R.V. Scheide

R.V. Scheide is a longtime journalist who lives in Northern California.

Articles by R.V. Scheide

• How common oral and nasal rinses might reduce COVID risk in the dental workspace

  The results of two recent peer-reviewed studies that found Listerine and an array of cosmetic and therapeutic…

  Thursday, November 05, 2020

• Pull over, have no regrets: Teaching teens, young adults not to drive away from police

  In 2002, Candy Priano and her husband were driving their 15-year-old daughter Kristie to a high school…

  Wednesday, October 28, 2020

• How dentists can cope with the broken personal protective equipment supply chain

  Almost half of the nation's dentists are back to work and open for "business as usual," according to…

  Thursday, October 01, 2020

• Dental guidelines limit aerosol-generating procedures during pandemic

  Last month, the World Health Organization recommended delaying "routine nonessential oral health care…

  Thursday, September 10, 2020

• Concealed carry in the classroom: An expert trainer’s view on arming teachers

  ​In the wake of the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida,…

  Monday, March 26, 2018

• Plastics industry pushes for more recycling infrastructure

  Something must be done to stem the flow of plastic waste into landfills, waterways and oceans, and members…

  Monday, March 19, 2018

• What’s in the box? Trump’s SNAP proposal surprises food industry

  ​In the year that President Donald Trump has been in office, Americans have become somewhat accustomed…

  Thursday, February 22, 2018

• Anyone can miss: Few clean targets at Olympic biathlon

  ​Biathlon is arguably one of the toughest competitive shooting sports in the world. True, there's quite…

  Tuesday, February 13, 2018

• Can Trump sell apprenticeship programs to America?

  ​Chances are that more Americans are familiar with "The Apprentice," the reality TV show formerly starring…

  Wednesday, February 07, 2018

• Bridging the manufacturing skills gap: A work in progress

  For more than a decade, labor market specialists have been warning that the United States is not training…

  Monday, February 05, 2018

• State of the Union: What about rural broadband expansion?

  ​For a man who enjoys putting his name on buildings, President Donald Trump spoke surprisingly little…

  Wednesday, January 31, 2018

• As US biathlon team shoots for gold in Korea, sport’s popularity grows back home

  ​In the world of competitive shooting, few events are both as physically and mentally challenging as…

  Thursday, January 18, 2018

• With marijuana move, Sessions answers prayers of rural California law enforcement

  ​Last September, when Siskiyou County Sheriff Jon Lopey wrote U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions requesting…

  Wednesday, January 10, 2018