by Rose Lundy | August 9, 2020
During the past five months of the coronavirus pandemic, Mainers and other Americans have been inundated with numbers. Confirmed COVID-19 cases per capita. Death rates. Test positivity rates. Hospitalization rates. Available ICU beds. There is a staggering number of...
by The Maine Monitor | August 9, 2020
The first Mainer suspected of contracting COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, returned from a trip to Italy on March 6 with symptoms of a cold. By then, more than 100,000 people had been infected by the coronavirus worldwide, COVID-19 had claimed...
by Gordon L. Weil | August 7, 2020
The war about reopening the economy is being fought about as fiercely as the war against COVID-19 itself. Maine is caught in this war between public health officials and open-economy advocates. The conflict has turned partisan. A unanimous Legislature gave Gov. Janet...
by The Maine Monitor | July 31, 2020
As the coronavirus alters life in Maine, staying informed of the latest news and information is critically important as we all navigate the uncertainties that come with this pandemic. Maine has some tremendous journalists working tirelessly to keep the public...
by Gordon L. Weil | June 25, 2020
Federal-state relations have reached a new low. Previously, I discussed how the federal government has worn away the powers of one-time sovereign states. In reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration has treated the states almost as if they are...
