Pandemic perspective

by | Nov 23, 2020 | Letters to the Editor

As one grows older, one notices that certain tragic events seem to recur periodically. Happily, with the knowledge bequeathed by age and experience, one can keep these incidents in perspective no matter how dire they seem to be at the time.

For instance, I remember the Asian Flu of 1958, which killed some 116,000 Americans and which, at the time, was about .07 percent of our population.  Definitely serious but certainly not the end of the world.  Life went on and we did not cower. (more…)