Category: Covid
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The COVID-19 pandemic affected almost all aspects of American life beginning in the year 2020. Inflation, lock-down, isolation, death, depression. All terms perhaps once more foreign became quite familiar. The country went on pause in efforts to stop the spread of a terrible illness that inevitably still worked its way into countless lives. In Oregon,…
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Walking on the beach here in Tillamook County, Oregon, it is sometimes easy to forget that there is a pandemic or that it has had a devastating effect on tourism and the local economy over the past year. According to a Travel Oregon study from January 2021, spending on travel declined by 58% in 2020…
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All across the globe, people have been impacted one way or another this past year by the COVID-19 virus. Months of social separation, canceled events, and numerous life changes that no one could have predicted have affected people to varying degrees. While states have different rules in terms of gatherings and reopenings, it is important…
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In a time where sadness may be the easiest option, positivity still shines brighter. Every day I find a way to continue into the next with a smile. Going outside for a tan, walking several miles with my mom and sister, playing board games, inventing our own games, watching old movies, playing fetch with my…