As a physician who specializes in the care of hospitalized patients, I am very aware of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic around the lack of protective equipment, tests kits and ventilators. However, I fear that the cause of these shortages is getting lost in the discussion. We don’t have enough critical supplies to […]
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Letter to the editor: Boost front-line health care workforce on World Health Day
April 7 is World Health Day, and the World Health Organization has chosen the theme “Support Nurses and Midwives” in hopes of boosting the health care workforce worldwide. What a timely theme! That nurses are now among the workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic makes the theme “Support Nurses” all the more […]
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Letter to the editor: The past provides us no economic roadmap
Re: “Maine Voices: Forecasts of a looming economic depression are greatly exaggerated” (April 3): As an economist, I find Beau Michaud’s column misleading. “Recession” and “depression” now only have historic meanings. We are in a health crisis, not an economic crisis. Federal Reserve actions are important but not the answer. There is confusion of who […]
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Letter to the Editor: Adult ed grads join the front lines
I am writing on behalf of Portland Adult Education Assistant director Elizabeth Love and Friends of Portland Adult Education board chair Robert Wood. The leadership of Portland Adult Education is deeply grateful and humbled by the work of all health care workers who are helping Maine fight the coronavirus pandemic. In the past three years, […]
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Letter to the Editor: Ousted Navy captain showed courage under fire
The captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt asked for permission to isolate his crew, taking the ship out of active duty.
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Letter to the Editor: What makes junk mail essential?
Just wondering: With so many states telling non-essential businesses to stop operations, why haven’t the mass mailing companies closed down? James Poulin Casco
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Letter to the Editor: COVID restrictions create ‘nanny state’
When will Janet Mills and her nanny state stop? First she wants people to stay home if possible. Then she says people should go out and get exercise. Next she closes Crescent Beach State Park, Scarborough Beach Park and Ferry Beach. Now people only have Pine Point beach to walk on if they want to […]
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Letter to the editor: Mailer prompts new nickname for COVID
Just days ago, I and millions of others received “President Trump’s Coronavirus Guidelines for America.” Since Donald Trump, to maintain his self-importance, likes to have his name on everything, it seems only fitting that we now refer to this deadly illness as the “Trump Virus.” That is what I will call it from now on. […]
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Letter to the editor: Time at home could show us what’s important
My theology tells me that when things go wrong, I should try to understand why and to see what good may come of it. Our political turmoil is not the cause of this pandemic, but our continuous deficit spending to keep our fragile economy afloat has left us with massive consumer, corporate and federal deficits, […]
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Letter to the editor: Park closures deprive Maine seniors of safe place to walk
The state should consider setting aside given days and times for particular groups, or putting up signs warning of the consequences of violating the 6-foot separation.