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Published
October 3, 2017

Maine Voices: Blaming police for failures of mental health system is misplaced

The fault lies with the failure of our mental health system to adequately treat the seriously mentally ill.
Published
October 3, 2017

Charles Lawton: Maine has more at stake on health care than most other states

Growth in personal medical spending as a share of our economy puts the state at substantially greater risk if lawmakers fail to fix the health system's problems.
Published
October 3, 2017

Kathleen Parker: ‘Family values’ party seemed to loosen up – then Alabama resurrected Roy Moore

The late Hugh Hefner led a sexual revolution and thought Trump's election signaled Republicans may join in. But the party's Southern Christian base had other ideas.
Published
October 2, 2017

Maine Voices: Trump’s refugee cap contradicts the high ideals that founded America

Those willing to risk their lives getting here want to contribute toward building a better country.
Published
October 1, 2017

Maine Observer: The library’s library opens a vast portal

The interlibrary loan department connects 10,000 different collections to allow a massive reach through time and place.

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Published
October 1, 2017

Maine Voices: Ranked-choice best choice for primaries

A bill before the Legislature would let voters focus on one question next spring: Who would be the best governor of Maine?
Published
October 1, 2017

Jim Fossel: Republicans need to get 60 votes on health care

That requirement isn't to prevent change, it's to force compromise.
Published
October 1, 2017

Cynthia Dill: Let’s all stop kidding ourselves about the concept of ‘amateur athletics’

We should be well past being shocked to see gambling in the casino.
Published
October 1, 2017

Commentary: The future of Greater Portland

The metro area is booming, but careful leadership still necessary.
Published
September 30, 2017

Gina Barreca: Nurses do the heavy lifting of binding wounds and lifting spirits

Anyone who has ever been seriously ill probably has a story of the tough, kind nurse who helped them.