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Articles Tagged with Covid-19
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Covid-19 Metaphors: Express Train, War, Black Box, Oh My
We are awash in pandemic metaphors, e.g.:
On the Media Podcast: from their April 3, 2020, program: What War Rhetoric Means For A Wartime Economy
And:
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Oregonians, Share and Record Your Pandemic Stories
Oregon Historical Society Asks Oregonians to Share Their Pandemic Stories
Many of you and your family members are keeping journals (or even just notes on calendars), all of which will be interesting to read AC (After Covid).
Two places to share and record your stories:
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How to Evaluate Covid-19 Resources: the Good, Bad, Puzzling, Outdated, Rumor, Un/Official, and the Profiteering
How to Evaluate Covid-19 Resources:
I created this list for my Oregon librarian community (and with their invaluable assistance) but others may find the list useful.
I include full URLs, some of which I entered into the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, and sufficient bibliographic info to enable readers to locate new URLs if the ones listed break.
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Oregon limits residential and commercial evictions during Covid-19
On April 1 Governor Kate Brown issued Executive Order 20-13 “ordering a moratorium on certain terminations of residential rental agreements and non-residential leases[.]” This expands her March 22 restriction on residential evictions.
See The Oregonian article Gov. Kate Brown issues 90-day moratorium on commercial evictions for more.
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Legal Research in the Time of Covid-19, Part 2: Covid-19 Legal Resources
Guest post, from Lee Van Duzer, Washington County Law Librarian:
As we socially distance ourselves and physical spaces are increasingly closed, it is important to revisit online legal research options. The following are free research tools specific to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Federal & National
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Legal Research in the Time of Covid-19, Part 1: General Legal Resources
Guest post, from Lee Van Duzer, Washington County Law Librarian, Hillsboro, Oregon:
As we socially distance ourselves and physical spaces are increasingly closed, it is important to revisit online legal research options. The following are free general legal research tools to help you work from home.
Case Law & Statutes
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Oregon Covid-19 Resource Page (Senator Merkley)
Oregon’s Senator Merkley has updated his Covid-19 Resources page with information about the 880 page bill (HR 748) that was signed into law on March 27, 2020 (P.L. 116-136).
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Oregon Chief Justice Updates Judicial Branch Covid-19 Response
Visit the Oregon Judicial Department’s website for updates. Oregon Circuit Court websites will have Circuit Court-specific information for jurors, lawyers, and anyone else who has business to transact with the courts.
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What I learned today: Why did HR 748 (2019) become the Two+ Trillion Dollar C-19 Bill (2020)?
Did you know that the two trillion (and counting) dollar coronavirus (Covid-19) law started out as a January 24, 2019, revenue bill out of the House of Representatives? (HR 748, 116th Congress, 2019-2020)?
For the record, the 880 page enrolled bill (version passed by both Chambers) was signed by the President on March 27, 2020. [The P.L. number is 116-136.]
So, my question to colleagues was: