their hours or restricted business to takeout orders until further notice in response to COVID-19.Mock Orange is closed until further notice, according to its website. Bloom moved to restricted hours and is not offering full-capacity seating

As of Tuesday morning, there are no confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Whitman County. According to the Whitman County Public Health website, test results for 12 cases in the county have come back negative. These updated numbers from Whitman County Public Health can be found at www.whitmancountypublichealth.org/covid-19.html https://dnews.com/coronavirus/still-no-positive-covid–cases-in-whitman-county/article_480163ee-6879-11ea-8fc4-8b8acfd92d6e.html

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare announced today an additional two cases of novel coronavirus infection in Idaho. This brings the total to seven in the state. Below is an excerpt from the press release from Idaho Department of Health and Welfare: “Central District health has a third confirmed case of COVID-19 in a

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday said that all gatherings — including weddings, religious services, and concerts — should be canceled as the US battles the coronavirus pandemic. “Examples of large events and mass gatherings include conferences, festivals, parades, concerts, sporting events, weddings, and other types of assemblies. These events can be

Not a single COVID-19 case in Moscow or Northern Idaho. But it’s just a matter of time.  Moscow Mayor Bill Lambert issued a local emergency proclamation for Moscow in light of the public health threat posed by COVID-19. The city of Moscow has been working over many weeks monitoring the global coronavirus situation, according to

This will definitely hurt local businesses.  The decision to temporarily move classes online and cancel large events at the two Palouse universities because of the novel coronavirus is hurting the schools and local businesses. Following guidance from Gov. Jay Inslee, Washington State University in Pullman will move to “distance learning,” which means online classes in