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Canceling
I have been planning to cancel my subscription to the Times-Call for months and don't know why I held on so long — maybe because growing up here all these years the paper was so much a part of our family and our connection to our community. After several decades, I no longer feel the Times-Call represents me and other conservatives. The constant Cartoonist's Takes, the hateful articles that show the Times-Call does not represent a balanced newspaper. And to make my point perfectly clear, (on) the Thursday, May 29, front page of the Times-Call, (ther) most important story was (the) plan to keep Warren Hearn's late-term abortion clinic open with new owners and location. This front page article is the reason so many are dropping their subscription to a paper that has lost their moral compass.
Trump Complaint Line
To the person who's calling the TC Line the Trump Complaint Line: That might be true, but he gives us so much to work with.
SVVSD superintendent
The new school superintendent looks to be a very impressive leader. It is this type of person that we need for the next mayor of Longmont. There are too many left-wing ideologues on the present council who make poor decisions for the city.
Boulder cows
I see Boulder is going to use cows for wildfire mitigation in order to eat the grasslands. I'm confused, because I thought cows caused climate change.
CEO compensation
In (Sunday's) Time-Call we learned that CEOs being compensated with tens of millions of dollars a year received an average increase of 10% while employees received an increase of 1%. That is why we have to cut services for health and research and food for poor children — to give the upper 1% a few trillion dollars.
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Even though masks aren't required when flying anymore, they can still be a good idea to prevent the spread of illness. According to the CDC, when worn by a person with an infection, masks can reduce the spread of the virus to others, and can protect wearers from breathing in infectious particles from people around them. "I personally never wore a mask before COVID," says Huynh. "I found that a lot of travellers in Eastern regions would wear a mask if they were sick, which I thought was such a polite thing to do. I've had people before COVID ask me on board for masks, because either they're sick or they're near someone that's sick." Now, she says she'll mask up in certain situations. "I would wear a mask if I was sick or want to prevent myself from being sick," she says. She notes that you can also use the overhead air vent at your seat to get some added airflow. Sitting on an airplane for hours can lead to stiffness, soreness and swelling in your legs and feet, and in some cases, can put you at risk of developing blood clot-related illnesses, such as deep vein thrombosis. Research shows that moving during long flights can help to reduce your risk. "I would say as a general rule of thumb, you want to get up and move at least once every two hours," says Huynh. "It's not always possible, but I've seen people do squats in the galley and lunges, and do what they have to do." "Standing up at your seat and taking a stretch once every two hours, that works too," she says. According to the U.S. National Blood Clot Alliance, even seated exercises such as ankle circles, knee lifts and overhead stretches can be beneficial. "Even just stretching your arms goes a long way too, instead of just sitting cramped in and not moving the whole flight," says Huynh.
