The Great Experiment: Ski slopes and calzones
JP McDonald, seen outside the Isenberg School of Management, will graduate from UMass this spring with a master’s degree in accounting. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
Published: 4/30/2021 5:01:50 PM
Editor’s note: This story is part of The Great Experiment, a series produced by Professor Kathy Roberts Forde’s Longform Narrative class in the Journalism Department at the UMass Amherst.
With mountains of powdery white snow underfoot and a starry night sky overhead, John-Paul McDonald, known to friends as JP, has found a new way to spend Friday nights. JP, a graduate student studying accounting at UMass, had gone skiing only a few times before the pandemic sent everyone indoors last March. This winter it was his regular weekend outing with a small circle of friends, a replacement for pre-pandemic partying.
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Money flowing into campaigns for Prop B, San Antonio mayor with less than a week before election
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A supporter for District 2 candidate Pharaoh Clark moves a sign in a a field of signs at Lions Field Park as early voting for municipal elections in San Antonio gets underway on Monday, Apr. 19, 2021. Early voter turnout appeared light at several locations as canvassers and some seeking election or re-election made stops to polling sites.Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News / Staff photographer
With less than a week before Election Day, money is pouring into races for San Antonio mayor and a ballot initiative to gut the police officers’ union.
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Smithy Bridge man to run 48 miles in 48 hours in memory of late younger brother Date published: 05 March 2021
L-R: Lawrence Lawlor, Paul Wallis and Jason Murphy
A Smithy Bridge man is set to run four miles every four hours for 48 hours in memory of his younger brother.
Craig Murphy died almost 12 months ago at the age of 47. For many years, Craig had been a mentor for Alcoholics Anonymous and had helped hundreds of people on the road to recovery.
Now to help raise money for Alcohol Change UK, today (Friday 5 March) Jason Murphy will run four miles every four hours over the course of 48 hours, for a total of 48 miles.
Anger toward Texas governor grows in deadly storm s wake
Annie Gowen, Tim Craig and Arelis R. Hernández, The Washington Post
Feb. 21, 2021
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It was clear by Tuesday afternoon that Texas was in a full-blown crisis - and Gov. Greg Abbott had largely been out of sight.