Public health: Percent of children vaccinated for diseases
Source: FastStats – Immunization Some of these students will “catch up” by the age of 5, when they enter school – because their school or state may require full vaccinations.…
Demographics: The U-Haul Index
U-Haul publishes an annual list of where it’s rental truck demand is – basically from somewhere to somewhere else. Here’s their January 2022 update: Texas edged Florida for the largest…
Public health: Should you get a Covid booster and when should you get it?
This is a fantastic, detailed, yet easy to read Q&A about Covid-19 boosters – highly recommended: Updated COVID-19 Boosters FAQ — Deplatform Disease (About the author of that). I am…
Demographics: WaPo blames “race” for Oakland CA school closures
Oakland is closing public schools, a precise and grim measure of a city’s health. In the case of this proud city, the trend has clarified for many that Oakland, traditionally…
Demographics: Investment advisors see the decline and what it means
The world’s population continues to grow, but the pace of growth has slowed to a rate of under one percent, a pace not seen since 1950. The populations of 61…
Energy, Cars: “Automatic Stop & Start Technology”
Since I drive older cars, I did not know about this: Stop & Start Technology automatically stops and starts your vehicle’s engine in certain situations to improve fuel efficiency &…
Follow up: 2022 PNW Fire Season “potential to be worse than last year”
July 28, 2022 – PNW fire season “to be worse than last year” What to expect this fire season Grant County Fire District 13 Chief Jim Stucky said that while…
Demographics: This Letter to the Editor gets it
According to the Pew Research Center the birth rate in the US has been on a continual decline since 1964. That was a long time ago, so if we’re on…
Demographics: Proposal to allow teens age 13 and up to work
Teens as young as 13 could soon be making coffees and packing groceries, as part of a proposal by the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) to fill gaps in labour shortages…
Demographics: The political hurdles to solving labor shortages with immigration
As we know, the U.S. fertility rate has been below the population replacement level for decades. This is true of most of the world’s countries. In the U.S., most of…