york magazine. she said her job was to report on the governor s every move and alleges he often touched her without her consent, on her arms, shoulders, small of her back, her waist. it led her not to even want to go to events like the one she describes, when she was 25 years old she went to a holiday party at the executive mansion and said the governor approached her and as she described it, held her firmly in place while gesturing to a photographer that he wanted their picture taken. the governor said to her, i m sorry, am i making you uncomfortable, i thought we were going steady. it s a moment she subscribed as humiliating, happening in front of her colleagues. she says she felt the governor s actions weren t about wanting to have sex with her but about wanting to show that he had power over her and he used touching and sexual innuendo to stoke fear in women. we ve reached out to bateman and haven t heard back. we ve reached out to the governor s office. they haven t a
Robin Featherstone s emotions make all the sense in the world. The Durham mother successfully recovered after a month-long battle with COVID-19. It s important to live life to the fullest, she said. This year was unlike any other. I think we ve learned to never ask: Can it get any worse?
Featherstone, the director of student activities and leadership at Shaw University, contracted the virus last March. I thank God every day that I m here and sometimes when I m by myself I get a little emotional, Robin said behind tears. To this day, she stills deals with aches and pains from time to time.
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The first two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Michigan were announced March 10, 2020.
If you could go back a year, before the effects of the coronavirus pandemic swept into Michigan in March 2020, what would you tell yourself?
Take your time, think about it we want to share these responses, so please put some thought into it if you have a moment:
Here are some of the responses we’ve already received:
“Keep a journal of your everyday life and thoughts for posterity because there will be future pandemics and your coping skills could help others in your family. And promise to write three letters a week, starting with the A’s in your address book because it will provide structure to your life while reconnecting you with friends and relatives. And finally, find pleasure in carrying out simple household tasks,
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At different points during the pandemic, Houston Public Media spoke with, from left, Sid Banerjee, Sunshine Smith, Kamran Malik and Juan Venancio about how their lives were impacted by COVID-19. One year after the pandemic hit Houston, we hear from them in their own words.
This week marks a year since the COVID-19 pandemic hit Greater Houston, sending the region into lockdown and turning millions of people s lives upside down.
The pandemic s hardships haven t been felt evenly, with some frontline workers and vulnerable communities feeling the effects of COVID-19 s economic and health crises more deeply than others.