Category: Long Reads
13
Apr
Behind the Rocks Covid-19 Environmental Interest Get Outside Hartford Long Reads Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Rivers Spring
Within a Mile of Home
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Technically, this is more like 1.5 miles. Walking this always makes me yearn for a time machine, specifically so I can go back and slap...
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...
02
Apr
Daddy Yankee Division
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This life-sized statue of Clarence Ransom Edwards can be viewed on the western State Capitol grounds. Edwards, reportedly dubbed “Daddy” by his soldiers, served as...
01
Apr
Activism Coastal Connecticut Commentary Covid-19 Design Local News Long Reads Quality of Life South Central Connecticut Transportation
Pedestrian Deaths Across Connecticut in March 2020
by Kerri Ana Provost
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To be honest, it is hard to know exactly how many pedestrians lost their lives in Connecticut during March because our news media has devoted...
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...
29
Mar
Access Beyond Hartford Central Connecticut Coastal Connecticut Commentary Covid-19 Cultural Interest Eastern Connecticut Environmental Interest Free Fun Geology Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads Myth Busting North Central Connecticut Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Quality of Life Reader Tip Seasons of New England Spring Transportation
Beyond Home
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Actually, it’s not hard to enjoy nature and be alone. But, you have to be open to experiences that are not pre-packaged. Tip 1: Get away...
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...
27
Mar
Epidemic, Not Excuse
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Just a reminder that what might seem like the apocalypse is no excuse for shitty behavior, which includes any of the following things that I...
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...
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...