My niece lives in Hamilton County, Southern Illinois which had very little Covid 19 until recently. Hamilton is located next to White County, one of the hot spots the state just identified. Most businesses have signs telling people to wear a mask but few require it. Religious groups are being adamant in numbers allowed in buildings during any activity or service. Fans blow air through open windows. Most church’s video or telecast services or social distance them outside. Her church requires a reservation for a designated social distanced seat.

Now a person would think the county would have a few if any sick people! Wrong! As she was putting her mask on to enter a grocery store a friend in her 40s was going in without a mask. When my niece asked why, the lady said masks are stupid and don’t make any difference. I’m surprised the lady didn’t need dental surgery with that answer to my niece.

Another couple from her church wanted to get married in the church but the priest limited attendance to seventy-five. They wanted more so they asked about the dining hall and got the same limit. The Fraternal Halls in town had the same restriction so they went into White County and was able to have two-hundred people. Most didn’t wear masks or practice social distancing

Some fools found a judge to say Pritzker has no authority to require masks or lock Illinois up to save our lives. Most of the Southern Illinois counties have a high percentage of retirees so they need younger people to wear masks and practice social distance. With over 155,000 deaths and increasing at a thousand per day, why does stupidity seem to be the rule? The answer down there is hoax, flu, drugs, and don’t know any sick people. They all support the huckster-in-chief and he doesn’t wear one, so why should they? Stupidity rules!