As John Prine tells it, he just couldn’t write another song about old people. “I said everything I wanted to in ‘Hello In There,’” Prine recalled saying roughly 50 years ago to a friend as the pair brainstormed song ideas together in a Chicago apartment. “I can’t do it.” But Prine, then a letter carrier […]
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Congress in standoff with White House on virus aid, but first checks coming
Democratic leaders want to add hundreds of billions of dollars for protective gear, state and local governments, and food stamps.
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The Latest: Federal stocks of protective equipment nearly depleted
About 90% of the personal protective equipment in the Strategic National Stockpile has been distributed to state and local governments.
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Auto insurers giving discounts as Mainers drive – and crash – less
A number of insurance companies have announced payments or credits on auto premiums, and others are considering it.
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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: COVID maps don’t tell the whole story about where virus has spread
Health officials and the media should do a better job of conveying crucial information about the true number of cases.
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Commentary: Economy will come back when COVID crisis passes – but emissions don’t have to
Let’s help put Maine back to work by investing in an infrastructure that is cleaner and more resilient yet has a lower operating cost.
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Maine says schools should plan to keep classrooms closed for rest of academic year
Maine’s commissioner of education is recommending that schools across the state plan to continue to replace in-person classroom and group instruction with remote and distance learning programs for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. Pender Makin notified Maine school officials of her recommendation on Tuesday, saying she was basing her decision on guidance from […]
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Coronavirus infecting, killing black Americans at higher rate
In Wisconsin’s Milwaukee County, African-Americans account for 73 percent of the dead but just 26 percent of the population.
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Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine dies at 73 from coronavirus
Prine, who won a lifetime achievement Grammy and was called ‘The Mark Twain of American songwriting,’ had been hospitalized last month.