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Recovery Continues After the Anniversary Leaves
· New York time
North Carolina communities are still recovering from Hurricane Helene two years later. NPR's Steve Inskeep visited places where substantial work remains, underscoring how disaster recovery can outlast the national attention surrounding an anniversary. The calendar can certify that two years have passed without certifying that recovery is finished. Communities experience the work as an ongoing responsibility, not a commemorative date. Anniversaries are efficient: they arrive on schedule, require no construction crew and leave the next morning. Recovery has a less accommodating contract. It remains on the job after the ceremonial calendar has moved to its next appointment.
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