Ye Gods. Must every. single. discussion. have to devolve into a mask debate? Wednesday our local sports page featured a story about our most low-income high school beginning a fledgling baseball team of mostly freshmen who have never played ball in their lives. The school hasn't fielded a team in years for various reasons, economics and kids having to work to help their families for one. It was a lovely story, full of hope, will, and determination.

The only comments on the online story were about the accompanying photo; it showed kids in a gym in masks. "Free our kids! Schools are abusive! blah blah blah..." Crap, I doubt they even read the story.