Letters & Opinions

Enrollment in Medicaid soared to record levels during the pandemic. With more than 80 million people now getting health coverage through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, more Americans rely on the public safety net than ever before.

This newspaper recently reported that 12 members of the state Legislature refused, when asked by The Times, to disclose their vaccination status.

The other day I was feeling a little dizzy and I didn’t know why I was feeling that way. Everyone suggested that I should go see a doctor, but I am one of those stubborn people who don’t like to see a doctor. I know there is nothing wrong with me; I mean, how could it be; my mirror never lies to me. But doctors these days have the tendency to always find something wrong. They have to, for the sake of repeat business. It’s like going to a mechanic; he’ll never say that your car is okay, that it needs no repairs. Both a doctor and a mechanic have to make a living. Poor things.

Most folks think of the Elks as a social club for nice elderly folks seeking companionship, but we recently discovered the lie to that. The Hemet Elks Lodge maintains a close relationship with American Legion Post 53 and other regional chapters and always have their arms open to veterans of the armed forces of all branches and locales.

End of pandemic housing looms for homeless people Programs to house homeless people in hotels during the pandemic are beginning to close down, forcing people back to group shelters or the streets, where many feel unsafe from the virus, violence, and other risks. Federal funding for emergency housing ends in September, and while additional dollars have been promised, it’s expected there will be a gap between the end of current efforts and the start of new programs, write Kelli Kennedy and Lisa Rathke at AP.