Alternative news and discussion for Scottsboro, Jackson County Alabama and the Tennessee River Valley as I see it. Responsible comments to articles welcome. As always, "Watch for Snakes," particularly those wearing suits.
JAMES MADISON QUOTE - 1822
"A popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives."
1 Agenda Item - Resolution for State of Emergency for Scottsboro, Alabama, expires midnight
April 6, 2020
Why is there no comprehensive area testing of at least 10% of the population? Answer - Incompetence on the national and state levels. No testing = not knowing the numbers infected by the SARS-CoV-2 disease. Think about the "law of unintended consequences" on a pandemic level. May God Bless the Medical Staff of Highlands Medical Center.
Hot Topic - Restaurant Businesses Hurting- Citizen Presentation
Local Government closes in reaction to the SARS-CoV-2 disease, but no sufficient testing of citizens in the community. Mayor asked questions, walks off.
By the way, the local health officer is Dr. Karen Landers of Colbert County, it took one call to the local health department to make this discovery, apparently politicians and local officials were dumbfounded in attempting to discover who was the Health Officer for this area. 2017 update - http://alabamapublichealth.gov/ebola/media.html
Mayor tells restaurant manager no one has the disease. When he was asked the question after meeting adjourned, how many have been tested, he could not answer. How many citizens have SARS-CoV-2 disease in our community, no one knows because the testing has not been performed. Waste of resources, Mayor commented, video below.
Up until 6 days ago Alabama had no one which tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 disease, only 20 had been tested in the entire state. Bury your heads politicians, you may run, but you can't hide from the truth nor your incompetence. It appears local politicians feel helpless, and want someone else to do the job for them, whether it be state or federal, you have a responsibility to the citizens of this community to insure adequate testing for the SARS-CoV-2 disease is accomplished. There should be a massive effort on the city, county, legislative delegation and federal elected representatives to insure adequate SARS-CoV-2 testing is accomplished. At this point assumptions are being made without definitive knowledge of the communities health as to this pandemic - SHAME ON YOU!
Citizen Presentation - Geno's Manger Cyndi Stephens Tells of Current Effects on Restaurant Business
It took one call to the County Health Department to discover who the local health officer is - Dr. Karen Lambert of Colbert County. Aid to local businesses will not be acquired without comprehensive testing in order to understand the extent of the disease. Is the only reason any Scottsboro politician is concerned, a loss of tax revenue?
Mayor on the spot about testing for SARS-CoV-2 in the community
Diagram, CDC and USA Today
- Fair Use for non-profit news reporting and commentary. Center
for Disease Control (CDC) latest information and updates, Link: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html (update: March 18, 2020)
CDC UPDATE, August 24, 2021: From
CDC, referenced studies - Quote: "Similar to adults with SARS-CoV-2
infections, children and adolescents can spread SARS-CoV-2 to others when they
do not have symptoms or have mild, non-specific symptoms and thus might not
know that they are infected and infectious. Children are less likely to develop
severe illness or die from COVID-19. . . Consistent and correct use of face
masks reduces the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and, with some exceptions, is
recommended for use indoors among people aged 2 and older who are not fully
vaccinated." The CDC info in the link is supported by 98 confirmed
references, listed. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/science-briefs/transmission_k_12_schools.html
August 21, 2021 - Alabama Department of Public Health, ADPH, Physician Dr. Karen Landers Presentation/Excerpt on Mask Use, Social Distancing and Handwashing to the Community in the Madison County Health Update Regarding Covid-19 on August 18, 2021 (Fair Use for Non-Profit News Reporting of a Public Officials Comments, Excerpt, WAFF-TV News Coverage)
Coronavirus, SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) time it is active and mutations. The Journal of Hospital Infections and Dr. Trevor Bedford, Epidemiologist, Bedford Labs, Mutations diagram below. The official taxonomy designator for COVID-19 is SARS-CoV-2, The coronavirus, SARS (Severe acute respiratory syndrome) and MERS ( Middle East respiratory syndrome), may live on a surface for 2 hours to 9 days. References: https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701(20)30046-3/fulltext
