Category: Unsolicited Advice
08
Apr
What Covid Data Says (and doesn’t)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Data helps. Even when it is incomplete, it is more useful than emotionally manipulative reporting that often omits facts in favor of whatever is likely...
31
Mar
Activism Commentary Covid-19 Education Hartford Living Long Reads Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Quality of Life Rivers Unsolicited Advice
We All Float Down Here
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Fear is powerful. When anxiety is left unchecked, it can be socially damaging. People say and do things that they would never dream of during...
28
Mar
Beyond Hartford Commentary Covid-19 Free Get Outside Hartford Long Reads Quality of Life Unsolicited Advice
Words Matter
by Kerri Ana Provost
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First and foremost, my background is in words. I am bothered when they are used wrong. Very bothered. In normal circumstances, this is sometimes just...
28
Mar
Access Commentary Community Covid-19 Environmental Interest Food Get Outside Hartford Unsolicited Advice
Food Security
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Not all grocery stores have had their shelves stripped bare, but it still does not hurt to think about how you can better sustain yourself....
25
Mar
Commentary Covid-19 Downtown Environmental Interest Free Get Outside Hartford Local News Long Reads Myth Busting Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Quality of Life Reader Tip Unsolicited Advice
Viral Emergency
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Viral emergency is right. Our response to this pandemic shines an unforgiving stark light on the bad habits society has honed since personal computers could...
24
Mar
Access Covid-19 Downtown Environmental Interest Free Get Outside Hartford Living North Meadows Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Quality of Life Rivers Sheldon/Charter Oak Unsolicited Advice
Hitting the Gym
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Another option for exercise and fresh air: Riverfront Recapture parks. The trails remain open, but the playgrounds have been fenced off. The water fountains are...
23
Mar
Access Activism Commentary Covid-19 Education Hartford Living Local News Long Reads Myth Busting Quality of Life Reader Tip Transportation Unsolicited Advice
What Does This Plague Reveal About Your Privilege?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Have you spewed the #StayHome rhetoric without first considering the needs of those who are homeless? Or did you rip most services out from under...
22
Mar
Access Commentary Covid-19 Education Environmental Interest Free Get Outside Hartford Living North East Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Quality of Life Seasons of New England Transportation Unsolicited Advice
Spring in Keney Park
by Kerri Ana Provost
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I encountered exactly one person while riding my bicycle along Keney Park’s trails, which is far fewer people than I would have seen in a...
21
Mar
Courage Looks Like This
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s easy to get on one’s high horse and tell everyone to stay home, as if all of America did the kind of white collar...
02
Dec
Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Holiday Quality of Life Unsolicited Advice
Sprucing Up Vacant Lots
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Even though we know that trees fight air pollution, reduce respiratory issues, and are all-around amazing, it seems there is never an adequate budget for...