Blue View - 10 Observations from Behind the Mask

Blue View -  10 Observations from Behind the Mask

he blog I had planned for today was to be a riveting story about a couple of mining disasters that took place in the Silver Valley area of Idaho. As exciting and interesting as that sounds, I thought that with the wild fires, hurricanes, pandemic, political landscape, rioting and whatever other disasters that may yet befall us all, maybe something lighter might be better. So, as disappointed as I’m sure everyone will be, I thought I’d talk about life behind the mask instead. Here are ten observations I’ve made:

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Masking Through Our Road Trip

 Masking Through Our Road Trip

The price of disposable masks has risen exorbitantly since they came into such great demand. Plus it seems that reusable masks, like ones we could wash then use again, would make much more sense than constantly disposing of them. Yankee parsimonious attitudes die hard. And David’s sister, Mary, brought up a good point: If you feel you need to wear a mask, at least make them fun!

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How to Know What to Believe – The News Literacy Project

How to Know What to Believe  – The News Literacy Project

I’ve recently discovered the News Literacy Project, a non-profit, non-partisan group whose stated mission ‘empowers educators to teach students the skills they need to become smart, active consumers of news and other information and engaged, informed participants in civic life.’ They’ve been offering webinars and I’ve been participating. You’ll be surprised to find out what I’ve learned… I certainly was.

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