Studies have demonstrated that aerosolized Sars-CoV-2 micro particles in aerosol form may travel up to 13-24 feet, video by Dr. Mike Hansen, Board Certified Pulmonologist, Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine, link: https://youtu.be/xJ4Epf8i1uk
SEWAGE AND FECAL TRANSMISSION
UPDATE 1-26-21 - FECAL/SEWAGE TRANSMISSION
WASH YOUR HANDS AND DISINFECT ALL CONTACT SURFACES! There is not enough concern being displayed by the Alabama Department of Public Health, ADPH, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, and government leadership at all levels about viral transmission. Misinformation and a failure to inform about the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is prolific, for example ". . . it has recently been confirmed that the virus can also be found in human feces -- up to 33 days after the patient has tested negative for the respiratory symptoms of COVID-19." This is important due to the neglect of surface disinfecting in most public establishments, not only in our area but around our nation. Peer reviewed study regarding the issue of fecal/sewage transmission, report in the "Journal Environment International" : https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200506133603.htm
"We collected feces specimens from 28 patients; 12, including the patient described in this report, were positive for viral RNA for >1 time point. We attempted to isolate SARS-CoV-2 virus from 3 of the viral RNA–positive patients. Results were successful for 2 of 3 patients, including the patient from this report, indicating that infectious virus in feces is a common manifestation of COVID-19." I do not agree that based on the study referenced that the evidence is sufficient to claim that the "infectious virus in feces is a common manifestation." No doubt common in the 3 patients exhibiting an active virus. There is sufficient evidence to initiate further studies immediately. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-0681_article
HOW THE SARS-CoV-2 VIRUS EFFECTS OUR BODIES
Education regarding
diseases is important to prevent future infections. The current disease which
has now been classified as a pandemic is caused by a coronavirus, specifically
the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Symptom, Upper Respiratory Inflammation/Infection, picture of the virus in the lungs. Slide by CDC, Disease
Control and Prevention presentation, Fair Use for non-profit news reporting and
commentary (Click on image for an expanded view.)
The Brain - Fair Use from Scientific Publishing for educational use and news regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic
UPDATE December 6, 2020 - (Fair Use for Educational purposes and news reporting.) THE AFFECTS OF
SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, ON THE BRAIN – Lancet Medical Journal Article - Cerebral
Micro-Structural Changes in COVID-19 Patients – An MRI-based 3-month Follow-up
Study - 55% of COVID-19 patients were found to have statistically significant neurological
symptoms and impairment. The areas of the brain affected are highlighted in the
article listed. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30228-5/fulltext
The MRI photo below indicates the areas of the brain, red
and blue colorations (explanations within the article – figure 2), which were
affected in SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, patients.
--Areas of the Brain Affected by the COVID-19 Virus--
Olfactory cortices – Smell, contributes to all aspects of
odor perception including odor intensity and quality coding, odor hedonics, and
odor memory.
Hippocampi, hippocampus (plural) – Involved in the
formation of new memories and is also associated with learning and emotions.
Cingulate gyrus - A component of the limbic system, it is
involved in processing emotions and behavior regulation. It also helps to
regulate autonomic motor function. Helps in expression of your emotional state
through gesture, posture and movement.
Insula - Crucial to understanding what it feels like to
be human. It is said to be the
wellspring of social emotions, things like lust and disgust, pride and
humiliation, guilt and atonement.
Rolandic operculum – Associated with Parkinson’s disease,
often results in hallucinations.
Heschl's gyrus - Could be associated with more efficient
processing of speech-related cues which could facilitate learning and
perceiving new speech sounds.
Photo - red and blue areas affected in the brain, explanation of the areas affected found within the article above.
