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#  WELLNESS

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### The Baffling Case of Gov. Newsom’s Indifference to Public Health Departments

Written by Mark Kreidler on March 03 2022.

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## [Declaring We're Done With the Pandemic Is a Sign of Privilege](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23867:declaring-we-re-done-with-the-pandemic-is-a-sign-of-privilege&catid=13)

Governors in liberal states—including those from New York, New Jersey, California, and Massachusetts—are lifting mask mandates, joining conservative…

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Written by Barbara Ester on February 09 2022.

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Written by SONALI KOLHATKAR on February 06 2022.

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Written by Ana B. Ibarra on February 06 2022.

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Written by CHUCK IDELSON on January 31 2022.

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Written by SAMEEA KAMAL on January 27 2022.

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Written by Sasha Lauren on January 27 2022.

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Written by Corryn Wetzel on January 24 2022.

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Written by Olivia Alperstein on January 24 2022.

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Written by Jesse Bedayn on January 24 2022.

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Written by Marie Waldron on January 20 2022.

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Written by Mark Kreidler on January 17 2022.

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Written by Barbara Feder Ostrov on January 10 2022.

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Written by Jake Johnson on January 05 2022.

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Written by Matt Kreidler on December 27 2021.

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Written by David Matthews on December 23 2021.

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