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Homeschooling Is Changing My Child In a Good Way 0
- Culture
- April 3, 2020
The email from my son’s teacher hit us like a ton of bricks. The students will not be returning from spring break, it read. School will be closed until April 17. In the meantime, the children will receive their lessons online. Like many parents in the first days of social isolation, we were alarmed. Technology
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Gratitude: A ‘Booster Shot’ for Loved Ones 0
- Culture
- April 3, 2020
The world is currently in the midst of a pandemic where the most useful thing many of us can do is stay at home and keep away from others. Schools, restaurants, office buildings and movie theaters are closed. Many people are feeling disoriented, disconnected and scared. At this time of soaring infection rates, shortages of
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The Second Amendment Was Made for Coronavirus 0
- Culture
- April 2, 2020
With panicked consumers emptying store shelves around the country, and shoppers in at least one city fighting over toilet paper, the coronavirus pandemic seems just a short distance from coronavirus pandemonium. The panic comes at a time when many police departments, to reduce spread of the virus, have curtailed arrests and are releasing certain criminals
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Texas Governor Deems Religious Services Essential 0
- Politics
- April 2, 2020
As authorities arrest pastors for holding Sunday services in defiance of social distancing orders, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that religious services are to be considered essential in his state. Abbott issued an executive order relating to statewide continuity of essential services and activities during the coronavirus pandemic. The order mandated that all Texans
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Staying Sane in a Pandemic 0
- Culture
- April 2, 2020
The Coronavirus Zombies are here. I just returned from Martin’s, our local grocery, where I saw many of my fellow Virginians, some of them masked, drifting around the store, picking over what remains of the canned goods, casting hopeful glances at the paper goods aisle – nope, still no TP – their eyes dull, mostly
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Old Laws Stand In Telemedicine’s Way 0
- Politics
- April 2, 2020
As of April 1, there are more than 179,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. Nowhere has been hit harder than New York City where there are more than 76,000 confirmed cases and 1,550 people have died. As many had feared, the city failed to “flatten the curve” and medical need has exceeded what
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What’s Really Happening in China With Coronavirus? Four Things to Know 0
- International
- April 1, 2020
The Chinese government says it has lifted the lockdown for the province of Hubei, where the coronavirus first emerged, and has reported no new results for several days. However, much anecdotal information has arisen to call the official line from the Chinese Communist Party into question. Here are some of the key questions, along with
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The Markles Discover America 0
- Culture
- April 1, 2020
Welcome to America, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle! The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have alighted on these shores and it looks like they will stick around. When they announced in January that they would be “stepping back” from full-time work as royals, Harry and Meghan said they wanted to live in “North America.” At
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Sweden and the Tough Choices of COVID-19 0
- Culture
- April 1, 2020
At this moment in our history the United States has 26 Republican governors and 24 Democratic governors. Of the 26 Republican governors, nine have issued “shelter-in-place” orders, closing nearly all businesses, and commanding people to stay at home except for necessary trips to grocery stores, pharmacies, and hospitals. Of the 24 Democratic governors, 20 have
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