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Deep Background: As KC starts a tentative reopening, do masks come in red and blue?

Sam Hagan sorts out overgrown house plants as he prepares his restaurant, Tribe Street Kitchen in the River Market, to reopen for inside seating.
Sam Hagan sorts out overgrown house plants as he prepares his restaurant, Tribe Street Kitchen in the River Market, to reopen for inside seating. Charlie Riedel The Associated Press

On today’s Deep Background podcast, Kansas City Star reporters Sarah Ritter and Eric Adler join Dave Helling and Derek Donovan to talk about the road back from the coronavirus shutdowns. Are people taking social distancing measures seriously? And is it surprising that during our politically fraught era that this global health crisis has turned into a left-versus-right debate?

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Dave Helling
Opinion Contributor,
The Kansas City Star
816-234-4656
Dave Helling has covered politics in Kansas and Missouri for four decades. He has worked in television news, and is a regular contributor to local broadcast programs. Helling writes editorials and columns for the Star, and is the co-host of the weekly “4Star Politics” show. He was awarded the 2018 ASNE Burl Osborne award for editorial leadership.
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