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Governor Jay Inslee will soon announce his plans to end mask requirements in schools and businesses. Many have probably already forgotten an outdoor mask mandate has been in effect since September, requiring all public gatherings of 500 or more to wear face coverings. This will end the 18th, Inslee announced in a news conference Feb. 9. The August 2021 order from the state’s secretary of health requiring everyone five years of age and older to wear a mask in public indoor settings remains in place – for now.

Not wearing masks has been on the minds of many Skagitonians long before In...