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Published
September 24, 2021

Maine Voices: ‘D’ is for diphtheria, which still infects thousands

Working in a field hospital in a refugee camp gives a Maine doctor a glimpse of the world before there was widespread use of vaccines.
Published
September 24, 2021

Our View: Federal debt limit brink is nothing to play with

We should not lose sight of how catastrophic a default would be simply because we have come close before.
Published
September 23, 2021

Commentary: How to help school boards resist pressure groups

Anti-maskers and Proud Boys are disrupting meetings. Well-heeled reformers are undermining public education. Changing election calendars and lowering the voting age can help.
Published
September 23, 2021

Our View: Maine mourns 1,000 COVID deaths

The state remains one of the safest, but many of these losses could have been avoided.
Published
September 23, 2021

Maine Voices: COVID isolation fuels hidden health crisis – falls in older Mainers

The weather forecast has forced the postponement of risk assessment and reduction events planned for this weekend in South Portland, but they will be rescheduled.

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Published
September 22, 2021

Leonard Pitts: You can starve an ideal for only so long before you kill it

On Biden’s watch, images of Border Patrol agents running down Haitian migrants are both appalling and disappointing.
Published
September 22, 2021

Another View: Withdrawal of ATF nomination shows just how powerful firearm lobby remains

Even a man with exemplary credentials cannot lead the agency set up ‘to protect communities from violent criminals, criminal organizations’ and ‘the illegal use and trafficking of firearms.’
Published
September 22, 2021

Commentary: It’s time for Sen. Collins to support federal LGBTQ anti-bias protections

Maine has led the nation on a journey toward acceptance of LGBTQ people – voting for S.393 would continue this legacy.
Published
September 22, 2021

Our View: Maine can’t prove tax credit program works

The lack of reliable data makes it impossible to know whether a business development program was just an investor giveaway.
Published
September 22, 2021

Maine Voices: The more things change, the more they stay the same – or do they?

Unlike the Egyptians in 1177 B.C., we have the science and technology to mitigate the climate crisis, as long as we have the political will.