Ivonne Smith-Tapia

On today’s program: The state Department of Health announced a mask order for people in schools and child care facilities that will take effect next Tuesday; Jewish Family and Community Services is helping Afghan refugees get settled in their new home; and we answer the question, why do songs get stuck in our heads?

On today’s program: Jewish Family and Community Services’ new director of refugee and immigrant services Ivonne Smith-Tapia discusses what she hopes can be achieved with more resources and the new Biden administration; two sisters who lost a brother to COVID-19 contend with the misinformation about the virus that he believed until he was sick; and a look at the Gulf Tower’s history following a fire and condemnation.