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FOMO, meet FOC – has coronavirus killed your travel dreams?

caption: A plane takes off on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
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A plane takes off on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
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To all the planes you left behind. Our weekly chat with Mayor Durkan. And a look at what school districts across the state are doing to prepare for opening day.

Individual segments are available in our podcast stream or at www.kuow.org/record.

Covid ruined my travel dreams

Has COVID-19 ruined your summer travel plans? Are you just buying goggles and an N-95 and getting on that plane? Eve Andrews is advice columnist for Grist; she recently answered the question “COVID ruined my travel dreams. What do I do with my life now?”

Mayor Jenny Durkan 8.20

It’s only August, but September is around the corner – and so is 2021. On January 1st, the city’s eviction moratorium will expire. What will happen to those who can’t pay back rent? And what is the city doing for those who have already lost housing? Ross Reynolds spoke to Mayor Jenny Durkan to find out.

Washington Education Association on pandemic schooling

School districts in Washington are a patchwork, from opening dates to in-person education. Larry Delaney is the president of the state teachers union, the Washington Education Association; he spoke with Ross about how different districts will handle a return to education amid a pandemic.

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