Letter to the Editor: Conaway’s COVID column included too much scolding
The COVID pandemic has affected some people more severely than others, a Letter to the Editor says. (The Daily Memphian file)
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“If Dan wants to encourage people to get out and support restaurants and whatever else, great. But I don’t expect my favorite news source to shame me for making choices to protect myself once I realized how very badly COVID acts on my particular body.”
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