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EDITORIALS
We want more people to get vaccinated because we don’t want more people to die
“It’s not too late for people who haven’t yet gotten vaccinated to make the decision to greatly reduce their own risk of serious illness or death from COVID-19, and to help break the chain of transmission and protect others around them,” the BDN editorial board writes.
CONTRIBUTORS
DANBY INK. CARTOONS
Vaccine hesitant
Vaccine hesitant.
Restaurant workers
Low pay, no benefits, rude customers: Restaurant workers quit at record rate.
Jeff Bezos in space
The space race.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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.
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.
Who owns the beach? It depends on state law and tide lines.
As Americans flock to beaches this summer, their toes are sinking into some of the most hotly contested real estate in the United States.
Tuesday, July 20, 2021: Collins should call for immigration changes, facing our collective history together, benefits of party lines
Letters to the editor for Tuesday, July 20, 2021: Collins should call for immigration changes, facing our collective history together, benefits of party lines
Maine people deliver kindness by the truckload
“The opportunities to help out haven’t hit a dead end. There are still plenty of ways that Maine people can support each other like they supported the midwestern trucking team,” the BDN editorial board writes.
Tax e-cigarettes to deter youth vaping
“E-cigarettes, or “vapes” as they are known, are the most commonly used tobacco products among young people. Currently, nearly 4 million of them are vaping, including 1 out of every 5 U.S. high school students,” Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi writes.
Our fears of more child deaths in Maine have become a reality. They shouldn’t have.
“The ombudsman is currently performing the enormous task of trying to influence DHHS and improve Maine’s child welfare practices with a minimal budget allowing for only two employees. This is laughable considering the size of DHHS, and the insight the ombudsman has clearly brought to the growing problem of serious child abuse and neglect in our state,” Ally Keppel and Allie McCormack write.
Today Zuma, tomorrow Trump
“Zuma’s game was clearly to frighten the South African government into dropping all the charges, and it might have worked,” Gwynne Dyer writes.
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