March 10, 2021 rustlernews.com
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GOVERNOR UPDATES POLICE SQUAD: comedy show shot dead for COVID-19 POLICIES Abeing too funny by Madison Mcmurphey, staff writer
As of Feb. 12, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte updated policies and guidelines with regards to COVID- 19. One new update allows the state of Montana to let the mask mandate expire. Also, bars and restaurants can choose to operate at 100 percent capacity -- if they so choose -- and time restrictions were eliminated. Local stores and businesses can choose whether they want to drop the mask requirement or keep it in place. The Cascade County Board of Health decided to maintain the mask mandate and social distancing. Before a Feb. 12 meeting, Trisha Gardner of the City County Health Department in Great Falls told MTN news
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the following: “The Board of Health is planning to convene a special meeting early next week, so there is the possibility of a local order going into place. It is absolutely my recommendation that everyone continue wearing masks, no matter what Directives/Orders are in place. Additionally, businesses, schools, and other agencies do have the ability to implement their own policies regarding face coverings should they wish to do so,” Gardner said. On Feb.17, the Cascade County Board of Health voted 5-2 to keep the mask mandate in Cascade County, regardless of the governor’s new policy.
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DISAGREE? Insight from Malcolm Contreras by Madison Mcmurphey, staff writer
Malcolm Contreras, a CMR graduate, said he believes that the new policy will lead to an increase in COVID-19 cases. “With the new guidelines being put in place, cases of Covid will rise. Between no masks and Montana starting to warm up, Montana will be a breeding ground for Covid,” he said. ‘’I don’t agree with the mask mandate being lifted at all. Frankly, I think anyone who agrees with it is misguided and very stupid.” Contreras said everyone should do the compassionate thing and wear a mask to protect others. “Who cares what the government is telling us to do?,” he said. “Wear a mask because it’s a kind and compassionate thing to do.” The virus will spread a lot quicker than normal, he said, and people should be careful. “Who cares about who’s right and wrong? Even if I’m wrong, at least I can say that I tried to fix a problem and I was understanding
and compassionate about it. People who oppose COVID mitigation measures are selfish, mindless and frankly not great people. If you care about your community, you take this seriously because the sooner we take this seriously, the sooner we will be out of it,” Contreras said.
by Justin Bollich, staff writer Police Squad is a comedy show famous for being canceled after airing only 4 episodes, with 2 more being released later. The show starred Lieslie Neilsen, famous for his role in Airplane. The reason given for the cancelation? It was too funny. “The viewer had to watch it in order to appreciate it,” was what ABC said about the cancelation. Which is a very interesting statement about a TV show released in the 80s, with no distractions like phones or laptops. All of the episodes are hilarious, and there are several recurring jokes. Just a few examples are Rex Hamilton as Abraham Lincoln in the intro, who never actually appears in an episode, the lab scientist, who is always demonstrating inappropriate experiments for children, and Johnny the shoe shiner who knows everything. One particular example is when the lab scientist is explaining to a young girl how electricity works, while the girl is in an electric chair that is about to be turned on.
One of my personal favorite jokes is when Nielsen attempts to recreate a crime scene by shooting extras, and “who are, and how did you get in here?” “I’m a locksmith, and I’m a locksmith”. Or when a boxer knocks out his own shadow. (I have no idea how they achieved that effect) And some of the jokes are so subtle, like the mortuary ad on a bench Nielsen hides behind in a shootout, or the number of garbage cans he runs over is the same as the episode number. There’s so many good ones I can’t list them all.
Leslie Nielsen, lead actor in “Police Force.” Photo courtesy of wikimedia.org creative commons.
This story is also available on our website in the entertainment section. The full version of this story includes links to available episodes of Police Squad.
Governor Greg Gianforte. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Governor. governor.mt.gov
