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‘It’s a scary transition’: After pandemic closes doors at bars and restaurants, Amy Moreland carves a new career path

By Bridgit Bowden (WPR) | February 3, 2021

With few prospects for a new service industry job, Amy Moreland enrolled at Madison College, aiming to earn a degree in social work.

‘Winter is coming, and a lot of doors are going to be shut’: Restaurant and bar workers in peril as weather grows cold and COVID-19 keeps spreading

By Bridgit Bowden (WPR) | October 27, 2020

Before the pandemic, Amy Moreland worked as a bartender and events coordinator in Madison. “Well, that’s canceled forever, or the foreseeable future,” she joked anxiously in her latest audio diary for Outbreak Wisconsin.

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‘It doesn’t look like there’s an end in sight to this’: Pandemic drags on as $600 unemployment lifeline nears expiration

By Bridgit Bowden (WPR) | July 22, 2020

Amy Moreland, a Madison bartender out of work since mid-March, has been forced to make tough decisions about money as her benefits from the federal CARES Act near expiration.

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‘Day 54 and finally some financial relief’: Madison Bartender Amy Moreland on waiting for federal unemployment aid

By Bridgit Bowden (WPR) | May 11, 2020

Madison bartender Amy Moreland has been out of work since mid-March. “I am trying to control the things that I can control, but I’m frustrated,” she said.

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Introducing Amy Moreland: Madison bartender

By Bridgit Bowden (WPR) | April 27, 2020

Prior to the pandemic, Moreland’s life was moving forward. Now she’s unemployed and scared of the unknown.