Face Masks Will Now Be Required in All National Parks

The National Park Service announced this week that it will be requiring masks on all of its lands, in accordance with President Joe Biden’s executive order requiring masks to be worn in federal buildings.

Mt. Hood Meadows Is Suspending Season Passes of Guests Who Refuse to Wear Masks

Mt. Hood Meadows is now cracking down on recreationalists who are violating that critical pandemic safeguard by suspending season passes. While the resort says that most of its guests are following directions and covering up, outliers who either wear a mask incorrectly or flat out refuse to put one on threaten the health of others as well as Meadows’ ability to keep operating.

Oregon Emergency Room Physician Dr. Esther Choo Offers a Frank Appraisal of President Trump’s Health

Choo says she started speaking up about Trump’s health because the actions of the president’s doctors didn’t match their words.

Last Month, Oregon Prisons Implored Guards to Wear Masks. Since Then, Four Inmates Have Died From COVID-19.

What Are the Medical Conditions That Make It So Impossible to Wear a Mask?

You can avoid the horror of donning that death-dealing mask by simply calling the establishment ahead of time and requesting a “reasonable modification” to their mask policy.

Bike Helmet Manufacturers WaveCel Kept Their Staff Employed During COVID-19 by Pivoting to Making Plastic Face Masks

WaveCel donated the first 1,000 shields to Legacy, then priced the shields at cost.

The Decemberists Are Selling Branded Face Masks as Band Merch

The two-ply cotton mask—available for $12 on the band’s website—features a filter slot and is available in black, blue, charcoal or green, with a portion of the net profits going to the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund, which assists musicians and music industry workers affected by the pandemic.

For Every Bandanna Sold, This Portland Design Firm Donates One to a Person Experiencing Homelessness

At the start of the pandemic, DeGaetano’s Portland design firm, Hovers Over Water, partnered with Street Roots newspaper to launch The Art We Breathe, a philanthropic project aimed at providing vulnerable populations with protective face coverings.