Monday February 22 2021 Remember when we were heard the news that we reached the milestone of 100,000 deaths in the U.S. due to COVID-19? When was this? Can you take a guess? I was thinking early summer 2020. That was a little late on the mark. The New York Times recognized this macabre event … Continue reading 131. Battling a Milestone
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31. Personifying a number
Sunday May 24 2020 According to the chief creative officer of The New York Times, it’s been at least forty years since the newspaper’s front page didn’t have any images or photos. So, today’s front page is remarkable with displaying only text; a listing one thousand names of people chosen to represent the loss of … Continue reading 31. Personifying a number
21. A captive audience
Friday May 1 2020 We’ve surpassed 1,000 COVID-19-related deaths in Ohio. Today’s data on the CDC website shows 62,406 total deaths in the United States; 1,062,446 confirmed cases. I still don’t know anyone personally who has been ill with the virus. The hardest hit are nursing homes and prisons, of course. I was looking through … Continue reading 21. A captive audience