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Published
May 23, 2017

Maine Voices: Bill would help restore Maine’s ailing public health nursing system

The LePage administration opted to 'save money,' so only 23 positions are filled when 48 are fully funded.
Published
May 23, 2017

Maine House speaker: Republicans must do their part to fully fund schools

Critics of the 3 percent surcharge that voters approved last fall should present a plan of their own, Sara Gideon says.
Published
May 23, 2017

Charles Lawton: Isn’t low unemployment good? Yes, until companies can’t find workers

A thriving economy hinges on having a large enough labor force, not just plenty of Maine people with jobs.
Published
May 22, 2017

Maine Voices: An open letter to the American Ghetto and its disenfranchised

All of us must use our words as weapons against the bigotry that demeans each and every American.
Published
May 21, 2017

Maine Observer: Horses have their way with people

An ad in the paper sparked a life learning lesson in riding and, more importantly, in friendship.

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Published
May 21, 2017

Maine Voices: A list of principles for health reform

Cooperation across the board and a focus on lowering costs would make good starting points for the Senate's ACA replacement legislation.
Published
May 21, 2017

Cynthia Dill: You can forget about impeachment

Removing Trump isn't likely, but there are enough dramatic memos flying around Washington, D.C. to set a wonk's heart aflutter.
Published
May 21, 2017

Alan Caron: As week went on, Trump wounds grew ever worse

But let's slow down impeachment talk for now.
Published
May 21, 2017

Jim Fossel: How about this for a casino solution – gamble and pass it

Then repeal it, and come up with sensible regulations for developing and regulating gambling in Maine down the road.
Published
May 20, 2017

Gina Barreca: Emotional forecast calls for anxiety, with winds of change

A 'topical depression' will be a sudden change in climate from what just happened in Washington, D.C.