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What do you think was the biggest news event this past week -- either in your community, nationally, or globally? Talk about why it’s a big deal.
The biggest news this past week was the assembly of 20,000 National Guard troops to protect the Presidential Inauguration. I am 64 years-old and would have never believed citizens of United States of America would become so emotionally charged and violent that the military branch designed to protect our country from foreign invaders would be used as a deterrent to potential threats of its citizens. This action conveys the government expects chaos and lacks the respect of the citizens. I am saddened that the few who riot, loot, and destroy believe they have the right to destroy and take things that others worked so hard for.
January 18, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
I feel too depressed to write today. Things don't work out for me lately. I am not sure it is because of the pandemic. But it doesn't help that there is so much depression around. Friends, family, neighbors, the humus-seller in the square nearby, my children's teachers, a taxi driver I talked to, a supermarket worker - some lost their jobs or parts of it, all are very worried. A couple from my children's school is getting divorced. it is not because of the pandemic, but the months at home made the problems too clear to ignore. maybe that is also what happens to me.
July 29, 2020