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It may be hard to believe that, after almost two years, COVID-19 is still a major issue in the U.S. and the world over. It continues to affect our health and health care and to disrupt our daily lives. And the emergence of new variants, like omicron, can add even more uncertainty about when we’ll be able to return to more normal routines. ...

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Dear Editor:   We may be ready to travel this holiday season, but what about our animals? Here are some tips from PETA that can help.   If animals would have to spend most of the trip in stressful transit and/or staring at the walls in a hotel room, they are likely to be happier at home with a trusted caretaker. Don’t board them at the vet, where they could catch viruses and get upset listening to the sounds of distressed patients. ...

Dear Editor: Kennett lost one of its finest citizens with the passing of Gerald Gamble and I have lost my own dearest friend of over seven decades of mutual friendship and admiration. Gerry was a faithful servant of Kennett serving on our city Council, as Mayor Pro-Tem and Chairman of our Board of Public Works where he served so diligently for over 23 years overseeing so many of the civic improvements that we enjoy today...

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To the editor: November 15 is America Recycles Day. It’s a good time to reflect on how we all can help. According to data from the Environmental Protection Agency, less than one in three recyclable items is recycled. Roughly 29 percent of PET plastic, used for products like water bottles and food containers, is recycled. Less than 35 percent of aluminum is recycled. Cardboard shipping boxes are recycled at a 96.5 percent rate. ...

As of this writing (approaching mid-November), there are two more weeks left in the 2021 Church Year. November 28 begins the first day of the New Church Year, also the first Sunday of Advent, the four weeks preparatory season before Christmas. For the two weeks between All Saints Day (always November 1) and Advent, the Lectionary Readings (Scripture schedule) focus on the End Times or Jesus’ return. ...

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION

Dear Editor: No matter what we look like or where we come from, we value our freedom. A freedom to have a say in decisions that impact our lives — from making health care affordable to creating jobs. But now that freedom is in danger! The same faction of politicians who have endangered our lives with lies about COVID and our elections are refusing to pass laws the majority of Americans favor. ...