Washington’s legislature is fixing to impose a capital gains tax on the “wealthy” to fund early childhood education and childcare programs. The bill has passed both houses, and the governor says he’ll sign it, but differing versions first have to be reconciled. (Read story he[...]
Archive for April 25th, 2021
April 25th, 2021 - 11:52 am § in Environment, Science
Are pets destroying the planet?
Do we have too many pets? Are our ravenous companion animals eating and pooping us out of a planetary home? What do they contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and global warming? Do we need to ration dogs and cats to save our own species? Click here to enter cartoon slideshow. Return to The-Ave.US [...]
April 25th, 2021 - 11:41 am § in Foreign Affairs, Health
India’s “horrific” Covid-19 crisis
“A horrific surge in coronavirus cases in India continued on Saturday,” with daily cases soaring, which one commentator described as “not a curve or a wave. It’s a rocket. A straight vertical line.” (Read story here; see graph, click to enlarge.) Overwhelmed hospitals a[...]