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It’s crazy out there. We had a large homeless population and it was already a big problem before the pandemic. Now the pandemic has just turned everything upside down, and I’d say our street population has doubled.

MIKE HENRY

street pastor with the Chippewa Valley Street Ministry

–On the pandemic’s impact on homelessness. Quoted in the Leader-Telegram, “Pandemic complicates life for homeless residents in Chippewa Valley,” Oct. 9.

 

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If the leader of the free world can get this, I think it’s kind of silly for the rest of us to pretend a $3 handkerchief from Walmart is going to protect us.

BRIAN WESTRATE

WISCONSIN REPUBLICAN PARTY TREASURER

–On wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Quoted in The Washington Post, “Their president is hospitalized, but that hasn’t changed their view of the coronavirus,” Oct. 3.

 

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Many people in America refuse to believe that they are in any way part of any problems, that they should, in any way, be held accountable for their actions.

Jared Choate

LONG-DISTANCE WALKER AND uwec alumnus

–On his observations after walking from Kenosha to Minneapolis to draw attention to voter registration and Black Lives Matter. Quoted in the Chippewa Valley Post (cvpost.org), “UW-EC alumni couple reflects on the power of listening after Kenosha to Minneapolis walk,” Oct. 8.