The USDA should make sure its recently announced program reaches everyone who needs it.
Editorials
View from Away: Partisanship is more deadly than the coronavirus
The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)
Our View: Most Mainers support doing the right thing to stop outbreak
The vast majority of residents know that following social distancing is helping save lives.
Our View: Poverty is harmful, in and out of widespread emergencies
Robust assistance programs are needed now, and after the outbreak goes away.
Our View: Rural Maine is not immune from COVID
Sparse development will not protect people from a very contagious virus.
View from Away: Good thing states, not Trump, call shots on COVID-19 exit
The Mercury News (TNS)
Our View: Outbreak no excuse for shutting out the public
The Mills administration held private briefings with legislators, robbing the public of its right to know what its government is doing.
View from Away: Let the free market fly: No to Boeing, United bailout packages
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is negotiating the delivery of billions in financial assistance to Boeing, United Airlines and other large aviation companies to protect them from coronavirus fallout. Mnuchin should cancel this costly exercise in favoritism. We’re not rooting for any company’s failure, nor for hardship to befall employees of any industry. Rather, we’re opposed […]
Our View: Don’t let the post office fall to COVID
Saving the Postal Service, equipping front-line workers with protective gear and welcoming a belated graduation season.
View from Away: COVID-19 offers tech a chance to improve its image
The Mercury News (TNS)