* Decatur Herald & Review…
The infection of a Macon County circuit court judge with COVID-19 caused a cascade of effects in the local legal world: a debate between state’s attorney candidates was suddenly scrubbed and two assistant state’s attorneys are now on home quarantine.
Associate Judge Jeffrey Geisler received a positive test for the virus over the weekend, according to Presiding Judge A.G. Webber IV.
“He had kind of a nagging cough last week and he felt fine but, in an abundance of caution and I think with the encouragement of his wife, he went and got tested and, to his surprise, it came back positive,” said Webber.
“And that was also a surprise to all of us.”
Do NOT endanger others like that. The world has changed, whether you like it or not. Deal with it.
* Yikes…
* New numbers…
American attitudes and their usage of masks have shifted broadly as President Trump has been hospitalized for COVID-19, a National Geographic and Morning Consult poll taken over the weekend has found.
More than 6 in 10 Americans questioned say they are more favorable toward people wearing a mask, and there have been steady increases in mask usage among people of all ages, demographic groups, and political leanings since a similar poll in July.
Despite noisy no-mask protests, 92 percent of 2,200 Americans polled say they wear a face mask when leaving their home, with 74 percent saying they “always” do. That “always” percentage is up nearly a quarter since July, according to the poll, which has a 2 percent margin of error.
* Yes, this two-day event was outside. But Christian County has an average positivity rate of 11.6 percent…
This is just one more reason why we can’t have nice things.
