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EDITORIALS
Hard changes don’t have to blindside workers and communities
“Employers still have the ability and responsibility to control how they treat their people and how they bring their community along in the process,” writes the BDN Editorial Board.
CONTRIBUTORS
DANBY INK. CARTOONS
SpaceX mission success
Another launch is set for next month and possible tourist flights next year.
Economic hurricane
A new jobs report details devastating national unemployment not seen since the Great Depression.
Our nation’s leaders
Congress hits weekend without another stimulus package… “on certain issues we’re still very far apart,” Mnuchin. — News Item
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Belfast aquaculture facility will be a big win for Mainers
This is a huge win for the people of Maine, and for seafood lovers around the world.
This candidate could beat ‘Europe’s last dictator’ in a run-off election
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya just might win because, compared to the other “hard” regimes of Europe, Alexander Lukashenko doesn’t have a lot to work with.
Washington’s incompetence threatens Maine’s economy
“We shouldn’t be left to wait and worry as our livelihoods hang in the balance of a political tug-of-war, while politicians break for summer recesses and re-election campaigns,” writes Michael Hilliard.
What Pompeo gets right, and wrong, about China
“While clear-eyed about the challenges China now poses, Pompeo’s critique of the past is misplaced, and his strategy for the future is missing key elements necessary for its success,” writes Ivo Daalder.
Can we please stop spitting on grocery store workers?
“Being on the front line now means dealing with tired, impatient customers who don’t want to follow the aisle arrows and for some reason, have a real problem wearing masks and following coronavirus restrictions,” writes Rob Tornoe.
Old-school social influencers
“As I review my lifelong passion for Led Zep, Cream, classic rock drum riffs, and being hooked by new musical discoveries, I realize that it has been more than a transitory social influence,” Todd R. Nelson writes.
Republicans and Democrats dismiss Trump’s election day distraction. The American people should too.
“There’s enough work for Congress to do without having to cut through Trump’s noise about mail-in voting and delaying election day,” writes the BDN Editorial Board.
Refocusing the state-tribal relationship around responsibility, respect and reciprocity
“Over the next few weeks, given the energy and good faith of current efforts, the legislature should seize the opportunity to amend this law and honor the foundational understandings of the 1980 negotiations,” write Jamie Bissonette-Lewey, John Banks and Kevin Hancock.
If Donald Trump channels Vladimir Putin, what might this president do if he truly fears losing?
A desperate Trump, of course, might do almost anything, perhaps even what Putin might suggest.
Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020: Redeeming the American soul, Janet Mills deserves praise, call me old-fashioned
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff.
Hoping for prudent management, not political posturing, from Legislature
Maine deserves a strong, focused update to its COVID-19 response plan.
Delay the election
Trump mused about delaying this year’s election based on unsupported conspiracy theories about the integrity of voting by mail.
Caution and compassion, not fear, after Maine’s first fatal shark attack
“2020 continues to stretch the bounds of what we thought possible in Maine, and not in a good way,” the BDN Editorial Board writes.
Don’t cut unemployment lifeline for Maine workers and their families
“COVID-19 is not our fault. We could not predict, plan for, or stop it,” writes Heather Finley.
Workers need the right to sue
“But letting corporate executives cut corners on employee safety will only prolong the public health and economic crisis,” writes Sarah Anderson.
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