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Jim McKeever

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Tag: COVID-19

The Road to Extinction is lined with ignorance and selfishness

We are living a lie. Two of them, actually. One is a chronic self-deception that we can see every day … More

Black Friday, Climate Change, COVID-19, Great Law of the Iroquois, selfishness, seven generations, species extinction, willful ignorance

The rewarding encounters of a U.S. Census enumerator

Yesterday I ended my six-week stint as an enumerator with the U.S. Census Bureau, going door-to-door as part of the … More

COVID-19, enumerator, espanol, poverty, Syracuse, The Great Depression, U.S. Census, U.S. Constitution

Flying the ‘Black Lives Matter’ Flag in a White Neighborhood

In the two weeks since a white Minneapolis police officer — knowing he was being videotaped — took the life … More

Black Lives Matter, COVID-19, Donald Trump, George Floyd, Minneapolis police, protest, racism, white supremacy

ICE detainee dies of COVID in Otay Mesa; Batavia has 49 cases

After the first reported death from COVID-19 of a detainee in ICE custody in California, immigration advocates fear there will … More

Batavia, Brian Higgins, Buffalo, Coronavirus, COVID-19, detainees, ICE, Immigration, Kirsten Gillibrand, Otay Mesa, public health

Pondering pandemic equations

The Coronavirus pandemic has taken many things from us. The ultimate loss, of course, is that of a loved one, … More

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Fauci, isolation, Mental Health, pandemic, perspective, social distancing, stress

Random thoughts in a restless time

The past week or so I’ve been scattered mentally, unable to concentrate, unable to sit down and write anything coherent. … More

compassion, COVID-19, Donald Trump, Fox News, ignorance, John Cheever, Republicans, survivor guilt, Tijuana, Zoom

The impact of a bullet 2,700 miles away

The COVID-19 pandemic has focused our attention inward, toward the health and safety of our loved ones and ourselves. No … More

Al Otro Lado, asylum seekers, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Donald Trump, Refugees International, Remain in Mexico, shelters, social distancing, Tijuana

I never knew that!

Here’s one thing I’ve learned during the coronavirus pandemic — how much I don’t know. Not everyone has the luxury … More

Archimedes, calculus, Coronavirus, COVID-19, George Will, gig economy, Pi Day, Regents exams, Wiffle ball

The power of gratitude

After two days of hearing from loved ones who have suffered losses during this COVID-19 crisis, I was struck last … More

Andrew Marlin, anger, Coronavirus, COVID-19, gratitude, Mary Oliver, Oliver Sacks

Let’s call it what it is — Trumpsomnia

Long before Coronavirus became a cause for worry, I developed insomnia. I’m often awake at 2, 3 and 4 a.m. … More

asylum seekers, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Donald Trump, Immigration, insomnia, Mexico, Obama, racism

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