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Currents April 2020 3 First in State First in State: Community Broadcast B roward county political administrations have long attempted to build a community feeling among its residents. Well that effort has paid off but not in the expected way. Like most things in life, what we envision the fruits of our labors to be, sometimes what we sew is modi- fied by its environment and we reap a mutated result. Florida Governor DeSantis has declared Broward county the First in State! First to confirm communal transmission of the Covid-19 virus. Meaning the infection cannot be related to any travel or exposure to a traveler. Congrats! As might have been expected, the densely populated and thus the more cosmopolitan sections of the state were the pri- mary seeding areas, the entire state is now showing capitulation to the still mutating virus. Winding Road As infection spread is slowing in China, so it is reported, they also report at least one mutation of the original virus being much more aggressive. If we are lucky a biological assistance could be in the offing. The USA has been slow to respond or well ahead of the curve, depending upon your source of information. What a sad commentary and foreshad- owing of our current and near- term future. Nexus The country is at a nexus in space time. Our presidential elections are underway, a time of reflection and course correction for most civilizations. That would be a great dimension in which to exist. Alas, we exist in our cur- rent dimension, one which might have been changed by the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland. It is the only expla- nation for Number 45. (Satire). This writer was surprised to find former Vice President Biden taking a commanding lead over Senator Sanders. The presump- tion being that a pandemic would bolster the Medicare for all idea. But as usual, the Progressives reversed course and sailed full speed for the non-comitial middle in support of Status Quo Joe. Accordingly, we endure support for the policy of only the most for- tunate in society succeed and “good luck to the unfortunate, they probably would waste the assistance anyway. “ We as a people, cannot get continued on page 5 > s tOP Y OuR W inDOW L eAk P ROBLeMs Be hu Prepa re rr Fi x you icane d for t r W sea he nO indow son W! Lea ks Dried out gaskets and window stripping will cause window leaks. I have the proper window stripping to repair all types of windows. I also do Screening, Wrol-up Repair and Sliding Glass Doors. e FRe Ates M i est C ALL P AtRiCk Cell no. 954-829-4348 [email protected] FPL independent Participating Contractor 3621 Washington street • hollywood, FL 33021