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Published
April 23, 2016

Maine Voices: Urge Maine delegation to back tighter federal control over toxic substances

Legislation should call for testing 'chemicals of high concern' and shouldn't invalidate any existing safeguards.
Published
April 22, 2016

M.D. Harmon: ‘1984’ becomes instruction manual for left’s ‘crybullies’

Freedom means believing and saying what you think is right – on race, restrooms and other contentious topics.
Published
April 22, 2016

Commentary: Paris agreement addresses hazards of climate change, George Mitchell says

The plan, to be signed on Friday, should give Americans confidence that other countries will be held to the same standards as we are.
Published
April 22, 2016

Maine Voices: Clean Water Rule will help sustain fishermen’s livelihoods

If water ecosystems aren't protected, it's risky for all – and harder for fishermen to make a living.
Published
April 21, 2016

Commentary: Vulnerable patients will benefit from move to Portland Community Health Center, councilors say

The transition from the India Street clinic will put in place a more sustainably funded approach to care.

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Published
April 21, 2016

Dana Milbank: Disorder in the highest court due to irresponsible Senate

The U.S. judicial system becomes an international joke as a Supreme Court vacancy goes unfilled.
Published
April 21, 2016

Maine Voices: Priceless lessons learned when USM classrooms include community

At Thinking Matters, our students work with faculty mentors to create work that matters.
Published
April 20, 2016

Leonard Pitts: American justice on trial in inmate’s pursuit of new sentence

Duane Buck is on Texas' death row because he is black. If that's not reason enough to lighten the sentence, we're all in trouble.
Published
April 20, 2016

Commentary: Founding Fathers erred in putting two heads together

Maybe monarchies have the right idea in keeping their national figurehead clear of the political arena.
Published
April 20, 2016

Maine Voices: Ranked-choice voting should be everyone’s choice to better democracy

A former GOP legislator explains why she changed her mind: The process works just like runoff elections, without requiring voters to return to the polls, she says.