Playing without the deafening cheers of crowds was something NBA players had grown accustomed to in the isolation of the bubble, but on Wednesday, August 26, it was their time to return the silence.    When the Milwaukee Bucks released a statement that they would not take the court just before their first-round playoff game against the Orlando Magic, it marked the start...

As the first day of school grew closer and closer teachers, students and parents were trying to imagine what going back to school amid a pandemic would look like. Students and teachers were preparing for the 3-2 plan, a model that would have half of OPS students attend school in person for two or three days and then tune into online classes for the rest of the week.   Suddenly everyone felt as...