A hospital’s new ‘no visitors’ policy, rightfully aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, renders a possible end-of-life moment all the more painful.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Compass: Congress must support nonprofits during outbreak
America’s nonprofit sector and the people it aids face a dangerous decline in mission-based services — just when our community relies on these services more than ever.
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Commentary: Sens. Burr and Loeffler cashing in on coronavirus? Why are politicians even allowed to own stock?
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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Maine Compass: Let’s support Maine loggers
L.D. 1698 is taxation without representation for Maine loggers.
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Commentary: Coronavirus may become this century’s Second World War
The people who endured the Great Depression and ‘the War’ have some lessons to share with us.
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The View From Here: Waiting for the shaking to stop
Coronavirus is a disaster that is testing us in ways with which we have no experience.
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Bill Nemitz: A week in Maine like no other
Everything has changed. But we can do this.
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Commentary: The social side effects of social distancing
We are social creatures who cannot easily handle life without human contact. Fortunately, there are steps we can take to stay connected.
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Noah Smith: How to limit hoarding and keep America’s hands clean
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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Maine Observer: Living without toilet paper is nothing new
A strategically placed catalog was once used for more than mail-order shopping.