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The Daily Dose 8-5-20

WYPR - 88.1 FM Baltimore | By Aaron Henkin
Published August 5, 2020 at 5:33 PM EDT
Rachel Baye/WYPR

Applications for mail-in ballots go out to Marylanders on August 24th, but Governor Hogan still insists that all polling places be open on Election Day. And while health officials urge us to take more activities outside to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, we may be putting ourselves at higher risk for another illness with similar symptoms – Lyme disease.
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Aaron Henkin
Aaron creates and produces original radio programs and podcasts for WYPR. His current project is The Maryland Curiosity Bureau. Aaron's neighborhood documentary series, Out of the Blocks, earned the 2018 national Edward R Murrow Award. His past work includes the long-running weekly cultural program, The Signal, and the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings series, Tapestry of the Times. Aaron's stories have aired nationally on NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
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