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Page A-8 - Shelton—Mason County Journal Thursday, March 26,2020 How do you feel about the governor’s order? Gov. Jay Inslee late Monday afternoon announced an immediate statewide “stay- at-home” order that will last for at least two weeks. The order requires all Washington residents to stay home unless they’re conducting essential business or getting fresh air. He emphasized social distancing while outside of the home. Journal photos Lloyd Mullen “it’s too late. It should have been done sooner.” —Wanda Brown “I think it’s a good idea since no one was agreeing with what he wanted done. I’d rather be safe.” —Rod Wilm ‘ “I’m not happy with it. It’s too much that p need to work. They need money.” . ‘-Olga Zambrano eople need to stay home. They —Tom Buhl “Probany good. It’s time to get back to normal.” —Jarrod Brewer “I agree with it. People aren’t paying attention. We need to put a stop to this [COVlD-19 virus] thing.” . f Column: SOme changes will endure, even after crisis continued from page A-_7_ Luckily, ed and the weather was comfortable. The tourist sea- . son wouldn’t ramp up until March. .. But now there are few visitors. Park hotels, restau- . rants and visitor centers are closed. The Grand Canyon r Railway and park buses have suspended service. While the park remains open, the post office, village . schedules. general store, bank, a grab- and-go café and the trailer village operate on restricted Our life, like most senior Americans, is far different and we are sheltering in our home. We even go to church online because gathering places of more thanlO are closed. We all know people sud- denly thrown out of work, particularly from restau- rants and bars. We also have family, friends and neigh- bors who are doctors, nurses and emergency responders. They not only are working long hours, but are directly exposed to COVID-1'9. On the brighter side, While there is still political sniping, elected officials are working together. The com- mon goals are to find a cure, treat the sick and stop the contagion. ' When the coronavirus pandemic finally subsides, there will likely be more people working from home, renewed discussions over bringing manufacturing back to America and a reordering of priorities in general. It will not be back to life as we knew it a few weeks ago. Some changes hopefully will endure — businesses and government partnering, a more civil discourse and more off-shore factories re- turning to America. A crisis of this magnitude seems to come along every 100 years. Hopefully, what we learn will prepare us bet: ter for the next pandemic. I Don C. Brunell is a busi- ness analyst, writer and columnist. He retired as president of the Association . of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and larg- est business organization, and now lives in Vancouver. , He can be contacted at the- Brunells@msn.com.