CONWAY — With 2020 hindsight, we take a look back at the tumultuous year where nothing happened because EVERYTHING had to do with COVID-19 happened, forcing most of what we took for granted to change.
It's all different, and we wonder even with the vaccines whether life will ever be the same (a question asked by Maine singer-songwriter Anni Clark in her new song, "Will It Ever Be The Same").
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