To: Steve Bullock, Governor of Montana
From: The People of Montana

Under your prescient and competent leadership, Montanans have successfully bent the curve on cases and deaths caused by the global coronavirus pandemic. Montanans have stayed at home, washed hands, worn masks, and socially distanced, and our continued sacrifices are minimizing the devastating impacts of COVID-19 in Montana. It truly is, and always has been, a privilege to live in a place where we all care for each other.

However, we are not out of the woods, primarily because there is no national or regional strategy to mitigate the effects of this yet-to-be eradicated virus with testing, tracing, and quarantining. We know what works, and we must focus on these prudent strategies until there is a safe and effective vaccine that is free for everyone within reach of the virus.