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A lot of noise has been made about the governor’s extension of his stay-at-home executive order. In a country that values its civil liberties and freedoms as much as we do in America, it’s tough to keep having faith in our leaders when we only see the devastation of our local lives and economy while we just don’t see the effects of the coronavirus itself.

So, it’s understandable to see some of us start to doubt the need to keep in quarantine while bills are going unpaid, work isn’t getting done, and the lack of social activities are getting us down. Travel is restricted, and we ca...