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Columns

Published
March 18, 2020

Leonard Pitts: Crises unite Americans, but coronavirus has divided us

We were capable of common cause after Pearl Harbor, the assassination of John F. Kennedy and 9/11. Are we still?
Published
March 18, 2020

Commentary: The virus means more of us will be voting by mail – but that won’t be easy

Replacing Election Day receipt laws in Maine and other states with the more intuitive postmarked-by-Election Day standard is essential.
Published
March 18, 2020

Bill Nemitz: In this time of crisis, not all Maine employers do the right thing by their workers

Their response to the viral outbreak says a lot about their priorities.
Published
March 18, 2020

Maine Voices: Working at home effectively takes more than just a laptop

Employees practicing 'social distancing' – and their managers – face new issues of accessibility, staff cohesion, child care, information flow and accountability.
Published
March 17, 2020

Commentary: In aging places, coronavirus is a huge threat

Nations, states – including Maine – and counties where a large share of the population is older than 65 face big challenges as the disease spreads.

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Published
March 17, 2020

Maine Voices: Ireland helped unite Europe, and Ireland should stay with Europe

There's no better time than St. Patrick's Day to contemplate the mark left on the world by another saint: Columbanus, the first to voice the concept of the 'whole of Europe.'
Published
March 15, 2020

Bill Nemitz: Maine CDC lab now open on Sunday. Great idea!

Faced with growing aggravation and more COVID-19 tests, the Health and Environmental Testing Lab goes 24/7.
Published
March 15, 2020

The Maine Millennial: Hand-washing, social distancing are our ‘home front’ sacrifices

We will find out if we can pull together the way our forebears once did.
Published
March 15, 2020

Jim Fossel: Democrats’ primary is ending, but their civil war is just getting started

Joe Biden's success is the last gasp of a party establishment desperately holding onto power.
Published
March 15, 2020

Maine Observer: Surgery offers a nice chance to slow down

Visitors and take-out made a forced staycation into a welcome break.