China is an especially difficult challenge for the U.S. intelligence community given the insularity of its Communist Party leadership.
2021
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Hospitalizations decline even as COVID-19 cases and school outbreaks continue to mount
Cases remain high in Maine even as transmission has slowed in other parts of the country. But hospitalizations have decreased by 30% over the last 2 weeks.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Nation & World, News
Tanzanian writer awarded Nobel Prize for Literature
Abdulrazak Gurnah was born in Zanzibar in 1948 and recently retired as a professor at the University of Kent in England.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
N.H. legislator leaves panel leadership over false COVID claims
Republican Gov. Chris Sununu and Democratic committee members asked that Rep. Ken Weyler step down.
Posted inMaine, News
Jail problems nearly boil over after Cumberland County declares emergency
A steady, years-long stream of departures at the jail has turned a small COVID-19 outbreak into a full-blown crisis.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Q&A: Why are breakthrough COVID cases rising in Maine? And what is the latest on booster shots?
This Q&A looks at the breakthrough cases, what is behind the numbers and how booster shots fit into this latest chapter of the pandemic
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine hits positive milestone on COVID
As more people get vaccinated, we can expect fewer infections, hospitalizations and deaths.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: NECEC corridor isn’t perfect, but it is needed now
The world’s most immediate need is any and all means of reducing carbon emissions into the atmosphere.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Douglas Rooks: With pandemic waning, craziness on the upswing
The debate over COVID in New Hampshire shows how life-altering experiences can sometimes make people act irrationally.