Gov. Doug Ducey gives the latest Arizona coronavirus update during a news conference July 23, 2020, in Phoenix. Photo by Matt York/Associated Press | Pool photo
There was no blue wave in 2020. Not in Maricopa County, anyway. But there wasn’t a red wall, either.
We’ve heard the same mantra for months: mask up, wash your hands, physically distance, yadda, yadda, yadda.
I don’t wish to downplay the message. We all need to do our part to control the spread of the coronavirus, and I’m glad our elected officials (at least some of them) are choosing to remind us on a regular basis.
But at this moment, words alone are not enough.
Last week, while many of us were enjoying our pumpkin pies and post-turkey naps, a team of COVID-19 modelers at the University of Arizona was penning a dire letter to the state’s department of health.