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We are coming into the baseball season and the pandemic is being robustly addressed, so let’s go with a sports metaphor: we’re entering the home stretch.

We can see the possibility of days where we can unmask, and look forward to what will probably be next year’s booster vaccination for COVID-19, as we figure out what changes back and what is brand new.

We are not there yet. Cases are rising a bit in Snohomish County and Mill Creek has a high population density. Caution is still advised.

The latest Snohomish Health District numbers show 22 people hospitalized, two on ventilators. S...