Relief is slow in coming for the people who have lost their jobs as a result of the global pandemic.
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Insight: Industry history tells why meatpacking is a COVID-19 hot spot
In the best of times, these are hard jobs done by workers with little clout.
The View From Here: The message of the mask
Showing that you care for the wellbeing of others has been twisted into a cause for pointless rebellion.
Maine Observer: Wise and compassionate, crows will be our Memorial Day witnesses
Things will be different this year, but our honored dead will not be forgotten.
Jim Fossel: Gov. Mills should work with Maine Republicans on economy
In times of crisis, leaders need to bring people together, not drive division.
Maine Voices: We’ll pay more by not caring for people with serious mental illness
Low funding makes it harder for the writer’s loved one to access a program that’s saved him from a cycle of hospitalization and jail.
Maine Voices: Class of 2020, consider what COVID shutdown has given you
You have many years to take part in community sports or theater, dress up and go dancing – and even bond with your soon-to-be former classmates.
The humble Farmer: No virus will keep me out of the rhubarb patch
That said, I will have to change farmstand operations, since no human can resist the urge to rummage through a pile of produce.
Another View: Suing over COVID college shutdown teaches the wrong lesson
Students need to understand that sometimes, you must sacrifice for the greater good.
Reps. Brennan, Ingwersen: Pandemic crisis highlights importance of Maine schools, teachers
Remote learning will likely be a tool in our state’s toolbox, as long as new policies focus on equity and student success.