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Commentary: Reimagining Public Safety

August 1, 2020August 29, 2025 slvpost.com

By Chris Finnie Defund the Police? I first heard of this on a sign held by a young man at a Boulder Creek Black Lives Matter protest. When I asked what he meant, he asked me, “Wouldn’t you rather see more money spent on education instead?” It turns out to be a bigger issue than that, with lots of different… Read More

Commentary: Silver Linings During the Pandemic

August 1, 2020August 30, 2025 slvpost.com

By Kathryn Gordon There seems to be plenty to fret about these days, a pandemic, the news, long lines and new procedures at the market, inability to gather with friends and family for social reasons or important family traditions and ceremonies. Wasn’t life hard enough before we had to worry, that something invisible to the naked eye, could be lurking… Read More

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Opinion: The Great American Mask War

July 5, 2020June 8, 2025 slvpost.comCOVID-19, facemasks0 comment

A recent study from Germany found that face masks reduced the daily growth rate of reported infections by around 40%. Another study concluded that “wearing of face masks in public corresponds to the most effective means to prevent interhuman transmission.” The CDC recommends them. So public health officers and public officials started mandating masks. Read More

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Commentary: Remarkable Times

June 1, 2020April 13, 2025 slvpost.comcommentary, COVID-19, pandemic0 comment

By Bruce Henderson A remarkable feature of the coronavirus pandemic is how it has put into stark relief issues that have long been simmering in the American landscape. It is as if most of the water has drained away to reveal a lost town on the bottom of a reservoir. The need for changes long called for have now become… Read More