The failure of the most powerful nation in the world to contain the scourge has been met with astonishment and alarm in Europe.
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Posted inNation & World
Ohio governor’s conflicting COVID-19 tests raise backlash
The conflicting results come as Americans have grown frustrated about access to testing and by slow results.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: COVID crisis hits behavioral health
Community-based providers of mental health and substance use disorder services may not survive if the state doesn’t release federal funds.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine Republicans playing games with special session
The Legislature can’t come back to finish its work because the minority party wants to control the agenda.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Maine students on reopening schools: ‘I just hope we do it the right way’
With the return to school around the corner, Maine high school students say they’d like to be back in the classroom, but they’re equally concerned about safety.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine’s small-business sector still in crisis after reopening
Many businesses report poor sales and low customer counts as the coronavirus pandemic continues to strangle commerce.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Republicans should hold firm on taxes in Augusta
Whenever the Legislature comes back into session, GOP members should use their clout to roll back 2019’s spending spree.
Posted inRecipes
Homefront: Tian of Zucchini is both healthful and comforting
A tian is a cousin to a quiche, but no crust is required.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Teetering on the unemployment cliff
What’s keeping workers at home? It’s not a $600 weekly payment – it’s the coronavirus.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine faces numerous hurdles in coming race to vaccinate for COVID-19
Success in a mass-inoculation effort to achieve herd immunity depends on communicating its efficacy and overcoming ‘vaccine hesitancy.’