Cuts to government programs and services could lengthen the COVID-caused recession.
editorial
Our View: Eviction delay no solution to housing crisis
Tenants and landlords will both get in deeper trouble if Congress does not pass rental subsidies.
Our View: School meal waivers should be permanent
A universal meals program would improve students’ health and achievement.
Our View: The many deaths from COVID-19 cannot be wished away
President Trump has no plan to stop the deaths from the novel coronavirus, so he’s trying to make them disappear.
Our View: Mainers should plan for a COVID winter
As the temperatures drop, we will all need to take special care to keep each other safe.
Another View: NBA players’ strike was the most powerful message they could send
Slogans and ‘Black Lives Matter’ T-shirts don’t get the point across, even when you’re famous.
Our View: Challenges facing lobster industry should stay in the spotlight
The industry, besieged with short- and long-term struggles, got a lot of attention last week. That needs to continue when it’s not an election year.
Another View: Opponents haven’t given up on stopping CMP corridor
Mainers will be checking whether legislative hopefuls represent their interests or those of foreign utilities.
Another View: Another loss for DeVos, another win for students
The dangerously incompetent education secretary fails again to funnel public dollars toward private schools.
Another View: Editorial misses mark – there is no ‘student loan crisis’
The current financial aid system works just fine. The problem is that families are not properly advised about borrowing.