By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – August 25, 2021 Looks like the "Dashboard Of Doom" is living up to its reputation by reporting several more deaths in the community from the Delta Variant. Of course nobody mentions the fact that in Del Norte County you are more likely to die of just about anything else except Melanoma (skin cancer) in greater numbers over the course of most years than from Covid. About 300 people die nearly every year in this County, so as tragic as it might be, eighteen deaths from Covid in nineteen months is a relatively small price to pay considering most other places in California did not fare as well. Has anyone noticed that originally we were to volunteer to get vaccinated in order to be "safe". When the vaccination rate began to lag, suddenly the "new" motivation for being vaccinated shifted from volunteering to bribing with gift cards, lotteries, and other inducements. Now, after a series of broken promises that after you "got vaccinated, you would be able to return to normal life" and that didn't occur, the latest is to demote you to second class citizenship unless you actually got vaccinated, even though it hasn't really helped getting anyone "back to a normal life". The next step has been rather predictable with the FDA's sham vetting of the Pfizer vaccine, don't worry Moderna and Johnson&Johnson's soon to follow, with forced vaccination soon to follow. Looking a lot like New South Wales or New Zealand recently. With Democrat operatives harvesting recall ballots for the impending Newsom test on September 14th, don't be surprised if another "late night miracle" happens when the ballots are counted. That way the new mandates can be put in place for the coming school year with very little time delay. Another year of masks and social distancing, forced vaccination or weekly testing for those that refuse at the best, school closures in California and back to "on line learning" at worst. After all there are seven reported cases in the school district, two students and five faculty before school has officially even started. The good news is that Del Norte County has been relatively spared the worst of the virus up until recently, with new highs at the Dashboard of Doom. Yet as we speak, it appears that the numbers are starting to decline much like last summer in a typical three to five week cycle displayed with most virus surges. Just in time for fall and the beginning of the typical virus season from late October to the following May. In addition, those fearful should be reminded that nearly half the County has had at least one jab and 2635 residents have natural immunity from having been confirmed positive for Covid-19. If the County Public Health Department can scare a few more people into being experimental lab rats 70% protected is well within reach. Only 10% or so to go. If not, maybe compulsory vaccination is on the horizon. Australia, New Zealand here we come after all, one new case cannot be tolerated, it may be asymptomatic.