The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
2020
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine Authors
OFF RADAR: A month of bad dreams
Three departures came like darkly connected sequences in a nightmare.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Douglas Rooks: What does partisanship really mean?
Politics here “works” only when both parties are willing to cooperate, however grudgingly, on big issues.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Maine, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Wearing a mask is hard? Yeah, right
Those who don’t want to wear face coverings during the pandemic don’t know the meaning of inconvenience.
Posted inFood & Dining, News
Maine restaurants wary of more COVID shutdowns
Restaurant owners say they are being unfairly labeled as ‘super-spreaders,’ and if the state orders them to close, they will need some financial relief.
Posted inBicentennial
On this date in Maine history: Nov. 19
Nov. 19, 1819: Former President Thomas Jefferson writes a letter to William King, a leading Maine statehood advocate and future Maine governor, thanking him for sending Jefferson a draft of the proposed Maine Constitution, being prepared in conjunction with Maine’s anticipated admission to statehood in 1820. While praising most of the document, Jefferson faults its […]
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Nancye Tuttle, Wells: Reunion brings new spark to an old friendship before it’s too late
If Peter Pan had had a twin sister, she would have been like my late college roommate, Carol Ann Hough. Called “Huff” or “Huffy” by those who knew and loved her during our college days in the 1960s, she was free-spirited, adventurous, a fun-filled sprite. My fellow Glassboro State College friends and I dubbed her […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine leads in LGBT protections
The political battles of years past have left us with more robust civil rights laws than any other state.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Job-based health insurance no longer meets needs of employers, workers
Publicly funded, privately provided universal care would free businesses, nonprofits, municipalities and government agencies to focus on more important matters.