In the absence of federal leadership, governors around the country are stepping up to fight the COVID-19 outbreak on their own. Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York is calling for retired health care workers to register with the state, asking that all hospitals increase their capacity by 50%, pushing for the construction of temporary medical […]
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While Donald Trump is focused on using this crisis to create a $500B corporate slush fund, U.S. governors step in to fill the leadership void in the fight against COVID-19
Posted in Health, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Andy Beshear, bailout, California, coronavirus, corporate welfare, corruption, COVID-19, Danny DeVito, Defense Production Act, Donald Trump, FEMA, flatten the curve, Gavin Newsom, governors, Gretchen Whitmer, leadership, Mitt Romney, New York, pandemic, personal protective equipment, Peter Gaynor, PPE, public health, slush fund, social distancing, spring break, supply chain management, Tennessee, ventilators 59 Comments
Finding my family’s version of “Little House in the Big Woods”
Quite often, I find myself thinking things like, “If not for this one thing having happened, I likely wouldn’t be where I am today.” I wonder, for instance, if my father hadn’t gotten into an accident that kept him from shipping off for Vietnam, how my life might have turned out differently. Or I start […]
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged 1900, 1918, 1918 flu, adoption, Bessie Roberts Wise, biscuits, Carrie Wise, census, Charles Maynard, Church of Christ, Cleve Wise, crackers, Curt Florian, Curtis Florian, Edgar Emerson Wise, Edgar Wise, family history, farming, feather bed, feathers, flu, food preservation, foster parents, Franklin County, geese, geneology, Georgetown, Gladys, Gladys Florian Phillips, Grover Cleveland Wise, Hattie Wise, horses, Jefferson Davis Wise, John Calhoun Wise, Kate Wise, land bounty, land warrant, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House in the Big Woods, log cabin, Ma Florian, Mark's ancestors, Matilda Gill Wise, Mattie Belle Wise, Mattie Wise, midwife, Mimi Gladys, Minnie Florian, Minnie Wise, Minnie Wise Florian, Minor Branch, Minorsville, natural childbirth, old maid, orphans, Owen County, Pa Florian, poverty, public education, Sarah Catherine Emerson Wise, Scott County, smoking, spring house, Stamping Ground, subscription school, teaching, tobacco, War of 1812, Wise, Woodlake, Wythe Thomas Wise 10 Comments
One more post on my great grandparents, Curtis Florian and Minnie Wise Florian
A few days ago, I posted a little something here about the young lives of my great grandparents Curtis Florian (1892-1977) and Minnie Wise Florian (1892-1981), who were married at the age of 19 in Woodlake, Kentucky, on February 28, 1912. Well, I guess that post of mine inspired my aunt in D.C., who just […]
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged 1912, Florian, genealogy, Grover Cleveland Wise, Jefferson Davis Wise, Laura Hutchernson, Laura Hutchinson, Ma Florian, Mark Maynard Archives, Mark's ancestors, Mark's aunt Betsy, marriage certificate, Mimi Gladys, Minnie Wise Florian, obituary, Oliver Florian, Ollie Florian, Pa Florian, Stamping Ground, Wise, Woodlake 6 Comments