Welcome to a new, weekly column in which a topic of interest, piece of news, relevant opinion, or general request for feedback is presented. We’ll offer the topic du jour and accompanying question, and you have the opportunity to respond with your thoughts.
Simply fill out the form below. A collection of each week’s responses will appear in the following week’s column. To read last week’s responses, scroll below this week’s topic.
Publisher reserves the right to edit responses for clarity and publish online and/or in our print publications.
Please let us know your thoughts!
This week’s topic is:
Covid Masking
With the state masking order lifted for those who’ve been vaccinated and with many counties having followed suit, there is still public confusion about who/how/when/why to wear a mask or not. Businesses are at their own discretion for whether or not to require patrons to wear a mask. Some do; some don’t. And the public is left to guess in other cases.
Our questions to you:
How comfortable are you about resuming your daily activities normally (i.e. without mask)?
Should all business simply have a mask optional policy?
Why or why not should a business still require a mask for all patrons?
Please share your thoughts by filling out this form.
Last week, we asked you about Preakness Stakes, Fair Competition & Medina Spirit and you responded! Here is a sampling of reader responses. To read more, click here.
If we want the culture of horse racing to change then Medina Spirit should not be allowed to race and the other horse that tested positive. I feel like this is Lance Armstrong in the horse world.
Stephanie Tabor, Stevensville
The amount of drug that was found in his blood was equal to one droplet in three Olympic size swimming pools. There are ways to look at this scientifically that show that trace amount could come from anything and certainly not an attempt by the trainer to "drug" a horse. I think someone needs to show the scientific side of this because overall, horseracing feels dirty. Many tracks have gotten in trouble over the years and rightly so. But at this elite level and under this amount of scrutiny, I don't think that a rumor should take over.
Lee Norwood, Severna Park
