The City Council is working on raising the wage in the city to a livable wage every day, not just in a temporary state of emergency.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: When it comes to COVID safety, Italy is in another world
Visitors from Maine find that another nation has coped better with the pandemic than our own, largely by virtue of people simply cooperating.
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Our View: Doctors peddling COVID misinformation have no place on legislative panel
If Republicans want a voice in how Maine responds to the pandemic, they should act more responsibly.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Vaccine-hesitant people can still change their minds. As a doctor, I’m seeing it
There’s still hope for increasing the vaccination rate as the omicron variant fuels another rise in COVID cases.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Mainers should all follow the same mask rules
Whether we’re vaccinated or not, high levels of transmission dictate that we should cover up when indoors in public.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: America is failing the testing test
Two years into the pandemic, it’s still too hard to find out whether or not you have COVID.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Learn to live with COVID instead of trying to turn the clock back
Whether in drug approval or work arrangements, consider how we might adapt to our new normal.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Gratitude and grace needed during the holidays
The advice of the Maine CDC director strikes the right chord in a bewildering, frustrating time.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Little holiday cheer in COVID news
Fully vaccinated Mainers can celebrate, as long as they don’t celebrate the end of the pandemic too soon.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Hospital president: Mercy embarking on next chapter of caring for our community
On Jan. 4, we will not only open our new ER, at 175 Fore River Parkway in Portland, but also close our existing one, at 144 State St., Charlie Therrien says.