Built on a national service model, the program would address looming health care shortages while preparing for the inevitable next pandemic.
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The View From Here: Looking for the ‘plan’ behind COVID
The bigger the crisis, the bigger the conspiracy theory needed to explain it.
Jim Fossel: Telecommuting could outlast pandemic
Work habits may never return to the way they were before the COVID-19 outbreak – and Maine’s budget should recognize that.
Our View: Renters need relief in COVID crisis
Thousands of Mainers could lose their homes if the government does not pay their rent.
View from Away: How to protect yourself from coronavirus scams
The Dallas Morning News (TNS)
Our View: We need to hear the president’s plan for reopening the economy
The Trump administration hopes to reverse the broad shutdown by May 1, but signs show we are not ready.
Maine Voices: Emergency preparedness calls for Maine’s hospitals to do a balancing act
They’ve worked assiduously to prepare for catastrophic events, and they’ve achieved effective results on tight budgets.
Sen. Vitelli: We must do better to protect health and safety of BIW workers
If the shipyard can’t implement the physical distancing measures needed to ensure workers’ safety, it needs to close.
Our View: Mainers are taking COVID rules seriously
Data suggest that we are doing the only thing that’s known to work against the spread of this disease.
View from Away: Trump whacks at the inspectors general appointed to keep him honest
Los Angeles Times (TNS)