Everyone has at least one "how it started, how it ended" story to tell about what their lives looked like in early 2020 versus now. Here are a few of mine:

How it started: Sitting at a kitchen table with my friend, planning a detailed itinerary for our summer trip to France and Italy; how it ended: Sitting with the same friend on her back porch, six feet apart, with takeout food and homemade cocktails and feeling thankful for the local outdoor hangouts we shared during the year
How it started: Enjoying a glass of wine at a crowded airport bar, hoping my flight won't be delayed; how it ended: Trying on an N95 mask, face shield and goggles combo for an upcoming flight – the first one I'll take in 10 months – and hoping I'll be the only passenger in first class
How it started: Waking up from a recurring nightmare about being late for a work meeting or exam; how it ended: Waking up from a recurring nightmare about being in a grocery store without a mask

At CU Times, there were also plans and ideas we had in January and February that would soon be upended. For instance, on March 6, our David Baumann broke a story about an NCUA Inspector General report that claimed former agency General Counsel Michael McKenna and his former deputy, Lara Daly-Sims, visited strip clubs, drank alcohol and used marijuana during working hours, and I was certain it would be the story of the year. Let's just say that if the subjects of that scandal were hoping another big story would swoop in to bury theirs, they had the best luck in the world.

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How It Started; How It Ended

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