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A letter from an Aggie in Sen. Daschle's office: 'We are all proud' By
Jen Feinstein
Editor's note: Feinstein is a graduate of the USU
department of journalism and communication who works in the office of
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- I had been in South Dakota the weekend before Oct. 15 for my youngest brother's Bar Mitzvah. I was scheduled to return on Sunday but I missed my connecting flight and couldn't get home until Monday. I was a block away from work when my mother called my cell phone and told me CNN was reporting that a letter containing anthrax had been opened in Sen. Daschle's office. I hung up the phone, stunned, and quickly walked to the end of the block. Shocked, I looked at the fire trucks and police cars surrounding the Hart Building; I was filled with disbelief, anger and fear for my friends and colleagues. Everyone in the office was put on the antibiotic Cipro as a preventative measure and given nose swabs to test for anthrax exposure. Two days later the tests came back and we were informed that 28 people, 20 of them from our staff, had tested positive for anthrax exposure. Regardless, everyone will stay on Cipro for the full 60 days, even those who did not test positive for exposure. The Hart Senate Office Building has been closed since Oct. 15, and a temporary office has been set up for us in the Russell Senate Office Building. We are all looking forward to moving on with things and determined to not let this deter us. We are all proud of what we do and who we work for, now more than ever.
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