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EDITORIALS
Without a better explanation, Joe Biden’s Canadian border decision should be reversed
If there’s a good explanation for continuing these restrictions at the Canadian border, we’ve yet to hear it.
CONTRIBUTORS
DANBY INK. CARTOONS
COVID-19 uptick
COVID-19 cases are on the rise … again.
Vaccine hesitant
Vaccine hesitant.
Restaurant workers
Low pay, no benefits, rude customers: Restaurant workers quit at record rate.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Want to reduce overdose rates? Treat poverty first.
“If we know that poverty increases overdose likelihood, isn’t it obvious that financial stability should be a treatment priority?” Alexandra Wimberly writes.
Trump could be Biden’s best vaccine messenger
“If Biden is serious about making a dent in public perception, he’d invite Trump and the Warp Speed team to the White House, ostentatiously thank them for their extraordinary achievement and then ask them to explain how they managed to create such safe and effective vaccines in record time,” Karl W. Smith writes.
Jared Golden has a challenger. Will there be more?
“Ethan: I see state Sen. Trey Stewart is planning to challenge U.S. Rep. Jared Golden for the 2nd Congressional District seat. Is that really the best your team can offer?” Ethan Strimling writes.
DHHS work far from complete when it comes to protecting children
“While we share the concerns and frustrations over the recent child deaths, it is unclear what involvement DHHS had — or should have had — in at least three of the cases,” the BDN editorial board writes.
Thursday, July 22, 2021: Maine leads on voting rights, public lands belong to Maine people, government getting it done
Letters to the editor for Thursday, July 22, 2021: Maine leads on voting rights, public lands belong to Maine people, government getting it done
Billionaires going to space is well worth their money
“Beyond what we are seeing today, the ambitions of the billionaires behind these private space companies are far greater than 10-minute rides to space,” Matthew Gagnon writes.
Young people should be reading newspapers
“Although social media is a great tool in itself, when it becomes the primary vehicle of informing the general public, many of the stories circulating must be taken with a grain of salt. Reading the news on social media is not enough,” high schooler Shreya Prabhu writes.
In race for governor, remember Janet Mills expanded Medicaid, saving lives and reducing medical debt
“When she ran for governor, Mills promised she would expand Medicaid. She delivered on that promise and it’s made an incredible difference for families all across the state,” David Farmer writes.
A permanent storage site for nuclear waste is long overdue for Wiscasset and other communities
“Nuclear waste doesn’t belong in Wiscasset. Or in more than 100 other American communities,” the BDN editorial board writes.
I’ve signed on to the Poor People’s Campaign. Here’s why.
“The pandemic has made it abundantly clear that America is a nation of haves and have nots,” Jules Hathaway writes.
Wednesday, July 21, 2021: Symbols and controversy, pandemic of the unvaccinated, support Chipman for ATF director
Letters to the editor for Wednesday, July 21, 2021.
US efforts have shown that we need better foreign aid, not more of it
“Consider Haiti, which has received $13 billion in international aid since a 2010 earthquake; the country is somehow doing worse than it was before,” Elizabeth Shackelford writes.
A new New Deal
“This week may go down in history as when the country took big steps forward,” writes Amy Fried.
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