Category: COVID19
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Planning Through a Pandemic
Many weeks ago I wrote a post about how plans have changed and would probably change even more as the crisis continued. We have reached a point now where many experts predict an extension to this new normal of social distancing. This means that we now have to start planning in this time period because…
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The Financial Implications
Shut downs of any scale disrupt the typical functioning of the economy. Every action we take makes ripple effects. Obviously, the shelter in place orders and social distancing guidelines has affected the American and global economy tremendously both on a macro and a micro level. This economic hardship has battled for attention against the death…
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The End
I never imagined that the year would end like this. On Monday, April 20th, the governor announced that in-person classes would not resume this school year. When they first announced the then temporary closure, I knew it would last longer than the initial 10 days with a niggling suspicion that school would not resume. By…
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The Problem with “Fake News”
Although the term became common place less than five years ago, it now holds status as a quasi-official term with long lasting, dangerous effects. One man seemed to lead the charge in making the term part of the common lexicon. Obviously, one man alone cannot effect that sort of change. Yet, his place of prominence…
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Media Paradigms
Just like I described last week, I grew up fully immersed in the belief that certain news sources exhibited prejudicial, liberal bias. Other sources told the truth and only those beleaguered few told the truth. In high school, I avidly consumed news from two primary sources, World Magazine and Fox news. Upon graduation, my great-uncle…
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Christianity and Constitutional Rights
On Monday, April 6, South Carolina governor Henry McMaster finally issued a stay-at-home order, the 43rd state governor in the United States to do so. Immediately, my Facebook feed filled with cries of government overreach and fear. While I expected to hear that from some, many others surprised and dismayed me. For many recent years,…
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Quarantine – A Day in the Life
I have never written one of these before. I may never again. However, I feel like in this, hopefully, once in a life time event, I should record the day to day activities and look back once we emerge on the other side. (Ironically, when this post goes live, I will have a different schedule…
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Teaching Through the Pandemic
Obviously, things have changed. On March 15, Henry McMaster finally announced a school closure to last until March 31st. I knew that length of time would probably not even put a dent in the curve and that the way things progressed would likely get extended. Sure enough, the day after North Carolina governor Roy Cooper…
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Italian Reflection
When I logged onto Facebook last Saturday the 21st, a five year old memory popped up, the recap of the first two days of travel of my Italian adventure with Dad. Viewing the pictures of that memory prompted thoughts of the ongoing current tragedy in the country as well as the knowledge that in the…
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The Problems with Comparisons
Since COVID-19 became the topic on social media, people have thrown around comparisons to all sorts of situations, most of those comparisons, invalid. As an avid user of comparative historiography, its misuse pains me. Comparisons when used well shine a light on aspects of history that people neglected to pay attention to. When used incorrectly,…