We need to maintain the bonds of connection even more when schools have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Our View: Maine’s unemployment is part of a bigger problem
Historic job losses are occurring everywhere and won’t be slowed without intervention from Washington.
Our View: Restaurants entering a new era of uncertainty
With creativity and good policy, Maine’s vaunted dining industry can flourish again.
Another View: Suing over COVID college shutdown teaches the wrong lesson
Students need to understand that sometimes, you must sacrifice for the greater good.
Our View: Maine gains testing capacity at just the right time
Through a partnership with Idexx, it appears the Mills administration has secured enough tests to move forward safely.
Our View: Mainers should explore alternatives to closed parks and beaches
While observing social distancing rules, we need to be creative about where we go to get outdoors.
Our View: Can we coexist with COVID long enough for vaccine to emerge?
Whether we, as a society, can weather the long development and approval process is far from certain.
Our View: Maine should not follow demonstrators
Ignoring public health regulations during an epidemic won’t bring back the state’s economy.
Our View: Allow SNAP recipients to shop online
Americans who use food stamps should be able to shop the same way as everyone else.
Our View: Maine is not alone in pandemic crisis
A worldwide recession on the heels of a global pandemic has as much impact here as do the choices made in Augusta.