We are all in this together.

The word “pandemic” is scary. It takes the already frightening “epidemic” and turns up the volume and shines a spotlight.

The changes are pouring out faster than we can track, like water from a hose. It’s overwhelming. It’s confusing. It’s relentless.

We understand. We are right there with you.

We want to give you the most up-to-date information we can, because the best way to protect yourself in any crisis is to know what is happening. We want to give you context that shows how the evolving situation with the novel coronavirus is hitting your community and how you can cope as well as how we can all help each other.

What we won’t do is cause panic. There is a difference between preparation and panic, and we want you to be prepared.

The Tribune-Review isn’t the local branch of a media conglomerate. We are your friends and your family, your neighbors and the people who sit next to you in church. Our kids go to the schools that are canceled. Our mothers are in nursing homes we can’t visit. Our grocery stores are packed with people and empty of basics, too.

We know what worries you because it worries us, too. And we know that what makes us feel better is finding the answers to the questions that trouble us. How will someone who waits tables make a living if no one is eating out? How will a high school senior go to college if the school year is disrupted?

How do all of us make sure we are doing the right things when everything is changing so fast?

The answer is to remember that you aren’t in this alone.

We will be right here — on this page and on the website — giving you the updates as they come and finding ways to put things in perspective. And if you have questions, ask them. If you have feelings, comment.

Social distancing and keeping your hands to yourself doesn’t mean that we can’t reach out to each other. We have to do that. And we want to be part of how you keep connected.

Because we are all in this together.

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