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.

Portland Garment Factory Started 2020 Making Masks for Health Care Workers and Ended With “Ugly Holiday Masks” for, Well, Everyone

“It was supposed to be a quirky, cheeky nod to the holidays and the traditional ugly sweater stuff,” says Britt Howard, PGF’s founder. “But also, you know, a mask, reminding everyone like, even if you do go visit your family, you still need to wear a mask.”

If Masks Don’t Protect Against Tear Gas, Why Would They Work for COVID-19?

The number of people who would have to sneeze on you all at once to equal the droplet concentration you experience downwind of one CS canister could populate a small city.

Oregon Sees Record-Breaking Day of COVID Infections as School Districts Predict Distance Learning for Next Four Months

The kids will be home for Christmas. And every day until then.

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.