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July 17, 2021
DULUTH, Minn.– Thousands of people came from all over the country today to celebrate the 15th annual Reggae Fest here at Bayfront Festival Park
Reggae Fest is a celebration of world music that spreads positive messages and unifies people from all backgrounds.
For the performers, being able to join the community again, and share their passion for music and celebration means a lot more this year.
“Very excitng, I mean to get out after this whole year of the lock down and all of those things, and see people coming together and having fun is just amazing, it’s a beautiful feeling, it’s a breath of fresh air, you know, I mean it feels like freedom again,” Mr. Killa, one of the performers, said.
Reggae Fest Jamming on in Duluth Next Month
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A lost year: Teen mental health during the pandemic
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Looking up and down from their screens, concerned parents and grandparents scribbled notes as they listened to a Zoom presentation by Marjorie Swig, founder of Greenlight Clinic, a mental health facility for teens and young adults.
The February event, hosted by Congregation Emanu-El, was billed as “Supporting Your School Age Child and Adolescent Through the Pandemic,” and at about the halfway point, when Swig finally turned to the topic of teens, the tone became more urgent as she described their experience with words such as “loss,” “grieving,” “anger” and “depression.”
“They’ve missed milestones. They will never get any of that back,” she said bluntly. “We need to give special support to these kids.”