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Category: Coronavirus

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My COVID-19 Vaccination: How it worked in New York State

February 1, 2021 Renee Shur Coronavirus Leave a comment

At 2:30 pm, on Friday, January 29, 2021, I became a COVD-19 statistic. That day, my name was entered into two databases: New York

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Biden announces Jan. 19, 2021 national memorial for COVID victims

January 10, 2021 Renee Shur 2020 Election, Activism, Coronavirus Leave a comment

January 20th is just nine days from the writing of this post. That day and the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala

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Jerusalema: Viral South African song/dance brings celebration to hard times

December 9, 2020 Christopher Burke Coronavirus, Fine Arts, Literature/Arts/Film One comment

Celebrating in these difficult times is hard. We’re still in the middle of an unprecedented pandemic. Thankfully, vaccines are being approved and the beginning

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I tested negative for COVID-19: Here’s my story of exposure, anxiety and relief

August 7, 2020 Reece Ellis Coronavirus Leave a comment

I am not perfect, and I’ve never been particularly great at taking direction. As a child I always received low grades in art, of

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Bogota quarantine: Nobody is hiring mariachis anymore

August 5, 2020 Christopher Burke Coronavirus, International One comment

In quarantine here in Bogotá, the days flow into more days. But sometimes the routine of sameness is broken up. At a certain moment,

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Adventures on the Titanic

July 12, 2020 Bill Kesler Coronavirus, Government, Health care, Trump Leave a comment

Paul Krugman recently posted a piece in the New York Times, The Deadly Delusions of Mad king Donald. It likened our current state of

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We’re all in this together. Where we are, where we need to go.

May 27, 2020 Susan Cunningham Community/Common good, Coronavirus Leave a comment

It’s already starting to happen. The healing. The power to love one another. The excitement of a shared commitment. The sense of wholeness when

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New rules for absentee voting in Missouri: More complicated than ever

May 20, 2020 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2020 Election, Coronavirus, Voting News, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

In the final hour of the 2020 legislative session, the Missouri Senate passed SB631, which would allow Missourians to vote absentee by mail in

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A little math, a lot of science: calculating COVID-19 risks

May 12, 2020 Bill Kesler Coronavirus Leave a comment

This morning’s New York Times roundup, by David Leonhart, mentioned a blog post by a Dartmouth biologist, Erin S. Bromage: The Risks – Know

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Need a notary for your document, but quarantining? Do it online.

May 1, 2020 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2020 Election, Coronavirus, Legal issues/Law Leave a comment

Many documents require a signature verification by a notary public. But if you’re social distancing, going to the bank or your lawyer’s office is

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