View from Away: Partisanship is more deadly than the coronavirus

The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)

Our View: Most Mainers support doing the right thing to stop outbreak

The vast majority of residents know that following social distancing is helping save lives.

Our View: Poverty is harmful, in and out of widespread emergencies

Robust assistance programs are needed now, and after the outbreak goes away.

Our View: Rural Maine is not immune from COVID

Sparse development will not protect people from a very contagious virus.

View from Away: Good thing states, not Trump, call shots on COVID-19 exit

The Mercury News (TNS)

Our View: Outbreak no excuse for shutting out the public

The Mills administration held private briefings with legislators, robbing the public of its right to know what its government is doing.

View from Away: Let the free market fly: No to Boeing, United bailout packages

Our View: Don’t let the post office fall to COVID

Saving the Postal Service, equipping front-line workers with protective gear and welcoming a belated graduation season.

View from Away: COVID-19 offers tech a chance to improve its image

The Mercury News (TNS)

Our View: Months in, lack of COVID-19 testing still holding us back

The U.S. does not yet have even the capacity to test vulnerable facilities, and it will need a lot more than that to safely reopen the economy.