This tourist town has come up with a creative way to marshal compliance with a COVID-19 mask mandate

Charm and humor are viewed as better ways to persuade than tough enforcement.

(Jeremy Wade Shockley | Kaiser Health News) Old West actors Cathy Roberts and Scott Perez stand on the lookout for unmasked visitors in Durango, Colorado, on March 21, 2021. Durango doesn't require people to wear masks outdoors but does when people enter any businesses or public buildings.

This tourist town has come up with a creative way to marshal compliance with a COVID-19 mask mandate

Charm and humor are viewed as better ways to persuade than tough enforcement.

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