April 2021 TPT Member Magazine

April 2021 TPT Member Magazine

The man. The myth. The writer revealed.

APRIL 2021

BEST BETS

ON THE COVER

Masterpiece Atlantic Crossing

Hemingway This three-part, six-hour documentary film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick examines the visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway. Interweaving his biography — a life lived at the ultimately treacherous nexus of art, fame, and celebrity — with excerpts from his iconic short stories, novels, and non-fiction, the series reveals the brilliant, ambitious, charismatic, and complicated man behind the myth, and the art he created. TPT 2 Monday-Wednesday, April 5-7, 7 & 9 p.m.

A princess steals the heart of the president of the United States in an epic drama based on the World War II relationship of Franklin Roosevelt and Norwegian Crown Princess Martha. Kyle MacLachlan (“Twin Peaks”) stars as Roosevelt, opposite Sofia Helin (“The Bridge”) as the beautiful Martha, who flees the Nazis with her three young children and lives under Roosevelt’s protection. In eight parts. TPT 2 Sundays, starting April 4, 8 p.m. TPT LIFE Wednesdays, starting April 7, 8 p.m.

Philly D.A. In 2017, Larry Krasner, a civil rights attorney, mounted a longshot campaign and ultimately won the District Attorney’s seat in a city that has the highest incarceration rate of any large city in the United States. Filmed over three years, this eight-part series follows Krasner and his team as they transform the criminal justice system from the inside.

Frontline The Virus that Shook the World

Living the year of the pandemic, filmed around the world, from lockdowns to funerals to protests. Using extensive personal video and local footage, how people and countries responded to the virus, across cultures, race, faith and privilege. In two parts. TPT 2 Monday & Tuesday, April 26 & 27, 9 p.m.

TPT 2 Tuesdays, starting April 20, 8 p.m. TPT LIFE Saturdays, starting April 24, 9 p.m.

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L I VE CONCERTS FOR TV, RAD I O & STREAMI NG

A MUSICAL PASSPORT FRI APR 2 8PM Sarah Hicks, host and conductor Rick Steves, special guest Take a virtual musical visit abroad with the Minnesota Orchestra. Hear music and travel reflections celebrating such locales as Brazil, Cuba, Italy, Russia, Armenia and more.

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All artists, dates and programs are subject to change. Visit our website for the complete broadcast schedule and program details. PHOTO © Rick Steves’ Europe.

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Twin Cities PBS President and CEO: Sylvia Strobel BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Mary Lynn Carver (Vice Chair), Kit Dahl, Scott A. Dillon, Wayne L. Ducheneaux II, Joe Fleming, Peter S. Hatinen, Kristy Howe, Amy L. Jensen, Martha MacMillan, Dr. Fayneese Miller, Victor Miranda, MD, Michael Monahan, Somia Mourad, Robert P. Rinek, Robert Sit (Chair), Darrell Thompson, Sandra Vargas, R. Kirk Weidner, Donna Zimmerman Volume 48 Number 4 TPT magazine (ISSN 1059-9657) is published twelve times a year, in: Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr., May, June, Jul., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov., and Dec. by Twin Cities Public Television, Inc., 172 East Fourth Street, St. Paul, MN 55101, a nonprofit corporation. Copyright © 2021. List Exchanges: To assist in building membership, Twin Cities Public Television on occasion may exchange names and addresses of its members with other organizations that may solicit or make contact with you by mail. If you do not want your information shared, please notify the membership department at 651-229-1300 or 866-229-1300. All rights reserved. TPT magazine is sent to those who contribute annually to TPT. Basic memberships are $50. Periodicals postage paid at St. Paul, Minnesota, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Please send change-of-address information to: Membership Department, Twin Cities PBS, 172 E. Fourth Street, St. Paul, MN 55101.

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A NOTE FROM SYLVIA

Each spring we welcome thousands of children to our Lowertown studios in Saint Paul to celebrate “Be My Neighbor Day.” It’s a day that honors the legacy of Fred Rogers, the iconic children’s TV presenter who believed in teaching kindness and understanding. I had the great privilege to meet Mister Rogers once, and then work with his wife Joanne and Mr. McFeely on some wonderful Good Neighbor initiatives earlier in my career. Fred Rogers remains an inspirational figure and positive role model to our children – the impact of his work to teach and demonstrate kindness to generations of public television viewers continues.

