Programs are available for communities and businesses to rebuild, but what if we invested more in prevention instead?
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Maine Voices: ‘Universal’ testing isn’t enough to protect nursing home residents from COVID
It’s critical to do smart proactive testing of staff on COVID units and medical providers and staff working at multiple facilities or units.
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Sara Gideon: Washington’s COVID response has put partisan politics ahead of state, local needs
Senate Republicans focus on filling empty judgeships as Maine towns, cities and counties go without federal CARES Act funds.
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Commentary: Mainers need health clubs to reopen
Gyms and fitness studios are integral to restoring and maintaining the health of Maine residents.
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Jim Fossel: Gov. Mills has most to lose in COVID politics
Whether she opens the economy too fast or too slow, she will be held accountable in 2022.
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Maine Voices: It’s protective equipment, not a political symbol – put on your mask
Question business managers and owners who don’t enforce orders, praise ones who do – and perfect your shocked stare.
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Bill Nemitz: Long live the ‘Lucky O’Brien’ – the last of Maine’s Liberty ships
The SS Jeremiah O’Brien, the last of the Liberty ships built in South Portland during World War II, survived the German U-boats, the Mothball Fleet and now, a devastating fire on San Francisco’s waterfront.
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Insight: Bernie Sanders becomes a team player
The Vermont senator is working with Democratic establishment to elect Joe Biden, even though he is still not a member of the party.
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The Maine Millennial: Sobriety doesn’t get easier with time
An anniversary is something to celebrate, but the struggle continues.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Trump is our COVID climate
It’s hard to respond to a natural disaster when we have a president who thrives on chaos.