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Opinion: Pretending this pandemic is over won’t make it go away
We may all be getting antsy, but pretending like we're ready to end our distancing measures entirely isn't going to help. In fact, it may make things worse.Comments -
Bowman: Federal bureaucrats continue to ravage Washington’s coronavirus response
The very least a state can ask for is to not have the feds actively impede their virus response, something that Washington has coped with since the outbreak began. -
The interplay between mask etiquette and mask fatigue
A look at the relationship between the urge to wear a coronavirus mask and the exhaustion of constantly having to do so. -
Washington restaurants prepare for new challenges presented by dine-in rules
Washington restaurants will soon be able to resume dine-in service, which will come with a handful of new rules posing a series of unique obstacles. -
Bowman: Giving a restaurant your email is literally the least you can do
Restaurants will soon have to take down contact info for all customers, which seems like a small price to pay to help revive a struggling industry. -
To all the moms on Mother’s Day
There's nothing we can really say here to capture the appreciation we have for all of the mothers today, but we'll give it a try. -
Bowman: Arguments for quickly reopening Washington are deeply flawed
With tensions running high, some have begun pushing to quickly reopen Washington businesses, a strategy that at best is flawed, and at worst, is dangerous. -
Bowman: Now is not the time for Washington to lose its patience
As Washington faces down another month of its stay-at-home order, the cracks are beginning to show at the worst possible time. -
Pierce County recruiting health inspectors, STD investigators to ramp up contact tracing
In Pierce County, officials have a head start tracing coronavirus cases, with 15 investigators already on the job, and many more on the way. -
Bowman: We missed our chance to reopen early — now we’re stuck with the consequences
We've know exactly what it would take to safely reopen for months, and we've made little progress toward that goal while we've been stuck indoors.