Columns & Opinions

Every so often, news reports emerge of court cases that hinge upon the meaning of a word, or a spelling error, or even the correct placement of punctuation. Legal documents and statutes often have such complicated conditions or phrases that such exact precision is demanded. One famous Texas case actually determined the entire outcome of an election, all hinging on the meaning of a simple semicolon.

Every year in October the Rotary eyes are focused on Polio. When Rotary took on this challenge to wipe polio out of the world, little did we realize we’d still be at it 50 years later. However, the end is so close, BUT it’s still “just a plane ride away.” We’ve seen how quickly Covid-19 has travelled around the world. Well, folks, that’s what we could be looking at with Polio. Right now, there are only two countries in the world that are seeing new cases: Pakistan and Afghanistan. However, if someone crosses paths with you somewhere in the world, you could bring polio back to your loved ones.

The community spoke and we listened! At a meeting of the civic action group Linden Together, a concern was raised that locals looking for work didn’t have a good single location to look for open positions at local businesses.