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What are we doing?

I have lived in the county for 78 years and never have I seen or heard what is happening in our world due to coronavirus. I think the whole world has gone off the deep end by shutting down everything and everywhere!

All of us will die and most will die from wars, flu, heart disease, cancer, car accidents, accidents, falls, suicides, murders, genocide, starvation and poverty, drug overdoses, lack of health care and a few from old age.

What’s happening? We have had serious viruses come and go constantly but I have never seen such panic and fear caused mostly by the media, health officials, politicians and others.

Now I see that the Democrats have turned this into a campaign against our president and out country. They hate our president so bad they really don’t care if they destroy our economy and country.

I don’t know about what others think, but my gut feeling is that there is something more than coronavirus behind this.

You can take or leave my advice but we really need to get back to God and leave our worries and problems with him.

We need to continue to live normal lives with wisdom and common sense but without panic and fear. I am!

P.S. Let’s cancel the elections!

Joe Machala

Kettle Falls

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