Oh, COVID, what have you done?

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Nearly five years removed, we can safely say that sociologists, psychologists, immunologists, and just about every other “ist” you can think of has written to death about the effects of […]

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Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.

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