Dear Editor,<\/p>\n
I never thought masks would become a controversial topic. We were asked to wear masks for the safety of others and ourselves. Instead of just going along and wearing them, masks were made into a political statement. <\/p>\n
My mom and I went to a Senior Parade last week. We were socially distanced, for the sake of our health and others. I noticed there were many groups of high school students, middle school students, and adults. They were not wearing masks and were very close to each other. <\/span><\/p>\n I was angered and disappointed by the actions of others.<\/p>\n All of us want to be able to go back to school, go see our friends that we haven\u2019t seen in months, and go out and eat in a restaurant. The large groups of people need to stop. Stay with the people you were in lockdown with. The get-togethers seem innocent enough at first. Except when they aren\u2019t. <\/span><\/p>\n We all saw the news articles about the birthday parties, beach outings, bar crawls, etc, that ended with copious amounts of people sick. You think, \u201cOh, that was in a big city. There were a lot of people there. That could never happen here, it couldn\u2019t happen to me.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n It could and if we don\u2019t change our habits, it will. <\/p>\n The issue over masks boggles my mind. Masks keep us safe, just like seatbelts. People don\u2019t complain about seatbelts and refuse to wear them, so why are masks any different? <\/span><\/p>\n Masks are different because our President refuses to wear them, so they have turned into a political statement. Wearing a mask isn\u2019t a political statement; it shows you are a decent, kind human being. It shows you care about people\u2019s health. It shows you care about your own health. <\/p>\n I am an ambivert, so at the beginning of this, I was thrilled. I got to spend time at home and with my family! However, after about a month or two, it got boring. I wanted to go back to school and see my friends. <\/span><\/p>\n But I didn\u2019t and I haven\u2019t because I care. I\u2019m going to keep social distancing until we\u2019re told we can go around others again. I\u2019m going to keep wearing a mask, no matter how hot and stuffy it is. <\/span><\/p>\n Be kind. Be decent. Care for yourself. Care for others. Stay healthy.<\/p>\n Sincerely,<\/p>\n Lydia Corcoran<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Editor, I never thought masks would become a controversial topic. We were asked to wear masks for the safety of others and ourselves. Instead…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-letters"],"yoast_head":"\n