We are in this together

Today many newspapers across the country are communicate directly to readers on their front pages what we are doing to help our communities get through the coronavirus outbreak.

Here in Ohio, we are being told that hard work has just begun; according to state health officials the disease is not expected to peak here until late April or early May. We have a long road ahead.

The Dayton Daily News - our reporters, sales professionals, and distribution and support teams - is working daily to provide a resource to help us get through this.

- We are committed to giving our readers the latest information about the spread of the disease, how they can keep their families safe, and what our governments are doing to stem the tide.

- We are covering the impact on local businesses, jobs, people who have lost work, and efforts to put the economy in a position to heal once this time is past. We are also helping businesses stay engaged with our readers and keep their messages coming out.

- We are covering the work of health-care professionals, emergency workers, and other people who are continuing to staff stores, drive trucks, and help our community operate.

- We are providing additional resources for teachers and parents to help children remain engaged in learning while they are home. And will run resources and information every day on ways to help, and to get help.

- We are telling the stories of hope, of connection and of healing throughout our community.

- And our carriers are delivering our papers carefully and safely every day.

Together, the men and women of the Dayton Daily News and this community have been through wars, floods, depressions, storms and disasters. We worked together to make it through them all and to come out stronger in the end. We will do so this time too.

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