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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.” .
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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.