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Coping with COVID Collaboration seeks stories and ideas about experiences of Clevelanders during pandemic
Coping with COVID Collaboration seeks stories and ideas about experiences of Clevelanders during pandemic Coping with COVID is a collaboration between 90.3 WCPN/ideastream and more than a dozen community news outlets, including the Plain Press. Our aim is to bring you more stories about the experience of Clevelanders during the pandemic. We hope to learn…
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COVID 19 Update
COVID 19 Update (Plain Press, September 2020) As of August 23, 2020, the city of Cleveland Department of Public Health reported 4,840 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 110 deaths due to the coronavirus. Zip codes 44102, 44113 and 44105 had the highest number of confirmed cases among city of Cleveland zip codes (coded red meaning…
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Trump Administration ends pharmacy coupons when patients need them most
Trump Administration ends pharmacy coupons when patients need them most by Peter J. Pitts (Plain Press, September 2020) For chronically ill Americans, the economic damage from COVID-19 could be nearly as life-threatening as the virus itself. More than 40 million workers have filed for unemployment since the beginning of the outbreak. For many, the financial…
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The Elephant in The Room
Living with the Bear “Over and over again in my practice I saw kids who had experienced terrifying situations. For one patient, the bear was his dad who verbally demeaned and physically abused his mom.” — Nadine Harris, M.D. The Elephant in The Room To the Editor: (Plain Press, September 2020) Cultures across our nation…
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Why did 77 Ohio prisoners die of COVID-19, but just 10 PA inmates? A look at how overcrowding and poor design contributed to two of the worst national outbreaks
Why did 77 Ohio prisoners die of COVID-19, but just 10 PA inmates? A look at how overcrowding and poor design contributed to two of the worst national outbreaks by Cid Standifer and Brie Zeltner This article was provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join our free mailing…
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Lead tests for children plummet in Cleveland; advocates worry about long-term fallout
Lead tests for children plummet in Cleveland; advocates worry about long-term fallout This story is provided by Ideastream as part of special community coverage of COVID-19 and funded by Third Federal Foundation and University Settlement. by Rachel Dissell (Plain Press, August 2020) CLEVELAND, Ohio — State shutdown orders meant to prevent the spread of…
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Here are ways to limit exposure to lead dust in your home:
Here are ways to limit exposure to lead dust in your home: Much of the lead dust that enters homes comes in from outside via the dirt on shoes and feet and on pets’ paws. Remove shoes when entering the home and clean your pets’ paws if they spend time in bare dirt outside. Put…
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Cleveland School Board members support remote learning option for first quarter of school year
Cleveland School Board members support remote learning option for first quarter of school year by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, August 2020) All the Cleveland Board of Education members weighing in at the July 21st Board of Education meeting spoke in favor of students staying at home and engaging in remote learning for the first…
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