Josh Fairbanks

 Roughly  138 million Americans  voted in the 2016 presidential election.  Seems like a lot right?  Except it's not.  That number only makes up 58.1% of the eligible voting population.  Less than 60% of people let their voice be heard in determining not only the future leadership of our country but a major voice in the leadership of the free world.  18-29 year olds only had a 46.1% turnout. Less than half. These are the same people who under that presidential administration (and it's after effects) will be going into the job market, getting married, starting families, buying homes, etc. Yet, stick ten in a room and less than 5 gave enough of a damn to let their voice be heard.  It's can't be this way anymore. Apathy is what gave us 2020, the consensus worst year in most of our lives. Apathy in this year's election could see this country go down a path that will devastate lives, our culture and our values. It can't happen. So, what should...

Much like an ostrich, many Americans would like to stick their head in the proverbial sand and pretend that COVID-19 is no longer a serious problem. Many factors have played into this that fall everywhere between simply being tired of not living "normal" lives to being a crazed conspiracy obsessed blockhead to losing vigilance because numbers had started to go down. This week we have seen the reality come to bite people right in their backside.  Cam Newton, former NFL MVP and current starting quarterback for the New England Patriots was one of many players among the Patriots and opponent Kansas City Chiefs that tested positive this week for COVID-19. It's apparent that the practice of pretending that this is no longer an issue simply doesn't work. A virus isn't playing peekaboo and doesn't disappear just because we close our eyes and cover our face with our hands. Luckily, NFL players have some of the best medical support known to man. Sadly, the same can'...