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Published
March 1, 2022

Commentary: Ukrainian patriots are fighting for what we believe in

The U.S. and its European partners, meanwhile, are applying sanctions carefully calibrated not to disrupt their economies.
Published
February 28, 2022

Maine Voices: Rural Maine families need mental health support

The state has a mixed record at best when it comes to providing care for children with behavioral health needs.
Published
February 27, 2022

Jim Fossel: Maine needs more competition in gambling

A sports betting monopoly for the Wabanaki tribes would be a bad deal for everyone.
Published
February 27, 2022

The best climate science you’ve never heard of says doom is still avoidable

But global emissions must fall 45 percent by 2030 to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C above preindustrial levels – the line we can't cross if we are to avoid catastrophic, if not irreversible, consequences.
Published
February 27, 2022

The Maine Millennial: Expanded ‘Good Samaritan’ law needed to slow Maine overdose deaths

When what you are doing doesn’t work, it’s time to try something else. Our current drug policies aren’t working.

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Published
February 27, 2022

Maine Voices: Invasion evokes ghosts of the Nazi past in Russia, Ukraine

Putin in particular is skilled in using language and imagery to play to an audience all too familiar with the realities of occupation.
Published
February 27, 2022

The View From Here: New Cold War needs a new Free World

Russian tanks in Ukraine signal the end of the idea that free markets would bring old enemies together.
Published
February 26, 2022

Maine Med president: Lack of state mental health investment is major factor in ER violence

MMC nurses are right to protest, as emergency rooms have become a place of last resort for people who have a diagnosis but can’t access appropriate treatment options.
Published
February 26, 2022

The humble Farmer: Questions that we do – and don’t – want the answer to

The former: Where Grandpa buried the family silver. The latter: What school food tastes like if it is made for a profit.
Published
February 26, 2022

Commentary: We need more Black doctors in the U.S.

While Black doctors help Black patients experience a higher quality of care, the pairing is difficult to make because of a shortage of African American physicians.