Shoot for the moon and you’ll hit the barn. Shoot for the barn and you’ll end up in the manure pile. Since when has optimistic thinking and setting high and tough-to-reach goals been a hindrance to reaching those goals? The article about overpromises by the governor (“Overpromises mean it could be months before all of Oregon’s teachers are vaccinated for COVID-19,” Feb. 3) just contributes to the divisiveness and lack of unity that had dominated our world for the past four years. Yes, maybe we won’t get all the teachers vaccinated when we’d like. Yes, we may need to delay vaccinating everyone who’s at risk. These are moving targets, and the lack of planning and support from the previous federal administration has made accurate goal-setting an impossible task. But the future is bright. With a slight twist in tone and focus, The Oregonian/OregonLive could give the citizenry some hope. Science has never offered perfect solutions, only best guesses based on known data. Our news reporters need to get off the doomsday bus. We will get past this – not without some errors and challenges, but we will. Help us see that.
Wade McJacobs, Beaverton
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