Letters: Gov. Inslee, Didier, coronavirus and more | May 14

Time to loosen rules on working

Recently I have seen increasing signs of people ignoring Gov. Inslee’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order for activities where they work largely by themselves. Good for them! This has gone too far.

For example, I am seeing more yard care small contractors doing routine residential and commercial lawn work. Perhaps they’ve noticed lawn mowing occurring routinely on government properties, and wondered why can’t they? Or perhaps they’ve asked the common sense question, “How is working by myself outside in the fresh air more hazardous to me and others than staying at home?” (Answer, it’s not.)

Doubtless, whoever is reading this may believe I have an attitude problem by supporting defiance of the order. Perhaps, but then again perhaps I’m just following the Washington state model. After all, this state ignores federal marijuana and immigration laws because it considers them unfair. So, what’s wrong with an individual citizen deciding to do likewise with state requirements that make no sense?

It is time to recognize that for many, especially lower-wage workers, “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” is better named, “Stay Home, Go Broke.” If at all possible, let them work!

Most of us get what must be done

Our governor is living a happy life with a job. etc..Meanwhile, he refuses to let people to get back to work and make a living. The statistics say more recover from the virus than die. His moratoriums should be only for the part of the state with the most cases. However, most of us do not live in nursing homes or pack meat or have underlying health problems. Most of us get the social distancing rule and can apply it intelligently. Most of us get using supplements to increase our immune system so it fights off the virus and thus builds antibodies. So why does the governor treat us like morons? And make us suffer.

U.S. leadership is inadequate

This crisis has shown us the inadequacies of our federal leadership. Most of my adult life, I thought of the United States as a great nation. Yet, the U.S. “does not guarantee the availability of affordable housing to its citizens, as do most developed nations. It does not guarantee reliable access to health care, as does virtually every other developed nation. The cost of a college education in the United States is among the highest in the developed world. And beyond the threadbare nature of the American safety net, the government has pulled back from investment in infrastructure, education and basic scientific research.” (New York Times, 4/09/20)

Our president is a liar and a weak-minded clown who has appointed like-minded clowns to run this circus. Our Congress has failed in its duty to us and failed in its duty of oversight of this administration, leaving us a mess and an embarrassment. Please, do not vote for congressional incumbents who have failed us so completely and do not re-elect this clown-in-chief. We need to elect an administration and Congress who can and will remake America and reassert the values in our founding documents to get us out of this crisis.

Take fast, easy route to vaccine

Scientists have developed (and) tested vaccines to negate the Coronavirus but none (I think) were given the five-year rigorous proof. One such company is Gilead. However, I think five years is too long to wait to satisfy the complete evaluation. A much simpler approach is to use the best vaccine with almost no sideeffects to stop the spread, then if after this success, let the quality assurance evaluation begin. Companies today prepare the vaccines by similarity to other known similar vaccines, which speeds prep and avoids lots of other problems. What do you want to bet on the great life savings of this technique plus money spent if we get off our duff? My guess is we are wasting smarts.

We aren’t being a great generation

The World War II Generation, by that I mean people of all ages, sex, religions, races, political persuasions came together as one to defeat the common enemies of the time and are today known as “The Greatest Generation.”

In this war against the spread of COVID-19, the current generation is going to come to be known as the “Stupid Generation.” Not only did we elect an incompetent, totally unfit boy child as President, but we are rushing to “reopen the country” with no federal leadership from the White House and without enough testing and contact tracing abilities. This wrongheaded action is being pushed by self-serving “leaders” such as the president, Red State governors and locally by politicians like the three Franklin County commissioners, one of whom is currently raising money to sue Gov. Jay Inslee to force him to reopen. If successful, this lawsuit will cause a surge resulting in another closure and many more deaths. Conservatives shout they are pro-life but those are only words; their actions during this crisis tell the true story, they are pro-death. They should be careful, the one they get may be their own.

She prays change of heart for Didier

In response to Mr. (Clint) Didier and his claims that Gov. Jay Inslee is in violation of the U.S. Constitution, I would like to ask him the following. Why is your need to be in church to worship of more value than the entire congregation? No one has said you cannot continue to practice your faith, but as a healthcare worker, I am pleading with you to not encourage large gatherings, as all three hospitals still have entire floors of care for COVID-19 patients.

“CDC offers the following recommendations to help communities of faith continue their mission while keeping their staff and congregations safe. This guidance is not intended to infringe on First Amendment rights as provided in the U.S. Constitution. As all Americans are now aware, gatherings present a special risk for increasing spread of COVID-19 during this Public Health Emergency.” (from the current CDC guidelines)

Please sir, do your part to protect my family. So I can continue to do my part to care for yours.

God doesn’t need us in his house of worship to hear our prayers. I pray he will provide you with a change of heart.

Fighting the virus a battle in the dark

I have sympathy for those who are protesting having to stay home during this pandemic. We are all suffering, especially those who have lost their income. This hurts and it will take a long time for the economy to recover.

The problem is that this virus has had a month head start before we began to look for ways to deal with it. The states are struggling to get enough test kits, PPEs, protocols, medicines and medical providers to manage until a vaccine can be developed. The test for the virus is not very available and too often gives a false negative. It is kind of like being in a room with no light, and we are trying to find the wall with the light switch without falling down the stairs. Until we have a fast, reliable test to know who is infected and treated, we will have to do what we are doing.

Mardi Gras and Spring break went on, this year, only to have virus outbreaks two weeks later.

It’s almost as if the virus is hunting us, and it can only see us is when we congregate together. It can’t find us if we stay home.

This story was originally published May 14, 2020 at 12:01 AM with the headline "Letters: Gov. Inslee, Didier, coronavirus and more | May 14."