A resident of Iowa – where the death toll is rising as their governor ignores advice that she’d asked for – writes From Away, and from exile.
Gov. Janet Mills
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine CDC reports 71 new coronavirus cases as outbreak hits Cape Elizabeth memory care home
The additional cases and 2 deaths come at a time when the Mills administration is relaxing restrictions on businesses to begin reviving Maine’s economy.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine taking risk by not testing at prisons
Correctional facilities are among the most likely sites for COVID-19 outbreaks.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine fitness centers pumped to reopen as soon as order is lifted
Planet Fitness, Maine’s largest fitness center chain, is among the gyms and fitness clubs that say they have the proper protocols and procedures while they wait to hear from the Mills administration when they can reopen.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Oversight of Maine State Police ‘fusion center’ way overdue
A longtime trooper’s allegations regarding a secretive state police intelligence unit demand answers.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
State tax revenues drop as COVID-19 tightens grip on Maine economy
A monthly report from state tax collectors shows parts of Maine’s economy reeling amid the pandemic.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: COVID is not world’s ‘greatest’ public health crisis
But perhaps it will open our First World eyes to the suffering endured around the globe.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Complex politics behind statewide corridor vote
Democrats and Republicans haven’t clearly split along party lines on a referendum aimed at blocking a western Maine power project.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: There’s no magic switch for Maine’s economy
Maine’s economy was shut down by a global pandemic, not by a superpower-equipped governor.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine reopening despite missed benchmarks, inadequate testing regime
Experts say more widespread testing of people without symptoms is essential to beating the pandemic and restoring the economy.