mask debate

The Hawaii lieutenant governor watched in horror as protesters showed up outside his condo, yelled at him through bullhorns and beamed strobe lights into the building to harass him over vaccine requirements. A parent in Northern California barged into his daughter’s elementary school and punched a teacher in the face over mask rules. At a […]

The latest chapter in the mask debate could be turning small businesses against CDC guidelines. This swift change of course has left some businesses and shoppers not knowing what to do or believe. Should they trust people will follow guidelines and mask up if they aren’t vaccinated or continue telling everyone to wear one? Small […]

The mask mandate in Collier County is set to expire soon and many are taking part in “unmask our children” protests in hopes that the county doesn’t extend it. Some parents in Collier County are ready for their children to move on from this pandemic. These same parents said last month it was time to […]

A new version of the year-old mask debate has come to the surface. Those who are fully vaccinated are ready to leave the masks behind. But the question is: can they? A customer’s fight at Costco in South Fort Myers over masks was caught on camera. He wants to know what the point of getting […]

Many small businesses are following the larger chains as they begin to require masks for shopping and visiting. “Everyone has to have a mask on,” said Sherrie Moody, Executive Director of the Charlotte Players Theater. No matter the performance, when the seats are filling up at the theater, masks must be worn because Moody believes […]

Many major retail chains such as Walmart, Target, and Starbucks have begun to mandate wearing a mask at their store locations. But local businesses are also taking part simply to ensure the safety of their employees and the customers. “We’ve done everything we possibly can to keep this virus out of our restaurant,” said Marlies […]

US Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Sunday said a mask mandate would work best at local and state levels, casting doubt on how a national mandate would be enforced and saying that education is needed. As coronavirus cases surge across the US, the debate over whether to require Americans to wear a mask to slow the […]

President Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday, the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by health officials as a precaution against spreading or becoming infected by the novel coronavirus. Trump flew by helicopter to Walter Reed National […]

The debate over whether or not masks should be mandated, and if they even can, is harkening back to debates over regulation of smoking and requiring seat belts. The difference between those and this new debate: they were changed through state and federal legislation. The mask debate is often being had in cities, towns and […]