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Editorials
Our View: Don’t let companies off the hook for their role in opioid epidemic
ProPublica describes how the Justice Department stopped the prosecution of Walmart for filling suspicious prescriptions, in Maine and around the country.
Our View: Shrink Maine’s prison population to fight COVID
Inmates who are scheduled to be released in a year could be sent home now to make state prisons safer.
Our View: Made in Maine, new virus tests could be ‘game changer’
Rapid, wide-scale testing will be a critical part of the next phase of the outbreak response.
View from Away: Four ways to shore up American democracy in a time of crisis
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Our View: Don’t try to escape COVID by coming to rural Maine
The safest strategy is to stay home, and practice social distancing.
Our View: Remember, we are all in this together
We’ve been thrown off our routines, robbed of our usual social contacts, and plunged into uncertainty, but there’s help if you need it.
Our View: Broadband is a lifesaver in COVID crisis
Maine’s spotty internet service eliminates safe education options and puts public health at risk.
Another View: Maine landlords also suffer in COVID-19 disruption
With the courts closed, property owners cannot get the relief that they need and are entitled to by law.
View from Away: COVID-19 has postponed the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but it can’t conquer the Olympic spirit
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