MY REPORTING AND MUSINGS ACROSS THE NET:
Social
Corona Diaries: Finding face masks in Korea during COVID-19 (YouTube)
Boy With Down Syndrome Performs In Nutcracker Ballet (ABC News Digital)
Heartfelt Moment: Five-year-old Ari Schultz has already had three open-heart surgeries in his short life (ABC News Digital)
Seven-Year-Old Fighting Brain Cancer Meets Favorite Superhero (ABC News Digital)
Brazil's Champion Andrade Inspires Girls at Her Hometown Gym (Associated Press)
More Bad News for Boeing…Factory Workers Have Walked Off the Job (Associated Press)
TRAVEL
6 stellar weekend escapes from Mexico City (Tripadvisor)
A guide to Denver for non-hikers (Tripadvisor)
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
How to Honor Grief and Cultivate Joy During the Holidays (Good Housekeeping)
Tasty E-Cigs Popular, Scientifically Uncertain (The Miami Herald and WLRN, NPR’s Miami Member Station)
CULTURE and FEATURES
Miami Gay Men's Chorus Takes on HIV Awareness with 'Alex in Discoland' Concert (The Miami Herald)
Plus-Size Model Makes History (Here and Now, WBUR Boston NPR Member Station)
'Touch Tour' Let's Blind Students Feel Their Way Through Marlins Park (WLRN NPR Miami Member Station)
News and politics
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Congress’ newest member, is ready to fight for Haitians (PBS)
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As coronavirus cases rise, ex-pats in China hunker down (ABC News)
Amid Hurricane Irma prep, Florida man offers generator to stranger in need (ABC News)
Nonprofit Takes South Florida Vets to D.C. War Memorials (WLRN, NPR’s Miami Member Station)
Environmental Activists Protest Everglades Bike Path (WLRN, NPR’s Miami Member Station)
UF Fair Aims to End Disability Stigma (The Independent Florida Alligator)
Reitz to Include More Spaces for Black, Hispanic Students (The Independent Florida Alligator)
Malcolm X's Daughter to Speak at UF (The Independent Florida Alligator)
Buchholz High Senior Places Top Ten in MIT Math Competition (WUFT, Gainesville’s NPR Member Station)
New 'Fisher House' will Provide Lodging to Veterans' Families (WUFT, Gainesville’s NPR Member Station)
Gainesville Middle School Student's Ingenuity Gets State's Attention (WUFT, Gainesville’s NPR Member Station)
East Marion Elementary School Infectious Disease Outbreak Diagnosed (WUFT, Gainesville’s NPR Member Station)
With Reitz Renovations Ongoing, Former UF Professor Adds Historical Perspective (WUFT, Gainesville’s NPR Member Station)
PERSONAL ESSAYS
I'm an American Teacher Navigating the COVID-19 Outbreak in South Korea. Here's What I've Learned. (Good Housekeeping)
America Doesn’t Feel Like Home Anymore (Our Communia, formerly known as Restless Network)
The Truth About Senioritis: Confessions of a Final Semester Senior (The Huffington Post)
ADVICE
How to Quit Your Job Like an Adult (Her 20s/Her Campus Media)
What to Do If You’re Being Sexually Harassed At Work (Her 20s/Her Campus Media)
What To Do When You Get Laid Off (Her 20s/Her Campus Media)
How to Leave a Good Impression at Your Internship (The Huffington Post)
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