b'POLITICSExplain Yourself or Don\'t Ask for Black Community Support!By John Bailey you spoke up on, yet, we continue to supportyourso-called"progressive policies".I thascometomyattentionthatThethirdquestionis:WHATHAS severalofourBlackElectedMAYA\'SOPPONENT Officials[BEO]andBlackDONEFORTHEBLACK Community Leaders are not supporting one of our ownCOMMUNITYORTHE for the House District seatAURORA-ARAPAHOE in HD41, MAYA WHEELER. COUNTY COMMUNITIES?Thefirstquestionis:You know Maya, her back-WHY?ground,herrecordofser-MAYAissomeoneweallvicetoourcommunity. knowfromourDenver- This is the known and the Aurorametrocommunity.unknown. This should be a MAYAhasgivenhoursof"Black Seat"!community service and hasLastly:AWARNINGTO tirelesslychampionedtheOUR COMMUNITY & BEO:cause of her district and her people asHow do you expect us to support you well as led the Democratic Party chargeyet when it is time to support one of throughtheAAICDtogetseveralofour own MAYA WHEELER - you sup-theseBEO\'sre-electedandassistedportssomeoneelse-heropponent. ingettingtwonewCongresspersonsRemember this is an election year. ALL elected from Colorado. VOTES WILL BE NEEDED. Don\'t get Thesecondquestionis:ISITcaught watching the paint dry!PERSONAL? VOTE for Maya Wheeler, Candidate Ifthatisthecase,weasacommu- for State Representative HD41. See nity have a "bunch" of personal issueAD to the left of this article. withallofourBEO,relativetothe DPSteacherstrikewhichNONEof HEALTHAn Unprecedented ThreatBy Byron E. Conner, M.D.T his is an unprecedented threat to every human living on this planet. It is an unexpected microbe that has produced,sinceitwasdiscovered, recentlyaworld-wideplague.Ithas been called a novel as it has not been encountered before. It has been relent-less and an instrument of death for old and young although it is more of an issue in older people.Most people will have initially fever, cough, shortness of breath which may getsoseverethatintubationand being placed on a breathing machine isnecessary.Estimatesofthedeath rateworldwidehasbeenplacedto rangeabout200,000,perhapsmore. In 2019 this disease was discovered. It has proved to be an imposing and terrifying illness. Dr. Conner Pneumoniaisaterriblediseaseto die from. It is the cause for many who Taking a hot bath dies not prevent die with coronavirus. This is for a dis- the new virus diseaseease which we know too little about. It is so new; we do not even have a vac-The new virus is not transmitted cine for it. The ideal antibiotic to treatby mosquito bitesthis pneumonia is unknown.Pneumonia vaccines do not protect against the new coronavirusThere are some things to consider:Stay home if you are ill except toThe simplest things to do is prac- get medical caretice good hand washing with soap and waterClean frequently touched servicesRemember hot and humid climateswith soap, detergent and watercan still transmit the illness MoreinformationwillbesharedinCold weather and snow do not killthe near future! the new virus6 APRIL 2020 BOCNEWS.com'