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DIG THIS: BELMONT WORLD FILM’S 19TH ANNUAL FAMILY FESTIVAL

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted January 13, 2022 Filed Under: Film

This year's event, intended for families with young children, is mostly virtual

Filed Under: Film Tagged With: Art, children, culture, Family, Film

STATE WIRE: AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE HELPS MASS FAMILIES RETURN TO WORK

Written by LILY BOHLKE Posted September 30, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“It was more importantly that it was out of necessity for them to get back to work.”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: child care, education, Family, school, state wire

MA SCHOOLS NEED FREE HIGH-QUALITY MASKS NOW

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted September 6, 2021 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics

"3M N95 Particulate Respirator.JPG" by Banej is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

And the federal government should start providing them for all US residents ASAP

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston, Cambridge, Column, coronavirus, COVID-19, Democracy, faculty, Family, FFP2, Health, Jason Pramas, KF94, KN95, MA, mask, Mass, Massachusetts, N95, pandemic, policy, public health, school, staff, student, teacher, usa

EZMERAI AHMADI: A PERSONAL UPDATE ON AFGHANISTAN

Written by TRACY BINDEL Posted September 1, 2021 Filed Under: Letters, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed, Photos

The coffins of Ezmerai Ahmadi and his family at their funeral. Photo by an Afghani present at the funeral.

An American mourns the life of a close friend taken by one of the final US drone strikes of a senseless 20-year war

Filed Under: Letters, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed, Photos Tagged With: afghanistan, America, attack, blessing, death, drone, eulogy, Family, friend, Innocent, Kabul, memorial, military, Peace, revolution, Taliban, US, victim, war

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: DON’T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted April 19, 2021 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Massachusetts National Guard by The National Guard is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Keep wearing masks and social distancing until public health officials say it’s safe to stop

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston, cdc, Column, coronavirus, COVID-19, Democracy, discussion, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Family, Health, how-to, Jason Pramas, Johnson & Johnson, mask, Massachusetts, Moderna, pandemic, Pfizer, public health, social distancing, vaccination, vaccine

MORE TIPS FOR MASKHOLES

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted July 21, 2020 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, NEWS+OPINIONS

"Masked for Adventure" by wickenden is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Always keep masks on in public… even when you think no one else is around

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston, Column, coronavirus, COVID-19, Democracy, discussion, Family, Health, how-to, Jason Pramas, mask, maskhole, Massachusetts, pandemic, social distancing

MASK UP: THE PANDEMIC IS FAR FROM OVER

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted June 25, 2020 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

coronacovermask#4 by 2C2KPhotography is licensed under CC BY 2.0

I don’t care what your politics are, covering your face when outside your home is the easiest way to help protect your fellow Americans and Americans-to-be from the spread of a deadly virus—which is unthinking, and therefore doesn’t care whether it infects people who believe it is dangerous or not.

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston, Column, coronavirus, COVID-19, Democracy, discussion, face covering, Family, Friends, Health, how-to, Jason Pramas, mask, Massachusetts, pandemic, slider, social distancing

NOTES FROM THE PANDEMIC: 3.27.20 DIGBOSTON UPDATE

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted March 27, 2020 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Update

NOTES FROM THE PANDEMIC UPDATE BANNER

How to Talk to Your Family About the Coronavirus Pandemic

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Update Tagged With: Boston, coronavirus, COVID-19, discussion, Family, FAQ, headlines, Health, Massachusetts, news, Notes from the Pandemic, q+a, slider, Team Reporting

HOW TO TALK TO YOUR FAMILY ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted March 27, 2020 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

GRANDMA ON LAPTOP SCREEN collage

Including a Q&A that you can show to your loved ones

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston, Column, coronavirus, COVID-19, Democracy, discussion, Family, Health, how-to, Jason Pramas, Massachusetts, pandemic, slider, social distancing

IN DEFENSE OF TELLING FAMILY MEMBERS THAT THEY AREN’T QUALIFIED TO ARGUE WITH YOU ABOUT POLITICS

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted January 28, 2020 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader, NEWS+OPINIONS

A few weeks ago, I went there. I told family members who reside politically south of America’s metaphorical Mason-Dixon line that they were unqualified to wrestle with me on the subject of impeachment.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: books, Brenda Wineapple, Congress, Family, history, Impeachment, Politics, senate, The Impeachers, trial, Trump

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