Though we are unable to host an in-person event due to COVID-19, this year we are introducing more ways to engage and celebrate, including a free virtual event on Saturday, April 24th, that includes on air programming on TPT LIFE. Visit tpt.org/events for registration and event details. Trusted multi-media educational content is needed now more than ever. At Twin Cities PBS (TPT), we believe every child matters and is entitled to free, safe, and trusted educational resources. TPT is here to provide you with the support you need as you face the growing challenge of keeping your kids healthy, connected, and on track for success. Discover valuable resources online at tpt.org/learn .

We are proud to continue to provide quality programming for all Minnesotans and look forward to the day we are able to gather in person again.

Best Regards, Sylvia Strobel, President and CEO, Twin Cities PBS

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HIGHLIGHTS APRIL 1-4

Masterpiece Atlantic Crossing

Norwegian Crown Princess Martha and her husband Prince Olav visit U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt in 1939. A year later, they must flee the Nazi invasion of their country. Part 1 of 8. TPT 2 Sunday, April 4, 8 p.m. TPT LIFE Wednesday, April 7, 8 p.m.

My Grandparents' War Helena Bonham Carter

Follow actor Helena Bonham Carter as she explores the heroism of both sets of her grandparents during WWII her grandmother, an air warden and outspoken politician, and her grandfather, a diplomat who saved hundreds from the Holocaust. Part 1 of 4. TPT 2 Sunday, April 4, 7 p.m.

American Masters Never Too Late: Doc Severinsen

Explore the groundbreaking career of master trumpeter Doc Severinsen, from his three decades as the colorful bandleader to "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" to his relentless schedule of touring and performing into his nineties. TPT 2 Friday, April 2, 8 p.m.

EVENING APRIL 1-4

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This Old House

Ask This Old House

Shakespeare & Hathaway-Pri- vate Investigators: The Crimes at Midnight

Vera: The Seagull

MN Original

Eastenders

Eastenders

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American Experience: The Blinding of Isaac Woodard

Minnesota Experience: The Girl from Birch Creek

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

Articulate with Jim Cotter

LIFE

MN Original

Let’s Go Min- nesota!

On The Trail: An In Wisconsin Special

Birds of Wisconsin

Minnesota: A History of the Land: The Northern Forest

Minnesota’s Deadliest Bliz- zards

Off 90

MN

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Almanac

American Masters: Never Too Late: Doc Severinsen

Kinks - Echoes of a World

Beyond The Canvas

Art in the Twenty-First Cen- tury: Johannesburg

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Great Scenic Railway Journeys MN Original

Stories from the Overseas Highway Around The Cor- ner with John McGivern

Washington Week

Frontline: America’s Medical Supply Crisis

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

Gzero World with Ian Bremmer Prairie Mosaic

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

LIFE

This Is Minnesota Orchestra: A Musical Passport

Built On Agriculture

Almanac

State of Repair

MN

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Midsomer Murders: Let Us Prey (Parts 1 & 2 of 2)

Frankie Drake Mysteries: Ties that Bind

Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece: Episode Five

Thou Shalt Not Kill Episode Six Independent Lens: The Art of the Shine

(9:15) The Mal- lorca Files (Part 10 of 10)

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Stage: Pandemic Perfor- mances

Stevie Nicks: 24 Karat Gold Tour

Independent Lens: ‘til Kingdom Come / The Debate

POV Shorts

LIFE

Backroads

Prairie Musi- cians

Listen / Sto- ries of Cancer and Resilience

Hearing Loss Matters

Re-Imagining Late Life

Native Mens’ Barriers to Health Care

Make It Ok: Stigma & Mental Illness Seaside Hotel: Adventure in the Summer Night

On The Road Together: Teen Driving

Getting There

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My Grandparents’ War: Helena Bonham Carter (Part 1 of 4)

Atlantic Crossing on Master- piece: The Attack (Part 1 of 8)

World on Fire on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 7)

The Tunnel - Season 1 (Part 2)

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Extinction: The Facts

NOVA: Polar Extremes

Variety Stu- dio: Actors On Actors Food That Mat- ters: Donations That Count

Variety Stu- dio: Actors On Actors

Austin City Limits: Brandi Carlile

LIFE

Hippocrates Cafe: Reflections on the Pandemic

North Star: Civil War Stories

Sympathetic Strings: Sto- ries...

