Sirwalterraleigh
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Covid and national security failures are the lead stories this week.
I’d look in “other places” that employ more Ivy League types if I were you
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I’d look in “other places” that employ more Ivy League types if I were you
MrMcDuck
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With all due respect, coronavirus is all over the news.
kong1802
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I've read their recommendation...
Their main concern is that America's kids too heavily rely on schools to safeguard them. They are a main food source, and a main safety source. Also they are a guardian to check for abuse. It's a really sad reality.
Given that, some of their "guidelines" are just ridiculous and impossible to implement, which is why after all of them they say "If possible"....
There are no easy answers in this. Communities do need schools open. Kids unfortunately rely on them.
mickeymiss
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Clarification. I was talking about my local news. I don't watch Fox and CNN. I don't care how many "Ivy league types" they employ. Wow.
It's a deflection to say that the coverage hasn't changed everywhere though. I find the habit of picking on one little thing I say and ignoring the whole point of what I wrote exhausting. No comment on the rest huh? I'm trying to have a good faith debate of ideas and people just want to be snarky. It's not very engaging which is too bad because I enjoy the exchange of opinion.
It's a deflection to say that the coverage hasn't changed everywhere though. I find the habit of picking on one little thing I say and ignoring the whole point of what I wrote exhausting. No comment on the rest huh? I'm trying to have a good faith debate of ideas and people just want to be snarky. It's not very engaging which is too bad because I enjoy the exchange of opinion.
DisneyDebRob
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Was just going to respond to Kevin with almost the exact post. Thanks.
Of course we all know it’s better if the kids were in school, as the experts say. But there are so many ifs and possibles written by them besides the “in school is best”. Maybe by September, and that’s a big maybe, we can implement everything that needs to be done. We are only guessing right now.
DisneyDebRob
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The recommendations are to wear a mask when social distancing cannot be achieved. From what I’ve seen, and most reports and videos, protesters were doing that. Which goes back to your statement. If weddings and funerals could be done the same way I would agree with you with what we know about it being last likely to get outdoors and proper restrictions in place. The problem is, with weddings, not all but most are inside. Then you have the reception. And dancing. Eating and drinking. Not a lot of social distancing or mask wearing in those instances.
As for Disney, you have the problem of people coming in from everywhere. If masks are strictly enforced along with social distancing, all big ifs because we can see how people act now when given a inch,it could work with the lower crowds. But Disney isn’t all outside. In fact I would venture to say most is inside which is were the problem comes in. Not saying it can’t be done but knowing people, and knowing it would be virtually impossible to make everyone follow the rules, it could be trouble. We are all guessing right now but also with Florida looking like the SpaceX rocket of late, along with a lot of the country, it’s seems the opening should be looked at again.
Disstevefan1
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Its hard to get the info you are interested in because all news rooms make decisions what to run because the only have so much time, and ALL slant to one side or the other. FOX and CNN are both ends of the spectrum, local news must make choices because of time and again, have their own slant.
The only way to get the info you want is to look at multiple sources. Today, thankfully we have the Web, there is everything in every slant.
kong1802
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State takes over COVID-19 test site at Raymond James; Tropicana Field site closes early for second day
Long waits along with supply and staffing shortages continue to stymie Bay Area efforts to meet the demand for more COVID-19 testing.
"As of 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30, the soonest available appointment was July 16. The only available sites were in Ruskin and Plant City. In other words, someone in Tampa looking to be tested is looking at a 16-day wait and a drive of at least 18 miles."
And somehow we still have such a high positivity rate?!
Heppenheimer
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For the closest thing we have to an all-encompassing news source for the general public(minus entertainment and sports, which it will only report on if it involves a larger story): The Economist. It will give you a summary of every major region of the world, plus stories that span the globe. All with copious amounts of analysis. However, as a weekly publication, there will inevitably be some lag behind the 24 hour news cycle.
The Economist is not without its own internal biases, but its point of view doesn't fit easily within the contemporary left-right political spectrum split in the US. Closest probably to the classical liberalism that the Republicans formerly espoused before the pivot to the South and Trump...
Horizons '83
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Aren't some of those restaurants non-Disney owned?
Some but these laid off workers work for third party locations. They will have to survive on unemployment.
Chip Chipperson
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State takes over COVID-19 test site at Raymond James; Tropicana Field site closes early for second day
Long waits along with supply and staffing shortages continue to stymie Bay Area efforts to meet the demand for more COVID-19 testing.www.fox13news.com
"As of 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30, the soonest available appointment was July 16. The only available sites were in Ruskin and Plant City. In other words, someone in Tampa looking to be tested is looking at a 16-day wait and a drive of at least 18 miles."
And somehow we still have such a high positivity rate?!
16 days?!?! That's absurd! Have CVS and Rite Aid opened self-testing centers in their parking lots in that area yet? They offer that is some locations in other states.
Horizons '83
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Levy Restaurants owns those 2, but it still stinks they are losing their jobs.
"New Jersey list of states with surging coronavirus outbreaks that meet the criteria for a 14-day quarantine has increased to 16, as cases continue to increase rapidly in the southern United States where local officials were quicker to reopen businesses."
"The new additions from the original eight states are California, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada and Tennessee."
www.nj.com
"The new additions from the original eight states are California, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada and Tennessee."
N.J. now wants travelers from 16 states to quarantine for 14 days. Latest list doubles from last week.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy joined New York and Connecticut in announcing the travel advisory asking people who arrive from coronavirus hotspot states to quarantine for 14 days.
www.nj.com
Miss Bella
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My hometown is twenty minutes from Disneyland. I guess I'm just not seeing how Disneyland is more outdoors than Disney World.
Miss Bella
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I guarantee you I'm no fool. Oh BTW you liked one of the posts and I'm pretty sure I wasn't referring to the same rally you were. HA. Anybody that doesn't see how the media tries to manipulate the masses is a.....
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disneygeek90
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I don't understand how schools can operate in less than 2 months. It seems like the worst of everything all at once. Kids in the same classroom for hours, likely not distanced, who knows about masks. We know there's not enough teachers to keep classroom sizes down. Then after a nice long day being around the same kids (and their teacher) they go home and take it all to mom and dad, and maybe grandma too.
Heppenheimer
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The ride queues tend to be outside and unsheltered (or semi-sheltered) more often at Disneyland. I won't claim to be confident that this detail will make much a difference as far as COVID-19 is concerned.
kong1802
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DW is a teacher at a school that has 3200 kids. Their plan right now is to only bring kids in for 2 in class days per week. Masks required in hallways, not classrooms (which doesn't make much sense to me). She is free to of course wear one. No details on lunch or bell schedules. Last year she had 35 kids in one class in a room that used to be designated as a closet...... I don't know how they pull it off. I think right now the hope is that more kids choose the 100% online option, but that requires specific enrollment and I don't know that that happens, currently that hasn't happened in enough numbers to move the needle on class size.
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