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By Imran Rahman-Jones
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While the easing of restrictions is great news for many small businesses, it means one group of people - those who have made and sold face masks in the past year - have to look for a new way to make money.
Lockdown came with a new swell of community spirit and many people turned to local and independent sellers for things such as masks.
A lot of entrepreneurs began making and selling them online, and doing good business as a result.
It s not the end of the road for masks just yet though - you ll still have to wear them in Scotland and on public transport in London, it s been announced, but it s unlikely to be the booming business it was six months ago.
March 12, 2021
Allie Bailey, called her home in Scott County on the Cumberland Plateau the reddest part of the state and said kids there are raised to be rooted in honoring their parents, community and the Bible.
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One of her high school classmates, Amelia Terry, added the many residents of the area don t handle change well.
Bailey and Terry were part of a group of teenagers from Tennessee, Texas and Kentucky who participated in a virtual forum Thursday as part of the Conversationalist Series sponsored by Millions of Conversations, a non-profit movement organized to change political narratives that marginalize Americans.