Griffin Nickels Photo by Mike Salmon.
”I don’t think about it here too much, just made things busier in the area, I’m not worried” - Griffin Nickels, student in Springfield
”It didn’t affect my life at all, still do the same things” – Essam Koren, retired, Burke
”Media will drive you crazy” – Farouk Ali, retired, Springfield
”We went grocery shopping all day, trying to scramble all day” – Jasmine Knuckles, student, Springfield
”It’s affecting school a lot, all the closings is a major big deal for me” – Emma Skog, South County High School student
”I usually go to the gym every day, now it’s a ghost town so I work out from home” – Mark Skog, consultant, Springfield
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