It is more clear than ever that putting economic activity ahead of public health gets us nowhere.
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Posted inPortland Forecaster
New public health director for city hopes for wider impact
Milestone Recovery’s Bob Fowler will lead the city’s public health division, which oversees substance abuse treatment and prevention services, chronic and infectious disease response, as well as health equity and family health.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Now is no time to give up on COVID-19 measures
As the summer slips away, Congress should step up and pass a meaningful relief bill for the tourism industry.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Living in the first 10 minutes of a disaster movie
Four months into the COVID crisis, we are finding out which of February’s ‘emergency measures’ are now ‘lifestyle changes.’
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine right to be cautious when it comes to high school sports
A safe return to the classroom shouldn’t be put at risk for the sake of games this fall.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: In school reopening debate, nobody’s asking, ‘What about the teachers?’
We don’t want to cobble together science labs or history lectures online, but at least we’ll stay alive if we do.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Want to help the economy? Stay home.
Reopening too aggressively leads to outbreaks that require reimposition of public health measures, further restricting consumer confidence.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine’s public health measures paying off
States that have tried to rush reopening their economies are paying a terrible price.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Managing COVID anxiety in Maine – with strategies from New York’s polio years
Carrying extra masks, a Bronx-born ‘defensive pessimist’ welcomes the crowds of summer.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We know how to (relatively) safely reopen schools. Now we need the will, resources
Frequent testing will be critical to protecting the health of teachers, students and families.