Haze Gray and Underway

The 12th amendment  should be interesting on January 6.  Remember Gore and Bush? The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and all persons voted for as Vice-President and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate; The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted; The person having the greatest number of votes for President shall be the President if such number be a majority of the w...

 But the county is now at the extreme level. So much for Transparency. Between 12/11/2020 to 12/12/2020, Curry County Public Health (CCPH) received notification of 20 new cases of COVID-19; all cases have been confirmed by Curry County’s contracted Health Officer after receiving the lab results. Nine of these cases are from Sea View Assisted Living Center in Harbor which includes staff and residents. Nine cases are South County residents and two cases from North Curry County. Effective 12/15/2020, Curry County Public Health (CCPH) will no longer be reporting on positive Covid-19 cases through daily press releases. CCPH will be providing a press release to the public on positive Covid-19 cases one time per week until further notice.

  Julie Schmelzer, the director of operations for Curry County, said having an official county committee could be a big step toward getting funding or other resources. She explained when the county had an ad hoc task force on housing, she filled out a grant application only to find out the county was not eligible because there was no official county committee. All of this reminds me of a movie I watched with my first granddaughter. Babar Critiques our Bureaucratic System of Committees and Experts Much Ado? I have no problem with helping the homeless but I do have a problem with having no say in who gets the money.