By JOHN KANELIS / johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com

More signs of hope in this pandemic era are springing up in North Texas.

Dallas’s Parkland Hospital announced it is closing its COVID-19 unit because, get ready for it, of a decline in rates of positivity and hospitalization of North Texas residents.

That is unabashedly good news, yes? Of course it is! For now.

Let us hope the good news continues to emerge like wildflowers in the spring.

What’s more, Texas announced it plans to open its vaccination protocol to anyone older than 16 years of age beginning next Monday. More good news? Yep.

Keep it up, folks.