Whitman County Gazette - Serving Whitman County since 1877

It is not surprising that COVID-19, which ravaged the world, was disastrous for our country's economy. Millions died from COVID complications; offices, stores, and factories closed. People were forced to quarantine at home.

The good news this Labor Day is vaccines are working and readily available. As a result, our job market has dramatically improved. People are eating out, shopping, and traveling. Our economy is healing.

Vaccines were developed and deployed at "warp speed" under President Donald Trump. Having Americans inoculated as quickly as possible is one of the few things in which p...