By Brooke Loomis “What’s the color and model of your car?” Joe asked over the phone. “Red Nissan Murano,” I answered. A few minutes later, he confidently drove his truck the wrong direction on a one-way street and parked in front of my Murano. He turned on the orange flashing light on the truck’s roof, signaling to Read more about House Call[…]
By Brooke Loomis The sun’s glowing rays reflected off the hospital’s tinted windows. In a garden nearby, newly sprouted tulips burst with color, yellow and white, while across the road tree saplings, planted in neat rows, seemed to go on forever. It was a new season, a new era. The Earth has not forgotten its habits. Animals emerge from Read more about Health Workers: Our First Line of Defense[…]
By Brooke Loomis Day 2: Stillness To be still. To sit without movement. In the home, on the couch, the bed, the oversized chair. Moving parts limited to thoughts and ideas, dreams, and creativity. To accept the uncontrollable as truth. And live in this place of present stillness. Day 13: Stillness To Read more about Quarantine Journals[…]
Name of Community: Dauphin County, PA Established (date): 1785 Land area: 525.05 sq mi Population: 278,299 Population over 65:17% Population per sq. mile: 510.5 Racial Makeup: 65.1% white, 19.2% black, 9.6% Latino, 5.0% Asian Persons per household: 2.39 Per Capita Income: $32,485 Bachelor’s degree or above:30.5% Read more about Hershey by the Numbers[…]