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2020 was terrible in many ways, yet the pandemic spawned some positives we hope carry on .
Increased communication with friends and family through technology
When a friend sent me a video message out of the blue in the springtime, I have to admit I rolled my eyes, silently complaining about the prospects of adding another social app to my chaotic personal timeline. But that invitation to link up on Marco Polo ended up as my main salvation this year.
Also: Hand-washing stations in casinos
Without having to schedule an appointment, I’ve been able to see my real and honorary nieces and nephews lip-syncing to Bad Bunny, squashing raspberries into every crispy well on the surface of a waffle, dancing their way through bedroom glow-stick raves and telling their quarantined grandma how much they love and miss her. It’s been a long time since we’ve been together, but I’ve actually seen these kids more this year than the ones before. Why weren’t we doing this a
New Nevada Eviction Moratorium Comes Too Late For Some Friday, December 18, 2020 | Sacramento, CA
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak speaks during a news conference on the state s COVID-19 response where he announced a 45-day extension on the state s residential eviction moratorium Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in Las Vegas.
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Three days a week, Jessica drives 45 minutes into Sparks, Nevada, to drop her son off at school.
Until this month, her commute was a lot shorter.
“I got a 30-day notice,” she said in an interview with Nevada Public Radio. “I was month-to-month, so I believe that’s why they wanted me out.”
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Demetress Malone came back to his weekly rental one day in early September to find that the door to his unit had been taken off its hinges and the electrical power shut off.
Since losing his job as a cook in March when the pandemic began, Malone had struggled to pay to the $200-a-week rent. Now, the owner of the Lodge Atlanta in Doraville, Georgia, where he had lived since September 2019, was trying to push him out. It was only after Malone sued the owner, the Brea & Lord Investment Group, to avoid being evicted that the owner backed down and replaced the door.
Falling Behind on Weekly Rent and Afraid of Being Evicted
Residents of weekly rentals worry they will be kicked out if they can’t pay the rent. It’s unclear if the federal moratorium on evictions applies to them.
Lynetrice Preston said she was was locked out of the Efficiency Lodge in Decatur, Ga., when she owed more than $1,000 in rent.Credit.Audra Melton for The New York Times
Dec. 17, 2020
Demetress Malone came back to his weekly rental one day in early September to find that the door to his unit had been taken off its hinges and the electrical power shut off.
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