Email I have to be able to take care of myself in order to take care of them. Moms share joy, anxiety in a pandemic
Meg Vogel and Amanda Rossmann, Cincinnati Enquirer
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Motherhood is never easy. It s amazing and miraculous and stressful and sometimes all at the same time. Being a mother this past year forced many to rethink their careers, their schedules and their dependence on one another to make it all work.
While the pandemic s effect upon the family and the workplace is still be written, those who gave birth over the long months of the pandemic already know they faced new challenges others had not.
To some, the smell is almost inescapable.
“It’s a really strong chemical smell, similar to turpentine or Pine Sol,” said Ben Thompson, who has lived 13 years in his house in Jacksonville’s Murray Hill area. He said the odor there, which comes and goes erratically, has gotten stronger in the past few years and harder to ignore.
“Previously, you had the option to retreat into your house,” Thompson said. “Now, it’s such an invasive thing that you’ll be lying in bed and smell it.”
Since fall, the odor, which can irritate throats and sinuses and trigger dull headaches, has sparked waves of complaints to City Hall, a class-action lawsuit and anxiety over whether whatever people are smelling is harmful.
Charles Wesley Cutsinger passed away on January 1, 2021 at Ridgecrest Regional hospital from congestive heart failure. Chuck, as he was referred to by his friends, was born in 1934 to Roy and Faith Cutsinger. He grew up in McPherson, Kansas.In 1955 he enlisted the US Navy serving for 8 years and achieving the rank of Chief Petty Officer. While stationed in Long Beach, he met and married his first wife, Alice Tew and adopted her two children, Alton and Linda. In 1963 he began his civil service
How many times have there been a gubernatorial vacancy in Rhode Island?
Six lieutenant governors have been elevated to Governor of Rhode Island since the 1850s. Hereâs a look at who they are
By Dan McGowan Globe Staff,Updated January 11, 2021, 9:57 a.m.
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Rhode Island was previously governed by royal charter, but its 1842 constitution included a succession plan.Susan E. Bouchard/Associated Press
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