"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will heal their land."

Faye Roberts, a Trump supporter from Whitsett, N.C. (Politico — Nov. 2, 2024)

Dr. Perry Jansen, medical director for Southwest District Health, a regional public health department in Idaho. The department’s board voted to restrict SDH from providing COVID-19 vaccines despite the vaccines’ medical necessity. The members in favor of the decision argued that people can get vaccinated elsewhere and that providing the shots was equivalent to signing off on their safety. At the Oct. 22 board meeting, there were more than 290 public comments against the vaccines. The board’s decision will block administration of COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties along the Idaho-Oregon border, including three counties in the Boise metropolitan area. Southwest District Health appears to be the first regional public health department in the nation to be restricted from giving COVID-19 vaccines. (Associated Press — Nov. 1, 2024)

Des Moines, Iowa, Assistant City Manager Jen Schulte, regarding the city’s decision to move its Beggars’ Night celebration to align with Halloween this year due to predicted heavy rains and thunderstorms. Typically the Beggars’ Night celebration in Des Moines occurs the day before Halloween, Oct. 30. (Associated Press — Oct. 29, 2024)

Allison Santorelli, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, regarding the lack of precipitation this month. More than 100 different long-term weather stations in 26 states, including Alaska, are having their driest October on record. In June, less than 12 percent of the country was experiencing drought, but now it’s almost 50 percent, and growing. (Associated Press — Oct. 29, 2024)