Brunswick Information. Might 20, 2022.

Editorial: Jobs are nonetheless plentiful regardless of low unemployment

There’s an attention-grabbing dichotomy at play while you take a look at the state’s unemployment numbers.

In accordance with Capitol Beat Information Service, Georgia’s unemployment charge held regular in April at 3.1%. That mark tied the March charge for the all-time lowest unemployment charge. The state additionally added 19,000 jobs to succeed in an all-time excessive of 4.76 million.

All of that’s undoubtedly excellent news. However somebody who hears that could be somewhat bewildered as to why there are nonetheless so many “Now Hiring” indicators nonetheless affixed to a lot of our space companies.

All it’s important to do is take a look at the variety of jobs listed at EmployGeorgia.com to see there are nonetheless a number of companies hurting for staff. There are 227,000 jobs listed on the positioning, in response to Capitol Beat.

Some industries have been hit tougher than others. There are 36,000 heath care openings listed at EmployGeorgia with 23,000 manufacturing jobs and 18,000 retail commerce jobs.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to play an element in all of those points. Some individuals misplaced their jobs in the course of the pandemic and didn’t return. Some selected to depart their positions voluntarily resulting from a wide range of components that principally revolved round discovering a greater work-life steadiness, a phenomenon known as the “Nice Resignation.”

The pressure the pandemic has placed on well being care staff has little question had an hostile impact on that business. Being on the frontlines of a worldwide pandemic that has killed thousands and thousands is probably going to provide even essentially the most ardent medical doctors, nurses and different staffers pause relating to contemplating what their future may maintain.

Whereas unemployment could also be low, it hasn’t quelled the necessity for staff. That must be excellent news to anybody who nonetheless desires to discover a job. Among the onus although will fall on the companies hiring to regulate to those aggressive occasions.

Employees are in demand, which implies a talented employee can afford to demand what they imagine they should make for his or her work. That’s why we’ve seen even our native county and metropolis governments give raises to its staff as each not solely search to retain the employees they’ve, but in addition to entice new staff to affix their ranks.

With inflation persevering with to be a problem and fuel costs nonetheless a lot larger than they have been at the moment final yr, potential staff could also be much less choosy going ahead.

One factor is for certain. It doesn’t matter what the numbers say there’s nonetheless an enormous want for staff throughout virtually all industries.

Dalton Every day Citizen. Might 25, 2022.

Editorial: The warmth is on — keep cool, secure

Northwest Georgians ought to prepare for the canine days of summer season.

In latest days, excessive temperatures have soared into the mid-80s then cooled significantly. Lows later this week are anticipated to be within the low 60s.

Since we’ve had a really delicate spring, it’s necessary to keep in mind that excessive warmth can take a swift and devastating toll on our our bodies. Whereas we’re exterior mowing the grass or out for a stroll, we will rapidly border on overexertion as a result of warmth.

Warmth-related deaths and diseases are preventable. Nonetheless, greater than 600 individuals in the USA are killed by excessive warmth yearly, in response to the U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention.

Listed here are suggestions from the American Purple Cross that will help you cope with the warmth:

• By no means depart youngsters or pets in your automobile. The within temperature of the automobile can rapidly attain 120 levels.

• Keep hydrated by ingesting loads of non-caffeine and non-alcoholic fluids.

• Test on household, buddies and neighbors with out air-con, who’re alone or who usually tend to be affected by the warmth.

• For those who don’t have air-con, search reduction from the warmth in locations like faculties, libraries, theaters, malls, and many others.

• Keep away from excessive temperature adjustments.

• Put on loose-fitting, light-weight, light-colored clothes.

• Decelerate, keep indoors and keep away from strenuous train in the course of the hottest a part of the day.

• Postpone outside actions.

• Take frequent breaks if working outdoor

• Test on animals often. Make sure that they’ve loads of cool water and shade.

It’s additionally necessary to know the warning indicators of warmth exhaustion and warmth stroke, which is extra harmful.

