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Collected Item: “Jerry Gryglak 'humbled' to receive Governor's Citizenship Medal for daily Reddit COVID updates”

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Jerry Gryglak 'humbled' to receive Governor's Citizenship Medal for daily Reddit COVID updates

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This is a news story from The Denver Gazette by Lindsey Toomer. Since June 2020, Jerry Gryglak has posted COVID updates on the subreddit r/CoronavirusColorado, and breaking down the information to be more user-friendly. This has helped Redditors get better information on the virus. Due to his diligence, Governor Jared Polis is recognizing Gryglak as one of Colorado's COVID Heroes and will get the Governor's Citizenship Medal. Gryglak left posts on Reddit with updates on deaths, hospitalizations, vaccines, and other such information. Gryglak is unsure how much longer he will be posting these updates.

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social media, Reddit, Denver, Colorado, state government, Governor Jared Polis, HST580, ASU, information, technology

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https://denvergazette.com/news/coronavirus/jerry-gryglak-humbled-to-receive-governors-citizenship-medal-for-daily-reddit-covid-updates/article_9569f3ea-a002-11ec-ac69-b390663d7184.html

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Lindsey Toomer

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2022-04-05
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