Carl Natale – Page 158 – Lewiston Sun Journal

Here’s how to stay safe while buying groceries amid the coronavirus pandemic

by Erin DiCaprio May 24, 2020May 22, 2020

Wear a mask, but skip the gloves. Don’t sanitize the apples. And if you are older than 65, it’s probably best to still order your groceries online. As a food virologist, I hear a lot of questions from people about the coronavirus risks in grocery stores and how to stay safe while shopping for food […]

Business, Nation / World

Pandemic changing every aspect of shopping, from store layouts to how jeans are folded

by Abha Bhattarai May 21, 2020May 22, 2020

Retailers that spent years trying to get customers to linger are reimagining their stores for a grab-and-go future to make shopping faster, easier and safer amid long-term shifts in consumer expectations and habits.

Lewiston-Auburn

Clover Health Care reports fourth staff member testing positive for coronavirus

by Carl Natale May 18, 2020May 19, 2020

More than 550 people, including residents and staff, have been tested for COVID-19.

Op-Eds, Perspective, Politics

Congressional candidates campaigning for Donald Trump’s approval

by Elliott Epstein May 17, 2020May 14, 2020

It’s become a truism that President Donald Trump, once shunned by the Republican Party establishment as a crude, clownish political dilettante of uncertain principles, has hijacked the party, intimidating incumbents who don’t demonstrate fealty to him by threatening primary challenges while dangling endorsements before candidates who fawn over him. Still, it must be uncomfortable for […]

Op-Eds, Perspective

The Year with No Summer: How the hardships and the politics of 1816 compare with today’s

by Paul Mills May 17, 2020May 14, 2020

The snow storm that invaded Maine a few days ago along with equivocal prospects for both our health and the economy have brought to mind the question of whether Maine has ever confronted other problematic seasons such as the one that is about to unfold. Though a familiar point of comparison has been the 1918 […]

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine

VIDEOS: Watch the flyover salute to essential workers in Maine

by Carl Natale May 12, 2020May 15, 2020

The flyover from the 101st Air Refueling Wing of the Maine National Guard in Bangor salutes those supporting COVID-19 response efforts.

Perspective

Are we living in a dystopia?

by Shauna Shames, Rutgers University and Amy Atchison, Valparaiso University May 10, 2020May 7, 2020

Dystopian fiction is hot. Sales of George Orwell’s “1984” and Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” have skyrocketed since 2016. Young adult dystopias – for example, Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games,”Veronica Roth’s “Divergent,”Lois Lowry’s classic, “The Giver” – were best-sellers even before. And with COVID-19, dystopias featuring diseases have taken on new life. Netflix reports a spike in popularity for “Outbreak,” “12 Monkeys” and others. Does this […]