Keep it local ‘Tis the season, to be sure. The influx of visitors — both domestic and foreign — has begun. The numbers are anticipated to be well below normal this year, but the faucet is still on. Out-of-state license plates and record home sales substantiate the theory that people are not only visiting, but moving here, in many cases from states with the worst COVID statistics. Grocery stores last summer were quick to respond to the need to protect populations in the “vulnerable group” of senior citizens. Now the group that needs protecting might be expanded to include “locals.” Particularly near our ski areas, the stores are packed with vacationers either just picking up something for the evening meal or stocking up for their weekly rentals; it’s not a stretch to assume many are from areas of the country less successful than Utah in monitoring and slowing transmission rates.