Florida urged to reform long term care amid rising deaths
South Florida Sun Sentinel argues the growing toll from COVID-19 and elder care failures reveal systemic flaws. It cites Medicaid incentives for institutional beds, underfunded home based services, and governance gaps. AARP Florida pushes for home centered care and better facility regulation with a joint legislative approach.
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Florida
AARP
Jeff Johnson
Dave Bruns
Kaiser Health News
Ron DeSantis
South Florida
Sun Sentinel
Nature still has a say in survival
A reflective essay notes that humanity faces forces beyond control from pandemics to volcanoes and solar storms. It cites past plagues, the Black Death, AIDS, and historic eruptions, warning that only wise human choices can temper brute forces and dignify our species.
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Ashington
Kansas
Europe
London
Yellowstone National Park
United States
Krakatoa
English Channel
Indonesia
Mount Tambora
California
San Andreas Fault
U S
Earth
CME
Quebec
NASA
North America
Economist
Rural revitalization paused by pandemic across nonmetro areas
Adam Minter discusses how COVID-19 worsened rural decline yet could spur renewal. The piece notes pre-pandemic gains from recreation-led growth in nonmetro counties, cites Rock Springs and other towns, and urges targeted funding and policy to attract urban relocations and support small businesses and broadband.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
COVID
Rock Springs
Wyoming
Emporia
Kansas
Laramie
USDA
America
Kelly Asche
Center For Rural Policy and Development
New London
Minnesota
Washington
Joe Biden
U.S. Economic Development Administration
Congress
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