March 2020 – Page 74 – The Portland Press Herald

Sen. Eloise Vitelli: In uncertain times, Maine businesses deserve our support

by Sen. Eloise Vitelli Guest column March 25, 2020March 23, 2020

All across Maine, small businesses are at the heart of our communities and downtowns. Local shops and restaurants give Maine towns the character our state is famous for. But amidst the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, small business owners and their employees are facing hardship and uncertainty. I can’t tell you when things will go […]

Bicentennial, Local & State, News, Uncategorized

On this date in Maine history: March 25

by Joseph Owen March 25, 2020March 30, 2020

March 25, 1937: Workers at shoe manufacturers in Lewiston and Auburn initiate a strike that grows to more than 4,000 workers by early April. The strike draws widespread attention but ends three months later in failure. In Maine, where many shoe manufacturers had set up shop to flee the unions’ organizing power in Massachusetts, shoemaking […]

Times Record Opinion

Jase Graves: Spend quality time in self-quarantine

by Jase Graves Guest column March 25, 2020March 24, 2020

In addition to the truly grave aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, a first-world problem that parents all over America are facing – along with looking for a creative and non-abrasive substitute for toilet paper – is how to keep their children wholesomely occupied while schools are closed. This can be especially challenging for parents already […]

Letters

Letter to the editor: Building community in troubling times

March 25, 2020March 24, 2020

I received an email from a dear friend in Switzerland telling about the challenges they are facing to maintain their sense of community as they hunker down to defeat COVID-19. What struck me most was that everyone in all communities across the country, pause and ring their bells at 7 each night to recognize, honor […]

Letters

Letter to the editor: Pandemic the result of climate crisis

March 25, 2020March 24, 2020

It is my considered opinion that the current pandemic sweeping our country is the inevitable result of the climate crisis that is sweeping the world. In particular, I would point readers to the groundbreaking work of science journalist Laurie Garrett in the wake of her time at the Harvard School of Public Health. Her 1994 […]

Op-eds, Opinion

Chamber leaders: Support Maine’s business community during the COVID-19 pandemic

by Dana Connor, Quincy Hentzel and Deb Neuman Special to the Press Herald March 25, 2020March 24, 2020

Information is available about assistance for workers and employers, and the chamber community’s Pay It Forward Maine is encouraging Mainers to support businesses.