By Debra Divine Daughter: Just off the porch in the dirt. It must have fallen from a live oak tree near the house. We scooped it into Maggie’s empty dog bowl and brought it inside lining a shoebox with shredded newspaper. I fed him later. We’re not sure if the Tangipahoa River crested. Me: What would you feed an orphaned baby squirrel? Daughter:...
Dear Editor, Firstly I want to commend the Vail voice for printing opposing views in its letter section on the Covid 19 crisis. Sadly Voltaire’s ” I disapprove of what you say but will defend to death the right to say it” no longer applies to contrary discourse regarding controversial issues. With that said the letter to the...
Dear Editor: Your December 2020 issue featured an article by Robert Samuelson called Calamity with Kestrels! It was a great article and I enjoyed it very much. However, I wanted to inform Robert and the Vail Voice that the name “Anasazi” to refer to Ancestral Puebloan Native Americans is incorrect. The name Anasazi was given to these...
Dear Mr. Carruth, I cannot understand why on earth you would choose to force schools to reopen hybrid/in-person instruction during the greatest COVID-19 surge we’ve seen to date in our community. This decision is morally, ethically, and practically wrong and utterly indefensible. Our students and teachers deserve better protection and care...
