Richard’s Rant: MUCKRAKERS

November 2020 MUCKRAKERS Her name was Ida Tarbell. She was born in 1857. She was a Muckraker. While not a particularly flowery term, muckrakers and the process of muckraking have a storied history of changing the landscape of the U.S. You see, if you’re unfamiliar with the term, a muckraker today would be called an …

Richard’s Rant: FOOD & PHARMACY

August 2020 FOOD & PHARMACY Like many of you, the community I serve is small, rural, and poor. That has become the population most common to Independent Community Pharmacy. These folks, our folks, are more likely to have significant challenges accessing healthcare, understanding the healthcare system and suffer from multiple challenges related to Social Determinants …