St. Joseph’s College of Maine’s nursing Class of 2020, deprived of a real graduation, prepares to take on a pandemic.
Bill Nemitz
Portland Press Herald opinion columns from Bill Nemitz.
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Bill Nemitz: While others partied on beaches, these Maine kids fired up their computers
A public service announcement, produced by a group of Gorham High School seniors, sends the right message on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bill Nemitz: She would be at her husband’s side – if only she could
A hospital’s new ‘no visitors’ policy, rightfully aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, renders a possible end-of-life moment all the more painful.
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Bill Nemitz: A week in Maine like no other
Everything has changed. But we can do this.
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Bill Nemitz: In this time of crisis, not all Maine employers do the right thing by their workers
Their response to the viral outbreak says a lot about their priorities.
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Bill Nemitz: Maine CDC lab now open on Sunday. Great idea!
Faced with growing aggravation and more COVID-19 tests, the Health and Environmental Testing Lab goes 24/7.
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Bill Nemitz: As virus spreads, keep your distance from older Mainers but don’t leave them isolated
A COVID-19 dilemma: How do we support our most vulnerable neighbors without infecting them.
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Bill Nemitz: For Portland nonprofit, saving the world just got a lot tougher
Partners for World Health, a lifeline for those in desperate need of medical supplies and services, now grapples with the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
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Bill Nemitz: Every day, history buff offers tour of Maine’s past
A retired journalist marks the state’s bicentennial by telling us, in more ways than one, how we got here from there.
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Bill Nemitz: The truth is vaccines save Maine kids’ lives. Let’s keep it that way.
For all the time they’ve spent talking in recent months, supporters of Question 1 have said precious little.