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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PublishedMay 4, 2020
Five myths about vaccines
Amid today’s pandemic, as many eagerly await a vaccine against the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, here are five myths about this medical innovation.
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PublishedMay 3, 2020
Time to reopen our new ‘normal’
Gov. Janet Mills has asked for input from the public on what course Maine should take in the current virus condition. Here is mine. Mainers, in their classic, stoic manner, have been troupers in their respect for the government-mandated requirements to stay at home, maintain “social distancing,” and observe the shutdown of so-called non-essential services. […]
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PublishedApril 27, 2020
Bailed-out CEOs should have skin in the game to keep them honest
After the 2008 Wall Street bailout, profiteers sucked up too much money. One of them was then-hedge fund manager Steven Mnuchin, now President Trump’s secretary of the Treasury Department. Mnuchin used a government backstop to bottom fish a failed savings and loan. Instead of helping beleaguered homeowners with mortgages at this firm, he foreclosed on thousands of […]
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PublishedApril 27, 2020
Point: Government should not be a roadblock to patient treatment
For decades, the Food and Drug Administration’s overly bureaucratic drug approval process has stopped patients from accessing potentially lifesaving vaccines and treatments. And thanks to the current COVID-19 pandemic, we’re learning that just how severely this red tape has hampered our ability to prepare for this crisis and any public health crises ahead. Fortunately, Right […]
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PublishedApril 27, 2020
Counterpoint: Dr. Trump’s snake oil might cost lives
Like a carnival barker selling snake oil, President Trump repeatedly has touted the use of chloroquine, an antimalarial drug, and hydroxychloroquine, another antimalarial drug that also is used to treat lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, as a “game-changing” treatment for COVID-19. No scientific evidence exists to back up Trump’s claims; the data on which he bases […]
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PublishedApril 26, 2020
New realities in an ever-changing world
In these past few weeks, we’ve seen things change, quickly and dramatically. We’ve heard the prophets of doom tell us to “prepare,” almost always by buying whatever book, video or trinket they’re selling. Change is constant and those who accept that know being prepared means being able to see a new reality and adapt behavior and thinking to it. Preparedness means being ready to see that the old ways of reacting […]
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PublishedApril 26, 2020
Jody Jalbert: Thank you, readers, for your continued support. We are grateful
The past months have been like no other in our shared lifetime. The way our communities have come together displays the bravery, courage, kindness, compassion and innovation we come to expect as Mainers. From the courageous work of health care workers and first responders, to the dedication of educators, and the innovation and urgency from […]
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PublishedApril 20, 2020
We’ll take the noise over the silence in Jay
We live on Crash Road in Livermore. After moving here some 22 years ago, I was curious to learn how the road earned its name and found it was not for the obvious reason. In the early 1960’s, International Paper needed a larger, more modern manufacturing facility than the one that evolved from Hugh Chisholm’s […]
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PublishedApril 20, 2020
Point: COVID-19 prisoner release schemes are utter nonsense
When California governor Gavin Newsom pointedly notes the political opportunity provided by the pandemic, we should stop, look up and listen. At a virtual press conference April 2, Newsom spoke of ushering in a new “progressive era” saying, “Absolutely, we see this as an opportunity to reshape the way we do business and how we govern.” Local […]
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PublishedApril 20, 2020
Counterpoint: Ending prison crowding can limit coronavirus infections
Finding critical supplies, including hand sanitizer and face masks, to protect oneself and loved ones from the novel coronavirus is challenging. To overcome the shortfall, production of protective gear is now increasingly being sourced by people incarcerated in Florida, New York and other states. While the supplies are shared with frontline medical and correctional workers, […]
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