This Is Minnesota Orchestra: Musical Menagerie with the Minnesota Zoo

Stage: Minnesota Original Dance Showcase

Guthrie: An Inside Look

MN

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Monday - Wednesday April 5-7, 7 p.m. on TPT 2

Stream on Passport tpt.org/passport

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LOCAL SOLUTIONS

LOCAL CRISIS

Support Local Farmers

What is food insecurity?

“I’d define food insecurity as an inconsistent ability to access healthy food.” -Anna Richardson The Good Acre

Farming requires a lot of money and e ort. Farmers deserve fair, livable wages.

REDUCE FD WASTE

Black, Brown and rural communities are impacted more by food insecurity

“A lot of food is wasted in the fields. I waste way less food because I know how hard it is to farm, how much water and eort and money went into it.” -Faro Jones, Big River Farms, The Food Group

in Minnesota don’t know where their next meal is coming from 1 in 11 ADULTS 1 in 8 CHILDREN & It’s a logistics problem. Our current food system isn’t working. It’s about connecting. “In the heartland, we have more than enough food to go around.” - Allison O’Toole, Second Harvest Heartland

AcCess to culturally relevant FDS Culturally relevant food options help communities feel seen and understood.

EARLY EDUCATION

“We have to think more intentionally about the nutrition that they need to get and teach them that food is fuel. When we feel better we perform better.” -Taronda Richardson, Appetite For Change

At The Table explores the people and innovations that are changing Minnesota’s food system for the better.

Learn more at tpt.org/atthetable #at the table tpt At The Table is a partnership of Twin Cities PBS and the Cargill Foundation

TPT PARTNERSHIPS PRODUCTIONS

Learning for a Lifetime Children are learning machines,

Uncovered: Minnesota’s Dental Crisis Ranking near the bottom of all states for Medicaid reimbursement, Minnesota faces an oral health crisis. More than a million Minnesotans cannot get the dental care they need. Uncovered: Minnesota’s Dental Crisis focuses on solutions, featuring three successful Critical Access Dental providers whose innovations, if adequately funded, could overcome barriers and eliminate health disparities. Produced with Apple Tree Dental. TPT MN Sunday, April 25, 7:30 p.m. TPT.ORG tpt.org/uncovered absorbing knowledge and skills from an early age. We help young children deal with feelings and make friends, but then we stop. Yet adolescence triggers major rewiring of the brain, and relationships are the key to the success of that process. Social and emotional learning equips teens for a lifetime of success in a complex world. Produced with REL Midwest. TPT MN Sunday, April 4, 3:30 p.m.

Sacred Minnesota People from all walks of life find and create sacred places in Minnesota. A sacred landscape called Bdote connects contemporary Dakota people. Fleeing genocide, Cambodians build America's largest Buddhist temple to find healing. Immigrants from Mexico find safety and identity through home altars. A Hindu temple in an old church is a place of welcome for all. Produced with Carleton College. TPT.ORG tpt.org/sacredmn

TPT Partnerships Our award-winning TPT Partnerships team relentlessly pursues the stories that inspire, educate, and shine spotlights on local communities. Since 2003, our team has partnered with more than 250 organizations to create almost 900 programs and multi-media projects that span a spectrum of topics and issues that are relevant to Minnesotans. For more information, visit tptpartnerships.org.

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HIGHLIGHTS APRIL 5-11

DON'T MISS IT: MONDAY - WEDNESDAY!

Hemingway The Writer (1899-1929)

Hemingway The Avatar (1929-1944)

Hemingway The Blank Page (1944-1961) Hemingway follows the Army as they advance through Europe. Afterwards, he tries to start a life with Mary Welsh, but is beset with tragedies. He publishes “The Old Man and the Sea” to acclaim but is overcome by his declining mental condition. Part 3 of 3. TPT 2 Wednesday, April 7, 7 & 9 p.m.

