Opinion

I became a licensed tree expert by examination in Illinois in 1975, and a certified arborist in California in 1999. My experience is vast, beginning in Atlanta, Ga., in 1973 and working in 20 states and five Canadian provinces, retiring last year.

One of the comforts that carries us through crises such as we are experiencing as a nation on multiple fronts, especially leadership, is the wisdom imparted by those who have gone before, and whose ideas are still with us.

Dr. Price is so very nice that I always take his advice.

This letter is an updated report on the C-virus, COVID, corona, China, or CCP, your choice pick one. Needed medical treatments were denied even as elective abortions were allowed.

I would like to thank Big Bend Regional Health Center for their organized and efficient handling of inoculating members of the public with the COVID-19 vaccine last Saturday.

“Everything will be fine when we have a vaccine.” How many times have you personally heard that statement, or even said it yourself? I always like to look at the facts we do know, and what we don’t know.

Frank McElhanon’s letter to the Avalanche of Oct. 15, 2020, was addressed “To all politicians,” and rightfully so. There is, however, a missing element in that directive, and it is us. How is it that after repeated scientific studies, this society continues to countenance face masks and lockdowns.