Woah. 2020’s been a bumpy ride. Marginalized groups, the small business community, and at-risk individuals and the families of those with co-morbidities have all faced serious challenges in a society that is doing its best to stay afloat overall.
We are wiser, perhaps, than we were before being humbled by events outside our control this past year. These area residents show us that opportunity is the phoenix rising from 2020’s discarded ashes.
SHANNON PEACOCK, Truckee
Chiropractor
That we can all think more deeply and long-term about our interdependence on each other and our environment, and how we can better respect each other instead of serving only ourselves. Whether we like it or not, we’re all in it together and there’s no way around that; it’s all connected.
ANTJA THOMPSON, Tahoe City
Truckee High School Wellness Center employee
My always hope is that our courtesy and regard for each other rise to be commonalities.
DAVE MCCORMICK, Truckee
Full-time hiker and skier
No more COVID, no more smoky days, and big winters.
MIKE JAMES, South Lake Tahoe
Gondola Lodge, assistant manager
Things I would like to see in my community and country in 2021: a return to “a sense of normalcy” (wouldn’t we all); keeping locals and families in mind when tourism expansion is debated; and of course not to be taxed to hell and back.
URSULA RIINA, Truckee
Sugar Bowl Academy, business manager
Patience.
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