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>> WE'RE BACK WITH MORE OF OUR

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CONVERSATION WITH ALDERMAN JASON

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ERVIN AND ALDERMAN ANDRE

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VASQUEZ.

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THE TEACHER UNION HELD RALLIES

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THAT WARNS THAT C.P.S. PLANS

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WITH HYBRID LEARNING WOULD NOT

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BE SAFE.

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HERE IS WHAT THE UNION'S

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PRESIDENT HAD TO SAY.

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>> YOU CANNOT GO TO THE BEACH IN

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THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

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YOU CANNOT DRINK INDOORS IN THE

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CITY OF CHICAGO BUT THEY ARE

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GOING TO SEND HUNDREDS OF

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THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS INTO

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SCHOOL BUILDINGS HUNDREDS TO A

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BUILDING?

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>> SOURCES ARE TELLING WTTW NEWS

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THAT THE DISTRICT DOES PLAN TO

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ANNOUNCE IT WILL GO TO ALL

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REMOTE LEARNING FOR THE FALL.

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ALDERMAN VAZQUEZ DO YOU AGREE

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WITH THE DECISION?

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>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY I'M GRATEFUL

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THAT THEY CAME TO SEE THE LIGHT.

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BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED THAT

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THAT WAS NOT THE DIRECTION TO GO

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IN.

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>> ALDERMAN ERVIN IS THIS THE

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RIGHT DECISION TO HAVE ALL

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REMOTE LEARNING RATHER THAN A

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HYBRID WITH IN-PERSON AND

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REMOTE?

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>> LET ME SAY THIS.

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I'M SOMEWHAT CHALLENGED ON BOTH

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ENDS.

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I BELIEVE THAT IN SOME

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COMMUNITIES WHEN WE TALK ABOUT

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REMOTE LEARNING, WE NEED DEVICE,

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WE NEED INTERNET CONNECTIVITY.

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SO HAVING REMOTE LEARNING

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WITHOUT THOSE THINGS ARE NOT

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GOING TO PRODUCE THE TYPE OF

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SUCCESS THAT OTHER COMMUNITIES

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HAVE.

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SO IF WE ARE GOING TO GO TO

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REMOTE LEARNING WE NEED TO

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INSURE THAT EVERY CHILD ON THE

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SOUTH AND WEST SIDE HAS A DEVICE

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TO ACCESS THE NECESSARY WORK AND

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THE GOOGLE CLASSROOMS AND BE

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ABLE TO COMMUNICATE JUST AS

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COUNTERPARTS ON THE NORTH SIDE

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ARE DOING.

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AS LONG AS OUR CHILDREN HAVE THE

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DEVICES AND ALSO WE HAVE TO

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THINK ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF

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SOME OF OUR PROGRAMMING LIKE OUR

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SAFE HAVEN PROGRAMS.

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SOME OF OUR CHILDREN DO NOT HAVE

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A SAFE SPACE TO LEARN AT HOME.

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SO WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT HOW

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ARE WE GOING TO GET CHILDREN TO

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ADEQUATELY LEARN IN AN

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ENVIRONMENT THAT IS GOING TO

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PRODUCE THE TYPE OF SUCCESS THAT

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WE WANT TO SEE UNDER REMOTE

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LEARNING PLATFORM.

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>> WHAT ABOUT THOSE CONCERNS?

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HOW DOES C.P.S. BRIDGE THE GAP

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ON TECHNOLOGY WITH INTERNET

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ACCESS AND PERSONAL COMPUTING

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DEVICES AND HAVING A SAFE PLACE

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FOR STUDENTS TO GO IF THEIR HOME

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IS NOT SAFE?

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>> I MEAN, I ABSOLUTELY AGREE

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THAT IS A CHALLENGE.

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THAT IS WHY LOOKING AT THE

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PROBLEM THE WAY I WAS VIEWING IT

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WE SHOULD HAVE MADE THAT

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DECISION A WHILE AGO TO HAVE THE

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TIME TO HAVE THE TIME TO FIND

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THE FUNDING AND RESOURCES AND

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MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT BECAUSE NONE

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OF THIS IS EASY AT ALL.

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EVEN WITH SCHOOL GOING REMOTE WE

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ARE GOING TO SEE THE PROBLEM OF

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PARENTS THAT HAVE TO WORK AND

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THEN TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW ARE

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THE KIDS SOMEBODY HAS TO STAY

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HOME DEPENDING ON THE AGE OF THE

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CHILDREN THERE ARE A LOT OF

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VARIABLES.