Fair Use for Educational purposes and news reporting
The sole purpose of the
coronavirus is replication within the host. It is tricky, it hides within a
cell, replicates and causes drastic cellular expansion, causing irritation to
the patient’s lungs. A special virion protein moves to the cell surface and
mediates cell to cell fusion between infected cells and non-infected cells.
Because it replicates within the host cell and fuses adjacent cells it is
undetectable in the host system by antibodies which would normally destroy the
invading organism. This cellular interaction leads to large multinucleated
cells, a cellular membrane's limits of expansion is not limitless, at some point,
BAM, the virus has replicated into many other viruses and the act is repeated
over and over in the host organism. Hopefully, a healthy person's system will
eventually learn the virus’s game of replication deception and begin to fight
the infection. An immune-compromised person may not survive. Article from the National
Institute of Health, NIH, Coronaviruses: An Overview of Their Replication and
Pathogenesis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4369385/
Current Testing Info, article from Popular Mechanics, info from Dr. Carl Fichtenbaum, Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Cincinnati's School of Medicine, Dr. Karen C. Carroll—director of the Division of Medical Microbiology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, serious testing problems early on. Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the public health care system is failing to make tests available to people who may have contracted COVID-19. Testing Capacity Chart listed https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a31431716/coronavirus-tests/
The coronavirus has been
around us and in us probably since humans have been in existence. A common cold
is caused by a coronavirus. As living things go, it is quite the little menace and destroyer of human life if given the chance, particularly in high risk, immune compromised patients. The elderly and patients with other diseases are particularly susceptible to the disease. Comprehensive listing of known fatality rates of patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Disease: (Click on updates when arriving at site, not the stats from May as compared to now.) https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-age-sex-demographics/?fbclid=IwAR0Rwm5q209DbbXJfUDhrE73kFBSla2fuSCh11PzwJzYCVbz8aO3uyaJDec
Slide by CDC, Disease Control and Prevention presentation, Fair Use for non-profit news reporting and commentary (Click on image for an expanded view.)
Besides humans, the virus
is found in dogs, cats, birds, pigs, cows, horses, giraffes, monkeys; game
animals such as ducks, antelope, rabbits, and squirrels (rodents). Coronavirus
is capable of jumping species, this is what makes it dangerous.
The
Corona Virus Family diagrammed below, Fair Use for non-profit news
reporting and commentary (Click on image for an expanded view.)
Comprehensive Report - Epidemiology,
Genetic Recombination, and Pathogenesis of Coronaviruses, Trends in
Microbiology, Vol 24 Issue 6, June 1, 2016 - Link: https://www.cell.com/trends/microbiology/fulltext/S0966-842X(16)00071-8Fair Use for non-profit news reporting and commentary (Click on image for an expanded view.)
TULANE VIROLIGIST EXPLAINS SARS-CoV-2 (fair use for non-profit news and commentary)
Human’s current dilemma
has been created by a subtype of the coronavirus which has lept from an animal
host to humans, as demonstrated above, as a result of "wet markets" in Asia and other places
in the world. This fact is demonstrated in the video below by 60 Minutes Australia. The "wet market" trading, or the trading of wildlife must be stopped and those responsible prosecuted.
