Phase II: During the virus

Slow down, you move too fast — Paul Simon

If Part I was before the virus, we are now in the second phase, living and hunkering down with it. None of us wanted a role in this play but now we are all on stage with it, with La Conner restaurants and tourist-focused retail some of the main players. This is a tragedy in the making.

The Washington state response continues to reach further into our communities, with Gov. Inslee announcing Sunday that all restaurants and bars are closed for the rest of March. The state has been at ground zero since the one person diagnosed in Everett was quarant...