“Hospital Capacity Crosses Tipping Point in U.S. Coronavirus Hot Spots” – Wall Street Journal This is a headline I hoped to not see again after the number of coronavirus infections had finally started to decline in the Northeast and Pacific Northwest. However, the pandemic has now shifted to the South and the West – with […]

I am a retired shipbuilder from BIW. I had the privilege to work there for 34 years, after moving to Bath 31 years ago. I am so proud of the members Local S6 for their overwhelming decision to strike for a fair contract from BIW, who is a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, one of […]

We have all seen the alarming headlines: Coronavirus cases are surging in 40 states, with new cases and hospitalization rates climbing at an alarming rate. Health officials have warned that the U.S. must act quickly to halt the spread – or we risk losing control over the pandemic. There’s a clear consensus that Americans should […]

We’re getting a lot of advice these days. Some of the tips for the pandemic are good, such as wearing masks. Some of it – like injecting bleach – is actually dangerous. As a behavioral scientist, I know that the advice I’m about to give you is backed up by years of research, but as […]

MSAD 75 school board member’s comments offensive, embarrassing As a resident of Harpswell, a retired teacher, and sponsor of the Civil Rights Team of Mt. Ararat High school for many years, I am very familiar with the students and families of MSAD 75. I am embarrassed and deeply offended by the comments of Eric Lusk […]

If there’s a “motherhood and apple pie” issue on the July 14 primary election ballot, it has to be Question 1, allocating $15 million toward extending Maine’s “broadband,” or high-speed Internet, further into rural communities. That sum is expected to “leverage,” as they say, another $30 million for a “down payment” on a tab that […]

Here’s how far Donald Trump is willing to go to ensure his re-election: After trying to normalize COVID-19 deaths among senior citizens and asking us to just get used to the fact that more people will die, he’s now willing to use America’s schoolchildren as pawns in a proxy fight with Democrats. That is the […]

When I started at the Oasis Free Clinics in 2016, I met with each of our board members to learn about their history with and hopes for Oasis. Dr. Seth Ramus, director of Health Professions Advising at Bowdoin College, talked about his desire to create a closer connection between Oasis and the college, especially the […]

Much has changed in the more than sixteen weeks since our lives were immeasurably altered in response to the pandemic. Surely 2020 will go down as one, unlike any other, that we have had the misfortune to have lived through. And it will not end any time soon. As was reported earlier this week, the […]

These days have — we all agree — been odd ones, and what passed for normalcy seems still a long way away, both past and future. A half-year before this new era arrived, I began a new notebook titled simply, “The Future Is Local.” I’m not often prescient, but here I seem to have been […]