Laurel Beager

Laurel Beager

Notebook, Friday, Jan. 24:

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CIDRAP develops report for possible CWD spillover

The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota has released a detailed report on preparedness and response gaps and needs should chronic wasting disease (CWD) jump from cervids such as deer to farm animals or people.

Running care: Prepping for the Houston Marathon

Last weekend was the Houston Marathon, and runners from all over prepared to make this year’s race their personal best. A physical therapist at Baylor College of Medicine explains why knowing the proper way to care for your body before and after a run is important.

Inspire and uplift

On Friday, Terrence Lee Tally and Company visited Falls High and Falls Elementary students, bringing heartfelt messages to audiences of all ages through music, laughter, dancing, stories of resilience and the impact we all have on others.

One more day, one more airport

For the first time in living memory, I was the only passenger in a TSA security line at a major airport — Tucson, noon on a Friday, a time you’d expect Arizonans to be heading for Nome or Juneau for a weekend of darkness, but no. I wended back and forth in the maze of barriers and the guy at the conveyor seemed happy to see me. I zipped on through and counted 15 uniformed men and women defending the country against one octogenarian liberal who’s never owned a gun, hasn’t fired an explosive in fifty years and then only a few bottle rockets, and arrived at my gate two hours early, and celebrated by buying a latte at a coffee stand that offers tables and chairs.