National Lori Wagoner, retail clerk, on trying to enforce a state requirement to wear masks Lori Wagoner, 63, works at a general store in Oriental, N.C. She says enforcing the state's mask requirement has sometimes been terrifying. (Eamon Queeney for The Washington Post) By We tried our best to be polite about it. I’d frame it to customers like they were doing us this big favor: “Would you please consider wearing a mask?” “May we offer you a free mask?” “We sure do appreciate your cooperation.” About this series Voices from the Pandemic is an oral history of covid-19 and those affected....…National Lori Wagoner, retail clerk, on trying to enforce a state requirement to wear masks Lori Wagoner, 63, works at a general store in Oriental, N.C. She says enforcing the state's mask requirement has sometimes been terrifying. (Eamon Queeney for The Washington Post) By We tried our best to be polite about it. I’d frame it to customers like they were doing us this big favor: “Would you please consider wearing a mask?” “May we offer you a free mask?” “We sure do appreciate your cooperation.” About this series Voices from the Pandemic is an oral history of covid-19 and those affected....WW…

National Anthony Almojera, on being a New York City paramedic and the injustices of covid-19 BROOKLYN, NY. - June 17, 2020: FDNY paramedic Anthony Almojera, poses for a portrait outside of the 7th Avenue FDNY Station, in Brooklyn New York. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman / for The Washington Post) By Nobody wants to know about what I do. People might pay us lip service and say we’re heroes, but our stories aren’t the kind anyone actually wants to hear about. Kids in this country grow up with toy firetrucks, or maybe playing cops and robbers, but who dreams of becoming a paramedic? That’s...…National Anthony Almojera, on being a New York City paramedic and the injustices of covid-19 BROOKLYN, NY. - June 17, 2020: FDNY paramedic Anthony Almojera, poses for a portrait outside of the 7th Avenue FDNY Station, in Brooklyn New York. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman / for The Washington Post) By Nobody wants to know about what I do. People might pay us lip service and say we’re heroes, but our stories aren’t the kind anyone actually wants to hear about. Kids in this country grow up with toy firetrucks, or maybe playing cops and robbers, but who dreams of becoming a paramedic? That’s...WW…