When society seeks to influence behavior, is it better to pay people to act a certain way, or to penalize them if they don’t? The pandemic and the urgent need for COVID-19 vaccinations brings the question into focus. American Airlines offers employees an extra day of paid vacation if they get the shots. Delta Airlines, […]
2021
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: North Maine Woods director helped keep private lands open to public
Al Cowperthwaite has shown how to balance competing views and agendas in Maine’s vast forestland, and we all have benefited.
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Vaccinated retirees can fill jobs of ‘mandate’ protesters
Many people don’t want unvaccinated health care workers caring for them or their families.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: ‘Curtis’ ushers politics onto comics page
I’ve just read today’s (Sept. 9, Page B6) “Curtis” comic. Topic: Masking vs. not masking. I believe that “comics” imply something light and humorous. When this comic replaced “Mark Trail,” I was in favor of the change for a number of reasons. The “Curtis” strip was a good change. However, it is morphing into something […]
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Jetty, wing wall work underway at Kennebunkport
The $1.74-million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project is expected to be complete in January.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Issues with FDA-approved drugs reflect poorly on vaccines
In Maine, and around the country, overworked health care workers are bitterly bracing to be fired from a job they love in an industry desperate for manpower because the tyranny of an out-of-control medical fascist state won’t accept “no” as an answer. Our jobs directly affect the health of society’s elderly, sick and disabled. We […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The European disease that’s mutated through the Black Death and COVID
As the biological virus attacks bodies, the mental virus of anti-Semitism infects hearts and cultures where hatred has never ceased to be endemic.
Posted inBusiness, Food
The Wrap: Little Giant backlash, Norimoto Bakery moving
Harvest on the Harbor hybrid, new food business coming to Urban Farm Fermentory, and a new beer benefits Maine Audubon.
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From the Chamber: Do your employees feel safe and secure?
Some people may read this title and bristle — it sounds a little too touchy-feely for some. Some employers think that paying a wage and offering any benefits should garner absolute loyalty. Some employers look at employment as purely transactional. I pay you a wage and benefits and you show up. That’s not wrong, in that, […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Two actions could save our children’s lives – now
Starting with kids 2 and under, all DHHS referrals should get an in-home assessment, and all open cases should receive a ‘desktop’ audit.