Undaunted by COVID, city tourism pros pack events into early 2021

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6 thoughts on “Undaunted by COVID, city tourism pros pack events into early 2021

    1. @Nicholas Pothole and his health “expert” haven’t figured out how to turn off the lights in their office. It’s the people not on the government dime that have to work for a living, that are figuring out how to move forward

  1. Hogsett acted properly to consider safety and science balanced with economy. Indiana is a hot spot. It is absolutely ludicrous to assume that not having a sphere of restrictions would have been a prudent path. Hogsett is not a dictator; he and the city council now respond with more understanding of appropriate measures and precautions to be acknowledged BEFORE a mass opening of everything. Sponsoring back to back superspreader events would not bode well for the Indianapolis convention business. Many still consider Covid-19 a hoax and opine that all venues should have remained open; however, a more sound plan with respect for lives did prevail. A coordinated, cautious, conscientious and conservative pan of economic reopening and recovery reflects a more reasonable and sustainable approach. The flat earth society may never acknowledge that.

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