To the Editor:

I support the strength and courage that most governors, like Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, have shown looking out for the health of their residents. I own a small restaurant that is currently closed because of Covid-19. I read some of the guidelines that states are suggesting for opening up their restaurants and other businesses, and I am flabbergasted at the thought of operating this way — masks, tables six feet apart, disposable service ware.

I want to serve my guests breakfast and lunch in a lovely atmosphere, not a war zone where I have checked everyone’s temperature before entering.

I don’t think anyone’s rights are being trampled by waiting another month. If anything, it is the rights of the people being subjected to the possibility of exposure that are being trampled.

Martha Wolf

Burlington, Iowa

To the Editor:

Among the many fault lines exposed by the Covid-19 crisis is the stark difference between how workers are treated when they have a union, and what happens to workers who do not.