O’Scanlon: Let’s open the Shore before Memorial Day
By Senator Declan O’Scanlon
“We waited,” Gov. Phil Murphy said, “because we wanted to get it right.”Governor Murphy said that in response to a question about whether he waited too long to call for our state lockdown.
Sometimes hesitating to “get it right” is wise. Other times it’s the hesitation itself that dooms one to failure. Now Governor Murphy faces a similar test of judgment regarding opening our state back up and potentially saving, or killing our economy.
We faced several major health threats in the last century – Spanish Flu of 1918 and Hong Kong flu in ‘68. But if you ask people today to name t… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 4th, 2020 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: COVID-19, Declan O'Scanlon, Jersey Shore, New Jersey, Opinion | Tags: Declan O'Scanlon, New Jersey, Opinion, Summer at the Jersey Shore | Comments Off on O’Scanlon: Let’s open the Shore before Memorial Day