Coronavirus

Damage of social media during the pandemic

Contributor to The LeaderMay 1, 2020May 1, 2020

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020

MARCIA 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......

Opinion

An average day in quarantine

Contributor to The LeaderMay 1, 2020May 1, 2020

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020

NIKKI INDELICATO Special to The Leader Ever since March 10, 2020, my world has been flipped upside down. The world has been on total lockdown in efforts to stop the spread of the terrible COVID-19 that has plagued our lives. Since I returned home, I had to find this new......

Opinion

One family’s struggle with the virus

Contributor to The LeaderApril 30, 2020May 6, 2020

April 30, 2020May 6, 2020

MICHAEL 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......

Opinion

I’m an acting major in quarantine. This is my story.

Contributor to The LeaderApril 30, 2020April 30, 2020

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020

MATTHEW 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.......

News

Nurse responds to COVID-19

Contributor to The LeaderApril 29, 2020April 29, 2020

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020

SAMUEL LEWANDOWSKI Special to The Leader In her 33 years working as a nurse, Nancy Lewandowski — my mother — said that COVID-19 is the scariest thing she’s ever seen. Lewandowski’s career began at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, where she worked as a graduate nurse. After receiving her license and......

News

WHO exactly is to blame for a worldwide pandemic?

Contributor to The LeaderApril 28, 2020April 28, 2020

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020

HOPE WINTER Special to The Leader It’s been yet another week of COVID-19 holding people hostage in their homes, and while Americans are beginning to go stir-crazy with their families, Trump continues to wave his finger guns. Every night at six o’clock, while American families sit down for dinner, Trump......

Opinion

The school bully and the popular kid: An analysis of the relationship between Andrew Cuomo and Donald Trump

Contributor to The LeaderApril 27, 2020April 27, 2020

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020

CASEY 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......

Galleries

COVID-19 impact in Burnt Hills, NY

Contributor to The LeaderApril 27, 2020April 26, 2020

April 27, 2020April 26, 2020

Leader photographer Gabe Rogers has seen a great change in their hometown of Burnt Hills, NY due to the coronavirus outbreak. [modula id=”53510″]...

News

Uncle Sam is cutting us a check, but will it work?

Contributor to The LeaderApril 26, 2020April 26, 2020

April 26, 2020April 26, 2020

SETH MICHAEL MEYER Staff Writer If you are like me and about 70 million other Americans, by the Treasury Department’s estimates, you may have, or will be receiving a check from the Federal Government in a compensatory consolation for the world being on shutdown. The direct payment to the people,......

Life & Arts

Hannah and Matt on Music: Comfy Albums

Contributor to The LeaderApril 26, 2020April 26, 2020

April 26, 2020April 26, 2020

HANNAH LUTEREK AND MATT TURNER Specials to The Leader For this installment of “Hannah and Matt on Music,” we wanted to review our favorite albums to cozy up to. So the next time it rains, be sure to bundle up with a blanket and grab a nice cup of tea......

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COVID-19 impact in Burnt Hills, NY

Uncle Sam is cutting us a check, but will it work?

Hannah and Matt on Music: Comfy Albums