Opinions

Perhaps now we all need to step back and take a deep breath.

COVID-19 or the 2019 novel coronavirus has held the media captive while dominating the news cycles of late. It seems that the media-fed frenzy of hysteria that has cleared stores of toilet paper, water and canned goods, and has cancelled sporting and musical events all over the nation has not reached its peak yet. Plunging stock markets, oil prices and other commodities are causing business-people to tremble in the wake of economic uncertainty.

When I was a child, I placed my six baby dolls in six shoebox beds and declared myself nurse, doctor and administrator of my own hospital.

Each patient had a chart, a diagnosis and excellent medical care. I administered Sweet Tarts at intervals to cure whatever ailed them.

None of my patients bled or had broken bones; I didn’t have the stomach for that. They had invisible illnesses such as pneumonia or flu, and Sweet Tarts always made them well. I prided myself in the fact that I never lost a patient.

Ever stop to think, and then forget to start thinking again? The older one gets, the more often that occurs. But, have you wondered about the process of deciding which Letters to the Editor make it to the pages of this paper?

Good question and thanks for asking. There are answers.

We actually receive plenty, but if they are not addressed as Letters to the Editor, we do not even consider publishing them.

Here are some reasons some do not receive ink: