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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 am 40 weeks and 5 days pregnant. I am desperate to have my baby. This waiting time without my family or friends had been eternal. I am trying to keep my mind busy and myself positive but it’s hard. My mom couldn’t come to be with me in this moments and I couldn’t get a doula either, the hospital doesn’t allow more than one support person so I will be alone with my husband. Last week he started coughing, we immediately thought it was Coronavirus so he got tested. Since he is a health care worker, he was tested in his own hospital and got the results the same day. The results were negative. We were lucky, most of the people have to make long lines to be tested, and wait around two weeks to receive the results. I can’t imagine start labor and the hospital denied my husband to be with me, under suspicion of being infected by the virus. These are complicated times, maybe that is the reason my baby doesn’t want to come yet. I talk to her saying we will be fine, things will be better and the world is still a beautiful place to be.
August 24, 2020