A well-deserved day of rest for our friends in blue

Mail Carriers have had an intense year with the vast expansion of online shopping since the pandemic. Aaron, our downtown postman said deliveries have been way up with some 13 pallets of packages from online shopping waiting for sorters and carriers on just one day earlier this week. He said the deliveries rivaled volume during the week before Christmas last year. Our hats are off to them this Thanksgiving. This also reminds us to Shop Local whenever possible. Like Dean Dollarhide said in a letter to the editor last week, we all need to support our neighbors and friends as we push into the new year and hope for new beginnings and greater health for all. And don’t forget to give your garbage person a shout of thanks as they are still working Thursday routes today, Thanksgiving, Nov. 26.