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Short Read of the Week for January 13, 2022

After discussing seven great articles in this morning’s selection meeting, we chose this one as the one thing you should read this week if you don’t read anything else:

Coronavirus Watch: Oregon Nurse's Union Call for Immediate Action Amid COVID-19 Surge
http://www.kdrv.com/templates/AMP?contentID=576021101
[our copy here]

Oregon's largest nurse's union, The Oregon Nurse's Association, is urging and pleading for people to listen to and give support for nurses and front line health care workers during COVID. Democrats have an opportunity to show them support, especially since COVID hospitalization rate hit an all time high since the pandemic last week.

We also chose to recommend this:

Why Education Is About To Reach A Crisis Of Epic Proportions
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcperna/2022/01/04/why-education-is-about-to-reach-a-crisis-of-epic-proportions/?sh=22c69c3178c7
[our copy here]

This is so much bigger than masks and made-up controversies over Critical Race Theory.


Direct link to item: https://tillcodems.org/whats-on-your-mind/2022/1/13/short-read-of-the-week-for-january-13-2022.