Medicare Response to COVID-19

Medicare has temporarily expanded its coverage of telehealth services to respond to COVID-19. Go to medicare.gov/coverage/telehealth for details.Medicare beneficiaries can temporarily use telehealth services for common…
Challenging Times

From 1968 to 1971 I was witness to death and near-death experiences in West Africa that prepared me for what was to become. What came…
The Benefits of Yoga – More Than Just Stretching

West End Healthline by Conor Richardson, MDThe practice of Yoga is more than 5,000 years old — from ancient Yogis, to people in the 21st…
‘Snap’ Leitner: “We always have to give back.”

West Enders Making a Difference by Pat Tupper“When we are young, we are oblivious to the many ways we are helped,” Snap said, “but as…
Dear West 7th Neighbors,

As we all do our best to follow guidelines for slowing the spread of COVID-19, including social distancing, two of our organizations — West 7th…
DEAR DEB Teach Our Children Well

Just last week the PBS News Hour sponsored The Plastic Problem and the Pioneer Press in St. Paul featured a front-page article regarding the dilemma humanity…
You Count! And we all need to!

We all do better when we are all counted, especially when it comes to the U.S. Census. I want to share two important messages: First,…
Victoria Park universally accessible play area gets a boost

When the idea of an accessible playground for Victoria Park was included in the master plan, the City stated explicitly: “Victoria Park Playground relies on private financial…
Equity: Beyond a New Rail Stop

By Miriam Axel-LuteEditor, Shelterforce Editor’s IntroductionCommunity Reporter is planning another round of attentiveness to our transit situation, now in a kind of limbo with the Riverview…