Fair Use for non-profit
news reporting and commentary, Coronavirus Pandemic, 60 Minutes-Australia,
"Wet Market"
TREATMENT SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 | Corona Virus: Treatment, Prognosis, Precautions (36 min.) Fair Use for non-profit news reporting and commentary from Ninja Nerd Science, You Tube
There is a considerable amount of misinformation/disinformation regarding the treatment of Covid-19, to include intentional U.S. political misinformation/disinformation and foreign disinformation from hostile nations. FDA summary of issues involving hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine to treat hospitalized patients. . . FDA has revoked the emergency use authorization (EUA) to use hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine to treat COVID-19 in certain hospitalized patients when a clinical trial is unavailable or participation is not feasible. https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-cautions-against-use-hydroxychloroquine-or-chloroquine-covid-19-outside-hospital-setting-or
Treatment -
Operation Warp Speed Therapeutics: Monoclonal Antibody Playbook Version 2.0
From
CDC, referenced studies - Quote: "Similar to adults with SARS-CoV-2
infections, children and adolescents can spread SARS-CoV-2 to others when they
do not have symptoms or have mild, non-specific symptoms and thus might not
know that they are infected and infectious. Children are less likely to develop
severe illness or die from COVID-19. . . Consistent and correct use of face
masks reduces the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and, with some exceptions, is
recommended for use indoors among people aged 2 and older who are not fully
vaccinated." The CDC info in the link is supported by 98 confirmed
references, listed. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/science-briefs/transmission_k_12_schools.html
DELTA VARIANT - Problems, misinformation/omission leading to disinformation, and Relevant News Stories
AP News Story - ABC - News Channel 9 Update, below CDC Scribe info released: https://newschannel9.com/news/nation-world/vaccinated-people-can-carry-as-much-virus-as-others-study-says Release of the information disclosed in this news story is appreciated and important. The transmissibility of the Covid-19 Delta variant was reported by WHO, World Health Organization scientists more than 2 weeks ago, link:https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/12/most-fully-vaccinated-people-who-get-covid-delta-infections-are-asymptomatic-who-says-.html . The story is not complete, reference the WHO article link; additionally, an important part was not reported as described in the Scribe Document, reference: Communications failure-correction of the failure, prevention and risk. 1) CDC needs to revise guidance regarding NPI, non-pharmaceutical intervention, mask and social distancing restrictions, and restrictions on public gatherings due to the Delta variant. 2) RISK - a) Risk of severe disease or death reduced 10 fold in vaccinated; b) Risk of infection reduced 3 fold in vaccinated. --- Formal corporate media, such as the AP and ABC, has a responsibility to tell the truth and the complete story. Omissions indicate and facilitate misinformation often leading to the creation of disinformation.
UPDATE - CDC Delta Variant Release Data - Scribe Document
CDC internal COVID-19 delta... by Adam Forgie ( Delta Variant - Fair Use for non-profit news and education discussion. Per AP and Channel 9 ABC News release linked above.)
CLOSING REMARKS - PREVENTION IS OUR BEST TOOL TO FIGHT THE DISEASE
Folks, the SARS-CoV-2, Covid-19, pandemic is real, it is no hoax, it is a sickening and killer disease. If you get infected with this viral disease there is a high probability it will leave you with lifetime complications, if you live. PLEASE practice known preventive measures to protect you, your family, your friends, community and nation. Get Vaccinated, wear masks, wash your hands, if you have children insure they wash their hands and practice good personal hygiene, disinfect hard surfaces at work and home. The virus has been shown to be persistent and remains active for days on hard surfaces. The virus may be spread in droplet and aerosols in the air from infected patients; the aerosol spread may occur up to 24 feet in areas with poor ventilation. Please get tested, consult with a physician regarding next steps for you if you are infected. CDC Preventive Guidance: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html
NOTE - All references are listed within this article.
This will be my last government entity video report for an approximate 60 day period prior to cancer surgery and post surgical recovery. Please remember - "Sunshine," Open Government-Open Records is the best disinfectant for government corruption and malfeasance.
Jackson County Courthouse, north side, photo by G. Morgan
"MENTIONABLE AGENDA TOPICS"
Fire Boat, agenda item 2
Simplified Sellers Use
Tax, (SSUT) agenda item 3
What is a SSUT? In 2015,
the Alabama Legislature adopted “The Simplified Seller Use Tax Remittance Act,”
which created a voluntary use tax remittance program for “eligible sellers.”
“Eligible Seller” is defined as “a seller that sells tangible personal property
or a service, but does not have a physical presence in this state….”