American Masters Oliver Sacks: His Own Life Dive into the life and work of the legendary neurologist and beloved author who was a fearless explorer of the brain and mind. Sacks redefined our understanding of the diversity of human experience, and of our shared humanity. TPT 2 Friday, April 9, 8 p.m. Hemingway, yearning for adventure, volunteers for the Red Cross during World War I. He marries Hadley Richardson and moves to Paris, publishes “The Sun Also Rises” and finds critical and commercial success with his second novel, “A Farewell to Arms.” Part 1 of 3. TPT 2 Monday, April 5, 7 & 9 p.m.

Hemingway, having achieved a level of fame rarely seen in the literary world, settles in Key West with Pauline Pfeiffer but can't stay put for long. He reports on the Spanish Civil War and begins a tempestuous romance with Martha Gellhorn. Part 2 of 3. TPT 2 Tuesday, April 6, 7 & 9 p.m. Masterpiece World on Fire A month into war and with Warsaw destroyed; Harry is desperate for news, while Kasia joins the Polish resistance. Part 2 of 7. TPT 2 Sunday, April 11, 9 p.m. TPT LIFE Wednesday, April 14, 9 p.m.

My Grandparents' War Mark Rylance Follow actor Mark Rylance as he

explores the extraordinary story of his grandfather, who spent nearly four years as a Japanese prisoner of war during World War II, and examines his own beliefs about war and peace in the process. TPT 2 Sunday, April 11, 7 p.m.

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EVENING APRIL 5-11

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Hemingway: A Writer (1899-1929) (Part 1 of 3)

Hemingway: A Writer (1899-1929) (Part 1 of 3)

Independent Lens Eating Up Easter

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Classical Rewind (My Music)

Rick Steves’ Top Master- pieces

Relish

Relish

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

Start Up

LIFE

MN Original

Your Legislators

Native Report Native Report Considered View: The Photography.. Hemingway: The Avatar (1929-1944) (Part 2 of 3)

Photogra- pher’s View of Iceland

Bill Holm: Through The Windows of...

Postcards

Around The Cor- ner with John McGivern

MN

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Hemingway: The Avatar (1929-1944) (Part 2 of 3)

American Masters: Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel

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The Coroner: That's the Way to Do It

Inspector Morse: Service of All The Dead

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

Chavis Chronicles Common Ground

LIFE

MN Original

Let’s Go Min- nesota!

Iraq and Back: Minnesotans’ Stories

Justice Matters

Our Rights

Our Rights

Our Rights

MN

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Hemingway: The Blank Page (1944-1961) (Part 3 of 3)

Hemingway: The Blank Page (1944-1961) (Part 3 of 3)

Escape to the Chateau

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Howards End on Masterpiece Episode One

Atlantic Crossing on Master- piece: The Attack (Part 1 of 8)

World on Fire on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 7)

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

Story in the Public Square Making It Up North

LIFE

Almanac at the Capitol

Resorts of the Northwoods

St. Paul’s Historic Hill: Salvag- ing A Gilded

Almanac: Hands-On History Eastenders

Around The Cor- ner with John McGivern Ask This Old House

MN

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This Old House

Shakespeare & Hathaway- Private Investigators: The Promised End I Danced for the Angel of Death - The Dr. Edith Eva Eger Story

Vera: Blood Will Tell

MN Original

Eastenders

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Harbor from the Holocaust

Minnesota Experience: Fires of 1918

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

Articulate with Jim Cotter

LIFE

MN Original

Let’s Go Min- nesota!

Rain On Mars

State Fair Traditions

Cost of Cli- mate Change In Minnesota

Future Earth: Thriving on a Full Planet

Minnesota’s Deadliest Tornadoes

Off 90

MN

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Almanac

American Masters: Oliver Sacks: His Own Life

American Masters: Ursula K. Le Guin

Art in the Twenty-First Cen- tury: Berlin

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Richard Bangs’ Adventures with Purpose: Switzerland

Washington Week

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Frontline: Coal’s Deadly Dust

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

Gzero World with Ian Bremmer Prairie Mosaic

LIFE

MN Original

Rise and Fall of the Nonpar- tisan League: Storms on the Horizon

Built On Agriculture

Almanac

State of Repair

Around The Cor- ner with John McGive rn

Scams, Seniors & Minnesota’s Response

MN

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Midsomer Murders: Wild Harvest (Parts 1 & 2 of 2)

