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May 26, 2020 By BELLA PELLETIERE

NOT ALL YOUNG ADULTS ARE RECKLESSLY PARTYING THROUGH COVID-19. MANY ARE PLAYING IT SAFE.

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“I’ve been seeing a lot of people I know hanging out with friends, and even sharing food, and it doesn’t seem the wisest to me. I think that the main things people need to understand [is that] this virus is still around, to be careful, and to really get creative with what you do.”

Filed Under: Pandemic Democracy Project, Reports Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID, lifestyle, news, news to us, Ozarks, partying, safety, slider, social distancing, Students, summer, young adults, young people

May 21, 2020 By NOAH SCHAFFER

LIVE MUSIC LANDS IN PARKING LOTS, ON CURBS IN MID-PANDEMIC NEW ENGLAND

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Music seems poised to return to the way it was presented for thousands of years before there was a formal music industry: A few elite artists subsidized by their wealthy patrons, while the rest of civilization heard music made by their neighbors at barn dances or at local celebrations.

Filed Under: Arts, Pandemic Democracy Project Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID, live music, music, new england, pandemic, slider, social distancing, summer concerts, venues

March 27, 2020 By JASON PRAMAS

HOW TO TALK TO YOUR FAMILY ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

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Including a sample Q&A that you can modify for use with your own family For most of us who pay close attention to the progress of the coronavirus pandemic over the last three months, talking to our families about how to stay safe and healthy can be difficult. People don’t want to hear that the […]

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, Columns Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston, Column, coronavirus, COVID-19, democracy, discussion, family, Health, How-to, Jason Pramas, Massachusetts, pandemic, social distancing

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