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The 21st—Thursday, April 23, 2020
Today on The 21st, Republican lawmakers want to begin reopening parts of the state, a conversation with the founder of the free-range kids movement, and missing out on prom during a pandemic.
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50th Anniversary Of Earth Day
April 22, 2020 is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The 21st talked with two leaders of the environmental movement here in Illinois about marking a day of environmental education and activism during COVID-19.
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U of I President ‘Confident’ Face-To-Face Instruction Will Resume In Fall 2020
Tim Killeen, the president of the University of Illinois system, talked with The 21st about the university’s response to COVID-19, a significant hit on its finances, and what comes next for higher education in an age of pandemic.
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The 21st—Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Today on The 21st, a conversation with University of Illinois president Tim Killeen and marking the 50th anniversary of Earth Day during a pandemic.
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Increase of Scams and Fraud Complaints During Coronavirus Pandemic
As the coronavirus has continued to spread, so too have scam artists looking to profit off the pandemic. We’ll talk about bogus miracle cures, con artists promoting fake government relief, and store owners charging $80 for toilet paper.
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Finding Lessons in the Literature of Pandemics
For most of us, living through a pandemic is new and frightening, but there can be a certain comfort in learning that people have been through this sort of thing before. Off and on through much of the last millennium, Europeans faced down the Black Death, and documented it in stories.
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U.S. Farmers Look To Locals Who’ve Lost Their Jobs For Help In The Fields
As planting season approaches, farmers who rely on foreign guest workers are in a bind. Some are turning to their newly unemployed neighbors in small towns for help in the fields.
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The 21st—Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Today on The 21st, farmers are looking to unemployed Americans to fill positions usually taken by migrant workers, the literature of pandemics past, and scam artists looking to profit off COVID-19.
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Illinois School Nurses Fear For Their Students Safety During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Schools in Illinois are closed through the end of the current school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and students may be missing out on more than just face-to-face time with teachers. They also might be missing an important link in their access to health care: school nurses. Without daily access to students, school nurses like Marlow fear that warning signs of illness or abuse may go unnoticed.
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Champaign Unit 4 Superintendent: District Is Meeting Technology, Food Needs Of Families
Champaign Unit 4 Schools Superintendent Susan Zola says the district is on track to meet the digital needs of its families as e-learning continues through the end of the school year. In general, she has a positive outlook on the remainder of the school year, as well as what might be in store for the district this fall.