Post Pandemic Perspective - McQueeney, W. Thomas

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Résumé :
The COVID-19 coronavirus was unanticipated, unwelcome, and unsettling in its far-reaching destruction of life, lifestyles, and the U.S. economy. Its fallout presented Americans with an untimely pause in our busy days, giving us time to contemplate fear of the unseen and unknown. The pandemic would pass, but when? How would it change the United States and, indeed, the world around us? What careers were impacted? What markets were challenged? What will the added debt, both personal and national, portend to the average consumer in the future? When will we again gather together in confidence? Post Pandemic Perspective attempts to answer these and other important questions that will impact the future of every American. Through meticulous research, W. Thomas McQueeney has scoped out the landscape over the next hill and categorized the major concerns facing us, striving to find the light at the end of the tunnel. He writes with a positive sense of purpose in order to reassure those who have made it through this epic event that it is still possible to thrive. The post-pandemic reality presents a new beginning that will depend upon the difficult lessons we all learned during our days of hardship. The fact is, our perspectives have been broadened by the experience. We will now demand better ways in all avenues of living-because better ways do exist, in the realms of culture, hygiene, education, religion, government, medicine, finance, and interpersonal relationships. It's true, no joyful birth escapes pain. But while we sadly lament what has happened, we should also be confident in our transition to the exciting world that awaits us ahead....

Biographie:
AUTHOR W. THOMAS MCQUEENEY is a native Charlestonian and one of six brothers who graduated from The Citadel. His Citadel ring bears the number 74. McQueeney has served on The Citadel's Board of Visitors, The Citadel Foundation, The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame Board, The Citadel Brigadier Foundation Memorial Fund, The Citadel President's Resource Council and chaired the $44.5 million Johnson Hagood Stadium Revitalization project. He has served as the TCF 1974 Class Chairman for over three decades. He is an Honorary Member of The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame. McQueeney is equally active as a volunteer in Charleston community roles serving as chairman of the Medal of Honor Allstar NCAA Football Bowl Game, the Southern Conference Basketball Championships, and as president of the State of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame. He served as the governor's appointee to the Patriots Point Development Authority and on the boards of the MUSC Children's Hospital, Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach, and Bon Secours St. Francis Xavier Hospital. The author is a recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, the State of South Carolina's highest citizen award presented by the governor. McQueeney chairs The National Medal of Honor Leadership & Education Center, a $55 million national project slated to open at Patriots Point in 2024. The Blue Book of Life is the author's ? fteenth book. He is married and has four children and ? ve grandchildren....