As COVID recedes, many are experiencing what those of us with anxiety deal with all of the time.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine drug laws only making bad situation worse
Treating substance use disorder as a moral failure to be punished is costly both in lives and tax dollars.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Stop shutting immigrants out of health coverage in Maine
A lesson of COVID that we should never forget is that we all have a stake in each other’s health.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: ‘Pooled’ testing in schools lowers COVID risk, anxiety
Augusta is the latest Maine district to join the program, which could help educators deal with the virus as they return to full in-person instruction.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Legislators should put on masks and get to work
Challenging the State House rules on face coverings does nothing to advance the priorities of Maine residents.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine kids deserve healthy futures – ban flavored tobacco now
If L.D. 1550 is passed into law, it would be a game changer for every child tempted by sweet, minty flavors and quickly caught up in addiction.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Dental care is health care. Mainers need access to it.
L.D. 1501 provides a way for the dental profession and our state to protect all children from preventable dental disease.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Consolidation approved for Portland health, human services offices
Social services, public health and other health and human services staff will begin operating out of space at 39 Forest Ave. later this summer.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: CDC guidance should reflect all we’ve learned about COVID
With the new information we receive, it becomes easier to issue recommendations that protect the public while restoring normalcy.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Decision nears on relocating social services to Forest Ave.
The city says consolidating the offices at 39 Forest Ave. is “the most affordable long-term option to house and deliver social services.”