Days & Ways to Celebrate – May 14–May 20, 2020

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Days & Ways to Celebrate – May 14–May 20, 2020

I know… the social distancing and masks and staying at home for so many people is really getting old. They even have a name for it: pandemic fatigue. I may be sick of the coronavirus, but I never get sick of holidays and ways to celebrate life. Check out this weeks’ range of celebrations… from dancing like a chicken (bok, bok, bok) to pizza to packrats… there’s something for everyone this week. Check it out and, for gosh sakes, celebrate!

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How to Know What to Believe – The News Literacy Project

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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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Blue View – How Others Around the World are Coping with the Pandemic

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Blue View – How Others Around the World are Coping with the Pandemic

We’ve had the great good fortune to meet many wonderful people in our travels around the world. We’ve stayed in touch with may of them. When we asked them how they were faring these days and coping with the global pandemic, here’s what they said…

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