Donald Trump has picked a raft of medical contrarians and government outsiders to run the nation’s top health agencies, alarming experts who are bracing for changes to vaccines and other bedrock treatments.
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Trump’s RFK Jr. nomination raises the stakes for media reporting on health
Given his controversial views, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination as Health Secretary could create challenges for credible news reporting on health topics. However, media can learn from the pandemic.
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Maine’s first plowable snow expected on Thanksgiving
The snow moves in during the afternoon — with the worst time frame for travel after 3 p.m.
Posted inMaine
Icy conditions expected Tuesday; possible nor’easter on Thanksgiving
A significant storm remains very possible on Thanksgiving and into Friday, but a major storm is by no means a guarantee.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Government efficiency panels like DOGE have long and disappointing history
As Elon Musk seeks applications for the Department of Government Efficiency, he can look to more than 100 years of faltering similar efforts.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Why bringing tech ‘disruption’ to the U.S. government won’t be pretty
Silicon Valley’s history of efforts to replace public services or make them more efficient has produced mixed results.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
10 programs that could be on the ‘government efficiency’ chopping block
Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon Musk’s partner at Donald Trump’s planned spending panel, suggested defunding programs that Congress no longer authorizes. Here are some of those.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Watch: Montello Elementary teachers voice concerns about rampant chaos in the classrooms and ask for help
Several teachers came forward to voice concerns about safety at Lewiston’s Montello Elementary School.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Tariffs: What are they good for?
The calculus of tariffs has always been far more complicated than their effect on consumer prices — and even that is not as perfectly understood.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Tariffs are back in the spotlight, but skepticism of free trade has deep roots in American history
The use of national tariffs in the US began in 1791, led by Alexander Hamilton, and grew throughout the 19th century, in what became known to many as the American System.