Ralph Coker
Rapid Development of COVID-19 Tests and Vaccine
The rapid development of COVD-19 tests and vaccines was a great achievement by worldwide volunteer, free market, self-managed and directed science and business. Two articles in the March 20-21, 2021 Wall Street Journal (WSJ) described how it was done. The article by, Dr. Jennifer Dounda, a biochemist at the University of California-Berkley, and founder of…
Read MoreNational Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month
Each year, the month of June is designated as National Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. This awareness month began as a way to educate communities about PTSD and provide support and resources to those individuals living with this condition. PTSD is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of a…
Read MoreNueces County Long-term Priorities
In my March article, I discussed near-term priorities for Nueces County. Nueces County’s long-term priorities should be to increase its tax base by recruiting oil & gas-related industrial plants. Several years ago, the Nueces County tax base was about $25 billion-plus, and the San Patricio County tax base was about $3.5 billion. Since then, San…
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