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Letter: Are our priorities backward?

(Spenser Heaps | Deseret News, pool) Gov. Gary Herbert speaks at a press conference at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, June 11, 2020.

(Spenser Heaps | Deseret News, pool) Gov. Gary Herbert speaks at a press conference at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, June 11, 2020.

From the Thursday, June 18, Tribune:

Page 1: “Guv ready to rev up recovery’s engine.”

Pate 8: “Risk of COVID-19 exposure ‘higher than ever,’ as Utah reports 407 new cases and four deaths.”

Question: Do we possibly have our priorities backward? Asking for a friend who is a very high-risk person.

Alan Linett, Sandy

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