John Balentine says “…Trump fittingly invoked a wartime analogy.” (“Rise from your foxholes, teachers,” Aug. 13) Secretary of Defense Mattis asserted that defunded State Department diplomacy would mean he’d need more ammo, his way of urging peace as preferable to war. But let’s employ Balentine’s war metaphor. How’s that Commander-in-Chief doing? In eight months, American […]
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Under the right conditions, Maine high school athletes safe to take the field
In most cases, the benefits of a fall season outweigh the risks, though COVID will have the last word.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: How to cope with massive health care and job crises? Science and innovation are the answer
We need to recognize that as we learn more, best practices and recommendations can change.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Feds say Maine will receive money to fund added jobless benefits
The funding, being provided by the Federal Emergency Management Association, will allow Maine to provide $300 per week on top of a worker’s unemployment benefit, FEMA said Tuesday.
Posted inNation & World
Federal government to require COVID-19 testing of nursing home staff
More than 5,500 test kits have already been shipped to care homes around the country.
Posted inNation & World
British government ditches advice on masks at schools
The World Health Organization recently recommended children over the age of 12 should wear masks if social distancing is not possible.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Tom Maines retires from basketball because of health considerations
The Hall of Fame coach was in his second stint as Morse high’s boys’ basketball coach, but retired after undergoing cancer treatment and having a lung removed.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
New U.S. virus cases fall as masks gain favor, but testing lags
Even at 43,000 new cases per day, the U.S. remains far above the numbers seen during the spring, when new daily cases peaked at about 34,000.
Posted inBusiness
AP poll: Many in U.S. shoring up finances amid downturn
Despite increased unemployment, 45 percent of Americans say they’ve saved more money than usual.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
USM students return to campus, start school year with a test
Students arriving at Maine’s second-largest public university Tuesday faced mandatory coronavirus testing and a 3-day quarantine.