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In the coronavirus era, we'll get by with a little help from our friends — and from strangers

Kindness and strangers. Blanche DuBois from "A Streetcar Named Desire" knew something about it.

Reality may not be much different in our time of pandemic.

Acts of kindness are being posted on social media and sparking hashtags like #COVIDKindness; videos of people distancing themselves and yet still showing camaraderie exist, and stories of kind deeds are also prevalent. Self-isolation is not stopping the mindset of: "He ain't heavy, he's my brother."

People are reaching out to those in their community even while limitations have been imposed statewide.

"As a nonagenarian, and a member of the most vulnerable group in the current health crisis, I am the beneficiary of numerous offers of assistance from neighbors, friends, and relatives," Donald Westlake, of Wheaton, wrote in a letter to the editor. He said he's been

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