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Jim Fossel: Federal aid should come with strings attached
The Paycheck Protection Program is a good model for how COVID assistance should work.
Greg Kesich: There’s more than one kind of deficit
There is a cost to doing nothing in a crisis, and we will all end up paying it.
Maine Compass: Baseball teaches lifelong lessons
As games get ready to start again, the writer reflects on everything the game has taught him.
Another View: Throwing money at economy won’t work
A bailout of state and local governments would create more problems in the long run.
Commentary: How you can help Maine businesses recover
Eat out a little more often. Buy gift cards. And if you visit a local business, take the proper precautions so others will feel safe there.
Commentary: Will lockdowns really kill more people than COVID-19 itself?
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Bureau of Veterans’ Services: How to remember our heroes this Memorial Day
Most formal events have been canceled, but there are still ways to honor those who gave their lives in defense of the country.
Another View: Columnist too quick to link baiting, growth in Maine’s bear population
The likelier reason for the rise in the number of bears is the decline in the ranks of hunters.
Our View: Maine taking risk by not testing at prisons
Prisons remain one of the most likely places to see an outbreak.