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Around this time last year, I was in the thick of preparing for my final exams at the University of Delaware. Meanwhile, I did a
It has been absolutely fascinating, encouraging, welcoming and uplifting to see what we are made of—yet dreadfully under the circumstances—and to observe so many different
Much of the news coverage of COVID-19 has been about major cities such as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. But as the nation struggles
For Choctaws, not attending funeral services may be the hardest part of the COVID-19 public-health guidance to follow. It’s hard to be told not to attend services or to be able to provide physical comfort for the family in mourning.
We wait in lines, 6 feet apart, to enter the grocery store. We wave at our loved ones through computer screens. We don’t touch each other anymore. The world has entered the Covid Zone.
We can’t contain the coronavirus. That’s not the point of all this “social distancing.” What they’re trying to do is slow the rate of infection. It has spread. It will spread. The rate of spread is the key.
“Social distancing,” the term used to describe proximity restrictions to prevent transmission of viruses, is a disruption of our cultural and social norms, and many people are still struggling with that. My family, friends, and hula brothers normally greet each other with hugs and kisses. We join hands in prayer.
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