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Damage of social media during the pandemic

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMARCIA HUNT Special to The Leader It would take you less than five minutes of scrolling through Twitter to find posts about the global coronavirus pandemic. And this is understandable — these are unprecedented times. Social media has given people everywhere the ability to put their feelings of fear, frustration......
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One family’s struggle with the virus

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Reading Time: 6 minutesMICHAEL MORRISSEY Special to The Leader My grandfather, whom we call Poppy, has been itching to get out of The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Rome, N.Y., since the day he got there. His health conditions, which have been piling up for years, prevented him from remaining in the......
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I’m an acting major in quarantine. This is my story.

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMATTHEW BAUM Staff Scallywag Before I begin, I have to preface this article with the fact that everything I’m about to say is true. There is nothing in this article that has been fabricated or exaggerated in any way, and I am living in Hell.  I am an acting major.......
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The school bully and the popular kid: An analysis of the relationship between Andrew Cuomo and Donald Trump

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Reading Time: 2 minutesCASEY HUBER Special to The Leader As the president of the wealthiest, most powerful nation on Earth dragged on about how many ventilators New York State needed, I had a thought. How does the popular kid in school interact with the school bully? There seems to be a mutual respect......
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Thoughts of a soon-to-be graduate

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Reading Time: 2 minutesISABELLA DISTEFANO Asst. Social Media Manager It’s a scary time to be a soon-to-be college graduate. Just a month ago, I was talking to those around me about graduation and moving on from SUNY Fredonia. Each one of us was discussing our plans and the paths we wanted to go......
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Thoughts from a fed up fast food worker: Why you should stay home

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Reading Time: 2 minutesISABELLA DISTEFANO Assistant Social Media Manager As a fast food worker, I have seen a lot of interesting people over the years. This job has given me the experience of working with the general public. Now more than ever, I am deeply disappointed with the public, but I’m not shocked......

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