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Main Street Weekend, March 22

Sunday, March 22, 2020 – The state braces for another week of coronavirus- related testing, closures, and more. News Director Dave Thompson has the latest from state officials ~~~ Schools across the region are closed. Doug Hamilton talks with North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler. ~~~ The pandemic has Job Service hopping, with unemployment numbers making a sharp rise and claims for benefits coming in. Joining us to discuss the challenge, the implications for the department’s budget, and the Job Service events being cancelled, is Sarah Arntson, Job Service communications officer. ~~~ Finding yourself homeschooling? The PBS Writers Contest is accepting submission. We learn about the fun, literacy-boosting project you can do at home with Prairie Public’s Communications Manager Marie Offutt and Digital Communication Specialist Christine McClellan.

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