Editorial: Week in Review
HISSES to news that cancer is the world’s top “economic killer” as well as the world’s likely leading cause of death. The Associated Press, in a report last week, noted that cancer costs more in productivity and lost life than AIDS, malaria, influenza and other diseases that spread person-to-person. The report also noted that chronic diseases — including cancer, heart disease and diabetes — account for more than 60 percent of deaths worldwide but less than 3 percent of public and private funding for global health. The AP report also noted that cancer’s economic toll in 2008 was $895 billion, equivalent to 1.5 percent of the world’s gross domestic product.By: Editorial board, The Daily Republic
HISSES to news that cancer is the world’s top “economic killer” as well as the world’s likely leading cause of death. The Associated Press, in a report last week, noted that cancer costs more in productivity and lost life than AIDS, malaria, influenza and other diseases that spread person-to-person. The report also noted that chronic diseases — including cancer, heart disease and diabetes — account for more than 60 percent of deaths worldwide but less than 3 percent of public and private funding for global health. The AP report also noted that cancer’s economic toll in 2008 was $895 billion, equivalent to 1.5 percent of the world’s gross domestic product.
Speaking of cancer, CHEERS to a cancer-awareness event that was held last week in Mitchell. The first You’ll Never Walk Alone Baseball Bash raised money for the You’ll Never Walk Alone Foundation, a location organization founded to spread awareness and battle breast cancer. The event brought in four 12-and-under baseball teams, who wore pink and gray shirts and played six games throughout the day Aug. 15 at Mitchell’s Field of Dreams.
CHEERS to the start of the fall athletics season. Volleyball, football, golf, tennis, soccer and cross country teams have begun workouts throughout the region and will soon begin their regular-season schedules. Most children, of course, lament the beginning of the school year. But it’s also a great time of year for sports enthusiasts, whose plates are full for the next several months.
CHEERS to the Dimock-Emery baseball team, which won the state Class B amateur tournament Aug. 15 in Sioux Falls. The Raptors beat Crofton, Neb., 6-4 in the championship game and brought a trophy home to two towns with grand baseball traditions. Also, the victory by Dimock-Emery broke a state-title drought for the Sunshine League, which hadn’t claimed a title in more than 40 years. Congratulations, Raptors, for your exceptional postseason and for bringing pride to your towns, your league and an entire region.
CHEERS to the demolition of the Tower Building, which is owned by Davison County and sits on South Miller Avenue in Mitchell. We suppose there are some who would rather this old building would stand forever, considering its longtime status as Methodist Hospital before that entity closed in the 1990s. We acknowledge that those feelings may exist; at the same time, the building has never lived up to the potential it had when it was purchased by the county and now is just a drain on taxpayer money. It’s best to take it down, and we’re glad the process has begun.
CHEERS to Dakotafest, which ended its annual run Thursday on farmland just south of Mitchell. There were more than 500 exhibits this year and by all accounts, it was a good three-day season for the farm show, which is one of the largest in several states. We hope for continued success for Dakotafest, and as it closes its doors for another season, we look ahead to the Corn Palace Festival, which kicks off this week on Main Street. We urge people to enjoy these recreational opportunities.
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