Back to School Blues in the Time of COVID 19

What a roller coaster ride, and not the fun kind, more of the there’s been a ride malfunction and the riders are getting worried and nauseous kind of ride. First, parents/guardians and students faced the uncertainties of what the 2020-2021 school year would look like. Now, we know what that looks like,

Nursing Homes, and Others, Are “Immune” From COVID-19 Liability?

Nursing home staff have been begging for proper PPE in homes, but many are required to use inadequate protection. Some staff are using things such as ponchos and even trash bags, and some with no protection at all. Such terrible conditions put elderly patients at risk. If a nursing home corporation failed to

North Carolina’s Plans for Reopening Public Schools in the Time of COVID 19 – A Little Like Trying to Nail Jell-O® to a Wall

Waiting and wondering what “back to school” will look like for North Carolina K-12 students during the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic, has fueled anxiety and some frustration in many parents, guardians, students, teachers and school administrators. On July 14th, Governor Cooper provided guidelines for North Carolina’s public school students to return to school starting

COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts – Positivity & Progress

With so much bad news regarding negative COVID-19 trends, it can foster feelings of despair and helplessness. Let’s switch gears for a moment and accentuate the positive. The response to develop vaccines for COVID-19 is unprecedented. Currently, there are over 100 possible vaccines being developed and tested. It is highly unusual for

Masked Men with Guns

Six months ago, that headline would have conjured up images of convenience store thieves or your favorite western flick and the stagecoach robbery scene; but in 2020, masks are becoming increasingly common and a whole host of legal questions emerge in our current reality. One such question making the rounds on social

The 2020 Census: Why It Matters And How To Respond

For most of us, we either haven’t devoted much thought to the 2020 Census or we’ve thought about it but it isn’t high on the list of concerns. Under typical circumstances, it would be fair to say that many people don’t consider the census important and with the issues surrounding COVID 19,