City Councilor Thomas Klepach, D-Ward 3, updates other councilors recently on efforts to identify where infestations are occurring in spring and summer and help residents mitigate problem.
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Our View: Give Maine teachers the time off they need
Public school employees are taking the brunt of the pandemic. The Legislature shouldn’t make it any worse.
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The Maine Millennial: ‘The Protocol’ is becoming a COVID commonplace
As we enter the pandemic’s third year, controlling the coronavirus’ spread has changed how we live.
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Another View: Supreme Court mask controversy misses bigger point
Americans deserve to know if Neil Gorsuch has forced Sonia Sotomayor to work remotely.
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Maine Voices: With flu on the rise amid COVID pandemic, it’s time to get vaccinated
The uptick in influenza cases is an unwelcome change from last year’s season, which was mild because of masking and distancing.
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Our View: RFK Jr.’s dangerous rhetoric could lead to violence
Like Republican Maine lawmakers Joel Stetkis and Heidi Sampson, the Democratic celebrity uses the Holocaust to radicalize the anti-vaccine movement.
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Maine Voices: We can’t stop human trafficking by arresting our way out of it
Human Trafficking Awareness Month serves as a reminder that we must recognize and repair the systems that create vulnerabilities to trafficking.
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Commentary: Superbugs are coming. The U.S. needs to spur development of new antimicrobials
The bipartisan PASTEUR Act would finance innovation and encourage the treatments’ judicious use to protect their longevity.
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Our View: COVID’s spread in Maine outpaces the numbers
It’s hard to keep up with the omicron variant, but common sense and compassion are still our best tools.
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Analysis: Fact is, this really is a ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’
A defining piece of any pandemic, after all, is the lasting results that result from its most serious cases.