Politics

By Fred Lucas, The Stream - State and local governments should get ready to reopen K-12 schools, but also prepare hospitals and public transportation systems for a possible second wave of COVID-19, according to a new round of recommendations from the National Coronavirus Recovery Commission (NCRC)... The NCRC, assembled by The Heritage Foundation, is made up of 17 experts with experience in government, public health, disaster response and relief, academia and education, business, and the faith community. Launched April 6, the panel now has released a total of 264 recommendations.

By Randolph May, CNSNews - But who can doubt that this year, on this Memorial Day, we should not also solemnly remember all the doctors, nurses, physician assistants, other medical personnel – and all other myriad first responders and essential front-line workers – who have risked their lives, and in some instances sacrificed them, to secure the well-being of us all. Like our fallen soldiers, we remember their sacrifice and honor their memory on this Memorial Day... In his Farewell Address, Ronald Reagan reminded us: "If we forget what we did, we won't know who we are. I am warning of an eradication of that – of the American memory that could result, ultimately, in an erosion of the American spirit."

By Paul Murano, Church Militant - In the government's attempt to save lives, Wuhan pandemic lockdowns have led many people to take their own, say doctors on the West Coast... Physicians in Northern California attest that they have seen more deaths from suicide than from COVID-19 during the pandemic lockdown. "The numbers are unprecedented," said Dr. Michael deBoisblanc of John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, California, saying that he's seen a "year's worth of suicides" in the last four weeks alone.