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MOSTLY CLOUDY 77 • 56 FORECAST, B10 | FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2020 | journalstar.com OBITUARIES A4 OPINION A8 CLASSIFIEDS B8 COMICS B5 CROSSWORDS B4, B9 BUSINESS A7 $2.50 • D • Volume 159, Issue 136 • A Lee Enterprises Newspaper • Copyright 2020 Follow us online: facebook.com/LincolnJournalStar twitter.com/JournalStarNews instagram.com/JournalStarNews Watch Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird, other leaders give updates on coronavirus @JOURNALSTAR.COM 20 PAGES ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Despite White House claims, the U.S. still lacks a comprehensive bat- tle plan against the coronavi- rus in critical areas including masks, testing, treatments and vaccines, whistleblower Rick Bright warned Thursday in testi- mony before a House committee. “Our window of opportunity is closing,” he declared. The nation could face “the darkest winter in modern his- tory” if the virus rebounds, the government vaccine scientist told lawmakers. Bright’s ap- pearance came after his ouster last month as head of a Health and Human Services biodefense T he National Geographic Society photographer was at home, nursing a sore ankle Thursday morning. Joel Sartore is home most of the time these strange and scary days, isolating like the rest of us, but he sometimes gets in his pickup and drives north to the pasture land he owns near Valparaiso. That’s where he was earlier this week, chopping down cedar trees — a native species that grows like a weed — when one fell the wrong way and he slipped down an embankment to avoid it. He likes being there, in the quiet of nature, spot- ting badgers and songbirds and ducks. “I’ll work and I’ll sit in my truck and listen to the meadowlark sing and eat a sandwich,” he said. “The birds don’t know we’re in a pandemic; they don’t care.” But he was game for a phone interview — one of many — on the eve of a big announcement. His baby, the National Geo- graphic Photo Ark, was unveil- ing a photo. Another species in Sartore’s effort to document the inhab- itants of the world’s zoos and wildlife sanctuaries. One of the smallest wildcats on the planet — the güiña — would mark a big number in the project: 10,000. A huge milestone, Sartore said. The Photo Ark has taken Sar- tore on a dazzling and daunting adventure, and he aims to pho- tograph 15,000 species before he’s done. Sartore figures it will take twice as long to capture the last 5,000 images — farther afield and more remote — as it did to memorialize the first 10,000. And that effort has taken 15 years. It all began during another Unveiling No. 10,000 Frustrations mount over test program Critics say US lacks virus plan An unlikely duo How an editor and rock star became friends. GROUND ZERO, PAGE B6 A Husker like Mike? Jordan’s will to win reminds of former Husker. SIPPLE, B1 Lincoln photographer Sartore reaches milestone in documenting species JOEL SARTORE PHOTOS,NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Lincoln photographer Joel Sartore photographed güiña (Leopardus guigna tigriillo) at a wildlife reserve in Santiago, Chile, earlier this year. The small wildcat marked the 10,000th addition to his National Geographic Photo Ark project. Photo No. 1: Naked mole rat Photo No. 4,000: Dwarf squid Photo No. 7,000: Leadbeater’s possum CHRIS DUNKER Lincoln Journal Star As the coronavirus spread through Grand Island meat- packing plants and assisted care facilities, infecting nearly 1,400 people in Hall County by mid- week, Jessica Kirk took care to observe the proper safety and hygiene guidelines. She wore a mask — and gloves, too, while they lasted — when venturing out of her apartment to work at a local pet food manu- facturing plant, or to Walmart to purchase grocer- ies. Even with the added precautions, Kirk, 26, woke up feeling sick, exhausted and weak last Saturday, her tem- perature reading 100.8 degrees and rising. “My body was cold but my face was on fire,” she said. On Monday, when her fever had climbed to 102 degrees, Kirk said she registered with Test Nebraska, a $27 million program launched by Gov. Pete Ricketts Kirk CINDY LANGE- KUBICK ■ Online: Watch and hear a güiña @JournalStar.com. Please see LANGE-KUBICK, Page A2 Please see VIRUS, Page A2 Please see TESTING, Page A2 Call Today For Free Estimate 402-913-9802 Eliminate Gutter Cleaning for life! 75% OFF INSTALLATION LABOR ON LeafGuard ® Brand Gutters Lincoln 70th & Pioneers 402-488-4200 | Legacy - 168th & W. Center 402-691-0003 | www.rockbrookcamera.com Safe Shopping with Social Distancing Curbside Service Pick-Ups & Drop-Offs 24/7 Online Shop, Create & Print Welcome Back... You’ve Been Missed! When you are ready & comfortable... our welcome mats are out, and our doors are open for you to come into our showrooms! • Camera Sales • Used Gear • Rentals • Photofinishing • And More! • And More!
