It’s no coincidence that people of color are far more likely to be infected by the novel coronavirus.
Editorials
View from Away: Suspending H-1B visas threatens next wave of innovation
The Mercury News (TNS)
Our View: Hearing on fusion center fails to provide answers
The Legislature has no choice but to order an investigation into the secretive unit.
Our View: ‘Alarm bells’ continue to ring on climate
While the country’s attention is on the coronavirus, another crisis continued to worsen.
Our View: South Portland panel would investigate bias
With a proposed local human rights commission, the city is confronting a deep and complex problem.
Our View: It’s time to save Portland’s Abyssinian Meeting House
It’s not enough to tear down statues that don’t align with our values. We need to put up monuments that do.
View from Away: Release grand jury records of “Filthy Rich” Jeffrey Epstein
Sun Sentinel (TNS)
Our View: ‘Dreamers’ need more than high court’s reprieve
Immigrants who grew up in America and know no other home deserve permanent status and a path to citizenship.
Our View: Maine schools will need money to reopen
Cleaning, transportation and schedule changes will add costs to already-stretched local budgets it Congress doesn’t act.
View from Away: Two black men hanging from trees in Southern California? Leave no stone unturned investigating
Los Angeles Times (TNS)