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May 19, 2023

This illustration shows a man in a hot air balloon floating through a blue sky with fluffy clouds. But floating along with him are COVID-reminiscent mines. One is poking and could puncture the balloon.

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Christina Lieffring

Christina Lieffring is Tone Madison’s Managing Editor, a free-wheelin’ freelancer, and lifelong Midwesterner.

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