Dear Gov1 Subscriber, There's no sugarcoating the fact that the weeks and months ahead are going to be difficult. As communities across the country are increasingly impacted by the pandemic, including more of our first responders and medical professionals, it will become more vital than ever that we come together as communities and do what needs to be done to stop the spread. For citizens, that's staying home as much as possible, and isolating if symptoms do set in (under medical guidance, of course). For first responders, that's taking care of yourself in whatever way that you can, especially your mental health, and knowing when to make the call to self-quarantine. And for government leaders, that's knowing when to make those truly difficult decisions; who would have ever thought that protecting livelihoods could come at the cost of actual lives? As Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon said recently, "The world has never seen anything like this. There is no playbook." — The Gov1 Team