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With the odds of winning long, some Democrats wonder why Bernie Sanders is still in the presidential race. He’s still pushing his agenda, though it’s not clear who’s listening.
Thursday, March 26, 2020 11:32 PMWith the odds of winning long, some Democrats wonder why Bernie Sanders is still in the presidential race. He’s still pushing his agenda, though it’s not clear who’s listening.
Thursday, March 26, 2020 08:21 PMBURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) --The daughter of a patient who tested positive for coronavirus at Burlington Health and Rehab says the facility didn't tell her the truth. Burlington Health and Rehab is considered a hot spot in Vermont as the number of cases ...
Friday, March 27, 2020 09:23 AMVTDigger is posting regular updates on the coronavirus in Vermont on this page ... After hearing reports that the Goodwill stores in South Burlington and Williston were still operating despite ...
Thursday, March 26, 2020 11:18 PMThe DOH did not say where the latest death occurred. An outbreak in the Burlington Health and Rehab facility has infected over a dozen people and at least four elderly residents of the facility have died of the virus — half of the state’s total deaths. The latest data shows that Vermont’s cases are doubling roughly every three days ...
Thursday, March 26, 2020 10:40 PMBush is the coordinator for Burlington’s only low-barrier homeless shelter on South Winooski Avenue, a 40-bed facility that’s typically open from November through April. But as Vermont’s COVID-19 cases continued to climb, Bush realized her clients couldn't socially distance themselves in the crowded, poorly ventilated basement.
Friday, March 27, 2020 12:14 AMBURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) Vermont health officials are warning against using unapproved drugs to treat the coronavirus. The warning comes as reports appear online of certain drugs being potentially used to prevent or treat the virus. As of Thursday, the U.S. Drug Administration has not approved any drugs specifically for COVID-19. Anti-malarial ...
Thursday, March 26, 2020 10:37 PMMeltsner is a knitter, and during non-pandemic times, she and a friend run a monthly crafting group called Queen City Fiber Night at Three Needs Tap Room & Pizza Cube in Burlington. Gathering in person to chat, drink and stitch isn’t an option right now. But Meltsner had a bunch of donated yarn from previous fiber nights stored in her house.
Thursday, March 26, 2020 03:00 PMWe are suspending the Events section of BTV Daily for the duration of the coronavirus crisis, so as not to encourage people to congregate. Please stay home as much as you can. For more guidance around coronavirus visit https://coronavirus.gov. We hope the crisis will pass and we will bring the Events section back to you as soon as we can.
Before the crisis began here, I was lucky to:
- Have a close friend who runs a company deeply enmeshed with China that was closely following the situation and reporting back
- Be naturally worried about things like this
- Be a news hawk
- Understand basic math and biology
So, that led me to start preparing in February before stores ran out of essentials. Unfortunately, no amount of preparation or carefulness could prepare me for possibly getting the virus (or a bad flu) myself. It's been the worst respiratory virus I've had in my entire life (assuming all of the symptoms are caused by the virus, and not my psychosomatic reaction to having a virus at this time (I definitely have something, it's just a matter of how much is it and how much is my reaction to it)) and it's really taken me out the past couple of weeks. Three weeks ago I was doing 100 flights of stairs (50 up/50 down). Two weeks ago I could barely do a 2 mile walk around the neighborhood. One week ago I was having trouble walking around the house. I'm doing significantly better now than I was a week ago, and hopefully that continues. I've almost never had a cold/flu that affected me much beyond a runny nose for a few days, and here I am at 2.5 weeks since symptoms started and still having issues. But I'm on the mend it seems. I have a colleague who's been going through something similar, and if he's reading, I hope he's getting better too. The worst by far has been the hot flashes during the night.
I've had to disconnect while under self-quarantine. On top of being sick, I couldn't take the national news anymore. It made me too nervous when I was already feeling hot and tired. Now, the only news I read each day is BTV Daily and MacRumors.com. I've started meditating each day. I'm of course still dealing with family and work issues related to the virus, so I'm not totally disconnected. I know vaguely through others what is going on nationally, and through BTV Daily I know what's going on locally.
But for the most part I've retreated into the little world of my house and my remote work. Maybe when I get over the last bits of this virus, I will have the stomach for Dr. Fauci and President Trump again. But until then, whether I'm mainly struggling with an actual virus, or the mental affects of having one at this time, disconnecting has helped me. If you're struggling, maybe disconnecting would help you too.
Dave (@davekopec)
...classic philosophy maintained that change, and consequently time, are marks of inferior reality, holding that true and ultimate reality is immutable and eternal. Human reasons, all too human, have given birth to the idea that over and beyond the lower realm of things that shift like the sands on the seashore there is the kingdom of the unchanging, of the complete, the perfect. The grounds for the belief are couched in the technical language of philosophy, but the grounds for the cause is the heart's desire for surcease from change, struggle, and uncertainty. The eternal and immutable is the consummation of mortal man's quest for certainty.
—John Dewey
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