Years into a devastating drug epidemic, the country still isn’t doing enough to slow it down.
Editorials
Our View: Maine’s economic forecast muddied by pandemic
We won’t know when the economy will recover until we know what’s happening with the coronavirus.
Our View: There’s no need to be scared of Halloween
With a few tweaks, there’s no reason Maine kids can’t enjoy something close to a normal celebration this year.
Our View: Maine schools need flexibility to spend federal aid
Managing schools during a pandemic is hard enough without artificial deadlines on spending.
Our View: It shouldn’t be a surprise that fatal drug overdoses keep increasing
As the drug epidemic grows stronger and more varied, the country’s response has not kept up.
Our View: COVID will disrupt holiday plans
A traditional family Thanksgiving seems less wholesome when coronavirus is on the guest list.
View from Away: We asked 80 politicians about defunding the police. Here’s what we learned
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Another View: Closing Maine waste ‘loophole’ would have unintended results
Material now put to use would have to be disposed of, and jobs at the facilities that produce it would be at risk.
Our View: Medical supply manufacturing moved overseas, and now we’re paying it
The federal government should make more investments like those in Guilford-based Puritan, so that important supplies are here when we need them.
Our View: Facts too hard to come by in pizza dough case
Hannaford employees got the first hint of product tampering in August, but kept it to themselves for almost two months.