Thursday, March 28, 2024

ICYMI: Home birth, coronavirus history, ban on large gatherings and more

With dozens of local coronavirus stories every day, it’s easy to miss some here and there.

Here are some of WYDaily’s most-read stories so you can get in on the conversation.

Home birth

Giving birth can be scary for a woman at any time, but now the coronavirus pandemic is creating even more fear and causing more women than ever to choose home births. READ MORE

Home birth or bust: Twice as many women are looking to midwives as pandemic limits birthing options

Preserving coronavirus history

The organization is looking for items from journal entries to signs posted on business storefronts. While these items might not seem significant now, in a few decades they can be part of a collection that captures the human experience during a pandemic. READ MORE

This organization is looking to capture local history during the coronavirus pandemic

Unconstitutional?

As the ban on large gatherings continues in the Virginia, some question whether it violates their 1st Amendment right to assembly. READ MORE

Does the ban on large gatherings violate the 1st Amendment of the Constitution?

Special needs

When Brittany Waller comes home from her two jobs and finishes classes at Thomas Nelson Community College, she has to find time to educate her five children, one has special needs. READ MORE

Coronavirus: Parents of children with special needs experience challenges with at-home education

Emergency room visits

During coronavirus, local hospitals are seeing decrease in emergency room patients. READ MORE

During coronavirus, local hospitals are seeing decrease in emergency room patients

John Mangalonzo
John Mangalonzohttp://wydaily.com
John Mangalonzo (john@localdailymedia.com) is the managing editor of Local Voice Media’s Virginia papers – WYDaily (Williamsburg), Southside Daily (Virginia Beach) and HNNDaily (Hampton-Newport News). Before coming to Local Voice, John was the senior content editor of The Bellingham Herald, a McClatchy newspaper in Washington state. Previously, he served as city editor/content strategist for USA Today Network newsrooms in St. George and Cedar City, Utah. John started his professional journalism career shortly after graduating from Lyceum of The Philippines University in 1990. As a rookie reporter for a national newspaper in Manila that year, John was assigned to cover four of the most dangerous cities in Metro Manila. Later that year, John was transferred to cover the Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines. He spent the latter part of 1990 to early 1992 embedded with troopers in the southern Philippines as they fought with communist rebels and Muslim extremists. His U.S. journalism career includes reporting and editing stints for newspapers and other media outlets in New York City, California, Texas, Iowa, Utah, Colorado and Washington state.

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