The public health threat isn’t a foreign enemy. It’s here, too.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Rural Maine is not immune from COVID
Sparse development will not protect people from a very contagious virus.
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Maine Voices: Novel coronavirus raises novel legal issues
Congress should enact and the president sign legislation barring interstate travel until the CDC director declares that the public health emergency is over.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: We need to hear the president’s plan for reopening the economy
The Trump administration hopes to reverse the broad shutdown by May 1, but signs show we are not ready.
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Maine Voices: Emergency preparedness calls for Maine’s hospitals to do a balancing act
They’ve worked assiduously to prepare for catastrophic events, and they’ve achieved effective results on tight budgets.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: To save lives, social distancing must continue longer than we expect
The course of the 1918 influenza epidemic has lessons for us.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Mainers are taking COVID rules seriously
Data suggest that we are doing the only thing that’s known to work against the spread of this disease.
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Maine Voices: COVID maps don’t tell the whole story about where virus has spread
Health officials and the media should do a better job of conveying crucial information about the true number of cases.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: In time of coronavirus, covering your face shows social solidarity
A simple homemade mask demonstrates an understanding that we’re all in this together.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Sen. Carson: Columnist’s praise for LePage is out of place as COVID spreads
The former governor nearly eradicated public health nursing in Maine, putting the state at a disadvantage as it prepares for and respond to crises.