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A date to denote pandemic denial
Columns, Opinions
John.Young on September 23, 2020
A date to denote pandemic denial

America is good at commemorating things.

Not Red Square-good, but we hold our own.

In my house, as a virus raged beyond our walls, we’ve batted about a date to remember, to designate, to have ceremonies and plaques and markers and names on walls, and all that.

It’s the date when a president deceived so many into thinking a killer virus was not that deadly.

The only problem: We can’t settle on an anniversary.

Should we commemorate Jan. 28, 2020, when National Security Adviser Robert ...

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