Companies, from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to Nike Inc., are thinning the ranks of middle managers and tightening the screws on remote work to strengthen the beloved trifecta of efficiency, productivity and collaboration after the pandemic.
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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Maine Trust for Local News wins New England First Amendment, Publick Occurrences awards
NENPA judges said “we applaud the newspapers’ persistent efforts to learn and report what happened, what failings may have occurred, and what, if anything, can be done to prevent another tragedy.”
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What it means to look presidential has changed. The debate proved it.
People are drawn to the candidate who seems to represent something that they see in themselves or something they believe about the country.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Rally for Recovery to be held in Kennedy Park on Saturday
The event, which will feature testimonials, resource speakers, live music, informational materials, food and children’s activities, will be held from noon to 3 p.m.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Peggy Rotundo: The Perkins Homestead deserves national monument designation
Frances Perkins was responsible for the creation of Social Security. She helped to create the minimum wage and the 40-hour work week. She led the fight to end child labor, and forced through important workplace safety reform.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The United States needs 3 million apprentices. We’re not even close.
The United States is in the midst of deep soul-searching about how to create opportunities for young people to live the American Dream without needing a four-year college degree.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Hal Phillips: RiverWatch: Sprint vs. marathon: For Harris and American voters, less may prove more
The Democratic Convention has come and gone. Yet nothing feels rushed. Both tickets are still in our collective faces every day.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Elliott Epstein: Rearview Mirror: Harris-Walz are spinning up a campaign of ‘happy’
Politicians invariably promise to campaign “on the issues.” It’s a high-minded notion, but hardly accurate. Elections are more about feelings than rationality.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
A two-way street: Mental health can’t be ignored during work injury recovery
An employee dealing with severe depression might have difficulty concentrating on tasks, increasing the risk of overlooking emerging hazards or misjudging dangerous situations.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Students with mental health struggles show clear need for more in-school support
There is an upward trend in student mental health concerns that began before the pandemic but was likely exacerbated by school shutdowns, social isolation and other child and family stressors brought on by COVID-19.