THE PRINT EDITION
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
VOLUME XIX- ISSUE 74
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To Those Who Labor
t’s early September, most prominently marked off by Labor Day But whom do we really thank for Labor? For hard work? For skilled crafts? For continuing effort? For a job well done? Good answers might not be clear when questions about Labor are asked this way, but there’s one answer that COVID-19 has certainly made obvious – we must be grateful, very grateful, for all the Labor that has kept us going during the pandemic. It hasn’t been easy. In fact, it has been very difficult. We don’t have to remind you of the efforts by American medical workers – from doctors and nurses, to hospital personnel, to EMTs, and so on. Not only have these folks been fighting the Coronavirus and its many “variants”, they have been frequently exposed to the pandemic’s contagious effects themselves. And it seems the so-called “Delta variant” is the most contagious of
all. Many medical people have gotten sick; some have even died. But they keep on performing their Labor, fighting the pandemic to the point of exhaustion. And it has worked – we got vaccines in record time, and are on our way to booster shots. Thank you. Furthermore, The Coronavirus plague – there’s no other word for it – has been going on for a year and a half. It has been 18 months since we first began taking major precautions against COVID-19 back in March of 2020. And it appears to be back on the increase, like the autumn peak of 2020. Do you want to express your gratitude for Labor that fights the pandemic? Simply stated, follow the rules. Above all, get vaccinated. Second, get tested if you have been exposed to COVID-19. Third, and still very important, use masks wherever and whenever they are required. No questions; just do it out of gratitude for the Labor going on all Continued on Page 10
Moving Day Clogs Southie Streets … and Sidewalks
By Ginger DeShaney
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t was practically U-Hauls and overstuffed cars as far as the eye could see Wednesday as Sept. 1 Moving Day clogged South Boston’s streets. Alex Luka, who drove from Chicago for his new job, wasn’t one of the street cloggers. “So far it’s been OK,” he said. “But you realize the craziness as soon as
you pull into the neighborhood.” Alex’s new place on West Fourth Street has a parking lot. “I was fortunate to have a parking lot so I don’t have to deal with the streets,” he said. But most ever yone else had to deal with the streets, especially residents just trying to get around. Vehicles were double-
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