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It is accurate, yet beside the point, to note that Mr. Hannity is hardly a real journalist.

I got COVID-19 last month, despite receiving my second Pfizer shot in April. I got it from my unvaccinated daughter, who got it from her small-group, summer day camp (they wore masks). As schools in Maryland and across the country resume operation in-person amid the incredibly infectious delta version of the coronavirus, here’s what my family learned from our experience – and what you can expect when COVID comes calling. (Tricia Bishop is The Sun's opinion editor)

We’re only a few days in and don’t yet know what the full illness will look like for her. She’s miserable right now, her little body hot all over and her throat on fire.

There’s something slightly ridiculous about feeling the need to praise Maryland’s Republican governor for making reasonable statements before national and local media, as if it were some sort of singular moment. But given the actions of most of the party, Larry Hogan’s recent comments suggest a sparkly horn could indeed sprout from his pate at any moment.

The conviction of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd is most certainly a victory, but it's not cause for celebration.

Whether it’s murder bees, mask requirements or hundreds of Q followers storming the Capitol, there has never been a more surreal year in modern American history.

The novel coronavirus blazed through our daily lives like a freight train, upending everything, right down to the way we do our shopping. It has been immensely disruptive, and in that lies opportunity. We now have the chance to reinvent entire sectors of our society.

We’re woefully short on real information from either camp.