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Coronavirus pandemic and economic damage ravaging America are twin foes. We must defeat both (USA Today)
Our nation faces a once-in-a-generation challenge. Yet our efforts to stem the coronavirus pandemic have left some wondering if the cure is worse than the disease. By practicing extended social distancing and shutting down major parts of the economy, are we being asked to make a choice between saving hundreds of thousands of lives or saving our jobs and our economy?
The reality is, this is not an either-or situation: If the economy fails, there will be severe, long-term health consequences; and if the health care system fails, there will be severe, long-term economic consequences. A nation decimated by the disease cannot have a functioning economy, and a catastrophic loss of jobs wreaks horrific damage on both mental and physical health. [Read More]
#SocialDistancing during the pandemic aims to keeps people apart. Yet these are holy days for many. So the @FCC‘s relaxing rules to enable local TV stations to broadcast religious services/rituals to faith communities in their homes. Order: https://t.co/ems1wXUYnh My statement pic.twitter.com/5C9Cd4obQx
— Ajit Pai (@AjitPaiFCC) April 9, 2020
Joe Biden forgets the name of H1N1 halfway through saying the name of the virushttps://t.co/SGSk18WYs1 pic.twitter.com/5AbG0LQCpI
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 9, 2020
.@Gstephanopoulos: “Did the Pentagon receive an intelligence assessment on COVID in China last November from the National Center for Medical Intelligence?”
Defense Sec. Mark Esper: “I can’t recall, George, but we have many people that watch this closely.” https://t.co/d9XlhTygln pic.twitter.com/E89i7DjF4t
— ABC News (@ABC) April 5, 2020
On our own: Forgotten household skills, revived for new use (AP)
Mending clothes. Cutting hair. Fixing a squeaky door or a dripping faucet. Baking bread.
A generation or two ago, household skills like these were common, learned at home and at school. Then it became easier to toss things out rather than fix them, quicker to call the professionals.
Now, in an unsettling era of staying at home and not knowing what will be available tomorrow, the old ways are being dusted off and relearned. [Read More]
