Recovered from COVID-19, Stefanie Dolson Chases Olympic Dreams
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May 10, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit everyone in different ways. Some have had only to endure the inconvenience of community lockdowns. Others have lost multiple family members to the virus, or had their lives turned upside down through the loss of jobs.
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Stefanie Dolson a two-time WNBA All-Star and key member of the USA Basketball program it was a bit more of a roller-coaster ride.
In March 2020, just as the coronavirus was becoming part of our everyday lives, Dolson and other family members tested positive.
“It was hard,” Dolson said. “When I got it and then my whole family got it, we got it right in the beginning. We got it literally right after the lockdown started, so we were getting the symptoms as the world was learning about symptoms, or we were getting symptoms before people knew about certain symptoms. So it was hard, but at the same time, my whole family kind of made it
click to enlarge Lori Iribarren is crying as she hands rat-terrier mix Minnie’s leash to her new owner. “It never gets any easier,” says Iribarren, an animal-rescue director who fostered Minnie for several weeks before finding the adopter. “I wish I could keep them all.” In the animal rescue world, which seems to attract people who love animals but relate poorly to humans, Iribarren is a rare breed – a rescue director who gets along with people as well as she does with dogs. As people spend more time at home because of the pandemic and animal shelters have banned walk-ins, Iribarren has been building her following and placing scores of dogs, most of whom have adoptive homes lined up before they arrive at her house in New Hampton. She often fosters the dogs herself so she can get a sense of their personality and match them with the right family. Her skill at matching dogs with
Black History Month
February is Black History Month, and DEC joins the rest of the nation in paying tribute to African American men and women whose significant contributions are woven into the fabric of America s culture. Below DEC is bringing attention to some of the most prolific environmental game changers of yesterday and today.
Paying Tribute to a Legacy
Members of the Civilian Conservation Corps
Unit 1251 C II in the 1930s.
In 1933, to combat the turmoil from the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and enlisted thousands of men and women to undertake public works projects and battle significant environmental issues. To address the impact of poor farming practices, deforestation, and destructive pests that destroyed thousands of acres of usable land across the nation, the CCC worked to reforest an estimated one million acres of land to help solve these crises.