We need a plan to protect poll workers, the integrity of the election, and the rights of voters.
Op-eds
The Maine Millennial: Even in a pandemic, it’s still a dog’s life
Much has changed, but Janey still needs a walk in the woods.
Jim Fossel: Courts should review referendum questions
Voters should know whether the referendum questions they are considering jibe with the state’s constitution.
The View From Here: Who backs the front line worker?
The COVID pandemic is bad, but it would be worse without the people who keep showing up to work.
Maine Voices: COVID crisis requires new thinking on school lunch programs
Since kids can’t access nutritious meals at their school’s cafeteria, new networks have had to organize.
Insight: Reopening the economy after COVID
Deciding how and when to restart American businesses is ultimately a nonpolitical question that we should all help answer.
Maine Observer: Old food bites back
We’re learning so much during this pandemic, like expiration dates are there for a reason.
The humble Farmer: I’m socially distant from seagulls, but I still seek Facebook friends
Social media and the present coronavirus have added words to our vocabulary and expanded the meanings of familiar ones.
Maine Voices: COVID serves as dress rehearsal for dealing with climate crisis
Comparing the response to the virus by Canada and by the U.S. is illuminating and instructive.
Maine Voices: A real world is out there. It invites our attention
Campaigns – for president and Congress – are not bothering to acknowledge our critical situation or address its causes and remedies.