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commentary

Published
July 29, 2017

Commentary: Flame retardants a vital layer in protecting lives and property

Banning use of such chemicals in furniture would undo decades of progress in fire safety.
Published
July 29, 2017

Maine Voices: State’s ill-advised to neglect its responsibilities for public health

Last year's dismantling of 27 health coalitions leaves some of our most vulnerable people at risk.
Published
July 28, 2017

Single-payer system – Medicare for All – is the only remedy for U.S.

We need to put politics aside and join the rest of the industrialized world by taking care of our citizens.
Published
July 28, 2017

Commentary: Low standard of proof wrong way to decide campus sexual assault cases

The 2011 federal policy also contains fundamental flaws of due process.
Published
July 28, 2017

Charles Krauthammer: As Trump taunts Sessions, first crack appears in president’s base of support

Toying with the attorney general, who supported tough conservative policies long before his boss did, is a gamble politically.

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Published
July 27, 2017

Dana Milbank: These words brought to you by the Amazon Washington Post (free trial)

In addition, all of the new subscribers will get same-day delivery of reports on the president's distortions.
Published
July 27, 2017

Maine State Chamber head: Repeal of 3 percent tax surcharge big win for all sides

Schools get extra funding, cities and towns get property tax relief and Maine's competitiveness is protected.
Published
July 27, 2017

Federal rollbacks threaten state’s drinking water, fishing spots, economy

Plans to reduce waterway protections, EPA research funding and pollution rules are all bad for Mainers.
Published
July 26, 2017

Leonard Pitts: Republicans use electoral integrity panel to attack a core American right

The group is not a vehicle for rooting out voter fraud; it's for suppressing voting by minorities and the poor.
Published
July 26, 2017

Maine Voices: Don’t take away Obamacare, which benefits small businesses, workers

The ACA needs to be fixed, not replaced by the Senate health care bill, which would do more harm than good for Maine residents.