The CDC’s website warns saliva, sweat, and mucus can transmit Ebola. However the agency’s head, Dr. Thomas Frieden seems unable to answer if sneezing can cause the disease to be passed between people. Dr. Thomas Frieden: Well actually, Sanjay and I, if one of us had Ebola, the other would not be a contact right…

Whoever said, “Do what you love and you’ll never work another day in your life,” is a liar, especially when it comes to education for what one loves. I cannot stress enough to you that your education has to be practical and not a love-affair. Community college courses, vocational schools and on-the-job training are invaluable…

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas says a patient being evaluated for Ebola has tested positive for the virus. The Centers for Disease Control confirmed the case — the first time Ebola has been diagnosed in the United States. Interesting to note that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a large number of…

Recently I bemoaned in my journal that I spend a lot of my time feeling lonely. However, what I didn’t mention is that much of my loneliness is filled with worthless distractions from the radio, to the television, the Internet and even my dogs. I’m betting you find yourself in the same sort of situation,…

“For crying out loud,” Mary exclaimed, “with all the crap that’s going on in the world – this is the most popular thing online?” Surprised by her sudden outburst, “What?!” “People are complaining that they don’t like some actress’s new haircut,” she stated with disgust. There was long pause before she added, “What’s wrong with…

The figure in black drew closer with each step along East Sixth in Reno. In no time I could tell it was woman clad in a burqa. No one yelled at her, no one called her names or threatened her. And I was proud – this is America I told myself — the land of…

It’s been years since I was a U.S. Air Force Environmental Health Tech. And while there are new ways being employed to halt infections, the nature of contracting a disease hasn’t changed. Ingestion, inhalation and injection are for any vector-borne disease the gateway into the human body. However those charged with the care of an Ebola infected…

The dictionary defines ‘war,’ as: armed fighting between nations; state of hostility or conflict; struggle between opposing forces or for a particular end. But it seems the meaning is being changed and it’s being done so that it fits the needs of the politically correct. They don’t want President Obama to be remembered as a…

The National Football League continues to tear itself apart from the inside-out. Another player is in trouble, accused of child abuse after whipping and leaving marks on his four-year-old son. It has also decided to employ three women to help the league deal with situations involving domestic abuse and other incidents deemed important to women.…

2000 Look upon shattered scapes, Through front room drapes, Fenced off neighborhood, Where sage once stood. Fence upon fence line the street As property line and boundary meet, No room for the jack rabbits’ run, Tops of roof block out the sun. Coyote yelps now hardly heard, Settlement progress is the word, Not the open…