The state has seen four deaths, but a small rise in cases, over a comparatively quiet Fourth of July weekend.
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Posted inFood & Dining
Learn to cook online from local chefs with these classes
Cooking classes have moved online during the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s a look at classes and videos based in Maine that might help home cooks up their game in the kitchen.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
We’d rather work from home, state workers say
A survey of Maine state employees conducted in May found that only 5 percent wish to return to their workplace full time.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Office doors reopening in Maine, but just a crack
Until there’s a vaccine for COVID-19, the office environment as it existed prior to March is not coming back.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Without hordes of tourists, Mainers get summer to ourselves
Residents are enjoying parts of the state they’d normally never go to in July or August.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Pandemic exacerbates crisis levels for Maine’s group homes
Providers say state state aid hasn’t sufficiently addressed the funding, reimbursement and workforce issues that existed even before COVID-19.
Posted inLocal & State
How the geography of the pandemic is determined by centuries-old regional differences
Analysis: Fundamental differences in the balance between individual liberty and the common good are reflected in COVID-19 trends.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Kansas newspaper’s post equates mask mandate with Holocaust
The cartoon depicts Gov. Laura Kelly wearing a mask with a Jewish Star of David on it, next to a drawing of people being loaded onto train cars.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
‘People aren’t stupid’: Pence’s virus spin tests credibility
Vice President Mike Pence is the public face of the administration’s coronavirus response, and it’s a job that’s becoming even more difficult.
Posted inNation & World
Across Sun Belt, hopes for economy give way to renewed fears
For business owners and workers, consumers and home buyers, the past three months have delivered about the scariest ride in memory.