Frankie Drake Mysteries: The Pilot Episode

(9:15) Frankie Drake Myster- ies

Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece: Episode Six

Thou Shalt Not Kill: Episode Seven

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Stage: Opera Mnitures - Min- nesota Opera

Great Performances at the Met: Jonas Kaufmann In Concert Mind-Body Dialogues III: Embodied Compassion Atlantic Crossing on Master- piece: The Attack (Part 2 of 8)

Independent Lens: Eating Up Easter

Independent Lens: What Lies Upstream

POV Shorts

LIFE

Backroads

Prairie Musi- cians

Black Bril- liance

Paying for College

Make It Ok

Make It Ok

Healthcare: The Changing Landscape

Getting There

MN

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My Grandparents’ War: Mark Rylance (Part 2 of 4)

World on Fire on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 7) NOVA: Rise of the Super- storms Fazioli Festival Featuring Roberto Plano

Seaside Hotel: End of Season

The Tunnel - Season 1 (Part 3)

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Nature: Fox Tales

Nature: Hotel Armadillo

Variety Stu- dio: Actors On Actors

Variety Stu- dio: Actors On Actors

Austin City Limits: Janelle Monae

LIFE

Evolution, Sustainability and AI

Stage: This Is Minnesota Orchestra: Sympho- nies and Surprises

Flowers of the Church...

Current State of Our Working River

Steamboats on the Red: A Story of Buccaneers

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PUERTO RICAN FRICASÉ DE POLLO BY NETTIE COLÓN

On a bright autumn day, Chef Nettie Colón (Red Hen Gastrolab) invited Chef Yia Vang (Union Hmong Kitchen) and the Relish crew to her backyard kitchen to cook up some of her Puerto Rican grandmother’s fricasé de pollo (chicken fricassee). A cross between a stew and a braise (without searing the meat), fricasé de pollo is a very popular island dish that exemplifies the island’s many cultural influences. Watch the episode and more ways to make this dish at tptoriginals.org/relish/fricase-de-pollo

PREPARATION

INGREDIENTS

Preparation on Stovetop In a cast iron Dutch oven kettle with a tight-fitting lid, heat on medium high the olive oil and sauté the sofrito along with the ham and dried oregano for about 10 minutes. Add the chicken, mix to coat all the ingredients in the pot and cook for 3 minutes. Add the vinegar, olives, capers, prunes, bay leaves, pumpkin or squash and tomato sauce. Once all is well incorporated, add the annatto- or sa‘ron-infused broth to cover everything by 1 inch. You can always add more of the broth later on as it cooks if needed. Raise heat to medium high, bringing to a moderate boil, cover with the lid and reduce heat back to medium, and cook for about 45 minutes. Once chicken is done uncover the pot, add the peas and the cold butter, and cook until sauce is thickening to coat back of the spoon. If sauce is not thick, then cook for longer period of time. If sauce is too thick, then add some of the leftover infused stock.

One 2 ½ to 3-pound whole chicken, washed, skin removed & cut into 10 pieces bone-in and season with olive oil, salt & pepper Sofrito Base (this can be made ahead in a pestle & mortar or food processor) 3 cloves of garlic smashed with the back of a knife 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 medium Spanish yellow onion peeled diced small 6 small, sweet bell peppers (to seed or not to seed your choice) 4-6 fresh leaves of culantro, roughly chopped 3 tablespoons olive oil ½ cup cured ham, diced in small cubes 1 teaspoon Dried oregano (Dominican or Mexican oregano) ¼ cup Sherry vinegar (white vinegar is a good substitution) ¼ cup pimento-stu‘ed olives (small to medium size) 2 teaspoons capers 10 prunes pitted and sliced 4 bay leaves 1 pound pumpkin or winter squash (in summer you can use potatoes) ½ cup tomato sauce 1 – 1 ½ quarts of annatto-or sa‘ron-infused chicken stock or “pipe stock” 1 pound of green peas (frozen will work as well) 3 tablespoons cold butter

Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.

