Conaway: Mad to sad, rage to resignation, warning to worrying
OPINION: ‘Of course, people should be vaccinated. Of course, that is the thing that has slowed and will finally control COVID. And pills are on the way. But I’ve concluded that people already know that. The holdouts are like teenagers who naturally resist being told what to do by finger-wagging, annoying adults.’ (AP file)
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Dan Conaway was a freelance columnist with The Daily Memphian from 2018 to 2025.
“There is a vaccine for COVID. There is none for what’s wrong with us.”
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