COVID-19: a year of pandemic coverage

The first time COVID-19 was mentioned in the TOPIC last year was the issue dated March 5, 2020.

Stray Thoughts columnist Mark Peacock wrote a piece which espoused the advice that folks eschew “armchair quarterbacks” for virus advice and take the word of practicing medical professionals.

Elsewhere in the 3/5/20 Topic, Publisher Kathy Nelson reported on local clinics preparing for potential spread of …