Dexter: Tornado Aftermath

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Sharon Carty, a journalist who lives in Dexter, describes how her neighborhood has pulled together in the wake of Thursday’s tornado. The essay was published by the Dexter Patch. Carty writes: ”There were a lot of hugs. A lot of tears. A lot of people checking in on friends. My eight-year-old son’s best friend, Katie, came by as soon as she could to make sure he was OK. As the firemen went around checking on homes, tying yellow caution tape around doorknobs of homes that checked out OK, friends went around also touching base. People touched each other on the elbow or shoulder. ‘Are you guys OK?’ ‘Everyone safe?’ ‘What can I do for you?’” [Source]