Proposed telemedicine rules could limit rural prescriptions

LANSING Controlled medications like Adderall and opioids could no longer be prescribed via telemedicine, under a proposed rule by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.

EDITOR’S INBOX

Readers respond To the Editor: Well, I waited a couple weeks to see if anyone was going to set the record straight regarding donors to the old Sportsman’s Club. My husband and myself donated so I had an interest in this issue also.

View from the comfy chair

Ilooked at the clock; it was 1 p.m., and I determined I had time for a quick afternoon nap. My family is coming over for a BBQ later; summer is beginning, and it’s time for cookouts.

K of C to host Open Meetings Act seminar

GLADWIN COUNTY The Gladwin County Council of Local Government has organized an upcoming event centered around defining the Open Meetings Act.

A LOOK BACK IN TIME | GREER MOTEL

A LOOK BACK IN TIME | GREER MOTEL

Concerned citizen

To the Editor: My wife and I recently set up a home equity line of credit at a local bank. You can imagine the amount of paperwork to be filled out and the documents that we had to provide.

PACT Act benefits

Ahalf-million claims have been filed under the PACT Act for exposure to toxins. So far, over $1 billion has been paid in benefits. And that’s just since last August, when the act was signed. Three million veterans have had their new screenings since then, and nearly half of them had exposures.

Prescription costs $500 for a month’s supply

DEAR DR. ROACH: What can you tell me about a prescription of 145 mcg of Linzess, and why a doctor would prescribe a pill over $500? What are the advantages to taking this? Surely, there must be something less expensive that will provide the same results. -- J.P.

MOMENTS IN TIME

On June 4, 1411, France’s King Charles VI granted a monopoly for the ripening of Roquefort cheese to the village of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon. The cheese’s origin more than three centuries earlier was humble indeed, after a shepherd left his noon meal in a cave by accident.

May I Walk With You

The Gospel readings for the last few weeks have Jesus saying, “I am the way and the truth and the life.” Notice that he does not say that his is “a” way and “a” truth and “a” life. Rather the scripture tells us that he is “the” way and “the” truth and “the” life.