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COVID-19

How Has COVID and the Pandemic Impacted Your Life?

March 26, 2024 Sara Rowley, Brandy Collins and Katharine Davies Samway

Oakland Voices alum reflect on four years since the beginning of the pandemic. Some found new hobbies – mushroom foraging, for example – while others were at turning points in their careers.

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What We Learned From Last Year: “Missed opportunities for joy and delight will never be overlooked again”

January 26, 2021 Jo Ann Hollis

The pandemic has taught us to not take a single thing for granted.

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What We Learned From Last Year – Oakland Voices Correspondents Reflect on 2020

January 8, 2021 Oakland Voices

Editor’s Note: We asked our alumni and correspondents to reflect on 2020, and/or what to look forward to in 2021. Below, Brandy Collins, Howard Dyckoff, and Debora Gordon reflect on the lessons from 2020. Brandy Collins

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