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Fast Cash to No Cash: Hard Lockdown Lessons
It was 2020, and it happened to me. I was one of the millions of Americans who lost their job due to COVID-19.
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CEO’S COVID To Do List: Data Collection, Work/Life Balance
Many families balanced work with teaching their children at home when the COVID-19 pandemic caused schools and businesses to shutter in March of 2020.
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Supply of COVID-19 Treatment Dwindling
Vaccination rates are rising in rural America amid the shrinking supply of monoclonal antibodies in seven states.
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Delta Variant Becomes Dominant In U.S.
The highly infectious delta variant, which was first detected in India, now accounts for more than 51% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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PCCI Reports Updates on County’s Herd Immunity Goal
From April to the end of May, the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation’s COVID-19 Vulnerability Index recorded a 40% drop in average vulnerability.
Camps
YMCA Opportunities: Get Paid To Go to Camp
The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas is hiring for such part-time positions as lifeguards, swim instructors, and camp counselors and paying retention bonuses to those who work all summer.
Camps
Want To Make a Difference? Consider a Summer of Service
I clearly remember that feeling of the last day of school and the summer before me -- one filled with swimming lessons, Girl Scout camp, and all kinds of fun activities that my mom would find for us.
Catching On: WTW’s Dennis Goes From Newcomer to Leader
W.T. White catcher Korbin Dennis has spent his senior season making up for lost time.
Pandemic Experience Provides Lessons Through Family Conversations
Like most parents, Preston Hollow's Sarah Naughton, found herself caught by surprise last spring in the early stages of the pandemic.
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COVID-19 Has Plateaued in Texas, State Says
The Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) said this week that the state has plateaued in coronavirus cases, but also urged residents to continue being vaccinated.
Inside the Cause
Nexus Celebrates Half-Century of Supporting Sobriety
Recovery Center houses women and their children during life-changing journey.
Voices
No Fretting Over The Ides of March
Anniversaries by and large bring celebrations: birthdays, wedding dates, milestones.
Panelists Account For Successes, Failures Year Into Pandemic
The more than year-long COVID-19 pandemic has stressed healthcare systems, demonstrated how interconnected the world is, and shined a light on existing inequities.
Camps
Campers Get Needed Pandemic Break
As summer camps look toward their 2021 seasons, success stories of last year’s pandemic crash-course are emerging as an essential resource for how to approach an even more ambiguous Covid-19 summer.
Keeping With Tradition: HP Finds Success, Even During a Pandemic
Within the scope of a global pandemic, perhaps playing sports isn’t the highest of priorities. Just don’t tell that to high school athletes.
In Case You Missed It
Power Hitter: National Spotlight Doesn’t Faze Jesuit Shortstop
He’s done just about everything a teenage baseball phenom can hope for.
PC Hope Coming to Your Door
After a year in which hope seemed in short supply, a community task force aims to boost public awareness about mental health resources available for students and families.
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What Will It Take To Close The Vaccine Acceptance Gap?
November announcements about promising COVID vaccine candidates from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna sent stocks soaring and kindled hope worldwide.
Voices
2020 Hindsight: At Last, 2021
“The vaccine is coming. The vaccine is coming!” Such comes the battle cry of 2021, so take that coronavirus.