Historic job losses are occurring everywhere and won’t be slowed without intervention from Washington.
Editorials
Our View: Restaurants entering a new era of uncertainty
With creativity and good policy, Maine’s vaunted dining industry can flourish again.
View from Away: Of Joe Biden, Tara Reade, truth and consequence
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (TNS)
View from Away: Give tenants rent reprieve amid coronavirus pandemic, but don’t forget about landlords
The Baltimore Sun (TNS)
Our View: New testing capacity comes at just the right time
Through a partnership with Idexx, it appears the Mills administration has secured enough tests to move forward safely.
Our View: Mainers should explore alternatives to closed parks and beaches
While observing social distancing rules, we need to be creative about where we go to get outdoors.
Our View: Unfortunately, vaccine may be best chance to cut virus short
It is proving difficult to otherwise hold together any sort of unified response.
Our View: Maine should not follow demonstrators
Ignoring public health regulations during an epidemic won’t bring back the state’s economy.
Our View: Allow SNAP recipients to shop online
Americans who use food stamps should be able to shop the same way as everyone else.
Our View: Maine is not alone in pandemic crisis
A worldwide recession on the heels of a global pandemic has as much impact here as do the choices made in Augusta.