COVID-19: 9/16/2020 Update
Welcome to mid-week and to the second half of September. If you feel a little discouraged with our current malaise, consider that we got a few days of tiger fun while the west coast burned. While...
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COVID-19 Monthly Charts
A while back, several readers suggested that enough time had passed that monthly charts might be more helpful in order to visualize where we were in our progress of fighting COVID-19, both at the state and...
COVID-19 Update: 9/15/2020 (Including the K. C. Health Dept. and UTK Briefings)
I hope your week is off to a good start. There’s a bit of coolness in the air, with a promise of more to come. The virus can’t kill a good weather day. It’s a great...
COVID-19: 9/14/2020 Update (Including International, National, State, Local, UTK and KCS News)
It’s Monday and, incredibly, it is mid-September and we are six months into dealing with a pandemic and a range of situations that would have been hard to imagine in early March. I hope you are...
COVID-19: 9/11/2020 Update (Including State, Local, KCS and Today’s UT Briefing)
It’s the weekend. Let’s get out and grab some (safe) fun. We’ve taken to watching for the tiger from our balcony and watching to see if any planes land on top of our parking garage. So...
COVID-19: 9/10/2020 Update (State, Local, UT and Knox County Schools, Plus Today’s Health Department Briefing)
The state continues to shift the way it reports data. For example, the number of cases on the front page of the state Covid site is now including probable cases, and I am separating them out....
Knox County Board of Health Meeting 9/9/2020
The meeting began without a public forum as no one had signed up to speak. The board was joined by Mr. Sanders from the Knox County Law office and Dr. Plowman and Dr. Gregg from UT....
COVID-19: 9/9/2020 Update (Including Updated Benchmarks)
It feels like cheating to say it’s mid-week after we got Monday for free. What the heck? Let’s cheat. Halfway to the weekend. Find a little joy over the next couple of days then treat yourself...
COVID-19: 9/8/2020 Update (Including Health Department and UT Briefing)
I’m so grateful to have such a beautiful spot on earth to spend these months as we work through the pandemic. I love walking the city streets and I love being able to quickly be walking...
COVID-19: 9/7/2020 Update Including International to Local Information
I hope you had a good long weekend and found ways to safely celebrate with family, friends and the people you love. Urban Girl, Urban Boy and I got out to Seven Islands State Birding Park...