Today we mark the anniversary of two tragic fires that occurred in New York City. In 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire claimed 146 lives. On the same date 79 years later in the Bronx borough of New York City, the Happy Land fire killed 87 people, the most deadly fire in the city since …
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May 12 2021
Good News: CoVid-19 Vaccination Keeps You Well
First, I want to apologize for the light postings but I work full time, sometimes full time and a half and BobbyK has a busy full time job and a family. I still work in Emergency Medicine but now from the desk, teaching. Much of it has been virtual but, occasionally, it is hands on …
Apr 20 2021
Guilty on All Counts
Former Police Officer Derrick Chauvin has been found guilty of murdering George Floyd. Deliberating just nine hours the jury voted unanimously to convict Chauvin on three counts of second and third degree murder, and manslaughter. The convictions sent a wave of relief across large parts of a city that was badly hit by riots and …
Mar 25 2021
Two Fires That Sparked Major Changes
Today marks the anniversary of two major fires in New York City fire and work place regulations. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire claimed 146 lives. and on the same date 79 years later in the Bronx borough of New York City, the Happy Land fire killed 87 people, the most deadly fire in the city …
Mar 13 2021
Spring Ahead: Why Is This Still A Thing?
At 2 AM Sunday clocks in the US will spring ahead one hour and we lose an hour of sleep, except in Arizona and Hawaii where they ditched this stupidity years ago. It’s also bad for your health and safety. There is now a bipartisan bill that would put an an end to this nonsense. …
Mar 08 2021
International Women’s Day – 2021
Today is International Women’s Day. This year’s theme is Choose To Challenge – A challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change. We can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. We can all choose to seek out and celebrate women’s achievements. Collectively, we can all help create …
Feb 27 2021
Health and Fitness News
Health and Fitness News Welcome to the Stars Hollow Gazette‘s Health and Fitness News weekly diary. It will publish on Saturday afternoon and be open for discussion about health related issues including diet, exercise, health and health care issues, as well as, tips on what you can do when there is a medical emergency. Also …
Feb 20 2021
Health and Fitness News
Health and Fitness News Welcome to the Stars Hollow Gazette‘s Health and Fitness News weekly diary. It will publish on Saturday afternoon and be open for discussion about health related issues including diet, exercise, health and health care issues, as well as, tips on what you can do when there is a medical emergency. Also …
Feb 13 2021
Health and Fitness News
Health and Fitness News Welcome to the Stars Hollow Gazette‘s Health and Fitness News weekly diary. It will publish on Saturday afternoon and be open for discussion about health related issues including diet, exercise, health and health care issues, as well as, tips on what you can do when there is a medical emergency. Also …
Feb 13 2021
Impeachment 2° Day 5: Final Arguments – Maybe
Yesterday the lawyers for private citizen Trump began and rested their case in a quarter of the time allotted. The Senators then submitted a round of written questions to the House managers and defense attorneys. It seems that the defense lawyers don’t understand how impeachment works, it’s not a criminal or even a civil case, …
Feb 12 2021
Impeachment 2° Day 4: The Defense Begins
Yesterday, House Impeachment managers rested their case after just slightly more than four hours of very methodical closing remarks. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD), lead manager, was the last to speak closing his statement with a quote from Thomas Paine offering Republicans a chance to be “Winter Soldiers”: Tom Paine wasn’t an American, but he came …
Feb 11 2021
Impeachment 2° Day 3: House Managers Finale
Yesterday the House Impeachment managers laid out the links to the consequences of private citizen Donald Trump’s fiery incitement on January 6 and it was devastating. Impeachment prosecutors took senators on a wrenching journey inside the horror of the US Capitol insurrection, making a devastating case that Donald Trump had plotted, incited and celebrated a …