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Published
February 25, 2022

Commentary: Putin is playing with fire in Ukraine

The Russian leader has fallen into the aging autocrat’s trap, making a gamble he cannot win.
Published
February 25, 2022

Maine Voices: Bill could help college students graduate, ease Maine’s worker shortage

By reining in the withholding of transcripts over unpaid bills, L.D. 1838 will let Mainers get their degrees and jobs.
Published
February 25, 2022

Commentary: Conservatives need to step up, present a paid leave plan of their own

A middle ground exists between the broken status quo and the expensive and unwieldy proposal that was part of Build Back Better.
Published
February 23, 2022

Leonard Pitts: Canada, you were supposed to be better than this – or at least better than us

But the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ tells us that one of the last sane places on earth is not immune to the lunacy of the age.
Published
February 23, 2022

Maine Voices: For one hospital, its food pantry means so much more

Farmington’s MaineHealth Food Pantry at Franklin addresses the needs of patients and employees and hopes to offer lessons about healthy cooking.

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Published
February 23, 2022

Commentary: How Ukraine matters to Joe Biden

Presidents have a healthy incentive to do the right thing for their country: It helps their reputations, too.
Published
February 22, 2022

Maine Voices: Now is not the time to stop masking in school

With hospitals seeing more pediatric COVID patients than ever, masks are the easiest way to keep kids in the classroom and support their mental health.
Published
February 22, 2022

Commentary: Don’t ‘means test’ the child tax credit

‘Means tests’ restrict the availability of public assistance, by making people ‘prove’ they’re poor enough to deserve help.
Published
February 20, 2022

Jim Fossel: Gov. Mills’ budget is a blueprint, not a mandate

Maine legislators should think twice before spending the surplus on one-time programs and election-year stunts.
Published
February 20, 2022

The Maine Millennial: Don’t blame nurses’ wages for our health care system’s ills

A call by Reps. Pingree, Golden and 200 of their colleagues to investigate nurse staffing agencies could have unintended consequences.