The Covid-19 pandemic has presented ugly tradeoffs between life and livelihood, and even between life and life. We don’t know the number of deaths that will result from unemployment, poverty, and social isolation over the next several years, but we know they are occurring, along with untold misery for millions more.
From the Special Series:
With fall looming, two difficult tradeoffs must be addressed: whether and how to open schools, and whether and how to play sports. Returning to normal would almost certainly contribute to the spread of the virus, increasing the risk of death for the most vulnerable. But halting these activities would incur serious economic, public health, and psychological costs. State governors, who have become major decision-makers in the pandemic, are each striking their own balance: California’s Gavin Newsom has ordered most schools in the state to close for the fall, while Texas’s Greg Abbott has left decisions in the hands of school boards.
January 9, 2021
Leslie “Bacon” Leland Koons, age 98, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Thursday morning, January 7, 2021, at Flora Rehabilitation & Health Care Center.
He was born September 11, 1922, in Oklahoma, the son of Clarence Edward and Lenora May (Tate) Koons.
Leslie attended First Christian Church in Flora. For many years he always made sure that the church building was unlocked and ready for use when Sunday worshipers arrived. He will be remembered for his role as “Keeper of the Town’s Keys.” Every evening he made sure the business offices in Flora were locked up and made secure. He would make sure everything was in order, turn out the lights, and lock the doors.