I read with interest Mr. Henry's misinformation about medical preventatives by a physics professor, excuse me, a former professor. The university at which he worked fired him years ago. Reading the essay Mr. Henry touted will explain why Dr. Rancourt was fired. Mr. Henry needs to follow his own dictates and do full research into his research. It does interest me that he encourages everyone to do "due diligence" as they research, even though he, himself, does not do that same "due diligence" when promoting misinformation and conspiracy theories that have no basis in fact — other than he believes them therefore they must be true. People would do well to require Mr. Henry to quote all these sources he touts. We might all be interested in their origins and the nature of the bias that is inherent in the author's presenting dubious material as credible research. The second bone to pick is with the Monticello News for even printing something that is so egregiously inaccurate and wrong. Perhaps the staff at the Monticello News should explore their inherent biases before approving a letter like Mr. Henry's. The medical scientific evidence does prove masks help restrain the spread of viruses, despite what a disgrace physics professor says or believes. Mrs. Parsons has written recently about the responsibilities of a newspaper. Mr. Henry's letter brings doubt on the veracity of her statements about a newspaper building up a community because this letter certainly does not do that. It is misinformation, and it is harmful to the community and its readers. I'm amazed Mr. Henry didn't pull out the outrageously ignorant trope "drink or inject bleach or disinfectant into the body. It will knock out the virus in one hour." Mrs. Parsons, your paper can do better than this letter from Mr. Henry and should do a better job screening what you print.
Mr. Henry, you need to go back to the drawing board and read something besides tabloids, articles by disgraced scientists, or anything that only confirms your biases.
Thank you.
John Leland