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Letter: Social distance these politicians

By Gale Beagle, Vancouver

Published: May 15, 2020, 6:00am

We now have Trump Republicans U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, state Rep. Vicki Kraft, R-Vancouver, and Clark County Council Chair Eileen Quiring thinking they know more than the Clark County Public Health Officer Dr. Alan Melnick and our Gov. Inslee. They seem unwilling to follow leading medical advice. Then we have our Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle listening to them. Why isn’t she checking with our other representatives and listening to our medical professionals? We are in trouble if these are the so-called experts our mayor is listening to. Social distancing is working.

Please do not let these public officials mess this up.

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