If Trump does not sign the $900 billion stimulus package, 12 million Americans will lose unemployment aid after Christmas.
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Will children be able to get COVID-19 vaccines?
COVID-19 vaccinations have started in the U.S., but children won’t be able to get them until there’s enough study data showing the shots are safe and effective for younger ages as well
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Posted inOp-Eds, Perspective
Donald Trump inherited populism from a long line of American politicians
President Donald Trump’s magnetic appeal to lower-income, lesser-educated white Americans is a not a new phenomenon that suddenly appeared out of thin air in 2016. It’s the product of a rigid class system that’s been around for centuries, hiding in plain sight. The background story of how this country’s baked-in class system and manipulative electoral […]
Posted inPerspective
Why celebrating Christmas is good for your mental health
From birthdays to weddings and graduations, this year has seen many personal celebrations cancelled, while communal festivities such as Bonfire Night, Eid and Diwali either haven’t been celebrated or have been more subdued. So it might feel tempting to downplay Christmas too, especially with concerns that people mixing more freely could lead to a third wave of […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Perspective
V Day 2020 was a day of light and hope
In the last three weeks, my hours have been filled with work — on the surge as well as the vaccine planning efforts — and my head and heart have been empty. It’s December, the darkest month of the year. And this must be the darkest December in modern history. A disease that did not […]
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Photo Galleries: Health care workers are vaccinated as Maine reports 590 new COVID-19 cases
St. Mary’s Regional medical Center in Lewiston received about 400 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and started giving them to their staff Thursday.
Posted inMaine
Dec. 17 storm is going to bring more snow than you thought
Light, fluffy snow is in Thursday night’s forecast.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Can I stop wearing a mask after getting a COVID-19 vaccine?
N0. Even after COVID-19 vaccinations start in the U.S., masks and social distancing will be recommended for some time
Posted inPerspective
A rap sheet for an ex-president
If Trump is prosecuted, obstruction of justice, bribery and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. could be among the charges.
Posted inOp-Eds, Perspective, Politics
The ‘Count Out’ of ‘79 almost brought civil war to Maine
President Donald Trump’s challenge to certification of election results and the just ended blockade of transition support for President-elect Joe Biden has brought to mind a chapter in our own state’s history. It’s the “Count Out” of ‘79, an episode where two sets of governments each contending to be the legitimate authority sat in Augusta […]