Congress showed it can act when it has to, but it must do a better job of targeting assistance.
Greg Kesich
Our View: COVID denial spreads like a virus
As cases are diagnosed in record numbers, some are still claiming that it’s no big deal.
Our View: Medical ‘surprise billing’ fix is itself a welcome surprise
The $900 billion COVID relief bill also ends an unfair practice by health care providers.
Maine Voices: Child poverty is everyone’s problem
Even before the pandemic, too many Maine children were suffering from hunger, homelessness and neglect.
Commentary: Russian hackers are winning the cyberwar
Foreign intelligence operatives have penetrated systems used by the federal government and major corporations.
Maine Observer: Racial wounds come around again
Maine is no refuge from historical injustices that have been left unresolved too long.
Our View: Rising poverty in Maine among the virus’ casualities
The increasing number of homeless is just one way in which services are being stretched thin.
The View From Here: Vaccination needs to win over skeptics
A coronavirus vaccine won’t work unless almost everyone takes it. Will they?
Our View: Team name was never a tribute to Penobscot Nation member Sockalexis
Cleveland’s major league team should now look for a way to truly honor baseball’s first Native American player.
Our View: Too much tension around Electoral College count
What should have been a staid ritual was threatened by false claims of election rigging.