(§40-23-191)
Highlands Medical Center and the Jackson County Health Care Authority, Scottsboro, Al.
photo by G.Morgan
(There have been 4 typos/grammar corrections, edited, in this article including the date of the records request mentioned in the story body.)
UPDATE - Bottom of Page - March 2019 Profit and Loss Statement..
RECORDS REQUEST
More Rural Hospitals Closing in Alabama
Rural Health Care is
critical to the citizen’s health in poor and sparsely populated areas across
the state and nation. The failure of rural health care in Alabama is due to the
number of patients who can't pay the costs of treatment. The Republican Party in
Alabama does not support MEDICAID Expansion under the Affordable Care Act,
financial help for the poor in Alabama. Financial Disclosure regarding our
local hospital, clinics and the health care authority to local citizens is also
problematic. Case in point, The Jackson County Healthcare Authority.
A records request for the
last Profit and Loss Statement for the 2020 Fiscal Year, which is the first
quarter, October-December 2019, for the Jackson County Health Care Authority
(JCHCA) was submitted on February 27, 2020, hand delivered to the CEO, John
Anderson, of the JCHCA. This report should be readily available to the public
as this is a public government hospital and Alabama Open Records Laws are
applicable regarding this type of documentation for government public health
care facilities.
The profit and loss
statement for the JCHCA was requested due to several statements from local
health care workers at the JCHCA that they had been briefed in a department
meeting that Highlands Medical Center was $30 million dollars in debt. I
contacted the media relations point of contact at Highlands for confirmation of
this allegation; I was told there has been no release of this type of
information, re- $30 million dollars in losses. The requested information, per the records request, has
not been provided as of this date.
The JCHCA has had
financial difficulties within the past 5 years which reflected a negative
balance in their profit and loss statement. However, improvements have been
made within the past 2 years.
Our hospital and its'
governing authority should have no problem in releasing an accurate annual
profit and loss statement describing the financial status of our local rural
health care authority each year. After all, this is our hospital at this time,
it is not a privately owned health care facility.
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THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY
"I can say with confidence that the federal government needs a major overhaul. Don’t get me wrong, most public servants in government are highly educated and dedicated professionals who are committed to “the greater good.” At the same time, the government has become a bloated bureaucracy that is based on past conditions and in too many cases, federal programs and policies can’t demonstrate that they are generating real results that benefit the American people."
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David Walker President and CEO The Peter G. Peterson Foundation http://www.pgpf.org/ ; former, recently served for 10 years, Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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NPR's story on David Walker: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124460237
"public intelligence"
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A Nuclear Engineer's Report on the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant
Danger Zone: Aging Nuclear Reactors
Incident at Browns Ferry (PBS 1977)
History of nuclear power safety issues which the 1975 Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant fire brought forward. This video has been censored by the nuclear industry. The trillion dollar multinational nuclear death industry prefers to keep you the citizen in the dark and feed you crap.
Renaissance artists including Michelangelo, Sandro Botticelli, Pietro Perugino, Pinturicchio and others. Click on image for a tour. Left click & hold mouse to move image.
Bellefonte Efficiency and Sustainability Team/Mothers Against Tennessee River Radiation http://www.matrr.org/
"TVA at the Crossroads" a SACE Film.
"America is at an energy crossroads and the Tennessee Valley Authority has a choice to make: Will it cling to old coal power because of its historic significance or will it retire its oldest, dirtiest and least efficient plants and lead America into a clean energy future?" TVA At The Crossroads from SACE.
****************************I'm GARRY MORGAN, a Christian, U.S. Army (AMEDD) retired, Race Relations/Equal Opportunity Specialist (U.S.Army, Retired DOD-DRRI-DEOMI) a citizen of Scottsboro Alabama, a Baylor University grad-Go Bears, a political activist and a political Independent as I believe political parties divide the citizenry whom they are suppose to represent. We must learn the lessons of our history or we will surely repeat our mistakes. I think the greatest problem facing our nation is the massive national and personal debt.
