The Morning Dispatch: Iowa Upon Us

Plus, we talked to a doctor about the coronavirus.

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Happy Monday! Congratulations to Patrick Mahomes (whom the Bears could have drafted), Andy Reid, and all the Kansas City Chiefs (of Missouri) on their come-from-behind victory over the 49ers in the Super Bowl last night.

We’re still digesting comical amounts of chili, pizza, and buffalo chicken dip (and it’ll be another busy week of this), so we’ll try to keep today’s TMD short.

Quick Hits: Today’s Top Stories

  • HHS Secretary Alex Azar officially declared a public health emergency to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. Delta, United, and American Airlines announced they are pausing flights to mainland China through at least the end of March as well.

  • After nearly four years of debate, the United Kingdom officially left the European Union on Friday. “Our job as the government—my job—is to bring this country together and take us forward,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.

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    Amy

    Hyundai commercial was my fave

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    Jason

    Here to echo the plug for Peanut Butter Falcon. It was relatively easy, but fun, and it was heartening to see the agency given to a character with Down syndrome. My uncle has Down syndrome and is/was a huge wrestling fan, so this was a treat for me.

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    Butch Earl

    Monday musings:
    I'm a fence sitter and I'm proud of it. That term is nearly always a pejorative but, in our tribal political atmosphere it's a good place to be.
    I'm sorry to see John Delaney go. He's a Dem who might have pulled me off the fence. Given the current obsession with identity politics on the left, I doubt he'd be a VP choice but, we'll see.
    Speaking of obsessions, Mrs. Clinton is not helping the situation in any way. I'm sure Bernie Sanders is well aware one does not clean a server with a cloth.
    As for Iowa, I'll be looking for turnout. We'll have our first indication of whether or not the "Resistance" is futile and the Bloomborg will be the next cyber-implant to the body politic. I suspect the Bloomborg supporters will be seriously offended if there are any soft drinks in the caucus rooms. We'll see.

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    Paul Britton

    Editors: Not only did you let a dangling participle slip into Mr. French’s (otherwise excellent) piece (“Translating White, she . . .”), you actually QUOTE the sentence with the dangler in your summary!

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    CynthiaW

    "We reached out to Dr. Lauren Larue Walker, a pediatrician in Houston ..."

    Why? I mean, why Dr. Walker of Houston in particular? I often wonder about this when reading the newspaper, too: why have they interviewed and quoted the specific, apparently random, array of experts and "just folks" they chose?

    Is there a "Call me!" list for journalists to use?

    Also, the halftime show reminded me of aerobic dance class in the early 1980s and the Jane Fonda Workout Video. Life is weird.

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