(this posting has been updated from the published version at the candidates request.) Jilly Gokalgandhi is a progressive, multilingual, millennial immigrant who is deeply committed to social justice. Through her work as a Community Schools Coordinator and in youth employment, as well as helping grow MPS STEM programs in K-8s and high schools, Jilly has […]
Columns
Regular columns by Riverwest writers.
Posted inHealth Matters, Telling Our Stories
The Having, the getting over, and the never-ending of COVID
By Ellen Warren (This story was updated for the February edition of the Riverwest Currents by Ms. Warren) My bout of COVID-19 was officially recorded as beginning on Saturday, October 3, 2020. My mom was living her last hours at an Assisted Living home and I could finally visit her in person, just in time […]
Posted inCommentary & Opinion, Community Commentary, Editorials, Health Matters
People are dying from the flu too.
“People are dying from flu too.” A Response November 27, 2020 To: Family and Friends, all Fellow Americans When we last talked, you mentioned something I’ve heard throughout this year, 2020. It has been confusing for me. How is it acceptable to imply that some people are taking COVID-19 too seriously because they do not […]
Posted inCommentary & Opinion, Telling Our Stories
Turmoil
By way of introduction, I wrote this 3ish in the morning Wednesday, November 4. I successfully did not check any news source till after the sun was up Wednesday. That was my goal and I kept it. Things are still up in the air. A close race. But now there seems to be nothing I […]
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