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 […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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How do you handle a crisis?
All of us have been experiencing frustrations and fears about a wide assortment of circumstances over the past several weeks. Many concerns are beyond our individual control. So, what are we to do? With this in mind I want to share a situation that I always considered to be private. Some years ago, at the request of the former […]
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Martin Point Park in Sabattus is closed
SABATTUS — The town closed Martin Point Park, including the beach and boat launch, effective Friday, April 10, because people there are not adhering to social distancing requirements. According to a written statement from Town Manager Anthony Ward, Public Works will place barricades across the entrance and post a sign noting the park is closed […]
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School districts start banning Zoom because of online security issues
Some school districts around the country have started to ban the use of Zoom for online learning from home during the coronavirus crisis because of growing concerns about security, and others are reassessing how and whether to use the teleconferencing platform. Days after the FBI issued a warning to the public about the “hijacking” of […]
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Health-care workers deserve hazard pay during covid-19 pandemic
When an entire branch of our nation’s workforce must collectively gear up day after day for life-threatening work, with little to no protection, they deserve hazard pay. Health-care workers are engaged in what is more and more often being described as a “war” against the covid-19 pandemic, and the casualties are mounting. In China, an […]