• “Warmth exhaustion is a milder type of heat-related sickness that may develop after a number of days of publicity to excessive temperatures and insufficient or unbalanced alternative of fluids. These most susceptible to warmth exhaustion are aged individuals, these with hypertension, and people working or exercising in a sizzling surroundings,” in response to the CDC.

• “Warmth stroke is essentially the most severe heat-related sickness. It happens when the physique turns into unable to regulate its temperature: the physique’s temperature rises quickly, the sweating mechanism fails, and the physique is unable to chill down. Physique temperature could rise to 106 levels or larger inside 10 to fifteen minutes. Warmth stroke could cause loss of life or everlasting incapacity if emergency remedy just isn’t supplied,” in response to the CDC.

Please keep in mind to stay hydrated and keep secure when you’re out within the warmth.

Rome Information-Tribune. Might 21, 2022.

Editorial: Make Elections Boring Once more

It’s true, we’ve lined primaries, election days, runoffs — all of it — for many years and usually essentially the most excited individuals are the candidates and us, the journalists who watch these processes. No one else typically cares a lot.

Internet visitors on elections is ALWAYS low, however there are a variety of parents who actually care (we wish to name them our readers, and thanks) every election cycle. Many simply take a look at and most everybody round by no means even bothered to verify in.

Effectively, to be truthful, lets step again to 2016 nationally with Russians making an attempt to affect the presidential election. That did occur however President Donald Trump was nonetheless lawfully elected. Oh and don’t overlook 2018 when Georgia Democrats, with out proof, hinted that then Secretary of State Brian Kemp influenced his election to governor.

However, once more, then got here 2020. Wild, ridiculous conspiracy theories surfaced like spouting volcanoes everywhere. Individuals who’d by no means bothered to vote or concentrate earlier than immediately grew to become elections consultants. Trump used his, now banned, Twitter account to share movies pushing off-the-charts conspiracy theories regarding native — sure native — Floyd County Elections Board members.

The unlucky fact in Floyd County is the difficulty stemmed from one individual, the chief elections clerk at the moment, and it’s nonetheless within the technique of being resolved.

Right here’s a few factors:

♦ The elections workplace found the difficulty throughout an audit (that’s what an audit is for, by the best way)

♦ The elections workplace admitted the difficulty (like we’d hope a authorities company would)

♦ The elections workplace fastened that concern, and counted and authorized all of the ballots

♦ The individual liable for that concern was fired

What else are you able to ask for? Not much more actually. However individuals who wish to maintain on to ANYTHING that makes them seem in the fitting proceed to take action regardless of overwhelming proof on the contrary. Being trustworthy, that’s what conspiracy theorists are all about so it shouldn’t be a shock.

Nonetheless, we’re right here to inform you there have ALWAYS been errors on major day and election evening. ALWAYS.

Reaching again to former editors, reporters and workers members who’ve all been at floor zero on election nights for the previous a number of many years, there’s a consensus that there has almost at all times been one snafu or one other. They usually all acquired fastened.

In the event that they have been fastened and the difficulty wasn’t an enduring one, we typically didn’t report on it.

We cared that our county for years and years was one of many final ones or within the final third to report election totals to the Secretary of State’s workplace on election evening. However nobody else did.

Then Trump misplaced the election and a few of his supporters, like our congressional consultant, started to aggressively push falsehoods. They’ve continued to take action to this present day.

The 2020 presidential election and the months afterward have been a tense time that has continued to show unhealthy for our nation, and we’d wish to see issues return to regular.

Therefore, Make Elections Boring Once more.

We gained’t be bored, imagine us. Most journalists stay for Election Day. It’s the place troves of data ineffective in every other venue turn out to be useful. Are you able to think about introducing election regulation or processes as a subject of dialog at a celebration?

You pay us to concentrate to the trivialities and we do, as a result of we like it. However the accusations, threats and ridiculous habits, particularly on a journalist’s wage, have gotten previous.

The very fact is that this 24-7 political scene is exhausting. The idea for the gripes aren’t true and, let’s be truthful, the oldsters which can be griping don’t actually care.

Stand with the reality, stand with expertise and go forged your poll. Most of our races will probably be determined on this major, and all of it’s best to contribute your voice to our Democratic course of.

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