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Tag: pandemic
One Year of COVID-19
When March began in 2020, we were all going about our business as usual. Waiting for tables in crowded restaurants, attending concerts, sitting shoulder to shoulder in movie theaters, heading […]
COVID quarantines a class at Mason Dixon
COVID-19 has again called on Mason Dixon Elementary School. The positive diagnosis Friday of a substitute teacher put an entire class on quarantine for the next two weeks for safety, […]
We’re not as smart as we think we are
by Mary Schmich What was your life like at this time last year? You may not remember the details, but if you think back to the end of February 2020, […]
SAMUEL: One positive resulting from the pandemic
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL This stinking pandemic has caused numerous negatives for the world, the most obvious being 2.5 million deaths. We’ve lost 506,000 citizens in the United States […]
Raymond Wolfe Center continues to help those in need during pandemic
KINGWOOD – When the pandemic began, Catholic Charities Raymond Wolfe Center’s volunteer enrollment dropped to only a few. Now they are coming back. “I was reflecting about how we provided […]
Unvaccinated Mon educators worry about safety, while COVID cases and quarantines continue
Another COVID case in Monongalia County’s school district has put six students and a teacher at Suncrest Middle into quarantine for the next two weeks. Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. said […]
State vaccination rate could be top 10 in the world
West Virginia’s vaccination numbers continue to lead the nation, but there is still work to be done, Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday during his regular COVID-19 media briefing. “Amazing, unbelievable,” […]
Mason Dixon students back; district looks to next week
Mason Dixon Elementary re-opened its school to students Monday morning, after a two-week sequester of remote learning due to the coronavirus. “It’s good to have our kids back,” Principal Denice […]
Schools need help to reopen
by Victoria Jackson The COVID-19 relief bill being considered by Congress would provide schools with $130 billion in new flexible funds, the largest one-time federal investment in K-12 education in […]
