Ultimately, though, some of the fear of inflation just seems like a psychic hangover from another era — the 1970s and 1980s, when inflation drifted into double digits.
Judith Meyer
Judith Meyer is executive editor of the Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal, the Morning Sentinel and the Western Maine weekly newspapers of the Sun Media Group. She serves as vice president of the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition and is a member of the Right to Know Advisory Committee to the Legislature. A journalist since 1990 and former editorial page editor for the Sun Journal, she was named Maine’s Journalist of the Year in 2003. She serves on the New England Newspaper & Press Association Board of Directors and was the 2018 recipient of the Judith Vance Weld Brown Spirit of Journalism Award by the New England Society of Newspaper Editors. A fellow of the National Press Foundation and the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, she attended George Washington University, lives in Auburn with her husband, Phil, and is an active member of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine.
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Expanding health coverage is good. But we also need to fix stingy insurance plans
The ACA expanded coverage dramatically — but the government needs to make sure that coverage amounts to more than an unused insurance card.
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U.S. vaccine hoarding is alienating the world
China, Russia and India have all prioritized their most vulnerable citizens, naturally. But they are also giving the rest of the world a chance to protect those most at risk. Some of their shipments may be self-serving tokenism — but not all.
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We’ll never reach herd immunity if we don’t vaccinate more non-white people
The coronavirus relief bill working its way through Congress may finally provide significant funding for states and localities to do this right. But if we do not begin today designing appropriate programs, we will lose precious months.
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Remote work and taxes: Start preparing for next year now
Keep in mind that employees who live in states that have reciprocity agreements with the states they work in don’t have much to worry about — they’re generally exempt from nonresident taxes.
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Rush Limbaugh’s other legacy: Emboldened feminists
Limbaugh’s legacy includes introducing the word “feminazi” into the American lexicon. But it also includes, contrary to what he intended, catalyzing the work of women like Fluke. A woman who was called a dumb name by an angry man — and chose to be the bigger person.
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Asking patients for their pronouns helps us treat them — unless they shut down
The question demands creativity and experimentation. Perhaps the question about gender identity could come later in an interview, after doctor and patient have already established a rapport.
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‘Curtis’ cartoon strip begins Monday
The Sun Journal is introducing a new feature on its comics page.
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Donations pouring in to help Varney siblings after their parents were killed
A home security system is top on the list to help the daughters of the slain parents, for whom a gofundme page was set up.
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Medical racism has shaped U.S. policies for centuries
Medical racism is not a new phenomenon. The origins stretch back centuries and created a system of belief and practice that allowed doctors to place blame on Black people for not having the same health outcomes as white people.