For some reason, the chance to win a $1 million prize grabs the imagination in a way that preventing illness does not.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Pandemic will have lasting effects on our children, teens
All adults have an opportunity to play a role in the well-being of our youth, especially as they return to a semblance of their pre-COVID lives.
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Posted inNation & World, News
As COVID crisis ebbs, Sen. Collins among those seeking a 9/11-style commission
A bill introduced by Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine would form a commission to investigate.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Hallowell-area school district partners with Kennebec Behavior Health to help students return to in-person learning
Having an extra counselor at the Hall-Dale schools is expected to be beneficial for both teachers and students as district officials prepare for the possibility of the “unknown” in the fall.
Posted inMaine
Following COVID outbreak, Wiscasset jail will not require employees, inmates to get vaccine
Two Bridges Regional Jail is “strongly encouraging” employees to get vaccinated to keep the jail’s COVID-19 case count low.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. to spend $3.2 billion for antiviral pills for COVID-19
Dr. Anthony Fauci announced the investment during a White House briefing as part of a new ‘antiviral program for pandemics.’
Posted inNation & World
Opioids rip through U.S. workforce, with deaths at record level
Opioids are behind about three-fourths of the overdoses, according to Wednesday’s data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
New owner reopens Bethel’s Sunday River Brewing Co.
Michael Boland is buying the restaurant from brothers Rick and Ron Savage who made frequent headlines last year for protesting pandemic restrictions.
Posted inColumns, Kennebec Journal, Liz Soares, Morning Sentinel
Liz Soares: The long way to Malaga Island
Almost 2 years in the making, the journey to the site of one of the worst chapters in Maine’s history took a winding path around the coronavirus pandemic, Liz Soares writes.
Posted inMaine, News
A vaccinated Mainer could win close to $1 million in new sweepstakes campaign
The effort to encourage more people to get shots protecting them from COVID-19 will reward the winner with $1 for every person who gets vaccinated.