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BRACK: McMaster needs to issue statewide mask order

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | You wouldn’t walk barefoot and bare-chested into a shop, especially if it had a sign on a door that said, “No shoes. No shirt. No service.” To do so would be gross and rude.

So why in the world are people getting all bent out of shape when “No mask” becomes the same kind of societal no-no? At a time when more than 1,000 people in our state are picking up coronavirus every day, not wearing a mask in public is about as smart as walking barefoot on sun-baked pavement on a 100-degree day.

by Andy Brack · 06/29/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views

NEW for 6/29: On Carolina Day, masks, Calhoun statue and new album

IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: Sullivan’s Island celebrates a different kind of Carolina Day
COMMENTARY, Brack: McMaster needs to issue statewide mask order now
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Titan Termite & Pest Control
PHOTO ESSAY: Calhoun statue comes down
NEWS BRIEFS: Calls to repeal Heritage Act gain ground
FEEDBACK: Got something to say? Let us know by mail or email
MYSTERY PHOTO: Marine scene
CALENDAR: Singleton to release 4th solo album July 3
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Savannah River Site

by Andy Brack · 06/29/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

BRACK: Issue stay-at-home order now, governor

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | Gov. Henry McMaster must issue a tough stay-in-place order now to keep coronavirus from spreading more in South Carolina. He can’t wait any longer.

Such an order will cause huge economic ripples throughout the state’s economy. But school isn’t open for another month. More people are getting sick. If we don’t nip this mess in the bud as much as possible now, the damage will be far, far worse when he is forced to issue an order later.