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Laura Ebke: The importance of breaking bread (or muffins) and civil discourse | Columnists
Breaking bread and drinking beer. That may be the ticket to working through some of the acrimony we see in the country (and state) these days. My husband is a family practice physician in Crete. His office has five physicians and five mid-level providers. There was some thought to having a “post-pandemic” party last summer, …
Phyllis J. Randall, David F. Snyder and Cathy McGhee column: Using technology to assess demand on Va.’s infrastructure after COVID-19 | Columnists
A Chevrolet Volt hybrid car charged at a parking garage in Los Angeles in 2018. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By Phyllis J. Randall, David F. Snyder and Cathy McGhee By Phyllis J. Randall, David F. Snyder and Cathy McGhee While the pandemic has presented challenges over the past year, technology allowed us to connect with family, …
Brewer: Breaking apart the state budget | Columnists
The Nebraska Constitution requires the Legislature to do only two things: meet on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January, and pass a budget once every two years. Technically, the Legislature only has to pass this package of budget bills and nothing else. Legislatures are two years long. Much of the first session …
Column: Technology through the years | Columnists
I now take pity on my son who has to try, over the phone, to talk me through my new household technology. How do I cast what is on my computer screen to the television, or make Alexa work, or get library books onto this little screen pad thing? Once again terminology becomes a stumbling …
Ron Colone: Using technology to conquer fear | Columnists
I’m thinking if they can get you over your fear of heights, then why not every other fear, too? I can certainly see how such an app would be just as successful in helping with claustrophobia (fear of tight spaces), ophidiophobia (fear of snakes), aviophobia (fear of flying) and gephyrophobia (fear of crossing over bridges), but …
Danielle Hicks: Ever-changing patient needs require embrace of digital technologies | Columnists
Today, thanks to recent guidance for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, providers can use particularly accessible applications such as FaceTime, Google Hangouts and Skype to consult with their patients. As more and more Americans have leaned on these tools to communicate with loved ones throughout the pandemic, the familiarity and ease of access …
Column: Not the time to take away health care | Columnists
The ACA certainly is not perfect. If you will remember, President Obama signed the health care reform law on March 23, 2010. Things got off to a rocky start when the online enrollment for health insurance was difficult to navigate. Over the past decade, the law has been the subject of legal challenges, “repeal and …
Graduated tax gives regular working folks a rare break
Even when things start to sound better, regular working folks can’t seem to catch a break. For instance, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data, jobs grew last month — by some 1.4 million. Which sounds great, except most of that growth was made up of temporary Census positions that are about …
RONNIE MUSGROVE: Affordable health care is in Mississippi’s long-term best interest | Opinion
Recently, an article appeared in the Mississippi Business Journal recommending that the State of Mississippi not adopt Medicaid expansion. The argument made was now is not the time to expand Medicaid, because “right now the real challenge is prioritizing very limited healthcare resources.” Further, “we need to be spending health care dollars on people who …
Commentary: Should breaking news alter your investment strategy? | Business Columnists
Greg Chona Our days are filled with alerts and notifications that bring the world right to our fingertips. For investors, it’s natural to consider the investment implications of headlines like trade disputes, political uncertainty and global business decisions. If you follow the news, it’s important to consider just how much, or how little, trending stories …