Find recipes, videos and articles for all episodes on tptoriginals.org/relish

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NEXT AVENUE - SPECIAL SECTION

WELCOME TO THE NEXT AVENUE SPECIAL SECTION

Finding Love with a Foster Dog During the Pandemic By Margie Goldsmith

Sometimes I think about being in love again. I've been married to three men I loved, but I divorced each because eventually the negatives outweighed the positives.

And then, last week, unexpectedly, I fell in love. With a girl named Lisa. I took one look at her and she smiled before I'd even introduced myself. She leaned in and kissed me right on the mouth and my heart went into my throat.

To me, love was something that grew over time. But with Lisa, I was smitten. She was the first partner I felt I could love unconditionally. Lisa, by the way, is a dog.

I'm lucky because I love my work, have good friends, enjoy live music, theater, dinner and museums. But after COVID-19 hit, my entire social life was relegated to Zoom calls.

One day, feeling particularly lonely, I thought, what about a dog? Before the pandemic, I never would have considered the possibility, because my work involves travel. But I'm not going anywhere until I'm vaccinated.

Having a dog would mean someone to greet me each morning. Someone I could pour out my frustrations to, and love unconditionally. But what would happen when COVID-19 ended?

Then I learned about a local rescue shelter in which you either adopt a dog or foster one for a few weeks before it finds its "forever" home.

This was ideal! I'd have a special friend to love — for a limited time period.

After a few weeks, they contacted me about a foster named Lisa who was half Beagle, half terrier, two years old and weighed 22 pounds. I hadn't had a dog since I was 15, so I was fairly nervous when I arrived to pick her up. They handed her off to me with a bag of dog food, snacks, toys, and a metal crate. The way Lisa looked at me with her big brown eyes and then licked me on the lips took away all my trepidation. I was in love.

Read the full story Finding Love with a Foster Dog During the Pandemic at NextAvenue.org.

Photo of Lisa by Margie Goldsmith

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9 Things We Learned During COVID-19 That Will Endure By Sheryl Kraft

2. Our Personal Approach to Wellness The pandemic has inspired many people to take a more active role in their health. In its recent trend report, the marketing communications agency Wunderman Thompson notes that companies are recognizing a rising need for technology that allows us to track our health status in our homes — like blood pressure monitors, sleep sensor patches and devices that measure lung function and respiratory rates. 3. Telehealth The urgent need to practice social distancing combined with fear of seeking medical care has sped up the adoption of telehealth by many patients and practitioners. During the first quarter of last year, as the pandemic was starting, telehealth visits increased by 50% compared to the same period the previous year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As patients grow more comfortable with the technology and regulations evolve to make it easier for providers to get reimbursed, widespread use of telehealth may stick after the pandemic is over.

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages, it's hard to envision an end in sight. But with vaccines moving forward and new treatments emerging, there will be a day when we can get back out into the world and resume our lives. What will those post-pandemic lives look like? A majority of U.S. adults (86%) polled by Pew Research Center say there is some kind of “lesson or set of lessons” to be taken from the pandemic, like the importance of wearing a mask to protect others, the value of spending time with family and loved ones or the need for universal health care. Here are 9 pandemic changes that might just become part of our future survival guide: 1. Mask Wearing When rules that require mask wearing are eventually lifted, it's possible the habit may become permanent, at least when people are indoors in crowded spaces like bars, restaurants and arenas. In a recent white paper, the professional consulting services firm Deloitte reports "A short- term regulatory intervention, like compulsory face masks, can trigger a settling-in period which influences the 'new normal.'"

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4. Home Fitness While home fitness was popular prior to the pandemic, the closings of gyms and fitness clubs have driven sales of home workout programs and exercise equipment to an all-time high. Many people have adjusted to the convenience and ease of home workouts. In the future, gym-going might become more of a hybrid activity, like employees who split their time between home and the office. 5. Working from Home The Harvard Business Review reports that the number of employees working at home will probably increase, now that "most professionals found ways to be productive outside the office." Yet not everyone sees it that way. Many workers feel a lack of community and creativity when working from, according to New York Times columnist Kevin Roose. "Studies have found that people working together in the same room tend to solve problems more quickly than remote collaborators, and that team cohesion suffers in remote work arrangements," said Roose. 6. Retreat from Supermarkets Jim Hertel, senior vice president of analytics at the >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28

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