Four months into the COVID crisis, we are finding out which of February’s ‘emergency measures’ are now ‘lifestyle changes.’
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Maine Voices: In school reopening debate, nobody’s asking, ‘What about the teachers?’
We don’t want to cobble together science labs or history lectures online, but at least we’ll stay alive if we do.
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Maine Voices: Want to help the economy? Stay home.
Reopening too aggressively leads to outbreaks that require reimposition of public health measures, further restricting consumer confidence.
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Our View: Maine’s public health measures paying off
States that have tried to rush reopening their economies are paying a terrible price.
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Maine Voices: Managing COVID anxiety in Maine – with strategies from New York’s polio years
Carrying extra masks, a Bronx-born ‘defensive pessimist’ welcomes the crowds of summer.
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Maine Voices: We know how to (relatively) safely reopen schools. Now we need the will, resources
Frequent testing will be critical to protecting the health of teachers, students and families.
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The Maine Millennial: You don’t have to be a superhero to save a life
Blood is always needed, but donors are not always easy to find.
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Maine Voices: Nation challenged to create equitable ‘new normal’ for African Americans
When will we act to correct the hatred and injustice that have cost so many lives?
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Maine Voices: Individual rights do not trump state public health protections
The president’s Maine visit shows how his ‘open up’ rhetoric encourages people to flout pandemic control regulations.
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Our View: Gov. Mills right to pause restaurant reopening
In counties where the coronavirus is spreading, it makes sense to keep people safe.