If Republicans want to have a hand in how the state responds to the pandemic, they have to act more responsibly.
Editorials
Our View: Mainers should all follow the same mask rules
Whether we’re vaccinated or not, high levels of transmission dictate that we should cover up when indoors in public.
View from Away: America’s sick and costly health care system
Tampa Bay Times (TNS)
Our View: Maine’s child welfare system needs better oversight
Criminal prosecutions of abusive caregivers don’t shed enough light on the agency charged with protecting children.
View from Away: COVID-19 isn’t like chickenpox. How to get school vaccination mandates right
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Our View: Judge’s order against The New York Times cannot stand
With very few and exact exceptions, no one in government can tell a newspaper what it can and cannot publish.
Our View: Indoor vaccine mandates would protect hospitality workers
Restaurant work is hard enough without the risk of catching a serious disease on the job.
Our View: Public deserves to know why so many asylum claims are rejected
The rejections from the regional immigration office far outpace the national average, and the government has been slow in explaining why.
Commentary: It’s OK to get angry over omicron; it’s absolutely exhausting
The Baltimore Sun (TNS)
View from Away: Schools don’t need to close to contain COVID
New York Daily News (TNS)