By Kayla Anderson Sparks Tribune Last week, the Biden administration announced that due to the rise in new Covid cases -- most notably from the delta variant -- that it was going to take a hard stance on reinstating the mask mandate for those vaccinated and unvaccinated in counties where there is a high Covid-19 transmission rate. Employees at federal agencies will be … [Read more...]
Frederick Commentary: CDC goes full-on Darth Vader
The CDC has done it again. It reversed itself on masks for the vaccinated. Remember, it was only 30 days ago that President Joe Biden declared victory over COVID-19. We were supposed to be free of masks. The president even said so -- twice -- on national teevee. The vaccinated no longer need to wear a mask, he said. Well, like the president himself, that statement didn’t age … [Read more...]
Frederick commentary: ‘It was magical’
It wasn’t quite the memorable moment when in 1969 Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon and said "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." But it was pretty damn cool nonetheless. Richard Branson, a billionaire thrill seeker who never lost the dream of space travel, did just that last weekend in his own winged rocket ship. He had a crew of four with … [Read more...]
We must resist censorship
Regular readers know how I love a good joke. Some will say that I also love a bad joke, which I suppose is fair enough. Nevertheless, I was interested to read recently a disturbing trend of killing American satire websites on the grounds that it is political “misinformation.” Babylon Bee is a website with a conservative bent. Apparently it’s been hitting too close to … [Read more...]
Commentary: Guatemala Kamala not ready for prime time
Californians will tell you that it comes as no surprise to them that Kamala Harris is coming apart at the seams on the world stage. Even her biggest fans privately say she needs a lot of polishing outside her bubble of sycophants. So, when she fell into becoming Joe Biden’s running mate and then the vice presidency, most political watchers wondered how long it would take for … [Read more...]
Frederick Commentary: Gold Rush slavery
Sherman R. Frederick/Publisher The strange state on the other side of the Sierras is looking to compensate African Americans enslaved during the Gold Rush.. Yes, slavery existed then in California (and Nevada, too). You can read more about that at the California Historical Society blog. Google it. You’ll find enslavement of African Americans was not the … [Read more...]
Sherman R. Frederick: Stop being stupid
G.K. Chesterton once said that “If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.” That pretty much sums up the new tactic in the debate between the COVID-19 vaccinated and the unvaccinated. First, let me declare that I have been vaccinated. I think people should get vaccinated, but I understand people who don’t want to get vaccinated. Fine. Let ‘em do … [Read more...]
Sherman R. Frederick commentary: The boys of summer
After a year of COVID hibernation, it is good to see Little League baseball up and running again. If anyone disagrees, then please move along. You can’t be my friend. I played Little League from about as young as I can remember. My dad was the coach, which meant I played with a bit of a chip on my shoulder, feeling like I had to demonstrate I earned a spot on the team … [Read more...]