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THE WAY WE HAVE TO SOLVE IT AS

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GOVERNMENT IS TO FIGURE OUT HOW

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MUCH FUNDING WE ARE GOING TO PUT

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TOWARDS IT SO THE PEOPLE THAT

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DON'T HAVE THE INTERNET ACCESS

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AND THE DEVICES AND SAFE SPACES

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TO LEARN ARE PROVIDED THAT AND

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THAT IS WHY IN MY ESTIMATION WE

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SHOULD HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT

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THIS PRIOR RATHER THAN HAVING

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THE SHORT WINDOW TRYING TO

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FIGURE IT OUT NOW.

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>> ARE THERE PARENTS THAT ARE

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CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING TO GO TO

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WORK AND HAVING TO HAVE SOMEONE

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AT HOME WITH THEIR KIDS?

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>> NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.

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I MET WITH A GROUP OF MINISTERS

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LAST WEEK THAT WERE CONCERNED

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ABOUT THAT POINT AND SAID WE MAY

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NEED TO OPEN UP OUR CHURCHES FOR

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CHILDREN TO GIVE THEM A SAFE

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ENVIRONMENT TO LEARN IN.

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AND AGAIN, WE HAVE PARENTS THESE

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PARENTS HAVE TO WORK RENT HAS TO

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BE PAID LIGHTS BILL HAS TO BE

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PAID AND FOOD HAS TO BE

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PURCHASED WE CANNOT HAVE PARENTS

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SITTING AT HOME WITH THE

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CHILDREN.

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WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE

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SOCIAL SERVICE SAFETY NET MORE

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TO SURROUND THIS MOVE TO REMOTE

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LEARNING.

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SO, AGAIN, I'M OPEN FOR

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DISCUSSION BUT I THINK THAT IF

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WE EXPAND OUR SAFE HAVEN

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PROGRAM, PROGRAMMING THAT WE

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HAVE BEEN DOING WITH OUR

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FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND

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COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AFTER

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SCHOOL TO DURING SCHOOL TIME TO

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GIVE CHILDREN A SAFE SPACE TO

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OPERATE AND LEARN IN I THINK

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THERE'S SOMETHING WE WILL HAVE

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TO EXPLORE.

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ESPECIALLY IN HOUSEHOLDS WHERE

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PEOPLE HAVE TO WORK.

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WE CANNOT LEAVE EIGHT-YEAR-OLD

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KIDS AT HOME BY THEMSELVES ALL

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DAY.

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>> CERTAINLY SO MANY DIFFICULT

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DECISIONS PARENTS HAVE TO MAKE.

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ANDRE VASQUEZ YOU SEE THE

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NUMBERS FOR COVID POSITIVE

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ACTIVE INCHING UP IN CHICAGO ARE

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YOU HEARING FROM BUSINESS OWNERS

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THAT ARE CONCERNED ESPECIALLY

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BARS AND RESTAURANTS IN YOUR

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WARD THAT MIGHT HAVE TO SHUTDOWN

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AND WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN FOR

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THEM?

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>> I THINK EVERYONE IS FEARFUL.

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THAT'S PART OF THE REASON A

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LITTLE BIT WHAT YOU ARE TALKING

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BEFORE HAD THE SCHOOLS OPEN AND

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THERE WAS MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR

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CONGREGATION WE COULD HAVE SEEN

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A FASTER CLIMB.

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EVERYONE IS CONCERNED THE

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BUSINESSES ARE CONCERNED.

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I THINK WE ALL HAVE TO THINK

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ABOUT WHAT OUR SOCIETY IS GOING

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TO LOOK LIKE GOING FORWARD.

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AND WHAT I TRY TO GET ACROSS TO

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PEOPLE WHETHER IT'S BUSINESS

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OWNERS OR NEIGHBORS THERE IS NOT

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A BACK TO NORMAL.

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IT'S ABOUT WHAT ADJUSTMENTS NEED

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TO BE MADE GOING FORWARD TO

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FIGURE OUT A WAY TO RESPONSIBLY

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MOVE FORWARD AND IT'S GOING TO

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HAVE LARGE EFFECT ON COMMUNITIES

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AND BUSINESS COMMUNITIES

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EVERYONE.

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AND IT IS OUR JOB TO FIGURE OUT

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HOW TO MAKE IT AS STABLE AS

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POSSIBLE AND ADJUSTMENTS SO

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PEOPLE ARE NOT ABANDONED.