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The White House today announced a 200-day suspension of certain tariff- rate quotas for beef, a move that is expected to increase imports of foreign beef into the United States at a time when the U.S. cattle herd has already declined to historically low levels.

Corsica will always be home to me. That’s why I’ve subscribed to the Corsica Globe my entire adult life, and that’s how I came across Connie Wagner’s April 28 letter to the editor about the Critical Access Hospital vote in the 2026 session.

I don’t hand out endorsements lightly, and I can honestly say it’s hard to even put into words how impressed I’ve been with Senator Mykala Voita of District 21. She has been such a breath of fresh air in the Legislature.

It is not that often someone else says to us, “try harder,” but often a message we say to ourselves. Most would agree that we are our own worst critics. One of the most transformative ideas in Aundi Kolber’s book, Try Softer, is deceptively simple: mindfulness begins with noticing — noticing without judgment. Instead of reacting, fixing, or criticizing what we observe inside ourselves, it is important we learn to notice or become familiar with what is going on inside of ourselves. This posture of compassionate awareness is the opposite of the harsh self‑criticism many of us carry, and it is often the missing ingredient in our attempts to grow, heal, or care for others.