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BRINGING YOU THE GOODNEWS
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Now Open, Coming Soon &more TRANSPORTATIONUPDATES 9 Ongoing and future projects GOVERNMENT 11 Pearland approves water billing plan CITY& COUNTY 15 The latest local news
FROMHALEY: When you are seeking comfort in the midst of a pandemic, the news probably isn’t the fi rst thing you turn to, and with good reason. The case counts and economic forecasts wear on each of us. We are all experiencing an information overload and may feel overwhelmed by what we read online and bombarded by bad news. This is very likely the hardest thing many of us have dealt with, and it can seem like there is no end. But there isn’t all darkness without at least a bit of light. As the pandemic goes on, we continue to see cases of people innovating
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their businesses, fi rst responders and essential workers hunkering down to keep our community safe, and private citizens and nonpro fi ts taking care of each other. In this edition, you will fi nd news of how the coronavirus is a ff ecting your community and city budgets as well as stories on how people are helping others. There is another bright side here at Community Impact Newspaper . We have adapted how we serve our readers. We are still working hard to bring you the quality of coverage in our print paper that you deserve. If you are missing our longer page counts, please check out our website. We have tripled our web coverage and don’t plan on scaling back once the world is on the other side of this pandemic. We are looking forward to continuing to give our readers the tangible print content you love once a month, while keeping you informed daily on our website. We are proud to give you the coronavirus statistics you need, as well as the stories of people doing positive things in the community. Here, both stories are vital. Haley Morrison, EDITOR
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