Protest story plays loose with actual facts

Roger Harnack’s front-page article in the 4/30/2020 CFP, “Local business owners attend Spokane protest against quarantine,” starts by stating that Governor Inslee’s coronavirus-related rules, “shuttered businesses, hospitals and other aspects of life in Eastern Washington.” That’s at best misleading. Inslee’s rule banned elective surgeries and other non-essential procedures. Many businesses were permitted to operate under revised procedures.

Harnack goes on to say that, “Inslee has not yet given a date for when he’d allow “non-essential” businesses to open back up.” In fact, according to the Y...