The course of the 1918 influenza epidemic has lessons for us.
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Leonard Pitts: Some of us will never be ‘American’ enough to satisfy the bigots
Americans of Asian heritage have no obligation to prove themselves to those who beat and spit upon them.
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Maine Voices: Forecasts of a looming economic depression are greatly exaggerated
The Fed is showing that it’s willing to go to great lengths to mitigate COVID-19’s impact.
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Commentary: A virus is raging. The economy is in free fall. Why Trump’s approval rating has gone up
The surge can be attributed to bipartisan support for the president’s crisis management – but it has been relatively small, and it probably won’t last long.
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Commentary: Coronavirus may become this century’s Second World War
The people who endured the Great Depression and ‘the War’ have some lessons to share with us.
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Green Plate Special: The fate of wild salmon may point to the fate of the planet
And if history is any guide, we should be worried, writer Mark Kurlansky argued on a recent visit to Maine to promote his new book.
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‘The Mirror and the Light’ is a masterful finale to Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell Trilogy
Mantel builds suspense by turning readers into alarmed onlookers as Cromwell meets his fate.
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Maine Voices: Taking risks for the right reasons – common good, not private gain
Frances Perkins not only served as the first woman in the Cabinet but also acted to save refugees from Nazi terror.
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Maine Voices: Ireland helped unite Europe, and Ireland should stay with Europe
There’s no better time than St. Patrick’s Day to contemplate the mark left on the world by another saint: Columbanus, the first to voice the concept of the ‘whole of Europe.’
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The Maine Millennial: Hand-washing, social distancing are our ‘home front’ sacrifices
We will find out if we can pull together the way our forebears once did.