aging
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PublishedAugust 7, 2018
National summit on aging targets Maine, home to nation’s oldest, most rural population
Eradicating isolation on the outskirts of America is the focus of a national gathering of elder advocates and other experts in Portland this week.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2018
Our View: Problems of aging go far beyond home foreclosure
If Gov. LePage really wants to help elderly Mainers stuck in unaffordable housing, he could start by freeing up $15 million in stalled bonds.
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PublishedMay 29, 2018
Our View: Elderly also suffer from opioid epidemic
Sen. Susan Collins' hearing shines a much-needed light on a little-known problem.
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PublishedMay 23, 2018
State Rep. Golden: Voters have chance to expand vital home care options
A proposal on the ballot this fall would help prevent ill loved ones from being forced from their homes.
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PublishedMay 21, 2018
Our View: U.S. birth rate plummets as cost of children soars
Given the lack of support for families, it's hard to blame millennials for forgoing having kids.
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PublishedMay 19, 2018
Maine Voices: Low-cost phone service literally a lifeline for Maine’s most vulnerable
Lawmakers must pass L.D. 1746, which is one of the most important bills before the Legislature.
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PublishedApril 17, 2018
Letter to the editor: No Alzheimer’s cure yet, but things can be done
I just faced my 60th birthday in a way I never thought I would – widowed by younger onset Alzheimer’s. As one of the 69,000 Alzheimer’s caregivers in Maine, I know the impact the disease has on families and our state. This year MaineCare will spend $197 million caring for people with Alzheimer’s according to […]
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PublishedMarch 29, 2018
Commentary: Bill would help retiring business owners transfer ownership to workers
L.D. 1338 gives a modest incentive to keep small businesses from closing by supporting cooperatives.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2018
Gina Barreca: How did that happen? You go to sleep one day and you wake up old
Aging is like riding a Harley: It's important to keep up a steady speed and lean into the turns.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2018
The Maine Millennial: Whether newcomer or native, there’s no room for racists here
We're still battling our own biases, but we're not the insipid 'monoculture' a certain former Jackman official yearns for.
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