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Cook: This Thanksgiving, don’t kill your friends and family

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton /  Mayor Jim Coppinger, left, greets Dr. David Bruce with an elbow bump before the press conference Tuesday at the Hamilton County Health Department. Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger renewed a mask mandate through Nov. 22 for the county on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020.
Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Mayor Jim Coppinger, left, greets Dr. David Bruce with an elbow bump before the press conference Tuesday at the Hamilton County Health Department. Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger renewed a mask mandate through Nov. 22 for the county on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Mayor Jim Coppinger, left, greets Dr. David Bruce with an elbow bump before the press conference Tuesday at the Hamilton County Health Department. Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger renewed a mask mandate through Nov. 22 for the county on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020.

This Thanksgiving, you’re not going to intentionally undercook the turkey, are you? Some salmonella and gravy for your guests?

No. Of course not. Just like you won’t leave the gun safe unlocked. Or the stove on. Or push grandma down the stairs.

Driving for Thanksgiving? Will you buckle up? Obey the traffic lights?

Yes. Of course.

Because you love your family and friends. You want them safe. Living long lives.