The action starts this week with the 101st Maine Amateur, with safety guidelines in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Without hordes of tourists, Mainers get summer to ourselves
Residents are enjoying parts of the state they’d normally never go to in July or August.
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On Baseball: Their financial troubles are not minor
The Portland Sea Dogs are in good shape, but 2021 could be another tough year throughout much of minor league baseball.
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Pandemic exacerbates crisis levels for Maine’s group homes
Providers say state state aid hasn’t sufficiently addressed the funding, reimbursement and workforce issues that existed even before COVID-19.
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How the geography of the pandemic is determined by centuries-old regional differences
Analysis: Fundamental differences in the balance between individual liberty and the common good are reflected in COVID-19 trends.
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Kansas newspaper’s post equates mask mandate with Holocaust
The cartoon depicts Gov. Laura Kelly wearing a mask with a Jewish Star of David on it, next to a drawing of people being loaded onto train cars.
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‘People aren’t stupid’: Pence’s virus spin tests credibility
Vice President Mike Pence is the public face of the administration’s coronavirus response, and it’s a job that’s becoming even more difficult.
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The Latest: Texas has its biggest daily rise in virus cases
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has reported its biggest daily increase in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases — 8,258. Hospitalizations also continue to climb. Much of Texas began mandating face coverings Friday on the orders of Gov. Greg Abbott. The mask order carries a $250 fine. The order is the most dramatic about-face that Abbott […]
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Maine CDC reports 2 deaths, 23 new cases of coronavirus
The state’s cases continue to rise as Gov. Janet Mills is expected to mandate mask enforcement by businesses.
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As workplaces reopen, Maine parents scramble for child care made scarce by pandemic
Twenty percent of Maine’s licensed child care programs are closed and some will never reopen, leaving parents looking desperately for slots that were in short supply even before the pandemic.